Imagine that. Were trucks so cheap back in the day that people just stopped using them, parked them permanently, and uttered "oh well" as if they didn't matter, even for reselling them?
Yeah, there's a video of a 1978 F250 4x4 on here being detailed that the old man that bought it drove like 2 times and stuck it in a garage and never touched it again just because he never needed to drive it. Had like 140 miles on it. Unless you're very well off or borderline rich today you don't even think like that. Obviously the ratio between income and truck prices were even more extreme back in the 70s than the 2000s.
WOW ! This truck is a diamond in the rough!!!.Been running a 95 diesel dually for years.Bed rotted,found another one.Trucks getting painted currently.This truck of yours kicks ass!
We're u live that bed rotted out ,i have one just like this one, it was just as clean as this one till some f..k thief stole it an smashed the right side an removed parts of it was able to get it back ,replaced missing parts except the bed there's not that many, all i need is the right side of bed but i can get the hold bed complete i would buy it. Good luck to the gentlemen with his great find.
The fact you got a 3500 with the 8.1 and its 4x4 and is pretty much loaded for 3,250 is a hell of a find let alone in that condition most used car dealerships would just do the bare minimum and charge 25,000 for that truck its honestly sick how used car dealerships can do this kind of stunt and really people who scam you should be criminaly charged with theft as your getting robbed
That sounds like some commie BS Thankfully we live in a free market where if you do your own search for a good truck you might stumble upon a good deal and can make some money if one wants to resell
Man I love these old 8.1's, so wish I could find a nice one nearby but they're actually sorta hard to find. She spun right to life as soon as she got fuel. Those suckers run forever as long as they got oil, amazing find. Sad to see it sit for so long but she's in good hands now it looks like.
i bought an 8.1 with 87k on it last year, got it up to 112k now. Finally went and plugged it into a scanner, no stored DTCs nor active ones at 110k on the original spark plugs. By god does it drink fuel but I love it.
@@kevindittoe5820 They're definitely thirsty but she'll pull anything you can reasonably put behind it without much fuss and won't let you down for another 200k miles easy. Those 8.1's were originally marine engines and there was a test where they ran it at 300 hours WOT with only 5 minutes idling every hour for a rest.
My dad had an 03 GMC 2500 with the 8.1 for so long and I loved that truck so much. He had it for almost all of my childhood and eventually sold it to get a new GMC 1500 because he no longer needed a heavy duty truck. I miss that thing everyday and would love to find it again one day and buy it back.
Have owned a 2001 hd 8.1 for 23 yrs --- since new. The cam sensor + crank sensor do fail --- was a recall on them. Will stall + hard start ! They do use oil !! Keep an eye on it. They are bullet proof, still have original factory parts after 300,000 +
I can notice the power difference then my 6.0 more tork I drove a dump truck once that had the 8.1 I was impressed ever since I also drove a dump truck with a duramax I was not impressed
Beautiful truck. I feel the same way about her. I was a framer back in the day and you knew who the Boss was when he pulled up in one of those. 😎 Hard to beat an old Chevy.🇺🇸
Oh that starter sound takes me back to childhood. My dad's '01 1500 with the 4.8 and 4 wheel drive was such a soldier. Overloaded more times than we could count and didn't fail us until the fuel pump went in 2015. Sadly the PA winters ate it down to the bone so it went to scrap in 2020 with 256k on the original engine, transmission, and differentials. It was the last vehicle my dad bought brand new and it paid every cent back in service. Hopefully his 2017 doesn't let him down.
I like them to I wish my quality was better it's filmed in 1080 but my old computer only let me save it in 720 gonna have to step up my game if I want to be like low buck garage
I’d change the oil, change tires, clean the throttle body and give her a good bath. Watch out for break lines going bad and the inevitable bad Chevy front wheel bearings. Awesome find! Thanks for posting!
