1947 Ford Pickup Rat Rod Hot Rod

Description

SELLING AT NO RESERVE!!!!

It might be freezing outside, but spring is only a few short weeks away. This rat rod pickup truck was built in the traditional hot rodding fashion: by long-time friends, mostly from parts that were available in our garages,and with our own labor.We did ALLof the work ourselves anddidn't farm out any aspect of the build. We built this truck in a collaborative effort, in our own garage, from the concrete floor up....and we had a blast doing it, which was the intent!

The 1947 Ford pickup truck cab and wheels/tires were donated by Anthony. Michael donated the 1929 Ford chassis and the Camaro rear axle that were taking up his wife’s parking space in the garage, Doug dragged the ’32 Ford radiator grille shell out of his man-cave, Mark lifted the ’55 Chevy truck bed off his forlorn yard-art chassis for the cause. In addition to providing brisket lunch fare (smoked in a smoker that we made too!), Jimmy gave up the Chevy small block 305 and TH350 trans that once powered his beloved low mile ’78 El Camino. Auggie donated lots of time, energy, fasteners, and anecdotal trivia to the cause.Steve brought his metal bending skillsand his jolly humor to the table andOtto provided his long-time upholstery experienceto the interior and to building the custom hinged rear bed cover. The other needed bits and pieces were either found in the corners of our garages, sourced from swap meets, traded for, or bought new from the speed shop down the street. Everyone pitched in to create “something out of nothing”.

The culmination of a year and a half of Saturdays and great fun is what you see here; a 1947 “rat rod." That said,it has no rust or other goofy nastiness…..it’s just a nice clean truck/hotrod that is built solidly, fully sorted and ready to run. It has a clean title ready to be signed over to it's new owner.

The 1929 Ford chassis was heavily modified…..it was sectioned/ back-halved, and fully boxed and reinforced to accept the demands of a V8.Triangulated 4-bar rear suspension solidly located the axle and provides a smooth ride. The front suspension features a dropped ’32 Ford style front axle and transverse leaf springs. This truck rod hasthe correct "stance." The front brakes are big 11” GM rotors and calipers to bring this truck to a halt. The 305 SBC motor was taken apart, inspected, and refreshed with a new camshaft, lifters, rockers, pushrods, water pump, new fuel pump and regulator, a new Holley 600 carb, headers and exhaust. The motorwas thenfreshly painted in original Chevy orange and of course buttoned up with all new gaskets and seals. While it’s a mild build, it runs as smooth as a Swiss watch. It starts right up with no drama and accelerates smoothly with no smoke or unusual sounds. The trans and rear axle were taken apart, cleaned, refreshed and pressed into service. The new Lokar shifter selects the gears with ease and style. The new Champion aluminum radiator keeps the engine cool and comfortable.

The interior of the cab features hand-made aluminum door panels and vintage helicopter aluminum bomber style seats. Interior was fully treated withDynamatfor heat and noise suppression. The floor has custom rubber matting and the headliner is a new Cartouche headliner, sourced from MAC's Antique Auto Parts. The truck bed contains a huge cargo areain the rear behind the axle, and is also home to the battery and fuel tank - in the forward compartment under hinged covers for easy access.

The body still features some dings and dents. We elected to leave those in order to preserve the history of the tins. The body panels were all taken down to bare metal, rust repairs made with welded patch panels, then sprayed with epoxy primer, then coated with “hot rod black” matte paint from Summit Racing.

Wheels are American Racing mags with BF Goodrich radials for some proper road manners. Additionally, all of the window glass is brand new and it has all new weather-stripping.

If you’re looking for a fun truck to bomb around in, to advertise your business withor to just have around to enjoy with friends,hang out at cruise nights, tinker with, etc. all without breaking the bank, then this one should fit the bill.

So why are we selling it? We're selling it in order to help fund our next fun project!

Feel free to call or text me at (917) 952-1680 with any questions.

Foreign bidders: For a small fee, we are willing to bring the truck to the docks in New Jersey for your shipper. However, you must contact me before bidding, otherwise I will delete your bid.