clock in dash?
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It would be interesting to find the history on this truck.
I know (by the hard way) that in the sixties ford did alot of very custom orders. Dont know when the stopped it thought. When I was around 15, My Dad, Borther and I started building a 65 Mustang hotrod for my Brother. It had a bench front seat with a inserted pull down middle arm rest. Building the hotrod that came out and race seats with 5 point harness went in. A few years back as I was doing resreach on my 65Mustang, I ran across an artical that talked as that bench seat and it was only put in a few cars, If I remember right it was less than 50 of them. Bad thing is we throw it into the brush pile and burned it, because we thought someone put in an aftermarket and it was in bad shape.
I know (by the hard way) that in the sixties ford did alot of very custom orders. Dont know when the stopped it thought. When I was around 15, My Dad, Borther and I started building a 65 Mustang hotrod for my Brother. It had a bench front seat with a inserted pull down middle arm rest. Building the hotrod that came out and race seats with 5 point harness went in. A few years back as I was doing resreach on my 65Mustang, I ran across an artical that talked as that bench seat and it was only put in a few cars, If I remember right it was less than 50 of them. Bad thing is we throw it into the brush pile and burned it, because we thought someone put in an aftermarket and it was in bad shape.
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Yes if we all knew then what we know now!
and I like how you put (Work in Process) next to your vehicles
I am thinking about calling my truck (Work in Progress)
because I will always be doing something to it or changing something on it or about it
maybe (Never Ending Story)
and I like how you put (Work in Process) next to your vehicles
I am thinking about calling my truck (Work in Progress)
because I will always be doing something to it or changing something on it or about it
maybe (Never Ending Story)
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Ford did do some special requests when people ordered a truck. Putting in a clock is nothing major if it was DSO by that logging company.
The dealership could have installed that clock, but wouldn't go through the hazzle of cutting the dash, getting a proper trim and mess with all that wiring, they'd just tach it ontop the dash with a seperate wire...
I'd also sure be interested in a pic. I also had that digital AM/FM clock radio. Had because I took it out for an '80s Dolby AM/FM cassette radio unit. I have kept the old original one.
Tyl
The dealership could have installed that clock, but wouldn't go through the hazzle of cutting the dash, getting a proper trim and mess with all that wiring, they'd just tach it ontop the dash with a seperate wire...
I'd also sure be interested in a pic. I also had that digital AM/FM clock radio. Had because I took it out for an '80s Dolby AM/FM cassette radio unit. I have kept the old original one.
Tyl
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One other thing, if you ordered a truck with the vanity visor, the interior light group (glovebox light) and a cigar lighter the plug that your particular clock is plugged into would be full as that is where all 3 of these options plugs in.
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Ok a bit more information the clock is a roll type what I mean by this is the numbers roll around not a digital it has a white round gear that sticks out of the lexan covering the numbers you push it in and turn it to adjust the hour and just turn to adjust minutes. Ok you say the wiring would be full if I had every option it does not have the lighted vanity visor so I guess if I were to add this like I want then the ash tray light would get unplugged or some thing. I'm trying to get pictures but I'm not home as soon as I get a good picture of it I will post it up. I must say to every one that says it is not original that some one took a lot of time to make that piece around the glove box because the clock is molded into it. To remove it from what I could tell you have to remove the whole piece on the right side passenger area then it feels like four screws retain the actual clock to the trim piece. So does any one know if a 60 sum truck glove box area would fit there maybe it came from an earlier truck? But i still don't understand is why it mathches the rest of the trim.
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Like stated before the only clock that was available was in the AM digital radio. I have an old Pathfinder van that had an add on clock and a seperate exterior temperature gauge installed in the metal of the dash and it also looked factory. There were plenty of companies back then that would customize a vehicle however an owner wanted. The glovebox door was only interchangeable from 73-79.
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Mike (F250army45d), when did you get the truck?
if not when it was new then Lord knows what could have been added by someone else?
now I am not arguing weather it is stock or not, because I have no clue, but I do know that Ranger 429 and Mil1ion know they're stuff when it come to these old fords
it could have been made to look stock by someone that knew what they were doing?
if not when it was new then Lord knows what could have been added by someone else?
now I am not arguing weather it is stock or not, because I have no clue, but I do know that Ranger 429 and Mil1ion know they're stuff when it come to these old fords
it could have been made to look stock by someone that knew what they were doing?
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Like I said I have had it for about six months when i bought it I was told a logging company near Pitsburg ordered it. Then one of the guys who worked for the company bought it and kept it for some time when he sold it his friend bought it and then me. I know the motor is not stock 410 merc. And trust me what I found with the engine swap was a mess cut motor perches welded plate steel and wires cut and the temperature gauge was broken so they added the one you see in the pictures wires hanging down and so on. So I don't think any of them had any thing to do with the clock. It looks factory the way it is molded and all part of the dash trim on the right side even has the chrome wood grain as the instrument panel
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Had there been a OEM clock available in 78 ..rest assured I would got one.
There were so many new aftermarket accessories available for cheap it didn't make any sense not add something.
I had (still have in drawer) an aftermarket delay wiper system that monitored washer fluid level
A stick on digital clock that glowed Green to match the interior.
The Green/yellow stripe wire that powers Glove box light and Mirror light is for Illumination nothing else.
The ashtray light works in conjunction with the dash lighting.. Blue/red stripe wire
There were so many new aftermarket accessories available for cheap it didn't make any sense not add something.
I had (still have in drawer) an aftermarket delay wiper system that monitored washer fluid level
A stick on digital clock that glowed Green to match the interior.
The Green/yellow stripe wire that powers Glove box light and Mirror light is for Illumination nothing else.
The ashtray light works in conjunction with the dash lighting.. Blue/red stripe wire
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AFAIK Dennis the cigar lighter also gets power from the Green/Yellow plug connector by the glove box.
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Quote:AFAIK Dennis the cigar lighter also gets power from the Green/Yellow plug connector by the glove box.
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Correct.
Here's the lighting circuit
http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i7...Diagram4-1.jpg
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Correct.
Here's the lighting circuit
http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i7...Diagram4-1.jpg