The start of a long long journey of 0ne_sik truck.
The haul from california to texas.

Now sitting nice and snug in the garage.

Then I was robbed.

Not....
I got it ready for the front suspension swap soon as I get the parts.

 

What are your plans?

Slammed
Lifted
Resto
Resto-Mod

 

kinda looks like what im starting with look forward to see the progress

 

California to Texas?? Did Texas run out of rust free trucks?

 

for a cali truck i see lots o rust

 

slammed resto-mod

i got it from a guy who started the bodywork and it is all surface rust there is only 2 spots of cancer

 

I have some "" for the people who have done the CV panther swap.
I noticed some people use a piece of flat stock on top of the frame rail, and some of you haven't, is there a difference in frame thickness between the two. what are the pro's and cons of doing this is what I am looking for.
I have a source for the front suspension just don't have the time to get out there and measure till I purchase it. they also have a rolled Lincoln navigator with dohc 5.4l and 54k miles on it and that is the motor I am sticking in it.

updates soon to fallow

 

that 5.4 should be a sweet convert , you going aod or manual ?

 

We kinda have the same project going on, except I'm goin a different suspension route. I wasn't too fond of the wheel choices with the CV suspension. I'll try to start getting pics of mine in my gallery. I'm going to run with 97-03 F150 front and a modified 8.8 of some sort in the rear. Glad to know someone is working on the same project, I'll be checking in a lot to see how yours is going.

 

the lug pattern is the same as mustang, ranger, ect it is 5x4.75 or 5x114.3 you can get a wide veriety of rims

 

its going to be an automatic for a good cruiser and maybe go down the track once or twice

 

Wheel pattern is common, but you have to run negative offset wheels with it. I like a little bit of a dish on mine.

 

5x4.75 deep dish rims - Google Search

 

The width of the suspension is what limits the choices in the front, in carcrafters build the fronts were very close to the fenders, at least that's what I understood. If it were narrower it would be perfect for me. As far as the metal for the frame rails I believe that was to get the upper a arms back to factory symmetry. Im not not dead set on my front yet, so I will be watching this thread, if I get started online before you I'll get some info on what I'm doing

 

Crown Vic/Mercury Grand Marquis, Ranger, Bronco II, some 1980/83 F100's and etc: 15" x 4.50"

Some Mustang wheels are 4.25" some are 4.50." What FoMoCo vehicle used a 4.75" bolt circle pattern? None that I'm aware of.