351w Mustang Drives After 10 Years of Neglect 👌

[@ThunderHead289]

The next few weeks I’m going to be super busy! If I’m lucky, I’ll be able to shoot some power tour content starting literally tomorrow and I won’t have to be gone so long! Wish me luck, we’re about to blast the maverick 3000 miles and flog it the whole time 😅

[@DEVILDOG-jv9ek]

At one point i did the Power Tour 8 years in a row. It got so big and so expensive i couldnt afford it anymore. Good Luck on your trip and be safe

[@GC_420]

Power Tour would be fun for viewers to get a glimpse of...Say with like a few 4-7 min vlogs spaced out over the weeks? Hint hint idea idea.

[@toddmccarter45]

Oh my, are you going to break this one in half too?

[@RyanKimpel]

I just registered for the 27th, it's my hometown and I can't miss any chance to see the famous Maverick. I hope you make it this far Luke.

[@79beans347]

Good luck with the ol maverick, she'll be just fine, was hoping that I would get to take my 347 Pinto but as I was getting it dialed in to take it on its first drive I found a little water leak in a odd area where cars normally don't leak, turned out it was leaking water from a 1" crack above the oil filter in the outside of the block out of the front headbolt hole the threads are cracked from the bolt to the outside of the block leaking water on the oil filter so im going to have to pull the motor back out and take it to the machine shop to get fixed. Luckily it can be fixed instead of me paying for all of the machine work I had done to that block again so a 200 buck fix and I will be dropping it back in again and luckily I can bring him the short block instead of a bare block 😁 for once I get lucky, well sort of.

[@AutoAuctionRebuilds]

The Maverick is not a piece of junk it is pure awesomeness :)

[@richardbates2367]

Cheap ratrods are awesome!!

[@waynegouin939]

Hi Randy.

[@waynegouin939]

Thanks Luke. I'm 63, retired wrench. I always been all FORD. I wish I had that 351-T-5 setup in my 68 coupe. We will wait. My best friend and girl friend died on the 6th so I got lots of time to do what I want. R.I.P. Dana Lynn. I want to make the Mustang fly!

[@DennisMurphey]

You Take care ole Luke, we will watch you when you show anything. We learn from you and as much as I hate FORDs you have a great style of presentation. Don't underestimate your watchability. You are a good explainer and that is very hard to find for real. All the best. Dennis in Virginia

[@MrLotrecht]

same von Sven Germany near French Border

[@brandon1661]

I'm a gm guy and enjoy his videos

[@FoxBodyDale]

Gm💩

[@perotekku]

Highest compliment, a Non-Ford guy enjoys your stuff! 😂 But ditto, keep up the content. Whatever it is, and at your own pace, I'll be watching.

[@DennisMurphey]

@@FoxBodyDale I understand but please don't color all GM with same shade of poop. I really like all MY Chevys. I blew up the Olds, and well every Rat too, but those small blocks were great don't you think. Well after they brought out the LS anyway. Hey cars guys just wanna have fun. D

[@jeremypike9153]

Derek from vice grip garage would be so proud of this shifter mod lmao

[@rawr51919]

Oh yeah, she's factree

[@StevesWanderlust]

Came here to say this, feller's leavin feelin... just fine

[@bryanpoole4749]

I'm 58 years old make my living as a mechanic and I learned from your videos all the time !!!!!!! Please do not leave KZbin your videos are informative entertaining and you are not arrogant

[@dshaeable]

The guy staring at you as you pulled into the gas station was priceless

[@ThunderHead289]

“There goes the neighborhood” lol

[@hg321]

@@ThunderHead289 he was thinking.."Holy Shit is that ThunderHead289?!?"

[@KameraShy]

Jealous

[@centralbears3010]

BEST most Humble Attitude. Smart guy doing all the basics to have a reliable car with no car payment.

[@ThunderHead289]

I’m glad someone sees it, thank you

[@delwhylie4748]

That motor sounds strong...I really liked watching how well you worked at making sure the engine was well lubed before the initial start and the break in of the engine. The only thing was If possible, I would have re-checked the torque on the head bolts after breaking in the cam. I really liked the idea of grease on the carb gasket. I was doing that 50 years ago I never liked installing paper gaskets bone dry grease worked for me. It was good seeing some else doing the same thing. One thing I also liked to do was use high tack on one side to fasten gaskets to the valve covers or other external parts and white grease or assembly lube, STP, Slick 50 on the other side. This worked to easily remove the part from the engine with the gasket still in perfect shape still on the part being removed. Now every thing is gobbed up with silicone some times these gob's show up floating around in the engine. Thanks for the great video's keep up the good work.

