Dyno Results for the Body-Dropped and LT Swapped Chevy C10: Finnegan's Garage Ep.140

[@LiveeviL6969]

Your better off to use Tapcon screws for vertical surfaces. The nail gun is better for horizontal to keep to hold the bottom plate from kicking out. Also, if you are securing lumber directly to the concrete, it's a good idea to use pressure treated lumber to keep it from rotting from moisture between the concrete and the lumber.

[@NoName-yr1jv]

You are correct

[@namantaylor554]

I concur it is best to use tapcons on anything you want to permanently affix to concrete and definitely pressure treated lumber

[@jarrettl5891]

100% correct. Another cheaper method is a predrilled hole like a tapcon but you can use a piece of wire and a spike. If you get the size of the hole right it has unbelievable holding power. Spikes usually take a 3/16 hole and piece of wire.

[@dylnbxtr]

The over the top method, is to use a water based rising damp sealer over any bare concrete that you intend to seal. We are in a wet area, and rising damp is common. We use a product called moisture fix that is applied with a knapsack. Absorbs into the concrete, and reacts with chemicals within the concrete to create a waterproof membrane inside the concrete.

[@lunsy9420]

Cut nails and a mini sledge

[@lazyhoundracing9621]

LMAO I'm a building contractor. You made my day. Now I don't feel so silly when I work on my race truck.

[@ckane510]

Exactly you “nailed” it!😊

[@dirtmatt]

Damn the truck was about to come off the front of the rollers, I always put the wheel just behind the peak of the roller so when you get on it it climbs to the top of the roller perfectly, but you killed it as usual, love you guys keep it up 🤘🇺🇸

[@StingrayOfficial]

I was surprised they were using only 2 rear straps for that much power as well. But I am just a keyboard warrior.

[@draykewoodgeard5854]

You don’t want it directly on top of the roller, it will rock side to side and mess up power numbers.

[@lanceweyel879]

@@draykewoodgeard5854 even worse to have the tire an inch from hitting the ground and either breaking those straps or doing a burnout on the dyno (either would end badly) don’t you think?

[@draykewoodgeard5854]

@@lanceweyel879 I work for Kenworth truck company in ohio and we dyno the truck that come off the assembly line you want the tire down as far as it would go without the tire touching the floor, but you still have to have a little space for the tire to expand under load

[@LFroetschner]

Finnegan, you never disappoint. I've been building an insane 2nd gen Firebird. Been saving up for a tremec then you go and show me that amazing sequential trans. Guess I'll be saving for a while longer. Keep up the good work!

[@JamesSmith-dy2mh]

Hey guys I’m a disabled veteran that has followed you and you have inspired me to completely rebuild my 1965 Chevy c 20 and I love your c10 project

[@djd1162]

Hammer drill and tapcon screws 👌🏻

[@BobWiersema]

Tapcon plus liquid nails will never come off. Everything in my garage is built like that and the shelves are seriously overloaded.

[@RDSAlphard]

I use this too, any other method often fail on me

[@weaverkevin5462]

In the south they try to figure out the easiest way witch doesn't work half the time. Prechilling for a tappcon or concert anchor is the way to go.

[@paulcopeland9035]

@@weaverkevin5462 .."Prechilling for a ......concert anchor"?

[@mikethatguy27]

@@paulcopeland9035 lol I imagine he meant to type 'Predrilling'

[@Bootlgr4]

As a carpenter by trade, that was a tough intro to watch, lol. Love you guys, happy Easter!!!

[@stephenbarabas6286]

All that intro was "please people who don't know what I'm talking about click on my video"

[@ryanlukens9280]

Yeah, that was interesting. Maybe they should just stick to building bad ass cars and trucks. I can hang those shelves a whole quicker and easier, but there is no way I could produce anything close the vehicles they do regularly.

