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Oh shoot, we are back! Maiden voyage here, driving this beauty for the second time ever. And look at that—the speedometer works! Unbelievable. The sunroof is in action on this beautiful day. Wow, it’s crazy to have this thing going again, but man, the steering wheel is crooked. I put it on while it was slightly turned, so we’ll have to straighten that out. But for now, she’s back on the road, whistling like a dream. I love this thing—what a fun ride! We’re going to have a lot of fun with this one, folks. Let’s go!
Oh yeah, guys, we’re back, and we’ve got another giveaway item that we bought to support fellow YouTubers. This one’s from Zack Penck and Lacy Blair with their company LB Motorsports. You guys know them—they’re all over YouTube. I bought one of their shirts. Check out this shirt—it looks so sick! We love supporting fellow YouTubers, and hey, with a chance to win, why not? Whether it’s for a trailer or whatever else, one way or another, we’re going to get there. Just love showing support, guys—here we go.
Literally, guys, it’s just crazy to be behind the wheel of this thing again. Listen to that turbo—just a tiny bit of throttle, and it purrs. Never mind the crooked steering wheel, we’ll get to that, but man, just cruising in this thing doesn’t even feel real. It’s so fun—just this old clapped-out farm truck, and I’m having the time of my life. Whistling diesel all the way! I just love it. I don’t know what else to say—sometimes you get in a vehicle, and it just makes you happy. That’s what this is. Look at that—OB on Snapchat, trying to tell me what’s up. Sunroof isn’t open right now because it’s actually kind of cool out, but this thing is a blast. For its age and mileage, it’s holding up really well.
Alright, so let’s take a look. Don’t mind me, the dog wants to play Frisbee—come on, Diesel, let’s go! He loves chasing that Frisbee out here. But anyway, guys, here it is out in the sunlight on this beautiful morning. Looks pretty good for an old truck, doesn’t it? If you’re new to the channel, this is my 2011 LML Duramax. Today, we’re going to talk a little about what you can expect from a 372,000-mile Duramax Diesel. Take a look at it as we go over the truck a bit. If you’re new here, consider sticking around—we do a lot of fun stuff on this channel. I’ve been trying really hard to keep up with the weekly content, even if some of it is a bit boring. I really appreciate all the love and support, so we’re going to keep pushing on with the weekly uploads.
Let’s walk around the truck a bit and talk. You can see this one has the front clip busted off—it was a company truck for a construction company for a good portion of its life. Then it became a race truck, a sled pull truck, a dune-jumping truck—just a lot of fun. These trucks are known for the CP4 pump failure, but this one has the CP3 conversion done, as well as a FASS fuel system underneath, so the fuel system is taken care of. Yeah, check out the rust—the rockers and the bed love to rust out on these trucks. It does have new wheels and tires, which is something you can do on any truck. I also upgraded the tie rods to make sure they don’t fall apart. These tires are 33-inch mud tires on 24×12 wheels with a 44 offset. The chrome looks great with the Denali package. The mirrors probably aren’t factory—they’re likely Amazon or eBay specials. The LEDs are going out in them, but they still work somewhat.
You’ll see a lot of rubber on the truck—this thing has seen a lot of burnouts and four-wheel-drive boosted launches. The hood has a couple of dents, and some of the molding is coming out. The windshield wipers are about shot—one of them is just flopping around. The windshield is still crack-free, luckily. Lots of dents and scrapes, as you’d expect from an old truck. The rust is starting to come through in places, especially around the door handles and where the tires rub. I need to do some more trimming in there to make room for these wide tires, but they just look so good.
Honestly, it’s not bad. This truck literally cost me less than a Razor. Why don’t I have a Razor, you ask? This is why—because I have an 800-horsepower Denali instead. It’s got a fully built motor and transmission from the previous owner, and I talk about that all the time. Let’s step inside. The seats always wear out in these trucks, so I put a new bottom cushion in from Amazon—the back was fine. You can see the wear and tear in the leather. I’m planning to get a new center console for about $50, so we’ll replace that soon. The old steering wheel was shredded, so I swapped it for one from a similar-year Escalade. All the buttons work, and the heated functions still work too, which is nice.
I can’t find these Denali wear plates anywhere, so if anyone has them, let me know. The carpet is pretty rough, especially after taking it to the sand dunes. There’s rust down there too, and the rocker panels are rusting out. The truck sat outside for a long time. I put Husky liners in—they’re pretty nice. Overall, the screen has some flaking, but it still works. The DVD player still works, and the sunroof works too. There are lots of stains on the headliner, but I’m not lying about the mileage—let’s turn this on so you can hear the pump.
You can hear the FASS pump running. Diesel, you getting up in there, boy? I have every warning light on in the truck—add coolant, check this, check that. The odometer reads 372,000 miles, and we’ve got the Christmas tree effect going on with all the lights on the dash.
Let’s open up the back. Just some rock chips and stuff—nothing worth fixing at this point. The back seat is in pretty good shape—not as much room as the newer trucks, but it’s fine. I keep extra coolant back there. Anyone want to watch Spider-Man or The Lorax? The Bose sound system still works, so that’s a plus. There’s one giant spot on the seat, but that’s okay. And I don’t know if you can tell by the sun, but I might have taken this thing for a test spin and shredded my new tires, throwing rubber all over the truck. Now I’ve got to get that cleaned up. The rear end is zip-tied together, and I backed into a few things, so there are some dents. The bed is starting to rust, and I just fixed it over the winter. That’s a spare water tank, not a nitrous tank, by the way. The taillight has a nice crack in it—got to replace that at some point.
Let’s pop in on the passenger side—same story here with the rust. I’ve got to get some Bondo on there. I don’t even know where all this sand is coming from, but more keeps showing up even though I haven’t had it off-road recently. The passenger side has a little rust too. The doors are hard to close, probably because the truck has been hit a couple of times. You can see the hood doesn’t line up quite right. But honestly, for a truck with this many miles, it still looks good and is a lot of fun to drive.
A lot of people ask me about the truck, and some even want to buy it. Let me keep it for a while—I just got it running! Maybe someday we can talk about selling it, but for now, I’m going to enjoy it. Just look at this thing out here—it looks beautiful.
So, out of curiosity, what do you guys think of the Duramax? Which platform do you think is the best? LB7, LLY, LBZ, LMM, LML, L5P—you name it, which one is the best? I’ve tried a bunch of them, and this is like my sixth or seventh diesel truck. Look at the shirt—shoutout to Logan, who just caught the first Steelers game. That’s epic to see him on the big stage. I’m all over the place, but you’ve got to rep for the home team, you know what I mean?
Anyway, guys, I’ve got a lot going on, a lot on my mind, but still pushing to get this channel moving. Also, if you haven’t seen the compilation video, check it out—it turned out super epic and shows what we’re all about, how far we’ve come in such a short time, and the exciting future ahead.
I’ll leave you guys with that for now. Thanks so much, and I’ll see you in the next one. Peace.
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