Going to yard sales today with mine, only problem everyone wants to buy grandads truck from me! I do get good discounts when they see the fine paint job.

 

Thanks, John; much appreciated. The r&p steering makes sense. In a bunch of previous posts the stock steering box is apparently the problem. I'm still waiting for Sanderson to come out with a header for the FE into a 48-52. Of course, I could get off my well-padded butt and learn how to fabricate something myself!

 

Mike.. On my '47 I thought that too. Ended up with Sanderson block huggers (although I have a BBC, which is REALLY shoehorned in there.

It's at:

https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/8...way-guide.html

But the block huggers solved all my "fit" problems.

 

Thanks, John. Nice build by the way. Definitely gives me something to think about. BTW, I've left a request at Sanderson for a header specific to putting an FE into a 48-52...never hurts to ask!