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Hey u!!! I wanted to mention... a Power Steering gear box from a 73-87 Square Body will bolt right up to that truck! I had a 69 C/20 and took the Power Steering assembly from a 75 and installed it. It was a direct bolt in and with 3 turns lock to lock... steering with 1 finger was a breeze, Have fun yall !!!!!
That you and the bloke with the lift on a trailer are there to support racers in need, deserves some special recognition for contribution to the racing community.
Been flying for decades but having fun and chilling out is a good thing. I enjoy watching your channel at DTN the Hangar. Be Safe and God Bless..
We will watch every day, because its fun to watch and see every thing you folks do !! Thanks for bring us with you!! God Bless you both!!
Oh yes Emily, when there's an open storage area, it gets filled. I have that problem too, and I find it hard to discard. Be safe.
I love the fact that the signs on the side say "Roadside service" and the first roadside service was on the truck itself. So the signs are correct, just not in the expected way. I love the Truck BTW. Would be super handy to have one of those...
Every time I see Garfield it takes me back to the 70s and 80s when I worked for an electrical contractor. He had a Ford 4x4 pickup with a utility box like that and I used it to make service calls to some pretty remote mountain top radio relay stations. We installed power to the radio towers and the battery backup systems. I think of all the people that sat behind the wheel of Garfield over the years and the work they did. The miles they drove, the sandwiches they ate, the places they saw. So much unknown history in that great little truck.
Great video. Glad to see Aaron is healing. Emily is the best, takes care of Aaron and does great car work. You too are fun to watch and not pretentious. Have fun.
Safe travels, hope its a chance to relax, renew old friendships & make new ones... & no stress to make track times, lol! Definitely envious, looking forward to ALL the adventures. Thanx !
So great to see you “kids” as my wife and I call you. We have been following for a good bit and it’s great to see you back, don’t rush things, all of us out here in CZcams land can wait. (Read this in a whisper, boat stuff please.) 😁
Man I have missed you two. This was a spectacular way to start my day , this just made me smile . Hope that the world is in the right place for both of you and thank you for sharing this small part of your lives !!!!!!
SO FREAKING COOL meeting you and Aaron in person today at BMP. Having my son skip school to see folks like you was well worth it!
Enjoy the rest of Sick Week and drive safe!
-Brady and Blake
We loved meeting y’all!!!!
I gotta know how much Garfield weighs fully loaded. Nice work guys, glad Aaron is on the mend. Have fun.
While at BMP I asked them about curb weight. I imagine they’ll get it soon.
As for Aaron, I am praying that he continues on a path of greatness.
After meeting them with my son I’ve concluded they are as wholesome and awesome as the interwebs depict!
A tip from my underground lair: a large can (coffee, peanuts, Gatorade powder) is a handy thing for lug nuts to fall into when removing a wheel.
BONUS tech tip! When torquing lug nuts (or removing), pulling up involves all sorts of muscles from feet, legs, especially back. Or, you could just push down on it with your weight.
My favorite vehicle you have happy to see you back on the road and Aaron doing well Enjoy your your self on the road.
Good to see I'm not the only one that uses Foreflight on the road, LOL. Thanks for taking us along for the ride!
Emily you are very good at gauging the space you have to put things. It is a gift.
Editor is doing a great job! Still feels like we're all friends hanging out in the garage, getting things done. Music selection and variety is fantastic, too.
Thanks for entertaining me while I recover from total knee replacement surgery 2 days ago. Glad you guys are back. I stopped drinking any alcohol about six years ago because so many people around me had or were developing alcoholism. Best thing I’ve ever done. Keep taking care of each other!
Dang y'all!! I was about to turn in because I have an early morning and y'all just posted, ain't no way the lights go out before I tune in on this adventure. Have fun be safe and God's blessings ✝️🙏🏻🤟🏻
Y’all have done so many cool things and taken us along. I can’t wait to see where 2023 takes the channel.
Old work trucks are so cool, glad to see it going again, have safe and fun adventures with it
you guys are hoot how you love each other work as team . you too are troopers
I love those wheels great truck, brilliant music in this really good cruising music
Started watching for the car stuff but stayed around for the people stuff. You guys are awesome. I see a new confidence and strength in both of you. Hope to meet you in person sometime (I live in Texas) Don't be surprised if I hug both of you when I do.
Yup, that first gear really gets the rpm's up there fast! We called it granny gear as well, or stump puller. I hope that you have a great Sick week experience and enjoy getting together with all of your friends.
My father's old Dodge Power Wagon that I learned to drive stick in had a first gear like that. If you put the transfer case in low range along with it, you could've used that truck to pull down a barn. I know that because we did it once. :)
Thanks and good job on Garfield, we were just commenting on how nice the truck looks and sounds , I forgot it had a/c. Great choice on travel plans, it takes alot of the fun out when having to rush and worry.
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Great to see you back. Clearly you have both had a rough time and re evaluation life is so important. I just love the relationship between the two of you. Take care.
