This video is about the pros and cons of crown Vic swapping your f100. Any suggestions or something I Missed? DM me @project1966f100 on Instagram! Enjoy!
Nice looking build. It will be better with the wiring cleaned up. The big down side to the Crown Victoria suspension is how wide it is and the choice of wheels. I would go old school Fat Man front suspension and keep the stock 9" rear. If you want to lower the rear, flip the shackles and do a spring under. You can get big brakes and not need 17" plus wheels you can also get a nice looking backspace on the wheels without rubbing the fenders or loosing turning radius. Putting what ever engine and transmission in is the easy part.
Excellent summary and it looks you are on your way to owning your own speed shop one day. I have a 64 F100 full crown vic swap that had a 223 with 3 on the tree. This truck had the straight axel and after about 10 years of leisure drives I decided to swap. One issue I have not dealt with is the title in the state of NC. It officially should be retitled through DMV but I still have both titles in hand. That is a pain and cost money. I know GA is a lot more lenient.
Sweet! I never even had a title for this truck, I sold it sometime last year. You can register it under a bill of sale in ga, so it was registered as a 66 f100. I gave the title to the guy I gave the body of the crown Vic to.
nice video. i have a 1965 f100 swb that im interesred in doing the same. how did you do your wiring harness for the engine to start and did you say you did a frame swap
Nice swap . Your truck reminds me of my old man's 1966 f 600 dumper. I fixed all the electrical gremlins the truck had back then in 1986,( I was 16 ). Super clean swap. Where did you say you got the crown Vic? Was it a interceptor or just regular chassis? I couldn't see your speedo. It tells if it is either one. Take care .
Hey man love your build. I’m looking to do pretty much the same thing to my 71. However i’m not the good when it comes to electrical but i see you have the computer and fuse box, but as far as installation goes is it turn key once you get everything placed or is there additional wiring that is needed?
Thanks! Best of luck on yours. I ended up selling this one late 2021. I used the full crown Vic harness and got a wiring book. I took the original f100 harness and found where the same leads are on the Vic harness and put them together. Wasn’t too hard, just a pain in the but. If you look up on Facebook or CZcams crown Vic f100 wiring a bunch will show up, I definitely recommend a wiring book, fordification has a diagram for the f100 harness
If I'm being honest I don't remember what they were, I bought the wheels used off Facebook lol. Sold the truck a little over a year ago. I do remember they were us mags 20x8.. I think.
Hey man I have a ‘62 unibody and I pulled a 2005 crown Vic front suspension, but all the bushings and tierod ends are trashed, does anyone know where I can get replacements? I’ve looked everywhere
I ordered everything to rebuild a crown Vic front end off of “A1 Auto” for a pretty good price, and everything seems to be of good quality so far. They sell a kit that comes with upper control arms with ball joint already pressed in, lower ball joints, inner and outer tie rods, and sway bar links. I also bought new hubs and drilled and slotted rotors. Check it out, they have great prices.
So the motor you put in had 230K miles on it and no issues? I found a crown vic with 193K miles for $1,100 and I'm debating if that's too many miles on it. Thanks in advance.
@@gibsonsgarage2003 Fair enough. I have nothing against it, per se, but I like them the way they were. I had my ‘67 for over 30 years. She’s a good old girl, though I need to rebuild again. Lots of miles, lots of hard work.
When I first got it driving I had like 6-7k in it. But then I manual swapped it, have had 3 sets of whees on it, tires, aesthetic stuff, all new interior, etc. parts are hella expensive right now, so it doesn’t help either
I'm not even a Ford guy...but man I respect that...well done!👏
dude the interior, seats and console looks fantastic!
Good video. We have a 58 I've been thinking of doing this to. 👊
I absolutely love this build my guy 10/10
Nice looking build. It will be better with the wiring cleaned up. The big down side to the Crown Victoria suspension is how wide it is and the choice of wheels. I would go old school Fat Man front suspension and keep the stock 9" rear. If you want to lower the rear, flip the shackles and do a spring under. You can get big brakes and not need 17" plus wheels you can also get a nice looking backspace on the wheels without rubbing the fenders or loosing turning radius. Putting what ever engine and transmission in is the easy part.
Cool! Have followed along since beginning of build
Thanks!! Your F100 has gave me lots of inspiration!
Excellent summary and it looks you are on your way to owning your own speed shop one day. I have a 64 F100 full crown vic swap that had a 223 with 3 on the tree. This truck had the straight axel and after about 10 years of leisure drives I decided to swap. One issue I have not dealt with is the title in the state of NC. It officially should be retitled through DMV but I still have both titles in hand. That is a pain and cost money. I know GA is a lot more lenient.
Sweet! I never even had a title for this truck, I sold it sometime last year. You can register it under a bill of sale in ga, so it was registered as a 66 f100. I gave the title to the guy I gave the body of the crown Vic to.
