Red Rubicon Chevy Gets Rockcrawling Upgrades | Dirt Every Day | MotorTrend

[@bradyhopple7744]

That is really hard to watch... I couldn't kill that old truck!

[@MUCKFOOT399]

that's the most honorable thing you could do to that truck

[@gentilejoshsaved1646]

I feel the same, there's plenty of rusted out beat up square bodies they could have used. No one ever accused these guys of being smart. I quit watching in protest.

[@ballsinyourmomsmouth4319]

@@gentilejoshsaved1646 I don’t think they care about your view

[@loganrynearson2441]

Can't believe they did that. It was too straight to take it out and beat the S#$% out of it like that.

[@K_5Blazer.]

It’s really sad. Oh well, their money. At least we know now that square bodies don’t make good rock crawlers haha.

[@gregsimpson6954]

Seeing how much room in that squarebody's engine bay reminds me of working on an old suburban. You first set up the lawn chair under the hood to start working on stuff.

[@MrMrsregor]

It’s great when it starts raining and you can just sit in there and pull the hood down slightly for a nice rain shelter

[@martingatavaski1351]

Same EXCACT ENGINE BAY as a Suburban

[@MrMrsregor]

@@martingatavaski1351 yes….

[@schwanzmunster2503]

My 95 Bronco i had was the same way. Made the 2 engine swaps i did so much easier than the stuff I work on now

[@dustinandtarynwolfe5540]

Who needs a chair lol. You can sit on the core support and have plenty of legroom unless you got the big block anyway

[@DJTAZ1996]

I literally cried seeing that old squarebody being destroyed and fred cackling like it was the best thing made me mad. Seeing a beautiful truck way it was originally slowly being busted up on a rock trail really hurt. Old truck did great with full bed of junk and even stock it held up great. Sad seing it abused like that.

[@nicholasbrown7068]

I've built and owned several 73-87 trucks (still have an 85 K20). But I agree, no need to destroy that truck especially if the body was original rust free.

[@weskirkland5850]

It made the Rubicon. It was worth it.

[@operator8470]

For many of you guys, who cry when old trucks get messed up whistling diesel sure does get a lot of views

[@DJTAZ1996]

Whistlindiesel has more money to waste buying new or like new cars or trucks just to destroy them for views. Must be nice spending 10k on a truck just to run over it with a monster truck or a loader ​@@operator8470

[@chevboy2]

I’d love to see a modern jeep with same size highway tires and open diffs as square body. She did great all things considered

[@Buck_Em_Garage]

That poor truck!! Watched this on Motortrend, it’s not easy to watch second time around even!! Happy new year guys! :)

[@the1doubledeuce]

I'm pretty sure they bent that frame! That bed looked like a Pringle.

[@cmac956]

good job you guys , the first time I went through the Rubicon I had 30 in 9.5 tires on a stock Toyota mini truck (1982 ) , this video was riminisent of my run.

[@andrewborbon2355]

That shot with the welder was golden material.

[@mudduck754]

I've seen a corvair station wagon go through there with no problem. I wouldn't take my square body through there. I like my square body.

[@2wheeled76]

A yellow one?

[@samsgarage3540]

Can we see more of this truck?

[@anthonysmalawipredators8794]

Nothing tickles me quite like a weld repair with the vehicle not only in trail but stuck on an obstacle!

[@MrJoshItIs]

I was trying to figure out what they were welding? Was that a broken yoke?

[@tommysanders7414]

@@MrJoshItIs they were welding the ujoint cap to keep it from spinning out of the straps.

[@jondoe4667]

I'm impressed how well that square body got around out there. I assume it still has open diffs in it.

[@johng5729]

I had a ‘77 K1500, 5/8 ton. That creeper gear didn’t rush for anyone.

[@bradruiz9461]

Those Trucks are freaking awesome period.

