1959 Chevrolet Apache Truck with 353 Detroit Diesel Engine and two transmissions.
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- 1959 Chevrolet Apache Truck with 353 Detroit Diesel Engine and two transmissions.
Here's a look at the truck I had for almost 35 years before giving it back to my brother.
1959 Chev 1 ton 9 foot long box, step side.
Pulled the gas engine out in the spring of 1991 and replaced it with an aluminum block 353 Detroit Diesel engine. Discovered right away it was too slow & added another transmission to speed it up a bit.
Looking forward to firing it up and taking it for a spin & make a video of it's glorious sound soon.
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this is part 2 driving it.
Thanks for the TONS of views! Hang in there, there's more to come!!
@Conway Conway thanks! Got to drive and video it Friday & hope to get part 2 driving it posted this week.
I can't wait! This thing is so cool!
Awesome
There are always naysayers saying it can't be done. That's why Henry Ford fired the college graduates and hired farmers back in the day, because they knew how to finagle things instead of what the skewlbook says -
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@@stephenbartram7377 I kinda love that school poem! I felt like that most of my schooling although it obviously does a lot of good things it also unfortunately causes people to loose the "why not try" mentality.
I saw you comment twice, hopefully I can find the other as well. So many comments and threads they're getting lost and impossible to find.
Drove it on Friday hoping to get it posted in a few days
So essentially it has 3 overdrive gears, that is awesome! The idea of putting another transmission backwards behind the original one sounds so absurd and yet it works! I would’ve never come up with this. well done, very ingenious
Got to drive and video it Friday & hope to get part 2 driving it posted this week.
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Two transmissions, main & auxiliary is nothing new. Was done for years in heavy duty trucks. Usually 4 or 5 speed main and a 2, 3, or 4 speed auxiliary transmission. Split main box gears with the auxiliary
@@russvoight1167 Twin stick trucks have both trannys facing forward. It is to give the driver more gears to keep the engine in the power range for heavy loads. But I have seen several pickup and tonners that have had the diesel conversion done, and most of them have followed this method to get the truck capable of highway speeds. Most of them do not shift the back tranny because they have bigger higher powered diesels. Although the ability to gear down for heavy loads or close quarters would be great.
Honestly, I couldn’t hit like fast enough. What an amazing, strong old rig. Wow wow.
Thanks. It really is a cool old truck. Glad I never gave it away or sold it 25 years ago.
Drove it on Friday & hopefully will get part 2 driving it posted tomorrow or Thursday morning.
Grand pa had a 1954 international 4x4 with a 4 cylinder perkins in it.
Ordered it that way top speed of 43 mph but it would pull Michael Moore away from a donut.
Man would I love that truck! just add in an auxiliary with overdrive & you'd be gold. Got to drive and video it Friday & hope to get part 2 driving it posted this week.
@@lovesloudcars
I wish I could but dad sold it back in 98 and I don't know what happened to it.
I'm just hoping someone restored it.
@@bradleyselk9642 Exactly. Hope so. restored anywhere is better than scrapped. Maybe one day you'll stumble across it.
@@lovesloudcars
Maybe so , it was originally a red truck but over the years it was painted hunter green.
I remember it was in good shape but if you ever come across a green 54 international with a perkins diesel and red door jams and dash then you've found it.
No way on the doughnut 🍩
I would like to see a video of it running and going down the road this truck is cool
Hopefully that will happen within the next week or so. Too many projects on the go, and weather sometimes gets in the way.
Ya i know the feeling iv got a old 85 dodge d350 dually i need to start on but got to get my 01 cummins back on the road that and i have a 1997 that i need to time the motor in to many projects
@@lovesloudcars So in your back box it seems like "3rd" and "4th" would be the only usable gears, aren't "1st" and "2nd" way too much overdrive? I've wondered about this a long time lol you're the first one I've seen actually turn a trans around. I have a Spicer 3 speed auxiliary I'm going to put in an L9000, but I'd like to get some overdrive in a old Ford ton truck we have too
@@ryansaunders1188 You are exactly right. but in reverse you can use all 4 ( 3 safely, 1st is too fast). I have some video of that, that I'll be posting in part 2 in a couple days. I'd love to find a few 4 speed auxiliary boxes that were 1 under, 1 direct & 2 over. I guess a I could run a 4 backwards if it had 2 under & 1 over we've proven that will work. But getting one that's not some huge monstrosity to fit in a 1 -2 ton size truck would be perfect.
@@lovesloudcars I don't know of an auxiliary with 2 overdrives but they probably made one. I have no idea why I never thought of running one of those backwards. I know where there is a Spicer 6041 in an old junk truck, now that has a good set of ratios just like it is. 2.14, 1.24, 1.00, .86. So if you turned it around backwards, just a rough guess, you'd have about a 50% overdrive, about a 20% over drive, direct, and a 20% underdrive. Now that's a whole new world lol. Anyway I can't wait to see you driving that truck, love the Detroit, I have a 4-53 pulling a sawmill. It will out pull a 3-71 any day. I have a 6-71 in a truck too.
That dual trans idea is absolutely awe striking to me. I like to think I tend to think outside the box on ingenuitive ways to fab existing parts together, but this beats all. Very good idea! Please make a video running it. Thanks.
Well you are a lucky guy because I got to drive it yesterday and hope to get it posted in a few days!!!
@@lovesloudcars thank you sir. All the best. I currently have a Detroit 4v71 that I'm trying to shoehorn in a 78 dodge d200.
@@kentlange5338 that's a bit of a squeeze. How about weight? gonna work ok? either way it will be great.
@@lovesloudcars I'm still in planning stages. You're right, its huge. But I've had it running, and the sound is too impressive to waste. I may come up with a better option, but the dodge is what I have at the moment.
