Seized 51 Chevy pickup can we get it running and driving since it was last on the road in 1976?

[@frankhartranft2133]

I've owned four of those trucks, all 3100's, a '49, a '50, a '51 and a '55 first series, each one with a 235 six. That engine is a trooper. The old 216 stove bolt was good, but the 235 perfected it. I bought the '49 for $20 in 1973. I paid $4500 for the '55 in 97 with its "rare" and fancy front grille and a nice paint job. My two sons took turns driving it to high school for a little more than 4 years and then I sold it for $4500. Free transportation (except for repairs and consumables). GM did it right in the fifties. We did a lot of work on the '55, working together out in the garage, put in a new clutch and a Muncie 4-speed, a whole new fuel system from tank to carb and a Mustang front end. Bright red with chrome wheels, it got the boys a lot of dates they might not have gotten otherwise.

[@coinslotsandjoysticks2572]

Wow. What a survivor. No rust. It definitely deserves to be on the road again. Awesome

[@hgbarnes1584]

Some lucky bugger is going to get a gem to restore in this one. Sure wish you'd take it on yourself but understand all stuff you've got on the go. Thanks for a really really enjoyable video.

[@fonhollohan2908]

That's a nice of classic Truck! She's got massive potential She' s the perfect work truck with the long box. That are not that easy to find anymore. Great Job Brent on bring her back to life.

[@davidwood1923]

I took some serious patience... But She Lives! Thanks for Sharing

[@thisoldchevy2371]

when i first bought my 51 it sat for 11 years, had 2 gallons of water in the oil pan, the works. it turned so smoothly, and was surprisingly rust free. had over 500k miles on it and only one bearing was spun.

[@StewsChannel]

Now that's a survivor! Seeing it plunking along through the field was just like going back in time 30 or 40 years when it was still being used. Your channel is my all time fave on KZbin, loving the old iron!

[@snowmand0692001]

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[@happyband100]

I love this truck......you must leave the tree trunk stuck in the front bumper and valance.....outstanding and your love for this and the General are beautiful

[@jerryking2418]

Great job. This truck reminds me of my high school days when I worked for a Gulf gas station whose owner drove a 51 model. It wasn’t much to look at but he kept it mechanically sound. Thanks for sharing.

[@CarterAutoRestyling]

Nice job bringing that old truck back to life, it looks like it put up quite a battle, but it was great to see it running and driving again!

[@vic2265]

It is absolutely amazing that 50 year old engines are more reliable than todays! Just goes to show it was made to last and up till about the 80's we built a quality product. I will bet there are engines out there less than 10 years old that wont fire.

[@josephprettyman2178]

I think the green truck would be a good addition to you collection.

[@mattmonteith2175]

Love your videos. I love Old truck s cars bikes and more..I am blessed to know all the wisdom just like u .I'm 39years old and doing this knidna work at 5 years old

[@Scumbag_nopants]

Love this commitment. Day 1...almost, Day 2 ....getting close, Day 3 so close, Day 4 we nearly there... Most people today would throw in the towel after 30 minutes and go play Xbox.

[@tractortinkerer11]

That's one of the straightest looking 51s I have seen in a very long time, especially for sitting so long. Nice truck.

[@j.c.smithprojects]

very enjoyable video. loved seeing the old girl come back to life. once she made that first little puff....oh, man! she is gonna run!

[@petecunnien5368]

That is a beautiful truck!! What a cool find!!

[@DarkFlamage]

You seem to have the patience of a saint...wish I could say the same about myself. Great job!

[@jimcarlisle2309]

Great work, you are a hard worker!

[@ronnie-c9567]

Love watching your videos how you take an old vehicle that don't run and you get it going.

[@robbollom7396]

well done bloke...persistance pays off..and heard that some old engines in vehicles sit around have hardly anything wrong..

[@ronlynch7744]

Man, 1976 is a long time ago. I got my driver’s license at 16 yrs old and bought my first car (72 Vega) That must be the tough old 235 motor. If the truck could talk it would say “ I thought I was dead forever until he resurrected me and brought me back from the Great Truck Yard in the Sky” Excellent perseverance to get it fired up!

[@lindacooper621]

That is a babbit rod 216. The oil pressure on these is lower due to the way the rods are lubricated.

[@robertpradella6550]

I love seeing all the hot cars in the back ground. Thankyou!

[@roxanneabbott8424]

I love those trucks, never had one tho, always wanted one!!

