Lee Majors as the Fall Guy hands down one my favorite shows.... and that truck is a dream build for me

Fall Guy, one of my Favorite TV Shows.

I had a 1978 3/4 Ton Camper Special. It was Yellow and White with Tan interior. It was so rusted that I had to buy a rubber floor mats and turn it sideways so that if I hit a puddle, my feet wouldn’t get wet. ( I’m a WA state native and it rains a LOT where I was living on a small island in Puget Sound). That old truck never let me down. The previous owner had just put in a new transmission. I needed a truck for Heavy Duty work. My dad heated his house mainly with his wood stove and I often had a fire going in my fireplace as well. There were 2 “Island Trucks”. If you needed a light duty truck then there was an old Toyota pickup. The ignition switch was so worn that if you wanted to start it, you’d put a screwdriver in and use it as the key. If you needed a heavy duty truck, then mine was it. I’d leave the keys in the ignition. The rule was that if you borrowed either one of the trucks, it had to remain on the island and you had to replace the gas that you used. Sometimes I’d get into my car to catch the ferry and go to work and my truck would be gone. Usually the people would leave me or the owner of the Toyota a note on their / my door, but if they didn’t they would let you know while on the ferry. A few days later the trucks would be parked in the area designated for it. The man who bought it from me had a tree cutting company and he had a 1 Ton that needed a transmission, so he paid me $900 for my truck but only needed the transmission. My 2nd Square body was a 1985 with a GUTLESS 305 V8. That thing was constantly breaking down, so I got rid of it and went back to Ford. Earlier this year I sold my 11 Ranger XLT super cab 4WD. Even though it was 13 years old, it had only 36K miles. We wanted to get rid of my 19 Forester Touring LEMON 🍋. It was 5 years old but had only 15K miles, because it was in the repair shop more often than it was out. The last 12 weeks of owning it, it was in for repairs for 9 of the 12 weeks. And we decided to sell our Ranger so we could buy a new Tacoma TRD. My wife’s Outback is 5 years old but has only 35K miles. I ended up buying a new 23 TRD Off Road, double cab, 6’ bed with the Premium and Technology pkgs. it’s basically a Limited Edition with the TRD Off Road pkg. Last year I heard that the Tacoma was going to be redesigned so we were going to wait until 26-28, (to get the bugs worked out of the new redesigned version). Then I found out that Toyota was dropping the V6 and going to the Turbo 4cyl. I DIDNT want to Turbo and it was too late to order a new one. I was looking in Wa, ID, MT and Oregon. I happened to find mine at our local Toyota dealership. 45 minutes away. I knew what I wanted. I was looking for a White, Barcelona Red or a Lunar Rock. Mine happened to be White. It’s a TRD Off Road, double cab, 6’ bed with the Premium and Technology pkgs. Because I bought it on 2/29/24, the dealership was wanting to sell it. They removed their $1,995 dealership markup, added running boards and a Tri-Fold tonneau cover. The MSRP was $51,848. We bought it for $48K. I’m glad that I found Exactly what I was looking for. Because I drive only 6-7K miles per year and at my age, our (my) Tacoma will be the last pickup that I’ll ever need to own.

