Graveyard Carz Season 20 Episode 8

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00:00In the golden age of drag racing

00:05Two names became synonymous with speed, innovation, and winning

00:13Sox and Martin

00:16After consistently losing races to his future business partner

00:20Buddy Martin teamed up with Ronnie Sox in the late 1960s

00:24To create one of drag racing's most legendary partnerships

00:28While Martin handled the business side

00:30Sox worked his magic on the track

00:33And with the assistance of mechanical genius Jake King

00:37The team transformed muscle cars into quarter-mile monsters

00:42Building on the new Chrysler e-body platform

00:47Sox and Martin modified a 1970 Plymouth Hemi-Cuda

00:51To lower the weight and deliver more air to the engine

00:55With its distinctive red, white, and blue livery

00:58And Sox and Martin emblazoned across the sides

01:02This machine became an icon

01:05Although a little rough out of the gate

01:08Losing to Bill Jenkins' 1968 427 Camaro

01:13At the 1970 NHRA Winter Nationals

01:16And the Gator Nationals

01:18The team rallied and put in the effort to fine-tune their machine

01:22During the course of the 1970 NHRA and AHRA season

01:27Their efforts proved fruitful

01:30With a victory at the 1970 NHRA Pro Stock World Championship

01:35Helping establish a legacy that still endures today

01:39This Hemi-Cuda didn't just win races

01:43It won hearts

01:45Becoming one of the most recognizable

01:48And beloved machines

01:50In drag racing history

01:52The legend, Ronnie Sox

01:55Sox and Martin, powered by King's mechanical genius

01:59Proved that with skill

02:01Dedication

02:02And a little Plymouth muscle

02:04Racing legends

02:06Are born

02:07Oh, give me a home

02:12Where the people follow wrong

02:16Where the deer and the antelope play

02:23If you didn't have Mark Orman

02:28You'd have to invent him

02:30How did I get here?

02:32And the skies are not cloudy

02:37I have no idea

02:45Why my dad is crazy

02:47It's not easy being the number one mayor

02:49Mark hates everybody

02:53He always has

02:55When the devil is high

03:00A discouraging word

03:04They're coming to get you, Barbara.

03:23We have got a super cool, very, very rare car that's been here way too long, ready to be finished.

03:29It's that close to it.

03:31This is our 1970 Plymouth Hemi Cuda.

03:35Remember, folks, Hemi Cuda was a model on its own, whereas a Cuda 446 barrel, Cuda 383, they were models too.

03:44A Hemi Cuda was also its own model.

03:46Now, because this car was alpine white with a blue painted roof, there was some speculation, especially by the owner, because he didn't know.

03:53Could this be a St. Louis Blues car?

03:55Because that was a promotional color package they came up with for the Cudas called St. Louis Blues.

03:59Or, more importantly, could it be a Sox and Martin promo car?

04:02That was the legend that came with it.

04:05Now, years ago, before we got started on it, I had Tony D'Agostino out, Mr. Negativity himself, who hates everything.

04:11He's just born and raised to hate.

04:12That's the way he is.

04:13I didn't think they need wipers in a race car.

04:15So, I know, though, that if he gives it the blessing that it's a real Sox and Martin car or a St. Louis car, then it probably is.

04:23We validated that car from the very back bumper all the way to the front bumper before it got disassembled, before it got restored.

04:31Tony D'Agostino started out negative.

04:35Obviously, the shaker bubble's missing, and underneath that, the Hemi's missing.

04:39He continued to be negative.

04:41Why don't I get Ronnie Sox out here to look at the car?

04:45He passed away about 10 years ago.

04:48But, when it was all over, he was still negative.

04:52I don't see any indication it was ever a race car.

04:55I will say that even though Tony was negative all the way through the process, he was right.

05:00We took a lot of time looking that car over and dispelling certain myths that we know would not be on this car if it was a real St. Louis Blues car or if it was a real Sox and Martin car.

05:12One of many things was the fact that Sox and Martin or a St. Louis Blues would not have had the black body panel on it.

05:18This one clearly was a black body panel, which is factory for your Cuda cars.

05:22That was just one of many things.

05:24Also, the fact that it's an automatic and Sox and Martin were known as the four-speed guys, none of that added up.

05:29So, at the end of the day, we know we have a real 70 Hemi Cuda automatic EW1 painted blue roof.

05:37Still the only one in the world that I've ever seen like it.

05:40After Mark and Tony came to the decision on the Cuda, it was finally my turn to take over.

05:49After the car came back from the Dipper, the whole thing was a complete mess.

05:53Remember, everybody, this was an East Coast car, so it had a ton of rust.

05:56We had to replace one front frame rail, both inner fenders, a firewall section, main floors and step wells, the under seat pan, trunk floor, quarter panels, and the Dutchman.

