Will This Junkyard 1977 C-30 Square Body Tow Truck Start? - Carcass S2, E1

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  • The Carcass Duo find a left for dead tow truck that they want to give a new life through fabrication and a little imagination.
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  • @WC_Beer_Reviews
    @WC_Beer_Reviews 3 роки тому +65

    One of the better episodes I've seen from these guys. Their dialogue is becoming more natural.

  • @masoudhosseini9204
    @masoudhosseini9204 3 роки тому +9

    I was one of the people who said that the presenters are trying too hard to be cool and they need to be more natural and now I am happy that they are becoming better and better. Thanks and keep up the good work!

  • @marksam6824
    @marksam6824 3 роки тому +35

    Hi guys great show, please leave a manual more power for towing.

    • @bmstylee
      @bmstylee 3 роки тому +2

      One word: Allison

    • @thehemiolds455
      @thehemiolds455 3 роки тому +1

      Exactly that I was thinking keep the manual. Allison 🤔🤔 Still a automatic

    • @deborahchesser7375
      @deborahchesser7375 3 роки тому +3

      A 5 spd and 2 spd axle would be the way to go

    • @nissanbrown6144
      @nissanbrown6144 3 роки тому

      Make it automatic

    • @Shade_tree_garage01
      @Shade_tree_garage01 3 роки тому +1

      the SM465 would out tow that POS automatic 10-1

  • @lotuselanplus2s
    @lotuselanplus2s 3 роки тому +17

    Might be a good idea to back in the junk yard and see if you can find another chassis and i like the idea of keeping it manual instead.

    • @deborahchesser7375
      @deborahchesser7375 3 роки тому

      That’s what we all are saying, go manual, especially pulling heavy weight

  • @Shane-Singleton
    @Shane-Singleton 3 роки тому +9

    I felt the entire internet sigh with disappointment when you said you were swapping in an automatic. I mean I get it... But c'mon man! Keep that manual!
    It'll just be too difficult to repair this section with the radius.. So rather than repair what we have using the existing frame as a template and to keep it all square we're going to fabricate an entire new back half from scratch using C channel!.. Complete with even more radius's LOL

    • @tims99rt
      @tims99rt 3 роки тому +1

      RIGHT! Just ruined this episode

  • @WBOS72
    @WBOS72 3 роки тому +37

    Keep the manual trans, learn how to drive one. Fix the chassid, get it blasted, then fix it.

  • @mrmidnight32
    @mrmidnight32 3 роки тому +13

    Bends the hood in half, blames the hood.
    Everyone knows you check the hinges on any c/k body before you try to taco the hood like they just did 😂

    • @dylansnyder7757
      @dylansnyder7757 3 роки тому +2

      Yup, just like that's a 74, not a 77. These guys dont know a whole lot about these trucks.

    • @nwredneck390
      @nwredneck390 3 роки тому +1

      Looked like it'd already been tweaked before they got there. A number of the 70's Chevy's I've seen (that weren't restored) had messed up hoods. Common problem, we used to joke about it in high school, and these pickups weren't even 20 years old then..

  • @SuperSlowMatt
    @SuperSlowMatt 3 роки тому +106

    Keeping the manual transmission would have been cooler.

    • @chevy6299
      @chevy6299 3 роки тому +1

      It would be Super Cool!!!!

    • @deborahchesser7375
      @deborahchesser7375 3 роки тому

      No doubt, especially pulling any kind of weight

    • @deborahchesser7375
      @deborahchesser7375 3 роки тому +2

      Actually a Cummins would be the hot ticket, with a 5 and 2

    • @drivingmylifeaway7149
      @drivingmylifeaway7149 2 роки тому

      @@deborahchesser7375 I have an 86 I put a 12 valve cummins with 5 speed in

  • @jeremymorgan5965
    @jeremymorgan5965 3 роки тому +2

    Best episode you guys have made. This is the kind of real world stuff I like to see. I have seen enough big power builds that frankly I'll never have a budget for. Also keep the manual trans!!

