Come along with me as I show you my 68 International Loadstar build; see how I built it, see my shop, and get to know me , and talk about this channel and the future of it as well.
You should be super proud of your accomplishment , that truck is a sweet looking ride ... I've always loved those old Loadstars ! I don't know if I'm more jealous over the shop or the truck lol! You got yourself a new subscriber ... God bless.
If i would have had my way 40yrs ago i would have had the first one of these hit the road. I've been thinking for years now to build me a toy myself but never have. Got married had kids never made the time to build one.
thanks for sharing your beautiful trucks ,garage and tools cool welder table .i love to have an old int'l with a 12v but dont have physical or monetary capabilities .GOD BLESS
Adam, I love this truck. I came over here from IG. Thanks for putting this video together. I like how you did the doghouse, raised rear frame and the core support. Also you have an awesome shop, I like the layout. I'm looking forward to seeing what you do next with it
This popped into my feed this morning. Such a cool project. It’s not perfect but who cares! Ignore the haters cuz they come out of left field sometimes! Keep recording and show more, cuz you’re gonna build quite a following if you do. Nice work making it your own! Love keeping old rigs out of salvage yards! 🙌🏼
Looks great. Im taking my 72 1600 and going to keep it on the stock frame, and turbo the 345 with sniper efi. Take the dump bed off and fabricate a period correct looking step side bed.
It goes without saying, but remarkable job man. Love this build and love that you just made it work to get it on the road and enjoy it. Too many people let projects and money rot because they are worried about getting it perfect the first time.
Absolutely a great video! You’re a natural at walking through your projects and a good pace. I’m building a few trucks on my channel, so it was nice to see/learn more about the bigger trucks. I’m also in Indiana; I believe only an hour or so away from Cory and Hanna. Hope to meet you guys one day!
Man this is awsome!! I absolutely love the truck! You did a killer job on it! I want to do something similar but with a 2010 blue bird bus that I have 6.7l isb with a 5 speed allison and i have a 1970 ford f500 that was my grandfather's that he bought new. I want to put an old u haul box behind the cab that has the over cab section onit would be similar to Cory's tool truck build that he has to use as a totter to pull my camper and haul my other trailers during the summer months. Your build is great inspiration for me! I havent started on my build i still need to convince my wife which thats not going well lol.
Very nice, don’t apologize for using rustoleum the only reason it’s cheap is because they make millions of gallons of it. I use it on everything and it outperforms most of the high dollar frame coatings
Nice job on the barn and the build of the International, that's one of my favourite body styles, but the truck is what I call a real hot rod, hand built and as they say its good enough for who it's for, if you love it, who cares what anyone else thinks, but cracking job.
That's a badass truck and you did an awesome job, I'm doing something similar but with a 49 Chevy truck cab so I know the amount of time and work it takes, anyway again awesome job and thanks for sharing
Love that truck!! I'm in middle of very similar build! Would like a common rail/6-speed combo, but just came across a 12valve with updated 5-speed in a donor truck... going on a 1600 loadstar with 40k original miles
Badass truck! Ive been saying for 2 years i want to do a loadstar build. MN dont have too many clean ones around let alone worth the money people ask for a rotted one. Ill get to one soon though! Definitely subscribed to see more.
Nice job. Weighing doing my own Loadstar build, but on a GM (Silverado/Sierra C3500) chassis (I'ma GM guy), so I'm looking for tips/inspiration/convincing I can do it. I did my own ground up build on my '83 square body (LS swap, lowered, brakes, everything is modern except frame), so this would be a next level build for me. I weld a little, rebuild engines, etc (everything but A/C and transmissions). Might take me a year or so, but I'm drooling to have one of these.
I would really like to use the same tail lights for my build. Can you point me in the right direction? I’ve searched for hours with no results. Keep up the amazing work!! Thanks.
