Project pic

[Fordman75]

I just thought I'd post a picture of my project. For those that missed my project info I listed in my intro a while back here's what it is.

52 Ford F6 cab
35 Ford truck grill
29 Ford axle
29 wishbone(I'm going to split it )
54 F250 box sides cut down and shortened.
86 Mercury grand marquis rear frame section and suspension

I'm going with a Ford 300 inline 6 out of my old 86 F150 but am adding 2 carter afb 4V carbs and headers. And the transmission is a 3 spd manual out of a 80 F100.

I'm going to be cutting another foot out of the rear fame section to move the rear wheels forward. And then I'll be fabricating the rest of the frame out of 3/16" wall 2"x3".

I know this is a different combination of parts but it's what I've got so I'm using them.

[Big A]

I only moved the rear wheels up about 6". You sure you need to move them up more? I took a few inches off the top too. http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/cool.gif

Cool project.

http://www.threeringcircus.ca/BigA/52_F6.jpg

[Fordman75]

Thanks! That looks cool. I'd like the rear wheels another 3 or 4 inches farther forward then that, then it will be ok. The chopped top definately gives it a better look.

I think I'm doing pretty good so far. I bought the complete 52 F6 for $50 and have sold off most of the rest of it. So right now I've only got about $200 invested in it. And that includes my headers and 2-4V intake and carbs.

[fab32]

That's great old time hot rod project scrounging. Keep it up and you'll have a running truck for less than $1000.

Frank

[nekroman]

Nice score on putting that rig together. ingenuity at its finest.

[46stude]

Hey Ted, why didn't you put the front rims in there? I know you ain't got the tires yet, but it woulda really shown where that front end was gonna set! Looks cool, bud. http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/wink.gif

[bradberry00]

just pissing around....

huge chop, even more huge of a section (across the doors to remove hight and down the center of the windshield to decrease the width)......

[swazzie]

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Thanks! That looks cool. I'd like the rear wheels another 3 or 4 inches farther forward then that, then it will be ok. The chopped top definately gives it a better look.



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No way Man . Leave those wheels out back and stretch that bitch. Laker similies are Kool .Looks like you got the makins of a salzo fat alley city rat .Way Kool . nice pics . good luck ! swaZZie

[subrock]

wow , my project doesn't look so far off now http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif, sounds like it will rock when it done.
Ian

[SanDiegoJoe]

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just pissing around....

huge chop, even more huge of a section (across the doors to remove hight and down the center of the windshield to decrease the width)......



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I like how you potatochopped the background too..Ha!

- it's going to be a cool project, kind of an OddRod - but I dig those the best...

[Fordman75]

Thanks guys, I'm having fun with it. The build is going slower then I'd like but when you are working with a very limited budget it takes time. Next step is I'm going to pick up the 2"x3" steel and get to work on the frame.