The Top 10 MOST UNUSUAL Dentside Ford Truck Parts

[@DentsideDepot]

Honorable mention to the 75-76 factory fuel savings light. I couldn't find mine unfortunately. It was a little vac gauge that replaced the oil warning light on the gauges.

[@DentsideDepot]

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[@blaydCA]

I think U-Hauls had those damn lights. I spent most of the time on the floor to get my overloaded trucks to actually move

[@DentsideDepot]

@@blaydCA hah yup

[@sheldondyck8631]

My truck is a 75 with the low fuel economy light. It works most of the time lol

[@76f350]

The fuel light is 75 only sir not 75 and 6.

[@charlisue]

That license plate bracket and light was for vehicles with NO bumper. Dealers often supplied their own branded "step" bumpers so they were ordered without any bumper. This bracket and light was included on those vehicles.

[@gerhardpet1]

My dad had an auto wrecking business in the 80's specializing in 1960's and 1970's Ford trucks. Lots of nostalgia here.

[@althunder4269]

A buddy of mine had a loaded 1979 Bronco. He worked at the local Lincoln/Mercury dealer in their parts department and he bought it from the Ford area service rep who had it as a Ford company car. It literally had every conceivable option available for that model year. This was back in 1980.

[@samknapp5782]

That pile of parts looks amazing to me and is my wife's absolute nightmare!

[@randysrestoration]

As mentioned the license plate bracket came on trucks without bumper. That same bracket was also installed on trucks back to 1965.

[@OnusofStrife]

It was federal law on the 85 mph speedometers. It came along with the 55 mph national speed limit. Forgotten history I suppose.

[@thestuffz]

my 73 came with the under bed license plate bracket. I believe it is because it did not have a bumper from factory.

[@fk4515]

As did our ‘75 F-100

[@donaldwilliams2270]

The step sides came with a rare illumined license plate bracket for the 76.5 to 84.5 ford Flair side trucks , Good luck finding one in nice condition !

[@danielcadnum7214]

Great video 😊 “That’s a whole Ford truck in a pile. Lol! 😂 Steve’s in good shape. Strong work friend, keep it up looking good. 👍 😊

[@DentsideDepot]

Hahah yea he owns couple gyms of course lol!

[@thestuffz]

that bar on the back of the cab is something my dads truck needed. the idle made a hell of a resonating hum!

[@DentsideDepot]

yup I had one with the same issue at like 30 mph

[@QuiltingJeri]

203 lock light and digital am radio are both new to me. I never knew the purpose of that cab plate either, despite having owned a few Dents with them. What I find interesting are the fender braces. You say oddity yet every 78/79 I have owned has had those braces. I assumed it was just a 78/79 thing as all mine had them. Now I want to learn more about them , along with what trucks got them and why.

[@jackwells1452]

Have ever heard of a extendable rear bumper on a1974 f 250camper special?

[@DentsideDepot]

Yes that was in fact an option, we have a couple. I will do a short on those at some point and thanks for asking

[@ty2010]

Drop down tag because some states the original location didn't meet visibility requirements when towing, the fender bar because they would sag with some aftermarket additions because brace removal was necessary, thinking it was plow related

[@sheldondyck8631]

By 77 these trucks in Canada had a speedometer in kms with mph underneath. I can’t remember if we also got the 85 mph speedometer.

[@DentsideDepot]

Yea it would be interesting to go over all the Canada and USA differences

[@GenderSkins]

actually that license plate mounting bracket was put on trucks that did not come with a bumper from the factory, as some dealerships stocked their own bumpers that had their dealership name stamped into the steel bumper. An example of that might be: Weatherby Ford Brownwood, Texas or say Johnson Ford Dayton, Ohio, or even Carlton Ford Miami, Florida. In those cases where the dealership ordered the truck without a bumper, Ford put a bracket with a license plate light on it to comply with federal regulations and it would come on both a stepside or fleetside bed. Most dealerships just did not remove them, but disabled them after installing their branded bumper.

[@DentsideDepot]

That may have been the case, but the truck here had the bracket because it had the towing bumper as seen in the thumbnail video.

