ROTTING 70s Lincoln Continental Sitting 30 Years WILL IT RUN? - NNKH

Summary

A car enthusiast acquires a long abandoned 1977 Lincoln Continental with a 460 V8 engine from a junk-filled overgrown lot. Despite its extremely deteriorated condition after sitting outdoors for decades, he attempts to revive the car. After extensive cleaning, replacing some parts, and getting it running surprisingly well, the car is still too far gone to reasonably restore. However, he remains determined to get it driving again in a future video, seeking ideas for potential demolition derby, Mad Max, or Escape from New York 'Dukemobile' builds.

Takeaways

• 😀 Salvages and restores a 1977 Lincoln Continental that was abandoned for decades
• 🚗 Gets the engine running surprisingly smoothly despite sitting unused for 30+ years
• 😷 Interior is full of mold and smells terrible before cleaning
• 🛠 Replaces parts like the gas tank, tires, radiator to get car drivable
• 👫 Wife helps clean the disgusting interior
• 🐶 Dog wants nothing to do with the stinky car
• 🌳 Shows the overgrown abandoned property the car was left at
• 🔧 Fixes broken power windows, dents, body damage
• 🤔 Considers options like demolition derby or Mad Max style build
• 🚘 Plans to take restored Lincoln for a test drive in a future video

Q & A

What kind of car was found in the abandoned lot?

A late 1970s Lincoln Continental was found. It was missing the hood ornament but otherwise looked complete.

What size engine did the Lincoln have?

It had a 460 cubic inch (7.5 liter) V8 engine.

How long had the Lincoln been sitting there?

Based on the last registration sticker, it had been sitting for about 33 years.

What condition was the interior of the car in?

The interior was very dirty and smelled terrible from years of sitting abandoned. There was mildew and mold present.

Did the engine run when they tried starting it?

Yes, amazingly the engine fired right up even after sitting for so long.

Were they able to get the car mobile?

Yes, they were able to find some used tires to mount on the car and get it rolling.

What possible uses were suggested for the car?

Ideas included a demolition derby car, a Mad Max style cruiser, or the Duke's car from Escape From New York.

What was found in the trunk of the car?

The trunk contained a compact spare tire and a bumper jack. Overall the trunk was surprisingly clean.

Did they completely restore the Lincoln?

No, by the end of the video it was still in rough shape. More work would be needed to fully restore it.

Will there be a follow up video on the Lincoln?

Yes, the video creator mentioned creating a part 2 video to show more work on the Lincoln.

Outlines

00:00

🚗 Discovering a Hidden Automotive Treasure

In this episode of 'Jalopy Junkers', the team revisits a previously encountered lot in Philadelphia, known for its angry owner, to rescue a Lincoln Continental from the 1970s. The lot, once cluttered with cars and overrun by nature, reveals remnants of its past as a storage site post-factory collapse. Among the finds are a complete Lincoln Continental missing only its hood ornament, an old Mercedes, and a foreign station wagon, possibly a Volvo, amidst other miscellaneous items including a cast iron sink and foam panels. The episode highlights the process of navigating through the lot, inspecting the discovered vehicles, and planning the extraction of the Lincoln amidst concerns about the property's legal status and the state of neglect in the surrounding Germantown area.

05:01

🔧 Tactical Vehicle Recovery

The narrator details the strategic plan to winch out the Lincoln Continental without damaging it, despite the vehicle's weight and the challenging terrain covered with leaves. Utilizing a nearby tree for leverage and employing a snatch block for the operation, they manage to move the vehicle with the help of a winch previously submerged in the Delaware River, showcasing its resilience. The episode also touches on the importance of disengaging the winch to prevent accidental damage and the narrator's plans to reorganize their truck as a New Year's resolution.

10:02

🏚 Exploring a Historical Site

Venturing beyond vehicle recovery, the episode transitions into exploring an adjacent dilapidated building, revealing its historical significance and the potential dangers of entering such unstable structures. The discovery of old manufacturing equipment, including a drill press and a boiler, alongside asbestos concerns, paints a vivid picture of the past industry. The narrator's interaction with a local, clarifying the property's legal complexities, adds a human element to the adventure, highlighting the blend of urban exploration and automotive salvage.

15:05

🛠 Salvage and Restoration Efforts

As the episode progresses, focus shifts to salvaging valuable parts and planning the restoration of the Lincoln Continental. Despite the vehicle's deteriorated condition, the narrator identifies potential in salvaging items like the old Mercedes and discusses the logistics of transporting the Lincoln. Encounters with local residents and legal misunderstandings about the property provide a glimpse into the challenges of such endeavors. The episode emphasizes the importance of preparation and the value of seemingly insignificant items in restoration projects.

20:22

🚚 Navigating Logistical Challenges

The narrative highlights the logistical hurdles of moving the Lincoln Continental due to tight spaces and the risk of damaging the vehicle or surrounding property. A confrontation with locals questioning the vehicle's ownership adds tension, resolved through negotiation and documentation. The successful extraction of the Lincoln, despite these obstacles, showcases the narrator's problem-solving skills and determination. The episode concludes with the vehicle safely on the road, albeit with a cautious approach to navigating the city's one-way streets.

25:27

❄️ Weather Delays and Teamwork

A sudden snowstorm introduces unexpected delays in the project, showcasing the team's adaptability. The narrator assists with another vehicle project, highlighting the collaborative spirit among the crew. Despite weather challenges, efforts to protect the vehicles from snow demonstrate proactive measures to mitigate setbacks. The episode reflects the camaraderie and shared responsibilities within the team, emphasizing the importance of flexibility and support in automotive restoration projects.

