When I was taught to work on cars by my uncle, when I was still a kid, the first thing he taught me was when you work on cars, you have people's lives in YOUR hands. You make a mistake, or so something half-ass, people can die. A technique he taught me was after I re-assembled anything, I should go back and physically touch every fastener I removed and replaced. Touch them, and remember tightening/torqueing them. That was over 50 years ago. I still do the same thing, today.
@Alex Jarman He was in some ways, but in others he was a dick. It was much different growing up 50-60 years ago. Many men from my generation tried to change things, and generally, it has taken place. He knew mechanics, and taught me a lot. He was first generation Italian American. He started sweeping floors in a NJ Ford dealership, at 13, and by 15, he was a line mechanic for the brand new Model A Fords. He died at 88 and put in a half day at the shop, the day he died.
@John Smert Good on ya for that. I've let someone else work on my car once in 50+ years of owning cars. They rebuilt the trans, and forgot to put the castle nut back on the steering arm. Fortunately, it didn't fall out until AFTER the test drive at 80 on the Interstate. When I parked it, and hit a parking bumper. Bink... out it fell. Let me tell you, I WAS pissed. The shop gave me my money back, and rebuilt the trans in another car, but the best was when I was at the counter telling the manager, he said, just a second. He came back a few minutes later. I figured he went to get the mechanic, so I said, the cars out front, (I'd put a new nut on it, but put a nail through it, as a cotter key.), does the mechanic wanna look at it? No, I fired him. THAT is how you run a shop, IMO. GeoD
John Smert JetLiners same.After chaning a component.TAKE A SHORT BREAK! Smoke,eat nap,bullshit,whatever.Then re check fasteners on lines,elec.connectors,the dozen clamps you loosened or removed all the hyd/fuel/oil lines.
Guy sounds like he is from Wales , have a buddy who is . When we were younger lads visiting water holes in the states birds would ask him where he is from , he would say he is from Wales which I always added that I was from humans ...
@@sgcommander8173 seriously??? He doesn't sound like any Welshman I've ever met or heard. Us kiwis don't really have any kind of accent and we speak very mater of fact say it as it is
@@thereal2scummy636 Aren't you Kiwi's just Aussies from a different Island. Oops there I go acting like a Kiwi, just blurting out what's on my mind. 😂😂
A car straight from the factory is actually an engineering masterpiece. Beware used hot rods, especially ones that have been heavily chopped up with mix and match parts from other vehicles.
I have watched many videos on UA-cam where people modify vehicle frames and suspension and they do it exactly like this one has been done. There is no real design or standards that they follow, they just wing it as they go. A lot of the ones I have watched would never meet any crash tests. I have no idea how they can be insured.
@@JerkVegas86 It is interesting that I have seen different people spell it both ways. How can we figure out which way is correct? Watch this awesome video: ua-cam.com/video/Fo2GFf7exHA/v-deo.html
I remember reading in a comic, a mechanic was dying to win a classic card in a raffle and decided to flip a card to sell so he could buy raffle tickets. He did terrible things to get the car to work, but he did end up winning the car. Turned out to be the car he flipped.
@@gallupcustomknives2293 Yeah that rod is only good for flat. 7014 is all position jet rod - welds good, and outside of code welding you don't really NEED 7018. I personally wouldn't use a gasless on a car, but theres nothing inherently wrong with it. I've done some flux core with gas that was an incredible weld. Straight CO2 with 045 flux core put down some super smooth beads down on plate. I"ve seen guys that can make incredibly good stick welds.
Back about 40 years ago when I was in the automotive business we used to see a lot of vehicles from used car lots that had been bought in wholesale auctions. There was a lot of paper hanging to fix rust and some that had the ball joints and front suspension greased with silicone. I can remember seeing rocker panels that were 4 x 4 fence posts held on with screws, ground to a rough configuration, covered with body filler and painted. Transmissions and rear ends filled with banana peels or STP and sawdust. One of the worst cars was a 1969 Charger. We put it up on a set of frame stands to do some work underneath (Replace the tie rod ends. The ones on the car were being held together with baling wire.). When we tried to open the doors to turn the steering wheel we couldn't. When we finally managed to get the drivers door open, we couldn't close it. The car was so badly rusted that it was literally bending where the jack stands were placed and the body was flexing to the point that the door openings were warped. I hated working on that crap and left the trade to go into something else. I guess some things just never change..........
As a fellow Australian Hot Rod & Custom Workshop Owner, I can fully relate to all these things as I have seen hundreds of same vehicles over the years 😮 True that here in Aus/NZ we are lucky to have our Licensing and Engineering laws so we don't have the same risk of having one of these death traps plowing into us on the freeways 👍
Like my mom used 2 tell me "not everything that shines is gold !" Alot of ppl are like crows they love shiny things. Just because a classic car is shiny dosent mean nothing what matters is the frame engine and transmission and suspension and the components to the vehicle. I'd rather spend 300.00 to have it inspected and be safe than spend 10k and crash it and die . Great video uncle tony!
Knowledge is powerful-never stop learning! Recognize one cannot know everything, one can know a lot about a few things, one who is intelligent seeks the insight of those who know a lot about a few things, and one who knows a lot about a few things should recognize they don’t know everything. Excellent lesson gentlemen-the value of one’s knowledge!
Good vid, watching from Australia and I always find it funny on some forums the guys from the US give us a hard time about the engineering hassles we go through to get a car registered. After watching this I'm grateful 👍
I have a new channel to binge out on!!!! My YT journey was a roller coaster of a ride just to get here…I went from Toe Bro, to Wavy Boats, to Aussie dash cam karma, to UTG. What a week this has been.
Wood blocks, chicken wire, drywall screws, self tapping screws, rivets, newspaper, green tap, blue tape, flattened beer can... All on One 54 Chevy Sport Coupe, I actually stopped working on it... cleaned the top side chrome and bumpers and then I laid underneath her.. all frame to body mounts to rocker panels where just gone.. and all what I listed above, I walked away.. don't know what became of her.. and yes She was paint Red.. keep these coming Uncle Tony.. Oi oi oi..
It's good to see a video like this. I see crap like this pretty often as well. We get cars that are done, or that have been pulled from another shop partially done with shoddy workmanship all the time. Sometimes it's a build that a fellow is doing at home and partially done he realizes that he's in over his head. I hope people take notice of this video and educate themselves a bit.
I don't know much about cars. I love old cars though.. Seeing these videos make me nervous for the day I finally buy my hotrod. Definitely need to bring someone like you when I check out any cars. Thanks for the pointers!
