The only segment that Michael's crafty hands did not touch was the leather-stitchwork upholstery. Next, the freshly painted truck was trailered over to Hot Rod Interiors By Chuck in Morrisville, North Carolina, where Chuck Hanna designed and built the low-back custom bucket seats. He then covered them with mint mist leather, along with the door and kick panels. To reduce the engine and road noise, Chuck installed a layer of Dynamat sound-deadening material before laying mint mist leather floor covering.
The full green suede headliner adds to the mellow dcor. An '07 Ford F-150 shifter protrudes out of the full waterfall center console. The pedal assembly was made by Clayton Machine Works. An ididit painted tilt steering column was capped with a Budnik Gasser 50/50 green/silver painted steering wheel. The Vintage Air control panel and vents are within an effortless arms reach, located in the waterfall console. The year-round climate system maintains a comfortable ambient condition, either hot or cold.
It seems every mod that could be done to a '56 Ford F-100 has been done to the max. There is no doubt, Harold's '56 Ford Phatty will draw attention and trophies wherever he rolls. Too cool!
A Budnik Gasser steering wheel...
A Budnik Gasser steering wheel caps the ididit tilt steering column. Michael built the custom dash that wraps around the doors and houses the one-off classic gauges. The full waterfall center console houses the Vintage Air control panel, heating, and A/C vents that were removed from an '07 Ford F-150, along with the transmission shifter. The stop and go pedals were machined by Clayton Machine Works in Franklinville, North Carolina.
A Dan Carpenter custom-built...
A Dan Carpenter custom-built bed was widened 3 inches and shortened 3 inches. The stock rear fenders were stretched 3-1/2-inches taller to allow the Budnik wheels and BFGoodrich g-Force tires to tuck up more inside the rear fenders.
An incredible Dan Carpenter...
An incredible Dan Carpenter South African lace wood plank floor was submerged in multiple coats of urethane clear. The Steve Legans stainless steel strips add definition to the already contrasting floor. Due to the bed being widened 3 inches, it allowed for the inner fenders to be narrower, thereby creating more floor space.