'76 Highboy
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'76 Highboy
My grandpa has a red '76 F250 Custom 4x4 Highboy. It's sitting in the shed at his house. It hasn't moved in quite a while. It has the original 360, 4 speed, power steering, power disc brakes and factory A/C. He bought it in '78 for my uncle to drive. It's all original except the tires. I'm not sure of the mileage. How rare are these things? Was '76 the last year of the Highboy or was it '77?
I would like to restore it and drive it because you don't see the Highboy's very often. My other uncle has a '75 that runs a 360/4 spd, and he uses it to spray his fields with, another '76 in town, and my former boss who has a '77 that he mothballed because he has a different pickup. He said it was a 400 auto.
Are these Highboys good off road 4x4s? I would like to modify mine to go off roading. What are your ideas?
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I would like to restore it and drive it because you don't see the Highboy's very often. My other uncle has a '75 that runs a 360/4 spd, and he uses it to spray his fields with, another '76 in town, and my former boss who has a '77 that he mothballed because he has a different pickup. He said it was a 400 auto.
Are these Highboys good off road 4x4s? I would like to modify mine to go off roading. What are your ideas?
Thanks.
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finding a 1 owner truck like that is rare. they stopped making highboys halfway through '77. usually you're better off to tie a rope around a 360 and use it as a boat anchor because of the horrible gas mileage with no power return in those years but since you know its history I'd probably keep it and do a few performance mods. highboys are pretty popular around here in west virginia for restorations and trail use.
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Actually, he's the second owner. He said it was a company truck that originally came out of Texas.
Would the 360 come alive with the addition of a 4 barrel carb and intake manifold and headers?
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Would the 360 come alive with the addition of a 4 barrel carb and intake manifold and headers?
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Originally Posted by BlueOvalfan85
I'm not going that far into the engine. I just want to put a 4V carb and manifold on along with headers. If it runs good, why mess with it?
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Originally Posted by jimherm81
I didn't know they made the highboys until a few weeks ago..
We simply called them Highboys. This is nothing more than a nickname for 73 to 77.5 f-250 4x4 trucks.
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as for 4x4
you don't need to modify them, just put good rubber on them on to shift past 2nd with a cord of firewood while going down steep hills.
FYI: it probably has power assist steering and i have never seen one with factory air in a custom model.
my buddy has one and nothing can haul wood like it, super tough.
FYI: it probably has power assist steering and i have never seen one with factory air in a custom model.
my buddy has one and nothing can haul wood like it, super tough.
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Hey gnwalker we got a wv chapter and wed like to have ya aboard. Check it out https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/forum134/ Cheeto
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Originally Posted by jimherm81
I'm looking for an old ford truck to drive daily.. What is the most reliable engine that I should look for?
Seriously, with the price of gas, do you want something that is going to drink gas like it was beer on prom night?
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