bruce is a hard working smart young man that has a lot to learn and hes learning .he does a lot more work then all you keyboard warriors that love to leave negative comments about his work. hes works in things and films it so we can watch it sounds like a good plan to me! . good job bruce! i like your videos and i dont leave negative comments! oh and by the way i am a carrer heavy duty mechanic! . so keep on keeping on! 💪
Frank Leonard Bruce doesn’t know anything about Diesel engines! He should leave it to someone that knows.. before he pops a good engine, he’s good at making them look pretty.. I hope doesn’t just bolt on jake boxs and not adjust and also put the o rings in between the jake box’s... but the 6v92 will be fun if he fucks with the fuel rack haha
I said it before and I will say it again don't let the bad people kill the fun. This channel is about your life and what YOU want to do every day. Have fun and keep on trucking.
However when 10% know what they are talking about, 20% know about it, 70% are clueless and he does the entire opposite being wrong. Ya, thats what everyone is poking at. Think people are going to subscribe? No, they wont. They will come back to see what he has sold and bought. What has been destroyed and what blew up.
A engine hoist always a go to for getting a 5th wheel lifted off the frame to slide it back and allows for a clean up and paint job on the frame. Then again bars work well too.
Bruce, get yourself a big white-board up on the wall in the shop. Write your jobs on the board and cross them off as you get them done - it helps to see all the jobs and stops filling your head up with rubbish. Keeps things tidy! It works for me, maybe it’ll work for you too. Keep the content coming chap! 👍🏼
Take fifth wheen frame off completely. Disc sand rust off both sides then coat both affected rails and fifth wheel frame with rust converter. That fifth wheel frame previously running over the area of where the chassis rails were extended may have been put there intentionally to add extra support to strengthen that specific joint. It may be a good idea to extend both angle lines to a length that supports both joints once again. It will be heaps more stronger than how you have made it now at least it will be as strong as it was before you tampered with it !!!
Bruce you might want to find a air assist cab jack. I had one on my cab over when I first started driving. I cant remember what year it was though. It would make tilting the cab so much easier.
if you ever wondered what the inside of a locomotive diesel engine looks like, its almost identical except on a massive scale. those injectors are mechanically fired. you also need an injector tool to set the injectors, looks like a small pick tool. very interesting and good engines.
yeah your right on those bolt holes make sure you have spacers so the jakes dont hit the rockers and those wires go back on top but you gotta make sure you put them on in order it should say first or second.
Cam controls timing and creates the pressure when the injector solenoid is closed. The longer the solenoid is closed, the more fuel is injected. To some degree, the computer can control timing as well. Newer big Cats and big electronic Cummins use a similar system. The DD15 finally got Common Rail. Have you considered decking the frame all the way to the 5th wheel?
Diesel Delivery why seek out info from the manufacturer when you can get someone’s opinion who you never met and have zero knowledge on their background.
Buy the shop manuals for that engine and for that model Freightshaker. I have done that with every truck I've owned since 1994, money well spent. It pays for itself in a short time. Heck, you can get them on a CD and print out what you need from it.
Used engine oil contains large amounts of sulfur which causes damage to wooden parts. The second negative is that it dirty everything for a long time, especially when the sun warms it. A good wood impregnation will do the trick and give a nice effect. greetings
Bruce another great video just letting you know that the injectors are in fact mechanically activated but they are electronically metered which is why there are wires running to the injectors.
There is an offset idler pulley kit available for the AC belt/pulley but you'll have to buy a longer belt to use with it. It will allow at least another 2/3 surface contact on the compressor pulley by pulling the belt angle back upwards on the bottom side. If you can't find the kit you can make one.
Good video brother! I ain't never been a hater because I do a little bit of work on something and someone comes along and ruins my plans by offering a price I can't turn down. I only keep my tools, race trailer, 88 Monte SS/street driven drag car, and my truck to pull and everything else has a price on it. Old blue is looking good and gonna be a nice ride for you guys.
A lot of guys with stretched trucks move the mounting location of the air lines and power cord further back on the frame. Longer lines and cord are more likely to get caught on something while turning
Advisory. Cut two bits of angle join to the 5th wheel angle to cover the exposed Join Then then you have Protected the other weld-on stretch. you have increased the pressure on the join Must Be compensated For. Zinc coat the welded area.
