The first truck I remember pulling out of a farmers yard with my dad was a 57 Chevy Viking 60 with the 235. We drove it home with no brakes, 50 some miles. Dumpy here reminded me of that old grain truck, haven't thought about that in a long time. This thing is in about 100% better condition than that bad boy was, the rust belt reclaims all 😂.
* Holy Crap Mortske ! You Man'd Up This Time And Put Your Big Boy Shorts On ! Even Duff was in Full Alpha Dog Mode ! Original 409s are hard to find these days. They make an all aluminum crate version if you don't mind droppin' 20k. I still say you need to get a Tank for the collection. Think of the fun content you could make crushing those bad purchases ! Cheers 👊😎👍. p.s. update ; sorry it's a 348 truck engine. Oh well ... 😖
Grandpa had a 58 "Apache" 2 ton 2 speed single axle flat bed dump truck we used to haul logs for his sawmill. It was a 283 4 speed 2 bbl and would haul logs stacked over the cab out of the woods with ease. He had the rear end rebuilt 3 times to my knowledge. That's not the place for low range and it showed. Anyway, the availability and expense of brake parts eventually parked it for hauling logs but it was used for picking up square bales until dad died and Grandpa went to stay with my aunt. The sawmill was a 56" Frick circle saw powered by a 671 Detroit remembered fondly as well.
Y'all tubers realize that folks have been doing these revivals for many years right? I did my first revival way back in 1981. I pulled a 1966 Chevy c 10 out of the brush and swapped engines out and got it running for the old farmer I was working for. There have been many folks doing this for many years before it ever made it onto TH-cam. Us old school guys watching y'all work makes us smile.
Your exactly right these revivals are nothing new which is why I think these revival based channels actually do so well bc there's so many of us that enjoy watching other go thru the struggles of getting an ol engine thats been sitting for yrs running again or atleast getting the vehicle out of the fields an back onto the roads &or just moved onto another field(s) either way these old vehicles are being condensed down into specific fields across the country instead of a 1 here 1 there type situation..
@@danafaulhaber334 The old generation of folks grew up in a different time. Times were hard for these folks. They valued everything they had. They took nothing for granted. They saved their money and worked very hard. The old farmers and ranchers and collectors saved their old vehicles and equipment for rainy day projects and knew sooner or later they would need the parts for something. They were very smart. They knew someday all that junk would pay off. It was there nest egg.
@@ThomasSmith-fz6wq I just did my first revival, and watching Mortske and others was a big part of why I did it and how it turned out. There's so much value in this content, much more than mere entertainment. I now understand the excitement, joy, and just the good feelings that comes from getting something running for the first time in decades, as well as an appreciation for vehicles from an era where things were made to be fixed.
@@LyleMyers It was not like that for me. I never wanted to be a mechanic. It started out as a job for the summer hauling hay and driving tractors and building fences on a ranch. So working on equipment was just part of the job. But later on in life the things I learned on the farm came in pretty handy.
@@ThomasSmith-fz6wq There's definitely quite a difference between doing it for fun vs out of necessity. I have always worked on my own vehicles because I didn't want to or couldn't pay someone else to. Never did it just for fun though until now.
I am LOVING this video! I must say, I really enjoy that after the years, Mortske still tries to reuse as much as the original garbage attached to the engine! The Carb mess had me cracking up. Ends up putting the old carb back on. Love it! Keep up the kick ass content! We appreciate the knowledge and entertainment
If it is the OG engine that came in the truck then it’s a 348, and a truck 348, a different than a car 348, anywho, the 409 didn’t come out until 61-62, 62 I believe though. But don’t hold me to the 348 in that truck, just my opinion about it, I’m saying that bc I drove a 2 and a half ton Chevy flatbed sod truck, way back in 76-77, and it had a 348 with a split axle or 2 speed rearend, whatever, but I drove the bag off that truck, learned myself how to drive that thing, I had one guy just went over the basics with me and then turned me loose. He drove the other sod truck which was a 62-63 ? Ford with a 390 split, it was a little better truck but not by much, just ran a little better, both of our trucks fully loaded he’d run plum off and leave me. Oh that truck I drove was a 60 , forgot to mention that
Always good content and really fair prices! W blocks are tough, I have a 409 in my 63 School Bus. It still runs and drives with 100K hard miles on it. The Big Trucks actually held up better than the car 409's since the large radiators kept them cool. Modern Semi's really condemned these trucks to the "cut line" on farms.
