What order to install front sheet metal-- 1955 Ford F-100
Front fenders
Hood radiator Valence
parking lights
Grill-- have head light assembles installed in grill--

On the grill all head light and parking light pig tail wiring connections stay behind head light bucket from main wire harness-- ? ? -- Thanks

 

I don't know if it was right, but I installed in the following order:

Radiator support and radiator/hoses.
Air deflectors.
Inner fenders.
Hood latch panel.
Lower valance (gravel pan)
Grille.

All the wiring was installed at this point. I didn't install the doors or front fenders until the wiring was installed and tested.

Hood.
Fenders.
Running boards.
Doors.

The doors were last because nothing else effects them, and they are a pain in the knees, back, and elbows to work around.

Edit: Pictures.

Cab Installed, Radiator and Deflectors


Inner Fenders, latch panel, and wiring roughed in, then Grill and lower valance/gravel pan


Wiring finished, Hood then Fenders


Rear Fenders and Running Boards, then finally Doors

 

On the wiring question: The wiring passes through the left wind deflector through the hole marked "1" in the first picture below. Your deflector still has the grommet to protect the wires from the edge of the metal. From there the wires are split right and left. The horn wires pass back through each wind deflector through the hole marked "2". (Deluxe and Custom cabs had two horns)


Once split, the wires for the individual head/marker lights passed into the grill behind the headlight bucket. There were originally "bullet" connectors outside the headlight bucket, so the bucket can be removed. I used the flat "bayonet" type connectors. The marker light wires passed behind the bucket and through the bottom of the grille into the marker light assembly. Sorry, I have no pictures of this.

The wires crossing to the right head/marker lights and horn are held up by clips under the hood latch panel, in the holes indicated in the picture below. They were originally one-piece steel clips, but I used plastic straps held by stainless screws.


I had a grounding issue and added ground wires to each headlamp bucket, as shown in the picture below.


Additional note: I used connectors just behind where the wires pass through the left wind deflector at hole "1". I can unplug the light/horn harness there to remove the front clip without having to un-wire everything. You never know when that might become necessary, down the road.

 

Thread hyjack, lol. Thanks effietrucker. I am doing the front end right now along with AC. Next step is wiring. This is a big help.
Marten

 

Not that it matters, but I found the original wire clips that go under the hood latch panel. I've never seen reproductions.

 

Thank you Effie for posting the wire routing, I was looking awhile back for this info. Very helpful.

 

Here is a thread on the topic as well
https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/1...ml#post9684034

 

Wow..you're doing a great job..it looks super.

 

Now I wish I had taken some small stuff like that when I was picking trucks at a local closed junkyard. I was after bigger more expensive stuff.