You can thank the federal government for setting guidelines based on vehicle footprint instead of design purpose. The GW Bush and Obama admins share most of the responsibility for this disaster.
@@andrewweltlich9065 yup. Beats me why you guys don't use vans. A standard wheelbase Transit has an 8' bed. You can get 8x4 sheets in it, or a pallet and it's secure and weatherproof. I see no use case for a 'truck' except as a farm vehicle.
@@Rattus-Norvegicus some run to double or triple that but usually the bank owns it in reality. Still, 1000 a month doesn't sound much if you say it quickly.
Yup. One of them led to me spending my 21st birthday laying in the dirt instead of white water rafting and ripping up the after party. I got enough days of that behind me now that it’s not as disappointing as a memory.
@@robotcantina8957 Has anyone ever used a “floating dip tube”? They would stay out of the crud, as they float😊 It’s a home brew thing for keeping out of the yeast and trub.
@@AnalogDude_ another way to look at it is that in 15 years your truck is no use because of the dashboard. That's usually how it works out in practice.
Am I hearing you right, you'd have this over say I dunno, a Dodge truck with a supercharged Gen 3 Hemi in it? Don't get me wrong this is a great truck but c'mon get it together man ROFL.
Yes please, you have all kinds of one off projects that are great, a TDI shelby charger restoration would be a great next step for the channel. Looking forward to seeing it next year as you already have enough projects for this year and we want to see those make it to the end of whatever plans you have for them.
Nicely done! It's fine that you tackled a (mostly) conventional vehicle project in this video. It's your deep knowledge base, methodical approach, curiosity, steadfastness, VERY clear and concise explanations, good videography and editing and great sense of humor that make this channel SO fun to watch. So just make videos about whatever project is currently of interest to YOU, since I'd bet that a large portion of your audience will watch anything you want to share. When you delve into the weirder "outlier" projects, that's just the cherry on the Sundae!
these trucks are a dying breed here in the US thanks to EPA regulations. it's actually easier to be compliant with a large truck than a small one. insanity
Rangers/Courier pickups with the 2.3 and 5 speed manual are my daily driving constants since 1988. Cost per mile is miniscule and maintenance easy/cheap/parts available. You will love your S10. 7 foot bed is a bonus, also. Great content as is always the case. Thx
Old 99 Ranger I had with an automatic no less got a solid 22- 25 mpg at normal 55-65 speeds.. The old 80 something Ranger with a 5 speed could beat that so long as it stayed right at 55 mph.. 91 aerostar,same V6 auto drivetrain as the Rangers gave flawless,reliable performance and 20-25 mpg at speeds up to 70 mph with the cruise set... And I am soooo not a Furd fan at all,but would buy and drive any of them again vs my 14 mpg Ram unless I was hauling something heavy
Well Jimbo since I'm the oldest of the two of us, I'd say you are a lot like me and simply want to work on something all of the time. I like that and love your videos. All the best.
Ah, the memories! My family moved to the U.S.A. in '91 and we lived there 'till '96. Our first vehicle there was a white short bed 1986 Chevrolet S10! I loved that thing and used to drive it up and down the street we lived in there in California after washing it. I was 14 at the time. That truck got us through some tough times and worked like a champ with little to no maintenance. I will always love those little pick up trucks!
Thanks Jimbo for a trip down memory lane. My brush with the 4.3L was a pair of GMC Safaris, a 1991, and 1992. What a difference a year makes. The '91 had the TBI, and it ran like a champ. The '92 had the CFI system with the big clamshell manifold that notoriously filled with a puddle of gasoline. Every time you hit the gas, the puddle would slosh to the rear and flood the back two cylinders making the engine practically stall. GM engineering at its finest. Eventually the '92 blew a head gasket, overheated, lost two gears in the transmission and earned a trip the the junkyard. I kept the '91 until 160,000 miles and donated it to the DAV. They converted it to a wheelchair van for a deserving veteran. P.S., I owned a 1989 Dodge Daytona, like that Shelby, but no turbo. Not Mitsubishi's best car, unlike their Evolutions.
Watching your cruise through a 30 year old truck restoration has been a pleasure. You're more or less a wizard when it comes to modifying or reviving old vehicles :)
It's become pretty much standard procedure for GM collectors to replace the distributor on anything TBI (does not really apply to DIS cars). Rust, and age has ruined the magnets, and the rust falling off gets embedded in the magnetic pickup coil. To prevent this happening again, I disassemble the distributor all the way down and extract the shaft and magnetic reluctor, and I give ONLY the magnet part a coating of paint to prevent the bare metal from rusting up again. The only time a TBI GM has ever broke down on the side of the road for me, was because of total ignition failure. I've been daily driving GM TBI cars only, since 2005
A company that I used to work for as a parts driver back in the day had a ‘90 Nissan with the 4 cylinder and the 5 speed. I drove the crap out of that little guy. Good little truck. They also had a ‘92 s-10 at the same time, and a ‘94 s-10 a little later. Had some fun zipping all over town with them.
@@NotthatNeil Yes!! I worked for Autozone when they fist started doing parts delivery and we had 1992-1993 2.3L Ford Rangers with 5 speed manuals to run parts around in. Regular cab and short bed, vinyl interior, and basic manual widows and door locks. They were so much fun to drive and they ended up replacing them after 5 years with Nissan Frontiers in the same basic setup. Not quite as fun but just as utilitarian..
Yup. Rangers, s-10’s, Nissans, Toyotas, it always kinda surprised me that Honda didn’t make a small truck like that. Would have sold well if there was an inexpensive base model for use as a work truck.
Just a thought around the idle misfire - some gearboxes have a vacuum control line to downshift at acceleration and high load, so if that line exists and the gearbox diaphragm is broken then that may be a source for an air leak causing misfires.
Great work restoring that old S10! I'm not a truck guy nor do I do any restorations, but I appreciate seeing someone who has the skill and expertise to do something like this. I enjoy hearing the story along the way. I even learn a thing or two that I didn't know before from when I used to fix my old 80s vehicles. Whether it's restorations, overhauls, mods, or completely Frankenstein mashups, I enjoy all of your work - they way you present it is what makes it so enjoyable. Thanks again, Jimbo!
I used to trim down and mini-size TBI harnesses to swap GM TBI systems onto 40 series Land Cruisers. It's probably the best early EFI system to learn on.
I love those Astro vans!! One of the guys at a machine shop I worked at had one with 400k+ on it before it threw a rod. We pulled the engine out and swapped in a rebuilt 4.3 from Jasper Engines and as far as I know he's still driving it..
