Firing Up The 1971 Mystery Dodge Muscle Car Barn Find & Updates

[@mjl.9-19]

I know nothing about mechanics, but I love old muscle car barn finds. Seems like it gets everyones interest up.

[@artanglin2763]

There is something attractive about cars like that! I always get excited.

[@keithbeckner8974]

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[@Cherie7233]

Being a 63 year old Lady this is how I remember watching my dad work on a car and just loved spending time, learning and watching

[@pod9538]

What a lovely guy. He must have a shed full of them blue shirts .👍👍👍

[@p.shephard2081]

I wish I had a neighbor like you. People like you are awesome.

[@brucerobbins755]

Bill reminds me of a older gentleman who taught me the old school tricks of auto mechanics. May my teacher rest in peace.

[@morelanmn]

Bill, is the Man.. Those are old school "tricks" that many people didn't know existed.

[@anthonyjaramill0493]

That's the kind of car I ever my first car I ever drove needless to stay I wrecked it that was my mom let me drive it around the yard long time ago

[@AlejandroP1980s]

Anthony Jaramill0 you could be dodge material

[@Reggie-The-Dog]

@@anthonyjaramill0493 I thoroughly enjoyed that.

[@virginiacash3084]

No bs I just watched and learned. 💯

[@adamwilliams5492]

@@anthonyjaramill0493 what r u trying to say?

[@bocabral1433]

Thank you and be sure to thank bill for not only being camera friendly more now but for sharing with us and giving us the update on the car and please ask him to continue for we are standing by waiting thank you all

[@ceelowcreed7538]

Awesome this is the type of guy I could just hang out all day with and chop it up a wealth of knowledge and obviously cool car tricks Bill you're the man.

[@denveraspen]

Great to see an classic come back to life.

[@codyfeatherstone553]

I can't get enough of this car i love how this man has so much knowledge and passion for engines I relate to that ive been thinking about this video a lot 💯❤❤❤

[@cheryltosch8162]

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[@79tazman]

I use to own a 1970 Dodge Dart Swinger with a 340 it was a fun car I wish I still owned it but a good friend of mine made me a offer I could not refuse and he still owns it today

[@linnsterlingcurebeliefinad1725]

79tazman what you get?

[@alfredlearlyjr1780]

We all owned super cars during the 70's. My 343 javelin was out of sight, always costing me a throw out baring. After Vietnam, I sold it, stupid move.

[@mellowrebel4618]

@@alfredlearlyjr1780 I HAD A 1970 REBEL "THE MACHINE" HIELIAH YELLOW WITH BLACK VYHNL TOP AND THE 15 TON AUTO TRANS.345 HP 390 WITH FACTORY RACE CROSS RAM AND 2 4S. MY FRIEND RAN THE LOCAL AMC PARTS WAREHOUSE.

[@Timodon1]

A happy Mopar makes man happy! :) Remember my first Dodge Dart -65 in 1974!!

[@Bulletman426]

That is so cool. I owned 2 1972’s swingers. Awesome looking cars

[@beardedscrapper538]

Cool old car. Glad to see he finally got a title. Got it running and painted.

[@aldogonzalez691]

Love his patience and knowledge

[@patstansberry8189]

Great Video sure brings back memories. Would luv to find one of these old cars. Old gearheads. Really cool great work god bless

[@Tshade67]

Bill is the type of gentleman I learned from and try to emulate now that I'm the "old guy".

[@Jgeneraledger23]

Loved hearing it fire up for the first time...and of course seeing it getting washed.

[@davidledford6482]

love the car,my first was a 63 dodge dart convertable, slant 6....about 1971 or so,and im 64 now,an had so many mopars..wow...

[@libertywagon3197]

Awesome! I really enjoyed watching this and learned a few things too! Bill is the man! Cheers guys!