[@-Dave-is-not-here]

Hell Luke just pop some quick Live streams up quick 5 to 10 min. ones of cool or interesting happenings, If we wanted fancy I don't thing we would be here we love the down to earth honesty you give. Keep it real have fun I may have to to the 2022 power tour on my list, problem is I have to start out from Arizona so I would have to do a couple power tours to get there and home but I just might do it.

[@asbestomolesto]

Two incredible things occurred to me just NOW. I was at a local store 10 minutes ago to get something for dinner, and I had a little chat with a stranger about how in the old times they used a string to adjust the tires, just like you did here. And this morning I just changed the tie rod adjusters on my car. So now I went home to have dinner, looking at a random YT video, I just choosed your channel as usually do, and I picked up this video because I haven't seen it. And here you are, using a string to set up your wheels straight, and changing your tie rod adjusters. This is amazing :) PS my car is a FIAT PANDA 900ie back from 2000 :D

[@ThunderHead289]

Better go buy a lottery ticket!!!

[@coreyross2061]

Hi Luke great video as always God bless my friend Kevin will be at power tours as well hopefully you can meet up again for a while be safe always always enjoy your videos Luke from Corey Ross Calgary Alberta Canada have a good one guys

[@MrBrombomb]

That Fox Body Mustang is looking sharp & sounding fierce especially with the leftover parts from the Rotstang

[@MadScientistGarage]

Always a pleasure to watch you work your shtbx magic

[@LucoreAuto]

Great meeting you and chatting for a bit on the Power Tour! Love your beater fleet Sir!

[@ThunderHead289]

Likewise - same goes for y’alls bearer wagon 🤓

[@honorrolls5415]

Once again the nicest guy on KZbin bring us another enjoyable video. Thank you. Still laughing over the Kim n Go gas station is it next to the wham bag thank you hard ware store? Bill in Fort Wayne Indiana

[@BUILTFORDTOUGH79]

It’s Christmas here…. Got junkyard mook yesterday… junkyard digs today, now Luke… badass

[@xbrod7827]

Good to see you keeping old fords alive Luke .imported a foxbody here to Australia to go with my last falcon produced in Australia in 2016 fgx xr8 50 supercharged falcon .love your content

[@ksokie63]

Have a great time Luke. Thanks for sharing 👍

[@murraykriner9425]

Hope you get her in order before the trek. Always used cheat sticks for wheel alignments. A couple of yardstick and some rubber bands along with a pencil. Measure the rear rim against the front rim and subtract. Adjust the tie rod ends to suit. The Maverick should have an 1/8" of toe in with the rack set straight ahead. It takes some fanaegling to get it right, but no more than 45 minutes should get you close enough. Safe travels.

[@jimbo3214]

I think you picked the right ride for the tour. I love the Maverick!

[@wreckerjonny6144]

I did that swap about 20 years ago. Made it a 408 and used a t5 and 355 gears. It's a blast to drive

[@danielventura8073]

I had no idea a 351 would fit in a Fox body Mustang. I love the rumble of the 351 and the Thunderbird 429 with Flowmaster exhaust.

[@houseofno]

302s and 351ws are members of the same engine family. The 351w is essentially same bore, taller, longer stroke version of the 302. Essentially same exterior dimensions.

[@houseofno]

@Dennis Burger a oversimplification. More accurately, it's a tight fit but it does fit. Hood will barely close providing you skip a high rise intake.

[@dtoshredneck]

Daniel if you had the money back in the day you could buy a mustang with 5.8 installed factory. Look up the cobra R

[@houseofno]

@@dtoshredneck SN95 Mustang Cobra R. Only 300 made for 1995 model year only. All of them in Wimbledon White. Original buyers required to have a valid racing license to purchase one. Rear seat delete, fog lamp delete, radio delete, AC delete, sound deadening delete. Built for racing but were technically street legal. All sold out within hours. To date, the last hurrah for a factory 351W powered Mustang. Ford was able to convince the EPA that the 302 and 351W were from the same engine family.

[@DominatorGarage]

@@dtoshredneck not in a fox thats for sure. The highest shit in the four eyes was the predators and dominators. And later on was roush. Saleens were the more well known ones. Roush did swap a 5.8...

[@glennnickerson8325]

Love the Vice Grip shifter Uncle Luke! That way when you break something you have at least one tool to fix what you grenaded! Enjoy the Tour, if they give out an award for the Most Underrated Car That Only A Mother Could Love it will have to be the Maverick! Go Ford!!!

