ABANDONED Mustang Saved After 30 Years Part 3: WILL IT RUN?

[@JunkyardDigs]

Welcome to the possum gang 😂😂

[@Thecraig909]

Happy to be apart of it😂

[@OtisENGINEuity]

Kevin... boiling fuel in the bowl... I feel like I JUST watched a video about a certain AMC that had that issue and what to do... or maybe I just dreamed it.

[@josephdougherty2399]

Kevin, FYI, that's not a possum. It's a left coast biological refuse recycling quadraped. Gavin Newsome received a 1.2 billion dollar grant to develop this eco friendly project......

[@kmnremtp]

I love that y’all saying possum instead of opossum! Y’all gon have to have a car show in Possumneck, Mississippi!!!!

[@claysisson4627]

Great content. Nothing better than a bunch of friends working on old cars and trucks.

[@Thecraig909]

My favorite thing to do!

[@jimgaunt6445]

I love watching you with just a few buddy’s getting this thing going. I feel like his is just you all hanging out and messing around seems like a lot of fun

[@Wreckitralph54]

DUDE!!!! 33:40 First song to play in that car in 32 years is drivers seat by sniff ‘n’ the tears! She’s stoked and ready to be back on the road!!!

[@orionfixr7713]

Takes me back to a time when that was me and my Buds ! When I say takes me back , we're talking 50 years ! Guard your friendships like they were gold because they are . Sucks being alone in the garage .

[@Thecraig909]

They are gold for sure. Makes all the hard work worth it when there's people to share the experience with. The memories are priceless.

[@Mustangdan351]

Really enjoying this resurrection of the GL. Pro tip: disconnect the wire from the ignition key tumbler to eliminate the buzzing. The buzzer will still function if the headlights are left on. I did this on my 88 GT because I constantly would have the radio on with the doors open while working or cleaning the interior and the buzzer annoyed the crap out of me, lol.

[@Thecraig909]

Thank you for the tip! Probably going to do that for the same reason haha. I was just surprised it worked.

[@johnsarian_cu]

What a solid machine. Depending on how you look at it, that engine is a lot more streetable than the 4. Just off idle she's producing most all the torque you're gonna get. No speed demon but an easy cruiser.

[@Thecraig909]

Oh its a cruiser for sure. Runs like a sewing machine!

[@josephdougherty2399]

Craig, I've discovered over the years when cleaning the fuel system on a storage special. Go to your local farm store and buy a tractor sediment bowl to mount on your firewall/inner fender to pull gas through before it hits the pump/filter/carb. This will catch 90% of the crap before it gets into the important bits and is easy to clean out. It can easily be removed once it clears up....or just leave it on

[@DavidJones-hl5om]

Carb,New Tank and Brakes new Daily there ya go Craig

[@CrashRacknShoot]

Found you guys from your cameo with Junkyard digs, and you are 100% going in my rotation. Got lots of catching up to do on the older stuff!

[@dentonedwards824]

I had an 80 Capri with that engine and an overdrive 4 speed manual, bought it new. It was weak as water but a super fun car to drive and I never touched it, it just always ran. Have fun with it!!

[@Rodg470]

It's a time capsule. Fix everything that's wrong with it and leave it as is. There's not to many like that around anymore. It reminds me of high school lol. Yeah I'm old

[@MoCo_Filmmaker]

Great stuff, plans on keeping it stock or doing a build? Call me crazy, but maybe just make it a comfortable cruiser so you can enjoy more AC on Power Tour next year ;)

[@frehleyleadguitar]

Wow! The little fox body that could! It’s cool to see you guys bring her back to life! Gonna make a nice little cruiser coupe. Looking forward to more content on the little 3.3. Enjoy watching your channel and all the Ford content. Tell your buddy the 56 ford he picked up is really cool!

[@VernLeRoy1962]

with the mustang, I'd go to a 302. CHI makes a good Cleveland Head for that 1956 coupe. If you don't know the 351C became the 351M around 1978 & were in trucks and vans. in the 80's it became the 400M, but it is still a Cleveland engine to me. I use moving pads on the ground, on rocks , maybe the side of the round or on hot asphalt.

