[Matt] It's all about new looks, this season.
And on Truck U, we've got plenty of them.
We give a C10 a new slimmer look by cutting the fat.
Bruno checks out some of the sights and sounds out of the SEMA show.
And we put some final touche on the newly renovated shop
Welcome to another season of Truck U,
and if you've been watching the show for a little while
and you look around, you're gonna notice
there's a few things around here that look a little bit different.
Yeah. Matt's hair has changed a little bit. He's growing it out.
You know, he's got that surfer vibe going.
And we've got a whole new feel inside of our shop.
You know, it's been about a decade or so inside
and it's time to shake it up
And I think we're about 90% where we need to be.
And, yeah. Starting to feel back at home again.
So, look, much like you guys, we're busy, right?
And you love to change all the decorations all the time.
But the work still has to get done
and that brings us to what we're doing here today
with this 1985 Chevy C10.
[Bruno] Now, if you look bac
you realize that this is a long bed
and we're kind of older guys we like the long bed look.
You know why? Because we can pile a ton of stuff in it.
-[Matt] You can use it. -[Bruno] Yeah. It's extremely practical.
But the kids these days,
they're clamoring for a short bed,
so I guess we're gonna make the swap on this thing
Hey, the other thing is, today we're gonna check out,
because you went to SEMA a couple of months ago.
[Bruno] You never have to ask me twice to head out to SEMA.
Man, it is always great to see what's going on
in the aftermarket world
and, you know, this year was no exception.
Lot of cool stuff going on today
and it's a great way to kick off the new season.
I think I got all the bolts.
[Bruno] We're gonna find out here real quick.
I like that look.
Like leave it right there, just like that.
-What do you say? Like a topper. -[Matt] I like it.
[Matt] Now this maybe little a bit of a longshot,
but some of you may remember, a couple of years ago,
we did a similar conversion with Brother's Trucks.
And that was on the earlier generation trucks.
-That was what? Four, five years ago? -Yeah.
Yeah. My memory's completely shot here.
-You and me both. -I don't know about you.
But that was for the earlier generation trucks,
like the '63 to '72.
So, Brothers Trucks has got the new kit
that are good from the '73 to '87.
Which is cool, 'cause this one's right in the middle of that.
And really, you know, it looks like a lot of work.
And you say to yourself, "Ah, I don't know.
I don't know if I want to get into all of this."
And it is a big job, but it's not overly complicated.
And all the magic is right here in this--
it's not a bracket.
-It's a template. -Yeah.
These templates they put together really takes all the guesswork out.
Simply, you put the template on,
like we got one here on this side, you'll see.
It's mounted in place and you go through
and you drill out the location holes.
Once the holes are drilled out,
then you go ahead and make your cuts
and you can literally go step by step
to cut this thing down,
and honestly, it's pretty simple once you start cutting through it.
So the instructions are very detailed as well, which is good.
You can go online and print those out.
Or you can go onto the Brothers Trucks website.
And they've got it all right there.
And they've got multiple instructional videos
that really walk you through everything
in even greater detail than you and I are going to.
Right? If that's possible.
[Bruno] So, here is where we are at.
Believe it or not, the chassis has been cut in half,
all of our cuts have been cleaned up and deburred.
And it's almost ready to go back together.
You can see the seat channels that we got in our kit from Brothers Trucks
have been put into place.
All the holes seem to line up on both sides
and this is gonna kind of go as our guide
to bolt everything back together.
Now the reality is,
at first glance, you look at a project like this and it'll seem,
well, it's inconceivable
that this is gonna be able to be done by most people.
Because it seems overwhelming.
But thanks to Brothers Trucks,
we've got a short bed kit going back together
in doing so and really manage the amount of time.
There's a little bit of work we have to do on the back of this thing
to modify for the bumper,
but this thing's ready to rock.
You gotta take it easy.
[Matt] At this point, we've got everything on the frame taken care of
and we can shift our attention over here to the bed.
Because the name of the game is to shorten this thing, right?
And of course, we've got a bunch of different options.
We can look and try to source
one of these shoulder beds that's in good shape.
But good luck with that. That could be a challenge. That could take some time.
Or you could get with Brothers Trucks, like we have,
and you've got a bunch of different options.
Well, that too, because you can order
all the pieces and parts that you need.
You can get the bed sides,
you can get the floor, the tailgates, the tubs,
the front bed panel.
All that and you can basically assemble
an all new bed and put it on there.
That's pretty cool and pretty easy.
So, here's what we're gonna do.
