Gary Lewis

The years listed are incorrect, but the advertisement does state a 6" width. https://www.ebay.com/itm/NOS-OEM-Ford-1978-1986-Truck-Aluminum-Wheels-F150-Bronco-Van-1979-1980-1981-1982/142899985192?epid=1256795262&hash=item214580bb28:g:KoEAAOSwa-dWp~Lo:rk:1:pf:0 Yes, those are apparently the 1978 - 81 wheels that Ford said have "10 opening - polished aluminum".

But, I'll say "thanks". You tried, and that's what counts. In fact, I hope you don't take my messages on whether a part fits or not as a knock on you. You are good at finding things and I have the resources with which to determine if they fit our trucks. Together we are a good team.

Rick - Thanks for the correction. This info needs to be on the Y2Y differences page since those wheels were available for only 2 of the Bullnose years. I’ll add them awa your pic(s). 👍

Factory Bullnose, or Bricknose, or both? Are they 7" wide? I can't measure properly with the tires still on them... The page on here (Driveline/Wheels) shows them as 6" and they were available only in 1980 & '81.

Those are factory. I have a set and love them.

I've had the ad below saved in My Ebay for about a year. They have a few color options, but I have no idea on the fitment or quality... https://www.ebay.com/itm/TR102-1980-86-FORD-STEPSIDE-FLAIRSIDE-TAILGATE-LETTERS-F100-F150-F250/291414322034?ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT&var=590516188716&_trksid=p2060353.m1438.l2649 If I ever get around to painting my truck I'll let you know. This morning I realized I could look at the tailgates, which I did: Exterior/Bed, Tailgates, & Components. Turns out there is only one part number for the 1980-87 Flareside trucks. So, I wonder why the letters were different between 1980 and 1981-86?

When I click that link I just go to the Bullnose FB page. Not a specific truck. But I don't know how to tell you to create a link to the truck.

I've found at least 4, but I'd call them all buzzers - not chimes. They're at the top L & bottom R of this pic: https://supermotors.net/getfile/233590/thumbnail/chimes.jpg I probably still have those. Interesting. While there was only one part number, which says to me that they operate the same, there may have been different manufacturers. Perhaps that accounts for the different look? By the way, I'm not sure how you are inserting your icon pics, but you may be able to make them bigger by inserting this code in that generated: width="100%" Here's the code generated for a pic, but I've removed the "<" and ">" from the front and back. You can see the code I mentioned: nabble_img src="11215_Header.jpg" border="0"width="100%"/ As said, I don't know how you are doing it or if that will work. And you can play with the % to make them whatever you want.

A trip coming? (I realize you can't given what you have going on. But, ....)

That is a very nice looking truck. I saw it on FB and wondered. Glad you shared it.

Chrome grille. Pretty, but expensive. Sure glad I got mine a few years ago.

Interesting. I'm anxious to see how that works. Can you see the gauges with the UV LED's?

This is not for an F100-350 truck. Probably F600.

As shown here (Exterior/Name Plates) those are not E0TZ 16720-EA. The Custom is -CA and the Ranger is -DA. I've sent the vendor an email.

These are 1980 only. I don't know what the difference is, but there were different letters for gold in '81 and following. (Besides, these are for a Stepside, and couldn't possibly fit our trucks. ) Catalog entries: Gold (1980) EOTZ 8342528-AY (Not replaced 5/90) 1 Gold (1981/85) E1TZ 8342528-AY (Not replaced 4/90) 1

Nice! And, it is the right part for 1980 - 86.

Only correct for a 1980, not 80 - 82 as advertised.

We did a lot of research on that issue back on FTE. And the upshot is that F100's with: Manual brakes: 5 1/2" bolt pattern regardless of GVW Power brakes from 4600 to 4700 GVW had a 4 1/2 bolt pattern Power brakes from 5000 to 5100 GVW had a 5 1/2" bolt pattern But this doesn't appear to be a year-to-year difference. Instead it is an oddity. In any event it needs to be documented better than we have it at this point. But I'm not sure where to put that. On the Bullnose FAQ's page on a tab for F100's? On another topic, but closely associated to y2y, are engine specs. The dealer fact books usually, but not always, have horsepower and torque specs. And, the power numbers differ by application even within a year. So, what I'm thinking of doing is scanning the relevant info and creating a page for each engine to contain those pages. And, then in the spreadsheet each engine's entry will be a hotlink to the appropriate page. And I'm sure that there are other things in the dealer fact books that could be pulled out the same way. Like transmission info. Colors? Etc? Thoughts?

