Technical IFS-ectimy?

Been finding a lot of nice fenderless model A's and T's with Mustank II front ends. Anyone removed one and replaced it with a stock crossmember and straight axle?

Too much work? Too Much $$?

 

Curious about this too.

 

there are some build threads here on that
I have removed M2s x members
they cut out just like anything else does

 

anybody who takes one of those econobox front ends out and replaces it with a straight axle is my hero.

 

a 33 was destreetrodded like that http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/threads/de-street-rodding-a-34-ford-coupe.1011343/

 

Shouldn't be any more difficult than removing the original cross member and welding in the MII cross member. Just doing the fabrication in reverse, the same rules apply. Make sure the frame is stabilized, straight, square, and can't move.

Hell, 25 years ago, before all the kits came out, we used to actually go out and cut the cross members out of MII's, Pinto's and Bobcat's. The one in my '51 F-1 was extricated from a rear ended 1976 Mustang II.

 

Nope not too much work and the cost is the price of an axle, spring, cross member and steering box. no more than building a front end on any normal build. If I had to guess and you are a good shopper you should be done for well less than a grand. A lot depends on what you really want in the line of parts chosen, IE Everything new and chrome or older and original parts.

 

Just removed a Corvair front end from my 29 RPU. I put in new SoCal I beam,hairpin radius rods,vega box with cross steer. Rides and drives much better,not to mention the Corvair looked ugly


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Thinking of doing the same thing to a 41 Ford PU project I have. Already had the Mustang II in it when I bought it. I planned on building it to sell, which case I'll leave it. Been toying with keeping it for myself, if I do I'll want a straight axle like my 40 had. Luckily I salvaged a crossmember and all the front end parts off of a 39 that I put a MII in for a customer, he didn't want that "junk" back.
Only thing you'll have to be carefull about is locating the spring and axle in the right place, surprising how being off even a little will make it look odd.