The way the owner is nickeling and dime every think on the truck it's easy to see why he brought that mess to you and thought you would be ok to safety it I appreciate your dedication to everything that you put your name on it and I hope that the owner and outher folks on the road appreciate your dedication to putting only safe and well built equipment behind you're name
@@j.c.smithprojects I read that he's your friend or relation, so don't take it too badly, but i don't get people like that. If you can prevent something from happening, then just do it. It will cost you less in the long term, you'll live longer for it. I just don't understand that mentality. I genuinely appreciate people like you, because in this "expedite" and "that'll do" world, there's few and far between. Even on a budget build, i pay full cost for everything related to the safety of the project, and by extended relation, my own or those that would use it. As a friend in school used to say "Take the short ter m l(oss) so you don't take the long term L(oss)".
So interesting, 30 min. flew by very quickly. Thank U 4 always explaining things well as you go. I certainly agree w/ U where to never skimp to save a nickel.
J c you have a very special lady in your wife look after her she's something magic always with treasure it best wishes to you both also great work on your projects
i hauled gas and linseed oil tanker in early 80s i whent froma transtar11 to a 359 pete cabover with air ride it was darkbrown copper pearl in sun had 3 stripes and what wowed me was the pete had air suspension unheard of back then just started .my back said thank ya lord.i drove that pete 300,000 miles.not once did it break down not once had tire failures but that truck was a beast big cam 400 cummins with a 13 speed
This is going to be a solid build. New bolts and nuts washers and all. I appreciate how you explained everything in detail and recommended replacing things that the customer won’t to nickel and dime on and I agree with you cause while you there you might as well replace everything to prevent any breakdowns even though the customer doesn’t want to understand. I mean when you build your own trucks you cover everything and anything that needs replacing to make a more efficient reliable truck and have a piece of mind that did your best to prevent breakdowns. Sorry for the long post JC. glad the both of you are feeling better and have a Blessed One Sir.
Yeah I agree with your clutch installation, resurfacing the flywheel and installing new input shaft is key for a long clutch life with zero issues, also would have replaced the rear engine seal. But that’s the breaks of working on someone else’s truck. Great videos
Goes to show that using the right parts the first time is the way to go. Like you’ve told me before “I barely have enough time to do it once, definitely don’t have time to do it twice” Your friend is going to have a fantastic truck when it’s finished. Hope he gets many years of use out of it.
Dear J.C. Smith projects family. 👍👌👏 Very well done again and as always (video and work). I'm always amazed how incredibly fast time flies by while watching your vids. Obviously because you show us very interesting stuff and explain well. 2) Air tanks cut in half vertical (respectively using the end caps plus some inches) make good little fire bowls. All you have to add are 3 welded on not too short old bolts as feet. I once made a few (they're done quite quick) and gifted them to friends. 2a) Tanks cut in half horizontally make good little kebab/shashlik grills. I'm only telling you this because I know that you have too much spare time. 😁😁😁 I'm only joking of course. As always: Thanks a lot for making teaching explaining recording editing uploading and sharing. Best regards luck and especially health to all of you. Post Scriptum: Here's a serious suggestion: Maybe you can buy or fabricate a simple tumbler to clean rusty but still good bolts and nuts etc.. It's way less abrasive than sandblasting, needs no compressor and is relatively quiet. All you need is for instance half or a third of an old air tank (please try not to grin 😀), a used electrical windscreen/windshield wiper motor, an old bearing and a belt. Maybe also a pulley.
It's coming along nicely and I really appreciate how you explain what you are doing and why you are doing it that way. We learn something on every video you post
Jc you say it aint new no it isnt from what i see it is going to be far better than new there are many details that you do for rust and wear prevention that is not done from new (great work you and your wife.great team!)
i saw a tool the other day to clean up around holes for grounding straps is called a Bonding Brush and you order for each size bolt really nice setup makes a perfect clean spot for the washer like you use
You might be surprised, in a bad way. The owner wanting to re-use bolts, jacking around with garbage air tanks, not wanting to re-surface a flywheel,, I'm saying he will not comprehend the awesomeness of J.C.'s work. I don't know J.C.'s customer, but I have worked for many like him. Including a large truck parts, and truck sales company. They want it half assed, and out the door. Quality is a word NEVER used by management at that company. Unless blowing sunshine up someone's ass.
Great video J.C.Smith glad to see it coming together. Looking forward to the next part of this frame rebuild on the Peterbilt stay safe Mr & Mrs J.C.Smith.
I was told by a chassis man that grade 5 was considered chassis grade on buses. But I don't know, I don't do chassis work. Nice job you're doing on this truck, as always. Enjoy watching. Keep up the good fight. When are you hoping to move to your new place? That will be a heck of a job.
