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by Ruffneck
September 29, 2015, 11:42 pm
Forum: Truck Talk
Topic: 65 short wide build plan
Replies: 12
Views: 2475

Re: 65 short wide build plan

I will just call them when the time comes... Thank you all for your input.. I will post build pics when I get to that point.. I will start gathering parts for now
by Ruffneck
September 26, 2015, 9:41 pm
Forum: Truck Talk
Topic: 65 short wide build plan
Replies: 12
Views: 2475

Re: 65 short wide build plan

Right now I'm living by Seattle, and I work in north Dakota.. Me and my girlfriend want to move somewhere warm and south, sick of the cold lol I am going to start building in the next few months, I have to move first to somewhere where I can have the truck and work on it.. I definently want the truc...
by Ruffneck
September 24, 2015, 11:20 pm
Forum: Truck Talk
Topic: 65 short wide build plan
Replies: 12
Views: 2475

Re: 65 short wide build plan

Doesn't sound terribly bad to do, with as much as the cv front drops the truck (5" I believe?) would I need to c notch the frame on the rear?

Also what makes a 3 link better than a 4 link?
by Ruffneck
September 23, 2015, 1:28 pm
Forum: Truck Talk
Topic: 65 short wide build plan
Replies: 12
Views: 2475

Re: 65 short wide build plan

I would absolutely love to run that front suspension, but minus the motor and transmission, the rest of the truck is going to have to be a budget build if I want to get it done in a timely manner... I'm planning a big move cross country next year and I don't want the truck in pieces... I want to sav...
by Ruffneck
September 22, 2015, 7:26 pm
Forum: Truck Talk
Topic: 65 short wide build plan
Replies: 12
Views: 2475

Re: 65 short wide build plan

Lol I'm a ford truck guy through and through... That pic makes it look real good lol, it's got it's fair share of rust, that and it's real sentimental because it was my dad's truck, and he's no longer here... So it will be a tribute to him, and I will never sell the truck, so I figure I might as wel...
by Ruffneck
September 22, 2015, 4:26 pm
Forum: Truck Talk
Topic: 65 short wide build plan
Replies: 12
Views: 2475

65 short wide build plan

Hello all, new here, I have a 65 short wide, it currently is 90% stock, FE, 4 speed and has a 5 bolt dana 60 under the back.. My build plan is a crown vic front suspension, and the baddest of the bad for motor and transmission, a supercharged 5.4 4v and tremec 6060 out of a shelby gt500.. Plans are ...