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[@davidwoods5095]

I have been dreaming about doing a cummins swap for over 20 years. I remember finding your channel and was the 19th subscriber to the channel. Was living in Zimbabwe at the time. Finally purchased the project vehicle a 1954 Series 160 International. Rust free from a high desert home. Diff swaps, make it a 4x4. I have a divorced 205 transfer case. Deciding what to use a 4bt or 6bt. Looking for some towing use but also desire to have a better mileage maker. It has a Reading service body on the back. Enjoy your channel and the information you share with us. Thanks

[@DEBOSSGARAGE]

thanks for watching so long. I remember your early comments on the Tahoe build!

[@inthegarage8944]

Sounds like a neat project. Would watch those videos.

[@literallyshaking8019]

Same here, I believe I was the 30th subscriber when I found his Tahoe/Cummins swap video on my old KZbin account. Rich had a slightly different presence/energy in front of the camera and I commented that he must smoke a lot of weed up there in Canada lol. It’s crazy to see how this channel has grown over the years from such humble beginnings.

[@bigdiccmarty5422]

The 6bt has a way higher mod potential and easier to find parts for

[@stevecorcoran9869]

Dreaming for 20 years?! Geez, get off your butt and do something, dude! I can see a few years while you save the money to do a build, but 20 years is ridiculous. Sounds more like fantasizing than dreaming. It's not rocket science, David. Buy a truck and do a swap.

[@coltonmcrae5873]

Deboss Garage and The Skid Factory are my two favourite channels because you're mechanics who build logically and you're not afraid of unconventional solutions. As a fellow diesel wrench, it's refreshing.

[@phantomwalker8251]

logically.??..mr skid. fitting a cummins to a nissan,,is insane, not needed. just stupid clik bait. its a 4x4,,not adrag car.. my 4.2 german tdi,has 700 nm.. with no computer..in a s/duty. i can tell you,but i wont,about a 3lt. tdi.. that runs rings round a cummins..

[@seregarn]

Building for serviceability. If only engineers thought like that.

[@FishFind3000]

That means more cost to build and less hours for the dealership. Plus if it was easy to service the customer would do it. It’s just gonna cost them more money and loose out on even more.

[@JD-ub5ic]

Engineers design for cars to be assembled by robots, not serviced by people. People wouldnt pay for a car that was designed to be built by hand, itd be much too expensive.

[@FoolOfATuque]

I’m a designer (not engineer), but I work with engineers. They get a bad rep, because engineers get a set of parameters from business. They then have to make a design that works within those parameters. As a designer my job is to say, “hey, how is the machine shop going to make that? Do you really need to hold that tolerance? How are they going to assemble it?” We are there to try to keep them in check, but reality is sometimes because of design requirements the end result is a design that isn’t great for the end user.

[@TheBrokenLife]

Engineers don't design products: accountants do. And... 99.99% of the time the guys who design the drivetrain never meet the guys who design the rest of the vehicle. Imagine doing what Rich is doing, but with no ability to modify _anything_ on the motor. That's what packaging engineers do... It's literally an entire career of making puzzle pieces that don't fit somehow bolt together.

[@cessman8054]

Everyone acts as though the engineers are handed the concept art, then just walk to the drafting table figure everything out before just a quick hand off to the tool/die guys. The engineers are handed a sh*t sandwich told to smile, take a bite and pass it around. As is everyone else down the line in lean manufacturing. Blame the accountants and the leadership that approved whatever smug SVP signed off.

[@yeahitskimmel]

Just had a successful first start on an engine of my own before the wife made me come up for dinner. Perfect timing to keep me in the zone so I don't just lay down after

[@wayneneher6362]

I LOVED how your Chevy whined about the bus engine.

[@blowingdiesel]

This has to be one of my favorite builds on KZbin!

[@kosydarskorner4833]

Coming from an Alaskan trucker, You should put moose bumper on it! Both cool looking and practical. Help protect the radiator, and the awesome custom build!

[@Thetjspecial13]

Nice cameo from Devon at OBS Solutions. Very cool!

[@j0rd346]

Things get better when you see a new deboss video is up

[@gaw5024]

As someone that drove buses with the cat engine I can testify that slow starting is normal for those engines. Had to teach other drivers in how to start them in cold weather so not to get a dead battery. Basically had to cycle the engine heaters twice before cranking over.

[@NBSV1]

Yep. Had a customer with a box truck and one of these engines. That first winter we had to go out and start it a couple of times because they’d run the battery down cranking. First time we found that the big relay was bad for the intake heater. That helped, but when it was really cold they’d still kill the batteries just straight cranking. Had to show them to cycle the key and wait, then cycle the key again and wait. And, then only crank it for a little bit. If it doesn’t start then cycle the key again and so on. Suddenly didn’t have to go out and jump it off anymore.

