AIR START! 453T Detroit Diesel in a '77 International Loadstar 1800
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- Jason comes by to show us his air start 453T Detroit diesel in a 1977 International Loadstar 1800!
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1977 IH International Harvester Loadstar ex-Firetruck
453T Detroit Diesel 2 stroke
170 hp, 480 lb-ft
2002 GMC 1 ton chassis
Super single rear wheels
Pull to push clutch conversion
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I should have paid attention to the "remove head phones part"
Yep
NO!!😣 DONT just jam it into reverse when it grinds like that, always shift into first or second, then go directly into reverse. That’s even the best way to shift synchronized pickup truck transmissions into reverse.
As diesel mechanic, in my opinion, nothing puts a grin above your chin like a 2 stroke Detroit diesel does.
I worked for a company that had an old binder with a 6v71 in a barn. One day they decided to get it running and bring it in to wash it (it was actually beautiful, blue metallic with airbrushed mural on hood) It was out in the yard running and i pulled it in the shop. Owners two kids were in the shop and I made them cry when I revved it to the governor LMAO! The mechanic yelled at me for revving the old engine (it's a fucking two stroke) and other guy yelled at me for the kids breathing smoke. I got out and said "it even fucking smells good!" And walked away :)
worked for a company that ran Mac dump trucks with Detroits and a 5 spd main with a 4 spd brownie good truckin for sure sounded so good!!!!!
captain porkie
The town highway dept here still has a leaf collection truck with a Detroit in it, sweet music all over town in the fall.
Concur
Are neighbor had a big twin something running his giant saw mill saw that always made me jump when it kick on lol
One thing is for sure between dmax cummins and powerstroke fans. We all love a good screamin Detroit. #Detroit love all day
rodney cassidy there is almost no better sound in the world!!!
I love hearing that Detroit screaming and doing what it does best, to me it is one of the best sounds in the world
Us Mercedes diesel fans agree too. Detroils are sweet.
Yep nothin beats a good ol Detroit, most reliable besides the leaks, it’s earrape and earporn, I love em
I'd rather have a detroit than any other diesel besides an om617 and a 4bt Cummins
The sound of the air starter spinning. Sounds like my last trip to the dentist.
Lol
For me is like to bè home!!!Nice memory 😊PD rig 134 169 174! II am oeil field worker work on drillling all m'y life work for junex rig 1 and 4 the all got old sreamer jimmy detroit whith air starteur not for nothing I dont ears to much on the right side 😎😂😂😂😂
Maximum overdrive The first time I watched it
That's exactly what air start sounds like
😂
I grew up with that pumper protecting my community in Port Robinson. Great to see some of it still lives!
Nothing does a better job of turning diesel fuel into noise & smoke than a 2-Stroke Detroit. I love the sound of one.
Wayne Swicegood don’t forget they also love to convert oil into stains!!!!
Jason Truman True, if an old Detroit ain’t slobbering you better grab a few gallons of oil.
Wayne Swicegood
That’s right. If it ain’t leaking oil, it needs oil.
Captain Lag I had a 6V92T . Nothing like the sound of one screaming down the interstate .
Sounds like a racey engine because it is one, it's doing double the ignition cycles than a 4 stroke, so 3600 rpm is really 7200 rpm worth of work! Not sure what makes that harmonic ringing at high rpm, but I love it.
That smile on your face made the whole video...well, that and the starter system. Very cool.
Love it.
10:52 A cheap way to have a diesel shutdown is to buy a ball valve the same size of the intake or add a butterfly throttle on the intake that operates reverse.
When you close the valve/throttle the engine choke.
You can also make some kind of linkage to operate it from the cabin.
There is nothing in the world like the sound of an old 2 stroke detroit. Being from Detroit it brings me much happiness to see these still going down the road
I didn't remove my headphones, thinking "how bad could it possibly be?"
5 seconds later: AAAAAAAAA I'm deaf!!!!
i made the same mistake all 3 times lol
Would you happen to be interested in cars and such? They could use a shop delivery of Timmys once and a while!
RIP, headphone user.
ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZT
I used to think that when checking for leaks between a pair of Detroits in a boat at full load .
Old timers used to say you should never drive a 2-Stroke Detroit until you intentionally slam your hand in the door to piss you off at the truck. Lugging an old Detroit will kill them. Drive it like you stole it.
Wayne Swicegood, he said that at @ 15:35... which explains why they were driving it like they were (looked fun, but hard).
