It May Not Look Like It, But this Classic Chevy Now Steers!

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[@rodney1818]

No, Paul thank the good Lord.Above for all the wonderful abilities he has given you so you don't have to pay somebody big money an hour to do that

[@rodney1818]

Oh yes, Paul.I think I said this in the last video too.But thank you for building my dream car

[@MichaelWatt-s7u]

What fans did you use in the wrecker and the toy?

[@bryancarpenter7470]

"limited edition"? 🙂

[@williamboggess6893]

Shawn has been with you for a while now, i think he fits perfectly, he's the kind of guy you'd want for a best friend I say he needs a raise!!!

[@kentmackey2717]

Hi Shawn! 😉

[@ryandavis4457]

Time for an appreciation build for Shawn!

[@clever_handle]

Sometimes all it takes is a couple of words to send a guy back in time. Landon read that the rack and pinion was from an ‘88 Chevy Celebrity. My first car was an ‘87 Celebrity. It wasn’t the coolest, but was in two wrecks and kept on going. There was plenty of spare parts for her at Shifters’ junkyard. Every Sunday after church we would go to my grandparents farm. We all hung out, worked on whose ever vehicle needed something done, and grandma made sure everyone was fed. A hoist would have been a game changer. Now the farm and grandparents are gone - missing those much simpler and quality times.

[@bigsexymuthashutyomouth2546]

I had a maroon '87 celebrity. I thought I was something special 😂😂😂

[@BudFranks-fu9ye]

So awesome to see Landon wide open in the shop. He's doing great 👍💯

[@Andy_Hinners]

Waiting for a green light to run a bolt in doesn't seem to be very "wide open" Papa Paul keeps him on a short leash.

[@raeanker3078]

@@Andy_Hinners Give the young bloke a break mate, Landon is always in the shop at least, we all have to start somewhere.

[@Andy_Hinners]

@@raeanker3078 I was picking on Paul, not Landon. Landon could and would do alot more if Paul would just let go. Landon'll make mistakes that'll need fixing but so does Paul on a daily basis. (and don't we all).

[@rickydonahue1586]

I'm glad to see that I'm not the only one who gets made to fit parts that you have to make fit. 😁

[@mikekuczynski1552]

The old girl is shaping up nicely. Good to see the younger generations getting involved and learning some new skills . Cant wait to see it out cruising. Thanks for sharing this build.

[@rolandtb3]

Landon and Hunter learning, figuring things out, waiting for the green light. Shawn quietly getting his mojo going. A lot got done in the shop. Many empty boxes. The 10" wide slicks seem just at home in the rear.

[@HardcountsAdventures]

Car is looking sweet. Who ever does the editing of the videos is really doing a good job.

[@Tanks-Link]

Shawn, I like the good old days when coat hangers are made out of steel we would fab our angles for tube routing from old wire coat hangers

[@billbrown8789]

I appreciate you having the whole family in vids, Jay's b-ball,Landos graduation, you guys have the most awesome family and I can't wait to see what you put up next, thank you so much for allowing us to see your great lives😂😂😂😮😮😮😮😊😊😊

[@snocrushr]

The only dampENer on a vehicle is the windshield washer, it makes it wet, there are Dampers on a vehicle though and they control oscillation.

[@inmyopinion6836]

In 75, I had a 56 that I rebuilt. Holly, Hurst, Crager's, Hookers, man she was sweet! B U T ! The thing still drove and rode like an Ox cart. What you have here is a NEW vehicle with old skin. When I win the lottery, I'm "gunna' git me one o'them" .

[@michaelwhite4622]

Yeah, it has never been done before. Paul is about to set the internet and world on fire😂😂😅

[@Janer-52]

Hope you win it soon! Post it here when you're finished rebuilding. Better yet, drive it to Paul's place & let him give a video tour!

[@inmyopinion6836]

@@Janer-52 THANKS! all the positive vibes are welcomed!

[@garymartin9728]

I hear ya, if I hit a lottery I would buy one built and proven, I'm 69 now and don't have time to build it myself.

[@triman95]

LoL That look at 7:20. I've had that look, I'm sure many have. That look of... "I can make this work; I just have to stare at it and think for a while".

