Restoring Earl Dibbles old truck (Part 2) 

Get on LMC truck, they have literally everything you’d ever need. The bench seat is in great shape. Get a new vinyl cover for it.

Sticking with the original color would look great and keep the memory alive.

LMC truck will have every nut, bolt, body panel you’d need . Get on summit for paint or Eastwood paints

Original color Lmc parts catalog is your new best friend

“I’ll pop the hood” *pulls parking brake* *pulls vent handle*

Keep it Original man Those things are pearls when their original when you start painted different colors and all that and just aint the same vehicle Buddy

So much fun. My first car was a 1972 Datsun 1200 under the hood had a lot of room like this truck. I went with my dad to the junk yard he was always working on a vehicle, and it was raining out. I saw behind the chain link fence this bright orange little hatchback. I bought it with my first paycheck & my friends first paycheck loaned to me until next pay day. That's a good friend. I loved working on it with my dad. We replaced the hoses, and what not. I even learned to spark it up with a screwdriver under the hood when it would stall out on me. It was a stick shift. I wish I had that car still. I hope to get another one someday. I love that you are doing this, I think you should keep it as close to original as possible like Tyler said. I know it will be awesome once it's done. I don't think this was a bad idea, but could be an expensive idea, lol. Bull knows his stuff, looking forward to this series. Yee Yee! 🤘

Keep it original brother. You can re -live your memories while giving a piece of those memories to the kids. Can't wait to see it finished! YEE YEE

I missed this for the past 4 hours because I have been doing a quarantine spring cleaning videos series today😂👊🏻 best one yet is the how to organize a garage.

Plot Twist: Earl Dibbles Jr. actually plays Granger Smith. Yee yee!

Dude this truck is so cool

Original paint and keep everything as original as possible. It will help honor your Pops your first truck and Earl Dibbles Jr gets to inherit it! Look forward to seeing this project through! Yee Yee

You can tell how excited you are about this project! There are a lot of fans happy to see you doing this. What is Earl's favorite color? Will Earl be making an appearance? #yeeyeenation #firstgreatclick YEE YEE

You can see the excitement on your face just looking at this truck! I'm excited for you! Original as much as possible. Ready to hear it run again, and see Earl Jr. driving it in his videos again😁 #YeeYeeNation 🇺🇸

i love watching old gems restored. Keep it all original and you'll be that much prouder to own it.

One of my earliest views yeeyee! So excited for this

i think keeping it as the original color will keep memories for ever and bring back good ole times that you’ll never forget

-Clean up the current paint and just clear coat it. -Pull plugs add a little oil in the cylinder and crank it over this will help line the cylinder walls. Put a little gas in the cyclones after and keep cranking this will clean out the oil. Then install new plugs. -Also pull the distributor and lightly sand the contacts. Sitting for so long you could have a surface layer on the contacts inside. -Fresh gas and fuel filter because it’s been sitting may of compromised the filter material. -Do a carb clean on it. If these are done then you will have a better chance of it running well when it does start up.

That truck is so cool

Leave it like that, all original for what it is and what the memories are worth with that truck. A GMC never Dies

25 years ago..... People in town: *hear a weird noise* Granger's dad: *comes driving up in that truck with 1 missing door* people in town: Well, there's Chris..

You were talking about grinding the mold off the front bumper. That’ll all spray off with a pressure washer. And PLEASE stick with the original color since it’s been in your videos!

I’m 17 and for my 16th birthday my dad brought me up to the old barn and shows me this 1994 Chevy Chevrolet. It didn’t even turn over or crank. It sat under a barn for six years. We got it running and it was a great bonding experience. Wouldn’t trade it for anything

Can't wait to go on this journey with y'all. Thanks for sharing.

