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 Build It Once, Build It Right
The Fries Family '56 GMC

The Fries Family handded the chassis over to Tri-C Enginering in Valencia, California, to have the front of the frame boxed before Total Cost Involved crossmember was welded in.
 
Facts & Figures
  David Fries
Sagus, California
1956 GMC
  FRAME:stock
  MODIFICATIONS: front 'rails by Tri - C
  REAREND/ RATIO: Ford 9" from TCI
  REAR SUSPENSION: TCI leaf srpings
  FRONT SUSPENSION: TCI Mustang II IFS
  FRONT BRAKES: Ford drum
  STERRING BOX: rack-and-pinion
  FRONT WHEELS: American Racing Hopster 16"
  REAR WHEELS: American Racing Hopster 18"
  FRONT TIRES: Dunlop 215/55ZR16
  REAR TIRES: Dunlop 255/55ZR18
  GAS TANK: Brothers aluminum, under bed
  SHOCKS: Pete & Jake's shocks, Bilstein coilovers
  ENGINE: '02 GM ZZ4 355cid 
  HEADS: Stock
  VALVE COVERS : moroso
  MANIFOLD / INDUCTION: edelbrock Air Gap/ holley 750
  IGNITION: HEI
  HEADERS: Hooker block hunger
  EXHAUST / MUFFLERS: custom 2 1/2" Hushpower II
  TRANSMISSION: '00 TH-400
  SHIFTER: Dunlop 215/55ZR16
 
  STYLE: 1/2 ton 100
  MODIFICATIONS: shaved, smoothed, one-peice door glass
FENDERS FRONT / REAR: stock steel
HOOD: stock
GRILLE: stock painted
BED: stock
BED WOOD : Ash by Horkey's


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Thanks to Rod and Custom's writer Gray Baskerville for creating this write up on these two genuine cars.



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