So... yeah... this is why there hasn't been an upload in three months. This trip and video project has taken a solid six months of work and it isn't over yet, I'm hoping to have the rest of this road trip content finished and uploaded by the end of January. The intro and some other aspects *cough*the length*cough* are a bit self-indulgent, I admit, but I felt that encompassing the entirety of this wild, stupid adventure was important to the story I wanted to tell about it. I had planned to make it just one long video but it became unfeasible as there is so much to cover and many of you praise our videos for being detailed so... this is your punishment I suppose. A huge thank you to everyone for patiently waiting for the next upload, and especially to our Patreons who stuck around (for some reason) through essentially a social media blackout. I thought this would be a fun, silly surprise and I hope that you find it to be exactly that! Happy 2022 everyone, here's hoping that we have a great year ahead of us! -Mike
@@nickhattler8236 Unfortunately it has been on the backburner for a while in order to get all of this done, but we'll be getting back to it relatively soon. No more secret projects and months of delays, the plan is to start up again on those videos in February.
IMO, keep the videos long and detailed. I REALLY enjoyed the story on this. I'm no where near a Ford fan of any sort, but I am so glad that it's (at least so far) on the mends to get back on the road.
Hi Ronald, great seeing you here. For some reason I always think of Mike's channel when watching your builds. it's hard to explain it, you guys both have your own style but to me seem so much alike.
I can't believe you guys found such a cool seller, who was willing to talk to you long enough to divulge useful information, make a mess in his yard, and use his gigantic $3k swamp cooler.
From one car guy to another. I'm sure Andy appreciated all the work going back into restoring his old project car that he himself put a lot of effort into.
Some of us haven't seen the "rugged far west" in person. I for one appreciated your shots of the scenery that were different from the standard ones that I think are made by locals or photographic artists that minimize the LARGE scale of these western vistas!
I love that in times of clickbait, show-off cars taht dont work, and lazy content overall, this channel just makes stuff that is true to its heart, and mainly, fun. This is the roadtrip most of us gearheads wish about when they think about what to do - drive to some far-off land, buy a car with an interesting story fix it up and drive home. Phenomenal job!
This episode could've been twice (four?) times as long and I still would've been glued to the screen for the whole enchilada (taquito?). Your narration is key - compelling and entertaining. Looking forward to future installments.
Definitely a fan of the video. Everything about it was awesome, from your friends, to the trip, to the car and it's owner. It was a really well put together story, and I've enjoyed the watch.
Great quality all around, from production to story telling, and even some special effects. I believe that bar has been raised. The V8 Pinto is cool too, and a rust free example can only be had in oven-like climates like Arizona. Nice score, and by the looks of things so far, I'm sure the trip was fun - in more ways than one.
Subscribed just so I wouldn't miss the next episode on the pinto. My dad had a couple of these he used to commute to work. The floors rusted out and we could see the road through them as we drove. On one of them the horn would start beeping by itself at night when it got cold outside. The neighbors got mad at him and he wound up putting a worklight next to the horn with a 100 watt light bulb in it. Lots of memories.
Hey Mike, this is an awesome adventure you are taking us on. I am really looking forward to the drive and I feel this is going to be a Roadkill like experience, but in much greater detail. Over one hour per episode is great and I can´t imagine how much work you had to put into this. Also, happy new year, keep up the aweseome work and see you on episode two! :D
Been watching for awhile and coming from a retired broke down wrencher that can’t do it as much as I would like this is great entertainment during these cold winter Covid days. I would like to say as hoakey as it may sound that watching previous episodes where you mention your father gets me quite weepy as I know wherever he is he’s extremely proud of the young man you have become. Keep being original your future is bright.
Mike, your content is some of the best on this platform. I find myself getting impatient for your next video. They are just so good. Keep up the good work man. Your endeavors are so much fun to watch.
I look forward to the next installment. I love the confidence of changing the diff., brake hoses and cleaning the windows before you’ve tried starting the engine. What an awesome seller to let you wrench on the car for days. The true hero of the story is your buddy’s sketchy F150. Probably should have just bought that truck
Awesome!!! This was a blast to watch, and I am looking forward to part 2! Also, Kudos to Andy for being such a cool guy and putting up with a trio of RU-vidrs taking over his yard. Also, that is one of the coolest Pintos I've ever seen!
I grew up in Vegas in the 60s and 70s. In the late 70s after getting my drivers license, my friends and I would pool hop at the casinos and pick up tourist girls. Have a .99¢ prime rib buffet, cruise and swim some more, cruise Freemont street, hit another .99¢ buffet or go to the top of the Mint Casino to the restaurant at the top and have the "monster" burger for you guessed it....99¢. It was the size of a pizza and they cut it in giant pound size slices. One burger fed 4 hungry teenagers. I know vegas was run by the mob in those days but it was a wonderful magical place to grow up.
I bowled at the USBC open championships from 2009-2019. Great time with the guys. Reno is the best destination to bowl. They have a dedicated national bowling stadium. It's pretty incredible... and they have a steakhouse called Ruby River. Right on Virginia street across from thr Peppermill. Tell your friends to check it out!
