Peterbilt 359 Restoration Ep. 60 Dash of Sass
Вставка
- Опубліковано 29 вер 2024
- #littlebylittle359 #twinsticks #twinstickgarage
This episode continues where Ep.58 left off upgrading wiring and adding more lights and cool to this old 359 Peterbilt. I send off the used headlights buckets I purchased to get polished and while they were away continued to work outside in freezing temperatures to install classic style signal lights on the front fenders. However, at one point is just got too cold to work so I moved into the cab with a space heater. While inside, I upgraded the ai valves to glitter balls (a gift from a fan), glitter switches and I finally engraved the “This Peterbilt is Customer made for…” plaque. Then when the weather warmed up some, I installed the headlights and wired everything up. At night this truck is starting to look like a Christmas tree, but as I always say, “if some is good, more is better” so I’m going to keep adding more lights in future episodes.
Enjoy watching the "little by little" progress of this Peterbilt 359 project that's nearing completion and the next #ProjectSnowman, a Kenworth W900A tribute truck to the one used in Smokey and the Bandit and the one after that a 1979 Kenworth K100 cabover that I’m planning to build up like the one used in the trucking movie High Ballin’ with Jerry Reed and Peter Fonda.
I know a little about a lot but not an expert in anything … just doing the best I can, learning as I go ... I do all my own stunts
Subscribe for notifications for future episodes that I do my best to upload weekly including "On The Hunt" where we search out cool old iron for future projects
Note that for some reason UA-cam set my channel as made for kids awhile back so if you haven’t been getting notifications, just unsubscribe, re-subscribe and hit the bell to ensure you never miss an episode!
See more on Instagram @359twinsticks
She's comin along right minty bud!
Another great vid!!!!!!!!!!!!! 👍👍👍👍👍
Love ur channel , don’t every change it , keep up the amazing work
I love watching your videos man keep them coming and keep up the good work
Where are you from in Alberta, the scenery looks familiar on your intro. Enjoy your videos, I’ve worked on several of the old trucks I’ve seen, most notably the Stross Management Truck. His shop was next to us and these videos bring back memories. I’ve been retired for many years now but still remember fixing all the old trucks, put the switch in and tape in from the front, then put some silicone on the back to hold it.
Edmonton area
Love it can u post the link for the relays ? Would love to get some, u need an amazon affiliate link 😎
Marc, paint your new plaque black, then wipe off the face and the paint will stay inside the engraving. Loving the fact you are willing to work in -20°c for us. Thanks.
Very thorough well done again, great content. Your ability to accomplish so much in the cold is amazing. Keepem coming!!!
looking good brother, I love the movie clip cut aways LOL!
Always a surprise. Never know what he's gonna throw in there. Love it!
Every ten minute job is one broken bolt away from becoming three day ordeal
Great way to start my day by watching a new twin sticks video. 👍
As they nearly said in 'Jaws':
"You're going to need a bigger alternator"
Looks great I am enjoying retirement but every now and then I think about heading west chasing the sunset on interstate 40!!!!!!!!
You can fill the engraving "Twin Sticks" lettering with black paint.... let the paint set up and then gentlely with a razor blade scrape the paint off the flat surface around the lettering... Trust me it works well for painting engravings to give them detail
This, or even a black Sharpie will work - just press hard all over the engraving, then after it dries use a clean rag with a tiny bit of rubbing alcohol (not enough to make the rag soaked, just a little damp) and gently wipe the excess off the top surface and the stuff in the engraving will stay behind. If you wipe off to much, just repeat until you are happy!
Instead of a rag to remove the excess black. Use a piece of paper. It won’t go down inside the engraving and it’ll leave nice crisp edges.
Use finger nail paint you can get any color. Then take finger nail polish remover put on cotton ball and rub over top and clean up and the paint will stay in engraving.
Working in those temperatures is a sign of dedication, Stay Safe.
And warm!
I've owned a truck going on 10 years you are NEVER DONE but you will love every minute of the torture
Get someone with a steady hand to paint ‘TWINSTICKS’.