Id add changing coolant and transmission fluid to that list, coolant becomes corrosive, and oil degrades after time, sitting ten years every fluid actually should be changed diff gear oil and all
Just ran into your channel awsome find. I own 4 gmt800s beautiful trucks. Can you please upload another video like a part 2 with a wash, oil change etc lol love it awesome stuff
Bought an F350 SD, crew cab, V10, 4wd with the Warn bumper & winch combo. Had been sitting in a central Oregon field following the owner's death. Bought it cheap, then proceeded to do a ton of work on the mechanicals, the body & paint, and a few upgrades. My total cost? About $20k. But it is clean, presentable, reliable, and moved our family off the insane West Coast.
nice job on getting that good ole chevy running again. Also that action figure looks like Quistis from the video game Final Fantasy VIII made by Square Enix
I've always been a Chevy guys and growing up I also thought ppl who had those trucks were the boss man too.i hope I can get one to.i love those Chevy trucks .there great. Love the video man 🙂👍
@@DannysCam I just put tires on my truck I know what you mean lol out of the ones in your video I’d definitely keep that of all I almost had one for 3k but ladies son stepped in said now lol it had like 90k miles and not a single imperfection in it
Nice truck you got. Other then the Gas it Takes-Needs. To bad it’s not a Diesel. Definitely seemed like a security issue, at first when it was starting and diesing.
I've driven nothing but 8.1 trucks since 2005. Best truck gm built. Have to replace passenger side motor mount and exhaust manifold gasket on mine this weekend. That truck will start and stall if the induction tube disconnected because the ECM needs to see a changing MAF (mass air flow) signal. No tube, the engine can't pull air through the MAF. GM, and many others, will do this because the MAF is used to help control the volume of fuel through the injectors.
I love your videos. However, just a thought -- always drain the old gas out of the tank. Never add good gas to old. Depends on the age of the gas, right? Ben
That starting and dying is the security system it's trying to recognize the key. turn it forward let the key set on run for 5 mins with the engine off and it should reconnect the key then start mine does it all the time . The part that reads the key in the column is bad on mine
Nice truck! I have the same truck in a 2500HD with a short bed and love it, I haven't watched your whole video yet, but do the lifters make noise when the 8.1 is first started? I heard it is normal.
Your so lucky. I have wanted an 8.1 for so long. But since they ibly made them for 2 years. They are hard to find not completely rusted out here in michigan
Replace all the front in parts with kryptonite once and you won’t have to do it again. Bought all of mine for my 8.1 from the duramax store. Love it all.
@@DannysCam I run 5w30 full synthetic. My brother in law runs the rotella diesel oil in his 8.1. He has 2001 with about 300k on it never been out of the truck another friend also has 04 8.1 he runs the rotella 5 40 also his has almost 370k plus miles never been out of truck either. We all use and tow with them but do regular maintenance. Just check your oil regular to keep up with usage. All of ours use between changes but not excessively. I don’t mind a quart or so max between changes a little at a time. Keeps fresh oil in engine constantly. Doesn’t matter towing or empty just sometimes uses some . Sometimes go 2000 plus miles doesn’t use a drop. Might drive 3 or 4 hrs and use a 1/4 to half a quart. Just check every other fill up.
It's a 32 gallon tank the most i put in mine when it reads empty i usually put 25 to 28 i don't think i ever had put 30 or even 31 in sll years owning it
So I have a 2003 GMC with the quad steer. Love that truck. But I got a problem with it right now. None of the gauges are working. Which could be a problem because I put 24 gallons of gas in that thing last week. The most I have ever put in it was 22. So I think I almost ran her out. 😳
My neighbor has an 03 avalanche 2500 with the 8.1. I think the reason why it kept stalling at first was an anti theft system. I did some work to his truck and I had the same stalling problem after reconnecting the battery a couple different times.
Its late but i would had taken the gas tank down even though its more work an drain clean out the tank so i wouldn't had to deal with any other issues down the road if i was to keep that truck, can u kindly say what u plan on doing with it?? Keeping it or selling it
When you change the oil 🛢 substitute 1 quart of oil 🛢 for 1 quart of Lucas trust me it's truly a miracle in a bottle you'll never have a dry start again.
Got a 02 2500hd 8.1 allison 1000. But it throwing p0700 734 735 codes, grinds and stays stuck in high gear and no reverse. until you reset it by turning off the truck and opening the door.
When you were running it with the air intake hose off, were you also disconnecting the MAF sensor in the airbox? That might have been why it was running for only a few seconds without it. I loved seeing you do a little editing work with this video! Keep up the good work man!
