I have a 66 F100 4x2 and a 65 F100 4x4. The 65 has the old style 61+style bed. I was under the impression that a bed from a 66 F100 would not match up on the 65 F100 4x4 frame. I was just looking at some of the rigs in the gallery and there are a couple of 65 4x4's that seem to have the newer style bed. Aligning bolt holes or drilling new ones would be no problem (did that before) but I thought the rear wheels would not line up correctly with the wheel wells. Oh wizards of the slick world help this confused student become enlightened.

 

As long as you are working behind the cab it should be no problem. Since you have both trucks do some measuring. IMHO you have the answer before you.

John

 

There F100s LOL.

All kidding aside typically the beds will mount up with redrilling of the frame holes and some cribbing. With 65 F100 and 65 66 F250 typically the axle is relocated to the wheel well opening. it is the lesser of the two evils.

12 grade eight bolts and a drive shaft cut verses all that body work.

Garbz

 

Garbz, NO problem relocating the box , but can the newer stlye cab 66 4x2 be mounted to the older style frame or do you still need the older style cab ?

Thanks , Frank

 

Garbz, never mine, I read an earlier post before a asked yet another 4x4 question.
Frank

 

A 65 66 cab as far as i can tell form the swaps i have done will not fit due to the interference with the frame. Just after the front crossmember the frame on a 65 66 dropps to accomidate the lower floor of the cabs.

On the earlier cabs the frame does not do this and the floors will hit the frame.

I have never retroed a later cab on to an early frame, always the other way early cab on to later frame.

I think it will have interference issues.

Garbz

 

Thanks for the info. I hate the older bed and am pleased as punch that a 66 bed will fit on my 65 F100 4x4. Taking the old bed off will be a job I look forward to. IMHO I think that change will improve the look and "style" of the truck 100%.

 

you can mount it allright but you will be useing a bed that came off of a 120 wheel base.sometime its not all about the look its the history and reason ford used the old bed. That what i keep saying to my self

 

I'm with you man, That is a butt ugly bed on a Slick.

John

 

I almost had myself convinved that the older style bed was workable only because I thought that was my only option. ("I cant weld so I have to live with it"). I completely agree with jowilkers assessment of the situation. I am all for history (love the 50's and 60's) but the bed was going to be tough to live with.