That be me buddy👏🏻👏🏻
Even in Norway,where its just as cold in the winter,theres not anybody doing that sort of hobbywork in temperatures like that.We'll wait till summer!
Nice job with the electrical! Lights look awesome! Nice pete !
Take it from someone who does wiring for a living (on aircraft, not trucks but very similar): crimp terminals are far quicker than soldering and if done right, they'll last longer too because they're less prone to cracking from vibration. Look for AMP ratcheting crimpers at your local auto supply store or on Amazon or Ebay
Agreed we do Motorsport preparation and absolutely won't use solder anywhere,almost every electrical connection failure I come across is down to soldered joints,either via mechanical failure of the joint due to vibration/ harmonics or corrosion,it seems that even a half decent semi exposed mechanical crimp or screw type connector is still less prone to corrosion than a sealed soldered joint. I was reading a post on another video of a guy who's family business has been building specialist trucks(pumps,generators etc). for some of the world's harshest environments for over 80 years and found that solder joints were a common failure( not convenient when the truck is a 1000 miles deep in a jungle or desert)and since abandoning solder in their building process in the 70's have never had an electrical connection failure since,mighty impressive proof indeed!
Thank you for all the great videos. I'm currently building a tiny house on wheels (Skoolie) 2002 Freightliner FS65. Wife asked what's my next project for 2022, said a Kenworth or Peterbilt. Said really, said yes. Guys do boats, cars, pickup trucks. I'm doing a real truck restore. Thank you for the inspiration.
I can't stand using those premade relay plugs due to the fact that you have to splice the wires. I buy the relay sockets with no wires and crimp the pins onto the correct length of wire needed. Using those socket with the pigtails forces you to have a bunch of extra splices and possible failure points.
You can paint the engraved tag with black testors model paint and the take some acetone and rub it off the surface, it will remain in the engraved area. I paint AR receivers that way.
was just about to comment the same thing! lol
I love them old pete's
Go on Amazon. You can get all 4 led bulb replacements for like $200. They’re like $45-50 a pair and work great with the halogen housings. I had to take the dremel tool and enlarge the keeper ring slightly to allow clearance for the fan on the led bulbs.
Great video Twin sticks I learned a couple of things from you this time, worth gettin outa bed for
Ah -20 in Alberta... fine working weather for outdoors....especially when your working with brittle wiring, nothing like wire that just wants to snap in your fingers because its cold and old, been there done that... way too many times. Nice job under the hood with your relays and wiring you had to do with the loom and all she looks pretty clean and tidy and that is always a plus for down the road if you ever have to trouble shoot something or add something in Project lights take some time, but man the end result is pretty sweet when you look at the result especially when you see her lit up in the dark and and you can just imagine one day rolling down the highway in her pulling into somewhere to grab a cup of joe and coming out to her all lit up in the night and thinking... "yeah... that's my bad boy all lit up there"
The interior is coming along, all the dash is slowly coming together and the pieces are starting to fall into place and how can you not like the glitter knobs and shifter balls.... pretty sweet. Man some of the subs on this channel sure are some top notch folks to throw some of their pete stuff your way for the project, you got to love how much folks want to give to help make the project get to the finish line.... its pretty awesome Nice idea to do the Pete plate with Twin Sticks on it for the dash, a little personal touch you will have for years down the road.. BTW the guys did a nice job on the lights, for lights that had been sitting out for how long, they made them look pretty spiffy with a polishing... imagine what the truck will look like when its all done with the things polished once your finished up... ooooh baby she will look like a mean machine
Please don’t stop your projects, your doing what I would love to do, only the years have caught up with me now so watching you is the next best thing , love it . 👍👍
Twinsticks, Take some black enamel paint and paint the words on that little plaque. Once the paint fills the engraved text you can wipe the extra off from the surface and it will look great. EDIT: I just saw someone else posted the same thing already.