Now that’s very clever and simple to follow
Well done
Love to hear it run
Thanks. It was a fun project that turned out well. Fun to share with others too!
Oh, I've no doubt it can be done- I've thought of doing it myself! Never did though. NEAT to see someone who actually carried it out! LOVE the truck!
Thanks realvanman. I hope you also watched part 2 to watch & listen! Going to get some more footage of many things next year when the snow is gone & the tires are fixed.
So stay tuned! and hopefully in the mean time you'll be entertained by some of my past videos & future posts.
A library of Hollander interchange books, and some good ol Yankee ingenuity has served me well my 62 years of making things work. My hats off to you sir.
Thank you very much. Hope you enjoyed it. Got to drive it today & hope to post it next week.
If you dont like that truck there is something wrong with you
You are a man after my own heart Matt! Thanks for watching.
I agree!
Anybody don't like this truck better go back to mommy!
@@theluth9046 that's funny. But pretty much.
I think the dislikes are from people that are disappointed that we don't see and hear it running.
I'm very impressed with your ingenuity. That is how things use to get done, *Where there is a will, there is a way!* Good gob 👍
Yes, thank you. Got the "driving it" video finally into editing stages to hopefully post later today or in the morning. Hope you like it.
@@lovesloudcars I will definitely watch it. I bought a 1949 that I bought from a storage shed last year. I drive it almost every day.
@@FarmAlarm That's great. Built back then to last & look good. Not much of that these days.
My daily driver is a 1959 1 ton Chevy panel truck. It's been in the family since 1971. I've had it since 1985 and still use it every day to pull a trailer and work out of with my lawn service. Those old Chevies were well built and meant for work. 1 tons from back then, both pick-ups and panels are also very rare. Your brother has a very nice truck there.
I love your story that's fantastic. Keep it going! Got to drive and video it Friday & hope to get part 2 driving it posted this week.
@@lovesloudcars I look forward to seeing the video.
Seen this set up in a 70's model GMC dually when I was a teenager ,we used it to haul hay I believe it would have pulled a lowboy with a R 6 with ease!! Thanks for the video ,can't wait to hear ol boy run my pap had a 53 God bless an green grass under foot !
Cool story, makes a guy wonder where those things end up. Would be neat to stumble upon one.
love that truck. Great job putting a Detroit in it and two Transmissions.
Thanks! Hopefully running it tomorrow and post the video next week.
Fantastic 👍!!! I had heard some truckers talking on the cb when I started driving otr 28 years ago and I remember hearing 2 or 3 or, can't remember, I've slept a few times,lol😆 anyway they said something about turning around backwards another transmission making a overdrive. To this day I thought they were full of 💩. I couldn't fathom such. You sir have truly enlightened me. FANTASTIC I haven't even got out of bed yet and I've already learned something. Thank you. Excellent engineering 👍. Great work.
I love your comment! thanks. There's a lot of skills lost now days I think , but mostly the " why cant this work" thought process. That's how the world changes for the better - new ideas & changes to old ones.
Just drove it yesterday & got some video to edit & post next week. Hope you check it out!
@@lovesloudcars I definitely will have to hear that two-stroke music. I always liked how any of the diesel two-strokes sound like a hot rod.
Early transmissions had under cut gears, some had straight cut gears, all had sloppy loose gears ( play )
so lining up gears was a lot easier.
@@Dauntless.steadfast.fortitude As long as you weren't running a gas engine where the engine rpm drops so much faster than a diesel between shifts. That makes things a bit tougher.
hope you enjoyed the video , going to hopefully have part 2 of driving it last Friday uploaded tomorrow night or Thursday.
Thanks for that sir, those old 353 2strokes were known as runaway motors...seemed to have a mind of their own and enough power to convince you! Thanks again for showing us
Glad you liked it. Did post part 2 if you didn't get to see it yet. . Lots of questions & comments, I'll maybe have to make part 3.
Some of the smartest people around are farmers. My Dad grew up on a farm. He could fix or build anything too. The real Heart of America. Thank you for showing us your great old truck. Beautiful.
Thanks Carl. Drove it Friday & working on getting video of part 2 ready to post in a day or so.
That's a dream truck right there! You've basically got yourself a scaled down semi. And the back to back transmission thing is genius! That may be an option for making my old Ford go faster. I love having the low gearing. I stick it in first and could probably pull a down house, but I feel like the 352 is gonna explode if I push it past 60mph. It's annoying going so slow when everyone else is flying past you at 80+.
Man you're preaching to the choir there my friend. I think the transmission worked great, but there's likely better options if you don't have a 2$ truck sitting out back like I did. I bet your Ford is an awesome rig already hey? Have you heard of a Ranger gear splitter? I've never seen one but they go between the bell housing and transmission. 20% overdrive or something like that, about 7 inches thick. So would not be super tough to fit into a truck.
I'm trying to figure out what to do with the truck I drive most, which is an 82 international about 3or 5 ton. Same thing, way too slow. I'd like to find a small auxiliary transmission to hang behind just like I did here.
Did you get to watch part 2 driving it yet?
Hopefully I'll get a chance to record some more footage of shifting and exploring things like what happens when both are in reverse. Stay tuned and thanks for your comment.
@@lovesloudcars Just watched part two! I'll definitely have to look into the gear splitter thing, that would be real nice!
That's sweet! Love the idea of stacks on an Lwb steppy. Don't find those often. My kind of a truck.
Keyboard warriors: Nope can't be done
hardcore Detroit guys: Watch this sonny!
Yup! thanks for watching & your comment. Now hopefully I'll get to do a running driving video this week weather & schedule permitting.
