Slick 60's

Gregg,
you've got my curiosity up now!
A friend in Houston whose Dad owned a wrecking yard built a very similar Uni in the Mid-70's. That was when I first found the F-250 front brakes and hubs would fit.
He was building it for his girlfriend, and I remember wood blocks for the spring spacing.
I can't remember details of the truck, but do remember that the rear came from "something in the yard"
Same truck, I don't know. He moved back to Alabama years ago, and I do remember an Alaskan camper on the truck for a while. The extra tank would also be typical of his approach.
He was building himself a 65 or 66 "Uni", but I don't think that one ever got finished.
Paul

I bought this one from a guy in CT.
He bought it off ebay about 7 years ago from somewhere south or west (everything is south or west to us in New England). If I recall the mother (or girlfriend...all I remember is it was a woman) of the person who sold it on ebay drove it as a daily driver.

I'll PM the PO to see if he remembers where it came from and ask him if he remembers it having a camper


It sure would help to know what is what on this. 8lugs up front, 8 in the back. possible chevy/eaton rear end from an early 70s K20/C20. It has a 4sp, but Im not sure what kind. maybe NP435?.
I do know it's a 292, and a unibody. HA HA hell of a start.

slickmainer wrote:looked at eaton rear ends on line and the bolts look really similar. especially the center fill, the 3 bolts on the bottom and the the two close together on the sides

this is an online image of an eaton ho52

looks like it.

i like how you got the pic from Alaska

www.akfabshop.com

oldtrucks wrote:That could be an Eaton rearend could have been swaped in from a GMC they were used back then.

slickmainer wrote:looked at eaton rear ends on line and the bolts look really similar. especially the center fill, the 3 bolts on the bottom and the the two close together on the sides

this is an online image of an eaton ho52

Sounds like trying to determine what brake shoes will fit on this rearend housing just got a little more complicated......

BarnieTrk

Wow, interesting mystery you got there! You're gonna need a clipboard to write down your parts list by make, year, and load range!

I guess I'll see what it's like on the inside and if it runs. there is a dana 60 in the next town over out of a 62 f250 uni for $250. might be better off in that direction and just sell this thing to some rock/mudder guy

keep it
its attached, likely runs fine and theres no issues -the same tires/wheels fit the d60 and you can get shoes for it if needed.

dont spend $ on stuff you dont need to do to make it run/drive.
$250 goes a long way towards other stuff the truck needs more

very true, and these might have had a no spin locker in them and 4:10 gears, supposed to be stronger than a dana60.
I'll drain the oil, pull the cover, inspect, and refill with gear oil and move on.

ok so in the dash of this frankenUni there is a beze that says, "INTER-AXLE DIFFERENTIAL"


Now i don't have a 4x4 but I do have a chevy/eaton rear end that may or may not have a no-spin diff. I guess my question is, what did these bezel originally come in, and secondly if I just have a 2wd what good would it do me to have there other than taking up a hole in the dash. at first I thought it was just a flasher unit till i actually read the stupid thing.

There is one on ebay now. it says 63 and up so I guess that answers some of my questions, but was it a 4x4 thing?
http://www.ebay.com/itm/1963-UP-FORD-TR ... ccessories

Gregg its from a tandem axle truck, like a T850
the light is on when both rear ends are live
i have a few of those from T series i parted out.
some parts from those Ts are usable on small slicks

i have another light like that it says RETARDER

thanks Brian. I think I'll just pull it out and put a blank plug in there., less wires to deal with

That GM rear end most likely came out of a GMC since the should let lays had a coil spring and trailing arm rear suspension up to the early 70s while the GMCs had leaf springs and I think the frames are the same width as the Fords making it a bolt in.