I was an engineer on an ATRA truck back in the 80's and we made 1500Hp+ out of a 8v96 @ 3600rpm with 200mm injectors, twin turbo, 148mph @ the end of the straight at Atl.
@@verteup Right!? My Cummins X15 makes 450 HP, 1650 lb ft, but it's out of steam around 1500-1700 RPM...Hell, even my Cummins ISL that made 550 HP and 2050 lb ft wouldn't rev any higher than 2000 RPM. That's screaming for a diesel!
Dude, that's sick. I remember watching the GATR series back when I was a kid, so seeing one of these come back to life is awesome. Motor sounds so good, wouldn't think it's been sitting for as long as it has.
@@Ol2Stroker i don't think it means anything not finding it, because who know how much footage and from however many series has made it to the internet, maybe a name or the tracks it ran at would narrow it down
@@Ol2Stroker my guess was it was about a 74 cab so I figured probably raced around 84 or so I'm guessing not everyone was filming everything like now days but somebody will recognize it. Youv got a bunch more sucribers since I started so someone's bound to see it now. I mean I recognized the mudflaps on your Pete from the k-whopper dealer in New Hampshire.
Of all your “junk” this is the one I really want to see bought back to its former racing glory I love it. Great truck and great work so far Wayne 👍😀👊🇬🇧
Digging the old GATR rig. Gotta give it a classy name. Something from the Era. It reminds me of and old ford truck we had on the farm. We called her Sinclair! That old Louisville never never quit till it just about broke in half! Name her Sinclair!
Since it's a Ford and with the motor it has why not call her Louisville Slugger. You can definitely find old cabs and hoods laying around for replacements . If all else fails you should pull the motor and put it into a new truck restoration project. Thanks for the update.
SOOOOOO IS THE GATR SERIES BIG RIG RACING STILL AROUND SOME WHERE IN THE U.S.............???? DO THEY HAVE THEIR OWN U-TUBE CHANNEL OR SOME THING TO WAYCH MORE OF THE 80'S & 90'S RACING.......
Back in the 80's we had a modified pulling tractor named Agent Orange thinking about the history of the truck and age it would be a perfect a name for it.
Been waiting on this!!! So awesome to see it run love the old Detroit's and the old Fords from that era I remember watching that when I was a kid there can't be many of those trucks left gonna be awesome to see it restored. You should make a shirt for merch with it just the way it is lol. Just want to say thank you for saving that truck!! As for a name I think Tetnus would be fitting.
Hi from uk 👋👍 I cant wait but I guess we have to 😵 lol wish we could put week forward never mind the clocks 😂 thanks bud hope all is well to man sir thanks for your time and be safe see you soon👍👋
After that last video I thought I would never see this truck again. So pumped for another video and to see it running. I think Gator should be its name.
the pipping for the intercooler with the hard edges instead of really smooth transitions shows how far we've come with turbo configurations. still sounds amazing though.
I’m trying to remember who drove that #19 truck. I was involved with a couple of pit crews the last few years that GATR ran on the tracks. I sure do miss them racing!!!
Overfueled that's awesome! I'm super jealous I would've loved to have been involved in the series back in the day. #19 here was Hudd Gorham's truck. What was it like getting to be part of the series?
