Hi all. I posted in the NorCal section as well.

Just joined yesterday. Bought a 1960 F100 stepside that is being shipped and arrives Friday !!! It has a 292 Y block with a 4 speed manual transmission. I have the VIN but not the rest of the numbers for her yet, so would also like to do some research on her. I do know she was manufactured in San Jose which is great.

So,, I wanted to say hi, I am based in Martinez , East Bay and wanted to get myself ready for her arrival by getting a few bits together to give her a once over when she gets here.

Can anyone help me with advice on where I would get small things like oil filter, air filter, etc ? I've tried autozone and the like but nobody carries the oil filter in stock. Also any other filters I should change , fuel ? Cabin, sorry if those are silly questions, this is my first old truck so I don't know what's really consumable and would need changing.

Again This is my first F100 so any advice on her and things to look out for would be most appreciated.

Thanks in advance. I'll post pictures once I get her and start my list of things to be done.

Richard.

 

Hi Richard... and Welcome! I am about 10 minutes from you, & pass through Martinez quite often.

You can probably find what you are looking for at Monument auto on Pacheco blvd right off Hwy 4. I know someone there, & am often surprised at what they have in stock. He actually had all the brake shoes, master & wheel cylinders for my 60 when I went in, & had all 3 brake lines within 1 hour.

Good luck with the truck & post pics as soon as you get it!

Bryan

 

Thanks Bryan.

I'll give them a call first thing tomorrow.

Yep as soon as I get her Friday I will post some pics over the weekend.

Thanks again

Richard

 

Richard; Welcome to the Orphanage!

 

Welcome Richard! I frequent the nor cal chapter as well, cant wait for pics as well and you will get all the help you need from the all guys here

Joe

 

Welcome Richard.

 

So where are these pics we were promised??

Internet rules: It doesn't really exist without pics.

 

Sorry lol. Pics coming tomorrow and we will finally exist !!

 

Welcome to FTE

I assume your truck has the old style cartridge "sock" oil filter. You can buy a Spin-On oil filter kit from NAPA to replace this messy to change cartridge filter.

The "Spin-On" filter (Motorcraft FL-1A) was an option for these trucks originally.

Here's the original:

C1TZ-6731-D (replaced B2A-6731-A) .. Cartridge Oil Filter-called a "sock" as it's wrapped with white gauze (Motorcraft FL-147-D) / Obsolete

Applications: 1952/64 Passenger Car & Truck: 215/223 I-6 & 239/256/272/292/312 Y block V8's / 1956/63 F700/1100 279/302/317/332 Y block V8's.

I would assume that this filter can be bought from NAPA .. Sacramento Vintage Ford probably also has it.

 

Thanks for the reply , here's a slightly bigger overview -
Hi, yes sorry, been a mad week with work. Yes it turned up, spent a bit of time and money down at Monument auto, very knowledgable.

So I did a mini service, oil, filters which has already been changed/converted to a standard oil filter, plugs etc. she runs fine, does have a few oil leaks that I want to get sorted. First idea to do this is clean the engine as much as possible , another purchase , hanging cleaner from Monument, lol, and see if I can see where the leaks are coming from. I can't imagine it is anything too bad. But if I can't find it that way, I'm going to have to find/ rent an engine hoist from somewhere, whip it out and do it that way.

So as i was saying, it drives fine, I don't know if it was normal back then, but the 4 speed manual transmission has no synchromesh on 1st and 3rd so need to be careful when changing from second to third. Everything else works, wipers, fan, lights etc. she has a dual exhaust on, I am guessing after market as it looks like it has glass packs under the bed. Going to need to get all the old wood out of the back and re do it with new wood etc. someone already upgraded from a generator to an alternator. She came with 2 sets of wheels, so will probably get them sand blasted and power coated at some point.

One thing I really need is a bench seat, it has some other seats someone has put in, they are really low, soft, not nice, but mainly really low, I'm not short but I need to put 2 cushions on the seat to be sat high enough to be able to turn the wheel .. Lol..

But I can see this is going to be fun.. Any advice on anything , and I mean anything, feel free to share,,,, especially for advice on where to get a bench seat :-)

I'll try and post some pics tomorrow.

Thanks

 

this might help ya

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) on Adapting Major Components of 1948 to 1960 Ford Trucks | Ford Trucks

 

Welcome! You've found a great resource here.

 

Your truck has the optional Borg Warner T-98 4 speed manual transmission, 2nd, 3rd and 4th gears are synchronized.

If the trans grinds while being shifted into 3rd gear, the two 3/4 brass syncronizer blocker rings (8D-7107) are worn.

 

Wow !! Great info thank you !!

 

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