ABANDONED MOPAR Budget Performance Upgrades + First Drive in YEARS! 

Guess i wont be going to bed for another 50 minutes 😂

I am 90% sure the issue with the engine is the fact that you upgraded the suspension and brakes causing it to not be numbers matching anymore and everybody knows that a numbers matching mopar is somehow just better in every way no matter how horrible it is

love to see a complete engine rebuild on this

This episode was more real life then most of the other channels. You will get that thing rocking soon enough!

I know it's a good day when junkyard digs uploads

Please keep doing more restoration episodes on this car to get it "right" as far as reasonably possible. Even if it it includes doing more work than you usually do on the revival cars like interior, body trim and so on. I love fuselage mopars and would gladly watch more episodes. For me this car would be a keeper.

Just thought I’d add my two cents as a mopar guy that’s dabbled in handling for the benefit of anyone else that would be interested in doing this, the stock mopar setup is actually pretty good and miles better than what most domestics had at the time. The main weaknesses are the flex in the upper control arm mounts/shock towers and the steering link setup. A strut tower brace can help one of these cars tremendously as well as some gusseting around the mounts, in addition to what Kevin has already put on the car. Sway bars are definitely available from multiple manufacturers for b bodies, and though it’s a bit more of a pain in the ass to adjust, with different spring rates to fit your needs(replacing torsion bars) you’d have adjustable ride height and shock valving, in a suspension with low center of gravity and a fairly consistent camber curve throughout the travel. Not bad for 1950s tech. See the mopar action green valiant articles for better explanations than I can give. Excellent vid as always man

Better late than never! Appreciate all your hard work Kevin and mook

one of the reasons ive always been a fan of your channel is you doing upgrades on a budget like this. where most youtubers tend to max out a budget a regular person could never dream of.

The balance you have between entertainment and educational value is incredible. I have learned so much from these videos and they are always enjoyable even in a long format which seems to be unpopular these days. Good job!

Bit of a late-night treat Kev lol! Love to see the progress on the Satellite and I bet that thing is going to be gorgeous by the time you're done

Cant wait to see this build! The engine setbacks are definitely annoying but cant wait to hear it rip once its back up and going healthier than ever!

We as fans will be here no matter what time of day you post. I've been subscribed for awhile now and I'm loving the new content. I see you guys growing huge in the coming years.

Phoenix gets 20 second features and his laugh is always infectious lmao

Hey Kevin love the suspension upgrade but you missed the most important one that causes the most problems just ask uncle Tony the bush that the torsion bar mounts into the lower control arm it causes them to cause toe in and out problems when they wear makes them have bad bump steer issues yours might have fine but they are prone to falling prematurely

It was a pretty cool story when you called the original owner last video.. That's pretty awesome. I hope this thing makes good time on the strip!

Kevin, thank you so much for showing the use of a torque wrench. So often I watch guys just rattle stuff down, and it's truly scary. No idea how tight that fastener is. As for the motor...well..maybe look for a 360/5.9? Anyway, always enjoy your content.

You guys are awesome. Love the videos and you guys got me into older cars. Love the content keep it up man.

Im a mopar guy and i love mopar content. Im so excited to see you bring back the dodge ramp truck and get it going again. Id love to have that truck in my arsenal.

Good morning Kevin, I just wanted to say that the last couple videos that you’ve put out has been really informative and you seem just all-around happier in them. I love the new videos!

Regardless of the setback heartbreaker of it running like crap after all that work you can still be satisfied with making a B body live again. That's one of the Mopars I truly love. Thanks for giving it life again 👊

Kevin all the work that you have done on that old car looks great. Looking forward to seeing you finish her up

I love how relaxing your videos are to watch and learn from. Love the tech segments you always do. Cheers from Texas

I’ve been watching these latest videos, but not sure if I’ve commented. Just wanted to say that I’m digging the journey of this car over a number of episodes. It’s cool to find out the history of the car. It’s amazing to see the transformation already. She’s a good looking gal. Keep going guys 🤘🏻✊🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

Yep time to screw up my sleep to watch this banger video

Awesome build Kevin! Can’t get enough of this ol MOPAR!

Wasn't a flop video. I was very entertained and learned a lot man. Now you have more content with that car... Drop a motor in it and get redemption at the drag strip another day. Love the vids man🫡

A Mook AND Digs video? Well fuck my bedtime lol

Watching this at midnight instead of going to bed for my 7am internship tomorrow ✅

Only thing I can think of off the top of my head is the really heavy oil you put in it might have brought the pressure up a little too much and blew out the head gasket. It's telling that really the only thing that got changed on it after the break in was the oil, and the cylinders were full of oil, so it feels like oil pressure to me. That motor should run fine on 30 or 40 weight oil.

You know that 'bolt' (the eccentric) has a bolt head on it, perfect to use to twist back and forth while you TAP on the other side with the hammer (with the nut installed of course)... or you can do it the way you did it and screw it all up :D

I just found this video series. Im currently restoring a 71 satellite as well with the 318 as well. Love this budget build. Keep up the good work.

time to not sleep for new jyd vid

I've never had a succesful quicky rebuild, there's always something that makes you open it back up and do it right

Thankyou for all the excellent information, you explain things in a friendly and disarming manner, that is a gift.

