I Won A Corvette Hiding a $30,000 ENGINE At AUCTION!

[@Tomberculosis-q1i]

I think this car's had 3 owners. The first owner must have been someone with a lot of money and know-how to put it together. After that, someone else bought it from the original, who didn't know what they were doing. Most likely someone young. Now we have a scraplife guys and they can do it right.

[@bigballmagrawl0929]

Prolly a grandson gramps told him you get the Vette all he heard was ima tear that bitch up.

[@843Drewww]

Thats what i thought aswell

[@LeeC]

I think you're probably spot on..

[@Airtight215]

@@LeeCI thought that till I saw the condition of the cylinder walls and pistons. That new guy had to be so bad it burnt up on the first start. Otherwise the inside of that engine would surely be beat up, or Steve is just that good. Because we all know someone welding like that and leaving it “visible”, and securing the charging/cooling system like that is beating the shit out of that thing.

[@ritarossweisse_]

Exactly what I thought lol

[@OmegaGreedAK47]

Hey you used my clip of my roof flying off my corvette. 🤣😆

[@mangotail6808]

Never gets old 😆

[@Christon1]

Lmao

[@jlongjr27]

That's funny 😅

[@2LegitTooQuit]

You still got it?

[@LeeC]

You had the best reaction LOL hope you got it fixed up!

[@pewtubee]

Dude, LSX, Blower, 427, Morris engine. You got a freaking gold mine!

[@AB-80X]

Not really. If there ever was a video which proves that most of what you put into building your car you lose, this is it.

[@lolly77]

You only lose it if you sell it​@@AB-80X

[@Enter-a-name55]

I just discovered this channel today. I'm not necessarily a Corvette guy but I do appreciate big HP engines. Looks like that 427 is a real winner. There is a lot of good parts stuffed in there. Good job boys. It's a good feeling when you have that stroke of luck. Years ago, before internet, I found a 327 in Auto Trader. Just said needs rebuild. The price was right so I went to look at it. Turned out it wasn't just the long block. He had every part to rebuild it. And they weren't factory parts. All high performance. It also came with a powerglide and a brand new set of long tube headers. This was 1989 and I got everything for $400. I couldn't get it loaded in my truck fast enough. I was worried the guy was gonna change his mind. I ended up getting a different cam, oil pump, and had my machinest friend do some head work. I was less than a thousand bucks in that motor. It was brilliant. Loads of torque, sounded excellent. Not sure of the HP, but we estumated 450-475.

[@edcar8713]

Im the original ower of that car ,sad to see it in that condition but its in good hands with yall. and yes i did spend alot of money building it properly. The second owner was a 22 year old and he did alor of the shotty work. I sold this car to buy my dream car a 2013 inferno orange zr1 that i currently still own.

[@justinhenderson9761]

that was my car aswell

[@edcar8713]

@@justinhenderson9761 I have a copy of the original title

[@justinhenderson9761]

@@edcar8713 I have a replacement title

[@fooman530]

@@justinhenderson9761i got photocopies of that replacement title

[@completemoney]

I copied that copy of his copy

[@rudebwoyway]

Red Demon, Red Mustang, Red Corvette… love the theme

[@Tomberculosis-q1i]

Now he just needs a red ferrari 👀

[@donkeedic6304]

Loves red rockets

[@jacobislofe]

And he has the red demon truck

[@bigballmagrawl0929]

Big facts intentional unintentional def like the look

[@AlexanderPaterson-f1e]

He now needs a red Camaro

[@XaviRdgz]

Friend of mine bought a C6 off an auction. Page said it was a mechanical issue. He took a gamble and bid 7200 for it. Couple hours later he came back to check the sale was approved. Once the corvette arrived we saw how heavily modified it was and thought of the worst since the site had said mechanical issue. Turns out it was just the starter and the battery posts. The C6 came with a procharger in it. And in the car there were dyno pages showing it pushes over 800+ hp. This thing is a beast and is super loud. Unfortunately we live in california so it rarely sees the light of day. But it does love the darkness of the night.

[@VacMaster2020]

Wow, this is the first time I’ve been early to such a big channel. I hope I enjoy it. I am a big GM fan.

[@ih_coco5486]

this channel is so sleept on love you guys !

[@israelherrera5116]

This channel is amazing. Man I love that he explains the little details.

[@CTSlow]

Calling a Mechman alternator “decent” is wild! They are one of if not best alternators out there!

[@LeeC]

You're absolutely right, I didn't mean they were "just decent". I meant decent as in one of the good aftermarket alternators! Listening back I can see how it didn't come across that way.

[@CTSlow]

@@LeeC Either way, I’m excited for this build! I’m a C6 fanatic! I’m actually planning on buying a 08-13 auto here in the next 4-5 months.

