I see a lot of people saying you are blessed to have your dad with you Travis, I do not think that is where the blessing is. As someone who never got along with their dad, I’d say you are blessed to have a good relationship with your father Travis. And that is something to be thankful for everyday, so don’t ever let things get in the way of a good relationship with your father.
I love the channel it reminds me of my dad how we use to do the same thing you and your dad do work together on old projects he passed away in 2019 thanks for the channel
my 1981 Nissan has a couple of interior oights in C pilar. those are just so nice. and they still work. l and those are small things that make vintage cars
So, my guess is you have a bad crimp connection that you finally got tugged back into contact. Test your “bad” regulators with you caddy to confirm. Ordinary Crimp connections, are bad news.
your dad must have been the go to guy at the dealership he worked at..his calm and thoughtful process to solve a problem is a pleasure..and to pass that knowledge on to you is great..the best Father/Son channel on YT..
Travis another outstanding job! Those GM trucks were the coolest! You’re also blessed to have your Dad with you, cherish every day the Lord gives you with him.
I may have another speedometer at my shop in Oregon, I’m going up there in a couple of weeks and coming back around 1 June I will bring it with me if I have it and you can have it
I've always appreciated your attention to detail. The difference between, being able to drive your truck.. And wanting to drive your truck. Awesome content as usual. Also, looking forward to the El Camino.
Great video! I always look forward to watching you and your dad work on these old relics (I've got a few relics myself}. The visor and the original heater were great finds! KEEP ON TRUCKIN'!👍👍
Great job, i just bought a 81 mercedes 240d it gets about 30 mpg its a om616 engine and 722.1 transmission w123 platform diesel car its my daily driver, I put over 300 miles on it a week so it'll be one of those famous high milage Mercedes that runs forever with maintenance of course haha
Nice work, I like the fact that you just put it back to a functional condition, improved where needed. You preserved the history of the truck for the next care taker who comes behind you.
Brings back memories. In the late 60's we got a 47 Chevy for the ranch, and it became "my" truck. It had some old 4 cylinder flathead that ran so well, we got a straight 6 engine from my uncle from some old Crysler. Converted to 12 volt. Anyway...I agree with the visor. It made the truck look dignified & important I thought (ok, I was a teenager and it was mine). It had the vacuum-operated windshield wipers that were miserable in operation, but the good news was with the visor, rain rarely hit the windwhield. I had a couple truck mirrors for each side. Also rigged a spare tire holder right behind the cab, much easier to use. It was a great truck, way too much fun to drive and I still have fond memories of it.
Great job tribe you and your dad both do awesome work man great job on the truck it looks good everything looks awesome dude you and your dad both do awesome work man keep on keeping on and keep them videos coming bro
Hi Travis, I hope you are having a great day. Thank you so much for your videos. Love watching you do what I have done many many times. I am currently building out a van for travel's. Say hi to your dad for me. God Bless 🙏
Sure is a cool truck! You did a great job getting it to where she is now. Most people would just turn there back on the ol' girl and let her die a slow death! Maybe you could have painted the floor before the matt went in to preserve it from further rust? Just thinking! Anyway, what a great truck. Also, it is a blessing to have your Dad around for advice and help. I also lost my Dad at a young age, I was 8 when he died!
You hit the nail on the head, the little things are the first thing that I notice and it cracks me up when people say that no one will notice that. I think most people notice that
But is the other way when you sell a car? I have a 2005 Chevrolet corsa, and all my lights are working and I even added the one in the trunk and the in in the glove compartment😂, and most people are surprised that everything works for a 19 years old car ... So if I ever sold this car I know it will be in 5 seconds....those stupid things make the difference
I watch most of your videos. This one hits pretty close to home for me as I brought back my great grandpa's 47 chevy to life again after sitting for 25 years. Very similar to your style of build. My goal wasn't to make a full restoration. I did it all on a budget. Brakes, fuel delivery, tune up, full service, greased and lubed everything. I was also able to get most things working again. Heater, lights, dome light, horn. It was a super satisfying project. Beat out what dents I could and wiped her down with some boiled linseed oil. I think it looks sharp and it definitely turns heads when I drive it though town. Awesome!
