Very cool. I recently retired and then bought a '84 9670 in pretty much the same condition as yours. I am its 3rd owner. Got my CDL here in MI last Nov. and am going to try running this thing commercailly. Wife thinks I lost my mind but I'm having a blast with it!
Damned near got into a grille of one of these back in 1963. Damned a fool racing on the highway and after I passed the other guy, a big orange colored International came around the curve. I just barely made a quick move to avoid being a causality that night. I was a fool, but, by the Grace of GOD, and I know it, I lived on. Scared me so bad, I gave up racing all together, forever. Just my 2 cents!
so cool younger guys like you love them old cabovers thats very cool!we thought they looked cool to but early 80s if you had a long nosed pete or kenworth you where a long haul west coast runner.so that started that long nose thing in the early to mid 80s.so we all wished for that.our company had 200 trucks and we had ford short nosed trucks with sleepers they rode great but weak detroits in them 20mph up a nebraska hill with a 10 speed with 80000 gross weight i coulda jumped out and steered and ran faster the transtars smoked them of course in speed and power
There is no doubt that the conventional trucks are better riding, this old girl is pretty noisy and bouncy. My grandpa had a handful of conventional trucks and they rode nice and you could walk into the sleeper,,,,, however the cabover trucks are in a different league as far as style and suck goes.
Just came across this video, similar to you my step father had this exact truck when he drove for North American Vans lines…It was beat to death n tired when he got it (long story), but for me being a young lad it was the coolest thing on earth..I was even fortunate enough to have taken about a 3 week trip on summer…Had the time of my life, being I was always fascinated by the trucking industry.. I’m always glad to see them being restored…
my Dad drove one for many years but the outside door handle was up higher like a regular push button handle don't know what year that was but loved to ride in it .Dad has since past away but would love to find that model and do what you are doing .Just a dream lol
Thats pretty cool. They moved the door handle down to the bottom of the door starting in 1975, that way the driver could open the door while standing on the ground as opposed to having to be hanging off the truck with one hand to open the door on the earlier trucks like your dad. Thanks for watching and dreams can come true.
Thats awesome. Mine is the first i had seen in years. I’ve sense found a second one im going to go look at to post on the channel. Thanks for watching.
Nice "13 letter shit spreader" you got there! Those 4070's are one of my absolute favorites, looking forward to watching the restoration come together.
They do make air ride do the cab I put air ride on every cab over I ever owned ,internationals , kw s Pete's everything they rode so good ,and it saves the cab from getting beat that's a 290 cumminsit sounds pretty good
Could be. Seems low especially with the deep axle gears. Not a high horsepower engine tho. Probably will never get anywhere close to that under my ownership. Thanks for watching and subscribing
Love this just as well. I would restore this truck to factory with a small amount of era accurate mods. I’d even bring the funky frame color back. Maybe locate a old reefer to go with it and restore. Lol I’m just jealous. You do what you think is best for the old girl. Keep up the solid content. just subscribed.
Thanks for subscribing. Im undecided on the paint, on one hand i like its factory paint but a white/red would look good to. Other than slightly different fuel tanks its going back stock. No chopping and cutting planned for this one. I think International had it right the first time. My put dual International stacks on it.
I love the Transtars also, I want buy one to restore. First truck to get my attention was 4070A hauling livestock with a Wilson, both matching red paint, 92 Detroit, loved it.
I owned one these 4070Bs mine had the Eagle Package it was a 1979 beautiful truck. Had a 430 Detroit with a 13 speed you picked one of the best Cabovers to learn on very easy to see out of because as you pointed out the cab narrows at the top portion. Sounds like you have a Holset Turbo that’s why it sings to you. You could always tell what trucks had a Holset in the truck stops with out seeing them because of that distinctive sound. Nice find. If you live in Missouri check out Larry Schmidt truck parts he could help you find what you need and he’s old school
I wish mine had a 400 Cummins in it. That 430 Detroit was a boat anchor I had. I’ll Be watching for that video. One more tip. I don’t know where you live but you can license that truck as a antique truck in Missouri because it’s over 30 years old and it’s considered a recreational vehicle and you can put historical plates on it and you do not have to have a CDL class A class or B just a regular standard drivers license. Might want to check that out I used to have antique trucks I went to a lot of truck shows. I’m a class A CDL driver I’ve been driving for 31 years now. 4th generation trucker been around trucks all my life that’s all I know.
