Resurrecting a Barn Find 1970 Dodge Challenger T/A 340 Six Pack | Will It Run?

Last time we got this iconic 1970 Dodge Challenger TA 340 Six Pack running, but we weren't satisfied with just that. We wanted to see it back on the road again too. (We also wanted to give it a good detailing!) Check out Part 1 here: • Barn Find 1970 Dodge C...
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Chapters:
0:00 - Intro
0:34 - A quick detail
1:50 - Vacuum Leak
3:20 - Draining the Coolant
4:15 - Pulling the Carbs
6:05 - Removing the Intake Manifold
6:40 - A blown Gasket
8:15 - Pulling the Fuel Pump
9:15 - Do we have a fuel blockage?
10:15 - Chasing Fuel Line...
11:20 - New Fuel Pump
11:50 - Back to the Fuel Lines
13:30 - I'm not dropping the Fuel Tank
14:00 - I'm dropping the Fuel Tank
15:19 - Oh look, A new Tank and Sender
18:30 - Reinstalling the Intake
19:20 - Carburetor Fuel Line Breakdown
20:20 - Installing the Six Pack
21:35 - Fresh Coolant
24:13 - Forgot our vacuum line
25:25 - Starting it up again
27:10 - We're driving now
28:25 - Outro
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Me adding a stage 4 turbo to my used dodge challenger in Gran Turismo 2:

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@matthewschiebout7384 they like what there doing

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They put out a lot of great content across the board.

[@stevevice9863]

I hope the owner keeps improving this car by replacing all of the aging and worn out parts and pieces. This is a fairly valuable car and they can put some money into it without getting"underwater" on it's value. I think it should be treated as a survivor not not a trailer queen. Keep fixing it up and drive it.

[@hanswurst9437]

Man, terrible to see how some treat such tresors others would give their balls for 😢

[@jamesparnell7512]

Good program. Thanks! PARNELLI 😊

[@Justinquesnel94]

If it were my car I’d meticulously maintain it and take it out driving as much as possible. A car like that deserves all of the love and all of the smiles!

[@idontlikecops1]

This guy is such a gem. Knowledgable and likeable. Super show!

[@DizzyMan24]

It's such a shame people my age will never experience cars like this from their parents youth, because of how expensive they are, now. Glad to see it was detailed first, though. Great job!

[@WyoCutlass71]

There are still deals to be had on late ‘60’s or 70’s muscle cars but you have to be willing to work on them and really seek them out. But there is also lots of other ways to enjoy an old car. I got my ‘71 Cutlass seven years ago for $1900. But I also just got last week a ‘76 D100 with 0 rust and a 440 for $1200. Is it a 340 Challenger? No. But is it a fun driver with torque to spare? Most definitely.

[@sillynut2958]

People your age should go buy a used 3 series bmw for under 10k and be glad you never dealt with old crap cars from the 70s/80s. It's like meeting your hero that never really lived up to your imagination in real life. A used 2011 BMW 335is will dust all these old muscle cars, be far more comfortable, have a dual clutch transmission and one of the best engine designs ever. If you want to leave town you also will not have to take out a loan to buy gas for your journey.

[@Hanzyscure]

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[@WyoCutlass71]

@@sillynut2958 but what if the hero does live up to your expectations?

[@allentoyokawa9068]

@@sillynut2958 BMW is complete trash lmao

[@MrOnemanop]

Whomever was responsible for the neglect and second rate repairs did not deserve this vehicle. Great rescue!

[@moparedtn]

*Atta Boy Davin!* Proud of you, working on a Mopar like that. You done good for a Chevy guy. 🙂 I still can't believe a T/A Challenger has been let go that far, that's quite disappointing - but perhaps now the owner will see fit to do his part and be a good steward for the car for a change - it certainly deserves it, since it's quite the historic vehicle (as well as rare, $$$ valuable and cool as all hell, too). *Ben still owes me a tee shirt!* Looking forward to the next Davin adventure! - Ed on the Ridge

[@Darknamja]

In 1972 my roommate had a 1970 AAR Cuda 340 six-pack. We would go out cruising on the weekends and challenge the locals to street drags. Those good times are gone but not forgotten. 😉

[@vettekid3326]

Probably why it was parked for so long in the first place was fuel issues and driveability with the vacuum leaks. I see the Challenger still has the under dash AM/FM tape deck that was common with Mopars of the era because of their non standard radio layouts that was impossible to fit an in dash aftermarket unit without hacking up the dash.

