I've been want to build myself a street truck for awhile now and I figured now that trikefest is over I'd start a new project.
Back story on the truck is I bought it about 10 years ago as a 79 F150 4x4 for $850. I drove it daily for about 2 years with part of that being gone for basic training. In 07 After basic it became a play toy and I ended locking the engine up after a good day of mudding with it. The truck sat because I didn't have the money and I was getting deployed at the end of the year. After getting back from my deployment in 08 I attempted to swap the engine but ran out of time because the house I was doing the work at got sold. So I took the truck out to some property that my family owned till about 3 years ago when i bought my house. Still not having the money it sat on the back yard till this past Saturday (the 4th) and I finally started my project.
So what I am doing to the truck is a crown vic front suspension swap from an 03 police interceptor that i paid $575 for. Also, I'm going to swap in the engine and transmission along with the computer harness. I have the whole car to pull parts from so that shouldn't be too big of an issue. The hardest part is going to be wiring up the truck . But it will be a fun and reward project to see the truck back on the road after so many years.
So far I have taken out the entire front suspension and the rear axle. I haven't decided what I'm doing for the rear suspension yet. I'm thinking of an axle flip with the 8.8 from the crown vic or an irs suspension from a Lincoln mark 8 or thunderbird. Here's some pictures of the progress so far
This is the truck before i pulled it in the the garage from the back yard.
This is after pulling the axles. I had them sold before even starting the project so that was nice
Mock up of the wheel. Yes, you see that right. This truck is going to continue life as a 2wd lol.
Another picture of the wheel for general ride height. The headliner my uncle and I did it back when I first got the truck. He was an upholster by trade and a damn good one at that. But thats where I'm at with it at the moment. The wife is supposed to help me pull the engine this evening so there may be some updates soon.