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Graveyard Carz Season 20 Episode 12
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00:00Oh, give me a home, where the days follow wrong, where the day and the end of the love play.
00:17If you didn't have Mark Orman, you'd have to invent him.
00:22How did I get here?
00:23And the skies are not cloudy all day.
00:34I haven't seen it.
00:36Why am I done it?
00:37It's crazy.
00:38It's not easy being the number one major.
00:43Mark hates everybody.
00:45He always has.
00:48Where's the hell?
00:49Where's the hell?
00:53And the skies are not cloudy all day.
01:03And the skies are not cloudy all day.
01:09They're coming to get you, Barbara.
01:11The car we're working on in this episode actually started life as a 73 Challenger.
01:20The ugly, frowny face that I talk about.
01:22This car was a used car that I bought.
01:25It's very complete.
01:26And really, it was not a terribly rusty car.
01:29But it was green with green guts and fairly undesirable in the collector world.
01:34So I ended up selling it to a gentleman as a restored 1971 model.
01:40Because all you have to do is change a few things on the car.
01:42And all of a sudden, voila, you got a 71 appearing car.
01:45This car came to us from the Midwest.
01:47It had, like I mentioned, a little bit of rust.
01:50But it wasn't terrible.
01:51It did spend quite a bit of time in the metal shop.
01:54Just because we had to make some major changes to the body.
01:57Because it was going to receive a Hellcat.
01:59Now, when you see Shane working on the floor of this car,
02:06one of the problems I have with the six-speed Tremac transmission
02:09is it's so much bigger than the five-speed
02:11that in order to make it go in these cars, we have to raise the floor up.
02:14Well, when you raise the floor up, you change a lot of things.
02:17You change geometry.
02:18You're also loosening up a floor that would have been normally one piece.
02:21Now it's kind of welded and scabbed back together.
02:23I mean, I make it sound worse than this.
02:25We do a nice job.
02:26But still, it's not as strong as one piece of metal would be.
02:28But you raise that center floor hump up.
02:31Now, all of a sudden, your shifter, your console, everything goes up more.
02:34It's very invasive.
02:36So this is why, lately, you see me promoting the Hell out of the five-speeds.
02:40Because they're much more nimble, smaller.
02:42You don't have to whack up the floor like that.
02:44But that's what you see Shane doing, is putting in the provisions
02:46so that we can use the six-speed Tremac transmission and the console.
02:51This guy wanted a console in the car because this car is loaded.
02:54Now, after Shane was completely finished with all of the metal prep
03:00and making sure the lines are where they're supposed to be,
03:03making sure the gaps are what they're supposed to be,
03:06and, of course, the conversion to the floor,
03:08he kicked that over to Will for the jamming purposes.
03:11Remember, guys, this is an EV2 hemi orange, so it is a very light metallic.
03:15So it has to be a base coat, clear coat system.
03:18That's where Will took over.
03:19It's funny on this one, the jamming came out great.
03:42Went smooth. Will did a good job on it.
03:44But when I reported back to the owner that the jam work was done
03:48and we're moving forward because I like to keep my people informed
03:50when we have something to inform them of,
03:52he said, I want to paint the bottom of the car the same color as the body.
03:56And that is a long conversation to have with somebody
03:59because I don't want to do it.
04:00Painting the bottom of a car to look as good as the exterior of the car
04:04would be like doing three paint jobs on a car
04:07because of all the nooks and the crannies.
04:08But anyway, I charged him a bundle to do it.
04:11I think it was $10,000 more to paint the bottom of the car.
04:14And it's not factory. Keep that in mind, too. It's not factory.
04:16But anyway, once I made the deal, it really wasn't my problem.
04:19Will had to take over.
04:21I can't tell you how much I hate when Mark tells me
04:24I have to paint the bottom of a car.
04:25They weren't meant to be painted, nor should they be painted.
04:29Do you know how hard it is to make the underside of a car
04:31look as good as the outside of the car?
04:33There are hundreds of nooks, crannies, reverse curves.
04:38You got to get primer in there and you got to hand sand every little spot.
04:42It takes forever to get it done.
04:44No matter how hard I work and do a great job,
04:47it'll never look as good as the outside of the car does.
04:50And why, you ask? Because it's not supposed to.
04:53I have five full working days just prepping the undercarriage of that car.
04:58So where we're at now is I've got it primed, sanded,
05:02waxed and greased, tacked and blown, ready to go in the booth for paint.
05:05So the first thing we're going to do is because we're treating it just like the outside of the car
05:11is I'm going to seal it with DP-90 because I did break through
05:14so that I have some bare metal showing.
05:16So I'm going to apply that first.
05:17So after that's done, I start my color and it's a base clear.
05:33So if the outside of the car takes seven coats to cover,
05:37the inside, all those jams take seven coats.
05:39So it's a process to make sure everything is covered just like the outside.
05:42So on the underside of this car, I have two sprayable gallons of base coat
05:46on the whole bottom of it just so it matches the outside of the car.
05:50The nooks, the crannies, the reverse curves,
05:53the putting seven coats of color in every little area to match the outside
05:56takes forever and it's a huge pain in the ass.