More fantastic work. Those Peterbilt cab bushings are a pain to do, especially with any rust in there. Sleeve inside and a big bolt, I had to end up drilling a hole in the floor of the cab for access to drill out the bolt from the top and chew it all out just to remove the old one, so I understand if they didn't want to fix it the right way and the cab was sagging in the back. Good luck on the finishing touches on this rig.
Nice work as always J.C! 🙂👍 It's a shame the owner is skimping on some things. Like the transmission gasket. He doesn't understand how easy it would be, you're already *that* close. Glad to hear you found another bolt supplier. It's sad how much things have gone up 😕 Take care an happy wrenching 🔧🔩
Love when you upload a video , this truck is going to come out sweet !!! I'm looking around for an older international for cheap to fix up and throw a dump body on but everything in my area the metal mites have had their way with everything
coming together nicely. im with you on replacing the extra items. especially on something like a clutch job where there is a good bit of labor just to get to things your a lot better off to just bite the bullet while its apart
Could I make a recommendation on testing air tanks. Fill the tank with water then use a short airline with a shut off to pressurise. This means much less volume of air to expand if it fractures. Furthermore, if it is dry on outside, you will see seepage. You could then air test if you wish. It’s much safer this way.
Great video,,,just had a rebuilt 18 speed put in our 2011 w900 new clutch and all it was $6800 Canadian before tax with 36 month warranty I think it was $98 to mill the flywheel…each his own I guess
To check air tanks for leaks install a good pressure gauge fil tank’s with water fit hydraulic brake hose or grease gun hose to highpressure washer and put pressure on the tank’s safe and low effort
Nice to see someone doing a proper job for once. I like your old school approach... do it right.. do it once. Just wondering...ball park cost that clutch assembly...just so i can compare US to UK prices. Cheers Mark
Does it matter if the clutch pads are aligned or not? It seams to me that placing the pads together would make more heat and fail sooner. maybe I'm wrong.
eaton's includes some pretty precise installation instructions and procedures. if it mattered, i would think they would address it in those instructions. there is nothing about it. i have offset them and lined them up. have not know one to do any better than the other. so, i dont know.
I drove for a guy who paid Volvo to replace the clutch but said he thought they were trying to rip him off for $50 to replace that gasket you talked about. By the time I got from Carlisle Pennsylvania to Baltimore, the gasket failed and he had to pay to $3000 to get the clutch replaced all over again plus replace that gasket. Why do people say they want you to do work for them then say you shouldn’t be as quality conscious as everybody knows you are?
I have had friendship turn to hens**t when they cheap out and the understanding going in was no compromising on quality of my build., if you don't like what I am doing or how I am doing it, get someone else as I do value friendship but not on safety issues
If your customer hasn't figured out by now that if it ain't right you ain't doing it then he never will. He still don't realize you are putting your name and reputation on it. The guy is going to have a truck that will last a very long time because you ARE taking the extra steps in the build process but then I guess he don't care. Don't understand folks like that.
Wouldnt even waste my time on a rusty tank like those. Throw them in the garbage right off the bat and buy new. You'll be safer and the owner will be safer. Lot of wasted time. Love your fabrication work though !
Why do you keep accepting junk parts and waste time testing them. Either customer has the money for the job or he don’t. Time to fire this cheapskate customer.
The way the owner is nickeling and dime every think on the truck it's easy to see why he brought that mess to you and thought you would be ok to safety it I appreciate your dedication to everything that you put your name on it and I hope that the owner and outher folks on the road appreciate your dedication to putting only safe and well built equipment behind you're name
The owner just wants it usable. he is a more the type of person to "put the fire out".....i am more of "prevent the fire" type of person.
@@j.c.smithprojects I read that he's your friend or relation, so don't take it too badly, but i don't get people like that. If you can prevent something from happening, then just do it. It will cost you less in the long term, you'll live longer for it. I just don't understand that mentality. I genuinely appreciate people like you, because in this "expedite" and "that'll do" world, there's few and far between.
Even on a budget build, i pay full cost for everything related to the safety of the project, and by extended relation, my own or those that would use it. As a friend in school used to say "Take the short ter m l(oss) so you don't take the long term L(oss)".
So interesting, 30 min. flew by very quickly. Thank U 4 always explaining things well as you go. I certainly agree w/ U where to never skimp to save a nickel.
Very fast 30 minutes mean JC has us engaged!!!