My dad had one just like that one. Can’t wait to see what you do to it. I’m looking for a K100 or a 80s 359 Pete. I like seeing these old cabovers being fixed up.
good luck with your search after i had to let lose of the 79 transtar they gave me a 82 pete 352 brown metallic with stripes also and i loved that truck the interior smoked the international that i loved and it had air ride!..what a treat back then it was it didn't feel like the old vinyl plain jane it had buttons and stuff thicker cozyier interior it was a older over the road truck that they demoted the pete to local hauls so i got lucky to have it for 2 years hauled gas and linseed oil with it i polished it alot.i think it was 1989 our company auctioned it off cause they where starting to change trucks cause most had 1 million on them some they rekitted and they bought 5 new white yes brand cabovers they where good trucks to.i asked my boss one day why did you buy white cabovers?,he put his arm on my shoulder and said if they crash there are easy cheap rekits for them saves me money.the whites where tall cabovers close to the ford 9000s
@@johnhanson4795 my dream truck score here about an hour from me is a late 60’s pete 352 day cab. Its so cool. Its an old safeway truck with single head lights.
in retrospect i believe your right !!!! i never really understood the ‘grindem till ya findem’ saying until i drove this truck 😂. thanks for watching the video.
its been many years ago but my 79 transtar11 was dark metallic brown in sun was kinda copper metallic in morning sun and had 3 stripes that wrapped around sides onto front with black 1/4 inch stripe border its the way it was ordered. it never was repainted so must have been the way it was speced but havent seen one since not even close she was a tall guy with the high 5th wheel plate and if you had to deadhead it beat the crap outa your back no matter how you set airseat sometimes if you werent holding onto steering wheel it would buck you right off the seat
I can give you advice on 3 items, "I got one of these new, put 600k on it and sold it". 1. If you want the A/C to work you will need to remove the passenger seat and dig into the heater/A/c under the seat. The heating and cooling is a blend air door style and ALL the seals and hinges need to be 100 percent. 2. the Transmission is old school with the overdrive in the A-box, DO NOT pre select the splitter, ALWAYS shift the stick first then the button. 3. You IHC 472 Diffs and they are NOT the best, they have a very small Power Divider gear set and any serious spinning will kill it. Remember always use the power divider lock BEFORE you need it. Good luck with your journey.
Thats awesome!!! I very much appreciate any advice you can give !!! I’m certainly no expert, not even a rookie yet. I love the truck. The ac system needs to be completely rebuilt or replaced. Stupid question number 1. Whats an A-box ??? Thank you for watching my friend.
@@BrokenWrenches If this makes no sence let me know and I will try another way. Your Transmission is really 2 transmissions bolted together. The front part is refered to as the main box it is a 5 speed forword 1 speed reverse. The rear part has 4 speeds, all shifted by air pistons. This 4 speed box is the A-box. The high/low shift lets you shift the main box thru low to 5 when the selector on your stick is in the low (down) position. Once you have got to the 5th gear you raise the switch and put the stick back to the 2nd gear position and accelerate. The next shift you make is with other button on the stick, this shift splits the remaining gears in half so you need to switch the button for each remaining stick position. The high low shift in the A-box has a large synchronizer so it makes the shift without grinding. the splitter shift has NO synchronizer so you have to control your engine RPM carefully. The more modern Transmissions have a different way of making the split shift and work much easier, a little practice with yours and you should be able to figure out a way to get a smooth shift.
@@nfarnell1 thank you for taking the time to explain this to me. Other than my grandpa, who died a long time ago, I’m the only one in the family interested in big trucks and this is my first. They don’t understand why i would want a cabover, blows their minds. I’ve been building and restoring smaller vehicles my whole adult life and I’m super excited about tackling this International. I enjoy learning new things, and I’ve got A LOT to learn. You would have got a good laugh watching me try to drive this truck the first couple times. I still suck at it but not as bad. I’m trying to learn how to double clutch because I have to get a class B CDL and the test requires a double clutch. Probably not many people go thru the trouble of getting a cdl just for a hobby truck. Anyways I have never had to double clutching but thats coming along ok. Hardest part of that is not clutching all the way to the floor and messing it all up. Funniest part of the whole deal was trying to figure out why I couldn’t down shift !! I would take it out of gear and couldn’t hit a gear to save my life, usually had to come to a complete stop and start over. I could double clutch or float the gears easily going up thru the gears but couldn’t hit a gear for nothing going back down the gears. Finally figured out I didn’t understand how closely the gears are spaced nor how important it is to match road speed, engine speed. I was basically trying to down shift to a lower gear when i was still moving to quickly and with the rpm to low to hit a lower gear. As soon as i figured out how to goose the go pedal before hitting a lower gear i started to figure it out pretty quick. Prior to that i was just clutching it out of gear and letting the engine rpm drop way down and then trying to hit the lower gear, it was a disaster. Maybe next time i drive it I can improve a little. I’ve not even tried splitting the top gears yet. Just trying to get it down the road using the high and low ranges. Again thanks for your input.