[@DjSubstain]

Man, I want me one truck like that! Looking forward to see it going down the road. Great soundtrack in the video as always. Had to max out the sony headphones on that last one. Thank's!

[@markm0000]

The wiring on this is going to be a cakewalk compared to the LS Mercedes.

[@Jack-tx2ve]

Did the ls mercedes even ever work?

[@markm0000]

@@Jack-tx2ve yeh he made a update video a week or so ago and showed it running. It got a new cluster screen so I guess it’s functional at this point. There’s still a lot that needs to be finished and tweaked but it’s mostly there. He put so much blood sweat and tears into that car it’s going to be a sad day when it dies or he has to get rid of it.

[@ryandonato8563]

Your literally the only thing I watch on tv anymore you are very talented and you have such indepth explanations on everything you are truly a master at what you do no matter what it is

[@StonedGamers]

Since you started this series, I went through a good 4 different "I want a diesel" phases.... Well, I just got one! '04 F350, SRW 168k miles! It is a 6.0, but let's not talk about the disasters over the horizon, lol. Got it cheap and half the bulletproofing is done - I already got the other half on the way.

[@krismorey]

You poor lad, what have you done.

[@Qgal5kap123]

There is still time to sell it to Whistlin Diesel :-P

[@StonedGamers]

@@krismorey Thank you for making me laugh! Had the same thoughts while I drove it home. Immediately took it to my diesel tech neighbor asking him how badly I just shot myself in the foot. (Thankfully after full scans and test driving, worst thing about it was the steering box that I replaced the next day!) Already had coolant filters, HPOP, fuel spring, oil feed tubes, and upgraded oil cooler installed. I decided to get a complete bulletproofing kit from Sinister Diesel just to verify and refresh the truck. Best case it lasts to 350k and the motor nukes, I'd be happy to get half that for what I paid. Dream truck is a 7.3 F250-350, '94-97, SRW 4D Long bed. Too bad finding a low mileage one of those in Texas, in good condition, costs way more than I can afford at the moment.

[@Raise986]

@@StonedGamers I wouldn't worry about it too much. My 04 6.0 has 271k on it and still going

[@leokarasinski4217]

If you don't try to turn it into a race car you'll be fine. Bulletproof and mild tune. Then and this is key, leave it TF ALONE!

[@samuelweiss4548]

Love this conversion and truck so much! *Those front leaf springs need help big time, they're already straight 😂

[@butchpotato1804]

That’s how they’re supposed to be. Ever owned an OBS Ford?

[@jackofall2305]

Its amazing how well that fits in the bay, it almost looks like a factory option

[@mr.maccannics4484]

absolutely love the build! Rich if you happen to come across a John Deere 6.8L marine engine could you please consider it for a build? there's not a lot of KZbin videos of JD engines in trucks and it could potentially interest a bit of new subs from those green blooded folks😁

[@mikescott3641]

Always a pleasure watching your builds Rich..and of course how your camera/tech man pulls his end together..great shows!

[@anthonyguglielmo3708]

Here Kitty Kitty Kitty...... I can't wait to see that Cat purring down the road......

[@pb9762]

Plan for the worst hope for the best. Solid logic.

[@larrydavidson3402]

Rich, you are master at fabrication. One of the all time best.

[@DEBOSSGARAGE]

thank you!

[@Masamune0191]

Are we all just going to ignore that amazing audio transition at 17:13?? Incredible! Awesome video dude, so happy to see my new fave project coming along

[@Sean.K.Donovan]

The OBS diesel front bumper has the inlet holes that you want. Looks better than the newer bumper too.

[@peterjuhlke7437]

Man it's going to be an awesome build Rich, love it !

[@rowanscharf9013]

You guys if the boarder is open should bring that truck to the nobsobs truck show this coming year!

[@krismorey]

I love your scrap yard foraging.

[@CarswithNash]

Everything‘s looking pretty slick, can’t wait to see it all done!

[@mrfluffy117]

I love this series and cannot wait for more to come! I daily a 97 F-350 DRW CC 7.3 and I love it to absolute pieces. I used it to haul campers when I used to work for a company out of Indiana. My biggest recommendation, especially if you are going to be putting serious miles behind you in that truck, is to replace the seats. I've got the bench seats, but driving thousands of miles for hours in the same, old nearly as old as me seats really wasn't the most pleasant experience. Maybe it's just me being picky, but I know for sure your butt would appreciate it.

[@DEBOSSGARAGE]

Got a full King Ranch interior upgrade coming up.

[@maxsav007]

They already made a full video on swapping out the interior

[@chriskingston4270]

I like the engineering on this build.

