DAY-3 THRASH Weekend - WHAT NOW!? Time To Assemble - RAMP TRUCK EP-23 

She's really looking good. It's nice to see you getting it finished up. You are fortunate to have such a great crew of friends.

You all did a massive amount of work in a short period of time. Seeing all the custom parts you designed and fabricated just shows how much work goes into a custom build like this, thanks for showing!

If you want chassis paint that really really lasts I highly recommend two part coal tar epoxy. It is made for painting iron bridges and such. I used to believe in POR15 but I think the formulation has changed and it is no longer the wonder paint it was. I painted a chassis 40 years ago and it still looks like the day I painted it. You can pound on it with a hammer and cold chisel and it won't even chip. If exposed to UV it does get chalky however you can top coat it if you want. The one thing is that you have to thoroughly sandblast the chassis and immediately paint it when it is properly hot and dry. Probably not worth the considerable extra effort in the relatively salt free BC but definitely worth it in Ontario/Quebec. Awesome content and craftsmanship as always.

Just make sure you don't have any parts left when you're done. It's not complicated, but the sheer amount of relatively overseeable stuff makes you feel like you're putting together a realy big Swiss watch. And it's mostly in sequence too. And dressed in black, all brackets look the same. Are you really doing this ? It's so much fun to watch. Awesome.

Looks great. A huge amount of work done by a great group of people. Look forward to more. Be safe and stay well.

Morning Karl & Ellio, you are very fortunate to have friends that can come together, get along & have fun. I agree with you 110% on the grade 8 fastener comment, I use grade 8's on any automotive or machine fabrication....grade 5 is for light or medium duty...

Put your hollow gasket punch in the drill. Thank me later. Especially for carpet. Melts the hole. Pick from underside as a guide.

Sweet man. Ellio and you along with your friends did a nice job. Hats off to everyone!!!👍👍👍

Great stuff! Awed by the magnitude of this build and the way you and the crew keep track of so many parts, and work together putting the LARGE pieces of the puzzle together! Go Japhands and crew, keep moving forward!

The cool thing about those metropolitans, is that the doors are symmetrical, you can put the left door on the right, and the right on the left, redo the catches and hinges and you have suicide doors, cool.

Karl I owned a 1959 Metropolitan. Very cool. If you don’t ride in back seat.Thank you been following for quite some time. The assembly of the ramp truck. Your friends have been great helping you. Elliot has been great as well. Thank for showing your great skills and fabrication on this project. 💕💯👊👍

I make really good vibration isolators by using a hole saw to cut them from the tread portion of an old truck tire.

Those fancy upside down shocks put up a fight, but you showed them who's the boss!

Wow that's crazy progress for a short time! I can hardly wait to see it all done and on the road!

It's looking fantastic and can't wait to see it run.

That is some serious progress in a very short time!! Truck is looking outstanding! Take care.

Great ear plug tip!

This is going to be one helleva truck!

I’d love to have a big old COE like yours but for now I’ll have to settle for my old 65 Ford Falcon Club Wagon. Even those first generation minivans get some attention. 🍻

I like the video's You put out . Learning a lot.👍

I’m stoked Ellio is making more of an appearance. 🤘🏻

Looks great! I love your content. One small criticism, you need impact sockets when you use the impacts.

So AWESOME!!!!!

Glad to see Bennie made it as well ! Always great to hang with your bro !

man I love this truck, so cool.

That Metropolitan was so small the tag looked like a sheet of plywood.😂

Looks great 😎

A wise man once told me paint takes space. You always realize that after you paint it!

Karl I'm sure your shock mount setup with be great as the closer you mount the shock lower mount to the center of the tire contact patch the more control you get during small movements. Race cars try to mount out from center as far as possible and some times even behind the axle to do control that. You guys also have stuff tires so less is taken up by the tire itself as well. You guys did good in my humble opinion.

Looking good guys 👍😎

Just a thought, should put never seize on the shock bolts and bushing bolts. If ever have to replace them would make life easier. Also before snugging up the bushings put it at ride hight that you plan to drive it. Won't effect soon much dropping it when parked but bouncing around twisted will rip or tare out the bushings.

Nice one, thank you ladies and gentlemen!

Looking very good Karl

If you want to go fast, go alone. If you want to go far, go together. I suppose if you pick the right people, you can do both!

