I Bought a Super Rare Special Edition Ford Truck AND a1975 F250 4X4 High Boy! Will They Road Trip?!?
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- Опубликовано: 10 фев 2025
- My pal the Mopar Mad Man needed to free up some cash to buy a Charger so like the sucker that I am I decided I'd help him thin the herd on his ford pickup collection. Let's see just how good this 1975 Ford F250 High Boy and 1979 Ford F150 Indianapolis Pace Truck really are! Both pickups are SOLD! As always, thanks for watching!
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Why do you talk so much man
Just trying to educate the masses. Next lecture will be on adding punctuation to sentences.
@@MortskeRepair has he not watched Puddin?😏
Why do you have to complain about it? What's wrong with learning? Btw, the way you wrote that, is wrong.
Oddly that dude's momma sounds like a man and talks too much😂
I suggest you listen and not comment so much, man. Learn something.
Hello Sir Mortske, DUANE here. I know why the flaps were punched out of the Indy truck. Back then they still had leaded fuel, those flaps stopped you from putting leaded fuel in an unleaded vehicle. The leaded pump nozzle is bigger and won’t fit in that flap. So people removed the catalytic converter,punched out the flap, and burned leaded gas because it was cheaper. That’s my story and I’m sticking to it. I know this because I helped my step dad do it to a Chrysler station wagon we had .Give Duffdog a hug for me..
YOU SIR A CORRECT , I WORKED AT A REAL GAS STATION /SERVICE STATION IN THEM DAYS AND SOME PAID US TO DO THAT UNDER COVER.
You could buy an adapter to put over the leaded gas nozzle so you could put leaded gas in unleaded vehicle. A buddy of mine had one so he could do this with his then new Jeep.
@@DavidSmith-fs4nt just use a funnel
Yes the good ol'days, leaded fuel, filter-less cigarettes and watch'in Captain Kangaroo...
@@duanebailey1056 I remember that,,,...
Mortske in the morning and Puddin at night! The Duo that keeps bringing junk back to life.😊
Absolutely
DD Speed Shop everyday except Friday
@steveperyer4850 to say "getting puddin in the night" is a little sketchy around these parts of the forest 💀😆
The two are like water and oil. Puddin is always upbeat and happy and Mortske always seem miserable. Not knocking it though. 😁 That's just who he is and I do enjoy watching both of them.
As a 12 year old kid in 1979, I thought the 79 Indy mustang was the coolest car ever, But I didn't know they made a matching truck...thanks to Mortske my life is now more complete!....Chin is a real guy for not editing out his pressure washing Crocs! You ,Mojo,Chin,Duff, and baby bunny keep up the good work 👍
Will do
Except,from what we saw duff killed the baby bunny...not his fault, he doesn't know better but still...
Street racing channel just gave away a 79 Indy mustang. Sadly I did not win it 😢
Mmmmmmmmmm baby bunny.
I used to have a 77 f250 supercab two-wheel drive, 460 automatic factory air, tilt and cruise control, It had the silver paint but blue interior. I gave $500 for it in 2001 with a bad trans. All the paint had fallen off the outside. Are rattle can the outside flat black and drove it for 6 years with cold AC. I sold it to my cousin that was younger than me, he ran it under some low tree limbs and out of oil and sold it for scrap about a year later. We still don't speak to this day.
Thanks for sharing
never ever speak to hum....ever
My brother had a highboy new, early 70’s on the farm here in northwest Missouri. Never washed it and oddly enough it totally rusted away. Unstoppable in the snow.
Good stuff
Back in the 90's I worked for a junkyard here in Texas that only had pre 80's vehicles. The guy that owned it had one of the pace trucks that was a beast
Sweet
“Dumpster diving “. “Shop rags”. Then pan to a Puddin shirt…. I spit my sammich out! Well played sir, I’m looking forward to the rebuttal 😂
Please do!
Don't you worry about those oil leaks under the ol' highboy. They're all part of Ford's "Continuous Automatic Rustproofing" system - something you really need in ND, given the tendency for anything of that vintage to dissolve quickly in your climate.