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Imagine that. Were trucks so cheap back in the day that people just stopped using them, parked them permanently, and uttered "oh well" as if they didn't matter, even for reselling them?
Its amazing, so far i also got the quadrunner to run I got from them
Boomers had it good. Yet they call other generations the wasteful ones
Yeah, there's a video of a 1978 F250 4x4 on here being detailed that the old man that bought it drove like 2 times and stuck it in a garage and never touched it again just because he never needed to drive it. Had like 140 miles on it. Unless you're very well off or borderline rich today you don't even think like that. Obviously the ratio between income and truck prices were even more extreme back in the 70s than the 2000s.
Thats a 40k truck new tho lol not cheap better but not cheap
What year is your chevy
WOW ! This truck is a diamond in the rough!!!.Been running a 95 diesel dually for years.Bed rotted,found another one.Trucks getting painted currently.This truck of yours kicks ass!
I appreciate that been testing her, what make is your 95
We're u live that bed rotted out ,i have one just like this one, it was just as clean as this one till some f..k thief stole it an smashed the right side an removed parts of it was able to get it back ,replaced missing parts except the bed there's not that many, all i need is the right side of bed but i can get the hold bed complete i would buy it. Good luck to the gentlemen with his great find.
The fact you got a 3500 with the 8.1 and its 4x4 and is pretty much loaded for 3,250 is a hell of a find let alone in that condition most used car dealerships would just do the bare minimum and charge 25,000 for that truck its honestly sick how used car dealerships can do this kind of stunt and really people who scam you should be criminaly charged with theft as your getting robbed
I agree with you I helped my mom bought a use jeep liberty from a use care dealership it sits behind her house engine blow up
That sounds like some commie BS
Thankfully we live in a free market where if you do your own search for a good truck you might stumble upon a good deal and can make some money if one wants to resell
@@nezarl8374 he got lucky extremely lucky but your not wrong but then again
Man I love these old 8.1's, so wish I could find a nice one nearby but they're actually sorta hard to find. She spun right to life as soon as she got fuel. Those suckers run forever as long as they got oil, amazing find. Sad to see it sit for so long but she's in good hands now it looks like.
i bought an 8.1 with 87k on it last year, got it up to 112k now. Finally went and plugged it into a scanner, no stored DTCs nor active ones at 110k on the original spark plugs. By god does it drink fuel but I love it.
@@kevindittoe5820 They're definitely thirsty but she'll pull anything you can reasonably put behind it without much fuss and won't let you down for another 200k miles easy. Those 8.1's were originally marine engines and there was a test where they ran it at 300 hours WOT with only 5 minutes idling every hour for a rest.
My dad had an 03 GMC 2500 with the 8.1 for so long and I loved that truck so much. He had it for almost all of my childhood and eventually sold it to get a new GMC 1500 because he no longer needed a heavy duty truck. I miss that thing everyday and would love to find it again one day and buy it back.
Have owned a 2001 hd 8.1 for 23 yrs --- since new. The cam sensor + crank sensor do fail --- was a recall on them. Will stall + hard start !
They do use oil !! Keep an eye on it. They are bullet proof, still have original factory parts after 300,000 +
I can notice the power difference then my 6.0 more tork I drove a dump truck once that had the 8.1 I was impressed ever since I also drove a dump truck with a duramax I was not impressed
Beautiful truck. I feel the same way about her. I was a framer back in the day and you knew who the Boss was when he pulled up in one of those. 😎 Hard to beat an old Chevy.🇺🇸
Now even I can afford one lol just took me 20 years
@@DannysCam Enjoy it,you deserve it. 🤠🇺🇸
Imagine replacing it with a Tundra twin turbo v6
@@RohanSanjithI don’t get it ?
pre vvt and dod are the best
I've always dreamed of having an 8.1 truck. My work has three of them. All with zf6 transmissions and floor shift 4 wheel drive. Nice find!
Oh that starter sound takes me back to childhood. My dad's '01 1500 with the 4.8 and 4 wheel drive was such a soldier. Overloaded more times than we could count and didn't fail us until the fuel pump went in 2015. Sadly the PA winters ate it down to the bone so it went to scrap in 2020 with 256k on the original engine, transmission, and differentials. It was the last vehicle my dad bought brand new and it paid every cent back in service. Hopefully his 2017 doesn't let him down.
