Good morning everyone and thumbs UP to Theetravisb!

I believe that before I would have put that carpet in I would have caught the mouse and washed the floors out with some bleach or simple green to keep the smell out you could have possibly bed lined the floors to save them in the future

Now this is how you start a Sunday morning. Car and truck restoration with Travis and his Pops.

“Only hitting on a few cylinders” Me too brother, me too.

If you put a bar of Irish Spring soap in the interior, and another under the hood, it will keep mice away. It worked well for me. Dont leave it on a running engine, it'll melt!

You and your dad make a good team. Keep the videos coming.

Your dad is the coolest! He's the kind of dad I always wished for!

You do you! Glad to be along for the ride! Thanks!

Love to see your dad in the videos!

Truly amazed that the paint came back and how well. Going to be great!

The 48 truck is absolutely perfect and I’m glad you stopped where you did. It’s pretty much exactly what I’ve wanted since I was 6

Good morning! What an excellent way to start this Sunday morning, watching another one of your videos Travis.

Anyone should be proud to drive that dodge truck I had one or two of them in my day and always got good service out of them. Nice truck

What a great job on the D200 Camper Special. Someone will be proud to own it I’m sure.

Found it with pack rat evidence, got it running, carpet kit, new carburetor so now that it's running good and looks good, let's go park it back so the pack rat could have another go at it. Smh! But by the way your high school truck looks it's just the way you keep your hard work.

Cant wait for the '52 5 window build!. Love these trucks too. Great work brother.

Thanks for another , Brother !

Travis, Rockauto has some very nice, tight fitting seat covers. They cover quite well without slipping off like some of the lower quality ones. Heating up a large punch with atorch works well for making holes in carpet. It cauterizes the material leaving just a clean hole for bolts.

Back in '78 my Dad bought a bare bones ranch pickup '74 D200 with a 440/435 4spd. The thing was an animal for pulling power and began my nearly 50 year love affair with '70's/'80's Dodge trucks. Own one now as a matter of fact, an '86 Ramcharger 4x4 with a 410" stroker mated to a late model 8HP70 eight speed trans. On the no spark initially, check the harness bulkhead connector at the firewall for burnt or corroded terminals. It can drive you nuts trying to find the intermittent no start or dying problem. The wiring on these old trucks truly sucked until '88 for 318's and '89 for 360's when they went to TBI. They make a bracket that mounts a GM HEI module to the Mopar distributor, gets rid of about 40' of original wiring and the factory module setup. A GM one wire alternator also cures many ailments, and the amp gauge also has a tendency to burn up so run the main charge wire straight to the battery then feed the cab from there..... so basically you just rip out all the original crap, redo everything and be happy. Pretty good old trucks once some idiot electrical engineer's stupidity is eliminated.

Great content Travis. A bit of advice on that Mopar engine. Swap out those junk champion plugs and use AC Delco copper plugs. And please stop using brake clean like ether. Use a mix of gas and 2 stroke oil 40:1 in a squeeze bottle. That's so much better on the carb and valve train after a motor has been sitting a long time. Keep up the good work!!

It’s tough tracking down things you’ve checked over and over. We have all been there. Nice job, a style you don’t see often.

Travis, I totally agree with what you said about further restoring that 48! It is a BIG rabbit hole to go down and costs a lot of of which you won't get back when selling most of the time.

Trav..your vision for what it could be is a reality thru very hard work..sweat and a few angry mumbled words....you guys never cease to amaze...

Good job boys!

Very Nice Truck Travis. Great job reviving, and polishing her!!! Great job shaking her down after sitting . A Mopar Man will be by soon to pick her up!

Wow ! You two really have your hands full of projects !!! You must have a ton of fun doin all this !!!

If I remember right them diesel Volkswagen pickup truck would get about 40 mpg. Great video

Dads a cool dude!

You guys make a good team . I hope you all keep it together.

Agree with your points about a slippery slope, but if you're putting a nice new bench seat, floor mat and headliner in I don't see weatherstripping as going down the slippery slope. JMO

Woo! Been looking forward to an update on this truck

First one of the diesels I did was for a guy from Atlanta Ga, who we towed into the shop in Southern Illinois. Jumped time and trashed the head. This was the one that I was one tooth off on the timing belt and lost a weeks pay for another head. I delivered it to him. Driving from near Marion Il. to South Atlanta I averaged 55mpg. Most of that was at 70mph!

Morning from. Sc. I live out in the woods rats in our engines All the time wire eating trouble great to see a video from you

Travis, you and your dad have the best out there

you are lucky to have this truck, i had a forest service version, was an excellent truck

I'm pretty sure that was a dog turd on the compressor. You just grabbed it and threw it, You are the man.

You probably know of the other youtube guy from Kansas I think hes called Silas. He regularly gets and breaks trucks & cars from the 40's onward.

Outstanding work on the truck! I once owned an 82’ VW Diesel and drove it to work 47 miles each way and got great mileage. However, the vehicle shakes worse than a paint shaker. You reach a point where you have to decide if the mileage is worth the headaches from the shakes and the constant diesel smell.

You guys are awesome! Anyone who loves an old rig is cool by me. Always enjoyable and entertaining, keep up the good work.

Hey if you got enough left over put some at the bottom of the doors put some of that carpet at the bottom of the doors

God bless. Give consideration to replacing sparkplug wires whenever possible.

Good morning, thank you for sharing. God Bless 🙏

Maybe rodent repellent might be a good idea in your vehicles. How about fuel filters, or fuel stabilizer? Might be a good idea and save you a lot of work? Always a treat to watch your vids. Good going guys!

