Stone Soup Grows Up! Broken Torsion Bar Replacement, Carb "Fix", And More For This 1962 Dodge Lancer 

I LIKE it! I see a few things I like about it. For instance, it has the optional "Sunday Go to Meeting" Mufflers, Very Holy. Also it has the very rare, optional "Chia Pet" body panels. Just add water! You did say the comments have to be Brilliant going forward, so...

I don't get it, man... are they jealous that other folks are doing something fun? Who cares how it starts out? Community isn't about GETTING. It's about GIVING. I personally feel blessed and honored that so many folks are coming out of the woodwork to help with this project. You've given it a good start to be sure, but you're just the first stop! Let's see what it really needs, eh? Tires? (taken care of down the line). Floors? (Again...taken care of). Brakes? We've got a volunteer for those. Electrical? Yep...a guy in Indiana is going to re-harness it. People from all over these beautiful states are willing to throw just a little bit of time, effort and maybe a busted knuckle or two to help create a work of resurrected automotive art. The naysayers can't seem to see the bigger picture. Ignore them and they'll fade in to the corn like Shoeless Joe. Jamie, I am honestly blown away by the things that you're capable of. The problem with so many mechanics (at least, that I've discovered over the years) is 1.) They can't admit when they're wrong and 2.) none of them know of a time when they WERE wrong. The beauty of what you do (and why I think your channel is surging in popularity) is that you can clearly admit when you're wrong and don't make a spectacle when you're right. This is an awesome thing that you're doing and we're proud that you're our first stop. Thank you so much for even considering it, let alone doing all that you've done for our channel and the community in general. -Vic and Foggy, FUNCTIONAL HISTORIES

All the old early 60 Dodges were so unique and they’re so few left. Need to save everyone We can. Great job Jamie.

Grandma always told me, "try to say at least one nice thing"... Well, it's a two door 😆

I had a 62 Dart in HS always wanted that car back

I'm very happy you started the process of saving this Vehicle 👍

I loved the Arthur Brown reference. I once went to a concert that featured The Crazy World of Arthur Brown and a young, relatively unknown guitarist named Jimi Hendrix

The fact that many different folks will be part of this is the cool part. (YES! Heat wrench)

Husband had 62 dodge lancer, an after fixed up it won lots of trophies🏆, he had a 340 in it, was loved by all.

A little here a little there ,showing talent and not a bunch of money what is possible is priceless.I can’t wait to see what the old girl turns into

This whole project is just too cool! Pitch in folks.

It's a two door!!! You don't see them !!! I think it bad azz!!!! V8 four speed!! And wheels!!! You got one of kind !!👍🏻see you all tonight 🎵🎶🎵✌🏻

I fell in love with nitride gloves when I started wrenching

Ahhh, yes- the joys of using fire. I like the concept- and not every car can be a (insert pretty & popular car here). More classic Exner rocket/aircraft styling cues, and it doesn't look remotely like anything else in the parking lot. And it keeps on self-fixing- it wants to live!!

westport here sir. i am glad you show it can be done. thank you for the show.

I am determined to say something positive. This car makes my old Buicks look really good!

Driving and trying to watching this is a treat

You remind me of most of my friends in my younger years..we all drove old mopars because they were cheap and quick..I always get a smile

I think the stone soup concept is brilliant - everybody just puts in a little, and in the end you have a halfway decent (?) car. No one person has to slave away on this piece and get mad at it for long - share the wealth!

Love that you brought that car back from the dead. Great job as usual, thanks for the excellent content.

Well , i gotta say it. Sir , u have a good heart.Wish more were like ya. Cheers

Oh boy...you always manage to put a smile on my face!!

We had a 62 Valiant and it was a super reliable car with impressive styling! Wish we still had it!

Thanks Jamie for keeping the even the ugly alive

Forget them haters, this is a great revival 😎

It's so weird it's cool....yeah, worth saving!

Man I love this video!!! Who in there right mind could not like this car! If it was painted red it would look like Mrs. Carmichaels from the Beverlyhillbillies. The ignition switch is ghetto fabulous! Before you sign off on it, cut a hole in the hood so they can gas can without opening the hood!

working headlights is the auto motive equivalent of someone in a coma opening their eyes.

I had to explain to Johnny what Stone soup meant.He had never heard the old story before.And then it made sense to him perfectly. 😃

I think any old car deserves to live. They sure don't make them anymore!

If it is not a total pile of rust, it’s worth saving…… you’re doing a great job Jamie

This car is definitely worth saving. It's a piece of history, a totally weirdly styled Mopar that was built when JFK was president. It definitely needs a lot of work, but like you said there are far worse. At least the basic structure is pretty good. The broken torsion bar reminds me of a 66 Belvedere I bought once that had a broken bar. I replaced it and then resold the car, and then I used the remains of the bar as a pry bar. I just reshaped the broken end into a sharp wedge, and I still have it today. My Mopar bar is with me for life!