That will a awesome shop truck. Really hope it's not a restoration. Just grind off the roof rust an put a rag top you can roll out for the weather. Plug the holes in the floorpan. Or buy some bug-eye looking googels
this was a funVideo for me to watch in the 1980s i was working for a Uncle of mine Building brand new Homes and Housing Developments in the WashingtonDC metropolitain area there was a tremendous Boom that went on for a while and because of that Boom many people involved in Construction made Crazy money for a lot of us Rednecks we thought it wouldn’t end but eventually it did We had a localHillbilly that did Millions of Dollars worth of Excavating work for us and the guy/ Owner was basically a nice guy one of hisPassions was DragRacing DumpTrucks and the Truck he used for that every now and again he would driv e it to our jobsite just to show it off and work out the Bugs his Company name and Logo was his own name so his Race Truck was done up very nice with Custom Paint and lots of Chrome the truck in the video reminded me of that guys Dump Truck another Funny thing was thecWewnch for the Starter my Father had a Cousin that was a Hippie in the 70s and we were close with her Family well in the 70s she was old enough to live on her Own and she bought a Pinto that had lots of Mechanicalissues she moved back in with her Parents and they tried helping her getting the car into better Shape using their Mechanics and Money he Moher at new point had to buy a 13 mm box wrench for the Mechanic to adjust the Distributor it was basically a 90 degree Wrench made by SnapOn or Matco and it was around $ 50 bucks the Mechanic gave it to the Mom because she bought it and my Great A knew i had a intrest in Cars and Tools so she wound up giving me the Wrench known as a PintoDistributor Wrench that Pinto was Crushed years ago and i’m almost 60 years of Age i’ve bought and sold qty or q18 cars over the years DForeign and Domestic had a fondness for Antique British cars some of which i’ve done frame off restorations on , and i made a living working with my hands as a Woodworker and did all my own repairs and maintenance on my cars ,Motorcycles ,Rvs, and a lot of Woodworking Machinery we used Commercially in our Shop that bent wrench has been in my mainToolChest and it’s gotten me out of some strange Jams at one point i had to shorte the original handle with a cut off tool and everytime i use it it’s like running into a old freind that makes me laugh how in the 1970s a $ 50.00 wrench was rediculous but in all honesty i have many Drill bits and Router Bits that individually cost more than that becausevofbtheirvSpecialtyb for performing a Specific task i had to have them like that guy having to do the timing on that Pinto of course that 4 Banger Pinto motor is actually a Legend now and i’ve had many boats with that motor converted to Marine for Mercruiser it’s actually one of my favorite setups with a Mercriser Alpha One Outdrive it’s a good running motor and economical to run nd maintain almost every manufacturer has a Vessel that uses it and some boats use multiple ones on the bigger Hulls another Plus to that set up is they are very quiet and light enough for one man to move around and easily align with some specialty tools like i said I love them they are usually called the Mercruiser 135 horsepower engines and. are standard in under 20 foot Bow riders and Family boats i look for cheap boats with those because i pull them and keep them for other Projects on Occassion i’ll find one in a Junkyard from a car or small Pickup and i will convert a good one to a Marine motor very cost effective as i do save and reuse good parts from others it a cheap Hobby
For a the transmission go out to rydemore in Fitchburg ma they got alot of transmissions parts get your self a cab and hood there aswell and there prices are cheap and they warranty the transmission I picked up a mack 12 speed really cheap from them and picked up a dt466 before from them cheap runs like a top they go through them
This is a whole load of utterly awesome!! In the early 90's for too brief a period over this side of the pond a V8 DD (and a few v6's in lower class) was the go to motor for our truck racing top power class. A load of White Road bosses and a Kenny screaming around Brands Hatch etc has left a lasting addiction to that screaming music 🎶 🎶
I love this truck, well done Wayne! I know is looking very bad, but please consider it fix that cab, i love the way it looks, i would love to see it with the same cab as the original one. Scrap the rusted panels and weld some new ones. This is a big project, but i would love to see it restored and running. Pretty sure it would be crazy. Cheers from Italy.
They use to race trucks ,think they still might in n.america . In the 70'sit was big . Lawrence/Freeman ran a white freightliner with the baddest 8v71 detroit you ever heard ,sounded like a sonny leonard alcohol engine ,which was in the fuel mixture
I think a good name for her would be orange grove or Tropicana something along the lines of oranges because it came from Florida and well…. It’s orange lol
There i deleted my comment and so now it can't!!! I sure would have like to see that truck race in it's prime. Awesome truck!!! So cool. I'm in Michigan we have big rig drag racing it's pretty good. Happy wrenching!!
Good idea especially for alot of the engines that don't take ether well. Detroit's have a cast iron piston, they don't mind it so long as you're respectful.
@@bigbearfive5 The people who ran it last had no idea how to manage a track. The only real issue there is the trailer park across the road complains about noise. But I think you would almost have to bring in Jimmy Phelps to promote it alongside Weedsport at this point. Do special events on Mondays or Sunday daytime. Too many other tracks to compete with on Fri, Sat, Sun nights.
@@toiletpaper5770 Agreed, as fun as it is the racing itself could be the waste from all the resources that go into it. Never involved with trucks, with the exception of gocarts and pure stocks being most affordable(but not cheap), more serious cars (i.e. dirt modifieds) mortgage your house or have incredible sponsors to be competitive.
