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From: owner-pre61-list-digest  ford-trucks.com (pre61-list-digest) To: pre61-list-digest ford-trucks.com Subject: pre61-list-digest V4 #2 Reply-To: pre61-list ford-trucks.com Sender: owner-pre61-list-digest ford-trucks.com Errors-To: owner-pre61-list-digest ford-trucks.com Precedence: bulk pre61-list-digest Tuesday, January 4 2000 Volume 04 : Number 002 ======================================================================= Ford Truck Enthusiasts - 1948 - 1948 truck and vans Visit our web site: http://www.ford-trucks.com/ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - To unsubscribe, send email to: majordomo ford-trucks.com with the words "unsubscribe pre61-list-digest" in the body of the message. ======================================================================= In this issue: FTE Pre61 - License Plates SV: FTE Pre61 - License Plates FTE Pre61 - Re: Tom's 52 F-1 FTE Pre61 - Re: JRFiero - Truck Bed Replacement FTE Pre61 - Wiring book Re: FTE Pre61 - Wiring book FTE Pre61 - 292 Y block Re: FTE Pre61 - License Plates Re: FTE Pre61 - Wiring book Re: FTE Pre61 - voting on the new list Re: FTE Pre61 - Wiring book ======================================================================= ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Mon, 3 Jan 2000 08:47:22 -0500 From: pschumacher mindspring.com Subject: FTE Pre61 - License Plates Does anybody know where I can hunt down a set of License plates ('56 Longbox) I've found no web site out there. Thanks for any help. Peter == FTE: Uns*bscribe and posting info http://www.ford-trucks.com/faq.html ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 3 Jan 2000 15:48:48 +0100 From: "Thomas & Carina" Subject: SV: FTE Pre61 - License Plates Have you tried eBay? I found my Texas 1950 Farm Truck license plate = there. You have to be a registered user though to place bids on the = license plates up for auction. Good luck, Tom the Terrible - -----Ursprungligt meddelande----- Fr=E5n: pschumacher mindspring.com Till: pre61-list ford-trucks.com Datum: den 3 januari 2000 14:50 =C4mne: FTE Pre61 - License Plates >Does anybody know where I can hunt down a set of License plates ('56 >Longbox) I've found no web site out there. Thanks for any help. > >Peter > > >=3D=3D FTE: Uns*bscribe and posting info = http://www.ford-trucks.com/faq.html > == FTE: Uns*bscribe and posting info http://www.ford-trucks.com/faq.html ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 3 Jan 2000 15:55:02 EST From: TNickolson aol.com Subject: FTE Pre61 - Re: Tom's 52 F-1 I looked at your pictures, looks good. The skirts were different. Keep up the work and keep the swap meet guys happy. The General is a 50's style hot rod Tom Nickolson == FTE: Uns*bscribe and posting info http://www.ford-trucks.com/faq.html ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 3 Jan 2000 16:34:39 EST From: TNickolson aol.com Subject: FTE Pre61 - Re: JRFiero - Truck Bed Replacement The original boards were pine, I said red oak "Looked" the best. Red oak has a softer looking grain and is easier to work with. Pine is course and harder to get a smooth finish. If you want original, please use Southern Yellow Pine. Oak, Ash, Birch or Maple looks better than pine and is easier to work with if you have the correct saws and blades. The hard woods that I listed also will take a finish better, just take a look at your better furniture. Pine was cheaper in those days and was not used for something as mundane a truck bed floors. I hope this clears up what I was trying to say. Tom Nickolson The General == FTE: Uns*bscribe and posting info http://www.ford-trucks.com/faq.html ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 3 Jan 2000 17:24:42 EST From: FiftySevenF100 aol.com Subject: FTE Pre61 - Wiring book FTEers, I have been trying to find a book called, "How to Wire Your Hotrod (or maybe Streetrod)". Where can I find one? A friend said he saw one for sale at a carshow. Barnes and Noble or Amazon searches come up empty. Is there a better book I can buy to help me? Glenn in TN == FTE: Uns*bscribe and posting info http://www.ford-trucks.com/faq.html ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 3 Jan 2000 14:42:10 -0800 From: "Roy Maul" Subject: Re: FTE Pre61 - Wiring book Glenn, Speedway Motors has a book called "how to do Electrical Systems," by Tex Smith. It's on page 201 of their current catalog and sells for $19.95. They list 2 other books on page 200. The first is titled "Automotive Electrical Handbook" by Jim Horner ($14.95), and the other is "How to Wire Your Street Rod From Start to Finish" by Jack Sweeden ($7.99). Roy (in OR) '50 F2 - -----Original Message----- From: FiftySevenF100 aol.com To: pre61-list ford-trucks.com Date: Monday, January 03, 2000 2:26 PM Subject: FTE Pre61 - Wiring book >FTEers, > >I have been trying to find a book called, "How to Wire Your Hotrod (or maybe >Streetrod)". Where can I find one? A friend said he saw one for sale at a >carshow. Barnes and Noble or Amazon searches come up empty. Is there a better >book I can buy to help me? > >Glenn in TN >== FTE: Uns*bscribe and posting info http://www.ford-trucks.com/faq.html > == FTE: Uns*bscribe and posting info http://www.ford-trucks.com/faq.html ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 3 Jan 2000 17:55:26 -0600 From: "Roger Hughes" Subject: FTE Pre61 - 292 Y block On Sun, 02 Jan 2000 11:01:35 Mark Barnes wrote: >The serial number on the rating plate of my F350 says it should have >originally been a 239. The numbers on the block are "ECZ 6015A". Can >anybody help me identify if my motor really is a 292, & what it >originally came out of. Mark, the ECZ prefix designates it a 312 block, 6015 is the basic part number for a Ford block. This was used on all years for the 312 starting in 1956. 