Time for a body swap.. 1964 f100 body to the 1978 f100 4x4 frame..

Here's old buckwheat



This is the 64.. I found it at the local scrap yard, paid 400$ fixed the wiring there and drove it 15 miles home!



Got the clip off buckwheat



Then the cab.. I did something VERY stupid here.. I didn't intend to hurt the cab like I did with the chains.. I ran a 2x4 through the windows of the 66 and used a cloth strap.. no damage that way



Dirty girl!



Ol' reds next



Took the clip and all on this one.. had some bolt issues:/.. no biggie!



Little less mud, little more grease.. its alright, we cookin with peanut oil now



Buckwheats measurements







Reds measurements







Basically a DIRECT bolt on

More to come!

 

Subscribed.... Like a good movie, I gotta see the ending.

 

X2, keep us updated.

 

No problem fellas, thanks for the interest! This should be tied up in the next week

 

Got started at 5am and got a few good hours in


She lined up with only 2 things interfearing. The fender at the steering box was one and the other was the hole for the stick..








got em straight and here it rests..


What's left of the 64


Almost looks like somethings happenin

 

I'm going to give the inner fenders a oil bath when I'm finished.. the rust isn't too terrible in Alabama but I like knowing there's some protection under there

 

Looks like you are doing a good job and is going to fit better than i thought it would. One correction though , the 64 was the last year ford use a straight axle and leaf springs. That 2 wd one has coils and Twin I-beam so it is 65 or newer. Still looking good though so keep up the good work.__

 

I swear iv seen 64 on the tag in the truck.. ill look again and tell ya what I find.. not to doubt you but Iv called it 'the 64' for about 2 years now

 

Doesn't the 64 mean 1964?

 

Is that on the door or frame ? You want to go by the one on the frame because doors can be switched after a wreck or what ever and it's going to have the numbers off of the truck it came from. Happens a lot and in your state it might be okay some states it's a big problem.
It should be stamped on the right top frame and under the cab on the passenger side.

Do a google search and put in [ what year did Ford start using the twin I-beam in the F-100 , 150 and 250 ] , then see what you bring up . I'm old enough to remember when they came out .

 

Ahh, it sure is on the door.. well cool, learn something every day.. Cant argue with ya if you remember it
Thanks for the tip

 

Not 100% sure on the warranty plates on the 61-66 but I believe that "64" is the DSO (district sales office) That's the district office that the dealer ordered the truck through.

 

Ahh, that's interresting.. I'm gonna look for the vin on the frame and under the cab tomorrow. you guys sure know you're facts.. now maybe y'all can help me rewire my 48 model b john Deere lol! And I may be wrong about its year

 

My data for pre-73 trucks is sketchy but from what I've been able to find out, yours is a '66.
The "64" on the warranty plate is the DSO
The grill looks like a '66 grill.
Twin I-beams first year was '65
The VIN is either late 65 or early 66. This is where my data is really skimpy.

 

__Remembering when they were built gives us old guys ages out, i was 25 when the 66 model came out, darn i wish i was that age again.__