06:07In addition to that, any metal that was left on the car, we had to do small patches.

06:12It took Shane about nine months to finish everything on the metal and for me to pass inspection.

06:17Once that was done, I was able to kick it out to Michael, who's my main guy in the mudroom.

06:21Michael is truly the best mud guy we've ever had here.

06:24He's been here for a number of years now, and in years past, we'd have to prime and block a car two to three times to get it perfect.

06:30With Michael, it's a one-and-done deal, and we're good to go.

06:33So, once I got the car, it was time to jump in on it and start the paintwork.

06:36And I'd like to say my job is, like, super easy, which it is, until Mark jumps in on it.

06:42What's one of the things he does when he gets rid of the paint?

06:44Before he paints it, what's one of the key things to do?

06:47Is it to remove sainese?

06:48Well, he waxes and greases it.

06:49I want you to say, I will always remove sainese.

06:51So, in this case, he jumps in and starts messing with Count Chocula, who's my helper, and he's a really good helper.

06:57But Mark jumps in on his foolishness and starts talking about finies, and that's not even a word.

07:01Once all that foolishness was done, Count was able to get back on the car, jam it out, and he did a great job.

07:08Remember when I was trying to paint the roof?

07:11It went blue, car goes white, everything is going great, and then here comes Mark.

07:15Do you mind if I just double-check the moldings real quick?

07:17We're behind this, inside the car, but we're about ready to paint.

07:20Okay.

07:21What's that over there?

07:25Despite Mark's best efforts, I was able to get the roof painted, and it came out beautiful.

07:30So, after the roof was painted, it was time to move on to the body of the car.

07:46And at that point, right on cue...

07:48What I don't understand is why you wouldn't have gone exactly on the blue line like we had talked about,

07:53because you made a nice blue line, right?

07:54I do.

07:55Why wasn't it fine-lined out?

07:57Now, you see, I've had to cover this up.

08:00Yeah, because you're doing it wrong.

08:01Oh, it's wrong to go on the exact two-tone line?

08:04Because you said to me, so why did you put the two-tone line where you put it then?

08:08So, at this point, we're going to go ahead, Mark's going to go back to the office,

08:13we're going to wipe the whole car down, I'll put the fine line, run it around the blue line,

08:19and then start painting.

08:23After all the silliness, I did get the car painted, the EW1 Alpine White.

08:27So, I painted the car with the DCC concept line, which is a single stage.

08:31You've seen us use it over and over again on all sorts of colors.

08:34Car came out beautiful, as always, and it's time to move on.

08:37Once all the paintwork was done, I was able to give the car to Shane to do a final assembly on it.

08:41Then I gave it to Count Chocula to do the cut and buff on it.

08:44Then we put it in the booth, I undercoated it, then moved it over to Brian and assembly.

08:52After the break...

08:53The engine for the Hemi-Cuda came to us completely built out.

08:57I didn't have to assemble anything.

08:58Now we have a rolling car that we can do the final assembly on.

09:03He's having us help install an exhaust system.

09:05It's very tricky, and it's easy to make a mistake.

09:07So, this only becomes a problem when Mark shows up.

09:12Hi, God, where's the half-inch impact?

09:14Somebody has borrowed it and not returned it.

09:28Okay, so the engine for the Hemi-Cuda came to us completely built out.

09:32I didn't have to assemble anything.

09:34So, really, all I had to do was dress it out properly.

09:37What that means is installing the correct carburetors, plug wires, fan belts,

09:42and all the other assorted items that make the engine a correct build for the car.

09:48Normally, when I put the engine on the run stand and hook up all the fuel hoses and cables

09:52and all this sort of thing, that's really easy.

09:55So, this only becomes a problem when Mark shows up.

10:01Gimmies like fuel, don't they?

10:03Yes, they do.

10:03Oh.

10:07Nice.

10:08Look at that.

10:12Ooh.

10:12I don't like that.

10:14Let's try it again.

10:16Pretty good initial startup, though.

10:18Pretty good.

10:19Nice.

10:31Nice.

10:31Yeah.

10:32Ha-ha.

10:34Once I get the engine running and dialed in the way I want it, then it's time to build

10:38out the front suspension, the rear end, and the rest of the drivetrain so it'll be ready

10:44for install.

10:45When Will was finished with the car, had all the paint work done, it came over to the assembly

10:49shop.

10:50That's where I get back involved.

10:51Brian does all the assembly for the most part, but I have to order parts.

10:55I have to kind of be back involved.

10:57I wanted to make sure that I took a little bit of time with Brian, with Doug, to teach

11:01him about the sales codes on these rear axles, because it's very tricky and it's easy to

11:05make a mistake.

11:06So, even though we played that before for you guys, there is some interesting information

11:10here that I'd like to share just one more time.

