You've All Been Wondering About This RARE Truck. Wonder No More!

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[@79loj]

Paul, if you are going to use that truck as a people mover, you should look into adding the back half of a suburban instead of making it a short bed. A 6 door suburban would definitely stand out in a crowd.

[@79loj]

Also; if you would like help with that I have the skills.

[@johnnypdoesthings]

He wants the functionality of the bed, it’s an assist vehicle also

[@bradywilliams2666]

Honestly a Suburban is a better people mover. More leg room in the back seat and without the 3rd seat there is plenty of room for gear and it will stay protected. Also boo on short bedding it. Long live the long bed!!

[@ikecal8217]

Don’t shortbed it! You ruin the proportions - use a Suburban as people mover, you got plenty on your little junk yard down the road…

[@darrinstone49]

Easy swap except for the roof stepping up... depending on where you cut the crewclub cab in the rear door. Burbs had 22 body mounts... they sure are very capable offroad rigs though! Great weight transfer ect.

[@ntme6506]

Ben is such an awesome mechanic and really enjoy the addition to the team.

[@usernamehere6061]

I second that. My favorite member of the team!

[@MexicoPescadoro]

The vertical creeper was instantly the best part of this video! I'm a 13 year incomplete-paraplegic. Paralyzed from knee down but I can stand assisted but when you need both of your hands to work I have to lean against the core support of the engine bay with my chest and after a few hours my chest becomes extremely red and bruised. That lasts for a few days after as well. This is going to make working on the vehicles wayyyyyyyyyy more comfortable! O M G

[@jonfranklin4583]

Nothing puts a smile on a gearheads face like a burnout! Loved seeing Graden and his buddy turn around to watch the show and turn back around with huge grins, that is good stuff!

[@mrjinx2024]

My thoughts exactly

[@jbr496]

That was awesome! Start them young and teach them how to wrench.

[@stargazer7644]

It just amazes me they can haul a 34 year old junker out of a field where it has been sitting for 14 years with every wire and piece of rubber in it destroyed, and have it running in an afternoon or two.

[@Lexidezi225]

Try that with an electric vehicle lol 😂

[@blackbuttecruizr]

Epic! Great idea to have this as a support vehicle for hauling out stuck folks.

[@pestcontrolguys]

So glad we could sneak by to see the start of this awesome project! Thanks for letting us hang around to see it come to life! The Fab Rat crew is an awesome group and we are blessed to know them!

[@lbeliel4128]

When you guys work on these old cars, AKA rat houses, I take a whiff of my sons athletic shoes, it’s like smellevision. Makes me feel like I’m right there with you guys!

[@coltsjason]

Dam might need get that boys feet checked 😂

[@lbeliel4128]

@@coltsjason Right? He either wears black socks or no socks at all. They’re bad….🤪

[@BitBuhkit]

@@lbeliel4128 lol, dang kids!

[@skilledrex294]

Shawn shaved and then grew the goatee back for the end! I wish my fascial hair would grow that quick! Must be that Southern Utah air!

[@mikekuczynski1552]

It’s the beaver nuggets

[@J..a..y]

That hood creeper is the coolest thing ever. Why doesn't every mechanic have one? never have seen one before 👍🏼

[@triman95]

I work at NAPA. I've seen em, just never could afford one! I'd love to have one though. I've also seen creepers made to make it easier to work under the dash of cars.

[@curtguillot5374]

My shop had one 15 years ago. It just depends on how many trucks you work on

[@jonathanfreedom1st]

There are specific to high profile vehicles.

[@andrewforte]

Thats because Topside creepers start around $180 for a cheap one and close to $400 for a good quality one. I would love to get one, but can't justify the cost.

[@bcole4726]

@@andrewforte maybe weld up one seem like an old kitchen chair might be a place to start and some tubing from old gym equipment.. might have to go to the dump

[@charleslawrence7194]

Very cool old crew cab. A couple years and Paul can sit back and give instructions. The younger guys are getting there. Neat video work too.

[@ggalland1]

It is awesome how you guys take something that has been sitting forever and make it run! Cool project to be able to follow along on

[@danhambrick6331]

Ben is such a badass ,he smokes the tires off,without wearing his seatbelt,right in front of a cop.💪👍👍😁😁

[@blackheart30518]

Also many years of custom exhaust taught me that 2-3” mirrors are your best friend for welding the tops of pipes and mufflers. Yes the spatter will ruin them that’s why you get the cheap ones. But they are lifesavers on making it easier.