PS LOVE your Detroit Screamin Jimmy's playlist! I've got several other machines with Detroits in them, will have to post a few more for you die hards like me!! I've got a rebuilt 353 been sitting indoors ready for a project since I think 1982 or 84. Any ideas?
@@lovesloudcars Thanks. I try to keep it as updated as possible. I used to be on YT every day, Due to being "homeschooled" I'm 21 now. So I'm out n about so now adding as many as i used to.
i think it looks like shit but cool truck any how
@@johndowe7003 Right on!! She's no show room quality that's for sure. cheap paint job in 1987, can't look like new without someTLC & $.
That Sir is one SWEET looking old piece of iron. My Father had a 58 Apache with a 235 6 cylinder and a 3 on the tree. Loved that old truck. Mighty fine job you did.
Thanks! Its certainly a favorite ar our house. Always lots of projects in my brain, wonder if I'll ever top that one.
Nice, I've dropped a 4-53T into a 2009 Ford F350.:) Anything can be done if you have the skills and determination.:)
Very nice. I'd like to see that one.
Sounds like a cool project. I think I watched that one? For me- I prefer the thought of doing it with something old school without all the electronic stuff.
But something nice about the sound of a screaming Jimmy.
lovesloudcars True, no one knows what it is:). Next project is a 353T build to repower an old IngersolRand compressor. Love the old Detroit’s.
How to fix a Ford with a 6.4: replace the 6.4 with literally anything else.
Excellent build.
I gotta a 4 wheel drive that my school shop teacher had put a 350 in, around that year.
That would be an excellent truck! Hang on to it or you'll always wish you had. ( or give it to me)
Between this video & part 2 driving it I've been swamped with questions & comments. Will have to make a part 3 showing a bit more I guess.
That's a cool old truck, not too many of those left. Thanks for showing it, and love the ingenuity of the 2 transmissions.
I love the dual headlights ( well mostly the whole truck). Thanks for watching and your comment. The two transmissions certainly helped with the cruising speed. Life can be full of fun projects. Hopefully I'll get a chance to take it for a spin the next couple days and make a video.
Very cool! Always loved the Apache. Thank you for sharing it with us.
YES. They're my favorite as well, & it's fun to share & connect with folks. Thanks for watching
How many "Engineers" would say this can't be done? 😁
Probably many. Ah well, lots of ideas don't work & others do. But what makes success is trying to do it. It was a fun build. Got to drive it yesterday & will get it ready to post next week.
@@lovesloudcars CAN'T WAIT 😁.
Bullshit
Nothing special about this installation
@Eff yore Feelings This engineer wouldn't dare say it couldn't be done! Although I'm an electrical engineer with 30+ years in the power plants, my dad was a diesel mechanic and he would have loved this. I followed him around from the time I could walk. I remember the Detroits, especially helping him rebuild a 6-71 for a sawmill when I was in junior high. I've seen him do many things that couldn't be done. Great memories.
Lol I was thinking if anyone did this style transmission a week ago.
Right on. Yup and I'm certainly not the first or last!
beautiful truck so they were made before pure work of art. I'm glad I found this channel
Thanks for the compliment Angelica. My video of driving it is almost edited, hoping to post tonight or in the morning.
Hopefully some of the other stuff is also entertaining to you.
Excellent work on that ole truck.
Simply and reliably executed.
Looking forward to seeing it run.
Got to drive it and record some video on Friday, hopefully will get it posted by Wednesday. Hang in there! Thanks for watching and your comment.
And just to think the big 3 are just coming out with 8 speeds 😂😂😂
Sounds great as long as they are tough enough to last a half million miles.
I think they're actually onto 10 speeds now lol
Big 3 Domestics are all ass hats. No new innovations, ideas, epiphany in the 1st century of automobiles. Hmmmmmm 10 speed bicycles were designed way back when ???
Multiple speed transmissions should have been around since the 1930's
What an amazing thought...gets better MPGs, waste less power, better on smog...a win win win
combination. Gear ratios = intelligent thinking. Work smarter NOT harder.
@@Dauntless.steadfast.fortitude What we need to do find or create is the perfect vehicle with the right amount of horse power fuel economy and enough gears. then put on a fiberglass body so it doesn't rust out in 3 years like they do here & we'd have something. a vehicle that could do a million miles without all the new crap would be nice.
Guys building stuff like your rock crawler have been doing stuff like that for years, but unfortunately the auto industry isn't helping us with much of that.
@@lovesloudcars my kid brain says give me a bmx or skateboard or even a big wheel ( green machine preferred ) my adult brain aka family man, husband, father of 4, engineer, DIY wants to build an Awd diesel turbo electric hybrid. Each wheel / hub would be its own electric motor.
Hub = armature. Wheel = outer windings. Small turbo diesel engine to start at dead stop. Wheels start rolling & generating free electric power. Heavy unsprung weight yes.
Efficiency absolutely. Abundance of power & torque with much less fuel.
I'll subscribe to hear it move under power 👌🎶🎶
I'll try not to disappoint you. Between work & other projects it's hopefully not more than a week or so.
As for subscribing thanks and I hope you enjoy the content with all its variety. I try to share things that are hopefully entertaining, or just different from what most people see.
Just drove it yesterday & got some video to edit & post next week. Hope you check it out!
Can't wait 👌
Awesome, one of a kind with lots of character. Nice work on all of the modifications. Gotta love these Old Chevy’s
I agree. I think the 59 &9 were the best looking. Hope you enjoyed part 2 driving it as well.
Planning to record some things like more shifting footage, some drone view maybe? and messing around exploring things like what happens when both are in reverse.
