How My F100 Exploded 300+ Miles From Home...

[@collinknop5869]

Most important thing is your okay Craig, glad everything can be fixted and can't wait for the next one

[@Frankensteins_Highboy]

Nice highboy in the beginning Im building one right now in 1976 Hatteras Green

[@skimboards4life865]

That Highboy is beautiful. I love how it was restored while preserving the patina. Making me excited to get my 77 4x4 shortbed on the trails

[@Heatshieldproducts]

News Flash! You're hard on stuff. Build it, break it, and repeat!

[@LugNutLang]

LS swap it?

[@jaynecobb6711]

​@@LugNutLang That can be broken too.

[@LugNutLang]

@@jaynecobb6711 it’s a little harder though

[@jaynecobb6711]

@@LugNutLang Leave it to Craig. He can break anything.

[@LugNutLang]

@@jaynecobb6711 oh I know. He’s got talent. Makes for the best content for sure

[@fomocopowersgarage7103]

The green truck is AWESOME

[@Bbbbad724]

I had a 65 F250 4x4 with the “wrong bed” 120 inch WB, 352/4 speed Dana 24 transfer case 44 front and a 60 rear. The badass truck in town after a 500 hp FE swap.

[@butterknife_mtb_rc]

Martin brought that pickup to the ASU polytechnic car show a few weeks back and it’s legit dude! Sick video it’s cool to see it on the channel!

[@yamahaxs6501]

The progression in the quality of your videos has been AMAZING. Been here since the beginning.

[@CZ-kz7ug]

Suggesting saving the carbon shaft for racing and a thick wall steel or thick wall aluminun driveshaft for traveling.

[@g3neration216]

That epoxy resin seems to not like getting hot as fire right next to the exhaust lol.

[@thomasmueller9777]

You’ll make a come back like always bro!!! Love your content. I live just north of you in Temecula. It’s funny to watch your videos and see a bunch of places I’ve been.

[@mikepoint4717]

Either way your driveshaft broke , but more importantly your safe , cars and trucks can be replaced people not so much . Cheers 🇨🇦

[@carterhayes2478]

The spot yall went off-roading is like 10 min from my house me and my buddies used to do bonfires out there and ride dirtbikes 😂😂 so crazy to me

[@martinmetz8985]

Then you have probably seen me cursing around town lol

[@bcuxry4182]

same if you ever see a 73 tan f100 its me

[@Jay-zk7xk]

Hey craig it’s ok that your carbon fiber driveshaft broke . You don’t have to blame it on lose u bolts. Part of it man .

[@bradleybuilds7057]

2 things: at least you’re ok, and also at least it was not something like the motor or transmission. I also just wanted to let you know that your f-100 inspires many including me, and I’m 16 looking for my first Mopar! I love the sound of your truck, and it reminds me a little of Dale Earnhardt’s 2000 Talladega car. Your truck is definitely a model for my muscle vehicle when I get one. Keep up the great videos!

[@joshuahartford9329]

Qweg before he puts or installs said driveline need to invest in a driveshaft safety loop

[@kodabear_46]

If you don't already have one, put 1 or 2 driveshaft loops with containment tunnels in while the driveshaft is out since you're set on running a carbon driveshaft. That way it's protected somewhat from getting hit and hopefully won't leave you stranded again

[@dragracingrule]

Kinda surprised the truck doesn’t have a driveshaft loop

[@Upstages]

It’s not great when a 1 piece driveshaft becomes a 2 piece involuntarily😂

[@thatfordguy2268]

WoW you got Lucky Craig! Both could have been much, much worse. A head gasket on a 4.6, couple hours in the garage easy fix😎👍

[@steveshepperson8725]

The dent sides did not come with a sterling rear axle it would have been a dana 60 rear axle

[@martinmetz8985]

Po swapped it in the 90s after he blew the 60. I blew the sterling he put in and put another sterling back in

[@g3neration216]

I really wish he wouldn't make dumb excuses about the driveshaft. We all know why it actually failed. All it takes is a little observation and reading the documentation that QA1 provides. QA1 makes GREAT carbon fiber shafts btw. But please don't waste money on a cf driveshaft for the street. The epoxy resin cannot withstand the high temps of longer trips particularly when exhaust is routed near them. Get your axle wrap under control, loop the tunnel, correctly size a STEEL shaft and forget about it.

