The first truck I remember pulling out of a farmers yard with my dad was a 57 Chevy Viking 60 with the 235. We drove it home with no brakes, 50 some miles. Dumpy here reminded me of that old grain truck, haven't thought about that in a long time. This thing is in about 100% better condition than that bad boy was, the rust belt reclaims all 😂.
* Holy Crap Mortske ! You Man'd Up This Time And Put Your Big Boy Shorts On ! Even Duff was in Full Alpha Dog Mode ! Original 409s are hard to find these days. They make an all aluminum crate version if you don't mind droppin' 20k. I still say you need to get a Tank for the collection. Think of the fun content you could make crushing those bad purchases ! Cheers 👊😎👍. p.s. update ; sorry it's a 348 truck engine. Oh well ... 😖
Y'all tubers realize that folks have been doing these revivals for many years right? I did my first revival way back in 1981. I pulled a 1966 Chevy c 10 out of the brush and swapped engines out and got it running for the old farmer I was working for. There have been many folks doing this for many years before it ever made it onto RU-vid. Us old school guys watching y'all work makes us smile.
Your exactly right these revivals are nothing new which is why I think these revival based channels actually do so well bc there's so many of us that enjoy watching other go thru the struggles of getting an ol engine thats been sitting for yrs running again or atleast getting the vehicle out of the fields an back onto the roads &or just moved onto another field(s) either way these old vehicles are being condensed down into specific fields across the country instead of a 1 here 1 there type situation..
@@danafaulhaber334 The old generation of folks grew up in a different time. Times were hard for these folks. They valued everything they had. They took nothing for granted. They saved their money and worked very hard. The old farmers and ranchers and collectors saved their old vehicles and equipment for rainy day projects and knew sooner or later they would need the parts for something. They were very smart. They knew someday all that junk would pay off. It was there nest egg.
@@ThomasSmith-fz6wq I just did my first revival, and watching Mortske and others was a big part of why I did it and how it turned out. There's so much value in this content, much more than mere entertainment. I now understand the excitement, joy, and just the good feelings that comes from getting something running for the first time in decades, as well as an appreciation for vehicles from an era where things were made to be fixed.
@@LyleMyers It was not like that for me. I never wanted to be a mechanic. It started out as a job for the summer hauling hay and driving tractors and building fences on a ranch. So working on equipment was just part of the job. But later on in life the things I learned on the farm came in pretty handy.
@@ThomasSmith-fz6wq There's definitely quite a difference between doing it for fun vs out of necessity. I have always worked on my own vehicles because I didn't want to or couldn't pay someone else to. Never did it just for fun though until now.
Always good content and really fair prices! W blocks are tough, I have a 409 in my 63 School Bus. It still runs and drives with 100K hard miles on it. The Big Trucks actually held up better than the car 409's since the large radiators kept them cool. Modern Semi's really condemned these trucks to the "cut line" on farms.
I am LOVING this video! I must say, I really enjoy that after the years, Mortske still tries to reuse as much as the original garbage attached to the engine! The Carb mess had me cracking up. Ends up putting the old carb back on. Love it! Keep up the kick ass content! We appreciate the knowledge and entertainment
Thank you for posting this , I absolutely love the 348 and 409s, my uncle had a 409 in his log truck and I helped him work on it , that's when I got hooked on mechanic work, this video really took me back to the good times we had , thank you so much
Mornin folks. Great way to start the week. I had a couple 348's They were real workhorse stump pullers. untill the 350's started showing up. HP on a budget. Be well.
Hello Mortske & Crew. I was talking to the screen. Take the other bolt out. Back in the 70's I was given the task of removing the transmission on a sister truck and had the same issue. It gave my Uncle a big laugh until I finally found bolt #5. Good video, good to see Duff did not give you any more angst by going under the death trap.
