Daily Driving a 67 Year Old Grain Truck (Cold Start)

Just kind of and intro video into my channel and just getting a feel for the whole youtube thing. Comment any questions or what you would like to see or have improved for future videos! Enjoy fellow Hooligans!

[@seanwhetstone2323]

This is the college experience that everyone said you needed

[@hillbillyhooligan]

I’ll tell you what it’s definitely an experience 😉

[@user-bj4lp3fr1o]

When I was a kid we had a 1962 C60 with that straight 6 engine and the 2 speed rear axle. My job was to haul combined wheat to town. We overloaded it significantly and I had to use all the gears to get it moving. Thankfully there were only some very small hills to get over. Good memories.

[@hillbillyhooligan]

Those sound like good memories to me. I have to agree that it takes every bit of gear the truck has to get moving with a load. I haven’t come close to overloading it so I could not imagine what a dog it will be when it is.

[@jerrybrooks870]

I just got a 1962 C60 with a dump bed. I hope to have it on the road soon and making me money. Mine has the 261 inline six cylinder, granny four, and 2 speed rear end.

[@mikemoscato2995]

As a teen one of our trucks was a 68. C60 with 14 ft stake bed and a 283 v8 ,,what a screamer🤣🤣

[@ianspeckmaier9565]

Laughed at "She likes to chew on it" referring to burning oil. Definitely remembering that one!

[@hillbillyhooligan]

I’m glad that someone finally got it😂

[@roywhitman7109]

A few years ago, I was on vacation & passed through Silver City, NM. There was a guy with a very similar Chevy dump truck still working it! I was impressed! Same with this vehicle! 👍

[@hillbillyhooligan]

Thanks for the compliment😎

[@miltcarlton2593]

My daily driver from 1973 for the next 18 years was the 19 53/4 ton Chevrolet with a four-speed, we’re low gear was a granny gear. The only thing that ever went wrong with it after I put a new short block 216 six that it originally came with Liz one coil going bad. Took no time to diagnose it at all and put in a new coil and all is well. No problem starting in the winter time even down into the high teens or low 20s it just cranked very slowly. As long as I kept it tuned up it would start almost before it turned over. Cruising speed was 48 to 50 mph. Loved that truck.

[@hillbillyhooligan]

Thank you for sharing Carlton! I loved hearing about your 53 chevy truck! One of my favorite body styles!

[@cristiancruz5079]

What a sweet truck…nice to see that is still going and you love the experience. Hope to see more videos in the future about this cool project. Long life to the old Chevy 🤗🤞👏

[@hillbillyhooligan]

Thanks for the kind words!!! I’ll get some more videos out soon on the old girl!!!

[@recycleman975]

indestructible undying this truck will last forever better than anything modern no emission standards no electronics sesnors computers pcbs chips chipboards dpf andblue etc

[@hillbillyhooligan]

Amen to that!

[@wesleymed4825]

I am 19 years old. I started hauling junk when I was 17 with a 1986 jeep comanche and a 4x8 trailer. I now have a 1986 chevy c30 with a PTO dump body. I feel you about unloading it I used to tell myself “well it ain’t that bad just a little workout” now that I have a dump I will tell you you won’t miss it🤣 But keep telling yourself it ain’t that bad and make some money brother! Cheers from Garner North Carolina

[@hillbillyhooligan]

Hahaha man I’m glad to hear you’ve already moved away from the roughneck ways of unloading! I have a pump and hoist that I will be mounting on this truck during my college’s winter break and let me tell you I cannot wait to get away from man handling stupid, horrible, and vile tree limbs that don’t like to be unloaded 😂. I’m glad to hear you’re rocking that old squarebody for your junk removal business! Thanks for sharing your experience!

[@wesleymed4825]

@@hillbillyhooligan Thanks for the reply bro! And ahaha sticks are evil! I’ve had my fair share of brush piles! Cheers bro!

[@RoninAvenger]

Here in western Colorado I see a lot of trucks like this being used as work trucks daily. And lots of daily driven classic cars and pickups in general, probably more being driven daily year round than anywhere else I’ve seen. Hell I daily drive a classic Buick here too lol.

[@hillbillyhooligan]

I was in the Great Plains of colorado on a wind farm job for a month and I did see a lot of people driving them oldies and I respect that! As old as I’ve seen over here in Texas is them squarebody chevys, nothing wrong with that though. I hope you got the 455 in your Buick!! Keep rockin that ol girl!

[@richardlanier2113]

They are so much better than the plastic modern day garbage.

[@vincentconsolo5782]

@@richardlanier2113 Tupperware cars !

[@richardlanier2113]

@@vincentconsolo5782 lol so true.

[@malachipearson6060]

Man, I love seeing old trucks still at work. Reminds me of my Dad's old 71 power wagon. Great video.

