2015 Silverado 2500HD tearing down the "mistake" for a better look. Part 3 

Years of practicing give me a lot of confidence. Thanks for watching.

Thanks for the well wishes. You guys are all invited to the grand opening!!

@@vehcor Im liking this series. I'm in the market for a 4×4 chevy pretty loaded around the 2012 to 2016 model year, like the 2 you had going here. My interest and searching lead to YT recommending your channel. I subscribed right after the 2nd vid in this series.

Thanks for your understanding, a lot of other people do not understand that I cannot just drop everything and get it done tomorrow. I'm just reassuring them they are not missing anything. lol Thanks for your support.

"mess" is a very accurate description. lol The amount of work isn't too bad especially when you break it down into little jobs like this. Then remove the motor, gut the cab, and so on. Thanks for watching!

Frame is shot, cab is shot, transfer case, tranny, bed, fenders, hood, all shot. What isn't? the inside door handle, passenger side hehehe But seriously, I know there's a lot of things salvageable but all the major stuff is toast.

@@muskokamike127 The most important part is the engine and there is hope for that. The bed is 80% good. I could probably fix the bedside and I might had the hack not got to it first. There is an interior, rear end, 3 doors, 2 wheels and tires a front diff, rf suspension and lots of little stuff.

@@vehcor Yeah I was exaggerating a little bit :-) I'm sure there's a lot of stuff on it and keeping the fingers crossed that the engine is good....I had to replace the engine in my 04 F150 and I could get a low miles entire wrecked truck in the US for the cost of a mediocre rebuilt up here. I was seriously considering it but what killed it was the cost to go get it and import it up here.

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I love fixing them so it kind of works out! :)

Think about how much faster we could get things done! lol

That is why we take things apart. I wanted a better look as well. It actually looked a little better to me afterwards. It might not make sense but components I thought were junk can be repaired after a closer look. Thanks for watching.

Thank you for the kind words and thanks for watching!

Yep, save as much as possible without compromising safety or reliability and find the most economical way to replace what you must. Thanks for watching.

I have always challenged myself and pushed my limits. There is really no job I have not done so when I get a job that I have done on a car I like to work on, it is really very easy. I know the process and what problems I ran into the last time so I can avoid them this time and save time and money. Thanks for all your support! Best wishes from across the pond.

Destroying ugly parts makes me feel better some times. Thanks for watching, I'll keep them coming.

It is actually looking better all the time. It took a hard hit but it will be fine in the end. Thanks for watching.

Yep, about 2 hours and that included moving the truck around. It also helps when the last guy only put in 1/3 of the bolts. lol You enjoy your weekend as well!

I think all of the haters that said I can't do it are the real motivation! lol Thanks for the support, that is a huge motivation for me as well!

@@vehcor I only wish that were able to give us more insights into the disassembly and rebuild. You seem to work very fast. I know that he is your enemy, Just would like to see more nitty-gritty. :)

What exactly? I will do what I can if you let me know what interests you.

@@vehcor I am disabled so anything that I would ask you to do would be wasted as far as what I could do myself. I do like to see how you do things in detail. I know that video length and you being able to show how to remove each fastener is not feasible. I really appreciate though when you give tips like for the disassembly of the e-brake using the 1/2 inch wrench instead of buying a special tool; that is really good information. This old fat man thanks you for showing us how things can be done by a regular guy with knowledge and willingness to get the job done.

Glad to have you here. Hopefully the tutorial videos will better explain why I do everything in the other videos. As far as tools go, I have my preferences like Snap-on screw drivers, some air tools, ratchets and boxes. I like Matco wrenches and IR air tools. For sockets Snap-on or Matco. I have one hammer that I use for 99% of mechanical work and it is a Craftsman. The Harbor Freight electric tools have surprised me. Most of what I use at the shop is just borrowed but if I like them, I will buy them. I don't mind using the Harbor Freight stuff but it does not last as long with everyday use but at 1/10 of the cost I would not expect them to. I will say if you have a tight screw, Snap-on screw drivers of any type give you the best odds of getting it out without stripping it. But you are correct, a good tech can make do with whatever is available. I don't buy by brand, I buy what works best for me. At my storage yard I keep a tool set and it is 100% harbor freight. I'm not pressured by anyone. It was more to address the people that think I just stop everything and focus on a build. I usually have 3-5 going on at once. Good luck in the industry, good techs are getting hard to find these days. It should go smooth, I'm sure there will be some surprises but we will figure them out when we get there. Thanks for watching!

