SANDING THE FRAME ON THIS RUSTY CHEVY!! | CHEVY RESTORATION

[@aaronpodgorski1617]

Get a harbor freight needle scaler to remove the scales. Makes life easier Ryan..great content 👍

[@garetfitzpatrick2043]

And the air hammer medium barrel. Life changer

[@jackpayne3996]

"ABSOLUTELY!" Needle Scaler!!! Also, if carefully use at the right angle, air chisel can be a simple way to clean some areas. To bad this guy didn't figure it out before turning his garage into a total dust covered mess!😕 Outside is best, when possible. Also, park dat baby on a large tarp to help make clean-up simpler. Then roll that baby in for final prepping & painting. 👍

[@justinhoogstra5109]

Air hammer works better

[@jackmioff000]

A grinder with a wire wheel, a die grinder with wire wheel attachments, a needle scaler, and an air hammer would have made this easy. Cmon dude atleast look into things and tools that would make it easier before you start a project

[@spazewackjob5146]

We like this Because it’s relatable to most of our budget . Not only did you make a world wide viewed truck in your own yard you reaching us on a level we can relate to. No one else doing it with a platform like this. Speaking for us all THANKS DUDE

[@BorninVirginia]

I will admit I have never done anything like that however I feel like an angle grinder would help with the tough rust

[@nolanmitchell7319]

Darin Fitz yea it just sucks when it grabs something real good and slaps your leg

[@brandongarnett5582]

or hiit's a brake line

[@wyattmiller5268]

The irony of watching this years ago and now coming back to it because I’m now doing the same thing lol. I miss this content

[@CandRpowdercoating]

Loving how fast your putting out videos, hell ya!

[@j.d.harris4496]

Cause he barely does anything.

[@CandRpowdercoating]

MANIAAC K ya you know besides pull the entire bed off his pickup and then strip the entire back half of his frame of rust within the week. Lol

[@armandogonzalez6822]

Finally, I love this series

[@PetersOutdoors]

As I have been rebuilding my race truck, I’ve found braided wire wheels at harbor freight work AWESOME on rust and paint removal on the roll cage and frame. I use them on my angle grinder. Thank you for sharing your day, be safe!

[@joeysnodgrass475]

I go an 05 ext cab short bed. So I been watching this for motivation on what to do to mine

[@joeysnodgrass475]

Grizz 2 I don’t want a new truck. I think they are ugly. I like my 05. It just needs Bed-liner, frame cleaned up. It runs and drives perfectly fine. Has a little lift and 33s. I’m just looking at small changes that personalize it better than a normal lifted truck. And yes I know I said 33’s because I daily it and pull trailer. Wanted it to be the most practical but taller than stock

[@joeysnodgrass475]

Grizz 2 I got 3 inch suspension on 33’s 16 inch rim. I wanna get 35’s on 17-18 inch rim easier to find tires in my home town. Instead of ordering online

[@s0xf4n55]

I’ve yet to see this man wear pants

[@Roping87]

Agreed!! And I wish he had a pocket knife too. Drives me nuts to see him open everything up with razor blades and random tools.

[@Kylemiller-uw9fn]

Agreed lmao

[@bblazeff1]

Everytime I'm in Broadview, I look for ya. I'm just a local subscriber that's seen you in this area a few times. Wallings/Broadview area. Cant wait to see the end results of this Chevy

[@803_l5p]

When you do the oil pan gasket MAKE SURE you do the pickup tube o ring. Common problem on 5.3s they shrivel up and cause oil pressure to be low and fluctuate. Its fairly simple. Remove the front diff and remove the steering rack bolts to drop it down then you can remove the pan.

[@adamchabot6283]

I would look around the fuel tank real good as that's where the frame cracks due to rust. with the bed off check out brake and fuel lines too. just a suggestion. i have worked on a lot of these trucks thru the years. keep up the good work!

[@chadmiller9740]

Good idea on waiting for the oil pan gasket for the lift. You have to drop the diff out of the way anyway. Also, I recommend the felpro gasket the quality is amazingly better than the original GM. Also while your in there don’t forget to change the oil pickup tube seal. Nice work keep it up!

[@jasonpriddy7828]

I'm excited to see this build as a fellow Silverado 5.3 owner love the channel Ryan!!! Welcome back or to the channel yall

[@dominikclark8860]

Work at a Toyota dealership that the tundras have frame recalls and to see if it gets a new frame we use a needle scaler to get the hard rust off and it works great! Would definitely recommend getting one to get your hard to reach places and the hard rust spots! They truly do work amazing. Definitely worth the money

[@OneTruRonin]

Keep the bed. I want to see the bedside repair! I have to tackle that on my ‘08 Sierra SLT soon!