Because we took a look at this bed
and the floor's in good shape, tailgate's in good shape.
Everything's pretty good. The tubs and all that.
We wanna save a couple bucks
and we wanna reuse as much of that as we possibly can.
So we got with Brothers Trucks and we got these bed sides.
So, reused everything else
and the only thing we're gonna have to do some cuts on is the bed floor.
We'll trim a little bit of the back and a little bit of the front
and we can get it all back together.
It's going to take us a couple of minutes to get this laid out.
So, we'll handle that, but in the meantime,
why don't you guys take your first look at Bruno's trip to SEMA
where he was able to catch up with the guys from Baxter Performance.
[tires screeching]
[Bruno] Well, it is great being back out here at SEMA,
checking out a lot of cool people, a lot of cool products,
and the Baxter Performance. We'll check off all those boxes.
-Kevin, man, good to see you. -Good to see you.
Tell us what you got going here.
You've got a huge product line
for the cartridge to spin on, oil filter adapters.
Explain to the people at home, what exactly you've got and how it fixes that problem.
Well, as with most cartridge filter systems,
especially ones that are mounted on top.
They totally drain out, Bruno,
and it does it in, like, 38 minutes
So, what happens is,
we've come up with a system
that simply converts it back to a spin on filter
that not only takes advantage of
the anti-drain back valve that's incorporated
in most spin on oil filters,
but we also have an outflow tech valve,
that keeps the oil retained from flowing out
and air getting in from the outflow side.
We also incorporate
a straighter valve,
so that when you go to remove the loaded filter,
you can blow it down for about three seconds with compressed air,
evacuate the system,
take off the filter, doesn't spill a drop.
-[Bruno] No mess? -No mess.
-[Bruno] You thought of everything on that. -Yeah.
[Bruno] You've also thought of, you know, solutions
for a bunch of different engine lines.
So what answers do you have for what applications at this point?
Well, certainly we have for the Pentastar engines.
But we actually started with the Toyota filters
and they were cartridge filters since about 2006.
But now we see Toyota going back to spin on filters.
They were starting to have problems with latent oil delivery
due to the oil draining back to the system.
At home, they park your vehicle,
it's sits for 18 minutes,
-now you go to start it up and you gotta dry start it. -You do.
-And that's where the damage happens. -That's right.
It's gonna be ugly really, really quick, especially, talking about
high dollar engines with tight clearances.
[Kevin] Right. Right.
So the faster you can get the oil to where it needs to be,
the better off it's gonna b for your engine.
Because not only is oil for lubrication,
but it's also giving pressure to where it needs to be.
so your cam phase or gears.
Things that simply require oil pressure to work properly,
can act as they're supposed to.
The problem is not all only in lack of lubrication,
but lack of pressure.
And you know, proper filtration in oil pressure
is definitely the name of the game.
All right, we're gonna take a break, when you come back, more Truck U.
So, it's time now for a little more Blasting with Bruno
and as you can see,
we're out on the road today
doing a little mobile blasting.
We're behind the wheel of the new Dustless Blasting GT series truck.
And this has got everything you need to get the job done.
So this is what we're workin on today.
Our buddy, Down's, new Jeep project.
Well, this is actually what we're working on.
Part of that project, it is the bare essentials.
This is the chassis.
And it's time for him to do some painting.
But before you can do that,
it all comes down to prep work and it's time now for me to soap the truck.
So, when you roll up to the job site, one thing you notice right away
is how efficiently the new GT series truck is laid out
The GT series truck comes with a 14 foot deck
where it has easy access to everything you need.
The nice thing about the bi blast pot on this truck
is it's got a 60 minute runtime in terms of continuous blasting.
You don't have to keep starting and stoppin
And that's gonna save you ti and money when you're out on the road.
As you can see the Dustless Blasting syste is making short order
of a very difficult frame to go ahead in terms of prep
You got a lot of nooks, a lot of crannies, a lot of different contours to get to
Dustless Blasting doesn't know any different.
So we got this frame totally Dustless Blasted.
It looks good, we're gonna rinse it off and I'm telling you something,
we are not playing around.
We wanna get this thing painted in...
Huh? Was I kidding? Look at that. It looks great.
It looks like it just rolled off the production floor.
So the chassis is done, we've got a good foundation.
But trust me there's a lot more work to come on this Jeep.
Welcome back to Truck U.
So, we've got our frame pretty much done.
It is joined back together.
We've got the bolts in place.
Now all we have to do is weld it.
Well, on the back half we actually have to cut six inches off of it too.
But this part is together.