Thanks for your patience and support!

I never promised one every Friday but I'll see what I can do. lol The editing takes me longer than the work. Thanks for watching.

I'm noticing that. I think a lot of people just want to know how I can be so sure. Maybe some are waiting for me to get in over my head. Maybe some just want to know why I'm not terrified of what they perceive as a lot of work. I have just challenged myself since I started and have done just about every job I can think of with complete success, so at this point, nothing scares me. Thanks for watching. Greeting form the USA!

Yeah and occasionally haul them to my house and/or storage yard. Still better than having to pay all the rest of the bills for my own shop.... sometimes. lol Thanks for watching.

I wish I could do what the PDR guys do but I do not have the patience to practice. Thanks for watching.

They are pretty easy to install yourself but there are some adverse side effects. lol

Thanks and thanks for your patience!

Thanks, glad to have you with us. I'll keep the videos coming. No job is too big, the hard part is holding the motivation to complete it. I had plenty on this build though, it was lots of fun and I could not wait to drive the finished product! Thanks for watching!

Thanks for watching and good luck on your builds.

Of course, the right way is the only way we do it on this channel. Thanks for the confidence!

Sorry, not sorry! lol Thanks for the support!

Thanks for watching, glad to have you here. The videos you asked about are already made. I just need to find time to edit them and get them out.

Thanks, good to hear! I'll keep them coming.

Then you are in for a treat, I added more humor as I went. Lol. Thanks for watching.

Range rover, ewwwww. lol I hate working on those but they kind of cool in their own way. These things are monsters. The rear diff is the size of a Toyota engine and probably weighs more. lol The amount of room in the cab is what sold me since that is where I spend a lot of time. 11 hours today in my old one as a matter of fact. Thanks for your support. Take care!

Thanks, I can't wait to get it finished myself. Thanks for watching.

Thanks for the confidence!

Anything can be saved, the hard part is doing it without costing too much time and/or money. Thanks for watching. I can't wait to drive the end result!

Thanks, the biggest issue with me opening a shop is I'm just a wuss. I don't hesitate on anything until it comes to possibly affecting my financial independence. Maybe some day I will get the nerve or be 100% confident I cannot lose. Thanks for the support.

It was written off. A lot of people want to scrap it because it is the easy way out. I like a challenge so you will get to see the repairs! Thanks for watching.

Yes it did indeed. Thanks for the support!

Thanks, there is always damage you can't see on any job. I usually account for that I just didn't quite account for enough of this destruction. After a closer look there is more useable than I originally thought. Thanks for watching.

Moving the camera around is the worst. I'm not a fan of the editing. If I had a film crew and editors, you guys would have daily videos. lol I kind of enjoy the ridiculous trolls sometimes. It is relaxing to troll them back, they usually can't take it. I really couldn't careless what they have to say. I instead focus on the people that support me, that is whom the videos are for. Thanks for being one of those supporters!

Glad to have you with us. Not everyone understands that it takes patience to make money on a build. Especially one that started out a little rocky like this one. You'll get to see how just about everything you could possible do to this truck is done. lol Thanks for watching!

It is all fun to me! I can't wait to drive it! Thanks for watching!

Me too. I really want to drive it and people keep lining up to buy it. lol I think I may be fixing a few of these!

Thanks, this truck brought a lot of people here. Glad to have you with us. Thanks for watching!

The beds are actually easier on these. The old ones were not bad but these are a dream. It is hard to kill a 6.0. My last two had 340k and 220k when they went to their new owners. Good luck on your project. I'll keep posting mine as I go. Thanks for watching.

I used to install remote starters and stopped when it started requiring an addition $100 worth of modules to make things run. lol

@@vehcor you'd probably get back into the business once you hear what they charge up here in Alaska. Installer wanted 899.00 I paid 330 for the unit on eBay, 50 for the blade and 50 for the usb adapter to program the blade. 430 and 16 hours, now I can do it faster though...

