1956 Dodge truck project
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11/09/10 10:17 PM
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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]
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Re: 1956 Dodge truck project
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11/10/10 02:10 AM
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Got any more pics of that mustang in the back ground
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Re: 1956 Dodge truck project
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11/11/10 07:18 PM
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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]
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Re: 1956 Dodge truck project
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11/11/10 10:47 PM
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I would bet a case of beer that the wood face plate was home made.
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Re: 1956 Dodge truck project
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11/15/10 10:08 AM
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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.
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Re: 1956 Dodge truck project
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12/13/10 03:09 AM
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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.
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Re: 1956 Dodge truck project
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12/25/10 12:19 PM
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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.
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Re: 1956 Dodge truck project
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12/27/10 01:20 PM
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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....
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