Love it how y'all teaching her how to work in her own truck god bless you guys 🙏keep up the great job your doing and family is everything ❤️
Awesome! y'all stopped at Perdido Beach Resort, great place and a awesome staff! The view is great too! Glad to see Garfield back on the road, and you guys back on CZcams and doing well.
Great start to your trip looking forward to seeing the next episode.
That is a sick road trip truck.
Glad too see you are feeling better Aaron. You 2 work and play great together.
Aaron and Emily….great to see you in Orlando. Fun video. Enjoy the time. Don’t make it feel like work. Going to Bradenton then home. See ya’ll next trip. Stay safe.
Loving the feel from the new production, feels fresh, great music choices as well!
I absolutely love this rig! Great video guys! The tool organization makes my OCD very happy Xp
Truck is looking awesome (except for the ... little pipe modification while driving along). Can't wait to see the rest of this series of vids. Thanks for taking us along. BTW, Aaron's new hair cut (and lack of a cap) looks awesome, takes off 10 years. Keep it up!
You could set up a scratch start tig to that small miller and carry a small argon tank. That would give you steel and stainless capability for under 1/8" thickness. It does take some practice, but it works well.
I know it was hard to give up the editing duties, Emily, but I’m really loving your editor’s music selection! It gives your journey a more personal vibe and brings you in closer. Really liking it so far. 👍🏻😊
I’m loving Garfield it’s so cool ! It was weird incident with the shock mount but what is a shake down without a problem? It made me nervous when Aaron was lifting the truck to get the jack stand under the truck! Just take it easy. I’ve been watching KSR and VGG running sick week so what you are doing is a great second prospective on sick week. Have fun with it! 😊😊😊😊
Great to see ya'll having a good time. Really great to see Aaron wrenching again. Much love ya'll!
So funny. I made half that drive (from New Orleans to central FL) last year after Mardis Gras for an overland event... recognized some of those sites along the way.
Glad you guys had a safe trip. Still bummed I wasn’t able to make it to sick week…. Next year I’ll be there!
Have a fun and safe trip! Hope your road fixes are few but when you get home try to get those leaves out so your fenders don't rust out (ask me how I know!).
Awesome times! Loving it. Thanks for taking us along.
nice job on the tire size change looks great!
I enjoyed meeting ya'll in Bradenton. Garfield sounds awesome. What a cool rig to travel in safe travels back home.
Glad to see the Chev rolling down the road. I've had five 71s and 72s. Service Bodies are great. The way you are using the pickup I would cut open the inside bed of the front doors, put in a firewall across the bed, and make it a clean space (carpet). Sort of a mini sleeper. A place for clothes and suitcases.
A 71 sway bar will fit on older rigs. A leather Cadillac Cimarron steering wheel bolts right on.
My preference was the coil spring set up. Lots of traction and I have scaled mine at 10,000lbs on coils with the factory overload. Also had a C10, with tool boxes and ladder rack, that I autocrossed. Scared the hell out of the course workers at the stop box.
I like the Garfield truck, I'm glad to see it back on the road. Here is a like and comment to help your channel grow and get you the recognition you deserve.
Great video. So glad to see y'all back in action and picking up on projects. Be safe.
What a beautiful truck!
Really enjoy your channel. You guys seem more relaxed. Enjoy your trip.
Love the new format. You guys are great . God Bless. Erin you look stronger everytime i see you on camera. #❤️
Don't ever trust a lock. My storage unit got broken into & I had a heavy duty lock on it.
Love your videos. Glad Aaron's doing better, I know the feeling not being able to use my arms due to disc bulged in my neck.
Congrats on the modeling work, I would love to see the pictures.
It's so cool to see your family taking interest in what you and your husband do for a living the car and truck world is all ready geared up for all ages. The thing about that is mom and daughter builds and father builds and that is the next generation of car and truck builders. Love the channel and I can't see and here that the time off has really helped you both sound stress free
and enjoying yourselves again.
I'm so glad to see this truck and both of you out and about. Best thing I ever did is send a picture of it to ya.
We still appreciate it!!
@@flyingsparksgarage I appreciate the friendship and life advice more than you'll ever know! I owe a lot of my happiness now to being around y'all.
I’m loving your journey! It’s great to see your welds are stronger than the underlying metal! That’s a win, right? I miss long trips on the mainland! Continued safe and happy travels!❤
glad to see yall back, good to see Aaron up and running again Love the video's
Glad to see you back! Healthier than ever! Nice glow Emily...
You guys remind me of my wife Jerri and I. I'm Tom and we are "Tom & Jerri".. I was Military, she was a Highschool teacher and we built Houses as a side line. We had great fun working together. Coming up on 38 years of marriage this June 23. We are so Blessed as You guys are too. HooAh !!
You two are the best. Glad Garfield is rolling strong. At least you brought a welder. Duct tape only goes so far. Keep it fun, Love you guys.
Garfield is looking and sounding good, and y’all have it packed for any kind of problem. Great job on this trip and please relax!
I was checking this truck out as it was staying at our hotel in Valdosta lost week! I even showed it to my wife. So funny seeing it a week later on CZcams!
I love that old C20! Hope you guys and everyone else has a fun safe week!