[@FranciscoRodriguez-ku1nl]

My relatives in Mexico owns a 71 dodge GTS 4 speed .restoring in progress .same color with vinyl black top .hart to find parts ,small block 318. Thanks guys great videos.

[@tallen4520]

Not a 340?

[@paul-ne1bh]

well done bill your old school like my self , you got it going takes time but you done it england

[@shroomzftw]

HE DID EVERYTHING THE SAME WAY I WAS TAUGHT TO DO. GJ BILL GREAT Video ENJOY YOUR CAR AWILE SHE LOVES The NEW OWNER

[@michaelstrangefranke7002]

Why all caps or are you trying to yell

[@garybiggs9010]

Old cars are easy to work on. I talked to a mechanic in my small farming town and he said most of his work is on new vehicles because they have so many problems that crop up and are difficult to diagnose and fix. The cars and trucks from the late 70's and older can be fixed by the owner generally. I prefer 1974 and older.

[@michaelstrangefranke7002]

Love the video love the car I am a dart fanatic my very first car was a 68 Dart GTS 383 4 speed and I've been hooked on darts ever since I say keep the vinyl top that's the way the car came and should stay that way and besides it looks good I like it 👍 looking forward to the next video

[@scottm.franklinnc7942]

Mine was a 64 dart coup 170 /6 .. 3 on the tree... Wish I'd never let it go

[@672egalaxie6]

My best bud growing up-his older sister's boyfriend had that same model GTS 383. We were about 12 years old and I thought that was the coolest thing I'd ever seen. It was green and had Keystones on it, This was about 1975. Innocent fun times.

[@michaelstrangefranke7002]

@@672egalaxie6 I had mine I think it was 79 when I bought it rust free cuz it was from down south and I only paid $850 for it can you imagine what you pay for it today I mean you can't get a rusted out one for under $5,000 and there wasn't too many made with a 383 4 speed combination if they had to 383 in them most were automatics I did some research and I think there was like 890 the came with 4 speeds

[@justinm6110]

I like Bill, seems like a great guy.

[@williammatthews2948]

I've been looking forward to seeing this car get started. I was surprised it start on the first try.

[@79tazman]

I'm not surprised it's a mopar

[@antonioederlopezlopez7341]

Old car=good car

[@mrkemblegilstrap]

No Ethanol.

[@tomnauss5393]

Love it. Put the vinyl top on it. Helps break up all that orange. Wish I had the cash cause I’d love to own it.

[@stevegriffith7236]

Wait till that vinyl top gets moisture under it and starts to rust.

[@tomnauss2800]

@@stevegriffith7236 like every other car regardless of manufacturer with a vinyl top. Besides if you paint it then put the vinyl top on it’s a whole lot less likely to rust.

[@shawngansert1973]

He might say he doesn't want it but the look on his face says, maybe I'm gonna keep it. Great video

[@thewriter2549]

My thoughts exactly

[@mynameis9057]

Awesome! Thanks Bill and Jerry, nice work getting the old gal up and running again! Purrs like a kitten and immediately cranking right up shows she wants to live and run the roads again, fast. Seems like a mild stock cam probably. I've always loved these darts. I had a 70 GT some scumbag stole when I was a teenager, paid $50 for it and parked it at my old job,next day it vanished. Great to see her running and on her way. I want it Bill!!! Lol! thanks again guys! ▪☆☆☆▪

[@keithlucas6260]

My uncle owned a garage, gas station and wrecking yard since the 1920's while his wife ran the small trailer park behind it. We ended up living in her apartment at the end of the property in the late 50's and got to watch all the old guys pull every trick in the book and then some. The garage across town was where Reynolds' Racing grew out of and every garage had a Stock Car they raced at the fairgrounds.

[@commandoslair9990]

I wish I had half the knowledge bill has. Amazing. And all those engines. Wow

[@Bayan1905]

When I found my 1971 Dart Swinger with a 318 in 1993, the car hadn't really been run or driven since 1987, that included a tune-up or oil change. We started the darn thing and drove 40 minutes home. However only one brake drum turned out to be working so it was an interesting ride, but that car was a hell of a lot of fun.