05:59And just for the record, paint nowadays, it's about $2,000 a gallon.
06:04So now that I have all the base coat applied, it's time to move on to the clear coat.
06:08I'll be using the PPG DCU 2002 clear coat.
06:11It's a true polyurethane clear.
06:13I'm going to be applying two coats of clear as opposed to the normal four
06:17because we're not going to cut and buff the bottom of this.
06:20I know I complain about doing it because I hate it
06:22and I hate the work that goes into it and it's not meant to be.
06:25But once it's done, it actually does look really nice.
06:30Okay, so today is the day.
06:32This is our 1971 Challenger.
06:34It's going hemi orange.
06:35I've already waxed and creased it.
06:36And of course, just like clockwork, as soon as I'm ready to start painting, intermarch.
06:42Hi, Willie.
06:46When Graveyard Cars returns.
06:49When do you want to set this up for the repaint?
06:50So yeah, you're telling him he's rubbish, he's no good.
06:55But at the same time, it's kind of done with a bit of a fun angle to it.
06:58So I'm going to grab Dylan.
07:00We're going to try to get this in the car today.
07:01Dylan isn't at that stage.
07:03We're building quality cars.
07:05It takes quality amount of time to do it.
07:06I think it really just is the best scenario as far as learning how to build a car goes.
07:10I don't want him doing that because that's how you can break things.
07:13Okay, so today is the day.
07:22This is our 1971 Challenger.
07:24It's going hemi orange.
07:26I've already waxed and creased it.
07:28Oh, Willie.
07:30I've already got the wax and grease done.
07:32So at this point, you go through, tack and blow it, get any little dust.
07:35Getting rid of the paint.
07:37I know you people at home think this is funny or helpful or whatever you think.
07:41But I can promise you, after 30 years of working for Mark, it's not helpful at all.
07:46I don't get this time back.
07:47I can be on my deathbed saying, hey, can I get that 14 minutes back?
07:51No, it's gone.
07:52Looking good, William.
07:55EV2.
07:57What color is it on a Dodge EV2?
07:59I always forget.
08:01So you guys at home, you know, if you get tired of Mark jumping in, stuff like that.
08:06Hey, this is why you get oversparing your engine compartment.
08:07Feel free of what's right here because you have these little peekaboos.
08:10Peekaboo.
08:11Look, guys, I am just doing my job.
08:13I'm making sure that the cars come out perfect.
08:16That's my promise to the owners.
08:17That's what I try to do.
08:19Now, I happen to use my comedy, I think, in a positive way.
08:23So, yeah, you're telling him he's rubbish.
08:24He's no good.
08:25But at the same time, it's kind of done with a bit of a fun angle to it.
08:29Tell somebody they're a piece of crap.
08:31That's fine.
08:32But make them laugh when it's over.
08:35Whoa, man.
08:36Hang on.
08:37How come you don't have the hood on, buddy?
08:39What's that?
08:40Are you going to do the hood separately?
08:41Yes.
08:42And the deck lid?
08:43Yeah.
08:44Remember that episode not too long ago where you were saying if you don't paint all of it
08:49at the same time on a metallic, it won't match?
08:50This is such a fine metallic.
08:52It's okay.
08:53Fine metallic.
08:54Yeah.
08:54Mark knows all this.
08:55He knows all about the metallics.
08:57This is just some way for him to make me look bad.
08:59The fact of the matter is the metallic that's in the EV2 is very, very fine.
09:03Even if you put a light on it, it's super hard to see.
09:06It's not like air pressure or side tone is going to change anything on this paint job.
09:11And because of that, that's why I'm not painting everything together like I do on certain colors.
09:15Again, this is time I will not get back where I wish I could in my dying days.
09:21You guys see those two little holes right there?
09:23Yeah.
09:24Well, I'm not talking to you.
09:25I'm talking to my audience.
09:26They get a right hand outside mirrors painted bodyguard.
09:29Also, you see the holes along here and that's all belt moldings.
09:33We covered that season one, episode one.
09:35Those last two minutes, I could tell somebody I love them.
09:39Those last two minutes, I could tell somebody I hate them.
09:42Anyway, those are my last two minutes.
09:45Two minutes, I won't see again.
09:47When do you want to set this up for the repaint?
09:49Do you have a time in mind?
09:54So that's a wrap.
09:56So finally, after all the silliness, Mark has left, I'm able to start painting.
10:02So the Hemi Orange EV2 PPG system that I'm getting ready to spray right now is a true base coat, clear coat system.
10:09So what you're seeing me do is just applying the base coat.
10:11It won't have any shine at all until I put the clear coat on.
10:15It takes about seven coats, five more than likely, but I always like to do a couple extra just to ensure I have coverage.
10:21That's about two and a half gallon sprayable base coat I apply to the car.
10:26In recent years, because I'm getting older, it takes me about the whole day to base a car.
10:48So I'll spend the whole entire day getting seven coats laid out, let it sit, let it gas out, completely dry, come in the next day, and then I'll start my clear coat process with the DCU 2002.
