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1956 Dodge truck project #850271 11/09/10 10:17 PM 11/09/10 10:17 PM
Joined: Feb 2006 Posts: 76 Port St Lucie, Florida T towguy76 OP member
towguy76 OP member T Joined: Feb 2006 Posts: 76 Port St Lucie, Florida	just bought a 56 Dodge truck that has been sitting for a few years. some one had previously customized the truck and added a 440 engine, tilt steering column, pedal assembly with master cylinder, 8 3/4 rear end and guage cluster out of i believe a 69-70 Imperial. I have yet to run the numbers on the motor, but the friend i bought it from (not the person who did all the work) said he ran the numbers a few years ago and remebers it being a steel crank motor. It also has the 3 speed pushbutton trans in it. i have had several late 60s and early 70s Mopars but this is my first 50s vehicle. it will be a learning experience. [image][/image] Rick

Re: 1956 Dodge truck project [Re: towguy76] #850272 11/09/10 10:23 PM 11/09/10 10:23 PM
Joined: Feb 2006 Posts: 76 Port St Lucie, Florida T towguy76 OP member
towguy76 OP member T Joined: Feb 2006 Posts: 76 Port St Lucie, Florida	Rick

Re: 1956 Dodge truck project [Re: towguy76] #850273 11/09/10 10:58 PM 11/09/10 10:58 PM
Joined: Jul 2010 Posts: 791 Bama Randy.. super stock
Randy.. super stock Joined: Jul 2010 Posts: 791 Bama	get rid of all them custom touches, put on some factory steels drive the crap out of it.

Re: 1956 Dodge truck project [Re: Randy..] #850274 11/10/10 02:10 AM 11/10/10 02:10 AM
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Anonymous Unregistered A	Got any more pics of that mustang in the back ground

Re: 1956 Dodge truck project [Re: ] #850275 11/10/10 11:16 AM 11/10/10 11:16 AM
Joined: Feb 2006 Posts: 76 Port St Lucie, Florida T towguy76 OP member
towguy76 OP member T Joined: Feb 2006 Posts: 76 Port St Lucie, Florida	Quote: Got any more pics of that mustang in the back ground No i don't. One of the guys i work with bought it. It belonged to the same guy i bought the truck from. Supposed to be a 71 Mach 1, has a fiberglass hood, bumper, hood and such. I believe it has a 351 Cleveland in it. Rick

Re: 1956 Dodge truck project [Re: Randy..] #850276 11/10/10 11:21 AM 11/10/10 11:21 AM
Joined: Feb 2006 Posts: 76 Port St Lucie, Florida T towguy76 OP member
towguy76 OP member T Joined: Feb 2006 Posts: 76 Port St Lucie, Florida	Quote: get rid of all them custom touches, put on some factory steels drive the crap out of it. I plan on removing the bumpers, console, changing the interior, flat blacking it out. And installing a set of Mopar cop car wheels. Rick

Re: 1956 Dodge truck project [Re: towguy76] #850277 11/10/10 11:39 AM 11/10/10 11:39 AM
Joined: Nov 2003 Posts: 5,048 Atlanta Indiana D Dave Watt master
Dave Watt master D Joined: Nov 2003 Posts: 5,048 Atlanta Indiana	Quote: flat blacking it out I like the paint patina just the way it is.

Re: 1956 Dodge truck project [Re: towguy76] #850278 11/10/10 11:15 PM 11/10/10 11:15 PM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 15,976 Chilliwack B.C. Canada R RUNCHARGER I Live Here
RUNCHARGER I Live Here R Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 15,976 Chilliwack B.C. Canada	I thought big rear windows were'nt available until 57? I could be wrong. Neat truck, with that 440 make sure you're on a wide, empty road before opening it up. Sheldon

Re: 1956 Dodge truck project [Re: Dave Watt] #850279 11/11/10 07:10 PM 11/11/10 07:10 PM
Joined: Feb 2006 Posts: 76 Port St Lucie, Florida T towguy76 OP member
towguy76 OP member T Joined: Feb 2006 Posts: 76 Port St Lucie, Florida	Quote: Quote: flat blacking it out I like the paint patina just the way it is. Problem is, i can't stand the color. Rick

Re: 1956 Dodge truck project [Re: RUNCHARGER] #850280 11/11/10 07:12 PM 11/11/10 07:12 PM
Joined: Feb 2006 Posts: 76 Port St Lucie, Florida T towguy76 OP member
towguy76 OP member T Joined: Feb 2006 Posts: 76 Port St Lucie, Florida	Quote: I thought big rear windows were'nt available until 57? I could be wrong. Neat truck, with that 440 make sure you're on a wide, empty road before opening it up. Sheldon 55 1/2 was the first year for the wraparound windsheild. 56 was the first year for the large rear glass. 57 they changed the front sheetmetal and got rid of the butterfly hood. Rick

Re: 1956 Dodge truck project [Re: towguy76] #850281 11/11/10 07:18 PM 11/11/10 07:18 PM
Joined: Feb 2006 Posts: 76 Port St Lucie, Florida T towguy76 OP member
towguy76 OP member T Joined: Feb 2006 Posts: 76 Port St Lucie, Florida	Can anyone tell me what this speedometer came out of? Can't place it for the life of me. Not sure if it is even a Mopar part. I know it isn't original to this truck. Thinking maybe late 60s Lincoln? [image][/image] Rick

Re: 1956 Dodge truck project [Re: towguy76] #850282 11/11/10 10:47 PM 11/11/10 10:47 PM
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Anonymous Unregistered A	I would bet a case of beer that the wood face plate was home made.