@@1968CudaGuy I sure do depend on mine. I use it for long trips and I tow with it a lot. Never lets me down. The only major repair I've made is a new ring and pinion in the rear end.
@@2coolwheels139 I have a 2000 Jeep Cherokee 4.0L auto trans with 360,000 miles so far. About to replace the timing chain, water pump, valve cover gasket, thermostat and housing, and belt. Did a radiator, cap, and hoses this past Spring along with a flush. Only putting a couple hundred miles a month on it now.
My first vehicle was a 1994 S10 with a 4.3l vortec v6. It was fire engine red, extended cab, short bed, and it had the Tahoe trim. I loved that truck dearly. My grandpa bought it for me when I was 12. Only drove it to take me fishing until I got my license. Sadly a few years after having it I got carjacked and they found it 800 miles away in Florida. After renting a van and trailer from U-Haul to bring it back to NC I was too broke to fix it and had to sell it. Cried like a baby. I'm 36 and still miss that truck.
A GM TBI 4.3 is actually a lovable thing. Some people say it is "not real fuel injection", but they system works just fine. HEI is still good enough to be daily driven. As a light duty truck, that is an actual score, IMO. I want.
It's fuel injection. Pressurized fuel is pulse metered by solenoid injectors. In carburetors and computer controlled carburetors unpressurized fuel is drawn constantly from a reservoir by high speed air.
Im on my 5th S10. Current daily driver in a 1994 S10 with a 5.3 LS in it. You've made a subsciber very very happy. Keep up the good work my good sir. That S10 is in pretty good shape. Its definitely worth saving. I get the majority of my parts from Rock Auto.
I'm with the man who mentioned vacuum pipes to gearbox. Also put a potentiometer on the lambda sensor signal wire, and set initial timing to 5° btdc, then wind the fuel trim pot back until a gunsons colortune shows a nice light blue color. Probably be around 30mpg i reckon. Less fuel equals spark in later, equals complete burn And will run cooler. Less thermo dynamic loss. Sounds mad, but it's true. Keep up the good work Jimbo 😎
I have my uncles 1993 s10. He passed away and i ended up with it. He bought it in 94. 4.3 5 speed 2wd short box. Someone had replaced his ignition and some point and it ran like crap. It was a timing issue. I use it for my work woth familys business. Its getting 500 to 1000 miles a week now. Love my little truck. Odometer quit at 261000 miles. Engine has been replaced and no idea how many miles is on it now. Change the oil every couple months. Cant wait to see more s10 vids!
You picked a great recipient truck to fix up. Glad to see it didn’t have the 2.8 v6. That was a wheezer on a good day. Ditching the rubber interior floor is a good move too; it will keep future moisture from being trapped between it and those pristine floor boards.
Those are way better than today's junk. You have a keeper for your parts runner. Wish I could have found a truck like that. I live in the rust belt as well. And here, even if you find something, the body is gone and possibly the frame as well. I'm glad you got it back to almost factory again.
Thanks Jimbo, love the content. It's always good to see these old cars brought back from brink. Too many times serviceable old cars get crushed and it's nice to see the odd one resuscitated and brought back to life, even though it's not easy. Keep up the good work 🙂
I know the Subaru dig was a joke, but I have worked on all manner of Subarus from 1990 on with up to 350K miles and their electronics are dead reliable. I have seen more wiring harness and electronic component issues on 2000+ cars from other brands than I've ever seen on a Subaru. They haven't even used a distributor or anything but sequential injection and coil packs on anything they've released since 1989 and up. Wiring harnesses are always in great shape compared to other stuff and the interiors actually last too. GM was still selling TBI until 1995, distributors until 2002, and spider injection until 2007, while Subaru was only using sequential high impedance injection and waste spark or individual coils in the same period. Cam and crank sensors since 1989 which are very reliable overall as well compared to other brands. Not to say Subaru is perfect, the naturally aspirated EJ25 obviously left its mark, but a lot of knocks to the brand are unwarranted and electronics are one area I feel they almost never skimped on. I would put any component in a Subaru against Ford for reliability, that's for sure! Nice work on the truck. :)
2:30 CNG is actually quite interesting as a fuel source. I live in Argentina and almost all of our work vehicles run on CNG. It works in parallel with gasoline and if correctly installed can be easily reverted to stock. Dunno about the US, but over here CNG is stupidly cheap, so it's great for a vehicle that runs all day long or does many miles a year.
A popular performance modification for the 4.3 TBI motor was to swap the TBI assembly out for a 350 or 454 TBI unit. If memory serves me correctly, the injectors were interchangeable. Thanks for getting this truck back up on the road JimBo! I wish manufacturers would make a simple truck like this again. Extremely basic, no frills, and no electronic gizmos. They were cheap, basic, and reliable, which can not be said for any modern truck.
As a guy who has an 83 diesel ford ranger I am so happy to see you work on a literal s**tbox as well, I'm sure in the end whatever you do it will get better mpg than my truck
as a fellow squarebody S10 owner, i love that one of my favorite youtubers is working on one of my favorite trucks! you should look into getting an isuzu 2.2 turbo diesel engine. good power at good mpg. much love from illinois!
1995 Dakota V6, single cab, 8' bed. Vinyl upholstery and rubber floor matts. Only options were AC and radio. It's a rolling junkpile - I gave up trying to keep everything working years ago - so it is dying a death of a thousand cuts. But it hauls plywood and 2x4s with the gate closed, so it still does what I bought it cheap for 20 years ago.
It's so nice to see these old little pickup trucks. Definitely worth saving. These days, even here in Europe, you can hardly find them anymore-just those over-inflated, dual-cab fancy-pants monsters.
@@erik_dk842 to me it looks like on the video, there is plenty of space to put two adults in the cab comfortably, and some bags on the floor as well, as the gear selector is on the wheel.
What year s10? If it has obd1 you could jump two pins with a paper clip and write down how many times the CEL flashes to tell you what the computers saying or seeing ...i done the same thing on a 93 c2500 suburban and found my knock sensor was bad
The paperclip method is fine, and I do that when the check engine light comes on but I'm used to looking at live data that you get on an OBDII scanner.
@@robotcantina8957You might want to look at Moates for tuning stuff. I think the auto-prom i have is discontinued, (which was basically a chip programmer/emulator/data-logger), but they have a lot of other tools to do the same thing, and are probably a lot easier to setup. Fair warning, their customer support is... "nothing to write home about" from what i remember reading. You could read live data and even dial in the tune with a wideband o2 if the tinkering urge gets strong enough.