Beautiful truck! (And, nice house, driveway, and flowers.)

Gary, are these what you are describing? https://www.ebay.com/itm/1980-UP-NOS-Ford-Truck-4-Wheel-Drive-Transfer-Case-Shift-Fork-Inserts/332163942996?hash=item4d56838a54:g:1gMAAOSwuLZY1VQh:sc:USPSFirstClass!40475!US!-1 Those do look to be them: PAD (SHIFT FORK INSERT). And, a 400 for $100 is pretty good. The cranks are getting harder to find, and they and the right pistons are all you need to turn a 351M into a 400. That's a pretty cheap stroker kit. Or, just build up that 400. Tim Meyer has all the parts.

Grumpin - I think the brochure is mistaken. It really boils down to which Ford publication you want to believe, but I'll put my money on the Master Parts Catalog instead of a sales brochure. (There are errors in the MPC, but don't try to tell Numberdummy that. ) Anyway, the MPC has this listing for the headlight warning buzzer. There was only one used for the 1980 - 89 trucks according to this. And this is from the 1986 EVTM showing the headlight warning buzzer was a one-piece unit with the key and seat belt buzzer. So from what I can see there was only one unit from 1980 through '89, and it didn't chime. But I wouldn't stake my life on it.

First, please take a look at the Engine & Driveline tab on Year-To-Year Differences page. I've gotten a start on the engine availability table - and what a headache that is! I started using brochures, and realized that the dealer fact books have MUCH more detail. So I spent quite a bit of time working through the three I have - '81, '2, & '3. I think I got them translated correctly, but I need y'all to see if you can understand it. PLEASE! And, along the way I learned something that has been a long-lasting "discussion point". Turns out the 351W was introduced in the pickups and Broncos in California in '81, but only on the light-duty trucks below 8500# GVWR. Over 8500# in CA the 351M was used. And, in '81 the 351M was available in 49-State applications from the F150 through the F350, except for the short-bed regular-cab truck. Anyway, please take a look at the table and see if it works for you. If not, what needs to change. I don't want to go further until I know this works. And, in order for this to really be accurate I'll have to find the other dealer facts books. (Calling David!) Grumpin - I'll try to run the chime/buzzer thing to ground in a bit. Bill - The kingpin thing may have to wait a while as I KNOW that's complex. All - I'll try to capture the thoughts/ideas on that page and then get back to it as I can to run them to ground. So keep those cards and letters coming in!

Thanks, Bill. It is now on the page.

Excellent! I have a question: I'm assuming you modified the in-tank pump & pickup by extending them down. Right? How well did that go? And does it seem like the fuel gauge is tracking to the bottomish of the tank? Did you do anything to ensure that, like sight through the filler hole to see how far the float drops and keep doing that until it hit bottom? And, does the pickup seem to get essentially all of the fuel? Again, did you do something to ensure that is the case? Last, apparently you are happy with 38 gallons, total, of fuel. Right?

Well, those are good questions. But, bless your heart, they raised many, many more. Seriously, those questions pointed out to me that our page on Exterior/Bed, Tailgates, & Components didn't have any part numbers for beds. So I've added the numbers for the boards/plywood and the strips. And, you were right about the # of boards and strips, so I added that info to the Year-To-Year Differences page. And along the way I found the info on the Flareside and DRW rear fenders, and discovered that the fenders prior to 10/81 were said to be fiberglass. Were the later ones steel? Anyway, please go look at the YTY page and see what you think. And notice that I added a hot link to Beds, which takes you to the page on Bed, Tailgates, & Components so you can see the different part numbers. My thinking is that links all over the YTY page like that would help people see the source of the info we are presenting. Thoughts, please.