J c you have a very special lady in your wife look after her she's something magic always with treasure it best wishes to you both also great work on your projects
i hauled gas and linseed oil tanker in early 80s i whent froma transtar11 to a 359 pete cabover with air ride it was darkbrown copper pearl in sun had 3 stripes and what wowed me was the pete had air suspension unheard of back then just started .my back said thank ya lord.i drove that pete 300,000 miles.not once did it break down not once had tire failures but that truck was a beast big cam 400 cummins with a 13 speed
This is going to be a solid build. New bolts and nuts washers and all. I appreciate how you explained everything in detail and recommended replacing things that the customer won’t to nickel and dime on and I agree with you cause while you there you might as well replace everything to prevent any breakdowns even though the customer doesn’t want to understand. I mean when you build your own trucks you cover everything and anything that needs replacing to make a more efficient reliable truck and have a piece of mind that did your best to prevent breakdowns. Sorry for the long post JC. glad the both of you are feeling better and have a Blessed One Sir.
It’s a work truck and as long as it’s put together right and functional, objective achieved 😊
Really enjoy watching this build.
Yeah I agree with your clutch installation, resurfacing the flywheel and installing new input shaft is key for a long clutch life with zero issues, also would have replaced the rear engine seal. But that’s the breaks of working on someone else’s truck. Great videos
The step by step explanations are spot on
Once again J C a Well explained good wrenching video. Thanks.
Goes to show that using the right parts the first time is the way to go. Like you’ve told me before “I barely have enough time to do it once, definitely don’t have time to do it twice”
Your friend is going to have a fantastic truck when it’s finished. Hope he gets many years of use out of it.
Dear J.C. Smith projects family.
👍👌👏 Very well done again and as always (video and work). I'm always amazed how incredibly fast time flies by while watching your vids. Obviously because you show us very interesting stuff and explain well. 2) Air tanks cut in half vertical (respectively using the end caps plus some inches) make good little fire bowls. All you have to add are 3 welded on not too short old bolts as feet. I once made a few (they're done quite quick) and gifted them to friends. 2a) Tanks cut in half horizontally make good little kebab/shashlik grills. I'm only telling you this because I know that you have too much spare time. 😁😁😁 I'm only joking of course.
As always: Thanks a lot for making teaching explaining recording editing uploading and sharing.
Best regards luck and especially health to all of you.
Post Scriptum: Here's a serious suggestion: Maybe you can buy or fabricate a simple tumbler to clean rusty but still good bolts and nuts etc.. It's way less abrasive than sandblasting, needs no compressor and is relatively quiet. All you need is for instance half or a third of an old air tank (please try not to grin 😀), a used electrical windscreen/windshield wiper motor, an old bearing and a belt. Maybe also a pulley.
I think the best thing to do is buy new tanks.They just to important to skimp out on.Thanks for the great video.
It's coming along nicely and I really appreciate how you explain what you are doing and why you are doing it that way. We learn something on every video you post
Jc you say it aint new no it isnt from what i see it is going to be far better than new there are many details that you do for rust and wear prevention that is not done from new (great work you and your wife.great team!)
Hey guys again great video Glad to see that you’re feeling better
Excellent video
i saw a tool the other day to clean up around holes for grounding straps is called a Bonding Brush and you order for each size bolt really nice setup makes a perfect clean spot for the washer like you use
Why are they so expensive?
Looking good, be interesting to see it completed and what he thinks of it compared to the truck he brought you prior that was absolutely scary bad
You might be surprised, in a bad way.
The owner wanting to re-use bolts, jacking around with garbage air tanks, not wanting to re-surface a flywheel,, I'm saying he will not comprehend the awesomeness of J.C.'s work.
I don't know J.C.'s customer, but I have worked for many like him. Including a large truck parts, and truck sales company.
They want it half assed, and out the door.
Quality is a word NEVER used by management at that company. Unless blowing sunshine up someone's ass.
Great video J.C.Smith glad to see it coming together. Looking forward to the next part of this frame rebuild on the Peterbilt stay safe Mr & Mrs J.C.Smith.
I was told by a chassis man that grade 5 was considered chassis grade on buses. But I don't know, I don't do chassis work. Nice job you're doing on this truck, as always. Enjoy watching. Keep up the good fight. When are you hoping to move to your new place? That will be a heck of a job.
J.C. i really like the quality of work you do and all the extra thought you put in to everything.
More fantastic work. Those Peterbilt cab bushings are a pain to do, especially with any rust in there. Sleeve inside and a big bolt, I had to end up drilling a hole in the floor of the cab for access to drill out the bolt from the top and chew it all out just to remove the old one, so I understand if they didn't want to fix it the right way and the cab was sagging in the back.
Good luck on the finishing touches on this rig.
i really like the way you exsplain why you do a certain thing i dont always know but i know a lot more after watching you do it and why
Nice work as always J.C! 🙂👍 It's a shame the owner is skimping on some things. Like the transmission gasket. He doesn't understand how easy it would be, you're already *that* close. Glad to hear you found another bolt supplier. It's sad how much things have gone up 😕 Take care an happy wrenching 🔧🔩
Bloody good offsider there JC. Hard to find nowadays. Getting the tank strap nuts handed to you is a bit la de dah though. Hello Mrs JC.
