Having fun watching your Whippet build. You and those crazy Canadians on Coldwarmotors are on the top of my viewing list. I especially like your saying, "I don't restore, I repair". Keep up the good work.
Good to see the old Whippet slowly being fixed up, looking forward to seeing the Triumph drag car running, should be real MEAN! Keep up the good work Jonathan W.
Got to play the inspection game. In Minnesota the Commercial Vehicle Inspectors come out of the woodwork when you least expect them. And, I have worked with other commercial drivers who can't even figure out how to deploy the emergency triangles. Stay ahead of the game, brother.
That was a pretty interesting tire install on that whippet. Had no idea they had split rims back then thought just trucks used them well even at 67 I learn something new every day. Thanks for sharing.
I love the Whippet and the Elcar. The depth of your abilities never ceases to amaze me. If I hit the lottery I'll build you a shop with a clean dry smooth floor. My shop made my life better after 40 years of rolling around in the dirt and gravel. I guess I had better buy a ticket...lol
The made in Vietnam tires look ok Jonathan a lot better than the old ones, they should be satisfactory. I like seeing old cars like the Whippet brought back to life assuming they are not too far gone.
love the trick with the baby powder!!! never seen that before!!! gonna be a neat build on the one day ratrod build!!! looking forward to it!!!!!! hope you guys have fun at the car show!!! take care!!!!!!!!!
I also bought Coker tires from Summit, they came wrapped the exact same way with the beads touching which caused the tire shop to have a hell of a time mounting them
Another good video from Jonathan W. The tire replacement on a split rim was interesting. I've never seen that before. The Skyhawk should be neat! Thanks.
I had a 1980 Monza coupe that started out with the 2.5 Iron Duke with 4 speed.....I could do donuts forever with that setup....Then it was converted to an LT1 car and Holy S***. Sold it to a guy that ended up cutting it in half on a light standard 3 days after buying the car.
Good day Boy a man can always learn something new. I'm from Ont., at auction bought some tire spoons & I get this tool. ask someone what it was? tire stretcher. I never knew those rims were split.. Good video Thanks
Good use of talcum powder mate. Now you DO have white-wallsl. Lol. I'm just loving your videos. You do a lot of things very cleverly. I wish I was as gifted.
Jonathan, I understand about the tires, you were mislead, flat out, no qualms about it, but as you mentioned not much you can do about it. We bought dynacorn fenders for our 65 mustang thinking we were getting a quality fender, not so, drivers fender had a couple dents, the passenger fender I had to redo the headlight bucket, anyway you seem to work pretty hard on your projects, you have my admiration, I also subscribed to your channel, you never know what you will bring home...God Bless!!
They are Coker tires. Universal is owned by Coker and most tires for cars of that era are now made in Vietnam...which is where the rubber comes from. They are made to look like they are US made to suit the car, but they often have 'Made in Vietnam' in the bead where you can't see it. They are not trying to fool you, hence the large piece of paper with 'Made in Vietnam' on it. The tires are reproductions of American made tires. I hope this helps. Also, too much tire talc can turn into tiny balls and 'irritate' the tube. I have learned to use it sparingly. Awesome video. Thanks so much!
I agree Jonathan - they should have said made in vietnam. Part of the Coker foreign tire deal is the many different sizes they have. Years back there were some old sizes that were just purely unavailable new at any price or any origin. Coker figured out the gap basically. Starting with the highest demand he could sell and growing to all the sizes you can get today. The difference between mass production and making these old sizes is huge. Millions of dollars difference. At the heart of it you'll find the EPA, labor,etc., etc., restrictions have made smaller production runs or batches of tires impossible to replicate in the US. So it's a double edge sword, great you can get them, but you're stuck buying foreign. I'm glad they can be bought myself, but being mislead still sucks. The baby powder in your tire change showin your age haha. Hard to find anyone understands the benefit anymore. Thanks for sharing
you remember back in the 70's I think or maybe 80's,, GM got in trouble for mixing engine brands in cars where the engine should have been the same as the car brand,, ie, pontiac in a chevy etc,,
I do. Think it was around '79 and it all started when a feller got all bent out of shape when he discovered that his nice, new, Cadillac had a Chevrolet engine in it and filed suit. Lot of strange goings on back then. My dad bought an '83 Chrysler E Class and was so proud of that car until he discovered it had a Mitsubishi engine in it. He parked it in the middle of a field and dynamited it. He didn't have much regard for Mitsubishi since they made the planes that tried their best to shoot him down over Burma....
back in the middle 80's we were working on the bosses daughter's car, it was an Oldsmobile, he went and got the engine parts for it thinking it was an olds, turned out it had something else in it, I had a Le baron some years back that had a Mitsubishi engine in it,, It was funny because my ex brother in law was a strong UAW guy ,he worked at a Chrysler plant in STL. he was always complaining about foreign cars,, and come to find out Chrysler was using Japanese engines,, lol
Thank you for making your videos. I have one question, and it's because I don't understand . What is the difference between how we make tires in the USA than the procedure to how it's done in Vietnam
Had an issue with some bearings which were in a baggie with 'Made in USA' on it. Did a search on their website which stated 'our state of the art manufacturing facility in China'. I don't think much is made in the states any more.