Your firing order on a 60 series is 153624 it has to equal to 7 so for example you would do number 1 valves number 6 injector 5 valves 2 inj 3 valves 4 inj 6 valves 1 inj 2 valves 5 inj 4 valves 3 inj it’s vary simple
Let me get this right. You buy a trailer with the king pin set up for a single axle tractor. So you move the 5th wheel back to accommodate the trailer, that now you are selling because it's too short. Going to a 48'er means you could have left the 5th wheel where it was. Just maybe you need to think your projects through instead of doing them on the fly.
We get this stuff called copper 2 preservative that we do our low bed and gooseneck with every like 3 to 5 years super easy to apply 50/50 mix with water and spray it on with a garden sprayer i can do both trailers in about half hour our gooseneck is a 1996 and all original decking check it out if you can find it comes in clear green and brown
Now that you gave so much space. Between the fuel tanks and the rear tandems you can put youa nice polished aluminum side box on it for tools and chains for tie downs
Well ! It's seems to me your wanting this done , good and I'm glad your into this . Hope you figure out the Jake brake on this , would love to hear the sound of it. I'll wait for your other projects , one step at a time .
Hey Bruce next time u go to the truck graveyard again could u see if they have any pete 352 cabovers,or kenworth k100 or 123. But blue collar is turning out good. Cabover trucks is where it is anymore as far as restorations.
@ Yea they move mine to.. Along with alot more.. Truth hurts the troll family.. Thats ok I can keep this up forever.. If they stupid enough to make videos then they better have thick skin..
Make sure the wire is tight in the connectors that go onto the Jake spools. Your Jakes will flutter and not work right if there's any play in the connection. Jakes added weight aren't worth worrying about.
TwinStick Garage I have no experience with big trucks, but the only thing I can think of is I believe where they bought it, it was only used in that town and perhaps jakes weren’t allowed due to ordinances.
Not to be negative but with all the money you have put out on this,You could have bought a brand new slider to put on this truck, and If i'm not mistaken the junk yard you were at yesterday had a few used one's ? and it's called a shop manual when you don't know what you are doing. Or hire someone to do it. But I guess that keeps us watching
Hes to stupid to understand any manual.. And to stupid to YES put a damn sliding.5th wheel on.. But I have to give him credit hes damn good at being stupid..
Try to flush out the solenoids to make sure there's no trash in them check all the solenoid spring to make sure you don't have a broke one jake brakes on the series 60 sometimes get oil on the connectors and they lose connection intermittently
Warren from western truck and tractor is your man on Detroits or pretty much anything for that matter, he’s extremely knowledgeable on pretty much anything you can think of.
I think you were maybe swinging into landing gear of trailers set up for single axle tractors, i.e pup trailers.... maybe not, that 5th was where it was because it probably worked with 48' and 53' trls...just an idea
It had been stretched, had a PTO added, and was dedicated to a bulk cement tank trailer that set way back. That tractor has not been hooked to a regular trailer for many years.
Everything is fine except you still have the stacks mounted on the headache rack. Go back to the junkyard and get the right exhaust mounts off of one of the other Freightliner Cabovers. Make it right.
Bruce I've got a 48 foot step deck I love the darn thing. But I thought I would tell you get a 53 footer. That is the only thing I would change about my trailer
Those injectors are a electronically controlled, mechanically actuated injector. Meaning the injector is still mechanical fired, but the amount of fuel is electronically controlled by the solenoid on the injector
Can't wait for your next will it start!!! Trailer looks great And the blue semi is coming along nicely! I like it...You're getting stuff done! God bless!
You need to swap out that transmission to get those higher speeds. Either a 13spd or 15spd. Find out your rear end ratios. Juice'in up the engine not going to get you speed only power.
Nowhere in the entire video did he talk about speed. A jake is the exhaust brake which he is wanting to put back on after the pervious owner removed it. Truck is fine and just need to be left alone. Just do whatever maintenance which he should take to a mechanic who knows these engines well. Just ask to shadow him without a camera in his face.
