Abandoned MINI TRUCK box van! (OLD U-HAUL) Will it run & drive after sitting 20 years?!?
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- čas přidán 26. 09. 2021
- THIS IS HANDS DOWN MY FAVORITE VEHICLE WE HAVE FOUND YET!
Watch along as we see if this 1981 Ford Courier Box Truck (old U-Haul) wants to come back to life!
Be sure to follow along on the channel as I have some big plans for this one on down the road!
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That there is the 'Pudd' Haul.
It’s the yee haul. Like yee haw but better.
@@PuddinsFabShop Cant wait to see it puddinfied
Haul'n pudd?
Puddins pick place and haul... Heavy or small she'll move em all..
Put a name on the side "Puddin's Haul Ya'll"
Puddin, Congrats on the three months of being sober. Good for you, man. It only gets better. Great video as always. Can't wait to see what you do with that box truck. Pretty cool find.
I appreciate it! Did it for my family and youtube!
@@PuddinsFabShop you made a good choice....congratulations......hang tough!! Alcohol was never truly your friend, but your family clearly is!!! The husband and I are proud of you for quitting!!!!
About to hit 3 years myself. It really does get easier.
You’re going to ride by homeless people for a month or two and be jealous when you see them turning up the bottle but it will be worth it in the long run. Save that liver for when you retire. Much respect. 👍
I'm four months sober now best thing I ever did it gets easier just hang in there hope I can after 35 years of it
I am very impressed! Congratulations on the 3 months sober, just shows you have your head on straight! That is going to be one sweet little Mazda/Ford... And you inspired me to get off my ass and finish my project! Last touches went on my 1998 VW Beetle Diesel 5speed tonight. Thanks for the great content!!
Appreciate it!!
Couldn’t agree more! Well done buddy
Congrats on 90 days brother, heres to a whole lot more. Just be careful with all them mini trucks, they are a double edged sword... They can definitely occupy enough of a fellas time and money to keep him away from the bottle, or they can irritate a fella right back to it when they go bad. Just be careful friend, love the content.
Good for you on the 3 months sober! Congrats man! My older brother fought with alcoholism for years. He's going on 3 years sober and loving life more than ever! Keep up the great work man! You even get my beautiful wife laughing as she hears your quotes while I'm watching! That's saying something!
I've been on and off with drinking myself.
It's work, but very rewarding. Anybody reading this, you can do it, and it's worth it.
For me it was after a month the cravings for a drink dropped a ton
I used to drive one of these when I worked at U-Haul way back when. It's called an "MM" known as a mini mover. Very cool trucks to drive. They are VERY rare nowadays. We couldn't keep them on the lot back in the day. They were always being rented out.
There used to be a Toyota too, a V6 but had dual tires out back, right below the ford vans and trucks.
@@PatricioGarcia1973 Yep. Those came after I was gone from U-Haul
@@TINYNumismatics yeah, they were unkillable
same here, i put engines in em and all the other trucks back in the day
I remember U-Haul having the little Toyotas when I was a kid (I'd kinda like to have one), but I've never seen one of those Couriers, that thing is too cool.
It’s pretty rad!
My neighbor has one of thoses small Toyota Uhaul in his backyard for years. Ask if he'd sell it an said no😡 I pass it all the time.
I've actually been looking for a little Toyota U-Haul but probably wont find one in California. Guess I'll just have to wait a couple years till we move.
They used Toyota's for Mini Motorhomes too...
@@garymallard4699 I want one of those too. They'd make a great flatbed!
This is a great episode. Seeing you so excited about the Yee-Haul got me excited about it too. Way to go Puddin, nice find.👍🏻
Thanks!
That would be be the second I have ever seen, there is one here in North East Ohio. Ben sitting for years, and it's a dually.
the most important thing I heard was "Three months sober" Congrats bro. Oh and I want My own "Pudd" Haul when I grow up
I met an old feller who lives out of one of these in the summer, converted the box to a camper and lifted it a few inches. Awesome little trucks!
Weird...... You keep having this great success and ease with Fords.
Right!
Hmm such an interesting coincidence lol
Wasn’t a coincidence when I found that 360 with a rod sticking out the oil pan. Lol
The 2.3 is a bulletproof engine, a buddy of mine has a 2.3 with a turbo
@@PuddinsFabShop any engine can be blown up….. Ford engines will just take the most abuse before they pop 😉
Your smile when you're driving her around says it all 😀😀😀
Thanks dad! Between this one and ol Roy we will have all the work trucks we need.
