Preparing the guts of our 20-year old cummins for an Off road and Off grid Truck Camper - Terra Tula
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 4 ส.ค. 2024
- This old girl was in need of some serious love... Billy did a lot of work under the hood to get her as a cross country worthy as possible. It is one this to drive across the country.. it is another to do it with an extra few thousand pounds.
Between the truck camper and the boats, we will be towing we needed to beef up the suspension as well. Time to hit the road ;)
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That one shot 22:12 with your left hand covered in bandaids is epic... all us shade tree mechanics can relate. LOL.
I never thought I'd see anyone who could get dirtier than I do when working, but Billy wins the prize.
Fearless Billy! He tackled some installations on this truck that I wouldn't have the guts to even attempt! Outstanding forward looking projects Billy!
You're becoming an expert! Way to go, Billy!
Good to see, prior preparation , and making
sure you'll get where your going, great video, as always
You guys never cease to amaze me with the things you can do and your work ethic!
Billy...I love your ingenuity and your desire to NOT sit on a couch! Your drive and instinct to explore should be used by others as an example! Safe travels to you and yours.
OMG Billy .. is there nothing you can’t do ... I’m amazed watching and listening to you explain things that I had no idea about, you make it so interesting and watchable .. thanks good luck for the future.
So happy to see you!!!!
It’s so nice to see someone who really understands application. Every thing you did made sense and you understood the concept of it all. So often it’s just going on someone else’s recommendation without true understanding. Great job.
Excellent work, Billy.
Both did an amazing job!
You guys are the best! Love watching what you do.
Well you have one of the best engines ever known and it always makes you feel good to replace new stuff so happy trails🐝💥👀
Great job you two!!
Great job Billy, good skill set, we appreciate your hard work, can’t wait to see the new boat. Stay safe you two!
Gotta hand it to you Bill not for just your wrenching skills but for doing the research to find the weaknesses, that's what a good captain does makes sure their craft is seaworthy or roadworthy. Smart
It's all about lifes adventures. Miles and smiles!
You were in your element. Like a kid in a candy store. Love it plus it was informative and Great fun.
Air Dog system rocks..Great work..
Wow. I am a sailor at heart, but your transformation of this camper truck makes me want to search for one to fix up too! You three rock!
Nice job! I really enjoyed watching the upgrades to your truck!
Excellent vid guys, great job.
Love the episode !!!!! truck looks great and best of luck to you guys
Good job Billy and Sierra. Awesome. Can’t wait to see y’all in action. 👍
Nicely done! Great video.
Hope it all works out!! Exciting
Excellent video. Great explanation. Thanks for sharing!
Awesome! Nice rig
You are both amazing. I know Cocoa Beach very well. I lived there for 3 yrs.
I wish you both a safe journey an God bless you both ❤ Happy trails 😊
I have to say about your mechanical skills are on point . Great job all around .
OMG!! You look just like your Mom!!! The camper and truck look and sound great. Can’t wait to see your new adventures. 👍🏽
Well done!
great job guys!!! you did some really amazing upgrades that will leave you to enjoy the moments you create with your new toy!!! looks really good
Congratulations guys, I am always amazed at people who have a MacGuyver attitude: I can solve anything. From watching you rebuild the engine on the sailboat to your renovation of truck and camper, you certainly are a MacGuyver. Tula, you are adorable as well as capable. Best wishes, best of health, and enjoy your new adventure.
Impressive upgrades!😉👍
Awesome job man!
Great job Billy and Sierra. Hats off to Mom and Dad for letting them work on it in your yard.
Buckets of hand sanitizer, face mask and open road here we come 😊🤗🤗👍👍👍
Keep safe.
When you were pulling in to ter-tech that turbo whistle sounded so sick!!
With all those new parts your truck you'll soon have a 2020 model. Thank you for another good video.
My gosh! You guys are so talented....Praise God! for all your amazing gifts He has given you both. Such a joy to watch.
PeaceAndLove
Lori
@watchtheirhands Amen! And GiveGodGlory!
great video
Just noticed your new tires are cooper! You will be happy they have been good to me!
??? They said BF Goodrich on them. Not Cooper.
