1973 Dodge camper pickup gets polished, new floor, and more electrical fixes!
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- Опубликовано: 1 окт 2024
- In this video I put a new floor in the driver side, take the camper off , restore the original paint, fix the heater blower motor, the wiper motor. And a charging problem.
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Travis... I like how you and your dad repurpose things, tear them apart... Old school nohow..your a throw back to when people could use their hands and fix things...loved hiw you drilled out the wiper motor...i would have done the same thing...your dad raised your right.... You guys are a great team.... You dad reminds me of Sam Elliott....great job guys....
Great repair on the floor! This project just amazes me. The paint restoration is truly a work of art. Travis, you and Rick have a connection and comradery that I never had with my Dad. That, my friend, is both a blessing and a treasure for each of you. You guys have my utmost admiration. Your channel is one of the best anywhere, in my opinion.
That’s an ugly camper shell. Definitely better looking without it.
I'm with you I prefer steelies, every time. Steelies & bias plys. Man I swear in every sharpie there's a timer that starts as soon as you open the package and ends right after the third use. First person camera mode is new, nice! Rick always cracks me up "don't make me come in here and do this...'cause I will!" lol. Truck is a gem, crazy what a little elbow grease can achieve.
We never seem to get 100% through a sharpie. And yeah you caught that new camera angle. I like the 1st person mode
Why do sharpies always go blunt???
@@MaxGiganteum #2 is a big deal
The Germans did it first, LOL@@MaxGiganteum
Jackpot. I really like how you’re not a “parts changer”. Those original parts are so well made and, it’s so interesting to see how you and your Dad do the refurbishments. I worked as a machinist for 20 years , and I loved refurbishing old car parts and such. Y’all are starting to motivate me.
I concur. The wiper motor not turning was caused by the excessive rust flake build up. You don't know what's wrong with a part till you take it apart and inspect it.
I'm replacing my fuel pump for third time in 2 years in my 2013 ford e250 no more Chinesium fuel pumps. The plastic housing swelled up couldn't hardly get it out of the hole in the tank.
I really would like to see those fender turn signals work. If you remember radio shack they did sell 12 volt miniature bulbs. The bulb was the size of a grain of rice and there were two lead wires attached. I needed some bulbs this size on my heater control on my 05 grand prix. Dealer only sold the whole heater so I wired these in and they have worked well. I'm sure you could find bulbs like those online. Maybe led now. Take them apart and tinker with them. And truck is looking good so far.
Dad knows how to survive lol. Build sheets are so dang cool, and that documentation paired with how clean this truck is I think you kinda struck gold here. Can't wait to see that carpet in there
My Dad had a 74 king cab in Bronze. He loved that thing and washed and waxed it every weekend. One day he was using the buffer and I was bugging the crap out if him to let me give it a try. He finally let me have a go and I rewarded him by going strait trough the paint on the ridges of the hood. I thought he was gonna strangle me with the cord
Oh man. That’s a big lesson right there haha
Since the truck was built in Michigan and sold to the buyer in California, either the Dodge dealer or the buyer deleted the OEM mirrors and installed (what you have)…which are called “West coast mirrors” they were quite advantageous for towing RV’s or equipment trailers that were slightly wider than the truck.
I thought for sure that drill bit was going into your leg! Great content as usual. You should wire wheel the floor and clean and polish the chrome and side steps. It would pop nice.
I like your idea of the
Depression Era thinking, eat it up wear it out make it do or do without. Making the most of what you have. 👍🇺🇲
Nice spending my Saturday morning coffee time watching you and your dad progress further on this truck. Until next time! 👍
Right on 🤙🏻
My OPINION, those '94 up wheels look bad in '73-'93 trucks.
YOU'RE right about original wheels.
I'd paint the front and rear hubs black.
Wish I had your forklift!
Love the receiver hitch in the front. GOOD old man mod.
If you move that voltage regulator to the fender well, away from the area where the "bird bath" hoid dumps water on it everytime you open it, it'll last FOREVER.
Mine's 31 years old now on my '91.5 Cummins.
