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Hi folks - I've only posted a couple of times previously. The short version is that I have been given a '66 Long Bed by my father-in-law, who can no longer handle the heavy steering and unassisted brakes etc. I've had it since last summer, but owing to other priorities, have not been able to focus on it until now. I have just been through it and it runs and stops very well, and the only thing I have been able to find that does not work is the horn.
The truck was restored fairly well back in the 90s, and still looks great on the outside and in the cab. See below:
However...The engine, which actually runs like a champ, looks a real mess. I am intending to keep the truck as original as possible, and am intending to do a "rattle-can restoration" on the engine. Does anyone have any good pictures of what the 352 in this truck should look like - including finishes for the fan, battery tray etc? I am also interested in all the stickers it would have had. Here's the engine now:
I've got 5 engine pictures of the 11,000 mile 1966 F100 with 352. It has some things changed out even still, but it's a decent example. About the best that I've got or seen so far.
Beautiful truck!! Thank god for father-in-laws like yours. Below is a couple pictures of my 352. I have some before restore, but it had an aftermarket (JC Penny) air conditioner. If you want something specific let me know.
Rich's truck shows you most of what you want to know, except yours won't have a sticker on the breather/oil cap. It is still debated whether the inner fenders, rad support, battery tray, etc should be gloss, semi-gloss, satin or something else. My vote goes to gloss because I had an original truck that had a lot of very shiny black paint under the hood. However, different assembly plants might have done different things, just as they occasionally did two-tone paint jobs slightly differently.
Eric
Beautiful truck!! Thank god for father-in-laws like yours. Below is a couple pictures of my 352. I have some before restore, but it had an aftermarket (JC Penny) air conditioner. If you want something specific let me know.
Nice looking rendition there Rich! Is it OK if we use your truck as an example?.....I see yours has the relay for the taillights, too, on the drivers apron.
It would just be general discussion and not meant to be personal.
I think that's a brake-light relay, Chad. My '66 Merc 250 was equipped with that item, roof-mounted clearance lights, "blink marker" switch, and transistor ignition. It was suggested those things were the trailer-tow option.
Eric
I think that's a brake-light relay, Chad. My '66 Merc 250 was equipped with that item, roof-mounted clearance lights, "blink marker" switch, and transistor ignition.
It was suggested those things were the trailer-tow option.
C7SZ-13482-B (replaced C5SZ-13482-A, B, C & D) .. Stop Lamp Relay = Use with 1965/67 F100/350 Camper Coach or Trailer Coach. F350 Camper Special introduced 1967.
This is also the stop lamp relay used with sequential turn signals for 1965/67 Thunderbird. And as a Speed Control Relay for 1968 Thunderbird.
Last edited by NumberDummy; Apr 5, 2018 at 09:55 AM.
Reason: Updated the C5SZ-13482-D part number.
Funny how these treads go along. Anyway the relay has the part number on it. C5SB-13A410B. I always thought it was for the camper lights. Connector on the back fender.
That's not the part number Rich - Ford parts didn't have a part number on them after something like 1956. That is the Engineering ID Number. Different than the part number. Lots of parts have the same thing going on.
Intake manifolds, being discussed in other threads, have the Engineering ID Number cast into them and is different than the part number assigned to that item.
Another example is the front timing chain covers are base part number 6019 but typically have a 6059 base Engineering ID Number.
Are the plugs in your firewall for where an A/C unit was plumbed? That seems like a common spot.
