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Locks (latches) and catches from front doors will bolt into the rear doors and work. They just have an extra control for the exterior lock cylinder that was deleted from the rear door latches from the factory.
If you wanted to add external lock cylinders to rear doors, just template the location from the front doors, drill and file carefully, then add the cylinder and linkage along with the front door latches.
Locks (latches) and catches from front doors will bolt into the rear doors and work. They just have an extra control for the exterior lock cylinder that was deleted from the rear door latches from the factory.
If you wanted to add external lock cylinders to rear doors, just template the location from the front doors, drill and file carefully, then add the cylinder and linkage along with the front door latches.
I happen to have locks on all four of my crew cab doors. If I only had a key that worked in all the locks...
I haven't tried looking yet but I do wonder where I could get a matching set of four locks. I imagine the pairs sold by also the major parts suppliers have duplicates. I'd just have to ensure I got four of the same lock or I suppose I can go the locksmith route to fix my current dilemma.
It is relatively easy to re-pin locks to match each other. Locksmiths won’t want to take the extra time playing around with them and mostly do not carry these old style pins anymore. Salvage a bunch of old locks and sort the pins in to lengths. Should be eight lengths if I remember. Get the key and lock that works well together, and copy each lock from there. There are videos on how to disassemble old ford locks on YouTube. Dentside vans are a great source for a whole set if needed.
Think the cab will work but not the box due to the 4" wider frame rails on the 78/78 so the mounting points are different.
How do you fix a thin roof that shakes, flops, does a weird wave motion like when the large crowds at a sporting event does that coordinated wave thing?
If you questioned the thickness of the metal roof (has holes and waves, old logging truck that had antenna's,lights, and ???) as a precautionary measure before doing any repair is there "go or no-go" thickness? This is the worst roof I've seen and I'm afraid to try to remove the surface rust let alone weld up a whole. My neighbor just got those shrinking disk things and I was thinking about trying them.
I took off my drivers side door panel removed the door lock cylinder and took it to a local locksmith for a key to be cut. He had previously quoted me $25 to make a new key. I told the locksmith I could buy a pair of two matching door lock cylinders for $10 online but the problem was that I'd have to buy two sets and they wouldn't match, so I might as well try having a key made first in the hopes that it would work on all four doors. About 35 minutes later I had a pair of new keys that lock/unlock all four of my doors!
I was super happy to find out that all the locks matched. For $21.90 I got new keys that will allow me to lock my truck! The plastic retainer clip that holds the lock bar into the lock cylinder arm broke apart when I remove it. I guess 40+ year old plastic has a tendency to break. No problem, I thought. I had an extra door lock cylinder with a plastic clip on it. Of course, that one broke too when I tried to remove it.
The clips on these trucks are pretty similar to the clips used on the older Mustangs, so I dug through my bucket of miscellaneous Mustang hardware and found a clip that worked just right. I think it's actually an accelerator rod linkage clip, but hey, it worked!
I've been looking for a SuperCab or Crew and just saw a 1970 Crew 2WD that appears to be in excellent survivor/original condition. I am not up to speed on this year as much as I am on '78-'79 non-crew so can't really judge value very well or know what to look for specifically. Is $15K crazy? I am thrown-off by these values out there.
1970 is a good year, don't see many. My 78 crew 4x4 short bed cost $5,000. It's at the complete opposite spectrum as yours, that 70 might be a one owner truck and mine has been owned by too many to count. It seemed to me that the prices are $5,000 for a good project or $15,000 for a nice restored runner or one owner original like that 70. If you don't buy that some one will due to how original it is, most have been converted to 4x4.
1970 is a good year, don't see many. My 78 crew 4x4 short bed cost $5,000. It's at the complete opposite spectrum as yours, that 70 might be a one owner truck and mine has been owned by too many to count. It seemed to me that the prices are $5,000 for a good project or $15,000 for a nice restored runner or one owner original like that 70. If you don't buy that some one will due to how original it is, most have been converted to 4x4.
Thanks Myrtlehead. I can probably buy it for $12K-$13K. So tough to know since this is the first one I've seen. I've had one guy on the forum have a strong take that even $12K is too much...but in the end, it's worth what someone will pay.