I really like that you bring this type of shady work to everyone's attention! We see alot of this type of stuff come into the restoration shop where I work and it does take alot of time and money to fix other shops poor work.
After sandblasting and butt welding some patch panels in I put down a layer of epoxy and a single stage gloss black on the bottom of my car.. So my wheel wells are black lol.
Tony - Really enjoyed you two birds....my daughter(oldest) in Australia right now....love the Kiwi accent. The pigeon-shit welds are amazing in the '49 pickup.....he must have driven all over town getting coat hangers to weld this thing together! At one point I actually laughed my butt off during the video...sure enjoyed. I learned to drive in a '49 Chev pickup and a '48 Ford pickup....think I was 6 or 7 years old. Farm kids like me had a great life. When I was a ramrod in the construction industry my boss had a sign over this desk.."If you don't have the time to do it RIGHT NOW; when THE HELL are you going to have the time to DO IT RIGHT? Amen....sez I.
Great vid uncle T. Here in oz you would need an engineer's certificate to register it. Big dollars. But it keeps idiots from doing these types of builds.
Since engineers and "engineering firms" have a different meaning in the US than in the UK and Australia, the US guys need to be knowledgeable and responsible with their own builds. They have to understand principles of engineering and know what good practice is, and apply them. Be their own engineer. Otherwise you will see people hurt and killed due to negligence like Tony and his friend are showing us here.
Ah that damn ford shifter. I think that was one of the first "silent recalls" I ever learned about. A single shear "tab" rounds off, pivots in the gear selector wear out, then a car that's gotten old with spongy mounts, and boom jumps in gear upon startup! Got my dads friend, and got me back in the day....
I was the Lead Production Assistant for the Ink n Iron festival in Long Beach CA.. not only have I seen it, I've been told many a story.. from the Most Old School of Kustom Builders/Painters and newer ones..
@@jorge_tat2358 The Short Version.. it expanded to much to keep up with Hit and miss loses.. Not in Long Beach.. like when the Show travelled.. I always worked Long Beach and still work for the former Owner, I Thank you very much also Brother. I miss it in a way that is.. you has to be there.. I know you get it.. by the way I live in Orange County.. Westminster Huntington area.. hit me up if your in town.. I work at a local bar..
The frames on 65 - 66 Chevy B bodies were prone to rear frame rot. They lacked proper drain holes, wonder if those boulders you were seeing were decades worth of gravel road build up? I have a 65 impala ss, I’ve had for about 10 years. It’s an unmolested cream puff from MO. Even though it was a southern car, I still checked those frame rails, thankfully they were clean. Holy shit this is a long reply... great video as always UT!
@@Mixwell1983 I use them on oil gauges and the like, had to use one on my winter beater just to get into town for more flare pieces when the brake line rusted through, ended up driving home without much for brakes. Luckily I live in the middle of nowhere so there was not much stopping required. Normally I have those pieces in bulk in my shop so that doesn't happen, but I ran low replacing brake lines up here in salted rust heaven.
You can get stones and dirt in the frame from gravel roads in rural areas , it quite common where I live . It can also cause the frame to rust out from the inside as the dirt holds in the moisture .
I’ve done bodywork since I was 16 so I have experience and it’s not always the man doing the work to blame you would be surprised what people want you to do to save them money and the builder or bodyman gets the blame and over the years I’ve learned to be a little more picky about who I fix old cars for
James M, keeping your integrity is worth so much more, isn’t it? You’re right for being selective about who you choose to do work for. Like my father always said, “ No one can find fault in your choosing to do the right thing”.
Us Kiwis showing you the way! Had a 'discussion' with someone who had immigrated to NZ from the US and he was positively hostile about our laws relating to modified vehicles. I pointed out that it didn't stop you from doing things, just made sure you did it safe. He reckoned he should be able to do what you wanted without interference, might have been his truck...
Glad to hear I'm not the only person to have a first gen Mustang run away on me! Seven years ago, shortly after opening my own shop, I had a 65 Mustang that was rope towed to my shop with a broken ignition switch and a sloppy automatic shifter. I had to hook a jumper wire from battery to coil and cross the starter relay to get it going, same result! Jumped into gear and missed me but ran into the corner of my shop smashing the bumper, grill, valance and hood.
Good video. After being a professionally trained mechanic for 35 years, I’ve seen it all. We just added a 1950 Ford Business Coupe, to the collection I take care of. Have to say, quite impressed that the overall work was nicely done, albeit 15 years old.
No thats actually a great low buck tip thats worked forever. I'd like to learn how they used to do that old fish tying (I think it's called). They used string as wire loom but tied it up all fancy.
Yea there's nothing wrong with the zip Tue method when done correctly. I see vehicles I work on where someone run wires the everywhere loosely like lazy bum. The wire looms will be there too LMAO. I'll zip tie wire down in them I'f got to. Works great.
@@justinmilby4552 This might be hard to explain, but this is how I use zip ties on spark plug wires for a V8 when you wanna group multiple wires (let's say 4) together Loosely run a zip tie around the whole bundle, and then use 3 more to seperate the wires. Tighten up the first tie and trim off all the ends. I'm sure I'm not saying anything everybody already does, but I like to point the zip tie heads down underneath so they aren't so visible.
That the way always gota have separation between them. I see and work on stuff that people try to do a tune up but the wires are routed over top of stuff it should be under and the nothing holding them away from exhaust, moving parts, etc. Lol. It's just funny and irritating at same time cause u start thinking bout what else is been half assed on the vehicle
Great video, now I feel pretty good about the time I spend on my classic 67 F100. I have put well over $25k and hundreds of hours into it to bring it to original condition, but nothing beyond stock, had it appraised at $15k. It will have to be pried from my cold dead hands.
2 things. I painted my wheel wells for cosmetic reasons. Car is not rotted. 79 malibu never been wrecked. 2. The impala may have been in a yard or lean-to and sunk into the ground. Not sure the creek theory is correct. Love the channel Tony!
I do appreciate your help on choosing the RIGHT car. I was thinking of buying an older vehicle, but now I know to have a professional take a look at it. Thank you 😊
I had a 62' Mercury Monterey that when put in park would slip into reverse and shoot backwards lol My grandfather actually took the part and had a new one machined that wouldn't break. Sucks for this man's legs, love your videos man.