[@RadRover99]

I’m impressed that d44 held up just fine

[@peterreed2685]

Hard to watch that classic get beaten up. 😪

[@tortugaspeedshop7484]

Just a shame we can’t see the motortrend app in Denmark

[@imtonedeaf1]

Try a vpn gives u a diffent ip address

[@trakyboy5128]

I can't tell you how PAINFUL IT WAS to watch such a good o truck being treated like that !!!! At the first winching I quit !!!! Just no value in it.

[@Daniel-fd3wp]

I’m still watching but I agree.👍

[@johnswick4593]

Right?! It was a nice square body

[@BadHaddy]

That truck was NOT good. It had cheap, poorly aftermarket fenders, flux core welded in repairs, aftermarket hood, grille, bumper, no interior, rusted rockers and corners, wired using the autozone wiring aisle using almost nothing but butt splice connectors, built out of leftover parts, (Front axle and rear axle were non matched gear ratios) etc. It just looked good on camera at a distance after someone used a house paint roller to paint it. I saw it in real life and passed it up a few years back, owner was asking 4k, which is about 2k too much in cali. It was also in the California Sin Bin and couldn't be registered, because its emissions had been removed and the engine didnt match. No way to restore it to road legal without swapping in a newer approved drivetrain and taking it to a smog ref.

[@mikescherrer4923]

Well, you feel free to go take yours to the mall and get ice cream. The folks with some gumption will be here having fun.

[@johnswick4593]

@@mikescherrer4923 ??????????

[@Ryon_Davis]

No f'ing way!!!!!!! Nice job getting up Backdoor!!!!

[@Thundarr995]

Those old K20 Chevys were tough. Back in 2014 I had a 77 C20 that my stepfather converted to 4wd. Had a 97 Vortec 350 fuel injection.....it was a nice old truck. I was completely stopped in a construction zone and the car behind me,well they just even try to stop until they were probably 5 feet from my rear Bumper. His Acura TL was about 2 feet shorter after that accident. I had whiplash pretty bad and a bump on my head,but I drove that truck another year before I decided to replace it. Idk exactly how fast that young man was going but his speedometer was stuck at over 45mph. Don't text and drive,he was texting his girlfriend and he totaled her car,.I bet that went over well. That car only had liability insurance on it. Recently I got bit by the 4wd bug again. Picked up a nice 96 Grand Cherokee 5.2L So far I just lifted it a few inches and 242 transfer case swapped it, tires. My brother picked up a 5.9L Durango we are going to build them at the same time. That thing is a tank.😆

[@ADVF800GS]

Oh the departure angle of the long bed square body, gotta love it lol

[@johnbehneman1546]

THANK YOU SO MUCH!!!! I NEED TO BUILD A ROCK CRAWLER IN THE FUTURE!!!! GREAT VIDEO THANKS FOR SHARING!!! I LEARNED SO MUCH!!!!

[@robertl5168]

I bent my front bumper like this one when I had my brother in law pull me to jump start it. I had hooked up the tow rope to the brush guard I had on it. Bent up the bumper and tore up the bumper mounts. Got a new used bumper and new mounts from Amazon. I will probably get someone to weld better mounts before I put the brush guard and winch back on. 84 K20 6.2 diesel

[@pretzel1a]

Happy New Year guys! I saw the transfer case busting or at least the chain jumping on the final climb with the 40's on! But she made it! Can't beat the ol square body! 👍

[@Tylerknoxville3]

That year square body would of had a NP05 gear drive TC. Later square bodies had the NP208. It could of had the NP203 which was chain driven but that's more rare

[@LScout800]

Believe they swapped in a 203/205 doubler. So all gear driven.

[@rogerbenton2755]

can't believe you guys got that thing up Backdoor 😂😂😂

[@hotrodcasanova3574]

We do it right we do it twice. Thats a good saying to remember. 😂

[@TheJedogg]

That poor truck was in such good shape...super sad to watch you get every panel destroyed. 🙁

[@mikescherrer4923]

😭😭😆

[@maxhenry1977]

That was a decent old truck with lots of potential until these,,,,,,,,,,,ahem,,,,,guys jacked it up.

