Hello and good morning!
I am a newby from N AL. I am beginning a project and was looking for a little input. I have a matching numbers 66' F-250 custom cab, 6 cyl, c6, not running, fair body, very little rust. I recently bought a 66' F-250 on a early 70's 4x4 highboy chassis. 390, c6, runs good, body is fair at best. I am wanting to take the best of both and make a weekend driver.
Question: The dash displays are different in the 2 trucks. The 1st has a horizontal display and the 2nd has a round display. Is the custom cab diaplay different in the 66', or id the 2nd truck actually a 66'?
Thanks for the help
Lex
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When Columbus came to America, there were no taxes, no debts, and no pollution. The women did all the work, while the men hunted and fished all day. Ever since then, a bunch of idiotic do-gooders have been trying to "improve" the place.
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Brians1966
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FROM MISSOURI -Welcome to the club everyone here is great and very helpful, they have help me a great deal.
The horizontal dash I beleive is the CC option for 65 and 66.
I have a 66 long bed standard cab and originally had the round dash,
My brother in law has a 65 CC LWB and had the horizontal dash.
He likes the round unit and I like the CC dash so we switched,
Had not issues in the swap.
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2013 Ford F150 STX Supercab 5.0 litre
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banjopicker66
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Welcome, Lbrown, from South Carolina!
Brian is correct, the sweep dash was used in the Custom Cab configuration, the round speedometer was standard - although you could order it any way you wanted the truck.
You may want to look real hard at the later chassis, unless you have a title for it. States now, unlike years before will not issue a title when the body and frame do not match. In the case of our Slicks, though, there is no body stamping, so only the frame one matters. The "warranty plate" on the door is not a VIN because it is too easily replaced, and has no value for state inspectors. The VIN for our trucks must be on the frame, not the body to count.
If you do not have or cannot get a title for the 4x4 frame, I would look elsewhere before putting a lot of work into it.
There is an additional consideration: insurance. If the truck is involved in an accident, the VIN will be inspected and recorded. If the insurance is on a non-existent body VIN, but the accident inspector records the frame VIN, you essentially have an uninsured truck.
Again, welcome, and I hope this doesn't discourage you.
Brian is correct, the sweep dash was used in the Custom Cab configuration, the round speedometer was standard - although you could order it any way you wanted the truck.
You may want to look real hard at the later chassis, unless you have a title for it. States now, unlike years before will not issue a title when the body and frame do not match. In the case of our Slicks, though, there is no body stamping, so only the frame one matters. The "warranty plate" on the door is not a VIN because it is too easily replaced, and has no value for state inspectors. The VIN for our trucks must be on the frame, not the body to count.
If you do not have or cannot get a title for the 4x4 frame, I would look elsewhere before putting a lot of work into it.
There is an additional consideration: insurance. If the truck is involved in an accident, the VIN will be inspected and recorded. If the insurance is on a non-existent body VIN, but the accident inspector records the frame VIN, you essentially have an uninsured truck.
Again, welcome, and I hope this doesn't discourage you.
WELCOME TO THE BROTHERHOOD, LEX! 
Regarding your non-running, 6-cylinder-equipped, '66 F250; if it is the original drivetrain, then it is either a 240 or 300 6-cylinder.
These 6-cylinder engines were factory-backed by a C4 automatic transmission, not a C6.
Count the transmission pan retaining bolts on yours.
If it has 11 bolts, then it's a C4.
If it has 17 bolts, then it is a non-stock, C6 transmission.
I wouldn't want you trying to get parts or do service work for the wrong transmission!
What is the TRANS code on the Warranty Data Plate, located on the side of the door?
BarnieTrk
Regarding your non-running, 6-cylinder-equipped, '66 F250; if it is the original drivetrain, then it is either a 240 or 300 6-cylinder.
These 6-cylinder engines were factory-backed by a C4 automatic transmission, not a C6.
Count the transmission pan retaining bolts on yours.
If it has 11 bolts, then it's a C4.
If it has 17 bolts, then it is a non-stock, C6 transmission.
I wouldn't want you trying to get parts or do service work for the wrong transmission!
What is the TRANS code on the Warranty Data Plate, located on the side of the door?
BarnieTrk
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from North Texas. You found the right place; lot's of well-informed help here for Slicks! We love to hear and see (emphasis here) what others are up to with their projects. Got pictures 
Check out the first Sticky on Members Only Area for an excellent How-To on posting your picture. Welcome aboard 
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‘66 F100 CC Styleside LWB 352, auto "Phoebe" SOLD 2011 - Gone but not Forgotten!
‘01 F-250 Super Duty Crew Cab, 7.3L , 2WD, SB "Crusher II" is my DD....330K and counting.... 9/08/17
banjopicker66 wrote:Welcome, Lbrown, from South Carolina!
Brian is correct, the sweep dash was used in the Custom Cab configuration, the round speedometer was standard - although you could order it any way you wanted the truck.
You may want to look real hard at the later chassis, unless you have a title for it. States now, unlike years before will not issue a title when the body and frame do not match. In the case of our Slicks, though, there is no body stamping, so only the frame one matters. The "warranty plate" on the door is not a VIN because it is too easily replaced, and has no value for state inspectors. The VIN for our trucks must be on the frame, not the body to count.
If you do not have or cannot get a title for the 4x4 frame, I would look elsewhere before putting a lot of work into it.
There is an additional consideration: insurance. If the truck is involved in an accident, the VIN will be inspected and recorded. If the insurance is on a non-existent body VIN, but the accident inspector records the frame VIN, you essentially have an uninsured truck.
Again, welcome, and I hope this doesn't discourage you.
Banjopicker66,
YOU MAKE AN EXCELLENT POINT.
I'm not familiar with AL laws, but I've heard of some folks in some states being able to get a 'salvage title' when the original title has been lost; in such cases, Lex would ask the 'federallies' to file for a new title registered under the VIN off of the 4x4 frame - and then Lex could just go from there...??
BarnieTrk
From Buffalo New York 
Thanks everyone for the advice. I figured the horizontal dash was a product of the custom cab. I'll do some checking into the potential title issues. I'll try to get some pics posted tomorrow.
Lex
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I think that is a fmx trans. heres a id chart.hotrodz&banjos wrote:i just crawled out from under my 1966 f100. the transmission pan on mine has 14 bolts, unless i miscounted, can anyone tell me what my transmission is ?
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