I am really enjoying watching you build this wrecker. I worked for many years as a field mechanic for Weyhaeuser, Caterpillar, and various gold mines. Most of the time I was alone. Just like you, a person has to figure out how to do a job by your self. I am now retired and to entertain myself I built an old school water-pumper dune buggy with a T Bucket body. I also had issues with my oil filter. Ha Ha. I don't know if you monitor this 2 year old video, but I like the way that you think, and the way that you film it.
Your videos are great! I enjoy them and cannot support you enough. You're HUMBLE. A sign of a true man. Society could use a few more of you. Thank you for everything you do. Seriously a true joy to watch. Cable has NOTHING on you
Dnam man I wish I lived close enough to help because I know the feeling of doing something by yourself that would going quicker with help. With all the help you give other poeple I'm suprised poeple aren't lining up to help you . But them again no I'm not . You are a rare breed . Not many poeple enjoy helping others with no pay back or nothing in it for them. Just another reason you are so awesome !!!
I like the greater-than-average amount of filming you're doing on this project. Most project videos on TH-cam make things look easy by showing vaguely described tasks for seconds at a distance. This really shows people what to expect if they try it.
Ten "Likes" once you pointed out that you guys did plan on strengthening the frame !!! Awesome. I like that truss, too - I've never seen one like that on modern frames, and my last job was at a full fabrication truck shop (frame lengthening/shortening, aluminum and steel beds and dumb beds, etc.). Interesting.
looking good man not to much longer for a new start up. kinda reminds me back when i use to lay on the floor late at night working on old chevys and swapping out tranys and engines. wish i could be there to help you dieing to see this thing run and hear the first start up post more videos as soon as you can longer there better man .. looking good
New subscriber. Lost track of how many engine swaps/installations I've done by myself. I will admit it was easier and faster the few times I've gotten help. Good job.
I like the longer length for these assembly videos. Once that frame is trussed up, might as well get some roofing rubber in a bucket and slather that baby in roofing tar and let it dry, no more rusty or weakened frame!
you know your stuff im impressed the new wrecker is coming along great look forward to you getting her done and getting back in the woods good luck buddy and i wil drink a cold one for you
If you had the time, I'd put a 2 inch body lift on it, requires no modifications and increased clearances for the distributor, carb etc. and easier to clean mud out from and inspect the frame
I just bought a pump that puts out 11.6 gpm @ 1200 rpm, 19.4 @ 2000 rpm and 29.1 @ 3000 rpm with 3000 P.S.I. with an electric clutch. I am making up a pulley with a couple more grooves to run it. What a deference this will make. You will be glad you are using that pump. I can't wait to get my new pump. Hope you get a lot done this week end!!
Making great progress!! I was going to ask if it was going to be red but now my question is answered. Putting steel plate along those trusses and frame should be very strong.
awesome job man i wanted to reach threw the screen and help remind me on a engine swap my dad and i did as a kid really looking good thanks for sharing the build with us
Looking real good, I was hoping to see how you were able to run the 2 belts on the pump. The days of messing with that other system are numbered. Can't wait to be able to just flip a switch.
i know its a little late, but a foctory oil cooler adapter off a third gen firebird (have one on my 87 GTA, 5.7l) is made just for those gen one blocks. it would work perfect in your application. truck is looking great so fat though.
what I found on header gaskets is put them on and tighten them even all around and start it up and let it run until good and hot and shut it off and let everything get cold. like over night. then tighten them all again and don't touch it again unless its cold. 2 times and I have had them last for years before they go to leaking, or better yet change the engine before they go to leaking. I blow a lot of SMC engines.
can you just stop sleeping and doing anything else that prevents me from seeing this beast come to life sooner? no? okay *sigh*... But really, i love these videos and i look forward to seeing them every week, they give me inspiration to work on my 84 K5 Blazer.
I watched your videos backwards I guess but almost 5 hrs of them , didn't realize how much work you did to the wrecker after breaking frame on old one , built that truck yourself damn near didn't you
Curious why you didn't rustproof the fuel tank being we live in the rust belt? I would have repainted the frame as well just to keep in safe from frickin Salt! Good job, hope this new truck turns out to be twice what the old one was, may that one rip..
