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
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