COE Ramp Truck EP - 10 Cab Mount FABRICATION / INSTALL YORK ENGINE DRIVEN Compressor AIR BAGS

[@bigmackstruckstop9213]

Enjoyed your show and I'm excited to see you and Brent and Elio next time.

[@larrylilly2552]

Looking forward to these vids

[@JimmyMakingitwork]

When the COE flat bed is towing the new 2 door coupe into a show, that is gonna be epic!

[@lorenmeyer5290]

I'm so glad your back on the flat bed build! Can't wait till the next video!

[@terrys6871]

Karl, love this series! We look forward to every episode!

[@grahamcook1212]

Great job guys cheers 🍻 👍

[@jonathanbauder7894]

Love the ramp truck project.

[@azraygun]

My favorite project of Carl's masterpieces...😊

[@paulthomas-lo3ry]

Elio killing it too! Nice to see. Keep up the excellent work boyz

[@boostbuggy217]

Stoked to see this build going forward, so siiik! Love Catalina classic blue.

[@facopspec5386]

Super excited to see this project again. Can’t wait for next part. Aloha🤙🏼

[@proautojapan6152]

👍 what about cutting out that rear window, fitting in a larger window/ possibly sliding for easy escape or access? That would take out the creases 💰👍

[@terryeustice5399]

That truck when finished is going to be so cool. Yep Karl kinda did not have enough support. Now it does. Thank you. 💯👍👊

[@steveshoemaker6347]

You guy's rock....Thanks..... Old Shoe🇺🇸

[@johnkranz4004]

Very KOOL Karl and Loe Can wait for the next video

[@mixerman1]

A couple springs or something to cushion that last foot of travel. Maybe even like a bar with a couple air cylinders to lift that first little bit and then the torsion bar would be enough to do it with one person. I love it and love when Brent visits and can't wait for more. Also mucho gracious to Elio for the excellent knowledge and help!!

[@Jesse_gc]

It will be nice to see Brent back you Guys kick ass when together

[@lynchingacers]

Another fun compressor is the Dodge rv2 compressors from the 60s 2 cylinder for. More wild volume

[@russ1046]

I love the ramp truck. I'm really looking forward to seeing how she turns out 👍

[@PaulAsselstine]

You can weld standing on your head. Amazing. Nice welding as always.

[@waynetokarz174]

DUDE! There is no way that you being you can leave that buckle! It will make a great video of how you figure out to fix it and execute an amazing repair.

[@SkaterStimm]

I concur, I want to know how to fix it.

[@azraygun]

I agree!

[@rcmike09]

I'd say it needs to be fixed, and beefed up. Your still dropping the cab pretty heavily

[@TgWags69]

Got to jack it up from the inside. Stretch it back out.

[@rona1144]

Using a hydraulic ram to lift the roof back up, metal work the buckle, and also find where the cab needs reinforced. Is there any hidden rot which weakened the cab?

[@scottsprague9974]

Great video. Open the doors it will tilt easier.

[@larryreece1403]

Great video! Always remember if you open the doors its easier to tilt the cab up. assuming your doors have stops to prevent them from going too far!

[@MakeItKustom]

Yes that makes a huge difference! I can do it by myself !

[@samperras]

Bring on the Brentster

[@glennnickerson8438]

Karl: Your wild imagination and that shop are incredible!!! Thanks for showing us what is possible and never stop creating!😎

[@1208bug]

👍

[@johnnym1320]

I think I would have mounted the cab with round tubing on both sides for symmetry. I used to work on cabovers in my day, seen a few Tv's smash windshields when being jacked up and the tech didn't check the bunk for loose items lol

[@dancarter482]

_GREASE-MONKEYS, HUH?_

[@andrewlitchfield4843]

Hi Karl, Maybe loose the buckle in the back of the cab by extending the back window to full width would look ace too!👍Andy

[@kooilari]

Zephyr looks very good with the new trunk lid! Lucky you! 🤠

[@themadpants781]

you could try an off-road hydraulic bump stop to prevent the cab slam when closing it if you can't get the torsion bar tight enough. It would absorb the shock load as you lower the cab.

