@jerryantaya1266 VGG commented this 5 years ago well before he really blew up back when he was just another nobody. Lol. Crazy how the internet is and you can just look back at some really old videos to see where everything started. 5 years ago Derek had no idea he was going to be where he is now with a dream shop and a contract with MotorTrend living an extremely comfortable life now. Just shows how far some effort can go long ways along with being surrounded by the right group of people to help you grow. I remember discovering VGG's channel from one of those "Let's Go Let's Grow!" channels here on RUclips that do networking to help channels grow by shouting out channels in the live chat on a live stream back when Derek was just starting out basically.
Soon as I seen the inline 6 I knew it would run...lol most underrated engine but by far one of the most reliable and indistructable little engines ever made.
I had one in a ‘73 Bronco took it on a trip to Big Bend in Terlingua, ran like a top but kept using water. Got it home and figured a cracked head ended up being that and turned the engine over to check cylinder walls found the wrist pin had come out of front cylinder and had a groove worn in the cylinder wall about an 1/8th inch, but it stayed with all the Jeeps that weekend.
Always feels great to see something run after a couple of decades. I did that with a 1949 Ford 8N tractor, it hadn't run in 30 years.It was missing the distributor so I bought a new re manufactured. I did all the wiring, tune up parts, oil change, carb kit, cleaned the gas tank and mounted a GM alt. One thing about the Ford 8N and 9N tractors, they make almost literally everything for them still today. It started in 4 cranks, it was unreal and so satisfying, there is nothing like that feeling it's so exciting! I love to see resurrected vehicles and sometimes it takes little effort and some mechanical minded people and the love of antique vehicles to bring them back to life. I really appreciate the ingenuity of the early engineers, It's incredible! great Job guys!!
This brings back memories of tooling in my parents garage with my old man and how rewarding it is to work on and rebuild your own trucks the points and distributer brought back memories of the matchbook gap and really made me smile thank you great video miss those dad moments
valiant effort and brought back hilarious memories! in 1970, our mom, who couldn't drive a standard, bought a magnicent 2-speed Powerglide Automatic 283Ci Impala Convertible for $600. Car was perfect! We learned to drive in it, but we felt less than manly because we couldn't drive stick. My brother and I scraped up $200 and bought a 1962 beater Impala Convertible with 3 on the tree. In retrospect, I can't imagine a 62 impala - which was a premium car when built - having a column-shift standard. After much clutch-burning, we taught ourselves to drive this piece of crap. Problem was that the shift linkage on the fire-wall regularly would, bind and one of us would have to get out and shake the he'll out of it to get it back into first. In PA in the early 1970s, you couldn't get a Temporary Tag on a car sold privately, and the seller kept his tags. The state of PA expected 16-Year-olds to wait a month for tags before driving the car.... for a teen that's 2 centuries in adult years. The solution was simple: We were in a junk yard searching for parts, and found a perfectly current plate from a 1962 Renault, which one of us stuffed down his pants. We were driving around, the clutch linkage jammed, the cops pulled up to help, and we spent a night in jail for driving a Chevy with a salvaged Renault plates. I learned a lesson that night, but damn, I wish I could do it again!
I looked long and hard for THIS VIDEO IN PARTICULAR just to watch it again> 2 years ago I found and bought an 88 F150 someone had totally ripped down and gutted to make a show truck out of it but passed away sadly before they could do much of anything with the truck. I HATE FORDS I REALLY REALLY DO but this truck it called to me begged me and I felt sorry for it so I took it home. 2 weeks ago the weather warmed up A LITTLE and a few days prior to that I committed to go rescue another FORD truck which is a 1991 short bed for a friend that begged me to help him. He knows I have trucks and construction tools because before becoming a retired and mostly unemployed bum I was a contractor. So I set out on the morning of the big wreck here on Rt 81 in Pennsylvania for Pine Grove where this truck was lodge inside a partially collapsed garage so we could rescue it with my best FORD buddy. The only reasons I even took on the challenge is my best FORD buddy knows FORD TRUCKS like I know Silverado trucks. In the future I will need his help with my truck ya see the deal we made??? Well the weather turned to howling winds and blinding blizzards with 50-60mph wind gusts and by a stroke of sheer Gods magic hands the lord actually helped us lift the largest part of the collapsed roof right off the truck. The wind gust that lifted that section of roof was so strong the piece of roof landed 10 feet away from the building that is how strong the winds were not to mention we were stuck there another 5 hours after hearing all the sirens the people we bought the truck from came over to tell us the hiway home was closed we would have to use the back roads to get home... . I was fearing we would have to hook my truck up to move that big piece roof which would have hurt the truck. It was so slick and got so icy we never would have been able to use my truck to lift that piece of roof off it. We did manage to pull the Ford truck out but we had come back for it which we did Wens after noon because it would not start or run Typical Ford. My trailer was so slick with ice we never would have gotten the truck up on the trailer like that not safely. Turns out my Ford buddy is also going to have a nice build and his truck is not nearly in as many pieces as mine is in... We worked 6 hours to get that truck started so we could get into position to get it on that trailer. I was just a bad cumpooter as I call em and my Ford buddy had 3 of em along too bad only one of em was still good.
