I can't imagine the frustration you're going through. It sounds like some corporation bought the rights and wants every penny. Thank you for the vids over the years, they have been really inspiring and enjoyable to watch.
@@kamsden13 yeah, they are killing the Golden Goose at YT. I am seriously thinking of moving solely to Rumble. I just don’t post as much as I used to for various reasons, the demise of YT being high on the list.
Nice work. I 100% know where you are coming from. Been doing youtube for about 6 years now and I have little to no desire to continue. There is little to no pay. Its fun as a hobby but if you want to make money you might as well forget it. Im burnt out and I can only imagine if they started to flag my old videos. Such a bummer but like you said you will just go on building cars without videoing it. Thats what I started to do. I built a whole Denali and not once have I pulled my camera out. Im sure ill do a video on it eventually but for now im just going to have fun. Good luck with everything and I love all the stuff you have done to that truck.
Apreciate it, brother. I’ve loved all your wacky builds. I’d totally drive several of your trucks; demise of the Turtle was sad. I guess if I post anything from here on out it’s gonna be back to what it was before I was monetized. Just doing it to interact with the other dudes doing the best they can in their garages.
I don't think they polish the cheaper stainless. No point because it slowly tarnishes. When i was welding my stainless headers for the big block in my 80 Silverado project i noticed it was a little harder to weld. I was using stainless wire but it wanted to fight me. A tig would be ideal.
Exactly. I noticed the old 304 could be cleaned up real easy with a wire brush. They places it corrodes is where it was welded an where it was bent. From what I read, it has less chromium than 409. I was using the standard MIG wire I use on everything I do. Had a small roll of .025 wire left over from the body work. Honestly, it was easier with the normal .030 wire once that ran out. I’d blow through the pipe when not careful, but the higher heat somehow helped. I did have several pin holes to plug after first fire up, too. Cold temps helped find them. Again, I’m wondering how long it’ll hold together.
Its definitely not the prettiest welds but you did it yourself and saved a boatload of money paying someone else to do a half ass job. Looks good. I just did an exhaust on my k5 blazer last weekend . Ugly welds but it will hold and if it doesn't ill fix it
Yeah, I feel like my lack of attention to what steel I was buying for the tubing lead to my welding woes. Expensive mistake. If need be, now I know exactly which mandrel bent pieces I need to order in 304 stainless.
That’s my whole concern. There are the sensors right after the manifold. Then the sensors after the cats, right. The x pipe is supposed to be as close to the manifold as possible from what I’ve read. I’m wondering how much it matters since it’s not a true X pipe. It’s basically a double Y. The computer doesn’t seem to care right now. What I’m more worried about is the welds on the 409 stainless. Will they hold up? Supposed to weld that with TIG and specific rods. Leaves me wondering if I’ll be back with 304 pieces to redo it all.
@@mikewatkins4512 I sure hope so. I can’t find much that says what will happen. I can see how the 304 faired over the last decade. I hope I’m okay with having done it with 409. I understand the generalities of using TIG and certain filler rods, sure. That’s ideal. I’ve stepped into what if territory.
@@rockymtnredneck4888 I get confused with what stainless is the better one. The 409 is the cheaper stuff. I used that on Dad's Camaro and my 70 Chevy truck. You can weld 409 with regular wire no problem. I have done that. The 304 is the better stainless. That is what you find polished. That is what the headers on my 80 Chevy truck are. I am not as confident that you can weld 304 with steel wire. As far as the O2 sensors if those are after the cats they aren't very important from what I have found. They won't effect how the motor runs. It's just so the computer can see what is happening. The important sensors are before the cats.
@@mossman381 dude, I get confused on it all, too. 409 is the high chromium content, polished. 304 is low chromium hardly ever polished. I had to go look it up after the first day I was trying to weld it. Some were saying the 304 barely counts as stainless. Additionally, I relooked at my order and I did in fact order those kits in 409, when I meant to order them in 304. Everything else was 304. This also tells you how long ago I bought all the parts. They sat for a while waiting for me to get the time to work on them.
glad to see you any way
I can't imagine the frustration you're going through. It sounds like some corporation bought the rights and wants every penny. Thank you for the vids over the years, they have been really inspiring and enjoyable to watch.
@@kamsden13 yeah, they are killing the Golden Goose at YT. I am seriously thinking of moving solely to Rumble. I just don’t post as much as I used to for various reasons, the demise of YT being high on the list.
