Cuban Diesel Car Couture feat. Black Jack

[@DEBOSSGARAGE]

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[@Brock_Landers]

There was a show on TV that used to play here on the States called Cuban Chrome and I used to watch it all the time. It highlighted how Cubans keep their cars on the road and what all they had to go through to keep them running. There are no available parts or parts stores, so they have specialists all around the island that rebuild parts and keep their cars on the road. Everything is more expensive there and they do what they have to do to make a living. Alot of them customize their cars to be taxi drivers for the Americans and other tourists because they're not a very rich country (monetarily). The closest I got to visiting Cuba was when I was on a cruise to the Eastern Caribbean and we sailed off of the coast of Cuba on our way to Puerto Rico, but I would really like to go someday.

[@parexc07]

The Cuban cab drivers make more money than Doctors, "Cuban Chrome" TV show

[@Brock_Landers]

@@parexc07 Yeah, think about that...

[@kevin58145]

I liked that show. That's what really made me want to visit cuba, not sure of the current legally of it right now but I wanna go.

[@FoolOfATuque]

@Josh D Have you ever had Cuban food? Were you triggered by that picture of Che Guevara? Cuba looks like a beautiful place with nice people. Why not go? If not going to a country, because it is "socialist" is your reasoning then better cancel those trips to a lot of places

[@FishFind3000]

2:32 even a pimped out baseball bat for when you gotta go clubbing.

[@zabnat]

To be fair, baseball is more popular in Cuba than it is in the US. :)

[@jamessweeten6926]

I seen that too it had cross hatching for grip

[@Rickbearcat]

I thought that was an umbrella.

[@ijmodified]

Imagine what those Cubans auto rebuilders could accomplish if they have the tools Tech and parts that we have

[@thomas316]

That's the reason they are so creative however, they have to use their cognitive ability instead of just loading up the parts cannon every time they have an issue.

[@ijmodified]

@@thomas316 that wasnt really my point because even I don't just runout and buy every part I need. I also guess that giving them better tools wouldn't help because they would potentially be stuck in the manual mentality

[@fascistpedant758]

Is first your first name? What's your last name? Do you have a middle name?

[@rafaloberc3194]

Rebuilding pure out of necessity.... most just pos but if u cant buy new like 90s .....

[@raymonddearmas5412]

Lol my dad is from Cuba, he always would tell stories of his dads Packard that was powered by a 3 cylinder diesel that was pulled out of a weld that was not working. Watching this reminds me of that and how people in Cuba are the masters of making things work.

[@mattcaser6581]

That was very cool. Thanks for taking us along. You can see they have a lot of pride in their cars.

[@gsppuffer]

Man they take pride in what they have

[@aliabdallah102]

gsppuffer yeah, they don't have a choice.

[@swingbag12]

Love cuba. People are so friendly

[@PeterM0911]

That Lada 2107 has 1.5 liter (91.5 ci) 4cyl OHC engine. The Moskwitch (not moskowitch :) ) has 1.5 litre 4 pot too, but it's an OHV. Both cars are russian and they produce about 70-75 HP . There are variants of 1.3 liter (79 ci) engines too. The bike, that MZ ETZ 250 is German made, with 1 cylinder two stroke 250 ccm/15 ci engine. There are plenty ex-Soviet vehicles in Cuba. Seems like a Russian resort at the south. :D

[@Arrchey249]

That 2107 has the 21011 engine in it, which is a 1.3.

[@PeterM0911]

@@Arrchey249 That's true. It should be 2103, 061, 107. There is possible the Lada in the video is a optical tuned version, with 2107 badges, different grill, dash and rear lights, or the engine has the crankshaft different from the 011 and it's 1.5 then. I'm quite sure, Russians didn't payed too much attention to details, like what's the number on the block. Since the crankshat is the different between the two model, I'm quite sure, no 2107 were ever left Togliatti with a 1.3 under the hood.

[@zabnat]

Wasn't the smallest Lada engine 1.2 liter and the largest 1.7 liter with fuel injection?

