1968 Chevrolet BIG BLOCK Pickup Truck! Preparing it for a Road Trip to Florida 1850 Miles!

[@jeremywilliams4381]

2.5 hour video...no thanks.

[@MortskeRepair]

Took a couple days, but we finally found a "pinner"!

[@jeremywilliams4381]

It's funny, whenever you find a comment you don't like, you automatically pin them so your subscribers can jump all over them. Seems childish to me. I've watched every video you've put out and have bought multiple things from you. And I've seen you sic you're little wanna be die hard fans on multiple people who voiced their opinion or gave criticism. Pin this one too, I really don't care. You were much more enjoyable to watch when you didn't talk for 80% of your videos. I'd be curious to see the analytic % of how many people watched the entire 2.5 hours.

[@rickydonahue1586]

Your loss it's just 2 weeks worth of content.

[@jeremywilliams4381]

@@rickydonahue1586 hardly

[@TylerChristman]

😢Darn i cant watch this whole video now because jeremy said so. cry babies unite!

[@stucook8622]

Thanks for the thirsty Thursday addition of Mortske and thanks to everyone who brings it to us.🐾🍺

[@MortskeRepair]

Our pleasure Stu

[@jeffrykopis5468]

I thought it was Thong Thursday 🤔. But who wants to see MORT in a thong?? 😖🤢

[@johncrichton4341]

@@jeffrykopis5468 Everybody?!

[@davidgiessen8704]

@@jeffrykopis5468 not me brother dont swing that way!

[@donaldwallace9417]

Love the video please keep it up

[@Profabdesigns]

One of the best Mortsky videos yet. Only thing missing was a Mortsky moment in Time!!

[@clintparkison9844]

2 and a half hours of fun! Wow you did everything to this truck!

[@Kiki-Kauai]

Yay! I’m hooked up @hospital getting infusion and excited to have Mortske with me to pass the time!😉🌺

[@JohnSmith-is8nq]

Oh sht. Hey hang in there. Hospitals sssssuuuuuck.... usually.

[@chriswork745]

You got this

[@chriswork745]

Also on a lesser note. I have been to kauai, frigging loved it. 😃

[@williambinns1631]

Mortske and Vicegrip Garage and Wes and Mustie1 and Junkyard Digs and Matt's Off Road Recovery and Dylan McCool and Fab Rats. They got me through chemo and a bone marrow transplant over the last year. These super long Mortske episodes are a particular favorite. Good luck with your treatment.

[@Kiki-Kauai]

@@chriswork745🩵

[@stevecampbell2737]

Contacts in Oklahoma and Florida what a man of the world

[@MortskeRepair]

No doubt

[@davidgiessen8704]

I just don't get why anyone would complain about you! You are one of the truest and best mechanics on KZbin. Honestly if they don't like what you are doing they don't have to watch you! I like the way you do things thanks for you information that you give and the know how. You are humble and honest what more do people need? Hey, what's your hourly rate brother? Ever chop the top on a 55 Savoy 2dr wagon? Would you work with me (help me) and film it? Can you do that kinda stuff? Let me know. Make a trip to Nebraska in a month or so could bring it along and take the time to do it???

[@davidgiessen8704]

Suppose I could go to puddin he might help me. Lmao

[@MortskeRepair]

We don’t do customer work

[@Mr49Studebaker]

This thursday video drop works out great since i am off work tomorrow and can actually watch this all in one sitting.

[@MortskeRepair]

Good deal

[@davidanderson2393]

Nice to see you help a friend get his old Chevy ready for a long haul south, good luck to him and his Florida future adventures.

[@MortskeRepair]

Thanks 👍

[@craighopkins7970]

I have waited for a video like this. Thank you so much for being the highlight of my week. Absolutely love your channel, your content is definitely of Legendary status if not higher. Please keep it up!

[@MortskeRepair]

Thank you so much!

[@bradsmn]

MRC was the OG when it came to half ass custom car work. He had a good channel and I'm sure he will be missed around there. Glad to see you help him out and get a video this week!

[@ocn2u]

Keep on saving the rusty relics and I will watch your two-and-a-half-hour videos much better to see a car done completely instead of making a 20-minute video where all you do is change the wheels like by these other guys that just call themselves content makers thanks for the videos keep them coming Mort and stay dry

[@BeeABaw]

Holy crap almost 3 hours! There is a god! Can’t wait to dig fully into it on Friday night! Got some stuff this week from the in-house store can’t wait for the merch. Thanks Mortske!

