Rear Engine Rat Rod

While the classic hot rod is painted and chromed the rat rod revels in the weathering.

Rear engine rat rod.

This is our sculpted frame that mimics the traditional styling of a factory model a chassis. The truck was a 1943 burma jeep bomb carrier during. 1943 ford burma jeep bomb carrier rat rod. This is a very low rat rod frame that can be run with a dropped or undropped axle.

Ride height may also be on a front to rear rake so take this. 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 most common engine used in rat rods is the popular and inexpensive small block chevy sbc. If you plan on running a radiator on the inside of the frame you will want to add 3 inches to that measurement.

In this diy era the rat rod is making a comeback. Hot rod power tour. The sbc engine requires a base 36 inch engine rail to span the engine from distributor to fan. The rat rod is an acquired taste a vehicle with the rust accentuated and the road patina honed.

The frame has a 7 front z with a massive 16 rear. This looks like the perfect winter rat rod. 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. The 454 cubic inch chevy engine was upgraded with racing electronic ignition fuel injection exhaust headers and oil transmission coolers.

The chassis is built using 188 wall tubing. That doesn t mean less power in your t bucket or fewer engine mods in your chevy c10. This is a well built custom rear pusher diesel rat rod. Featured on shows like vegas rat rods the high performance engine in a gritty exterior defines this genre.

The term rat rod is often associated with a style or design style that exaggerates hot rods of the 40s 50s and early 60s.