Probably will be fixing tires first though... Stay tuned. Meanwhile other fun stuff to share. I posted another video of blowing up another beaver dam a couple weeks ago. Life would be pretty charmed just doing that for a part time job!
I love it! That truck rides like a tank for sure!
Thanks Dave! It's a great truck hey? I hope you also found part 2 driving it, that was a fun day.
Still planning to record some more footage of shifting and exploring things like what happens when both transmissions are in reverse.
Stay tuned for further nonsense and entertainment my friend!
2 transmissions. Never heard of such a thing. You're smarter than the average bear. Are those wide-ratio 4 speeds (granny 1st)?
Yup. Bull low in first gear. Worked out ok, though it is a little crude. I prefer simple mechanics. Some really good features with the new stuff but the repairs can get out of hand. These type of projects are fun to plan and do.
@@lovesloudcars crude? nah just needs some paint under there. Like I've always said "Paint covers a multitude of sins."
@@lovesloudcars P.S. That's a very nice truck. Your brother's lucky to have a good brother like you.
@@LuckyBaldwin777 Thanks for watching , your comments & the compliment. It's fun to share things & connect with people.
i knew a guy that wanted to do that with a 1980 scottsdale. first tiwe id ever heard of a twin stick in a pickup. its very common in old semis, though.
1:35 looks factory...
It did fit in like it was made for it for sure. Certainly more than the fans on the rad ;)
This is exactly what I want to do with a 55-59 1 ton eventually! Glad to see someone else drop a Detroit into one.
Right on. Hopefully you'll get to do it yourself and have a great experience.
Got to drive it yesterday, hopefully will post it next week.
Steve Darnell at Welderup put a 4-53 in a 59 Apache 1 ton, long wheelbase panel truck. Bike hauler. It's awesome! I'd send ya a link if I knew how, lol!
Love looking at your truck again 🦨
The part 2 driving it is enjoyable. But got new rims and rubber for it last fall. Perhaps we'll get a bunch more footage this spring and summer. I certainly hope so.
Stay tuned!
That's wild. I also own a 1959 Apache although mine is a Fleetside. I drove it stock for the last 30 years. But now the truck is in pieces My buddy and I have been restoring it. This it totally cool.
I'm glad you have a stock one & restoration will be very cool no doubt! I'm partial to the step side boxes, but 59 all the way!!
Between this video & part 2 driving it I've been swamped with questions & comments. Will have to make a part 3 I guess.
Subbed to get notified when you post the 59 chev Detroit running! This truck is far too awesome ! Great built, custom installs, love how the stacks fit into the cab too!
Thanks for the sub! I think they fit well also. it was a fun project. Got the "driving it" video finally into editing stages to hopefully post later today or in the morning. Hope you like it.
Very cool old truck most impressive ingenuity and thinking outside the box. Thank you for sharing.
Thanks Bernard. Glad you liked it, it's a fun project. Hope you also enjoyed part 2 driving it. Planning to make some more videos showing things like what happens when both are in reverse.
Stay tuned it's fun to see things going after years of waiting for the chance.
The addition of the second gearbox as a 'step-up' box was a nice touch. Anybody that doesn't LOVE the music made by a screamin' Jimmy has water in their veins! Thankyou.
That's funny Trevor. I also enjoy the music of a Detroit engine.
If I'd had access or budget I may have done things differently.
Hope you also enjoy part 2 driving it. Hoping to capture more footage of shifting and exploring things like what happens when both are in reverse. Stay tuned! And thanks for your comment.
@@lovesloudcars Mate, your videos (watching part two when I received this notification) make the hairs on the back of my neck stand up. In Australia we hardly EVER hear Jimmies nowadays, with all the 'clean-air' crap and the cost of diesel [over $3.50 US a gallon]. We live in Batemans Bay, New South Wales which is a seaside town of about 20,000 so we get lots of semi trailers passing through and every now and then I'll hear a Jimmy singin' climbing 'the mad mile', especially at night when the air is heaviest. Long live Detroit/GM's and may their music resonate forever!
@@tandjrogers looks like that bridge is huge. I'll have to check it out on RUclips later on. But I have to haul gravel tomorrow so I better not spend half the night on my computer instead of sleeping.
I was thinking about making a video showing all my Detroit engines scattered around my place. I've got 9 for sure, 353s 453s, 471, 671, 692. Don't have an 871. There's an auction tomorrow, but I'll be hauling gravel instead.
I got to visit Australia a couple summers ago, it was a highlight of my life. Hopefully I'll have the chance to return.
Meanwhile I should put everything into Playlists so folks like you can find my similar videos on my channel.
Hope you are well and thanks for your feedback.
@@lovesloudcars I'm pretty well, we're just coming into Summer. You're welcome to the feedback. I'm really glad that you enjoyed your visit to Australia. Sounds like you've got quite a collection there even minus the 871. Do you have a 653? It's my favourite? We got 'em here in International Loadstars, Whites, REO's, Diamond T's What is your work truck? Have you ever heard/seen U.D NISSAN 2-stroke diesel engines 3, 4 and 5-cyl, Japanese from the early 1970's? (They were transplanted into more than few trucks here in Aus) or an English Gardner 5-cyl 2-stroke.The UD 3 and 4-cyl (surprise, surprise, looked a heck-of-a-lot like GM's). The Gardner 5-cyl had an incredible sound. The crankshaft 'layout' meant that they fired 1,2,3,4,5 consecutively. Ya really should RUclips 'em. That's if you're not familiar with the Gardner. They also built the 6LX and the 8LX both of which were 4-stroke inline engines. They powered Atkinson, Foden and E.R.F trucks in England and Aus, New Zealand, South Africa. I can go on about trucks, transmissions, diffs, suspensions etc, I love 'em. My Dad raised us 4 kids in and around trucks, earthmoving equipment, race-cars, bikes and boats and my wife [Jen] grew up around logging trucks, Macks because her Dad was a log-jinker owner and driver who now makes his living specializing in Mack servicing/repairing. He does a lot on Combine harvesters, graders, dozers and stuff too. Oops, as I said, I can go-on sometimes. Sorry about that. Last but not least, our new bridge accross the Clyde River is to cost $274,000,000 (AUD). Yep, I got that amount correct.