IT'S DANG FUNNY WAS WATCHING TTHE EARLY 80'S BIG RIG RACING.....ON U-TUBE THEN YOURS PLAYS AS I'M IN THE BATHROOM.......LOL SO ANY RESEARCH ON WHO WAS DRING # 19 THERE SINCE U FOUND IT IN FL,. HOW EVER LONG AGO........... THE Thumb-nail says since the 80's........ super cool to see if the old team or owner or even the driver is still around & kicking tell any story's on the rig w/ good pics., / video's or what not..........
Well, YT dropped the ball on ya - this video was at the top of my feed this Good Friday morning. Guess that makes it a really good Friday mornin' then, eh? I've always luv'd the Screamin' Jimmys (i have a factory built, six2 powered 'Burb) so consider me a new subscriber. Cheers to the weekend brother!
@@Ol2Stroker Yep, and you interrupted the Rat Rod death cycle. By bringing it back to life. Congratulations, the fruit of your labor has paid off. A name should fit the near death experience the RRR ( 'Rat Rod Racer' ) was facing. OR, looking at the truck and it's character a name should match that.
Youre right on the tune up tho, passenger side looks weaker than other side but aint throwing smoke at idle so she's not hurt too bad at all.. i dunno about the tornado makers though with it sitting for so long.. unless it was kept indoors they probably need rebuilt or bearings at least just to be sure one doesnt chew itself up and spit it down the throat of the motor..
That sounds killer 🤘. Nothing beats the sound of a souped up Detroit 2 stroke. I think you should call her "orange peel" because of the cool ol body peeling away.
GATR is not known to me, but process of getting this old hunk of Detroit muscle back to life has been well into my own interests. Been sitting for long time, but maybe just waiting for the right person? Who knows. GATR being not known to me is as i'm from Europe, racing trucks aren't unknown to this part but see'ing cummins was more common. What is uncommon has been drawing me here.
If this thing hasnt run since the 90s how can you justify just leaving the old fuel in the tank? Was it treated? Even if it was treated would it still be good after 20-30 years? Well forget the fuel, the inside of that engine looked amazing from what you showed. Always liked seeing old ones fire up
Old fuel doesn't hurt anything at all if it's not all algae. It's not like old gas. In fact I like old fuel better because it still has the sulfur in it and more lubricity.
I got the perfect name for that truck man you found it down here in Florida it's a. " slobberknocker"! goes down here in Florida when you're having fun it's always a slobber knocker 😎😎😎😎😎😎👍👍👍👍
@@Ol2Stroker majority aren't racing trucks, they're just old farm captives that are basically stock. They'd have to be built out as racers. But I always keep my eyes open.
@@Ol2Stroker for sure, the hard part is having the balls to go knock on doors randomly and ask if they wanna sell any of the old trucks or equipment they have out on the back 40 lol it's hit and miss if you just get told to F off
This is one cool rig Would love to see and hear her wide open around a track. I’ve just finished rebuilding a 6v92 r in an old white Roadboss and can’t wait to get her screeming. Keep the videos coming I love watching!!!!
In the first 10 seconds after the video, I knew I should subscribe to this beer drinking channel!! At 6:15 when you decided to use the old fuel, I knew I subscribed to the right channel!
Love it! Drinkin beers watching the old detroits scream back to life. My first detroit experience was running a kenworth cab over vac truck with a detroit to push it along and then it had a detroit upper for the vac motor. Talk about bein deaf and sleepy by end of shift 🤣. Love the channel. Keep up the good work 👍👍
In the Spring a young mans heart turns to thoughts of love>>>>>>>>>> of Detroit diesel race trucks!! Great content, again. Addicted,long time subscriber Definite chubby material! Good work! Name? Brutus, Greta's nightmare
I was an engineer on an ATRA truck back in the 80's and we made 1500Hp+ out of a 8v96 @ 3600rpm with 200mm injectors, twin turbo, 148mph @ the end of the straight at Atl.
That's badass! Those Bivens 96s were the real deal I'd love to get my hands on one!
3600 haha wow she's a spinnin 😃👍
my god 3600rpm that's insane.
@@verteup Right!? My Cummins X15 makes 450 HP, 1650 lb ft, but it's out of steam around 1500-1700 RPM...Hell, even my Cummins ISL that made 550 HP and 2050 lb ft wouldn't rev any higher than 2000 RPM. That's screaming for a diesel!