Thanks. Really good vid. that old girl was basically buried alive and didn't want to die so young. She came back to life with minimal resuscitation. GREAT old truck. give Her the life she deserves.
Wooohooo! Beautiful! This made both me and my girlfriend happy. We have a 1969 f100 that me and my dad rescued after 20 years of sitting between some trees.
Nice work!!! I bought a 1987 cougar that was sitting in the weeds for 10 years for $250. I made it run with a new fuel pump and some other minor things. Runs and drives.
I loved this video! I have always had such a soft spot for 60s and 70s Ford trucks and I especially love them with a 3-speed on the column. It really warms my heart to see you guys work to get this great truck back on the road.
This was great. Learned to drive on a 76 F100 with the 300 6, 3 on the tree. Different body styles but many of the same parts. I wish you guys were my neighbors.
Got rid of my 67 F-100 240cid, 3-on the tree. 34 years ago. I'm almost crying. I miss the ol' girl now. Thanks for reviving the memories. That'll be #1 priority if and when I win the lottery
I have a Identicle 68 F100 as far as paint . Mine has 27,XXX original miles and has a factory 390 /C6 combo with gear vendors over/ under drive and a semi floating 5 lug Dana 60 with 3.50 gears and a Factory Power Lock limited slip diff. It now has a 268 h comp cam , Comp valve springs , adjustable 1.76 rocker arms with new hydraulic lifters, Hooker headers , dual flowmasters , recurved big cap and cap adapt duraspark distributor conversion , MSD 6al box , streetmaster intake, Holley 670 cfm carb and dual fresh air ducted airl cleaner. It will fry the tires and fishtail if I stab it at 40 mph . Its ran a 12.22. 1/4 mile pass @ 114 mph with a .541 reaction time. total sleeper with its hub caps and clean original look .
Ive watched your video till the end and i am telling yah i enjoyed it a lot. I am studying automotive for this reason to build and fix old cars like these. Thank you very much for the video. God bless.
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I am such a huge fan I am only twelve and I have my own ford ranger 1971 it was sitting at my grandpas house and it was for sale but nobody wanted it so I begged him if I could have it until he said yes
Jaaston Grau That's badass little man! Work on it as much as you can, and learn as much as you can. By the time you're old enough to drive you'll be a pro!
Jake Paul hey man, work on that thing ALL you can, youll have one bad ride by the time your in high school if you keep at it, trust me you’ll want it, and youl be proud that you did it yourself and help from friends and family
Your grandpa knew you really wanted his truck, that you would take good care of it, and he loves you alot to have done that. Now try to help your granpa as much as you can , what he did for you was out of love. You are only twelve, but you help him out with the little things. He will be also very greatful. You are blessed to have such a granpa.
That's how my cousin started out, around 12 or so, by bringing some old american iron that he found in the woods on the family farm back to life. Once he had it running good he traded up to another more desirable project. He kept bringing cars/bikes/trucks back to life, and trading up again. By the time he was 15 he had a solid 69 Chevelle in the barn and he didn't even have his license yet! He then proceeded to turn that car into a monster. Good luck!
Nice job and great video coverage. Such good info for younger mechanics starting out on a budget. Nice home and shop. Best part.... no filthy language. I loved it.
ThunderHead289 if I had the money I'd buy it the way it is looks nice and love the paint also great video anyways pls in my opinion keep it original I've seen so many people ruin these good old trucks with dumb modifications
I just love the fact that there's two guys that really like Ford's the straight six not a bad motor and of course your motto the 289 one of the best small block Motors ever made.
I learned to drive in a 68 Mercury 100, Canadian made. 300ci 4 speed on the floor. When I was a teenager I thought it would be cool to let the drivers side brake grab with no hands on the wheel and burn a doughnut in the mud by the cattle shed. Blew the rag joint apart. Brings back memories of the farm in Alberta.
I thoroughly enjoyed this video. I like how you went one step at a time, slowly and methodically, fixing one thing at a time, making it right, then on to the next step. I've got a 1967 Ford Econoline van that was ugly as sin when I found it. Sitting on one brake drum and two flat tires with a dog living in the back. It had a 240 CID straight six. I gotta tell you, those 240 engines are really well built. After all these years, mine is still ticking right along. Regards, Tom
Really enjoyed that. I have so much respect for cleverness with old machinery and also people who like to explain all this stuff. You Tube is great when it comes to learning. Thanks for getting this filmed, uploaded etc. Oh and Hi from the UK = )
Yeah... The master-cylinder reservoir bowl is not really where you want to find dirt and debris like that. I don't envy you the *tons* of brake work you have ahead of you -- I just replaced the entire brake system in my '68 Ford Galaxie (factory front discs, too) and am still working out the bugs. It's a long process. But super job getting that thing running and rolling under its own power!! Loved the fact that you detailed everything you did, but didn't go overboard with every last little tiny nut and bolt -- a good combination of summary and detail, I thought. Enjoyed watching it!
