Free Florida Swamp 1985 Chevy Corvette Rescue gets $1650 IAA Parts Car!! PT 3

[@JEB-wv8ti]

That Train was trying to Tell You NOT to DESTROY a BETTER VET for a (POS VET!)

[@JEB-wv8ti]

LAST VID I WATCH OF AAR

[@AutoAuctionRebuilds]

Awe poor cry baby is mad about how I spend my money 💰 😂 #fukboy

[@greenscreen1060]

I'm assuming that the red car has a bad title and that's why he's doing it but idk or care really because it doesn't affect me

[@MasterSandman]

@JEB 1961 YOU didn't watch the entire video, did you? (*Looks at your second comment underneath) No you didn't... you should've though! You could've spared yourself the embarrassment! Randy is NOT going to "destroy" Big Red... you should have known AAR better than that! He's going to get ANOTHER "partscar" to fix BOTH "Swamp Thing" AND "Big Red"! But hey, you should do what you gotta do... good riddance!

[@billymasoner3735]

@@AutoAuctionRebuilds you’re my fuking hero lol

[@Gordo101978]

Honestly Randy, I think you should look for another parts car, and bring both of these back to life, cause the red one looks too good to be taken apart

[@mrigz.]

Yeah it's just a shame for the red Vette to be dismantled to peices!!

[@gunnartraustason8936]

Good and alot of content aswell.

[@DjBud_VinD]

Yup agree

[@mikeobrien3744]

That's the smart move. Unless there is a clean Nova body around.

[@dave3657]

when your parts car looks better than the one your restoring, maybe time to reassess your plans.

[@joeholland4144]

Randy, that look on your face when you said that you’re thinking of a third C4 Vette - classic.

[@juliuscullum6596]

A third vette sounds like the best option.

[@tandmbros5877]

Yea that red one is real cool he needs to find a wrecked one for the interior parts and whatever else

[@Vap3king]

@@tandmbros5877 yess

[@johnperalta9415]

The swamp thing needs those aftermarket parts. And maybe a performance transmission and rear end🤔 bring that red one back to stock haha

[@dyllansorenson6921]

I second that opinion

[@Cutlass_Rudd]

You're not going to find a worse car than the swamp one unless its been barrel rolled

[@laospeedwagon3023]

You’re going to do “Face’s” A-TEAM Corvette! All I needed was TV show from the ‘80s. The “Mr....” clue was completely superfluous. BTW, I ALWAYS wanted THAT corvette! While all my friends wanted K.I.T.T, I wanted Face’s Corvette! Fantastic choice

[@laospeedwagon3023]

@@veeeight1976 Okay, so you’ve had a week... whose Corvette? Look, I may not be 20 yet, but I STILL grew up watching it (parents were 80’s kids, and they hated most tv from after the millennium, so we watched 80’s tv. My dad actually loaded it onto a dedicated server hooked to the TV. We even watched the shows on the nights that they originally aired if possible. (Must see TV Thursday on NBC was great! Miami Vice on Sunday... Then switch to Friday? Maybe Saturday? Anyway gotta say the worst show from the 80’s to watch in modern times... the Nightly News! Although I do think President Regan is doing a great job! I think I’m up to season 7. Wait... don’t tell me, I don’t want ANY spoilers! I wonder what Regan us doing these days? Hey! No spoilers! Didn’t you hear me the FIRST Time?

[@MapOfEurasia]

Find a C4 wrecked (or with a non-repairable title) with good interiors/good drivetrain and fix Swamp Thing & Mars Thing 😁

[@JUST_ONE_ID10T]

I agree unless the red one has a title that can't be put back on the road.

[@jballard3253]

Loss of "high gear" - sounds like a "fluid pressure" problem - it takes 2x the pressure to go into reverse band (which normally is a forward band moving in the opposite direction) then high forward band. I'd check the "viscosity" (feel/color) of the fluid & change the "screen" before writing it off.

[@Not-Great-at-Gaming]

Maybe you can find a 3rd vette with a blown engine (the one thing you don't need).

[@krauseevan7]

If thans isn’t shifting replace “butterfly valve” remove cap on side of transmission. It controls the shifting very similar issue with 88 trans am

[@Parknest]

Randy, your feeling is right. The red one is too good to part out. Find another one and make 2 good cars out of 3.

