Anyone else hit the thumbs up button as soon as the video starts because you know it's going to be great before it even starts? Love the unconventional build.

@thedirtheadshed

Жыл бұрын

i appreciate that . thanks

@SPPTA

Жыл бұрын

Absolutely did

@theangrypickleadventures1368

Жыл бұрын

100%

@aphex0540

Жыл бұрын

Guilty !!

@greasemonkey4god

Жыл бұрын

Haha. Before the advertisement even finished…

This is possibly the most underrated channel on KZread right now. I know it sucks about Dirt Everyday but you're putting out content that's just as good as far as production quality and caliber of projects go. In a year we'll be celebrating your first million subs, looking back at these humble beginnings fondly. Great work Dave. Really proud of you for keeping up the momentum.

@thedirtheadshed

Жыл бұрын

I hope so!! Thanks for the support

@WeekendHandymen

Жыл бұрын

Daves content is better than DED production quality

@naplesnative2394

Жыл бұрын

What happened to Dirt Every day??

The thing that makes you cooler than most is you arent afraid to carve your own way instead of doing the same thing everyone else does. Truly hope to meet you on the trail someday

@thedirtheadshed

Жыл бұрын

i like the odd stuff. normal is boring

You don’t often see a Mazda out there, nor a stock four cylinder, and then to have it on airbags! Bravo!

@thedirtheadshed

Жыл бұрын

i like to keep it weird

This plus wheeling video in one video is what my soul craves....

@thedirtheadshed

Жыл бұрын

i agree. ill get there. trying to figure how to make all of the goods happen

I’m my top 5 favorite channels. Dave is an amazing fabricator that you can learn a lot from these videos. Specifically that you don’t need a $100k truck to have a good time.

@thedirtheadshed

Жыл бұрын

I appreciate that

Everyone has a toyota, I love to see Mazdas, Mitsubishis, etc. Makes the build way more special, great job.

@thedirtheadshed

Жыл бұрын

Thank you

airlifts pulling triple duty as springs, limit straps and bump stops. Genius! Love the simplicity

@thedirtheadshed

Жыл бұрын

Ts probably more than they are designed for. But I have not had a failure yet

will you make a video educating us on your airbag set ups? A detailed how to and why video would be super helpful as I’m sure many people would like to build a suspension like yours. Cheers!

@thedirtheadshed

Жыл бұрын

There is a really good Working From Home episode I did on Motortrend from when I built the front suspension

@twrxzuks

Жыл бұрын

Ok sweet I’ll check that out. Just ordered me some bags!

@thedirtheadshed

Жыл бұрын

@@twrxzuks rad

My first vehicle was an '89 Mazda B2600i 4wd. My dad bought it new at the local Mazda dealer and I was lucky to have him give it to me as my first ride. It was red, sunrise red to be exact just like yours. Absolutely loved that truck! That 12 valve, 2.6 could keep up with the small V6s of the day. The 2.6 fuel injected engine was first offered in '89, and it was a MAZDA engine. Prior to that they used 2.6 carb engines from Mitsubishi in the 4wds. I've been a Mazda fan since and have had a few more Mazdas over the years. Anyway, thanks for the trip down memory lane lol. Yours is very cool, look forward to more vids of it in action.

@thedirtheadshed

Жыл бұрын

Heck yeah. You know the history. Not many know the Mazda engine between the Mitsubishi one and just becoming a rebadged ford.

I saw Fred towing it through my home town. Got to chat with him and see the truck. It's an awesome rig!

@thedirtheadshed

Жыл бұрын

Right on. Thanks

As an old mini trucker. I find it interesting to see a step notch and bags on a crawler. I also have a similar 4 link bag on bar setup with over 15" of travel (also running Airlift Dominator 2600 bags) on my body dropped 65 GMC project. What a cool truck you have. It's got me wanting to do one someday.

@thedirtheadshed

Жыл бұрын

Right on. Sounds like a cool truck

Going back through and watching some of your old videos as i go through DED withdrawals and i have to say, MazGrande has perfect proportions. It looks like someone took a monster truck and shrunk it to like 1/2 scale

@thedirtheadshed

7 ай бұрын

I’m with ya. That truck has it going on

I'm glad I still get to see you wrenching

@thedirtheadshed

Жыл бұрын

Speaking of that, I need to get to the garage

As a fellow mini truck guy, 08 Reg Cab Ranger, I dig this truck so much! Lol

@thedirtheadshed

Жыл бұрын

nice. keep building

Love this little truck. The build is perfected. Must be light and strong. Keep up the great entertainment 👍

@thedirtheadshed

Жыл бұрын

Thanks so much. It’s not perfect. But it works really well

Dave these videos are exactly what I have been wanting since they took away the DED extras! I love all of the details and explanations, it really answers all the questions I had watching the episodes! You're the GOAT, keep it up!

