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Jan 18, 2001 | 08:48 PM

canuck

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1968 Manual to Auto Conversion

I have heard that the brake pedal assembly for a 1973-1979 ford is a bolt on to a 1968 Ford truck? Is this true or not.

I would like to say thanks for your advice on my posted questions. I believe that they have speed up the progress on the completion of my projects.

Jan 19, 2001 | 04:30 AM

jowilker

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1968 Manual to Auto Conversion

Terry, it will. Would you post why you are considering the pedal change. When I upgraded my brakes on my 66 I kept the 66 pedal, and hooked it to the 76 assembly.

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Jan 19, 2001 | 11:38 PM

hillbillyk

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Just put in a auto steering collum, and cut off the clutch pedal, or hide it, now is a good time to convert to power steering if not allready done.

Jan 20, 2001 | 07:50 PM

Trail_Rider

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Am I the only one here who wants to do an automatic to manual conversion?

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Jan 20, 2001 | 08:22 PM

66ranger

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the 65-72 pedal shaft, the unit that the pedal(s) attach to under the dash are interchangeable between these trucks. I removed the clutch pedal from my 66 and used a 72 automatic shaft with my 66 pedal for my automatic conversion. Pure painless swap. I think the 73-79 pedal shafts are slightly different, but I could be wrong..... I would try to find a 65-72 shaft, lots of them out there, at least for now..

Jan 20, 2001 | 09:39 PM

yakimakanutt

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[font size="1" color="#FF0000"]LAST EDITED ON 20-Jan-01 AT 10:40 PM (EST)[/font][p]I have a 67 F250, manual brakes, manual steering, manual tranny.
I love it. It drives like a truck.

Jan 21, 2001 | 06:56 PM

GWB

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1968 Manual to Auto Conversion

simple change, also the wider pedel is nice. if you do decided to change to orinal the 99 rubber pad cover work real nice

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Jan 21, 2001 | 07:04 PM

BigBrownTruck

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1968 Manual to Auto Conversion

Just a comment....
I did the swap in my 76 and simply replaced the clutch pedal w/ a bolt from an automatic donor,.... reusing my brakepedal. The clutch pedal on that had a long stud that went through the brakepedal hanger that is simply a bolt on the automatic versions. However.. My 79 truck (manual) has a completely different hanger assembly... the clutch and brake pedals are hung separately... I haven't studied the arrangement on my 69 w/ manual. So they aren't all necessarily the same. I'd go find an automatic of your year in the wrecking yard and have a look see. You might not need anything but a bolt

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