Removing the front clip

[jzjames]

How do I remove the front clip, what’s the step-by-step, from those of you who’ve done it?
How many people does it take to lift it off?
Any heads-ups is appreciated.

[390FE1972]

There are a couple good videos on youtube that go thru the procedure a little differently. The first video is "67 Ford F100 front end removal" by Texasknowhow, and the other is "1972 F100 Build Series EP:1 Front Clip" by Black Label Garage. Take a look at these. Hope these help.

Regards

[Ranchero50]

Order 100 5/16" spring clips with 3/4 and 1" U bend and factory style 5/16" fender bolts in both 3/4 and 1" lengths.

Get the cooling and wiring systems out of the way. Then remove the hood, inner fender to cab rubbers and inner fender to cab brackets at the hood hinges. Remove the rear fender bolts, one at the bottom and one from inside the fender gap at the door. Remove the front bumper, core support bolts and slide everything forward to the ground. Once on the ground take it apart and replace all the buggered hardware with the new stuff.

[jzjames]

There are a couple good videos on youtube that go thru the procedure a little differently. The first video is "67 Ford F100 front end removal" by Texasknowhow, and the other is "1972 F100 Build Series EP:1 Front Clip" by Black Label Garage. Take a look at these. Hope these help.

Regards

Thanks, I’ll study those.

[jzjames]

Order 100 5/16" spring clips with 3/4 and 1" U bend and factory style 5/16" fender bolts in both 3/4 and 1" lengths.

Get the cooling and wiring systems out of the way. Then remove the hood, inner fender to cab rubbers and inner fender to cab brackets at the hood hinges. Remove the rear fender bolts, one at the bottom and one from inside the fender gap at the door. Remove the front bumper, core support bolts and slide everything forward to the ground. Once on the ground take it apart and replace all the buggered hardware with the new stuff.

Thanks I’ve looked at the bolts at bottom of fender, and the core support bolts. Those will probably take some work to get loose.
So leave the cab brackets attached to the cab.

[Ranchero50]

Either, or. Witness mark everything so it goes back sort of where it was. Hood is probably the most difficult to fit after the doors which never fit well from the factory.

[jzjames]

A trick I’ve used over the years;

With a hood that needs to get removed, before removing it, drill a couple of 1/8” holes thru the hood hinges into the mounting area of the hood. Lining the hood up is then as simple as sticking the 1/8” bit thru the locating holes upon remounting the hood.

Sure has saved me a lot of time and headaches when popping off the hood. And NOBODY will ever notice the tiny locating holes.