@@007rcb ALASKA..... nope.....I'm out! I'm getting tired of the winters here in Chicago and they aren't even that bad. lol

There are a bunch out there. I just want the best deal possible. Thanks for watching

Thanks, I have been looking but I am being picky. I want a southern one I don't have to paint and cheap. I'm like fricken Goldilocks. lol

Yep, it was a hurdle we already cleared. Now it is clear sailing! Thanks for watching!

I agree but manufacturers have spent so much money to brain wash people into thinking, "new cars are perfect and even minimal damage means junk" that people actually buy it. This job is really just taking things apart and putting them back together. If you stay organized, anyone can do it. Thanks for the support!

I have everything I need except the balls to pull the trigger. lol There are a few other factors as well be that is the biggie. Thanks for the support!

Luckily these parts are easy to find. Finding them at a good price is the hard part. It is going to be a lot of fun. That is the main reason I wanted to fix it. Having the use of the shop really makes things go much quicker. Thanks for watching! Good luck on your projects!

I hated all that stupid camo stuff. Tearing it off made me feel much better and made the truck look better as well. Thanks for watching.

Thanks, glad to have you here. This truck has done wonders for bringing people to my channel!

Thanks. Years of practice!

Thanks, if I stopped being a wuss and just bought a shop I would have it but I like it here in my comfort zone. lol

The rear cover is actually cheap. I didn't think cheap and Duramax could be used in the same sentence. lol The trans bell housing and tail shaft are cheap as well but I am concerned with the input shaft so I will probably not risk it. The t/c will make an excellent paperweight. Thanks for watching!

I didn't think of that. lol

I do have patience sometimes, hopefully it doesn't run out before the build is done. Thanks for watching.

Glad to have you here! I can't wait to drive it!

Eh, no point in dwelling on the bad, focus on the problem and come up with a solution. I actually think I like solving problems as much as fixing cars so this was just a bunch of problems to solve. lol I think my only mistake when this is over will be getting rid of my LBZ. It was problem free until a month ago when a gremlin got into it. It was just an ignition switch that took 10 minutes to change but almost left me stranded. I think it was the truck telling me it was not happy with me. lol Thanks for watching!

@@vehcor I know I have a few myself! The biggest gremlin is a rattle in the steering column which causes me to turn the radio up a little louder lol Maybe one day I'll replace the right part!

That is why it is always best to tear it down before searching for parts. In my case it didn't matter because I knew I would need a parts truck anyway, regardless of what I found. Thanks for the support.

Thanks. It is a project but not really as bad as everyone seems to think. I'll explain how we make this big project a little more manageable as we go along. Thanks for watching.

Glad to have you here! I hope you like your truck as much as I like this one!

Pizza Friday, may favorite day as well! Thanks for watching!

Thanks for your honesty. Thanks for your confidence as well.

I was just thinking about that movie today. lol This one has a flesh wound, skeletal wounds and organ wounds. I can fix it we found a donor that is a match. Thanks for watching!

I am a master at sarcasm. lol

Go for it, start small and push yourself as you master the jobs! My tutorials might help too. lol

Thanks, it is a lot of little prep work but when I jump in it will go fast. Thanks for watching and your patience.

I like trucks, they are so easy. Everything bolts together(unless you want to piece in a cab or bed). It is never to late to try a rebuild. A light front hit would be easy. Make sure it is over the frame and everything bolts on (on a GM anyway). Ford has a unibody and Dodge kind of does as well. Thanks for watching.

Thanks and will do!

Thanks, glad to have you here!

Thank you for your patients.

Thank you for the kind words and support!

Nope, just work on their off time. One reason I have to be very efficient. Sometimes I only have 60 total hours to do 100 hours worth of work. I laugh at shows like overhauling where they make it seem like they are under the gun! There is a team of them and they have a week. I get two days at best and occasionally have a guy or two that will help me out. lol Thanks for watching.

The more I work on it the less of a mistake it becomes. Had I known about the trans and t/c, I would have bid less and never been able to buy the truck. I don't mind bug shields but camo belongs on hunting equipment not a black truck that never leaves the road. lol The entire job doesn't bother me at all, I planned on all of it except buying the trans and t/c. It is a slow process for now as I get some prep work done and schedules lined up but it will be a weekend job to really get the majority done. Thanks for the support!

I've had lots of practice so the big builds don't bother me at all. Thanks for watching.

