You did an AMAZING job on that Ol Pete, no matter what anybody says - you built that truck WHILE STILL WORKING, you gotta be one of the hardest working men I've ever seen, thanks so much for your videos, I look forward to your videos, please keep the videos coming!
@@largesleepermadness6648 i thought about installing rivnuts when i did this, but then i would have had to pull out the wiring for the heated mirrors and antenna's to get the mirror bracket far enough away to be able to install the rivnuts it was faster and easier to just take the one bolt out of the window track to gain enough room to get the nuts on. next time i have to take them off ill probably regret not doing it however...lol
@@Ezrider359 yeah totally agree. Looks good my friend. Like everyone said, we do miss your videos. Understand that you are a busy man. Stay safe and keep the shiny side up.
you're a pretty all right guy, a real trucker and definitely a thinker. You built an awesome work truck. I've always preferred the old style rubber floors, they look really good when clean, and easy to maintain.
Thank you for the informativ tour with pro an contra around old Red after 200.000 miles after your great restauration. I would love black front fenders on it ❤
Great to see you back Ezra, this update is super insightful - especially because Old Red had 200.000 hard working miles under her belt. If I may give a tip regarding the dog hair in the carpet: a Lily Brush (that's the brand name) will get all the hair out with ease. Or a silicone squeegee will also work. Thanks for this video and all the best from Holland!
100% agree on Rustoleum, we've used it on all our vehicles here in Minnesota and zero issues, my friend wanted to try that paint you used on the frame, I will let him know not to use it.
Man, I see so many people stripping the chassis only to apply garbage paint. Let me give you the tip, & you'll only ever have to do it the one time. Use hard 2 part epoxy, industrial coating heavy over thinly applied etch primer. You'll use all of a 20 litre drum, & perhaps 8 to 10 litres of primer, thin is the go here. Observe the application temp stipulation, its crucial to the hardening. The epoxy is promoted to harden with chemical heat, at specific seasonal & climatic temps. The best is marine coating, got from a supplier to the fishing trawler repair yards. Think about it, & you'll see why its so good. & BTW, the best & cheapest way to knock flash rust after sandblasting before you prime is... vinegar, not the salad kind @ 6% acidity, but the cleaning grade, marketed as "2X" or "Double Strength. Get it from the supermarket, I'm in Western Australia so I get it from Woolworths. It will even convert heavy scale rust to black oxide is you keep it wet for long enough. About 30 minutes for light flash, maybe overnight for heavy scale. The trick is to keep it damp. I'm retired now, but I ran roadtrains out from Perth to our remote mines. The paint I used on all the truck, trailer, & dolly rolling stock was International Paints 956, its made here right by the shipbuilders. Hard as, & salt doesn't bother it. I did a lot of dirt roads & it withstands stone chipping for a couple of years before you can see bare metal & then its only a spot treatment. You will have similar products. BTW if you run in a salty environment, the best way to remount hardware to your chassis is by using Sikaflex as a liquid gasket on the mating faces, but its the through chassis bolts that suffer most readily, so just put a dab of Sika on each end of the shaft. I've just watched your gearbox vid, so I know you like to have fun. Sorry that you'll only have to do it once this way.
Bro, for that to be an old junk truck, my opinion, you did a fantastic job restoring it. Great looking truck! As far as your stacks, I've cleaned a many of stacks with 0000 steal wool. Then put wax/polish on them. Worked great for me.
Thanks for doing this update. I really enjoyed watching your videos when you built this, and whenever I see big projects like this I always wonder how they hold up after some use. It looks to me like Old Red is holding up well overall, the wear you've noted seems relatively to be expected for your environment with all the road salt. Nice work!
for sure, i knew building the truck it was never going to be perfect, thats why some of the cosmetic aspects were never done to its fullest potential, . this was always going to be a working truck. it will take upkeep and periodicly re doing things to keep it up, ill put well over a million more miles on it before I'm done with this truck..lol
Thanks for the update Erza, Really appreciate ALL your videos, Ive followed along and used Tons of your ideas on my 86, In fact i,m installing new interior this week and used the same lights in the headliner! Thanks again! 🏆
I cant believe its been 200k miles already. Old Red held up great though. Sure, lots of work always needed, and I think more people should realize the cost that goes into hauling stuff. Keep on truckin!
I pull flatbed, and a lot of wind and solar energy jobsites across the country. I put an epoxy floor in the truck and it's gorgeous but the stress of keeping it clean, not scratching it and what not is stressful, 😂
Yeah it probably would have made good video it was quite the task getting it jacked back up off the ground but I was in no mood. Truck works pretty much every day. I do try to more or less shut it down for January and February but it doesn't always happen...lol
Men I glad see red 359 again thanks for the video I glad the hold real good yes is working truck like you said , again nice to see you again I love 359 Pit Take care
Thanks for the update Ezra, glad Ole' Red has been treating you well overall. Hard to believe she's already racked up 200,000, but she's definitely earned her keep. Good to know about the POR-15 issues, I can't say I've heard many good things about that stuff holding up long-term. I think black fenders would complement the red paint really well.
Cool episode Ezra, the old red peach really holding up despite a few minor, cosmetic and aggravations here and there but the old girls still get the job done
EZ, glad to see you again. Been awhile but work is work must come first. Good to hear Ol Red is a True work house with little to no issues. Take care brother…
Great video, thanks for sharing your experience and being so honest about it. I love that thing, with paintchips and all... it's a workhorse, not a showpiece. But it still looks great in my opinion !
Awesome 359, looks great! I followed you technique and procedure on the cut-off swap, stretch and update. 1996 WS Heritage, was 255” now 293” w / 2016 full locking axles. 15 months, no problem with the splice, couldn’t be happier! Thanks Ezra!
Good to see old red is still doing good after all those miles. I like the painted version and the chrome so I guess I'm easy to please. Good to see your video's again Ezra, hope to see more again soon. Ride easy my friend.
Hi Ezra from Australia, great to see another video up Sir, and the old 359 looks good, she's held up very good. Thanks for the video I like the rest of the people following along, we love the content, and looking forward to the next video. All the best from Australia 🇺🇸🇭🇲🤝
Little things make a difference! At least you don't hate them... Just get used to it all till there is time to do it the way you want. Great video! That is an awesome truck!
Hey easy Rider good to see that you sent this video it's been awhile yeah there is some little tweaks here and there that's going to have to be done but you should be proud of yourself the truck is kick butt I mean not too many guys can actually say they built the truck from the ground up and that's something you did basically by yourself not a lot of people can say that I'm very proud of you for what you've done to that truck it's I love all the improvements you made on it and I think it'll continue to run for a long time and your maintenance minded too not a lot of guys are and maintenance is keys for anything to last looking forward to some of your videos coming up I'm sure there'll be more this summer on trailers and God knows what else but have a go to one see you in the next video.
