THE BULLS 41 Chevy p/u Rat Rod
09-03-2012, 08:14 AM
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So I got this 41 Chevy cab and been building it on KILLBILLET but wanted to get a thread started over here cause Ill be getting my LS thrown in this week and will be needing some help from you guys! Let me know what ya think of my progress so far!
Baby girl with her daddy
41 cab $300
33x16-15 Slicks and tires $100 bucks
Stripped to bare metal and painted hammered black $30.00
Finished Product
Mock up #1. Was gonna use a c10 frame but that plan changed as youll see later in the thread
Brand new hood $100
Laying out the chop! 5" chop, 2"channel, 3" out of rear window
Braced up like a bad B*tch
Cuttin up
Rear window
Cut and tacked for channel
Tacked rear window back in
Relief cuts to a pillars
Relief cuts for radius
Mocked up for lownfast n woowoo
Channeling
Welding up the doors
My wife trying to get me outta the garage
But only for one night
Still roomy in there
Baby girl with her daddy
41 cab $300
33x16-15 Slicks and tires $100 bucks
Stripped to bare metal and painted hammered black $30.00
Finished Product
Mock up #1. Was gonna use a c10 frame but that plan changed as youll see later in the thread
Brand new hood $100
Laying out the chop! 5" chop, 2"channel, 3" out of rear window
Braced up like a bad B*tch
Cuttin up
Rear window
Cut and tacked for channel
Tacked rear window back in
Relief cuts to a pillars
Relief cuts for radius
Mocked up for lownfast n woowoo
Channeling
Welding up the doors
My wife trying to get me outta the garage
But only for one night
Still roomy in there
09-03-2012, 09:03 AM
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Decided to get an old blazer and use the frame Blazer $350 (i think but cant remember)
Went to the scrapyard cause nobody wanted the tin for $200. Eng and trans too.
Back at the house and time to get bagged
Cut out frame for bag clearance
Goodbye springs
New control arm bushings, drop spindles, bearing, rotors etc
Before bags
After Bags
Went to the scrapyard cause nobody wanted the tin for $200. Eng and trans too.
Back at the house and time to get bagged
Cut out frame for bag clearance
Goodbye springs
New control arm bushings, drop spindles, bearing, rotors etc
Before bags
After Bags
09-03-2012, 09:08 AM
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6.0 Gonna be trying to push 375-450 hp $1400.00
4160e Trans $75.00
Btw, the *** is a 4.11 posi 10 bolt. Its off being rebuilt but I should have the frame mods with triangulated 4 link and rear bag system setup and uploaded by the end of the week. Hope ya like it so far!!
Thanks for the compliment! My buddy actually taked me into building something after I decided to quit racing motorcycles. Went down pretty hard the last time and want to be around to see my little girl grow up so heres my new hobby. My goal is to be street legal ( will have some tread on tires for street lol) but have a turn key engine that is also safe and dependable. You can see my friend lownfast's 71 chevelle thread by searching "lownfast" on ls1 tech. He'll be helping me with the cam, intake, stand alone harness etc.
Really hoping to be able to get some people together for some cruises and road trips as a group when this thing is done so stay tuned!
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09-07-2012, 11:58 PM
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Making a little more progress 
Cutting it up
Plated
Got a few tips on welding from a friend and I'm liking them so far
Got some of my frame tacked up and just couldn't resist throwing the cab on before hanging it up for the night
09-08-2012, 06:29 AM
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There are aftermarket Tubular control arms for the s10's and they will help lay you out better if your wanting to go lower. ( thorebecke brothers now qualityairride, and MMW michigan metal works as well)
09-09-2012, 12:55 PM
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Thanks I was gonna do tubular uppers and dehump the LCA's but since I'm fabbing the Frame and have enough clearance in the engine compartment for the hood to clear the ls I decided to just save the time and money. I'm ok with look and besides its a rat rod and I'm wanting to keep it as inexpensive as possible. Thanks for the advice though.