30:29

🔍 Initial Assessment and Planning

The narrator begins the meticulous process of assessing the Lincoln Continental's condition, focusing on potential issues with the radiator support, condenser, and overall rust damage. Optimism for the vehicle's engine, a 460 or 400, is tempered by the realization of its extensive deterioration. This phase of the project involves evaluating the vehicle's structural integrity, identifying necessary repairs, and planning the next steps in the restoration process, highlighting the depth of challenge faced in bringing the Lincoln back to life.

35:31

📦 Uncovering Hidden Treasures

The exploration continues with a surprising discovery of valuable items within the vehicle, including a compact spare tire, bumper jack, and the vehicle's build sheet. This treasure trove of original components offers insight into the vehicle's history and potential for restoration. The episode delves into the significance of these finds, illustrating the rewarding aspects of automotive archaeology and the potential value hidden within neglected vehicles.

40:33

🚘 Reviving the Lincoln Continental

Efforts to revive the Lincoln Continental intensify, with the narrator detailing the process of replacing tires, addressing engine issues, and completing other necessary repairs.

Keywords

💡car

The main theme of the video is restoring an old 1977 Lincoln Continental car that was abandoned over 30 years ago. The narrator goes through the process of getting the engine running, fixing parts of the car like the radiator and brake lines, and assessing what still works and what needs to be replaced or fixed. The car is the central focus and object that drives the video's narrative.

💡restore

A core goal the narrator has is to restore the old car to working order after decades of neglect. He puts in a lot of time and effort trying to get the engine started, the fluids changed, the interiors cleaned, and finding necessary replacement parts like tires to make the car drivable again.

💡abandoned

The narrator explains that the Lincoln Continental was abandoned on a piece of land over 30 years ago. No one claimed ownership of it anymore, so he was able to get possession of it and try to restore it. The car being abandoned is what allowed him to acquire it in the first place.

💡engine

Getting the car's original 460 cubic inch V8 engine running again is a major accomplishment and milestone in the restoration process. A lot of the narrator's initial work focuses on freeing up and starting the old engine after decades of sitting idle.

💡parts

Due to the car's age and extensive neglect, many parts like the radiator, brake lines, belts, hoses, tires, etc. need to be replaced for functionality. The narrator removes damaged parts and tries to find used replacements to make the car drivable again.

💡drivable

While fully restoring the Lincoln is likely not feasible, the narrator's main goal is to get it to a point where it can be safely driven around again. Getting the engine started is the first step, but finding usable replacement parts is critical to make the car roadworthy.

💡decay

Decades of exposure to the elements caused substantial decay and damage to many parts of the vehicle. Rust, corrosion, rot, and critter infestations degraded critical components, posing major challenges for reviving the car.

💡rescue

A motivating idea behind the restoration is to rescue the car from its current state of abandonment and decay. By getting it running again and roadworthy, the narrator is essentially saving the classic vehicle from an otherwise hopeless fate.

💡determination

Despite overwhelming obstacles, rotten interiors, non-functional parts, and progress continually impeded by discovering new layers of damage, the narrator persists with fierce determination to revive the Lincoln. His stubborn resolve to rescue the car drives the story.

💡revive

The ultimate aim is to revive and bring new life to a classic car that was essentially left for dead. Getting the aging vehicle mobile again and preventing it from metalling away in a junkyard gives it a second lease on life.

Highlights

Narrator explores an abandoned property and finds a 1977 Lincoln Continental

Lincoln has a 460 cubic inch V8 engine that starts up after years of sitting

Fuel tank is completely rusted out and empty

Narrator's wife helps clean out the dirty interior

New tires are installed so the car can roll

Electric windows brought back to life

Engine runs well but body and interior still need extensive restoration

Transcripts

hey you guys welcome to another episode

of jalopy junkers we are going back to a

lot that you might remember the angry

guy in

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Philly I mean you're going to hit this

