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

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. 😂😂😂

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

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

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!

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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😂

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.

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

"GE" Frame straightening , "Good Enough" 👍

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!!

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

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.

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.

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

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.

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

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

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

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

Your family values are inspiring.

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

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

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

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

Hunter is a definite asset.

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.

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

That's Fab Rat's Recycling at its best...Landon gets a truck he can use and gets some shop and dad time too! Don't get much better than that!

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

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

That’s the wonderful sound of a blenddoor actuator

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

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

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

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.

My gas tank cleaning method, sand and 3/4 stone and som water. strapped to a harbor frieght concrete mixer. Let it run awhile. If it turns too fast wire up a fan dimmer and turn down the power a little . Let her run and aggravate the neighbors for a couple hours.

great job again Hunter's reaction was priceless lol.

Hunter has the reflexes of a jungle cat.

That's 2 GMT400 trucks saved! Good job Paul and crew, save all the ones you can!

Well it's clear if I want an older truck I need to shop out your way. Up here in the state of salt and taxes , NY, that would be rubber tired gold. Great video!

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

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

Well done paul another truck for the boys you spoill them and there learning a trade

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

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

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.

You guys must be fielding hundreds of job applicants/resumes, what an awesome place that must be to work, what a guy could learn there in 1 year would be invaluable for the rest of his life. Hope your kids know/appreciate what a good thing they have in their life :)

Landon is getting pretty handy as a mechanic! Thanks for sharing!

“Oh, I can taste it” 😂😂😂

Who needs a frame table taking up space when you've got a rollback? She's a Chevy, she'll be fine! Thanks for sharing 🇨🇦

Nice that y'all have a cool place to work on anything and get to do it together, making great memories with your boys

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.

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

Paul you did really well on that. I guess all the derbyin' experience has done you well. What's more, is your crew is learning more tricks of the trade. Well done. Thanks for the video.

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

What a cool father/son relationship...✌

cool ride. I still have my 1990 chevy Z71 step side with 400k miles. I call it ole reliable, because when everything else breaks it still starts up and goes

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

Good morning fellow Raters!

Good morning FabRats!

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Congratulations Landon 💪 Thanks Dad 😎

I wait everyday for a new video! Love spending time with all of you! God bless

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

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

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 😂😊

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

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!

The old truck looks good 👍

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 .

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

Just a tip, remove the drawstrings from hoodies when working around spinning objects like a mechanical fan or lathe. Love the show

Glad to see you fixing the OBS love that body style

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 😉

A good tree and a chain always work for me. Just have to find trees with the right angles.

I had a 99 K1500 extd cab was my first car at 15 and owned her for 12 years. I loved it so much. I finally got a newer truck after college graduation and my dad took it. Then in the span lf a week motir blew up and rather then waiting on me he sold it for parts. I miss that truck but now you cannot find a clean OBS for nothing, unless its been ruined by chrome and front lifts

Thanks for your time 😊

The truck I miss most of all my past trucks 1992 Chevy Silverado, extended cab. Damn fine trucks.

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

Great job Paul it's definitely a mode door actuator, have replaced many of them for friends!😊

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

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.

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

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

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.

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