Just bought a basket case with a front cross member needing replaced. Anyone have any thoughts and/or ideas about putting the body on a newer (2003ish) Crown Vic chassis ? Will it work ?

I don't know but have often thought of such.  Seen an F1 on 1987 F250 4X4 that sure looked good.

You gotta have the right tools and know how to use 'em.

TC - Austin, Texas

There is a 55 Fairlane mounted on a huge 4 wheel drive chassis on Kijiji in Ontario Canada.Pretty wild. 

  

As long as you can still get the Y block drive train in it, go for it!

55 Vicky & customline

58 Rack Dump, 55 F350 yard truck, 57 F100

59 & 61 P 400's, 58 F100 custom cab, 69 F100, 79 F150, 82 F600 ramp truck, 90 mustang conv 7 up, 94 Mustang, Should I continue?

Not wanting to rain on your parade but it would be much easier to replace the front crossmember. I have done two now and they are a no brained.

regards

Rick - West Australia
Do Y Blocks Downunder run upside down? Gravity Sucks!!

Yes Rick has  ... Thank you Rick



"Came too close to dying to stop living now!"

I don't know where the idea of new is better comes from . I mean do people believe car salesmen.

There is a lot right with the front end of a 50's Ford. My 56 has double wishbone front suspension with nice long control arms for stability. Granted things could be done with spring rates and damping but show me a car where it can't.

I bought some parts off a guy recently who had a ute like mine and had a 70 GM (HQ holden) front end in it. I know donor car  as my brother and father owned one each. They were never known for thier handling or braking. I'd be chopping up my original car so it stopped and handled worse

It can be done right but there are a dam lot that aren't.

Cheers

Warren

Grizzly (Aussie Mainline)