You said it better ;) to add to this sometime you need to do a little sanding to make sure all the paint is removed above the engraving. I’ve seen some not even wipe away the paint and sand it when dry, I assume this is to stop from removing any paint in the engraving.
Just a loss for words how amazing that interior looks. I’m just simply jealous. Cant wait for more!
The name of the rig " Little by Little" is a direct reflection of the owner. Your exuberance over wiring up something as little as a single light is a sight to be seen. So glad I'm here to see it!
Good job! Enjoying every moments, always looking forward your next video. You have a friend here in French Canada. You know that Province yes yes Québec. 🤙🏻
Man love seeing that Cat in that beautiful truck
6am upload, nothing wrong with that
Half past 2 in the afternoon here
I really like this but as I run hard and with the way things are going soon they won't be legal to run. They are pushing for all emissions trucks. It's already starting to happen. I almost bought a 1994 kw can over but with alot of these older trucks the problem is many can't work on them anymore and parts are way harder to find. So as a guy who runs hard it would not be a good investment. Basically I'd buy one for a show truck which I've been thinking about. I'm working on buying a lovely new w900l with the studio bunk with Seatle pkg. So you still get a classic traditional truck but you have a x15 performance with 13 SPD. 605 hp and 2050 torque. They've had great results with that engine. I won't touch PACCAR.
I love the amber lights.
Two things, I don't know if you're using connectors on your wires or solder, but I would always solder. These old trucks shake and give the opportunity for connectors to break...giving way to headaches to find the break. Secondly, lesson 101 on feeding wires into wire loom: Hold the start of the loom, split up, in the crook of your index finger. Start the wire in the split on the end of the loom with your thumb on the same hand as your index and start pulling the loom as you push down on the wires, It will naturally fall into the open loop split......hope this is as clear as mud. I did my own resto mods on old vettes, harleys, etc and really miss it. Wish I was there working with you. Love those old iron ladies....and you are doing it right....just remember to do as good on the hidden items too. Love this stuff!!
My 1986 359 had those lights on the fender. There was a small oval shaped hole in that tubing right behind the light for the wires. My 1995 378 didn't have them or the turn signals on the fenders. I added them and just used the plastic loom from auto parts store. I think it took me all day to install them.
In my opinion, the dual round headlight is part of the 359, no ifs and buts. I haven't watched your videos in a minute, been too busy not working. But if you are using the dual rounds and not replacing them with other styles, I'm with you all the way and you have my blessings
Couldn't you fill that engraving with black paint and wipe off excess?
Great job man On your Peterbilt badge engraving Twin Sticks paint it with black enamel and wipe off the excess and it will look awesome Cheers
I believe in 68 or 69 it became federal law in the U.S. to have amber marker in the front and red marker in the rear looking from the side. I don't know how it was in Canada, but if the truck was a U.S. truck, it would be in violation, therefore I would say the wire got lost or eliminated maybe due to a blowout
Glad you're doing your best to prevent another Peterbilt electrical fire. Truck looks fantastic. Is the dimmer switch not on the end of the turn signal lever? Ours had a push button on the very end of the lever.
Pour black paint on the Twinn Sticks letters / dab on with model paint brush. Then immediately wipe off plate with paper towel. May want to wrap paper towel around something flat like a piece of wood or plastic bondo knife. Paint will fill in the engraved lettering. You can use your finger but don't press to hard cuz you want the paint to stay in the lettering. Will have to wipe a few times to get faceplate clean.
Wicked!! And the engraved words can be filled with paint or epoxy to make them black. I used to use India ink. but auto paint you likely already have and would look shiny. Actually would look nice if you used blue for your new engraved words :) Tape over the top words, use a damp Q-tip with solvent to wipe off excess....
I have just started watching your channel while researching truck projects and I really like it,and appreciate how clean you keep.so many other channels are f this,gd every other word the hole time.now I'm not knocking people saying wordy durds but when your watching trying to learn something it is annoying
The 84/85 359s I drove, that fender marker light was a light. The truck is looking great. Be safe!