[@paulwells4203]

4 wheel drum brakes are an adventure especially if they need adjustment or repair. I remember slamming on the brakes and the car would dart towards each side of the road depending on which brake shoe made contact with its drum first lol. Have you still got your Swinger AB?

[@krisjato]

Bill seems like a hell of a nice guy! I love this old Dodge Dart, too bad it's not a 340 4 speed car! I love the color!

[@mikehall883]

Smart reminds me of my dad! He always told me growing up spark air fuel that's what he showed then.

[@patstansberry8189]

Old Maytag washing machine motors. Those are cool too

[@groxle]

This guy is the real deal. Respect.

[@randylear8264]

Guys. I am going to tell you something about 318s. My first car was a 72 Hemi Orange 13:38 Duster. 318 3 speed manual. 8 3/4 3:23. Bought in 1976 when I was 16 years old. Hemi orange with blacked out hood and orange stripes up the middle of the hood. I put headers, cam dynamic cam and lifters. Double roller timing chain and Edelbrock 4 bbl intake and Carter 750 avs carb. 2 1/2” dual exhaust and a dual point distributor. Borg and Warner clutch. I hit the streets and put many of big blocks away with this little 318. Raced a few buddies with 340s and took their money. Mined you I poured a lot of money into this little car and used every tuning trick I read about in Hot Rod magazines. Or were taught by old mechanics I talked to. Once in a while I would get out ran and lose $20.00. But most times I collected my wager. Don’t under estimate a 318. Stout little engines.

[@gawaniwhitecrow2731]

This dude is a Legend with engines.

[@alfee9411]

That was a cool description of everything

[@thewriter2549]

Thanks, I try to get in as much as I can.

[@bbrut3332]

Bill. Glad to hear you started on old single cylinder motors at a young age. I did the same with an old Whisser bicycle conversion in South Texas. PM me if you have time. Now living near Marshall, Tx.

[@paulwells4203]

My brain blurted out Change the ballast resistor! But then it just kept running.... I really like your videos Jerry. Often the car owners are as interesting as the cars are!

[@discoandben9313]

I love the orange and black that dart will be so awesome when it’s all together.

[@Stitch2051]

Nothing beats the sound of an old American muscle car❤️

[@michaelsukut6101]

The little tricks this man knows wow just wow

[@aceautonewportky]

Thank you! So glad you showed what happened since you pulled it out of the old building it was in. Those 70 - 72's are in high demand. Not many have survived. And that color is incredible. Please show us when you get the bumpers!!

[@Ellis157]

THATS so funny the song in the back ground on the radio is walk like an Egyptian . and he is bringing fuel lol crazzy Carma

[@thewriter2549]

Just happened.

[@Tealmoney8571]

Love those old Mopars!!

[@donaldlykins4548]

I wouldn’t mind seeing more videos about this car

[@beardedscrapper538]

He has alot of cool stuff. Alot of knowledge in that noggin.

[@bigsteve8408]

I am 70 years old now. Learned to work on old cars the same way from my grandfather. Who was a "mechanic" on indy cars. Back when the mechanic rode in the cars During the race.

[@thewriter2549]

Yes, he must have had some great stories, time frame would have been early 1900s, right?

[@brianjohnson9105]

Good work on getting the car running. Looks great too! One of those cars you can spend $60,000 for a full restore. A beautiful car.

[@rockngpa5094]

My 71 Charger R/T and my sis 67 barracuda always had vapor lock issues 😡

[@emmettegraves2597]

I had an old pickup and had a vapor lock problem caused by the metal fuel line on top of the motor fixed it with a piece of old garden hose for insulation 😂

[@Bayan1905]

We had an old Kohler like that in a hunting camp that I belonged to. It was set up as a back up generator to an Onan we had. Most of the time the Onan didn't run so we used the Kohler, which never failed to start.

