We Build a Demolition Derby Truck

We Build a Demolition Derby Truck - Trucks! S10, E17

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4 жыл бұрын

In this show, we're going to a truck demolition derby and you won't believe just how much abuse a truck can take! Then, it's back to the shop to show you all the secrets that make these derby trucks so tough!
PARTS USED IN THIS EPISODE:
Accel: Accel Supercoil for HEI Distributor.
DEC Headers: Forward swept 4-into-1 extended collector headers.
Edelbrock: Performer Series Camshaft and Lifter kit, Timing set.
Fitch: The Fitch Fuel Catalyst is NOT an additive. It is a long term fuel treatment offering a number of benefits: Insure Fuel Quality During Storage Increase Gasoline Octane & Diesel Cetane Improve Engine Performance (Horsepower & Torque) Improve Fuel Economy Reduce Emissions - Green House Gases Reduce Engine Maintenance Improve Oil Burner Efficiency
Kimberly-Clark Professional: SCOTT Shop Towels, WYPALL* Red Shop Towels, KIMBERLY-CLARK PROFESSIONAL* shop towels are ideal for your toughest automotive clean-up tasks.
M.O.P. Derby Products: This shifter will work on turbo 350/400 transmissions. The mounting bracket is made with a laser for a precise fit. This shifter is designed so it is very tight and does not move when hitting or getting hit. It has a easily removeable park lockout pin. The design also alleviates the problem of the shifter hitting you in the leg when you get hit.
Nitro-Plate: Coating of headers for derby truck.
Power Building Videos: Power Building Videos.
Stateline Transmission: Fully prepped Transmission.
The Industrial Depot: Industrial grade of bolts and hardware items.

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@PowerNationTV 4 жыл бұрын

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@shawnsnyder8876 4 жыл бұрын

Little tip put the straight treads on back and diggers on front it will save you rear end

@Joedennett69 4 жыл бұрын

Each one of those trucks someone brought home new and was proud of it once.

@Joe_The_Tractor_Man 3 жыл бұрын

That’s the sad part

@firstbutstilllast9437 3 жыл бұрын

And now it’s scrap metal get over it

@benjaminbooth6471 2 жыл бұрын

@@Joe_The_Tractor_Man not really sad everything has to come to an end, and at least these trucks are giving people thrill and excitement

@Joe_The_Tractor_Man 2 жыл бұрын

Ya I guess but these trucks are getting harder to find people love the classics

@flyguyphil7247 2 жыл бұрын

Idk about that there was a ford in the mix

@Studio_Earth 4 жыл бұрын

Gotta start looking for chevys near this place. In central Pennsylvania prices, this is like watching a Ferrari demo derby.

@merc-ni7hy 4 жыл бұрын

i'm in pa..not really any chevys like this around

@Geeds69 4 жыл бұрын

Up in canada those trucks would have been considered rust free and mint projects. Unreal that those got smashed. Like are those for real rust free cabs??? Do you know what you could sell those for up here? Lol

@bobroberts2371 4 жыл бұрын

I just bought a pre 1980 Chevy cab for $ 2,500 , not the entire truck, just a cab with doors.

@npp3559 4 жыл бұрын

Studio Earth I’m in western pa and thinking the same thing

@RedEyedPatriot 4 жыл бұрын

I've got 8 of these trucks rt now....kentucky

@killamike6403 4 жыл бұрын

that's my all time favorite chevy trucks, 73-87, breaks my heart seeing these destroyed instead of restored lol

@TGLobbbit 4 жыл бұрын

Bro it's sad to see that old square body chevy are destroyed

@danderson9881 4 жыл бұрын

Best part of the day, smashing chevies

@AndyFromm 4 жыл бұрын

@@danderson9881 👍

@unrealfmx888 3 жыл бұрын

Dime a dozen where I live

@UpstateMudMafia 3 жыл бұрын

yea and they one they built had no dents or rust

@Joe_The_Tractor_Man 3 жыл бұрын

It’s sad to see the old trucks and cars get smashed

@likenem 4 жыл бұрын

Its weird being from the mid west, I can't believe you are destroying those truck beds that don't have rust

@ford1979truck 4 жыл бұрын

Im from eastern canada . im jealous all these rust free parts

@likenem 4 жыл бұрын

@@ford1979truck I was in Windsor and noticed everyone on steal rims and then I realized those are for there winter tires. You guys are smart up north.

