How Much Did Our K100 Restoration Cost?

Going over the costs to restore a Kenworth K100 Cabover.
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[@LuvMyGT500]

Dude, you ARE the content. I see your point about not being able to make “content” while doing all of your schooling and testing, but I think it’s safe to say that we (your followers) enjoy hanging with you, the projects are simply a bonus.

[@wobblysauce]

Short term loss

[@weazelchop3322]

Yea I agree dude is a natural

[@dieselcowboy777]

So what was the total

[@kirkstruik6118]

I was bout to say '$18,000 seems low'. Having good connections, and the relationship with V&R pays off. Turned our Great!

[@thestreets5206]

When you first said $18000 I burst out laughing and thought yeah right. I think that's easily a $150-200k truck . It's been my favourite build on both your channels. Keep up the good work 👏 🙌 👍 👌

[@NoWr2Run]

I was thinking $ 130 K.

[@leejohnson6173]

Nobody is paying 150k for a cabover.

[@MudFlap19781]

Compared to what I’ve seen old Cab-Over’s sell down here in Texas with bout the same amount of work done probably be bout 80,000-100,000

[@viarnay]

too much for an old truck

[@durgons2324]

​@viarnay old trucks never die, my friend. They were built to run, unlike the new stuff

[@pontiacexcitement4evrponti995]

I want to thank u deeply for bringing another classic KENWORTH back to life. Here in the western USA, we don't see many cabovers anymore on our highways.

[@greatkingrat]

Amazing results. For me, the wrap/paint and the exhausts look fantastic. The colour choice for the wrap is fantastic. That guy really knows his stuff. I’m keen to see what happens with the interior, so that’s a subs.

[@neilmclean716]

Beauty of a restoration looking FWD to seeing interior updated. Easy 130k and more with the interior done Wish rigs like that were running around here in Scotland been a fan of American trucks since watching Convoy as a kid. Keep up the good work 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[@jamieokane989]

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿⭐️👍

[@kentmckean6795]

Love the truck and your videos! With that visor on the truck, you need a "Traffic Light Viewer". It's a prism that mounts on the dash and they have been around since the 40's.

[@timothybailey7118]

“She’s a beaut Clark!” Impressive resurrection. The collaboration is as interesting as the end product. Pulling all those interests together is a job unto itself.

[@byronmoon8351]

Beautiful Kenworth. You should do some more big rigs. Great job

[@minnesotatomcat]

Yeah it’s worth way more than $95,000, you just proved it! U can’t hardly buy a one ton pickup for 95k anymore. Great series brother, loved every episode 👍

[@viarnay]

the engine has 700k miles I don't think it worth 95k but for 75k I would go for it.

[@ctdieselnut]

@@viarnay this isn't just any other truck in the classifieds. When you spend 16k on paint and 8k on exhaust pipe just for starters, you have something special.

[@hopefloats7573]

Not unless they build the engine.

[@viarnay]

@@hopefloats7573 what is the cost of that?

[@tomjones5974]

$45k. Needs engine, transmission, interior. Even then still it's just a toy.

[@sheepdoglogic]

I am doing my truck, an 84' International 9670 myself, but can't do it all yourself so, I have $8K in shop work so far. I have a estimated total of $20k into it now, and that includes the purchase price and having it moved from where I got it to where I live. By the time I am done, I will have $30K into it and that is not touching the interior much or repainting the truck. I also do not plan to stretch the frame or do anything elaberate. Just putting it back together and making it road ready. Lucky for me, the engine is good to go and so is the rest of the drive train, with new suspension and brakes. All lines, fuel and air, will be replaced as well as coolant. Your truck is top notch and is worth way more than $95K!

[@JasonSmith-vd1sz]

I’ve owned trucks now for 24 years. The price that you have quoted for parts and labor I could not have touched. You got an outstanding deal on everything that was done! The truck looks beautiful. It’s something to enjoy for many many years.

[@andrewrobertson4330]

I agree . 100 % would you build me a peterbilt glider ??

