Designing the Perfect Engine Bay | BANKS BUILT Ep 18

[@LimitedGunnerGM]

This is going Chip Foose crazy! I can’t wait to see it done and then the giant montage. Mr. Banks... your CAD guys are wicked!

[@bankspower]

Josh and mechanical engineering dept. are the best in the business. That's why we got them! Thanks for watching.

[@frednewman2162]

So Gale, how many times during this were you thinking; 'why the hell doesn't this guy work for me! He was on top of everything!

[@Garth2011]

Seems like he is...

[@marcusambrester]

Right?! This guy is awesome!

[@Markes12344_L]

Everything but what kinda fuel this powerhouse takes.. I kept watchin Gale hard his tongue Evey time he said gas

[@pudermcgavin4462]

He was thinking that but at the same time he is lol

[@mwaynem]

My God this guy is 79 years old. It goes with what I tell my friends and family, young or old never stop moving, working, creating if you do you die. What an inspiration.

[@dsauce8780]

My parents have some patients you wouldn’t guess are almost 2 decades older than others bc they have a passion for their job, hobby, religion, or even just being obsessed with exercise and making a game out of eating well. But passion and action being what they all seem to have in common.

[@davidthompson245]

This guy knows his stuff,with Gale there steering the ship.I feel goosebumps!!

[@Garth2011]

The second I saw this guy wearing his cap backwards I immediately knew he would be one heck of a fabricator. First impressions are king.

[@John-tz3ii]

Probably my favorite episode of the series. Awesome to watch the back & forth and problem-solving.

[@bankspower]

John, thanks for watching. This episode was a lot of fun to make, and you're right. This project is one big puzzle we are trying to solve with getting the engine and bodywork to play nice with each other. Stay tuned for more action.

[@chestercallahan8856]

Man I could listen to Gale talk all day!

[@bankspower]

Same here, we love making these videos for you. Thank for watching, stay tuned for more.

[@jeromejacob4275]

@@bankspower I would think it would be really cool if we could get Gale on a podcast.

[@joeblow8047]

@@jeromejacob4275 A regular podcast. This guy has a lot of knowledge to share.

[@michaelwalker8366]

Wow , whatever this guy would cost to be part of your team , it would not be enough. This guy spews out pure fabrication poetry Love it

[@davisclevenger6761]

Great video, can't wait to see the bodywork start

[@bankspower]

Same here, it's going to be awesome. Thanks for watching.

[@g.cooney6599]

Holy Sh*t is this amazing! Listening to this conversation required concentration. I loved the tube from the air filter starting round, changing to oval and then to a larger round while going around corners! You guys kept running out of real estate and then would come up with another solution. Gale, you're gonna look good behind the wheel!

[@bankspower]

G. Thanks for watching. We love your enthusiasm and hearing from fans like yourself. Please share this video and the good word of LokJaw!

[@bigredracer7848]

3👍's up Mr Power thanks again for taking all the time and work for us all

[@tylerjerome3317]

There is never one time that I don't leave a Gale Banks video without having learned something

[@bankspower]

Awesome, we love reading this!

[@dougbourdo2589]

Incredible fabrication beginning at discussion of concepts with everyone's imagination jelling. Amazing.

[@bankspower]

It was awesome, confabs like this are what makes this project fun and kick-ass.

[@crusiethmaximuss]

So much to consider on this build! Y'all are beyond impressive!

[@bankspower]

Thank you sir! It's awesome that you watching and commenting. Stay tuned for more action.

[@pudermcgavin4462]

Any non car person listening to this would be so confused I fucking love it. The image this is creating in my brain is just stunning!

[@watchthe1369]

Actually not so much, I followed it and learned a lot. There was stuff that was a total miss, but I still learned plenty. The stuff I missed I can pick up later "OH! that is what they were saying" in later episodes.

[@jeromejacob4275]

Am I the only one that would love to listen to a Gale Banks podcast?

