The State of Florida Wants to Dismantle my Mint 4,500 Mile Corvette

[@Samcrac]

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[@johnhutchison9782]

Less cheap Chinese crap. Be better than this, Sam.

[@Jimmy_in_Mexico]

I'm in Mexico and a used car here is no problem with a junk title

[@peterabbott1974]

So have you given up on Ferraris now Sam⁉️🤔😂😂😂

[@toyota420xp]

Shouldn't even tried running it before you replace the fuel filter

[@pormansgoldpmg5493]

How much do you want for the Corvette?

[@jimromansr9971]

After watching this, I called my insurance agent with Allstate. I told him what the situation was that you described, and he agreed that they do that process with so many cars during a natural disaster. But, he said if you can show the car to the actual agent, the condition it is in, you can file an appeal with them And they will make a determination on insuring it, and the state will usually go by the appeals, that if an insurance company will in fact, insure it, the state can change the title to a salvage to where you can legally license it if all of that makes sense.

[@sinine1100]

Needs to be higher up, definitely. Vehicles like this will only get rarer WITHOUT legal BS.

[@Adrian-mq5ld]

Or just get a VIN from another corvette and be done with it.

[@Samcrac]

I'm assuming this has to happen BEFORE it gets totaled and sold at auction.

[@sinine1100]

@@Samcrac You can insure already-totaled cars with salvage title. Just show the actual car to insurers.

[@spooderdoggy]

I thought this car was headed to a business to be parted out anyhow based on the last video. What? Can’t get a title for it to sell it to that business?🤔

[@donhaschi]

That car is in good condition, far away from junk. Don’t part that piece of history, let’s keep it in the road 👍🏻 Greetings from Frankfurt, Germany ;)

[@12sec5ltr]

I can't get over how nice that interior is. The interiors in these would start to show wear on the drive home from the dealer.

[@deanmartin2332]

Can you smell mold in the video? 😂

[@YungEagle3k]

No they don't lmfao. What are you on?

[@mjc8248]

We've rebuilt several certicate of destruction Florida cars and got rebuilt titles in ohio. A couple of the fords still kept their factory warranties because the mileage was low. The highway patrol does a pretty thorough inspection and puts a new vin plate in the door. We get a rebuilt title just like any other rebuild.

[@stormix5755]

The old VIN is permanently off the table, but it sounds like getting a new VIN is a possibility in some states

[@mjc8248]

The last one we did was pre covid, so I don't know if it's still that simple. It was a standard inspection where they check vins and serial numbers along with safety equipment. You get a new vin tag and a rebuilt title.

[@schrodingerscat1863]

@@mjc8248 Sounds similar to the process in the UK where any scrapped car can be reregistered with an inspection to make sure the car is roadworthy. They are basically treated like a kit car and get a new registration.

[@bizjetfixr8352]

Note to self: Avoid cars with rebuilt Ohio title. Last time I checked, banks wouldn't loan money on cars with "rebuilt/salvage" titles. To say nothing of the problems trying to resell one.

[@mjc8248]

Priced correctly, they sell very fast. We used to take requests from customers. An inspected properly rebuilt car is a good way to save a lot of money. We documented everything, so that made the inspection and sale much easier.

[@SoonerMikeD]

That “compressed air” you used to blow off the top of the motor was impressive 😂

[@ryanelliott6811]

Came here to look for this exact comment!

[@kevinsbackyard]

This guy is a junk car junkie. And a low rent "wrench" how this is a channel is amazing. Buy shit cars, buy shit parts and work on shit in an open field. Ridiculous.

[@noiwtna]

Tennessee will inspect and issue a rebuilt stamp in the car if it passes inspection. I would check around and use the video as proof that the car isn't "junk" or damaged. Might help.

[@buddymoore6504]

that is true, you are 100% correct

[@mobilemowers]

He could ask his best freind V Tuned who lives thier and btw still has a car of Sams. Maybe sell it or trade it on some labor to him.

[@Vazerin]

How I got my Truck back on the road, dude sold me a truck with the wrong vin in the cab (he put a scrap yard cab on a different frame the title went to) so I had to get a new title under as rebuilt instead of Green

[@kingdommusic5456]

so will ohio, new mexico, etc and about 8 other states

[@Vazerin]

@@kingdommusic5456 Michigan too

[@carloscollomps1552]

Here in Paraguay we have a LOT of Katrina flooded Explorers and such, i had to clean some of them, i found starfish and other marine life on that things, but after lots of cleaning and making sure all the electrics were ok, they were good to go. We can even insure and stuff.

[@dougveganparadisebuilder5808]

I was just wondering if any would have ended up here. And you confirmed it!

[@802Garage]

I have never seen a fuel filter that bad. That's truly impressive.

[@sladeb6036]

Really was. I've never even seen a tractor air filter that bad.

