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Old 07-07-2006, 03:45 AM
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In the hotrod world, what is highboy and lowboy?

Seems to have to do with 32 Ford roadsters.

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Old 07-07-2006, 08:32 AM
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a highboy rod is one in which the body sits on top of the frame in the original configuration.

a low boy is one in which the body is "channelled" which means it is set lower, over the frame. channeling makes a car look a lot lower and sleeker. doing it is very complicated as you have to reconstruct the floor at a new location and redo all the body mount points without destroying the ability to open and close things like doors and trunk lids.

a lowboy looks very cool though. i wonder though how many of them you can sit in and drive comfortably.

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