Dennis Carpenter
& f100 central

 

Welcome to FTE!

 

kinda worried about the inner fenders, says they are imports???? guess i will see how bad they fit lol

 

also looking to buy a buick grill (teeth) , and going to put buick style ports in sides of the hood, along with frenching dual antennas in side of the cab
is the love of metal work a sickness? lol if so im one sick S.O.B

 

Hello and welcome to FTE. I think you'll find a lot of information here.

Don't forget Northern Classic in Michigan for some of the sheet metal. They make their parts there & are really nice people to work with.

You can try these guys for a dropped axle....I haven't heard anything about this company, but their website seems to make it look like they know what they're doing:
Dropped axle Axles Axel

Dan

 

Welcome Fullbore, What part of MI are you in? I am in West Michigan. There are a few of us around the state that have good used parts and some new stuff sitting around. If you need some help feel free to ask here on FTE. There are some great guys and gals around that know their stuff. If you are close by, more than happy to lend some opinions and help. Good luck on your purchase. And tell the wife, the truck is $300, the parts are $3000 and the experience of driving the truck - priceless.

 

HEy, Red, welcome to the party!! if its metal work you wanna do, I got a 56 cab in my garage that needs the chop finished... I am only 4.2 miles south of Michigan.....

 

finished? have any pics of what ya have? send to my email snikle73@tds.net would be glad to help ya out

 

well my dad had a 54 also that hes been playing around with, what parts do ya have? his will also need fenders and inner fenders, free beer if you can track down a pair lol

 

are you doing a stright chop

 

it's a straight 4 inch chop. previous owner done it..... even sliced the roof down the middle and widened it to avoid tweaking the posts inward... there are some pics in my profile and I will send you a couple to your email... I am a hardcore darksider and may have just secured a rather unusual chassis for it....

Sorry about the hi-jack....

 

no prob, what chassis?

 

well looks like im going to be restoring a 56 instead of this 54 ,found a local guy with a super solid and complete 56 i bought today, so im listing for sale, i paid 300.00 for the truck and another 380.00 in fuel to get the thing (f350 wth a 460 and 4.56 gears) so its for sale for 680.00 FIRM clean clear title, guess if i cant sell it i will park it out back and mess with it next year

 

Welcome! Tons of fun and knowlege await.

 

gonna use a 92 Crown Vic chassis and drivetrain.... with some extra bracing and a 4 corner air bag suspension....

see this thread for more details: https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/1...-darklord.html

Oh, and congrats on the 56 find!!