1951 Chevy , will it run AND DRIVE after being DESERTED 34 years?
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Dad and me pick up our first 5 window advanced design pickup. Hasn’t ran in many years. Will it run and drive? That’s what we’re here to find out.
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Rick sitting on a concrete block seat driving the truck for the first time is what this channel is all about. Good job.
I love that you show/ed your mistakes. It's so easy to edit that out and pretend that it was all on purpose but everyone messes up every day and it's important to learn from them. Thanks for all of the great content!
Because "words have meaning" and to not lose past knowledge, those wheels are "lock-ring wheels" and not "split rims". "Lock-ring" wheels are still used, but generally only in commercial and ag applications. They can be extremely dangerous to the untrained consumer, like many things from back-in-the-day, but when a person knows proper procedure and safety they are just as capable and able as they were when new. For a work or military vehicle they are very capable because a tire or tube can be changed in the field with very little tools. I say all this because following YT and FB comments I see many people being told that any multi-piece wheels will kill them and they need to get rid of them. This puts them in a bind since some of these vehicles have very difficult to match bolt patterns. It's my impression that some younger generation owners or buyers are just deciding to stay away from these vehicles and they aren't being saved. As long as the mounting and airing up precautions of their time are used these rims can still safely run tubes, flaps, and bias plys just like when new. The main danger period is airing them up for the first time to seat the bead. Back in the day the tire/wheel assembly would be put in a cage for this air up. Today this can still be done safely by an owner by ensuring you air the rim to seat the bead with a remote inflator, about 5psi at a time, and the area in front of the tire is clear of people or anything you value. A large length of safety chain can also be wrapped through the rim and around the tire to contain the pieces if the owner has not installed the lock-ring correctly and there is a failure during inflation. Once fully inflated the pressure holds the rim together because a properly installed ring cannot fit past its mating surface. Split rims or "widowmakers" were a Ford (Firestone) RH-5 rim that was badly designed when new and split in two pieces that were roughly the same size. They "locked" by placing them together and then rotating one 180 degrees. Any imperfection of dirt, rust, or damage could cause them to fail and they could fail even long after the bead was set. Moral to the story: Multi-piece rims (like large dogs and horses) can hurt or kill you if you don't educate yourself and respect them. If you do educate yourself and respect them, you can live and work together quite harmoniously.
Your dad is the absolute best! Reminds me a lot of my own dad. Not many good men like that left anymore unfortunately
Single moms can't raise a future father
Clever solution to your drive shaft /tube problem. It is always to have friends or businesses that will help figure out how to solve a problem. Kudos to Dave for helping you out.
I'm 70 and can remember having similar discussions with my dad about missing tools. He taught me a lot. I think about him every time I open a hood or tool box. Love watching your work. I learn something every time. I'd do the same on this truck as the last one. Maybe change the interior color, drop and rake the stance and go a size or two larger on the rear tires.
This 5 window deserves a more intensive make over than your last pick up. Fix the rust and dents and give her a decent low cost 2 tone pain job
I appreciate You and your Dad. Doing these videos together. Our Son passed away very young,so I wasn't able to teach him about Cars and trucks. Be there for each other always, life is very short.I liked and shared. All my very best to both of you.
Kudos to Dave, for his assistance.
One of the reasons that I like you guy so much is that you keep it simple. You're not trying to get a big shop with lifts and lofts. You're doing what I can do myself in my garage. Thanks
it's good to have a friend with a Hardinge HC Chucker lathe
Travis, Blessed to watch you and your Father bring these vehicles back to road worthy.
Joe Smyrna Delaware
Giving each other the business about wasting stuff. I love it
Well I bet Rick and Dave have forgotten more than we will ever know
Did you know the 'jubilee' hose clip was invented by Commander Lumley Robinson (Royal Navy) in 1921
Awesome video Travis 👌🏼
I have a TON of respect for anybody who owns up to their mistakes. We all make them but too many folks won't own up. Hats off to you Travis.
My grandpa had the same truck same year. He taught me how to manually turnover engine in one of those Chevy pick ups brings back memories.
These trucks are starting to grow on me. Good looking, small, simple and utilitarian. What's not to like?
Thank You Dave, Also Thank You Travis and Rick for making some really cool videos. I never can wait for the next one!!! Thanks 🙏
What a journey! Great idea on the adapter. When I first heard your idea I was like "oh no! What kinda backwoods fix is he gonna do?"😅😂 glad to see you got it done with some professional assistance (thanks dave!). I think you should spend a little more time getting comfortable with welding 😉. Anyway great job, I love these trucks and its always nice to see them resurrected. There's soul to them
I have owned a 53 GMC Hydra Matic with a torque tube for 24 years, so I am familiar with your torque tube struggles. I enjoyed your video and certainly can appreciate your efforts and ingenuity. 😊. I’m hoping the clutch situation works out so you don’t have to pull either the engine or the rear end again and tranny to get at the clutch. Here’s to a simple solution 😊
Don’t fret Travis my Dad had a 48 with the same driveshaft he made the same mistake when he made the same repair. You’re doing excellent work. Keeping the trucks original is way harder than just LS swapping.