Love when you upload a video , this truck is going to come out sweet !!! I'm looking around for an older international for cheap to fix up and throw a dump body on but everything in my area the metal mites have had their way with everything
When I test pressure vessels I use water. If the tank fails it won't kill you
i like that idea.
Great content....thanks for the video!
Thanks for the video.
Excellent job!!!!
great video thanks
hello jc and mrs smith its is randy and i like yours video is cool thanks friends randy
coming together nicely. im with you on replacing the extra items. especially on something like a clutch job where there is a good bit of labor just to get to things your a lot better off to just bite the bullet while its apart
few hundred bucks would save more than that in just the labor later.
@@j.c.smithprojects exactly 👍
You or man, because you do right
Those tank's were junk, it's going together great looking forward for your next post thumbs up 👍
Looking nice
Looks great
Great videos. Thanks
I am surprised you don’t fill the tanks with water then put pressure on them. Poor man’s hydro test not as much stored energy as compressed air
i suppose it will now.
Could I make a recommendation on testing air tanks. Fill the tank with water then use a short airline with a shut off to pressurise. This means much less volume of air to expand if it fractures. Furthermore, if it is dry on outside, you will see seepage. You could then air test if you wish. It’s much safer this way.
i like it!
Great video,,,just had a rebuilt 18 speed put in our 2011 w900 new clutch and all it was $6800 Canadian before tax with 36 month warranty I think it was $98 to mill the flywheel…each his own I guess
i know all these small thigs add up to good bit more money but i think the cost is overcome by longevity and fewer repairs later.
To check air tanks for leaks install a good pressure gauge fil tank’s with water fit hydraulic brake hose or grease gun hose to highpressure washer and put pressure on the tank’s safe and low effort
my pressure washer is 3200 psi. i dont think i want to go that high.
Hey j c hope you don’t have to much fun there !
Can you use a camera to see the inside for damage?
Nice to see someone doing a proper job for once. I like your old school approach... do it right.. do it once.
Just wondering...ball park cost that clutch assembly...just so i can compare US to UK prices.
Cheers Mark
Hello👋 from the Netherlands🇳🇱.
thanks for the video JC.
Sincerely Hollandduck
I just bought some hardware from nutty for a project, shipping was crazy fast
Does it matter if the clutch pads are aligned or not? It seams to me that placing the pads together would make more heat and fail sooner. maybe I'm wrong.
eaton's includes some pretty precise installation instructions and procedures. if it mattered, i would think they would address it in those instructions. there is nothing about it. i have offset them and lined them up. have not know one to do any better than the other. so, i dont know.
I drove for a guy who paid Volvo to replace the clutch but said he thought they were trying to rip him off for $50 to replace that gasket you talked about. By the time I got from Carlisle Pennsylvania to Baltimore, the gasket failed and he had to pay to $3000 to get the clutch replaced all over again plus replace that gasket.
Why do people say they want you to do work for them then say you shouldn’t be as quality conscious as everybody knows you are?
its always about money....this is exactly why i dont do it. not worth the argument to convince someone of the issues.
You gotta teach your friend some proper shopping techiques that go a little deeper than "I need part X, this person has it, and its cheap."
I have had friendship turn to hens**t when they cheap out and the understanding going in was no compromising on quality of my build., if you don't like what I am doing or how I am doing it, get someone else as I do value friendship but not on safety issues
this has caused many of arguments. i refuse to skimp on safety. non-negotiable.
Are dual disc clutches common in class 6 7 and 8 trucks?
i usually see them in 10 liter and larger engines.
@@j.c.smithprojects I’m familiar with them in light duty performance diesel applications. I wasn’t aware they were used in heavy duty
Where did you get the hardware from ? Please share website, is it 9/16 ?
like i said in the video...."we found them online. the company is called the nutty company"
Wassup
If your customer hasn't figured out by now that if it ain't right you ain't doing it then he never will. He still don't realize you are putting your name and reputation on it. The guy is going to have a truck that will last a very long time because you ARE taking the extra steps in the build process but then I guess he don't care. Don't understand folks like that.
I'm not a fan of used air tanks. Not worth the risk of rust holes and pitting
As cheap as the owner is being,I’d be worried about getting paid
would you really want to owe a guy like me?
Wouldnt even waste my time on a rusty tank like those.
Throw them in the garbage right off the bat and buy new.
You'll be safer and the owner will be safer.
Lot of wasted time.
Love your fabrication work though !
Why do you keep accepting junk parts and waste time testing them. Either customer has the money for the job or he don’t. Time to fire this cheapskate customer.
he isnt a "customer". he is just a friend who is trying to get his truck together with what he has.