[@hillbillyhooligan]

Thank you! I’ve got a 77 power wagon that I may make some videos on in the future!

[@DDFJ1230]

I've always been a big fan of older rigs (mostly from the 80s) but the ones older than that really are special too. With what new vehicles cost idk how anyone affords them!

[@almarkowbender]

They don't, they get a loan...

[@DDFJ1230]

@@almarkowbender Exactly. I don't know how anyone affords 5 to 7 hundred dollars a month for a truck payment.

[@almarkowbender]

@@DDFJ1230 Realistically average working people can't afford that, inflated new car and truck prices plus overall inflation is going to put a lot of people underwater on their assets. Repo market will be hot in a few years..

[@DDFJ1230]

@@almarkowbender I agreen

[@hillbillyhooligan]

These old trucks are around for 2500 and under. If you’re handy with a wrench, you can turn that truck into what you see here. In total it costed me under 4,000 to buy and build this truck. You just got to find a solid truck for a good deal if you can🤪

[@slowride55]

We just got a 1954 Chevy 6400 fire truck with 4,000 original miles on it. We cut the fire bed off and found a 12x8 steel flatbed with an electric over hydraulic hoist. In the process now of getting that installed.

[@hillbillyhooligan]

Heck that sounds like you got a nice daily driver fixing to be ready! Electric over hydraulic, interesting, I’m thinking of using the same setup!

[@slowride55]

@@hillbillyhooligan Yes it’s a Rugby brand hoist. The truck has a PTO already installed on the transmission that used to power the water pump for the fire bed but we found this flat bed with the electric already installed.

[@0330tturner]

So long it stays out of the salt belt that will outlive everyone on this earth today

[@hillbillyhooligan]

Thank goodness I’m in north Texas and don’t have to worry about any of that nonsense😂. I worked up in Indiana for a little while and was absolutely shocked and sickened seeing 3 year old vehicles rusting out. Culture shock for sure!

[@jerrybrooks870]

@@hillbillyhooligan , it sounds like you don't live too far from where I do. I live 30 miles west of Fort Worth near the town of Weatherford.

[@ChevyBM]

Thats a cool old truck, I would love to have one like that!

[@calparsons2502]

we had one like that on the farm (north east) lots of salt and such in the winter one day we opened the drivers door and it fell on the ground. Better keep an eye on where the door hinges attach to the body, put some rust preventative around them. You must be in some dryer climate or that truck would have been turned to dust. Nice truck, have fun with it.

[@hillbillyhooligan]

Thankfully I’m in West Texas so I am free and clear of the rust belt. I’ve been up north and seen some of what y’all go through with vehicles rusting out within a few years. That would send me to the nuthouse if I had to experience that😂

[@jerrystreeter4418]

Cool truck. The possibilities are many! 😎

[@hillbillyhooligan]

I think so too!

[@marthagomez7335]

If you have money, if you don’t have money, the possibilities are fewer.

[@mattbrem3788]

Love that you are keepin the old girl going. I learned to drive on a 41 Chevy 2.5 ton flatbed and wish she was still with us. Best of luck to you my friend.

[@hillbillyhooligan]

Thank you for the wishes! It sounds like you learned how to drive with a real truck😉

[@Skidtire]

Don't know much about these trucks or anything but the concept of swapping in an overdrive while keeping the old 6 cylinder as quite neat, was a bit disappointed when there was no more videos 😅, Hope to see more soon

[@hillbillyhooligan]

I’m glad you enjoyed it! Will be uploading another video soon!

[@paultice610]

Nice old truck I have a old 59 Cadillac that is pretty much all original I’ve had a lot of people tell me to LS swap it and put fuel injection on it but I’ll just keep the 390 with a four barrel carburetor and a factory four-speed automatic

[@hillbillyhooligan]

Man I like the way you think. People always are wanting to modernize these perfectly fine vehicles and for what? Convenience? I believe the way the vehicles were manufactured were just fine and I enjoy the shear simplicity and originality! So I love to hear you’re rockin that old girl the way she was made!

[@johnpearson492]

The original drivetrain is what gives classic cars their character. A vehicle starts to feel modern real quick when upgrading engines or to fuel injection. I'm also a fan of older transmissions but I totally understand the desire for more speeds than an old 3 speed. I have a 62 Austin Healey Sprite, factory engine, never been overhauled. Still has points ignition and positive ground electronics, dual carbs and non hardened valve seats. It has a ton of character, which makes it exciting to drive.