@thedirtheadshed

Жыл бұрын

i appreciate it. I like showing stuff a little more in depth

Of the 2 shows that I figured would be safe on MT were Roadkill and DED. The titles they pulled from YT and used to bring viewers from YT. Here’s to this channel becoming huge for you

@thedirtheadshed

Жыл бұрын

I appreciate that

That little red rig is so awesome!!! I want to air bag something now 😊😊

@thedirtheadshed

Жыл бұрын

my job is done..

I love how you guys (you and Fred) are the same dudes you’ve always been…whether you have a MotorTrend, Petersen’s, or your wife’s budget. Everyone can relate.

@thedirtheadshed

Жыл бұрын

Fred is good people. We need to get back to work

One of best budget build that I've seen, keep up the good work.

@thedirtheadshed

Жыл бұрын

Will do. Thanks

So good! Mini trucks are cool for off roaming and the airbags look like they work great

@thedirtheadshed

Жыл бұрын

this one is working amazing. Thanks

I think he is a dang good guy and he spends the time to talk to his fans and in my mind for how busy Dave is to take that time separates him from most. Well done Dave hats off to you brother 👏 👍

@thedirtheadshed

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the support!

@rescuedandrestoredgarage

Жыл бұрын

@@thedirtheadshed my pleasure brother. To be honest with you I took one of your replies and showed it to my family and friends and felt happy about the fact I said something that you felt like replying to. I feel that makes you a very real and rare person that reads and hears your fans slap hands 👋 lmao what movie is that from?

Micromachines! I remember those 😄. Love the Mazda 👍

@thedirtheadshed

Жыл бұрын

Thanks, me too

Wow man production quality is top notch really getting this KZread thing down fast. Love the builds

@thedirtheadshed

Жыл бұрын

That’s all Cameron. The videos I do are still garbage

Maz Grande is my favorite truck from dirt every day. It's basically what inspired me to build a mini truck 4x4.

@thedirtheadshed

Жыл бұрын

those are the stories i love to hear

The Mazda is definitely unique. Another great build Dave. Thanks for posting more videos!

@thedirtheadshed

Жыл бұрын

thanks for watching

Awesome channel, Dave. Hard to beat the value those little Mazdas offer. I have that same shirt I picked up in Moab a few years back. You have good taste. 😊

@thedirtheadshed

Жыл бұрын

I am a sucker for souvenir shirts!

god do I wish I understood airbags like you do. seems so versatile. already a beautiful truck, but can't wait to see it with those "finishing touches".

@thedirtheadshed

Жыл бұрын

They are really simple

@ericroot8475

Жыл бұрын

@@thedirtheadshed I'm super curious about how it would work with IFS toyotas. Nate over at dirt lifestyle put long travel on his brand new taco, and his biggest issue with it is that the springs don't want to compress like they would with a straight axle rig. I feel like air ride could fix that, but I've never seen it done on an IFS 4x4. I have a 1st gen taco, too. pneumatic helper springs in the rear are common, but full air ride would be sorta revolutionary in that community.

The trans adapter episode was crazy!

@thedirtheadshed

Жыл бұрын

It was! I’m so glad it worked

Hey Dave, we all really appreciate what you and Fred have done for the off-road community with dirt every day! You guys got me into 4 wheeling and fabrication in a big way. You're convincing me I should use air bags when I get to three-linking my pickup, would you consider doing an in-depth video on airbag setup, parts you use, tips and tricks etc?

@thedirtheadshed

Жыл бұрын

Yep. I’ll dig in deeper.

I’m pretty sure I saw someone towing this truck in mid April on east bound i80 through Fairfield CA. As soon as I saw it I called my brother to tell him lol It made my day seeing it in person, even if it was for just a few seconds in the freeway. I drove a Mazda b2200 in 2010 right out of high school and planned on doing a bunch of work to it that never happened.. so I sort of have a personal attachment to this project. I ended up buying a 85 Toyota pickup, 22re, already 4x4 and solid axle so I ended up selling the b2200. Good luck with your channel!