i drove a 79 transtar11 400 cummins 13 speed for 5 years it was a beast in the day i kept up with the eagles even! the only thing i didnt like was the heater was crap in the winter even with cover your feet constantly froze we used blankets extra socks etc in front of rad had the cover one morning at 3 am she finally broke down i was on interstate new in frame just done she just dyed pulling a 53 foot van so i frantically looked and put it in neutral and found a road to coast into got lucky but not really i coasted into a gravel road but was surrounded by corn no cell phone i was jacking cab up and i heard growling and one side of road still tall corn other side half cut but what i didnt realize at time i was being surrounded it was like 2 30am by coyotes i counted 10 and they where hungry i slept that night sleeping over steering wheel with cab up.andin morning i waved a farmer down he was nice and took me to to a truckstop then used payphone to call my company they had it it towed it was the fuelpump that dyed.and the air conditioning i complained so many times it never worked i think it worked twice for a day when i really complained to the mechanic
Great story !!!!! I’ve heard the climate control systems in these trucks are terrible! I will probably retrofit a modern style aftermarket AC system designed for muscle cars and street rods, be a lot cheaper this way.
Hey. Based on my experience i would say just to look for old crash damage, especially around the cab mounts at the front pivot hinge and the latches on the back of the cab. Also check for splits, rust or bad welding repairs on the frame. Mechanical stuff is basically just looking for leaks and rotted out air lines and hoses. Other than that just check for overall completeness….chrome parts, grilles, bumpers and all the other small model specific parts are hard to find in good condition.
I have an excellent running/driving/stopping 78 cabover, dual axle with an 8spd... Mine was used to haul a 40' boat that I also bought the trailer for.... My frame is Blue, the exterior paint is White but inside the interior door is a tan color just like this only it looks brand new inside.. I'm an auto painter at a collision center and its paint still looks very good for it's age... 600k miles What are these worth ???
Question sir… I just bought a super clean 1975 Transtar II. 8v71. with 13 speed. In your video at about 9:05 You talk about the poor shifter slop. There is a switch down at the base of shifter on floor… can you tell me it’s function… mine has all writing wiped off it. Many thanks John in Oregon.
Thanks Sir. I watched your vids a few times, and was able to pause and screen shoot then zoom that switch. My truck appears to have had it as well, deleted the slide, but the plumbing is all there still... I will be running mine a bit this spring as a Belly dump truck in the woods of Oregon, rebuilding road system after last seasons Fires.... See how the old girl does in the woods. @@BrokenWrenches
Great video sir. I,m in ohio and have a 77 that i just bought and will follow your channel faithfully. Wouldn't mind messaging you somehow in the future. Where are you located.
Thank you sir. Im in NE oklahoma in a small town north of tulsa. I appreciate you watching and following along. Its about to cool off here, i can start building it soon. Would love to see your truck.
Thank you, it does annoy me a little. So does the frame being black instead of the factory greenish color. Its all pretty grease/rust free so changing colors wont be to hard.
@@BrokenWrenches those Cummins engines are all red in an International. I have owned four of them. I will tell you those small cam engines can be built to pull. Look up the old NTA 420 Cummins, those are one bad boy. Ihad built a couple of those. Good luck on your build. Very nice old truck.
@@lonnieblackwell9215 hey, thanks for watching, i cant wait to get this thing going. She sounds great thru straight piped exhaust. Trying to figure out how to strap the camera to the back to record it going down the road.
@@BrokenWrenches I've been driving 40 years now and I started out with a cabover. From an international to a Peterbilt love what you are doing and definitely need to fix that shifter
Thanks for watching. There are a quite a few cars in there. The red one is a 69 skylark, going to do a will it run, get it driving again series on it. The ford is a 73 f100, going to introduce it on the channel soon.
@@BrokenWrenches I thought the F100 were labeled "ranger" not with an F series designation, or was the "ranger" an accessorized F100? I worked on those trucks (CO IH) when I was a kid in high school, started working as a diesel mechanic in 82 and we still had trucks on the road from the late 60s (mostly B models). I still have the tune up kit for setting plunger depth for most Cummins injectors including the top stop injectors (one you used a dial indicator the other a torque wrench). The 855cid Cummins (big cam)was a good strong engine but it lacked the fuel system found on Cat or Mack that used high pressure injection pumps (American Bocsh or the german Robert Bosch pumps). Good luck hope to see you in Macungie PA for the annual ATCofA show (if you're local) I'll be there with my dads 42 KB1 IH and my 66 B61 Mack. By the way when you had the engine in view it didn't appear to have an engine brake, you can still find them used for that series engine (NHT OR NHC?) Again good luck, I know how it can be trying to restore a rusty piece of iron, every time I go online to look for parts my wife gives me "the look".
