My father just passed away last week at 97 years old and loved watching your videos. He wore his Diesel Creek T-shirt proudly.

Nothing better than a Diesel Creek video to start the day with. Good morning from Eastern Kentucky.

No need to apologize Matt for what you do or don't complete. This for me was a great episode of the Autocar. Sparks flying, metal cut, welding, torching, cleaning and fabrication. What we all tune in to see in your videos. I'll be watching for your next episode on whatever it is you're working on Matt and thank you for keeping us entertained. Cheers from this old, retired coot living the dream in Tennessee.

That parts washer is worth its weight in gold. There is just something really satisfying about not having to cover yourself in filth and getting a clean part to work with

My 2 year old granddaughter watched the entire episode with me. You have a new fan.

Really enjoyed this week's video Matt. Just an FYI, the type of person that watches your videos doesn't mind up to 2 hours for one video. Your kind of material is basically the saga of an old piece of history being restored to glory in a world where the newer things just cannot compete in hearty work. People like myself are there with you, living vicariously through your efforts. It really is a wonderful thing.

I'm pretty satisfied with the balance of focus between Autocar and other projects. Don't really care how quickly you finish because the fun is in the journey.

Just to let you know Matt, it really doesn't bother us when you keep finding more and more things wrong. It just means more videos for us.😀

"If only I had an overnight crane..." Can't wait to see your garage with an overhead crane in place. I'm guessing 250lb for the hub/brake drum.

As a retired pipe fitter/welder with 35 years experience, I have to say, you do nice work. Stay healthy, stay busy!

I’m 21 years old and have absolutely no experience with heavy equipment or anything besides automotive but watching these videos brings me peace lol.

Do not sweat the Duration or length of project...We enjoy how much *you* enjoy doing it.

The white and blue ball is now an integral part of the project. You will have to keep it with the truck for the rest of its life to avoid problems, breakdowns, fender-benders and the like. The dog can just collect sticks and branches from your woods!

The 1957 Autocar is what brought me to this channel. Fun seeing the 1980 Autocar being worked on.

I love how Matt always says, "We" for doing everything. Don't you worry, we're here for ya moral support, and that's 24/7 bud!

I'm almost 80 and still try to do some welding and DIY stuff. I started working in a truck shop out of High School wrestled with those truck wheels and I was about 135# then. Wouldn't want to do that anymore, but glad I learned how and know how it all works. Great to see you working in your real shop with real electricity and glad the Auto Car is getting attention!

Remember the Time rule, if you are "confident" it'll take an hour, it'll take two... If you "think" it'll take an hour, it'll take three... If you "probably ,uh-er it'll take an hour" it'll take five... That applies to ALL trades and time frames ... Retired Carpenter, habitual tinkerer, novice mechanic, here... Appreciating your Content

I am 72 years old I enjoy all of your videos Thanks for your taking your time making them.

"All I have to do is slap .........." Famous last words from Matt who surprisingly hasn't yet learned that jobs that are ALWAYS much bigger than expected. Retired mechanic/machinist in Land Down Under.

News of the orange Autocar 🥰 Don’t change anything, you’re videos are the bests !!

Hey Matt I was an instructor of Welding and Fab in a local trades college for 2 1/2 years and come from heavy fab, big beam compressor frame construction and cranes. When cutting thick materials I liked it as it taught patience especially with OXY/Acetylene. I also welded large pressure vessels as well as the port or nozzle cutting on the curve of the vessel with oxy fuel. I can see your skills in cutting your kerf is straight and patient. So many get impatient and do not allow the pre-heating of the metal before cutting of the metal structure. Less clean up with nice even kerf, a quick zip with the grinder or flap wheel and you are done. Great work and nice torch work!

10 years from now I'll still be watching and probably be the same truck.

That custom frane notching for the Angle On the Back of the Truck frame for the trailers came out great Matt 32:21 @Diesel Creek

Matt I'm 71 years old and still enjoy learning stuff. You've taught me a lot and enjoy your friendly disposition. Besides your a member of our lefty club!😊

My new fav. saying "Well it looks good when you turn the light off" I'm going to use this a lot !

Watching today solved a year long mystery....my 86 year old late husband had 14 packs of screwdrivers in his shop, but the biggest one was always missing.....He worked on CAT equipment and semis. When I watched you grab the big screwdriver to pop out the u-joint cap...it dawned on me.

I just love this project, its gonna be one beauty of a truck when its finished

Matt, how much I respect you, man, for creating this channel. I admire the fact that, in addition to your professional work, you still have time to work with the camera and process the video material. Please don't change anything.❤❤❤❤

Matt. Whilst I'm not an armchair critic, and also realise that you have in all likelihood moved past this stage, I have two comments to add. 1, Bearings are cheap and whilst you are in there changing them would be wise especially due to the seal failures and dirt ingress. 2. I would recommend that you cover the stub axles when fabricating near them, weld or grinding/cutting splatter can ruin a stub axel seal or bearing and then your day. Keep up the great work. Jason.

Its so much more relaxing to watch you work on your truck than it is to work on my truck.

