CHEAP BUDGET F100 CROWN VIC SWAP! NEW SHOP TRUCK

[@troysgarage]

“With basic hand tools”, immediately uses a 2 post lift. 🤔 Not knocking, just wishing you call it differently. Still a very cool idea to do this on a budget.

[@troysgarage]

All that said I’m still impressed AND. New sub here. Gotta binge watch to catch up now. Gonna be sweetness! 😍

[@BestDamnShopAround]

I see your point! It can totally be done without a lift but it sure does make it easier! 😆

[@BestDamnShopAround]

@@troysgarage thank you for the sub! I appreciate the support!

[@troysgarage]

@@BestDamnShopAround I’m loving the build though! You on Instagram too?

[@BestDamnShopAround]

@@troysgarage yessir!

[@johneric3886]

The El Camino version. That's a pretty funny introduction. Nice work and good use of humor 👍

[@BestDamnShopAround]

@@johneric3886 thank you sir!

[@robertzabinski6083]

20 mins of power washing , then skip over how you actually mounted the body on frame.

[@BestDamnShopAround]

If you would like to see how i mounted the cab simply fast forward to the 29:30 mark and I explain it! Thanks for watching!

[@OldBondoBilly]

I don’t know if it’s art… but I like it!😂😂

[@BestDamnShopAround]

Thank you! Beauty is in the eye of the beer holder! 😂

[@1CHINTO1]

Man i met you last week about my firewall on my c10. Did not know you had a channel! I saw that ford outside your shop and first thing that came to mind was something like this lol. Keep up the good content. Subscribed!!!

[@BestDamnShopAround]

Small world! Thank you!

[@weekendwarriorpowersports]

Awesome build and video. You definitely need more views and subscribers! This one will put you on the map bud!

[@BestDamnShopAround]

Thank you! That's what I'm hoping for! Fingers crossed!

[@weekendwarriorpowersports]

@@BestDamnShopAround You pulled out a 54ish Dodge C-1 in your intro, have a video on that? I had one up until a few months ago. Same color!

[@BestDamnShopAround]

@@weekendwarriorpowersports no video yet, I'll be starting on it this winter! Still collecting parts!

[@shanelord5012]

Cool build

[@BestDamnShopAround]

Thank you!

[@RetroAnachronist]

Awesome project! Subscribed.

[@BestDamnShopAround]

Thank you!

[@gangrene58]

I have a 2010 Town car with 60k salvaged from a telephone pole fell on the roof, was thinking of doing the same project

[@BestDamnShopAround]

You should! I wouldn't call it a "hard" swap, just tons of fabrication. If you're comfortable with metal fab id say go for it! The 67-72 generation is a little easier

[@DustyMacsGarage]

Love the shop truck build bro!!! Im in the middle of rebuilding my wifes 240z for my youtube channel and also doing my 66 F100 body swap onto 06 crown vic!!! I gotta catch up on your other videos and also get a update video out on my shop truck and what all Ive done to it.

[@BestDamnShopAround]

Sweet, i love a 240z! I'll have to check out yours too!

[@davidvaughn7778]

Ive wanted to Crown Victoria suspension swap a bumpside f100 for a while. However, i dont have either donor. I know the front suspension cradle from the Victoria will fit the frame of the f100 dimensionally and have seen several videos on it.

[@BestDamnShopAround]

Bumpsides are very cool and easier to crown vic swap the fridges!

[@SMOKEDOUT-420]

Try using OSPHO and spray it 24hrs before you pressure wash a rusty build. The rust will dissolve.

[@BestDamnShopAround]

Good idea!

[@arthuridis]

I'd like a 1970's Ford LTD body on a Crown Vic frame and drive train.

[@BestDamnShopAround]

That would be sweet!

[@pablomorales142]

You should sell a kit and a guide on how and what to do

[@BestDamnShopAround]

Not a bad idea! I feel like KZbin has helped me a lot, this is my way of giving back!

[@savaix]

Man that cab looks like its been up here in the midwest salt 🤣🤣

[@BestDamnShopAround]

Might have been! It's rough compared to what we usually work with!

