Thank you my friend! Having a piece of working history is always a cool experience, and these trucks put in the work for decades!!! Have a blessed one!!!
I no how hard it is work on old trucks i have a 97 freightliner with the 60 series detroit 13 speed had it 15 years now daily driver from engine rebuild to both rear ends rebuilt and trans new clutch done turn every bolt and nut more than twice you done good job replacing that starter and radiator like that old jimmy runs and sounds good keep on fixing it up
First time on your channel as I love those old Brigadiers with the Detroits diesels, screaming 6-71’s. I subbed as I want to see what you do with this. My congrats on that starter work. You couldn’t get a workout like that at a Golds gym! Good luck!
Appreciate you much, friend! Thank you for the comments and support. I’ve always wanted a Detroit, and this one was too good of a deal to pass up:) Yeah, my arms and shoulders were sore for DAYS after that starter install! 😅
@@GrubNGas Yep they will they are like giant snowmobile engines! I though of taking 2 Rotax 850 Etecs to make up an OP 1700 2 stroke to lay it down in a skidoo chassis.
The revs dropped so quickly in those non turbo two cycle Detroits that you had to blip the gas pedal just to shift! The Series 60s were the opposite and it would maintain the revs during shifting, necessitating slower shifts.
I bought a '84 GMC Brigadier the same color of blue, and it has the Silver 92 DETROIT and the corner windows. Changed all fluids, belts, batteries, and a steer tire. Painted it a brighter blue and made a custom visor out of a highway sign. Added 8 inch irrigation stacks, a newer air ride seat for the driver, and put the old air seat for the passenger. Tinted the windows and had some decals made to read 'BLUE BASTARD' and where I hail from. We enjoy showing it, working on it, and, of course, driving it full boar. I will follow along as you figure out your project.
Back 79' when first started driving we had some loadstar I-H they had 6 cyl detroit twin stacks and they screamed loved driving them 5 speed 2 speed rear end.They outlawed in the city of Santa Monica Ca. To loud sure miss them.
Man oh man, those were the days I’ll bet! It never ceases to amaze me how modern engines wear out so quickly but those old 60’s, 70’s and 80’s are still strong to this day.
@@GrubNGas uggh I don’t like the 4 turd strokes in cars/trucks/outboards. Fairbanks Morse, achates power, Rotax skidoo, Polaris and Arctic cat are still 2 stroke!
Wow that Ole girl would make a badass pickup. Put. Singles on the back two axles then go to a junk yard and put them together then get fenders for the four rear tires, for the rear try to find the right year for the back section tailgate now that would be awesome.
@@GrubNGas Absolutely Mint it is :) It wont be the fastest buuut it's gonna be working reliable. One tiny word of advice, when idling for longer times... bump up the rpm for the oilpressure ;) (call it 800 - 950rpm or abit higher)
i may add that those -6-71s are fairly reasonable to rebuild.. if you can try and convert it to a turbo set up. also throw a Jake brake kit in it.. it will help stop it a little easier loaded. 😉🙂
I used to drive an old dump truck with one of those in it.. but it had a turbo feeding the supercharger.. n man did that thing scream going down the road.. had a 7 speed transmission
That Delco Remy MT 40 and MT 42 J straps would work loose and burn . J straps can be purchased separately . The GMC BRIGIDIER was actually a decent fleet truck !
If I'm gonna get if I'm gonna get abstract, I mean I'm hanging to I would go and get me a Cummins out of a out of an out of an old Ford something from the 90s and dropping at and keep that Jimmy and either make it home make it put a flat bin on it or a stake body or set it up. Put a nice new s eval's. Put a nice new frame on there and give it setup for Holland Paul and tractors. And stuff make it get ready 24 somebody's as a bad dude
Appreciate the feedback, friend! I’m seriously thinking of keeping the truck intact and just fixing everything and putting a flatbed on it. Maybe put a Cummins in the 1955 Ford.
