all
i found a rear axel at a junk yd in abilene that had the thw code on it
turns out it was on a 1/2 ton and the carrier was not a bolt on like the one on my 53
i'm gonna go back and try to find one
so now i have a 12 bolt rear end i don't need
i do have a 9 in ford rear end off a 64 pu but the bolt pattern is different

i'm also still searching for a 3 spd od manual for he 53

rolf


1963 c10