I've been wanting to go out west and drag back some disaster ever since I got my hands on Oklahoma and Nevada cars about 20 years ago. It's crazy to imagine a life without rust. Gotta say the new video was worth the wait too. Nice job! Looks like you guys all had a great time!
It's truly a whole different world. Andy had chopped some brackets off of the S10 frame sitting next to the Pinto two years prior, and the big patches of bare steel had so little surface rust you could just wipe it off with a rag. Blew my mind.
@@FuzzyDiceProjects They have gross spiders and stuff though... We're far better off in the rust belt. 🤣 You ever get up Indiana way, tacquito soup is on me.
This is more than I could have dreamed of. The quality, the story, the full commitment to that video is stunning. I knew the next fuzzy-dice upload will be amazing but you topped every expectation! Glad I have this channel in my heart and will always be eager to await the next update!
34:10 sums it up so well. To me, it's not about "all original", or "numbers matching". My favourite cars to look at our cars with character, ones that tell a story. Whether the story is their past life (cop car, grain truck, gasser, hot rod), or their current owner's passion project; I'm all ears. Thanks for saving another enthusiast's car!
Being a Vegas local listening to you talk about the desert and Vegas was so funny. I was born in WA and moved to Vegas as a pre-teen so I’ve experienced both. Personally like the trees more!
This is absolutely fantastic, love seeing your work and your storytelling is icing on the cake. Can't wait to see more of this project and how you get it home!!
I absolutely loved this. I know other channels do similar things but the narration is nowhere near as good. Or as professionally put together. It's something I always wanted to do. I think I am a bit too old now for all of that rough sleeping and heat, though. Thank you and happy new year !
Just a little FYI, as the Pinto used the British "pinto" engine or the German V6 aka the Cologne options for modding are super super open from picking up a good 2.0 British engine to dropping in a Cologne or Essex V6 and using the engine mounts to match (Cologne is a good accelerator which includes the ultimate Cosworth 32v 2.9 to the South American 4.0 SOHC, the 3.0 Essex was a superb straight line V8 found in Fords as well as Reliant Scimitar's and could keep up with many a US V8 for long legged power) Burton Racing in Essex UK were the chaps for modding the Ford engines over here and used to sell aggressive cams, sodium valves, billet pistons and vernier timing adjusters for the pinto. If you want a true street sleeper then the Scorpio Ultima 2.9 engine, gbox (gbox is matched to engine) and loom for both will give you a super fast street sleeper. There is also the ability if you send off to South Africa for a set of Sierra or Granada V8 engine mounts to put the 5.0 Windsor family V8 straight in, Ford type 5 gearbox will mate up perfectly and the Pinto's diff will handle the power no problemo :D
The original installer of the 5.0 engine went about it a little on the hard way. Since the Pinto/Bobcat shared the platform with the Mustang II, and they came with a 302 option in the '77-'78 Cobra II version even had a four speed option available. All the mounts, linkages, driveshafts and everything except the nine inch rear axle was available as factory parts, and that's just because Ford put the eight inch housing in the V-6 versions of the Mustang II and Pinto's AND the V-8 Cobra II was even an eight inch and they used 28 spline axles but you can find 31 spline axles if you want to put them in even though it would take a lot of tire to hook hard enough to hurt the rear gear even with the eight inch gear.
Back in 79 I bought a Pinto brand new & couldn't drive it 3,000 miles without breakdowns! In fact I never got very far from my hometown because I didn't have any confidence that it would get me back home!
I must admit: I don't always like the approximation you sometimes shows in your projects, but I absolutely love the passion you put in what you do and I admire the courage and "craziness" of this adventure. I love it, good job!
Man I’ve always dreamed of doing this to a car, don’t have the friends that would be into that sort of thing though. Can’t wait for the next episode on it
Incredible video, Mike, Sean, and Rob! Can't wait for the remaining 3 parts! Glad to see an upload for the first time in a long time! I can't wait to see the conclusion!
Waited 3 months for the next firebird video, and you present us with an hour-long trip to to the heat of the desert, and end the video without the resolution of a return to the shop. By the time I realized this video wouldn't end with a road trip back to Maryland, I was groaning (and laughing) at the dramatic taquito segment. This is a-1 quality content, but this is like the fuzzy dice cinematic universe of project cars. Setting us up for sequels to new projects instead of giving us what we are waiting for. Now I'm waiting for two things. You know exactly what you're doing, and I love it.
This is awesome! I love doing this kind of stuff! I bought a 1963 Corvair Monza off a guy in South Dakota on Craigslist, flew up from Florida and drove it all the way back. I also bought a 1965 Thunderbird near Dayton Ohio sight unseen and drove that back to Florida. The Corvair had a cherry bomb exhaust, and it was so loud, by the time I made it home my hearing was muffled for a few days after. The only real problem I had with the car was the generator completely came apart when I was about 2 miles from home. The Thunderbird was a mess when I arrived. I rebuilt the carburetor and brake booster inside of a motel room before setting off. I used electrical tape to repair the torn diaphragm of the booster. That repair lasted the entire trip until I finally replaced the booster months later. The gas gauge didn't work, so I did end up running out of gas in the mountains of Kentucky at about 2am. I had to call the highway patrol to get them to pick me up and buy a small jerry can with gas. I also had a hubcap fly off while driving through a small town that same night. I scoured the lawns of each house until I found it nestled in a small bush. What an adventure!!! I'm so glad you filmed yours! Wish I would've. Thank you so much for sharing!!!