but no

what that you have per to pull that out

I'm

leaving have a nice day

aome oh come on you got to be

kidding these neighbors are pissed you

got it you got

it cuz there is apparently a Lincoln

that they need and want removed Gates

unlocked this time at that now you

remember this was completely full of

cars before and trees had grown up

around them somebody was using it as a

storage lot for a long time there

actually used to be a a building here a

factory that collapsed and

then guy removed it and then caed it

kind of as his own little pad to park

cars and got went and then I guess

didn't pay the taxes for for a long time

and another guy came and acquired the

property through a legal

Manor and then there's this other

property attached to it that he has now

Acquired and oh my

gosh this must be the Lincoln looks like

late 7s Continental I guess uh don't

know a lot about these I can see it's

missing the hood

ornament but

wow I mean it looks complete that's cool

and then we got an old

Mercedes over here take a look

at oh yeah

that's that's all

there

and what is this little station

wagon H looks foreign Maybe

Volvo I don't not

sure let's take a look inside of this

one oh yeah it is a Volvo look at that

the floor is completely gone and this is

probably just scrap but you know man how

long have these been here this is no

joke oh cast iron sink look at that

that's not a steel one either this is

actually really nice let's see see if he

wants to jump this I'll take this

today use that for something when I get

a bigger bigger shop you know you got

these roof

tiles that's PR

nice pile of paint cans that have all

rusted

through and let's get closer to the back

of that lincol since you know I mean

that's what this video is supposed to be

about get some from foam panels

4x8 these have been sitting outside

forever and you could see things chewing

on them for nesting materials but those

are really good I you could

insulate a cabin with that or what have

you a nice thing about winter time I

don't have to worry so much about about

bees and wasps look at the back of

this so we're actually we're in the

germant town section of Philly and it's

a really neat area that has all sorts of

beautiful buildings but obviously this

one completely neglected for a very long

time but the it's got good bones I mean

look at that that stone walls and brick

walls they are holding nice and

stout and let's get back over

here oh it's one of those uh saw hor

stands you guys remember

these all the wood got R than termite

infested but the steel still holding

up Dam trunk lid deck lid is R out

pretty

good look at the key slot you can see

well the stainless is still good but

that's been is sitting I mean these are

these are signs of like sometimes people

say in the the comments they're like oh

this video is completely staged like on

the cat 977 they said that I don't know

who would would do spend their time to

try to Stage a vehicle and clearly you

could never stage something of this

magnitude I I mean this is hey how are

you man I stopped for a minute I was

talking to that guy cuz I saw him just

kind of scratching his head looking at

me explain the

situation it's a town car all right get

these this looks like asbest big thick

panel of

it and these pieces of slate these are

really nice

actually okay is it going to be un

locked no oh I can see it in there it's

not unlocked darn yeah no keys no title

for this just some paperwork saying to

get the heck out of

here maybe not locked over on the

passenger but it's not doing anything

for us surprised this roof is not rotted

all the way through wonder if on the

edge it is cuz it's been capturing

everything under there I mean

surprisingly it's not there's the

original paint nice actually who knows

if it's original but

probably I don't even know they painted

underneath these

right right let's get in the attack plan

here this is going to be we're going to

have to come back with the trailer and

coming in this entrance is just not

really an option with the trailer but

luckily we have plenty of room to turn

around I mean ideally he would get all

this junk moved first that make it a lot

easier like especially I could get right

in front of it Jack knif trailer or even

just get the tundra and winch it

straight forward but I am not driving on

this pile of

rubbish and here's the quick attack plan

for today going to try to winch it out

not too worried about damaging the body

or anything and you know that's pretty

heavy car we're on the leaves here so we

got the tree in case we want to hook up

the back to

that

what up

mess somebody had a hoarding collection

pile here a lot of stuff was good but

now that's a little bit better now we

can tug her

over

can't find my chains in there pile mess

of a truck so do a basket this should be

all

right I got one snatch block and we'll

see if she

budges

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y

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I just took a slip and almost ate it on