I drove one same model dump truck except it had a turbo and Jake break on it about 30 years ago. Old reliable turd but those 6-71 non turbos run forever as long as you keep oil in it and keep it wound up Detroits like to be wound up. Under a load DO NOT LUG IT. And it will run forever or until the rings and bearings ware out. Not my tuck of choice but a good starter or farm truck. 😊
All 2 cycle Detroits have a blower on them. They need so much air volume they won’t run naturally aspirated. And also it’s a good idea to pull the valve cover and make sure the rack isn’t stuck from sitting. Or else you’ll have a runaway
@@GrubNGas naw keep it simple get a mid 90s. Ford. F250. Diesel and swap the CHASSIS. UNDERNEATH....WHAM REAL QWIK AND YOU GOT A FOUR BY ROD WITH 9OS TECH
@@GrubNGas uhh I'm talking leave the brig INTACT DO A FRAME MOTOR TRANNY SWAP ON NEWER FORD AND LEAVE THE GMC INTACT WITH BED CAB ON AND ADD A SLEEPER STAKEBED. CAMPER. COMBOS...MOCK IT UP. DONT THINK THE OLD FRAME ON 55. GONNA TAKE WEIGHT OF GMC. ENGINE TRANNY COMBO..JUST THINKING😃😃
I drove a 8v 71 as a young man, she would have come on song if you were to wind her up to about 2500 rpm, then you would hear a screaming jimmy! Have you ever seen a Detroit nightlight? When you are pulling hard at night you can see the glow from the red hot stack and the fire coming out the top.
Wow! I’d love to own an 8v71, for sure! I haven’t seen the night light yet, but maybe I can try it with this one? Thanks for sharing that story! Have a great day, friend!
@@GrubNGasyou’re gonna need some big injectors to get a flame from the stack and I’d highly recommend a pyrometer if you go that route. N90’s should do it….that and setting the no-load to 2400 or so will get you north of 250hp but you’ll have to watch your EGT’s and be real mindful about not going WOT under 1800 rpm for more than a few seconds.
Never seen a Jimmy do that, but it was pretty common with the older Cummins engines. I remember seeing one that had a special mirror to watch the exhaust, the driver told me if you saw flame, you had to back off the throttle or the pistons would melt.
OK if this thing was sitting any duration ur pretty lucky . On the chance the rack being stuck wide open causing a run away effect. Other then that pretty good.
Don’t all Detroits have a supercharger to pressurize the crankcase so when the cylinder ports are revealed by the piston’s bottom stroke the exhaust gasses get pushed where they need to go? The turbo will be where horsepower is made.
@@GrubNGas yeah but another idea is a sleeper add on in back then a stake bed or a HD. Roll back....ho to swap meets and other stuff leave this truck intact and swap a full chassis drivetrain outa mid 90s. Pu ford and make it a cruiser rat rod
Also check out Bus Grease Monkey. He is a go to guy on old two stroke Detroits. He’s in TN. 🎯Ask about changing the head to four valves per cylinder. Adds I think about 20-25% more power.
greetings from Pontassieve province of Florence Italy I have a Suzuki Jimmy 4x4 van with a 1.3 lt petrol m13a engine from 2001 that I use to make dirt farm and forest roads and paths with 4/7 cm broken gravel and I go on forest roads where woodcutters pass with their forestry tractors such as skidders and forwarders and in my opinion the Suzuki Jimmy 4x4 thanks to its size the Suzuki Jimmy 4x4 goes into territories where larger 4x4 off-road vehicles have difficulty passing!
I'd restore the whole GMC, and PowerStroke the Ford. I don't think the Ford chassis is going to like that big 6-71, and if I was going to rebody the GMC, I'd use an older GMC or Chevy cab and doghouse. That's just me though.
I like both of those ideas immensely! Yeah, I’d like to make the GMC a crew or something like that. And repower the Ford with a 7.3. Thanks for the input, friend!
Good point. The suspension and axle aren’t rated for that much weight. Thanks for the comment! A lot of folks want to see the Ford stay intact and the Brigadier stay intact. I may just keep them that way.
You’ll have to start saying “blower” instead of “supercharger” or you’re gonna start getting a lot of b*tchy hater comments lol. It’s a shame but that’s the RUclips we live in today.
