Thread: Billetproof Drags......trying to make it.

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Today Dan asked what I wanted to do for Father's Day, and the answer was easy...........head to the shop. When we got there he started studying my front end for a while, and then made one of his "suggestions." "Why don't you pull out the tube axle front end and put a more traditional I beam front end under it?" I told him I was totally happy with the tube front end, and that it was pretty much done, so I wasn't going to change it now.

We debated for a while and then he made me an offer I couldn't refuse. He said he would either get me a Speedway gift certificate for Father's Day, or he would give me the entire Pete and Jakes front end he was no longer using under his RPU, since he went to the chrome setup. I took door number 2.

So, we pulled out the entire front end and replaced it with all early Ford stuff, and I have to admit it does look better, and stronger. The axle is also 2 inches more dropped than the tube axle, so the front is that much lower. We also removed the rear coilovers and dropped the rear down 2 inches too. The entire look is much sleeker. We are going to redo the entire front crossmember and move the motor back a couple of inches. None of this should slow down the progress too much, so maybe I still might make Billetproof.

Here are some pictures of the new front end and stance. Of course we had to put the body back on to get the full effect.

Don