sheetmetal replacement on cab

Anthony · Post by **Anthony** » June 5, 2008, 9:03 pm

Hi all, I've been kinda strollin' around here for a while and am just finally getting around to a question. I am the proud owner of a 1966 3/4 ton 4 wheel drive.(3 years) I have had the body completly off the frame and replaced everything except the hood and tailgate with better used parts. I have sandblasted the frame and all undersides of the body and have coated the frame with chasis coat on the frame and bedliner on the underside of the body parts. I am onto the cab which is the worst part and this cab is better than the one that was on it. has anyone got any suggestions on the floorpan areas. I have to replace the floorpan, cab mounts and the lower hinge panel and lower kick panels. these areas are gone. I have purchased cabmounts from LMC, floorpans from Johns f-fun hundreds, and lower hinge panels from Carolina Classics. The kick panels I made myself. I have tinkered with old trucks for 20+ years and was just wondering if anyone had any tricks up their sleeves? If I can figure out pics I'll try and post a couple. Keep up the discussions because I am learning all the time....(The truck has the original 300 six and the granny 4 speed with the divorced transfer case, no place in the dash for a radio but it will get a radio somewhere. It now has front discs with double piston calipers, the 2 1/2 inch wide rear drums, overload springs, power steering,power brakes and it will have air) any suggestions or stories will be great, thanks

winr · Post by **winr** » June 5, 2008, 9:30 pm

Hi Anthony....welcome!!!

Others will be along smarter than me with a lot of advice.

Richard.

Anthony · Post by **Anthony** » June 5, 2008, 10:44 pm

I think I've got pics uploaded in the album section

ras4434 · Post by **ras4434** » June 5, 2008, 10:54 pm

Anthony: First off welcome to the brotherhood of the adicted. To slicks that is. I am most envious of your project. I have a 65 F100 4x4 that is waiting in the wings for a time when my 65 2x4 is completed. Not sure that time ever comes but I will always have a project ready to go when I win the lottery. There are some great tips in the members gallerys. I sometimes get lost just looking and many have step by step (or close) pictures of their builds. Good luck and as always keep the pictures coming...........Ross

robert porterfield · Post by **robert porterfield** » June 5, 2008, 10:57 pm

just currios what year is the chassis?

Anthony · Post by **Anthony** » June 5, 2008, 11:39 pm

the chassis is what was under the white 66. my vin # says that this truck is 2 wheel drive. the story with the truck is as follows.....the truck was bought and used on a farm for most of its life not more than 25 miles from where I was raised. when the owner of the farm died the truck went into an estate sale. It was bought by a kid and ridge ran for a year or so then bartered off to the gentleman I got it off of. he said that he had known the truck for a long time because he had known the owner of the farm. he told me that it had always been 4 wheel drive. now it is as much your guess as mine to whether it is original or not. the transfer case says hotchkiss on it which is right. it has 4" FOMOCO blocks under the rear axle. as near as I can figure out the front discs are early 70's. the parts I have been buying are 1975. I have also been told that in the 60's some dealers took 2 wheel drive trucks and converted them themselves to 4 wheel drive??? I do know that the body and the frame mounts line up perfect. I also know that the frame on the 4wd is beefier than that of the 2wd I bought for the body.

blackagatha · Post by **blackagatha** » June 5, 2008, 11:55 pm

wow it really has come quite a ways from its original state! looks like the project is coming along nicely!

66fordtrucknut · Post by **66fordtrucknut** » June 6, 2008, 6:01 am

Welcome, sounds like you're on the right track.
Charlie

Slick Fan · Post by **Slick Fan** » June 6, 2008, 12:15 pm

From the pics, it looks to be a 70's Hi-boy chassis, with full-time front hubs. Definitely a good looking project you have there, welcome aboard!

Here's a couple other threads, with a bunch of pics for some continued inspiration...

http://fordtruk.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=710
http://fordtruk.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=740

ICEMAN6166 · Post by **ICEMAN6166** » June 6, 2008, 1:30 pm

welcome

there were several aftermarket installers of 4x4 in the 60s.
conversion is fairly simple, add transfer case crossmember, front end and lift blocks in rear.
i have a factory 66 f250 4x4, several differences.
wb is 120"
t case is dana 24
frame is flat like f350
cab is early style with step wells
bed is 57-60 type.
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Anthony · Post by **Anthony** » June 6, 2008, 11:18 pm

Thanks Iceman. what do you mean when you say the frame is flat? my vin designates this truck as a 3/4 ton 2wd. the rearends I would say could be from an early 70's highboy but I was thinking that the frame was the original 3/4 ton frame? It doesn't really matter because I am more into driving them along with the local cruisse-in. All I'm interested in is that it looks and fits the era of the truck. It will have creature comforts but will still look the part. I added a pic of the truck that got totalled which brings me to why I am building this one. thanks for all the info guys.

ICEMAN6166 · Post by **ICEMAN6166** » June 6, 2008, 11:33 pm

61-66 f250 4x4 and f350 and up frame does not have the "arched" area over the rear end ,it is flat all the way back.

Anthony · Post by **Anthony** » June 7, 2008, 11:31 pm

Well I don't have the arch over the rear wheels, so I guess mine is flat...yeah!!....I learned something new, thanks Iceman

Hoss123 · Post by **Hoss123** » June 8, 2008, 1:47 pm

Anthony...sounds like a great truck. Curious where you got your disc conversion kit for the fronts. I have a 64 3/4 ton but its a 2WD. All I've seen are the 5 lug hubs.

Anthony · Post by **Anthony** » June 8, 2008, 11:28 pm

Hoss123, you have a PM