It’s a great idea for later on! We’re getting pretty tired of cab work for now but we’ll revisit it when we are closer to getting on the road. We’ll upgrade the comfort level with all the sound deadening, new seats and tech etc.
Dynomat or similar stick on pads aren't a wonder cure for noise. They reduce vibration, so they work well on large flat panels (doors, roof and the back of the cab) but don't do much on rigid panels with lots of shape (floor, bulkhead). To actually block noise you need a soft layer with a heavy layer on top. Take a look at most cars. They use stick on or spray on damping on flat areas, followed by foam or other matting then carpet. For the soft layer cars traditionally use foam or jute fibre. I've found a couple of layers of ordinary old wool blankets are pretty good (just make sure they are real wool). They can be bought cheap second hand, block quite a bit of noise and are fire retardant. Add heavy rubber matting on top for a tough easy to clean floor that blocks quite a lot of noise. For the sides and back of the cab, stick on carpet is pretty good at reducing reflected noise.
You should also be aware of what material is beneath where you are welding.....sound deadening pads, wires, fuel lines etc....all tasty stuff that can catch fire easily :) Another good vid tho
Great work. I'm really enjoying your journey over my morning cuppa. Glad to see the PPE and all the new skills you're learning. Maybe Haylie (sorry if I misspely that) could learn spray painting! A day or two in a friendly spray shop will teach you sooo much about prep and painting. Now hope you find a sponsorship deal to ease the costs. Best wishes - Paul ( the armchair advisor! )😃😃
Hey Paul. glad you enjoyed it!! Hayley would be great at spray painting. Better than me, she has more patience and a steady hand. Yes we got all the ppe now after we got told off 😂
When removing large springs that are not going to be re used, i used to weld the coils together. That way you can just undo them without worrying about them flying off into space.
I’m not sure I trust my welds enough 😅 I’m sure it would be fine, I had a mishap while working on my car suspension not that long ago where a spring shot into my leg. I was fine but now springs scare me 😂😂
Well done on that cab! Its looking really good. Glad no one was hurt with that rear door, you will learn more as you go along, and for two people that i am guessing are pretty new to this sort of thing, you are doing well. Stay safe!!
Firstly I’m glad your all safe! That’s the most important thing I regularly have to remove items that are far to heavy to handle without the proper equipment and safety is key over time every time! If I was lowering that, I would have cut out as much weight as possible, essentially cutting it down to easy to handle pieces to eliminate risk of a ratchet strap snapping! It would have taken a lot longer but there wouldn’t have been that ooops moment Basically when demolishing things, if anything is too heavy to handle and you don’t have the correct equipment, either get more bodies to handle the weight, or cut it down into smaller pieces you can lift!
Thank you, the door was the biggest and most dangerous part. The roof is light fibreglass, the rest of the walls are in small panels… the worst part is over 🙏
Haha thank you ! We do write the songs but we use an AI software called Suno.com which makes them for us. We can only take 50% of the credit. But thank you !
If you're going to get a new radio to put in the original spot, I recommend the "Blaupunkt Stockholm 400 DAB" I it can be a gpd or a backup camera because it doesn't have a screen I couldn't tell if there was enough room where the old unit sits to make the whole bigger and install a double din, but this is a great option for a single din replacement
When ever you tip the cab forward to look at the engine remember to coat the underside of those welds with seam sealer too. Might be worth having a look at that engine gear box etc before do do too much more work to the lorry. What kind of body r u for putting on the back. U can get second hand bodies handy enough. A lot of work to do there as yet
The next stage, once the cab is cleaned up is to remove the box and fully service every bit of the truck, and I expect there will be some welding to do on the underside of the cab too. We’re actually planning on building our own box for the back. You can get lots of old lorry boxes but quite often they’re in bad shape, but really we think it’ll be more fun to design and make our own box 🤞
I'd strongly recommend putting down some sticky backed sound deadening panels on the cab floor as it will make a huge difference to how loud it is in the cab. I noticed you've welded the repair plate in the cab but not drilled holes in the repair plate where the seat bolts through. Not sure how youll get over that now without damaging the threads under your repair. It would be useful to explain what your plans are with the box so we can offer advice to help
Hi James. Yes we’ve had a few suggestions to use sound deadening products and we’re looking into it 👍. We did weld over the holes yes 😅 it was planned but didn’t mention it in the video. It’s easy to mark where the hole is to drill by putting the seat frame back in and lining up the other bolts that weren’t covered. I’ve got a spot welding carbide bit that has a flat head rather than rounded so you can drill circles without drilling too deep, I won’t be anywhere near the threads when we do it. That’s in the next video 😁 In episode 2 we go into our short and long term plan 👍
Glad you got the ramp open without much injury ... remember that you can reduce risk but not eliminate it. I think you did a good job with what you had. I hope you can remove more weight from the ramp before you detach the hinges. Maybe having a couple of wooden props to hold the weight while you take the hinge puvots out, then have a rope to pull the props out (from a safe distance) and let gravity complete the removal! Hope you can get the box panels out without too many rusted screws I liked how you put a cover over the hole left by the ramp - isn't everything inside that rain could damage going to the skip? Or are you trying to make it look like work in progress rather than a discarded lorry so no one in the yard is tempted to take any parts you want to keep? Good luck with the rest of the box removal!