I highly recommend a picklefork for an air hammer. It makes ball joints a breeze.

WE LIKE THAT YOU GO OVER THE PARTS ORDER ON A BUDGET. THANKS.

Late night upload, still excited all the same!

Love your video. Being a chevyguy in the 70s thru 90s I never knew how the dodge torsion bar suspension worked. It's much more micky mouse than I thought. You certainly Kevin do a great job I learn every video and I'm 68. Thanks for the video

6:38 The cut to the bigger hammer got a chuckle out of me.

If you throw enough wrenches anything can be drivable… You may also have to get rid of a hell of a lot of dents

Them summit wheels look great on this car

I had a '71 Satellite Sebring Plus. Owned it from '76 - '81. Blue with half vinyl white roof. 383 4 speed. Pistol grip shifter. A whole lotta fun. Nice to see a '71 still out there. Apparently it is not the most popular model year but I sure liked it.

46:03 "The Water Smearers" LMFAO! When it rains, it pours......no pun intended.

the wheel tire combo does look really good. nice choice

Love the paint much better than when you all picked it up

not that we needed any confirmation, Kevin, but Mook not only brought you a sandwich, but strawberry milk… She is definitely a keeper… And it was not a failure video - watching you do that suspension was very cool

I was impressed when the pickle fork worked!! Never has for me!!

exactly what i needed before i go to sleep

Love the videos Kevin

Love this car! I can't wait to see all the bugs worked out and it racing down the road! You did a ton of work on this!!!

Reminds me of the Pontiac 400 that I broke in and it ran great. Then it ate the cam 50 miles into the power tour. Drove it another 800 miles on 5-6 cylinders just to have fun.

I had to go back to part 2 and see if I could figure out why its now a V6. That big heat cycle during break-in, especially since it got pretty hot, didn't help, and might have blown the head gasket. However, I think the main culprit has to be the exhaust valve seats. Go back to part 2 and look at the discovery you made with the exhaust ports and painters tape. Perhaps the break in was the last bit of life for the gaskets and/or seats. Bottom end should be fine, but the heads clearly need love. OR get a motorhome 440.

That qa1 stuff is pretty good i put their upper and lower control arms on my 73 dart. Drove fantastic. I also replaced the streering box and put on a borgeson sagnaw power streering conversion, and qa1 shocks. Drove pretty modern.

Excellent video, nice job cleaning the nasty winter frame mess ! underbody ! Miss MOOK working with on videos.

You would be surprised how easy it is to powder coat parts that size yourself. All you need is a cheap powder coating gun from Harbor freight. And a market place electric stove and boom powder coating job complete. I actually powder coat my lead projectiles for my reloads. Instead of using grease lube or tumble lubes like Lee liquid alox. And for that I don’t even use the powder coating gun I just shake all the projectiles around in a plastic sour cream container. That creates enough static electricity for the powder to stick. Then I pick each one out of the powder tap off the excess. Then place each one in a small toaster oven bake at 450 degrees for 15 to 20 minutes. Boom bag pow a projectile capable of handling 2500 fps. Even more if you gas check them but all that aside my point is powder coating is extremely cheap and easy.

Who else is here waiting for part 4 haha 😢

Torsion suspension is way better than coil springs...except when putting in a large, wide motor, well really just headers

Sorry to be commenting a month late. I was actually watching the vid a second time for the good information. Wanted to say THANK YOU KEVIN for putting good chrome wheels and white letter tires on this classic !!!!!!!! I enjoy your channel and many others like it and am totally sick of seeing people but butt ugly steel wheels and hubcaps on these great old rigs!. When I was a teen way back in the late 70's we spent our hay hauling and yard mowing money to get nice wheels and tires so we wouldn't look like we were driving grampa's car. Every car in the school lot had what we now call patina and we were all proud of them. I'm a Ford dude and Thank You as well for standing up for and working on Fords when the other channels just talk crap about them. Don't know if you will ever see a comment this late but know that I'm a big fan of you and Mook , and Angus too. Also Dalton and JD from pole barn garage. Keep up the good work.

Thanks for the upload Kevin an Mook, always a good watch.

Notification Squad!🔥🔥🔥

Love this episode of videos

Ever since I found your channel Kevin I’ve gotten into mechanic work, thanks man :D

Let's go I love your videos I was waiting for this to come out

Next video: Engine rebuild.

All I can say is glad you still got a smile on your face it doesn’t always go the way we want but just keep going 👍

+1 on big catch tray under what you're working on, has saved me a lot of time the last few years.