@westogarage 4 жыл бұрын

poor square bodies

@rustedratchetgarage6788 4 жыл бұрын

@@bigboreracing356 bullshit there all valuable let crash some 3valves or new rams no loss there

@likenem 4 жыл бұрын

Some dont even have rust

@ianvader4697 4 жыл бұрын

they're worth a fortune in Australia!

@likenem 4 жыл бұрын

@@ianvader4697 trade you for a ute

@jonathonrossebo1783 4 жыл бұрын

@@rustedratchetgarage6788 What are the odds of them being destroyed to extinction from all this are?🤔

@TDSG34 4 жыл бұрын

This was painful. What are you thinking? I can't even find a truck as good as the one you are going to destroy.

@RedEyedPatriot 4 жыл бұрын

I've got 8 here in Kentucky...ill sell you one😂

@ej2civicb736 4 жыл бұрын

Will do anything for views people watch the show they get millions from advertising firms if they think they will make 500k on a few episodes they would smash up an al original 70 ls6 454 chevelle

@Valdemar-Perez-III 3 жыл бұрын

Whistlin diesel: "hold my beer "

@Goodbye-od1le 3 жыл бұрын

You now why trucks nowadays. They are not that strong. I like trucks from the late 80s

@jasonkodatt9515 4 жыл бұрын

Cool Video but I would definitely wanna do my cage before welding the doors shut!

@tristanabell2117 4 жыл бұрын

A lot of people are mad that they are smashing square bodys but you gotta think most of these trucks dont have titles and the bodys were already rough so they aren't worth parting out. Not all of them but I'd say quite a few of them.

@RichyN25 4 жыл бұрын

That truck was worth a lot more than a derby lol

@kunu98 4 жыл бұрын

I’d drive that to work everyday. I wouldn’t care lol

@choppedandscrewedcustoms 4 жыл бұрын

Why destroy a squarebody

@CJColvin 4 жыл бұрын

Exactly mate.

@HODMEChannel 4 жыл бұрын

Half these trucks are not worth saving.

@choppedandscrewedcustoms 4 жыл бұрын

@@bigboreracing356 have you looked at the prices on original parts and even complete trucks the square body trucks are going way up in value

@kevinjohnson9372 4 жыл бұрын

Cause they suck that's y lol honestly I'd do the 88to98 style b4 a square body

@i-like-turtles4900 4 жыл бұрын

Hey look. An episode from when Trucks was a good show.

@toddfletcher565 9 ай бұрын

That truck was in better shap then my project truck mine is an 1981 Chevy

@johnnywrench9669 4 жыл бұрын

I am pissed at you guys for ruining those squarebody trucks

@jacoblenke6820 4 жыл бұрын

poor baby lol

@gregc247 4 жыл бұрын

Nooooo!! Not the square body's

@AndyFromm 4 жыл бұрын

No loss

@chriswhite2151 4 жыл бұрын

Omg theres even a 67-72 in there .... I never could stand watching demo derbies. Ever since dads 73 Torino wagon bit the dust.......

@carwashadamcooper1538 4 жыл бұрын

This hurts. Why smash up a good rust free truck? You couldn't get one that's not so nice? Damn, that truck was worth way more than scrap.

@TMSRAGNAROK 4 жыл бұрын

Its awesome but it hurts to watch square bodys get smashed up if you love em as much as i do

@patmcbride9853 4 жыл бұрын

So, you couldn't do the interior work BEFORE you welded the doors shut?

@OldGriz708 4 жыл бұрын

It's better to do it after so everything can be made to fit exactly and with all the glass out it really doesn't make it any harder.

@ej2civicb736 4 жыл бұрын

They dont know shit stacy David actually does but when they go to commercial the real builders take over David fryburger and lucky Costa called these shows out on it

@carlparker3571 4 жыл бұрын

wow! here i thought they were always junk trucks, but they got more money in aftermarket parts than my house is worth, and those truck bodys are in better shape than mine.

@OldGriz708 4 жыл бұрын

Check out Gropp engineering and see how many thousands of dollars you can spend on a top of the line derby engine. It may be Gropp automotive or something like that.

@ryandavis5144 4 жыл бұрын

Ski inc, postal mopar, baldwin engines. Takes money to run big shows.

@seppopaananen8495 4 жыл бұрын

I spent 3 months repairing my old bed and this seems hard to look....

@dadssmallenginerepair3237 4 жыл бұрын

These trucks are in better shape then what you see on the road here in Ontario. I’d pay good money for one of those rust free trucks

@donniehooker1817 4 жыл бұрын

I don't care what year the truck is I don't wanna see a c10 get destroyed

@ColvinAvianBreadline 4 жыл бұрын

I was thinking the same thing~

@kenleppek 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the derby video guys. I love derbys there is just as much ingenuity that goes into derby cars as race cars. Where I live if you don't have 10k invested into your figure 8 car you won't even begin to be competitive. Its big here.