Yes we’re just trying to keep the truck look less abandoned with the tarp 😅 Thanks for all the useful suggestions, reducing weight before trying to lower it makes so much sense I don’t know why I didn’t think of it, too excited probably. We will be using that approach for the rest of the box. It’s going to come down in small bits
Thanks! Great to have you join us. We use a mixture of a dji pocket 2 and iPhone 13s. We edit in Davinci Resolve and Hayley does the graphics in Adobe illustrator.
Nah, I would've let it drop too. Maybe by using a tow rope hitch and a long rope to pull the peg out from a ways away though (learnt from Mythbusters). Deffo wouldn't have been standing there videoing, if anything came off of that door when it hit the ground you could have been skewered. Let the tripod take the hit. But we're all experts after the fact! Glad everyone is OK.
That's a great idea about the peg pulling at a distance but the latch to release the door was a large lever that had to be pulled upwards pretty firmly which is why we tied it closed at first, we didn't want anyone below it. But yes, I think the plan was solid, the execution... not so much.
it's a push spring so that the door go down slowly, it's not a pull spring your conclusion about it's purpose is wrong, you should open the back door first before removing the suspension spring safely😢, the loosen screw is not much problem, thankfully no one gets injured
The film is Liar Liar. That box will be very heavy. Unless you are planning to cut it up into small managable pieces, think about how you can get it off without a large forklift. If you could get the truck back to the yard you bought it from, they may remove it for the scrap value or for a small fee. Worth a phone call.
We have a winner!! 🥇 love that movie ❤️ The box is getting chopped… and sort of dismantled. We can see most of the panelling is held together with screws so will see how far we get. We’re thinking we keep any aluminium (the rear ramp is mostly ally) and sell the steel for scrap. The rest of the wood, rubber etc. goes in a skip. We chopped our old caravan up in much the same way except nothing was particularly salvageable.
It isn’t just the floor that’s rotten, the walls are made from wood and are soaked through. They’re completely warped. Not sure the condition of the frame itself yet. The steel is definitely delaminating in the corners, we’ll have to wait and see. But I’m pretty sure we’ll want to switch it out for an aluminium frame for the weight savings
The cabin cleaning song is genius!
😂 Glad you enjoyed it! 🙏
Can't wait to see this project progress ❤
Thank you! Glad to have you. The next episode is out now. We upload every Friday evening 😁
You did just fine, everyone walked away and I think you'll be better aware next time 😁.
It's amazing the effect a nice clean cab has on morale!
Thanks - we're not used to looking after an extra person, it's always just us two! We'll know for the next time we have help though 🙂
Amazing progress guys - looking forward to the next video!
My Brother Mart is so proud of you guys for taking this on! I’m enjoying your progress from Canada, keep up the amazing work! ❤
Thanks Joanna ❤
The cleaning song was excellent 😂😂
@@BobM925 glad you liked it 😂👍
Dynomat the cab for sound insulation. Consider getting another drivers chair for the passenger as those bench seats are jolly uncomfortable.
It’s a great idea for later on! We’re getting pretty tired of cab work for now but we’ll revisit it when we are closer to getting on the road. We’ll upgrade the comfort level with all the sound deadening, new seats and tech etc.
Dynomat or similar stick on pads aren't a wonder cure for noise. They reduce vibration, so they work well on large flat panels (doors, roof and the back of the cab) but don't do much on rigid panels with lots of shape (floor, bulkhead). To actually block noise you need a soft layer with a heavy layer on top. Take a look at most cars. They use stick on or spray on damping on flat areas, followed by foam or other matting then carpet.
For the soft layer cars traditionally use foam or jute fibre. I've found a couple of layers of ordinary old wool blankets are pretty good (just make sure they are real wool). They can be bought cheap second hand, block quite a bit of noise and are fire retardant. Add heavy rubber matting on top for a tough easy to clean floor that blocks quite a lot of noise. For the sides and back of the cab, stick on carpet is pretty good at reducing reflected noise.
