North American Split Uni
- bobenhotep
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North American Split Uni
I have started saving my pennies to try and find a uni in really bad shape, I just need the bed. I have studied the pictures of the Argentine trucks and really want to build one. I could even use a trailer someone cut out of one. I have nowhere near the funds yet, but I think it will be a cool project.
For every person with a spark of genius, there are a hundred with ignition trouble
My '63 short wrongbed
"The Iron Rhino"
300 I6, 3 spd manual, DS II/ HEI ignition.
Stuff I added to Hints and tricks
-300-6 choke tube repair
-duraspark II/ HEI
-Horn ring contact tube repair
-turn signal indicator fix
Mikhail Kalashnikov and Nikola Tesla are the guys i think of when i build things.
My '63 short wrongbed
"The Iron Rhino"
300 I6, 3 spd manual, DS II/ HEI ignition.
Stuff I added to Hints and tricks
-300-6 choke tube repair
-duraspark II/ HEI
-Horn ring contact tube repair
-turn signal indicator fix
Mikhail Kalashnikov and Nikola Tesla are the guys i think of when i build things.
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Re: North American Split Uni
I saw a Uni trailer on ebay a while back. Kinda felt sorry for that old Ford. It would be cool though.
William-in-St. George
Re: North American Split Uni
I have thought about that
I'm not enough good body man to pull it off though
But........
If I was going to do it , I would use a long bed UNI
Shorten it to a length between a short & long bed
This would make you have to customize a wheelbase length
Not a terrible job, but it has to be done right
I'm not enough good body man to pull it off though
But........
If I was going to do it , I would use a long bed UNI
Shorten it to a length between a short & long bed
This would make you have to customize a wheelbase length
Not a terrible job, but it has to be done right
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[b]'' I think what scares me the most about you guys is that I understand you '' ..... KID
'' lookin good, a little paint adds at least 100hp!'' ....... COOTER
'' well an old guy can dream cant he? ''............ICEMAN
''I would donate organs before selling my slick''........ HOOFBEAT RACER
Re: North American Split Uni
Can you post a picture?
Nic
Nic
Re: North American Split Uni
My friend Bill has a short uni box setting next to his garage right now
- bobenhotep
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Re: North American Split Uni
Like this. This was the Argentine answer to the bed flex on the unibody. I wish they did this up here.
For every person with a spark of genius, there are a hundred with ignition trouble
My '63 short wrongbed
"The Iron Rhino"
300 I6, 3 spd manual, DS II/ HEI ignition.
Stuff I added to Hints and tricks
-300-6 choke tube repair
-duraspark II/ HEI
-Horn ring contact tube repair
-turn signal indicator fix
Mikhail Kalashnikov and Nikola Tesla are the guys i think of when i build things.
My '63 short wrongbed
"The Iron Rhino"
300 I6, 3 spd manual, DS II/ HEI ignition.
Stuff I added to Hints and tricks
-300-6 choke tube repair
-duraspark II/ HEI
-Horn ring contact tube repair
-turn signal indicator fix
Mikhail Kalashnikov and Nikola Tesla are the guys i think of when i build things.
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Re: North American Split Uni
Never seen the attraction of doing this to a Uni. But maybe that's just me.
If you understand what you’re doing, you’re not learning anything.
LITTLE RED: 64 F100 Short Style
BIG RED: 62 F100 Long Uni
BIG “UN": 63 F250 Long Flare
BBW RED: 61 F100 CC BBW Long Uni
CRIMSON CREW: 63 F100 "Stageway" Long Flare Crew Cab
"RANGER": 66 F100 CC Long Flatbed
"AVA" 1963 Avion T-20 Travel Trailer
“Lucille” 1955 New Moon 44’ Travel Trailer
LITTLE RED: 64 F100 Short Style
BIG RED: 62 F100 Long Uni
BIG “UN": 63 F250 Long Flare
BBW RED: 61 F100 CC BBW Long Uni
CRIMSON CREW: 63 F100 "Stageway" Long Flare Crew Cab
"RANGER": 66 F100 CC Long Flatbed
"AVA" 1963 Avion T-20 Travel Trailer
“Lucille” 1955 New Moon 44’ Travel Trailer
Re: North American Split Uni
I'm with you Grits. Kind of kills the attraction of the uni in the first place.