[@J.R.in_WV]

@Hillbilly Hooligan you might consider swapping that 235 out for a 292, it’ll go right in and bolt right up in the same spot that 235’s sitting in. Another thing that’s a fairly easy and really cheap upgrade is swapping over to TBI from an 88-94 GM pickup. We did it in an old C-60 with a 292 in it and it made a huge difference in drivability, no more hard cold starts or issues running on hot days, the external coil HEI distributor with modern electronic timing control really helped with mid range power and fuel mileage, it went from getting 6 mpg mixed city and highway to 7.5-8mog….enough to show a solid reduction in fuel costs. The way we went about it was ordering a knock off quadrajet intake from summit then adding a cheap TBI adapter to that. The actual throttle body came off a 350 and we put an in-line pump rated to 15 PSI on the frame rail as close to the tank as possible and ran a return line to an extra 3/8 NPT bung on the tank that was already there just plugged off. For the O2 sensor we had a local muffler shop make a new down pipe with an O2 bung welded about 3” down from the bell flange. Mounted the map sensor on the firewall with rubber hose running to a barb on the intake in one of the extra ports, threaded a coolant temp sensor into one of the plugs on the head and put the knock sensor in another plugged Spot in the head because there wasn’t an obvious spot for it on the block. As far as I recall that was all it took except several hours of reading wiring diagrams and eliminating un-needed circuits. It really wasn’t bad at all

[@hillbillyhooligan]

I wouldn’t mind dropping a gen 6 454 with the full hydraulic roller internals. I would definitely want to run a carb with that setup. I’m just trying to get away from computers all together! Maybe would consider adding a holly sniper efi to sub for the carb but the 292 is not a bad option either. Thanks for sharing! I’ll be considering both options!

[@zacharyprovance3128]

A buddy of mine and I own 4 Ford medium duty trucks currently (selling one soon likely as it needs far too much work) and we plan to modify them and daily drive them eventually. We have a '69 and '74 F600, an '88 F800, and an '89 F700. Eventually we hope to have the "74 and '89 shortened with fleetside pickup beds on them. The '69 is a tow truck and will stay as is.

[@hillbillyhooligan]

Sounds like you are gonna make you some topkicks! I’ve always loved the medium duty trucks with the pickup boxes on them. Heck, I might wanna go that route for this truck one day! Love them old bumpside fords! Hope you do get to daily them big girls!

[@waynedub1167]

Thanks for keeping the I-6.

[@hillbillyhooligan]

You’re very welcome

[@mmiller1188]

Want to see more of this driving around!

[@hillbillyhooligan]

I’ll be sure to upload some new content soon!

[@M.TTT.]

I love seeing old trucks like this on the road, still working. Awesome truck

[@hillbillyheadley]

We had a 56 GMC grain truck sitting in our barn forever till it got sold in 2014

[@weskirkland5850]

Got a sub for the 1" adapter plate. Very nice!

[@hillbillyhooligan]

Thanks for the SUB Kirkland! You have fine taste in machined pieces I can tell!

[@VicsYard]

Sweet rig. That 6 sounds great.

[@joeyliggio6216]

Great Job , enjoying the truck!

[@olli.1717]

This with a flatbed😅 on the back and 4x4 would be dope.

[@hillbillyhooligan]

I agree! I am looking at heavy front axle options for a possible 4x4 swap in the future!

[@38911bytefree]

Not a GM lover ... but man this thing is soo cool !!!!!!. And the inline 6 moves !!!!!!

[@daleolson3506]

I swapped m 235 for a 292 bored 40 lightweight pistons electronic ignition 2 barrel holly. 25 miles per gallon. A real improvement.

[@hillbillyhooligan]

Heck that sounds like a good swap!

[@SuperDriver379]

I’ve got a 79 C50 with the small block and an SM-465 and I drive it pretty often, it’s got a 12’ box with a dump body. I’d always wished I could find a NV-4500 out of a GMT-400 HD truck so it had the driveline brake. Just to get the RPM down she’s doing about 3,500 at 60. One day I’ll find me a round fender to make into a sweet ramp truck to rescue all these old trucks and keep them going.

[@hillbillyhooligan]

That’s the trans I was looking for too but I had to settle with this one for now. Thought about installing a line lock but I wouldn’t trust it holding for hours. I’m still in search of an nv 4500 with the park brake. Hope you find your trans and round fender!

[@lawrencefure2102]

GM 235ci stove bolt 6's will run a long time if you take good care of it. The 2 speed rear axle is a must for running a 6 cylinder in that size of a truck.

[@hillbillyhooligan]

You said it man! For a small period of time I had to drive with the rear stuck in high and let me tell you that thing was an absolute dog. Functioning 2 spd turned it into a whole different truck lol

[@lawrencefure2102]

@@hillbillyhooligan One of my first jobs in highschool was at a lumber yard making deliveries to the carpenters that were working on building houses, barns and such. The truck I used for that had a two speed rear end that was stuck in low range. I think top speed was around 40-45 mph. This would have been in 1976-77. The truck had a large V-8 in it though. I was surprised to see a 235ci in your truck. Those were usually seen in pickup trucks.

