Man yur (as I call it), "By the Seat of yur Pants" aproach to all these builds is awesome. Remaining fluid & flexible & able to adapt around any obstacles.
Luv what yer doin' here. I was rootin' for a 2 wheel drive, but you're nailin' it with the 4x4. The lower the better, building a practical, usable, workable driver. Hecks yeah!
Magic fab work. Lowering the body to the frame doesn't change ground clearance, so you've lost nothing 4x4 wise. The truck looks right. Thanks Brent. 👍😎🕵🏾♂️🍺🎸🎵👽🥂
I love how you think it out and then put it into practice, overcoming any obsticals along the way. It makes it easy to follow your train of thought and see it all as it takes shape. Yet another great video.
Great show, I love those old panel trucks. I total a panel truck over 50 years ago. I was driving one were I worked, a guy was turning left on a 4 lane highway, no turn signal or brake lights. I came upon him and I slammed on the brakes and it went to the floor, a brake line broke and I rear ended the guys car. I was not sited by the police either thank goodness.
I am not into vans/station wagons or these old panel vans. But I enjoy watching you get it done. I like the modern drive train LSx especially what you did with the 65 pickup and the SS Trailblazer AWD. You are an artist in so many ways of a vehicle.
Loookingg good , but I wouldn't expect anything Less from a man of your talents. Hope no one has to work on the rear spring shackles, it looks to be a bit tight
You're making it look good, I love how you tucked the frame up into the body , your doing a great job keep up the great work and God Bless you and your family 💯💪🏼👍👍🙏🙏✌
I see another classic coming soon and she’s gonna be a beauty! THAT would look awesome as a shop ambulance painted in OD Green with a Red Cross on each side near the rear. Some nice lettering too maybe like “Halfass Kustom Road Service” written on it to use for mobile repair and recovery! 😉 I know, it’s not for everyone, but you’ve already got your staff truck, the “General!” I’ve been looking for a decent pickup for a year and a half now that wouldn’t require huge work due to very limited residential repair space currently so good luck to me. One marketplace seller advertised an ARIZONA rust free pickup that I accidentally stuck my FIST through the rear frame tapping it! I’ve got a spring clean up from hell to undertake to arrange my yard to ready it for building my next daily driver! At least with a ground up build, you’re ready for just about anything and can be light on your feet dodging and blocking those ugly swings at you as you go because you see her naked. It’s the rolling of the dice on these dang Harry the homeowners foam filled quarters, duct taped cardboard floor pans and other related repairs that are killin me! lol! I guess it could be worse, I could be driving a 99 escort zx2 with a Jaguar hood ornament in the meantime... Wait, I AM!
Making of a great build. You have shown us how to move the rear end how to scoot the engine back and to make body mounts all in one video. Fab 401 Senior class is about to start. on how to build correctly. Thanks for a great video. Ride height with the runningboards is spot on.looks like orgional NAPO 4x4 conversion. except better.
Nobody in this generation knows how to swing a torch like that with the plasma cutters and all that stuff they got you really know how to handle that torch I do it the same way
Well you did it again. I am on the edge of my seat waiting to see what you are going to do next. Thanks for sharing and letting us hang out in your shop with you. 👍😀👉🇺🇸🇨🇦
Brent, great job, if it would have been me I probably would have done all the mounts as you did, then stripped & painted the chassis, rebuilt the front suspension, brakes, brake lines, fuel system....that's why it takes me for ever to do something.....just sayin... GOD BLESS!!!
YOU SIR ARE A MASTER AUTOMOBILE FABRICATOR I LOVE THE WAY YOUR MIND WORKS JUST WHEN I THINK THERES NO WAY IN HELL HE CAN DO THAT YOU DO IT I AM IMPRESSED AND I ENJOY YOUR VIDEOS HOPE TO WATCH THEM FOR A LONG TIME
Excellent video Halfass Kustoms (Brent) :) 2002 Transfer case is vaccum and electronic with computer and older from 1995 or earlier are Vaccum also electronic but no computer control and if doing transfer on old make sure got fuse of Shifter for floor shifter plus Fuse panel came out of and transfer case all together axles spindles may need change to also wire harness too!! Please check too before say geeze Murphy!
