Viccup Swap: 1973 Ford F250
Urban Dictionary says that a Viccup is “what occurs when you’ve been drinking too much or have overeaten (or both) and have a momentary hiccup with a slight vomit aftertaste.” That is just plain wrong, because a Viccup is what happens when you put a Ford F250 Pickup body on top of a Crown Victoria chassis, and it happens far more often than you’d expect. Find this 1973 Ford F250 offered for $7,500 in New Jersey via craigslist. Tip from Cory.
From the seller:
1973 Ford f250
fuel: gas
odometer: 60000
paint color: green
title status: clean
transmission: manual
Up for sale is my 1973 Ford F250 with around 60,000 original miles on it. I bought it from the original owner in 2014. From there I had a 390 FE built for it, with fi tech fuel injection, davis gm distributor, headers, h pipe, Flowmasters, custom crossmember, 140 amp alternator. Power steering added. I did a crown vic swap. Custom engine mounts, c-notched the rear end, axle flip. For a total of a 10 inch drop in the rear and a 7 inch drop in the front. Running on Detroit steel wheels 20×8 in the front and 22×9 in the back. The body is in decent shape. The truck was garage kept. since I bought it. The bed would was in bad shape due the grass always being in it from the original owner. Has minimal rust. I have bucket seats for it, a cover, and extra tires. The truck is not finished in my opinion. I lost my shop to finish it. I have no time to finish it in the near future. It runs and drives. 4 spd. original trans. Shifts nice. The truck has a valve tick. I have no time to play with it any further. I will entertain offers but I do have over 10k in this project. $7500 is what I think it is worth. Email only. Search F100 f-100 pickup pick up
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Thats just plain weird.
The swap is not entirely a Crown Vic chassis, just a front end. It’s done for several reasons but mainly for significant handling improvement and ease of lowering. The conversation eliminates the i-beams and allow for a more conventional independent front suspension. Nothing weird about this conversion. It’s the best way to achieve great handling and lowered stance on a 2WD F150
Sounds like a good build, but I never really got the hostility to the twin I-beam. If you are using a truck like a truck the twin I-beam is a pretty decent compromise between a beam axel and a-arms. Of course driving on dirt roads and hitting stuff and driving into ditches and the like is what I’m thinking of. Setting up alignment for pavement without a six foot long tool and a torch is kind of a pain, but generally alignment stays put until you do something like hit a utility pole.
Put down a wood bed, clean up the interior with some nice leather seat covers and matching door cards and this could be a money maker. Folks love this sort of ride here in Texas.