Left For Dead Dodge Daytona Gets a Big Block and a Stick Shift!

[@R2debo_]

That Daytona is one of those "good news/bad news " cars. The good news is they make every panel for that car, the bad news is you need every one of them.

[@maddmaxx6730]

Lol

[@TheAlmightyErnst]

Isn’t this the same comment that was in the last video about this car?

[@Ron_Presley]

Hilarious. @R2debo_

[@runespaze]

@@TheAlmightyErnstprobably but it’s still funny

[@brandondahl1552]

4tvi😂 😮​rh@@Ron_Presley

[@chestercallahan8856]

Welcome to Joe, he seems like a great addition to the team.

[@aserta]

They've got synergy.

[@xgford94]

MIKE needed help weary happy he’s there

[@mobygodfrey4936]

Love that you're putting another rusty Mopar on the road even if it looks like it was stolen out of joe dirt's trailer park

[@jono6379]

Joe seems like a good dude and a good fit at the shop. Hopefully that means some of the big projects (caddy, vette) start getting worked on and finished

[@FinnegansGarage]

he and I have made a lot of progress on the cars during the first two weeks that he's been here.

[@jono6379]

@@FinnegansGarage That's fantastic! Can't wait to see how everything turns out.

[@fastlanez3000]

Heck, just having someone to hold the damn flashlight or hold a wrench on the other side of the firewall is invaluable. It totally sucks to just work alone on a project. Sometimes its ok, but having a friend to help is the best.

[@hackniagara]

@@fastlanez3000but does he know how to hold the flashlight without getting yelled at? 😂

[@Poolguy8879]

Joe thank goodness you committed to this partnership!!! Finnegan has shown that when motivated folks are around he gets super motivated. He’s got some back burner projects we need to see and you the way to them !!

[@777bigmac777]

Finnegan with a Dodge Daytona video, good way to start the morning

[@vincentenk4449]

Yup!

[@racebiketuner]

Even makes my coffee taste better!

[@danmyers9372]

Dumbest cars on the face of the earth. Buyers back in the early 70’s were clearly much smarter than today. They knew what an ugly pos these things were and are.

[@rajcam80]

Plus a 61 Caddy!

[@txnonwheels]

I love the bread trick!!! Everyone always questions me and it works every time!

[@shafferjoe1962]

Love how you are saving a fake bird and making a cool drag car out of her. Like how you showed to center the bell housing and set the air gap. Never seen that done before.

[@FinnegansGarage]

Thanks for watching!

[@2kanchoo]

YES! This is the kind of technical stuff most people say, *video flashes forward, "so now that I've checked bell housing center and set air gap we can blah blah" and I'm like, you skipped the exact technical thing I needed to know how to do that no one ever covers. lol.

[@noahphantom2375]

i feel like i could sit here and watch this for hours, i love learning all this new stuff, and seeing what you do with the vehicles.

[@FinnegansGarage]

Thanks for watching!

[@noahphantom2375]

@@FinnegansGarage and thank you for making such awesome and entertaining content.

[@vehdynam]

This should be interesting ! Thanks for the update on yet another project.

[@zambonidriver42]

I have a question: What if that popcorn and duct tape roll cage is the only thing holding the rust together?

[@fukemallgarage]

Good call, death metal was the same.

[@aserta]

Nah. This car's pretty solid. I've seen worse. This rust's mostly cosmetic.

[@FinnegansGarage]

It's the same if not worse than Death Metal. The backhalf/frame rails that were added to the car weren't welded to the floors, they were only popcorn welded to the rusty torsion bar boxes. There was really nothing holding the car together when I first got it. Doubtful I"ll ever take it down a dragstrip until major surgery occurs. lol

[@kylelanger4234]

​@@FinnegansGarageI would like to see this go down a drag ship. But get the Caddy down one first.! 🤣

[@buildinggrounds3489]

Birdson should fix this up! If he was able to fix mayhem this would be no problem….. maybe 😅

[@nicholast5531]

Seen you all in kentucky yesterday driving the Daytona what a sight! 😁

[@scotthenson5874]

Sooo much better than opening mail!

