1951 Ford F4
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ah another f-4 that makes three i know of on here ! welcome . oh and i dont have a clue to where to find parts for mine as i havent even started on the oddball !! and i mean that in an affectionate way .
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No one I know of makes reproduction drums or shoes for the bigger trucks. I am pretty sure the drums are the same for F-4 through F-6, that might help in your search of the wrecking yards in your area. Job Lot does carry the wheel cylinders, master cylinder and brake hoses for the larger trucks.
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From: springfield il
bob if your yunk yards have got stuff that old in 'em god bless the owners there . i got lucky and found one totally beaten 58 for a part i needed for my tranny swap and thats the only old ford i've seen here in probably 5-6 years . everything gets crushed and scrapped here . the city and counties around here are on a kick trying to more or less get rid of our beloved hunting grounds . sos bear came through my 'hood today as i was getting back in off a run and stopped and looked at the 49 seen the plates i'm assuming and went on . we can not have non op cars within the city limits . i'll probably have to put bessie back outside , move some stuff around in the garage so it and momma can occupy the same space . all the old unsightly stuff in the yards , scrap ones and personal are starting to come under attack here
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We have a JY not too far away, that had not one, but TWO F-4's. I believe they were 50's. I can try to check with them, if you are interested...pretty well picked over, but I think there's 8 wheels between them, so maybe one ain't lunched...if they are the same, of course.
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F4 front drums
Howdy TVT and welcome to the site,
just thought I'd mention that i'am parting out a 48 ford F5 at the moment. i'am not sure how much meat is left on the front drums, but if your not in a hurry i can pull them off after i remove the front axle and have a friend check that for me. shipping might be a killer though. I agree with bobj49f2 i think you will be o.k. with drums from a f4 to f6 also 1948 to 52, but if you need a nos pair i know a guy in jackson n.j that might have them.
just thought I'd mention that i'am parting out a 48 ford F5 at the moment. i'am not sure how much meat is left on the front drums, but if your not in a hurry i can pull them off after i remove the front axle and have a friend check that for me. shipping might be a killer though. I agree with bobj49f2 i think you will be o.k. with drums from a f4 to f6 also 1948 to 52, but if you need a nos pair i know a guy in jackson n.j that might have them.
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From: springfield il
roger i think the 50 has the same front clip as my 49 , what do they look like . i've only got bad rust in one area the front clip / fenders , and it's gonna be a mother to try and patch up .oh by the way i'm gonna try and find a dain box for that part for you and get the quote on shipping if everything goes as planned today ...... yeah right !!!!!!!
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From: SE Wisc. (the Rust Belt)
The '48-50 share the same sheet metal.
Kevin, I was going to tease you about patching your sheet metal, I've patch together some pretty bad fenders:
I went to your gallery again and man, your's look even worse:
Not much though. I must have replaced at least 30% of the metal. Once I got into them they was a lot more rust than I initialy thought.
Kevin, I was going to tease you about patching your sheet metal, I've patch together some pretty bad fenders:
I went to your gallery again and man, your's look even worse:
Not much though. I must have replaced at least 30% of the metal. Once I got into them they was a lot more rust than I initialy thought.
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From: springfield il
yeah they are'nt in good shape at all , and bodywork is another soso subjects with me . most of my cars / trucks look like sh-t and ran like stink . the truck has one lil hole in the cab floor in front of the drivers side seat about the size of the end of my pinky finger , and as far as i have been able to see the front cab corners are great . it's just those fenders and grill surround ! 
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From: SE Wisc. (the Rust Belt)
Kevin,
If you were closer, within an hour I would suggest you bring them on over and I'd help throw some metal in the fenders. My driver's side fender had a bad spot like yours and I ended up cutting out almost the entire corner and rebuilding it.
If you were closer, within an hour I would suggest you bring them on over and I'd help throw some metal in the fenders. My driver's side fender had a bad spot like yours and I ended up cutting out almost the entire corner and rebuilding it.
work on this rusty "junk". You do realize they're probably laughing at us.
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