56 pick up front suspension

[florida mopar]

going to use a fat man kit trying to decide on weather to use the coke bottle frame or stub it and use a standard kit . not sure wich gives more room for 360 . I see one of the members used the coke botle kit havnt seen any picts w the engine in. any help welcome

[wayfarer]

Welcome aboard...sorry, can't help with the fatman question. Did you look at and discount the Gen1 Dak? Just curious.

 

BTW, what is a 1964 dadge?

[55 Fargo]

Welcome aboard...sorry, can't help with the fatman question. Did you look at and discount the Gen1 Dak? Just curious.

 

BTW, what is a 1964 dadge?

Hmmm New England for Dodge....

[albolton]

i have a coke bottle and used fatman...i dont think you you stub it...keep your original fram ..all the sheetmetal lines up nice, there is plenty of room, you do need to cut your firewall though, but if your handy, you can do it...feel free to contact me any time...i can send pics of whatever you need, i documented mine pretty well...You will love the fatman kit!..there is a thread here from my build, o and i offset my engine about 1 1/2  inches to the right to give more foot room for the driver...works really well email me anytime abolton@aecon.com, or i can give you my number...ill tell you anything i know...

Edited May 17, 2015 by albolton

[moparme2]

Nice Job Al ! I plan to do the same to the one I have.  I just recently picked up my 1957 yesterday, and knew this was the place to look for information.  In the past I had a 1948 Plymouth, and was on here all the time. I took a break from cars for a while to go motocross racing with my son when he was 10, (now 17). I get to build another Hotrod now after we finish his 4x4. I do think the R&P worked pretty good, but I had the FatMan kit that used the cavalier rack, but your looks and works so much better I know.  I would guess the chassis on your 56 is the same as the 57, correct?

Thanks again for the info & pics.

Edited May 18, 2015 by moparme2

[albolton]

Nice Job Al ! I plan to do the same to the one I have.  I just recently picked up my 1957 yesterday, and knew this was the place to look for information.  In the past I had a 1948 Plymouth, and was on here all the time. I took a break from cars for a while to go motocross racing with my son when he was 10, (now 17). I get to build another Hotrod now after we finish his 4x4. I do think the R&P worked pretty good, but I had the FatMan kit that used the cavalier rack, but your looks and works so much better I know.  I would guess the chassis on your 56 is the same as the 57, correct?

Thanks again for the info & pics.

57 Dodge D100 (3).jpg

57 Dodge D100 (1).jpg

I love 57s.

Mine is a 54, there were 2 frames used between 54 and 56, im not much of a historian so im not sure when they switched, one is a cokebottle style, the other is much wider, fatman makes a kit for both,

I cant say enough about fatman, it changed my truck. I can drive with 2 fingers on the wheel all day long, handles great, stops great, the truck has an awesome stance in my opinion. Tech support is great, and all the replacement parts are now off the shelf napa stuff. I boxed my frame to the back of the cab, and welded all the rivited joints on the stock frame. My plan is 4 link on the rear, and i will box the rest of the frame then. I am not much for clipping stuff, and the stock frame allows all the original sheetmetal to bolt right up. not saying its easy, im a millwright by trade, so layout and metalwork is something i am exposed to on a regular basis. if you are handy, you can do it, obviuosly you need to be a fairly copmpetant welder, or tack it up and have someone else weld it, there is only a days welding on the whole job. the results are definitely worth the effort, my truck puts down a fair bit of power, and i didnt build it to look at it, it gets abused more than id like to admit., and i have had no issues.

[moparme2]

Hey Al,  Im about to start on mine in a week or two.  I will post up what i get done as i go.  Cant wait to start the fun! 

 

Thanks again for the info.