Thanks, glad to have you here! I have actually rebuilt worse. I can't see paying the $45k+ they want for these trucks used so I'll do a little work and save a bunch of money. My old Dmax is a 2006. It has been a great truck, I have zero complaints. I just want a crew cab with all the new tech and my accountant wants me to have something I can write off. My old one was t-boned by a car going 55mph when I got it. It didn't look much better than this one. lol Thanks for watching!

@@vehcor Dang man that is wild but crazy awesome and I feel ya on the cost of these trucks. I paid $21k for my 07 with 150k miles on it and I got a deal diesel trucks sell for more then that where I live with more miles.

It is not just were you live. They are going for mid 20s around me. Everyone wants the LBZ. I really hate to give mine up but it is time to let it go. If I can drive a truck for 5 years and put 100k on it and get 100% of my money back, I can't pass up the deal. Take care.

Haha, Flex seal, that's how I roll. lol Thanks for watching.

I used to have 6.0 gas trucks and they did their job quite well. The diesel does have much more power and better fuel economy but you do pay a premium for that. Thanks for watching! Good luck on your build!

It is full and I have to change plans every once in a while. The shop is luckily open only 5 days a week. They tried 7 but no more work was accomplished so they gave up. lol

Thanks, I most certainly could. I always recommend starting with a light front hit. Straight on, like a car that rear ended another. Front ends have mostly bolt on parts and are a good way to start learning. Very light side hits that only require bolt on parts replacement are not to bad either but it is very easy to get one that will need a little pulling on a door opening. I will have some tutorial videos that explain this a little more in depth. Thanks for watching and glad to have you with us.

Glad to have you here. I don't give out prices because buyers see these videos and it complicates the sale. Thanks for watching.

It is not as bad as it looks. The state will come out and retag it for me. It takes a while sometimes so I am a little hesitant to go that route. Thanks for watching.

I thought about it but I really like my boss now as well as a regular paycheck. Thanks for the support!

I will save everything good. I plan on repairing more of these and even the little cheap stuff adds up. Thanks for watching.

I'm glad, this is thanks to the new camera. I think I like editing these over the time lapses but the filming is much more labor intensive. Thanks for watching.

I need to be anywhere but Illinois! South is the best! West will do. Unfortunately, I do have a lot of customers that I cannot take with me or I would already be gone. I was/am considering a career change that might bring me down there. We shall see.

Well come on down snow is rare and plenty of wrecked cars for you to do. I use to be in the car biz for about 12 years going to 3-5 auctions per week. I stayed away from the body stuff since I never got in that part. I am more the mechanical guy since that is what I know. They can always fly into Atlanta and drive a car back.

@@DieselWorld Maybe I'll have to visit when it is -30 up here. lol

Try Vegas lots of accidents there lol

@@Bigz28 I do love the heat and no rain! I should live in a desert!

Those inspection ports can be handy. It has never been easier to get to the torque converter bolts. This poor truck has had a rough life and it is so young. lol The donor most certainly is a diesel. So worst case scenario I just use the entire drivetrain out of the donor.

Yeah the good thing is it didn't look like any teeth were chipped on the transfer case. I'm sure finding a new cab would be less labor but depending on the donor you could do a cab clip. I worked at a body shop right out of high school and was the prep boy fixing minor dents and complete re-paints. I saw a lot of things repaired but never got much explanation of why they were doing it the way they were doing it. Thanks for sharing!

@@FTWarr The biggest issue with a new cab is having it retagged by the state which cab take months. There is no substitute for being part of the work but I will do my best to show what I am doing and why. thanks for watching

The cab would make things much quicker but it does come at a price. I have to weigh my options and I have a little time so we will see. Thanks for the support!

@@vehcor Time costs money, but.... It would be really nice to see you repair that can.

I rent the shop and the knowledge comes with training and experience. Thanks for watching!

I had been looking forward to working on it. Now it just sits waiting again. I can't wait to get to the big day when I get to start it up. Thanks for watching!

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@@charfont I appreciate all the support from you guys!

I do have a few people I work well with but most cannot keep up and get in the way. I am currently training a new assistant, so far so good! Thanks for the support!

Serious answer. I could just bolt on a new bell housing and have the tail shaft housing welded around the trans mount or replace it as well. What does concern me is the input shaft. Since the trans was pulled away at an angle, I fear it may be bent. I think I'm just going to sell it as a core, it is still worth some money for that. Thanks for watching.