Shortening 1971 chassis
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ebaby35
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Shortening 1971 chassis
Read some posts in shortening here. I believe its 16" behind cab and 4 off the end? For the 16" cut would a "z" cut be best. I've only seen a angle cut on the posts. Had a c10 and did a z cut and fish plate.
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basketcase0302
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Re: Shortening 1971 chassis
Amazing as it sounds Ford simply made the cut and plated it on the inside on every single one ton they lengthened to the 135" chassis."ebaby35"]Read some posts in shortening here. I believe its 16" behind cab and 4 off the end? For the 16" cut would a "z" cut be best. I've only seen a angle cut on the posts. Had a c10 and did a z cut and fish plate.
Thanks photobomb for my not being able to link up a few good pics of the one on my one ton.
Jeff
http://www.fordification.com/forum/view ... 22&t=46251
SOLD-71 F-350 dually flatbed, 302 / .030 over V-8 with a "baby"C-6, B & M truckshifter, Dana70/4.11 ratio, intermittent wipers, tilt steering, full LED lighting on the flat bed, and no stereo yet (this way I can hear the rattles to diagnose)! SOLD!
Many Ford bumps / one 76' EB / and several dents through the years.
A lot of "oddball" Ford parts collected from working on them for 34 years now!
2008 Ford Escape 4 x 4
http://www.fordification.com/forum/view ... 22&t=46251
SOLD-71 F-350 dually flatbed, 302 / .030 over V-8 with a "baby"C-6, B & M truckshifter, Dana70/4.11 ratio, intermittent wipers, tilt steering, full LED lighting on the flat bed, and no stereo yet (this way I can hear the rattles to diagnose)! SOLD!
Many Ford bumps / one 76' EB / and several dents through the years.
A lot of "oddball" Ford parts collected from working on them for 34 years now!
2008 Ford Escape 4 x 4
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ebaby35
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Re: Shortening 1971 chassis
Do you know what type of cut they did?
basketcase0302 wrote:Amazing as it sounds Ford simply made the cut and plated it on the inside on every single one ton they lengthened to the 135" chassis."ebaby35"]Read some posts in shortening here. I believe its 16" behind cab and 4 off the end? For the 16" cut would a "z" cut be best. I've only seen a angle cut on the posts. Had a c10 and did a z cut and fish plate.
Thanks photobomb for my not being able to link up a few good pics of the one on my one ton.
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basketcase0302
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Re: Shortening 1971 chassis
Sorry I don't know what cut they did. 
Jeff
http://www.fordification.com/forum/view ... 22&t=46251
SOLD-71 F-350 dually flatbed, 302 / .030 over V-8 with a "baby"C-6, B & M truckshifter, Dana70/4.11 ratio, intermittent wipers, tilt steering, full LED lighting on the flat bed, and no stereo yet (this way I can hear the rattles to diagnose)! SOLD!
Many Ford bumps / one 76' EB / and several dents through the years.
A lot of "oddball" Ford parts collected from working on them for 34 years now!
2008 Ford Escape 4 x 4
http://www.fordification.com/forum/view ... 22&t=46251
SOLD-71 F-350 dually flatbed, 302 / .030 over V-8 with a "baby"C-6, B & M truckshifter, Dana70/4.11 ratio, intermittent wipers, tilt steering, full LED lighting on the flat bed, and no stereo yet (this way I can hear the rattles to diagnose)! SOLD!
Many Ford bumps / one 76' EB / and several dents through the years.
A lot of "oddball" Ford parts collected from working on them for 34 years now!
2008 Ford Escape 4 x 4