Will This Square Body Purchase Be JUNK Or A GEM?
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- Опубликовано: 11 окт 2024
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Ben has really come into his own on FRs. It's obvious that he really knows his stuff! Funny guy too!😁
When Ben said get the soap I laughed so hard knowing that is a shade tree fix to get the tank sealed to get you home.
Ok watching today's Release 7 20 Paul's comment don't have a cool pocket like yours..pocket t's your there..and and everyone who doesn't like a kind of lafter..I feel sorry for them. Y'all rock
Definitely two branches from the same tree 🌳
"It's been sitting for a day or two"
@Gerry 🤣 "Fab Rats" was too long to type out huh?
I know plenty of other people have said it, but Ben's been a great addition to the Fab Rats team. You guys are all awesome and make some great content.
I laughed when Ben said that your son would like to pickup and you said like it or not that’s what he has got. Reminded me of the time I bought my son a decent vehicle to go off to college and he wrecked it right away. So I went and bought him a used K-car LeBaron. He said it was an old man’s car. I told him to drive it accordingly then.😜
Ah the ol Chrysler k cars
I started mowing lawns for cash when I was 11. At 12, I began working as a busboy and worked my way on up from there. I got my learner's driving permit the day I turned 15. That evening I bought my first car-and not one penny came from my parents. They were frugal and wouldn't even if I had asked. I was sheer hell on that old Mustang but I paid (sometimes dearly) for everything that was done to it out of my pocket. Soon, I realized that being out on my own meant no more tearing up my transportation and I calmed myself down. That was nearly 50 years ago. I'm still awaiting my first "participation trophy" along with my "white privilege" card. At least, I'm not holding my breath waiting for those silly things.
Blow a couple engines? Put air in bike tires.
@@snuffysmiff pipe down turbo. It’s not a competition for who had it harder.
"You cant take the ladies out with no AC" I wish my dad was like this 😂 and then Landon right away helping Grader. What a great bunch of kids
"Welp, in true Fab Rats fashion, we've made things worse then they were before" - Paul
"We broke it" - Ben
That part had me cracking up because it was such a brotherly moment of temporary defeat. We all knew it wouldn't last long though.
If it ain’t broke…..
i admit, i stole a line from paul...his wife was trying to do something and he says..."you gotta put your back into it little fella"...cracked me up, glad i stole it..
@@ralphramirez2975 ... Paul ain't touched it yet !!!!! JK PAUL!!!!!!
Funny, you guys are too much. Ben cracks me up. We need more of Michelle bustin' a move. LOL 😆
Tell your kids how lucky they are to have a dad like you…seriously. I didn’t have that luxury growing up and the times they get you spend with you teachIng them and helping them are priceless.👍👍
I just wish I had a father that gave a shit. 🇺🇸God Bless America 🇺🇸
Ben is such a great addition to the channel!
Well, if nobody has named it yet, I think Domino fits. Once you get into it and knock that first "domino" over, it sets off a chain reaction until you end up with a pile of fixed and replaced pieces on the shop floor.
I really smiled when Graden walked in with the welding gear on. He looked like he was on a mission to get that lawn mower rippen.
WOW the best part of my morning is waking up to Fab Rats posting a coffee and breakfast video, Thanks Fab Rats ...
I always watch RUclips at night, but I'm at home in bed trying not to let these damn kidney stones kill me, and other than the stones, I'm really enjoying watching this video this morning.
“We fix problems and create problems at the same time”. You have no idea how many memories you have uncovered when my brother and I tinkered with vehicles! Thank you guys.
It's nice seeing people having the same troubles I do when working on cars. Everyone else always seems to only have to do things once. Lol
I'm going to miss Randall! Even so, in the beginning of the video Ben did a good job of solo working. Filming, working and narrating at the same time. Like a one-man band! Haha 😆
I also like the nice family stuff all hanging out and working in and around the shop. ⚙️🔧🛠️ 🙂
What happened to Randall?
@@TitanBodybuilding they announced it on a previous video. He got a job doing something he's passionate about. It's all good.
@@DonAshcraft Thank you. I apparently missed it.
@@TitanBodybuilding No problem. Happy to help.
@@DonAshcraft thanks for explaining what happened to Randall, I was wondering. Was hoping bringing Ben on didn’t squeeze him out, glad to know it’s all good. Ben is a real asset to the channel!