I saw a 69 Boss 302 4 speed manual, the other day which was a rare blue color code(freshly painted)... But I didn't have a camera with me. It had been in a front end accident , and had been so poorly repaired, that the fastback window was up in the center right side over a 1/4 inch. The fenders were out of alignment, the was out of alignment and up at the front end, the hood trim was falling off, both front end inner fender sections had been replaced, the heater core was gushing into the interior, there was so much bondo on the roof that it had rippled, there were cracks in the bondo on both sides above the roof drip rails(passenger side was almost big enough to put a dime in), the Metal between the hood and the front window was bent slightly up and in on the passenger side, the doors didn't close well, and the back roll down windows were out nearly 1/2 an inch at the top (the driver's side had to be rolled down to close the driver's door). I asked if it was a salvage title, and the guy told me that it had a clean title. He was asking $69,999 for it, and told me that they were open to any offer. I told him that I didn't want to own a car that bod, this car needed to be taken down to the metal, and to a good collision shop to start all over. It would need 25 to 30,000 in repairs, and would likely take at least a year to restore it. The only explanation I have for this car not being a salvage, and still being on the road, was that someone had a bad accident in it, and had a backyard mechanic do the best repair on it that he could. *It had a Mecum Auctions vanity plate on it - Ha ha ha!
Brings back memories. In 1990, my cousin and I dropped a junkyard engine into a 1970 mustang. We gave it is first start from under the hood. It was a little to eager to get back on the road so it immediately took off in gear. I was able to chase it down and stop it before it went through the back of my cousins house. He weighed 300 pounds and I was 135, so it was all on me to catch it.
Number 1 thing to run from is an older car with a later model front clip. Nova and Camaro are common clips. I've been burned a couple of times on cars that looked killer but handling and alignment problems ALWAYS show up. Number 2 thing is when you hear "really nice shape for it's age." LOVE your videos. Keep it up
What's even worse is when they "fix" it to a place no one else can. It would be cheaper and easier to start from scratch than fix that mess. Meanwhile, another 49 Chevy gets all hacked up... they aren't making any more.
Love your videos, but could you please use a laser pointer when you're pointing out things for us kids at the back of the class? :) Thanks either way and keep up the great work.
I always paint the wheel wells. Me and my son are working on a 79 Cheyenne and after we stripped it to the frame we sand blasted the frame, primed it and painted it flat black. When we re assemble it I am planning on doing the same to the inner wheel wells, it's not going to be a show quality truck but it is going to be as close to orginal as we can get it. I'm hoping he can drive it to school when he turns sixteen he's thirteen now so we have time to finish it.
Worked at a Proformance Mustang shop. I have had all 4 coil springs fall out when I lifted it on the rack. I've pulled 2x4 out of coil springs. My favorite was my "Spring Rocks", they had been in so long that they wore 2 grooves in them.
@@MrTheHillfolk white is definitely the easiest colour to make look good, it hides scratches and blemishes really well, white cars also look pretty good even if they haven't been washed in many years.
I have always tried to buy white cars for my dailies, n just this year I got a silver car and although Its a great car, f me I wish I had spent the xtra $ to get a white 1, polished the paint so was immaculate not a scratch or anything in April now there is scuffs n scratches all over n very visible /obvious. I didn't realise how often the kids rubbed against the cars with there bikes n scooters before with the white cars
@@MrTheHillfolk a man named Larry Stiles said he could sell frosting on dog poo to anyone. After he tryed that with me he yelled at me "No one out foxes the fox!!!" True story.
I love it when someone brings together.. 4 or 5 cars from what's left, of the classic good stuff out there, and rebuilds an awesome oldy...anyway . Even though that's all they have to work with..That's what I call blessed determination ! That's what I call an interesting show ! We need as many oldys as we can save....! -Just sharing !...
Once bought a 78 ramcharger with a 400 that has speaker wires as spark plug wires. Spent a week ripping out butchered wiring. I truly think they spent more time doing it wrong than actually doing it right. Boggles the mind
I have lived in Middle TN all my life and have extensive experience in collector cars, hot rods and muscle cars and I've seen some real messes - expensive messes. One related thing I saw was on a lifted Chevy pickup. The original rubber hoses going to the front brakes were not long enough so the mechanic made extensions with copper tubing sealed with compression fittings! I could write a book about these things titled "Fiascos".
Yes its worth paying someone reputable to look over a prospective purchase. Great to see a shop that does it right! Hope everyone that sees this learns from the ones that good ripped off. Glad no one got hurt in those vehicles!
Worked as a Nissan / Mercedes tech, 7 yrs. "Our " body shop, (neither Nissan or MB had a certified local shop) would send us stuff to work on, put more than one Sentra on the lift, 2 wrecks welded together, front and rear half, making one sellable car. Stuff often didn't mate up too good, or track true. But they were shiny.
Quote " If it is worth doing, it is worth doing right". Also, If you don't have time to do it right, how will find time to do it over. Great line from my brother, an aircraft mechanic and aircraft builder, par excellence.
GOOD MORNING!!! I'm actually glad I missed this before bed..... That poor truck was HACKED!!! I would not have slept well thinking about it all night^___^ I bought my second '70LTD from just a picture three states away AND I GOT LUCKY!!!
Same i like the stuff to look good and be rust free. So I strip it back and clean it thoroughly. Something about cleaning all that shit out calms my mind. It's like meditation.
I bought a fox mustang rag top. It was re undecorated too....man I was nervous about it till I could crawl under it at home. Thank god its solid as can be everywhere. Torque boxes are still nice. T5 is quiet and shifts nice. It was nerve wracking....especially knowing the life a 5.0 t5 usually lived.....
Once replaced complete floor & supports from firewall to rear bumper 57 pontiac bonniville convert. w/fuel injection..a very rare item...problem was the previous owner hand shaped floor supports from TAR..absolutely no support at all. new owner found another vehicle 4dr in arizona with perfect floor...Replaced the whole thing in one piece... now that was fun The rest of the car was perfect looking.
This is why you don’t get emotionally attached when looking at a vehicle purchase, you get an EXPERT like Uncle Tony to properly go over it and make a wise decision. YOU GET WHAT YOU PAY FOR! Tony is probably the only person I’d feel confident in guiding me as it equates to giving him controlling interest in my money. Not everyone with a lift and a shop can spot things like Tony De Feo can. Sadly it’s the reason why I bought modern muscle (2012 Challenger SRT8 Yellow Jacket, every single option available) 8 years ago, it started out as new and 8 years later is still like brand new with it’s whopping 8200 miles on the clock. I looked at many classic cars first but kept getting the feeling even at $50,000, something pricey was going to show up needing attention.
