What is this????????
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What is this????????
Hey guys! I'm new here and this is a pretty cool site. I have a 79' ford shortbed f-150 4wd I am restoring and it has something on it that I've never seen and have no clue what it is, I was hoping one of you might know. Aight, it is just a chunk of cast iron about 3-4" wide and maybe 12-14" long. It has two bolts going through connecting it to the back of the cab just a little below the top of the back of the seat level. The cab has factory clips in it for the bolts and the piece has a ford part number, I can post it if I need to. I first saw it and thought it was some aftermaket piece but it's not, its factory!!! What have I got u guys? If anyone can tell me please let me know Thanks guys, Jamie.
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It's called a cab vibration dampener.
This same question swas asked a couple of weeks ago.
Please don't put e-mail addresses on the site.
ALL...tech info should stay on the site
This same question swas asked a couple of weeks ago.
Please don't put e-mail addresses on the site.
ALL...tech info should stay on the site
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Good job Mil1ion, you always have these schematics when necessary, where do you get em? Just curious.
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ive seen dozens of thes trucks in junkyards, and on the road, my father and myself have owned a total of 6, and i have never seen or heard of this item. but i guess the saying "you learn something new every day" is true!
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Hey thanks you guys, its really awesome that all of u posted like u did. Yesterday I ask a friend of mine that worked for a ford dealer all through the 70's and yes it is a dampner to help sturd the cab. They only put them on trucks that had a vibration issue on the back of the cab. Any truck that didnt, didnt get one. He said he hadnt seen one in years, I have never seen one and have worked on a blue-million of these trucks, on top of my dads had a few and numerous friends of mine have had a bunch and i've ask probably 30 people who age from 50-75 yrs. and had never seen one so I go to believe its kind of rare. But thanks for the help you guys, especially that schematic, thats awesome man, I appreciate you guys, take it easy.
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million of these trucks, on top of my dads had a few and numerous friends of mine have had a bunch and i've ask probably 30 people who age from 50-75 yrs.
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You're welcome
Should have asked me first
million of these trucks, on top of my dads had a few and numerous friends of mine have had a bunch and i've ask probably 30 people who age from 50-75 yrs.
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You're welcome
Should have asked me first