Factory 4x hiboy, 4speed, Dana 200 t/c (single speed), originally a 390 I believe.
9" rear, 44 front, late '70's power steering, 3.54 gears and drums all the way around.
Top speed of 55-60 with 36" Mickey Thompsons (not my choice).
20 mpg up hill, down hill and standing still.

It's my son's truck, we're not the actual builder. I found it on craigslist in Portland and took almost a year fighting title issues, but now that's resolved. Previous owner is/was an equipment operator up and down western Oregon.
Maiden voyage was to WY for deer/antelope, and I spent more time under the hood and under the chassis than hunting but it sure was fun and he got his deer (1st Muley). If he doesn't sell it I'm gonna put the "little grey box" under it this winter

I'm sure it originally came from N Cal as there's a Mt Shasta decal on the front bumper, and "the parking sticker" on the pass corner of the windshield.

The last pic says it all

If anybody out there has more info, that'd be great.
Tom.

 

hell yeah!

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might want to take that 110 degree elbow out of the charge air tube but other than that it looks sweet!

 

very cool. reminds me of my grandfathers truck. his was a 72 highboy that he installed a perkins diesel into... something like 100hp and 10,000lb. sucker took some stregnth to turn haha. I wish to do something similar one day.

 

Yea there was a handful of little stuff I wanted to do to it, but now he's looking to sell it and fund his '53 Chevy project.....I know, but it's not my call

Diesel Powered F-100

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Any chance of getting pics and specs of your grandfather's truck?

 

I might be able to find a few pictures but unfortunately we sold it for $1000 like 6 years ago and since then the guy pulled the perkins and installed a 460

Shame really. That truck had like 32 gears forward 6 reverse


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That REALLY sucks. Sounds like one hell of a truck.

 

this is the only photo i could find so far... its the only truck i've ever seen to blow smoke rings like it was smoking a cigar

 

DAMBIT HEGEL!!!

You say the word and I'll hunt down that slithering worm that ruined your Grandfather's creation with a 460, then throat-punch him for his flagrant and wanton destruction of true Americana......you say the word.....

 

Haha it's sad but ok. That truck had maybe 100 hp and no pwr steering weighing about 10000 lb

Some day I'll build one more capable than his


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