Thank you for posting this , I absolutely love the 348 and 409s, my uncle had a 409 in his log truck and I helped him work on it , that's when I got hooked on mechanic work, this video really took me back to the good times we had , thank you so much
Your videos are more than just entertainment, they are a journey into a world of beauty and wisdom. Thank you for your dedication!Your videos are always filled with deep meaning and emotion. Thank you for your creativity and effort!♀️❗️😍
Enjoyed seeing another of your great videos. This one you working with friends taking on a BIG truck with hope it is a mighty 409. A delightful entertainment away from today's wars and election. You are funny always, articulate, and practical. Thank you. 😎
Marski I sure do like watching your show remind me a lot of my dad him and I used to work on cars all the time but he's been gone since 84 so thanks for having your show I really enjoyed watching it brings back a lot of good old memories
Mornin folks. Great way to start the week. I had a couple 348's They were real workhorse stump pullers. untill the 350's started showing up. HP on a budget. Be well.
My wife works in a plant in McCook, NE that used to make oxy-fuel hose. Her job was to put the ends on the hoses. It was nice to be able to buy 50' of 3/8" hose for cost. I bought a few before they quit making them. I have never been around a 348-409, so it was neat to see one apart and see you get it to run. Any extra rain please send our way!
Just watched your video on the 59 big mama rig,beautiful rig that ride would be awesome slamed scraping road paint, also great video of you and pudding mixing thank yous because yous guys take care of each other's needs ,that's what friendship is all about. Great videos
Hey Mort, great to see everyone working on this one.Another great Monday with Mortske and Duff. Enjoyed seeing the 348 fire up and run. Have a great week.
Hello Mortske & Crew. I was talking to the screen. Take the other bolt out. Back in the 70's I was given the task of removing the transmission on a sister truck and had the same issue. It gave my Uncle a big laugh until I finally found bolt #5. Good video, good to see Duff did not give you any more angst by going under the death trap.
Good video Mortske! When I was in high school (in the 70s) my dad had a 63 c10 with a 348 that had 409 heads (that’s what I was told anyway)…. That thing had so much torque! I burned up a sets of tires until dad said, you aren’t driving that anymore…
The welding hose repair segment took me back - during summer break in the early ‘70’s I worked in a Hewett Robbins hose plant; most days I cut and coupled twin hose for 8 hours. We had to slash and toss any short lengths because guys would put ends on them and sell them on the side….
There is nothing like a challenge to start off the week , this Mr Phellps is yours , this tape will self destruct in ten seconds . Da Da !!. I don't think there is anything that you wont tackle , and you have done it again and again to a successful conclusion . Slow and steady gets it done and someone is going to get a big engine to put into a light body and start the G Force tests for a land speed record .Thank you so much for this presentation , Its done and dusted and on file to prove it . Take care , Give Duff Dog a biscuit , He's priceless , till next time , God Bless you all , Stuart in Canada .. PS its also the home of DD speed shop !!! .
My dad was a car hauler back in the day, and we lived in Shreveport LA for a while. My dad used to laugh that those crazy Cajuns would order plain stripped down Chevy Biscaynes with the hottest 409 and 4 speeds. Just down to "biddness" go fast machines... This from the guy that had a Ford Fairlane wagon stripped down with a 427 in it ... Yes he had the right connections to get that sign off car built. Talk about a sleeper ..just base red with red and black bench seats and rubber floor matting
She's a runner!!! 😎👍 And sounds good too! The majority of Impalas I've seen had 348s in them. I've only seen one 409 Impala and it was all numbers matching.....Barrett Johnson stuff. Thanks for sharing, Mort! We appreciate you and Chin, Mojo and THE DUFFERS 🐕
I had a shop teacher that hada friend and they both went to the Chevy dealer and ordered identical cars, 63 Impala with 409 4 spd. After they got them his was faster than the friends. Both 1/4 mile and top speed and by a lot. He eventually tore it down and measured everything and compared to specs. It has a HO engine, his buddy had a regular engine. He had quite a few cars. He brought a Ford model A race car. Had a streamlined body. Looked like an early open wheel race car. He brought it in to prove to us it would run on most anything. He got thee and drained out the gas, put in kerosene and it run, not as good as gas but ran. Did the same and put in deisel. It ran ok. Probably would have run on alcohol as well.
I remember hearing stories of Anchor Motor Freight drivers finding smallblocks in their 409 powered trucks on Monday morning. Anchor hauled cars out of GMs Broening Highway plant in Baltimore.
You have some solid old buggies out there . Here in Pennsylvania we have tin worms eatin holes in our trucks by the time they’re 2 years old . I think you got an ought nine . I used to drive a 65 Chevrolet 60 oil truck that had been converted into a poop sucker . It had a big block that turned out to be a 396 . Had a 4 speed with a split rear . She was a doozy.