In 2019 I bought a 2011 Ford Ranger XLT Super Cab, 4WD. It had only 20K miles on it and I bought it for $3K under Kelly Blue Book (KBB). It was Silver with gray and black interior. Silver, charcoal grey, grey and black are horrible colors that became popular in 1990. I decided to have it 2 toned in metallic Red and Red pinstripes. Because the interior was the 1990 old and outdated colors, I decided to have it reupholstered in Red with black trim. The previous owner (he was 62 years old in 2011), had custom wheels , running boards and a Flowmaster exhaust. We needed a small pickup for light duty work around our property. Everyone complimented me on how great the truck looked. I added adjustable rear air shocks (to haul heavier loads), a LineX spray in bed liner and a roll up tonneau cover. Before adding a K&N cold air intake I was getting 19mpg on the highway with the cruise set on 75mph. After adding the K&N I consistently got 23mpg. We had that pickup until 2/24 and it had only 36K miles on it when I sold it to a man who bought it for his 19 year old son. Because used vehicles have increased so much and all of the mods that I had done, I was able to get top dollar. In 2019 i bought it for $18K. In 24 I sold it for $25K. So in 5 years of owning it and putting on 16K miles, I made $7K profit. On 2/29/24 I bought a new Tacoma TRD Off Road, double cab, 6’ bed with the Premium and Technology pkgs. it’s basically a Limited Edition with the TRD Off Road pkg. It’s White and had Black factory Leather interior. I contacted Katzkin and they made me Barcelona Red Leather seat covers and after they removed the black leather seat covers they installed the red leather seat covers with black trim and stitching. (I sold my black leather seat covers to a friend who has a 23 TRD with grey cloth seat covers). A week after the new Barcelona Red Leather seats and door trim were installed, I took my Tacoma to the body shop and had them 2 tone my Toyota in Barcelona Ted metallic, following the body lines of the exterior. I also added Bronze wheels, as well as having it pinstriped in Barcelona Red and Tan/Gold. Yesterday (5/11/24), I installed an oil less, washable cold air intake. My TRD sounds Deep and Throaty under acceleration, but is whisper quiet at cruising speeds. My TRD came with the TRD Performance exhaust system. Later this year I’ll be installing a Flowmaster FlowFX dual exhaust system. Next Saturday, (5/18/24), I’m having the Overland Torque Tune (OTT) installed. The OTT stops the 3rd generation Tacoma from “hunting” for gears in the transmission, while adding 25 horsepower and 25 lb ft of torque. The OTT also causes the full torque to start at 2K RPM instead of the factory 3,600 RPM. With the combination of the cold air intake and the OTT, my 3.5L Naturally Aspirated (NA) V6 will have 318 horsepower, up from the 278 horsepower. The OTT also Increases the gas mileage by 1-2 more mpg. I have power running boards on order. The power running boards drop down and out when one of the doors are opened and close up against the rocker panels. I’ll be selling the Performance TRD exhaust system as well as the factory running boards. All TRDs come with a front skid plate. I have a Millercat skid plate on order that covers 2 of the catalytic converters along with the transmission. I’ve also ordered a skid plate for the rear differential and fuel tank. After returning from our property in MT I’m having a 1” lift installed with an ADD A LEAF on the rear, (as the 3rd generation Tacoma rear leaf springs tend to sag), so the ADD A LEAF, will not only cause the rear of my Tacoma to be lifted an additional 1” - 1.5”. They will also be adding a leveling kit. I only drive 6-7K miles per year and at my age, I’ll never need to buy another pickup again. I’m quite sure that my wife will be using the Tacoma to plow our driveway and our road to the county road during the winter months, as we get 5-7 feet of snow yearly. I have Mahogany (Reddish brown) real wood trim pieces on order for the interior of my Tacoma. So yeah, even though I’m older , I enjoy making my vehicles a 1 of a kind and I Love doing simple modifications to my engine’s to give me more horsepower and torque. I’m already looking forward to impromptu racing other vehicles once I’m finished with modifying my 23 TRD. Thanks for taking time to read along. Enjoy your day and I’d enjoy feedback from others and the modifications that you’ve made to your vehicle as well. Cheers ! Doc

Oh man it's beautiful I was almost in tears when they rolled Colt's truck out of the paint booth, Fall Guy was one of my fave shows growin up...

That two-tone seat upholstery is beautiful

Great information about the different types of coil springs. Thanks!

I'm really proud of you Andrew, great job, you never give up

Truck is beautiful! Stacey David is the man!

wow, this is my dream truck! I actually have an '86 GMC High Sierra that was my Dad's when I was a kid. He bought it new. This is giving me some good ideas, Thanks!!

I grew up watching The Fall Guy in the 70s and my son, now 20, watched every episode on KZfaq.. Excellent tribute build! Love it!

Stacey David what a show. Always entertaining and educational 👍. Great choice of parts and paint on the square body.

Awesome build. Can't wait for the finished product.

I bought my square body Chevy fall guy truck in 1990 have had it ever since

The interior is a HUGE upgrade from what was gonna be black and tan. It almost has a leather look to it...what a difference it makes.

Been a fan of yours since the Powerblock days. Everything you build is just awesome. Thanks for all you do, great work.

Beautiful!

LOVE THAT COLOR 😍😍😍

Fun build Andrew. Mustie1 built one a while back with a bike cage on the back. (If you ever see this check that out.) Thanks for the free episode #TeamGearz

This truck is sooooooo nice!

Love the show Staci been watching since you were on cable. I have a 1991 K5 (V10) blazer that I will live in before I'll sell it. Been sitting on the south side of my house for years since it's not my daily driver anymore and the paint is fading and clear coat peeling like there is no tomorrow. I put a 14 bolt FF rear and a 10 bolt front with 8 lug outers. plans to do a 4l80e trans and repaint but that is last of course. It is blue with white in the middle, found out not too many with this paint scheme. Keep it up, love the square body's and plan to buy more while I still can regret selling my 78 camper special. May even sell my jeep Cherokee for one but I discovered I love my Cherokee also discovered I'm a jeep guy since I have a dead TJ 4 banger in my garage with plans for a GM LS motor as soon as I can afford it.

Trucks and so good! 👍 👏 👌

If GM would produce the exact frame and body with all new modern components FORD would go under!! Basically if they made this truck, I know I would go buy one.