10:59So the nice thing about getting the base coat done just in one day is I come in the next day, your eyes are fresh just early in the morning, and you can walk around the car, make sure you didn't miss anything, really look at the car, sign off on it, and then I'm able to start the clear coat process.
11:13Despite all of Mark's crap, we're finally done, the car came out perfect, it's ready to be undercoated and cut and buffed.
11:39Once it's done, I kick it over to assembly, the car is out of my hair, and so is Mark.
11:47We all know that Goodyear was the tire supplier for Chrysler in 1771.
11:51Did you know there was another supplier?
11:53Stay tuned, and after the break, I'll tell you which one.
12:09I've been selling parts since 1979, and while you can look up some information about them online, you're not going to find everything.
12:19That's why I'm here.
12:20I'm Tony D'Agostino from Tony's Mopar Parts in Harrington, Delaware.
12:24Welcome to Tony's Tech Tips.
12:26So I'm here with Dylan today.
12:41He's working with Brian in the final assembly on the cars, and I'm here to help him know which parts to pick when Brian tells him.
12:47Yeah, because I'm always running around trying to find parts for Brian, making sure, you know, I have all the correct parts go with all these factory and correct cars.
12:54These two funny-looking small tires in front of us are space sails.
12:57They were used on all the e-body convertibles and the e-bodies that had 15-inch wheels.
13:03The reason why, when the e-body convertible top is down, it goes into the trunk compartment area, and you don't have much room.
13:10And if you had a full-size spare, you'd really have hardly any room, you know?
13:14So they put this small tire in, so that way you'd have a little bit more trunk space, and it wouldn't interfere with the top when it was down.
13:20They also used them on the 15-inch wheel cars, because all the 15-inch wheel cars were 60 series, and they were a wider tire.
13:27So by having a big, wide tire in the trunk, even if it's not a convertible, would take up a lot of room in an already small trunk compartment.
13:34That's why they used these little tires called space savers, because they actually did save space and give you more room for luggage or what have you in the trunk.
13:41So when Brian comes to me and asks for a space saver spare, how do I know I'm grabbing the right one?
13:46Well, the first thing you're going to look for is the branded tire, and this is a weird thing.
13:51Even though Goodyear supplied the tires that go on the cars, on the space savers, they went to B.F. Goodrich.
13:57That's the only time that I know that they actually used B.F. Goodrich as a tire supplier.
14:01Just prior to the valve stem, there's a K2 over a 9.
14:05K stands for Kelsey Hayes. That's the wheel manufacturer.
14:07And that's sort of important, because there's a couple of decoding books out there that identify as a motor wheel, which they're not.
14:13Motor wheel did not make these. Kelsey Hayes did.
14:16So that's what the K stands for.
14:18The 2 stands for the plant that it was made at.
14:21Kelsey Hayes at their second plant.
14:23And the 9 underneath means 1969.
14:26Now just after the K2-9, there's two other digits immediately next to the valve stem.
14:32One zero, which is a 10.
14:34That's going to mean the 10th month.
14:36So now we know we're in October of 69.
14:38Just past the valve stem is the day of the month that it was made.
14:42And in this case, it's a 2-3.
14:44We know now that this wheel was made October 23rd, 1969.
14:49There's also another couple of numbers after the day.
14:525.5.
14:53That's the width of the rim.
14:55So it's a 5.5 inch wide rim.
14:56Another good identifier about these wheels, these wheels have a sixth hole.
15:01It might have something to do with the mounting of these tires onto the rim.
15:04I don't know, but that's just a guess.
15:07It also has a K2-9 stamped on it, which means the same thing.
15:11Kelsey Hayes wheel made it the second plant in 1969.
15:15And typically, for some reason, you'll always find the sixth hole across, furthest from the valve stem.
15:24That seems to be consistent.
15:26I don't know why.
15:27And a lot of times, on top of the K2-9, you'll see a white mark.
15:33For some reason, they put it in the wrong location on this wheel, but typically, it's on top of the K2-9.
15:37Yeah, I know I got one of these in my car.
15:39It looks nothing like this.
15:42Right.
15:43The modern ones are more rounded and ready to install.
15:46This needs to be inflated, and they're not going to stick you out on the road waiting for somebody to come by to inflate it.
15:53This is what came in the trunk of all the cars that had the space savers.
15:57It attached on top of the spare tire, was held in with this bracket, and this was the inflated bottle.
16:03And as crazy as it sounds, this even has a date on it.
16:06So this was made April 12, 1969, which is early, but they had to get them ready.
16:11And I believe these bottles were also used for other manufacturers.
16:15So when it got shipped to Chrysler, it could have been made earlier, then Chrysler put their little wrap on it here.
16:20And I believe these wraps are reproduced.
16:23Really?
16:23Yes.
16:24So that way people could detail their cars.
16:26Because it's a cool-looking part in the trunk.
16:28And you know, on the jack instructions underneath the trunk, you know, you probably put them on the cars before you've seen them.
16:33It shows you where to locate these.
16:35Interesting.
16:35And on here, it even gives you instructions on how to use it and how to inflate the tire.
16:39Huh, that's really interesting.
16:40See, this one here has never been inflated.
