1985 Chevrolet Crew Cab Dually Project! With an LS! Towing In Style!
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- čas přidán 2. 04. 2023
- We recently came across an ad for a 1985 Chevrolet that had most of the hard work on a 6.0 liter LS and 4L80E overdrive transmission swap completed. It just needed some finishing up and the job was done fairly well and with some quality components. And at a price well below what we could piece one together for! So of course we drug it home! Follow along as we get it road worthy. And of course lower it a bit and add some of our own personal touches. This one isn't for sale just yet. As always, thanks for watching!
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Sorry still not cool
Ohh, I was wondering if we'd have a winner this week. Thanks for your submission Marky Mark!
Ding ding ding ding!!!!
😂 what do you drive smart ass.
Rather VAGUE comment.. just get it off your chest... say what you mean..
@@MortskeRepair dang it! I’ve been trying to get my comment pinned for months. How many times has a guy got to say YOU’RE DOING IT WRONG before he gets his comment pinned? Come on!
I've been following you and Puddin for a couple of years now. As a Canuck my home base is Coldwarmotors. I've often sneered at SBC and LS until I recently caught the SBC bug. I understand how costs dictate the process and how that captured me. I'm was never a GM fan but have owned a few. I appreciate how you spend valuable time on somewhat viable projects. In the end you find the value for your input. For Puddin - well let's say his product isn't as resaleable as yours. I really admire his creativity though. He makes stuff out of nothing. From the cross dialogue I see he is truly your friend and that mutual respect is sometimes hard to come by. Cheers from Canuckistan.
Anything with you and the Duff is automatically cool! What a great tow pig ( it'll do!). Thanks for making my Monday.
Our pleasure!
Exactly right 👍
@@MortskeRepair Hey man! I wanted to commend you on what a great job you did handling that 🤔 10-12" BIG D(rum)‼️🙋🏿♂️ You're a real hands on kinda fella when it comes to rear ends & big D's 🤷🏼💩💩
Watching you playing in the snow is a highlight for me.
Well having Duff....rolling around on the floor he was huge help.... indeed!
Truck is a beauty! Not a fan of lowering trucks but I love watching your fabrication process👍.
Nice. Truck
Happy Birthday Mortske! Cool rig...can't wait to see how it turns out and thanks for another Mortske Monday! Thank you guys for busting your keister to bring us along 🐾🍺
Glad to see Duff making a hand ,working hard to help you improve your speaking skills .
"Found it." After digging for ages just to open a door. The crap you have to go through just for a simple job is amazing.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY! You purchased a nice rig with repair work. It's more than I would try, but, you're the man to get it completed. Duff is always having fun. Look how he craves camera time. He's a fine fine dog. Very much an enjoyable video!
Just finished a “big” project for me and chillin’, cleaning and straightening up. Watching you problem solve and planning makes me want to start another one.
Get after it!
Now you need the matching black GMC dually from Lethal Weapon.
BLACK IS DEFINITE BETTER THAN WHITE, Not many WHITE vehicles I like. Your wife ruin the CLUTCH IN THE WABBIT YET ? PET YOUR DAG FOR ME SIR, WES.
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BRINGING DOWN THE HOUSE
Man that thing was NICE!
My bank account is happy you are keeping this one. I haven’t told my bank account that you still haven’t sold that kick ass Suburban that I don’t need, but that I love.
Best way to start the Monday morning
Survived tornadoes and working all weekend cleaning up for a sweet mortske monday!!!
glad to hear it!
@Mortske Repair I have been trying to find that truck for a while and they just didn't survive around here
@@clintparkison9844 You just gotta not look and they show up
85? Well, you’re just a young buck. Happy Birthday! Love the truck. White is my favorite color too.
Relocation to the ash tray, 👌🏻. Muy bueno.
You speak jive,lol!!! When I was 17 ,and Illinois got snow. I dug a tunnel under a 79 catileana, to swap the trans.out. 1 1/2 hrs Shevlin. 3 hrs swapping. Wasn't bad till my coveralls soaked through. By then I was buttoning up linkage,cooling lines and tork bolts. 👍👍.