[@brandongamble1021]

I feel ya mine u-joint exploded on my truck going to work one morning I put new u-joint in it the drive shaft was bent so I drove it home went next day in the junk yard bought one put u-joints in it and it's fine I did mine on the side of the road I didn't won't to pay for a tow bill

[@luciankristov6436]

That 250 is dope !!!

[@CaponesMobileGarage]

a 23 min video on humpday ill take it thanks cwaig

[@garybrady9531]

All of the clinking on that highboy off road would drive me nuts

[@martinmetz8985]

Winch hook lol

[@mromatic17]

18:25 there had to have been a dent or a tear in the carbon fibre cuz that shiz doesn't just shear like that w/o a weak point.

[@bwrenra733]

Thought you blew up the motor from the headline that would have REALLY sucked!

[@Toxic2T]

same.

[@AllenSnyder-lf7uk]

Man, going with steel driveshaft is the best way to go . No matter what you think or say Sir. Steel al the way.

[@young11984]

Say that at after a u joint failure at 130 and you are trying to stop your car while pieces of transmission, floor and driveshaft are flying through the car busting out windows and going into your body with no brakes since that “steel driveshaft” already cut your brake lines…..carbon fiber all day over steel or aluminum in anything over 400whp, better to see the DS go up in dust than you and the car suffer the damage

[@AllenSnyder-lf7uk]

@@young11984 I've been in cars doing 130 an up to 160 for miles on open highway. I know about steel driveshafts . The one you had probably was made cheaply. I'm making a point here. Driveshafts made in the 60s were strong enough to handle high speeds . Alright then. I'm done with this

[@WildhurstLodge]

1 piece aluminum drive shaft is the way to go. I don’t think anything hit it, probably cracked from previous abuse and just finally went. Carbon fiber on an f100😂. What are you,a ricer?!😂 what’s a couple pounds. You don’t want that to happen again

[@young11984]

@@WildhurstLodge imagine how destroyed the bed and transmission would have been had it been aluminum, people cant look past their own opinion/beliefs to realize its not about weight its about one part being sacrificed to save other more expensive pieces and not some stupid ricer shit. See my above comment about what can happen when steel/aluminum comes loose beside you, that carbon broke and exited imo from rear straps getting loose and eventually slipping out the yoke spitting a u joint cap. When that happened the vibration split the shaft letting it go saving the transmission, steel/aluminim would have taken the transmission out and numerous body panels as it exited. Look up what pro mods are using fro driveshafts, 100% of the field will be carbon and 1000x safer in event of failure. I have 2 of them, one in my road course and drag car and was actually cheaper than an aluminum one

[@young11984]

@@AllenSnyder-lf7uk sorry but you assumed i was speaking of my own car, i drag race and have seen numerous people injured from A/S DS failures. People died in the 60s from driveshafts hence DS safety loops becoming a standard because of it. I have carbon fiber in my drag and road race car for 5yrs and never had an issue, also never had an issue with the built aluminum ones i had but will never run a steel one in something seeing 150-160 1/8 mile either. You do you though

[@javierguevara1219]

that 73 ford was my uncle’s truck ik that truck I used to climb all over that truck

[@martinmetz8985]

Let’s see if your right lol. What’s his name ?

[@javierguevara1219]

ray

[@jaynecobb6711]

​@@martinmetz8985Was he right?

[@martinmetz8985]

@@jaynecobb6711 yes pretty cool huh

[@jaynecobb6711]

@@martinmetz8985 Yes. Cool.

[@ront2106]

Love the highboy!.. glad this video wasn't another Craig broke $#!t disaster video 😅😮

[@MyDailyDodge]

You said it!! The dodge…

[@kerrywaldrop4546]

Come to Southwest New Mexico I'll show you some mountains to climb

[@rickallen6378]

Proper high boy is bump side.

[@carsareaddictive7450]

That's just the "win stupid prizes" part of constant 7000 rpm pulls!

[@Toxic2T]

good thing it was only the driveshaft yoke. that motor still can do stuff

[@ABRetroCollections]

@@Toxic2T And here I thought it was another case of pushing 302 Windsors beyond their limits. Luckily it was just the driveline.

