Irregardless of information learned the hardway, your ride is NICE.  There is something about the unibody headlights that give them a "Sleepy Eye" look .

Mike, located in the Siskiyou mountains, Southern, OR 292 powered 1946 Ford 1/2 ton, '62 Mercury Meteor, '55 Country Squire (parting out), '64 Falcon, '54 Ford 600 tractor.

The cab mounts are easy to spot looking throught the front wheel wells. The torque box reinforces the structure between the cab and the bed. The front bed bolts go through the torque box so that'll give you an idea where it's at.

I didn't know about any of this when I bought mine. If I knew then what I know now, I would have offered about 1/3 what I paid for the truck. Oh well!


Lawrenceville, GA

Yes, the same one Dustin.  No I dont stockpile much of anything.  Sometimes even sell off items that I end up having to buy later.  Having said that there are distributors, big 2100's and rocker assemblies that are starting to gather.   

The 3/4 ton was a gamble that paid off engine wise, but didnt want a 3/4, plus its windshield had been BB'd to pieces.  The unibody was available for as much as the windshield would cost on the 3/4. 

Maybe some of the '64 can be used on the earlier model.  Plan to make a poor man's engine testing stand out of the front of the frame.

Mike

Mike, located in the Siskiyou mountains, Southern, OR 292 powered 1946 Ford 1/2 ton, '62 Mercury Meteor, '55 Country Squire (parting out), '64 Falcon, '54 Ford 600 tractor.

you gonna start stock-pileing F-100's Mike?

was that the one i saw on craigslist there in Williams?

Dustin

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Well Charlie, you probably know that I didnt... and what the hell is a torque box?   Maybe luck will prevail, but thanks for the heads up.  Will check it out when in the barn.

Mike

Mike, located in the Siskiyou mountains, Southern, OR 292 powered 1946 Ford 1/2 ton, '62 Mercury Meteor, '55 Country Squire (parting out), '64 Falcon, '54 Ford 600 tractor.

46,

Since you've paid for the truck, it's probably too late but I hope you got under it and checked the cab mounts and the torque box. They tend to rust out. You will have problems if they are bad. Repairing them is not easy. All of the pieces for the torque box have to be made. Not available new. I am so fortunate that I will get to experience the replacement of both cab mounts and the torque box!


Lawrenceville, GA

Jester I think your job is a greater task than mine.  The '62 is a Unibody pickup, F-100.  The biggest  task will be getting the body and paint in good order. 

The '64 small block is in great shape and the heads are being redone now.   If my 312 ever becomes reality it can go into the '62 with a nice trans too. 

Hope the 9 inch rear is a limited slip, but will find out for sure shortly.

Wouldnt it be nice if some local rat rodder wants a running I-6 .  Did some searching on ebay and found parts for the 6 bangers to be CHEAP. 

Mike, located in the Siskiyou mountains, Southern, OR 292 powered 1946 Ford 1/2 ton, '62 Mercury Meteor, '55 Country Squire (parting out), '64 Falcon, '54 Ford 600 tractor.

My friend, you and I are trying to do the same thing almost exactly, and we are probably the only two people on the internet right now who are. I am mounting a 292 from a 64 F-100 into a 63 ford Fairlane, which used to have a 170. I found that it was more sensible to use the truck transmission, as well as to notch the inside of the engine compartment at the shocks.

Google "fairlane Y-Block" to read about my struggle with closed minded people who didn't like this idea. I must say, I found people who are into 50s cars much more agreeable about this.

It also seems to make a lot of sense to use the truck's back axle, as the F series has a wheel base in between a Galaxie's and a Fairlane's (if you are using a falcon, you'll likely need a different driveshaft). What car is it, exactly?



Anyways, here's some of the work I did to research this (you must understand I originally thought I had a 312)



http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/showthread.php?p=4616680#post4616680

This shows how you must notch the fender wells demonstrated in a 63 (or was it 64?) Falcon, even smaller than my Fairlane.

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Thanks Charlie.  Paid for the truck today and got the title.  Will go over tomorrow and try to start it.  Luckily it is only 1 rural mile away.

The '62 gives me a lot more enthusiasm than the '64 3/4 ton.  

Mike, located in the Siskiyou mountains, Southern, OR 292 powered 1946 Ford 1/2 ton, '62 Mercury Meteor, '55 Country Squire (parting out), '64 Falcon, '54 Ford 600 tractor.

The Y bell housing is different than the I6. I think transmission should mount to the Y bellhousing.



Mine's a '61.


Lawrenceville, GA