TRANSFORMING THIS TO THAT! Vintage C60 Earthroamer for 10,000 Mile Journey
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- Опубліковано 2 бер 2024
- Over the next three months, we will be transforming Grandpa's old 1966 C60 farm truck into a build we have named Captain Adventure! The Cummins-powered VINTAGE EARTHROAMER! We have a ton of work ahead of us. Make sure you subscribe for the ride!
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l had a GF from Brazil in HS. So naturally l bought a 75' type 1 vw fuelie beetle and drove from Dallas Tx to Ushuaia Argentina and back in 1981 to impress her. We drove up the west coast of Chile which was a baja run back then. We drove from Dallas to Cabo San Lucas the next year and back. Love the channel.
Awesome, I’m Envious on Account I’ve Been up & Down the East Coast but Never West. That’s a Dream Trip! Shit I would Go With Dumb & Dumber to Alaska 😂😂😂 God Bless You & I Hope The Adventures Continue
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That’s a hell of way to show her commitment, sure that was an awesome adventure.
How did you get around the Durian Gap??
@@davidcolesr.8628if harry and loyd were to show up with a puppy dog van I’d jump in as well
In January 1989 I drove a 77 Chevy from Texas up to Alaska, bed full of a 4x4 quad, 5 spare tires for the truck,20 extra gallons of gas, tools and all my survival gear packed into the cab, just a 22 year old kid with cash in my pocket going to a place I always wanted to see, spent 4 years up there having the time of my life, drove out of there in January of 93 all the way down to Florida than Arizona. I am hoping drive from Deadhorse Alaska to Key West in the next few years after knocking a few more farther away destinations off my bucket list.
I too am a Tx boy. Worked around the US from cowboyn to oilfield, wife and me debating on settling in Alaska
That car he moved was a 71-73 BMW 2002. That was in great shape for the body.
Have always loved the style of those 60's Chevy trucks. They have such a commanding look. Great choice !
Thank heavens for captain Adventure Kole, you might just need someplace to sleep when your wife see this adventure. But you got this 🤣🤣🤣👍👍👍👍❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
Kole might be living in the shop when his wife sees this "camper "
"Were not gonna do that, hahahah" LOL
Hahahaha
That truck started out in amazing shape. I love it’s original patina
Hopefully we can keep it that way
patina or not, but the current trend is dumb, as are most...
What an amazing plan!!! Can't wait to watch it unfold on here!
Listening to Jim and his brief description of that adventure, makes everything that I have experienced in my short 52 years, seems like nothing in comparison. I’m almost too intimidated to read his book. That is something that I can’t even fathom of attempting an adventure of that magnitude.
As for the C60……Cole……I’m happy for ya dude! Taking on the challenge that you want too do, takes some intestinal fortitude. My hats of to ya!
Sorry…..is it Cole? Or Kole? My bad for not doing the proper research in the proper spelling of your name.
Alaska is amazing. Can't wait to see how the build goes!
Thanks for watching
that camper photo (concept) you guys showed totally makes the deal, an awesome build! and also our jackknife jim, man oh man, i never knew about that side of calm, risk avoiding, safe driving jim and his raw adventures! wooohooo
It should be awesome
Cole, I have a suggestion in case the camper isn't rebuildable. Get someone to laser scan the outside and inside dimensions. That way you can recreate it from more modern materials. That way you can change appliance locations and window and door openings. This could possibly start a whole new vintage camping industry. I'm just surprised that no one has ever tried to use an Airstream style camper for the basis for a Roamer build. More aerodynamic.
The ropes down car is a BMW 2002 coupe. Fantastic suspension for it's time and a hot weekend racer. I learnt to drive on my dad's '72 Chevy C10 Custom Fleetside in the South East African Bush aong with a Wilys cj2a and a Landcruiser fj45. Good times. I was 11 years old.
Ii love the idea of an earthromar.😊❤😊
It’s earth roaming we want
I think that the body of that car is a 1962-67 BMW 2002 but can't wait to see the finished product that is going to look amazing.
That's awesome keep old iron alive I drive a 64 daily
That’s the goal!! Update coming Sunday!!
Stoked on this whole build and series. Awesome stuff guys. Thanks for the great content!! 🤘
Thanks for watching
Bravo......in my country 1971......is smog free.......they make trophy trucks out of them....cheers
I appreciate the video
Thanks for watching! We appreciate the comments
The old body in the way is a BMW 2002
I got a 65 c60 from a farmer near me for $250 & i really like that 67 72 C50 in the background too! Been looking for one of those for a while but never had any luck recently! Wicked build! Definitely something ive wanted to do with mine!
