Army desert rat

[Rev Tex Devlle]

thanks guys,, got the brakes done this weekend,, and hope to have it mobile by the weekend,, if the rain ever stops,, my dailey drive quit on metoday, right in the middle of a monsoon,, had to leave it at my buddies housE,,THANKS MAD FABER FOR ALL THE HELP!!, so i got to go back tomorrow and work on it, there goes my wireing harness money ,, oh well when the cookie crumble just have crumb cake

 

[FresnoRatRod]

what a great thread, I learned a ton so far.

 

[Rev Tex Devlle]

well like i said got the brakes done, installed drive shaft, bunches of little thing,, finish up the reaend,, cant wait for the first test run!!! be finnishing the floor pans soon as i get my battery box mounted, it will be under the passenger seat!!

 

[Rev Tex Devlle]

Oh forgot to add pics of gas tank and bed

 

[Rev Tex Devlle]

got my head lights today, 50.00 for them, and put my seats in fora fit, worked out great

 

[Bonehead]

Looks like they fit great.

 

[Rev Tex Devlle]

Looks like they fit great.

yeah they did the withe was fine, had to shorten the front legs a little ! the seat are out of a 1992 chevy surburban,, the ones you fold up to access the rear rear seats, my floor boards are flat, just a little hump right at the back of the cab, cause i am running a two peace drivshaft,.. everything worked out grat, i am planning on putting my battery under the passenger seat floorboard, the bottom of the seat folds forward, to access it,, just a trap door in the floor and thats it,

 

[Rev Tex Devlle]

got me another grill what ya think?

 

[Bonehead]

Buick? It is pretty cool.

 

[Rev Tex Devlle]

Buick? It is pretty cool.

yeah its a buick! needs alittle work on the bottom,rusty but that works out , going to have to modify it to fit!

 

[rockb1]

Rev, I like the new grill. It fits the truck great.

 

[Rev Tex Devlle]

ok guys got the bed on today, battery box abd gas tank mounted,, sorry bout the pics, dont know what is wrong woth my camera,, but these should do fo now! RTD

 

[bob w]

Rev Tex, You have my admiration. You are working under less than ideal conditions, without a lot of fancy equipment and with, I'm guessing, limited funds, you are getting more done and keeping up the enthusiasm better than many guys with a full shop and a full wallet.

 

[wrecker55]

Rev Tex, You have my admiration. You are working under less than ideal conditions, without a lot of fancy equipment and with, I'm guessing, limited funds, you are getting more done and keeping up the enthusiasm better than many guys with a full shop and a full wallet.

I agree rev has the rat rodder spirit 4 sure, lookin better everyday rev

 

[rockb1]

Man your truck is coming together great. So what else do you have to get done?

 

[Rev Tex Devlle]

I agree rev has the rat rodder spirit 4 sure, lookin better everyday rev

Man your truck is coming together great. So what else do you have to get done?

Rev Tex, You have my admiration. You are working under less than ideal conditions, without a lot of fancy equipment and with, I'm guessing, limited funds, you are getting more done and keeping up the enthusiasm better than many guys with a full shop and a full wallet.

thanks guys, i like to tell yall this, i came back from peru, in september and started this build, but the trtuh is it was built long before i got home,, there was many nights i lay in bed not able to sleep.so i began to draw this truck out on paper, designing things in my head, . i knew what i was looking for before i every got home, so for 2 1/2 months while i was there i was building it all in my head,, this build got me thru some tuff nights, when you are waiting on the lord, sometimes you need something to take up that time,, anyways ... thanks guys it means alot to me, RTD

 

[rockb1]

thanks guys, i like to tell yall this, i came back from peru, in september and started this build, but the trtuh is it was built long before i got home,, there was many nights i lay in bed not able to sleep.so i began to draw this truck out on paper, designing things in my head, . i knew what i was looking for before i every got home, so for 2 1/2 months while i was there i was building it all in my head,, this build got me thru some tuff nights, when you are waiting on the lord, sometimes you need something to take up that time,, anyways ... thanks guys it means alot to me, RTD

I hear ya, I have spent many nights unable to sleep and thinking about all of the builds I had been working on really kept me sane.

 

[Rev Tex Devlle]

better pics of the bed and gas tank and battery box

 

[Mad-Fabber]

trucks looking good tex

trucks looking good man
I can't wait to see it pull in the driveway
what-cha got left to do

 

[Rev Tex Devlle]

trucks looking good man
I can't wait to see it pull in the driveway
what-cha got left to do

thank man,, well not much left, wiring , plumbing, still got the radiator to fix, need a alternator, floor pans , tail light, just little stuff , rad hoses, soleniod, few switchs, ! think i am going to do the back half of the floor pans, with wood and the stuff towards the cowl with metal,, hopw to crank and move it around this week end