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ok. I've been searching and googling and all that rot. cant seem to find a really decent shot (let alone measurements) of where the arm rests should mount to the doors on my '66 F250.
the truck never had them before, so it doesn't appear there are pre-drilled holes for them.
they arrived this morning, so looking forward to having them there. just a wee bit o' help would be greatly appreciated. (as well as advice on fasteners/anchors/threaded inserts etc)
no, I dont believe so, but I'll snag some pics tonite.
its an old gas company fleet truck, so it was as stripped down and basic as could be had from day one. the gent I bought it from (now 84 years old) bought it from the company when they changed up their fleet. at that point he'd driven it for a decade or more before ever buying it. says its still pretty much exactly the way it came off the line. (barring some of his less than perfect wiring and PCV re-routes and ugly *** mirrors).
I had a guy that was running into the same issue. I laid clear contact paper, the same stuff you line shelves in your kitchen with, and made him a template that could be lined up with the door handle, window crank, and accent lines in the door. I'd be happy to make you a set so there is no guesswork. The template sticks to the door and shows you right where to drill using this method.
Get yourself a set of four J-nuts or, better yet, caged nuts 1/4 x 20. When you locate the holes that you’re going to use, file the holes square just big enough to clip in the caged nuts on the inside of the door. Then you can mount the armrests with the 1/4-20 machine screws. Don’t bother with nutserts, pop rivets etc. The caged nuts have a little forgiveness/play in them that makes it easier to mount the armrests if the holes are a tiny bit off.
This is how those arm rests are attached to the door. This is in the body assembly manual but the drawing is to small to make out if I scanned it. The original Ford parts were 12-24 thread if you can find the originals just re-tap them to 1/4-28. You can make those plates yourself by just bending some flat bar and threading it, you will have to experiment to get the angle right. I don't have any laying around to measure. If you are using the plastic trim panels there is a 3/16 thick piece of wood between the panel and the door to keep the arm rest from crushing the plastic when it is tightened.
This is how those arm rests are attached to the door. This is in the body assembly manual but the drawing is to small to make out if I scanned it. The original Ford parts were 12-24 thread if you can find the originals just re-tap them to 1/4-28. You can make those plates yourself by just bending some flat bar and threading it, you will have to experiment to get the angle right. I don't have any laying around to measure. If you are using the plastic trim panels there is a 3/16 thick piece of wood between the panel and the door to keep the arm rest from crushing the plastic when it is tightened.
I believe I have some of these clips. I'll dig them out tonight for some measurements. But I think they are available repop, seem to recall that are expensive for what they are.
...On my 66, I don't recall the armrest screws going in at that 45-degree angle...?? It came with armrests originally but I replaced them with new ones.
...On my 66, I don't recall the armrest screws going in at that 45-degree angle...?? It came with armrests originally but I replaced them with new ones.
Yes they angle up. That drawing wasn't meant to be to scale. The replacements screw kits I've seen are actually for newer trucks that have a square hole in the door , don't know what year they changed to a sheet metal screw with a clip nut. But the ones in the drawing are what was in a totally unmolested 65, F250 I have.
If you have a body assembly manual look on page 50.
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