[@C_71]

I could see a vacuum issue with the RTV on the intake gasket, but I pulled a 72 New Yorker from a garage after 32 years. The paper intake gasket disintegrated, and the fuel tank and sending unit was only like this because the lady wasn't driving the car in all of that time. The tank was full of gas from 1979 when I bought it in 2009!

[@seanylewl]

Awesome! So great to see you guys back in the shop. More like this please! Even if it's not redline rebuilds, just more working on cars!

[@jeffplant3]

I’m with Sean. Great to be watching you and your crew Davin!! Alway learn something. Never dull!

[@scottcarr1534]

"I'm not gonna pull it out" - Murphy? says you are. - Thx for some great content! - I just finished a rotisserie on a 68 LTD that I LS swapped. - Took some time, but a what a car! Rebuilding the 390 and trans. - Some good times, albeit a tough fix. But damn, she turned out spectacular.

[@richardturk7162]

Love to have one of those. I did own a 70 440+6 Cuda' back in the 70s. 4 speed and shaker hood.

[@henriyoung3895]

Good job. Car needs an owner who will respect it.

[@SolamenteVees]

I never doubted the authenticity of this car, but seeing the antenna mast on the passenger side rear quarter cinches it. Chrysler mounted the aerial on the rear quarter to avoid radio interference due to the fiberglass hoods on the Trans Am cars. 1:10

[@amazon18]

that could be one of the best looking cars ever made

[@michaelfoster1453]

Good! Glad to see that it can idle and is drivable once again!

[@thomashudgins996]

Such a shame it is not yours and you actually had the urge to do a complete restoration. If it was mine...... ! I hope the owner decides to restore it. If not, I hope he finds someone to sell it too willing to do so. This car needs to be saved.

[@BigRedtheGinger]

I love seeing things like this. Not a total restoration, but something reasonable that most people could do themselves with relatively basic tools. I bought one of those coolant vacuum fillers(Cornwell, because i couldn't stay off the trucks), and it is one of my favorite tools. Makes it a lot easier and cleaner when having to fill a yard goat woth 6-12 gallons of coolant.

[@truantray]

I would have replaced all the rubber hose in the fuel filler, fuel lines, carbs with modern neoprene hoses to deal with modern fuel fomulas. The old lines can't handle modern fuels.

[@usernameinvalid2675]

Years ago I was taking off a intake of a 360 and the engine was very very clean. My wife was barbecuing and I looked over and seen that aluminum foil thinking. Hey that would work really good for the valley 30 years later. I’m still using aluminum foil just pull it out long and stuff it all up around the pushrods up under the heads Works great. I’ve enjoyed these episodes on the Challenger.

[@mikestewart7338]

50+ years ago I had a 66 Tri-Power GTO. Never ran right till I went to a single 4-barrel. Davin, where were you when I needed you?

[@mikestewart7338]

Exactly the same for me. Even went to the Pontiac dealer once. The single carb cured it.

[@captainamerica3531]

Yeah buddy. When we were teenagers, a friend and I had a yellow ‘70 340 with black vinyl top, and some sort of torque converter. Very similar to this one. Was a screamer, always winning races. And I remember on fresh blacktop highway, “your exit comes up pretty quick when you’re going a buck thirty!”

[@puiaturuburu906]

18:33 I feel the need to say this I'm not restoring the car. I'm just tryin to get it running, I wanna put a smile on the owner's face. You said it right coz there's a lot of restoration videos out there 👍👍👍

[@vettemaniac2237]

Taking wrenching to new heights ... knowledge, patience and skills off the charts.

[@claysmell]

knew a guy in college who had the same T/A - yellow, automatic and no vinyl roof. what a great car, one of my personal favorite old muscles

[@davidszakacs6888]

When I worked on older Mopars I learned to always replace the ballast resistor. Cheap insurance.

[@Friedbrain11]

I wish I had bought that white Challenger six-pack 340 4speed Challenger back when I was 16 and looking to buy a new car. If I had only known what I know now LOL.