[@IanDarley]

TBH, when the interior is finished, that looks like a quarter million dollar truck to me. I was very surprised at the low valuation. A crane company near me spent over 150k (UK Pounds) just to have a six axle mobile tower crane painted in their company colours.

[@fonhollohan2908]

That's craziness that painter made a killing.

[@BitterCynical]

250k USD and more seems right. Not based on any objective evaluation, just feels right for a custom showpiece vehicle.

[@TheRealMrCods]

I agree $250,000 would be my call for Aus as well, Our $ AUD is similar to CAD

[@craighearn747]

Where would you locate a twin build at this level and customization for $67k? That answered that question right there.

[@ctdieselnut]

@@craighearn747 I think they are talking about the $90k insurance appraisal, and yes, to me, even 90 sounds very low to try to replace this with a show truck of similar quality. I don't know if 250 usd is right either, but its def more than 90.

[@hansh8071]

A Big thank you to your wife letting you do your thing, i can and will never wrench on anything like you do but it is amazing to see what you accomplish. Grtz from holland

[@donmccord]

As a k100 owner myself I know how hard it is to build and maintain one y’all did an amazing job putting this rig together

[@DukeOfTwist]

Congrats to neighbour Phil being so supportive, love seeing him pop up on the channel. Plus V&R for being all in, I trust they get heaps of new business with you being their Brand Ambassador.

[@DGHD]

that's what I keep telling them lol

[@carlschmiedeke151]

Man, you killed this video, I couldn't take my eyes off it, what an awesome build, definitely didn't care for the rap, but the color was so beautiful, I'm in the process of buying a 42 running Kenworth, for $2000.00, but in need of some serious extensive cleaning, & sanding, & painting, can't wait to get started on it, the cool thing about the sale, is, the guy I'm buying it from is a licensed retired diesel mechanic, & welder, super cool dude, very laid back guy with a personality of an old hippy, & said not to worry, if ever I have a problem I can go to him, & he'll be happy to help me with the truck to keep it on the road, so yeah, I feel your drive to restore something so cool, & the guys so cool he's like don't worry about paying him in full, we'll just do payments on it if I want, so it's not a burden on my pocket, I'm like man I just love this guy, & he's got a line on tires that are like new for about $100.00 each, I was like man, this deal just keeps getting better and better the more I talk to him, apparently this guy took to me as well, he initially told me he would take $3500.00 for it, & the more I talked to him, the more we clicked, & then he says, ya know what, just give me $2000.00 & he'll be tickled pink to sell it to me, said he's been offered way over $5000.00, but wasn't sure if he wanted to sell it then, but i guess he seen how excited I was about owning it, he agreed to sell it to me, i felt like a kid in a candy store, & he seen how stoked i was to maybe owning it he said it was time to sell it, & that he wanted it to go to someone he knew that was going to restore it to it original glory, i couldn't thank him enough

[@peterjuhlke7437]

wow she's a beaut ! Crazy amount of effort by all but well worth it !

[@jamesbruno5896]

Great series & kudos to V&R for partnering! 18K 🤣🤣🤣

[@troyelliott223]

You made it look fabulous I am a cabover fan, when I started driven it was the first truck I was in and fell in love with them. So you you guy's did this old truck justice. Thanks for bringing her back to life and keeping the memories going. Keep up the good work.

[@40beretta1]

DeBoss... you never cease to amaze... I'm betting the rig is $125K U.S....

[@emilepellerin6064]

Deferent color. but same truck bought it new in 1982.. Re: powered in 1988 from a 350 cummings to a 400 Cat. Also added a brand new 18 speed at the same time.. Sold it in 94. Bought a big shack Western Star. Air ride cab and sleeper to replace the cab over. Carried on with my run from Edmonton To Whitehorse. I seen my old cabover from time to time. Pulling a crude oil tanker in Northern Alberta. On occasion talked to the driver on the CB. He loved the cab over. Had only had had minor problems till that date.. That made me feel happy.

[@davidnorth3411]

Rare and worth it , miles of smiles .

[@patrickbooth2329]

$ 150.000 the truck non replaceable and your time and talent are priceless it should be more then 150000 but that is a fair price for the dollar these days thanks for sharing .saying its a nice job is not enough amazing work

[@landon390]

One of the best builds on KZbin by far so definitely worth it in my opinion! keep the content coming! can’t wait to see more!