@@Brock_Landers if the Cummins was cranking out 2050 ftlbs of torque at 2000 it was making 780 hp as hp is a function of torque at rpm
It's amazing old iron never dies...right on...we need a semi race series here in north America
I agree, nice to make it all mechanical motor rule
There is a semi racing series in North America already
Come to Montreal Canada 🇨🇦 🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦 we have amazing trucks
You guys really do. Used to go to Notre Dame Du Norde and St Joseph De Beau every year for the uphill races. Now we go to Onaway Michigan.
Hell yeaarrrr
Dude, that's sick. I remember watching the GATR series back when I was a kid, so seeing one of these come back to life is awesome. Motor sounds so good, wouldn't think it's been sitting for as long as it has.
And it's got a sunroof. That engine sounds beautiful.
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 love the name bud!
@@Ol2Stroker 🤣😂🤣 thanks
That's a killer sunroof.
That thing is the "yoga pants"of trucks. No matter how scary it is on the inside you're just obligated to check it out. Lol
Good thing I'm always drunk and still mentally a child. 🤣🤣🤣🤣 Now for those yoga pants.... Lol
@Jim jibroni ain't that the truth lol
@@Ol2Stroker idk who invented them but they are a entertainment value lol
"Swamper" I sure did not EVER think that ol' bucket was gonna roar back to life like that! Way to go Wayne-o!
I actually searched on old gatr footage to try to spy this relic, put more effort into that than I did homework when in school.
Find anything?
i searched my ass off when the truck first popped up and didn't find it
Hmmmmm.
@@Ol2Stroker i don't think it means anything not finding it, because who know how much footage and from however many series has made it to the internet, maybe a name or the tracks it ran at would narrow it down
@@Ol2Stroker my guess was it was about a 74 cab so I figured probably raced around 84 or so I'm guessing not everyone was filming everything like now days but somebody will recognize it. Youv got a bunch more sucribers since I started so someone's bound to see it now. I mean I recognized the mudflaps on your Pete from the k-whopper dealer in New Hampshire.
Of all your “junk” this is the one I really want to see bought back to its former racing glory I love it. Great truck and great work so far Wayne 👍😀👊🇬🇧
Digging the old GATR rig. Gotta give it a classy name. Something from the Era. It reminds me of and old ford truck we had on the farm. We called her Sinclair! That old Louisville never never quit till it just about broke in half! Name her Sinclair!
No man don’t bring it back to it’s old life. Give it a new one. It has some great bones for a terrific rat rod. Js
Man when u drained tank when u pulled plug I jumped thought I done got soaked lol
Hahaha I got soaked enough for all of us!
Every time you fire it off i think of old obsolete sounds , commercial truck's , commercial fishing boats and heavy haul ARMY equipment 👍👍🇺🇸
Man Detroit's sure powered the world didn't they.
Saw this on cl in florida ages ago, pops up in my suggested today. Small world.
Yup I did too that's how it ended up here!
Since it's a Ford and with the motor it has why not call her Louisville Slugger. You can definitely find old cabs and hoods laying around for replacements . If all else fails you should pull the motor and put it into a new truck restoration project. Thanks for the update.
Been waiting for this one. GATR was such a cool series and the epitome of cool late late 70's / early 80's. Welcome back Wayne!
SOOOOOO IS THE GATR SERIES BIG RIG RACING STILL AROUND SOME WHERE IN THE U.S.............???? DO THEY HAVE THEIR OWN U-TUBE CHANNEL OR SOME THING TO WAYCH MORE OF THE 80'S & 90'S RACING.......
Back in the 80's we had a modified pulling tractor named Agent Orange thinking about the history of the truck and age it would be a perfect a name for it.
Oh man that is awesome!!!
Been waiting on this!!! So awesome to see it run love the old Detroit's and the old Fords from that era I remember watching that when I was a kid there can't be many of those trucks left gonna be awesome to see it restored. You should make a shirt for merch with it just the way it is lol. Just want to say thank you for saving that truck!! As for a name I think Tetnus would be fitting.
Hi from uk 👋👍 I cant wait but I guess we have to 😵 lol wish we could put week forward never mind the clocks 😂 thanks bud hope all is well to man sir thanks for your time and be safe see you soon👍👋
Don't worry there'll be a video tomorrow to hold y'all over!
