Highboy Body Swap Ranch Truck Build Part 2! 

That truck really looks good out in the hayfield

Hi Matt, next year you should take your ultimate high boy on the Hot Rod Power Tour. You talk to other youtubers and get some channel publicity plus it looks fun. It also gives you channel content to.

Thanks for sharing this Matt. I lost my father not long ago, he taught me how to drive on one of these (yet it was a dually). Hopefully I will get one of those soon.

I have a 71’ F350. It was made in Canada with a 360 and 3.73 gears. She’ll fly down the interstate!

Cool old truck👍

Nice looking truck

I like the bush guard a bit rusty - it’s got the work truck look. You need a receiver winch to fit front or back

The ole truck looks good

A video about doing the window felts and stuff would be great. I need to do my 71 as well

Cool build, love it

well I'm officially in the market for a highboy after seeing this truck

Looks awesome

That highboy is awesome . Love the farm ranch truck style

Turned out great and the flatbed fits perfect!!

Ole truck sounds good Matt!! 😁👍 I'm glad you made soo much progress, especially being busy. keep at it and stay out of the heat if you can. Take care 🔧🔩

I enjoy how you go into great detail on your truck videos. It’s give me help and ideas for my 1971 f100.all original , boxwood green/Wimbledon white.

Hey Matt, cool truck, job well done. I like that: you need a truck, you build yourself a truck. I was at a dealer a few weeks ago and the salesman said that with truck prices so high people are taking their old truck to the body shop for restoration with new interior and new engine. That costs a fraction of a new truck buy. I am Canadian so I live way north of the rust belt. Next year I will find an 2004 Suburban, 2500, 6.0 with barn doors in Florida or maybe Oklahoma. I agree about the beef. I wish my lawn looked as good as your field.

Nice

Love it

Before you even try to get the upper exhaust bolts out, use a torch to heat the ear and expand it. Remove bolt while it is red hot. If it seizes as you are removing it let the whole thing cool down and start over again. If the bolt is protruding out of the back put antisieze on it before removing.

Thanks for sharing. Did I hear correctly, you are running different size tires front/back? Rear tires do look great.

I know that they used the same steering wheel on the 68 and 69 highboys so that steering shaft had to be different in the 71

You're going to be sorry you didn't change that lower steering column bearing later on, they will start to make a knock, rattle, whatever you call the noise, at some point. Had a '71 3/4 ton 4x4. Pickup was picture and mechanically perfect, 'cept that one little thing...dang if that didn't hurt in the end! Lookin good though Matt!

Love it! Very cool!

Hi Matt, if you ever decide to sell this one, let me know. Awesome truck, love the ranch bed that is not too wide

If you haven't already, please don't drill into that nice chrome bumper, save it for something that needs a chromie. A nice "built" or just buy a metal LMC bumper for 180 or so and try to match the existing patina of the grille guard, Minty! Staying with the 12x16.5 or 12x16 tires on 9.75x16.5 or 10x16 steel wheels would really look great. Now I know I'm jealous!!!

Hey Matt. How about an update on your ambulance project.

Hey bud , what’s the status on the harbor blue highboy?

are you in florida ? there was a truck just like that for sale, down the road a while back .

I’ve got a 71 high boy with bad frame, will a 71 F350 frame fit the high boy? Enjoy watching your videos!

Great video Matt. I’ve been gathering up all the parts and a donor highboy to do this exact thing on my 68. What cab bushings do you use?

What type of tires are those? Where would you get them?

👍👍

If you decide to sell I would be very interested

Some stainless steel headers and a dual exhaust system would help that 360 FE engine breathe.

What steps are those that you use on your highboys

Give it a wax

I bet that truck makes all the panty soup

To much chit chat to minor details. It’s like you are talking to the person who you are doing this for.