BUDGET RAT TRUCK BUILD - Making new floor pans (Part 7)

Time to make new floor pans and drive shaft tunnel! I build a frame for the floor and a new tunnel. Then make templates for the new floor pans before cutting them to shape and bead rolling to add stiffness. Finally I install the new floor pans and plug weld them in place. We also look at the overall cost of this budget build so far!
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[@mikep95133]

Hey young man!! (I'm 62) Thanks for showing me things I've never seen before !! Swapping chassis and bodies is brilliant !! With fuel prices so high, it makes even more sense !! Love it !!!

[@ratrodsafrica]

Hello old man! 😅 You beat me with 2 full years.😂 I think this might end up to be the only 4 cylinder Chevy truck in the world! Thanks for your comments

[@mikep95133]

@@ratrodsafrica It will be the most uniquely powered vintage chevy, maybe ever. So inspiring. I better start doing more pushups and eating more Wheaties to even try and keep up with you !!

[@danielburke4113]

Glad to see you wearing a welding helmet. Im enjoying your sense of humor!

[@Poorboychickencoop]

I came in to see the dent side bed build. I need to build a 6 foot box bed for my '73 f100 4×4 now I'm just watching all your videos. You have a beautiful mind I'm gonna just steal bits and pieces of your genius for projects I don't even have yet.

[@ratrodsafrica]

Thanks man! If you like me, you love all old cars/trucks😀 Most welcome to make use of whatever I can offer. I regard it as a huge compliment! Thank Jon Snow.

[@tryphontournesol427]

Who needs Clecoes when you have self drilling screws :) Forest engineering strikes again. Nice job!

[@ratrodsafrica]

😂 Cant get those Clecoes out here, so we gotta make other plans!

[@seanhammon6639]

I love the way you couldn't be arsed for holes here and rust there because they are just adding character and giving it houding, but then you cringe when your beading goois a lefty. Your inner struggle is real man. There's a war going on 😜🤘

[@ratrodsafrica]

Dude, the war has been raging for more than 60 years! 🤣

[@jimcarlisle1141]

She is getting there, looking good!

[@kerrypierre9494]

🤣🤣🤣🤣 love the Big Mac index.. the floor and tunnel came out great, keep up the good work 👍🇺🇸⚜️🔥🔥

[@sharndupreez1]

That's it! Finally caught up! Watched all the videos from the start. But now I have to wait patiently.

[@ratrodsafrica]

Thanks for watching all my carryings on! Appreciate.

[@stephenbrown571]

Hell I thought you were going to Fred flintstone it. 😂😂😂😂

[@ratrodsafrica]

Hey, we not THAT far behind the times, out here in "darkest" Africa😂

[@lewismartin9980]

Cost breakdown made me almost chock on my water man that was funny ...lmao.

[@ratrodsafrica]

😂👍

[@davidweidner1675]

The rat rod project is looking 👌

[@ratrodsafrica]

Thank you David!

[@codyc6975]

Duff, another great video ! For a motor for your bead roller grab a windscreen wiper motor off that Ford truck you harvested your bedsides from and use it with a 12 volt battery ! It works or youo can use a 1/2" drill to do it as well !

[@ratrodsafrica]

Not a bad idea. Would need to find a way for speed control as well

[@codyc6975]

most drills have a variable speed but, if not then maybe find a controller which isn't that much. That's the only downfall of the beadrollers !

[@kennethstevenson976]

Great work while explaining each step. You are a great craftsman and teacher.

[@ratrodsafrica]

Thank you very much!

[@johnl.funches7703]

You need to put 6 extended handles on the outside- like a pirate wheel, and that will make it easier to control, because it harder for you to turn it from the inside of your bead wheel- now that's what I see, now that's a comment- that's all- GOOD JOB ON THAT FLOOR 👍👍👍👍

[@ratrodsafrica]

Thank you!

[@chrislewis4830]

For an old one youve got some muscles. that floor looks great job well done

[@ratrodsafrica]

Thanks! They say you are as old as you think you are!😅

[@normanmeador7956]

You have a great channel, man.I hope you get a million subscribers,and a motorized bead roller.

[@ratrodsafrica]

Thank you David! With a million subscribers I will be able to have everything motorized 🤣

[@davidconley3610]

The Big Mac index you use really makes me hungry 😋

[@ratrodsafrica]

😂

[@robertstevison1448]

Wow custom floor pans awesome as always

[@TheDocrock100]

Nice work. The thin strip plywood is a great idea. I do this for all my flat pieces. A little trick is use hot glue to glue the pieces together. They wont move like screws do sometimes. Keep up they great builds and videos

[@rickjackson3414]

Hey Div, I owe an apology…..I thought your name was Bill……I got it now! Great workmanship. I love you simple approach and how you keep the cost down.

