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SmokeyBear · Post by **SmokeyBear** » Mon Sep 18, 2006 6:33 pm

Clarko wrote:Is the wheelbase that close??

YES!! 114.8 to 114.4 Just enough to close up that gap between the bed and cab.

Clarko · Post by **Clarko** » Mon Sep 18, 2006 6:36 pm

Damn. Do those newer ones still have the framerails wayyy wide in the center of the car or is it narrower now? I parted out an 88 GM wagon and the frame was wide under the rockers in the center.

SmokeyBear · Post by **SmokeyBear** » Mon Sep 18, 2006 6:41 pm

yup, still wide all the way up to the 06's the only thing that's changed is the front and rear suspension.

CJ,s 67 F100 · Post by **CJ,s 67 F100** » Mon Sep 18, 2006 8:45 pm

My guess is a highboy Crown Vic
I am glad you chose option A

71 LONG BED · Post by **71 LONG BED** » Tue Sep 19, 2006 8:25 am

It's looking great!! Can't wait to see it.

marz68 · Post by **marz68** » Tue Sep 19, 2006 11:49 am

That is going to be one smooth riding bump side.

SmokeyBear · Post by **SmokeyBear** » Tue Sep 19, 2006 12:41 pm

marz68 wrote:That is going to be one smooth riding bump side.

That's what I'm hoping, it was a NIIIIICE ride before I tore into it.

marz68 · Post by **marz68** » Tue Sep 19, 2006 3:53 pm

can't wait

72truckdriver · Post by **72truckdriver** » Tue Sep 19, 2006 7:01 pm

I worked on a 78 that some one did that very same thing. It was a 80's model with the 5.0. I put a trailer hitch on. He drove it from NY to texas, said it rides great lika a car. Imagine that.

SmokeyBear · Post by **SmokeyBear** » Mon Sep 25, 2006 7:54 am

OK, here we go, no turning back now. LOL. It looks like it's gonna work out great. The mounting holes are pretty close and I only have to trim up a bit of the floor brace to clear the frame. Here are some pics...

Pretty darn close

Here you can see how low it sits, early estimates without the weight of the sheetmetal on it is about a 5-6 inch drop. Woohoo!!!

Now all I have to do is....everything!

Sorry about the quality of some of them, they're from my cell phone camera.

71 LONG BED · Post by **71 LONG BED** » Mon Sep 25, 2006 8:40 am

That looks like it may work pretty good!! Nice job, you are very busy!
Great job!!

SmokeyBear · Post by **SmokeyBear** » Tue Sep 26, 2006 8:42 am

More

Last night I loosely bolted up the fender just to see what the stance was going to look like after I notched the floor brace and set the cab into the final position...

I am VERY pleased with the stance. I still have the original 15 inch rims on there now, I can't wait to see what the 18's are gonna look like. It also looks like I have plenty of clearance for steering. For some strange reason, I just can't seem to wipe the

off my face.

Big D's 69 · Post by **Big D's 69** » Tue Sep 26, 2006 9:13 am

Man taht is gonna be sweet. I hope all of this works out for ya. Keep us posted.

SmokeyBear · Post by **SmokeyBear** » Tue Sep 26, 2006 9:16 am

Can ya dig the whitewalls? I feel pimpalicious!

Clarko · Post by **Clarko** » Tue Sep 26, 2006 11:58 am

I cannot believe how close all those dimensions are. The wheel is right in the center of the fender! Awesome!

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