@@tandjrogers so many things to check out and answer! (I love it)
Can't do it properly with my phone, so will have to do it later. Driving again in 8 hours, better get some sleep. 2019 Kenworth T880. Going to post a video of it eventually.
More later when I get a chance. No 653 though...
I love it I have all these parts in my cellar my 55 ford needs another gear glad to see you did it. I saw 51 gmc years ago three speed aux. said he could get up to 115. Glad I wasn’t riding this was 60 years ago
Right on. If this had twice the power she'd probably do that too. -faster than a speeding ticket.
In the late ‘40s, my Dad built a mid size garden tractor and used a dual tranny setup similar to this to get the gearing he wanted to plow with a small air cooled engine. I believe he ran them in series with both facing forward for a mega gear reduction. I remember driving it as a six year old and it would barely creep along in double low with the engine at power. Double high was just that: like a single high gear. He had some pretty aggressive tires and nothing would stop it when it was plowing. You may not be going fast but you couldn’t stall it. Thanks for taking me back there. I have always wondered what happened to it.
Those are cool memories! Makes a guy wonder if someone saw it for what it was or went to the scrap yard.. - But the memories didn't!!
Part 2 driving it was fun, but there's so many more things to show I expect we'll be making a couple more before I'm done.
Bro you really got something right there, I would really like to see that truck restored. I like it!!
Yes. the question is restored to showroom quality or more rustic with patina?
Planning to go through the brakes & such, which should be simple since I rebuilt all that to new not that many miles ago. New tires from this century...
Glad you liked it Dan!
Never had i heard of a setup like this or thought it would work when I did. But this is really cool.
Thanks Idaman! hope you watched part 2 also to see it in action!
That’s an awesome build! Love it!
Thanks. it was a fun machine. Just drove it yesterday & got some video to edit & post next week. Hope you check it out!
Awesome build. Almost broke my thumb hitting the sub button. I've heard of this being done but until now, I had never seen one. Thanks for the video.
Thanks for subscribing Kelly. There's lots of things like this where I've heard of it but never seen it. Surprising how many comments of some similar setup from folks- diesel swaps or extra transmissions.
Thanks for the video.... great to see another DD powering a pick-up. The 3 & 4-53's were available in late 50s Studebaker trucks... I drove one for a fellow I met at a Studebaker "Show & Shine" meet in Montana back in the mid-90s... he had a 5x3 in his 3/4T Stude, and had never let anyone drive it until I did, as I nearly 27 of twin stick experience (at that time) in class 8 trucks, including my own with V12 power... and he wanted to hear and record what it sounded like going through all the gears.... was a privilege and an honor that he trusted me with it.... was lots of fun to drive!
If I understand you correctly.... the original cast iron cased 4 speed was a direct "bolt on" to the 53's bell housing, with no need for an adapter plate of any kind? I take it that it has a No. 3 bell housing? What was this engine originally out of?..... a small P&D type of delivery truck? I know that back in the 60s & 70s there were several companies that built "bakery" type delivery trucks (ie: Hostess Cup Cakes had hundreds of them in their fleets, as well as numerous grocery distributors to stores) that were (mostly) 3-53N powered... some of the larger units had the 4-53N.
Did you actually film this video this spring (2020), or earlier at some point, and just recently posted it? Whereabouts in AB are you from? PS: I just subscribed to your channel. : )
Yes it did bolt on directly to the engine. I bought the motor from a wrecker in Calgary about spring of 91? The guy told me it was out of a Gamma Goat ( which I've never investigated, but a predecessor of the Hummer?) It came with the clutch & bell housing, and when I pulled the old straight 6 out the old 4 speed was the same everything, so we just bolted it up. Figured GM was smarter back then with using the same sizes. Don't know what size it was.
Would love to find an old truck with one in it already, especially if it had a good auxiliary. ( not that I need more projects. I collect & create them much faster than I'll ever be able to complete them)
Just filmed it before posting it and hope to film a driving it one today & post next week. North West Alberta in the Peace River country.
Love this, what an awesome job, simple and well executed, I salute your achievement !
Thanks Merlin. I'm glad you enjoyed it.
Awesome truck . That’s some engineering right there my friend . Love it
Thanks 👍 Working on editing the "driving it" videos I took on Friday & hopefully post in 2 days.
Omg that is so sweet .I love those classic bow tie they are so such hard to find .thank you for the video of the truck that makes me happy.
Thanks for watching! Got the "driving it" video finally into editing stages to hopefully post later today or in the morning. Hope you like it.
@@lovesloudcars .oh most definitely I will be happy to see you drive it😃😄😀👍👍😀😄😃
Great job. I have seen some wonderful dd conversions. I really appreciate your work
Thanks! it was fun & it's fun to share. quite surprised at the amount of views. Working on editing the "driving it" videos I took on Friday & hopefully post in 2 days.
This truck is awesome. My dad had a truck back in the day that had a 427 in it with two transmissions behind it
Gravel truck size? My Dad always said If you can shift a 5&4 with a 427 you can shift anything.
Going to hopefully have part 2 of driving it last Friday uploaded tomorrow night or Thursday.
