1955 International Harvester Truck Restoration - Episode 1: Introduction
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 23 พ.ย. 2019
- This is the first episode in a series following along as I restore this 1955 R-184 International Harvester. In this episode, I have just purchased the truck and got it home, and now its time to look it over and see what we are in for.
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1954 International Harvester Restoration, International Truck - ยานยนต์และพาหนะ
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Well im glad i found you. Like you i got the bug.
My bug is a 65 international v225 tractor
With 549 v8 and a clark 5 speed and 2 speed axle.
On Air.
It runs and drives
Needs maintaince and rust repair..
A 549v8, there's a motor! Mine eventually ended up with a 454 Chev, I looked for over a year for an international motor to put in but their just not common in eastern Canada like they are in the USA.
Really enjoyed seeing this video awesome truck
Wow, you have started a great job rescuing this truck and bring it to life again. Nice challenge.
thanks! I wish I had a garage large enough to keep it out of the snow so I could work on it all year long, but I'm hoping to have it moving under its own power next summer.
That piece missing in the dash was a moulded to dash Ashtray
Good luck with the restoration. There sure is plenty to keep you occupied. I reckon the curved panel lying on the cab floor is the bell housing bottom fly wheel cover. Love Inters, when I was a kid they were the most powerful trucks in my neighbourhood.
Thanks Dennis, it's been a long restoration already and I'm not as far along as I would like yet. Covid has delayed things by the better part of a year, but I hope to be on track again soon!
I had to watch this transformation one more time. Fun to watch with excellent results. Great video 👍
Nice find!
Believe it or not, I have a 1955 R-180 that looks exactly like yours! Even has the BD-308 in it with the 5 speed transmission and the 2 speed rear and red paint. I have owned it since 1984. It start life as a Delaware County Indiana Highway Department truck, I have the original title for it as well as a current title. TheVIN is 25023 and is located just north of Delaware county.
A high school friend saw the classified ad for $150 and we went in halves on it with the idea of repairing it and driving it to graduation latter that year! It had thrown the #1 connecting rod but surprisingly showed no signs of damage to the crank. We purchased a reconditioned rod, 2 push rods and a head gasket and put it back together. Then I joined the Army before we got it running, and to this day, I have never heard it run. It is currently stuck and so I filled the cylinders with diesel fuel. I don't think it is stuck bad, over the years when we would move it, we would put it in gear, dump the clutch and roll it over then one day it was stuck. Probably wiped the cylinders a little dry. Now my 2 sons are interested in it!
If you are curious, I could share a few pictures with you.
I would love to see some photos! Mine last ran in the 80's as well, but that motor is long gone now. Hopefully you have more luck than I did! If you get around to working on it again I'd love to see a video of it sometime
Looks good, I’m local to nb too building a 54 international, when it’s done I might have to stop by the Sussex region and show you, I didn’t know you were from nb
Right on! I'm near to Grand Bay, still working on this old truck. I haven't seen any similar age internationals in NB on the road yet, I'd love to see yours sometime.
@@RustRehab awesome I’ll stay in touch, hoping to have mine out this summer
What a beautiful binder 😍 I love that you saved it from a would be grave! Nice find 🙂👍
Thanks! It's been a journey for sure, I'm trying to get as much done as I can before the snow comes and it gets covered for another 6 months. I've watched your F600 videos and didn't realize who it was until today, really enjoyed them!
@@RustRehab I can understand that. I'm trying to get stuff done before winter as well 🙂 thanks for watching my videos. I'm going to check more of yours out as well 🙂👍
I'll bet the piece in the cab is the flywheel cover.
there's a good chance actually
It was a good start it can only get better as you learn and explore
Thanks! I just wish that I was able to work on it all year round, now that it's winter I won't be able to work on the actual truck body or frame until the snow is cleared in the spring
I own a 67 1200 4x4 3/4 ton international I love these old trucks
I would love to find a 3/4 ton for putting around in. This truck will be nice when it's done, but it will be too large to daily. I've been keeping my eye open for one like yours
A neighbor gave my dad one just like this around 1987. He parked it in the yard for a couple years, but never did anything with it. I think he thought I might be interested in it. Not at age 20, I wasn't. He ended up selling it.