[@queensapphire7717]

I had the chance to get a low mileage ‘86 Grand National, 15 years ago for $10k, it had like 48k miles, was mint, not a GNX, but a Grand National, still had the trunk sticker. I delayed of course, and went to look again the next day, but it was already sold.

[@dogpotter]

Back in about 1975 or 1976 I owned a 1970 Plymouth Cuda convertible. mine had the 340 4V it was that same color yellow with a black top. way cool car that challenger is pretty cool too! thanks for sharing

[@timothyhill4630]

I clearly remember 50 years ago with friends Don (Cuda owner) and Jerry (Nova guy). We parked on a dirt road, jumped the fence. At 0’dark 30 we worked our way out to a totaled Cuda in the junkyard. Didn’t take long to “borrow” the 6 Pak. Next weekend Don had his Cuda back @ US 30 Dragstrip. At the time I was driving a 68 Triumph TR 250. My Schwinn Continental was faster than the TR.

[@lacfilms8345]

Because.. it has to be that. I checked everything else. Yes a center punch would.. have been better, but you know what? It's in there. I just love good mechanic humor. Thanks for showing us, the sorta resurrection of this American classic car. T/A 340 Six-Pac was bad ass in its day- still is but, this one needs way more help. But you what? It starts & runs now. We're going down the road in it- just say'n. I was very fortunate when I was young, to watch an old T/A race in the late 60's. The track now... long gone, in Upper Marlboro, MD was rude & crude. So were the cars that drove on it that day. Changed me for a lifetime. I owned a 1974 Challenger back in the day, but it wasn't the T/A model. But you know what? You'll never know what... you will find in barn, on any given day. Until you go and look what's inside for yourself. I should know. I own a barn too.

[@POWERMACKS]

I ran to Get my earphones to hear that wonderfull and unique rise of a beast, what a satistaction to start UP a motor thats is not been used in 30 years, nice video

[@rlu1956]

No fender protector covers...naughty mechanic! LOL. A fun video. I love these E bodies from Chrysler.

[@keef69]

Love that it's work and craft being shown, and the only talk is about this. No BS like many others.

[@tightmike4945]

Glad you didn't try to boil the tires off of it!

[@Hanzyscure]

Not possible. It's tired.

[@michaelmaas5544]

@@Hanzyscure it’s not that tired

[@99unclebob]

Nicely David, I saw only a few minutes of the first video, yes i am old enough to remember these cars new, they were rare to see so when we did it was all the more exciting and cool, the guy that owned one where i live had a 68 Dart Swinger 340 4 bbl 4 speed and said this was faster once it hit about 25 mph and the vacuum kicked in fo the other 2 carbs , then he said it hauled like 10 men, and it put a very big smile on his face , more 😎 per mile when gas was well under a dollar per gallon , I didn't mind working on carbs back in the day, I'd rebuild my own and had a buddy that was a genius at tuning them, having been driving fuel injected cars for almost 45 years now, it's tough to go back to carbs, just basically for old school cars though, the best part of this all is , the smell of it all, the sound ,the visceral experience of it all , I've been helping a nephew get ready to redo and source parts for 1976 Firebird T/A, the body is exceptional no real rust, a touch of surface here /there, just normal spots, got all new weather stripping for the T-Tops , and the 6.6 in it we are redoing without the air pump and the garbage that went with it, once that is done his buddy is trying to talk him into a Holley sniper system for it, I told him don't bother the Carb is the easiest way to go and it'll stay in a heated shop of about almost 4500 sq, ft ,I am looking forward to reliving my teenage years through my nephew, i get to use his money and wrench on it at the same time that intake manifold was cast iron, you would've needed a chiro or a 2nd set of hands

[@abundiobernal7544]

TLC was all it needed. Awsome work ese...

[@andrewlynett5453]

Man it feels good to be back in the shop! Thanks Hagerty for the upload and hopefully more soon! Thumbs up as always :)

[@C_71]

I picked up a 1972 Chrysler New Yorker that sat in a garage from 1979 until 2009 when I purchased it. I found out that the gas tank was full of rust. I also did the same exact thing, trying to flush out the fuel lines. The sock at the end of the sending unit was brown from rust! I figured that its only problem was fueling until it could barely make it up a hill. I pulled the intake, and the gasket was like Pringles! I replaced it and had vacuum again. I purchased a 1978 from a neighboring state that came from California. I made it about 10 miles from home when it died in the middle of the interstate. When I pulled off the intake... it looked like that cars intake minus RTV. The gasket had no sealing properties to it! Again, once it was replaced, I had vaccum and regular idle! People always assume that someone just put these cars in a garage or barn and forgot about them, but they don't realize that it's usually some older man or woman who just bought the car and wasn't into working on cars! I've found so many classic cars that people didn't want to part with until their hair was white as a cloud!

