You did an AMAZING job on that Ol Pete, no matter what anybody says - you built that truck WHILE STILL WORKING, you gotta be one of the hardest working men I've ever seen, thanks so much for your videos, I look forward to your videos, please keep the videos coming!
@@largesleepermadness6648 i thought about installing rivnuts when i did this, but then i would have had to pull out the wiring for the heated mirrors and antenna's to get the mirror bracket far enough away to be able to install the rivnuts it was faster and easier to just take the one bolt out of the window track to gain enough room to get the nuts on. next time i have to take them off ill probably regret not doing it however...lol
@@Ezrider359 yeah totally agree. Looks good my friend. Like everyone said, we do miss your videos. Understand that you are a busy man. Stay safe and keep the shiny side up.
Man, I see so many people stripping the chassis only to apply garbage paint. Let me give you the tip, & you'll only ever have to do it the one time. Use hard 2 part epoxy, industrial coating heavy over thinly applied etch primer. You'll use all of a 20 litre drum, & perhaps 8 to 10 litres of primer, thin is the go here. Observe the application temp stipulation, its crucial to the hardening. The epoxy is promoted to harden with chemical heat, at specific seasonal & climatic temps. The best is marine coating, got from a supplier to the fishing trawler repair yards. Think about it, & you'll see why its so good. & BTW, the best & cheapest way to knock flash rust after sandblasting before you prime is... vinegar, not the salad kind @ 6% acidity, but the cleaning grade, marketed as "2X" or "Double Strength. Get it from the supermarket, I'm in Western Australia so I get it from Woolworths. It will even convert heavy scale rust to black oxide is you keep it wet for long enough. About 30 minutes for light flash, maybe overnight for heavy scale. The trick is to keep it damp. I'm retired now, but I ran roadtrains out from Perth to our remote mines. The paint I used on all the truck, trailer, & dolly rolling stock was International Paints 956, its made here right by the shipbuilders. Hard as, & salt doesn't bother it. I did a lot of dirt roads & it withstands stone chipping for a couple of years before you can see bare metal & then its only a spot treatment. You will have similar products. BTW if you run in a salty environment, the best way to remount hardware to your chassis is by using Sikaflex as a liquid gasket on the mating faces, but its the through chassis bolts that suffer most readily, so just put a dab of Sika on each end of the shaft. I've just watched your gearbox vid, so I know you like to have fun. Sorry that you'll only have to do it once this way.
Yeah it probably would have made good video it was quite the task getting it jacked back up off the ground but I was in no mood. Truck works pretty much every day. I do try to more or less shut it down for January and February but it doesn't always happen...lol
you're a pretty all right guy, a real trucker and definitely a thinker. You built an awesome work truck. I've always preferred the old style rubber floors, they look really good when clean, and easy to maintain.
Great to see you back Ezra, this update is super insightful - especially because Old Red had 200.000 hard working miles under her belt. If I may give a tip regarding the dog hair in the carpet: a Lily Brush (that's the brand name) will get all the hair out with ease. Or a silicone squeegee will also work. Thanks for this video and all the best from Holland!
Thank you for the informativ tour with pro an contra around old Red after 200.000 miles after your great restauration. I would love black front fenders on it ❤
Bro, for that to be an old junk truck, my opinion, you did a fantastic job restoring it. Great looking truck! As far as your stacks, I've cleaned a many of stacks with 0000 steal wool. Then put wax/polish on them. Worked great for me.
Thanks for doing this update. I really enjoyed watching your videos when you built this, and whenever I see big projects like this I always wonder how they hold up after some use. It looks to me like Old Red is holding up well overall, the wear you've noted seems relatively to be expected for your environment with all the road salt. Nice work!
My 2001 7.tree f2shity has 890 thousand miles all original still stroking till this day...13 letter shitspreader INTERNATIONAL best diesel ever made....works construction and plowed every winter of its life in Michigan....i wouldn't trade it for a rocketship...
i used to have a 7.3 i think it was pushing close to 300k when i sold it, it was still a good truck but you could tell it was getting tired. 890k is quite good.