Re: 1956 Dodge truck project [Re: towguy76] #850283 11/12/10 12:04 AM 11/12/10 12:04 AM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 8,485 Candler,NC / Myrtle Beach, SC J JDMopar master
JDMopar master J Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 8,485 Candler,NC / Myrtle Beach, SC	That's a neat ol truck you found! I had a 56 with a 440/727 in it back in the early 80's. Mine had the big back window also. Sheldon is right about a straight,empty road! If it has the stock steering box in it.....it ain't any bigger than your fist and requires considerable effort to keep up with the steering. Good luck.

Re: 1956 Dodge truck project [Re: ] #850284 11/15/10 10:08 AM 11/15/10 10:08 AM
Joined: Feb 2006 Posts: 76 Port St Lucie, Florida T towguy76 OP member
towguy76 OP member T Joined: Feb 2006 Posts: 76 Port St Lucie, Florida	Quote: I would bet a case of beer that the wood face plate was home made. Oh i am sure of that. there is a matching wood panel on the passenger side of the dash. Was curious about the speedo gauge that is behind the wooden bezel though. Last edited by towguy76; 11/15/10 10:16 AM. Rick

Re: 1956 Dodge truck project [Re: JDMopar] #850285 11/15/10 10:14 AM 11/15/10 10:14 AM
Joined: Feb 2006 Posts: 76 Port St Lucie, Florida T towguy76 OP member
towguy76 OP member T Joined: Feb 2006 Posts: 76 Port St Lucie, Florida	Quote: That's a neat ol truck you found! I had a 56 with a 440/727 in it back in the early 80's. Mine had the big back window also. Sheldon is right about a straight,empty road! If it has the stock steering box in it.....it ain't any bigger than your fist and requires considerable effort to keep up with the steering. Good luck. You pair that with the tiny chain steering wheel that is currently on it and with was probably a bear to drive. Rick

Re: 1956 Dodge truck project [Re: towguy76] #850286 11/16/10 03:28 AM 11/16/10 03:28 AM
Joined: Feb 2005 Posts: 5,221 Branson, Mo. J joedust451 super gas
joedust451 super gas J Joined: Feb 2005 Posts: 5,221 Branson, Mo.	Quote: Quote: That's a neat ol truck you found! I had a 56 with a 440/727 in it back in the early 80's. Mine had the big back window also. Sheldon is right about a straight,empty road! If it has the stock steering box in it.....it ain't any bigger than your fist and requires considerable effort to keep up with the steering. Good luck. You pair that with the tiny chain steering wheel that is currently on it and with was probably a bear to drive. Ahhh "Essa" wheres the fuzzy dize & the twize-pipes- Hee-Hee. Its a cool truck, scrap the goofy steering wheel, dress it in black. Those peddles look offly familiar , New yorker or Newport i'd say. Last edited by joedust451; 11/16/10 03:30 AM. 75 Duster, 451 10.87 @ 123.58 NA 97 Z28 6sp., 12.01 @ 115 on a 100 shot 71 Swinger. 360 magnum. 12.58 @ 105 78 cutlass, 469 BBC. 12.70 @ 108 on street tires. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z2kqNmMfheU

Re: 1956 Dodge truck project [Re: joedust451] #850287 12/13/10 03:09 AM 12/13/10 03:09 AM
Joined: Feb 2006 Posts: 76 Port St Lucie, Florida T towguy76 OP member
towguy76 OP member T Joined: Feb 2006 Posts: 76 Port St Lucie, Florida	Alright, finally got the truck to work. The 440 looks to be a 68 10:1 motor. I am starting to think the engine, p. steering box, tilt/ telescoping column, pedal assembly, brake master and 8 3/4 rear (with huge drum brakes and factory pinion snubber) came out of possibly a 68 Imperial. The trans is a big block push button 3 speed auto trans. I am not sure what year it is. They only made the push button 3 speed trans from 56 to 63 but unsure when they first had the big block bolt pattern. Last edited by towguy76; 12/25/10 12:21 PM. Rick

Re: 1956 Dodge truck project [Re: towguy76] #850288 12/25/10 12:19 PM 12/25/10 12:19 PM
Joined: Feb 2006 Posts: 76 Port St Lucie, Florida T towguy76 OP member
towguy76 OP member T Joined: Feb 2006 Posts: 76 Port St Lucie, Florida	Brought the truck to work finally. Got the engine to spin over eventually. Haven't fired it up yet though. Don't know if i like the butterfly hood yet. It's cool, but it makes it a pain to work on the engine. Also it has no way of locking the hood to prevent theft of parts. Last edited by towguy76; 12/27/10 11:12 PM. Rick

Re: 1956 Dodge truck project [Re: towguy76] #850289 12/27/10 01:20 PM 12/27/10 01:20 PM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 4,046 Minnesota 72blubird master
72blubird master Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 4,046 Minnesota	Curious what kind of exhaust manifulds or headers it has...a pic would be fantastic. I have a 56 with 400/727/8 3/4 in it What was I thinking....

Re: 1956 Dodge truck project [Re: 72blubird] #850290 12/27/10 09:11 PM 12/27/10 09:11 PM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 8,485 Candler,NC / Myrtle Beach, SC J JDMopar master
JDMopar master J Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 8,485 Candler,NC / Myrtle Beach, SC	The 56 that I had, with a 440/727 in it had HP manifolds if I remember correct. Too much motor....not enough steering box!

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