ABANDONED Muscle Car Revival! First Start in 35 years! -- Part 5

Part 5 of our 8 part camping adventure where we revived this 1970 Satellite in 5 long, hot, and epic days! On this episode we change starters, battle ignition issues, change starters, finally fire the engine, and then change starters again! Stay tuned for some amazing obstacles that we over come with a bit of skill and a lot of luck!!
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[@JunkyardDigs]

If you missed part 4 where we got the car running for the first time check it out here! kzbin.info/www/bejne/gJnPdIaMnsegb68

[@Mike-iq7hu]

Junkyard Digs you said part 7 part 6 is next on thunderheads channels 7 will be here

[@frankk4787]

Important question.....how bad do you guys smell by this point?

[@JunkyardDigs]

@@frankk4787 bad 🤣🤣

[@alexandrealex4972]

Bonjour

[@ThunderHead289]

K05 T4R that’s because it’s tuned right 😎

[@DonnyT744]

This video is so US Military. MRE's, horse play, socks on the fire, trench foot and mayhem, sooo GI. I'm loving it.

[@dopeman420]

Blah blah blah

[@weegeemike]

Well Kevin was in the military, soooo

[@DylanMcCoolVideo]

Left hand threads will tighten themselves up on that side. Keeps your wheels on if they were loose for some reason 👍🏻

[@ToxicMisfitsYt]

Dylan McCool no tool

[@gqp4800]

You must have been a machinist at one point too, or engineer

[@eddiethedodgeman6758]

Love to own that car.

[@robm9772]

"Mopar is complete crap!" 10 minutes later: "That is such a good engine!" "This is the best running revival engine we've ever had!"

[@JunkyardDigs]

A great engine surrounded by a lesser great car🤣

[@robm9772]

Junkyard Digs lol touché

[@warrenzevonsangryghost6055]

Never had an issue with Mopar engines...luv 'em. It's the rest of the car that makes mechanics wonder WTF...

[@briancarroll481]

finds mopar half-buried in dirt for 35 years, knows nothing about mopars, literally anything goes wrong: "junky mopar"

[@tjbmx1513]

@@robm9772 tg

[@jhopkins1515]

you guys are what roadkill used to be and i love you for it!!!

[@PointlessDrummer]

roadkill is still pretty entertaining. Just swait until you have alot of time, get the free trial or buy it for one month and watch all the episodes on it.

[@philjaneiro1638]

THIS should be on tv. It should be a show.

[@Speeddemon3]

Love watchin you guys, this is the second time watching this! Tip: If you suspect a vacuum leak around the carb or hoses, use your propane torch. Turn the valve on and walk the tip around the hose or base of the carb. The leak will draw in the propane and the engine idle will pick up and steady out. Now you know where to look for the leak. :)

[@kranduty4604]

You guys are a great team. Love that you guys know how to have fun in a crappy situation.

[@andrewc9790]

Just remember... they volunteered for this crappy situation.

[@treys5993]

Chrysler had right hand threads on the lugs on the one side because it was thought to help reduce the risk of the lug nuts coming loose, since they would have to work against the way the wheel was turning. They ditched this sometime in the early 70s.

[@MNLakesArea1GC]

Trey s599 Studebakers are as well

[@jamieharris74]

Some Mercedes too

[@mikeobrien3744]

Spot on.

[@FMChimera]

Left hand threads were a big thing on most makers (Olds and Cadillac and Pontiac did it) in the 30's 40's and 50's but I had no idea anyone was still at it all the way into the 70's...

[@brianhdueck3372]

actually the GMs listed had left thread into the 60’s... not that it matters but just saying it was more common practice than often realized. It got tricky sometimes when front brake drums got interchanged during a brake job. Yes I have run into that.

[@escapenguin]

"C'mon Snap-On!" vrtttttttttttttt ... *smokes* In unison: "Uh-oh" "Uuuuuuuuuuuumm" 🤣

[@bensond32]

I'm loving this series guys! Its amazing to see what it started as compared to this video!

[@AutoAuctionRebuilds]

Love this series guys! #dedication #appliedengineering

[@chadharmon5716]

Hey randy

[@VitaliiCot.]