@thedirtheadshed

Жыл бұрын

thanks. that was probably me dragging it somewhere. march/april was when we shot the final episode with it

This rig is one of my favs. Really dig the no front bumper and just winch look!

@thedirtheadshed

Жыл бұрын

its hard to have a bumper that looks cool on something that just needs to wheel hard

Honestly, I love the front end of the Mazda

@thedirtheadshed

Жыл бұрын

they are so good looking

Looks and sounds like a great little truck. It's just the right size that I don't hate.

@thedirtheadshed

Жыл бұрын

It’s a cool rig. Thanks

My brother had the exact same pickup (stock of course) years ago. We put some 33’s on (cut the fenders to suit) and wound the torsion bars up and extended the rear shackles to give it around about a 2 inch lift. Bloody thing was so capable and surprised a lot of people with what it could do. The engine is actually surprisingly powerful for what it is, good memories were made from that truck

@thedirtheadshed

Жыл бұрын

They are good little rigs

One of the coolest builds ever. Well done man.

@thedirtheadshed

Жыл бұрын

Thank you. It’s a fun rig

I've probably watch those builds a lot, sucks you guy aren't doing dirt every day but awesome I get to watch you guys still on here and hoping to keep you invested enough to continue what you love and having the ability to watch.

@GarthR

Жыл бұрын

I’m glad he’s on KZread being in australia we got booted from MT App just hope the subs come fast and he can keep up the vids

@thedirtheadshed

Жыл бұрын

That was not cool

@thedirtheadshed

Жыл бұрын

It’ll keep me in the game

I'd love to see a more in depth look at how you set up your air suspensions like you did on maz grande and mom's spaghetti. Keep up the good work.

@thedirtheadshed

Жыл бұрын

Will do. I need to do another walk through video

Thank you dave!. MAZ is a winner 🏆!!!.

@thedirtheadshed

Жыл бұрын

It’s pretty good!

This is awesome. I'm so glad you're still making videos. I've been an import tuner guy my whole life and got into 4 wheeling a couple years ago. All my friends had triple locked land cruisers, so i bought a non running 1994 land rover discovery for $800 lol. Now it's on 35's, 4.73s, arb front and rear, 14" of travel, caged, and its all you Freds fault haha. Hopefully one day ill get accepted on Ultimate Adventure. Just in the last month i've been watching more of your channel and for my dads 70th birthday i got him a 89 4runner that had already been SAS'd, has marlin double cases, old school Marlin leaf springs, and i just did my first ever 4x4 fab project and welded in low range off road rear shock mount, tabs, and installed some old Poly Performance BBC shocks. We're heading to Hollister this weekend to try it out and my dad is beyond excited. Even just little videos like this are super helpful and help provide motivation to get out and wrench. Keep up the good work!

@thedirtheadshed

Жыл бұрын

I love hearing this. But I'm sorry to say, after you start wheeling Toyotas your land rover will get kicked to the curb.

Paid 1200$ for my 85 yota back in 2011 best purchase ever made. Dual cases for the win !

@thedirtheadshed

Жыл бұрын

good buy

Dave, so glad we could build these shocks for you and they work so well!

@thedirtheadshed

Жыл бұрын

Yeah! Thanks again Jason. They work great

Airbag Dave has a nice ring to it; not as cool as Dirthead Dave but Airbag Dave works too. Loving the new channel.

@thedirtheadshed

Жыл бұрын

I’ve had so many nicknames in my life. Im sure Dirthead won’t be the last

Absolutely look up to you as a builder and fabricator, I’ve been kicking around the idea of air bags for an upcoming Toyota project. You’ve sold me on it! Keep up the good work! Cheers from central Oregon!

@thedirtheadshed

Жыл бұрын

I love central Oregon. Look forward to seeing another bagged crawler

@rrshopworks

Жыл бұрын

@@thedirtheadshed I’ll be posting videos of the build, may have to pick your brain a little.

That rig is totally rad! Love when people think outside the box a bit. Coming from the trucking world, I could totally see how much freedom of movement you gain with the bags.