@@bojanglesthewizard8875 😉 keeping it original when it was an option back in the day. Plus he wants to add performance parts. Unless he got rid of the donor truck, he could still do the swap. That or visit the junkyard buddy and get one there. Anyhoo, fun watch Bruce go
Great video Bruce. Glad to see projects coming along well and they are turning out very nicely. Just curious to see where u will,keep,these finished projets, especially the trucks. U,should get the space next to you and keep these beautiful trucks inside out of the elements. Keep,up,the awesome work man!!
If he loses one or both of them, he might finally do it. That's the problem with having so much on the go all at once, he can't bring anything to completion.
It looks like the flex exhaust pipe needs to be supported between the turbo and the Y, as you’re hanging a lot of weight off the back of the turbo. Maybe there is a support that I couldn’t see in the video, but if not, it would be a good idea so you don,t break the turbo casting.
So many haters on finishing one project. Screw them dude. The multiple different projects is great content. Boomers don’t know how to multitask I guess. Keep up the great vids man.
Let me help you! I worked Into difference in semi shops And I have driven semi trucks and motorcoach Buses! And from experience mechanic Told me one time the series 60 Detroit engine does not need the valves adjusted every hundred thousand miles like some other diesel engines. He worked for us as a contract mechanic and said everyone he took apart to adjust the valves did not need it. Series 60 Detroit motors other than a few you turbo issues In 1999 and year 2000. The Series 60 Detroit Until they did the emissions change Was a bullet proof engine. You should not need to do any major work including adjusting the valves just change the oil and drive it
Bruce run hard lines for your airlines down the frame rail and put pogo stick closer to fifth wheel and extend the electrical the same way that makes it look better you could run them to the back of the frame to make it come up under the trailer and fix your trailer lines the same keeps every thing out of sight ask the guy at the truck junk yard about it
Tearing into another good running engine, just like the first cabover engine a decent running engine now sits in the corner in piece's why he tore it apart baffle's me? He needs to double frame that Air Force Cabover like the Freightliner.
Yep, I agree. I'm a 30yr hvy haul mechanic that thought it would be fun to watch and maybe help. Turns out he doesn't listen. It is too much of a cringe factor now. If he ever crosses paths with the right DOT officer, he's fried.
If you have money, you can fuck things up and don’t have to worry cause these trucks won’t leave the yard! Somebody with knowledge won’t ever buy them from him if he sees on UA-cam what they did to it!
I can ell you grinding and welding on atruck with Plastic air lines ain't the best idea cover them with a cotton blanket or you can replace them. BTW: why don't you put the slider of the cut off on?
Be very careful with a 60 oil drain plug too you can crack those old fiberglass drain pans there's usually 2 find what one has been used a lot the other one will be seized
Bruce, double check that AC belt routing. From what I'm seeing the alternator and AC compressor are on their own system with a belt tensioner, to add they appear to be powered by the crank pulley. Blue Collar is looking great so far. Upon further reading, you should have two belt tensioners. Hmm, watched more of the video and seen there is a threaded tensioner. I agree with you, that set up doesn't allow for enough belt-to-pulley contact on the AC compressor. I like problem solving obviously and that belt is driving me crazy. What I think happened is someone cobbled that threaded tensioner because for whatever reason, they decided not to go back with the proper spring tensioner and belt. Damn, maybe I'm wrong from the start and that set up is correct. So many different belt drive systems for the Series 60. I blame engineers and the EPA.
Hey Bruce I know a lot of these guy are being jerks calling you a clown and such but you're learning and not just guessing. I appreciate the hard work, a lot of us do, its just most of us don't comment. Keep up the hard work and can't wait to see the Flatty!
Wrong. This is not a gooseneck. Its a 5th wheel. New they are around $18k startinf and go up. www.kaufmantrailers.com/flatbed-trailers/drop-deck-flatbed-trailer/
If I wanted “Blue Collar” to rise to show truck heights I would: 1)Paint the frame blue to match the cab 2)Put blue full tear drop fenders on rear 3)Deck the frame with aluminum tread plate 4)Put stainless tool boxes on each side 5)Have a stainless 5th wheel cover 6)Light bars on back and under in front of drivers I wish I could draw you pictures but check around, there are plenty of rigs looking awesome Kudos on improving presentation, completing project, and respecting viewers
Uh oh! Look at Austin stepping up and doing a little bit on his own! Atta boy!
