'78 Bronco frame under a '69 F100
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'78 Bronco frame under a '69 F100
I found a 1969 F100 swb sitting on a 1978 Bronco chassis. Is the '78 Bronco frame compatible to fit under the '69 F100 body without doing lots of modifications?
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Re: '78 Bronco frame under a '69 F100
Welcome to the site.
The Bronco wheelbase is about a foot shorter than a short pickup.
and you may need to fab some rear cab mounts , but the front will bolt up.
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Re: '78 Bronco frame under a '69 F100
Thanks for the info. So I'm assuming the frame needs to be lengthened?
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Re: '78 Bronco frame under a '69 F100
Or make a really short box , those look cool.wmscott wrote:Thanks for the info. So I'm assuming the frame needs to be lengthened?
In 1973 the rear of the frames got wider than the earlier trucks.
Instead of lengthening the Bronco frame ,
you could graft a '67-72 rear frame to the front half of the Bronco ,then you'll have only one splice to weld.