Will the body from a 1936ish Ford truck come even close to fitting over the drive train in my 69 F250?

Anybody know the wheelbase and width of those older Ford trucks!

Also posted in 67-72 forum.

Thanks

 

Here's a link to the spec's on our '41. The '36 is either the same size or a bit smaller. This should give you a start anyway.

[https://www.ford-trucks.com/user_gal...d=4089&width=0]

 

The wheel bases are definately shorter on the older models, and the frames thinner. But you may be able to put it on pretty easily. The frame of the '69 can be shortened either by yourself or a shop. The bed would be rediculously easy to do, and the cab just a bit harder but still easy, of course only if the front of the cab will fit around the frame rails of your '69. The cab mounts are fairly simple, and new ones could easily be made, although the back of the cab may need to be modified a bit where the rails go through the bottom. Now the main problem I would see is the front fenders, on the '40 and later (through the late '50s) trucks the whole front-end hangs by a bracket that bolts to a center point on the front of the frame, so putting those trucks on a new frame would be easy. Now I haven't really looked the earlier years so I have no idea how they really hang on. Now as I see it the radiator and grill is one sturdy peice and the fenders have a bracket for them and the lights that bolts directly to the frame? If that's the case then you'd have to modify those brackets so that the fenders could fit on the f250 frame right, but the frame is probribly too wide for this so there will have to be some major modifications to the front horns of the frame to get the body and everything to fit properly. This is definalty not the weekend rodders project.

Hmm, now if you just want the powertrain then that's another story, I'm sure the big blocks will need to have some room cut out of the side panels on the hood, and the fire wall moved a bit but other than that it should fit, the drive shaft can be shortened and a thinner rear found fairly cheaply, and mounts are pretty simple, you can make 'em or have a shop make 'em for you. autos are alot easier to install than a stick, but it can still be done. Of course if you have a straight six, I have no idea what to tell you, I know they had them back then, sometime, don't know when, so I couldn't tell you for sure if it could fit. but my guess would be that it couldn't. Hmm, did I answer anything? I have one of that body style on an '80 something lengthened Bronco frame. I'm sure it can be done, but what are you capable of doing in your situation. I say go measure the frame width of the front your truck and see if it's too big of a deal to fit the '36s fenders on, and also see if the front of the '36's cab will fit around the rails of the '69. Well anyway, good luck! And if you have anymore questions feel free to ask away, I'm sure someone will tromp along some day to answer it.


Clayton