Cole its cool to see you so excited as about this and just jump right in and tear stuff up cant wait to see it all done
I gotta get my hands dirty on this one
Damn, Jim's story reminded me of an episode with Pete Nelson (the treehouse guy): he asked the father of the the women (who Pete was going to build a treehouse for) why he provided property & money for it. He got pretty emotional because he had realized work had consumed all his life - he said "One day I woke up and was just old." 😢
Don’t let the old man in.
Definitely a good choice you chose to go forward with it will still have the old-school look
Love this journey. I'm all in!!
Seems like these weeks go by so fast to have another awesome video!! Excited to see it once again!
They do go fast!!
pretty cool to learn some of the history of you guys, and that it goes way back, didn't just meet working later on in life. this new adventure i'm sure will shape up to be epic.
We go way back! Jim’s good people
Alrighty Captain Adventure... lets see what you can do with this truck! You'll probably need to make a lot of upgrades to get that baby to Alaska, but I'm looking forward to seeing how this all goes.
What a great idea and adventure!❤🇺🇸
Dude , your doing exactly the right thing . Originals are around but how many cool of cool old school modernized rides are there . Those are my fav . Anybody can buy new junk ..... But old school cool has a all together different vibe that will always turn heads and get complements . If they like it as original tell them to look at pictures . lol
I took lots of pictures for those peeps haha
The number of cool classics in that lot and you take the trailer LMAO
That all I could afford. Trust me I wanted all of them
Looks like a fun adventure! I'm in.
Toward the end of John Steinbeck's life he decide to take a ride in a 1962 Chevy / GMC around USA. He brought his dog, Charlie. Good read. Your truck reminded me of the truck in his story
My .02 on what you should do is what ever you want... but it needs the jackknife motors text and logo on to replace the little gingerbread decoration right above the grill .
I’m 50 with Three Wonderful Son’s with the Youngest @ Twenty Two, the Last 15 Years been Filled with Work & No Regrets Mostly. My Health has Declined, from Relatively Healthy (a FatAss) to Only Walking with a Walker, Thank the Lord I’m an Operator/Foreman so I am able to Work albeit being Hoisted into the Cabin of the 80k lbs, Excavator. Go and Don’t Stop until You Do, I Am Victoriously Living Through You Two Fuck’s Now. LETS GOOOO
This is the best comment ever! Thank you
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The Ole’ Lady & I have Never been on a Vacation, with or without the Boy’s, except a Long Weekend being we are 150 Miles East of a East Coastal Town, Money Rackets all that is. My First Son was Born when We were 17,
I Went To Work Laboring @ a Utility Company in ‘89. Now an Operator Foreman doing the Same Trade. Unfortunately no Retirement Plan, Work til the Good Lord Calls Me Home or Loose Everything I’ve Worked For. Funds are Tight & I’m not Saying it’s too Late for Me but, ain’t lookin Good from where I’m Setting. You are Young & Healthy………….Right now. Tomorrow is Promised to Nobody!
I’ll be One of Many following Along Vicariously Living through You Fella’s, go Big & the Reward will Return Ten Fold. I feel it in My Bones.
I’m so excited for this series the build and trip to Alaska is going to be amazing.
Absolut great idea 💡, love it … hope it’s close to the draft…..
Best idea ever. Excited for this one ☝️.
We should have a new video every week
Sounds so awesome look forward to following you guys on your adventure
Thanks for watching! We post at least every Sunday
Fuck yeah let's go
Thanks! I feel the same
Awesome video we’re excited to follow this adventure!
The siding comes off and will expose the frame of the wood work.
That is a good idea. I like the fact you are keeping the trucks factory color.
That's the plan! I’d paint the camper to match before I did anything
This is awesome
Thanks Skeeter
great job
FYI fire pit ash under your stuff will keep all the critters out. Worked my ass off most of my life now I full time RV'r with an 82 Chevy with a stick welder on the back. I was a slave. Get out there now. At the Long term visitor area in quartzsite AZ
This is a cool build
the shell looks like a nash!
this is a great project ! im here for it
Thanks for watching! Really pumped about tomorrows episode! We are in the shop
crazy story i wish i could do something like this
I’ve wanted to do something for along time. Maybe it will show up for you sometime
Subscribed to see where this goes.