[@AndrewJStrang]

First car I got to drive regularly was a Celebrity station wagon, and I loved it because I was sort of nerdy anyway, but I could hold 7 with the rear facing “Hump A Bump” seat! 🤣😂😆

[@stevevanpatten1372]

I enjoy watching Mrs Cox Clowning people 😂😂😂😂

[@lindagarner8411]

You must be pretty proud of Landon. He has such a great attitude, knows his stuff, and seems to be content to work alongside his dad. Love the interactions between him and Hunter!

[@dtnicholls1]

Haven't watched it yet, but this is a great time to post a video! Friday evening, get home from work and now I have fabrats to watch while I have dinner!

[@bigsexymuthashutyomouth2546]

Friday morning in Louisiana 🇺🇸

[@ruttlicker1139]

I’ve been on graveyard the last 2 years and I get off at 5 so I usually get to watch them Friday morning when I get home unless im tired I’ll save it for evening lol thankfully going back to day shift soon though

[@Adrian-Pryke]

Love how Hunter has added Supervisor to his list of roles… 🤣🤣🤣

[@10peteo]

Heavenly father bring healing to Adrian Pyke, in your name we pray.

[@wesgraham9588]

That 55 is going look an sound so Good ,it reminds me of the 70's on Main street when I young . Thank You Paul an Fab Rats 👍

[@papatomsthoughts]

I love how Paul let's boys figure things out, learning by doing. Great build. 😊😊😊

[@ruttlicker1139]

Free range kids always end up being great people…One of my best friends growing up basically did whatever the hell he wanted as long as he kept up in school and chores etc…And he’s the most successful out of all of us by far lol

[@furiouschapa]

Pertnear done with her.... looking forward to that rumble!

[@tylerdippel6903]

just ordered me a shirt, have a great weekend yall

[@johnkirby6547]

Can't wait to see Grandma take it for a spin...

[@moabwheeling1305]

My favorite of the tri five cars . Actually I like them in the order they came out . 1st 55, 2nd 56 , 3rd 57. Love this series on your 55 Paul and can't wait to hear it run. You have such a great crew working for you . Take care sir and catch you on your next video.

[@carry45calsw]

She's coming together nicely. Can't wait to see the first burn out.

[@justacoupleofkids320]

Landon is getting a very useful hands-on education.

[@stephenpoe2037]

They make covers for for the Plug Wires ! Thanks for sharing !

[@Kyle-ev4fk]

Sean is a good man!

[@sswallace1]

I sure enjoy seeing Landon getting more involved in the builds. He's doing a great job!

[@amateurshooter6054]

Thanks Guys

[@stevevanpatten1372]

Hopefully you'll make a FabRats 55 Chevrolet T Shirt's soon❤❤❤❤

[@harrytaylor6854]

Yes indeed coming together very nice and your truck wow looks amazing .going to be great to hear the 55 run and to see your truck in the sunlight well done guys

[@TimKellar-o8m]

Seeing the firewall in Yellow on the 55 and faded Red paint, I think the 55 needs to go to Robby next - the paint needs to match the awesome fab work you have done to modernize the 55.

[@davidzimmer2694]

Nice work folks. Keep at it.

[@skeptic3332]

You guys could almost tackle putting together an IKEA crib.

[@rondunlap4628]

putinear done is almost done . I grew up with that word in PA.

[@larrycleeton]

My '56 had that exact same rack and pinion kit on it when I bought it. The rack was leaking, and I remember getting a reman for a Celebrity to replace it, but the tie rods were longer on the one on the car. I just swapped the tie rods to the new reman rack. Fixed. Unfortunately, I found that R&P setup to cause the steering to be twitchy to the point of being unsafe. I got carried away and replaced it with an Art Morrison complete chassis swap.

[@bartlawson4695]

Landon working great as part of the Rat Packs

[@bruceschafer7142]

I'll be dipped, it fits.

[@Keinandrew3]

Man the car is coming along looking great guys

[@howiefeltersnatcher]

Please paint that firewall black Driving me Nuts!!! Love the build crazy seeing nice parts going on already built it’s gonna be one of your nicest rides,

[@MichaelBlack-ud4bg]

FYI, VGG's Derrick uses Sparks headers that builds the header around the Spark plugs.

[@quinnjones60]

Nice shirts good luck with the 55 chevy paul

[@joshuaboehm6419]

I'm really digging this build.. I love the old school stuff!

