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If its free, its P
This thing has been haunting my mind since Wyatt posted up about it and we PM'd back and forth. Let me lay it all out there, for years I have wanted to build a ratrod style driver. I have wanted some old sheetmetal that no one cared about that I could put together a driver and a fun time at the dragstrip occasionally vehicle. Well Wyatt being the hookup in the hot rod community type guy he is found a freebie 49 5 window Chevy truck Cab that had been chopped and not completed. His guy tells him if he will get it out of his garage he can have it. Long story short, Wyatt picked it up and is holding it pending my travel to Tejas to get it ( a big thanks for retrieval, storage, and general awesomeness is due Wyatt... your the f'n man ! 
) Amber got the news of an upcoming road trip last night.. laughing1
Now most folks ( my wife included ) would look at this and want to hurl. Understandably so, Im sure it will become a money pit far before I drive it. Its not particularly nice to look at , and really isnt much to start from! In my warp'd eyes I see the start of some real good times and alot of challenge to learn , fabricate and build something I've never built before.
I do have a visual image of the vehicle I want to build from this.... I just cant easily explain it and without having it in my possession just yet, I cant commit to a few things until I put a tape measure on it.
The things I do know, it will have a box frame main chassis ( rear may end up tubular built off of that to fit suspension design I want and the style of bed I think would look cool ) I will build the bed myself, but it really wont be much, something following the looks of a model A bed and allowing for sizable tires in the rear . Rear suspension will be 4link obviously and the front I am still trying to hash out, I read a very descriptive article on a straight axle using 2" .250 wall chromoly that kinda has me leaning towards building my own in this manner. I think for simplicity and cheap-ass sake the rearend will be a JY 9" . I also plan to take my dad up on his offer to actually put his 383 in a vehicle since it hasnt seen anything but an engine stand since the 90's . This motor is awesome, RHS Block, Dart 2 Heads, Lunati everything I will have to get the specifics as he built this while I was in S. Korea back in 1995... it was supposed to be good for 425hp as I recall and it was only in one car that never got finished and was parted. ( read a quick go through and its still a NEW engine for all practical purposes. ) Ill go with a TH350 and because Im gay for them Ill put a full manual valvebody in it .
The body work is still WAY up in the air, It will NOT have front fenders... I dont really know what Im going to do for a front "Grille" but I will put a hood on it.. ( from what year truck, Im still re-searching all that )
Dont know yet if I will chop off the top all together or leave and finish what was started. leaning towards the later since its kinda neat with the 3 windows in the back IMO. Again , Ill have to look at it and drink a beer and stare at it for several hours before a difficult decision like that is made. In any case, I wanted to get the thoughts out there and maybe some of the rodder types off the boards can shoot thoughts and opinions at me since Im outta my league on it. Im not going for any type of show truck, this will be a nasty driver that i can peel the fawk out in and not worry about if I get the urge to drive it to the Beach or whatever for some insane reason. It will not be comfortable, probably wont ride overly nice and generally make most people go... "why the hell did he do that ?" The only answer to that is because
IF ITS FREE ITS P !!!
The Cab that started it all !!!
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) Amber got the news of an upcoming road trip last night.. laughing1Now most folks ( my wife included ) would look at this and want to hurl. Understandably so, Im sure it will become a money pit far before I drive it. Its not particularly nice to look at , and really isnt much to start from! In my warp'd eyes I see the start of some real good times and alot of challenge to learn , fabricate and build something I've never built before.
I do have a visual image of the vehicle I want to build from this.... I just cant easily explain it and without having it in my possession just yet, I cant commit to a few things until I put a tape measure on it.
The things I do know, it will have a box frame main chassis ( rear may end up tubular built off of that to fit suspension design I want and the style of bed I think would look cool ) I will build the bed myself, but it really wont be much, something following the looks of a model A bed and allowing for sizable tires in the rear . Rear suspension will be 4link obviously and the front I am still trying to hash out, I read a very descriptive article on a straight axle using 2" .250 wall chromoly that kinda has me leaning towards building my own in this manner. I think for simplicity and cheap-ass sake the rearend will be a JY 9" . I also plan to take my dad up on his offer to actually put his 383 in a vehicle since it hasnt seen anything but an engine stand since the 90's . This motor is awesome, RHS Block, Dart 2 Heads, Lunati everything I will have to get the specifics as he built this while I was in S. Korea back in 1995... it was supposed to be good for 425hp as I recall and it was only in one car that never got finished and was parted. ( read a quick go through and its still a NEW engine for all practical purposes. ) Ill go with a TH350 and because Im gay for them Ill put a full manual valvebody in it .
The body work is still WAY up in the air, It will NOT have front fenders... I dont really know what Im going to do for a front "Grille" but I will put a hood on it.. ( from what year truck, Im still re-searching all that )
Dont know yet if I will chop off the top all together or leave and finish what was started. leaning towards the later since its kinda neat with the 3 windows in the back IMO. Again , Ill have to look at it and drink a beer and stare at it for several hours before a difficult decision like that is made. In any case, I wanted to get the thoughts out there and maybe some of the rodder types off the boards can shoot thoughts and opinions at me since Im outta my league on it. Im not going for any type of show truck, this will be a nasty driver that i can peel the fawk out in and not worry about if I get the urge to drive it to the Beach or whatever for some insane reason. It will not be comfortable, probably wont ride overly nice and generally make most people go... "why the hell did he do that ?" The only answer to that is because
IF ITS FREE ITS P !!!
The Cab that started it all !!!
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