[@forterierocks]

The Praytona... Pray you ain't gonna die in it😂

[@kademiller1093]

When I was younger my dad bought the o.g. One in all of the magazines car craft ect. The blown one out of Kanas and now sitting in a shop in Phoenix. A lot of good memories in that car.

[@GenXERIC-4888]

This Is Why The People(Any Car Guy) Love you You Make Sure you Can Teach In The Moment. I am A do'er Not A Teacher You Are Absolutely BOTH.

[@GaJeepr]

This boys and girls, shows that MATH does, in fact, make a huge difference. Many of us, myself included, get by with the "air gap" of all sorts of things in life instead of really "doing the Math" and figuring it out up front to reduce risk and probability of errors (failure). I am not an engineer, nor am I trained but it's awesome to learn while I enjoy, even more, the stuff I have been around all my life. Thanks, Professor Finnegan for showing us to do the work upfront (when we can) and not just slam stuff together and hopefully continue our lucky streaks. And I am taking an old white-board home from work this week and mounting it in my garage.

[@Mopar360jeff]

I LOVE these episodes of Finnegans garage! This is the stuff i love! Keep it up brother

[@speed6407]

Fast and Loose my favorite !

[@mikefoit7351]

Mike ,I LOVE YOUR VIDEOS THEY ARE SO AMAZING. YOU ALL DO AMAZING WORK. I AM MIKE FOIT FROM ATHENS, OHIO AND I AM A VERY VERY HUGE FAN OF ALL YOUR WORK. KEEP UP THE AMAZING WORK YOU DO AND GOD BLESS TO YOU AND ALL YOUR FAMILY.

[@steventhibert9531]

Finnegan you have the best job in the world. This is all we ever did when we were kid's the budget was much smaller .But the fun was the same great show.

[@JohnnyAFG81]

Pro street style, big block mopar and a stick shift! Ain’t nothing better than that!

[@agonzo626]

Haha the Tony Angelo transmission bench press😂🤟🏻

[@tombrenes2411]

Awesome build My 2 cents Cut the firewall paint it cream color Thick plate for motor support Racing steering colum Fast gear ratio steering box not hydraulic Cut rad support measure a semi truck rad 2 huge electric fans Weld all floor holes or patch panels roll on paint Pedal box easy reservoirs fill up Mock and custom tranny mount measure drive shaft 4 link rear end with coil overs Front new tube a arms with coil overs angle kit New harness new racing gauges Oil pressure and temp, water temp Racing battery, racing water pump electric, aluminum pulleys We can dream . . .

[@zacharyharris623]

Every time I watch one of your projects, I learn something new for my own skill set. Thanks Finnegan for the killer content!

[@kellymonday6137]

Awesome job guys. Waiting for your next video on the project.

[@joshc1291]

Easy on the Tennessee, But yes fast and loose is a great explanation of all of the laws here 😂

[@FinnegansGarage]

lol

[@davidjohnson8474]

Mike its so nice to see you have help again! Joe seems a great fit! Im sure Joe is glad to be out of So Cal as expensive its out there! Are you gonna name the Charger "Joe Dirt"? Are you going to use Road Signs to patch rust holes!?

[@picklefart]

I finally got out of Southern California in 2010. When I went back in 2018 I couldn’t believe how astronomically expensive it is there. I tucked tail 6 months later and headed east. Been living much more comfortably since….and with more freedoms. I do miss the hot rod scene that california offers. It’s just not the same anywhere else.

[@TheMotorman80]

@@picklefartAs funny as it sounds, dirt biking is great in So. Cal as well!

[@FinnegansGarage]

I'm very happy to have my friend working with me. We are getting so much accomplished on the cars.

[@FinnegansGarage]

@@picklefart other than the tacos and my friends, there isnt much about socal that I miss.

[@davidjohnson8474]

@@FinnegansGarage Mike I'm really happy for you! I could see in videos that you were a little frustrated working alone! I got my stickers in the mail so thanks for that! If you're in Connecticut and need a hand I'm here for you.

[@danwoods315]

Glad to see the Dayphony finnally getting some attention

[@MrWoodshoes]

I can't help but think how good Chris Birdsong could make that Daytona look !

