67 F100 lowered crown Vic swap w/ 460 bb

[Jester93]

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So I've been dreaming up this project for the past 2 years and have spent a many nights on this forum reading and studying so I figured I would start a project page. So this is the first picture I ever took of the truck on the trailer headed home down from the mountains of Fayetteville, GA. I paid $425 and traded a pistol to some good ole boys for this truck with no motor or trans.

[Grandpas72]

Will be keeping on eye on this thread!

[Jester93]

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So like I said earlier I've been dreaming of this truck for a good while, because I had the motor for the truck long before I found the 67 body in Georgia I knew I wanted a big block and I found it in a 1976 Ford Thunderbird. Which was in excellent shape for being abandoned for 18 years kind of a shame, what I had planned to do to it, but it's sacrifice is greatly appreciated. Trucks are more useful.

[popeyes71]

Looking forward to seeing the progress of your project! That Thunderbird looks fairly clean, almost seems like a shame to part it out........oh well, it's sacrifice is going to a good cause.

[Jester93]

So now it's time to get this topic up to date I started this project with no welding experience, a little mechanical knowledge and a lot of ambition back in may 2016. I decided to start with the front suspension. My plans were to do a Crown Vic front suspension swap but I wanted it lower then just the six inches that the Crown Vic suspension would allow. Which meant a lot more fabrication on the frame. I raised with Crown Vic crossmember 2 inches on the frame so the lowest point on the crossmember was even with the lowest point on the frame I have future plans to bag the truck and to lay frame.

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Truck in will set here for a while

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The interior was redone before I bought the truck

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The front clip removed

[Jester93]

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Cross member removed frame horns braced

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First mock up of the CV crossmember I found an awesome diagram on this forum for the measurements to install the CV to match the factory wheel placement of the truck but I moved the wheel forward 1.5 ins for a better turning radius against the firewall when I go low.

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Welded in

[IN2FORD]

Keep the pics coming. I too started with no fab experience with the Krusty Kab but so far so good. Had some good friends that taught me some tricks along the way. I had tons of automotive experience but nothing to speak of on fabrication. Keep it coming!!

Barry

[Jester93]

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Just the cross member bolted in

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The rear of the lower control arm mount before it was boxed all the way

[Jester93]

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this is all of the suspension bolted up and boxed all the way no brake lines