Yuck
The Suburban Igloo dig was awesome, which gives me an idea. Make your garage one big Igloo. With all the snow as insulation your heating bill would be cut in half....of course you would have to work out minor details, like how to get in and out....
I'll look into that!
I love crew cab trucks I want to own one day and thank you for what you do I enjoy watching your videos definitely after the couple weeks I'm having with my father having cancer and my aunt dying from a stroke
Our pleasure, thanks for watching.
Puddin would be proud of the work on this heavy hauler!
Good morning another Mortske Monday
Great episode! Finding an unfinished project is always amazing! Love the lowered look on custom dually trucks. With the airbags and the gooseneck this will be a sweet, sweet tow rig. Great job 👏 Looking forward to how this does on the long road trips. I had a "Choo Choo" conversion truck back in the late 90's - they even mounted a small TV in the dash 😅
the choo choo elcamino ground effects were the hot ticket!
nice rig mortske! what a deal too! another great vid! thanks a ton for uploading more informative and great content!
Our pleasure Michael!
WOW! I can really appreciate just how much snow you got, watching you dig down to get that suburban door open! I may have to revise my snowbank guess
I absolutely love Duff so much, such a wholesome doggo
I cant wait to see more of this build. I love dropped dual wheel trucks, especially crew cab square bodies! Duff trying to steal the spot light at the end was Awesome.
no kidding this was an hour and half of talking lol
Got all kinds of room for a turbo, and a cool street cam,lol!!! All kinds of room for activities 😂👍👍
You got that right!
I felt so sorry for you digging in that mountain of snow ❄️ much respect ✊
good times!
Love the project builds! can't wait to see how this one turns out.
You and me both!
Every Monday I show up thinking well this is the week Mortski's going to teach us how to make a Carolina squat truck. 👀
stay tuned!
Oh gawd, please no.
Ol duff wanted all the attentions today. He's a good dog. Great vid man.
Thanks 👍
Nice work!
The rear anti-sway bar is necessary when towing something like a 5th. wheel so you don't get into a death wobble situation. Same thing with the missing front strut bar or whatever that's officially called. Really all it takes is a couple of bushings to be worn out and if you've ever gotten into a death wobble hauling a trailer you really pay attention to all those suspension bits and pieces.
I had a neighbor who had that happening right after he got new tires. It'd start up when he was on new or newer asphalt roads. He swapped tires side to side -- problem solved. It's weird like that.
You're misusing the term "death wobble."
It means the unchecked side-to-side oscillation of the front wheels due to too little caster or poor longitudinal axle location.
You're describing an instability between front and rear ends, I think, but it's hard to read through the poor word choices.
I've never hard of such a death wobble. What exactly causes it?
What I'm referring to is widely publicized and recognized. Lack of caster, poor steering geometry, oversized tires, poor axle location due to bent panhard rod/mounts, etc. Lifted Ford Superduty trucks, Jeeps, Dodge trucks, etc. Just google deathwobble.
@@mwilliamshs Let's get this straight, you're not trying to tell me my sway bar removal will cause death wobble correct?
I been waiting on this 1
Wow! Haha it has a living room set for seats! Looks comfy
That last 2 seconds really threw me off 😂 good stuff as always mortske
That's what she said!
Now this is a project truck I can get behind! Gotta love a crew cab dually! She looks absolutely mint with the drop 👌
Cheers for all the content, you do go above and beyond to get videos out every Monday for us unwashed heathens 🤣
You're going to lower the dually .. Oh lord
dang right!
@@MortskeRepair only way to have a 2wd dually 😏
As in, "oh lord that things gonna look good" 😂
Dont ruin it
I figured this was coming! Sawr it on the hoist. You just can’t get away with nothing!! lol
Sweet dually. Love squarebodies
longest snow year on record, calling it now!!!
Seeing the old clips reminded me of the old shop and lawnmower man. We need a lawnmower man update, maybe an interview or something.
stay tuned for the second channel friday!