I like this. Some of the "truck rescue" videos either have filler or don't progress fully through the resurrection. This is no nonsense. Now my question is why I am attracted to restoring old trucks. I wish I had one like this but I haven't finished with the one I have!
You gotta love those old Ford F-100 Trucks while they lacked a lot in the luxury department compared to today's trucks if they were taken care of they would last almost forever, What killed a lot of them was rust from road salt and just plain neglect, These old trucks were easy to work on and even an amateur back yard mechanic could take one apart and make repairs easily, The 240 engine like the one here was one of the most reliable engines that Ford ever made they were used in everything from large commercial generators to commercial air compressors, wood chippers etc. and a lot of the older F-100 trucks had them, I had two of these trucks with this same engine and they both had over three hundred thousand miles on them when I sold them and both were still running perfect with good manifold vacuum pressure and excellent compression and burned no oil, Keep good clean oil in this truck and you had a vehicle for life, On both of my trucks the engines had never been taken apart or had any major work on them, One needed a new heater core and the other needed a new radiator that was it. Another thing is that this engine could be easily adapted to run on not only gasoline but also propane and natural gas. I wish I still had them they were a pleasure to drive
Very nice job!!! thank you for giving at this nice truck a brand new life :D sorry for my english, im watching from Italy :) Wish i had a truck like that here!!!!! i hope i can see more detailed videos like this in future!!! Maybe post a video with the truck repainted etc...thank you and enjoy your brand new truck!
Always wonder why people are so amazed to see these old Vehicles fire up and drive. This is when stuff was made good!! Some easy labor of love and some very affordable parts & most of the time you're good to go!!!!
Thanks! Appreciate the positive feedback. A ton of haters here! I thought the way I worded the title didn't make it look like I was roadkill, just wanted to give people some extra holiday entertainment.
Good job guys. You two are mechanically superior to 98% of guys your age and you have goals and are driven to accomplish them. Way to go!. This is a great video and you have a great prize with the truck.
i like whole video ,and especially this moment 40:13 , totally agree with you , modern car will not afford 20 years )) ,modern car will be dust in 20 years :D :D :D
I brought my 1954 F100 back to life after i6 223 engine was completely locked up.. transmission and brake fluid flooding cylinders for weeks and finally got flywheel to move.. after full rotation and unsticking a couple valves she runs good.. Great job guys.. Older vehicles are a lot of fun
iv done it a time or two over the years. check my videos for the 66 galaxie, way old video from actually 2010 or something that i uploaded in 2013. cant believe my buddy's family had let it sit that long. - over 30 years
Nice job fella's... One thing to remember "Safety First" Laying under the truck without proper jack stands jacks and uneven ground etc was very dangerous. Please be careful. Other than that, nice video and it's amazing what zip ties can do aint it?...
Man Im so glad to see someone else appreciating an old Ford like this. I personally drive a 1968 F250 Camper Special with a 361 with the three speed hydro-glide transmission and man do I love it.
I bought a 68 E-250 Camper Sp. 390, 4 on the floor in 1980 in N.Dakota. Great looking and running truck. Paid 900 for it. Put it through pure hell cutting and hauling fire wood with chains on the back for 5 yrs. Had it painted,rebuilt the 390 myself.Sold it in Minn. in 89.Got all my money back + some.. but wish I had it back now!
I bought a identical color and scheme 1968 Ford F100 Ranger Short box. It had a 390 / 2 barrel carb with C6 auto and a Dana 60 semi floater 5 lug rear diff with 4.10 gears and a Power lock diff. I paid $800 for it and its super clean with only 27,658 original miles. I bought it from the original owners widow. Her husband ordered it in 1968 and it was his 1 and only new vehicle. Unfortunately he died of a heart attack in 1971 and she had his truck parked in the barn where its sat for 40 years prior to my buying it. It now has a 4 barrel carb and intake, comp 268h cam , ceramic coated headers and the C6 has been rebuilt with roller discs, instead of friction discs. Shift kit, manual valve body and stall converter. Rear diff has been changed from 4.10 to 3.73 gears . She will really move now. Just like her gas gauge lol
My son and I did a resurrection on a 1968 with the 360 cubic inch engine. It was in better shape at 350,000 miles than my new 1993 F-150 with 60,000 miles. This was in 1994 and she's still running strong in the 1969 Mustang!! I'm restoring an 03 Mustang GT at the moment. Fords rule all else drool!! I'm a new subscriber and I love your content. Would love to meet you and Junkyard Digs!!!!