11:12So, on an automatic transmission car, it's A32.

11:15The code for a SuperTrak back on an automatic is A32, even though this looks identical to

11:22an A34 car setup.

11:24No difference at all in them, except that when it's A32, it tells the assembly line it's

11:28going into an automatic car, and when it's A34, it's going into a four-speed car.

11:32Okay.

11:32Now, what exactly is SuperTrak Pak?

11:34With SuperTrak Pak, you'll automatically get 10-inch rear drums, which we have right

11:41there.

11:41You'll also get mandatory power front disc brakes.

11:45Okay.

11:45Whereas if it was an A33 car, say it was just a track pack, four-speed car, you could get

11:5111-inch drums, manual even, all the way around.

11:54So, the SuperTrak Pak is the axle package to have.

11:57It's going to give you the 410 Dana, it's going to give you power disc brakes, max cooling.

12:00All of the Hemi suspensions have the heavier bars on them, torsion bars, so the 780 and

12:04the 781.

12:05Also, on a Dana, there are always three-bolt pinion snubbers.

12:08Okay.

12:09And you can't mistake a Dana because of the 10-bolt rear cover off.

12:11Right.

12:12All right.

12:13So, we're ready to put this in?

12:14I think so.

12:14We are.

12:14All right.

12:15Let's take some nuts off and get this thing rolled around.

12:17All right.

12:17Again, the process for reassembling the drivetrain in these cars is that rear axle goes in first.

12:27That gives us the counterweight at the back of the car.

12:29If we put the front suspension with the engine and the transmission on it, it would be front

12:33heavy.

12:34And it could, and we've had them do it before we learned this, would tip forward and fall

12:38forward off of the hoist.

12:39So, we always put the rear axle assemblies in first.

12:41Once we've done that, we move to the front.

12:44Like I had mentioned a second ago, you've got a K-member with all the suspension.

12:48You've got that great big 426 Hemi Elephant engine.

12:51You're going to stuff into a little e-body.

12:53But everybody worked very well together on this.

12:57It went right into place.

12:58We did not scratch anything.

12:59This is a manual steering car.

13:01So, we didn't have to compete with the power steering gear, which oftentimes gets in the

13:06way of these.

13:06Everything went together the way it's supposed to.

13:09All we used were original CUDA Mopar parts on the assembly of the drivetrain.

13:14So, at the end of the day, we know we have a very authentic, completely rolling 1970 Hemi

13:21CUDA.

13:21Doug and I and Brian worked hard to put the rear axle assembly in it.

13:25It went in smoothly.

13:26That's because we have those components built out ahead of time.

13:28Same thing at the front.

13:30Once you have that rear axle and you can move to the front suspension, which is your K-member

13:33and your EME and your automatic.

13:35Very tight fit.

13:36You have to be very careful, very patient.

13:39But they went in without scratching anything.

13:41We made the final connections on it.

13:43It came out very good.

13:44Then we were able to put wheels and tires on it.

13:47And now we have a rolling car that we can do the final assembly on.

13:51As the car flew through the shop, Dylan really got a lot of great experience.

14:02He's been here now a couple of years.

14:03That's Will's son.

14:04I just want to give him a shout out because he's doing a fantastic job of learning what

14:08the process is, what order in which these cars get put together, and how important it is

14:13to make sure that certain things are done before you jump onto another part.

14:16In this case, he helped Marty put in the headliner, which is a fantastic experience.

14:21There are very few young, new, and upcoming technicians in the upholstery field.

14:28Dylan and Brian did a great job of putting the dash, the door trim panels, the rest of

14:33the interior of the console, the heater, the electronics in it.

14:52When that was done, it was time to put the very unique 426 Hemi dual exhaust system on.

15:02I have four windshield wiper motors here sitting in front of me.

15:05One of them may be right for your car.

15:07You want to know how to find out?

15:09Stay tuned, and after the break, I'll tell you.

15:26I've been selling parts since 1979.

15:29And while you can look up some information about them online, you're not going to find

15:32everything.

15:33That's why I'm here.

15:34I'm Tony D'Agostino from Tony's Mopar Parts in Harrington, Delaware.

15:39Welcome to Tony's Tech Tips.

15:53On my left, I have two two-speed wiper motors.

15:56On my right, I have two three-speed wiper motors, also known as variable.

16:00So let's look at this first motor.

16:02The information you're looking for is going to be on the canister of the wiper motor.

16:06The first line of digits is the part number.

16:09In this case, it's 2889982.

16:12And that fits a 1968 B-body only.

16:16The B-body is the Charger, Carnet, Roadrunner, GTX, etc.

16:19The second row of numbers are a vendor code.

16:21We're not worried about that.

16:23The last line is what's important.