Can you tell us about your international truck and Where did you buy that truck at and how long took you to build that if you have a video about that truck built just asking my friend
I didn’t do anything to the dodge suspension but I noticed the back leafs had drop shackles that were on it when I got it so idk if the front springs were different as well or not
I drove one of those in the day with a Detroit 2 stroke with a 2 speed axle, they did not turn for shit old steering had no turning radius at all manual steering and a big bench seat about 3 ft thick very no frills all metal dash and cab. And that 2 stoke rings through that metal cab your ears would ring at the end of the day, that truck worked you, you didn't work it.
No one short of Jesus Christ himself knew where or what they could do. I was a kid in the fifties handing tools to dad in the shop and just grew up with it. I think your loaded with talent and did subscribe because of it. I myself am in very poor health and no longer get to play in a shop. I live in alaska where lots of restrictions just don't happen here. Since your married, get that girl in the shop and let her learn with you as a family that plays together stays together. Most girls finally learn to bait their own hooks when you take them fishing. I watch a channel called adventures made from scratch that just makes me cringe when he as a owner of a junk yard cuts up these fine old rigs... just for wall art. Trucks are the next big thing to build as you must follow some channels yourself. Just cutting the nose off of a truck for wall art seems such a waste for rigs that can be built well like your own rig. He is in western kansas and so gets some really nice rigs, does sell parts but he just doesn't get the meaning of saving rigs.... No one can save them all yet they don't make these anymore either. I tended to stay away from computers but anyone can change their way of doing stuff. Just do it your way and haters be darned.
I would have built a removable dog box inside the cab to do engine work . As a mechanic I can see this a nightmare to access everything. But to each their own.
For a guy who doesn't know what he's doing the truck looks pretty darn good too me. Enjoy it !
Hey homie!! I hope your channel explodes you deserve it!!
I appreciate it I owe u and Corey for the push to give it a go!!!
You should be super proud of your accomplishment , that truck is a sweet looking ride ... I've always loved those old Loadstars !
I don't know if I'm more jealous over the shop or the truck lol!
You got yourself a new subscriber ... God bless.
Beautiful truck
LOVE to see the old iron being used !!!
I have a 1970 Loadstar hoping to get rolling. Got it for an early birthday present last fall. Mine has the original 304 in it
You did an Awesome job 👍 . You might ask Diesel mechanic about drains for the bottom of your exhaust.
Great video expect to see more
On it way
Good job brother!!!!
Cool rig my man! Some external breather cans would look killer on that. A project is never finished 🤘
Super beauty full truck 👍
If i would have had my way 40yrs ago i would have had the first one of these hit the road. I've been thinking for years now to build me a toy myself but never have. Got married had kids never made the time to build one.
Hit me up I’ll build u one!!
Awesome truck man, looks great
That's a very cool build 👍
Well done
What a beauty i would love to get my hands on one !!!
I can build you one
One of my favorite builds ! I love the detail you share with us on your build . Can't wait for more to come!
Dude that truck is sick
Love a layed out loadstar ❤
thanks for sharing your beautiful trucks ,garage and tools cool welder table .i love to have an old int'l with a 12v but dont have physical or monetary capabilities .GOD BLESS
Nice job! And yes on videos of builds.
Glad you went through with starting the channel bud! Love the tank battery case! You did great! 🙌
I appreciate it buddy thx for checking it out!!!
That's awesome man I love what you did with what you were working with on the truck
really enjoyed seeing how you built this truck. i bet its a blast to run around in. edit: i am in northeast ohio. hope to see you at a show sometime.
Glad u enjoyed it not to far away I’m going to put up my show schedule when I decide which ones I’m going to
Great startup video. Just getting started myself. Dig the truck. Keep on having fun👊
I saw you driving the truck in Bellefontaine last summer. Bitchin ride!
That’s dope
💯🔥🔥 Good work an great personality bro!!! Keep it rollin…
Adam, I love this truck. I came over here from IG. Thanks for putting this video together. I like how you did the doghouse, raised rear frame and the core support. Also you have an awesome shop, I like the layout. I'm looking forward to seeing what you do next with it
very cool~~
Clean truck bro
Nice, I like it!