[@IANHANDS]

Get over it . Take the correct meds.

[@heathcarr1105]

I was looking for this comment. I just laughed when he said it was decent 😅

[@heathcarr1105]

Then as I'm typing he's downplaying that mccloud rst as well lol

[@jordonpumpin]

scrap lifelee is way more enjoyable to watch then tvarish. Keep it up! absolutely love all ur vids, great content!

[@yke3957]

What a find, one thing I did notice around 20:00 mark, that looks like the secondary drive system. So rather than most "flip drive" kits (which usually slip and cause voltage issues at WOT), it has a custom balancer with ANOTHER dedicated drive belt to the accessory jack shaft pulley separate from the belt that runs the AC compressor. So instead of 3 belts, it should use 4 belts total to drive everything. Just something to remember when its all going back together, I'm sure you guys would've noticed anyways.

[@MrJuly151995]

That 19' is boss, only thing I think is missing is a good bass system. It's the last year before the c8, with front engine and rear drive. I'll keep supporting, because I love what y'all do.

[@Testingonmobile]

Sucks i finished my burger before i noticed this video...

[@J1023_]

I always finish my food within the first 3 minutes 😢

[@pooloutdaboot]

Next time get an extra burger my boy😂

[@davidstjames_]

@@pooloutdaboot Very wise words Sir!

[@Njazmo]

Or make a bigger burger!

[@kamronpowell5784]

I do that all the time

[@Junior-zf5ed]

I don’t understand how this guy only has 445k subscribers. He’s amazing

[@IANHANDS]

Because you don't understand.

[@KJL-123]

Does this mean we get a collab with Steve Morris??

[@LeeC]

When/if this engine pops, I think it'd be fitting to have another one built by them!

[@KJL-123]

@@LeeC if you want to make this a Demon170 killer then an SML has my vote

[@AB-80X]

@@LeeC Better get your order in. I hear the waiting list is long.

[@AB-80X]

@@KJL-123 Are you aware what a fully dressed, ready to run SML without the asthmatics will run you? North of 90k when all is said and done. And you still need turbos or what ever forced induction you would want on it.

[@KJL-123]

@@AB-80X I never said it would be cheap. I just said it would be a pretty cool continuation of this car’s story.

[@robertmorelos4591]

Have that mcloud clutch rebuilt, that’s a RXT 1200 great clutch

[@dr.feelgood7615]

Always a good day when ScrapLifeLee posts!! 💯

[@aactionluxurykitchens3979]

Steve morris is a freaking beast and so are his parts

[@ckane510]

You're extremely lucky to get a Steve Morris Engine! One of the best engine builders out there!

[@Black66]

Man you got sooo lucky on this one, Awesome!

[@Stevo-Jr]

STEVE MORRIS all the way! You’re a lucky man. Can’t wait for more updates brother💪🏼💪🏼👍🏼

[@brianodom9411]

When we lift truck cabs off of the chassis, we always use ratchet straps to hold them to the lift. That would probably work great on a Corvette.

[@RoninBuilds1990]

I thought this same thing

[@jorgeantonini201]

I third the motion Seen it done with multiple vehicles on multiple channels and shops I’ve worked at Wether it’s needed or not, better safe than sorry

[@gd1996]

My guess would be the fuel lines were too old and the e85 ate through. Definite score there... my favorite buys are cars/truck that are burnt I get cheap. Always money makers for me.

[@Emanuel_Zorg]

I thought chevys ran flex fuel in these years. Wouldn’t the lines be safe for e85?

[@BIGFOOT-ENT.]

@@Emanuel_Zorg it did have some steel braided line to the wiper fluid injection setup, they didnt look crispy but couldve lead to the fire maybe.

[@erikbsp]

Its an aluminum line that has some black coating. After they get flexed back and forth (typicaly at that bend) in the spot like this one it cracks,shoots fuel and catches fire.

[@chaelodoul9401]

11:35 “Mechman” is a damn good brand of alternator. I have 2 of them powering my Escalade audio build. 👍🏼

[@fisshuman]

Gyaddayum didn't expect to have built by steve Morris engine. Thought it will be just an LSX.

[@drewlovescars]

Love watching these videos, i wish there was a video every 3 days😂

[@southwell1970]

Wow every videos of this Chanel are so good. 👏👏👏👏

[@Slickmentals]

TWO TURBOS 🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾🔥🔥🔥

[@anivalrembao7739]

Awesome content my friend. Keep it coming.

[@frequencywatchers]

7:53 - DAMN, I FELL IN LOVE !!!

[@thailandretromods]

18:58 A Barra! Nice one mate! 💪🇦🇺

[@RaceProvenMotorsports]

Let’s peg the boost gauge 😁😁😁

[@ajc5370]

Or more!