[@colchronic]

B for build had a worse one after replacing the engines with lsx ones on his yacht

[@bealerDSB]

See my previous comment. This guy is a magazine mech. The fuel pressure regulator on the return line is not even connected 01:15. FFS!

[@bealerDSB]

He is losing half a bar when he puts his foot down because his second bank hasn't got a vacuum regulator tube connected. HELOOOOOOOOO😂😂😂😂😂

[@hydrocarbon82]

My truck was getting close, 85psi at the tank and 35psi at the rail - at idle. In boost it hit 23psi before I stopped. $2.73 later and I had a constant 58psi plus/minus the boost/vac reference amount.

[@Chris.Davies]

7:00 - I'm very glad you put up the subtitle saying you waited three days. I once had a tractor fuel tank with a leak, and so I drained the tank, and removed it. I wanted the tank to be completely free from all fuel vapour when I welded it up, so I had the idea of reversing my vacuum cleaner, setting it to blow air into the tank and dry it out. So, I set the tank and the vacuum up on the concrete patio, turned it on, and walked away. The problem was, I didn't change the hose position, and so it was still sucking, not blowing! Now, this was an old upright Tellus vacuum, and when I returned 2 minutes later, I was greeted with a fantastic sight! The vacuum cleaner looked like a jet unit with the afterburner fully engaged; with a gigantic 8-foot tall flame shooting out of it! I shut it down, and the fire stopped instantly. I had to replace the motor on the vacuum, and made a mental note never to admit to ever doing something so stupid. Thank goodness I was not stupid enough to set it up in my workshop!

[@charleshultquist9233]

A boy genius once decided to empty the fuel tank on his jet ski using a shopvac....in his attached garage. Imagine trying to explain that to an insurance adjuster.

[@gregorybosiljcic6971]

While I understand the dilemma it still makes me sick this car is going to be parted out

[@QALibrary]

Freddie’s P1 has the same branded title - it’s meant to be used for parts or off road no public use

[@pextor]

@@QALibrary And Freddie's car is the definition of why that branding exists.

[@jacklittle1624]

@@QALibraryThat car is such a lost cause🙄 Flood damage is just the WORST. You will NEVER get all the water and corrosion out no matter how much time and money you dump into it.

[@joserojas1532]

not necessarily, this car can be the perfect Donator for another corvette (engine, trans,etc)

[@richardotero2376]

What of u kept the good stuff. Kept all together on a truck chassis

[@cactuswillable]

There's export dealers all over Florida that will buy that. They'll even cut cars in half and weld them back together at delivery side just to avoid the export taxes.

[@robertperillo8738]

It’s not a big deal to get a title for a car this old out of nowhere. Sam if you want a title for it I’ll get one for you.

[@kosmologist]

How do you get a title like that?

[@davidbuggeln4019]

Certificate of destruction is way different than a salvage title. That vin is marked permanently. There are few if any states that will register that vin again.

[@MrOpinionCantSignIn]

Yeah, I don't quite buy the story ether, I can buy all the parts from a junk yard, assemble a vehicle and get a title, not sure why one could not re-establish a title, alas salvage for this Alas , there is more money in the parts , he'd likely (guaranteed) get more than he paid for it just out of a 4700 mile engine

[@MrOpinionCantSignIn]

​@@davidbuggeln4019 Title if destruction is what junkyards get given, yet they can sell any part or the vehicle and clearly re-establish the vin ..... now it may require a 'safety - roadworthiness inspectioas if it were 'experimental' or 'built from scratch' So yes, it requires 're-establishing' ... a salvage is an 'existing' .... but pretty sure it is fully doable Alas , more money in parts, just the 4700mile engine gets him more than his money back

[@nickb2080]

I am a auto dismantler cod means vin is PERMANTLY canceled I have heard a few states will let register

[@robertmassmann228]

Thank-you for letting us watch. I am an amateur working on my aluminum skinned Airstream trail I recently purchased with damaged title. Hopefully I can improve my dent removal techniques on this trailer hail damage

[@outtaroute92]

They really should have some system in place for situations like this where you could "challenge" the COD and be able to put a perfectly good car back on the road.

[@TheObsesedAnimeFreaks]

there is, it's called a lawsuite. falisifying documents is illegal, and fraud is illegal... pick your poison or even just go after the title admnistratively. there are also some shinanigans you can do to get it a clean title through some state loopholes.

[@toxy3580]

It's easy you just bribe them I do that every time I don't get what I want. If bribes dont work you could also start issuing threats or mailing dead animals to them.

[@Trump_Won_AGAIN]

the automakers have big lobbying firms that spend big money to get old cars off the road so people need to buy new ones from them .

[@hjc5458]

Sell it as an off road track/race car. No title required?

