Scotty's Garage - 12s For $2k Part-2 - Stripping The Car!

The mission is to make this AU Falcon runs 12s on the quarter mile for under $2000, so we're going to start by removing some of the extra weight from the car. How much weight do you reckon we'll remove?
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[@DodgyBrothersEngineering]

Scotty stars in... When Dash Mats Attack!

[@andrewbrown9460]

Had to laugh cleaning out the boot. Just like me cleaning out anything, ooh that might be handy, better keep that. 🤣😂

[@jacklevings4369]

Im Guilty 😂😂

[@Brandonvscars695]

Youre not alone there brother

[@mahcooharper9577]

Can't wait to see what you come up with. Remember, weight loss by rust is cheaper than weight loss by carbon fibre.

[@dylanmarshall3112]

werri lite

[@TheTeeroy32]

@@dylanmarshall3112 werri

[@honestpat7789]

Barely home from DC and Scotty’s already got fresh content up! And it’s one of the best since the channel got a re-boot!

[@rustymonaro184]

When i was a kid in the 80's my parents would get me to vacuum and clean the interior whatever spare change i found was mine to keep sometimes you wouldn't get much sometimes you would and the times you found a note woohoo . Straight too the corner store and spent on lollies or chocolate

[@PaddyBoy644]

1:46 just slightly bend the strut that way the boot will stay up and you’ll still be able to close the boot as well. Cool series Scotty, really looking forward to some content we’re all relate too not just $100,000 builds. Cheers Pat

[@tony66au]

The Carnage Toxic Avenger method of quickliness :-)

[@mysticgreg]

Thanks to all the spare change you've found, it's paying for itself! 😁 I love ripping interiors apart like that, it's very therapeutic.

[@Devastator0]

Love your work Scotty!! That's quite a decent amount of weight shedding, nhot bhed. Can't wait for the next episode! Keep up the great work!

[@DaBomb31290]

I actually just re-watched your 13s for $1,300 series a few months back on a whim (originally watched it when it was new). So I am VERY excited to see you back doing this sort of series again!!

[@joannevanlierop4330]

Don't forget to take out 3 window reg's😉

[@nathanpeachs2704]

Kicking goals mate, can't wait to see the next one! 😀

[@DaveHiggoHiggins]

3 tenths, just like that! Free power, love it mate.

[@adventureswithmichael6589]

Really looking forward to seeing how this goes Scotty!! Your last project was an absolute joy to watch. Love ya work mate!

[@dougycarter9399]

Well done Scotty 10/10, that's right, push the rules to the limit, , great to hear about the removal of the sway bars & the heater, also these 3 window regulators you don't need to, just wedge these closed, and you don't need boot/door rubbers, just gut the crap out of it!!

[@hayden6056]

As someone said bend the boot strut slightly to stay up or just just a vice grip on the piston underneath the strut cylinder at full lift.

[@paullastname474]

front seats are the same you can swap everything over from left to right the holes for the adjusters are in both sides of both seats under the trim if you feel around you'll find them

[@blakamin]

I couldn't go near that carpet without gloves.... preferably welding gloves 🤣

[@paulrutley366]

Boot spoiler would weigh about 5 kilos. Great finds with the cash. Once found 500 bucks and a bit of wacky baccy under the rear seat on a used vehicle inspection. As an apprentice it was a great weekend.

[@DodgyBrothersEngineering]

A cashless society is only possible if people accept it. It is going to wind up cost us all a lot more if it is allowed to happen. Make some occasional cash purchases it isn't going to kill you.

[@markoprizmic2666]

Cash is king , keep cash alive .society will regret their decisions and pay the price

[@Brandonvscars695]

I was at the pub with a mate the other day and we were having a yarn about how the government is always warning us of gambling and so on the pokies obviously we can't use our card, cash only. Say we go to a cashless society what're they gonna do, ban the slaps or make it easier for people to empty their bank accounts

[@hadeesdrudge]

Cash ftw Keep it going before we are all screwed.

[@davidvincent2838]

Just on this point, I agree with you totally. In saying that, I work at a fuel station and I'm seeing people using cash more and more... again. It's great to see. The only bug bear I have is don't come in and pay for a $2 cup of coffee and expect higher denomination of change than 10's and 5's and then carry on like a squealing pig that's copped a bullet behind the shoulder about it! It's all fuck'n cash!..... You're the dickead that chose to use a pineapple when a $2 coin would suffice!

