A couple of buddies (four of us to date) and I are slowly compiling parts for a low budget Rat Rod project. We frequent swap meets and trade parts a bit, and this is what we have come up with so far. We have about $5 cash invested to date, plus various trades. I donated a set of truck heads, they haven't found any interest as yet.
My recommendation is that we pop a truck build 409 in it, I blame that on Jim's detailed posts for those buildups . I offered some parts, but as most of you know it costs a lot more to finish a 409 than just the parts. We have no budget (read: no money) so we all throw stuff in and "put it in the hat" so to speak, then someone buys the beer and we have a meeting and make silly decisions and plans. Everything is subject to change (except the beverages!). Right now we have a SBC in the engine bay, but I've got some spare 409 parts that would look right at home in the rather open engine compartment. Pics attached.
One contributing acquisition we had recently made was a set of bumpers James picked up for $5 that we put up on Ebay and they are doing quite well, should provide some $$$ for engine builds and more swap meet parts. The idea is to fabricate most everything, and do everything on the cheap. It's easy to build one of these with cash in hand, harder when you have to make do with stuff laying around and raw metal!
Enjoy the pics
TomK
My recommendation is that we pop a truck build 409 in it, I blame that on Jim's detailed posts for those buildups . I offered some parts, but as most of you know it costs a lot more to finish a 409 than just the parts. We have no budget (read: no money) so we all throw stuff in and "put it in the hat" so to speak, then someone buys the beer and we have a meeting and make silly decisions and plans. Everything is subject to change (except the beverages!). Right now we have a SBC in the engine bay, but I've got some spare 409 parts that would look right at home in the rather open engine compartment. Pics attached.
One contributing acquisition we had recently made was a set of bumpers James picked up for $5 that we put up on Ebay and they are doing quite well, should provide some $$$ for engine builds and more swap meet parts. The idea is to fabricate most everything, and do everything on the cheap. It's easy to build one of these with cash in hand, harder when you have to make do with stuff laying around and raw metal!
Enjoy the pics
TomK