years ago, picked up a '69 Highboy. It was rough. I could tell it had already been body swapped once. little clues here and there. pulled the body off, sold off or scrapped it. Cleaned the frame up, made a gas tank, painted it, installed a '68 body from a truck i got for free. I rebuilt the Dana 24, and pulled the freshly rebuilt 390 out of my other truck to freshen up and install. Found a Dana 44 front with disc brakes and put that under it. Also swapped in the power assist steering. Im gonna run that to see how well it works. i cleaned and repainted the firewall, had the core support and inner fenders powdercoated, resealed the floor, repainted the kick panels, redid brake lines etc. still putting it together, a little bit each weekend.
Next, I will attach photos from my phone.
1969 Highboy.
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Bill Ramsey
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1969 Highboy.
1968 Highboy
1976 Highboy
1969 F250 Camper Special
1941 Dodge Power Wagon
1930 Model A Coupe (Hotrod)
1962 Fairlane 500 Sports Coupe
VW Sandrails
Honda ATC's
36' Diesel Pusher for roughing it.
1976 Highboy
1969 F250 Camper Special
1941 Dodge Power Wagon
1930 Model A Coupe (Hotrod)
1962 Fairlane 500 Sports Coupe
VW Sandrails
Honda ATC's
36' Diesel Pusher for roughing it.
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Bill Ramsey
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Re: 1969 Highboy.
truck as it sits, custom tank, and frame when i was painting it. Notice my custom A-frame cab puller-shade thing.
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1968 Highboy
1976 Highboy
1969 F250 Camper Special
1941 Dodge Power Wagon
1930 Model A Coupe (Hotrod)
1962 Fairlane 500 Sports Coupe
VW Sandrails
Honda ATC's
36' Diesel Pusher for roughing it.
1976 Highboy
1969 F250 Camper Special
1941 Dodge Power Wagon
1930 Model A Coupe (Hotrod)
1962 Fairlane 500 Sports Coupe
VW Sandrails
Honda ATC's
36' Diesel Pusher for roughing it.
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Bill Ramsey
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Re: 1969 Highboy.
Floor was all rusted out. took a wire brush to it, primed areas with rusty metal primer and cut holes for shifters. I hate POR-15 so dont suggest it. repainted kick panels. rest of cab looks presentable so leaving it.
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1968 Highboy
1976 Highboy
1969 F250 Camper Special
1941 Dodge Power Wagon
1930 Model A Coupe (Hotrod)
1962 Fairlane 500 Sports Coupe
VW Sandrails
Honda ATC's
36' Diesel Pusher for roughing it.
1976 Highboy
1969 F250 Camper Special
1941 Dodge Power Wagon
1930 Model A Coupe (Hotrod)
1962 Fairlane 500 Sports Coupe
VW Sandrails
Honda ATC's
36' Diesel Pusher for roughing it.
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Bill Ramsey
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Re: 1969 Highboy.
Some Peel and Seal on the floor, it will be covered with the original rubber mat. nice original seat, and progress photo. the truck bed has the toolbox on the side. when installing on the highboy frame, the tool box hit the spring hanger. i loosely put in the rear two bolts to hold the bed to the frame, and then forcibly slid the front of the bed back and forth, denting the toolbox against the spring hanger. Caveman style but hey, it worked perfect. Thats it for now.
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1968 Highboy
1976 Highboy
1969 F250 Camper Special
1941 Dodge Power Wagon
1930 Model A Coupe (Hotrod)
1962 Fairlane 500 Sports Coupe
VW Sandrails
Honda ATC's
36' Diesel Pusher for roughing it.
1976 Highboy
1969 F250 Camper Special
1941 Dodge Power Wagon
1930 Model A Coupe (Hotrod)
1962 Fairlane 500 Sports Coupe
VW Sandrails
Honda ATC's
36' Diesel Pusher for roughing it.
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Re: 1969 Highboy.
I like that seat upholstery.
1967 F-100 4x4 custom cab.
Another 67 F-100 4x4 custom cab.
