Hey all, I have an old '68 F 600 truck and was curious about it's origins. It was a county weed spray truck since new.....truck is in very good shape for it's age.
Vin- F60BRC44721
wb-174
color-j
model-F602
body-4381
then under both trans and axle-(2) and F8B?

Mostly want to know if the 5 speed is OD or direct......
Oddly, this truck has a 300 six in it.
Thanks!

 

F60 = F600 (gas).

B = 300 1V I-6 / 240 1V I-6 was standard equipment. All four FT V8's were also optional.

R = San Jose CA Assembly Plant.

C44721 = 1968, assembled June 1968.

174" Wheelbase.

J = Rangoon Red.

F602 = F600 (gas), 20,000 lbs. GVWR

4381: 43 = Charcoal Black Crush Vinyl & Charcoal Black Leeds Pattern Woven Plastic // 81 = 81A Standard Cab.

2 = Clark model 282-V 5 Speed Direct.

F8B:

F8 = Eaton Model 13802 2 Speed Rear Axle / 6.33/8.81 / 15,000 lbs. Rear Axle Capacity.

B = Ford (optional) 5,500 lb. Capacity Front Axle. 5,000 lb. capacity front axle was standard equipment.

20,000 lbs. Gross Vehicle Weight Rating.

DSO code omitted: 2 numbers = Decodes to the specific Ford District Sales Office the dealer ordered the truck from. If 6 numbers, the last 4 denote a Domestic Special Order.

You can get a copy of the original build sheet (and a lotta other stuff) from martiauto.com for a fee. Known in the hobby as a Marti Report.

Kevin Marti, a Mustang "nut" in Phoenix AZ has ALL the original 1967/79 FoMoCo records. Got them in the late 1980's when he found out FoMoCo was planning to THROW THEM AWAY!

 

Bill, thanks so much for the info!

Hard to believe that the 240 was the standard engine....

 

240 I-6 standard equipment: 1965/74: F100/600, C500/600, P350/500 / 1965/71 Galaxie/LTD.

 

I have been looking for a way to figure out my vin and information. Is there anyway you can help me? I'm sure you get tired of people asking. Thanks for your time!!!!


F6OCRC63066

 

F60 = F600.

C = 330 2V Medium Duty FT engine.

R = San Jose CA Assembly Plant.

C63066 = 1968.

174" Wheelbase.

7 = Dark Blue.

F602 = F600 .. 20,000 lbs. GVWR

4C81: 4C = Black all Vinyl / 81 = 81A Standard Cab.

A = New Process 435 4 Speed Manual Transmission.

F7C:

F7 = Eaton model 13802 Two Speed Rear Axle / 5.83/8.17 / 15,000 lbs. Rear Axle Capacity.

C = Ford-Rockwell/Timken 6,000 lbs. Capacity Front Axle.

20,000 lbs. Gross Vehicle Weight Rating.

164 net HP @ 3,800 RPM

74 = Seattle WA Ford District Sales Office, where the original selling dealer ordered the truck from.

 

Thanks! I have been looking all day! So what is the F7C?

I was hoping to find a replacement wheel to get rid of the split rim. Do you know of any?

Thanks! Steve

 

F7C is the AXLE code, that I decoded. Look below F7C

 

OK I see that now. I didn't understand it at first. Thank you!

I was hoping to find a replacement wheel to get rid of the split rim. Do you know of any?

Steve

 

I don't have any experience with 500 and larger series truck wheels.

There's an FTE member that is the expert on wheels. He will be able to tell you what wheel will be correct.

His FTE user name is truckdog62563. Type a new thread inre to wheels in the LARGE TRUCK forum.

 

If has spoke style hubs its easy conversion to 22.5 s. Just change rims and put tires on.

 

As mentioned in the above post, do you have a spoke style wheel, or a dish with holes?

First up here, Dayton or Budd:

Wheel types: Dayton and Budd. Pros, cons and other info - School Bus Conversion Resources

 

Also, scroll down here to the wheel discussion with links:

https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/1...f-n-600-a.html