Hey everybody i am new to the forum. Just bought a new project truck. Its a 1966 F750 full tandem. Right now is a 391 gas 5 speed and 4 speed aux. Engine is siezed so its being replaced by a diesel. I am thinking 8V92 detroit. Would like help with some info on the truck. First it has a raised roof were they all that way? The hood has F750 signs on it but there is holes were it used to have longer signs on it any idea what it should say?? Here is the door tag info::

176 J 1752 F81 80 7LE
39000 199 2800 A40 235
Can anybody decode that for me please?
I tried to upload pictures but it keeps telling me they failed. What am i doing wrong?
Thank's for now DJB

 

Tough? but not that tough. First off only towards the end of that style
had raised roofs. At least the trucks I drove when new tandoms 5x4
had Bostrum like seats (like air seats today) and we all got our hats
smacked in the roof, everybody complained and thats how the roof got
raised not from the little guy but the big companys. Like the old story of
the long lived C Cab, told to me by a guy that works for one of the
large operators that told Ford you dont make this anymore we wont buy
your products including hundreds of pickups thats a fact. As far as
engines stay with the 391 or stick a 390 in it. You do know going to
this screemer you got to change rear ends and If your truck has
juice brakes I dont think you will ever find rears with high ratios for a
diesel if you got air then no problem just do the math. So whats
wrong with the 391 as long as no big hole through the side?
Photos I cant do I either but you can create an album.

 

you can upload the pic to a free image hosting site (photobucket, flickr, etc.) and then copy the link from that site, click on the atop where you write your post here, and paste the link...


example: http://www.purplewaveauction.com/i/a...govt/1683A.JPG


hope this helps and doesn't confuse...
there is also info in the FAQ section of this website on other methods...

 

Welcome to FTE

I need the VIN to verify it is an F750, and what year it is. There are codes on the Warranty Plate that point to things other than a 1966 and/or F750 would have been equipped with.

Peeps tend to confuse large F Series trucks with C, N and etc series trucks. The truck is over 40 years old, and peeps tend to swap parts around.

Compare the VIN on the Warranty Plate to the VIN on the registration to see if they match.

Raised roof: Could be a 1965, 1966 and etc. 1961/66 F100/1000 cabs were also used on 1963/69 N/N/NT500/1000, 1967/69 F800/1000.

176" Wheelbase.

J = Rangoon Red.

No such thing as MODEL code 1752 / You sure this is an F750? Look at the first digit again, because I could find no '66 F750 w/a GVW of 39,000 lbs.

F81: F = Black all Vinyl / 81 = 81B Custom Cab.

8O: 8 = Dana/Spicer model 7041 4 Speed Auxillary Transmission // O (1964/66) two possible 'main' transmissions: Dana/Spicer model 8055-A or 8055-C 5 Speed Overdrive or New Process 541 5 Speed Direct.

7LE:

7L (1964/65) = Eaton model 30DTA Forward rear or model 30RTA Rear rear / 7.17/9.77 / 30,000 lbs. Rear Axle Capacity.

E = (1964/65) Ford Rockwell/Timken 6,000 lb. Capacity Front Axle with H/D Front Brakes or (1965/66) Ford Rockwell/Timken 9,000 lb. Capacity Front Axle without H/D front brakes.

39,000 lbs. Gross Vehicle Weight Rating.

199 net HP @ 2,800 RPM

A40235:

A4 = FoMoCo of Canada LTD, Midwestern Ford District, where the original selling dealer ordered the truck from.

0235 = Domestic Special Order number. The truck was special ordered by the original purchaser, not "bought off the lot."

Usually, it takes me less than 5 minutes to decode VIN/Warranty Plate codes. So far, I've spent almost two hours on this jazz...and still don't have definitive answers.

 

A 6V-92 probably fits better than an 8V-92. A V-6 cummins was an option in the heavy series, so I could see a detroit in there.

 

Thanks much so far guys.. Well as for the dooe tag i have to admit i didnt have my glasses with me when i looked at it and also it has been painted over. I will double check that today. Sorry i ment to put the serial number on there to. I havent compared the tag with insurance paper but i will. The serial number on insurance papers is :T75FV839446. Hope that helps out.. Thanks again DJB

 

Oh for got the signs are on the sides of the hood and so are the holes that have no signs in them now....

 

AHA! Just as I thought, it's not an F750.

T75 = T750 / T Series looks like an F Series, but...

F = 391 4V FT engine.

V = Kentucky Truck Assembly Plant.

839446 = 1966, assembled March 1966. This is the serial number, the last 6 digits of the VIN

MODEL code T752 = T750, 39,000 lbs. GVWR

 

Damn wish i would have put the serial number on right away sorry about that!!! So what is the difference between a T and a F truck? Oh this thing has Juice brakes well on the rear it does it has no front brakes. Also has a diff lock switch on the dash.

 

Just for some info for you, I went around the block for the numbers and
my tandem in 5th aux in OD with 391 does exactly 1500 rpms at 50 MPH.
Since Ive been around they always said T 750 T 800 T900 and a mix of
850s 950s 1000s tandems F series pickups to whatever six wheelers.
Then later on dont know exactly when like 1970s 1980s they dropped
the T name plates just say F etc.although there 10 wheelers, I see
These every day at asphalt plants. As far as hood name plates a pic
would be nice. Some of these in your years have a nice looking chrome
about a foot long air vents toward the front of the hood. I just did a
carb this weekend on one of these for a farmer.

 

C3TZ-16720-J .. Right/Left Hood Side Emblem "Ford 750" (without ports).

Applications: 1963/67 T750.
---------------------------
C1TZ-16612-B .. Hood Panel.

This hood is the same: 1961/69 F800/1100 & T700/950, but the emblems are specific to certain years, truck series.

It's possible that the hood was damaged, then replaced by a used hood from one of these other series' of trucks, so the emblems no longer match the originals

 

Thanks for the numbers thats what i need to know. Do you know what gear ratio your diffs are?? DJB

 

Thanks much for all your info. Hey i double checked the DSO and it is for sure A40235. What ratio did you think my diffs are?? I will try and get some pictures loaded shortly. Had a guy look at the truck the other day and he thinks it should of had the long signs on the hood sides instead of the small ones. Hope we can figured that out.. DJB

 

Verify what the AXLE code is. 7LE is not listed in the 1964/72 Ford truck parts catalog for 1966.

Post pics of the truck when you have a chance, I have a book on Ford truck history that shows original factory photos of these trucks.

 

I love those N trucks..

Ive got one just like it.. 391, air brakes, 5 / 2.. Very good truck. Mines got budds though. Makes it a bit easier to put the tires back on..

If you're going to put a diesel in it, an 8v92 is going to be a big project. For the price a little 5.9 cummins, or dt466 would be great.

Ive been toying with the idea of putting a 1160 cat (3208) in the one ive got. The 391 has no trouble doing its job, just cant pull the equipment around with the box loaded.. Not sure the little cat could do any better?