Restoring a Military Veteran s Ford F100 Truck Best Reaction We ve EVER Filmed

This is the best present of my life. This truck has so many memories. Oh, my God. I have been waiting to go for a drive in it. Oh, she's a sweetheart. Wait till you start it. She's a beast. Whoa! Hi. Hi, Brenda. Very nice to meet you. Richard, it's nice to meet you. Are you ready for this? I'm ready. Oh, my God. So, obviously, the truck is in here. I do already know what it is. Oh, it's in there, all right. It's a 1970 F-100. Wow. You know, we've done a lot of classic trucks, but never an F-100. And it's called the Beast, and wait till you start it. The whole neighborhood will hear it. It starts and runs? It starts and runs with a little bit of work. But I picked it up for $1,500. And the reason I picked it up is a guy needed money, and he's like, oh, you know, you like trucks and cars. You know, come to my house. And he opened up the garage door just like that, and I went, oh! Okay, how much you want for it? But it had a bad rod. So my brother and I, there's the engine stand. We took out the engine. You did the work, too? Yeah. Wow. And we took the engine out, and we took it and had it bored out at a place down in Cleveland. You are freaking cool. You know that? That is really cool. I've never pulled an engine out of a car. What the heck? Hopefully, after we clean it up, we can get it running again, and then we can go for a drive with it. Oh, my God. I would love to go for a drive in it. Oh, my God. I have been waiting to go for a drive in it. I miss driving in that truck. Wait till you sit in the interior. It's so nice. This is the best present of my life. This truck has so many memories. My friends and I, we broke it in. We had backyard parties, and I'd have people working in the mechanics on the truck, and we'd have beer parties. Oh, she's a sweetheart. Wait till you start it. She's a beast. We're not going to waste any time on this. We're going to start getting this truck out of the garage because we only have a few days to get this thing running again. She mentioned it's been sitting for about 12 years. I also want to give a quick shout out to the owner because she's a military veteran as well as her daughter and her father was as well. This is a military family, and we love our military here at WD. We're so grateful for everything that they've given up for our country, and that's super important to this family, which you'll see a little bit later in the video. We really, really want to get this truck running. Make sure you watch until the end of the video. And we're already going to clean some stuff out because, as you can see, the whole truck bed is full of cans and other things, and that's because the owner decided she wanted to start collecting some cans to recycle, and she was also helping other people out by letting them throw stuff in the bed. So we're going to remove all that here now, and they're going to handle taking that all to the recycling facility. All right, we're back at the shop with the F100, and we're wasting no time. Adam's already here, and we're hopefully going to get this started right now. Let's dive in. Small block Ford. Bunch of mouse poop in the carburetor, kind of looks like. That's not good. Yeah, we might want to vacuum that out, see if it's got oil in it. Look at that. We're good. Everything in here looks connected. All of our plug wires, nothing's chewed up. Don't see any loose wires anywhere. I guess first step would be to see if it turns over. I found something really odd. I want RJ to step over here, and we can see what I found. What you got? What the? Does it smell like gas? Why is it lime green like that? I have no idea. It's almost sooty. Is it soap? Yeah. It's evaporating quickly like fuel wood. Maybe it's like fuel cleaner or something. Yeah, stabilizer or something. I don't think there's much in this tank because it feels like I'm hitting the bottom, and we're not getting a consistent stream like it's down in the fuel. I think it's pretty low. Well, it evaporated really quickly, so I don't think it's some kind of... It smells like gas. Yeah. RJ's in there with the key. We got some juice hooked up. Let's go ahead and see if it turns over. I got nothing over here. All right, so what? We got a bad wire from the ignition to the solenoid? Yeah, very possible. All right, we're going to take this piece of wire here, jump it from the positive down to the starter lug. We're going to keep an eye on this to see if we got spark. So I'm going to go ahead and... So we have spark. That's a really good sign. We're going to put some fuel in the tank, fill up the bowl of the carburetor, and see if this thing is going to fire up. So this is going to fill up the bowl. Take our trusty wire here, and let's see if it's going to start. Whoa! That was interesting. What