[@JimBob-uj8gq]

Any of the engines with the high psi oil fired injectors always were tough to get fired up and air worked out of that system. I worked at an IH dealer and rebullt a lot of the heui DT466 and some were just a bear after rebuild. Basically after overhaul we would let them get up to temp on high idle in the lot, if no leaks go find an area with a lot of hills and go run them for about 30 minutes. That would usually work the air out. Idling in the shop wont do it and it will start hard until you get all the air out. On the same engine i would also loosen the icp sensor before i put the valve cover on crank the engine (uvc harness disconnected) until oil came out. Made startup easier after overhaul. Good luck and truck looks good and coming nicely.👍

[@itstuba.warzoneclips4887]

That's a thing of beauty great work cat 4x4 f350 sick

[@gethinjones1348]

Awesome video mate, really like the way you think of how to work on the engine after the swap so things won't be in the way etc. Project is really coming together nicely!

[@shomaniac]

That is coming together nicely!

[@alecnichols33]

Hell yeah! Glad to see some Canadians supporting my local laser cutter. Oshcut is the best and only just a few minutes away from me.

[@deborahchesser7375]

Man that yellow motor sure looks good in there 👍🇺🇸

[@simonwilkinson2133]

Easily the coolest most thought out build I've seen and watched. Can't wait to see the finished product.

[@vickestr794]

Not to diminish the F-Tree Kitty build, But you might want to check out Project Binky. 😅

[@fonhollohan2908]

U can just get a 1/4 in plate and trace out for that pipe and tack it to the flange then cut off the excess it not much to do. Then, Vince, won't have to fill gaps the size of the grand canyon. Anyways say hello to Vince, I use to work with him when he first got into the trade. I think it was at Sutherland Shultz in the Kitchener region. I mentioned it before but you may not of seen the post. Anyways I love this build. This is going to be One Sweet Truck! BTW Must admit it must be a pain for Vince to have to weld that dirty old aluminum, aluminum needs to be very clean to help achieve really nice welds.

[@cliffsta87337]

I’m not a Ford guy and I’m not a diesel guy but damn if this isn’t an interesting series. I’m most anticipating videos for this series. Keep up the awesome work Rich.

[@cammm6445]

I love this series so much, patiently waiting for the next ones. You're living my dreams lol

[@WBOS72]

Awesome job Rich. The servicesbility thought you put in to this will pay off in the long run.

[@David-uz9qw]

Coolest build on KZbin right now. Absolutely love this truck

[@kaplis117]

You should put charge cooler in front of everything. when you stack radiators you want to put them in order from cool to hot. When running ac condenser will get super hot and heat up charge cooler and you'll lose some power.

[@FoolOfATuque]

That’s going to be such a cool truck. I work in a job designing machined components and the laser guys can hold some pretty tight and consistent tolerances. Only issue we ever found with it is the heat affected zone and blow out. On a project I was one we were cutting some 2x1 rectangular 1/4” thick stainless tubes. That tube is rolled into a circle, seam welded and then formed using dies. So there’s a lot of stress in the steel. The steel gets locally stressed relieved while cutting it and the tube would go from straight to banana shaped. When we cut it. Solution was to cut it on the opposite side which caused it to pull back straight. 😂

[@johnk510]

When you said you'd made a mistake I was shocked ! You never make a mistake . You are intelligent and skilled! ! Another great video. 👍

[@matthewcarey2871]

You should really consider a PMF rear shackle kit for the front, it moves the shackle to the rear of the front springs and uses the longer SD springs and greatly improves ride quality!

[@DEBOSSGARAGE]

it does, but it also raises the truck another 2 inches minimum. I don't want a lifted SEMA truck. we will see what it rides like when it's done and go from there. The ride home from Cali was nice and smooth

[@matthewcarey2871]

If you use excursion springs instead of f series springs it'll sit just about level

[@danielmoss2394]

Great content. Love the Vice Grip Garage merch on your head in the beginning!

[@curvs4me]

Looking good. Maybe get a wedge cut to roll the intake down 👇 closer to the intercooler.

[@kennynelson2269]

The video is awesome man... been waiting patiently for a new one!! Hehe

[@limewoof]

Start showing back up in my recommended you beautiful bastard

[@jamesa.5052]

I got to say, you should be working for Hollywood movies. your work and videos you do are amazing.

[@DEBOSSGARAGE]

We were offered a show three times and turned it down. This is more fun with less stress and better builds that actually work

[@stevecorcoran9869]

I have watched KZbin videos for years posted by Canadians & they always stopped at Tim Horton's for a coffee before work, so I was excited to try one. A couple years ago, I had to go visit a shop North of Ontario to do a Factory Acceptance Trial & there was a Tim Horton's across the street from the hotel I stayed at in Guelph. Maybe not the worst cup of coffee I have ever had . . . . but t was pretty darn close. No idea if the Tim Horton's in Guelph is just an exception, but II no longer feel deprived when I watch one of the Canadian KZbin creators sucking on a cup of Horton's coffee.