[@hillbillyhooligan]

I wish this truck was running a v8 but like I said, it was cheaper for me to mate an overdrive to the original motor. I would love to drop in a 454 or 12v cummins for sure. The 235 is very underpowered for this big truck but it does get the job done haha.

[@hillbillyhooligan]

This truck originally could’ve came with the 235ci 6 cylinder or the 265ci v8. I don’t know how well the 265s run but I can’t imagine they’d be much better than the 235

[@lawrencefure2102]

@@hillbillyhooligan 283ci and 327ci Chevrolet engines used to be a dime a dozen around here back in the 70's. I remember a 1967 Chevrolet station wagon that had a 427ci engine in it. It came from the factory with that engine in it. The family had 9 children and this car was their grocery getter.

[@RustRehab]

That's awesome! I looked for an Nv4500 for almost 2 years and never found one for my rig, it got an sm465 instead. I still keep my eye out though. Love to see some more of your truck at work sometime

[@t.s.tractorworkstrickland5828]

Nice truck

[@chriscallen6897]

What a neat old ride. When I was in high school, I wanted to drive an old farm truck like this to school. 😊. Yeah I was a strange kid Lol. Thanks for sharing.

[@hillbillyhooligan]

Nothing strange about that😉 Thank you!

[@robwhite3241]

Thats a cool rig! Im so glad you kept that original 6, Its does the job just fine and even if it had a bigger engine it still wouldn't move any faster. A bigger engine helps up hills and such but the the gearing and chassis is what moves the load.

[@hillbillyhooligan]

She sure is worn down but still fighting!!! I’m planning to build it in the future to handle overdrive more efficiently!!

[@gabrielcornejo238]

Average Modern Trucks: I can't start my sensors don't feel good Old Truck: To Where My Lord?

[@hillbillyhooligan]

Now this is a meme I can get behind 😂 Thanks for sharing!

[@mestupkid689]

That transmission has pto capabilities behind the metal covers

[@hillbillyhooligan]

I am currently in search of a pto for it

[@richardwhitaker3835]

Bump it a little Chunk, here's a Sibl ey special

[@richarddickson8809]

Awesome truck brother, we use trucks like this for the Rice and soybeans and other farming needs

[@hillbillyhooligan]

I love to here others still workin’ them on the farm just as this old girl once did with grain!

[@tdoucette8281]

Love this truck and the inspiration. Subscribed hope to see more of the truck!

[@hillbillyhooligan]

Thank you for the sub brother!!! I will be pumping out more videos on this truck soon!

[@Chris.8.8.]

I think I know why you drive an old awesome truck. You like to party. Disco ball says it all :)

[@hillbillyhooligan]

Haha you got me! Lol it’s my girlfriends special contribution to the build!🤪

[@Chris.8.8.]

@Hillbilly Hooligan that is awesome, happy to hear she is part of the project! I think you got a keeper friend!!

[@hillbillyhooligan]

Hey man I have to agree strongly😂 Thanks for the kind words!!!

[@ACF6180T]

Nice 1956 4400 Chevrolet truck ! I'm glad that your not waiting for Brandon to pay your student loan 🙃( LOL ) Luv the 2 speed transmission ! That is quite a work out truck , All You need is a nice stereo system , A/C & a dump bed ! & You'll have a really nice complete rig ! I've always liked the Task Force styled trucks , & You can make some nice $$$$$$ hauling yard debris to the dump ! You might want to put in a electronic ignition to help a little on the MPG ( Pertronix ) & not having to do tune ups as much , & use allot less spark plugs ! I have a 1999 C3500 Chevrolet 1 ton dually with a 5.7 gasoline engine , & running with out a load I'll get 12 MPG if it's not to windy & a Heil dump bed that I use on my property to haul dirt , & gravel in , & haul out allot of tree debris , In short it's been a very reliable truck to have , & has saved me allot of $$$$$$ on my property ! Thanks for the video & sharing your nice 56 working truck .

[@hillbillyhooligan]

You got that right! I’ll definitely settle for a dump and some good tunes and I’ll be real happy with this rig! Thanks for sharing!

[@tool717]

I would daily drive that truck 🚛 too

[@hillbillyhooligan]

Glad to hear there is more of us!

[@davidkitson635]

Awesome ride. Simplicity and reliability; there’s more to life than mpg. It’s more environmentally friendly than the modern EV.

[@hillbillyhooligan]

As cut and dry as it get man! No lithium on this old rig for sure!

