New 1960 F100 4x4 Project
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02-12-2016, 01:35 PM
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Tedster, good thoughts on the brake maintenance. I put in a new brake master cylinder. The flex lines look a bit crunchy and should be replaced. I haven’t popped the brake drums off yet.
Spurredon, yep, still has the column shift linkage from the ex-3speed. I too like to keep things original. Or at least modified like it would have been “back in the day”.
Idaho, thanks!! Yeah, I suppose I should replace the brake system. This thing is fun to drive. It’s like a “real” truck, as opposed my last truck which was a brand new powerstroke.
Whomrig, ahh, I’ve seen those round radios. It would fun to hook up a blue tooth sound system. I do have a passenger sun-visor. BTW, I have a radio antenna….wonder why…Maybe there was an under-dash radio at one time.
Col Flashman, wow, funny laws! OK, what’s the scoop on clear coat? I was thinking that I could clear coat the paint to preserve it, albeit, I’m not informed on paint compatibility.
Spurredon, yep, still has the column shift linkage from the ex-3speed. I too like to keep things original. Or at least modified like it would have been “back in the day”.
Idaho, thanks!! Yeah, I suppose I should replace the brake system. This thing is fun to drive. It’s like a “real” truck, as opposed my last truck which was a brand new powerstroke.
Whomrig, ahh, I’ve seen those round radios. It would fun to hook up a blue tooth sound system. I do have a passenger sun-visor. BTW, I have a radio antenna….wonder why…Maybe there was an under-dash radio at one time.
Col Flashman, wow, funny laws! OK, what’s the scoop on clear coat? I was thinking that I could clear coat the paint to preserve it, albeit, I’m not informed on paint compatibility.
#33
08-29-2016, 10:49 PM
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Did I read right that it was a 3 speed on the column? I've never seen that on a Ford 4x4 pickup. Must have been because it was a sold on a bid and cheaper.
Nice 4x4, I have a 59 F250, about the same story, just coming back from a long rest and only the brakes and cosmetics left to attend to.
Nice 4x4, I have a 59 F250, about the same story, just coming back from a long rest and only the brakes and cosmetics left to attend to.
#34
08-30-2016, 10:29 AM
This truck seems to have come with a 6 cylinder 3 speed 4x4. You could be right, because it was a county truck, might have been special ordered that way.
I'm really surprised how well this thing runs. It was last registered in 1988. I replaced the cooling system, flexible brake lines, brake master and wheel cylinders, threw on some old wheels/tires I had and a fuel pump and some carb work. And it runs great! I haven't even tuned it up yet, still running the old plugs/wires/cap/rotor.
I'm really surprised how well this thing runs. It was last registered in 1988. I replaced the cooling system, flexible brake lines, brake master and wheel cylinders, threw on some old wheels/tires I had and a fuel pump and some carb work. And it runs great! I haven't even tuned it up yet, still running the old plugs/wires/cap/rotor.
#35
08-31-2016, 03:55 AM
Three speed on the column was pretty common on both Ford and Chevy 4x4s back in the late fifties and early sixties around here.
Not many left because of rust, but they occasionally show up on Craigslist.
A 68 or 69 Chevy K10 with a six cylinder engine and three on the tree was listed a month ago.
Not many left because of rust, but they occasionally show up on Craigslist.
A 68 or 69 Chevy K10 with a six cylinder engine and three on the tree was listed a month ago.
#36
08-31-2016, 08:12 PM
#37
08-31-2016, 09:09 PM
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Three speed on the column was pretty common on both Ford and Chevy 4x4s back in the late fifties and early sixties around here.
Not many left because of rust, but they occasionally show up on Craigslist.
A 68 or 69 Chevy K10 with a six cylinder engine and three on the tree was listed a month ago.
Not many left because of rust, but they occasionally show up on Craigslist.
A 68 or 69 Chevy K10 with a six cylinder engine and three on the tree was listed a month ago.
#38
08-31-2016, 10:16 PM
4 speeds (NP435)were standard with the introduction of the coil spring front suspension and single speed transfer case in the 1966 F100, and optional on the F250.
The F250 finally made the 4 speed standard equipment in 1972, replacing the Warner T89F three speed.
The "Old Car Manual Project" has an online "Brochures" section online that you may find interesting, although they don't have many of the 4x4 specific brochures.
Many of the regular brochure have a 4x4 powertrain table and a picture or two.
