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Reinforcement Kit, Pickup Box Cover |
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Starting
Sept. 1, 1977, all pickups equipped with a
factory topper and/or push bar were
required to install a reinforcement kit for
the front sheetmetal to comply with Federal
safety standards.
All the
pieces pictured on this page are part of PN
D8TZ-9900012-A (Group No. 00012),
which is the 'Reinforcement Kit (Pickup Box
Cover)'. Here's a diagram from the 1973-1979
Ford Truck Master Parts Catalog (MPC) which
shows the components: |
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 This
decal is installed on the inside of factory
Ford toppers made in '78 or '79 and states:
"Installation of this cover on a Ford
pick-up truck not equipped with the above
components may cause the vehicle to comply
with Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard
219, Windshield Zone Intrusion, applicable
to vehicles built September 1, 1977 and
later." |
CLICK HERE
read up on Standard 219 - Windshield Zone
Intrusion.
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Description |
Part
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| 03294 |
Lower windshield retainer
D8TB-9803294-A |
D8TZ-9803294-A |
| 16C805 |
Outboard mounted hood
restrictors
D8TB-16C804-A & D8TB-16C805-A |
(RH)
D8TZ-16C804-A
(LH) D8TZ-16C805-A |
| 16C808 |
Bracket, hood stop center
D8TB-16C808-AA |
D8TZ-16C808-A |
| 16C810 |
Plate, center hood stop
bracket
D8TB-16C810-AA |
D8TZ-16C810-A |
| 16154 |
Reinforcement, front
fender apron upper
D8TB-16154-A & D8TB-16155-A |
(RH)
D8TZ-16154-A
(LH) D8TZ-16155-A |
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Hood &
Related Parts > |
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These
two pages are from the 1973-1979 Ford Truck
Master Parts Catalog (MPC) and show these
parts individually. |
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Related Parts |
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Ford also put out a
Technical Service Bulletin (TSB) article
detailing the installation of the
Reinforcement Kit.
< Ford TSB Article 149 -
Bulletin No. 149
December 23, 1977
Ford
released a correction to the above TSB
article in July 1979 to include Supercabs,
which was mistakenly excluded from the list
of applications in the original TSB article. |
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16C808
Bracket, hood stop
center
Courtesy of Matt Wangelin |
16154
(RH)
Reinforcement, front fender apron upper |
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16C804 |
16C804 and
16C805
Outboard mounted
hood restrictors
Group No. 16C810 (not pictured)
is a flat piece of steel with nuts
welded onto it, which is inserted
behind tje hood bracing.
Group No. 16C808 attaches to this
through two holes drilled into the bracing. |
16C805 |
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ADMIN NOTE: I removed
a Reinforcement kit from a truck at a local
salvage yard and the parts are currently in
storage. In the very near future I'll
retrieve them to get better pictures,
including the Group No. 03294 Lower windshield retainer
(not pictured here).
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1973-1976 solid hood bracing |
In addition to the
Reinforcement Kit pictured above, 1977-1979
hoods incorporated a notch in the hood
bracing to act as a 'crumple zone'. |
1973-1976 notched hood
bracing |
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