the heck just happened, Adam? I don't know. I don't know if I've ever seen that one before. I don't know if it backfired through the intake. I thought we would have heard a louder pop. Definitely sprayed some fuel out, didn't it? Yeah, it stinks in here now. All right, so we just reviewed the footage, and you can look at that yourself. So what happened is I let off to stop cranking. You can see the engine was rotating correctly. All of a sudden, it kicked over and started running backwards. It sucked up the fuel and started pushing it out the intake as it was the exhaust. So that could very well be a timing issue. Where the spark is landing is landing too far late. It actually reversed the rotation and made the motor spin in reverse. That's insane. I've never seen that ever. That's a first for me. All right, now that we dove into the timing some and kind of seen where it's at, I think I have it actually really close now. So let's see what happens. Oh! You're a wizard. I'm good. That was loud, dude. We're going through all the emotions. So at this point, we're going to put a pin in it. We're going to order a bunch of parts, including a brand new carburetor for this truck. And Adam's going to come back later in the video to actually try and get it running. And let me just say, we got the best reaction we've ever had for a video, and it's at the end of the video. So make sure you watch all the way until the end. All right, guys, now moving on to the wheels. This truck has something that we've never quite dealt with before, and that's blooming and browning to this extent. I mean, I'm sure you guys at home, your tires sometimes look super brown, but this is a whole nother level. So what we're going to do is show you exactly how we take care of this step by step. I do want to mention, even if you clean this at home, if you're not doing it the right way when this dries, it's still going to look really bad. So if you follow along with what I'm about to do, these tires are going to look brand new again. So just in case you don't know what tire blooming and browning is when we talk about it, you can see here when we're spraying all this what looks like dirt off of the tire, it still has a hint of brown left over in what should be black. And in layman's terms, tire blooming happens when a compound material in your rubber tires makes its way to the outside surface of your tire, and when it's exposed to air and moisture, it oxidizes, and it turns that ugly brown color that you see. But luckily, our WD Auto Supply Tire Cleaner is great at removing it. And because of the extreme level that this tire specifically has on it, we're going to have to apply it a couple times. But once I dry the tire, you'll see a night and day difference in how amazing it does. Now that I cleaned the tire, we're going to dry it off because what really matters is how it looks when it's completely dry. 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But thank you to Delete Me for sponsoring this video. Now we have something a little bit special that we want to talk about. So many of you may know our team member Joey from our videos as he's been working with us for about the last year now. And Joey is actually Brent's stepbrother, and unfortunately Joey is going through some serious, serious medical issues at the moment. And this is a bit hard for Brent to talk about on camera, so I'm just going to handle all of it for him. So Joey unfortunately has an autoimmune disorder that causes severe cirrhosis of his liver. And he's dealt with this for his whole entire life. Just as of late, it's been causing internal bleeding, which he had to miss about six weeks of work. And so he's been through four surgeries so far. He actually has another one tomorrow. But he was recently escalated to number one on the list for a liver transplant, which is insane because Joey is only 27 years old, and unfortunately he's never had a healthy liver for his whole entire life. And his body just attacks his liver. And it's very sad because Joey's such a happy individual. He always has so much energy here at the shop, and he's so fun to be around. I've never even seen Joey have a bad day. And even through all of this, he still somehow is remaining extremely positive, even though he's getting a flippin' organ transplant at 27 years old. And so he goes into surgery tomorrow, and then I believe in the next week or two, he will in fact get his liver. Or at least we pray that he does in the next week or two. And then Joey will be out of work for anywhere from four to six months without making any money at all. And so we've decided to donate 100% of the brand deal money from Delete.me. Thank you so much to Delete.me for sponsoring this video. A little bit over $5,200. And send it to Joey through his GoFundMe. That is going to be