Is it just me or is this better than Dirt Every Day? It just seems more like the real-life normal guy getting it done. Love the Channel Bru.

@thedirtheadshed

Жыл бұрын

Thank you. It’s fun getting to show how it goes

@selfbuiltrods

11 ай бұрын

I jam out to the intro every time!

I feel like there isn't enough content about this truck and Dave acts like it's not important sometimes. But all of his really unique additions need to be explored.

@thedirtheadshed

Жыл бұрын

It’s hard when the build was spread out over 4 years. And I’ve only documented the last portion of it

“I’m sure there is a better way to do this, but I don’t know that way”. My entire hot rodding life summed up in a sentence.

@thedirtheadshed

Жыл бұрын

So true

Please don't ever paint Mom's Spaghetti, it's becoming an iconic look like Frieburgers General Mayhem.

@thedirtheadshed

Жыл бұрын

It kinda is! I am worried too that I’ll mess it up

@dannyhulslander

Жыл бұрын

@@thedirtheadshed nah, I've seen your paint work, it'll look dope either way. I've just really come to like the "ratty (pun intended) on the outside, dope parts underneath" look on serious off roaders.

@138_k5

Жыл бұрын

@@thedirtheadshedif you do end up painting it, I vote for some type of TAMIYA Blackfoot theme that’s been mentioned before! 👍🏼👍🏼 Also, I dig the rubber grommet from a mud flap technique you did here!

@josephprentice8354

Жыл бұрын

Keep her patina Dave I almost got scared you did paint it this episode I was like dang. Each one of those different color fenders are pieces saved off of other cars like tattoos or scars

@Kyle-ev4fk

Жыл бұрын

@@thedirtheadshed You'll definitely mess it up, don't even try.

"I'm not in the business of restoring old trucks" breaks out the sawzaw.

@thedirtheadshed

Жыл бұрын

True

Awsome man love seeing the build and the realistic fix not just new shiny stuff

@thedirtheadshed

Жыл бұрын

Agreed

I have been impatiently waiting for a new dirt everyday episode and found your channel today and learned it won’t be coming back. I’m sad there won’t be anymore DED but excited about this channel! you got a sub from me.

@thedirtheadshed

Жыл бұрын

Much appreciated.! Pass the word

“I’m really not in the business of restoring old trucks.” So true, so very true😂

@thedirtheadshed

Жыл бұрын

Alter and enjoy

We appreciate all youre one arm struggles thanks for sharing 👍

@thedirtheadshed

8 ай бұрын

Hahahha. The price of working alone

Funny you did this. A few months ago I got into my wife’s two year old Nissan Frontier, and as you said, it smelled horrible. When I opened up the blower and heater, it was so full I don’t know how the blower was running. They transplanted a moving blanket in the garage to the truck’s ductwork. Found a total of two adult and probably a dozen baby dead mice. Pulled it all apart, cleaned it up and smells nice and fresh now.

@thedirtheadshed

Жыл бұрын

What a pain

Glad you’re putting something back into the truck as far as heat. One can off-road without heat. My concern was no defrost. Being a guy who lived many years up in the northwest I was concerned for safety reasons. My 61 Willis had two heaters similar to your Mardene and I never had issues. In fact, quite often it was almost too hot.

@thedirtheadshed

Жыл бұрын

Yeah. I have to get back in and finish it

Nice to see her out and about again. Can't wait for the next video.

@thedirtheadshed

Жыл бұрын

Thanks. It’s good to drive them

this truck is amazing. Dave, thank you for the content as always. keeep it comin

@thedirtheadshed

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching

Totally dig the front bumper on Mom's Spaghetti. You managed to make a stock bumper look awesome. I think you invented a new style, tasteful Mad Max.

@thedirtheadshed

Жыл бұрын

Thanks! I like it . Was going for stock class vintage desert racer look

Love this truck Dave! I had my 1997 OBS F250 burn the cab and engine bay from a nest in the heater box. I was buying it back from a guy and he started it up and it caught fire while he was inside getting the title. When I got there it was out, but the dash, windshield, and heater were all burned up. It almost burned his building down as the wiring for the shifter interlock burned and he couldn't move it away from the building. He had to beat it out with his shirt!

@thedirtheadshed

Жыл бұрын

That’s not good at all!

I love this truck that old school pre runner style bumper is awesome. One thing I always throw in my vehicles in winter is a gel type sterno can ,they can save your bacon and fry it.