What a beautiful story it's hard for not to get sentimental about my trucks
Best looking of the GMT800’s for sure. That HD hood and grill was awesome.
I agree
man, so clean that even the bed bolts arent rusted away. everything in the rust belt usually needs to be torched off.
AMAZING! I can’t wait to see more of this Chevy!
I like these longer videos. You should do more of them about fixing stuff.
I like them to I wish my quality was better it's filmed in 1080 but my old computer only let me save it in 720 gonna have to step up my game if I want to be like low buck garage
That’s awesome that truck is actually mint besides the surface rust hood find I have a 05 Dmaxx just like it but black cat eye
My dad has one of these it's a 05 sierra 8.1 blew a head truck rums amazing we use it for towing alot ita also black. You got soo lucky on this truck
What a bad ass truck. Those 8.1s are awesome.
That is a great pickup nice score/save
the action figure in question is Quistis from Final Fantasy 8. That find is actually probably more rare than the truck itself.
Awesome truck bud! Wish i could find one like that!
That’s so awesome man, we live for these kinda finds haha
This truck came out around the time I was born and seeing barnfind in the title made me feel old
Just beautiful. Wish I could buy one like that
I’d change the oil, change tires, clean the throttle body and give her a good bath. Watch out for break lines going bad and the inevitable bad Chevy front wheel bearings.
Awesome find! Thanks for posting!
Id add changing coolant and transmission fluid to that list, coolant becomes corrosive, and oil degrades after time, sitting ten years every fluid actually should be changed diff gear oil and all
Always wanted one those. Looks great
Just ran into your channel awsome find. I own 4 gmt800s beautiful trucks. Can you please upload another video like a part 2 with a wash, oil change etc lol love it awesome stuff
Sounds like a good idea
Thats such a cool truck! Love that bodystyle
Bought an F350 SD, crew cab, V10, 4wd with the Warn bumper & winch combo. Had been sitting in a central Oregon field following the owner's death.
Bought it cheap, then proceeded to do a ton of work on the mechanicals, the body & paint, and a few upgrades.
My total cost? About $20k. But it is clean, presentable, reliable, and moved our family off the insane West Coast.
That's awesome
@DannysCam it makes sense over buying what's out there for $20k or a new truck. It's not a daily, but it's definitely useful
You have a very nice truck. I have two vehicles with an 8.1. I love them both.
So far I like the power do you to withyours
@@DannysCamyes, especially the one that is now an 8.8 and has 700 horsepower.
Just found your channel and I am liking it I wish it was in HD or 4K though but great content
I'm trying I ordered a gopro
nice job on getting that good ole chevy running again. Also that action figure looks like Quistis from the video game Final Fantasy VIII made by Square Enix
That's exactly what I said.
Good looking truck!
I've always been a Chevy guys and growing up I also thought ppl who had those trucks were the boss man too.i hope I can get one to.i love those Chevy trucks .there great. Love the video man
🙂👍
Thank you brother it's funny I feel rich driving a 21 year old truck
That’s awesome. I need something like that.
one rare asf combo wow i never see 8.1s anymore that trucks worth big big money
I been looking ever since I drove my buddy's 8.1 02 dump truck it had 6 tons on it and it pulled a trailer with 16k on it with ease made me want one
Awesome I bought the same truck brand new 2003 miss that 8.1 with a Allison transmission bad ass truck
I like it so far got plans to fix her up more stay tuned
For sure
Man you got an awesome deal on that truck.
Been sitting for 10years ...tire look great....yeah right!!!!
Tires got Flat spots from sitting you notice it at above 30 mph also tire date codes all say 2010
Very nice looking Truck
This is a nice truck!
Dude you have that truck for a steal that’s like a brand new truck to me I know I’d of loved to gotten that one
It's my favorite so far gonna mortgage my house and buy tires
@@DannysCam I just put tires on my truck I know what you mean lol out of the ones in your video I’d definitely keep that of all I almost had one for 3k but ladies son stepped in said now lol it had like 90k miles and not a single imperfection in it
Beautiful work
I appreciate that
I definitely would bought that truck myself so. You're gonna? Find can't wait to see what you're gonna do with it thanks for the video
Right now thinking about building a bumper, id like to make it a camping rigg putting a slide in camper maybe
@@DannysCam that'd be a great idea. Would definitely watch
Go with a MOVE bumper. Comes as kit and you build it to the truck for the perfect fit and look.