[@MortskeRepair]

Hope you enjoy it!

[@differentgroove1]

Love the Bump Side and Tow-Mater ! Giving the C10 that much needed love.

[@InPrimer]

New Mortske video on a Thursday? How neat is that!

[@chriswork745]

You can tell how neat it is, because of the way that it is.

[@tommyhuffman8781]

I really dig how the YT car community really helps each other out. its nice to see.

[@MortskeRepair]

I totally agree!

[@buckeyejim2989]

🗿 yep 👍

[@erikalbertson7483]

Worth the wait ! Big block action !

[@samlipsit517]

I loved my 1970 in 1979 when I graduated…I remember the plain all metal dash … Back in the day we had curtains all the way around on the ole galvanized cap 😂😂😂😂.. good times !

[@MortskeRepair]

Oh boy

[@roadtested9009]

Moving to Florida, huh? Hope he's got a Vintage Air system lined up cause that place is hot as you know where.

[@B-Adams]

I actually liked how you do your videos how you go to the books also. Nice you included that, brings back time of things also

[@MortskeRepair]

Glad you like them!

[@matttaylor373]

matts off road and recovery is a freak about covare stuff!!ps thanks for the videos

[@dennishenderson2559]

Your a gentleman and a scholar for helping the kid out duff approved

[@damianjackson9084]

You tell em Mortske keep doing you your a good guy for helping Mickelson out pretty sweet looking truck

[@2rueblue]

Well worth the wait brother, thank you for this week's show as informative and entertaining as usual. All the very best from Scotland.

[@MortskeRepair]

Much appreciated

[@2rueblue]

@@MortskeRepair anytime brother

[@daniellebrindisi6378]

I've had some really crappy days lately so a Mortske movie was just the ticket. Thanks ! Another great video

[@MortskeRepair]

Oh no!

[@michael-michaelmotorcycle]

Woooo, 2 hours 28 minutes, just in time for the desk job portion of my shift - unless somebody breaks something or pushes the wrong button.

[@MortskeRepair]

God luck

[@WalkersGarage6913]

Excellent Friday morning surprise for my day off Hanging out on the couch woth my pup watching.

[@MortskeRepair]

awesome

[@AaronBrevik]

Mid-week Mortske, sweet!

[@johnd21]

Glad u got Dickies ride ready for the trip to the great state of Florida. He can surely mingle with all the other retirees and elderly down there. Great stuff as always

[@joelkarch3538]

hey man im glad to be back..you just keep being who you are and this channel will be just fine.rock on mortske!!!!!!

[@haroldrogers6083]

You could sell the big block to Dan at DD speed shop , the motor in Dani's 57 sounds terrible and will probley granade soon , and the big block would be a great fit in keeping with Dans hotrod soul !!

[@CharAznableLoNZ]

Tool tip, use nail clippers to trim off ziptie ends. Trimming with nail clippers leaves no barb to catch your arm on later when you forget there is a ziptie there.

[@JamesMisplaced]

Alright Mortske time!

[@JustinWatrobka-dg5ps]

I believe a man could be quite proud of that rig mortske. Bob approved.

[@1gatomon]

I kept having issues with my brakes on my 71 Cheyenne. Turns out the back shoes were totally out of adjustment. Oh, and the shop that did them also installed the shoes on backwards. Getting them adjusted made a huge world of a difference.

[@MortskeRepair]

Good stuff

[@robertandjodijackola4901]

I put Kevlar front pads on my toyota. Big mistake. Require lots more pressure when braking. Also I bumped a rear bumper on the vehicle ahead of me. Was creeping forwards and I did not even realize it. The gal ahead of me didn't even get out. (Maybe she thought it was intentional, by a creep) she took off. Lol. 😂

[@bigcaputo09]

The connector for the fast dash all you had to do is pull the lock out of the connector and pushed the lock away from the pin with a small flat head! Love you're videos! I did watch till the end!! Good man!! I'm sure the young buck appreciates the help!

[@johnhopkins6658]

Puddin really gets excited when he's shaking his can.