@hom._. uh, not being a smart arse, if you read your Detroit workshop manuals they will tell you the same information, they do the same thing on an L90, Fld6, TS3 and the UD 2stroke motors😄
@@GrubNGas I will say that if it's not beaten beyond the threshold and back you will get years of service and just do the maintenance early a thousand miles or so. My Detroit Diesels lasted years, but I wish I could have kept them.
I'm confused you bought it just because it had the Detroit but you didn't know what a trait was a two-cycle and it needed forced injection really all Detroit's two-cycle have to have a blower because they do not have intake valves
I initially thought it had a V6 Detroit turbocharged…when I opened the hood and saw an inline 6 with no turbocharger I was disappointed at first…and growing up, the 2-stroke lawnmowers we worked on (Lawn-Boys) were just naturally aspirated. I’m learning as I go, though:)
@@GrubNGas Lots of good 2 stroke vids on the tube that explain the various 2 stroke engine designs. A really good set are on Driving4answers. Very underrated engines. Tho they can never achieve the efficiency of 4 strokes, when u need shirtloads of power, reach for a 2 stroke.
With the old Detroit, if you plan on driving that much, you have to learn how to slam your hand in the door and drive it like you’re mad at the world
🤣🤣🤣 Right on!!!
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣👍
@@BushmansAdventures 🤣🤣🤣
I was wondering when someone was going to post this comment.
Not true at all anyway.
What a bunch of stupidity!
Nothing sounds like a Detroit engine! ❤
That is the truth!!!!!
@@GrubNGas arctic cat 858
Also the Rotax 850 Etec Turbo R in skidoos sounds awsome
Any 2 stroke Detroit only engine that turns diesel into noise . Called bird scarer .
@@vincentsuzanne6515 that noise is intense! Love it though:)
A 1980 Jimmy!! I love them old school trucks....that's a piece of American history. I am glad for you can have her....Great job, Pal!!
Thank you my friend! Having a piece of working history is always a cool experience, and these trucks put in the work for decades!!! Have a blessed one!!!
@@GrubNGas better made than these new one with ugly LED lights. I’ll burn tungsten forever!
@@jlo13800 right on!
Why do folks hate 15w40 in 2 stroke Detroits so much but it works great at 40:1 in my Stihl FS-240 pot brush cutter?
@@jlo13800 I didn’t know they don’t like using it? I haven’t changed the oil yet…but that has me curious.
I no how hard it is work on old trucks i have a 97 freightliner with the 60 series detroit 13 speed had it 15 years now daily driver from engine rebuild to both rear ends rebuilt and trans new clutch done turn every bolt and nut more than twice you done good job replacing that starter and radiator like that old jimmy runs and sounds good keep on fixing it up
Appreciate you, friend! Those Detroits are amazing!!!
That's a pretty good running leaktroit:)
Haha, definitely has leaks:) Thanks!
First time on your channel as I love those old Brigadiers with the Detroits diesels, screaming 6-71’s. I subbed as I want to see what you do with this. My congrats on that starter work. You couldn’t get a workout like that at a Golds gym! Good luck!
Appreciate you much, friend! Thank you for the comments and support. I’ve always wanted a Detroit, and this one was too good of a deal to pass up:) Yeah, my arms and shoulders were sore for DAYS after that starter install! 😅
@@UncaDave the 2 stroke Detroit crankshafts are harder than snowmobile cranks!
Love the screamin jimmy grew up hearing these 6-71 Detroits all the time
They sure make an amazing sound, don’t they??? Always wanted one, finally found one affordable.
you are running a very high performance 2 cycle jimmy
@@jlo13800 right on!
@@GrubNGas SRX 440 drops engine room blower to 462 volts but pick back up running klotz techniplate
A 643 yamaha makes more power than a detroit
Every Detroit 2 stroke has a blower...not supercharger. It's not a junky dodge charger.
I’m learning a lot on this one:)
Very nice, great video. Love watching old machines get another chance. I also watch Diesel Creek.