@bobroberts2371 4 жыл бұрын

1:38 " We are all about safety ", ( gas tank is sliding around in the bed ) .

@chaddemorest5223 4 жыл бұрын

I saw that too!

@mikehileman9476 4 жыл бұрын

You put new tires on a derby truck ....This does not compute , captain

@undertaker666dead 4 жыл бұрын

You say demolition derby truck. I say daily driver.

@Happy357mag 4 жыл бұрын

I park my piece of junk in the front yard!

@obs.takuache9405 4 жыл бұрын

This is torture

@RonSales 4 жыл бұрын

I'm sorry 79 for scrap , I should of found it first it wouldn't of went to the demo derby it would of been a frame up resto-mod.

@OldGriz708 4 жыл бұрын

You should come up to north Idaho, there's a few old square bodies and 60's dodge truck behind damn near every barn. We rent a house that's on a farm, landlord lives on the other side of the barns. Just here there's a '74 k20, a '72 c60, two late 40's/early 50's dodge flatbeds, and two or three 60's Dodge trucks.

@RonSales 4 жыл бұрын

@@OldGriz708 That's my problem having a trailer and driving that far with my vision without a co-pilot. night driving is out and I'm just off the IL/WI. I-94 interstate.

@camaro1877 4 жыл бұрын

@@OldGriz708 Hey, dont be telling people about our stockpiles.

@dtotheponcharo 4 жыл бұрын

As a body guy from salty ass Syracuse NY, this shit kinda hurts to see all of these straight and solid tailgates, beds, fenders go to such a waste this way

@derbyboy72x 4 жыл бұрын

I like this build . Been around the sport around the sport for 19 years and my boss is a promoter

@gregc247 4 жыл бұрын

All those rust free beds are worth $1500 a pop in the midwest

@justinraystyles3537 4 жыл бұрын

Poor square bodies!!!😢💔😡

@Dreamspeed01 4 жыл бұрын

Awesome

@user-fm5yd9py6d 4 жыл бұрын

🥺🥺 why I love this truck

@williamsager59 2 жыл бұрын

I love a good demo derby but to see all those old squarebodys destroyed. 😥

@shawnsderbyden1032 3 жыл бұрын

Would liked to of seen them finish the build I think they should revisit the subject with either another truck or a car or some sort because this is one of the few times a show has done something like this and not turned it into a joke

@ericbell4697 2 жыл бұрын

Tommy has done derbys all his life. Sux yall didn't get to derby the truck for the show

@bryanc447 4 жыл бұрын

Modern trucks could never handle this

@dam1041960 4 жыл бұрын

It's supposed to be stock Ae: run what you bring and tow what you blow. * except for safety mods.

@kylekallies3381 4 жыл бұрын

Would put the cage in b4 you weld the doors shut

@wicked650s 4 жыл бұрын

I feel like I lost 12 teeth and 30 iq points watching this.....

@MrTheHillfolk 4 жыл бұрын

Gug gug jus don't start lovin on yer sister 🤪

@TB-uz2wu 4 жыл бұрын

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@jaxonruffuihjhgjgiyihbuhy6679 3 жыл бұрын

@@MrTheHillfolk m,! T4

@speedy7892 Жыл бұрын

4:07 "It's amazing that these trucks even still move." *Really?* Note for this I live in Wisconsin smack dab in the middle of the rust belt I was at my local sawp meet in September and they had a truck derby. Saw a Chevy square body probably in less condition than any of those trucks and it lasted all the way to the rear wheels shredded down to the hub, rear axle dragging on the ground, and frame completely snapped in half. Only reason he got third was because his axle sat higher than the rims (what was left of them) and he couldn't move. Now that's a truck that is amazing it still moved let alone ran.

@rustednbustedmopars6087 3 жыл бұрын

Ah yes derbies before slider shafts, high dollar drivetrains, custom rims, engine and trans cradles. Back when it was fun and didn't take a year to build one car

@tclott316 2 жыл бұрын

Sliders have been around for 20 years. Doesn’t take a year either, unless it’s a blizzard bash car. Even then, if you already have the shit, it’s literally just swapping the shit over.

@knatt405 4 жыл бұрын

Dang mid fuel tank seem like the engine should be there j/k. Looks fun but I bet they are sore afterwards but that's what the 🍻 is for.