16:25That's the date code that this was assembled.

16:27In this case, 0508, which is the 50th day of 1968.

16:33So if your 68B body was made after that date, this might be the right wiper motor for your car.

16:39Now let's take a look at the other wiper motor.

16:41Again, this is a three-speed variable type wiper motor.

16:45And the first row of numbers is going to be the part number for it.

16:48These numbers are 34, 31, 077.

16:51This fits 7071 E-body cars, your Cudas and Challengers, and 71B-body cars, your Charger, Roadrunner, Carnet.

16:59Again, we're not concerned with the second row of numbers.

17:02That's just a vendor code.

17:04What is important is the last line.

17:06I'm going to tell you the assembly date.

17:07The date code on this motor is 2799, which means it was assembled on the 279th day of 1969, which is perfect for an early build 1970 car.

17:20So now let's take a look at some two-speed wiper motors.

17:23These were standard on cars.

17:24The three-speed available was the optional or upgraded wiper motor.

17:27Let's take a look at this wiper motor.

17:29This one's already been restored.

17:30The information we're looking for in this case is not on the canister, but on a tag that's screwed onto the wiper motor.

17:37The first thing we're going to look at is the seven-digit part number, which tells you your application.

17:42In this case, 34, 31, 5, 33, which means this wiper motor fits all 72B-bodies, E-bodies, and also C-bodies, believe it or not.

17:55So this was a pretty universally used wiper motor.

17:57Let's see when this one was made.

17:59Again, it's four digits.

18:01This tag does not have a vendor code on it, so this made it easier for us.

18:05You just have the part number and the date code.

18:08Let's look at the date code, 2071.

18:10The 2071 means it was built on the 207th day of 1971, which is perfect for an early build 1972 B-body, E-body, or C-body car even.

18:21Let's take a look at our last wiper motor.

18:24Again, it's a two-speed, so as we learned on the first one, the number's going to be on the tag.

18:29In this case, the seven-digit number is 34, 31, 606, which means that it fits a 72 and 73 B-body, E-body, or C-body car,

18:42making this wiper motor more universal than this one-year-only wiper motor.

18:46The next thing we're going to look for is the date code.

18:49Let's see what we have.

18:521712.

18:53So the 171st day of 1972.

18:56So this would be good for a very late 72-build car or a very early-built 73-car.

19:02So that's how you make sure your wiper motor is the correct one for your car with the correct date code.

19:07Thanks for watching this episode of Tony's Tech Tips.

19:16When Graveyard Cars returns...

19:24He's having us help install an exhaust system.

19:26I haven't actually been a part of the exhaust system before.

19:29When I find out who did that, I have every intention of cutting their face off with a rusty razor blade.

19:35My dad warned me that Mark would give me some outlandish threats to get a point across.

19:41He's getting a little bit older.

19:42He's having a hard time with this exhaust.

19:44It's a little bit tense trying to get it put together.

19:46Oh, sweet.

19:48All right.

19:49But I think we're going to do it.

19:52So one of the cars my dad wants me to work on, along with Dylan, is our 1970 Hemi Cuda.

19:57He's having us help install an exhaust system, which is pretty cool because I've never actually done that.

20:03I've done a lot of drivetrains and, you know, engines and all that.

20:06But I haven't actually been a part of the exhaust system before.

20:09The most important thing that your teacher has not taught you is the preservation and the cherishment of tools.

20:18I've taught you, but you don't care.

20:21Today we're going to install this.

20:21Well, you don't care either.

20:23Oh, I can't.

20:23Mark cares very much.

20:24This only looks like this because there's cameras.

20:26This is always how my toolbox.

20:26Go roll open my toolbox.

20:27It looks exactly like this right now.

20:29So I've been prepping a lot of these parts, getting them cleaned up and ready for them to be installed in the car.

20:33It is nice because now I'm actually getting the chance to get everything put in and installed.

20:37And I'm also working with Alyssa, who I've known my whole life.

20:40I've known Mark my whole life.

20:41And it's kind of just a nice moment for me to be able to work with them.

20:45And they get to see my work and I get to see how they work.

20:47When something like that is missing, that 3-8 extension, 3-inch long, well, you know,

20:55somebody has borrowed it and not returned it.

20:59So when I find out who did that, I have every intention of cutting their face off with a rusty razor blade,

21:06wearing it into a bank, robbing the bank, killing somebody, and then coming back to work.

21:13Okay?

21:13Okay.

21:14So when I first started, my dad warned me right off the rip that Mark would give me some just outlandish insults or threats to get a point across.

21:22I never really understood that until today.

21:25You know, a huge point, and I don't mind making it over and over in whatever fashion I have to.

21:30Tools are your ability to get something done.

