WILL IT RUN? WILL IT DRIVE?

[@ericdemo5910]

Instrument cluster - Get one from the same era Escalade. Goes to 120mph instead of 100mph. Bolts right in, and you can swap over the odometer wheels for mileage accuracy.

[@simbanugz2906]

That guy killed it with the paint work. It deff brings me back to mid 90s Here in Florida good times.

[@toejamr1]

First thing I thought. Took me back immediately to spring break Daytona beach mid 90s

[@rossw5576]

Love the heavy retro style of that van.

[@bepbep7418]

​@@toejamr1yup 96-05 😂 SBNs were the place to be.

[@eldonmarchyshyn4929]

I love those cable pliers. Best invention ever.. the only tip I have for spring clamps is to make sure you get the clamp in the original indentation otherwise they leak 100% of the time sometimes lots sometimes a wee bit, always make sure they line up perfectly or there will be a leak. Something I have learned over 30 plus years as a licensed tech

[@atitood]

That pinstripe guy is amazing! The truck looks awesome! Congratulations!

[@RightHandy13]

Building my 95 OBS Cheyenne slowly. This series gave me some excellent ideas for my build

[@jasonblack8639]

Love how you kept the clean factory lines and interior, but spiced up everything low key.

[@chadwynia5021]

Damn you Finnegan! Now I miss my old truck, had a 96 chevy stepside same blue color, 305 and 5 speed was so fun to drive.

[@indycollie6424]

Gm really put out an amazing truck when the obs came out, from the start the styling lent itself to become the canvas of many automotive artists, this example would definitely get a thumbs up from Boyd. Nice truck dude.

[@daverich267]

I can't believe this is your first time using the cable hose clamp pliers. I got mine like 10 years ago! Game changer!

[@michaelblacktree]

That surprised me as well. And yeah, they're great.

[@rockkhound943]

Lol me to

[@jdinnis]

Even better, I bought the NON Snap-On version which work great and are half the price!

[@steveww07]

no they aren't

[@rockkhound943]

@steveww07 they are when you deal with them alot . I specialize in 88to98 chevy trucks . They save tons of time .

[@michaelhughes3302]

I absolutely love when someone's truck build has everything it needs and nothing it doesn't. This is shop truck perfection. Those wheels , that stance, those awesome graphics, power plus on demand. Those wheels!!! Epic Mike. Super clean, kind of a dream really. Michael in Toronto. PS SEMA, eat your heart out.... 20 gazillion wheels and chassis? This is what folks really need in their lives. Well thought out and exceptionally well executed. Super clean..... I want one!

[@steveww07]

its needs functioning AC

[@P-J-W-777]

I had a super cab in that color and it was by far the best vehicle I’ve ever owned and never had a single issue with it. It was even procharged with a bunch of aftermarket upgrades under the hood and a pretty big high SQ JL Audio/Rockford Fosgate/Audio Control sound system in it.

[@donniehunter309]

A perfect semi-custom build, and the graphics make it a perect mix of old school/new school cool.😎

[@scottgshomewrenching1352]

Quick tip: When reusing a hose that has had a spring clamp on it, like the upper hose on the truck, put the clamp back in the same position on the hose. If you don't, it may leak. Actually, it will leak more often than not. Ask me how I know😅

[@ni_wink84]

Quick tip, no one cares 🙄

[@luketeverino6085]

Always remeber this tip from my first boss!

[@luketeverino6085]

@@ni_wink84 oh did I ever say it was the right way to do it? No. It’s the right way to do the wrong thing. And it was only on our personal vehicles never customers. Way too early for you to be getting this worked up over a KZbin comment lol

[@ni_wink84]

@ Not good enough for customers cars but your boss told you to do it, 🤡 you are either completely full of Sh, or literally a lemming, as I said before if a hose is old enough to have clamp marks into it, change it, it’s done and the rubber has hardened. Replace it, it costs 30 bucks, cheap azz

[@chickenfishhybrid44]

​@ni_wink84 in the real world this is alot easier said than done. Alot of times hoses are formed, of an odd size etc and you can't easily come by one even if you want to. Not to mention if the customer can't or won't pay for it. Working on cars for a living is different than wrenching on your own stuff in your garage.

[@cw1824]

The first giveaway car I’ve ever bought merch for!!!! Gasser. And a wagon. My two favorites!!!

[@01FozzyS]

She's a beauty! I love the simple and yet "sporty" look,sort of sleeper. Well done Mike, Joe,Dave, and the rest. Looking forward to some SEMA vlogs.