I have a old OTC odb1 scanner that has live Data. It also has been updated many many years ago and also does obd2 as well. Tho I rarely use it. I obviously have much newer scanner
I just moved to the west coast and now there is rust free examples of these everywhere. This video is definitely pushing me closer to pulling the trigger on a rust free s10
Love to have something like this with one of those common Kubota V2203 engines. Those seem to be popular swaps among Jeep guys. Glad to see good reliable trucks being serviced rather than tossed in any case. "If you take care of things, they last"
My first truck in high school was the GMC version of the S-10. One of my brothers bought the Chevy version. Both were black short beds with gray interior and chrome package with Camaro wheels and manual transmission. Great little trucks.
I love vehicle rehab stuff and your brand is really fun to watch. Any vehicle I have "saved" (last was a Toyota Avalon), I feel I get to know and gain respect for all who were involved in making it happen in the first place. Whether we like certain aspects of a car's engineering or design, any car represents a huge win for that team and an opportunity to see their work from the inside out. My dad got me started with cars. We were poor and needed to fix 'em if we were going to have a car at all. He'd drink a beer, have a smoke, wipe his hands on a rag and say something like "this car is an engineer's dream and a mechanics nightmare." I just bought the 45th car of my lifetime- a project. I'm not poor anymore but I still like to have a working relationship with a car. My Honda needs nothing from me. My 1994 F150 and I get along great. Thanks for keeping Old Skool wrenching visible and entertaining!
This was a surprize video that was different than the rest. Just like you two cylinder lawnmower car.🤣 I liked it. I never thought of removing a truck bed using cargo straps and an engine lift. You lucked out finding a truck as old as yours and knew how to fix it and get it running.
I know it’s prolly way beyond the plan, but seeing you go through the process to turbocharge this engine would be awesome to watch. Always wanted to get ahold of one for myself and boost it. We did have this engine in a full size truck and it was more than capable enough to tow and haul full loads of wood around for delivery. Unfortunately someone came into our lane and totaled it. I’m sure my dad would still be driving it today had that not happened. Even though it was a W/T he really took care of it and with the few aesthetic mods he did was still one of my favorite vehicles we’ve had to date. I even took it to prom. Look at me, gettin all nostalgic over here lol.
To your remark about driving across the country... Back in 2010 I used my college spring break to fly from Baltimore MD to Salt Lake City and pick up an 85 Mercury Capri (Mustang twin) and bring it back to southern MD. Did a tune up in salt lake, got pulled over for tags that didnt exist (also salt lake), had a leaky radiator (top it up occasionally), lost high beams around Denver, never had 2 of the 4 carb barrels, and got stopped again in St Louis. Lesson: it helps to be young.
I was waiting for the "I'm just going to fit a two stroke diesel engine from a obscure foreign rotavator" but just following your blow by. Blow fix on this nice old truck was in the end just as interesting 🤔🇬🇧🇺🇲
My grandfather had a powder blue S10 same body style as this one. It's always been my favorite body style S10. Can't wait to see what you do next with it... and oh yeah... that Shelby would be a FUN project car!
Great video. I tried using old gas from a Renault Encore (of all things) in my mower. It started and ran great for 20 minutes. Then it lost all compression. Exhaust valve was stuck open. I unstuck the valve and drained the gas out. Filled with fresh gas and went back to mowing.
What a sweet truck. I miss mini trucks. I had a Ford Ranger single cab with a long bed and a Mazda B3000 extended cab with a medium bed and I loved them. Drove the ranger until the frame broke in half on both sides behind the cab. Some Thick Plate steel and a couple of grade 8 bolts got her back to new. I wish they would bring back mini trucks. These behemoths we have today are far less useful for your typical every day truck stuff.
At least with GM parts you know they’ll be verified to meet their quality standards. Had to find a master cylinder for my ‘93 Saturn SL2 - good luck locating OE stock for that! GM Professional was best I could find and was still a reasonable $68.
You always amaze me with your helpfulness. Where as I am in love with funky engine swaps, my wife is currently looking at two 1987 does F150 4wd manual trucks for $500 & $600 bucks that cold probably easily cobble together for one fine truck with just a few spare parts and interior upgrades. I would still like to do some custom carburetor and exhaust work like dual carbs and custom stacks added. But anywho this video is just what my brain waves were needing this morning. Thank you.
There are at least three levels of AC Delco parts. "Original Equipment" is supposed to be a duplicate of what was on it originally. "Professional" is equivalent to the imported store-brand stuff at AutoZone or O'Reilly's or wherever. "Advantage" is the cheapest junk available that you hope will work long enough that you can sell the vehicle, kind of like the brands you've never heard of on eBay and Amazon. I think Professional and Advantage are or were also known as Gold and Silver, respectively. They keep changing the branding to add to the confusion.
Thanks for the info ! It's sad that Delco is willing to tarnish its name with lower quality or questionable parts. Not everything from the far east is junk, but most of the stuff is and its impossible to distinguish what is good or not.
To be fair, ac Delco is backed by general motors and is sold in dealerships for parts and service. The professional grade 9/10 is pretty decent for aftermarket stuff. Advantage, well good luck lol
I did a 5.7 swap on mine. Same thing random mis, sometimes I'd get an engine stall but would restart and run fine. Dizzy was trash, rebuilt the OEM on with AC Delco parts. Put all new sensors on it. Runs like a top. Bad news: everything is old and trash Good news: can be fixed for a few hundred dollars and will work for another 30 years 😂
Speaking of desert vehicles.. Yesterday, I drove to Fort Wayne Indiana to pick up a southern Utah desert, 2009 Toyota Yaris with 56k miles that’s never seen salt or barely seen rain. Incredibly clean!
that v6 reminds me of the dodge magnum v6 3.9 liter. my dad had a dakota sport 2002. he didn't like how it accelerated and decided to upgrade the intake and added a efi tune to it. bumping it from 175hp and 225ftlbs of torque to 217hp and a whopping 300ft lbs of torque. the cast block didnt break a sweat and temps remained mostly normal.