Poor Austin bet he's never been laid🤗🤔😪
@@keepontruckinman4688 You must of not been around when he met Rosie.
keep on truckin Man that’s kind of a weird thing to assume about a person...and you know what they say about people who make assumptions!
@@47vito47 it was a joke anyway I like Austin so ya was just a joke he gets more ass than I do so no worries bud
Hoss ! You go brother.
bruce is a hard working smart young man that has a lot to learn and hes learning .he does a lot more work then all you keyboard warriors that love to leave negative comments about his work.
hes works in things and films it so we can watch it
sounds like a good plan to me! .
good job bruce! i like your videos and i dont leave negative comments!
oh and by the way i am a carrer heavy duty mechanic! .
so keep on keeping on! 💪
Frank Leonard Bruce doesn’t know anything about Diesel engines! He should leave it to someone that knows.. before he pops a good engine, he’s good at making them look pretty.. I hope doesn’t just bolt on jake boxs and not adjust and also put the o rings in between the jake box’s... but the 6v92 will be fun if he fucks with the fuel rack haha
I said it before and I will say it again don't let the bad people kill the fun. This channel is about your life and what YOU want to do every day. Have fun and keep on trucking.
However when 10% know what they are talking about, 20% know about it, 70% are clueless and he does the entire opposite being wrong. Ya, thats what everyone is poking at. Think people are going to subscribe? No, they wont. They will come back to see what he has sold and bought. What has been destroyed and what blew up.
The wood on the trailer deck use old diesel engine oil a couple of coats and that'll make it last forever and it's free!!!😉😁😁
use that on ruff cut not pressortreated should have been ruff cut you get full 2in.by ?
@@johnyork8148 your right I didn't pay that close attention to it not being rough cut...
No Body my Grandpas barn floor is rough cut 2x12 completely coated in oil and it has been sitting in the dirt for 50 years and shows no signs of rot.
@@aaronhayden1780 that's awesome my great grandfather taught me that trick!!!
@@aaronhayden1780 i have rough cut barn with drain oil rolled it 3 times looks good 8 years no rot .not presser treated
A engine hoist always a go to for getting a 5th wheel lifted off the frame to slide it back and allows for a clean up and paint job on the frame. Then again bars work well too.
Bruce, get yourself a big white-board up on the wall in the shop. Write your jobs on the board and cross them off as you get them done - it helps to see all the jobs and stops filling your head up with rubbish. Keeps things tidy!
It works for me, maybe it’ll work for you too. Keep the content coming chap! 👍🏼
Best stuff for wood decks, I mix 50/50 oil(used or new engine oil) diesel mix and use a roller to spread it on the deck.
Tsunauticus III hahahah well yeah that doesnt sound good. Ig its not the best for everything
Boiled linseed oil, it's not slippery but sticky and doesn't turn the wood to a skating rink when it rains.
You need an overhead crane/hoist in that shop! A must when working on heavy trucks/equipment.
Yea the blocks on these engines are a the weight of a car and I wouldnt wanna see someone hurt trying to make content.
1/2 inch piece of plywood on the back rails behind the fifth wheel. Flip it over onto its face and clean up the frame then flip it back.
I agree a 48' step deck will look nice behind that truck.
Take fifth wheen frame off completely. Disc sand rust off both sides then coat both affected rails and fifth wheel frame with rust converter. That fifth wheel frame previously running over the area of where the chassis rails were extended may have been put there intentionally to add extra support to strengthen that specific joint. It may be a good idea to extend both angle lines to a length that supports both joints once again. It will be heaps more stronger than how you have made it now at least it will be as strong as it was before you tampered with it !!!
Bruce you might want to find a air assist cab jack. I had one on my cab over when I first started driving. I cant remember what year it was though. It would make tilting the cab so much easier.