@@thomasglynn2282 thank you for watching. The ranger was just an option/package deal back then. The f100 was just the basic 1/2 ton for years up until the 80’s. The f150 originally was created to skirt regulations for i think emissions for lighter trucks. They just bumped up the gvw and created a heavy half ton. Im in love with the truck. I wish i was old enough to have been around back when these were newer. Fortunately my truck is pretty complete.
"in my opinion", you've already admitted to not knowing anything about these trucks, lol, then you turn around and call those who may know better, hatters, did your parents have any kids who lived?, lol
Jerry B123 in my opinion they did not have any children that lived. Also in my opinion you could have ‘hatter’ tendencies??? Thanks for watching and commenting, it all helps grow the channel. Have a great day sir 😀
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This truck is well maintained it looks like the one my dad had back in the 70s God rest his soul
@@TimothyPeterson-mc4gf hopefully he’s watching my efforts from above and will approve of the restoration!!! thanks for watching 👍
Very cool. I recently retired and then bought a '84 9670 in pretty much the same condition as yours. I am its 3rd owner. Got my CDL here in MI last Nov. and am going to try running this thing commercailly. Wife thinks I lost my mind but I'm having a blast with it!
My wife has the same sentiments!!! Sounds perfectly rational and sensible to me.
that long shifter with silver knob with splitter brings back memories. my favorite truck by far.
Those Transtars are beautiful trucks when they're restored.
Yes sir. Trying to pick a color combo is gonna be hard
I'd give my right arm for this truck, I love survivors, this really is a great example
I have one of these and its great its good for towing and I learned to drive on it myself
Me to, the driving part, thats still a work in progress!!
A farm boys wet dream
Damned near got into a grille of one of these back in 1963. Damned a fool racing on the highway and after I passed the other guy, a big orange colored International came around the curve. I just barely made a quick move to avoid being a causality that night. I was a fool, but, by the Grace of GOD, and I know it, I lived on. Scared me so bad, I gave up racing all together, forever. Just my 2 cents!
Wow thats scary, i guess you had good guardian angels !
What were you driving ???
Thanks for watching.
I absolutely love the variety of unique vehicles
You get to work on. Please keep the variety.
Ive got a bunch of good stuff planned
I drove brand new one with 435 hp 8v92ta back in the early 80’s. Loved that truck.
Thats pretty cool !!! I love this one for sure. Thanks for watching
She's a beauty!
thanks for watching!!
I love this truck I work for 20years long huals
i love it as well. thanks for watching!!
Looking forward to seeing your progress
Just got my cdl drove international since I was 13 ,learned to drive in a truck. Became a mecanic I'm now 49 life makeing a circle.
probably try for my class A cdl in a few months
I used to drive one like that plus 3 k100s
Thats awesome. I’d love to have an old K100 someday.
That's a very cool truck.Ive always liked the old international cab overs. Thanks man.
so cool younger guys like you love them old cabovers thats very cool!we thought they looked cool to but early 80s if you had a long nosed pete or kenworth you where a long haul west coast runner.so that started that long nose thing in the early to mid 80s.so we all wished for that.our company had 200 trucks and we had ford short nosed trucks with sleepers they rode great but weak detroits in them 20mph up a nebraska hill with a 10 speed with 80000 gross weight i coulda jumped out and steered and ran faster the transtars smoked them of course in speed and power
There is no doubt that the conventional trucks are better riding, this old girl is pretty noisy and bouncy. My grandpa had a handful of conventional trucks and they rode nice and you could walk into the sleeper,,,,, however the cabover trucks are in a different league as far as style and suck goes.
awesome, looks like the same truck used at the end of The Terminator in 1984
Just came across this video, similar to you my step father had this exact truck when he drove for North American Vans lines…It was beat to death n tired when he got it (long story), but for me being a young lad it was the coolest thing on earth..I was even fortunate enough to have taken about a 3 week trip on summer…Had the time of my life, being I was always fascinated by the trucking industry.. I’m always glad to see them being restored…
I went on some road trips with my grandfather many times as well. I really enjoyed the good memories.
I love the old iron. This truck is in good shape. Thank you for sharing your story.
Thank you for watching, lots more to come on this truck
20:40 for actual startup
edit: Beautiful truck mate
thats a great looking old cab over.. I also drive cabovers, but it's modern DAF and Mercedes Actros.. totally different irons
at least you get to drive the cabover stuff
Those trucks always had sloppy shifters at least the ones I drove but boy they geared up fast. Really fun to drive.
I wish you the very best with it!!!
Thank you for sharing your wonderful videos I am from South Africa
Thanks for watching
We just didn't get enough of these back in the day in Australia
They were everywhere here in the states. I would bet 75% of them have been scrapped by now. Thanks for watching
I've been subscribed but didn't get notified about this video well fricking Love it wanna see more
Thanks man, you will see a lot more of this truck.