Thanks DAVE!!! Good on you to stick with it.
the world needs more "Daves".. no substitute for experience!
"Hahah I like your positive thinking "😂😂😂...Your dad is true vibes
Looking Good Rick! Strong work Travis.
This is one of my favorite channels. There is a lot to like: owning up to your mistakes, seeing your neighbor Dave pass on some machining knowledge, a fun ribbing exchange with your Dad on waste. Character counts, and you guys have it.
Good job guys! That one is fighting you all the way. The engine was at least cooperating with you! 👍🏻
The busted /cracked up back window in no way looks cool. None of the cracked glass looks cool. Spend the money and get them remade or replaced. Nice find, let’s get to making it tun and beating out dents.
Dad seems to like it. Running and driving safely is all I ever think should be done to these old rigs. Shows what they've been through. That's my 2 cents anyway. Also, way to go Dave!
Yeah, Arizona's relics rarely rots. Its the weather of course.
Good job Dave !!!
This channel is awesome! Love the father and son dynamic! It’s always good to have friends like Dave!
You’re getting really good at cobbling these things together
Torque tube fix was cool
What is the conversion from 6V to 12 V? Change regulator to 12V, change battery to 12V, change coil to 12V, and change regulator to a 12 V alternator is that it?
Dude, I am learning so much by watching you. So many people would have tossed in the towel. You are so creative.
That's a valuable lesson. Everybody could use a friend like Dave. That' awesome! I have nothing but respect for machine guys. I had an engine rebuilt once.
Brilliant learning all the time, well worth the time an effort, problem solving is the interesting thing , I'd say more please
You taught a clinic on perseverance. Glad to see it all worked out after that fight. Love seeing the old ones come back to life.
The truck is a 1949 or 1950. 💯% guaranteed. The driver side side cowl vent in front of the driver’s door as well as the gas tank being behind the seat with the gas filler neck exiting the cab on passenger side of cab. That and the lever action shocks are all features that are only used on those year models. I’ve studied and built these trucks since I was 15 years old. Nice solid truck!!!
A great project truck. Thanks for sharing.
Gotta love what Travis & his dad do, Huge respect brother❤
Travis, you can get shop vac attachments/accessories online from the big box stores (Lowe's, Home Depot, etc.) to make the cleaning job easier. If you keep finding these old advanced design trucks you may need to keep a fresh rebuilt 216 in stock! Another great video (they keep getting better) saving another great pickup! Thanks to you (and Rick) for posting another video!
when you put the hot wrench on those rear spring bolts...I was yelling at my screen.. "atta boy!!!" haha.. 😄
I can't wait for the follow up episode. Hurray for Dave !
Love watching all the problem solving with what resources you have especially on a budget. It was cool two old trucks, one towing another. That’s what makes the channel.
Hi travis watching the UK 🇬🇧 cheers
Guys like Dave - keeping the knowledge flowing to the next generation. Bravo!
Talented people tend to have talented friends. Dave proves that
Loved this video just good old wrenching and problem solving and in the end it all payed off couldnt help but smile watching the old girl toot around the yard at end
How wonderful it would be have a garage to park this in where it could be taken completely apart and do a full restore rebuild on it. I can just imagine how good it would look !
Hi Travis, thank you for sharing. That truck is what I learned to drive in. Very tricky with the push button starter and clutch going on. Took me a while to get the timing down. I think I was eight or nine years old. Found memories.
God Bless 🙏
You might want to adjust the valves on that sewing machine!😂😂 Good score😊
Backseat driver here: I called it on the torque tube bushing the moment the hammer came out :)
This is a real treat watch. Takes me back to old school wrenching, and last used a lathe at High School.
You show it how it is, warts and all. True problem solving, and making what you don't have. Kudos to Dave, too. It's great to have neighbours who are ready to help out where needed. Where do you go next? How many of these old trucks do you need? Maybe one of your viewers would like a project to work on? Have to wait and see what happens next.
Good job getting it up and running! That was a problem with the torque tube , but you found a solution! Thank you Dad and Dave for helping to make this possible!
48:23 your dad says " I didnt hear no nods rockin"......love it!!!
It’s great to have friends for sure thanks Dave for helping Travis he’s a really good dude as you already know!
Travis Rick aka (Sam Elliot). You two make the best will it run videos on you tube. Keep them coming please. Love the channel ❤❤❤❤
I thought the 52 had vent windows and push button handles , mine does . But Thanks for another , Brother !
The old man got something you haven't Travis, knowledge and bigger balls! 😅
The lack of rust on that body is a testament to your very dry climate. What a great truck. Thanks to Dave for his help.
