hey... new member here. picked up a 1948 F-1 a few weeks back. has a decent flathead from a '52 merc (4" stroke). the originally a texas truck, but it's spent the past 8 years outside here in IL - the body's in decent shape but rust is starting to take it's toll. pics here

onto some questions...

I've seen two types of replacement floor pans: 2 piece (individual R & L sides) and 1 piece models. What are your experiences with them? Got a preference?

Also, one of my grill bars is jacked up. I see the stainless covers all over the place, but no replacement bars. Anyone know where you can get these things? (or anyone have an extra lying around?)

Lastly... I've seen guys with rollpans on their '48s, but I've never seen them listed for sale. Haven't decided if I wanna do a bumper or rollpan, but just wanna see what my options are.

 

welcome to fte as far as the floor pans i think that would be a personal choice
grill bars i dont think metal ones are being made but thay do make them in fiberglass ive seen them in a few catlogs.
someone will be along shortly that can point you in the right direction on rollpan.
youve come to a great place lots of info and a great bunch of gals and guys

 

Welcome to the board!

First things first, get online and order every free catalog you can get your hands on. They are a valuable source of info as most of them have great parts daigrams that have been taken out of the original manuals. Grill bars are available, I can't remember from which vendor but I know I've seen them in catalogs.
As far as a rear roll pan you might have to fab your own. Most of the premade roll pans out there are for the 51 and newer trucks (actually late 1950). the 48-mid 1950 trucks have a different bed. The bedsides have a raised panel, the stake pockets are curved and the rear sill below the tailgate is rounded at the bottom. The mid 50 and up trucks have flat bedsides, square stake pockets and the rear sill is square.

Here's a big long list of links that may come in handy'
ACDelco Parts Catalog
parts, interchange guide, and application guide
AirBagIt.com - Air Suspension Kits, Mini-Truck Parts, Sport Compact Parts! Airride, Airsprings, Towing Kits, Lambo Vertical Doors, Airbags.
American Autowire: Wiring Harnesses, Accessories, & Parts for GM Restoration, Modified Restoration & Custom Street Rod
http://www.autokrafters.com/
53 and up
AutoReWire.com
great links to tech articles on wiring
AutoZone.com | Get In The Zone!

B:
racing equipment flathead parts flat at baronracingequipment.com
flathead stuff
http://blueovaltruckparts.com/catalog/
Bob Drake Reproductions, Inc. Street Rod & Original Ford Parts
Bob's F100 Parts and Restoration - (951) 681-1956 - 9372 Mission Blvd, Riverside, CA 92509
48-78 parts
http://www.borgeson.com/products.htm
Bossap.com - boss ap Resources and Information.
http://www.brockmancustomparts.com/index.htm
Headers, mufflers, custom parts
Techno Source for the 1932 thru 1953 Flathead Ford

C:
Car-Part.com--Used Auto Parts Market
http://www.cgfordparts.com/early_ford_parts.htm
48-79 parts
http://www.chassisengineeringinc.com/
Chucks Trucks LLC., Ford Truck Parts and Restoration, Chuck's Trucks, Chucks Trucks
Serving the community since 1974 Specializing in Antique
Disc Brake, Steering and Suspension Products for classic Chevy and Ford cars and trucks
steering, brakes, and suspension
Classic Trucks - Classic Truck Shop
Classic Ford & Thunderbird Parts Supplier - Concours Parts
C.W. Moss


D:
DAN CARPENTER'S SPECIALTIES,1951-52, 1953-56, 1957-72 Ford Truck Beds
http://www.daycoproducts.com/daycowe...ction?OpenForm
interchange guide
Dennis Carpenter Ford Car, F-100 Pickup Truck, Tractor and Cushman Scooter Restoration Parts
ITW Devcon | Two of the most recognized brands in all of industry; Devcon® and Permatex®.

E:
Early Ford V8 Sales, Early Ford Parts, Classic Car Sales, Antique, Restoration, Cars, Trucks
Engineered Components, Inc. - Hot Rod Brakes and Brackets - Your One Stop Brake Shop!
ecs HyLites -StreetRod,Custom Lighting &Electronics
EGGE Machine Company - Parts and Services for Nostalgic Motors
Ford parts
48-52 cab corners, lower front cowl, cab floor
Springs 'n Things
Home of EZ Wiring


F:
Fatman Fabrications
Flathead Jack, USA's Hot Rodding Headquarters
Flatlander Racing - Ford Flathead Parts
Flat-o Products, Inc.

