56' Ford F-100 with a 4 1/2inch Chop

[Obsession2Speed]

Just figured i would show you guys my truck since theres a lot of beautiful rides here...She still needs a lot of work but ill get there sooner or later, once the funds roll in...Im sure some of you know how that goes...


Mods include
4 1/2 inches chopped off the roof
full tilt front end
351 Cleveland hooked to a 3spd auto
Ford 9inch rear with 4.11 gear
PPG Lemon Ice Yellow paint
Grand Turino IFS
Relocated gas tank to under the bed
Shaved gas filler next
Custom painting on tailgate, firewall and dash.
Black leather interior...Seat, door panels, and headliner all match..Carpet is black
Hidden grille lights that are only visible at night
Frenched antenna
Rear bumper replaced with roll pan with louvers molded into it
Theres prob some more things here and there that i forgot to mention


me towering over my truck...im 6'8
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Firewall shot
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Dash
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Crappy pic of the rear, colors are blown out
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Another crap shot
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The tilt front end
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These lights you see shinning on the grille are actually hidden...They appear to be on the grille itself but they arent...They are up under the hood shinning down..Looks cool at night
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Random shot outside a warehouse
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[Obsession2Speed]

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[skatinjay27]

HOT TRUCK!!!!!ouple thing "I" would do different would be wheels/ side steps o ya and chevy lol. but over all sick truck

[Obsession2Speed]

Thank you...To be honest with you, im a Chevy guy myself...Always dreamed of having a classic Camaro...Use to have a nice Iroc when i was younger....However, im 6'8, so as you can imagine its not so easy for me to squeeze into a Camaro and sit comfortably anymore...I couldnt pass this thing up though....It started out as somebody elses project and they kind of lost interest in it...The truck sat for 13yrs...In a garage with a dirt floor!!!...I love everything thats tastefully done, no matter if its a Honda Civic or a classic Dodge Power Wagon...Aslong as it has some sort of class in its own sense...I hate to see classic vehicles just sitting and rotting away...So i jumped on this when i had the chance, regardless that it was a Ford...

Im only 24 so my funds arent really that high yet...need to get myself a better job...Im starting young though, so i hope by the time i reach my mid 30s or so ill have a pretty sweet ride here...I wanna bag it, maybe throw some 20s on it, widen the rear fenders a lil bit, throw some bucket seats in there with a custom center console, nice stereo system and blah blah blah...big plans for it, just need the money..

[curly]

Ford or not.... that is an awesome looking ride!

[Obsession2Speed]

Thanks...I know Fords dont always go over to well with the Chevy crowd....As said though, im really a Chevy guy at heart...My love for anything and everything though made me jump on the Ford just cause i would of hated to see it just sit and rot...If a Chevy was around at the same time of the Ford there would be a Chevy sitting in the garage...For now i just work with what im given and hopefully in the future ill have a Chevy to go with it :)

Being a Chevy guy naturally i wanna drop a nice Chevy engine in the truck...However, i do show this truck and from what i hear a lot of judges like to see an engine from the same company in the vehicle...A lot of people assume theres a Chevy under the hood and when i come out and say "Its a Ford 351 Cleveland" they seem rather shocked that its still a Ford under there...Has a Ford 9inch with a Gran Torino front end...


Dont get the wrong idea though...Just like a lot of the guys here im sure, i drive this truck quite often...Sometimes ill take it over to the mall or just for a quick run down to the grocery store...It sees a hell of a lot of miles the 7 or so months i have it on the road...I dont take it very far though...It has 4:11 gears in the rear with a 3spd auto...My top end is nothing and when im doing say 50-60 im up at about 5grand...Doesnt have much more then that...Im gonna swap the gears out and hopefully get myself a new tranny soon...


yea im bored so im just going on and on tonight lol...thanks for the comments guys.

[NOT A TA]

Awesome truck! Saw the pic on the Bear Mtn thread and wished there were some other pics and Viola! I found them here! Look forward to seeing it next week in person if you're at Bear Mtn.

John

[skatinjay27]

shhh...i prefer the front end of 50s ford trucks over chevys...shhh

[BADVELLE]

I love the color and I think the truck looks awesome. I love the pic beside the building, very nice.

[JACK_BURTON55]

Love it man! Those 50s ford pickups were immotalized in my head as awsome after "The Last Action Hero" Dominant, Get yourself an overdrive tranny and keep those 4.11s!!:6gears:

[Obsession2Speed]

Thanks guys...Its nice to see some comments from the Chevy crowd...

This is my truck done up in Photoshop...The original picture is posted in my first post

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-dropped
-rims
-removed mirrors
-removed wippers
-removed door handle
-removed turn signals below the headlights
-color matched smooth running boards
-removed channel from roof and smoothed it out
-removed V8 logo on the grille
-removed the front bumper
-removed the stock taillights
-rounded off the other edge of the door...Look at the original picture and look at the top of the door on the left, youll notice its cut at 90degrees...I rounded it off
-tinted windows

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[Project69]

The second one is the choice for me.

[skatinjay27]

that chop is perfect!!!! took out the main things that dont flow good bumper/running boards/WHEELS!!!! to keep it from being very costly just do the wheels, paint the bumper/ and paint the running boards, since those are the main focal points of the chop.