Great video 👍 buyer beware. That truck was a disgrace underneath. Good to be reminded that shiny on the outside does not mean it's been well engineered . Keep em coming 😎
Hi Uncle Tony. Love the channel. I know nothing about old US cars but it is great to see you sharing your knowledge with such enthusiasm. You should stop smoking though, don't want to see you die young! A question for you. Here in the UK every car and light commercial vehicle over three years old has to undergo what is called the MOT test. This is a detailed annual inspection. carried out by a qualified inspector at a properly equiped garage, which includes testing brake efficiency and engine emission levels. The results are published online for all to see and it is illegal to use a vehicle which has failed. Is there no such law in the US?
Too many busy little hands. I even hate primered panels if not the entire exterior in primer; I'd much prefer to see whatever state of decay it was in before. However if they have good pics from before they worked on it and all the way through, that's OK.
Thats not true. A properly built muscle car is good inside and out. Shame not too many people properly build their classics. I did my 66 F350 right mechanically, to the extreme, bone simple, rock steady and reliable as all hell. But when I redid the body, I welded in pieces of 14 gauge steel and didn't bother to grind the surface down. No need, its stronger leaving a full weld bead. Then I coated it with a tar based paint so it will never scratch or rust again. Ugly as fuck, built right and reliable. Its a work truck, after all.
@@smh9902 I think they're more referring to the average flipper who doesn't do professional restorations. Most flippers are only concerned with turning a quick buck whereas professional restorers will do everything necessary and when they're done with it the vehicle is typically better than new... but it's gonna cost you. "Properly built cars" are the exception to the rule but they also sell for far more than most of the crap you see being flipped nowadays.
that old truck is perfectly indicative of a rural father and son project, thrown together with a couple of the grandparents old Chevy's, a barn, and a stick welder. somebody somewhere was proud as punch of it.. they're probably sitting around grandmaws living room right now, regaling about the truck they lovingly restored, the good times they had with it, and how sad they are for selling it to some city feller... :)
My fist car as a teenager in NZ was a Austin a60 pick up truck . It was so rotten and full of holes there was no front floor . The tire used to spray water into my face when raining . I put a new floor and rear deck on it all made from corrugated roofing iron .I had to hammer the iron flat first lol. All done with rivets .
Yea the older I get, the more I’m for more inspections. I lived down in FL and the hack job lifted trucks down there are insane. Used to hate them because it made it super hard to modify anything, but sort of changed my mind on that one.
love these videos, the expertise is incredible, I will never buy and classic car unless it is sold by a company with a very solid reputation these videos are very helpful...thank-you
After about$ 25,000 and years of work my 62 caddy is almost complete..should be worth $ 10,000 now
And likely true as well
That's why I hate people who think they'll flip a classic for profit, if you want a nice car, do it for yourself, not for cash.
Sounds about right. LOL. You have to do it for you, not resale value.
I know how you feel,
But once you go cadillac, you never go back.
@@GlamStacheessnostalgialounge So true.
When I was taught to work on cars by my uncle, when I was still a kid, the first thing he taught me was when you work on cars, you have people's lives in YOUR hands. You make a mistake, or so something half-ass, people can die.
A technique he taught me was after I re-assembled anything, I should go back and physically touch every fastener I removed and replaced. Touch them, and remember tightening/torqueing them.
That was over 50 years ago. I still do the same thing, today.
George Dennison you're uncle sounds like a great man.
I been a mech for 25 years and I quad check everything
@Alex Jarman
He was in some ways, but in others he was a dick. It was much different growing up 50-60 years ago. Many men from my generation tried to change things, and generally, it has taken place.
He knew mechanics, and taught me a lot. He was first generation Italian American. He started sweeping floors in a NJ Ford dealership, at 13, and by 15, he was a line mechanic for the brand new Model A Fords. He died at 88 and put in a half day at the shop, the day he died.
@John Smert
Good on ya for that.
I've let someone else work on my car once in 50+ years of owning cars. They rebuilt the trans, and forgot to put the castle nut back on the steering arm.
Fortunately, it didn't fall out until AFTER the test drive at 80 on the Interstate. When I parked it, and hit a parking bumper. Bink... out it fell. Let me tell you, I WAS pissed.
The shop gave me my money back, and rebuilt the trans in another car, but the best was when I was at the counter telling the manager, he said, just a second. He came back a few minutes later. I figured he went to get the mechanic, so I said, the cars out front, (I'd put a new nut on it, but put a nail through it, as a cotter key.), does the mechanic wanna look at it?
No, I fired him.
THAT is how you run a shop, IMO.
GeoD
John Smert JetLiners same.After chaning a component.TAKE A SHORT BREAK! Smoke,eat nap,bullshit,whatever.Then re check fasteners on lines,elec.connectors,the dozen clamps you loosened or removed all the hyd/fuel/oil lines.
Tony asks "Are you hurt bad?"
Guy says "You ever heard of anyone being hurt good?"
Great video.
Guy sounds like he is from Wales , have a buddy who is . When we were younger lads visiting water holes in the states birds would ask him where he is from , he would say he is from Wales which I always added that I was from humans ...
Kiwi Chris must be a Benny Hill fan...that's where I first heard that comeback
@@sgcommander8173 seriously??? He doesn't sound like any Welshman I've ever met or heard. Us kiwis don't really have any kind of accent and we speak very mater of fact say it as it is
@@thereal2scummy636 Aren't you Kiwi's just Aussies from a different Island. Oops there I go acting like a Kiwi, just blurting out what's on my mind. 😂😂
John cougar mellencamp apparently has
The chevy truck reminds me of that old Johnny Cash song One Piece At A Time
reminds me of the bluesmobile m.ua-cam.com/video/QfN1GRqKXpM/v-deo.html
SometimesLeela
Ha! Great!! 😂😂😂
Great song.
one wrong piece
I was thinking the same thing.
A car straight from the factory is actually an engineering masterpiece. Beware used hot rods, especially ones that have been heavily chopped up with mix and match parts from other vehicles.
I have watched many videos on UA-cam where people modify vehicle frames and suspension and they do it exactly like this one has been done. There is no real design or standards that they follow, they just wing it as they go. A lot of the ones I have watched would never meet any crash tests. I have no idea how they can be insured.
@@stevendouglas6593 They are never inspected.
I think that frame was welded with an alternator and a coat hanger.
And a shitty coat hangar at that!
looks like chicken shit on a flat bed
Truck battery and jumper cables
Two mile high goose shit
"Looks like Ray Charles welded it with his feet"- Big Chief
Damn this channel is so good. Straight to the point , people are natural, no stupid YT acting. Thanks . And as always ,greetings from Germany
Tony gives those People The Whole Trump 2020 M.A.G.A..
Uncle Tony
Those guys giving you thumbs down,are the builders of trucks and cars,like that truck.
