1950 Chevy Truck - Installing a Rear Axle

[@jesseroberts9607]

Been in the hospital with fluid on my lungs got out yesterday and turned on my favorite Mike show this morning and forgot everything except watching perfection at work enjoy your videos so much. I’m 83 and remember the old mechanics doing it your way.

[@RobertKelleners]

Hope you got well. So we can enjoy mikes humor building some cool stuf. Greets from germany🤙🤙✌️

[@timferriss905]

Get well soon. Best wishes.

[@bigrig4630]

Hope you get well soon.

[@GeneralSulla]

Blessings to you brother. Get better soon. Happy Holidays to you and yours.

[@МашкаринецьІван]

Одужуй ,не хворій, Здоровя Тобі міцного..👍👋 / Я з УКРАЇНИ..🇺🇦 👋

[@jimdandy2275]

Happy Birthday Big Steve. You should have some cake and ice cream today. 🎉

[@hedrives]

Want it right… bring it to Mike Bello. Accept no imitations. Happy birthday, Big Steve, from near Aspen, CO!!!🎉

[@williamferris7134]

"You can do whatever you want" said the last guy. That's why Mike is now doing it correctly.

[@justanoldman697]

We have a saying in the trades, "It's not how good you are, it's how good you are at fixing somebody else's screw-ups!" You're a genius Mike! So much fun watching you work. I love it how you explain why you do what you do!

[@danielburke4113]

I worked in a shop briefly that bagged trucks. Everything they did was junk. Just took the customers money. Keep it simple people and save your money.

[@e-brown5274]

Happy late birthday big steve

[@sonteomedia]

Fabbing the bottom of the bracket to have an adjustable length for the airbag/shock was genius. Mike starts with the end in mind, the client may or may not want to pancake. HBD Steve. #TodoLokochon

[@joekever786]

Happy birthday big Steve 🎉

[@WaxMeister]

You can go to school and they will 'teach' you everything in three or four years and then you forget about most of it making what's left basically nonsense or, you can work in a competent shop for four years, retain what you've learned through specialization practice, repetition, watching and listening which you'll retain for life! Never discount what an old gearhead has to say! Bello's nails it once again!

[@manuelherrera-ll4sx]

You doing a good thing big Steve bringing us into Bello's world that vato gets down on his metal work

[@oldblueshhrchannel1847]

What you wanna do is take it to Mike Bellos at Bellos Kustoms, get it done right ! The first time! Dude knows his stuff! Nothing but perfection! Happy Birthday Steve!

[@sergioulloa5382]

Lokochon innovation : building a bracket that holds everything, less welding on the axel tube......one of a kind Mike!!! Happy birthday, Steve.

[@brains16321]

People need to watch Mike! What a teacher, and learn something

[@92SPORTSTER]

Happy Birthday, Big Steve!

[@brains16321]

This guy is perfection

[@mirosusic-gx8uv]

Hi!! Greets from Dubrovnik, CROATIA!!! Best team-Bello's Kustoms!!!❤👋‼️↩️🇭🇷

[@nansfoodvlogs]

Never get sick of seeing the creation from your head being laid out in the program and having the plasma cutter make it real. Also, the exhaust/muffler pipe mod was 😮. Thanks for another great video! Big Steve - Happy belated Birthday 🎉

[@carlclevenger9759]

Happy birthday, Steve. Hope you had a good one. I would be scared shitless to bring my truck into Mike and have him look at my handiwork. Mike make it so logical and it’s great to bring a nightmare back to basics. Keep up the good work.

[@coryhinojosa8020]

Happy birthday Steve!🎈🎂🎁🎉🎊

[@AlanKrushel]

I’m from Canada , I’ve watched a lot of builders on KZbin and I have rated you #1 Mike , you are the best Such detail and precision . A pleasure to watch . Thanks Mike

[@petepenn1]

Gotta agree this man is a Rare Gem! He deserves at least a 1m subs. Only other car resto show I respect is M539restorations. Canada needs more Artists like MIKE!