On them the heat from the head cooks them. ANOTHER reason to move it.
Movrd
Sorry...Those rims look cheap, no matter what they are on. And yes, m older than your Dad (probably) take care guys. Todd the retired trucker.
Yes they look cheap. Never liked those wheels
Might take the running boards off. Looks odd on there.
It's hard to believe that '73 is 50 years ago. Time flies. A friend of Dad's was a small local Dodge dealer, and in his driveway, he had what I would assume would have been a brand-new 1978 version of that truck. SMH. . . that was 45 years ago.
I like this series, and you others, because you're fixing everything in the truck which you hardly ever see. Good work!
Awesome truck my dad always drove Dodge trucks when I was a kid. I really miss him and it warms my heart to see you and your dad working together and please enjoy while you can. Hopefully you can get the correct color tailgate to go on it and make it complete. Great job.
I agree with you, I would source out some 1973-1980 steel Dodge truck wheels with hub caps.
Hey guys, loving this truck.
looks wayyyyy better wirhout the camper which is just my opinion. great job as always.
The truck turned out awesome! I don’t think you needed ti do the sanding step. A good cutting compound on that polisher would work just fine for you. Since you have that paper tag, I would think keeping the camper top on would be a good idea to keep it original. I hope whoever buys it keeps the top.
Aah! Saturday afternoon in Argentina, and I'm preparing myself to cook some dinner while watching another great video from you guys! The best company!
Appreciate it enjoy.
Had finished half of a pepperoni pizza 🍕 😋 watching these two fellas restore this truck 🚚 🛻 👌 😊
get rid or running boards and it will be complete
Just have to get rid of those mirrors and those checker plate running boards and it would be a lot better looking.
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The door tag says "Dodge Fargo." Pretty uncommon, Fargo was a Canadian branding for Dodge.
She perty❤
As a detailer, I find beauty in restoring older cars that have been neglected for some time. Others would see a dump box, but with enough patience and elbow grease can reveal a relic that still has potential to be driven once more! 🏆Keep up the videos champ! Love the thought process behind your build! 😎🤙
"Were gonna force it to be serviceable"
Your jack is a hydraulic this came with an old style mechanical jack. The build sheet find is so cool what a sweet old truck. 😊
As much as I don't like the color of the truck it still looks pretty darn good. And I agree 100% with you about the wheels the steel wheels are classic. Great videos thanks.
Jealous on the East Coast, most of these old trucks have returned to the earth out here. That rig needs steels and center caps and lose the 90's wheels and it will be perfect!
Another great video.
I'm with you, I like the ol steelies and "grand pap caps" on a truck like that.
Your Luck with Heater cores is legenadry lol.
Every single one I get is busted
As a Brit I have to say that truck is awesome
That colour would be called 'hearing aid beige' though 🇺🇸🇬🇧
Been telling all our classic car friends about your channel and we all are watching and betting each other how quickly you guys get to 250,000 subs. Were hoping to see you come back to the east and do another rescue from New England in the winter time. Maybe meet up with Mustie1. (He has a huge channel on RUclips). He is in New Hampshire. Hope you all have a Merry Christmas. Wave at the triple T for me when you go by sometime. Was my favorite truck stop in the day. There used to be a place that charged you to unload your cattle in their corrals for them to rest b4 continuing on to California that was right down the road, Bill
Wow that’s a cool story about the triple t thanks for sharing. Glad you guys are all on board watching the channel
Camper shell on for shore. Might have been better looking if you had the original tail gate.
I agree with you stock wheels always look the best and I like the grandpappy caps and steal wheels too
Totally hooked on your content, love the way you and your dad work together also very jealous of your place .
hey great video man came out amazing!
Will you source a similar colored tailgate for the 73 camper special?
I love watching how y'all figure out how to get stuff done on this vehicle, like the wiper motor cleaning. Do you plan to put a tailgate on it or just leave it off, ready for the camper shell? Thanks for sharing.
If I can find one
@@theetravisb First thing a buyer is going to ask you. ;-)
Great truck! Really surprised you could use power tools with 1500 sandpaper! Learned something new!