Brilliant
Hey, if it leaks oil it has oil!
Mortskie Monday's are the best
Back in the late 70s, my dad worked at an auto parts warehouse. I would go with him to work on Saturday, and he would have me restock the shelves. The building was 2 stories, and on the 2nd floor was filled with factory pre bent exhaust pipes. The bonus was that parades went in front of the warehouse, and we had front row seats on the roof of the building.
Very cool!
For sticky windows, I found that silicone spray worked well
The “anti siphon” thing in the filler neck was actually to keep you from putting leaded gasoline in the cars at the time. I did mine on a new 78 El Camino. Promptly plugged up the catalytic converter.
The fill nozzles at the stations were different sizes with the regular, leaded being the larger of the two.
Interesting
@br549200 oddly enough....the F100 only got the catalytic converters in 75 (first year for cats) but there was a loophole the way the law was written. Anything bigger than 1/2 ton was exempt from cats. Hence the F150 and Chevy C/K15 and Dodge 1500. They were technically a 5/8 ton
@@josephdougherty2399 yip, there was a lot of games going on with the switch over to the unleaded gas in the 70’s!
True. My grandfather used to carry around a little plastic adapter gizmo that would let him use a leaded fuel nozzle in his unleaded filler neck.
Yep. My father promptly pounded out the flapper door on the filler neck and the guts of the cat on his ‘78 F100 just days after he bought it.
Sir Mortske,
The flapper was to prevent the leaded fuel nozzle from entering the filler neck and filling the tank with leaded fuel. If you remember (?) the leaded fuel nozzle was a larger diameter than the unleaded fuel nozzle... And, of course, cat converters no likey lead.
The main rhing on a dent side to worry about is the little rubber hose that connects fuel pump to carb ! They get dry rot and spray gas on the distributor causing major fire under hood
Wearing my comfy Mortske Repair T-shirt as I sip some coffee and enjoy this great episode! Both trucks pretty awesome! You make Monday mornings worth living!
Awesome! Thank you!
Good to see you buying good Fords
The twin I beam can be lowered. I had a 69 f100. bought a pair of 3" lowering I beams. I also took a couple coils off the springs. Heavy equipment shops have a hydraulic jig they slide on the I beams while installed to bend them to correct the camber.
Another fantastic Monday with Mortske. Love the old ferds.
Chin was earning his keep and the Duff dog is looking sharp as ever.
Great "double trouble" episode 👌 The price for either one is spot on.. I wouldn't be suprised if these are gone in a flash. I remember the "Free stylin'" package from when i was a kid.. My Dad had a '79 4 speed/od F100 that was BASE, BASE, BASE.. 😆 Really enjoyed the history lesson on these trucks, funny how some things come back to you (especially what a bargain these things used to be). Thanks for keeping this old junk out there and running.. As an aside, when you modified anything on a vehicle my Dad would say "The factory pays engineers thousands of dollars a year to design that and just because you bought one doesn't make you smarter than them.. 😂😂😂 And they will always be "caps" to me..
Right on
Neighbor had a Black on Black 77 F250 Hiboy with a 351M 400. The front disk brakes were pretty darn huge. Hard to find a set of wide Wagon wheels that will fit without doing a bit of grinding on the caliper lol. The original rims were 16.5" skinnies with 12ply L series tires. 16.5" tires started to get really hard to find back in the early 90s.
Nice! I also own a 75 Highboy that my dad bought new! Love these trucks.
Very cool!
Ford introduced the F150 in 1975 as a heavy duty version pickup between the F100 and F250. Since it was considered a heavy duty truck it was able to get around the emissions standards of the F100. It became the most popular pickup as a result. GM and Chevy didn't come out with the 1500 till 99. My Dad traded his '8 F100 I for a new '85 F150 with the 351 HO. That truck had awesome power and a mean rumble. His '90 F250 with the 460 and C6 could pull a house off its foundation with its awesome torque.