@thedirtheadshed

Жыл бұрын

They don’t have tons of travel. But they have not stopped me from going anywhere

@colebertils7359

Жыл бұрын

@@thedirtheadshed it seems to work. Not to mention adjustability

Love this truck! Had a Mazda mini truck when I was 18 and probably still my favorite “custom”. When I saw yours I seriously started contemplating building another one, in a 4x4 flavor almost 30 years later - great rig and love the originality of every bit of it

@thedirtheadshed

Жыл бұрын

Thank you. It’s a good one. Needs a little attention at the moment

Definitely love that thing. The bobbed bed and the roll bar gives it a cool look. Plus... how many other Mazdas are out there built like that? None that I've seen.

@thedirtheadshed

Жыл бұрын

I’m not sold on the roll bar. It was quick and simple. I want to build a proper in cab cage

@anthonymarcello1265

Жыл бұрын

@@thedirtheadshed it fits with the truck though. By all means, do a cage, but that bar was on lots of trucks from around when that was first built. Stick some KC lights on it too! 😆

I’m from San Diego and when I bought my 71 burb I was looking forward to taking it to your shop, but you were already gone. I ended up taking it to Marcos at M and M fabworks in Chula Vista.

@thedirtheadshed

Жыл бұрын

Im sure they did a good job

I was trying g to think of what the truck reminds me of ,then you said it . A micro machine,and that's rad keep making cool stuff I'll keep watching and learning.

@thedirtheadshed

Жыл бұрын

i appreciate it

Great build been watching the video’s on the Maz Grande great evolution.

@thedirtheadshed

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching. It’s a good lil truck

Would be cool to see another wheeling video with fab rats!

@thedirtheadshed

Жыл бұрын

I’m sure we will eventually

I have looked for info on that truck several times. I can't decide if the mazda or the ferd is my favorite. Great video, Thanks Dave.

@thedirtheadshed

Жыл бұрын

They are both good. I’m on the fence too

It's been cool to see a build go through the stages from budget build to slight out of your imagination custom build, all done with your 2 hands and not by throwing money at it. Love the truck and your passion for the build!

@thedirtheadshed

Жыл бұрын

thank you

Out of the box thinking. Love it.

@thedirtheadshed

Жыл бұрын

thank you

Love this build and thank you for the video over it!

@thedirtheadshed

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching

I always loved the Mazda square body style. These were super popular to slam in the early 90s when I was in HS and my buddy had a sick one with an even sicker system in it. I like the looks of this truck!

@thedirtheadshed

Жыл бұрын

They have good style

No idea why MT binned dirt everyday but since they locked out countries form the app I haven’t been able to watch the guys so glad I can catch up on it all again cheers for what u do mate and bring on the big subscriber numbers fast

@thedirtheadshed

Жыл бұрын

I’m trying! Thanks

Another great video, Thank you Dave!

@thedirtheadshed

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching

Such a cool truck!

@thedirtheadshed

Жыл бұрын

thanks, i dig too

Awesome truck with so many unique things tucked in it. Thanks for another great video!!

@thedirtheadshed

Жыл бұрын

No problem

Glad to see this truck still in action totally awesome

@thedirtheadshed

Жыл бұрын

Thank you

Love it Dave, one of my favorite builds!

@thedirtheadshed

Жыл бұрын

thanks.

Yes! Keep the videos coming Dave

@thedirtheadshed

Жыл бұрын

Will do. Thanks

Need to see more of that Cherokee in the intro lol

@thedirtheadshed

Жыл бұрын

I sold it off. But I should be able to scrape up some video from when I built the cage

Great video.

@thedirtheadshed

Жыл бұрын

thank you

Great episode!!

@thedirtheadshed

Жыл бұрын

Thank you

love the 'outside the box' .... and yes, my 94 Suburban really did cost $300.*

@thedirtheadshed

Жыл бұрын

a good deal is a good deal

Love this truck!

@thedirtheadshed

Жыл бұрын

Thanks

Great work! Got me wanting to do some air bags!! LOL

@thedirtheadshed

Жыл бұрын

Me too!

I have a lot of love for Fred, but anyone else notice how much better the content and subject matter is on Dave's channel??? Just saying.

@thedirtheadshed

Жыл бұрын

I have some real garbage videos coming up. They’ll bring it down a notch

Love the channel! Keep killing it!

@thedirtheadshed

Жыл бұрын

thank you. I'll do my best.

great build

@thedirtheadshed

Жыл бұрын

thanks. i dig it too

Great job Dave!