These videos are great and show us what is involved.. I am a long-time follower from Melbourne Australia and just going back through some of your older videos and found these.... fantastic work seeing you are doing it mostly on your own and in your own workshop instead of at your work... Eric, I am just curious as to how Mara got her "seatcover" nickname, please...
@@offroadrecoveryteam It must be an American thing as I have been driving big rigs here in Australia since the mid '80s and we don't use that one .. we usually call them a YL=Young Lady, but nothing about them being in the passenger seat... Thanks for the reply.
Isn't there supposed to be a thick paper covered metal gasket that goes at the top of the oil cooler housing between it and the block? The gasket has 2 holes in it for the Allen bolts. I think the gasket fills a gap between the oil cooler housing and the block.
So, when is the A/C heater box going in?? ;p My CJ also has that, I they call it a "pinion snubber", too. I think it is to help keep the pinion out of the oil pan, or it could even be to help reduce wheel hop in reverse, not actually sure, though.
l337pwnage the reasons they have them there is to prevent the front pinion and axle from bottoming out on the frame and also to prevent the pinion from going to far out of angle and damaging the yoke and u-joints.
13:54 & header gaskets: This brings up a question I have - why do headers have the single header flange across all the tubes instead of separating the flanges into three parts (end, the center two, and the other end)? If done in separate flanges the tubes could flex a little more for a better seal at each flange.
Mr5point56 The TC is a 1500 RPM stall and a gas one for a 1 ton is a 1800 RPM stall, I was running one in the old wrecker from a 6.2 also, worked good for trail use. It bolts up to the large dia. flex plate using 3 out of the 6 bolt holes on the TC
Fram PH13 and PH30 both work just the PH30 is 1 inch shorter. They had that for the 2wd and 4wd needed to be shorter for the front diff. I leaned this back when I had a 1984 Suburban 5.7L. What size is that one
recoveryteam good point. Just hope it doesn't do a number on your filter & oil. This sounds cheesy but maybe some kind of aluminum heatshield homebrewed?
Keltingr Could tack-weld 2 stainless bolts to the outside of the header and then mount the aluminum heat shield to the bolts, easily removable by grinding the tack weld if you wanted. Just an idea. Keep up the great work man
Being that it is just an offroad vehicle, Why not run the exhaust straight out the hood. Then you will have enough room to run what ever oil system you like.
Lol... People always tell me that too and complain my truck is too quiet. The last thing you want on a trail rig that you spend many hours in is loud exhaust that exits close to the cab, especially a recovery rig where being able to hear people talking is important. Through the hood exhaust is cool for the first 5 minutes, then it is loud, stinky and makes the rig unbearable to stay in for any amount of time.
Hey I am retired and would relocate to help out with any thing in my spare time? I have experience with multiple industries is your area favorable for retired persons
Because it's not a show truck I imagine or assume just my opinion , because if you paint the block then you want to paint frame and paint everything nice and before you know it you have a full on restoration lol and don't want to put the restored show truck in the mud and bang or scratch it all up you know? That's my opinion atleast but would be sweet if restored or painted everything up or whatever, wonder if he has any other cool builds
+Mad Brother The t-case would drive the pump, that means that when using it while the truck is not in motion the trans news to be in gear and the t-case in neutral. then if I want to use the pump when moving down the trail at a low ground speed, the pump would only be driven no faster than the speed of the driveline.
So is this wrecker going to be a trailer queen and took to every event on a trailer? or it going to be a road legal driver, seams like your putting a awful lot of work on her to be a woods truck.
A 6.2 is not better pulling power, it was designed with the intention of getting good fuel economy and providing small block replacement power. At 130 HP/240ft/lb it is comparable to a 305 at best.
It sounds like the audio on your camera or your render is low quality. There is a noise in it. If you can increase the audio quality on your camera, that would be a good place to start..
+npsit1 It's the nature of the beast with a GoPro camera. GoPro can claim they design their mics for industry revolutionizing quality, but that's just never been true. From the original gen 1 to the Hero 4, GoPros always have really shitty audio quality.