[@toddhiggins6318]

Puddins fab shop just went to a yard full of those fridge trucks

[@BestDamnShopAround]

I saw that! These trucks are so ugly they're cool lol hopefully they gain popularity so the aftermarket catches up!

[@jeffro4080]

​@Best Damn Shop Around NOOOOOO! Gotta keep them unique for those of us that have always loved them.

[@BestDamnShopAround]

@@jeffro4080 they will always be unique!

[@garrettcotter194]

How do you go about registering a chassis swapped vehicle?

[@BestDamnShopAround]

I registered it as the truck. In ga its about the numbers on the cab.

[@bradleymckee8736]

What did you do with the downstream o2 sensor when you deleted both cats? Does it throw a trouble code? Thanks

[@BestDamnShopAround]

It throws a code for them but seems to be running fine, about 2,000 miles without them plugged in so far. Could be tuned out with a programmer but haven't got to that yet.

[@bradleymckee8736]

Perfect, thanks

[@BestDamnShopAround]

@@bradleymckee8736 you're welcome!

[@nitewatch2.027]

Maybe you fellas. Could help me with a van project ~~~~~ swapping inn a gen 3 hemi into a 2001 dodge van b1500

[@BestDamnShopAround]

Unfortunately we're not taking on any customer builds at the moment, sorry!

[@nitewatch2.027]

@@BestDamnShopAround never hurts to ask

[@BestDamnShopAround]

@@nitewatch2.027 absolutely!

[@nitewatch2.027]

@@BestDamnShopAround no shopp around me will touch it

[@gmray7301]

Wow

[@BestDamnShopAround]

❤️

[@Neverdie242]

That looks more like a 1959 Ford F-100 to me, it may be a real late 58.

[@BestDamnShopAround]

You're right! I was just going off of what the wrecking yard guy told me, checked the vin and it's a 59!

[@guillermohernandez3483]

Hey guys you want to be my friends I've a project like that😅

[@BestDamnShopAround]

😂

[@matward7]

To much yap yap not enough tap tap.

[@BestDamnShopAround]

@@matward7 😂😂

[@oswaldocontreras1360]

If it looks like a truck, it is a truck.

[@BestDamnShopAround]

Bingo!

[@matthewholzinger1042]

Been looking for a inexpensive project and was thinking of using a CV Intercepter frame. My problem is around me a truck worse than yours is $3500-5000

[@BestDamnShopAround]

Ouch! What area do you live in?

[@matthewholzinger1042]

@BestDamnShopAround Near Chicago. WI, IN, and IL are insane. Even 25 year old rusted out drivers are in the thousands.

[@BestDamnShopAround]

@@matthewholzinger1042 dang! I've heard the horror stories of the rust from up north. Hopefully you can find something affordable from the south or Midwest that snuck its way up there!

[@THROTTLEPOWER]

This is a GREAT video, just subbed!!!! Really cool truck/project. 👍👍

[@BestDamnShopAround]

Thank you for the sub and support!

[@THROTTLEPOWER]

@@BestDamnShopAround 👍👍

[@red_fox_flareside]

I found your channel because I think you guys bought that uni body from Robbie on United By Trucks. This is one sick build guys! Keep it up!

[@BestDamnShopAround]

We did! It's in the pipeline to get started this winter, this was a somewhat easier project so decided to do it first! Thanks for subscribing!

[@steveng216]

Solid advice on project expectations and "not getting in over your head." Im at engine swap level. Frame swap is a whole other beast. Know your limitations: time, skills, tools, and money.

[@BestDamnShopAround]

@@steveng216 thank you! Skill level comes with time, you'll get there!

[@deaneads3098]

That's a 1959 f100 custom cab small window.the door locks on both side makes it custom crome on windows too. 1958 has round park lites different grill \ different hood .I've got 2 of them going to fix one after my 1948 first. Looks great can't wait to see you guys finish it.😂

[@BestDamnShopAround]

Thank you for the information, i was just going off what the junkyard guy told me 😂

[@rustloversgarage]

Yep....stay with it and see the project through. That is the only way you learn anything. Love the channel man!!

[@BestDamnShopAround]

Thank you! I have terrible project ADD and tend to skip around from one to another, but I feel like this one needs to be seen through to the end!