[@markrichardson3566]

That car is a steal for you guys

[@erikgonzalez2278]

That instrument cluster gives me a smile those old digitial clusters are so cool! Love me some 80s and 90s gm

[@jonathanlawson4667]

I love them as well but they was all junk lol especially the vette instrument cluster almost always give problems from day one lol

[@thekid7633]

So on the drivers side of the transmission (700r4) theres a governor, most likely in your case you broke the gear itself (5 dollar part on amazon), also the valve could be sticking if theres some gunk in the fluid. The governor lets you shift into 2nd gear basically, without it you only get 1st and reverse(know from experience). Also in your video you say you had second but from looking at the RPM's and speeds you're only getting first.

[@AutoAuctionRebuilds]

I for sure have 1st and second.

[@Bronson1886]

I would restore both Corvettes .I always wanted a corvette.

[@Nathan-u2g]

same these vettes are my dream car

[@manytrickpony695]

Me too....

[@joegilly1523]

When one will not start ,try the other one

[@jessecarrick6462]

You're the most "personal" of all the other KZbinrs with similar content And I really think that is One of the things that sent you apart. Kind of makes me feel like I'm right there tagging along while watching.

[@tacpirate4447]

I dont even like vettes and im following your videos as fast as i can, helping me get through this deployment

[@AutoAuctionRebuilds]

Thank you for your service, and sacrifice. I appreciate that.

[@jamespn]

Randy’s like a virtual USO show, ditto on thanks for your service.

[@pgtmr2713]

Pirate... that's got to be Navy :-D I don't like Vette's either, especially C4's. I do love absolute wrecks, swampy things, "first start in 45 bagillion years," and inappropriate Coyote swaps.

[@tolnaijani]

Major salute and thank you for your service, Sir!

[@tonymaguire9877]

Here we go number 3 coming up yea

[@stoneshrink]

Cold start issue: there is an 'extra' fuel injector in the intake - often people change the port injectors chasing this problem down, but don't change the injector that's causing the problem....look up 'cold start injector' and TPI.

[@ThriftMachine]

Use the profit from the Red C4 to continue the "no cost" build of Swamp Thing

[@skyjammer]

Absolutely.....definitely money to be made on the red C4. Use profit from that sale for the swamp rat. A “no money outta pocket” build would be cool

[@darthvader5072]

Randy, I don't know anything about C4s. I have a 1968 C3 that has been in a barn and my garage for the last 5 years that I am trying to get on the road. So the only input I have is to be patient, save both of them, no matter how long it takes. I know you're more in the car business than restorations but I love what you are doing with these two old beauties. Hang in there, man!

[@dapi9225]

Please don’t part that red beauty out! She’s to nice and complete. Find a wrecked one!

[@chrisbranch231]

Stating the obvious. I would not be parting out that red Vette. Way to nice. I couldn't bare

[@ASH.......................1976]

I was just about to say more of less the same thing 👍

[@brysonkuhn3290]

Then he would have an entire parking lot full of C4s with 1 nice one. These things are cheap enough that you might as well rebuild the one that'll get more views and a cool story

[@ASH.......................1976]

@@brysonkuhn3290 I couldn't agree with you more 😊👍

[@collinklitz7434]

I was thinking he could use it as a template to compare to

[@mrdood740]

You need a 3rd! These two are save-able!

[@SA-zoom1]

The fact the red one is going to be stripped breaks my heart. The silver one on the other hand I would push into the nearest lake and forget about it.

[@tandmbros5877]

It already came from one 😂 no but seriously swamp thing has a cool story. A vehicle with a cool story is worth more than one without even if its not worth more money its worth it in the end to save a cool car

[@mexicanspec]

The deciding factor for me would be which has a better title.

[@vomErsten]

@@tandmbros5877 It's not cool yet, it only has the potential to be cool. Creating a cool car doesn't matter if you have to destroy a mostly decent one that is otherwise essentially identical to do it. It's like when people pull apart a ZR-1 or LT4 C4 that is mostly intact because a door took a hit to keep an extra LT5 at home for a spare or use the rear suspension geo in some nobody-gives-a-shit-because-there-are-a-million-of-them Model 32 hotrod. Like, really?

[@tandmbros5877]

@@vomErsten ikr people do that and i cant stand the stupid people who build the same stuff

[@christopherbuda6592]

Keep the red one alive, get a piece of crap and restore both of them

[@thatdudeinblack8707]

Your 3/4 clutch pack is toast... My truck has the same issue. I have the 700r4 you probably do too

[@Qgal5kap123]

I've done the same thing before. Parts car was too nice to gut. Today, 15 years later, I still own the parts car.

[@vincentfisher4748]

Try to find a transmission for the red car .it's to nice to part out. Finding one shouldn't be too difficult.

[@terryschleicher8511]

Lafayette Indiana, I thought you were in Louisiana. Lol

[@45AMT]

That car is way to nice to part out!