[@dannywarner5159]

Gave that old pickup the Whistlin Diesel treatment🤣

[@cinelli07]

What did you use to beef up the dana 44?

[@vincentmeredith2561]

Well it was a pretty clean Chevy square body. But hey at least new sheet metal is available through LMC

[@shannonlove1981]

How did you do front shock mounts

[@SwampersRC]

I love these rock crawling videos!

[@BadLogan426]

Bring back MotorTrend outside the U.S of A!

[@MrHammer1975]

Man that was such a nice truck before you guys got ahold of it

[@franklinwright7248]

Can I get some links for the lift kit and shackle flips man!???

[@bryanhoward1587]

What brand leaf springs did you use?

[@MrElidioto]

Awsome Video , thank you .

[@toddeliott20]

That front axle wrap is scaring the shhhhh out of me! So fun to watch!!

[@warpigolet]

One long ad for an anti-wrap bars. Properly placed they will protect the drive line two ways till Sunday! Giant motorsports gets 21" of travel with 64" long leafs. Old tech...

[@frccustomguns7859]

What type of radios did you use for commo?

[@adamadams6740]

Does the Chevy get a “trail rated” bag now??

[@jamesnicholson1686]

Real trucking

[@cosmictitan9121]

Anybody know exactly what year or model of that square body is?

[@martingatavaski1351]

That WAS a mint "sqaure"body... WAS......

[@jakob959]

this is my dream square body chevy

[@thevermonsterrichards5163]

Could You have run the Jeep in 4 low? and what happens if You knock out a U Joint? Does the production crew carry spare parts for the show?

[@philly2x]

I have a crew cab version of that truck. I've gotta go take it somewhere off road.

[@noahthing4]

You’ll want to keep that long monster on as straight of roads as you can find🤣 I really struggle gettin getting my long bed square places the Tacoma’s go. Such a big rig

[@midwestoenr4905]

Frame was bending pretty bad on the truck in the vid but 1 tons have a little bigger frames I’m gonna still beef up the frame more on mine before I ever do extreme stuff like that tho

[@tntzimmerman9552]

Never realized how much Chevy frames flex.

[@jasonpetrich4141]

Why did he weld the u joint caps??

[@nicholascooper1193]

when it spit the joint the first time, it probably broke the little tabs on the yoke off that hold the caps in. real common. so then you have to tack the caps or they'll just spit out again.

[@jasonpetrich4141]

@@nicholascooper1193 oh ya okay didn't think of that I was just like huh? The u bolt should hold it but ya there's a little lip there! It won't make to much of a difference with it not moving it can still move inside

[@davensmith98]

Nice Oregon plates!

[@CrankAddict]

I wanted to take my '73 jimmy on the Rubicon, but not any more. I did NOT think they would be able to get that truck up that rock cliff. Wow.

[@LScout800]

That was not the Rubicon, it was backdoor in Johnson valley.

[@heathbarker5225]

What size rims

[@pablosaher6904]

Excelente video Waldy saludos desde Falcón Venezuela el próximo carro que debería ser protagonista es el estralon

[@anthonysmalawipredators8794]

Some OG style DED! love it

[@kevincarey2775]

Being The Action!!!

[@alexandersupertramp7353]

You want to talk about a waste of money. You just destroyed $20-30,000 at least. But thank you for making mine worth more now

[@vp_free2154]

Woow amazing place in Poland I do not have such, I would like to come one day, what is the name of the area

[@JD-gm5ol]

Is the Chevy truck Long wheelbase or short wheelbase? In some parts of the video it looks long but then the other parts of it short!

[@leonotthelion]

Long Wheel base

[@jj629ful]

I kill to have that truck

[@parkerheskin88]

Happy new yearsss

[@KingCobra66]

This is what I wish I did with my 1970 F250

[@gibronimo]

This is what rock crawling dreams are made of.

