{"id":2052,"date":"2011-08-17T21:54:35","date_gmt":"2011-08-18T02:54:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=2052"},"modified":"2017-08-23T14:34:59","modified_gmt":"2017-08-23T19:34:59","slug":"1946-ford-ratrod-truck-with-ls1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=2052","title":{"rendered":"1946 Ford Rat Rod with a LS1"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This 1946 1\/2 ton pickup was a perfect choice for a rat rod project because nature had done half of the work. Instead the owner could focus on the drivetrain. It started with using a modern S10 frame. Then came the aftermarket queen LS1 motor from a 1999 Firebird. Attached to it were some really nice custom built headers. Helping keep all the power to the ground is an Airbag and four link rear suspension. Check out more pictures in the build thread link below.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/zFoSM2L9dw8\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/1MrgatDbsM8\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Source:  <a href=\"https:\/\/www.killbillet.com\/showthread.php?25988-1946-Ford-1-2-ton-pickup-project-quot-The-Hereford-quot\">Killbillet<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This 1946 1\/2 ton pickup was a perfect choice for a rat rod project because nature had done half of the work. Instead the owner could focus on the drivetrain. It started with using a modern S10 frame. Then came the aftermarket queen LS1 motor from a 1999 Firebird. Attached to it were some really&hellip;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=2052\" rel=\"bookmark\">Read More &raquo;<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">1946 Ford Rat Rod with a LS1<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"neve_meta_sidebar":"","neve_meta_container":"","neve_meta_enable_content_width":"","neve_meta_content_width":0,"neve_meta_title_alignment":"","neve_meta_author_avatar":"","neve_post_elements_order":"","neve_meta_disable_header":"","neve_meta_disable_footer":"","neve_meta_disable_title":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_wpcom_ai_launchpad_first_post":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[22],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2052","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-ford"],"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":110028,"url":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=110028","url_meta":{"origin":2052,"position":0},"title":"RWD Suzuki Swift with a LS1 V8","author":"swaptastic","date":"January 10, 2024","format":false,"excerpt":"Jack Mill spent 10 months building his Suzuki Swift with his brother and father. 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