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[Superdog]

I really don't know what to say about this other than it's different.

[vision386]

Diffferent,yes,and just plain wrong in my opinion!....................................Mark

[2stacksuperdog]

I'll stick to the factory look

[daveigou]

Maybe he can get his inter-bridge length now!!

[umodelnut]

Yeah, different alright. I wouldn't drive anything like that. I'll take the cab and rad shell!

[thomastractorsvc]

That looks awesome, when the truck cant get restored why not, you are still saving it!

[RFCDrum]

I like diesel rat rods.

[vision386]

There is a guy running around here in southwest Virginia with a 39/40 Studebaker four-door sedan rat-rod all stretched out with a twin turbo 400 Cummins,other than the engine,i bet the whole car/truck whatever isn't 16 inches from ground to roof in height! looks fairly dangerous to me,but it sounds good!..........................................................................Mark

[Jamied625]

well it used to be a b model haha

[mike69mackman]

I have nothing nice to say about it.

[JTFormula]

I like rat rods and custom trucks but this thing is an abomination.

[rsb502]

That pic is from the Chrome & Class truck show at Rush truck center Nashville tn last Oct . He brought it to the ATHS Cookeville TN show last Sept too, its actually a freaking masterpiece of engineering. I looked at that truck for an hour easy checking out his front air ride suspension and other truck pieces, it took a lot of know how to make that truck turn out the way it did. I had the Superliner parked about 3 spots farther to the right one row towards the camera if I remember right.

[mack mhe9]

If he uses a nice truck then it's wrong, put if he had part why not. At least he's not in pant jail and he's enjoying it.

[1958 F.W.D.]

Momma taught me not to say anything at all!!!!!!!!!!!

[Brocky]

Interesting engineering to get it put together, BUT that is about all I can say about it.

Brocky

[Chuck P]

No sir, I don't like it.

Engineering marvel or not..... it looks like a bunch of mis-matched left over pieces of scrap metal all welded together.

[Mike]

Quick!!!!!! hide all B Models.

mike

[mowerman]

not a big fan of rat rods,,,i mean at least prime the damn thing,,,but they do usually catch my attention,,,and that one does,,,i can appreciate all the hard work that musta went into it...bob

[slpwlker]

I think it is interesting and ought to be one hell of a ride. I can appreciate all the engineering in it. Hell I'd drive it.

[Terry T]

it looks like a bunch of mis-matched left over pieces of scrap metal all welded together.

You just described Hot Rodding prior to the aftermarket. Today we just call JEG'S or Summit and order exactly what we want and when we are done, we all have the same thing just in different colors. Prior to the aftermarket we went to the bone yard, found something that was close to what we needed then cut, torched, banged, bent and welded it until it worked. This thing really isn't my style but I'd be one who would look it over from front to back just because of the time and thought that went into it.

The last "hot rod" that I can think of was a '78 Ford F150 4X4 that a friend of mine built in the late 1980's. He built the coil spring front and rear suspension with a Dana 60 out back and a Dana 44 up front running 40" mudders with a 504cid Chevy big block and a Ford top-loader 4 speed transmission and it ran the 1/8 mile in the mid 6's. He worked, fab'd and massaged almost every inch of that truck during the years he owned it. Another friend of mine now owns a V8 Powered S10 4X4 that use to belong to the same guy. Truck started out as an S10 standard cab/long bed but now is an extended cab/shortbed with a 10 inch extention in front of the firewall on a custom square tube front clip.

I still love to see people think on their own and create their own fun instead of ordering from a catalog.

[MHfred]

This one from NC was at the White Bash in Richmond last fall. He had to put samller tires on it to slow it down but he said it cruised good at 80 MPH. That is a White farm tractor grill. I forget what cab he used but I think it was a 4000. The air bags are down in this picture but it did not have much clearance when they were up.

[Milaca]

Why are these allowed on public roads when they dont have front fenders and turn signals up front? It's one thing to haul it to a show on a trailer but I dont understand why law enforcement doesnt ticket the driver's of these when driven on the road.

[bobgil]

Let's hope he keeps DOT tied up looking it over so they can leave some of us hard working folks alone.

[57 bcr]

.................Remember when Sex was safe,and Hot Rods (or Rat Rods) were dangerous?!!!!

[vision386]

A little from column "A" a little from column "B" ?