[@peterkurtz8096]

Remember Ryan, gotta get in the inside of the frame rails also.

[@joeyschultz3774]

You can’t get the rust out of the inside in frame rails with out cutting the frame

[@peterkurtz8096]

@@joeyschultz3774 you can if you take the front end off and get a sand blaster.

[@peterkurtz8096]

Not saying it'll be a cake walk but it's do able

[@steveussrey2180]

Looking good Ryan was so stoked when I seen you posted a new video!!! I’m going crazy waiting to order some of your merchandise!! I give my vote to doing a regular bed if your going show truck route but if you go flatbed personally I think your limiting yourself to what you can do. I’m sure no matter what you do it will be awesome!! Keep up the good work!!! Please get that merch ready to order!!!

[@salscancarello8296]

This series is badass. I wait all day long to watch the vids. Keep up the good work bro

[@_paul_kennedy_1121]

the truck gonna look so cool when you done man keep up the work!

[@wa012149]

Truck is already lookin good bro!! I have been watching your videos for a while now! It’s good to see an average person using average tools to complete projects.. keep up the great work!

[@zeek210]

Love the channel man! Look forward to your videos all week

[@Killacam440]

Flatbed! And it'll be a good videos to make for people thinking of doing a flatbed also

[@BoostedRooster93]

You need a needler my friend. Around 100 bucks at lowes

[@davidlong5755]

Even cheaper at harbor freight

[@ChrisMason.333]

Ryan, go get yourself a pneumatic air "needle scaler" they work incredible for exactly what you are dealing with. The hard rust scales and paint flakes.

[@JohhnyGat51]

I love the Chevy vids and quite frankly I'm loving them even more since I crashed mine just bout a week ago 🥺 I love seeing these video notifications pop up

[@jesseV3368]

Nothing like a little percussion therapy😉😉

[@spencerharmon1007]

You looked like you had some fun beating the crap out of that truck. Can't wait till it's done

[@gearsspinning9762]

Watching your videos makes me want to do outdoor chevy build. I got the 2009 Chevy Silverado extended cab.

[@brittanymatthews9376]

I’ve learned from owning 2 Chevrolet trucks, any time you have to replace something always gets AC Delco parts when available. They always seem to last longer and you don’t have any bugs/problems out of the parts. I had a 2000 Chevy truck and now have a 2005 extended cab truck Edit It will be easier to replace the gas tank straps, I had to replace them on my 05 and they were like $20 for both straps and just use a piece of wood and jack the gas tank up and the straps are easy to change.

[@clnfreakone8486]

you need a needler for that hard to come off stuff and hard to reach areas ... love this project.. make sure you check the shock mounts and make sure they are solid I just put shocks on my father in laws truck and shock mount ripped off and it was a pain in the ass to weld with out pulling the bed ... I did my Dakota frame in the fall

[@kirklandcolbert4367]

Next time you run into rust there’s a thing we use on our towboats called chemprime during painting season. We put it in spray bottles and it takes the rust right off with a rag. Makes it way easier (surface rust, won’t really work on rusted through spots lol)

[@kylefournier1018]

Take the cab off remove engine and sand blast it for a “show quality build”

[@mr.dontknow4536]

Hey what's up! I highly recommend that you get that frame sandblasted, the rust is like a cancer to the metal and if you blasted it and is a solution to further prevent the rust you will not have to worry about that rust issue for a few more years. Just ensure that the solution is not oil based.

[@petermadonia1381]

A lot of hard work man! This will pay off big!

[@grantmeyer03]

I love the flat bed design but what if you went old school and had a hardwood bed? Couple of 2x6's or 2x8's stained real deep dark to match the feel of the truck. No metal needed except maybe the edges or the mounting hardware. If you wanted sides you could even through some low profile fades on it.

[@snowplowin5937]

To get that gas tank strap to fit On the other side of it up in the channel area it is bolted to the frame 15mm iirc. Take the bolt out then hook the strap in place and then put the bolt back in Obviously support the tank while doing this.

[@KohlbyC]

I would try some kind of spray on rust dissolver to help with the process to get to spots you can't reach very well.

[@foxdenoutdoorslucasmerritt312]

The under coating works good down here in the south got a truck with 340,000 miles never been painted and no rust and I got a 1984 and it is the same way

[@kingtazler2571]

Hey I would like to say I love what you are doing with this build

[@danielkowalewich747]

I’m 14 years old and bought a 2003 Tacoma 3.4 litre 5 sped manual. What are some relatively cheap mods that will make a durastic difference in power and looks. Looking best bang for my buck. Keep up the good videos!!