Basically same idea. They're both the standard offer v8 minus two cylinders. They didn't change much on either beyond that. The 3.9 is just a 5.2 minus 2 cylinders and the 4.3 is just a 5.7 v8 missing two holes as well. They're not entirely identical but they share a good chunk of components between the v6 and v8 versions
If you don't beat the engine too hard, a tune doesn't necessarily increase temps. It may actually reduce them. Engines come lean from factory to meet emissions and increase the fuel mileage. A mix on the rich side (more performance) burns cooler than a mix on the lean side, if everything else is kept consistent.
@@robotcantina8957 It's EPA regulations, there is a good explanation for it on TH-cam. Small trucks are regulated beyond what is economically feasible. Big trucks are not.
The TBI ECM actually has a seperate 02 sensor ground provision. Running the 02 sensor signal ground directly to the PCM in addition to the signal wire improves accuracy.
I have what was a TBI 4.3L S-10. I converted it to a carburetor. Pretty simple on OBD1 TBI engines. No longer any need to worry about failure of the computer parts, because it doesn't have any. No emissions crap either. Has a real dual exhaust with NO catcons.
I’m a long time subscriber. Great video. Always enjoy your ability to share your intelligence in simple ways. “Simple” is about the only way I could enjoy it. Looking forward to the next S-10 update or anything else you’re working on :)
Looks pretty much like my '91 Ranger. Body is dented and rust free but the California sun basically turned the interior into dust. Thankfully there are still a ton of parts out there for these little trucks.
I used to have the GMC version of that truck way back in the day. Only mine had the smaller 2.8 V6 and a 2 barrel progressive carb. Loved that little truck even though it needed a lot of work. The 4.3 is a great engine. You've definitely got a keeper there, Jimbo. I know you're on a tight budget, but it sure would be cool to see it turn into a version of the GMC Syclone. Great video, Jimbo!! 💪🔥
I currently own and drive a 92 sonoma version and absolutly enjoy the truck, mines full of rust and has the 2.8 and 5spd. I do plan on building a 4.3 turbo for the truck so im definetly watching the s10 series, love it
Thanks for the videos, as always, keep going. I also buy vehicles most people wouldn't touch. I spend too much money on it, get it running great, and donate it to someone that needs a car to get to work. Thanks for all your knowledge and humor Jimbo.
Insane that environmentalist government policy created the ginormous truck problem we currently have and killed the small, economical work truck entirely. I'd love to see the cradle to grave data change in emissions as a result of this bad policy. I've no doubt the increase in car mpg is not enough to offset the monstrous trucks we've created.
I enjoy all of your content and crazy engineering, but this video was so much more relatable :) I love the lawnmower-powered cars, but for folks like me who dream of rescuing cars, this was really valuable :)
I small truck with a bed long enough to actually be useful... what a concept.
They still exist outside of America
You can thank the federal government for setting guidelines based on vehicle footprint instead of design purpose. The GW Bush and Obama admins share most of the responsibility for this disaster.
@@andrewweltlich9065 yup. Beats me why you guys don't use vans. A standard wheelbase Transit has an 8' bed. You can get 8x4 sheets in it, or a pallet and it's secure and weatherproof. I see no use case for a 'truck' except as a farm vehicle.
Even if they did make one now, it'd be $30k AT LEAST. If not more.
@@Rattus-Norvegicus some run to double or triple that but usually the bank owns it in reality. Still, 1000 a month doesn't sound much if you say it quickly.
It's a fact of life with a S10 it seems. Step 3 of repairing it is replacing the fuel pump 😂
Yes, From my research, fuel pump replacement is almost a daily activity for the S-10 crowd.
Yup. One of them led to me spending my 21st birthday laying in the dirt instead of white water rafting and ripping up the after party. I got enough days of that behind me now that it’s not as disappointing as a memory.
@@robotcantina8957
Has anyone ever used a “floating dip tube”?
They would stay out of the crud, as they float😊
It’s a home brew thing for keeping out of the yeast and trub.
I'd have that over a modern truck in a heartbeat. In fact in a straight choice between a modern truck and no truck at all I'd rather have no truck.
I wish 300,000 Australians agreed with you. Utes are a scourge.
Ya, in about 15 year half your dashboard is useless due to "mobile" phones instead of having a"standard" DIN carradio.
@@AnalogDude_ another way to look at it is that in 15 years your truck is no use because of the dashboard. That's usually how it works out in practice.
Am I hearing you right, you'd have this over say I dunno, a Dodge truck with a supercharged Gen 3 Hemi in it?
Don't get me wrong this is a great truck but c'mon get it together man ROFL.
@@ThePaulv12 Some of us don't need to compensate. 😋
TDI Shelby Charger? Yes please! Love the S10 revival.
I was thinking the same thing. A 1.9l ALH swap would be such a cool series
This is the best revival since the Mississippi Squirrel Revival.
Yes please, you have all kinds of one off projects that are great, a TDI shelby charger restoration would be a great next step for the channel. Looking forward to seeing it next year as you already have enough projects for this year and we want to see those make it to the end of whatever plans you have for them.
Do it!
1.9TDI in a ford Shellby. Sounds like the perfect daily
Definitely turbo diesel that Shelby.
Bonus points if you take it Lemons racing.
Too easy, early Omirizons used a VW engine and sometimes transmissions. Dumping in a 1.9 TDI would be relatively easy.
I dig that! Any old pickup with white wagon wheels on it is immediately cool! :)
Wagon wheels are the only way to go!
Nicely done! It's fine that you tackled a (mostly) conventional vehicle project in this video.
It's your deep knowledge base, methodical approach, curiosity, steadfastness, VERY clear and concise explanations, good videography and editing and great sense of humor that make this channel SO fun to watch. So just make videos about whatever project is currently of interest to YOU, since I'd bet that a large portion of your audience will watch anything you want to share.
When you delve into the weirder "outlier" projects, that's just the cherry on the Sundae!
these trucks are a dying breed here in the US thanks to EPA regulations. it's actually easier to be compliant with a large truck than a small one. insanity
It's sad the government believes 20mpgs in a 1500 is better then the 25+ a small truck would get 😂😂😢😢😢
FMVSS is being rewritten to close the 'large vehicle' EPA loophole, among other things.
in a majority of the rest of the world you can still get small trucks and they all run off of diesel!
@@denhamdavesand think about owning a Modern Diesel truck these days.....no gracias!
@@francistheodorecatteis it tho?
As a minitruck owner, you have no idea how EXCITED I am for this jimbo
Rangers/Courier pickups with the 2.3 and 5 speed manual are my daily driving constants since 1988. Cost per mile is miniscule and maintenance easy/cheap/parts available.