@thedirtheadshed

Жыл бұрын

Great advice

I see this truck had the rare factory option of the mouse house cabin air filter! 🤣

@thedirtheadshed

Жыл бұрын

So glad I was able to remove it

Reminds me of my fav 80’s rock band “Ratt”!⚡️⚡️🤘🏻🤘🏻

@thedirtheadshed

Жыл бұрын

Good times

Such a great upgrade…..still one of my favorite builds of yours👍🏻👊🏻

@thedirtheadshed

Жыл бұрын

I dig it too. Thanks

Always anxious for the next video and tips and tricks. Thanks Dave. I have used Vintage Air heaters in a couple of projects. They are reasonable, have floor, defrost, or mix, 3 speed fans. They also pull inside air but when it is in a soft top...no worries. In my Willy's, I just ran the defroster hoses up the front of the dash and attached the vent ends to the roll cage cross member with Velcro. That way they can be removed easily in the summer.

@thedirtheadshed

Жыл бұрын

Nice. I think this will get a little fine tuning as time goes

Nice!! I got the Holley Retro Bright headlights on my 2000 Jeep XJ. I went with the yellow ones myself.

@thedirtheadshed

Жыл бұрын

Sweet!

Such an awesome rig. Thanks for the content, always happy to see a new video from you.

@thedirtheadshed

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching

I like that old truck. Old school full size trucks are cool. Love the content, you're killing it. Appreciate the work making these

@thedirtheadshed

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching. I’m stoked to see the channel growing as fast as it is

You could try and use a utility attachment for a shop vac to run ducts from the box to the factory squares

@thedirtheadshed

Жыл бұрын

Good tip

Really liked this episode, lots of tips and tricks. Be sure to follow up on your heater. Let us know how it worked for you. Thanks for sharing Dave. Keep up the great work.

@thedirtheadshed

Жыл бұрын

Thank you, it is mediocre at best

That rig is RAD!!!

@thedirtheadshed

Жыл бұрын

Thank you!

We really need a pacific nw ultimate adventure that is held during the winter. You'd tear it up 💪🏼

@thedirtheadshed

Жыл бұрын

It would be pretty fun

" I'm not really in the business of restoring trucks" lmfao

@thedirtheadshed

Жыл бұрын

I never met a truck I couldn’t chop

Moms spaghetti is the coolest truck ever! My dad had a tan long bed when I was in high school always thought that truck was awesome.

@thedirtheadshed

Жыл бұрын

Coolest ever?? Thanks, but that’s a stretch

You will never bore me with this truck! More Mum's Spaghetti!!

@thedirtheadshed

Жыл бұрын

Thanks!

This truck is inspiration for my '84 bronco I've been neglecting to pull out of the "tree row". Thanks for all the great content

@thedirtheadshed

Жыл бұрын

Right on/ get to work on that thing

Love moms spaghetti , such an awesome rig. Looking forward to your next video Dave.

@thedirtheadshed

Жыл бұрын

Thank you. It’s a fun one

I absolutely love the way that truck sits. I have an 86 f150 that I’m going to be building to leave out in JV. The look of the bullnose with a step side and big tires looks so awesome!

@thedirtheadshed

Жыл бұрын

Thank you. I dig it too. Nice and classic

Always dropping solid tips keep up the good work!

@thedirtheadshed

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching

Hunter is the brand tire changer you want. Great work on the ford! Love it!

@thedirtheadshed

Жыл бұрын

Yeah. I went cheap and it shows

Knees are weak, palms are sweaty

@thedirtheadshed

Жыл бұрын

You get it

@briangebhart1092

Жыл бұрын

There’s vomit on his spaghetti already, moms sparshetti - he’s nervous

@richw9205

Жыл бұрын

Exactly what I thought very first time I heard the name of the truck. Ha ha!!!

Glad to see you guys again

@thedirtheadshed

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching

Love the video, thank you for giving us excellent content. How are you kicking along ? Hope you and the family are doing well and some royalties help keep you afloat. Prayers for you and your family. Take care

@thedirtheadshed

Жыл бұрын

All is good . No royalties .

So happy to see more full size Ford content!

@thedirtheadshed

Жыл бұрын

Gotta have one in the fleet

@JSmithLM7

Жыл бұрын

@@thedirtheadshed I've got a 94 FSB getting a new motor very soon! I can send pics.