SPark
SPark
1932 Ford 5 window coupe. 302/C4
1962 8V-390/C6 Unibody Short Bed Soon to be Big Window - The Lincoln that never was
2013 F150 Super Crew Eco Boost 4x4
2015 Ford Edge for the little lady, because she said so!
2007 Mustang GT, 4.6-3V/5 Speed. Only 8680 miles on the clock.
More toys, I need more toys!!!
1962 8V-390/C6 Unibody Short Bed Soon to be Big Window - The Lincoln that never was
2013 F150 Super Crew Eco Boost 4x4
2015 Ford Edge for the little lady, because she said so!
2007 Mustang GT, 4.6-3V/5 Speed. Only 8680 miles on the clock.
More toys, I need more toys!!!
Re: North American Split Uni
61 uni SWB- Dakota IFS, Cougar IRS (going to be White)
03 F-350 superduty crewcab 7.3- DD (White)
01 Expedition- Wifes (White)
99 F-550 7.3- Work truck#1 (White)
96 F-350 7.3- Work truck#2 (white)
Do you see a pattern?
03 F-350 superduty crewcab 7.3- DD (White)
01 Expedition- Wifes (White)
99 F-550 7.3- Work truck#1 (White)
96 F-350 7.3- Work truck#2 (white)
Do you see a pattern?
- bobenhotep
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Re: North American Split Uni
something like that would work. i have no desire to butcher a good truck. now to save funds.
For every person with a spark of genius, there are a hundred with ignition trouble
My '63 short wrongbed
"The Iron Rhino"
300 I6, 3 spd manual, DS II/ HEI ignition.
Stuff I added to Hints and tricks
-300-6 choke tube repair
-duraspark II/ HEI
-Horn ring contact tube repair
-turn signal indicator fix
Mikhail Kalashnikov and Nikola Tesla are the guys i think of when i build things.
My '63 short wrongbed
"The Iron Rhino"
300 I6, 3 spd manual, DS II/ HEI ignition.
Stuff I added to Hints and tricks
-300-6 choke tube repair
-duraspark II/ HEI
-Horn ring contact tube repair
-turn signal indicator fix
Mikhail Kalashnikov and Nikola Tesla are the guys i think of when i build things.
Re: North American Split Uni
I think the styling is good, and its all about finding the right DONOR, Bill bought a parts truck that was totally gone underneath the cab,firewall, and was even toast up in the plenum. the only thing salvageable is the box...
Re: North American Split Uni
Cool idea.
I still want to built a Unipanel.
Yea, I know -
I have been saying that for 10 years now.
I still want to built a Unipanel.
Yea, I know -
I have been saying that for 10 years now.
1964 F 100 - I am going to do "something" with it.......
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1987 Mustang LX Convertible, 2.3 Auto - cruiser.
1994 F 150 XLT 2WD
~ Yes - I adopted another cat..............
Cam L Milan,
You'll be missed my friend.
viewtopic.php?f=32&t=15942
1987 Mustang LX Convertible, 2.3 Auto - cruiser.
1994 F 150 XLT 2WD
~ Yes - I adopted another cat..............
Cam L Milan,
You'll be missed my friend.
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- bobenhotep
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Re: North American Split Uni
Pretty much. I have a wrongbed now, and it has some pretty nasty damage to the back of it. I thought it would be cool to take a uni bed and stick it behind it. I have done some looking at the Argentina trucks, and it appears they have a standard cab and a sawed off uni bed, and are not a uni cut in half. This is further shown by ads from the early 60s that show the "uni bed" trucks with the standard doors and not the uni doors.