[@PeterM0911]

@@zabnat Yeah, there was 1.2, in the 2101 line and 1.7 first in the Nivas and then in 2107, but only from like the early 2000's. I'm not sure on the last, I gave up on thinkering on Ladas since I left school some 20 years ago.

[@raspucin70]

Because in 80-ies Fidel did a trade deal with SSSR, trading Lada's for sugar cane

[@dharmi44]

Necessity is the mother of all creation!

[@29auto30]

I don't see no DEF tanks on those Diesels? ......How are those people still alive??.......LOL!

[@bigal1568]

This is a really cool video, Usually Rich is the man, but you did a awesome job on this video. Cuba, who would have thought.

[@rustybrowneye]

Discovery Channel had a show back in the day featuring Cuban cars and how they maintain them. It was called cuban-chrome, I enjoyed it

[@jedclampett6466]

You may very well be onto something. How can anyone tire from watching a vid like this? Give us MORE! Viva Viva!

[@dogbounty6399]

The Cuban's are masters of the engine swap. Love seeing all those old cars on the road.

[@davids1043]

The vents are for the people they put in the trunk so they can get some fresh air.

[@dudurosca273]

Moskovich have original vents there for trunk....also Dacia 1300, or Renault 12 in France....

[@osvielalvarezjacomino6816]

Hey buddy it's really see you in Cuba and see how you enjoy my country. All the best from a Cuban to live in Peru

[@TheCanadianBubba]

Nice to hear Stephan n mumma got away for a while... thanks for thinking of us and sharing some cars !

[@uglsas]

First Russian car is LADA 2107 or VAZ-2107 came with either 1,294 cc (79.0 cu in) (21072) or 1,570 cc (96 cu in) (21074) engines had around 75 hp. Second car is Moskvitch 2140 produced by Soviet automotive maker AZLK from January 1976 to 1988. It had 1.5L UZAM-412 I4 engine which had about 75hp.

[@13coyote13]

M-2140 (export name Moskvitch 1500): the original four-door sedan model with standard engine UZAM-412 (75 hp). The 2140 entered production in January 1976 and was discontinued in July 1988.

[@SarahnTuned]

That looked like a fun trip!

[@Projectblackkjack]

Thanks Sarah! :)

[@Carstuff111]

It is so mind blowing to see nicer cars there than I have seen here in the states!!!

[@GlamRocker111589]

Looks like you had a Lada fun!

[@mjuhanil]

Just got back from Cuba, lots of nice old cars. I saw a pink and white 56 Ford with a 5 cyl Mercedes diesel

[@timothyhays1817]

Cooool. Love how they work very hard to keep their cars going.

[@signlsirchir2156]

It's cool that they have the freedom to do so, even if by mostly necessity. I'm type of ah that would keep a vehicle for the rest of my life, but y'all went got sophisticated with all the laws and licensing, it ain't worth shit. just enough to keep hubots employed. those folks get to live.

[@timothyarmstrong5987]

I have the same air cooled diesel as that 48 Fleetwood has in my Belarus 425a tractor interesting engine built at the Lipetsk tractor plant in USSR.

[@ziptiesnbiasplies]

Its minus fuckin 40, -48 with the wind chill here in albertastan... why the fuck do i live here again?!?! This vidya makes me rethink living in a snow bank! Hahaha

[@Projectblackkjack]

they'd love ya down there!

[@colinblankenship2401]

good people caught in a time capsule

[@mosshivenetwork117]

Using a motor from a vehicle for a different vehicle fascinates me.

[@DEBOSSGARAGE]

Us too!

[@fascistpedant758]

I noticed !

[@wobblysauce]

If it is a clean Original then sure... but if it has been beaten and not matching numbers... it is the best thing to do with some vehicles.