Enjoyed seeing another of your great videos. This one you working with friends taking on a BIG truck with hope it is a mighty 409. A delightful entertainment away from today's wars and election. You are funny always, articulate, and practical. Thank you. 😎
Your videos are more than just entertainment, they are a journey into a world of beauty and wisdom. Thank you for your dedication!Your videos are always filled with deep meaning and emotion. Thank you for your creativity and effort!♀️❗️😍
Just watched your video on the 59 big mama rig,beautiful rig that ride would be awesome slamed scraping road paint, also great video of you and pudding mixing thank yous because yous guys take care of each other's needs ,that's what friendship is all about. Great videos
Good video Mortske! When I was in high school (in the 70s) my dad had a 63 c10 with a 348 that had 409 heads (that’s what I was told anyway)…. That thing had so much torque! I burned up a sets of tires until dad said, you aren’t driving that anymore…
My dad was a car hauler back in the day, and we lived in Shreveport LA for a while. My dad used to laugh that those crazy Cajuns would order plain stripped down Chevy Biscaynes with the hottest 409 and 4 speeds. Just down to "biddness" go fast machines... This from the guy that had a Ford Fairlane wagon stripped down with a 427 in it ... Yes he had the right connections to get that sign off car built. Talk about a sleeper ..just base red with red and black bench seats and rubber floor matting
Hey Mort, great to see everyone working on this one.Another great Monday with Mortske and Duff. Enjoyed seeing the 348 fire up and run. Have a great week.
Marski I sure do like watching your show remind me a lot of my dad him and I used to work on cars all the time but he's been gone since 84 so thanks for having your show I really enjoyed watching it brings back a lot of good old memories
There is nothing like a challenge to start off the week , this Mr Phellps is yours , this tape will self destruct in ten seconds . Da Da !!. I don't think there is anything that you wont tackle , and you have done it again and again to a successful conclusion . Slow and steady gets it done and someone is going to get a big engine to put into a light body and start the G Force tests for a land speed record .Thank you so much for this presentation , Its done and dusted and on file to prove it . Take care , Give Duff Dog a biscuit , He's priceless , till next time , God Bless you all , Stuart in Canada .. PS its also the home of DD speed shop !!! .
Couple of things, first when you and Chin were trying to get the cab off the frame I was a little disappointed that neither Duff nor Mojo were there to supervise you two boys. And second did a little research and Irwin tools were first made in Martinsville Ohio, and are now a subsidiary of Stanley/ Black & Decker
She's a runner!!! 😎👍 And sounds good too! The majority of Impalas I've seen had 348s in them. I've only seen one 409 Impala and it was all numbers matching.....Barrett Johnson stuff. Thanks for sharing, Mort! We appreciate you and Chin, Mojo and THE DUFFERS 🐕
You have some solid old buggies out there . Here in Pennsylvania we have tin worms eatin holes in our trucks by the time they’re 2 years old . I think you got an ought nine . I used to drive a 65 Chevrolet 60 oil truck that had been converted into a poop sucker . It had a big block that turned out to be a 396 . Had a 4 speed with a split rear . She was a doozy.
Carb is a wcfb ,they came on lots of 4 barrel gm engines, Cadillac had the highest cfm for cheating in stock classes, pretty good in its day. Starter is common Chevy 3 ear found on all stick trucks.
I had a shop teacher that hada friend and they both went to the Chevy dealer and ordered identical cars, 63 Impala with 409 4 spd. After they got them his was faster than the friends. Both 1/4 mile and top speed and by a lot. He eventually tore it down and measured everything and compared to specs. It has a HO engine, his buddy had a regular engine. He had quite a few cars. He brought a Ford model A race car. Had a streamlined body. Looked like an early open wheel race car. He brought it in to prove to us it would run on most anything. He got thee and drained out the gas, put in kerosene and it run, not as good as gas but ran. Did the same and put in deisel. It ran ok. Probably would have run on alcohol as well.
In 1977, I moved from Nova Scotia to Asheville, NC. Found a 1963 Impala Ss 409 4 sp sitting on a used car lot for $485 that nobody wanted and bought it. Wow, what that car would be worth today!