[@stanrayborn926]

As a fellow gear head it's a pleasure watching you do your thing. Keep up the good work.

[@ironbridgeknives]

This or the AAR cuda is my dream car. With everything getting so expensive, I doubt I'll get to won one. Fun to see this one resurrected and back on the road!

[@ericfaley9019]

Very cool that you and the crew got the 70 T/A up and running. It still sounds like it’s running on 7 cylinders. Maybe the owner will let you replace the rotten headers and dive deeper into the engine. Thanks for a great 2 part episode

[@nicechasinchasegods7051]

I could watch this guy fix cars all day, it's interesting, you learn some stuff, no BS an he's straight to the point, this is the best therapy

[@41fan]

Nice job David. You make me envious with your knowledge and skill. Thanks for another enjoyable project.

[@Guardducks]

I knew he couldn't leave it alone, not when it was so close. Love it I knew we would see her at the shop. You🤘🏼

[@TomsTinkeringandAdventures]

"I'm not going to be taking out the tank." "I'm taking out the tank." 😂😂

[@acarguy3562]

I’ve been collecting and restoring cars for over 30 years. In that time I’ve picked up a top tip for dealing with very stale gas. Vinegar….. Yup One or two gallons of Vinegar into a sour tank of gas renders it virtually impossible to ignite and kills the smell. Another plus is that it makes the sour gas easier to dispose of at a recycling facility. My general rule of thumb is one gallon for 10 gallons. Sometimes more vinegar is needed, but at around a buck a gallon, it’s cheap enough to use as much as needed to kill that eye watering smell.

[@marcusFZ6]

That was a very cool video. Bringing some much needed life back into the old girl was excellent. Hopefully it's the kickstarter for the owner to slowly start bringing the rest of the car back to nearly new. Davin couldn't stop smiling at the end which is wicked. For me, my work, college assignments, were put on hold for a short time :)

[@gregleonard7391]

Very satisfying to see this car run.

[@RamosRev]

Made me smile. Thank you.

[@CBeverything]

The OG black and yellow Challenger. 🐝 Wiz would be proud

[@geebopbaluba1591]

I’m 68 now but when I was younger back in the 70 you would never find a gas tank like you find today. The worst would be dust from the gas evaporated out of the tank. The only time you would see rust was when they were setting out in the weather uncovered and it wasn’t crap like you see today but just scale and rust.

[@labrd41]

"Full experience" would be laying on your back, on a cement floor, in an unheated garage, 2 days after Thanksgiving, in Ohio. LOL By the way, I think I spy the bones of a historic looking modified race car in the background.

[@Glen_Mark]

That's a beautiful car, glad it's alive. Thank you!

[@zach9515]

That car is so damn cool. Just please ditch the mud flaps.

[@codo7]

Thank you Hagerty. Good job.

[@powerloader7]

Excellent content! Thank you.

[@randylear8264]

Good job. Nice to see another one on the road again😊

[@JohnLewis-tf4lg]

she cleaned up nicely, you did good!

[@gettin-sendy]

Love it, great work, as always keen to see more. 👌

[@rleeAZ]

Love watching you put wrenches to cars in this shop. This one is cool. Thanks!

[@chefman45887]

Thanks for sharing this and bringing this car back to life.

[@N-Scale]

I am not a MOPAR guy but that car is totally cool. Mike

[@DiecastNewb]

So gorgeous!!! Have a bunch of 1/18 diecast models but nothing like the real thing. Definitely a grail!

[@MidnightOilsRestoration]

You're a good friend brother! Your friend the owner should be really grateful! Thanks for taking us along

[@davidkindleiii4348]

Fake! You didnt fight the brakes for 2 days straight, get pissed, throw a wrench, then lose interest for 3 months and forgot everything you'd done to it previously. In all seriousness this is rad, and y'all deserve a big thanks for getting that gem back on the road.