[@smokengearsgarage]

Awsome transmission swap there. My 52 2 ton still has the 4 speed with vacuum 2 speed rear. Looking to do some kind of upgrade there. Do you have any dimensions or a drawing of that adapter plate? Awsome truck man!!

[@hillbillyhooligan]

That’s awesome man! Love those AD trucks! I do actually have a computer drawing I made for the machine shop without the bolt holes (I just did those after I got the plate back). My drawing was wrong for the year model nv4500 I needed for the swap but the machine shop was able to fix that so technically I don’t have an updated drawing but I would be more than happy to explain in detail what it takes to do the swap!

[@Theupstateidiots]

I daily drove my 1950 F-5 wrecker with original 226 flathead 6 a few years back. Never let me down, and I saved about 7000$ in a summer.

[@hillbillyhooligan]

Thanks for sharing! That is personally one of my favorite ford truck body styles.

[@Theupstateidiots]

@@hillbillyhooligan it's one of my favorites as well. I've had the truck since I was 4. I'm 27 now and love it exactly the same. The deal for ownership was I had to take care of the truck so I used to wash and wax it every time I visited my dad. Gotta love the classics.

[@georgec2126]

8 MPG? AARRGGH...! For that I want a 500 hp V8 with 4 speeds and overdrive! 😙

[@hillbillyhooligan]

Hey man you are preaching to the choir on that one! 😂

[@donfox344]

Gear ratios determine fuel mileage. The higher the gear ratio the slower the engine runs and fuel mileage goes up. These trucks were designed to carry loads about twice their empty weight. They need to maximize torque and that takes fuel.

[@jonathonrossebo1783]

A small block Chevy isn't exactly an expensive engine option and there's all kinds of aftermarket support for them too. It would be a win-win. Fun fact: the small block Chevy was introduced in 1955.

[@richardbailey8475]

How much more speed u getin with the new trans ? I got a couple old schools like this , cool truck

[@hillbillyhooligan]

Without the bed on the truck I have gotten the truck up to 75 and that felt pretty good. 65 feels like a dream!

[@VinnyMartello]

I daily drive a 66 Chevy truck. And yes I did drive it in college. But you have a 56 you got me beat! Good job young man, good job.

[@hillbillyhooligan]

Thank you sir! I had a 63 and I wished that I never had gotten rid of it or I would’ve driven it like yours!

[@erikkovacs3097]

The new Tremec TR-5040 is a 5 speed with a greater gear spread than the NV4500. Plus it's new still being built unlike the NV4500 which hasn't been built in 20+ years.

[@allenbowick4716]

Hey there cuz, way to keep it orig. Most people don't even know what the starter pedal is. Bad A truck.

[@hillbillyhooligan]

Thank you!

[@donaldatkinson7937]

If you ever run across a 292 straight six, they were torque monsters. I had a nice 84 c10 with a 250 straight six, had over 150,000 miles on it when I put a v8 in it, still ran good though, and that was hard, tree work and firewood miles.

[@hillbillyhooligan]

I have definitely thought about the 292 as a potential swap option and I agree they are torque monster! Thanks for sharing, love to hear about them old squarebodys being put to work!

[@seangelarden8753]

My daily driver is a 65 G10 three on the tree with a 150 straight six and lock brakes . I can leave the key in it

[@hillbillyhooligan]

That’s funny I’ve been really wanting to get my hands on one of those old G10s! Glad to hear you’re daily driving one!

[@theweston9125]

Cool truck 😎

[@hillbillyhooligan]

I love you

[@xbear7473]

we have a 55 6400 it was a grain truck for most of its life it had a three foot tall box on it that we cut down for usability. The original 261 was tired so we put in a 350 chevy in it. Besides the motor everything is original.

[@hillbillyhooligan]

Thanks for sharing about your truck! I wonder how well that 350 performs over the 261?

[@xbear7473]

@@hillbillyhooligan it’s a bit more power but nothing crazy

[@HeyItsJonny]

@@hillbillyhooligan converting a vortex chevy to carb is super cheap as well. I specifically used a holly intake and a Holly demon 650 carb for my setup. That, with a "rv cam" I bought on Facebook, cost me $500 including the engine from a local scrap yard. Plan to use it in a v8 swap Jimmy with a manual 4l60, making an overlander.

[@hillbillyhooligan]

@@HeyItsJonny heck I mean that would’ve turned out being cheaper that way in the end for me and sure is a very decent reliable option. I would really like to get my hands on an 8.1 vortec but the carb manifolds are almost nonexistent to my understanding. I would more like a gen 6 454. I have had one in the past and I loved the way that thing pulled my dad’s 42ft camper at 80mph!

[@hillbillyhooligan]

@@HeyItsJonny I also like the sound of your build! I love them old jimmys!

