Chevy 3100 pick up, or whats left of it

[made007]

My inspiration was on issue #125 page 33, of modelcar mag, like jairus said its all about the looks:

The bed floor its made of real wood, and sprayed some acrilic paint with the air brush

i have to cut the seat cause is too high

decide to leave the stock engine

i am currently experimenting with resin casting,with some rotary engines and toyotas twin cams, etc. and i cast these skulls and made a fuel tank with them

heres it is

hope you like it, its the first time i build a rat, enjoy

[Alyn]

I'd say ya got some great ideas cooking there. The truck looks cool overall, and the gas tank idea is great. It would be a shame though, to drop it into the bed where you won't be able to see the skulls. Maybe a short flatbed with no sides would show it off better.

The only thing I'd change is the carb. Looks like you've got a dominator on that skinny little six. Trying to get that much air through a stock manifold to a 4 litre engine will be like stuffing 10 pounds of cookies into a 2 pound bag!

Nice truck, though. Looks like you're making great progress.

Edited September 3, 2009 by Alyn

[made007]

I'd say ya got some great ideas cooking there. The truck looks cool overall, and the gas tank idea is great. It would be a shame though, to drop it into the bed where you won't be able to see the skulls. Maybe a short flatbed with no sides would show it off better.

The only thing I'd change is the carb. Looks like you've got a dominator on that skinny little six. Trying to get that much air through a stock manifold to a 4 litre engine will be like stuffing 10 pounds of cookies into a 2 pound bag!

Nice truck, though. Looks like you're making great progress.

its not stock, its ported, also the head is ported and polished, LOL, thanks for your comment

[Raul_Perez]

...Trying to get that much air through a stock manifold to a 4 litre engine will be like stuffing 10 pounds of cookies into a 2 pound bag!...

This reminds me of the over-carburated '67 Camaro, (with really tall gears and a Powerglide tranny), that I had after high school. It was a bit of a pig off the line, but it really moved once it got rolling.

I knew it wasn't advisable to put a 650 Holley carb with mechanical secondaries and a high-rise on an engine that had a tallgears and an automatic tranny behind it, but the cost was "right", so I lived with it.

Later,

[made007]

This reminds me of the over-carburated '67 Camaro, (with really tall gears and a Powerglide tranny), that I had after high school. It was a bit of a pig off the line, but it really moved once it got rolling.

I knew it wasn't advisable to put a 650 Holley carb with mechanical secondaries and a high-rise on an engine that had a tallgears and an automatic tranny behind it, but the cost was "right", so I lived with it.

Later,

thanks raul, i feel better now,

[Geezerman]

Cool start to what will be an interesting model.

I love 'beater' rods.

Over carb'd.....Add a blower !!!

Imagineering is half the fun of going outside the box. A joy that kit assemblers have yet to discover.

[made007]

you gotta live with it, cause i aint removing it,( The carb) LOL

[olarge1]

Nice jalopy you got there, looks great, any interesting ideas for the interior?

[made007]

Nice jalopy you got there, looks great, any interesting ideas for the interior?

well im gonna use real fabric on the seat

Heres an update so far:

[Greg Cullinan]

The tank is cool,actually the whole build is. I'm impressed that's your first ratrod as its looking very realistic. I want to start doing different things instead of oob. ,I figure I don't have to worry about getting stranded so I will use some imagineering

[Guest JamesDE]

That turned out really good!! I like the skull idea. Overall, you did a great job on a first time rat rod build!!

[Alyn]

Hey, the tank turned out fantastic. The metallic finish you put on it is very nice.

[Foxer]

I really like the look of the welded doors .. how did you do those?

[made007]

I really like the look of the welded doors .. how did you do those?

with the soldering iron and some thin styrene rod

[RodneyBad]

with the soldering iron and some thin styrene rod

The Cats out of the bag now.

Excellent looking Truck.

Hard to pick any one thing on it soo

I Love the whole build of it.

[Jantrix]

Looks great. Very authentic.

[made007]

Thanks for all the comments, tomorow ill take more pics, so you can see the progress, its almost done