[@petroldiaries6769]

I love your mystery car vid, I inboxed a mystery Ferrari F1 car on my channel but I love the old stuff as well. Very very cool 😎

[@petroldiaries6769]

Nice job on jet washing the engine bay

[@codyfeatherstone553]

That so cool I love the barn find idea

[@michaellawrence5717]

Mr. Bill you're my hero save another Mopar God bless you sir and I don't think you'll have any problem selling it

[@angelaprater2679]

John here I would love to stay a while with this guy I.m 65yrs old I.d be right in there with him love He.s still working.

[@stevegriffith7236]

You guys got a whole different definition of muscle car than I do.

[@michaelhutton7462]

I have a 1973 Plymouth Road Runner i bought bk in 1999...when nobody was really interested in these cars....kept it until now and LOTS of people want it these days

[@C.S.Sensei]

June 1st. 2019, I thought car was long gone or still sitting. Was the engine a 318 or 340? I forgot. Runs good. Was that the original paint color & scheme?. Edit: It's a 318 Dodge Dart Swinger, they're 2 videos before this.

[@Desperado23]

Music took away from the awesomeness of heaeing that exhaust note

[@charlieb3943]

Where would you guys be without us old backyard mechanics !

[@thewriter2549]

At a shop we can no longer afford!!

[@antiscyllisneocht5669]

Great videos, Heasley!

[@waterzonegt9179]

Hell yea been waiting for this for a along time👍👍

[@rickydyess8869]

I just aquired a 73 dart swinger with 318/auto 51k original miles. I had to replace gas tank and sending unit. Decided to change fuel line from tank to pump also. Got it running on a gas jug. Old 2 barrel no good. Gonna swap out edelbrock 4 barrel intake and carb. Along with dual exhaust....

[@mikeschumacher9715]

Classic. The fire extinguishers are stacked in the corner, right above a 50 gallon barrel of flammables. LOL! Love the progress though guys. As someone who watched $500,000 worth of restored muscle cars go up in flames (no fire detection or suppression systems), it;s smart to think ahead.

[@jodymcdonald9004]

Awesome car!

[@The14lbBaby]

I'm no expert but that motor sounded phenomenal

[@NicholasMaietta]

Very nice. I've got the 360 with a Carter AFB 4bbl also. Mine has electric choke. Very little information exists on these carbs. Please talk about it more if you get a chance!

[@tommyzimmermansr.4875]

Buy yourself a Chilton repair manual for the time period and you'll have plenty of all types of carburetors overhaul and adjustment information.

[@Hawkdriver511]

I like that vinyl top, and would be happy to own that one.

[@cedarridgefarmsincknightsp8635]

Dodge Dart comes to mind just looking or Dodge Swinger.

[@bradroberts6447]

I would proudly take it to the local cruise spot.

[@DUDE72341]

Thing sounds tight...even the dodge starter sounded undodgie

[@badlyniceness2315]

Magic hands on this man..

[@deandee8082]

she gets into those secondaries sounds pretty mean, crazy nice mopar, lucky dogs

[@79tazman]

If it has not ran in a long time it's best to allow it to get to operating temp before revving it up you want the oil and heat to allow it to loosen everything up

[@davea5150]

Miss my 68' 340ci. GTS with them bumble bee stripes.

[@lukeclarke8054]

Reminds me of my dad except my dads to cheap to play with such quality but his always on the tools.

[@festersuncle6298]

I've always loved the pony cars. Dart, Nova, Falcon etc.

[@josemontoya8897]

Impressive!

[@granthudson2897]

Great job!!!!

[@larryhutchens7593]

A note from a big dummy from Oklahoma. That's not an AFB it is an AVS, close but not the same. Accel pump is shot. From the looks of the fuel your tank & fuel lines are in bad shape. A tiny hole in a metal fuel line will prevent the fuel pump from drawing fuel out of the tank. Just a few hints.