Thanks so much, friend! And yes, I’m a HUGE fan of Diesel Creek! Inspiring!
Love the look of those ol GMC Brigadiers. Turn it into a motorhome. Now that would look pretty cool.
Thanks, friend! A big ol Airstream added on there would really cool, and be an epic vacation rig!
Lol everyone in the camp ground would be like WTF is that noise 😂
@@curbstomp3126 🤣🤣🤣 Right?!?!?
@@curbstomp3126 That’s the point 🤣 😂. Gotta turn heads man!
@@GrubNGas yeah add a rollback and when you go on your you ramp the airstream up to platform and ride away.
hell yeah. way to go son. talk about getting it done.
Thanks so much, friend! Really appreciate you and the encouragement!!! Hope you have a great one:)
Please please keep that old rig alive as is it a collector
You got it, will do! I’m really happy to have it!
Fairbanks Morse OP 38 8 and 1/8th can use TCW3 in a pinch
@@jlo13800 those old Fairbanks Morse engines will run forever!
@@GrubNGas Yep they will they are like giant snowmobile engines! I though of taking 2 Rotax 850 Etecs to make up an OP 1700 2 stroke to lay it down in a skidoo chassis.
what do you think of the rotax 850 etec Turbo R in new skidoos?
There is no sound that can compare to an old 2 cycle Detroit, and there never will be.
I agree with that 100%!!!!
Amen😊
@@JosephHaynes-s1o 💯
Love the old brigadiers. Have 2 myself
So cool! It’s gotta be epic having 2! Thanks for commenting, friend, and have a great evening!!!
Majors and lieutenants are also good
@@JackHammer-vk6jv right on!
The revs dropped so quickly in those non turbo two cycle Detroits that you had to blip the gas pedal just to shift! The Series 60s were the opposite and it would maintain the revs during shifting, necessitating slower shifts.
I did not know that…good to know. One day I hope to own the turbo version.
Thanks for the information!
I think Detroit made a bolt on turbo kit for these where you don't have to change the pistons.
@@andrewking4885 that would be nice! Do you happen to know a part number? Or point me toward a good website maybe? Thanks in advance!!!
@@GrubNGas Sorry have no idea what part numbers but that's what Overdrive did to a tag axle coach with a 6-71 better on fuel.
That dirt falling on the camera lens was giving my eyes PTSD…
I hear you on that!!! It’s painful to watch, literally!!!
@@GrubNGas 🥲🥲
Music to my ears hearing her idle!
Right on! I love that sound too!
@@GrubNGas The trump train 2 stroke v-16
Its 850 CID per cylindder, makes 13,500 hp @ 1150 rpm burns h2 and oil injected burning amsoil interceptor.
I bought a '84 GMC Brigadier the same color of blue, and it has the Silver 92 DETROIT and the corner windows.
Changed all fluids, belts, batteries, and a steer tire. Painted it a brighter blue and made a custom visor out of a highway sign. Added 8 inch irrigation stacks, a newer air ride seat for the driver, and put the old air seat for the passenger. Tinted the windows and had some decals made to read 'BLUE BASTARD' and where I hail from.
We enjoy showing it, working on it, and, of course, driving it full boar.
I will follow along as you figure out your project.
Love this!!! Would love to see your rig!!!!
@@GrubNGas my semi has DRASTICALLY changed from the first few vids to the last in the playlist. Let's see what you do
@@mericavids ok, I’m subscribing:)
@@GrubNGasI subscribed too
I got a silver 8v92 motor to tinker with
Back 79' when first started driving we had some loadstar I-H they had 6 cyl detroit twin stacks and they screamed loved driving them 5 speed 2 speed rear end.They outlawed in the city of Santa Monica Ca. To loud sure miss them.
Man oh man, those were the days I’ll bet! It never ceases to amaze me how modern engines wear out so quickly but those old 60’s, 70’s and 80’s are still strong to this day.
@@GrubNGas uggh I don’t like the 4 turd strokes in cars/trucks/outboards. Fairbanks Morse, achates power, Rotax skidoo, Polaris and Arctic cat are still 2 stroke!
