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VPT Fab
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Добавлен 14 фев 2008
Fabrication, machining, mechanical repair, Cars, trucks, automotive, tractors, garage stuff, everything shop related. Just anything and everything, you never know what might pop up!
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A legends unfinished project. I was shocked when I saw under the hood! Can I drive it home? VPT
Special truck, shocking owner, neat surprises, can I get it running and driving and make it home?
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Видео
New tools! Old tricks! Best and coolest deburr tool on the market hands down! VPT
Просмотров 6621 день назад
Few quick things this week. Couple new tools in the shop. One is the most amazing deburring tool I have ever played with! They didn't even pay me or tell me to say so!
Trailer gate, Bent outboard propeller, Lawn mower, machining and welding galore! VPT
Просмотров 11628 дней назад
More little bit of everything video! Trailer gate work, outboard prop, lawn mower work, welding, machining, the whole bit.
They just let anyone get these and drive them! Will it lift my car trailer so I can work on it? VPT
Просмотров 587Месяц назад
Trailer maintenance, wiring, welding, then more welding, and stuffs.
Helicoil subaru block, shorten driveshaft, broken shop truck, and beer. VPT
Просмотров 318Месяц назад
Make my own timesert for a subaru block repair. Then shorten an aluminum driveshaft. Then fix the shop truck that quit.
Broken Chevies, welding, machining, stupid jokes, and a burnout! VPT
Просмотров 214Месяц назад
Chevies breaking down literally right in front of my house! Couldnt have picked a better place to break! Little bit of everything in this one, welding, machining, maintenance, and burnouts!
Club Car golf cart Auction buy, Motor in pieces, in a bucket, out in the rain. Will it run again?
Просмотров 2662 месяца назад
Bought a golf cart sight unseen, listed as "unknown running condition". Well the motor torn apart and thrown in a bucket then left out in the rain told me it did not run. But that wont stop me from trying to get it to run again!
Aluminum Ebay Heads Good? Bad? Or avoid at all costs? Lets find out! VPT
Просмотров 1 тыс.2 месяца назад
Are the cheap ebay (pro comp) aluminum heads any good? Diamond in the rough or dog crap on a platter? I got some, Im going to run them, lets see what we see!
Coyote Mustang custom Exhaust! No curbs, poles, or crowds were injured while making this video!
Просмотров 2,2 тыс.3 месяца назад
Just a basic exhaust fix on a coyote 5.0 mustang.
Metal Shrinker/stretcher, outboard lower unit Skeg rebuild, Exhaust, signs, and more! VPT
Просмотров 6394 месяца назад
Little bit of everything this week!
Making custom inner fender aprons 62 Mercury Comet After Mustang II IFS install. VPT
Просмотров 1 тыс.4 месяца назад
Custom sheet metal work, making new inner fender aprons for my 62 mercury comet after eliminating the shock towers.
1962 Mercury comet gets Mustang II Independent Front Suspension and stuff! Part 3 VPT
Просмотров 3704 месяца назад
Continuing on with my mustang II IFS swap into the 1962 Mercury Comet. We are getting closer! Only 14 or 36 more steps left to go!
DO NOT USE POR15! This is what ANY rust encapsulator does to metal. DESTROYED in 10 years! VPT
Просмотров 2,5 тыс.5 месяцев назад
This is heart breaking! I put hundreds of hours into this truck to protect it from salt and rust. Then the very thing that is supposed to protect it actually killed it! I will never ever use another POR15 product on anything I own!
Shop truck yet again! You will not believe what the problem was this WHOLE TIME! VPT
Просмотров 4395 месяцев назад
Finally after years I figured out the power loss issue with my 86 Ford truck with a 302 efi.
Part 2 Helix Mustang ii IFS in a 62 Mercury Comet by an idiot VPT
Просмотров 1805 месяцев назад
Part 2 of installing a Helix Mustang II IFS in my 1962 mercury comet (falcon). All the math! No idea what Im doing. In fact I set up the Instant center wrong in this video! Will address that in the next video.
