IRON MAIDEN
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A member at another site tipped me off about this site. I was getting flamed at the other site for wanting to Rat out my IH so I'm moving over here. I'm gonna get my two sons, ages 12 and 9, to be part of the project. Most likely some type of Rat Rod as I don't have the funds after a divorce to go all out. I used to own a 65' Mustang Fastback. A Shelby clone. Sold it and have wanted something ever since. Just recently, right after my split with the Ex ; ) , a 97' C5 Corvette fell into my lap with only 27K miles on it. So I have my sports car ; )
Yet I still wish I had an old muscle car or hot rod. My friend has been building this rat rod and it got me thinking about doing a project like this with my kids to teach them how to turn a wrench.
My Ex-Father in law has an old truck in his back yard. I've known the truck to be sitting in his yard for 30 years now and just recently the light bulb lit in my head.
A phone call later and me letting him know it's a great way for me to teach his grand kids to work on their own cars...... he is giving me this truck ; ) From what I can find picture wise, it's a 41' - 46' International Harvester K series Pick-Up. It seems to be in pretty good condition considering it has been parked since 1966'!!!! Before I was born I'm gonna have to cut a tree down just to get it out of the corner of his yard. Can't wait to power wash it down, to get the spiders and rats out of it ; ) , and see what we have. This will be my first build like this so I'm gonna have plenty of questions. 1st is if the frame is in good shape, do most people use it? Or is it nessacerry to use a donor frame or custom?
Here is how she sits today.
Yet I still wish I had an old muscle car or hot rod. My friend has been building this rat rod and it got me thinking about doing a project like this with my kids to teach them how to turn a wrench.
My Ex-Father in law has an old truck in his back yard. I've known the truck to be sitting in his yard for 30 years now and just recently the light bulb lit in my head.
A phone call later and me letting him know it's a great way for me to teach his grand kids to work on their own cars...... he is giving me this truck ; ) From what I can find picture wise, it's a 41' - 46' International Harvester K series Pick-Up. It seems to be in pretty good condition considering it has been parked since 1966'!!!! Before I was born I'm gonna have to cut a tree down just to get it out of the corner of his yard. Can't wait to power wash it down, to get the spiders and rats out of it ; ) , and see what we have. This will be my first build like this so I'm gonna have plenty of questions. 1st is if the frame is in good shape, do most people use it? Or is it nessacerry to use a donor frame or custom?
Here is how she sits today.
