My first rat build........

[international rat]

Ah.. Another Binder!
Ok.. Finally got done with everyone elses stuff and freed up some room in the shop so I'm gonna get started on mine! The first pic is of the 40's International cab that I got for FREE!! The roof was pretty smashed up but I couldn't complain for the price! I'll be starting with the chop, I'm doing a 4" and yes this is my first chop but I've done allot of sheet metal fab and body work so I don't think it will be a problem. I think my wife was more nervous about me chopping the top then I was!!(no confidence!!) So I measured everything and marked it and taped it, then braced it all up inside with some old half inch pipe I had laying around. Then began cutting, started with the doors using a porta band saw, then the front of the cab and then the back using a sawzall and a angle grinder with a cut off wheel. Used a cherry picker to support the roof. That's about all I got done tonight, I'll get some more done tomorrow. If you guys have any suggestions please feel free to post em and by all means if you see me doing something wrong please tell me. Here's a few pics.....

[international rat]

And a few more.....

[international rat]

And more, sorry about the pics I took em with my phone.

[earthman]

I've got no complaints so far What are the plans?

[international rat]

4" chop, 3" channel, 2x3 tube frame, 4" drop ford axle, 32 ford grille, 350 sbc, 4 speed trans, ford 9 inch rear and custom box.

[hotrod preacher]

lookin good so far.........keep up the good work-and sounds like you've got a good plan....

[whytesmoke]

Thanks for sharin i have extra IH cab also and it will be my first chop so i will be watchin to see how your doing looks good and thanks again .l

[the reverend muddy grimes]

nothing in this world as beautiful as a binder.

[59imp]

looking good, thanks for postin'

[TiredIronGRB]

Man that's a solid cab, all the one's around here are rotten.