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1968 Ford F100 - Bumpside Build-Off

1968 Ford F100
For side-to-side crossmember... 
   
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1968 Ford F100
For side-to-side crossmember positioning, make sure to offset the driveshaft hoop if your pinion is offset so you have proper driveshaft clearance. Since I don't have the motor and tranny in yet, I used my wide straightedge to take the place of the driveshaft.
1968 Ford F100
With the four-link on the... 
   
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1968 Ford F100
With the four-link on the outside of the frame and the bracket with the three holes at the top, I put the links in the top holes. There were a few holes in the frame that would've been hard to get to later, so I welded and ground them now.
1968 Ford F100
Well, it's almost there! Everything... 
   
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1968 Ford F100
Well, it's almost there! Everything is looking pretty good so far; I can start tacking it together. Next month we'll look at the upper coilover mounts, step-notching the frame for rearend clearance, and hooking up the panhard bar-stay tuned!
1968 Ford F100
It was time to get the links... 
   
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1968 Ford F100
It was time to get the links ready. With a little grease on the rod end threads, I assembled all of them. Fatman says there should be 23 inches from center to center of the bolt holes, and that's where I set mine. I checked them by putting long bolts through them to make sure they were all the same length.
1968 Ford F100
With the links bolted to the... 
   
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1968 Ford F100
With the links bolted to the brackets holding everything together, it was easy to mock it all up. Here's how they look from above with the crossmember 5 inches from the frame.
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