Nashville car flippers are gonna get together & have Uncle Tony wacked! 😵
Uncle Tony should have a Mach-11 machine gun and prepare to put all those flippers down!
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@@JerkVegas86 It is interesting that I have seen different people spell it both ways. How can we figure out which way is correct? Watch this awesome video: ua-cam.com/video/Fo2GFf7exHA/v-deo.html
I remember reading in a comic, a mechanic was dying to win a classic card in a raffle and decided to flip a card to sell so he could buy raffle tickets. He did terrible things to get the car to work, but he did end up winning the car. Turned out to be the car he flipped.
And I thought MY welding was bad... the guy who built that truck makes me look like a welding robot...
If you weld on a car use a shielding gas and not flux. But that cost more.
I mostly do stick and tig. Stick for big jobs, tig for small jobs. But some 7024 rod and a flat surface and I can almost look like a pro haha
@@gallupcustomknives2293 Yeah that rod is only good for flat. 7014 is all position jet rod - welds good, and outside of code welding you don't really NEED 7018.
I personally wouldn't use a gasless on a car, but theres nothing inherently wrong with it. I've done some flux core with gas that was an incredible weld. Straight CO2 with 045 flux core put down some super smooth beads down on plate. I"ve seen guys that can make incredibly good stick welds.
Back about 40 years ago when I was in the automotive business we used to see a lot of vehicles from used car lots that had been bought in wholesale auctions. There was a lot of paper hanging to fix rust and some that had the ball joints and front suspension greased with silicone. I can remember seeing rocker panels that were 4 x 4 fence posts held on with screws, ground to a rough configuration, covered with body filler and painted. Transmissions and rear ends filled with banana peels or STP and sawdust. One of the worst cars was a 1969 Charger. We put it up on a set of frame stands to do some work underneath (Replace the tie rod ends. The ones on the car were being held together with baling wire.). When we tried to open the doors to turn the steering wheel we couldn't. When we finally managed to get the drivers door open, we couldn't close it. The car was so badly rusted that it was literally bending where the jack stands were placed and the body was flexing to the point that the door openings were warped. I hated working on that crap and left the trade to go into something else. I guess some things just never change..........
Even with noone in the car, mustangs are still running people down 😂
Kiwi Chris. Be funny if it wasn’t true
I thought he had discovered an early autonomous drive car.
Dammit... that's funny!
But next time be careful!
I thought 50s Mopars had the monopoly on that.
IDK is Noon E a faulty break upgrade?
The 10 dollar screw in spring loaders sum this truck up perfectly.Also the battery in the fucking wheel well,LOL!
As a fellow Australian Hot Rod & Custom Workshop Owner, I can fully relate to all these things as I have seen hundreds of same vehicles over the years 😮 True that here in Aus/NZ we are lucky to have our Licensing and Engineering laws so we don't have the same risk of having one of these death traps plowing into us on the freeways 👍
Like my mom used 2 tell me "not everything that shines is gold !" Alot of ppl are like crows they love shiny things. Just because a classic car is shiny dosent mean nothing what matters is the frame engine and transmission and suspension and the components to the vehicle. I'd rather spend 300.00 to have it inspected and be safe than spend 10k and crash it and die . Great video uncle tony!
"If it's worth doing right,it's worth doing it right." Wise words to live your life by.
Knowledge is powerful-never stop learning! Recognize one cannot know everything, one can know a lot about a few things, one who is intelligent seeks the insight of those who know a lot about a few things, and one who knows a lot about a few things should recognize they don’t know everything. Excellent lesson gentlemen-the value of one’s knowledge!
Good vid, watching from Australia and I always find it funny on some forums the guys from the US give us a hard time about the engineering hassles we go through to get a car registered. After watching this I'm grateful 👍
I have a new channel to binge out on!!!! My YT journey was a roller coaster of a ride just to get here…I went from Toe Bro, to Wavy Boats, to Aussie dash cam karma, to UTG. What a week this has been.
Scottie must have put in the compression fitting on the brake line! LOL
"Roll up your windows!"
Yes!! Scotty is half genius half hack.
Sometimes his electrical repairs scare the hell out of me.........
the worst l had in was solid brake lines instead of flex lines,
That isn’t gonna last long 😬
I had a car come in with heater hose as brake line patches
fancy seeing you here mustie. love your channel
First time seeing uncle Tony without a smoke!
Not his shop, Uncle Tony got respect
I knew there was something different. Lol
I knew something wasn't right
This will add seconds to his life!
Wood blocks, chicken wire, drywall screws, self tapping screws, rivets, newspaper, green tap, blue tape, flattened beer can... All on One 54 Chevy Sport Coupe, I actually stopped working on it... cleaned the top side chrome and bumpers and then I laid underneath her.. all frame to body mounts to rocker panels where just gone.. and all what I listed above, I walked away.. don't know what became of her.. and yes She was paint Red.. keep these coming Uncle Tony.. Oi oi oi..
It's good to see a video like this. I see crap like this pretty often as well. We get cars that are done, or that have been pulled from another shop partially done with shoddy workmanship all the time. Sometimes it's a build that a fellow is doing at home and partially done he realizes that he's in over his head. I hope people take notice of this video and educate themselves a bit.
I don't know much about cars. I love old cars though.. Seeing these videos make me nervous for the day I finally buy my hotrod. Definitely need to bring someone like you when I check out any cars. Thanks for the pointers!
I really like that you bring this type of shady work to everyone's attention! We see alot of this type of stuff come into the restoration shop where I work and it does take alot of time and money to fix other shops poor work.
After sandblasting and butt welding some patch panels in I put down a layer of epoxy and a single stage gloss black on the bottom of my car.. So my wheel wells are black lol.
Congratulations Uncle Tony and Auntie Kathy.. 100k Subs..
Tony - Really enjoyed you two birds....my daughter(oldest) in Australia right now....love the Kiwi accent. The pigeon-shit welds are amazing in the '49 pickup.....he must have driven all over town getting coat hangers to weld this thing together! At one point I actually laughed my butt off during the video...sure enjoyed. I learned to drive in a '49 Chev pickup and a '48 Ford pickup....think I was 6 or 7 years old. Farm kids like me had a great life. When I was a ramrod in the construction industry my boss had a sign over this desk.."If you don't have the time to do it RIGHT NOW; when THE HELL are you going to have the time to DO IT RIGHT? Amen....sez I.
Great vid uncle T. Here in oz you would need an engineer's certificate to register it. Big dollars. But it keeps idiots from doing these types of builds.
No the type to do this drive bombed out Vs commos and EL falcons. Almost as dangerous in a state without yearly inspections.
