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10-02-2006, 05:10 PM
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Something Besides Mustang II for my Panel
I need info on something other than a Mustang II front end to use on my Panel truck, I do not want to cut or weld(mainly I do not know haw to weld) anything onto My panel frame. How realistic am I being?
Thanks Charlie   
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10-02-2006, 05:35 PM
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That question has many answers but you need to answer one first. What kind of truck is it?
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10-02-2006, 11:54 PM
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What it is and what year might make a huge difference.
I know of 13 different swaps that have been done to trucks of similar years to mine. I am not positive, but I think they all require fabrication and welding. As far as I know the Mustang II does as well. Mine is stock and I plan for it to stay that way though. 
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10-03-2006, 05:50 PM
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Something besides Mustang II
My Truck is a 1958 Ford F-100 Panel with the original 6-inline(GAG
 ) with 3 on the floor, barely pulls itself when running. mainly I am trying to get some power steering into the truck and a reliable front-end(not that the front end ain't reliable) to modernize it a little.thanks Charlie
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10-03-2006, 06:22 PM
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The mid-size Chrysler cars of the 70's have a complete frontend that can be bolted under your panel with some mounting brackets welded on. They have torsion bars.
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10-03-2006, 09:59 PM
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If you refurbish the stock front end w/ new king pins, bushings, etc., it will be great. Also, there is an outfit making a kit to install a Toyota Land Cruiser power steering gear as a direct replacement for the old manual slug. I copied their idea and put one in my '53 Chevy PU making my own adapter. You can see that in my Project Journal.
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10-03-2006, 10:08 PM
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10-03-2006, 10:10 PM
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Here are 11 of the alternatives I know about.
ford truck enthusiasts articles They also do a jaguar and an aerostar swap. Hope that helps. Brian
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