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Posted By: 47reo-travis Day out with our rat rods - Sun Aug 12 2018 02:19 AM
Hello fellow old gassers , hadn't posted or said hi in awhile and just wanted to . Finally got my kb all road ready this summer and finished . Got to cross the big muddy Mississippi with some buddies and our wives . Took the mo doc ferry barge from st gen mo over into Illinois then back home . The pic of the gulf station was taken a few weeks ago in flat river mo , before I got my bed installed . Getting ready for a 2019 trip to bonneville with my son next year in it and putting some miles on it to get her ready . Just wanted to share and say hi to everyone , hope your all doing well .

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Posted By: big blazer Re: Day out with our rat rods - Sun Aug 12 2018 02:35 AM
Nice truck
Posted By: Oldgas Re: Day out with our rat rods - Sun Aug 12 2018 02:57 AM
Very cool, Travis. Thanks for posting the pictures.
Posted By: Done4 Re: Day out with our rat rods - Mon Aug 13 2018 12:06 AM
Cool stuff, but in my in my circle we call them “traditional” hot rods, your’s is too nice to be called a rot rod. No I did not misspell the word. Dig the look and job well done.
Posted By: 47reo-travis Re: Day out with our rat rods - Mon Aug 13 2018 08:01 PM
Thank you guys hoped you would like the photos . Jim every year I say I want to make a desoto car show or cruz in , this fall maybe I can . I will be sure message you if I do , would like to see you and say hi . I haven't mentioned it but I also bought my daughter a 67 fast back this summer we found out in the weeds in the middle of nowhere in southern mo on one of our ventures . She has been helping me with it a lot and we have it all just about tore down . Car is getting a complete dynacorn floor from rear bumper to fire wall , bottom was rusted out like most the mustangs all did . In 1990 me and my father built a 67 coupe for my sister and now almost 30 years later me and my daughter are restoring one. This car is a 289 , auto trans , ac , power steering car . Nothing special but should make her a nice fun car to drive on the weekends . Here is a crusty pic of it the day we hauled it home this past may . Sorry for dark fuzzy photos maggie took picture of her phone screen as I didn't have any saved on this I pad .

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Posted By: Oldgas Re: Day out with our rat rods - Tue Aug 14 2018 02:44 AM
Great project car, Travis. Love that you're doing it with your daughter. I've always preferred the '67 to '70 Mustang fastbacks.

You say when you're coming and I'll be there with my Mustang. DQ has a show every first Saturday of the month. There is a show / cruise on Main Street at the old Texaco on Sat, August 25. Meet 5 pm, cruise 6:30 pm.
Posted By: Rabbitman Re: Day out with our rat rods - Tue Aug 14 2018 04:21 PM
Great pics of your projects Travis. My son is wanting to build a one ton flat bed truck with a 55 Chevy cab on a Dodge diesel chassis. I thought of your trucks when he told me what he was planning on doing even though it was a slightly different direction. Your Mustang pic/project reminded me of my son's similar one when he was 15. We hauled a 69 coupe shell home with intentions of building it for his first car. It was nowhere near a car by the time he was 16 and ready for one, Lol! He ended up buying another driver and I finally built the Mustang years later for myself and still have it under cover in the garage. Hope you can do a better job of getting your daughters ready than I did! Neat projects, good to hear from you on here....Gary
Posted By: 47reo-travis Re: Day out with our rat rods - Tue Aug 14 2018 07:12 PM
Thanks Gary . Your sons idea will be a good one I like the old 55 chevy cabs . I keep wanting to attend that big car show in Springfield mo one of these years . Maybe in the next year or two we can meet up there with a few old cars.
Posted By: KZ1000 Re: Day out with our rat rods - Mon Aug 20 2018 11:44 AM
Great trucks, love the look.
My son and I are at a standstill on his 1941 Dodge Power Wagon on a 78 3/4 ton chassis. He enlisted in the army and is at basic training at Fort Leonard Wood Missouri, will be heading out in a week to see him graduate. Then 4 years training as a Diver.

The red 41 is our daily driver, original and crusty

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