[@doctorprick2843]

I SPRAYS so much betterer when you shake it good...quote puddin

[@davida.p.9911]

My dad had a 72 Chevy pickup, Cheyenne in green that he bought new. Wish he still had it, but...that's what happens in life. It had a radio/CB in it, which i understand was a rare option. Good work, Mort! 👍 😎

[@dieterlange7581]

Matts off-road recovery might like that Corvair stuff

[@williambinns1631]

I was thinking the same thing. Matt may send him twenty or thirty thousand subscribers as a thank you.

[@richardphelan8414]

Awesome Mortske Repair work in his Bud's Truck ,I like the hell out these trucks , When your dealing crappy workmanship Sarcasm is called for when cleaning up someone's mess it's always a pain in the Arse

[@1980bwc]

I think the kindest thing you can do for Dan, is to burn down the Bricklin. 😆

[@MortskeRepair]

My pleasure

[@andrewcheff4035]

Drinking a blue can Hamm’s enjoying the work you are putting into this!

[@kimberlywilliams9757]

Awesome, I have been looking forward to this video! 😁👍

[@MortskeRepair]

Hope you enjoyed it!

[@kimberlywilliams9757]

@@MortskeRepair Absolutely and you actually got me with the spider this time! 😅

[@MortskeRepair]

@@kimberlywilliams9757 we strive for the best!

[@vicruzgys]

Hey, I realize that this is 2 months late, but I only just watched your video (which I thoroughly enjoyed, BTW, as I own a very original '68 C20 myself). I picked up on something that was the source of the braking issues on the C20. The part that was on the truck at the beginning was not a proportioning valve, as you identified it, but in fact a distribution block. This block was used on all-drum brake GM vehicles and it has only two functions: to send brake fluid to the correct end of the vehicle and to activate a switch to illuminate the brake warning light in the dash when it senses a loss in pressure from either the front or rear brakes. That's it. By removing this block, all you have accomplished is to lose the function of the brake warning light. The part you removed from your square-body parts truck is a proportioning valve (sometimes called a combination valve, because it has three functions). The proportioning valve acts a distribution valve; it acts to proportion higher brake pressure to the front disc brakes; and, it delays application of pressure to the front discs until the rear drum shoes take up the distance from their relaxed to applied position. Perhaps I missed it, but I did not see you install that proportioning valve after you removed the old distribution block. This would explain the less-than-ideal brake effectiveness of that truck. Hope this helps. Keep up the great videos!

[@richardthomas1743]

Hey man! Thumbs UP!

[@MrGaryRoberton]

brought a tear to my eye seeing the old visible gas pump. My Brother in law ran a pump service repairing & restoring old gas pumps. He retired, but couldn't find any one to take it over. His customers really missed him. Best wishes to the Florida man, some guys will do anything to escape winter........

[@MortskeRepair]

Dang

[@hiramwilson3438]

Matt's off-road has a couple corvairs

[@daryl3723]

Thanks for the video very much appreciated . I know it's hard not to but try not to get too negative I'm 67 was married for 45 years was looking forward to retirement and enjoying life with my wife and she walk up to me and said she married the wrong man it killed me inside and I hated everything for awhile being negative was only hurting me .try not to let the little things bother you your doing a great job. 😎

[@CountryBoyGasGarage]

Let's Goooo! 👍

[@gazza6348]

G'day mate awesome worth the wait thanks Mr mortske supercool episode bloke 1👍👍🇦🇺🇦🇺🙏

[@craigbowley6783]

Matt's off-road recovery would love those corvair books

[@mikef1551]

Matt's towing would probably like all if the corvare manuals

[@tommyg7381]

Love them old books. Thats how we used to do it. No internet back then

[@Ol_Dude_Macabre]

Dickie looks like Puddins cousin.. Custard 😂

[@nicholashuft3598]

Matts off-road recovery might want the corvair manuals. @Mattsoffroadrecovery

[@jeffrykopis5468]

If this was a drinking game, we'd all be unconscious by now.

[@study650]

Great video. The gas pump was just like the one we used to use to pump gas at an old country store when I was a kid. They didn’t have electricity out there so we pumped the gas up into the glass and then used the hose to put it into the car.

[@MortskeRepair]

Awesome

[@sandroescribanocruz5108]

Hope u bring a good ac it's hot as a witches aaaaasss

[@Reaglesracing44_]

i blame puddin for the sarcasm

[@grantkoeller8911]

I saw that scotch bottle in the truck tool compartment, and I got out my JIm Beam whiskey. Perfect!!!!