You will love your S10. 7 foot bed is a bonus, also.
Great content as is always the case.
Thx
Old 99 Ranger I had with an automatic no less got a solid 22- 25 mpg at normal 55-65 speeds.. The old 80 something Ranger with a 5 speed could beat that so long as it stayed right at 55 mph.. 91 aerostar,same V6 auto drivetrain as the Rangers gave flawless,reliable performance and 20-25 mpg at speeds up to 70 mph with the cruise set... And I am soooo not a Furd fan at all,but would buy and drive any of them again vs my 14 mpg Ram unless I was hauling something heavy
Well Jimbo since I'm the oldest of the two of us, I'd say you are a lot like me and simply want to work on something all of the time. I like that and love your videos. All the best.
Well said!
Ah, the memories! My family moved to the U.S.A. in '91 and we lived there 'till '96. Our first vehicle there was a white short bed 1986 Chevrolet S10! I loved that thing and used to drive it up and down the street we lived in there in California after washing it. I was 14 at the time. That truck got us through some tough times and worked like a champ with little to no maintenance. I will always love those little pick up trucks!
Thanks Jimbo for a trip down memory lane. My brush with the 4.3L was a pair of GMC Safaris, a 1991, and 1992. What a difference a year makes. The '91 had the TBI, and it ran like a champ. The '92 had the CFI system with the big clamshell manifold that notoriously filled with a puddle of gasoline. Every time you hit the gas, the puddle would slosh to the rear and flood the back two cylinders making the engine practically stall. GM engineering at its finest. Eventually the '92 blew a head gasket, overheated, lost two gears in the transmission and earned a trip the the junkyard. I kept the '91 until 160,000 miles and donated it to the DAV. They converted it to a wheelchair van for a deserving veteran. P.S., I owned a 1989 Dodge Daytona, like that Shelby, but no turbo. Not Mitsubishi's best car, unlike their Evolutions.
Watching your cruise through a 30 year old truck restoration has been a pleasure. You're more or less a wizard when it comes to modifying or reviving old vehicles :)
It's become pretty much standard procedure for GM collectors to replace the distributor on anything TBI (does not really apply to DIS cars). Rust, and age has ruined the magnets, and the rust falling off gets embedded in the magnetic pickup coil. To prevent this happening again, I disassemble the distributor all the way down and extract the shaft and magnetic reluctor, and I give ONLY the magnet part a coating of paint to prevent the bare metal from rusting up again. The only time a TBI GM has ever broke down on the side of the road for me, was because of total ignition failure. I've been daily driving GM TBI cars only, since 2005
That's a great idea!
Very nice truck! That is definitely a keeper! I miss my first car. 1990 Nissan pickup 4 cylinder 5 speed!!! Those were the best trucks
I had one of the first of the hardbodies listed as a 1986 1/2
A company that I used to work for as a parts driver back in the day had a ‘90 Nissan with the 4 cylinder and the 5 speed. I drove the crap out of that little guy. Good little truck. They also had a ‘92 s-10 at the same time, and a ‘94 s-10 a little later. Had some fun zipping all over town with them.
@@NotthatNeil Yes!! I worked for Autozone when they fist started doing parts delivery and we had 1992-1993 2.3L Ford Rangers with 5 speed manuals to run parts around in. Regular cab and short bed, vinyl interior, and basic manual widows and door locks. They were so much fun to drive and they ended up replacing them after 5 years with Nissan Frontiers in the same basic setup. Not quite as fun but just as utilitarian..
Yup. Rangers, s-10’s, Nissans, Toyotas, it always kinda surprised me that Honda didn’t make a small truck like that. Would have sold well if there was an inexpensive base model for use as a work truck.
Cool, so the throttle body injection was a cheap way to retrofit carby engines with fuel injection?
It sure was, and it worked fairly well.
Yes, the "single point" injections were simple and reliable and required minimal modifications from past carb designs
Heck some big carb/performance brands make aftermarket TBI kits for common motors. Big block, small block, even some very common inline motors.
@@USSRDragon Holley makes them fit a standard carb flange so it should fit anything that uses a standard carb
@@kennedy796 yeah, common stuff. I looked into them and unsurprisingly my use for a UAZ was not covered by motor size or mounting.
Just a thought around the idle misfire - some gearboxes have a vacuum control line to downshift at acceleration and high load, so if that line exists and the gearbox diaphragm is broken then that may be a source for an air leak causing misfires.
Wouldn't it be burning tranny fluid then? Emitting white smoke out the exhaust?
That was my first thought also.
0:42 - I love these old small trucks, I know a guy who has an even smaller Datsun truck, love them all.
Your attention to detail and effort is unmatched and I find it quite inspiring! Really enjoyed this one ☕
Great work restoring that old S10! I'm not a truck guy nor do I do any restorations, but I appreciate seeing someone who has the skill and expertise to do something like this. I enjoy hearing the story along the way. I even learn a thing or two that I didn't know before from when I used to fix my old 80s vehicles. Whether it's restorations, overhauls, mods, or completely Frankenstein mashups, I enjoy all of your work - they way you present it is what makes it so enjoyable. Thanks again, Jimbo!
Thanks 👍
Anything you do in the Jimbo way is pleasant to watch. Thanks for taking us along!
The humble little S10 will always have a place in my heart. Give us back our affordable easy to drive, use, load and park trucks !
I used to trim down and mini-size TBI harnesses to swap GM TBI systems onto 40 series Land Cruisers. It's probably the best early EFI system to learn on.
Those 4.3 engines are fantastic. I've got an Astro with 240K trouble-free miles on it, and it still doesn't burn any oil.
I love those Astro vans!! One of the guys at a machine shop I worked at had one with 400k+ on it before it threw a rod. We pulled the engine out and swapped in a rebuilt 4.3 from Jasper Engines and as far as I know he's still driving it..
@@1968CudaGuy I sure do depend on mine. I use it for long trips and I tow with it a lot. Never lets me down. The only major repair I've made is a new ring and pinion in the rear end.
@@2coolwheels139 I have a 2000 Jeep Cherokee 4.0L auto trans with 360,000 miles so far. About to replace the timing chain, water pump, valve cover gasket, thermostat and housing, and belt. Did a radiator, cap, and hoses this past Spring along with a flush. Only putting a couple hundred miles a month on it now.