[@adamheazlett1179]

Hose clamps always with sockets.Battery inspection tool coin brazed to screwdriver works great fits welland no damage

[@i-still-cruz2430]

Really enjoy the videos on this car. Great seeing it brought back after so many years. Look forward to future videos and what you will do with the old pony 👍

[@daviduglem3213]

You guys remind me of my friends and I late 60s early '70s doing the same thing. We were working on old studebakers, Chevys and Fords of course and even a few moparts. Pontiac's Oldsmobiles were also part of our routine. $100 cars, we'd pull apart out go down to the junks and get another one. Little beer drinking took place as well. (No ice cream I remember) Good time getting greasy, I'm in my '70s now. Still have a few of those friends but don't work on cars myself anymore. Dave

[@ni_wink84]

Thank junkyard digs for sending me here! It’s an automatic follow since I’m from SoCal! This was a great revival, that thing is awesome it runs so smooth it’s crazy! Come on up to the 951 and help me work on my el Camino for some content haha! Your fords will smell the Chevy on you and get incredibly jealous

[@79tazman]

You gotta run coolant in the engine if you run straight water the inside of the block will rust Coolant has stuff in it to prevent rusting it also lubes the water pump and helps the engine stay cooler then just water plus it prevents freezing. I see so many people in warmer area`s run straight water and it`s no good for the cooling system or the engine.

[@keithjanikula4914]

It might not be the 300ci straight six that we all know is bulletproof, but it is still a straight 6, arguably the most reliable engine configuration ever

[@shermanelliott5730]

For real

[@MustangsTrainsMowers]

Anything is better than the 2.3 Ford engine of that era which was an unbalanced dog.

[@tombryant1104]

Yeah sixes don't produce enough power to harm themselves. Not being mean, just speaking truth.

[@tombryant1104]

@@MustangsTrainsMowers The pressurized 2.3 in the Turbo Coupes were great. Used to resell those as I could pickem up at auction for cheap. Out of 15 one had a bad turbo, but no seriously bad engines. A couple did have flat cams, easy change.

[@MustangsTrainsMowers]

@@tombryant1104 My brother had a 1979 Fairmont Futura with the standard 2.3 and 4 speed. The idle was never smooth and it was an absolute dog. I worked at an auto auction in 1995 and I once drove an SVO and again the idle was never smooth. I’d love to find an SVO and put a 351w in it.

[@Hanky_Bannist8r]

Super cool you care enough to save this little mustang. I think we need to see more of your buddies 56 Ford ad well.

[@Z3CHYD]

Man that 56 Ford brings back memories! My dad and I's first project together when I was little was a 56 Ford Customline 2 door hardtop, same car except my dad put a 302 and C4 in it, and with the true dual exhaust and old school walker continental mufflers on her she had the perfect sound to her, not that flowmaster sound you hear out of every V8 nowadays!

[@andrewp1513]

Just came over from Dylan McCool. Really enjoying the channel. Cheers from Sydney

[@irishman63lemans73]

Very nice. Wish I could find a freebie like that one. Enjoy seeing you and your friends working together on it.

[@Thecraig909]

Thanks! It's a crazy experience for sure!

[@dianeadkins-diorio1783]

"Givin' it the beans"... reminds me of Sarah-N-Tuned out in Tucson AZ...

[@glutten1386]

Great job Craig. Ur kickin ass with the ponies. Keep up the great content.

[@jcllh3276]

I love how you polish turds I too partake in polishing turds😂

[@braddokken9191]

That is such a nice car, true survivor. Its been fun watching you get it back on the road. This is the point where anyone not living in California would start ripping out vacuum lines and smog equipment. We have to make our junk run with all that stuff still on there.

[@Brock_Landers]

I'd love to get an old Fox body with an inline six or even a Cologne V-6, tear it down, install some forged pistons and rods, have the entire bottom end balanced, get or create some higher flowing heads, find someone who can fabricate a custom intake manifold that can use multi-port fuel injection (or one injector per cylinder) with a throttle body, and throw some turbo goodness at it with a standalone engine management system. Everyone throws a V8 into the Fox body chassis to make power and that obviously makes more sense in the long run (and budget), but I have always enjoyed a good custom build just for the sake of being different. Also, I'm not referring to someone just swapping a 2JZ or RB26 into an old chassis, I mean custom engine builders who enjoy making records and working on different engines.

[@williamcrandall1447]

My first ride was a 1980 notchback same colors. Basically the same car but thanks for taking me back to 1986.

[@duccanard9079]

Small block sixes are tuff.They have 7 main bearings.They use the same lifters as a 390.Mill the head.060 and you'll get better compression.And the smog nazis would never know.I've built 17 of these heads(buddies keep carrying them off),cut the single off and put a Weber 32/36,holley 5200 or an Autolite 2100 on the same head.But I think the smoggies will spot that.