[@awidesigns]

Im confused why you would ever part the red one for the silver one. The silver one is WAY to far gone. Find a wrecked one for the silver, fix up the red one.

[@awidesigns]

@@jerrywilcox9890 Well if you read my comment and understood it you would see that I said its way to far gone, and that he should find a wrecked one to fix up the silver with. Meaning fix it, just not by destroying the red one that has far less issues. You need to lay off the drugs, it will help you comprehend things better :-]

[@isaacsrandomvideos667]

Jerry Wilcox the red one is way better. That’s his point

[@c.jenn01]

The silver one is better for content, it has a better story behind it.

[@jllucci]

@Fred Garvin 😂

[@sleepe8050]

@@awidesigns a lot people that reply on his channel say very nasty things don’t even sweat it bro .idk y these people talk like that we all like cars that’s y we here no negative things needed

[@martinvalencia6141]

That c4 definitely has some sort of work done to it, oil pressure is alot higher than any stock one I've ever seen.

[@HOTRODRICO]

looks normal to me ?

[@Princely_plus]

When your parts car is nicer than you actual car

[@ulyssescisneros3044]

Yes Randy he wants you to pet him inside the stomach 😆 🤣

[@AnEverydayGamer]

When I lived in Louisiana, I would go fishing in a wooded spot and there was always this huge Alligator swimming around with one eye.

[@doctorlobsteroctopus]

I swear, i just saw an article about that alligator and it got relocated because people would harass it.

[@davidgalinat4257]

Chubs! He loves to eat golf balls.

[@dailyentertainment5460]

The legend of gator face😂

[@blazerwilliams2260]

@@davidgalinat4257 And hands.

[@spiritusmalingus343]

When I see Alligators, all I see is shoes, belts, and hat-bands. Fashion over fear, in the people's republic of Assachusetts.

[@garthor]

Alignment issues will make a car slip if the camber is off or wonky, as well as old tires. They could be the best tires in the world, but if they are 5-10 years old, the rubber gets hard, and will refuse to grip anymore.

[@ryanravencaller]

My my my how everyone on youtube changed their attitude quickly when they saw the parts candidate car lol :)

[@trizzlepgrew1505]

Definitely sounds like the red Vette has a small cam in it love it randy

[@PB-fj5lh]

I love it when a plan comes together.... keep both and get a third as a parts car for the white one.

[@Thiccy_]

I have a 1985 too. Ive got c6 rims and near decade old tires on it, and it is not scary in the rain or on moist roads. Feels planted. Ive got a hilly and windy road by my house, and it runs 75+ all the way through. Same as my 2015 mustang and 1994 vette. its a very decent car.

[@drewbenefield2001]

Congrats on 12,000+ new subscribers in like 13 days!! Honestly you deserve millions randy!! I hope all is well!! 🥳🥳

[@drf-1382]

TPI engines use a cold start injector. Not uncommon for it to get stuck if its been sitting for a period of time. May be the cause of hard start when cold on the silver one. Good luck with both of them.

[@wylieisnothere5062]

put swamp things trans into the red vette and put a manual into swamp thing... simple

[@erne75]

and turbos...it needs turbos...

[@tallishyeti2756]

Had to replace the 700R4 in my 1984 vette. The bell housing bolts are damn near impossible to get to with how tight the tunnel is.

[@2koolchris291]

Find another parts car to fix the red one and swamp thing. That red car is too nice to part out

[@donalddavidson4436]

I'm with you the red Vett looks to good to be a parts car

[@stonevalleyozark475]

Buy all of the C4 Corvettes! They all need to be saved!

[@chrisbranch231]

Somebody is editing the hell out of these videos with professional quality and fast! Red Vette could be sold for an easy $3500. He's got to have money to burn. I would have sold it and ordered the whole jegs magazine to finish the swamp thing 😁

[@freakinmexarican9701]

he must be a Mustang fan.

[@Directcars950]

Swamp thing is the best thing that’s happened to this channel that’s a car you keep and say “I brought this back to life” don’t sell that thing

[@ronmeadows3153]

no way you can gut that car and put parts from it onto the "swamp turd"

[@maxthealpha759]

Second gear is a mechanical gear in a 4l60 the rest are electronicly controlled, make sure you didn’t loose power to the trans

[@lonniemuncy1005]

Doesn't have a 4l60 in it.Corvette only length 700r4.

[@hgbarnes1584]

It would be super cool to see you replace the seals and clean up The Lady In Red.

[@rollingtones1]

22:58 Only 200 HP for 1984 model year, slight bump up to I think 220 for 1985. My 2017 Nissan Titan is 400 HP stock (5.6 Litre V8). Shows how engine development has progressed since 1984.