What a neat transition great idea yellow dab of paint.

Lots of good hard work, looks like its going to work well and look awsome, thanks so much for the content.

This project is 🔥 🔥👊

Looking good Karl stay with the grade 8 hardware I never ever use anything but grade 8 I do have some grade 5 hardware but if I use it it would be for an intake or exhaust manifold

Brilliant.

Fantastic workmanship Karl!

This looks like sooooo much fun. Wish I lived closer I'd be some free labor for you!!

Almost there, cant wait to see it out on the road...

I'm yelling, hey you're scratching the paint, then you said it, lol. Truck is badazz!

Thanks!

Awesome as Always... Omg this is so exciting... The end is coming :)

Top dás galáxia ótimo trabalho parabéns 😮😮

Awesome work Karl and crew

Thanks for sharing!

Lookin good 👍

Pallet jacks are cheap and great for things like installation of axles

Looking forward to the first drive video. Guess Brent is showing up any time now…

you got a lot done. Looks good.

For anybody wondering, COE means "Cab Over Engine"

GLOSS BLACK The chassis doesn't know the difference. Super effort and workload from a great true group pf friends and of course lets not forget Elio a true true friend. It's looking great guys. Well done .

Looking Good. Looking forward to seeing you on the road. #STAYSAFE #PHILLYPHILLY 🇺🇸

So, decking..... Nice hardwood, like a classy old yacht, aluminium chequer plate like a hod dog truck, black steel plate like a ... don't know!, well, all guesses accepted here.

Saw that engine shot of that Metro and thought; that's an Austin B series engine and yup straight out of EVERY austin morris car for around 40 years !!

I hate rust, so you painted, rust protect, some youtube spent lot of $$$ and thousand man hours, but they did not apply some rust protect. Very good job 😊😊😊😊😊

Nice work guys and greetings from sth Australia 🇦🇺 👍 🤘

MIght I suggest brass washers for the sender screws, so they'll be less likely to weap fuel.

You should have done gas take straps. The taps you welded on will crack and leak over time. You have no bracing in that tank so it will bulge and flex with fuel filling and movement of the truck. If it doesn’t crack or brake i will be surprised. I known oh know what you are doing but a tank that large mounted that way I know for a fact it will brake.

Looking great 😊

Never seen the ear plug trick....nice

Well, all I have to say is that’s gonna be one scary test ride 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂👍

Good show

Yellow is the universal colour for chicken 🤪

What do you think about moving the back wall of the cab back and making it a crew cab ?

Scrap to a new truck in just 4 days! Nothing to it just a lot of big heavy parts 😂

Yes Sir!!!

NICE TRUCK 🚚🚛🛻🚛🚚

Giving the Flash some competition with that speed.

Funny Brent had same paint issue💚🇬🇧🌱

It gets bigger every time I see it.😊

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Legally grade 8 bolts and lock nuts for trucks, frame and suspension are required.

😎👍😎

Nooooo it's not dust it's non slip....lol

Some assembly required.

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👍🏻👊🏻

I like jour truck its verry cool😮😊

what is the machine in the background that looks like a homemade power hammer.

Where was the power tapping? 💚🇬🇧🌱 Unlike you to use a wrench!

Grade 8 is cool

Front shocks with bellows on the bottom . . . really?

علي موحان😘😘😘😘😘😘😘😘😘😘😘😘💛😘💛💛💙💛💙💛💙💛💙💛💙💛💛💙💛💙💛💙💛💙💛💙💛💙

What I hate about this is the prep work. When you get home at night and take a shower and you blow your nose, it's all black. How much of that is in your lungs? Tt's probably why I have copd now.. It seems like you start off well with the mask, but the day you really need it, you're not wearing it,

How long until that weakened chassis snaps in half? 6 months? 9?

Anyone that says the upper link for the shocks is too weak doesn't understand that shocks only dampen the axle movement and are not holding nay kind of weight. When you built it I was thinking it was a bit overkill for what it actually does. I am never going to knock someone for overbuilding something though unless it's a racecar where weight is important. A ramp truck can be as beefy as you want.

Yeah dude💚🇬🇧🌱 just what i need right now....🫶

Nice and fast work.👍👍👍👍🫡😄