I wasn't exactly given this one, but for the work it required from the previous owner to pull it out if the woods Im pretty happy with it
A great project truck. Onward1
I'm just starting to work away at it again after being gone. The warm weather we're having in my part of Canada means I can still access it, may as well take advantage!
Thanks for the videos. Keep them coming. I’m picking up a 1937 IH D-15 next week to start on and I’ve quickly realized the lack of info and parts out there. I’m sure watching your videos will help.
That's awesome, D-15's are such classic looking trucks. There are a few Facebook groups that may help you find parts, I believe "IH Trader 2" is one I remember. Will you be uploading your progress too?
Rust Rehab Thanks I’ll check that group out. I’ll do my best to post progress. I haven’t done a lot of video posts but they’re getting so rare I figure it’s worth videoing for other IH guys and to help me put it back together. I’ll keep you posted
I also saw the ad on kijiji, at the time i was nt in an other project so i had to let go, but i m really glad someone is willing to, cause i love those trucks,...also from NB..very good luck with the project
Wow, what were the odds of that? I'm amazed that anyone else who saw it found these videos. It's still sitting at my place, I've been held up on it for a long time while I look for a transmission
@@RustRehab i have seen a few around, even one that was on the road,if you ever needed parts, i know where ther is one that is complete, i dont know if he still has it,but if interested, i ll give him a call.
@@martinw9425 really? That's interesting. Mine is an R-180, but I think an 130 and up shares a lot of parts with mine. I have a 454 that I was planning on putting in, but if he has a good drive train in his I'd love to make mine original again.
@@RustRehab if i remember well, its a r185, with inline six, with dumper...let me some time, i ll try to get in touch with owner,might still have it
Perfect, I'd appreciate that. I can't take the entire truck, but I'm sure there are some parts I could use
21:22 Not what ya wanna see, lol. I did that once. About 3 gallons of water came out, THEN 5 quarts of oil. They weren't mixed, it wasnt a milkshake. The water got in AFTER it last ran. I did get it running again, briefly, lol.
"briefly" being the key word there I bet lol. I hoped mine would be okay, but I fully expected to have to replace it when I bought it so it wasn't a big deal. Just would have been nice to not have to is all
The piece missing from the center was an ash tray. The "vent" is actually a radio blanking plate. International didn't really change a lot on their trucks like many companies do. If it worked they didn't mess with it.
Someone was actually kind enough to send me an ash tray from one of their old projects, so that works out really well for me!
Looks like a super blue diamond. That’s and a blue diamond have the high mounted distributor
Close! It ended up being a Black Diamond 308, which I *think* is very similar to the super blues. I wish the block hadn't filled with water because I would have loved to keep it.
Looks pretty solid, generally speaking.
I filmed that about 8 months ago, and I'm glad to say that I have not found too many nasty surprises since then. It's a miracle that my 10 year old truck frame is getting bad already, but my 65 year old truck frame is still in good shape. Ah well, I know which truck I like better anyways!
That's a really nice, solid truck with great character. Love it. I especially like the extra large front fenders that are specific to the medium duty R series. I think you will have more room than I did to install power steering. I can't be much help with info because I didn't do the work. I can do a video detailing the steering work for you.
Thought you might be interested in this original R120 arrival video. It's about 5 years old. My daughter filmed it:
th-cam.com/video/4cp542lQrLk/w-d-xo.html
Absolutely, that would be very helpful! Feel free to post it on my channel, anyone who watches one of my videos would probably like to see it too. About the fenders, I had no idea they were different fenders for R-130's up to R-180's but I really like body line that runs through it. Too bad that my passenger side is too rusted out to save, the part where it connects to the grill has totally rotted off. It's harder then I thought to find body panels in Atlantic Canada, there are just so few of them up here that survived.
I wish I had the foresight to film mine when it arrived, it's such an exciting moment. I had only seen mine in the woods before I bought it, and I was surprised at how big it looked when it got in the driveway. Those tree's that had grown up around it did a lot to make it look smaller.
We both said what at the same time when the oil bolt was loose lol. I'd bet money it was going to be rusted shut.