21:33Lose them, drop them, forget where you put them, leave them dirty so they're greasy and they slip out of your hands.

21:38All those things are the sign of poor workmanship.

21:41You cherish those tools.

21:43They should look exactly the same when you're done working with them as the day you bought them.

21:48I believe and I hope I got my message across.

21:51And I apologize for any unsavory threats I may have made.

21:55Okay, we have all of our sockets.

21:57We have everything.

21:57We have pry bars.

21:58If you guys are ready, we can go under there and get started.

22:01Okay.

22:02All right.

22:02So the most important thing when putting the H-pipe on is the nipple right at the top of the right-hand pipe.

22:12That's the heat riser tube that bolts in the back of the engine at the top.

22:16The problem is, theoretically, you should put the exhaust on and then set that down on there.

22:22But you'd never get to the back of it.

22:23They're a pain in the butt.

22:24So what we end up having to do is take this tube, once we get things in place, and then manipulate it out of the way so you can walk it in.

22:31So while you guys are walking the H-pipe in, I'll be able to move that.

22:36And what makes the exhaust system so unique on the 426 Semi versus a lot of the other systems is it does use an H-pipe in it, which is a crossover pipe.

22:43And they call it an H-pipe.

22:45I think because if you stand the system up against the wall or look straight down on it, it makes it the letter H.

22:51So that means you can't pull the head pipes away from each other.

22:53They have to fit exactly on those exhaust manifolds.

22:57While doing that, there is a heat riser tube that goes up to the back of the intake manifold.

23:03You can't put that heat riser tube on with the engine in the car.

23:06It has to go on before the engine goes in the car.

23:09So it's just hanging there, dangling, waiting for the female end of it to go up onto that pipe.

23:15And so you're guiding up the heat riser pipe and the two head pipes all at the same time.

23:20That's what I mean by tricky, and it's a great experience for these two youngsters.

23:25Okay, so you're coming in with that.

23:27Our goal is to get here with the system.

23:31You've got to go around the torsion bar.

23:33So one side will have to go in first.

23:35I'm in.

23:36Okay.

23:37Then this side has to go around it.

23:39There you're over the top of the torsion bar.

23:41Okay.

23:44All right.

23:45Now, it's getting it around this piece right here.

23:48This clamp's sliding down, so we're going to push that up out of the way.

23:52Okay.

23:53I'm going to have to move that pipe a little bit with the pry bar, which is what I sort of thought.

23:58Okay.

23:59Let's see.

24:00It's a little tricky, a little trickery.

24:03Oh, that wants to come off, too.

24:04That clamp wants to slide, too.

24:06That's okay.

24:10Okay, now we're trying to go up.

24:12Uh-huh.

24:13Got it.

24:13You get it?

24:13Yep.

24:14Okay, let's give this a shot to go up.

24:17Okay, I got it right there.

24:19Let's put the bolts in it, and then we'll go to the resonators.

24:24Here's the resonator.

24:26There is no direction for these.

24:28I like to put the date down just because it looks kind of cool.

24:32And you've got your clamp, which can go really back on this thing right now.

24:43Oh, I see that was being stubborn for some reason.

24:46We do have a rubber mallet, or should have a rubber mallet.

24:50So, I've been out of the shop for a few years now, and one thing I'm noticing working with my dad is he's getting a little bit older.

24:57He's having a hard time with this exhaust.

24:59It's fighting us the whole way, but I don't know if it's the exhaust system or if it's my dad just doesn't have that physical stamina anymore.

25:05It's a little bit tense trying to get it put together, but I think we're going to do it.

25:09Stamina?

25:10Are you kidding?

25:11Have you not seen me around the shop?

25:12If I'm not lifting a transmission, I'm arm curling a rear end, I'm dropping down doing push-ups, I compete with these guys a third of my age, I got all the stamina in the world.

25:23See, this is something you do to try to bring somebody down.

25:26That's one of Alyssa's character faults is that she will put somebody else down and make herself feel better.

25:31You don't see me doing that.

25:33There you go.

25:36There you go.

25:36It looks like it's moving now.

25:37Yeah.

25:38You had to get over something.

25:39There you go.

25:41There.

25:42Frustrating, but yes.

25:44Okay.

25:44And kind of keep it level.

25:46You want to make sure it's sort of level if you can.

25:50You'll always go back through later and make it better, but.

25:53Okay.

25:54So, with that, we're just going to put on our other Rez Onator.

26:01So, we need that one to go on just like this one went on.

26:03Okay.

26:04So, give him a hand there.

26:05You guys got to learn about this stuff.

26:08Okay.

26:10Oh, my.

26:12Do you want me to hold that?

26:15Just going to see if he wanted to put that on there first or not.

26:19He's got this.

26:20Oh, yeah.

26:22He's doing good.

