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1945 International K-Series Rat Rod project


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Another one of those 'throw stuff at the workbench and see what sticks' kind of projects.

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This was the first phase- the cab started out as a '41 Chevy piece. Keep in mind that it still needs a little reshaping and bodywork, but it will be made to resemble a chopped K-Series piece in the end. The frame is (front to back)- '32 Ford frame rails with assorted early Ford axle and suspension pieces, two sections of 3x4mm Plastruct strip, and the rear frame section/axle is from a '66 Olds Cutlass, with airbags in place of the coils.

Front tires are from an AMT/Ertl Ranger Splash, and the rears came from the Revell Pro Street Malibu.

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For power I'll be using a Viper V-10. It is backed up by a GM automatic from the Lindberg '37 Ford Smoothster.

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I have no idea what the front wheels came from- the one in the photo has lug nut and demoutnable rim detail- the passenger's side wheel was a spare, and lacked the demountable rim detail and lug nuts. I added some Ma's Resin bolt heads to that side. I've also worked out the front engine mounts in this photo, and added some '48 Ford shocks and mounts, which also serve to mount the headlamps, taken from the Revell '37 Ford pickup reissue.

Oh, right- the log manifold was made up from strips of scrap Plastruct 2mm square stock and 1/8" PVC tubing, and capped off with ten carbs, taken from AMT's '53 Ford F-100 kit. The carbs are molded in pairs, I cut them apart and removed the mold seams and the really bad ejector pin marks.

That's all for now- expect this one to be crusty and grungy- not sure if I'll put a pickup bed or a wrecker boom on the back yet. Maybe a cut-down pickup bed with a wrecker boom in it? Who knows...

Edited by Michigan Madman
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