You should also be aware of what material is beneath where you are welding.....sound deadening pads, wires, fuel lines etc....all tasty stuff that can catch fire easily :)
Another good vid tho
I'm pretty sure they checked all that. Pete doesn't realise we want to see all that boring stuff, too😂
Yes. Hopefully won’t have to learn that lesson the hard way!
Great work. I'm really enjoying your journey over my morning cuppa. Glad to see the PPE and all the new skills you're learning. Maybe Haylie (sorry if I misspely that) could learn spray painting! A day or two in a friendly spray shop will teach you sooo much about prep and painting. Now hope you find a sponsorship deal to ease the costs. Best wishes - Paul ( the armchair advisor! )😃😃
Hey Paul. glad you enjoyed it!! Hayley would be great at spray painting. Better than me, she has more patience and a steady hand.
Yes we got all the ppe now after we got told off 😂
If that's all the welding your cab needs, you've certainly got a good one.
When removing large springs that are not going to be re used, i used to weld the coils together. That way you can just undo them without worrying about them flying off into space.
I’m not sure I trust my welds enough 😅 I’m sure it would be fine, I had a mishap while working on my car suspension not that long ago where a spring shot into my leg. I was fine but now springs scare me 😂😂
Well done on that cab! Its looking really good.
Glad no one was hurt with that rear door, you will learn more as you go along, and for two people that i am guessing are pretty new to this sort of thing, you are doing well. Stay safe!!
Thank you for your kind words of encouragement! 🙏
Brilliant cleaning song! 😂
Glad you liked it! 😆
Firstly I’m glad your all safe! That’s the most important thing
I regularly have to remove items that are far to heavy to handle without the proper equipment and safety is key over time every time!
If I was lowering that, I would have cut out as much weight as possible, essentially cutting it down to easy to handle pieces to eliminate risk of a ratchet strap snapping!
It would have taken a lot longer but there wouldn’t have been that ooops moment
Basically when demolishing things, if anything is too heavy to handle and you don’t have the correct equipment, either get more bodies to handle the weight, or cut it down into smaller pieces you can lift!
That’s such a great and simple idea! I don’t know why I didn’t think to do that. We will definitely be using that approach when dismantling the box.
Good 👍 progress 😊. be careful from next time with heavy metal. Very lucky didn't get endured.have a safe build 😊
Thank you, the door was the biggest and most dangerous part. The roof is light fibreglass, the rest of the walls are in small panels… the worst part is over 🙏
Just one more thing. The soundtrack! Your so talented to be a song writer and musician and right on topic .... whats your secret? 🤔🤔🤔🤔
Haha thank you ! We do write the songs but we use an AI software called Suno.com which makes them for us. We can only take 50% of the credit. But thank you !
If you're going to get a new radio to put in the original spot, I recommend the "Blaupunkt Stockholm 400 DAB" I it can be a gpd or a backup camera because it doesn't have a screen I couldn't tell if there was enough room where the old unit sits to make the whole bigger and install a double din, but this is a great option for a single din replacement
Good job on the cab .looks amazing .good spraying x
Thank you very much 🙏☺️
@@RoadToOffGrid no worries only the rest to spray now hayley xx
greetings from Ireland well done team
Greetings! And thank you 🙏
When ever you tip the cab forward to look at the engine remember to coat the underside of those welds with seam sealer too. Might be worth having a look at that engine gear box etc before do do too much more work to the lorry. What kind of body r u for putting on the back. U can get second hand bodies handy enough. A lot of work to do there as yet
But that's why we are watching the channel, right? To see all the work they are doing.
The next stage, once the cab is cleaned up is to remove the box and fully service every bit of the truck, and I expect there will be some welding to do on the underside of the cab too. We’re actually planning on building our own box for the back. You can get lots of old lorry boxes but quite often they’re in bad shape, but really we think it’ll be more fun to design and make our own box 🤞
I'd strongly recommend putting down some sticky backed sound deadening panels on the cab floor as it will make a huge difference to how loud it is in the cab.
I noticed you've welded the repair plate in the cab but not drilled holes in the repair plate where the seat bolts through. Not sure how youll get over that now without damaging the threads under your repair.
It would be useful to explain what your plans are with the box so we can offer advice to help
Hi James. Yes we’ve had a few suggestions to use sound deadening products and we’re looking into it 👍.
We did weld over the holes yes 😅 it was planned but didn’t mention it in the video. It’s easy to mark where the hole is to drill by putting the seat frame back in and lining up the other bolts that weren’t covered. I’ve got a spot welding carbide bit that has a flat head rather than rounded so you can drill circles without drilling too deep, I won’t be anywhere near the threads when we do it. That’s in the next video 😁
In episode 2 we go into our short and long term plan 👍
Excellent video,please try and stay safe….
