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Dan Maxwell<\/a> built this 1978 Ford F-250 Highboy for Avery Sly<\/a> at his company Danny\u2019s Vintage Fords in Arizona. The truck is powered by a 460 ci (7.5L) big-block V8 from a ’90s Ford truck with aluminum heads. Behind that is an automatic transmission, NP205 transfer case, and Dana 60 axles. The F-250 rides on a 4-inch lifted suspension with Battle Born Brakes behind Method 305 17-inch wheels with Toyo Open Country A\/Ts 35\u00d712.5-inch tires. Fat Fender Garage<\/a> created the custom interior with brown Italian leather from Apex Leather with “Grand Canyon” Pendleton fabric accents. <\/p>\n

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Source: Fat Fender Garage FB page<\/a> and Offroad Xtreme<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Dan Maxwell built this 1978 Ford F-250 Highboy for Avery Sly at his company Danny\u2019s Vintage Fords in Arizona. The truck is powered by a 460 ci (7.5L) big-block V8 from a ’90s Ford truck with aluminum heads. Behind that is an automatic transmission, NP205 transfer case, and Dana 60 axles. 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