[@tomcleghorn4005]

Missed ya in your absence but you had said you were going for your schooling. It’s a big thing too do 103 hrs! YOU are the content. Just keep doing your thing. Your attitude and knowledge is why we are all here!

[@kevingreen3923]

Still absolutely love this channel and content. Good, clean, honest content that isn't dramatic. I love the variety of builds and how to build them. Thank you so much. Wish you nothing but success and look forward to whatever comes next

[@michaelmcclure126]

Bad ass buddy, great to see you doing more content. Always looking for your new content. Great to see that you put out the number on the big truck. Great info through your costs and upgrade numbers…appreciate all you do…keep it coming

[@canukster3507]

Great work Rich, one of my favorite builds you've done, keep up the great work and content.

[@richardschulz7779]

Excellent Excellent job. Good luck with this beautiful K-100 and your new license. ✌️👍✌️👍❤️❤️

[@chefmaster9389]

Wow beautiful rig you got there!! I fell in love with cabovers and enjoyed watching the journey with this built! Amazing work you done ✅

[@AlwaysBored123]

Awesome. Thanks for giving us details about the practical side of such a cool project. Very interesting to hear about how much things cost and who was involved and how it all came together.

[@chox2001]

It’s all been amazingly entertaining and whatever the cost it’s been an experience for everyone to do this project. You know it will be about for a very long time.

[@claytonbrown7100]

Glad you added the fairings!

[@leakylewis66]

Awesome build Rich and Co. Happy truckin'!

[@brockcampbell8727]

Truck turned out amazing! Really enjoyed watching the series.

[@servicesmecaniquev.laverdu1726]

I can feel the pain going through this.. nice work guys

[@timau7664]

My favorite build so far. Well done.

[@DrokiHazan]

There's just nothing else like your channels on KZbin, Rich. The dedication to your craft, and the determination to build cool stuff with your hands is really unique. I think the viewers will make sure you get your money's worth out of this project and that you keep on building more incredible projects. Thanks for continuing to push the limits and try totally new things. You inspire me to keep tools in my hands and stay covered in grease and sawdust.

[@Karfix]

Great job man with this awesome truck! Welcome to the Road and congratulations on your license. I just got my CDL last Tuesday too, and I can't wait to get on the road.

[@farmerbill6855]

Love the truck, love the channel, one of my two favorites.Thanks Rich. The content is spectacular. Best regards from Indiana, USA.

[@97vr6gti]

Truck came out amazing, as all your projects do. Really love the channel’s Rich. You deserve alot more subs

[@feron450]

Rich I absolutely love the truck, I usually don’t like cab overs but that one looks so good. Great job!

[@tomwaldenofficial]

Enjoyed watching; love the humor, too!! Thanks for posting

[@rickadema3558]

You can not fairly assign a price for the craftsmanship, attention to detail on this kind of project. What you could sell this for in no way a accurate way to assess its value. Awesome truck!

[@steverasmussen1905]

Absolutely gorgeous build and excellent series. Really enjoyed your hard work for our viewing enjoyment

[@magnificentshine1]

Very cool break down, great video!

[@edieseldad7995]

Great job to Rich and the rest of the crew for an amazing old school build!

[@casualtrucker]

Absolutely beautiful!! Well done!

[@douglasdayton9327]

Thanks Rich for the Videos!!

[@JDLightnin]

Luv…luv….LUV it!!! Thanks for all the detailed info

[@larryblankenship8104]

Great job on the cabover did a great job. Keep up the great work. Love the colors on it.

[@joegee2815]

This was a fun ride. I appreciate what you did bringing back a classic truck and getting your license.

[@IMurderdTheDevil]

Amazing!!!!!!!!!! super cool! these KW's are hard to find. Drove these old timer trucks for many years.

[@jodydewey3516]

Loved all the videos on this restoration. I knew it had to be extremely expensive and I am glad you broke it down for us.