linked in the description. And I hate to ask you guys for help in this matter. I would never ask if it was for myself. If you are able to and are willing to donate a little bit of money to help Joey through this tough time, he has an extreme amount of doctor bills that are coming in right now, as well as all of his bills that are piling up at home. And we've tried to help as much as we can, and we'll continue to help. But we're going to ask the WD family if you guys are able to, only if you're able to and are willing to help out Joey. The GoFundMe will be linked in the description. And I just want to read you guys a message that Joey had sent his dad, that his dad had sent to us. I've pretty much tried to figure this out every way in my head, but I think I'm going to need help. I'm so, so sorry. I have no idea what to do financially now. I sold some of my stock, but I don't have much. I don't know what to do. This is before car insurance, student loans, rent next month. I'm going to have a credit card bill due on the 28th that I have no idea how I'm going to pay. I can't put anything else on Bailey, his girlfriend, as she's working two jobs and finishing her master's, and I feel awful. I am writing this at 4 a.m. because I am just scared. I can't fall back asleep, and I have no idea what to do. I hate the way this makes me feel. I'm just so sorry. I don't know when I get to work again. This is the last thing I wanted to do, but I literally have no other idea of what to do. Plus the medical bills that I'm sure are coming. I'm just beyond stressed. I just feel horrible. This is the last thing I wanted to do, but I have no other idea of what to do. I'm so sorry. I feel useless and have no idea what else to do. It's breaking my heart that this kid has to apologize because of something that he obviously didn't ask for. So again, I'm sorry that was long-winded, but we love Joey here, and honestly, he's made WD Detailing an even better company, an even better work environment, and we love you so much, Joey. And I know he has some big plans with his girlfriend Bailey in the near future that might have to be put on hold now. And we'll do a follow-up with Joey as soon as he's out of surgery on Friday. You guys will see that in next week's video. But I just want to say thank you guys, seriously. Without you, we are nothing, and we owe everything to you. And we just wanted to ask you guys to join us in helping Joey. So anyways, thank you guys. Let's get back to the video. And now moving on with the detailing, we're going to start with the truck bed that way when we start spraying the car down with water, this all doesn't get wet and make it more of a hassle to clean later on. Moving on to the interior of this F100 Custom, I have to say this is by far the most comfortable bed seat I've ever been in, which is great. I have my co-pilot here, Mini, which we'll take very good care of. But as you look in the interior, if we pan to this door, we can see what I believe was the original color of this truck, which transferred into the rest of this interior, which was sort of this gray color, which I kind of like on the inside of this truck. It looks really good, pretty handsome, as well as this door being that gray. Kind of wish those matched. I'm also a huge fan of this tiny steering wheel. I think trucks like this do really well with a small steering wheel, even though it doesn't give you the same oomph to drive around when they don't have power steering. I think they look better. It's a lot easier to get in and out of because you don't have a lot of movement with seats in trucks like this. I'm a smaller dude. I don't know how a bigger guy would really drive this thing. I don't think they'd fit really well. This interior is not too, too terrible, but we're going to do what we do best. We're going to rip this seat out. We're going to get this carpet looking perfect. We're going to get this truck looking back up to par for the owner, and I think she's going to love it. Let's start by getting this seat out. All right, now it's time to polish the F100. I got to say, this color is super unique. I don't think you guys will be able to see it on camera. Hopefully, you'll be able to see it after I finish polishing, but this truck actually has a tint of green to it. I'm hoping that after I do some pretty aggressive polishing that I'll be able to bring out the true color of this truck. It is really, really unique. I kind of like it, but we also have this crazy scratch all the way down the bedside. I'm not sure how that happened, but I'm going to actually wet sand that, rotary polish it, and then finish it out and hopefully remove it all. I have a ton of work ahead of me, so let's stop yapping and get to polishing. All right, guys, it's a couple days later. Adam is back, and we have all the parts we