Interchangeable Parts
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Interchangeable Parts
I was at the salvage yard the other day and was looking at some Ford trucks (as usual). Came across a Jeep Wrangler from around 92 or so I'm guessing. I happened to notice the glove box latch. It literally was the same ones used on the 80-86 Ford trucks. It even had the same "u" shaped retainer. I took it out and tried it on my 85 Ford glove box. It was a perfect match.
I was wondering if any of you have ever come any parts from a different make of veh that fits in a Ford truck. Just a curousity thing I guess. I know hubs caps usually work across various veh manufactures.
I was wondering if any of you have ever come any parts from a different make of veh that fits in a Ford truck. Just a curousity thing I guess. I know hubs caps usually work across various veh manufactures.
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Originally Posted by Hoganlex
lots of amc/jeep stuff is the same as ford stuff, things like power window and lock switches come to mind off the top of my head.
Ford owned Jeep for a time If I recall Correctly.
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No, AMC just bought stuff from anyone who would sell it... Nothing to open the hood on an AMC built Jeep and find a GM alternator, and Duraspark ignition on an AMC engine, in front of a Dodge transmission, all from the factory...
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Well that is certainly true of AMC. 
I could swear that I heard Ford owned Jeep for a time. But that might have been in the forties.
I remember something about the army not letting ford put their brand on their army vehicles, so they put an "F" on every bolt.
Pretty silly for me to remember something like that. Anyway my memories sometimes mix and shuffle together to form, BS.
Sign of old age I guess.
Anyway, never mind me, carry on.
I could swear that I heard Ford owned Jeep for a time. But that might have been in the forties.
I remember something about the army not letting ford put their brand on their army vehicles, so they put an "F" on every bolt.
Pretty silly for me to remember something like that. Anyway my memories sometimes mix and shuffle together to form, BS.
Sign of old age I guess.Anyway, never mind me, carry on.
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My International Scout II had Ford rear brakes, right down to the Ford logo to boot -
But then like AMC, International light trucks were more of a assembled rig from parts than a Ford truck built almost all from the ground up.
David
But then like AMC, International light trucks were more of a assembled rig from parts than a Ford truck built almost all from the ground up.
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understandibly, Dana, Holley, Spicer, New Process, New Venture, and a ton of other parts found their way under many different makes and models. A common Jeep swap is the Duraspark II setup. A common Cherokee swap is the Ford 8.8 and the list goes on. Chevy discs are another common swap to earlier drum front Fords. One of the most interesting swaps is when I opened the hood on my 78 Scout II and found a 93 Nissan fan bolted on...atleast that's what the JY "yellow marker" indicated.
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81-F150, what you're thinking of is close, but not quite, Ford and ****** both built jeeps for the war effort, to the same spec. The ****** version was the MB, the Ford, the GPW. At that time, jeep was not a name, but slang used by GI's, not until after the war did ****** start building vehicles marketed as Jeep.....
Lots of not entirely useful information stored up here too.. LOL
Lots of not entirely useful information stored up here too.. LOL
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