Smokey & The Bandit Tribute Truck Ep.2 Finally Holdin’ Air...
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- Опубликовано: 5 сен 2024
- #ProjectSnowman #twinsticks #twinstickgarage
On this episode I decided to show #ProjectSnowman some love…needed to replace the air tanks to fix the leaks so it would hold air and release the brakes. Then I drove it into my garage to begin removal of the old headache rack. Just can’t have something on the truck that wasn’t in the movie. Was also fun to grab a few gears and jockey it around a little
Subscribe for notifications on future episode of this restoration project and the next #ProjectSnowman, a Kenworth W900A tribute truck to the one used in the 1977 classic movie Smokey and the Bandit with Burt Reynolds, Jerry Reed and Jackie Gleason. If you haven’t seen it yet there’s no excuse as it’s now available on Netflix “This vehicle happens to evidence, val-u-bull evidence that’s gonna convict a maniac”
"Gotta stop over at the choke-n-puke to get fred a hamburger. He's lookin a little thin in the skin if ya know what I mean." I grew up on that movie. What a classic!!! Jackie Gleason was absolutely hilarious. This is a cool tribute project.
What amazes me is you’re doing this by yourself when at times it could be a 2 or 3 man job my hats off to you twin sticks 👍👍👍👍
I don’t get the guy’s that give this dude videos a 👎🏾down, i think for what he got to work with he gives hope. to anybody that is thinking about tackling their own projects at the house , & he show with a little time & patient you can do anything & doing it right keep up the good work ,hater make you a great motivator👍🏾
That canister filter is a secondary oil filter called a 750 Luberfiner. If you look behind the frame rail on the right side of the engine there is a spin on oil filter on the bottom of the oil cooler.
Stingray72 good job buddy. I thought I was gonna be the only one that knew what a luberfiner was!👍
i like how many videos were getting with this lock down :)
amcf2000c I binged 52 episodes of Little by Little in four days
Steve B I’ve watching from the beginning
Great seeing old trucks saved an going again keep it up
Finally, someone who is actually not going to wreck it, amen brother.
That old of truck has three air valves you have to push both yellow and blue to release the brakes on the truck
j w agree
I was taught to make sure they are all in. Learned on an old 72 Kenworth cabover
East bound and down, project snowman is alive. She's going to be awesome.
"Long way to go .....and a short time to get there".....lol. Best movie of all time as far as I'm considered. I've got a 78 A model I'm working on restoring.....400 Cummins.....that truck can sit for months.....and just touch the key and she fires right up Everytime. Gotta love these old school trucks...Good luck with your project...your videos are an inspiration to all of us back yard mechanics with big aspirations 👍
The Fleet is coming along nicely. .well done.
Bendix AD 2 air dryer still rebuildable. Mechanic tip lose the rings on your fingers or someday you could lose a finger or cut the crap out of it. Shutters on front controls temp along with thermostat.
The pneumatic tool is a needle gun descale , very popular in the marine industry, we use two types , trigger type and straight type”pencil” . They work very well but require a lot of air volume .Great to see the snow man running and removing the rack made her look so much nicer even before you start the restoration. 👍
That truck looks great with the cab guard off!!!!
Back watching this from to finish again. Thanks TwinSticks!
Ha those of us who have been over the road in old trucks and put couple of houndred mile "accedently" on caged brakes with a set of vice grips hold our air wont say a word.
I have no idea to what you are referring.... because that would definitely not be legal. Effective, not legal. Now back in reality, If you can't get it over the road just get out , you ain't a driver.
@@mattberg916 I realize you dont have no idea! ain't is not a word. just the same as you are not a truck driver. just a steer wheel holder. get it. a h.
George Toma why do people say sterling wheel holder do you not hold your steering wheel lol
@@othyyy290 it means a truck driver that only drive's an automatic.......real truck driver's can drive any truck as well as fix it when it breaks........
@@georgetoma7139 ain't is in fact a word
I love how your involved in your community with getting and selling parts that’s the way to go
Talk about a "glutton for punishment" ... I love your videos .. (I'm an old retired trucker who gets tired just rebuilding a lawn chair ... LOL ) .. but really enjoy watching your "labor of love". Glad to see someone that has the means, the ability, and an understanding wife, to save some of these old trucks that make up most of our memories. Stay safe and enjoy them when you're done!!
Crazy how much better it looks without that headache rack.
Project Peterbuilt - Little by little
Project snowman - We’ll get there
Liking that. 👍🏻
Keen as to see the new project take shape, watched the whole Pete build, and looking coward to seeing the Kenny take shape! G’day from down under!🇦🇺
"Smokey and the Bandit" best movie ever made.