26:23He's doing fine.

26:24Yeah, it looks like it's going to be stubborn.

26:26I think Dougie tightened the clamps down when we first put this on.

26:29You know, we mocked it up to make sure everything had fit.

26:31Mm-hmm.

26:32And I said, don't tighten it down because once you do, it shrinks that metal and you're screwed.

26:38And he did anyway and said, wah.

26:41Why am I getting drug into this?

26:44And why would I say, wah?

26:46Wah is not a word.

26:47I might say, what?

26:50Or why?

26:52But I would not say, wah.

27:02All right.

27:04I'm going to expand that a little bit.

27:06Can you get that back off?

27:08Any chance in the world?

27:09Yeah.

27:09What happens is it's crushed down right there.

27:14That's why it won't go in.

27:15So I've got to take this and hold on to that.

27:18We're going to take this, put this into the pipe.

27:21And when it's inside the pipe, we're going to run this bolt down.

27:25And when this bolt gets ran down, watch how these veins open up.

27:30See how they're getting wider?

27:32Yeah.

27:32Okay.

27:32Expanding.

27:33It's going to expand that part of the pipe.

27:37Okay.

27:37And that pipe is tight, so I'm going to get a bigger gun.

27:57I'll be right back.

27:58It looks like it helped.

28:00It didn't hurt, but it didn't get it where I wanted it.

28:03Oh, God.

28:04Where's a half-inch impact?

28:05Whoa.

28:09Thank you, Dougie, for tightening down the clamps on that

28:11and making our filming really go bad.

28:14So it seems like the install is going pretty good.

28:17Mark did point out that Dougie may have tightened the clamps

28:19a little bit too hard on the resonator

28:21and left a little bit of an indent on them,

28:23making it a little bit harder for it to slide on.

28:25But other than that, it's going pretty smooth.

28:28See how those walked right out of there now?

28:30Mm-hmm.

28:31You guys see that?

28:33That crease is gone.

28:34So we're going to back this off now.

28:38And let's try to put that pipe back on there again.

28:41It did take a while because we had mocked the exhaust on

28:44and they got slightly over-tightened earlier.

28:46And all that does is it crushes down the pipe.

28:48And even though it's just a little bit,

28:50that's what was taking so long for us

28:52to get the muffler's resonators over axle pipes

28:54and all that in place.

28:55We had to expand the back out again.

28:57But once we did that,

28:58we were able to put the system into place.

29:01Upside down.

29:02Oh, sweet.

29:03All right.

29:04You told us there's no right or wrong way.

29:06Look at that.

29:07Look at that.

29:08That's what happens when the tray comes to town.

29:11It's okay that it's all cockeyed,

29:18not straight like Dylan's.

29:19Look how nice Dylan's looks.

29:20Well, yeah, but the problem is

29:21this will catch weeds and stuff,

29:23so you want to turn it up on the side if you can.

29:26Why are you driving these,

29:28what are you, four-wheeling at them?

29:30No, but if you drive them anywhere,

29:32I mean, what if it was a cat

29:34and the cat made it all the way through to that muffler?

29:37Well, you know about that.

29:38You kill cats, so.

29:50Okay, everybody in the wholesale block,

29:52we got resonators on, resonator hangers.

29:56Is that true?

29:57Why are you guys standing out there

29:58like a Jehovah's Witness in the hallway?

30:00My bad.

30:01It's all happy time in here.

30:03I'm a happy mamma jamma.

30:04Yeah, you're good vibes.

30:05Oh, yeah, I'm a real positive.

30:08Real positive.

30:09Okay, so we know this clamp doesn't need to go here

30:12because it's already got a clamp there.

30:14So this will be at the back for?

30:16The muffler.

30:17For the muffler, that's right.

30:18I'll just have you hold that little bad boy right there.

30:21So far, it's looking okay.

30:24Okay, I'm liking that.

30:26I'm liking that.

30:27Okay, so if you'll notice something on this, you guys,

30:31see how this tailpipe is hugging the fuel tank here?

30:35That means that the inlet for the muffler would have to be offset.

30:40So that's going to allow this to go up into place like that

30:44and have the right offset and still clear everything.

30:47So let's put that on.

30:48If you want to leave everything loose from front to back, leave it loose until everything is in place.

30:54Look at your alignment of your tips.

30:55Look at your alignment of your over axle pipe.

30:57Make sure it's not hitting anything.

30:59Resonators need to be laying flat.

31:00Mufflers need to be exactly where they're located, not touching anything.

31:03And then you can tighten it from the front all the way to the back of the car.

31:08We are finished up for today.

31:10We got down to the mufflers.

31:12It's gone great, other than my dad kind of running out of some steam.

31:15But this is as far as we can go today because we have the tips,

31:18but we don't have the rest of the parts to put on.

