Complete interior swap. Am I nuts??
Thread Starter
|
Post Fiend
Joined: Jan 2000
Posts: 5,330
Likes: 17
From: Dryden, ON, Canada
Complete interior swap. Am I nuts??
I picked up an 84 F150 XLT Lariat yesterday, it's got power everything, tilt, criuse, woodgrain dash, factory tach, trip odometer, dual tanks, factory clock, all the goodies, but, it's short an engine, and, a bit rusty. I'm thinking of swapping the entire interior into the 82. Anyone attempted such a feat?
1982 F100 SWB
351w HO, 9.5:1 compression
4bbl, Hedman Hedders
Purple Hornie header mufflers
NP 435/2.75 geared 9"
1985 F150 HD, 300 HD/needs a NP 435/4.10 geared 8.8
70,000 miles
1980 F100 Custom, 300/Np 435/2.75
1982 F100 SWB
351w HO, 9.5:1 compression
4bbl, Hedman Hedders
Purple Hornie header mufflers
NP 435/2.75 geared 9"
1985 F150 HD, 300 HD/needs a NP 435/4.10 geared 8.8
70,000 miles
1980 F100 Custom, 300/Np 435/2.75
Laughing Gas
Joined: Apr 2001
Posts: 1,024
Likes: 0
From: Elon, NC
Complete interior swap. Am I nuts??
Nope, I wouldn't say you were nuts. The cabs are the same so most everything should swap. Obviously it'll be time consuming doing things like swapping the power window controls, motors and such. But I can't think of any good reason not to do it. Unless you were right in the middle of doing something and just had to have your truck and it not be drivable for some reason. Heck if you don't want the goodies I'll take em. 
Ron
Ron
Freshman User
Joined: May 2002
Posts: 39
Likes: 0
From: Bonneau CSA
Complete interior swap. Am I nuts??
No you just took the easiest conversion I ever found.I recently changed my '82 flareside from auto to standard.Everything from the clutch and brake pedals to the dash was a straight bolt in no problem conversion.Let's see,I had to drill three holes for the hydraulic cylinder which had already been center punched at the factory and,had to remove a section of sheet metal from the floorboard which also had been rolled at the factory to accomodate the plate from the donor truck.The whole conversion took about six hours and you would never tell that it had been done.
Thread Starter
|
Post Fiend
Joined: Jan 2000
Posts: 5,330
Likes: 17
From: Dryden, ON, Canada
Complete interior swap. Am I nuts??
[updated:LAST EDITED ON 22-May-02 AT 03:39 PM (EST)]I converted my 80 from a 3 on teh tree to a 4 on the floor, only a keen eye who spends far too much time around these trucks(me) would be able to tell, I swapped the steering colum, even used the factory bolts to hold down the floor plate... Now, on your 82, I'd know something was up quicklike, there was no hyd. clutch until late 83/84... 
Like I said, I spend far too much time around these trucks.
1982 F100 SWB
351w HO, 9.5:1 compression
4bbl, Hedman Hedders
Purple Hornie header mufflers
NP 435/2.75 geared 9"
1985 F150 HD, 300 HD/needs a NP 435/4.10 geared 8.8
70,000 miles
1980 F100 Custom, 300/Np 435/2.75
Like I said, I spend far too much time around these trucks.1982 F100 SWB
351w HO, 9.5:1 compression
4bbl, Hedman Hedders
Purple Hornie header mufflers
NP 435/2.75 geared 9"
1985 F150 HD, 300 HD/needs a NP 435/4.10 geared 8.8
70,000 miles
1980 F100 Custom, 300/Np 435/2.75
Senior User
Joined: Mar 2002
Posts: 154
Likes: 0
From: Crustucky (Crestview) Florida
Complete interior swap. Am I nuts??