[@NativeSteel-dl2wb]

I thought cold was the cause for shrinkage. Lmao. Thinks for clear that up Mike. This old truck has been a mess good to see it getting fixed right. Injoyed the the show

[@gbatease]

I agree Bill. "They need to put the tools down"!

[@daman2u4eva]

Just another great Sunday video thx Mike

[@JeepArmyUSA]

As soon as I hit play I said, “what's for lunch “.

[@stevevandermeer1958]

Your creative juices were very strong on this build. You went deep into the memory box and pulled up the best way to make this right. Great job Mike. Love to watch you work.

[@korosuchimu1479]

Happy Birthday BIG Steve from Japan. Always making us feel like we in the shop with you ✌️

[@michaelmendoza820]

Love this channel, the homie Mike always teaching me something new. Big thanks to Bello's and Big Steve, for bringing us along.

[@guyh954]

Happy Birthday Big Steve 🎉

[@petezappa8748]

A BIG Happy Birthday to you Big Stevo!! 🎂🥳. Unfortunately I haven't been able to watch any videos for a few weeks mate, looking forward to catching up with what you guys have been up to 😉👍 🇭🇲

[@larryreece1403]

There is no Gravity, The Earth sucks! Love the education you provide all us homies out here, just trying to be like Mike!

[@dannypeter6565]

Another fcked up suspension made right by the best from the west. When will they learn? Thanks for sharing. Happy Birthday Big Steve. Cheers

[@Zedsdead83]

Thumbs up from the start. This channel needs a million subs. That would be LOCOCHONO homies🙌🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@Zedsdead83]

Happy birthday BIG STEVE🎉

[@Mister006]

Happy Birthday Big Steve! This is an EXCELLENT and complete video lesson about installing differentials. As much as Mike is the man, Steve is the man with this fantastic video production over weeks!

[@johnkranz4004]

Very nice work Mike Happy Birthday Steve 🎈🎂🎈

[@ramong2277]

Hey M.B., put Big Steve to work on his birthday? You're right, "no effing around at Bellos Kustoms! Happy Birthday Steve 🎂

[@kensam684]

MIKE thanks for a great Sunday.

[@tedboch7753]

Mike, if you ever get tired of working, seeing how you bend tube and fabricate offsets, they would hire you as a pipefitter instructor over at the Naval Base in a heartbeat! Then you could think about what's for lunch all day long! As always, great work Big Steve.

[@rodmarin3323]

Another Sunday morning with a cup of jo and Bello's Kustoms. Good morning from the city of angels.. loving the work, the channel and all the shenanigans. Where's the best place for some tacos?

[@tomwilkinson2184]

😊Happy Birthday Big Steve And Many Many More brother, keep on keeping us Happy here in Buffalo NY Tom

[@davidend3821]

Happy Belated Birthday Video Steve 🎉 Thanks Mike ✌️

[@mrgreezy1]

As soon as I seen the truck didn’t have wide white walls, I knew the rest of the truck would more than likely be all discombobulated..😎💯 Mike’s gonna make it clean clean pinky ring !!! Well, as clean as it can be without white walls anyway..🤣 LOCOCHON !!!!!

[@joewolf4483]

Mike's at it again ... great video ...

[@dirkg7062]

I look forward to watching you every Sunday. Thanks for sharing and thanks Big Steve for the great camera work and for producing these videos for us to enjoy

[@tonykatris]

I'm still waiting on my 4 link rear it's going on 2 years 3 shops and I'm going on 12g and it doesn't look like nothing being completed

[@dirkg7062]

@@tonykatris why you reply this to my comment?

[@thomasosuna8703]

I look forward to to your videos every week on deployment

[@nowrist]

i say it again , nothing but perfection ! O , and happy b-day to big Steve !

[@tommythompson2630]

Happy birthday big Steve! Have a margarita for me my friend. Mike, great content and craftsmanship as always brother.

[@josecouto2106]

Happy birthday big Steve

[@ratsrodsgarage461]

Super clean, outstanding fab work right there. Good call on getting the right axel setup back on it. To many people go cheap and do things wrong.

[@superiorsteeljack]

The Master, Love it!! Thanks Mike and Steve and Adela!!!

