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Truck Tech gives expert tech on how to restore, modify, customize and paint classic and late model 2- and 4-wheel drive pickups, sport trucks and SUVS.

Truck Tech Season 2 Episodes

Project Basket Case: Eco Boost
How to fabricate custom motor mounts to swap an Eco Boost V6 and Tremec 5 speed into a classic F100.
Season 2  Episode 1
Project Basket Case: Eco Boost
Custom 9" Rear Gear
How to build and hang a custom 9" Ford rear end and big brakes to handle turbocharged Eco Boost V6.
Season 2  Episode 2
Custom 9" Rear Gear
Project NighTrain - Diesel Swap
Turning a classic Chevy R10 into a street bruiser swapping in a Duramax diesel with Allison 6 speed automatic.
Season 2  Episode 3
Project NighTrain - Diesel Swap
Wider is Better
Custom shop tech on how-to widen pickup fenders to make room for fatter tires and still keep the classic look
Season 2  Episode 4
Wider is Better
Ultra Cheap Paint Job
How to transform an old Dodge Cummins work truck with new paint in a weekend for under $500 bucks
Season 2  Episode 5
Ultra Cheap Paint Job
Sonic Suspension
Using microphones to detect suspension problems and how off-road suspensions are designed and tested
Season 2  Episode 6
Sonic Suspension
Project NighTrain - Boxing The Frame
How to box the frame of a Chevy 1500 to handle the extra power and torque of a modern Duramax diesel V8 engine
Season 2  Episode 7
Project NighTrain - Boxing The Frame
Wrangler Re-do: 2WD to 4WD
Ryan lifts '07 Wrangler, converts it a to 4WD and installs an Advance Adapters under-drive crawl box
Season 2  Episode 8
Wrangler Re-do: 2WD to 4WD
The Original BigFoot Lives!
After 23 years in retirement, original BigFoot monster truck comes alive.
Season 2  Episode 9
The Original BigFoot Lives!
Wrangler Re-do: Axles
Ryan completes 4WD conversion with new Currie front axle, heavy-duty driveshafts and performance brakes
Season 2  Episode 10
Wrangler Re-do: Axles
F100 Basket Case: Spark
Ryan's F100 gets electronic control pack activating Eco Boost turbo V6, and a custom cats-only exhaust
Season 2  Episode 11
F100 Basket Case: Spark
Wrangler Re-do: Performance
Dual purpose '07 Jeep gets bolt-on performance upgrades, tuner, trail lighting and stainless steel exhaust
Season 2  Episode 12
Wrangler Re-do: Performance
Wrangler Re-do: Payoff
Ryan finishes his modified Jeep street/trail rig with a sport top.
Season 2  Episode 13
Wrangler Re-do: Payoff
Project NighTrain: Paint Matching
R-10 with DuraMax diesel gets matching paint, a cowl hood, weld-in roll pan and new front end treatment
Season 2  Episode 14
Project NighTrain: Paint Matching
Project: Wild Frontier
Team preps Frontier 4x4 for hunting with 6" lift, air locker, gears, 35" rubber and upgraded brakes.
Season 2  Episode 15
Project: Wild Frontier
Classic Chevy Hop Up
53 pickup with Stovebolt six gets dual carb intake, cast iron header, front disc brake kit and new hoops.
Season 2  Episode 16
Classic Chevy Hop Up
Wild Frontier: Payoff
Team adds GPS off-road mapping system to V6 Nissan and heads into the back country to prep for hunting season
Season 2  Episode 17
Wild Frontier: Payoff
Classic Chevy Paint Repair & Payoff
We're timing the 235 straight 6 in our '53 3100 and repairing the weather worn paint.
Season 2  Episode 18
Classic Chevy Paint Repair & Payoff
NighTrain: Suspension
Team drops and levels Duramax diesel 1500 with 2"/4" lowering kit and swaps out anemic factory 10-bolt rear.
Season 2  Episode 19
NighTrain: Suspension
F150 Wake Up
Guys turn up the wick on a stock F150 EcoBoost adding 69 HP with a cold air kit, exhaust and tuner.
Season 2  Episode 20
F150 Wake Up
Classic F100 Updates
Jeremy and LT prep cab for custom paint, install electric power steering and a custom gas tank.
Season 2  Episode 21
Classic F100 Updates
NighTrain: Fire Up
Guys fabricate intercooler plumbing, custom fuel lines and custom exhaust as we fire up our Duramax diesel.
Season 2  Episode 22
NighTrain: Fire Up
DIY Driveway Projects
Team shows how to save big money by replacing your own CV axle bearings, water pump and AC condenser.
Season 2  Episode 23
DIY Driveway Projects

Truck Tech Builds

2014 Silverado Giveaway Truck
2 Episodes
Sea Foam Truck Tech Sweepstakes
1965 C10
10 Episodes
Lo 'N Slow
1988 K1500
6 Episodes
Red Tide
The '67 El Camino give-away, now dressed in custom paint, gets re-assembled, including new bumpers and chrome trim.
3 Episodes
Identity Crisis (El Camino)
We introduce our '89 Blazer with a raucous trail ride to show capabilities of Chevy's full size 4x4 in stock form.
12 Episodes
Klassy K5 (Blazer)
We roll up our sleeves and get to work on our '30 Model A Ford with quick disassembly and the build up of a crate chassis including axles, suspension, springs, shocks, links and I-beam front end.
8 Episodes
Model A
GM never offered a short box Duramax. So we take an '03 and chop the frame for the smaller bed.
8 Episodes
SuperMax (Duramax)
How to build a real work truck from a late-model F-150. Also, how to blend paint on a repaired fender.
3 Episodes
Workahauler F150
The Truck Tech shop takes on a '71 C10 and gives it a complete refresh!
8 Episodes
Fauxtina '71 C10
After major intake upgrades, lowering kit and more the ’13 Ram is back for stereo upgrades, lights and payoff
2 Episodes
Project Hemi-Hauler
Team preps Frontier 4x4 for hunting with 6" lift, air locker, gears, 35" rubber and upgraded brakes.
2 Episodes
Project Wild Frontier
They lift a '07 Wrangler, convert it a to 4WD and install an Advance Adapters under-drive crawl box
4 Episodes
Wrangler Re-Do
Turning a classic Chevy R10 into a street bruiser swapping in a Duramax diesel with Allison 6 speed automatic.
7 Episodes
Project Nightrain
Our third new project of the season will result in a diesel tow rig by combining both old and new, Ford and Dodge. A modern Dodge Cummins Turbo Diesel Powered chassis and a classic 1970's Ford 4 door Crew Cab body for a "modern" tow rig and a vintage look.
14 Episodes
Super Dually
How-to lift our Hemi Jeep with mid-arm suspension and a Dana 44 front diff for more articulation and grip.
5 Episodes
Hemi JK
The guys start their next classic build finding a disassembled '55 F100. They save cash and time reviving this abandoned project.
14 Episodes
Project Basket Case
Team starts turning a 260,000 mile 1993 Chevy work horse into sweet sport truck by servicing and upgrading worn out brakes, steering, charging system and more!
9 Episodes
'93 Chevy Silverado "Senior Silverado"
Refurbing a tired AWD Cherokee with sheet metal dent repair, redyeing seats and welding a broken aluminum wheel.
3 Episodes
'04 Jeep Grand Cherokee "Tired Cherokee"