Hi Matt, been following you for a couple of years now from over the pond in the UK, I love some of the hairbrained stuff you get into, don't sweat it about the having to jump about so often and feeling bad for not being able to post back to back videos on any one thing either, yours is one of the channel's I appreciate the most for the diversity of organic content that is daily life. The progress you've made from containers to workshop has been great to follow, and your collection of eclectic machinery is nothing short of awesome. Hopes and dreams take hard work for some of us to turn it into a reality and you have achievement all around you, be proud my friend and don't change who you are.

Hot coffee and watching Matt torch stuff is a good way too start my day. He makes my projects less daunting!

That is going to be a really neat truck once you get completely through it. Have always been fond of the Autocars.

29:01 I like how the sparks are showering all those papers on the table.

Matt, you may want to invest in a Plasma Cutter. It would make short work of all the metal you have to cut! Saves you a TON of time cutting (about 1/2 the time, even with dressing after the cut)! I always look for your Videos! I have watched every one of them for almost 3 years now (I have watched most of your old ones as well)! Can't wait for your next one (whatever it is on)!!

Diesel creek has come a long way from its humble beginnings. Big shop, all the tools, so much equipment. This autocar project is fun to watch.

That tipping trailer in the thumbnail looks it will come in very handy for hauling gravel to the farm. Your JCB purchases at the last auction means won’t need to use trailer and AutoCar to move all the fill to level the yard and for your house. Thanks for taking us along for the ride 👍

I've been a welder/welding instructor since 1975, and I loved your modification on the back of the truck, that's some nice work.

Matt, My Dad a fleet diesel reuck mechanic and he always took the axel out and cut a ring close to the hub so IF the axel broke you didm't have to fish the end out. He also took a broom handle on each end to push out the nub if it broke in the spyders. Hope this helps you out some da.

"grinder and paint, make me the welder i ain't". the kids love when i say that!! 🤣 keep up the good work Matt, love watching your videos.

I remember your famous words, "if I only had a shop"! WOW! You were correct! Thanks.

I was yer no. 11 subscriber twelve years ago. I was in the hospital with my first born. Taymes flyed so fast, I thought it was just yesterday. I thought I resubscribed yer 11 times over the years. I worked on high seas and me boat sank often along with me stuff. When I buy a new phone you are always the first I resubscribed. Gday, mate. Watching from the Pacific group of islands.

Hi Matt, I am a retired chemist and am mightily impressed a single man with the right tools can take on projects like this pretty much by himself. You make the video magic appear effortless, and your spiritual practice of saving fine machines from insidious entropy makes you a Holy Man. I am riveted and so impressed with your talents. You opened my eyes to another facet of life I never understood and deeply respected. Thank you, Sir. You have renewed my respect for the legions of men who "get er done" and keep this world spinning.

Matt, as as a retired oo of 21 years, for your safety and the public and DOT. On all of your brake parts please do all your parts new, so you have know doubt you safe because you haul a lot of heavy 🧓 iron!! Be safe!! Ms T Ellis Ne. Glad your shop is working out!! God bless your family!!

Love the “Grinder and paint, makes me the welder I ain’t” but I can promise you this, there’s not a welder out there that doesn’t have a grinder

Great video Matt. I love this series!

Thoroughly enjoyed this video Matt, cracking sense of humour too !!. these are the videos I like with this content and can't wait to see the next instalment. Thank you for the content mate, brilliant..

If the vent on the Banjo housing is stopped up it can cause seal failure. The fun starts when you R&R the walking beam bushing.Stay safe Matt

Decade's of strip mine work is going to make this journey a tough row to hoe! However, it's going to encourage people like me to watch every episode over and over again to glean every tidbit of information we can from it. This is going to be a epic series to follow! Thank you in advance Matt! 😊

I love these videos. Thanks for taking the time to film, edit, and upload all this!

Loving all the inside shop content. Seeing the work you can achieve when you’re out of the elements is fun to watch.

Good morning diesel Creek kids! Another fine Saturday in Michigan now that we have a episode to start our day with

This is an awesome series. I'm truly enjoying watching you fix this old truck up. I drove one in 1979 for my dad and it had a 5x4 with a 290 Cummins watching you work on this old truck brings back a lot of memories for me. Thank you

Love seeing you putting so much time on fixing this truck up

I'm pretty satisfied with the balance of focus between Autocar and other projects!!!!

Coffee, Baileys and Diesel Creek…I love Saturday morning!!!

I love this series on the big ol' Autocar - such a great no BS tough truck!

Old stuff always takes much more time. Your doing fine…. You make all the disassembly, cleaning, thinking and fabrication look like good fun!

Your videos are never too long ! Really digging the Auto-Car series dude, looking forward to seeing the next one.

As a yacht tech who has so often sworn at designer who made impossible to reach filters for no good reason given remote options are so easy, I am in awe of the externally mounted oil filter and applaud whoever put it there!

I'm all in for this truck restoration. I can't wait to watch the next episode, fascinating.