[@J.n.A.1993]

Great video! Also, some dentsides have an extra hood hinge brace on the hood, mounted between the hood and hinge. I've owned a 77, 78 and 79 F-150, my aunts owned a 78 and 79 F-150, and my son owns a 79 Bronco, and I've only seen those hood side hinge braces on one of those, and they had factory part numbers. If I can, I'll email some photos.

[@DentsideDepot]

Thanks! Yes, that was in this video... They did come on the full size trucks as well.

[@J.n.A.1993]

@@DentsideDepot No, you showed the ones on the inner fenders. I'm speaking of braces that were mounted between the hinges and the hood, on the hood side, not the inner fenders.

[@allenshearer]

My 76 F-150 has that extra license plate bracket.

[@DentsideDepot]

nice!

[@BillyLintzenich-wf7sk]

I just recently bought a 76 f150 4x4 with the np203 and the little silver thing had read "locked" on it while i was driving. The truck has the warn conversion on it too.

[@toserveman9265]

One truck I had was a 74' F-350 pickup, had the spare on inside of fleetside bed with a door for access I think

[@MikeekiM-vh5se]

85 mph speedo was a federal mandate, all manufactures had them.. lasted until the early 80's.. It's odd as some vehicles never had the 85 mph speedo while others had,I guess it might be a state to state deal,but the Federal Government did mandate 55 mph and cars with 85 mph speedo's...

[@nicklewis7291]

One of mine has the original dealership warranty tag. It's in the one I've had the longest since 1996 when I was 17. I didn't even know it was in there till my son found it just a few days ago. I'm the second owner of that truck. It's my 78 F150 Ranger Lariat.

[@terrygugel3803]

Great video, I have the original warranty card in the dash pocket of my 79 Bronco, and 79 f700 I'm the second owner of both trucks, my Bronco has a 100 miles per hour speedometer don't know why,came that way when it was new?

[@curtiscf1986]

You want to see a strange option? My 70’ has an Onan generator under the hood. Yes, it still works!

[@michaelmcginley1875]

I have the exact same spec light blue 79 explorer as you! Short bed single cab. Mine doesn’t have any residual metallic looking stripes though, mostly white with some orange. really strange how those age.

[@alice_in_pains]

I have the original owners cards for my 1967 Galaxie. Along with a whole cigar box full of original paperwork and manuals the owner kept

[@Super1967ford]

I’ve had them all but the 4 by light, I didn’t even know ford had an all time 4by option

[@Guero_Solis]

I searched for information regarding to the rear bumper light but unfortunately I didn't find anything, if someone knows a link or any kind of information of this light, I would like to know.

[@Robrt32]

My 74 has that tag light bracket

[@lljegs]

The license plate mount with light was on trucks when the they weren't ordered with a rear bumper

[@DentsideDepot]

That may have been the case, but the truck here had the bracket because it had the towing bumper as seen in the thumbnail video.

[@USMC1984]

I just bought a ‘78 F-250, 351M/400 6.6L with manual transmission with a ‘78 service bed. What is DSO 52?

[@terrellfarms1]

How many f-100's have you seen with factory Dana 44 rear axles? my son bought a 79 with 351M/C6 and it has a Dana 44 rearend.

[@DentsideDepot]

Dana 44 rear axle?

[@DentsideDepot]

46 '77 2.72 3.3M Dana (Spicer) 44 47 '77 3.07 3.3M Dana (Spicer) 44 non-locking those were the only two rear 44 option codes. Most had a 9", so that would also be more on the unusual side. I didnt even know until a few months ago you could also get a dana 61 rear, also very unusual

[@terrellfarms1]

@@DentsideDepot Yep. I had never seen one before. It looks factory since all the e-brake cables and everything looks stock. Doesn't look hacked up or anything.

[@DentsideDepot]

@@terrellfarms1 It is, they were equipped with it as shown in the codes above. Look on yoiur drivers door tag, if the last numbers on the top line are 46 or 47, then its a factory dana 44 rear F100. Why did Ford do that? I have no idea, the 9" was more than capable to do anything you threw at it.

[@terrellfarms1]

@@DentsideDepot So it is most likely a swapped rear end from a 77 f100. I have a 3.50 geared traction-lock 9" to go in it since i don't think the 44 will hold up very long behind the 460 we are building.