@@Ol2Stroker 💪get inn👌 thanks 👍
After that last video I thought I would never see this truck again. So pumped for another video and to see it running. I think Gator should be its name.
I saw that truck race at Thompson CT raceway demo cup race in 89
Delo
That's awesome John!! Got any footage kicking around anywhere?
I'll look I may have the program
That'd be super cool! Thanks!
the pipping for the intercooler with the hard edges instead of really smooth transitions shows how far we've come with turbo configurations. still sounds amazing though.
Gale would have nightmares seeing that pipe...
I’m trying to remember who drove that #19 truck. I was involved with a couple of pit crews the last few years that GATR ran on the tracks. I sure do miss them racing!!!
Overfueled that's awesome! I'm super jealous I would've loved to have been involved in the series back in the day. #19 here was Hudd Gorham's truck. What was it like getting to be part of the series?
That brings back memories. I started out on 653s, 671s, 692s, 871s. The whole family of the 2strokes. Then the series 60. Thanks and keep me running!
Awesome Shawn! Sometimes the memories are the best part. I've got to own a series 60 here at some point.
Dang, she sounds so good! I would love to wheel that around Bristol on the dirt! We got a runner boys!!!!!
That will a awesome shop truck. Really hope it's not a restoration. Just grind off the roof rust an put a rag top you can roll out for the weather. Plug the holes in the floorpan. Or buy some bug-eye looking googels
#19's roof A/C works mighty fine, engine purrs like a kitten - awesome video!
Thanks Rossco!
Has IR thermometer in one hand, still checks if the turbo is hot with his other hand. Love it.
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 gotta make sure them newfangled devices are accurate!!
this was a funVideo for me to watch in the 1980s i was working for a Uncle of mine Building brand new Homes and Housing Developments in the WashingtonDC metropolitain area there was a tremendous Boom that went on for a while and because of that Boom many people involved in Construction made Crazy money for a lot of us Rednecks we thought it wouldn’t end but eventually it did We had a localHillbilly that did Millions of Dollars worth of Excavating work for us and the guy/ Owner was basically a nice guy one of hisPassions was DragRacing DumpTrucks and the Truck he used for that every now and again he would driv e it to our jobsite just to show it off and work out the Bugs his Company name and Logo was his own name so his Race Truck was done up very nice with Custom Paint and lots of Chrome the truck in the video reminded me of that guys Dump Truck another Funny thing was thecWewnch for the Starter my Father had a Cousin that was a Hippie in the 70s and we were close with her Family well in the 70s she was old enough to live on her Own and she bought a Pinto that had lots of Mechanicalissues she moved back in with her Parents and they tried helping her getting the car into better Shape using their Mechanics and Money he Moher at new point had to buy a 13 mm box wrench for the Mechanic to adjust the Distributor it was basically a 90 degree Wrench made by SnapOn or Matco and it was around $ 50 bucks the Mechanic gave it to the Mom because she bought it and my Great A knew i had a intrest in Cars and Tools so she wound up giving me the Wrench known as a PintoDistributor Wrench that Pinto was Crushed years ago and i’m almost 60 years of Age i’ve bought and sold qty or q18 cars over the years DForeign and Domestic had a fondness for Antique British cars some of which i’ve done frame off restorations on , and i made a living working with my hands as a Woodworker and did all my own repairs and maintenance on my cars ,Motorcycles ,Rvs, and a lot of Woodworking Machinery we used Commercially in our Shop that bent wrench has been in my mainToolChest and it’s gotten me out of some strange Jams at one point i had to shorte the original handle with a cut off tool and everytime i use it it’s like running into a old freind that makes me laugh how in the 1970s a $ 50.00 wrench was rediculous but in all honesty i have many Drill bits and Router Bits that individually cost more than that becausevofbtheirvSpecialtyb for performing a Specific task i had to have them like that guy having to do the timing on that Pinto of course that 4 Banger Pinto motor is actually a Legend now and i’ve had many boats with that motor converted to Marine for Mercruiser it’s actually one of my favorite setups with a Mercriser Alpha One Outdrive it’s a good running motor and economical to run nd maintain almost every manufacturer has a Vessel that uses it and some boats use multiple ones on the bigger Hulls another Plus to that set up is they are very quiet and light enough for one man to move around and easily align with some specialty tools like i said I love them they are usually called the Mercruiser 135 horsepower engines and. are standard in under 20 foot Bow riders and Family boats i look for cheap boats with those because i pull them and keep them for other Projects on Occassion i’ll find one in a Junkyard from a car or small Pickup and i will convert a good one to a Marine motor very cost effective as i do save and reuse good parts from others it a cheap Hobby
Wow great story Craig thanks for sharing! I love how the videos seem to jog people's memories and they share their stories, that's my favorite part.
