In this episode we finally get to take this thing for it's first drive under it's own power since 1984. Need anything Detroit related? Want to sell anything Detroit related? Get me at Ol2Stroker@gmail.com
Same here, those ol girls could tell a lot of stories I’m sure. Not to mention they all had different character back then, now they all look the same, boring.
@@deborahchesser7375 Alot of lot lizards were screwed in those trucks. Bieden made them ill eagle cause they smoke too much, but a little smoke never hurt any1
My dad was the master mechanic at Trailways in Albany and he took me to work with him from time to time and I loved the sound and smell of the Detroit 2stroke. He passed Away when I was 8yrs old and never got to learn much from him. Love your videos keep up the great work
Congratulations on the “maiden run” Been waiting to see her go down the road. A bit frustrating due to sand and rain but what a beautiful note from the that V12. !! Glad that truck found its way into your hands. It deserves a second chance. Actually is a museum piece.
Sounds great, just magnificent! It's great to see those old trucks being rescued and brought back to life. As for being stuck in the sand: a bad rehearsal makes a great finale. So you're up for a future with lots of miles with this mighty old beast ;-)
Unmistakable Detroit sound! 💕 Reminds me of rhe old buses! I wonder how turbos will sound on it. Shit happens bro(we all get stuck once) Excellent work 💪
Well done, young man! Well done! I'm sure every piece of rubber needs to be replaced after all those years of service, then sitting, just rotting away. Thank you again for sharing your your work with us and saving, what I consider to be, a piece of American history.
Engineering and intelligent design.Necessity and natural selection.History is something we're proud of achieving...like American made.( Plenty of people drive a Kia but that ain't history being made).
Congrats to you, the more you were driving the better it was running and yes it’s a work in process. Your hard work is paying off. Can’t wait for the next video ✌🏽
They all get stuck easy brother, with no weight on them, even the new trucks get stuck if off road, but it helps a lot to have a diff lock.... That thing sounds great! Man, you sure do bring them back to life and I love to see and hear how happy you get when it sounds as good as it does and runs as well too. Good job brother...
That's awesome mate. I remember back when I was about 12 my Dad pulled our old fordson major tractor/loader out from sitting under the pine trees for about 8 years and got it going, steering wheel was dry chunky and brittle, Had no power steer, we used it to load bales hay onto trucks for a couple years, rotted exhaust too lol. She was a handful! I especially liked it when you hit a rock or bump in the ground and the steering wheel would spin around and tear a few layers of skin off! She was a good old beast. Love your work brother, keep up the good work, she's looking good👍 cheers from NZ🇳🇿
I say it is nice to get to drive the truck after all that work and time u had fixing it and I've always loved them cabovers and u don't see them much on the road where I live in Kingsport Tennessee cause my dad drove one of them for along time my dad and my mom got a divorce when I was 5 years old and he moved away and I didn't get to see him growing up and when I was 15 he came to where we lived in the cabover and wanted to see me and my two brothers and he got to take us with him for the weekend and got to ride in the old cabover and loved that and I started going out on the road with him on the weekends and got to see different places so I love seeing them
It’s 10:30 pm Friday in Melbourne Australia 🇦🇺 was just about to go to bed when the notification popped up,30 mins later now I’m going to bed.Another great vid, the Pete looks and sounds sick and was great to see you drive it after all the hard work you’ve put in so far, keep up the great work and Im already looking forward to the next video ,cheers
@@Ol2Stroker maybe repair all the cracks with epoxy resin? Then sand it down to get a smooth crack free finish. After that you could put a leather cover on it. You know, those ones you have to lace down tight. Would be period correct and it feels much better to the touch/grip when driving.
Way to go it moves with a little help sucks diff lock not working. But it just means more things to fix and the power steering too. Love the sound of that V12 . Nice to see it start as easy as it does great video made my day thanks,
Don't be too hard on yourself the power steering Let Go you and it was wet and all that, you did pretty good don't complain it's all good!! The more you ran it the cleaner it was running. At the end almost no smoke when you were reving it up. All the best from Canada 👍👍
Dang. We had 4. 352s. Long and short wheelbase trucks. They never had a problem with traction like that. Even had K 100s. The only problem with traction was that one had reyco. 4 spring. That was a real treat to drive. Glad to see that you got the old gal up and running. 👍😎🇺🇸
OMG that was an awesome (albeit problematic) initial test drive of that big Detroit 12v !! I will look forward to future episodes making this project a road worthy warier!
