i just bought a 1953 f 100 it came with a 279 engine from a firetruck with 3000 hours on it. i'm going to need some help with this. first there is a center support bearing on the drive shaft that seems to have alot of movement. where can i get one of these. then i will need two back fenders and running boards any help would be appreciated. thanks my name is frank

 

Frank,

Welcome and congratulations on your truck. You live in Midwest so you can go either way East or West for parts. Some good places to start for the fenders and boards are

Mid 50's 1-800-252-1956
Dennis Carpenter 1-704-886-8139
Hot Rod trucks in Springfield, OH
Bobs F100 in California
John's F100's

Some others will be along shortly to help with the center support bearing. Carpenter's may have it or it maybe a Napa or Carquest possible find.

 

That would be a carrier bearing. Take the old one off and don't beat it up doing it, clean it up. There should be some numbers you can read on the bearing to buy new one. Try Napa they have been a good source for me so far.

 

Welcome, Frank!

 

Hi Frank......welcome to the site......let the addiction begin :-)

If am remember right, and my "rememberer" isn't what it use to be, the rear fenders up until 72 will fit, maybe even 79.... running boards I do not recall but I think they are 53-56 specific.
As already written, get the bearing number and head to Napa or your favorite parts store and see if it cross refers to anything.
Good luck on the project, 53's are the coolest :-)

 

Welcome Frank! Are you slavik? I'm not, just curious.
I believe the running boards are 53-56 specific also, but I can't remember for certain.

Snap some pics, and throw them in a gallery so we can drool over what you're working on!

 

Frank, welcome to the board.

I believe that last week there was a discussion on the rear fenders.

Click here: https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/5...-the-same.html

The link to the thread should give some some good answers.

Ilya

 

Welcome Frank and good luck with your truck...

Vern

 

Welcome Frank, you'll find plenty of help here.

good luck
Mike

 

Hi Frank, welcome!
First thing you need to do is call Mid Fifty www.midfifty.com and order their print catalog. Not only do they have almost all the parts you might need, but their catalog has a wealth of extra information in it and some of the best drawings of how it all goes together.
That's interesting that the driveshaft has a carrier bearing in it, it didn't come from the factory that way, so that's why you are on your own as to a source. Unless there is some significant misalignment between the transmission and the rear end it could be replaced with a single piece driveshaft and save yourself a lot of grief. Any possible misalignment should be easily correctable.
One of the joys (?) of this hobby is to sleuth what POs have done before you and what parts your truck really contain. Unless you bought it from the original owner/builder every time it changes hands the info gets "adjusted" a little more. First thin I would do is find every and any casting/part/serial/tag number you can find on the engine, transmission, and rear axle and accurately ID them. You'll need that info for scoring parts and making build decisions. There should be a plate attached to the inside of the glove box door with the VIN # and other info on it, post what you find on it and we'll help you get started by decoding what your truck started life with.

 

Welcome to the board!!

Good luck with the truck
Bobby