Western Flyer Restoration EP 34 Restoring a 1953 Chevy truck and a 1947 Flxible Bus.
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- Episode 34 from a series following the restoration of the Western Flyer. In this episode, we take a trip to Salinas California to check on the Flxible bus we are having restored. We also get a look at a 1953 Chevrolet 1/2 ton pickup.
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Really miss the videos of the Western Flyer. Such a massive undertaking that I know was expensive. I hope we get to see some more videos in the future and you get funding for your dock renovation to give her a much deserved home. It was amazing to watch what you did with power tools and realize that it was originally done by hand .
Anyone remember when this was a great channel showing skilled craftsmen building a wooden boat ?
You're being a bit picky don't you think.
Love their work and their devotion to detail! Gracias👍👏👏👏👏
Thanks
Great video. Love all the different restorations
Thank you for Watching
Ronnie, can you update the boat restoration?
This was very enjoyable. They are doing quality work. The Flxible bus is going to be beautiful.
A nice addition to the whole project. Enjoyed watching this piece of the whole.
Thank you for the kind words
Thanks for another interesting video. Hope the boat crew return soon so we can see some boat progress.
Thanks for Watching
Tough crowd commenting right now. Projects of this scale ebb and flow, so you can't make content of things that aren't happening. I appreciated the update on the truck and bus I love the idea of using the old vehicles in conjunction with the boat. They are craftsmen for sure. Like so many, I'm also looking forward to when things pick up on the boat. Until then I'll be watching these videos. :-) Nice editing Chase!
What do you mean by, " Like so many, I'm also looking forward to when things pick up on the boat"? What has happened? Has it been abandoned? How would you know? Can you give us a rough idea of when the pick up time begins?
As for decent people just wanting some info about the WF after a mere 7 months, how dreadfully impatient of them, what a "tough crowd" are they. And yet you say you're "like so many" of them.
I don't know if you have ever done a video on the engine that was in the western flyer and what is going back in? Would be interesting to watch.
Yes that would be interesting
Tara, I've been editing an engine video for a few weeks now I'm just waiting for one more interview from one of the original operators/owners of the Western Flyer. It should be done and on TH-cam in a few weeks. Thanks for Watching.
Some were gas. The shit kicking upgrade is a 4-71 Detroit Diesel.
Thank you as always. That bus is going to be amazing when they get done with it if the other vehicles in the shop are any indication.
Thanks
As usual, fascinating
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Great video. Love seeing all the parts related to this project-the boat restoration underway and the stories about the real people behind the restorations (boat, bus, and truck), and the folks passionately involved with this vessel from the Steinbeck/Ricketts angle make these stories really wonderful. I can't wait until this boat makes her back to the Sea of Cortez! Staying tuned!
Thanks for Watching
Why would he use compressed air to blow those metal drill bit shavings around the clean shop floor? I use a magnet to clean up after drilling. Even a vacuum would make more sense.
The idea is to get the shavings away from the project.
Is the gentleman that is restoring the pickup truck a brother to Jesse James of West Coast choppers? They sounds so much alike, and even look like they could be related.
good stuff
Thank you.
On the Flyer.... Did you record the removal of the engine? Will you record the rebuild/replace and install of the engine and control components?
How is the '53 Chevy tied to the Flyer project? That is going to be one awesome bus!
The truck has always been seen as the local errand-runner. Groceries, parts and pieces, anything to help support the boat. And if you need to go to the hardware store you might as well go in style. Thanks again for all of your help and your support. How do the T-shirts fit?
@@WesternFlyerFoundationChannel Love the T-shirt. Fits just right!
I am as eager as the next person for new content on the Western Flyer, but how can you not be totally hypnotized by the way Chris puts together a video, regardless of the topic? Fantastic choices on editing, the music, the totally uncluttered style... I particularly like the way he lets the voices of the people being interviewed paint as much of a picture as the actual video. Bring it on, I'll be watching!
