1969 F250 4x4 Highboy 7/9 rubicon

[1971ford]

front wheels are strightened out and it is inside!


seriously its about time! it looks really good!!

Looks like you mounted the steering column???

I can't remember where that goes.
I have it in the correct spot right?

[Doug Comer]

[BiggDogg]

Wow, yet again, record time with rockstar quality. Great job Ryan looks great

[fomocoguy]

Yep, that looks great Ryan! I'm gonna fly you to St. Louis so you can do mine next. I'll even help!

[zakt]

Looks good

Im going to use the orange POR15 engine enamel on my Tcase

[1971ford]

thanks guys...
Joe I'd love to do a crew! If you were local I'd help out for sure, but you are a long ways away

Engine enamel is a great idea. It will be more orange than primer colored but it will be a pretty strong coating for sure

[1971ford]

anyone know how to put the shift tower back onto the 4spd's case? I pulled it off to pull the cab and can't get it back on right. I need to be able to shift to neutral or ill have to pull a driveshaft again

[1971ford]

Hooked more stuff up. Can't really see a difference, not much of a visual update, just buttoned lots of things up and the chassis is 99% done. I believe the only thing left is getting 2 more nuts for exhaust manifold studs and tightening exhaust hanger bolts.

Then today I went junkyarding and there were a good 10 bumps there. I got first pickin's at a few of them
I scored a complete floor and firewall carpet setup!!! And a new-from-dealer (had sticker) hood hinge, and a parking brake clip, and a mount for the spotlight, and window squirters, and other stuff, for 23 bucks.

Then just 20 minute ago my brother and I lifted the cab off the ground onto the chassis ourselves. Worst idea ever and we almost killed ourselves but it's on there

It's a shame to put the old rusty poopy exhaust on the nice chassis but it's only until i get my 300 I6 in there




firewall black for ease of color changing the truck if i want to.




LOTS of sound deadening! I want my ride as nice as possible inside. Don't be fooled though I have much more sound deadener than this on the truck and still more to come . I have some in each door, I'm going to cover the in-cab gas tank area (although i have no incab tank.. but where the tank would be), the roof, and door panels. Also getting that insulation padding stuff between the sound deadener and carpet.

[1971ford]

MY predictions have been very close so I'll make some more

by tomorrow night the interior will be at least half way done and almost everything will be hooked up, front clip dropped on.

Saturday It will be running

Sunday it will be driving

Late next week i will be daily driving it.

[67mann]

Whats taking so long Great job Ryan--everything lookin great

[1970FordTK]

I think your slowing down in your old age Ryan, two years ago you would have had it done in a weekend. Honestly, your excitement and photos are one of the fun things I look to when I come here each time. Have fun and becarefull, like anything you build yourself you will appreciate so much more than those that just buy them.

[BiggDogg]

Woah, FOUR days without an update... everything okay there Ryan? Hopefully you're actually taking a little rest, but I'm sure you have your hands full with something.

[1971ford]

Rest???
what is this REST of which you speak?

[1971ford]

ok here's an update.
I didn't get as much as i wanted done by today but its something. It's putting me in a pinch to meet my expected drive-it-to-school date of this Friday I told my dad yesterday that hopefully it will be my DD by friday and he said there's no way.
I am hoping to prove him wrong!

THe main reason for being a little delayed is because i spent 75% of a weekend day working on just the dash harness. It was already installed but i didn't like the splices that were done in some places and it was thrown in there a little too fast. So i pulled it out, re-wrapped a lot of it, Cut the ignition plug off because it was loose and wouldn't let teh truck start earlier, went to the junkyard and got a new plug, wired it in, used a million zip ties and really made it look nice in there yadda yadda.....

I also installed a delay wiper setup. Velcro'd the box to the steering column brace, trimmed and shaved the shaft and done.

I decided instead of paying $120 to install the rear rubber w/trim i bought a new rubber without trim from NPD this morning. I can install that myself.
I have a guy coming over tomorrow morning to install my windshield for $100.

I scored a good carpet/firweall cover set from the junkyard for $10. Cut out the shifter holes and put that in. Also got the firewall cover up in there by removing and re-installing some things on top of it.
Then I installed the heater. the control cables are FUBAR so i took them out and just put the control unit in just to use the fan switch. I will plug the fan switch in so i can turn the fan on and i will lock the heater in the on and defrost position. Then I don't even need the controls. I'll wait to by some new ones.

I put the seat in, and started looking a the seatbelt situation... can't wait to get those in. They're pretty.

Then I finished bolting up the exhaust and bolting the engine in and a few other things, then my brother helped drag the front clip around the house and drop that on. I then installed the radiator, battery, cables, plugs, fan, spacer, alternator, MC/booster, etc.



I'll be getting the seat covered in vinyl sometime....


oh and i put the doors on




As soon as the truck is drivable i'll sneak it down to the welding shop and install the tank. Hopefully wednesday or Thursday.




My favorite kind of picture now, the kind where you can see the spotless chassis


Almost everything is hooked up. Front turn signals, headlights, wiper squirter, speedo, reverse switch, etc. By simply attaching the ground cable and extending the coil wires the truck should fire right up. That will be tomorrow. And another 10 minutes to bleed the brakes and it will be driving. I do have the rear wheels off it now though because i have to pull the drums and clean them out from sand getting in.

The only thing that can hold me back from driving it around town friday is if i am not able to install the mustang tank fast enough if my boss is busy or something... in which case i could drop the bed back on and use the incab tank thats already bolted inside the bed. But then we have to put the bed back on and take it back off and thats no fun.

[BiggDogg]

Looking good Ryan!