I’m excited 😊 to be on this journey, as you restore your/ Earl’s truck. Keep everything original. Can’t wait to see episode 3. #YEEYEE # RESTORINGEARL’STRUCK#STAYSAFE

Lmc trucks has all the parts out a cataloge. I build my own 69” F100 1/2ton when I was 17. Still daily driving the thing

This is bringing me back memories. My first Truck was a 1983 2 Door Nissan Stick Shift. My Pawpaw gave it to me before he passed away when I turned 13, I'm 16 now and I drive that Truck through the Fields or when I go to School. Everyone has a Nice Car or Pickup Truck and here I come with a Light Blue Nissan with Rust on the Tailgate. People look at me like I am a complete idiot but they can't do the things I do.

Bull Shipley’s from my home state. Michigan gang where u at. Engine looks like our old Jeep scrambler

I mean think about it anybody can go out and buy a truck like that all redone up rims and tires new paint jobs and all kinds of stuff if you find the original paint mixture and find all original parts man that's gonna be a pearl

original color keep the classic look

Thank you so much for sharing this awesome restoration with us!!! I am already enjoying it, cannot wait to see part 3 and on!!! GOD Bless Smith Family!! YEE YEE

This is awesome. Excited for the series. Being a kid only 5 years into a career for collision work, always doing this stuff with my buds and trying to get dad into it. I'm a ford guy and got a 79 f150 I'm working on from the ground up. Looking forward to the details of your build!

You can get a lot of parts from LMC truck and wiring from painless wiring.

I think it should be restored to original and fix as much as possible for nostalgic sake and replace anything in bad enough shape that you just have to. Once it's done in the future you should get with a high end detailer to help preserve it!

Very cool thanks for the series. Can’t wait to see you guys in Royal Oak Michigan

Can’t wait to witness this process through RU-vid! This is great - there’s a reason this social distancing is happening, think of all those memories coming back to you, and the new memories you are making! God Is So Good! ❤️

Can we agree he is the most country singer that is real country

Anyone else wishing they could have a truck like that as their first truck? 🧢

This is going to be exciting to watch. I would keep it original going down memory lane. YEEYEE

My son has been a mechanic since he was 3. LOL. His favorite are Chevys. He has a beautiful black Silverado Z71 with a red Chevy logo on the front. he did what you're doing to a 54 and a 70 something model. Whole trucks redone. First one he painted like the Grave Digger. I will love watching this

Paint code would of been in the glove box

Lmc and chevy duty are going to be your go to for restoring the truck.. if you have any questions get ahold of me..

Granger, Use POR15 on that floor after you sand it and if it's too thin you can buy them pretty cheap.. I'm looking forward to this project.. I always loved squarebodys because it was the first truck I drove when I was a kid, but really fell for them restoring a 79 Jimmy for a buddy that was deployed. Ever since I've had the itch. Good luck with it!!

I 💖 how y'all are restoring this truck that has so much sentimental value associated with your Dad. 😏 By the way, ask Bull if he'd like to restore a 1954 Chevrolet pickup😉! (I'm here in TEXAS) In his spare time of course...I bought it right after my husband passed away because it was the year I was born and I had a Sentimental attachment to it for obvious reasons. No pressure... when I win the lottery I will get her restored! Best to you and Bull and your crew for gettin Dad's truck running again!

Honestly, if it were me, I'd get it mechanically sound, and drive it the way she is... maybe with a driver's door though :-) I love the color of the truck.

Ann Arbor Michigan no way that’s where we used to go fishing because we lived in Gary Indiana no way this is so cool Bull.

Do some full videos of the junk yard shopping!!! Bring the kids !!!

Man, I’m really excited to see this thing run, and I know you are too! I wish you the best of luck, and hopefully it won’t take too much. Stay safe, and keep up the great work!

With the chance of sounding like a goober smoocher, they do have "computers". About the size of a pop tart. Its between the glovebox and firewall. And to see the og color, pressure wash between the bed and cab. Sun dont hit there and should give ya a good idea.

I'd stick to the original color.. would be a cool tribute to your dad and his truck to restore it as he had it!!! YEE YEE!!