[@DarTTSouth]

About 10 years ago, someone came and scrapped a truck that was almost identical just because he couldn't get it to run. Unfortunately, our employee policy was we couldnt buy anything once it was in the junkyard parking lot. I was absolutely in awe that someone would scrap such an amazing truck. Though, we had a lot more rare and pristine things pass through...

[@cjdunne1713]

Thanks for the flashback! They were great trucks for their day. I especially love those stock hubcaps

[@northjohnston8642]

I found you guys by matt. Then found roby. You guys are a trifecta of awesomeness. I watch every video of all of you guys. I would never pick my favorites......but gotta say you guys are my favorite. But much love for all of you guys.

[@Darthercy]

Was there the day after my Birthday July 5th, your mom is such a sweet lady, she let me sit in the rigs and take pictures for my Bday but Paul wasn't home. Next time we come down from Canada maybe.

[@crabappleracer]

Last generation of those square body’s, you have a rare clean 4dr. A good year, those grills and core supports are interchangeable with the 91 suburbans if you guys wanted to run that set up. Awesome work, looking forward to see more of the build

[@christophersanders5007]

I have one of those. It is a 1991 V3500 Silverado 3+3 that came factory with an overdrive 4L80E and a NP205 connected to it. 1991 was the only year a square body could be had with a 4L80E and a NP205.

[@bradywilliams2666]

That is a unicorn for sure! Holygrail of crew cab squares. I have an '84 1 ton dually crew 4x4 with a 4" lift on 33" tires. 6.2 diesel 4speed/205. Not much power but gets 15-18mpg.

[@christophersanders5007]

@@bradywilliams2666 Mine has a 10" lift with 38" tires. It has 5:13 gears with the stock Gov Lock in the rear 14-bolt, and a Spartan lunch box locker in the front dana-60. The engine is only a new crate engine 350 with a cam, and a modified stock TBI that was modified to go from 480 CFM to 620 CFM running an adjustable fuel pressure regulator at 12-PSI, and a set of 60-PSI TPI pumps in the saddle tanks.

[@bradywilliams2666]

@@christophersanders5007 Nice. Ours is our camping rig. We put a pop up cab over camper on it for summer and go back in the mtns. of Colorado.

[@TacticoolCraig]

Hunter has it made. Only guy that can burn his truck up, call his boss no matter what time and get it fixed while mostly watching.

[@moparrtman6970]

Did you not know that hunter has a knife now? He is the man! 😂

[@damianhendricks818]

Did I miss something? All I saw of Hunter was him filming from his house.. when did his truck burn up?

[@theninja001]

Wnen did you see anything about a truck burning up?

[@jackmorrison8269]

What about his kids? Landon blew up like 3 motors lol. After one my dad would say oh well fix it.

[@jesseleesamples]

Ugh I’m so jelly of this truck. Crew cab squarebodies are my absolute favorite truck and I’ve always wanted to build one. I’ve had a couple but never really a solid one setup how I want. This truck is pretty much the perfect base to build one.

[@dangobin1592]

Gotta love it when paul pulls an old square body out of some1s junk pile brings her back to her former glory and beyond, when i think tough badass truck that never let me down or left me hanging 80 square body go anywhere you point her off road ride like a dream on 36s on road . Smart guys wear bowties !!!!!!!

[@randylester1219]

Cool build. Love those old square bodies, I had 3 of them, 1 was a 454 and it was awesome.👍🇺🇸

[@jlinkhart]

I bought a topside creeper for 1 specific task on my truck. It is one of my least used tools, but most appreciated any time that I use it.

[@kimetherington2252]

Another useful addition to the rescue arsenal. Good job getting her running! It will be nice to see the finished product and see what she looks like! Til next time, take care, and we'll see you on the next...

[@guscarr7169]

Fab rat is one of my favorite he not only share what he does but he includes his family everything.

[@zachdurrett1357]

Loved the kids faces when old red did a burnout!! Good times! Going to be a fun build!

[@dlby3]

Those boys are growing up fast Paul! I bet it's good to have them helping you. It's always nice seeing y'all work together.

[@macattack1392]

Even better now that he is 95% of the time home. Instead of before of always being gone, working, etc

[@davestevens4263]

You guys made me look up beaver nuggets , I thought they were dog balls but that’s different. Pop corn with brown suga & caramel. . Sounds pretty good , they will keep your dentist happy!

[@tomsisk6811]

Saved me from looking them up, thanks !

[@clarencerenspak5660]

Great seeing Jace and Landon more involved!.......Sure would be nice if Landon could do some not important welding.......so he could practice.......even if off camera until he gets comfortable.........got to be one of the more popular builds from all the comments!!.......Great video!!

[@PotbellyDictator]

You guys are always having fun! It's a great team.

