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1952 ford F1 that my grandpa won in a card game in 1963. he made the custom front end for it out of 65 galaxie parts he had laying around the garage after trying to get original parts for it for a couple years. Grandpa was a true hot rodder and metal smith. Almost all the sheet metal work is originally from his hands. He did auto body work till the day he passed. Everything about the truck is custom. My dad inherited the truck in 1978 just before my birth and turned it into a smallblock street cruiser and did the current custom paint job. He swapped the original beat up 52 bed for the one it currently has. I inherited the truck on my 16th birthday and was my summer daily driver. I went big block with it installing a 427-8v and tearing up the streets of Dearborn Heights Michigan. i credit alot of the time turning wrenches in the garage and working hard at a body shop after school with my dad as the reasons i stayed away from drugs and trouble as a teenager. I wanted and needed money for parts to go faster! Some of the best memories of my life.
Engine/Drivetrain Modifications:
1966 ford 427, Le Mans rods, stock crank, comp hydraulic cam, factory 427 pistons, speed pro rings, Clevite bearings, factory 4x2 competition intake, twin 750 double pumpers, custom spacers made by me to mount carbs sideways tunnel ram style, mallory ignition.
C-6 automatic, Ford racing low planetary gear set, trango clutches, springs, and front pump, TCI converter.
Cooling system is a 2000 Ford F150 3 core radiator and Galaxie expansion tank.
Suspension Modifications:
9 inch ford, 4:56 detroit locker. Custom built 4 link.
Front end bone stock straight axle.....
Wheels/Tires Modifications:
Cragar SS mags, pro-trac tires
Interior/Exterior Modifications:
Front sheet metal from 1965 Ford Galaxie,bed is 1979 F-100, custom roof sheet metal and vynl, GTO hood scoop, hand built front louvers and bumpers, 64 galaxie steering column, handbuild wood dash with stewart warner gauges, B&M light truck megashifter, custom interior panels.
Future Modifications:
re-newing the entire ride. Dust off 10 years of storage. add disc brakes to the front. Eventually new frame with IFS, mini tub the bed, Read more ยป