Project Midnight

[derbydad276]

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

[DRAG-ULA]

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!!

[AutoRoc]

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!

[DeFormula]

The "hot rod black" looks great. Good luck with the project!

[ShadowRuleZ]

I want to see the front end swap, my dad was thinking of doing the same with his 62.

[derbydad276]

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
mustang wheel.jpg
mustang wheel2.jpg

[black88coupe]

Look around on the net for conversion info/ pics. It's a pretty popular swap.

I want to see the front end swap, my dad was thinking of doing the same with his 62.

[derbydad276]

I want to see the front end swap, my dad was thinking of doing the same with his 62.

look up
http://fordification.com/ or
http://www.ford-trucks.com/

[beertestr]

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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[derbydad276]

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