Hello Guys
I am currently rebuidling my 1976 F250 4wd.

I think its what you guys call a highboy. Its quite an odd spec vehicle. The truck is right hand drive with a steel dash which looks like a late 60s F truck. I am fitting it with a 5.9 24v Diesel and six speed manual box.
Its hard to find parts here so I am buying a pair of axles from Oregon.

Heres a link to its progress. Will have to drag it over here soon.
I got the date wrong when I started.

Australian Ford Forums


Corey

 

 

I love that instrument cluster . Well good luck on your project. nice truck.

 

awesome!

Good luck! I hope you can find everything you need.

Thanks for linking us to the Aussie Ford forum to watch the progress.

 

Nice rig! I love the before and after pics, they remind me of my truck. My rig was covered with that green mold and had plants growing through it when I first saw it! It didn't clean up nearly as nice as yours, mine just had some cheap rattle-can primer under all the mold.

I love that dash- I've seen something similar in the big trucks here in the states- just with the steering wheel on the other side!

Sam

 

cant view the link, says im banned? lol

 

wow !did not know you all had the internet let alone ford trucks.how cool is that! bahaaaahahaha

 

Is it just me or is the transfer case shifter WAAAY longer than our American trucks?

What does your shift pattern look like?
Ours is an H pattern -
1 3
2 4
***R


Is yours? -
*3 1
*4 2
R


If that makes any sense....

I am also digging that instrument cluster!

**Cant figure out how to just have a space so i used the * to make it "look right"

 

Hello Guys
Thanks for the intrest.
The shift pattern is the top one that you showed
1 3
2 4 R
The transfer case shifter may be longer as its still on the left side of the cover hump. I guess they extended it and kicked over to the right.

Ive been told its a canadian spec truck. Did canada drive on the left side of the road in the 70s?

Corey

 

its funny you asked this, ive always wondered the same.

 

hahaha yes our gearbox H-patterns are the same... the pedals are even in the same order, just on opposite sides.

any specs on the XA at all? they're my favourite front ends out of our big coupes

 

oh, with regard to that dash - it's the same as mine in my '74. I've looked on Dakota Digital and the one they list for the '74 is WAY different. On there it looks more like the late 60's model product that they list.

Any idea as to what that one matches up with on there? Anyone? Bueller? :P

 

Nice build thread you got going on over on the Australian forum.

 

I was curious cause 1st gear would be WAAAAAY aways from the driver, but i guess not any farther than reverse for us...just seems like it would be awkward

 

Wow that looks like you have to reach over a good ways to shift the transfer case. I guess FORD just tried to use all the same parts they could. I like the instrument cluster.