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dadsgarage
dadsgarage
Shelby Township, MI, USA

Joined: 02/22/2009

My Lifestyles:
Restorer, Old-School, Hot Rodder, Street Rodder, Custom Rodder, Build-It, Drive-It, Rat Rod, Builder
Ford Pickup "UPTOWN RAT"
UPTOWN RAT

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Ford Pickup "UPTOWN RAT"

 
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Drivetrain:

1954 Hemi 331 bored o.60 over and fuel injected power plant, 4 speed Saginaw trans. Hurst comp shift, Dana 44 rear.


Chassis:
Custom hand built double Zed front and rear by Mr Freeze. Running air bags in rear and shocks up front.
Wheels & Tires:
16"in. steel smoothies in front and 15" in. on the rear, with bullet cones and trim rings.  May use Ford hub caps on rear wheels.
Body:
Downs Ford 1937 phantom cab,(chopped 4 inches), 1948 Anglia grille and 1935 Ford box. color not picked out yet. Leaning toward semi flat back and red.
Interior:

Interior not installed at this time. Seats - Speedway Motors, black buckets


Yep I bought Mr Freeze pickup Hot Rod  sweeeeeeeeeet ride. 1940 Ford cab, 1938 Grill, 1935 box and a custom Falcon...

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new cab 37 Ford Phantom pickup

sold the 40 cab

48 Anglia grille Thames

sold 38 ford grille

fuel injected hemi

sold the ford 292

hemi new motor for the rat

out with Ford in with the Hemi

keeping the frame

down to the frame starting over.

37 ford phantom cab

new cab for the rat

hemi delivery

bringing the hemi home

back down to the frame 2010

rat upgrade

bear bones

all that's left of the 40 rat

frame

all that's left of the 40 rat

Body 37 Ford pickup

set the body on frame today.

392 hemi

331 hemi bored 61 over, efi fuel injection

she coming back

starting to look like a hot rod

front

48 Anglia grill setup

hemi

the heart

stacks

the engine not the girl

hemi

stacked fuel injected

injected

yes it has a hemi

me

me and my truck

me and my hemi

The heart of my rat fuel injected hemi

New Toy

bar stool for cruisin the shows

Uptown Rat

Hemi between the rails

Uptown Rat

6/29/11 installing motor mounts.

Hemi setting between the rails

installing motor mounts.

body work

cut out fire wall for trans.

uptown rat with hemi and trans.

hemi and trans installed

low ride

rat sets about 3 in. off around with air bag setup.

4 speed saginaw trans

cut out fire wall for trans.

tight fit

Hemi installed tight fit.

1937 Ford phantom pickup

working on body fire wall cut out for hemi and trans.

Hemi installed

setting up grille 48 Anglia

Uptown Rat 37 Ford pickup

RAT AT YOU

RAT

LEFT SIDE

RAT

RIGHT SIDE

37 FORD

Cara checking on me and the rat

uptown rat

dream cruising

setting in the rat

me

1937 Ford Phantom pickup

thumps up

new box

1935 Ford box, it will be lowered and shorten

37 ford rat

setting up seats

baby got new shoes

new wheels/tires

uptown rat

She Bad you know

391 hemi

stacked

1937 ford pickup

soooooooooolowwwwwwwwwww

1937 Ford

Hemi fuel injected

 
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"Uptown Rat" 1937 Ford phantam pickup - This winter the 40 Ford pickup is going in the shop for a complete make over. Downs 37 pickup Ford cab, fuel injected Hemi, 48 Anglia grille, new interior, plus more as the build goes on. Read More...
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Comments:
dadsgarage
01-20-2012 11:02 AM
See my blog for current video of the "uptown Rat"
jcdvw66
12-15-2011 1:06 PM
Hey thanks for the compliment, actually it reminded me to update my garage. Great looking truck you have.
dadsgarage
12-01-2011 3:30 PM
video of the " Uptown Rat go to http://www.youtube.com/user/DadGarageSale
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