This Parts Truck Ended Up Being Something More!

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[@bretttalcott8950]

Love the Channel. I've been wrenching around 25 years. The family aspect is my favorite part of the channel. I'm the only mechanic in my family. This episode one thing caught my attention. Your all wearing hoodies with the drawstring dangling. Get rid of those things. I got one caught up in a grinder once. I got real lucky. Keep up the good work with the channel everyone

[@diamond_industries]

Fab Rats has easily turned into my favorite channel on KZbin!!

[@philipboyles2212]

As a dad myself, it makes me so happy to see you invest in your kids! You're a good dad Paul!

[@tileman17]

"You're wearing me out, man," I say that to my apprentices EVERY DAY!!

[@Mikesmith-tm5sh]

Glad to see Grandma overseeing this work making sure it right.

[@gv280z]

Anytime someone has a near miss injury, Grandma is always there to perform a safety evaluation

[@jerrycorbett7294]

Boy the boys are catching on. And I know a lot of people miss Ben I do but Shawn has become a great fit thank you all for the vides

[@pamhodges4973]

Your sons are so lucky to have a dad that helps them with their projects- You are creating awesome lasting memories- GREAT VODEOS, THANKS!!!!!- Bob H., Flat Rock, N.C.

[@BuilderofRat]

Not to mention kids to be very proud of.

[@DDrenegade6632]

I second both posts! Great Dad!

[@mrwinston_thepug]

His sons and Hunter (like a son 😂) are lucky to have Paul and Fab Rats for sure. Reminds me of my good old days of learning from the men.

[@gihonda127]

Good son, dad shoulder time. Good memories!

[@marvincarter870]

This Fab Rats team are master recycling pros and take whats broken and fix it to work! Lot's going on here and things are happening. Good see Grandma Lolly keeping these boys straight!

[@richardthomas1743]

"GE" Frame straightening , "Good Enough" 👍

[@larrydavidson3402]

That turned out to be a decent truck for Landon. Amazing amount of talent in the Fab Rats shop

[@steelmill]

Landon has really got himself into the asset column over the past year.

[@Beandiptheredneck]

I believe he's in school to be a mechanic, so I'm sure he's learning all kinds of stuff there that's transferring into the shop

[@andrewr2650]

Paul's one liners "I'm optimistically ok with that" are what take this channel from good to great.

[@brentbrent4608]

Well there you go again Paul, showing the world what a good dad looks like

[@GeorgeT6566]

The part I hate about fab Rats video's is the end. Man I could hang out with these guys all day and never get tired of it.

[@machine7767]

Robby Layton would be impressed with your frame rack!!!!!

[@jamesr.epstein]

I love it when a family that works together stays together.

[@carldavis6299]

LMAO ...I know EXACTLY what that thumping is. It's an actuator in the HVAC box. A tab broke so now it just spins add hits the broken tab. I know because my 93 does the same thing. It goes away after 60 seconds. 😂😂😂

[@JacobShepherdEngineer]

I'm so used to that noise that I didn't even think anything of it.

[@woodcox0171]

Usually the blend door motor.

[@adamthomas4638]

I have a 2016 ford that does that blendor motor bs it even does it after the key is off sometimes so annoying

[@ryurc3033]

​@@woodcox0171or the blend door itself....

[@webecamping0056]

@@woodcox0171exactly! Happened to my 94’

[@garan2287]

Saw the Jeepster move into the shop. Looking forward to watching that get worked on.

[@carlprice2151]

Hopefully we get to see him tear down and rebuild the Dauntless V6 in that in detail. It is an interesting engine, and not much online doing a rebuild on it. Would love to see some detailed vids on that part of the Jeepster.

[@Crewsy]

@@carlprice2151 The Jeepster is likely getting an LS. Might be the one from Michelle’s wrote off Yukon. Hopefully Paul at least looks inside the old engine.

[@dieterlange7581]

I love how all of a sudden in the background mom shows up creeping around the corner she's got her eyes on you😂😂😂😂

[@Bama1963]

Great video, Landon is really mature and knowledgeable for his age when it comes to wrenching on cars.

[@Adam.s..]

The clunking sounds like the actuator door for the blender door For the heater I used to call it the gremlin in the glove box haha😂

[@brianjudge7154]

Blend door actuator is exactly what I was thinking. My old ford used to clap for me every time I opened the door. 5 hours of dash disassembly and re assembly or hear my truck clapping for me for a minute or two when I fired her up. Easy choice.

[@jimwebb9328]

I have the same thing happening on my Pontiac Vibe, but only in the "fresh" setting. It goes away if I select "recirc".

[@gailtaylor1636]

I'm amazed my 99 S10 is still running all the original stuff other than usual alt/starter/AC compressor/4 or so heater cores/8 waterpumps/radiator/engine...ummmm? Never mind.

