hey guys havent posted in here in awhile been real busy. i got the rear of my 55 pretty much finished with the IRS system installed. Now im wanting to do the front end. any suggestions on IFS kits? should i just get a crossmember to start with and add the suspension peices on as i can afford...

hey fellas i have a bunch of parts that im not going to be re using on the 55 and was wondering about how much i should ask or expect to get for them on craigslist.i have ; front axel with drums still atatched stock front suspension (leaf springs, steering rods, etc) rear suspension (leaf...

anyone know of where i can get a chrome timing chain cover for my 390 tried summit and jegs both didnt have one and tried google still didnt find anything

anyone have any info/opinions on borg warner t-10 4 speeds. theres a local add for one for sale for 150 it needs to be rebuilt though. it would go behind my 390 (396 as we astablished in my previous thread) i want to know if this is a good deal or should i pass or should i not even...

i have a 390 that has been rebuilt in the recent past the pistons say .030 so im assuming they bored them out 30 over when they built it. my questions is since im pretty sure it has the stock crank what size does that make the motor now i was told by some random guy at a bar one night who...

im buying the cab from a '54 f100 to put in place of my '55, i just want to make sure that it will fit. the only reason im doing it is because the guy is selling it for 50 and it only has a little surface rust on the top other than that is solid and since my '55 cab needs a new floor on the...

ok im shopping around for an IFS kit and the only two i really found were the heidts custom which after i went to there website and added all the options i chose was gonna be about 4200 (and believe me i didnt go all out) and a mustang II kit that i found on f100central.com for about 2000. both...

ok so the plan is to build a 390 on the cheaper side for my 55 and im looking through my summit catalog and the only thing i found for my motor was some flat top pistons. all the ford performance parts i found were for 302-351 family and the 460 family wheres the love for the FE family? granted...

i have a 390 big block that im planning on building, does any c6 tranny fit it? i see some on craigslist saying they are small block c6 and ones that are out of 4x4 with a transfer case attatched. does the c6 fit both big and small blocks or are they different trannies? how about the ones out...

does anyone know much about the Volarie IFS im thinking about it for the 55 thanks

i traded a guy one of my welders for 2 390s complete. he was the one that told me the were 390s but when i looked at them on the block there is a stamp that says 352 is this the real size or just a block number or somthing? how can i check the serial number or somthing to make sure they are...

ok so after being told by everyone to take the time and figure out what I wanted the truck to look like in the end before really tearing into it, I finally did it. since ill still use it as a hauler I want to keep the body stock no chop top or anything extreme, with a flat black paint or that...

how do you guys feel about puting chevy or buick motor in a ford? im asking because a guy wants to trade his 401 nail head out of a 63 buick with the 3 speed auto tranny for my welder. im on the fence. im not happy with my I6 but it still runs good i would just like more power and dont have...

what is the difference between a 351 windsor and a 351 cleavland?? same size motor isnt it? are they both from the same 289/302 block just bored out with maybe different top end?

ok i was trying to fix the rear suspension because the guy i got it from had the rear dropped all the way so cant even put any weight in the bed. question is though, are the leaf springs supposed to be on top or underneith the rear end? as of right now it is bolted undernieth and i was thinking...

hello all i just bought my first real project. its a 55 ford f100 straight 6 with 3 on the tree. i has the "normal rust" im told on the cab corners and where the running boards bolt to the rear fender and the top of the windshield. I have so many questions on where to start, what motor swap i...