Now it's time to focus on what's going to go on top of it.
So, we're gonna try and salvage what we can out of this bed.
But we gotta do some modifications,
obviously, to go from long bed to short bed
and just trying to figure out how exactly we wanna go about doing that.
We want to keep these factory holes in the bed
and we want them to line up with the holes in the frame.
Because, for a couple of different reasons.
One, if you just cut a random hole, right?
Or you cut this thing randomly,
now you might have this hole not lined up,
so it's not getting used.
And then you gotta duplicate this little thing right here.
-This little curve. Good luck with that. Right? -[Bruno] Right.
[Matt] Who knows what that would come out looking like?
So, we know all our distances,
like Bruno said, we cut a six inch chunk out of the back.
And so, we'll cut that out of the middle
and that will leave a ten-inch gap which is perfect
-between the holes for the back. -Right.
And then this is up in the front,
we'll do the same thing with a 14-inch chunk coming out of the middle.
These holes will line up, too.
And that'll be a ten-inch gap.
Now we're gonna start that 14-inch cut
from here going this way, right?
Because whether you have a short bed or a long bed,
the distance from here on the filler neck
to here is the same.
So, we got that going for us.
[Bruno] So for us, we think the easiest way to attack it,
simply channel it, cut and weld it back together.
Plus we did a whole bunch of math on it and we're feeling pretty good about it.
Boom.
[Bruno] I've seen couple marks you made down here,
I wanna make sure we get the right one.
[Matt] Here. Do you wanna check?
No, I trust you.
[both chuckle]
About as good as I can catch the tape.
The bed's coming along nicely, but to be honest,
my ears need a break from the cutting of the metal.
-You and me both. -All right. Good.
So that'll bring us over here.
Where we can check these out.
These are the AlloyGator wheel protectors.
I like 'em. It's a cool product.
But even better than that,
you got to spend some time with these guys out at SEMA.
Yeah, I did. A great bunch of guys.
You know, it's really a great product too,
because it's an easy way to customize your vehicle
and protect a very valuable asset on those vehicles,
that is those expensive wheels.
Check this out, guys.
[Bruno] It is so great to be back out here at SEMA
Checking all the cool, new products, especially, in the new west hall.
So, let's make no mistake,
it wasn't by accident I cam over here to AlloyGator boot to talk to Patrick,
because in my house, well, there's two drivers.
And one of them likes to do some curb checks from time to time.
You know what? It caused a little friction when she damages
thousands of dollars worth of wheels.
So, tell me about the AlloyGator.
I mean, not only does it look good,
but it's gonna protect these high dollar wheels.
So, AlloyGator is a super tough nylon,
we say engineered with teeth,
'cause it's not a stick on product.
And it was designed specifically
to protect your wheels against curb rash.
[Bruno] Okay. So it's not just a stick on product.
Some of that stays secured into the wheel.
So, how do you mount it?
Very much based off the wheel-and-tire combo,
and the sidewall, the softness of it.
Once you've used our fitment gauge
and it's okay.
You get the weight of the vehicle up off the ground
and take all the air out of it,
and lubrication, you tap it in.
And if you have a tough sidewall like
a Corvette or a run-flat wheel,
then you do it under a tire machine.
-[Bruno] Okay. -[Patrick] And you break the bead and you install it.
[Bruno] So how many different color combinations do you guys offer?
We started out with silver
and we have 14 individual colors now.
[Bruno] So, it's great. You can kind of customize,
you know, play off the color of the vehicle
or if you wanna be discreet,
you can make it blend in with the wheel.
[Patrick] Absolutely.
You can absolutely. We've got black and gun metal
and I can go on
and you don't even know what's on the wheel itself.
You can match calipers,
you can match pinstriping on the vehicle.
-Really cool. -All right.
See? No mistake I made it over,
because now I'm gonna save myself
probably a thousand dollars with you.
So the next time my wife hits the curb, we're gonna be all right.
[narrator] Not all old vehicles are collector's cars that sit in a garage,
like this '85 C10 we're working on today.
The owner drives this truck regularly
from pulling a trailer to picking up lumber from a hardware store.
Now when you're consistentl driving an older vehicle like this,
age takes its toll on the engine and the fuel system.
The engine requires very tight tolerances,
and when these tiny spaces between metal parts get carb build up on them,
it can rob power and destroy the engine.
The fuel system has the job of delivering the correct fuel to air ratio
to ensure best performance, power and mileage.
And when your fuel system is clogged up like dirt and fuel residue,
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Using zMax in your engine oi and fuel system
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zMax works by lubricating the metal inside your engin
and getting to places oil can't go.