[@bmospec248]

That would be awesome.

[@bankspower]

If you need to get your fix now, The Truck Show Podcast has a few episodes featuring Gale. 👉🏻podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-galeisode-2-gale-banks-is-back/id1357401021?i=1000462315438 Subscribe and listen, in about two weeks there's a 2 parter coming up. 👍🏻

[@jeromejacob4275]

@@bankspowersweet. Thank you for letting me know about it. I never knew it existed!!

[@andreystarovoytov3337]

I'm definitely coming over to see this build in person once it's done.

[@bankspower]

By all means, come on down to Azusa. We'll show you around once everything finishes opening up in California.

[@irishk5blazer]

The amount of automotive brains in this video it awesome. And different faucets of said knowledge is amazing.

[@bankspower]

* turns faucets on full blast * 😂😂

[@irishk5blazer]

@@bankspower Hey that was after a 12 hour graveyard shift. Spaulling has never been my strong suit. LMAO

[@davekeogh]

That was cool, cant wait to see the start of the body work.

[@bankspower]

Same here. After mock-up and tear down, the building will be awesome.

[@KimOve]

This project is so awesome 🤩. I sure would like to see Gale hauling some gravel in the bed and dumping it in his driveway just for the flex of having a dumpbed 👌🏻

[@bankspower]

Not sure that Gale will flex that way, however, we will flex it for sure. We plan on taking LokJaw around the country to shows and events.

[@thomasjanssenthomas8300]

Outstanding work compliments

[@obsidian263]

That's wicked cool with the scan of the body. Good job whoever's running Solidworks

[@bankspower]

Thank you for watching, we'll pass the kudos along to Josh in our Mechanical Engineering Dept.

[@MrBoomer513]

God bless you sir. Thank you for sharing your life stories. And thank you for doing what you do.

[@bankspower]

Thanks for watching! Great to hear from another fan like yourself. Stay tuned for more action.

[@kodonosaki7342]

Bitchin'! My eyes were glued to the screen, and my ears honed in on all that was said. When the video ended, I was almost breathless. Exhilarating!

[@bankspower]

It's truly a religious experience. We love creating, welding, grinding, and tuning. Even better, we get to share with our kick-ass fans like you. Thanks for watching, stay tuned for more.

[@gordowg1wg145]

Very good video, one of the best in this series as the chap is bringing up a LOT of points that many will overlook and that can come back and bit one's bottom! With the heat exchangers, one option to free up space could be fitting the A/C condenser in the back, under the deck, with a fan for airflow when it's being used? Possibly something similar with the transmission cooler as, IIRC, it's an automatic? They can be made as a feature, rather than being thought of as a compromise. With the air filters, the primary concerns are going to be cold air and filter area, so rather than thinking it's going to be "this" filter, think instead of custom housings that may use multiple elements, possibly different sizes and shapes, within the cold air enclosure. For example, three 3" diameter elements will have ~50% more filtration area than a single 6" element. Perhaps flat panel filters can be used in a 'triangular' shape with them meeting at the 'top' edge if it makes for a better 'box design?` Without having the figures, or checking the load geometries of the compound hinges, rather than having the lifting rams closing with the chassis points to the front and deck to the rear, which puts the highest loadings on the deck, is it going to be practical to move the chassis point to the rear and move the deck points to the front - that will result in a much lower point load, and bending moment, on the deck? Even better, because tub interference will be less of an issue, the rams can be inclined when closed, further improving the mechanical advantage as the load paths will be improved.

[@patbullard9276]

100👍 Enjoying the project and looking forward to further progress.

[@bankspower]

Glad you're enjoying it, stay tuned for more action.

[@gregsimon9061]

That kid is a craftsman, damn smart, he and Gale would make a great team.

[@bankspower]

If you are referring to Erik, it's in his blood. He's Gale's grandson.

[@gregsimon9061]

@@bankspower actually both of the young men bounced a lot of good ideas off each other.