[@HopsAndLead]

Awesome!! Haven't been this excited for a new build from any other automotive YT'r in a while.

[@treken]

I freakin love the channel. You've built a lot of my dream cars. Such great content!

[@ctvette1318]

Can’t wait to watch this build!

[@poeticalvision]

The internals of that motor are very nice, very good.

[@Diehardjpd50]

Stumbled onto this channel and found gold good shit man

[@perrylynch322]

Your knowledge is great to see…thanks for the great videos..

[@abninf501]

Can't wait to see pt2👍🏼

[@Johnnyvette383]

Man what a score and that color is so killer!! Man I love the C6

[@evanlebaron9465]

I love this channel! Found you guys about a year ago and haven't watch one video I didn't enjoy watching. Keep up the great work, you guys are killing it 👏

[@spencerguthrie8750]

What a great find, congrats man!

[@christopherwhitley9923]

What a find. Cant wait to see what comes of it.

[@chrisbarnes6770]

I gotta say that this C6 was one HELLUVA find/win at auction! 👀 Dude!!! 👍🏼💪🏼🤙🏼❤️

[@carlcampbell6827]

Thats some daunting amount of work on that baby. You are braver than most.

[@DonnieHoward-u1f]

Great videos! All the builds you guys do are so very interesting to watch just doing good old fashion fixes! I get enough cash someday I would ask this crew to build me something fast!

[@FineArtbyAldo]

Awesome channel with great content! I can't wait for the upcoming episodes!!

[@salusburycheese]

The way you speak and present your videos reminds me of how horsepower tv used to do it. And I am thoroughly impressed! Keep doing what you're doing, it's refreshing and also nostalgic

[@EJ257IHI]

If you are hearing a lot of beeping from the Escort its most likely their radar detector / Laser Jammer combo. The beeping occurs because the previous owner didn’t disable the X and K radar bands that are almost never used by police anymore. Escort has a band select function that allows the operator to do this, and the beeping will go away. The two mounted black boxes are the laser receivers but there should also be another receiver for the radar waves.

[@zachager625]

Steve is a absolute BOSS you got a gem

[@FieroGT3400]

my car is 37 years old and my trans is in the back also! ;) you got WAYYYYYYYYYY more power th0, sweet find!

[@aidangrassini384]

Awesome video again can’t wait for the rest of the build as well with the 170. Keep up the good work

[@RickyGunter-w9t]

Well congratulations on your purchase.. I subscribed to your channel after watching this video because I want to see this motor come back to life

[@2003cobramustang]

Great pickup that engine is going to be killer!

[@Boostedboizh22]

Gotta love getting lucky and gotta love you being cool enough to let us all see

[@matteoarellano2894]

Man! Luck was on your side with this one! can’t wait to see how much power you get out of this LSX! 😮‍💨

[@matthewdonaldson2154]

How is this channel not bigger? Serious question.

[@davidbrennan5]

Sometimes you win and sometimes you lose but no guts no glory. If I was going to buy a fun car the Corvette would be near the top of the list, I hope they never stop making them. I was so happy to see them retain the V8 on the current model. If I was GM I would make a smaller V8 maybe around 3.5L and put that in their passenger cars with a truck tranny.

[@c6gsinferno684]

As a 2012 grandsport inferno orange owner I’m looking forward to see the finish product. I hope those polished bc forged wheels in the background are for this car. I too have polished bc forged wheels on mine

[@chrisfegan3475]

Truck yea!! Great purchase!!

[@purebredamericanmutt]

Just finished watching Steve Morris with the big black hemi. 903ci in/on a jet ski. He builds aluminum block motors now and making over 4000hp. I have a 2001 Silverado with a 5.3 with 205,000 miles on it and I could put a turbo on it now and make a 1000hp. But I'm a original SBC guy. I have a over bored 327 that I pulled out of my El Camino and putting a L81 in with AFR heads back in.

[@thebeardofgaming81]

I knew the second you said what bore and stroke, that it was a 427. Hell of a find brother. Also it being put together by Steve Morris makes that engine worth more.

[@kevj1349]

More than a home-run, a grand slam! Great find.

[@brenthogan7179]

good stuff man. def got lucky with this one. that wheel gap was something serious! lol

[@tim205Mi]

Hey guys, I genuinely love your channel, as someone from England dont get much access to US cars, your channel is sooo informative, well formatted and great fun…. keep em coming and look forward to many more!! 👍👍🍺🍺🇬🇧

[@JuneYah2urnt]

Man i love this guy i was sad watching him dismember the supercharger then he ups two beautiful turbos in my face😂😂

[@LeeC]

got em!