[@randallsmerna384]

Wow! What a beauty! LOVE IT!

[@JeremyWilson]

Washington State now but Manitoba born and raised. Who knew that all the car guys that I admire would be coming from Manitoba? Nice work. Now to go back over all your other videos. Working on my 1951 Willys Wagon (one year newer model than me) and enjoy seeing you doing some of the things that I also did to get the engine running.

[@johnnhargrave4936]

I like your play ground and the awesome collection of vehicles you have

[@OpieDogie]

Wow! What a beautiful truck!!

[@dccavazos5352]

What a beautiful truck Long bed short bed it doesn’t matter as long as she runs.

[@georgethecritic9850]

If I was doing that, it would probably need a new windshield by now. He's a patient guy alright

[@starionslider2116]

Well done. Isn’t it nice to be self sufficient and work with what you got? Your only parts store trip was for a battery. No big deal. 🤙 budget builds or should i say revivals are my favorite and always seem the most rewarding.

[@stevelangston2359]

That’s such an oddball! No way I would make that a into a hot rod

[@bennyogden4524]

Well that's another win that's good man keep up the good work

[@roygunter3244]

I would bet that old 1 ton truck rides as smooth as a frog walking. I am not surprised you got it going, you most often do. It has less rust on it than a lot of trucks made 15 years ago. I learned to drive on a 2 ton 1953 Chevy farm truck with either the most powerful 235 I ever saw or someone had changed it to a 261, I drove a 58 for the same farmer in 1964 and the 53 would out pull the 58 and use less fuel doing it.

[@eddykirksey276]

Nice job 👏

[@williamriedel1686]

Dayam, well done!

[@robertdominiczak6523]

It would be my daily driver , fantastic.

[@MOSSFEEN]

Thats some TASTY WORK there

[@DesertRatFabrication]

Hey Brent, i love it when you work on the 49-59 chevy trucks, i heard you say when you got back from work, i thought the shop was your work

[@HalfassKustoms]

Haha nope, have a regular 9-5 deal

[@nomad90125]

I would love to own a beautiful work of art like this.❤️❤️

[@raulpolaco1105]

Poor starter 🤔🤪😉😁 I enjoy watching. Get them running

[@joeharrington595]

I know you said you are not building this truck but it would be nice to see the bed shortened and a la motor dropped on on an S10 frame!

[@fredericom.semedo1626]

I love those hold trucks

[@flatworm00]

LOL... she rides again! that was a great video!

[@johnyesko9006]

Great first start!

[@kenkingston2628]

Nice find, and as usual, excellent work

[@oldtown6240]

Most enjoyable "auto" content channel.

[@peterkidd8206]

I hope you get this comment i know this would not work outside but if you had a old single plate electric hot stove and left it on under the motor for 24 hours it would heat it up freeing all the old oil then draining the old oil before starting spinning it over just give it a try thanks for all the great uploads

[@andrewlisenby9693]

This was bittersweet for me. I inherited the '51 short bed my grandfather bought in the late 1960s, and that I learned to drive on. We moved to town in the 1980s, but the motor was seized and I was never able to get it started. Because of life's circumstances, I had to sell her, but I've never forgotten. Thus, I was almost as happy as you when she fired over, and then ran with such a smooth idle. Congratulations, man!

[@rodneyclements6190]

Brent, I have to say, I'd drive it!! (Especially if the Mexican music was playing all the time lol) ✌😎👍

[@snoopy5736]

Orale Holmes, you're invited to the carne asada.

[@1icky]

I learned more in 57 minutes on how to not be discouraged and persevere from obstacles and set backs working on an old truck than I had known in 65 years. Thanks for the lesson on how it's done. Love it....

[@Anders.W.]

That is a real truck !

[@bennyogden4524]

It's not boring man go for it

[@tjeffjenkins6226]

NICE job.

[@fishtacoguy]

Great video, love that truck man!

[@denisguertin8668]

Enjoyed your video .

[@phill903]

It's a runner and driver after setting for45 years, it played hard to get but you didn't give up great video thanks for sharing ;-)

[@mak4494]

Fantástico amigo buen trabajo, desde España bravo.

[@THROTTLEPOWER]

Enjoyed the vid!!!! 👍👍👍

[@davebutler2776]

Messy work bench's are a sign of greatness.

[@rsprockets7846]

Garage clutter is the sign of a good worker and organized mind.......