Im already looking forward to this Project. The Peterbilt was fun to watch already and i bet with the experience you gaind from there the Kenny should be as cool to watch you bring back to good shape :)
Best thing about this and Ezraider channel is that people who have nothing to do with trucks still watching it...like ME 😁
Very cool changing gears without using the clutch. That takes a special touch.
little by little & we're get there parked side by side. Nice - roll on summer :)
When you get done building project Snow man and if your ever going to be in Washington state. I would love to go for a ride in it. That movie was my favorite movie when I was a kid. I loved the movie cause of the truck. That would be one of my dreams come true. I know Jerry Reed is gone now but he was my favorite . Thank you again for all you do to get these trucks back on the rode again .hope you and your family is doing well and have a great outstanding day. Keep on trucking buddy and nomatter what! Never give up.
Smoking the bandit is one of the reasons why I became a truck driver that movie was so awesome and inspiring to me but I had no idea that Jerry Reed did not actually drive the truck because I thought he could drive a truck
Good evening Mark and Family
Looking forward to watching the restoration of the KW and the finishing of the 359
Take care always my friend 🤠🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
I believe the blue button is for tractor park only, like the old Macks were.
“Long way to go” is a hell of a name for the project.
What a beautiful old girl. The world need more men like you.
Oh man, that truck is going to be so awesome..!! Can’t wait..!!!
Alright Boss, we're ready. We'll wait for Little by Little to be completed, But, we're still ready for the Snowman Project. The question is, did you buy a hound named Fred yet?
WHAT A HUGE IMPROVEMENT WITHOUT THAT RACK! the only way to do it is to tear it down and start over...i agree.
Looking forward to seeing this restoration completed. Couldn't find Smokey & The Bandit on Netflix. It doesn't matter because I have the DVD and watch it all the time .... It's in my top ten all time favorite movies or TV. I drive a Kenworth T800 13 Speed for work and it has the new Cummins X-15 and I love it.
In my dad's old R model Mack that had the red, yellow and blue buttons, the blue one was tractor parking only, the yellow was truck and trailer combined. When you pulled the yellow button, blue would pop out automatically. You had to push in the yellow first, then blue in that order to release the brakes.
Those old trucks with three valves, the yellow and blue have to be in the bobtail. Red is trailer only. Blue is tractor,yellow it parking for both and the red is trailer supply. Old trailers with no spring brake relied on air press to hold parking brakes and then air to release the brakes. So if you had a old trailer and it would roll trying to hook it up you’d have the air it up then the parking brakes would hold.
Ron Thompson yup that’s correct but unsure why the yellow didn’t release the tractor park brakes like it should of and when combined with the blue they finally let off ... somethings not right as my Pete releases with just the yellow and this truck did as well up till now 🤔
TwinStick Garage I added some more insight in my last comment. Really wish I had the time and space to do restoration on a big truck. Take care.
Smokie and the Bandit! Theres my afternoon! Maybe a cabover movie. Blue Mule.
Don’t forget about Convoy!
Highballin’ also with Jerry Reed and the addition of Peter Fonda is kinda fun.
Even went back and watched a few Movin on. Will and Sonny make it move.
Also BJ and the bear!
I am happy Project Snowman is starting up
For old girl. So surprised so clean. You pro busted) change tanks. ) be safe take care.
Now ya just need an old mack to turn in to the rubber duck's truck from convoy! 😎
I learn something a long time ago.
The book says an hour? Ad 1 hour for rust and 1 for being on your back. And that's more accurate.
George George book time is a mechanic doing a job 10 times and averaging the times out. That’s when working on a brand new car or truck.
My dear sir, I consider "Smokey and the Bandit" a documentary that should be required for obtaining a CDL.
@Pro-Abortion-Athiest-Republican Never-Trumper I'm part of that 10 percent almost 1 percent now a days
Yes sir 👏
Definitely sand blast the frame it looks fantastic just like old blue
By pure coincidence, I watched the first Smokey and the Bandit yesterday; great movie, start to finish.............easily the best one in the series.
Id just like to say thank you for doing these videos, shows that anyone who sets their mind to it can rebuild a nice truck! I myself are planning on getting a early 70s pete 359 in a few years once im out of university and got a place to put it. Tho i am not looking forward to forking up the cash for it. A 359 in drivable but quite bad condition (as in project snowman but without the leaks) will set me back around 30 000 canaidian dollars due to them beeing so rare here in sweden. However ill have something that only few got so its all worth it in the end.
