I Bought This NICE Chevy For Just $3750!! Can We Fix And Sell It For Double?

[@williamfenwick3867]

That truck is 7 or 8 grand in my city. Truck prices are insane right now. What a score !!

[@eduardomenchaca1916]

This truck is like 10 in my town they are insanely high

[@jonathantanasi2557]

I’d say try like 15,000

[@zackatron925]

@@jonathantanasi2557 u reaching with that

[@jonathantanasi2557]

@@zackatron925 😂🧢 I live in an area where any truck sells for an exorbitant price.

[@samuelw.3992]

@@jonathantanasi2557 hell no. Their old news. More like 8 to 9 grand. Maybe 10. I just paid 17k for a 2014 silverado z71 4x4 crew cab, 100k mi.

[@sixpacksandsrts9122]

You really need to start using fiberglass bonds for your first coat. It’s waterproof. That bonds is going to get moisture and flake off in a month. Get short strand filler and use it for first coat. On all these projects. Nice find .....

[@ARuralVermonterQqjmcb182]

Never heard of it, ill check it out

[@sixpacksandsrts9122]

@@ARuralVermonterQqjmcb182 Just called fiberglass strand filler. Uses same style of gardener. Way harder to sand. So use bonds on top

[@85square]

Yeah the fiberglass strand stuff is much stronger, I think it's like green, unlike the normal tan Bondo.

[@ckm-mkc]

@@ARuralVermonterQqjmcb182 Look for "tiger hair" - others are right, its way stronger. But getting better at welding would be a good thing as well.

[@leethomas1776]

@@ARuralVermonterQqjmcb182 also, next time use a fillet weld or just plug weld it by slipping the patch panel under the bedside. If you plug weld it, you can drill the holes in the bedside and use some self=tappers to hold it in place tightly while you weld the other plugs, then remove the self tappers and weld in that plug.

[@Dacer54]

Nobody: Rural Vermonter: So I've bought another silverado

[@travisc3571]

Something I have learned when working with metal...make a paper template before and then trace it to the new piece...save yourself time and body filler.

[@jamespn]

That’s a great tip maybe even some light weight poster board. I’ve seen welders do welds spaced out allowing for time for the metal to cool and not warp, go back and tack the rest of the panel.

[@ChosenBC]

Also, Usually cut smaller if you are not using a paper template, your can always cut more, but you can't technically uncut... You should use filler tape behind the big gaps as well so the Bondo has more to help it stay in place and fall in or out after a bit of driving.

[@Thomasela1992]

just a tip for doing ghetto rust repair use fiberglass stranded filler like bondoglass or kitty hair its waterproof and will last alot longer. With Work like this regular bondo is meant to be fully encapsulated with metal on the back and paint on the front. fiberglass filler can go through the back side and get wet and no fail as quickly. Not bashing at all just a tip nice work

[@maxmorrey3199]

Watching your vids makes me happy I’m in salt-free Washington, I’ve got a 25 yr old F250 without a spec of rust on it

[@Go4Jeph]

Thankfully we don't have to deal with the ice and snow they do. Can't they come up with a better alternative for the roads over there? Not only does it KILL your cars.. but I've read the environment gets wasted also.

[@VanisleNSX]

Yeah, all of the older vehicles here in British Columbia are generally rust free as well.

[@MC-kb9vt]

Watching rural Vermonter for a long time making me want a truck in the future

[@booly7621]

yep trucks are pretty cool

[@devdoesitbest6974]

It amazes me how you keep finding these silverados for such a good price

[@dominicwilson564]

Seriously

[@MidnightPolaris800]

Its because they're neglected chevys that burn oil. Everyone knows that generation silverado engine was garbage

[@davidpick1076]

@@MidnightPolaris800 The GMT900 platform was the first generation of AFM. I learned the hard way the legendary reliability of GM engines went away with AFM on my 07 Sierra with the 5.3. I suffered a head gasket failure and hydro-lock in a parking lot at 125000 miles. You got 3 choices at that point. That are junk it, fix it,or take $500 for trade at a dealership to get rid of it. I chose to fix it. 160000 miles and counting it's still going. But questionable with Wisconsin road salt how much longer the body will hold up.

[@jeffmorse5599]

@@davidpick1076 yup the 06 was the pinnacle of gm trucks, the 5.3's pre afm were awesome post AFM oil burn and other issues were common.

[@trickyricky12147]

@@davidpick1076 Wisconsin needs to find a better alternative to salt, it's destroying vehicles all the time!

[@bananentoni]

Seriously, this is one of my favorite channels right now. Keep it going!

