My 79 F350 Highboy

[broncoholic]

Still gettin all the little quirks worked out to be ready for spring.

Built 460 450 hp.
ZF 5 speed somehow
40 x 14 Cepek FC II's
Dana 60 rear Locker
Dana 60 HP KP front
4.10 gears soon 4.88's
98 % restored.

Anyone got a nice rust free hood?



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[1badexplorer]

That looks like a nice truck. That truck isn't a 79 though They quit making highboys in 77 so Its probally a 79 body on a 77 chassis with a 79 HP d60 front in it. I would be pulling the front lift blocks out if I was you. I have nice rust free hoods if you need one. I'm near Pittsburgh PA. $150 for a hood

 

[jhammel85]

Good looking truck. It just screams for bigger tires though!

 

[broncoholic]

Thanks guys it is actually a 75 Chassis with a 79 F350 running gear & body. NP435 & a 429 in the barn. Was sitting quietly for 16 years, pretty well kept.

I was looking for a 79 Dana 60 KP, HP & the guy had one. It was attached to the truck, he would not part it out so I had to get the whole truck

It was an old school monster truck on 44" Gumbo Mudder's
Those are just the free rollers. I have a set of 38.5 TSL's
& a set of Cepek 40" FC II's. for the dunes.

I am just getting the engine together as we speak 475 - 500 hp range. Anyone ever put a ZF 5 speed into a Highboy?

Edit: Do they ship hoods on Greyhound? send pict.

 

[Will]

500hp?

That's about 7,000rpm worth of 460.

 

[Ozwynn]

were did you find a rust free one of those in Michigan? ........

 

[broncoholic]

500hp?

That's about 7,000rpm worth of 460.

Not quite 7000, 6500 rpm should be good.

D1VE 460 Block .030 over
DOVE heads , Milled, Ported & Polished
Weiand Steath or Offy Port-O-Sonic Intake manifold
Crane roller rockers 1.73 ARP studs
Comp Cam XE274H Hydraulic flat tappet cam or Voodoo
(Specs:274/286 adv., 230/236@.050, .562/.565, 110 LSA)
Ford Racing Timing gear & chain set
9.5 -10-1 Comp ratio TRW Forged 2404 pistons
Stock crank cross drilled & micro polished 10-10
Stock prepped truck rods w/ ARP wavelock bolts
King Bearings cam, rod & mains. ARP Head studs
Melling High volume oil pump, w/ deepened truck pan.
Holley 4150 850 dp
MSD Distributor
MSD 6al 6500 rev chip
MSD Blaster SS coil
Jacobs ceramic 9mm wires
Carter CJ mechanical fuel pump
93 octane E-85 in the summer

And or course to make it even faster

I have been gathering everything together Just need valve springs & keepers. Depends on the cam I pick, should be a healthy little mill. Might go over 500

 

[broncoholic]

were did you find a rust free one of those in Michigan? ........

I found it in a BARN in Howell stored for 16 years.

Sometimes ya just get lucky I Guess...

 

[Chance]

Those blocks and that tcase make me wanna cry... I think you saved it from being a ChucksTrucks project...

Other than that, looks super clean and I'm jealous

 

[broncoholic]

Those blocks and that tcase make me wanna cry... I think you saved it from being a ChucksTrucks project...

Other than that, looks super clean and I'm jealous

Thanks man the cleanest truck I ever got...

I was going to get a set of 2 1/2 tons off Chuck over on Got Mud, Looks like the Old school guy's at the time used state of the art tech..

 

[COPPERHEAD85]

Nice Freakin Truck!

 

[Ozwynn]

How about loaning me those axles when you get your 2 1/2 tons ...... so I can dump the crappy SLA on my Chevy ......

 

[wantaranger]

i got a rust free hood but im in canada

 

[87 shortbox]

really beautiful body, i like the rest of the truck too. thats the kind of bodies ya find out here in the southwest. but the red paint would be gone real quick in the sun. but please don't tell me that's a "for sale" sign in the window, how could ya give that up? or maybe it's just a " help wanted" sign. beautiful truck man, my favorite year.

 

[broncoholic]

really beautiful body, i like the rest of the truck too. thats the kind of bodies ya find out here in the southwest. but the red paint would be gone real quick in the sun. but please don't tell me that's a "for sale" sign in the window, how could ya give that up? or maybe it's just a " help wanted" sign. beautiful truck man, my favorite year.

Help wanted....

Not too much tho It is almost done I got the new hood & my 460 back from getting race prepped.

Thanks, I could never part with it....