I don't mean to make myself sound stupid but looking at your small block leads me to ask if they changed the design. I I have a 1976 chevy K10 4x4 that's said to have a 350 sbc but on my trucks engine, the waterpump is slightly to the drivers' side of the engine but I see the waterpump on yours is directly above the cam pulley. is it a difference in the model year or could my truck have a different size engine like a 383 maybe ? I bought the truck as is a few months ago as is and my buddy couldn't tell me much about it because he bought it from a towing auction as is
+Tommy Stearns I don't remember any small block chevrolet, 305, 327, 350, 400, having a offset water pump, even when building a stroker 383, a factory water pump is often used. But there my be some aftermarket water pumps out there that are offset for clearance of some other aftermarket accessory. All of the first generation small block chevrolet engines regardless of cubic inch (except for the 400) look almost identical on the outside. And are very interchangeable even with internal parts. For example a 327 can be built using a 350 block with a 327 crank and rods, or a 383 stroker can be built using parts from a 400. So if your engine has ben rebuilt is would be difficult to determine it's CID from the outside, without knowledge of the components used.
+recoveryteam maybe it's an aftermarket part, idk but it's gonna need replaced because it rattles and another, the temp gauge isn't registering even though it maintains it's cool
+recoveryteam btw, I love your wrecker. I followed the rebirth of it from the bad fay of the broken wrecker. Out of curiosity, what you gonna do with that other red wrecker?
+recoveryteam right on, idk if it's your rig but there's a ford meme on facebook that shows an f350 under water supposedly hiding from a lifted red wrecker looking for it because someone said tge price of scrap metal went up
These old videos are great!
I am really enjoying watching you build this wrecker. I worked for many years as a field mechanic for Weyhaeuser, Caterpillar, and various gold mines. Most of the time I was alone. Just like you, a person has to figure out how to do a job by your self. I am now retired and to entertain myself I built an old school water-pumper dune buggy with a T Bucket body. I also had issues with my oil filter. Ha Ha. I don't know if you monitor this 2 year old video, but I like the way that you think, and the way that you film it.
Your videos are great! I enjoy them and cannot support you enough. You're HUMBLE. A sign of a true man. Society could use a few more of you. Thank you for everything you do. Seriously a true joy to watch. Cable has NOTHING on you
sparkymikeh Thank you.
Dnam man I wish I lived close enough to help because I know the feeling of doing something by yourself that would going quicker with help. With all the help you give other poeple I'm suprised poeple aren't lining up to help you . But them again no I'm not . You are a rare breed . Not many poeple enjoy helping others with no pay back or nothing in it for them. Just another reason you are so awesome !!!
I like the greater-than-average amount of filming you're doing on this project. Most project videos on TH-cam make things look easy by showing vaguely described tasks for seconds at a distance. This really shows people what to expect if they try it.
i wish i was local id offer to come lend a hand. look forward to the next part
Well, the time that you were by yourself installing you got a hell of a lot accomplished.
I been hav'n fun watching this come together.
Ten "Likes" once you pointed out that you guys did plan on strengthening the frame !!! Awesome. I like that truss, too - I've never seen one like that on modern frames, and my last job was at a full fabrication truck shop (frame lengthening/shortening, aluminum and steel beds and dumb beds, etc.). Interesting.
I forgot how simple Chevs are to work on....nice.
looking good man not to much longer for a new start up. kinda reminds me back when i use to lay on the floor late at night working on old chevys and swapping out tranys and engines. wish i could be there to help you dieing to see this thing run and hear the first start up post more videos as soon as you can longer there better man .. looking good
New subscriber. Lost track of how many engine swaps/installations I've done by myself. I will admit it was easier and faster the few times I've gotten help. Good job.
I like the longer length for these assembly videos. Once that frame is trussed up, might as well get some roofing rubber in a bucket and slather that baby in roofing tar and let it dry, no more rusty or weakened frame!