Great video and outstanding work, you should upload a video of y'all power washing it and cleaning it up. I'd love to see it. You've earned a new subscriber
Awesome video! I subscribed, I love this stuff. I've done two so far, an 83 Toyota 4x4 with the 22R that sat for 12 years and just finished a 79 GMC 4x4 with a 350 that sat for 8 years.....Both are running great! I. I'm on the hunt for another one......
Oh man, I would but I am up in the Northwest. Everything is there, just needs a battery and some TLC like you guys did. Thank you much for the offer. Maybe one day when I get it rooadworthy, I could drive over and compare stuff. Again awesome of you to offer. This truck is blue and white too.
I was so engrossed in this video and before I knew it, it was over. Which means I was totally into it and was looking forward to the climax of getting the truck out of it's former grave. Great job guys and for that subscribed!
That was awsome! Just goes to show you that you cant keep an old truck down. Very cool thing to see young guys in this day and age working on old school vehicles.
This Pick-up Truck look at the Pick-up Truck from Mister Majestic, you know? Mr.Majestic (Charles Bronson) from Majestic Brand Mellons! It was a very COOL Film from the 70´s.
Good job buddy, great video. Thanks for saving some metal and showing the younger generation not everything needs bought!
How does this comment have 14 likes? That's crazy. VGG is an OG and Thunderhead is close too. Awesome seeing the respect.
And even Thunderhead didn't reply? Why's that? Could have been a gigantic boost.
@jerryantaya1266 VGG commented this 5 years ago well before he really blew up back when he was just another nobody. Lol. Crazy how the internet is and you can just look back at some really old videos to see where everything started. 5 years ago Derek had no idea he was going to be where he is now with a dream shop and a contract with MotorTrend living an extremely comfortable life now. Just shows how far some effort can go long ways along with being surrounded by the right group of people to help you grow. I remember discovering VGG's channel from one of those "Let's Go Let's Grow!" channels here on RUclips that do networking to help channels grow by shouting out channels in the live chat on a live stream back when Derek was just starting out basically.
Soon as I seen the inline 6 I knew it would run...lol most underrated engine but by far one of the most reliable and indistructable little engines ever made.
60s, early 70s Slant 6 Chrysler also.
I had one in a ‘73 Bronco took it on a trip to Big Bend in Terlingua, ran like a top but kept using water. Got it home and figured a cracked head ended up being that and turned the engine over to check cylinder walls found the wrist pin had come out of front cylinder and had a groove worn in the cylinder wall about an 1/8th inch, but it stayed with all the Jeeps that weekend.
Impressive. You guys got that ingenuity, the patience and perseverance . Rock and Roll them Ovals!
Always feels great to see something run after a couple of decades. I did that with a 1949 Ford 8N tractor, it hadn't run in 30 years.It was missing the distributor so I bought a new re manufactured. I did all the wiring, tune up parts, oil change, carb kit, cleaned the gas tank and mounted a GM alt. One thing about the Ford 8N and 9N tractors, they make almost literally everything for them still today. It started in 4 cranks, it was unreal and so satisfying, there is nothing like that feeling it's so exciting! I love to see resurrected vehicles and sometimes it takes little effort and some mechanical minded people and the love of antique vehicles to bring them back to life. I really appreciate the ingenuity of the early engineers, It's incredible! great Job guys!!
This brings back memories of tooling in my parents garage with my old man and how rewarding it is to work on and rebuild your own trucks the points and distributer brought back memories of the matchbook gap and really made me smile thank you great video miss those dad moments
steering held together with zip ties, cannot see out the windshield, no brakes, and drive on a flat tire. Sounds like something I would do. Loved it!!
valiant effort and brought back hilarious memories! in 1970, our mom, who couldn't drive a standard, bought a magnicent 2-speed Powerglide Automatic 283Ci Impala Convertible for $600. Car was perfect! We learned to drive in it, but we felt less than manly because we couldn't drive stick.
My brother and I scraped up $200 and bought a 1962 beater Impala Convertible with 3 on the tree.
In retrospect, I can't imagine a 62 impala - which was a premium car when built - having a column-shift standard.
After much clutch-burning, we taught ourselves to drive this piece of crap.
Problem was that the shift linkage on the fire-wall regularly would, bind and one of us would have to get out and shake the he'll out of it to get it back into first.
In PA in the early 1970s, you couldn't get a Temporary Tag on a car sold privately, and the seller kept his tags.
The state of PA expected 16-Year-olds to wait a month for tags before driving the car.... for a teen that's 2 centuries in adult years.
The solution was simple: We were in a junk yard searching for parts, and found a perfectly current plate from a 1962 Renault, which one of us stuffed down his pants.
We were driving around, the clutch linkage jammed, the cops pulled up to help, and we spent a night in jail for driving a Chevy with a salvaged Renault plates.
I learned a lesson that night, but damn, I wish I could do it again!
