Hey Crazed87bronco I sent you a PM.. Like to talk to you about the beds, I have the one off the green 70 Explorer and another on the 67 with the red cab.. Plus I saw something in your pics I'm interested in....

 

Test fit of the 68 cab on 79 frame




79 F250 frame painted with dana 60 front and dana 80 rear mocked up...


Sorry guys, its been a busy summer and not much time to sit down on computer so here is some pics on what I have got done on the 68 build

 

Some chrome goodies for later when its painted




Test fit of the bed... This will take some work as the frame is wider and the longer wheelbase. I still want to move forward another 3/4"




Wheels and tires, Hope they'll look ok




My brand new NV4500 with rebuild 205 ford T-case




5.9 Cummins test fit Need to do some floor and firewall adjusting




the cummins crossmember ill be using

 

I wouldn't worry about the 3/4". I think that looks good. I like the chrome wheel idea. Which caps you going to use?

 

Thanks...The bed gap is close to where I want it to be, so I may work on it a little more.. The rear axle is still in stock location but with the spring perches I purchased allows axle to be moved 1" forward or backwards to adjust wheelbase if needed..
I always liked those old chrome wheels so I figured they'd look good on the 68 with black paint and all the new ranger trim.
Probably won't run center caps, just have the hubs painted with chrome lug nuts..

The new front leaf springs will be here hopefully on friday so I can get truck leveled out

 

new springs

Got the new front springs installed and really leveled the truck out nice.. Will be working on bed/cab gap and alignment this weekend....

 

Great progress

 

Are the spring perches you speak of an aftermarket part? If so do you have any more info on them?

 

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