  • @combarccrawlers3948
    @combarccrawlers3948 3 роки тому +34

    Keep the MANUAL transmission!!! Automatics are rubbish for a truck like that! Thank God it came with a manual dont convert it to junk automatic!

    • @combarccrawlers3948
      @combarccrawlers3948 3 роки тому

      @Leo Coffy thats my point! I love manuals and to find one like that especially a wrecker, that is junkyard gold except for the rusted chassis. Manuals are so fun to drive. My point is that keep the honour of the manual not convert a manual to an automatic, for me thats ridicolous! Butttt...

    • @bmstylee
      @bmstylee 3 роки тому

      @Jack Russelle Lewis Allison is pretty tough.

    • @jeremiahjorenby2275
      @jeremiahjorenby2275 3 роки тому +1

      6L80 beats the hell out of any manual

    • @shawnbauman5463
      @shawnbauman5463 3 роки тому

      SM465 granny low equals 💕.

  • @cotynietling2567
    @cotynietling2567 3 роки тому +2

    Be sweet to see frame, suspension powertrain engine bay all new and restored and interior fully restored only thing left old is outside of body

  • @RestorationObsession
    @RestorationObsession 3 роки тому +1

    I love that classic tow setup. I hope you guys keep that on it! Believe it or not, I drove a tow truck just like that back in the mid-1980's lol

  • @twistedsister60
    @twistedsister60 3 роки тому +4

    I love that their intro is a ruined Camero and blazer, the single divorced dad car of the century

  • @TheJesterstoybox
    @TheJesterstoybox 3 роки тому +1

    Great progress! Can't wait to see this one finished.

  • @SchnelleKat
    @SchnelleKat 3 роки тому

    I swear the way they record these looks like nostalgia from the early-2000s. when Automotive & car shows actually was worth a DAMN. Y'all stacy david guys know what i mean.

  • @alfredthesavage7793
    @alfredthesavage7793 3 роки тому +13

    I wonder how long it took their mechanic to actually get it running.

    • @scottinWV
      @scottinWV 3 роки тому +2

      Yeah. That truck hadn't been setting very long. Poured the gas straight into the tank without any worry at all. Every other show on YT they avoid using the tank until they can clean the rust and varnish out of it.

  • @jusinhelman6011
    @jusinhelman6011 3 роки тому +1

    Great show hope you guys keep up with this build will be really cool!

  • @alfredthesavage7793
    @alfredthesavage7793 3 роки тому +8

    It looks like the frame is just about patina'ed in two.

    • @bluegrassman3040
      @bluegrassman3040 3 роки тому +1

      That was the biggest down side of those 73-79 trucks, they rotted away.

  • @gloriapepper141
    @gloriapepper141 3 роки тому

    Y'all should totally restore that old tow truck!!! It's cool, I wouldn't get rid of it. You don't see many of those anymore!! 😁

  • @johnoquinn5049
    @johnoquinn5049 3 роки тому

    Perfect project

  • @WhittyPics
    @WhittyPics 3 роки тому +2

    What a rust bucket. Pretty fitting to see a FORD tow a Chevy

    • @tskraj3190
      @tskraj3190 3 роки тому +1

      That's strange it's usually the opposite, atleast the Chevy runs and drives after sitting for years. If it was a Ford it wouldn't of started.

    • @bmstylee
      @bmstylee 3 роки тому

      Its not rust. It's patina. Which morons pay extra for.

  • @AndrewHCann
    @AndrewHCann 3 роки тому

    Excellent video also keep posted them up and I look forward watching to !

  • @TheZProtocol
    @TheZProtocol 3 роки тому +35

    Why do you always want to swap in a deadful automatic? Manual is a lot better

    • @ryanchristopher7628
      @ryanchristopher7628 3 роки тому +1

      i want to see a 12 valve in there with a nv5600

    • @ralladoastalamuerte
      @ralladoastalamuerte 3 роки тому +1

      Manual transmission is a lot funner and cool, but in the long run auto transmission is more efficient. Now I’m sure they’re just going to tow for fun so a manual transmission would be better.

