Thanks for the reply Mike. I wire wheeled, sanded, primed, and coated the floor board in my truck with Rust Oleum truck bed liner. I have a company who builds our rubber seals for my business i am going to contact. Not sure if he has a textured pattern, but should be able to get a mat cut to dimensions needed.

Did you have to replace any of the switches, cables, etc in your truck?

 

Guys, I had the same trouble finding the floormat.I wound up ordering a roll of diamond-plate patterned rubber matting from McMaster-Carr.They have many different styles of this stuff,and will only sell you how much you need(not 150' of it).I know its not OEM,but its the best choice I have right now.Good luck!

 

Good idea Rhinoman!

 

Just the headlight switch. Most of the switches will cross over to the pick ups, which you can find in the pick up restoration catalogs. Since the C series was introduced in 1957, all the parts need to be reference to that era of truck, even the 60's and 70's models. I was able to use quite a few parts that are for the 57-60 pick ups.

 

Came across this site while searching for info on my "new" truck. It's a C600, I got it from a scrap hauler who was taking it to the crusher.

 

there is a decent C truck here at the pic apart with the stainless windshield trim. it is a 1978. has good doors and body parts.

 

Pick A Part, in Las Vegas. Bummer, I live in Bend, OR. I could use the doors and fenders...

 

Has anyone replaced the rubber seals around the windows? Where can these be purchased?

 

1957 C550,
I was able to find NOS replacements for the windshields, but not the side or rear windows. I looked all over for the side window rubbers, but ended up masking them off when the truck was painted. There are two part numbers for the windshield rubber, one for the custom cab with the trim insert and plain rubber for the standard cab. Your best bet is to do a part number search with the NOS vendors.

I was also able to find new rubber for the wing window. That made a big difference in the looks and the amount of wind getting in the cab.

 

Mike, do you recall who you bought them from?

 

Ive got a parts cab up in washington state. Has good glass except the passenger windshield. Rubber's probably not good enough to reuse.

Have to see about the doors. Theres no body damage, but may be rust.

 

Sorry for taking so long to respond, but I only seem to get on the site once a month or so.

I got my windshield rubbers from a friend at a local Ford dealer. He found them somewhere, but did not tell me. Since then I have learned to search out the OEM suppliers and was able to find the wing window rubbers from Green Sales. They have a website that allows you to do searches by part number. If you don't have it, you need to get the 1964/1972 Ford parts catalog, as that will provide you with all the part numbers.

 

Ok guys, I bought a 1977 C-900 Howe fire truck to get the 534 and the HT 640 Allison transmission out of it. I am going to scrap the fire body and water tank, as I have no need for them. I never thought I would be one to scrap a fire truck, but there is no historic value here, so I will try to recoup some of my investment. After I get the parts that I want off the cab, I will make it available to any of you needing parts. All the windows are good and the doors are perfect. Being a fire truck from the northwest, there is no rust and it was never wrecked, so everything is straight. I have pulled the air wipers, the visors and a few other minor parts, and will probably keep the rear axle as well since it has a taller ratio than mine. By the way, it is an air brake chassis, so all that will be available as well. Let me know what you need.

When it is all stripped, the front is going to become an outdoor bar that will be a twin to my fire truck.

 

I forgot to mention, the truck is located in Longview, Washington.

 

How much would you want for the doors, (or one), and the fenders? Dan