Hi Guys. I am your subscriber from Russia it is very interesting to watch American classics come to life ...

[@timofeyalyoshin8173]

same here boi (хы)

[@stereolababy]

tell putin to stop messing with us

[@user-dd2vc5cd1p]

Здорова, братан

[@slick-px4pq]

Do you have Hillary's emails?

[@VitaliiCot.]

I don't care about Putin...there are people living... who are not concerned with this dirty politics

[@CaneAtvse]

Dude it was awesome of you guys to clean the place up... the part of him mowing was hilarious....🤣🤣🤣

[@ronslaughterandalice1018]

Nothing better then hanging out with a couple of lay'd back home grown boys and have fun. these videos put us right there with you and take us out of our on space for a good time ,,thanks guys we need it.

[@yashpashar4758]

"Do u thing ill spill gas everywhere?" "oh, maybe not" *spills gas literally everywhere*

[@ap8409]

283 Chevy, 289 Ford, and 318 Mopar - some of the best engines ever made.

[@rhull3939]

Don't forget 4.0 Jeep.

[@danielheartsill4269]

Apple wood is great for cooking. Also works great in a smoker. Fix some meat over your fire and enjoy.

[@Error-5478]

This is honestly one of the best things I've seen on youtube. Just two friends hanging out in the woods working on a old car.

[@brucegilbert4413]

Adapt and overcome you two are showing the meaning of it cheers 😊

[@rickkast2000]

23 yrs having a yard, here's 2 tips....throw an already off wheel at your stuck one...front drums, take the nut and bearing off and bolt the wheel back on for rocking/leverage. Sweet series guys !

[@rodmandealerman3297]

What ya'll didn't know about these old Mopars is that the pull chain was an available option back then! Those old starters loved 'em! Seriously, what an amazing engine. The body probably can't be saved, but that motor will certainly live on somehow/somewhere. Hat's off to both of you! Wish I could pop the top of a few cold ones to celebrate! Cheers!

[@ethandfortune]

Leaving the place better then when we found it. Much respect brother. Not a lot of people even think like that anymore but I pick up trash every time I go fishing for the exact same reason.

[@Mordrayso]

Oh, you youngsters! Always being silly, and always in a hurry. If you would've just taken your time you could've reused those brake drums, shoes, and springs. No, but seriously what you two guys are doing as far as yard work for those people is really great of you, and Kevin, thanks for your service to the country. Love both of your channels and this project is a lot of fun to watch. Be safe guys and thanks for sharing.

[@nickstone5605]

What up JYD and TH! Super cool project this one! Cool tip: Look at the end of the lug stud at 6:11 in the video. The drivers side has an L. The pass side should have an R. I went through the exact same thing on a 59 Cadillac coupe Deville I bought 15 years ago. I was green and well and had no idea of the lug studs and threads being a different direction. I used pry bars, torque wrenches, extensions, I even bought a compressor and air impact to get them off. Like this car it was super rusty from Kansas. This was where I grew into big boy toys partly lol. Finally an old timer was over at my house looking at a 59 Ford F1 I was selling and we got to talking. He told me the same thing. I was able to get the wheels off that day after weeks of banging my head on the wall with it. Its so cool you guys are able to do this. I'm working on the same dream right now with my Cadillacs. Its just hard to find time for editing and I record myself so I am learning how to incorporate the actual work in the video. It'd be so cool for you guys to check my few videos out. I know I need a lot of improvement with material and stuff but I'm always doing similar projects like yours. Maybe we could collaborate some time? I live in NM and know where there are hundreds of RUST FREE jewels out here in the SW. YOU GUYS WOULD LOSE YOUR Sugar Honey Iced Tea! I promise. Plus NM has some of the best wilderness in the US. Lemme know guys. Keep up the good work 👌

[@dylanreed6861]

You guys are living the dream right now. Living outside, working on a car, and cleaning up a property. Talk about the real restoration bros

[@mikeplumley77]

You two should just combine channels.. (Thunder junk rescue)??? 🤔

[@prylosecorsomething3194]

Junkyard head

[@illililililillli]

Junkhead

[@MrStereoify]

oh no you didnt

[@rhull3939]

Then they'd make less money.