this piece of wet plywood covered in

leaves look at that it's good until they

slip

out did even have to hook the tundra up

to the tree think that wet concrete and

the leaves really helped this out and

that was straight 100% Duty on this bad

lands pretty decent little winch

especially considering it was 10 ft

underwater in the Delaware River and

still off operating of course I took it

apart and cleaned everything but you

know one thing I always do on this winch

now is I leave it on disengaged because

especially using the wireless remote

like I just don't trust the solenoid in

here could stick and just you know rip

the bumper off or keep going and burn

the Wich up I used to actually

disconnect it from the battery but now I

figure you know as long as it's

disengaged here then good to go in case

it gets stuck on cuz I've had it I've

had the the remotes act up a couple

times where they don't shut off exactly

what I want them to you know and I'm

sure that's common sense with winches to

do that but for me uh you know I just

started doing it recently see got to get

this truck reorganized I'm thinking

remove the rear seats and fully fully

redo it I just that's going to be a New

Year resolution we're in January now so

I should probably get on

that let's tug her down into position

with the kinetic rope who knows we might

not even have to tug it

now here's just been the driver rear

passenger front I'm going to hit the air

Locker

though and see if that's up anything and

mostly to verify it still works since I

don't use it very

often definitely working cuz I felt the

truck shifting sideways had a little bit

more power but not quite enough we're

going to need that kinetic

energy

and that ought to do it I got this

little hump back to trailer right up to

it that's not a route and yeah uh got to

run to another thing to do right now

checking out a property and then I

supposed to come back tonight or

tomorrow at least now we know what we're

dealing with we're all set up I I dealt

with the neighbor too he was kind of

pissed off at for a second there it

seemed but once I explained the

situation and then I had to recall the

guy I was dealing with cuz apparently

this property is still in acquisition

stages I suppose you'd call it the

property line was right here so

everything there had to had to go is

part of this one and then you know this

place this is ah yeah it almost looks

like the wall it's buckling out a little

bit

I don't think there's too much holding

it together as he was saying he was told

by his this guy that maybe the termites

holding the hands are the only thing

holding this building together I would

actually love to take a look inside

but well it's

open I don't think it's very safe to to

go in here

though oh

wow nothing there

look at this it's probably from the

1800s you know

basement or no actually no it's just a

cross space under

there whoa what is this over here is

that an old drill press yeah there's no

basement down there we

just got a couple

feet what is that noise there's an old

uh bandol I guess Hutchinson

Manufacturing Company Northtown

Pennsylvania

that belt just broke from from sitting

here look at

that motor is locked

up it's just the water leaking but I

don't see it going

anywhere maybe it's just water rushing

past the pipe or something I don't

know wonder if that's his bestest too or

something it's like is there a picture

here thought that was a bell for a

second thatd be gone an old bronze Bell

I got the bestest

tiles

floor watch your step these are like 2x

12 2x 14 under the floor there the

joists oh there's a basement in this

section of the building side of

it oh it's just Low cross space for

utilities wow look at that old furnace

boiler steam

boiler a water

heater look at this

thing wow yeah they not my to this up

though I mean you can see yeah it's uh

don't disturb anything essentially

and don't come here during the snow or

the rain and cross space beneath the

stairs and old paint

peeling wow yes so these videos you know

they kind of turn into a little bit of

everything should be wearing a dust mask

in here I if you're doing this kind of

stuff all the time you better or just

don't disturb it you can see there was a

drop ceiling like 2 feet in between and

this giant fluorescent looks like out of

a

factory fire

Place some Automotive Parts gears and

bell

housing so this guy was a Motorhead

now this car is out back guess this is

the stairs

upstairs the stairs

upstairs

whoa this is beautiful imagine just turn

back to clock guys always I'll put time

stamps in I'll have to make a note of

that look how close it is to the

building next to it too I wonder if when

this was built maybe there was nothing

there and they had a beautiful view out

then they put this brick building next

to it that would be my guess because

it's uh this is definitely

1800s or I don't know but all Stone

construction and actually I think this

building is

savable he said no way but if you go

through this and see some somebody was

coming in and sister and stuff up a

second story

fireplace

whoa yes old cast iron claw foot tub

that thing's a

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be highways 500

lb water heater just sitting on a steel

milk

crate he's looking back over my truck in

the yard and I guess let's check out the

third story what the heck we're this far

right how could you

not I mean everything honestly feels

pretty sturdy look bad from the outside

but yeah this was definitely you put in

after and that must have sucked unless I

guess if this was your bedroom it' be

pretty cool just climb out your window

and hang out there beautiful

view even the Roof Systems holding up

really

good look

that this newer plywood too so somebody

you know they were trying to keep this

thing going good storage too all right

well I guess that wraps this little side

tour up wait wait a second it's

always okay yeah that's it and big big

crack in them all there

that uh wraps this one up let's let's

get out of here in one

piece suppose I did forget to mention

this mg sitting here at the top

down how did they leave the top down

it's not even they get rided through

they just left it that way so that might

be something in the future along with

those

two

so was going to go pick the car up next

day but we got a little snowstorm

rolling in so Gus let's go check on

mommy she's uh out there working on the

Mustang he doesn't want to come out in

the

snow good boy way let's go how you make

it out yeah I didn't get very far I'm

just trying to figure out how to get the

back seats out oh I can tell you that

Jen's doing a video on this

mustang some some TLC and such oh yeah

it's probably not ideal weather to go

drive down there but checking out the

the tarp system I added another little

section and that's keeping the snow out

of the carport as used to just blow all

in are you a snow

doggy

who was hiding under the car Mr

Turbo hey baby I got a little surprise

for

you little Camp St for to stay

warm okay we are back and not going to

be able to pull in with these cars here

but she'll be able to back up

that

the problem here is as you come in you

got to come over this way but there's

just nowhere to really maneuver your

truck in that alley and you have this

big block wall

here

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on

we got a

roller I see part that problem we're

bringing a piece of plywood with

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us oh it's wedged under the

differential ging it the old bumper test

but we got a couple visitors no that

doesn't belong

to he said he listen showed me all the

paperwork on it

so all right so they were flipping that

on me first one guy's an attorney said

drop the car right now I put got to give

them the GU number that's what he

thought originally too but apparently he

said the property lines on the edge of

this build that's what he said

so again there's just not value in that

car man it's not yeah yeah I'm not

trying to be difficult man uh I'm Chris

by the way I'm Chris as well okay nice

to meet you okay that uh started crazy

and smoothed out bumper Jack time see if

the bumper Rifts

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off

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boy

yeah there it

is

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oops this is a bad handle design by

DeWalt fills up with water it's

frozen

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[Applause]

yeah

I'm pulling out of here I'm in the same

situation he was definitely can't pull a

left turn and we'll have to go right and

it's still a little bit tight but that's

a one way with traffic coming down it

that's a one way

too

hopefully I don't have to back down this

whole road we we'll make

it that's actually what he should have

done when he left

but all

right

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he

get her cleaned up with touch

here

didn't get this in the garage last night

CU we got a little bit of snow and Jen

wanted some help with her Mustang on the

lift so now let's do that get this

cleaned off get her in and

assess

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well I did the right thing put her up in