[@waldoman321]

Proud owner of a ‘13 crew cab. Just discovered the start of rust on my passenger wheel well. 😪 gotta love Chicago winters

[@edgonzalez4254]

Great flip!! I just picked up a 2008 with a 5.3 engine for 6k from a friend. Bought an afm disabler to keep it in v8 mode. Loving the truck so far. Im gonna keep it!!!!

[@NoRogeR]

Try welding the panels fully because bondo exposed to moisture will absorb water over time

[@rrcoster]

That was steal of deal even with rust plus seller gave you metal box sides. Not bad looks like it was win for everyone as buyer still got a really good deal still after

[@dirtyroofer3678]

Tack your panel in first then cut both patch panel and quarter to get a tight seam , bondo ain't gonna hold up long term , nice truck .

[@762junior3]

Quick tip always use fiberglass body filter when ever you weld or have a gap it makes it longer and it stays up strong

[@KEVRPH]

Great job! I love how you just get things done despite the weather and working conditions!

[@DogsRule24]

There is zero whine or give up in this kid. He is def someone others should follow. His parents have to be so proud. I’d love to see an interview w them!

[@youtoobe169]

Wow, you stole that! Great find!

[@johnsterling5489]

we use a Lilly brush to get dog hair up from carpet and cloth in a car, really worth the 10 bucks, makes a world of difference

[@ricardopereira771]

He Steels every truck... Kind of strange... Everybody just gives him the trucks... Might be a gift!!

[@frankie5341]

No stopping this boy

[@bendino9016]

Seems fake

[@evansvillekd5707]

You're a very skilled and resourceful young man and I always look forward to your next video. Thanks for the great content!

[@paulsheehan789]

i have a friend, who had a 1967 buick, held together with bondo.

[@johnmcintosh2004]

Watching you makes me wanna flip cars more consistent than I am now. Your videos keep me Motivated 😁

[@townhall05446]

That big rust-gap between the wheel well and the fender patch is going to let salt etc. up in there big time.

[@matthewgerovac5226]

I actually found a good trick for removing dog hair. If u take a clean grill brush it removes the hairn really good. I did it on a few of my customers vehicles.

[@1217257]

Jees it’s cold in Vermont

[@ARuralVermonterQqjmcb182]

yep, but this was filmed a few weeks back

[@peterrubchinuk6364]

I love the Highland Mountain bike sticker on the back window in the middle.

[@greasemonkey6667]

And this is why you don’t buy off FB marketplace at night 🤣🤣 Just messing with you, turned out pretty good, and I’m sure the buyer was happy with the prices of trucks shooting up lately

[@meadowsmydog]

I may be the only person watching this video who likes the silver wheels better than the black ones.

[@pnw_backwoodsgaming]

Where I live a Silverado kind of like that will sell so fast especially it being a 4x4

[@sean9820]

I love the "good enough" mentality of ARV. How many people are afraid to do things thinking it won't be perfect or must be done by the pros? I know I've been there. Good work as always...and I spy a Highland sticker...can't wait to get up there this year 🍻

[@miscdude8009]

Dang that's one nice truck if I was old enough to buy a car and drive I would love to have it

[@fdmackey3666]

Take away the road salt rust factor and that would be a $9,500 to $12,000 range pickup here in the "Damp to Oh My God Humid" South East....Probably a bit more in the "dry" South West. But then you know that from your cross country trip a while back. Excellent video as usual. Keep 'em comin'!!!

[@ericd2791]

i'm happy i live where there no salt on the roads, all the rust will drive me nuts.

[@dannycrain3485]

Great video. I flipped a few and made a litte money. Now iam hooked. Thanks

[@Martyvison]

Should have just bought a bedside had it glued on and tacked painted it and had a 10,000 truck all day

[@morethan1e463]

should have just put flares over the rear wheel wells, kinda made it look worse trying to do the patch

[@paulsheehan789]

when i was a kid in mass., cars had to have two inspection stickers.

[@alhassansaadi3127]

My dad bought a 08 5.3 Silverado yesterday from the impound action with very little rust but it has a half cab for $2400

[@alhassansaadi3127]

All it needed was a pulley and a coolant sensor for some odd reason they weren’t there and she runs perfect 200k miles

[@devdoesitbest6974]

In this episode RuralVermonter gets his 69th silverado

[@1_2_Many_Projects]

Those falken wildpeak tires on the black rims are great tires. I run them on everything

[@trickyricky12147]

If I owned any post AFM GM engine in a truck and if the engine fails, I'd make sure to do a pre AFM engine swap, like a pre AFM 5.3L

[@trickyricky12147]

More specifically the GMT900 platform was the first victim of AFM... BUM BUM BUMMM!! Lol

[@adobewanjerkobi]

Truck prices are so bad this past year that I bought a Lexus GX to tow stuff for now 😂 it works for towing little economy cars just fine

[@chrisao1987]

I find deals like this but they are always 6 states over and I don’t have time or money to waste to take a road trip to get there and it be complete junk.

