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70_Fastback: RAT ROD - 193x Ford / 1942 GMC Truck

"AzPete" said:
There might be some active duty guys around this site that might be able to scrounge a real life one............
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Are they still using iron sites on stuff Pete?
 
Somewhere......someone should have access to something like that. It cannot all be modernized. Ask around to some of the active duty.... I will do some looking also.
 
I would appreciate the effort Pete - thanks.

And last gratuitous update for today - promise.

I just wanted to get some better whole shots of the truck. What you see here is getting close to the finished look basically.

I dig this shot a lot:
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I need to get the rockers put back on to get a good representation of how low it actually is:
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My neighbors were staring at me... LoL
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Hmmm...I wouldn't want to open the doors all the way while the engine is running.

BTW, what is the engine in there?
 
"Midlife" said:
Hmmm...I wouldn't want to open the doors all the way while the engine is running.
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Hmmmm... why not Mid? Black soot adds character... LoL


"Midlife" said:
BTW, what is the engine in there?
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It is a 460 big block. That is the first mock up engine (it was supposed to run but was full of water when I picked it up - the valve train is rusty). I have another identical good running 460 sitting inside the shop on the stand waiting to be transplanted. I will then stroke the current 460 out to a 577 cubic inch stroker and then swap them back out.

I will build the stroker as money comes along.
 
Looks good....but I get tired of knowing he is pushing that thing around.....install that drive train already.......!
 
Pete, if it's any consolation - my neighbor helped push it back in last night. We too was surprised at how effortlessly it rolled. I told him that's why I didn't need any help.

And yeah, it will be over 1000 lbs Craig. That big block/tranny combo weighs almost that much!
 
"70_Fastback" said:
That big block/tranny combo weighs almost that much!
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I can vouch for that. Those 429/460's are like 800 lbs dry. I lifted it along with the c6 out of my Mustang and bent the leg on my cherry picker.
Bill
 
"67 Fastback" said:
I can vouch for that. Those 429/460's are like 800 lbs dry. I lifted it along with the c6 out of my Mustang and bent the leg on my cherry picker.
Bill
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Really? Wow.
 
"70_Fastback" said:
Really? Wow.
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It was my fault really. We made the cherry picker to where you can break it down. I didn't have it bolted tight when we lifted it out and it twisted.
Bill
 
Im guessing you didnt win that auction since it probably would have been one of the more expensive parts of the ride! :barf1
 
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