[@young11984]

Good thing 7000rpm pulls had absolutely nothing to do with the driveshaft failure, you won the “stupid prize” for this comment

[@biggerboostksa6831]

What limits ? Its built from top to bottom, what are you on about ?​@ABRetroCollections

[@ABRetroCollections]

@@biggerboostksa6831 No it's not. He put a stock 302 into that truck after blowing up the first 302. Unless the 302 is a dart block, it's going to constantly blow if you keep giving it max RPM's for days on end. Go back to making your little COD videos in your Mom's basement and don't comment on automotive channels.

[@Stevop79400]

Take That F 250 up a trail it might not make. Make it struggle a little.

[@racer193wr]

I hope your truck finally gets some suspension that lets you take advantage of that engine. Make it handle and stop. Im kinda guessing that axle wrap and hop from the launches at the drag strip killed your driveshaft.

[@3wbasie]

not the first time I've seen these qa1 drive shafts fail. To me it is just not worth the marginal weigh savings. Even if it was a bolt a steel driveshaft isn't going to explode when road debris hits it. Regardless, I'm glad you're okay but maybe time for a driveshaft loop and a different driveshaft haha.

[@kotybenedict2640]

Welp tike for a full blown ARCA motand a 4 speed Jericho hopefully 🤞

[@Carlos_A_Garcia]

Carbon driveshafts are not great for street driven vehicles.

[@hanknipper3921]

That does suck Craig! But it is fixable young man

[@Jon_2218]

No Driveshaft Loop makes a very dangerous highway situation for not only yourself but all other people on the roadways of 🇺🇸

[@ericbooks8551]

Why didn’t you have a dry shaft loop?

[@bobmanzi7712]

Great stuff thanks. Sorry about your vehicles.But it will make for good content

[@RidicULooseAutomotive]

Steel D/S would have started an F-100 pole vault contest on the 10 freeway.

[@g3neration216]

only if you're living before loops were invented.

[@garrettmonk8432]

Craig needs a 2wd first gen Cummins dually and a nv5600 and he no longer has to use the crew cab for cross country trips

[@cesarmagdaleno6009]

Glad you and your friends are safe. Is the shaft under warranty? I hope the company can help you.

[@deytonstewart332]

Good frod 😀😀😀school ocld

[@bigbaby1177]

Though you said being Carbon Fiber is one reason it didnt PoGo, would it be worth installing a hoop should anything like this happen again could it help to not damage other parts?

[@black63ford]

What is the gear ratio of the diff and what trans are you running.

[@newenglandoutdoors9]

Number one love the videos

[@stevendemoss6609]

Bet a steel driveshaft wouldn't have been hurt at all maybe a small ding. What a waste. You don't need a 2000 hp rated driveshaft for a 400hp motor.

[@KANSASIOUX]

😂”It’s so good” 🌈

[@martinmetz8985]

That was definitely a little fruity lol 😂 adhd life

[@berserkir]

🤔 So..... F.ound O.n R.oad D.ead? 😂

[@IZD3d]

dude soo many bots 🤣that highboy is a beaut, i saw one for sale in my town, 460 69 f250, they wanted like 4500 bucks a few years ago, i wish i woulda jumped on that 😅

[@2nickles647]

Never seen any bots

[@IZD3d]

@@2nickles647 they must've been deleted, cause there were a good 10 - 15 bot comments 🤣

[@jasonlemon7362]

No shout out to Ram for building the recovery rig? I have a 17 Ram as my “Truck” then have a 71 &72 F-100

[@bcuxry4182]

I live right next to the place you took the highboy out to offroad lol

[@marcusmaddenov2451]

I think you should go with a regular driveshaft.

[@jesseduke694]

I'm pretty sure that high boy came with Dana axles & not a Stirling. I thought 2wd got stirlings & 4wds got Dana 60s or Dana 61s.

[@martinmetz8985]

I kinda mispoke, it came with a 60 but that blew up po swaped in a sterling, I blew that one up and swaped in another along with 2017+ leafs

[@ramonruybal9808]

With rear axel flip ,did you say front shocks work in rear , my factory shocks are bottomed out in rear, did you end up getting custom length rear shocks ?

[@ironcross420]

Didn't you have a square body 73-81 C-10 with the next generation 90's square body front clip? I saw the videos, sometime later I saw it/clone in Coronado, CA Around NAB. Unemployed Auto Tech here in South San Diego lookin for new shop.