[@jimcrossland557]

Pertnear best episode ever.

[@RORAdventures]

Paul, glad all your help is good at reading instructions. LOL

[@63Dave]

Pert near is a small town word Sean. Can't believe Hunter has to ask!

[@scratchmyback1]

I grew up in a larger city and I know and use on occasion "pert near".

[@willardelsasser5310]

Pert near is pretty close. I like it!

[@chocotaco8929]

"Pert near" is a fascinating phrase that essentially means "almost" or "nearly." It's a way to express that something is close to a particular state or condition.

[@jordanshepherd3088]

Good way to start a Friday

[@larrydudley2941]

thanks for the hats

[@89G]

That might be the first time I've heard someone say they used a part off a Chevy Celebrity.

[@gragor11]

Shawn is a good guy for Landon to learn from. He's calm and self depreciating which takes some of the pressure off Landon. Re that Brake Line tabby 2x4 is 5ish stuff. Teaching Landon the Eyecrometer method. I use my finger widths and lengths lots of times. But I don't weld and leave hot bits around.

[@kevinhostetter]

Lando, welcome to the crew

[@dandorris8531]

On the steering, instead of removing washers off the power steering spool valve now you'll bee adding washers to slow it down for the steering rack. Think once the belt goes around the crank pulley, now it needs to wrap around the left side of the water pump pulley over the top of pump with the back of the belt driving the pump then over to the alternator.

[@edwinschlee8374]

A few more parts on the55 and a lot more to go. The white Dodge is looking sharp1

[@matthewbourgoyne4601]

The work trucks that we have at work are chevy and gmc 2500s and they're from like 2021 to 2023 and I did my homework on the lt 6.6 liter engines in them and they're 401 horsies with almost the same amount of torque so being that the lt out of the camaro that's now in the 55 , shes gonna be a beast

[@billwilliams2242]

Don't dump out the evaporust after use it stays good until it's all evaporated, a great product 👍

[@kevinmckenzie287]

Thanks for the shirts, Paul and Michelle, they look amazing I can’t wait to get them!!

[@crbrepairmotorcycles6608]

If I ordered a shirt of every subscribed KZbin channels I wouldn't live long enough to wear them all

[@robertr4193]

Making progress on the 55 looking good and getting it done. It's A bit frustrating I'm sure when you get parts that are supposed to be bolt on ready and you wind up having to modify or build to make something work.

[@jeraldhite9744]

Looks like you're winning!

[@snazzyquagno8834]

I was literally just thinking about my dad saying "pert near" this afternoon. I always thought it was English and was a shortened version of "pretty near" meaning close enough.

[@Keinandrew3]

Wow that rust remover worked great holly cow like new

[@y0taman]

Another great video from Fab Rats, thanks for sharing.

[@ynnhoj912]

Im a huge fan of your channel. I look forward to every new video. Keep them coming! Tell Shawn the word/phrases used in a particular region is called a colloquialism!😁

[@Rick92153]

The best part of this whole video/build is watching the younger generation interested and involved. Growing up in the 50’s/60’s that was normal, young guys being interested in working on cars. As time passed I seen less and less of the younger generations want to get their hands dirty. Paul, you should be proud to have these young guys involved.

[@gailtaylor1636]

That they read/use the instructions first is a change. Those brackets kits are pretty confusing. My experience was, they didn't fit. But one I used was probably a knock-off of a knock-off. Very minor mistakes in hole location add up quick.

[@michaelmain1990]

Im 35 and have been working on cars since i was 8 with my uncle. Now i get to be the uncle teaching my nephews how to work on cars, both of them a very interested in learning how to diagnose problems which is a lost art without a scan tool telling these new mechanics what to replace

[@CARyan08]

Absolutely, sitting there figuring it out is building problem solving skills that will carry over to many areas of their lives. Awesome.

[@toysoldier46552]

Growing up in the 80's we used to get our hands dirty as well, while I'm not a fan of working on cars (just don't like it), I am a woodworker. Kids today are afraid to even get glue on their hands, it saddens me to see where our youth is heading honestly.

[@toysoldier46552]

@@michaelmain1990 Today's cars you must have a scan tool, too many damn electronics in them. I drive an 07 and I still need a scan tool for the more detailed diagnosis which can still be a slippery slope. Half of the time the scan tool will tell you to replace one part and then when it doesn't fix it, it will tell you to replace the same damn part. Then you get to think outside the box in order to figure out what it may be.