Nice cab Restoration. . . . Awesome job
Good luck it's looking real good. You do a great job, thanks for helping everyone.
the water pump is right where it should be, staring into the engine compartment from ground level at the angle I was at played tricks on my eyes, lol
Truck is looking good! Happy to see you're going to paint it red.
truck's coming along nicely
Good work. Glad to see its coming together.
you know your stuff im impressed the new wrecker is coming along great look forward to you getting her done and getting back in the woods good luck buddy and i wil drink a cold one for you
Coming together nicely
I WOULD OF GONE OFF SEVERAL TIMES BY NOW, YOU GOT'ER UNDER CONTROL IT SEEMS
If you had the time, I'd put a 2 inch body lift on it, requires no modifications and increased clearances for the distributor, carb etc. and easier to clean mud out from and inspect the frame
Wooohooo! been checkin the channel all week for part 3! stoked!
Dude can't wait to see this new gal when you get her done!!!
I just bought a pump that puts out 11.6 gpm @ 1200 rpm, 19.4 @ 2000 rpm and 29.1 @ 3000 rpm with 3000 P.S.I. with an electric clutch. I am making up a pulley with a couple more grooves to run it. What a deference this will make. You will be glad you are using that pump. I can't wait to get my new pump. Hope you get a lot done this week end!!
Hope it's a good weekend of wrenchin on the wrecker! Friday night/Sat morning in Michigan, I bet you're still up workin on it pullin a late-nighter
nice to see the truck coming together
Some really nice progress there Eric !
great job Erick!
Making great progress!! I was going to ask if it was going to be red but now my question is answered. Putting steel plate along those trusses and frame should be very strong.
The suspense is killing me. I can't wait to see the new wrecker out in the woods.
shes lookin good great work
i enjoy ur videos
your knowledge, tools AND patience.......I wish I was your kid-
exellent job!
awesome job man i wanted to reach threw the screen and help remind me on a engine swap my dad and i did as a kid really looking good thanks for sharing the build with us
Great video
Looking real good, I was hoping to see how you were able to run the 2 belts on the pump. The days of messing with that other system are numbered. Can't wait to be able to just flip a switch.
BEAUTIFUL.....
i like the new wrecker :) cant wait to see the final result
My 84 Chev had the bump stop as well, wasn't a diesel.
Bad ass rig..
i may be speaking for all of your subscribers but we hope for a full recovery of the new truck and a running video as well,good progress so far
I love your videos! I feel like I know you.
i know its a little late, but a foctory oil cooler adapter off a third gen firebird (have one on my 87 GTA, 5.7l) is made just for those gen one blocks. it would work perfect in your application. truck is looking great so fat though.
what I found on header gaskets is put them on and tighten them even all around and start it up and let it run until good and hot and shut it off and let everything get cold. like over night. then tighten them all again and don't touch it again unless its cold. 2 times and I have had them last for years before they go to leaking, or better yet change the engine before they go to leaking. I blow a lot of SMC engines.
can you just stop sleeping and doing anything else that prevents me from seeing this beast come to life sooner? no? okay *sigh*...
But really, i love these videos and i look forward to seeing them every week, they give me inspiration to work on my 84 K5 Blazer.
i understand that it takes a lot of work to build the wrecker and to produce the videos as well. keep up the good work
use header wrap to keep the filter cool and help engine compartment temps
My chevy wrecker is not 4 wheel drive but I have broken motor mounts often in my truck!
i wish i knew this much about cars...
I watched your videos backwards I guess but almost 5 hrs of them , didn't realize how much work you did to the wrecker after breaking frame on old one , built that truck yourself damn near didn't you
Awesome video! Whens the next coming?
I watched your videos backwards I guess but almost 5 hrs of them
Curious why you didn't rustproof the fuel tank being we live in the rust belt? I would have repainted the frame as well just to keep in safe from frickin Salt! Good job, hope this new truck turns out to be twice what the old one was, may that one rip..
These videos are great and show us what is involved.. I am a long-time follower from Melbourne Australia and just going back through some of your older videos and found these.... fantastic work seeing you are doing it mostly on your own and in your own workshop instead of at your work... Eric, I am just curious as to how Mara got her "seatcover" nickname, please...
It is old CB radio Trucker slang referring to some one in the passenger seat. Most often a good looking female. It just seemed appropriate.