I'm already totally addicted to this build Brent! This build can be called "The Major" lol. Looks like I'll have some really interesting and cool videos to look forward to for a while, I thank you sir! NO LOWER PLEASE! Your call though Nice tunes by the way!
How about full pine tree military camo (to help with stealth camping, which is becoming more necessary with every edict our GTA MPPs come up with). I would love to have that and fit it out for van camping (back packers stove and tools, a couple of coolers for perishable food and a nice platform bed with storage underneath ). That would be a whole lot of sweet. And with the mastermind, Dr. Frankenstein, building it you know it would be done right. Already in love with this build.
Man after the day I've had it was good to enjoy a Miller Lite with your new project! It will be hard to top the General! A stealthy 4x4 that doesn't look 4x4! Awesome! I like how you make decisions on the go. Man the amount of work needed! Carona Was glad to see Pablo.
My arm's hurt just watching you Brent! Hope you have some extra-extra strength aspirin kicking around in the shop! Another project that is shaping up nicely!
I will certainly appreciate the wiring in detail. My first attempt at efi (vortec) is a difficult thing, keeping hvac and fuseboxes from the 97 and fitting it into a 69.
Looking good. I like the stance you're going for. That would be a crazy snow skiing buggy when I was in a ski club & we'd rent house near the slopes. Thanks for sharing.
Some duallies on the arse end would look super cool, especially if you're gonna widen that rear guard. A little rake to it, yeah. Love your work man. Keep it up 👍👍👍😀🍻
Now you're gonna have to make pablo a nice bed in the back of this delivery truck. A guy i know took a 66 8 foot bed bottom and cut it up to fit his 55 suburban and it is nicer than the wood floor. Just a idea.
Love the ride height and looks amazing right now and the hairs up and down could be just adjusted suspension wise though... Panels needed to go away for sure. Lots of small details to be done and unseen yet needed to make this work! Wish u the best!!!
HEy, just 13 minutes late to class professor! Was just watching old Mortske and Duff fire off that 75 junkyard Blazer! Will comment more after the vid if I got anything dumb to add, cool?!
Love it! Thanks a ton man! You have only just started. and have already shown me so much . Things I have been wondering about with my 49 Chevy onto a 2000 Silverado chassis I have been working on.
I don't think You're going to gain a lot by getting it a bunch lower. I think you probably could get the look your going for with the better wheel-tire combo. But you have done this kind of thing way more than I. So good luck with that. 🤘
I'll prob keep these wheels on it and it keeps the wheel wells full, that said I'll give who ever any wheel option they want when I move out the fenders for clearance.
You might want to check with LMC about a floor pan. I just watched a guy have a 55 Chevy sedan floor pan installed in his 61 Caddy. You might be able to used a van floor pan out of a Chevy or a Ford van. Of course it would need to be modified but it ain’t goin to rust.
I know this build uses a late model frame so this comment doesn’t apply to it. However - if a guy is using a stock coffin nose truck frame - you can correct the rear axle from having the front edge of the rear tires buried under the fenders and a huge gap from the rear edge of the tire to the fender lip, without relocating spring perches. Simply press out the bushings from the stock springs, reverse them then mount the spring backwards. The pins that locate the differential spring pads are not centered on the coffin nose leaf spring, but offset a couple inches. Reversing the springs centers the rear tires in the fender openings. I learned this accidentally while talking to a parts guy in Arkansas about 35 years ago called “Heavy Chevy.”
Brent, You are one of the best and fastest Fabricator/Welder / Mechanic on UA-cam period!
Man yur (as I call it), "By the Seat of yur Pants" aproach to all these builds is awesome. Remaining fluid & flexible & able to adapt around any obstacles.
Luv what yer doin' here. I was rootin' for a 2 wheel drive, but you're nailin' it with the 4x4. The lower the better, building a practical, usable, workable driver. Hecks yeah!
Magic fab work. Lowering the body to the frame doesn't change ground clearance, so you've lost nothing 4x4 wise. The truck looks right. Thanks Brent. 👍😎🕵🏾♂️🍺🎸🎵👽🥂
I love how you think it out and then put it into practice, overcoming any obsticals along the way.
It makes it easy to follow your train of thought and see it all as it takes shape. Yet another great video.