Those are such good looking cars

Oh yeah let's go❤

The suspension looks great, certainly better than the stock drums and shocks, ball joint etc are normal wear and tear, to bad you didn't get down the strip, gallant try, thanks for sharing, all the best to yous and your loved ones

"My favorite thing about it: a nice big new box for all your empty beer cans!" is without a doubt one of the most relatable sentences I've ever heard! XD lol

For pure straight line speed better off with the full frame torsion bar actually. Some of that metal pulled is surprisingly high quality as well. "Systemically" you need to break down how the system engineers first made these items into engine, drive train and *"load bearing"* i think is the technical term (capable of holding its own weight without collapsing upon itself) so these are all absolutely remarkable machines from not just meeting the basic requirements of wheeled transportation (as not much has changed since the time of Chariots until around this time excluding Railroads) so how this system wholly integrated then using a torsion bar provider "flex" you're spot on about the bushings....but that's the genius of the design. "Just change out the bushings" and just like that you're done. These arent made for Nascar work of course but that isn't the point of US Das Auto (and why Tesla does so well in North America and Canada) because all i in fact need is that "flex" (frame to bar plus bushing) and it's truly an amazingly economical and performance take on what otherwise should be impossible ifm you're coming from Europe, Asia or Western Russia where demand challenges around creating unsprung weight are *IMMENSE* and normative left to Britsh then later German then later French and Italian engineers...and yes these all had to be *MACHINED USING A LATHE* not stamped...and trust me you'd be surprised just how strong, stiff amd superior a stamped product can be over these so called upgrades. Plus you're talking $25.00 US Dollars not $2500.00 US Dollars. Possible you could buy a stamping machine and make your own parts in point of fact that's how well engineered in every way these vehicles still are more so today than ever.

I just want you to know, those upper controlarm bolts are the same on ALL dodges, my 97 dodge 1500 pickup had the same exact issue on my front axle, (4wd), the bolt on the frame side got completely stuck in there and I ended up cutting it with a sawzall blade on both sides to get it put. All of that because I decided my front axle had too much rot for me.

Great work! It will be worth it all in the end. Car has a story! Keep on wrenching!

What a wake up call on a Monday morning when I started the video lol just realized it was Monday n I was like how did you finish the video that quick I thought I was tripping LMAO I love all your videos n Mook as well, keep up with the good work I wish to meet y'all in person someday, much love take care

So Kev, a trick I’ve learned with those old shocks is to put a deep well socket and an extension on the top post and to bend it back and forth til it breaks off. Way faster than unbolting it if you’re using a ratchet.

Awesome

Kevin, in reference to the fuel pump eccentric. I did a double roller on my 71 challenger 318. With a double roller, the eccentric gets moved forward and hits the timing cover so you can't use it. I ended up going with an Electric pump.

Great, informative episode, and hey, at least it's now a 3.9 liter V-6, which was the optional engine for the first-gen Dodge Dakota! Looking forward to more great content!

This is so much more entertaining than the typical TV shows growing up thank you so much for the entertainment!

Lets go, when this man posts we are in for a treat

It was an awesome effort you put in. That's racing for you. Half the battle is just getting to the start line. LOL Your sponsors do a lot for you and you are getting quality gear off of them too. Better luck next time Kevin.

I had to order a set of wheels from Summit for my Corvette. I'm happy with them. They're round. They hold air. That's all I need.

Very beautiful car my favorite car is the Dodge

Well now that the motor isn't happy you might as well put a Hemi in it 🤣 Actually if you wanted to put a new motor in it a 340 would probably accept all the new parts you put on that motor with them both being small blocks and such. Or you could replace the head gasket on that one, but, you know, that's not as fun to think about.

The ol mopar's lookin so much better Kevin!! I have the dbl adj qa1 coilovers on front n rear on my 69 gto, great stuff!! Nice job, the car should handle so much better!! It's a shame about the 318 having issues with compression. At least u got to take it to a car show!! 💯!!

I love the work you have done I wouldn't call it a flop thanks for all your hard work and entertainment!

Mopar!!

You know its a good night when jyd posts!

Another great video from junkyard Digs I miss it when it was first uploaded 2:37 good to see junkyard Mook.

Hell yesss a late Sunday night video! no better way to end the weekend!!! 🍻

Love the show but you know nothing about chrysler torsion bar system they work great and will handle good with proper maintenance you forgot to check that bushings in the lower tables at the torsion bar that is crucial in success in your rebuild the other issue the big q a 1 systems have the higher grade kits the body was never designed to hold the car weight at the front you actually handle better if you leave the torsion bars in . So when you get a moopar expert in your vicinity ask him about the proper system for mopars !!!

where's the next episode!?

Thanks for coming to the show. Sorry I didn’t notice you parked next to me until I watched this episode!

That was cool. I love restomods. Really liked the suspension upgrade, very interesting. QA1 sounds like the way to go. That car needs a 5.7 Hemi.

IM SERIOUS ABOUT THIS QUESTION. WHY DON'T WE GET A WEEKLY EPISODE OF JUNKYARD MOOK LIKE WE DO U???

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So jealous of this one! On my bucket list for sure.

33:00 I had the same problem trying to find replacement wheels for my Subaru. It was hard to find any wheels at all in the factory size. My choices were plain steel wheels for $135, or metallic gold alloys for $155. The gold wheels look way better than i expected them to, and were totally worth the extra $20/ea

This came out after i went to bed and i havent been able to watch it until now. Great video as usual. I would love to see an engine rebuild for this car