ZMax will soak into the metal parts of the engine and fuel
reducing harmful carbon buildup
and adding lubricity to the engine.
This extra lubricity will protect the camshaft
and the lifters and safeguar the engine from hard starts
This tech tip is brought to you by zMax Micro Lubricant.
Performance you can feel!
Hey, welcome back to Truck U
We are taking a much needed break
from our long bed to short bed conversion on that C10 truck.
To address another issue.
We've got this refurbished space here
and we wanna protect it.
So, we've got Matt from Mouse Blocker here.
Now, Matt, we have used these numerous times.
And I've taken, actually, I might have,
"might have" allegedly taken a few back to my house.
So, I got one in my RV, in my shop to protect it from rodents.
Because we all know rodents can do a ton of damage to a vehicle.
Absolutely.
Yeah, so, what happens is, to these vehicles,
so many wiring harnesses, so many engine covers,
so many spaces for them to hide.
We wanna make that safe space violent
and that's why install the mouse blocker unit.
So, that's what drives them out of the car.
[Bruno] You know, Matt, I know the first time we actually did this on the show,
you were hit up, like, the next day.
[Matt] Oh, man. We did this. The show aired.
And I think it was the next weekend at one of my events
and I had a couple run up to me.
They come to a bunch of our events
and they were so excited, they were like,
"I saw the Mouse Blocker on the show.
And we got one right away for the RV and for the garage."
They were ecstatic. So that was really good to hear.
And it's a pretty cool principle.
Because, you know, you got the different models.
These were the ones that we were shown first.
You know this one hooks to the car battery,
that one plugs in.
But then this one goes in the garage
and they're all designed to work together, right?
Yes. So that's what's great about this.
So, we just recently came out with the 1,000.
This is piece is an accessory to these.
So, what we wanna do is, one,
drive them out of the car.
And then we drive them out of the space with the new 1000.
So this is designed to protect like a big two car garage.
This makes the space around it violent.
If we use this by itself,
sometimes we'll actually chase them in the car.
So, we wanna do step one,
drive them out of the car.
And then, step two, drive them out of the space.
And this is actually working now This is whisper quiet.
So, it's not going to annoy anybody.
Oh, wow. So, it's actually...
-I can't even tell it's on. -Yeah.
Yeah. That's pretty cool.
You're a man. Not a mouse.
If you were a mouse, you'd being going crazy right now.
You'd be running out of the building.
[Bruno] I'd be wetting myself right now as we speak.
[Matt] You would be. Which is exactly the goal.
All right. So we're gonna go ahead and try and get this thing set up in here.
I think this will be our home base.
We need to find a wall to put it up against
and then we can kind of star scattering these things arou inside the project vehicles
-What do you say? -Love it. Love it.
-Thanks for coming out, man. Really appreciate it. -Thanks, guys.
You're gonna leave those behind?
-I think so. -Oh, well, we'll never see him again.
[all chuckling]
So the shop's all kind of redesigned
and relayed out and all that.
But the good news is we're not gonna have any mice around here,
thanks to Mouse Blocker.
Those little dudes are out of here.
They are gone.
But you know what was everywhere at SEMA?
That was the new Bronco, man.
None cooler than what we got to work with the guys from Truck Hero.
Well, it is obvious that the Bronco has quickly becom the hottest vehicle at SEMA
You know the thing is you can't get one and you want one.
But the folks at Truck Hero, well, they've had a few.
I mean, I'm here with Lee Riser from Truck Hero.
You know, we had one that we did again last season, a four door,
and it came out awesome.
But this little two door right here, pretty sporty looking, Lee.
You guys pretty much dressed it from toe to tail.
-Tell me about some of the stuff you got on it. -Yeah.
So, we are so excited about this two-door Havoc Offroad Bronco.
So, we are showcasing a few new products on it.
Then we've got our new metal masher bumper.
So, you can't beat the look, kind of that fun Baja-style.
Then we have our bushwhacker, pocket style fender flares.
So this gives a nice aggressive look.
Obviously, premium tire coverage,
'cause we put some '37s on this bad boy.
And in order to fit that,
we of course put a three inch super lift kit.
[Bruno] It's a great pairing, too,
because it really fills the wheel well.
It doesn't look like it's too open or lost.
It's just kind of a nice mesh.
Yeah. Absolutely.
And, of course, to get in this thing now,
-we need some new side steps. -Right.
So with Havoc, we've got our new side step.
The trail crawler, so it's just released.