Lugging an old detroit is more likley to kill you than it cause they tend to start running backwards if lugged down to far
Nothing worse that spinning one backwards. I've been lucky, but have been with 3 other bus drivers who weren't. Not a good sign when exhaust smoke is coming out the air cleaner. lol
Philip Muth, lol, crazy. Is there any permanent damage?
Doug Owens Not really. Mostly just new air and fuel filters. Oh, and a new pair of undershorts. Lol
I have heard of the 53 series Detroit engines used in sawmills with the governed RPM set to 3000 RPM or higher. This was done to get the Saw blades turning at the desired speed. I would have thought that this shortened the life span of the engine, but was told by a sawmill owner that they lasted as long as any other engine in a stationary setting.
"I hate the sound of my neighbors truck starting up in the morning"
Please do more like these, it is all about stayin' flithy no matter who you are.
4-53t the 4 cyl that proved everybody wrong. 2 stroke detroit the engine that loves being driven like it's pissed off.
Bladen Rexroth sounds like my kind of engine!!
kush roller love the 2 stroke 53 series engines. 4-53, 6v53 and I hope one day to find and shoehorn a 8v53 into a project truck. There's a few 12v53 engines out there but only one video of one on youtube. If you like your ears molested? Look up a couple videos of the 8v53 and the one 12v53. Wear headphones and enjoy.
Bladen Rexroth My friend is determined to get a 6v92T into a 71 K30, still praying for him lol
Devon Doiron 😂😂😂 It's his headache. Let him deal with it lofl. 6v53 barely fits in a k30. Only way he'd fit a 6V92 in is if he makes it mid engine.
Bladen Rexroth He's my best friend and I'm a better welder so I told him I'd help, its gonna get a lift just to clear the oil pan, probably fab s custom cradle and large red cowl hood lol
Rich. You are awesome! You don't hear air starters anymore. When I was a kid there were a lot of them. Brings back a lot of memories. Keep up the awesome vids. Also watching you has got me to dig a old 12 valve out of the weeds I bought a few years ago. Finally got it running but still a ways from the road. Thanks for the inspiration!
In Vancouver bc city garbage trucks had two strokes hear them coming two blocks away
In late 60s early 70s
I hear them everyday as I work on a ship, they are quite something else.
Mine haul trucks still use em. It's alot of engine to turn over using the old electrical start so they use air
So cool seeing old iron working. Love the sound of an old Detroit! Just found your channel.
Holy shit I haven’t seen this truck since I was a kid. I grow up in thorold and thorold south. My dad was a volunteer firefighter and I likely sat my ass in the old in service version of this truck. I would have love for him to see this. He would be proud of your build.
Looks like the cab was part of the old truck so you likely have sat in it
Great job. I like these videos. I'd like to see more of his other trucks.
Nothing beats the sound of a Detroit screaming
.spend 8 or 10 hours a day in a cab with that and you get sick of it and learn to appreciate a Mack.
I had a job for a good ten years, driving for a freight company on Martha’s Vineyard year round, that had an old 1983 GMC 4500 car carrier with a great tilt slide flatbed, with a winch, we used to move marine shipping containers around for storage. The truck was powered by the same 4/53 Detroit, with a granny low 5 speed and two speed rear. The truck was spect out for Highway and rough terrain applications, so the rear was also a locking differential that helped a lot off road, not like a front drive axle 4x4 would, but better than most 4x2 trucks, especially with the awesome mud&snow duals. That truck could move! Like 80 mph highway, but crawl through almost anything at idle. I remember delivering a good size (9,500lbs) loaf of 20’ rebar, all strapped together in two bundles. The builder asked me if I could back down the ramp in the foundation’s massive hole left by the excavation crew, for the foundation workers to be able to walk down with all the tools an materials. So I said no problem! I slowly back down, to about 15’ from the bottom of the long ramp, as the hole was 14’ deep! The ramp ended up at 50’ long! So I slid the bad back slowly, till all that weight being extended back behind the rear axle, lifted the front of the truck right up in the air! So all I had to do is climb out of the hole and make my way into the cab, very carefully from what ended up being the top edge of the hole, that was about 3’ from the drivers door! I was able to grab onto the mirror frame, jump over to the top step on the fuel tank, get the door open an slide into the drivers seat! It felt like I was popping a wheelie! I put the truck in low gear, locked the rear end, put my foot down on the fuel pedal and let my foot off the clutch! The site manager who was a friend of mine back then, who was really to take pictures, unfortunately there were no cell phones or Go Pro cameras back in 99, but he did get some great fast shots of me wheeling out of that hole! When the rebar finally dropped off the bed, the front end came DOWN! The truck sounded exactly like the truck in the video! Absolutely amazing!!! Going through the gears, splitting up through 8 gears at full throttle!!!