[@MrMikey1224]

Beautiful car just the way she sits

[@haroldmclean3755]

The Creature Lives ! 👍

[@morgansword]

With those carter afb carbs they sound lean when running good but throws me cause I always look for vacuum leaks. Good on the timing so it won't be long for he changes his mind on selling or he wants to spend the money in the bank instead of leaving it for some kid who never worked a day in life. Means more when earned

[@WhiteManXRP]

Some great people in Texas...👍🇺🇸

[@davea5150]

That's a tight motor for sure.

[@peteandrepete528]

Is that an actual 340 swinger ? I can't tell myself . You would need to look at the VIN I guess.

[@michaelmarks5012]

An earlier episode showed that the car originally had a 318 in it. It's more than likely still a 318 & someone put a 4 barrel intake & carb on it & painted the car to look like a Swinger 340.

[@tallen4520]

Swinger; but motor could be a 360?

[@79tazman]

yeah it looks like a 318 to me but who knows

[@QQTrick1QQ]

I had a 72 Scamp black with a white vinyl top. It had a sheet metal wide body rear quarters done right to hold 235/60's and just a warmed up 318, 904 and had a 340,4spd out of a duster waiting but lost it in a snow storm 1000 miles from home. =(

[@chevelle-pi1bn]

Nice job saving that one 👍

[@lupedelagarza5040]

We had a 1974 two door Dodge Demon with a slant 6,mom gave me a two door 69 Plymouth valiant with a slant 6,both good on gas.

[@deandee8082]

there is a difference between shooting gas down the float vent and gas going in through the gas inlet, the gas inlet is controlled by the float needle and seat, vent is a vent

[@stangmann1521]

This is just great.... !!

[@Mr.Death101]

Is there any new updates on this car? I've been trying to find it. I'm also really interested in the 1953 Corvette nomad wagon coupe I know it was a V6 but there were a couple that they put v8s in for car shows and specifically I would love to hear about or know anything about any of those that are left. Guarantee a lot of people would think that was cool and if there's anybody that can find it or know about it it's you.

[@briandurham7356]

Oil down cylinders only help cylinders. Got to turn that motor over till oil comes out of push rods before starting. Those engine bearing we're dry and just got ruined.

[@tallen4520]

Looks like a Dart Swinger.

[@damiandelapp5490]

The 727 was a great trans they could take an absolute beating..to bad it didn’t come with the 4spd

[@arkey5441]

That man likes the box fans

[@thewriter2549]

You noticed fans on the walls.

[@TheCanadianBubba]

Noticed that right off as well ! maybe he cruises estate sales : ]

[@TheCanadianBubba]

Who ever invented vinyl tops must have been looking for a way to make sure the whole car rots evenly.

[@erroneouscode]

If they were looked after they were not a problem.

[@TheCanadianBubba]

Thousands of C-pillars beg to differ.

[@erroneouscode]

@@TheCanadianBubba Thanks for making my point. That's what neglect will cause. They always needed some regular attention to keep waterproof such as boot polish, clear or black depending on colour or something like lanolin. Not left in the elements year round etc and neglected. There is still unrestored cars today that have an original vinyl roof. Obviously they were better maintained. Once they cracked and leaked the moisture was trapped resulting in your rusted C pillars. It also didn't help that some car manufacturers went cheap and didn't even top coat or fully undercoat the base metal to which the vinyl top was stuck. Human laziness and cost cutting caused most of the problems.

[@TheCanadianBubba]

That rings true for some of them, poor design was the real problem. Chipped paint during installations, metallic hardware and trims that held water killed more vinyl tops than anything else. By the time you knew about the problem it was already too late. Any "original" top would have to have been garage kept to still be in service. The puffy tops or the extra badging on some, was likely the worst custom work ever performed by the big three.

[@Thirdgen83]

Vinyl tops SUCK.