@@offroadrecoveryteam It must be an American thing as I have been driving big rigs here in Australia since the mid '80s and we don't use that one .. we usually call them a YL=Young Lady, but nothing about them being in the passenger seat... Thanks for the reply.
i would have rebuilt the motor while i had it out! probably could use rings, timing chain, water pump thermostat etc..
Bad ass
Isn't there supposed to be a thick paper covered metal gasket that goes at the top of the oil cooler housing between it and the block? The gasket has 2 holes in it for the Allen bolts. I think the gasket fills a gap between the oil cooler housing and the block.
Great job the build looks awesome! I can't wait for it to be finished!! And I am wandering how your wife got the nick name seat cover? recoveryteam
QuadManAustyn99 I came up with it, old CB term for girl in passenger seat.
cool
Have you thought of using vinyl dye instead of paint on the interior panels?
Wish you was my best friend and local haha
So, when is the A/C heater box going in?? ;p
My CJ also has that, I they call it a "pinion snubber", too. I think it is to help keep the pinion out of the oil pan, or it could even be to help reduce wheel hop in reverse, not actually sure, though.
l337pwnage Yes the old CJ's had them, I was just a little surprised, first time I saw one on a GM
l337pwnage the reasons they have them there is to prevent the front pinion and axle from bottoming out on the frame and also to prevent the pinion from going to far out of angle and damaging the yoke and u-joints.
13:54 & header gaskets: This brings up a question I have - why do headers have the single header flange across all the tubes instead of separating the flanges into three parts (end, the center two, and the other end)? If done in separate flanges the tubes could flex a little more for a better seal at each flange.
Spearfisher1970 I think to reduce the chance of the pipes warping and braking bolts, like some cast manifolds do. Or just easier to mass produce.
You Going to put bed liner on the frame?
What's up
DId you ever look into the torque converter? I have done swaps from the 6.2's to sbc's and had problems
Mr5point56 The TC is a 1500 RPM stall and a gas one for a 1 ton is a 1800 RPM stall, I was running one in the old wrecker from a 6.2 also, worked good for trail use. It bolts up to the large dia. flex plate using 3 out of the 6 bolt holes on the TC
do you not use power steering in the rig???
Fram PH13 and PH30 both work just the PH30 is 1 inch shorter. They had that for the 2wd and 4wd needed to be shorter for the front diff. I leaned this back when I had a 1984 Suburban 5.7L. What size is that one
Don't use Fram filters. They are JUNK!!!
flex pro I think is the name of the header gaskets I had used on my motors, try them if you have not yet done so!!
I'd wrap that header in heat tape!
Keltingr header/heat tape gets real nasty in the mud.
recoveryteam good point. Just hope it doesn't do a number on your filter & oil. This sounds cheesy but maybe some kind of aluminum heatshield homebrewed?
Keltingr Could tack-weld 2 stainless bolts to the outside of the header and then mount the aluminum heat shield to the bolts, easily removable by grinding the tack weld if you wanted. Just an idea. Keep up the great work man
How much Horsepower do you think the Small block puts out?
And torque
20 min.... Brother that's more like it
Are those Vortec heads I noticed the valve covers have the bolts in the center.
Yes.
recoveryteam are those frame trusses going to interfere with your ground clearance enough to notice or worry about?
Mr79elk If anything, it will provide a smooth surface to slide on.
is that a vortec motor or a tbi converted to carb eric? because i see the valve covers have the holes in the center
Good eye, it is a old high nickel block, with newer high compression marine heads, and a aftermarket medium rise duel plane intake.
Being that it is just an offroad vehicle, Why not run the exhaust straight out the hood. Then you will have enough room to run what ever oil system you like.
Lol... People always tell me that too and complain my truck is too quiet. The last thing you want on a trail rig that you spend many hours in is loud exhaust that exits close to the cab, especially a recovery rig where being able to hear people talking is important. Through the hood exhaust is cool for the first 5 minutes, then it is loud, stinky and makes the rig unbearable to stay in for any amount of time.
Hey I am retired and would relocate to help out with any thing in my spare time? I have experience with multiple industries
is your area favorable for retired persons
damn I would love to take that 6.2 off your hands if I was closer
how come you didn't paint the engine block while you had it out not that it matters being under the hood.