Mike Douglas great story
Great story!
Wait a month for tag at 16 years old that is torture or s prison sentence
I looked long and hard for THIS VIDEO IN PARTICULAR just to watch it again> 2 years ago I found and bought an 88 F150 someone had totally ripped down and gutted to make a show truck out of it but passed away sadly before they could do much of anything with the truck. I HATE FORDS I REALLY REALLY DO but this truck it called to me begged me and I felt sorry for it so I took it home. 2 weeks ago the weather warmed up A LITTLE and a few days prior to that I committed to go rescue another FORD truck which is a 1991 short bed for a friend that begged me to help him. He knows I have trucks and construction tools because before becoming a retired and mostly unemployed bum I was a contractor. So I set out on the morning of the big wreck here on Rt 81 in Pennsylvania for Pine Grove where this truck was lodge inside a partially collapsed garage so we could rescue it with my best FORD buddy. The only reasons I even took on the challenge is my best FORD buddy knows FORD TRUCKS like I know Silverado trucks. In the future I will need his help with my truck ya see the deal we made??? Well the weather turned to howling winds and blinding blizzards with 50-60mph wind gusts and by a stroke of sheer Gods magic hands the lord actually helped us lift the largest part of the collapsed roof right off the truck. The wind gust that lifted that section of roof was so strong the piece of roof landed 10 feet away from the building that is how strong the winds were not to mention we were stuck there another 5 hours after hearing all the sirens the people we bought the truck from came over to tell us the hiway home was closed we would have to use the back roads to get home... . I was fearing we would have to hook my truck up to move that big piece roof which would have hurt the truck. It was so slick and got so icy we never would have been able to use my truck to lift that piece of roof off it. We did manage to pull the Ford truck out but we had come back for it which we did Wens after noon because it would not start or run Typical Ford. My trailer was so slick with ice we never would have gotten the truck up on the trailer like that not safely. Turns out my Ford buddy is also going to have a nice build and his truck is not nearly in as many pieces as mine is in... We worked 6 hours to get that truck started so we could get into position to get it on that trailer. I was just a bad cumpooter as I call em and my Ford buddy had 3 of em along too bad only one of em was still good.
Love it when an oldie gets a new life. Awesome job getting her running again after all these years, well done guys.
I love watching people bring cars left for dead back to life. Thanks for posting this!
Thanks. Really good vid. that old girl was basically buried alive and didn't want to die so young. She came back to life with minimal resuscitation. GREAT old truck. give Her the life she deserves.
One of the best resurrections I have seen. Big smiles every time you drive that truck.
Love to see these American made hard working classics get second life well done fellas.
Wooohooo! Beautiful! This made both me and my girlfriend happy. We have a 1969 f100 that me and my dad rescued after 20 years of sitting between some trees.
You see these old vehicles in yards everywhere. Nice to see you guys bring one back from the wooded purgatory. Good job!
i wish i saw them in yards everywere,in canada at least were im from it cant sit for more than a couple days and some bastard is whining about it
Link to vehicle history report and owner Info Via VIN Lookup: goo.gl/ox7sTs
(I use this to track down abandoned vehicle info)
Nice work!!! I bought a 1987 cougar that was sitting in the weeds for 10 years for $250. I made it run with a new fuel pump and some other minor things. Runs and drives.
Rare car buddy I sure miss my dads 87 cougar I loved that car had a 5.0 in it
I loved this video! I have always had such a soft spot for 60s and 70s Ford trucks and I especially love them with a 3-speed on the column. It really warms my heart to see you guys work to get this great truck back on the road.
Ah the good ole three on the tree do you know the actual transmission name of it
glad you put this video back up.
inspires us to get off of our lazy asses. Never let the old Fords die!
This was great.
Learned to drive on a 76 F100 with the 300 6, 3 on the tree.
Different body styles but many of the same parts.
I wish you guys were my neighbors.
Love seeing old trucks like that rescued, good job.
Got rid of my 67 F-100 240cid, 3-on the tree. 34 years ago. I'm almost crying. I miss the ol' girl now. Thanks for reviving the memories. That'll be #1 priority if and when I win the lottery
looks like my grandpa's truck. Love the zip tie fix on the rag joint. True day Z rig.