Awesome you got it running, I knew you could do it. You sure know your 2 stroke Detroit engines.
- Greta's Nightmare
- Twisted Orange
- ol' 19
That's all I got!
Got the surround sound cranked lets hear that beautiful sound 🤘🤘🤘🤘
Dang Wayne, that pile sounds incredible! Can’t wait to see it move again!
Stumpy is a name. First thing that came to mind. I’m excited to see what comes of that truck.
I hear the trick to breaking free pipe threads especially is to change directions after each try, maybe tightening it a smidgen before loosening it.
Hmmm interesting I'll hafta try that!
For a the transmission go out to rydemore in Fitchburg ma they got alot of transmissions parts get your self a cab and hood there aswell and there prices are cheap and they warranty the transmission I picked up a mack 12 speed really cheap from them and picked up a dt466 before from them cheap runs like a top they go through them
This is a whole load of utterly awesome!! In the early 90's for too brief a period over this side of the pond a V8 DD (and a few v6's in lower class) was the go to motor for our truck racing top power class. A load of White Road bosses and a Kenny screaming around Brands Hatch etc has left a lasting addiction to that screaming music 🎶 🎶
Yea the Detroit's were untouchable here too
I love this truck, well done Wayne! I know is looking very bad, but please consider it fix that cab, i love the way it looks, i would love to see it with the same cab as the original one. Scrap the rusted panels and weld some new ones. This is a big project, but i would love to see it restored and running. Pretty sure it would be crazy. Cheers from Italy.
my fav diesel engine. wish i could afford to build on. i want to put a 6c71 in a 4 door square body chevy.
Arms deep in the old race truck give it hell Wayne
You have to get James over now you got the old beast alive lol
It needs to be called GRETA!!!
cause its just f*+kin mint 👌
Call it Gator! I definitely would like to see more of this truck!
Wayne hope you an Scott are doing good good luck with the race truck you get it running buddys
They use to race trucks ,think they still might in n.america . In the 70'sit was big . Lawrence/Freeman ran a white freightliner with the baddest 8v71 detroit you ever heard ,sounded like a sonny leonard alcohol engine ,which was in the fuel mixture
Awesome. Sounds healthy in the higher rpm. Name SMOKIN U UP.
I think a good name for her would be orange grove or Tropicana something along the lines of oranges because it came from Florida and well…. It’s orange lol
I like that Dan, hadn't thought of either of those.
There i deleted my comment and so now it can't!!! I sure would have like to see that truck race in it's prime. Awesome truck!!! So cool. I'm in Michigan we have big rig drag racing it's pretty good. Happy wrenching!!
Yes you do I go every year to Onaway. See you there!
@@Ol2Stroker maybe I'll see you there!!!! Are you going to run that truck???
@@DavidStirm I wish. It's nowhere near ready.
I always use WD-40 to start my engine it will pick it up and run on it and does not hurt the engine
Good idea especially for alot of the engines that don't take ether well. Detroit's have a cast iron piston, they don't mind it so long as you're respectful.
Not sure if it was the same series or not,but as a kid I loved watching these tearing up a dirt track in NY state.
They are I remember watching them at rolling wheels raceway in the early 90s
@@bigbearfive5 Rolling Wheels is now in about the same shape as the truck
@@CR7659 exactly just drove by it last week it's depressing rumors are TSR is looking into purchasing the track
@@bigbearfive5 The people who ran it last had no idea how to manage a track. The only real issue there is the trailer park across the road complains about noise.
But I think you would almost have to bring in Jimmy Phelps to promote it alongside Weedsport at this point. Do special events on Mondays or Sunday daytime. Too many other tracks to compete with on Fri, Sat, Sun nights.
@@CR7659 the sad truth is it will probably suffer the same fait as the mile in Syracuse
That poor truck and strater have seen better days! I can't wait to see this beast up and running !
Me either Larry. I'm dying to drive it!
