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It's been ages since I've trolled or posted here, but figured since I'm finally sealing a deal on a '56 Ford C series truck I ought to get back in the group. Hafta close on selling the house July 1, find a place to live, and by mid July fetch the truck. Here's what we're draggin home:
http://i163.photobucket.com/albums/t...g?t=1371065265 earnest $ is in the mail yes, there's a hood, yes there's rust, yes there's potential... concept: http://i163.photobucket.com/albums/t...JOB-MODDED.jpg JML |
Is that on a different chassis or has it had the front axle replaced?
The lug pattern and number of lugs does not look right. |
Congratulations. I know youve been looking for a long long time for the right truck.
Looks like a great start. Yes those wheels are not original lug pattern. Would have likely been a 6 lug wheels or if the truck is/was a big job it would have had 20" Daytons. Right?? Keep us posted and more pictures please. Josh |
Yeah it's on a late 90s bowtie chassis.
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Okay, I'm browsing on my wife's iPhone and have a question. The pic embedded of the Coe is upside down but I swear it was upright on my monitor at the office. What does that image look like for y'all?
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Looks right side up on my screen!
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Looks good to me.:-X22
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It not only looks right side up, it looks like a cool project. You are looking for a house with a really large garage or shop I am guessing.
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Originally Posted by vintage56
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Yeah it's on a late 90s bowtie chassis.
That would just be so wrong. |
We are looking for at the very least plenty of land area. Currently chasing a property that has a decent size shop to use now. The house is a built in metal building on 5 acres. Plan is pay the place off within a couple years and begin building a new home in the back within 5 yrs. the. The metal building house would get gutted, materials repurposed into a guest house and the metal house converted into my insulated and conditioned shop.
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And for the much more important question, I'm torn between going with a PSD or at DT466. No bellybutton motors in my rigs!
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Originally Posted by vintage56
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We are looking for at the very least plenty of land area. Currently chasing a property that has a decent size shop to use now. The house is a built in metal building on 5 acres. Plan is pay the place off within a couple years and begin building a new home in the back within 5 yrs. the. The metal building house would get gutted, materials repurposed into a guest house and the metal house converted into my insulated and conditioned shop.
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After a long tedious search, my 56 C series is 1/2 way from the Houston area to home near Oklahoma City.
She put up quite a fight with rear brakes locked the whole time but we reeled her in. She's far from perfect but I'm very happy with overall condition compared to many I have passed on. Steps are there so I can rebuild those. Then all the typical rust places. Unfortunately including the drip rail above the windshield. I'll try my hand at posting pics from this phone... Might have to wait to use the pc |
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Originally Posted by vintage56
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After a long tedious search, my 56 C series is 1/2 way from the Houston area to home near Oklahoma City.
She put up quite a fight with rear brakes locked the whole time but we reeled her in. She's far from perfect but I'm very happy with overall condition compared to many I have passed on. Steps are there so I can rebuild those. Then all the typical rust places. Unfortunately including the drip rail above the windshield. I'll try my hand at posting pics from this phone... Might have to wait to use the pc Was wondering how things are going with the COE. I'm not too good at navigating these threads. Hopefully you weren't forced to sell it. Ken |
Originally Posted by Ken Newman
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Good morning,
Was wondering how things are going with the COE. I'm not too good at navigating these threads. Hopefully you weren't forced to sell it. Ken I do still have the COE. With 3 youngish ones I don’t dedicate a whole lot of time to the truck as none of them are all too interested in it. She’s very much back-burnered right now as my eldest just bought himself a ‘76 International Scout II. And mom just bought a Jeep. So I’ve been lured into the 4 by realm and am positioned to revive an old binder 345 and rebuild floors and such. I did fetch a 9 ft express bed for the build this last year. That’s squirreled away in a back building to keep the city’s eyes off of it. I still haven’t settled down on a chassis. Still waiting for the Ford shield stars to align on that front. Honestly the thought has been stronger to sell it, not for necessity, but to let someone get it built. But as for now, she is tucked away for less obliged days ahead. Hopefully she’ll still be able to be road legal by then and I’ll still be able to buy fuel! |
It's good you are spending time with the family, especially the kids at that age, but it cost nothing to keep the COE on the back burner nice and tucked away for later. I'm old now (66) and did the same thing except I sold some things to make things easier financially, and now I regret it.
When the kids are older and don't want to hang around with their parents, you can finish that cool truck. They are going crazy in value, so you'll always have a valuable truck if you hang on to it. Both my sons have cool 4×4s, I'm hoping to go play with them in my '53 soon. When I get it stuck, it's going to be stuck! Keeping touch, Ken.. |
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