[@gabewolfe4192]

"we'll give her a little gas" .....redlines it 😂😂😂

[@laospeedwagon3023]

Randy, CHECK THE A/C! In these older GM cars, the cooling fan automatically comes on whenever the A/C is on, even is it’s on very low... especially is the A/C-blower motor does not work, you won’t know that the A/C is on, but the cooling fan will still come on! Now that may NOT be the issue, and ppl (especially in Florida) will Hotwire the cooling fan due to overheating in traffic during the summer. But before you start troubleshooting the wiring, check to see that the A/C is not on!

[@ncc74656m]

Honestly, while Swamp Thing deserves to live, it seems a shame to waste that very nice "parts car."

[@PantherlPlatformGuy]

I think making the red corvette a parts car for swamp thing is a good idea especially now that the trans may be bad.

[@altenergyofva]

Check the valve body on the corvette transmission

[@southmemphisbro27]

Love both Vettes and those 80s Corvettes are one of my favorite Gens I think she can be saved

[@stacypaul7946]

(sees aligator) OOO LOOK A ALIGATOR I WANNA PET IT (me as a floridian) OOOIII (slaps) NO BAD RANDY

[@christopherclaudio2812]

As a fellow Floridian, our number one rule- Don’t touch the gotdamn alligators!

[@TheAuntiebabes]

Floridian rule two: when chased by a gator, run in a zigzag pattern.

[@johnr9659]

I remember when I was a porter for a summer at a Chevy dealer back in 85, those tuned port engines wouldn't start when new either after sitting a while. The mechanics showed us a trick. To loosen the ring holding the sparkplug wires on top of the distributor and lay it loosely on top of the connections which forced the current to jump accross the gap creating a surge of current which would allow those engines to start. Hope this hack helps.

[@torryleake222]

The freakin' A-Team. I pitty the fool who don't know that. I thought it was gonna be green like the actual swamp thing.

[@turbanwearersblow]

My mustang exhaust got really rich smelling when I got a set of cams, headers, off road catless h pipe and a heavy tune. I’m sure it’s just fine 👍🏼 looks like a good 2k purchase

[@doctorlobsteroctopus]

Wait wait wait..you're going to part out the nice car for the crap one?! Edit: I see you're debating this as well, spoke too soon.

[@ASH.......................1976]

Hey your right,I know what he,s doing now 👍

[@ericwhite8062]

Bad throttle postion sensor will make the transmission go to safe mode where you don't get high gear. I would check that again.

[@nickligammari7773]

Don’t part out the red one

[@pedroecheandia291]

Fix both. They are to nice!

[@davidturney9813]

Well looks like we need another parts car.

[@chrisreust7540]

You said you were going to LA but when you got to the yard you said lafayette, IN. Big difference buddy. Lol love these videos for sure!

[@PACKERMAN2077]

*_I don't know which one sexier, the girl in the red dress or the one that's already neked!_*

[@barbt.o.9804]

Lmao

[@Threads1220]

The overdrive drum just blow up

[@GregoryMallard]

You scored a major deal on this one!

[@markrichardson3566]

Wow $2,000 vette,I’ll take it

[@MrTRIPLEBEAMDREAM]

Really enjoying the content Randy. Keep up the great work.

[@Nobluffbuff]

Seeing those wheels makes me miss my old '89 Mitsubishi Mirage Turbo. They used the same wheel design, but smaller...so I called them mini-Vette wheels.

[@corvettemode1556]

As a C4 owner. You will learn new ways for something to always go wrong haha. These like getting into your wallet lol. As far as cold starting. I haven’t had trouble with mine 🤞

[@antharro]

Use Swamp Thing for parts to build up the red one. Then do something really special with Swamp Thing, build it as a road legal race car or something like that.

[@danielc.1227]

i think there needs to be a 3rd parts car so you save 2

[@Snw-vi6xd]

Running to rich -Fuel pressure may be turned up way to high -bigger injectors with no tune or bigger maf I know on older ford (fox and sn95) if u put bigger injectors with no tune on a stock motor theyl run super rich (need a maf so the ecu knows what size the injectors are. Also sometimes guys will turn up the fuel pressure to 80-100 psi so the injectors are overloaded (makes a 24lb injector flow like a 42lb ) just a couple tips to check

[@etscrapping9923]

One of my favorite tv shows when I was a kid.

[@jean-marcandjoshua-petsjournal]

You scored a big win Randy. The Swamp Vette and Red will give Weird Beard a classic car dealership.

[@f-bodygarage]

Don’t take that red one apart, there’s much better donor cars out there

[@mikermilla]

White with a red stripe. I also loved “A-Team”!

