Hello again FTE, love this place. I've got a couple 4x4 fords a, 79 and a 66 4x4 f100 w/ twin I beams. The 66 is all crinkled and beat (no rust but beyond repair dents). The running gear is great, no leaks, strong 352, 4x4 works. It is a long bed.

Question, I want to swap out the bed and cab for another cab and bed. What years will work?
Bolt patterns/frame width etc?
All I can foresee a difference is the hole for the transfer case shift lever?
I want to keep it pre- 1966, I prefer the older body style.

Thanks

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65-79 are pretty much the same. , and the 4x4 is not a twin I beam, the twin I beam is the front suspension on the 2wd's from '65 forward..

 

1965/66 F100/250 2WD & 1966 F100 4WD use the same cab and Styleside beds.

1964 F100/250 2WD's use the same Styleside beds as above.

1966 was the first year that F100 4WD's came with coil spring front suspension.

 

Thanks for the clarification on the twin i-beam! Numberdummy, always spot on. I am interested in the pre 1966 body, if anyone knows a good donor truck or bed/cab in the west please let me know. Sounds like 66 and 65 will work best. Thanks all

 

I dropped my 65 2wd shorty on a 1979 F-150 4x4 shorty chassis a couple of years ago. The cab bolted right on, but when I tryed to mount the bed I had to make a slight modification to the rear of the frame, I should have pix if you 'd like to see it. And after the mod I had to lift the bed 1" to clear. So I grabbed a hadfull of hockey pucks and used those for a mount lift for the cab and bed. Was a really easy swap. I used my old 390 so I had to fab up some mounts as well, but that wasn't a big deal either.

 

I used a 65 F100 2wd body on my 66 F100 4x4; the 65 was a automatic trans truck, so I had to cut the floor pan out to fit the 4sp and transfer case shifters. Also the radiator core support is a bit different on a 4x4, so save your old one. I can not remember if the inter fenders are different or not. And when I changed out he radiator; I got a radiator for a 2wd and had to have the mounting brackets removed and the core turned around and put back together.

 

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Originally Posted by bertha66

I used a 65 F100 2wd body on my 66 F100 4x4. The radiator core support is a bit different on a 4x4, so save your old one.

You sure it was a 1965 F100 2WD body and not one from a 1966?

B9TZ-8005-K .. 352 Radiator ~ 1965 F100/250 2WD & 1966 F100 4WD

C5TZ-16054-C Right & C5TZ-16055-D Left .. Inner Fender Aprons ~ 1965/66 F100/250 2WD & 1966 F100 4WD

C6TZ-16138-C (replaced C5TZ-16138-B) .. Radiator Support ~ 1965 F100/250 2WD & 1966 F100 4WD

1966 F100/250 2WD uses a different radiator and radiator support than 1965 F100/250 2WD & 1966 F100 4WD

 

Yes, it was a 65 2wd truck, I still have the 65 grill and fender emblems off of it. And the title said 65.

 

I have a 65 4x4 cab with good floors ...small amount of cancer in the lower bottom corners...150.00 20 miles north of Portland or...