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Checkers Garage
Добавлен 3 окт 2020
Straight piped 2 stroke diesel V8 roars to life after sitting for 6 months, my 4x4 pierce ladder
Went out to check on my 8V71 powered 1974 Pierce ladder truck for the first time since parking it last year. I seem to be losing prime somewhere in my fuel system so it took some convincing to get started. I also checked out all the hydraulic functions including the 55' ladder.
This truck is originally from Syracuse NY and was one of 7 nearly identical 4x4 equipped trucked delivered at that time
This truck is originally from Syracuse NY and was one of 7 nearly identical 4x4 equipped trucked delivered at that time
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So guess no update
Id love ot too!!❤ and its family owned. Dope❤
How did it turn out ? I wanna see the finished result.
Awesome work!
Nice bike
I'd be a lil worried about putting the fuel fill cap out the tail like that, over the bumper-ish. If the filler cap ever comes off, you'd drop fuel soon as you take off.. no? Super cool build regardless!
Did you ever finish it?
Its politically incorrect to reefer to an engine as a truck. Also, the Pierce is technically a Quint.
If anything, your COOL FACTOR is off the charts.
What a beauty for sight AND sound!!!!
I have a 2001 Astro passenger van like yours that has rust in the rear of the frame near the rear leaf spring perches…. Using the box beam to replace the rear section is genius! I just need to do the repairs to keep it on the road a few more years. I will probably use a box beam and some 3/4” angle iron to create the flange to plug welding it in! Thanks for the great idea! I may strip off all the plastic around the bottom too, to fix all the rust!
Nice
Great job! Can you go into more details about the mirrors? Thanks!
Update?
I want a diesel one..
this is bad ass, so would you be wiling to sell your old long travel front setup?
what front axle did you use to extend it? so basically you have long travel now right?
And then your childish you have to play with the fire trucks you didn't get enough attention from Mommy and Daddy are you going through your midlife crisis!!!!!!
People like you piss me off make me angry and make me hate people and ruin my day!!!
Wow you are an idiot to put jumper cables from your little four banger car to a 24 volt system!!!!!
What mirrors are those? Love my Astro!
super cool. If this thing brings you so much joy you should totally look for an Astro in Arizona and swap everything over. Just bought my first Astro from AZ and it has zero rust. clean slate
Good I need to see how to build my safari van project. My will be a little longer, fold down poundtoons & with junk sails.
Биг фута в этих дебрях не встречали🤔..
Dude you should've used s10 springs
Ran a custom version based on S10 springs for 7 years. Way beyond them now
@@checkersgarage744 any updates on your van?
Can you tell me what model transfer case you have? I have a GMC C7000 4x4 53” tires and I’m picking up an 8v92 with Jakes I wanna add if I can. Just wondering what case would handle the torque
It actually does not have one, the rear axle has a power divider that sends power back to the front axle
Oh I see ok. Very cool thank you! I think I’m gonna try for a 6v92 but that’s interesting I’ll have to consider that option
You should motor swap it with the 2.8L Duramax 4 cylinder diesel
Any updates? you haven't uploaded in a year, maybe life's been giving you a one two?
Thats not a 74, and pierce didint make trucks till 1979, thats a 1980’s spartan with a pierce body
Its a pierce. Pierce built in 74 on a hendrickson chassis and a Highway Truck Parts telesquirt/ladder. Recabbed in the 80's to the current Spartan cabin. Pierce was in the fire truck busness long before 79. First body was in 1939
@@checkersgarage744 oh, sorry, i just said that cuz it looked like a spartan. Also, why havent you been posting lately
It was refurbed in 1989 with a Spartan Cab. This was our truck in Millersburg, PA in the late 80s until 1997 when we purchased our current truck.
@@MbgFire2067 oh ok
What department did you purchase this from? It’s the same color scheme as one of our area departments.
Super interested to see how this turned out
Thanks for the ideas and motivation! Never thought about building my own rear chasis until I watched your videos... Are you still building it?
Hey. Let me have that thing
I have the same year, model, LS, AWD, in the same blue color. I can not find a pain code anywhere. Do you know the code for this color.
What a looker! Like a self-actualized van. Not so sure about the home-modded front suspension parts, but these vans should be kept alive.
That would be an awesome structure truck for a volunteer fire department out in middle of no where
Hi what kind of mirows do you have
Perfect mosquito control for warm weather.
Wish you were my neighbor 😂 Love these fire truck videos
That is so cool absolutely love it! To bad its not a platform so you could ride in the bucket and have some fun😁
I am so jealous I have always wanted to own a retired fire truck and you have two of them. You lucky S.O .B. 😂
stoked on this!
god i wanted that bike so bad, ended up buying a DR650 and repainting it to the USMC spec desert tan coloring and number plating.
I need one
awesome build , i would love to do this
How much would you pay for a bike like this? I mean what's a fair price?
heck yes!!!!!
I had a 94 rwd and till this day I regret selling it 😢. I will get a awd and it will be mine! Lol
Excellent work and creations . Keep up the Great things your doing
Two very nice looking 4x rigs