What Should I Do?! Getting A Project Plan Together For My 71 Highboy
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- Опубліковано 11 лип 2024
- On this video I start digging into my 71 highboy and see what parts we have and start cleaning the truck getting it ready to drop in a engine.
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Well your the only guy I know saving these old high boys. I know it's a pain ,I know you can tie up a lot of time. But do it for the truck. Put cab mounts on it.
Fix the cab mounts, replace the freeze plugs, put a 4 barrel intake manifold on it, get the motor running stout with a reliable drivetrain.
Send it down the road, man. Like you said, you’ll never recoup the value of your time chasing perfection on the details of this truck. The new owner can put those cab mounts on his “someday” list
I’d say fix it right. It definitely deserves that
Hi Matt, I would say don’t replace the cab mounts. I don’t think it would pay off in the end. To me this truck is either going to be worked like a truck or be somebody’s project and they could do that work. I like the idea of just getting it roadworthy and back on the ranch. Keep up the good work. It makes me happy to see someone who loves these trucks as much as I do.
If I was buying the truck, I would love to see the cab mount fixed. Put some seam sealer or something similar over the small holes on the driver side to seal it up and i would be happy and more inclined to buy it. Beyond that, make it run and drive good with used parts. New parts wouldn't even look right. Clean everything good and it's ready to go for a good price IMO.
Time is money for sure. The next owner will have to pay up for this truck. It’s not going back to the tree row, it will be made into a personal project, someone with lots of time that won’t mind doing the rust repairs, cab mounts and a years worth of work to get it really back to its glory.
Put a motor in it and make it drive, move it on, and make a couple bucks. You know the trucks that need your valuable time. Not to mention the ranch needs some of your time as well. Lol. I’m in the same boat. Good work Matt!!
Take a deep breath......and allow yourself to do the bare minimum to get this on the road. Get it running, driving and stopping......don't let it snowball........Let the next guy take it to whatever level he wants. I think that's the balance you need on this pickup to get the most bang for your buck. Not the way you usually do things.......but in this case, it's OK.
Pull the cab, you do excellent work
Hey Matt! Yeah, yeah cab mounts are pretty important. You need a good foundation. Thanks Jeff .
Fix the cab mounts and maybe do a how to video on it. I’ve got to do the same job soon and that would help a ton
Let the next guy put some sweat equity into the truck. Get it running and send it off to the new owner!
Pull the cab and do the cab mounts.
Great update Matt. I think you should zip out those cab mounts. The floor pans can be done by most novice guys at a later time.
I think that motor you picked out will do fine too.
Your videos always help keep me motivated to work on my projects. We’re making good progress on our Highboy project and try to put out videos when I remember to hit record. lol. I’d love to hear your thoughts on it sometime.
Keep up the great work! I’ve learned alot from watching how you do things. I hope I find a project with so many extra parts like you did. It definitely saves money on the back end.
Fix the cab mounts. Get it running. Fix floor pans. Keep it.
Hey Matt, put a new seat cover and carpet in it. I would put a rebuilt straight 6 in it with a sniper 4 bbl. Do the brakes. Clear coat it then sell it.
I would leave it the way it is. let the new owner fix it up the way it needs to be.
I'd say get this one looking as presentable as the crew cab special truck, then send it to bring-a-trailer.
Put a price on er both ways. See if you can make a buck but not kill the time side of it. But limit it cab mounts and floor pans if needed. Keep em coming Matt
G'day Matt Dan here from Australia. In the process of doing a full restoration on a Australian delivered high boy. I'd do the cab mounts and your saving time with putting the engine and transmission while it's of. Cheers enjoy your channel 👍
Awesome video love seeing the trucks just put together for a daily just get it running and send it
The microphone in your pocket worked great. A bit of wind noise but not bad at all. If you could do the one cab mount and floor pan, it might help it sell better. The one looks rough, but it suits the truck.
It is a 50/50 on the cab mounts. It could be a snowball effect real fast! But the cab mounts would be a good one to fix just because they are so bad and well you know the pain it is when they are bad. It is some labor for sure though, But worth it in the end.
