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1937 Ford Pickup and a 1956 Ford F100 - Gapless Hot Rod Generation

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Danny Shaffer
Bakersfield, California
1956 Ford F-100
CHASSIS
FRAME: stock
MODIFICATIONS: C-4 Vette front/rear sections, boxed ’rails, narrowed rear
REAREND / RATIO: C-4 / 3.55:1
REAR SUSPENSION: C-4 IRS, Bilstein shocks
REAR BRAKES: C-4 disc
FRONT SUSPENSION: C-4 IFS, Bilstein shocks
FRONT BRAKES: C-4 disc
STEERING BOX: C-4 power
FRONT WHEELS: Coddington Smoothie II, 18x8
REAR WHEELS: Coddington Smoothie II, 20x14
FRONT TIRES: M/T Sportsman, 26/10R-18
REAR TIRES: M/T Sportsman, 29/18R-20
GAS TANK: stainless
DRIVETRAIN
ENGINE: Chevy 468 big-block
HEADS: oval-port
VALVE COVERS: Fat Jack’s ball-milled
MANIFOLD / INDUCTION: GM aluminum / Holley 750
IGNITION: MSD
HEADERS: custom by Fat Jack’s, Wildomar, CA
EXHAUST / MUFFLERS: MagnaFlow stainless
TRANSMISSION: TH400 by Randy’s, Anaheim, CA
SHIFTER: GM column
BODY
STYLE: F-100 big-window
MODIFICATIONS: Fat Jack’s
FENDERS FRONT / REAR: stock w/moved openings / stock
HOOD: stock, nosed
GRILLE: stock
BED: stock, custom tubs, billet wood slats by Fat Jack’s
BODYWORK and paint by: Fat Jack’s
PAINT TYPE / COLOR: PPG / Freihauf Yellow
HEADLIGHTS / TAILLIGHTS: stock
BUMPERS: stock, tucked in (no rear)
INTERIOR
DASHBOARD: stock, filled
INSERT / GAUGES: Fat Jack's / VDO
AIR CONDITIONING: Vintage Air
STEREO: Sony
STEERING WHEEL: Fitipaldi
STEERING COLUMN: GM van tilt
SEAT: '89 Chevy truck
UPHOLSTERY BY: Lars Roulund, Santa Ana, CA
MATERIAL / COLOR: fabric / gray
CARPET: charcoal gray wool


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