hopefully need to get it running. Let's hope. The first step is I'm going to put this carburetor on, fuel pump in, get the fuel system working, and then some spark plugs, and let's get this thing fired up. We have the carburetor on the right way now. I went ahead and changed the spark plugs. Adam has been hard at work, and he changed the fuel pump and even changed the fuel line because this one is all gummy. It's all clogged up. I had to blow out the fuel line to the gas tank, got that flowing really well. I think we're all ready to go to get this thing to fire up. Oh, that's what I'm talking about, dude. Let's go. I mean, and you used the iPad, too. You didn't even. Yeah. Wow. All right, guys, we are back with Brenda, the owner of the F100, and it is all clean. It's in your driveway. She hasn't seen it yet. Are you ready to see it? Oh, my God. I'm so excited. All right, so we're going to have your daughter blindfold you with her hand. Okay. And then we're going to walk down the driveway, and then we'll do the big reveal. Okay. Don't let me fall. I'm a klutz. Well, we'll get you down the stairs first. All right, you guys ready? Oh, my God. I'm so excited. All right. Three, two. Oh, my God. Holy ----. It doesn't even look like my truck. Where'd you buy that truck at? Oh, God. Oh, my God. You can see the color. Hi, Minnie. Oh, look at this. Oh, absolutely. Oh, my God. I'm so stunned. It looks so good. Did you see the front lights that we replaced? Oh, I think. No, let me see. Did you guys do? Oh, you fixed them. Yeah. They look amazing. Look at that truck. It does look a lot better. The engine bay looks pretty nice, too. Oh, look at that. Oh, my God. She's all shined up. That looks great. Oh, you guys. Yeah, we got it. That's freaking awesome. We were hoping you'd be this excited. Oh, man. I can't. Oh, are you crying, too? Oh, yeah. I'm crying. This is the best reaction we've ever had. Oh, I love this truck. Thank you so much. Oh, you're so welcome. Oh, my God. She's beautiful. You absolutely deserve it. Rachel, your daughter, had told me that you were a veteran as well, so we were wanting to thank you for your service, and we were very happy to do this for you. Thank you. Well, I'm a veteran, U.S. Air Force. Rachel, come here. Rachel is a veteran as well. Army, 10 years. And then I believe your father was. Yeah, my father was in the 39th Fighter Squadron and the World War II into the Korean War pilot. Wow. Yeah. Wow. Yeah. God bless him. God rest his soul. Amen. With a family full of veterans, I mean, we really respect veterans here at WD. So we spent a lot of time working on the truck, and unfortunately the key. All right, this did not work earlier. Come on, beast. That didn't work earlier. That's crazy. It did not work earlier. I mean, I had a plan I was going to jump it with a wire, so we were going to have her run the wire, but that was not supposed to happen like that. She's like me. Sometimes she wants to go, and sometimes she won't. If I drive this in the neighborhood, oh, my God, heads are going to turn, baby. What do you say? You want to take it for a spin? Yeah. Ready? You ready to do it? Let's go. Oh, my God. I'm in heaven. The brakes feel pretty good too, don't they? Yeah, they really do. Come on, baby. Come on. Steer it. Yeah, baby. Oh, my God. This is my moment, man. Oh, man. Brings back a lot of memories. Well, I never really got to drive it. Everybody else was driving it. Nobody let me drive it. Oh, my God. I love it. Oh, my God. This is awesome. I got to go to the bar tonight. I might get laid. Oh, my God. This is amazing. Oh, I'm going to cry again. I'm going to cry. Oh, my God. You're so welcome. Thank you for trusting us with something that meant so much to you and letting us work on it. I'm just thankful we got it running and driving. I can't believe the flip and ignition worked for you. Oh, my God. You are seriously the best reaction we've ever had on the channel. Thank you so much. People are going to flip and love you. And we love you very much as well. Well, we love you. And to all the veterans this year, keep the flag flying and be good. Be good people. Amen. All right. Thank you. Thank you so much, RJ. You're very welcome. And thank you all for watching. We appreciate each and every single one of you. And to anyone who supports us and is supporting Joey through this tough moment in his life, thank you so much. Thank you to Delete Me for sponsoring this video and allowing us to give that money to Joey. Seriously, I can't believe that this is our life. I feel blessed beyond belief, and it's all because of you guys. So thank you guys so much. And stay tuned, because next week we have another crazy video. It's actually a crazy truck. And I think we're going to try and get that thing running, too. And then we might be giving away a truck. Whoa.