[@523FILMS]

Paul you should install a flat bed on truck with a hiab or palfinger hydraulic jib boom crane. They sell them to with outriggers, mount between cab and bed. Then you can help assist with the wrecker if need be

[@bernhard8540]

You guys should get a oil furnace for the new shop and you could heat the shops with the used oils you end up with, these heaters will burn just about anything haha they work amazing, I know it made my life nicer in the shop 😅 no more used fluids to deal with other than coolant❤❤❤

[@gordbaker896]

Love that lean over the grille attachment.

[@Dirtbiker4life]

Man my dream truck, had a single cab 87 Silverado I was restoring and was forced to sell when I was 18. Definitely need to find a another but a crew cab for myself. Can’t wait to see this build!

[@clarencerenspak5660]

SUGGESTION: Not sure if this would work but what about mounting a trailer hitch on the side between the rear door and the rear fender and slightly tucked under the side panel.......But as high as possible so does not hit when 4x4ing.........This would keep your sidewalls on the bed of the truck intact for hauling purposes.......Then plug in a portable winch (maybe not too powerful so it would be light for easy transport) like Matt does on his banana and that could secure a line from the side of the support vehicle to the side of a (tipping) vehicle, without having to move the support truck around.......maybe one trailer hitch on each side..........and when done, the portable winch is secured back inside the bed of the truck.......truck would have 3 winches, with all four sides available for winching........very capable as a support vehicle.....Food for thought

[@stevevick9946]

Good morning Fab Crew!

[@bigchevy350boy]

Can't wait to see the lift go into this 'ol rig! 🤘

[@JT-SE-OHIO]

The railroad used to have some of these along with the forestry service. Don't remember any privately owned ones around locally. With the millions of square bodies sold I am lucky if I see a couple, regular ones, in a months time. Sad, they are iconic.

[@joshmccoy1522]

Fab Rats support vehicle is a great idea. Saves you having to bring your private vehicles into sketchy places. 😁

[@johnperry5102]

that was a really good video, our whole gang really enjoyed it all

[@johnperun232]

Thanx for sharing your thoughts Have a Great Day 👍

[@jchcrawk]

Another enjoyable video from the Fab Rats crew! I wanted to bring to your attention that a couple of your videos lately have gotten blocked by restricted mode on KZbin. I’m not sure what’s causing it but this one was one of them.

[@fgjjfddc]

Man, what a great life you've made for yourselves Fab Rats.

[@JanelleVocate-Ames]

YAY

[@gregsullivan8956]

Early today

[@justpain365]

Good morning Miss Janelle 🌺👋

[@Keinandrew3]

Can’t wait to see how it turns out

[@SOLDADITO76]

Shorten the frame and bob the front of the bed a foot or more. Did this to my Toyota extended cab pickup and it looks awesome, plus you shorten your wheel base and no one can argue with that.

[@jasonswift7098]

Paul, do a workshop update and photos and a video! keep your subs up to date with what is going on. First thing you do is drop the tank and wash it out and replace the fuel filter get all the muck out of it, then give the car a service change the air filter and oil.

[@marthasellers4125]

Great gift that hood creeper. You should add to your logo "The Burn Out Boys" ❤❤

[@cycle_path]

You guys can do amazing work in a day. Good job

[@rickreese5794]

Ol’ Chevys are hard to kill. 💯🤙🏻🤷🏿‍♂️🤔

[@mikebell9166]

I'd bet the plugged cat was the reason it was parked. Nice starting point for a customer service rig! Well done!

[@classicgmdiesel1248]

Paul has a very different view on "not doing exhaust" than I do...a flow master and a 3" pipe sounds like a complete exhaust system to me 😂

[@jimenezfamily7484]

I have a 1991 square body 3/4 ton with front and rear AC. Seats 8. Something like that would haul more people and would require less work. Love the videos and work y'all do. Just seems like your adding more work than you need too.

[@benjones3329]

Can’t make content buying a vehicle….

[@jerrybauman6927]

Glad to see that Sean is getting more comfortable around the camera. Definitely part of the crew now.

[@gigasipke]

Love the ladder, I invented that in my head many time after hours of working slung over the top of an engine bay. So many ideas that never had follow up.

[@rythemzlatin]

i 1st saw one about 35 years ago , but never had enough free space in the garage , so i'd get by with a 3/4" plywood panel cut to fit , running Left to Right atop the fenders , a few 2x4 "Legs" down to the Core Support , WRAPPEDin a Moving blanket to protect the paint , & me from slivers.

[@JimsEquipmentShed]

What a beast! I remember seeing one of those locally about twenty years back. It was seconds from evaporation (rust) and the guy wanted a ton of money for it, so I passed. In retrospect, thinking bout the MPG, passing was a good idea...

