rat rod done right.

[prchrman]

by right, no chebby engine in a ford. 390 is a great engine, much better than a sbc.

http://www.foxnews.com/leisure/slideshow/2012/06/21/rad-132-ford-rat-rod-pickup/?intcmp=features#slide=2

[CBT]

Pretty wild, the transmission isn't even covered.

[tallpaul]

Looks like monster energy drinks owns that one. The emblem on the side looks like theirs.

[bigcowl-imp]

ya but now its slow and a gas guzzler and the car is not worth as much.........LS motors for the win...

[GAMike]

by right, no chebby engine in a ford. 390 is a great engine, much better than a sbc.

http://www.foxnews.com/leisure/slideshow/2012/06/21/rad-132-ford-rat-rod-pickup/?intcmp=features#slide=2

That is awesome Willie! I want to see what it goes for @ Barrett Jackson this weekend....... That 390 HHI (Hard Hat injected) 3spd, really makes the rod;):burnout:

[SC Cheesehead]

That is awesome Willie! I want to see what it goes for @ Barrett Jackson this weekend....... That 390 HHI (Hard Hat injected) 3spd, really makes the rod;):burnout:


^^^^^ What he said! ^^^^^



I like it!

[justbob]

I'd rock that.

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[justbob]

ya but now its slow and a gas guzzler and the car is not worth as much.........LS motors for the win...

LS in that? That is chuck full of fail! If anything it needs an Offenhouser blown flathead FORD.

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[SC Cheesehead]

LS in that? That is chuck full of fail! If anything it needs an Offenhouser blown flathead FORD.

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Big +1, JB! :up:

I got some photos of a couple flathead rat roads I took at the last GVL cruise-in that I'll post up later on this evening.

[justbob]

Big +1, JB! :up:

I got some photos of a couple flathead rat roads I took at the last GVL cruise-in that I'll post up later on this evening.

I'll take a pic of mine, once I get it.... :o

Seriously, I may or may not do at least one or three more major changes on the MM, but in the very near future I am looking at two purchases for long term builds in no paticular order. One, a tri five big block N/A gasser, the other a mid 30's or so Ford, blown flathead, 3 sp. Lincoln tranny, quick change rear, and lake pipes. I want it to be around 42" high on bags chopped, channeled, and sectioned. Basically what appears to be a 60's era barn find. Just really time to move on to something different. :beer:

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[HiHoSilver]

Not a huge fan of the truck wheels, I would rather see wire wheels but thats just my .02

[Captain Dynball]

ya but now its slow and a gas guzzler and the car is not worth as much.........LS motors for the win...

Who buys a rat rod for fricking gas mileage? That's the most invalid point I've ever heard, ever.

[Chayton]

haha I saw that tranny sitting inside the cabin and I had to say :censor: that!

edit: dear lord I realize I have just set myself up for some thats what she said/dirty jokes. I MEANT THE TRANSMISSION

[ImpalaSlayer]

that thing is awesome

[SC Cheesehead]

Here are a couple pics of some Rat Rods at the last Cruise-In. This guy has three of them; each is a real work of art.

Take a close look at that "throttle linkage," it is 100% functional (as is the "Mercury" air filter bonnet). :D

[Shaijack]

Do they call them Rat Rods because rats live in them?

[Shaijack]

Are the bars on the windows there to keep the driver in or people out??

[SC Cheesehead]

Are the bars on the windows there to keep the driver in or people out??

Yes.
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;)

[justbob]

Dang Rex, some real home made stuffs right there!

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[SC Cheesehead]

Dang Rex, some real home made stuffs right there!

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I must have stood there and looked at the car for 20 minutes. The thing is an absolute Rat Rod work of art. An example it that throttle linkage, it looks super cobbled, but works flawlessly. To take something that looks so complicated, but works so simply took some planning, time, and effort to pull off.

http://www.mercurymarauder.net/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=29 699&d=1340421539

[Marauderman]

....... That 390 HHI (Hard Hat injected) 3spd, really makes the rod;):burnout:

I think that feller over at the Va. coast uh, ......uses some CBT initials like a radio commontator, was heard saying it was a boner cover---just saying.........:lol:


......Is it time to invade again..........getting the itch...............