Wow that’s so awesome! Your placement of accent words kept me chuckling , v12 screaming jimmy haven’t seen many of those . Wicked video with great content . Right rear brake light works 👍. Looks like a bitch to shift .keep up the great work, great to see this come back to life
I have been binge watching this series. I was kinda saving it because i was watching the new stuff. It's really great watching it go finally. Driving must have juiced up your tank to keep at Big Bertha bringing her back to the living 👌🏻🤘🏻
I love this beast, congrats for the project. Can't wait to see next updates. BTW tires are old, probably doesn't help to get enough grip. Cheers from italy!
Seen an off highway I believe it was a brockway or Pacific truck, it was a 12v92 , one Guy in Houston had a 16v92 in his truck,not from manufacturer ,it was on here RU-vid in one of the truck videos t, just really cool ,,sounded great, they all do ... 🚜💪🥾
Well, that cheered me up after an otherwise way-too-interesting week! Power to ya, brother; she’s a minter and all your hard graft is starting to pay off. Maybe telling her that she’s worse off-road than an Escalade on 24s will make her reconsider her options 😁🤟🏼
Hi 👋 Sir Thank you 🙏 for little ride up and down your drive way in my Favourite truck I would love 😍 to come along for a road trip in my favourite truck sir when you do one ☝️ mate have a great 👍 day sir 🤠
We are our own worst enemy brother... I call my self names as well, when I forget something or do something stupid. I have to remind myself though, that I am a human and no human is perfect, we all fail at times. Love the truck and you inspire me to get of my ass and stop watching this video, so I can work on mine lol
Great to see her move at last sounds good at least you know for sure all the lines are junk now , don't look at it as another thing to fix its one part closer to being on the road when that's done . I've did it that way for ages when I restore anything no matter if its a small part or parts of something bigger
Too bad it’s so dark in the cab we can’t see you grinning. That’s awesome! Too bad about the power steering line but at least you got your wife to guide you back in the hole 😉 Cheers from Switzerland
Before attempting to drive a truck with a 2 stroke Detroit sucessfully you must first slam the door shut on your fingers. Then open door remove hand and proceed to drive. I set the governor gap at .002" on a DWLS govennor.
Sounds good and good old arm strong string hald a lot of swinging beef with one like that ..( an old gear jammer from way back. ) PS GOOD LUCK WITH IT 👍
Muy buen dia querido amigo..maravilloso su trabajo..ya vi todos sus vídeos..presento mis respetos para su apreciable familia y ud.un gran abrazo..FELICITACIONES.saludos desde Cirdoba.Veracruz..Mexico..
Man you're brave for not replacing every air line on that tractor and then driving it. I would go through every air line, oil line, fuel line, and bushing before I drove that. It's all old and dry rotted.
Its a great feeling briggning something back from the grave. I saved a IH cabover from the weeds sat for 27 years and had it running and driving in a afternoon. Gotta love the old iron. The truck is on my channel if you want to take a peek at it.
That first drive is almost better than getting lucky but don't let the Mrs know lol. Air ride sucks with the power divider inoperable. Just keep working the kinks out your getting her sorted out. Soak it with some diesel fuel and wash it off that works best for me. Good job 👍👍👍
Sometimes dumping the airbags will help, yes it’s a bad design for Peterbilt, my 86 was the same way until I replaced the leveling valves and went with bigger airlines.
Looks like that thing is Centerpoint steering huh , LOL you're going to get a workout ! I drove some cabovers in the 90s mostly Freight shakers with either caterpillars or Cummins that big dozen buzzin was pretty much on its way out very rare engine to find in trucks, but you'll still find them in the marine applications they are a good Workhorse! Probably work on your interlock or what you would call a diff lock it's really not a Difflock just locks the two open differentials together so you have most of the power driving through both the axles instead of 70/30 at least you'll have two axles with opposite tires driving LOL open diffs. Or get a Detroit Locker insert in one of the Diffs. And to the airbags install a airbag dump valve that will give you a little added traction when you're in a stuck spot also helps with getting under low trailers . When stuck try starting out in a higher gear get some Wheel speed the big Detroit might complain a little bit and if you get to the point where it almost stalls out try not to run the engine backwards you will find that exhaust coming out the air cleaner is not very entertaining LOL, but all in all pretty entertaining vid.
Some people are gonna hate me for this but for some reason i think that this truck would look so menacing with a longer wheelbase anyways congrats on her maiden voyage
You are doing an excellent job brother , back in the day that is limited slip bullshit rear ends Peterbilt done , Goddamn freightliners they were worse , That's why you get stuck , I would check the air suspension on it make sure it's up about 3" or 4" , today I have this 2014 Peterbilt with that limited slip fucking rear ends under it and in the snow and ice I have the same goddamn problems , It does not matter if I kicked the inner lock in , Same problems Fucker get stuck pisses me off so bad , But you just keep getting the bugs out of it , you doing a good job Be safe take care of yourself