I swapped my NP435 out for a C-6 from my junked 84 I had. I took the steering column, floor plate, XLT dash, Tranfer case Adapter, flywheel, transmission dust shield, Starter, and the speed gear out of the transfer case. All bolted right up and took about 8 hours. Looks like it came that way, and I even got tilt-steering now too. I wanted to do the interior swap as well, but red didn't go with my blue truck...
-Ry
1985 F-150 302 4X4
Dana 44 TTB / 9 inch
4.56:1 Front/True-Trac
4.56:1 Rear/Detroit Locker
C-6 Tranny, NP208 Transfer
6 inch Skyjacker Class II lift
35 X 12.50 BFGoods AT's
https://www.ford-trucks.com/user_gallery/displaythumbnail.php?&photoid=3725&.jpg https://www.ford-trucks.com/user_gallery/displaythumbnail.php?&photoid=3536&.jpg
-Ry
1985 F-150 302 4X4
Dana 44 TTB / 9 inch
4.56:1 Front/True-Trac
4.56:1 Rear/Detroit Locker
C-6 Tranny, NP208 Transfer
6 inch Skyjacker Class II lift
35 X 12.50 BFGoods AT's
https://www.ford-trucks.com/user_gallery/displaythumbnail.php?&photoid=3725&.jpg https://www.ford-trucks.com/user_gallery/displaythumbnail.php?&photoid=3536&.jpg
Posting Guru
Joined: Jan 2001
Posts: 2,358
Likes: 3
From: Nebraska
Complete interior swap. Am I nuts??
"Like I said, I spend far too much time around these trucks."
Nothing wrong with that, you're not the only one.
--------------
[font color="green"]1995 F-150 Supercab XLT longbed 4x4 302 M5OD [/font]31x10.50's
[font color="green"]1986 F-150 4x4 300 I6 NP435 [/font]Warn hubs, DeeZee bed caps, '96 XLT bench seat, new paint job
Nothing wrong with that, you're not the only one.
--------------
[font color="green"]1995 F-150 Supercab XLT longbed 4x4 302 M5OD [/font]31x10.50's
[font color="green"]1986 F-150 4x4 300 I6 NP435 [/font]Warn hubs, DeeZee bed caps, '96 XLT bench seat, new paint job
Trending Topics
Post Fiend
Joined: Nov 2001
Posts: 5,871
Likes: 0
From: Coutts Canada
Complete interior swap. Am I nuts??
If you go from a 82 to a 87 or newer the seat belts mounts are different.(mounting bolts are in a different place)
82' Flareside: zoom zoom doesn't even begin to describe it
2/4 Drop
Soon to have 325hp 351 Clevo
(maybe more,in a 3600lb truck)
Backed by a C6 with a 2000 rpm stall and a 3.50 9 incher
American Racing AR-23 (series 23) wheels
Upgraded interior
Soon to have a kick @$$ stereo
82' Flareside: zoom zoom doesn't even begin to describe it
2/4 Drop
Soon to have 325hp 351 Clevo
(maybe more,in a 3600lb truck)
Backed by a C6 with a 2000 rpm stall and a 3.50 9 incher
American Racing AR-23 (series 23) wheels
Upgraded interior
Soon to have a kick @$$ stereo
FTE Stories
Ford Trucks for Ford Truck Enthusiasts
Rezvani's Latest Post-Apocalytic Monster Is a Ford F-150 Raptor Underneath
Verdad Gallardo
Top 10 Most Expensive Ford Trucks Ever Sold on Bring a Trailer
Joe Kucinski
2027 Ford Super Duty Buyer's Guide (Every Model, Engine, & Package)
Brett Foote
Top 10 Ford Truck Tragedies
Joe Kucinski
AEV FXL Super Duty - the Super Duty Raptor Ford Doesn't Make
Brett Foote
Lobo Vs Lobo: Proof the F-150 Lobo Should Be Even Lower!
