Who else remembers the old days when Greg would call everything a Bad Larry?

Gregg!! I have those shim for ya. I got 2 of em

@drake_24v_hawkins

4 жыл бұрын

Get this to the top!

If you can, try and get in contact with Ezrider92356 he has stretched his peterbilt with a newer rear end

@ericbinney6841

4 жыл бұрын

jake bockus lol right I love watching his channel

Welcome to NC, I knew you were heading our way as soon as I saw those roads!

When i started watching Greg he still had the triple turbo set up and over time I never really thought man I wish Greg would get into big rig stuff but I’m honestly really glad he did and I almost look forward too those videos. Can’t wait to see it driving. And hopefully possibly see it in person if you plan on taking it to events or hauling it to the drag strip 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

Loved it on the way home,you could hear your turbo whistle loud and clear.....sweet music. I bet that dually is an open road beast.

OMG that first gen! 😍 My first truck was red like that. And man do I miss polishing and looking at that rig 👍🏻

Subbed for the Peterbilt content. Love to see it getting better each video.

Awesome awesome video Greg A, nice road trip for the dually haven’t seen it out in a while, good to give it some exercise lol. Wow what an awesome find for a doner truck to stretch the ol peterbuilt lol hopefully the frame checks out and it’ll fit.

MD Alignment in Des Moines ia. will have the shims or know where to get them and tell you how to get the best caster and toe in .

Awesome Red Truck love that...

Do the cutoff Man. I'm in the process now with my 87 359. Went from 240 wb (Canadian Truck ) to 270 wb. Used a cutoff from an early 379 with the tighter American spread, went from 3.70 to 3.90 ratio, and upgraded from Air-Trac to Air-Leaf. Good chance to upgrade a whole lot in one shot. Should be pretty decent when I'm finished and get back on the road. Can't wait to see what you pull off. Oh, and I finally subscribed. Lol

that red 1st gen is amazing and i love your twin semi

I would rather the guy keeps the red first gen he’s got it stock and clean and sexy not blacked out lowered and tore apart like all the other trucks it’s so nice seeing a nice stock clean truck for once don’t see them very often

Love your channel and videos Greg keep them coming 😎😎😎😎

Man that is way cool... you passed right through my hometown in Marion, North Carolina after you went down Old Fort Mountain in the beginning of the video. Love the videos and hoping to compound my 98’ 12v like your first gen in the near future.

that first gen's mint, when i get mine back together when i finally put some time aside for it ill have to send in some pictures ;) my red is a bit darker but thats pretty close

Have you looked into low low air leaf and a car hauler front end?

Yea Greg that cut off will work just measure the frame rails are the same. And get your front spring sparser and machine them dawn. Love the content

You should build your first gen like the red one. That is a beautiful truck.

That red 1st gen is what you need to do to your first gen

THOSE GUYS AT PIEDMONT PETERBILT ARE AN AWESOME GROUP OF GUYS.

Greg, can you share the part numbers for the roof bows, console, brackets, cross brace, sleeper ring and anything else needed to convert the cab to a flat top. I'm wanting to do the same to my 2003 and switch to a 48" sleeper

I think freightliner frame rails will slide into peterbilt frame rails. Love the red first gen boy its clean love red. I have owned 4 cummins there we all bright red. Still have 2 of them

Ya u should be able to use that cutoff. If you look at the tag on the rears its self itll say on there. Be nice if you could get at least 336 in it cause that'll put you running 75 at 1500 rpms.

Went and got popcorn and when I came back , it was over

Those suspension shims you can normally get them from any truck tire shop that does alignment and balancing I’ve gotten them from FALCON TIRE

Wow that first gen is amazing

From what I know about stretching frames is to get your donor frame and cut it off as long as you can. When you figure out how long you want your frame miter cut the frame rails on each frame. When you miter cut the frame rails cut the miters opposite of each other. After you square up the frame and burn it in bolt in a double frame from the cab back. That is how we have stretched frames for heavy haul trucks.

