I have a 1984 Mercury Grand Marquis. My dad is going to use the engine, transmission to build himself a trike. I am going to buy the body off him and I want to drop it on a 4x4 F150 frame. What year and body style would yall recommend I search for? I know the wheelbase of the Marquis is 114 inches

 

Car bodies on truck frames are ghay......

That's all I have to say.

 

lol tell us what you really think stosh.....
i'd get the measurements from a 250 of the similar year... 80-86
and you really should join the missouri chapter... we got guys in branson, reeds spring, Kansas city.... even a few nowhere towns called lampe and blue eye

 

Well, you're pretty much limited to 4x4 F150 with short bed, as those have a wheel base of 117" so that's as close to the GMQ wheel bas as you gonna get. You can use any truck from '80 to '96, frames are all the same for the most part.

And I tend to agree with Uncle Stosh, with the exceptions of 2-door bodies and station wagons tho - now those can look pretty sweet on a 4x4 frame, if done correct.

 

Closest matches...

U-150 (Bronco) 104" Wheelbase
F-150/F-250 (Shortbed standard cab) 117" Wheelbase
E-150 (Econoline) 124" Wheelbase


The Closest match would be the F-150/F-250 but you are still going to have to shorten the frame by aproximately 3 inches.

Not for the weak hearted.

 

A friend of mine did that to a 60's vintage olds Station wagon. Just because someone said he couldn't.

Thing looks pretty mean.

 

Not really - due to the shape of the rear fenders of the GMQ, the rear axle can actually sit about 1-2" further back and still look pretty decent, especially if the whole thing ends up with big lift and tires. I'd recommend doing a shackle reversal in the rear of the F150 frame, with the Sky Manufacturing kit that will push the rear axle forward about 1" (bringing your wheel base to 116"), then you can just center the car body on the frame so that the front axle sits 1" forward of factory location, and the rear axle sits 1" behind factory location.