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This morning I removed the Dodge car rear from the bent & broken frame that was under the '56 F100 that I got hit in back in July of 2017. The '69 Charger (I was told, it was out of the donor car when I got it) worked well under the pick-up. The gear is 2.76. I changed that after I installed it. It was originally a little low but I found a buddy with a Mopar that was automatic and he was swapping in a 4 speed so we traded punkins. I replaced the axle bearings at the time. Next I will remove my 500ci Cadillac engine from the chassis and whatever parts from the Volare IFS that I want to keep for spares for the Panel truck.
The spring & shackle bushings were replaced as were the shocks when the rear was put under the pick-up. The springs were disassembled, painted, lubed, and reassembled. Looks like the springs need rebuilding again.
I inventoried some of my parts since I hadn't seen most of them in almost 20 years, while the Panel belonged to someone else and I couldn't remember what was there and the condition was. Heck my memory is to the point I can plan my own surprise party and hide my own Easter eggs! I was pleased with what I found, mostly. I think I can save the tank, with a new sending unit. I want to use the original gauge in the dash. Edit- Now I'm informed that this is not the Panel truck tank. I'm hoping that maybe the tank is still under the Panel. I'll find out tomorrow. I thought this was the tank I took out 20 years ago, maybe not. The running boards are solid except for the holes in the center. I can fix them. They're not even all flattened and banged up on the outside edges like most seem to be! And I have the Panel only r.b. supports. Does anybody supply patch material with the correct ribs? If not I might still have the boards off my wrecked pick-up I can cut patches from if the ribs & valleys are the same size. The replacement rockers that I had with it when I sold it didn't store well. I think I can de-rust them and they'll be ok though. My helper thinks we can save them.
some progress on my '56 Panel, sorta