Man, you did some knacky cypherin' to rig that system together. I dig it, I want one.
Thanks! it was fun. Hope you check out part 2. Lots of questions & comments, I'll maybe have to make part 3.
That’s just a gorgeous machine dude! I had a 1975 Chevy c10 step side as my first truck, it was on a 4” lift but it had been beaten up so badly the suspension needed to be replaced and I mean everything under it needed to be replaced. My uncle’s girlfriend at the time blew the engine in it so it sat in my uncles yard for 2 years after that, he took me too it one day and he had another truck sitting next to it with a fresh 305 in it. He said to me “if you can put the engine in that truck into the 75 you can have it!” So in a matter of 2 days I had the other engine in the 75, it never ran right though and wouldn’t pass the smog test in Arizona so I couldn’t drive it to school, i had to leave it with my uncle whom I can’t get a hold of today so idk if he still has it to this day or if he’s since sold it. I had awesome plans for it though, the Diesel engine swap kind lol. One day I’ll get another 75 Chevy step side short bed and do what I’ve been planning with it, just a matter of time and money!
Keep on planning & looking! Maybe one day you'll stumble across it. This one I drove it Friday & working on getting video of part 2 ready to post in a day or so.
Some people like the art of Van Gogh. You, sir, are an artist named Truck GO!! That's some beautiful engineering! Kinda sad, though. I came here to hear the sweet sound of a Detroit!!
Well Rob fear not! Part 2 driving it is right there ready to watch. The link should be pinned in the top comment and also in the description.
Also planning to record some more footage of shifting and exploring things like what happens when both transmissions are in reverse this summer. (New safe roadworthy tires)
Stay tuned!
Very cool classic truck. The twin transmissions and 53 series Detroit are cool I always like the sound of Detroit diesel 👍
Ya,they're their own type of music.
Drove it Friday & editing hoping to post the driving video in 2 days.
Cool deal! Love to hear it run
Hoping to drive & video tomorrow and post next week! I'm more excited than anyone else trust me!
I love your voice. This video came out on my birthday! Great birthday gift :)
Thanks! Glad to brighten your birthday. I'm also glad I didn't wait a full year to share part 2 the driving it! Will definitely work on a couple more showing it off a bit more.
i heard a lots of time it could not be done -i had one in 78 ford 350-and one in48 chevy 4-53 love the sound great job
Phil that's REALLY cool! I suppose that both your Ford & Chevy with screamin Jimmies are long since sold to other folks?
I hope you also enjoyed the part 2 video driving it as well? I'll try to post the link here below in case you didn't.
Stay tuned for further nonsense and entertainment my friend. I'm hoping to record some more footage of this one yet, but always busy & hasn't happened just yet.
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"I don't know, she probably goes 60 mph in reverse."
Made me spit my coffee on that one, what a gem of a video.
Thanks! Glad you enjoyed it. Did you watch part 2 driving it? Hoping to record some more footage of shifting and exploring things like what happens when both transmissions are in reverse.
Stay tuned for further nonsense and entertainment my friend. There's always something.
@@lovesloudcars Yessir, and you've got yourself another subscriber. Lookin' forward to seeing what you're up to in future videos!
That is one beatiful truck , love those style trucks from late 40s to early 60s.
Me too. Back when they knew how to make them right. ( though I don't mind the square body chevys either. Drove it Friday & editing hoping to post the driving video in 2 days.
@@lovesloudcars Cant wait to see it, good luck with the drive.
That is cool! I had a 58 panel truck with windows all around when I was in high school . Sure wish I had it now!!
Wouldn't it be nice to rewind life sometimes? could hang on to things like that.Working on editing the "driving it" videos I took on Friday & hopefully post in 2 days.
Looking forward to an update on this wpuld love to see it run! Great work and beautiful truck
Just drove it yesterday & got some video to edit & post next week. Hope you check it out!
Unbelievable, but quite believable !!!!
Awesome, waiting for the next on.
Right on. drove it yesterday & got some video to edit & post next week. Hope you check it out!
Wow!! That is o e cool frigging truck man!! Love it... thanks for sharing
Ah Thanks for watching & liking it. Just drove it yesterday & got some video to edit & post next week. Hope you check it out!
For sure I'll stay tuned in, I'm here in Port Townsend Washington. Looking at also gear vendor and a M-43 auxiliary. I could just get a rear end with 3:73 gears butt then I have to change all my wheels because I have small studs. Anyway I'll be tuned in thanks for the videos 👍🏼
Port Townsend! cool place. I've driven past a couple times & stopped to visit my wife's good friends there a couple summers ago Chris & Jeff (maybe she spells it Kris). She runs a preschool or something, Pretty town.
Good luck on your adventure, there's tons of options, none are real cheap & which one is best seems to come down to what's available or easiest.
I think that is the coolest looking rig I have seen in a long time. Very well worded videos great photography . I am very pessimistic so whe I say that I I thoroughly enjoyed your video and my hat's off to your Ingenuity and designing it's been a long since I've been impressed this is it.
Thanks! I don't mid a critic with " hey watch for this - or why that?", but it is hard to please everyone including myself when I watch things. My sense of humor isn't shared by the whole world that's for sure. Glad you liked the video. Drove it Friday & working on getting video of part 2 ready to post in a day or so.
I got to tell you that is one of the nicest awesome is old truck I've ever seen you did a great job on the transmission know I don't understand how it functions the way it does but awesome job corps machine awesome truck love it
Thanks Charles for the compliment. Hope you enjoyed part 2 driving it as well.
The transmission thing is not crazy , just instead of making you go slower as a normal one does facing forward, the opposite happens.
Stay tuned. I try to share all kinds of family friendly stuff that is hopefully interesting and entertaining.
