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Dec 15, 2007 | 09:19 PM

texasborn

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hello, been reading this board a while now. found some interesting stuff. im looking at a 65 f100 4x4, is it possible to convert to power steering? what about power disc brakes? what kind of automatic trans could be put in it? the truck has a 352 ci. thanks for your help
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Dec 15, 2007 | 09:46 PM

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As far as I know, LMC magazine can get you a power steering unit for this truck. I can get one for my '62. Why would you want to go to disc brakes? Drums offer more contact area.....Why auto tranny?

Dec 16, 2007 | 05:06 AM

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As far as I know, LMC magazine can get you a power steering unit for this truck. I can get one for my '62. Why would you want to go to disc brakes? Drums offer more contact area.....Why auto tranny?

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Dec 16, 2007 | 03:06 PM

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Drums are not in the same class as discs especially on 4x4s where you get them wet.

Dec 16, 2007 | 04:10 PM

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never played with 4x4 on the slicks but I am thinking you will have to do some fab work for power steering. a c6 from later fe motors will bolt to your motor these are easy to find and cheap to rebuid. may be easier to find a 70's frame and gear change body I hear on here the cab is a bolt on the holes are in your cab to bolt the power brake setup on.

Dec 16, 2007 | 04:22 PM

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A 65 F100 four wheel drive will not bolt on to a 65 up 2 wheel drive frame. 65 four wheel drives still used the early 61 to 64 cabs.

The 65 F100 shared the same frame as a 59 to 65 F100 Factory four wheel drive. Yes they can be modified to work on a later frame by adding a more rearward front cab mount to the frame.

1966 F100 four wheel drives share the 65 66 2 wheel drive cabs.

The only bolt on power steering is a push pull hydraulic type that ford offered for the straight axle trucks. The 65 F100 4x4 used the Gemmer integral shaft box. A popular swap is a mid eighties toyota box and custom Pittman arm, with your steering collum and shaft modified to fit. It takes fabrication skills to do this swap or a hefty wallet to pay some one to do it.

No disc brake swaps are currently offered for the pre 66 F100s five lug front closed knuckle axle. There is a swap kit offered for the eight lug danas.

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Dec 16, 2007 | 04:27 PM

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A C6 truck trans short tail shaft with bolt on yolk is needed behind the FE as the Tcase in 65 is still divorced from the trans. A long shaft car or later truck trans with a slip shaft will fit, but require a custom fabricated really short propeller shaft.

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