[@darrinstone49]

Great with a cummins

[@mrwinston_thepug]

Great job Fab Rats !! Im also always shocked about how much free stuff people send you 🤘

[@pmiller7886]

Never a surprise for me, honestly. I'm receiving the entertainment I would like to watch for basically free other than my internet fees. It's funny, it's clean, wholesome, and friendly. If you watch a KZbin channel long enough you feel invested in it and those who make it. Sending them a token of appreciation makes sense. 😀

[@mrwinston_thepug]

@@pmiller7886 Great content I agree. It shocks me because as a disabled Veteran and Cancer survivor Ive never gotten that kind of generosity from others. No one cares. Matter of fact I was spit on by a civilian. So I dont have faith in humans. To see the boxes of free stuff sent to a KZbinr seems like I picked the wrong choice in life. I should of cared less about America and took care of myself. 😄😄

[@masterbates7016]

Same I feel like they should be sending up free shit for supporting them

[@masterbates7016]

Same I feel like they should be sending up free shit for supporting them

[@masterbates7016]

Same I feel like they should be sending up free shit for supporting them

[@SlickBubbles]

Looking forward to hearing it run. I drove a similar truck for four years, but it was a single cab, standard, with a 5th wheel. I hauled homing (racing) pigeons. So, it was all highway. It never saw winter. Robby Layton has a cool tool to straighten out that door panel.

[@clintonsmith9931]

The oil field in West Texas used many trucks as thwarting carry crew to rigs

[@paulshannon4576]

I’ve added Ben’s creeper to my Amazon wish list. 👍

[@patpotter9854]

Watching you guys laughing at those burnouts was great. Just what I needed today..."Oh, there's a cop" LOL !!!

[@clarencerenspak5660]

Love the 4 door, square body, support vehicle!......Especially once you guys get it built with 37s and winches, front and back, maybe on one of Paul's specialty built front bumpers A++ (like on the wrecker), etc.........Also really usable for recovering dirt bikes as well as you're own bikes and pulling a trailer with the new side by side and Hunter's quad on it!........What a set up for playing in the desert!......Paul is always thinking

[@robertf4540]

Nice job! That's going to be a sweet rig!

[@keithmalmberg8395]

I had the SB version of that. Built a 10'6" dumping flat bed for it. Loved it. Because it didn't have AC I sold it when I moved from the NW to Texas. Going to get another one some day.

[@paulhall170]

I can't remember a vehicle being so hard to get going as this one was, well done for persevering!

[@marvincarter870]

The Fab Rats team has brought and '89 Chevy Crew Cab into the shop and got it running and making progress on the rebuild. This truck will be assisting in the recovery's to bring the customers out when needed. This is a nice truck after fixing the bad wiring, etc.

[@gregpeacock1794]

Cool truck! looking forward to watching this build progress, except for the making it short bed part lol then it'll just be an ok truck :) love the content!!

[@scottc4433]

Leave the long bed!! That’s the coolest thing about it being a 3+3

[@dougalexander7204]

If anyone can channel their inner Chad it would be Ben, but Sean can hold his own as well. The boys have been around the shop since diapers and have the Sherm hard working mechanic genes. With Paul this shop is loaded with talent. Further, there’s the awesome ladies keeping them gentlemanly.

[@andrewclark3852]

Good morning I love everything you do watch almost every one

[@JanelleVocate-Ames]

uh, what's that little word..almost?

[@JanelleVocate-Ames]

You're in the top 10 to comment!!!! Welcome, but watch ALL of 'em! LOL

[@MrDeeejaaay]

That's gonna be an awesome crew rig! Nice camera platform too! But do yourself a favor, Put a timing chain in that thing!! That era BB is notorious for losing the timing chain and bending all the valves...

[@dirtyernie65]

Just as I was going outside this morning to work on my house from Hurricane Ian, you posted a video 😂 so needless to say I had to watch. 😂

[@RoyPhelps-k8f]

I've 1 the same color. , 454 automatic, like to put Dana 60 and 70 and the 6 wheel under it everything under the 77 will fit under it

[@DavidBergman1776]

That saw will definitely run. Has an airleak, probably the cracked lines+primer. Those are decent saws

[@garycoppard3596]

This channel has comedy in it. The way you guys go about getting things done is crazy. Thanks for posting ❤😂😂😂😂

[@mkdn]

The dash calendar. A staple in a truck like that

[@rodney1818]

I believe that vehicle was made in the area where peanut oil was used in the manufacturing up the coating on the wires

[@timvanasen9822]

She burns rubber that's definitely a Fab Rat's truck, the burnout at Hunter's house was awesome can't wait to see all you're gonna do great video thank's for sharing God bless ❤😎👍

[@ocn2u]

That paint would clean up and then buffing compound and ceramic coating would make it look amazing

[@ITGuyOhio]

Nice revival, it'll be great to see her finished!