Haha, this is great!! Back in the late 80s, when I only had a driver's permit, I had a job as a line boy for Yoo-Haul at one of their NYC locations. This was back when every truck in that fleet was an old Ford with a manual transmission. The Mini-Movers I remember were probably a couple years older (more like a Ranger with a 8x8 box just stuck on it), but pretty much the same as this beastie. I had a lot of fun (over) loading these with a load of party tables, etc. for local deliveries all over the insane streets of NYC, but the best thing was that at this shop, the Minis lived upstairs, up a spiral ramp, and there was no room to turn around up there...,so we'd have to back them up the spiral ramp. I got really good at that, even at rather high speeds. Really the only "sporty" thing in their fleet; the 10-footers are pigs by comparison (although they can haul more). Enjoy this stupid thing!!
"With all this gasoline and fertilizer I'm damn near qualified to work for the Taliban..." That gasket trick is AWESOME !!
Here I am ordering a carb rebuild kit for my 302 swapped ranger, I feel like I learned enough from this video to be able to handle it
Take your time !
Run you an air compressor where the smog pump was and you’ll have an awesome revival rig! Can’t wait to see what ya do with it! Also congratulations on 3 months of sobriety! Keep it up and keep these awesome videos coming!
Thank ya!
You can also throw a deregulated alternator in and have a stick welder. Classic broncos forum has a tutorial on a 130 Amp 3G alt.
This is still my favorite video to go back and watch,, pretty cool to look where Yeehawl started,, and see the excitement looking through it together!!
I think she appreciated the new emissions delete package that you added. She ran a lot better after that.
yea they never ran that good new lol
"You gotta grab life by the oil filter" Yes, yes we do Puddin.
Damn right!
"Hi Chris, this is the guy who you didn't send spark plugs to for his 81 courier u-haul."
"Oh, no shit."
I don't know how I find this funny but I do.
What an awesome find! I remember these when I was a kid. 2.3 is a great engine and also came in turbo form from Ford. She's gonna be a peach.
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The 2.3 Lima 4 bangers are pretty reliable and run forever
you know people talk crap all day about the inline 4s, the 2.3l lima and the iron duke, but they last forever, and with marrying a turbo to them (SVO, turbo coupes), the lima can certainly play with the quicker guys out there for sure. What a phenomenal engine, a testament of its class from being in the ford pinto in 1970 (pre fuel injected) to the late rangers, with it being bored out to 2.5l.
@@nukesploder I couldn't agree more.
I revived an old U Haul when I worked at a salvage yard a few years ago. It had been sitting for years and I bought it for scrap, but I decided to play around with it since I had never had one before. I played around with it for about an hour, and it fired right up. I used it around the yard for a couple of weeks, then slapped a for sale sign on it and sent it to a new home. It cost less than $50 to make it driveable again. Hopefully it's still on the road somewhere. Those things are tough. That's one thing I miss about working there. Saving as many as possible was my favorite part of the job.
So happy to hear the excitement in your voice about your new ride and i'm thrilled to see what you have in store for us next.
Thanks!
You just keep finding new reasons for me to love you even more 🤣😎
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I had one the same year!! I drove it for 4 years it had 356000 miles on it when I sold it!! Brings back memories for sure!
That’s cool!
I don’t understand how anyone could not like puddin , this is the best Chanel out there, when I’m sad his puddinisms crack me up ! Keep up the great work brother
I've always wanted one of these. Everytime I rent a U-Haul I tell the wife, "I need one".
I had an 81 courier with the 2.3 5 speed years ago, it looked rough but you could not kill it. Awesome find!
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Hot damn!!!! A box truck, u can go flea marketing now Puddin!!!!!
It’s awesome!
Love the old Courier!! You don't see those any more, much less in the shape of a U-Haul! What a find!
Congratulations on 3 month sober! Keep on Keepin' on! Love the mini trucks.
Nothing puts me in a better mood on a Monday than hearing that opening music.
Hell ya!
I wouldn't have learned most of what I know about car's if it wasn't for Chilton.
I think my face cracked and busted laughing when I saw that smokestack!!! You are a genuine character. And thank you for the very witty and educational videos.
Congratulations on 3 months sober! Quite an accomplishment! Good on ya, brother!!
Congrats on reaching the 3 month landmark! Nov 11th will be 1 year for me.
Congrats on that! Mine will be Fourth of July!
man have I've been waiting for something like this, I was gonna comment and say you should do a Datsun mini truck camper and bag it, but this is good enough.
Close enough!
Yes haul... so yes can haul it yourself!. I lost coffee out my nose, lmao!!!
