'69 F350 project

46stude · Post by **46stude** » Wed Dec 27, 2006 10:50 am

Scored me a couple goodies up in San Antonio at the Pick-N-Pull! One thing I snagged was the wiper delay switch out of a '78- thats gonna be nice in the drizzle.

What I'm really proud of, though, is the under-dash AC unit I found. It was in a '72 F100. Made by "Clardy" out of Ft Worth, TX. Its a fairly compact unit that has 3 vents- I'd say its about 24" or so.

For some reason, I can't get my pics to load into the computer. Once I get that resolved, I'll post some pics of that AC unit.

46stude · Post by **46stude** » Wed Dec 27, 2006 9:40 pm

Uploaded a few pics of that AC unit into my photo gallery. Here's a shot of the front of it:

FLATBEDFORD · Post by **FLATBEDFORD** » Thu Dec 28, 2006 12:42 pm

Cool. HaHa

46stude · Post by **46stude** » Thu Dec 28, 2006 5:51 pm

LOL- cool, haha. Its not cool yet- gotta get it in the truck 1st & hooked up!

I looked for a T18 shift knob while at the junkyard, FBF, but no luck.

FLATBEDFORD · Post by **FLATBEDFORD** » Thu Dec 28, 2006 7:15 pm

I found one, actually, one found me. One of our Canadian friends has one for me.

46stude · Post by **46stude** » Thu Dec 28, 2006 11:55 pm

I'd seen that it looked like you had a good line on one, but I checked anyways. If you hadn't needed it, someone else here might have.

FLATBEDFORD · Post by **FLATBEDFORD** » Fri Dec 29, 2006 10:32 am

46stude,
Thanks for thinking of me.

FLATBEDFORD · Post by **FLATBEDFORD** » Mon Feb 19, 2007 5:40 pm

46stude,
Any progress? Haven't heard from you in a while. I have a disc brake front end now. I hope to start messing around with the parts to see how everything will go together. I have parts truck that I can use to experiment with before I take my '70 apart. I'll take and share pics.

46stude · Post by **46stude** » Sat Jul 28, 2007 9:54 am

Well, things changed dramatically in early '07. I ended up w/ an '82 F600 deisel winch truck, so I decided to cancel the '69 F350 project. I tried selling the '69, tried parting it out, & even considered scrapping it.

What I decided was.... none of the above. I have a '46 Studebaker pick-up project that I just never have been able to get off the ground. I must have had a dozen different plans for it, a couple different frames, & about 3,000 various engine plans.

Then one day I had a thought (which was suprising, since those are so rare for me)- why not build a 1 ton Studebaker? The '69 frame was 34" wide, the original Stude's was 34". All it would take was a simple chop of the frame to shorten it up to the desired wheelbase. I figured "why the heck not?".

So the project is well underway now. I'm still gonna run the EFI 300-6, although I think I may do a rebuild on the C6 I have & make it bullet-proof for towing instead of running the ZF 5 speed. I do have an F600 for those real big towing needs, so the C6 should be just fine for hauling a camper trailer or a loaded 20' trailer. One of the main reasons I'm considering the C6 is space- this old Stude is tiny inside!

So there you have it- an interesting project in my opinion. Most old Studes get restored or street-rodded. When was the last time you saw someone build a dually out of a classic '40s truck?

I have a bunch of pics in my build thread over on the Studebaker forum site I help moderate. Rather than take up a bunch of Keith's bandwidth here, I'll post a link to that thread & you can see more pics if you're interested:
http://www.oldhippie.com/forums/index.p ... 206.0.html

ima71 trucks are older · Sat Jul 28, 2007 10:38 am

Nice project. I'd lengthen the bed rather then shorten the wheelbase, but thats just me.

Thunderfoot · Post by **Thunderfoot** » Sat Jul 28, 2007 1:34 pm

Looks great! I like it

the duals look cool

keep moving forwards

FLATBEDFORD · Post by **FLATBEDFORD** » Sat Jul 28, 2007 3:00 pm

Cool! Its a Studabumper!

layedout72 · Post by **layedout72** » Sat Jul 28, 2007 6:54 pm

I have told anyone who has asked about a tow vehicle and what I would want it to be, that a dodge or stude dually would be it. So in that respect, your building a SICKKKK tow rig!

46stude · Post by **46stude** » Wed Aug 01, 2007 10:30 pm

ima71 trucks are older wrote:Nice project. I'd lengthen the bed rather then shorten the wheelbase, but thats just me.

I'm legnthening the bed and shortening the wheelbase.

The stock WB for my Stude was 112", & the '69 was 134", and the WB I'm going to run is 120". So I had to lop out 14" of the frame, & I will have to add 8" or so to the bed.

The Stude cab is much smaller than the bumpside cab. In order to keep it proportionate, I had to shorten up the WB.

ima71 trucks are older · Wed Aug 01, 2007 10:41 pm

46stude wrote:
The Stude cab is much smaller than the bumpside cab. In order to keep it proportionate, I had to shorten up the WB.

Yeah, you don't really sit in those cabs. Its more like wearing them

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