Couple of things, first when you and Chin were trying to get the cab off the frame I was a little disappointed that neither Duff nor Mojo were there to supervise you two boys. And second did a little research and Irwin tools were first made in Martinsville Ohio, and are now a subsidiary of Stanley/ Black & Decker
It’s amazing how much fun you can have with a three axle pile of crappy iron, and we got to do this without getting are hands dirty…..because you did it for us , pretty good dang video. Thanks Mortske 👍👍 PS some of the best things in life cost the least.
Ski. In the future. Trans won't come out. Have a bro push the clutch fork She'll come right out. Same deal. Trans won't go in. Get your sidekick to push the clutch fork. She'll go right in. Your welcome. Been there on my back. Had to learn that one the hard way on a 68 barracuda.
Mojo can do whatever he wants you know it Mortske. 🤣🤣🍺🍺. You know you couldn't live without him that man has forgotten more than we will ever know that's a fact.💯🔥
Mort I live about an hour north of Pittsburgh and we don't have Kroil around here. I ordered a few cans on eBay a while back, but I ran out last night and I looked on Amazon this morning...$32.82 for a 16.5 oz can! I know it's good stuff, but I'll just go buy two cans of PB for that price...
I almost never hear you curse, but when you shot out M-f’er, I was cracking up. Congrats on getting that 348 running. I’m impressed on the telehanler, she’s beefy. I’ll ordering a few items this week. 👍
A friend in my car club has a 409 in his 61 Impala, not factory installed. We were on a long cruise from Missouri to St Paul Minn to attend Back to the 50's. Stopped in a rest stop on the way home and his battery was too low to crank. We pushed him and he popped the clutch and the 409 started. Then it made a nasty knocking sound, real deep in the block. He had it flat bedded the 600 miles home. When he tore it down the crankshaft was cracked in two pieces underneath one of the main bearings. He found another crank and rebuilt it. 20 plus years later it still runs great but it rarely leaves town. Also there is a man in Lexington Missouri who collected 409s. He had a 5th wheel trailer that he pulled to car shows and he brought it to our show several years in a row. On the trailer he had all models of the 409 with the different carbs, heads, etc. I guess it also had 348 truck engines because it was full. Each engine was bolted down to the trailer with a special built engine stand. He passed away a few years ago and I do not now what happened to his collection. Finally, 55 years ago when I was a kid, my brother bought a black 58 Impala with wide gold custom striping and it had a 348 with three two barrels. I was riding with him and he said watch this: He hit the gas in 2nd gear and that thing took off. He said don't tell Mom and Dad. First thing I did when we got home was tell them how fast that car would go. Lol
Carb is a wcfb ,they came on lots of 4 barrel gm engines, Cadillac had the highest cfm for cheating in stock classes, pretty good in its day. Starter is common Chevy 3 ear found on all stick trucks.
A line from the movie A Few Good W Blocks. Deep inside in places you don't talk about at parties you want Mojo on that W, you need Mojo on that W. Make it a sound runner and use it to make an old school hot rod. It's a shame it's not a 409 but 348 isn't a terrible thing. Cool video, good purchase.
In 1977, I moved from Nova Scotia to Asheville, NC. Found a 1963 Impala Ss 409 4 sp sitting on a used car lot for $485 that nobody wanted and bought it. Wow, what that car would be worth today!
Great to see the insides of the famous W block! Some engine designers sitting around after a few too many adult beverages decided to just put the combustion chamber in the block instead of the head. Their buddies over at Ford thought this was brilliant and designed the MEL motors with the same "feature" and the truck world had to deal with it for a decade or so. Machine shops must hate those things.
Yup. They require a special deck plate to bore them because the deck is not at 90 degrees to the bore. I imagine it's a rare tool to have today as most have likely been scrapped when guys aged out of the business and liquidated their shops. Noone rebuilds engines anymore, they just replace them, so machine shops have largely gone away
Actually, the modern equipment does away with the need for block plates. I worked at a race engine shop that had Rottler equipment, and we did some W block engines without a torque plate. Same machine will do lifter bores, and align hone main saddles. Steve Morris has one of these machines, you can learn about it on his channel. Sadly though, you are correct about machine shops going away. Not enough interest from the younger generation, so no new blood. Also, the crate engine deal hasn't helped either. The machine shops left today typically specialize in a segment that they can do well in.