Yup, gotta love religious air tanks. To most guys who love to wrench there's only two times you have grit in you teeth, it's when your relaxing on the beach or rolling on the creeper under a truck. The head ache rack looks much better on the back of your trailer...lol You definitely have a project with that old girl, a good set of heavy jack stands inside the shop and go to town on it. As nice as it would be to have a twin bay shop with a pit in one side and lift beam on the other, just being inside for most restoration jobs is always nice. Have fun Sir, keep safe and we will catch you on the next video, Cheers!
The reason it doesn't have a fan clutch is because it has shutters, but they appeared to be stuck open which is a common problem. It's also very hard to get replacement shutter stats that are any good. On my 359 I replaced the shutter stat with an air cylinder that is controller with a temp switch and air mag valve set at whatever temp you want the shutters to open. Also on that oil filter, it's a "750" which is commonly called a Luberfiner 750. Yours appears to be a Fleetgaurd, the way to tell them apart is the fleetgaurd has a flat top and the Luberfiner has a dome. They can be configured as either a full flow or a bypass. I usually keep the full flow spin-on and swap the 750 over as a bypass filter.
Love an A model! Can't wait to see this as it goes along.
Keyboard cowboys! Love it ! Haha
Yes truck looks great with out the headache rack
Smokey and the bandit was the gateway for me loving trucks
You did a great job on the truck thanks so much for your vlogs
This is going to be another great video series. Looking forward to it.
I believe the air brake is correct. My old make is set up that way. The yellow valve should apply both tractor and trailor. The blue is to release just the tractor and red for trailor. You do have to depress the yellow valve and whichever other valve you wish.
Now that both my firetrucks are just about finished, or atleast good enough for now, I want to find an old semi and a trailer to haul them to shows with. Videos like this remind me how much fun these big projects are, can’t wait to dig into one again!
The blue button is suppose to open a valve that supplies the tractor (yellow button) with enough air to release the brakes long enough to pull out it out from under a trailer or push it in a shop, etc.😎
You can eliminate that blue valve all together. Its an emergency air valve suppose to hold just enough air to release the brakes in a pinch. Just follow the lines down to the tanks and plug them that’s what I did. Then plummed the red/yellow as normal
I asked my dad what it was. He didn't tell me, he showed me. Pumped the brakes until the valve popped, then pushed the blue and charged the system. All these guys saying this, that and the other, that's not what was on the KW. It's just like you said!
I don't care if you're Cindy Crawford, if you haven't seen Smokey and the Bandit, well that's a deal breaker.
A project snowman 2 would be awesome the ol 5 star general
You could use walnut shells for blasting the paint too. They sell them in bags so you wouldn't have to use silica.
I miss these! I started out in heavy truck maintenance years ago on a fleet of old stuff like this. I got my A on a twin stick with a mechanical Holmes wrecker, and so far I’ve found between the CDL and a bunch of experience with trucks and equipment there’s such a thing as enjoying your job.
Hard to find these in the US. I’ve been wanting to do one for years and my wife finally told me since we have the room I can do one truck. So my search begins.
Hello from Oregon!
Here in Australia its all Kenworth country. Only a handful of Petes slipped in Paccar kept it that way, sadly. And they are built here too...steering wheel on the other side!
Amazing how taking a headache rack off makes it look so much better. Really enjoy watching these projects.
The tool is called a needle scaler. They do not work well for removing paint. They shine on metal with flaky rust and pitting. They also take alot of air to run. If you don't want to worry about silica try "Black beauty". It actually works better than sand it is a byproduct of coal power plants.
Needle gun is the tool you mean for removing paint. I'd stick with sand blasting, change the medium used to blast and get a better face mask if you're worried about dust. Even hire a big compressor and blaster, do it all in one hit. Needle gunning is extremely loud and slow to use and you won't get into all the nooks and crannies like blasting will.
I'm about to get laid off from the coalmines of WV...I'm about to load up my tool boxes and power tools and come to Canada....I'ma going to park my camper in your yard and help you work on stuff
This has made quarantine life so much better! Thank you for getting so many videos out!!!
My two favorite trucks!
I saw Smokey and the Bandit when it came out in '77 and that movie, plus the show "Movin On" with Claude Akins and Frank Converse (who my girlfriend was in love with) were two of the reasons I became a driver. I was 21 at the time and the U.S. was truck and beer crazy. How I miss the 70's, didn't think I ever would at the time.
Anyway, I've been jamming gears for almost 40 years now and still have a little boys love of trucks. So I'm sure glad I found your channel and love it. Keep at it !
PS, I see you use cardboard on the ground to lay on. Nothing better in my opinion. Keeps you warmer and easy to slide around on. We used to make sliding boards out of refrigerator boxes but I'm rambling and it's time to go to work !