@@jlo13800 💯💯💯
All the Detroit 2 strokes were supercharged later they were both supercharged and turbocharged
I’m learning…I’d really like to have the turbocharged version one day!
@GrubNGas yea man there's no sound like a Detroit I want a F model Mack with a 12v71 or 12v92 Detroit bad to the bone
@@mikemazz3377 for sure! Those are beasts!
Thank you for telling the idiots they won't run with out a supercharger. 😅😂
@@JeffreyRust-oq7rw And that they're called blowers.
I used to haul US mail in South Western Wisconsin in 1980 in that very same truck
Oh wow! That is too cool! Well, if you’re ever in Arkansas, holler and you can come run this one:)
Beautiful trucks ❤
Thanks, friend!
Wow that Ole girl would make a badass pickup. Put. Singles on the back two axles then go to a junk yard and put them together then get fenders for the four rear tires, for the rear try to find the right year for the back section tailgate now that would be awesome.
That is a PHENOMENAL idea! A 1980 GMC Brigadier Pickup! Love it!
@@rickarndt3895 how about a 4-53 in a snowmobile
Was the actual first start in the vid the first start in years :O :O :O
If so congrats MINT 6-71 !!!!
Thanks so much, friend! The first start was probably the first in a little over a year or two. But a mint 6-71 nonetheless!
@@GrubNGas Absolutely Mint it is :)
It wont be the fastest buuut it's gonna be working reliable.
One tiny word of advice, when idling for longer times... bump up the rpm for the oilpressure ;) (call it 800 - 950rpm or abit higher)
@@AllianceB95 right on! Yeah, it won’t win any races, lol!!!
i may add that those -6-71s are fairly reasonable to rebuild.. if you can try and convert it to a turbo set up. also throw a Jake brake kit in it.. it will help stop it a little easier loaded. 😉🙂
Good to know! Thanks for the feedback and advice!
I used to drive an old dump truck with one of those in it.. but it had a turbo feeding the supercharger.. n man did that thing scream going down the road.. had a 7 speed transmission
That’s what’s up! I’d really like to get the turbo version one day…it’s a sound like no other truck since has been able to top!
@@GrubNGas Polaris 850 patriot Jimmy in the khaos sleds!
@@jlo13800 🔥🔥🔥
That Delco Remy MT 40 and MT 42 J straps would work loose and burn . J straps can be purchased separately . The GMC BRIGIDIER was actually a decent fleet truck !
That’s not good! Appreciate the info. It’s a well built rig.
I'm over here screaming at the screen - "MAKE SURE THE RACK IS FREE!!!!" hahaha
🤣🤣🤣 Yup! Major fail on my part there…could’ve been a runaway in a HURRY!!!!!!!
@@GrubNGas Got lucky and it sounds GREAT!!
@@joeblow2063 right on! Thankful for that, for sure!
If I'm gonna get if I'm gonna get abstract, I mean I'm hanging to I would go and get me a Cummins out of a out of an out of an old Ford something from the 90s and dropping at and keep that Jimmy and either make it home make it put a flat bin on it or a stake body or set it up. Put a nice new s eval's. Put a nice new frame on there and give it setup for Holland Paul and tractors. And stuff make it get ready 24 somebody's as a bad dude
Appreciate the feedback, friend! I’m seriously thinking of keeping the truck intact and just fixing everything and putting a flatbed on it. Maybe put a Cummins in the 1955 Ford.
If it has been sitting around a long time you need to make sure the rack isn't jammed (inside the rocker cover ) before trying to start.
Thanks for the information, I’m learning a lot about these. Appreciate the view as well!
I drove one same model dump truck except it had a turbo and Jake break on it about 30 years ago. Old reliable turd but those 6-71 non turbos run forever as long as you keep oil in it and keep it wound up Detroits like to be wound up. Under a load DO NOT LUG IT. And it will run forever or until the rings and bearings ware out. Not my tuck of choice but a good starter or farm truck. 😊
Thanks so much for the information, friend! I’m definitely looking forward to some seat time in this one once I get all the bugs fixed:)
Hahah that dang starter is the size of a Honda Civic transmission 😂😂
LOL! Right? That thing was HEAVY!!!!