Since engineers and "engineering firms" have a different meaning in the US than in the UK and Australia, the US guys need to be knowledgeable and responsible with their own builds. They have to understand principles of engineering and know what good practice is, and apply them. Be their own engineer. Otherwise you will see people hurt and killed due to negligence like Tony and his friend are showing us here.
@@Gothamauto people in the UK call mechanics engineers? Overstating their position quite a bit if so...
Glad I don't live in some nanny country like Oz......
Why do people from these countries think anyone cares what they do ? Nobody cares about oz
hi im an expat kiwi from rotorua, living in sydney. here to give a shout out chris is quite a long way from home. thanks fellas for the good show.
Congrats Uncles Tony & Kathy on 100k subs! Take a day off! Celebrate!
Ah that damn ford shifter. I think that was one of the first "silent recalls" I ever learned about. A single shear "tab" rounds off, pivots in the gear selector wear out, then a car that's gotten old with spongy mounts, and boom jumps in gear upon startup! Got my dads friend, and got me back in the day....
Common every where.
Even high dollar shops are cutting corners.
🔔👍
I was the Lead Production Assistant for the Ink n Iron festival in Long Beach CA.. not only have I seen it, I've been told many a story.. from the Most Old School of Kustom Builders/Painters and newer ones..
@@jorge_tat2358 The Short Version.. it expanded to much to keep up with Hit and miss loses.. Not in Long Beach.. like when the Show travelled.. I always worked Long Beach and still work for the former Owner, I Thank you very much also Brother. I miss it in a way that is.. you has to be there.. I know you get it.. by the way I live in Orange County.. Westminster Huntington area.. hit me up if your in town.. I work at a local bar..
The frames on 65 - 66 Chevy B bodies were prone to rear frame rot. They lacked proper drain holes, wonder if those boulders you were seeing were decades worth of gravel road build up? I have a 65 impala ss, I’ve had for about 10 years. It’s an unmolested cream puff from MO. Even though it was a southern car, I still checked those frame rails, thankfully they were clean. Holy shit this is a long reply... great video as always UT!
Compression Fittings: for those who can't figure out the flaring tool.
Only time i have used compression fittings was changing out plumbing valves in my house. 😂
@@Mixwell1983 I use them on oil gauges and the like, had to use one on my winter beater just to get into town for more flare pieces when the brake line rusted through, ended up driving home without much for brakes. Luckily I live in the middle of nowhere so there was not much stopping required. Normally I have those pieces in bulk in my shop so that doesn't happen, but I ran low replacing brake lines up here in salted rust heaven.
Scotty uses compression fittings, on brake lines no less!!!!!!!. LOL
@@Volusiaev
And Scotty is wrong!
@Volu... Are you talking about that moron rev up your engine? That guy is a dumpster fire.
You can get stones and dirt in the frame from gravel roads in rural areas , it quite common where I live . It can also cause the frame to rust out from the inside as the dirt holds in the moisture .
I’ve done bodywork since I was 16 so I have experience and it’s not always the man doing the work to blame you would be surprised what people want you to do to save them money and the builder or bodyman gets the blame and over the years I’ve learned to be a little more picky about who I fix old cars for
That’s very true, fortunately for me I’m in a position now where I can send those customers down the road
Case in point, look at Kevin Harts car. He didn't want a rollcage when he had it built...
James M, keeping your integrity is worth so much more, isn’t it? You’re right for being selective about who you choose to do work for. Like my father always said, “ No one can find fault in your choosing to do the right thing”.
Dammit tony, I always paint the inner fender wells, not because I'm hiding shit, but it looks great, so much for that anymore
Good reason to focus on all original unrestored cars.
got a stock un restored 78 camaro. its dog eared to be sure but its all there.
Us Kiwis showing you the way! Had a 'discussion' with someone who had immigrated to NZ from the US and he was positively hostile about our laws relating to modified vehicles. I pointed out that it didn't stop you from doing things, just made sure you did it safe. He reckoned he should be able to do what you wanted without interference, might have been his truck...
Half of the "shops" in my area do work like this and charge top prices, that's why I'm glad to work on my own car.
You better half does a great job on the camera Unk. Thanks Aunt Kathy
Good video guys. Happy Motoring.
Crazy to see how fast your channel has grown! I remember when I first subbed you only had 13k subs and now your at 100k.
Glad to hear I'm not the only person to have a first gen Mustang run away on me! Seven years ago, shortly after opening my own shop, I had a 65 Mustang that was rope towed to my shop with a broken ignition switch and a sloppy automatic shifter. I had to hook a jumper wire from battery to coil and cross the starter relay to get it going, same result! Jumped into gear and missed me but ran into the corner of my shop smashing the bumper, grill, valance and hood.
Great tour and good advice. I look forward to seeing the Fairlane in rolling condition.
Blain N it’s going on the rotisserie soon to finish up the undercarriage
Good video. After being a professionally trained mechanic for 35 years, I’ve seen it all.
We just added a 1950 Ford Business Coupe, to the collection I take care of. Have to say, quite impressed that the overall work was nicely done, albeit 15 years old.
Damn,I thought I was a hack using zip ties as spark plug wire separators
No thats actually a great low buck tip thats worked forever.
I'd like to learn how they used to do that old fish tying (I think it's called).
They used string as wire loom but tied it up all fancy.
Yea there's nothing wrong with the zip Tue method when done correctly. I see vehicles I work on where someone run wires the everywhere loosely like lazy bum. The wire looms will be there too LMAO. I'll zip tie wire down in them I'f got to. Works great.
@@justinmilby4552
This might be hard to explain, but this is how I use zip ties on spark plug wires for a V8 when you wanna group multiple wires (let's say 4) together
Loosely run a zip tie around the whole bundle, and then use 3 more to seperate the wires.
Tighten up the first tie and trim off all the ends.
I'm sure I'm not saying anything everybody already does, but I like to point the zip tie heads down underneath so they aren't so visible.
That the way always gota have separation between them. I see and work on stuff that people try to do a tune up but the wires are routed over top of stuff it should be under and the nothing holding them away from exhaust, moving parts, etc. Lol. It's just funny and irritating at same time cause u start thinking bout what else is been half assed on the vehicle
But, are you using genuine AC Delco factory approved zip ties?
Great video, now I feel pretty good about the time I spend on my classic 67 F100. I have put well over $25k and hundreds of hours into it to bring it to original condition, but nothing beyond stock, had it appraised at $15k. It will have to be pried from my cold dead hands.
I’m never showing Uncle Tony my fairlane when I’m done. Hahaha 😆
If you build it for yourself and dont hide it when or if you sell it no harm
I know what you mean. I would die of shame if Uncle Tony saw anything I did.
