Awesome new shop truck!!!!

[Takid455]

Piling parts in the grand prix and placing engines in the trunk gets old after awhile. Brousing the local CL ads I ran across this 1956 F250. struck a deal and brought the ol' fella home. Off the road since 1984, some fresh fuel and some electrons resulted in instant combustion. literally with the initial twist of the key. Rebuilt the master cylinder and redid the rear brake lines, wheel cylinders and all hoses, and added some new shoes. everything works so far. little by little I'll replace some of the metal and cut new wood for the bed floor. The is rust on this fella, but not as bad as the picture make it look. lost of it is surface which I will sand down, neutralize, prime and paint. I'll probably paint it a deep satin blue(similar to original color) and most like keep w/in the tradition/ rat rod (not garbage rod) theme with the exception of perhaps a modern 302 engine w/ 5spd. I will of course add shop info to the door.

some specs
232 mileage maker I6
7800 capacity
4.88 gears (not exactly highway friendly)
dana 60 rear w/ floating axles
Original color is nocturne blue ( still present on inside of cab)

I always liked the second generation F-series. This thing is just plain cool. There's something about driving 3 on the tree. plus now I can pick up large T/A items w/o hassle. Woot!!! ;D

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[dadto2jays]

Some airbags and a mexican blanket and you could cuadruple your money with all the rat rod craze......cool truck....

[Blue67gto]

Just saw this on the Hamb. Cool truck!