The blue button was the main one to use on blue/yellow/red combo. Had older macks like that
I have watched Smoky and The Bandit so many times. Looking forward to this rebuild
`BIG WHEELS MOVING,MOVING ON'
the air release buttons are hooked up rite red trailer park yellow truck park and blue is for truck and trailor together. nice truck for a project been watching the pete come together to great stuff.
At the 11 minute mark, look behind the frame under the turbo there is a spin on oil filter. in the video I could see it trying to hide behind the frame. You are right the canister filter is a luber finer.
Wow looks so much better without the rack.
it doesn’t have a fan clutch but it has shutters in the front of the radiator that shut when cold and open when hot, i believe they’re manually controlled but they should be air powered
An idea for your snowman fuel line/hose cross-over line (if you haven't already addressed): use a piece of electrical conduit (big enough to run the line with a wrap with another hose for wear protection, through), flare the ends out. Then use a couple of pieces of flat strap metal to fasten to the chassis, run down to the conduit, bend/wrap hooks around the conduit and weld the straps to conduit. This works way better than the original angle iron factory setup (flexes with the chassis, this doesn't rub/wear through bolts & angle iron). My 89 year old Dad's idea. We did ours that way in the 80's, works & looks great. By the way, the old trucker is still running down the road still a owner operator, has a 6 axle semi dump trailer rig - even doing 14 hour days consistently. Heck, he still mounts, down to the rim his 22.5 tires (won't pay $40 each to the tire man), says he can do one in an hour "easy" & he's worth 40 bucks/hour! He finally purchased an air blast can to set the beads, instead of using the "starting fluid match 💥 explosion trick"...
Haha old school - mint 😆
Can you send me a pic of that cross over setup to twinstickgarage@gmail.com?
@@TwinStix
We sold the old Jimmy Astro 95's, Inational's and a Diamond Reo we had these set-ups on years ago, ie... no pics saved. I'll make up a diagram of the idea & send. It's a simple project and for a classic truck you aren't running/working full time you can just run the cross over hose through the conduit tube, it'll last many years, if the line is heavy duty, verses just rubber (ours had braided shielding on the exterior of the line).
Hey, are you a member of the ATHS (Antique Truck Historical Society)? It's a great club, bi-monthly magazines, local clubs (although I don't know where you are in Canada) and a yearly national show. We had members from BC & AB bring some awesome rigs down to our Nat'l show in Oregon a few years ago. This year's national show is scheduled for June 3, 4 & 5 in Harrisonburg, PA, of course it'll depend on Covid....
Keep On Truck'n
Cliff
I know you love old blue but you have done such a great job on her she needs to go back on the road she would be easy to sell trucks of that age are hot right now to get around the Elog I would be proud to own her then you can put all your time into snowman just a thought love your videos stay safe bob
Air Needle Scaler is the tool you mentioned.
We've got a '03 that don't start that nice. Looks like and sounds like a keeper to me.
It has a 3 dash valve system. Blue is truck park brakes. Yellow supplies air to blue and red valve. Red is for trailer.
Getting rid of that rack was a good move.
looks a lot better without the headache rack.
Needle scaler is what you were thinking of. Quick thought. How about one of those single bay carports to but up to your garage door then transfer your garage door to the single bay.
Learnt to drive in one back in 70s good truck it was good for 98 ml/hr
Comin along great Twin Sticks! Your giving me an itch to pull something outta the shed!
Fantastic work
The blue and the yellow have to be in for the tractor brakes if I'm not mistaken and red is for the trailer that's the way the old R model Mack's used to be
Blue is an emergency air supply.
You should of filled the air tank up with shop air before starting the truck to check for leaks. Lol! Love his it started!!
Air nibbler is what you were referring to. It's hard on your hands. Good for small jobs. You can get them from crappy tire or princess auto. I'm from Ontario.
BoogieBoogie Bye Bye! (Famous last words!)
On our Mack you have to push in the yellow and the blue buttons to release the brakes. The yellow automatically applies all of them but it won’t release all of them.
Float them gears! Love it.
I agree looks much better without the headache rack. Really enjoying your videos. Thank you for sharing
She looks way better now, cant wait to see her come together.
Loving your content on big Pete and project Snowman...keep up the good work!!!
Haha. When it is covered with snow, no one complaining, about the junk. Only when snow is gone. Can't be a pile of junk, you all ready find spare parts.
The tool you are thinking of is a needle scaler. I got one at work and does a good job. Mine is a Ingersoll rand
That ratchet strap oughta be safe up to about 100 mph. No problem at all. If you can get her up to a 100 in the yard then i wanna buy two of em just like it lmao
Blasting with recycled glass is safe cheap and silica free can also use soda and various or materials