[@brotherskrillrc6042]

Esslinger in Cali, makes some of the finest high performance parts for the 2.3 ford motor could make it a 500hp monster motor but that's a chunk of change for sure or just put a big turbo kit on it or just leave it as it is dang so many possibilities , like the series on this one

[@chadwright7614]

Needs a Windsor...just one man's opinion. That 56 Ford was the highlight of my week.

[@maxnichols1727]

Fantastic video, you definitely have the beginnings of a FUN ride. Good food, good friends, gas fumes, good times. 👍 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

[@yearight8666]

Bro. You have to do the true mullet!! So far no business up front!!! You gotta do it!!

[@kennyvelez8060]

Craig the way you have it with the gas can your pulling fuel to the carb by vacuum instead of pushing fuel by the fuel pump

[@eugenesbackyardrepair4593]

Is that a New Jersey plate on the front on that mustang. Also when you were cleaning fan shroud I thought it was on gas tank. I was think he nuts for painting tank white then I saw igloo. Lmao great work buddy

[@christienjacobpalacios6692]

Badass bro👍🏻👌🏻 Keep up the awesome content

[@Gkitchens1]

You can pour fuel into the input and poutput lines of a mechanical fuel pump and let it sit for a few it'll usually bring the diaphragm back around and make the fuel pump work again.

[@rangeraficionado87]

Those old Ford ammeters are horrible for accuracy. I just sent off my 1987 V8 Ranger's original ammeter to be converted to a voltmeter by Rocketman's Classic Cougar Innovations. He does pretty much all types of ammeters, clocks, etc..

[@FordFanatic865]

Love the new ride Craig. Excited to see what you do with it. Mint chip > any other flavor

[@markmartin01]

When a carb floods, hold it WOT to start. It needs the extra air to help gulp the fuel.

[@phr3dmcc0y]

awesome. I love it. Cannot wait to see more!

[@kevinwright1551]

Vary awesome indeed. Nice 👍 on bringing it back to life. Sweet. Keep up the great work. Okay.

[@jasonmyers3847]

Very cool '56 Ford Mainline!

[@colinwheeler4166]

Nice Fox body. Ur lucky, in Australia hardtop fox bodies are rare. I would love one.

[@davidandrews9670]

a lot more Quacking than usual but fun and funny!

[@marcusmaddenov2451]

Once you get it sorted you should daily it while you build your other cars and truck!

[@timothyballinger6280]

He said person who built that spark plug is now dead Haha! It was probably my old ass so I'm still kicking lol!

[@OtisENGINEuity]

400M has a C6 not a C4, M shares the Cleveland's big block bolt pattern, there's no C4 big block variant. "It was primarily used with Ford's inline six-cylinder engines and small V8 engines (see Ford Windsor engines), usually up to 302 in³ (5.0 L). By comparison, the 351 Windsor and 351 Cleveland small and intermediate-block engines were backed by the medium-duty FMX or the heavy-duty C6 that debuted in 1966. Some C4s were built with a larger spread bell housing to use with 351M V8s, but these are rare." Boiling fuel in the carb... I feel like I just watched a Junkyard Digs episode about this..

[@williamsanders468]

Shoot I just got to thinking, a rubber wheel might get the yellow gunk off. Headliner in the 56 was sweet now you’ve gotta flock a headliner.

[@mistermacgray]

Convert over to 134a, easy enough to do on those York compressors.

[@1gatomon]

its always a good time when you work on cars with friends..

[@markmoats5702]

You could have also used a chain to put in the gas tank and shake it vigorously to break up the rust and knock and big pieces off the walls of the tank

[@richardoswalt1009]

Always lube the cylinders before you roll over an engine that's been sitting for an extended period of time. I'm 72 ask me how I know, and use a gas and two cycle oil to run it on.

[@johnnymoody2740]

Nice Mustang and 56 Ford 👍👍

[@Hmanbravo]

I have a 200ci on my 66 mustang those little engines are indestructible

[@Brock_Landers]

Craig, this is in no way an ignorant or disrespectful comment, but with the long hair and the stache you really remind me of a mix of Kurt Cobain, and Kiefer Sutherland (back in their late 20s). Edit: So sad that Kurt only lived to be 27...granted it was a death by suicide, but everyone who grew up listening to Smells Like Teen Spirit, mourned his death. I was 10 when he died (13 days before my 11th birthday, 4-5-94). Awesome time to be alive.

