Taylor as your learning to use the lathe i note your top had no draw string in make sure Never to use a lathe with clothes with draw strings in you had ear defenders on but sadly no safety glasses i know this is just a one off event but danger never takes a day off but sadly we learn by our mistakes this is just an obviation and not meant as criticism
For the front sway bar mounts maybe worth dropping bolt through the chassis and welding it captive so the bracket goes up and then nut it without the need to hold the bolt from inside with a spanner, especially if you want to remove it at a later date with the rest of the truck all fastened together if that makes sense 👌
These are the kind of kits I would have loved when we swapped in the Camaro suspension on my buddy's 47 Chevy pickup. We did all of it by eye. It worked out, but it was a lot of effort.
Great that you are finally back with some contents. I have been following you from the beginning, and you have inspired me to go ahead with some cafe racers projects and bobbers. Especially with your Triumph one. I have myself built four 70's Triumph, 2 Bobbers, 1 Chopper and 1 stock one. I also built 2 Japanese Cafe Racer so far. Thanks René-Yves from Québec.
I'm a mechanical engineer that does quite a bit of machining. My quck hand drawings are way worse lol, but most of the time I'm making drawings off of 3d cad models.
cool, biggest thanks for sharing this. crazy but my 66 had twin I beam, must have been a change year. for my 2, rust converter and safety glasses on the lathe
Twin I-beam suspension was introduced in 1965 and ran all the way up thru 1996 2wd Ford trucks ( 97 on OBS HD's , changed from king pins to Ball joints in 1980 ) .
@@ClassicOctane Seems like you like to take little digs at Ford. There's a difference between not knowing about something and something being bad. The style of suspension that was in the front of your truck was used by Ford in their trucks from 1942-1964.
On your next vintage vehicle project take a bunch of measurements before you tear down the vehicle. Measure stuff like the wheel base, track width, wheel centerlines etc. All vintage vehicles no matter what manufacture will have slight differences from vehicle to vehicle. Some trucks even came from the factory with axle centerlines not centered in wheel well openings. Then add on top of that you are talking about a 61 year old work truck. Work trucks can see a lot of abuse in their life time. Frames can twist, spread, bend, etc. So always measure, measure and check and double check everything. Never assume something, unless you are ok with things being off when finished.
Got a lot of left over parts from when I was restoring a 65 f100 custom cab if you are interested let me know a email to send you a list hood fenders etc. good luck on your build.
I've been watching your channel since you started, I don't often comment if at all, but I have the same two problems with it, 1, you jump about too much and leave so much out that might be useful, 2, the camera is very jerky at times, slow down and it will improve. I just noticed your subscribers are a lot lower than the 250k I would have expected by now, something not right there.
As a retired engineer who used various machines in the engineering environment, I noted several health and safety infractions within the first several minutes of your video. You seriuosly need to get some proffesional instruction in safe machine operation before you produce any more of this type of content. One thing is your lack of eye protection, the brass you are maching looks to be producing large amounts of small sharp fragments which is common with a brass containing a certain amount of zinc, very sharp and can cause serious eye injuries. Anyone attempting to copy what you are doing could end up getting serious injuries. Sorry for the negative comment but, my whole career was governed by risk assessment and health and safety. Please gen up on your haelth and safety requirements. On a plus note, I do like your project content. Just one more point, I used to operate a lathe with a 72 inch faceplate and 36 Feet to the taistock.
Looking at the the time between your postings (weeks or sometimes even months) and the erratic posting schedule, Iam not going to subscribe. The content on the 65 build is interesting, but the time between postings is waaay to long to keep your channel engaging. Post more often than a video every few weeks or months and you would get more subscribers like me, Iam sure. Otherwise people will just pop in every once in a while as the algorithm features you (that is how I got here) to see what is going on in your channel. This is not ment to be a mean spirited comment, just some constructive advise.
Taylor as your learning to use the lathe i note your top had no draw string in make sure Never to use a lathe with clothes with draw strings in you had ear defenders on but sadly no safety glasses i know this is just a one off event but danger never takes a day off but sadly we learn by our mistakes this is just an obviation and not meant as criticism
For sure. I already have two new sets in the shop. One will live by the lathe and mill so I don’t have to go looking for them.
@@ClassicOctane watching how you work i new it was just a one off thing Have fun with the build
This will be a fun build, I like the concept!