there let it dry off a little bit and

you know it's a big ask for this

asymmetric to be on here backwards so I

did go ahead and hit up Harbor Freight

for some of these 2ton post Jacks it's

really nice with those on there I mean

you can't rock this thing at all super

sturdy if you're working underneath but

uh let's let's take a look around you

know obviously the tires are all shot

and

square but they do spin and underneath

we can see the radiator support is

pretty Rusty actually completely gone so

that's going to be a problem along with

the condenser support too that's that's

just all routed

out we oh this side's

locked up okay now based on the pictures

I was looking at this is a 77 to 79

Lincoln and it's either got the big 460

or a 400 hopefully it's the 460 you know

um oh man look at those belts I mean you

can tell that has not been spun over in

quite some

time uh I'm going to have to definitely

get that fan sh out of the way before we

go rotating it over oil filter's a

little crusty but no rust holes in it

yet let's just keep on going obviously

no leaks unless all the oil's already

leaked out but it's been sitting here

and all the water's dried up okay yeah

it's pretty pretty damp I'm sure the

trans is probably empty but uh Factory

caly converters get the Ford emblem on

there and those are probably wasting

money obviously rust holes in the floor

I mean this

is I almost am afraid to go go in in

this car because of how it's going to

smell and the amount of mosquitoes that

they're probably back to life now you

could see this was

undercoated and that actually you know

that did a good job on it like

considering this was sunk in the ground

yeah everybody says that the

undercoating causes more rust but as you

can see it uh yes it was peeling away in

certain areas but it did a good job

protecting and the frame not

undercoated but that he nice has parking

brake cables ripped we got the Ford 9in

rear how about it little bit of leak

from the pinion seal but that I could

probably throw up maybe get some coin

for if if this ends up being a parts

mobile and it's very nice that the the

drum brakes are not locked up on either

side the gas tank strap rusted through

leak in oh that's not even a drop that's

just turned into like some crusty stuff

this one's probably about to rip off too

oh and it feels like that's full of

something there that muffler we had

ripped off um back of the frame you know

pretty solid look at that mount right

there that's decent and a far back a

little bit little bit more

Rusty little bit that was sunk in the

ground now got the air shocks in the

back very crusty brake

lines probably have good sound cuz we do

still have one muffler on there well

that's all I need to see let's uh let's

pop the

[Applause]

hood the hood Pop's going to be in here

and oh boy that is terrible looking and

we got these windows cleaned off

it's it's not good got Wing

window or is that a roll down Wing

window or a fake Wing window I don't

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video end up breaking this window aren't

I that's some pretty good

access

come on I know it's not frozen since

it's been sitting in the garage

here how about a piece of rope do a

slipnot yeah I like

that oh not might be a little fat to get

in the door

though now get in there

oh yeah that's going to be nice Center

up

tight here we

go there it

is

oh

watch some Critters come running that

one

out all

right oh that's bad it smells like an

old musty moldy basement house that's

been sitting in a

forest for 20 years yeah we're going to

drop the ozone generator in here before

we do anything

else of course that's not going to want

to pull e either gosh darn it yeah this

was a really humid environment for a

while not much saving to do on this car

guys but you know we're still going to

give it a valiant effort right

eek scking up the whole garage door

operates nice

though

there it

goes some Vice scrips just to hold it in

the out position I mean most of the time

when a hood doesn't pop you can just

give a little hit on the hood but uh

that's not going to work in this case

and boy this smell kind of brings me

back to my childhood it uh reminds me of

one of my friends basements smelt just

like this actually

oh man sure I'm getting all sorts of

nasty stuff right now quadrasonic tape

deck

yes the clock stopped at 50:3 and 20

seconds it shows a seconds on there

that's pretty cool got the electronic

antenna how many miles we have 42,000

mil I'm probably 142 but you know no

tears in the seats actually so oh yeah a

couple here really stinks with the the

mice that get in you know actually for

all I know this this didn't have any

mice in it because this mice it might

have just uh fell down from from sitting

forever and then everything you know I

had a bunch of mildew and such under

there cuz I don't I don't smell Mouse

turs I mean at First Look I was thinking

definitely but there let's let's just

see what's under the

hood o

Rusty

don't bend the hood now got to pull

forward and

up and maybe hit it with some

lube all

right

okay

Jesus this thing is

terrible

yes there were a few Critters living

under the hood they got this bundled up

real nice super

toasty oh that looks like a pretty big

engine and looking over at the

label sometimes these don't have the

engine size on them on older cars but we

have got the yes engine family 460 7.5 L

heck yeah so this isn't a complete waste

of time looks like an oil filter on

there

ehy oh we will I'm surprised that's

coming right off look at that yeah you

never know lots of good signs no

critters have made it in we got a four

barrel of course cuz it's the 460 I

don't think they ever made a 462 Barrel

I could be mistaken though I mean the

cool thing is we are all complete what

do we got for a battery this is oh it's

another Sears battery a Sears di hard

okay it's not quite the low grade Sears

like what was in the uh the Cadillac out

there in Idaho this is the kind of stuff

you can't make up with a car that's been

sitting like I think I was saying

earlier in the

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St well definitely got to get more than