Well you are correct partially! The left rear tire is a cooper! 0:56 I didn't pay attention later in the video! Thanks for the correction I just hope either way they have good luck on wear and tare!
You guys are awesome I have an F2 50 1988 four-wheel-drive long bed I just slammed a giant cab over camper on top of . Now I feel like I’m killing the poor truck without doing some upgrades you have inspired me to do some work .Rock on cab over camper’s
Nice work ! 👍
Nice work.
I have one of the those Southampton Town Trustees stickers on my truck!
Good job guys.
I only subscribed for the sailing but I'm really enjoying this truck make-over and what's to come
Great Job & Good Vibes to the both of You , including the 🐶... ✌ ❤ 🏄♂️
Nice one, Billy. Just had my Volvo D5 refurbished. Not fun as I'm no mechanic. Glad to see you getting that ol' truck working again!
Good job Billy.
Love it , you both have done a great job ,can't wait to see your adventures , just me but some chassis paint would be nice .
Ready to go on your newest adventures🙌🙌🙌
I feel almost like a mechanic, not quite just almost lol 😂
Loved it and all the enthusiasm ♥️🦅🦅🐶😘🥰🤗♥️
Watching your videos motivates makes me want to be young again. I live my life vicariously through your videos. Keep them coming. Enjoy watching how crafty you both are.
Wise young man I am glad to be able to sea what,s next thank you guy,s for letting a old salted tag along and yes I do share
You guys crack me up, nice hats, Arizona hats I call them, truck looks great by the way
Billy, at autozone they sell a buffing compound that will remove any blemishes, scratches, or just every day road grime from the paint job making the truck look brand new. Great job man. Nice rig
Truck even sounds better with all those improvements Billy. Probably will get better fuel mileage as well. Y'all be safe and stay healthy.
Great work Billy I will change the alternator for a high amp. one for a piece of mind .
great job
I would put some foam pipe insulation around those locks you put on that storage area below the camper to stop the rattling of those locks
You are doing good dude. This may be a nice change for you guys. I lived on a sailboat for a few years based out of key Largo and its hard, the weather controls your life. This should be a nice vacation. Good luck.
I enjoy the project videos as much as I enjoy the adventure videos that you do. Probably because my brothers my dad and I always worked on projects like this together. (I am the only daughter, had to hang out with the guys).
You can tell Billy loves to work on stuff lol . nice video guys :)
Wow Billy! With the amount of money you spent, I would have gone ahead and “popped” for the metal radiator! Those plastic ones just don’t hold up as good! Excellent choices made for the fuel, cool air and suspension upgrades!
Treat the rust while you have the truck apart. May have been fine up until now, but have see too many trucks that end up needing frames welded because of big holes. Use a rust encapsulater or rust converter on everything. Even the drive shaft, etc. Will last lots longer and the next owners will thank you. I use stuff in rattle cans. Easy and lasts and lasts. Also use on steel trailers.
Helwig is the bomb I have them front and rear on my F250 , HUGE difference especially with a trailer , one hand on the wheel with a trailer.
You've got a bad ass diesel pusher now...Way to upgrade that big ole girl! Haha, "Billy & Sierra's RV Resurrection" channel 👍👍
As a mechanic with 30+ years experience I have to say good job on the repairs and upgrades, now that it will "go" reliably, do not forget that rolling smooth and stopping is important too. Many people overlook the bearings in the rear differential, you are carrying a heavier load now on parts worn in with a lighter load, accelerated wear is not uncommon when working conditions change. The brakes on that truck are more than adequate for the application, but do inspect them for condition and function. All the best from land locked Alberta.
I love it.... not afraid to jump in and tackle any project! That attitude has and will serve you well! Looking forward to the ongoing adventures. Jetty getting landsick yet? heh heh heh
We hope that the Corona will return to being a beer before your new cat is ready and you will be able come visit us here in Canada 🇨🇦
nice work boots
I've got the same truck with the 5spd manual transmission. Shortbed. Same year, same color. Same problem with crap getting inside the fender by the air intake. Freaking stupid starlings. I also put an aftermarket lift pump on mine very soon after I bought it on 2007. I put the FASS system on mjne.It had about 172,000 then. It's got a little over 261,000 now. I've had zero issues with the vp44. Love my truck!