[@timothylesson1561]

So good!! The graphics are perfect. I almost feel like it needs a solid flush mount tonneau cover. Painted to match. But I can't tell

[@FinnegansGarage]

That would be cool!

[@michaelhughes3302]

​@@FinnegansGarageCannot remember whether ARE made a Lo Pro fiberglass tonneau for these. Used to install them on many Dakota RTs back in the day. Or fcuk it, let the next man decide.

[@Houseacwth]

@@FinnegansGarageyou gotta replace the front GMC emblem in the grill to FSM same script as the factory GMC. Man that would be bad ass!

[@Friskee62]

Very Cool...all those hours paid off big time. Nice work, kudos to all who participated...

[@Scott-The-Great]

Chastin Handpainted does fine pinstriping work!

[@mechanicundercontract7752]

They should have let him loose on the hood.👍✌️

[@Scott-The-Great]

@@mechanicundercontract7752, Indeed, they should have!

[@williamstamper442]

Those type of hose clamp pliers are exceptionally helpful when working in the forklift industry. Lift trucks are always so tight between those thick steel walls in which the engine is tucked in between. Anybody who has ever had to work Under a forklift knows exactly what I'm talking about. I spent 20+ years as a forklift and equipment mechanic. It's very similar to automotive but comes with their own set of difficulties when wrenching.

[@monstercraig9057]

Pls for the love of God keep stuck shift going Finn. I appreciate that shit!!!!

[@richardharvey8939]

Finnegan making us feel old today. I have all of those truckin magazines from the boat years in tubs. There was nice accessories to those boats too. 😊

[@KTMGREG55]

Turned out sick. Love when a stock truck gets turned into a street machine with just some simple tasteful old school mods. Some styles just never get old or die 👏🤙😎.

[@eladsputnik2232]

Super classy and understated. Absolutely love it.

[@sadubone]

Gorgeous truck. Too bad I don't live in the states I would love that 57. Can't wait to see that build.

[@philliporne2287]

I love how simplistic and clean this build is

[@mrtjbiga1784]

always, less is more

[@michaelhughes3302]

​@@mrtjbiga1784It's truck perfection.

[@steveww07]

they even got the ac working, oh wait.....

[@Otto-AutoPilot]

Great job and a nice balance of custom yet tastefully subtle.

[@64CHEVYTWO248]

HI VERY NICE TRUCK TURN AROUND !!! YOU CAN SEND IT TO MICHIGAN !! THANK YOU FOR THE NICE SHOW AGAIN !! TODD FROM MICHIGAN

[@infinite7501]

What the Hell. In all my decades of restoring and building cars, I've never seen a fender lip roller tool like that! I'm still using the Old round wood trick. I do have to say that I've always been talented when it comes to using my wood! Nice Truck!!

[@claytonbyrd6134]

How have you never seen that? Lmao

[@rpturbo]

That truck turned out absolutely sick! Everything about it is SOOO good! The only thing I would want different is a bedcover.

[@joshck93]

The truck turned out absolutely amazing. Love this build.

[@az_natalie]

Came out super clean. Well done to the team on this one. Enjoyed watching it come together.

[@FormulaZR]

The truck looks great! So glad y'all kept the factory paint job.

[@anthonyjones657]

Cool project. You always have great taste in projects.

[@ryurc3033]

Those remote hose clamp pliers are one of the best tools i ever bought. On any fwd v6 pos, they are required. In some cases there is no way to get a radiator in and out without them.

[@ryurc3033]

Pdr guy says "don't try this at home" Lesson is actually " don't try this on something you actually care about until you have tried on a hundred or so scrapyard parts. Proper tools are also a big deal

[@haroldcaldwell2225]

Beautiful truck it will for sure get a lot of attention at Sema have fun don't forget to make a video can't wait to see it

[@scottkaiser5612]

I need to get a pair of those hose clamp pliers. Those clamps are a real pita with regular pliers. Paint is definitely in great shape for the age. Great color too. Same color as my ZR2 Blazer but it doesnt look nearly as good. 😁Wow! Nice van! 👍Love the updated, upgraded front end. Nice thing about that era of Chevys, GMCs are the front ends all pop off, have the same mounting. So its easy to make a Chevy look like a GMC or in your case, a newer year. Blazers are the same. I could make mine look like a Jimmy. 😁Man that thing sounds damn good. Looks awesome too. That fender tool is just wild!

[@hemiward2]

Nothing like a good video on a Sunday morning at work.

[@FinnegansGarage]

Morning!