Awesome Adventure
You're absolutely correct. It's NOW or never if you're gonna do something big. The old folks always told us every year passed faster than the year before & you know what? They who I don't call them old anymore since I'm racing towards 70 but they were truly the voice of experience. They were simply preparing us. 38, yup better get to doing the big stuff before it's too late. You'll look back & think to yourself, where have the years gone & I'm tellin ya with the last 3+ years being so F'ed UP it's hard for me to imagine that it's vanished. I've done a lot but of course hindsight VS foresight I would have done some things differently. Oh and aw, don't do "ANYTHING" big financially like, sell a farm or a business [IF IT'S PAID FOR] due to 😵 love because you more than likely will look back & realize you shouldn't have done it because you could have done what you did anyway by borrowing against the farm or business. Oh and aw, you better take that big adventurous trip because if it's not her idea & there are some bumps in the road as there will be she'll remind you of it until hell freezes over, Forever. Maybe you've got an unusual woman already & she'll be agreeable but that would be the exception & very rare. I never thought I would say that but there, I just did. Good luck & happy safe travels. Now let's see 🤔 what can I do with my 7000 GMC?
Because overlanders are top heavy they tip and slide sideways, to overcome this make it a Pop-top. Colorado pop-top will put a custom pop-top on anything for 3 grand. And the diesel camper heater is so hot you won't have to worry about being cold.
One of the coolest camper conversions I've seen in a while! Excited to tag along for the next few months and watch it get transformed. I hit subscribe after watching you weld the schedule 40 pipe inside the pivot tube on the dump bed to drift it out. Great problem solving. I also ordered a copy of Jim's book because that's a crazy adventure story!
This sounds awesome but honestly you should start another channel for that adventure. Can’t wait
I live just outside Whitehorse Yukon. I’ll keep my eye peeled for the truck!
Can't wait to get there
I was gonna say, 63 was last year of wrap around windshield...cool project😎
God bless the internet. It makes things happen.
Love from Venezuela! ✌
Thanks for watching!!
This is going to be killer better than heavy D ram and that was a bad ass build.
Hell yeah
Appreciate the quality of your videos 🍻
Glad you like them!
If it was mine, I would have left the original dump bed and make the camper as a slide in truck bed camper and be able to remove the camper to use the bed of the truck and still have a dump bed. I've been in the RV industry for 20yrs.
Need to call it the Earth Gomer, just saying....it fits! 🤣
Hello from alaska I hope I get a chance to meet you, can't wait to hear more about your adventure.
So what you're telling me is ravishing rick rude and stone cold steve austin are driving a ram powered 1966 chevy c60 to Alaska? I like it.
Cummins not ram.
SAAB😊
Datsun b210
Heck yeah 👍👍🇺🇸
Love the video, gives me ideas to build something similar !. As for the mystery car that had to be moved I believe its a BMW 2002.
I know I say on almost every episode how good each one is, but this is my favourite one so far!
I'd love to see an episode of Jim and Dave recounting their adventure!
I've always wanted to build an adventure truck so I'm really looking forward to seeing the rest of this build 😁👍
Also, that red shell of a car, is it an old BMW E9 or E series?
I'm still trying to win some merch! 😅
Thanks for watching! We will be posting as much as possible on this build
My parents did the same in the late 70s early 90s
If that is a wood body your in for some work first time you touch a bush or tree that thing is going to tear open that or it will collapse on itself first time your on a bumpy trail
I think you would be better off building a 2x2 steel frame and adding corrugated steel sides then to put work in to that old wood frame camper only for it to fall apart mid trip
@@ajaxracinghave you seen what Mikey from Dirtbilly Deluxe is doing? Metal tube framing an old camper trailer from the inside to preserve the corrogated metal body. I thought the same thing. Would have been simpler to just start from scratch than to modify that heavily.
@@danjones1365 that's a great idea that's the Mike from trail mater I have to check it out Im redoing a old RV but it's already a steel frame but have seen old wood body's fall apart before happened to my buddys rv when he passed away it got sold and towed away fell apart on the highway lol
Great job man!!!! Just found your channel..
Welcome to Jackknife Motors!!
Drive East across Canada and I'll host in Nova Scotia!!
Maybe. A big part of your adventure. Is 292/straight 6
That car shell looks like an old BMW 3 series
It’s a BMW 2002
@@JACKKNIFEMOTORS would make a sweet backyard born rally car
Got the PTO working I would add a PTO or hydraulic winch to the rear, and an electric 12000 plus at the front as you have not got four wheel drive and with it's weight good insurance against stuck in a soft camping area.