    • @TheZProtocol
      @TheZProtocol 3 роки тому

      @@ralladoastalamuerte If it was going to be an actual tow truck used everyday then automatic but since its gonna be just for show a manual brings more cool points

    • @justinraystyles3537
      @justinraystyles3537 3 роки тому +1

      I hate stick shifts!! I've converted tons of classics to auto for just that reason!! Nothing fun to me about all that constant moving!!

  • @boogieman3165
    @boogieman3165 3 роки тому +58

    These guys are staying way too clean to be working on an old rusted truck like this.

    • @ralladoastalamuerte
      @ralladoastalamuerte 3 роки тому +1

      It’s rusty, not greasy.

    • @boogieman3165
      @boogieman3165 3 роки тому +10

      @@ralladoastalamuerte Apparently you've never worked on anything rusty.

    • @BangBangBang.
      @BangBangBang. 3 роки тому +2

      maybe its like those scripted storage shows where they add stuff in for dramatic effect. I mean didn't check the plugs?

    • @T10Titan
      @T10Titan 3 роки тому +1

      @@ralladoastalamuerte rust wipes off on everything.

    • @ralladoastalamuerte
      @ralladoastalamuerte 3 роки тому

      @@T10Titan You’re right about that. I’m from Texas, so when I deal with vehicle down here it’s mainly grease and oil. So I’d say about 95-98% of the time anything on my arms, face, and clothes is oil and grease.

  • @thman6453
    @thman6453 3 роки тому +1

    Lol that reminded me of christine when Artie first seen Christine and it even sounded the exact same way lol

  • @tommyhall350
    @tommyhall350 3 роки тому +1

    Good job buddy's take care good luck

  • @Flexin010
    @Flexin010 3 роки тому

    Awesome project.

  • @Eslamizar
    @Eslamizar 3 роки тому

    Yay, the guys are more mellow and enjoyable to watch. Now I can enjoy the episode and not be irritated by the hosts.

  • @larryw5429
    @larryw5429 3 роки тому +13

    You can't run a automatic if your going to run the same back wrecker body! Its made for clutch with PTO!

    • @browneye6000
      @browneye6000 3 роки тому

      Correct

    • @browneye6000
      @browneye6000 3 роки тому

      Electric over hydraulic is the cheap and easy way out

    • @scottinWV
      @scottinWV 3 роки тому

      Being that this wrecker uses a single winch, the PTO winch could be swapped out for a large capacity electric winch.

    • @shawnbauman5463
      @shawnbauman5463 3 роки тому

      @@browneye6000 you can keep that junk. PTO will lift ANYTHING I, fast too. Electric over hydraulic is slow.

    • @hoolehuarayzed7694
      @hoolehuarayzed7694 3 роки тому

      @@shawnbauman5463 Burn up pumps or motors!

  • @THROTTLEPOWER
    @THROTTLEPOWER 3 роки тому

    Enjoyed the video!!!!! 👍👍👍👍👍

  • @ericnelson9370
    @ericnelson9370 3 роки тому

    Cool that you guys are in middle Tennessee!! Me too:-) excellent experience also.

  • @ShaggysCustoms28
    @ShaggysCustoms28 3 роки тому

    Nice find. I recently found and purchased a 86 c30 wrecker with the holmes 1100 single line hydraulic bed with a manual wheel lift add-on. Old wreckers are getting hard to find but still desirable

  • @robertjones2728
    @robertjones2728 3 роки тому

    Love that tow truck! I want one!

  • @mccoyfamilyhomestead
    @mccoyfamilyhomestead 3 роки тому +1

    A couple different hosts and this would be a great show! I’ve seen some great hosts in the power nation lineup and maybe these guys can step it up this season

  • @bryanball8909
    @bryanball8909 3 роки тому

    I like this build. I'm sure it'll be great.