@OldGriz708 4 жыл бұрын

It's not as bad as you would think. Like a football player doesn't get hurt badly because he has a helmet and pads and is expecting to be hit hard. In the derby cars you have a helmet and padding on the driver's door and know you're going to get hit by 5,000 pound vehicles. But with that said I have had whiplash over a dozen times, broken nose, both hips pulled out of their sockets, stitches by the mile, and wake up in pain every day but would do it all over again 👍🏁

@demonic477 4 жыл бұрын

the derby trick back in the 70's was to run manure spreader tires on the cars to get all the grip you could they came in 15 and 16 iin sizes so they were a stock rim fit

@edvisme 4 жыл бұрын

As a former derby builder and driver I scratched my head at why did you weld that truck up before doing the interior (seat, seat belts/harness, steering column, wiring, battery box, trans cooler etc) Makes no sense to weld the doors shut before doing those first. Now you all get to climb in and out of that cab to do those tasks. Even more so, good luck getting the stock bench seat back in (which is recommended to use over a single bucket seat.) The bench seat can be use like a "catchers mitt" when making a reverse hit. Just before impact lay down a bit so the seat takes the impact, not the body from sitting up. Also, do not cut away any of the steel from the truck. That hood, if it were cut in the right way, that steel could be wrapped back over the top of the hood and welded down (makes the hood stronger and who cares how it looks.) Outside of those, the build is looking good.

@dededallas9574 2 жыл бұрын

You guys are all ways building some wild things have you ever thought about putting two rotors engines back to back

@nathanconant7607 8 ай бұрын

Anyone that’s ever run derbies knows you don’t make as much as you put in

@brodyclark3224 3 жыл бұрын

Square body’s bend like limp noodles

@philvictor5537 4 жыл бұрын

Makes me mad that people destroy good old project trucks for this. Ugh

@CJColvin 4 жыл бұрын

Same here brother.

@CJColvin 4 жыл бұрын

@@bigboreracing356 LOL!!!!!!!!!

@CJColvin 4 жыл бұрын

@Thystaff Thywill Yep.

@AlexRivera-pr9cl 4 жыл бұрын

Why not the junkyard would jus crush them so why not have some fun with it "It's just a truck dnt worry " they make them everyday

@RonSales 4 жыл бұрын

@@AlexRivera-pr9cl not old iron like that they don't

@bryantaylor929 4 жыл бұрын

Y’all need to come to Utah and watch our derbies they are way more enjoyable

@keithrindt7488 4 жыл бұрын

Talk about buying a win

@nuttwg6521 4 жыл бұрын

You guys at the shop should all build your own furby cars

@willlothridge3197 4 жыл бұрын

Lmao those boys wouldn’t last no time running around here

@genebullard6492 4 жыл бұрын

What a waste of perfectly good square bodies!!!!!! :-(

@johnnyjohnson5361 4 жыл бұрын

What a waste of a solid square body. Where I live in the rust belt a solid truck like that brings good money. I guess one man's definition of junk is different from another man's.

@dred55 3 жыл бұрын

Hey, let's throw 10 grand into a derby truck. Great idea!

@Happy357mag 4 жыл бұрын

I'm surprised I didn't see more Fords. Last time I was at the junkyard they had three Chevy pickups and about 20 Fords. There was a lot of dodges but nothing earlier than 1994.

@OldGriz708 4 жыл бұрын

.........they wanted to win.🏁

@chevyfan82 4 жыл бұрын

You guys hit an all-time low destroying that square body! You could have done something constructive and rebuild it, but no like idiots you destroyed a good solid project truck, so thanks to you there's one Les project truck for a future build. I agree demos are fun but you got to be messed up in the head to destroy vehicles that aren't in that bad of shape. If you keep smashing up everything that's good what are you going to do when they're all gone? and what will be left for the future generations.

@OldGriz708 4 жыл бұрын

You do whatever you want with the ones you buy and don't worry about what other people do with the ones they buy.

@chevyfan82 4 жыл бұрын

@@OldGriz708 why don't you take your own advice and not comment. Truth Hurts huh by supporting them you are supporting destroying Classics of the future!

@allinone8172 4 жыл бұрын

How can they destroy this trucks?Even they cost 7000 -8000€ in Germany!

@meengreen52 4 жыл бұрын

That dodge hood in the back at 6:30

@mustangboss1246 4 жыл бұрын

Good buy to some classics... why not use new toyota hiluxes instead?

@tandmbros5877 3 жыл бұрын

This is why square bodies are 10k

@andydeclerck1884 4 жыл бұрын

When are you guys going to do part 2 of this episode ?