G:
Gabriel.com
Quanta Products
gas tanks, radiators, belts, brake lines, etc
Catalogs | Gates Corporation
interchange guide
Glenn Marion Ford
Goodyear Engineered Products
interchange guide
Green Sales Company - Obsolete Ford parts, Lincoln, Mercury parts Green Sales Company, supplier of obsolete Ford parts and Lincoln / Mercury parts. Our Ford parts inventory represents all Ford and Lincoln / Mercury products from 1950 to the present.
Obsolete parts for Ford and Mercury

H:

Home page Horkey wood and Parts
bed parts and sheet metal
http://www.hotrodstrucks.com/index.html
48-56 truck parts
Hotronics Products
motors, servos, electronics

I:



J:
JEGS Performance Auto Parts - Accel Billet Specialties Edelbrock MSD Moroso Mr Gasket
http://www.joblotauto.com/homepage.jsp
John's F-Fun Hundreds-Home
48-79 parts
Juliano's Hot Rod Parts & Interior Products - Custom Car & Street Rod Accessories

K:
Truck Parts
kustompinstriping.com
Welcome to Docs Kustom

L:
LeBaron Bonney Company - Antique Auto Upholstery
LMC Truck Parts: Chevy Chevrolet Blazer S10 GMC Jimmy S15 Ford Bronco Ranger Pickup Pick Up Accessories/Catalogs

M:

McMaster-Carr
a little bit of everything, fasteners, materials, etc
MOTORCRAFT PARTS FOR FORD, LINCOLN OR MERCURY VEHICLES
parts, interchange guide, and application guide
Monroe Shocks and Struts - The industry Leader in Manufacturing OE & Aftermarket Ride Control Products for Import and Domestic Vehicles
Bed
https://www.mackhils.com/
bed parts and sheet metal
Mid Fifty F100 Parts
53-56 parts
MAC’s: Dealer of Restoration Parts for Classic, Antique, Vintage Ford Autos, Cars & Trucks: Street Rod Parts, Vintage/Classic Ford Manuals & much more!
48-79 parts
Midwest Early Ford - Ford Reproduction Parts - Ford car and truck parts from 1928-1956
28-56 trucks, 49-56 cars
Disc Brake & Brake Conversion Kits, Suspension Kits: Master Power Brakes.

N:
NAPA Online
Ford Truck Parts and Repair Panels for your classic truck at Northern Classic Trucks
NPDLink | National Parts Depot
48-96 parts
New Port Engineering - Home of the Clean Wipe Wiper-Drive
Classic Hot Rod Parts & Accessories for Chevrolets Trucks, Ford - NoLimit Engineering



O:
http://www.olpartsmine.com/index.html

P:
http://www.partsamerica.com/
The Paddock Performance and Restoration Parts -
Parr Automotive Inc.
http://www.pro-werks.com/index.php
Pete & Jakes
POSIES Rods and Customs - Super Slide Springs - Street Rod Parts - Hot Rod Parts - Truck Parts - Ford and Chevy Suspensions and Chassis Parts Home
6 Volt to 12 Volt Converter

R:

RockAuto Auto Parts
Rivets - rivet guns - copper rivets - rivet tools - rivet nuts - Jay Cee Sales and Rivet Inc
rivets, etc
Radiators, automotive radiators, condenser, oem radiators, truck radiators
Ron Davis aluminum radiators for racing, offroad, performance street car, and other custom applications
Raybestos Brakes - Home
Red's Headers and Speed Equipment
speed equipment for old Fords
Classic Car Restoration - Classic Car Parts, Restoration Parts, Classic Car Accessories
http://www.recks-relics.com/index.shtml
Restoration Specialties & Supply, Inc.
weather stripping, window channels, clips, etc
Ford Stroker Kits Flathead to 304 from RPM Machine
flathead stuff
http://www.racepartsolutions.com/index.htm
Mandrel bends, tubing, AN fittings, etc
RRE Mandrel Bent Exhaust Bends and Intercooler Bends
Mandrel bends
RICHMOND Street Performance Calculator
Rhode Island Wiring Service Inc.

