So I have been lurking a long time, I keep meaning to start a build thread but I never have time... I don't have much time to build either but I'm sure all of you know how that goes... So I just had lasik surgery and I can't go in the garage... no welding and no grinding for a week... sounds like a good time to try and post some pictures...
A few things y'all should probably know... I am an active duty U.S. Marine, so my work schedule is... complicated. I live on base, an therefore I do all of my work out of a 1 car garage... Needless to say i am cramped for workspace... And finally, besides a couple built jeeps I am new to the custom world. Of course I can't do anything the easy way, I dive head first into a huge project, frame swap and wild ideas... But I will learn as I go, and hopefully be able to drive this thing soon...
So I bought a pile of rusted sheet metal that used to be a 48 ford f1, no frame, no drivetrain. I had the bright idea of buying a ford explorer to mount it on, 5.0 v8, auto trans, 4 wheel discs, wheelbase is within 1.5"... should be easy
Here are some pictures to catch you up on my year and a half of work...
![1948 f1 reborn on 96 explorer P1010720](https://2img.net/h/i289.photobucket.com/albums/ll219/marinexj/Ford%20F1%20Project/P1010720.jpg)
pile of parts
![1948 f1 reborn on 96 explorer P1010721](https://2img.net/h/i289.photobucket.com/albums/ll219/marinexj/Ford%20F1%20Project/P1010721.jpg)
more parts...
i had two cabs, one rusted in front and one rusted in the back... so my idea was to combine them into one...
I also wanted to try and chop the cab... but my first chop can't be easy, so I wanted to keep the front and rear windshield full sized. the rear was easy, just drop it straight down. But the front required me to basically channel the roof pillars around the glass
![1948 f1 reborn on 96 explorer P1010744](https://2img.net/h/i289.photobucket.com/albums/ll219/marinexj/Ford%20F1%20Project/P1010744.jpg)
no turning back now, cuts have been made...
![1948 f1 reborn on 96 explorer P1010753](https://2img.net/h/i289.photobucket.com/albums/ll219/marinexj/Ford%20F1%20Project/P1010753.jpg)
A few things y'all should probably know... I am an active duty U.S. Marine, so my work schedule is... complicated. I live on base, an therefore I do all of my work out of a 1 car garage... Needless to say i am cramped for workspace... And finally, besides a couple built jeeps I am new to the custom world. Of course I can't do anything the easy way, I dive head first into a huge project, frame swap and wild ideas... But I will learn as I go, and hopefully be able to drive this thing soon...
So I bought a pile of rusted sheet metal that used to be a 48 ford f1, no frame, no drivetrain. I had the bright idea of buying a ford explorer to mount it on, 5.0 v8, auto trans, 4 wheel discs, wheelbase is within 1.5"... should be easy
![Rolling Eyes](https://2img.net/i/fa/i/smiles/icon_rolleyes.gif)
![1948 f1 reborn on 96 explorer P1010720](https://2img.net/h/i289.photobucket.com/albums/ll219/marinexj/Ford%20F1%20Project/P1010720.jpg)
pile of parts
![1948 f1 reborn on 96 explorer P1010721](https://2img.net/h/i289.photobucket.com/albums/ll219/marinexj/Ford%20F1%20Project/P1010721.jpg)
more parts...
i had two cabs, one rusted in front and one rusted in the back... so my idea was to combine them into one...
I also wanted to try and chop the cab... but my first chop can't be easy, so I wanted to keep the front and rear windshield full sized. the rear was easy, just drop it straight down. But the front required me to basically channel the roof pillars around the glass
![1948 f1 reborn on 96 explorer P1010744](https://2img.net/h/i289.photobucket.com/albums/ll219/marinexj/Ford%20F1%20Project/P1010744.jpg)
no turning back now, cuts have been made...
![1948 f1 reborn on 96 explorer P1010753](https://2img.net/h/i289.photobucket.com/albums/ll219/marinexj/Ford%20F1%20Project/P1010753.jpg)