I had one on my 84 Cl9000 Ford cabover.
if you ever wondered what the inside of a locomotive diesel engine looks like, its almost identical except on a massive scale. those injectors are mechanically fired. you also need an injector tool to set the injectors, looks like a small pick tool. very interesting and good engines.
Austin is a good friend. He seems kind and helpful. Keep him, good friends are hard to find.
yeah your right on those bolt holes make sure you have spacers so the jakes dont hit the rockers and those wires go back on top but you gotta make sure you put them on in order it should say first or second.
Cam controls timing and creates the pressure when the injector solenoid is closed. The longer the solenoid is closed, the more fuel is injected. To some degree, the computer can control timing as well. Newer big Cats and big electronic Cummins use a similar system. The DD15 finally got Common Rail.
Have you considered decking the frame all the way to the 5th wheel?
Lol. Yea sure.. Your talking way over this guys head.. But nice try..
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Bruce add Angle Iron on top of frame where they butt welded frame. This will tie frame together. Every little bit helps. TRUCK looks Great 👍👍👍.
Just go to Jacobs brake website or google it based on the 60 series engine you can find the manuals and installation instructions online.
Diesel Delivery why seek out info from the manufacturer when you can get someone’s opinion who you never met and have zero knowledge on their background.
Buy the shop manuals for that engine and for that model Freightshaker. I have done that with every truck I've owned since 1994, money well spent. It pays for itself in a short time. Heck, you can get them on a CD and print out what you need from it.
The Jake's and overhead is very simple on a series 60. If you have questions hit me up I can walk you thru it
No way he can handle it by himself he wouldnt even rebuild a carb
Know anything about rebuilding a 475 mack that the oil pump gear blew up in?
That question was for John Farrish
@@keepontruckinman4688 sorry man haven't messed with many Mack's just Detroit's and cat's
@@johnfarrish8488 ya that what I'm looking to put in it next is a cat. Thanks for the help buddy be safe
Used engine oil contains large amounts of sulfur which causes damage to wooden parts. The second negative is that it dirty everything for a long time, especially when the sun warms it. A good wood impregnation will do the trick and give a nice effect. greetings
Bruce another great video just letting you know that the injectors are in fact mechanically activated but they are electronically metered which is why there are wires running to the injectors.
Your talking way over this guys head.. But nice try..
There is an offset idler pulley kit available for the AC belt/pulley but you'll have to buy a longer belt to use with it. It will allow at least another 2/3 surface contact on the compressor pulley by pulling the belt angle back upwards on the bottom side. If you can't find the kit you can make one.
Good video brother! I ain't never been a hater because I do a little bit of work on something and someone comes along and ruins my plans by offering a price I can't turn down. I only keep my tools, race trailer, 88 Monte SS/street driven drag car, and my truck to pull and everything else has a price on it. Old blue is looking good and gonna be a nice ride for you guys.
If your trailer shopping I recommend better built trailers in double springs Alabama I'm a welder there and we build customer trailers for every job
A lot of guys with stretched trucks move the mounting location of the air lines and power cord further back on the frame. Longer lines and cord are more likely to get caught on something while turning
Now we’re cookin. Actually getting stuff done. You guys are finally killin it! Excellent job.
Advisory. Cut two bits of angle join to the 5th wheel angle to cover the exposed Join Then then you have Protected the other weld-on stretch. you have increased the pressure on the join Must Be compensated For. Zinc coat the welded area.
Your firing order on a 60 series is 153624 it has to equal to 7 so for example you would do number 1 valves number 6 injector 5 valves 2 inj 3 valves 4 inj 6 valves 1 inj 2 valves 5 inj 4 valves 3 inj it’s vary simple
Let me get this right. You buy a trailer with the king pin set up for a single axle tractor. So you move the 5th wheel back to accommodate the trailer, that now you are selling because it's too short. Going to a 48'er means you could have left the 5th wheel where it was. Just maybe you need to think your projects through instead of doing them on the fly.
Fly by night has a d d can not finish anything
@@chrisarnaman2372 You are right. He needs to grow up a little bit.
I like that Austin did a segment 👍
Projects looking good guys. Would recommend a little grease on fifth wheel to help prevent binding
That's what she said
@@jruss9109😆
Looking good Bruce keep up the good work. Can't wait to see the airforce truck getting done.