Love those 57-58 plymouths, watch out for those Damn Ticks Mort gonna mess around and get sick.
Hi Boys were made till 77 1/2, In cab fuel tank only, divorced transfer case, 390's weren't ever put in a 4x4 , 360's only. If 2 wheel 390's were optional. I have 2 and Love the Hi Boys restoring one for a friend out in western ND at the moment.
Cool
Here in Maine, we call a "topper" a "cap." Unless you were talking about a "stand up camper."
Hi Mortski and Duff and guest nice video 📹 and workmanship 😮 I had a 71 with a bad tank sounded like both rides !!! I had LOW 1 Gear and maybe Low 2 gear ⚙️ 2 wheel 🛞 drive 🚗!!! And Glasspacks
In northern IL we called them “Caps”
If you get some daylighters and dye your beard red you could be the Chuck Norris of ND! 😂
I don't know anything about Fords but I'm learning, thanks to you! 😁👍
Glad to hear it!
I thought the F100's had lighter spring packages...not 100%. That Highboy is MONEY!!!
@@rickbaker4571 f100 had the same lug pattern as Ford car and dodge ½ ton trucks. I've seen dodge steelies on f100
Could be
I’ve never seen a pickup with 4.5” bolt pattern wheels
@@MortskeRepair we had an 80 f100 that was a Canada built truck, everything bolted to the frame was the same as an LTD (crown Vic).
I remember it was like an act of Congress to find parts for.
I love Ford but depending on what day of the week it was built it will have different parts.
I have a late 99 supper duty built in February but my steering box is early 99 (before February that year)
Only difference in the boxes are the pitman arm splines have 3 extra splines on the newer version.
@jimskelton7078 ford used 4.5 on 5 for carsand 5on5.5 for trucks excpet the 80/83 f100 (Swiss cheese frame) pickups.
I had a 1975 F-250 HighBoy , it had an automatic transmission though . I totally redone it , went from full time 4x4 to part time w/manual lock in/out hubs . That gained me highway speed and gas mileage . Loved that truck
My uncle had a body shop he always put a few drops of oil on his glass in that channel where it rolls up into the wing window and to the back of the door said that it made the glass work so much smoother
It does, everything works better with lubrication,but now we have the silicone spray with the little straw that you spray in the track
Thanks for the tip
That was a awesome Mortski minute !!! I’m not much of a ford guy BUT I do have a soft spot in my heart for the 70s era pickups. My dad had one and it was the very first thing I drove in my life. The power steering didn’t work in it and it slowly was eating away by the Michigan salt that this state put on the roads. But it simply wouldn’t die he drove that old pickup for at least 10 years before it was sold. His going to town rig was a 87 Buick regal and that car was my second vehicle ever that I drove. And for a 10 year old who was just learning the ropes on driving. It was indeed a night and day difference in driving experience. I must say I truly wish I had both of those vehicles. So many good memories in both of them.
had a 74 high boy when working in oil fields as mechanic,sold it years ago ,i do have a 67 2 wheel drive ive had for over 30 years,would love to do what your talking about but im right behind Mojo in age dont think i need any more projects BUT sure makes me dream and i live in Ohio price is right though
Thanks for sharing
I'm looking to find me a 68-71/72 Ford custom cab or a sport custom trim truck to build a rat rod shop truck project out of and hopefully trade my 2000 dodge ram laramie slt quad cab long bed 5.2 litre 318 magnum V8 1500 4x4 northern Ohio truck since new and original Ohio title and owners manual and the factory ignition key with the Rams head cut into the plastic on the key.. for one
And,67 cool would love to get a 352fe lol
Couple of nice lookin truck! I agree, neither one needs anything but to be driven. Thanks for both rides. Have to admit one was rougher that the other but, that’s ok!