ONLY Short box regular cab Chevy SS in the WORLD (maybe). Exhaust fabrication. VPT
Просмотров 2,3 тыс.5 месяцев назад
ONLY Short box regular cab Chevy SS in the WORLD (maybe). Exhaust fabrication. VPT
HELIX Mustang II IFS installation into 1962 Mercury Comet (falcon). VPT
Просмотров 9296 месяцев назад
HELIX Mustang II IFS installation into 1962 Mercury Comet (falcon). VPT
THE BEST OF THE BEST! Fabricating cold side for TWIN TURBO 71 Camaro LS Monster! INSANE! VPT
Просмотров 4316 месяцев назад
THE BEST OF THE BEST! Fabricating cold side for TWIN TURBO 71 Camaro LS Monster! INSANE! VPT
Bent rod? Lets make that rod strait! Fixing a bent tire changer arm. VPT
Просмотров 1286 месяцев назад
Bent rod? Lets make that rod strait! Fixing a bent tire changer arm. VPT
All the internet said it couldnt be welded! I set out to prove them ALL wrong! VPT
Просмотров 2,4 тыс.7 месяцев назад
All the internet said it couldnt be welded! I set out to prove them ALL wrong! VPT
Installing milling machine riser block on a Bridgeport clone, Not as easy as I thought! VPT
Просмотров 8027 месяцев назад
Installing milling machine riser block on a Bridgeport clone, Not as easy as I thought! VPT
VPT (idiot) assembles a Subaru STI motor part 2. Will it run? Will it blow up? We will find out now!
Просмотров 3248 месяцев назад
VPT (idiot) assembles a Subaru STI motor part 2. Will it run? Will it blow up? We will find out now!
Assembling subaru STI EJ25 motor after it ate a rod bearing. Long boring and stupid. VPT
Просмотров 2198 месяцев назад
Assembling subaru STI EJ25 motor after it ate a rod bearing. Long boring and stupid. VPT
Anti seize on Gasket surfaces? Broken Exhaust manifold bolts RIGHT way to fix them once and for all!
Просмотров 2638 месяцев назад
Anti seize on Gasket surfaces? Broken Exhaust manifold bolts RIGHT way to fix them once and for all!
Trailer frame repair, torn out suspension mount. What to avoid when shopping for a trailer! VPT
Просмотров 1,5 тыс.9 месяцев назад
Trailer frame repair, torn out suspension mount. What to avoid when shopping for a trailer! VPT
Case 580C Repair all the brakes! New linings, rivets, machining, master, cylinders, All of it! VPT
Просмотров 4,7 тыс.9 месяцев назад
Case 580C Repair all the brakes! New linings, rivets, machining, master, cylinders, All of it! VPT
Fixing brakes, hydraulic cylinders, shuttle shift, exhaust, and more! On my case 580C dirty hoe! VPT
Просмотров 3 тыс.9 месяцев назад
Fixing brakes, hydraulic cylinders, shuttle shift, exhaust, and more! On my case 580C dirty hoe! VPT
SHOP TRUCK! Finally finished the timing chain, intake, bologna! Forgot to install smog stuff. VPT
Просмотров 3209 месяцев назад
SHOP TRUCK! Finally finished the timing chain, intake, bologna! Forgot to install smog stuff. VPT
Setting up a crude fuel injector test station! See stuff, smell stuff, clean, and so much more! VPT
Просмотров 31010 месяцев назад
Setting up a crude fuel injector test station! See stuff, smell stuff, clean, and so much more! VPT
Facebook made me buy it! Was it a huge mistake? It doesn't even work... VPT
Просмотров 1,4 тыс.10 месяцев назад
Facebook made me buy it! Was it a huge mistake? It doesn't even work... VPT
God I love that pickup !
Me too!
I had a short bed fleetside 65 Chevy C10. It was cool. A/C power breaks, automatic. Great truck. Coil springs on all 4 corners. It gave a beautiful ride. I drive a 72 MonteCarlo now.
Looks like a 348 to me.
I agree!
Did you fever find out why the voltage meter (ammeter?) showed full scale and then later appeared to show the charging system running properly?
I did! Ill cover everything in the next video of this truck. It was my mistake though. Dumb moment. lol
Wires getting hot maybe from the Hotwire starter motor bypass
I actually found out the problem. It'll all be in the next video of this truck. I will say I'm dumb and it was my mistake though. lol
I subscribed on the 3rd desperate now😅
Dang ole motor is a runner ❤
Valve hang up indicator the rag on the intake was huffing blow back
I thought so too. Thats why I was pulling valve covers to see which one was hanging up. Then it fixed itself before I could find it.
I, like ur trucks sir
Thank you! I likes it too!
Your video is way too long.
Not really -- You can always fast forward.
@@daprof7417 Or watch in small segments at different times. However I do agree it is long, longer than I was going for. But it is a lot to get in to a short time frame. Watching it a few times now I do see places I can cut down. I am learning as I go with this video/youtube stuff.
Looking forward to more videos on this truck…keep er coming don’t cha know
@@jenaton5767 For sure! Yup yup!
