1947 ford rat rod build

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Ricks Garage

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"Poncho Deluxe"

1947 Ford Pickup Rat Rod build.
406 Pontiac engine (1973) with 2x4 intake and twin Rochester 4-jets
TH400 with kit and 2500 stall converter.
67 Chevrolet rear end, 3.23 cruising gears.
Front end will be a Ford suicide, Chevelle calipers on mopar rotors.
Oliver 70 grill.
I am construcing a cargo box for the rear from vintage aluminum window shutters.




weld on............[;)
 

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I chopped it 5 inches in front and 4 1/2 in the back.
The "406" is a .030 over 400. ;)
I had been searching for the Oliver grill for over 2 years, that was the first piece for this build. [cl

I have the top about 1/2 welded..
Weld, hammer, weld, hammer, grind...hammer some more..whoops they used lead to fix a portion of the roof, change over to a sanding disk... next comes the doors....


weld on.....[;) and grinding.....
 
Here it is with its first coat of primer....
5" in the front and 4 1/2" chop in the rear, it has a nice aggressive look.
Next step is to clean up clean up the interior, paint it and start the assembly process.


weld on............[;)
 

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jump ahead a few months.......
it now rolls. It is wired and plumbed. I am working on the headers and floor.
72 c-10 steering box
67 Caprice 3.23 rear end
ladder bar rear with coilovers
18 gallon fuel tank
chevelle tilt column
sunpro gauges in a IH truck panel (modified)


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some more pics when I rolled it out for the first time.
 

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Bob w:
Sorry I missed you question.:rolleyes:
This post is very hard to bring up at times to check.[S
I will send pics tomorrow on the mount that I fabricated.


weld on..........[;)
 
Bob W, the box mount is hidden behind the radius rod mount.
here are the best images I can get in the garage.


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