[@jmanlinc]

Was gonna say the same

[@bobbofly]

The jazz track was AMAZING. Also, gotta say, the the round tube side of the cab anchor looks tons sharper then the box steel side. Maybe go port and starboard with it? Just spitballing...

[@MakeItKustom]

Yea would be pretty sweet to have on both

[@jamesyoung4944]

Hi Carl, absolutely love your channel, I'm fansinated with you talent. My late father was a gifted motorcyle mechanic, and hand crafted tons of custom parts.....keep up the great work and content, my favorite is your Zephyr

[@MakeItKustom]

Thanks a lot, James!

[@wrenchbender01]

Those York Air condition compressors make awesome air compressors. Done that before myself.

[@MakeItKustom]

Soooo much volume and high pressure!

[@erichall9438]

The COE is so cool! Can't wait for it to be transformed into a ramp truck, nice video gentlemen.

[@aussiewendelken7499]

Just got to say me and my wife are loving this build keep up the good work

[@Iowa599]

Next time you have oil contaminated with water, but it hasn't been used (not run or driven), just drain the water. It sinks to the bottom. The drain plug would be hard to put back, but it can be done. What I do is suck the water out, with a brake vacuum thing. (~1 liter, handheld, but that doesn't matter) Just remove the bleeder cap, use just the hose with the barbed bit (for stability) & shove it down the dipstick tube. The hose is clear, so it's easy to see when all the water is removed & it's now sucking oil.

[@launceherron]

Awesome

[@willieshaw2522]

I really hope that part of the front "axle" plan is to considerably widen the front track width. Looks pretty janky now with the tires 6" deep in the fender wells.

[@dancarter482]

_YEAH_ Needs a muscle-car stance, not the ugly bicycle- wheel front end dragster look!

[@AlexSwavely]

IIRC Removal of the strange wheel arch extensions would help a bit too.

[@TurboDog73TX]

So happy to see more ramp truck progress! One of My favorite projects of Yours Karl.

[@mistress7343]

Sure would like to hear more about Elios tube bender. You two work so well together.

[@MakeItKustom]

It’s a “affordable tube bender” great and inexpensive

[@murdoc6501]

A-nother great video! You and Elio are great entertainment! Can't wait to see what's next on the COE. Go Japhands, keep moving forward!

[@peterschmidtchen8560]

Build some 8 into 1 headers for it. LS sound great with those extractors. You got heaps of room over the top of the transmission. Food for thought??

[@albertdehn8381]

Thanks for sharing 😀👍

[@edcass9]

I have never seen a four post hoist move around like that!

[@MakeItKustom]

It’s sooo handy

[@shotsrodder]

It’s only getting better 😎👍 nice fix guys

[@oklahomahomesteading.7813]

😊 finally

[@alfredacosta2363]

yea not having tube on both sides would drive me insane lol great work as always, cant wait to see what you and brent come up with.

[@manicmoron]

I have a GMC truck like this in my back yard. Used it as a grain truck on the family farm when I was a young boy. The cab can easily be tilted by one person. My family had 3 or 4 of these COE trucks over the years. It was easy to tilt the cab on all of them. I think you probably need to load that torsion bar some more.

[@MakeItKustom]

I added some to the torsion bar, and when I open the doors, I can do it on my own pretty easy now

[@daleking8529]

You guys did a great job. You work well together. Looking forward to all three of you working on the truck! Take care!

[@axialmillipede]

So stoked for more ramp truck content. This is such a cool build, and I can’t wait to see it come together

[@Bman2020]

Love the cab over its cool nice work guys 👍👋🇨🇦

[@paulhedman7387]

Great video. You guys are really good at innovation when you need it. That's what I love about this type of work, there are no real plans, just reactions to problems and looking ahead as far as possible. We'll see plenty more of that when Brent gets there.

[@bpbimmers]

Many cabover trucks use twin hydraulic cylinders to lift cab aka ‘70’s ‘80’s Mack cab overs

[@David-lg4md]

keep up the good work, I would love to see more videos! lots more!

[@charlesloyd1970]

That buckle is what I call character.