[@davepatrick7848]

Mike shares the best advice on why he does things right. Making the single bracket on the tube so it doesn't warp! Genius and lokochon!!! Happy birthday big Steve. With love and respect from Tejas. 👍💪💯🤠

[@vikingfather1]

Professor Mike conducting class today, listen up students.😁

[@gasparlopez]

Shout out to Mr. Big Steve! Feliz Cumpleanos Big Homie! God Bless 👊👍

[@robertd.lantry1554]

Simple, but genius on the drop jig. And happy birthday, Steve

[@noelmartinez4092]

Happy Birthday 🎉to El Big Steve!! Esso homie you guys have a bad ass day! Doing good Mike nice work!

[@dirkg7062]

Happy Birthday Big Steve!!!!

[@DooDeeDew]

Hey lokochon don't ask us our opinion because your not going to listen anyway, you are going to do what ever you want, it's Mikes way or the highway. Happy Birthday big Lokochon Steve and I wish you many more.

[@kevincorbin6273]

They need to put the tools down! 😂 Happy Birthday Steve 🎉

[@JamesJac-eb3re]

Thanks for our shop lessons from Master fabricator awesome as always maestro locochones nm

[@joekever786]

Another grate video always come away with more nawlage 😊thanks again Mike 👍 tell birthday boy grate 📷 work a.k.a. BIG MIKE

[@Doug490]

Nothing but perfection ❤❤❤❤❤

[@Musicmanforlife1]

I love your videos so much classic old school engineering with modern day technology. Much respect from Australia 🇦🇺 I’m very interested in all your 48-53 Chevrolet truck videos. That’s what I’m building with my son . So much appreciated Thanks again keep them coming so helpful and informative. It’s easy to understand someone who knows there stuff 😊

[@tpledger100]

I feel so Fresh!

[@N-Scale]

Looking Good Mikie

[@Bob0sModelFabWorx]

Hey Steve!!?? Happy Anniversary of your Day 'O Birth! I think the set-up for the rear axle mount is perfect for any custom built vehicle. Clean and simple.

[@e-brown5274]

Good morning homie

[@carlturchiarelli9234]

As always nothing but perfection!! And Happy Birthday big Steve hope you had a bitchin day

[@angelgarcia4328]

HAPPY BIRTHDAY..BIG STEVE 🎈🎁, Nice job MIKE

[@DOUGARRINGTON-h3f]

you are a genius!!!!!!! good job as always, and happy birthday Big Steve

[@RA-uj3nm]

Belated Happy birthday Big Cheese 👍👍.

[@GravelGutz]

Happy b day big Steve. Great job boys 💪

[@whiteyfarm]

That idea with the bracket with the two sets of holes is brilliant. I am going to try to remember that one. Thanks. It is so nice to know that some people still take pride in doing their job right. Like the old code of the west, "Do the right thing." Maybe that was just a myth then but it is still good words to live and work by.

[@TheOldaz1]

Always impressed with how you figure out the brackets, especially all around welding when you install the brackets. Looks great, hope it drives as good as it looks, certainly WAY better than what it was. Thanks Mike.

[@leonsinner7494]

Happy 15th Big Steve!! Awesome video! I love the explanations for rear geometry etc!!

[@lezbaines446]

Happy Birthday Big Steve, you missed a chance mate, should have said to Mike " so what's for lunch Mike??" As always very professional Mike it makes me wonder how those other so called custom shops survive. Lez, Denmark, WA

[@Dagrond]

Happy 15th Steve!

[@d.p.9005]

Great job thanks for sharing 😎

[@davehala3781]

It's surprising how important just 2 inches is. My '55 Chevy had a Camaro rear-end in it that was 2 inches too wide and it screwed up everything. I put a Quick Performance 9in in there that was factory width and it turned out great! 255's on the back now and they don't rub!

