Gotta do the 4wd shootout with Cleetus McFarland when it’s done. Things going to be a monster and leave it tri color for the ultimate sleeper for now lol
Yes. Yes. And yes. Don't change a damn thing with the paint. Don't sand. No body work. No clear coat. Make it the definition of a junkyard parts truck sleeper.
Long live sleeper street cars. When I was a kid in the muscle car heyday, I had a first hand view of all the nice cars from the latest 60’s to 1974. The restaurant on the main drag was the lunch spot, and there was often a 66 chev biscayne with original beige paint. Thing looked stock and nobody would give the car a second look, but the stance and tires were perfect. When it was running it sounded like a retrained beast. Under the hood was a big block, toilet bowl carb, header and hidden exhaust, on the floor shift. The front wheels would stay on the ground with proper throttle control. 66 Chev Biscayne sleeper. I’ve always put sleepers at the top, because the don’t attract heat. All go and no show.
It's great to see this progress, LT! I can hear in your voice that you are encoraged and excited by this progress. Thanks for the great content that you made, all while running the shop too. It is great to hear your thiught process on why you make the choices you make, like the HVAC delete to save weight and make room for electrical that was displaced by turbos. Great job overall!
If your considering a air/water intercooler, I wanna throw this idea at ya. How about running a A/C compressor on the engine, with A/C coils inside the water tank, run a fuel loop through it, and use engine coolant as the liquid. The colder the air, the more power. Plus, the more consistent the inlet air temp is, the easier to stay on top of the tune, in varying weather conditions.
I see safety glasses! But... you are the best vehicle person I have ever seen., without using the words welder, fabricator, fitter, etc. Wow dude, you're impressive.
Hey LT, I know “it’s only money”, but I’d disassemble the body and have it all painted and done separately; have that frame coated and done too. I’m saying make it nice; treat yourself to something nice…truly make it a factory built drag truck. You’ve already got the sleeper vibe going with the Ugly Truck.
Loving the weekly posting LT. This is in my top 3 channels to watch. Keep up the great work. Maybe one day you’ll be able to get back to 2 weekly. No pressure at all though, looking forward to all the upcoming content!
I have watched as you built the engine .. it gives me daydreams on my Suburbans 496 ... Truck is starting the rocker rust they are known for... Maybe one day I will follow some of your build tactics on my engine... This is gonna be a KoOl truck your building!
I absolutely love the blue. I also want to thank you for the in depth videos you did on the rear suspension. I'm going to be doing some very similar with my way overpowered '78 Dodge truck.
I like the blue, I like the silver, and I also like the patch work quilt/multi-colored look as well. AS for people wondering why you put it together and take it apart multiple times - that's how you get it dialed in my experience. I feel like you have to build the car/truck at least twice before you blow it apart the final time to paint everything. A 6.2L would be great in the S10, but you have the 5.3L and I like the whole budget/use what you have aspect of that route. Needless to say - but you have a full plate and all of the work to go with it.
Great video. I'm really looking forward to the outcome of this build. I was really hoping it was a time lapse build. Shucks! I agree with you on the sleeper junk yard look. I absolutely love sleepers they're definitely my favorite genre of quick vehicles and that would be the ultimate sleeper! King of all sleepers. My vote is with all 3 colors. 👌
You don’t have to rock the Johnny Cash Junkyard look to have a sleeper. Clean paint on a stock appearing truck will have everyone thinking paw paw is just on his way down to the store for beer and a scratcher. 😝
Lt, with what your truck looks like right now it reminds me of the VW Harlequin you know the multicolored VW golf that the dealerships had out for display back in the day. They're worth a pretty penny when found in good shape.
I get not needing heat or AC, but you may miss the defroster depending on your climate and what times of the year you drive it. May be worth looking into a smaller aftermarket heater/defroster combo.
I sure like the orange 🍊 color done on the earlier truck. That blue color looks okay only because of the silver next to it. That silver is too dark. If I were to go silver it would be very light silver. That orange and black sure does look nice. It may be one of those colors that once you’ve done it you get tired of looking at it but for myself it never seems to get old.
I just polished my son's headlights ( same front end as yours) and he thanked me by buying LED units( both upper & lower housings). The ones I cleaned & clear coated aren't anywhere close to being as dulled as yours are- if you want them...
Awesome channel man, it's funny I just did the front bumper mount on my single cab AWD turbo. Almost made my truck hole too... Few parts to go. It will be hole in the next video forsure. My fuel cell is in the same spot too. Great job keep it up.
Thought for consideration: put the battery under the dash next to other electronics in place of the HVAC box. That will keep you from having to run long cables. Might have to find a cleaver exterior cutoff by the passenger side, but it could also move “some” weight to that side too.