#39
09-02-2016, 01:04 AM
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The 3 speed on the column was standard on the F100 through 1965 and hung on as standard on the F250 through 1971.
4 speeds (NP435)were standard with the introduction of the coil spring front suspension and single speed transfer case in the 1966 F100, and optional on the F250.
The F250 finally made the 4 speed standard equipment in 1972, replacing the Warner T89F three speed.
The "Old Car Manual Project" has an online "Brochures" section online that you may find interesting, although they don't have many of the 4x4 specific brochures.
Many of the regular brochure have a 4x4 powertrain table and a picture or two.
4 speeds (NP435)were standard with the introduction of the coil spring front suspension and single speed transfer case in the 1966 F100, and optional on the F250.
The F250 finally made the 4 speed standard equipment in 1972, replacing the Warner T89F three speed.
The "Old Car Manual Project" has an online "Brochures" section online that you may find interesting, although they don't have many of the 4x4 specific brochures.
Many of the regular brochure have a 4x4 powertrain table and a picture or two.
What was available and how many got built are two completely different things. I have a dealer information leaflet on how to order a 69 F-250 4x4 with an automatic but have never seen one, although I did know an old Swede fisherman in Fairbanks that ordered a 71. Anyone could have ordered a 71 SuperBee Hemi convertable but only 7 people did.
And the 3 speed was available until at least 73 model year in an F250, my cousin bought one new off the lot (2wd). 67 was the first coil spring, single speed transfer case F100, not 66.
#40
09-02-2016, 10:17 PM
What was available and how many got built are two completely different things. I have a dealer information leaflet on how to order a 69 F-250 4x4 with an automatic but have never seen one, although I did know an old Swede fisherman in Fairbanks that ordered a 71. Anyone could have ordered a 71 SuperBee Hemi convertable but only 7 people did.
And the 3 speed was available until at least 73 model year in an F250, my cousin bought one new off the lot (2wd). 67 was the first coil spring, single speed transfer case F100, not 66.
And the 3 speed was available until at least 73 model year in an F250, my cousin bought one new off the lot (2wd). 67 was the first coil spring, single speed transfer case F100, not 66.
And, no, 1966 was the first year that the F100 had a coil spring front suspension and single speed transfer case, not 1967.
The 1966 F100 coil spring / single speed transfer case is very similar to the then newly introduced 1966 Bronco, although the Bronco had a three speed transmission (only) for the first several years.
Look it up. The contemporary 1966 literature features the coil spring suspension and lower ride height that accompanies it as a significant design advancement
The three on the tree was common enough on the early F100 / F250 that I remember seeing them on dealer lots, and on the streets, back then, and they occasionally show up on the Bay and CL now. Obviously they were a fairly low percentage although not rare as you assert, and that percentage deteriorated with time until Ford saw fit to discontinue the combination eventually. I'd imagine the ratio of 3 speed to 4 speed 4x4 production for Ford and GM was similar, and that popularity varied by region
I've never seen a factory reference to an automatic transmission in a 1969 F250 four wheel drive. I've seen several in person, but they were owner conversions, usually with a 460, but that's not what we're talking about here. It is conceivable that an automatic was available as a fleet option, or an aftermarket conversion in 1969, in limited numbers.
#41
09-03-2016, 08:49 AM
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I stand corrected on the 66 F-100. An obvious gap in my mental database.
Maybe 4x4 Ford trucks equipped with 3 speeds are common in your neck of the woods,I have never seen one here (or in the many other western states I've lived in). Ever. The original poster's 60 is one nice truck, and I still contend rare.
Maybe 4x4 Ford trucks equipped with 3 speeds are common in your neck of the woods,I have never seen one here (or in the many other western states I've lived in). Ever. The original poster's 60 is one nice truck, and I still contend rare.
#42
09-04-2016, 06:58 AM
I stand corrected on the 66 F-100. An obvious gap in my mental database.
Maybe 4x4 Ford trucks equipped with 3 speeds are common in your neck of the woods,I have never seen one here (or in the many other western states I've lived in). Ever. The original poster's 60 is one nice truck, and I still contend rare.
Maybe 4x4 Ford trucks equipped with 3 speeds are common in your neck of the woods,I have never seen one here (or in the many other western states I've lived in). Ever. The original poster's 60 is one nice truck, and I still contend rare.
Not common anymore, but not 1970 Coronet R/T hemi convertible rare.
#43
09-04-2016, 10:11 AM
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09-06-2016, 03:41 PM
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