@@BrokenWrenches thanks we appreciate it
my Dad drove one for many years but the outside door handle was up higher like a regular push button handle don't know what year that was but loved to ride in it .Dad has since past away but would love to find that model and do what you are doing .Just a dream lol
Thats pretty cool. They moved the door handle down to the bottom of the door starting in 1975, that way the driver could open the door while standing on the ground as opposed to having to be hanging off the truck with one hand to open the door on the earlier trucks like your dad. Thanks for watching and dreams can come true.
Enjoyed your video thanx. Keep them coming.
Thanks. Appreciate that
Good video. You have a sharp eye. You will love driving this classic rig.
Thanks. Looking forward to building it.
Drove those for 15 years late 70s and 80s. Loved them.❤🥰
Im in love with it as well
Hell yeah brother beautiful truck I love old international cabovers can you please honk the air horn brother
Thanks bretten, next time i take it for a drive i will record it and blast the horn a few times 🙂
@@BrokenWrenches thanks brother
Drove them old I h cabovers in seventies. 350 cummins In it. Lots of them on road back then.
Thats awesome. Mine is the first i had seen in years. I’ve sense found a second one im going to go look at to post on the channel. Thanks for watching.
Lovely ❤
Thanks so much
That's a cool project. My early memories of my grandpa are much the same as yours. Nice video.
Thanks man. That k100 is pretty sweet
Nice "13 letter shit spreader" you got there! Those 4070's are one of my absolute favorites, looking forward to watching the restoration come together.
Thanks man !! I am too. Hope you like wherever i wind up !
Looking forward to seeing more of this truck!
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Hello from N.Alabama . I'm subscribing because I love the older trucks. Stay safe. God bless you.
Thank you so much for watching and subscribing !!!!
Great channel 👍
Thank you very much
I like the channel man. Keep up the great videos.
Thank you, just subscribed to yours, i love that cabover u have
That was the first truck I ever drove
First big rig I’ve ever driven as well.
Thanks for watching
Great lookin old truck. I love those
Thanks man. Thanks for watching
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Absolutely, I’m re-doing a 1985 K100 with a 400 big cam. It will be stamped in the block under the fuel pump in 1” tall letters
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The cam lines aren’t any bigger just the cam journals/bearings are larger..!!
Nothing wrong with old iron that was a good price for a road worthy running cabover fully intact with a wet kit
Thats what i thought. A lot of the old cabover trucks have been sitting a long time
They do make air ride do the cab I put air ride on every cab over I ever owned ,internationals , kw s Pete's everything they rode so good ,and it saves the cab from getting beat that's a 290 cumminsit sounds pretty good
If i cant find a kit i will make one. One of my front cab mounts was shattered from the rough ride.
Thanks for watching
The lid is part of the air filter
Still looking for a good one. Thanks for watching
New subscriber from the Netherlands. Btw gvw must be 54.000 based on the font they use in ‘8’ underneath. Always loved cab-overs.
Could be. Seems low especially with the deep axle gears. Not a high horsepower engine tho. Probably will never get anywhere close to that under my ownership.
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Fair Old Truck, sounds good,cabs in good shape, should be a good project
Its going to be fun. Thanks for following along.
Nice
Thanks
Love this just as well. I would restore this truck to factory with a small amount of era accurate mods. I’d even bring the funky frame color back. Maybe locate a old reefer to go with it and restore.
Lol I’m just jealous. You do what you think is best for the old girl. Keep up the solid content.
just subscribed.
Thanks for subscribing. Im undecided on the paint, on one hand i like its factory paint but a white/red would look good to. Other than slightly different fuel tanks its going back stock. No chopping and cutting planned for this one. I think International had it right the first time. My put dual International stacks on it.
I love the Transtars also, I want buy one to restore. First truck to get my attention was 4070A hauling livestock with a Wilson, both matching red paint, 92 Detroit, loved it.
You definitely should buy one. I’ve found the vintage trucking community to be a great and helpful bunch of people!!!
@@BrokenWrenches You really got a steel with your truck, very nice unit.
I have a transtar 2 same as this. Interested?
I owned one these 4070Bs mine had the Eagle Package it was a 1979 beautiful truck. Had a 430 Detroit with a 13 speed you picked one of the best Cabovers to learn on very easy to see out of because as you pointed out the cab narrows at the top portion. Sounds like you have a Holset Turbo that’s why it sings to you. You could always tell what trucks had a Holset in the truck stops with out seeing them because of that distinctive sound. Nice find. If you live in Missouri check out Larry Schmidt truck parts he could help you find what you need and he’s old school
I really appreciate the tip. It sounds great running down the road, im going to do a video soon with a camera strapped to the rear end.