[@kimmer6]

I put a 20hp Kubota 905 diesel engine in my 1992 Geo Metro Convertible. I made the adapters to fit the Suzuki 5 speed transaxle. It got 70mpg in tests around town but the State of California refused to license it. Its 100% EMP proof. I also have a 1972 Triumph Spitfire sports car on 33 inch tires, 4 wheel drive, with Chevy 3.1 injected V-6 engine. It has a 4L60 automatic trans, onboard air compressor, 100 liter fuel tank, too. A boat I repowered was my 21 foot Romany British fishing boat Popeye that got a tweaked up 6.5 Chevy V-8 turbo diesel to replace the 47hp Perkins diesel. I converted it from a gutless inboard to a Mercruiser Bravo One stern drive. I think it would tow the Queen Mary. The Perkins 4107 diesel from the Popeye went into my lady friend's 28 foot Tollycraft boat. Its appropriately named The Turtle but uses only 5 liters of diesel per hour. That's cheap boating. I think I would make an excellent Cuban..... I enjoyed this video.....especially the air cooled Deutz powered one.

[@shrexha2619]

@@kimmer6 haha yup the detuz engine was interesting

[@MaxMustermann-pr2ez]

Very Nice, thanks a lot for sharing !!

[@gregweber8951]

Thanks for sharing your trip Stephan! I’ll make sure I film my cross country tour and my drive up in Canada! Axels coming soon on the van! I just have to get a daily driver to have it up in the air and rip all the oe suspension crap off of it. On the hunt today

[@DEBOSSGARAGE]

Awesome! We want to take it in the snow though! No better way to test the 4wd is there?

[@danielhillwick8430]

Cubans have always been known and recognized as the masters of Shadetree technology! These cats can make just about anything fit or work on a vehicle. Now that the US and Cuba can interact I'm sure things will change quite differently with their parts and technology that they have. I can't wait to see what comes about within the next few years from Cuba!

[@chdecoys]

Thanks for sharing, they are some clever people. What they can build with what they have available is truly amazing. Great stuff

[@ismackherbiehind]

This is awesome hopefully I can go to Cuba this year!

[@spudsmckenzie4123]

Man they have such a cool car scene. Much respect that they keep them in such good condition and given their limited parts etc they do such great work. Really impressive!

[@jfv65]

The english Ford is a Ford Consul mk2 204E 1956-ish and it has a 1.7L 4cil engine

[@mikefedele4521]

We went down in 09 I loved it old cars diesel and totally cool people. I have a friend who married a Cuban lady very nice girl. I send down parts with them all the time spark plugs ignition wires caps rotors points condensers etc. The people there fascinate me when I can I am going to go back. Great video.

[@XxMusclecarsxX]

Cuba is badass, great people!

[@Norskenxtreme]

I went to school in Havanna, the best afternoon was just sitting on a streetcorner and watching the cars :D

[@olnamgrunt9857]

It so neat to see the hotrod Cuban style

[@mikesanchez6704]

Hell yeah!!!!! Now I know what ill be doing once I get to work!!! 😂😂😂

[@AntonioClaudioMichael]

What an amazing video thanks for the Cuba tour guys

[@matthewshambler2644]

The blue Chev has a Hyundai D4BB engine in it.. 2.6L N/A Diesel. They’re popular here in South Africa- fitted to the H100 pick-up. I know a guy who drives between SA and Congo often with a fleet of them, one has done over 1000000KM already..

[@nelsitin25]

oh men , what a nostalgic view of one part of my country, thanks for the video , Deboss if u wanna see crazy swaps and more cool cars go to Habana , that’s the capital of crazy things in Cuba , talking about a bicycle with a gasoline blower engine , myself back in 2003 had a scooter frame with half engine from a Jupiter bike 350cc with a pulley system as a drivetrain, striped outs Ladas with Alfa Romeo engines for races , Moskvitch like the red one you have on the video all striped out just the driver seat with Fiat 2.0 engines with dual carbs ported heads bored out blocks with UAZ-469 (russian jeep) pistons with Lada 5speed transmission and differential, the night racing scene in Habana is pretty wild ,

[@DEBOSSGARAGE]

Could you email us your contact info at [e-mail]? Thanks!