And then we've got some cool other accessories here,
like our N-Fab universal roof rack.
So the Havoc name, though, is specific now for Bronco.
So if you want anything Bronco, that is the go to, am I right?
Yes. You think of Havoc to be your one source for everything you need,
the front, to the rear, to the top.
You've got a line for anyone with an offroad vehicle.
Yea. Absolutely. We do.
That's what's nice about Truck Hero.
So we have our truck bed division,
we have our Jeep and offroad division
and we have our accessory division.
So we have anything and everything you want
to accessorize your truck, Jeep, or a now new Bronco.
All right. So it's a perfect time for you guys to take a break,
because I have some more work to do.
I'm gonna check out the rest of this booth.
-This place is awesome. -It is.
When you need tunes to fill your classic car truck,
Custom Autosound has what you need to make your ride more enjoyable.
[Matt] The undercover two hidden speaker system
delivers excellent sound quality with its eight-inch woofer
and two opposing piezo tweeters.
And each speaker will handle up to 250 watts of power.
[Bruno] The aluminum enclosure makes it extremely durable.
These universal application speakers
allow you to mount them in a number of locations
and not just under the seats.
[Matt] These speakers will work with any custom Autosound system
or any other aftermarket audio system as well.
Which means this is the perfect addition to your ride.
When it comes to metal fabrication,
Woodward Fab is your go to tool supplier
for everything that you need.
Including this. It's the Fab Punch
and Flare Dimple Die tool.
[Bruno] Dimple die's not only create a dynamic look to your project,
but they also add strength while reducing weight.
This tool works by, easily punching and flaring all at the same time.
[Matt] You simply make a pilot hole
and then assemble the dies on each side.
Once you tighten the draw studs,
the two dies pull together,
creating the perfect dimple die every time.
And this tool works on up to 16 gauge mild steel sheet metal
and Woodward Fab has sizes 13 of them
ranging from half-inch all the way up to three inches.
Welcome back to Truck U.
So here's our cut-up bed. Obviously, we've got a few more things to do.
[Bruno] Yeah. A little bit of work.
[Matt] Once we're done and put it back on to the truck,
we are going to apply the Herculiner roll-on bedliner.
Now, it's a pretty cool deal.
You all know about that.
Because it's gonna protect the bed of the truck from scratches
and dents and any kind of abrasions.
And also from rust and gasoline and chemicals, right?
You've got the kit.
You've got the gallon jugs.
The smaller pieces, the rollers and brushes.
Even the aerosol to hit those hard to reach places.
But let's face it, like I said.
My mom knows about Herculiner and a truck bed, right?
Everybody knows.
But there are so many different uses for it
and that's what we wanna do here today.
You know, for us, we talked about the renovation
to our space right here at our shop.
One of the things we said earlier on was that,
we're about 90% done.
Well part of that ten percent that still needs to be finished
is these countertops.
Now you look at it right now it's strictly particle board
and we left them bare for a reason.
'cause we knew we're gonna be hitting this truck bed with the Herculiner.
We wanted to go ahead and do the countertops as well.
You know, they're gonna look good first of all.
Second of all, they're gonna last a long time.
It's an inexpensive way to have, you know, a rugged countertop.
And it's something we can do ourselves.
So to keep it in shape from scratches
and keep getting beat on, pouring gasoline on it
and just about everything else, we can do to it.
And you know what? You'd all do it in one swoop
[Matt] It's super easy to just roll everything ont the top and to the sides.
But we also talked about the fact
that Herculiner has an aerosol option
and that's gonna be perfect for getting up underneath this lip on the side.
'Cause that's a little bit harder to reach
And we can just spray it in nice and easy.
So today was a good day.
I mean, we got to show you guys inside of our new shop,
as well as some really cool stuff out at SEMA.
And somehow along the way, we managed to fit in
doing an '85 C10 long bed to short bed conversion.
Which we almost got completed today.
[Matt] Yeah. There's a coupl of things left to do, obviously.
If you look at it, we gotta weld the bed,
finish that up right.
There's some other pieces and parts that come with the kit.
Like the modified brake line which is gonna be good for the shortened up truck.
The E-brake cables and something else that we opted for
was the specific gas tank for the short bed.
[Bruno] Well, the last piec of the puzzle for this thin is to Herculine
the inside of this bed.
You know, it turned out grea on those countertops.
and I know it's gonna be great inside here.
But honestly, that's all the time we got today for Truck U.
We'll see you guys next time
-[Matt] I'm exhausted. -[Bruno] It's been a long day, man.