I wish mine had a 400 Cummins in it. That 430 Detroit was a boat anchor I had. I’ll Be watching for that video. One more tip. I don’t know where you live but you can license that truck as a antique truck in Missouri because it’s over 30 years old and it’s considered a recreational vehicle and you can put historical plates on it and you do not have to have a CDL class A class or B just a regular standard drivers license. Might want to check that out I used to have antique trucks I went to a lot of truck shows. I’m a class A CDL driver I’ve been driving for 31 years now. 4th generation trucker been around trucks all my life that’s all I know.
nice
Thanks
cabovers forever!
Yes sir. Thank you for watching.
IH and Freightliner made the best looking COE trucks, hands down.
They sure did !!!
My dad had one just like that one. Can’t wait to see what you do to it. I’m looking for a K100 or a 80s 359 Pete. I like seeing these old cabovers being fixed up.
I hope you find a good truck. Starting the build on this one within a couple weeks. Thank you for watching
good luck with your search after i had to let lose of the 79 transtar they gave me a 82 pete 352 brown metallic with stripes also and i loved that truck the interior smoked the international that i loved and it had air ride!..what a treat back then it was it didn't feel like the old vinyl plain jane it had buttons and stuff thicker cozyier interior it was a older over the road truck that they demoted the pete to local hauls so i got lucky to have it for 2 years hauled gas and linseed oil with it i polished it alot.i think it was 1989 our company auctioned it off cause they where starting to change trucks cause most had 1 million on them some they rekitted and they bought 5 new white yes brand cabovers they where good trucks to.i asked my boss one day why did you buy white cabovers?,he put his arm on my shoulder and said if they crash there are easy cheap rekits for them saves me money.the whites where tall cabovers close to the ford 9000s
@@johnhanson4795 my dream truck score here about an hour from me is a late 60’s pete 352 day cab. Its so cool. Its an old safeway truck with single head lights.
That sloppy shifter is the perfect way to train a driver how to shift. That way they’ll appreciate shifting when they upgrade to a newer truck
in retrospect i believe your right !!!! i never really understood the ‘grindem till ya findem’ saying until i drove this truck 😂. thanks for watching the video.
Cool truck I like it has a visor. you got to put dual stacks on it !
Thats definitely in the build plan. I have to find a 2nd exhaust bracket for the other side.
Thanks for watching and subscribing
its been many years ago but my 79 transtar11 was dark metallic brown in sun was kinda copper metallic in morning sun and had 3 stripes that wrapped around sides onto front with black 1/4 inch stripe border its the way it was ordered. it never was repainted so must have been the way it was speced but havent seen one since not even close she was a tall guy with the high 5th wheel plate and if you had to deadhead it beat the crap outa your back no matter how you set airseat sometimes if you werent holding onto steering wheel it would buck you right off the seat
shes a rough rider on bumpy roads
@@BrokenWrenches .But shes a Pretty Truck for sure!
I can give you advice on 3 items, "I got one of these new, put 600k on it and sold it". 1. If you want the A/C to work you will need to remove the passenger seat and dig into the heater/A/c under the seat. The heating and cooling is a blend air door style and ALL the seals and hinges need to be 100 percent. 2. the Transmission is old school with the overdrive in the A-box, DO NOT pre select the splitter, ALWAYS shift the stick first then the button. 3. You IHC 472 Diffs and they are NOT the best, they have a very small Power Divider gear set and any serious spinning will kill it. Remember always use the power divider lock BEFORE you need it. Good luck with your journey.
Thats awesome!!! I very much appreciate any advice you can give !!! I’m certainly no expert, not even a rookie yet. I love the truck. The ac system needs to be completely rebuilt or replaced.
Stupid question number 1. Whats an A-box ???
Thank you for watching my friend.
@@BrokenWrenches If this makes no sence let me know and I will try another way. Your Transmission is really 2 transmissions bolted together. The front part is refered to as the main box it is a 5 speed forword 1 speed reverse. The rear part has 4 speeds, all shifted by air pistons. This 4 speed box is the A-box. The high/low shift lets you shift the main box thru low to 5 when the selector on your stick is in the low (down) position. Once you have got to the 5th gear you raise the switch and put the stick back to the 2nd gear position and accelerate. The next shift you make is with other button on the stick, this shift splits the remaining gears in half so you need to switch the button for each remaining stick position. The high low shift in the A-box has a large synchronizer so it makes the shift without grinding. the splitter shift has NO synchronizer so you have to control your engine RPM carefully. The more modern Transmissions have a different way of making the split shift and work much easier, a little practice with yours and you should be able to figure out a way to get a smooth shift.