2 things. I painted my wheel wells for cosmetic reasons. Car is not rotted. 79 malibu never been wrecked. 2. The impala may have been in a yard or lean-to and sunk into the ground. Not sure the creek theory is correct. Love the channel Tony!
I do free pre purchase inspections. I walk the customer through it with me bumper to bumper so they can make the best decision possible.
I do appreciate your help on choosing the RIGHT car. I was thinking of buying an older vehicle, but now I know to have a professional take a look at it.
Thank you 😊
Enjoyed the KIWI. Please do more videos with him.
I had a 62' Mercury Monterey that when put in park would slip into reverse and shoot backwards lol My grandfather actually took the part and had a new one machined that wouldn't break. Sucks for this man's legs, love your videos man.
I saw a 69 Boss 302 4 speed manual, the other day which was a rare blue color code(freshly painted)... But I didn't have a camera with me.
It had been in a front end accident , and had been so poorly repaired, that the fastback window was up in the center right side over a 1/4 inch. The fenders were out of alignment, the was out of alignment and up at the front end, the hood trim was falling off, both front end inner fender sections had been replaced, the heater core was gushing into the interior, there was so much bondo on the roof that it had rippled, there were cracks in the bondo on both sides above the roof drip rails(passenger side was almost big enough to put a dime in), the Metal between the hood and the front window was bent slightly up and in on the passenger side, the doors didn't close well, and the back roll down windows were out nearly 1/2 an inch at the top (the driver's side had to be rolled down to close the driver's door).
I asked if it was a salvage title, and the guy told me that it had a clean title. He was asking $69,999 for it, and told me that they were open to any offer. I told him that I didn't want to own a car that bod, this car needed to be taken down to the metal, and to a good collision shop to start all over. It would need 25 to 30,000 in repairs, and would likely take at least a year to restore it.
The only explanation I have for this car not being a salvage, and still being on the road, was that someone had a bad accident in it, and had a backyard mechanic do the best repair on it that he could. *It had a Mecum Auctions vanity plate on it - Ha ha ha!
I love your videos on flipper "fuckery".
I went to Mecum Harrisburg and saw a lot of this quality work! Pay attention or get screwed!
Brings back memories. In 1990, my cousin and I dropped a junkyard engine into a 1970 mustang. We gave it is first start from under the hood. It was a little to eager to get back on the road so it immediately took off in gear. I was able to chase it down and stop it before it went through the back of my cousins house. He weighed 300 pounds and I was 135, so it was all on me to catch it.
I have a question about guy who did the welding, Did he keep the welder or return it to Harbor Freight?
The welds that did look horrible were the bubble gum welds but that was a gap issue can't weld air.
Hey my Harbor Freight works great
Number 1 thing to run from is an older car with a later model front clip. Nova and Camaro are common clips. I've been burned a couple of times on cars that looked killer but handling and alignment problems ALWAYS show up. Number 2 thing is when you hear "really nice shape for it's age." LOVE your videos. Keep it up
What a hack job on that truck. Hard to believe what some people will do for a buck.
To do a good job takes 3times the amount of time you think it takes. As an exxample, trans lines. They are a pain to install.
What's even worse is when they "fix" it to a place no one else can. It would be cheaper and easier to start from scratch than fix that mess. Meanwhile, another 49 Chevy gets all hacked up... they aren't making any more.
That one is a rodder with limited talent and equipment.
@@ldnwholesale8552 it really shows. I build engines and do body and paint. I will put my name on anything I do.
LDN Wholesale the stuff I drive daily is worse. Some people don’t care. I’d toss some springs in it and roll.
I know certain things are done to hide damage. But I always paint my wheel wells black. It looks nice, but doesn't hide problems. Love your videos.
Love your videos, but could you please use a laser pointer when you're pointing out things for us kids at the back of the class? :) Thanks either way and keep up the great work.
I always paint the wheel wells.
Me and my son are working on a 79 Cheyenne and after we stripped it to the frame we sand blasted the frame, primed it and painted it flat black.
When we re assemble it I am planning on doing the same to the inner wheel wells, it's not going to be a show quality truck but it is going to be as close to orginal as we can get it.
I'm hoping he can drive it to school when he turns sixteen he's thirteen now so we have time to finish it.
Hey Tony congrats on 100k man! Been here from the start brother👍
Worked at a Proformance Mustang shop. I have had all 4 coil springs fall out when I lifted it on the rack. I've pulled 2x4 out of coil springs. My favorite was my "Spring Rocks", they had been in so long that they wore 2 grooves in them.
If it's red or black, the chances of it being crap are much higher.
I knew a guy who preferred white to polish his turds with.
@@MrTheHillfolk white is definitely the easiest colour to make look good, it hides scratches and blemishes really well, white cars also look pretty good even if they haven't been washed in many years.
I have always tried to buy white cars for my dailies, n just this year I got a silver car and although Its a great car, f me I wish I had spent the xtra $ to get a white 1, polished the paint so was immaculate not a scratch or anything in April now there is scuffs n scratches all over n very visible /obvious. I didn't realise how often the kids rubbed against the cars with there bikes n scooters before with the white cars
Awww, but red makes it go faster! ;)
@@MrTheHillfolk a man named Larry Stiles said he could sell frosting on dog poo to anyone. After he tryed that with me he yelled at me "No one out foxes the fox!!!" True story.
I love it when someone brings together.. 4 or 5 cars from what's left, of the classic good stuff out there, and rebuilds an awesome oldy...anyway . Even though that's all they have to work with..That's what I call blessed determination !
That's what I call an interesting show ! We need as many oldys as we can save....! -Just sharing !...
Once bought a 78 ramcharger with a 400 that has speaker wires as spark plug wires.
Spent a week ripping out butchered wiring. I truly think they spent more time doing it wrong than actually doing it right.
Boggles the mind
I have lived in Middle TN all my life and have extensive experience in collector cars, hot rods and muscle cars and I've seen some real messes - expensive messes. One related thing I saw was on a lifted Chevy pickup. The original rubber hoses going to the front brakes were not long enough so the mechanic made extensions with copper tubing sealed with compression fittings! I could write a book about these things titled "Fiascos".
My father told me always always always look under the car . That is where they think you will never look
And don't buy at night in the dark.