[@jameskeller906]

You could actually put a V8 in it From that time error or even newer You're still have to use the push button to start it the way the trucks are designed you can never crank the motor by key you had to use the push button even if you did put like a seventies motor in it

[@rexjolles]

There's a 1966 Ford stake bed truck that some scrappers still use in my city, most use 80's or 90's pickups but a couple of the junkers use older stuff like this

[@hillbillyhooligan]

Sounds like there are more hooligans among us!

[@worldofwoodchip]

The only way I was ever able to make money with a truck was by street racing it.

[@hillbillyhooligan]

I wish I could say the same!

[@jonpaulschafer1871]

Thank you for your response I appreciate it and have you ever determined what GM manufacturing plant your truck was assembled in ? if you give me the alpha code it will be a single letter out of the alphabet out of your VIN number I'll look it up for you and let you know what it is also if you give me your engine block casting number and near your distributor the numbers and letters stamped in your engine code I'll tell you whether or not it came from Flint Michigan or Tonawanda New York and I'll be able to tell you the year and month of its casting and the day it was assembled for example if you find a about an inch and a quarter casting in your engine block for example March 6th 1956 would be c 6 6 and I'd be glad to decode your engine block information for you too I have a 1980 Chevy Malibu with no computer and my car has a 4.4 L 267 V8 and I took a five-speed BorgWarner T5 out of an 86 Chevy S10 pickup and I swapped it to a stick from a turbo 350 automatic i wanted it because it has a 4.03 to 1 first gear and my rear axle ratio is a 2.29 so on the freeway in Montana the speed limit is 80 and in 5th at 80 I'm turning about 2100 RPM where my car is originally from and that's where I'm a resident it appears that you're from North Texas I like it when people build vehicles that are odd a lot of people will come up to me and say oh I like your 80 Chevy Malibu four-door do you have a 350 or a 305 and I say it's a 267 what's that they say never heard of it1979 to '82 A&G body GM intermediates and full size

[@ordinaryguy5702]

Yeah because you have to actually use the vehicle to it's capacity lol

[@atlantapowerwashingsolutio7420]

This pos het bette mpg than my 2015 f250 6.2 it get 7.4 pulling nothing

[@paultrimble9390]

Trash yard shuffle. Later on in the day will play some, Dump man's blues

[@roostercogburn2600]

Heck yeah. Awesome truck man. Love the inline 6

[@hillbillyhooligan]

I really appreciate this coming from a man of True Grit!

[@MickeyMichaelG59]

Sweet truck, me and my pops are in the process of putting a '52 fargo pickup back together

[@hillbillyhooligan]

Them are an interesting body style for sure and I like ‘em! Good luck on y’alls build!

[@mikemoscato2995]

Who else,was annoyed at the end of the video by the beam of light off the discoball on his face?😅

[@jonpaulschafer1871]

Nice video on that N V 4500 does it have the 6.34 to one first gear ? Have you thought about putting a hydrogen generator on it from water there's a lot of videos on KZbin about it Did it previously have an sm-420 with a 7.05 to one first gear ?

[@hillbillyhooligan]

That’s funny you ask. I had originally bought the 6.34 first gear one (20T) to do the swap because I wanted it to act as close to the original sm420 that came out of it. BUT I had planned to use the input shaft used on the dodge v8 gas models which are exactly 1” longer (allowing for my 1” adapter plate). It didn’t dawn on me until later that the dodge gas v8 input shafts were 22T correlating with the 5.61. I found a guy with a 5.61 nv4500 and we traded. I would’ve loved to use the 6.34 nv4500 but there are no extra long input shafts for them on the market. I have actually never heard of a hydrogen generator but I will look them up right now!!

[@Running-with-skizers]

I dig it man!!! When I was 18 I had a 1966 gmc 2 ton with the 305 v6 if you were to ever do an engine swap although I wouldn't you can build the hell out of those old 235s I would recommend the gm v block they are torque monsters, sound great, and would also keep somewhat of the original asthetics of the old girl and actually decent on gas I like toy vids definitely subbing

[@hillbillyhooligan]

I agree that would be a suitable swap! I love those big v6 gmcs! My dad has always told me about his 63 gmc he had with the 305 amd he loved that truck. I was also thinking maybe a 637 gmc😉… that’s a big hoss! I have to agree that I would love to keep as original as possible. I might build a 261 I have for it just for a little extra umph! Thank you for the sub!!!

[@erikkovacs3097]

That truck needs a Detroit 6-71 because it's sounds so cool.

[@georgeshotrodbarn2113]

You need to swap the engine for the new 632 big block chevy

[@hillbillyhooligan]

Heck I’d have to put some drag slicks on this thing!