[@BuilderofRat]

@@gailtaylor1636 It is amazing how we get attached to our vehicles, and we can overlook or ignore the issues with it.

[@bigassfordsd]

i'm pretty sure you are right. I have run into the same problem many times with these trucks.

[@jeeb4x4]

Paul sees what is available and takes advantage of opportunities to make his family happy...he is a great family man! 🤘

[@michaellukies1319]

Love seeing you guys save an old girl that was destined for the scrappers

[@Andy_C_aka_Cliff_McCrawl]

“Oh, I can taste it” 😂😂😂

[@mikefurr5281]

I was trying to count vehicles you have and I'm over 15 that drive, not counting the kids vehicles. The DMV must love you all!!

[@ripvanrevs]

My dad had a service station and always had 5 or 6 cars. He would pick up customers cars when they were at work so I would see one of his cars all around town.

[@tomcleghorn4005]

I like Paul’s optimism that Landon won’t crash it. Your boys are definitely living their best life folks

[@rickstafford5316]

Old school fix isn’t the wrong fix. It got done. Nice

[@Capohanf1]

AND your friend Robby L has to do the same job with a MASSIVE, Expensive, Frame rack! He should get you to help him with his body work! AND GOOD FOR Landon! He HAS learned the "DAD" Trick of how to get dad to do the work!

[@2milesowen587]

Great job Dad! Keep your kids involved and teach them all your tricks to the trade. They may someday find other interests but the thinking on the go skills will stay with them and benefit their lives forever.

[@kevinchristeson7363]

Hunter is a definite asset.

[@tdiron5277]

Should be on a Fab Rats shirt or sticker .. Demolition derby Quotes . “ I am Optimistically OK with that !” 👍

[@Josh-GT]

What a cool father/son relationship...✌

[@Glint_Eastwood]

I think we need a video of all of the cars that you guys have right now lol That would be amazing!!

[@gailtaylor1636]

Can't imagine their insurance bill.

[@Chevyman02]

You don't insure all of them😂😂 Those sitting in the boneyard aren't insured. Of course some hold insurance all year, like the new pickup & their Yukon. The old firebird Paul acquired should be insured all year. Just the daily drivers, & those that are used for off road recovery for liability protection

[@lucaskuczek]

With a rolling cylinder count

[@jasongedney4911]

@@Chevyman02 You can insure them all under the Fab Rat business policy. Then hire the boys as employee drivers so your rates don't go up for having unseasoned drivers. I'm sure their responsible young men but insurers will charge for that till age 25 or so.

[@Chevyman02]

@@jasongedney4911 i fully understand how insuring vehicles works, I've been doing it for 40 years! When you have older vehicles that don't get driven, you don't insure them, it saves money! Of course daily drivers, new vehicles, & the off road and recovery vehicles should & probably are insured. I'll let @fabrats worry about what & how they insure their vehicles. I know from a business perspective you don't insure what you don't drive for a year! Unless it's a classic hotrod worth money!

[@leroywood5383]

I hope your kids know how awesome of parents they have. Great stuff Fab Rats

[@jbrownphd1]

When Paul was talking to "shop cat" he sounded like Andy of Mayberry. I like it.

[@Patrick.Weightman]

14:40 She is just the sweetest 🥰🥰

[@detroitdiy]

Landon will have a fleet of rides before he is 19 years old. Need one for mudding, dating, cruising and rock crawling. Great video guy's.

[@michaelnieman6218]

When I was his age I had a 1969 Camaro a 1968 CJ 5 a 1965 Chevy Van an old BSA 441 a 440 Rupp but no time to use them😂

[@BuilderofRat]

@@michaelnieman6218 I just had a 57 Olds Super 88 and a horse. When I was 15, I got the horse, and I rode her everywhere. At that time bicycles were not in fashion, so I rode my horse everywhere. In the summer, I would wear out a set of shoes every 4 to 6 weeks, which was good, because the people that owned her before me did not take care of her hooves very well. The old cowboy that kept her in shoes got her feet all straightened out .

[@jdmather5755]

I had a bicycle.

[@eshootziscrs2868]

It's good to have options but .. welcome to the free states of America. Each vehicle will cost several thousands just to own and keep "legal" each year. Gotta keep each one licensed, registered and insured. I'm some places that really limits what a person can freely have doesn't it.

[@disgruntledegghead6923]

As an automotive collision tech I somewhat approve of your repair. That thumping noise is an all too familiar thing with those trucks. The blend door is broken and it's fighting the vacuum. It's kind of a pain to fix being in the hvac box but it's not impossible.

[@Tom-bo2wj]

Robby will definitely be jealous of your frame straightening skills 😂😂😂😂

[@thevillageblacksmith8550]

OMG! That cat has gotten FLUFFY!!! If I ever visit say hi to the humans but I'll really just be there for the cat 😂😊

[@johnnyseely8473]

Your family values are inspiring.