100% agree on Rustoleum, we've used it on all our vehicles here in Minnesota and zero issues, my friend wanted to try that paint you used on the frame, I will let him know not to use it.
for sure, i knew building the truck it was never going to be perfect, thats why some of the cosmetic aspects were never done to its fullest potential, . this was always going to be a working truck. it will take upkeep and periodicly re doing things to keep it up, ill put well over a million more miles on it before I'm done with this truck..lol
EZ, glad to see you again. Been awhile but work is work must come first. Good to hear Ol Red is a True work house with little to no issues. Take care brother…
Thanks for the update Erza, Really appreciate ALL your videos, Ive followed along and used Tons of your ideas on my 86, In fact i,m installing new interior this week and used the same lights in the headliner! Thanks again! 🏆
Cool episode Ezra, the old red peach really holding up despite a few minor, cosmetic and aggravations here and there but the old girls still get the job done
I cant believe its been 200k miles already. Old Red held up great though. Sure, lots of work always needed, and I think more people should realize the cost that goes into hauling stuff. Keep on truckin!
Thanks for the update Ezra, glad Ole' Red has been treating you well overall. Hard to believe she's already racked up 200,000, but she's definitely earned her keep. Good to know about the POR-15 issues, I can't say I've heard many good things about that stuff holding up long-term. I think black fenders would complement the red paint really well.
Good to see old red is still doing good after all those miles. I like the painted version and the chrome so I guess I'm easy to please. Good to see your video's again Ezra, hope to see more again soon. Ride easy my friend.
Men I glad see red 359 again thanks for the video I glad the hold real good yes is working truck like you said , again nice to see you again I love 359 Pit Take care
Hi Ezra from Australia, great to see another video up Sir, and the old 359 looks good, she's held up very good. Thanks for the video I like the rest of the people following along, we love the content, and looking forward to the next video. All the best from Australia 🇺🇸🇭🇲🤝
Great video Ezra! Missed seeing old red. One request for you, I and I’m sure many others would love to see some trucking/driving videos!! Would love to hear the ole B model pulling a load
Hey easy Rider good to see that you sent this video it's been awhile yeah there is some little tweaks here and there that's going to have to be done but you should be proud of yourself the truck is kick butt I mean not too many guys can actually say they built the truck from the ground up and that's something you did basically by yourself not a lot of people can say that I'm very proud of you for what you've done to that truck it's I love all the improvements you made on it and I think it'll continue to run for a long time and your maintenance minded too not a lot of guys are and maintenance is keys for anything to last looking forward to some of your videos coming up I'm sure there'll be more this summer on trailers and God knows what else but have a go to one see you in the next video.
I pull flatbed, and a lot of wind and solar energy jobsites across the country. I put an epoxy floor in the truck and it's gorgeous but the stress of keeping it clean, not scratching it and what not is stressful, 😂
You did an AMAZING job on that Ol Pete, no matter what anybody says - you built that truck WHILE STILL WORKING, you gotta be one of the hardest working men I've ever seen, thanks so much for your videos, I look forward to your videos, please keep the videos coming!
Thank you
Glad to see your content again
Hey Ezra, have you thought about rivnuts for the mirror brackets? Good to see old red still looking good and earning you money. Love that B model.
@@largesleepermadness6648 i thought about installing rivnuts when i did this, but then i would have had to pull out the wiring for the heated mirrors and antenna's to get the mirror bracket far enough away to be able to install the rivnuts it was faster and easier to just take the one bolt out of the window track to gain enough room to get the nuts on. next time i have to take them off ill probably regret not doing it however...lol
@@Ezrider359 yeah totally agree. Looks good my friend. Like everyone said, we do miss your videos. Understand that you are a busy man. Stay safe and keep the shiny side up.
glad your back
Man, I see so many people stripping the chassis only to apply garbage paint.