Your a pretty good welder and if you were buying or interested I think cab mouts and floor pans would be a good idea but when that's done have to be done there or like you said won't be worth it for you
The Dr side eventually rusted off the truck, and so I don't know for sure,it was a very rusty 2wd from over by the lakes in western Illinois and at some point the bed and tailgate were changed and by the time we ended up getting it both needed replaced again the entire bottom of the tailgate was rusted out but amazingly held up and opened and shut like a new one you didn't even have to slam it the bedsides were coming loose at the bottom of the bed
Scope creep is a bad thing when you're trying to flip something. It can chew up a lot of time and money. From my perspective, I would be looking to provide a mechanically sound and dependable "beater truck". Since they are structural, the cab mounts get replaced. Spray them with something that won't be too much of a contrast to the rest of the underside. Leave the rusty floors, fenders, and paint alone. Pulling the cab makes for easy install of the motor & transmission. How feasible is it to test run the motor before installing the cab? Would make for easy access to pull the heads if necessary. I think it acceptable to replace the questionable freeze plugs without replacing all of them. For that Holly 2 barrel, verify what size it is. I doubt a 500 CFM will act right on a stock 360. A 350 CFM has a better chance. The easiest option is a original style carb from one of the other motors. If you're pulling the valve covers, would you replace the valve stem seals? They should be crumbled by now. Decision.... decisions... Keep the videos coming.
Love to see you do a quickie on it for your content and just don’t get too crazy, I’d rather see it fixed up even if you keep it at a budget for your resale and hopefully it will recoup it at the end sale 🍀
On the other side of the same coin so to speak my dad's western Illinois truck was the same way and the previous owner had tacked washers under the cab but it fell down on the steering column and you could not steer the truck if it wasn't running and driving it the Dr door had to be slammed to get it shut and open it very easily...
Matt I would replace the cab mounts and stop there since that's a structural thing.
Fix the cab mount and leave floor alone, I think most buyers would want mounts done and not be afraid to mess with the floor themselves
Throw the motor in it. Rebuild/replace cab mounts make sure brakes are good, u joints, front end is all good and sell it....leave the body alone. Just make it safe...if some young person buys it, not knowing any better and hops in it and drives it, youd feel terrible if something bad were to happen.....
Send it down the road
Well here is my logic about it. It is always a good idea to C.Y.A. if you plan on selling something. Meaning Cover Your (Explicit)! Doing the cab mounts, is covering your (Explicit)! Is it more time? Yes but not that much more if you are going to yank the cab anyway. Floorboards? Leave them as is, as they are not a safety concern at this moment. Make the truck safe to drive, the next owner can turn it into a show rig if they want.
I like the old ford motorcraft carburetors they seem simple and work well but everyone seems to change them out don’t they
You will more than likely find that once you start using the clutch pedal that can mount will show its ugly face. If you’re going for the bare minimum ( mechanically sound but well aged and patina’d) I’d at least weld in new steel on the side that’s blown out and the bottom. I recently did a “mechanical rebuild “ on my 76 and couldn’t make myself spend the money on the sheet metal cab mounts. My motto is: find the failures and weak points and rebuild them to the point where it will not fail again “. So I built my own out of 3/16” plate steel. Way heavier than I would ever need, but at least I know the cab won’t lift up when I push in that clutch.
Great videos by the way. I’ve learned quite a bit from watching your videos. Thank you sir
I think maybe just change drivers side cab mount cause that could cause future problems rest is OK for shape of truck
Fix the driver side add some paint to the reast
I'd say go all the way or go very little, If I were looking for a project I wouldn't want to find a half done one.
I love the highboy era trucks, but did not know they are referred to as bump/dent side... that's a little clunky. We always just called them "innies" and "outies"
Get the cab mounts squared away and leave the rest
Drop the motor, get it running good and send it.
I think any work or parts will be helfull for the truck and the next buyer, but knowing you worked on it will bring in some dollars
Those fenders are going to be a pain to realign and bolt on the bottom like they are supposed to be if you remove them to pull the cab though?!
Front clip would stay together and go up with the cab
I have a question for you hopefully you’ll see it , I just bought a really clean straight rust free 68 f100 4x4 shortbed, 86,000 original. I’m wondering what is the little knob next to the choke knob
To the right would be the optional cigar lighter to the left would the the optional cargo light.
I was wondering, when you finish this highboy, what would you be looking to get for it, price wise?
Not sure yet
For me cab mounts are structural floor boards will pass for now
What ballpark pricing are you thinking?
Throw a motor in it. Check brakes, sell it
Just get it running and driving good and let go to someone else to do all of the restoration work
I think you need to replace the cab mounts, if nothing than more for your own sense of integrity. You don’t need to do much else to the body though.
Not fixing the cab mounts wouldn’t effect my integrity IMO, if I don’t end up fixing them it will be fully disclosed when selling.
My 16 year old and I rebuilt an XJ, had a blast, unfortunately it was totaled, not his fault, this would be a perfect new project truck for us. If you do have any interest in selling it as is, please let me know
Fair enough, I didn’t mean you lack integrity, quite the opposite.
Trying to make her daily going to have to pass inpection 3:12
Get it running and give the new owner the other new parts for the truck . Let him (or her) install them on Their time not yours.
Tough decisions to make! I see where you're coming from, the more you fix the longer it takes to sell. Not to mention the cost of parts you put into it. 🔧🔩