Right on
"If it's over 12 years old it needs rubbers " -quote from my father ( he always had a smart-ass double entenrdre comment on hand)
Lol
My dream truck is a 70s ford truck one day I will have one. Dad had a 75 f100 360 4 speed 4x4. He had it for 20 years 15 it was his daily the last 5 a plow truck. Had a plow on it for the whole 20 years. Hauled firewood plowed snow it was well used. When it went to the junkyard it still ran and drove even with a busted t-case. It had 2 high and 4 high that's it no 4 low. The truck when dad bought it used it had 3 gas tanks on it yes 3. Hate to have to fill all 3 now back in the late 70s 80s into the early 90s wasn't bad.
Thats how Cleetus got his start on RUclips. Doing a goffy dance on 1320 videos
Dang . If I wasn't so old, in Canada, and sick, I would buy the high boy. Thanks for sharing. I live an imaginary life through watching youtube presenters. You, Puddin, Sleeperdude and others.
Thanks for watching
Great content again! Thanks guys!!
Our pleasure!
Door seal replacement videos are rare on YT. Fixing things that make old cars seem old is just as important as swapping motors.
Touché
Great prices on both, they’d be double that here in Missouri.
Mortske, that ford Indy 500 truck is a collectors dream. One of 4275 made, and approximately 500 left. You should get ahold of Solomon at Ford Era. He collects these special decal package trucks. Definitely a truck that needs restoration
Gotta love Mondays, ole mortske to start the day!!!
And DUFFFFFFY TOOOOO😅
Once again, Mortske’s ability to convey copious amounts of information in detail in a very humorous, subtle, and entertaining presentation underscores the value of the long format his viewers enjoy. I learned more about those trucks and their history than ever before to the point I can tell the differences now when previously they were all just generic ‘pick-up’s’. Plus, we get a ride with Duff! Thank you!
Thank you kindly
The dent side highboy was produced 1973 to 1977.5 open knuckle front end & disc brakes began in 76 ..
Cool
@MortskeRepair always remember even Forest Gump out ran a FORD
Thank you for your presentation on the two Fords , never owned one but after seeing this I sort of think i should have . You always catch my interest with your easy going attitude and sly humor which keeps me coming back every week . your crew , MoJo , Chin , Duff Dog and others are sure fire and always up front doing their part . Be safe , healthy , and sharp , always watching , Stuart in Canada ..
Thanks for the kind words
I live in Clayton WI and every year we have tractor & truck pulles during Cheese days & there are always a few old Ford high boys that enter the pulles and they do pretty good .
Interesting!
Another Great Video 😁😁😁
Thanks again!
Big Love from The Blue Ridge Mountains Of Virginia ❤️ Jesus Saves praying for You And Puddin And Slick50 🙏 Every Day. From Virginia 🇺🇸 Jesus Saves.
What part? I'm from Galax originally
I learned how to drive in a 1977 F-150 4wd with a granny 4 speed and a two barrel 351. I'm not a Ford guy but I do love the highboy's. They're stupid expensive here in the Commiefornia even for a roller.
Not a ford guy? I'd buy a ford over a Chevy..I was raised mostly with Ford's, the square body chevys were made with cheap ass thin metal, that rusted way too fast, the hoods fold in half because they're made cheap too ... They look nice but they weren't really made that well. Yea, Ford's can rust too, but you probably won't find one with a hood that folded ...that shows a difference in build quality... My dad did have a yellow 78 Chevy long bed when I was little, in like 86 , I loved that truck...my sister and I used to play in it, by the third time it started to rust out, my dad sold it . Still ran good, it's just the metal isnt that great. The older Ford's are pretty reliable, too. Hardly anything newer is reliable now. I still love Ford's , I'm mainly a honda,Mazda,and ford guy ...I've worked on cars for 20 years, and that's part of why I love Honda, they're some of the best on the road. Toyota used to be really good too, but the newer ones aren't as good
yeeeeeeah high boy. @backyard Alaskan knows a thing or 12 about these ones. Nice one Morts mate! another cracking episode !
Thanks
@@tomparkin1551 Hey another Backyard Alaskan fan ! That's was the 1st I thought, was that some one needs to tell Austin about this episode. 👊😎👍
Happiness is watching The Duff Cam !!!!! Lol !!!