Those things were everywhere up here in WI when I was growing up. I think they got replaced by the van looking ones. When these came up for sale they got snatched up and hoarded away, a lot of them go used for "shop truck" but up here that meant they got to run in the salt all winter until they were nothin left but the box, then people cut those off and sold them for $50 as portable sheds.
Honestly, I don't think you could ask for a better "stuff mover" so long as you aren't trying to load it down too much. I mean its flat inside with a knee high load height and you can strap things up no problem.
I hope you get this thing fixed up, it will serve you well for a long time!
Damn what a rotrod! And a rare one too! Make it the puddin work truck
It’s gonna be a merch hauler
@@PuddinsFabShop yea man and im super suprised its a manual being a rental truck!!
A running, driving and stopping truck-what a deal! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
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Finally CZcams recommended something worth watching! Great video was entertaining from start to finish👍🏽
Watching you rip out all the smog crap was so satisfying - Great video work.
That's going to be a really useful workhorse, sweet engine and bags of character so a great score.
MAN, does that engine sound sweet. What a cool cool promotional rig for you, can't wait till next week Pud! (WATCHING ALL THE WAY FROM THE UK!!!!!)
Appreciate ya watching!
Years ago I used to work with some friends of mine and we used to go and pick up U-Haul truck's and drop them off at each location where they were needed, Once in awhile I'd get to drive a little ittt bitty Toyota Damn those were a fun little truck. Thanks Puddin.
What a cracking little sit-up-and-beg luv to see it all sparkly and new.
She's rad !
Thanks buddy! I’m pretty excited about it!
You should bring it to u haul and say you forgot to bring it back
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First off, Congratulations on the 3 months sober!
Second, that thing is sweet! And she'll be useful to boot!
And finally, i approve of the name "Yee-Haul"!
A man and his U-Haul. What else is there to say? Don't get any better than that. Living the dream.
Have to comment again. This was great. Love the project and your excitement over the truck. One thing that sucks is waiting until next Monday. You have a great week.
Thanks!!!
Can't wait to see this one finished... gonna be one hell of a unique build
Man Puddin'... I watched this the day it came out, fell asleep about half way through. Watched the first half of Mortske's video while asleep, too! Just getting back around to watching it, and LOVE what you're doing with the Yee-haul! She purrs like a kitten, glad you'll be able to enjoy it!
Yee Haw Puddin!!!! You could use that thing for a field recon tool hauler, and put tool boxes in it, maybe even a bunk bed!!!
I don’t plan on sleeping in a salvage yard over night 😂
@@PuddinsFabShop Hahaha!!
Great video! I can't wait to see that little rig layin' frame.
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That's a cool find
I thought so! 👊🏻👊🏻👊🏻 I like it too muchc
I am currently a Uhaul Tech loved what you guys gave done with this truck
I definitely want a " grab Life by the filter" tee shirt! , That's awesome
Puddin' You had me at C'MON! Love the content as always buddy
Appreciate it!
I can't wait to see what you do with this thing. I absolutely love it!
Me too!
Omg I love that little beauty! Please restore it! Id love to watch it come back to life. Gotta say I'm jealous as hell seeing your score!
BEST VIDEO YET! DAMN I LOVE THIS TRUCK! Happy you're not painting it! Lookin forward to bags!
That's super cool! I remember seeing those when I was a kid and thinking they couldn't really haul very much. You should restore it to new condition. I don't think you'd see another at the car meets!
Hot dang here we go let’s do this. I’m ready for Another awesome video. Truly best way to end a Monday. 👍😎✌️
Hope you enjoy!
My dad taught me to drive in a Chevy LUV. That was my car through most of high school. I've got lots of happy memories involving that little truck. :)
Those old 2.3 engines ran forever. Cool old truck. Those engines were hard to kill. That would be such a cool old truck to drive around
19:00 - Most prepared automotive CZcamsr out there; we got 3, count em' 3; jump boxes in this frame alone.
I feel in love with them after being gifted one!
Love this new project can't wait to see how she'll turn out!
Drove a '77 Courier to high school, brings back memories.
I'm scratching my head wondering how 16 people disliked this video. This may have not been the funniest one you've done to date, but this one was by far one of the best. Love the little truck and can't wait to see all of the fab work you put into it.
16 people really want their own box truck but can’t find one.
@@PuddinsFabShop that’s fer dang sure!😉
I can't wait to see what you come up with for this one. I want to see you do something with that old car in the car port.
Love this rig! Cant wait to see more. Went out to the family property last week to do work and any time i lost motivation my queen would remind me, 'sittin on your ass wont finish your project'. Thank you for helping keep us all motivated. And congrats on the 3 months. It gets easier as you go
Thank ya!