Good morning from Cape Cod ⛵ I had a 7 ton GMC dump with a 401 V6, absolutely love that truck but it would have been a whole lot better with a 348. Damn dude you went through a whole lot of work to get that 348 running, it certainly made for some cool content. ✌️🇺🇲
i realy love it when mojo is around,his way of humor and best of all his laugh.chin does a good jod too.your show is great just like you m8.there was no puddin jokes this time.im a bit disapionted with puddin with his way of thanking you for the skid steer.pal i thank you for doing it.
Cool content on 348 I’ve heard my dad talking bout have an impala with 409 he said it was a bad car no one could touch him back in the day! Have great day sir
Lathe jaws are a powerful straitening tool. I have trued up many a round stock in the lathe with a 2x4 or even a hammer handle 😮 Prying on your “weighs” is frowned upon but with wood it is usually ok. Some guys have a white oak tool that goes in the tool holder for truing up round stock. Tapered like a wedge.
why did you butcher the teardown? makes no sense
Butcher what? We tore everything apart pretty carefully besides the transmission.
@@MortskeRepair People complain just to get pinned at the top.
@@MortskeRepair Mort your never going to make everyone happy. But you know that.
Ryan! Betsy said to call home, the goat got ate by a bear and she can’t find the dog now
@@MortskeRepair😅
I watch a fair amount of auto repair YT. The fact you stop what you are doing and ask Duff questions, makes me happy. Dogs are the best
Agreed
2 hours of Mortske on a Monday morning, heck ya. Good way to start the week.
New to your channel, but your dry wit and mechanical sensibilities have hooked me deep.
Wait till you discover his partner in crime...Puddins fab shop ..lol
Real deep like 😅
Dump Trucks, Tow Trucks, cool cars,cool trucks and a faithful dog as a sidekick you sir are living the dream.
That extra valve head, it’s from the other side, the other Bank. It came across through the intake guaranteed
Thank you
we got to hook him up with a real country woman.
@@trevorg-w1i she would ruin everything and take half when she leaves.
Dont forget Mojo! Old guys are awesome to hang with.
The first truck I remember pulling out of a farmers yard with my dad was a 57 Chevy Viking 60 with the 235. We drove it home with no brakes, 50 some miles. Dumpy here reminded me of that old grain truck, haven't thought about that in a long time. This thing is in about 100% better condition than that bad boy was, the rust belt reclaims all 😂.
Thanks for sharing
Love my Monday Mortske Mornings almost as good as a Mortske Minute Rant..
Lol
stayin home sick today, what better way to get some rest and relax than watching some good ol' Mortske!
Playin' hooky.....😮😊
Needs a head job gaskets oil pump rings. Bearings. The whole she... bang
Get well soon.
You sure are spending a lot of time in Oklahoma these days. Saw ya at church Sunday
I'm feeling under the weather tonight. Same idea here. Feel better, bud 👍
* Holy Crap Mortske ! You Man'd Up This Time And Put Your Big Boy Shorts On ! Even Duff was in Full Alpha Dog Mode ! Original 409s are hard to find these days. They make an all aluminum crate version if you don't mind droppin' 20k. I still say you need to get a Tank for the collection. Think of the fun content you could make crushing those bad purchases ! Cheers 👊😎👍. p.s. update ; sorry it's a 348 truck engine. Oh well ... 😖
Grandpa had a 58 "Apache" 2 ton 2 speed single axle flat bed dump truck we used to haul logs for his sawmill. It was a 283 4 speed 2 bbl and would haul logs stacked over the cab out of the woods with ease. He had the rear end rebuilt 3 times to my knowledge. That's not the place for low range and it showed. Anyway, the availability and expense of brake parts eventually parked it for hauling logs but it was used for picking up square bales until dad died and Grandpa went to stay with my aunt.
The sawmill was a 56" Frick circle saw powered by a 671 Detroit remembered fondly as well.
Y'all tubers realize that folks have been doing these revivals for many years right? I did my first revival way back in 1981. I pulled a 1966 Chevy c 10 out of the brush and swapped engines out and got it running for the old farmer I was working for. There have been many folks doing this for many years before it ever made it onto TH-cam. Us old school guys watching y'all work makes us smile.
Your exactly right these revivals are nothing new which is why I think these revival based channels actually do so well bc there's so many of us that enjoy watching other go thru the struggles of getting an ol engine thats been sitting for yrs running again or atleast getting the vehicle out of the fields an back onto the roads &or just moved onto another field(s) either way these old vehicles are being condensed down into specific fields across the country instead of a 1 here 1 there type situation..