Michael S. Palmer
Ford's 2001 Explorer Sportsman Concept Looks For a New Home
Verdad Gallardo
10 Best Ford Truck Engines We Miss the Most!
Joe Kucinski
2026 Shelby F-150 Off-Road: Better Than a Raptor R?
Brett Foote
Moderator
Joined: Jan 2001
Posts: 56,984
Likes: 2,738
From: Virginia
Complete interior swap. Am I nuts??
Be prepared to replace more of the wiring harness than you may be figuring on. The tach and some of the other accessories may require more wiring than your truck harness has, even the underhood harness may be different. I know it is if you are going from idiot alt light to amp guage. I suspect the tach has a wire going out to the dist or coil.
Thread Starter
|
Post Fiend
Joined: Jan 2000
Posts: 5,330
Likes: 17
From: Dryden, ON, Canada
Complete interior swap. Am I nuts??
I know all about the idiot light to guage swap... I did it in the 80, and, I used a factory tach cluster... It was a PITA... Now, my 82, it's weirdly optioned, it's pretty much bottom of the line, but, it has the factory guages, manual brakes but power steering, all kinds of fun stuff...
1982 F100 SWB
300 HD: Cliffy 290H, 9.1:1 compression, forged everything, ARP'd bottom end/Hedman hedder/dual 2½" exhaust
NP 435/2.75 geared 9"
1985 F150 HD, 300 HD/needs a NP 435/4.10 geared 8.8
70,000 miles
1980 F100 Custom, 300/Np 435/2.75
1982 F100 SWB
300 HD: Cliffy 290H, 9.1:1 compression, forged everything, ARP'd bottom end/Hedman hedder/dual 2½" exhaust
NP 435/2.75 geared 9"
1985 F150 HD, 300 HD/needs a NP 435/4.10 geared 8.8
70,000 miles
1980 F100 Custom, 300/Np 435/2.75
Thread Starter
|
Post Fiend
Joined: Jan 2000
Posts: 5,330
Likes: 17
From: Dryden, ON, Canada
Complete interior swap. Am I nuts??
Well, I moved before I got to swap the interiors, but, last week, I picked up a factory tach cluster out of an 86, plugged it in, and, away it went, if your truck has factory guages, the factory tach cluster is a direct swap.
Evan
1982 F100 SWB
300 HD: Cliffy 290H, 9.1:1 compression, forged everything, ARP'd bottom end/Hedman hedder/dual 2½" exhaust
NP 435/2.75 geared 9"
1986 F150 HD, 300 HD/needs a NP 435/4.10 geared 8.8
70,000 miles
1984 F150 XLT Lariat parts donor, 351W/C6/9" LOADED to the hilt, 201,000 miles
1980 F100 Custom, 300/Np 435/2.75, 58,000 miles
Evan
1982 F100 SWB
300 HD: Cliffy 290H, 9.1:1 compression, forged everything, ARP'd bottom end/Hedman hedder/dual 2½" exhaust
NP 435/2.75 geared 9"
1986 F150 HD, 300 HD/needs a NP 435/4.10 geared 8.8
70,000 miles
1984 F150 XLT Lariat parts donor, 351W/C6/9" LOADED to the hilt, 201,000 miles
1980 F100 Custom, 300/Np 435/2.75, 58,000 miles
New User
Joined: Jun 2002
Posts: 13
Likes: 0
Complete interior swap. Am I nuts??
i'm glad to know that if i put a factory tach in it will work. I found one at a junk yard, I'll have to go back and get it, I also found the woodgrained dash bezels for my truck, but there out of a deisel, so they have the panel on the lower left that has some idiot lights instead of the little change tray.
Senior User
Joined: Jul 2002
Posts: 234
Likes: 0
From: Jacksonville, FL
Complete interior swap. Am I nuts??
Will a 90 F150 seat bolt in the same places as the bench in my 82 F100?
Stock F100 2WD inline 6 NO POWER ACCESSORIES-No A/C (nothing to break!) 9in. rear, 3 on the tree
Stock F100 2WD inline 6 NO POWER ACCESSORIES-No A/C (nothing to break!) 9in. rear, 3 on the tree