[@BuilderofRat]

Many years ago, I had a friend that used a small dozer to plow in fiber optics. He was having problems with his fuel filter plugging up, so I made him a primary screen that was easy to get to to clean. I put this screen on the fuel line fitting at the bottom of the tank. It worked well for him for a month, then he said that he would need to clean the screen every 20 minutes. So we pulled off the fuel tank, and I filled it full of water, then I cut a hole about 6 inches in diameter in the upper side of the tank. I then filled the tank with 2 five gallon buckets of crushed rock. I chose pieces of rock that would just barely fit through the hole in the tank. Then I made a patch for the hole, bolted it in place, and then we chained the tank to the boom of his back-hoe. We put about 20 gallons of water into the tank, and he proceeded to shake the heck out of the tank for about 30 minutes. You should have seen the crap that we got out of that tank, it was almost like a slurry. We then flushed the tank out a few more times, and he was good to go. We could not just replace the tank, because we could not find one. It was an old TD? so parts are hard to find, not to mention very expensive. He had no more issues with dirty fuel.

[@justinmills8084]

Paul you just let your kids struggle with working on their own vehicles and they will figure it out. It they come for help just tell them what needs to be done and let them figure it out. They will learn more from struggling then you doing it for them. I know it is hard to watch them struggle but what they learn is priceless. Just point them in the right direction and let them have at it. You learned most of your stuff that way.

[@da443-galmond4]

Nice that the truck fired right up and didn't catch on fire(as many others have). For a temporary gas tank(instead of a gallon bucket) use a "plastic fuel jug". More strappable to the frame than the open gallon bucket zip tied to the frame.

[@scottburrow8717]

Man if I had a dad like you growing up! Paul you are a good guy!

[@CycloneTS1]

That's good to see you guys working together to put together Landon's truck. Hunter just about took one for the team filming!

[@gregb76]

Paul that was priceless if only your Mom would have been out there watching that was worth the price of admission. Landon, please listen to Grandma. Nice work guys Landon should have a nice burner.

[@tomnielsen6439]

Your kids will be rich with all the vehicles they have and the skills that they are developing . They will be ahead of the rest and happy.

[@rhigh100]

Hunter has the reflexes of a jungle cat.

[@ggalland1]

Pretty cool quick little project there. Very nice looking truck. Thank you for sharing

[@dalegereaux1863]

Hey Hunter, that's two for flinchin' ! 😜 And two more for dropping the camera !!

[@3wheelslifelonglivetheatc559]

Man you guys are insane for putting your head in that wheel well with tention on them chains one snaps and your getting takin out hunter is lucky

[@jmjm6607]

great job again Hunter's reaction was priceless lol.

[@_CryptoNoob_]

Why not just swap frames Paul? Seems that you definitely have enough donor vehicles with a suitable frame

[@lchebuhar9212]

Paul = Number 1 Dad. 💪👍🏼

[@edwinschlee8374]

A wreck becomes a driver for Landon! Good deal!

[@scottdurbin4137]

I so love watching you and your boys working on things.😊😊

[@jasonjavelin]

My family has my Paw Paws truck which is a SWB one of these (like Pauls) that was given to my brother and driven by him in high school. He bought it new in 88 and now it’s been sitting a while with no drive train. I acquired a 5.3 for it a while back and we are planning on making it a little faster ;) awesome truck

[@rodneyhall81]

That clunking sound is the vents in the dash, all those trucks had that problem

[@richardjensen2769]

24:30 -- Landon looks a LOT like an Anxious Truck Owner, seeing someone buttoning up his Baby, after some major Surgery!

[@richwood8650]

Sounds like the old mode door or blend door actuator has some teeth missing. It's going to click, click, click forever!

[@funchfries]

With a little adjustment on the torsion bars, you should be able to fit 32s. I needed a level to fit 33s comfortably with no cutting/trimming. Custom Offsets website is a lifesaver for figuring wheel fitment. Hope Landon enjoys the truck, love those GMT400s

[@markstevens1729]

I am amazed what you are allowed to put on a public road in your area. Backyard “engineering” coming at you. Fast.

[@user-zc5qy2sr1c]

Did I just see Michelle's Jeepster roll in the shop? Woo! Hoo!

[@justinrizzo1724]

Hunter was lucky he was running the camera 😅 cameraman never dies 💀

[@vicmiller7191]

Landon is becoming quite the mechanic helper. It wont be too long before you will be able to turn him loose on his own.

[@earlrichardet2102]

That has got to make you "Dad of the Year". Great video!

