{"id":27007,"date":"2018-08-29T09:00:20","date_gmt":"2018-08-29T14:00:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=27007"},"modified":"2025-02-28T13:19:48","modified_gmt":"2025-02-28T19:19:48","slug":"for-sale-1942-ford-rat-rod-truck-with-a-turbo-barra-inline-six","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=27007","title":{"rendered":"1942 Ford Truck with a Turbo Barra Inline-Six"},"content":{"rendered":"

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This 1942 Ford Jailbar rat rod is for sale<\/a> in Queensland, Australia for $70,000. The truck was built by OPM Fabrications<\/a> in eight weeks. The truck rides on a custom chassis with a 2006 Hilux front subframe\/suspension and leaf spring rear suspension. Under the hood sits a 4.0 L Barra inline-six from a 2005 Ford Falcon XR6 Turbo. The engine makes 400 horsepower to the wheels thanks to an Atomic valve springs, 6Boost exhaust manifold, Bosch 500 cc injectors, and Garrett 35\/40 turbocharger. The drivetrain consists of a six-speed manual transmission connected to a 3.5-inch driveshaft connected to a Ford 9-inch rear end with a LSD and 3.70 gears. <\/p>\n

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Source: OPM Fabrications FB page<\/a> (build album)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

This 1942 Ford Jailbar rat rod is for sale in Queensland, Australia for $70,000. The truck was built by OPM Fabrications in eight weeks. The truck rides on a custom chassis with a 2006 Hilux front subframe\/suspension and leaf spring rear suspension. Under the hood sits a 4.0 L Barra inline-six from a 2005 Ford… Read More »1942 Ford Truck with a Turbo Barra Inline-Six<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":27011,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"neve_meta_sidebar":"","neve_meta_container":"","neve_meta_enable_content_width":"off","neve_meta_content_width":70,"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_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[22],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-27007","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-ford"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/1942-Ford-Rat-Rod-Truck-with-a-Turbo-Barra-Inline-Six-01.jpg?fit=960%2C640&ssl=1","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":107497,"url":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=107497","url_meta":{"origin":27007,"position":0},"title":"Lexus GS300 with a 900+ hp Ford Inline-Six","author":"swaptastic","date":"November 13, 2023","format":false,"excerpt":"This Lexus GS300 visited KMS Engine in Poland for a dyno tune. 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