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Yes. Jim Osborn offers them for some of the slick years; most of the parts vendors carry them. Should also state it is Body-Interior only.
I have one for a '62 Ford Truck that I bought second hand, its better than nothing, but no where close to what I have purchased for other makes.
I have one for a '62 Ford Truck that I bought second hand, its better than nothing, but no where close to what I have purchased for other makes.
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Eric, it's got a lot more info in it than you are probably asking for but the Master Parts Catalog has drawings in it that can be used for assembly. There are no step-by-step instructions in it but it shows relationships between parts. I've found it to be very helpful and the only details I have to usually look up elsewhere are torque specs. Combine the shop manual with the MPC and it is a winning combination as far as I'm concerned. I have spent some time with the MPC and after a little familiarization it is easy to use.
Just one thought.
Just one thought.
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It is an invaluable tool and the digital copy is cheap, but many of the pictures are generic representations, and the '75 edition has a lot of missing part numbers for our old trucks. The '68 edition lists a lot of the parts missing from the '75 edition but it isn't available in a digital format.
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Easy to use? ROTFLMAO!!!
It is an invaluable tool and the digital copy is cheap, but many of the pictures are generic representations, and the '75 edition has a lot of missing part numbers for our old trucks. The '68 edition lists a lot of the parts missing from the '75 edition but it isn't available in a digital format.
It is an invaluable tool and the digital copy is cheap, but many of the pictures are generic representations, and the '75 edition has a lot of missing part numbers for our old trucks. The '68 edition lists a lot of the parts missing from the '75 edition but it isn't available in a digital format.
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You may have a point there - I'm a computer programmer by trade so I found it easy but I know how to fill in the blanks in most cases, too. Literally adding missing part numbers and making corrections to the information.
It was only through the encouragement of others that I took it this far.
You may have seen me say before but I was able to remove the password protection from the PDF files and run them through OCR so they are seachable and editable, too. Finding how many instances of a hardware part or what other models used the same part has been very handy.
It was only through the encouragement of others that I took it this far.
You may have seen me say before but I was able to remove the password protection from the PDF files and run them through OCR so they are seachable and editable, too. Finding how many instances of a hardware part or what other models used the same part has been very handy.
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Yep, that's the same one I have ('57 -68), but I only bought the 2 (humongous) volumes with part numbers, not the illustrations, and I don't have the color swatches.
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Now that you mention it, I may have bought the disc version a few years ago, gonna have to search around. I do have an old paper copy that I believe covered from around 65-75, but I think it is car only, I'll have to look. I have both the part# catalog and the illustrations.
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Purchased 2 of the 3 vol. set; Illustrated and Text Motorcraft 64-72 Truck Master Catalog and seems close to or same as the information in my 64-72 CD although it takes me forever to maneuver thru either and therefore the last person to be able to judge. I have found Bill's (ND) Master Catalog parts break down list very helpful.
I purchased the Jim Osborn Assembly interior/exterior manual and found it helpful, no maneuver thru illustrations or text to locate information but nowhere near as informative as the Master Catalog. I went to Jim Osborn Reproductions and appears the website either no longer exists or one has to go thru 2nd party to order catalogs. I have now taken the assembly manual that I have spindled and mutilated over these many years and placed it in a hermetically sealed bag for future reference.
I purchased the Jim Osborn Assembly interior/exterior manual and found it helpful, no maneuver thru illustrations or text to locate information but nowhere near as informative as the Master Catalog. I went to Jim Osborn Reproductions and appears the website either no longer exists or one has to go thru 2nd party to order catalogs. I have now taken the assembly manual that I have spindled and mutilated over these many years and placed it in a hermetically sealed bag for future reference.
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Do have the 3 vol. shop manual set but since I have upgraded or modified some components on the 65 find I do not refer to the manual as much as I should. If a shop manual CD is comparable, at a reasonable price I would consider purchasing it.
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