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56 Ford F-100-1983 "Street Demons" Release


mustang1989

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As with my '54 Chevy Panel I built this as well as the rest of the "Street Demons" kits when I was around 14/15 years old. The truck was supposed to be assembled with the ass end way up in the air with some really cool looking slicks out back. I've been working my way through these builds ( and they do suck mind you) and have added my own twist to them in modernizing them and throwing my own quirks in the mix so it adds some fun to the builds. To be totally honest with you I'd like another shot at this one just because the dang steps turned out so rotten bad. I kept thinking to myself that something just didn't look right when I had finished it and then I saw a real '56 F-100 when I was in Dallas and it all came to light. The side step skirts are supposed to line up with the bed and mount flush instead of a huge ass gap being there. It really bugs the crap out of me now with all the efforts that I put into it and I may find the courage to redo that part of the build without destroying the build at some point because I now have a spare set of steps. If it weren't for the fact that it took me 10 dang months to build this I would build another one but that aint gonna happen. lol

 

Anyways here she is:

 

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If there's one thing that I learned along the way on this build it was to never do this again. Although I was really happy with the turn out of the braking and exhaust system. The exhaust system was custom built using solder and AM mufflers and the brake lines where all custom formed and made from wire I had laying around. The master cylinder was a spare part and the bracketry and distribution block where scratch built. It was a painstakingly tedious adventure and one I have not repeated since.

 

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The completed chassis:

 

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Read more: http://custom-model-society.boards.net/thread/108/ford-street-demons-updated-chassis?page=1#ixzz4agu8SS8u

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It may have been a pain but that detail work is top notch, I'm not much into cars or trucks but looking at that chassis and the exhaust/ brake work is just beautiful. :punk: Thanks for sharing !!

 

 

Vaughn

Sorry for the late reply. Had alot of stuff going on around the house the last month and haven't made it back to here until lately. Thanks Vaughn 

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you had this on FSM didn't you?...or was it ARC....

Followed it there and loved the build.

Shawn: Thank you bud. I did indeed have it on FSM. ARC.....? Which forum is that? What was/is your screen name at FSM?

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Ok that's a new one on me. Haven't seen that one yet.

 

Pretty easy site to find, all things considered, but here's the link anyway, Joe.

 

I lurk on FSM, got tired of some of the attitudes over there and barely post

 

Unfortunately, snottiness and childish/rude/arrogant behavior, is something that you'll find on many, many sites, Joe, but LSP is pretty moderate in that specific regard.

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