Love this videos......living in the U.K. watching these fantastic vehicles being saved is brilliant. New cars and especially electric cars just don't cut the mustard. Vehicles will never ever be made as well again and have so much character as that time period. Keep up the great work 🇺🇸🇬🇧
Thank you 👍🏻
Two well placed regulations can and WILL make manufacturers be responsible and build things to the correct standards. Stop the greed stop the waste!!😮😮😮😮😮🎉🎉🎉🎉
Jr w/c = junior west coast mirrors. You have the original mirror set
Ok no more ball busting, you and your dad are doing a great job ! I love the truck how much was it new did it say on the sheet
How come you didn't " Rebuild" the voltage regulator?? I want to learn how😊 Seriously 😳😳
Can’t rebuild them
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you guys know the value of a dollar, and how to make more dollars..this site is becoming one of my favorite channels..thx for the content..
Gotta stretch every penny.
Your videos are really well done. Editing is king.
I don't bother with those air cut off tools anymore myself. Dewalt cordless and a 6" death wheel " no guard off course I'm not a wuss".
Btw your Dad is a hoot.
Yeah dewalts are pretty decent tools.
@@theetravisbjust joined btw. Are you looking for a heavy welding bench? Or a metal utility bench?
There is a guy in south Phoenix that has some really nice 44 x 60 x ⅝ thick tables 3" tube legs. For $350 he had 10 of them I'll see if ha has any more if you want.
That is the sweetest Dodge I have ever seen in original condition. Great job so far . They really don't make them like that anymore.
No sir they don’t
I love how the rivets didn't stand in the way of the repair. Such a cool truck and a great job fixing things, not just replacing
Loving this restoration project! (And btw, I keep waiting for your dad to say "Firestone" 😁 )
Mr. B. Here ! 👀😎👍. Nice job on clean up ; also your dad’s oil trick works, I know my 58 Olds blower motor did the same thing . 👍👍👍👍 🍸🍸
Old school tricks work. Glad you enjoyed.
Loved it ! 👍👍
Beautiful job my friend, a hello from Brazil 💪
Thanks for watching from Brazil
JR W/C Mirrors, is the Junior West Coast mirrors. You have them, I preffer them to the little crap they put on pickups now.
Heck yeah.
Call the family of the old owner!!
A lot of work. I think it was worth it. The pick up looks great 👍
Travis, great video, nice to see you bring a dead finish back to life. Great restoration.
Travis, if you can afford to. Get yourself a can of Eastwood Seam Sealer (grey or black). It's Titanium Dioxide & Carbon Black (& a couple packs of acid brushes). This sealer is amazing for filling & covering body welds. Never cracks or shrinks, paintable in 1 hour. With just half the welds & this sealer. You can fill a panel in half the time. VERY versitile product, & a can will last you a very long time/maybe a dozen projects. Worth every penny!
So far I've sealed both Rocker Panels & floor patches on a '92 Nissan D24 Pickup. An inner Fender cut/weld to graft a used front corner & Rad Support on a '91 Toyota P/U. And just sealed my new Gutters, 6 End Caps with Eastwood Seam Sealer. There's still more than half the can left. Fill the air space in the can with Propane Gas to store the product. It'll never skin over or harden, (this works for Brake Fluid too! No air inside. No spoiled Fluid!).
I love your projects. I had a 68 long bed Dodge and an 81 LBD. Drove them for 43 yrs. Where running complete when I let them go. One thing... please adjust that p-side hood pin! The lift on that side is miserable. Maybe thespring needs adjustment as well. Still have my 94 Cheyenne LB in the driveway -only255k on the clock...Keep working .. Take care of Dad
if you want the truck to really start faster put one of the like 1994 starters on it they are smaller and turn much faster
100% agreed. Dakota mini starters are in stock in all parts stores, and are waaay better than those dragging gear reduction starters.
those older starters were good didn't give any problems and you could modify to turn a little faster. but the newer ones are faster@@shaunclifton5281
but you lose the original cool sound.
