New Series Monday, January 11th

Monday, January 11 marks the debut of BANKS BUILT, a new weekly series, unlike anything we’ve done before. We bought a truck for $1. What is it and why did we buy it? Subscribe to Banks’ YouTube, Facebook or Instagram to catch every episode. Watch the first three episodes below.

Episode 1 of the New Series

We purchased a running 1966 Chevy C20 3/4 ton pickup for $1. Yes, one dollar! In this episode, we explore our truck before deciding what we’re going to do with it. Follow along as we give this decomposing truck a new life. Using receipts from the glove compartment, Jay pieces together some of the maintenance histories of this once-loved truck. In 1985, the pinion and carrier bearings were replaced.

Episode 2

At Banks, we’re data junkies so on this episode we’ll be gathering data. The Mr. Goodwrench 350 crate engine is rated at 190-250 horsepower. How much do you think it’ll actually make on the dyno? We aim to find out. But putting our 1966 Chevy C20 on the chassis dyno will only tell us the horsepower it’s making at the wheels. We want to know more!

Episode 3

Our ’66 Chevy big window C20 hits the dyno. We find out just how much power it makes with the ’99 Mr. Goodwrench 350 crate engine and a very dirty stock air filter. Watch Gale calculate the air density loss between the truck’s grille and intake manifold. This is the power that the engine could be making but isn’t.