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Sep 03 1999

The Blob

Published by JDM under 1956 Ford





Lead East 1998
Embassy Suites 1998

On the Wildwood BoardwalkOur Chopped, Sectioned, & Slammed 1956 Ford F-100.

Gotta practiceAn adaptation of the popular “Choke-and-fire” systems of the 50’s, the system is a two-stage unit with juice supplied for both the pilot [left] and main flames [below].Dump works


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Sep 03 1999

1956 Ford Construction

Published by JDM under 1956 Ford

The Old Shop
Welcome to the Shop
A 1987 Formula Firebird has no frame. It is uni-body construction. The chassis as seen here is fabricated from 2″x3″ box tube to mate the Firebird components to the underside of the pickup.

Rolling Chassis

IFS Coil Spring Front looks stretched out in the above photo since there’s not much weight on it at this time. The 3 Link rear suspension (yes, three) uses a main control arm on each side and a center trac-bar that extends parallel to the drive-shaft to the 5 speed manual transmission. Since we’re also running a small-block Pontiac, four wheel discs will help the truck stop better than it ever dreamed in it’s original configuration with the staight six.

AJudo, A Chop, Chop, Chop!

5″ Chop & 4″ Section: Note the widening of the roof in the center. In this photo you can also see the transmission tunnel has also already been installed to accommodate how much lower the body will sit over the drive-train.

 

Inside

TransTunnel & Smooth Dash

A better view of the 5 speed transmission tunnel. Consider that originally the truck’s flat floor cleared the trans. The dash has been smoothed and readied for the gauge panel.
Firewall extended 12″ forward for leg room w/ Heat & A/C cutouts.

Mock-Up

 

 

 

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