[@gaius_enceladus]

**Great** series! Nothing like relaxing on a Saturday morning and watching a couple of guys pottering around with cars!

[@andrewkiwi1]

It Lives!! good one guys . I thought this one may have been down on a cylinder with the rusted valves, But no its good wow.

[@weegeemike]

Nothing runs better after sitting for long periods of time than Mopars. I have no idea why. My mom had an '86 Ramcharger 360 Qjet and you could let it sit for a year or longer and you could walk up to it, no new battery or jump pack, and it would crank and fire on ancient gas every time. Ran fine. Had no parasitic drain so it didn't kill batteries when it sat. The thing was immortal. This Plymouth just proves my point.

[@BANDITRCN28]

The sound of it running reminds me of the sound Christine made in the movie after she was burnt.

[@MetalTrabant]

Yeah, the sound of Fury... since it's also a Plymouth V8 :)

[@Sir_Uncle_Ned]

That could very well be the best engine sound out of all your cars. A glorious big block purring like a kitten. It brings a tear to the eye

[@edstenson7764]

Love the character building videos and adventures! Thank you and please keep them coming.

[@THOMMGB]

I've got an MGB with center lock wire wheels. The knock offs tighten clockwise on one side and tighten counter clockwise on the other side. You're warned against towing the car in reverse for an extended amount of time because the knock offs will loosen and fall off. It's obvious you don't think too highly of Mopar, but you've got to admit, that engine was engineered pretty well. Regards, Tom

[@JunkyardDigs]

I will agree there Tom

[@alanparker3624]

Good job guys! The reverse lug nuts are a common thing. The trucking industry used to run reverse lugs on one side for the fear of loosening going down the road. I've been a trucker since 99 and I haven't seen them in the last several years.

[@rexcars1835]

Way back in the day I had an old 70 Newport I was gonna demo. I twisted a 4 way wrench like an easy out on the left hand wheels. Finally my neighbor, an old mechanic, comes over smiling and clues me in. Funny memories.

[@ViolatingGoonTrolling]

You guys are really humble. Taking care of someone’s yard without even asking. Respect.

[@testdrivepov7016]

No way, i watch all episodes in a row. This is better than most movies!! Great work guys :)

[@dandyman132]

You guys are 2 stand up dudes! Mowing and cleaning up around the yard. Awesome gentlemen just awesome .

[@toms1348]

Mostly Old Parts And Rust! Gotta love it. That engine is solid.

[@2003cobramustang]

You guys are amazing! Can’t believe how good the engine runs! And the brakes damn!!

[@inverted311]

The both of you are great role models for the younger generations to come.

[@jerryfulks3565]

Hey bros.Junkn Jerry here. Starting that was awsome learned a lot from u today. I love it . U guys are very good i wany to watch the next show. Looking forward to it. J.J.

[@kmcilduff]

Hi Lads, Caught this series last nite, luv it, I had a dodge coronet coupe 1969 in 1987- 89, best car I ever owned, sold it when I moved back over the pond, I still miss that car, enjoyn the craic with u, Kev.

[@herculesinwyoming]

You guys rock! Helping out old folks is admirable

[@DaPittBull911]

Love the work you both put into junk cars an bring them back to life, its given me a reason to revive alot of vehicles on my Grandpa's land in Traynor Iowa.

[@brandono.4945]

This is so awesome! I still can't believe how good it runs considering its been sitting. Great job guys!!

[@06basecobaltls17]

For those old brake drums I always just apply some penetrating oil to the center hub and then whack with the biggest soft-blow hammer I can find, around the edges of the drum TOWARDS the car. I hit one side then the other and work may way around and eventually it breaks loose but you can keep hitting it one side then the other and wobble it back and forth until it is loose enough to pull the rest of the way off. Works way better than a pry bar because prying in one location about the axis puts everything in a bind. Always worked for me. Don't be afraid to really whack it as hard as you can.

[@downshiftingisfun7046]

Y’all need to do more of pullin old cars outta the woods and bushes and reviving them from their graves! Definitely gotta have Dylan back in some videos soon too if possible!