[@TheYardLimit]

I love it, my first shitbox was an 85 Ram Van with a slant 6 and A833 4OD trans. My current one is a 94 Caprice with an NV4500 swapped in.

[@freemansgarage]

A 94 Caprice with an NV4500? Respect.

[@hillbillyhooligan]

That is so cool! If you don’t mind me asking, why put a nv4500 in a caprice? I’m going to need to hear some more about that awesome setup!

[@TheYardLimit]

@@hillbillyhooligan I am going to a do a series about it soon. I bought it from a nice Mennonite fella who hauled hay on his farm and his family around with it. He did quite a bit of towing with it. It has a 5 lug GM corporate 14 bolt from a Fleetwood Limo (or commercial chassis hearse). With 4.10s and an e-locker that came from an H2. He would tow upwards of 7k with it. I so far have barely scratched 5k. But it did that with ease. Gets 27-28mpg at 70+mph too.

[@joerusso9990]

What a sweet truck I'd drive it with a smile 😃

[@hillbillyhooligan]

There’s no other way to do it😁

[@Monte1970SS]

Do like me and toss a 95 cummins up front and you'll love the mpg and torque! I daily my 1971 c10 with a p pump 12 valve cummins on a 2001 HD chevy frame with 4x4 and nv4500 lol. It's a mouth full

[@hillbillyhooligan]

I would love a ppump cummins to drop in there. I have a 24v 2nd gen ram and I just love the way that truck pulls! Heck I’d settle for a ve 12 valve if I got a good deal! Your build sounds like quite the fun!

[@Monte1970SS]

@@hillbillyhooligan you need to. Love the truck either way but a cummins is just much more practical and cooler. But you still got yourself a sweet rig!

[@Dancing_Alone_wRentals]

How does that work...the 1" adapter? Does the new transmission have a longer input shaft? (Is that what determined the 1" thickness).

[@hillbillyhooligan]

That is correct. There were 4 variations of this transmission. All of them being the same length as the original sm420 minus the dodge gas version of the nv4500 which had an exactly 1” longer input shaft. All I had to do was get the 1” longer shaft, and bearing retainer to make the nv4500 I had work.

[@Dancing_Alone_wRentals]

@@hillbillyhooligan That is too cool. Who knows all this stuff? I can't imagine there are many trans shops that even see four and five speeds.

[@hillbillyhooligan]

I had talked to a couple trans shops before looking for parts but nobody had any because they said that they won’t touch manuals! It doesn’t make much sense to me because they are very simple compared to their automatic counter parts!

[@sirwaffle2492]

That's a denton number so I'm pretty surprised that I've never seen you before and curious about what machine shop you used

[@hillbillyhooligan]

I’m from Wichita Falls💪. I used Cecil and Norwood machine shop in Wichita Falls.

[@Chr.U.Cas1622]

Dear H.H. 👍👌👏 Simply fantastic! The old girl looks really good. I like the rounded edge design very much and I love nearly everything that is green. I guess all you need now is a green/yellow Mexican style blanket to cover the ugly (but comfortable) blue seats. Please show us more. For instance about your job etc.. I wish there had been a video about the gearbox and transmission changes. Thanks a lot for making teaching explaining recording editing uploading and sharing. Best regards luck and health.

[@hillbillyhooligan]

Thank you Chrucas! I agree that seat is quite the eye sore but one of those Mexican style blankets would look good! I’ll try to get more about my junk removal and hauling business in the next vid. Unfortunately I was not smart enough to film my journey with the overdrive swap but I’ll try to crop in some pictures of my build progression and offer some more explanation!

[@davidwhisnant3230]

I have one just like it the breaks or worst with our truck

[@ljmorris6496]

That was probably the biggest problem with pre emissions American road vehicles efficiency ...under geared. Some people out there swapped the old 3 speed units for 4-speed O/Ds and some cases getting 20+mpg out of a big-block.

[@hillbillyhooligan]

I wouldn’t doubt it! I never exactly understood why it was like that but there is nothing like a od swap in an old rig to bring it up to more modern standards!

[@alex84896]

When that in-line six blows, hopefully you do put a 454 under the hood at least keep it with a GM motor got some crap Cummins mopar scrap If you’re going to go, diesel buyers will put either Detroit or Duramax under the hood

[@hillbillyhooligan]

I wouldn’t mind a 6v53. Love the way them things scream!

[@mentlegen8187]

Awesome truck man love it!

[@Trip1443]

I hope you used nv4500 specific gear oil. It will eat up your carbon fiber synchros if not. You could also replace the CF synchro with traditional ones and use regular gear oil after the swap.

[@hillbillyhooligan]

Of course! I use redline mt90

[@franwex]

Nice. Basically you decided to get an old truck and drive it around. A way to “justify” doing it was to start a junk removal business? I may copy you, sir.