Nice work. I 100% know where you are coming from. Been doing youtube for about 6 years now and I have little to no desire to continue. There is little to no pay. Its fun as a hobby but if you want to make money you might as well forget it. Im burnt out and I can only imagine if they started to flag my old videos. Such a bummer but like you said you will just go on building cars without videoing it. Thats what I started to do. I built a whole Denali and not once have I pulled my camera out. Im sure ill do a video on it eventually but for now im just going to have fun. Good luck with everything and I love all the stuff you have done to that truck.
Apreciate it, brother. I’ve loved all your wacky builds. I’d totally drive several of your trucks; demise of the Turtle was sad. I guess if I post anything from here on out it’s gonna be back to what it was before I was monetized. Just doing it to interact with the other dudes doing the best they can in their garages.
Glad to see your back. There are some of us that really enjoy your videos. Keep em coming!
Apreciate the support. I’ll post stuff when I can, when I am doing something of note.
Looking good brother
I don't think they polish the cheaper stainless. No point because it slowly tarnishes. When i was welding my stainless headers for the big block in my 80 Silverado project i noticed it was a little harder to weld. I was using stainless wire but it wanted to fight me. A tig would be ideal.
Exactly. I noticed the old 304 could be cleaned up real easy with a wire brush. They places it corrodes is where it was welded an where it was bent. From what I read, it has less chromium than 409. I was using the standard MIG wire I use on everything I do. Had a small roll of .025 wire left over from the body work. Honestly, it was easier with the normal .030 wire once that ran out. I’d blow through the pipe when not careful, but the higher heat somehow helped. I did have several pin holes to plug after first fire up, too. Cold temps helped find them. Again, I’m wondering how long it’ll hold together.
Its definitely not the prettiest welds but you did it yourself and saved a boatload of money paying someone else to do a half ass job. Looks good. I just did an exhaust on my k5 blazer last weekend
. Ugly welds but it will hold and if it doesn't ill fix it
Yeah, I feel like my lack of attention to what steel I was buying for the tubing lead to my welding woes. Expensive mistake. If need be, now I know exactly which mandrel bent pieces I need to order in 304 stainless.
I wonder if those O2 sensors should have been installed before the x muffler. So they were reading the left and right banks separately.
That’s my whole concern. There are the sensors right after the manifold. Then the sensors after the cats, right. The x pipe is supposed to be as close to the manifold as possible from what I’ve read. I’m wondering how much it matters since it’s not a true X pipe. It’s basically a double Y. The computer doesn’t seem to care right now. What I’m more worried about is the welds on the 409 stainless. Will they hold up? Supposed to weld that with TIG and specific rods. Leaves me wondering if I’ll be back with 304 pieces to redo it all.
It’s perfectly fine to weld stainless with mild steer or vice versa.
@@mikewatkins4512 I sure hope so. I can’t find much that says what will happen. I can see how the 304 faired over the last decade. I hope I’m okay with having done it with 409. I understand the generalities of using TIG and certain filler rods, sure. That’s ideal. I’ve stepped into what if territory.
@@rockymtnredneck4888 I get confused with what stainless is the better one. The 409 is the cheaper stuff. I used that on Dad's Camaro and my 70 Chevy truck. You can weld 409 with regular wire no problem. I have done that. The 304 is the better stainless. That is what you find polished. That is what the headers on my 80 Chevy truck are. I am not as confident that you can weld 304 with steel wire. As far as the O2 sensors if those are after the cats they aren't very important from what I have found. They won't effect how the motor runs. It's just so the computer can see what is happening. The important sensors are before the cats.
@@mossman381 dude, I get confused on it all, too. 409 is the high chromium content, polished. 304 is low chromium hardly ever polished. I had to go look it up after the first day I was trying to weld it. Some were saying the 304 barely counts as stainless. Additionally, I relooked at my order and I did in fact order those kits in 409, when I meant to order them in 304. Everything else was 304. This also tells you how long ago I bought all the parts. They sat for a while waiting for me to get the time to work on them.
Been missing the content 'mano! Hope all is well! This makes me want to finally put an exhaust on my Tahoe might call around for some pricing
Oh, Family and I are doing great. TH-cam has killed the golden goose. I’m just not motivated to do much for them any more.
Been watching your show for a long time. Hate to see you go
Apreciate you following along. I’m not gone. I’m just not very motivated to be active.
Exhaust is impressive 3 inch
Thank you. Ton of work for me. I have my doubts about the welds on the 409 stainless, but we’ll see.