1948 GMC Frame Swap. Putting a modern body on a classic chassis.
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- Опубліковано 5 вер 2024
- Today we are going to be swapping out the severely rusted 1948 GMC pickup cab with the 1953 Chevy truck cab that we have been repairing in the last several episodes. As far as I know this is the first video on UA-cam of someone swapping a modern body onto an older chassis. Hopefully this will be the beginning of a bold new trend.
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I do not understand how anyone would complain about your videos. Thanks for not adding obnoxious random rock music, the Holy Grail music worked just fine in my head. Cheers.
I love the dream truck idea!
I just learned how I'm going to lift the cab off my 1950 GMC COE.
Played the music as you've requested... brilliant!!
Excellent reasoning process. Whatever you decide would be the best way to tackle the transfer. Thank you.
Watching some ads is the least I can do for all the work and help you do.
Thank you.
Thanks Bob!
Prior to seeing this video, I didn't realize that the '48 cab was this far gone. The new truck is quite cool as a 3 window.
The rust really did speak for itself!! My tastes are similar to yours - I seem to be attracted to stuff no one else wants...
Excellent imagination, keep chopping.
Amazing stuff Kyle. Thanks for keeping it real, you really are the master. Keep up the great work, I can watch your hammer work for hours
I will be hearing the "liberty bell" in my head on repeat for the next week!
Good job Kyle.
Looking forward to your next video.
All the best!
Chopping the old cab is better therapy than any anger management class. You obviously know these trucks inside and out and bringing them back is great. I often do the same thing over and over again in my work but if you do it well it’s worth it . But, every once in a while you need to create something. If you can do that while being destructive at the same time that’s a win: Very fulfilling
I have the same plan in mind for removing my bed all four corners to an engine hoist
I've been thoroughly enjoying watching your videos since stumbling on to your UA-cam channel.
You make top tier content, no need to change your formula or go more "Hollywood".
Thank you! There's no danger of going Hollywood here! Haha
That cat is loving life
Yup!
With each video I watch, I get closer and closer to sending your Patreon some paltry portion of my pathetic net worth. Until then, me and Wooderson (my Jeep with woodgrain-colored rust and rust-colored woodgrain) thank you as I inch closer toward financial ruin in the pursuit of my dream of giving Wooderson the slightly improved structural integrity he deserves.
Love your positive outlook
That's a keeper!
Looks Good Dude, It's going to be a runner and looker, Thumbs Up!.....
That body lift method is got-danged genius! Also a great way to test the tensile strength of everything else remaining attached to the cab lol.
I like your style, man.
I love your body lift very smart when you work alone
Thanks!
Love the use of the cherry picker have not seen that before ingenious!!!
Nice to see that the Saskatchewan cardboard thermostat has been implemented on the Chevelle for the season! 😂
I never leave home without my Saskatchewan thermostat haha
@@CarterAutoRestylingI cut up a kids magic carpet sled to fit the grill holes on my 76 Delta 88 when I lived in Saskatoon. Reusable.
The red bondo looks fantastic
Longer videos PLEASE? Love you videos (just too short)😁
Hi kyle its coming together nicely an the old cab a few bags of rapid set cement an some chicken wire an have the cab at different angles an fill it to make a garden feature out of it so when it rusts away more you have a unusal garden feature an the good truck id make a mobil oil truck . Cheers mate 🇦🇺
I've never considered a window swap before. It's kind of: you cut out a hole and fit a slightly smaller hole in its place. I see what needs to be there for the glass to fit, but my brain won't quite accept it.
Enjoying the project. Especially the big dents being panel beaten out. Very satisfying to watch.
Personally, I believe the people that are asking why you do what you do and the way you do things don't just start their own UA-cam channel and do everything their own way. Then again, I guess it's a lot easier getting down on someone else for doing something they can't do or won't do or choose not to do. It's a good thing that it takes all kinds to make a world. I guess that's what makes life worth living. You just keep doing you Kyle. You're appreciated by many people that have subscribed to your Channel or they probably wouldn't have subscribed. Just one man's opinion. I appreciate what you share and the way you share it. So just continue sharing.
I done my cab swap with a manual chainfall and a big tree limb in my back yard. Postphoned a couple days due to incliment weather, Yessir those were the good ole days. Enjoy your videos wish they were around in my day. P.S. In my day these trucks were new.
The Maestro of chopped metal...Trashed to cashed. Creative endeavors rein supreme. The future of our soon to be post manufacturing era...Mental torquers...
A dream truck in the distant future? I am already hooked dude but can’t wait! Love your work.
I need some of your GMC take off parts Kyle !
Hi Matt. I'm not sure what you're after, but everything I'm taking off is either going back on the truck or completely ruined beyond use.
