Well we're Past the point of no return....

After some thought about how to go about tearing into the front end to remove the unwanted suspension components we decided to avoid a blow torch as neither Jay or I know much how to run one and we didn't want to damage the frame whilst cutting away the front saddle and spring perches, so we invested in some cut off and grinding wheels for my 4.5 inch angle grinder and set to work.

Most of the suspension is held in by big rivets, so we took to grinding these off and banging away with a small sledge hammer to loosen the pins holding the spring perches and rear I beam mounts in place.

Here you can see the antiquated Front drum brake hubs and I beam suspension dropped on the garage floor.

As you can see this process is quite messy and dirty, and after some intense labor we got the spring perches removed from the frame, next came the rear I beam mounts which are attached with 4 pins to the frame we spent a lot of time grinding away and  banging with the sledge hammer to remove these mounts.

Here is the Crown Victoria front cross member with Rack and Pinion steering and disc brakes the rack is not hooked up to the front end as this part was pulled separate from the front end before the whole cross member was pulled. 

Here is a quick shot of the IRS out of a Lincoln Mark 8 that we will be installing using Dave Held's IRS kit from Team 321 in Cocoa Beach, Florida, you can find out more about this kit at http://team321.com/truckirs/truckirs.html