Hey all I just thought Id share my build along side of all these other inspirational builds going on. Im not a crazy fabber nor do I have thousands in shop tools. Im just your average handyman some of you may cringe at my techniques and Im ok with that lol. I urge your constructive criticism and look forward to this adventure.
I picked up a 1966 ford f100 with a 69 t-bird 429 thunderjet and c-6 in it.
I daily drove it like this on manual drums and steering until I tore the studs clean through the hub assembly ...all 5. scary!
So here it is 08 crown vic p71 font subframe swap.. for some maybe not the cheapest and most effective way but for me to get lowered , pwr steering, and brakes I can work with ford ..I know and am comfortable with ford ..jag and whatever else truly kinda scares me.
on to the build.
this is when I was driving it as it was before the breakdown
on the road!
heres when I added some white wall inserts
68 t-bird 429 thunderjet on c6 trans
day 1 start removing tires and brakes since the passenger side removed itself already all by itself lol
note my hub assembly holes for the studs
you can see how much bigger they are on the pass side Im lucky I was just cruising on my street when the tire folded under.
so first on the list of to do's..drain the fluids and tackle the front clip.
08 cv p71 subframe
so it went really well!. I spent 2 weeks just hitting every bolt with liquid wrench before actually starting the work
progress..
cab will need to come off to do the floors and mounts but thats later
so next welded on the temp cross member and ready for a motor pull
so I called my buddy LOL
too easy really again I dont have all the tools but I do have amazing friends and family!
well with the motor out the next step is to mark out the old axles centerlines on the frame rails and pull the old ibeams out
just a progress pic very happy!
cross member shot
another cv subframe shot before tare down
so I got the box off too , I want to have the floors fixed up on that and also deal with the rear axle flip or swap or just hanger kit well see ...still researching on this and pondering..
this is the ed ritchie cv to 66 ford mounting kit complete and ready to rock..
this is the cv to ford 429 motor mounts also from ed ready to rock
here are the trailing arm bushings..they have been cut open and rotated for proper alignment adjustablitly.
just rotate the bushing parallel to the base plate
to be cont..
Koomz
I picked up a 1966 ford f100 with a 69 t-bird 429 thunderjet and c-6 in it.
I daily drove it like this on manual drums and steering until I tore the studs clean through the hub assembly ...all 5. scary!
So here it is 08 crown vic p71 font subframe swap.. for some maybe not the cheapest and most effective way but for me to get lowered , pwr steering, and brakes I can work with ford ..I know and am comfortable with ford ..jag and whatever else truly kinda scares me.
on to the build.
this is when I was driving it as it was before the breakdown
on the road!
heres when I added some white wall inserts
68 t-bird 429 thunderjet on c6 trans
day 1 start removing tires and brakes since the passenger side removed itself already all by itself lol
note my hub assembly holes for the studs
you can see how much bigger they are on the pass side Im lucky I was just cruising on my street when the tire folded under.
so first on the list of to do's..drain the fluids and tackle the front clip.
08 cv p71 subframe
so it went really well!. I spent 2 weeks just hitting every bolt with liquid wrench before actually starting the work
progress..
cab will need to come off to do the floors and mounts but thats later
so next welded on the temp cross member and ready for a motor pull
so I called my buddy LOL
too easy really again I dont have all the tools but I do have amazing friends and family!
well with the motor out the next step is to mark out the old axles centerlines on the frame rails and pull the old ibeams out
just a progress pic very happy!
cross member shot
another cv subframe shot before tare down
so I got the box off too , I want to have the floors fixed up on that and also deal with the rear axle flip or swap or just hanger kit well see ...still researching on this and pondering..
this is the ed ritchie cv to 66 ford mounting kit complete and ready to rock..
this is the cv to ford 429 motor mounts also from ed ready to rock
here are the trailing arm bushings..they have been cut open and rotated for proper alignment adjustablitly.
just rotate the bushing parallel to the base plate
to be cont..
Koomz
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