Late 70's pinto was a solid car... Had a 79 with the 2.3l when I sold it, it had 160,000 miles everything original with the exception of regular maintenance.
I'm so glad to see you post again! I was worried about ya, and when I saw that you posted, I got super excited! I look forward to the remaining 3 parts!
Wonderfully integrated music! Curiously different "home" environment makes for much different wrenching in the desert than the rust belt. I am always amazed at the depth of automotive systems knowledge in every video. You all worked so well as a team, getting so much done each day and staying focused on the work list - while still having fun!
Awesome production quality! Been watching you ever since the beginning of the v8 blazer and every single video it gets even better. Good job keep up the good work!
Ok part 4 Hooked me... Now I have to watch the rest... and for Pt1 Welcome to Arizona... I was here the day it was 122 and working on cars in a shop with a swamp cooler. Though I am aware of all the problems Pintos faced I secretly am wishing you all the luck in the world for what ever you decide to do with it.
The sound of an engine coming to life is the best! No matter if you've spent a day, week, month, or a year working on it, that rumble is like hearing a new born cry for the first time! 👍
I miss all the adventures going to pick up sight unseen vehicles off eBay. Did about ten between 1997 and 2005, most in the $200-$300 range. They didn't all run well, or have brakes, or have functioning cooling systems, but they all made it home. Eventually. Looking forward to getting back in the game soon because there are a lot of vehicles deserving of a new life on the road.
I thoroughly enjoyed this video and it was perfectly edited! Great trip with friends and Andy seems like a cool dude, letting you work on his house and lending his tools! Looking forward to the next installment! Cheers from Argentina and Happy New Year.
When an American talks about an impressive sense of scale I can't help but wonder what a Swiss dude like myself would say to all the scenery. Gods I wish the US got sane again so I could go see it...
VR1 20w50 would been good . Buddy when we were much younger did a 302 with Windsor heads and cam swap on a pinto. Then he went to a 460 and car went full race use only. Kind of cool seeing this video. Reminds me of his little car.
Hi Guys! As a 30+ year resident of Arizona, I recognize all the various locations. Loved this video, Subbed, Liked, etc. I have faith in the little pony, she'll make it home. Patiently waiting for part 2, I'm sure it's well worth any wait. As we say around these parts, "Drive fast, take chances..." (really meaning "be careful, and enjoy") God Speed, Gentlemen!
When you said Andy had to work around noon I wondered if he was a postal worker. Then I saw his shirt at the end of the video. I have over 20 of those. 😂
No it wasn't, but the design of the rear end and tank got a revision in '74 with a plastic shield that was part of a refit to any of the earlier year cars at no cost. It was even part of the original announcement of the Pinto that it was going to be a ten year production car and would either be totally redesigned or replaced by a new model when the ten years were ended. I am surprised at how many people fell for the bad press about the Pinto when there were a lot of cars that were more liable to fire from a rear collision than the poor Pinto. Next time you get a chance raise the trunk lid on a 1964 1/2 through 1973 Mustang and lift the floor mat, see that shiny floor and the row of bolts around the outer edge? That's the TOP of the gas tank, yep they use the tank as a bolt in structural member of the rear floor pan and it crack and leak or just plain rupture even in a fairly hard corner collision because the sheet metal would bend like a normal chassis in other uni-body type chassised cars and don't even start about the '73-'87. GM trucks and the fuel tanks on the outside of the frame rails where they were easily ruptured in a side collision, and what a lot of people weren't told about was that there were a lot more people seriously burned or died from burns suffered in either of those cases than were victims of "exploding" Pinto's and Bobcats, or Mustang II's that shared the same design platform.
I have a 1993 Ford F150 Flareside, extended cab, unfortunately it spit the rear driveshaft section out. The shfiters in all these fords up to 97 as far as I know is weird, and they all have weird issues because Ford. Cool find on the Pinto, and if you want a flareside, I've got one for sale, cheap! I can't say it "ran when parked", because it does run, it just don't go nowhere 'cause of the lack of about 3ft of driveshaft. And I'm located only in Southwestern VA, not uh... The Southwestern US of A...
Awesome! I've purchased 10 cars sight unseen, flown out and driven them home/to a port. Some as far as Germany and Spain, some across the continent and most out of the country. All more than 20 years old, some have been sitting for 8-10 years before driven. None have left me stranded yet, some have come close. ;)
Where's that second part fam that was really good that seller is really takein care of yas letting you work on it in his yard and borrow tools alot of other people woulda told you to get trucked 😂.
Nice video. I'm in Phoenix and mid to late June is probably the most miserable time of the year to be here. After about July 4th the "monsoon" kicks in and cools things down a little and sometimes we even get rain.