The problem that I have with LED headlights is the snow Stays on them. The Halogen lights should do like the old incandescent and Burn it off 😉
You seem like a good down to earth guy. I love your sense of humour. Just one question. Do you get demonetized cause you use movie clips and music. It’s hilarious btw.
I have a question for you................. After you are done with the Snowman tribute truck will you build the trailer?
Are you running all your extra lights to the switch or using a relay? The amperage draw from the extra lights is too much for a factory switch you may want to run them to a relay. The reflector is a update for the fender lights there was no way to seal the old lights and they failed repeatedly, I tried to run 5 lights on my front fender in the early 80s and had nothing but problems from moisture getting in the lights dielectric grease and silicone helped but it was a never ending challenge maybe newer lights are better sealed (oops typed before finishing the video)
Thumbs up for the video; thumbs down for the glitter knobs. They're ok here and there, but covering the whole dash doesn't look right.
6:13 HA Ha HA Ha HA 😂😂😂😂
Nothing like a Peg cameo appearance... he's a big celebrity up there
I agree with all the stuff made in China. Most is junk sad it has come to that. Try to find stuff made in North America. Good video.
You should give those plastic switches a polish with some plastic polish. Will make them look better and last longer! (Might rub the writing of so be careful or test on the old ones first)
I can put a 53 foot trailer just about anywhere you want it. I can figure out how to safely secure just about flat bed load and safely get it down the road. Sure wish I had your mechanical skills.
Put flame throwers at the end of your stacks and use the nitro switch to activate ! Lol. She’s sure looking snazzy !
Recommend that you instead run the activation power to your relays from a source that has power with the key, and run the ground for the relays to your switches. this way your relays only work when the key is on and bc youre using the switches to give the relays their ground, the switches last pretty much forever
What’s the name of the song at the end
Just put some black paint on a rag and rub it over the 'Twinsticks" engraved portion of the metal plate.
As much as I love old it just won't make sense to own soon as rules are changing so fast. Hence why I'm going for a truck that looks close to as classic traditional as possible
Your turn signal lights on your front fenders have to be red on the back side you can’t have Amber light pointing to the rear At least here in the states they are kind of picky about that also if you have some toggle switch extensions that are tight just warm them up a little bit with a lighter and slip them on
Looking awsome. You could spray your sign with black and wipe it right away paint will stay in the letters ?
Anything worth doing is doing it right no half ass love 2 c the old truck restorations keep these old trucks running!!!!!!
I've found that trailer lights don't like to work when it gets that cold! -4° Fahrenheit.
Upgrading those signal light is a good idea, the old lights on trucks weren’t that great before they rusted for a couple decades lol!
Where did you get the led replacement lights? I have a 82 359 I would love to change over
Bonjour j habite en Belgique et je suis pensionné de chauffeur poids lourd c est a dire camion j ai roulé depuis l age de 18 ans en 3500 kg et a 21 ans tous les marques de camions mon dernier un Scania cabine avancée.....je regarde toutes vos vidéos car je suis un fan de Peterbuild et Kenword ....vous etes vraiment un as de mécanique d électricité et autres....super bravo monsieur....dans quel pays etes vous car je vois que lorsqu il y a des camions a vendre c est en dollars canadiens....etes vous au canada ou en amérique ou autres....merci et trés bonne continuation pour votre Peterbuilt presque fini et la continuation sur le Kenworth 900 et ensuite sur le Kenworth cabover
Love it! Black fingernail polish and a papertowel to make those engraved letters pop friend
Right on man great video she's coming along minty really digging the switches that truck looks sick should bring that to s truck show if u try to sell it you make serous cash on her lol thumbs up and shared
Youuu don't need diesel.... just ether.
Love those glitter orange toggles and buttons real old school.
And it'll be way better up time as parts are so common now and Cummins has a huge network
Song is big footed Dan by Benny Martin! Y’all are welcome!
Now to get some lights on the sleeper and your a paint job away from a truck show mate!
I worked for a year in the former Soviet Union and at -30 I hated it. Why do people live in that cold?