This is a video about restoring an old truck? And you're going to make it look old? Is it going to live on the back deck of the WF? Maybe its going to be the tow truck for the WF? Is Dave Kindig hiding behind the camera? I'm confused. I don't see the reason to keep watching this channel...
dont,,,,do us all a favor and go somewhere else and leave it to those who appreciate it,,,, just curious,,,,what are you working on ???? whats the name of your you tube channel ?????
There’s more to the Foundation than just the boat, enjoy the ride.
@@tomstiel7576 its “curious” not “curios” Tom and are you really interested in what I’m working on?
@@flightplan1000 not in the least unless I can watch it on your you tube channel
@@tomstiel7576 Sure, go ahead! All are welcome!
I love it , Keep them coming! Ok I'm going to chime in on the truck...why bother to make it look old "patina" and then put a automatic transmission in the truck? If you cant drive a manual transmission then you aren't old enough to drive the truck! (hahaha!)
Thank you.
That’s the new thing, your kids will love it.
Does the new drive train contain parts made in China?Why not use a drive train authentic to the truck or maybe not pretend to want to keep the headlight rings and glass authentic?
You know they're running a tight ship when all the dirty processes happen in the lean-to. Keeping things compartmentalized in a car shop is essential to the finite project. So many times (including here on YT) you see shops where it's all a mess of a soup, and then they wonder why paint comes out bad, or chips off in rust speckles after a few months of outside exposure.
Keeping a clean shop can be a full time job. I've seen some fabulous work come out of some dirty shops.
The bus looks a bit like the one in Shawshank Redemption??.
Bot n bus or car???
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So, are you going to leave the truck rusty looking? I think that’s a lot of work to make it look like you haven’t done anything at all! I prefer restorations that leave the vehicle actually looking restored. Sorry! I vote “no”!
That whole rusted look is a new thing, your kids will like it.
@@grandenauto3214 … nah… sorry… I still like that “like new” restoration best!
I agree. As an old hot rodder I find it interesting how I've formed these beliefs, principals to such things. Yes, I'm observant of the "Rat-Rod" or "Rusto-Mod" theme which to me is just another persons vision of that which is "Automotive Artwork" in it's various forms. I love em all but am passionate of few but nothing but respect for all that pick up the wrench to preserve that which comes before us. I understand it, I get it and appreciate that it makes another fulfilled and I dig that. For me it doesn't do a thing, ring any bells. I look at these "finished" projects and wonder, what could've been. On the other hand, it's a 52" Chevy. It was never going to stand out or win beauty awards with a face only a mother can love.
I went looking, it seems those lollipops were an add on even back then. I get it, I put a set of fog lights on my 71' Buick 225. why? at that age I probably thought it made that 2.5 tons of 455 powered Detroit heavy metal cooler looking with me behind the wheel, no doubts about it. LOLOLOLOL... thank god there weren't cell phone cameras back then.
Do you get the feeling that using salt to rust the new truck panels is akin to infusing dry rot in the restored Western Flyer hull to accentuate a feeling of authenticity in its restoration?
@@joesprague1464 it’s a new fad…. I don’t go for it, but to each his own. I wonder if they have a “stop” process and then guard the patina from rusting further @Leonardo
Love them old buses! Well you be putting a updated engine into the bus or putting back i believe was the Old 240 Buick gas engine back into the bus. And awesome content! And who doesn't like them old Vehicles nice shop that fellow has. That old Chevy truck nice add to the Western flyer projects list. And do you know the history of the old bus i would be interested in hearing. So many of them old buses with big history behind them.
I think in a previous video the said where the bus came from…. I think it might have something to do with Hollywood but can’t remember
@@grandenauto3214 he did say it came from Hollywood but the history would be nicer!!
@@dennissmith1469 in a previous video they talked about it too.
@@grandenauto3214 didn't caught that part i just know it came from Hollywood
The Western Flyer will be totally Restored and The "patina" on this rusty truck looks terrible. They should Paint in to look like it did in its Glory Days!
Chris. Judging by the comments , you can't please all the people all of the time !! As you said , it's a stocking filler ! Having been in the body repair industry for over 50 years l had no problem at all with the content including "Rain " by the Beatles ! Thanks Chris
Thanks, John for the kind words.
