3k-One Year-30's Ford-Rat Rod Build Thread

[OFT]

I too feel on the toe. Hurt mine back packing years ago. Took a added two days to get out of the wilderness area. One of the reasons you should not go alone.

Like your paint seal idea, paint the inside and air presure. Need to give that a try!!

Have a great Chritsmas!!!!!!!!!!!

Earl

[Wolfco]

Hey, thanks for the toe comments.....i am sure many of you readers have smashed a toe....Perley-it sounds like that engine block really smashed yours!!
I am still working on the car, just being careful so i dont stub that toe.
I painted the frame but the pics are all taken with high resolution....i forgot that i left the camera setting on high res. for Christmas pics and they are too large of files to upload. I will downsize and post later today.

[Wolfco]

I prepped the frame paint-final welding on frame, cab and other parts.
I did some grinding, wire wheeling, d/a sander on the frame rails to get them ready for paint. Man that can burn time....i spend 6 hours prepping this rat rod for primer. Kinda glad I'm not making a show car
I also used some bathroom silicone for seam sealer on the bottom of the body so water doesnt creep into the crevices and rot the new steel....i like a rusty cab, but i wanted to paint all the NEW steel.

[Wolfco]

I used a can of OIL based Rustoleum RED oxide paint, $8.99 from Menards Home Center. I thinned it a bit (10%) and sprayed it with the el-cheapo Harbor Freight spray gun....painted the frame, suspension parts, under cab, inside cab (floor)and firewall....

[Wolfco]

I primed the suspension parts and then painted them with flat black...i thought the car would look too odd if the entire car is brown/red oxide...I plan to shoot the firewall in flat black, but ran out of paint....need to get some more flat black paint and then the reassembly can begin. Man, it will be sweet to work on clean, painted parts vs rusty junk. (yeah, the cab is still a rust heap, but the rest is decent now!)
Jeff