[@ratrodsafrica]

No worries mate. Thank you

[@DustyMacsGarage]

Heck yeah Div!!!Im gonna be doing this soon to my wifes 240z on my channel. and also the bed floor in my 66 f100.

[@ratrodsafrica]

Some work ahead! Good luck man.

[@DustyMacsGarage]

@@ratrodsafrica Yours turned out lekka!!!

[@letsbefrank6269]

You are very methodical, just great to view your video mate.

[@ratrodsafrica]

Glad you enjoyed it, thanks brother!

[@rickm5806]

A very tidy budget indeed!

[@ratrodsafrica]

Gonna try and keep it as tidy as possible! Will do an update in the future

[@crazywickedcustoms7272]

You doing hell of a lot better then me, I been fighting 3 Cancars at same time they are stage 4 , my body kinda of a mess. I beating the Cancars so far. They are pretty much gone. But I lost a lot of muscle and weight. I been building again. But it bady steps, you give me inspiration. Thank you my brother.

[@ratrodsafrica]

Wishing you all the best man!

[@johnnymac1580]

Great job Rusty😂

[@dragontattooee]

Loved the video Div, can looking lekka

[@ratrodsafrica]

Thanks Brian!

[@erivon2234]

hells yes! been waiting for this one! thanks mate! lekka!

[@ratrodsafrica]

Lekka Eri! Thanks bud.

[@anthonydunn913]

Your doing a awesome job with the build,keep it up man

[@ratrodsafrica]

Thank you Anthony, I will try!😅

[@mrolcarguy]

Nice job on the floor, Even cheap bead rollers work well enough for what old Guy's like us build I, 70 and still going. My bead roller is a cheapy one as well. It's modified like yours but with an old 52 chevy steering wheel. The rooler is mounted on an old engine stand that was not using......Good stuff is where you find it. Keep up the good work, it's all good.

[@ratrodsafrica]

Thanks!

[@albertdehn8381]

Thanks for a👍😀

[@crazywickedcustoms7272]

Nice job on floor.

[@DustyMacsGarage]

What up Div!!!!!

[@peterroper7471]

Another great video! And the little toy truck is awesome!

[@crazywickedcustoms7272]

Cool, I going to build roller like that one day. Love, the way your doing it.

[@ishsiriram8286]

Wow, That looks cool Div. Well done again. Thank you for sharing. I enjoy your videos, always inspires me to get off my hynee and get stuff done...like you do.

[@jamesfreeland3137]

Great. Thanks for showing how you put in sections and how you add on to it. Templates are a pain in the butt, but very necessary. 👍 :)

[@seanhammon6639]

Lekker! Love the CAD work.

[@ratrodsafrica]

Thanks boet. Old school CAD is the best!

[@paulsmith6002]

Good work, we are building our 1st, Chevrolet 49 truck body on a S 10 frame

[@ratrodsafrica]

Good luck!

[@benharper1682]

excellent content. That floor looks great! Thanks for sharing.

[@ratrodsafrica]

Thank you! And a pleasure 🙂

[@mattblack6268]

Great job again mate. Very lekka.

[@ratrodsafrica]

Howzit Matt. Thanks man!

[@DependableAutoTruck]

good work glad i found your channel hard to find small shops with only one person doing the work

[@ratrodsafrica]

Thanks man! Jip, just me by my lonesome self 😅 Welcome aboard!

[@anthonysinclair5721]

@@ratrodsafrica You don't need 4 guys at your shop , I think you probably get 4 guys worth of work done solo! 😎👍

[@ratrodsafrica]

@@anthonysinclair5721 it's because the 4 guys spend too much time talking shit and making stupid suggestions!

[@barendjohannesclausen7605]

hello Div,bly ek het op jou "channel" afgekom.dit is so lekker om iemand te sien doen wat jy doen hier in ons ou land.ek het gewonder of Jy dalk al gehoor het van n man in nova Scosia canada by die naam van bad chad... , op die oomblik is julle twee tops in my kyk lys.hou so aan wardeer jou werk en Videos.

[@ratrodsafrica]

Hey Barend. Jeez bro, om my te vergelyk met Bad Chad is 'n moerse kompliment! Thanks! Wens ek het ook 'n Jolene gehad 😅

[@mdsci7894]

Hahaha the big mac comparison got me laughing😆 I just discovered your channel and I am enjoying every video!

[@ratrodsafrica]

Thanks brother! Welcome to my shop!