I have a Identicle 68 F100 as far as paint . Mine has 27,XXX original miles and has a factory 390 /C6 combo with gear vendors over/ under drive and a semi floating 5 lug Dana 60 with 3.50 gears and a Factory Power Lock limited slip diff. It now has a 268 h comp cam , Comp valve springs , adjustable 1.76 rocker arms with new hydraulic lifters, Hooker headers , dual flowmasters , recurved big cap and cap adapt duraspark distributor conversion , MSD 6al box , streetmaster intake, Holley 670 cfm carb and dual fresh air ducted airl cleaner. It will fry the tires and fishtail if I stab it at 40 mph . Its ran a 12.22. 1/4 mile pass @ 114 mph with a .541 reaction time. total sleeper with its hub caps and clean original look .
sounds completely righteous. way cool, wish i had the time to get my stuff put together to that degree. the rotstang is my low buck drag car
Ive watched your video till the end and i am telling yah i enjoyed it a lot. I am studying automotive for this reason to build and fix old cars like these. Thank you very much for the video. God bless.
thank you very much
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I am such a huge fan I am only twelve and I have my own ford ranger 1971 it was sitting at my grandpas house and it was for sale but nobody wanted it so I begged him if I could have it until he said yes
Jaaston Grau
That's badass little man! Work on it as much as you can, and learn as much as you can. By the time you're old enough to drive you'll be a pro!
Jake Paul hey man, work on that thing ALL you can, youll have one bad ride by the time your in high school if you keep at it, trust me you’ll want it, and youl be proud that you did it yourself and help from friends and family
Your grandpa knew you really wanted his truck, that you would take good care of it, and he loves you alot to have done that. Now try to help your granpa as much as you can , what he did for you was out of love. You are only twelve, but you help him out with the little things. He will be also very greatful. You are blessed to have such a granpa.
Jake Paul A boy and his truck; it’s a beautiful thing! Be sure to make and share some videos of your progress...
That's how my cousin started out, around 12 or so, by bringing some old american iron that he found in the woods on the family farm back to life. Once he had it running good he traded up to another more desirable project. He kept bringing cars/bikes/trucks back to life, and trading up again. By the time he was 15 he had a solid 69 Chevelle in the barn and he didn't even have his license yet! He then proceeded to turn that car into a monster. Good luck!
I want to say thank you for getting this old beast back from the grave, its so nice to see trucks like these
Nice job and great video coverage. Such good info for younger mechanics starting out on a budget. Nice home and shop. Best part.... no filthy language. I loved it.
thanks, the positive feedback is much appreciated. I strive to uphold good character in front of the camera, i see that as very important.
ThunderHead289 if I had the money I'd buy it the way it is looks nice and love the paint also great video anyways pls in my opinion keep it original I've seen so many people ruin these good old trucks with dumb modifications
Pinkamena Diane Pie I'm with you
Stanley Williams thx glad others agree , not to long ago I saw motor trend fuck up a mint old truck , shame , but thx for agreeing XD
Love it!
Man... that brought back some memories. I had an old '61 Ford with a straight 6, probably essentially the same engine.
That's definitely amazing. Great job bud, bringing back a piece of family history.
I just love the fact that there's two guys that really like Ford's the straight six not a bad motor and of course your motto the 289 one of the best small block Motors ever made.
throwback to this summer. here is the full video all parts 1,2,3 put together into one - please stop asking now.
ThunderHead289 great video thanks for uploading
13:43 - 13:45 THAT'S WHAT SHE SAID!!!
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I learned to drive in a 68 Mercury 100, Canadian made. 300ci 4 speed on the floor. When I was a teenager I thought it would be cool to let the drivers side brake grab with no hands on the wheel and burn a doughnut in the mud by the cattle shed.
Blew the rag joint apart. Brings back memories of the farm in Alberta.
Great and powerful big I/6 , they went in f250 ( at a time you couldn’t give them away ) for a reason, absolutely BULLET PROOF!
Im such a nerd. At 9:38 I felt happiness and actually out loud, said "Hell yea!" Like I was actually there helping you.... Yes..I have mental issues.
nah dude, think of how we felt! almost cried, no lie
So do I. We '68ers are a tough breed.
I thoroughly enjoyed this video. I like how you went one step at a time, slowly and methodically, fixing one thing at a time, making it right, then on to the next step.
I've got a 1967 Ford Econoline van that was ugly as sin when I found it. Sitting on one brake drum and two flat tires with a dog living in the back. It had a 240 CID straight six. I gotta tell you, those 240 engines are really well built. After all these years, mine is still ticking right along.
Regards, Tom
Hey man awesome build I'm very glad this thing runs like a champ. I'm a ford lover and I'm just delighted to this ol girl run
It was very cool to bring her back!
That’s one thing I love about those old fords, those doors shut like new even at a old age. Awesome truck👍🏼
They sure don't make 'em like they use to, and probably never will again. good video....
Really enjoyed that. I have so much respect for cleverness with old machinery and also people who like to explain all this stuff. You Tube is great when it comes to learning.
Thanks for getting this filmed, uploaded etc. Oh and Hi from the UK = )
Yeah... The master-cylinder reservoir bowl is not really where you want to find dirt and debris like that. I don't envy you the *tons* of brake work you have ahead of you -- I just replaced the entire brake system in my '68 Ford Galaxie (factory front discs, too) and am still working out the bugs. It's a long process.