[@glennponting8609]

Hell yeah , birdsong is the charger metal work master

[@Follett2121]

The pilot bearing trick just helped a bunch! I happen to be trying to change mine at the moment, without the proper tools. Time to buy some buns! Lol

[@eliteman7685]

Thanks for showing the runout. Just got a new tkx and need to set up my bell runout.

[@daltonfifield6541]

Between this build and the restomod on Rob Dahm's channel, im slowly becoming a mopar fan day by day.

[@douglash3129]

Hi Mike, Years ago when I was working flat rate I just finished an Impalas' small block and Installed It, went to hook up the torque converter and you should have seen the look on my face when I realized the flex plate was under my work bench. From then on when I removed it I automatically laid it in the cross member!! That never happened again!!

[@tommycook9620]

LOVE the build, back in the day my dad had a 400 clutch turbo .just like u said start out with the clutch and then just shift pretty 😎

[@therawsonsrepairshed8609]

Hopefully this Joe guy sticks around, Finnegan garage is soo much better when he has a copilot

[@SB-kw6oo]

Great vid for my Sunday coffee, cheers Finnegan & gents

[@gordiefrench1557]

thank you mike for what you do best viewing for the last 10 years or so

[@ThatGuyAJ]

I've only just got around to watching this video and I couldn't be more excited to see this finished. One of my favourite looking cars ever. Best of luck with the restoration, looking forward to seeing yours and Joes progress on the Daytona. Nothing but love from Italy 👍🏼

[@joshacollins84]

Tennessean here; yeah, no offense taken. We're pretty proud of our interpretations of rules.

[@MrMorepower71]

That is a great trick for the pilot bearings thanks so much.

[@joshuaasakevich3377]

I have pics of it last year sitting on the ramp truck at roadkill nights. Looking forward to seeing it again this year.

[@peterrobins3708]

Grateful for your videos. Not your fault at all but we're in Australia and still Geo-Blocked from accessing MotorTrend on Demand so we haven't been able to see Roadkill for years. Don't why that is, is what it is, life goes on 🙂 Love the "Make it go, don't waste time making it good" hahaha Very grateful for this channel

[@FinnegansGarage]

Thanks for watching!

[@stevevanpatten1372]

This is another one of my Favorite Car's of yours Mike Finnegan ❤❤❤❤

[@Bluespade115]

I WANT this car. glad to see someone working on a Daytona.

[@BucksSuperStereoWorld]

My buddy had a 1970 Roadrunner with a 383 and an A833 4 speed manual in it, but he had an all MSD controlled ignition on it, it had an Edelbrock dual tunnel ram intake manifold with two Holley 650s on it, a real thumpy cam (I can't remember the specs now), long tube headers, and a full 3" stainless dual exhaust back to Flowmasters and that thing was a real ground pounder. Now he has an all original 1969 Roadrunner with a 440 4 speed, it only has an exhaust on it.

[@Storyracing387]

Been waiting for you to work on this car since you picked it up! My absolute favorite car!!! The RK episode will be great to watch too!!!

[@wbball15]

More fun from the guys at Finnegan's Garage

[@montycrain5783]

G-Force does offers a .78 overdriven 4th gear, with a 1to1 fifth, flip the levers on the shifter between 4 and fifth, and like Magic overdriven G5-R with a normal shift pattern. Fords overdriven Toploader and Chryslers A-833 overdrive operate similarly.

[@FinnegansGarage]

odd, they never told me that. .78 would be nice to have.

[@kevinmoss970]

Awesome episode dude. And damn good tunes too. Keep 'em coming.

[@mambastu]

Great to see content on the Daytona. I was wondering what had happened to it.