@@danafaulhaber334 The old generation of folks grew up in a different time. Times were hard for these folks. They valued everything they had. They took nothing for granted. They saved their money and worked very hard. The old farmers and ranchers and collectors saved their old vehicles and equipment for rainy day projects and knew sooner or later they would need the parts for something. They were very smart. They knew someday all that junk would pay off. It was there nest egg.
@@ThomasSmith-fz6wq I just did my first revival, and watching Mortske and others was a big part of why I did it and how it turned out. There's so much value in this content, much more than mere entertainment. I now understand the excitement, joy, and just the good feelings that comes from getting something running for the first time in decades, as well as an appreciation for vehicles from an era where things were made to be fixed.
@@LyleMyers It was not like that for me. I never wanted to be a mechanic. It started out as a job for the summer hauling hay and driving tractors and building fences on a ranch. So working on equipment was just part of the job. But later on in life the things I learned on the farm came in pretty handy.
@@ThomasSmith-fz6wq There's definitely quite a difference between doing it for fun vs out of necessity. I have always worked on my own vehicles because I didn't want to or couldn't pay someone else to. Never did it just for fun though until now.
You were in a great mood in this one Sir Thomas. Love the high-speed Duff.
Thank you, fearless engineer!
Glad you enjoyed it!
Excellent way to start my morning. Thanks
Enjoy!
I am LOVING this video! I must say, I really enjoy that after the years, Mortske still tries to reuse as much as the original garbage attached to the engine! The Carb mess had me cracking up. Ends up putting the old carb back on. Love it! Keep up the kick ass content! We appreciate the knowledge and entertainment
If it is the OG engine that came in the truck then it’s a 348, and a truck 348, a different than a car 348, anywho, the 409 didn’t come out until 61-62, 62 I believe though. But don’t hold me to the 348 in that truck, just my opinion about it, I’m saying that bc I drove a 2 and a half ton Chevy flatbed sod truck, way back in 76-77, and it had a 348 with a split axle or 2 speed rearend, whatever, but I drove the bag off that truck, learned myself how to drive that thing, I had one guy just went over the basics with me and then turned me loose. He drove the other sod truck which was a 62-63 ? Ford with a 390 split, it was a little better truck but not by much, just ran a little better, both of our trucks fully loaded he’d run plum off and leave me. Oh that truck I drove was a 60 , forgot to mention that
6 OldGuys here,
Love the variety of projects you take on, Keeps the comments (Lies, B.S.) from the OldGuys fresh! It was really FRESH here today 😁
Always good content and really fair prices! W blocks are tough, I have a 409 in my 63 School Bus. It still runs and drives with 100K hard miles on it. The Big Trucks actually held up better than the car 409's since the large radiators kept them cool. Modern Semi's really condemned these trucks to the "cut line" on farms.
Very nice!
Nice looking old girl. Hope you do her justice Mortske.
Thank you for posting this , I absolutely love the 348 and 409s, my uncle had a 409 in his log truck and I helped him work on it , that's when I got hooked on mechanic work, this video really took me back to the good times we had , thank you so much
No your uncle had a 348 in his log truck the 409 was only ever put in cars not a single truck from factory ever had a 409 in it
@ClydeStoner nope he put the 409 in it himself
Right on
Happy Mortske Monday! Kinda sad to see that old truck get cut up, but you're right, nobody's going to restore an old rotten dump truck
Your videos are more than just entertainment, they are a journey into a world of beauty and wisdom. Thank you for your dedication!Your videos are always filled with deep meaning and emotion. Thank you for your creativity and effort!♀️❗️😍
It's halfway engineered towards a rollback. That would make a sweet car hauler
Enjoyed seeing another of your great videos. This one you working with friends taking on a BIG truck with hope it is a mighty 409. A delightful entertainment away from today's wars and election. You are funny always, articulate, and practical. Thank you. 😎
Thanks 👍
Marski I sure do like watching your show remind me a lot of my dad him and I used to work on cars all the time but he's been gone since 84 so thanks for having your show I really enjoyed watching it brings back a lot of good old memories
That's awesome
Sorry about the spelling of your name there
Mornin folks. Great way to start the week. I had a couple 348's They were real workhorse stump pullers. untill the 350's started showing up. HP on a budget. Be well.
Nothing can catch her, nothing can touch Mortske's 409... 409
She's real fine.
Nope ... 348 truck engine 😖
Bad timing gear stretched. Timing chain😊😊
Saw The Beach Boys last month in Tulsa! 😂
@@kimberlywilliams9757 You mean "The Beach Grandpa's?" 🤭👍
My wife works in a plant in McCook, NE that used to make oxy-fuel hose. Her job was to put the ends on the hoses. It was nice to be able to buy 50' of 3/8" hose for cost. I bought a few before they quit making them. I have never been around a 348-409, so it was neat to see one apart and see you get it to run. Any extra rain please send our way!
