pics finally dropped 64 f100

so i finally got a camera,

heres my new daily 64 f100
rust only in the cab corners
292
3 on tree
short box
3:80s
just need to notch the rear frame section
make a drag link
i was at the junk yard n found 2 other f100s

got heater box
heat valve
gauge cluster n speedo n it all works "rock on"
one truck had 15x8 smothies
and headers, the heavy truck style rams horn!!!!
and all sorts of little crap i need and good glass

all for $100 buck plus some labor

im a happy boy

 

here the pics after the drop

and a link

http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=398754&highlight=lowering

 

Have you drove it? It looks very good. I have been wanting to do this to my uni-body for awhile. Any clearance issues, or bumpsteer?

 

I bet it rides nice

Looks good! I love that year SWB pickup!

 

slick looking little truck

 

It looks like it would ride like fuck. That's why I haven't done it yet.

 

Fuckin sweet man, when are you gonna deliver her to me? Hahaha...just for future reference, how much did you drop it? How did you drop the front and rear? Did you run into any problems or issues along the way? My neighbor's trying to help me score a '58 Ford pickup, and I wanna know how much of a hassle it was to drop it before I try buying it...that's one solid lookin truck, and I'm diggin the drop...good job...

 

thanks guys

it amazingly rides smooth! it'll be better after i replace the shocks
make a drop drag link, its got a little bump steer but not bad,

the rear sits on the bump stops but rides better than hydraulics, no neck jounce!

 

it was really easy so far,
spring under axle frt n rear about 3-4 inches
i got the idea of the hamb n it has a little axel flex when turning but not bad,
i had itr up 2 55 and just has a little steering wheel slop.

 

it took me a week including waiting for the machine shop to do the king pins,

i broke my press trying to press them out, arrrg!

 

Oh, and I have a set of 4 Ford pickup lug pattern aluminum slot mags that'd look bitchin with the rake/stance you got going on...I wanted to use em on my truck, but I'm running an inline six, so slot mags are kinda too drag race styled for a 6 banger beater truck...I'll wind up using stock wheels and baby moons or stock center caps...you interested?

 

naw thanks im staying with smoothie look n some 50 or 60 series tires

275x60 or 31x10 mt's not sure yet i gotta check out more pics

but send or post apic of them anyway

 

I'll keep em then, just in case one of my Pontiac motors finds its way into the engine compartment...I got a feeling the 300 inline 6 I got wouldn't be as useful in a pickup as a Poncho motor...

 

You got ALL THAT SHIT for a C-Note? Damn...Good score.

 

the trucks were in a pit over a hill, still hadnt been picked over,
that n i spent 4 hours driving a yard truck pulling batterys for the owner,
i got paid to drive the whole yard!! not a bad way to spend a sat

 

people gotta stop posting build pics on these trucks or the world's gonna find out how cool they are.

lookin' good man.

 

Just a heads up man, if you switched your front leaf spring from the top of the front axle to underneath the axle, you might want to double check your caster, it might be off by 5 degrees or more and give you some of your steering issues...just figured I'd throw that out there...

 

i used shims to correct and am making some new shakels,

ill take it in for an alighnment after that,
butthanks for the heads up!

 

Looks sick at the new ride height. Fix the interference fit or runner' as is?

 

So when you gonna lower it Seriously it looks great, what a bitchin lil driver!

-Shiny

 

interference fit enlighten me

of what do u speak?

 

Looks great! Nice looking truck.

 

likewise, is the white one urs
n how did u lower it?

 

Yes, that is my shop truck. I was able to find a 3 1/2" Mor dropped straight axle to do some trade work for, with a mono leaf spring. The one thing I did was run some front coilover shocks that gave me a better ride. The rear has c section that I will be redoing to convert to a fourlink with a wishbone and will be narrowing the rear so I can run some Hurst Racing Tires 30" x 10" x 16".

 

nice!

looks awsome!!

how much did u c notch jt?

 

Sorry I forgot to say Thanks, I made some 4 1/2" c sections, but I am going to be updating the whole chassis pretty soon. The truck is going become a street /strip truck to play with. Building a Blown Ford Hemi motor for it.

 

i have a 394 olds with a 671 that i was toying with the idea f trowin in,

who knows

do u have a build tread?

 

No, Right now I have two cars on my two jig tables and I have three more waiting. So I might just build a smaller table and work on my personal toys on the weekends and nights, but I have to take care of my parents too, so its kind of up in the air right now.

 

what did you use for the blocks on front and please post you droped draglink when you put it in looks great

 

thanks,
i used 1.5x 2.5 x 1/4 wall tube steel with 1/4 inch ends welded on

n i will post the drag link on here when i do it!