[@samdavis3813]

Yep. Love it. Lookin at f100 online for min just outta driveway space. Neighbors gotta love my junkyard deco style i have workin. In the meantime i will just follow this build for my fix. Keep up the good work!

[@BestDamnShopAround]

Thank you! Our neighbors look at us weird too!lol We plan on seeing this one through quickly!

[@fgialcgorge7392]

Don't get this problem on a squarebody actually made me lol. Didn't they come from the factory with the rust option?

[@BestDamnShopAround]

Everyone I can afford has the rust option haha

[@markpirisky2281]

I used to have a F100 with the straight six in it. I should’ve never sold it.

[@BestDamnShopAround]

What year?

[@jeremybrua5523]

You southerners are funny. That truck is mint for a northern truck.

[@BestDamnShopAround]

Good point, I've seen way worse come from up north!

[@jessewilson6404]

That truck got more patina as you washed it. I definitely dig the look

[@BestDamnShopAround]

It definitely "improved" 😂 Thank you!

[@tombrenes2411]

Awesome content Love all the hard work So with this cat $800 on the crown Vic with posi rear $800 58 ford long bed from junk yard or scrap yard / no motor trans Paperwork ? Last tagged ?

[@BestDamnShopAround]

Thank you! The f100 was $300. It was last tagged in 89!

[@tombrenes2411]

@@BestDamnShopAround it’s to get a ball park idea of cost on the west coast everything is more

[@BestDamnShopAround]

@@tombrenes2411 That's what I've heard, but is the stuff less rusty there?

[@jeffro4080]

Not if your near the coast. Lol East side of the cascades is usually a little better.

[@BestDamnShopAround]

@@jeffro4080 I've got to make it out there one day! East of the mountains! Hahaha

[@douwe6223]

Never seen anything like this, love the idea of having the exterior of a classic truck and the engine and chassis of a more reliable car

[@BestDamnShopAround]

I'm not the first person to do this particular body swap, just trying to document it for people that might want to try it!

[@GregoryBamber]

Cut the wheel arches and raise them up to the bonnet line.

[@BestDamnShopAround]

I thought about it, but I've got a few other tricks at my sleeve I'm going to try first!

[@stinkyriderx]

This is going be so cool! Excited to see this one come together

[@BestDamnShopAround]

Same! Just waiting for the most valuable part, time to work on it!

[@bigbub54f100]

Im a new sub love this content

[@BestDamnShopAround]

I appreciate the sub and the positivity!

[@PaganWizard]

This is the first time I have seen your channel, and it didn't take me long to like & subscribe. If you want an inexpensive way to get brand new body bushings, look no further than your local sporting goods store. Hockey pucks make for a great replacement, all you need to do is drill a hole in the center of it, and if the original bushing cups are in good shape, you can wire wheel them, paint them, and you're good to go.

[@BestDamnShopAround]

That's a good idea! Thanks for the subscription!

[@rgs4x]

My favorite F100 year. !1959!

[@BestDamnShopAround]

Mine too!

[@jerrychacon8814]

I don't know if a truck can be considered a truck if it has a car frame under it? But it will go faster.

[@BestDamnShopAround]

Maybe it will fall in the middle kind of like an El Camino or ranchero?! Lol after looking at both frames side by side I believe the crown Victoria is stronger being that it's fully boxed versus the truck being a c channel frame. Either way like you said it'll be faster and honestly never use for towing like a normal truck anyway haha

[@richardhaywood4123]

The Crown Vic frame is way stronger than the original ford c channel frame!

[@BestDamnShopAround]

@@richardhaywood4123 my thoughts exactly!

[@watahyahknow]

when he was dropping the clutch to have the reartires spinning the whiole middle of the car flexed up about being able to turn the front wheels , think if you cut intoo each bend in the fender lip bend it out slightly and add a pie-sliver piece of metal intoo the caps the outer part of the fender comes out far enough to be able to steer without giving the fender a weird shape , would be nice to have some extra not too crusty fenders where you can cut the pie shaped pieces out of as that wouldve save a lot of hammering flat sheetmetal intoo shape while welding it in as for spacers to raise the body up slightly , wat i seen used are hockey pucks there about the right thickness cheap , plastic so whont rust or corrode and yoonly need to drill a centerhole to fit them

[@BestDamnShopAround]

Thank you! All great ideas! I did pretty much what you described with the fenders!

