Features *OFFICIAL* Ford Unibody 61-63 Pict Thread

Rears are 15x10 with 295/50/15`s,fronts are 16x6 with i *think* 205/60/16`s,I forget the backspacing on the rears...but its not alot!

 

hey just found this thread! kick ass! i have 2 '61s and a '62 uni short beds gunna start on one of the 61s.. ive had it for years my daddy-o drove it as his daily driver for 14 years then it broke the skirt on the no. 2 piston and its been waiting ever since... now that my birds almost done i figured its time to have a go on her... wanna lower itand keep the straight axle... any sugestions on were to get a dropped one, monoleaf spring and all the good shit to get her in the weeds? any help would be kick ass!

 

BTT, after just getting back fron Viva Las Vegas 13. My motivation is back for my 63 long bed big back window. Lets see some more

 

Keepin it alive...

Heres a pic of my 62. Nothin special just lowered and strait piped.

 

Here's a pic of my 63 unibody - custom cab

I've had it now for close to 30 years!

 

how did you go about lowering it.. it looks good

 

thanks I flipped the rear axle on top of the springs in the rear and did a small in frame notch. It dropped it bout 5-6 inches in the rear. The front is still in the works. So far I have had my stock leafs reversed and dearched it dropped it bout 3 inches. If you need any more info or advice pm.
Danny

 

double post..

 

Figured i would resurect this thread with some more pics. This is my 62 uni. Had it for a few years but finally really getting something done.
How I bought it in 06.

How I drove it for a couple years as a weekender.

How it sits as of today. I did the rear flip and removed 4 of the leafs out of the packs. the front is a stock beam with 4 leaves removed as well.

 

Heres a few more recent pics of mine.

 

ya know what looks even better? a 65 -66 SWB with a BBW. i have a ultra-rare 65 with this option. only available to a few lucky owners.

 

I must be one of the few that doesn't like the big back window. I think it is tacky and poorly done. It doesn't follow the lines of the truck right and the trim is gaudy. Jm2C. FOmoCOpower I really want some measured demensions ot the wheels on your truck. That is the exact offset I am looking for and am more than willing to get some made.

 

Well, since we're being honest, i think the beds on unibody trucks looks like ass. and not in a good way here's the pic of my truck.

 

This makes me really want to build my truck. But my health just isn't going to allow it. Check out my ad on the HAMB. I like the big back window. Lil Timmy that is a nice conversion. Thought about building one myself. A panel built from a 61 Unibody would be neat as well. I still think that is how the Unibiody came to be. Tooling was already done, and 60 Panel sales were way down. Not to hard to imagine a slight retooling to save money.

 

To a point I agree with you. I like the wheel openings but wish the body line was straight like the fleet sides. It would be a cleaner look. Maybe one of these days I will build a hybred since I have a pair of long bed uni bed sides that I rescued after someone made it a trailer.

 

WOW ... a couple Uni haters .... I think that the SWB Uni is one of fords most innovative styles in a flat side truck.

Every time HAMB member "Whitey Ford" posts progress pix of HIS (my old) uni I wonder if I did the right thing by selling it & buying a long awaited '46 ford cpe.

PACO

 

FoMoCoPower, how much of a drop is that? It fills the wheel wells perfectly

 

I am in no way a hater. I love my truck but i DO have my own opinions on the look. I am also a 3rd gen uni owner. My dad has a 61 sitting on a mid 70's 4wd chassis an g-paw had a 63 that was bone stock and beautiful with 26k on it when he died in 95. The uni will always be my favorite just for the memories.

 

Just ball bust'n hammerstien ....

PACO

 

Since I see someone brought this thread back up guess I should throw pics up of mine. Sold my daily driver 57 Ranchero a couple weeks ago so started looking for a new truck for a daily/ shop truck. Found this one for sale, been sitting a long time. 292, 3 speed, other then the wheels and mirrors it's as original as Ford built it. The price was, well... real right so I bought it. I must of swept/ washed 300 lbs of blow dirt out of it but luckily very little rust. Got it running this week, a couple engine issues to deal with but every thing else seems to work great. Just plan on putting stock wheels/ hubcaps and mirrors on it, get the motor running smooth and drive it like it is for now.
I always had a thing for 57 F-100s but the more I look at this Uni I just might have to part with my 57 project truck, this one might be the keeper!

 

Looks like a solid truck. Mine isnt and im jealous! mine is a rust bucket pos. HAAH

 

Awesome! So many inspiring ideas. This one's mine:

 

Here's my 61 as it sat when I drove it home.
351M and C6 power. Needs dropped and a lot of little issues but pretty good overall.

 

So how many of these have you seen at Wall Mart?

 

Ahhhhhhhh .... ya gotta bring that merc back to life. Those are as rare as hens teeth!!

The red/white big back window is kick ass Chris. Don't let that one go.

Both need to be lowered closer to the ground though ....

PACO

 

i just brought a 61 longbed unibody, how do i go about lowering it using the I beam

 

You can either buy a dropped beam or you can remove springs from the spring pack, install a monoleaf or flip the beam to the top of the springs.

I pulled all but 3 of the leafs out of the spring pack and it sits pretty nice. I have about 9" of clearance between the bottom of the bumper and ground. It made the leaf pack flatten out completely.

http://www.droppedaxles.com/FORD_AXLES.html
Or you can buy one of his axles.

 

Time to make some progress on the 62 this winter. Just picked up a 429/C6 and a Volare front end to go in her. Anyone else have anything new?

 

Jusr got started on my 62 short box uni. Camaro front sub, c-notched the rear, flipped the rear axle and moved the rear spring mounts. It's getting a 472 caddy. Just rolled it out to see how it sits. Now it needs to be torn apart to finish everything. I am going to use non uni doors and replace the upper skins with some rotted out uni door skins. Just bought a nice $30 dollar tailgate and auto column on sunday at the roadster swap in MN. Here are some pics.