I was raised on Detroit"s and my first truck had a 6 71. The emergency shutdown was a spring-loaded trap door on the block with a cable you pulled to pull a latch that caused the door to shut and stop the air flow.
I never needed it but a friend who a bunch of old hands convinced him to mix gasoline into the oil bath air cleaner for a performance enhancement.
He fell for it for it and that cable was the only thing that saved his engine.
I guess he never soaked a rag in gasoline and stretched it over the air inlet to get a recalcitrant diesel to stsrt. It's a bit easier on the engine than starting fluid.
What word is that? Honestly is a type of diesel or misspelled?
@@brandonfairbanks5764 recalcitrant means reluctant or unwilling.
Driving an old school Detroit and shooting large caliber handguns produces the same full face smile and giggles 😎 I love that truck awesome build. Double Kool with the air starter 😎😎😎😎
Theres something reallysatisfying about smashing the todos off the list when youre knee deep in projects. Something about standing back at the end of the day with the 'finally thats done' feeling before tidying up, then crossing everything youve done off the list
Truck is awesome, even funnier is seeing your pokerface at 12:37
"Shit i gotta double clutch this thing goddamnit"
I really wish I was old enough to of started my diesel mechanic trade on air start Detroit's. Working in a kenworth dealership in Australia I still got to work on quite a few 8V92's but only a hand full of air starts. The army had the reserved tank plumed up so you could dump your tyre pressures into the tank to start the engine and then you refill the engines once started.
Air starts were reasonably common on road train spec KWs, I used to work for Detroit Diesel in Adelaide as a sparky, nothing opens the bowels like an air-starter in a tin shed workshop.
Ray
My old man had a KW with a 8v92t. Miss that truck. Then he had a Denning coach that had a 6v92tt. Awesome memories.
They were also common in commercial marine applications . Love that sound .
air starts are cool as hell, however not so much when you are in the engineroom of an old russian trawler working on something else and the chief(whom never speaks english) just goes and starts it without warning you. I have tinitus now after only 4-5 time of it happening to me.
G Crauwels i worked with both air starts on ships and ones that dumped air into the cylinder to start.
This is the kind of stuff we also want to see. Love those 2 stroke Detroits. I service generators and there are still a few around. I have seen in generators as small as 4-53's all the way up to 24v-71's. They have a unique sound and feel. I grew up around an area in Ohio with a lot of oil wells. There were always a lot of service trucks and well trucks with screaming 2 strokes going by my house. Love it!
basically everyone around here still uses them in logging skidders and knucklebooms; there isn't another diesel engine in existence that can withstand being run wide open all day, every day, hot or cold, and last 30+ years...
An aluminum 4-53 in a polaris snowmobile. that would be something. I heard a crane with on at Allied shipyard when our tugboat was there. It had the Polaris 850 Patriot bark to it like the new khaos turbo engine does!
Great detail about the build is what makes it interesting. Story about the starter/rear tires/owner is what makes it relatable and entertaining. And how it interacts in everyday mundane things like a Tim's run. Honestly, I would love to see how/if he refines it, to make it more livable as daily. What benefit/drawback to taller gearing? Do the new shocks settle the ride? Where to put cup holders? How to improve engine performance? What other challenges he'll face. I have a A4 chassis jetta diesel and both side mirrors have oxidized and the mounts gone brittle. I gonna have to order parts from europe because wreckers aren't that much cheaper.
That's canada... A whole nation of people like that. Imagine!
You'll probably never see this but go on Amazon. Really! Parts are stupid cheap for A4's. >$60 cdn for power/heated side mirrors. Just crazy.
I live in Ireland - loads of breaking vw Audi etc, be happy to send some over 🤔
loved this loadstar. i have a 1965 that will be in a build series hopefully soon.
A Co2 fire extinguisher sprayed into the intake of a runaway will stop it dead in its tracks. Having one near by when working on diesel engines is a great ideal. And ideal to always have one with you in case of a runaway when on the road.
madmax2069 might be a silly question but why not shut the fuel off? Dry injector pump?
HOWNDOG66 best to just choke it out. Either by a flap on the intake on some old diesel engines, or by spraying a Co2 fire extinguisher into the intake.
