Finishing the Salvage Auction Nissan Frontier - Part 2
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 16 ต.ค. 2024
- This time we sort of finish the 2011 Nissan Frontier by straightening the frame, replacing the u joints, fixing the exhaust leaks, and fixing the ABS issues.
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Wes, your running commentary reminds me of my Dad telling me "put $1000 into a $1500 truck, and when you get done, it'll be worth $800.
I think you probably saved my axel seals with that last video. I went out and checked my diff breather and it was clogged and had pressure behind it. Thanks Wes!
Nice catch, I work on full size trucks and when that happens we'll find it by getting the nastiest smelling fart out of the diff when you crack the check plug
Very common with nissan trucks. They even sell a vent upgrade kit. Not sure if domestic truck have better breathers.
@@Onewheelordeal it actually did stink! I thought I had a natural gas leak somewhere. That's so weird...
@@HoneyGlzedHam Dead dinosaur juice has a way of doing that, especially the older, high-sulphur variations. The worst-smelling lubricant I have ever found was in a supercharger - it smelled like cat poo and I kept checking my shoes for about 10-15 minutes until I figured out that it was actually from the oil!
You can get just the vent for like 20 or a relocate kit from alldogs offroad and a couple other places have them. It's supposed to be a better design because the the one from the factory is commonly stopped up.
Dad started teaching me to work on our old stuff when I was about the size of your little one, I was about four. I especially remember the Chevy Apache with a canister oil filter. The tune up: points, plugs, condenser. Cleaning and greasing wheel bearings. I wasn't the best option for him but the only option. I had a nickname then too: Tornado. If you can get the junior online, he can do the easy stuff, like bump the starter until the points are on the cam, clean the bearings and dust cap with a coffee can of regular gas and a toothbrush (yeah, the orange stuff we used to wash our hands in after working in the garage). Pour the old oil along the fence line to keep the weeds down. Hold the trouble light so dad couldn't see what he was doing. "Get that ------ light out of my eyes!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Hold it HERE!" Thanks for the memories Wes....
You had an awesome Dad 👍.
You had an awesome Dad 👍.
hardest job ever,, holding the light for daddy.
@@JoSh-oo-Ah the only optional part of the day was a spanking. I never had the chance to say no to chores or projects. It seemed tough then. But now, the skills he taught are priceless.
@@richardellis3141 bound to toughen you up for boot camp.
I was loving those booger welds on the exhaust hahaha. I've spliced many a pipe. A trick is to start the weld arc on the clean new pipe, then drag the bead across to the rusty pipe. The molten bead will melt through the surface rust and bond the pipes. The arc never starts well on rust. Just my $.02
Love how you can take a seemingly basket case like this, methodically tackle one item at a time and have her all fixed and good to go!
I always wonder what it costs
glad to see your shop is so busy.just dont overwork yourself.theres only one WES. we want you to be successful, but also want you to live a happy & long rewarding life.too much work degrades both.thanks for the follow up bud.we appreciate you taking the time for us viewers.
You're wrong, it was an excellent video, as always, you really are a master at your trade
"FIXED!" Great ending with humor. You're the man!
I'm not sure what I appreciate more, Wes, your humor or all the things I learn watching you work on stuff. Either way, both are very much appreciated!
Amen.
16:12 looks like how the exhuast shop I went to did my exhaust...ended up just doing it myself after. That's the last time I go to a shop due to self-doubt, plus I learned myself how to weld pipe better than a guy running a "professional shop" who tried charging me $225 for welds like those. Wish we all had a Wes to go to, if I could afford it.
The cheapo harbor freight welder does a great job with exhaust pipe!
It has taken me over 5 years, and some major headaches and the like, but I have a shop I can trust.
Agree we all need a good mechanic we can trust!
They are like hen’s teeth! 🤪
Some guys just hack something together that barely holds up and go on to charge their usual rate for it like it's no big deal
@@lolatmyage yeahh, lazy dudes. They assume most people won't check their work I guess? But like it was supposedly a decent shop that worked on classic cars. I guess maybe they didn't like my Toyota Tacoma lol
I had new mufflers installed in my truck. And I guess that the installer had a bit of trouble with his migwelder. All of the welds looked like porcupines wearing fur coats. But they didn’t leak!
