UHTOMIK (“Atomic”, spelled phonetically) is a 1956 Ford F-100 pick-up that was previously owned and operated by the Atomic Energy Commission. It was sold in a public auction in the early 1970’s, and the new owner began the process of restoration. They didn’t get far. Fully disassembled, the project was abandoned and left on a farm to rust for 42 years.

Fast forward to today… The truck has been rescued from the farm and is back on track to become a running vehicle, though the approach to the build is very different. Rather than “restoring” the truck with body filler and paint, we decided to retain the look of rust and patina as much as possible and focus the build on performance.

The name UHTOMIK is a nod to it’s previous life but also an unapologetic celebration of it’s ruffian appearance and newfound power & performance.

Build Specs

VEHICLE:

1. – 1956 Ford F-100 Pickup

ENGINE & DRIVETRAIN

1. – 2011 Ford 4.6L SOHC 16V V8 Engine with EFI
2. – Electronic 4 Speed Automatic O/D Transmission (AW7P 7000 CA)
3. – Dual Exhaust: Cross pipe with 8 inch and 18 inch Cherry Bomb glass pack mufflers
4. – Cold air intake with K&N filter
5. – Ron Francis TELEVOREK Modular Full System Wiring Harness
6. – Champion Cooling Systems 4 core aluminum radiator
7. – No Limit Engineering 21 gallon gas tank
8. – Aluminum “Police Interceptor” drive line

CHASSIS & SUSPENSION

1. – 2011 Ford Panther Chassis with Police Interceptor package (P7B)
2. – Independent front suspension
3. – Parallel 4-bar rear suspension with Watts link
4. – Front and rear Aldan American double adjustable coil overs
5. – Power Steering
6. – Traction control
7. – Front and rear stabilizer bars
8. – 4 wheel ABS disc brakes

WHEELS & TIRES

1. – Front – Coys C-33 18×8 one-piece cast aluminum wheels
   • wrapped with Pirelli P Zero Nero GT 225/40R18 tires
2. – Back: Coys C-33 20×10 one-piece cast aluminum wheels with 3 inch offset
   • wrapped with Pirelli P Zero 305/30ZR20 tires
3. – Rusted and dented mini moon center caps

INTERIOR:

1. – Dakota Digital HDX Gauges
2. – Reupholstered bench seat with 3-way seat belts

EXTERIOR:

1. – Custom Paint by the Atomic Energy Commission and Mother Nature

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