What a great looking van.can't wait to see6end result
Great show, I love those old panel trucks. I total a panel truck over 50 years ago. I was driving one were I worked, a guy was turning left on a 4 lane highway, no turn signal or brake lights. I came upon him and I slammed on the brakes and it went to the floor, a brake line broke and I rear ended the guys car. I was not sited by the police either thank goodness.
Looking good! Reusing the original mount brackets was brilliant.
This build has the same potential as the General 👍
I'm like a carried away child full of anticipation.... impatiently waiting to see what comes next. These posts are my much needed Prozac. TX
My Brother had a 61 Apache Panel truck...it was a "36" series..talk about a Fun F'n Truck!!!
I could watch this all day
Perfect panel delivery truck for delivering caskets!!! Magnetic signs, half-ass casket company, you whack um we pack um!! Thanks for sharing Brent!!
I am not into vans/station wagons or these old panel vans. But I enjoy watching you get it done. I like the modern drive train LSx especially what you did with the 65 pickup and the SS Trailblazer AWD. You are an artist in so many ways of a vehicle.
That was a good idea to tighten the old bolts until they snapped ... I will try that
You are right, it would look better lowered
Loookingg good , but I wouldn't expect anything Less from a man of your talents. Hope no one has to work on the rear spring shackles, it looks to be a bit tight
Im amazed at how much he has shared with us and HE has taken his time with the details so we can comprehend all of them!!
You're making it look good, I love how you tucked the frame up into the body , your doing a great job keep up the great work and God Bless you and your family 💯💪🏼👍👍🙏🙏✌
Very interesting build and thank you for taking me with you. Watching from sunny Hermanus South Africa 🇿🇦
the ride height looks great as it is. love to watch you work. cant wait to see what you do with the roadster
It looks good don't need it any lower
I agree do not lower it like I said in my other text put some hydraulics in it if you want to lower it or pick it up
Maybe put some tinted glass whatever shape you want in the sides put a few seats in the back there's a lot you can do with that vehicle
Just put some skinnier tires on the damn thing you ain't got to mess with the fenders
I see another classic coming soon and she’s gonna be a beauty! THAT would look awesome as a shop ambulance painted in OD Green with a Red Cross on each side near the rear. Some nice lettering too maybe like “Halfass Kustom Road Service” written on it to use for mobile repair and recovery! 😉 I know, it’s not for everyone, but you’ve already got your staff truck, the “General!”
I’ve been looking for a decent pickup for a year and a half now that wouldn’t require huge work due to very limited residential repair space currently so good luck to me. One marketplace seller advertised an ARIZONA rust free pickup that I accidentally stuck my FIST through the rear frame tapping it!
I’ve got a spring clean up from hell to undertake to arrange my yard to ready it for building my next daily driver! At least with a ground up build, you’re ready for just about anything and can be light on your feet dodging and blocking those ugly swings at you as you go because you see her naked. It’s the rolling of the dice on these dang Harry the homeowners foam filled quarters, duct taped cardboard floor pans and other related repairs that are killin me! lol! I guess it could be worse, I could be driving a 99 escort zx2 with a Jaguar hood ornament in the meantime...
Wait,
I AM!
Making of a great build. You have shown us how to move the rear end how to scoot the engine back and to make body mounts all in one video. Fab 401 Senior class is about to start. on how to build correctly. Thanks for a great video. Ride height with the runningboards is spot on.looks like orgional NAPO 4x4 conversion. except better.
Nobody in this generation knows how to swing a torch like that with the plasma cutters and all that stuff they got you really know how to handle that torch I do it the same way
Well you did it again. I am on the edge of my seat waiting to see what you are going to do next. Thanks for sharing and letting us hang out in your shop with you.
👍😀👉🇺🇸🇨🇦
*- Lots and lots of work done. Good for you, Brent.*
I had not seen the washer trick, now I have and I learned something today. Pretty slick.
Brent, great job, if it would have been me I probably would have done all the mounts as you did, then stripped & painted the chassis, rebuilt the front suspension, brakes, brake lines, fuel system....that's why it takes me for ever to do something.....just sayin... GOD BLESS!!!
