66 'restoration'

[Gunnibronco]

I have a good mirror head now. It's hard to tell from his pics, but one might match mine. I think Ford didn't have a specific mirror for the 66 and was using, literally, any mirror they had around. I've seen pics of many different frame & glass mounted mirrors. Hard to say.

[colby45]

I have a good mirror head now. It's hard to tell from his pics, but one might match mine. I think Ford didn't have a specific mirror for the 66 and was using, literally, any mirror they had around. I've seen pics of many different frame & glass mounted mirrors. Hard to say.

That seems to be the case. In the early days of production I think Ford was doing literally whatever they could to get trucks off the line. At least that's what I've found in researching the many quirks about the early ones.

[Viperwolf1]

66 horn ring

[Gunnibronco]

66 horn ring

My white whale!

Phil, those just pop off real quick & easy. LOL.

I am no longer assuming my truck came with a horn ring or hub caps. There was an accessory package that included hub caps & the horn ring, lighter, arm rests, chrome bumpers & tail light trim, and visors. I have the lighter, arm rests, and tail light trim, but my truck has never had visors, so I can assume it did not include the accessory package.

I have this weird, unsatisfied feeling deep inside me, knowing I'll never know just how this truck was built.

[colby45]

My white whale!

Phil, those just pop off real quick & easy. LOL.

I am no longer assuming my truck came with a horn ring or hub caps. There was an accessory package that included hub caps & the horn ring, lighter, arm rests, chrome bumpers & tail light trim, and visors. I have the lighter, arm rests, and tail light trim, but my truck has never had visors, so I can assume it did not include the accessory package.

I have this weird, unsatisfied feeling deep inside me, knowing I'll never know just how this truck was built.

I have that same feeling Although on the bright side (speaking of horn rings), a couple days ago I was digging around in my Bronco and found my horn ring under the seat! I thought it was long gone.

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[Gunnibronco]

Holy crap!

I better go look under my seat.

[Gunnibronco]

A few more parts trickling in.

Some stickers, I don't think my truck had the t-case pattern sticker on the dash. But it is cool, so I grabbed one.

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Hood to cowl seal

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Located an inside the tailgate spare tire carrier, correct 66 jack & lug wrench. Realized I don't have a 66 gas cap, the bracket to attach the oil bath filter to the engine block. I'm sure my battery tie down has been replaced. Updated my "wish list".

[Gunnibronco]

Made major headway picking up parts over the last couple weeks.

Got a Craigslist score from a guy who has a Budd bodied U14 he put a wagon top & V8 into. He has a real deal 66 horn ring, he didn't know how special it was, until I explained the 66 horn button differences. I knew there was a 6 cyl 3 speed and t-case with the longer 66 t-case shift lever & knob. Both in great condition. Before I showed up, he found an extra box of stuff that included some very nice visors, and a set of 66 tail light buckets & lenses, gas pedal with throttle cable, steering box, radio, and a bunch of dash knobs I was needing. Oddly enough the tail light buckets & throttle cable were things I wanted, but wasn't really looking for, and the dash knobs & lighter were exactly the knobs I needed. He also had a bunch of non-66 stuff I took off his hands too.

Picked up a couple 66 steering linkages from Eck.

Went to Don's in C.S. and he surprised me with a set of front seat belts & a full set of 5 steel wheels. He threw in a set of correct front coil springs from a 6 cyl Bronco.

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Anyone seen this kind of spare tire hold down "wing nut". It was from the bulkhead spare carrier from the U14.

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Is this a 66 radio? The "Date Installed" stamp is "6TBB 025748". The knobs are missing.

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This hardware is used to bolt the front of the top to the windshield frame, I have the same on my 66. Is this a Budd thing or a 66 thing?

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[Viperwolf1]

Here is some interesting info regarding your spare mount. http://classicbroncos.com/forums/showth ... ost2882787

[Friday]

Gunni, Where did you get the correct cowl seal?

[Gunnibronco]

http://classicbroncos.com/forums/showth ... p?t=249843

He also has a few airbox to hood seals left, and some other 66 specific stuff. Some stuff is on CB.com classifieds only, some is here:

http://roadsteru13.com/roadster-shop/

edit: the cowl to hood seal was not $75, that link is for airbox seal. I don't think he has a specific thread on the cowl to hood seal. It was around $15.