[@jackalope9001]

@@FinnegansGarage Where can I get the gm air conditioning accumulator insulator or wetsuit for the accumulator on this truck? What brand is it?

[@jasonhill390]

Love the pickup! Came out sweet! Great job guys

[@JohnWood302]

Excellent work there Mike!!

[@williemorgan6738]

Man I wish I wasn't broke all the time I would love to have a hotrod like that never had the chance to have anything like that great video as always guys keep up the great work .

[@dannycurtis1744]

Great build Mike, but we need some of the old design shirts returned as mine are wearing out . All the best Danny UK 🇬🇧

[@y5mgisi]

The front end update alone was so good!

[@rayjon237]

The pin stripe guy and dent guy did amazing work..

[@DerredmaxTRIAX]

Great truck. That front end is so much better looking. You guys killed it! Its perfect!!!!!

[@williamstamper442]

I knew it Mike! When you said "building it for someone special" I just knew it was gonna be a giveaway, which is awesome!

[@burtonray9259]

Man , I love this thing! Awesome build.

[@ImTHATguy...]

The truck came out looking great! And I'd love to have that '57 even as it sits now 🤤

[@kh40yr]

Very nice Mike and Joe. Excellent build. Congrats! My pinstripeing guy, with the 283 and 700R4 in the Skooby mystery van. Come to think about it, he did resemble Shaggy a bit. In late 1955, you could order a 11:1 compression, Duntov solid lifter cam in the 265CI. Same for 1956, but earlier in the year, you could get a 11:1 compression, Duntov solid lifter cam, in the 283, for both cars and trucks. I know, low power stuff today, but back then?, it was smiles per miles. Pretty sure all of those have been found in the junkyard, but you never know. One might be waiting. Good luck at Sema!.

[@chris.navy-vet]

I know it's a matter of opinion, but if it were me, I would have retained the original WT front end and black rear bumper. But, as a GMT-400 fanatic, I have been in awe of this build since the start..... There's something about an OBS GM that is simply perfect. LOVE this build!

[@chrisettenberger3190]

I absolutely love this truck! It's awesome! Great job! Thank you for the videos.

[@rigozuniga8096]

Those cable hose clamp tool is a life saver with European cars.

[@Memry-dq7ug]

I liked the W/T front end since you just don’t see them as much. But since you changed it that front fascia always looked best with a billet grille insert, it just suites the generation.

[@justingould7348]

I have to agree. The obs GMC front end looks awesome with a billet grill reminds me of the trucks I grew up with.

[@KTMGREG55]

The GMC front end was just a better all around look to play with vs the Chevy . Still a stylish front end . But that mouth opening was always my fav of the OBS trucks

[@user-neo71665]

Those w/t fronts are a dime a dozen around here. People always want the better headlights so they swap them out.

[@Memry-dq7ug]

⁠@@user-neo71665I meant you don’t see them as much in a custom build. OBS trucks in general are a dime a dozen. Regardless there’s definitely more NON W/T trucks out there hence me saying “you don’t see them AS much” I didn’t say they were rare. I also like that GMC front end better in general but since he started with the WT that’s what I was envisioning and it would have been cool to see something done with that, because it’s a little bit different from the thousands of other OBS builds. 🤦🏼‍♀️

[@makaylaslater5247]

Congrats on the build that truck looks so awesome

[@stantonpainter6248]

Awesome build looks killer

[@leoreid5649]

Great truck build. Easy (all thing being relative) and simple, classy build. 👍👍

[@FinnegansGarage]

Thanks 👍

[@joaquinmartinez9866]

Epic I love the way this truck came out good shit 👍👍

[@cameronfrye5514]

Nice! I don't usually like dropped trucks, but this was well done. Probably (in keeping with the theme) I'd have gone with 18" wheels and a little more sidewall, but those wheels are awesome.

[@racebiketuner]

Sheet metal seaming pliers work great for straightening the pleats of K&N filters.

[@richardgarris9305]

Great job guys. That is a beautiful truck. I love that color. Especially knowing it's original. Can't wait till after semi when you finish refining everything an really get to see what that bad boy will do. 🤘🏼💪🏽🤘🏼💪🏽🤘🏼💪🏽

[@OGRocker1]

Mornin Finn, Good morning gearheads. .. 🤙

[@fordlav]

Fantastic work guys truck is perfect

[@shanewright6958]

The truck is looking good 👍👍

[@michaelblacktree]

That's a great looking truck! And it's got all the chop. Very nice. 😎

[@danieljohnson4418]

Beautiful build. As an OBS owner and enthusiast, I love that you preserved the originality of this truck while tastefully upgrading it. Great work.

