vauxhall 10 ratrod

[maddad]

Here is my bulid i have just stared it's a 1939 vauxhall 10 four door,I have chopped the roof six inches,cut the original running gear out and fitted the body onto a reliant scimitar chassis.I then streched the chassis eight inches to make space for the 6.2 v8 gmc turbo diesel.I have mocked up some picks today with the front bumper and grill let me know what you think

 

[Tripper]

Very kool build!!! Love that body & it really looks bad low down like that! [cl[cl[cl

BoB

 

[Sam_Fear]

Looks good to me! What you going to do for springs? Your fronts look a little...uh...stiff. Those must hae some tall glass, If took 6" outta my windshield, I'd have little more than a slit!

 

[earthman]

Now this is going to be interesting. Please keep the pix coming and welcome to the board.

 

[rainman]

I like it, I'm with Earthman keep em comming!

 

[BigIrish]

Cool! It's great that we are starting to see some European builds on here. Never see any car like that in person in the states!

 

[ratdog]

I like it too. Looks mean like that. Keep the pics coming.

 

[maddad]

cheers guys
a few more pics,i am still working out how things will fit, i have started on chopping the doors tonight will post some more pics of that jigsaw soon.

 

[rustmeister]

come on then mate show the world what your doing , i was pretty impressed with what i saw last time i was round your place, this rat rod thing eh? didnt realise what i started all those years ago with the deathsport lol

 

[carlm]

Looks good to me! What you going to do for springs? Your fronts look a little...uh...stiff.

Haha took a while to spot ,it will ride a bit harsh like that mate.
going to have to come round again see the progress,took mine out the other day in the wet its lethal.

 

[maddad]

got a bit more done tonight starting to get the look i am wanting,two doors chopped and tacked back together and they open and close ! still not sure about the front grill ,wot do you think ?

 

[carlm]

I like the grill dosent look the best from that angle and there is an angry looking man stood near it.
its looking good with the doors done but from that angle it looks like it would look better with massive back wheels like mikey has on his y rod,but from the back those wheels you have on look good sticking right out..

 

[maddad]

yes but there is a happy chap inside !.I am going to cut the centre out of the rear rims and flip them so the wheels will clear the body when i drop it on the deck.

 

[rustmeister]

now then chris mate,you know carl is right about the big wheel thing, i looked at ford cargo wheels at first for mine and they would look pretty wild at the back, i reckon they would be up near the windows is you channel it right

 

[maddad]

the way i have the body mounted on the chassis now, when the body is on the floor i still have about 3 inches more suspension travel lower so i can go with a wheel 6 inches taller and still get it on the deck,if that makes sense .bit more done tonight,mm how did i make the doors fit on the drivers side again

 

[Cyanide Jello]

thats a mean chop... Pretty awesome when the top of the door is higher than the new roof line...

 

[PhilJohnson]

I dig the choice of powerplant. Not many people putting in diesels in their rods.

 

[maddad]

got back to it over the last couple of weeks
finished the frame repairs and mods then blasted and primed it.pick up a th400 so i got engine and trans mounts made and fitted.somehow got a range rover rad with built in trans cooler to fit in the grill it was tight !started making up the rad mounts tonight

 

[earthman]

Lovin' it! Thanks for the update.

 

[maddad]

scary driving position but it moves

http://s1187.photobucket.com/albums/z381/maddad-chris/?action=view&current=ratrodmoves020.mp4