1941 6 cyl p/u info needed

STEVE O

STEVE O

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Hi,
My son has a 41 pickup. It has been street rodded and he would like to put it back to original with the 6 cyl. engine and trans. He is ok with a 46-51 engine if he doesn't find a 41. What all differences will he have with the later engine? Will the transmission have to be from a 41 to get the floor shift & closed driveshaft? Any help appreciated.
Thanks
Steve
 
actually the 41-47 G engine is the same engine. Trans case is 6 cylinder only, the internal gears are the same up thru 48, remember 42-47 trucks went to an open drive line. There are a lot of differences between 8/4 cylinder frames and 6 cylinder frames. the main being the drop down to allow the 6 engine to go over the front crossmember thus you get a rad moved forward which change the grill crosmember, which changed the hood latch. there is a reference to when the 6 came out in the parts book for these different parts were available. The book "two great trucks" by Howard Towne has a lot of info on these changes, this book is available from the early ford v8 club website
 
Hi
Thanks for the responses. 41panelmark are you talking about the plate where the pedals goes thru? alanwoodieman thanks for the info. I told my son I thought he would have to find a 41 6 cyl trans to get the correct one. He truck was a 6 cyl originally so it has the correct hood latch and cross member. Do you know it the engine mounts are the same between say the 41 & 47?
Thanks
 
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