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Jan 21, 2007 | 09:13 AM

lightninquick

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late model chassis

i love the look of the f100

and i love the drive and feel of the newer model trucks

i might have a chassis available, its a 2003 lightning chassis. complete with everything.

my question is will 67 to 72 body and bed even come close to fitting?

Jan 21, 2007 | 09:15 AM

Fritolay

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your best bet is to get out a tape and start measuring.

Jan 21, 2007 | 09:21 AM

lightninquick

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there is a few guys on this forum that can resite all the demensions of these trucks by memory in their sleep.

problem for measuring the two chassis's are that i do not have a 67 to 72 yet. i prefer the 67 to 72 model. but if a early model body is better suited for the chassis then i would go that way. but it has to be a short bed

Jan 21, 2007 | 12:49 PM

FordBoypete

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Anything can be done with enough cash & effort, having said that, if your asking if a 67-72 will bolt up to a post 96 FoMoCo F-150 chassis the answer is absolutely NOT. You will have to fabricate & fit the body parts & chassis to accept each other. . . .

For starters horizontal profiles are not even close. Wheel bases are different. So are track widths in both 4X2 & 4X4 applications. Even the 80-85 or 86-96 aren't a bolt up deal either.

For that matter, the most popular frame to upgrade to (IMHO) 73-79 is not a direct bolt up for bed. The cab & front sheetmetal are drop on ~ bolt up, but that's it. A bed still needs to be refitted due to increased C-A width & length of 73 & later chassis designs & configurations.

FBp

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Jan 21, 2007 | 01:13 PM

1970Custom

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Easier way would be to swap the suspension over from a newer rig, an example would be the older cars/trucks with say a mustang or nova clip swap.

Jan 21, 2007 | 05:52 PM

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Originally Posted by 1970Custom

Easier way would be to swap the suspension over from a newer rig, an example would be the older cars/trucks with say a mustang or nova clip swap.

Don't know that I would buy into that, what Pete started with is on the money. It will take some skill and money, but I think it might be do-able.

There is a 66 that is merged into a Lightning here in North Carolina. Several mods had to be done but it happened. A Slick front clip was added to the Lightning cab along with 66 bed sides. A real piece of work.

John