saving history one Peterbilt 359 at a time...
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- Опубліковано 30 вер 2024
- When opportunity presents itself you have two choices. Let it go on by because its not practical or grab on with both hands and see where it takes you. I have to make a decision on the old Peterbilt....
Mike the Truck Nut
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Give the owner a 36 pack of bud That's all it's worth Too far gone
Definitely grab that truck. Yes it needs lots of work but it would be great to save another older truck and not many left around. 😊
Dad is a legend he’s getting confident in front of a camera and he’s a book of knowledge a encyclopaedia to be in fact gotta love dad ! How’s mom going mike?
She's home but still having issues. Hoping they can do surgery soon and hoping it helps her.
If the owner is willing to work with you on a low price sure it’s worth it. Plus you can never have enough trucks!
Restore it Mike, doesn't matter how long it takes, another good project you might regret if you pass it up. As you said you don't see many around anymore.
It’s a neat truck but it’s really rough ! Do you want another project ?
Good luck in your decision Mike.
Take it home. Find a sleeper..👍
Maybe there should be a "will it start" video, before you purchase?
The gear shift knob and the headlights are worth more than the truck. Non desired glass std hood, flat dash, rotten cab, rust jacked frame,. It’s a parts truck, you would have double the money into it than what you could sell it for. Not trying to be negative Nancy just stating facts.
leave it there. Cabs roached and all that moisture... just needs everything... spend 30 grand to have 10... Not out back by accident
I understand your enthusiasm but, looks like it needs an awful lot of work. Quite a bit of cash going to be needed too. Needs a diff and half shafts. Non runner, is the engine going to be any good ? Remember what happened to Duke on the way home. And don`t forget Andrea. Best get her views as well. Happy wife, happy life.
Gorgeous paint job on it, combined with a blue frame. It must have been a real looker when it was new.
You could buy one running cheaper than trying to fix that one. That isn't even a good parts truck. I would concentrate on the projects you have now and finishing them. Just a thought.
Yes SAVE IT 😊
It deserves a new life ✨. That is a short hood and agree it looks like the hood was replaced . The fiberglass looks pretty good and the hood fit looks good 👍
Money pit run Michael run, the truck is too far gone you'll be into it for 10s of thousands of dollars. The frame is pooched, the old SSHD rear axles are pooched, the 3406A model Cat engines are next to impossible to get parts for the cab needs a lot of body work. I wouldn't get involved with that nightmare keep looking.
Save it! This truck is what legends are made of.
Andrea is not going to be happy, it may mean more bags or cats.😂😂
If the price is right, go for it! Too many toys was said by no man ever!
Certainly would be a project. There has to be better ones around from the Deep South of USA that would be rust free.
If you got it for free, why not, but save your resources for finishing the cabovers and building a pole barn to keep them in !
Really cool truck. Get it!. Would look cool with a sleeper added.
Save the peterbuilt ❤❤❤
Neat old truck, save it if you can get for the right price. Keep as a day cab.
I love your dad he makes me laugh every time he’s in a video
If you did buy it,it would likely be the oldest rig in your fleet.... And it is one of the most popular 70s rigs to collect too...
Andrea.....Andrea..... I'm glad your Dad liked it so much he bought another project to go with Stubby. Sorry but a 359 has to be worth buying and fully restoring it. Mike, you do need to sort out a proper outside cover for project trucks waiting to be sorted and out of the Canada winter elements.
Well inspite of what we think I get the feeling your gonna drag it HOME with you !! Your biting a big chunk of rusto rot repair and you havent even got Smokey running yet! Ya its cool to have a 359 but your turning into a Hoarder of Trucks. Think about it You dont know if the engine will run, the roof needs replaced, the rear ends are missing, frame is jacked, hood is after market, interior is trashed, springs are in need of repair, wheels are Dayton instead of Budd, Should I STOP now Mike??? Unless he's gonna give it to you, IT'S A WALK AWAY FROM TRUCK!! Sorry Mike that's my take.
because the engine is cat 3406 and too much oil. I could bet that the coolant is in the sump. I have encountered the problem many times.
Awe. Takes me back. The first logging truck I drove loaded was 1974 Pete 359. Cummins 330 with turbo -- which were rather new at the time. 5+4 trans, 2 speed diffs. Hope you save this beauty.
I am such a sucker for a 359 with single round headlight’s.
