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dont shoot me
my grandpa used to have a 79 f150 that he used for towing on the farm, well he sold it for a 2000 silverado 2500, he has a parts truck that has a 400 4 speed and is 4x4 that he no longer needs, all that is missing is seats and the front spindles, was wondering if this platform would be good for a go kart, was thinking of either buying it and making it my scarp metal hauling truck or making it into a 4x4 street legal go kart type thing, what is everyones thoughts on this?
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One mans not so humble opinion... 
Since making it into a scrap hauler would be the easiest thing, I say do that and then start diving into how to build the street legal Go-Kart.
It would be cool either way, but it would be nice to have a running/driving truck while working out the details.
Have fun which ever way you go.
Since making it into a scrap hauler would be the easiest thing, I say do that and then start diving into how to build the street legal Go-Kart.
It would be cool either way, but it would be nice to have a running/driving truck while working out the details.
Have fun which ever way you go.
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Why not put a seat in it, some spindles or a JY complete front axle on it and yank the doors off and have fun?
Here are my parts to make a maybe street legal go-kart some day.....first have to un-cobble some PO front end lift debauchery.
Here are my parts to make a maybe street legal go-kart some day.....first have to un-cobble some PO front end lift debauchery.
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Why not find a junkyard seat and spindles? Just drive it as a dent and play off road? Like someone posted above, you could pull the doors for added fun(and danger).
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would lmc have any, also is there a different name for them? i looked on rock auto for a rough price check and there was nothing listed under spindle, but there was listings for spindle nuts.
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the very tip top of nw iowa i may have found a junk yard that has the parts i need, they just got a 78 f150 in
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Take doors off for summer, YES on a roll cage, NOT a bed mounted light bar, A ROLL CAGE. 4 point attached to the frame, if it a scrap yard truck have fun, but be safe.
Seat belts...glass out, lexan plastic in, flat bed to haul more scrap at once ect...
I have a spare complete cab and might go that route, but I got the race car chassis at such a great craigslist deal I could not pass it up, and it sat on there very nicely.
I have a complete 460 C-6 NP-205 to drop in, some 8" lift springs and some 44's, make the call on the cab or make the cage stay there.....
Then give it to the wife, so she stays out of my Bronco. lol
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I have used Driven Auto Parts out of Pheonix AZ. They deal in just about anything 4x4. Especially early bronco's. I needed a pair of knuckles for my 78 a couple of years ago. I got them from those guys. I was sent to them by the guys at bronco graveyard.