Ol' Red 1950 Chevrolet truck

[ratrodfireman]

That 34 Ford truck just followed me home one day and my stepson took up with it and is working on it when he can.It has tobacco planter seats in it.He would be heartbroken if it went away.

 

[old man dave]

I understand. It is good that your stepson has taken an interest in rodding.

 

[ratrodfireman]

I decided to change the wheel color.Floor pan,seats ,Gear shifter are installed and muffler ,tailpipes finished.When I get the accelerator pedal installed I can go for a long awaited drive.

 

[goose-em]

wow, looking great. I love the idea!

 

[ratrodfireman]

I finally went for a drive today for the first time.Next thing to do is put running boards and floor the bed.

 

[ratrodfireman]

I haven't posted any pics in awhile so here's the progress so far. I been busy building a new shop to build my ratrods.

 

[MacGyver]

Nice new shop and I like what you are doing with the rods! You make me jealous seeing all that cool stuff in your backyard!

 

[earthman]

You appear to be in Rat Rod heaven RRFM Wonderful shop, all the land you need, no close neighbors, plenty of projects. Wow!

 

[ratrodfireman]

Thanks. All my neighbors enjoy stopping by just to see what creation I'm building.I decided to build my shop after I the company I worked for 31 years shutdown. Life is too short! So, I'm going to enjoy building my ratrods for awhile. I'm not going to be a" Donald Trump " but I will be happy doing what I enjoy.

 

[ratrodfireman]

Well its finally finished. Here's some more pics.

 

[Sam_Fear]

Ever thought about quad headlights? Kinda like the 58-62 Vette - where the tops of the fenders kinda bulge with headlight rings.

Always like your wide bodies.

 

[earthman]

Great job! Eager to see what you do next

 

[agdeuce]

Neat stuff

Looks good RRF. I was not sure about the wider front fenders until I looked at the picture from the front. It is very sinister looking. Glad to see it finished and congratulations on another fine build. So quick too. Keep on building . Steve

 

[ratrodfireman]

I like that idea of quad headlights. If I build another truck with wide fenders I believe I will put quads on it.Thanks for the idea!

 

[ratrodfireman]

Today I cleaned it up and drove for hours today.The Ol Cadillac engine and tranny worked great.Now onto my next build.

 

[bob w]

When you were widening the front fenders and when you put the duals on the back, I thought, "ick". Man, was I wrong. It looks fat and nasty. Should be pulling a trailer with a vintage dirt car or maybe an old horse trailer with an antique horse in it.

 

[Dirtyrat]

I was skeptical at first on the look, but I think you pulled it off well!

I think without chopping it, that really helped the proportions

 

[ratrodfireman]

I'm in the process of building a trailer to pull my bicycles to the carshows.I plan on painting it to match Ol'Red. Of course it had to have four wheels on it to match the truck.

 

[ratrodfireman]

Heavy duty carhauler!

 

[earthman]

It has come to our attention that you may be havin' too much fun young man.
Truck couldn't look any outofsighter