Anybody Put a F150 Cab on Bronco Body?

[Heavenword1]

My son has an 85 Bronco (4.9,4spd) where the body is BADLY rusted. He also had an 85 F150 that we pulled the cab from. We're planning to mount the F150 cab on the Bronco frame. Apparently we'll need to fab the rear body mounts. We may have some wiring harness issues, since the F150 was a 5.0 auto trans.
Do you know anybody who's tried this? Suggestions?

[DeTowman]

You will have to use the wiring from the Bronco in the 150 cab,everything should go smooth as they are basicily the same truck...I do know the frame on the Bronco is shorter then the 150, so that will be your biggest challenge.. You might want to build a flat bed for it.....

[trkbilder]

Welcome to the group and post some pics of the changeover. Should be interesting.

[bucketobolts]

Slim has a an older one like that...

[Heavenword1]

I do know the frame on the Bronco is shorter then the 150, so that will be your biggest challenge.. You might want to build a flat bed for it.....

Yes, we're just planning to put on the cab from the F150, not the bed. The rear bolts for the cab won't match up. Looks like the front ones will (we've only pulled the F150 cab so far), so we'll need to get someone to fab someting for the back.

We're thinking of some sort of semi-integrated flatbed and roll bar setup for the back. Looking for ideas on that at this point...

Slim has a an older one like that...

I don't suppose he's in the Raleigh area? We'd love to take a look at one.

Right now, what seems most challenging is:
1. Design/fab the rear mounts.
2. Hoping we don't need to repair frame mounts on the bronco frame.
3. Move over the wiring harness and hooking it all up correctly.
4. Design/implement bed.
5. Do all the above and keep it street legal.

Thanks for the replies!

[broncomania]

welcome to the forum.
slim lives in va. i think doc has done this before.
if you need someone to come haul off the old frame and body just pm me and i'll come get it. thanks.

[johnpaulgolf]

:rubeyes::notworthy::xyxthumbs:

[Heavenword1]

Does anyone have the dimensions of the rear cab mount that we'll need to have fabricated? I'm guessing something 4 to 6 inches high. The F150 cab mounts in the rear appear to be a lot higher than the Bronco frame. Also, I guess it would be best to buy new bushings for a F150 cab, instead of a Bronco cab...

[chuzie]

Will definately need a picture of that one!!!