Ease into the new workweek with Mortske and Duff! 🎉
I object! Troubleshooting is fun to watch. The good part, anyway, not the hours of frustration. :D
My engineering degree says that you should have 'radiused' the corners of your cut in the frame rail by drilling a hole then cutting to that hole (If need be and probably oversize your notch to those holes). But dang nice truck for 4500. My '81 flatbed is mint and I laugh when people ask if I would sell it for 5000. And jeezus your an '85 model? Man I did not know I was older than you, dang that makes me feel old now. I tend to agree with the 2-3 threads sticking out of any nut, but you can tell if is a decent 'lock' as you put them in, that one is for you to sleep easy. You should put a set of nice seats in that truck. Either from the salvage yard or spend the big bucks and make us jealous, your butt will thank you!
Man. He told you all the issues. Got lucky there. Nice lookin pickup. Glad to finally see a video. Shes been lurking in the background.
Right on
Man, I really like watching your revivals just like puddin sleeper dude and vice grips garage but I do really like seeing you work on your project you plan on keeping you know the things that you kind of want to put your heart into it inspires me to work on mine God bless you and keep working at it brother.😁👍
I can’t believe the shackle bolts just popped right out. In NY they’re all fused into one mass after a couple of years. I also can’t believe you still have the ‘54 Merc.
That never happens here either!
i dig the longer videos. i start watching before work and pick it later. nice truck. you owe us a mortske minute.
Right on
A special extra-long Mortske Monday video in my inbox! Just imagine how long it would have been if he hadn't used the fast forward feature. This project was quite extensive and detailed. Can't wait to see the test drive. Duff should also enjoy the heck out of it!! Hopefully it will give you years of service. Thanks for all the hard work and dedication Sir. Til next week.
Definitely a cool ol rig, nice that it's an LS! Man Mortske your born in 85, you sure have the knowledge of someone much much older..impressive my friend! Will be cool 2 see you get this truck fixed up and cruising around!!
Right on
the badge on the rear b pillar is for Camper Special, great find!
At the airport downloading this for my flight !
safe travels!
Awesome start to the week as always. Loved the digging out snow and duff on top . Interesting watching you lowering even though I would raise it up. Thanks for a great video as always.. Happy Birthday. Mine was yesterday 🎉. Have a great week.
happy belated bday!
Little tip. Put some bearing buddies on the front hubs. Makes it where you can regrease the bearings without taking it apart. I got a set on my dually. It has been a god sent. Plus it hides behind any wheel and cover
Best introduction ever
Love these videos. Been tinkering with my LS as of late. Lots of neat options.
Good Morning Mort love that 85 Dually SQB! I hope no one else has shown up at random at your home, Sorry that has happened to you! i was in Iowa last month around Ames making a delivery and I actually saw Kevin Brown (JYD) at a gas station and I kept to myself .I sure can understand the privacy thing! Please keep up the awesome videos! and have a great rest of your day!
We're fair game out in public! Just don't come to my house!
Greetings Mr Mortske, great program, that truck looks super, nice job. As always take care and be safe. 👍
Your making a custom truck for yourself. Extremely cool. Lowered the Chassis. Loved this Mortske!💯❤️
Happy birthday. I look forward to all your videos. As always thank you for what you do. You and Duff are the best.
Another sweet old truck saved, Thanks for sharing.
You bet
Nice rig , now it's done to Mortski specs It will be perfect for your needs . Really enjoyed the video , it's amazing the quantity of skill and general know how you put into your program . Thanks for having us along , Stuart in Ontario..
Thanks Stuart!
Thomas, thank you for proving the old adage that while some people are coo-coo for Cocoa Puffs, other people are coo-coo for lowered air bag suspensions!
Oh Duffer! Always a master of subtlety. 😄
I had a truck just like that, it still had the 454 in it. It ran great, but dang was it a gas hog! I got it for $600 the school finally upgraded their maintenance trucks and sold their old ones and I got one. That's a cool truck and I'm sure it will make a great tow pig. Thanks for sharing! 🙂👍
Awesome!
Love the dually, the brass fitting you took off looks like it is for an aftermarket mechanical oil pressure gauge. Always liked the square body crew cab duallys lowered, was stationed in cali in the early 90s there were alot of them out there. Always enjoy your videos
This might be your best work yet mort. Any other channel this would have been a 32 part series.
Also we are about a quarter way through and no mortske minute, fingers crossed we get one.
I like the way that exhaust kit looks.
sick project and even better pricing. love all the changes. enjoy it!