[@skaughtmc6591]

Love the wheel choice. All it needs now is Freiburger’s chassis stiffening hockey pucks between the bed and the cab.

[@budddove6480]

I remember when sema was for top notch builds.

[@rockkhound943]

Yea wild customs we're the majority now there the minority.

[@Alanwalter1976]

Yes..yes you can have a cocktail at 10am. In fact i had one this morning at 8 am. And nothing blew up. Enjoy my friend. Celebrate your acheivement.

[@scottgshomewrenching1352]

Good Sunday morning, coffee, extra sleep and Finnegan's garage

[@lusionakkurs4509]

bro this dude is my childhood and the reason ik sm about cars love this guy man

[@RichardMLowe]

49:45 I see You are using the Heat Gun for the Shrink Tubing to Roll the Fenders 🤣🤣🇺🇸💯

[@jimmycline4778]

I bought a brand new 1994 GMC back in the day, it was the same color as this truck , mine had dark blue interior and blue carpet, I wish GM still made interiors with any color you want instead of beige , black and gray!

[@excopcar7907]

Dudes like Bob ross of painting trucks and cars 😂100 facts.

[@lccavanaugh]

It looks very clean. Nice job.

[@rockkhound943]

Truck looks good finn . Love the pin stripe and the stance . I would have went little narrower on front tire wheel but thats me . Great overall build

[@wescoupland3985]

I prefer the Bex closer that gap looks over 1 1/4" when I prefer 1" it makes a big difference and if you look at the wheel placement is you'll see it needs to go farther towards the cab.

[@JoshuaMerithew]

Looking good

[@willnzsurf]

I saw a customised OBS Blazer drive past yesterday, dang those things still look pretty good.👌😎

[@oldsadsongs]

The pin stripe was an instant "wow!"

[@Tat2TankT]

Looks killer yall 🤘🏼😎

[@Longnlow.1991]

Dam that's amazing dude!!!! I absolutely love the entire build.

[@ryanhines719]

So glad we got the 6l80 figured out! When you didn’t text me back I figured it was fixed 😆

[@southerng77]

A giveaway with that truck would be sick!

[@robinwendt5527]

I bought Devin's harness. I was super impressed with the quality and got it for the extras he has on his harness compared to holley

[@MrCunningham4]

The new wheels look great, but I still think it'd be a real flex to show up on the original wheels

[@robertjohnson4784]

Mr Finnegan I've been waiting for this video you have totally built my dream truck. I hope you don't mind if I copied the same exact build LOL because it is badass love it❤

[@shmartin024]

Ooooh that graphic is just too darn perfect.

[@AR-Roons]

She’s a beaut, Clark!

[@danhufferdoutdoors]

I have had those hose cable plyers for years, they are wonderful

[@Liftedchevy931]

I had a red low mileage 94 Sierra that looked like new inside and out that I was going to build but ended up having to trade it for a car for the family but this truck reminds me about that truck never going to find another on in that condition awesome build!!!!

[@RichardMLowe]

29:33 You've had That Dogfab Bead Roller for quite a few years now 🇺🇸🦅💯

[@Killentimegarage]

Man this truck turned out awesome. Love g the stance, the wheels and that stripe graphic is legit my favorite part and yes I’m stealing the idea for my own OBS. 😂

[@scottprimeau9325]

Most Ls trucks the upper hose is on the drivers side. Nice build!

[@_Boxcar_]

Mike, order flush mount tonneau cover for the obs. It would really finish up yous and Joe's beautiful work

[@RALPHD57]

Looking good guys!! fyi..I put Dakota Digital Cruise Control on my 66 Chevelle 454, Love it!

[@robh4822]

It definitely needed the pinstripes. Good call.

[@hotroder004]

I have an turbo ls in my OBS and yours is Amazing !

[@Gtv6Racer]

Those hose clamp pliers are way better most of the time than the stamped ones. Especially if you are trying to break the hose loose at the same time.

[@jimhmod]

That wiring cart is super nice!!

[@hill_customs6807]

Just needs something done with the back bumper. Either delete and roll pan. Or something closer looking to the front bumper. And a nice hard bed cover.

[@bobqzzi]

Nice project- also nice to see it ready in time Nothing wrong with that truck that can't be fixed by raising it 3"

[@jdinnis]

For your list of future upgrades: The GMT-800 brake master cylinder swap is easy and is worth the effort. Those OBS masters always get squishy and make the truck annoying to drive.