56 i scrapped the 74 frame , it was twisted way to bad to fix , kept the body and parts , put them on the other frame . had two 55's and a 56 and the 53 here . i sent you a pm too . later . kevin.

 

I only mentioned title in conversation not meaning to cause any problems on here or thinking of title swaps or the likes. I have title to both my pickup and my panel but they were registered as unfit vehicles, one day the will have to be re-registered as fit before I take the pleasure cruise. I made sure I was the titled owner before I sunk my hard earned cash into them.Please brush the hair down on the back of your neck,lol

 

In Saskatchewan and likely in the rest of Canada we can get a new VIN or reconstruction title upon vehicle inspection. Our province doesn`t use vehicle titles similar to the US, only a bill of sale and if needed proof of prior registration.
What I referred to is the FTE policy used to protect this site from legal or liability issues by promoting illegal activities of title sale or swap.

 

In Saskatchewan and likely in the rest of Canada we can get a new VIN or reconstruction title upon vehicle inspection. Our province doesn`t use vehicle titles similar to the US, only a bill of sale and if needed proof of prior registration.
What I referred to is the FTE policy used to protect this site from legal or liability issues by promoting illegal activities of title sale or swap.
Hope all this makes some sense..........

 

well shhhh this is between us , but my 53 , and all the numbers on the frame and other places say it is a v-8 equipped 53 , somewhere somehow inherited the vin and title for a 6 popper 54.......... story as i was told by the original owners neice was grandpa bought it new or soon after , then unk ends up with it . can't locate title , had a junk 54 out back { this all took place some 30 plus ago !!!! } so ................... oh yeah and the state employee screwed up and wrote a 5 where there was supposed to be a 4 to designate the year in the vin ................ dunno don't care it's legally titled and it's mine .............................

 

did i mention that upon occasion i and bessie { the truck } have been known to be humming johnny cash's tune " one peice at a time " ..............................

 

I think most of us know that tune fairly well and it works for me.

 

Basically it's the same thing, just different requirements in different states.

 

Why frame swap? The stock frame is great with a couple of minor modifications:

Triangulated 4 link rear
Ford 9" rear
Airbags
custom crossmembers
box the entire frame
mustang II IFS
79-93 Mustang power rack
custom motor and tranny mounts to drop in 302 and C4 tranny
custom brake/power master cylinder setup

VOILA!! Only took 4 years to get a rolling chassis!

- Jon

 

One man's minor modification is another man's major undertaking... In my case I want 4WD. By the time I would get done doing all that stuff I would be in for about 5k more than I am spending and it would not be any better, just more expensive.

Later Man...

 

some of us just wanna be different i geuss jon , and or we just wanna go the hard way . i'll give it a try again later and if the wife try's to tow this one ................. for now i am content with my 53 other than some trivial stuff and it will never undergo the knife as it were . i've seen / run across a few relics sitting in need of some tlc , and i know what to do and not to do next time .......... found a 52 1/2 ton sitting , tweaked frame no motor , told a cuz who's looking for an older toy . if he dont i will and i just happen to know where there's a no title 71 or 2 sitting ... and i found a 56 3/4 ton long bed that is hiding in plain site and one of my son inlaws has got a early 90's 3/4 ton with a deisel in it .............. im gonna go take my meds now before i do something insane again .... the 52 is 500 , if the kid who's got the 56 will not part it for his 1/2 ton he's willing to let it go for what he's got in it 200 bucks ....... now where did i put that torch and welder ?????????????

 

Bob, excellent idea!

Lets take it further. 1. Frame swaps 2. Front clip swaps 3. After market front suspension kits. A lot of kits are designed for sbc not true blue, some for sbf but not with PS rack. Some not for flatheads. Some kits require rear sump oil pan. 4. Rear suspension setups. As a FNG explain a search of the board.

Councilman

 

https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/6...-articles.html Councilman, a search of the board would be looking through past threads. Clicking on the link I provided will show alot of good ones. In particular, posts # 12 and 13 which are front suspension and rear axle swaps.

 

Havi

Thanks for the info. I also found search under forums. Curiosity killed the cat. Your photo looks familiar, did you used to star in the Courtship of Eddie's Father? LOL.

Councilman

 

Use the search in the upper left of centre in these pages then click on ''advanced search''.
It`s been working well if you get the exact and proper search phrase, you may have to try afew different ones at first.
Search in this 48/60 forum for the best results for these years of trucks. Once you get used to the search it`ll come in handy.