Can someone send a picture of the lower rear of the front fender where it bolts to the cab and possibly the area on the cab to which the fender bolts?  It looks like mine has rusted away.

Mine has been welded, poorly, at some time in the past - both sides.  I need to correct it.

I also need to know the measurements from the cab floor to the bottom of the frame rail, just behind the front and rear cab support pieces.

It's a 61 unibody.  I think a 61-64? solid axle will be the same.  Don't know if th frames changed in that area for a twin I beam.

Lawrenceville, GA

Charlie,

I'm out on a wine tour right now, should be able to get you some measurments and some pictures this evening or tomorrow.  If you need it quicker, go to www.slick60s.org and make the same post, you'll find mucho help.

My name is Greg and I am addicted to Y's.

Greg, I appreciate it.  Tonight or tomorrow will be fine.  While your at it, if you can put a straight edge on the floor to check the flatness.  I cut out the floor pan without checking, thinking the new replacement would be trim, drop in and weld.  Boy was I wrong.  Add one more to the experience bucket.  The replacement has a curve to it that obviously is not right so I have to straighten it some.  The old piece of the floor pan is straight but I want to make sure that it did not happen after cutting.  The passenger side is pretty flat.

This is the area I speak of.

Lawrenceville, GA

Thanks Sam.  You have a nice looking truck.  Going to bring it to Columbus?

I have new cab mounting rubbers and 14 gauge sheet metal mounts.  I'm curious what the height of the floor should be because it looks like I'm going to have to jack up the cab considerably to get the sheet metal mount in.  It has me wondering if they are correct.  I have replaced much of the stuff near the lower area of the cowl.  Don't know the technical terms but they were mostly gone.

Check out the old floor.

The passenger side mount is alright but there's a big hole next to the cowl and, I'm sure, much more.

Lawrenceville, GA

Charlie, can't figure out how to post pictures up here. Email me @ drummerboy57@hotmail.com I think i've got what you need.



Sorry it took me so long, trucks in storage and just stupid busy.



Greg

My name is Greg and I am addicted to Y's.

E-mail sent.  Coming from charliemccraney at yahoo dot com.  Thank you.


Lawrenceville, GA

There are pics of the patching I did to my lower cowl here;



http://www.fordtruk.com/forums/album.php?cat_id=103&sort_method=pic_time&sort_order=DESC&user_id=292&start=40



I made patches for my floor too but I can get you some pics of it also, most of the stock floor is there.


1964 F 100 LWB Roller 5.0 & T-5

2001 Jeep Cherokee XJ

2009 Harley FXSTB Night Train



"I still have a Y block - it's just not in anything yet."

Thanks Sam for the measurements and other info.  Thanks Greg and Greg D for the pictures.  Greg D, I like the primer and red.  I'm tempted to do mine similarly but my goal with this one is to create something more along the lines of a sleeper and the turquoise and white has grown on me.


Lawrenceville, GA

Can someone tell me if carriage bolts should be in the approximate location of the red ovals in the photos?







Ok. No red ovals. Weird. The ones I uploaded have them. Oh, well. Are there suppose to be carriage bolts at the very front of the bed of a unibody? There is some sort of bolt in that location but it just spinned when I tried to loosen the nut. I had to use a nut cracker and vice-grips to get the nut off and the bolt loose. Extensive amounts of filler was used by a previous owner. I'm thinking the carriage bolts fell through the bed and were covered by filler.



Edit 07/08 The red ovals have appeared. Computers are weird.


Lawrenceville, GA

Charlie,

       on both of my Uni's they are something like a carriage bolt. I've never had mine off, but I know from the bottom side I was surprised to see that the spacer between the frame and the bed floor was accually wood! My old 52 F100 was the same way. I guess if it worked back then, it was good enough for the Uni's also. I wonder how many years they continued to do that.

                                              Michael

Michael

Sandy Valley, NV