[@mikewiley1007]

EPA enters the chat

[@davidandrews9670]

i had a maverick like that. on the a pillar is a button put your foot on there TADA! no buzzer!

[@paulmaness2674]

Those lil 200 six cylinders are good motors

[@nicholaskelley4191]

New here nice find love me a good foxbody

[@shannonschneider8413]

What ford engine is in this,is it the 300 cu inch or is it smaller than that,it looks suspiciously like a aussie made block? Just curious to know,cheers from australia

[@shannonschneider8413]

3.3 litres is 200 cubic inches of raw ford power,aussie versions went from 144 cu inches in the early XM falcons and went to 200 cu inches in XR falcons from memory,the last versions that were 250 cu inches in the XB series and changed to the 250 "crossflow" 250s and ended up having alloy heads and fuel injection,not a bad engine at all,sorry about the word dump,have a great day

[@angrymike6759]

Sos pads will get that yellow right off the paint !👍👌

[@shaunhaddock1026]

What happened to the crown Vic frame build

[@brianmaynard7320]

Does it have to pass smog if it's over 30 years old? Nice ride!!

[@charlesmyers2762]

Our 81 Mercury Capri with a 4 banger had same oil pressure.

[@ruwithlee1970]

Check eBay you can get about 3 to4 cans for about 60 $70 for r12 refrigerate send to a friend outside California and re-Box it to your house, be careful with the Eco-Nuts!

[@1972mercurycougar]

200cid 6, yeah! Front K member completely wrong, for V8. Unicorn

[@shawn9015]

I would of shoved a waterhose in that thing on the first crank to try to save the water pump and pull the thermostat. With it being that crunchy seems like a good idea.

[@philhunt3908]

That runs a lot better than I thought it was going to for free that's a steel

[@Woody_the_Towboater]

So is the GL yours to keep or are you going to sell it

[@markbehr88]

I love these old Mustangs.

[@eugenesbackyardrepair4593]

We used to.in the 90s make our engines look.that good with tire foam before the car show

[@MustangGuy6501]

Yes! Love the car and longer videos!

[@Takenski]

Hyped for this build. Cant wait to see it finished up!

[@marinemaudre9058]

Let’s get your new mustang going

[@williamcrandall1447]

Forgot that mine had 4 on the floor. Yeah Baby.

[@Mattmazz77]

Have you started it since you got it? Ahhh, yeah but I just want to make sure it turns over though...lmfao.

[@darrelstoneburner6182]

Just curious where did you find a Gas tank for a hundred dollars I have a 55 Farelane and Ebay ask over $200 .00

[@gimmefuel7268]

THE POSSUM BODY LIVES!!!!! IT LIVES!!!!! 😁😁😁😁

[@mitchellschultz8958]

Leave that thing all original and take it on power tour next year!!!!

[@aguyinnc2865]

Next years Power Tour ride!

[@jeffpbillings7698]

Awesome content.. I`m jealous as hell. I have a 85 GT but I really want a trunk car. What Is the price range of fox body cars on your side of the world? I`m in NC and the price is through the roof for any kind of fox.

[@staind288]

People still wear watches? 🤔 Thanks for learning me something today!

[@michaelbottomley2520]

The paint may Come back with compound and a buffer

[@littlecabinknives8954]

Keep it up. That's a nice car

[@moosehand8721]

Gonna be a very good commuter.

[@Gkitchens1]

Needs timing if it won't fire right back up after shutting it down

[@papatango5082]

turbo coupe add-on? 😆

[@deanster3435]

I'd unironically buy that rig (the ford rv thingy I mean lol)

[@clinth179]

I want that car so bad, my first car was an 81 4 banger mustang coupe.

[@JeffysSpeedShop]

I like the quacks covering up the f bombs 😂 I’ll have to get more creative with my edits instead of just cutting that tiny section of the clip out lol

[@kpheathen9370]

I remember using rocks and water in a dirt bike tank

[@kbakeritsallaboutnobody.5761]

4 barrel intake swap with a Holley Sniper EFI and make that car a reliable daily.

[@fordfandiecast]

Looking good 👍

[@jhonditch4269]

"will it run" I ask same question every time I start one of my autos, will it drive is next

[@Mattmazz77]

Don't let the EPA see this video...lmfao.

[@redman715]

Let’s go!!!💪