Yes. What. Great. Paint. Thanks ❤❤❤❤

Great to watch another video. Travis makes it look easy which motivates me to do it myself….

Your vids are so good that I like them first, then watch! Keep up the great work! 🎉

Always a treat to see you and your Dad working together! Good job on the Dodge truck! If I had the money I buy it. Own a 95, 91 Silverado now....Joe from Smyrna Delaware

This really makes me miss my pops. Really cool you guys are doing this. What family is all about!

Congrats Travis & Dad. Totally agree with you. Very well said. Looking forward to next project. Cheers from Florida 🍻

I am a big proponent of running Seafoam in the old engines when trying to get them up and running again. The carb can use some too.

Travis, I retired from tool sales in 07 and was still stocking and selling those Vixen spark plug cleaners then. They've been around for a long time but still very popular up til then.

Always a good morning when there's a new video from Travis on the KZfaqs!

That’s when cars still had good paint.You think that Pack Rat survived your first cleaning?Love that 48❤

Man love that truck and love the music that you play with this

This was a very informative post. I’m looking at getting a 78 Dodge pickup, that’s been sitting for years. I’m trying to get it trailered to my house. It stirs down a long, curved driveway, so you might have helped me to get it running, so I can get it on a trailer. Thanks! I really appreciate your videos!!

That’s a nice old dodge for sure great job as always

Nice job Nice Dodge good show 😃👏👏👏👍👍👍👍

I would put wood in the bed to really make it useable....but the old would is cooler just as it is..... Dont care what people say, you brought em brack from the death! You and dad are awesome!

I own a 1948 Chevy 5 window...FYI, LMC Truck sells the bare bones cab shell for $10,000...OUCH!!!

Super respectable about not doing a restoration it's nice to be able to just have a fun whip

great channel,man. fan since the cross country ol’ chevy days. you and your dad are relatable to watch. gotta do a q&a sometime with the pair of you. like to hear your history coming up.

That’s in beautiful condition nice truck Travis, 👍

Great work on the Dodge. What a transformation! Looking forward to watching the new project, with all the twists and turns.

Mr. B. Here ! 🍩☕️👀😎👍 I agree where do you stop ! 👀😎👍👀😎👍

My buddy had the same POS smog carb in his van. He would spend hundreds to pass smog. You did the right fix

Never a good idea to put the fuel filter on the suction side of the mechanical fuel pump. The one you're using was designed to have fuel pushed through it not pulled through it.

Good job Travis, pops gonna get the 50mpg!🤠👍

No le des bola a la gilada, vos seguí haciendo la tuya! Gracias por todo lo que haces crack!

One of the best channels on YT.

Another great vid Trav. I love your common sense approach to diagnostics.

Hi travis dodge looks great an ive still got my first pickup for 35 yrs its on my channel an i had a not running rite problem it was every vacuum line or blanking plug was slightly leaking . Cheers mate🇦🇺

Great video Travis. Enjoyed watching. 👍🏼👍🏼

Cool heads-up. They still sell those sandblast style plug cleaners. I think even hobo fright might even sell it. They work great! We had one in the shop back in the day, however it won’t fix a cracked porcelain.

I love the way the old Chevy looks. I drive it every day just the way it is.👍🇺🇸

Its nice to see a Truck like this get a second chance.

Absolutely love these videos!

I like the ol Chevy truck just the way it is, awesome job

Sounds like an idle circuit on your carburetor

Newer sub here from Caldwell idaho. Really enjoy your content and it's pretty cool you're in Tucson. I've got family there in the vicinity of E. 22nd and Harrison.

Love your work and commentary! Always looking forward to your next video!

Looks so good travis 💯

Awesome. Thanks for the video

Gotta love an old dodge.

That red and cream truck deserves a good wash and a cover

I learned to drive on 1949 GMC 5 PU 5 window 3 on the tree. I was 12 years old. I stepdad bought it for $150.00 in 1972…

Spraying peppermint oil in the engine compartment keeps the rodents out. You can get the peppermint oil at any store very cheap , and mix with water in a spray bottle.

Looking forward to that 5-window...

As always great job I wish you allot of luck

Good work. Keep on doing. 😊

Definitely made a good work truck out of the '48 ,but I would replace the bed wood, a cheap way of doing it would be get treated lumber and mill it like that organelles ones

Those plug sand blasters supposedly leave grit behind that can score your pistons.

Travis is there anything you and your dad can't do LOL no I seen you work on other stuff too and y'all do a great job man I love the channel I watch every video keep on keeping on brother you guys are I see you working on the appliances and stuff too so I know you guys can do just about anything

Next time you put carpet in spray the carpet backside and the floor area to. Spray the floor area, let dry until it feels tacky, and the bottom side of the carpet feels tacky. Then press it down, and it will adhere and not raise up for a much better installation. Great video. I enjoy your content. I've learned a lot of cool techniques watching your vids

You inspire Peaple to take a leap into cars and fix em up, just bought my dream car a 79 z28 in pieces, and what not but going for a fixer up

Hello there Travis, my name is Robert. How the heck are ya there bud!? So very glad to meet ya!!! P.S. I'm still digging those fly hats! Obviously I never intend to be disrespectful, I'm just trying to joke with you and have fun.

Great video

Regarding the carb issue, it sounded like maybe the throttle shaft seals were shot. Drawing in too much air and causing it to lean out. Seeing as the other vac ports were plugged off and the internals were already clean.

Great update - can't believe it - a masterclass at getting to the root of the problem. any idea why that one carb didn't work?

Great channel!

love the great content!🔥