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    1. #1
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      ExtReme '56 F100

      Hey all, we've got some cool things happening in the Speedtech Rod Shop, one of which is a new project we're pretty excited about. If you all remember Bentley's super clean '68 Nova we did a couple years ago, (Click Here for more Nova Pics) well we're back at it with another project to fill his garage.




      The Nova had some real sentimental value, Bentley's dad had a red '68 when he was younger and so he wanted to build one like it, only a pro Touring version, for himself. The F100 on the other hand wasn't something he really thought much of owning, it just sort of happened to fall into his hands.

      Now, you all have seen the fantastic performance we were able to get out of our honest street truck ExtReme chassis'ed '67-72 C10, and Bentley's got similar performance expectations for his fat fendered ride. Much like Darwin's survival of the fittest concept, we feel the same about our ExtReme products and yet another opportunity to adapt and evolve into something better has presented itself. With that said, Bentley's F100 will become the predecessor to a new line of ExtReme 50's F100 Chassis systems!

      As you can see we're starting with what looks to be a mild maybe early 90's local car show level build that got some blingy 20" wheels slapped on it somewhere along the way. Besides looking a bit outdated, there are some areas where the body work is falling apart and rust is starting to form. Little things like weatherstrip etc. are also starting to fall apart. Bentley's got a little different taste than the salmon pink earlier days vibe, so I'm currently working on the refreshed new look rendering, and will have this truck's vision posted soon. Bookmark the page and follow along as we completely rebuild this ol' grass sittin' at the car show grandpa into a lean and mean serious street machine!











      -Ben, Creative Director at Speedtech Performance
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      Well we've got the old boy torn down and ready for media blasting. So far looks like not too much rust and body work to deal with, however we all know the media blaster doesn't lie so we're keeping our fingers crossed.

      Included in these pics are a focus on where body mods will be taking place. We have more photos on our webpage photo gallery, Click Here ---> Bentley's 55 F100













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      435-628-4300 www.speedtechperformance.com
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      Will have to watch this. Have a 56 international that I picked up and was looking at crown vic suspension, but will have to see what you guys do.
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      It could be 30 years since this truck was done so please don't be critical of the work. The color was a fad but that hasn't stopped and will continue. There's no question that you will be improving tremendously. If the owner has driven the truck very much, when he get's it back, he surely will be pleased. Modern brakes, suspension and comfort items.

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      Is the plan to put a 56 cab on it?

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      Agreed, the owner will be very pleased. He's decided on an LT4 and 8 speed automatic for drive train, and that along with the performance of this suspension will make for a very cool truck. Comfortable to drive, will have more than enough power, and it'll hang the corners like his BMW.

      @ Peter- No, we're sticking with this cab. The 56 in the thread title was incorrect, as far as we know it's a 55. Not sure how to change the title though...
      -Ben, Creative Director at Speedtech Performance
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      Back to work on the F100! First off I've wrapped up the rendering. Bentley wanted a look that says pro-touring but with a little bit of Dub City Diecast look to it. The body lines on this thing are like the everlasting rolling hills of Indiana and really needs something more than a single color to break things up. As many of these trucks have been done multi-tone paint was in order but we wanted to steer clear of the common separate the colors with a heartbeat swoosh stripe on the door. Packing a Speedtech ExtReme chassis our design concept needs to visually stand out so it hits a little different chord by combining charcoal grey, silver, and a really cool shade of BMW blue. That amazing suspension and drivetrain along with a wicked stance, super wide tires and some minor custom body mods it'll for sure be unique from the parked in the grass show car scene.

      -Ben, Creative Director at Speedtech Performance
      We sell some really cool parts, build cool cars, and do cool concept renderings too!
      435-628-4300 www.speedtechperformance.com
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      After disassembly you really get a feel for just how small the passenger compartment on these things are, right?

      Media blasting always reveals the sore spots, and luckily for a truck this old that's been worked and reworked, it wasn't as bad as it could have been. We were able to save most of the sheetmetal, but it will still take some rust repair and hammer and dolly work to even it all out. More coming soon...