[@mylesross5712]

This episode took me back in time. I owned a 1971 Challenger R/T, 440 six pack car and had lots of fun driving and whipping that car. That 340 six pack obviously had a ignition upgrade and that Direct Connection control module stuck out like a sore thumb. That box was the equivalent to the Mopar Performance Orange Box of recent years.

[@herudewantara980]

Proper engine revival.

[@danielkerekes9053]

Happy to see it back on the channel!

[@gdworkshop]

Fantastic video. Great work. Big jobs look easy when you do it. Look forward to more videos.

[@996Revival]

Man, this is awesome. Good work!

[@lawyers9]

Some people don’t understand why these classics are so expensive. You just showed them why! Great video. No BS, just good old fashioned mechanic work!

[@gabrielnager4095]

It's awesome to know that we now have another one of these beauties on the road!

[@markk3652]

Followed your advice, got out in the shop last weekend and took the 40 Ford pickup for a spin. Cab, pickup box, radiator, and no fenders or hood. More or less rolling chassis with the cab and box. The flathead ran great, albeit loud with down turn dumps off the headers. First drive in many years, and it felt great!

[@is3180]

❤ the 2 part series...keep up the amaizing content. Just got my own TA scatpack last month.👍✌️

[@Axr24have]

Thanks Davin! I wondered if it mattered if the carbs had to be in some order, you answered that for me. ALWAYS WATCH TO THE END OF THE VIDEO. 😄

[@giancarlopbranco]

Hey Mr. Davin, you're the best! Thank you for share knowledge!

[@teddyvipperman8352]

Mechanic did a great job in the shoestring budget. All 3 carbs need rebuilding and it wouldn't hurt to replace the or repair the exhaust. The motor with a rough idle was all in the carburetors. But, my goodness how beautiful that motor sounds when all 3 carburetors are opened up to full throttle. I miss those days so much!

[@sparkplug0000]

Fortunate enough to grow up during the heyday of these cars, I was never truly a Mopar fan. But there’s no denying that this body style is one of the best looking cars ever produced.

[@ronniebraine9692]

Well done getting it goin. Sounds great.

[@justins21482]

Really wish you were restoring it because I could watch you work on cars for literally 8hrs a day. I'd put it on as background in the garage to motivate me to get my project going. Love the show! Much love from lower michigan (sterling heights) hahaha

[@floreswoestenburg9367]

Crazy nice result!!

[@jamesbrown3358]

Nicely done!!

[@williamsedlock3903]

I loved how it ran off the middle carburetor until you kicked in the other two outside carburetors cool engineering

[@craigwiest772]

First thing I thought was why doesn’t he wash the car and then you did. This one put smiles on thousands of faces. Nice job.

[@craigyirush3492]

So satisfying to see it cleaned up!

[@craigcaruso2078]

I always loved watching him bring back the old this one was really beautiful and used to be restored

[@davidmilledge221]

Beautiful car great job and a very lucky owner

[@doubleaaaron]

Man that's so cool. I would drive that in a heartbeat. Thanks for saving it.

[@dwightmcintosh8511]

Nice car, you did a great job of getting the necessary things properly fixed. I’d like to see you burn those old back tires off.

[@johnthiel7422]

Nice work!

[@christhornton5139]

Love it, keep it up fellas.

[@zimman20]

Really enjoyed it - more like this, pls!

[@jonathanwheatley1424]

That cars a 10 in my book, I’d drive it all day long like that👌

[@tootallpaul1043]

When connecting, charging or jumping batteries, you should always connect the positive first. And when disconnecting, do the negative first. an easy way to remember is connecting is a positive thing, and disconecting is a negative thing. I've heard of people doing it the other way, only to fry the positive jumper cable to the engine block. It's like welding.

[@jerrykeck1494]

Love it restored 74 year ago for six pack for MY small block😈🤘

[@68HEMIGTS]

FYI Outboards don’t hook to ported vacuum of the metering block if you want them to work correctly. They hook to Venturi vacuum. Also the outboards are bigger than the center carb which is the opposite of what the video stated.

[@dgc2780]

Pretty good video, this man (The mechanic) is quite chill and wise

[@boerharms2209]

car is looking great! love the originality of the patina

[@scottimusgarrett15]

Great transformation, Davin! Great episode, everyone! ✌️❤️🙂🇨🇦