[@davebenson1504]

Robbie Layton eat your heart out... who 'need' a frame rack😂🤣😂 It is my pet peeve.. but it drives me crazy to see tires being installed with their identity tape/stickers still attached... I know they will be shredded by roads within a few miles/kilometers... but arrrrghhh 😉

[@bobbolieu9013]

A little bit of info for you: Rim, that part that you mount the Tire to. Tire, that part which mounts to the Rim. Wheel, an assembly consisting of a Tire mounted to a Rim. You mount the Wheel to the vehicle so that the Wheel can motivate the vehicle along the ground or road. The terms Wheel, Rim and Tire are used interchangeably by most folks. Talk to a Tire tech or a Rim tech and they will tell you differently. They each have their place and their duty. Two of the items are pieces of an Assembly. The Wheel is the Assembly, which makes it possible for the vehicle to move. The Rim and Tire together make a Wheel Assembly. The Rim makes it possible to mount the Wheel to the car. The Tire contacts the ground so that the Wheel Assembly can move the vehicle. The Wheels on the bus go round and round, round and round. The Wheels on the bus go round and round, all day long.

[@truenaturestormers2525]

You are the best DAD, ever.

[@DustyakaDD]

Love the 90's era GM trucks, I have 2 of them. Best era for vehicles.

[@JRD77VET]

PLEASE use jack stands instead of "hoping" the jack holds. Nice work on the save.

[@BarrelMH]

Should put a custom Fab Rats flat bed on it!

[@nevno2005]

best Dad in Utah . hands down . Paul u r the man.

[@andrewennis3184]

Paul's favorite word this episode Optimistic

[@nickdanger7537]

The front end of Landin's new truck totally reminds me of the Family Trukster from Vacation.

[@defiant4698]

Somewhere in Utah Robby Laytons eye is twitching. 😆😆😆

[@eddiepeake6877]

Talk about an awesome dad

[@bryduhbikeguy]

It's a bird...It's a plane...No.... It's a 'Fabrolet' ! I do like the way those ride,and he should get @18mpg going to school.Maybe 6mpg playing ;)

[@lonhoschar1943]

The confuseder I get the hurrier I go and it's all "going to be just fine"! LOL!!

[@pc4189]

Landon is gonna love that truck. Had a '91 Sierra SLE 2wd back in the day. Smoothest riding truck I've ever owned. Same blue colour but was white two tone along the bottom. Would still have it today if some crackheads hadn't stolen it.

[@andrewbankhead1979]

My dad had had a maroon truck just like this a '93 I grew up in that truck. That clunking noise is probably a blend door actuator motor, his made the same noise :D As did my 02 trail blazer

[@steveleverett2644]

That the best looking truck Chevy ever made. Just my opinion 😂😂

[@SoDogtravels]

Shawns expression priceless

[@dennisrich6577]

Congratulations Landon 💪 Thanks Dad 😎

[@gerrymoeller]

The clicking is the a/c fresh air recirculation door actuator clicking. The gears strip out and causes it to jump when the door hits the stops. It opens when you turn the key on and closes during max a/c and with the key off to help keep leaves and rodents out of the cab. Doesn't work but at least they tried. Lol

[@lbeliel4128]

Good morning fellow Raters!

[@charlesyates6687]

When Lance can make a 8/6/4 run right he can get a job in any shop around .

[@davidbenji1]

20:27 DARN!! If that would have been the GMC grill, I would have dropped you one of my extra GMC emblems in the mail!😊 LOVE that truck! Great job! I'm just finishing up fixing my 1993 GMC extra cab sierra.

[@tony2good726]

Optimistically ok with that… WINNER!!!!!!

[@jonathanfreedom1st]

@3:44 all Paul needed here was a saftey shop coat and some Goggles and the Fab Rats logo would make sense. 😂😂😂

[@mikeanderson6522]

Now that was fun. Good little truck. Saved from trash. Good family project.😅😊🎉

[@jaynelson5793]

Another positive side of working with your kids, your kids will work with their kids. Makes for a well-rounded family.

[@michaelsutton1558]

If you ever run into changing a tank out and still need it mobile you could always install a fuel pump in the lid of a 5 gallon bucket and fill with fuel for a temp tank and plumb into the factory lines and harness .

[@williamhall7661]

I just got my daughter her first truck 2000 Chevy 3 door 4x4 5.3ls can't wait to make memories working on it with her

[@kevinhostetter]

Like i said many times, the screwing off videos i love, nice chevy truck actually, i do love how the kids are learning to fix there own stuff

[@highlifelowlivin]

That’s the wonderful sound of a blenddoor actuator

[@doughaven-rf8id]

Tire roulette and now everybody's happy.

[@craigk965]

Good to see he rebuilt this truck and not see it as total loss. Gotta love chevys

[@guyonabuffalo2391]

Landon I’m 48 years old and my dad does the same thing to me. Gets tired of watching and does it himself. 😂😂😂😂😂