Yeh go for it, it can be done. i had a friend whos uncle had a 48 apache i think it was, and he built it from scratch and it was a beast of a machine. My story is i hope to get one i have been in love with the 56 f100 since i was six years old and they are extremely hard to find down here in australia. so ill probablly just move up to america, are they easy to find over there?
thanks chris.

 

i just think seeing a 56 is like being in a dream.
so how were u stupid. i wouldnt say ur stupid if u owned a 56. i would say that u were a genious.
chris.

 

i must say u do have a really beutiful car. dont take any offense to this but personal i would rechrome the chrome bar at the front. just my own personal opinion sorry. is it in perfect condition....lokks it.
thanx for replyin.
chris

 

hey mate sorry to bug u but isnt that a 60 f100. i cant really see the pic that well...theres something wrong with my computer, but from what i can see it looks like a nineteensixties model. just curious.
thanx chris.

 

Fiftysix
I've owned my 56 for a little over a year and a half. It was modified some when I bought it with stuff I wanted on it. Mine is a daily driver, working truck, street rod. I'm customizing it as a rolling resto. Once I have all the mods done, I will probably take it back down to the frame to finish out all the small stuf before paint and reassembly. I figure that will take another year. Counting the purchase price, I'll have mine finished out for under $20k. I've loved 56's since I was a kid (and they were new!) But it wasn't until about two years ago that I finally went for it and bought a street rod. I don't have pictures of it in my gallery yet. The paint is cracked and chipped from snowy winters in Nebraska. The wood in the bed is pretty warped too. My work so far has been on running gear. It has a rebuilt (and warmed up) 351C with a rebuilt FMX three speed auto trans, 3:50 posi 9 inch rear, aluminum rims (old ET mags) and street tires,front-tilt hood, remote oil and tranny coolers, Mustang II front with disc brakes, and it is shaved with remote door openers.
I would love to dialogue about any mods you're making, although my knowledge of the stock 56 reality is limited.

 

Does a panel count. Its ugly still, got to get the 77 out of the way.

 

there is no such thing as a 56 being ugly. i think u have the wrong car mate a 56 is way to a beautiful machine to be called ugly.
but yeh a panel counts. love to see some pics when ur done.
chris.

 

done up u serious!!!!! that would look sweet. send me some pics. tamasaurus@hotmail.com is my email i would love to see some pics of it.
thanx.
chris.

 

56

After you have more posts, you will be able to email us. Check in on some of the other threads here and get your post count up. Maybe start a new thread and introduce yourself and your truck. FTE protects us from getting spammed to death so you can't email us directly from here for a while. And welcome to the 48-60 forum. I bet there are at least 50 guys here with 56s. I am not one of them though.

 

Here's a pic of what im shooting for, of course it needs to be lower and the color is all wrong, and the seats aren't right and the wheels dont look right and ...

http://www.carnut.com/show/03/belle/bell043.jpg

 

If you haven't already looked you can see it on my homepage. Click on my name and select my homepage.

 

lockups,

I like that wheel/tire combination. Anyone take a guess on the wheel and tire size?

 

I have 4 of those rims, with 4 re-chromed original dog dish/center caps for sale, the ones I have are 15 x 6 , and ford truck bolt patern. 5 on 5 1/2.

 

lockups,
Do you have any pictures?

 

maan that was a nice truck u showed me. r u gonna get suicide doors on urs aswell. i lovvvveee the 56s when there lowered its gonna look soo good....give me a look when ur done ok.
thanx.chris