Our Field Find 1966 F350 Tow Rig Gets Power Upgrades! 

I did a similar upgrade back in the 80s on a 78 F-150. Clifford intake and a pair of full length 3 into one headers. True duals that dumped at the rear axle. The pulling power was amazing in my old 300.

I’m amazed what you and your dad can accomplish,what about restructuring your battery box looks like it could use it and don’t forget redoing heater hoses,looks good,keep doing what your doing and carry on 👍👍👍😎😎😎

Y'all just took the 300 6cyl to a whole new level. Awesome!!

Great upgrades Michael. Needs a storage box on the bed ..winch and toolbox . Another vw rabbit pickup 👍🏼

Sweet old iron bub I've got a 67myself 😎

I enjoy seeing the scenery on any road trip.

What a great sound! My favourite was the 'Yellow Banana' Jeep, before tear down. This one is now definitely one of my favourites 🤩

Beautiful old Ford truck, love the 300 six. The upgrades are fantastic, 3 inch exhaust sounds like music. Excellent work, great video.

Ya'll guys are awesome. Love that old Ford. God Bless

That's a cool old truck, love the build, awesome content!

Absolutely love this channel you can fix anything 💟💟💟

The exhaust note on this 300 is SWEET! I’d love to put a 3” exhaust on my ‘95 F150 with the 300. It probably would sound fabulous….no more Whimpy exhaust note.

Cool truck. Think your dad will have it as his daily driver, I could see a glint in his eyes👀

Super sweet ride 😍 love what you did looks amazing!!!! Sounds good as well keep up the good work 👏

If it's a lifter sticking, run a quart of Rizlone in it. Works great!

such a good truck👍

Nice Old truck. I like the blue mustang in the garage.

Great mods for the 300. I had this engine in a 1982 Bronco, a real puller. I did not know of the mods you have made. Wish i had then, Onward!

Great editing. Really enjoyed this video. Thanks boys!

Your video technique is getting awesome. Good quality camera too! Love your work on this big six. So much smarter than buying a late model truck for $$$$$$$$$....(If you could find one in this market.) Always enjoy watching you guys work together.

Very nice homemade bracketry.

Man that sounds good!!!

I've got one of those Harbor Freight welders too, except I got the bottom one of that line. Which means no gas, so the welds tend to come out pretty crappy on some metal. I wish I had saved up for this welder, but I needed to do some fabrication and didn't think I would use it as much as I do. Truck sounds great! My buddy has an F600 sitting in his field, also with a 300 in it. If it's 4wd, I will be convincing the wife to let me scoop it up

Great content as ever, with another VW Caddy to follow.

Love yhat truck !!

Awesome video, loved it 👍😀

It runs great, very reliable, worked great for years. Let's change it!, haha.

Always loved that truck.

Good Sound!! Beautiful

Awesome video Michael, that exhaust sounds fantastic

Truck is looking great!

reat improvements on a nice truck. Keep up the good work. I love the channel.

Nice truck guys!

sweet 300 ferd!

Sounds great love the ole truck

Great video again, here for your perfect, calm sunny weather again...Man, I'm so jealous of your weather...Where abouts in the US are you..?...🤔😀😀🇬🇧

Sounds really good.

Вы даёте машинам вторую жизнь.Большое уважение вам.

Nice another golf/rabbit caddy 😁

Great truck

I fell asleep watching this video and I am glad I rewatched it because there's another rabbit pickup!!!!! I cannot wat to see videos on that!!

Nice a true Ford made stakebed truck.

Love that truck brother! Great work!

Great video glad you posted keep them coming thanks

Throw some sea foam in the oil should free that lifter right up

Nothing like the sound of a split six though ...

what a sweet truck

It sounds great what a cool truck….

I use to have a 66 with a 390 4 speed. You could put it in first, idle off and slowly push the brake and bring it to a stop. It would slowly spin the right tire with the engine idling. My foot completely off the accelerator. It would freak people out. Mine was 3/4 ton with single wheels on the back.

Cant wait for more rabbit videos

Very nice to see old machinery put back into daily use. Still seemes strange to me a European (I have spend years living in USA and Canada) that a truk this big (even of this age) would ever be gas and not Diesel!....

