66 Ford F100 & 2004 Crown Vic body swap

[Chevyfanaddict]

WTF!!!! Lol some people just go for it lol

[Zanie]

So we put it up on the lift.
This is full suspension drop!
I couldn't stop giggling....its ridiculous. Definitely going to detach the rear shocks to change a rear tire.



Notice even at this angle... the frame is not visible? its tucked up there.

Made one big wheel well to cover the fuel tank.

[cactuss4]

With your talent you could do like some of the older cars and create rear wheel covers that can be removed to change a tire if needed. Or I guess add hydraulics that will lift the bed <shrug> Bet you could do something pretty clean.

[Jetfixr320]

Awesome build!

Quick release bed sides before wheel covers. Or just unbolt the shocks like I do on my Falcon.

[2L8IWON]

This is AWESOME!

[getcarter]

Jesse?^^^

I am Subbing because I am about to take on this same project, picking up a 64 for $600 and thought about what to do and then came across several chevy trucks on caprice chassis'. i figured worst thing i could do is ruin a $600 investment.

i may have missed it but how did the width match up?

[nathankershaw]

Looks like we have the same idea

Awesome build!

[CampbellshotrodsAZ]

Awesome, I like it a lot! I've seen one done by a local guy who sources mid-90's GM fullsizes like Roadmasters and Caprices and does the same thing.

[BigMikeIndy]

I know a company that makes ShockWaves for that Crown Vic front suspension........ Just Sayin

[68Formula]

Wow, how many are doing this swap? I didn't know it was a thing.

[nathankershaw]

What made you use the entire Vic floor and firewall? I was thinking of sectioning in section of the Vic firewall to retain all the HVAC, A/C & ECU mounts etc.

[Zanie]

What made you use the entire Vic floor and firewall? I was thinking of sectioning in section of the Vic firewall to retain all the HVAC, A/C & ECU mounts etc.

It just made more sense to use the crown vic floor the floor was rubber mounted to the frame already. where would you section? at the toeboards? seems like a nightmare.

[Zanie]

Ron is more of work, work, work type of guy and rarely slows down to take pics. I take pics , but I miss allot of the intricacies because I'm working on my Vega project across the shop.
here's another shot of the bed, when you could still see the section of the crown vic trunk (with gas tank below).

[Zanie]

The footwell area of the crown vic was about 4 inches narrower on the crown vic than it was on the f100. So 2 inch filler strips were made on each side.

[Zanie]

Needed to extend the dash to cover up wiring and A/C and stuff. Also built a little box to cover the column mounts. Why is the sheetmetal white?? Ron recycled the sheet metal from the doors of the crown vic. (he wanted to canopen the doors anyway to swipe the power window actuators for install into the F100)

[Zanie]

yup recycling the headlight switch..........and the heater controls.....and.....
Speaking of that he modified the stock 66 tail lights to accept the new style tail light plugs (no pics of that). a little brighter and less likely to have a ground problem.
Trying to reuse as much of the vic as possible

[Zanie]

The stock F100 dash was apart when he got it, so no "before " pics. Somewhere along the line; a previous owner thought red and blue interior would look cool. so the cluster surround was painted blue with red accent.


Ron wanted to reuse the cluster, so he welded up a new cluster surround. Its bigger, to cover up more of the cluster area (where the light, wiper, choke actuators were.
Then he wrapped it I the simulated carbon fiber (just to be different). I had some lightly tinted lexan hanging around from a boat project; so he attached the cluster and blacked out the unneeded part. With or without the flash camera still doesn't catch it right; it looks way better in person.

This is just a mock up, before completion.



Yes the cluster is off center in the panel, but its centered over the steering wheel. The stock (blue) one was offset also.

[BillSalZman]

Wow, what a kickass project!!!
I did that to a 6 cyl. 68 Camaro and a z28 4th gen Camaro. My wife drives it now and loves it. I'm looking at a 67 Camaro and a 5th gen Camaro build next.
KEEP THE BUILD PIX COMING!!! Yeah!

[Zanie]

[Zanie]

Made some progress this weekend. We reinstalled the cloudy glass with new seals. It pained me not to straighten & polish the trim but then it wouldn't match the rest of the outside of the truck.


Started final assembly of the dash


Ron mixed Hot Rod Flat Black with some white until he got a shade that matched the steering wheel and all the plastic trim. I wasn't crazy about the idea beforehand. DANG was I wrong. It looks so good in person.
See the light switch, its from the crown vic; "frenched" into the dash.


Also reused the heater controls from the crown vic, and sunk em into the dash, where the radio should be.




Naturally we reused the dome light from the crown vic.