You going to try and find out tail gate for it
So glad that I’ve stumbled across this channel!
Glad you enjoy
Looks AWESOME! What a huge difference after sanding and waxing! 👍💯
Presume yo are looking for a tailgate, with no luck so far.
Yeah no luck so far
When I started working for a Chrysler/Jeep/AMC Dealer back in '79 when I got out of the Army, we could rarely send an Alternator, starter motor, and a few other choice pieces back to Chrysler without tearing apart first and try and repair them! By the 1080's, that was too expensive and labor cost more than time, so we started R & R the items for a faster fix rate, especially on warranty jobs.
Floor weld in patch was done correctly! I look at that floor of the truck and want to pour isopropyl alcohol on it, and vinegar, and "pee be gone" spray!! LOL. You might want to apply some P.O.R. 15 on the floor in certain areas. Back when car manufacturers used single stage paint!! It can be brought back to life taking the nasty top layer off --- the paint looks great now!! Great Job!!
Travis, you rock! Love your work. You and your Dad make an excellent team. And you have amazing taste in your music. ❤
I am loving this truck. I am curious to know your plans for it. I had a 1973 D100 Adventurer SE with a 400. I had to sell it some time ago. I would be interested in it.
Love that Truck!, I have to agree with your Dad on the Wheels!, I had the same ones on my 96 Ram, Also that Wiper Motor was already a Reman "The Blue Color" think that was AC Delco that painted them Blue, Looking forward to seeing the rest!
*Edit, I litterly commented this before i heard your Dads comment on the wheels. He is a guy id have a Beer with, great minds.😂😂
Im a serious Mopar guy, and i Know you are a purist, me personally Loves the Old With alittle New. Like the fact the 2nd Generation Dodge Ram wheels actually fit on that sweet old girl, love to see the centric caps on her, even alittle Modern lighting. Again i know you are a purist. And thats fine too. 👍
The entire life of the Ram series of pickup trucks has been produced at the mound road assembly plant, which is in Warren Michigan. In fact, it's at mount road and 8 mile road!
I worked for a company called Ankara industries located out of Chesterfield Michigan. We used to deliver assembly brackets and hood latch assembly parts from the machines I set up.
Cool place to go to.
The SST mark on the build sheet is for the limited slip diff.
Very interesting 🤔 I truly like the truck because I bought a new 100 4/4 in 76. I can't believe how clean yours is. That girl is a show piece, thanks for sharing 😁.
Cant believe you didn't have to replace the plastic bushings in the wiper linkage.
I'll be another 50 YEARS before that wiper motor needs to come apart again.
Good looking old pickup , what engine does it have ?
Came with 400. Now has a 440
Travis I think Dad told you😆. That was funny. The truck is looking great. Should be able to come out on this find. Love the work! Happy Holidays 🎄
Some notes... not hating or trying to get thumbs down or people telling me I'm wrong. I love your channel. I have a 1987 Ram W150 that I got in great shape that the previous owners didn't know anything about cars and were building contractors so they were cheap. They would use it in the summer only during the day and then park it under a canopy during the winter. 1) if you're going to sell it to someone, you should probably figure out why the floor rusted out. The first generation Rams are very well known for leaking water from somewhere that I've been unable to find through exhaustive efforts. It didn't rust because of neglect, I guarantee it rusted from water sitting under the carpet. It will happen again and if you sell it to someone who parks it outside in the rain, they will be cursing you every time they open the door to find a puddle on the floor. And you will have wasted the extra money you spent on a new carpet kit. You can totally water test it if you want to prove it doesn't leak, but I would bet it does from somewhere. If you find it, please let me know so I can fix mine. 2) these trucks are also famous for not only not charging batteries , but draining them. I've gone through several batteries in two years of owning it. it's probably why your truck keeps trying to die at idle. In my truck, I can see a shiny new voltage regulator and the battery gauge has clearly been disconnected since it always sits at the middle. My next move is to replace the alternator, again cheap ass previous owners. It's almost like the more electronic load you put on the truck, the more it tries to stall due to weak spark? If you figure that out too, I would love to know so I can fix mine to drive at night with headlights 3) the wipers are also a huge mess. You said it was never the linkage but the motor, but you should have replaced the linkage bushings while you were in there. The refreshed motor will most likely destroy what little life is left in the bushings. I also heard Dad mention something about a new wiper motor costing something like $120 to replace. Not my experience on Rock Auto. But you serviced your motor. I bought a new one from rock auto because mine is so noisy and I have to replace my linkage bushings. Hope this all helps a bit but also really hope you're able to chase down all my issues. Specifically how you would replace all those stupid bushings because most RUclips videos just edit the hard parts out. Id be a fan for life if you and your Dad tackle that project. The bushings are like only a few bucks. Huge fan please keep it up! P.s. if you ever feel the need to come out to Western WA, i have a 2004 4.7 Ram that has been sitting behind my house for seven years now and just needs some love and attention and help to get her running again. Could be some good content lol.
