Budget Truck Restoration: GMC 4x4 Gets Overhauled! 

"I'm gonna completely rebuild that." Every time. It gets me every single time.

Been watching since the channel was new. Was happy 2 c a guy still working on rigs. This channel got me off Xanax. I quit using Xanax and needed something to calm me down during a anxiety attack. I was having a panic attack 1 day and poped on an ol vice grips episode and was laughing in under a min. You impact many lives Derek thank you sir.

Anyone else notice the beer bottle opener on the captains side rear bumper? Lmao!!! That's American engineering at its finest right there.

Best of both worlds a feller can get with comedy and car restoration 😂

That bright blue carpet actually gives off a sort of luminous effect, brightening the interior. Brightens the doors, too. I like it! It's a really cool contrast with the basic blue of the truck.

On the seat, find a big section of used denim, stuff it through the hole and spread it out over the foam, then hand stitch it to the rest o the cover - that will save the foam from getting ground away from getting in and out of the truck. :)

These big episodes must be a huge pain to edit so I figured I’d take a second to say how much I appreciate them also they go right up on the big tv

This is the second video ive watched on this channel ever and this episode had me laughing so hard that I'm pretty sure ill watch until you quit. Thanks sir.

I still can't believe this gem was rescued from a scrapyard, unbelievable 🤦‍♂️ I love that blue, and those blue dash lights compliment it perfectly, they'll look great at night, what a rig 💙

That’s a powerful bright blue right there, and I ain’t kiddin’ ya, neither. Still, it’s about a 96.82368543% improvement on the old rig. Perfect.

Hey Derrick just throw some dirt on that carpet so it doesn't blind you when you get in the truck first thing in the morning. Love your videos your hilarious

I was watching this episode at the gym….. and when he put in the carpet!!!!! I’m telling you I laughed so loud that everyone started looking back at me while I’m on the elliptical machine!!!! And I continue to laugh for a while longer long enough that everyone could have a second look!!!!! Thank you, Derek for brightening up my day with neon blue carpet that I am 100% positive glows in the dark! Love you man!!!

They call that electric blue because you're shocked when you see it. It matches the dash and radio lights really well! That is a nice looking truck...well done! 👍😎

"2 bolts holding this thing in" "I probably installed that" lol 5:40

I don't avoid 'doesn't run' ads so much any more thanks to your tutelage. There's some real go-to-town potential out there.

My great granddaughter wants a old pickup truck. I want to teach her by watching you and me showing her what she does not understand I'm handicap but with your help we will teach her how.

I’m impressed with the bottle opener on the bumper. A true going to town rig

I love how calm and collected he is at all times. I need to adopt that mentality in my own life.

This truck is absolutely amazing! Looks so cool!! Nice job!

I just want to say I love the content of this channel. Started watching with my son last summer, probably watched every video 2.5, maybe 3 times. Also my dad enjoys them just as much. Entertainment for three generations of my Canadian family.

Derek, one thing you could've done with that neon beer sign blue carpeting would be to buy a $4 bottle of Rit Dye and put that carpet in a tote of water and dye mix and it comes out whatever color you buy. Pretty neat option, something to keep in mind and it's so simple. I love this truck!

This is an absolute gorgeous truck. A fella and his felette have dreams about building something this nice. One day.

Soldering iron great for burning holes in carpet for bolt holes.. Great stuff legend.. 🙌🏽

That blue carpet is really stylish as well as practical.

DONT CUT OUT THE DASH in first 4 minutes gave me so much laughter, thanks for sharing and what you do. I love Tennessee too 🏡

Anyone else notice the accessory item on the end of the driver side rear bumper, handy bottle opener. Should come stock with every truck. Great show, thanks for sharing

Nice job. It reminds me of the truck on the TV series "The Fall Guy" that Lee Majors used to drive as Colt Seavers who was a bounty hunter. Seavers's truck was a Rounded-Line 1981 GMC K-2500 Wideside with the Sierra Grande equipment level package. Thanks for the upgrade demostration.

That blue carpet actually looks pretty good

Wow. That color is crazy. Years ago at work, we got to choose the color of our new company cars. One guy chose medium blue. When it showed up it was Smurf blue. He was razzed endlessly.

A whole hour episode. Ain’t nothing better. I love that I can get the same satisfaction out of watching my favorite RU-vid fella wrench when I can’t afford to wrench on something of my own.

Boy it’s hard to believe someone would send a truck like this to the scrap yard, she’s a true survivor square body. Beautiful truck man, I absolutely love your channel

"Well MaGoo, you've done it again" I think this is one of your best. Starting from a junk yard rescue, complete with fork lift scars, to a very nice road worthy pick'em truck.

I freakin love this channel. Derrick and is humor gets me every damn time

This is got to be my favorite style of Chevy & GMC Trucks! Also that Blue is sweet!

That carpet is like when I put white laces (Vans laces, had them on hand) in my workboots... Good Golly Miss Molly!

JUST WALLER IT OUT A LITTLE BIT, SHOULD EASE ON IN! 😂😂 I love how you are just yourself.

