Chrysler 354-inch Hemi-Powered 1952 Ford F-1 - Hot Rod Network
Two good examples are Don's black '35 Ford pickup that was featured in the Rodder's Journal , and his black '59 Chevy El Camino that's every bit as nice. This time around after spending two years painstakingly getting the '56 Chrysler Hemi-powered chassis readied for his 1952 Ford F-1 project Don found himself putting other builds in front of the F-1. The completed platform sat untouched for five... Instead of diving in headfirst, Don opted for tracking down a freshly restored stock '52 F-1 and rolling his Hemi-powered chassis underneath. Five years prior the F-1 frame was blasted clean and soaked in a porcelain-like black urethane finish with C-notches at the rear, and a Southern Rods Mustang II IFS in front. The differential is an 8. 8-inch Tru-Trac-equipped Ford Explorer unit packing 3. 73 gears. Power rack-and-pinion steering comes from a Mustang II rack boosted by a GM power steering pump. Don scored a '56 Chrysler 354-inch Hemi engine and had Terry Straubel build it. Ala Art Chrisman style, Don ground the block smooth and painted it. Source: www.hotrod.com
