Ford Highboy with a Roar - 4x4 F250 Gets a Godzilla

[Broski]

i probably should huh. i'll make some more progress and decide if it deserves its own thread. funny that i use mud as a Ford forum.

Some of us really like old Fords

 

[Bisonthecruiser]

Very cool. Nice to see something other than a cruiser on here every once in a while.

 

[suppjoe]

Quick update on the truck - got a radio

Also a bunch of stuff you can't see! Had a tuning session with Kessel Tuning. On the off chance someone reading this needs remote tuning for a Holley product, this dude is great to work with. Truck is now driving pretty great, still need to fix the worn out rod end though. Also have some stuff in the works re: seat upholstery. Should have an update on that by the end of the month hopefully! Spent all week working on the Galaxie which will now have its own thread in the ih8mud Ford Forum.

 

[sedonut]

427 side oiler is my recommendation for the Galaxy. With your luck in finding parts one will turn up. Beautiful work on the truck.

 

[PIP]

427 side oiler is my recommendation for the Galaxy. With your luck in finding parts one will turn up. Beautiful work on the truck.

FE's are my favorite engine...

This was a local car- Love this thing. $30k motor in a $3k car mopping the floor with the corvettes.



I had a Mercury 410 and later a very nice purpose built for towing 9:1cr 390 in my '70 Highboy. That 390 thought it was a much bigger engine. I towed very heavy with it. Drove it cross country several times. Put 225k miles on it in 8 years before pulling it out for a 12 valve Cummins. I ran full synthetic oil in it and pulled the heads and pan for the buyer- The bores and bearings looked like the day I assembled it. Unbelievable.

Would love to have a car worth putting a 427 in.

 

[Skniper]

FE's are my favorite engine...

This was a local car- Love this thing. $30k motor in a $3k car mopping the floor with the corvettes.



I had a Mercury 410 and later a very nice purpose built for towing 9:1cr 390 in my '70 Highboy. That 390 thought it was a much bigger engine. I towed very heavy with it. Drove it cross country several times. Put 225k miles on it in 8 years before pulling it out for a 12 valve Cummins. I ran full synthetic oil in it and pulled the heads and pan for the buyer- The bores and bearings looked like the day I assembled it. Unbelievable.

Would love to have a car worth putting a 427 in.

Thanks for that vid, my wife is out of town so I turned the speakers all the way up and cupped my hands around my ears to get the full effect...I might have wood. The rear view mirror views were awesome, wow!
Yea Galaxies should have thumper motors.

 

[suppjoe]

sadly not a ton of progress this weekend - the rain is really slowing things down plus i’m remodeling the kitchen in my house at the same time as building this truck and galaxie so we’ll be moving at a snails pace. i did get the amp/bluetooth receiver moved behind the seat and wired up. need to add some 6x9s and build an enclosure for it all. also stuck the glove box in place finally.

the seat upholstery still doesn’t even have an eta so that’s on hold for the moment. i’m planning to match the column and door cards to the primary color for the bench once it comes in.

biiig moves were made behind the scenes, however. the truck is officially titled and registered/insured so i can drive it further than to the corner store and back. took it to the gas station in town and discovered that my fuel filler neck sucks real bad. i only had enough patience to put 7 gallons in so will need to re-visit that design sometime.

lastly, i got around to changing the tie rod end which made the truck feel much better. remanufactured motorctaft starter went in easily and now there are no issues with hot starts which is a relief. i also purchased some lighter springs that folks claim work but they’re visually way too short so didn’t bother trying to install.