[@RubenChickenFences]

I’d never rip on you Mr Mortske.

[@dwartfarquart9590]

I'm a pool noodle guy when isolating fuel tanks. Of course, I don't have any fire hose laying around. This is a great video showing how much work it is to address the "punch list" at the end of a project.

[@dans_Learning_Curve]

Who's gonna get pinned?!! 📌

[@MortskeRepair]

Still waiting

[@dans_Learning_Curve]

@@MortskeRepair LoL 🤣😆

[@Metaldevilcustoms]

great to watch while in the shop working on projects, thanks Mortske for the great content and information

[@MortskeRepair]

My pleasure!

[@Metaldevilcustoms]

@@MortskeRepair if you ever feel like jumping on a plane and coming to the east coast of canada we have a prewar car show you maybe interested in seeing

[@MortskeRepair]

@@Metaldevilcustoms what show is that?

[@Metaldevilcustoms]

@@MortskeRepair they do multiple gatherings throughout the maritimes. hoping to have my pinetree/TROG model t ready for 2024, just slacking on producing content. also if you have a family wagon available id get on a plane lol

[@mastercraftsman4213]

Love the puddin testosterone but jab.....made me back flush the sinuses with coke cola...laughed so hard....but it was worth it

[@MortskeRepair]

Whoops

[@iHap]

Epic Mortske video! Two and a half hours of under the gun deadline engineering solutions. On par with the Jeepster video. Great to see Duff Dog running on the green in the yard. Lucky dog!

[@joethanks3745]

Lets rip it morske✌

[@ianjones4071]

Great job, your idea of swapping wheels if needed great idea, slant 6 can't kill them, God bless you 😊

[@jacobconrad3064]

Now im not going to get anything done 2 hrs of watching to do

[@tomland5837]

T, those BB power steering brackets were a mismatch between long and short water pump. Also, I follow DD Speedshop and cant wait to see your video on their visit!! I look forward to your videos every week!! Thank you Mortske!

[@WBatte1]

There should be prison time for anyone ruining a manual transmission vehicle with an automatic transmission.

[@jeffrykopis5468]

Au contraire. Buying a vehicle without an automatic is like buying a tv without a remote!

[@WBatte1]

@@jeffrykopis5468 an automatic transmission is like having a TV that only receives one channel. And you never know what that channel will be.

[@terryeustice5399]

Thanks Mortske for the video on this Chevy. The truck is plenty strong enough. Engine is a beast. Thought you were going to fix the steering wheel. But got a lot done. 💯👍👊

[@mikebarnes8908]

MULLET MORTSKE THURSDAY??? OH HELL YEAH!!!

[@drive42]

I was thinking bad brake booster as well. To test them I shut the engine off and pump the brakes to deplete any vacuum. With your foot on the brake moderately hard, start the engine. If the pedal goes down a little, the booster is good, If the pedal stays the same, the booster isn't boosting. It is nice to see things green in your country. We have been getting some rain in southwest Nebraska after a 3 year moisture hiatus. Sure beats the dirt blowing! Keep up the good work!

[@MortskeRepair]

Good to know

[@williamdalbey4867]

Young Mickelson is good guy. Hope all goes well for him on the trip south. Look forward to seein you guys collaborate some more

[@kerryhickman2235]

That piece of metal underneath where you were taking the extra fuel line out looked like a piece from an adjustable metal shelving unit. One of the corner post. I loved this old 68, it reminded me of the 1st vehicle I bought with my own $ when I was 15 which was a 67 & it was the same color. Mine was a SWB. I bought it back in 81. I loved that old truck. I wish I still had it! Thanks for the video.

[@darrenniles2448]

Monday came and left and I felt lost confused something wasn’t right it was as if someone slipped me a bud light, I was a complete wreck on Wednesday and all day Thursday until I got the notification, and then it happened, while watching your show the lady next door forgot to close her curtains again, thank God for Thursdays

[@sittinandthinkin]

About criticizing other peoples work, people who don't criticize or complain are people who don't care. Mortske Cares 💕♥

[@jakebrake5776]

For a trans cooler mount on my squarebody I used one of the rails that came out of a big file cabinet that the folders hang on. It was the perfect length and all I had to do was flatten the hooked ends in the vise, drill 2 holes in each end and plug weld it to the back side of the core support. I used nutserts to mount the cooler and it worked out nice

[@MortskeRepair]

Brilliant

[@timpatrick1991]

If I remember right, I believe there is "some" adjustment in the door latch post on the 67-72 Chevy PU's. I think it was a star head to loosen the post, and you could move 1/4 to 1/2 inch.

