1949 Ford F5
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1949 Ford F5
I am considering a 1949 F5 for a winter rebuild project. I have never done one like this, everything has been 1960-70's. What should I look at on this vehicle that would make it a restoration project or a parts finding nightmare. I know all the glass will have to be replaced and a small portion of the floor pan, are these replacement parts easy to get? Overall the body is in good shape, frame is straight and tru. The engine has not been started in three years but ran perfect when it did. Any advice would be accepted.
Tim
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Tim,
I saw your post on the Classic Truck site, glad to see you found your way here. I forgot to mention this site in my reply. You should also take a look over at the Bonus Built site, www.bonusbuilt.com. It's not quite as active as this site but there are some guys that post there and not here.
You will find a lot of answers to your questions from the guys, and gals, here. Use the search option and you will also find a lot of information that has been discussed about these old trucks, especially the wheel wheel issue I mentioned in my Classic Truck post. These trucks can be fun but at the same time aggrevating.
The glass is easy, any place that cuts glass should be able to set you up with all the glass. You will need to save your old glass for patterns or trace out the window openings on a piece of cardboard. I had to get my last windshield at a place that does shower doors, most auto glass places don't cut glass anymore, they only sell packaged glass.
A good place to look for floor parts is Northern Classic Trucks, http://www.northernclassictrucks.com/. EMS sells a one piece floor pan, the only one I have seen, the others are two piece, http://www.emsautomotive.com/.
Good luck,
Bob
I saw your post on the Classic Truck site, glad to see you found your way here. I forgot to mention this site in my reply. You should also take a look over at the Bonus Built site, www.bonusbuilt.com. It's not quite as active as this site but there are some guys that post there and not here.
You will find a lot of answers to your questions from the guys, and gals, here. Use the search option and you will also find a lot of information that has been discussed about these old trucks, especially the wheel wheel issue I mentioned in my Classic Truck post. These trucks can be fun but at the same time aggrevating.
The glass is easy, any place that cuts glass should be able to set you up with all the glass. You will need to save your old glass for patterns or trace out the window openings on a piece of cardboard. I had to get my last windshield at a place that does shower doors, most auto glass places don't cut glass anymore, they only sell packaged glass.
A good place to look for floor parts is Northern Classic Trucks, http://www.northernclassictrucks.com/. EMS sells a one piece floor pan, the only one I have seen, the others are two piece, http://www.emsautomotive.com/.
Good luck,
Bob
Last edited by bobj49f2; Sep 26, 2006 at 10:37 AM.
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Welcome to the board.
Sounds like it could be a cool project. The "big trucks" are always interesting, we have several big truck guys around here that are a wealth of info. We even have one guy around hear that has been doing an amazing job making his own patch panels for the Big Bonus Built trucks, his name is reamer.
Is the truck a straight 6 or a V8? Once you get settled in here try and get a gallery set up so we can see pics of your project. We like pics!!
Good luck with it
Bobby
Sounds like it could be a cool project. The "big trucks" are always interesting, we have several big truck guys around here that are a wealth of info. We even have one guy around hear that has been doing an amazing job making his own patch panels for the Big Bonus Built trucks, his name is reamer.
Is the truck a straight 6 or a V8? Once you get settled in here try and get a gallery set up so we can see pics of your project. We like pics!!
Good luck with it
Bobby
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Tim,
The F-5 sounds like an interesting truck. Most cab parts are the same for the F-1 thru F-6. The front fenders are larger, due to the bigger wheel/tires. F-5's don't have a pickup bed, so that's a non-issue.
The big pain with the "Big" trucks are the wheel selection. The wheels on all F-4 thru F-6s have a lug bolt pattern of 5 lugs on an 8 inch bolt circle. This pattern is not very easily obtained in the aftermarket (Dodge motorhomes, maybe Chevy delivery vans, etc). The wheels must be at least 18" (like the F-4 has) in order to clear the large brake drums. Twenty inch wheels are standard on the F-5 & F-6. The original multi-piece wheels are termed "widow makers" by many, because they may blow apart upon reassembly.
The F-5 & 6 came with an optional 2 speed rear end in 5.83/8.11 or 6.33/8.81 ratios. A bit low for highway driving at 65 mph! The single speed ratios could be 5.14, 5.83 or 6.66. I'm lucky that my F-4 has the 5.14, but that is offset by the smaller 18" diameter wheels.
Good luck with your choice!
Fran
The F-5 sounds like an interesting truck. Most cab parts are the same for the F-1 thru F-6. The front fenders are larger, due to the bigger wheel/tires. F-5's don't have a pickup bed, so that's a non-issue.
The big pain with the "Big" trucks are the wheel selection. The wheels on all F-4 thru F-6s have a lug bolt pattern of 5 lugs on an 8 inch bolt circle. This pattern is not very easily obtained in the aftermarket (Dodge motorhomes, maybe Chevy delivery vans, etc). The wheels must be at least 18" (like the F-4 has) in order to clear the large brake drums. Twenty inch wheels are standard on the F-5 & F-6. The original multi-piece wheels are termed "widow makers" by many, because they may blow apart upon reassembly.
The F-5 & 6 came with an optional 2 speed rear end in 5.83/8.11 or 6.33/8.81 ratios. A bit low for highway driving at 65 mph! The single speed ratios could be 5.14, 5.83 or 6.66. I'm lucky that my F-4 has the 5.14, but that is offset by the smaller 18" diameter wheels.
Good luck with your choice!
Fran
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look at the frame rails behind the cab, F-5's have a linner, (basiclly a doule frame). If the two chanels of the frame are still close together, the liners are fine. If the liner has been pushed up by rust, there is lots of rivets to pound out to get the liners out and clean them up and reinstall.
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