When i was 8 or 9 i remember my dad having a 72 4 wheel drive truck with a 289 he put in, He accidentally dropped change in the defroster fan (cluttered dash syndrome) and when he would turn on the heater it would" Cling Clang Ding"
He would always smile and say "I'm not broke yet!" He was the second owner of the truck bought in 1974.
I wanted to recreate this truck, but with a little more torque... I do love the 289 but I want a lil more..
I was looking in the local trade' n post when i saw the ad., 1972 Multi-colored ford highboy 4x4 from nebraska, asking 900$ OBO The truck was blocked between the guys garage and the neighbors young pine tree, I drove over the tree to get out, The guy selling it was :wth :wth freakin'
Then years later i found a truck from "Washington" that looked really good, picked it up for almost nothing, the trim was worth the money i paid...
Well, I began stripping the highboy body 3 days ago, the cab corners & cab mounts were shot, the box looked like it just landed from a twister and the fenders were cut to clear the 37" Bias ply floats.
I currently have it stripped to the frame/360FE/and NP435 trans. which will be also leaving
Washington truck was not a cherry like i thought, more like the 59 year old hag with a purse full of Misty 100's
the floor boards are rotten, and the radiator support is gone too... but the rest of the sheetmetal looks good...
I also have a low mileage 6.9L IDI and ZF5 speed, Sterling 10-1/4 rear I will be transplanting into it. I guess they require a 3" body lift on top of the 4" suspension i already have.
I Will get pics up in the morning sometime,
He would always smile and say "I'm not broke yet!" He was the second owner of the truck bought in 1974.
I wanted to recreate this truck, but with a little more torque... I do love the 289 but I want a lil more..
I was looking in the local trade' n post when i saw the ad., 1972 Multi-colored ford highboy 4x4 from nebraska, asking 900$ OBO The truck was blocked between the guys garage and the neighbors young pine tree, I drove over the tree to get out, The guy selling it was :wth :wth freakin'
Then years later i found a truck from "Washington" that looked really good, picked it up for almost nothing, the trim was worth the money i paid...
Well, I began stripping the highboy body 3 days ago, the cab corners & cab mounts were shot, the box looked like it just landed from a twister and the fenders were cut to clear the 37" Bias ply floats.
I currently have it stripped to the frame/360FE/and NP435 trans. which will be also leaving
Washington truck was not a cherry like i thought, more like the 59 year old hag with a purse full of Misty 100's
the floor boards are rotten, and the radiator support is gone too... but the rest of the sheetmetal looks good...
I also have a low mileage 6.9L IDI and ZF5 speed, Sterling 10-1/4 rear I will be transplanting into it. I guess they require a 3" body lift on top of the 4" suspension i already have.
I Will get pics up in the morning sometime,