Thank-you VGG for providing such wholesome entertainment for the entire family to enjoy. We love it !!

I love how everyone has adopted Derek's way of communicating lol, great episode!

Not sure why but loving the electric blue carpet! 😊 it actually looks good with the other colors, especially since you put it on the door panels. Nice work

I'm doggin' that electric blue. Wouldn't mind having that as my daily driver. Out in the sunny AZ weather.

Derek, you are by far one of the best youtubers. Love the 4 wheel drive content. Between what you choose for projects, the way you walk us through them (informative and hilarious), and your consistent weekly uploads is why i think a lot of us love your channel.

I actually like that Electric Blue carpet / Electric Blue gauges combo. Granted, an electric blue dash cover might be too much... lol. Keep up the great work.

This is a very nice truck. I love the color, and "I'll be Dipped"! What a great "go to town" truck and many other duties... Thanks for sharing.

Kept telling myself… it’s not that bad of a blue… nope you’re right it’s a bright blue. Enjoying the videos!

I love those old GMC pickups. I especially love the step-sides. Very nice looking additions you made to this one Derek!!!! Cheers bro!!!!

I appreciate how you talk about saving money in your videos. You make it realistic and enjoyable to watch

I thought I was the only one who touched up the guage bezel with the silver sharpie! Hilarious, as you were standing there with the craft paint I was thinking... wish I could tell him about my silver sharpie trick

At 45:42 noticed the bottle cap opener/remover 4000 on the rear bumper. This should’ve been the high light of the video if a feller asks me. Love the truck, a friend had a similar one while growing up. Minus the neon blue carpet, but every thing else is almost identical. Thanks for all the great content for all us couch ppl,,person,,,us guys on the couch.

Best way to spend your Friday evenings w/feller and fellet friends.

Needed this today, man has the universe been givin a guy a hard time. Love your content brother thank you for your videos they help more than you may realize keep up the great work Derek.

I love that truck , my neighbour is sitting on like 5 of them , 3 almost rust free 4 speed 4by4 and a couple old plow trucks . He won’t part with any . Old fella .

Those dials are legit and the supplier programming them to show VGG on start up was a really classy touch.

I just love spending time with you every week Derek. Love watching you wrench on cars and learning stuff along the way. Your awesome and I thank you. Have a good weekend my friend and God Bless.

After telling my wife about your videos she asked to watch one with me, now she’s as hooked as I am lol. Videos are great, love the content!

I guess thats why they call it the blues...I couldnt resist. Please steal this sir. Love your show!

Those gauges really match that BLUE carpet. Nice touch. And the silver pen trick is cute. Mike in Oz

Derek, you NEVER fail to put out high quality content!!! I've gone back to the very beginning (again for the 4th time) and watched the channel evolve as time went by. Not even lying, this is the only channel that I've done this with because the wholesome family values you have, mixed with education, solid one liners and humor, the stories behind the rigs and just bringing us all along for the ride with your family and allowing us to feel like a part of said family. As for the recent issues at your homestead, my faith in humanity has hit absolute ROCK BOTTOM. You definitely took it in stride and like they always say, you can't keep a good man down. Thank you for doing what you do.

I love your channel and your personality. You have me laughing like a 2-year-old half the time. Your content is just amazing!!!!

One of THE best episodes. Really funny, especially mounting that receiver hitch. Using the roto-rooter to make the holes line up... Yep!

Took a guy quite a few days to watch this because a guy is workin 13.5 hour days right now. The whole time you were adding those decals I was thinkn, man I'd put the tips of those pin stripes right on the body line, but when I saw it done I saw your reasoning. Looks great. Can't wait for the next. Keep wrenchin, makes a guy like me keep wrenchin too.

That steering wheel looks like a 90s flavor . Thanks again for the great content !

She might have some scratches and a few dents, but thats still a damn good looking truck with the wheel and tire package!

Another Fun Adventure !

When installing shifter boots, I wad up some fiberglass insulation and stuff it inside the boot. You would be amazed how much noise it eliminates, and it might cut down on heat/cold. It takes 30 seconds and makes a big difference

Hey, Derek. This was a beautiful example of what you do best. Make it functional, then dress it up a little bit. A fella is not talking about perfection here - what you wanted was a nice dependable rig to drive and use and not break down. Beautiful balance of form and function demonstrated by you. I love the way you work logically and seamlessly to achieve your goals -- you are teaching us that it can be done without spending an obscene amount of money. What I see in you is respect -- respect for your cars, your work ethic, and your family. And you do it all without swearing or putting anyone down. We, as students, are learning how to be a better human being from you -- thank you, sir. We ALL appreciate what you do !! Keep on showing your true self -- we love it !!

That carpet debacle happened to me once on a 73 Chevy, and believe it or not I rattlecanned that ugly carpet to a much more suitable color! Did not attempt it in one coat; laid it out on the ground and sprayed several mist coats until it was perfect. Never thought it would work, but it did! Since the seat and the floor mats covered most of the carpet, there wasn’t much painted area showing in the end. Give it a whirl if you get tired of the “electricity”.