I love watching you build stuff!!

@thedirtheadshed

Жыл бұрын

Thank you. I appreciate it

The coolest truck ever. I love seeing moms spaghetti

@thedirtheadshed

Жыл бұрын

Thank you

I love this truck. It has “the look” ! Keep it rad Dave.

@thedirtheadshed

Жыл бұрын

I appreciate it

@joshridgway257

Жыл бұрын

Glad to see I'm not the only one trying to bring "rad" back

I'm late to the party, very kind of you to have a seat available, missed you.

@thedirtheadshed

Жыл бұрын

Better late than never

Well there you are, I’ve been lookin all over the place for you!

@thedirtheadshed

Жыл бұрын

Me or the mouse

@BoFinn52

Жыл бұрын

You! I’m not looking for any heater box homesteaders! I enjoy your videos.. they done y’all wrong. The way I see it, it’s their loss.

Mouse house was massive! I love that truck was great to see you wrenching on it again.

@thedirtheadshed

Жыл бұрын

Yeah. He definitely set up shop

I love this truck and want to build something similar to it. Thanks for the great content.

@thedirtheadshed

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching

Dave, you're doing good man. Keep it up.

@thedirtheadshed

Жыл бұрын

Much appreciated

Mom's spaghetti always gets a click!

@thedirtheadshed

Жыл бұрын

Much appreciated

@Lucasbutnotoil

Жыл бұрын

Your an inspiration Dave! Keep it up man!

Good watching 👀. Keep up the good work

@thedirtheadshed

Жыл бұрын

Working on it, Thank you

Awesome stuff Dave! Looking forward to the next spaghetti serving.

@thedirtheadshed

Жыл бұрын

Soon!

Wow that certainly needed removing ! Although it’s a simple unit at least you’ll have some heat whilst winter wheeling, nice job. 👍🏽😎

@thedirtheadshed

Жыл бұрын

It was so gross

Finally, back to my favorite build! Keep it rockin', Dave, I bleed Ford Blue!

@thedirtheadshed

Жыл бұрын

It’s gonna get some mods you’ll like

Love the channel Dave, keep em comin 😁

@thedirtheadshed

Жыл бұрын

Will do: thanks

I love the heater core, it reminds of one’s I saw on military equipment. They weren’t pretty we’d use them as a foot rest, but they worked. If I ever had a beater with a clogged heater core buried under the dash I’d drill a few holes and install one of these for heat.

@thedirtheadshed

Жыл бұрын

It’s a good simple option

I was worried you had painted it! At the end of the day it's your truck, but it looks so dang cool as is

@thedirtheadshed

Жыл бұрын

Thank you

Mom's Spaghetti is such a cool looking truck.

@thedirtheadshed

Жыл бұрын

Thank you. I look forward to continuing to make it better

Some fiberglass fenders up front would look rad!!!

@thedirtheadshed

Жыл бұрын

Wider just gets into more trees and rocks though

One time I was driving that '69 Chevy longbed on the 94 and I thought it would be a good idea to open the crotch cooler door for the first time.. A blast of mice, insect, pine needles and other horribleness blasted out a my junk at about 60 MPH.

@thedirtheadshed

Жыл бұрын

Boom! Lesson learned

Just breathing in moldy spore mouse poo, but at least it's warm 🤣

@thedirtheadshed

Жыл бұрын

Old cars are dumb

Thanks for showing the Holley RetroBrights, never seen them before. Wanted to upgrade to LED for a while now but I dislike the tacky futuristic 7" LEDs everyone seems to put in their classics nowadays. Definitely gonna get the RetroBrights for my FJ40.

@thedirtheadshed

Жыл бұрын

They are a great option

Mom's spaghetti gives me motivation to get my f350 done!

@thedirtheadshed

Жыл бұрын

Get out there and thrash on it

I had the same experience removing the heater/AC box from my 78 W100… expected to be simple and ended up being a MAJOR pain.

@thedirtheadshed

Жыл бұрын

The snowball effect

Good stuff Dave!

@thedirtheadshed

Жыл бұрын

Thank you

Dave, you need more videos!! I am craving MORE!!!!

@thedirtheadshed

Жыл бұрын

Working on it!

@Gowherejeepsgo

Жыл бұрын

Yesss

Its tuff to beat a beater with a heater in the northwest, that's for sure.

