Stripping down the 9 inch on my 66 f 100. In the process of doing this I discovered that the third member appears to have been an orange or lets say pumpkin color...I guess for the pumpkin? Anyway when these trucks rolled out of the factory what was the color of the third member or pumpkin. Was it red, orange or literally pumpkin? Has been in the family since 67 or 68 don't ever remember having it rebuilt.

Well I am on the back side of this frame off restoration and 2 years down the road.....I finally can say it won't be long until I will be putting together nothing but clean rebuilt or new truck parts ...I CANT WAIT!!!

 

As far as I alway's known they where completely black. Other's more knowledgeable will over ride my reply if I'm wrong I'm sure soon.

Mitch

 

Sounds like the primer color to me. I can see areas of primer under my truck that are an orangy-red color.

 

I posted the same question a few weeks ago in the trans section ( https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/7...on-9-rear.html )
When I sandblasted the rear where there wasn't rust there was black paint. Except for the 3rd member, there was a pumpkin orange color with no signs of black.
I am also into a frame off resto, 6 months into it. I pretty much now have a rolling chassis with engine trans rebuilt. My truck had a 3.70 rear gear so I'm in the process of gearing it up.
I'll be watching to see what answer you get.
Good luck, Doug

 

Gee, I was just under the rear axle today changing out the oil and installing a new vent hose. I can tell you that the entire axle is painted black. However, the axle cover had no black paint on it all all. Looked pretty much bare. Now in most restorations I have seen this painted primer red when it came to 9 inchers in a Mustang or a Cougar.

 

Orangy red is correct for the carrier only, 1962 and later.

Orangy-red = where the slang term of "pumpkin" came from.

tbm3fan: that's carrier as in Ford basic p/n 4141, not carrier as in CV.

 

Red Oxide primer. Here's mine after refinishing...

http://i227.photobucket.com/albums/d...7/HPIM1585.jpg

 

See I told you others will be right..

Bobby; That pumpkin look good enough to eat off of... Great detail work you done


Mitch

 

if you take the third member out the color on the inside is the same as outside,kind brownish orange