Excellent video Budget Biltz (Mike) also yes that truck last long time also 300 in line 6 cylinder motor excellent with 2 barrel and 4 barrel carb too more than single barrel carb is ! Also tick in motor very light okay and loud one do head job agree too ! Sometimes tick be cure if flushing motor out of WYNNES brand Engine Flush when do engine oil change plus oil filter plus PCV Valve also fuel filter and air too do every 3 years! Engine Flush Fluid in 1 pint bottle plus run in engine for 10 mins not 5 says on bottle when ready change engine oil plus filter and not going anywhere! Do start up then add 1 pint Engine Flush to engine oil crank case run for 5 mins on low idle then 2 mins on 1/4 throttle of higher idle and last 3 mins low idle then shut motor off drain plug out drain of Engine Oil then when done screw bolt hand do tight up and change Oil Filter too and then drain plug for engine oil again till done ! Then put drain plug in crank case oil pan fill up Engine Oil top with your favorite oil and fire engine up see what hear to ! But Engine Flush Fluid cleared up any engine feel like got brand new or rebuilt motor too! If smell Paint Remover when using Engine Flush on motor or Exhaust during Engine Oil change or after do be upset it cleared up problems you would and restored motor like new! But okay and did excellent job! Plus solved engine troubles forever and everything too even keeps engine oil cleaner longer plus less gas burning on bad fuel mileage too !

Hi bro from west Alabama love ya

Nice

Going to have some problems with the starter getter too hot

I’ve been restoring one of these for about 2 years now. What a nightmare, a lot of the parts for it has been odd ball years because it is a dually. Had to get a new steering wheel for it and it turns out it is for a 1957 - 1961 F500.

I'm soooo happy it wasn't a V8 upgrade. Was the NP541 factory?

She's come a long way, she's badass. However, a question, is the black car in your startup clip a 64 Mercury, of some flavor!?

I had a motor exchange done on a 82 f150 I 300 6 4sd granny gear low.drove it almost 13 years had 8000 in it total clamps everything purchase price 8000 total that includes a paint job.Sold it for 2500.

Can this move at least 65mph comfortably? With this set up.

late model exhaust is much better can run true duals i ran the clifford research dual header on mine had a buddy with a 460 truck that would not tangle with this truck

NP541 5 speed?! I remember in a previous video you claimed the truck had a 4 speed transmission with a 5 speed shift knob. Is it a 541O? That's the rare overdrive version. I think I'd prefer the NP541D. It's direct in 5th, has the 6.15 first and the closer ratios would be nice with the 300s torque band but it limits highway speeds with commonly available axle ratios. Even with 3.42 axle gears 75 mph is over 2,700 rpm with 31.5" tall tires like 235/85-16s

Haven't watched any of y'all's videos in a year or more I don't think. Did y'all get a new shop away from the house or is that someone else's your borrowing or one of your works?

Needs rear mudflaps!

21.45 - how are you finding all these caddies?!

WHERE DID YOU BUY THE FRONT WHEELS ?

I have had a couple of 300's. None sounded that good!

Y'all need a BUDGET BUILDS stencil made for the Doors!

That is one of the best sounding 6 cylinders I’ve heard! I really like that truck the wheels are great too!

Unless you find some NOS or old stock lifters, I would just run what you have. There has been a terrible amount quality control issues lately that are being documented with lifters. Until the quality changes, I wouldn't be throwing a new set in.

Whoop whoop!!!