High school, eh? Do you reemember Tim Conway's character Dorf? I remember a video you could buy on VHS that was called "Dorf on Golf." Wow, that was a long ime ago.
Great Mortske Minute Thank you. Love the old High Boys
Our pleasure!
The look on Duff's face is like "What do yah want man. A rabbit is a rabbit right? In my book anyway."
Lol
Nice trucks Mortske! I didn't know about the Indy Pace version, that's cool to see. What you call a topper, they're called caps where I am. Great vid!!
Cool, thanks!
Ole Chin is giving PUDDIN a run for his money on this pressure washing stuff lol.
Lol
From a man that was pumping gas in '79. The trap door in the fuel neck was to limit you to unleaded fuel which had a smaller nozzle.
When I was a young boy, my parents had a brand new 77 F100 XLT Ranger. They had nothing but problems with it and tried to get it qualified under the Lemon Law. Which really wasn't a thing at that time.
We call (toppers) caps here in Ohio I love mine. Keeps everything dry and uou can still load 4x8 sheets of plywood, drywall etc.
Right on
Holy Highboy Mortman!!! 🦇
I am deep into my new project which is a 1979 ford f150 302 4spd 2wd, so I found this video super helpful with just learning more about dentsides! Thank you!!
Glad it helped!
The silver Ford with the black accents is 1979. Indianapolis speedway official race. Truck.......worth bucks
See if Marti report available for truck. Dealer or company makes repro. Decals for doors...only year FOMOCO sponsored the pit trucks
That ,ight be a Indy used truck there😅😅😅😅😅
Phoenix graphics should be able to get them
Funny you brought up the Plymouth wagon, thats the episode that i woke up too in the middle of the night( you putting in the newish rear end) on random play that introduced me to mortske repair, then puddin, and all the rest. I then went back to see the whole build and when that valve sabotaged you by breaking under light taps with an adjustment hammer i was hooked. Enjoying strawberry cheesecake ice cream at 1230 am in 80 degree heat...uggg.
in Texas we call them camper shells
Gotta thank you. Changing the wiskers on that truck made me look at the ones done by a previous owner and sure enough it was on the wrong side of channel. Way too late as the glass was scratched before I got the car. Not only are your videos entertaining but informative!
Whoops!
So jealous 😊 nice Highboy!
Thanks! 😃
In 1976 / 77 a friend bought a new Ford F250 4 speed sat up high im guessing it was a high boy never really knew the story of the high boy until now thanks for the info.
Our pleasure
Ford never called them highboys, the term highboy may have been coined by JC Whitney to differentiate the ‘67-77.5 f250 and the ‘77.5-79 f250.
Good to know
Also the antenna on the highboy, if oem is worth its weight in gold
Awesome trucks. I just read about the Indianapolis 500 F150 just weeks ago and now you have you. Great truck in my opinion. Both are actually sweet finds and not rusted to pieces!
Right on
Other than the divorced transfer case, the Highboy front leaf springs mount directly under the frame, instead of Lowboy outside frame offset mounting
the 78/9 f250 still has the spring under the frame. I own 6 of them. the differance is rhe spring. high arch multi leaf on highboys. dearched 2 leaf on lowboys .. I used highboy springs on one f250 for a 3" lift cheap
"Toppers" are usually called "truck caps" here in New England.
What happened to the building the truck is sitting beside
Snow
Worked for local ford dealer in 79/80. Saw a few of these trucks and the mustang also. Being in a farm/ ranch area the base truck 300 in-line 6 with stand trans was the truck of choice. Unlike today’s Cadillac pickups with everything on them. Cost twice what I bought my house for. You’re got a great crew. I enjoy the show!