@@VPTfab we own a twin to your truck…someday they need to be in the same place same time
Nice little truck, yer gonna have a lotta fun with it, hope for more videos on it
2559 Cary Via
Wow, what a great find! And free! Very nice shape for that year.
I hope you do a little restoration on her love it great video
@@user-oc4xw8du2o Thanks! I do have ideas to make her reliable and solid again. But I do want to leave the patina.
you got the numbers on the tire sizes backwards. 225 -275 is the height of the sidewall. 275 is taller than 225. 70 or 60 is the width. the lower , the wider. and 15 is the inside diameter or wheel size. so a 275 /60/15 is taller and wider but fit the same wheel as the 225/70/15. your speedo difference is probably due to the bigger tires in back. it's going faster than it's reading. a 205 is more like what originally came on it. makes the vehicle higher geared.
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wasn't sure I was gonna sub but when you said for 15" tires "they want an arm, a leg and a dick for em" I got a good laugh out of that one and subbed for ya. She's a decent rig. Solid where it counts it seems. Nothing too bad to fix that I can tell. She should make you a good driver. Not real familiar with the 348s but just googling they look like a good workhorse engine. probably nearing 350 hp when new. I did notice the routing on that brake line on the drivers side ran on the outside was really close to rubbing that control arm. Might just be the camera angle but just noting it here so you can give it a 2nd look.
@@Hobodeluxe007 Thanks for the subscription! It is in perfect driver/use condition. I am sure I will be plugging some holes here and there but I want to leave it mostly in the condition it is in.
@@Hobodeluxe007 Oh yeah, I know that line is close. Thanks for the reminder, I'll double check it.
905 Shanahan Extensions
Putting that rag back in the radiator after the second time was a huge mistake bad enough you don't have a shroud and you're trying to cool a big block with a rag full of trash in the radiator hose
@@MikeCope-uz5jx I get that, however if I didn't catch the trash with the rag all the debris could have plugged up the radiator and might have been impossible to get out.
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The 348 and 409 were the first big blocks the 409 came in the early impala I have a friend of mine that had a 58 that had a 348 that had 3 duces on it my friend just bought a 409 he's putting in his black impala SS he's also got the turbo glide transmission. There was a guy with a you tube channel that put a 409 with a tunnel ram on it that was a nice build he had there. I love that this truck has the big back windows and it's a fleetside also that trim ìs nice.
@@richardsmith-qy6vl That is awesome! What was the span of years the 348 and 409 were produced? I am amazing how smooth and great this motor runs! I can't wait to get this truck on the road reliably!
🗿💨 From what I remember 348s was used from 58-64. Truck engines had a tall deck and came in chassis trucks. Yours looks car, , never saw a C10 born with that engine.. Sweet find sir👍👍@@VPTfab
I hit the subscribe right "now...now...now" figured why not...its free
@@eubanks8085 Haha, Thank you!!! 👍
For what its worth, my 58 348 had a solid fan. My 63 409 had one of those spinny fans. In usa we had the 348 58 till 61. The 409 maybe a few late 61 thru 64. Luved my 63 409, it was like yours. It would bury the needle but it didnt like it but it would run all day bout 85 to 90 no complaints. Dont like that knock you got. When you got that funny sound i noticed the rag on your intake would pop up. Valves??? but seemed to have broke loose.
@@yorotirb3941 Yes I believe one of the valve was hung up when I first started turning it over. That was why I pulled the valve cover to see if I could see which one was stuck. But then it freed up on its own.
@@VPTfab🗿 my fav hack to free resting valves is fuel stabilizer till it smokes a little 👍💨
8/29/2024=981
It's a 348
could be a brake light switch is why brake lights dont work
@@wesleysmith7676 I believe the fuse is missing. Out of all the wiring, the wiring to the tail lights is the worst. I plan to change it fairly soon.
that truck would be nice if it was a shortbed
ive had 1961 63,64,65, the 61 was a short stepside but the others were all short fleetside beds
@@wesleysmith7676 Wish you still had all of them? Seems to be a popular theme I hear all the time of "wish I never sold it".
The spotlight is a jc Whitney item...they was a popular add on for that generation
Love the W motors.
Cut off the flair and put the nut on the brake line, made me laugh! I love the truck, had a 1965 custom cab short bed (wish I still had it).
@@jOlds792 It happens to everyone, at least once a year if you work on stuff enough.
We had a 348 what a great sounding motor in 63 the 283 was the only V8 available for the half and three quarter ton trucks
@@user-vu2db2lg9q It sure is! I've read something a long those lines about the 283. There is so much mixed up I formation on the internets I was having a hard time figuring out exactly what's the what. Thanks for clarifying!
