Just wandering if it is possible to put a 66 f100 body on a 78 79 Bronco frame. Has anyone done this how hard or will it work at all. Thanks Jerry

 

Anything is possible I suppose. I'm sure someone has tried it (or something similar). With a 12 year difference in the components it is highly unlikely that anything is going to just line up and bolt together though. Fabrication and modification will be the name of the game I should think. Someone may chime in that has had a hand in this sort of hybrid-making though.

 

I've never done such a swap as you proposed, but I've seen a mid-1960's F100 that was put on a later model F150 frame (had to have been a frame from '80-onwards, because it had the IFS set-up) that was for sale on an auto body repair/dealer's lot. It looked nearly like it had come from the factory that way, but then again, it was a full-on restoration and had taken the guy months to do. He had pictures of every step and it was pretty labor intensive with all the body work and such. I've also seen an article in a magazine about a fellow who put a pickup cab and a shortened Camper Special pickup box on a Bronco frame, so I suppose it can be done. As I recall, he'd had to fabricate all new body mounts, because the truck cab did'nt mount in the same way as the Bronco did. This guy did a lift kit, big tires, etc., as well, so that was another batch of problems to get around.

It can be done, but then again, with enough money and determination and either skills or luck, (depending on your viewpoint), pretty much anything can be made to look and perform the way you want it. Either way, though, it will take a lot of time and fabricating and patience to be done right. The trucks wheelbase, even if it is a shortbed, will be longer than the Bronco's, so that's a lot of fabrication work right there. If it were my truck and I was determined to put 4x4 running gear under it, I'd find a frame from a truck with a wheelbase closer to the F100. I would think that would save you a lot of headaches, anyway.

 

thanks for the replys some good info. But still just wandering if anyone has done it. Thanks

 

Frame is wider on the Bronco, so takes quit a bit of fab work as noted.

 

My inlaw has a 1960 ford Truck on a 78 bronco frame.

I don't have any pics of it where I can show you at work, but if you click this link you'll be able to see a video of it The Digger

 

want to know if some one has a kit to put a 66ford f100 on a 79 ford f150 4x4 frame

 

I'm pretty sure they don't make frame swap kits. But, I could be wrong. I've never considered doing one so I'm not sure.

 

I really like this truck. It is mounted on a Bronco frame. I don't know what year though. Found it on the internet.

 

I believe the core support and front body mounts will line up. You will have to see about the rear cab mounts though.