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Old Jun 20, 2015 | 11:29 AM
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Here she is....

Well I've been asking questions all week so I figured I would post up some pics so you all can see what I'm working with.

1976 Highboy
390, 4 speed, 4.11s
New Aluminum radiator
Aluminum intake, 4bbl edelbrock
37" Goodyear MT

Very, very little rust!! Electrical nightmare, snagging new fuse block recomended on here soon.
#2 cylinder rings shot to hell, smokes pretty bad.
Interior not to bad, just will take time.
Overall not to bad to start with, have had two weeks and it's my dailydriver so repairs will be slow.

Thank you all in adavance for dealing with a million questions. Speaking of go in this morning and no power steering!!!! Ugh I can win.. Has fluid so pump must be shot. Who knows I'm gonna look at it after work.


Have a great day



 
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Old Jun 20, 2015 | 12:58 PM
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Nice truck, at least you have those sweet 16.5 slotted mag rims, so you are pretty much regulated to running those military takeoff tires.
 
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Old Jun 20, 2015 | 01:55 PM
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Nice ride!
 
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Old Jun 20, 2015 | 02:36 PM
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Thanks guys!!
 
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Old Jun 20, 2015 | 11:13 PM
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nice truck you bought that truck in kearney nebraska.
 
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Old Jun 21, 2015 | 01:53 AM
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I did, do you know anything about it or who had it/sold it to me? If so I would like to chat privately. Lost my iPhone so I don't have guys info anymore.
 
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Old Jun 21, 2015 | 10:07 AM
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i dont really know alot about it. i went and looked at 4 years ago it had a light bar and push bar on it then. the bed was not bolted down then. if i remeber right its traded hands 3 to 4 times in the last 3 years.
 
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Old Jun 21, 2015 | 10:55 AM
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Thanks man and yes bed is not bolted down. Gonna just remove it since it's almost off so I can clean the frame etc really nice and paint it. Easier to work on things with the bed off. I will be drilling new holes to get bed on with new bushings. Haea good one.
 
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Old Jun 22, 2015 | 12:00 AM
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Nice pickup!

The steering is the main issue with the high boy but nothing that can't be sorted out..

Huh, I would have assumed it was the correct bed.. Must have come off of a 2wd around the same year?
 
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Old Jun 22, 2015 | 02:37 PM
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Nice pickup!

The steering is the main issue with the high boy but nothing that can't be sorted out..

Huh, I would have assumed it was the correct bed.. Must have come off of a 2wd around the same year?
LOL not with a rear bed fuel fill Hole on a HB....for a stocker
 
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Old Jun 24, 2015 | 12:13 PM
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OP, It looks like a great starting place.

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LOL not with a rear bed fuel fill Hole on a HB....for a stocker
My '75 F250 4WD has a block off plate over a rear fuel fill opening.

Are you saying that "highboys" would not come with that opening at all?

My truck definitely has the 34" frame, and the bed has no additional mounting provisions for the wider frame... Its also an original paint truck.
 
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Old Jun 24, 2015 | 01:11 PM
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Nice truck man. What's the story with the Econoline in the driveway?
 
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Old Jun 24, 2015 | 01:19 PM
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I brought this up in another thread, so I will ask someone who actually owns one - how do you know it's a 390? Have you measured the stroke? Or were you just told it was a 390 by the PO? The reason I ask is that the 360 and 390 are visually identical, but the 390 was not a factory option on 4x4s in 76. I see a LOT of 73-76 4x4s for sale where the seller says it's a 390. I just wonder how many actually are and how many are 360s that are being misidentified.
 
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Old Jun 25, 2015 | 12:52 PM
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I had my mechanic verify mine.. Dunno how he did it..
 
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