new rat rod project

[terryth]

I have been out of old car projects since my lasts ones in about 1999, a 65 dodge dart convertible and 65 dodge townwagon truck. My father and uncles have always been into street rods and customs so i grew up with the itch. I have been mostly into motorcycles, sportbikes, dirt bikes, vintage, and dual purpose bikes, with 8 in the garage. This last year or so I have developed a friendship with a guy who lives out in the country with some land, our kids play together, with a yard too tempting to ignore. I traded him a 1975 Yamaha RD200 motorcycle for this project. Its a 1947 on a 1981 silverado 4X4 3/4 ton chassis, minus engine, tranny, and transfer case. I also bought the 78 chevy in the distance in the background, also a 4X4, for the 350 engine and drive train to put it all together. What I am really liking about the chevy trucks is that nearly everything is available reproduction for them, unlike the 65 dodge truck I had. My wife calls him an enabler, since I don't have any room for this kind of thing where we live.





Here is the front of the house by his garage.



Here are couple of shots of the field behind the house.




He's mainly into tractors and has a several early 50's cars that he wants to do and just ends up picking up the trucks at farm auctions.

I am also probably going to buy this 63 GMC thats behind the garage. This ones only needs a front main seal and new radiator to be fully drivable and he has another one with a decent bed.


Terry