scrap value for this thing because

otherwise there go some of my profits in

the trash can you

know curious to see if these old tires

take in the air and the best way to fill

old questionable tires is to not fill

them at all just replace them but if you

must you use a long extension like this

clip it on and then stand back cuz if

they're going to blow usually it happens

when you're filling them up the first

time now we're a safe distance away let

her rip

I think the beads leaking a little bit

on the back

side 25 psi in each see if any of those

actually

hold a couple checks under the hood the

carburetor linkage actually looks

completely fine

and that choke closed up really good

shape there no rust power steering and

not that that is too important yeah we

got oil in there it's not on the stick

but it's got oil the radiator Cap's just

sitting on there and it is bone dry with

a bunch of powdery corrosion down in

there engine oil dip stick goes into the

timing cover up

here we got uh a little overfilled but

nice black oil good sign not going to

worryed about the transend for now but

let's go ahead and check this brake food

you see this has got a a Hydro Boost Set

up instead of a vacuum booster on

it oh look at that fresh sure a couple

pumps with the power brakes we'll blow

those lines right out though look at

this on the side of the red we got some

service records from erden Hy service

center 515

1987 how about that a gold marker or

maybe they just scratched the paint I'm

not sure so it was definitely running in

87 didn't want to cut the fan shroud or

deal with taking the fan off but you

know we couldn't really rotate the

engine over since that was dragging on

there now we can hand rotate it feels

like 22 mm 1 in 7/8 I'm sorry it's

neither of them 15 16 get a little Lube

down into the

intake without pulling the plugs or

messing with anything let's see if this

engine budges over or if she's locked

up oh I see it budging a little bit

there yeah she's

free those belts are uh

kind of funny I almost want to just hit

the starter and watch all that

disintegrate poliy are so

shot I'm going to slip and just slam my

hand into all this rust aren't

I

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yeah

never set an old battery on a concrete

floor if it's leak in that all that acid

gets on your concrete it'll etch it and

destroy

it

yeah sounds great now next thing is

going to be getting some power over to

the ignition coil let's pop this dizzy

off see what that looks like

underneath sure it'll be fresh all right

yeah not bad at all oh so this doesn't

have points this has the dura spark

tested tough well this will be nice

because uh we can prove how reliable and

great this is it gets pretty bad wrap

but I've showed up to a few rigs that

have the uh the dura spark ignition and

sometimes they just work you know us

usually they just

work looking kosher in there have to

clean out no points just got to get a

hot ran over to the coil which should be

this double wire one's red and black and

the other says talk test on it so that

would be the pulsating

ground oh yeah good spark how about it

and look at these

belts those are going to fly off in my

face when this thing

starts I won't be standing in the plane

of them though now we are making some

progress I have got the radiator back in

cuz you know we got the trans lines

going there so can't fire it up without

those and got some metal strapping for

lower supports and then you just zip

ties on the top but it's it's on there

good enough leaving the AC condenser and

fan shroud out for now I'm now going to

run over to my storage yard and grab a

battery for this cuz I have one in a

Mercury G Marquee and you see the tires

did not hold air at all so we got to get

some some used tires somewhere also

running the ozone generator in here

which wow it's uh a little smoky and

hazy but doesn't smell burs or anything

but anyway I'm going to let that go to

town it's on a timer

oh let that go for a while kill off the

mold and whatnot and anything living in

there that stuff will will do a good job

I mean it ain't going to take the stink

away but uh at least hopefully kill off

the

mold all right it's time to fire it up

you see a little rain moved in melted

the snow we got the auxiliary fuel

hooked up and the line coming from the

tank over to a bottle in case something

comes out let's open this up and see if

the level drops at all or if the carb

overfills here we go

we got Flo a little love tap and it

appears the float valve is sealing which

is always amazing to me when a carb sits

that long that that valve I mean it took

and it sealed incredible I think this is

going to run like a chance ignition is

Juiced and I now have a starter button

by popular request you guys told me to

quit arcing and sparking the wires so

finally uh put one of these together

here we go it's going to fire right off

off oh look at

that

Island perfect buil Ford tough almost

perfect W even the headlights I don't

know if you guys just saw that but the

headlights

closed look at it guys

needs a little help clean that crud

out and there there it goes opening up

once it loes vacuum I love those

headlights and we got to get some

antifreeze in here maybe a couple new

belts but we'll we'll let those clean

the pulley out first and yeah I mean

it's uh this thing's just about ready to

the drive minus the interior kind of

forgot about that choke was stuck on cuz

of a broken vacuum line sure this has

all sorts of vacuum line issues but

let's fire it back

up most that clacking noise you hear up

front is the belts and that AC

compressor little tap I hear starting

too I want to run this for another

couple seconds and then uh we're going

to drop the oil out we'll get some water

in it probably cut the belts off for now

too but boy that sounds pretty darn good

for being uh in hibernation for I'm

going to say at least 205 30 years that

belt slapping up and

down it's actually bouncing back and

forth hitting the power steering foliage

one of the

noises oh there it

goes

ow this thing is healthy I get some

fresh oil and a filter in there and

that it's one way to get the belts off

right it's still empty out of the pump

which is

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good yeah pretty black now I wouldn't

have really changed this if it was good

look oil so quick anyway but this stuff

is black is

night also when these thin oil filters

get rusty it's always a a risk I've seen

them rust through and cause just a a

darn

mess there's a fuel line coming from the

tank and look at that thing that looks

like it got crispy hot and almost caught

on fire at some

point but no wonder it wasn't even

trying to pull

anything is that uh I wasn't

sealing I guess we could pull out of

this real quick with the vacuum see if

there's anything that comes out of the

tank never mind what am I saying this

has got a couple rust holes it's

probably pretty

low I thought for sure that would just

stab right through yeah thing's empty

well I just actually cut the pickup hose

and it went GLE G ggle and it smells

terrible so we're going to just get this

Hazard tank out of here cuz it's you

know ready to fall out on the road

anyway else is holding

in there we go yes completely rusted

through on the top oh boy I can't

believe there was anything in that that

uh that hose you know technically this

is supposed to be done to every car

before it goes to the scrap yard but I

can tell you it's not what happens

taking a look at this yeah that was a

bone dry and just

crumbling all we would have been picking

up is piles of rust this is actually

ready for the scrapyard don't even have

to clean it out oh at that the stainless

steel on the the pickup actually this I

need this for the Torino yeah we uh

right now I have it just vented out to

the atmosphere with a filter and this is

a little inline spring-loaded oneway

valve that I couldn't find anywhere so

that's kind of awesome for the good old

Grand Aro this pickup screen this is

actually not good now that's

done and it's completely clogged up so

that's you know when you do these flying

drives it's like I always try to save

the original tank because I mean

sometimes you just get lucky but you see

that one's just completely gummed shut

that like I can't believe when I took

that hose well I guess I do believe it

now yeah see there's there's the uh the

gas I guess let's keep moving down the

list uh we got to get some tires or

something on here cuz these are not

going to move

anywhere

yeah lead Hammer For the

Win not bad at

all tons of me brand new pads in there

and that seems to be a common thing that

I see these cars these wonderful old

cars have been parked they uh it's like

they just had a brake job and then they

end up getting parked you can see

somebody replace these brake hoses too

which are now dry routing and falling

apart same

deal

there was the wheel weights oh that was

actually the weight off the drum oh

three of

them roll

baby oh actually I got a couple rims off

of a Ranchero with tires that hold air

oh the Bol pattern fits too

except the center is too

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small that'll do it and don't worry