[@Mr.TBirdy]

Using an air chisel with a rubber band securing the shaft to make it bouncy would make hammering so much easier and take less time. How you do it is take a good thick rubber band that’s at least an half an inch thick around the shaft using the cows hitch or looping it around and through the hole is the best way to attach it (that’s the best way I can explain it) and have it go on top of the gun and onto the back of the handle. That’s the best way to get the flaky shit off easily and less time consuming. I learned this through a guy who ran a small channel and I can’t remember the name but he was so helpful. I will edit this comment when I can find him to give him credit for the idea because I know I would’ve never had thought of that trick.

[@karmaacosta]

You and Demolition Ranch making renovating videos constant.. Making me want to fix up my Dodge Dakota lol

[@henryhughes3411]

Just got done with this project a couple months ago. Buy a needle gun from harbor freight ($30) and it will really help with removing the scale.

[@julianramos6551]

replacing the fuel pump is pretty simple you just have to knock the lock ring loose and disconnect the wires and it pulls out nice and easy those trucks are notorious for fuel pumps going bad had it happen on mine not to long ago. they also recommend changing the fuel filter while youre at it.

[@XNad0991]

The constant video uploads are awesome

[@steveussrey2180]

One thing I forgot about was the hitch I’d cut the one on there off and start over with that!! Oh well ill shut up now and let the master work his magic!! Get em brother!!!

[@Hayden2844]

Would you ever like to get lime green storage racks for the garage on the window side? Definitely would look cool!!

[@stephendixon3658]

Best way to do the tank strap is, support the tank... unbolt from the opposite side... hook the tab then bolt it back up.. is still a bit tough.. replaced both of mine.. that’s the easiest way I found.. good luck man.

[@JeffreyHuntera]

Good tip for ya weld caps on the cross members to close them

[@johnreaves2974]

This man seriously needs a pocket knife for opening boxes 😂

[@CartwrightFour]

John Reaves all the KZbinrs use a razor blade, I don’t get it. Get a knife already

[@bagged91s10]

Keep up the great work Ryan love watching your channel... I'll be doing all of this on my 2004 Silverado ext cab as well..... keep up the great work

[@geraldclemens1682]

Keep the bed .02. If you plan on painting in lime green definitely keep the bed. Great videos.

[@krisboge3727]

After you finish the chevy you should do more restorations

[@Austin-cn4en]

Try jacking the gas tank up in the front of it for the strap and clean the locking ring on the fuel pump really well before removing makes life easier

[@airsoftsnipes100]

a flatbed with skirts would be pretty cool

[@cjburgh7580]

Go by harbor freight and pick up a needle gun. And it will make your life so much easier! We use them to descale rust on our boats offshore

[@stevebauer6293]

For the gas tank strap you need to remove the bolt on the other side then connect it to the bracket and put the bolt back in. It will draw the tank up.

[@jimquigley2382]

Talking through that mask all I could think of was that you sounded like Bane from The Dark Knight Rises. LOL. Good job on the frame.

[@mikehardeman6875]

Green flat bed lifted Chevy 🤔🤔 actually an amazing idea.

[@Hickmanlawncare]

Needing to go to bed but seen this notification and just had to watch.

[@codymelton151]

Ryan I would recommend doing the fuel pump while you have the bed off as one of the few remaining cat eye owners with their original and less than 70,000 on my three year daily driver, I’m not looking forward to it. Also yes I scored and found one with 28,500.

[@GameFlaws]

You will need new tank straps they rust and wont go back into their hole, for the pump you’ll obviously need a pump, a new pump o ring for the top and a fuel line disconnect tool to make life easier, good luck!

[@Thunder-iu6ev]

Yeah a flatbed would be different, but if you kept the box and fixed it would wouldn't have to worry about strapping every single thing u want to haul somewhere. That's my thought. So for me...keep the box

[@calebyoung8252]

REVMOVE THE GAS TANK GET BEHIND IT!!!

[@Epicmcflores60]

Yea for sure you would have to get front differential out of way or just lower it brought to take oil pan off for the oil pan gasket replacement need silicone for the 2 top mating surface so it doesn’t leak where the front cover and engine bolt together

[@loganpinkham2000]

Would absolutely love a flatbed build

[@joeyostrom8620]

CM flatbed with stances out wheels would look badass!!

[@calebjackson8724]

I hope you got some flowmaster on it would sound so good on that truck .