Amazing they swap frame Where you people locate nice collection of truck

It was nice to meet you man! Looking forward to watching you build your Pete! I hope that mangled ratchet strap worked out for ya lol

I wanna say paint some for your trucks different colors but I love that they all match so maybe pant the first gens black

How would the rear ratios be a problem that is the drive axles and it might change the speed a little but you should be able to make it work

Wow that red 1st gen 👌🏻😎

Does I80 (letter i) offer the shims by chance? I know they offer a ton of bling for rigs.

THAT RED IS AWESOME!

Bro I just added 70” to my 96 379 frame. Let me know if you need info and some solid first hand insight

Hey Greg sorry to get off subject, but which Thuren coils did you end up with on your dually? I have an 18 dually with air suspension too and gonna do a suspension like yours but don't want the front end too high. thanks buddy

Low air leafs are the worst suspension when I was excavating we had a 90’s Pete with it and once a week a leaf would snap in half and the axle would shift back so you would have to “come along” it back in place and put a new one in

Dude, the red first gen 🤤

that first gen is just wow.

Hey Greg what rims are on your dually? And what did you use for the inside dual?

Greg I think you need about 330”’of wheel base lol

That 1st gen is beautiful

That truck hauled low boy trailers with the skid plates on the back frame

@cmusic52

4 жыл бұрын

I swear it looked like 26k axles that had 24.5" tires on it, I wasn't sure if he'd want the larger rear end or if he could keep his current rear diffs and then put them on that suspension?

Look at converting the steer to air ride and as long as the frame rails are the same dimensions, it’ll all work

That first gen is a beauty.

As for as the cutoffs, as long as the frame height is the same. They will work. As from as the rear ends, as long as the dif housings are the same band and series, just swap difs out with yours. One thing to keep in mind, you have to check abs valves to see if those are the same.

The only thing that will matter doin a rear clip swap is the frame rails it, all just depends on if those are the rear ends you want.

your just need to check the measurements on that cut off there is some different frame options that could be make/break even if the rear ends are not the same it can still work your need to get the computer re flashed for a different gear ratio assuming that ratio will still work for you. there is also some interchangeability with the 3rd's and different housings you may be able to stuff your 3rd members into the newer housings. check truck alignment shops for the caster shims.

@j.c.smithprojects

4 жыл бұрын

great having you in my live stream last night bud!!

I literally work across the highway from piedmont peterbuilt and I’m pissed I never run into you cause I have a peterbuilt in the fleet I work on

Just spend 4 hours at a pete dealer yesterday. Didn't leave with a truck but saw and drove some beauties

U were like 45 minutes from me. love the videos keeping coming I have a peterbilt as well let me know if you need anything

do you like the look of the old school round headlights.

I love how you go to my own town to get parts and moved to Kentucky (my state I moved to) 😂

Those are just caster shims call a truck alignment shop and they’ll have them.

Gotta watch those ads for Greg. I wanna see that semi come together!

Missed them roadtrip vlogs

Air ride the entire thing, if you want it lower in the front put a car hauler steer axle in it’ll drop the front a bit. Get yourself a single axle haha they’re always fun

I’d highly suggest finding a nice Airliner cut off. The truck will ride so much better and parts are cheaper. We have a bunch of older trucks and we put all of them on airliner cut offs. Pete’s ride ok but they won’t touch a airliner on ride. Contact me if ya want more help with them or info!

Every post about the Pete I’m going to say you should black it out lol!

I would love to restore my first gen to look like that and boost the power but with it being my first and only truck while in high school it’s a lot harder then I thought it would be.