Your 100 percent right dad. It's not dead till you look more.
Or make a tool. To do a job.
Or for me the tip. Or garbage place was my shop for free. Make things work. Think out of the box.
Yes dad I agree. Mick Australia 👍
I was so happy to see that camper shell come off. My grandfather had a 1970s Chevy pickup when I was growing up, it had a camper shell and I hated it. I had always wished he’d take it off and show off the nice truck.
Good job nice truck
I’m prob your dad’s age or older, but I’m w/you about the wheels. White steel wheels and dog dish caps will look classic. Those chrome ones look kinda dated. Thats just my 2 cents though.
Your vacuum gauge isn't reading miles per gallon, that's inches of mercury. It's measuring vacuum in inches, not mpg. Vacuum is useful for tuning a carb, adjust the idle mixture screws for the highest vacuum reading at idle.
Beautiful truck!
Hey Travis the truck is looking great....I don't know in person but on video your dad voice sounds like Sam Elliott don't if anyone ever told him that ...but great video !
If you do finishing sanding, using a block so you easily keep track of how much paint you remove will prevent burning through, even new paint that’s much thicker then an old paint job is always blocked out with no orbital being used because it’s just to much too fast. 💯
I had a Truck like that when I lived in Colorado . Just got out last (Prison) month, and found out the property owners sold my truck. Looked just like that ?
Hey Travis. I have a 1992 half ton, 2dr., it has the v6 engine. Very good looking truck
It's white. I bought it site unseen. It needs wiring repair. Someone has tried to hot wire it. It needs an key ignition 43:22
Too bad that early truck 230-1 400 block is missing. They have Thick webbing and are awesome with a stroker crank.
It's awesome to find the original build sheet for the truck. I'd have blurred the original owner's name and address though. Although he's an old man by now, he may still be alive and living at that address. People are crazy these days, you just never know.
My late mother would have loved the color; coffee with milk in it. Anytime she came to my aunt and uncle 's house, she would have a huge Dunkin' Donuts coffee cup with her. She however always called it Drunken Do Nots.
It’s a adventure truck !put the camper shell back on and detail it as well . Now it looks like every other vintage truck good but missing something!!!!
Keep up the good work !
I really would like to see those fender turn signals work. If you remember radio shack they did sell 12 volt miniature bulbs. The bulb was the size of a grain of rice and there were two lead wires attached. I needed some bulbs this size on my heater control on my 05 grand prix. Dealer only sold the whole heater so I wired these in and they have worked well. I'm sure you could find bulbs like those online. Maybe led now. Take them apart and tinker with them. And truck is looking good so far.
Waiting for that wiz wheel with no guard send a projectile somewhere 😮😮😮 Safety counts!!!😊😊😊
If you want to try to get those fender/signal lights working, you might be able to convert them to yellow LED's.
Great work and I love watching old school hacks/repairs to components like the heater blower and wiper motor. All the really nice work is great. The only thing I would have done which you may have done was scrub down the cab before you put the gas tank back in.
26:37 would you suggest spraying WD-40 to clean it? I have a similar build, and I am going through the same situation.
Those wheels look booty!! Since you're just flipping it, i wouldn't worry about it.