[@Recommended_by_Fred]

I would like to know if anyone has seen this one, 1974 Ranger XLT, with A/C and radio delete. The panel around the gauges has the simulated burl wood, and AC vents, and where the radio would be say ford.

[@phooesnax]

Interesting.

[@DanEBoyd]

No holes in a Dentside cab for speakers - only the dash and the doors.

[@ScottDLR]

Good vid. Those idiotic 85 mph speedo's were gov mandated in everything - even the motorcycles I had!

[@MrRoundb]

The 85 MPH a speedometer was two scales

[@coreydarr8464]

Did any of the trucks have a TACK?

[@fredfuchs3573]

What intakeya got on that six a hoffy

[@DentsideDepot]

dual plane offenhauser

[@dewashko]

That speedo is NOT rare, they are in every Canadian 77.5 and up dentside. Trudeau senior brought in the metric system in Canada and I don't know why they dropped it to 85mph or 130 kmph. As for the low fuel economy light. My 75 F100 had it and the darn thing would give me sunburn it was on so much. 390 truck.

[@DentsideDepot]

I never said it was rare? I just pointed out that they were different depending on the year.... Love that economy light

[@fk4515]

The 85 MPH speedometer was a result of Federal law mandating 85 MPH speedometer. Fun fact I have a 1986 Mustang SVO. It has a speedometer where the numbers go up to 85 MPH but there’s hash marks all the way up to 150

[@randysrestoration]

How rare is cruise control on a 1977 150? This was on a loaded 460 truck

[@DentsideDepot]

around 10-20% I believe would have to check

[@randysrestoration]

@@DentsideDepotThanks! Marti Report shows it as a Dealer Demo. Black with Red Interior.

[@DentsideDepot]

@@randysrestoration thats very cool!

[@DentsideDepot]

can you email me the marti report ive never seen that before. [e-mail]

[@randysrestoration]

@@DentsideDepot will see if i can find it. In process of major shop re-do & everything scattered about. Boxes of stuff everywhere. I also ordered a new 1979 F150 460 with all options. It was Black also. 7250.00 and it was 4x2. What a great truck it was.

[@christophertoscano2026]

That is very interesting

[@DentsideDepot]

Fun stuff!

[@jonspence6782]

Those are engineering numbers not part numbers

[@josephfitzgeraldnsw5794]

I don’t understand why modern vehicles you can’t delete the radio in the entertainment system. I haven’t used a radio in 20 years and I find it really weird that people still use them

[@mikesmith-po8nd]

Cost. It's very rare that someone wouldn't want the radio, and it would cost too much to do it for a handful of vehicles. The only place that you (occasionally) see a radio delete option today is in a heavy duty work truck.

[@josephfitzgeraldnsw5794]

@@mikesmith-po8nd I don’t understand why on the infotainment screen you can’t just delete the radio all it is is an app. In my opinion there should be no reason they can’t have that as an option to delete.

[@mikesmith-po8nd]

I agree that they could add a software delete option, but how many people would screw up and delete it by accident? And then want it fixed under warranty. Too much money and hassle for the company. But there's a simple solution: if you don't want to use the radio, just don't turn it on.

[@TheAzmountaineer]

I use mine every day. Maybe your opinion is a small minority, so not enough complaints to add the radio-delete function.

[@blaydCA]

Archives: What a pack rat calls a pile of old parts

[@DentsideDepot]

Hahaha well in my defense if you build a lot of trucks you need a lot of parts. That is just the tip of the iceberg there as well lol

[@blaydCA]

@@DentsideDepot I use that VERY SAME excuse for EVERYTHING I "save just in case". And just like me, I bet you can't find a damn thing when you really need it, and buy MORE 😀

[@DentsideDepot]

@@blaydCA Man everytime I chuck something I regret it later. Any good part stays bottom line

[@71FordGator]

I have to say I like all your short videos and the longer ones where you are working on you project truck. But this one was Great. I worked for a Ford Truck dealership ( eventually a Sterling dealership when Ford sold the heavy truck division) in receiving and shipping truck and car parts all over the world for 31 & 1/2 years and I never knew about that fender bar or the back of the cab sound deadener. Thank You for the very interesting and informative video.

[@robsexton9247]

How about the under hood light?