Hi all. Question. I have a 60 F100. I got a good chance to do some work this weekend. I noticed the right rear fender is slightly "kicked up" from the rear wheel back.(Like the Mustang) The left side is straight back. I have been all over the area and there is no damage. The factory lip is there. Any ideas why? Here are the #'s for numberdummy: Vin F10JP12425. WB 118. Color J. Model F100. Date 14A.Trans F. Axel 02.Max GVW 5000.HP 126. RPM 4000.DSO 8676.Sorry for the long post but I am curious about the rear fender. Steve.

 

I also forgot that I have pictures in my gallery....Steve.

 

If I understand what you are talking about, it looks to me like maybe the bottom of the passenger side rear quarter panel might have rusted out at one time and was replaced with a piece of steel that wasn't stamped the same as the original. That's just a guess and possibly why you don't see any more damage...Another possibility is that that this truck had a good frame but a lousy bed, and this bed came from a different truck.

 

It should run slightly upwards from the wheel opening back to the rear of the bed. This is determined by the fact that the bottom of the rear panel is higher than the bedside at the rear of the wheel. Do some measureing and it should be obvious where the difference in the two sides is.
Mine measures 30" from top to bottom at the rear of the wheel and 27" at the rear of the box. Mine is a long box.

It is hard to see much detail in your pics but it looks like there is damage on the right side behind the wheel causing some of the curved under part to be pulled down.

 

Yep it looks like a home repair for sure. Are there welds or splices on the back side ie inside the panel?

 

Thanks for all the info guys and gals. I probably missed something obvious when I was checking it out. Now I'll have to wait for all this snow to go away to really get a good look. Is numberdummy out there? Could you decode my numbers in the first post? Thanks so much for all the great info. regards...Steve.

 

Deyomatic, I don't see any splices, seams or welds anywhere on the panel. What I know about the truck is that it is original and was a Nebraska State Park truck. I thought maybe it had to do with the right side being curbside. Like I said the left side is virtually straight across..Steve

 

Hi guys, I just examined my photos again and I think the problem lies in the area just behind the rear wheel and not back at the tailgate. That part seems to be pulled down. Sorry for the dumbness and confusion...Steve.

 

F10 = F100 2WD.

J = 223 IV I-6.

P = Twin Cities (Minneapolis/St. Paul) Assembly Plant.

12425 = You are missing one number. This is the serial number, it should be six numbers, not five.

118" Wheelbase.

J = Monte Carlo Red

F100 2WD / 5,000 lbs. GVWR.

14A = Assembled January 14, 1960.

F = Borg Warner T-98 4 Speed Manual Transmission.

02 = Ford 9" Rear Axle / 3.89-1 / non Limited Slip / 3300 lb. Rear Axle Capacity.

5,000 lbs. Gross Vehicle Weight Rating.

126 Net HP @ 4,000 RPM

DSO 8676: 1957/60's used this code. It was for FoMoCo in-house use only, so it cannot be decoded.

Every other DSO code used before 1957 and after 1960 can be decoded, but not for these years.
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Styeside pickups have quarter panels aka bed sides, Flareside pickups have rear fenders.

I can see EXACTLY what's wrong with the right quarter panel. Surprised no one else has noticed it. Nothing has been repaired, or spliced in.

Take a look at the left side sheet metal just behind and inside the wheel opening.

See what I'm refering to?

 

Thanks numberdummy. I wish I could know a quarter of what you forgot...Steve.

 

I fixed your "rear fender" question...see added info above.

I haven't forgotten anything inre to decoding this jazz...because I didn't know it in the first place.

I use the parts catalogs to decode the VIN's and Rating/Warranty Plates.

If I didn't have the parts catalogs....I'd be SOL!!

 

I see what you mean. It looks as if the roll just behind the right rear wheel has been pulled down a bit(staightened out). If that's what you are referring to.

 

Exactly...

As original, a portion of the sheet metal is rolled under the quarter panel.

Somehow, this section (refered to as a lip in the autobiz) got pulled downward.