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Message: [QUOTE="BrewTown, post: 1535627, member: 31811"] To start, this will be started in a year or so. I'm doing an addition on the house right now, doing 95% of the work myself. I'm busy and broke! Planning a multi year process. FYI, I'm 39, not a dreaming high school kid... Point of this thread is suggestions on build plan. The truck is a 1960 F100 reg. cab style side 2wd. Plan is to have a 7.3 auto that may tickle a 10 in the 1/4. I'm good with a 10.999! Reliably! Daily street truck with occasional drag racing. City and longer highway cruising. By my calculations using some online calculators, that means a 550ish HP 2wd or a 600-630 RWHP 4x. Guessing weights of 4500 2WD or 5000 4x4. Any suggestions on frames? I initially thought an 05+, shortened, then thought lighter OBS with 05+ axles. No towing or payload really necessary, but it will be carrying a 7.3 and big torque loads. I've even thought 03+ expedition frame and axles. IFS and IRS, wide stiff boxed frame, but, I believe it is an 8.8 front with CV axles and 9.75 rear with CV. Not sure on strength. I don't think boxing the stocker is a good choice. Transfer case for 4x? NP 271/273? Comes with the 7.3 auto. Or what about the AWD options? NP203 with or without 2WD kit? How about the NV149 like the GM trucks? Big LS power proven, not diesel torque though. I should be lighter than the SS? Axles. Original plan was 05+ with the coil front. Yes I know they are too wide for the truck. I'm good with it. Thought against that is 2 fold. Weight and gear ratio. 3.55 from OBS is most highway friendly. I may want 3.31 or a 3.08. I have a 9" or 2 laying around. Problem is what to build for the front if I go that way. What do the drag racing guys build? Fab 9's? Because I know it will be asked, 350/200, dual HPOP and T-4 w/467.7 should get me there. Obviously not the full list, stock bottom to start though. If I blow it up, I'll build it with rods... I have '94 and '97 long blocks in the garage. Any shorty guys have input on this power level? How hard is it to hook in 2wd, or control? Charlie? I most likely want 4x or AWD for street embarrassments, in Mexico obviously... [/QUOTE]