But super job getting that thing running and rolling under its own power!! Loved the fact that you detailed everything you did, but didn't go overboard with every last little tiny nut and bolt -- a good combination of summary and detail, I thought. Enjoyed watching it!
Thanks so much for the positive feedback!
I like this. Some of the "truck rescue" videos either have filler or don't progress fully through the resurrection. This is no nonsense. Now my question is why I am attracted to restoring old trucks. I wish I had one like this but I haven't finished with the one I have!
love those old 60s and 70s ford cars, specially the F100 pickups
I had a 68 Ford in High School....great memories! Thanks for this video 👍🏻
Good job boys. Tlc. Revived the old truck. So satisfieing isn't it?
Good vid. Thanks for uploading it.
You gotta love those old Ford F-100 Trucks while they lacked a lot in the luxury department compared to today's trucks if they were taken care of they would last almost forever, What killed a lot of them was rust from road salt and just plain neglect, These old trucks were easy to work on and even an amateur back yard mechanic could take one apart and make repairs easily, The 240 engine like the one here was one of the most reliable engines that Ford ever made they were used in everything from large commercial generators to commercial air compressors, wood chippers etc. and a lot of the older F-100 trucks had them, I had two of these trucks with this same engine and they both had over three hundred thousand miles on them when I sold them and both were still running perfect with good manifold vacuum pressure and excellent compression and burned no oil, Keep good clean oil in this truck and you had a vehicle for life,
On both of my trucks the engines had never been taken apart or had any major work on them, One needed a new heater core and the other needed a new radiator that was it.
Another thing is that this engine could be easily adapted to run on not only gasoline but also propane and natural gas.
I wish I still had them they were a pleasure to drive
Very nice job!!! thank you for giving at this nice truck a brand new life :D sorry for my english, im watching from Italy :) Wish i had a truck like that here!!!!! i hope i can see more detailed videos like this in future!!! Maybe post a video with the truck repainted etc...thank you and enjoy your brand new truck!
Always wonder why people are so amazed to see these old Vehicles fire up and drive. This is when stuff was made good!! Some easy labor of love and some very affordable parts & most of the time you're good to go!!!!
Awesome video!!! I love seeing the dead come back to life!!
Thanks! Appreciate the positive feedback. A ton of haters here! I thought the way I worded the title didn't make it look like I was roadkill, just wanted to give people some extra holiday entertainment.
Yea man, it's a killer video, and even killer truck. Loving that dash!!
I wish it was the same with people
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Good job guys. You two are mechanically superior to 98% of guys your age and you have goals and are driven to accomplish them. Way to go!. This is a great video and you have a great prize with the truck.
i like whole video ,and especially this moment 40:13 , totally agree with you , modern car will not afford 20 years )) ,modern car will be dust in 20 years :D :D :D
I brought my 1954 F100 back to life after i6 223 engine was completely locked up.. transmission and brake fluid flooding cylinders for weeks and finally got flywheel to move.. after full rotation and unsticking a couple valves she runs good.. Great job guys.. Older vehicles are a lot of fun
bravo brothers...great job..gotta show my kid this...he wants an old truck.😊
Antoine Parks same
Great job guys this takes me back...late nights as a kid working on cars with my friends just shooting the breeze figuring things out on a budget etc.
Dipper G
How could y'all figure things out without the INTERNET!?
New subscriber... good stuff! like to see older cars/ trucks revived from the dead ..👍
iv done it a time or two over the years. check my videos for the 66 galaxie, way old video from actually 2010 or something that i uploaded in 2013. cant believe my buddy's family had let it sit that long. - over 30 years
I really like the idea you have going on here. I love seeing old unloved cars being brought back to life.
Nice job fella's... One thing to remember "Safety First" Laying under the truck without proper jack stands jacks and uneven ground etc was very dangerous. Please be careful. Other than that, nice video and it's amazing what zip ties can do aint it?...
Man Im so glad to see someone else appreciating an old Ford like this. I personally drive a 1968 F250 Camper Special with a 361 with the three speed hydro-glide transmission and man do I love it.
I bought a 68 E-250 Camper Sp. 390, 4 on the floor in 1980 in N.Dakota. Great looking and running truck. Paid 900 for it. Put it through pure hell cutting and hauling fire wood with chains on the back for 5 yrs. Had it painted,rebuilt the 390 myself.Sold it in Minn. in 89.Got all my money back + some.. but wish I had it back now!
this is cool love seeing cars fixed back the way it was i like that year of truck
I absolutely LOVE it when these guys find fix these old cars and trucks! AWSOME!
Guys this is an exciting video, brilliant you both are, thanks for making it and posting it.
thanks man, check my recent uploads - doing it all over again!
Dude! A 300 Straight 6!!! Best Engine ever built!!!!
Beautiful please restore!!! Those are amazing and very rare!!
Great job bringing the ol gal back around 👌😎
i was smiling big seeing her coming out of the woods please restore the truck
55555711 your profile picture scares me
you should be ive done things you want believe
So did I. I smiled as well. It was nice to see that abandoned truck come out.
