New (to me) 56, and new member to the forum.
 

Greetings all, new member to the forum here and just wanted to say hello and thanks in advance for all of the questions I'll be asking as time goes on :)

Picked this up last weekend, I've been obsessed for the past year about getting a 55 - 59 and when I found this 56 my brain wouldn't let me go to sleep at night so I pulled the trigger on it.

The current motor is a 454 with a Weiand 174 supercharger connected to a turbo 400, it's got disc brakes all around and so far she seems to run pretty healthy.

I'd say it shows much better in these pictures then it does in real life, but she is still in pretty great shape. (the right lighting can do amazing things.)

My dream for the truck is to have a new custom IFS and Four-link kit on bags, new wheels and paint (this orange is gorgeous, but it's not my dream color) if my piggy bank allows for it....

There will hopefully be a good build thread for it at some point.

I've been trolling this forum for quite some time, so many incredible trucks and so much knowledge all in one spot.

Here are a few pictures:

http://files.obey.org/56-1.jpg
http://files.obey.org/56-2.jpg
http://files.obey.org/56-3.jpg

Re: New (to me) 56, and new member to the forum.
 

that is one nice ride !

Re: New (to me) 56, and new member to the forum.
 

congrats brother.....i like it

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Sweet looking truck....
I like your future plans as well...a modern update.

Best of luck
Marc

Re: New (to me) 56, and new member to the forum.
 

Yeah that thing is pathetic, i wouldnt be seen in it the way it sits either.
Haha! Nice truck man. Look forward to more pics. Thats a nice ride.
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Re: New (to me) 56, and new member to the forum.
 

Welcome.
Very nice truck.
Kim

Re: New (to me) 56, and new member to the forum.
 

Nice ride! With a "little" umph too!

Re: New (to me) 56, and new member to the forum.
 

very nice truck,seem ready to just drive.the color dont know, but the wheels yeah,ship those to me.ha ha. Good luck .thanks for posting and welcome. Larry Lindley

Re: New (to me) 56, and new member to the forum.
 

That is one SWEEEETT ride there.

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That just screams fast! Pretty damn cool!

Re: New (to me) 56, and new member to the forum.
 

Wow!
How's about some pictures of the engine bay? Would love to see what was done regarding the steering box and linkage. I'm fixin' to put a 454BB in my '59.

Welcome to the forum!

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Welcome to the forum. Nice looking truck love those wheels. We love pictures.

Re: New (to me) 56, and new member to the forum.
 

Thanks everyone!

I'll put up some pictures of the engine bay this afternoon.

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If 'lighting' works that well on your truck, I need some of that lighting for me! ;)

Re: New (to me) 56, and new member to the forum.
 

i say drive that one as is and find another one to build while enjoying this one. too nice to teardown
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I'm obviously a little sick in the head, apparently some of you suffer from the same mental condition that I do.

It feels wrong but she's getting torn apart!

Re: New (to me) 56, and new member to the forum.
 

If it is the 'can't leave well enough alone' disease, then yep, I have it.

No cure that I know of. ;)

Re: New (to me) 56, and new member to the forum.
 

Beautiful truck!!

the ONLY thing i would touch is the bumper, with chrome bezels on headlights and the Billet grill, a chrome bumper wold look more balanced. Great pickup!

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Thanks! Yes, chrome bumper for sure!

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cant wait to see engine bay,man thats a nice truck.need more for my fix.

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It's OCD clean.

These I already had a copy of on my computer. 1959 Apache 3600, I'll try and get some better pictures of the steering box and linkage for you later.

http://files.obey.org/56-5.jpg
http://files.obey.org/56-6.jpg

Re: New (to me) 56, and new member to the forum.
 

Is this truck ever driven?Wow.

Re: New (to me) 56, and new member to the forum.
 

It has, the person I bought it from slapped on a fresh coat of paint to make it look like it hasn't...

It's going to be a daily driver once I'm done with it :burnout:

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shame about color if your going to change it.But its your truck and everyone needs to build what they want.Outstanding!

Re: New (to me) 56, and new member to the forum.
 

holy crap! that is a sweet truck.
is that hugger orange? love it.