[@wgthn5103]

Truck looks awesome, well done! Best content on KZbin as well, as a diesel tech myself it’s awesome to watch proper work and a variety. Keep up the good work guys!!

[@Highballer44]

That's amazing how through your driving test is, in the U.S. a company instructor can give you the driving test and you just take a written test at the DMV. Of course the company won't let you fail, as they are hurting for drivers, so quality here is not so great. I love your trucks, I drove back in the 70's, I always dreamed about having an extended cab KW like yours, never happened, but I did drive the regular cab version, I loved it. Good video, and good luck.

[@tommysantos1658]

Very glad to see it back together and about finished. Cant wait for the rest of the builds. Especially for the f350

[@Mike-hb4pc]

Awesome, awesome truck! Nice job, and I can't wait till the interior gets a makeover.

[@jimmah3185]

Thank you Rich for you efforts

[@marksaunders2500]

Hi from uk rich 👋 👍 awesome news on your test and the breakdowns only ad to the character of your time fixing the truck on the test route loved the build mate and can only appreciate the time and memories to come 👌 thanks for your time be safe and see you soon 👍 👋

[@stewstewart1798]

SO SO SO glad you made this video. Too often KZbinrs will do a project and not give any idea what kind of budget we would need to follow suit. THANK YOU!

[@jeffabernathy3131]

You and your team knocked it out of the park on the build. Super nice job. I miss seeing cabover trucks on the road, especially those ones that are customized.

[@stevepepin74]

Thanks for the content. You put out amazing stuff. Thanks again.

[@007cyklone]

Every thing that you have done to it is awesome... cheers

[@MrMatto84]

Keep up the great videos and the builds have been awsome this is one of my favourite channels

[@michaelburleigh27]

Enjoyed this project from start to finish !!👍

[@dennisobrien5008]

Nice job thank you for doing it I loved driving and looking at them

[@standard8888]

I know what happend mate!!! I've just got an old Thames Trader back on the road , and just brought a Atkinson with 350 Turbo Cummins, 10 speed overdrive Spicer and 411 diffs, and can feel your hurt :) lots of $$$ but here in Australia we can put them on Historic Club registation for $49 a year and insurace in Australia if Historic Rego is only a few/couple of hundred a year for full insurance.. I guess we are lucky, but parts etc.. can kill you,.. Lots of cash and worth every cent to be able to enjoy a Historic truck on the road is priceless :) Great work and enjoyed your build!

[@johnc6466]

Favorite series I've ever watched. I was in boot camp for a couple months and I missed watching the updates lol

[@heatonhigh]

Great truck. Great build. Can’t wait to see you drive it some more

[@metalmetz]

Beautiful truck Rich! I can't wait to see her in action!

[@TheFastgeek]

You're an awesome guy, Rich. You're humble, have a great attitude, seem damn near perpetually positive, have amazing creative skills and just get things done. Plus, added bonus, you have shop kitties! Keep on making videos and, no matter the subject, we'll keep watching! 😄

[@mercranger2801]

Keep up on useful tips, thanx...... keep being you Rich!

[@Stahodad]

So Cool to partner with local shops and V&R, and see parts get cleaned up and reused when possible. I watch the injector pump video which was very interesting to see how all those tiny parts go back together. Growing up we used to watch a show called "Movin' On" ( from a TV station in Kingston Ontario,) and it had a Cab Over KW, it looked a lot like yours, but may have had the Aerodyne cab.....it may have also been green but we had B&W tv lol. Nice work all around..Vince is my hero... 💪

[@infledermaus]

Thank you for saving that gorgeous old Kenworth!

[@harveymushman8209]

I’ve loved cabovers since I was a kid watching BJ and the bear. My neighbour in Jordan station Ontario still uses a 74 KW cab over to hall his grapes in autumn. Love your equipment!!

[@ezisbell]

There is a more of a need for a truck driver mechanic trainer then ever before and you really set the standard here thank you again people can learn throughout your Channel and learn how to do things right thank you very much

[@augienajera642]

Awesome build!!! Can't wait for the next!!!!

[@gamecollectorbr]

Amazing job. Cheers from Brazil!