What a waste to park something like that when it ran so good. Friggen awesome you guys are bringing her back to life!
Sometimes people have no choice
@@toiletpaper5770 Agreed, as fun as it is the racing itself could be the waste from all the resources that go into it. Never involved with trucks, with the exception of gocarts and pure stocks being most affordable(but not cheap), more serious cars (i.e. dirt modifieds) mortgage your house or have incredible sponsors to be competitive.
@@daveondre4892 it's all about finding out what works for your lifestyle
Great Job Wayne, Glad She’s a Runner. Be nice to see it move, might be fun for some donuts. It’s now a Detroit Powered Funhouse.
She dialed to life no problem
I Might have finally got ya the info on cab and hood for the OL # 19 Sorry took so long but still avalible !!!
Email me!
@@Ol2Stroker I sent the pics a while ago
Oh yea I gotcha now.
Great choice on fuel filter! I run nothing but Donaldson fuel and oil filters on my diesel trucks. Very good quality filters.
I Agree on DONALDSON!
IT'S DANG FUNNY WAS WATCHING TTHE EARLY 80'S BIG RIG RACING.....ON U-TUBE THEN YOURS PLAYS AS I'M IN THE BATHROOM.......LOL SO ANY RESEARCH ON WHO WAS DRING # 19 THERE SINCE U FOUND IT IN FL,. HOW EVER LONG AGO........... THE Thumb-nail says since the 80's........ super cool to see if the old team or owner or even the driver is still around & kicking tell any story's on the rig w/ good pics., / video's or what not..........
Hudd Gorham was the owner/driver back then
Nice to hear it run. Local to you need to buy you lunch someday
Well, YT dropped the ball on ya - this video was at the top of my feed this Good Friday morning. Guess that makes it a really good Friday mornin' then, eh? I've always luv'd the Screamin' Jimmys (i have a factory built, six2 powered 'Burb) so consider me a new subscriber. Cheers to the weekend brother!
Thanks for the luv oldskool! I actually have a 6.2 suburban I LS swapped for my wife lol
She's gonna love the fresh oil /fuel filters 🙏
You know what I call my truck? TRUCK! Cuz thats what it is!
At least you replaced the oils like a mechanic allover the place😜
My specialty lol
Keep'em coming buddy! I'm excited to see that thing rolling again.
Make a Rat Rod racer out of it. Use a hood from a car/truck cut it down and shape it up for the roof of that cab.
I was thinking it needs a big ol plexiglass sunroof lol
@@Ol2Stroker That's an idea.
@@bobber55 might as well embrace nature's handywork.
@@Ol2Stroker Yep, and you interrupted the Rat Rod death cycle. By bringing it back to life. Congratulations, the fruit of your labor has paid off.
A name should fit the near death experience the RRR ( 'Rat Rod Racer' ) was facing. OR, looking at the truck and it's character a name should match that.
@@bobber55 truth
Youre right on the tune up tho, passenger side looks weaker than other side but aint throwing smoke at idle so she's not hurt too bad at all.. i dunno about the tornado makers though with it sitting for so long.. unless it was kept indoors they probably need rebuilt or bearings at least just to be sure one doesnt chew itself up and spit it down the throat of the motor..
The tornado makers seemed actually really healthy.. both spun free and have very minimal play with no wheels hitting the housings.
That ran alot better than I thought it was going to I would call old19
Thanks Phil I was shocked myself!
Among other goofy names for this pile, and seeing as its from Florida i thought up GATRade.
Aaaahhhh 92 series ,last of the screamers. Well for general motors that is
That sounds killer 🤘. Nothing beats the sound of a souped up Detroit 2 stroke. I think you should call her "orange peel" because of the cool ol body peeling away.
It is for sure peeling away.
@@Ol2Stroker it's a cool ol rig non the less though. Glad I stumbled across this channel
@@lifeonadime4703 thanks man happy to have ya!
Like the cab sun roof... She sounds wicked.
GATR is not known to me, but process of getting this old hunk of Detroit muscle back to life has been well into my own interests. Been sitting for long time, but maybe just waiting for the right person? Who knows. GATR being not known to me is as i'm from Europe, racing trucks aren't unknown to this part but see'ing cummins was more common. What is uncommon has been drawing me here.
The “Great American Truck Race”. It was pure insanity. The Dork-O-Motive podcast did an excellent episode on it called “Too fat to fly”.