Can’t wait to see how this turns out. I helped a guy in high school build a 78ish chevy step side. Was his daily driver for years. 496 with 200 shot of nitros it would run mid 7’s all day long.
Silver would be my first choice with blue a close second. As for the name, you referred to it as the Lego truck early in the video and I think that would be a great name since it’s going to be a whole bunch of pieces and parts stuck together and I believe the sum of the parts will be greater than the donors were!
LT its north maine steve i havnt been able to catch up w you for a bit good to see things going well go for the blue i had a 04 2509hd 4x4 single cab on 35s that blue was sharp everybody loved the blue color i havnt had the truck in a decade plus and folks still remind me they loved the old blue color and loved the look of it
2003 only 'Arrival Blue' is much more a rare color than any silver. Plus when done, that makes a beautiful truck, add antique white lettering and it's even more appealing. paint code # Arrival Blue Metallic, WA815K/91
Being from New England and having a bunch of mechanic friends, I've always disliked nissan because of rust a few years ago. I moved to the big island of Hawaii. I bought a 05 frontier nismo with 190k and fell in love with the platform. Yes, it needed a ton of work less. The p0420 code has been on for the last 2 years. But a good oil change and only running 91+ octane, and she runs like a top thanks to z1 for shipping me all the parts I needed to repair and enjoy my truck.
If you have any leftover bed material from patching the gooseneck hole. You should attempt to make a fuel door. Could make it something that quarter turns into the tube.
Please tell me youre dropping a trans-brake in this one. That would be worth half a second or more in the 10s truck. Might break axles, but you HAVE to be able to spool up the turbo and make good power on launch.
where did you get the weld in conversion mounts for the front end swap? i have a 2000 yukon Xl that i want the HD front bumper and grill every video iv seen until yours was some backyard assery. i would trust the full weld in more
Im partial to the silver birch. Like my 2500, 2wd, base model, lowered, truck norris 6.0L. But that blue is pretty killer! I love the newer Mazda metallic red. That's probably the color going on my 66 pontiac tho.
Whats your vote for color? Arrival blue, Silver Birch Metallic, or something else?
Red that's Budweiser red
Arrival Blue all day long! or the blue that's used on the 2019 Camaros
Either of blues will look really good, red, black and white vehicles are everywhere.
Arrival Blue!!!
Arrival Blue 😉
Arrival blue, and many thanks for NOT putting holes in the hood OR fenders. Sleepers rule!
Blue all the way for me.
Second
Third
Fourth
Dark blue 🔥🔥
Blue with gray and black criss crossing pinstripe along the fender and door line, just to give a nod to the 3 color scheme 😂
Gotta do the 4wd shootout with Cleetus McFarland when it’s done. Things going to be a monster and leave it tri color for the ultimate sleeper for now lol
Leave the colors as is, Frankentruck! 😂
Make it the REAL ugly truck
Call it "Lego"
It's. ALIIIIIVE!!😊😊😊
Yes. Yes. And yes. Don't change a damn thing with the paint. Don't sand. No body work. No clear coat. Make it the definition of a junkyard parts truck sleeper.
All go and no show!
-Dad
Long live sleeper street cars.
When I was a kid in the muscle car heyday, I had a first hand view of all the nice cars from the latest 60’s to 1974.
The restaurant on the main drag was the lunch spot, and there was often a 66 chev biscayne with original beige paint. Thing looked stock and nobody would give the car a second look, but the stance and tires were perfect.
When it was running it sounded like a retrained beast. Under the hood was a big block, toilet bowl carb, header and hidden exhaust, on the floor shift.
The front wheels would stay on the ground with proper throttle control.
66 Chev Biscayne sleeper. I’ve always put sleepers at the top, because the don’t attract heat. All go and no show.
Honestly looks awesome as the junkyard look, just seeing people’s faces as you pass them up is the best feeling.
Cool! Leave it as it is. All three colors. Spend the money on all of the things to get it running!
It's great to see this progress, LT! I can hear in your voice that you are encoraged and excited by this progress. Thanks for the great content that you made, all while running the shop too. It is great to hear your thiught process on why you make the choices you make, like the HVAC delete to save weight and make room for electrical that was displaced by turbos. Great job overall!
If your considering a air/water intercooler, I wanna throw this idea at ya. How about running a A/C compressor on the engine, with A/C coils inside the water tank, run a fuel loop through it, and use engine coolant as the liquid. The colder the air, the more power. Plus, the more consistent the inlet air temp is, the easier to stay on top of the tune, in varying weather conditions.
If you google "interchiller" a few companies already make something like this.
Vintage air could be a game changer if he did this.
I want blue. This thing is ready for some parts and an engine.
I see safety glasses! But... you are the best vehicle person I have ever seen., without using the words welder, fabricator, fitter, etc. Wow dude, you're impressive.
