bubbarules1958

I'd play with it for a minute then sell it. It could be fun.

Mr. Pink

I have thought of it. It would be so much easier to sell than a bare frame lol. but i may sell the frame and body as a project, needing put together. since i have to take a ton of stuff from the vic to make the truck cohesive with the vic's chassis. Steering column, pedal assy(drive by wire), the engine harness and TCU stuff. but all in all it will be a fun truck.


Ok since i will be getting the truck closer to the ground, now the next question. Should i channel the truck body over the vic's frame(2"), or should i just spend the $500 and get the custom made 2" drop springs? I will be going with 18x8 wheels up front and 18x10 rear with 255/45/18 front tires and 285/40/18 rear tires.

dans98xj

Before you channel the body over the frame, I would take some measurements as to where the frame and body would end up at the standard ride height of the crown vic. I'd imagine that the truck body is probably close in weight to the crown vic, but would have different body lines and could give the appearance of it already be channeled. You don't want to cut the body up and then find out the floor pans are on the ground. This is going to be an awesome build.

Mr. Pink

I decided against the channeling, im just going to do lowering springs.

bubbarules1958

Alot easier and less down time.

Mr. Pink

Yep. i am still expecting this not to be done til April/May of next year anyway. it will hopefully be running/driving by then. Paint and bodywork i will do myself in the spring/summer.

Basslicks

Oh this build just got a TON cooler. And definitely nix on channeling that's even more work than the IFS swap you were looking at before. If you had a 2 post lift, it wouldn't be so bad.

Mr. Pink

My friend will be the one doing the chassis swap and welding all the stuff up for me, i can't weld worth a ****. but here is a preview of what is to come

2" Eaton Detroit Lowering springs
Custom 4 Link rear suspension
3.73 rear gear with OEM LSD(8.8 rear)
Barns 4WD 8.8 Rear truss(yes a 4wd company part on a street truck lol)
Custom Lengthened OEM P71 aluminum driveshaft(2")
18x8.5 Front wheels with 255/45/18 tires
18x10.5 Rear wheels with 285/40/18 tires
TURBO KIT!(76mm single turbo)
Addco Front and rear sway bars(1.25" front, 1" rear)
16gal Fuel Cell(with all associated stuff)
Custom interior(still similar to OEM red)
Classic Dash Gauge cluster w/ Auto Meter Sport Comp electric gauges.
GPS speed sensor
HVAC delete(wont be room under hood for the F150 HVAC)

and tons more.

Barnes 4wd

Hey sometimes the 4wd stuff works for street stuff

Mr. Pink

yes, yes it will. i will be placing my order here soon for it and probably an 8.8 diff cover.

dans98xj

I see that you have a custom drive shaft that is going to be made. Instead of getting a drive shaft, would it be possible to make up the difference in length by centering the rear wheels over the axle and cutting 2 inches to the front of the bed and welding it back up.
Just a thought.

Mr. Pink

would rather not mod the body shorter than it is. the driveshaft is easy enough to get done by a local company.

Edit: and the reason for not wanting to mod the body is the single cab short bed's are hard to find in as good of shape as mine is in. not to mention i want to put a tonneau cover on the bed so i want to get an out of the box one and not have to mod that as well.

bubbarules1958

Yeah. Way to much to do when you can get a driveshaft made. I had one built for the Gremlin for under $350 by a local shop.

Mr. Pink

yep, its easier to extend the frame 2" and get a driveshaft then screw up the dimensions of the body. i am just going to get the stock aluminum one extended i think.

bubbarules1958

You can probably get that done for $100 or less.