these were already trashed anyway look

somebody drilled out and elongated the

holes or had a loose wheel but that's uh

that'll do I mean they're not hubcentric

anymore definitely not as strong but

it'll work for rolling around

oh oh is it the caliper is hitting it or

the tie rod in

now oh yeah I guess it is hitting

something back

there well you know I'm not taking no

for an answer here so we're going to

make it work and I'll do it and just in

case you were wondering this was too

small for here it had to get cut out or

ground out but I'll keep this in my junk

bin for something it's a nice

Circle it still hits the caliper gosh

darn it not going to

work yeah at least it still work on the

back time for this

interior yeah hey

baby hi you ready for your uh come on

out come check this thing

out okay oh I've somehow convinced Jen

to clean the inside actually I offered

her an oyster dinner and she agreed to

it she hasn't seen it yet though so

what's up but they uh that did a decent

job actually smells much better and it's

a humid day today

too there she

is you ready to see the inside of this

yeah how bad is it and see what you

signed up for Gus you too buddy you want

to check out the inside of this thing so

this is what how many dozen oysters gets

me as many as you want take a look hey

gus you want to go for car ride see what

he thinks oh my God Jump On In there

come on no there is no way you be

fine all right wow while I go and get

supplies uh you oh this has got to be

the worst car I've ever smelled what

what does it smell like to you what

would you say if you were to pin it I

don't know like a a dead body no it

doesn't smell that bad well we ran the

ozone generator we're going to give her

a mask and let's see what the goose man

thinks you want to come check out the

car come on if he gets into the car that

that says everything there's no way he

gets into the car oh no he took one

sniff of no way Gus come on boy come on

what's that what's this no all right

come here no G no get out of

there painted all right so it doesn't

smell that bad yeah it's kind of kind of

cool in there

actually well now you need a bath don't

you

mister come

on he's probably so stoked that there's

actually grass

again oh with the big

Le oh you bit her butt did

you all right get to work out I know

it's so nice it's

unbelievable attacker we're going skiing

tomorrow in this yeah great ski weather

I tell

you I hope those doll don't fall

out are we're on a hill no the dollies

are on the driveway though got

it I

need it's like a

trampoline

K turn for the win best quad

ever

good yeah look good oh you're going to

have some fun so Jen is doing her own

video on your second channel right on

this little little diddy cleaning it out

maybe she'll find something interesting

and I'll work on trying to get that

trunk popped too go get some tires

somewhere I don't know oil filter belt

let's make it happen hey you know what I

didn't think to check was the last

registration sticker on the plate

1990 yeah so that's uh about 30 years

right a little bit more 33

years get that in collection I it's

going to be too difficult to get

open break away the rust a little

there we

go de bodies

no that's a it's a deep trunk we got

jipped with the the gr Torino it's so

small compared to this this is uh right

in line with the Grand Marquee we got

but surprisingly very clean inside of

here spare

out

oh one of those compact ones for saving

space and a bumper Jack well just paron

anyway oh no there's the rest very nice

spring spring down on

there oh yeah probably a little bit

bigger than it had to be all right using

a Plaza open the door

here we

go it's one way to do it still works too

look at

that we could weld that patch back in

that's no big

deal oh yeah doors are open I need a

now geared up where'd you get that suit

at oh I've just had it in safekeeping W

just in case it's like a biohazard suit

suum

huh it is oh that's this this an early

Valentine's Day present oh yeah that's

real love right there and time to go

grab a couple parts and some tires I

think I know just the place I tell you

this Tundra is starting to feel tired

especially on these humid days you

accelerate it kind of bucks a little bit

it's got a good misfire I think that's

due to low compression and you know when

the truck gets older like in my case it

gets heavier cuz I put more and more

junk in it the engine gets more sluggish

cuz it's worn out and that really gives

you that authentic worn out truck

feeling uh or as you young kids like to

say it clapped out truck right they had

the oil filter in stock and not the

right belt but one size off on I got one

size bigger one size smaller they Co

heavy duty made in PRC People's Republic

of China

and China and for some tires let's see

somebody ripped the gate off of

here um doesn't look like we're going to

get lucky usually this thing's full of

tires I'm actually at my old work um but

yeah these are nice though

14s look almost new

they're not though

2014 and the beads are falling apart

they're all super dry otherwise I'd grab

those oh well have to try one other

place I actually used to stash tires

back behind this fence but

uh look at this so you see all this

trash there is a guy that hangs out

around here and he organizes trash

piles and true story I used to organize

some it wasn't trash I mean I kept good

stuff back here okay so I still have a

propane tank and 55 gon drums I got to

get those cleaned up but one day he uh

he moved my stuff and he actually threw

a bunch of like tires I had in the bin

and I was like dude those are good tires

like don't mess with my stuff because I

don't bother him he just comes back here

and I've talked to him before he he's

got a thing where he he has to organize

trash it doesn't seem very organized to

me but so I'm telling this story to Jen

and she's like so wait a second let me

get this tra your AR doing with a a

homeless guy about touching your stuff

but it's not trash she didn't believe me

she basically thought my stuff was trash

but it wasn't like all these little

piles these are all him he goes in the

woods picks this stuff up and makes

giant piles over here too and I I uh

talked to him once I said a few times

I've talked to him I offered to pay him

per trash bag he fills up I said I'll

give you trash bags and I'll give you

whatever it was like five or 10 bucks

per trash bag and then we'll properly

dispose of it but he didn't want to do

that he had no interest and so he'd

