KillDevilBill

And so it begins. I know, not the right seat, supposed to be silver. Lots of stuff to figure out on this little guy. Wiring is a hack job nightmare. Plan is to get the front wheels powder coated and back on with new tires, then get it running like it sits. Then I'll start the restoration process.

Beautiful! She's a beast!

It really is! Other than a seat and a mystery intake pipe, it really doesn't need that much. Oil leaks and cosmetic stuff. Hard part will be finding a grill. Overall it's a nice survivor.

I'm learning these things are like potato chips! Had another one follow me home. My H is a little to big for the grandsons to drive, for now. Found a "grandson sized" 1951 Super A. Me and the boys are looking forward to restoring this one. Not enough rust to do the rat rod thing, so this one gets shiny red paint.

I took Freddy on a little "field trip" after work today. Actually, wanted a good test drive. Ran and drove perfectly, I couldn't be happier. This is as close as this tractor will ever get to farm work. On to the next IH project!

A little more artwork. A nod to my racing days, my car was named "Bad Apple". And showtime!

Got it out in the sun today. It was worth every minute of *work* and every single penny. I think it's beautiful!

Went from 24 to 24.2! Lol I honestly can't answer that question, it hasn't left the shop. I can say that it starts a little easier, runs a little better. I also rebuilt the carb though.

That's fantastic! I love it! Lmao 🤣

Other than the Firestones, not a lot. Traded the powder coating for leatherwork, did all the labor myself. Most $ I spent at one time was the Pertronix ignition.

Already in the plans! 👍

Just about ready for the show! Couple little odds and ends to tidy up. It has been a blast "working" on this thing. I've already decided that Fred is just the first tractor in my future collection. Don't know what will be next, whatever shows up first I guess. LOL

Now the expensive part. New Firestones and powder coating for the back.

Nitrous all ready and a little artwork

New front tires, and outer rim is powder coated. Very crappy pic, couldn't get better lighting in the shop.

Much better!

Now that we can upload pics again, I have a few updates. This was the first attempt at running nitrous hard lines to the intake. Came out quite crappy! LOL

Made a center console for my work truck. Its and International HX, truck #195

I have some cool (at least I think) updates on my Farm Rat but still can't post pics.

Same here. No rhyme or reason to it, it just seems to be random.

Kinda what I was thinking. I didn't realize it went all the way to the governor. Free Farmall education here on Red Power! Original steel line was pretty crusty and beat up. Twisted the fitting right out of the air cleaner when I tried to remove it. Welded a -6AN fitting in, a couple nutserts instead of trying to reach in behind all of that to put nuts on bolts, and I'm in business. Thank you!

The line going from the cylinder head to the air cleaner.

This was a bigger pain than I thought it was going to be. There's a lot going on in that little space between the fuel tank and the engine. What is this for? I'm assuming it's a breather, but I've been wrong on this old gal more than once!

This is fantastic. Lots of time involved here. Funny how projects like this are a lot of time, but zero "work". This guy's an artist.

I am having an absolute blast "working" on Freddy. Reading a lot on Red Power forums, and more importantly getting a Farmall education. Not sure where I'm going to mount the nitrous solenoids yet, but this seems to be the best place so far. Can't wait to run the stainless hard lines up to the intake. Nitrous bottle is a whole different nightmare. On the battery box is the best place (aesthetically) but I do not want to drill holes in the box. I'm open for ideas!