Let’s set the stage: The cab on the Ford was already up, so we had to let it down and get tools ready. We have much to do today...replace a wheel seal and install lights on the trailer and see what the cabover might need to get her running. Keep in mind that where the truck is parked is higher than where we’re walking...AND it’s starting to rain. Everything is harder in the rain you know! But the Porters are DETERMINED! Get ready...Enjoy!

@the.porter.productions

3 жыл бұрын

@Virginia Truck spotting 🇺🇸 That’s the goal...get her road worthy and then drive her to shows. We have at least 2 trailers to pull behind her, a stainless and a pup. We’ve even talked about stretching it a little bit, but that’s uncertain the moment. Thanks for checking us out. Stay tuned.

Ford mistrzostwo świata👍🇵🇱

I loved the paint schemes available on the CL 9000's.

@the.porter.productions

2 жыл бұрын

🇺🇸 I agree! They had some nice body lines to work with. My brother really liked this color scheme.🤩 The only thing I would add to this truck is to continue the color onto the back of the cab as well. 🥰🤩✌️

She sounds beautiful.

@the.porter.productions

3 жыл бұрын

🇺🇸 That’s the 2nd time I’ve heard this truck run and it had been a long time. We were all so thrilled about how it sounded. Now it hasn’t sat for 10 years or anything like that, but we had rebuilt the starter, replaced hydraulic lines to the cab, etc. It was great to get it running again! 🤩

Looks to be in fantastic shape! And a Detroit too!

@the.porter.productions

3 жыл бұрын

DailyDieselDose 🇺🇸She sat a few years before we got her. Sitting is hard on a rig. My brother has hopes of stretching the frame just about 2 feet. 🧐 The birds love her because she’s tall and hardly moved. The pipes are good except for the elbows. You can tell that by watching the video. But she wasn’t abused! And she’s air ride. I can’t wait until we get her out on the road for a little trip. 🥰 She needs a good bath and buffing, but eventually a new paint job. We have quite a bit of bling to install on it when the time comes.

@keepontruckinoutlawlife1248

3 жыл бұрын

How it coming with her?

@the.porter.productions

3 жыл бұрын

@@keepontruckinoutlawlife1248 🇺🇸 Slowly but surely! There’s more to co e on this rig. 😎🧐

Beautiful truck, love the paint!

@the.porter.productions

Жыл бұрын

🇺🇸 Glad you liked it. It has a cool story like every other truck. My brother was so pleased to get it & really wanted to make a unique driver out of it! It will have a great future. Thanks for checking it out! 🥰😎✌️

2 Stroke Detroit, of course its going to start!

@the.porter.productions

3 жыл бұрын

It ran fine when we bought it, it sat for a while, I fired it up once then it sat for a few years...we just didn’t know the engine and you never know after a truck sits. It’s never been out of my brother’s driveway, but it seems to wanna Get-Up-N-Go! We’re gonna go over all the lines, clean her up and then get her out on a little run. Thanks for checking us out.😳

@thomasfletcher4765

3 жыл бұрын

Takes a lot to kill a detroit ! Used to work on the old school detroit's in the ARMY ( 6v71's with the roots blower ) on the old Mike boats .

Amazing cool truck 👍👍🤘

@the.porter.productions

2 жыл бұрын

🇺🇸Glad you liked it! Thanks for checking us out. Hope to show more on this rig. We’ve had some developments lately, so we will see how it turns out. We have train stuff, too, so check that out.🥰✌️

Lindo Ford. Gostaria muito de ter um desses. Saúde e paz

@the.porter.productions

Жыл бұрын

🇺🇸 Ronaldo, yes, it is a nice Ford cabover. We sure like it. Glad you like it as well. Thanks for checking us out. Hope you like our other content as well. Have a great day. 🥰😎✌️

He's replacing the whole wheat with the white bread!!

Love it!!!

@the.porter.productions

2 жыл бұрын

🇺🇸Glad you like it. Thanks for checking us out. A new video is coming soon!! Stay tuned. 🤩

Always liked the cl but never drove one. Detroit power is definitely a bonus. Sounds great 👍

@the.porter.productions

3 жыл бұрын

🇺🇸Porter greetings! Glad you liked it. I’ve sat there in this truck and really felt the power! I am so waiting to drive this this rig and really get to feel the true power from within. There is so much potential in this truck and working with my brother on it is PRICELESS! Hope to have more on this one soon.

man that is awesome! i’ve never seen paps foam before lol

@the.porter.productions

3 жыл бұрын

🇺🇸 That is the oldest of the Porter Dudes. And he can still climb up in that thing! 🤩 He gets excited when we get to work on that cabover.