16:42You can tell by the very tight gap.
16:45And also it has the little thingy sticking out on the tires.
16:48Never hit the street.
16:49This one here has been inflated and run on before.
16:53Don't ask me how it got to be small again.
16:55But this one was used.
16:56It doesn't have the little thingy sticking out like this one does.
17:00And there's a big gap here.
17:01And that's how you can tell that it's been inflated.
17:03So this is really a version.
17:05It's been repainted.
17:07But it's never hit the street.
17:09That's really, really interesting and intricate.
17:12Okay, so I want to see if you've been paying attention.
17:15Okay.
17:15Show me what you learned from this wheel on the one in front of you.
17:22After the break.
17:24We're getting ready to put our Hellcat engine into this 1971 Dodge Challenger.
17:28It creates a whole different issue that we have to deal with.
17:31And that issue is fuel delivery.
17:34I don't know anything about fuel injection.
17:35Don't want to know.
17:36I'm perfectly happy being stuck in the 70s.
17:39Okay.
17:39But Brian coming out of the teaching world.
17:43I'm glad he's doing this.
17:45He is not a good teacher.
17:46As long as he doesn't hear me say that out loud.
17:48I think this headliner might have been the third one that I've done at this point.
18:02I know I'm still pretty new to it.
18:03Marty, he's just been a great teacher throughout this entire process.
18:06He's been very patient.
18:08He's been very thorough with me.
18:09Go slow with it.
18:10Make sure I actually understand it.
18:11And I'm not just guessing on anything.
18:13So when we got the headliner, it had come in a box.
18:15It was very wrinkled, very creased.
18:17It ended up coming out nice because Marty did show me all the little tricks,
18:21the little techniques that you can do that can actually make those little creases come out
18:25to where it actually looks like it's supposed to.
18:27I told Marty that the next headliner we do, I would like to do it for the most part on my own.
18:32As long as he's there for supervision in case anything goes wrong.
18:36Any sort of mistake can be a pretty costly one.
18:38And I'd rather just do it right the first time.
18:42I know we're moving along pretty quick here on this car
18:45because we didn't capture every moment of the restoration.
18:48But we're up to the fuel system.
18:49Because a lot of you folks at home are trying to do this yourselves.
18:52And the first couple that we did, like the SEMA Cuda 2016,
18:56then we did the Hellcat for SEMA 17.
18:59Those were a learning curve for us, a big learning curve.
19:02But now we've got a system in place that's working really well.
19:06And that's what I wanted to share with you.
19:07So keep in mind this is a Hellcat, so it has a higher fuel pressure
19:10and volume delivery than a 392 would have.
19:13One of the first calls we make is Dale at ProTouring.
19:15He sells us the fuel tank, the pump, the regulators, everything that we need.
19:19Even the couplers and the fittings.
19:21When you get into the world of this stuff, this fuel injection,
19:24you know I'm a Timex watch in a digital age.
19:27I don't know anything about fuel injection.
19:29Don't want to know.
19:30I'm perfectly happy being stuck in the 70s, okay?
19:32But Brian, coming out of the teaching world, I'm glad he's doing this.
19:38He's got the brain for it.
19:40He's got the patience.
19:41Quite frankly, with my dad dying at 12,
19:43I don't see me ever being able to work on fuel injection.
19:47So today is an exciting day.
19:49We're getting ready to put our Hellcrate, our Hellcat engine,
19:51our 700-horsepower engine into this 1971 Dodge Challenger.
19:56Now, a lot of times you'll see us put the 392-crate engines in,
20:00and that goes really well.
20:02With the Hellcat, it creates a whole different issue that we have to deal with,
20:07and that issues fuel delivery.
20:10When Mark came to me and said,
20:11hey, we're putting the Hellcat in this car,
20:13we reached out to our friends at the Pro Touring Store,
20:16and they sent us everything we need to put a fuel system in this car
20:20to deliver 80 PSI to our Hellcat engine.
20:24So we have a tank that they sent us,
20:28and inside the tank they've already installed a fuel pump,
20:32which will provide that 80 PSI for us.
20:35And this fuel pump will allow us also to get our signal to our dash to get our fuel level.
20:40So it's all there.
20:41We'll have to wire that in once it's in the car.
20:43They also sent us this beauty.
20:46This is our fuel filter, which will be in line in the car.
20:50And right here, this is the regulator.
20:53This is the fuel regulator.
20:54So this is what keeps it at 80 PSI into that engine at all times.
20:58We're getting ready to put this on the car so we can get fuel to that engine.
21:02I'm pretty excited about it.
21:04The last piece of the puzzle will be our fuel lines.
21:06We have some stock fuel lines that we've modified a little bit on each end
21:10so that they'll work with this system.
21:12So I'm going to grab Dylan, and we're going to try to get this in the car today.
21:16One thing that we're asked quite often in social media is our brake lines and our fuel lines.
21:19We get those from inline, too.
21:21They have been phenomenal with us.
21:23They have worked with us on every car we've ever done in the last 15 years on television.
21:27That's a long time on TV, and it's a lot of cars, a couple hundred cars.