Hell yeah great looking truck bro👍🏽 doing the same for my 72
Sweet man!! My fav year f100 is a 72!
You can run 16" wheels. The CV had 16". Something you might look into is doing a MN-12 IRS swap it. Truckirs out of FL makes a mount kit.
nice video. i have a 1965 f100 swb that im interesred in doing the same. how did you do your wiring harness for the engine to start and did you say you did a frame swap
that is awesome
Nice swap . Your truck reminds me of my old man's 1966 f 600 dumper. I fixed all the electrical gremlins the truck had back then in 1986,( I was 16 ). Super clean swap. Where did you say you got the crown Vic? Was it a interceptor or just regular chassis? I couldn't see your speedo. It tells if it is either one. Take care .
Thanks! It was from a police auction, it’s a intercepter
How did you use the Crown Victoria brake booster without cutting the firewall reinforcement? Thanks
Hey man love your build. I’m looking to do pretty much the same thing to my 71. However i’m not the good when it comes to electrical but i see you have the computer and fuse box, but as far as installation goes is it turn key once you get everything placed or is there additional wiring that is needed?
Thanks! Best of luck on yours. I ended up selling this one late 2021. I used the full crown Vic harness and got a wiring book. I took the original f100 harness and found where the same leads are on the Vic harness and put them together. Wasn’t too hard, just a pain in the but. If you look up on Facebook or CZcams crown Vic f100 wiring a bunch will show up, I definitely recommend a wiring book, fordification has a diagram for the f100 harness
Any idea where I can find a bed in good shape for a 1964 Ford F100 the lady I bought the truck from spilled chlorine in the bed
Im gonna do it man
What back spacing are ur front wheels ?
Nice job on that! Can you post link for the seat adapter brackets please?
Sure! www.copperstatecomponents.com/store?page=1&perPage=16&catId=12
What size wheels are you running upfront? Back spacing? Really like the looks of the Mag Ramblers. Thanks
Not sure on backspacing. But the fronts were 20x8.5 wheels
How did you mount the brake booster to the firewall. I also have 66 and like your setup. Thanks
Thanks. Just drilled new holes and used the old master cylinder hole to line it up
18mpg damn. My 65 f100 is lucky to get 8-9. I love it anyway.
I would love to know the wheel specs on the front wheels like backspacing
If I'm being honest I don't remember what they were, I bought the wheels used off Facebook lol. Sold the truck a little over a year ago. I do remember they were us mags 20x8.. I think.
Different from cop to public crown in front crossmember ball joint and so on
Yes
Hey man I have a ‘62 unibody and I pulled a 2005 crown Vic front suspension, but all the bushings and tierod ends are trashed, does anyone know where I can get replacements? I’ve looked everywhere
I’m not sure, but if you go on Facebook And join the crown Vic forums or the full frame swap page I’m sure they can help
Im doing a 63 unibody longbed rn victor 👍🏻
I ordered everything to rebuild a crown Vic front end off of “A1 Auto” for a pretty good price, and everything seems to be of good quality so far. They sell a kit that comes with upper control arms with ball joint already pressed in, lower ball joints, inner and outer tie rods, and sway bar links. I also bought new hubs and drilled and slotted rotors. Check it out, they have great prices.
So the motor you put in had 230K miles on it and no issues? I found a crown vic with 193K miles for $1,100 and I'm debating if that's too many miles on it. Thanks in advance.
Yes, paid $900 for the car from my local police department. No issues besides blowing spark plugs out. Common issue, easy fix.
Vic swap is too wide to go low otherwise great option pre 02 vic is narrower but isnt a "bolt in"
That’s the only negative I found too. My 20’a rubbed on the fenders pretty bad
Why did you decide to do just the front suspension and not the full frame?
Originally I didn’t trust my welds enough to build body mounts, now I am fully confident I could. But it seamed like less modification doing this way
For sale?
Do the front tires rub on turns?
I did a little, only because I mounted the sway bar too far forward and lowered the coilovers way too low
What did you do in the rear?
97 Ford Explorer 8.8 with 3.73L gears, 2in spacer, 20x10’s with 305/35/r20. Did an axle flip with new leaf springs
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Check out my Instagram gibsons_garage. sold the truck a little over a year ago so I cant get any more videos.
Hell no. The Twin I beam is one of the things I love about my F100. Tough as nails.
My truck was wrecked and nothing was stright so, was a good swap for me
@@gibsonsgarage2003 Fair enough. I have nothing against it, per se, but I like them the way they were. I had my ‘67 for over 30 years. She’s a good old girl, though I need to rebuild again. Lots of miles, lots of hard work.
I like the sub frame swap,you still have a truck,
Its a good swap, I have a newer f250 now
There isn't 15k in it. No way
When I first got it driving I had like 6-7k in it. But then I manual swapped it, have had 3 sets of whees on it, tires, aesthetic stuff, all new interior, etc. parts are hella expensive right now, so it doesn’t help either