66 Wiki

[Gunnibronco]

To help with quell my worsening case of 66 OCD, I'm going to try to post/maintain a list of differences between 66 model year and others. There are a lot of "66 only" threads on CB.com, but they all seem incomplete, and repetitive.

I'd like to document the differences with pictures, and if possible the production dates of each oddity. I have accumulated many of these "facts" from threads here, on CB.com, discussions with some enthusiasts, and other web sites. I'll do as best as I can to note where I got the info.

This is just a bullet pointed list I've worked on for the last few hours. I'll be fleshing this out with pics & links if possible. Please feel free to post up additions & adjustments to my info. I'll adjust my list or add pictures or links to try to keep it current.

Sheetmetal

Budd tub- August 1965- October/November 1965
Short a-pillar/kick panel

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No recess for Ford emblem on floor panel above driver side rocker

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Passenger side inner fender to firewall brace

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Gutter above driver floor pan- behind pedals

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Gutters on kick panels behind dash
Pics by eaglesnest66 on cb.com
Drivers side

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Passenger side

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‘Access’ hole into rear quarter panels

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Windshield frame
Hardware to fold windshield & secure to hood

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Grill
Eyebrow grill- August 1965-October/November 1965

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Tailgate
Eyebrow body line – 66 & some on 67s

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Antitheft brackets screwed to tailgate near corners

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Hood

Hoop mounted to hood to secure windshield when folded down

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1st design

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2nd design

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3rd design

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Doors
Key hole location above body line- 66-67 models

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Latch/striker location -66-67

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Removable window frames- 66 model year

Window track design

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Full wagon top
Key lock separate from door handle – 66
Tailgate handle design - 66

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Roof bows bolted in -?

[Gunnibronco]

Interior:

Pony interior option in 'Option Package' in later post

Dash
Grey color only
Large speaker grill

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Steering column fill plate & trim

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2 defrost ducts, metal duct work
Dash pad- straight, no hump on driver side

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Rear view mirror
Windshield frame mount
1st design

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2nd

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3rd

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4th

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5th

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Glass mount 66-67 (also same as 65/66 Galaxie)

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2nd

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Horn button
Horn button & horn ring include “Product of Ford Motorcompany” print

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Pic from Okie4570 on CB.com:

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Turn signal, shifter, dash controls
Fluted knob design 66-

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T-shift lever, knob & boot – 66 only
pic from Okie4570 on CB.com:

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Tall t-case shifter vs Short shifter Short shifter replaced the taller shifter about 12/65
Tall:

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Short:

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T-case shift pattern sticker on dash
pic by BroncoFresh75 on cb.com

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Interior door panels – gray painted metal only/early 66 panels had only 7 screws to attach to shell, later panels used 9 screws
Arm rests- location/style- black only
Inside door handle & window crank 66
pic on bigskybroncos.com

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Side vent glass catch

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Front Bench seat
Silver Vein vinyl only- 66 model year
Folds forward with no catch
Silver plastic hinge covers

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Front bucket seats –same as 65 Mustang buckets
Silver Vein vinyl only- 66 model year
Top of back of seat is thinner than later seats
No footmans loop
Seats fold with no catch
Black plastic hinge covers
pic from bigskybroncos.com

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Rear bench seat
Silver Vein vinyl only – 66-?
Small arm rests – black only- 66-67
Pic by wepuckett on CB.com

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Seat belts

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Visors
Silver Vein vinyl only

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Driver’s fresh air box
Sheet metal – August 1965 – October/November 1965

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Air box to hood seal & cowl seal

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Speedometer - different font, MPH "tick" marks are outside the number, instead of inside
Pic by Okie4570 on CB.com

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Drivetrain, brakes, suspension steering:

Brakes
Single reservoir master cylinder – 66

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Rear drum brakes have no “auto” ratcheting adjustment

Carb- 66 only throttle bore size

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Oil bath air cleaner

I6
pic on bigskybroncos.com

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V8

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Front axle
Brass 90* fitting on fill hole

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Full time 4x4 with drive slugs
pic by 66Bronco on CB.com

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Lock out hubs – 66-67?