[@corporalclegg914]

@@toxy3580you & I could have beers

[@WorkinWithWiley]

Oklahoma done the same thing to me! I bought a 2014 chevy 3500 4x4 with 50,000 miles... was a stolen recovery had been missing since January of 2016. The state issued a JUNK title which means parts only salvage. I just rebodied it with a 1962 cab now it has a title!! Lol

[@eddiefalcon8316]

I hope all interested parties can do some due diligence to see if they can title this somewhere. It’s a bummer to see such a low mile example have to be parted out.

[@claudelandi510]

It's 28 yrs old NO title needed...

[@REDZ28won]

@@claudelandi510 HUH? How do you prove ownership?

[@cory45x]

affivadit@@REDZ28won

[@offshack]

Seems to me someone should buy a totalled out salvage C4 from an auction, strip it down to nothing and "rebuild" it with all the parts from this one - and now you essentially have this C4 but rebuilt into that "salvage" VIN - part it out to yourself essentially.

[@fixxerautomotive4917]

There are lots of salvage and branded title cars on the road in Idaho many are flood cars and are in perfect running condition. I imagine that you could sell it up here without issue, we really dont care what is on the title, only what the merits of the vehicle are and that the state gets its registration fees. The salvage title takes about a third off the value generally, but with that car, I could see the value drop being less than normal.

[@mr.k860]

This car cannot be titled again, period. Ever. It has a junk title / certificate of destruction. So many of you are confusing that with a salvage certificate. Vin swapping, title washing etc is a federal offense; its temping but not worth it. Once it's junked, it's junked. No exceptions. I've been an investigator for the Department of Transportation for 24 years. So much misinformation here.

[@fixxerautomotive4917]

@@mr.k860 Ah, i was thinking flood/salvage. I guess junk is another ball game

[@jhconjr]

I f the have not changed the rules, you may still be able to get a rebuilt title for the car in Kentucky even with a certificate of destruction from Florida. There are also inspection locations in Miami that are authorized by Florida DMV that may be able to help. At least worth a try before you turn it into parts.

[@pjstartv6798]

In Missouri you can take a car that has a junk title, fix the car, have it inspected and get a perfectly road legal "Prior Salvage" title for the car. It says "Prior Salvage" on the title but it's a perfectly legal title that you can use to register and drive the car. I did this with my 1992 Pontiac Firebird.

[@me3333]

Some things to keep in mind. When cleaning the injectors, turn them around first to back flush them. When cutting a metal filter like that the fumes can make it explode so fill it with water. Also let the pump run with the lines into a bucket to flush the lines. I think maybe someone sabotaged that car by pouring mud or something in the tank because I have brought a lot of cars back from the dead and have never seen a filter that bad from just sitting.

[@crabbypapa3862]

My 93 Mustang has a metal tank. After sitting for 5 years, with E-10, replacing the fuel pump, and driving less than 1000 miles, the rust particle clogged fuel filter was worse than that. Even with a plastic tank, the pump hanger could still rust enough to cause that issue. Edit, I would have checked the fuel filter first, then cleaned the injectors, back flushed.

[@carlinshowalter1806]

@@crabbypapa3862 Had a mechanic tell me that E10 fuel absorbs moisture from the air so when a car sets for a long time it has got all that water in the fuel and makes rust,sludge etc.ruining the pump,filter etc.

[@CotyRiddle]

all fuel that has ethenol in it will asorb water.@@carlinshowalter1806

[@thomasshepard6030]

Looked like sand

[@dieseldabz7104]

From just sitting? Umm y'all forget this was a FLOOD CAR? Y'all don't get it because 99.9% of y'all have NEVER in your life fixed a P.O.S flood "survivor" vehicle. Carvana© knows that all to well as there's countless lawsuits against them for selling unsuspecting consumers flood damaged cars... Water gets into everything, causes mold and ruins every electric part imaginable.

[@davidyaroch6622]

Sam ,you are the master of time management. If you had just dropped the tank when you saw the disaster area it was and gave it a proper clean you could have saved the time chasing a clogged pump. But I guess that's why I'm not a KZbin legend.

[@Samcrac]

Here's the cheater way I should've done it. After sucking most of the garbage fuel out, shop vac the crap out. Then hose, then shop vac again. It's a tight space but it would be better than it is now. The heck of it is, the varnish pretty much was melted by the acetone; its just the chunks of crap that are clearly an issue now.

[@0p161]

@@Samcrac DO IT RIGHT and send the car to DDE for a rebuild its worth it

[@BenLiftsStuff]

@@Samcracthat's how Alex did his Delorean tank wasn't it?

[@rickmccl71]

@@0p161 Sure, but it actually isn't

[@DonariaRegia]

@@Samcrac Why not sell it to someone from Vermont? All they need is a bill of sale, they don't need to have the car there. Steve Lehto covered the recent change, where before *anyone* from any state could register the same way, just send the bill of sale. But now it's just Vermont residents. Ahem.