[@wannaseethevid]

18 mins in and I realized I have a huge smile all the way through this. These guys ROCK.

[@ebelionavarro4354]

You guy's are having all kinds of fun with this mophor of a car.. Good luck

[@wjwager]

Snails do what snails wanna do 😂😂

[@zachhatten261]

We need a t-shirt now

[@lc9929]

Good stuff guys. Thanks for producing videos for us novice wrenchers to enjoy.

[@That_AMC_Guy]

For next time, there's a REALLY easy way to get stuck drums off. Take a drill and drill out the back of the pin that holds the shoes to the backing plate. Sometimes, you can even just take a punch and punch it through the backing plate. With the shoes not held to the backing plate, everything just falls off loosely.

[@ThunderHead289]

Alfred Neuman that doesn’t work because the springs themselves attached to the shoes are looped around a center post - I actually did drill them off. My body still hurts from that battle - it was like 4 hours of war

[@That_AMC_Guy]

@@ThunderHead289 Huh. It's always worked for me. Maybe I'm doing it wrong.

[@bills6093]

In 1992 I was stationed in Korea with the US Army. Our company van was a Kia Besta. It had right and left hand lugs, which no one bothered to mention to us, producing a similar awkward situation when we had a flat.

[@donaldmusic6274]

Listen here you! (just before a self inflicted body slam) lol You guys have definitely had your work cut out for you on this one. Big respect for both of you

[@intrepid5592]

Love that sound...reverberates in my chest.....!!!

[@79f1fitty5]

Great series..I ran into the same wheel nut fiasco when I was 18 or so. Took twisting off all 5 studs before my dad told me what I was doing. Think he had a good laugh and I learned an unforgettable lesson

[@1967davethewave]

I have a 68 Charger and I knew that the driver side wheel studs were left hand thread. I went to take the passenger front wheel off with an impact and broke the chrome lug nut clean off. I turned the next one backwards and it came right off. It turns out someone had done a brake job and put the rotors back on it on the wrong sides. They put the calipers on the wrong sides as well so the bleeders were on the bottom. That was some fine brake work I tell you!!! And yes, left handed threads on the left side of the car will help to resist loosening lug nuts. But it turned out to not be as helpful as Chrysler thought and was discontinued after the '70 model year.

[@Fransais]

"Ready for me to spill gas everywhere?" "Yes"

[@radiokatalipsi1662]

cutting trees-thunderhead uses axe junkyard digs uses electrical power unbolting lug nuts-thunderhead uses pure mechanical braker bar junkyard digs uses impact gun(again electical power) pure force vs new technology,guys carry on we all love you both

[@TheCardinalSpear]

Good wholesome episode! Good on you guys for cleanin up the yard for them. Im sure they appreciated the hell outta that

[@theelectricyeti8622]

Great job guys! I'm loving seeing this one coming back from the grave!

[@BBoyXy]

I'm loving these series! Good job guys and congrats on getting it to work so good

[@craighiebert3384]

Kevin: "It smells horrible in here" Me: Sorry... That was a class act cleaning up their yard for them - well done, gentlemen!

[@wilhelm_iron2359]

The wheels being left handed brought back memories of the first time I worked on out International Scout. They had the same exact thing and it was equally a pain in the ass

[@AntonioClaudioMichael]

Running so smooth great video guys was an awesome episode

[@markmillyard5868]

That sounds incredible wow you guys have got awesome beast.

[@ericgregory2563]

I think you did good on the old Mopar. I am a Mopar person. I understand you hate Mopar’s but to me the are the vehicles to have. I used the 4 barrel adapter on my 2 barrel intake in the late 80’s on my dart. But I am glad the old girl is running good. I want that car!!

[@dickritchie2596]

BTW, I wish more young guys had this kind of drive and work ethic.

[@Whisper_Pickle]

Left-hand threads, learned the hard way on a 1953 Studebaker back when I was 15. Cranked and cranked on it until I nearly passed out 😂

[@cut--]

My folks gave me an 80's chevy camper van with 125 thousand miles after college (1985).. I drove it for about 5 years and then gave it to a buddy @ about 200k. He drove it for another 45k and gave it someone I didn't know.. About 6 years later I saw the van in a local grocer parking lot. I waited for the owner to arrive and we had a chat about their beloved van that had 444,000 miles on it and was still going strong!