The whole camera shook when you were applying concussive discipline to the naughty torsion bar. Amazing.

I love that thing - I’d own it in a second! (The Arthur Brown reference made me smile….)

When I was a kid these guys were legion, and they were all beaten like red-headed step-mules. I'm happy I've lived long enough to consider them cool-looking, because no one classified them thus at the time, that's for damn certain. Yeoman work, fella.

Great job on the torsion bar. I agree with sticking to the job at hand and moving on.

This is so cool you posted this. My little brother got a 1962 lancer for 300 bucks and we broke the torsion bar hammering the drums off of the front with a sledge

I had a friend back in the mid 1960's that owned a 1962 Dodge Lancer with the Hyper Pak Slant Six engine.

Some kinda odd friends had a blue Lancer wagon when i was little. Perfect

These are so much fun to drive. Like a go-kart. Hope you get it done.

for carb rebuilds- I started using vinegar as carb dip. It does a good job of cleaning out the garbage. Side note- using an old dawn soap bottle full of gas is a good way to fill the bowl via the carb vents and spraying gas down the carb to get an old clapper to fire off.

Great job on the road to saving the old beast!

I'm impressed you got it running as well as you did! Looking forward to wrenching on this thing! Also, I've been to Cut Rate Auto Parts. I was born in the town in which you reside, and I still have family there!

A friend of my brother's had a 62 Valiant that he had painted yellow and called it the "Bad Banana"!!

You did way more than your share on that turd. You should feel proud.

Been there on the gloves. My hands used to dry out, crack, and split open at the finger tips. Everyone knows the orange ones are the best though. And remember, hot wings aren’t just spicy in your mouth, they’re spicy in your dry, cracked finger tips. Not as good as yours but I gave it a shot.

Just love everything about the Lancer. It’s quirky enough for me to keep wanting more

You are doing great stuff, my father bought a new 62 lancer gt, that car was awesome, I would get one just for the memories

Back when the '71 Challenger was my daily driver i had a torsion bar snap while I was driving. It sounded like a rifle shot going off. Car still drove but the tire started scraping the wheel well when turning even a little. There was no internet or youtube (or DDG!). I had the FSM but no special tools. It took me hours to replace that bar even using my uncle's shop's lift (and in fact he came over to help with his persuader (5 lb fist maul) and mega-vise-grip to get the stubs out. The new one went in easier.... I kept the pieces for years until they were stolen from our garden shed... I like the idea of a sledge hammer handle. I also like the idea of forging them into a dagger and a sword if I still had them ;) Really glad you're doing this and that the car is getting a new lease on life.

Carb cleaner in the eye. Awesome! Feels great!

Get it running and it will be Best of Show!

That lancer is pretty cool! It’s awesome to see it kinda functional again. I’ve only seen one or two (maybe the same year valiant too) here in northeast Pennsylvania.

I just can’t get myself to say they were a good looking car, but they were a unique looking car and you just don’t see them anymore. A head turn is a head turn 👍

I like these... There is a guy in our Turbo-Mopar club that shortened the roofline, made it look more like a coupe since the bean counters at Chrysler wanted to use the 4 door roofline. He also added that auto-spoiler from a Chrysler Crossfire and inegrated it into the the deck lid. I believe the power plant was a built 2.4 Turbo, that was from an SRT Neon. All you need is imagination and the willingness to do the work and execute your vision, definitely better than a sea of Mustangs, Camaros, Chevelles etc... all lined up at car shows. I love the oddball stuff, it's cool to dare to be different.

It’s people like you that make the world go around Jamie! 👍 Thank you for all that you have donated and all of your accomplishments with “Stone Soup”! I think you have donated the ‘meat and potatoes’. It’s sad to me that people cannot see the potential in anything…They just have no vision. Sometimes they can be so narrow minded that they can see through a keyhole with both of their eyes. 🤔🤷🏼‍♂️ I’m excited to see the transformation of it, as each channel contributes , although I already know who is going to donate what… 👍 I may have a radiator and a steering column for it! 😉 I won’t be needing those since my ‘62 Valiant will be getting blessed with a 340/4-speed down the road when I have time…😃

It will be interesting to see how far it has come by the time it gets here in Wisconsin.

100 percent on the nitrile gloves. Get yourself a MAP torch as well, more heat than propane, but not so much that steel turns to liquid.

The big buzz is that it's a cool classic mopar it may not be every one's first choice but she will look good cruising down the road

Love this car! She ain't a looker, but that makes her far more interesting!