Love watching Paul and Ben. Brothers doing what they love for a living. Some of the best land in the world to work and live. And drive on. 👍🏻🇬🇧
Ben is a wonderful addition to the shop, I was if-y when he first started but he's becoming one of my favorites. Just a good Ole boy that has gotten really really comfortable with the camera. You can definitely tell that Randall is no longer with yall because the camera footage was all over the place.
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I love watching you guys. I used to think I was the only person that had these problems. I think I have encountered every problem and made every mistake. This is good stuff. Kudos to you
Bens contribution to the channel just gets better and better. Love how you guys 'make it work', even when problems keep cropping up.
So, youse guys are more entertaining than watching my chickens fight over a June bug. Seriously, good wholesome fun, entertaining and an easy learning experience! Thanks for what y’all do.
The easiest way to put a governor on the truck is to put a bolt underneath the gas pedal and weld it to the floor
Ahh yes, the "redneck restrictor".
friend of mine wired a 2x4 to bottom of gas pedal
If you push hard enough it will just bend it ask me how I know lol lol
@@gmcman355crazy that's what she said
Easiest way is let the carpet mat slide forward and ball-up. My girlfriend said "don't like this one, it has no power."
I really love how you keep your channel family friendly. No need for endless profanity like some other car hobby channels.
Hay Paul you're doing something right, most of the time the kids are working on projects of their own. The over size welding coat and helmet was great.
Nothing wrong with good clean fun.
"His right foot is not communicating with his brain. We're working on that."
"truck's good, she's mint. It's Landon's problem now." says Paul.
Priceless.
Your kids are so lucky. Filming, editing, spannering as well as every type of family life and DIY. They have to grow up as talented well balanced young adults.
Love that you guys put another square body back on the road. Those are my favorite trucks. Great truck for the son. Fab Rats working hard and kicking ass!
You two are a great team, good call for you, “BOTH” !!!
When you take the OLD bearings races out, you can Grind the outside so the slide in and out of the hub freely, and you can use the Old Bearing race to punch in the new ones without any troubles, and they go in pretty evenly that way.. Just a thought.. Love the Channel
Started watching yall just to follow the nugget as I have been a Matt's off road fan for a while, but yall have become my favorite channel. Keep up the good work 👍
Same here now I watch both as well as Robby Layton because of the Golden Nugget but he speaks a bit too fast for me sometimes. Much prefer this slow drawl on here for these Aussie ears
@@anthonyscolyer2444 too fast.... Too fast? Understatement of the year. Don't know if I'll go back after the nugget, even though he does a great job.
Same here.
Ben knows stuff and I just noticed in the collared shirt he looks like a man of distinction. Three cheers for the family working together.
Thanks Michelle for the extra long video!
Good job keeping your spirits up while keep solving yet another problem on it. I must say, seeing such a truck getting such maintenance is as rewarding to me as the special builds.
Fantastic, I love how all the kids are building stuff in RL and not on the screens. I would love to hear the story of how he blew the other motor!!
You and Ben make a hell of a team.
BEST VIDEO YET! Two brothers who seem like BEST FRIENDS - fixing many SquareBody Chevy common problems for their son/nephew - love it guys! Keep PLUGGING away......
I love how the metal chips are going into the manifold thermostat housing. It will help clean the dingleberries off the water pump impeller.
Right??? Just a few inches of blue tape...
This motor is used to eating junk did you see the throttle body
How else do you fix a leak in a radiator?!? /j
@@dfsmachinist5941 First it was not a rad, it was a thermo housing with a broken bolt stuck in it that are very tricky to get out without either welding a pry piece to it or drilling and rethreading the bolt threads!
I've found that the more experience you have at a trade the ''Luckier" one gets! I'm not surprised Paul nailed it! haha
Never too much content on square body's👍
I know I said the samething! Part of why I love FabRats channel gives me ideas and actually shows the process so I can do new things to my 85k10
Whistlingdiesel would like to know your location
Well done. It reminds me of that old saying. Old Chevys never die, they just rust away. That's a good driver. 👍
Great to see the old truck back on the road. Not sure if we will be able to do this to a current truck in 20 years.
I just love watching your videos; the banter between y'all is brilliant. Well done on getting that piece of junk fixed up for Landon.