[@yorkchris10]

We had a railway project where the signaling was installed before the rails. Usually the rails are commissioned first and running trains before commissioning signals.

[@NCTLLC24]

Dude Was Awesome 👏. Extremely Knowledgeable

[@bankspower]

Glad you think so!

[@keithbailey540]

This is going to be one amazing truck!

[@bankspower]

No doubt. As we've always said with projects like this, "this is the relentless pursuit of excessive awesomeness" - John E.

[@cassiuspuckett8789]

Talk about a head scratcher, this build is gonna tax all of the design teams experience. Cool build Mr. Banks!!!!!

[@bmstylee]

Exactly. I'm not a car builder so seeing all that needs to be considered for a build is insane. Even something small can become a hot mess really quick.

[@ImpalaSSRulz21]

I do enjoy hearing what Gale has to say.

[@bankspower]

...and we love recording it to share with you guys. Thanks for watching!

[@cstavro]

long tube headers would look sick. At 1150 bhp supercharged I figure you're up around 47 bar BMEP. You can go up to 2-1/2"x.065" wall primaries into 4" collectors (4-1/4" is not a common size, and I like to stay on the smaller side). I can't wait to hear this beast!

[@NANKEL1]

Maaaaate, there is so much to think about, I thought, bolt the motor to the chassis paint the body bolt it to chassis wire it up wack in the interior, and turn the key, and away you go. It just blew my mind how much thought there is to this build

[@bmstylee]

Man. This shows how much is actually involved in a custom car.

[@bankspower]

Yep. These projects are no joke. This is why projects like this can take up to 10 years.

[@chrisrigoni]

great episode !

[@bankspower]

Thanks for watching, glad you enjoyed it.

[@hardmack]

The used plywood in the back of the donor truck just paid for the project on resale alone! ;)

[@bankspower]

Yup, even the crate that frame was shipped in is worth at least the engine. 🤘🏻😂

[@fredericrike5974]

We should have known you wouldn't let just anybody cut that hole in the hood! What can I say? Vrooooom, Vroooooom, Bling, Bling! Gale, you might think about building a short bed version with a bit more event friendly corners and taking on the drift and burn out crowds. OMG, this thing ought to be a churn for tire smoke! FR

[@cotynietling2567]

Idea for yall on the lower half of bed the inner bed fender is a great idea, and so is showing off frame so what if you sealed that area and put plexiglass above the frame then that entire compartment essentialy becomes a trunk

[@MrAcuta73]

LOL, that body fabricator has his work cut out for him. Gonna be amazing to see what he comes up with! The looks he gave you guys as you described the intakes and intercooler had me laughing.

[@samtheman983]

Might want some tungsten blocks on the bottom of the frame for a little extra show with the slammed burnouts

[@darrellbedford4857]

When will Sean Ramáge from Empire Fabrication have all the sheetmetal work done? 4 or 5 weeks. Knowing Gale he will have it take as long as necessary to get it done to HIS satisfaction. I love these videos as I learn something from every one.

[@ZeeBri]

jesus christ that is so much work

[@bankspower]

Yup, the fun is just getting started.

[@harveynailbanger]

Water in the old gas tank location? Fill thru original gas cap?... just thinking out loud... this is gonna be an,awesome challenge for all involved.

[@majobis]

Now this is the time you start figuring out where all the pieces go. Kind of like a jigsaw puzzle, only on a much larger scale. Lots of parts and lots of shapes to make out and fit together for the end result of a working show piece. It Is not something that going to sit there and do nothing but look pretty. It will be one heck of a jewelry box to reveal the master artwork (show pieces) This thing will have burn out chunks of rubber on the back end and show that it runs down the road I look forward to seeing some shoots of the metal work being done.

[@timothybayliss6680]

Right on

[@pwgto]

Hey Gale, you are always talking about data and its importance, have you considered a Dakota digital HDX series of gauges and their BIM expansion modules for this project?