Let me give you the tip, & you'll only ever have to do it the one time.
Use hard 2 part epoxy, industrial coating heavy over thinly applied etch primer. You'll use all of a 20 litre drum, & perhaps 8 to 10 litres of primer, thin is the go here. Observe the application temp stipulation, its crucial to the hardening. The epoxy is promoted to harden with chemical heat, at specific seasonal & climatic temps. The best is marine coating, got from a supplier to the fishing trawler repair yards. Think about it, & you'll see why its so good.
& BTW, the best & cheapest way to knock flash rust after sandblasting before you prime is... vinegar, not the salad kind @ 6% acidity, but the cleaning grade, marketed as "2X" or "Double Strength. Get it from the supermarket, I'm in Western Australia so I get it from Woolworths. It will even convert heavy scale rust to black oxide is you keep it wet for long enough. About 30 minutes for light flash, maybe overnight for heavy scale. The trick is to keep it damp.
I'm retired now, but I ran roadtrains out from Perth to our remote mines. The paint I used on all the truck, trailer, & dolly rolling stock was International Paints 956, its made here right by the shipbuilders. Hard as, & salt doesn't bother it. I did a lot of dirt roads & it withstands stone chipping for a couple of years before you can see bare metal & then its only a spot treatment. You will have similar products. BTW if you run in a salty environment, the best way to remount hardware to your chassis is by using Sikaflex as a liquid gasket on the mating faces, but its the through chassis bolts that suffer most readily, so just put a dab of Sika on each end of the shaft.
I've just watched your gearbox vid, so I know you like to have fun. Sorry that you'll only have to do it once this way.
I bet some choice words were said when you came in and saw the truck off the jacks ... still impressive how many miles you’ve put on the old girl 👍
Yeah it probably would have made good video it was quite the task getting it jacked back up off the ground but I was in no mood. Truck works pretty much every day. I do try to more or less shut it down for January and February but it doesn't always happen...lol
Hey good to see a new video! Thanks for sharing! 👍👍✌️
My first truck was a 1983 359 still got it. Love watching you keep her going.
That's cool! You 2 are like siblings now!!!
you're a pretty all right guy, a real trucker and definitely a thinker. You built an awesome work truck. I've always preferred the old style rubber floors, they look really good when clean, and easy to maintain.
Great to see you back Ezra, this update is super insightful - especially because Old Red had 200.000 hard working miles under her belt. If I may give a tip regarding the dog hair in the carpet: a Lily Brush (that's the brand name) will get all the hair out with ease. Or a silicone squeegee will also work. Thanks for this video and all the best from Holland!
Old red is looking great 👍
Thank you for the informativ tour with pro an contra around old Red after 200.000 miles after your great restauration. I would love black front fenders on it ❤
nice to see you back with truck content
Ezra you did a great job with the truck. We appreciate your hard work and inspirational videos here in Arizona. Awesome truck.
Thanks 👍
Always a pleasure seeing Ol Red get worked on. Ezra you're a man of many skills.
Bro, for that to be an old junk truck, my opinion, you did a fantastic job restoring it. Great looking truck! As far as your stacks, I've cleaned a many of stacks with 0000 steal wool. Then put wax/polish on them. Worked great for me.
there not that bad to clean they just need periodic extra cleaning because the chrome is chipping and failing.
Thanks for doing this update. I really enjoyed watching your videos when you built this, and whenever I see big projects like this I always wonder how they hold up after some use. It looks to me like Old Red is holding up well overall, the wear you've noted seems relatively to be expected for your environment with all the road salt.
Nice work!
My 2001 7.tree f2shity has 890 thousand miles all original still stroking till this day...13 letter shitspreader INTERNATIONAL best diesel ever made....works construction and plowed every winter of its life in Michigan....i wouldn't trade it for a rocketship...
i used to have a 7.3 i think it was pushing close to 300k when i sold it, it was still a good truck but you could tell it was getting tired. 890k is quite good.
