Extra long wheel base?
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There are no weld joints. The frame as I said is solid, unspliced and original looking. When I bought it I noticed that they had added fish plates to the inside of the frame. I asked him about it and he said that they had a feeder mechanism of some sort on this thing and that they braced the frame with these plates. Again, I ground around on the frame with a flapper wheel and can find no area where it was welded together. It's all smooth top and bottom. The vin says its a long bed (131 inch wheelbase) and that it's a conventional cab, 67 f-100 4x4. ??
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I agree, I would expect to see some joints in the frame where it was extended but it simply isn't there. The rails are unmolested, they have the gradual curves etc. Here are some pictures I took today.
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From: On the Edge of the Desert
Obviously I'm not seeing it in person, so I could be wrong. But look at that in the picture...
The frame jumps what looks like a 1/4" in width instantly. Sharp 90 degree cut. At that same point, there is a vertical seam...
That says to me, that the frame was cut, and C-channel of appropriate size was used to extend the frame.
Welds can be very well hidden if the fabricator knows what he's doing...
The frame jumps what looks like a 1/4" in width instantly. Sharp 90 degree cut. At that same point, there is a vertical seam...
That says to me, that the frame was cut, and C-channel of appropriate size was used to extend the frame.
Welds can be very well hidden if the fabricator knows what he's doing...
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Ok.
Anyway, ford never made one that length, and ford didn't build the frames to begin with, they were outsourced from another company. I don't remember the name off hand.
So I find it highly unlikely that ford would ask for a special length frame without ordering enough of them to pay for the retool.
It's been modified somewhere, you're just not seeing it. You said yourself it's a one owner rig, and that the tag says 131" wheelbase. Obviously it's not 131, so where's the stretch??
Anyway, ford never made one that length, and ford didn't build the frames to begin with, they were outsourced from another company. I don't remember the name off hand.
So I find it highly unlikely that ford would ask for a special length frame without ordering enough of them to pay for the retool.
It's been modified somewhere, you're just not seeing it. You said yourself it's a one owner rig, and that the tag says 131" wheelbase. Obviously it's not 131, so where's the stretch??
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Ok.
Anyway, ford never made one that length, and ford didn't build the frames to begin with, they were outsourced from another company. I don't remember the name off hand.
So I find it highly unlikely that ford would ask for a special length frame without ordering enough of them to pay for the retool.
It's been modified somewhere, you're just not seeing it. You said yourself it's a one owner rig, and that the tag says 131" wheelbase. Obviously it's not 131, so where's the stretch??
Anyway, ford never made one that length, and ford didn't build the frames to begin with, they were outsourced from another company. I don't remember the name off hand.
So I find it highly unlikely that ford would ask for a special length frame without ordering enough of them to pay for the retool.
It's been modified somewhere, you're just not seeing it. You said yourself it's a one owner rig, and that the tag says 131" wheelbase. Obviously it's not 131, so where's the stretch??
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From: Barre Mass
I think the frame has been altered. What is very interesting is the union that was put in. I understand that the truck is 50 years old and I would expect brake lines would have needed replacing but the location of the union support my belief.
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I thought I could see those too. Welds can be ground quite smooth. That section also doesn't have the usual factory holes all through it.
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Well I plan to start on this one after I finish my 69 F-250. I plan on pulling the cab off of the frame and completely going through this one. I'll just have to shorten the frame back to factory dimensions.
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From: Rapid City, SoDak
Only because it hasn't been answered yet, my 131" truck also has a short driveshaft that goes into a carrier bearing and then the longer driveshaft.
I wonder about yours though, the longer one must be much longer..
I wonder about yours though, the longer one must be much longer..
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From: Rapid City, SoDak
I get 43" total length at the longest point. i.e. not center to center on the u-joints, total length past the u-joints.
Also, this is just the long driveshaft by itself. There's a yoke coming off of the splines of the carrier bearing, I didn't measure any of that but it adds close to a foot. I assume yours has the same thing so they would be the same?
Mine is a 2wd.