Rear Engine Rat Rod

1943 ford burma jeep bomb carrier rat rod.

Rear engine rat rod. This is a well built custom rear pusher diesel rat rod. The suspension on the p 30 chassis was upgraded front and rear air bags were added and a big foot hydraulic leveling system was installed. The chassis is built using 188 wall tubing. While the classic hot rod is painted and chromed the rat rod revels in the weathering.

This is a very low rat rod frame that can be run with a dropped or undropped axle. The 454 cubic inch chevy engine was upgraded with racing electronic ignition fuel injection exhaust headers and oil transmission coolers. Ride height may also be on a front to rear rake so take this. The most common engine used in rat rods is the popular and inexpensive small block chevy sbc.

We complete an engine and trans installation on this 1956 ford f 100 with parts from chassis engineering. This looks like the perfect winter rat rod. If you plan on running a radiator on the inside of the frame you will want to add 3 inches to that measurement. The truck was a 1943 burma jeep bomb carrier during.

The frame has a 7 front z with a massive 16 rear. Hot rod power tour. The sbc engine requires a base 36 inch engine rail to span the engine from distributor to fan. They are synonymous with a rugged looking construction of rusty or poorly primed parts hanging off of lowered frames with parts missing or exposed to the elements for visual effect.

Featured on shows like vegas rat rods the high performance engine in a gritty exterior defines this genre. You can drill and tap right to this frame without any. This is our sculpted frame that mimics the traditional styling of a factory model a chassis. The rat rod is an acquired taste a vehicle with the rust accentuated and the road patina honed.

That doesn t mean less power in your t bucket or fewer engine mods in your chevy c10.