My 56 ford project..

[Total_Blender]

It reminds me of the truck the hillbilly kids drive when they're chasing Forrest Gump. Put it back together in stock form, attach a rebel flag license plate, and drive around playing "Rabble Rouser" by Duane Eddy really loud.

I wanted to do a "Sanford and Son" theme on the '48. Dad wasn't having it.

[jdmwannabee]

the truck will have 4 wheel disc brakes when its all said and done. and it had the old straight six in it, we actually cleaned it up alot and got it to run without replacing anything more than the fuel pump.. but i got my hands on a wrecked chevy truck for next to nothing and the motor was in great shape so i decided to go with it. its on a stand in my shop right now waiting to get its new vortec heads.

as for the flat black paint, its only temporary. im thinking about going with a dark matalic silver for the final paint job..

[Total_Blender]

The best way to go might be to put the body of the truck onto the frame of a modern truck. That way you get modern suspension, disc brakes, etc in an integrated package. If the frame is good on your Chebby parts truck, you might consider that, if the wheelbase is the same.

[jdmwannabee]

the frame on the chevy is good but its a totally different frame.. the ford frame is flat and the chevy lifts up in the front and rear. i have looked at alot of different truck frames because what your saying was my original plan, but i couldn't find one that was flat like the ford frame.

[jdmwannabee]

so somehow i lost most of my progress pics, but here are just a few.




this is the truck that i got the motor from..


before:
















after:












and here is the ford frame, and why i can't use the chevy one.









and just a few random pics.