[@danielduncan4420]

On the reverse threads part... i have a 1957 Oldsmobile holiday 88 ... it too has reversed threads on the passenger side of the car. Those long springs around the brake drums... i too have those on my 1957 Oldsmobile holiday 88. There a balance device some how. Asked a man that works at shorty bear that turned my drums says they have to be on the drum. Idk thou.... strange ways they used back in the day. All i know. Lol.... keep the revival going. Looks Great guys 👍👍😎

[@flightmaster178]

Man I'm impressed. That thing pulls great vacuum, and runs smooth as hell. Reminds me of my 81' F150 that sat for a long time. I was able to balance a nickel on the intake.

[@RogerYat]

Junkyard Digs.. I'm your fans from Malaysia... I like american muscle cars👍 that you saving it from be abandoned.. 👏

[@simplytaylor128]

You guys need to keep these videos coming. Love these.

[@MarkRijckenberg]

Yet another awesome revival guys. Your shenanigans are the best, too :-)

[@mevencio15]

What a beautiful weather guys!!! Birds I'm kinda smelling the ambient

[@TheBobes]

It sounds meaty asf. I'd keep it around just to rev it on the weekends, haha.

[@Rokonroller]

You guys rock! Nice to share in the experience 👍

[@stevevarholy2011]

Crossing my fingers no flashing during a hydration session.

[@robertsimmons3336]

I could watch you guys all day! So much fun, at least for us to watch, I'm sure it's not much fun ripping pads off lol! Amazing work with what you have to work with. Can't wait to see this thing move!

[@mrchestwell]

Love your vids, living the dream guys - thank you for sharing

[@marksearcy9708]

Once again great content. Amazing that it has survived setting all thoes years.

[@tony66au]

Boys the way to tell is there is an L stamped into the wheel stud denoting Lefty Tighty Righty Loosey, This handy tech tip brought to you By Teng Tools. By the by, I have a Teng tool metric 3/8 drive kit I bought 25 years ago, the grey plastic hard moulded case is pretty sad, hinges busted and moulded tray insert fairly wrecked but the ratchet and sockets still in mint condition after nearly 25 years. Just passed it onto my 25 yr old Son as his first decent Metric socket set.

[@scottsmith3381]

Loved the videos you guys are having way too much fun can't believe how good that engine ran. And yeah the backwards lug nuts were a royal pain

[@FanelliRestorations]

classic case of the left hand thread..got me a few times too! Gotta love mopars man...these videos rock!

[@vorhese]

Man I think every guy working on Mopars learns the same way. I had a 53 Desoto that used Bolts not nuts, of course reverse thread on drivers side. Replaced them with studs and left hand threads on all 4. The theory, which is bologna, is the rotation of the tire wood loosen the threads on the driver's side.

[@JunkyardDigs]

I do agree it is bologna

[@michaelbaka4777]

Bonded brake shoes.......a working guy's best friend! They were really cheap, and you can see why! But they did get the job done.

[@briceasterling]

Time for a lunch break. Perfect timing!

[@brianwolf692009]

That is definitely crazy. Car is falling apart, but the motor runs like a champ. 👍

[@wreckerjonny6144]

Just like an upstate NY Craigslist car

[@danderson9881]

I imagine the shoes are glued with rust to the drums, but what I found always worked was a large punch, between the stud on the wheel mount surface, and hammer it good. An old trucker trick. Then heat if its stubborn.

[@RichardsonSteven97]

Thanks fellas I had a blast!

[@josebriceno97]

Great video guys! Some of your best content.

[@redpine8665]

For whatever reason, giving stuck on brake drums hits with a hammer right in between the lug studs has the best effect in my experience.

[@yhwhswarrior6086]

I'm loving this series!

[@mariuskub]

Thank you guys you are the best!

[@AutoAli]

That cars running super good. Great work! No matter how bad that car is, some mopar Person will restore it since you’ve saved it.

[@jm101]

I like how his head was where the axe will bounce back

[@FeArhsma21]

Great job, runs good!