Good to see another autocar video. I understand the work involved in the project. As always the entertainment aspect is on point. Thank you

Some nice progress there man thanks for sharing

Love Love Love his truck, reminds me of my old days. Thanks for keeping the old girl alive.

Dam Matt you really just ripped the top off that can'o'worms didn't ya. Going to be a lot of content for us. Been waiting on this build, nice to see it underway. Thanks for the time to share with us.

Thanks for taking us along the way of this project. It's fascinating.

My 2 and 4 year old kids have been relentlessly asking me if there is a new video, It has become a part of our weekend routine. Keep up the good work! Sending love from Canada!

Good morning from a 🇬🇧 UK guy retired to southern Spain.🇪🇸 love the new videos from Matt 😊

Love all of your videos and every of your projects. I'm an old disable man and watching your videos make feel like doing it. Thank you

You're wrong, Matt, spending time with you is a real pleasure. The Coach, we've been waiting for a long time, sure it's going to take time, but we know that when it arrives it will be perfect and will be of great service to you, especially with the Richie brothers! French friendships.

I’m excited to see this beast come together! I think it’s awesome you’re giving the old girl a new life

Don't worry about this taking time from our perspective. It's just good to see this old truck being brought back to life. The partswasher is earning its keep. Cleaning the hubs would be hard manual work and being able to have these done while you get on with other areas is a real multiplier. Enjoyed this!

Priorities. Spark guards for the cab and floor. Sparks everywhere over the lunch table and microwave. Thanks for bringing us along Matt. Take care & stay safe.

I just learned some very valuable fabrication tips from you! Really enjoy your content a lot

Brilliant work Matt! Thanks for the uploads!

25:26 "Kinda created a dirt-seal." That made my day. Thanks for sharing !

It's so satisfying to refurbish an old vehicle, and knowing that doing it yourself is getting it done right, oh yea nothing better than peace of mind....Javi G.

Matt, just love watching you go to work on this machine. Really enjoying this one and looking forward to seeing this baby back on the road😊

Love that work you completed on the chassis. Looks awesome. Can’t wait to see this thing fired up again

Seems I recall about a year ago someone was going to get the columns set up and get a crane put in his new building before it got filled with machines. Your torch and welding skills have improved.

Know the feeling of not wanting to dig deeper. Did the transmission on my father-in-laws 175 Allis-Chalmer last fall. Every time I thought I'd do an extra seal on the final drive or what ever I'd find more broken or worn parts. Finally got to the point I didn't want to look anymore.

My arms are tiring just watching😁😁 Auto cars have been a favorite of mine since I was a teenager.. Great job and best wishes on the project and all of your ongoing work Love it

Love your ambition diesel Creek enjoy every video you make

Something you might want to add on the tail, is a pintle hook, quite handy if you need to haul a equipment trailer that is either too heavy for your dually or or into an area that is just too nasty to take that dually. You are doing it just the way it should be done, inspection, removal, replace, and in some cases, upgrade. Great Job Matt, Keep It Safe

Awesome. Autocar content is my favourite!

love the way you get into your work ,

I enjoy watching your videos, the closest thing I've come to heavy equipment is running a brush hog on a rented Bobcat, so I learn a lot from your channel! Thank you for sharing and teaching!

There were few things I hated more than doing wheel seals, shoes, and S cams on truck and trailer brakes; it's all "neck down work", as we called it. You have my sympathies, Matt. Great video!

Good to see so much work being done with a sledge hammer and blow torch as precission tools. Heavy duty!

Love watching you work on the autocar. Can't wait for more.

Keep em coming matt,,this truck is what led me to your channel,,keeping the history alive is what its about man,,helluva job

As someone wrenching on old trucks - great job, Matt! And, yes, every job on old iron takes at least 2.397 times longer than estimated!

The good old days when; a sledge hammer, a blowtorch, an angle grinder, a set of sockets and wrenches, and pliers, screw drivers and a measuring tape could fix just about anything!!! If you didn’t have it , you could make it!!!

It is awesome to see how much progress you've made over the last couple of years. Proof that if you just keep going and do what you can, when you can... in time things will come together.

The angle portion you cut on the back of the frame turned out great. Great job Matt

Always a treat when Diesel Creek posts a video - thanks Matt! 🎉

🎉 Good Start in my Saturday

Hi Matt I hope you get a knowledgeable Sandblaster that knows his job and also the correct finishes to use on your truck, from the looks of the rest of your equipment they are going to be able to have to stay for a while as well as a good body sheet metal man.

Just for the record, this was one of your more fun video's to watch. Thanks! 👍👍👍

Hello from Michigan Matt, what a pile of work to do on this old rig. I can picture it all cleaned up and painted. I like this Autocar Construcktor, because when i was a kid, my grandpa drove for Melling Tool once he stopped growing crops, and leased the land out. His was the same color orange, and once in awhile he would give us a ride if he was moving trailers. With the shopping at the auction, you could probably use this to pick up your win's. This shop has got to make doing this so much easier than doing it outside. G-d bless, and can't wait to see this thing finished.