I see many guys doing this swap, and it seems that nearly all of you mention boxing in the frame. We used the tubes from the crown vic on my '62. Ready to set the engine in, but first....is it necessary to box in the frame? Or is that something you do strictly for looks? I've studied over it...

Factory

And again...this is the factory stance.

This isn't working out like I planned..lol... Disregard the order given. You should be able to tell what's what though.

Pics

Not a unibody. Here are a few pics. The first is how she looked when I got her. The other 2 are in various stages of the swap...that's an '03 CV front cradle and a '99 Explorer rear. The wheels are 18's I got from a Mustang, but I'm already thinking they need to be bigger. I picked up a motor...

Oh! And thank you for the diagram!

Maybe I'm wrong, but we call this a stepside here in these parts...lol....here she is with the explorer rear under her. Those are 18's from a Mustang. I think she needs 20's at least. Or lowered more.

It has custom cab emblems but I haven't taken the time to determine if they're real, so I can't say for sure.

I'm in the process of building a '62 stepside for my son. We've done the popular CV swap with an '03 cradle, and used a rear end from a '99 Explorer. Now I've picked up a motor and tranny from an '06 CV Interceptor. The computer, all the sensors, distribution block, and entire harness from the...

Hello, all. Mike in Kentucky here. Hoping to learn and share some good info. Currently attempting to build a '62 F100 for my son.