[@ryanlee6881]

first i call dibs

[@robertcollins3832]

Where is your fox body?

[@MidwestToolReview]

Driveshaft simply failed...ill be the one that says it...

[@Bbbbad724]

The 360 was all they put on the F250 4x4.

[@martinmetz8985]

77 had a 351m

[@Bbbbad724]

@@martinmetz8985 that’s right when they changed the frame 77 1/2. I have had horrible luck with both Ms 351 and 400. The 400 should have been good, but they needed a 4V for working and the funky cam timing like he 460 had in the same frame time.

[@Bbbbad724]

@@martinmetz8985 Did you have any luck with the M blocks? I just put 390-413( .020 over 390 with a 410/428 crank. Man the 413 internally balanced with.045 quench was a force of nature with a 750 3310, header and the 80s 445 with the 4:1 low. You could gear it up and keep up with traffic and the NP205 gear to gear transfer case and a Dana70 in the rear and the open knuckle 60 was really good. But the Ms I had detonated so much the exhaust manifolds would turn pink and crumble.

[@martinmetz8985]

@@Bbbbad724 the m is a good engine with the smog removed and a straight up timing set. They were retared 4 degrees from factory. I have a 460 out of a 76 Lincoln the po swapped in the 90s using one of the first l&l kits. It needed rings and a valve job when I got it so I talked to Scott Johnson at parkland prefomance machine and got their “tow pac” engine kit. Custom cam 213/227 @ 0.05”. Ported d3 heads and later efi pistons. I dynoed my truck recently on a mustang dyno made 300whp and 450 ftlbs

[@jesseduke694]

The 67 highboys got 352s, 68 they started the 360s, then like mentioned, 77 they went to the 351m & 400.

[@gagebailey4733]

Time to coyote swap the town car.

[@kenrusso9759]

That's why you need a drive shaft loop, guess you Cali boys don't know that, any stick shift vehicle with any horsepower should have one.

[@KyleP133]

Im not sure a giant bolt slamming into a steel driveshaft would make it fail at all... I'll defer to the experts but I'm not totally buying that this isnt a carbon fiber failure. It almost sounds like carbon fiber is more vulnerable to FOD damage. Either way glad the damage isnt worse than it is! Your videos always motivate me to get in my piece of shit and send it instead of hopping in the boring daily.

[@____MC____]

Take it from ocean gate. Carbon fiber is not made well for repeated stress.

[@bantheundead4162]

Hey, where is the galaxy? i haven't seen it in a while

[@allenlindsey1175]

That truck gets towed bout as much as a Tesla Cyber truck

[@captainschannel9331]

🤠🏴‍☠️

[@LynnTwinCustoms513]

I don’t think it’s possible to catapult your vehicle from a driveshaft failure just my opinion

[@gman5182]

what engine is in this truck?

[@Chapscruisers]

Am I the only one tired of the constant 7000 rpm pulls? I like the lower rpm pulls. Sounds better

[@SamuelDaniel-z7o]

Life is good

[@SalvationGarage]

Man I can’t really tell but you may want to check your I beams. I think that’s one of your I beam bolts from the spring perch. It holds the radius arm on the I beam as well. It’s impossible to know from a video and I would rather risk looking like an idiot than you get hurt somehow.

[@3wheelslifelonglivetheatc559]

fords represents the weired hairdews

[@martinmetz8985]

Engineering school will do that to you lol

[@kc.w1992]

Cwaigs sister is a skeleton?

[@leonardhall8222]

Craig I used to punish myself with Ford's dude try you one Chevy truck they will continue to run on 1 cylinder try one

[@neverdonegarage6346]

The CHEVY GODS got you.. literally FORD found on road dead..

[@Venturemaster_Nate]

First

[@glenryan6569]

Are you tired of ford motors blowing up yet? A stock LS 6.0 will almost make the hp you had and a few mods on the LS it will make the 500 hp you have and it won't blow up, put a turbo with 17 lbs of boost and you have 1000 hp.

[@Bbbbad724]

@@glenryan6569 I d put a Mercury 410 in it, bore it.020 for a 413 , 5500.6000,you won’t break that. Headers, 750 VS and a Comp 282S , 410 hp and 466 ft lbs on regular. Find a good pan and accusump for the way you like to drive.

[@timezone4907]

Did you have fun Did you learn anything