Loadstar Driving video next. Can an exhaust brake be fitted? Would love to hear the bark from those pipes
Nice build
Excellent, amazing truck build....!! Congrats from México.
You have created a beautiful international. Makes me want to build one. Thank you for the detail overview
I think the truck came out really good, gove yourself some credit man. To humble. This is my favorite loadstar build
I appreciate it man 🤘🏻
This popped into my feed this morning. Such a cool project. It’s not perfect but who cares! Ignore the haters cuz they come out of left field sometimes! Keep recording and show more, cuz you’re gonna build quite a following if you do. Nice work making it your own! Love keeping old rigs out of salvage yards! 🙌🏼
Looks great. Im taking my 72 1600 and going to keep it on the stock frame, and turbo the 345 with sniper efi. Take the dump bed off and fabricate a period correct looking step side bed.
That’s sounds cool!! Good luck with ur project!!
Great Video!! I’m right behind you on Loadstar Build👍🏼🏁
It goes without saying, but remarkable job man. Love this build and love that you just made it work to get it on the road and enjoy it. Too many people let projects and money rot because they are worried about getting it perfect the first time.
I appreciate it stay tuned to the channel bc it’s about to go version 2.0 thx for watching 🤘🏻
Man i want to build one of these so bad. Your only a couple hrs north of me. Hope to see you and it at a show sometime. Awesome build.
Thx for watch I will have a show scheduled up in the next month or so when I figure it out
Absolutely a great video! You’re a natural at walking through your projects and a good pace. I’m building a few trucks on my channel, so it was nice to see/learn more about the bigger trucks. I’m also in Indiana; I believe only an hour or so away from Cory and Hanna. Hope to meet you guys one day!
Awsome work .. love it
Badass truck Adam. Nice job sir
Appreciate it!!!!
Man this is awsome!! I absolutely love the truck! You did a killer job on it! I want to do something similar but with a 2010 blue bird bus that I have 6.7l isb with a 5 speed allison and i have a 1970 ford f500 that was my grandfather's that he bought new. I want to put an old u haul box behind the cab that has the over cab section onit would be similar to Cory's tool truck build that he has to use as a totter to pull my camper and haul my other trailers during the summer months. Your build is great inspiration for me! I havent started on my build i still need to convince my wife which thats not going well lol.
Awesome to hear glad I can motivate other to build some cool stuff!!!
The truck is beautiful. Good job!!
Awesome build!
Thx sis!!
Very nice, don’t apologize for using rustoleum the only reason it’s cheap is because they make millions of gallons of it. I use it on everything and it outperforms most of the high dollar frame coatings
Awesome Job! Salute!
Great build good to see it being used. Don't feel bad about not filming my 67 is almost done I would never finish if I did videos of it.
Awesome job man came out badass
Appreciate it. Thanks for watching.
Cool rig buddy. Nice job. That’s one of my dream trucks.
Awesome looking truck
Hat's off to you! Good job, neat loadstar.
Nice job on the barn and the build of the International, that's one of my favourite body styles, but the truck is what I call a real hot rod, hand built and as they say its good enough for who it's for, if you love it, who cares what anyone else thinks, but cracking job.
Very true thx for ur interest in the truck!!
Strong work Adam! Such a neat truck!
Love this build and your style, this gives me aspiration to build something like this, love the fuel gauge. Lol
Don’t apologize, it’s badass.
That's a badass truck and you did an awesome job, I'm doing something similar but with a 49 Chevy truck cab so I know the amount of time and work it takes, anyway again awesome job and thanks for sharing
Love that truck!! I'm in middle of very similar build! Would like a common rail/6-speed combo, but just came across a 12valve with updated 5-speed in a donor truck... going on a 1600 loadstar with 40k original miles
That’s awesome good luck with ur build!
Badass truck! Ive been saying for 2 years i want to do a loadstar build. MN dont have too many clean ones around let alone worth the money people ask for a rotted one. Ill get to one soon though! Definitely subscribed to see more.
Appreciate it!!! Get one and get stared u won’t regret it!!
Nice video man!
Thx u guys!!!