[@Mouthwashh]

My grandpa had a mustang like this that he bought for a few hundred back in like 1999. It was parts only due to flooding. He bought another totaled mustang, and essentially just swapped everything over and registered the totaled mustang with a rebuilt title. All in all he had a very nice fastback with 7k miles for $2k. He let my brother drive it for his prom night in 2002 and he totaled it with 15k miles on it. Sad days.

[@Private011]

It's obvious that the geniuses at the dealership told him to change everything else, but forgot about fuel filter maintenance.

[@DennisMurphey]

I had found a 74 Corvette with clean title that had severe Rust damage everywhere. Then I found a former Drag Corvette with no title but nearly all perfect frame and chassis. A friend then bought both cars cheap and put one together. Clean Title and all good parts. A lot of work but it can be done by DIY Car Guy Types. And again look into that AWD HYbrid Retrofit with Protean. A great project for the whole Corvette community. Dennis

[@chubbysumo2230]

i mean, that fuel filter did its job, it filtered whatever was going thru the fuel lines.

[@chrisscott1958]

I bet the lines behind the filter have shit in them too .

[@ericgregory3005]

In bama you can get it retitled even re-vin'd. All it takes is a simple inspection. I've even seen some titled as a kit car.

[@jigles4330]

He's literally doing everything he can to convince us parting the car out isn't stupid

[@stephenhunter70]

That's right. But then exporting and auctioning it overseas becomes a viable option.

[@302KingCobra]

Because that’s what we need, more of our affordable American muscle being sent overseas. To me this shows he’s not really a true die hard car guy. Yes, he does car videos, but a true car guy would never part out such a nice car. It’s just another hunk of metal that gets him views.

[@stephenhunter70]

@@302KingCobra Um I'm me Stephen Hunter not him!

[@loickl]

​@@302KingCobrano one wants a c4 even for free and especially abroad. They're cheap everywhere for a reason

[@CarlosGutierrez-qw6pr]

No, you're just not understanding there's a major difference between a "salvage" title and a "junk" title

[@Billy420-69]

I bought a Katrina flooded 4x4 1997 Nissan truck in 2006 that had a salvage title with 60k miles on it and drove it until 2019 when it had 170k miles and it still ran fine.

[@mabs503]

Here in Sweden, this C4 is worth about $10000, with the US junk branding and low mileage. The branding doesn't go away as you still easily can do a CarFax on the VIN, but you could probably get it registered. It would cost about $5000 to do the export-transport-import in shipping, taxes and fees. I'd have to get some profit out of it to be worth the hassle of importing instead of buying a car that is already here, lets say $2000, so the car is worth about $3000 for someone here in Sweden. I'd say this C4 is worth more in parts in the US than that.

[@BOYCEYlindonscottboyce]

Similar to New Zealand

[@FredWaters-f4l]

Right on my friend. I live in Matamoros minutes from the US border and I could drive it across but there's no meat 🍖 on the bone 🍗🦴👀👌

[@FredWaters-f4l]

I owed 3 c4s ❤....... looks like a better to buy a c6 and avoid the age issues 😞👀

[@FredWaters-f4l]

Damn sure don't want c5, ugly as my ex wives 🤣👀

[@eliteman7685]

I picked up an 1995 F series with a dead pump. Pulled the bed and did both pumps. Truck was running but similar deal, would randomly stall out. The fuel filter on the passenger side rail when pulled was trickling fuel out. Same deal, cut open and packed full of silt. Basically dirt from the fuel tanks, I ended up dumping a couple gallons of white vinegar and we cleaned the tanks out. Cured everything.

[@michaelwilkening8542]

Did some one dump dirt in that fuel tank? A mechanic of 25+ years I have NEVER seen one that clogged. You need to pull that tank and take it to a radiator shop and have it boiled out. Then seal the tank with a epoxy sealer to trap any other dirt and seal the tank.

[@Truth_Spoken]

Or just buy a new tank

[@stevenbeall9637]

Or just buy a new one for $300, or a used but still perfectly good one for half that.

[@michaelwilkening8542]

I 100% agree. Either remove, boil and seal the tank or better yet replace it. Also flush the entire system. They is dirt through out that fuel system.

[@averthewin1689]

It almost looks like Clay or something

[@kenmastersmaster]

Is it not varnish from 8 year old fuel that has ethanol in it?

[@thomaskunik15]

slow down when you cycle to prime the filter. you have to give the fuel time to move and the pressure in the line (yes there is pressure in the form of compressed air) it will then fire off a lot faster.