[@trillrifaxegrindor4411]

@@ryanlukens9280i would definetly want finnigans skillset more than the "hanging shelves" skillset

[@Bootlgr4]

@@trillrifaxegrindor4411 no doubt. His skills are way cooler than mine

[@95riosnake]

I can’t even explain how much I love this truck. Literally everything about it is perfect, I wouldn’t even want to paint or wrap it, I really dig the look of the body work and mismatched colors personally, especially knowing what level of parts are in it. That exhaust note is GLORIOUS. Side note: just ordered a Bennie t shirt off the site, can’t wait to get it!

[@whitaker2107]

shooting cast concrete does not always work but if you are going to do it you need to put all youre weight into the gun when shooting so that it cant recoil otherwise it usually just blows out or curls the pin. I would suggested some good old fashioned masonary bits and red head brand drive pins.

[@psycalotus]

So ready to see the full rip on that truck. It sounds so good

[@edwardmolloy7548]

Might be an idea to get Kevin KSR to remote tune or video call in to tune it. Kevin knows his stuff👌🏻

[@GradyRho92]

Jeremy from faster proms.

[@edwardmolloy7548]

@@GradyRho92 it's on Holley & Jeremy is HP Tuners, that's why Cleetus uses Kevin for his Holley cars👌🏻

[@AB-80X]

It's atrocious that Holley supplies such a shitty base map for a plug and play GM crate like an LT4. But as always you see these issues when people who have not done DFI tuning tries to treat it like MPI. They always wash down the cylinders and run things way too rich. Here in Europe we have known for years that DFI needs a much leaner A/F ratio compared to MPI etc.

[@lanceweyel879]

@@AB-80X because when you buy a holley ecu you’re expected to have the vehicle tuned obviously… the “base tune” is only to start the vehicle up nothing more.

[@AB-80X]

@@lanceweyel879 I know they expect you to tune it. But a base map is for more than the first fire at idle. I’m if you know the engine, which Holley does, it is not hard to make a basic run map. This map was so bad it did not fit the engine in the slightest, and what makes it atrocious is the fact that Holley sells this ECU for this engine specifically. This is not about the fact that you need to tune it, this is simply Holley being Holley - lazy. By the looks of it, Holley just stuck the same fat old fuel table in there that they supply for everything else. It would have been so easy for them to set A/F targets to the LT series of motors but they did not. I have tuned three Terminator X systems and they all had crap mapping from Holley. Had they specifically stated that it was only a map for first fire, okay I can accept that, but they sell this as self-learning EFI for people who can’t tune, and that’s why it is not acceptable.

[@chrismclain8587]

On a ramset there is different grades of nails. You have to read what they are rated for. Also the powder has different ratings as well.

[@thinglenn]

There are different grades of nails and guns. A Hilti powdered actuated gun with a quality nail will work every time.

[@CGT80]

There are also 27 caliber guns, and I far prefer using a rotohammer and good anchor like titan threaded bolts. The small blue tapcon screws that look similar to a wood screw are absolute junk. I have had them fail to grab many times, despite being very careful and using the tapcon bits. Red head wedge anchors or Titan screw anchors are far better, even plastic inserts and screws work better than any tapcons I have used.

[@mroptical1982]

Hello Mike and David the truck sounds awesome can't wait to see how it runs when you work out the tuneup problems. Come on using a nail gun is fun at least your had a trigger the one I used to fire the shell you had to hit the end of the gun with a hammer. Wishing everyone there well Take Care Guys

[@brackoncorbridge1966]

I could listen to this truck accelerate all day long.

[@ConstantlyDamaged]

Ah, Ramset guns. The best tool for installing nails into concrete and opening padlocks. Nice to see the C10 breathing a bit easier. Now to get that back end bouncin'.

[@jacobfugett2628]

The technical term for that tool is “powder activate ramset “ 😂 the nail probably bent because it hit a piece of rebar or you weren’t flush to the surface. Pro tip, they make different levels of powder charges for the blanks you load in there

[@Jbk4real]

Lol

[@astroboy5456]

And length of nail...

[@paulcopeland9035]

"Ramset" is a brand name. The tool is actually a "powder actuated nailer".

[@ridecommand423]

Hope y’all have a great day. Happy Easter to all. Great video.