@thedirtheadshed

Жыл бұрын

Thank you

Love this truck

@thedirtheadshed

Жыл бұрын

I like it too

Such a cool truck

@thedirtheadshed

Жыл бұрын

thanks

I love that truck. One of my favourite builds. Great job.

@thedirtheadshed

Жыл бұрын

thank you

It's common for the ECU's to go bad. You're better off buying a new one or a repaired one than trying to chase the issues. Super cool build, I always like to see a b series being off roaded.

@thedirtheadshed

Жыл бұрын

I’ve had a few repaired. There is a good one in there now

keep em coming dave

@thedirtheadshed

Жыл бұрын

Working on it

Killer build

@thedirtheadshed

Жыл бұрын

thank you

Thanks, Dave! I've loved that little truck since you got it and you've made it awesome.

@thedirtheadshed

Жыл бұрын

Thanks. I’m enjoying it too

Love the Maz Grande. My fav out of all of your rigs!!!! 🤘🔥

@thedirtheadshed

Жыл бұрын

Thanks. Might be mine too

Nice! Love how different it is. If it was a Toyota it wouldn't be as unique. Also love how relatively low buck it is.

@thedirtheadshed

Жыл бұрын

Thanks

Probably my favorite build out of all your trucks Dave. Love it 👍👍

@thedirtheadshed

Жыл бұрын

Thank you. It’s a great lil truck

I just absolutely love your style man production is awesome and love the content.

@thedirtheadshed

Жыл бұрын

Thank you. Gonna have a mix of style and quality on here

I'm so damn torn between whether I love the Grande or Spaghetti more - they're both exactly what's up my alley! Totally dig your style, I've always been into doing things 'different'(including a long time interest in bags!) so I totally get it. Doing what's already been figured out is only so interesting, break new(or rarely traveled at least) ground!

@thedirtheadshed

Жыл бұрын

thanks for the support

Good job

@thedirtheadshed

Жыл бұрын

Thanks

You’re the man Dave!

@thedirtheadshed

4 ай бұрын

You’re the man!

good stuff. I can't wait to watch this thing wheel sometime!

@thedirtheadshed

Жыл бұрын

I think the wheeling episode should be out on Motortrend cable in the next few weeks

@brennanmetcalf

Жыл бұрын

@@thedirtheadshed I was thinking in person!

The trans and dual cases are the coolest part of this little trail warrior. I dig it, I dig it a lot! Rock on Dave!

@thedirtheadshed

Жыл бұрын

thanks

Thank you for sharing Dave. One of my favorite builds you have done in DED. Keep on keeping on.

@thedirtheadshed

Жыл бұрын

Thanks. It’s a good rig

You’re killing it Dave, love the channel!

@thedirtheadshed

Жыл бұрын

Thanks. Im Trying!

Love it Dave, still waiting on a fj80 chassis swap for the 55. It'd run mint with Freds Red Jeep

@thedirtheadshed

Жыл бұрын

That would be rad, but I sold the 55 a while back

Man I love this truck!!! I’ve followed the build from the start. Thanks for taking the time to give us a rundown!!

@thedirtheadshed

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching

I seen you were out this past Saturday, I was the guy in the black Duramax passing you dropping into CDA. Sure would like to pick your brain on this setup, I reacquired my old chevy luv from high school and this is what I want to do with it

@thedirtheadshed

Жыл бұрын

Dmaxxxx. The Luv has good potential

I look at Dave’s truck and I wish I still had my old 81’ B2000 Sundowner. It would be awesome to make it a 4x4 and swap the 4 banger for an old Buick V6. Dave’s stuff is so cool and he has air-bagging down. All that knowledge from his lowered mini trucks really comes to light.

@thedirtheadshed

Жыл бұрын

thanks, that sundowner is a great body style

It's looking nice

@thedirtheadshed

Жыл бұрын

Thank you

Sweet truck !

@thedirtheadshed

Жыл бұрын

I think so too!

This is the video I've been waiting for. I had a 91 b2600i extra cab, and that is what I wanted it to be. Thanks Dave

@thedirtheadshed

Жыл бұрын

they are cool trucks

Lookin forwards to all the fabrication vids to come! I definitely need to see more of Maz Grande rear end build looks wild in there 💪

@thedirtheadshed

Жыл бұрын

i wish i had been able to document it better. may have to just do photos and voice over to make a video on here