Very cool!
Hell yeah Monday morning with the king of junk . And duff whoop whoop
6:48 You know the job ain't complete until Duff brings some of it home with him!!
Thanks for keeping it real Mortskie much appreciated to the whole team.
Just watched your video on the 59 big mama rig,beautiful rig that ride would be awesome slamed scraping road paint, also great video of you and pudding mixing thank yous because yous guys take care of each other's needs ,that's what friendship is all about. Great videos
Right on
Hey Mort, great to see everyone working on this one.Another great Monday with Mortske and Duff. Enjoyed seeing the 348 fire up and run. Have a great week.
Thanks! You too!
Hello Mortske & Crew. I was talking to the screen. Take the other bolt out. Back in the 70's I was given the task of removing the transmission on a sister truck and had the same issue. It gave my Uncle a big laugh until I finally found bolt #5. Good video, good to see Duff did not give you any more angst by going under the death trap.
Good video Mortske! When I was in high school (in the 70s) my dad had a 63 c10 with a 348 that had 409 heads (that’s what I was told anyway)…. That thing had so much torque! I burned up a sets of tires until dad said, you aren’t driving that anymore…
Thanks for sharing
The welding hose repair segment took me back - during summer break in the early ‘70’s I worked in a Hewett Robbins hose plant; most days I cut and coupled twin hose for 8 hours. We had to slash and toss any short lengths because guys would put ends on them and sell them on the side….
Good times
There is nothing like a challenge to start off the week , this Mr Phellps is yours , this tape will self destruct in ten seconds . Da Da !!. I don't think there is anything that you wont tackle , and you have done it again and again to a successful conclusion . Slow and steady gets it done and someone is going to get a big engine to put into a light body and start the G Force tests for a land speed record .Thank you so much for this presentation , Its done and dusted and on file to prove it . Take care , Give Duff Dog a biscuit , He's priceless , till next time , God Bless you all , Stuart in Canada .. PS its also the home of DD speed shop !!! .
My dad was a car hauler back in the day, and we lived in Shreveport LA for a while. My dad used to laugh that those crazy Cajuns would order plain stripped down Chevy Biscaynes with the hottest 409 and 4 speeds. Just down to "biddness" go fast machines...
This from the guy that had a Ford Fairlane wagon stripped down with a 427 in it ...
Yes he had the right connections to get that sign off car built. Talk about a sleeper ..just base red with red and black bench seats and rubber floor matting
Wild times
When i was 18 I bought a 63 SS 409 dual fours, 4 speed bucket seats, pretty .much all stock, that was in 1964, yes I'm that old
Dang. Hopefully you kept it!
@MortskeRepair I owned it 2 weeks. I couldn't afford the car and the insurance at the same time, bought a newspaper/bondo 55 chevy
Happy Happy Happy Monday Mortskie Duff and all the rest of the team.
Unless it was swapped out at one time,I'd guess it has a 348.
DD Shmoo U here, and Mortske you were my best student, a prodigy even.
Watching from Edinburgh Scotland love the videos mortske ❤❤
Hello From Aurora, Ohio USA
She's a runner!!! 😎👍 And sounds good too! The majority of Impalas I've seen had 348s in them. I've only seen one 409 Impala and it was all numbers matching.....Barrett Johnson stuff. Thanks for sharing, Mort! We appreciate you and Chin, Mojo and THE DUFFERS 🐕
Right on
Mojo and yourself are a great team 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻. Should have no problem selling that motor. Keep’em coming.
That's the plan!
Congratulations on the start. You have a extra engine now. Thank you Mortske.
💯👊👍
You bet!
Good thing you have lots of friends.
Farmers help each other.
Yes they do
I had a shop teacher that hada friend and they both went to the Chevy dealer and ordered identical cars, 63 Impala with 409 4 spd. After they got them his was faster than the friends. Both 1/4 mile and top speed and by a lot.
He eventually tore it down and measured everything and compared to specs. It has a HO engine, his buddy had a regular engine.
He had quite a few cars. He brought a Ford model A race car. Had a streamlined body. Looked like an early open wheel race car. He brought it in to prove to us it would run on most anything. He got thee and drained out the gas, put in kerosene and it run, not as good as gas but ran. Did the same and put in deisel. It ran ok. Probably would have run on alcohol as well.