Just a cool guy having fun that's the way we all need to be
I appreciate the fact you bringing back a company classic i cant always appreciate any classic cars/vehicles like old fire trucks old cop cars classic oil tankers all being kept in good condition for the world to see and appreciate how far we have come and how nice things where back then as well
That is badass!! I love that thing man! Can’t wait to see more!
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Best truck yet! I hope to see you somewhere someday! Be awesome!
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In the mid 90's I drove that same truck for years delivering parts. Beat the hell out of it, and it never once broke down that I can remember, just had to add a quart of oil once in a while. Can't say the same for the 79 Chevy flat bed we had, that thing left me sitting on the side of the road more than once. Mine didn't have the awesome U-haul Mono radio like yours though. Shout out to the ol' gang at RPM in Fresno.
Most importantly, Happy 3 month birthday!!!!! That's Awesome!!!!!!!!
Not only have I seen one, I found one right here in the deep woods of Kentucky and bought it a few months back. Got it for a friend up in Indiana. He's making it badass!
This is going to be great. Even though you say keep it orange, I just keep picturing it in Puddin's Fab Shop blue, with patina, and a logo on the side! The Swag Wagon.
Just wait!
I've been waiting for this video.. absolutely loved it and can't wait until next week to see the finished product.. good work as always cousin 👍🏼😊👍🏼
Thanks! 👊🏻👊🏻👊🏻
Imagine the "tan red" parts in patinaed light blue, Puddin's logo up top, "Yeehaul" under. That would be so fitting. Nice running ride, fun to see projects with more ambition.
That’s a Rad-Idea!😀👌
Be proud! A cold snack is a cold snack, even if it does not contain booze. Keep up the good work. It’s looking good! Best wishes from Sweden 🇸🇪
You are a mechanical wiz brother. Keep up the good videos! Loving the yeehaul!!!!
I’m not that mechanical but I’m not scared!
Dude, great find. Man I'd love to have that thing. Get hold of me when you tired of it. Another great video as usual....
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The engine is a 2.3 litre Ford . The square block fuel pump is a Mazda item that works better than most. If you inspect the intake manifold, you may find a removable adapter that will let you fit an old school Ford two barrel carburetor..p.s. beware of a possible speed governor on that truck, U haul did that on most of their stuff.
I'm so happy for you with that old uhaul. Don't think I've ever seen one either and I'm almost 71 LOL.. Have fun puddin.
Great stuff Puddin'. Cool rig for sure.
Looking forward to the next video. 🙂
Appreciate it!
grab a turbo setup from a thunderbird!
I like the factory set up!
I used to work for a guy who had an old Ford u haul like this. His had the 460 and the 4 speed. I'll never forget being in the slow lane on the hwy with the truck and the damn shifter broke off the trans and left us stranded 😂🚚
being sober is the best thing I did for my life. Glad to hear your doing the same for you and your family.
Love the courier, absolute awesomeness! Your vids just keep getting better brother! I’m a fan, no a rad fan but you know...just a regler fan! 💀😉
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I've already recieved my items that I ordered it was very promt!.
Good deal!
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You taking your engine apart?
Yup sure am
You rebuilding it?
Nope, just changing the oil. 🤣🤣🤣🤣
This had me laughing so hard piddin
Hello from Sweden! I'm so so happy for you and your family! Three months sober is really good! I've checked all episodes now and i'm glad i found your channel. True craftmanship, lot's of goofyness, seriousness, happyness, a hardworking husband and dad, it could'nt be better 😊
Great truck puddin, you got it running great, I believe that engine used a timing belt, probably would not hurt changing it, they are definitely prone to failure, Congratulations on your three months sober, Thank you for another great video
Thanks Vince!
They do, but they are non interference. Change her when she breaks!
@@BurkesRepair That’s good information to have
I had that same Ford courier uhaul. I still have the box off of it. In the process of turning the box into a little baby pull behind enclosed trailer.
Three months ... keep that going for sure. There’s lots of us here on the same path.
Only 15 min in and man I just love this shit, you crack me up, can't wait till every Monday when your videos come out.
Appreciate it!
Can't wait till he uploads 3x a week
You completely made my night when you said you were going to lower it and keep it!! Sweet!!!
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Im 2 years sober next week. Keep it up man, much love.
Hang in there man! Congrats 👏
@@cowfrank Thanks!! Feels good.
It does feel good!
For some reason, I like seeing you so pleased with a vehicle. I daily drove an '80 Courier for a few years. Great little truck!