That's what I was thinking about how much do they run
@@DannysCami got a set for my truck, after powdercoat and doing all the welding it’s probably 2200$
wow, very lucky find
Well done brother 👏 👍
I appreciate it I'm not a good mechanic but some times I get lucky
Hey man you have to let it pump a few times with the key at least 3 times to build pressure
I LOVE that gen of silverardo. 494ci of FURY! lol
Noticed no tailgate handle....
On any of those trucks!!!
I have two of them, and the door handles are next!
I love Big Block Chevys!!!
Everyone I've owned I had to replace that handle lol
ooo thats a good one.... id would of defiantly bought that.. and laugh all the way to all the gas stations lol
30 gallons to fill up lol
Sick truck
8.1 is the truth. Truck would start no matter how cold it was outside
Hell yeah
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Had the Allison . I swear these trucks will take anything on 60-100 roll
Nice truck you got.
Other then the Gas it Takes-Needs.
To bad it’s not a Diesel.
Definitely seemed like a security issue, at first when it was starting and diesing.
I like the 8.1 better then a duramax I've had a duramax in a work truck nothing but problems
@DannysCam the 8.1 will be cheaper to run for sure.
I've driven nothing but 8.1 trucks since 2005. Best truck gm built. Have to replace passenger side motor mount and exhaust manifold gasket on mine this weekend.
That truck will start and stall if the induction tube disconnected because the ECM needs to see a changing MAF (mass air flow) signal. No tube, the engine can't pull air through the MAF. GM, and many others, will do this because the MAF is used to help control the volume of fuel through the injectors.
I've also got an 8.1. Broke that passenger side motor mount cuz of all that torque (just tell yourself that)
I love your videos. However, just a thought -- always drain the old gas out of the tank. Never add good gas to old. Depends on the age of the gas, right? Ben
That starting and dying is the security system it's trying to recognize the key. turn it forward let the key set on run for 5 mins with the engine off and it should reconnect the key then start mine does it all the time . The part that reads the key in the column is bad on mine
The action figure is QUISTIS TREPE from the video game Final Fantasy VIII .
He'll yeah
If the fan doesn't want to come off use a b f h tool always works
When gylcohol and the orange coolant mix it turns into a sillica gel (or sandish grit) and will ruin a block quick
Your right about that
I would have changed the inline fuel filter also.
New subscriber here. I also love GM trucks.
I'll try todo more videos on my chevy trucks currently have 5 in different states of repair haha
@@DannysCam I’m not going to say you have a problem 😂😂 that’s pretty awesome
4:40 A Silverado hauling a smaller Silverado while following a smaller Silverado. :)
How God intended it makes me cry thinking about it
I have an 2003 2500 HD 6.0 I love it I couldn’t give in paying 55 for a truck
My daily is a 06 6.0 2500
It won’t run with the air intake off because around that year the MAF needed to read in order for it to run , same thing happen with me
Oooof a huge camper on a dully!!!
This truck competes with the 12-valve Cummins when it comes to looks
Nice truck I’m a big Chevy kid
I appreciate that
@@DannysCam your welcome
Nice truck! I have the same truck in a 2500HD with a short bed and love it, I haven't watched your whole video yet, but do the lifters make noise when the 8.1 is first started? I heard it is normal.
Definitely makes some noise when it first starts I love the 8.1 and my truck with 6.0 but I like the 8.1 more
the off brand dr pepper relic was hilarious , that tasted just like flavorless brown sugar water I bet you LOL
Find me one of those too
Nice
That’s awesome bro good find sick truck and great price
Te blue board is a great idea don’t know why I’ve never done that
Helps on gravel
Your so lucky. I have wanted an 8.1 for so long. But since they ibly made them for 2 years. They are hard to find not completely rusted out here in michigan
Look at uhaul truck sells there selling off all there 8.1 5500 trucks some are pretty cheap
I'll keep that in mind. Thank you
Very nice
496ci is a good engine had one in an Avalanche
AC Pro is goated
Cowboy Cadillac plate with a picture of a late 90’s F-Series on it lol 😂
Replace all the front in parts with kryptonite once and you won’t have to do it again. Bought all of mine for my 8.1 from the duramax store. Love it all.
