Off-Road Hot Rod!
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- čas přidán 20. 08. 2024
- This is a project buggy that I started a while back, and I already have three videos about it. In this video, I make it a functional car. It's a blast to drive!
The body is a 1951 Ford (Upside-down), rear axle is 1942-1957 Pontiac (maybe), front axle is a 1942-1947 Ford 1/2 ton pickup (probably), controls are 1957-1960 Ford truck (maybe Econoline), steering box is 60's Mustang (I think), engine is a Mopar 5.9 (360) Magnum V-8, transmission is 1994 Dodge Dakota 4x4 NV3500.
Here's the links to the earlier videos:
First inspection: • Mystery Water Pumper D...
Assembly and first drive: • Mopar Powered '51 Ford...
Transmission problem: • Transmission Swap Fias...
I spent a bit of money finishing it up, but I tried to keep the costs reasonable. Prices mentioned in the video are the actual price I paid at the time I bought the parts. Wheel cylinders and lines came from rockauto, voltage regulator from Summit, and most everything else I bought on ebay.
Also, here's a link to the Vevor bead breaker: s.vevor.com/bf...
I’ve been watching you for awhile now. My dad passed away when I was 16, I’m 25 now. He was an encyclopedia of knowledge just like you. It’s been tough learning how to work on different things because I always thought my dad was gunna be there to help and explain anything I didn’t understand. He was a lot like you and watching your videos brings me back and helps me out a lot on learning information I didn’t know. I just want say thank you and keep making videos because you’re helping people in more ways than you think.
Thank you, I'm glad to be able to do this! I'll keep going as long as people want to watch, I've got years' worth of projects already lined up...
At 69 ys & 345 days you are still showing me things I didn't know, glad to learn, sad be far less able to do!
The good news is that it rides as well as a Jeep, but the bad news is that it rides as well as a Jeep
That camera tracking gadget is a brilliant idea.
Love your humor and your weird old machines! Cheers!
At 21: 26, I had that sound once in a 1968 Toyota Corona. After much difficulty diagnosing the problem, It turned out to be the chipmunks trying to escape.
Thanks, love your channel.
ALVIN!!!!!!!!!!!🐿️🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
That engine sounds beastly
Throw some road tires at that bad boy, let that motor sing! That is a cool build! You have a great imagination!
That's a real steamy pile you've crudely assembled. I dig it.
A piece of cardboard in between the bead breaker and the rim will save the paint. I've been using that same breaker for many years and it's been a great tool.
Just the sound is worth watching the video! Hope you can find some softer tires for the rear. Those get good traction but that ride is spine crushing! I used to spend day and night doing this kind of thing, but just can't anymore. It's good to still be able to watch even though I can't do as much as I used to 50+ years ago. Hope you keep posting for a long time!
You need a flag so others can see when climbing those hills. Motor looks mighty loose. Great stuff. Cheers.
Appreciate your efforts, and work you do with these videos. Very entertaining, and informative
As soon as you said it was an upside down car body I recognized it as 51 ford shoebox rear fenders
I was going to say 50 but right on and I don't have to post it. My Boss had a 50 convertible all restored for years.
Love it! I'm glad you went back at it. Gonna have to send apology cards to the neighbors. That thing sounds awesome. I especially like the tire crack gage letting you know they're taking air. 😂👍Like the new camera!!
this amount of work you're putting into this job is going beyond 'good enough'! but hey, it looks great
*- This is a fun video, James.*
*- Fun to watch. Fun to listen to the motor.*
So I love this video. It was driving me bonkers looking at the body right-side upside down....so I figured out it was a 51 Ford! And that Mopar sounds like a monster! 👍👍👍
That thing looks so much fun to drive.
Awesome project. Also neat idea with the following camera.
This was fun so I must be watching it right.
For all the fabricating and fun - thanks for the (online) ride, man...
Quality Low-Buck entertainment! Love it
great video again why we don t see you more i miss you
i love your video and your attitude on working project
You do yourself and your back a great service putting in some real suspension
FUN, FUN, FUN Love watching you improvise!
I like the scatter shield over the drive line, I'm sure it's not NHRA approved...😂
Damn that lope at idle sounds Healthy! It also sounds great when you get on it! In the late 50's I drove a dune buggy similar to that one in the sand hills out of Yuma, Az. It had straight pipes with a small Ford flathead V8. It was pretty exciting for a teenager like me back then. Thanks for sharing, I'll be watching more so I can hear that exhaust more!