This was really a good one 👍 I'm not really a GM guy but I liked this one very much and the history of the car is also exciting. Do you have any plans for the car, will there be any more episodes about it?
@@JL-Merkurdriver I've never been a GM man myself. This is my first and to be honest I love it! I do have plans for it and there will be more videos on it. Basically keeping the patina look though.
63 was called a knee knocker because of how the windshield and door was angled
@@wesleysmith7676 Haha! I've got my arm/elbow a couple times already! I have however hit my head on the hood latch more though.
Right. The 65 I had was much different inside
they call those bumper guards
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Killer dude ! ----Doozer
When that fired up, it was music to my ears. I forgotten how cool sounding those old V8s were. 🙂 worked on a lot of those old carburetor in the 60s and 70's. I envy you for getting that truck. It proves that your kindness pays off. Whiskey in the glass and cheese n crackers by the chair. Now, on to the second half of your show.
@@cpcoark Yours and mine alike! I too love the sound of almost any V8, especially old big blocks! I am so thankful for the truck and the opportunity to get it back on the road.
Very good video! I can't believe how it fired right up after that carb rebuild. I like the rims too.
Me neither! It actually took me by surprise that it started so quick and easily.
That was such a cool video! I'm a "1963" model myself! My grandpa had a Chevy truck of that era way back then for his Nursery business in Southern Cal. I don't recall what engine it had in it, but it was a 3 on the tree for sure! He always had Chevy trucks and cars when I was a kid. Good times for sure! It's great to have all that paperwork with the truck. Those wheels and tires you got for it make it look damn good too! Keep us updated on it as that's a keeper for sure! 😎
@@mitchf1508 They are such neat trucks! I was so hopeful this was going to be a 4 speed when I saw the floor shifter. But three will get it done. There will be more on this truck in the future I'm sure of it!
Holy crap, a 2 hr video. Looking forward to watching it in its entire duration.
@@mikeduhm5325 awesome! Let me know what you think!
Watched it to the end, very cool. A few things, the engine most likely a 348 passenger engine, I believe the truck engines were in medium duty trucks and as far as I know, 2 bbl carb. The shifter is one of those column to floor shift conversions that were popular in the 70s. The burnt smell is most likely coming from the charge gauge, which is an ammeter, not a volt meter. That spotlight -mirror combo was probably a dealer installed option. Looking forward to what's next.
@@mikeduhm5325 Great info! Were all the truck engines 2 barrel? I figured out the electrical issue and the smoke was from the fuse box (and all the dash) wasn't getting a good solid 12v connection from the battery.
I'm not sure, but I've only seen a few many years ago and they had 2 bbl carb. The 348 and 409 were an early , kind of experimental version of the big block which I believe come out in 1965.
Watched the whole video start to finish! Excellent content Andy!
@@danielzurawski1340 Thank you! Did you tell your neighbor to watch? Haha
Very Cool old Truck Andy!
@@CodyGordon-hi8wr Thanks! I am super excited with it!
this is removing, not separating. thumbs down
Nice simple video. I would have turned a spud on that 3/4'" rod so it would have self centered in the tube. I have that bandsaw and love it. Throw a bunch of scrap in the base to help keep it in place.
@@cpcoark That is a good idea for alignment, I did have that thought after I was turning the last one down. I love the bandsaw already!
Nice to see the old Rockwell make its RUclips debut. Is your tool post a bxa? Ill bring my parting blade setup by so you can try it . I was really impressed the first time i parted off some steel with it
@@mikeduhm5325 Lovin the new bandsaw! The tool post is home made and I didn't follow any measurements unfortunately. Although at the same time I have not tried to see if any tool holders do fit it somehow.
Ok. Good to see it getting lots of use .
Does aluminum benefit from heating prior to bending? It has been my experience that when a more severe bend has happened to a propeller, pounding it back into place results in a piece just breaking out. Annealing steel before bending often makes reforming possible and I wonder of it is the same for aluminum.
@@daprof7417 Yes, but I believe you have to get it pretty hot, and then work quickly as aluminum cools quick. Almost always I just beat it into shape cold, then just deal with the cracks afterwards.
You are a wizard with metal, a metal surgeon, wish you were my neighbor Really like that you show people that it is possible to repair things and not buy new ones because of a minor damage. Keep up the good work 👍
@@JL-Merkurdriver Thank you so much! Every time someone asks if something can be fixed the answer is always yes. Almost everything is always fixable, especially metal.