S:
http://www.spectrapremium.com/products/index.html
gas tanks, oil pans, etc
Welcome to Schneider Racing Cams
Summit Racing - High Performance Car and Truck Parts l 800-230-3030
Speedway Motors - Street Rod Parts, Race Parts, Ford Flathead Parts, Sprint and Midget Racing Parts, Pedal Car Parts
Street Rod Garage
Construction Material Index
Fabrication parts
Sherco Auto Supply
Gotta Show Products Home Page Featuring Hot Rod Plumbing
power steering hoses

wiring supplies

T:
Catalogs
Tatom's Web Site
flathead stuff
TABZONE by DTProducts, Inc.
Chassis and suspension fabrication part
Transmission Adapters
TP Tools & Equipment

U:
U.S. Radiator Catalog

V:
The Ford Flathead V8 Site
Classic Car Parts, Vintage Car Parts & Accessories | So Cal Speed Shop Arizona
SoCal speed shop
Sacramento Vintage Ford :: 1.888.FORD.100

W:
Wheels of Time
Wilcap Company Home Page
Welcome to Waytek Wire
wiring supplies
http://www.wire-works.com./

Y:
yourkansasconnection.net
used 28-70 truck parts

Bobby

 

Wow Bobby, that’s getting to be quite a list!

Hey ghart, welcome to the site, you do know that 48’s are called “monkey faces” don’t you? The best solution to you problem would be to change the front sheet metal to 51-52 and be a “buck tooth” with rolled pan. Heh heh!

 

Don't forget Ebay,craigslist and older salvage yards for parts. chuck

 

Welcome to FTE! I hope you find this place useful and entertaining.

I have that same problem too. Roll pan, bumper... hmmm.. When I look at the truck I think a roll pan would look awsome; but then I get in front of a texter in traffic and thoughts of metal spikes crawl through my head.

A bunch of guys here build their own "roll" pans and I'll let them go into that in more detial. Now what I would like to do for my truck is to somewhat mold the bottoms of the fenders together with a flat sheet of metal (removable of course). Poking the exhaust through and adding a plate here would be optional and cool. This would be an easy project leaving the rolling part out of the fabrication. Just a thought.

BTW Nice looking truck! Have fun with it!

Clayton

 

I installed a new floor in my 52. I used a one piece.I ended up cutting it in half then installed it and welded the cut.turned out good. Tryed doing it all at once but for my first floor the one piece was hard to get it all lined up.Less change of cab shifting out of alignment when doing one side at a time.

 

hot rods has a roll pan for 48-50s now its on page 22 of there online catalog

 

bobby - thats quite a list!

needhelp49 - thanks for the lead on the rollpan

another floor pan question... i've never replaced a floor before. i see several guys taking the cab off to do the replacement. is that necessary? easier? just a good idea?

 

If you are replacing the whole floor in one piece or two, the right way is to put the chassis on jack stands and shim until the frame is level front to rear and side to side. Verify the chassis is square by measuring the diagonals. Next fit the doors (make sure the hinges are in good shape not saggy) jacking the cab as necessary to get equal gap all around. Now check the cab for square by measuring the diagonals on it and check level. Once you are satified that everything is as aligned and square as you can get it, remove doors and use some 1" square 1/8" wall tubing (it's pretty inexpensive from a steel supplier and very handy to have around, you'll find 100s of uses for it afterwards. Buy ~ 100') tack welded in place to brace the cab: across the door openings near the bottom and beltline, side to side connecting the previous tubes, diagonal across door opening, diagonal across cab from front lower corner intersection on one side to rear upper intersection on the othe side. Now the cab will not shift alignment so you can feel free to cut away the floor and replace it on the chassis or remove the cab and work on it that way. If doing it on the chassis you may find it easier to use the two piece floor.

 

If you need to replace the floorpan, check carefully the condition of the forward cab mounts for corrosion. The corner of the floor pan is underneath part of the cabmounts in a sandwich fashion. I replaced both sides when I did the floorpan. I would not try it with the cab on the frame. In my case I tack welded in cross braces in both the door openings and across the cowl below the dash-no movement and no door fit issues.

 

I bought my rear roll pan from Hot Rods Trucks. I think i have a picture in my gallery that shows the rear pan.

Terry