[@BERTRAND85O]

you got me wanting that for the paint removal on the square

[@ryan2546]

😏😏😏

[@nopiatl]

Very nice idea to use that tool to strip your truck. I have a question why didn't you lay plastic down on the floor and drive your truck on top of it that way all of that mess will be encapsulated in that plastic instead of all over your garage floor especially when you start painting the frame

[@Epicmcflores60]

Presoak that fuel pump bro with some pb blaster or some type of freeing lubricant it’ll help I did a Chevy pump the other day hammer the lock ring off if breaks use that to advantage to help hammer it off make sure to buy a spare lock ring and fuel hoses or just some spare rubber hose for evap lines

[@jboyles5563]

I really hope you film replacing the cab corners and rockers I'll be tackling my corners and outer rockers soon

[@LaLaLucky7777]

I did my 2000 f350 crew dually and man it was fun!!! I used the encapsulation spray then used flat black .The main reason I used flat???? It will show any problems in the future!!! 7.3 baby

[@michaelakers7671]

Loving this series, also good series for teens looking to upgrade cheaper trucks

[@tyleraversano6128]

Ryan: *Talks wearing a respirator* Me: Dr. Evil?

[@jacewilson8886]

Habor freight has a sand blaster for cheap that i got and it works great, for all the little spots you can’t get with the grinder you can shoot sand in those spots and it works great, id try to take it somewhere where it wont matter to get messy cause the sand gets everywhere

[@chrisspann930]

That body style Chevy was bad about the knock sensors corroding due to the position of them and easily getting water to them. I had an 06 that did that. Might wanna replace them before they need it, good video content.

[@christines.hernandez6580]

im the process of restoring an 04 silverado 1500 2wd came with 20x12 fuel renegade and a procomp 6 inch lift. in west texas we don't have that rust problem.

[@jimmyhamm6041]

Yea I have to get to mine next summer Bed removal and fuel tank and get to my frame . Illinois is hard on all vehicles.

[@drakeevers5174]

I had an 01 Silverado, dropped the gas tank twice for a fuel level sensor and fuel pump, also replaced both straps, if you need advice let me know

[@singlepistonproductions3232]

Do a 6” lift, 22x12 black arkon Lincoln wheels and 35” fury’s

[@thomasschlemmer607]

Ryan, loosen nut on opposite side of tank strap, put the strap back into the bracket where it popped out and then tighten nut back up on the

[@Daniellopez-yy2rk]

Loving this series man, can’t wait to see the finished product !

[@dpowerz518]

Unbolt the fuel strap then put it in the slot then the bolt stretches the strap around the tank till it’s tight there made a little smaller so it holds the tank securely

[@n3mothetwiztid]

How would you recommend fixing rust holes in the truck bed where the part that covers the wheels.

[@n3mothetwiztid]

It's near the wall of the truck bed

[@n3mothetwiztid]

It's a 98 dodge ram 1500 ext cab short bed

[@tristannoe89]

Honestly once your done with this truck. You should do a give away with it along with you LFTD company. You would sell so much murch from it. Just an idea

[@peterkurtz8096]

Sand blasting would be so much easier. I believe eastwood sells a portable and small sand blaster Ryan. Check it out...would benefit you

[@steveussrey2180]

So I’m I correct in waiting for your website to open to be the fastest way to get your Lifted co merchandise. Love the new beanie hat!!!!keep rocking it bro!!!

[@kevinwarren4926]

A needle gun would make that so much easier!

[@gamersproductions8304]

I didn't know you had a chevy like this im actually working on a 59 chevy stepside apache

[@bigmell6262]

Should change your oil pick up tube o ring when you drop the oil pan to do that gasket too..

[@kidd6055]

There’s a needle gun at harbor freight that works good for stuff like that I work on a towboat and we use it all over the boat when it’s that bad just make sure you seal it back up afterwards

[@CountyCorral]

Air hammer with a chisel does great work of that caked on rust

[@kelbysteber4288]

You could try to use a needle scaler for the built up rust that won’t come off

[@TheLoneDude]

Love watching your videos .

[@yyatester73]

whats with that notch cut out off the frame on the passenger side top towards the back?

[@2001HD60]

looks like he cut the frame to remove box bolt! hahaha

[@RKell14]

I mentioned that a couple videos ago. Couldn’t get the box bolt out so he cut the frame to remove the bolt. Talk about a hack job

[@2001HD60]

lol at cutting the frame because of a stuck box bolt. even WHISTLINDIESEL doesnt do stuff like that. what a hack

[@zachbrowning1325]

Chevy life

[@darktrident1640]

When I did my tank straps I had to put that side in first and then put the bolt side in but it took a jack to lift the tank up far enough to get the bolts to thread in

[@johnm870]

When I did my frame I used an air hammer with rubber bands around the chisel bit pulled back behind the air hammer and then it worked like a mini jack hammer and the scale thick Rust just poured off the frame