[@samuelbacon1596]

First of all happy birthday big Steve just 15 years old or does your mother know you’re hanging around with bad Mike!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! don’t let anything rob off on you….. that he’s trying to teacher bad bad juju!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! only kidding he’s a phenomenal teacher pay attention…… put your beer down!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! schools in session……………………………. love the video love it all keep up the great work Samuel bacon

[@frankrocha3235]

Mike maybe they didn't have a tape measure 😂 or even know how to use it 😮 Teach give them a dunce cap and send them to the corner Big Steve camera man exstrodinare Happy Birthday 🎂

[@g-man7938]

Much cleaner indeed, perfection if you ask me. That stand alone bracket ought to be making you a small fortune, genius in its simplicity if it's your idea Mike.👍🏻

[@mikekirkpatrick293]

Awesome work Mike ! 🌹

[@williamtorres3394]

Wow Mike you are a true craftsman!! A other Sunday with great information about axles !!

[@laurensmith1828]

So many priceless tips .thanks guys......hbd Steve!

[@Lucky_Red_Fish]

Happy Birthday Big Steve!

[@Ronstar24u]

Thats how I like it. Explaining now and then, what your doing and why with technical stuff. With out being over the top. I understand there customer jobs as you explained. Your self running around and banging stuff together is cool too. Very helpful with out too much bla bla. I like everything you do.

[@lppenor]

Nice rescue from the bead happy welder. Always the best !!!

[@randywaldrep8482]

The guy I rented my Body Shop from had a 1966 Chevy Nova, nice car with some go fast all up in it. He got to checking out the rear Differential a 12 bolt done before he got the car. It was Multi-Leaf they had change the spring perches from a Mono Leaf Spring. It had a over size weld and warped the axel tubes. He was ole school cut the perches off straightened the Axel tubes. Put new ones on I welded a little and stopped periodically to keep from getting it to hot. He used a Bar Stock Steel end to end turned in his Lath to match the Bearing size. making sure it would move freely as he welded. This fix took one second off the Quarter Mile time for the car,(low elevens all day). No Doubt what your saying makes a difference. not to mention you could push that lil car around with a finger. Not bad for somebody who don't know what they're doing lol

[@lesorcierharleyus5543]

Happy Birthday.. (Yann in french 👍) Good Job Man!!🍻🥃🎂

[@wayneheikkila9930]

Sadly the first shop had no pride in there work and sent that truck out. Luckily for the owner. You have the skill and pride to do it correctly. And we get to learn something in the process. Thank You Mike!

[@davidklauer3422]

Sunday morning with the Lokochon

[@stevencook4419]

Superb video fellas, absolute banga as usual....Beauty only skin deep on this truck by the looks of it.... Putting things right by giving these vehicles the clean clean pinky ring Lokochon Bellos touch and making them $G is just what they deserve ...you're the coolmaker and the saviour Mike! Love watching you work your magic sir....Happy Birthday 🎂 Big Steve!

[@lexystevenson3265]

Happy Birthday big Steve! If it weren't for you, how could we see the master at work! Thanks for your excellent camera and production work! Hello is the best! Happy Thanksgiving 🦃 to you and your family's! 🎈😂😂🎉

[@anthonycassar7295]

Amazing job Mike, simplifying the bracket more than likely made the ride better thanks for sharing

[@melvinjacobs5198]

I wish I could afford to get my truck fixed You're a good man you're real good you're the best God bless you And you're a crew

[@terje6810]

As allways, Perfect !!

[@patriotbrickrepairhotrodsa6099]

Clean and badass as always bruda !!!

[@Tanman799]

Thanks Mike didn't know that would happen makes sense now you are the wiser older gentleman 😁

[@floydbecnel3434]

Another great class! How is Carapilla? Happy Birthday Big Steve!🎂🍧

[@howardrodner2302]

Happy Birthday Steve!

[@briankumpan9892]

I could have all the equipment that you have, but since I have not fabricated anything in my life, al your equipment that I have would go to waste. You have been perfecting your art work with sheet metal and other metals for some time and it's almost like you know geometry but in a more simpler way. For example the rear end, who knew, you did because your artistic look at things (related to vehicles), you know how to fix the problem. Me I would be out there for months trying to fix just 1 problem. You look at the problem of the pickup and you already know how to fix all of the problems. You in a lot of ways are a lot like my Father and My Fathers Father. It's a real honor to watch Your show every weekend, I Thank You