For the front sway bar mounts maybe worth dropping bolt through the chassis and welding it captive so the bracket goes up and then nut it without the need to hold the bolt from inside with a spanner, especially if you want to remove it at a later date with the rest of the truck all fastened together if that makes sense 👌
These are the kind of kits I would have loved when we swapped in the Camaro suspension on my buddy's 47 Chevy pickup.
We did all of it by eye. It worked out, but it was a lot of effort.
Great that you are finally back with some contents. I have been following you from the beginning, and you have inspired me to go ahead with some cafe racers projects and bobbers. Especially with your Triumph one. I have myself built four 70's Triumph, 2 Bobbers, 1 Chopper and 1 stock one. I also built 2 Japanese Cafe Racer so far. Thanks René-Yves from Québec.
Thanks, that's awesome. I love hearing about what everyone is building.
Great video, looking forward to more!
Awesome build! Very excited to watch the progress. :-)
Those kits look pretty damn easy. Almost easy enough to make me confident I could do it too. haha
Doin' some WORK! Looks great, excited to watch this one come together!
Great video, really enjoying the build.
from across the pond i wince at the thought of understanding inches!
Trust me, we hate it too. I dream of an all metric world.
SAFETY GLASSES!
I'm a mechanical engineer that does quite a bit of machining. My quck hand drawings are way worse lol, but most of the time I'm making drawings off of 3d cad models.
Dig the lathe video. But, respect, wear eye protection!
cool, biggest thanks for sharing this. crazy but my 66 had twin I beam, must have been a change year. for my 2, rust converter and safety glasses on the lathe
I think Ford was all over the place with these trucks in the early to mid 60s.
Twin I-beam suspension was introduced in 1965 and ran all the way up thru 1996 2wd Ford trucks ( 97 on OBS HD's , changed from king pins to Ball joints in 1980 ) .
@@ClassicOctane Seems like you like to take little digs at Ford. There's a difference between not knowing about something and something being bad. The style of suspension that was in the front of your truck was used by Ford in their trucks from 1942-1964.
@ClassicOctane my bad,after another look I saw the grill, I don't know why I thought it was a 66. gonna be killer
Fun!!!
On your next vintage vehicle project take a bunch of measurements before you tear down the vehicle. Measure stuff like the wheel base, track width, wheel centerlines etc. All vintage vehicles no matter what manufacture will have slight differences from vehicle to vehicle. Some trucks even came from the factory with axle centerlines not centered in wheel well openings. Then add on top of that you are talking about a 61 year old work truck. Work trucks can see a lot of abuse in their life time. Frames can twist, spread, bend, etc. So always measure, measure and check and double check everything. Never assume something, unless you are ok with things being off when finished.
Got a lot of left over parts from when I was restoring a 65 f100 custom cab if you are interested let me know a email to send you a list hood fenders etc. good luck on your build.
I've been watching your channel since you started, I don't often comment if at all, but I have the same two problems with it, 1, you jump about too much and leave so much out that might be useful, 2, the camera is very jerky at times, slow down and it will improve. I just noticed your subscribers are a lot lower than the 250k I would have expected by now, something not right there.
As a retired engineer who used various machines in the engineering environment, I noted several health and safety infractions within the first several minutes of your video. You seriuosly need to get some proffesional instruction in safe machine operation before you produce any more of this type of content. One thing is your lack of eye protection, the brass you are maching looks to be producing large amounts of small sharp fragments which is common with a brass containing a certain amount of zinc, very sharp and can cause serious eye injuries. Anyone attempting to copy what you are doing could end up getting serious injuries. Sorry for the negative comment but, my whole career was governed by risk assessment and health and safety. Please gen up on your haelth and safety requirements. On a plus note, I do like your project content. Just one more point, I used to operate a lathe with a 72 inch faceplate and 36 Feet to the taistock.
Sell your lathe or get safety goggles. Brass chips in the eye are not cool.
Safety glasses are cheap, don't take the chance with your eyesight 😬
Looking at the the time between your postings (weeks or sometimes even months) and the erratic posting schedule, Iam not going to subscribe.
The content on the 65 build is interesting, but the time between postings is waaay to long to keep your channel engaging.
Post more often than a video every few weeks or months and you would get more subscribers like me, Iam sure.
Otherwise people will just pop in every once in a while as the algorithm features you (that is how I got here) to see what is going on in your channel.
This is not ment to be a mean spirited comment, just some constructive advise.