@thedirtheadshed

Жыл бұрын

It’s a good ol rig

Totally what I needed to see because I'm facing the same mouse problem in my bullnose. I've been looking at the Flex-a-lite Mojave heaters, but I'm now going to check out Maradyne. Thanks for presenting that option.

@thedirtheadshed

Жыл бұрын

It works pretty good. The fan is super loud though

@drumdude68

Жыл бұрын

Any problems with 40's rubbing the frame horn? What size spacer do run to clear that issue, if any?

@thedirtheadshed

Жыл бұрын

No wheel spacers. The tires hit my lower links

Hey cool, that box has my name on it! 😂

@thedirtheadshed

Жыл бұрын

That’s cool

Awesome. Have fun wheelin

@thedirtheadshed

Жыл бұрын

We did! Video coming soon

Eat your heart out Vintage air! We now have Chappelle Air that also rhymes with Bel-air which is also cool too! Soo...... yeah. Rock on!

@thedirtheadshed

Жыл бұрын

Cheers!

I love those square Fords, she'd look awesome OD Green! I painted my 95 F 150 OD , I miss that truck! Although I don't miss driving it here in NY, my First Gen Tacoma S.A.Swap Mini Truck works a lot better in this tight ass place!

@thedirtheadshed

Жыл бұрын

Toy have some good wheeling in that area. Just have to know the right people

@frankfilippone9679

Жыл бұрын

@The Dirthead Shed There's no wheeling on long Island or The surrounding islands, I unfortunately don't live upstate, but I travel to AOAA and Rausch Creek all the time, but hundreds of miles each way and no trailer, I'm poor

@frankfilippone9679

Жыл бұрын

@The Dirthead Shed I am the person to know, where I live ain't to many offroad people, and I am literally the only Solid Axle Tacoma on Long Island, the island and the Boroughs suck ass! But family is here, so I'm stuck, and my fiance loves Manhattan and Theater and everything I pretty much hate 😆

Great vid, thanks! Pack rats are my mortal enemy. I've actually put screens on my fresh air intakes to keep them out, but I still have crap falling in to the fan. Hate those things.

@thedirtheadshed

Жыл бұрын

Good move

Here for the algorithm. It’s well deserved. Premium accounts support creators better. And losing ads is well worth it.

@thedirtheadshed

Жыл бұрын

Thank you

Great video

@thedirtheadshed

Жыл бұрын

Thank you

Nice work Dave 🤘 Went from Rat Truck to Rad Truck

@thedirtheadshed

Жыл бұрын

I’ll tell my daughter she needs to change what she calls it

I like this truck. I like that it is different. Jeeps are great but variety is the spice of life. I think you'll definitely need to hook up that defroster. I know when we get a cold rain it is almost inevitable that the inside of my windshield fogs no matter what I drive. Seem like you were just trying to get it functional for this trip so mission accomplished there. Without A/C I would have it pull air in from the outside permanently. I find this help keep my vehicles more comfortable. Just need some 1/4" screen over the opening to keep critters out. That's more of a luxury, though.

@thedirtheadshed

Жыл бұрын

Good advice

For the ducting you can get peheater hose since its easy to make bends or even fit something not perfect round. I used it on my Datsun 620 after moving the firewall back for a sbc.The heater box moved so the stock hoses no longer reached.

@thedirtheadshed

Жыл бұрын

Sounds like a cool project

I used a heater like that in a 74 ford. Worked like a champ. It was marine style heater.

@thedirtheadshed

Жыл бұрын

Nice

Mom's spaghetti is my favorite. Good to see you wrenching in it.

@thedirtheadshed

Жыл бұрын

It’s fun to keep making little progress on it

@saturnfivehynrgrc581

Жыл бұрын

@@thedirtheadshed When I worked in a tractor shop one of the things they would do (and farmers) Is put Simple Green in a pie tin and place it in the cab of a tractor. Especially a combine. After planting/harvest to keep the mice and other critters out. Random trivia there for ya.

Wow.....that heater was packed.....FULL. Its hard to get that mouse urine smell out. And the particulates from it make you sicker than a dog. Ask me how I know. Thanks for the journey into the unknown! 😁

@thedirtheadshed

Жыл бұрын

That stuff sucks so bad. The problem is how common it is in the hobby we have

It might have been easier to clean the mouse turds up before you built the truck. Those two weirdos at the end looked warm and happy tho.