[@jurisklavins2578]

Regardless of which brand of car you favor, a car is a car and the fundamentals are the same - always something new to learn here - keep on wrenchin', Luke 😎

[@BauregardSenior87]

Foxbody is probably my favorite mustang design.

[@steamy1225]

I know i'm almost a year late but must say . Rear wheel drive cars are toed in when aligning the fron tires and Front wheel drives are toed out. Hope you realigned after replacing the outer tire rod. Cheers from MI. Love the channel and your knowledge of cars. cool.

[@tomclarke6475]

"I wouldn't recommend it" is my new go to line! 😁

[@DJrainbizzles]

Had an awesome time meeting you at Power Tour. -Jackson the FB rx7 kid

[@bigbodyrydagarage5488]

Good deal. Enjoy the Tour and hopefully see you out there next year 💯💯💯

[@kgooch69]

I was looking forward to power tour this year..so I took the same week off work that was scheduled last year and low and behold they moved it and I couldn't change up. I never had any luck with the string alignment...I bought toe plates and the power trax camber/caster tool. I was looking forward to meeting some of the KZbin personalities I watch regularly. I was going to use my crown Victoria frame swapped 62 f 100 unibody truck...maybe next year.

[@larrycroft470]

Luke. you truly do have one of the very best channels. on YT. I have learned so much watching you. Plus every one of your videos is entertaining. Your personality and character commands total respect. Safe travels on your tour. Larry C

[@garycorbin2789]

Please don't stay away for too long 🙂 the vehicles are rare in Oz and is compelling watching 👍🌟

[@coryernewein]

I toe out my snowmobile skis a degree or two. You are correct about high-speed stability sir!

[@FeArhsma21]

For being in Iowa that car looks pretty good! I just had to do that to my Dad 99 Dodge Dakota sport just got two new tire put on the front the guy in town done came out and said there's a hole lot of new parts under this thing in the front, Did you get an alignment yet, I chuckled and said yep before I brought it to you to get the new tire's put on. It was good fun! Love what you do hope to run into you some day I go through Iowa every great once in a while my Grandma lives there and has for over 40 years in Jefferson. God Bless my friend! My Dad was born and raised in Iowa!

[@blaze8097]

Would love some power tour footage but most importantly have fun Luke!

[@ThunderHead289]

Thanks, it sounds like you get it. Filming and having fun are often not synonymous

[@2H80vids]

@@ThunderHead289 Is your good lady going along with you Luke? Maybe she could shoot some of the mayhem. I mean this in the nicest possible way but you'll have your head under that hood from time to time, not the perfect way to be filming.😂 Keep the greasy side down and stay between the ditches; the fun will just come naturally.👍 Good luck to you and the Maverick. I think you'll be surprised just how well the car behaves and, whether you film or not, enjoy the experience. Cheers for now, Dougie.

[@jimcabezola3051]

Take care, stay safe, and have a memorable PowerTour journey. Take your time and enjoy the sights and sounds.

[@Gkitchens1]

Isn't it always fun when you go to check tie rods and ball joints and have to say "I WAS DRIVING ON THAT??"

[@ThunderHead289]

No kidding right? Like that’s the worst I’ve ever seen - how it didn’t pop off I’ll never know

[@edwardbrindley7572]

Have fun and have fun with your Power tour friends and family, neve put down that maverick, Ford put out a few for the garter mile back n the day. 👍🇺🇸🇺🇸

[@tradekingdistributing3586]

Perhaps you saw Ivan from Pine Hollow Auto Diagnostics do the string alignment a few years back. I used his technique on my 98 Corolla after I hit a curb in an icy walmart parking lot. Worked well. Have fun on Power Tour!

[@johndziak98]

10 years ago I rebuilt the rear brakes on my 62 mercury comet ..no problem..fast forward to today and almost all the brake parts are nla

[@tony66au]

Nice wrapup of the Foxbody and prep for Powertour Luke, Stay safe!

[@2003cobramustang]

Wouldn’t mind owning that mustang! And good ole realible maverick!

[@Paulman50]

Good handling is good shocks and perhaps a little extra caster. Toe out is used on race cars for cornering. We like seeing you clean stuff especially those white lettering.

[@AndrewHCann]

Excellent video Luke :) yes 351 motor high compression type take lots crank amps turn over that motor on starter plus glad see Fox Body car lives on even transmission swap too those cars usually 355 rear end gears!

[@ford351cleveland]

Hey Luke you surely be missed i hope you enjoy the tour and keep safe

[@Firebird400]

Mustang looks good. Good job getting it on the road

[@jeffgibson184]

Have a great time with Power Tour !!! Looking forward towards next video 👍

[@danswartwood4580]

THANK YOU for sharing

[@thomaswaldorf9141]

I would go off of factory speck on alienment . if drag link is behind. Spindle you want a little toe in because when you are driving down road the spindles are pushed to rear of car and make it toe out. If link is in front of spindle it will make it toe in when moving down road. Good luck on trip have fun be safe.