Because it's not a show truck I imagine or assume just my opinion , because if you paint the block then you want to paint frame and paint everything nice and before you know it you have a full on restoration lol and don't want to put the restored show truck in the mud and bang or scratch it all up you know? That's my opinion atleast but would be sweet if restored or painted everything up or whatever, wonder if he has any other cool builds
+recoveryteam why did you use the pully pump and not the transfer case pump?
+Mad Brother The t-case would drive the pump, that means that when using it while the truck is not in motion the trans news to be in gear and the t-case in neutral. then if I want to use the pump when moving down the trail at a low ground speed, the pump would only be driven no faster than the speed of the driveline.
+recoveryteam that just like a skidder I believe the smaller timber jacks run a np205 with the pump
+Mad Brother Could be, I just like the engine driven pump better, then I don't need to add shifting in and out to run the pump. Just a switch.
I looking to some engine frame brackets if you still have those would you sell to me ?
+robert swofford I might still have them.
whats the hp number of that engine ?
So is this wrecker going to be a trailer queen and took to every event on a trailer? or it going to be a road legal driver, seams like your putting a awful lot of work on her to be a woods truck.
Hi
why use a 350 and not a 454,400 or a 502 big block?
lesabre1972 cuz the 350 Chevy is fuckin bulletproof and fixes itself most of the time
Should have used the diesel would have better pulling power and less drama
A 6.2 is not better pulling power, it was designed with the intention of getting good fuel economy and providing small block replacement power. At 130 HP/240ft/lb it is comparable to a 305 at best.
Evan MacDonald lol a 6.2 is more than that a j code is any way
just sent a couple bucks hope it helps. What $ you up to?
ken schuiling Thanks, I don't know haven't taken the time to figure out how to track it.
It sounds like the audio on your camera or your render is low quality. There is a noise in it. If you can increase the audio quality on your camera, that would be a good place to start..
+npsit1 I have trouble with the audio on the GoPro Hero 3 at times, I think it is only when I use the 64 bit card in it.
+npsit1
It's the nature of the beast with a GoPro camera. GoPro can claim they design their mics for industry revolutionizing quality, but that's just never been true. From the original gen 1 to the Hero 4, GoPros always have really shitty audio quality.
I don't mean to make myself sound stupid but looking at your small block leads me to ask if they changed the design. I I have a 1976 chevy K10 4x4 that's said to have a 350 sbc but on my trucks engine, the waterpump is slightly to the drivers' side of the engine but I see the waterpump on yours is directly above the cam pulley. is it a difference in the model year or could my truck have a different size engine like a 383 maybe ? I bought the truck as is a few months ago as is and my buddy couldn't tell me much about it because he bought it from a towing auction as is
+Tommy Stearns I don't remember any small block chevrolet, 305, 327, 350, 400, having a offset water pump, even when building a stroker 383, a factory water pump is often used. But there my be some aftermarket water pumps out there that are offset for clearance of some other aftermarket accessory. All of the first generation small block chevrolet engines regardless of cubic inch (except for the 400) look almost identical on the outside. And are very interchangeable even with internal parts. For example a 327 can be built using a 350 block with a 327 crank and rods, or a 383 stroker can be built using parts from a 400. So if your engine has ben rebuilt is would be difficult to determine it's CID from the outside, without knowledge of the components used.
+recoveryteam maybe it's an aftermarket part, idk but it's gonna need replaced because it rattles and another, the temp gauge isn't registering even though it maintains it's cool
+recoveryteam btw, I love your wrecker. I followed the rebirth of it from the bad fay of the broken wrecker. Out of curiosity, what you gonna do with that other red wrecker?
+Tommy Stearns I sold it, I bought it for a good price and got my money back out of it.
+recoveryteam right on, idk if it's your rig but there's a ford meme on facebook that shows an f350 under water supposedly hiding from a lifted red wrecker looking for it because someone said tge price of scrap metal went up
idk if i would use them headers lol i would have went with a set of ram horns for this application..but hell its your oil to boil ...
You don't like diesel