It's a great thing putting wood slats back in the bed. So many guys just wimp out and sheet it . Thank you, Chad, for giving me faith in the fellow man.
I will likely have to sheet it for a bit. When I do the wood floor I'll be fixing/replacing the bedsides and painting it, but I want to drive it for awhile before I have to tear it down again
I'm old and really do appreciate the classic trucks being brought back to life. Great to see them on the road! That said I've never been into loud exhaust or burnouts. Don't care for the noise and I want the rubber on my tires not on my driveway.
I hope you do a video with you guys redoing the bed of the truck with wood! I've always wanted to do that, I would rather learn from Chad's Fab!!! I love the quality of work you guys put out!! You need Dusty and Tyson at the shop full time, those guys are awesome and funny !!!
Chad was on today. I see Chad has been playing the straight man all this time. Let it fly my friend, I grew up in a shop of chop busting, sarcasm, and cursing. Love the dash in Gonzo.
Protect your hearing. Those treasures, conversations with giggles, are something you don’t want to take for granted with your family. If you lose your hearing, you’ll lose those treasures.
It's alive! Gonzo lives. What's the hold up on the bed? When finished, it's going to be the envy of many! Chad's Fab has a super cool truck in Gonzo! Catch you on the next. ✌️ 😊
When I do the bed floor I'll also be replacing the bedsides (these are pretty beat up) and they need to be painted and... So I got come old street signs from Paul just a few weeks ago, I'll be making a temporary bed floor with those so I can continue to drive Gonzo. I love driving it and don't want it down again where I just got to get back to being in it again.
THANK YOU! Finally someone that cares about wearing eye protection. I speak from experience as when I was young I used to cut aluminum on a chop saw and wasn't wearing mine. Got a sliver and it slipped to the back of my eye. I didn't know what it was until I finally saw the eye doctor and got it removed. And that was after 3 days of my eye tearing badly.
Chad I think the truck sounds great and you should do what you all want with it. Great videos love the fun you all have and you can see the family love. ❤️
I knew a guy that had a brake line fail. He replaced the bad section with a 3/8 compression braided stainless steel water line. It held for 6 months before he got around to replacing it
It was cool seeing y'all at Paul's working on the overlander. I suggested just using a regular tent instead of attaching one to the rig. It might save you some time and I've seen plenty of overlanders use them. Gonzo sounds good just the way it is but I'm not standing there next to you.
A really neat way to drive a tap is a nut, a 5/16 tap square will press into a 5/16" nut then a socket can drive the tap instead of a drill chuck to my knowledge almost all the tap square drives will fit the nut in that manner. I use a vice to force the square into the nut. Try it you will find it helpfull. I runan 11:1 Cleveland with 3" straight through muffler and resenator with no X pipe I also am a grandpa and am adding one more stage of hush to my truck to quiet it up a bit more. I don't like turned down pipes because they raise dust at car shows.
Chad back in the day I had a 1969 Camaro with all the normal goodies in a built 327 the exhaust I used 2 1/2 inch pipe and a pair of truck mufflers and it sounded BAD ASS
I’m always amazed at your attention to detail, intelligence, and work ethic. I also loved today’s words of advice. This is a great channel Chad. Thank you for taking the time to share with us your projects.
Sorry about that, lots going on with the kids the past few weeks so Stacie didn't get time to edit. But we're all good and she's back at it, a video will be coming this week 😁😉 Thank you for checking on us!
In my younger days I had a Honda rice burner with obnoxious muffler. In my 60's now and like it quieter, but with a deep healthy sound. Gonzo sounds great!
A few of the hot rod shops, when they don't have any room for mufflers, they now use fins inside the exhaust pipe to spin the air like a turbo to dampen the sound down.
When using your angular cutter on your rotors I would highly recommend Anchor Lube…. I don’t know if it was made to machine Anchors but the more rotten the material is the better the cutters seem to cut
Hub-centric is the better way to go for sure. The worst thing about cheap aftermarket wheels is when they just make the pilot oversize by a mile and don't supply any sizing rings. Then they only last a few years before the stud holes are hogged out and they won't run true anymore. Best to take the time to fit it properly like the OEM did it.
I had a '84 Monte Carlo with a 468 BBC and a 671 on top. The exhaust was 4" pipe with a muffler just back of the headers and a 90 degree bend out the side in front of the back wheel. You couldn't even talk in the car, it was insane.
Your brake caliper rubbing must be the bracket that holds it in place , you may wish to alter it or make new ones ,give yourself some better clearances,just to be sure to be sure
@18:24 😮 if she has not figured out certain slang by now with you boy's , she may not want you to know how much she really knows 🤔. God Bless and have a great day ya'll . Oh how I love this channel, roflmbo, and comic 😂as the hole bunch, ya'll be safe .
Straight pipes and glaspaks! But my exhaust fan does most of the work in quieting my diesel down. When I had gas engines, dual glasspacks were the norm. Especially on my big block Dodges!