WOW, that was a lot of water in that pan!
It really caught me off guard! That engine is gone now, and I never did find any oil in it. I think it had filled up with so much water over the years that it displaced all the lighter oil maybe?
The rust free spot on the dash used to have an ash tray there
Ohhh okay, that makes sense. I wonder how long ago it was removed from the truck, I seem to remember that spot being really clear and rust free. When I first noticed it I remember that I felt like it must have come off just before I got the truck
I thought it was for an emblem. I've seen other trucks where they just had a metal tablet with international written on it rather than a radio. Either way it's nice to have a rust free spot 😉
Two eighty two blue diamond or two forty tilt valve as repower
I spent over a year on the prowl, never any international motors or trucks up for sale my way. Theres just very little for internationals in Atlantic Canada. It's getting a big block for now (because that's what I could find) but Im still keeping my eye out.
The valves may cost more to replace than the bottom end
How do register a vehicle that you find if you can't trace an owner?
Sorry for the useless answer here but... It depends. In my area, it's more or less impossible to do it legitimate. You almost have to find a frame with paperwork that matches your truck and go from there. Your DMV, or whatever fills that role in your area, can probably give you more info. In my case though I actually have the original ownership papers for that truck, it was always in that family so I got real lucky.
So what was the oringal price you paid before shipping
They guy I bought it from also paid to have it removed from the woods and shipped to me, so it was 1500 all in. I think he knew the guy who delivered it to me, so I doubt he paid much for that. If I had to have it delivered and removed myself though I would guess around $500 to $600.
I caught hantavirus from just looking at the inside of the cab. The mice had a field day in there.
It was wild in there. I had never heard of hantavirus before I purchased this truck, and I'm glad its too cold here for it to exist up my way. Freaked me out for a little bit when I first learned about it
Locking gascap key will work to start the engine
I don't know that trick, how does it work?
@@RustRehab a lot of the older ignition switches have a similar tumbler ass locking gas caps if the key fits in it will work. I have had many trucks that had a gas cap key for the ignition
@@daviddudley1655 oh interesting, I'll have to see if I can find one and give it a shot. Thanks!
when are we going to see the rest of the builds
She's coming along still. I have a few videos filmed now that I don't have posted. There's a playlist on my channel with a few more videos. I hope to finish editing a few more soon, I have one just about ready to go now.
Oil on bolts missing loose drain plug the guy probably knew it had a spin rod bearing I hope you do a teardown. Guess I'll have to watch the other videos to find out
I never had high hopes for this one, but at one point I purchased another engine for it and that one turned out to be bad too. I didn't know until I sent it off to be honed, but the block was cracked. I'm on my third engine now, and this one should go in. It's a nice big block chev
@@RustRehab with the water that was inside the engine it most likely had a cracked block as well but I cant help but tear things apart to check them out.
I had hoped to find some good parts in it to give away to someone who needed them, but it was just pure rust inside too. All I was able to save was the intake and manifold. They are free if you know someone who needs them!
ThinkYou will find the the mileage is 219 000 miles as International Speedos from yet era usually read the full miles up to 1 000 000 milesrgards Les
I'll have to take a look at the spedo again, the papers for the truck don't show the mileage which is too bad. I figured the last digit digit was tenths, but I could be wrong for sure!
I would advise you to take the motor out ands repair it and see what needs done to it .
I have the motor out in one of my newer videos, the block is no good. I have a 454 I'm getting ready to put in now, hope or have it in before the snow comes and it sits for another 5 months
that is a 1954. mine was a 220 silver diamond short box
It's a '55, I have the papers and vin to verify. What made you think it may have been a' 54? Keep in mind that the R-130's and up don't have identicle bodies to the smaller pick up trucks
mine had 2 back windows
Was yours a '55 as well?
As promised........here is the video I put together on my old 1961 International B180. th-cam.com/video/yYK1LwbpqXo/w-d-xo.html I have located a lot of parts for my old truck so far and I am quite sure your old truck and mine share a lot of the same parts. If you need parts information, let me know. Keep up the great work on your truck
I think this is called real truck not dodge ram or so.😀
To much babbling
Videos without narration are crushingly boring and provide no info at all.