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Mar 28, 2003 | 08:36 AM

Mueller

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Mysterious hole

There's a strange hole about 1.4" dia on the back of my '54 F100's cab, about 20 or so inches below the rear window, just around the corner from the drivers door.
Would there have been any kind of factory (or aftermarket) option available in '54 that would require a hole like this?
Or has my truck been through the ravages of one of the infamous industrial strength morons so eloquently described by Fatfenders?

Mar 28, 2003 | 09:13 AM

ranger pat

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There is a rubber plug that goes in the hole. There should be one on each side aligned with the rear <a href="http://www.motorhaven.com/">cab mount</a> under the cab. By removing the plug, you can access a bolt to loosen the <a href="http://www.motorhaven.com/">cab mount</a> from the frame instead of crawling under the cab. That the hole you taling about??

Mar 28, 2003 | 10:29 AM

Mueller

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Thanks Ranger, but thats not it. Those are down in the cab corners. This one is about even with the door handle behind the cab, and there's only one. It was beautifully filled with bondo when I bought the truck. Didn't notice it till later.
No big deal though. I'm gonna weld a patch in.
But since I found the hole, I've sat and wondered what could that hole have possibly been used for?

Mar 28, 2003 | 11:58 AM

bmccl

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If it's above the level of the top rail of the front bed panel, I'll bet it was for a 2 way radio <a href="http://www.motorhaven.com/">antenna</a>. Alot of companies back then used the F-100's for foreman trucks, power company meter readers, etc... Back then, people used the trucks for work, not as pleasure vehicles as we do today.

Mar 28, 2003 | 12:44 PM

Big Hands

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Mueller

My 55 has a hole there but not as big as what you describe.....it had a wire running from it to back up lights installed at the rear, activated by a toggle switch drilled into the center of the dash

HAnds

Mar 28, 2003 | 01:22 PM

Kecky

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Mueller, my 56 cab has a similar hole in the same position but it is only about 1/4" in diameter. I just figured it was from a radio <a href="http://www.motorhaven.com/">antenna</a> as mentioned before. Hmmmm... very interesting..

Kevin

Mar 28, 2003 | 01:26 PM

Mueller

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Thanks guys. bmccl, I think you may have gotten it. But now that you mention the bed rail, the hole is lower than that but outboard enough where an <a href="http://www.motorhaven.com/">antenna</a> would still fit there.

I was thinking about it again while ago, and then I thought
:-staun A shotgun barrel would fit right in there and could be operated by the driver :-staun :-staun

Shine runner maybe?

Naw, I figure it was just an <a href="http://www.motorhaven.com/">antenna</a> hole.