The rust spoke to me with a Canadian accent, and I did detect a lot of pain in it's voice. I hope it won't suffer much longer.
I'll put it out of it's misery soon enough haha
Must be on the French side 🤣
I woke up this morning and decided to bake. I ran across your new video. It seems strangely familiar. I rebuilt the stock box on my 53 and am using EPAS Performance electric power steering. I noticed how you snuck in the cleaning of your floor. I also noticed how well your lift moved on the clean floor. I think I'll try that in my shop. Thank you to you and your boys for taking the time to make this video.
I feel like I've seen you here before...nahh must be the glue!
"Do you want x or y?"
The answer to multiple choice questions is always "Yes".
Always.
wow that rust heaven and word than the titanic or close to it . good lawn art . i love it . just think if was back east what look like .
I think it’s awesome thst your doing custom on this !, cheers , deano
Thanks Dean!
Love the color choice, GM had two reds durning this production. Light red and Dark red, Liked the light much better. Looking toward seeing those windows being put in. I almost would leave as a three window as it is looking so good right now. and save myself a ton of work. Great job Kyle, Merry Christmas and hope Santa finds you up North.
Thanks Gary! I actually prefer the 3 window cabs, but I'm mainly just doing it for the challenge, plus I want it to look as close as possible to the original Gmc
Nice to know that you are a Monty Python fan!!! Really looking forward to you doing the rear corner windows swap!
And here I thought you were making a club cab with it. Was also stunned and amazed you didn't blast and paint the frame bright fluorescent hot pink when you had cab off. You can make it a true one off by transferring only one of your side corner windows and fitting other one in roof for a skylight. Anyway, really enjoy your hard work.
That’s my boy!!
Keep up the good work!!🤾🏼♀️🤾🏼♀️🌹🌹
Thanks, I'll try!
I admire your vision with that 48 cab, I can't see anything but bean cans. Excited to see what the future holds!
I like it when you explain in detail why you do the methods behind your builds thanks 😊
Thanks Curt!
cold start with extra choke! definitely agree with the reliable old stuff too! looking forward to the next episode as always
I bout got sick to my stomach when I saw the title and whatnot. Then felt better when you were only going a couple years newer. You’re a tricky one. Looks awesome. Keep ‘em comin! Cats are not Cool!😮
That was an awesome way to remove and replace the cab by yourself! I may have to use that in the future thanks
Hello from saskatchewan. Your right that cab is shot
Priceless information. I'm backing working on my 49 Chevy 3600. I need to find a cheap long bed in case someone has one in a field somewhere
You're quite right, I scream at the computer all the time while watching your videos. I scream things like "why don't my welds turn out like that?" and Why don't my fenders look like yours after I hammer and dolly them? I scream other stuff too but I should probably keep that to myself.
I enjoy your narration, comments and I even enjoy your rambling. You have a style that is unique and entertaining, fuck the haters.
Ah yes, the Liberty Bell March. Fortunately it's usually playing in my head full time.
Damn Canadian weather sucks!!😂
Yup!
Interesting work young man . More please !
Thanks Rod!
Looks good, like the red. Can't wait to see the window swap.
Thanks!
Love it Kyle can't wait till the 21st just stay in the shop and keep going👍
Excellent editing work and high speed filming incorporating-we saw everything we needed to see at the speed necessary to understand the process being employed. Well done-approaching 13k subs! 😄👍
Thank you!
I never cared for the corner windows on those trucks but I still enjoy watching
Me neither, just doing it for the challenge!
Thanks for sharing. Looking forward to the next one.
Like that chevelle, I just brought a 1974 2 door home and and I also have a 1973 ss chevelle.
That's awesome!
Love the engine hoist / cab lift wish I thought of it .
As much as I like watching your resto metalwork, I was wondering what you were alluding to as far as the old Jimmy cab - you got my attention when you said “Dream Truck”!!!! Looking forward to it!
Kyle,
Great video. On board with watching your work & projects.
Take care,
Rick
Thanks Rick!
I was just watching some MPFC last night so the music came through really well. I was waiting for the foot to drop and so I was a little disappointed when that didn't happen. You were moving so fast that I missed the parts where you repaired the frame with Bondo and rustoleum primer.
Brilliant! Your abilities are just incredible! Personally, and just out of interest, I like the talking so talk as much as you like 😀 You should stop beating up so much on yourself - that's our job 🙂 Looking forward to the window swap. Cheers from Toulouse, France
Thank you!
I like the red
Very happy to see the channel growing! This quality of work is rare, thanks for showing what it takes to do these kinds of jobs correctly. Even if I never fore up a welder or torch it is very valuable to know both what to look for and why the cost is what it is, much appreciated!
Thanks Charley!