I'm one of those silly people who picked up a vehicle that sat for 20 years and drove it 1000 miles homes :)
My first vehicle was a 1994 S10 with a 4.3l vortec v6. It was fire engine red, extended cab, short bed, and it had the Tahoe trim. I loved that truck dearly. My grandpa bought it for me when I was 12. Only drove it to take me fishing until I got my license. Sadly a few years after having it I got carjacked and they found it 800 miles away in Florida. After renting a van and trailer from U-Haul to bring it back to NC I was too broke to fix it and had to sell it. Cried like a baby. I'm 36 and still miss that truck.
Check the VIN - either it started off life as a Duke 4cyl (says 2.5 on the front!), or the grill area got swapped at some point.
Going to armchair forensics it as a front right low speed smash, so it has the obvious donor fender and likely donor front panel.
@@Spudz76 - quite possible! was just curious. Probably a donor part though as you say.
The sheet metal on the front is from a 2.5. The 4.3 with the 700R4 is original to the truck.
Funny how the previous owner couldn't get it running right when his first thought to a misfire was "Maybe the valve lash is off?" 😂😂
A GM TBI 4.3 is actually a lovable thing. Some people say it is "not real fuel injection", but they system works just fine. HEI is still good enough to be daily driven. As a light duty truck, that is an actual score, IMO. I want.
It's fuel injection. Pressurized fuel is pulse metered by solenoid injectors.
In carburetors and computer controlled carburetors unpressurized fuel is drawn constantly from a reservoir by high speed air.
Nice video and revival of the S-10. A pickup with a Diesel engine and manual transmission and no power options would make me a happy camper.
The low cost truck Toyota released this year would be awesome, but its wont be coming to the states.
I don't think I've ever been this excited to see someone work on a "normal" car
Im on my 5th S10. Current daily driver in a 1994 S10 with a 5.3 LS in it. You've made a subsciber very very happy. Keep up the good work my good sir. That S10 is in pretty good shape. Its definitely worth saving. I get the majority of my parts from Rock Auto.
Thanks for the sub!
I'm with the man who mentioned vacuum pipes to gearbox.
Also put a potentiometer on the lambda sensor signal wire, and set initial timing to 5° btdc, then wind the fuel trim pot back until a gunsons colortune shows a nice light blue color. Probably be around 30mpg i reckon. Less fuel equals spark in later, equals complete burn And will run cooler. Less thermo dynamic loss. Sounds mad, but it's true.
Keep up the good work Jimbo 😎
I have my uncles 1993 s10. He passed away and i ended up with it. He bought it in 94. 4.3 5 speed 2wd short box. Someone had replaced his ignition and some point and it ran like crap. It was a timing issue. I use it for my work woth familys business. Its getting 500 to 1000 miles a week now. Love my little truck. Odometer quit at 261000 miles. Engine has been replaced and no idea how many miles is on it now. Change the oil every couple months. Cant wait to see more s10 vids!
You picked a great recipient truck to fix up. Glad to see it didn’t have the 2.8 v6. That was a wheezer on a good day. Ditching the rubber interior floor is a good move too; it will keep future moisture from being trapped between it and those pristine floor boards.
Those are way better than today's junk. You have a keeper for your parts runner. Wish I could have found a truck like that. I live in the rust belt as well. And here, even if you find something, the body is gone and possibly the frame as well. I'm glad you got it back to almost factory again.
The S10 was so happy you're working on it, it peed itself.
Thanks Jimbo, love the content. It's always good to see these old cars brought back from brink. Too many times serviceable old cars get crushed and it's nice to see the odd one resuscitated and brought back to life, even though it's not easy. Keep up the good work 🙂
I know the Subaru dig was a joke, but I have worked on all manner of Subarus from 1990 on with up to 350K miles and their electronics are dead reliable. I have seen more wiring harness and electronic component issues on 2000+ cars from other brands than I've ever seen on a Subaru. They haven't even used a distributor or anything but sequential injection and coil packs on anything they've released since 1989 and up. Wiring harnesses are always in great shape compared to other stuff and the interiors actually last too. GM was still selling TBI until 1995, distributors until 2002, and spider injection until 2007, while Subaru was only using sequential high impedance injection and waste spark or individual coils in the same period. Cam and crank sensors since 1989 which are very reliable overall as well compared to other brands. Not to say Subaru is perfect, the naturally aspirated EJ25 obviously left its mark, but a lot of knocks to the brand are unwarranted and electronics are one area I feel they almost never skimped on. I would put any component in a Subaru against Ford for reliability, that's for sure! Nice work on the truck. :)
2:30 CNG is actually quite interesting as a fuel source. I live in Argentina and almost all of our work vehicles run on CNG. It works in parallel with gasoline and if correctly installed can be easily reverted to stock. Dunno about the US, but over here CNG is stupidly cheap, so it's great for a vehicle that runs all day long or does many miles a year.
A popular performance modification for the 4.3 TBI motor was to swap the TBI assembly out for a 350 or 454 TBI unit. If memory serves me correctly, the injectors were interchangeable.
Thanks for getting this truck back up on the road JimBo! I wish manufacturers would make a simple truck like this again. Extremely basic, no frills, and no electronic gizmos. They were cheap, basic, and reliable, which can not be said for any modern truck.
As a guy who has an 83 diesel ford ranger I am so happy to see you work on a literal s**tbox as well, I'm sure in the end whatever you do it will get better mpg than my truck
I found this video interesting and learned something. Thank you.
as a fellow squarebody S10 owner, i love that one of my favorite youtubers is working on one of my favorite trucks! you should look into getting an isuzu 2.2 turbo diesel engine. good power at good mpg. much love from illinois!
It took me way too long into the video to realize that this was done over more than 1 week.... I was really impressed for a few minutes 😂
Yeah this one took a while to do.... and it still isn't done.
1995 Dakota V6, single cab, 8' bed. Vinyl upholstery and rubber floor matts. Only options were AC and radio.
It's a rolling junkpile - I gave up trying to keep everything working years ago - so it is dying a death of a thousand cuts. But it hauls plywood and 2x4s with the gate closed, so it still does what I bought it cheap for 20 years ago.
Had a 1992 with the 2.8 and the 5spd. Awesome little truck.
I had a 89 4x4 4speed i was gonna put a carbureted 2.8 in it but i never did.....should have though
16:30 GRM STICKER SPOTTED
Man Robot, I hope to have your drive and work ethic soon too. If I was like you, my MR2 would already be running again.
It's so nice to see these old little pickup trucks. Definitely worth saving. These days, even here in Europe, you can hardly find them anymore-just those over-inflated, dual-cab fancy-pants monsters.