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1972 F-350 Sport Custom cab & chassis.
1972 F-250 Explorer Special, Camper Special.
1971 F-100 custom. 302, C-4, p.s. p.b. factory 65 amp alternator with transistorized voltage regulator.
Another 67 F-100 4x4 custom cab.
2016 F-150 Eco-Boost 2.7 liter. (It will smoke the tires!)
1972 F-350 Sport Custom cab & chassis.
1972 F-250 Explorer Special, Camper Special.
1971 F-100 custom. 302, C-4, p.s. p.b. factory 65 amp alternator with transistorized voltage regulator.
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Re: 1969 Highboy.
Nice truck! Looks super clean and straight. Great work!
1972 f100 4x4 4 inch lift with dump box kit-sold
1969 f250 4x4 highboy in progress.
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1969 f250 4x4 highboy in progress.
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Re: 1969 Highboy.
Nice project! Looks like she will be great truck when your finished. I'm really looking forward to seeing the progress on your truck. What are your plans for exterior paint?
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1971 F-250 4x4 Highboy
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1971 F-250 4x4 Highboy
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Re: 1969 Highboy.
Looks like you have a nice truck there sir!Paul
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Re: 1969 Highboy.
Looking like progress - I like it 
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'72 Ranger XLT, 4x2, 390-2V, C6, Wind blue & Wimbledon White (‘Smokey’)
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Red Deer, Alberta, Canada
'72 Ranger XLT, 4x2, 390-2V, C6, Wind blue & Wimbledon White (‘Smokey’)
2016 F150 Lariat FX4 Supercrew, Ruby Red
Follow my build thread for 'Smokey': http://fordification.com/forum/viewtopi ... 22&t=85070
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Re: 1969 Highboy.
Turbo-Hot coated at Car-Craft in Riverside.
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1968 Highboy
1976 Highboy
1969 F250 Camper Special
1941 Dodge Power Wagon
1930 Model A Coupe (Hotrod)
1962 Fairlane 500 Sports Coupe
VW Sandrails
Honda ATC's
36' Diesel Pusher for roughing it.
1976 Highboy
1969 F250 Camper Special
1941 Dodge Power Wagon
1930 Model A Coupe (Hotrod)
1962 Fairlane 500 Sports Coupe
VW Sandrails
Honda ATC's
36' Diesel Pusher for roughing it.
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Re: 1969 Highboy.
Nice!
1968 Mercury M250 Camper Special
FE-390,570CFM 4bbl, C6 Automatic, PS, PB front disk.
Stony Plain, Alberta, Canada
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FE-390,570CFM 4bbl, C6 Automatic, PS, PB front disk.
Stony Plain, Alberta, Canada
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Great work Bill! Keep it up!
1969 F-100 LWB 2wd 240 3spd manual
1969 F-250 LWB 4wd 360 4spd manual
1976 F-250 Supercab LWB 2wd 390 4spd manual
1969 F-250 LWB 4wd 360 4spd manual
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Re: 1969 Highboy.
Love it looks great. Is that a streetmaster 390 intake???
Just another Ford fool named Dan.
The Junk that hangs around
67' F-250 highboy Camper special cross breed currently under way
http://www.fordification.com/forum/view ... 22&t=86706
1974 Bronco 302 3 speed
1984 bronco 302 c6 35's
1994 F350 7.3 5spd dually.
The Junk that hangs around
67' F-250 highboy Camper special cross breed currently under way
http://www.fordification.com/forum/view ... 22&t=86706
1974 Bronco 302 3 speed
1984 bronco 302 c6 35's
1994 F350 7.3 5spd dually.
woods wrote: The rust holes in my truck were a factory install (very rare).
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Re: 1969 Highboy.
Nice,..... shiny stuff! Right on, looks good!
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1971 F-250 4x4 Highboy
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Re: 1969 Highboy.
Cab and body looks nice and solid.
You are like me, I don’t have much use for Por15 either.
You are like me, I don’t have much use for Por15 either.