Really Appreciate all of your tips especially on the way you do the carpet Thanx for sharing this with us Have a Great Day 👍

That vice grip garage scroll is the coolest thing anybody has ever seen in life

Thank you for doing this. Seriously, thank you for doing this. Seeing a good old square body with a shop sticker on it can surely help take those that remember a little simpler time, back a bit. Granted I'm on the tail end of that time...but being from a REALLY small town this just has that small town feel to it. Your videos are always great. This one just sent a guy for a long, slow, stroll down memory lane. Outstanding stuff.

Got all choked up and teary eyed looking at that masterpiece. If I could get a truck like that, life would be good!

Now that’s a great lookin’ goin’ to town rig right there, tell you what!!! The ‘BLU GOOSE’ it what you should call ‘er!!!!

I like that truck Derek. The claw hammer in the cab was left to pound out those dents in the bed... you know, a little. Some touch up paint and you're ready for Pebble Beach. Jay Leno eat your heart out.

I sit here watching VGG and laugh. It's always a good time to listen to the back stories on the rigs, and follow what they become. I'm not sure if you've named this truck yet Derek, but Electric Blue now seems fitting. Great show!

Hey Derek try a deflated basketball shove it in there and use the inflation kit from your truck with the little needle then reinflate it and it will pop out I tried that with my truck it works beautifully! A cheap ball Is less than $10

I rebuilt the leaf springs and frame and pumpkin of my 2004 eff two fiddy after watching your demo of how to do it. Just a little tssssst tsst tsssst here and there. Looks factree.

Mate, your mannerisms and quick wit makes you a cut about the rest! not many youtubers I'll happily sit and watch an hour long video of. Keep em coming

I like how you'll probably beat the hell out of this truck, but still took the time to do it up nice and respect it. Big props.

What a great old truck, I think you should name it "Electric Blue". Cheers from Tokyo!

I love that truck so much, I love the chrome. I had a 1984 chevy silverado as a kid, and I miss it a lot.

Great video!!!...good old American entertainment/educational car video, best car show on the internet, hands down!!!

Love the square bodies! You did an awesome job on the interior, just don't stare at the floor! The instrumentation is beautiful. And I noticed it has the bottle opener option on the rear bumper! Huge bonus! Keep up the good work. God bless your whole family.

What I love about Derek is that he shows the perfect mix of doing work on camera, and showing us some work he did off camera. Keep it up Derek!

Derek, it's so good to have you and your family here enjoying Tennessee! It's also nice to see some recognitional on the roads you mosey round on. I guess what I'm tryin to say is welcome and Carrie Underwood lives down the street so stop by and we'll go a visiting lol.

I didn’t know I needed that particular sticker for my going to town rig, but I’m gonna order a couple after I get the new injectors. It’s a Cummins, so they ain’t cheap!

I remember watching the first video when you got it. Still happy it was saved from being crushed too nice of a truck for that

Laughed quite a bit on this one! Really enjoyed it. I think a feller missed an opportunity to install an underbody neon blue light kit to match that carpet! All kiddin' aside, great vid Derek. The wife approves, she says she'd drive that to town any time.

🎉 you are absolutely right Derek the carpet color is just not fit in the truck color combinations. It is so bright that you can make your truck a dome light delete😊

Gotta love picture book instructions so snazzy for us Photographic Memory Peeps Derek @Vice Grip Garage

Really enjoyed this video, brought back so many memories. My dad had the exact truck when I was a kid, same color, same wheels. He passed away a few years back, wish I could watch your videos with him I know he’d love them. You have the same eye for what looks good and how a old Chevy should look as he did and he passed on to me…Definitely the perfect rig you got there, looking forward to more videos of it

I actually like that two tone blue interior especially on the doors. The carpet picks up the blue guages. Great job

Put some bright yellow stars on that carpet and it would be straight outa a 90's bowling alley.

Sure makes me miss my old 87 3/4 ton I had. Sure would like to have another one that clean looking

Derek it's your "well help me understand's" that keep me laughing and watching much love to you and the family, thanks for the great content.

Sorry to hear what happened Derek. Hope everything is ok. Love your channel

She's got nice slippers now and she stands real nice on em! Did a great job there, Der! :) Thanks for the couple of real-life LOL's with the antics. I needed that!

DEREK WOULD REALLY LIKE TO SEE MORE CHEVYS AND MOPARS , THANKS FELLA.

Gotta love the ol’ square body. Grew up in one of these trucks. Still drivin’ a Chevy but this style is still my fav

Absolutely love that ole GMC square body and I’m in love with that blue paint. I just couldn’t do that electric blue carpet. LOL I woulda exchanged it for black carpet and maybe eventually reupholster the seat with black vinyl but that’s just me…The gauges are awesome as well! Much better than the dummy lights.

This video gave me the idea to build a plastic model replica of this truck. Thanks.

.....if everybody had this much fun the world would be a fine place indeed.......good show......