21:30Their systems are duplicate of the original OEM, the right bins, the right diameter, the right material.
21:36Those are important.
21:37And because we try to stay in the spirit of originality and original equipment manufacturing OEM,
21:44we, in this case, like on the Challenger, we buy a factory 440 or 426 Hemi 3-8 fuel line delivery system
21:51with a quarter-inch return line like we would if it was a 440 or Hemi.
21:54But then we change the ends out to be able to adapt onto the fuel filter,
21:58onto the fuel pump back at the tank.
22:01And it's something that we just do.
22:02We just do it automatically with every single car.
22:05So there's another inside tip if you're doing this at home.
22:08All right.
22:09So we want to try to get this filler neck up in that hole.
22:13Here, I'll take this side.
22:14Yeah, you got it?
22:14Mm-hmm.
22:15So you just hold it right there, and we'll see if we can get the angles figured out here.
22:20There we go.
22:20Working with Brian has been great.
22:26Both him and Marty are just phenomenal teachers.
22:29I think with Brian coming out of the teaching world and coming into the assembly world,
22:33I think it really just is the best scenario for me as far as learning how to build a car goes.
22:37I think ultimately my goal as well as his and really anybody here at the shop's goal
22:42is for me to be able to put a car together on my own without anyone's supervision
22:47and ultimately just become the new Brian or become the new Mark, if that's even possible.
22:51I'm going to get this grommet up through here.
22:55Okay, that's good.
22:57Okay, you still got her?
22:59Mm-hmm.
23:00I'm going to try to get the strap started.
23:03So I know Brian and Marty are good teachers, but what about your pop?
23:06What about Will?
23:08Hell no.
23:09Not a chance.
23:11All this guy does all day long is rearrange my tools, grease up my tools
23:17so when I go to grab them, they just fly everywhere.
23:19And when I'm working on the ground, his favorite thing to do is to come over
23:22and step on my hair just so I can't move.
23:26So no, to answer your question, he is not a good teacher,
23:30as long as he doesn't hear me say that out loud.
23:32How's everything look on your end?
23:34Good.
23:36So we've got our tank in place now temporarily.
23:38We're still going to want to tighten these straps up.
23:40So we're going to go ahead and get a wrench and give a few turns on those.
23:42Go ahead, Dylan.
23:44And just work these evenly a little bit until they get nice and snug.
23:52There you go.
23:54Oh, it'll be young and strong again.
23:56Now Mark would just come out here with an impact.
24:00Just fire that thing real quick, wouldn't he?
24:04Now Brian's right.
24:05I would use an electric impact or ratchet, most likely a ratchet, an electric ratchet in this position.
24:11The experience of knowing how to run an electric gun.
24:14You can't just run it down all the way and bust the bolt off.
24:17Dylan isn't at that stage.
24:18But this is experience for Dylan in how to be diligent, how to not grab something and just go zip, zip, zip.
24:25This isn't NASCAR.
24:26We're building quality cars.
24:28It takes quality amount of time to do it.
24:29But yes, to answer that question, I most certainly, I have done it long enough and am experienced enough.
24:35I could use an impact on nearly every aspect of the car.
24:39But these guys, I don't want them doing that because that's how you can break things.
24:46All right, Dylan.
24:48Couldn't have done it without you.
24:49Thanks, buddy.
24:50No problem.
24:50All right.
24:51I'm going to move on to the front and I think that's a piece I can handle by myself.
24:56Okay.
24:56All right.
24:57Thank you, brother.
24:57Yep.
24:58All right.
24:59Our fuel tank is in.
25:00We're ready to move to the front of the car and get the filter and the regulator in place.
25:05In this episode of Tony's Tech Tips, we're going to talk about tires.
25:21These two funny looking small tires in front of us are space savers.
25:25Okay.
25:25So I want to see if you've been paying attention.
25:27Okay.
25:27Show me what you learned from this wheel on the one in front of you.
25:30Okay.
25:31So I learned that there's a K29 that's right next to the valve stem.
25:34And what does that mean?
25:35That means it was made at the Kelsey Hayes plant, the number two plant, in 1969.
25:40Very good.
25:41What month was it made?
25:42This one says seven, so that would be July.
25:45That's correct.
25:46So we know July of 1969 already.
25:48And what day of the month?
25:50There's a one stem, so I would imagine that'd be the first.
25:52Correct.
25:53How wide is this one?
25:54This says 5.5, so I imagine a five and a half inch diameter.
25:58Right.
25:58And that's what all the space savers were, five and a half inches.
26:00Mm-hmm.
26:01And what about the center part of the wheel?
26:02Center part, there is the K29 right here, just like on the other one.
26:07So Kelsey Hayes, second plant, 1969.
26:11And that has the same kind of hole that we're not really sure why.
26:15Right.
26:15But that small sixth hole.
26:16Mm-hmm.
26:17But it lines up directly across from the valve stem.
26:20Mm-hmm.
26:20Well, one thing I noticed is that this one doesn't have a white stamp on us here, a white mark.
26:24This has been restored.
26:25Oh, gotcha.
26:25Somebody paint, that's why this is all nice and fresh paint, and this is 60-year-old paint.