  • @greganonymous1323
    @greganonymous1323 3 роки тому +3

    Yeah you have to keep it a manual guys like that ole square body had a 82 just like that one in our yard

  • @mikestewart7338
    @mikestewart7338 3 роки тому

    This one’s going to be fun!

  • @vxnova1
    @vxnova1 3 роки тому

    Nice show

  • @senorspiegel
    @senorspiegel 3 роки тому

    Big improvement with dialogue and project!

  • @stegomon
    @stegomon 3 роки тому +1

    I hope they keep it as a tow truck

  • @brianmeattey4151
    @brianmeattey4151 3 роки тому +2

    Looking forward to seeing the rest of the build . Will you be doing the build on you tube?cause I really don't want to miss it for sure

  • @cjcoleman7372
    @cjcoleman7372 3 роки тому +1

    That's awesome! I'd love to find an old recker like that. Actually I would like 1 of them and turn it into an old ramp car hauler and have 1 of each.

  • @airsoftmnmetalhead1
    @airsoftmnmetalhead1 3 роки тому

    Here at Futureline in IA we build truck bodies and accessories, cants say I've built a tow truck yet though. Its good to see a cool work truck getting a second life.

  • @thecman26
    @thecman26 3 роки тому +4

    A guy would be impressed that it runs!

  • @dawg1157
    @dawg1157 3 роки тому

    "On this episide, the Carcass guys listen to fans and look for a new barber!!"

  • @davebarron5939
    @davebarron5939 3 роки тому

    This one is both fun and painful. Like an idiot, I sold my 1978 454 big block 3/4 ton PU back in 2009, and now am kicking myself for selling it just because of the "cab rust" nothing major. Could have greased it all up, covered it and stored it. Oh, and as for the automatic, I had the TH400 with shift kit, and it is way better than any pot stir stick. Look forward to this one! Thanks.

  • @imranabbasi7871
    @imranabbasi7871 3 роки тому

    Good luck 👍

  • @shanescrimshire8395
    @shanescrimshire8395 3 роки тому +1

    You guys have managed to offend me TWICE in the first 3min😄 Still, nice to see old vehicles being saved.

  • @chrisdeanndavison3626
    @chrisdeanndavison3626 3 роки тому

    I am liking this type of project for this show much better than other projects. I hope to see more scrapyard rescues. Also, the guys seemed to have calmed down and aren't yelling at the camera anymore. If I want to watch a show with the hosts constantly yelling, I'll set down and watch youtube with my 8-year-old.

  • @thomasturner9215
    @thomasturner9215 3 роки тому +26

    Should leave the manual transmission

  • @taydenmalowski8921
    @taydenmalowski8921 3 роки тому

    Imagine making this truck a drag truck. Keep the wrecker body on it. That would be cool tbh

  • @morgansword
    @morgansword 3 роки тому

    I owned a chevy tow truck almost identical to that one until about seven or so years behind me. I musta towed five hundred rigs with it and set buildings in order.... handiest thing I ever had for a old truck.... would of liked to see it go back like it was but knowing how much different things are now.... no more pto driven winches or pumps.... can't do this without hurting someones feelings. I am sure it will be ever so nice when done and the old ladder truss wrecker bed will only be a small portion of what it was before

  • @robbleblanc
    @robbleblanc 3 роки тому +4

    Isn’t that a 73-74 front grill and not a 77?

    • @ronney400
      @ronney400 3 роки тому +1

      That's what I was thinking

    • @Jordanautopainting
      @Jordanautopainting 3 роки тому +1

      Yea it is and looking at the door panels it leads me to believe it's actually a 73-75

  • @facundomartinez2313
    @facundomartinez2313 3 роки тому

    Espectacular 👍👍👍👍👏👏👏

  • @SplitSecondTowing
    @SplitSecondTowing 3 роки тому +3

    I would just like to see this project all the way to completion, i'm still waiting on Stacy David to finish Heavy Metal........