[@jasonmatthews7098]

You are the guy that got me into bodydropped trucks, and mini trucks years ago. I love seeing you with another bodied truck. Great work man.

[@Uncle-Duncan-Shack]

I also love the smell of pew pew in the morning.

[@Bender_94]

But does Finny's wife?...

[@quickdeuce]

Daymn,, that truck sounds SOO AWESUM as you row thru the gears,, DAYMN and DAYMN again!!

[@AWSum-uf4ri]

Too good to see a project come together, keep up the great work and Happy Easter!

[@elitesless1539]

That sound! I could watch a 30min clip of that truck just rolling round town.

[@joecool5034]

Awesome video guys. Nice to see more of the C10.

[@Sommertest]

Use blue tapcon screws to attach the horizontal pieces to the wall, but I would still use some legs and vertical pieces against the wall between the shelves as well, so you can load the shelves with more weight.

[@jeffjankiewicz5100]

"The same a/f ratio that makes the most power n/a...is the same ratio boosted". -David Freiberger. Engine Masters.

[@AB-80X]

That was not what he said, and it is not the case. He said that the same A/F that makes peak power without nitrous is the same A/F that makes peak power with nitrous, which is the case by the way.

[@roberthuston5508]

I don't know how far you guys have gotten with your shelving project , but after I had the same problem with my ram set I went and got a hammer drill , masonry bits , and tapcon screws . Way stronger and way better attachment .

[@roberthuston5508]

Guess I should have watched the whole video before commenting . Lol

[@TNels]

About a $500 dollar shelf in the current day and age. Newbern has really grown on me, I like that guy! Good addition to the channel.

[@joeywyatt9025]

I’m glad you didn’t give up on the shelves. It shows your versatility to handle a situation that you aren’t familiar with. The truck is scary fast.

[@fastinradfordable]

U don’t count failing and walking away to do something else, ... giving up?

[@crischalmers1277]

Try some masonry drill bit and wall anchors. Love the content!

[@paulcopeland9035]

I suggest you watch the end of the video.

[@crischalmers1277]

@@paulcopeland9035 yep I did. I made the post in the middle but thanks for the great insightful advice champ

[@paulcopeland9035]

@@crischalmers1277 ...Sure, any time!

[@MrGunPilot]

Cool, Jeff & Mo's tuned my 4.6L ford in my "58 F100. Works perfect!

[@gileshamilton4462]

The truck is awsome , the looks the stance and that noise !!!!

[@miketaylor6053]

So much more watchable now with better sound. This show is as good or better than any on Motor Trend now.

[@flatheadronsgarage7345]

Sweet, 20% Throttle 🤪 Looking forward to seeing you on a track. 🍻👍👍👍

[@j.j.clingman4083]

Use tapcons screws to hold the wood on the wall!! I have always had problems with the skinny screw breaking off also!! If I remember correctly I used the screws that would work for a 3/16 masonry drill bit & I have way better luck with them!! I would also use a 3” long screw & atleast drill the hole 4” deep!! Works really good!! Also after running the masonry bit threw the concrete just run the bit in & out of the hole several times over & over to help clean the hole out!! Also you can use air to clean all concrete dust out of the hole so that the hole is nice & cleaned out so that nothing binds the screw up when trying to put the screw in!! I promise you that will definitely work good for ya as long as done properly!!!

[@gaswheezergarage1722]

Get yourself a tube of liquid nails. It’s like welding the wood to the wall, so right up your alley!

[@Burlmays9]

Years ago when I worked for a carpet cleaning and repair company I had to use a Ramset nailer nearly every day to nail tack strip down. 90% of my work was done in apartment complexes built in the 70’s. I don’t know what they did with concrete back then but sometimes I’d blow out concrete for multiple feet before I could get a 3 foot section of tack strip stuck in enough to hold stretched carpet in place. My favorite part of this process was ruining multiple strips of tack strip to get one stuck with nails every inch of the thing just to stretch a full room of carpet onto it and then have the tack strip pop out of the floor. That’s purgatory at its finest.

[@jerrycraig6522]

I have a mild small block in my 72 Cheyenne, I love that truck!!! sounds so awesome, when you hit the gas, OMG, that's badass!!!