[@LV-FOURTWENTYSIX]

I was told a while back by a bloke who reckons cash is here to stay, he said because the remote Aboriginal communities only use cash as there are limited services out in the middle of nowhere and theres no way the government would take it from them. Maybe he is onto something but cashless helps the government control people, look at what the canadian government did to the covid protesting truck drivers. Did we say what happening to the engine in this? Budget turbo, nitrous, na

[@caynnfittler1628]

They 100% sound better then a Barra let's get em fired up Scotty 🤣

[@mrivantchernegovski3869]

Ha ha reminds me when i worked at Advance for Ford here in New Zealand and we stripped hundreds of Au ,EL,EF Falcons/Fairmonts ,Taxis were the best with heaps of change down the console and drivers seat usually enough to buy lunch with and the LTD /Fairlanes with the Alpine single channel amps hidden behind panels in the rear quarter with Ford emblem on them ,scored a couple off the boss for peanuts

[@matthewmarks5477]

Can’t wait to see this beast done, don’t forget to stick the dash mat down😂😂

[@johnnycapan6566]

Good job, Scotty 👍. Yes, the aircon heater delete.. fair bit of weight there..

[@trevorhunter374]

You can’t remember everything. Haha. Good job mate

[@markjones2390]

great start. looking forward to the series. and it does sound better than a farty barra

[@deancunningham4539]

Admit it scotty, you love being attacked by flying dashmats 😂😂😂

[@jimclarke1108]

Going to need the lowered springs now Scotty, might check my Falcons for the boot hinge pockets ( not au)

[@Elving_]

Been missing simple stuff like this! Looking forward to see more :) Wish we got the Australian straight sixes in Sweden. Would be a fun project.

[@shaneobrien148]

I use cash for everything if they don’t take it I go somewhere else. Keep all the change in tins. This year it’s paying for the air conditioner that f up last year. When the power goes out cards are useless.

[@bobbob4002]

bloody beautiful video mate!

[@brendanmatthys3788]

Before you fork out for dry ice, a heatgun can soften the sound deadening material enough that it just peels off. Much easier

[@blownhemi]

@@brendanmatthys3788 I find the heat gun just makes it gooey

[@PaddyBoy644]

21:27 just proof that Mother Nature loves race cars, she’s trying reduce the weight of the car! 😂

[@PhilAMignon001]

long tek screw through the inside of the 3 passenger doors to pin the glass up and pull out all the regs and inner door handles

[@bigdon2241]

nice to see you take weight out i think you love doing this

[@matthewdempsey6583]

I think the the coin holders were for when they got converted into a taxi

[@gerrym75]

Nah, people still used lots of cash when these were new. My VY Commo which is of a similar vintage had the same style coin holder under the centre arm rest lid

[@benvickridge]

Scott, I did my track car recently and found that a metal hammer will work to break the sound deadening up, I would just hit it (not super strength but hard) and eventually it would just crack and I could break it all off the floor. My Mitsubishi was something like 20KG so 10 is well under what you have, you can scale it for the video too! Make us guess! :D

[@jgrieve3282]

When my son bought his first bush bomb he was going through it looking for coins etc but imagine my surprise when he asked me what the green herbs were in the console lol

[@captain1334]

Pot

[@jgrieve3282]

Yes lol

[@theoriginalwallace]

Dash, hvac, boot spoiler in the bin, cut out the bonnet & boot frames, pin the winding windows up except the drivers, cut out the door frames, chuck the winders, etc etc, Scotty 😅 Edit: head & tail lights out & panel with thin aluminium, door mirrors in the bin along with any body trim!!!

[@blownhemi]

@theoriginalwallace I don't think we'll take it that far, but we'll do some of that.

[@theoriginalwallace]

@@blownhemi the lighter the better, mate 🤣

[@nukenuked5749]

sounds nice mate

[@SuperTambo69]

haha -"have to go buy myself an ice-cream"

[@michaelb5330]

Oh it’s got a dash mat the attack of the dash mat as per Scotty special !! Can’t take that out hehe Will you cut the doors and boot bonnet structures out too and drill some big holeSaw holes in other things ? All the bumper structure out ? The sound of the single cam taxi hear it raw !

[@AndyWarren]

385lbs off is pretty awesome! .4 of a second with just some unbolting. Not a bad afternoon's work.