[@patrickmurray4405]

This is why you’re watched by so many people, great video man…

[@MortskeRepair]

Much appreciated

[@angelajones2095]

Thanks for the grand content Mortske, love the long video, more Mortske more duff and lots of the good stuff!!!!

[@MortskeRepair]

Glad you like them!

[@bbay1977]

The Bobcat cart you have has enough space for a total of a 12 pack. The last one is in your hand while cruising around the property. I wish him the best of luck on his trip. I'm in Georgia so I hope he likes the hot weather cause it gets hot down here in Georgia and Florida. 26 hours is a long drive so I hope he makes plenty of stops and takes some breaks from driving too.

[@bennyhelgeson401]

2 hrs. ! A Motske movie. How great is that.

[@dombutler7685]

Hey thanks Mortske for the 12 pack sized video!! Took me a while to finish it, unlike the beer!! Hope Florida man gets there, though don't know why anyone would want to move to Florida!!

[@MortskeRepair]

better get a case next time!

[@thomaslenane1215]

Thank you Mortske...for today's video. It was well worth the wait.

[@MortskeRepair]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@br549200]

The burn on the camera lens is just like the floaters in my right eye.

[@donnie2533]

Great video. I'm glad you posted keep them coming thanks

[@MortskeRepair]

Thanks, will do!

[@bigbill709]

You done good by your buddy giving him a more worry free truck for the journey to his new home.

[@Fljeff7]

Got you beat 50$ not running truck .fixed bad fuel pump grounds a few fuel line a few light bulbs and a prayer. Drove it 1500 miles to Florida

[@garysprandel1817]

Near double length episode made the wait worth it.

[@rodcameron5129]

Best video for a long time bloke cheers from Oz

[@MortskeRepair]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@robertlacob8831]

Man, that truck sure was gaffed up! Still needs a lot of work for sure. At least it is pretty drivable now.

[@Joe-wv7pv]

Great job, I dig it! One of your best builds!

[@MortskeRepair]

Thanks a bunch!

[@astravanmk2]

Man this was a seriously great video. You are too good to us Mr Mortske!

[@MortskeRepair]

I appreciate that!

[@davidgiessen8704]

The way like the work you did on the 68 long bed. Didn't know about the 90 deg. Driveline stuff thanks Morske you are a rock star lol

[@MortskeRepair]

You bet

[@Noctis_B]

Was worried about you and no post on Tuesday!! This is better, no one posts anything good Thursday night! Haven't watched the video but thank you for providing content to get me through the night!!

[@MortskeRepair]

Sorry!

[@Noctis_B]

@@MortskeRepair As long as you're doing well - happy, healthy, and bringing in that sweet sweet cash :)

[@MortskeRepair]

@@Noctis_B we do what we can

[@Noctis_B]

@@MortskeRepair It's all we can do, right? Happy 4th, hope you had a nice day to relax and hopefully enjoy some fireworks. Stupid night shift - I should be happy I didn't get woken up though, so it's a win. Waking up to cats freaking the F out is always a blast

[@kensherwood4866]

Well it may have been a long video, but I love this type of job you do, and you broke up the tale of working on the Chevy, with one or two segments on trips outside the workshop. You certainly upgraded that truck and probably significantly lightened it

[@MortskeRepair]

Thanks 👍

[@jorgekilluh99]

My 92 silverado with a flowmaster 10 single in dual out no cat stock manifolds is maybe 2 percent louder inside of drone and is screaming outside I love It honestly for a truck mine has a 350 not much power but it has more punch it burns the 35s I have from a stop when I had a magnaflow it was lazy and quiet I thought it was worse than stock..

[@grantkoeller8911]

Those repair books are incredible!!!! However shipping is insane

[@travwold7669]

I find that fixing the little things and removing unnecessary $hit is the most gratifying!!! Good luck to Dicki. Must be a good job opportunity because why trade cold wind for swamp and humidity. I know they’d be pricey but a 12”x24” vintage looking Mortske sign would be badass

[@MortskeRepair]

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