Highboy
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Big Green movin Machine
Hey yall, haven't posted in a while,
thught i'd post up a pic of my ole factory highboy.
It's a 73 trust me, totally stock, minus the grill and facia.
Not bad for a freebe and yes, it's in " suspended Animation in my lower field keeping my 1965 GMC 2 ton company Almost finished!
thught i'd post up a pic of my ole factory highboy.
It's a 73 trust me, totally stock, minus the grill and facia.
Not bad for a freebe and yes, it's in " suspended Animation in my lower field keeping my 1965 GMC 2 ton company Almost finished!
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From: New Gretna, New Jersey
Originally Posted by ford_nut
(inspection purposes--gotta love jersey! NOT
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to mick460
I tried to get onto the site you suggested but could not find it. Can you get the exact address to me. I am looking for a highboy and I live in Washington. Thank you...Fjord driver
Originally Posted by mick460
A good place to look is autotraderonline.com and click on the classic car site. Enter in the type of truck you want and hit search. There are 100+ of 150's & 250's from about '72 on up to '79. Most are located in the northwest. Washington & Oregon seem to have some of the nicest ones around.
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Welcome to the site
Here is the site he should have mentioned.
http://www.trucktrader.com/
There are many places you can look
FTE classifieds section
Craigslist
Here is the site he should have mentioned.
http://www.trucktrader.com/
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FTE classifieds section
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Confused
Thank you Mil1ion, but I am trying to find where I can get to the classic area the last post told me of. truck trader only starts at 1981. Not sure how to get to the older Fords. Thanks again. Fjord
Originally Posted by Mil1ion
Welcome to the site
Here is the site he should have mentioned.
http://www.trucktrader.com/
There are many places you can look
FTE classifieds section
Craigslist
Here is the site he should have mentioned.
http://www.trucktrader.com/
There are many places you can look
FTE classifieds section
Craigslist
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From: Lebanon, Oregon
andym,
I live in lebanon, oregon. If you are looking for a decent beast to buy, try craigslist in the oregon area, i just baught a 1974 250 4x4 with a 429 for $1200. very nice clean truck, some very minor issues but nice and an awesome price!
I live in lebanon, oregon. If you are looking for a decent beast to buy, try craigslist in the oregon area, i just baught a 1974 250 4x4 with a 429 for $1200. very nice clean truck, some very minor issues but nice and an awesome price!
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Another place to try is cars.com. It is almost like the trucktrader, but with cars.com you can search the 1982 and older vehicles by clicking on the advanced search. Once in the advanced search, just look for the 1982 and older criteria. Happy Huntin!
Oh yeah, Hiboys rock!
Oh yeah, Hiboys rock!
Last edited by tatonka04; Dec 12, 2007 at 07:22 PM.
Just wanted to point that out before you spend too much time helping old andym out finding a truck.
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From: Halifax, NS
just some miscellanea to add...
highboys were produced until midway through the 1977 model year, but yes, 1976 was the last full year.
The 351M/400's replaced the 360/390 in 1977, and the open knuckle disc brake D44 HD first appeared in 1976.
rear leaf springs were 2 1/4", same as 1 ton F350's through the 80's. Cooincidentally, if you need crossmembers for these trucks, check out F350's. (except for the tcase mounting crossmember of course)
front diffs were low pinion, to have appropriate angle on the front driveshaft. try using a high pinion, and you'll see that something like ...an engine oilpan! will get in the way.
highboys were produced until midway through the 1977 model year, but yes, 1976 was the last full year.
The 351M/400's replaced the 360/390 in 1977, and the open knuckle disc brake D44 HD first appeared in 1976.
rear leaf springs were 2 1/4", same as 1 ton F350's through the 80's. Cooincidentally, if you need crossmembers for these trucks, check out F350's. (except for the tcase mounting crossmember of course)
front diffs were low pinion, to have appropriate angle on the front driveshaft. try using a high pinion, and you'll see that something like ...an engine oilpan! will get in the way.