Project Midnight

derbydad276

derbydad276

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figured I would start a build thread on my F100

as I tear into it

midnight1.jpgmidnight3.jpgmidnight13.jpg Im finally moving forward !!! going Gas Monkey garage on it

drove to Norwalk ohio and scored a 04 Towncar front suspension essentially the same as a crown vic only it has cast aluminum lower control arms as opposed to vic's cast iron

also have a new engine and trans combo scored a 1971 400 and a C6 trans 71 & 72 400's were rated at 265 H/P with over 400 ft. lbs of torque
and are 9 to 1 compression
by the time I install a RV cam and a 4 barrel intake it should be over 300 hp and close to 500 ft lbs torque

but I'm undecided on the rear help me choose

I have a 3.73 31 spline posi 8.8 out of a explorer
and a 3.08 open IRS from a Thunderbird
both have disc brakes

cant decide if I want it to handle like a new mustang or be able to out run one
 
Go with the IRS. And, 3.08 gears, 9:1 comp = perfect for some boost! Make it leave soft and maybe the rear end will survive.

And I LOVE the slotted mags BTW. May the 70's never die!!
 
Yeah.. It's not going to do anything like a new mustang unless you shove 8psi into that chunk of iron. :)

Any audio mods? Exhaust? Modern stereo?

Goodluck! I dig it!
 
the slotted mags are going up for sale along with my 9 inch rear end
they are 5 on 5 &1/2 pattern and Ill have 5 on 4 & 1/2 when Im done with giant disc brakes on the front that I need at least 16 in wheels for

Im looking for a set of newer mustang wheels like these
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I have some tbird super coupe irs shafts if you go that route.as well as irs knuckles. I built a tbird based irs setup for my 53 Ford. Keep in mind the irs does not have a 5x4.5" bolt circle. You have to redrill or replace the hub bearings with cobra irs parts. I redrilled. With 500 ft#, im not sure how long the axles will last, and the tbird irs is a 28 spline 8.8.

In short, I'd go 8.8 Exploder or adapt Exploder or Expedition IRS parts.

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got busy on truck again today pulled the whole front clip off
and power washed off 40 plus years of gunk getting ready to cut out old suspension to install the new from an 04 town car
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whole thing went easier than I thought it would I guess that's what happens when you enlist the help of a Boiler fabricator who can get surgical with a cutting torch we had the whole original suspension gone n like 2 hours and then I attacked the frame with a wire wheel
cleaned up amazingly well for a truck of this age and we stated laying out where to drill the new holes to bolt in the crown vic suspension
who ever was on the engineering team that came up with the modular concept deserves a cold beer on me

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Lookin good!! That front cradle is a bolt in? That makes it nice. Might have to think about that for my 48. (If I ever get to it) keep up the great work Jim!!
 
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