[@wkevinlong5382]

You don’t live far from me. Be happy to come by and tapcon the boards to your wall for you!😎

[@trybriguy1357]

One badass truck right there. You get that truck straightened out, and you'll have a hard time keeping it on the road, LOL!!!

[@gordroberge3824]

Love you're Channel & Mo's Speed Shop, Been there many times with my 03 Marauder from MB, Canada. :)

[@themustangbrothers]

I had my car recently tuned at moes. Jeff is pretty knowledgeable. Helped my car alot. Was having issues with it running at idle. Using holley terminator system. Makes really decent power now.. just need to add 110 to it and have Jeff adj timing for that and make more power. Believe u would like my build. Been a driveway build for the last 3 yrs

[@ZombieLinux]

There's a little stretch of mexico just across 278 and the next light west from Mo's. I hear straight pipes and cutouts hoonin around all the time. Two long straights and some fantastic twisties.

[@zayhajorgensen1016]

This is great perfect timing it's my birthday thankyou Finnigan

[@trybriguy1357]

I used these everyday sometimes. What you can do is, if the nail doesn't go all the way through on the first try, is to put another bullet in without a nail. Put the end over the nail that didn't go all the way in, and shoot it again. It will set the nail in on the second shot!!

[@natepierce1281]

Building a shop truck this year, this was a great video and very relatable.

[@wbball15]

Awesome job, 12 Volt Dave.

[@XBullitt16X]

What a beast, love how raspy this thing sounds, sounds awesome. Glad this thing is finally moving, was long time coming.

[@bryduhbikeguy]

That sounded so Bada$$ on the run you 2 did.Awesome guys.

[@dylnbxtr]

A small hammer drill bit, and some anchors are best for shelving.

[@jneff1009]

Keep I coming Fin, working my 72 GMC turbo as I watch!

[@harvestblades]

To be a gearhead on some level & to not be a gun guy is such a foreign concept to me. The elegance of the mechanisms for both when properly executed are things of beauty. Whether we are talking a AKM, Jeep, Rolls Royce or Holland & Holland double rifle the work especially the handcrafted ones & design are amazing either in their simplicity, reliability or beauty.

[@torymblue2000]

oh love the cage work, not going through the class, tight tight tight and great fitment through the dash. yes please! :)

[@vulcan-900bobber7]

Lol I thought I was watching a rerun of Tim the Tool guy 😂

[@83alpinab9]

A couple of things with run ability stand out. Excessive crank time till it fires off. It should fire right away 5:32. When it stops pulling it shuts down entirely. Seems electrical. I suspect spark is missing on all cylinders when it happens. Something as simple as a bad engine block ground could cause this. I have been lucky in the past and maybe you sort out the extended crank problem and both problems go away. I had a car that ran fine until the exhaust was worked on, it turned out that the exhaust was the only ground for the engine block. When checking for spark it had no spark when testing it with the plug grounded at the engine but had spark when testing against the chassis. An inspection found a severed engine block ground..... easy fix, hard to pinpoint. Good luck and keep up the quality videos. Always fun to watch.

[@MAGLtd-hh3ct]

Anchor bolts and angle iron, guaranteed never to move!

[@steverone7623]

Hey, you should always use only pressure treated wood against concrete and you can even get fancy and use the “sill seal” foam

[@Heatshieldproducts]

Insight of the house is a good rule of thumb!

[@declanclark1113]

woooooooo i cant wait to see the numbers!! congrats mike you've been killing it man!

[@MrDannyd9]

2:50 “Ramset” 😉 It takes a bit longer, but hammer drill and some Tapcons are the best.

[@christopherwedemeyer2993]

Finnegan: I do like the smell of gunpowder. KZbin: DEMONETIZED

[@garysacry5969]

No joke, the bastards

[@gprice121]

I love Mo's Speed Shop. One hell of a great place.

[@AB-80X]

But apparently not DFI experts lol.