The ticking sound was the engine cooling down. The metal was contracting. When you took out the plug and installed the temp sensor you had pressure so must have been an air pocket. The air pocket was causing the metal to tick. After your ride in the sand pit it most likely got the air out. Might want to install an overflow for the radiator. It will allow the air pocket to escape and the coolant to be sucked back in after the air pocket is expelled. Nice seat of the pants build. but i agree overpowered for what is there. Cam, Highrise intake and headers will make a bit of HP. Mufflers will cut off a bit of the HP but open headers sound so nice 🙂 I would rather spend some time on the suspension then lower the HP. HP is so much fun lol
I can't wait for the first annual Low Buck Garage Pit Crew Picnic & Party. Another great video with a good looking car!
The upside down rear floor for the body is Genius!
👍👌👏 The robot camera is awesome! Congratulations 🎉 for purchasing it. Also for being able to repair the device.
I almost forgot about this beauty
Hi, looks and sounds AWESOME!! Many thanks from tiny UK.
So much fun to watch. Really cool 😎
in a hydraulic pressure system, when pressurized fluid enters a chamber of two different volumes the higher pressure will be in the smaller area.
i wish that i had one like that when i retire im gonna build one and ill watch some of your vids for pointers and tips every time i learn something by watching your channel thanks
Glad to have ya back love your show great content....thanks
Congrats Low-Buck Garage, on finally getting ur Black Buggy running great. Yea! needs shocks. great if u wanted to make a milk shack..
That robot camera works surprisingly well. Perhaps play with the location of the sensor to catch the initial lag of the speeding forward. Pretty good though lol.
Awesome james. Glad to see your videos are paying some money to give back to us viewers. Hope to see you hit 100k
Well, it'd be a dream come true to have the kind of fun you are having. Maybe later in life. For now, you might want to improve your rear suspension a little back. That bumpy ride is holding back that beast of an engine...
Love your channel Bud ! one of the best out there.Jim from Ont
I can assure you that you are doing things right, because that was fun!
Wish I had my own property to have a few big projects like this, but I should be grateful for the small engine ones I can do. The midwest does seem like a lot more fun though with the desert type trails you have.
After 40 years in the tire business I found the best bead sealer is good old bearing Grease.
The way you fabricated out that center floor panel out of what you had laying around, was pure talent. pure talent.
Love how you built stuff….. awesome job..
The suspension might need some love.
Your humor is great I get a kick out of it
That's a very good sounding hot rod.
Absolutely, it sounds beautiful!
Hey buddy.
It took too long to get another great video, at last.
Great as always ! 👍👍
Noam.
love it mate, looks awesome like the movment camera
This video REALLY makes me want to make my own truck. I'm 6'8" tall, so no vehicle is really made right for me. So...I should make one.
You really have some talent and some interesting toys. You're right that looks like a blast. Keep up the good work and the cool videos ✌️🇺🇲
Man that thing looks and sounds so cool!
Looking at the way you were bouncing around some suspension work might be needed, along with the softer tires! :D
i wanna build one of these..! didn't realize the body was made from the rear end of some 50's car flipped upside down, now i can't unsee it.
would be kinda fun building a 'dirt rod' out of an old SUV, could be an advantage having AWD or 4WD. stick some frankenstein weirdo body on it, some fox shocks and good springs, spice up the motor, agricultural tyres on banded steelies, damn... sounds like a good time. i think once i buy some land to use it on, i'll build a low buck garage inspired dirt rod.
Such a cool buggy James! 😁👍 Sounds great too! I like the idea of having the sensor so the camera follows you around. Take care and happy wrenching 🔧🔩
I found your channel about halfway through that latest old 4bt bus. You must have so much fun on a daily basis. What a life.
Great video as always. Appreciate your constant reinvestment into your content creation as well. Keep up the quality work good sir.
Definitely need some paddle tires for that. And maybe take a leaf out of that rear spring pack to help some
All I had to do was, watch half of your intro! Then I subscribed! Just my kind of stuff! 💯
I just like hearing that motor run
Man I just love this thing
That rig deserves a grille shell to give it more character. And protect the radiator. A grille from an old Peterbilt 379 or KW W900 would look cool.