@thedirtheadshed

Жыл бұрын

I don’t always do things the right way

Nice finnally a obs ford to watch i have a aero and a brick the bullnose front clip on the brick is killer

@thedirtheadshed

Жыл бұрын

Thank you

You should get some of the vise grip garage patina juice for that rig...

@thedirtheadshed

Жыл бұрын

I have some sweet patina sauce. Might try it

Dave "Hantavirus" Chappelle

@thedirtheadshed

Жыл бұрын

No joke

Cool Andre the Giant sticker

@thedirtheadshed

Жыл бұрын

Good catch

I'm not sure if it will matter with the temperatures that you will see there, but generally for windshield defrosting/defogging you need fresh outside air. Recirculating air from in the cab doesn't work to keep the windows clear because it's not dry enough. Hope this helps!

@thedirtheadshed

Жыл бұрын

I’m gonna try to get a fresh air source

Cool build

@thedirtheadshed

Жыл бұрын

Thank you

Fn love this channel.

@thedirtheadshed

Жыл бұрын

I appreciate that!

Yes! Mom’s dirty underwear, oooops- spaghetti is back!!! The legend!

@thedirtheadshed

Жыл бұрын

It really was dirty.

Nice headlights! I was trying to make Sylvania Silverstar’s work in my CJ. They burned out way too often, so I went with some Hella H4’s. The Hella lights were way better. I had my KC’s wired so if I engaged them, they would only come on with High beams (still useful) when I figured out that wiring trick, I also did my reverse flood so it would come on only in reverse, with high beams on. Relays opened up all sorts of options when I figured out how to use them. I bet those leds draw a lot less than my H4’s. When they die I may opt for them.

@user-ji8ls9dr9f

2 ай бұрын

But are the mice “living” in it? Love old junk! Lol

@thedirtheadshed

2 ай бұрын

Wiring can be fun when it starts to make sense

Love Mom's spaghetti! Might look into adding a little insulation in the cab to try and keep some heat in there.

@thedirtheadshed

Жыл бұрын

Good idea!

That old bike on the right was sweet!

@thedirtheadshed

Жыл бұрын

It’s a cool old harftail

I've seen other you tubers talk about these new lights from Holley. So I went to Holley's web site. Geeze Louise. They are really proud of them. I guess it's still gonna be old school halogens for my stuff. I'm just to cheap.

@thedirtheadshed

Жыл бұрын

That’s not a bad choice. They still work

Im a firm believer in seat heaters for winter wheelin. I put a kit off EBay into my Tj’s stock seats a decade ago. They work way better than the crap OEM heater.

@thedirtheadshed

Жыл бұрын

Good advice. Those kits are cheap

@ElkinsEric

Жыл бұрын

@@thedirtheadshed and they flat out work too. Great addition to a soft top Jeep…or any thing that sees winter temps really

The rear good question I have. What are those purple cranks on that old mountain bike leaning up? Could breathe some life back into that thing and have it be a fun campground/trailside bike.

@thedirtheadshed

Жыл бұрын

They are old Ringle cranks

Sawzall for the win! Lolol

@thedirtheadshed

Жыл бұрын

Necessity for most jobs

Made it happen, stay warm, brother 🙏.

@thedirtheadshed

Жыл бұрын

Oh yeah.

You sure that mouse nest isnt actually a cabin filter .😃😁🐀🐀🐀

@thedirtheadshed

Жыл бұрын

It’s amazing how dense it was

Snow wheeling with LED lights. It isn't fun getting out every 5 miles to wipe off the lights, because you can't see. The ones with heat elements in them cost a bunch. Keep up the videos man!

@Fix_It_Again_Tony

Жыл бұрын

I've seen this on traffic signals that have been switched to new LED units. Snow accumulates in front of the lens.

@thedirtheadshed

Жыл бұрын

Yeah. I’ll find out if these make enough heat

I’m pretty happy with the Patagonias on my full size 2nd gen

@thedirtheadshed

Жыл бұрын

Nice. Good to know

I really like this rig. I have a bullnose f250 as well and I would like to build it up to be more capable though not quite as much as you have yours. What are your thoughts on keeping rear leaf springs and modifying the front ttb dana 50 axle to be springs instead of Leafs on the heavy duty trucks?

@thedirtheadshed

Жыл бұрын

I would love to build that rig