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Thank you! The fenders were already cut when I got the body so I did what I could with what I had. I’m pretty happy with it. Colorado cool aid is my go to garage beer.
1972 Rat Rod 40
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Thanks! Searched for almost a year to find them. I had them picked out in my head before I bought the 40 project.
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Current picture as of today. Recently picked up a bestop soft top and a complete hard top with matching doors. The hardtop needs some fiberglass repair and I’ll do that before next winter. The soft top will get me by til then and I’ll sell it after that. I drive it nearly every day and the soft top is flappy and annoying at any speed over 45. I did just put all new felts, weatherstrip and window runs in the doors and it made a huge difference rattle reduction. Still can’t wait for spring when I can take all this crap off. lol
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Future plans for this are to get it trail worthy and try and make the Rubithon event in 2026. Still needs diff lockers installed, front drive shaft built and rocker protection. We’ll see how it goes.
I like what you did with the rear spring hangers. That extra lateral plate is not something I’ve seen before, but immediately hit me with a ‘HEY’ lightbulb. Did you weld the inner and outer channels together to reinforce that area as well?
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Thank you! Yes I did.
Mark, you siggested I weld gusset plates on those hangers to frame years ago, worked well.
Whats with the square holes in frame ? are they all like that and I just havent noticed ? or is it a year thing ?
Whats with the square holes in frame ? are they all like that and I just havent noticed ? or is it a year thing ?
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Finally got a front driveshaft built and took it out on some rocks today for the first time. Worked way better than I thought it would. Especially for only being locked in the front. Still running an open rear diff. Surprisingly the 1.96 low range np205 and 4.10 gears worked decent in the rocks. Good enough to run mild trails and an occasional rubicon trip.
Nice. Congrats!!
Registration opens this Sat. Look forward to seeing you this year
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Thank you!
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Fingers crossed l’ll be there.
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Whipped up some simple rocker panel protection. Took a piece of 2x4” .250 wall rectangle tubing and sliced it down the middle, cut out the contour of the door opening and bolted them on with several 5/16” nut-serts and SS button heads. Should be able to take a decent hit.
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Hey it’s simple, it works and it’s cheap. Checked all the boxes for me.
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Hey it’s simple, it works and it’s cheap. Checked all the boxes for me
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Taking this thing down to King of the hammers next week to spectate. Needed to tie up loose ends. Whipped up a quick cooler rack using a repurposed hitch carrier and some scrap steel. Holds the classic Coleman perfectly. Also plumbed and installed a manual line lock on the rear brakes for a parking brake.
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Had a great time at the hammers. Didn’t do a lot of rock crawling because it’s not quite setup for it yet. Really want an Atlas t-case with 4:1, rear locker, belly skid and 37’s. Hopefully by next year. Still had a blast cruising around the desert with my friends and watching the racing. Put a lot of miles on the 40 and it never skipped a beat.
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