What kind of oil you recommend I run most 15w 40 in all my trucks over 200k miles
@@DannysCam I run 5w30 full synthetic. My brother in law runs the rotella diesel oil in his 8.1. He has 2001 with about 300k on it never been out of the truck another friend also has 04 8.1 he runs the rotella 5 40 also his has almost 370k plus miles never been out of truck either. We all use and tow with them but do regular maintenance. Just check your oil regular to keep up with usage. All of ours use between changes but not excessively. I don’t mind a quart or so max between changes a little at a time. Keeps fresh oil in engine constantly. Doesn’t matter towing or empty just sometimes uses some . Sometimes go 2000 plus miles doesn’t use a drop. Might drive 3 or 4 hrs and use a 1/4 to half a quart. Just check every other fill up.
It's a 32 gallon tank the most i put in mine when it reads empty i usually put 25 to 28 i don't think i ever had put 30 or even 31 in sll years owning it
“Sir tweaks a lot” 😂😂
So I have a 2003 GMC with the quad steer. Love that truck. But I got a problem with it right now. None of the gauges are working. Which could be a problem because I put 24 gallons of gas in that thing last week. The most I have ever put in it was 22. So I think I almost ran her out. 😳
I have one like that I put a junk yard cluster in it fixed it for about 6 months now my fuel gauge is bad again
My neighbor has an 03 avalanche 2500 with the 8.1. I think the reason why it kept stalling at first was an anti theft system. I did some work to his truck and I had the same stalling problem after reconnecting the battery a couple different times.
Thanks for a info a avalanche with an 8.1 would be sweet
@@DannysCam yeah it has no problem getting out of its own way.
The starter 🫠💀💀💀
Its late but i would had taken the gas tank down even though its more work an drain clean out the tank so i wouldn't had to deal with any other issues down the road if i was to keep that truck, can u kindly say what u plan on doing with it?? Keeping it or selling it
I'm keeping her I've put about 50 gallons through hee so far she didn't have much old gas
I thought when you put a new fuel pump or filter you have to just turn the key on and off and keep doing that pretty sure
Hey my truck only has 20 pounds of oil pressure but truck runs and goes amazing what could that be?
When you change the oil 🛢 substitute 1 quart of oil 🛢 for 1 quart of Lucas trust me it's truly a miracle in a bottle you'll never have a dry start again.
I put a little Marvin's in it but I'll try lucas
Im subscribing because you drank the Dr. THUNDER LMAO!!!😂😂😂
Image what id do for 20 bucks and half a pack of red 100s
@@DannysCam 😂😂😂 damn bro. Yo i need to see an update to this truck.
This was the whole reason I subbed too!
The figure is Quistis Trepe from Final Fantasy 8
Got a 02 2500hd 8.1 allison 1000. But it throwing p0700 734 735 codes, grinds and stays stuck in high gear and no reverse. until you reset it by turning off the truck and opening the door.
Have never reset a trans let alone an Allison by opening the door .. your something else
I see you like them gmt800 see have a gmt800 collection I have two cat eye my I love them they are super reliable man best truck gm made
I agree think modern trucks peak with the gmt800
Check out the tow rating on that it’s bout 15k gvwr
the white chevy you used to back on the tire to break the bead does the side of it say brock?
Yes former broch construction truck
37:52 bless you
Nice looking rig switch it for yours an sell the other or vise versa
When you were running it with the air intake hose off, were you also disconnecting the MAF sensor in the airbox? That might have been why it was running for only a few seconds without it. I loved seeing you do a little editing work with this video! Keep up the good work man!
I think your right I need to use better editing soft wear it took me 6 days to edit it on windows movie maker
@@DannysCam😮 that’s doesn’t sound like much fun 🤣
That action figure is Quistis from FF8
Suppose to get it running where you buy it then drive it home like VGG
This makes me feel old
Please find a chrome bumper for your truck. It is too nice for a painted bumper.
I'm trying I do like them ranch hand style bumpers
hell yeah it will it’s a 8.1