Kyle, another awesome video buddy 👍👍, arm chair and keyboard car restorers would spent 5 grand to buy all the patch panels to fix the rusty cab🤣🤣🤣, you did the right thing,let them cry in their mother's basement!! Awesome job on the replacement cab,top notch Metal work 👍
It’s amazing that the frame sitting underneath that awfully rotted cab doesn’t have rust damage!!! Looking forward to seeing the corner window installation!!
The cab sacrificed itself to protect the frame!
@@CarterAutoRestyling 🤣🤣🤣
Now that was some carbon footprint
Dear Sir, I wish to complain about the lack of talking during the rust evaluation portion of this weeks program. Due to the failure of the modern public school system I am unable to understand the most basic concepts without it being explained to me in droning detail. Sincerely, Aurther Twosheds.
Dear Mr. Twosheds,
Here at Carter Auto, we take great pride in providing our viewers with the lowest quality programming available. We are sorry to hear that your viewing experience was unpleasant and will be sending a full refund via CN boxcar (minus a small shipping and handling fee). Please allow 8 to 10 years for delivery.
@@CarterAutoRestyling Thank you for your prompt reply and commitment to basically do nothing.
@@CarterAutoRestyling ...and while we're at it: Choke Cam segment wasn't nearly long enough.
Thank you for saving these trucks from s10 swaps. Some day I want to put an S10 body on an AD frame.
Haha yup, I want to restore an s10 and park it next to my AD trucks just to troll people.
@@CarterAutoRestyling honestly…………….I don’t want to do anything with an s10.
Don't forget to use hockey pucks from Canadian Tire for the body to chassis mounts. They sell pucks by the bag. Cut them to fit with the band saw.
Haha yup, hockey pucks are the frame swappers' secret weapon.
Can't wait for the custom truck and the install of the corner windows.
Me too!
Bondo is essential in frame swaps.
Hahaha yes!
Yup the running boards are quite the deal, remember them well from the frame off restoration I did on my 51 GMC, nice job young Man. 👍
Red is great! I'm glad to see you're a proponent of the axiom "It's only temporary, unless it works" :-)
I had no idea tha GMC was so bad it looked half decent in some of the other pics .glad your still going to do something with Tim sure you can make it look awesome.
I like what you did so far and I'm looking forward to the next choice you make.
Thanks Richard!
Get cutoff saw there's a lots of patch material that can be savage for other projects.i just cut up a water heater to use for patch panel.
I really love that crew cab classic.
Tap the key and she's awake, if a little grumpy.
But who isn't when it's that cold?
Merry Christmas Kyle!
Nosed, peaked, shaved, sectioned, chopped and channeled oh my.
I like the idea that you are trying to do something with this poor relict of a cab. I am the same and I have an extremely hard time scrapping anything. Once something is scrapped it is gone forever.
Looking good Vern.....but i would cut what you can salvage from the old Cab, and let the rest return to the Earth..
I see a cool Cat Fab condo in the making. Line it with plush plaid Canadian quilt and list it on evil bay. Lot less welding…? 😸😼
I enjoyed your explanation of the purpose of body mount bolts.
Thanks, I hope it was helpful!
"...we find this Highly Compelling!"
It's always nice to watch you bring an original vehicle back to life, but it would also be nice to see you use that creative mind of yours to build a one off custom. Cheers from Michigan 👍
Looking good so far 🎉 ,
Thanks for the closeups to prove how nasty that cab was. I like original stuff saved for sure, but that was too far gone to be cost effective on any level!
Thanks, I'm glad you agree!
Bits and bytes, I see thru your trickery. Computer aided steering hidden in there. 😀
Pretty cool way of lifting the cab off! I'm looking forward to the roof repair as it would be something I'd struggle with. Saving the old truck is pretty amazing.
Thanks Kenny!
Thanks Kyle! Great tip on how the lift the cab!!
I'm trying to think what I'd do with that old truck cab. In Texas that's pretty easy, set it by the road and let the prickly pear cactus grow in it, for tourists to take pictures of. 🙂 Starting up that Malibu reminded me of being a kid, my dad starting up the old Galaxie, digging out from the snow and me standing in the exhaust cloud to stay warm... (Keep in mind my dad was a doctor, and had no problem with that lol.)
Thanks a lot, Kyle! Now I'm going to have that tune running through my head the rest of the day! Great info. as usual. Thanks again for the ear worm. Cheers!
It was running through my head, so I figured I'd spread the joy onto others haha
You are hilarious!!!! I have had and do have several F-100's. The one in my garage is a 1963 with only 75,000 miles. I fully restored this truck..
Filming these things also makes the coroner's job much, much easier.
Haha yup!
The cherry picker idea may not work on everything but, dang! it sure worked on that. Very cool.