I drove a 86 Ford coachman from anchorage alaska to Kansas. Ole gal made it back to Kansas before it blew a plug. Basically the camper rattled apart from the trip and cost me a about 2k in fuel. I’d make the drive again
I’m looking forward to it!!
@@JACKKNIFEMOTORS TOK alaska through the Yukon Is beautiful but a tough road make sure if you go that way you stop at the bug store before you leave they sell everything
Never seen you’re videos before. I am so excited to see the build and the adventure payoff for all the hard work. GREAT IDEA!!!!!!! New subscriber can’t wait. Where can we go to see the motorcycle trip there must be hours of film??
We will try and dig up some more footage
I’m definitely following this project. To have Expedition truck out of the 50’s or 60’s Ford, GMC or Chevy is my dream truck to have. But with Cummins power line or other more economical options, so I could drive long vacation trips from Finland to Norway or so. I also would like to hear talking about expenses and which is wise to do and which is not. Swapping Cummins is always a guite big project to do specially when you are doing it really well, so costs for doing it is one big concern. For doing this as 4x4 truck, you maybe need to buy some 5500 Dodge Ram or other already 4x4 diesel truck from 5500 or more category and that increase your budget really fast. I’m really wanting to see how you figure it all out and build the extreme expedition truck and hit the road to Alaska.
So far we are 4K into parts. I’m planning on doing this as cheap as possible and I still think it will take 20,000
I would rather have the truck that is attached to it it’s beautiful condition
BMW 2002 is the hulk he moved 🙏❤️😎🙏🛻💨
Bravo.............do the Rockies in Canada on way.....mosquito are the national bird.......Canada does not sell cold beer.......cheers
I’ll have to watch out for the mosquitoes for sure
👋🇧🇷 greetings from Brazil
Greetings Brazil
Almost a perfect video, but Aaron was still in it😂
Liked subscribed. Hi from New Zealand
Is it my imagination or are the rear tires in need of replacement on the C60. Love the content.
Not your imagination
At least you guys know now that if something happens to the winch controller or it's misplaced again, a quick trip to harbor freight and you can get another wired one. They have them in stock.
Im doing something similar, i was a mechanic, but i got disabled at 33 with ms. Building up a 2000 f550, as an adventure motor home, for when i can backpack/canoe any more. I went with modern frame, and will swap a 60's cab on it, seemed to make more sense than swapping whole drive train like you, but my budget is probably way lower than yours, hah, i got my truck for 8hrs of injector rebuilding.
I’m honestly really tempted to go that way. Makes a lot of sense but my goal was to keep as much of the truck as I can… but at this point it is what it is and I think about doing a swap onto the ram chassis
BMW 2002 from the 70’s….. I’m a size large please and post it to 🏴 😂👍🏻
My dad had a 1966 C60
Need to keep it GM original DuraMax Allison should be the only drive train , Does it have a 2 speed rear end ?
Built a 64 prison bus into a tiny home in 93 , New Mexico and back at 8 to the gallon .
Still runs great , needs a booster , municipal care made it
Last .
That’s pretty good!! I was wondering how we will do on mpg
@@JACKKNIFEMOTORS yes I was surprised. But at 55 it would run all day on its forty gallon tank . Colorado
To Michigan took 18 hrs . At 68 the floor boards started to hum .
It is a 292 straight six from 1974
Armstrong steering . Break a sweat turning it around . Needed lube every 60 thousand miles …. Ha
OMG.. THAT IS AWESOME. Just saw what its going to look like a min. into the video. DANG. Why dont they just make those...?
I'd figure out how to use the old PTO for the hydraulics to power a generator or something else like maybe a winch.
That would be a cool solution to needing power. We do that already at the shop
So the orange vehicle you moved by hand, it looks very much like a 1977 BMW 3 series, or its predecessor the 70’s BMW 2002 coupe. In fact that car came in orange paint, so I’m feeling like that could be it. The rear side windows certainly look correct as well.
Love this story and am looking forward to following along...
Will you plan to get north in time for the car launch?
We hope to be up there in July
Cannot wait to see this build come together! Such and awesome idea to take a trip like that in a badass truck like that!
The car is a BMW 2002!
Good job on the car! This trip should be pretty epic
Not the approach I’d use! Build it right!
How should we do it? Genuinely
That old car shell he picked up looked like a Lada
a LADA what?
4 door sedan... can't remember the exact model but my aunt had one Riva i think