[@matthewschneider2089]

Dude!!! Love your channel!!! Get down to business!!! And show the goods!!! Other channels are getting so about themselves!!! And nothing new!!!✌️

[@BestDamnShopAround]

Thank you! We try to keep the fluff down and work!

[@laurensmith1828]

Im impressed! Now im looking for a crown vic to put under my 41 chevy coupe!

[@BestDamnShopAround]

It's the most economical way I found to bring a vintage car or truck up to date!

[@launceherron]

Awesome

[@BestDamnShopAround]

Thank you!

[@timwegman5776]

Looks amazing to bad you have to raise it i think you should put her on bags.

[@BestDamnShopAround]

It may get bagged one day! For now I'm trying to stick to my budget!

[@ciscokidfab7595]

Great advice on the don’t bite off more then you can chew with car projects.

[@BestDamnShopAround]

We've alll done it in one way or another!

[@Thingswithwheels1]

It takes a lot of skill to do work like this. I watched out of order so i already know the great result, but its neat seeing the process! Im working on my 66 F100 to get it road ready and enjoy seeing some different viewpoints!

[@BestDamnShopAround]

Thank you! And good luck with your project, 66 is a good year!

[@Thingswithwheels1]

This is right after I rolled ours off of the trailer. Now it sits lower, runs better, stops better! Hoping to have her on the road with some updates within the month: kzbin.info/www/bejne/g6HGYap7p56tiassi=Sc9EJQ1p3g2XVCm_

[@BestDamnShopAround]

@@Thingswithwheels1 very cool!

[@Fred_Durst1]

cool vid. btw your intro is way too long. just lookin out.

[@BestDamnShopAround]

Thanks for the input!

[@punkinsgarageandpaint8299]

I would want a different fuel tank that would fit between the rear frame rails so the bed would be almost stock depth. This looks so cool and a friend is looking for one of these trucks to do this same thing.

[@BestDamnShopAround]

Agreed! A different fuel tank would be ideal but being that we're on a tight budget for the first iteration of this truck we're sticking with the stock tank and doing a bridge style bed floor like you see on a notched frame truck. Almost full depth front and rear with a high center.

[@punkinsgarageandpaint8299]

@@BestDamnShopAround I understand that. Budgets dictate what you can do for sure.

[@BestDamnShopAround]

@@punkinsgarageandpaint8299 100%! I do plan to do more cool modifications in the future, just trying to stick to a strict budget for now!

[@ChuckThree]

Unfortunately the bed section has the get cut out and brought up 3-4” not matter what. The cv frame kicks up much more in the rear than a traditional truck frame. Additionally there’s a horizontal truss that spans the entire width of the kickup. So ultimately getting rid of the tank does change the vertical height of the bed protrusion.

[@BestDamnShopAround]

@@ChuckThree exactly!

[@tumtum08]

Nice!!! Whenever I see these videos I say “I’d just pay someone like you to do it” then I realize the budget aspect of it would be trashed lol.

[@BestDamnShopAround]

For sure 😆 it can be done for $2000 worth of parts but it would be way more than that in labor!

[@tumtum08]

@@BestDamnShopAround for sure! Either way I appreciate what y’all do. The shop blazer and the 2WD converted k5 were both nice as hell.

[@BestDamnShopAround]

@@tumtum08 thank you very much! As soon as the f100 is done I'm back on the 2wd k5 and gonna finish it up!

[@tumtum08]

@@BestDamnShopAround that build I could def justify paying for because the 2WD blazers are that hard to find.

[@BestDamnShopAround]

@@tumtum08 that's exactly why I converted a 4wd to 2wd. I looked for three years for a decent 2wd and couldn't find one i could afford!

[@derekreeves8672]

Awesome build!!

[@BestDamnShopAround]

Thank you!

[@mikehensley7468]

If you like this truck build go check out Bodevision

[@BestDamnShopAround]

Will do!