1956 Ford F100 - Even Gaps All Around - Tech

Guess which panel he metal- manicured next. If you guessed the gravel pan, go directly to the next step.

Carlos put the gravel pan in place to see how well it fit. Alignment was good, so he bolted the pan to the other components.

Since the Bebop's fiberglass '56 Ford F-100 cab doesn't come from the factory with the fender holes drilled, Rob made a cardboard template of where to drill the holes. He used another '56 F-100 to produce the template.

After carefully marking and center-punching where to drill in the Bebop's cab, Rob drilled the driver-side fender mounting holes. He repeated the process for the passenger side (not shown).

Tim and Rob carefully put the front sheetmetal on the chassis.

They fastened the driver- side fender to the cab, and did the same on the passenger side.

Prior to installation of the front sheetmetal panels, No Limit Engineering modified the inner fender panels to clear the custom tubular chassis and IFS. No Limit will be massaging these openings further to achieve a first-class finished engine bay. For mock-up purposes, proper clearance was key.

As you can see from this 3/4-front perspective, the F-100 SuperNationals giveaway truck looks great with the front sheetmetal hung. All the gaps are good, and will be great by the time the truck is ready for paint. Another article in this very issue of CCT details the construction of custom running boards. Watch for more first-class fabrication tips from the talented No Limit Engineering technicians in our next issue.