[@craigshagey9999]

Did you cleen the tank out if not its just keep blocking up filters 🙃

[@MasterX767]

SAM, SAM, SAM! I'm restoring a 2006 BMW 525i and I used something like you did with your injector cleaner tool. BUT! I also used a flash system that electronically activated the injector along with an ultrasonic bath in Heavy Duty Sea Foam. The, after 45 min. each, I used carb cleaner with those exact injector adapters you use to check the spray. I have not purchased a new fuel injector and the car has 191065 miles on it.

[@SalvadorJacoboMx]

I know i cant buy one of those cars, i am just happy to see you repair them

[@Driftmaster1100]

Id be interested in buying it to use as a track car, maybe drift build

[@Abelmaravas]

For nearly a month here

[@jefferyholland]

Now if you had a similar car with a good title that needed a new drive train, that would be the ticket.

[@superbear617]

Hey! Like Sage???

[@scottyV1000]

Or an interior that is beat since this one is like new.

[@cwtjps]

You mean like using this car for parts?

[@jenniferwhitewolf3784]

...Like moving certain numbered parts .. like the old gag of removing rad cap, change car under it, replace rad cap.

[@kafklatsch3198]

I kept a 94 E-Class after it flooded in a hurricane in 2004... i marked the waterline and replaced every electrical module that was below it..i drove to a you pull it yard in chicago and got every part for about $300 (nice trip)......i had the tranny rebuilt because i couldnt remove all of the water no matter what i did... even though it worked and shifted fine......it ran perfectly fine for 19 years... got rid of it in 2023... still running fine..

[@russellcheeseman4855]

Sam! How could anybody get mad with you!? Love the channel, keep it up fella.

[@robertevans9354]

The excitement of a car like this is over the top ,

[@bb5242]

ya, I mean it's a piece of junk literally

[@watcher13th]

I'm sure that new fuel filter looks exactly like the old one already. I'll still buy it from you!

[@davesrvchannel4717]

Corvette museum of bowling green Kentucky would likely want it. They likely wouldn’t care for title issues.

[@stansbruv3169]

I hate that. I would LOVE to own (drive!) a performance car. I appreciate the work you did getting this one running and sharing with usNice video

[@fml6991]

I had to change the fuel injectors on my lt1 camaro and it was so much harder because the back half of the fuel rails are under the windshield. Im so jealous of the c4 engine bay access!

[@processthissnowflakes166]

Janky but effective injector cleaning!

[@michaelbenoit248]

I don’t blame you at all for wanting to part it out. There are a lot of issues that are unknown to a “flood” car like suspension and driveline stuff that could be compromised but you’ll find out once you get it on the highway & drive it. If I knew a vehicle has a salvage title I won’t buy it unless it’s been fixed, not flooded, & it all checks out. That’s a good engine to put into something else. Take the seats out, & put them in a pickup. There are other cars that are in better shape that might need the engine/transmission in that but a clean title.

[@jonsingle1614]

So it will never be on the road...sell it for a RACE Car ....save it still

[@r.w.b.7683]

I bought a 94 Mercedes 320CE AMG cabriolet with a similar blanket-salvage insurance title issued soon after the Sandy Storm in Long Island. The car was never even wet bu because it was an old car(18 yrs), it still needed restoration. I took it to Mercedes who completely retored the car, isseued their factory certificate, and then I took it to Yuma Arizona for inspection and titled as 'Rebuilt". I never bothered to title it in California as C.A.R.B. wanted over $6000. for a waver decal near the engine. After Arizon, I transfered title to my Montana LLC where I had it for 5 years. I pleasure drove it in California during all that time without any issues. I even had an LA County Sheriff wanting to buy it when he retired. I since sold the car to a buyer in Los Angeles, making him fully aware of the cars history. It was very unique cabriolet that the original owner ordered a matching signal red leather Sportline interior for the car new through AMG. It was factory built Sportline without the AMG engine. The MB Sales agent in Lucerne, convinced the original owner to use the money saved by ordering the AMG Sportline red leather interior. She told me he had advised her she was using the car to transverse the Alps and not the Autobahn. The 3.6 AMG engine wouldn't be needed but the owner definitely wanter her Mercedes cabriolet "Ferrari Red"! So... "Whatever Mdl Dreyfus wanted, she got!"

[@jonricketts6570]

Such a shame that your forced to do this thanks for the updates Sam loving the channel and your exploits

[@thisthingmint250]

@GIVEAWAY-153no

[@Sam-sl5zv]

He isn't being forced to do this. There are plenty of ways to get a valid title for that car, he just cares more about view on youtube than cars. I don't love the channel because this makes it super obvious he isn't a real car guy, just another youtuber.

[@phr3ui559]

@@Sam-sl5zvreally?