Agreed…
Where’s Edd?
all I keep getting the van keep repeating it self.
Rubbish content I will be unsubscribing !
bye bye
Haven't seen much boat work. Lots of other fluff stuff. There are plenty of channels with lots of content and only 1 person working on it. Really tired of not seeing any work on the boat.
Patina is over rated.
Not if you want it to look old. Thanks for Watching.
I will never understand the rusty car fad..
really tired of seeing nothing on the boat
Sorry.
"Hey that's it, another chapter in the restoration of the Western Flyer." That's actually way beside the truth. I have seen 10 minutes of footage on the restoration of a pickup truck that was only faintly related to the ship. Not a single image of the Western Flyer and its current state. Saying that work is still carried out would be so much more convincing if you would show at least a minute of that. Just a short tour through the shed. It can't just be that seven months of progress, albeit slow, left nothing to show. That is, if work was really done on the ship. I'm starting to have more and more difficulties in believing you.
@@Hazeran69 This channel is about the Western Flyer, and we haven't seen a single piece of footage on that ship for over seven months. The Western Flyer Foundation depends on grants and donations. With that comes the responsibility to show that the money is actually spend on what is was donated for. The more convincing these videos are (showing that donations are actually spend on keeping the work going) the easier it will be to convince viewers to make a donation themselves. I was only showing Chris what it does to me when I don't see any videos on progress in over half a year. See it as a kind of advise for improving this channel.
@@klaasvanmanen8214 the channel is actually the western flyer foundation. The channel will continue after the boat is completed with other stories and other things to do… you sound like a typical conspiracy theorist, just trying to make trouble. They’ll get back to the build when they get back to it, if you don’t like the current content, don’t watch it.
@@grandenauto3214 What I'm asking for is to be open about the project, and I think that is in the interest of the project itself. We haven't seen or heard about the restoration of the Western Flyer for over half a year, without any update on the current situation. Was the shed closed? Did the team temporarily retire? Did the project run out of finances? Nothing at all. If I were a financial contributor, these things would bother me. I would want to know where my money had gone, and what the chances are for this project to finally be successfully ended. And seeing the lack of information, I would hesitate to donate anything, even though I sympathize with the project's goals. And I think I'm not the only person in the world having such feelings, and that this could potentially hamper the finances of the project significantly. Being a critic does not necessarily mean that one is unsympathetic towards this project, let alone being a conspiracy theorist.
And by the way: the title of this particular video is "Western Flyer Restoration EP 34". Based on the title, one would expect at least some footage on the actual restoration.
@@klaasvanmanen8214 if you are really concerned about the project then do it in the appropriate way, contact the foundation or the board members.
@@grandenauto3214 This is a public channel. I know Chris is reading the comments. The easiest way to express my concerns is to do it in these comments. That way I don't have to first put a lot of work into finding so called 'appropriate' channels, the challenge eventually maybe being too much, which might lead to not expressing my valid concerns at all, which would be a shame. Having a public channel also means running the 'risk' of viewers posting critical comments. It's how it works. I'm really supportive of the restoration of the Western Flyer, and I do hope it will succeed. Pointing out any weaknesses in the outreach to the public is my way of supporting the restoration.
You may have overlooked it, but my original comment is the one that received the largest number of 'likes' of all the comments made so far. I guess I made a point that other viewers shared with me. Runners up are comments that also express irritation about the lack of footage and information on the restoration of the ship.
RUBISH. REGARDS RICHARD...
Then don’t watch it…. 🙄
Sorry but this kind of so-called restoration is to me pointless , in order to keep it like it is will require a lot of work and money . We’re if it was fully restored you could forget about for some time . If you applied that same view to the boat your working on you would be hauling it out the water in no time . Still your obviously not short of funding so I guess it doesn’t matter .
They plan to drive the truck and want the comfort of newer vehicle… it will be much less work and much easier in the long run.
awesome content,,,,hard to believe people getting free content and still bitchin about nothing,,,,,LETS GO BRANDON
It is awesome, lots of work goes into the boat, but the foundation itself has a broader spectrum
Thanks, Tom for your kind words.