36 Ford Pickup i Might buy
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36 Ford Pickup i Might buy
well me and my grandpop just saw this 36 sitting buy two barns the truck was never there before i even looked on goggle earth to check so we stoped and went over and looked at it and found out how good of condition its in there is no rust all the way through that we saw it does have torn and repaired left fender i forgot to look at right it appears to be a 1 ton maybe 1 1/2 ton not sure it is a short wheelbase truck though i will be on here looking for info on the truck like what size tires did it come with factory and how can it tell besides the vin the size of the truck i havent talked to the owner yet but i am set on buying this truck i hope they will let it go i will let you guys know if i get it
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Ford 1-1/2 Ton, 138" wheelbase, 5 lug, 22.5 Wheels..... by ballpark, I doubt its the 158" verison..... look more into it...get the vin and go from there to be sure though.
~Mike
1947 Ford 1.5 Ton DRW
Cummins 3.9L Turbo Diesel
ZF-S542 5 Speed OD manual (Out of a 96' Ford F-350)
~Mike
1947 Ford 1.5 Ton DRW
Cummins 3.9L Turbo Diesel
ZF-S542 5 Speed OD manual (Out of a 96' Ford F-350)
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Ford 1-1/2 Ton, 138" wheelbase, 5 lug, 22.5 Wheels..... by ballpark, I doubt its the 158" verison..... look more into it...get the vin and go from there to be sure though.
~Mike
1947 Ford 1.5 Ton DRW
Cummins 3.9L Turbo Diesel
ZF-S542 5 Speed OD manual (Out of a 96' Ford F-350)
~Mike
1947 Ford 1.5 Ton DRW
Cummins 3.9L Turbo Diesel
ZF-S542 5 Speed OD manual (Out of a 96' Ford F-350)
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dang not to many people on this forum is there on another forum im on there are like 1000 posts a day well i have another question what would it invole to convert to juice brakes also i think i saw pics of the master cylinder under the cab is this how you can do it because i dont want the master cyl. on the firewall oh also i dont want to swap axles in the rear so does this mean i have to stick with mechanical brakes
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What other forum are you on that gets that many posts a day? (Sorry, I need some help on my 47 too.)
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its not an old truck forum its a ford ranger forum
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There is no VIN number on this truck. VIN's were not used prior to 1948.
The truck is registered by the engine number aka the serial number, but don't be surprised if it doesn't match what's on the registration.
If the engine was replaced by a Ford dealer, they would stamp the original number on the replacement engine, but if the engine was swapped by a previous owner, the numbers won't match.
Look for the engine/serial number on the "hogshead" (clutch housing) and on the engine block.
Some serial numbers were also stamped on the frame, adjacent to the steering gear box.
The truck is registered by the engine number aka the serial number, but don't be surprised if it doesn't match what's on the registration.
If the engine was replaced by a Ford dealer, they would stamp the original number on the replacement engine, but if the engine was swapped by a previous owner, the numbers won't match.
Look for the engine/serial number on the "hogshead" (clutch housing) and on the engine block.
Some serial numbers were also stamped on the frame, adjacent to the steering gear box.
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Unsure on your larger truck...but...
There is no info on the engine that will help you figure year, ND mentioned "clutch housing", but I'm pretty sure he's confused that with the tranny case itself...Ford didn't stamp the flatheads, figuring (general consensus) that the engine would be changed, but the tranny would live on.
Now if it were a 1/2 ton (again, not sure on thelarger trucks) you should have a sn stamped behin) the steering box (on top side of frame) and another on the top rear driverside frame rail.
You have either a '35 or a '36, I'd have to look at the side shot of the grill and also the hood sides to verify the year...the '35 grill is "shorter"-from where it touches the hood sided to the front of the grill, and the "V8" logo on a 35 is in the center of the louvers, and the '26 is towards the front of the louvers...(oly way I can tell'em apart).
There is no info on the engine that will help you figure year, ND mentioned "clutch housing", but I'm pretty sure he's confused that with the tranny case itself...Ford didn't stamp the flatheads, figuring (general consensus) that the engine would be changed, but the tranny would live on.
Now if it were a 1/2 ton (again, not sure on thelarger trucks) you should have a sn stamped behin) the steering box (on top side of frame) and another on the top rear driverside frame rail.
You have either a '35 or a '36, I'd have to look at the side shot of the grill and also the hood sides to verify the year...the '35 grill is "shorter"-from where it touches the hood sided to the front of the grill, and the "V8" logo on a 35 is in the center of the louvers, and the '26 is towards the front of the louvers...(oly way I can tell'em apart).
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You have either a '35 or a '36, I'd have to look at the side shot of the grill and also the hood sides to verify the year...the '35 grill is "shorter"-from where it touches the hood sided to the front of the grill, and the "V8" logo on a 35 is in the center of the louvers, and the '26 is towards the front of the louvers...(oly way I can tell'em apart).
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well the guy wont sell the truck he says its an old family truck and he is goning to get it restored (hes really rich so i kind of figured he would get it restored for his newly opened vineyard)
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