[@biggobmalc8118]

What could save a few thousand perfectly good cars from the Wreckers yard would be if there were some form of independent inspection carried out to ensure that the car is roadworthy, and then necessary documentation issued. in the UK there is something called the annual MOT (ministry of transport) test which ensures that all cars meet strict standards of road worthiness. Yes, there is a charge for this, and it’s down to the owner to pay. Maybe if in the US they adopted a similar scheme it would save tens of thousands of perfectly good cars from being scrapped, with the added benefit of not costing the insurance companies a penny more than what they have already paid out.

[@Prt_3D_RC]

I am sorry I will not leave a neg , but making me re-click to see the org video, is a waste of my time.... but I enjoy %99.999 of your content.

[@charleshultquist9233]

Thanks for walking us through the reason for parting it out.

[@robj2704]

Could this car be used as an "off-road-use-only" vehicle? Like maybe a drag car, or race car?

[@foxxyytofficial]

Yes

[@Samcrac]

Yes you could do that technically

[@Crazy8ts]

@@Samcrac thats why its dumb to part it out, thousands of 1960's muscles cars are used as dragstrip only cars. There's no need to send it to another country so it can be driven lol, when it can be driven in the U.S at autocross tracks and dragstrips, which is what it was designed for in the first place, plus it will keep that original mileage low while still being driven and enjoyed.

[@robj2704]

@@Crazy8ts If nothing else, figure 8 demo.

[@loickl]

​@@Crazy8tshow many of these thousands have original engine and are completely original? Most are cars that were already taken apart and only the chassis is used and I don't think the c4 chassis is great either. You proved his point to have it dismantled, unless some hardcore c4 fan buys it to display in his garage or a museum buys it, it's a drivable pile of junk

[@the.happy.mechanic]

If getting it titled is a problem, buy a high mileage one and swap everything over to it. However, any registration service place can title it. Or just lein sale it to yourself instant title. You can get lein sale packages at AAA. I think they are around $75.00. I remember when they only cost $15.00.

[@HoUsEoFcAtS78]

Here in Michigan, this would be a salvage title. I have a feeling insurance companies are sick of fully covering salvage rebuilt cars.

[@joshuah.6913]

I’m from PA, as long as it was done right they don’t care as much, especially with a classic if you do hagerty it’s not a super big deal for them

[@johnelectric933]

Florida is probably the largest supplier of flood damaged cars. It is always a risk when buying a use car here.

[@carlinshowalter1806]

@@johnelectric933 If you had a way to check I know you find that a large amount of the flood cars go across the U.S. to states where there are loopholes making it advantages to titling such jewels.

[@johnelectric933]

@@carlinshowalter1806 A friend of mine sold used cars for a short time. He said they have a network of dealers that pass these titles around so that it can be a year or more before the flood damaged title catches up. Same with sectioned cars which are illegal down here.

[@VigilanceTech]

with rotary style pumps usually you can figure out how to run your fuel pump backwards by reversing polarity on it to verify that something's clogged it up

[@PowerstrokeSynd]

Step moms car must be driving well, haven't seen her lately.

[@processthissnowflakes166]

I have! 😅

[@Juan_T1]

I wonder how he got to meet her lol

[@kender1412]

If people want to buy your car from you, let them figure out how to properly title it. I bought a '92 Plymouth Laser that was initially a salvage title. I ended up having to get it titled and registered in NC, then in VA to make it legal. It was a PITA, but in the end, it worked out and I had (with a few cheap mods) a 12 second qm (on the track with race fuel...I was in the low 13's on pump gas) daily driver to deliver pizzas in that ran reliability for a little over ten years.

[@Blue_Flame_Raptor]

This car should at least be turned into a track car or something

[@jamescostello6529]

Sell it to Cleetus!

[@Nickmacpaddywhack]

In a lot of states once a vehicle reaches a certain age then a title is no longer necessary. All you need is a bill of sale. For instance, I live in Alabama, and I believe in my state the cutoff is 25 years. Once a vehicle reaches that age then all you need is a bill of sale. No title, no problem.

[@cenewton3221]

Seems like they should have some kind of process available for an appeal to the "junk/destroy" title designation, you'd know a lot more about it than me. Glad you got it running great again, well done! Been a sub since the early days, always enjoy these types of videos. I never knew what Copart was until one of your early videos, been fun following along all these years. You've learned a lot along the way obviously, especially with actual mechanical work. I think all of us that have been along with you have. Keep up the great work Sam.

[@Smurphenstein]

I have to wonder if the original owner pulled a bit of a fast one. Claimed it was flooded to be rid of it?

[@carlinshowalter1806]

@@Smurphenstein If he did he must have filled the tank up with some muddy water to get that filter like that.

[@dieseldabz7104]

FYI a salvage title and certificate of destruction are 2 completely different things

[@dieseldabz7104]

​@@carlinshowalter1806Umm it's from the Flood the car was in y'all, nobody dumped sand into anything you guys aren't grasping what a flood can do to a vehicle apparently.