That cab jack beats the hell out of the one's on the the Freightliner COE trucks. a person has to jack them in both directions. that's unusual this particular CL 9000 has a Detroit power plant.

@the.porter.productions

Жыл бұрын

🇺🇸 I had always assumed that the engine was original to the truck, but I found out that Ford company reps came & replaced the engine due to some major issues it was having at the time. So the engine is a couple of years newer & has more power than we originally thought. This was after we had spoken to the original owner’s son, who drove the truck. It will be so good when this truck is back on the road! I think this truck will get an electric jack eventually. At least we can raise & lower the cab now, after replacing several lines.🥰😎✌️

Need to clean up that rig its got a detroit boys

@the.porter.productions

3 жыл бұрын

🇺🇸 Yeah, it needs a good pressure wash, wax job! My brother isn’t ready for that yet, it IS coming!

Its a beaultiful truck 🇧🇷

@the.porter.productions

3 жыл бұрын

🇺🇸 Matheus, Thanks. We sure like it. We’re learning more about the history of the truck and it’s drivers and hoping to get much more done as time permits. Thanks for checking us out. Hope to have more soon! 🤩

@TheMatheuscouto

3 жыл бұрын

Hope to see more of this truck soon! 😎

Cool

@the.porter.productions

3 жыл бұрын

🇺🇸Thanks for checking us out. We do lots of stuff and we have more coming, but the cold weather and covid kind of slows some things down.

Very rare

@the.porter.productions

2 жыл бұрын

🇺🇸It seems that all cabovers are a little RARE, but we still love it & hope to make it like new again & just show it off! It does have that classy look.😎 Glad you like it! 🥰😎✌️

GM engines in fords way b4 the LS swap.

@the.porter.productions

3 жыл бұрын

🇺🇸 We’ve had a couple of good Detroit engines over the years but really not too crazy about them, until now with this one.

@ronfullerton3162

3 жыл бұрын

The manufacturers would put the motor you wanted in the tractor. Most CL-9000s I saw had Cat or Cummins. And the Jimmys had other motors also, and not just Dee-troit, as the old drivers called them.

What a time machine my uncle's had the same orange and blue interior and the matching external paint scheme if I remember correctly as a 12 year old the stripes were a different pattern and almost 100% it had single exhausts out the drivers side I was just in the edge of the age a boy starts to retain make model and engine specs and retain them If I had to just guess from memory it was a tan Cummins and it had single headlight What year or trim level was the single vs the dual headlight I think I need one to restore 😍

@the.porter.productions

2 жыл бұрын

🇺🇸Glad it brought back some good memories or at least jogged your memory banks a little. 🤩 Hope that you have some pictures of it. They were some sharp trucks! 😎 I’m not quite sure when they went from single headlights to dual or vise versa. I’ve always liked the sleepers, and the double bunk the most! 🥰 But the day cabs were actually quite cool, too. That gives me some food for thought. Hmm. I shall look that one up. Check some junkyards or online ads. We actually got this one because we stopped to check on it and asked the guy to call us if/when he wanted to sell it. That’s how it happens sometimes. 🧐 I love being around trucks. Keep us posted on what you find.

@desolategrey

2 жыл бұрын

@@the.porter.productions it certainly did re inspire my memory and the smell of the interior and the fuel I am looking thru the boxes of photos hopeful we can pull one out A day cab tandem would be the coolest thing around in my opinion but any chance to grab one when it's for sale is the one to get Keep up the good work and thank you for the memories

@the.porter.productions

2 жыл бұрын

@@desolategrey 🇺🇸 That’s one of the blessings of sharing these videos…Inspiring someone in any way. 🥰 Reviewing pictures, reliving those precious times and sharing them with those around you…That’s what it’s all about. Maybe you can find something in those pictures that you can share with someone and start up something in them, too. Keep looking. You might just find something that says…”Take me home!” Go to a truck show or ask around in your area. Something will come up. Another of my biggest joys is that I get to share this hobby with both of my boys and also rekindle the relationship with my oldest brother. Now that’s FELLOWSHIP!!! 🥰🤩😎 If you need any help don’t hesitate to let us know. If you find something, right then is the time to so something about it! Trust me on that one. Happy hunting. 😳

A once beautiful truck with so much potential. At least you are starting to do something with it, instead of using the standard issue excuse of " well, I'm going to do something with it next week"....as trees are growing through it....lol. Definitely not the smartest thing to keep on revving an engine like that, after a cold start, especially after it sitting for how long?. Smh...