Hey LT,
You have the "Ugly Truck" that is 2WD... this one is AWD , why would it not be "Twice as Ugly"
Just a thought, that's all.
Love the progress
I 2nd this movement. Leave it as is all multicolour, and dub it "twice as ugly"
Please do silver birch with an HD hood and 06/07 grill. Love the progress of the truck
LT with the collision repair! Skills and know-how for the win!!!
I really like the blue, I don't see many in that color. Awesome project, love the content on your channel!
I love following this build! Keep up the great work Lawrence!
Hey LT,
I know “it’s only money”, but I’d disassemble the body and have it all painted and done separately; have that frame coated and done too.
I’m saying make it nice; treat yourself to something nice…truly make it a factory built drag truck.
You’ve already got the sleeper vibe going with the Ugly Truck.
The blue for sure
I love this build and I’m so over seeing the crazy out the hood crap. I like how you keep things neat and built with a purpose.
Loving the weekly posting LT. This is in my top 3 channels to watch. Keep up the great work. Maybe one day you’ll be able to get back to 2 weekly. No pressure at all though, looking forward to all the upcoming content!
BLUE!
I have watched as you built the engine .. it gives me daydreams on my Suburbans 496 ... Truck is starting the rocker rust they are known for... Maybe one day I will follow some of your build tactics on my engine... This is gonna be a KoOl truck your building!
Keep it all 3 colors. Junk yard Sleeper!!😊
Silver Birch for me 👍🏾
Nice work LT and it is cool to see this truck coming together!!
I absolutely love the blue. I also want to thank you for the in depth videos you did on the rear suspension. I'm going to be doing some very similar with my way overpowered '78 Dodge truck.
The silver Birch Looks amazing with the black tint and silver birch all the way
Love the sleeper look.
Arrival blue definitely!
Dude this is sick. Dream projects all over your shop. Watching every video, every second. Subscribed.
Wow LT, that shock bracket is really nice!!
I’m glad to see some work being done, I’d get it on the track like that before you paint it, you can paint it during the winter
I like the blue, I like the silver, and I also like the patch work quilt/multi-colored look as well. AS for people wondering why you put it together and take it apart multiple times - that's how you get it dialed in my experience. I feel like you have to build the car/truck at least twice before you blow it apart the final time to paint everything. A 6.2L would be great in the S10, but you have the 5.3L and I like the whole budget/use what you have aspect of that route. Needless to say - but you have a full plate and all of the work to go with it.
Real excited for this build.
Please leave it this color(s) lol. It would be awesome to have a sleeper like that! 😍😎🔥
Love the build! Keep it up LT. I vote silver, always loved that color 👍
Awesome work good sir! Hyped to see it in action! Also a magic blue perhaps would look good on it :D
Great video. I'm really looking forward to the outcome of this build. I was really hoping it was a time lapse build. Shucks! I agree with you on the sleeper junk yard look. I absolutely love sleepers they're definitely my favorite genre of quick vehicles and that would be the ultimate sleeper! King of all sleepers. My vote is with all 3 colors. 👌
Blue! And...how do you only have 154k subscribers?!?!? Your content is deserving of 5x that many!
Much appreciated!
You don’t have to rock the Johnny Cash Junkyard look to have a sleeper. Clean paint on a stock appearing truck will have everyone thinking paw paw is just on his way down to the store for beer and a scratcher. 😝
Lt, with what your truck looks like right now it reminds me of the VW Harlequin you know the multicolored VW golf that the dealerships had out for display back in the day. They're worth a pretty penny when found in good shape.
Nice to see you still wrenching on trucks LT!
Arrival blue with nostalgic black and silver racing stripes. Very cool truck.
I’m with you keep it all under the hood factory style.
I’d go with the blue for sure
i had to subscribe when you made that adjustment to the fender and it was perfect
I wish I had this man's expertise. Because wow!
I get not needing heat or AC, but you may miss the defroster depending on your climate and what times of the year you drive it. May be worth looking into a smaller aftermarket heater/defroster combo.
Im excited about this build , I have a Z-71 cateye sleeper. I personally like the black cause thats what color I'm doing mine.
Been waiting for this video, this will be one vicious truck. Keep up the great work, LT! Tj in Tx
love these type of projects
Do arrival blue
With the bottom half silver birch. Two tone. Would look great.
I sure like the orange 🍊 color done on the earlier truck.
That blue color looks okay only because of the silver next to it.
That silver is too dark. If I were to go silver it would be very light silver.
That orange and black sure does look nice. It may be one of those colors that once you’ve done it you get tired of looking at it but for myself it never seems to get old.
My vote is for the blue, great video 👍😁
Those headlamps are smoked😮😮😮
Great job on that fuel filler neck. Blue all the way for me!