[@MonsterPickle420]

Shors fired with that, "Dropping a car off a lift is a bit excessive."😂😂 Especially if its a model T or a corvette

[@MrMarshy123456]

Omg what a score Steve Morris engine 😮 that car was definitely a street car used very little by someone who wasn't fully clued up and screwed up by using E85 that burnt through the fuel lines hence the fire, I never got lucky like you have here so congrats looking forward to the next one oh im also guessing the manual transmission comes out in the next one and an appropriate autos going in

[@ItsE003]

Love the content man 💪💪

[@cielostack2698]

Corvette…❤

[@vancejohn4834]

I would pull the heads and make sure they weren't letting any coolant seep threw.. Then you can update the better designed heads. You know the ones with 6 bolts per cylinder. I am glad you found out who built the engine and what your previous owner [2 owner ] knew about the car.

[@toddrichardson9256]

Lookin forward to the next video yeah Buddy 😊

[@victorbedolla2759]

These videos are what I live for

[@mikehunt8968]

I think Cleetus would say that this engine was what he hoped Ruby had come with...😉

[@bradleyward285]

That's the truth all he got was a truck engine 😂😂

[@scudzuki]

It's a C6 GS manual car so the LS3 that came out was a handbuilt engine with dry sump oiling. The LSX is stronger (and heavier) but the stock motor was a pretty good foundation, too. Also, if you want a really buttery smooth short throw shifter, try a Core shifter.

[@jaydominguez7389]

Waiting on part 2 🎉

[@cliffcox7643]

10 years old! Cool a seasoned block.

[@Person.555]

Condition doesn't surprise me. Steve Morris is a great engine builder!

[@smittytheazcarspotter]

U gotta do a video showing off all of your builds including sum teasers😍

[@Key_low_TV]

Copart yeah strip the engine we can't give this gem to anyone so they can post a video and get a ridiculous amount of views so it pays the car itself ( One of the best channels I've seen

[@frequencywatchers]

That Vette Will Give Burnt Rubber To Rarris ! Damn !

[@3613jeremy]

Don't know if I wanna laugh or cry by the quality parts and the shotty work done

[@HiltSeeker]

"Procharger" 3 different chargers i know about are Turbo-Charger Pro-Charger Super-Charger. Theres also crank driven superchargers on svho yamaha jetskis which yamaha calls a super charger but its definitely a style of pro charger as it looks like a turbo yet not belt driven yet its crank driven and air forced making it a procharger. Just throwing my thoughts outthere and letting brake calipers hang is diabolical... 😂😅

[@TonyNguyen-m5r]

Hey I'm Tony and I'm 17 and my dream car is a Chrysler 300s but the thing is I want to build it fully by just the frame and I just started attending school for cars and your videos already teached me more than I need to know about it I literally just started watching u like a week ago and now I can't stop u actually show us how you build and do it unlike ,Donut, but we don't speak on that but I love your videos and i subbed

[@andrewmaw3345]

Always watching your videos. When you're bouncing around. Side to side. You look IDENTICAL to my kids when they HAD to go pee but HAD to tell/show me something first......lol

[@37233623]

great vid really enjoyed it thank you

[@ehsnils]

Washer fluid 50/50 water/alcohol can work both for manifold injection and windscreen! 😁 In any case you struck gold this time.

[@allenrodgers1908]

I would do a little refresh to that engine since you already have it out. Plus you can see what kind of life the engine had from the previous owner.

[@Typicalsht]

I'm glad the car made it to the right people 👌

[@6.1frank]

Color so fantastic, yall shoulda washed it in the beginning 😍

[@johnnyboi8541]

Just found your channel. Its killer!!

[@rajcam80]

Great score! Steve Morris I believe is a fellow Michigander.

[@theforeverlasting6786]

"The" six cylinder usually means GTR?

[@adamwiggins8290]

2JZ?

[@johnathongraham1982]

B58

[@Greg1096]

​@@adamwiggins8290thats my guess, though Lee is a porsche guy, so maybe a flat 6 boxer?

[@ace-ec9ql]

2JZ or R35 GTR

[@johncena-hq1ti]

Supra for sure. Big single id1700x 1300hp😮‍💨

[@nathanceviche9285]

thats one hell of a deal you got i bet your so excited man i know i would be haha

[@patrickciarcia4100]

What a great build…👍🏻….😎

[@danielscavetta1025]

This video was fantastic. Your knowledge was awesome and explaining everything to someone like me. I hope your next video continues on this video. I am curious what you find and upgrade to what you want. What will you change on this engine. Awesome channel. Keep up the awesome show.

[@Kokomo365]

Wow. You definitely won that auction! Congrats. You might have to put a drogue parachute on it! 🔥🏎

[@Streetcarchannel-s9v]

I think if your turboing the car you need a rpm th400 or 4l80e with a trans brake I’m building a ctsv and and I’m running a th400 and it’s amazing