@@nfarnell1 thank you for taking the time to explain this to me. Other than my grandpa, who died a long time ago, I’m the only one in the family interested in big trucks and this is my first. They don’t understand why i would want a cabover, blows their minds.
I’ve been building and restoring smaller vehicles my whole adult life and I’m super excited about tackling this International. I enjoy learning new things, and I’ve got A LOT to learn.
You would have got a good laugh watching me try to drive this truck the first couple times. I still suck at it but not as bad.
I’m trying to learn how to double clutch because I have to get a class B CDL and the test requires a double clutch. Probably not many people go thru the trouble of getting a cdl just for a hobby truck.
Anyways I have never had to double clutching but thats coming along ok. Hardest part of that is not clutching all the way to the floor and messing it all up.
Funniest part of the whole deal was trying to figure out why I couldn’t down shift !! I would take it out of gear and couldn’t hit a gear to save my life, usually had to come to a complete stop and start over. I could double clutch or float the gears easily going up thru the gears but couldn’t hit a gear for nothing going back down the gears.
Finally figured out I didn’t understand how closely the gears are spaced nor how important it is to match road speed, engine speed. I was basically trying to down shift to a lower gear when i was still moving to quickly and with the rpm to low to hit a lower gear.
As soon as i figured out how to goose the go pedal before hitting a lower gear i started to figure it out pretty quick.
Prior to that i was just clutching it out of gear and letting the engine rpm drop way down and then trying to hit the lower gear, it was a disaster.
Maybe next time i drive it I can improve a little.
I’ve not even tried splitting the top gears yet. Just trying to get it down the road using the high and low ranges.
Again thanks for your input.
Dam that sounds sweet,I would leave the single stack🤤🤤🤤
Before i start work on it im going to strap the camera to the back and drive it around. Really sounds good going down the road.
Just subscribed to your channel brother
Thank you for watching my friend. I appreciate u.
Good looking ol girl....the only truck where your kidneys can earn a world champion rodeo belt buckle...lovem to death.....
It does beat you up a little. Fortunately the wheelbase is a little long. Plan to build a cab air ride for it.
Ready to go make you some money.
It sure could. Right now just a hobby truck. It will be fully capable tho.
Thanks for watching
i have 1978 Cab Over Pete
It has 400 Cummings with 13 speed Eaton Fuller
Sounds like a sweet truck !!!! 362 i presume.
i drove a 79 transtar11 400 cummins 13 speed for 5 years it was a beast in the day i kept up with the eagles even! the only thing i didnt like was the heater was crap in the winter even with cover your feet constantly froze we used blankets extra socks etc in front of rad had the cover one morning at 3 am she finally broke down i was on interstate new in frame just done she just dyed pulling a 53 foot van so i frantically looked and put it in neutral and found a road to coast into got lucky but not really i coasted into a gravel road but was surrounded by corn no cell phone i was jacking cab up and i heard growling and one side of road still tall corn other side half cut but what i didnt realize at time i was being surrounded it was like 2 30am by coyotes i counted 10 and they where hungry i slept that night sleeping over steering wheel with cab up.andin morning i waved a farmer down he was nice and took me to to a truckstop then used payphone to call my company they had it it towed it was the fuelpump that dyed.and the air conditioning i complained so many times it never worked i think it worked twice for a day when i really complained to the mechanic
Great story !!!!! I’ve heard the climate control systems in these trucks are terrible!
I will probably retrofit a modern style aftermarket AC system designed for muscle cars and street rods, be a lot cheaper this way.
im going to be buying a 1981 cabover like this one, got any tips for the truck? (anything to look for when buying)
Hey. Based on my experience i would say just to look for old crash damage, especially around the cab mounts at the front pivot hinge and the latches on the back of the cab. Also check for splits, rust or bad welding repairs on the frame. Mechanical stuff is basically just looking for leaks and rotted out air lines and hoses. Other than that just check for overall completeness….chrome parts, grilles, bumpers and all the other small model specific parts are hard to find in good condition.
I have an excellent running/driving/stopping 78 cabover, dual axle with an 8spd... Mine was used to haul a 40' boat that I also bought the trailer for.... My frame is Blue, the exterior paint is White but inside the interior door is a tan color just like this only it looks brand new inside.. I'm an auto painter at a collision center and its paint still looks very good for it's age... 600k miles
What are these worth ???
If the whole truck is in great shape and has good paint it should sell in the 15-25k range. The value is increasing tho.
@@BrokenWrenches Wow !!! I would've never guessed..... My storage unit neighbor sold me a bunch of stuff for pennies on the dollar . .. . Unbelievable
Question sir… I just bought a super clean 1975 Transtar II. 8v71. with 13 speed. In your video at about 9:05 You talk about the poor shifter slop. There is a switch down at the base of shifter on floor… can you tell me it’s function… mine has all writing wiped off it. Many thanks John in Oregon.
hey. my truck has a switch for the adjustable fifth wheel down there and nothing else. thanks for watching and good luck with your truck.