We get this stuff called copper 2 preservative that we do our low bed and gooseneck with every like 3 to 5 years super easy to apply 50/50 mix with water and spray it on with a garden sprayer i can do both trailers in about half hour our gooseneck is a 1996 and all original decking check it out if you can find it comes in clear green and brown
Now that you gave so much space. Between the fuel tanks and the rear tandems you can put youa nice polished aluminum side box on it for tools and chains for tie downs
Clean frame rail looks better
On the plus side he is not smacking gum today. I see he still has not ground the practice welds off the headache rack.
Memories boy
Well ! It's seems to me your wanting this done , good and I'm glad your into this . Hope you figure out the Jake brake on this , would love to hear the sound of it. I'll wait for your other projects , one step at a time .
Yay its comments time, my favorate part of these videos.
Hey Bruce next time u go to the truck graveyard again could u see if they have any pete 352 cabovers,or kenworth k100 or 123. But blue collar is turning out good. Cabover trucks is where it is anymore as far as restorations.
Got a feeling this will be the last time that this truck ever runs.
True dat !
@ lmao
He probably toasted that engine, running it on starting fluid.
@ Yea they move mine to.. Along with alot more.. Truth hurts the troll family.. Thats ok I can keep this up forever.. If they stupid enough to make videos then they better have thick skin..
jack mehoff that was only a small part of what he did wrong when he started that car and good choice of names also lol
@@danhard8440 you wont see the stretched cabover unti bus monkey garage shows up to save it.
Make sure the wire is tight in the connectors that go onto the Jake spools. Your Jakes will flutter and not work right if there's any play in the connection. Jakes added weight aren't worth worrying about.
Curious why they would have removed the jakes 🤔
Good question
TwinStick Garage I have no experience with big trucks, but the only thing I can think of is I believe where they bought it, it was only used in that town and perhaps jakes weren’t allowed due to ordinances.
@@chrish5096 yep you are correct sir
Love your Pete as well as your channel Twinstick needing to get me some of your stickers so I can put them on my mack buddy.
keep on truckin Man man I can’t believe I got that. Had no idea and was just shooting for the moon haha
Not to be negative but with all the money you have put out on this,You could have bought a brand new slider to put on this truck, and If i'm not mistaken the junk yard you were at yesterday had a few used one's ? and it's called a shop manual when you don't know what you are doing. Or hire someone to do it. But I guess that keeps us watching
Phat Boiz Back Yard KustomZ like a train wreck you know it’s probably gonna turn out bad, but you can’t turn away.
@@o.c.smithiii2626 only purpose to come back with ad blocker. He aint getting my money, but ill waste my time.
Hes to stupid to understand any manual.. And to stupid to YES put a damn sliding.5th wheel on.. But I have to give him credit hes damn good at being stupid..
Watching you grind with a cutoff disk just triggered my PTSD
🤣🤣🤣
It’s the beginning of the end I enjoyed watching you work on this.
Try to flush out the solenoids to make sure there's no trash in them check all the solenoid spring to make sure you don't have a broke one jake brakes on the series 60 sometimes get oil on the connectors and they lose connection intermittently
Warren from western truck and tractor is your man on Detroits or pretty much anything for that matter, he’s extremely knowledgeable on pretty much anything you can think of.
I think you were maybe swinging into landing gear of trailers set up for single axle tractors, i.e pup trailers.... maybe not, that 5th was where it was because it probably worked with 48' and 53' trls...just an idea
It had been stretched, had a PTO added, and was dedicated to a bulk cement tank trailer that set way back. That tractor has not been hooked to a regular trailer for many years.
blue collar looking nice now Bruce well done all. love all the videos keep them coming
Great job looking forward to see Blue collar when its done also still waiting to see my Tags hung upon the shop wall
Everything is fine except you still have the stacks mounted on the headache rack. Go back to the junkyard and get the right exhaust mounts off of one of the other Freightliner Cabovers. Make it right.
Austin is always lookin comfy when he’s workin on stuff. 😂
Boy I gotta stay looking comfy haha!
Gonna give the little truck some heavy duity rear shocks so it truly can be a LOVE TRUCK!