Dr Frankenstein at work building another Masterpiece
Awesome job as well👌
Y the g t t t t. To ttb. 6yyrrrrrrrr
Man step-by-step she is taking the stance that should look wicked hot. 😎👍🇨🇦
Brent the Magic Metal Man
Fabricator as always Looking
Good.
Another great build. Looking forward for more learning. Thanks 👍
YOU SIR ARE A MASTER AUTOMOBILE FABRICATOR I LOVE THE WAY YOUR MIND WORKS JUST WHEN I THINK THERES NO WAY IN HELL HE CAN DO THAT YOU DO IT I AM IMPRESSED AND I ENJOY YOUR VIDEOS HOPE TO WATCH THEM FOR A LONG TIME
I had a vison with this painted green with the halfass kustoms logo on the side that would look cool.
New Camera? That video was crystal clear, like I was standing there with you. You make it look so easy. 😉👍
Excellent video Halfass Kustoms (Brent) :) 2002 Transfer case is vaccum and electronic with computer and older from 1995 or earlier are Vaccum also electronic but no computer control and if doing transfer on old make sure got fuse of Shifter for floor shifter plus Fuse panel came out of and transfer case all together axles spindles may need change to also wire harness too!! Please check too before say geeze Murphy!
Your doing a great job on the panel truck it is going to be as nice cruiser
I'm already totally addicted to this build Brent! This build can be called "The Major" lol. Looks like I'll have some really interesting and cool videos to look forward to for a while, I thank you sir! NO LOWER PLEASE! Your call though Nice tunes by the way!
Understore floorage....😊😊👍👍. Good progress. Like the plan so far. Stay safe and stay well.
Liked seeing those tricks to remove the studs with the help of nuts., washer, and an arc welder.
This truck that I will enjoy to only it, Great work pal.
I haven't seen the washer and nut broken stud trick that works awesome
The car looks great. Love this build.
II have never seen the washer trick! Thanks for sharing!
Great to watch you solving the issues and coming up with ideas as the investigation of how and what to do changes :)
Removing that floor sure was quick on video. i really like this build. this would be a very cool parts runner.
Don’t lower, looks right the way it is.
Agreed. Looks good as it sits now.
With the running boards back on and it will look just fine.....
How about full pine tree military camo (to help with stealth camping, which is becoming more necessary with every edict our GTA MPPs come up with). I would love to have that and fit it out for van camping (back packers stove and tools, a couple of coolers for perishable food and a nice platform bed with storage underneath ). That would be a whole lot of sweet. And with the mastermind, Dr. Frankenstein, building it you know it would be done right. Already in love with this build.
You mean the way it WAS. I agree, it looked better before all the lowering and extra work.
I would always say don't lower but this has changed me, in a good way. Cheers
I dig those blues! !Great video!
wow that was a productive day, great job Brent !
Man after the day I've had it was good to enjoy a Miller Lite with your new project! It will be hard to top the General!
A stealthy 4x4 that doesn't look 4x4! Awesome! I like how you make decisions on the go. Man the amount of work needed!
Carona Was glad to see Pablo.
My arm's hurt just watching you Brent! Hope you have some extra-extra strength aspirin kicking around in the shop! Another project that is shaping up nicely!
I will certainly appreciate the wiring in detail. My first attempt at efi (vortec) is a difficult thing, keeping hvac and fuseboxes from the 97 and fitting it into a 69.
Brent, another great episode showcasing your custom fabricating skills. Congrats on surpassing 50,000 subscribers.
Not First!!! That's lookin' like a good fitup now!
Great job! Oustanding. Thats awesome ! Great way on saving an old piece of american iron so it can continue driving for more years to come..👍
Looking good. I like the stance you're going for. That would be a crazy snow skiing buggy when I was in a ski club & we'd rent house near the slopes. Thanks for sharing.
Right thar is perfect as usual another great video
Always something new Thanks for sharing Digging it
Some duallies on the arse end would look super cool, especially if you're gonna widen that rear guard. A little rake to it, yeah. Love your work man. Keep it up 👍👍👍😀🍻
Great video my friend looking forward to completion.
Thanks for that washer trick to remove recessed stuck bolts really cool
You beat me to it, Very useful. Cheers
Never saw the exhaust stud trick, i have drilled hunnerds.
And to my suprise it actually works. Will try it next time.