26:29Gotcha.
26:30There's something else I didn't cover yet.
26:32We already discussed it's a BF Goodrich tire, but we didn't go into the size of it.
26:36Now, you have an earlier rim in front of you, made in July of 69.
26:40Mine was made the end of October, October 23rd, 69.
26:43Your tire size is a 775-14.
26:47That's a different format that was used than the later tires, which is, in this case, an F78-14.
26:55Early in the model year, they started off with this type format, 775-14.
27:01Mm-hmm.
27:01Later on, we're guessing sometime around December and January, you started finding these in the Carsmore.
27:08Now, obviously, this wheel was produced at the end of October.
27:11By the time it got made and shipped to the plant and installed in the cars, it may not have been until December.
27:17But we do know for sure that all the AARs and TAs that always had these, because they always had 15-inch wheels on them,
27:22always had the later type format, the F78-14.
27:26Do you think you understand everything we covered?
27:28I was going to ask about this.
27:30I haven't seen one of these before.
27:31Good question.
27:32That's original, believe it or not.
27:34It's white, and it has a little Schrader tool on the end of it.
27:37They're only found on Space Saver tires.
27:39I don't know why, but that's just the way it was.
27:43Yeah, could you maybe show me how to inflate one of these?
27:46You don't want to inflate it.
27:48Oh.
27:49You know why?
27:50No.
27:50You'd be ruining the value of it, and the value is pretty high on these.
27:54Really?
27:55Like $2,000.
27:57That is quite high.
27:58Right.
27:59This is another few hundred.
28:00This is all original stuff that's really rare, because most of these were thrown out.
28:04I mean, who really wants this in their trunk?
28:07You know, if you're driving, you're on the side of the road, then you have to worry about
28:10a bottle.
28:10So, throughout the years, most people just got rid of them.
28:14They're very difficult to find today, and very desirable to find in this condition.
28:18This still has a value, but this is cream of the crop, being that it hasn't been inflated.
28:23I'm sorry I asked.
28:26No, it's a good question.
28:27But that's something we're not going to demonstrate, and I don't think anybody will.
28:30Well, I'm very glad that I now know that.
28:33Thank you for not inflating it.
28:35That would have been $2,000 that Mark would have...
28:37Flipped out over.
28:39Yeah.
28:40That's everything you need to know about these Space Saver tires.
28:43Now you know what to look for for the correct one for your car.
28:46And thanks for watching Tony's Tech Tips.
29:00Still to come.
29:01This is a filter with a regulator.
29:04So it was a military design to begin with.
29:07Wow, I wonder if the manufacturer ever put a Hellcat in one of these, if it wouldn't look just like that.
29:11We'll be ready to plumb this to the engine pretty soon and fire this thing up.
29:15Are you ready then?
29:16I'm ready.
29:17I didn't want to work with Doug.
29:18I kind of had no idea.
29:20It was a lack of alternative.
29:23Whup-cha!
29:26You see what I go through?
29:28Okay, so I'm getting ready to install this little guy.
29:33This is a filter with a regulator.
29:37And I built this little piece with all the parts supplied from the Pro Touring Store.
29:41I really like these AN fittings, which stands for Army Navy, by the way.
29:45They make putting these things together an absolute breeze.
29:48Let me take one off and show you.
29:51So it was a military design to begin with.
29:53And it really makes connecting lines together easy.
29:58As I had mentioned, it's Dale Schwartz at Pro Touring.
30:03They're able to send us everything, the connections, the clamps, everything but the fuel lines.
30:10I'm sure if we wanted those, they'd send those too.
30:12But when they send us out a system like what you see him putting in now, we adapt our OEM mentality to it.
30:17Obviously, there wasn't a fuel filter and a return on a factory car.
30:21But Brian put thread setters in the frame rail so he could use a bolt and not have to worry about something on the back side of it.
30:28That's exactly the way the factory would do it.
30:30So it's a serviceable part.
30:32And you have to have all the things clicking together to be able to turn one out that's this sanitary.
30:37To look at it and say, wow, I wonder if the manufacturer ever put a Hellcat in one of these if it wouldn't look just like that.
30:43That's our goal, that's our objective, and I think we're achieving it every time.
30:49So all I have left to do now is get my fuel lines into the car.
30:53And then, of course, I'll have to make all the connections and tighten up all the fittings
30:57and make sure everything's ready to go for fuel to deliver through it.
31:00But the next step is getting those hard lines into the car.
31:03I'm going to start with a 3 1⁄8 inch fuel line, which is basically how we deliver the fuel from our fuel tank to our engine.
31:13So I'm going to start by working this way through this crossmember.
31:22And then I've got nothing to hold up the back end of this line right now, so I'm just going to tape it in place for right now.
31:33Okay, that's approximately where that's going to bolt in.
31:39So now we're going to go ahead and get the second fuel line.
31:42This is called a return line.
31:44This is a 1⁄4 inch, so it's a little less than half the size of the other one.
31:48And if there's any excess fuel in the system while the engine's running,
31:51the regulator will shoot that fuel back to the fuel tank through this line.