We couldn't hear you today at the track. The announcer mike was too low and the music on the track was turned up too loud. But, glad you are both out there helping the racers. Have fun!
Well that’s a bummer!!😅
"Shock-ing" adventures!! Dad-jokes FTW! Haha! Love you guys!
Aaron is looking so healthy these days. He seems more alert and enthusiastic.
Glad to see the adventure has begun and you guys are doing great. What a cool truck to be doing the job that you guys are going down to do. Glad your break down was that easy of a fix. As always looking forward to the next week of uploads.
Thanks for taking us along on your never dull adventures
Take care Aaron, hope things get better soon! We're all pulling for you! Safe journeys man!
Love your new intro! You two are awesome and inspiring! 👍🙂👍
I remeber how you put together garfield, installed the airbags, put the bed back on, the family trip and some other things, but I don't explicitly remember the shock mounts.
Pretty wild loosing a shock mount, I was like WHAAAT?. From lug nut or something small to dragging a shock on the highway. 😲😅
Sometimes just hanging out with friends is better than, doing what everyone else is doing, Aaron is still healing and if you're not careful reinjuring can cause more damage than it's worth, Love Jim
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Great video , looking forward to the next episode
Of course it will make it, I have no doubt. Have a awesome trip you guys, be safe have fun 😊
It's So Awesome what ya'll get to do, the fruits of your labor have brought so much fun ☮️&❤️
So happy to see Garfield back on the road. Have a great time on your Sick week adventure.
Great seeing you two fine ppl back at it👍👍😃
Such a relaxed presenting style, you should be on Top Gear in the UK!
I run that same fan on my '65 Skylark sedan. I have had no cooling issues since I installed that fan. Good call.
@ 4:48 with headers, running all wires underneath is better choice. Especially if you have the option of cutting to fit your own wires.
I used to work out of a similar shop truck, only it was a Ford. We would have to remove extra scrap metal, because it would get way too heavy. The weight adds up quick! That little welder should run good on 6011 3/32" The 7018 would just make sparks for me anyway. Embrace zip ties on the fan shroud. Especially on the bottom.
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looking forward to the sick week coverage. Im following alex and dennis taylor and their 55 bell air.
Nice seeing Aaron so engaged and happy
Breaking stuff just makes a interesting road trip don’t you think. Love you guys happy travels.
Hope the arms are recuperating well and the physios aren't too cruel on you Aaron.
Click *"LIKE"* if you can drive a vehicle with a manual transmission!
Taught our 14 year old daughter to drive a manual transmission in less than 15 minutes! She only stalled it once! We live in the country.
Couldn’t click it twice, the Queen can operate a clutch as well. 😎
Nothing wrong with the road montage, we get to see country we may not have traveled.
Awesome video, thank you so much for bringing us along 👍😁❤️
Awesome that you Guys are along for the cruise, I was wondering what you were going to do and watching KSR Kev thrash on SoccerMom (MuffinTop version) it was obvious it was a brutal prep so good call on the Drive only!
Hugs to you both and loving the content :-)
Ah, looks like that was a leverage issue with the rear suspension. Basically the shock was mounted too far from the tabs, lots of little bends and a small crack forms at the edge of the weld.
Hope the rest of your trip goes really well. 💖
Hi, y'all! Love watching you guys. You did a great job on Garfield. Way to go!
Happened to catch some sample pics of your modeling work, like cover photos of magazines! Wow!
BTW, I laughed out loud on the video where Emily was very carefully wording her intro and then Aaron (I think) said, Was I supposed to turn the mic on? Your facial expression was priceless! More work for a model, I guess.
God bless you all (y'all)!!
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I would definitely blame the Louisiana roads for breaking the shock mount. I’ve driven that stretch of I-10 5 times each direction since the beginning of the year and it is brutal.
I used drive I-10 a lot, years ago.
Between Baton Rouge and Lake Charles it was really bad then and had ruts in the pavement from trucks running it. And not to mention the rain and water standing on the road. I lost control of my one ton unloaded due to water on the road in heavy rain storm. And I was not driving but 50 mph.
The water didn’t drain off the road very fast. And I ran I 10 all the way across Louisiana all the time then doing hot shot trucking. I hated I 10. And the road wasn’t kept up well In Louisiana in the 1990s. I don’t know about now, I don’t drive it In Louisiana, in Texas tho I do a lot. It is pretty good in Texas.
Before you replace that rear main seal on the Vette, I think the oil pressure switch can seem like it's the seal.
Just adding to this, so I’m not starting a new post, along with the switch. It looks like a mobile one extended life oil filter. I have had multiple issues with those filters not sealing. Had to really crank them down.
I love a good road trip report.
Still keep an eye on the storage boxes at shady stops. Those keys are usually pretty universal.
Great episode guys! Love Garfield, that truck is MONEY!
Good luck. Aaron hope you are feeling well.
You all need to add some led strobes on Garfield so when your on the side of the road people can see you . We love love you both don't want to see an accident.
Love Garfield. Great to see such a unique and good looking truck still able to do it's intended job. Great video
Man, that's a great looking truck. You guys need to get some shine juice from Derek to save on that patina.