[@TheFrameoff]

Nice job ... Build On Little shop in the forest

[@ratrodsafrica]

Thanks Mr Frameoff! Would love to know the name of the dude who always tells me to "build on" 😅

[@TheFrameoff]

@@ratrodsafrica My name is Michael

[@ratrodsafrica]

@@TheFrameoff Glad to make your acquaintance Michael 🙂

[@jeffmesser796]

Sir you are a metal pro with a great mind and a great sense of humor. I love your jokes The wood floor template is genius. I will use that on my next rat rod build. I’m 74 and still building. In appreciation from North Carolina USA. I just paid $195 for a 4 x 10 sheet of 18 ga. Gonna start stripping roof tops for sheet metal. Haa

[@ratrodsafrica]

Thanks for your kind words Jeff! 74 and still building! You are my new hero!😁 Love it! Well done. Been thinking about them old roofs myself, just can't be modern cars I guess... That shit is probably paper thin 😂

[@donaldhenke2750]

thaths damn cool and really good fab work....

[@ratrodsafrica]

Thank you Donald!

[@DependableAutoTruck]

i used to do counter tops we used thin plywood and hot glued them together

[@ratrodsafrica]

Yeah, that must work well! Don't have one, might add to shopping list

[@terrencebuller7676]

Another Beautiful job, the floor and tunnel really looking good. Wish you the best and look forward to watching future videos. Take care 👍

[@ratrodsafrica]

Thank you Terrence! Have a good one that side😀

[@johndraper9065]

Great job

[@henrygibson1530]

Doing a good job o the floor and I think the seats need to be up a little bit stay 3" or 4" higher.

[@ratrodsafrica]

Thanks. Yes, will finalize seat height when I fit the seats

[@Rustohallick]

Love the roller dude, that works slicker then snot.

[@ratrodsafrica]

Yes, happy with that thing!😄

[@robbollom7396]

dig it Dif..good work again

[@ratrodsafrica]

Thank you Rob!

[@albertkhajianpour6990]

You are great 👍

[@dragontattooee]

Quick question Div, do you name your Rat Rods like some do???

[@chriscutajar3297]

Love yo work man!! I enjoy your videos, always inspires me to get off my hinee and get stuff done keep it up bro !! RAT RODS FOR AFRICA

[@ratrodsafrica]

Thanks bro! If I can inspire, I'm a happy old dude😅

[@matthewfocke5360]

Great work.

[@ratrodsafrica]

Thank you!

[@robertamor3203]

good job making that floor i also loved the way you made your bead roller the turning wheel going over the end is a brilliant idea i have never seen one done like that carry on making it look easy thanks from the welshman

[@akom-studio_com]

Hi there! First time visitor to your channel and instantly subscribed - absolutely brilliant! Thank you so much for sharing insights to your amazing work and hence allowing us to learn from you. Also thx for using the big mac index, now everyone around the world easily can translate it into local currency as well :-). Have a great day!

[@ratrodsafrica]

Hello! Thanks for the sub! And your other kind words. The big mac index is fun😅

[@stashwaxroller1740]

Very interesting video ! The plywood pieces for a template were a new one for me. This build seems to be moving forward quickly ! The price breakdown was was an awesome addition . I believe that your steel prices may be less expensive than mine here in the states presently. Cost of a Big Mac in the U.S. is currently $4 x 268 = $1072 interesting comparison. (gallon of petrol as you call it is nearly the same at $3.79 in my area.) Keep up the good work !!!!!!!

[@ratrodsafrica]

Thanks for the feedback Randy! Looks like that Big Mac index does give some better perspective hey?

[@TheFrameoff]

A gallon of gas in Canada is 9 dollars

[@DoonerF]

That tiny bite looks great! I’m watching every bite of that elephant. Lol! Question: How hard is it to get a rat rod titled and licensed for the road over there? I don’t even know how hard it is here. Lol! I do remember a guy making a hotrod model “T” with a Chevy V8 on a homemade chassis, and they wouldn’t title it because back in the day, they used the engine number as the vin on model “T”s. The engine was a Chevy. Don’t know what he finally did. A big Texas thank you for your videos!

[@ratrodsafrica]

Gotta keep gnawing on them elephants!😂 Licencing built up vehicles legally is a very difficult thing here! But we improvise in other ways... one method is to buy a donor truck with legal title and licence, then build your rod with that. Vin is the chassis number, so no issue to swop the engine. And It IS Africa... third world... things are a little different here..can'tt say too much in public space...😅

[@DoonerF]

@@ratrodsafrica Sometimes you gotta do what you gotta do. I know the feeling.