[@XC0688]

Aye thats nice panel work. Honestly for me. Its fixed. Looks good enough and a good profit day.

[@jamespn]

Nice flip, body work is improving, practice makes perfect.

[@robertyoung8289]

Why in 2021 can't they find something other than salt to deal with the snow? Maybe pepper?? Lol

[@erichgreen82grandparitchie23]

HEY'',,,,I DID THAT FOR YEARS ---BUY AND SELL-- I USED TO RUN TO MASS AND BUY TRUCKS AND CYCLES,,

[@stevenwilhite4026]

Seems like GM needs to up their rust-proofing game. I’m in Kansas & they use a lot of road salt here as well.

[@shockbern9881]

Yes, dam that’s a nice truck you got!

[@amacd08]

Truck looks great, tires are on the wrong side (directional tires).

[@dcpoolsvc]

Another one! You’ve definitely got the knack of finding the deals!

[@richammerle]

You'd think the manufacturers would come up with a better design for the truck beds in regards to the rusting...have a Ford F350...same problem!!

[@mrgmc6314]

200 k on long island ny will still catch you almost 10 k to buy it's crazy how reliable gm powertrains are ....

[@cameroncreech4232]

i junked my old 4.8 Silverado with 280k i miss my old truck

[@BinkieJarret]

How do you find these deals? Do you browse craigslist part time or is there something you have set up?

[@ARuralVermonterQqjmcb182]

I am on craigslist anytime I can be, lunch break, early mornin, after dinner, you name it lol. but it pays off

[@jacksongay6848]

@@ARuralVermonterQqjmcb182 I can’t find anything on Craigslist anymore. I look at marketplace more.

[@VeyronBD]

@@jacksongay6848 Marketplace has good finds, but its such a crap website, I swear half the time things you search dont come up, even when theyre there and the "sort by newest" etc thing removes like 3/4 of the listings.

[@seanlubben8877]

Next vehicle you flip has gotta be a bright color

[@drolly7398]

do you think the avalanche is just a suburban with the back cut off we used to own a 08 i will say chevy knows how to make good leather seats

[@ARuralVermonterQqjmcb182]

Yea pretty much a cross between a silverado and a suburban

[@williamsinger4124]

Body wise, it is a suburban with the rear roof cut off. Then they added the buttresses to make up for the rigidity lost from cutting the roof. Also, the opening for the midgate has a c shaped brace in it for rigidity when you open the midgate to extend the bed. They also use a coil spring rear suspension on the 1500 models in place of the leaf springs

[@barryyu1234]

Buying all these trucks, what’s your recommendation of buying Ford 150 vs Chevy 1500 in terms of reliability.

[@phoenixproductions5358]

Depends on the years and engines

[@ARuralVermonterQqjmcb182]

chev 1500, but if you do get a ford get one with the 4.6 v8

[@phoenixproductions5358]

@@ARuralVermonterQqjmcb182 my family has lots of explorers with the 4.6, very reliable engines

[@comandermcgarrett7795]

@@ARuralVermonterQqjmcb182 i have a 4.6 f150, slow as heck but reliable. Trucks getting the manifold replaced right now though so it won't sound like shit lol

[@itsyeeoledskoolfurry3208]

I'm a Vermonter. I feel that you should film more of your processes in the daytime. UNLESS you are in your WELL lit garage space. Maybe that's just me?

[@ARuralVermonterQqjmcb182]

Working on the lighting situation it was daytime

[@DreyTheGamer]

Can you do more lawn mower content? Please post more. Since your monetized and you have a big audience. The more you post the more you make. So try posting twice a week.

[@pcdubya]

I saw one almost identical a dealer here in SC had on marketplace for 6700 with a great write up. Went to look immediately and could smell the paint fumes 10 feet away. Looked great but looking under the back wheel, the bed supports and underneath totally rusted out and held together by huge coat of fresh undercarriage coating. Came to SC from Pennsylvania, hard pass.

