GMC Astro w/Detroit Diesel

[prairiemark]

I am still driving an old 78 astro with an 8v71. Put 30,000 miles on it in the last 12 months.

[GENERAL1749]

LOVE THOSE ASTRO'S GENERALS, TITANS,AND MOST OF ALL THE CHEVY BISON

[bj99ful]

Please make some more videos of this Astro; they were always one of my favorite trucks; there used to be a GMC dealership just minutes from where I grew up so I used to see lots of new and used Astros, Generals, 9500's pulling in and out of the garage and parking lot; some of the straight piped ones with Detroits I could even hear from my house! So seeing this Astro brings back lots of memories

[SeaDollarsBertram]

man take them mufflers off!

[lordtaw]

Wait a minute. Wait just a damn minute! I call BS on this truck having a Detroit in it. there is no smoke, it cant be possible.

LOL! my hats off to the mechanic, a Detroit that barely smokes is quite a feat. Well maybe not that big a feat. But one thing is for sure, those bad boys were known to do two things: turn diesel fuel into music and drink oil. Kinda like a cast iron musician :-)

[ke5hbd]

great looking truck.

[buellm21200]

that's a Bad Georgia Milk Cow

[generationll]

I miss these COEs today.They have gone the way of the dinosaur and the stripping shovel

[SeagraveRules]

You NEVER see heavy tilt-cabs any more, let alone ones with 2-cycle Detroits in them.

[poclainerf]

nice cabover,need another walk round video.5 star

[erikih706]

Thats a real slick looking Astro you got there. Don't see many looking that nice anymore.

[NTC335]

萌え☆

[whiteboy1298]

i miss the gmc's

[nghttrain]

430 detroit sweet

[tuggy75]

nice lookin ol jimmy there, dont see many people runnin them anymore, yet alone pullin em

[12valvepower1]

209.7 that is a goooood pull

[LetMrAL1]

Beautiful looking truck..it was like watching a Knight Rider or A-Team episode where they used many GMC trucks.

[12v71]

Thanks, Yes I do remember watching Knight Rider as a kid, And seeing all the brand new Astro's and General's on the show.

[cte120]

@12v71 Knight Rider is my favorite ty show too I grew up watchin it and I have season 2 and 4 on dvd

[tman06798]

Nice looking truck!

[Bikerbro2007]

That Detroit Diesel sounds mighty damn good. Thats a good looking old cabover also.

[mudvainjeep]

good looking truck. sounds sweet.

[mlsSnoPro]

ha i was at that pull we were pullin our '92 black and red cabover freightliner we got 5th place

[indypacr]

go go go go go g

[aeroshine]

Question: What do you do when your Detroit stops leaking oil?

Answer: Get it fixed!

[techVX]

Pour more oil in it!

[bgreek]

lol my old man is a mechanic and he told me a story once about detroits. He got a service call from a good customer and had to drive for a couple hours to get to where the guy broke down. Turns out the guy needed a brake chamber. So my dad took it off and found a parts store nearby. When he threw the oil soaked chamber up on the counter, the parts guy made a face and said, "He must be runnin' a detroit!"

[Hotrodx199]

If it wasnt for diesel being so expensive, i would of chosen the 8v silver 92. If i had a truck and i had a choice of any motor, it would be a 8v siler 92 or a 60 series. the 8v92 was a good running motor, u can burn a hole in the piston, you can still drive them home.

[TechMaven]

Nice truck. Sounded like it was never really at peak power revs though.

[fords2004]

i have a v 8 mack motor running about 5,100 hp and dont know how much power the pulls let u have thanks.

[jimbodepot]

would that happen to be a 672ci MACK or 998ci

[fords2004]

its 998ci motor came out of my dads superliner we r redoing for the pulling season

we just got the motor all done on it.

[jimbodepot]

nice

[cte120]

My dad told me one night that he droved one in the late 70's. But now he's driving a 06' Kenworth T800.

[fordtractors4100]

nice job restoring the gm astro. nice chrome! thats the thing with them ol detroits. you cant lugg them to low

[HighwayHank1]

Nice run, thet 8V92 sound GREAT! I love that sound!

[paulweeks]

ya not a bad run that sled is one of the worst things to hook to im from alliance so if you want any pulls in the area let me know always willing to help

[TechMaven]

I'd love to see an in cab driving vid of this truck.

[12v71]

I will be making more videos of my Astro in the spring when I put the insurance coverage back on the truck. As I only drive the truck during the spring and summer months.

[jimbodepot]

cant wait

[12valvepower1]

92 cid per cylinder big v8

[indypacr]

That is one sharp looking GMC Astro!

[yawotton]

i agree

[9332931]

Slightly more powerful than the one I rode in back in the eighties.

[gm16v149]

I had a KW with a green 8V92 445 which I

repowered with a silver a few years ago. The main difference I think was in the block. The green block had the waterways too close to the oilways and they cracked and got water in the oil. This happened to me and it wrecked the mains and the crank. The silver spaced them further apart

[trkr27]

you are correct. they moved the oil gallies away from the water ports were they move from the block into the heads.

[PHOOBEAR22]

what's the difference between the green and silver 92 series Detroits?

[PHOOBEAR22]

man,that's a nice looking cabover.

[12v71]

Thank's

[12v71]

This is a very strong running 8v-92. I could have pushed for a few more feet, But why tear the truck up!

[meatman310]

Strong Rig, My old man had a 1977 Kenworth K100 8V92TA, when I was a kid It was the fastest rig I ever rode in. When I was older I learned to drive stick on it 9spd fuller-

[12valvepower]

4.11 is tall, what is the tranny gear.. with tall tires a 4.11 would not be that low i would think

[12v71]

I pulled in 4th gear at about 2400 rpm,And the tire size is 24.5 tall rubber. This was my first time pulling this truck so I wasn't sure what gear to pull with. But the truck did really well for a stock truck. Next year I am going to install 110mm injectors.

[trkr27]

it will pull a lot harder and smoke a lot. I have some 115s in my garage.

[B422TMack]

Nice looking Astro jimmy Sounds sweet too ;)

[12v71]

This 79' GMC Astro Royal Classic has an 8v92TA (Silver) @475HP,13speed Fuller Trans,And Rockwell 40,000 lb. Rear diff, w/4.11 Ratio.

[dieselislife2]

took mine in a freightliner w/ a series 60 detroit 4 stroke, 10 speed tranny, 5 on 2.

[TechMaven]

I took my road test in a 1985 Ford 9000 with an 8V92 (Silver92)and a 10spd Fuller.

[Slackerjr92]

I love hearing that Detroit!