Bruce I've got a 48 foot step deck I love the darn thing. But I thought I would tell you get a 53 footer. That is the only thing I would change about my trailer
Those injectors are a electronically controlled, mechanically actuated injector. Meaning the injector is still mechanical fired, but the amount of fuel is electronically controlled by the solenoid on the injector
Two beautiful cabovers there!
The a/c compressor turns, right? If it doesn't, you need to do more than just tighten up the belt for it!
Looking at your shirt gives me the idea that a name tag should be painted on your truck just like it. Make the cab with a shirt look.
Can't wait for your next will it start!!! Trailer looks great And the blue semi is coming along nicely! I like it...You're getting stuff done! God bless!
LOVE IT MAN!!! Glad to see Austin stepping up some!!!! Cant wait to hear that Jake Brake!!!
Trailer looks good ready to load up the toys 😀
It’s always good to have good help!!!! Good job guys!
You need to swap out that transmission to get those higher speeds. Either a 13spd or 15spd.
Find out your rear end ratios.
Juice'in up the engine not going to get you speed only power.
Nowhere in the entire video did he talk about speed. A jake is the exhaust brake which he is wanting to put back on after the pervious owner removed it. Truck is fine and just need to be left alone. Just do whatever maintenance which he should take to a mechanic who knows these engines well. Just ask to shadow him without a camera in his face.
@@brandoncaldwell95 yes he did, when said he wanted to ( pump up power and or speed on the Detroit engine) 65, 75 or 80 mph on it.
@@chrispellicci6587 True dat !
Austin is good people
Thanks man!!
We will see
And a big portable fan.
Hey Bruce lookn good. Add an airline box on the catwalk near the front drives so your not stretching all that cord and airline to the trailer👍
Didn't the Air Force truck originally have a sliding 5th wheel? Could have just swapped the two?
He wants to keep it as close to original as possible, excluding the stretching of the frame
@@bojanglesthewizard8875 😉 keeping it original when it was an option back in the day. Plus he wants to add performance parts. Unless he got rid of the donor truck, he could still do the swap. That or visit the junkyard buddy and get one there. Anyhoo, fun watch Bruce go
5th wheels are swapped all the time. My money is on thats not the original 5th wheel anywaus as they wear out over time anyways.
You should get a piece of angle iron to put over the frame where they stretched it.
Great video Bruce. Glad to see projects coming along well and they are turning out very nicely. Just curious to see where u will,keep,these finished projets, especially the trucks. U,should get the space next to you and keep these beautiful trucks inside out of the elements. Keep,up,the awesome work man!!
Please shorten the mud flaps.
We've told him that several times and he still won't listen. He won't be happy until he rips a mud flap off and DOT pulls him over.
Dot will not pull you over for that nice try
@@sarmce they will if it rips off and not replaced immediately.
@@sarmce That is a DOT violation and they will pull you over if your mud flap is missing, dummy.
If he loses one or both of them, he might finally do it. That's the problem with having so much on the go all at once, he can't bring anything to completion.
Them slim harbor freight special lights are pretty damn nice in my opinion, other then battery life.
that trim job.. great spot for carbide die grinder.
It looks like the flex exhaust pipe needs to be supported between the turbo and the Y, as you’re hanging a lot of weight off the back of the turbo. Maybe there is a support that I couldn’t see in the video, but if not, it would be a good idea so you don,t break the turbo casting.
I am curious to know about when will u modify the interior of blue freightliner
Blue coller looking coming along nicely waiting for this thing to do some haulin.....🤙✌
So many haters on finishing one project. Screw them dude. The multiple different projects is great content. Boomers don’t know how to multitask I guess. Keep up the great vids man.
Lot of wall space in the shop. Start a list next to each truck.
No gloves on the grinder no guard Bruce sure does live dangerously
It wont kill you. Will hirt like hell, but not kill you or take a finger.