Nice
I remember hearing stories of Anchor Motor Freight drivers finding smallblocks in their 409 powered trucks on Monday morning. Anchor hauled cars out of GMs Broening Highway plant in Baltimore.
Best part of Monday is MORTSKE!!! Hells yes!!
Will Always love the Valve ending day video.
She's a cool truck ! She will make a great start for a build .
Definitely living your best life Sir Mortske. I love Mondays, Mortske then Puddin.
Agreed
That was a good-looking year for those cabs.
Agreed
Damn that Dually tractor is awesome, picked up that dump truck like it was nothing.
Yup
You have some solid old buggies out there . Here in Pennsylvania we have tin worms eatin holes in our trucks by the time they’re 2 years old . I think you got an ought nine . I used to drive a 65 Chevrolet 60 oil truck that had been converted into a poop sucker . It had a big block that turned out to be a 396 . Had a 4 speed with a split rear . She was a doozy.
Cool
You are most definitely spoiling the snot out of us. Loving these long format videos.
Glad you like them!
Another fantastic Monday with Mortske.
Duff is looking as handsome as ever and Mojo is a national treasure.
Thanks to Chin for bring it all together.
Hi Mortski and his Pop and Duff and the other guests nice video 📹 and workmanship
I would love to see this old truck restored and running and go up against brand new trucks this old truck would out last brand new trucks 😊
I’m not so sure
Couple of things, first when you and Chin were trying to get the cab off the frame I was a little disappointed that neither Duff nor Mojo were there to supervise you two boys. And second did a little research and Irwin tools were first made in Martinsville Ohio, and are now a subsidiary of Stanley/ Black & Decker
Mortske monday always good to watch
It was exciting to watch you and Mojo beat it off together.
Oh boy
now thats some onlyfans type comment huh? LOL
@@warrenmichael918 Onlyfans? Are we still talking about transmissions?
It’s amazing how much fun you can have with a three axle pile of crappy iron, and we got to do this without getting are hands dirty…..because you did it for us , pretty good dang video. Thanks Mortske 👍👍 PS some of the best things in life cost the least.
Right on
Ski. In the future. Trans won't come out. Have a bro push the clutch fork
She'll come right out.
Same deal. Trans won't go in. Get your sidekick to push the clutch fork. She'll go right in. Your welcome. Been there on my back. Had to learn that one the hard way on a 68 barracuda.
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Love the gas axe, 99% of the time it works every time 😅
You know it
Mojo can do whatever he wants you know it Mortske. 🤣🤣🍺🍺. You know you couldn't live without him that man has forgotten more than we will ever know that's a fact.💯🔥
Pretty much
Mort I live about an hour north of Pittsburgh and we don't have Kroil around here. I ordered a few cans on eBay a while back, but I ran out last night and I looked on Amazon this morning...$32.82 for a 16.5 oz can! I know it's good stuff, but I'll just go buy two cans of PB for that price...
Good video that was a lot of work good job getting it running.
Thank you
One of those W engines would look great in a 30’s hotrod… foreshadowing i hope! Thanks mortske
That would be cool!
Thank you for all the good content Mortske 😊
Our pleasure
I almost never hear you curse, but when you shot out M-f’er, I was cracking up. Congrats on getting that 348 running. I’m impressed on the telehanler, she’s beefy. I’ll ordering a few items this week. 👍
Cool engine. 2 hour video, good stuff. Like it, like it alot.
Thanks 👍
Another great video Mortske! And we got to see the whole crew and of course the Duff Dog
Get ur done Mr. M before the snow flies! 😆
Good mortske morning I'm at work watching this 😂
Enjoy
Thanks Mortske World Wide for our Mortske Monday!🐾🍺
Our pleasure
The yard is getting quite full; Puddin needs to come to you for a More Mortske Park It N Mark It to sell some cars.
A friend in my car club has a 409 in his 61 Impala, not factory installed. We were on a long cruise from Missouri to St Paul Minn to attend Back to the 50's. Stopped in a rest stop on the way home and his battery was too low to crank. We pushed him and he popped the clutch and the 409 started. Then it made a nasty knocking sound, real deep in the block. He had it flat bedded the 600 miles home. When he tore it down the crankshaft was cracked in two pieces underneath one of the main bearings. He found another crank and rebuilt it. 20 plus years later it still runs great but it rarely leaves town. Also there is a man in Lexington Missouri who collected 409s. He had a 5th wheel trailer that he pulled to car shows and he brought it to our show several years in a row. On the trailer he had all models of the 409 with the different carbs, heads, etc. I guess it also had 348 truck engines because it was full. Each engine was bolted down to the trailer with a special built engine stand. He passed away a few years ago and I do not now what happened to his collection. Finally, 55 years ago when I was a kid, my brother bought a black 58 Impala with wide gold custom striping and it had a 348 with three two barrels. I was riding with him and he said watch this: He hit the gas in 2nd gear and that thing took off. He said don't tell Mom and Dad. First thing I did when we got home was tell them how fast that car would go. Lol
Thanks for sharing
Mortske and Duff on monday yes.