That archeological dig to recover the steering column made my day. Thank you.
Pops showed me when I was a youngling, the value of Coors beer boxes (with added foil) for gaskets on manual transmission rebuilds!
Yup
Happy Birthday, Old Man !
Thanks!
Great video only thing better than a Dually is a Mortske custom square body Dually ! Great job ! Take care Duff and Sir !
Hoo, boy! That thing looks SICK lowered! I love it, especially with the running boards. Great job!
Thanks!
I spotted the camper special instantly. Good enough for the girls I go with. My grandfather used to say that. I didn't know at the time why my grandmother hated that phrase.
haha
DEFINITELY DUFF APPROVED!! I remember back in the 80s there were a lot of coach conversion shops that customized trucks with nicer seats and they usually had special paint jobs and stripes. They were really popular with horse haulers. Some folks called them Cowboy Cadillacs.
Good times!
Puddin', thanks for showing all the problems, issues, mistakes that happen. Makes me feel better!
Your calculus on finishing this rig is a work of art, way to go Mort, it is a hella nice thing to have in the stable...
Thanks David!
The truck looks amazing!! Thank you for the great episode again. I'm looking forward to watching it again.
Glad you enjoy it!
Great to see you excited on this project!!
I am!
Trucks in decent shape!! Looking good 👍🏻 burn out sesh was pretty freakin cool 😎 great job overall with the video as always!!
❤love to Duffers❤ and Hi Daisy happy you made an appearance 🤩🤩
The phantom grill looks great 👍👍👍
That truely is a nice find ! Sweet Truck 🙂
That's a nice clean rig! Looking good. Looking forward to the next dually video.
Even needing the work it did. You stole that thing!
Todays Mortske Monday was a firehose engineering class.
Love the expression of Duff and Duff Approved splash in the thumbnail.
Mortske took no prisoners today…on the beam.
Finally! Lol. Nice to see the work on this one sir. I am particularly fond of the square body crew cab duallys. I learned to drive in a 1984 crew cab C20 that my dad had. Been looking for one ever since he passed away. Anyway, keep it up and stay warm bud!
Totally foreign concept for those of us in the sunbelt to comprehend, the snow y’all get!! Ofc, in North Central Texas, we fry in the summer and all spring we dodge tornadoes and hail storms!!
Heck yeah! Looking forward to the next vid on this one! Duff is such a ham there at the end! 😂
This is going to be such a cool truck when you finish it. Way more than I would ever attempt, but it is fun and educational watching you! Thanks.
Thanks 👍
Due to the low mount thermostat it’s easier if you fill the engine block with coolant “First” through the upper radiator hose; then fill the radiator. This helps eliminate the huge air bubble in the block.
Tip 2 add 2x 1/8” bleed holes to your thermostat to help. 👍
Thanks for the tips!
Awesome new to you tow pig! Great birthday gift. Looking forward to the inaugural drive and draggin something “new” home. ✌️👊👍🙏
OMG!! The snow is nuts around that suburban
Hey Duff, I did myself!
All the grandstanding you do, hatin' on dem headers, Mojo you do it. lol
Square Juan is really turning out pretty cool, it's not easy keeping your mind focused on the content with a Snuffaluffagus blowing sweet nothings into your ear. Pretty clean rust wise for that part of the country, with any project there will be more mysteries to arise, very cool.
Mortske and Duff hell yeah
After seeing this in the background. I've been waiting to see what you were going to do with it. Truck looks awesome.
I shop & buy on Bis-Man. Find some good deals mostly firearms. It is a drive sometimes. Can get costly and waste time. Had that truck in red, orig 454/man trans. Bought it lowered & pulled horses around. 8 mpg but sounded great! You have a way better setup. Your always the lucky guy Mortske! Good rig!
Had side pipes on it when I bought er. Took em off right away. They’re on my 86 Ford F350 reg cab now. Very loud the way they were meant to be!
Nice!
LOL Pot County OK.. Hope he comes up or you go down there Mortske again. Funny stuff man.
Hit a home run on this one... Cool truck and the best back ground music.. Keep up the great work..
Thanks!
A great start to my Monday! Keep it up boys, love the content! Maybe some more Saskatchewan tugs coming up? Lol