[@nelsitin25]

DEBOSS GARAGE just email you guys

[@unuseableb]

Here in finland people swap some rwd engines but not that much. We do it for power or durability tho. Bmw m50s in volvos. Volvo iron blocks in fords and bmws etc. Id wish that our laws would allow more and perhaps crazier swaps

[@unclemarksdiyauto]

Nice to see some well done cars. Never been there, but you always hear that the old cars are all junk. Not true! And hello from Manitoba

[@descott1976]

Very cool stuff they got going on over there, love the diesel goodness. Have had 2 Lada's like those, 1st one a 1980 i Turbo'd, could do a burnout in top gear but only do 160kph on the road before it run out of revs. The second one had a Fiat 1800 twin cam sport dropped into it, That one was good for 220 before i tore the panhard rod mounting out of the body doing donuts........

[@stevenvanheel3932]

That is super cool. I would love to go someday.

[@Markybug-Keira-Cody]

Great video! I was impressed by the amount of Mexican vw beetles that are on the road too 😎

[@patwhitelexus2jz]

That was a totally awesome video boss!! Please do more...

[@donaldk.macbaird4950]

That Chev in the paint booth looks like it is a 49,50 or 51 Fleetline

[@markhanson755]

Absolutely Nailed it another awesome vid...

[@harti17]

number 21011-1003015-10 on Ladas head is p/n for universal lada head what was used for 1200-1600ccm engines. This Lada VAZ 2107(aka Riva, Nova, 1500, Signet, Sputnik etc.) on this video is with 1.5 L engine. Moskvitch (AZLK) 2140 (aka 1500 uses UZAM-412, 1.5 L engine witch is based on BMW M10 engine

[@trentdawg2832]

Cool video. .....those guys in Cuba are quite clever

[@JoeHynes284]

this is so badass, I really want to visit Cuba someday

[@FoolOfATuque]

Lada, perfect from the beginning. Lol!

[@kieran.d8391]

The doctors car at the end is a Ford zodiac mk2 (also known as a Ford Consul) they were styled off American cars but only sold in Europe!

[@erroneouscode]

A Zodiac was not also known as a Consul. The Consul was the 4 cylinder base model, whereas the Zodiac was the top range model with the Zephyr between them. Both the Zephyr and Zodiac models in MKII form were 6 cylinder only. They were also sold outside of Europe predominantly to British Commonwealth countries but were also sold in the U.S

[@kieran.d8391]

@@erroneouscode I knew that I just didn't want to confuse everyone trying to explain it. I have a mk2 Consul 375 and a mk3 zodiac 6 cylinder with column shift. I didn't know that they were sold in the US though!

[@philipthomas9309]

last car UK Ford Consul had a 4 banger 1780cc with a 3 speed column change off the top of my head, lada's 1600cc

[@walidben7893]

i think that hyundai engine is from the H100 line of trucks, if it is those motors are dependable and so reliable !

[@matthewglick3558]

My brother swapped one of those engines into a mazda minitruck the difference that my brothers is turbocharged

[@nfsmw68]

moskwich is 1.5 liters and its almost direct copy of BMW M10 engine ,ust a bit more metal like russians liked.

[@Arrchey249]

And made it more unreliable by putting sleeves and making it an open deck block...

[@zorans5200]

@@Arrchey249 your high if you think they are "in reliable"

[@Arrchey249]

@@zorans5200 Hmmm.... One is a closed deck cast iron block known for making 1300hp in an f1 car. The other has to have a brace installed to stop the sleeves from moving, if you want to make any power at all. To add to that, AL4 (the aluminium alloy they made the blocks out of) was also used to make spoons. The needle bearings inside the gearbox were made from the same grade steel they used to make nails. All russian cars had points ignitions up until 90's. Surely, I am the one here that is not high.

[@zorans5200]

@@Arrchey249 those cars were designed to be economical and easily repaired nothing overly complicated... During the time of the Soviet Union... Wtf are you talking about 1300hp?? Sleeves are actually very good Honda uses them. Iszuzu uses them most Japanese cars and European cars use sleeves.. the reason being is.. it's much easier to remove the sleeve and change it out to a new one rather then honing out all of the cylinders so that the piston rings would seat properly... Because after time every engine will need to be honed if it does not have sleeves do to wearing on the cylinder walls.. there for you will have compression loss.. blow by.. crank pressurization and burning of oil... This is the reason for the sleeves they are easily repaired. As for the needle pins being made out of nail metal and what not..that's complete garbage..it's not true the Soviet Union had an abundance of metals ..and Soviet cars and truck are well known for durability in severe cold climates.. the same can't be said for north american vehicles...

