Project: Rat Phucker

[BigFrank]

frustrated left my sheet metal for fust repair in my truck at the office so f%#@g hot dont wanna work on anything not much time left in the day after work 

[dodgeramsport]

corect me if im wrong but you took the stock leaves out and put chevy leafs under it? wouldnt that ruin the purpose of haveing the 1.5 ton? unless you just wanted the axles and body? but then wouldnt it have been easier to set the axles under a suburban or longbox frame with fully working drivetrain and put the body on that, either way cool project and good work, im just wondering where your comeing from b/c i might be able to get my hands a 2.5ton and trying to get ideas of wich way to takle it

[BigFrank]

i changed  the leafs beacuse they were 2 inch wide xabout 8inch tall spring packs that were intended to haul weight just like a 6x6 or other 1 1/2 or 2 1/2 ton truck   i used chevy truck springs and mounts beacuse thats what i had   and my bro gave me the springs   as far as putting the axels under a   chevy truck  or watever else i wanted to build somethin different  and this truck that i started with was used and lived  just up the road from  the farm where i grew up   i looked at it every time i drove buy my entire life and thought it was tuff looking way before i was ever intersted in boggin   besides how many other 1940 chevy military trucks have you ever seen at a bog or mounds or anywere else?  its my version of a rat rod  ill break parts when its done but that will give me a reason to upgrade parts like the axels     and it only cost 200 bucks    after rust removal and a trip to the scrap yard  i had 180 in my pocket  if your gonna build somethin make it what you want it dosent have to be high dollar ya see people havin just as much fun in a stock beat up geo tracker as the guys with tractor tires and big blocks   

[ProGrade]

i changed  the leafs beacuse they were 2 inch wide xabout 8inch tall spring packs that were intended to haul weight just like a 6x6 or other 1 1/2 or 2 1/2 ton truck   i used chevy truck springs and mounts beacuse thats what i had   and my bro gave me the springs   as far as putting the axels under a   chevy truck  or watever else i wanted to build somethin different  and this truck that i started with was used and lived  just up the road from  the farm where i grew up   i looked at it every time i drove buy my entire life and thought it was tuff looking way before i was ever intersted in boggin   besides how many other 1940 chevy military trucks have you ever seen at a bog or mounds or anywere else?  its my version of a rat rod  ill break parts when its done but that will give me a reason to upgrade parts like the axels     and it only cost 200 bucks    after rust removal and a trip to the scrap yard  i had 180 in my pocket  if your gonna build somethin make it what you want it dosent have to be high dollar ya see people havin just as much fun in a stock beat up geo tracker as the guys with tractor tires and big blocks  

heck yeah, its great when you keep them low dollar like that...I say use what you got, more power to ya!

[BigFrank]

splurged today bought a new carb for the  big block wife was ahh still is pissed she ll get over it engine almost  together trucks  gettin closer  to being done cab is bolted down   made patches where it needed them spot welded in cut down a drive shaft for trans to the t case   some day it will be done  lots of cut weld grind repeat repeat repeat well you get the idea

[BigFrank]

got some seats today,, gettin a pile of parts, no time to put them together

[chevroletj5]

the trucks gonna be sweet

[chevroletj5]

the trucks gonna be sweet

[BigFrank]

got one side of the cab fixed up pretty good enough for me  going to be getting sat and sundays off  for a couple weeks  have  some time to do some work on it   i hope to have it going by turkey day  but who knows only time will tell

[BigFrank]

picked  up a stainless fuel tank at the scrap yard yesterday  i think about 20 gallons   couldnt pass it up for 22 bucks    also half of a 1000 GALLON Propane tank to build a outdoor wood stove out of    getting closer to being done maybe by turkey day without hydro steering have to try the farm strong method firstand see what happens

[BigFrank]

tank is 15 gallons found the tag on it what was left anyway   got it mounted up yesterday  said f#$% it and cut the frame of 6 inches behind rear spring hanger about 20 inch off should increase departure angle   

[BigFrank]

 i  had a heck of a time getting 9/16 bolts for my springs finnally found them at tri county equipment and got all my spring bushings in and bolted together   been consentrating on the hydro steering and have to make a bracket to bolt to the pumpkin and weld one onto steering linkage im probally over thinking it but i dont want to have any isues down the road

[BigFrank]

gonna roll out of the barn today and clean the shop eventually all the rust will be gone

[4xjeepfreak]

cool build  and real cool story on the old beast 

[BigFrank]

RUSTY PIECE OF JUNK SHOULD HAVE SOL:D IT when scrap was worth somethin

rage aholic moment   hhahaha

[marshall]

i  had a heck of a time getting 9/16 bolts for my springs finnally found them at tri county equipment and got all my spring bushings in and bolted together   been consentrating on the hydro steering and have to make a bracket to bolt to the pumpkin and weld one onto steering linkage im probally over thinking it but i dont want to have any isues down the road

thats where i go, mid state didnt even have any

[D60KING]

 cool truck !!

[REDNECKONE]

gittin er done rock on

[mudmaster]

any new pics?

[BigFrank]

tried to get pics up last night with no luck im not very computer freindly