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Yup, that's my rant.
I'm still getting hate E-mail from guys on the Ford website about putting a Chevy engine in my Ford, and I was banned from posting there months ago. Putting anything other than a Ford part on a Ford is called "Going to the Dark Side". Putting a Ford body on a Chevy frame with a Chevy engine is called "Going to the Evil Side". Oh well, that was then and this is now. Back to the subject: Rat Rods.

Merc in a Chevy...COOL.
How do you describe that? Chevrury??? Checury??? No matter. Be proud of your ride, you've earned it.

BTW, You're right Denny. I do like it here. I visit this site at least once a day. If it wasn't for guys like you, Tech, Bob Parmenter, Dave Severson, TooMany, Henry Rifle to name a few, I'd still be on that Ford site spending $4800 on after market products to add IFS, power steering, power brakes, front discs, reversed eye springs, and torch work to notch the frame for a 2" lowering. I got all of this and more from a $250 junk yard frame. I have you guys to thank for all the replies to my posts. Sometimes you didn't respond to my questions. This told me that the answer is a "no brainer" and I should go back and look. Sure enough, there was the answer staring me straight in the face.
Again, Thank You, Thank You, Thank You.

Originally Posted by lakota

Yup, that's my rant.
I'm still getting hate E-mail from guys on the Ford website about putting a Chevy engine in my Ford, and I was banned from posting there months ago. Putting anything other than a Ford part on a Ford is called "Going to the Dark Side". Putting a Ford body on a Chevy frame with a Chevy engine is called "Going to the Evil Side". Oh well, that was then and this is now. Back to the subject: Rat Rods.

thay would hate me iv got ford 360 pistons in my gm 2.5 iron duke

im looking for a s10 to do a modern day rat rod(is what i call it)
thinking of a 4"to5" chop top
ford 9" rear on later bars and coils
bring the rear axel to the back of the cab
then do a strech to the front and sold axel
some kind of rad and cover no fenders or hood
the motor is a 151cid 2.5 block w/ 360 ford pistons, chevy 250 I6 rods, a153 crank, a boat head w/ 202-160 valves, a costom 4 barrel intake. (called the mustang killer)
and a 4 speed manual trans

Hey Nitrous--keep me posted on your progress with an S-10 rod. I have been considering the same thing, although your idea goes a bit further than mine. I have been trying to find pics of an S-10 without the box or front fenders/hood/grill. I have this vision in my head what it could look like, but so far its stuck in there!