Posted another blowing up a beaver dam a couple weeks ago. Hoping to get some more footage of the old black truck after winter showing some more shifting & exploring things like what happens when both transmissions are in reverse.
Stay safe & have a great Sunday with your family. That's what my plan is. sing, read, share and try and keep it different than other days. God Bless.
Hi! Great Trucks! These Trucks Are Very Nice and last For Ever! Thank You! For Sharing! Your Story!
Right on Richard! Thanks for watching and your comment. Got to drive it yesterday and made some videos. Hopefully will post it in a few days ( around June 18/2020)
My sister and I bought that exact sticker for my father in the mid 80s.
Wow. Haven’t thought about that in years.
That's cool. Glad it brought that memory back Bryan.
Absolutely awesome! Thanks for sharing!
Thanks for watching it too!
Just drove it yesterday & got some video to edit & post next week. Hope you check it out!
I drove a 1971 C65 Tandem Dump Truck with a 366 Chevy Big Block, It had a (5) Five Speed Manual Transmission w/ a Auxiliary (4) Speed Transmission that I could get 19 Forward Gears. The motor stuck a valve so my Boss and Buddy decided we were going to swap the (366) Motor out with a (427 Four Twenty Seven Gasser. So you sir I had no Doubt in my mind as soon as you showed the Transmission. Nice job.
My dad always says guys should learn to drive a gas job with a 427 and 5&4. If you can shift that, you can handle anything.
I've got a 76 GMC gravel truck with a 671 znd 5&4, but they're way easier than the gas engine because of how fast the v8 drops rpm when shifting.
I hope you also enjoyed part 2 driving it ?
I have so many projects I'll never run out.
Hoping to record some more footage of shifting and exploring things like what happens when both transmissions are in reverse.
Also picked up a couple more projects last year, another 59 Apache, I've had a rebuilt 353 in the shed for years waiting for a home. Have a divorced transfer case and bought an old gas job international with a small auxiliary transmission. All the components for version 2 as 4x4!
As you can see from my channel I'm busy. Stay tuned for further nonsense and entertainment my friend and thanks for watching and for your comment.
Wooooow what a piece of motor history it's beautiful!!!
Thanks Orion. It is kinda cool. Glad I shared it , but surprised how many people love it.
My video of driving it is almost edited, hoping to post tonight or in the morning.
I knew before I watched the video that you were telling the truth because my neighbor used to have a '70 Dodge 3/4T with a 4-53 and 5-speed w/overdrive and I even drove the truck many times myself. It was a good running rig too, and your video brought back some good memories for me!
I'm glad you liked it Charlie! Just drove it yesterday & got some video to edit & post next week. Hope you check it out!
@@lovesloudcars glad you got to take it out for a spin. I will like to see the video when it's ready.
That's brilliant,I have been wanting to do something similar to my 1965 C-20 chevrolet long bed step side.
Go for it L.!! Adding to the character & having a great project is a win win!
Did you enjoy part 2 driving it?
I'm hoping to capture some more things in the new year when the truck is more road worthy. Things like more shifting , maybe some drone footage & exploring things like what happens when both are in reverse. Stay tuned!
U r a genius. Just to built 2 transmission deal in this nice truck . Congrats.
Thanks. Drove it Friday & working on getting video of part 2 ready to post in a day or so.
Way to cool. I mean that is the coolest setup I think ive ever seen.
Thanks Google user. I think that's an excellent user name.
If you didn't see part 2 driving it I pinned the link for it on the top of the comments just this morning. Hopefully it worked.
Stay tuned for further nonsense and entertainment my friend and thanks for watching and for your comment.
What a neat truck! Gonna watch part 2 right now...👍
Thanks . I just replied a minute ago to that comment. Glad you liked it Big Fish!
Thank you for sharing that fascinating feat of ingenuity you came up with!! Awesome!!
Thanks James. I expect you also watched part 2 driving it?
I'll be filming some more things in the new year when the truck is more road worthy. Things like more shifting , maybe some drone footage & exploring things like what happens when both are in reverse. Stay tuned!
@@lovesloudcars I did watch the drive! :-) As a truck driver I can affirm your DOT suspicions! Those tires are redic!!!
You have a fantastic Christmas and I will "stay tuned" , can't wait!
@@cockasorrus7475 funny enough about the tires though, do you think anything built nowadays that would hang together as long as those ones??
Either way, probably almost time for a change.
Keep the shiny side up my friend.
Priceless amazing build you sir are a genuine genius....
That's pretty high praise! I'm certain it would make most of my school teachers scoff!! Glad you enjoyed it Kevin. Planning to record some more footage of shifting and exploring things like what happens when both are in reverse.
Hopefully you enjoyed part 2 driving it as well.
Meanwhile stay safe and stay tuned!
Definitely a kick ass old truck thanks for sharing
Thanks. Working on editing the "driving it" videos I took on Friday & hopefully post in 2 days.
You're a mad man. My hat's off to you. Nice job. 👌🏻😊👍🏻
Thanks!! Got to drive and video it Friday & hope to get part 2 driving it posted this week.
Wheww weeeee!!! She must to ride harder then a tank!!! AWESOME trans idea and I KNEW you must be a machinist! Lol
Wanted to be one, but had access and enough nerve mostly.
Drove it Friday & working on getting video of part 2 ready to post in a day or so.
What a swizz! I can't wait to see it run! So cool...
Working on editing the "driving it" videos I took on Friday & hopefully post in 2 days.
This is true home grown engineering !!!!! Can't wait to hear her run!!!!!!
I was positive I replied to your comment & now I can't find it! Maybe I got sidetracked checking out your playlist & videos Like the bridge demolition & Stieger interview...