Thanks 🙏
Glad you got the ramp open without much injury ... remember that you can reduce risk but not eliminate it. I think you did a good job with what you had.
I hope you can remove more weight from the ramp before you detach the hinges. Maybe having a couple of wooden props to hold the weight while you take the hinge puvots out, then have a rope to pull the props out (from a safe distance) and let gravity complete the removal!
Hope you can get the box panels out without too many rusted screws
I liked how you put a cover over the hole left by the ramp - isn't everything inside that rain could damage going to the skip? Or are you trying to make it look like work in progress rather than a discarded lorry so no one in the yard is tempted to take any parts you want to keep?
Good luck with the rest of the box removal!
Yes we’re just trying to keep the truck look less abandoned with the tarp 😅
Thanks for all the useful suggestions, reducing weight before trying to lower it makes so much sense I don’t know why I didn’t think of it, too excited probably. We will be using that approach for the rest of the box. It’s going to come down in small bits
Good job guys! The cabs looking amazing x x
Thank you x
Gordon needs to put the lottery on 🤪
Wow, that was a close call!! I'm glad nobody was hurt. We knew it was going to be a learning experience, right? Stay safe, folks!! ❤
It really was, we spent so long trying to eliminate risk, it was frustrating that it fell apart at the very last moment 😔
@@RoadToOffGrid keep on trucking!!!
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Goes to show that everyone must be at their absolutely best at all times. So glad everyone is fine. Hope you filled in your accidents book 😂😂😂😂
I know! We were planning it for so long too 😖 At least it’s over now, we’ve been dreading taking that door down since we bought the truck 😅
That's some beautiful Italian welding you've got there, the same quality I've seen in done Ferraris!
How rude 😤 😂
@KillerFridge that's proper Welsh welding, I'll have you know! Straight from the Valeeeeeeeeey.
Really enjoying this conversion, and looking forward to future updates....what are you filming and editing on....
Thanks! Great to have you join us. We use a mixture of a dji pocket 2 and iPhone 13s. We edit in Davinci Resolve and Hayley does the graphics in Adobe illustrator.
Liar liar is the movie with the claw
😂😂 yes!
Nah, I would've let it drop too. Maybe by using a tow rope hitch and a long rope to pull the peg out from a ways away though (learnt from Mythbusters). Deffo wouldn't have been standing there videoing, if anything came off of that door when it hit the ground you could have been skewered. Let the tripod take the hit. But we're all experts after the fact! Glad everyone is OK.
That's a great idea about the peg pulling at a distance but the latch to release the door was a large lever that had to be pulled upwards pretty firmly which is why we tied it closed at first, we didn't want anyone below it. But yes, I think the plan was solid, the execution... not so much.
just heads up can you put episode numbers ?
Done - just for you. At the top of each description 🙏
it's a push spring so that the door go down slowly, it's not a pull spring your conclusion about it's purpose is wrong, you should open the back door first before removing the suspension spring safely😢, the loosen screw is not much problem, thankfully no one gets injured
Cleaning song.. how do you do this, so good!!
Hehe, check out Suno.ai 👌
Sketchy!
So sketchy! 😖
1year build
At least!
The film is Liar Liar. That box will be very heavy. Unless you are planning to cut it up into small managable pieces, think about how you can get it off without a large forklift. If you could get the truck back to the yard you bought it from, they may remove it for the scrap value or for a small fee. Worth a phone call.
We have a winner!! 🥇 love that movie ❤️
The box is getting chopped… and sort of dismantled. We can see most of the panelling is held together with screws so will see how far we get. We’re thinking we keep any aluminium (the rear ramp is mostly ally) and sell the steel for scrap. The rest of the wood, rubber etc. goes in a skip.
We chopped our old caravan up in much the same way except nothing was particularly salvageable.
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Can u not keep the box frame and reskin it n put a new wall where the rear door is
It's decrepit. Years of horse piss has taken its toll. You can't build a house on a rotten foundation.
It isn’t just the floor that’s rotten, the walls are made from wood and are soaked through. They’re completely warped. Not sure the condition of the frame itself yet. The steel is definitely delaminating in the corners, we’ll have to wait and see. But I’m pretty sure we’ll want to switch it out for an aluminium frame for the weight savings
Why not leave the door in situ and remove the box in one piece.
@Ryan-r8i how exactly would you do that? With a crane? I can only assume that they can't afford a crane. Yet.
That is an accurate assumption 👌
AI music?
Suno.ai 👌
not supprised at all , you being lucky all the way though it , and you saying you did your best , your best is not good enough , please be more safe
Thanks for looking out for us!
Nothing really happened 😂