
| Rods and Customs By Bob Lerose |

| '42 Ford COE |


















| Test Fitting the body to the new frame.... It will sit a few inches lower once the engine is in. |
| 1952 Pick-up frame with coil over rear suspension and front suspension from a 1978 Camaro |










| Mocking up the new bed. |
| New floor pans had to be fabricated to fit around the new engine. |
| Positioning the steering linkage was challenging. A steering re-location device was needed. It was mocked up and the floor pans were made to fit at the same angle. |
| The finished frame and drive line. |












| New A-arms. |

| New splash aprons. |
| New brake booster. |
| Gas tank |
| Custom Radiator |
| Rear Pan |
| New running board |
| Tweaking the grill to fit better. |
| New gas door. |






















| Trophy awarded by Matt Steele, the host of television's Truck U |
| Trophy awarded by Wayne Carini, host of television's Chasing Classic Cars |
| Bob being interviewed by Dennis Gage for an upcoming episode of My Classic Car |