31:20So it's pretty cool to work with Dylan.

31:22It feels like a full circle moment.

31:24I was around and babysat him and Brody when they were little.

31:26So now that we're all here working at the shop, it's just really cool.

31:30I had a blast learning a lot and being able to do a lot and see from my own eyes.

31:34It is nice because now the rest of the build should go pretty smooth.

31:37We still have a little bit of extra pieces I need to go on,

31:40such as the exhaust tips, the balance, the bumper.

31:43Once that goes on, we should be ready to fire the car up in no time.

31:56Still to come.

32:02All right, we're going to go on a test drive in our 1970 Hemi Cuda.

32:06We believe this may be the only white with a blue painted top V02 in existence.

32:12As a kid, I never imagined that I'd be working on them and driving them and putting my name on them.

32:18I am totally excited to take this car out, put it through the paces,

32:21and see what it feels like to drive a real 1970 Hemi Cuda.

32:26After we finished the exhaust, it was literally just a few little items.

32:41I had to go back on the car, and it's ready for a test drive.

32:44But before we do, very important to appreciate when you see something in its current state

32:49and say, oh, it's beautiful.

32:50I want to take a minute and look at our final glamour shots, we call it, of the car,

32:54set in there in the shop.

32:57Look at the original pictures of the car, the video of the car, before we ever started working on it.

33:04Rusty floors.

33:08Rusty quarters.

33:11Rusty rear body panel.

33:15Main floors.

33:16Under seat pants.

33:23Frame rails.

33:25Look at all of those things.

33:27Then you can appreciate what goes into building a car like this and why.

33:31Oftentimes, it takes us much longer than we anticipated.

33:36All right, we're going to go on a test drive in our 1970 Hemi Cuda.

33:40You're in the world of rare, ultra rare.

33:42Now, add that it's a white car with a blue top.

33:46You just stuck yourself down into the only one known around.

33:50Now, there may be one, but I have not seen it anywhere on the planet.

33:54The owner hasn't seen it or heard of it.

33:56We believe this may be the only white with a blue painted top V02 in existence.

34:02I grew up, you know, on the streets of 14th Street.

34:05And my sister's girlfriend, Paula, her boyfriend at the time did have a Hemi Cuda 70 Hemi Cuda B5 blue.

34:11That was the only one I knew of around town.

34:13So, as a kid, I never imagined that I'd be working on them and driving them and putting my name on them like this.

34:20So, it's a wonderful moment to sit there in the car like this and just realize kind of where I've come.

34:25And that we've earned it.

34:26As a team, we've all earned this.

34:28But, you know, there's only one El Jefe.

34:31So, with that said, I am totally excited to take this car out, put it through the paces,

34:36and see what it feels like to drive a real 1970 Hemi Cuda.

34:39It might have to warm up a second.

34:49Boy, that sounds great.

34:51Listen to that.

34:54The owner wanted to keep this car very original, so it did not get a hockey stick stripe that was deleted from the car.

35:01This one doesn't have it either.

35:02But the car is nice.

35:03It's got a rally instrument cluster, which was optional, rim blow steering wheel, and I believe a six-way seat.

35:14Almost forgot that.

35:15Those are nice options on a car.

35:17And, of course, all Hemi cars got a shaker hood on it.

35:19I say, let's get ready to roll.

35:24Normally, when we take these cars out for a road test, I will kind of, what we call in the business, facing the fourth wall here, is I will power it with a lit.

35:31So, this is my lit interview, all the nice, pretty lights you see everywhere.

35:34And I would say, oh, it was great when you went over the bumps that didn't do anything.

35:38When you turned left, it was this.

35:39I'm just going to shut up, which is hard for me to do, and let you enjoy being on an official road test.

35:45First time on the road in 35 years for this car, and the first time in my life.

35:50All right.

35:52Boy, this is a manual steering car, and I'll tell you, manual steering cars are hard to turn unless you're moving.

36:00If you're moving, they're not bad.

36:04Dash lights, check.

36:06Got them.

36:07I've already done a systems check inside, so I'm just making sure I can see the dash lights out here.

36:13Left turn.

36:14It is working.

36:15The indicator on the dash is working, and the one on the fender.

36:18It is an L31 car, folks.

36:20It did get turn signal indicators.

36:23Right-hand turn signal indicator, right-hand indicator on the dash working.

36:28We have fantastic oil pressure.

36:31Systems charging great.

36:33We're still very, very cold.

36:34Temperature has not warmed up there.

36:36The clock, we had it digitized, so we took out the original analog-type movement, and we put it not digitized.

36:45Whatever it is where it just sweeps constantly.

36:48It doesn't tick.

36:49All right, I'm not very smart with that kind of stuff.

36:51Okay.