It's kinda funny when you a guy who can work on huge trucks is working on a little Nissan and you just knock out every problem like it's nothing. Excellent work! Love the content. What's crazy is the cat converter thieves in my town steal them in parking lots in brod daylight. With people around. They legit never get caught around here in CT.
What amazed me was the time somebody stole a huge copper water pipe at the Waterbury Superior Court. This was during the day while court was in session! They had to close the courthouse. Nobody saw anything.
Same here with the cats, takes them about 30 seconds to cut one off and they’re gone. I’m in OK but from the sound of it it’s like that all over the country.
@@corydriver7634 You can find security camera footage of it happening all over the world. Just drive up, shove a jack under, a few seconds with a grinder and throw it all in the door and drive off.
The only way to stop it is to make it impossible to profit from - find the people allowing the materials into the recycling chain without proof of origin and give them a few decades to consider their actions.
@@Monkeh616 All thats wrong is Karma seems to be messed up. More of them need vehicles falling off the jacks on them and issue a few more Darwin awards, that would fix it L.O.L
As always, thanks for the time and effort you put into making these videos - “we” appreciated it and enjoy hanging out with y’all.
Wes ! I am a self employed carpenter. Have been for 30 years here in N.H. Been through my share of diablo carbide tipped sawzall blades. I want to compliment you for your ability to bite your tounge. Your better at it than I am.
They are terrible.
Nice. My 2008 Frontier 4x4 4.0L crew cab long wheel base has 385,000 on the original engine and trans. Had to replace the rear diff at 350,000 cause I never changed the fluid and drove it in many stream crossings as well as towed a cargo trailer for work pretty often. My bad on that one. I have replaced several radiators and the cats went around 350K which was a pricey fix. Frontiers are Great trucks!
Best truck I've ever owned was a 1998 Nissan frontier extended cab. Drove it for 13 years as daily driver. Gave to my son and he drove it 10 years as a daily driver. Still ran fine and he sold it in 2021. His friend still driving it. Had well over 300,000 miles when he sold it. Never had anything but routine maintenance.
Your backlogged because you do great work & your loyal customers will wait to get an appointment!
Nice work Wes! You get the good ones, it's the "American" way..
Not much of a video you say? It was a good video! Have a great week Wes!
A nice low stress , straight forward , finish . Was a pleasant Saturday Morning stroll across the belly of the beast . Gave good closure to the last video . 👍
Used to "fix" my body mounts on my '68 Chevy C10 the same way. Love it! Actually works well for those of us that worry more about how squeaky it is rather than how good it runs!
Watching a pro like you do u-joints is a treat. I had to go to church after changing one.
Thanks for the closure, I was having trouble sleeping this last week thinking about that truck! My exhaust project on my truck ended up pretty much the same. I tried to get the nuts off the studs and almost every one of them broke off. I drove the old studs out and just nut and bolted it back together. My old 96 F250 used to have a bell ringing sound in the front suspension, drove me crazy. Could not find what the heck was causing it, it was a 2wd truck with the I-beam suspension and it turned out it was a cone shaped washer that held down the spring to the axle.
I'm about to do the radius arm bushings and the I-beam bushings on my 95 F150. I started hearing the clunk last week. It's only got 125K. I'll check that cone washer while I have it up. Thanks for the info!!! Another item for the mental tool box.
Congrats on passing the 200k subscriber mark! Well deserved!
Thanks for bringing us along, especially with the backlog you're facing. If you need a couple weeks to get closer to normal, take it. We will be here
The current backlogs are terrible. My wife's new car (new to us 2018) has a check engine light and is running rough. Still under warranty, but a month's wait to get it in to the dealer. Finally talked them into 10 days out. Back to sharing a car.
"Fixed." @watch wes work FTW.
May not be "much of a video" but was good enough for me. Bravo.
You are by far the most well rounded tech I have ever seen.
And I was in the game for a long time.
What a pleasure it is watching your channel.
Thank you again for the knowledge and the entertainment.
Wes what do you mean " not much of the video" ? Every single video you make is awesome.!!! I am a mechanic. Love to watch your videos. I always learn something. And also it feels good to watch someone else to work while i am sitting in the couch :). There is only one bad part. It is getting too expensive to watch you. Cause when i see tool i don't have, i need to buy it 😆😄. Please continue to produce videos. They are very entertaining and educational. Don't listen to negative people. They are just jealous that the are not like you. Good luck...
love that u joint tool. that makes it so much easier.