Me too
They made a 425 3406C. I had one in a 1997 Peterbilt 379EXHD
The only way to buy that thing is if you have a rolled truck and just put the old cab onto another frame. It is a lot of work and the Dayton's are not ideal and the rear ends are probably junk since it's missing the diff. Idk even if you get it dirt cheap it is not going to be an easy project
It would be a lot of work, but not too bad. Save the Pete's.
Hey Mike, you &your dad are the right man for this challenge!
Would the engine and transmission work for K2???
save it ,otherwise for years to come you will be saying that I wished dad and I had saved that old pete,you could always go British with an old Foden ?
It's a total rebuild but you've got it in you mike go get low and slow take it home to the shop now lol 😂😂😂
Mike Absolutely Save the Old Girl Its a CLASSIC
A sleeper would look good on it
You have to get it because of the colour and it comes with a free ratchet strap holding up the drive shaft. To cool to pass up🎉
Gotta save it Mike! Future project.
They did come with fiberglass or aluminum hoods. 359s the S stands for steel frame the corvette dash came out in 1977 I have a 1985 359 they also had aluminum frames as well
“I gotta take a leak.” “I’ll film a different direction.” 😂 😂 😂 Too funny!!!
Caterpillar Pre combustion (pre cuppers) chamber heads had glow plugs early A models, as for Newark it was Newark California before they move the office to Denton Texas
Well Mike can you get it home before winter? Then it is going to take time and money from other trucks. It is neat looking you could get a lot of content out of it. I guess drag it home if cheap enough then work on it .
What year did they start putting the "Corvette" dash's in the 359's .
I would like to say do it. but its your wallet and time and marriage. good luck Mike.
It's too rough Mike, leave it to rest in peace, it's had a hard life, far far too much work to get it anywhere near as good as what you already have. There are thousands more trucks out there with a better chance of bringing them back to life, and will be worth something when finished.
Have a coffee on me, 359s means steel frame A is all aluminum M means aluminum frame rails with steel crossed members or mixed. If that is a standard hood, it should measure 60 inches along hood would be 68 and the very short I'm not sure of I have a factory PETERBILT fibreglass hood and it looks a little bit different than that one. It also never had turn signals on the fenders. There are not even holes for them, I appreciate the detail about the air sweep on the radiator. I've always wondered what that was and couldn't find anything online weirdly my fibreglass hood had an all steel cab and there is another one in my area just like it I did not realize you could order one with an all steel cab. Also all the fibreglass hoods that I have seen have an aluminum flat built into the centre line of the hood to check your radiator cap and it should be polished not painted. I just found your channel and I really like your personality in the videos Cheers from Ontario.
Thanks for following I believe this is an aftermarket hood that was put on. I have the original build sheet and it mentions the trap doors. For checking the water.
Thanks Mike. Looks an awful lot of work, but if the price is right, then why not. Colour scheme is fantastic, matches K2 and Duke. If you can't get around to restoring it you could always move it on. Mike from Lancashire 🇬🇧.
Save the truck mike !!!!!! As you said they are getting hard to find.
If the price is right, why not save it, such a cool old truck.
How much time and money do you have and are willing to invest? My guess is if one wanted to fully restore it it would take a minimum of 8 hours a day 5-6 days a week and it would be at least 6-9 months to complete and a good $50k plus.
lol not even close on time or money,just finishing my 359 this week try triple that! good luck tho
This fellow has some treasures and projects-( Pete 359,67 Plymouth Fury Convertible,Late 60s Ford Pickup,IH TD 24 Crawler,80s Ford Econoline Camper)...
Just wait for the next video with some vintage kws
@@mikethetrucknutlooking forward to it!!
@@mikethetrucknutif he has more than one rig you are interested in,you can bundle 2 or 3 together and maybe get a better deal
Notice the bar code sticker on the intake? Aftermarket? Or Cat?
Not sure
Thats gonne be a nice built 👍🤩
A model Cat in it: RELiABLE :-) Killer truck Mike. Wide hole it and drop a bigger bunk on it [or drop a bench seat in the back but it's a great truck man] 🙂😎👍👍 Cooler truck than Duke in terms of looks on the outside :-)) Get it mang! 359's... flat out Rocik!
It would be cool to see it running again
He is correct on the sqhd 4:63 ratio with the RTO 9-15/125-15
Also an oddball standard hood that has been updated to a newer DI- A model.
Has the little dog house in the cab and the odd steering column, the Cat ignition/preheater switch for a precup A model instead of a DI.