Thanks for watching
@Mortske I almost forgot... I owe you a big thanks for one of your useless knowledge things... a friend tried to tell me that a 383 had to be a custom engine... I told him to put $100 on it... he did... I then pulled out my phone and googled the factory chrysler 383... he had never expected to be proven wrong... it took him a full 2 weeks to get me my money
I get half
@MortskeRepair if I had it to give you i would.... I'll throw something your way next time I have some money I'm not using for survival.... and that's not because of your response I had already planned to do that )
WASSUP MORTSKIE!! MY DAD HAD A 70XLT 426 METALIC GREEN FOR A HOT MINUTE AND GOT RID OF IT. AND HIS BROTHER TRIED TO SELL HIS FORD TRUCK TO DAD. MY DAD SAID"YOU CAN GET RID OF VD QUICKER THAN IT TAKES TO SELL A FORD". I'LL NEVER FORGET THAT. I WAS ABOUT 10. HE LAUGHED ALL THE WAY BACK HOME. HELL FIRE!! MADE ME LAUGH JUST THINKIN' ABOUT IT! LOVES TO STINKY PUP👍 ps. Eiter bed cover or camper top is what l remember. My uncle built dozens of them, also the ultra over cab type. VERY NICE👌
We call them Caps around here in NY…I only learned “Topper” when I worked with some Yoopers one year. I like the Highboy
Right on
I'm sure you know this, Mortske, or someone has already said it, but that's no roll bar! That's a "light bar". And yeah, that flap and restrictor deal was put there to keep you from putting leaded gas in the tanks and poisoning your lovely catalytic converters. Good stuff, man. And keep on talking! Love your content! You, Sir, are my favorite content creator on RUclips. Keep up the great work, man.
The gas filler was factory set up for unleaded it was common to knock out the unleaded plug so you could run regular premium in the truck.
Gotcha
Those glass packs sound frickin awesome!!!!!!!!!!
Agreed
I frickin love Mortske Monday!!! This is another fantastic video! Keep having fun with junk, it looks like a blast!
1:01:06 having had lots of experience with walker exhaust, make sure you check the level and clearance between the floor of the truck and the top of the pipe. I just replaced the pipe on my Buick and I’ve got to take it to a muffler shop to have them bend the pipe because it sits lower than it should.
Good to know
I love mondays !!!!time for a new video!!!!! he always gets it running!!!!!
Couldn't agree more with the tedious things being some of the worst to do. My least favorite is dealing with blinker switches in the steering columns 🤬
That’s right up there too
hope you are able to bring the original color back. it seems the original knows what a honest person is, no rust, takes care minus the peeling,
I ALWAYS WANTED A HIGH BOY!! THAT IS SUCH A BEAUTIFUL TRUCK!!
I've had a Ford pickup with no topper. A Ram with a fiberglass tonneau cover. Two full size Broncos. In Northern Illinois we call then toppers too. Also a big thing in the past was camper tops in pickups.
I didn't know Ford did an Indy Pace Truck, mate. Makes me wonder whether Chevy did one when they had the deal. Great to see one as there can't be that many of them left now. Pity about the manifold issue on the Hi-boy - it made her sound like she had a dead cylinder from around the back and that chuffing from the front reminded me of an old Massey-Fergusson tractor (known affectionately down here as a 'Fergie'...which created a fair few laughs when Prince Andrew married Sarah Fergusson back in the early 80s and that was her nickname.....!)
The "Topper" as you blokes call it is known as a 'canopy' down here. You don't see them as often on the modern utes now though - except for Rangers, Isuzus and Japanese utes that would look silly without them. Nowadays, you'll often see a solid cover that lifts up off the tray instead of a canopy, but IMHO, these are a waste of time because if you have something tall to cart around, you need to take the top off.....and where do you put it? It's not like the old tonneau cover that you can fold up and stick in the cab, is it? Canopies used to be very popular and still are in circles where people carry dogs or tools back there and want a lockable yet ventilated space where things could sit and not knock around your feet (or pong out the cab) while being driven..
