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Pan-dragger is correct. Use what you have as a reference. Look at tire size charts for installed dimensions and you should be able to figure what...
OPPS, I read that wrong, thought it said 69. Dropped axle or after market IFS. Don't think the frame width is the same. Lots of options though.
You can buy after market dropped I-beams or you can do this.....
Had Dunlops on my truck for 12 years. No cracking, always parked in the garage and not even half worn when the left front peeled off just like a...
All 260s were 5 bolt bell housings. The 260 crank and rods are the same as the 289s. Both had a 2.87" stroke. the difference was the bore, 260 is...
Check out this thread over at ford-trucks.com He is using a bolt in aluminum crossmember from a 06 Crown Vic. Looks too easy. It's in the 67 to 72...
Think of it like a big bait and switch. Take old cars out of inspection for several years and then change the law back and see how many they...
Current California law requires smog for the year of engine or the year of vehicle, which ever is newest. Also, it is still illegall to remove a...
Nice truck. Five spokes would look good on it.......
Have one installed in a sectioned 32 shell and it fits easily. Allows use of stock Mustang hoses on the small block Ford too.
My 52. 76 Chrysler Cordoba torsion bar front on a Gibbon crossmember. Gibbon rear springs and hangers. Dropped it about 4".
As someone already posted. The 64 & 65 Falcons are the same as 64 & 65 Comets. Mustangs are a little different in how the engine sets in relation...
I use a bushing driver to remove and install, then ream to size. The bolt and washer setup works good for install but still may have to ream to size.
I saw new leaf springs in the Speedway catalog that they claim will lower an F1 3 inches. All four were around $600.00. Doing it that way would...
Your crossmember is probably cut out, most of the time they leave the sides. The left side has to be there for the pedals. A C4 on that 302 would...
Where the timing cover attaches to the block at the water jackets, on the 302 the deck is very close. On the 351 the deck is much higher. Once you...
The rear end ratio was stamped on the I D plate attached with screws to the inside of the glove box door. If that is gone you can get an estimate...
It's been about 18 years since I had those brakes on my truck. If I remember correctly the rears are narrower that the fronts, as are the brake...
I was parked in front of you at Sparky's in Sept. Nice truck, great write up. Rick
Lets see if I can remember all of this correctly, 'D' is the decade and identifies it as the 70's ('C' is 60's), The next number is the year of...
I am using the stock radiator in mine with a SBC. Just had it recored. Put a 6 cylinder top tank on it so it had one hose bib. The engine sits...
My F1 gets 12 if I keep it under 65. Kick it up to 75 and I can watch the gas gauge move. Have a ZZ1 crate motor and a TH400. 3:50 gears and...
You could be right about that, it's been along time and I don't remember where I saw it. It was a write up about installing one in a 40 ford and...
Check into using a Jeep top cover. The shifter is in the cover and should put it just about where a stock floor shift would have been. Also, using...
The only problem I see is if the T5 has the mustang shifter on it, it will be located directly under your seat.
If you use the late bellhousing you will also have to convert to the cable clutch. I have seen adaptors that will space the T-5 back for the extra...
Looks great. I like the top. It looks like the wheel base and bed are shorter too. The fenders are closer to the Cab.
The 5 bolt 289 carried over in some real early 65's. My grandparents bought a new 65 Fairlane when the new models came out in Sept of 64. It had a...
It seems I am just a few miles from you. I built my frame from scratch, transverse spring up front and coil overs in back. If you want to get a...
The F1 axle is straight between the dropped ends. It does have a shock mount hole in it at the drop on each side. The F1 frame narrows an inch on...
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