Great to see the insides of the famous W block! Some engine designers sitting around after a few too many adult beverages decided to just put the combustion chamber in the block instead of the head. Their buddies over at Ford thought this was brilliant and designed the MEL motors with the same "feature" and the truck world had to deal with it for a decade or so. Machine shops must hate those things.
Yup. They require a special deck plate to bore them because the deck is not at 90 degrees to the bore. I imagine it's a rare tool to have today as most have likely been scrapped when guys aged out of the business and liquidated their shops. Noone rebuilds engines anymore, they just replace them, so machine shops have largely gone away
Actually, the modern equipment does away with the need for block plates. I worked at a race engine shop that had Rottler equipment, and we did some W block engines without a torque plate. Same machine will do lifter bores, and align hone main saddles. Steve Morris has one of these machines, you can learn about it on his channel. Sadly though, you are correct about machine shops going away. Not enough interest from the younger generation, so no new blood. Also, the crate engine deal hasn't helped either. The machine shops left today typically specialize in a segment that they can do well in.
I almost never hear you curse, but when you shot out M-f’er, I was cracking up. Congrats on getting that 348 running. I’m impressed on the telehanler, she’s beefy. I’ll ordering a few items this week. 👍
A line from the movie A Few Good W Blocks. Deep inside in places you don't talk about at parties you want Mojo on that W, you need Mojo on that W. Make it a sound runner and use it to make an old school hot rod. It's a shame it's not a 409 but 348 isn't a terrible thing. Cool video, good purchase.
Mort I live about an hour north of Pittsburgh and we don't have Kroil around here. I ordered a few cans on eBay a while back, but I ran out last night and I looked on Amazon this morning...$32.82 for a 16.5 oz can! I know it's good stuff, but I'll just go buy two cans of PB for that price...
Ski. In the future. Trans won't come out. Have a bro push the clutch fork She'll come right out. Same deal. Trans won't go in. Get your sidekick to push the clutch fork. She'll go right in. Your welcome. Been there on my back. Had to learn that one the hard way on a 68 barracuda.
Good morning from Cape Cod ⛵ I had a 7 ton GMC dump with a 401 V6, absolutely love that truck but it would have been a whole lot better with a 348. Damn dude you went through a whole lot of work to get that 348 running, it certainly made for some cool content. ✌️🇺🇲
@@MortskeRepair In 63 the 348 blew up so the Berry Brothers ordered a new crate motor 409. It's been in an alfalfa barn for decades. Hwy 81 just S of Ninnekah, Oklahoma.
It’s amazing how much fun you can have with a three axle pile of crappy iron, and we got to do this without getting are hands dirty…..because you did it for us , pretty good dang video. Thanks Mortske 👍👍 PS some of the best things in life cost the least.
Cool content on 348 I’ve heard my dad talking bout have an impala with 409 he said it was a bad car no one could touch him back in the day! Have great day sir
Lathe jaws are a powerful straitening tool. I have trued up many a round stock in the lathe with a 2x4 or even a hammer handle 😮 Prying on your “weighs” is frowned upon but with wood it is usually ok. Some guys have a white oak tool that goes in the tool holder for truing up round stock. Tapered like a wedge.
I think those check valves are supposed to be at the regulator where the tanks at cuz if you broke the hose right now and started a spark that would go right into the tank and kaboom
I'm thinkin those flame arrestor dealies on the oxy/acetylene hoses would go on the tank end at the regulator....right? I mean a spark/hot piece of metal burning through a hose would be further towards the tank ends rather than right at the torch....right? Anyway, always good stuff, Sir Mortske! Mojo rocks! Keep up the great work, and stay cool, bro!
That would be a sweet cab to drop on a Chevy 1500-3500 frame for sure. Depending on what the person was goinf to do with it depends on the frame, but i would just drop it on a 1500 frame and enjoy her for years.