You rule dude, I like your style.
Well that was fun to watch, so i guess watching it was the right thing to do.
The buggy turned out really cool. Might want to put some kind of springs on the seats or something, noticed while you were driving it that your head got jerked around a lot and noticed your head is really close to the roll bar. Might want to wear a helmet or fix the seats to absorb some of the shock or you might crack your scull on the roll bar. Love the content on your channel been watching for as long as I can remember, keep up the good work and as always make it fun...
has anybody told you how dangerously smart you are,
this is one of the neatest things ive ever seen, i tripped out when you flipped the camara upside down an i saw the rear of an old plymouth, thats crazy they did that, what a good idea.
Like the Dirt-Bucket! That air filter must be full.
Pretty sweet ride! Watching the launches, I’d suggest an engine limiting strap of some sort! 👍
This channel is just so cool!
Hello there cowboy here again this thing is so awesome what a unique idea flip a body over that way is inspiring looks like an old bucket roadster and I love the way you finished it up the flooring dash and all the rest of the bits just what is that body from any idea love the tail lights so perfect for the whole build I'd love to build something like it if only I was a little younger in in a bit better health lol just love the quirky ways you make things just work even when they shouldn't keep doing what you're doing I'll keep watching 🤠👍
love your easy goin nature! might wanna ratchet strap that motor down for the longevity. love your videos man, for real!
As always - exceptional content and editing. Missed you last week - knowing the next video would be exceptional. No surprise - not relased early - Thank You. Made for a great start for the morning. Keep being you.
Love your channel! Has inspired me to pick back up on some of my projects I have been putting off. God Bless 🇺🇸🙏
Great Video and fantastic sand buggy it really looked like a hard ride
Osha Fears this man, Love your content, you've taught me quite a bit o stuff.
That looked like a whole lotta fun, thanks
Cool rig. It's really neat taking a old body and turning it upsidedown. That could open doors for different designs 👍👍
This is going to be fun
Good to hear from you. I was a little concerned there was something wrong when you didn't post anything after your usual interval. I love your projects...
Been waiting for you to get back to this one for awhile now. It looks good😊
The camera was a great investment. Now you can have a camera that follows your movements. I wondered what was up with that body. It never occurred to me that it might be part of a body mounted upside down. Great content as usual. I look forward to your next video.
HAHAHAHA, That is flippin' genius flipping the fender upside-down to make it the car body. I would never have known had you not told us that. lol. Really cool bro. Thanks.
That looks like so much fun
😮 that new camera works great..... I've been watching you for years now.... And your voice reminds me of the guy that used to work on PBS, MotorWeek I think it was.... So I really enjoy your CZcams content.... I've contemplated coming out and trying to help you on projects but I live in West Virginia...lol.. I'm a welder fabricator/ mechanic... DIY handyman/maintenance man..... Lol...
its so awesome that you are pursuing your dream and making our dream come true at same time keep up the good work
Dude, I’m not sure how CZcams recommended your channel but I’m glad they did. Being a creator myself I know the effort it takes to change views to keep the viewer interested in the content. I’m looking forward to more of your videos…subscribed!!
This is one of the coolest builds I have ever seen. But the inside shots, my back hurts just watching. But amazing work.
Keep up the great work .
Awesome man!
This thing is RAD! Looks like a ton of fun!
I LOVE YOUR SENSE OF HUMOR. BEEN WATCHING FOR QUITE AWHILE AND STILL ENJOY YOUR VIDEOS.
Hi, I really like your upside down 50,ish Ford hot rod , it has a lot of carickter (sp) .the Morter sounds really great . good job ,that camera is really something ,
That looks like fun...
I love it! A car that instantly tells you that going flat out is a bad idea...
It's really looking good! While you were driving I was thinking you need an air ride seat and an engine with more low end torque and some lower gears. I wish it wasn't so darn hot here in Arizona, or I'd be out having fun too!
I am always impressed watching you You do some of the slickest things that engine is just fine you need taller dunes to play on and real suspension as you have none but you have the makings of a real fun project and the ability to create it .
That is the coolest build you have ever done! Great job.
It doesn't have to be practical when it looks that darn good