This will be a slow build. Plans are SAS, 5.0 Ford, NV3550 and dual cases.

After a year of having my kit on shelves in my garage I can finally start my swap. The truck is a '90 xtra cab that I am the second owner of. The truck has been a buddies house because I had my father-n-laws '71 Chevelle in my garage. Picked the truck up about a week ago and boy was I made when I got home. While loading the truck on the trailer the ramp twisted and the truck fell off and the side of the trailer hit my door. The truck had only a scratch or two until this happened.

I was lucky enough that it only got the door and not the rocker. Got the truck home and started cutting. As of today I got eveything cut, the front hanger and tubes in and welded and hung the front springs to see what shes gonna look like. Man I can't wait. Here are a few pics of my progress and a teaser at the bottom.





Here's the teaser

 

nice very nice.
ps DONT throw away those upper a arms from the ifs (at least the shaft and nuts that connects to the torsion bar to the a-arm, the one parallel to the wench in your third pict. i will need to pick them up next time i am down)

 

No problem. I will keep them. If you know anyone that needs the diff send them my way.

 

Got the front axle in and one of the shock hoops on today.

 

looking good.

 

Looking good mate I am at about the same stage with mine at present.

 

looks good dude. like the contrast. I can't wait to cut everything out from the front of my truck.

 

hey i thought you were going to save the a-arms for me?? i see them on craigs list?

 

sorry i copied and paste. I still have them put away for you.

 

A ford 5.0 will be bad ass cant wait to see some more progress

 

how far ya gonna move the steering box forward?

 

Got the rear almost finished. I went with the no u-bolt setup and made my shackle hanger a little longer.

 

nice it looks great!!!!

 

Looks tits.... I like those perches

 

I had a buddy that put a 5.0 in an 85 4Runner...all he ever did was bust R&Ps in his Toy axles. Too much HP.

 

well any more progress?
also looks like i wont be needing the upper a-arms.... we got a 83 axle and springs for free. thanks for holding them anyway. i will be watching this thread. include any hangups and fixes, shortcuts/lideas.

 

Thats what I was wondering/thinking too...

 

BUMP! BTW, I was eyeing this rig before you bought it!

 

What do you mean? I have own this truck for 3 years. If you were eyeing it then tell me were I bought it. City and state.

 

Did you buy it from Phoenix or flagstaff, Arizona? Or Las Vegas, I dont really remember....