[@mylesarnold3342]

Those trucks are worth nearly 16 or 17 thousand in central florida especially with 4x4

[@CB-vq1tq]

Buy a lily brush for hair when cleaning the interior ! Works miracles 🍻

[@tonyprice3347]

Excellent news. Another upload. Love your energy and work ethic bud 👍👍

[@Pauls_balls]

Off topic but I saw your profile picture and as a person proud of my Scottish ancestry I can say that is very true

[@jdmcknig]

Another nice flip. I would have swapped the wheels over to my truck as well. What type of wheels are they?

[@CrazyIvan21]

I get inspecting for functional emissions but why do they care about rust on body panels?

[@motofarmmx2430]

Getting better and better.

[@paulsheehan789]

check the trans. line.

[@evilpeach2]

I'm always afraid of agreeing to a price on Facebook and the buyer tries to haggle in person because "The car looked better in the pictures so I'm only offering half of what we agreed to". Have you had to deal with any of those people and if so how did you deal with it?

[@ARuralVermonterQqjmcb182]

Deal with them all the time. If they agree to a price online then i dont accept any less. Ive only had to turn away one guy cuz he agreed to a price online then came and didnt even have the money we agreed on

[@evilpeach2]

@@ARuralVermonterQqjmcb182 That's good advice. You're awesome!

[@stragulus]

Sweet flip.

[@dragster9886]

In all honestly I'd rather have the 4.8 than the 5.3 with cylinder deactivation

[@chrisplace3024]

You need to get a shop.

[@ricjones3654]

Check out Fitzee's Fabrication on you tube. He'll show you how to "cut and butt" those panels real neat.

[@otprReviews]

Damn man so when is there not snow in your area......oh and I guess its getting warmer huh because the last video I saw you said it was -10°c

[@andrewkanger6008]

That’s kinda truck in Vegas would sell for 15-20 grand trucks are super high in Vegas right now

[@serbia991]

Here in Canada you can get it for 4 grand one sane year rusted to the nines lije this one lol

[@donvoll2580]

Good day from Ont. Nice fix up. Thanks

[@hx.925]

also - never heard u swear before

[@ARuralVermonterQqjmcb182]

i try not to swear on youtube and if i do i bleep it out

[@hx.925]

@@ARuralVermonterQqjmcb182 LOL

[@danbartolini27]

You gotta do something about the wear house lights

[@pi1797]

Very nice truck. Those 4.8 are good engines.

[@Fadedmane1]

I really like your vids man you are the best youtuber

[@phoenixproductions5358]

Hey man, I love your videos, I’d appreciate it if you could get a better camera and light set up and longer videos 👍🏻🤟🏻

[@Vacationtime247]

Going through my KZbin subscriptions: Right click, Goonzquad - - I'll watch that later. Right click, Car Wizard - - I'll watch that later. A Rural Vermonter, instant click. Oooohhh I wonder what he bought this time and for how cheap. VT247

[@ARuralVermonterQqjmcb182]

Haha thanks!

[@stefinsmalley5177]

No finish welding?

[@chriscrane1236]

Hey watch the Detail Geek and he has a product that will help remove the dog hair quick.

[@Baby_Gama]

Meanwhile south Texas has 200k mile trucks listing for 19k :(

[@tommyboy3261]

Another winner buddy. Keep up the good work

[@ben_mitchell]

that looks like a 15k truck in Florida

[@Darthvolvo]

Dude you are the Chevy whisper, tamer of trucks.

[@JayPa-qk9vj]

Those are my favorite trucks great job

[@DD-ok5vz]

Why not spend $1000 on a bed, even $2000 to get a paint matched bed, and then sell for 11-12k which is blue book value?

[@ARuralVermonterQqjmcb182]

Didnt have the budget for it on hand

[@802Garage]

Plus finding a rust free bed isn't easy.

[@jonathanrowe5687]

Hey man you know much about castech heads? I know there was a recall and I’m about to buy an 04 silverado with 140k, not sure if I can still get that recalled these days but thanks!!

[@zachfoster4453]

Truck looks awesome!

[@kevincurry9378]

Look that truck can wave 👋 at you 😂

[@dumbmoose5271]

Why do I feel like when you said a “serious bad word” it felt like a teacher saying a bad word for the first time lol

[@curtisjackson7742]

solid content👌🏽 I like seeing them chevys 👊🏽😁

[@802Garage]

Nice profit. :D Wish I had your work ethic haha. :P Not sure where I went wrong.

[@uptownautogarage6833]

That’s a score!!! Hell In this market you’ll make a killing on it

[@robfassi3297]

Not bad for an older truck

[@wopmf4345FxFDxdGaa20]

That truck body probably is not galvanized.