[@twcstransam]

I want you guys to know, I bought a 2021 gmc 3500 duramax yesterday, the killing a duramax series and the transmission videos for loc jaw, confirmed my thoughts on the quality of those 2 components and finished my decision. Thank you

[@bankspower]

Congrats on the new truck, if you get any Banks parts installed, tag us and post the photos on Instagram. We'll share them with our fans.

[@twcstransam]

@@bankspower Derringer, iDash and Pedal Monster are getting ordered soon. I'm an old school Banks fan, my motorhome has the Power Pack, it made a huge difference in that 180hp Cummins.

[@MR-yq3pz]

Here's my 2 cents: 4-point lift on the bed-- straight up. Hide the cylinders in the corners. Pop some some lawn chairs/air mattress in it for elevated viewing/nap time at Burning Man/Woodstock/Lallapalooza.......Date Night at the Drive-In.

[@bankspower]

Hmmm, interesting.

[@obsidian263]

That intake manifold looks a lot like the Nelson Racing Engine's

[@matsumoto9244]

Smokey Road Rod Shop offers extruded aluminum faux wood planks available with custom graphics for your C10. These may lighten the load in the back. Just a thought.

[@SeventyEightCivic]

You find the right guy to build your truck, just let him do his thing.

[@danielmeeks1403]

I want to see the oil cooler yall will be using. Unless I took that wrong it sounded like that y’all are going to do a remote mount of some kind.

[@JayRussellDuramax]

These trucks have gas tanks behind the seat, right? What if you put the water reservoir for the CAC in place of the factory gas tank and retain the factory, filler cap as the cap for the water reservoir?

[@MacGyver-1]

Can't wait to see this truck burning out at one of the Cletus and Cars events

[@oddis188]

I hope to see some magnesium/titanium spark balls in the rear end so you can drag some sparks around town 🤣👌👌👌

[@bankspower]

When you know, you know. 😏😏

[@forceablepizza764]

you could make a custom reservoir that is same size as the oe fuel tank and sits in the oe location that way you could utilize the oe fuel filler cap for the reservoir

[@bobqzzi]

Great project. Master would be better under the dash, and maybe consider hydraulic steering so you don't need a full length column and can leave the oil cooler/filter in place. Much cleaner

[@yellowrhyno]

Do you think a supercharger, powered like a turbo, could ever work? I think it could maybe work but I don't think it would be worth it at all but you're the expert. Assuming it would work, what would be the benefits?

[@theClosetgrower420]

Using the big ass filter is way more work than its worth, its like trying to cram 20lbs of crap in a 5lb bag. just go with a square filter and box with the oval tubing coming off the back of it, you can also get a better ducted ram air effect with the square filter box.

[@derekchauvinisahero2010]

There are a bunch of things that should be cut from this ... the whole bed thing is complete aids

[@paulcopeland9035]

Builds of this level are never "more work than its worth"!

[@paulcopeland9035]

@@derekchauvinisahero2010 ...That is probably the strangest, most inappropriate, and without a doubt the most ignorant comment I believe I have ever read!

[@wobblysauce]

Yep, the big filter shows nice, but functionally hinder, as it already has big area ducting already.

[@levicharles996]

Would be awesome to use the frame tubing as a air tank instead of mounting two cylinder tanks.

[@davidstephens1092]

I'd leave the tailgate as one piece and part of the top of the bed. With it hinged from the bottom the whole thing could swing up and away from the base of the bed.

[@doolittlegeorge]

Hemi! Hemi! Hemi! Hemi!

[@bankspower]

More like Super-Charged Duramax! Super-Charged Duramax! Super-Charged Duramax! Super-Charged Duramax!

[@kevinhart1078]

We want more Gale!!!! Less Lightning...JK lightning we love you as well!!!

[@vincentpoole7588]

BP. This is going to look like an open hearse for Gale when he passes away ? Hope it's successful from this design faze discussions to completion sir ! V.

