66 Radiator Support
Senior User
Joined: Apr 2003
Posts: 214
Likes: 0
From: Pittsburgh, PA
My DC re-pop required me to notch the two top brackets on the support - they hit the inner fenders. I had to weld my fender brackets from my old support onto to re-pop. I had to flip my radiator brackets. That was about it. I just sanded and primed the support and it is getting top coated along with the inner fenders, battery tray, hinge springs etc... tomorrow moring with black and three coats of satin clear. If you go for the DC re-pop keep your old support until the new one is on the truck.
Logistics Pro
Joined: Feb 2000
Posts: 3,565
Likes: 9
From: Sun River St. George
Wyatt. I appreciate how you want your truck to be as it was when you and Grandpa worked on it. I also really dislike other than stock parts and often use a used item instead of a newer one for that reason. The core support deal I am working on is designed with that principle in mind. I will remove all the rust from my original core support and use only that much of the re-pop that I need to replace the rust. Mike will TIG and finish the welds and then I'll have an as original core support as is possible. Only without any rust.
Last edited by William; Aug 22, 2009 at 10:07 AM. Reason: Big space in the middel of my message
Thread Starter
|
Elder User
Joined: Aug 2007
Posts: 516
Likes: 8
From: Milwaukie, Oregon
i ended up getting the core support off ebay mentioned earlyer. it was cracked in a small area from rust through but nothing bad. i had to borrow a family friends welder and patched it up. unfortunatly the welder i had was just a little bit too powerful and ended up burning through it. but its patched now. i just need to grind it down cause the lowwer valence wont fit against this giant wad of weld. but after that its being sent out to sand blasters then to the local high school for powder coat.
Post Fiend
Joined: Jan 2005
Posts: 26,337
Likes: 12
From: Paradise Found!
i ended up getting the core support off ebay mentioned earlyer. it was cracked in a small area from rust through but nothing bad. i had to borrow a family friends welder and patched it up. unfortunatly the welder i had was just a little bit too powerful and ended up burning through it. but its patched now. i just need to grind it down cause the lowwer valence wont fit against this giant wad of weld. but after that its being sent out to sand blasters then to the local high school for powder coat.
I also have more 66 parts available.
Senior User
Joined: Aug 2009
Posts: 176
Likes: 0
From: Bolivar, MO>
FoMoCo says they have one in stock. By the way thats not ford motor co! Just google them and go to their home page and search for 66 f100 core support and you will find it. It is pretty common problem. That is unless you have to have original Ford parts in which case to the salvage yard you go!
FTE Stories
Ford Trucks for Ford Truck Enthusiasts
AEV FXL Super Duty - the Super Duty Raptor Ford Doesn't Make
Brett Foote
Lobo Vs Lobo: Proof the F-150 Lobo Should Be Even Lower!
Michael S. Palmer
Ford's 2001 Explorer Sportsman Concept Looks For a New Home
Verdad Gallardo
10 Best Ford Truck Engines We Miss the Most!
Joe Kucinski
2026 Shelby F-150 Off-Road: Better Than a Raptor R?
Brett Foote
2027 Super Duty Carhartt Package First Look: 12 Things You NEED to Know!
Michael S. Palmer
10 Most Surprising 2026 Ford Truck Features!
Joe Kucinski
Top 10 Ford Trucks Coming to Mecum Indy 2026
Brett Foote
5 Best / 5 Worst Ford Truck Wheels of All Time
Joe Kucinski
Ford Parts Specialist
Joined: Nov 2006
Posts: 88,826
Likes: 784
From: Simi Valley, CA
FoMoCo says they have one in stock. By the way thats not ford motor co! Just google them and go to their home page and search for 66 f100 core support and you will find it. It is pretty common problem. That is unless you have to have original Ford parts in which case to the salvage yard you go!
So...who is this FoMoCo? It's not FoMoCo.com or FoMoCo.org.
In fact...in order to use the Ford, Blue Oval, or FoMoCo logo, one must obtain a license from Ford to do so. It's not free.
How many Ford obsolete stores do you see around today?
There are next to none because Ford's lawyers forced all the obsolete parts vendors around 10 years ago to remove the name Ford from their businesses...unless they got a license.
I know of exactly one obsolete parts vendor that still uses Ford as part of their business name.
If this seller claims to have a 1966 support, it's either used, an obsolete NOS original, or C2TZ16138G .. the only support that has been reproduced.
C2TZ16138G does not fit 1965/66 F100/250 2WD's or 1966 F100 4WD's without modifications.
As original:
C6TZ16138B .. Radiator Support / Obsolete / Fits: 1966 F100/250 2WD.
C6TZ16138C .. Radiator Support / C6TZ16138C replaced C5TZ16138B / Obsolete / Fits: 1965 F100/250 2WD / 1966 F100 4WD.
Thread Starter
|
Elder User
Joined: Aug 2007
Posts: 516
Likes: 8
From: Milwaukie, Oregon
Interested in what this chapter thing is. what is it? and what do you have for 66's? may be in the market for a couple things soon.
Former Vendor
Joined: Jan 2006
Posts: 3,849
Likes: 1
From: Seattle
Number Dummy, try FoMoeCo, he's a local here in the Seattle area and deals in old Ford parts. Dan. (not to be confused with Ed.) LOL.
Last edited by Parts Guy Wyatt; Aug 25, 2009 at 06:49 PM. Reason: added lol
Post Fiend
Joined: Jan 2005
Posts: 26,337
Likes: 12
From: Paradise Found!
We try and have GTG's at least once a year, and it gives a chance for other Ford people to meet in your area.
Here is a link to our chapter: https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/forum190/
You can find a "join" link at the chapter "header" and there is also a join link in my signature. Come join us!
Thread
Thread Starter
Forum
Replies
Last Post
tracytruelove
1961 - 1966 F-100 & Larger F-Series Trucks
1
Nov 23, 2014 08:18 PM