Enjoyed this little series very much. Loved seeing all of those issue get knocked out and watching this old truck get a new opportunity to work again 👌
Hi Wes and family, 'not much of a video'. Do not do yourself down, we love all your uploads. Many thanks from Nr Liverpool UK
Awesome work man, especially on the noisy body mount repair. Congratulations on the 200k subscribers too, next stop 1 million!
Great repairs. This should be a good daily driver or work truck for someone. Hope the customer does not have to much money into it. When you are good you get a lot of business. Be proud of what you do and your results. Thanks for the videos.
Thanks Wes! Great video for a Saturday morning. We all wanted to see it finished. A little 4 wheel drive pickup in the snow belt has definite value!
Thanks for the second video
Now all I need to do is to be patient and wait for all the videos sitting in your driveway
Glad to see your interweb boxes are up and running!
Thanks so much for putting a Part 2, and Part 1 link in the description!!!!!!
Thanks for the update and finish to the project. With the cost of both used and new trucks a person can almost afford a few K to keep most any vehicle on the road any more. Once again thank you.
Shopping around for a small used pickup. Best I can find is 5K for a 2004 Ranger.
I appreciate you being a full service facility. I drive a service truck an provide expedite repairs on-site. Some people try to get me to do non emergency such as catalytic converter replacement and i reccomend to them its a lot cheaper to just take it to an exhaust shop. I am full service in my service truck but im not gonna waste time replacing a cat when i have a crew of 4 guys waiting for me to repace a hydraulic hose on a workover rig in the oilfields.
Thanks for the update, I'd say after the list you gave it still needs to make a nice truck. The best thing to do is chain the rad cap to your engine hoist lift up push the truck out and drive a better truck under the cap and lower it . The reality up here in Canada right now is that's a 15K truck in somebody's mind as is. I'm looking for an extra truck and that's what guys think most of the bent rusty junk you seem to fix is worth with high KM's and no safety, Its kinda interesting though lots of it don't sell. I've watched some for 2 months and if I make realistic offers based on the truck condition and the work to make it legal they get offended L.O.L. Take care.
the final frontier....you crack me up, but you caught that wire speed pretty quick
I am impressed by your thoroughness. I wish that I lived near you because I would bring my vehicles to you.
I tried running my 2003 expedition 5.4 without the stolen cats. The truck ran and sounded like crap. I bought a complete Walker kit ( about 900.00 ) and cured all problems. I wouldn't have put that much money in the exhaust system but the unit only has 69,000 miles on it. Love the Ford Expeditions.
Wes I absolutely love your electrical work.
That's a perfect midwestern winter truck if I've ever seen one. 👍
Congratulations on reaching 200K Wes!!I enjoy watching you work and listening to your comments!
Of course it the suspension squeaks: it's a Nissan! A buddy of mine has one, and that's the way I know he's coming over!
And 👍 for the video as usual!
Wes, Yes its nice to have closure(thanks) and watch you fix stuff, PROPERLY!
Congrats on 200k, Wes and Mrs. Wes!!!
Nice vid Wes. That's my kind of fix at the end. Curious why you used a sawzall to cut the studs instead of a torch?
In my mind I thought it would make them easier to drill out with a nice square cut. In reality I should have just blown them out with the torch and never looked back!
@@WatchWesWork would the “slaggy” torch cut be hard to drill? As in the heat from the torch cut tempered/hardened the steel.
That Max, always messing with the wire feed control on the welder. 😂
If I knew what Wes had forgotten I would be happy with that!
We could be friends Wes. "Come on...." is one of my goto phrases when the struggle gets real. lol
You will always have plenty of work, Wes, because of your skills and integrity. @ least until the supply chain is completely destroyed.
Ah yes the variance reluctive sensors. Man, takes me back to the good old days. Wish we could go back....oh he's replacing a u-joint, I can relate to that. Nope, he's using a press...well we always have the dry humor to fall back on. Hope all is well good sir!
"Somehow the wire speed got turned up to maximum", a good workman doesn't blame his tools Wes ;) ;)
Just blew my mind bro, I never thought to use the balljoint press on u-joints. Thanks
200 K...congratulations Wes and Family 👪.
Nice work 👏, hopefully the new owners aren't big fans of Dukes Of Hazzard style of driving 👍.