[@davidgleason6400]

Rich…there Transport truck looks fantastic…you guys did awesome detail work on it. I hope you cover and protect it from the harsh winters you all experience up north. Looking forward to seeing the interior completed…wrapping up the build! Being honest here…can’t wait to see the F-350 back in the mix…I am a Ford guy and absolutely love what you guys are doing with it…keep up the great content. Take care and God bless…David.

[@Triple87]

Absolutely beautiful truck. I drove passed V&R on my way to pick up my nephews this morning and got to see it out front. 👏👏👏

[@dobs5james]

Great video as always Rich! Keep up the great work James - Yorkshire, UK

[@noelmcgarry456]

Great vid guys enjoyed

[@frankleonard6570]

you definately did one hell of a great job on this kdub! my all time dream truck! take great care of it. awesome job!

[@joey_556]

That truck is PRICELESS

[@johnday7362]

I really enjoyed watching the Kenworth K100 Restoration video, it's my first video from your channel [it came up on my suggestions feed]. I am a semi-retired 🤭 Electronics Repair Technician... look for and replace any "quick connector" connections! Replace with soldered connections or Molex connectors. Where possible always use 'self-adhesive' shrink wrap to cover all connections. Stay away from all wire t hff at is smaller than 14 AWG [smaller in diameter], you will save money but cost yourself time and more money replacing it later. When in doubt, replace the entire wire and connectors. Good luck to you in your progress on this iconic American Tractor/Trailer. Greetings from Michigan. John

[@Kersean]

I can't imagine it was cheap but man it was worth it, great build series and you got a fantastic truck out of it 👌

[@stephenhewitt5835]

Big applause for showing total costs.

[@Mick_A_Knuckle]

Yeah, I don't think I've seen any other KZbinrs doing that.

[@robertburns3014]

Your Kenworth is a beauty! I don't know anything about over-the-road trucks but you folks have done a fabulous job putting your truck together in my opinion. Congrats on your partnership with V & R Recycling! It sounds as though it will be a "win/win" situation for you both. Keep on truckin!

[@davidsnowball2981]

Sure is one awesome looking truck, congrats for all the hard yakka you guys put in

[@frankrester3727]

I love videos like this 👍 You'll did an awesome job 👏 👍💪 Thanks for sharing 👍

[@Loztown]

What an amazing achievement, irrespective of cost! I keep telling my wife; it's not the final cost that matters, or even the price it 'might' sell for. It's the journey. If I wanted something that worked, I would have just bought one. This is why I watch this channel, and if I hadn't already been out under my project car all day, you'd bet I'd be out there after watching the newest Deboss video.

[@Mr-MH227]

Great videos, what an amazing, individual and beautiful truck.

[@andye7389]

Thanks for the video Rich and Aaron. I can appreciate the price and honesty. I am from the Midwest in the states and now live in Alberta. So I definitely understand the costs in Canada now. I have friends like yours in my home town where we have worked together on projects like this not to this extent. The truck turned out great keep up the good content

[@chuckthomas8176]

Wow.. awesome work .. love the truck

[@tallguy8452]

Thank you Rich for another amazing build and video. Your story on obtaining your truck driving (AZ) license is interesting. I obtained my licence in the mid 1970's, at that time all you needed was a "chauffeur" licence. Later it was converted to a AZ without doing anything other than my boss signing a few pieces of paper. I put myself through university by driving a truck in the summer and going to school from fall to spring. Much has changed since then. I kept up my licence for the past 47+ years and let it go this year, cuz at 67 I have no intent on driving a transport truck, and the gov't insist on having a medical done at my expense each year. It was hard to give it up, but I now have other stuff to worry about. Once again, good job Rich!

[@kelleycoon2070]

Truck turned out really nice. I like the way you guys did the air cleaner and stacks

[@ZeGermanHam]

I'm not a big rig guy, but I have thoroughly enjoyed this build series and look forward to seeing what comes next for the K100. And as someone who has done a complete ground-up restoration on a classic car and spent more than what the K100 cost doing so, I know just easily all the little things can add up.

[@byrongilbert3720]

Congrads on getting your license. That rig is a work of art.