probably be mad at me right now for

exposing his his trash piles but it's

not good look at what he's doing this is

crazy absolutely Madness I mean it's

great that he's picking this all up out

of the ccs and whatnot but it's like

what's the point if every time a wind

storm comes it just blows

away that's a nice little piggy bank

like usual we are way off topic but uh

this here here's a shame as well you see

the tree fell over and knocked out these

beautiful arbores they're not the

Emerald Greens but yeah checking out

Termites Termites Ate out the whole

bottom and then uh she gave I can't

stand people that litter and throw trash

out of their Windows another true story

I was once driving down this here Road

and the guy in front of me the

passengers in the back rolled down the

window and threw out the McDonald's

trash bag and trash went all over I

wrote down the license plate called the

cops immediately they actually went to

the dude's house and it was it was a

young kid and his friends threw it out

but that stuff would fire me up wait a

second I got the sail Tires over here

that they hang a banner on Boom there's

a 15 oh yeah I was able to find a couple

how you make it

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out I'll give you a hand to help you

finish it he's cutting these Rusty moly

seat belts out and there's there's the

date 42nd week of 1977 so this must be a

19 78 I guess it could be a 79 too and

look at that there is the build

sheet little

damp oh this will definitely tell us

here oh I could just read the VIN too so

Jenice called it quits on this one and I

don't blame her I'm just doing some

final vacuuming and getting everything

up off the the headliner CU I

essentially wanted to get it clean

enough to be able to you maybe drive it

but we still didn't even

it's starting to become a lost cause

noticing all these little balls of foam

it's like no wonder these things are

super fight from the factory every

little crevice has foam stuffed in it

back here I mean which is great but then

if water gets in it causes such an issue

and it accelerates the rot and gives

nesting materials for mice which I don't

I haven't really seen much evidence of

Of Mice being in here and it doesn't

doesn't smell like that you know

starting to smell much better that's for

darn sure

trying to get rid of all the nasty

stuff

Windows what do you guys think will

these go down if we apply power does

look this uh Wing window what the heck

yeah that's part of the window too the

whole thing goes down together it's not

quite a wing window it's a fake Wing

window I think this is going to be the

motor see a Purple motor down

there yeah it's got a broken clip

somebody was in here at some point zip

tied it got the old jfo it's almost 15

volts this might give it enough juice to

roll down probably not because

everything is so

corroded I can tell you I'm not driving

this car with the windows

up

no there it

comes oh love it I think I was going the

wrong way though little shock

therapy oh darn motor did come back to

life though it's just stripped out

internally really neat design though as

you roll down the little uh triangle

goes down first and then the big one

follows

suit manual windows got to love them I

think we're going to have much better

luck with this back one oh yeah is this

I used all the time

junk

yes I just wanted to see that nice

action on the the windows finally one of

them works as it

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should

we

yeah

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mil

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away

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guess we see if these beads tear

too or punch myself in the

face

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there to go fire the compressor

up these are totally still usable but

you know bunch of corrosion I bet you if

you just fill them up and drove them on

the highway it'd probably clean that

stuff right out of there cuz the tire

kind of Wiggles back and forth but these

will be

fine

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well that was much easier than steel

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wheels almost a matching set of course I

ran rolled through Gus's

poop yeah buddy those little tires look

pretty good fill her up with some freshy

it's 460 deserves it 7.5 L of Fury you

know how did we end up here like this

car it was free by the way should have

just been taken right to the scrapyard

maybe take the wheels the C hats off it

junk it but uh decided to try to give

her a second chance and as you can see

it's it's pretty far gone but few things

come to my mind as far as uses like

definitely a good demolition derby car

uh could make a good Mad Max Cruiser

style car you know or uh what's that

movie The Duke mobile from Escape From

New

York put some chandeliers up on the

front I don't know but way too deep into

it to call it quit at this point however

I think this video is probably running

on pretty darn long especially since my

brain is all over the place I'm showing

you guys a little bit of everything so

uh we we jump off topic on this this

channel quite a bit if you guys have any

ideas of something you'd like to see

done with this uh let me know if

anybody's interested in a great running

460 engine and transmission that may or

may not work let me know too but we're

going to find that out in a part two cuz

yeah certainly didn't go this far to

throw the towel in but yeah we made some

progress we got good tires on it now

holding there clean

windows uh interior still got a pressure

wash the dash and stuff but it's all

rainy and dark out there so uh we're

actually going skiing tomorrow and I

figured you know what I wanted to get

this video uploaded on Friday it's

actually like 4:30 in the morning on

Thursday right now I just editing all

the footage and I'm like it's definitely

my fault that we ran out of time on this

one you know snow came was riding the

the king turd out there having a

blast but there'll be a part two we'll

get her out cruising if you guys got any

feedback let me know and I thank you

very very much for tuning in this far

especially if you did CU I know this has

got to be probably over an hour by now

so thanks very much see you guys soon No

Nonsense no how over

out you're so

strong

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all

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low tide at the river