Thank you for putting this out for us to watch. I am very excited to see how it goes.

Oooohhh you’re not trying to get it running, you are seriously looking to restore it! Oh my goodness! I am so excited! Definitely do your best to obtain the closest match to the original paint color, please! General Motors is currently building ventilators instead of vehicles but I am certain at some point they will be able to replicate that color for you. That full seat is in such phenomenal condition, I am shocked. This is so exciting, I cannot wait to follow this. My husband bought and restored a 73 Trans Am in his 20s. He put in a 455. It had the original white leather interior as well as the white spongy honeycomb wheels. It was like a little bit of heaven here on earth. I truly look forward to following this restoration with you all. Big Bull Shipley! You should know that I giggle every time I hear Granger say your name. Hoping that no one ever messes it up. Lol!!! Love and prayers boys!!!

Original paint! Please

Wish i had the money to finish mine 😂

Original paint for sure! This is gonna be sweet when you get it all done!

Awesome to see you bringing this old truck back to life! Can’t wait to see the final product and hopefully we will see it in another Earl video maybe one where he wins the lotto or something and that’s the first thing he does fixes up the old truck. Country Boy Bling 😂

Rockauto has a lot of interior and exterior parts too

Odds of you seeing this are slim but My dad special ordered a 78 short bed C10 brand new back in 77.I started to redo it a while back and got almost finished before my son was born with major heart trouble and caused me to sell it to pay for doctor bills.speaking from experience LMC is your friend man. Its sentimental obviously so in my opinion I would stick to original as possible. I kept the original steering wheel on mine mainly because it just felt good knowing dad had his hand wrapped around it before even had his thumb print embedded in it. He would scratch a line in the top of the cab with his pocket knife every time it clicked over 100k miles. Also Those trucks are bad for the rubber in the cab mount bushings rotting out making the body look all caddy wompus. Go back with urethane it solves that problem. The original paint code should be in the glove box. My personal opinion I'd keep it as original as possible but it's yours so do with it like you see fit. Love the channel.

Sure hope this is like a 30 part series!!! Keep it original! And whenever you’re done ya gotta write a song about it

How exciting for you guys.... my husband and son are slowly working on his 55 f150 truck ... will be fun to see how your truck turns out. 🦃🦌🎣🇨🇦🇨🇦

I say repaint it white roof with hunter green body my 85 looks pretty good that way and maybe some good mud tires or all terrains and it should be a good truck

Where’s Earls monster truck

LMC is the place to go for parts for the Square body Chevys, thanks for not letting the truck rot away. It's hip to be square :)

Stay with the All og! My husband has done so many of these. They are Beautiful! ❤ & Prayers from Texas Lisa S.

I believe it was 27 wires cuz I had to re wire my hole truck that was a pain in the you know what

Keep it the original color!! Can't wait for part 3!! Stay well.

Absolutely love the series already👍👍

Once it’s running and before y’all get too much restored to the original, it would be EPIC to see Earl rolling through town in it!! Maybe a trip to sonic or something. #YeeYee!!

I think original paint and stuff would look great and bring back memories on how it looked back when you were a kid and when your dad had it

Can't wait to see the next video. Gonna be cool watching you guys restore the truck.

I’m a Squarebody Chevy nut! I have my 1983 Chevy K20 and a 1986 Chevy C10. There is a junkyard in North Houston packed full of old squarebody trucks that should have most of what you need. I highly recommend going back with old junkyard metal fenders that need new paint and such because the new aftermarket panels are not near as strong and are made of cheap Chinese steel. Same with fasteners and bolts. Build a awesome Heart of America truck with American iron and pride. If I was closer to Georgetown I’d gladly help and donate time but I’m way down in Houston.