  • @cowboy2251
    @cowboy2251 3 роки тому

    i so want a tow truck more than ever now. sounds just like my 85 gmc

  • @MrTommyboy357
    @MrTommyboy357 3 роки тому +8

    They always go automatic transmission!

  • @pre1980cars
    @pre1980cars 3 роки тому

    Good pick, wish i could a dodge like that

  • @kevinrichards3288
    @kevinrichards3288 3 роки тому

    I believe that tow truck is a 1974 year model because it has a 1973-74 grille, headlight bezels, & front blinker lenses & the emblem on the passenger side dash says Custom which 1974 was the last year for that package & the new Custom Deluxe package replaced it in 1975. 1974 was also the first year for the drip molding trim above the doorways on the exterior. The front blinker lenses below the headlights on 1973-74 year models are orange, 1975 & up are clear.

  • @Terminxman
    @Terminxman 3 роки тому

    Yeah the Fords aren't what we're looking for but this truck with a rotted frame is perfect

  • @VWdude278
    @VWdude278 3 роки тому +10

    Most of the shows on powernation are so heavily scripted that the hosts seem to fake and come off as corporate tools while they casually plug corporate sponsors. This show is how it should be. Minimal script, let'em work and yes we can see that the battery came from O'riellys no need to tell is too.

  • @RichardMKane21
    @RichardMKane21 3 роки тому

    A much better episode. Way more natural. There may be hope for these two after all.

  • @miker252
    @miker252 3 роки тому +1

    I see the Nader bends in the hood.

  • @jonny8796
    @jonny8796 3 роки тому +3

    You should really keep the manual trans, them sm465 can take all sorts if abuse and work

  • @masontays1415
    @masontays1415 3 роки тому

    I actually live in Columbia Tn and have been to Bobby Whites several times.

  • @philpotsymington5374
    @philpotsymington5374 3 роки тому

    That's why I use a scrap bit of right angle 25×25 to run my oxy along for straight cuts...

  • @mwilliamshs
    @mwilliamshs 3 роки тому +1

    He's surprised the new carb idles?

  • @christianatv381
    @christianatv381 3 роки тому +2

    Awesome project but you gotta keep the stick.

  • @crabbyfrog
    @crabbyfrog 3 роки тому +1

    Actually...the torch heats the steel to its kindling temperature, then when you squeeze the lever the additional O2 burns the steel. Nothing like was stated like some kind of fact.

  • @maxhenry1977
    @maxhenry1977 3 роки тому

    It may be a ‘77 but it’s got a grill from a ‘73 or ‘74, which i think is the best looking grill from that generation chevy.

  • @Jessesquarebodytube
    @Jessesquarebodytube 3 роки тому

    I want it!!!

  • @blakedismuke3656
    @blakedismuke3656 3 роки тому

    My grandpa had one just like it

  • @willgreen3665
    @willgreen3665 3 роки тому

    Looks like the wrecker my grandfather built here in Alabama..just like it

  • @royscarbrough3589
    @royscarbrough3589 3 роки тому

    Nice

  • @ronney400
    @ronney400 3 роки тому

    I can't believe someone scrapped it with the near perfect looking bumper guards. Those are worth money if original!

  • @caseygillis5347
    @caseygillis5347 3 роки тому

    I think we all would love if you guys did a square body dully 3x3 square body

    • @caseygillis5347
      @caseygillis5347 3 роки тому

      My dad has one for sale by the Pittsburgh area it’s pretty clean

    • @caseygillis5347
      @caseygillis5347 3 роки тому

      Comes with a 454 four speed

  • @davidhenley3967
    @davidhenley3967 3 роки тому

    It's where all Chevy's should be quietly rusting in peace!!!!!

