Mr. Goodpliers takes a look at the newest trade in... the 1987 GMC pickup from Dalton and the Pole Barn Garage gang! For any inquiries, I can be reached at mrgoodpliers1985@gmail.com
That's an older engine. TBI engines had 4 bolts in the center of the valve covers. The first gen TBI engines had a problem where the block was cracked under the intake. GM had a special policy to replace them IF the owner noticed coolant in the oil. I was a GM dealer mechanic for 52 years, now retired.
I believe the 'crush zone' campaign is B/S to cheap construction. A clue was that crash test late model chev against the 59 chev which has by far the worst American frame ever made I've ever seen, just more propaganda. Look at archive wreck pictures to see non deformed cabins common clear back to early 30s. The head punched windshields are evidence 3 point restraints are the first best safety device, I have them even in my prewar cars and all my cars have front disk brakes. I got knocked into the back of a parked unoccupied late model same weight SUV in my square bird at 65 mph no time to hit the brakes. The SUV was crushed to the drivers seat. The square bird had no damage at the firewall and was savable. Square birds are especially strong because their heavy gauge inner fenders are seam welded to the frames and have very heavy bumpers. I didn't have a seat belt and only got a minor black eye from the padded dash and steering wheel was not damaged. I'd rather be the crusher than the full pop can.
Not true on side post. The positive and negative can be reversed. And there won't be enough cable to reach them, they strip out, ther corroded to shit.
I was one of the guys saying fix it, but 30 seconds into your video I was asking myself " Is that truck banana'd or is it just the camera angle". Thanks for doing this video.
It was visibly bananad in PBG's video but not super easy to see if your not fixing stuff like this day in day out, theres even a buckle in the roof, the drivetrain might be salvageable, and some of the body parts
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That pin striped paint jobs sure did make them look classy. The Serra classic was the more high end GMC offered, I see it had electric windows and probably was about 12 to 14k in the showroom.
Engine is definitely 86 or earlier(valve covers, intake bolt pattern, fuel pump block off). Seat is from the next gen body style, a common swap. Yes, with bent frame, cab, most sheet metal, & rusty bed, its parts only at this point. I'd say trans could be iffy given the point of impact & frame stress, a common thing as well. A shame, as it was a decent looking old truck.
What a great walk-a-round Tim!!! Thanks 👍. I could actually see Mr. Good pliers putting this on his used car lot "slightly used" , and don't worry, it'll buff right out 😂! Your opening shot from the right rear bedside, I immediately noticed that it's banana-ed bad! Definitely a great parts truck for helping others live on!😎🇺🇲🇺🇲🇺🇲
I think it's an older engine. The valve covers have bolts around it instead of down the center on top, like my 87 tbi engine. I think the provision for mechanical fuel pump was removed in 89. I'm not sure.
Real steel saves lives.... anyone who has ever worked on these open C channel C/k trucks know they are flimsy as a banana peel from the time they are knew. They got lucky, the truck didnt save their lives.
Lol yall would put your own mother down for parts wouldn't you just save history it's really not hard it's not worth it for you not knowing how to do anything maybe just give it to someone who knows what they're doing
Man, that thing got hit harder than I thought judging from Dalton’s video. I praise the Lord everyone was ok. Thanks for making the video I was curious to see more of the truck. Also found you from pole barn, and you’ve found yourself another subscriber!
There’s some parts worth saving off that truck. Those axles are definitely worth saving along with the whole drivetrain. If you can’t use them someone else could so they’re worth selling.
all that can be done is part out... frame is tacoed in a few places... with all the lower rust... if there were more left good, frame swap.. but no.. not this one...
I love classic vehicles and I am always hoping that rusted out vehicles, cars that been in an accident and vehicles with severe mechanical damage can be saved. But to those who think everything is savable, those are the same people who do not really work on cars. Like this car: It screams: Let me rest in peace. I own a once freshly restored65 Bonneville convertible. The owner happily drove it until a big truck pulled out in front.The blood on the brand new interior, the bent and cracked steerinng wheel were proof of the suffering the driver went through. He survived, but got half blind and crippled. I overpaid for the wreck that was buckled until the quarter pannel. But I used tons of parts to keep my other vehicles on the road. The interior, trim and many, many mechanical parts were donated. And there are still masses of good parts on it, a running engine, the trunk and the entire rear are perfect and wait for the moment to be used. This car did not die in vain and neighter does this one.
Theres a guy restoring an AAR Cuda that was basically a vin, dash, firewall, one frame rail and a few odds and ends sheet metal, the rest was rusted off, the gone panels are being replaced with new
i have had so less work with the side post batteries. They didn't always have a standard 5/16 bolt head though. some were smaller. the only problem I ever had was when the cable connections got hot, they warped the plasticized rubber around the connections pos and neg. The mechanic cut them off to fix and actually has been the easiest connections to work with I have ever had. If I had a choice I'd go side posts.
If you could come up with a clean cab doors and frame and the Pole barn guys would come back and swap over all the parts and actually drive it back, that would make a good video and story...
@@koolaid53i can kind of see it as even if he was signaling to turn he should of seen the truck was to close and not turned even tho he had right to as you shouldnt pass a turning car /truck
In PBG video it didn’t look that bananaed so I hoped for the truck to live on good to know the mill is good atleast she’ll have a different body one day maybe
I kinda hoped the drive train can go into JD's future car/truck. He spent so much time on the roasted goat to get them home. The Ole square body kept him safe.
I think you may have a big vacuum leak. The manifold probably has a spread bore pattern and that edelbrock carb is square bore. You need a correct adapter. Just kind of guessing
If it were the original tbi engine the valve covers would have the 4 bolts in the center of the valve cover not on the edges, that’s an engine out of an older vehicle
I definitely was one of those "it can be saved" and sure it still can be saved but it would cost more than this one is worst. And there's plenty of square bodies out there that are more worth it
I would bet the distributor cap got knocked out of position probably just enough that it’s causing the misfire. Probably just loosen the cap and spin it back into the correct position.
The oil level was between the dots on the stick. I noticed while editing that it sounded rattly in the video. I think it has more of a vacuum leak than anything
Ford Econoline It was wrecked in an ice storm and both the front and the rear subframes were bent. I parted it out and cut the side for Mystery Machine wall hangers
