Nice start on the posting. Good luck, John
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Just thought i'd share some pics of my current project. It's a 1955 F-100, that has been modified. My plans are to you it painted (John Deere Blitz Black) and driving by the first of June. The following mods have been done:
Boxed Frame
Mustang II IFS
Smoothed Firewall (bye bye heater)
1956 Grille
Shaved
Door handles
Bumper holes up front
Mirrors
Welded tailgate
10" Step frame in the rear
Relocated rear leafs to the inside of frame and raised three inches
Power Brakes
11" Front disc
8.8 Rear posi
Made new firewall
Made a trans tunnel
Engine and Tranny swap (454 & T400)
And a bunch of other things.....
http://home.comcast.net/~rivers21014...5/site1010.jpg
http://home.comcast.net/~rivers21014/wsb/media/457965/site1011.jpg
http://home.comcast.net/~rivers21014/wsb/media/457965/site1012.jpg
Boxed Frame
Mustang II IFS
Smoothed Firewall (bye bye heater)
1956 Grille
Shaved
Door handles
Bumper holes up front
Mirrors
Welded tailgate
10" Step frame in the rear
Relocated rear leafs to the inside of frame and raised three inches
Power Brakes
11" Front disc
8.8 Rear posi
Made new firewall
Made a trans tunnel
Engine and Tranny swap (454 & T400)
And a bunch of other things.....
http://home.comcast.net/~rivers21014...5/site1010.jpg
http://home.comcast.net/~rivers21014/wsb/media/457965/site1011.jpg
http://home.comcast.net/~rivers21014/wsb/media/457965/site1012.jpg
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Nice start, i'd like to see some pics on the trans tunnel when ya get around to it. can't wait to see it finished, but just one little quetion.... how ya gonna work on the dang thing ? 
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Thanks for the replies! Those pics are about three weeks old, the body work is now pretty much done besides one fender. I also installed a roll pan and my three inch exhaust. I'll take a few more pics this weekend. The truck was meant to be the lowest street rod in town. I think I'm just about there. Also for those that are wondering how I drive the truck, with the truck the way it sits in the picture nothing is touching the ground. I can drive it like that. I raised everything up in the truck, motor mounts, trans mounts and raised the entire rear leaf spring setup, which also means I raised the bed floor. Thanks again for you kind words.
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That is HOT! I love it.
I was wondering if you could tell me how you raised the bed floor? I'm in the process of bagging my truck and I'm 99% sure my pumpkin will interfere with the bed floor. I'm not going as low as you, however it is still a concern.
Also, what MII set up did you go with?
I was wondering if you could tell me how you raised the bed floor? I'm in the process of bagging my truck and I'm 99% sure my pumpkin will interfere with the bed floor. I'm not going as low as you, however it is still a concern.
Also, what MII set up did you go with?
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I welded in some 1" tube to the bed sides at the desired height. Then bought a sheet of metal and cut it to size. I also have the 10" steo frame which comes thru the bed floor, so you can see the rear bags. As for the MII setup, not sure where I bought it, it's been about a year ago, I do know it's from ND, small rod shop, ran me about $350.
Originally Posted by svooom
That is HOT! I love it.
I was wondering if you could tell me how you raised the bed floor? I'm in the process of bagging my truck and I'm 99% sure my pumpkin will interfere with the bed floor. I'm not going as low as you, however it is still a concern.
Also, what MII set up did you go with?
I was wondering if you could tell me how you raised the bed floor? I'm in the process of bagging my truck and I'm 99% sure my pumpkin will interfere with the bed floor. I'm not going as low as you, however it is still a concern.
Also, what MII set up did you go with?
Yes it is!!!
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I bought a bag kit and everything for mine but I have a 50. I wanted to know if you just welded the suspension in and went with the body drop. I think I understand what you did but I just wanna be sure. I wanna do the same thing but only be about 1/2 inch higher. The CA roads I drive are horrible. If you could help with all the details that would be great. I would e-mail you but I havent reached that post amount yet. Thanks
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My email address is scr8pinhrd(at)yahoo(dot)com. Feel free to drop me a line and we can discuss this off the forums. I also have a ton of pics of the entire process, plus the bed is currently off my truck so I can take some good shots of the rear setup.
Scr8pinhrd....
Scr8pinhrd....
Originally Posted by 1low50
I bought a bag kit and everything for mine but I have a 50. I wanted to know if you just welded the suspension in and went with the body drop. I think I understand what you did but I just wanna be sure. I wanna do the same thing but only be about 1/2 inch higher. The CA roads I drive are horrible. If you could help with all the details that would be great. I would e-mail you but I havent reached that post amount yet. Thanks
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Trucks bad A$$ man, i was wondering if you had any other pictures of the suspension and what not. Me and my buddy are puttin together a 53' and trying to get some ideas on how to slam it. my email is fender2k5@comcast.net. Thanks. Jon