[@TheScottslife]

White and red will look great on that vette lol love the a team

[@mexicanspec]

I just looked up the picture of the Vette and it looks like they put the stripe on it in the wrong way. Most people put them over the top and they put it around the edge. I guess that was the point though.

[@voicetube]

I actually like the 3rd Corvette idea. There is a bonus for you, Randy (I think) - as far as channel content you will have: 3 CORVETTES! - I think the whole dynamic of that will become very interesting for a lot of us viewers!

[@THRASHMETALFUNRIFFS]

This series has been one of those kind I can't stop watching even though it's kinda pissing me off the whole time?! Those Corvettes are totally /w\METAL/w\ (Except for the fiberglass and plastic bits)

[@allstar930]

So glad you're not gonna part out the red one. I'd totally get that thing running well and leave the top off and ride around all summer in it.

[@just4kicks950]

To be honest the Swamp Thing is going to develop electrical issues !Them cars can be wiring nightmares . Best of luck on whatever you decide to due Randy. Salute thanks for sharing 🚘💯😎

[@Directcars950]

Swamp thing would look great with a nice black painjob and a full red interior!!! I have an 85 and that’s what I have it’s beautiful I highly recommend

[@Blahblahblah290]

That might be my uncles old corvette because he used to live there in Indiana he had an old red one exactly like that

[@erichlg]

He misspoke. He meant Lafayette Louisiana. He said it earlier in the video and it has a Louisiana inspection sticker on the windshield.

[@tmoz1228]

Randy you remember the corded remote control corvettes just like those in the 80s and 90s! I was born in 80!

[@rickjohnson1632]

The red corvette needs a transmission , maybe that’s why it ended up at the auction , do you think ?

[@rsprockets7846]

4 plus. 3. Is a turd

[@beemerz3fan]

@@rsprockets7846 it's an auto. Not a 4+3 manual

[@ryanravencaller]

Real test is to drain the fluid, look for metal shavings and chunks in the old fluid and filter, if it's not that bad clean the solenoid screens, get a new filter, fluid top it up and see if it's any better, if not the things been neutral bombed lmao

[@eric020373]

thumbs up for the vettes new color scheme . Loved that show when I was little.

[@PublicWifi]

10 Corvettes later: Ok... Now we need to buy an 11th. Not that we need an 11th. But we need the rims, horn, steering column, t-tops, lights, heads, transmission, glass, door panels, and glove box to finish Vettes 1-7.

[@donhiebert3750]

If you're having trouble getting locking lugs off, find the correct size 12 point socket (maybe 11/16 or so). When you find the right size socket, pound it on with a hammer and then use a ratchet and pipe to back off the locking lug.

[@steveedwards1072]

Pop the governor out. It sounds exactly like the plastic gear on the end broke. Ask me how I know. Peace

[@jonathanlawson4667]

Depends on if it's a 4L60 or a 700R4

[@mibl01]

My first thought too, had the same issue on my 70's Camaro that got LT1 swapped, has the 4L60 gearbox. It drop the sprint that holds the plastic gear in place and so the result was the same issues as this Corvette. :D

[@pissedoff8844]

Templeton (face man) Pecks white with RED stripe corvette NICE Randy that will be a nostalgic corvette

[@smoothz0657]

Thats the 700R4 lifestyle...sunshell carrier left the chat

[@waukeshapilot6462]

Corvette Stuff: I had one, 1. All the fins on the wheels , the fins should all point forwards, like the silver one. 2. The top has 4 Torx bolts holding it in place, fronts are in a "hidden" hole under the the visor. 3. Brake lever has a button that needs to be pressed to turn off the brake light, it may be on. 4. On the red one.....there is a drain directly underneath the gas cap, It's plugged, I used to have a Grass trimmer line I would run down the drain line every time I filled up. FYI!!!!!!!!!!!

[@curtm6867]

I been saying Templeton Peck “FACEMAN”s corvette White with the red strip Since u first got it, I thought that

[@chriscorey5032]

That's a beautiful car love that red vett welcome to Sportsman's Paradise Louisiana yes we have been hit by multiple hurricanes and tornadoes

[@mopargm9329]

Don't use that as a parts car it's way too nice. Red on red, runs. I'd fix the "parts car" and keep it honestly

[@VetteSource]

Based on the location of the fuel leak on swamp thing it looks like it may have a rusted out fuel tank. They are bad about trapping moisture between the front of the tank and the rear tub. Once you drop the spare tire carrier you will be able to shine a flashlight up there to check for pinhole leaks on the front side of the tank.

[@samthelegoman3990]

Dang it man, now I “need” a C4 corvette. Rats