[@Arrchey249]

@@zorans5200 Nothing overly complicated is a nice way of saying the cars were already outdated when they left the drawing board. Not denying the ease of repair that comes with a sleeved engine, but have you ever worked on one of the soviet engines that have sleeves? It's not a matter of "if" the sleeves move or the seal between crankcase and waterjacket starts leaking, it's "when". And then you might aswell scrap the block. Soviet cars worked for Soviet union because there was nothing else available to buy. Even then you were screwed, because the industry prioritized military equipment and trucks, instead of passenger cars. And the materials had to be good in certain partsbecause the oils were shit. I can do this all day....

[@mikeallensonntag]

That was neat.

[@dante04srt]

I really like the fact that the folks down there respect their cars and don't just treat them like some kind of disposable commodity. That's how people SHOULD treat their vehicles. They generally have so much more life left in them when people (stateside, especially) toss them in the junkyards. It's sad.

[@clevelandmortician3887]

Make a Cuban sandwich on the manifold

[@LEMMYKISGOD]

Imagine not having any auto parts stores to buy new replacement parts for your cars/trucks. Everything is used and must be modified. The ingenuity needed to keep these time machines roadworthy is amazing 🤔 *I'm also liking that guy's Oakland Athletics T-shirt. ⚾

[@cribbage1686]

I really liked those cars.

[@mightymoeexcavating754]

Cool bud ty for sharing

[@SaveAmerica-TRUMP2024]

2:27 - The baseball bat is for non paying customers :-)

[@nunyabinis]

Swanky baseball bat in the trunk. hmm.... 02:27

[@alwayssleepy1]

In Cuba... No prob, in Canada... Better have a glove with that Bat for legal reasons.

[@XxMusclecarsxX]

tbh baseball is their national sport hahaha

[@Jursaw]

You really have to fathom what these people can do! Imagine different engines and transmission configurations. How do they mate them up with different/custom bellhousins. Clutch discs and just everything! Lot of cool stuff.

[@emmmartmursu3019]

Jursaw and they use front wheel drive engine and converted to rear wheels drive

[@malcolmyoung7866]

Your taxi driver, Jose's most important 'add on' to his custom job is that aluminium baseball bat in the 'trunk'....

[@Projectblackkjack]

They do love baseball

[@brighammmer]

I put the earlier version of the Hyundai d4bh(also known as the Mitsubishi 4d56) into my 91 Mazda. Great engine.

[@raspucin70]

@ 2:55 Moskvich, not a Lada. Same/similar @ 8:50. Insignia on the grill is "AZLK" (Avtomobilski Zavod Leninskih Komsomolev" or: "Car Manufacturing of Lenin's Workers"). 1.5 litres, 75 HP. 5 speed? Not from factory. I'm betting its just a knob instead of the original (very clunky) gear shifter. Allegedly, Moskvich's came from the same factory as the Kalashnikov rifles...which may sound odd until you stumble upon a Yugo/Zastava. Same factory, two production lines. One for cars, other for guns. @10:22 - Again its moskvich, dude...you *just * filmed one...in red

[@SebastianvonGrunf]

I remember a rumor that a moskvich engine was a copy of 60s bmw's 1.5 and it was widely belived to be true, because "only italians and bmw could squeeze 70+ hp from 1.5 litre"

[@robmiller3156]

Do i see a future build from uncommon diesels, and some old cars. It would be cool. Just wonder how they fab it all and make it work.

[@bparkinson1234]

Nice job on the video! Thanks!

[@TheFrameoff]

Cuba is cool ... a time capsule for cars .

[@gregh7457]

that lada to me looks like a datsun 510. In thailand they use lots of isuzu and nissan diesel truck motors in their long tail boats. They polish up the aluminum to make it look pretty just like the cubans do.

[@jadajada405]

its a tatra in the cuban style work shop. it has a air cooled v8 in the back

[@1029db]

Shoot yeah Diesel swap everything!