[@Smurphenstein]

@@dieseldabz7104 it would'nt have filled that filter, that would require that crap flowing through the fuel lines. Floods don't do that.

[@RoyGrund]

Sam, you may know that out of state cars coming into Florida now have to go through a 'compliance' check, (basically the old Florida yearly inspection). I wonder if that can be done to reverse the insurance filing to get retitled? Maybe that is something to look into.

[@larrytemen4789]

Fill it with a full tank of 93 octane and a full quart can of acetone. Let it run for about an hour at idle. Then take it out and beat the absolute snot out of it and it’ll clean out all the lines and piston tops along with the valves. It won’t hurt anything.

[@hualni]

That is less a strainer on the fuel pump and more a sponge. It keeps the flow of fuel steady. It'll be like a cup and a straw if the gas sloshes too much.

[@theonedj80]

Hey Sam I love watching all of your contents, is it possible that you can purchase another C4 Corvette that's probably stripped with a clean title and remove all the parts off of that flooding Corvette and put it on that vehicle?

[@ZhmiKnopa]

It’s legal so yeah

[@joshualebo6820]

I have a ninety-four Corvette, it's possible to remove the fuel filter by disconnecting the side that's accessible, and pulling the filter and the fuel line up through the engine bay. Then you don't have to disconnect the lines back the right hand side of the car.

[@steventogami898]

Great video, Sam. If you can sell this to a foreign buyer, and get a few thousand over your cost, that would be your best option.

[@Brian10962001]

"Why are my insurance rates getting so high" well they do things like this. The gouging that went on with roofing after Irma was crazy.

[@MS-hd8yq]

Enjoyed the video Sam. Hope you can get the car to someone that wants it.

[@matthewweldin7888]

You can totally get a title for it. Get it inspected by the state, or a different state.

[@N0N0111]

11:00 people were telling you to clean out the fuel tank, but no Samcrac got a little lazy that day. So this is what you get all kind of fuel delivery issues, we told you this would happen and here we are.

[@EfficientRVer]

He probably had the script written for cutting open the clogged fuel filter, when deciding not to clog it by not cleaning the tank. Think like a KZbinr. The money is in the whiny clickbait videos from problems, even if you have to create the problems yourself.

[@N0N0111]

@@EfficientRVer Thanks for alerting me, I have been on KZbin for 20 years. It is true there is a lot scripting and paid NDA video's, creators roll in money from sponsors. A check of $20K for a sponsored video is literally the norm. Through the years I have learned that any video on KZbin that have jump-cuts are pretty much bend time reality (altered time lines to tell a narrative). I give Sam some slack because he seems to be a genuine person that is not click baiting a lot.

[@BamaPewPew]

Would be an amazing series seeing you take a clean titled but terrible shape C4 and transferring all the parts over to “restore” the clean title car.

[@Digital-Dan]

Really impressed by the trailer park injector cleaning technique. Substitutes people for computers. Sometimes that's the way to go.

[@KeithJenkinsvideos]

I would flush lines before new filter, run fuel into bucket, I would also immediately change filter again. not pressure problem, it is flow!

[@alpha182A]

There has to be a way too get this car on the road legally! Think Samcrac think!

[@claudelandi510]

Most states DO NOT require a title for a 28 yr.old car...just the bill of sale.

[@toddmiller5322]

You can convert a certificate of destruction title into a salvage title in the state of Kentucky, but you have to be a resident to do it.

[@davidorama6690]

Love your in-field car videos.

[@GenJeFT]

That fuel filter was filtering very well, so well in fact nothing could really get past it at all, not even gas.

[@bobalmendinger4930]

Just start with a used c4 vet chassis and strip it , paint it swap the parts.

[@buddymoore6504]

just a new dash pad, from a totaled car with a title

[@bigalsbikeandauto]

@@buddymoore6504👏

[@tripprogers4814]

Check out *THE OFFICIAL* Granny Sammy driving position! at 12:26 this is why I love this man!

[@michaelselway9961]

Sam upload more your videos are so good cmon bro

[@OlJarhead]

In Indiana you can register and tag a car with a salvage title… but you can only get liability insurance on it… not full coverage. I believe Kentucky is similar.

[@bigalsbikeandauto]

Sam if you have a dealer tag, which I believe you do, what’s stopping you from just keeping this Vette and driving it with your dealer tag? I know a guy that has done that for years with a COD “flood” duramax without issue.

[@carlinshowalter1806]

Here in Texas dealers do it all the time.

[@atikovi1]

Vermont will issue a rebuilt title to a car with a junk certificate. At least they did 10 years ago when I bought Katrina flood car with 8 miles on the clock. I towed it 500 miles up there and back for the salvage inspection because I didn't want to put any miles on for when I sell it.

