Rear Engine Rat Rod

The chassis is built using 188 wall tubing.

Rear engine rat rod.

The 454 cubic inch chevy engine was upgraded with racing electronic ignition fuel injection exhaust headers and oil transmission coolers. If you plan on running a radiator on the inside of the frame you will want to add 3 inches to that measurement. The most common engine used in rat rods is the popular and inexpensive small block chevy sbc. Hot rod power tour.

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. 1943 ford burma jeep bomb carrier rat rod. This is our sculpted frame that mimics the traditional styling of a factory model a chassis.

This looks like the perfect winter rat rod. The truck was a 1943 burma jeep bomb carrier during. While the classic hot rod is painted and chromed the rat rod revels in the weathering. The frame has a 7 front z with a massive 16 rear.

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 sbc engine requires a base 36 inch engine rail to span the engine from distributor to fan. This is a very low rat rod frame that can be run with a dropped or undropped axle.

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. In this diy era the rat rod is making a comeback. The rat rod is an acquired taste a vehicle with the rust accentuated and the road patina honed. That doesn t mean less power in your t bucket or fewer engine mods in your chevy c10.

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