1937 Gmc Rat Rod Buildup

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How to build your rod from scratch. Follow along as Scott Graves designs, fabricates, and assembles another fun hot rod out of a 1937 GMC pickup. Power comes from a 1962 235 inline 6, mates to a S10 T5, and sends it to a pair of 7.50-17 BF Goodrich tires thru the 3.08 geared rearend. Everything was fabricated in the his shop area you see with just a few basic tools.

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1937 Gmc Rat Rod Buildup

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  • Well The only thing ...

    Well The only thing I got To say He's got to be a Youg fella . Any one over 55 would never get out of it or in it with out a rubber pad to throw out on the concrete to get in or out on ! "Good job on the truck" .. "It 's one to be proud of" ! Al

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  • kool kustom!

    kool kustom!

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  • OK, let's see U ...

    OK, let's see U build one, smart ass!

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  • Well I hate to be ...

    Well I hate to be an ass but its carp!
    Better luck on the rebuild!

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  • I like it. Great ...

    I like it.
    Great work.

    Greetings from Hamburg ,Germany.

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  • Licensed,insured ...

    Licensed,insured and driven all over.

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  • hey is it street ...

    hey is it street legal

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  • He trimmed the ...

    He trimmed the bottom off but only talked about doing the top. I think he's a little bored with it now and looking to sell it and build the next one.

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  • Looks like you ...

    Looks like you taped off the body for a chop. What happened?

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  • cool,that's alot of ...

    cool,that's alot of work,i'm going to do a 40 chevy and your little boy kinda makes me think how my grandson will be
    nice work

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  • Cab just sits over ...

    Cab just sits over the frame, rubber bushings at mounting points for isolation.

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  • so you made the cab ...

    so you made the cab an integral part of the frame? how did that work out? must be ultra stiff.

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  • Sounds interesting ...

    Sounds interesting Brendajoe,jag rear end is THE classic Brit hot rodders back end along with the Rangy lump!Oh and the sit up and beg Ford pop is a pre-requisite for us Brit modders/rodders!!

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  • He custom ...

    He custom fabricated the intake & exhaust all from stainless.

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  • Thanks for the ...

    Thanks for the comments, glad you like it.

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  • Awesome truck my ...

    Awesome truck my son and I are going to be building a 39 Fargo pickup truck. It has As straight six with a two speed powerglide .where did you get split manifold and exhaust flange.D&D ONT.CANADA

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  • Some absoloutley ...

    Some absoloutley superb fabrication there!!I know its a rat rod,but I think the cab would look far better painted,even if it's just satin black,love the interior and the aircraft seats,I have all the tooling and the experience to build,but alas no longer a garage or my health.

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  • Great Work!

    Great Work!

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  • now that i look at ...

    now that i look at it the springs are out of an early ford

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  • The buckets are the ...

    The buckets are the original steel bases out of his '51 GMC , as is the axle. The spindles are '51 GM passenger car. I'm not sure about the springs.

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  • where did you get ...

    where did you get the aluminum bomber buckets and ford suspension?

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  • About 5" front and ...

    About 5" front and 3" rear? That's what he was thinking.

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  • chop it!

    chop it!

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  • With the weight of ...

    With the weight of the six and the wheelbase he wanted it sturdy. He hand fabbed all of it himself. Thanks-

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  • That front end ...

    That front end looks very stout for a suicide setup. Did you engineer it completely from scratch or did you source the brackets, etc. from somewhere? Very nice work, by the way.

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