@kenantoschjr8250 4 жыл бұрын

Too badly destroyed these trucks that are getting harder and harder to find and there are high demand in my area

@daniellibich1376 4 жыл бұрын

As cases of full sized cars are even harder to find to smash up when square bodied GM pickups are harder to find as well. As tips from the sanctioning bodies of demolition derbies to ensure safety when most transmission builders had fortified the transmission to survive a heat when it would still run when the clutches are worn down to the backing plates.

@jackskonieczny2353 4 жыл бұрын

In Michigan we have to run an ignition switch. No bare wires for ignitions.

@tmooner34 3 жыл бұрын

Minimal investment 🤣🤣🤣

@lilorbielilorbie2496 4 жыл бұрын

POWERNATION Have you guys been taken off of the air.?

@denniskight5167 4 жыл бұрын

As a derby driver, this was painful to watch.

@Bapp75 3 жыл бұрын

those trucks are so strong because they are a Chevy

@synapsesuicide4372 4 жыл бұрын

I grew up learning to drive on a Scottsdale I absolutely love those trucks. I would love to slam one on bags, looking like a hillbilly-rat-rod with "patina" I don't know why but I think these trucks just look great and they are built like a brick shithouse especially with a 350 small block

@leeroy7817 4 жыл бұрын

Nice build bud. Should went ford with Chevy drive train.. but looks like you know what y’all are doing !

@daviddonahue1862 2 жыл бұрын

Is there a part two? Did you guys compete?

@carguy1150 2 жыл бұрын

That truck was to clean to be cut up. No one is putting a fully rebuilt trans that costs $$$$ to get destoryed in 15 mins in a derby truck. Ive seen alot to engine swaps at derbys but not many people dropping a few $$$$ on a rebuild bored over engine to have it blow a ring or melt down when the radiator blows because they always blow. Theres more money in that truck then most peoples daily drivers. Idk if they ever actually crashed it. But im thinking not and they pulled the engine and trans back out as soon as the camra was off because most derby cars cost between 500 to 1000 dollars

@robertgildea2841 3 жыл бұрын

People in Elmira NY build their demolition derby cars 6 months in advance of the Chemung county fair in Horseheadds NY. Some people build a Dodge stratus into a demolition derby car what is your take on it

@chaimmneiman1088 4 жыл бұрын

I don't think you should be welding the bed to the truck It should be 2 separate solid pieces This way it will be able to take harder hit

@chaimmneiman1088 4 жыл бұрын

Pls let me know what u think about it

@mrschwifty5564 4 жыл бұрын

Sad some of them trucks looked decent.

@CJColvin 4 жыл бұрын

I know brother.

@kevinjohnson9372 4 жыл бұрын

Probably hack jock body work full of blonde to make em look decent for the derby

@mikehileman9476 4 жыл бұрын

TN does not salt the roads so rotters are not common.

@bradleyhouse3180 4 жыл бұрын

Those beautiful square bodies!!!! Nooooo....

@christopherwright369 4 жыл бұрын

Having driven a 76 dodge D200 in the local demo derby for 3 years. This is addictive. nothing like smashing and banging. Trucks Hit a hell of a lot harder than cars do.

@trussell70385 4 жыл бұрын

What a waste of a good square body

@futten3230 4 жыл бұрын

damn thats old footage

@kolbyboward7451 4 жыл бұрын

hard motor works best. had a buddy run a chevy motor last night, sounded good for the whole show and then last 5 minutes sounded like fog crap

@bradcline8152 3 жыл бұрын

Fuckn love all the haters.

@chevy-vu1qc 3 жыл бұрын

Pretty sad they used a solid square body for a derby truck

@arthurmorgan7667 4 жыл бұрын

My hole life I’ve done derby’s

@deeplyclosetedindividual 3 жыл бұрын

i live my life one derby at a time

@gordo66061 4 жыл бұрын

Stoney Roberts derby doesn't let you ad cages or any of the goodies

@iankelly87 4 жыл бұрын

Who was the promoter? In ontario 🇨🇦 my fav promoter is thrill show production

@mrcrazy6333 2 жыл бұрын

Where is the rest of the build video??

@hudsonhawk0016 4 жыл бұрын

Get a mid 80's K30 and wreck everyone.

@brandonwoodward68 10 ай бұрын

Where did the shifter come from

@slickrick882006 4 жыл бұрын

Funny seeing all these people whining about the truck being derbied. GM built millions of these things over what was it 19 years? And a few killed by derby guys isn't gonna make a dent.