FYI - 'ute' is pronounced 'yoot' and is short for Utility Vehicle. This is what the cab-and-tray or cab-and-flatbed vehicles are called locally in Australia and New Zealand. This term also includes the Australasian market developments by Ford, Holden (which is GM) and Chrysler, of American-sourced models (in the 60s mainly) or from late 60s onward locally-designed variants of passenger cars. The closest equivalent the US has would be the El Camino or Ranchero, but they differ in the fact that they were designed and built in Australia for the Aus / NZ market and based on the then-current model Falcon, Holden H-series (and from 1989, the Commodore model) or Valiant sedan....which by the late 60s had little in common with the American models and only diverged further as time went on. The Ute became an institution down here and - unlike the El Camino / Ranchero - were almost exclusively used as work vehicles. There was the odd exception where a trim package was offered that dressed the Ute up - eg: the Holden Sandman and Ford Sundowner of the late 70s were panel vans that were more of a show car than a work vehicle, but still got used as such.
Now, what is a panel van? Well, it looks a lot like a Ute with a canopy on, except it's not - the top is part of the whole structure and the back of the cab is open to the space on what would have been the floor of the tray. The Panel Van was often customised - more often than not - but a lot were still used by tradies - usually electricians or builders who didn't cart Gib board (sheet rock / plaster board) around and just needed a good spot out the weather for their tools. Panel vans also drove more like the cars they were based on (actually, more like a station wagon) than a Ute does because of the additional weight of the overhead on the rear axle.
Anything bigger than a Ute or Panel Van was called a Truck, so the likes of the Square Body or Dent Side would fall into that category. The likes of the old 48 Bonus or J1 Bedford (no idea what the equivalent in the States would be) were definitely called trucks rather than Utes.
Anyway, hope that tidbit clears things from the Antipodean perspective! All the best
Had a 78 Ford F 100, the thing in the fuel neck you pulled out was to prevent you from putting leaded gas in them. The short piece of pipe in front of the muffler on the high boy was where the catalytic converter was replaced. They started c converters in those trucks early to mid 70’s. My 78 was a weak POS 302 so I’m a GM guy ever since.
Mortske, my top 3 favorites. You put the time in and do what your channel is about. I've given up on most other "build/repair/will it run channels that 9 out of 10 vids they do now are auction walk around and sell electric bikes and maybe a 15 minute video of actual work once a month. I appreciate how you are keeping it real.
Wow, thanks!
Another couple trucks that were not in bad shape ready for a new owner. Thanks for sharing! 💯👊👍
You bet
Yeah...back in the day regular gas pump gun had a larger diameter nose on them and unleaded had a small nose on them and Chin feel lucky that they didnt have peep toe four wheel drive crocs on the rack...good content and thanks...🔧🔧👍
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You really should get an Oldsmobile. Rocket Power!!! 🚀 Or a Buick.....455 Wildcat!! Anywho.....good job on the FERDS. I've always liked those Hi-boys, just like a 4x4 should be. I vaguely remember the 79 models and that paint scheme. Really cool paint stripes. Thanks for sharing, Mort!! We appreciate what you do! 😎
I had a 77 hi boy. It was a great truck. Turned heads everywhere I went. Fuel economy was great. I got a solid 8 miles to the gallon.
Awesome
An Irish Mojo many years ago, showed me how to cut the outer pipe of the exhaust with an oxygen acetylene torch. Hold at an angle and crank up the oxygen. Two out of two, Is your luck changing Mortske. Thumbs up.
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Haven’t watched a morske video in almost a year! Good to be back! I really like that high boy!
Also that pace truck is awesome! There’s two of those down at my local junkyard and I was gonna see about trying to save them but according to a few different ford Facebook groups even as rare as they are they aren’t worth much more than a regular dentside which I thought was kinda weird. Still cool trucks for sure
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Mortske and Ford pickup? Love it. In my opinion Ford has some of the best designs. And my man is a wealth of automotive knowledge!
We had a 77. Hi boy
Right on
I enjoy the Mortske minute. And I am a Ford guy. Love the knowledge transferred. I'd take Bernie in a heartbeat! Keep up the shannagans!
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In Maine we call them truck caps. Not sure why but, hey, it's Maine and we do pretty much whatever we want to do and it's gotten us this far so no complaints.