[@MakeItKustom]

😂😂😂

[@adee-H1066]

@charlesloyd I have a sneaky feeling that Karl will keep thinking about the character buckle to the point where it really bothers him,then he'll sort it.....I know what he's like,I'm exactly the same😅😅

[@blackberryhillfarm1084]

Some of the later model Isuzu trucks have an electric/hydraulic cabin lift and lower easy to use might be worth a look Cheers

[@JohnMcClain-p9t]

I've used a couple "gas struts" on projects in my machine shop, similar to what you're trying to do with the cab. I've gotten them from a surplus company, in common supply. A couple of them would easily slow the cab coming down.

[@dwaynelejeune3508]

Man been patiently awaiting the COE Ramp truck build!!!!!

[@tombrenes2411]

Great content Love all the hard work

[@T3glider]

Elio on the tools … that’s new.

[@joecioe8566]

Nice work.

[@timweidner3335]

This is going to be a real unique support tool.

[@joell439]

👍👍😎👍👍

[@dancarter482]

_DUDES!_ Some bump-stop receivers somewhere else other than that latch on the cab would help spread the load and impact - not just from the cab slamming back down but when you are out cruising over the obligatory pot-holes!

[@paulmaigler289]

I thought that cab was sitting a little low in the back. Great work looking forward to seeing the progress!

[@n1352-m1i]

Nice to see progress on this unique and beautiful truck ! I'm a bit surprised by the cabin latch attachement though: quite sturdy tube on one side, taking the load straight , and on the other side now a comparatively flimsy tube already bent taking the load with a leverage... I guess you don't plan to crash with this, but even driving on potholes may take a toll on the cab holding structure (depending on who's on the passenger side I guess).

[@franksgarage8551]

Whe i was running a cabover hino, i was able to lift the cab myself. Honestly, a couple small airbags near hinge point to assist off the stops would make a huge difference. Great gob on this episode!

[@MakeItKustom]

I tried to having the doors open and can do it on my own. Lol it’s perfect.

[@franksgarage8551]

@@MakeItKustom yes, doors open, i forgot about that. And put your lunch on the dash. Stuff can fall and break windshield.

[@klasforsberg7746]

Tip on how to get rid of the scale easy on hot roll steel. Dip it in a citric acid solution (removes rust too) over night. Mix a pound or so with 20 gal water, or less with less water..

[@willschluneger709]

I’ve got a York 210 and 2.5 gallon on my Toyota landcruiser to air up tires. Those things move a lot of air for their size.

[@murphymmc]

Pretty dang nice work. Yes, you do need to be able to lift that cab by yourself. I have a cabover truck, not a semi rig, but the cab is heavy. The manufacturer set it up right, I'm always alone when I need to lift the cab and It works with some effort, but one guy can do it without too much trouble. I did discover that opening the doors was enough of a weight shift to make it even easier. You'll find that out as well.

[@DependableAutoTruck]

how did you and Brent meet you 2 are so different in a good way approach and design so different wonderful fabricators but in a different way you build off of each others strengths very good combination of strengths really like it when you get together

[@MakeItKustom]

KZbin ! Lol he shouted out my channel very early On and we have been watching each other grow since!

[@laurensmith1828]

Would a spring from a garage door on the front pivot help ease the downward force? Great video,thanks !

[@bruceaskin9645]

With regard to the buckle, It might help to have some extra places for the cab to rest upon, when its right down, instead of just the one point. You also have to consider the weight of driver and passenger. I would be thinking rests on the extreme outside points.

[@jeffhill2089]

Look at the rear links in a 58 impala for inspiration.

[@shanewright6958]

Great job guys 👍👍

[@danielnicholls6868]

need some cab support in back corners and not just in the middle.👍👍

[@duanesgarage6294]

When does the gold caddy make a return?

[@champychamp8720]

Maybe do like an X with hammer and dolly where the crinkle is. Like you used for the seat video.

[@billthomas9036]

Could you put some bead rolls in the panels on both sides of the rear window? Wouldn't that stiffen it up?

[@eikodunn]

👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾 🇺🇸

[@AlexSwavely]

It looks like the safety on the cab release handle won't line up because the handle is bent (twisted) near the pivot. I'm sure you'd see it at some point but it stood out to me so I figured I'd say something. Also, don't forget to open both doors when tilting, it shifts the CG forward.