Hell yeah i like how you took two trucks and made one 🤟🏻
Awesome progress 👍
This truck is becoming my favoriite build.
Straight sleeper!!!! either leave it exactly how it is! Or the arrival blue but matte
Blue!! Another great episode!!!
I just polished my son's headlights ( same front end as yours) and he thanked me by buying LED units( both upper & lower housings). The ones I cleaned & clear coated aren't anywhere close to being as dulled as yours are- if you want them...
Awesome channel man, it's funny I just did the front bumper mount on my single cab AWD turbo. Almost made my truck hole too... Few parts to go. It will be hole in the next video forsure. My fuel cell is in the same spot too. Great job keep it up.
Blue for sure 👍
Thought for consideration: put the battery under the dash next to other electronics in place of the HVAC box. That will keep you from having to run long cables. Might have to find a cleaver exterior cutoff by the passenger side, but it could also move “some” weight to that side too.
I think the track rules forbid a battery (and fuel cell) to be in the passenger compartment.
Awesome project And Nice work, 💛
Can’t wait to see how this turns out. I helped a guy in high school build a 78ish chevy step side. Was his daily driver for years. 496 with 200 shot of nitros it would run mid 7’s all day long.
i like black but since the other extended cab is black im gonna say blue glad to see the channel still growing keep at er love the content
Keep it the multi-color wonder!
If I had to pick one though I would go with the blue.
I like the silver, its the same as my Trailblazer SS 👍
YOU RULE LT! so happy for you
Paint it blue. FYI power Driven Diesel has a junker drag truck. Im lovin the build.
SILVER COLOR WOULD LOOK SO CLEAN!!!
Looking good brother
All the colors👌
Silver would be my first choice with blue a close second. As for the name, you referred to it as the Lego truck early in the video and I think that would be a great name since it’s going to be a whole bunch of pieces and parts stuck together and I believe the sum of the parts will be greater than the donors were!
Birch for sure. Also came here to say skin cap and beard works for you my dude. Rock it. Awesome work on everything. Super thorough.
Old school two tone. Blue on bottom, grey on top 2/3
Arrival blue!!🔥🔥
Arrival Blue for the win!
do you have a video on that front suspension? and are you thinking of selling or sharing plans for the coil over brackets?
i just found out your channel and watch this entire video but please leave the blue, grey, black but fr you got a new subscriber fss
Keep up.the hard work
LT its north maine steve i havnt been able to catch up w you for a bit good to see things going well go for the blue i had a 04 2509hd 4x4 single cab on 35s that blue was sharp everybody loved the blue color i havnt had the truck in a decade plus and folks still remind me they loved the old blue color and loved the look of it
2003 only 'Arrival Blue' is much more a rare color than any silver. Plus when done, that makes a beautiful truck, add antique white lettering and it's even more appealing. paint code # Arrival Blue Metallic, WA815K/91
Being from New England and having a bunch of mechanic friends, I've always disliked nissan because of rust a few years ago. I moved to the big island of Hawaii. I bought a 05 frontier nismo with 190k and fell in love with the platform. Yes, it needed a ton of work less. The p0420 code has been on for the last 2 years. But a good oil change and only running 91+ octane, and she runs like a top thanks to z1 for shipping me all the parts I needed to repair and enjoy my truck.
Blue for sure!
Black, but still don’t know why you didn’t go with a RCSB for this build. COPO2 would’ve been awesome with a big block
Im voting blue!!! Its beautiful!!! 💙💙💙
The frankintruck thing is kinda sweet. Would be as sleeper look as it gets lol
I would look into a set of caltracs as well to help prevent axle wrap on launch. Go with the arrival blue for color
If you have any leftover bed material from patching the gooseneck hole. You should attempt to make a fuel door. Could make it something that quarter turns into the tube.
I'm ready to see this hoss ripping!!!
Blue would look sick
love the blue! but 4 tone would be fun.
Please tell me youre dropping a trans-brake in this one.
That would be worth half a second or more in the 10s truck. Might break axles, but you HAVE to be able to spool up the turbo and make good power on launch.
Those coilover brackets look like they gonna be all sorts of in the way for the turbo kits
95 👍's up LT thank you for sharing 🤗
where did you get the weld in conversion mounts for the front end swap? i have a 2000 yukon Xl that i want the HD front bumper and grill every video iv seen until yours was some backyard assery. i would trust the full weld in more
Im partial to the silver birch. Like my 2500, 2wd, base model, lowered, truck norris 6.0L.
But that blue is pretty killer!
I love the newer Mazda metallic red. That's probably the color going on my 66 pontiac tho.
WOW.... I wish I had "SCRAP PARTS" like that laying around. hahahaha That's funny