1965 camper special
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1965 camper special
hi ,i want to wire my towbar up,it has the plug on the end of the rear wiring loom (mail plug with 8 connectors)(just under the tailgate area) but i need the female part so i can attach it to a new zealand type towbar plug,i dont want to butcher the loom and use connectors to do this ,Does anyone have this part they would sell or anyone have the part number for the socket,i hope you can help many thanks,ps does anyone know where you can get original type plugs and sockets for the original looms,or indeed new looms ,
many thanks
gary.nz
many thanks
gary.nz
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Camper Special's came from the factory with a pigtailed wire harness/plug that was used for camper lights. It was placed inside the glovebox at final assembly.
This harness plugged into a feed wire/plug that was part of the taillamp harness, that only Camper Special's came with (the only way one a these trucks can be proven to be a real Camper Special).
But, thru 1972, the pigtailed harness/plug was not available from Ford, it only came with the truck from the factory. If it was lost, the owner was SOL.
Someone asked me a coupla days ago for one a these for his 1969. I had to tell him the same thing I told a customer in 1968 = not available from Ford.
The customer was PO'd, said he'd write to Henry Ford. Being a wisenheimer, I told him Henry died in 1947.
This harness plugged into a feed wire/plug that was part of the taillamp harness, that only Camper Special's came with (the only way one a these trucks can be proven to be a real Camper Special).
But, thru 1972, the pigtailed harness/plug was not available from Ford, it only came with the truck from the factory. If it was lost, the owner was SOL.
Someone asked me a coupla days ago for one a these for his 1969. I had to tell him the same thing I told a customer in 1968 = not available from Ford.
The customer was PO'd, said he'd write to Henry Ford. Being a wisenheimer, I told him Henry died in 1947.
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bill thanks for your reply,did it have a part number !!,damm looks like i will have to make a special plug,i hate butchering looms especially after its been kept original so long,i think i will make a compleat new loom to run along the original one,using modern type connectors,i really would like to use 1960 type fittings if possible any idea where i can early ford bullet connectors and the bullets for soldering also any original type plugs and sockets part number would be nice, also a quick question do all the stainless side trim just pop off over there retainers or is there a special tool to aid removal,thanks
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