Months back someone was on here building a super low f6 and was wondering if it could be done he had a lot of pictures. I tried to search for the thread and can not find it. I had showed the post to my dad and he asked the other day if there was any updates on it. My brother and I got to talking and we want to try to build one for ourselves, because dad drug to the shop a rust free f6 and all he wants is the running flathead out of it.
ive grown so tired of that comment OP, idk what post you are talking about, I dont remember any actual f6's hotrodded. Why do you want to build that heavy framed thing? Just cause the cab is nice? It probably has huge axles and heavy duty suspension. Personally, I wouldnt bother messing with it unless you were building it to put a flatbed on and haul actual things. But since you want to lower it im guessing it wouldnt be an actual hauler. What I think you need to do is find basically ANY pickup frame. Could be a 50 ford, could be a 86 blazer, S-10, anything would be better than that F6 frame. Then mount your nice cab and truck fenders on it. You could use the original drivetrain from the pickup frame.
We've got a hambr in the UK with the most bitchin C60 chevy you ever saw, chopped and running big singles out back instead of duals. Do a search and take some cues from him, you won't go wrong. One thing I would certainly not do is pussify it with an S10 or other normal size pickup frame. Either embrace it's heavy-duty nature, or scrap the project before it begins. Good luck
My guess is it would be cool..... just because YOU dont like the idea doesnt mean it not a good one..... First off..... dont listen to the nay sayers.... I remember the thread your talking about.... a younger guy was building it. I think he flipped the frame. All the asshole on here jumped his shit. Typical I say go for it!!!!!!!!! I will see if I can find the thread for ya.
At that point, you're not building an F6, you're parting one out to use it's cab on an S10 frame. Add flat black and a maltese cross, whadda ya got? BTW "scrap the project" is also a figure of speech.
which is why I used the words "personally" and "what I think you need to do is..." these are my opinions. Put a hotrodded F1 and a comparable custom F6 in front of me, im pretty sure im taking the half ton. oh come on, add that to ANYTHING and whaddya got. Who said anything about that? Frame swaps dont make anything a rat by default. Ever seen a model A with a deuce frame? Would you really say that every car with an S10 frame swap shouldnt have been built and should have been scrapped (figuratively ) before they started because they are taking away the true essence of the car? I know you wouldnt say that. I still say use a pickup frame. I dont have an F6 frame in front of me (buddy had one but it was scrapped because it was worthless) but check out the suspension. How are you going to get that thing to lay rocker without changing the suspension (and if you change the suspension it isnt an F6 anymore)? Again, these are my opinions.
I got to be different I already have a bagged f-2 running the flathead with a t5 hell I have 2 s-10 frames just laying around and I drive one everyday why would I build an s10 with a 50 body whats the fun in that.
There's a guy on the FTE site doing it, rat49f6. Here's link to one of his posts: http://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/657103-lowering-a-f6-alot.html
Yes bobj49f2 that was the truck that I was thinking of but I guess where he put it on this board it has since dissapeared.
That is why my comment on the popcorn. B&S you need to not get so personnally involved. That original build of the F-6 deserved to get flamed. BTW, an F-6 cab is the same as F-1, but the fenders are wider and have larger radius. The stock F-6 suspension and rolling stock are huge and not anywhere appropriate for a hot rod. Here is my F-6 COE, on a 74 GM 1-ton frame: Picture taken at Bonneville Speedweek this year. I drive this as my daily and all over.
The fenders on F-2 through F-6 have a larger wheel opening radius than an F-1, but are the same width. It's the F-7 and F-8 that are wider.
I chopped it 4 inches and kept all the stock angles in place, so the roof was quartered. Thanks for the clarification, also all COEs are wider, they use the wider front grille.
It was really pretty easy. I just set the cab and fenders where i wanted it over the rolling chassis with engine and trans installed. Fabricated mounts using a lot of the original Ford design adapting it to the GM frame. The body is much lower vs the GM frame than the stock frame was, probably 6-8 inches less. I did roll the inner fender lip for more turning clearance when I have it low, front is bagged, rear is still stock leafs for now. The engine and trans are in the stock location as they were placed by GM, I did not move the locations. This was not only saving labor, but also could use the stock driveshafts, saving money. BTW, my chassis is a 1974 regular cab longbed dually pickup originally, not an extended cab or crew cab. Then just fabbed a new larger engine cover inside, it is sort of like a van has. Then hooked up steering, brakes and wiring. I obviously have not got around to paint yet. I plan to build a flatbed for the back, which will be 10.5 feet length, but my temporary plywood bed is going on 1.5 years now I think you could make a cool looking truck as a regualr cab F-6, but you need to swap out the stock axles and do some suspension work to get it looking right. Either by clipping the front, or use the GM front crossmember out of a 73-87 truck that you can almost bolt in. That is probably the easiest solution for the front. You have to run fairly large diam tires to fill up the large radius wheelwells. The thicker F-6 frame may limit how much you can ultimately lower the whole truck without scraping. It certainly is overkill for a hot rod, but if you have it?
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