A 1972 F100 Explorer edition, reimagined with a brand new Aluminator 5.2XS crate motor, 6 speed manual trans, QA1 front and Rear suspension, GT350 exhaust, Dakota Dash, new upholstory and all the trimmings, minus a paint job and plus the character!
Picked up from a regretful sale in Victoria
Safely back at TidyRigs HQ
When you know, you know. A dent free dry bed!
Aluminator 52XS crate motor on custom engine mounts bolted to the QA1 cradle. The stock QA1 Coyote mounts interfere with the Fat Fender exhaust manifold.
Unboosted brakes, leg day on the daily.
Rim choice and offset will come later. Much fiddling with the QA1 ride height is needed.
QA1 Coilover's and rack-n-pinion will make this F100 a dreamboat to drive.
New custom bench seat will change the entire cab
Ford Aluminator 52XS 5.2L Crate motor runs on a Gen2 Coyote control pack and puts out 580hp. We used a standard Ford Gen2 Manual control pack and ecu. Engine idled and ran well enough on the standard Coyote Gen2 tune to enable us to remote-tune with hptuners.
At $48,000AUD, there are cheaper options for more hp, but are they as cool!?...
Ford F100 tub removal without twisting panels.
It's too easy to throw away the cassette deck and install a retrosound bluetooth radio...
The original cassette deck, being 50yrs old, had perished rubber belt drives. 
After sourcing and replacing belts on several head units, we got a working cassette deck.
Behold, the middle-of-the-road Sharp RG-B608-whatever cassette deck, with digital clock!
Billet door handles, because.. reasons.
Wheels on, uncertainty deepens, may swap for 21inch alloys on semi-slick... time will tell...
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