Thanks for sharing.
I love closure!😂 It might not make sense to stick a lot into the old girl, it’s still cheaper than buying a new or newer used one right now!
In part 1, you really cracked me up with your remark about the change engine light. Still laughing about it.
Thank you for sharing the closure. Looking forward to seeing the next video.
Wes, your customer must really like that 2011 Nissan! You've put a lot of work into it. Good Job.
Per Kelly Blue Book, in Des Moines' zip code, that truck retails for US$12k. Like as not, bought off an auction from Salvage, call it $6-8k in before coming to Wes.
Good day Wes, always good to see what your up too. Looks like things are keeping you busy. Great that you are doing well and always enjoying watching your videos. Thanks again for sharing and have a great weekend 👋
On tonight‘s episode, our boy is welding dimes! This was a great tonight Wes much appreciated keep up the great work!
Thanks for the closure. I was having a hard time sleeping. Lol Good stuff!
Glad to see I'm not the only one who talks to stubborn nuts and bolts.
Congrats on 200K. So well deserved.
I like these videos because you fix stuff the right way. It's very satisfying.
I love your videos! It always makes my day when you upload new material!
Wes: "The front suspension still creaks" Every Nissan truck owner just chuckled! They just do that, you can't take them anywhere!
I do enjoy a bit of closure. Especially the kind where someone else swaps the frame on my truck.
Exhaust came out good nice and quite
Man I may just be a diy'r, but, I'd come help you just to help. Too bad I'm a day and a half, drive time, a way! Keep doing what you're doing Wes, you're definitely an inspiration to me!
Nice job young man and yeah very busy looking parking lot.
the time it takes to do the work, is what it is!
I'd call that a win any day of the week, nice job
Always worth a watch and it doesn't look so hard from where I'm sitting! Regards
Yeah I'm with the guy that made the comment below about you working on huge trucks to working on a small Nissan that video was pretty quick of course you already tackled 90% of the issues you just needed to button up a few small ones I love these videos they're great want to see some longer videos want to see some more videos and very informative and nice work that gets accomplished
Those are great trucks. I had one for a bout 3 years before I needed a larger bed, but I loved it.
Back to the shop to " lick our wounds---!"ABS fixed ` universal joint fixed`exhaust pipe replaced`O2 sensors replaced`"She purrs like a kitten now!"☆TIME 4 A JOYRIDE☆
Hi Wes awesome video learning a lot you’re smart young man and always you and your families be safe 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
Congratulations on 200,000 subs Wes.
Great 2 part video. Nice clean work on a very battered Nissan.
Thanks for sharing Wes I really enjoy watching your show
A Pleasure as Always Sir, catch You on the next one. Keep It Safe Out There Sir
Wes, to mortske, you are a God! Thanks for the great entertainment and technical knowledge your progression skills are amazing.
makes me miss my old frontier.... happiest day of ownership was dropping it off at the scrap yard with 98,000 miles on it and it wasn't in any accidents. last straw was the bed falling off
Great Video. I appreciate your way of explaining when troubleshooting electronic systems. Thanks.
200.000. You deseve every single one of Them.
My favurite Channel.
And the cute rodent catcher.
Congratulations on 200k subs. Enjoy your vids. 👍
Ayy up Wes good vlog,stay safe see you next time
In different times this Nissan would have ended in the crusher or sold for parts only. But in our times its more feasable to repair something which creates good content for us :)
Nice job with the repairs Wes! 🙂👍
Enjoyed the video bro right down to the quick fix. Safe travels
Wes, congratulations on 200K subscribers! Thanks for sharing, enjoy your sense of humor?
Best body mount fix ever !
Another job well done. I think every mechanic in the country watches you videos to gain an education.
Liked you videos wes you take your time to explain what your doing and whats needed looking forward to seeing more thanks rob from Tasmania aus
I felt your pain on that exhaust. I've been there many times. So many, that I could smell the rust cooking off as you were welding. Such a PITA. Great job overall buddy and a great ending to the video. If the owner actually got it for dirty cheap, it won't make a bad work truck or just an auxiliary vehicle to have around aka sh1t hauler.
Closure is always appreciated!