Dude those Jack stands look really small you are much braver than me stay safe!
Glad you finally got it running it sounds Awesome Wayne.
"Champ Change", cuz she's no chump. The Champion sticker gave the idea for it.
Lol good idea!
woooow weeee @ 21. 39 here....... u seeing the roof........lol v i n t a g e & p r i c e l e s s !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Need old oil pickup screens tied over the turbo inlets with mechanics wire, to prevent sucking something in, like fingers.
I can't wait to see Gator do his first burnout! 🧡
i have called a few diesels the same thing. i love the sound of a Detroit diesel.
I do too Robert.
Sounds great! Such a cool truck, it's what brought me to your channel. Hope to see you do lots more to it. Can't wait to see some burnouts!
I remember watching the GMC detroit trucks dominate those races
You just got to love that old beast! I used to drive a International cab over that had a 8v in it and I loved that old junk 😂
If this thing hasnt run since the 90s how can you justify just leaving the old fuel in the tank? Was it treated? Even if it was treated would it still be good after 20-30 years? Well forget the fuel, the inside of that engine looked amazing from what you showed. Always liked seeing old ones fire up
Old fuel doesn't hurt anything at all if it's not all algae. It's not like old gas. In fact I like old fuel better because it still has the sulfur in it and more lubricity.
Thats running really rich.
Screaming tangerine sounds like a fitting name if your going to keep the orange cab
When u add the trans in fluid In the filter is that for a quick injector and top end lube where it sat so long
It's for the injectors yes
10.35 it literally blew the cobwebs out. So sick i wish i could take it for a spin. 👍
Lol it blew a ton of schmoo out! Thanks, I can't wait to drive it!
Get another l9000 cab for it if it's too rotted. Awesome truck
That two stroker sounds really good 👍 👌
Damn son. For sitting as long as she has . She sounds epic!
Never get tired of that sound. Great job
That engine needs a good home it runs so freaking nice
I got the perfect name for that truck man you found it down here in Florida it's a. " slobberknocker"! goes down here in Florida when you're having fun it's always a slobber knocker 😎😎😎😎😎😎👍👍👍👍
Lots of old trucks laying around my area if you take the time to look around, would be super cool to try and bring this racing series back!
Tyler if you see any old racing trucks laying around email me the info!
@@Ol2Stroker majority aren't racing trucks, they're just old farm captives that are basically stock. They'd have to be built out as racers. But I always keep my eyes open.
I'm always interested in anything Detroit powered
@@Ol2Stroker for sure, the hard part is having the balls to go knock on doors randomly and ask if they wanna sell any of the old trucks or equipment they have out on the back 40 lol it's hit and miss if you just get told to F off
I for sure understand that
This is one cool rig Would love to see and hear her wide open around a track. I’ve just finished rebuilding a 6v92 r in an old white Roadboss and can’t wait to get her screeming. Keep the videos coming I love watching!!!!
Man! A Road Boss with this set up! Now that would be S. I. C. K
Gotta name er "agent orange"
Awesome Truck!!! Great to see it again and running this time. Put a good roof on it and run it like it is...SUPER bad ass!!!
Sh*t box rule #1, if it's leaking oil, it's got oil.
Could always name the beast Greta.
Champ, because of the logo on the old cab
Ooooo not a bad idea!
In the first 10 seconds after the video, I knew I should subscribe to this beer drinking channel!!
At 6:15 when you decided to use the old fuel, I knew I subscribed to the right channel!
Hell yea brother!!!!
@@Ol2Stroker Lmfao!! I was reading your comment with a inner voice of Hulk Hogan!
@@iamgriff lol!!
Love it! Drinkin beers watching the old detroits scream back to life. My first detroit experience was running a kenworth cab over vac truck with a detroit to push it along and then it had a detroit upper for the vac motor. Talk about bein deaf and sleepy by end of shift 🤣.
Love the channel. Keep up the good work 👍👍
Starion that sounds like fun! Glad you're enjoying the channel and the beer!
In the Spring a young mans heart turns to thoughts of love>>>>>>>>>> of Detroit diesel race trucks!! Great content, again. Addicted,long time subscriber Definite chubby material! Good work! Name? Brutus, Greta's nightmare
Nothing better than an ole 2 smoke Detroit 👌💪