31:56And it wants to lay right next to the other one here.
31:59So we'll tape it into place real quick as well.
32:01Just like having an extra set of hands in the back.
32:06Now I can go ahead and start putting some clamps in place.
32:09I went ahead and marked the lines when I pre-fit these lines a while back
32:12so that I can remember exactly where to put my clamps.
32:15So hopefully that'll work out well today.
32:18Let's find out.
32:22I've got one start in the front.
32:24I want to get one in the back so that each end is supported right now.
32:31The inline tube also provides us with all of the block-offs.
32:36Let's see, the disc brake proportioning valve, the hold-off valves, the downstream valves.
32:41All these different valves that these systems require, they make them, brand new ones.
32:45In the old days, we used to clean up, rebuild, reseal, and then lather, rinse, and repeat that five times,
32:50trying to find one that didn't leak.
32:52These are a really good system that they make.
32:54So again, order everything you can from them because it's going to be new
32:57and it's going to be rough because of the original.
33:00Now I'm going to come back up here and put another clamp in on the front side.
33:03All right, so now I just, I need to lower the car down to get this last clamp in place.
33:15I need to bring it down about a foot or so.
33:21So now we've got our lines in place.
33:23All I have left to do is make the final connections on both ends.
33:27So I'll connect the rubber hoses to the A-end fittings we talked about.
33:31Make sure everything's tight, double-check everything,
33:33and we'll be ready to plumb this to the engine pretty soon and fire this thing up.
33:45Once Brian had wrapped up the fuel system on the car and it was really ready to go to the next stage,
33:51the next stage is installing the drivetrain, installing the Hellcat, the 6-speed, the Dana rear end.
33:57Now for that, I wanted to work with Doug.
33:59I didn't want to work with Doug.
34:00I kind of had no, it was a lack of alternatives.
34:03I love Doug, but you know he's goofy.
34:08Are you ready then?
34:09I'm ready.
34:10Okay, we're going to go in.
34:12Let's do it.
34:12Now we have already fit this once or twice, right, Douglas?
34:17Here's my hole.
34:18I draw an imaginary line down.
34:20Let's come back a little bit.
34:21Maybe in that range.
34:24I kind of like, that's a good starting point.
34:26All right, here we go.
34:28Now the lift, the platform lift that you see us using, it's an OTC.
34:32It's a good piece of equipment.
34:34I think it has a 2,500-pound capacity.
34:37We're using it a lot around here, especially on the drivetrains now.
34:40You've seen us use forklifts in the past, which we've done too.
34:44Every application is different, but in this case, your tolerances are so tight, so tight,
34:50between the valve covers and the headers and the body itself that you can't afford to have
34:56a little teetering from a forklift, a little bit of sway in the fork.
34:59So with this lift, we're able to lock it down.
35:02We can change the pitch of it if we need to, which is very important too.
35:05But it keeps us from being able to move around and bump into the aprons.
35:09We don't want to have to repaint the inside of an engine compartment because of a mistake.
35:13So that's why you see us using that.
35:16Boy, that's close.
35:17Now, I believe that this engine has to go up a ways, over to the left, up, and back over
35:25to the right.
35:25Is that true?
35:26Yes.
35:27Okay, so we've got to go past where we want it right now.
35:30Right there?
35:31Right there.
35:31Right there.
35:39Back a little?
35:40To the passenger side?
35:43Just a little, yeah.
35:44Okay.
35:44Okay.
35:54As I mentioned just a little bit ago, these are a very tight fit, so there's very small
35:58movements that we're doing.
35:59It may not look like much on camera when you guys are watching at home, but a little nudge
36:03here or a little crank there of the pitch makes all the difference.
36:08And it's a matter of that little crank here, pivot there, roll, adjust.
36:13As you walk it in there, you've got TTI headers, which are beautiful, but they sure want to
36:19interfere with things.
36:20You have your Magnum Force front suspension that you have to worry about.
36:23There's a lot of pieces that have to line up.
36:26However, when you do finally have it lined up in that perfect position, it should go in
36:31without damaging anything.
36:32It's just that a lot of times you have to slide it over to one side or the other, go up, slide
36:36it over, back up, kind of like you're weaseling it into position.
36:42Again, our goal is this hole here and this hole here.
36:46So I don't know how lined up they look there, but to me, they're close.
36:50Yep.
36:50They're getting there.
36:51Okay, I'm very, very close right there.
37:02A gnat's rectum.
37:03Is that what they call it?
37:04A gnat's rectum?
37:05A gnat?
37:06A gnat is a real tiny little insect.
37:08Yeah.
37:09So you assume its rectum's even smaller?
37:12I've never even thought about something like that more.
37:14Okay, this side needs to go back some.
37:16So does this side.
37:17Okay, so straight back?
37:19Yeah.
37:19Okay.
37:29I've got to come back a hair here.
37:32If you want, we can go ahead and peg this one.
37:34Okay.
37:36There it is right there.
37:38Got it.
37:39It's the belt.
37:42Okay.
37:44Here's our K-member bolts.
37:45We're still using factory K-member bolts.
37:48Why'd you get an old one?