Clean and polish the tools so they'll look good in the freshly powder coated box. Attach the box with some of the magnets you boys took from old car speakers to a wall, door, lift, or what ever. After you round up enough magnets place each socket, ratchet, etc in that freshly powder coated box. Lid open put the box in a place it'll be tough for anyone to miss. They'll have to look to see how everything stays in the box. That's when they'll notice the cool old tools.
I think they should be given to someone with a Desoto.
Man, a great dad and uncle. Young man is lucky to be growing up with you guys.
Ben love watching you, you and Paul are fun to watch working together.
That JB weld fix reminded me of something that I would have done in my 20s. I once had an 86 Bonneville that got a pin hole in one of the brake lines. I sanded it to rough it up, put a gob of JB weld on it, and wrapped it in paper towel to keep it in place until it set up. That fix worked great and out lasted the rest of the car. Lol
Yep ole JB done right fixes a lot. Had a similar problem with a pinhole in the corner of my gas tank on my first car, 69 Ford Falcon, after JB it never leaked an you couldn't tell it had been repaired. 👍
If you use the earlier tank it from a non F.I. truck it doesn't have the baffle a F.I. tank has. It might stall when turning corners when its low on gas. I have had over 100 73-87 gm trucks. You guys do a great job, you are some of the best mechanics and fabulous fabricators.
yup super smart not putting something in the thermostat hole while welding and drilling and grinding
That is a lot of trucks
I can't imagine ( I average a different car /every 10 years)
I feel Landon’s pain, I blew up transmissions in my younger years! I can’t tell you how many th350 & 400’s I replace before my 21st Bday! I got so good I could R&R them in about 2 hours and I bench pressed them because I didn’t have a lift or a trans jack.
I’m glad I’m not the only thinking about transmission😅 17 years old with a 85 el Camino I’ve blown through two transmission so far I thought I was being stupid witch I am but I’m glad It’s just a normal thing that is younger guys like to do🤣 the burn outs or taking off are way to fun not to do soo
Funny Ed I had a 75 El Camino Sport at 17(50 now)! That car got me in a lot of trouble and probably went through 4 transmissions in it over the coarse of 3 years but I use to street drag with it and it was my daily driver!
It's amazing how many nitzy fixes a person can do to a vehicle over the years. One compounding another. You forget about the last temporary fix because something else needs attention.
I know this from experience. LOL
Great job from the Fab brothers on search and destroy (search and fix) with this ol' truck.
Tuesdays suck. Thank god for old videos that are worth another go round!
The CD find at the end was totally the cherry on top of this video. Great work guys!
Those boys will always remember those days working in the shop with their family! Some of my best memories!
Started following a little more than a year ago after MORR led me here. Love all that you are doing, the family inclusiveness and how much you teach the kids. They will thank you for it later if they are not doing so now.
Second that: Also started from Matt's; and the kids will also be able to work for themselves; they won't helpless.
Had an 87 Silverado I bought new and absolutely loved. It had almost 200K when I had to trade for a crew cab. This brought back good memories. You and Ben work well together, at least on camera. He is a great add to the channel. Hope Landon appreciates all the work on his behalf and treats that old beauty with respect. He could learn some body work and make her pretty again.
That was a fun episode, thanks Fab Rats. Ben is a great addition he is getting more comfortable on camera.
I look at Paul's face and examine the lines. These are the lines of a man who spends a great deal of time smiling and laughing.
You guys are doing something right and I'm loving the channel. Thank you.
Bunch of fun! And the ending with a serendipitous CD find, the timing back into the workshop and Michelle couldn't have been better if you'd planned it (um, did you?).
(Every time I saw the grille, my OCD wanted to grab side-cutters or hacksaw blade and take out the bars opposite the missing ones to make it symmetric.)
Same here for me on the grille.
We found a different one to put into it Landon’s problem now
Yeah that grill looks like Iron Man after an upper cut from the Hulk!!!
Yeah, me too on the grille.
@@skeetermcswagger0U812 I guess we'll see what Sir Lancelot does about it - since the ball's in his court now.
You guys rock. Such a great family oriented channel with real mechanical skills being shown. Keep up the great job! Michelle jammin to Baby Got Back - Classic!!!
I recommend welding in oil soaked clothing. It always adds a level of "Suspense".