36:53Console, beautiful, shifter.

36:57Great.

36:57Radio.

36:58Radio.

37:08Now, this has a rear fader.

37:09There's the rear.

37:10There's the rear.

37:13Front.

37:14Rear.

37:16Mix.

37:18Okay, we're going to pull that on the road.

37:19I think she's just about warmed up now.

37:22Here we go.

37:23Boy, that's responsive right off the get-go.

37:37There's a second-gear shift manually.

37:39I like to make sure it manually shifts, so I can hold it in second gear all day long.

37:43That feels nice.

37:44It was a good, solid shift.

37:46We put a mild shift kit in these cars.

37:52It's a very mild shift kit, so it's a solid shift, and it prolongs the life of the transmission.

37:58The less time those clutches spend trying to engage and cooking them, the longer the transmission

38:03will last.

38:04I shift, going to go into drive.

38:15I think I'm going to go into drive.

38:18Oh, it's...

38:19That is drive.

38:21All right.

38:24Doing about 45 miles an hour right now.

38:27Listen to that.

38:28Listen for a rattle.

38:30No rattles.

38:31No rattles.

38:34Look at that shaker moving.

38:41Oh, yeah.

38:43Hey, this is a good driving car.

38:45This is a good driving car.

38:50This is cool.

38:51When Dougie and I were kids, my sister's best friend, Paula, called up one day and said,

38:59hey, you guys, I'm going with a guy named Rim, Rim, like a wheel, Rim.

39:05Last name's Beer.

39:06He's got a Hemikuda.

39:08No, he doesn't.

39:09Yeah, he does.

39:10So we hopped on our bikes and rode over to Paula's house, and as soon as we went around

39:15the corner, there it was, bigger than life.

39:18Great big Cuda badge on the back end of it.

39:20It was B5 blue.

39:21It was a four-speed car.

39:22Big, beautiful emblems on the hood that said, Hemikuda.

39:26I mean, we were so in love.

39:28The guy had a for sale sign in the back seat.

39:31He wanted $2,600 for the car because he had just spent $600 having the valves done in it.

39:39This is like 1978 or something.

39:41Can you imagine that?

39:43Back then, it would have been a numbers-matching B5 blue, black interior, four-speed Hemikuda,

39:50maybe half a million-plus today.

39:55Isn't that something?

40:01This has got a nice idle to it, nice cam.

40:04Now, I'm going to show you what I mean by non-responsive manual steering.

40:08That car didn't move.

40:15It is what it is.

40:17It's on bias ply tires, and it's an old integral system that's manual, and okay, surah, surah.

40:32Ashtray, check.

40:36Oh, hey, I got a problem here, folks.

40:38I got no cigarette lighter.

40:41It is not working.

40:43If I push it in, it pops right back out.

40:46Simple enough thing.

40:47This is an AO1 light group car, so it does have an ashtray light you can see right there, which is super cool.

40:52Glovebox light has a delayed timer on the headlights.

40:56All kinds of cool stuff.

41:03Listen to that.

41:04Listen to that.

41:05Boy, that sounds good.

41:14We're getting ready to go over railroad tracks.

41:16Let's see.

41:22Not a rattle in sight.

41:24Absolutely fantastic.

41:25An initial voyage on something like this, when it turns out that you don't have to go back and fix anything except a cigarette lighter that's not working, that is a score.

41:41That is a win.

41:42That is the way it's supposed to be.

41:44Fantastic job, everybody.

41:46Fantastic job.

41:47I could not be prouder of my team.

41:49And what a beautiful car.

41:50What a beautiful car to send home.

41:52I know the owner's super excited.

41:54He's given us a ton of time.

41:55We're over on all of our cars, like I've said for years.

41:58But when you have an owner that's willing to wait the time and support you and not put you down and try to make you feel bad, it really makes you want to just do that much better.

42:09I want you to hear that cam.

42:21Listen to that.

42:23I'm going to put it in gear.

42:28That's the sound of music.

42:32Well, you guys were there.

42:33The car ran and drove great.

42:34No squeaks, no leaks, no rattles.

42:36Everything went well.

42:37So loading up the car now in the truck, it's heading east about 3,000 miles and it's going to New Jersey.

42:43It's saying farewell to an old friend that's been here for a long, long time.

42:47But I am glad because the owner has been a saint.

42:51He has given us all the time we needed to do this car.

42:54Thank you, Bruce.

42:54You rock, dude.

42:56I look forward to getting the feedback on what he thinks of the car.

42:59Sayonara, little 70 Himikuda.

43:01Hasta la vista, baby.

43:03That was Terminator, wasn't it?

43:05Yeah.

43:05Hasta la vista, baby.

43:07It doesn't matter what the car's done.

43:10It doesn't matter what the car's done.

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