[@davidm556]

Wow destroying that poor truck

[@tedstrong3990]

We do it right, cause we do it twice!

[@quincyriley1761]

You guys built the same truck as me I have a Dana 60 14 bolt 40inch coopers cross over steering and a winch lol

[@dadaking]

This is an old episode right? Feel like I've seen this already.

[@shawnsparkman7916]

4.56 or 4.88 ratios if you going to rock crawl often but street friendly

[@jameskendrick573]

Tell fryburger more of this on motor trend app please there isn't enough awesome driving

[@danbedford5419]

Good video, luv them square body trucks

[@jcrow8142]

Good show

[@joilsonmorais9163]

Caras, cadê o buggy verde?

[@istudiowebmstr]

Poor Chevy, at least some 32-33 inchers...hope you guys do this to a Tacoma some day, would be fun...

[@baconeverysunday656]

Hey Fred, come over to my place. I’ll give you a Dana 60 for that beast.

[@duaneulman9915]

Well can't say I liked that. Why wreck a perfictly good truck ????

[@mahadzirabdkarim4800]

nice views over there here we are in big flooding in asean

[@hugieflhr03]

Maybe highway tires weren’t the best choice for Dave.but the 40s definitely made up for it!!!

[@RestorationObsession]

Soooo many cool trucks!!!

[@wllms02]

Editors: why show the Rubi footage all out of order?? Those of us who’ve run the trail drives us crazy.

[@weskirkland5850]

Badass Square!

[@tiny_the_200]

Lol 😂 we run overdrive on the front axle of RC crawlers. Previous owner was just making sure it would have some good traction on steep climbs w/o flipping backwards as easily 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@SwampersRC]

The front was actually underdriven when they went the 1st time!

[@tiny_the_200]

@@SwampersRC 🤦🏻‍♂️ oh, you’re right! Yeah, that wouldn’t be good 🥺

[@DUNEATV]

That was awesome!

[@harrywalker5836]

dana 44, good for 35,s. h/d dana 44, 36,s. ?.

[@japhethbonnema]

I don't know man I'm a little sad bout the square body

[@christinamelton9411]

Wish you guys put all your stuff on here for free like you use too.

[@swiftxrapid919]

I knew there would be a comment like this lol

[@samuelpeace5844]

Waiting for world's greatest drag race

[@dieselburner4461]

A stock square body with no mods. Of course it sucked on the trails . These need to be lifted with appropriate tires for the terrain

[@djverhulst]

Cool !!!

[@jeremydoblinger3609]

The old 4x4 rigs were hardcore..try that with a new Silverado lol

[@coreygrace4856]

Thats not controlled crawling but love the build.

[@johnjobber2219]

Transformed into a capable junker

[@MS-nk4xb]

- Å fan! 👍

[@manoloaycartg4266]

Love it!!

[@MUCKFOOT399]

is this in Florida?

[@rogerbean6442]

Try it in first or second,... Yup 😄👍🇺🇸

[@Mario771942]

YEAH SURE THOSE ARE FANCY SUSPENSIONS. THEY WOULD NEVER LAST ON THE CITY STREETS.

[@wherethepavementends1136]

Hope your kidding lol

[@MrIrish1]

Lol

[@mikescherrer4923]

This, ladies and gents, is a great example of why we need to focus on drastically improving our public school system.

[@nwyoda8792]

I want to see more of clampy.

[@0LLy796]

Is there a reason we aren't getting world's greatest drag race this year?

[@jackcaldwell485]

Should change the name from dirt everyday to " rock crawling everyday "

[@ethansalony4624]

The squarebody has real bad tires for the trail

[@LEVARIOMIKE]

Is this where old square bodies go to die? Still love the video tho

[@witcher71]

Nobody said tow rigs were great for wheelin'.