But there's no room inside the cab to put anything. A foot or 18 inches extra does a lot for practicality
@@erik_dk842 to me it looks like on the video, there is plenty of space to put two adults in the cab comfortably, and some bags on the floor as well, as the gear selector is on the wheel.
I saw the title and thumbnail and just assumed that it was another Eric video and clicked straight into it. I do like this kind of content.
We got the Jimbo restoration in one week absolutely amazing!!
What year s10? If it has obd1 you could jump two pins with a paper clip and write down how many times the CEL flashes to tell you what the computers saying or seeing ...i done the same thing on a 93 c2500 suburban and found my knock sensor was bad
He said it’s an 89
The paperclip method is fine, and I do that when the check engine light comes on but I'm used to looking at live data that you get on an OBDII scanner.
@@robotcantina8957You might want to look at Moates for tuning stuff. I think the auto-prom i have is discontinued, (which was basically a chip programmer/emulator/data-logger), but they have a lot of other tools to do the same thing, and are probably a lot easier to setup. Fair warning, their customer support is... "nothing to write home about" from what i remember reading. You could read live data and even dial in the tune with a wideband o2 if the tinkering urge gets strong enough.
OBD1 does live data too. I had an app at one time that could plug into it from my phone e
I have a old OTC odb1 scanner that has live Data. It also has been updated many many years ago and also does obd2 as well. Tho I rarely use it. I obviously have much newer scanner
I just moved to the west coast and now there is rust free examples of these everywhere. This video is definitely pushing me closer to pulling the trigger on a rust free s10
Rust free is the way to go!
I love the look of older pick up trucks. Here's to many many happy miles and years.
Love to have something like this with one of those common Kubota V2203 engines. Those seem to be popular swaps among Jeep guys. Glad to see good reliable trucks being serviced rather than tossed in any case. "If you take care of things, they last"
Damn son, ain't she a beaut'.
Next thing we'll know, you'll be playin' songs of 🍺 and 🛻. Nice work as well!
Great JOB!!!! I daily drive two of these old trucks and love them. They never let me down. I love the S-10 series 👍
My first truck in high school was the GMC version of the S-10. One of my brothers bought the Chevy version. Both were black short beds with gray interior and chrome package with Camaro wheels and manual transmission. Great little trucks.
Had one with 4 on the floor bucket seats and a/c. Great truck...so many happy returns and good luck . And thanks Jimbo 😃👌
I love vehicle rehab stuff and your brand is really fun to watch. Any vehicle I have "saved" (last was a Toyota Avalon), I feel I get to know and gain respect for all who were involved in making it happen in the first place. Whether we like certain aspects of a car's engineering or design, any car represents a huge win for that team and an opportunity to see their work from the inside out. My dad got me started with cars. We were poor and needed to fix 'em if we were going to have a car at all. He'd drink a beer, have a smoke, wipe his hands on a rag and say something like "this car is an engineer's dream and a mechanics nightmare." I just bought the 45th car of my lifetime- a project. I'm not poor anymore but I still like to have a working relationship with a car. My Honda needs nothing from me. My 1994 F150 and I get along great. Thanks for keeping Old Skool wrenching visible and entertaining!
LOL, I'm on my 35th car. I pick my battles and some cars are not worth the fight.
@@robotcantina8957 True! Can't win 'em all!
This was a surprize video that was different than the rest. Just like you two cylinder lawnmower car.🤣
I liked it.
I never thought of removing a truck bed using cargo straps and an engine lift.
You lucked out finding a truck as old as yours and knew how to fix it and get it running.
I know it’s prolly way beyond the plan, but seeing you go through the process to turbocharge this engine would be awesome to watch. Always wanted to get ahold of one for myself and boost it. We did have this engine in a full size truck and it was more than capable enough to tow and haul full loads of wood around for delivery. Unfortunately someone came into our lane and totaled it. I’m sure my dad would still be driving it today had that not happened. Even though it was a W/T he really took care of it and with the few aesthetic mods he did was still one of my favorite vehicles we’ve had to date. I even took it to prom.
Look at me, gettin all nostalgic over here lol.
To your remark about driving across the country... Back in 2010 I used my college spring break to fly from Baltimore MD to Salt Lake City and pick up an 85 Mercury Capri (Mustang twin) and bring it back to southern MD. Did a tune up in salt lake, got pulled over for tags that didnt exist (also salt lake), had a leaky radiator (top it up occasionally), lost high beams around Denver, never had 2 of the 4 carb barrels, and got stopped again in St Louis.
Lesson: it helps to be young.
If the vehicle isn't reliable, you have to be reliable at agility of roadside hacks. Adds up the same, gets you there.
I've had a couple of these trucks and have always been partial to them. Congrats on your nice rust free example.
I was waiting for the "I'm just going to fit a two stroke diesel engine from a obscure foreign rotavator" but just following your blow by. Blow fix on this nice old truck was in the end just as interesting 🤔🇬🇧🇺🇲
Thanks Jimbo, super interesting.
It's satisfying to see an old vehicle with some history and character getting a second life.
Couldn't agree more!
Nice to see this old truck getting a new life.
Some of those new trucks are impractically large.
This seems like a good work horse.
Thanks 👍
My grandfather had a powder blue S10 same body style as this one. It's always been my favorite body style S10. Can't wait to see what you do next with it... and oh yeah... that Shelby would be a FUN project car!
Geat episode Jimbo, really enjoyed this one.
Great video. I tried using old gas from a Renault Encore (of all things) in my mower. It started and ran great for 20 minutes. Then it lost all compression. Exhaust valve was stuck open. I unstuck the valve and drained the gas out. Filled with fresh gas and went back to mowing.
LOL, my luck was a bit better, The lawnmower(tractor) ate all five gallons without any problems
What a sweet truck. I miss mini trucks. I had a Ford Ranger single cab with a long bed and a Mazda B3000 extended cab with a medium bed and I loved them. Drove the ranger until the frame broke in half on both sides behind the cab. Some Thick Plate steel and a couple of grade 8 bolts got her back to new. I wish they would bring back mini trucks. These behemoths we have today are far less useful for your typical every day truck stuff.
Great video Jimbo, thanks for sharing. 👍
At least with GM parts you know they’ll be verified to meet their quality standards. Had to find a master cylinder for my ‘93 Saturn SL2 - good luck locating OE stock for that! GM Professional was best I could find and was still a reasonable $68.
