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Greetings all,
My name is ron, and I've come to soak up your knowledge (honestly). Currently I've got a '65 F100, but I am eyeballing the '67 F100 cab sitting on blocks in Dad's trees (to replace my rusty '65 cab), and his '70 F100 4wd (352/np435 peanut transfer case). There is always a clash at my house as to which sort of vehicles to put money into, SWMBO likes em new and shiny, I prefer old and easy to work on. I already told her that the '87 mazda and '89 cougar are going to go away as my daily drivers and I am going to do my best to seek out a '68-72 crew cab (just the cab) to put onto a '78 F150 frame. I appreciate a good restoration but they are not my style, I prefer easy to find parts and no bling, I also enjoy moonlight walks along the lake :lol:
I know at least one fella (could also be a female) on this site claims s/he has a '67 crew cab but FORDification's information says the CC wasn't available until '68 (interesting). I'd love to soak up as much information as possible about these beasties, so if you have anything you'd like to share send it my way.

I'll try to get some pics next time I make it to Dad's house, currently I just don't have any.

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:hi: and :wel: to the site.
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Welcome and good luck with the cab replacements. You are right, there is alot of knowledge on this site.(not me) But, Keith and the cab off frame guys have done it all. John
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:hi: :wel: :fr: from okla and if your gonna use the 78 frame it will have to be a 4x4 2x4 rails are 4" wider
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Welcome! I used to live in Fargo a long time ago. I went to Moorhead State before they changed it to MSUM.
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:wel: :fr: Don't be afraid to ask questions. This place is great for getting answers. I think the '67 CC was a special order. Good luck with the cab swap and PICTURES! We love pics. :DImage
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I also enjoy moonlight walks along the lake
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I think if Ford had made a fullsized Bronco during these years I would be happy with one of those, I've never seen (or seen reference too) an extended cab from these years either, so I thought I was going to have to hack apart some regular cabs and make my own crew cab before finding that it was a factory option (boy was I relieved). I don't need a 3/4t, I barely need 4wd (except for snow drifts :wink: ) I could probably even get by with (I dont know my transfer case models very well) the simple transfer case that is in Dad's that only has 2wd/4wd (no 4wd lo) I don't go 4 wheeling, as this is ND and there arent any trails. We currently have a small SUV and I like the 4drs for easy access but I dont like that huge cargo area at all, nor do I like the blind spots (head rests, roof pillars) I'd like to keep it as light as possible, so if I find the right donor box I might bobtail it. I rarely use the bed our current 3/4t (its that 'other' brand), and eventually when SWMBO upgrades her vehicle (from the small SUV) she will get a 4dr/shortbed/4wd. She will get another 'other' brand truck, her family is very loyal to the general motors line.

Its not 100% on a '78 frame, but I want the upgraded crossover steering from a '78 or 79 front end also I'd like to keep using 1/2t suspension parts. I toyed with the idea of using one of the earlier 1/2t drum brake front axles with (gasp) gm spindles with 8 bolt wheel studs, I've got a '68 3/4t van that has a dana 60 (sitting in trees with 302/3spd) but I would almost prefer to find a 8 bolt full floater kit for the 9" (less rotating mass). Or just stick with the 5 lug.. One of the things I'd like to do is somewhat replicate a 250 highboy for ride height but I dont like wide tires (wide tires plus icy highways = bad) so I want tall and skinny like a 235/85LT16 or even taller but still narrow like a 33x9.50 15. But it has to look proportionately correct, otherwise I'll go with something shorter (235/75LT15 up to a 31")

For a long time I was thinking that an overdrive transmission was the way to go, like a zf 5spd from a newer 3/4t, but then I did some reading the other day on the fordsix forums (CoupeBoy) and some other members stated that an overdrive transmission uses more power to turn the overdrive gears then a 1:1 final drive and that using a numerically lower gearset would be more appropriate for maximum fuel mileage. I wonder what the trade off of installed weight is? Cast Iron vs Aluminum..

ugh, I should start making my wishlist and doing research. This will of course take me years to gather the parts, which is Ok with me as I can control costs easier that way. We've got our daily drivers plus the '68 Mustang, this is afterall my hobby so it can take as long as it needs to.

I look forward to reading many, many, many posts until I come up with a question that has not been answered, and if I happen to know something useful, I'll try to share.

PS if anybody has a listing of Ford Basic Part Numbers, I'd like to talk to you. One of my side projects is a part decoder. On the tech and tutorials part of this website you will notice that he gives information on how to break down the prefix portion (ex C5AE decodes to a '1965 originally designed for a fullsized car from the Engine and Transmission department), but it does not include information like what did a C5AE-6049-B come from, and which cars was it used on. The second portion is the Basic Part Number (6049).

That should do it for today :D
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C5AE-6049-B is a 65 Ford Galaxie/generic Ford Engine part Cylinder head 2nd revision
To find what it was used on, you gotta get a Ford Parts Interchange manual.
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