Thanks Sir. I watched your vids a few times, and was able to pause and screen shoot then zoom that switch. My truck appears to have had it as well, deleted the slide, but the plumbing is all there still... I will be running mine a bit this spring as a Belly dump truck in the woods of Oregon, rebuilding road system after last seasons Fires.... See how the old girl does in the woods. @@BrokenWrenches
Either 1980 or 1981 was the last year for those generation International cabover semis.
yep. I like the later ones as well
Great video sir. I,m in ohio and have a 77 that i just bought and will follow your channel faithfully. Wouldn't mind messaging you somehow in the future. Where are you located.
Thank you sir. Im in NE oklahoma in a small town north of tulsa. I appreciate you watching and following along. Its about to cool off here, i can start building it soon. Would love to see your truck.
@@BrokenWrenches same here with the weather. Are you on facebook, if you are i can PM you some pics.
@@aginum8047 yes sir. Brandon holland, my profile photo shows me and my brothers with an air force jet behind us.
You shouldn't need a CDL unless you plan on registering it for commercial use. A class "A" non CDL is all you need.
Seems to be a gray area around cdl’s, just dont want the dot guys to be writing tickets
Looks like a SHINNY 290 I'm pretty sure
That’s a Big-Cam 3 not a small cam FYI
Really? I will look closer. Guy I bought it from advertised it as a small cam, i did see the engine tag read 350.
Thanks for the info.
Love it,does it bother you that they painted the motor isx red?
Thank you, it does annoy me a little. So does the frame being black instead of the factory greenish color. Its all pretty grease/rust free so changing colors wont be to hard.
@@BrokenWrenches those Cummins engines are all red in an International. I have owned four of them. I will tell you those small cam engines can be built to pull. Look up the old NTA 420 Cummins, those are one bad boy. Ihad built a couple of those. Good luck on your build. Very nice old truck.
@@lonnieblackwell9215 hey, thanks for watching, i cant wait to get this thing going. She sounds great thru straight piped exhaust. Trying to figure out how to strap the camera to the back to record it going down the road.
Not a pro or nothing but I would think the less compesson a diesel had would make cold starts harder...and Fuel system.
Need to find a another tank
Thanks for commenting. I did just that. Check out the playlist on this truck. 30+ videos.
@@BrokenWrenches I've been driving 40 years now and I started out with a cabover. From an international to a Peterbilt love what you are doing and definitely need to fix that shifter
@@nelsonmattoon150 i sure appreciate ya watching my videos. Its a lot of work but its pretty fun.
Is nobody going to mention the ford p/u and the gm car sitting in the pole barn
Thanks for watching. There are a quite a few cars in there. The red one is a 69 skylark, going to do a will it run, get it driving again series on it. The ford is a 73 f100, going to introduce it on the channel soon.
@@BrokenWrenches I thought the F100 were labeled "ranger" not with an F series designation, or was the "ranger" an accessorized F100? I worked on those trucks (CO IH) when I was a kid in high school, started working as a diesel mechanic in 82 and we still had trucks on the road from the late 60s (mostly B models). I still have the tune up kit for setting plunger depth for most Cummins injectors including the top stop injectors (one you used a dial indicator the other a torque wrench). The 855cid Cummins (big cam)was a good strong engine but it lacked the fuel system found on Cat or Mack that used high pressure injection pumps (American Bocsh or the german Robert Bosch pumps). Good luck hope to see you in Macungie PA for the annual ATCofA show (if you're local) I'll be there with my dads 42 KB1 IH and my 66 B61 Mack. By the way when you had the engine in view it didn't appear to have an engine brake, you can still find them used for that series engine (NHT OR NHC?) Again good luck, I know how it can be trying to restore a rusty piece of iron, every time I go online to look for parts my wife gives me "the look".
@@thomasglynn2282 thank you for watching. The ranger was just an option/package deal back then. The f100 was just the basic 1/2 ton for years up until the 80’s.
The f150 originally was created to skirt regulations for i think emissions for lighter trucks. They just bumped up the gvw and created a heavy half ton.
Im in love with the truck. I wish i was old enough to have been around back when these were newer. Fortunately my truck is pretty complete.
Cummins are bulletproof
"in my opinion", you've already admitted to not knowing anything about these trucks, lol, then you turn around and call those who may know better, hatters, did your parents have any kids who lived?, lol
Jerry B123 in my opinion they did not have any children that lived. Also in my opinion you could have ‘hatter’ tendencies??? Thanks for watching and commenting, it all helps grow the channel. Have a great day sir 😀