You can wipe some black paint over your engraving so it will match
@TwinStick Garage whats this pedal steel tune you use?? Its great!
Electrical work sucks when it’s cold cause the wires are stiff and can break!
Looks really great..!!!
Excellent work..!!
What year is that Peterbilt? I worked at the Peterbilt Plant in Newark, California from 1977 to 1986, I wonder if I worked on that truck.
Class of ‘79
Haven't been on for a while.... Gotta go back and watch all the videos I've missed. That's good though, this way I can watch them all without waiting.
Great to see your still at it. I really enjoy your channel.
How do you set it up so that when you reply to someone it says " congratulations you got a reply from twin stick" that's pretty cool
If u wanted to for ur dash plate , black wash the twin sticks
Personally i preferred the original dash..It just wanted cleaning up a bit. I think the new one looks like a fairground ride, and the orange doesn't compliment the blue of the truck, the wood, nor the interior...but hey, each to their own and I suppose that's what doing a monster resto project like this is all about.
Not a #Oilers fan I guess ... blue and orange looks awesome together
Relays!
Save the fire for someone else!
Good move!
Itd be a good idea to diagram that terminal box for future reference
Paint the hood and the buckets. Lot easier than polish.
Congrats on the 80k subs...👏🏼
my fender lights are lights rather than reflectors, those ones i cleaned up the lights that were on my truck when i got it, I assumed that was factory. the led turns on top of the fenders were from dirks. my fender signals light up front and back there red on the back and amber on the front.
Clearance lights on my fenders are grote 9007
Gotta have bling on the inside as well as on the outside! 🤩 Yes, I do think that most truckers like the lights! I’ve ALWAYS liked lights so that people could see me coming and going. Most trucks don’t have very many on the back though. I always put mood lights on the inside as well. The knob balls are cool, and they match the switch covers. The dash plaque is cool and shouldn’t be hard to paint either. That’s a nice touch! 😎 I’m glad that your turn signal didn’t get blown..I’ve heard that if you cross those wires it would destroy the leds, but I guess maybe not. I have some led turn signals that I bought for my old REO when I get it ready. I like having an old truck with new technology installed. You take the best of both worlds and make a special truck. The headlights turned out SWEET! Don’t forget to treat that rust inside the buckets.😳 Little by little! You may need to keep her in the garage for when you just want to go out and tinker on a Friday night or so...a LOT WARMER inside!
Need to match the blue paint and paint the front blue.
What are the movie titles the clips come from that you insert? They're so funny and help magnify the humor of the episodes. I'd like to watch the entire movies.
Big Lebowski, Big Trouble in Little China, Caddyshack 👍
Dear Mark P. Twin Sticks Garage
👍👌👏 Will old Blue be renamed after adding all this stuff? Maybe Bling Bling Blue? ;-) :-) Just kidding of course.
2) I'm really glad that you put on front flash lights/blinker. It's much safer in traffic. By the way: Some used front brakes in sight? ;-) :-)
Thanks a lot for making teaching explaining recording editing uploading and sharing.
Best regards luck and health to all of you.
That dash is looking great.
She is a bueaty 🥺🥺😍😍😍😍🔥🔥🔥💛💛💙💙💙❤❤❤
If you read this hope it makes cent's😉just had my knee replaced a couple of day's ago so still using dumb pain pills,.....but.....isn't that a trailer valve under the steering wheel, did Peterbilt have two valves for the trailer air application?, and what is a brakes on off switch? and only my opinion, but the fender light would be great if it was a led-marker light- and turn light.....wow thank goodness for spell check...ok thanks for the video...God Bless take...and stay warm.😊
you should restore a truck with a detroit one day
Little tip if your going from incandescent lights to LED lights you will need an grounded turning flasher for the turning signals if you don't eventually all the lights will flash on the truck trust me it happen to me on my 2000 after switching them
Good tunes and trucks doesn’t get much better
What’s the name of the song at the end of the video?
Удачи в ремонте! Очень классный грузовик!