[@shawnnelson6146]

A old snowmobiler showed me how to remove carbon from fouled spark plugs by throwing the fouled plugs in a wood stove. He said camp fires work or if your in shop, you can use a propane torch and roast electrodes cherry red then let cool, wire brush threads and scrub elecrodes w some emery cloth. Carbon should clean rite off.

[@jack002tuber]

Better title: "Don't get me started"

[@debstevens-tq5iv]

A good idea is to eliminate the old fuel pump and install n electric fuel pump. Add a split fuel filter that has one port that leads back to the gas tank. That allows the use of unleaded fuel, that has an extremely low boiling point, preventing vapor lock. The extra pressure from boiling fuel is relieved to the tank. You can add a switch to the electric pump If desired as a safety precaution. They tart pumping as soon as they have power and they don’t stop if the engine stalls but the key is still on. It can also function as a theft deterrent. Put the switch in a secluded spot so you can easily turn it on or off but nobody else would know.

[@DesertRatFabrication]

Very cool, you got it

[@raydogghilton8946]

Keep those classic vehicles on the road !!!!! Times were better back then. Great job!!!!

[@bradbeall392]

When doing a compression test, the carb should always be wide open. A closed carb will result in a false, very low compression number.

[@Jdflana1]

I have i

[@dopeman420]

He can't even remove a stuck brake drum without cutting it and he obviously never heard of pb blaster...this guy is fighting his own mistakes...pretty sad..

[@jackbaker452]

That El Cabong music was making me want a burrito!! Lol

[@kingtut5923]

Me too

[@grantkoeller8911]

I would remove the wood off the bed, and power wash this truck, its a classic!!!!

[@mymodgarage6939]

One thing I have tried when in the same predicament your in. Is I use a air line fitted with a fitting where I can put 150 psi from the compressor to the cylinder. It helps push the compression ring outward. Just be careful because it can momentarily turn the engine over. Just something I have used over the years.

[@michaelguinn5736]

Brent, good job!! You saved another one....Glad you didn't give up, maybe just clean the ole girl up, move it down the road...truck should be restored...

[@stevenayala2324]

Got it running but now are you keeping it ? You surprised the hell out of me with mexican music at the end let me find out you know Spanish ! Keep doing great work your right better to fix them then to crush them

[@1963impala2drWaylonWire]

ive been starting up those old rigs for over 50 years and when they first pop off.. i get the same thrill as I did the very first time..

[@HalfassKustoms]

haha, this truck is to nice to mess with in my opinion and wanted to get the original motor to run, plus I think it was less work that swapping the motor haha

[@1963impala2drWaylonWire]

@@HalfassKustoms its perfect

[@charleschidester6767]

First time should be special..lol

[@larrymoons2258]

I’m screaming “timing!!”

[@สันติแสงลพ]

@@1963impala2drWaylonWire ใใ

[@robertbarkey3194]

That was Awsome n good job

[@christophermckinnon4920]

Cherry. I even like the color. 👍👍

[@sonparabailar]

26:36 there's a glitch in the Matrix

[@robertwells6454]

Neat old truck. 🤘

[@EdTheMole]

The motor you took the fuel pump from was for sure a 235 but the motor in your truck is a larger i think it is a 290 or something like that anyway the fuel pump is not the same you need one with a longer pump arm. Good luck and keep the videos coming.

[@EdTheMole]

Okay I was wrong

[@bertvisser6423]

"As old as this oil is,it's probably still better then our new oil"..........So true. Don't even get me started on fuel,,!!!!!!

[@redneckswitwheels]

Actually 75 percent of old cars died because of oil. The oil formulation is much better today. Along with better machining practices cars are going 300,000 plus miles. Old cars never did that. Now fuel? Its cut worse then today's coke lol

[@SteveP-vm1uc]

How the hell did I miss this one???? I noticed that just after the rear brake line blew out, you had shut the engine down and turned off the headlights and the front running lights flashed on for a split second... Too bad I didn't catch this way back when you made the video.. lol...

[@coblass]

I’m serious when I say this may be one of my favorite videos of all times. Great job!’

[@HalfassKustoms]

Thanks man!

[@hdnut05]

Me too ! I have a 50 and it’s so rewarding to get old stuff to work!

[@robertgreeks6897]

Put oil iñ the tapir caver

[@Titsmorone]

I agree. Not only a great mechanic a great videographer.

