http://ratrod.photoblog.co.uk/ for all pics but for a quick (ish) catchup i guess i better start at the beginning huh ?
This is an old idea of mine i always wanted to do since i was knee high and having been bought up with mk1 escorts and cortina's ford pops and dragsters etc i guess i've always been old skool and love the old ratty rod stuff
Out walking the dog one night i walked past the local rockabilly's garage that my old man over the years had done tons of flathead engine parts for and decided to pop in for a nose around and see what he was doing at present when after a few beers and a 3 am finish helping him drop a '34 body on i ended up with this '27 model T roadster body as a return of favour
much to my mum's delight blocking up her driveway
but i eventually got it home and as my garden is fully enclosed i have to get all parts through the front door and through the house so i laid it to rest on the back patio and sat back wondering what the hell i am going to do with it
After a few calls and deals and silly promises and too many late nights in strange garages earning favours i acquired some bits for my new baby - Ford Cortina subframe/axle + Rover P6 3.5 V8 Engine and autobox
So the whole thing started off right there on the patio with a few ill placed items and idea's that mainly sat in my head and even though safe up there, in all honesty it was complete unknown chaos
This is an old idea of mine i always wanted to do since i was knee high and having been bought up with mk1 escorts and cortina's ford pops and dragsters etc i guess i've always been old skool and love the old ratty rod stuff
Out walking the dog one night i walked past the local rockabilly's garage that my old man over the years had done tons of flathead engine parts for and decided to pop in for a nose around and see what he was doing at present when after a few beers and a 3 am finish helping him drop a '34 body on i ended up with this '27 model T roadster body as a return of favour
much to my mum's delight blocking up her driveway
but i eventually got it home and as my garden is fully enclosed i have to get all parts through the front door and through the house so i laid it to rest on the back patio and sat back wondering what the hell i am going to do with it
After a few calls and deals and silly promises and too many late nights in strange garages earning favours i acquired some bits for my new baby - Ford Cortina subframe/axle + Rover P6 3.5 V8 Engine and autobox
So the whole thing started off right there on the patio with a few ill placed items and idea's that mainly sat in my head and even though safe up there, in all honesty it was complete unknown chaos
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