@the.porter.productions

3 жыл бұрын

🇺🇸More gets done when we work together. That’s shocking, but very true. Originally, she sat for about 10 years, we got it, it sat for about 4 years. Just the weeds are growing around it so far. She still had LOTS of potential. We already have a Freightliner ready to donate the frame and rears to extend the truck. Ooooops ! Did I say too much? Bottom line, things are coming together a little more now...just before winter ❄️. And it’s a stainless trailer that’s connected to her. 🤩

Seams like yesterday I helped make that jewel

@the.porter.productions

3 жыл бұрын

🇺🇸 I’m not much of a Ford guy, but I DO like the W9000 & CL9000 & C800/8000 series trucks. I do love cabovers for some reason. You got to make a piece of history! Tis a shame that Ford no longer makes the class 8 trucks! 😳

Oldie but a goodie. Is it for sale or trade? Have a 02 mack vision I'm looking to trade for a cabover?

@the.porter.productions

3 жыл бұрын

At this time, we want to keep her and try to complete the repairs and see how far we can take it. She’s got lots of potential! 🧐 Thanks for inquiring though. Stay tuned....

V6 or V8? I love these trucks cl9000 is a favourite of mine. 👍👍

@the.porter.productions

3 жыл бұрын

🇺🇸 The Silver92 is a V8. Glad you like the CL9000. It’s one of mine, too. More work is being done and will be shared soon. 🧐

@beck8880

3 жыл бұрын

@@the.porter.productions great! Yes the cl9000 is a cool looking truck, I'm over in the UK so don't get to see anything like this unfortunately! I'm a trucker myself actually. American cabover's are so awesome. 👍🇬🇧👍

@the.porter.productions

3 жыл бұрын

@@beck8880 🇺🇸 At least you still have working cabovers, not so much here. I go to truck shows to get my cabover fix. I’ve seen a lot of videos of old trucks over there, not necessarily CL9000s thou. There is a wrecker service that has the Astro and some other cabovers, but I’m not sure what else. The Ford is a unique looking rig and one of my TOP 5 rigs! 🥰 Keep in touch and keep looking out there for Ford cabovers. Stay safe my friend!

@beck8880

3 жыл бұрын

@@the.porter.productions thanks buddy i will, I'm in a cabover right now as it happens. I'll look forward to more content. 👌👌

Looks like it was formerly owned by the Huntington sand and gravel company

@langer24106

3 жыл бұрын

I just saw your other video and see it’s from Burlington

@the.porter.productions

3 жыл бұрын

@@langer24106 🇺🇸Yep, Burlington. I’m not even sure if they’re still in business. They had a pit in the Portsmouth, Ohio area, but has since moved out of there. It was purchased in Chesapeake, Ohio when the Ford dealer was there years ago. This covid junk has kept us back a little bit, as well as the cold weather. We have a few things to fix before we can test drive it. 🧐 Thanks for checking us out. Hope that you enjoyed the videos. Happy New Year.🥳

@langer24106

3 жыл бұрын

@@the.porter.productions Awesome - Happy new year!

0:50 What model of trailer is that you have hitched?

@the.porter.productions

Ай бұрын

🇺🇸 Greetings my friend. I believe it is an old Trailmobile. We bought 2 trailers together & that one got set up right away for storage. It’s currently loaded as well. You made me think twice about it, so I’m gonna recheck it. Thanks for checking us out. 🥰🤩✌️

@diego19916

Ай бұрын

@@the.porter.productions thanks, is dry van trailer Trailmobile

Any recent progress on the CL 9000?