[@valuedhumanoid6574]

I love my Remington Power Hammer. You have to get the right loads for the studs you're firing and the hardness of the concrete. Otherwise you will either go way too deep, or have what happened to you. No penetration. The color coded loads have a chart to follow and then just play with it.

[@VegasRT500]

That is a really nice C10 build. I am also building a 1968 Chevy C10, but it is a original shortbed, fleetside,396 bigblock truck with TH400. I had thought about putting a LS engine in it but I think I will keep it bigblock and hopefully afford a big inch bigblock with procharger or other boost mod and just save the original stock engine. Anyways you are building a really awesome truck and it will be cool to watch the build come together.

[@johnnyh.7990]

I find it so interesting how people that are masterful with automobiles can sometimes be so clueless about other trade stuff. They're so amazed by the boom stick, but I've been on sites watching people have target shooting competitions with them.

[@luckycordel]

Direct injection can go much leaner, then port injection. Cause no knock/detonation with the direct injection. Loving that truck!

[@johnhendrix1692]

I am a Union carpenter by trade... And I can tell you an easy way to install that wood to the wall. Go get yourself a hammer drill with a 5/16 drill bit. Go to home depot And get double headed 16 penny nails and some sort of wire doesn't matter. Cut the piece of wire the same length as the nail. Put the board where you want to hammer drill through the board and the concrete put the piece of wire in the hole that you have just drilled put the nail in there and hammer it in just like you would in wood. The 5/16th drill bit Is already the same size as the nail the piece of wire just acts . Like a wedge basically. You Will pull the nail through the wood before you pull it out of the wall tough to remove. The reason your ram set gun failed. Sometimes you have to kill the load on them. For whatever reason if you smack that safety up against the board a couple times before you shoot it it lessens the shot. So another words take that gun smack it 2 or 3 times like you're gonna shoot it kind of hard up against what sure gonna shoot and then shoot. We actually use gas charged guns now for that not powder they have propane in them and a Electric igniter when you pull the trigger. So basically your feeling a chamber full of gas then light off and explodes and drives it home. The precast you are shooting into is one of the hardest to shoot into that's why blew out. And you can't ever shoot close to a corner cuz it will blow big chunks out of it. If it would be block you would shoot into the grout lines

[@31terikennedy]

Just make a free standing work bench to fit alcove and then you'll have the option of moving it. Get wall cabinets from Home Depot for upper storage. Install ledger to help in wall cabinet installation and leave in place for strength.

[@frankrizzo5057]

Cement drill bit with anchor bolts. Designed for what you are trying to do.

[@skerr7884]

The shelving project and commentary at the beginning had the wife and I laughing hard this morning 🤣

[@hankhessig6586]

She sounds healthy fellas... looking fwd to more driving videos when its fully dialed in.

[@brucenaylor2043]

Nice job on the shelves. Happy Easter!!!! 🐣

[@sarahbecker1267]

I use construction adhesive and the power nails or use the Tapcon screws. The nails bend because the hit the rock in the concrete. I’ve been doing this for 25 years and never use that much safety gear.

[@nathanbennett9025]

That nail gun is pretty fun to work with

[@billkarow328]

HEY! Love the video the quality is getting way better. THE TRUCK IS AWESOME!!

[@letzrockitrite8469]

Next time, when attaching wood to cement, use construction adhesive which will hold even if the nails don't .... Construction since 1973

[@danielcantrill3104]

Chemical anchor is the absolute best method for what you were trying to achieve.

[@chrisw.p5665]

"I feel Like Brian O'Conner with my laptop in the passenger seat".... Was waiting to see the "Danger to manifold" message and sparks from the floor pan dropping out. Left disappointed. (Kidding! Awesome truck man)

[@loydcourson5276]

You guys did it awesome!!

[@customowing]

You have to push really hard to get that nail gun to get it to fire the round. That is the built in safety so someone just can't pull on the trigger have fire. They have three different power ranges the shell are color coded as the strength. I worked a job and they wanted a single door on the garage we held a eye beam up on 2x4 jacks and my boss used to big of a charge and blew the washer that on the nail right thru the hem fir 2x4. You also use use square cut nails and hammer them in with B F H. Mike you looked like you were ready for a moon walk. Love your hannel you guys have so much fun. Shifting your truck is so cool without using the clutch I wish I could shifted my 67 GTO that fast, I use to try, I got pretty fast but that was a long time ago

[@rockercover]

After adjusting the AFR, looked like a much more fun driving machine.