[@Ripply774]

Favourite series, keep up the good work. Gona be an awesome truck

[@trudge84]

That rig is coming together nicely. What a beast.

[@BrodieBr0]

Just having that CAT under the hood alone makes that one cool F350. haha

[@farmerbill6855]

Need a center radiator cap through the hood with a Moto Meter cap on it. Just saying. Best regards from Indiana.

[@Liftedchevy931]

😍 every piece of this truck is purrfect !!!!

[@codyleigh2642]

I've always wanted to do a cummin swap but it was just a dream. One day I got a 76 ford super cab for free and a ford dump truck for 3k and I've been working on it ever since. Being only 21 these videos are really enlightening and helpful

[@samuelayomide6958]

Very lovely project will love to do something like this... following your series. Will love if the videos on this build can come out faster..

[@frankleonard6570]

now this is a really nice build! 👍

[@laser69beam]

…I was just thinking about the F tree kitty…. ;))

[@cor-k3676]

Would love to see Deboss garage and vice gripe garage collab alot more on projects that would be a great series to watch ...

[@tomcleghorn4005]

You make it look easy!! And I like how you acknowledge that Vince would leave you if you made him fill that!!. Obs is looking good

[@NeverLetOff]

Probably my favorite build

[@caseyc870]

Love the build thanks for explaining thoughts too

[@brandonevans4142]

This thing is gonna be a masterpiece 👍

[@colday74]

Another great DEBOSS vid!

[@Antempest]

Finally..No Cummins no Stroking..Big Cat!!

[@emanuelbrister5903]

This is so much better than a cummins swap, cat🐅baby!

[@jerrellkull5347]

Epic build! Keep on keeping on Rich. Take care brother......

[@DonVDBorgh]

Looking real nice! 👍👍

[@donaldlykins4548]

I would love to see a compilation video of you and that guy from the shop explaining what works and what fails

[@danssmokintreasures]

I am sure this will all make sense when done. You sir do great work.

[@StrugglinWithTheMantheis]

Excited to see this one done.

[@omegaseamaster1550]

This episode made my Saturday Night !!

[@Jakej904]

For the skid plate you could use dimple dies. that way you could bring the plate up higher while maintaining some air flow to the lower rads. Also the dimple dies would add a lot of strength to a what would normally be a flat piece of metal.

[@markbremmer8642]

Adding louvers to the flat plate for airflow will help with cooling issues.

[@stevehei8035]

F-Tree Kitty Super Screw!

[@Jeremy-fy1sz]

Fun watching this after doing my rad support last week.

[@MrManuel1329]

This is my favorite build on KZbin

[@chazzycat1992]

I love your videos man. Your fab work is incredible!

[@carltrano1325]

Love this build👍

[@shuttlepilot_]

I think the FTKitty has the best music montage and editing out of 'em all. I'm still only here for the montages.

[@joeclarke9782]

You're da boss so everything you make is cool.

[@DEBOSSGARAGE]

Thanks!

[@jonstrande2074]

This is my favorite build

[@brackoncorbridge1966]

Love my state UTAH. Love this build.

[@ronschmitt2495]

Would love to own that truck great build👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

[@hummyhero1484]

This is going to be the ultimate truck 👍😎

[@michaelblacktree]

I wonder if Vince ever caught his beard on fire while welding? 😎

[@randomname4726]

I saw a guy catch his pubes on fire with a oxy/acetylene setup. He got nicknamed bushfire for awhile.

[@CoastalAutoReactionCAR]

Hmmm it is almost Burnout Time Rich….. Maybe We should challenge you this year lol Good to see the old Ford again!

[@mrchrysler9736]

Paint it Cat™ yellow and get Caterpillar to sponsor you. It's already named Kitty.

[@jamesjmckamey]

You should put a sky reverse shackle kit on the front axle it will ride a lot better

[@GillansGarage]

I second this comment!!! It will also tie the front frame rails together since you’re running the newer bumper.

[@nicolasstanley1392]

As always, INSPIRING!

[@1973GLH]

Been waiting on this kitty

[@SamCyanide]

ballin out heck yeah!!

[@lyndonhamby7432]

Good idea on the grid heater 👍

[@DannyColdhill]

Epic build! 👍👍👍👍👍

[@esqueue]

Damn it, I caught up. I started this series a few days ago and was blasting through it like it wouldn't end.

[@hyper8545]

Sick truck build. I like engine :0

[@salo1808]

Very cool! I wish these trucks would of came with dog houses like the bigger trucks and vans, i don’t know if you plan on doing that with this truck, but it would make working in the engine a bit easier

[@danieladame6975]

Love your work bro!! Keep it going I don't know where you find the motivation lol thank God you do have the motivation though!! love the content lol I probably would have given up soon as I bought the truck lmao 😂

[@shanewright6958]

It's coming along nicely 👍👍🇨🇱