f you hadn’t already gathered based on the dual 10-inch, gold-anodized velocity stacks protruding from the hood, Don Richards nicknamed his ’72 F-100 “Bad Bump” for one not-so-simple reason: the long-stroke, 6-71-blown, 545ci big-block of Ford Lima Engine horsepower not-so quietly nestled beneath.

But it’s not just the healthy “motorvation” powering Don’s Bumpside that contributes to that appropriate moniker—it’s a package deal, as it were, and one that transpired over time to become its current bad self.

“I was given the truck by a guy who didn’t want to store it for his dad,” Don told us. “I initially installed a 390, lowered it, and drove it till I hit a plate in the road, destroying the stock crossmember.” Obviously this is where the real Bad Bump transformation began.

To address the wrecked frontend, Don opted to forgo repairing and/or replacing the stock crossmember, instead fitting the F-100 with an ’05 Crown Vic IFS, while the rear was updated with a ladder bar–located, Aldan coilover–suspended Versailles 9-inch with a 4.56 billet locker.