[@panelvanman7671]

the SOHC engines are great , i love em scotty

[@351tgv]

not all of them, Ford finally fixed the SOHC with the AU series, remember from EB Series II the 4.0L had all sort of issues the main one being timing chain and the ignition systems, I mean with EF they tried coils and that failed so went back to electronic Distribution for EL. then there was the crank issues with EF and EL. The 3.9L also had head problems not sealing properly in Series I EA Falcon for the TBi versions which was not fixed until the EA Series 1991 version which was the EB Series I. The only good 3.9L was the 3.9L MPEFI from 1990 onward with the 4-speed auto. Back to the AU Series, from Series II onwards the SOHC were all but bullet proof and the Dedicated LPG ones can run super lean so really bot and still not blow.

[@Cricky2411]

I was waiting and wondering when you were going to cut the seat belts 😅another AU off the road probably never get registered again love it

[@1969Risky]

On this episode of Scotty's Garage, Scotty becomes a stripper but only gets $5.10 in coins! That rust at the back, about 80% of Falcons will mainly get a tiny bit of rust but if the channels along the boot don't get cleared regularly, it'll look like that. Also, Scotty check around where the hood hinges are as that's another rusty spot.

[@PlaAwa]

nice idea with the standing on the scales.

[@martingidaszewski7342]

Hey Scotty, keep the good work up. Just wondering, to keep the dash mat look, you could flock the dash.

[@tysonhuggers6935]

Would there be any chance of this motor ending up in Trolvo?? 😲

[@johnblood3367]

With all that lose coin your finding that car is paying for itself already 🤣🤣🤣

[@brucebird133]

Nice haircut ;)

[@bronsonmartin9133]

You found my old car good job mate

[@bsrudd7151]

Spare change was for parking meters when you had to put coins in them.

[@351tgv]

also the toll ways before beep tags.

[@sugarbombs6884]

Should remove the rear wing too, that and the rust is ultimate weight savings 🤣

[@drob3984]

Love the mighty Au content would love to get involved I reckon you will at least spend 4 grand with all the consumables and safety stuff it's a bit over budget for me sadly I reckon a cheap turbo a spray of nitrous and it will run 12s easy can't wait for the rest of the build go Scotty

[@Adza-78]

Wish I had time to have a go at this… recon I would be in with a chance with the bits I have accumulated .

[@GODEES77]

Michael got excited

[@colinmiles9390]

It’s going to be interesting to see the speed difference between the AU and Red VN

[@ross_kapotas]

Tufffffff 💪💪 up the au

[@lachlanbrown409]

Big fella start walking an hour a day and cut back on the sugar to save some weight as well:)

[@blownhemi]

@@lachlanbrown409 I've already lost a heap

[@andrewthompson7793]

Don't forget to cash in the cat converter 😂

[@williamhardes8081]

it needs speed holes. it's going to be purely a track car so rip out the door seals. they weigh a couple of kilos per door. inner guard liners. think colin chapman on that sucker.

[@michaeljohn9284]

Au-bf2 rot in the boot I had a bf2 was like nearly 7 years old at the time rot like that got told super common from a panel shop a weekend bogged sanded and painted you’d never know 😉

[@MrToranaGuy]

Nice work Scotty! What stage are you planning to run a baseline on it, ie over a weigh bridge and down the strip?

[@blownhemi]

No baseline, unfortunately. Given the distance to the track and cost of hiring a trailer and organising a tow vehicle, it just wasn't worth it to take a 16sec car to the track.

[@MrToranaGuy]

@blownhemi that's fair enough. A car hauler trailer was both one of my best and worst investments. Best because I've saved heaps on trailer hire, and worst because I end up hauling more junk home lol. Unfortunately I live too far from you to offer to haul the au to the track for you.

[@mikmarsland375]

You should've left the towbar on Now you'll have to build something for chute

[@gordonflash8976]

I see a windsheld on the drivers window and a spioler that could both go.

[@gardenwaster]

I'm really enjoying this series, just curious is anyone else having a go at this challenge ? and whats a stock AU do the 1/4 in ?

[@hayden6056]

@@gardenwaster think they're good for a mid to high 15.

[@tmmtmm]

7:53 take it off the total 😂

[@patrickhair7112]

Hey Scotty, throw a new IAC valve on it, that will fix the starting issues.

[@2burning2turning]

Ditch the spoiler while your at it.

[@adamheazlett1179]

Remember tolls ? Harbour bridge 2 bob 20c F3 60c now free

[@1toonhead]

I wouldn't waist money on the dry ice treatment. 10 kgs is enough to warrent and that money could be used for better hourse power which is faster.