LOL! Comment of the day!
25:45 I love the smell of fresh rain on asphalt/cement/anything when it first comes down. You are not alone Michelle 😁
The exposed wires and experimental gas lines and tank with the rag for a patch is epic. Will you paint spray can flames as joke? Love your hard work.
It's great to see you let the children build their own stuff. No worries about anything. Thank yall for the videos
All my life I was told you could fix anything with baling wire and duck tape. But apparently whoever owned that truck was told silicone and jb weld was the fix all 😂
They'd still be driving it if they'd've stuck w/ baling wire and duct tape!
@@michaelm.1947 did learn years ago that cloth hangers are nice to have around too. Not only do they come in handy when you’ve locked your keys in but can do some fine brazing when in need.
@@cecilmckeithan5088 The newer plastic ones just don't work as good!
@@rickcampbell9265 👍
You know it's truly awesome to see you two brothers working together. I lost my brother in 2018 . We were close as well. Never lose that closeness it truly sucks not having my brother around. God bless you all and thank you for involving all of us in your wild and crazy fun life.
Sweet old/running truck, thank you for sharing Paul !!! 🇺🇸✌️
Finally got my head gasket fixed on my van. It's such a relief. Had a 9 plus hour today, absolute emotional rollercoaster. SHE RUNS BOISSSSSSSS!
I started as an apprentice mechanic on a fleet of mostly square body GMCs. The job I most dreaded on them was dropping the saddle tanks.
Love these longer episodes! You guys are just good people and are deserving of your success! Keep spreading the love and positivity!
the 4.3 4 speed trucks are just amazing trucks on how long they can last. The old 4.3 I think is plenty for these trucks. goes down the road yet not enough power to break everything.
Gentle Ben, always com, and collected, he and Paul always figure out what day problem is. Geter done square goodness, I had a 76 Cheyenne 4x4 small block 400. Get truck made me a lot of money. Love brother skinner.
Cool truck, especially with fuel prices so high little 4.3 with a manual trans and 4wd? Pretty rare I would think
Agreed. Love this rig.
I really enjoy this channel, fantastic pacing, content and knowledge. Great Job!
Paul and Ben thank you gentlemen so much for all the information you give to your audience as she do these jobs on the square body you give enough detail and explanation it really makes it interesting and very educational
Glad to see someone else struggling with square body chevy. My 1982 K10 keeps showing me new stuff that needs fixed. Great garage community
Great episode, brought back memories of when I had to wrench on the boys first cars. Who am I kidding, still wrenching on their stuff from time to time.. lol Love the channel, keep up the good work and don't change a thing!!!!
I'm a little bit older than you guys . At 18 :59 you made me remember something of old.. But I remember as a kid, my Dad often said "Sometimes It's better to be lucky than good"! You guys are great. Your whole family is awesome!
The boys are definitely blessed to have a awesome dad and uncle who can pretty much work on anything that comes their direction🙏🏻
"We're gonna need to shut the cameras off for a minute...".... most honest, accurate statement ever... I swear this old stuff has personality. It was just waiting on someone to "give it some love", and the "Old girl" was basically, sayin'... "Well, while you're at it.... I've got this, and this, and that......that also needs attention..."
this is great, one of my favorite episodes,
love the tear down and investigation.
then how you guys just bang the repairs out...
I've done an engine swap on my Kawi Concours... done a bunch of brake jobs... that's about my limit.
but I'd you guys do it right... enough... hahah
great stuff.
I’m really liking the family camaraderie and teasing between Paul and Ben.
When we were teenagers and our cars broke, our Dad would have us help fix it. He would show us or tell us what to do for the most part. That way we learned how to do it and the fact that we did it ourselves made us less likely to break things again. I was just wondering why Landon wasn't in there working with you guys since it's going to be his truck to drive ? I've seen him work on things before and he seems very capable.
Same here , I wasn't allowed a car unless I could fix it or pay someone to fix it , luckily my dad was a great teacher.
Well, for one, he was filming half or more than half the time. Also, it's kind of (I don't mean to be rude) none of your business, especially considering that Landon did almost all of his first truck with Paul.
Another Great Video
Alot of old school content
Love a square body
Have a Great Day 👍
God Bless America 🇺🇸
I love square body trucks, grew up driving an old one my dad gave me when I was 16. Can't tell you the amount of times I ran out of gas in it. Awesome video as usual!