I have a problem trying to decide if the rat rod builds are more fun than the day-to-day videos or the other way around...now if only all my problems were that bad, you know? :>) Thanks JW!!
Great info Jonathan as usual. Are you going to do anymore to the rear end of the Buick? Very much more horsepower than a V6 will probably destroy the factory rear end. I had a Vega with a 350 installed in it, destroyed several rather quickly.
I had a buddy back in the late 80's early 90's with a hot rod v8 Monza, it hauled ass and yes, the factory 10 bolt rear end lost an axle one time. Lucky for him he was not racing when it gave out, he was driving at a lower speed where it gave him a chance to stop and get towed....Jonathan beware.
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in Tennessee the highway patrol doesn't require an axe , but do mandate a min 10lb sledge and a min 24 inch pair of bolt cutters , do I video when you do your go through check , I am curious of the differences in NC
As a Vietnam veteran; I will NOT buy products made in today's Vietnam if I have a choice... I cannot forgive them for the deaths and injuries of so many of our people - even 50 years later.
I haven't seen anyone change a tube type tire since i've had to fix a flat on my Holmes 850 which has 1100X24 bis ply tires on split rims. They don't make a tire/rim combination to fit a tire that large. great job and not near as much work as I had to go through with tire irons and a sledge hammer. Where on earth did you find that tool. I know it was on e-bay but I've never seen anything like it. P.S. you need a sand blaster, thats about the only thing you don't have, is it not?
I know Vietnam is producing the cheapest tires available for Model T's. They are probably using some old Universal tread patterns. I don't think Coker brands their own tire, since what they do is buy molds and reproduce correct vintage style tires to meet AACA requirements.
Jonathan , you might try a website called blemtires.com . I was told they have new tires cheap . And as long as we're buying Chinese or Vietnamese made stuff we should save as much as we can . I've never tried them myself so I don't know what they have . Thought I'd pass it on to the next guy .
A local firm near me making windscreens moved their plant to Saigon,only to ship it all back when quality went out the door. Coker etc will get the Vietnamese companies to make them using the old dies that Coker bought years ago from Firestone and others. I can understand the consternation when you are fooled into buying tires purported to be USA products but aren;t then the company fobs you off. Also, I think Taiwanese stuff is vastly superior to Vietnamese and Chicom made products. Taiwan has been pushed aside in the rush for low labour costs.
What's happening with the Triumph Herald? Have I missed something? My mate keeps asking me the same question. It's funny! As soon as your notification arrives one of us texts the other! " Did you get new Jonathan?" Next text is, what's going on with The Herald? We do hope you haven't let the armchair critics put you off? We were both really excited about it! Anyway, Prayers from Wales! And God Bless your every endeavour! The Brits!
Jonathan W Fantastic News! Can’t wait! Gotta text John! He’ll be excited too! He loves your work! He’s a time served engineer and he thinks you are amazing! So do I ! Thanks for letting me know! God Bless!
What car were you leaning the tyres against/standing next to for the bulk of the video... it looks for all the world like a Triumph Herald/Vitesse body but I didn't think those were sold in the US?
Just sayin... your idea that Coker only makes tires in the US is wrong. Coker does indeed make tires here but they also have manufacturing plants in Vietnam, Mexico, Tiawan, and India... not just Pennsylvania and Ohio.
Its a shame, and disingenuous that they don't disclose at the time of purchase where their product originated. Many still harbor ill feelings towards having their products made by the Vietcong.
This is so common !!! Just because you buy a tire from an "American" tire co does NOT mean you will get an American made tire !!! Most likely it will be a foreign made tire !!!! One would ask why these companies are so afraid to tell the truth ???? Tell us where the tire is made and do not lie !!! It is very hard to find an American made tire anymore !!!
Coker does make their own tires. Here is a video ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-7IsSwmR8bck.html But when Summit advertised them as Coker tires, I had to assume they were made just as the last set I bought from Summit for the Elcar, made in Tennessee. Coker advertised them as "Universal Brand" tires. Summit advertised them as Coker brand tires. Neither said they were imported
Wilbur Finnigan ____ My! A Wilbur comment which is not littered with profanities and stupid punctuation. Perhaps you have grown up at last or have you just taken a bump to the head?
Hey dumb ass fuk face !!! I am but the messenger !!!! Or were you not aware of those facts ???? And it is NOT just tires !! It is EVERYTHING sold by an "American" company !!!!
Yes Stanley did make some beautiful tools and their old planes are the best tool they ever made, i still use them today they must be over 90 years old and are a joy to use. Stanley did make tools here in the UK but they were never anywhere near the quality of the stuff from the States. Stanley USA planes are hard to come by here and can be very pricey i struggle to get parts for them. Although parts can be very cheap in the States the shipping costs to the UK are very high and often see spares on ebay but can not afford the shipping. I would love you to do some videos on your old tools and what they do, i love old tools made in the USA they are by far the best tools ever made. Oh man i found your video very hard to watch with all that talc, use washing up liquid . cheers Shayne