[@pedroreyna1438]

My uncle Pablo use to show me how to grease bearings on abig Chevy truck, that lead me to know the good feeling of fixing cars and pickup trucks,great video thanks

[@cameronbrydonify]

you videos are great but please put the phone into Airplane Mode so we don't have to hear all the notifications :) please keep up the great work. plan to watch all i can on your channel, just discovered you last night

[@dannysettles5646]

Sounds good

[@fainjohnson3637]

If the motor is seized from sitting you can put transmission fluid in it then drain it and put oil in before you try to start it.i bet that doesn't even have an oil filter if it's the original motor and it looks original. And if need be you can rebuild that motor without taking it out of the truck. I wish they still built them like that. Sorry commented at the beginning of the vid. Awesome truck . Great job .by the way you're not Canadian or anything are you? Lol

[@bryanleslie4409]

Put some marvels mystery oil on top of it, it should loosen up soon enough.

[@sallybrokaw6124]

That is one solid body! Here in Ohio it would be down in the dirt with a tree up thru the bed. A longned! Hope you can find somebody to restore it.

[@laurentaramsjr]

Frickin’ rights you did! What sense of accomplishment you face was showing when it finally idled/ran on its own! Great work once again!

[@killroywashere1254]

40 years ago a friend of mine was rebuilding a engine and he asked one of his friends (what are those dimples in all the pistons) And the friend says that is where you put a 1/4 inch hole joking with him. Few days later his buddy goes over to see how he is doing and he was cranking the engine so his buddy helped by putting some gas in the carb. But it would not fire he said the timing must be off so they checked the timing but still would not fire. So they took a break and sitting around talking what could be wrong thy went through several ideas and checked all ideas out but still would not fire. Another friend came over and they were telling him every thing they thought of that might be wrong why it would not start. And he says i even drilled that 1/4 inch hole in the pistons like you said it had to be exactly 1/4 inch or it would not start.!! THIS IS NO JOKE IT REALLY HAPPENED!!!!

[@ngmtk7t]

Great job and a hell of a find! My son’s Boy Scout troop sells mulch every spring. If she were mine, I’d fix her enough to be safe & dependable on the local roads, then use her for mulch deliveries. It’s be a blast! Thanks for sharing & Merry Christmas!

[@littled1394]

Very cool 👍🇦🇺

[@dogolinpiano6268]

cheguei agora no canal e já se tornou um dos meus favoritos brasil aqui kkk

[@dayslife]

Brent ,when you say "we bought" does it means , you fix it , so your friends can drive it...lol

[@Mr20Muleteam]

I only recently discovered Halfass Customs channel. I am so glad I did. The things you are able to do are incredible. I love seeing you save these beautiful old vehicles. Please keep it up and thanks for letting all of us go along for the ride!

[@fff-cf4fx]

Right on - love seeing them move as is. Everyone who gets an old project to run should have an empty field and a drone handy...this was awesonw to see lol. ...you mentioned "that panel"...what year is it ? Let's get a look.at the other trucks

[@HalfassKustoms]

The one I got was a 58

[@johnnyjohnson5361]

Looks like shop truck material to me.👍

[@rsprockets7846]

Resto rod. Nice patina. And rare hd. And longbed. Version

[@62_C10]

I enjoyed it... my hat is off to you for your diligence and patient approach.

[@koolkar55]

I'm sure as patient Brent looks on camera there would be some times he gets mad like all of us off camera.

[@davidconley3610]

She’s a runner. Love these old trucks. I have a 53

[@fahadalharbi1162]

Good job 👍🏼 👍🏼

[@glennclark4582]

very cool video, watching the struggle, the struggle is real sometimes. I can relate, I have a 1950 Ford F-1 panel truck, here in California. It came from Utah. When I bought it, it was in an arrested remake someone started but never finish for 28 in a garage. partially disassembled and was being prepped for paint. The 239 V-8 flathead was laying in the back, it was partially disassembled as well. I reinstalled it and had some struggles with with that, like you, so yeah, I got it running and it runs nice. And yeah, I have a boat tank in it as the original was in very bad condition. I have another tank that will get in there soon. Thanks for the video brother.

[@Carl09of09]

Love these old trucks, wish I could do what you do but made the mistake of living in a H.O.A. residents! Really enjoy your channel! Such a sweet feeling when they turn over.

[@snoopy5736]

Make sure you don't have any oil stains on your driveway

[@aaronkellar6583]

i dream to find a truck like this to buy