[@chilledoutinoz2425]

HEY DIFF, ALL THOSE BIG MAC'S THAT YOU ARE TALKING ABOUT ARE MAKING ME HUNGRY... HEY MAN, CAN YOU SEND SOME OF THOSE BIG MAC'S TO ME HERE DOWN UNDER IN AUSTRALIA.. I CAN STORE THEM IN MY FRIDGE IN MY SHOP !!!! .. YOU KNOW I CAN THEN HAVE SNACKS DURING MY WORK ON MY RATROD... THAT WOULD DEFINITELY BE LEKKA HA HA.... WE LOVE YOUR VIDEOS... KEEP EM COMING... CHEERS FROM CHILL FROM DOWN UNDER IN AUSTRALIA...

[@ratrodsafrica]

Hey Chill, our Big Macs are made with lion meat... not sure you will like it!🤣🤣 Stay chilled brother

[@chilledoutinoz2425]

AND I BET THAT YOU CAUGHT THOSE LIONS ALL ON YOUR OWN ...HA HA.. CHEERS MAN...

[@chriscornelius4549]

Awsome I like your style!

[@ratrodsafrica]

Thank you

[@djscrews]

Very nice!

[@kallibrand4106]

Div jou videos is n groot motivering vir elke ou wat daarna kyk . Jou deursettingsvermoë is aansteeklik . Jou tools is selfgemaak , jou budget is "low buck" en ja ek kan nie wag om my 46 Jailbar Ford cab en deure te gaan haal nie . My vrou is so 'n groot motivering en kan self nie wag dat ons projek kan begin nie . Inderdaad is dit lekker om saam met jou te kuier . God bless !

[@ratrodsafrica]

Ag dankie ou Kallie! Dis my mission om te motiveer en ouens te wys mens het nie hope geld nodig om 'n cool ding te bou nie😎 Veral hier in SA waar die blink goed moer duur is!😅 Voorspoed met jou projek. Sal graag wil sien, welkom om epos te gooi na [e-mail]

[@bravobase6801]

So chuft I found this channel keep it up oom. I'm doing the same stuff here in Zim. Busy rodding a 39 Master 85 at the moment

[@ratrodsafrica]

Thanks bro! Would love to see what you doing. Mail me some pics to [e-mail]

[@bravobase6801]

@@ratrodsafrica will do that

[@SamTheBalloonMan]

Bead rolling with one person is so much a pain

[@alfbittner6489]

Lekker job boud, just a thought, I know you have land rover in SA, with the removable floor and gearbox tunnel, just for ease of access when you have to do a clutch or gearbox repair.

[@ratrodsafrica]

Yes, it is feasible. But not gonna do it now, everything is welded up. Next time😅

[@NZMOPAR]

The Nissan in my price in big Mac is $1343 NZD lol

[@sufferedenuf]

In the news, I'm hearing about all the flooding over there. Maybe you could build boats.

[@ratrodsafrica]

Luckily that flooding happened a LONG way from where I live 😅

[@jdmequeo2797]

Gracias Todo un ejenplo me animate hacer un projector de camioneta antigua😍👍

[@t-jayhardy2722]

Hey Duff : Jay from Canada again. Take a look at fitzees fabrications. He put together a pipe anvilthat Gene Winfield designed.its great for bending sheet metal like drive shaft tunnels.with or without a taper.keep at it old son.

[@ratrodsafrica]

Thanks T-jay. Yes, I have actually seen that pipe anvil, just got to get around to building one😅

[@janetdanner9706]

good job

[@ratrodsafrica]

Thank you!

[@warrengage9536]

Great videos. As for the bead roller. Would a little pointer in front of the roller not help to keep it straight? Like a jigsaw has?

[@ratrodsafrica]

Thanks. I've never tried that, maybe?

[@crazywickedcustoms7272]

If I get back to half back to health I be blessed.

[@willwade1101]

A farmer hired a guy to plow his field but when he came back at the end of the day there wasn't a straight row among the rows the guy plowed. The farmer started chewing the guy out when he suddenly shouted: "Whoa there boss, I did that for a reason. You see you can get a lot more seed planted in those crooked rows then you can in them straight ones!"

[@ratrodsafrica]

😂

[@jimcarlisle1141]

Progress

[@stevestacey5272]

How about a 24 volt starter motor from diesel engine for that bead roller. High torque low speed. Does your wife know that you have her scissors ✂️?

[@ratrodsafrica]

Boy will I be in trouble if I use the wife's scissors!😅 Yes, one day I might decide to motorize the bead roller. Too many things!!

[@fueladdictiongarage7048]

👍🏻

[@danhoy8356]

I googled it!!

[@ratrodsafrica]

😁

[@tommcl8548]

👍👊

[@DependableAutoTruck]

didn't really understand money conversion what is in africa equal to one dollar us

[@ratrodsafrica]

The South African Rand(ZAR) to US dollar exchange rate fluctuates all the time, but is in the region of ZAR15 = US$ 1