Stacey is rocking that hairpiece !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! lol

Man, gotta sound deaden the dash and back/top of cab, plus the doors for a nice thud. It has to happen.

Stacey is the man 👍

Stacy is why I got into automotive.... If only I had the money and sponsorship... ohh and the space and tools etc.

I remember those trucks going for 500$ here in Ontario, but now people are asking 15000$ for one like that white square... that lmc interior is fantastic!

Nice!

Good job

Beautiful truck ♥️♥️♥️ That interior is dope but what would have made those seats better is custom headrests .

About time I found your site

Stacey David is so cool

4- Link !!!! Front n rear

Finally got my 84 lifted Chevy Silverado it looks just like the fall guys well except a little more worn but it's got a bad ass exhaust I'm stl needn a steering column it's got that loose bolt thing going on man I wish they woulda just put lock tight at the factory .anytime you wanna truck to gussy up you just let me know .take care stacy

Stacy The Best.....

' nice pretty truck with red / dull yellowish... must put 2 amber yellow lights on the rear taillights for turning signals

Are you going to make the hidaway spot in the bed of the truck like in the show? For thise who has never seen the show right behind the door their was a pocket in the bed that had a door that opened up for storage. It looked just like a regular bed till he opened it and wow. It was awesome.

and they were cooler and more durable than the Camaros. my 78 Chevy Scotts dale has the same brown stock but there's rust all around my fender and wheel wells and even a hole in my floor but I'm gonna save to get body work done on it. my first pickup. still gets me to high school

I think Stacey needs to do a crew cab long bed fleet side 1-ton truck in Pullman brown with PPG's Pot of gold outlined flames with a 2"/4" lowering kit and 6.0 LS power. And I have...-uh, KNOW just the 1993 truck to do this to! Lol!

Should have gone into more detail on the suspension. I need to do my 85 k20 scottsdale

The LMC bed sides I received were a pure nightmare.

He did this one long time ago if I recall. Lot of advertising in his show.

Stacy, do you remember Simon-Simon,? what ever happened to that Power Wagon?

Need that interior for my project. Can’t find any of it on LMC’s site

theres no way a 10 bolt will ever hold up to the kind of stunts they did on the show, even with all the upgrades lol

Did you have to replace the driveshafts or do any thing to lower trans and transfer case

Was this broadcast in 16x9 format, or was it stretched and we're missing some footage?

The Fall Guy truck

8f I had the $ I'd put a 572w/700R4 motor n trans 4 link front n rear .....the rest is ok ....😂😂😂💯💕💕

Not a G.M. fan because of the rust. I am a Dodge fan. But you did a good job.

4:40 I see a 70-73 nose on the Camaro but the shell looks like 74-81 with T-tops & bigger back window 🤔

What’s the point of the creeper...you could walk under that thing to work!

Where to you buy the macs tool??

What does flipping the shackles do?

Would you guys be able to do a video of how to tune a sequential multiport injection with a tbi carburetor. I have and 85 k10 with this system installed and would like to tune it a bit.

Halo Davi what can the shackles you use o part number in front and the back

The flares were a bad idea .

Very nice, but here's the real question.......is it going to be for sale???

The only things that triggers my OCD is that the gold section has to much of a green tint in it, and doesn't quite go well enough with the brown. The other thing is that the gold section needs that red stripe also on the bottom edge. Other than that, that truck's got me droolin'!!!!! And what about that interior, wow!!!!

I get lot's of stuff for my 72 Cheyenne from lmctruck!!!

Did you put 8 lug wheels on that 6 lug hub assembly?.

What was the color code that you use for the paint

the first truck had round headlights right ?

You forgot the bed doors !

Do i see " Copperhead " paint ?

But don't you need big torque for the low rpms when we're off road???

I know that he said Rum Point and Pot Of Gold for the colors from PPG. But has anyone actually tracked that down? I’m in process of painting and would love to use these colors. Any help please.

so did the budget for this balloon from 3000 to 33,000 bucks?

All that on a lil ol $40,000 budget.

Carbon fiber an alcantera. ,!!!!

I'm thinking $55K...

I hate those finder flares

23 minute infomercial

Well I'm not the kind to kiss and tell.....

Should have changed the name on that cardboard box to DEEZ NUTS.

This video did not age well lol. Square body pickup truck prices have gotten INSANE

Unbelievable they're going to put those ugly cheap black plastic fender flares on that... At least color match them...

PUSS WANNA BE TRUCK, 10 BOLT FRONT ...........LOL

all he does is talk

2 and 3 gen camaros were so ugly tho'.

Horrible choice of tires and wheels.

misleading content 23 minute vid, with over 13 minutes of advertisments