[@JRRiveraO85]

1st One here , from Honduras 🇭🇳

[@PUFF-OIL-DIDDY]

Congratulations 🍾🎉🎈🎊 I hope you enjoy your day as well as all the other amazing things you’ve accomplished today with your amazing achievements and amazing results today

[@mikek5633]

I live in Canada, I have exported cars from deceased persons from Florida and re-registering them here. No issues, cost is nominal. Salvage or destruction title vehicles can get a "normal" road title in our Province by just passing a safety inspection...

[@ScionCrush]

Get another C4 that's on its last leg, strip it to the chassis, transfer the parts to the new chassis, after all, it's a parts car :^)

[@Kitkat5335]

@15:00 This is VERY IMPORTANT to understand. Yes, some will take a car from one state to another to get a 'clean title' issued. This happened with a 2003 Ford Ranger I have. There were oddities in the carfaq that I questioned, especially when there was a sudden 100,000 mile disparity in logged miles between check-ups within a 3 month period (This means the vehicle would have had to be driven 1100 miles per day for 90 days to make up for the disparity). I later discovered the reason for the disparity was that the truck had been in a fresh water flood. Evidence was found in the doors and under the flooring where a massive amount of the mud still remained. As part of the clean they replaced the brain of the truck which had internal miles much higher than the actual miles on the truck itself, but after it was logged into carfaqs via a reader it became the new 'actual miles' associated to the vin. The Odometer read at correct miles as it was a mechanical odometer instead of digital. Further evidence of multiple original parts from the ford factory replace by me supported this, as well as the fact the information on the brain not matching the vehicle vin. By all rights the truck I have was supposed to be destroyed, but someone instead got the title cleaned and then sold it off in an auction where a used car lot bought it and then I bought it. Granted it has gained another 40,000 miles since I bought it, but that is besides the point since I was never told it was involved in a flood which would have influenced my purchase had I known.

[@richienotsorich4303]

Here in communist New York you CAN get a salvage title but you have to extensively document (video is best) everything you've fixed to make it roadworthy. Then they will usually inspect every nut and bolt, top to bottom, front to back. It IS a long tedious and sometimes expensive process but it is absolutely possible.

[@diegosilang4823]

Fun and games until the commies had imposed "Low emission zones"

[@Chris.Davies]

Interestingly, In New Zealand, we can register any vehicle for road use, no matter its history, provided it can pass a (very!) thorough vehicle safety inspection. The legislation is called "Low Volume Certification" and it allows us to drive whatever we want. :) Also, when cars get to 40 years old, the annual registration fee drops to almost nothing. It only costs me $40 a year to register my '82 928S. And full insurance on it costs $250 a year. And the 86 litre tank also costs $250 to fill with 98 Octane. :P

[@lowcruisin7637]

You should donate it to the Corvette museum for display with the story. I would go see it for sure

[@TheLionAndTheLamb777]

At 1:14 your Fuel Pressure Regulator isn't connected with a vacuum hose. At 9:10 the AIT Sensor is disconnected. The FPR not being connected would make it run rough.

[@Harri_S]

I have rebuilt one totally flooded -87 soft top C4 some years ago. It has COD and has lied weeks in seawater caused by hurricane Katrina (Fla area). Shipped to Finland over 10 years before i bought it and that car need everything. All the electronics, engine, trans, steering, brakes etc. must be replaced (i use used parts from wrecked cars) and when i got it finished i have a pretty nice car. It was very cheap but indeed it needed enormous amount of job and parts from two wrecked C4s which come with that project. I sold it to my brother and he gave it to his son when he has 18th birthday. It was one of my nonsense projects, years before i made my own YT channel.

[@SuperCody888]

Just dealt with this with a mint condition 2014 Honda Accord coupe that was a total loss because it was in a flood. The flood line only came up to the bottom of the doors, everything worked great, drove fine, but dismantle only.

[@retired815]

In Montreal Quebec Canada 🇨🇦 and there's no problem with getting the car registered. It requires a quebec government mechanical inspection.

[@SommerAdric]

Loved C4s as a kid, had a history of the Corvette book. Always loved the ZR1

[@timeastman2260]

Sam just a small issue ... could you number each video in order of production please that would make it much easier to follow the rebuilds. Love your site even here in Australia 😊

[@ghostshadow9046]

some states you can get a salvage title and put it back on the road, FYI I know someone that bought a katrina Flood car from a car dealership that had been submerged in Salt water he bought it in Alaska, car fax came up clean.

[@jamiemcfarlane9025]

Sam, you can do what i did in this same situation.. title this car to you or a llc you own, buy another 95 vette that’s a bomb with a clear title , title that one to you also and VIN swap it!!! Both are legally owned by you so even if the second vin is found and ran it comes back to you!! I did this exact thing with my old 02 Camaro SS never had a problem and even did a claim in a crash and insurance fixed it no problem…