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    Default Ratrod/hotrod build

    hey guys me and my dad have been playing with the idea of building a car together and we dicide to start next saturday the donar is gunna be my commy for motor trans and diff. we have a 28 dodge chassis cowl and a few I beam front ends so we will make a start with that.

    There is some pics off the motor so far just a repaint and new gaskets I am planning to make a 6 single barrel carb manifold starting it this week at work will get more pics as i go gunna relocat coil pack and move alternator to where the AC normaly is

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    Ok been thinking about it and done some work on the manifold i cand fit 6 carbs so im gunna run two twin barrel rockchesters manifold should be done by next weekend. the carbs are off my dads chevy with triples on it so i pinched them for the pics think i will take another inch off the manifold

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    Will do have sum rails i gotta take to work to straighten and get sandblasted along with a tank cover and cross members will get pics once chassis is done and sum pics off the cowl were using

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    nice. i have nfi where this is going, but its good to see some real metal in use.

    you gonna box that frame? pretty flimsy as is.

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    Yep sure am. 3mm boxing plate from front to just short of the tank cover, will have bigger kick up at rear with suicide front end with commy diff in the back on a four link coil over set up.

    Gunna make a bucket with no doors, side pipes and small tray should be a good father and sun project Dad has built two hotorods so far and its mine turn now looking to make sumthing like this Ratrod/hotrod build-594864-bigthumbnail.jpg wount have that motor tho lol
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