Honestly if i got into a diesel runaway when out on the road rather than pulling over to the shoulder and dealing with the noise smoke and breakdown id just floor it into the outside lane and ride that screaming wreckage of smoke and fire right past everyone until the block explodes in half at 200mph.
Sometimes a runaway diesel uses a blown turbocharger oil seal to fuel the engine with oil instead of fuel. Shutting the injector pump wouldn't do anything in that case. Eliminating the air shuts it off no matter what.
Great idea. You could even connect an inerting CO2 cylinder using a kegerator-sized CO2 jug. I carry one with a pneumatic chuck on a 200 psi regulator for filling tires and running high psi impact wrenches (for a short time) in the field. Beats buying an expensive Power Tank.
When I was a kid my Grandfather had a White Roadboss wrecker with a 8-71 and 13 speed. It had an air starter and strait stacks. She was a cool sounding beast !!
The ubiquitous Timmy's run first drive, complete with DD haha
When you cant stop giggling like a kid on Christmas morning, you have something very special indeed!! Sweet build!!!
Awesomeness! There's a lot of creativity and problem-solving that went into that truck, and I love the end result.
Oh man...the sound of that Detroit running like a clock literally brought a tear to my eye. There just isn't anything like that sound. Gorgeous truck!
Don't watch on new years eve when we send a 16v71 to its resting place.
Snowmobile engine sounds like to me its just a 2 stroke.
its all about the smiles per mile. looks like hes getting great mileage lol
God save me!...I LOVE the sound of a 'Jimmy Diesel'...don't care how many holes in the block!
Although, the sound DOES get kinda' other-worldly when you get up to twelve or sixteen holes...with a little nitrous...in a 'pull truck'...on the far side of redline...jus' sayin'!
Bluswede...... What "pull truck" are you referring to?...... and just how far, "on the far side of redline" are you meaning? Just curious. : )
I drove two road tractors that had 318s in them (8V71). There was a flapper door in the elbow going into the top of the blower that had a mechanical cable (like an old manual choke cable) which acted as the emergency shutoff. When needed such as a run away (they can also run backwards!) you just pulled the cable which released the door to drop down and block air into the blower, starving the engine. Nice little ride!
I love that truck so much. The stance, the super singles, the paint, and that badass motor!
I love the Detroit diesel sounds!
800kpa/116psi is the pressure you set the governor too for the air system. And it's a Detroit, the fact your smelling oil is good, it still means it hasn't leaked all of it out yet lol. Detroit's love to sweat horsepower.
army guy i knew talking about Chinook helicopters and how they used to leak fluid I said something along the lines of "well that's bad" and he said something along the lines of "no that's good, that means it's got fluid"
I watch a lot of Detroit videos and have to say this is one of the best I have seen. Thank you.
Rich this truck is BEAUTIFUL!! That engine is Beautiful too!! I like the way the owner thinks.
Good call on the low pro super singles, a taller super single is like driving a boat down the road if you dont have a load on lighter trucks.
Damn, that's a cool truck! Owner seems to be a really nice guy too, and he wasn't bothered by the camera at all which was nice to see👍 I like the idea of these test drives, keep it up! And again, jeez that thing is cool :D
Awesome! I’ve got a ‘77 IH Loadstar 1700 grain truck and this has given me some ideas!
When you can’t stop smiling you know the build was done well!
Drove a 4-71 with a twin stick brown light trans. Yes, you have to keep the Jimmy in the top of the RPM. Ended up stirring the sticks with one arm through the steering wheel.
Love it!!! Only one way to drive a Detroit, is too the floor!!! Great motor!!!
Beautiful truck !
Excellent job of showing it off !
Thanks to you and Jason for sharing this. It's an amazing project!
This one of the best builds I have seen in a long time. Thanks for showing us this little truck!
Love this kind of stuff I hope to see more 👍👍👍👍
This is awesome. Bad ass truck and review. Rich did great driving too. I love the downshifts
2 stroke Detroit's always put that smile on everyone's face. There is also a real fun panic face everyone does when they run away the first time. This guy has it under control though with that nice bottle set up.
There is something about those old things that I just love. What a beautiful machine.
As we say down here in Texas, "You were grinning like a possum eatin' shit"... Man you were like a child on Christmas day! You were very happy and I am happy to have gotten to see the expression on your face! Keep the quality content coming my friend!
Cool ride man, love it. My mate has a R series Mack truck, he has an air hose just in case he looses air he can start from a tire air pressure, once it's running air compressor takes over, get her up and good to go.
Nothing like the old 2 stroke Detroit's. Such a beautiful sound
. . . T H A T S O U N D T H O !