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pic on bigskybroncos.com

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Lock out hub operation sticker on door panel
pic by brianstrange on cb.com

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Warn lock out hubs
pic by Broncitis on CB.com

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Rear axle
No fill hole on carrier, fill hole in rear of housing

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Driveshafts
U-joints/yokes- Borg Warner drive shafts, Dana Spicer 1310 yoke- 66-70
Ujoints- Precision 497 (Mechanics 2.5r to 1310)
viewtopic.php?f=5&t=7715

Rear shocks
Mounted forward of axle
Upper shock mount

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Steering linkage
Rebuildable drag link end

[Gunnibronco]

Misc:

Option packages
from 4 Wheeler article
"Custom Equipment Package"- hub caps, chrome bumpers, tail light bezels, horn ring, cigarette lighter, sun visors, arm rests

"Pony Edition" interior- parchment dash & door panels & arm rests, parchment front floor mat, Pony Mustang seats
Pics from this thread on cb.com:
http://classicbroncos.com/forums/showth ... p?t=184584

parchement dash.jpg

parchement door.jpg

pony interior.jpg

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Rocker stripe

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Underside of tub
Left in primer, no body color paint, tubs possibly primer diped
pics by eaglenest66 on cb.com

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Fenders/'Bronco' emblem - only uses 4 locator pins, instead of 5.

VIN tag location on driver's kick panel- 66-67

No auxiliary tank - 66-67?

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Main tank strap- 66

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Wheels
'Spoke' shape- 66-67
pic from BlueBastard on cb.com

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stamped with K/H?
pic from elan on cb.com

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Hub caps – 66
pics on bigskybroncos.com

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Skid plate
pic on bajabronco.com

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Exterior mirrors
Chrome
pic by Okie4570 on CB.com

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http://www.virginiaclassicmustang.com/6 ... P1921.aspx

'Roadster' mirror
pic from bigskybroncos.com

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Fuse panel on firewall

Wiring

66BroncoLightDiag.pdf

66wiring.pdf

Washer bag – 66-67

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Rear brake & turn signals
No reverse lights

Fender turn signals/reflectors
No signals or reflectors on fenders

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Turn signals on grill- smaller, inset into grill, clear lens
Head lamp trim ring- no holes to access adjuster screws

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Jack

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Jack, handle, lug wrench
Jack location- right rear corner of bed, behind rear tire well, with jacking instructions
pic on bigskybroncos.com

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Jack handle & lug wrench location- on floor behind driver's seat
pic by bigskybroncos.com

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pic by eaglenest66

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Bumpers- straight cut ends, different front & rear bumpers- 66

Spare tire location
Bench/bulkhead- mounted to bulkhead behind passenger
Buckets/rear seat- mounted to inside of tailgate on passenger side

[colby45]

Lock out hubs – 66-67?

Warn locking hubs was an option in '66. Mine has them and I know via family history they came with the Bronco. I'll grab pictures when I can.

This is a great idea for a wiki! I'll definitely contribute whatever I can in terms of photos or info. I unfortunately don't live where my Bronco is stored, but I'll take as many photos as I can to document the '66 idiosyncrasies I have run across.

[Gunnibronco]

Lock out hubs – 66-67?

Warn locking hubs was an option in '66. Mine has them and I know via family history they came with the Bronco. I'll grab pictures when I can.

This is a great idea for a wiki! I'll definitely contribute whatever I can in terms of photos or info. I unfortunately don't live where my Bronco is stored, but I'll take as many photos as I can to document the '66 idiosyncrasies I have run across.

Thanks, pics would be awesome. I think the Warn hubs came with a sticker on the dash describing the operation.

ANY pics of details of your truck would be great.

[colby45]

I don't recall seeing a sticker for hub use instructions, but it could be there. I've heard dealers often left it up the the buyer to put it on if they wanted. I'll be working on the Bronco tomorrow so I have a list of pictures to take

[colby45]

I'm just going to update parts of Gunni's post that didn't have pictures.

Sheetmetal

Windshield frame
Hardware to fold windshield & secure to hood

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Hood
Hoop mounted to hood to secure windshield when folded down

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Doors
Key hole location above body line- 66-67 models

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Interior:

Dash
Grey color only
Large speaker grill

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2 defrost ducts, metal duct work

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Turn signal, shifter, dash controls
Fluted knob design 66-

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Front Bench seat
Silver Vein vinyl only- 66 model year
Different back cushion to lower cushion hinge bracket
Silver plastic hinge covers

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Speedometer - different font, MPH "tick" marks are outside the number, instead of inside
See above photo

[colby45]

b]Drivetrain, brakes, suspension steering:[/b]

Brakes
Single reservoir master cylinder – 66
Rear drum brakes have no “auto” ratcheting adjustment

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Front Axle
Brass 90* fitting on fill hole

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Lock out hubs – 66-67?

