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  1. westex_rat

    My built 48 Furd F1

    Mines faster!!! :D and I dont even have 3rd gear... also, mufflers are for pu$$ies :eek:
  2. westex_rat

    Non-Trad. 46 Chevy truck ground up

    26 actually, dont know how they came up with that, but, they said they have ran them on 12 volts for years with no problems yet. We will find out, its not going to have to run very long if so. They say it will fry bacon and eggs.... anyone else hungry?
  3. westex_rat

    Non-Trad. 46 Chevy truck ground up

    heres my shifter... hes got a flat head on top, the ford kind
  4. westex_rat

    Non-Trad. 46 Chevy truck ground up

    Finally got the motor mounted up, aluminum heads, giant cam, rpm air gap, and demon 750.... should motorvate this truck well and got the headers fabbed up You can see here how we are running the pipes under the cab, it will exit at the back of the cab
  5. westex_rat

    Non-Trad. 46 Chevy truck ground up

    just made some big orders to hopefully finish out the fab side of it. Still deciding on what to paint it, fake patina or a two tone. thinking a dark blue and flat black, with the black on top running down the body line. Maybe if someone out there is really good with photoshop they could give me...
  6. westex_rat

    Non-Trad. 46 Chevy truck ground up

    its set up for 4 1/2" of clearance at the frame. the body is about 3/4" higher so it should be good anywhere around here. We though about it before we went to choppin away
  7. westex_rat

    Yours might be a rat rod................................

    you painted your car so it looks rusty, ON PURPOSE! eat that hamb
  8. westex_rat

    Yours might be a rat rod................................

    you have to wear a raincoat to drive in the rain, and your NOT in a roadster... you might have a rat rod
  9. westex_rat

    Non-Trad. 46 Chevy truck ground up

    here it is flush, which do you like? and on with the lights
  10. westex_rat

    Non-Trad. 46 Chevy truck ground up

    i ordered both of them from speedway, the clutch is a 3/4" Clutch and the brakes are a wilwood tandem master brakes Then we fabbed the mount ourself, and had the laser guys make the pedal arms
  11. westex_rat

    Non-Trad. 46 Chevy truck ground up

    Heres what we came up for the hood and grill, thinking of using the vented pieces on the side... may be harder than it will be worth S-10 Blazer seats mounted up... need to be recovered, but fit very nicely
  12. westex_rat

    Couldnt help myself

    looks good, maybe some screen mesh on the sides instead, or some inlaid on the floor to show off the frame work?? but that looks really good as is
  13. westex_rat

    Non-Trad. 46 Chevy truck ground up

    Went ahead and picked up my radiator and got started mounting it, this is a quickie mockup so we can get the hood and grille spacing and shape, we are going to widen the hood about 4-5" mounting tabs Radiator, double pass 19 H x 22 W mounted up We are going to make some out of aluminum...
  14. westex_rat

    Non-Trad. 46 Chevy truck ground up

    Got the pedals mounted up and waiting on pedals, may make some, or buy some, not sure yet... but heres the mount, We tried to make them work inside the cab there just wasnt enough room under there.. so here what we came up with Also got the bed mounted up, heres some of it on and the...
  15. westex_rat

    Non-Trad. 46 Chevy truck ground up

    Heres a few more of it put together and mocked up on the truck... Im heading over to Tyler tomorrow morning and will be working all week on the cab and getting the column and pedals, seats, and hopefully the rollpan and caddy bullet taillights i ordered, very similar to drewskies 55 ford...
  16. westex_rat

    Non-Trad. 46 Chevy truck ground up

    This is the coolest part of the build so far I think... they gave the new bed panels a personal touch... i asked for the cutout on the tailgate, but I like the rest as well, heres a few shots of the pieces when my dad got home with them the other night
  17. westex_rat

    Non-Trad. 46 Chevy truck ground up

    Got some dimensions for the tank from the laser guys, they have the tank cut and bent for us now. Went with stainless and giong to run a holley red fuel pump. Heres some quick shots of the tank support and 2 of the tank itself... still gotta weld it up, gonna get plenty of tig practice in...
  18. westex_rat

    Non-Trad. 46 Chevy truck ground up

    This will be hidden but my dad was in a playful mood, whatya think? kinda looks like the terminator huh? and my driveshaft, All my steering stuff comes in monday, column and steering joints and such... and we will see if the bed, tank and pedals are done from the laser guys. found an...
  19. westex_rat

    Non-Trad. 46 Chevy truck ground up

    rest of tunnel, and driveshaft loop Front panhard
  20. westex_rat

    Non-Trad. 46 Chevy truck ground up

    well, my dad has just been filling holes in the floor and finishing up the floorpan and driveshaft loop, The guys from the laser shop wanted to come by and look at it since they were making somthing just about every other day for it, pedals and shock mounts and such, so they stopped by for an...
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