I bought a identical color and scheme 1968 Ford F100 Ranger Short box. It had a 390 / 2 barrel carb with C6 auto and a Dana 60 semi floater 5 lug rear diff with 4.10 gears and a Power lock diff. I paid $800 for it and its super clean with only 27,658 original miles. I bought it from the original owners widow. Her husband ordered it in 1968 and it was his 1 and only new vehicle. Unfortunately he died of a heart attack in 1971 and she had his truck parked in the barn where its sat for 40 years prior to my buying it. It now has a 4 barrel carb and intake, comp 268h cam , ceramic coated headers and the C6 has been rebuilt with roller discs, instead of friction discs. Shift kit, manual valve body and stall converter. Rear diff has been changed from 4.10 to 3.73 gears . She will really move now. Just like her gas gauge lol
Why so many thumbs down? This was pretty damn cool!
people say we faked it, and having roadkill in the title. idk how that looks like we faked it.
ThunderHead289
Dumb people man, ever watch that movie Idiocracy by Mike Judge? Yeah, that was a premonition...
you aint a kiddin.
those are Chevy lovers... they hate it when a Ford won't die....
Devoldo a damn good video
I'm not really into cars and trucks but I love seeing old forgotten about things like that saved! Good work!
i have a feeling this is the new christine
No shitter ever came between me and Christine.
Awesome video guys loved it ! I’ve got a 74’ (351 CID)
That I am learning on . Your videos are a huge help thanks again
Awesome job! Great video.
My son and I did a resurrection on a 1968 with the 360 cubic inch engine. It was in better shape at 350,000 miles than my new 1993 F-150 with 60,000 miles. This was in 1994 and she's still running strong in the 1969 Mustang!!
I'm restoring an 03 Mustang GT at the moment. Fords rule all else drool!!
I'm a new subscriber and I love your content. Would love to meet you and Junkyard Digs!!!!
Great video and outstanding work, you should upload a video of y'all power washing it and cleaning it up. I'd love to see it. You've earned a new subscriber
Hey, thanks for the positive feedback! It all ways helps to push me along !
Awesome video! I subscribed, I love this stuff. I've done two so far, an 83 Toyota 4x4 with the 22R that sat for 12 years and just finished a 79 GMC 4x4 with a 350 that sat for 8 years.....Both are running great! I. I'm on the hunt for another one......
I'm all about my chevys buh dam I love the old ford's they're one hell of a truck. I'd take a old ford any day over any new chevy ford or dodge.
Love to see them brought back to life. I actually have a small oil filter type wrench for Ford fuel filters.
That was fun watching!
Great vid, reminds me of my first vehicle- 69 f100 custom. Loved that truck.
"Big fat bag of nope" Haha love it!
Oh man, I would but I am up in the Northwest. Everything is there, just needs a battery and some TLC like you guys did.
Thank you much for the offer. Maybe one day when I get it rooadworthy, I could drive over and compare stuff. Again awesome of you to offer. This truck is blue and white too.
super video man great to see the old girl running again,now for the rebuild me thinks!?
definitly
I was so engrossed in this video and before I knew it, it was over. Which means I was totally into it and was looking forward to the climax of getting the truck out of it's former grave. Great job guys and for that subscribed!
Great job. I enjoyed this video.
Good job and good video. Felt like I was there with you guys felt the excitement.
I just found your channel this is awesome
That was awsome! Just goes to show you that you cant keep an old truck down. Very cool thing to see young guys in this day and age working on old school vehicles.
So what are the plans for this truck? A proper restoration I hope?
13:29 big ass huntsman spider just shilling!
THESE ARE " THE GOOD OL' AMERICAN BOYS " STAY IN THOSE WOODS BOYS ....YOU MAY BE NEEDED TO REBUILD AMERICA AFTER WHAT'S COMING !
That was rockin'! Used to do things like that when I was a teen. Good video for others to see...keep it up!
This Pick-up Truck look at the Pick-up Truck from Mister Majestic, you know? Mr.Majestic (Charles Bronson) from Majestic Brand Mellons! It was a very COOL Film from the 70´s.
Ya'll are so awe - - some smart !!! Love seeing the old brought back to life!
you can't kill an old ford truck!
Many times I've wanted to though!!
dakota croasdale new ones yes, after 200 ft. old ones, no.
dakota croasdale fords suck
why was it sitting
randy norris you'll see.
I love your MacGyver ways!! just starting to look at working on my own cars. So cool watching you guys bring her to life!
Cool! You guys got it going
Great video! I can't believe you were able to drive that truck out of there!
What wire did you use to test the coil? Spark plug is in the center tower wire as far as I can tell...
Sat through the whole vid mesmerized by the fact you kept making progress and moving forward
built Ford tough. very cool.
Oldschool iron and muscle never dies