Bubba650
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Ok, Rat Rods are different things to different people. After working on various project cars for the last 30+ years, and not to offend anyone, but I really don't like rust too much. I like everything (chassis, engine, etc.) painted to look decent, the body without any rust holes or showing bodywork (just in primer is fine), and myself, very little if any chrome, oh, and of course, low, loud, and fast. So, I found a Ford Ranger cheap, sold off a lot of parts that I didn't need, and wound up with a pretty much rustfree cab with a good title for less than free - I made money over what I paid for it!
So, the plan is to build the front and rear frame out of 2 X 4 tubing, I already modifed the stock frame in the center to tuck up better and tied in my back half. I will be runnign a 9 inch ford rearend, a model A straight axle at the front, fabricated old style bed, 350 or 400 sbc/turbo 350 driveline, and an old 1950 beer keg my dad had for a gas tank. Likely paint the body flat black primer and the frame gloss black with a red engine. It may not be real old, but I am building everything myself (sometimes with help from my dad who is a life long hot rodder/drag racer) using parts I have or get cheap and I am enjoying the build as I have time to work on it. Thanks for looking!
So, the plan is to build the front and rear frame out of 2 X 4 tubing, I already modifed the stock frame in the center to tuck up better and tied in my back half. I will be runnign a 9 inch ford rearend, a model A straight axle at the front, fabricated old style bed, 350 or 400 sbc/turbo 350 driveline, and an old 1950 beer keg my dad had for a gas tank. Likely paint the body flat black primer and the frame gloss black with a red engine. It may not be real old, but I am building everything myself (sometimes with help from my dad who is a life long hot rodder/drag racer) using parts I have or get cheap and I am enjoying the build as I have time to work on it. Thanks for looking!
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