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1956 Ford F-100 - Worth The Wait!

F A C T S & F I G U R E S
Bill DeGaine
Cathedral City, California
1956, Ford, F-100
CHASSIS
Frame / Manufacturer modified stock / Ford
Modifications c-notched rear, Mustang II IFS, No
Limit, San Bernardino, CA
Rearend / Ratio Ford 9 inch / 3.50:1
Rear suspension mono leaf w/ air bags
Rear brakes Wilwood power disk
Front suspension Mustang II w/ Air Ride Technologies
bags
Front brakes Wilwood power disk
Master cylinder No Limit
Steering Mustang II rack-and-pinion
Steering column ididit chrome - tilt
Front wheel make, size Budnik "Mercury", 16x8
Rear wheel make, size Budnik "Mercury", 17x10
Front tire make, size BFGoodrich, 225/55R16
Rear tire make, size BFGoodrich, 305/45R17
Gas tank No Limit, 20 gallon, aluminum, located
between the rear frame rails
Other chassis items No Limit power booster, Wilwood
Proportioning valve

ENGINE
Year and make '69 Ford
Displacement 302ci
Camshaft Comp. Cams
Cooling fan electric
Heads Ford, iron, ported, polished, cc'd,
o-ringed
Valve covers K&N carbon fiber
Manifold / Induction polished Torker II / Holley 750-cfm
Ignition / Wires Mallory Unilite / Jacobs Electronics
Headers Sanderson
Exhaust / Mufflers ceramic coated 2 1/2 inch /
Flowmaster III Stage
Radiator US Radiator "Desert Cooler"

TRANSMISSION
Year and make '70 Ford C-6 automatic
Converter custom, 3,000 stall
Trans mods D&M Transmision, Highland, CA
Shifter column
BODY
Body style / Material 56 Ford F-100 / all steel
Body mods shaved door handles and badges,
rounded door corners, filled cowl vent
and side air vent, Pro's Pick smooth
steel running boards and tailgate, Sir
Michaels roll pan, 3-inch wide fiber
glass rear fenders, Hot Rods & Custom
Stuff, Escondido, CA,
Hood No Limit Reverse tilt
Grille stock
Bed filled bed end caps and stake pockets
Bodywork The G Shop, Cathedral City, CA
Painter Kenny Strand, Palm Springs, CA
Paint type / Color '96 GM PPG Bahama Blue
Headlights / Taillights stock / blue-dot
Outside mirrors Champion
Glass tinted, Pete Gonzales, Fontana, CA

INTERIOR
Dashboard Custom, stitch by Stitch, Mentone, CA
Gauges Dakota Digital
Stereo / Speakers Alpine / Alpine
Air conditioning Old Air Products
Wiring Ron Francis fuseblock, Fred's Custom
Wiring, Ontario, CA
Steering wheel Jati Custom teak rook from Indonesia
Seats Tea's Design
Upholsterer Stitch by Stitch, Mentone, CA
Material / Color tweed and leather / tan
Carpet Mercedes tan


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