I love that truck man well done. Sorry about the speedometer…cryin shame. But the truck looks perfect. Hard work payed off. Thanks for the good time as always
Love it! Love seeing these shows about just getting vehicles like this on the road. Nothing fancy, nothing extra... They're much more relatable than other shows about 200k builds.
Hey Travis been jonesing at the bit for more on the truck. That’s a cool setup and original for the heater. I live vicariously through you and your Dad having fun and doing stuff with what you have on hand. Great Videos and Thanks 🙏
Great video Travis! I just bought a 1948 Chevrolet Thriftmaster from Ohio. It came with a passenger side heater and I want to remove it since I live in the desert. There are two hoses connected to it. How can I completely remove them properly? Do I just plug the holes after removing them from the alternator?
I am addicted to your style of videos. I just subscribed to all of yours. I agree with your linking the vipers on older vehicles. My grandad had a Chevy car with one. I have liked. That look since a small boy. The car was a 1948 model two tone blue and white.
the last car my dad drove was a manual vw rabbit pickup with a diesel engine. it was perfect for him. no matenance, no gas, no power ha. surprisingly, it had factory air that worked! i drove it a few times, and discovered that diesel engines, having no ignition system, can accelerate and keep accelerating and be almost impossible to stop.
Every bit counts. Keep chipping away at it. The bed can be a slow frustrating project; but just take your time. You should share something on your GMC and the maroon AD that im guessing is your dads?
Had a VW diesel truck new back in 80s, drove until 2003. Had 400k miles and averaged 53 mpg. Sold to a Texan for twice what I payed for it new, 42 hundred dollars. Changed oil ever 2500 miles, used Amsoil 15-40. Engine tested close to new, amazing what PM can do for equipment. 😊
In case no-one has mentioned it, they chose the word "Caddy", because in Europe and the UK, the car is called a "Golf" - hence Golf Caddy (I guess). Early model manual shifter knobs were dimpled to look like golf balls. Not sure why they're called Rabbits in the US.
Love The Interior Senor Travis, Looks Good, Can't Wait To Put The New Wood Bed On Very Soon, Keep It Up! By The Way, That A Nice 80'VW Rabbit Pick-up from 1:05:45, My Dad Likes VW Alot.
From one mechanic to the next, use hi-temp anti-seize on almost every nut & bolt. Also use brake lube on EVERY metal to metal contact point on every brake job you do. It will never squeak or squeal.
Awesome job on that Chevy truck. I'd love to see more of that VW. Also, you guys complaining about 4$ per gallon just sounds absolutely silly to me. I'm just dreaming about prices like that. Here in Germany we're currently paying around 7.84$ a gallon for regular gas. Its absolutely nuts. Keep up the good work and greetings from Germany!
The truck is coming along nicely Travis. Love old VWs as I've had many myself and rebuilt and sold quite a few of them. I rebuilt an 81 Rabbit L Diesel w/4 speed. Man, that tranny sucked on the highway winding out that little engine. Swapped the tranny for a 5-speed and what a difference! Got 55 MPG on trips. The 5-speed shout fit right in. Also, make sure each glow plug is working. They are cheap to replace. You can pull them out of the head and watch them ignite to check.
Hey travis, I'm from the UK,I absolutely love this channel, the content you and your dad do is so real!,I also have a passion for 50s,60s, cars,your both doing a great job,also could you tell me the music track you use in the background as you are putting the rubber matt in the truck,can't find is anywhere lol,
Travis I’ve built several of these old ‘47-‘54 Chevy trucks since I was 15 years old. I will tell you from my own personal experience, the generator and external regulators are GARBAGE! My first truck was a 1954 and I will never forget all of the side of the road troubleshooting of those stupid voltage regulators. I soon give up on them altogether and converted it to 12V positive ground with alternator with internal regulator. From that point forward I was able to truly enjoy my truck and actually trust it to make it across town and was able to take my girlfriend with me without breaking down (we are married now). From that point on the very first thing I changed on every old truck I bought was the garbage generator and external regulators. They went straight into the trash! You will not regret it! Keeping these old truck original is great and all but if you plan to take it across town you seriously need to trash the generator and external regulator. Nice job with your videos Travis. It brings back so many memories of me at 15 -25 years old working on my old pickups! These are my all time favorite! My first truck was a 1954 because I saw one sitting in a field before I was old enough to drive and I told my dad that I wanted that kind of truck and not a newer truck. I was in love with them at first sight at an early age!