    • @Hawkers02
      @Hawkers02 3 роки тому

      Mine isn't. It somehow, with a 305, out ran a 2015 camaro

  • @johnoksys7713
    @johnoksys7713 3 роки тому

    Like A Rock

  • @Scrapy-ih7ob
    @Scrapy-ih7ob 3 роки тому +1

    I take that in a min... always need wrecker, especially when your working on scrap//

  • @edgartaylor7421
    @edgartaylor7421 3 роки тому

    If your going to cut the frame it is best to use a step cut. The best place to use a step cut is under the cab where the frame is straight, this will spread the weld out enough where you don’t have to worry about cracking.

  • @marshallwolfe5191
    @marshallwolfe5191 3 роки тому

    Find me a square truck frame runs good hey pick up one for me I'm trying to find one of Youngstown Ohio I love to get back in the mudding and I love those square frame trucks

  • @cordprimm7556
    @cordprimm7556 3 роки тому

    Y’all better be careful out there. It is rattlesnake heaven. Been there my whole life.

  • @WaybackTECH
    @WaybackTECH 3 роки тому

    What?! they didn't have the ballz to drive this home? Well maybe one day these guys will come up to the level of UA-camrs doing this and driving them home.

  • @tylermullens4261
    @tylermullens4261 3 роки тому

    Was a good hood

  • @edwardmott3948
    @edwardmott3948 3 роки тому +7

    Keep the manual transmission!!!

  • @almondsnackbar4969
    @almondsnackbar4969 3 роки тому +1

    If they would just get a 1985 CUCV M1008 chevy frame. It's already automatic, reinforced one ton frame and a standard square body .

    • @Hawkers02
      @Hawkers02 3 роки тому

      I have one. Wish I had a 383 to put between the frame rails tho, instead of my rubbish 305.

  • @Aint1S
    @Aint1S 3 роки тому +1

    This was actually nice... Great show! BTW, how much for that rear axle and transmission?! 🤔💰

    • @shawnbauman5463
      @shawnbauman5463 3 роки тому

      Exactly, I'll take the 14 bolt or SM 465 off their hands.

  • @lastnightsdinner
    @lastnightsdinner 3 роки тому

    I'd like to see 'em do this in a one car garage.

  • @paulmcclain920
    @paulmcclain920 3 роки тому +1

    Need to keep the manual transmission. The winch runs off the PTO. An automatic will not run a PTO. With no PTO you will need to replace the winch with an electric winch.

  • @39ctg
    @39ctg 3 роки тому

    I cant believe theres actually junkyards with cars over 30 years. Literally dont see anything older then that let alone usable here in new england

  • @heavylead1961
    @heavylead1961 3 роки тому +1

    you can always take the scrap yard dog outta the scrap yard, but you can never take the scrap yard outta the dog.
    i was wondering if ya ever heard of swap meets?
    best of luck jimmy!

  • @keepopan4707
    @keepopan4707 3 роки тому

    Not going to lie this truck looks oddly convenient

  • @chevy6299
    @chevy6299 3 роки тому

    Keep the stick!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  • @tonyrich7011
    @tonyrich7011 3 роки тому

    Looks like Eric Holmes wrecking gear.

  • @octaviotouch8672
    @octaviotouch8672 3 роки тому +2

    The old dude is handsome

  • @ratnfested
    @ratnfested 3 роки тому

    Does TN allow you to pull a vehicle out of the scrapyard and register it? I need to move there if so!

  • @thiemvan9009
    @thiemvan9009 3 роки тому

    I always love these america trucks. Too bad i'm in Vietnam.

  • @yoderbill293
    @yoderbill293 3 роки тому

    Hard to beat a good ol
    GM

  • @fragman21
    @fragman21 3 роки тому

    Big Block, Allison, and 4 wheel drive.

  • @gtmotorsports937
    @gtmotorsports937 3 роки тому

    So going to the 700R4 I’m guessing the wrecker bed is now for looks? There isn’t a place on the 700 to bolt on a PTO pump. Maybe they’ll go some other electric over hydraulic system to run the boom and winch. I hope it isn’t just a poser now. I still like the project.