Nice job. Weighing doing my own Loadstar build, but on a GM (Silverado/Sierra C3500) chassis (I'ma GM guy), so I'm looking for tips/inspiration/convincing I can do it. I did my own ground up build on my '83 square body (LS swap, lowered, brakes, everything is modern except frame), so this would be a next level build for me. I weld a little, rebuild engines, etc (everything but A/C and transmissions). Might take me a year or so, but I'm drooling to have one of these.
I hadn’t built anything like this either just one small step at a time
47° inscrito 🚀
I love the wheel. Any more info?
Dually king industries. Milled and custom cut 24inch wheels tires r 305/35R/24
Amazing truck my friend. So is it registered as a dodge or an international loadstar?
It’s registered as the Loadstar
I would really like to use the same tail lights for my build.
Can you point me in the right direction?
I’ve searched for hours with no results.
Keep up the amazing work!!
Thanks.
Hey Steve those lights come from eby. They r there lights and can only be bought through them. www.mheby.com/
@@adamspragen hey thanks. I’m gonna look into it right now.
Did you think about a headache rack.
The truck is badass.
Like it or not your a pro now
Appreciate it!
Seems like a stupid question but do you need a CDL to drive it? I always wondered about swapping old "medium duty" bodies on my truck...
It’s tagged as the international but gvw is under 26k so u wouldn’t
How did you swap from the Dayton rims? Can you please give me the set up I have a 73.
I did a cab swap onto 04 dodge frame so all that’s 1968 is the cab the old running gear ain’t there anymore
Can you tell us about your international truck and Where did you buy that truck at and how long took you to build that if you have a video about that truck built just asking my friend
You should try watching the video you are commenting on. 😂 or see a doctor about your short term memory loss.
Muito top esse truck.
Appreciate it!!
? Did you have to lower the dodge chassis to get that ride height?
I didn’t do anything to the dodge suspension but I noticed the back leafs had drop shackles that were on it when I got it so idk if the front springs were different as well or not
@@adamspragen nice ok thanks for the reply it’s a sweet truck can’t wait for the next video on the truck
Can you do a video on the front suspesnion?
Front suspension is all stock dodge stuff probably never touched it
I drove one of those in the day with a Detroit 2 stroke with a 2 speed axle, they did not turn for shit old steering had no turning radius at all manual steering and a big bench seat about 3 ft thick very no frills all metal dash and cab. And that 2 stoke rings through that metal cab your ears would ring at the end of the day, that truck worked you, you didn't work it.
No one short of Jesus Christ himself knew where or what they could do. I was a kid in the fifties handing tools to dad in the shop and just grew up with it. I think your loaded with talent and did subscribe because of it. I myself am in very poor health and no longer get to play in a shop. I live in alaska where lots of restrictions just don't happen here. Since your married, get that girl in the shop and let her learn with you as a family that plays together stays together. Most girls finally learn to bait their own hooks when you take them fishing. I watch a channel called adventures made from scratch that just makes me cringe when he as a owner of a junk yard cuts up these fine old rigs... just for wall art. Trucks are the next big thing to build as you must follow some channels yourself. Just cutting the nose off of a truck for wall art seems such a waste for rigs that can be built well like your own rig. He is in western kansas and so gets some really nice rigs, does sell parts but he just doesn't get the meaning of saving rigs.... No one can save them all yet they don't make these anymore either. I tended to stay away from computers but anyone can change their way of doing stuff. Just do it your way and haters be darned.
Thx for ur interest and cool to see an older guys enjoying something I built thx for all ur encouragement and we’ll keep building cool stuff!!!
Do you need a class A license to drive it
No, it’s under GVW for CDL
Puddin would be proud, of "Puddins Fab Shop" ...
I would have built a removable dog box inside the cab to do engine work . As a mechanic I can see this a nightmare to access everything. But to each their own.
I have done some work on it already not fun but not as bad as it looks
The condoms instead of real tires is what kills the whole Truck. Truck is supposed to be a truck not a ghetto flat.
🤣Nobody cares what you think😆
Beautiful truck