I like early A bodies so I am not impartial ;) I like this video series and it's fun with the idea to pass it around to different channels, the moss give it character, to be honest I think the reason I like them is that they are so simple, there are 5 cables or so going to the back, the electrical schematics are 3 pages (1 extra page for station wagon), you need 3 wrenches and a screwdriver to take it apart, ok the older ones sometimes need a ham... sledge hammer for calibration, be careful with the sun Jamie, you are not used to it...

Hope others get on board will be following with interest ... love to see a hot roded lancer wagon !!

this is an inspiration for my stone soup project

Stone Soup is a GREAT idea. Now whether someone is going to stop somewhere down the line once it's working much better and just feign "I don't know what happened I sent it to the next place two weeks ago" or not is yet to be seen. LOL.

I like to start with the big torch, then there is no plan b 🤣 keeps it exciting

It's a great car , heaps of potential. Here in Australia these early mopars (valiant)are the least rusty .

I’d peck away on that old car till it got to the point where people started saying it’s a mighty fine ride.If a part can be bought or made it’s worth saving.

Definitely worth the struggle saving this one

love the idea of this project!

Awesome series!!

Quick tip. Heat and beat are in that order for a reason. Torch first and answer questions later. LOL, have a good one

Wait... Did I just hear a Crazy World of Arthur Brown reference???? This channel just gets better every time

New to this channel. Was enjoying this 'till 14:30 when I thought I saw a Lotus Cortina and went off in search of that video. I know, Dead DODGE Garage, ok but I'm British and never heard of a Dodge Dart. Similar vibes from the front. O.K. back to the Lancer. Good stuff.

I get what you're doing Jamie, the heck with the naysayers.

Oh darn, i was convinced you were going to pull the head once everything was dandy, give the stone soup Lancer ye olde italian tune-up!

I don't think the commenters understand the point. It's just something to do to see if you can make it better. That's the whole point. It's a sickness you either have it or you don't. And I definitely have it!

The acetylene torch made the B5 pop, on the Demon in the background.

Pretty cool project.

Rarity is its only saving grace 😊

Too fun. Detractors just dont understand the satisfaction derived from robbing the crusher. There are degrees of fun between showroom and Prius parts. Where your preferences lie on that spectrum is not their concern. They do them. You do you. One man's trash... as the old saw goes, is another man's treasure. I personally am stoked by the project. And Im looking forward to see what this road toad will become. So good on you, Jamie. Lets see what the next stop will net.

Love how much effort you put into little details

Very nice two days in a row DDG and my morning coffee !!!!☕

Try using mapp gas,much hotter flame. Oh,never mind ,you have the mother of all smoke wrenches.😊

That model is the poster child for the word, Hideous. Good job replacing the broken torsion bar Jamie.

Contrary to comments, this happens to be one of my favorite car designs, slant six makes for perfect! ❤

I love this idea! Some do this, some do that, and waalaa... car? 😁

This project has been hilarious 😂

I'm biased because my first car was a 61 Lancer. Knowing that that model was only made for 2 years as well as the Valiant version, I don't understand why there isn't more interest in these limited production cars. Seems to me that since there were fewer of them than say the Dart that folks would like the least available classic more. ANyhow, I applaud your bringing the old girl back from the dead and hope the new owner restores her.

Haters will always scream the loudest. I like the project and wish I could join in on the fun, but no time. Keep up.with the awesome video's Jamie. 🤘👍

I think this is a cool idea cant wait to see where it goes next

Like a rolling stone 🪨

That is a great project.... the nay sayers are the ones that never bought and fixed something like that to have a driver.

i love this project...cant wait to see more.always great videos jamie!!! and remember. The more you see an ugly thing the prettier it gets.

We're a no kill car shelter, so anything that comes my way gets some type of triage before it either goes into the lineup or in someone else's hands. I like those Lancers, so we'd save it, but that's a decent enough start right there.

Now I know why Uncle Tony likes this channel. You say "raddyator" just like he does!

The old saying it's so ugly it's cute! 🥰

I just made it 300 likes! Yeah you take your shots when you can! GO JAMIE!

Great job looks fine to me all thats needed is a spit shine and polish.

Don't sweat the comments.. I've seen and worked on a lot worse..you did great..👍👍👍🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

The patina is pretty good on that. Maybe drop it on a 4 x 4 frame - might be easier in this case.

I meant to reach out a few days ago but forgot. I have an early A-body Carter BBS (looks brand new or rebuilt) that I picked up when looking for one for a '70 Dart (before I snagged that 318 and cast 833OD from you). Not planning to use it. It's yours if you want it.