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Hello all,
I just purchased a 1960 F600 that I plan on cleaning up and getting everything working. Not a restoration by any means. I recognize some of your user names from the Fordification, I'm not new to old trucks, I previously had a 53, I currently own a 1940 GMC 2 ton 4WD, and a 67, a 68, and a 69 Ford pickup.
I have been scouring the site for any info I can get on my recent purchase.
Welcome. Your truck looks to be in great shape. I see that you have the early military GM, so you are familiar with big truck issues. But an issue effecting later trucks, Fords more than most, that may be new to you are its widow maker Firestone RH-5° rims. These will at some point become a servicing and perhaps safety challenge. Replacement 22.5" wheels and tires are the solution. Stu
Thanks,
I will look into the wheel/tire issue but I don't expect too much.
I have no problem working with the split "ring" wheels, but these split "rim" are a different story.
Are there any smaller trucks that parts interchange?
In particular, door weatherstrip, bumper, interior stuff?
I am guessing the body is larger and the door weatherstrip is not available anymore?
Any of you other owners know of any resources?
Tthe truck looks better in pics than it is. The floors are rusted out, it's been worked pretty hard over the years.
i would like to get the door weatherstrip and possibly rig something up for a headliner. Just to quiet it down a little bit.
i hosed everything down with PB blaster and hopefully I can get the cables working, find a speedo cable, also need a gas pedal assembly. Get the 2spd axle working.
A lot of little things from sitting too long.
Nice old truck. It's pretty hard to find one without floor rust in most parts of the country. I also used to be a regular on Fordification, was one of the first members to defect there (from here) when Keith started out. It was a great bunch of guys until it got too big.
Never heard of fordification but being a Washington native I know about Handy Andy Rentals on Aurora Ave. Since they have rented trucks and other equipment since the dawn of time, they keep a truck wrecking yard a few blocks from the rental place. They have parted a lot of motorhomes and have some good stacks of obsolete tubeless rims like 19.5s etc. Swing by and ask. Widow makers are no good.
Thanks for the tip on Handy Andy, I'll look into it.
Can someone help me ID the motor? I think it's a 292 Y-block but I'm not sure. The valve cover on the driver side says Mercury, the casting number located near the spin-on filter starts with EDB then 4 numbers after that. There is also a rebuild tag on it that says
Bore-040
Rods-020
Main-020
No. 94966
There is no company name on the rebuild tag, just those numbers.
Could this be a 312?
After searching the web, I think it's a 292 from an earlier truck. The merc valve cover threw
me off.
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Reason: Misspelling
I finally was able to get some wheels, I got 3 split rings that measure 8" across, two 1 piece wheels that are 8", and two 1 piece wheels that measure 8 1/2" across. I was told The 1 piece wheels came off a GM, I don't know about that, but they have the same bolt pattern. I figure between them all I will be able to get a good set mounted on the truck.
Was that licensed for 30,000 GVW? WOW! If you have the Eaton 1350 two-speed axle check your rear wheel bearings at your earliest convenience. These bearings are supposed to be lubed from the differential, but if it ever gets low they get starved. A good practice is to pack them.
FWIW, my mixer had a mix of tires and wheels, and I didn't want to play mix 'n match so I went to Les Schwab and got a new matched set of 9R22.5's on new wheels from American Wheel. I went with the new wheels from a liability standpoint.
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