Awesome. I'm doing a ground up restoration on my 1st truck i owned 76 GMC. Been doing it for a living for 25+ years. Figured its time to do mine. That's a rare color combo i would paint it back to the factory colors Moss Olive is the name of that super light green. You can clean up and restore all the emblems yourself it's really easy

My Dad had a truck that looked like that! He put airlines seats in the back that us kids sat in as we drove around Dallas & Irving...we also moved to the interior of Alaska in that old truck...fond memories...😁

So many options for a theme! But I'd try and stay as close to original color as possible. Possibly put the Earl's Feed Store logo on the doors? Or maybe a WW2 B24 bomber theme to honor your grandfather? In any case I do think it needs a little suspension lift and bigger tires!

keep the patina man, it adds so much character to the truck! I would just repair what is needed and leave the rest alone

I love this truck the first video I saw on this channel years ago was one of the first earl dibbles jr vids. Love your content and music keep it up!

Absolutely loving this series. Please keep the original color!

I agree with Tyler keep it as close to original as possible and it was great meeting Bull in this video it’s always nice to meet the members of the Yee Yee family

This is a really good episode in the making!!! Cool shirt Granger, hopefully the next shirt of the month is on its way to KY, lost my job but I will not cancel my subscription. Like my Mom said, “why not have a shirt to look forward to every month?” Sean E. From Sonora, KY-Yee Yee!

Super stoked for this! I’m really looking forward to seeing what it looks like when it’s finished!🤘🏼🤘🏼

Earl is gonna be pissed about you taking his truck. 🤣

I am so looking forward to this video series.

Earl needs a cameo in this series! I have heard great things about LMC truck parts although I have never used them might be better than a bond hard. For the mice get gramps gus's rodent repellant , I think it's a Texas company. Sulphur springs maybe ?

This is more exciting then new music never seen a county star acutely post about a restoration my fav country singer that to date #GrangerSmith much love to ya yee yee!!!!

Love it! I got my self a c10 1980 that I`m fixing, looks just like your truck 🤠 can`t wait for the next episode 👍

I can't believe this, I got a '74 GMC C1500, inline 6, and a 3 on the tree. '73/'74s are very rare by the way. Mine has been in a rollover accident as well. I also drove it for several weeks without a drivers door. I can't believe the parallels.

New subscriber here. Looking forward to episode 3 of restoring Earl Dibble's old truck. My vote: try to keep original looking, even you have to update some of the other things.

LMC Truck will have absolutely everything

Yee Yee in quarantine and ready for part three!!

I actually have several of these trucks two being 74 chevys, in more of a like to keep things original as possible kind of person when it comes to mine, that's a sweet truck, very solid too. Its awesome to see you get it out hopefully you get it running and have some fun with it. Also, I believe the original color on your truck was called moss olive, good luck with it would love to see more videos of you fixing it up!

Love what you're doing your dad's and your old truck. Oh the memories that come to mind I bet while working on it for you. Only opinion I have right now would be, I would give the body a good pressure wash and then give it a good shot of clear coat.

So excited my dad had the 1974 I’m sorry 76 I was born in 74 LOL I miss that truck such great memories I love that you’re doing this it’s so awesome it’s really awesome that he is all that knowledge to fix it so easily LOL

This will be fun watching you guys with this project. A good place to look for parts/decales. try Jim Osborne Decals or Chevy Truck Parts of America.

Love seeing bull and the idea of fixing the old truck.

Keep it original and classy! Can't wait to see the finished product!

I have restored these old GMC / Chevys and have a 1977 Chevrolet K20 being restored as we speak. LMC and classicindustries.com will have just about everything you will need . Good luck , can't wait to see the finished truck. Mike Saxby

LMC, BROTHERS, Might check out Square body Syndicate also. Its awesome that you still have this truck.

Awesome idea, love seeing it come back to life! I'm in a truck club here in Tulsa with classic GM trucks! Also, if you need any info there are a few great facebook pages dedicated to these trucks and people that would give you any knowledge on this truck you need to know! Great trucks that really are simple to work on!

Lucky this truck happens to have almost every part available new lol. Can’t wait to see it come together!

Hell yeah Ann Arbor, Michigan represent. Go blue!