100% agree on Rustoleum, we've used it on all our vehicles here in Minnesota and zero issues, my friend wanted to try that paint you used on the frame, I will let him know not to use it.
Ezrider359. For what you started with. I would say you're ahead of the game. Still a good looking rig; and it's making money.
Your not lying about those stainless rivets I put those chrome door trims on my 367 and those rivets are no joke
yeah i literally did one rivet by hand before i was like screw that and got the huck gun out...lol
I didn't have an air rivet gun and had to do them all by hand and it sucked. Next time I buy them I'm getting the one with the double sided tape
Great too see ole red content ❤ 👍👍👍🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸✝️✝️✝️😎
Dead balls reliable 😂😂😂😂.....love it👍🏻👍🏻
That is still a sweet truck. You’re going to show some wear after that many miles. I think you did an excellent job on it.
for sure, i knew building the truck it was never going to be perfect, thats why some of the cosmetic aspects were never done to its fullest potential, . this was always going to be a working truck. it will take upkeep and periodicly re doing things to keep it up, ill put well over a million more miles on it before I'm done with this truck..lol
Happy New Year Ezra! Good to see you back!
“Don’t sweat the carpet fur, Dad! Let’s everyone know you got a cabmate.” 👅🐾🐾
Thanks for the update 🙏 Good to see you again 🙏
glad to see you back
Thanks for the tour Ezra!
Damn good to see you and ole red back!!!
About darn time!!! Damn we miss ya and old red!!!
Great job Ezra thanks for the update.😊
good to see ya again Ezra, thx for the vid
I love what you've done with Ole Red.
Nice to see you back
Glad to see Big Red is still looking good 👍👍
EZ, glad to see you again. Been awhile but work is work must come first. Good to hear Ol Red is a True work house with little to no issues. Take care brother…
You got that right! thanks
Great truck! Cool video.
Thanks for the update i like feedback on old red Loved it from day 1
Awesome glad to see ole red again. Thanks for honest information.
Ole Red still looks great,enjoyed watching that build,welcome back
Great to see you again, truck looks great, thank you for your videos.
Awesome for the update on ole Red…👊
Good to hear from you again.
Good to see you. Glad that you are well.
Thank you for the Update on A Real work Truck with Honest review your comments are valued by Millions
Hell of a job and a testament to the man the built it all, plus you shared it with everyone. Keep Hammering
Glad to see your back With old red I enjoyed watching the build
Happy New Year Ezra, the truck is looking great for being a money maker for you!
Thanks for the update Erza, Really appreciate ALL your videos, Ive followed along and used Tons of your ideas on my 86, In fact i,m installing new interior this week and used the same lights in the headliner! Thanks again! 🏆
Cool episode Ezra, the old red peach really holding up despite a few minor, cosmetic and aggravations here and there but the old girls still get the job done
Glad to see Old Red is doing fine.
Love the stainless. Accents the air cleaner. It’s a good looking 359!
Great to see a new video
Good to see you back old buddy. Dam old truck looks good. Driver seems to be holding his own. Take care. Happy new year.
glad youve had good luck with it, big fan of the way you built it with the modern cutoff and cat swap
I cant believe its been 200k miles already. Old Red held up great though. Sure, lots of work always needed, and I think more people should realize the cost that goes into hauling stuff. Keep on truckin!
Ol' Red oh how we've missed you. So great to see you back
I like the new chrome's pieces, good to have you back for a while.
Glad to see all is still well with ya EZRA..... keep at it an stay safe out there.....
Nice to see the old girl doing good for you! Keep the videos coming.
Thanks for the update Ezra, glad Ole' Red has been treating you well overall. Hard to believe she's already racked up 200,000, but she's definitely earned her keep. Good to know about the POR-15 issues, I can't say I've heard many good things about that stuff holding up long-term. I think black fenders would complement the red paint really well.