Wow! Good job. In the shot where you removed the bed from the truck, it looked like you had wood between the bed and the frame. I could not tell latter in video when you were all done if it was still there. Not sure if wood is a good idea there, it will get wet and eventually get soft, and may cause some play between the bed and the frame. I really envy your life, the both of you. Just living life on your terms and having no schedule that you have not set for yourself. If I were only able to do it all over again!! I can't wait to see you guys on the new boat, it will be awesome! Until then, I know you guys will have an amazing time going wherever you want to go. Drive safe!
Amazing how much crap is in those tanks at a filling station. Thank goodness for fuel filters.
as a guy who used to remove/install for Amoco in Australia many years ago, you are correct.
Billy, drive that rig up to my house and help me with like 100 projects. Color me totally impressed with your handiwork.
Beautiful job guys say hello to the dog God bless🙏🙏🙏🙏 Roberto from long pond Pennsylvania
Awesome job Billy !!! You've got skills brother ...... Where did all of that "NATURAL" mechanical ability come from ???
I've got a 95 Ford F350, 2wd........can't say I'm not having some truck envy, 4x4 and Cummings turbo diesel............Sweet!
Awesome
A castle on wheels...looking forward to the Great Land Cruise
10 thousand dollars later.....the truck is built...and has a tiny house living were the bed used to be. 😁 great video..!
:-) :-) love this build!! hope u get alot off fun with it..!!!
It’s official! Billy has made cornery a word.
What about the transmission cooler/gauge? I know a guy ( Sailboat Story) that had to upgrade his. 😜😜😜👍👍👍 Great job, looking good!
Wow that thing is huge no wonder you needed to beef your system up
I was thinking how much mechanical knowledge you have gained over the Years from
Owning Tula, Neverland, and Adrenalin and have come to be a “not to bad mechanic” 🧰 now... 👍 and THEN... 5:55 Came along and I had a Good LAUGH 😂🤣😱🤷🏻♂️ No, but Really...!! 😎👍✅. All the folks in the Outback of Australia would be proud to have that truck, Just the way they like em... BTW, Same tire tread on our 97 Jeep Wrangler TJ Sahara...!!
Looking good if it were me I would degrease and pressure wash the engine bay and drive train cleaner to work on that way and a lot easier to identify leaks and visually inspections agin great job love the adventure 👍👍
Billy you and Sierra have been
working your backsides off.
Think you deserve some great
sleep, good food and much rest.
To bad you can't switch the time it took to build everything into the time line listed on the video. 3 months into a few mins. would be amazing. Glad you guys did all the work. I don't even feel tired after all that work! ha ha. Thanks Bill & Sierra.
Nice job! Man those diesels get dirty. Only concern I saw was the spare tire holding strap.
Awesome to see you make that Dodge more reliable but let Sierra get a little dirty. ✌🏼
I have a 2006 Cummins and I also have my dad's old 94 Cummins with the 5.9 the thing is a beast if you going to be taking it off road you may want to fabricate some skid plates for those spin-off filters FYI
Thank you Mom and Dad for your support. Got a good pair of young adults...
I'm a gear head Billy your making me laugh lol, your doing a good job keep it up
I dig these videos regardless of the mode of transportation.
In the first part of the video your hair was all wind blown. You looked like a young Martin Sheen in Apocalypse Now.
Definitely enjoy these projects and it happened to notice that this was done prior to doing the camper which obviously was a smart way to do it because if you don't have a dependable vehicle the camper has nowhere to sit.
You always do it right the first time no expense spared buying the best that you can afford, BRAVO! No clean air no proper functioning diesel engine. Thank you Mr Diesel!
The turbo almost works like part of a jet engine ( turbo fan & compressor). The more uninterrupted air the better.
Where are Billy, Sierra and Jetty currently? Last video was block Island, where from there?
You guys must be making a grip of money on TH-cam for these modifications.good for you guys!
I see you added good turnbuckles to hold that on the bed. Good move!
I could do with Billy in my tool box ... Stay Safe & Stay Between the Ditches !!
Excited to see you getting on the road