1961 ford truck commercial from Argentina
1961 ford truck commercial from Argentina
For every person with a spark of genius, there are a hundred with ignition trouble
My '63 short wrongbed
"The Iron Rhino"
300 I6, 3 spd manual, DS II/ HEI ignition.
Stuff I added to Hints and tricks
-300-6 choke tube repair
-duraspark II/ HEI
-Horn ring contact tube repair
-turn signal indicator fix
Mikhail Kalashnikov and Nikola Tesla are the guys i think of when i build things.
My '63 short wrongbed
"The Iron Rhino"
300 I6, 3 spd manual, DS II/ HEI ignition.
Stuff I added to Hints and tricks
-300-6 choke tube repair
-duraspark II/ HEI
-Horn ring contact tube repair
-turn signal indicator fix
Mikhail Kalashnikov and Nikola Tesla are the guys i think of when i build things.
Re: North American Split Uni
Greg D wrote:Cool idea.
I still want to built a Unipanel.
Yea, I know -
I have been saying that for 10 years now.
X2, as well as a full size '61-'63 Bronco!
Course there's the matter of my current un-completed slicks (and other , projects!
Paul
The Ford Orphanage
Life's too short for boring vehicles!
My quest to develop a universal solvent is held up by the lack of a storage container.
Paul
Life's too short for boring vehicles!
My quest to develop a universal solvent is held up by the lack of a storage container.
Paul
Re: North American Split Uni
They look cool, but I wonder why Ford went to so much trouble to make the southern slicks cab and bed and not a uni? It seems like a lot of mucking around when North American ford had already designed the uni and made the tooling.
I never noticed before uni doors + non uni doors, maybe they just used whatever was in front of them at the time!
I still want one though.... Or maybe two!
I never noticed before uni doors + non uni doors, maybe they just used whatever was in front of them at the time!
I still want one though.... Or maybe two!
Re: North American Split Uni
It may have had something to do with the normal usage for a pickup, and road conditions in that era "down south". There also may have been different assembly methods on those trucks which did not translate well to the probably lower production goals there.
Paul
Paul
The Ford Orphanage
Life's too short for boring vehicles!
My quest to develop a universal solvent is held up by the lack of a storage container.
Paul
Life's too short for boring vehicles!
My quest to develop a universal solvent is held up by the lack of a storage container.
Paul
- bobenhotep
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Re: North American Split Uni
My guess is that instead of figuring out how to make a 57-60 bed fit on a 61 model, that they just cut a uni bed off and put a bulkhead on it. From what I know about Argentina, they farm and probably don't have the best roads. They probably found out about the bed flex/body twist problems a lot faster than the US, and since they have a smaller market footprint, they fixed it faster. Fixing it probably involved a sawzall or a torch and welding a bulkhead in a uni bed then adding a standard cab. I think it was a solve a problem with the resources you have on hand type of thing.
For every person with a spark of genius, there are a hundred with ignition trouble
My '63 short wrongbed
"The Iron Rhino"
300 I6, 3 spd manual, DS II/ HEI ignition.
Stuff I added to Hints and tricks
-300-6 choke tube repair
-duraspark II/ HEI
-Horn ring contact tube repair
-turn signal indicator fix
Mikhail Kalashnikov and Nikola Tesla are the guys i think of when i build things.
My '63 short wrongbed
"The Iron Rhino"
300 I6, 3 spd manual, DS II/ HEI ignition.
Stuff I added to Hints and tricks
-300-6 choke tube repair
-duraspark II/ HEI
-Horn ring contact tube repair
-turn signal indicator fix
Mikhail Kalashnikov and Nikola Tesla are the guys i think of when i build things.
Re: North American Split Uni
I like it regardless.
Is it easy for you guys to import this stuff across the border? Would save a lot of hassle cutting/welding yourself. And unlike us, at least the steering wheel is in the same side!
Is it easy for you guys to import this stuff across the border? Would save a lot of hassle cutting/welding yourself. And unlike us, at least the steering wheel is in the same side!