@the.porter.productions

2 жыл бұрын

🇺🇸 Happy New Year! Regrettably, no. 😞 Some things out of our control have slowed things down, but there will be more. We will post as soon as we can. Thanks for checking in with us. 😎❄️✌️

@dwightcorbett8889

2 жыл бұрын

@@the.porter.productions I would love to see this gem rolling down the highway.

do yous have any videos of driving it

@the.porter.productions

3 жыл бұрын

🇺🇸 Not at this time. It has been in that spot for some time getting new hydraulic lines, starter and batteries installed. As soon as we get some more good stuff on it we will share it. Stay tuned! 🧐 Thanks for checking us out.

@johnboggs9120

3 жыл бұрын

your welcome I love old trucks especially cabovers I want on of my own

@the.porter.productions

3 жыл бұрын

@@johnboggs9120 🇺🇸 There are plenty of them out there, but you have to find a good one to start with. If you need some help, please let me know, since I have access to a few. I would love to see that you get one and save it from becoming junked.

@johnboggs9120

3 жыл бұрын

ok thx my pap a 2 or 3 next time I see him I'll ask for both

@the.porter.productions

3 жыл бұрын

@@johnboggs9120 🇺🇸Happy Hunting! Thanks for checking us out!

Does it move?

@the.porter.productions

2 жыл бұрын

🇺🇸 Josh, yes, it will move. It’s got a few issues and that’s why we haven’t pulled it out from under the trailer so far. Actually, he didn’t want to disconnect from the trailer until the trailer was supported well enough and in the right position. It’s quite a heavy trailer and he doesn’t want it to sink down in the dirt. The airlines seem to be in good shape, but we’re gonna go through all the lines, etc.

I want it

@the.porter.productions

3 жыл бұрын

You want more?? We have more coming and hopefully very soon. 🧐 It’s time to fuel her up so we don’t run dry. That’s the last thing we need. Stay tuned...

It it a CRAZY 8 speed?

@the.porter.productions

3 жыл бұрын

Nope...it’s a 13 speed. 🧐

I really hope no clown gets it and strips it for parts.

@the.porter.productions

2 жыл бұрын

🇺🇸 This is my brother’s truck and he would not sell it right now, least of all let anyone mess it up. He saw this truck many years ago and wanted it. He waited…then he was given the opportunity to buy it. No…No Junking This Baby!! 🤩 At his age, and COVID, it’s taking a while to make much progress. Hope you liked it! Stay tuned! 🤩😎

A non fat diet would work wonders , physically and mentally

@the.porter.productions

2 жыл бұрын

🎄What are you talking about?✌️

Very rare

@the.porter.productions

2 жыл бұрын

🇺🇸 I don’t know about RARE, but you don’t see too many cabovers on the road these days. They sure hold a special place in our hearts! 😎🥰 Those people that own these CL9000s or even the W9000s are really holding onto them. The ones in junkyards have already been scrapped. I know of one already that was cut behind the cab and then shipped somewhere overseas. More is coming on this one…

@JacksonGuitarsPlayer03

2 жыл бұрын

@@the.porter.productions a Ford cabover is rare

@JacksonGuitarsPlayer03

2 жыл бұрын

@@the.porter.productions I holding on to my ‘79 W900A model Kenworth with 3408 V8 caterpillar, Turned up to 600hp. Awesome truck. Yeah man people gonna hold onto those old rare beautys.

@the.porter.productions

2 жыл бұрын

@@JacksonGuitarsPlayer03 🇺🇸 I love the old Cat engines. 🥰 My brother bought a 1974 Marmon that had that Cat. It was one wonderful truck & engine! It wasn’t turned up, but it pulled anything we got without any problems. That’s one truck that I wish we still had. Keep hold of your KW & Cat combo! Good stuff! 🥰😎✌️

@JacksonGuitarsPlayer03

2 жыл бұрын

@@the.porter.productions sweeeet Rare Marmons are very rare My A model Kenworth may be making almost 700HP When I rebuilt the engine it felt like it already had close to 600HP. The engine is rated around 450 to 500HP many said it felt like 600HP. Sure as hell felt like it when I rebuilt it. It just has a power tuning and twin turbos. Rolls coal no matter what same with my Extremely built 2007 W900L with a C15 acert CAT twin turbo making 2000HP mainly for tugging heavy weight and it’s got lopes idles tuners. I mainly run it normal idle. Can’t do anything about the coal rolling lol been asked that few times it rolled coal when I bought the truck stock. Stock, made 625HP. Fantastic engines man torquey got power and are reliable