You always amaze me with your helpfulness. Where as I am in love with funky engine swaps, my wife is currently looking at two 1987 does F150 4wd manual trucks for $500 & $600 bucks that cold probably easily cobble together for one fine truck with just a few spare parts and interior upgrades. I would still like to do some custom carburetor and exhaust work like dual carbs and custom stacks added. But anywho this video is just what my brain waves were needing this morning. Thank you.
There are at least three levels of AC Delco parts. "Original Equipment" is supposed to be a duplicate of what was on it originally. "Professional" is equivalent to the imported store-brand stuff at AutoZone or O'Reilly's or wherever. "Advantage" is the cheapest junk available that you hope will work long enough that you can sell the vehicle, kind of like the brands you've never heard of on eBay and Amazon. I think Professional and Advantage are or were also known as Gold and Silver, respectively. They keep changing the branding to add to the confusion.
This is true....but the boxes are nice😂
Thanks for the info ! It's sad that Delco is willing to tarnish its name with lower quality or questionable parts. Not everything from the far east is junk, but most of the stuff is and its impossible to distinguish what is good or not.
To be fair, ac Delco is backed by general motors and is sold in dealerships for parts and service. The professional grade 9/10 is pretty decent for aftermarket stuff. Advantage, well good luck lol
And don't forget the stuff sold on Amazon and Ebay as AC Delco but is really a knockoff of their branding and packaging, not authentic cheap AC Delco.
I did a 5.7 swap on mine. Same thing random mis, sometimes I'd get an engine stall but would restart and run fine.
Dizzy was trash, rebuilt the OEM on with AC Delco parts. Put all new sensors on it. Runs like a top.
Bad news: everything is old and trash
Good news: can be fixed for a few hundred dollars and will work for another 30 years 😂
5.7 swap is an awesome swap for one of these light weigh trucks.
Props to junkyards giving out free bits that they know won't do anything for the environment if crushed.
Speaking of desert vehicles..
Yesterday, I drove to Fort Wayne Indiana to pick up a southern Utah desert, 2009 Toyota Yaris with 56k miles that’s never seen salt or barely seen rain.
Incredibly clean!
that v6 reminds me of the dodge magnum v6 3.9 liter. my dad had a dakota sport 2002. he didn't like how it accelerated and decided to upgrade the intake and added a efi tune to it. bumping it from 175hp and 225ftlbs of torque to 217hp and a whopping 300ft lbs of torque. the cast block didnt break a sweat and temps remained mostly normal.
Basically same idea. They're both the standard offer v8 minus two cylinders. They didn't change much on either beyond that. The 3.9 is just a 5.2 minus 2 cylinders and the 4.3 is just a 5.7 v8 missing two holes as well. They're not entirely identical but they share a good chunk of components between the v6 and v8 versions
If you don't beat the engine too hard, a tune doesn't necessarily increase temps. It may actually reduce them. Engines come lean from factory to meet emissions and increase the fuel mileage. A mix on the rich side (more performance) burns cooler than a mix on the lean side, if everything else is kept consistent.
@somedude2492 true but who is tinkering with a 3.9 dodge like that and NOT beating on it lol
@@goosenotmaverick1156 small truck, very fast for the power to weight.
This has a tugboat engine compared to your other projects. We didn't know how good we had it in the 90s...
Im on my 5th S10. Current daily driver in a 1994 S10 with a 5.3 LS in it. You've made a subsciber very very happy. Keep up the good work my good sir.
I always love tales of pieced-together vehicles that are able to still keep chug-chuggin' down the highway. :D
What I wouldn’t give for a small reliable pickup. I don’t see the appeal of mega trucks.
True, little pickups are a thing of the past. for some reason huge trucks are very popular.
Yea, I have a 2000 Sonoma and people are always asking if it’s for sale.
@@robotcantina8957 It's EPA regulations, there is a good explanation for it on TH-cam. Small trucks are regulated beyond what is economically feasible. Big trucks are not.
$2k-$3k???😂
Love these old trucks. Got it's big brother the C1500 with 60k original miles a couple years ago. A little TLC and its been awesome
That'll make a fine shop truck. Not many free range 4.3 s10s left in the wild. Glad this one didn't get junked.
Definitely not your normal video, but still enjoyable to watch thank you for posting.
The TBI ECM actually has a seperate 02 sensor ground provision. Running the 02 sensor signal ground directly to the PCM in addition to the signal wire improves accuracy.
I have what was a TBI 4.3L S-10. I converted it to a carburetor. Pretty simple on OBD1 TBI engines. No longer any need to worry about failure of the computer parts, because it doesn't have any. No emissions crap either. Has a real dual exhaust with NO catcons.
I love these little s10's I'm glad to see you rescue this one!
I’m a long time subscriber. Great video. Always enjoy your ability to share your intelligence in simple ways. “Simple” is about the only way I could enjoy it. Looking forward to the next S-10 update or anything else you’re working on :)
Looks pretty much like my '91 Ranger. Body is dented and rust free but the California sun basically turned the interior into dust. Thankfully there are still a ton of parts out there for these little trucks.
Thank you for keeping your projects interesting.
I used to have the GMC version of that truck way back in the day. Only mine had the smaller 2.8 V6 and a 2 barrel progressive carb. Loved that little truck even though it needed a lot of work. The 4.3 is a great engine. You've definitely got a keeper there, Jimbo. I know you're on a tight budget, but it sure would be cool to see it turn into a version of the GMC Syclone. Great video, Jimbo!! 💪🔥
That's a nice truck. Very solid. I'm surprised it didn't get snapped up as a hot rod.
The Vortec roller cam engines were a big jump in power for the 4.3.....
I currently own and drive a 92 sonoma version and absolutly enjoy the truck, mines full of rust and has the 2.8 and 5spd. I do plan on building a 4.3 turbo for the truck so im definetly watching the s10 series, love it
Thanks for the videos, as always, keep going. I also buy vehicles most people wouldn't touch. I spend too much money on it, get it running great, and donate it to someone that needs a car to get to work. Thanks for all your knowledge and humor Jimbo.
Insane that environmentalist government policy created the ginormous truck problem we currently have and killed the small, economical work truck entirely. I'd love to see the cradle to grave data change in emissions as a result of this bad policy. I've no doubt the increase in car mpg is not enough to offset the monstrous trucks we've created.
I enjoy all of your content and crazy engineering, but this video was so much more relatable :) I love the lawnmower-powered cars, but for folks like me who dream of rescuing cars, this was really valuable :)