One of the worst ones I've seen. I can't believe they left the stock instrument cluster stuck up in there with the massive gaps on either side. Looks like something my 16 year old son would do.
Stuff With Cleatus I was thinking the same thing. There is a ton more to do. Looks like they slapped it together. A good start though but he elluded it was on an auction site if I heard correctly.
Somehow I suspect "We" is "Me"... needs a bit more work. That bed is held together with bubble gum, hopes and dreams.. Looks good from far though. Put the mufflers back on too and it's closer to being good.
Hi I noticed that was a short bed ford truck ....I heard the shirt beds did not fit on a crown Vic frame....can you give me any more insight on that ...thanks
I flat love it. I don't believe the speedometer in the least or you didn't show it when you turned it loose for a short bit cause I rode in the back seat in one or two... or more. It looks like a old farm truck but goes like a bat out of hell. I tentatively watched and then paid attention when that 5.3 triton engine come to life. The patina is wrong and thats cause its fake, it looks like you made it look that way, I've done that . I'd buy one and give it a tryout that would show its potential. You did a great job building it but paint is something I used to do a bit of... I'm 73 so been there and think why didn't I do that!
Well it being a cvpi you don't have to worry about pats so you get cv ignition switch and a test light and find out which wire needs to be hot with key on which wires are constant 12v and which wires are hot when you're turning key over and do the same for original f100 switch test light/multimeter is gonna be your best friend. Or at least that's how I did mine.
Justin Williams Thanks, switch is pretty easy to wire but their are five wires from the original cv connector... two green is battery in.... violet wire for starter and the rest will be your ACC
I'm confused here when I did my 71 F100 Crown Vic swap my bed floor wasn't so high what didn't you guys do that you should have to make it an actual bed
Did you use the entire Crown frame, or just the front crossmember, etc? I'm guessing that the Crown's coil spring rear end, panhard bar, watts link, whatever that is, takes up a lotta room under there.
The thing I dont like about Crown Vic/F100 swaps is, the chassis is so wide, you have to use the ugly-ass Crown rims, or something of similar offset. I prefer an old school deep dish rim.
Judging by the wheels and wheel well opening, the cab/bed looks like it is mounted about 2" to far forward. Edit: Also, so many guys are putting these trucks on the full P71 frame. Why not just use the front P71 IFS and use a 4 link rear or Mark VIII IRS or keep the original 9" and leaf springs? My point is I don't like losing so much of the bed just to make room for the P71's rear suspension and fuel cell. It is a waste of a truck bed. You can, indeed, have it all by using the P71 front suspension under the original truck frame.
Hi Shane, I am also very interested in you= mounts, I have a 66 shortbed and in the lookout for a cv to do the frame swap, only thing holding me back is not having a good mount. I went to your website and didn't find any info , let me know thx
I want to do this with so many Cars its not even Funny. I want to put a 2G Eclipse body on something more reliable like a Toyota or something, I want to put a 69 Charger on a new one.
