It has began! 54 International Harvester Bobber build.

[jmlcolorado]

Make ya a deal......you start makin some progress on yours, and ill start making progress on mine
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[ratrodney]

Sounds like a good deal! Im excited to get movin on this. RR

 

[ratrodney]

[P rat rod....rat rod....rat rod....rat rod

 

[Sam_Fear]

You gotta give us some pics! (and not pics of your sideways head) What's going on with it?? C'mon guys, I wanna see...

 

[jfg455]

Here ya go sam! He is standing on his head to get it done!

 

[Sam_Fear]

His goatee now looks like a mohawk.

 

[ratrodney]

Finally got some updates!!!
Heres pics of the front bones and the semi truck air bags.
The frame will set pretty much on the ground till i hit the air ride then woolah! IT WILL RISE!
Still gotta do the upper brackets but i think its lookin way sweet! Im excited. RR

 

[ratrodney]

One more. LOL

 

[I-R-POPS]

Man I don't know about this. Are you sure that frame and front suspension
Is stought enough?

Looking good and I'm glad to see you're going forward with it.

Good luck!!!

 

[endicott_jb]

Very interesting front end. You got me intrigued.

 

[R Pope]

Ye gods, man, those bags will lift like 5 tons each! Are you going to run mere ounces of air pressure, or what? You could use your lungs to pump 'em up, I suppose.........

 

[BlueNorther]

has anyone ever explained "unsprung" weight to you?

that front suspension is going to handle like ****.

unless it going to be a trailer queen and hauled to the shows.

 

[jfg455]

Looks bad azz!

very heavy. X2 on the unsprung weight issue

Where you gonna put the motor? Is it skinny?

 

[ratrodney]

No trailer queen here.

Ive heard of unsrung weight but im not worried. i think it will be fine.
It will be nice and low.....fairly evenly weighed out. monster air bags on front n back. big disc brakes with a huge hydraboost master cylinder for stopping power.

Its gonna be drivin mainly local so it should be fine. I can play with the suspension and set it were its nice n stable. I got an airbagit plug n play setup so its pretty tunable.

will post more as i get em. RR

 

[Sam_Fear]

When this thing is rollin' I'm gonna make sure I swing through Ohio on vacation.

 

[ratrodney]

Since the passing of our son things have slowed down. Mentaly...physically and financialy.
Its slow progress but one day itl be there. RR

 

[ratrodney]

Ye gods, man, those bags will lift like 5 tons each! Are you going to run mere ounces of air pressure, or what? You could use your lungs to pump 'em up, I suppose.........

Or I could use my air tank and my 1/2 inch lines????? RR

 

[rmmetalfab]

IH

Like the look. Its different.
Looking forward to more photos.
Keep up the good work!

 

[ratrodney]

Where you gonna put the motor? Is it skinny?[/QUOTE]

Motor is a 6-71 blown sbc!

 

[ratrodney]

one pic i missed...rr