Quote Originally Posted by Zandoz View Post
I'd look at a Ranger 4Wd chassis. If I remember correctly, some of the Ranger chassis were very easily adjustable for wheelbase, and I'd be surprised if there is not off the shelf V8 conversions. As far as ride height goes, that can be adjusted a bit with wheels and tires. Back in the '80s, a friend had a street only beast of a CJ7 with an AMC 360 that road on 14" rims with low profile radials. It looked like a go-kart....LOL
It's no secret that I'm not a fan of dropping a classic body on a "new" chassis. Some people like that approach, but to me you destroy the whole "Classic" approach. In this example you end up with a XXXX Ranger 4WD that has a '41 Ford body on top. It's the worst of both worlds, to me. I'd much prefer to adapt the Ranger drive line into the '41 chassis, keeping some semblance of the origin of the truck. Just my $0.02 on the approach....