[@nikmilosevic1696]

Haha, good timing, was just wondering about not seeing how the fox body went. Have a great tour.

[@danielstrachan8988]

Well have a great time and enjoy it, just have fun😁😁👍👍

[@hakiemking1101]

Good Seeing You Luke, That Mustang Sounds Great, Good Seeing It Now In Motion.. Ive Got Faith In The Maverick, Think It’ll Be Just Fine..

[@bradmissen1652]

G’day Luke, would love to see some footage of your power tour. We don’t have anything similar here in Australia!

[@KameraShy]

Dash cam.

[@triggeredleftyvegan6004]

@@Bender_B._Rodriguez Kinda yeah we love our V8's

[@NotAnotherCar]

There is the Street Machine Drag Challenge, which is similar to the Drag Week part of PowerTour.

[@wolfgang4102]

like .. share .. comment - Done! Have nothing but fun on PT Buddy

[@Andy47357]

that maverick is worth over $4k where i live with the weight delete, totally worth getting a proper alignment at firestone. i’ve had death wobble once doing 110mph with a tape measure alignment. also outer tie rods and sleeves are the same as on a late 80’s ford f series if you ever feel like trying it

[@76southernpride]

My brother had a 1983 GT, looked just like this one, even the t-tops. No chin spoiler. 5.0 and a 5spd. She hauled ass lol

[@less5406]

0 to 1 degree of toe-in is where I put my 1950 f-1. It used to wander really bad as it had almost 5 degrees of toe-out. I can let go of the wheel and she tracks just fine with all oem steering and a sloppy as hell steering box.

[@shadowofthenight7316]

That Maverick looks beautiful

[@radarw64]

OH! I love the shifter! That could become a trend.

[@Ohiocountryboy-se2cn]

Both cars looked great. Seen you at the oam booth in Dayton

[@kerrylewis2581]

The power tour sounds like a fun time. Hoping for good weather and a few great stories when you get back.

[@ColinBarrett001]

Another great video Luke. Thanks for sharing - from an old petrolhead in England. :)

[@SuperJoes70]

Luke like your channel simple and too the point

[@lindanelson8400]

Say, I've been looking for one of those new short throw Hurst Vice Grip shifters.

[@stevieseymore75]

Beautiful Maverick

[@jerryb1234]

I predict zero breakdowns for the Maverick, breakdown = can't go no further even if your life depended on it, lol, good-luck Luke, and thanks for sharing.

[@aronhoward919]

Being a ex race car mechanic formula enterprise cars we always ran toe out 1 mm front toe in 1mm rear. Most cars are set up that way for high speed handling. And your method is correct! We used fishing line and setup bars and a steel rule.

[@ThunderHead289]

Ah ha!!!! I’m not wrong!

[@aronhoward919]

@@ThunderHead289 no sir! You are quite correct! That set up is standard in most race cars. It helps high speed tracking to keep the car straight at high speed. If only you could bend your rear axle you would be mint😁. The extra toe sucks the car straight in front while the opposite in rear does the same by negative creating a more stable top speed.

[@BallisticWrenchGarage]

Excited for my first power tour run. Taking a 66' Buick Wildcat that doesn't like sitting in traffic....what could go wrong. Lol

[@Bdady74]

The Maverick is my favorite!

[@tonyryma1219]

Safe travels Luke.

[@michaeltier657]

VGG would be so proud .

[@connorhutton7632]

Just got my 82 on the road. Went to Iowa from North Dakota to pick up a an srod. It’s a good transmission if you don’t beat on it too hard.

[@Ohiocountryboy-se2cn]

Power tour is coming though my town. Might have to go.

[@Sandkei]

Unobtainium Nice! Can't wait for the power tour videos. Have a good one :)

[@tombryant1104]

I'm in agreement, original Bendix P/S valves aren't designed for long term manual usage, eventually ball stud will pop out, leaving you with no steering control. Steering stability increases with added caster. Back in day was common for settings of 0*, into negative numbers, while modern specs are +5* and greater. Problem is will make a manual steering system stiffer to turn(GM had different settings for P/S & manual), but reduces numbness in original "ram" P/S systems used on Fairlane, Torino, Mustang, Maverick, Cyclone etc.