[@jamesschaal993]

Ok. For the crank bushing. A rod the diameter of the input shaft, a hammer and some grease. Grease fills about half the input shaft hole, insert rod, introduce hammer and rod and “presto”, the bushing’s on it’s way out. Science 😁

[@Ogsonofgroo]

Really enjoyed this episode Mike, that was a lot of stuff done, and a big welcome to the new face there, Joe, we liked his work and demeanor and figure you choose your people well, we're storing popcorn for the when everyone gets there and some more gets done, going to be interesting to see how Mr. D. deals with that nose, and I am curious how you're going to get that rear trunk area stabilized (that tub job is kinda terrifying, especially since it holds parts of the rear body up/together I believe), was thinking that because the frame-rails are so close that maybe an oblong fuel tank set forward-to-back between them? Dunno, I go into some sort of stupid/vicarious dream mode I think. But man, for what it is, I am really surprised how good the frame is, and the interior floors, other than the mouse-holes in the front wells, gotta be a few old license plates kicking around. My vote for any paint would be Tremclad red-ish, white wing, bold black striping down the sides, and cup holders.... :)

[@jeffpitzer8521]

A buddy of mine in the late 70's worked at our local small Midwestern town salvage yard..someone drove in a green rusty Duster with a slant 6 and a three on the floor and sold it to them for maybe $100. My buddy needed transportation so a dealer tag and he was all set. I made a "superbird" wing out of a junk square body hood (also green). The bottomof the side struts were bent out 90° and we punched holes through both the wing (who's 3 pieces were stick welded together) and the decklid with an awl and sheetmetal screwed it together. He unscrewed the wing and stored it in the trunk before arriving at work so the owner of the yard didn't take his transportation away from him. We would go cruising down Broadway of the closest big city and it amazed me how many people thought it was a real superbird and wanted to race.we had so much fun in that p.o.s. not sure what ever happened to that car. So don't think you own the 1st fake superbird Mr Finnigan! Love your channel ❤....

[@Silvergoatdc4]

Just another day at finnys. Pure youtube automotive gold.

[@jasonfox6013]

Joe's a natural in front of the camera and Welcome to the show bud much love from New Zealand guy's

[@Myrune1]

Way mo' betta than watching you open mail.

[@richardharvey8939]

Welcome Joe great addition already. 🎉

[@charmedbaker42]

Joe "Cool" Cole 😎 😍 looking forward to seeing you soon! Congratulations and Good luck on your new adventure!

[@Ron-Swanson]

Great to see you have good help now. Can’t wait to see the projects get finished.

[@chrisbennett814]

oh boy, cant wait until Dulcich comes up with some crazy shadetree engineering

[@freddyfritz3344]

It’s still going to be a good looking car and you should name it nota

[@kennyshutt2171]

That is true Tennessee will let quite a few things slide makes living here more fun 😂

[@bearingking9202]

Joe's awesome glad he is back there helping you out Lucas

[@chadmccolm6544]

Very cool car. Roadkill nights is going to be awesome this year if your driving that car. Great video

[@FinnegansGarage]

that's the plan!

[@nathanmellott2262]

The bread trick is my favorite

[@aserta]

32:24 hole cap, reversed, with a hose spring clip. That keeps them from freezing in there.

[@brandoncahill370]

You and Frieburger both have so much Mopar knowledge. I'm really in a bind with my 89 Dakota. I need the 5 speed transmission. If you have any references that'd be great.

[@OnlyTheEd]

You're right about the "aerodynamic back window"....the original 'Daytona's' used the Charger 500 platform.

[@erichuff2538]

Nice setup from silver sport transmission. 👌

[@heavytank2]

Random: But I never thought of using a whiteboard in the garage. Great idea! Also, the editing is SPOT on. Keeps the flow of the show going.

[@SirDaffyD]

All that math for imperial measuring. It's so much easier with metric. Loving watching this build.

[@JustanOlGuy]

Glad yer back,!

[@boatbikemike8571]

Sipping coffee and watch Finnegan and @QuestionableGarage. Perfect Sunday AM

[@thomasmurphy9514]

Hey I don't know if you read these comments or someone else does but listen when you put those mid plates on those two pilot shafts when you slide the mid-plate over them take a pointy punch and put it right next to it and tap three dots good dots next to them 12:00 4:00 and 8:00 and that'll seal the mid-plate on the back of the engine and it won't keep falling on you it's a old trick we used to do when I worked at the transmission shop hurts and them things fall down and hit your hand don't it

[@thomasmurphy9514]

@@tatertots-n-soup what are you talking about how would a scissor lift help you hold the plate on the back of an engine It makes no sense and a jack stand like where would you put it Read what I said bro or better yet unless you're Finnegan or someone associated with him mind your business It wasn't talking to you

[@erichuff2538]

@17:00 good choice of music.. it rocks man.