With today's high costs and raging inflation you have the solution for a knockabout truck. Most people have a need for a truck 🚛. The Cubans have been doing this for decades with practically no resources. If I owned that truck 🚛🚒 I would be very proud to own and drive it. Clear coat or patina sauce it. I would get a personalized Car tag with " D LEPER" ON IT. 😅😂😅😂🎉LOL
Sidenote: That rabbit is highly sought by the watercooled VW community. Engine swaps like the VR6 or the 1.8t. Don't crush it! Get on VWVortex and sell it there. Someone will buy I'm sure. 👍
Had a super clean, rust free, undamaged, great running Rabbit diesel pickup twenty some years back. Gave it to my "then" son in law as a commuter work vehicle. Unfortunately, he had no mechanical aptitude whatsoever and my daughter even had to teach him how to drive a manual transmission. In less than a year a circlip, cotter, or locknut fell of one of the attachments on the shift linkage and he had no idea what the problem was so he sold it for a little of nothing. The buyer fixed it in a couple of minutes and happily drove away having been handed a pile of free money. Having done countless repairs/renovations/restorations etc. I was absolutely appalled when I was finally made aware of it.
Check out country boy gas garage.She's located up an Oregon.He has a 1960 El Camino that he's working on pretty good project.Pretty good car.Good luck to both you guys
Those Mark 1 Golf/Caddy pickups are solid. The Mark 1 is still being manufactured here in South Africa as far as I know. They have updated interiors and all the bells and whistles. Including power steering and air-conditioning. I wouldn't fit a visor to it though. We all know what them Germans are like. As soon as someone hands them a helmet. They want to march and take over the world.😂
The diesel Rabbits are great when they run rught but when the run bad they can be a nightmare to figure out. Don't even be 1 notch off on the timing either! A Don't ask how I know that one!LOL Love those year Cowboy Cadillacs! Had a 59 283 3 speed with overdrive! Wish I had never sold it.
WD 40? Might as well use water .😅 WD 40 was invented by NASA. To help keep the fuel tanks on the space shuttle from rusting. It's not a penatrating oil. Try using kroil. Thank me later 😊
Absolute great job that turned out awesome... I'm close to your dad's age I guarantee that mini VW Caddy thingy wasn't a car he'd pick back in the 80's....hahaha ...I love that VW now I'd drive that all day long...😊
Your dad's facial expression on that VW diesel project says "If I wasn't laughing, I'd be crying." If you've got the talent and the time, why not go for it. Hope you'll show us his finished project.
Great job Travis, those old panels are pretty thick and if they are deformed they are a pain to reform if ever! I saw the hood wasn't in correct shape when you first put it on and said oh he will be fighting a lot with that thing... The VW Caddy is a very common little truck here in Greece all old and new ones all vans and pick up ones. Vans are commonly used for delivery companies, plumbers, electricians, even farmers cause you can leave all your tools inside and not get stolen or get wet. It was always based on Golf and these engines are really common here and easy to find. They are pretty noisy I never liked them but are reliable and drink very little fuel especially the non turbocharged ones. They are very underpowered though but with torque on the low end of rev range. If you have the SDI ones better use the 1.9 Liter version cause the 1.7 is just putting out 60HP and it is really slow... Keep up!! Cheers Jim.
Dad's Rabbit diesel was built in New Stanton Pennsylvania near Pittsburgh. I knew a bunch of guys I grew up with that worked at that plant. It closed a long time ago back when Ronnie Raygun was pres. The chev turned out really cool!
Good job on the truck, Travis!!! I really like how it turned out. I'm definitely glad you decided to rebuild that engine and upgrade it the way you did. I am always jonesing for content by Friday so thanks for providing another fun to watch video. Will be looking forward to the future videos on that new El Camino project you have coming.
