Chassis Part Catalogues
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Chassis Part Catalogues
There are a whole bunch of various 48-56 chassis and body catalogues on E-bay right now for cheap. I've found my 48-52 one very helpful even though my truck isn't much stock anymore.
http://search.ebay.ca/_W0QQsassZripleydelynnQQhtZ-1
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From: Simi Valley, CA
Ford Dealers are now using computers for part numbers. The back up systems are microfiche (from 1973 up). This means parts catalogs are tossed out.
Suggestion. Stop by your local dealers parts departments, and ask what they may have left. Get the O.S.I. Books, and the Standard Parts catalog, too.
The OSI book (Obsolete, Supercede, Interchange) comes in handy for casting numbers, as they can lead directly to an actual part number. The Standard Parts catalogs list all the hardware (nuts, bolts etc) that Ford uses.
These two books have the latest publish date on the front cover, the older, the better. The ideal dates are 1965 thru 1975.
The sharpie sellers on ebay are doing the same thing you can do, why pay the ebay prices? Parts depts sometimes have other literature...shop manuals, owners manuals, etc.
Suggestion. Stop by your local dealers parts departments, and ask what they may have left. Get the O.S.I. Books, and the Standard Parts catalog, too.
The OSI book (Obsolete, Supercede, Interchange) comes in handy for casting numbers, as they can lead directly to an actual part number. The Standard Parts catalogs list all the hardware (nuts, bolts etc) that Ford uses.
These two books have the latest publish date on the front cover, the older, the better. The ideal dates are 1965 thru 1975.
The sharpie sellers on ebay are doing the same thing you can do, why pay the ebay prices? Parts depts sometimes have other literature...shop manuals, owners manuals, etc.
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From: Dayton, OH
Not only did the books go but the micro fish has went into the dumpsters.
I persoanlly threw some out back in about 93.
Our manager had us cleaning out old junk and they had recently swapped to computers and here was these boxes with everything in them setting.
I had no idea what it was. He said all this crap goes in the dumpster. We were having a ball trying to break everything. Now I look back at it thinking man I should have loaded it all in my truck.
I persoanlly threw some out back in about 93.
Our manager had us cleaning out old junk and they had recently swapped to computers and here was these boxes with everything in them setting.
I had no idea what it was. He said all this crap goes in the dumpster. We were having a ball trying to break everything. Now I look back at it thinking man I should have loaded it all in my truck.
Laughing Gas
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From: San Mateo, CA
Those chassis parts catalogs are really handy. I've got the 48-56 text and illustrations books printed in the 60's, as well as a 56 only edition printed in 1955. Just bought a 56-57 book on ebay for $15. It's good to see different editions as they sometimes show different diagrams of the same thing, which helps you figure things out.
The shop manual is great for putting together a plan for how to dissassemble something, but the chassis catalogs are invaluable to help keep track of how many parts are involved, where they all go, and what size fasteners you should use, etc.
Don't ditch the digital camera just yet, though, because nothing beats good pictures of how an assembly looks before you tear it apart!
The shop manual is great for putting together a plan for how to dissassemble something, but the chassis catalogs are invaluable to help keep track of how many parts are involved, where they all go, and what size fasteners you should use, etc.
Don't ditch the digital camera just yet, though, because nothing beats good pictures of how an assembly looks before you tear it apart!
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