You are a fabrication genius. Keep up the great work and wear eye and mask protection.
Now you're gonna have to make pablo a nice bed in the back of this delivery truck. A guy i know took a 66 8 foot bed bottom and cut it up to fit his 55 suburban and it is nicer than the wood floor. Just a idea.
Love the ride height and looks amazing right now and the hairs up and down could be just adjusted suspension wise though... Panels needed to go away for sure. Lots of small details to be done and unseen yet needed to make this work! Wish u the best!!!
HEy, just 13 minutes late to class professor! Was just watching old Mortske and Duff fire off that 75 junkyard Blazer!
Will comment more after the vid if I got anything dumb to add, cool?!
Hey bro do you watch Rat Rod Bob?
You should!!!
Keep Rocking it out Brother!!!
@@rockerpat1085 Well, I know I seen Rocker PAt before so I's better check out the recommendation! Thanks Jackson V Monte Carlo Rocker Man!
Becoming one of my favorite channels..Keep up the good work!
Great to watch Thanks Halfass
It will be like an all wheel drive car , they work WELL.
That's a neat trick taking that bolt out👍
I like where this is going!
Love it! Thanks a ton man! You have only just started. and have already shown me so much . Things I have been wondering about with my 49 Chevy onto a 2000 Silverado chassis I have been working on.
I don't think You're going to gain a lot by getting it a bunch lower. I think you probably could get the look your going for with the better wheel-tire combo. But you have done this kind of thing way more than I. So good luck with that. 🤘
I'll prob keep these wheels on it and it keeps the wheel wells full, that said I'll give who ever any wheel option they want when I move out the fenders for clearance.
@@HalfassKustoms Yes it's a great started project. Year-round drive. 👍👍
I like you the way you work no plan no method just get to it and do it. 👍👍😀
Really starting to come together
Awesome
I wish I had half ur talent and skills
Understore florage! Love it!
Awesome informational educational video experience Y'alls God Bless Ya 🙏
Love the thought process, nice work @Brent!
Awesome watch.You’re an absolute genius.
You might want to check with LMC about a floor pan. I just watched a guy have a 55 Chevy sedan floor pan installed in his 61 Caddy. You might be able to used a van floor pan out of a Chevy or a Ford van. Of course it would need to be modified but it ain’t goin to rust.
Great job 👏👍👌it's looking good so far
I'm digging the look so far❗👍🙂
👍🏻moving along nicely! Great job 👍🏻
Amazing that is going to be a Super Truck.
Beautiful work once again Sir!
Man, I like this truck. So cool. Height is looking really right. . 😊👍👍
Man, it ain’t as cool as the General...but I’d hate to live on the difference. Cool as hell man.
looking really nice no problem is a problem for very long
EXCELLENT Video Truck is gonna look awesome!♡♡♡♡
AWESOME VIDEO YOU PANEL LOOK GOOD WHEN DONE
I know this build uses a late model frame so this comment doesn’t apply to it. However - if a guy is using a stock coffin nose truck frame - you can correct the rear axle from having the front edge of the rear tires buried under the fenders and a huge gap from the rear edge of the tire to the fender lip, without relocating spring perches. Simply press out the bushings from the stock springs, reverse them then mount the spring backwards. The pins that locate the differential spring pads are not centered on the coffin nose leaf spring, but offset a couple inches. Reversing the springs centers the rear tires in the fender openings. I learned this accidentally while talking to a parts guy in Arkansas about 35 years ago called “Heavy Chevy.”
neat, I usually end up making blocks for the back and relocating the axle back that why myself.
I love This channel man I'm only a province apart from you I wish you were my neighbour
awesome work mate, getting it done. great video showing your work
Lower is good ....fit the wheels just like a "51 chev sedan.
A local truck, a 2021 Chevy Pick-up lowered his, looks great
The next mechanical engineering step will be “ No Biggie “lol more please !
I’m amazed at how you work alone 🧐🍺🍺
Dog was barking saying hey dude... we need to go for a ride!! Big time..
You have a lot of suface rust to contend with , wish I could be there and go to work steel brushing it off but it's a long way from KY .
G'day mate "I LIKE IT" awesome as always mate 👍👍🇦🇺🇦🇺