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1955 Ford Customline - Influenced
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| F A C T S & F I G U R E S | | Eli English | | Pittsfield, New Hampshire | | 1955 Ford Customline | | CHASSIS | | Frame / Manufacturer | stock / Ford | | Modifications | relocated front shock mounts w/ eyebrowed spring pockets | | Chassis plumbing | steel | | Rearend / Ratio | Ford 8-inch / stock | | Rear suspension | de-arched rear leaf springs w/ rolling sleeve airbags by Air Ride Technologies (Jasper, IN) | | Front suspension | Air Ride Technologies CoolRide w/ Fatman Fabrications (Charlotte, NC) 4" drop spindles | | Front brakes | Ford discs w/ GM calipers | | Steering box | stock w/ power assembly removed | | Front wheel make, size | Wheel Vintiques (Fresno, CA) 09 Series, 15x6 | | Rear wheel make, size | Wheel Vintiques 09 Series, 15x6 | | Front tire make, size | BFG Silvertown, P205/70R15 | | Rear tire make, size | BFG Silvertown, P205/70R15 | | ENGINE | | Make | 1955 Ford | | Displacement | 292 ci | | Machining / Assembly | owner | | Pistons | Egge Machine (Sante Fe Springs, CA) | | Cooling fan | GMC truck | | Radiator | stock w/ larger tank | | Alternator | 1956 Ford 12-volt | | Valve covers | chrome | | Manifold / Induction | Edelbrock (Torrance, CA) Tri-power | | Headers | 1955 Ford Thunderbird exhaust manifolds | | Exhaust / Mufflers | functional chromed lakes pipes w/ full 2" exhaust to Harley-Davidson fishtails | | TRANSMISSION | | Make | 1955 Ford Ford-o-matic two-speed | | BODY | | Body style / Material | Customline / steel | | Body manufacturer | Ford | | Body mods | nosed, decked & shaved clean along w/ frenched headlights&
shaved & smoothed front & rear bumpers | | Hood | stock w/ 156 louvers | | Grille 2 | custom stainless tube by owner | | Bodywork | owner | | Paint type / Color | DuPont / Code 99 black | | Painter | owner | | Pinstriping | silver by owner | | Headlights / Taillights | '04 Kenworth truck / '59 Cadillac | | Outside mirror | peep-style | | Bumpers | shaved & smoothed | | INTERIOR | | Dashboard | stock w/ custom flames | | Insert / Gauges | stock / Mooneyes (Santa Fe, Springs, CA) | | Stereo / Speakers | vintage Ford V-8 | | Wiring | owner | | Steering wheel | stock w/ center bullet | | Seats | stock bench | | Upholsterer | Top Notch Upholstery (Concord, NH) | | Material / Color | Naugahyde / blue & black rolls 'n' pleats | | Carpet | black loop | | Seatbelts | intercity transit bus | | Other interior items | custom steel console by owner |  Skirts and fully functioning...  Skirts and fully functioning chromed lakes pipes with 2-inch exhaust and Harley-Davidson fishtails "tip off" the exhaust and the full custom appearance.  De-arched springs were used...  De-arched springs were used in the rear along with Air Ride 'bags, while a Ford 8-inch rearend keeps it all together.
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