Great to see some performance mods on the 300. The HD manifold only came on the HD engines that were in the medium duty trucks like the F600. The industrial engines used the standard exhaust manifold. The HD manifold does have a huge outlet but it's still a log style manifold. The 87-97 dual EFI manifolds are basically cast iron shorty headers. They flow much better then the HD manifold. The outlets are a little small on them but with some porting they can be opened up to right around 2". And dual 2" outlets will outflow a single 2.5". But I understand you prefer the looks of the HD manifold. I just thought I would give you a couple suggestions. The HD exhaust manifold really should have a block off plate for the heat riser. Your original exhaust manifold had a control valve to regulate the heat going to the intake manifold. The part you called "a restriction". That has the bi-metallic spring that closes the valve when the manifold gets to a certain temp. This helps keep the intake from getting too hot and boiling the gas out of the carb. Your HD manifold is a wide open heat riser. This is especially bad with an aluminum intake. It's going to get HOT. There is a very good chance you are going to have a lot a vapor locking/hot start problems. And also the HD manifold has a shorter heat riser then the standard carb ex. manifold. This lead to poor fitting, miss aligned manifolds and possible exhaust leaks and even broken intake manifold mounting ears. I don't remember the exact amount of height difference. I think it is around 1/8". The HD intake manifold had more of a drop down on the bottom where the two manifolds bolted together. But this works out because you can take a piece of 1/8" steel plate and make a block off plate to put between the manifolds. Also you might want to invest in a heatshield for the starter.

Truck looks awesome sounds great, need one of these 300 6 in my 76 f250 crew cab to replace a very worn out FE 390 v8 thanks for sharing this video

Still my favorite project you’ve done. I absolutely love this truck and glad to see it getting some love

That exhaust is well built and sounds OUTSTANDING!

One of the nicest things about working on older vehicles, is having ROOM to work on older vehicles. 1966 Mustang spotted!

Unless you've put high compression pistons in or seriously decked the head the most youve got compressionwise is 8.3:1. That coupled with the relatively long conecting rods that cause an elongated dwell time, premium is a waste of money. That thing would drink cat pee and run just fine.

"I like your videos!" Most adorable thing ever.

Thats what a 300 should sound like

Where's the O2 sensor and Catalytic converter... ? Just kidding. I love old trucks.

The straight six is the best and most unloved engine design. They are always running good and everyone says ‘yank it out and put in a V8’. Should keep the straight six it’s a better engine. More reliable

Sounds very happy, wonderful tone❤

The hose fittings on your offy intake are for the engine's coolant flow to pass through the manifold to warm it. It looks like your passing crankcase ventilation through it? Might be the camera angles at 15:10, 16:49

Nice rig guys love the old fords ya can’t kill em

Sounds nice. Brilliant work and thanks for sharing this with us take care

If you're serious about towing with it put a 390 in it.

Please please please 🙏🙏🙏🙏 put an isky 256 SUPERCAM in it!! Tremendous amount of low end to mid range TORQUE!!! WAY better than that stock cam!!

Killer exhaust note! Nailed it

You two are amazing with what you guys do with these old vehicles. I also spy another Caddy. We recently acquired a 1980 Caddy diesel. We followed what you guys did with the Caddy and now ours purrs like a kitten.

Man that truck looks good, compared to when you first got it going. Sounds great with that pipe on. Can't wait to see what you gonna do with the rabbit 🤙🏻, keep up the great videos man 💪🏻

I submit, that to just joy cruise and listen to the sweet harmonious music from that tailpipe/engine, is pure therapy to anyone who grew up in the 70s, 80s or 90s. Pure Awesomeness!!!

Those rims are kicking, love the old trucks coming back to life.

The rich full flavor sound of that in-line 6 has got me with a case of the feels. I must go get me an old truck.

Good looking truck incl the wheels

The factory f150 efi 300 split exhaust manifolds are hands down the best flowing of any 300 exhaust manifold.

Fenadleing....Budget Builds terminology...Here in the UK, we call it Fettling....lol...🤔😀🇬🇧

on gas engines, 3 inch exhaust is optimal for about 325 HP max. i feel like a 6 cylinder is losing area under the tq curve with such a large exhaust a literal 2 inch straightpipe theoretically should make 98% of the power of the 3inch with way more TQ all over the rpm range

Your video's always bring a smile to my face and make me forget my troubles, thank you for that. I wish I could be there with you guys. It must be nice working on old cars together with your dad, and he looks so young could have been your older brother! All the best, waiting for the next video. (VW caddy?)

This truck is so awesome! You guys really did a great job with it. Sounds really great too. Why don’t we see it being used as a tow vehicle in any of your recent videos?

Bout time, been waiting. When’s the next Porsche video?