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Rear Axle
No fill hole on carrier, fill hole in rear of housing

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Rear shocks
Mounted forward of axle
Upper shock mount

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Misc:
Option packages
from 4 Wheeler article
"Custom Equipment Package"- hub caps, chrome bumpers, tail light bezels, horn ring, cigarette lighter, sun visors, arm rests

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Rocker stripe

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[colby45]

Exterior mirrors
Roadster Mirrors

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Front turn signals
No signals on fenders
Smaller, inset into grill
Clear lens

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[Gunnibronco]

Awesome, thanks! My truck is not super photogenic right now, that helps a lot.

Beautiful visors!

Yours is a U14, right? What were the snaps for?

[colby45]

No problem. Anything I can do to help.

Mine is a little rough around the edges too, but the core is there so I'm hoping to remedy that over the next few years.

It is a U14. The snaps were for a cloth bed cover in the back. Not sure where or when those and the light on top were added.

[Gunnibronco]

Budd tub oddities:

RT9 has a September 66 built 67 with a gutter or drip rail behind the pedals, no indention for the "Ford" emblem under driver seat.

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He's going to look his tub over and see if there is any other Budd stuff.

And this October 66 built 67 U13 has Budd looking a-pillars & later? kick panels.

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Doesn't look like it has a drip rail, but hard to tell.

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This truck was originally exported to Columbia. The owner did not answer when I asked if it has any other Budd features.

[jdgary]

This thread is great!! I'm working on the tear down of my 66 now and was curious about interior colors for when I send it out to paint.

Thanks for the invite Chad!

[Gunnibronco]

From what I've read, PPG code 32549 should be the correct color for the dash & door panels.

[Gunnibronco]

Added a few things.

Rain gutters on kick panels behind dash, proper steel wheel, underside of tub was not painted, but left in primer.

[Gunnibronco]

Added 4th hood, better pic of rim, dana spicer hub & t-case shift pattern stickers, & info on Pony interior package.

[Viperwolf1]

Saw a line of '66s recently and checked out the mirrors. There were 4 different types.

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[Gunnibronco]

That is exactly what I thought, they were using whatever they had around.

I got pics today of a confirmed August 65 U13 mirror that is different than any I've seen.

Thanks!

[casadejohnson]

This evening I rediscovered another 66 ( and I'm guessing 67,68 ) difference. I was replacing my worn out window tracks this evening and noted that the original rear window track has a flat fork shaped upper attachment point while the later doors without removable window frames have a threaded attachment point. The difference is so that the upper attachment point can be sandwiched in-between the door and the window frame. I forgot to take a photo but I'll try to get one tomorrow. I should have remembered this because I had replaced the track on the other door several years ago and ran into the same issue. I did a little searching and I was unable to find anyone selling the early style rear window track. Looks as though a little welding may be the way to sort this out.

[Gunnibronco]

Thanks,

Also, the inside door panels are held on with 7 screws, apparently 67's added 2 screws along the top edge. No surprising, as my 66 panel seems to bow away from the door shell, along the top edge, just a little.

I've also heard some talk that the original 66 fuel pump has 10 bolts around the top. Mine has only 8, but I have no clue if its original, or not.

[casadejohnson]

Thanks,

Also, the inside door panels are held on with 7 screws, apparently 67's added 2 screws along the top edge. No surprising, as my 66 panel seems to bow away from the door shell, along the top edge, just a little.

I've also heard some talk that the original 66 fuel pump has 10 bolts around the top. Mine has only 8, but I have no clue if its original, or not.

I have the vacuum fuel pump that was on mine when I got it in a box and I am currently consolidating my hoard so I will get you a photo of mine for reference when it comes up ( In the next few days I hope ).

If your doors are apart, shoot me a photo of where the door panels are screwed into the doors. Mine have screws that are not original and are screwed directly into the doors with no clips or anything. adding to the issue most of the holes are too big so the screws don't bite into anything and constantly fall out or need tightening.

[Gunnibronco]

I haven't taken my doors apart, but here is a pic where the 7 screws are visible. I'll take more pics when the doors come apart.

[casadejohnson]

That door handle is not like mine. I thought that was the 67 style.


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[Gunnibronco]

I have a 66 handle to replace it. The driver's door is correct, just harder to take pics of right now.

[casadejohnson]

For reference here are the two styles of window track


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[Gunnibronco]

Looks like they added the 2 extra screws to the door panel sometime during the 66 model year. All the 66 restos (with doors) on Big Sky Bronco's site have the extra screws. Maybe a Budd thing.

[casadejohnson]

My door handles


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[casadejohnson]

66 bronco vacuum fuel pump


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[Rox Crusher]

I see what they did there