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You better check out that wheel lift really good that new paint on it makes me think it was repaired and badly

Would have been nice to show the rear accommodations. It is a sedan, after all.

Looks good SM, keep the vids going on this one. Love your shenanigans 😂🤠👍

I LOVE a good storm

I hate getting woke up by storms over night. Can't go back to sleep. I check the radar in my phone.

Imagine what the caveman was thinking!

Awesome, I love watching thunder and lightning 🌩 🤠

NO VIEW OF THE ENTIRE CAR? We have in El Monte almost all the panels and pieces for this car (covert. and hardtop fenders were the same, very hard to find in perfect condition) and ALL the insignia and chrome from two full restorations we did thirty years ago. But need to see the full car to see what you need!!

Why not use a wire wheel as a more flexible paint remover tool for those tight spaces and corners?

Never get tired of watching mother nature's fireworks, but I can definitely understand not getting any sleep because of them. 👍 Nice video! ⚡️🌩

Meh. In Florida that’s every day from June through September. Tampa Bay Area is the lightning capital of North America.

Looks good! Amazed at the amount of work you had to put in just for the front chassis and the firewall. Saving the captive nut was a gratifying win! Awesome, dude 😊

Seeing the cowl getting cleaned, rust being stripped and all the metal getting protected with shiny new paint makes me feel all fuzzy inside. Truck ought to get another 45 years of life. Any news in the engine department?

Hey, I see u got som white paint on that old Volvo PV 544 now. What is the story about that car?

I'm like you heck with the ppe

Unacceptable to let a customer leave like that.ive been in the tire business for almost 30 years and wouldnt dream of doing that.subarus are the worst for broken studs but you fix it if you broke it.

Hej du har en grym kanal hälsningar från Sweden 👍

I still want your hat if ever made available in "merch".... just sayin'

Good luck with the future stuff... keep the build going here please... and more tractor stuff maybe. Rest the back up...

That truck is going to be great! Love the two tone!!

Great video! New sub!

That was still a good year for Chrysler. Smooth ride, roomy, A/C was excellent. Right for a long haul like from Chicago to Denver.

Do you sale that car?

From 91 to 96 when Gm brought back the big cars I thought the Oldes was the nicest.

Good job

Glad to see you're getting your boy into cars

Yeah these trucks are kind of money pits, but nothing like the 04 Silverado (NYS car) that I drove till the frame snapped and I threw the towel... After countless thousands of dollars and time in repairs and upgrades. I'll keep the old non-catalyst dentside 350 thanks

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i have to do a forklift wheel like this after the weekend. wish me luck

Well done SM, can't believe they let her go leaving the studs and nuts like that. Looking forward to seeing the next installment of old yeller too. 🤠

Just another note here Swede. I don't remember having to remove the hub assembly to replace studs. They usually have openings where the stud can be driven through the back and the new one pulled thru with an impact, lug and washer. Would that apply here by chance Internet People?

Must've taken them to a Les Schwab lmao

I use Tirerack's mobile installation... that way I can watch them like a hawk!

You are misinforming a lot of people on this subject. 10 years of tire service I can tell you that every lug or stud I ever broke was from taking the nut off and never putting it on. Because of this you would have to go back to the previous installer usually the owners that cross threaded the nut on the stud putting it on. This situation would automatically become my fault and my responsibility to repair because it broke when taking it off. The exact accusation that you make in this video. I can tell by looking this is exactly what happened to these lugs. Most likely previously rammed on with an impact and not started by hand as you correctly did in your video. Great repair job by the way.

I liked how you got rid of ALL of the lug studs and nuts and replaced with new! no tellin what stage of fucked up the others were and no reason to play Russian roulette with semi screwed up parts> here in North Carolina we had a company come in and buy out a VERY reliable trusted tire service chain and now they jacked their hourly rate to more than $150!!! AND ttheir work, service and attitude turned to garbage! Caveat emptor! (Latin for buyer beware!)

Why can't you name the company

First of all, tire breakers make minimum wage (or as close as possible), usually means untrained kids and temporary employees. Typically you find a problem created the last time the wheels were installed the next time you need to remove them. As far as mis-mached nuts, I worked in a university city with 7 auto parts stores and often couldn't find 5 correct lug nuts for common US cars, let alone 12 x 1.25 Japanese lug nuts. Still sending it without repairs is not cool, unless the customer specifically refused repairs.

Modern air impact guns can easily reach 1200lb. ft. I know that it’s more trouble but I used a torque wrench to finish tightening wheels after running the nuts up snug with an air gun. Due to the massive number of guys getting out of the automotive industry many places have hired warm bodies to try to fill the gaps. 80% of young graduates of automotive repair schools quit within the first two years after graduating. It’s got exponentially worse post-Wuhan lockdowns. Unfortunately it’s not going to get better anytime soon. The exodus of good people from the automotive industry has been an ongoing problem for at least 25 years and it hasn’t caused any significant change in how shops compensate good workers.

Had a tire shop ruin a set of original 5x5.5 Lincoln steelies, they uggadugga'd the nuts on so far the cones bottomed out on the face of the brake drums, completely flattening the center section of the steel wheels. Once loosened back out, the wheels were unsafe to use as they wouldn't clamp properly anymore. They ended up begrudgingly paying me enough for new wheels. Since factory replacement 5x5.5 steelies aren't cheap, I ended up buying a used set off a friend and used the rest of the reimbursement to get the old wheels repaired and refinished. Fortunately a couple years ago I found a small tire shop with good, honest folk. I've become a repeat customer and they have noticed that too, I've gotten good deals and discounts a few times!

And this is why I have been forced into being the competent journeyman mechanic that I am. Too often burned by allegedly professional outfits so now I look after myself my family and friends. I just need a bigger space then I can have more and do more.

As a mechanic for 45 years I've seen so much of this crap. Hey if you break it be a pro and fix it ! I recently had new tires put on my 2011 RAM. By PEP boys. The musta used the most powerful impact wrench ever made to my lug nuts ! Ended up breaking about half of the bolts to get them off. Took literally 2 days to get done ! I brought them all back to the same PEP boys and tossed them on the service counter and ask for Benny, the guy who did the tires so I could very politely tell him to take each and every nut and bolt and slowly as to no do major damage to his asshole place beach one as far up his ass he can get then, no use for penetration oil or motor oil is to be used. Then a lovely young woman, tiny and petite came up and smiles at me and announced she is Benny.........I just proceeded to walk out with my nuts in my hand, got to my truck and cried !

I've had my studs and lug nuts cross threaded before, but I've never seen anything like this....amazing, and obviously not in a good way. I once had a shop that left my oil drain plug loose and it was leaking bad. Took it back to get them to fix it and they acted like it was my fault. It's unbelievable what people do to others and think they can get away with it. Good job getting this fixed! I'd try to get some kind of restitution from that shop if i were them. Thanks for sharing!

This is why I never let anyone touch my car. Especially those shady ass mechanic.

This shop should be held accountable.

I used to stack up a bunch of washers and then impact a lug nut on and it would pull the new stud right on through....both ways get the the job done!

I absolutely love your videos and your handwork is truly admirable. I was wondering, do you sell any of these or are planning to in the future?

That old tube had a TR150 valve stem which was hand bendable, I like the old tubes more because they were heavier and are good to keep for things like swimming or snow tubing.

Was this stovalls in tennessees wrecker before?