1958 thru 1960 it was used in Mercury cars. 1957 was the best year from a performance view, most horsepower. You should locate the date code on the front of the engine block , behind the water pump, next to the edge of the valley cover. This will tell you the date the engine was assembled at Ford when it is decoded. This is a stamped number so you may have to clean away some grunge to see it. The first number is the year in the 1950 decade, ie 8=58. The next character is a letter for the month (A-M, I not used), then the next 2 numbers are the day. The 312 was not used in trucks but could be adapted with the truck mounts. The truck engines have a center front mount and side mounts on the bell housing. There is no code to designate what car this came from, but it defintely came from a car not a truck. The Y-block engine blocks from trucks were same as cars. The 1953 trucks had the 239 flathead engine so you will have to adapt 54 or later truck motor mounts to your frame. Not sure if these will bolt in. If you send me an email off list I can send you a picture of the front mount from the Ford Illustrations Catalog. Then you can decide if you want to buy those parts. Looks like the rear mounts are the same from 53 -56. Pictures really help. The distance between the front mount and rear mounts may be different between the 2 engine series. At worst you would have to fabricate an adapter plate out of 1/4 inch steel plate for the front mount. Roger 55 F100 soon to have a 292 == FTE: Uns*bscribe and posting info http://www.ford-trucks.com/faq.html ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 3 Jan 2000 19:12:23 -0500 From: "Howard H. Tarnoff" Subject: Re: FTE Pre61 - License Plates You should visit eBay www.ebay.com and enter License Plate in the search field. You will find what you are looking for at reasonable costs. Howard - -----Original Message----- From: pschumacher mindspring.com To: pre61-list ford-trucks.com Date: Monday, January 03, 2000 1:56 PM Subject: FTE Pre61 - License Plates >Does anybody know where I can hunt down a set of License plates ('56 >Longbox) I've found no web site out there. Thanks for any help. > >Peter > > >== FTE: Uns*bscribe and posting info http://www.ford-trucks.com/faq.html == FTE: Uns*bscribe and posting info http://www.ford-trucks.com/faq.html ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 3 Jan 2000 17:41:12 -0800 From: "Tom Ewing" Subject: Re: FTE Pre61 - Wiring book Glen, I think you may be referring to the Jack Sweeden book(its more of a pamphet actually) How to Wire Your Streetrod. I used the book when I wired my last truck from "scratch"-the first time I ever did that actually. The wiring still works just great and I just followed one of his many examples. Its a great book in my opinion. I've seen other electrical books, but this one was super easy to read and follow. I recommend it highly. I bought mine from the Speedway Motors catalog as I recall, but you can go direct to him too. His address as printed in the book is Jack Sweeden Street Rod Wiring PO Box 14571 Okla city, OK 73113 Good luck == FTE: Uns*bscribe and posting info http://www.ford-trucks.com/faq.html ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 3 Jan 2000 21:52:07 EST From: JRFiero aol.com Subject: Re: FTE Pre61 - voting on the new list In a message dated 1/2/2000 8:34:49 PM Eastern Standard Time, kpayne ford-trucks.com writes: > >Because numerous of us, I bet, never (almost never) go to the website. I > >just did, it took me an inordinate amount of time to find the 'voting' area, > >and even then I didn't vote, 'cause of response 1 above. > > I would have figured it would be easy to find. Its on the main menu > bar. > Ken - Not to criticize your tireless work on the website - At my resolution and monitor size, etc, when I go to the site, I see a series of choices on the right side, beginning with Home, and ending with Search. There is blank space below Search, which indicates to me that list is complete, and my concentration shifts elswhere on the page. Only after I go poking around for a while do I notice there are additional choices in that frame (?), in a different format. Therefore I didn't find it right away. You and I know we have different opinions on this matter, and I don''t want to belabor the point. Jonas == FTE: Uns*bscribe and posting info http://www.ford-trucks.com/faq.html ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 3 Jan 2000 22:16:19 EST From: RVoice2723 aol.com Subject: Re: FTE Pre61 - Wiring book Welcome to Bibliofind! Glenn Try the above link. Takes you to a book search. I have found some hard to.... To access the rest of this feature you must be a logged in Registered User Of Ford Truck Enthusiasts
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