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      435-628-4300 www.speedtechperformance.com
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      That's not too bad. Having 1 area for rust repair is a gift anymore.

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      That truck is in awesome shape. That's kind of an odd place for rust, you wouldn't think it would rust on the top.....

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      Yeah, Bentley lucked out on it being mostly rust free. Even still, to repair some of the already done repairs would be more labor costly than replacing some sheet metal so we opted for that on a couple areas: the front valance, one front fender, and one bed side along with a couple patch panels. We also picked up a pair of widened rear fenders as well. Pictured below is a 315-30-18, it looks tiny in that huge old fender! We haven't got the chassis fully built yet but we're thinking a 335 all the way around would clear easily. So far we're looking at 20" wheels up front and 22"s out back.



      -Ben, Creative Director at Speedtech Performance
      We sell some really cool parts, build cool cars, and do cool concept renderings too!
      435-628-4300 www.speedtechperformance.com
      My Pumkinator build thread- https://www.pro-touring.com/showthre...ght=pumkinator

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      To make room for the LT4 and 8 speed we had to trim the out trans opening and massage the firewall a bit.





      More coming soon...
      -Ben, Creative Director at Speedtech Performance
      We sell some really cool parts, build cool cars, and do cool concept renderings too!
      435-628-4300 www.speedtechperformance.com
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      While the body repairs and upgrades are underway our welding team got the ExtReme F100 chassis mocked up and we slipped the engine and trans into place to begin fitment. Once in place we mocked it all up with the cab. This will be our first of many future LT builds, we're pretty excited to get this program off the ground. The F100 is a great way to showcase this too, not many would expect to see that mill under the hood.







      -Ben, Creative Director at Speedtech Performance
      We sell some really cool parts, build cool cars, and do cool concept renderings too!
      435-628-4300 www.speedtechperformance.com
      My Pumkinator build thread- https://www.pro-touring.com/showthre...ght=pumkinator

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      Body work continues. We're using a flush mount Kindigit door handle and deleting the key hole. The handle is located below the body line now and will be centered in the silver stripe.



      On the front fenders we raised the rear lower portion to line up with the running board and match the fiberglass rear fenders. A subtle mod that will clean up the bottom line of the truck.



      Next up, the cancer at the drip rail line was cut out plus a little extra to make sure it's all gone.



      Finally for now another subtle mod to the tailgate- the ribs and Ford logo are deleted and the outer vertical rails had material added to make them blend better than the original simple squared off shape. This theme will carry around to the side vertical rails, and in the process the hinges will be hidden.

      -Ben, Creative Director at Speedtech Performance
      We sell some really cool parts, build cool cars, and do cool concept renderings too!
      435-628-4300 www.speedtechperformance.com
      My Pumkinator build thread- https://www.pro-touring.com/showthre...ght=pumkinator

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      Lookin' good.

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      Some very nice work here. Love the rendering Ben.
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      Thanks fellas!

      Next on the list is doing some test fitting and mock up. Pictured are the rear tires in place, the front and rear tire sizes we're using on the truck, and finally the late model Mustang seats and console that are going in. This thing just gets cooler and cooler as it unfolds!





      -Ben, Creative Director at Speedtech Performance
      We sell some really cool parts, build cool cars, and do cool concept renderings too!
      435-628-4300 www.speedtechperformance.com
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    18. #18
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      Love this truck! Can't wait to see how it turns out...
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      Looks good!

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      Here's the front tire getting fit to find wheel back space. Between the ExtReme frame's huge clearance and the wide fenders there's lots of room in there for fat meats. This is a big tire, crazy how it gets swallowed up in there!






      Also in the works is the preliminary metal work to create a flush mount windshield. The back window will get this treatment too to help smooth things a bit. Note also the rust repair near the drip rail went well.



      -Ben, Creative Director at Speedtech Performance
      We sell some really cool parts, build cool cars, and do cool concept renderings too!
      435-628-4300 www.speedtechperformance.com
      My Pumkinator build thread- https://www.pro-touring.com/showthre...ght=pumkinator

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