[@hillbillyhooligan]

Hey man I’m just trying not to look like an absolute lunatic! By all means join me brother 😂

[@keatonkinsey1322]

Awesome! Let me know when you are ready when to retire the ole girl! I don't care if its 10 or 15 years in the future, let me know!!

[@jamielombardo5292]

I have a 1955 F700 with a wooden flatbed that's all original except it used to be a dump truck

[@hillbillyhooligan]

I love to hear it! Keep her goin!

[@tacticalidiot175]

Couldn't believe it had that microscopic engine in that huge truck. Can't imagine how slow it really must be! Wonder what it's like going up a hill with 4 tons in the bed.

[@hillbillyhooligan]

Heck I just had 3 yards of gravel (around 4 tons) in the back the other day and phew I can confirm that it handled great, but AGGRESSIVELY slow😂

[@69Dartman]

My second vehicle was a 41 military 1/2 ton closed cab pickup with a winch. It got about 9mpg and would drive through, over, and push or pull about anything. The early trucks had 4.88 gears and 55mph top speed. No low range but a 4 speed crash box with a granny low that you only used off road or to get a lot of weight moving, it was good for 9mph. It had the shifter, emergency brake floor handle, and a in/out lever for the front axle. Had originally a 218 flathead and mine had a newer 56 Plymouth 230 that gave it about 30 more hp and the same mpg. It actually drove and stopped pretty well after I fixed some things, really miss it but figured I needed a real car so I sold it to buy my Dart I still own in 79. Enjoy it, you still see those around here on the west coast but certainly aren't as common as when I was a kid. I actually drove a similar truck years ago to help get fire wood but I think it was a 11/2 ton with no 2 speed rear. It had a beat sb chevy in it running on 7 cylinders but it always started and drove there and back. The neighbor knew I had the power wagon so I guess he figured I could deal with it, 4 speed as well but I think it had syncros in the upper gears.

[@hillbillyhooligan]

Man it sounds like you had a beast of a truck, the truck of legends! Glad to hear your experience Dartman! Thanks for sharing!

[@69Dartman]

@@hillbillyhooligan Thanks, I'd love to get a m37 someday as that was the ultimate evolution of the military Dodge 4x4 but you usually can't find cheap like back in the day. My first car was a 42 Ford GPW Jeep, I really liked military trucks 🙂

[@ogr7771]

I drive a 1959 Chevy Viking, but mine is still running a 283 small block and the old SM-420 4 speed. It has a 18' flat bed and gets used alot at a Scout camp I volunteer at. It will do 55-60 on the freeway but it's spinning at 3500 RPMs for about a 95 mile drive each way to get there, temp holds at *160, good oil pressure, with it's 6.16 to 1 rear end you can drag Egyptian Pyramids around without using the 1st gear granny. Believe it or not on the drive to the camp I average about 14 MPG!

[@hillbillyhooligan]

That is cool to hear man! I have a 59 Viking 60 with the 261 and sm420 that I plan to get up and working like yours. Wow 14 mpg out of a 64 year old medium duty truck is crazy good. Thank you for sharing about your Viking brother!!!!

[@tomthackston1442]

Great to see the dinosaur running.

[@wilfordbrimley3319]

Super cool! Bet that truck advertises itself too. Catches the eye.

[@hillbillyhooligan]

You got that right!

[@fsj197811]

Cool truck, thanks for sharing.

[@ericchapman8956]

You dont need school, you're already ahead! I mean yea stay in school, it you get my meaning...

[@hillbillyhooligan]

Hey I appreciate the kind words and I’ll try my best to finish school 😂

[@jacak47410]

I love everything about this. Maybe I need to get a big ass old truck...

[@hillbillyhooligan]

I think you need one too!

[@toddamtmann3528]

The old "Stovebolt".

[@rsmith3033]

my question is what was tha differance of miles per gal ?? an cost of used tranny ?

[@hillbillyhooligan]

Mpg really didn’t go up but my cruising speed did. You can get these trannys used for around 100-300 bucks if you look in the right place.

[@toddamtmann3528]

Detroit 6v53, or a 4L71 would be perfect. That's GMC.

[@hillbillyhooligan]

A 6v53 would be awesome!

[@Heavychevy0402]

This with a 4.2 4200 vortec atlas in-line 6 would be badass

[@hillbillyhooligan]

I agree😎

[@nadz109]

Nice old truck

[@TeZNight]

I daily drive a chevy, Not quite as old but its an i5 cylinder 3.5 atles. Inline cylinder for life 👊🏻

[@hillbillyhooligan]

That’s what I’m talking about brother!

[@johnvest466]

Keep that truck!

[@jamesbullock1738]

Outstanding!!