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Originally Posted by GB SISSON
And then there are some of us guys that are strictly truck guys and we need to know more about the 4wd . I see stock wheels (bonus points) 1/2 ton ... Post '59 ford running gear?
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I built the truck and made my own 4x4 conversion axle 12 years back and 185000 miles ago out of the left over junk from building my black f-1.
I cut up and cut down a front Dana 44 to be the right track width and bolt in place of the stock axle and make use if the stocknsteering and suspension. I then used a ford 303 tranny and dana 20 t-case. And finally I couldn't find a non cracked flathead at the time so used a ford 200 six that I built up with flat tops and a custom ground cam.
The winter road salt are up what was left of the body pretty bad so I decided to tear it all down and redo it 10 weeks ago... (had to quit work when covid closed my girls school....I initially worked on the 38 but decided to do the f1 as well once I had the 38 far along).