Uh, that's not what I said. Here's exactly what I said. I've bolded the line which says yours would not have been 1957-1960 wrong bed styleside since in 1961 the Unibody was the only styleside.


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Nothing on the Warranty Plate decodes to back of cab equipment.

In 1961 with the 114" wheelbase it could have been.


Platform
Chassis and Cab
Flareside
Styleside - Unibody, which yours isn't.
Chassis
Stake


The fleetside is Chevrolets flavor of Fords styleside.


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The point is with a 114" wheelbase and the bed it has on it now we know that is not correct. Since it isn't original to this truck it would be a curiousity what it originally came with - good chance it was a Flareside due to the numbers of them compared to the number of flatbeds, for example, but that's just a guess - the exact back of cab equipment your truck came with is not part of the Warranty Plate. As far as I know - short of talking to the original owner or locating the invoice - there is no way of saying with 100% accuracy what it originally came with.


But, hopefully that's OK with you because it is already a Frankentruck - Chrysler engine and transmission, incorrect bed (although not undesireable), aftermarket wheels, wrong bumper, aftermarket stereo, wrong seat cover, etc., etc., etc., but it's still a Ford truck at heart and that makes it cool to me....


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Ok, I understand better now. I think I was confusing "Flareside", because I always referred to it as Stepside.


It really doesn't matter to me what it originally came with, I just kind of wanted a better understanding of what was available so I could have an educated guess on what it had.


The 64 bed is staying with the truck regardless.

 

I picked up some new used hood hinges from a semi-local Ford Truck place. While the hood was off, I sanded the surface rust off, and primered the hood. And I went with the hot rod black for the looks.





I also layered some POR-15 into the bed, and bolted down the fuel cell. Added the ground wire and vent, and made a little cover for the fittings.

 

Is this bolt under the pedal supposed to be there?

 

I think almost everyone been there when your older vehicle needs power for an electronic accessory, and there's limited plug in sources on your fuse block. Well I came up with this nifty power block to give multiple plug ins to provide 12v power. In this case 12v switched power.





The main power wire plugs into the 12v switched source on the fuse block. The wire then runs (bare) through the length of my power block. I installed just 4 plug in prongs on the left side, and one on the bottom. More than enough for what I need here, but if I need more, I can add four more to the right side. Then simply plug in the female of what you need power to get to, and you have power.





Definitely want to make sure you aren’t drawing too many amps for the plug on the fuse block, but in my case, it’s far from an issue.

 

I have had this license plate bracket laying around since I had my old 68 F250. From my research this bracket/light assembly was used on 64-72 Ford trucks that came without a rear bumper. (funny it came with my 68 which had an original heavy duty bumper, but who knows).





A quick look under the edge of the bed and sure enough, the holes are there. Did a little refurb with paint, cleaned up the light lens, bolted it on. wired it up, and wow the old bulb still works!





New position of the plate.





And we're legal.

 

Started cleaning up some of the loose wiring under the hood.

 

I found this cool old toolbox in my stuff.





Fits perfectly behind the seat.

 

Is that a rubber bumper at the bottom of the license plate bracket?

 

Yes it is.

 

Yes, that is correct.




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Ok thanks, It looked correct, but didn't at the same time.

 

Been a while since an update, Since then I have replaced a lot of little things, door weatherstripping, glove box insert, door panel screws and clips, passenger side mirror head, radiator hose and thermostat housing, some other odds and ends. I also cleaned up a lot of the wiring both under the dash and in the engine compartment.

 

I found a guy parting a couple of these year trucks, and will be going there for some stuff, including the correct front bumper.

 

One thing I did this past weekend was coat the floor with POR-15.