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70_Fastback: RAT ROD - 193x Ford / 1942 GMC Truck
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70_Fastback
Hell Bent for Speed
It's all plumbed up - full brakes & fuel. I am SOOO close to driving it. Just need to finish fab'ing the accelerator pedal, rod & linkage.
A few pics of past updates:
Started the sheet metal flooring. I am doing large rosette welds to somewhat replicate rivets.
And I "patina-ed" the bed and & structure, as well as the gas tank:
That is the old school float type mechanical fuel gauge IN the tank. NO guage in the cab. I fab'd the adapter plate for the gauge to tank fitting. Very industrial.
Old junk yard filler neck - cut up, rebent and welded up. With a cool support...
A few pics of past updates:
Started the sheet metal flooring. I am doing large rosette welds to somewhat replicate rivets.
And I "patina-ed" the bed and & structure, as well as the gas tank:
That is the old school float type mechanical fuel gauge IN the tank. NO guage in the cab. I fab'd the adapter plate for the gauge to tank fitting. Very industrial.
Old junk yard filler neck - cut up, rebent and welded up. With a cool support...
tarafied1
Well-Known Member
this is by far the most well built "Rat" rod I've seen. Very cool, too cool, :wor you make me sick! 
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How'd you do the patina?
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Anonymous
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"Horseplay" said:
Had the neighbor kids all come over and pee on it!
AtlantaSteve
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"70_Fastback" said:That is the old school float type mechanical fuel gauge IN the tank. NO guage in the cab. I fab'd the adapter plate for the gauge to tank fitting. Very industrial.
I'm sure I missed it somewhere else, but what does that warning label on the tank say?
70_Fastback
Hell Bent for Speed
"Horseplay" said:
:roll
70_Fastback
Hell Bent for Speed
And here I was going to offer you a compliment on your efforts. :nut"70_Fastback" said:
70_Fastback
Hell Bent for Speed
It's a steel "fx" chemical. It's more for metal sculpting artwork.
Man, you caved in too easy. The result is pretty cool."70_Fastback" said:
Fast68back
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All that work and effort and you punk out and buy a shifter off the shelf...WTF
AtlantaSteve
Active Member
Awesome!"70_Fastback" said:
+1"Fast68back" said:
I thought one of the only mandatory requirements of a rat rod was some kind of funky homemade shifter.
Looks great J. :thu :thu :thu
70_Fastback
Hell Bent for Speed
I agree. It's only 12 gallons... but it fits nicely.
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Anonymous
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Just have a tanker follow you.
70_Fastback
Hell Bent for Speed
It's just a stock 460. How bad can it be....? :confu
"70_Fastback" said:
Hmmm....they can be pretty bad. How long is your driveway? You might not be able to get out onto the street with a full tank of gas before running out.