Do more of this . . . very entertaining and informative.
That starter ain't no joke. That thing is LOUD !
Who said money cant buy you happiness ? Did you see the smile on his face the whole time he was grabbing gears !
What an awesome build!!! Another proof that if you set your mind on something, you CAN do it!!! Love that attitude.
Performing a tune up on a 8v 92 one day
Me and another guy while we had taken off the exhaust manifolds
Used a injector height tool set a injector
Started the engine checked the exhaust temp at the exhaust port went to other injectors and adjusted them to the same temp then put the tool on the injectors and found them to be almost perfectly adjusted.
Love those 2 stroke with jakes open exhaust
PS always put the screen on the turbo when doing tune ups many mechanics and one i know lost their fingers in the turbo during a tune up
Took me a minute but i know that engine sound! Gives me flashbacks to driving M113 apc in the army. It was Detroit 2 stroke diesel
Yep they ran 6V53T engines same family two extra cylinders.
Unmistakable .
Heh heh, nice rig! ...and yeah, you definitely have to slam your finger in the door before you drive it, so you're in the right frame of mind to keep the revs up to an acceptable level. Gotta remember, it's a 2 stroke, so when it sounds like it's ready to fly apart, it's just getting into the power band! I doubt you guys ever got over 2300 rpm the whole video, and those 4-53's will rev safely to 2900-3000 rpm without hurting them. You definitely need taller gears and a secondary gearbox or 'Brownie' to really make use of the torque band on these, since they don't really start making good power till 18-1900 rpm. At 2800 they sound like they're coming unglued, but they're actually at peak efficiency.😄👍
The quickest way to crack a cylinder liner on a Detroit is to lug it down under heavy load. The water pump(s) don't turn fast enough to keep the cylinders cool at low rpm, and also they don't make good oil pressure, so everything runs hot and starves for oil.😜 *EDIT* ...oh yeah, and get rid of that damned air starter and grab an electric starter off of a 6V-53 or even a 6-71 (clockwise rotation of course). They're about 1/4 the price, and you don't have to trash 1/4 of your bed space with that huge air tank to run the starter for 10 seconds. These little engines turn fairly easy, even in cold weather, so a couple of 27 series batteries in parallel are more than enough to crank it, especially if you have a block heater in cold weather. Just for sound comparison, here's an electric start 4-53T up on the pipe at a little over 2800: th-cam.com/video/oiCE3THO_Pg/w-d-xo.html
I love videos like this. See what's been built and what tweaks need to be done. Inspire us guys who are still building
Thanks for the 4-53 video, Rich. The old Detroit diesels have an unmatched cool factor.
Such a cool build. Totally just building what he loves
Put a 2 speed rear end in it . It’s a awesome truck
Yes because 4 gears isn't enough shifting to enjoy a screaming Detroit 😎 MUST SHIFT MORE 😎😎😎😎😎😎😎
Moar Gears xD !
No way, a twin stick would be way cooler! Grigg & Buckbz here on YT have some cool Detroit videos.
Yeah it needs twin sticks!
@@grabasandwich yeah I drove an old pos international with a spicer 5 speed with a 2 speed rear end. It was less then amazing. A twin stick would be amazing!
just came across this video. this is one hell of a build the smile on your face said it all.
Detroit Diesel putting smiles on faces for decades!! Awesome build....
Awesome build! I laughed my ass off at the clutch adapter - I'm playing that game right now, getting an IH 1 ton 5spd into a Scout II chassis. Maybe it's time to consider a couple of pulleys :)
I'd love to see more of this truck
Awesome video and I too loved that rapturous grin on your face as you drove.
I also loved the sound of the V8 Macks with air start here in Australia
I worked for Roadway Express, a US LTL trucking company, for almost 30 years in management. Up until the 1990s and maybe beyond, our Line Haul tractors were all air start, and most were Detroit Diesels. Hearing that scream at start brings back a lot of memories
Nice ih love the sound of old Detroit motors
Man what a cool truck! I'd drive that till the wheels fall off!
I respect anyone that can do that kind of work. That is a sweet as I love the sound of a diesel.
Love it. I learned to drive in a 9500 jimmy with a 671 and a 10 speed in the mid 70’s.
One badass truck!👍🏼 I came here from biaspliesnzipties. 🇺🇸
Cool guy n cool project!
Yes. 100% love this. More obscure diesel stuff please.
2 stroke Detroit music to the ears the only engine that loved being driven like a hot rod
That was awesome!