That's where you can't look
Damage, Inc. jack
Yes its worth paying someone reputable to look over a prospective purchase. Great to see a shop that does it right! Hope everyone that sees this learns from the ones that good ripped off. Glad no one got hurt in those vehicles!
noticed the all black t shirt on that guy! Sweet vid UTG
Worked as a Nissan / Mercedes tech, 7 yrs. "Our " body shop, (neither Nissan or MB had a certified local shop) would send us stuff to work on, put more than one Sentra on the lift, 2 wrecks welded together, front and rear half, making one sellable car. Stuff often didn't mate up too good, or track true. But they were shiny.
Kiwi Customs . That’s the guy you wanna take your car to.
Quote " If it is worth doing, it is worth doing right". Also, If you don't have time to do it right, how will find time to do it over. Great line from my brother, an aircraft mechanic and aircraft builder, par excellence.
"Looks like Ray Charles welded it with his feet"- Big Chief
TommyMacDaddy1 welded it backwards with a mirror
@Box of Rocks I guess you're in the minority that can't find anything funny. Sorry about that.
lol sweet
GOOD MORNING!!! I'm actually glad I missed this before bed..... That poor truck was HACKED!!! I would not have slept well thinking about it all night^___^ I bought my second '70LTD from just a picture three states away AND I GOT LUCKY!!!
I paint all my frames and wheel wells it dosent mean its messed up I just like having them look good so u don't have to run and hide
Same i like the stuff to look good and be rust free.
So I strip it back and clean it thoroughly.
Something about cleaning all that shit out calms my mind.
It's like meditation.
I bought a fox mustang rag top. It was re undecorated too....man I was nervous about it till I could crawl under it at home. Thank god its solid as can be everywhere. Torque boxes are still nice. T5 is quiet and shifts nice. It was nerve wracking....especially knowing the life a 5.0 t5 usually lived.....
Once replaced complete floor & supports from firewall to rear bumper 57 pontiac bonniville convert. w/fuel injection..a very rare item...problem was the previous owner hand shaped floor supports from TAR..absolutely no support at all. new owner found another vehicle 4dr in arizona with perfect floor...Replaced the whole thing in one piece... now that was fun The rest of the car was perfect looking.
This is why you don’t get emotionally attached when looking at a vehicle purchase, you get an EXPERT like Uncle Tony to properly go over it and make a wise decision. YOU GET WHAT YOU PAY FOR!
Tony is probably the only person I’d feel confident in guiding me as it equates to giving him controlling interest in my money. Not everyone with a lift and a shop can spot things like Tony De Feo can. Sadly it’s the reason why I bought modern muscle (2012 Challenger SRT8 Yellow Jacket, every single option available) 8 years ago, it started out as new and 8 years later is still like brand new with it’s whopping 8200 miles on the clock.
I looked at many classic cars first but kept getting the feeling even at $50,000, something pricey was going to show up needing attention.
Great video 👍 buyer beware. That truck was a disgrace underneath. Good to be reminded that shiny on the outside does not mean it's been well engineered . Keep em coming 😎
The fact that he routinely sees this kind of shoddy work or worse is depressing.
You will see this on any used car.
Hi Uncle Tony. Love the channel. I know nothing about old US cars but it is great to see you sharing your knowledge with such enthusiasm. You should stop smoking though, don't want to see you die young! A question for you. Here in the UK every car and light commercial vehicle over three years old has to undergo what is called the MOT test. This is a detailed annual inspection. carried out by a qualified inspector at a properly equiped garage, which includes testing brake efficiency and engine emission levels. The results are published online for all to see and it is illegal to use a vehicle which has failed. Is there no such law in the US?
This is why originality is the most important thing to me when looking at an old car. If somebody has been in there changing things, I walk away.
Too many busy little hands. I even hate primered panels if not the entire exterior in primer; I'd much prefer to see whatever state of decay it was in before. However if they have good pics from before they worked on it and all the way through, that's OK.
Blows me away what you can get away with in the states. Nice to hear a kiwi accent. Love your work.
That native accent.always good to see another New Zealand doing well over seas
Cheers mate
Woow these guys know there stuff .. watched a couple videos thanks for the knowledge uncle 👌 💪
Muscle cars are like women. "She ain't pretty. She only looks that way."
Good from far... Far from Good.
Thats not true. A properly built muscle car is good inside and out. Shame not too many people properly build their classics. I did my 66 F350 right mechanically, to the extreme, bone simple, rock steady and reliable as all hell. But when I redid the body, I welded in pieces of 14 gauge steel and didn't bother to grind the surface down. No need, its stronger leaving a full weld bead. Then I coated it with a tar based paint so it will never scratch or rust again. Ugly as fuck, built right and reliable. Its a work truck, after all.
@@smh9902 #farmtruck
@@smh9902 I think they're more referring to the average flipper who doesn't do professional restorations. Most flippers are only concerned with turning a quick buck whereas professional restorers will do everything necessary and when they're done with it the vehicle is typically better than new... but it's gonna cost you. "Properly built cars" are the exception to the rule but they also sell for far more than most of the crap you see being flipped nowadays.
NORTHERN PIKES - She Ain't Pretty (she just looks that way) ua-cam.com/video/UG3ExHB133k/v-deo.html
Great show Uncle 'T'!!,,,..that 'Red Truck' can be fixed properly with time/luv.,,,but thanx fer the Details!..*"Big eye -opener"!
Cheers Mate!
Fisher-Price, MY FIRST WELDER...…...
that old truck is perfectly indicative of a rural father and son project, thrown together with a couple of the grandparents old Chevy's, a barn, and a stick welder.
somebody somewhere was proud as punch of it..
they're probably sitting around grandmaws living room right now, regaling about the truck they lovingly restored, the good times they had with it, and how sad they are for selling it to some city feller...
:)
My Ford has never been stubborn. Just saying... Chevy's and Chryler's on the other hand...
My fist car as a teenager in NZ was a Austin a60 pick up truck . It was so rotten and full of holes there was no front floor . The tire used to spray water into my face when raining . I put a new floor and rear deck on it all made from corrugated roofing iron .I had to hammer the iron flat first lol. All done with rivets .
Here in Canada that truck would never pass a safety check with a frame like that.
Go Oilers. ✌
Yea the older I get, the more I’m for more inspections. I lived down in FL and the hack job lifted trucks down there are insane.
Used to hate them because it made it super hard to modify anything, but sort of changed my mind on that one.
MooMan86
Live here myself and I promise there will never be inspections like the northern states. These elderly people will go nuts.
those old fords had major issues dropping out of park and into reverse, faulty shifters but never heard of them falling into drive.
But it does have a chrome differential cover...
Lol
thats about 9 horse power right there
love these videos, the expertise is incredible, I will never buy and classic car unless it is sold by a company with a very solid reputation
these videos are very helpful...thank-you