359 S designates a steel frame, not a short hood.
I dig the Red Dot roof air too. Kind of a rare truck in how it was ordered. It's worth saving. That's also a logger spec Peterbilt tow pin on the front.
Like ya said mike if you can get it super cheap then it’s probably worth it
I really don't see the point with that 359. Run away quickly.
There doesn't seem to be anything directly useful as is. A title and a 359 badge makes no finished truck.
Way to much work.
Mike, Mike, Mike, walk away, or better yet, run away! You don't need another prah ject. Have Dad bring back a nice one from Arizona.
Mike you have to save him. It's a beauty of a truck and that paint is beautiful. You would also have to get a Peterbilt 281 like the one in the movie Duel. Greetings from Uruguay.
Don’t rebuild the cab , call Courtland Truck Works , get a good used cab and plunk it on there. By the time you buy or make cab panels and put them on it will be far cheaper. I’ve done it and it’s not cheap.I have an old 359 cab that you could take all the panels off.
That's a sweet old truck. New in my day. Prolly Cummins 350 ... Could be fun, but ...
Way to much work needed unless this was the first truck in the group.
If you see yourself fixing it, and get it done, remember that you got one hell of a show truck, get yourself a trailer and have the combo complete, one day I'll buy a scania 140/141 or Volvo f89 out here in Europe and restore it, but first i need a space to put it 😂
hi mike you can use the parts for stubby!
Mike... Veni, vidi, vici ... I came...I saw...I conquered. Replace vici with sit. Veni, vidi, sit... I came...I saw...I left it be. You need to finish what you have in your current que. As always... great to see you and your father out together 😊
My opinion is I've heard of a lot of guys to swap out rear differentials and put modern-day airbags and all that on them but it is basically up to you but I would try to leave it as original as I can but in order for it to be able to go through dot you may want to upgrade everything on it and think about it it ain't like you don't have the stuff to do it with
If the price is right why not --you proved yourself that you can handle it !
From one Mike to another Mike, save Rrrrrrrr ! Mike save the Peterbilt 359’s. Your fans support your interest in this fixer upper!
YES! 😁
Any old Pete is worth saving, they are getting like dinosaurs....extinct
And this one is a 359!
It definitely has to be saved
The trucks a maybe mike, looks like alot of work but the interior is cool
I would buy it just for the engine. Rebuild it ,sell it or put in K2. CAT BABY!
I approve this truck 👍i love the color
I would love to see it saved!
Save your money for a cabover
Good thing you brought your dad along.. he is very knowledgeable...
Turns out ge worked with the original owner back in the 70s
Keep the colour skeam
Mike you see how nice that hood lines up with it's got a great wheelbase nice and long perfect that would be a great project the you clean all the crap out of it and give it a good pressure washing the truck will look a I'm amazed how good the hood lines up with the cab and the wheelbase I would buy it just for that
The fact you've planed how to get her out it's looking like the next project "go for it👍"
Just the colour combo means you have to get it! :) Love the 359, hard to pass up for sure. All the best with your decision. The long wheel base day cab, sure would make a great addition to the fleet.
Use engine out 359 and gearbox mike
PASSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS !!!!!!!!
SAVE IT! At the very least you have a parts truck for your next project.
Mike when or are you talking the 359 Peterbilt Home?
When you were in the cab you named it, "she's Rusty" you said. Rusty is a great name. Besides do you want to be Peterbilt Mike or "passed on a Peterbilt Mike"? Hope I was able to guilt you into buying it.
Lol 😆
Save it for sure, you don't know if that peace of history is going to sit there for ever and never be loved again.
That would make a great new project truck. Stretch it, add a walk through sleeper
Buy it and flip it Or use it for parts You can safe everything
Love that 359 hay buddy good job
I know you're buying it I wish my dad was alive to do projects with
Run away from it. Once you get in it , it’ll only get worse.
Gotta get it
They are like twins! Except for the age difference. But it's a beauty!! Classic retro styling. Love the day cab with dual stacks! Do it! Do it! Do it! Could the hood manufacturer be a Pete factory subcontractor? 👍
I think so I didn't realize they did the fiberglass hoods back in the day
It’s a nice project when you finished all the other projects!!!😂
Another nice project Mike💪
Love the 70's paint scheme. Weird how the rust jacking I only hear about in Canada, ive never heard of this problem in the states. Amazing how trucks get left to rot.
We have to much winter with salt and calcium on the roads in the winter. 😭 I'd love to have a southern US truck with a minty frame.
Save big hole the cab an sleeper an keep the paint layout it looks great