You should use marvel mystery oil for the starter, that stuff worked wonders on the air starters in the offshore oil industry when I worked in the gulf of mexico
I love those old 2-stroke Detroit diesels. They sound awesome and very dependable engines.
Now i want to get a skidoo 850 etec turbo r with Rotax and mount an air strater to Rotax 850 jimmy!
Thank you. Great video. Fun truck and a bit of history. Especially good that it was used by volunteer firefighters in its original configuration and that the sign writing is still on the driver’s door.
Wow! What a truck! Coolest!
great video
Those 53 series GM's are something you either love or hate I reckon and that one with a hair dryer hanging off it is quiet (believe it or not)
We always say "ya drive em like you stole em"
Any GM 2 stroke I have worked on has a flap on the inlet side of the super charger standard from the factory to shut them down incase they ru away. The flap is hooked to a cable to a knob on the dash that says something like "PULL FOR EMERGENCY SHUTDOWN" abd this closes the flap and shuts the motor down instantly, works much better than the bottle of spray stuff and they come standard as far as I know like this so will be surprised if it doesnt have a flap
Almost all Macks in Australia up until the late 90's came standard with air start and it is very reliable, the rotation is changed by indexing the internal stationary part of the starter
A very cool little truck but not my cup of tea with a screaming Jimmy and a 53 series at that lol , need a good supply of ear plugs
Old mate might look at getting some "Jake brake" solenoids for it , would make people look when rolling up to a set of lights lol
Great stuff Rich and crew
Nothing like the music of a 2 stroker Detroit. Love the air starter
Love the truck....air starters are jawsome, shows the originality of his build, the engine is radical and old. I loved your comment...Your thought was to put a 4:11 rear in it until you drove it. It’s funny how our thoughts change sometimes after we drive something or get a feel for how it’s used. I have a 51 REO that I’m thinking of putting a 238 Detroit under the hood. Those engines are truly loud and show their attitude. I like attitude but more when I need it. Show us more of this truck. I’m not sure how this truck, with the current engine, could be nose heavy. The old Crackerbox rigs were probably a little shorter we, but they had a heavier rear end. But I’ve not built a rig like this, so who knows. Porter Dude of Ohio.🤩
A natural blower would really help with bottom end power. That engine & trans is from a 79-81 c60 and they had that trans plus a 2spd rear to split gears. Theyre alot more fun when u can split it wont lug.
Thanks for the input ol2stroker! We had one of these in the shop 15 years ago but my experience is really limited so glad to have you watching!
These are all I do. I had one most recently in a 78 F250 4spd with 3spd aux behind it. Message me I'll shoot you my number you can pass it along to your buddy if he needs anything in the future. Sure coulda saved him some trouble with that runaway! lol
I would add a 12 volt air compressor to build up air pressure in case you don't have enough air to kick the starter over.
I thought about that myself as my current build is air start... it'd just drain the batteries before it could build enough pressure.
Quite a long time ago I went deep down the rabbit hole on how to get a 2 speed rear end into something like this and this is what I found. Most 2 speed rearends are huge (17000lbs up to 26000lbs rating) and the have extremely low gears (6.xx on the high end all the way to 8.xx on the low) because they where designed to have 42 inch tires on them and where trying to get a relatively small engine (think ford 300 6) to pull all that weight around. So I found 2 alternatives: a ranger overdrive that bolts on between the engine and trans, and a gear venders overdrive that bolts onto the back of the trans
Sweet truck!
That is the coolest truck ever!! Love seeing bigger trucks lowered, the bed flares fit it perfectly!! Awesome build, oh, dig that starter!!
Wow That's a beautiful truck, and probably the cleanest DD I've ever seen.. And that great Detroit Diesel sound.
Every two stroke Detroit Diesel you got to drive it like you're pissed off at it or it won't run right at all.
Canadians can't resist Tim Hortons coffee. 🤣
Just love that Detroit scream. Used to drive a GMC Astro with 6V71. Miss hearing the 2 stroker going down the road.
Awesome truck. Nothing’s more classic than an air start Detroit in the diesel world.
My cousins put a 353T in a early 70's chevy van , great mileage but not loved by the police for the noise they were making.
Hope the police won’t mind my straight piped 671 🤣
3/53 T, not 353t
Loved this episode Rich, definitely do more like this mixed in with your usual stuff, it’s great to see what other regular people are building!
Air start is the best diesel starter made, simple to rebuild and run for ever
AWESOME! I hope you do a follow-up video on this truck in the future. That thing is absolutely incredible.