Thanks for watching & your comment. Hoping to get a chance to take it for a drive fairly soon & get the video posted.
I try to post a large variety of interesting or different stuff, hopefully you'll subscribe & not miss when I finally get the other video posted. I've got an old S10 size Chevy blazer with an Oldsmobile Diesel engine in it too. - bit of a squeeze compared to this one, but ran great. -body's junk now though.
lovesloudcars Thanks for the rely! Yup if it's got an engine I like it lol. Wow that would be a tight fit!!!
@@lovesloudcars I thought those where crap is it a 350
@@adamheazlett1179 the Olds' diesel? I've heard bad things about them too, but I suppose like anything if you learn the machine and what it wants/needs you can have them reliable in the end, specially when they're not making lots of power. I wanna see that though, should sound pretty mean.
@@danmackintosh6325 Ya they're no Cat 3406 that's for sure, but did ok. it's a V6 4.2 Liter I think. Was good on fuel though. Body's shot & something wrong with the clutch right now, just start it in gear, or push start it every summer or so to keep things lubed up until I do something with it.
Very NICE old truck!!! Enjoyed video!!! Wish it was mine!!
thanks! Working on editing the "driving it" videos I took on Friday & hopefully post in 2 days.
A local guy did the same with a 73 ford 4×4, not sure how he did it but he had a 2 speed rearend in it? No mistaking whose truck was coming down the road, good old Detroit! Thanks for sharing
Sounds cool. Lots of ways to do it really.
Drove it Friday & editing hoping to post the driving video in 2 days.
This is the coolest thing I've ever seen.
Thanks Robert. Drove it on Friday & hope to have part 2 running posted by mid week.
The folks that say it can't be done say that because they can't do anything.
I have seen a 52 Chevy with a 353 and it sounded loud, and nice.
GREAT job SIR
Thanks! People & their " I don't think it will work because I've never thought of it before"...
Tons of comments & questions on this video and part 2, will have to make a part 3 I guess. Hope you check out part 2 if you didn't already.
Genious to turn a trans around backward to make a 4 speed O/D. Almost like flipping a rear end side to side, and turning the cab around backwards to make a rear steer fork truck out of an old farm truck. Seen that done once in my day. Good job!
Worked ok. Some folks claimed it's not possible..
Ah well. I hope you found part 2 driving it as well? That link is pinned on the comments.
I bought another 59 Apache last summer. Have had a rebuilt 353 sitting in a shed since 1982, also bought an old international truck with a tiny auxiliary transmission AND I've got a divorced transfer case I bought for 25$. All the fixings to build a 4x4 version #2!
Now all I need is to wrap up the million other things that need to be done first.
Stay tuned for further nonsense and entertainment my friend and thanks for watching and for your comment.
Awesome truck! Thanks for sharing! impressive parts Work! I would so drive that!
Thanks Loki Dog. Part 2 driving it was also fun hope you enjoyed it too.
I'm hoping to capture some more things in the new year when the truck is more road worthy. Things like more shifting , maybe some drone footage & exploring things like what happens when both are in reverse. Stay tuned!
Old school tank strength, this vid resonates,, my Dad and his brother had one of these too, strange/funny. It was green. Original straight I cant remember engine.
Would have been the same here. 265? 292?
Just drove it yesterday & got some video to edit & post next week. Hope you check it out!
Kinda stuff I love to see ! DYI too the best ! Just subscribed to see the next !
Thanks! Going to hopefully have part 2 of driving it last Friday uploaded tomorrow night or Thursday.
Very cool!! Nicely done🎉
Thank you Justin. Glad you enjoyed it. Hopefully you found part 2 driving it? The link should be pinned in the comments.
Stay tuned for further nonsense and entertainment my friend and thanks for watching and for your comment.
Love the creativity
Thanks Mike! I hope you found part 2 driving it as well.
Planning to record some more footage of shifting and exploring things like what happens when both are in reverse. Stay tuned for further nonsense and entertainment my friend and thanks for watching and your comment.
I learned to drive in a 55 Chevy PU. Soo many good memories......... I sure miss those days
Glad it brought back some good memories for you.
Part 2 driving this one was fun, hopefully you enjoy it as well.
I'm planning to record some more in the spring, like more shifting, maybe some drone footage & exploring what happens when both are in reverse, so stay tuned!
Meanwhile other things like blowing up beaver dams, and less exciting weekly adventures.
Beautiful setup!!
Thanks Robert. It was a fun project. Part 2 driving it was fun as well. Hopefully you enjoyed it too.
I'm hoping to capture some more things in the new year when the truck is more road worthy. Things like more shifting , maybe some drone footage & exploring things like what happens when both are in reverse. Stay tuned!
Very refreshing good old days of backyard mechanic Don't See Much Anymore
Thanks Jim
Hope you enjoyed part 2 driving it too. I'm hoping to capture some more footage of things like shifting and exploring such things as what happens when both are in reverse. Meanwhile I'll keep posting family friendly content I hope is entertaining and enjoyable. I posted another recently blowing up another beaver dam. Lots of views on those ones too. Stay tuned!
I done the same thing with a 1948 Studebaker truck back in 1964 I had a lot of gear forward and reverse. Worked great ..
That's super cool. I knew I was not the first but it's always "I heard of somebody".
sure have had tons of views on this & part 2 driving it. Will have to make a part 3 showing a bit more I guess.
Looks absolutely beautiful
Thanks! My opinion 58 and 59 are the best looking, and this one certainly has lots of character.
Hope you also found part 2 driving it?
I'm glad you like it and also thanks for your comment.
Stay tuned for further nonsense and entertainment my friend. Always something to see!