[@SoundwaveX7]

Good morning fab rats!!

[@fredclements6843]

I didn’t even know you got that truck I missed it somehow

[@texoma_outdoors]

I missed it too. Going to be a great build

[@fredclements6843]

@@texoma_outdoors yep for sure 👍

[@lonhoschar1943]

Hey! You got the old truck running pretty good!! I'll be watching to see what all you do to it. Can't wait for the lift and tires!! It's gonna look awesome!!

[@kevinleee3408]

My eyes are drawn to that 50 Chevy in the background

[@JayseAyala]

You guys are always having fun! It's a great team.. You guys are always having fun! It's a great team..

[@darrinstone49]

Building my own... 2014 ram 2500 chassis with coils, 05 Cummins 5.9L common rail with 08 ecu & 2012 turbo, Allison 1000 turned into a 6 speed with tap shift, longbox from copo with a stock wood floor, airbag suspension, 37in tires ect. Leagle in Ca with a one time payment since the silverado cab came with a 6.2L diesel stock. Looking forward to using it for towing & playing. Have 2 sq body suburbans, a blazer getting an LS, an 82 Jimmy pickup going on a 96 dodge cummins 4wd chassis, & a 73 that's going to become our towtruck.

[@bobbq9290]

Watching you guys fabrication stuff all the way from Guam

[@michaelmcclure8673]

Nice save from the scrap yard.😊

[@brucestephens2157]

The catalyst in the converter is round pellets. If you remove the plug on the bottom side of the catalytic converter. The off out. That was G.M. First design. If it got clocked. You removed the pellets, clean them and or replaced them. You could’ve removed them to unclog the exhaust. 😊

[@larrydavidson3402]

Great job on getting the old iron running again.

[@daveloderhose874]

Boy that goatee came back fast.

[@shawnmason5290]

My neighbor here in Knoxville, Illinois a local farmer and fireman named Moffit has an incredible restored truck, same body style. It was a long bed and he cut it into a short. I’ve got a very nice 71CheyenneSuper short 4 x 4, but his square body crew cab short is killer. I was repeating when you were going through what you were going to do with it saying: put a short bed on it! put a short bed on it ! Put a short bed on it!

[@goatsgarage2252]

Dont forget the few bullet holes in the tail gate!!!🤙🤙

[@Crewsy]

The last of the square bodies. ‘89 was the new body style but in 1500’s only. Blazer’s, Suburban’s, 2500’s and 3500 came later keeping the square body alive for a bit.

[@mrjinx2024]

You see how the boys faces just lit up when you started doing that burnout.. reminds me of my childhood thanks for that

[@richardharvey8939]

Love y’all’s content and work.

[@gittnjiggy2]

You might want to mention to the EPA that you WILL be replacing that Catalytic Converter as soon as it comes in. That is unless you are not going to drive it on the streets/highway. Otherwise you might want to get your Lawyer ready for another Legal Battle. Think before you put your video's up, there are lots of KZbinrs out there with legal problems from Government Officials just waiting for the chance to make a name for themselves. But You know that

[@lewismocaby3646]

Great project truck, had one similar that was a Choo Choo Customs dually with the same big block and turbo 400 trans. Just speaking from past experience, I’d look at the radiator to see if it has the power steering routed internally thru it. If it does I’d advise disconnecting it and mount a small transmission cooler in place of it to do the same job. As for the factory trans cooler for the truck, they were available both internal and external depending on the options the truck was ordered or built with. You already know where I’m going with this and have probably considered it but if it is the one running thru the radiator, add an aftermarket cooler to avoid the problem of it pushing fluid into your cooling system. Only other thing that you’ll need to do is swap out the timing chain and gears for a set with a steel cam gear. The set that big block was built with has the plastic and steel upper gear in it. They used those sets to save money but claimed it was to cut down on the harmonics in the valve train. It did help with erratic ignition timing in fresh engines but that quickly went away once the plastic coating wore down a bit. After a few years the plastic disintegrates causing them to jump time. Nobody enjoys taking cast iron big block heads off to replace bent valves or grind valve seats. Just a little bit of advice to help you avoid the problems that myself and a few of my buddies faced when we were still playing with square bodies. Again, great project and looking forward to seeing more of it. One more quick note, get yourself a spare fuel tank dash switch for when that one finally gives up. 👍