[@darrenbrisson4336]

Your Lincoln builds coming along from where the trunk lid is to where the roof is seems like a vast expanse of real-estate you should consider using a roof and back glass off a 90'S cavalier or something like that with a nice rake like cadzilla from Boyd Coddington or if you could find a car which has a convertable hardtop and make it work for the Lincoln that'd bd really cool chrysler made a 2014 200 hard top converable I'd be the cheapest way to go keep up with Kenny u pull to find one to use the parts off of

[@kevietrucks3402]

If you put a wrench or something on that shelf behind the seat and tilt the cab it may fall into the windshield.

[@Buzzsaw-Bullseye]

Wouldn't adding some landing pads on the rear cab corners help distribute the load of the cab, instead of placing all the weight on the center?

[@65cj55]

I would use a small winch and pivot post in behind the cab to lift it, rather then a ram.

[@dennisschickling2249]

Nice Video. #STAYSAFE #PHILLYPHILLY🇺🇸

[@francisrampen9099]

I'd think about redoing the steering arm bracket so that the Heim joint is in double shear - i.e. the bracket is a 'U' with the joint sandwiched in between. When you design a steering arm you really have to worry about fatigue failures caused by the bending moment on the joint. With a standard automotive ball joint the bending moment is taken by the taper and the fastener operates pretty much in pure tension; of course this means you have to make a tight fitting taper which is not so easy for your average fabricator. With the Heim joint there is some bending moment but having it in double shear reduces the cycles to a negligible amount. This is a place where brute force and ignorance doesn't apply - especially when you have a full load going down the highway i.e. Murphy's law. If you under design the bracket then it will most likely bend before it breaks giving you ample warning with a change in steering geometry. With a bolt in single shear the bolt will simply break and you lose all steering. I'd recommend getting a copy of Carroll Smith's Engineer to Win - probably the best book on the subject and he talks a lot about steering geometry. Really love your channel: you are a talented teacher and a mensch.

[@fonhollohan2908]

Should be able to straighten that buckle back out. not a big deal. Truck is coming along! looks good.

[@ausubo50]

Karl, you could build a frame around the rear window in such a way that the area sheet metal is reinforced to minimize bucles. 25 mm x 25 mm square tube maybe? Make it look as it was always there.

[@MakeItKustom]

Yea I think it needs to be cut out lol sad 😢

[@josephacerra5987]

Kool 💯👀

[@vernonjames2951]

COE trucks have all this worked out.. Adding coil overs to the back of the cab gives a massive ride quality boost. You could even go as fare as air seats, also in trucks and plenty available as is the cab lift gear from the wrecker yard.. Air seats do take up space so this may not be an option in the ramp truck.. Highly recommend coil overs on the back of the cab tho..

[@markkennedy4055]

it's your truck.... But I think you need to pipe support the other side of the rear cab lock support mount for symmetry reasons.

[@GypsyJvan]

thanks..

[@pault4513]

If you open the doors it help with getting the cab up and down

[@MakeItKustom]

Ya! Works awesome now ! I can easily Do it by myself

[@jamesbaric5430]

Cut the back window out and enlarge the opening to a big back window and glue in with urethane and laminate piece of safety glass buckle gone

[@kennethnewman1055]

I wonder if a spring where the cab meets the latch would help the hard close.

[@That70sChannel]

The Truck and Zephyr stacked on top of each other still isnt very tall with both chopped! -Phillip Marlowe

[@MakeItKustom]

Ha ha ha ha yep they’re probably both shorter stacked then the ram truck is

[@ivanxavierdesouzasouza9278]

Mais um episódio pra conta 👊 🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷

[@NikMartin-I-am]

Was gonna start calling you Bad Karl, who never finishes projects!

[@MakeItKustom]

Go for it lol I do my own thing

[@NikMartin-I-am]

@@MakeItKustom no worries, love the content!

[@juniorwhelchel6337]

Always withdrawing for ramp truck videos 😆 btw Ellio how do u like your affordable tubing bender I been thinking of getting one in your opinion are they good benders and user friendly

[@MakeItKustom]

Yes yes they are !

[@Mach1bud]

Ellio is quite the fabricator himself.