[@stevenpinedo9457]

Great

[@Envashion]

learned more than in 13 years of school

[@dxd48c]

Tongue waggin, mouth open, wide eyed, with drool towel attached.

[@bankspower]

Not heard a reaction quite like that, but we'll take it. Thanks for watching, stay tuned for more.

[@larrywiggins672]

Why not cut the fenders move them forward and add 2 maybe 3in will give you a little more room .

[@byrondirks2618]

👍

[@rickallen9864]

Does bob robe still work there?

[@bankspower]

Bob Robe retired last year.

[@scotte2815]

There's cool, there's extravagant, there's nifty, there's showy, there's understated and then, there is pointless expense that is simply ridiculous.

[@jonathangarzon2798]

For once I'd like to see crash testing.

[@timothybayliss6680]

Will you be making the Cad files available for guys to use? I know some guys are really proprietary about their models.

[@bankspower]

Our partners have our chassis and blueprint files on hand and can duplicate anything that you would like.

[@erikkekkonen2941]

lol lol I'm totally lost lol lol don't understand a damn thing their talking about but I'm sure it will look good though lol lol !!!

[@chriswilson433]

If you can hide the bolts underneath, then maybe do no visible hardware for the wood.

[@tl1024]

I knew this part was coming, and I dreaded it. Its totally no longer a truck at all. Just a car platform with extra stuff on the back. (And big strength axles). I'm bummed about the bed with maybe 6" depth. Now it's just a car with a phoney "truck bed". I understand "that's what you have to do", but now they should have just done a nova, or a falcon. I knew it was coming, I just tried to ignore it.

[@paulcopeland9035]

Go away. Quit trying to start shit.

[@richardturner8630]

I see a hydroboost brake booster in your future

[@bmstylee]

I was thinking about that. Curious why they don't run power brakes. Especially with an engine that is going to be pushing 1000 lbs.

[@timfenton2446]

bro built maximus, nuff said

[@X_Studios]

Build the Structure out of aluminum to keep the weight down

[@lolzlarkin3059]

America, is heidth a real word? I've heard a few people saying it now. Surely you mean height?

[@Mikelectric]

is sean osing his hearing i feel like hes yelling

[@emmanuelmeris5841]

Clearly a very skilled human being, and his resume of cars is ridiculous, but I really wish he didn’t shout over the top of Mr Banks like that. Isn’t learning what the customer needs important? Meh. Maybe it’s all in my head, but I close my eyes and hear Mr Banks talking in a pleasant conversational voice, and Mr Ramage speaking with the dulcet tones of a boiler maker in a bar fight.

[@jadebrecks]

Please don't cut a hole in the hood. That is cheating. Go for a cowl hood or message the current hood and tuck it all in.

[@Justthemow]

Says designing the perfect engine I don’t see no egr or def garbage on this “perfect” motor

[@derekchauvinisahero2010]

Typical over built sema truck that will probably have more problems than you can imagine... that whole split dump bed thing is complete aids ! I love the truck but some of this stuff is too much! Like they are trying to be different just to get attention but to hell with functionality.... I hope I’m wrong but I don’t think I will be

[@bankspower]

The plan is to drive it to shows all over the country. So, what it won’t be is a trailer queen.

[@paulcopeland9035]

Derek Chauvin....What is the deal with the "aids" reference? It not only makes no sense, but are you trying to admit something? Get it a rest!

[@Garth2011]

@@paulcopeland9035 Some folks just have to take obvious things for what they aren't.

[@bmstylee]

Want practical buy a hatchback. Show cars are never practical. The best ones push the limits of what can be done.

[@curvs4me]

Rubber and sparks!!! In like Flint! You could make flint infused hard urethane pads that the frame sets on!!!! Big sparks would be flying out behind you without damaging the road surface.

[@chevyfan82]

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[@craigflatley7370]

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