Hello Ezra. Thank you for the update. Glad your back.
Good to see old red is still doing good after all those miles. I like the painted version and the chrome so I guess I'm easy to please. Good to see your video's again Ezra, hope to see more again soon. Ride easy my friend.
Looks good. It’s still a nice build!!
Glad you're back awesome video brother👍👍
Fine looking 359. I’ve been watching every step since you got it. Awesome job.
Held up very well for 200k miles, great to see Old Red again!
Miss see your Videos
Glad to see your back
Loved the rubber floor in my KW.
welcome back brother.. been waiting patiently
Appreciate it!
Nice to see you again.👍👍🧡🚛
it's a great looking truck.
Missed your videos! Nice to see you back, Old Red still looks great! Looking forward to your future projects😁 Aloha from Norway
Nice to see you back,hello from England.
Thanks for the video Ezra. Hope all is well with you and yours.
Ezra!!been awhile glad to see you back Old Red lookin good!!
I'm glad to see that Ol Red is working out for you. I think that you did a very fine job on her. I hope she keeps on keeping on.
Thanks EZ! I know you are busy so I always appreciate when you make time to upload a video!
Awesome and thank you for sharing!
Loved your truck build back then and still love it now!
You rock Old red (and you as well Ezra) 😀
Cheers, H.
You answered the question I had for you about the second air filter when you opened the hood.
Hi Ezra,glad to see you working on the pete.nice to see her running well.👍👍👍👍👍
Sure glad you brought that 359 back to life. You did a great job! Love those 359s
Please make up some T-shirts with old red on it and your company name on it , I will buy one or two. All the way from California.
Old red is holding up nicely 👍🏽
glad to see you on here followed your tale of misery rebuilding the Pete
EZRA you did an absolute amazing job on the old red beast. Thanks for the update we love this truck keep the videos ah coming driv,ah 🤙🏻😎✌🏻
Thanks 👍
Good to see you back. Been too long.
Bruce new Zealand.
Thanks for the update. Just can’t do any better, business wise than an old well taken care of truck.
Still a good looking truck one of my favorites trucks. Be safe my friend
Men I glad see red 359 again thanks for the video I glad the hold real good yes is working truck like you said , again nice to see you again I love 359 Pit Take care
Great to see you again. Ezra. Big red is one of my favorite trucks. I have a 35 year old working LTL9000. Love old working trucks. All the best. Dave
Big Red is one bad azzz 359 still looking sweet you've done a super job
Glad you are back a silver will look good on the fenders
Looking good brotha!
you have one of the nicest trucks i have ever seen
thank you
Hi Ezra from Australia, great to see another video up Sir, and the old 359 looks good, she's held up very good. Thanks for the video I like the rest of the people following along, we love the content, and looking forward to the next video.
All the best from Australia 🇺🇸🇭🇲🤝
Great video Ezra! Missed seeing old red. One request for you, I and I’m sure many others would love to see some trucking/driving videos!! Would love to hear the ole B model pulling a load
Hey easy Rider good to see that you sent this video it's been awhile yeah there is some little tweaks here and there that's going to have to be done but you should be proud of yourself the truck is kick butt I mean not too many guys can actually say they built the truck from the ground up and that's something you did basically by yourself not a lot of people can say that I'm very proud of you for what you've done to that truck it's I love all the improvements you made on it and I think it'll continue to run for a long time and your maintenance minded too not a lot of guys are and maintenance is keys for anything to last looking forward to some of your videos coming up I'm sure there'll be more this summer on trailers and God knows what else but have a go to one see you in the next video.
I think your fenders are probably a super value. Ive watched you slide them off and back on often and they seem to perform flawlessly.
Definitely agree with you on the rubber floor
I pull flatbed, and a lot of wind and solar energy jobsites across the country. I put an epoxy floor in the truck and it's gorgeous but the stress of keeping it clean, not scratching it and what not is stressful, 😂