[@FinnegansGarage]

still needs work, but it's definitely more fun to drive now.

[@Bliggida]

“With ‘bullets’”, So, Mike isn’t a gun-bunny. 😂

[@bobmcalister2131]

I think he been sheltered a little too much 🤣

[@AB-80X]

@@bobmcalister2131 You ever heard the story about the difference between him and his brother? Funny story:-D

[@bobmcalister2131]

@@AB-80X lol no I haven’t??

[@badguysrulez6655]

Drill a hole use a duplex head nail with a peice of wire in the hole with the nail.that how I install safety rails in Crete. Tapcons work but are not cheap

[@johnshannon8292]

Get a 3/16s masonry bit drill through the 2by and in the concrete use a 16 penny nail cut a piece of tie wire put the wire in the hole and then drive the nail works perfect.

[@dipling.pitzler7650]

That reminds me of Hollywood movie show downs typically in building sites ,the hero always prevailing thanks to the random nail gun lying around.

[@hectorn.6137]

it sounded like it was blowing out the spark. are your plugs gapped accordingly for boost?

[@michaelbare9960]

Newburn, I hope Mike buys you a lot of breakfast, lunch and dinner, you’re the only one I see working.

[@docsgearheadgaming2503]

Just use nails in the wall's guys. Pre Drill your holes to the diameter of the nail's 3" spikes work good, Buy some hay wire, make a loop around the tip of the nail and wrap the wire down the nail. if done right when you drive the nail into the predrilled hole the wire will compress around the nail and fasten it securely to the wall. Just get it right the first time cause they are a pain to pull out once the wire is compressed lol

[@DontTreadOnMe9000]

Marty Ochs at Mo's is the Crown vic guru

[@BumDog2112]

Tires that far forward on the rollers had me wincing. But man does that truck sound evil!!!

[@lonnyself3920]

oh my, there should be a disclaimer guys, roto hammer, and some ankers way safer and better prosses, and I love that truck man guess I should have finished the blog before opening my mouth lol old safety officers never die

[@ckane510]

For a few minutes there I thought I was watching the red green show. “How to install heavy duty shelving with duct tape” JK! Great to see you guys in unfamiliar territory! Really enjoy your channel!

[@billfromkcmo1]

Lol. My wife finds me handy

[@blove5269]

Love this truck the way it is 👍🏽

[@madtlrmat]

Such a mad truck. Well done. 👍🏼

[@MrLincoln87]

Any plans to warm the motor up? Simple blower cam, and more boost and she gold no?

[@noreverse85]

You guys be safe in that bad ass machine

[@hughmc5419]

USE - [ Tapcon brand screws ; 3/16 diameter need 5/16 driver to screw them in, get 2 1/2 long. ^ 600 lb pullout in concrete. Buy small box should come with drill bit. Need 5/16 hex driver for cordless drill. Good Day

[@just_another_gearhead]

You need to use the "hot" load ramset cartridge. They have colors and numbers on the boxes...the red box is the strong ones. Also, it may have been better to use the .27 cal. cartridge. I've used those to put metal studs in 3/8" concrete....and to keep it from going sideways you have to put a lot more umph behind the shot. Use both hands and press the gun against the wall very hard when you squeeze the trigger. I think you'd be better off using a hammer drill and concrete screws. Also don't forget about a vapor barrier.

[@williamhart8974]

Suggestion, set up two steering wheels for the C-10, a shallow wheel for street driving that puts the wheel farther away and the one you have for racing. You can vary wheel diameter, thickness and stand off from the quick change hub.

[@MrALTRD8]

Sounds like a good job for Kevin @KSR Performance to dial in the tune 👍

[@MixedGarage]

I love how violent that truck is. Brings me join it most likely scares everyone within a 3 mile radius