[@erickedwards0119]

That wing is supposed to be lose like that. It's part of the dynamic self adjusting aerodynamics package. Factory option on those cars.

[@shanewalker6451]

tip on removing pilot bearings and pilot bushings without damaging them. fill hole with grease pack it well up inside take clutch alignment tool and start taping it into the grease will push out the throw out bearing if u packed enough grease in it.

[@mvisinski]

You're measuring the airgap from the wrong side of the damn ruler 22:35.....I think. Lol.....and pretty sure you levered the clutch fingers when installing the trans on the engine....the extra ruler width......hope im wrong

[@shoominati23]

Cool story bor, I would fabricate some wing braces inside the trunk to make sure the wing doesnt fall off at speed, if the wing is made of aluminium it is a real piece because they only did repops in fibreglass!

[@tatertots-n-soup]

Looks real to me But they werent hard to copy They were made for nascar. They had to be easy and little shop time to repair. Exactly why they were three piece.

[@kerryhickman2235]

Great episode!! I'm looking forward to seeing what you do with the car! I think it'd be more fun building it than a real one because you can do whatever you want to without making the purist mad & lowering the value! Joe seems to be a really good guy and will be an asset to you & the channel.

[@ThePontiacgto65]

The wind with the speed passing through the holes will tear the bodywork!😁

[@stevenallen2449]

The knowledge I obtain from your content is priceless!! Thanks I love it 😊

[@EarlwithanE]

Good stuff as always, Finnegan!! I appreciate the time you took to slow down the pace of the video to show us novices out here how to put on a manual transmission and pedals together. Looking forward to more entertainment from your “questionable “ purchases 😂

[@gteefxr3094]

"Cocktail Time" is when the real work gets done.

[@hunnybunnysheavymetalmusic6542]

YAAAYYYY!!! WENT BACK IN WITH THE RIGHT SPRINGS!!! 😍😍😍😍😍😍😍 MOPAR LOVERS ALL OVER THE WORLD ARE REJOICING NOW!!! 🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰

[@robr8887]

I like Joe hope to see more of him!

[@NewRiverRoots]

Man I’ve been looking forward to this! The Decaytona!

[@kevelvin5348]

i passed you guys up in Cincinnati yesterday!!! i loved seeing it!

[@kevelvin5348]

@CLICK_ON_THE-PROFILE. yeah I got a couple pics as I was driving by, wish I could have stopped, you guys inspired a lot of my builds!!

[@pinkyscustomrcs2060]

Pretty easy kit to install really. Very nice. Car should be sick and a ton of fun.

[@oscarzt1652]

5:40 if you have a 1:1 top gear you could use a numerically lower rear gear to make it more streetable

[@MrMillerlite7169]

Tennessee! Just had to go that route!

[@FlyinBrianChannel]

if you know where a vega hatch is you can weld one in the back to give it the arrow back window

[@roywhitman7109]

This is great! I'd wondered what happened to this one. A beater Daytona! So ROADKILL!!👍

[@douglash3129]

Oh, by the way, Hi Joe nice to meet ya!!👍👍👍

[@brandongreene3213]

Joe seems like a cool chill guy to drink a beer and wrench with. Welcome!

[@ctsroaddog]

Hey Mike, down the road you should send it to Steve's for a little makeover like Dave did with crop duster and make a semi series I think your going to have a blast with this turd. And we'll worth fixing a few things to make it hold together. Have fun men thanks for the videos we enjoy them!!

[@fukemallgarage]

This thing could make a whole seasons worth of episodes on RKG

[@skylark6455]

Thought you were going to use the old grease trick. Hot dog buns blew my mind 🤯😅

[@johnsheetz6639]

I don't know Im old comparatively but I'm a die-hard fan of the feel of a man transmission. The downshift and then the gas, just so direct there's no slop in the converter. I understand automatics are better for racing for the lowest e.t. and consistency I just don't like to have brakes on when I do a burnout on the street.

[@rikiwakwak]

Cool. I forgot about this car. Do a good job. It needs it lol. Cant wait.