54 Build - 11-30-09 015.JPG 367 hits | 58.27 KB | Posted: 12/7/09 This is the chassis I'm going to use use. It's a 1984 F250 4x4 extended cab chassis. I'm going to cu...
54 Build - 12-07-09 010-2.jpg 292 hits | 64.6 KB | Posted: 12/7/09 12-07-09: Here's the section of frame that is going to be cut out.
54 Build - 12-07-09 002.JPG 340 hits | 57.71 KB | Posted: 12/7/09 12-07-09: I used a photo editing program to do this crude cut and paste job to my chassis picture....
54 Build - 3-23-10 001.JPG 255 hits | 98.51 KB | Posted: 3/24/10 3-23-10: Well my plan to go with an explorer chassis isn't working out. I just don't have the spare ...
54 Build - 3-23-10 005.JPG 295 hits | 101.52 KB | Posted: 3/24/10 The next picture let's you see just how much frame I'll be cutting off.
This shot shows two crossmembers that will be removed and scrapped. Then I will need to move the l...
54 Build - 3-24-09 002.JPG 295 hits | 112.95 KB | Posted: 3/24/10 3-24-10: Today's progress: I went to work removing rivots. I started at the front most crossmember t...
54 Build - 3-25-10 001.JPG 254 hits | 108.56 KB | Posted: 3/25/10 I didn't get a whole lot done today. I started by dropping the front gas tank. Then I removed 10 mor...
54 Build - 3-26-10 001.JPG 326 hits | 105.59 KB | Posted: 3/26/10 Today I dropped out the rear gas tank, drilled out a few more rivots and then I cut off the end of t...
54 Build - 3-26-10 006.JPG 324 hits | 103.37 KB | Posted: 3/26/10 Here's the left overs. I'm going to be pulling the hitch off. I plan to use that on the 54 with a l...
54 Build - 3-26-10 008.JPG 348 hits | 107.98 KB | Posted: 3/26/10 I left it around a 1' - 1 1/2' feet too long. I'll cut it down the rest of the way once I get the bo...
54 Build - 3-26-10 013.JPG 271 hits | 109.12 KB | Posted: 3/26/10 I'm hoping to get the spring mounts bolted to the frame and get the crossmembers installed over the ...
54 Build - 3-27-10 015.JPG 236 hits | 118.37 KB | Posted: 3/27/10 Well today I got the rear spring front mounts located where I wanted them. I drilled out the holes a...
54 Build - 3-28-10 024.JPG 325 hits | 108.63 KB | Posted: 3/28/10 Today I got the rear spring mount/shackle brackets into position, drilled the holes and bolted them ...
54 Build - 3-30-10 017.JPG 307 hits | 92.82 KB | Posted: 3/30/10 Today I started out but trying to break loose the bolts holding the receiver hitch to the frame sect...
54 Build - 3-30-10 002.JPG 359 hits | 120.71 KB | Posted: 3/30/10 After I got the hitch out of the way I was able to get to the last two rivots holding the last cross...
54 Build - 3-31-10 001.JPG 401 hits | 107.29 KB | Posted: 3/31/10 Well today I pulled the T-18 transmission out of the chassis. I was hoping I could just pull the tra...
54 Build - 3-31-10 009.JPG 255 hits | 113.15 KB | Posted: 3/31/10 It appears the NP205 transfercase is quite a bit narrower then the BW-1345 that was in the truck. Th...
54 Build - 4-3-10 030.JPG 301 hits | 101.56 KB | Posted: 4/3/10 4-3-10: It's back!! I had to dig something out of the garage so I decided to pull the cab bac...
54 Build - 5-20-10 002.JPG 342 hits | 104.23 KB | Posted: 5/20/10 Well I'm just about finished tearing down the 54. I still need to cut the U-bolts off of both differ...
54 Build - 7-17-2012 016.JPG 172 hits | 118.52 KB | Posted: 7/17/12 7-17-2012: Well it only took a year but I finally got the body off the 78 F150.
54 Build - 7-17-2012 037.JPG 212 hits | 94.19 KB | Posted: 7/17/12 7-17-2012: Here's the section of floor out of the 78 that will be going into the extended part of th...
54 Build - 7-17-2012 062.JPG 256 hits | 112.5 KB | Posted: 7/17/12 7-17-2012: Here's about where it will sit on the frame. You can see the 78's original rear cab moun...
54 Build - 6-29-2012 004.JPG 217 hits | 111.47 KB | Posted: 7/17/12 7-17-2012: I think I found the reason the guy sold this truck. Here's what's left of the driver si...
Chassis
I had to dig something out of the garage so I decided to pull the cab bac...