@scmroman

4 жыл бұрын

I had the same problem with my first truck. I wanted to fix every little issue but needing it for school and work it was really hard. I fixed what I could and drove it for 4 years until I finally bought a new car. Now it's completely torn apart ready to get some serious work done. Don't give up on it, it's awesome to see my first vehicle turning from turd to badass like this.

stretching the frame isnt difficult.....more intimidating than anything. many methods of how to crate the actual splice. ezrider92356 and i both have done video series on this recently. it can be done with correctly with minimal tools. finding the right frame size cutoff is key. if it doesnt have the right ratio but has the same differential housings you can swap out your center section or "3rd member". another option would be to re-flash the ecm to the correct ratio. if you are a good welder....your in there. if your not....tack it in place and have a good welder come in and do the splice. i like to line the inside of the frame at the splice joint. i also like a "mechanical" connection as a back up.....bolts going through both sections of frame on either side of the splice.

Do a cut out but go with disc brakes... That 1 does work... Just make sure the axles are the same ratio

If you can find the spec's on the blocks, they would be super cheap to have made in a machine shop

Does Greg still work for freedom racing?

Nice!!

Notification Squad🔥

Best way to drop a truck is a car hauler front axle regular trucks have about 3.5" drop car haulers have bout 5.5" plus they way you set up springs

Color match the grill and fuel tanks.

That cutoff should work, cut at a angle with frame inserts ,if you are not gonna pull heavy loads I would go 3.55, 3.58 triple digit Large car 👍🏾

What Peterbilt dealer was that Ever dealer i talk to do the flat top conversion tells me i cant do it i ave the exact rig you have love the build.

@firedice92

4 жыл бұрын

outta control offroad this is Piedmont Peterbilt out of Greensboro North Carolina we can hook you up with almost anything.

I think you should replace the hole frame under it and do the air ride off that truck

Can you share the part numbers for the roof bow and console and sleeper ring? Approximate price? I'm wanting to do the same thing to my '03 379

@michaelmurphy8521

4 жыл бұрын

Send me an email and i will get you those part numbers mvmurphy514@gmail.com

👍🏻 red 1st gen

Need to order air ride front end from 12ga customs that’ll get you more low in the front

Dope 👍🏼👍🏼 stretch it 🤞🏼 #str88ch 🤣😂

We are smashing and subbing, to get you over the 200,000 hump

That yellow Pete had your name all over it...literally

As long as the frame is the same size it will work

Sweet 93

First thought, you can find anything for a 379 Greg! 😂

Cummins Falls?

Full send

YESSSSIIRRR!!!🔥🔥🔥👍🏾💪🏾🇺🇸

13 speed swap on the other truck behind this white one with the rear ends lol?

It don’t matter bout the rears if you use them new ones

Hey Greg. Now that your doing you tube full time will you get in to doing give away builds

Get a machine shop to make those shims

How long was the drive from Ky to NC, time wise.

@isaacrecord6162

4 жыл бұрын

It’s about 7.5 hours

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If you're going to stretch the frame, you may want to consider doing it now before you paint the frame 🙂👍

Despise peterbilt low leaf suspension. On every day 244” trucks slightest issue give major vibration. Once stretch. Just leaves that much more. It’ll definitely pay to have that dealership in your back pocket. They’ve done enough of them to keep yer low leaf alignment up to snuff. I much prefer a KW 8 bag set up for dropping rail low as it’ll go

That 1st Gen is MINT

Is this the peterbilt dealer in Greensboro nc

@michaelmurphy8521

4 жыл бұрын

Country Boy56 yep

I kinda wanna see what one of those big CATs would do with a very large set of compounds on it lol

@kylesonsalla7620

4 жыл бұрын

Go look at PDI

@Rickasurus_rex

4 жыл бұрын

It’s called a C15 acert. A few companies make aftermarket setups but single sound better

@derekvanbrugge8612

4 жыл бұрын

A lot of guys will single turbo swap the acert cats

twin charge it

that music at the beginning scared the shit out of me

400L suspension Dana axles

Just more preventive maintenance for the Peterbilt