[@TheOldaz1]

Getting it sorted one piece at a time. Love it.

[@Steve-xj2bp]

Awesome Vid! great work Fellas! & Fellettes! (might have stole that line)

[@danaowen9014]

Landon is doing an outstanding job.

[@SpyMan-p4d]

Earlier today your buddy Matt posted a recovery video. His son Carter helped out. And Carter was wearing a Fab Rats tee shirt. How cool is that?

[@Crewsy]

Looks like Landon hasn’t read the fine print on the Man Card that says men don’t read instructions. 😉 That’s a good thing. There’s hope for the future. That accessory drive looks sweet on there. I think I would have tried adding electric power steering instead but all the shiny bits look much nicer.

[@michaelcooper1914]

Awesome 😎

[@johnt.848]

Still haven't swapped those directional rotors on the front. Left to Right.

[@_Merica_USA]

Another Great Video 👍 Great content, keep up the great work!

[@archieletsyouknow5508]

💯🤔 Google U.S 18../700

[@mrwoppy1]

Love Love Love this show!! .....thanks Paul and Michelle

[@mosconi0359]

Great video, I didn't quite understand the need for the title of it as nothing seemed to be "ripped to shreds..."

[@TheRut]

Wow, shop looking clean!

[@gordonlitz4824]

Car is looking good

[@cedricbroussard8738]

Awesome video! Keep up the hard work 💪🏻

[@supersport1986]

The ol tri5 is gonna be one slick car you get it all put together! I can honestly say I'm alot jealous lol the tri 5s are my wife's favorite of all time honestly the only was I have a chance of ever having a station wagon and her actually liking it. 😂 We have a similar rig that belongs to my dad that was my great grandfather's a 1958 buick special it is salmon pink or coral, I believe, is the technical name for it. I definitely have a soft spot for the tri 5s! Ours is all original except 1 repaint in the original color it's such a fun car to just cruise around in!

[@rightwingmanscott]

Looks like Landon is a chip off the old block. That younger generation, reading instructions and such! A great asset to the shop and the show.

[@JerryTip]

Hes the rat! We've finally seen it! Nice work Hunter

[@uoobwatcher]

Good to see someone reading the directions BEFORE the install. Yeaaaa Landon!

[@davidnorthcutt5782]

Y’all are getting some work done.

[@brucepaxton2471]

Woven glass sleeving with hi-temp rubber outer material for the spark plug wires/boots. It's commonly used in the aerospace industry in high heat/ high chafe environments. Known as "Ben-Harr" sleeving because it is made by BENntley HARris Corporation. Might be available through JEGS. Good Luck! bp

[@marvincarter870]

Love Paul say "well I'll be dipped! And a feller! Straight from Derek at VGG.

[@chadwoody3719]

Gonna be a sweet ride for sure. Nice to see the younger generation wrenching. Is Thelma and Louise allowed in it, would make great content.

[@mattlemmon453]

Best KZbin content ever....Pert Near !

[@rickyrouseB127]

I think Paul’s been watching a little Vice Grip Garage. “I’ll be dipped” 😂

[@lonhoschar1943]

The 55 is looking better and better every time I see it!! You are all doing a fantastic job!!

[@weldthatiron3683]

Cool build

[@marvinm9408]

That’s going to be one sweet tri5

[@jeremyfortune8567]

At looks awesome guys

[@Glint_Eastwood]

Don't even have my cup of coffee yet and FabRats has the video up? It's going to be a great Friday!

[@CaseyGoff]

Kids, "Pert near" can be used as "Pretty close", "Dang close", "Pretty near", "It'll do", "Screw it, I'm done", and "Close enough for horseshoes and hand grenades".

[@robingrussling7795]

Lando is a great fit in the shop. Also Shawn is great also. Car looking good.

[@markcaldwell1245]

The sad music had me rolling cause you know Paul will make it work. I knew pert near what you meant Shawn, poor Hunter he needs some learnin in folk talk.

[@doublel7337]

I would paint it like the one used on Two Lane Blacktop, and American Graffiti. I read it was the same car.

[@Patrick.Weightman]

Those shirts go HARD