This custom-built 1951 Jeep Rat Rod pickup was finished 2012. It is

　　powered by two side-by-side 1937 V8-60 flathead engines, with belt

　　drive to a three-speed manual transmission. With 4-wheel hydraulic

　　brakes. The 60hp Flatheads are connected by V-belts to a main shaft

　　that connects to the flywheel and hooks up to the transmission. The

　　builder, Jeff Austin of Salem, OR, took the back end of a

　　regular-sized 85hp flathead and cut the blocks off right in front

　　of the rear main. Austin was a retired engineer who had been

　　working and building cars since he was 15. He also cut the

　　crankshaft off and used the rear main and the crankshaft flange,

　　which holds the flywheel. The rear portion of the block is also the

　　bellhousing for an early Ford transmission. The frame was built

　　from rectangular 2x3 tubing. The frame forms a "V" because it had

　　to be wide enough in the front for the two engines, yet narrow

　　enough to steer without problems, and it also had to accommodate

　　the body from where it narrows again and then runs parallel to

　　support the rear end. Austin fabricated the frame, and engineered

　　and machined all the parts to make them fit. The transmission is a

　　1934 Ford Toploader. This Jeep has early Ford hydraulic brakes,

　　along with many modifications and special additions. It was the

　　subject of a 6-page feature article in RebelRodz magazine in

　　February 2015 (Issue Number 40). A copy of the magazine and

　　pictures of the build go with the Jeep. **TITLED AS 1951 ASVE**

　　**VEHICLE MAY NOT BE STREET LEGAL IN ALL STATES**