I was going to save this ride, Mr. Mortske!😊
Carb is a wcfb ,they came on lots of 4 barrel gm engines, Cadillac had the highest cfm for cheating in stock classes, pretty good in its day. Starter is common Chevy 3 ear found on all stick trucks.
A line from the movie A Few Good W Blocks. Deep inside in places you don't talk about at parties you want Mojo on that W, you need Mojo on that W. Make it a sound runner and use it to make an old school hot rod. It's a shame it's not a 409 but 348 isn't a terrible thing. Cool video, good purchase.
Love the channel. Lots of variety.
Glad you enjoy it!
Enjoying your content from Northeastern Kentucky.
Awesome! Thank you!
Thank you sir for posting a video this morning Love your videos keep them coming
You bet
Dam you got lucky with that MOJO, what a guy! If only more humans were like him!
In 1977, I moved from Nova Scotia to Asheville, NC. Found a 1963 Impala Ss 409 4 sp sitting on a used car lot for $485 that nobody wanted and bought it. Wow, what that car would be worth today!
Dang
Love the RESPECT you give to MOJO!!!
Yep, just because you're the "boss" doesn't mean you have to be bossy.
@@FreedomRock44 Mojo is the man.
Great to see the insides of the famous W block! Some engine designers sitting around after a few too many adult beverages decided to just put the combustion chamber in the block instead of the head. Their buddies over at Ford thought this was brilliant and designed the MEL motors with the same "feature" and the truck world had to deal with it for a decade or so. Machine shops must hate those things.
Yup. They require a special deck plate to bore them because the deck is not at 90 degrees to the bore. I imagine it's a rare tool to have today as most have likely been scrapped when guys aged out of the business and liquidated their shops. Noone rebuilds engines anymore, they just replace them, so machine shops have largely gone away
My Dad has been doing it for 53 years.
Semi retired now at 73. Moved everything to his home shop.
Actually, the modern equipment does away with the need for block plates. I worked at a race engine shop that had Rottler equipment, and we did some W block engines without a torque plate. Same machine will do lifter bores, and align hone main saddles. Steve Morris has one of these machines, you can learn about it on his channel.
Sadly though, you are correct about machine shops going away. Not enough interest from the younger generation, so no new blood. Also, the crate engine deal hasn't helped either. The machine shops left today typically specialize in a segment that they can do well in.
Great find. Would be a great candidate for shortening the frame, a pickup body and cab.
Good morning from Cape Cod ⛵ I had a 7 ton GMC dump with a 401 V6, absolutely love that truck but it would have been a whole lot better with a 348. Damn dude you went through a whole lot of work to get that 348 running, it certainly made for some cool content. ✌️🇺🇲
Sure did
i realy love it when mojo is around,his way of humor and best of all his laugh.chin does a good jod too.your show is great just like you m8.there was no puddin jokes this time.im a bit disapionted with puddin with his way of thanking you for the skid steer.pal i thank you for doing it.
Glad you enjoy it!
That's a beast of an air hammer, I recently bought the .498 Thor, everyone in the shop with their fancy smanchy Snap-on air hammers come use my .498
Solid
348 was good for torque. Friend had one in a 58 with a three-speed behind it. Fun ride.
Right on
Cool content on 348 I’ve heard my dad talking bout have an impala with 409 he said it was a bad car no one could touch him back in the day! Have great day sir
Awesome
It would be cool to have a W block. Never stumbled across one. Also never really looked. In my 20s people would just give me small block Chevys. 👍
That Anthony sign is one I didn’t know I need and now I want one.
Got one for ya!
Lathe jaws are a powerful straitening tool. I have trued up many a round stock in the lathe with a 2x4 or even a hammer handle 😮 Prying on your “weighs” is frowned upon but with wood it is usually ok. Some guys have a white oak tool that goes in the tool holder for truing up round stock. Tapered like a wedge.
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348's and 409's are the best looking engines ever made, especially if they have a 6 barrel setup. Put it in something with no hood for sure. 👍🏼💯
Right on
1351935B that's the part number of the adapter you need my friend