Let me help you! I worked Into difference in semi shops And I have driven semi trucks and motorcoach Buses! And from experience mechanic Told me one time the series 60 Detroit engine does not need the valves adjusted every hundred thousand miles like some other diesel engines. He worked for us as a contract mechanic and said everyone he took apart to adjust the valves did not need it. Series 60 Detroit motors other than a few you turbo issues In 1999 and year 2000. The Series 60 Detroit Until they did the emissions change Was a bullet proof engine. You should not need to do any major work including adjusting the valves just change the oil and drive it
Sweet he's gonna do a will it start on the freightliner!
Have you considered a sliding 5th wheel? Might be interesting for a future mod.
You could use a good winch or hoist hanging from the ceiling
Slack adjusters on a alternator...LoL..you crack me up dogg
Bruce run hard lines for your airlines down the frame rail and put pogo stick closer to fifth wheel and extend the electrical the same way that makes it look better you could run them to the back of the frame to make it come up under the trailer and fix your trailer lines the same keeps every thing out of sight ask the guy at the truck junk yard about it
You should consider installing a galvanised pogo stick with a spring loaded base.
Tearing into another good running engine, just like the first cabover engine a decent running engine now sits in the corner in piece's why he tore it apart baffle's me? He needs to double frame that Air Force Cabover like the Freightliner.
He does what he does best , screw shit up.. If you expect any less you will be sadly disappointed..
Yep, I agree. I'm a 30yr hvy haul mechanic that thought it would be fun to watch and maybe help. Turns out he doesn't listen. It is too much of a cringe factor now. If he ever crosses paths with the right DOT officer, he's fried.
If you have money, you can fuck things up and don’t have to worry cause these trucks won’t leave the yard! Somebody with knowledge won’t ever buy them from him if he sees on UA-cam what they did to it!
Notice all the motors he builds for the channel always blow up
@@ghostdevill Thanks for making my point..
im hoping once you've set the fith wheel, your going to lift it and sort the rust scale between the two surfaces
I can ell you grinding and welding on atruck with Plastic air lines ain't the best idea
cover them with a cotton blanket or you can replace them.
BTW: why don't you put the slider of the cut off on?
Be very careful with a 60 oil drain plug too you can crack those old fiberglass drain pans there's usually 2 find what one has been used a lot the other one will be seized
Bruce, double check that AC belt routing. From what I'm seeing the alternator and AC compressor are on their own system with a belt tensioner, to add they appear to be powered by the crank pulley. Blue Collar is looking great so far. Upon further reading, you should have two belt tensioners. Hmm, watched more of the video and seen there is a threaded tensioner. I agree with you, that set up doesn't allow for enough belt-to-pulley contact on the AC compressor.
I like problem solving obviously and that belt is driving me crazy. What I think happened is someone cobbled that threaded tensioner because for whatever reason, they decided not to go back with the proper spring tensioner and belt.
Damn, maybe I'm wrong from the start and that set up is correct. So many different belt drive systems for the Series 60. I blame engineers and the EPA.
You mean stretch stretch stretch because that's all you think about doing
You think that can be caused by have a short penis?? Cause he is obsessed..
Yes if you say so
You should try and find an air powered cab jack. You will love it.
I can't wait to see that Luv restored as well.
I`d settle for seeing it run again
Hey Bruce I know a lot of these guy are being jerks calling you a clown and such but you're learning and not just guessing. I appreciate the hard work, a lot of us do, its just most of us don't comment. Keep up the hard work and can't wait to see the Flatty!
jus lernin. Had no idea You Tube aid so well.
By a new one for 10500 u went to the trouble to unbolt the fifth wheel but didn’t wire brush. The rust off half asst as usual
Wrong. This is not a gooseneck. Its a 5th wheel. New they are around $18k startinf and go up.
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Good job Bruce love your videos 👍👍👍👍👍👍
That 80 KW would be a great project
Agree
If I wanted “Blue Collar” to rise to show truck heights I would:
1)Paint the frame blue to match the cab
2)Put blue full tear drop fenders on rear
3)Deck the frame with aluminum tread plate
4)Put stainless tool boxes on each side
5)Have a stainless 5th wheel cover
6)Light bars on back and under in front of drivers
I wish I could draw you pictures but check around, there are plenty of rigs looking awesome
Kudos on improving presentation, completing project, and respecting viewers
Brilliant work thanks for the content
Great video! Look forward to the will It start videos