[@paulmbylbie6065]

It's supposed to be toe in 1/8-1/4 but you live in Iowa it might be a little different there hehe🤣 ... On drag race cars we usually do zero to cuz it's less rolling resistance & check the rear cuz sometimes the dowel on the leaf spring may not always fit the centering hole on the diff . That's just my two cents but you know you guys know what you're doing keep doing your thing Bud keep on keeping on ▶️⏩💪👍🏁

[@600wheel]

That’s a wicked car man show it some love clean it up a little bit take some pride in your mustang there are a lot of guys out there including myself who would love to have a T top four eye my aero fox would smoke it but still love that car

[@jamesbaylis9438]

Get out there and beat on it hard at Power Tour, Good Luck and Safe Travels

[@kennethdispain1807]

That thing should have a lot of power

[@davelewandoski4292]

Luke Luke Luke.....you're so much smarter than this! You know not to mention the battery, that;s why you had to jump it. Then....you mentioned the lack of gas......you young man must love to tempt fate! Be safe and have a blast on Tour!

[@smpstech]

Though personal experience and driving style does matter, it is generally taught that toe-in is better for high speed stability, but makes the steering less responsive. Where as toe-out makes a car feel more darty, and can cause some wandering at high speeds. Lots of toe out is usually used on cars set up for a road course, as it makes the steering more responsive. Both are obviously bad for tire wear. Most stock vehicles are setup for 0 toe or just a little bit of toe-in.

[@tkskagen]

Good Luck at Power Tour 2021!

[@acetylcholine3]

Best Shifter Evar.

[@tomstewart1720]

I wish i owned that sweet ride..someday i will own one like that

[@kennyrichard2971]

Wow cool Fox body I remember as a teenager Seeing a local guy that bought a brand new 1979 pace car edition mustang that he modified to drag race and he always Enjoyed irritating the local PD

[@thomaslaird6168]

I had a Frankenstein car , 82capri nose n 86 mustang rear. 69 351 swap but '70 cleveland heads. Fast. Put in a new Holley 650 n while testing I broke the steering wheel . Tilt steering. Was hanging by a bolt. I was holding on for dear life lol. My power steering pump was noisy too

[@davelewandoski4292]

and Love the shifter!

[@kenlangbridge9907]

Great stuff. Perfect car for the big challenge.

[@shawnmay7264]

Have fun and stay safe man!

[@crownfam882]

Uncle Luke...The maverick junk..how dare you!😀I love that old car man,id swap daily drivers any day of the week,thing sounds fu##n sweet💯😎

[@gibhamracing37]

You're correct on the toe out. We've ran as much as 3/8" toe out on the circle track cars. It definitely stabilizes the car if the toe out is straight up or toed in the car gets very darty down the straightaways

[@Turbochargedtwelve]

Theoretically it is not correct, but theory is always a starting point for testing. I’d be your experience is due to “dynamic toe” aka bump steer. Does your car squat the rear under acceleration down the straight? I’m sure it does and usually on dirt oval cars it does a lot! So what you need to understand is what happens to your steering when the front suspension goes into droop? Making things even more complicated is that you probably don’t run square spring rates or square tires or square shock damping i also be you’re running some serious Ackerman steering geometry. I’m not saying what you’re doing is wrong, because whatever makes the driver fastest is always right just that your conclusions shouldn’t be generalized.

[@gibhamracing37]

@@Turbochargedtwelve I've been doing this for 20 years on both dirt and asphalt and never saw a Racecar that didn't call for at least 1/8 toe out. Depending upon track size there are a lot of factors, bump steer, Ackerman, caster, camber, etc etc but never have a seen a circle track Racecar toed straight up or in. I'm not much on theory or how things should be. I just go with what works and the championships and wins over the years is enough to tell me it works regardless of what pen and paper say

[@toecutterjenkins]

Check your caster if the car isn't tracking right. It's the forgotten alignment spec and important to the way the car drives and steers. Rwd cars tend to be toed in a tad because when the car accelerates the suspension will lift up a bit and the tire will toe out a bit.

[@garageofscrap]

Damn it. 3 weeks of working from home doing health and safety training with no Uncle Luke to watch. Still, looking forward to seeing you back after power tour

[@fastyzzzff]

Luke there is a aluminum tag on the upper right side of the rear cover .itll have the gear ratio and if it has the letter L denotes the locker example 3.L73 = 3.73 Detroit locker. Hope this helps

[@dreally7029]

Really enjoying your channel!!

[@TheFurriestOne]

Have fun a powertour!

[@Davebaker364]

Like the shifter! LOL 😂

[@taspeedshop2451]

You would fit right in here in swampeast missouri.

[@mwilliamshs]

Toe-in improves tracking. Toe-out causes darting.