Hey, Dave. You are the man of the hour. Thank you. She needs a lot of love. I would sell her as is. Just time and tinkering for the next guy or an upgrade. Let them decide. Either way, good to see the old girl go. A lot of effort from you guys, thank you.
Good old Tucson, I miss that town. Maybe someday before I get old and kick the bucket, I'll be able to move back there.
Great work on those old trucks. Regards from Sweden
Love it when you and your dad work together. I think a video of you and your dad going to😅 retrieve a vehicle from somewhere and bring it back would be fun to watch We would get the benefit of y’all fixing the car but we would get to see father and son have a road trip.
Another one saved. Even with all this set backs.....I'm glad to see I'm not the only one, that some days it feels like one step forward and three steps back. But it makes for great interesting videos.
Travis, I love those old trucks too. I too own up to my mistakes, and say im sorry. Anyone who cant ain't right. Good job, young man.
Can’t really express how much I enjoy watching your videos. I have a 55 2nd Series so particularly like the trucks you do (all of them). But enjoy and appreciate everything you do.
I learn a lot from watching, and particularly enjoyed the rebuild of the 235 in the Air Force truck.
Huge thanks from Taupo, New Zealand👍👍👍👍👍👍
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Amazing work guys.
I am getting a bit jealous of your car conditions in AZ.
Well I live in Germany and due to so much humidity and rain even cars sitting in a dry garage for decades don‘t look like yours.
Everything is rotten and rusted.
Sometimes when you step in you just brake through the floor…😂
The gas tanks are all rotten because we have a small amount (up to 10%) of alcohol in our gas. Alcohol ties the humidity of the air to the gas and makes the tank so rusty.
I just love that your dry climate conserves all the cars in such a cool patina condition
Keep doing that Travis and Rick and enjoy
Best wishes from rusty Germany
Good score on the truck. And I see he's on the end of my hose so it's easier to get off. Oh you said that about a third of the way into this . I never thought about it 😉
What an Honest journey to getting an old vehicle up and running. These are my favorite type of videos. Would like to see this truck completed at a minimum. Safely running and driving. Leave the dents and patina. Much easier to sell. Or………?
i liked how the old guy gave u lessons on the machine and how you acteally gave ittime in this vid . veryy apprciate those kind of stuff
Amazing work. Love your videos. Keep them coming.
Great job.
😂 When you beat that drive shaft bushing to death, we all been there at some point.
Hate that feeling of wanting to go back in time
Great job as usual, thanks to Rick and Dave for help and support, keep it up Travis 😊
Amazing work!
Great job. Love it.
Thanks Dave.
Great video,she is worth getting road worthy.
Saludos, amigos! Desde Maracaibo, Venezuela 🇻🇪!!!
Aquí en la familia! Tenemos una chevrolet apache 3600 año 1949 5 Windows, esta en familia desde nueva, era de mí abuelo!!! ahora pertenece a mí nieto!
Love the super long videos Travis, keep 'em coming!
Love the Marvel Mysery Oil lol. Restorer tip- Dollar store mustard bottles with a length of tygon tubing on the tip. Great for Marvel, gas or whiskey- your choice
Thanks, Dave!
Great channel and good ole American products brought back to life.Good common sense solutions.
Enjoyed this video quite a bit you are always great at thinking outside the box and that was amazing work 🎉
Another fantastic Video Travis !!
I wish i was so technical as you and your father. Well.. i will keep watching you guys
Thanks Dave!
Great video you guys. Slick move on the drive shaft also. And thanks to the friend that let you use his shop. God bless
Great video Travis. Admire the time and effort you & your Dad put into getting these old trucks going. Enjoyed watching. 👍🏼👍🏼
Always enjoy watching your videos. The time and attention you and your dad put into each vehicle is incredible. For future projects: have you ever considered working on a Corvair?
Love these ol trucks. I had a 47 5 window IH...
But, I can't stand broken glass. LOL 😮
Thank you Dave!!
Nice video Travis!! I really enjoyed it. Thanks for the content.
Glad you liked it thanks for watching
Great job Travis ,runs and drives great ..
I helped my nephew put an open rear end and 5 speed from a S10 blazer. He had already lined up the aftermarket small parts and we had to relocate the center pin on the springs to center the wheels in the opening. He Had about 500 dollars using junk yard parts. He said the rear has to be from a S10 blazer 4x4. Bill
Oh yeah baby, Another episode ❤❤❤❤so excited
Enjoyed this video. Great truck. Interesting details like about the remaining wood truck bed.
It certainly put up a fight, but you won in the end. Great job.
Thanks Dave for helping
Awesome video Travis and Rick. I just subscribed to y’all channel and this the first video I’ve watched over than your reels and I’ve have to say this video was amazing and awesome. Keep up the great work guys.
Thank you !
2 hour video!! Can’t wait to check this out after work
Always good videos keep up the good work👍👍
Thank you!