All 2 cycle Detroits have a blower on them. They need so much air volume they won’t run naturally aspirated. And also it’s a good idea to pull the valve cover and make sure the rack isn’t stuck from sitting. Or else you’ll have a runaway
I’m learning a lot about this rig…thanks so much for the view and information! Appreciate you friend!
@@GrubNGasnot a problem, they really are getting harder and harder to come by and I just love em
@@MarkWilliams-vp7xw I sure hope to preserve this one and maybe a few more (if the budget allows).
If they aint got no oil under em, they aint got no oil in em.😂
🤣🤣🤣 Good point!
Screamin Jimmy in a 55 ford cool 😎
Thanks friend! I thought it could be pretty cool!
@@GrubNGas naw keep it simple get a mid 90s. Ford. F250. Diesel and swap the CHASSIS. UNDERNEATH....WHAM REAL QWIK AND YOU GOT A FOUR BY ROD WITH 9OS TECH
@@gerry-p9x you think the F250 frame can hold that weight?
@@GrubNGas uhh I'm talking leave the brig INTACT DO A FRAME MOTOR TRANNY SWAP ON NEWER FORD AND LEAVE THE GMC INTACT WITH BED CAB ON AND ADD A SLEEPER STAKEBED. CAMPER. COMBOS...MOCK IT UP. DONT THINK THE OLD FRAME ON 55. GONNA TAKE WEIGHT OF GMC. ENGINE TRANNY COMBO..JUST THINKING😃😃
Detroit sound like it is screamin wen it has a disil runaway
No joke! I’m glad this one didn’t!
Are those country blocks or city blocks??? LoL ❤😂
They were SLOW 1st gear blocks🤣🤣🤣
It really needs a turbo that will really make that Detroit scream.
If I get a chance I’m putting one on:)
I took my CDL test in a truck like that it was newer it was a 1987 with a 350 Cummins big cam it rode like a lumber wagon
I’ll bet that was an interesting check ride! Too cool!
Usually, one of those bolts on the inside is a 12 pioint 9/16 head.
Delco mt 42, probably.
Yup, I think that’s the size. Found a new one at a truck repair shop.
I drove a 8v 71 as a young man, she would have come on song if you were to wind her up to about 2500 rpm, then you would hear a screaming jimmy!
Have you ever seen a Detroit nightlight? When you are pulling hard at night you can see the glow from the red hot stack and the fire coming out the top.
Wow! I’d love to own an 8v71, for sure! I haven’t seen the night light yet, but maybe I can try it with this one? Thanks for sharing that story! Have a great day, friend!
@@GrubNGasyou’re gonna need some big injectors to get a flame from the stack and I’d highly recommend a pyrometer if you go that route. N90’s should do it….that and setting the no-load to 2400 or so will get you north of 250hp but you’ll have to watch your EGT’s and be real mindful about not going WOT under 1800 rpm for more than a few seconds.
@@J.R.in_WV sounds like I have a lot to learn…
@@GrubNGaswhere are you in wv im in salt rock and I think I've seen that truck
Never seen a Jimmy do that, but it was pretty common with the older Cummins engines. I remember seeing one that had a special mirror to watch the exhaust, the driver told me if you saw flame, you had to back off the throttle or the pistons would melt.
OK if this thing was sitting any duration ur pretty lucky . On the chance the rack being stuck wide open causing a run away effect.
Other then that pretty good.
😬 You’re right, I should’ve checked that rack prior to starting it. Thankfully it didn’t run away!
Don't let that starter drop on your head 😂
Right? That thing is HEAVY!!!
Drove one back in1967 238 5and 3 would do job
Heck yeah! Sure do appreciate the feedback!
Don’t all Detroits have a supercharger to pressurize the crankcase so when the cylinder ports are revealed by the piston’s bottom stroke the exhaust gasses get pushed where they need to go? The turbo will be where horsepower is made.