[@sledhead78]

Yep that's car couture.

[@openyoureyes3113]

16B9 I went to Cuba this year. Going down the Highway at 45 miles an hour Felt like I was doing 90( I was not driving) As I was looking at the car that’s exactly the same thought I had. Realizing there is no safety features I figured not my sense of being scared Because death would be probably instantaneously! After that I started to enjoy my trip! When we got where we were going I looked at the car some more then I realized They did not have proper wheel nuts but at least they put two nuts and each stud! The people were awesome best trip I had! I felt like shipping them down a Cummins 12 valve! I asked the cab driver if he needed new injectors or injector pump Where would he get the work done! Then he told me he would have to put in a whole Different engine. Incredible what they can do very low tech. If you’re going to Cuba. You can take Humanitarian aid Baggage with you! Round up your old tools take some with you and give them to local car owners. That’s what I did on my second trip. It was crazy their lack of tools! They are great people really appreciated the tools I gave them.

[@jagardina]

This video is fucking awesome. Thanks for making this.

[@jedclampett6466]

After watching the whole thing through, it goes without saying that we much to learn about the resolve of the Cuban people.

[@tombob671]

I respect the ingenuity they have. Just imagine how they would prosper under freedom.

[@chadfoust6942]

I'll take the Caribbean and cars over frostbite and rust any day!! Great video!

[@jorgejansen8198]

detroit diesel 6 banger would be bomb in a 50s heavy chevy

[@ThriftStoreHacker]

As an American i hate that i cannot easily go to Cuba. I would love to hang out with the local mechanics to see how they fix what most people would throw away.

[@aaronbays4]

Know anything more about that Desoto at 2:50?? Those late 50's Mopars are some of the wildest looking cars ever made IMO, its a shame that there are probably more of them left in Cuba than in the USA, there was just no interest to collect/preserve them back in the 60's/70's here in the USA.

[@redneckbryon]

A few years back right around the time when President Obama was working with Cuba on trying to lift the Embargo on Cuba there was a show on Discovery Channel about the Cuban Cars I'm pretty sure your cab driver Jose was on the show with this car.

[@Projectblackkjack]

That was filmed in Havana he is in the south it's pretty far away

[@gac914]

That old orange Buick is NOT a '57! It's a '54 or maybe a '55. My dad bought a '56 Buick brand-new when I was three. That was the last year of that relatively same body style. In '57 they had much different all-new jet-inspired styling!

[@RobertKohut]

Nice!! Too cool, thanks for sharing!... :-)

[@ddgatewood71]

If you ever have a chance to go to Thailand... you should see some of the wild crap they have over there. If I can find my pics I'll email some to you.

[@royscarbrough3589]

That’s awesome

[@youbecha64]

Yea, I have been to Cuba, a few times...the tourists only go to specific locations...the locals both can't afford nor are allowed to visit those locations...only specific workers... I feel like I am visiting the Soviet Union every time I go there. Sort of like saying you are visiting Haiti if you take a cruise and excursion there...

[@Projectblackkjack]

the hotel i was at lets locals stay also, Ive heard varadero is like that... i dont really have a interest to go there

[@aliabdallah102]

2 cuc(k)s for a liter? sounds exhausting.

[@Brock_Landers]

Lmao...I got that.

[@fascistpedant758]

I didn't.

[@fascistpedant758]

Sounds like a good deal! Get free gas and the old lady would stop harassing me for sex all the time.

[@WBOS72]

Awesome video Stefan. Did they have auto parts stores?

[@Projectblackkjack]

not really stores but private guys selling parts and what not

[@bryanmartinez6600]

Read the title wrong and here I am looking for Jack Black

[@Gavgarski]

АЗЛК means Avtozavod Leninskovo Komsomola (AZLK) or the Car Factory of Lenin's Komsomol. It is a 1.5L carburated enigine

[@hawkie333]

Nice. Ya shoulda gone fishing!

[@olnamgrunt9857]

I love this vid ,because the people live and do with what they have , i feel bad they have to do it that way

[@halfwaydecentvehicles]

Great video Any chance the trailer park boys would come over to ur shop?