Hello
Does anyone know if these are reproduced new they are the pieces that hook the rear bed fender to the bed for support.
Thanks

 

To the best of my knowledge, fender braces are not reproduced. Head to your nearest wrecking yard, even going off-brand sometimes works.

Alternatively, and if you can weld, those are easy to fabricate out of 1/4-inch rod and a little bit of steel plate. Or a brake and sheetmetal.

 

I wanna thank you very much for letting me know they are not repoed and other options for replacing them.
Thanks Again
Luke

 

Brace, body side panel
73-76 before s/n X20,001
D3TZ-9928260-A
JST Automotive, Lebanon, TN has 4 (615) 443-3086
Fred Grande Ford, Casco, MI has 1 (586) 749-3141

76-up from s/n X20,001
D6TZ-9928260-A
No dealer or supplier has any.

 

Thank you greatly appreciated.
Luke

 

Either will work: D3TZ-9928260-A was replaced by D6TZ-9928260-A

 

I don't think I have ever seen a support arm that rusted out. Do you live in an area where they salt the road in the winter?

 

Sorry for the delay in answering the truck spent most of its life in Saskatchewan Canada yes alot of salt.

 

It is amazing to me no one makes these braces, since there seems to be a definite need for them!

 

Probably because they are something easy to fabricate and the market for "all original" just isn't there to reproduce.

 

Its still in one piece, its not that rusted lol. Very easy to make, mine are all homemade. Looks like what it was attached to was even rustier.

 

You would be correct if you wanna see how rusty here is my build thread. If it wasnt my Dads truck I would of probably scrapped it...

https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/1...dads-79-a.html

 

Updated information / 1973/79 F100/350:

D6TZ-9928260-A (replaced D3TZ-9928260-A) .. Brace-Body Side Panel / Obsolete

No Ford dealer or obsolete parts vendor has any.
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D3TZ-9928260-A =

NOS PARTS SOURCE in Olathe KS has ONE = 913-220-5746.

NOS PARTS LTD in Waxahachie TX has ONE = 972-937-2201.

 

I agree Fair 96, my user name is "myunclestruck" and I'm literally restoring my uncle's truck. I've been told more than once I should just scrap the cab and get a better one, but pretty soon, if you keep doing that, it's no longer the same truck. So, I trudge on with my 8 year and going labor of love...