[@ChrisArmstrong-ir3fg]

G’day Scotty, Bloody hell, you really did get some weight out of her !! You even picked the right amount 170kg, I was guessing closer to 100kg. I’m keen to give the 12’s for $2g challenge, is there somewhere I could register ?? Have a good one mate, Cheers mouse

[@blownhemi]

@@ChrisArmstrong-ir3fg no registration, just build something and share it with us when you're done

[@ChrisArmstrong-ir3fg]

Cheers mate

[@coopergraham6335]

We need another shed skid once that diff is locked

[@the-THORNSPAWN]

They do sound better than a barra, the 250 x-flow sounds better again. It seems the less power they make the better they sound lol.

[@tturi2]

can you remove windows? lowering the car may help a small bit at the top 😅 I was going to suggest a cheap lpi barra but I just realised where that engine may end up

[@markcrockford9679]

Did you get a base time Bro ! I was interested in how much faster just for stripping it ! weight alone I was thinking bout a second faster maybe 1 1/2 if you can launch it ?

[@magoo4381]

I've an old xf Falcon that's been doing nothing with the last year or so I'm going to try join in and do 12s for 2k Probably wont even get close but I'll give it a shot for the fun

[@blownhemi]

@magoo4381 it's all about the adventure

[@agro8111]

12's for $2,005.10??

[@bruceyblowback8748]

Using cash teaches you the art of saving and appreciating when you make a purchase and going without until you have the money and not creating a head stuff juggling credit, it's all to easy to get into financial difficulties with digital payment as shown by general society its a shame, I say convenience now will be control later. Each to their own.

[@keairasalmaso5127]

Can shave more weight off cut the wheel well out and put a flat bit of ally over the hole with some sikaflex and the factory spoiler is more that you can take out and if you take out the back window and replace with plastic there is heaps of weight gone

[@hemichump]

scotty has it had some sort of nudge bar?

[@blownhemi]

Possibly

[@hemichump]

@@blownhemi might be more weight in the reo brackets

[@drewlovescars]

Hey Scotty, myself and my dad have accumulated parts over the years and were wondering if we use them. Would they count as a free item, or would we have to put the price on them?

[@blownhemi]

You have to put a value on them, choose a number that you would accept if someone would buy them

[@drewlovescars]

@blownhemi Awesome! Cheers for the clarification

[@SuperTambo69]

dont chuck too much out, could sell to put back into the $2K budget, plus those bits getting rare

[@rcwp8110]

Boot spoiler going or ?

[@mattykendall3424]

Scotty you should have taken it to the 1/4 to see what it runs as a baseline

[@agro8111]

How can we go cashless when the internet is connected to power and the banks are connected to the internet? Once you have a power outage, what are we all going to do? 🤔 That's just me thinking for a minute, imagine what else could go wrong!

[@DirtySlapper99]

A fella in the pub said ya need cash to buy drugs and obviously the clowns running this show are on alot of drugs 😂 so cash is safe

[@scottyiguess4286]

Rust becomes a weight reduction when a vacuum is involved

[@Jacobtheunwise]

Been trying to buy a clean au and every one i looked at had those corners rusted out

[@scotthoward4836]

Is this the poverty pack model? Central locking actuators and electric window motors have a bit of weight plus the air-conditioner motor and condensor the boot spoiler just to name a few

[@DodgyBrothersEngineering]

Perfect opportunity for Scotty TIG welds car panels again?

[@keiracurro8407]

I spent about $3500 on my au sr and it still a 16 second car.

[@TheTeeroy32]

The old single cam sounds much better than a barra, the barra sounds like arse, almost as bad as V6 commo lol

[@gerrym75]

Are you going to take that useless spoiler off? They weigh a bit, the struts to hold them up are different to a standard boot lid to account for the extra weight.

[@RICHYSUNCLE]

Did u set a baseline for stock?

[@blownhemi]

@RICHYSUNCLE nope, the track is too far away for baseline

[@RICHYSUNCLE]

@ that’s fair enough just search it up it’ll tell you enough

[@JayGuitars1]

Rust? Factory lightweight!

[@SirDaffyD]

So the guy paid you $5.10 to take his car. You just had to find where he hid it. LOL.

[@castekracing]

Any free/cheap cars to donate? 😅 I'd be so keen joining your challenge. Wuhan war whistle, I'll fab up a manifold, hopefully something I can plug my hptuners into and tune. I reckon so doable. Can't wait to see what you end up doing

[@351tgv]

I was going say it would be amazing of the rear boot had working struts. Bloody Ford and there cheap ass way of doing things. My AU S2 Futura E:Gas has that issue (have no checked if there is rust in the rear qrt guard) but luckily the AU 3 XR8 does not bit then again its been parked in garages for most of its life.

[@brentonk461ismylostaccount]

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