New guy in town...
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New guy in town...
I'm new to this forum and just wanted to introduce myself. I live in Albuquerque and recently bought a '55 F100 with the intent of street rodding it. I'll be looking for lot's of help and from what I've read so far, there seems to be a lot of knowledge on this forum. Looking forward to being accepted into the "group". 
........Jack
........Jack
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Thanks everyone for your welcomes.
I have a Fuel injected TPI motor out of a '90 Corvette that I'm going to mate up with a Keisler T45 conversion. I'm looking for a good 9" rear as soon as I find out what width I need. I'm getting an IFS kit for the front and probably will go with a 4-link rear. More than likely, I will put on the 3 inch wider glass fenders. Body is pretty good with minimal rust but it needs paint. Need to replace front fenders, they're rusted through over the headlights.
The areas I'm investigating right now are:
What width rear axle...that will work with 10" wide wheels and what backspacing on the wheels? 61-62"? 3 3/4? Any help here would be appreciated.
I'm also looking for a good setup to run an under the cab power brake booster and hydraulic clutch. Any suggestions?
Thanks
I have a Fuel injected TPI motor out of a '90 Corvette that I'm going to mate up with a Keisler T45 conversion. I'm looking for a good 9" rear as soon as I find out what width I need. I'm getting an IFS kit for the front and probably will go with a 4-link rear. More than likely, I will put on the 3 inch wider glass fenders. Body is pretty good with minimal rust but it needs paint. Need to replace front fenders, they're rusted through over the headlights.
The areas I'm investigating right now are:
What width rear axle...that will work with 10" wide wheels and what backspacing on the wheels? 61-62"? 3 3/4? Any help here would be appreciated.
I'm also looking for a good setup to run an under the cab power brake booster and hydraulic clutch. Any suggestions?
Thanks
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The gals at www.midfifty.com will likely be able to help you out by answering most of your questions and supply you with whatever you need. You'll get plenty of help from everyone here also. Welcome to the group and congratulations on finding an f100 and sounds like you've got good plans for it.
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LOL, I guess mine, for one! I actually live in Rio Rancho now, so does BobbyTNM. dffay lives in ABQ, so does Fish-albuq. AFAIK all of us have 48-52's, but mid-50's are OK I guess... 
edit: I take it back, dffay has a '53
Anyway, welcome to the site!
edit: I take it back, dffay has a '53
Anyway, welcome to the site!
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Seems kind of funny to think about...a '55 is too new!