I think you’re right, but I will defer to anyone on this thread that knows more about them than me, lol!
Very cool....my vote is to put the 2 stroke detroit 671 into the 55 Ford, truck...way cool...
Thanks so much, friend!!! I like that idea too!!!
I love those older Brigadiers. ❤❤❤❤❤
I do too! The sound brings back good memories of the old Detroit-powered grain trucks that used to travel our road when I was a kid.
Great truck these old cab styles date back to 70s. With updated. Fibreglass front ends
@@GrubNGasneeds a grille
@@gerry-p9x they are classics that never go out of style. I’d love to convert this one to a crew cab!
@@GrubNGas yeah but another idea is a sleeper add on in back then a stake bed or a HD. Roll back....ho to swap meets and other stuff leave this truck intact and swap a full chassis drivetrain outa mid 90s. Pu ford and make it a cruiser rat rod
Also check out Bus Grease Monkey. He is a go to guy on old two stroke Detroits. He’s in TN. 🎯Ask about changing the head to four valves per cylinder. Adds I think about 20-25% more power.
Wow! That’s a lot of power add! Thank you for the suggestion. Hope you have a phenomenal day!
No supercharger, it’s a similar, but doesn’t function as one. The blower is necessary to the functioning of the 2 stroke Jimmy.
I’m learning a lot since getting this truck. Thank you for the information!
Detroits dont have pressurized crankcases like ordinary 2 strokes. Require pressured inlet air to operate., hence the blower.
@@partymanau thanks for the feedback, and I’m learning a lot the more the comments come in. Appreciate ya!
Very cool 😎
Appreciate that, friend!!!👊🏼
greetings from Pontassieve province of Florence Italy I have a Suzuki Jimmy 4x4 van with a 1.3 lt petrol m13a engine from 2001 that I use to make dirt farm and forest roads and paths with 4/7 cm broken gravel and I go on forest roads where woodcutters pass with their forestry tractors such as skidders and forwarders and in my opinion the Suzuki Jimmy 4x4 thanks to its size the Suzuki Jimmy 4x4 goes into territories where larger 4x4 off-road vehicles have difficulty passing!
Greetings! Thanks for watching and dropping a comment! It’s impressive that a 1.3 liter can make so much power. I’d imagine it’s a narrow vehicle?
Cab into the Detroit chassis
Nice! That would work!
Brake cleaner does a good job on those hornets too. Just give ‘em the sauce. 🤣
I like it! I’ll use that next time if I have some on hand:)
Keep the GMC just the way it is. Find a 3208 for the Ford. A 5+3 would work in the Ford, with two sticks.
Thank you for the advice! Any ideas where to find a powertrain like that?
@@GrubNGas I don't know your location. But almost any truck dismantler would have the parts cheap.
@@tn65s right on! I’ll Google some locations around here. Central Arkansas.
@@GrubNGas Up here in Maine we've got lots of running gear parts. You should be able to find what you need down south.
@@tn65s appreciate that much! I’ll be on the lookout for sure! Truck Pro has helped already.
Commenting for the algorithm.
Thank you brother! 👊🏼
I'd restore the whole GMC, and PowerStroke the Ford.
I don't think the Ford chassis is going to like that big 6-71, and if I was going to rebody the GMC, I'd use an older GMC or Chevy cab and doghouse. That's just me though.
I like both of those ideas immensely! Yeah, I’d like to make the GMC a crew or something like that. And repower the Ford with a 7.3. Thanks for the input, friend!
Sweet rig what did you end up paying for it and what did you put into it.
Haven’t put much in it yet…paid less than $1000 for it👍
@@GrubNGas awesome looking forward to this build.
@@nathancreel9866 appreciate it, friend!
@@GrubNGas blow the horns on the next video lol
@@nathancreel9866 will do, lol! The air leak kept me from it this time.
Put the Ford on the screaming Jimmy
That would work!
That would work!
Hopefully you did too because they are easily 50 lbs.
Yeah they are HEAVY!!!!