Whistlingdiesel would like to know your location
@@GreenTheScreen123 oh shit! lol
Ben you are a breath of fresh air bud, Coming around great! We are lucky to be able to watch you guys and the family. God bless
It's so refreshing to watch you all. because you love what you do, and that's what makes you and your family and friends fun to watch! Also nice work on the "Golden Nugget!" Ed will shed a tear or two, from the love you and everyone involved with that project has shown to him! Keep doing what you do! I'll keep watching with a smile on my face and joy in my heart. Again Thank You All!
Whatever yall do don't let Ben leave the channel. It's definitely a family show to enjoy with him on it now.
4:08 I broke the thermostat housing bolts off a truck just like this when I was a boy :) ... I drilled the broken bolts (not perfectly centered either) with tap drill size for 1/4" 20 and taped them.
I meant it as a temporary fix, and planned to "add it on" next time my truck needed a real mechanic ... but it lasted longer than the truck did :)
Ya right Michell the smell of rain I don't know why but I find it comforting.
Great job guys. Love the family interaction. Landon should be able to keep this one running for a while, huh! Teenagers are awesome, aren't they. 🤣🤣🤣 I was one once, a long time ago. 😁
Do those kids know how good they got it?????? No...not until they hit 30 or 35 ..lol
That’s a pretty nice truck, we would call that “Alberta Clean” around here lol!
You know what I discovered when I was Landon's age is that if I had to pay for it and I had to fix it I took better care of it. Finding other people's workarounds is part of the enjoyment of fixing things because people are just lazy one stupid to Lazy three lazy lazy lazy lazy. And then when things burn down or go wrong they scratch your head and say you know I probably should have done that differently. Hindsight is not 2020 it's just lazy people
You guys are really hitting your stride, working and enjoying each others company. Bless you both.
That will make Landon a great rig, with plenty of room for future improvements and upgrades. Did you ever notice how the mechanical gremlins can appear out of thin air? If it was running we use to say, for Pete's sake don't touch it! Thanks, you guys are great.
Lando, what better memory that watching your ol'man and Uncle thrash on your wagon like two mechanical gods... 🛠️
Do you have to worry about metal fragments going into the thermostat opening?
Yep, waiting for thermostat to open and push aluminum chips and grindings into radiator.
I was thinking the same thing
I bet they used the good 'ol aluminum magnet 🧲 😉
Redneck stop-leak :)
Paul , I'm glad you brought Ben into the shop. You an he are great working together. Reminds me of me an my brother. And your positive attitudes and humer make it so much more enjoyable. And I have indeed changed a turbo 400 , with no jack,in a gravel parkinglot, with snow coming down. I know the pain and swear words
As soon as he starts having to pay for it with his own money he’ll start taking real good care of it
I agree with your statements, but I believe he bought a lot of the parts for the first build..great boys and if breaking their cars are the worst problems they cause, WELL DONE!
Nope
Looks very similar to my first truck. I had a 1985 . Bought it new to me in 1999. Good memories .
Doesn't matter. You'll just buy him another one
Nice to see those brotherly smiles in that shop
I don't think you're supposed to say Square Body and junk in the same sentence.
I don't think so either it kinda goes unsaid but that said I'll never trade my lifted 1985 k10 junk ever😆
Being in Michigan, I've seen lots of junk Square bodies lol
And that's how you do it. Take care and be safe and God bless amen.
I recently sold an '84 Chevy K10 "heavy half", 4x4, 700R4, and the old 6.2 Diesel... (with Turbo)...
I LOVED that truck. My Grandfather bought it brand new off the showroom floor. We kept it, and it barely survived my son.
So we sold it to a guy in Idaho... I hope it finds new life up there...
I would have held onto it, if I had known you needed one...
A "race truck" it was not... but if you needed to tow or haul something, it would do it!
That square body fought you the whole way with one problem after another. You guys rock! And you get a gold star for persistence!
You are a good dad. When my impala had one too many neutral slams and crapped the rear end and the trans at different times I had to eat both repairs with labor and funds. Needles to say lesson was learned and sweat equity was earned!
We had a 1959 DeSoto Station Wagon it also had a similar tool kit, push button automatic shifter. That thing was a boat. That was in the 60's when dad got it.