37:50We get brand new ones.
37:51Why is this an old one?
37:52That's beautiful.
37:54Well, it's got pitting in it.
37:55It does not.
37:56I don't understand the mentality here.
37:58If we have everything new in stock, why not go in there and get one of the brand new
38:02AMK National K-member bolts?
38:04It's a replica of the original.
38:06It's got the black phosphate on.
38:07It's a beautiful thing.
38:08If this was a Hemikuda that we just finished, the white one with the blue top on it, we
38:12did use a lot of original fasteners and replated them.
38:15That's just for nostalgia purposes and bragging rights.
38:18But a 71 Challenger never left the factory with a 707-horsepower Hellcat engine.
38:23The point is, they were laying right in front of him, and that's why he grabbed them.
38:26Okay, you got that?
38:27I got the front one.
38:28I got the front one.
38:30Okay.
38:31Is there a break in the record?
38:34Is there a scratch?
38:36Go to the back and take the butt end towards the passenger side.
38:41I'll see if I can get this lined up.
38:46I need to get a pogo mark.
38:52Okay.
38:52And raise up the back a little.
38:55And I got my front one in, Douglas.
38:57Oh, nice work.
38:58Yep.
38:59I got her.
38:59All right.
39:01I need a little bit more to the back.
39:11Fantastic.
39:12Fantastic.
39:13Fantastic.
39:15Okay.
39:16Sweet.
39:19Well, we got the drivetrain in without damaging anything around it.
39:22That's awesome.
39:23The most technical and hard part of the job where you really can do the most damage and go backwards
39:28is complete and happy to report.
39:31It came out great.
39:34That one's up.
39:35Now, are we going down with this thing?
39:37Yeah.
39:38Like loving an elevator?
39:40Name the band.
39:40Push on the other side.
39:41I am going to.
39:42I still have one foot.
39:44I don't know what you're going to do.
39:46I have one foot.
39:46Well, I'm going to rock it.
39:48I never know what you're going to do.
39:49I'm going to rock it.
39:49Well, you're rocking it.
39:50Okay.
39:51I don't know what your problem is, sir.
39:53I'm just getting nervous.
39:55Yeah.
39:55Well, don't we all.
39:56So, the next thing we're going to do is connect the upper control arms to the lower control
40:02arms, which are via the spindle.
40:05So, this is the spindle.
40:08And the hole right here is what accepts the upper control arm ball joint.
40:14One thing to point out here is the size of the lower control arms on the Magnum Force
40:19suspension and the upper control arms, which have a ton of adjustment.
40:23So, normally, you get like a half a degree of caster out of these things.
40:26A caster is what makes your steering wheel correct when you let go of it.
40:29Going down the road, go through a corner, you let go of it, how quickly it corrects and
40:33how the car handles.
40:34With his adjustable upper control arms, we can get as much as five degrees of positive caster.
40:39You wouldn't want that.
40:40But you can certainly do what we do, which is get two and a half to three degrees of
40:44positive caster on every one of these.
40:46And you'd be surprised how these cars handle and track when you set it up like that.
40:50So, we're going to raise the lower control arm and spindle up into place to go on that
40:56stud right there.
41:01How are we looking?
41:02Getting there.
41:03Okay.
41:04Slowly, slowly.
41:07Okay.
41:08Looking good.
41:10Got it, Alice?
41:14Alice?
41:15Flizm, flazm, flazoo.
41:17What does that mean?
41:18Flizm, flazm, flazoo?
41:20Yeah.
41:21I don't know.
41:22What does air mean?
41:24Air?
41:24What does water mean?
41:25Why is the sky blue?
41:26Why is water wet?
41:29I don't know what it means.
41:31Crazy people really know what they say.
41:34Okay.
41:34We got that connected.
41:35All right.
41:36Let's go over here and connect this one.
41:38Okay.
41:39We're pretty much done with all of the front suspension.
41:43Brian did a great job putting the rear suspension in it.
41:46So, from here, we can just finish plumbing the car and assembling it.
41:50Okay.
41:51We did it.
41:52What do we got left?
41:52Just tighten them down?
41:54I already did it.
41:56Already tight?
41:57Yeah.
41:58All right, guys.
41:58I know that everybody was expecting us to finish the car in this episode.
42:01No, this is a two-part.
42:02We've only done it a couple of times.
42:04So, the next time you see this car, next week, you're going to see one of the most magnificent cars we have ever done come to full life.
42:13707 horsepower, elk crate engine, six-speed Tremec transmission, EV2 Hemi Orange, V6K Fluorescent Orange Stripes, and Houndstooth Orange and Black Interior.
42:28You'll never see another one like it, I promise.
42:31Stay tuned next week, season finale.
42:33Looks good.
42:34Got the engine and transmission in it.
42:36I would button this up by saying, flizm, flasm, whoop-tah!
42:44You see what I go through?
42:45I say, just say flizoo.
42:46It's that simple.
42:47Just say flizoo.
42:48But he doesn't say flizoo.
42:50He says that's true.
42:50What did he just say?
42:52Why would you say that?
42:53Just looking at him.
42:55Cut!
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