Allof them had blower 😅😅
I found that out🫣
As is that ford will not hold up the 671!
Good point. The suspension and axle aren’t rated for that much weight. Thanks for the comment! A lot of folks want to see the Ford stay intact and the Brigadier stay intact. I may just keep them that way.
@@GrubNGas Nisan used to have 1.8 and 2.0 engines that would go into that Ford. but I like to see the old stuff original.
@@RMPascoe oh wow! Yeah, I like the original stuff too.
Todo en ése motor fué hecho para durar 😂
¡Estoy de acuerdo! ¡Qué gran motor! Gracias por el comentario, amigo mío:)
You’ll have to start saying “blower” instead of “supercharger” or you’re gonna start getting a lot of b*tchy hater comments lol. It’s a shame but that’s the RUclips we live in today.
I did not know that…thanks for the heads up. I’ll be sure to remember that in update videos.
screw those morons!
supercharger is just as correct.
They all have superchargers, it won't run without one.
I found that out…I was late to the game on Detroit…glad to be in it now:)
Blower👍
@@damienodonohue1327 its the same thing😂 It just does a different job on these motors. Don't be a smart ass.
@hom._. uh, not being a smart arse, if you read your Detroit workshop manuals they will tell you the same information, they do the same thing on an L90, Fld6, TS3 and the UD 2stroke motors😄
@@damienodonohue1327 terminology doesn't mean jack shit in a youtube comment. Stop being that guy.
Gotta love those screaming demons!!
Such a unique sound!!!
Drove alot of DOUBLE BREASTED HONDAS IN MY 55 YRS OF DRIVING ,,GOOD TO HEAR THE DETROIT MUSIC AGAIN
Hahaha! Never heard that title before! Nice! Thanks for commenting, friend!
Did you have a doubt period
There at the first I did.
@@GrubNGas Detroit Diesels are not the most powerful ones in the early models but they are reliable if taken care of.
@@johnelliott7375 right on…I can’t believe how good it runs for it to be a 1980!
@@GrubNGas I will say that if it's not beaten beyond the threshold and back you will get years of service and just do the maintenance early a thousand miles or so. My Detroit Diesels lasted years, but I wish I could have kept them.
@@johnelliott7375 thanks for the advice, and I think this one has a lot of life left in it.
If you are going to work on Detroit Diesels your going to see very heavy starters
Agreed! And the new lighter ones are EXPENSIVE!
I'm confused you bought it just because it had the Detroit but you didn't know what a trait was a two-cycle and it needed forced injection really all Detroit's two-cycle have to have a blower because they do not have intake valves
I initially thought it had a V6 Detroit turbocharged…when I opened the hood and saw an inline 6 with no turbocharger I was disappointed at first…and growing up, the 2-stroke lawnmowers we worked on (Lawn-Boys) were just naturally aspirated. I’m learning as I go, though:)
@@GrubNGas Lots of good 2 stroke vids on the tube that explain the various 2 stroke engine designs. A really good set are on Driving4answers. Very underrated engines. Tho they can never achieve the efficiency of 4 strokes, when u need shirtloads of power, reach for a 2 stroke.
Before 1980.
It’s a 1980 on the vin.
U need to put the 6:71 and put it in the ford and find a 8:71 to put in the rig❤
That would be spectacular! I love the 8v71s! Thanks for the feedback, friend!
Just switch the cabs it will be less work
That’s a good idea. I was thinking it would work better for frame strength.
Restore them both to original.
I really like that idea…it would be cool to have both running and driving!
No Don't change 2 car parts Orginal Better
10-4, and thanks for the tip!
Not a Detroit Diesel driver yet I see.
Right on!
No.
No doubt😉
Learn how to smoke some gears.Like a 4banger😂😂😂
🤣🤣🤣 Right on!
That truck was not driven hard and put away wet this guy is not a clue unless he is lying or doesn't have a clue about trucks
I most likely don’t have a clue…more to learn:)
All DETROIT DEISELS ARE SUPER CHARGED OR BLOWN AIR INJECTION
I’m learning…thanks for the feedback:)