Yes another Crownvic/Uni 88 and 62

[rickairmedic]

The roughest part has been getting all the wires out and pulled forward towards the dash since I am planning on reusing alot of them although I can say the harness will get cut down some since I dont need power windows or door locks for 4 doors . All the extra lighters in the doors will make for a few nice extra power ports though .


Rick

[eddieschopshop]

i used frame off an 89 crown vic for my old 71 f100
all i did is redo the center portion of the frame so the cab fit over it.
mine was bagged...

[rickairmedic]

Eddie mine will be bagged eventually .


Rick

[eddieschopshop]

its a pretty good foundation.. i ended up getting the rear of a 93 lincoln town car to gain disc brakes.. there not huge but cant beat disk brakes all around.

im actually using a 88-89 cv front frame clip on my 64.. main reason because i already had it..

[Toyz]

its a pretty good foundation.. i ended up getting the rear of a 93 lincoln town car to gain disc brakes.. there not huge but cant beat disk brakes all around.

im actually using a 88-89 cv front frame clip on my 64.. main reason because i already had it..

Me, too, (eventually), for the same reason! Gonna try to get the Mark VIII rear low enough to match.

Paul

[eddieschopshop]

its gonna ride nice with the mark8 irs..but you will see some camber when bag it.. on bright side you dont have to do a huge notch on bed..lol

[Toyz]

its gonna ride nice with the mark8 irs..but you will see some camber when bag it.. on bright side you dont have to do a huge notch on bed..lol

I've always sensor-lowered my Marks to the stops at shows; I've never seen extreme camber change, but that's an easy fix anyway. I am not interested in dragging frame; stock or slightly lower than Mark VIII heights would work fine.
I had mentioned to Rick one of my main reasons for using the Mark stuff was to avoid bed modifications, although I may have to tub slightly for shock/Shockwave clearance. It "looks" as if it may have room, but it's close! I may also go with an after-market cradle which may give more clearance by shock angling.
Paul

[rickairmedic]

Ok time for a small update for Lance . Mind you she still starts runs and drives .










Rick

[Toyz]

Rick,
we ran "hoopties" like that around the yard (and elsewhere ) when I was somewhat younger. Amazing how well a "selectively lightened" vehicle will perform!
But for the "lowdown showdown"; it might be fun even for the Slickstock cruises
Just kidding; both of us better get back on the ball! You've had rain; we've had heat; now we've got heat and rain!
Paul

[rickairmedic]

LOL Paul the rain has screwed with more than my build its even screwed with my work but I'm still pushin to " get er done " .



Rick

[foodstick]

Keep after it Rick,

Once you get the unibody setting down over that frame and gas tank you will get a HUGE shot of adrenalin.

[kstones63]

Not trying to apply any pressure but isn't the deadline getting close?

Kevin

[rickairmedic]

Not trying to apply any pressure but isn't the deadline getting close?

Kevin

LOL Kevin the sad part is the three of us who were planning on driving to the nats together .


Me = Getting swamped with actual work " not that I'm bitchin " . plus all the danged rain .


Kenny France = just today got his new front axle off the frame I sold him so he can send it to Sid .



My neighbor with the 52 F1 = That poor bastage first test drive tranny took a dump got that fixed got an 1/8th mile from tranny guy and rearend decided it was its turn . Then theres the power steering he has had to have redone like 3 times . We were talking today and he said only thing left to fubar is the engine . I told him he better be beating on the fake wood dash in his F 250 on that one .


We are all needless top say behind schedule like thats anything new but we have all agreed before we run out of summer we will make one of the big local cruise nights .


Dont get me wrong I havent given up on my goal but I am looking at things a little more realastically now .


Rick

[Toyz]

Don't worry, Rick,
we all know that once these things are actually apart, the hard part is over!
Paul

[foodstick]

Rick, how bad is the floor in your uni? I sort of question cutting it out if its decent. You will have to notch the steps which ever route you go (I THINK ) It is so easy to make mounts between the new step area metal and the frame, I don't even have any mounts near the stock location .... the truck sets low, there is TONS of room underneath to work on it. I wish you could try a test fit that way before trying to splice the ltd floor in ....

I wish you could crawl around my truck to see how nice it all works, without the extra work.

[rickairmedic]

Lance the floor in my Uni has been patched at some point I am guesssing by the same moron that mounted the motor in it and made the new front cab mounts . Needless to say between the half missing steps and mostly severely cobbled floorpans I decided this would actually be the quickest ( and in your honor ) CHEAPEST way of doing it . Pretty much between the firewall and the " back " end of the bed theres more rust than sheetmetal . What was left of my torque box I was able to fold by hand with no effort and put in the garbage can .



Rick

[rickairmedic]

Well not really much of an update but I did get my rear rims and tires mounted in order to check fitment . The good news is the rear tires are 74 & 1/2 " outside to outside and the rear of the truck is 76 & 1/2 " inside of wheelwell lip to inside of wheelwell lip .


Hey Paul heres the numbers you were looking for 63 & 3/4 " from outside of rear brake drum to outside of rear brake drum .












Rick

[Toyz]

Thanks, Rick,
I'll have to compare with the Mark VIII dimensions. Seems they are pretty close, although keeping the heavy positive offset on the Mark will allow as much as a 12'' wheel with a 305/315 section. That would require replacing the sway bar and possibly changing the emergency brake cable angle, as well as moderate tubbing. The good news is that I can get the truck quite low without changing the alignment of the Mark rear, and with no need for bed modification! I will probably just go with 295/50/18 on 10" and try to find a wheel similar to the Mustang Bullits in the 4.25/ 5.50 pattern , or see if something like the Torq Thrusts might be available in both patterns with the needed offsets. Skip and Tom were over today and verified that the front MII hubs were indeed 5.5 pattern .
I've just about decided to use the early CV clip frame for the uni since it's a rolling chassis. I will probably stay with the nine inch in it. It has 10 inch Cragars on the rear currently with a reverse offset; I will probably replace them in kind as well as order a set of 4.5 lug patter for the front CV hubs.
Anyway, thanks for the info, and carry on!
Paul

[rickairmedic]

Paul my new rear's are 295/50-15 on 15 X 10's with 5" backspacing and honestly I think I could go a little wider on the tires without to much trouble .



Rick

[Toyz]

Paul my new rear's are 295/50-15 on 15 X 10's with 5" backspacing and honestly I think I could go a little wider on the tires without to much trouble .Rick

I massaged the rear fender lips on the '65 with the '77 rear, which allowed 10.50 section width and lots of room to the inside, so with the "neutral" backspacing on yours, you could probably utilize most 315 -section tires with no problem; it'd put you pretty close though!