Here we go a few pics of a soon to be rat rod truck, i figured i better get started since a few of you guys beat me to it. For the body i cut part of the running boards off and rounded the corners than i cut off most of the front fenders, i still may remove what's left of the front fenders and just use the head light buckets not shore yet. The engine is a flat head V12 stretched from a V8 i will be adding a crank mounted super charger.

This looks like it's gonna be good!

A flattie V-12? In a Chevy?

I have to hand it to you, Robert, you certainly have some cool ideas.

-YL

I couldn't agree more

Thanks guys, i wanted to come up with an engine a bit more creative than a small block chevy or the 6 it came with. Next i have to start work on the crank mounted super charger and hack up what's left of the front fenders.

I thought it was time for an update, first i lowered the front and rear suspension than i stretched the front of the frame about 12 scale inches so i could fit in the super charger, i also chopped the top about 4 inches and sectioned the cab about 6 inches. From the pics you can see i am still working on the hood and what's left of the front fenders, lots has been added to the engine. All comments welcome.

Thats just sick Robert...............
As freakin' cool as that looks, I'd have a hard time rat rodding it. I'd have to shine it up and make it a show truck. I can't wait till my skills get that good so I can do work like what you've done here.
Do you have some sort of reference pic you're working from on that engine or just making it up as you go along? It's wild, that's for sure.

Hermon

Thanks for the great praise Hermon i am not so shore my skills are any better than yours but thanks anyway, I got the idea of mounting the supercharger to the front of the engine from my own little brain but was not entirely shore how to proceed so i did a search on the internet on supercharged flat head engines and i came a cross a great website with dozens of engine pics and one was close to what you see here, i think it may be a marine application or one of those salt flat engines but i am not shore. The toughest part of this build is turning out to be the hood that thing is giving me all kinds trouble but i will get it done.

Wow. I'm impressive with the amount of work you've done on this so far, and to be honest, I think you've got a winner already.

The blown V-12 flattie is insane and it looks like you have all the hard parts worked out. The body mods look great - low and sinister and mean all at once. I can only imagine how wicked this will look when finished.

It's...rat-tastic!

-YL

Thanks Yoni, yes all the major parts of the engine are in place now i just have to start adding parts like fan belts, pulleys and hoses. The nice low stance started to really take shape after i chopped the top, i liked the way it looked so i figured i would section the cab and that's when things just fell into place. Just wait till you see what i do for the paint job.

Nice chop and sectioning! The front loader pump is a true gem to see...I want to do one of the old McCulloch blowers{pre Paxton} some day. Yah just don't see those much anymore{real life or models}...keep up the good work!

Thanks Bob i was thinking about a twin turbo flathead but i wanted a more old school look so went with the front mounted supercharger.

Very nice Robert, love that engine

Hunter

Thanks Hunter it has been a fun build.

Very cool work so far Robert. Front mounted blower! Wicked

Thanks Jesper the engine still needs lots of detail work but for now i am working on interior parts and the last few body mods. If you guys are interested here is a great site for flathead engines http://www.uncommonengineering.com/

That's a great site Robert. Lot's of wicked engines. Thanks.

Great link Robert. I've spent the last 45 minutes looking at those awsome flatheads. Great place for reference material. Thanks.

Hermon

Thanks guys glad you like the site, tons of information and reference for those builds when you need something different.

Time for a small update, just a few pics of most of the interior parts, i put few rips in the seat and did a little weathering on the seat and floor, i made the fan on the dash from scratch and the shifter knob is supposed to look like a brain not shore if that works or not.

Love the seat Robert! The dash mounted fan is also pretty slick. I'd have never thought of something like that. Cooool.
As for the brain shifter.......well, with that big ole godzilla (or as the Japanese would say "GODZIRRA") engine, my brain will be locked onto the front of the truck, not the inside.

Hermon

Thanks Hermon i wanted to come up with a few original ideas for the interior to help balance the overall build, i posted this model on another site and some one pointed out to me that Lincoln in the 1940's made a flathead V12 i guess my idea is not as original as i thought, but i still like it.

Those are a bunch of really sweet details, Robert. The fan is pretty neat, and the brain is so weird it's cool. I'm not even going to ask how you came up with that one!

-YL

Love those details you've added Robert. Looking really good.

Thanks guys i really love adding those small details it brings the model to life, i still have a few more ideas for the interior but first need to work on painting the suspension.