Shed Find V8 Mercury Comet: Will it run and drive after sitting for 31 Years

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Hope ya'll enjoy this fun because I know we did! There's not much better a feeling than those pedals under your feet in a car that hasn't moved in 31 years! We can't wait to get her road worthy and continue saving the forgotten! If you enjoy please hit the like button and Subscribe for more! Hope everyone is staying safe and healthy out there! Thanks for watching!
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[@markdanderson8263]

Love the leaning tower of Jack stand at 16:13 in. Glad pops sandal wearing feet weren’t crushed. 😂

[@markw5805]

Love that he leaves his “in between takes” moments in...very genuine! Like a gradual blooper reel👍🏼

[@1otviii]

Old fords never die. Reminds me of a 1965 I bought sight unseen, flew 800 miles, did about what you did, and drove it back to LA.

[@Edie_Fox]

Watching in England and I LOVE how you can just run out to a local parts store and they have every little thing you need from 1925 onwards! Here, it's hard work to find anything over 8 years old from anyone other than eBay/Europe! I love your channel. Been watching a lot of your videos and I love how you work and just methodically get all the little jobs done to make the engine run again without a billion dollar white-out unit and all the gear. Such a nice family too. I'm about to recommission a 1992 car that has been sat 15 years with my dad so all of this gives me hope that 15 years is really nothing and it'll be fine! 😊

[@marvinl.herren811]

Dam, I'm impressed. That thing didnt even make a complete revolution. It popped right over. Nice job.

[@barfass]

You and your Dad look like brothers sitting in that car. Awesome to see such a great relationship between you.

[@papalazarou5428]

Don't ever edit out your 'bloopers' m'man, it's what makes this channel so watchable. You two are a great team and as entertaining as all hell. 😄

[@ewallacestudent1]

The Comets and Falcons are dang pretty cars. Good job

[@rustomodz]

That thing is Rowdy!! Love this one.... Make sure your jackstands have a solid surface to sit on. Y'all are making me wince....

[@The_regular]

15:40 that jack stand is screaming for dear life, be safe bro

[@marcryvon]

OMG ! You're right ! 😱

[@flashgordon1695]

i sat up with a big grin on my face when that thing fired up like it was a daily driver.

[@richardherbst8081]

That 64 deserves a nice comeback. Make it happen Michael !

[@leonardtaylor6526]

Really enjoy all these shows , where these guys are wrenching on these old cars .

[@topdeckdog]

"That was too easy somethings wrong" Story of my life whenever i have a win! 😂

[@msolbakken]

those 302's are sweet running engines!

[@michaelolsen2348]

That's funny. Ive driven by Carolina Driveline several times while I lived in Boiling Springs. 😄 And man.....I love when cars sound loud like that. Don't care if they're fast, just like the loud. I'm half deaf, so I'm glad that last backfire my car did blew out my exhaust. 😆 Now I can hear my car running. Runs so smooth sometimes I didn't know if it stalled or not. And I swear I've seen that old blue truck on the road before.

[@Tshade67]

Need to raise the idle a bit, the transfer slots are covered. Also, sounds like the centrifugal advance in the distributor may be stuck. You all are doing a great job bringing the old girl back to life, keep up the great work. Love your channel. It appears you and your dad have a great time doing it together. I wish my son had an interest in mechanical areas, but he does his own thing. Keep on truckin' guys!

[@ssenssel]

Man, never change. Love the Porsche build. Cheers from Brazil!

[@VeganGorilla555]

The first video of yours that I watched I thought your dad was actually your brother...lol Keep up the good work, I love to see these classic car revivals. I wish I could do this myself.

[@unclemarksdiyauto]

Good call on the gravy oil scooping out of the pan. Looks like you are having some fun!

[@BudgetBuildz]

Yeah, could’ve been bad for sure! Most definitely!

[@robertswain8665]

We think this might be part 3 but we don’t really know for sure. Terrific strides in bringing her back to life.

[@marvinl.herren811]

I love the comet and I love what you guys did to it. I also think it's great to put a good old Mercury back on the road. Wish I could be there helping you guys. I've been doing brakes, among other things on anything from transit busses to heavy construction equiptment. Great video guys. Keep up the interesting video's.

[@danielfisch655]

Sweet ride and great job getting her up and running. Thank you for sharing.

[@joelpalmer]

THANK YOU for not trying to run that engine without dropping the pan! always the first rule is "do no harm". Start up is fantastic! That car has great potential. Please keep these videos coming along with the 911

[@nicholaspatterson9275]

Cool videos! I ask Brian about you the other day and he told me to look you up. Havent seen you in a while,looks like your chasin your dreams and im happy for ya. Keep up the good work buddy and swing by some time.

[@josephtravers777]

Nice to see you back to work on the Comet! Don't let the casting numbers fool you on the '68 small-block. 302 was introduced this year but Ford was dropping leftover 289 cranks in the new blocks. I owned one back in the 80's. Check the casting on the crank, not the block.

[@tturtle1659]

Oh the joy of a gummed up SBF. Was the same on mine, spent a day scraping and vacuuming. I then filled up with some modern junk oil, fitted a new filter, drove for 200 miles, dumped than oil and repeated this time for 1200 miles, followed by another change using a good brand containing zinc additive. Oil pressure at over 1200 RPM is always over 40 psi and engine runs cooler even in European summer temperatures. The only additional thing I'd have done would if I were you is to clean the rubbish in the heads too (maybe you've done it already).

[@ctech14367]

I appreciate that fact that you are willing to throw a blanket down on the red dirt and crawl under a car like a lot of us have, but wow that jack stand was leaning like the tower of Pisa, maybe it was just a bad camera angle and she was straight.

[@tomswindler64]

I really enjoy your optimism,reminds me when I did things like this,scratched my head more than once.you and your dad are entertaining.😎😎👍

[@sivapayen9173]

Awesome vids and great genuine people, i hope you get to over a million subscribers so you can get a garage and a car lift - when your dad was changing the brakes the axle stand was at a 90`degree angle 😮 Stay safe guys because we love your videos

[@koolaid53]

Love this old car! You keep doing what you're doing, great content!

[@fritzdoerring9058]

Had a '63&1/2 Falcon Sprint (Similar) except 4 speed floor shift. Had that snarly sound to it, and loved the way it operated. It would do a fantastic "burn-out", but top speed was restricted by low gear ratio and red lined on tach at 3200. Out-dragged many muscle big-bore, high tuned 402's and hot Plymouths and Pontiacs.

[@ProjectTimeGarage]

Heck yeah! Riding around with a gas tank strapped to the hood with no seats in the car. I can relate! Love the video. Keep them coming!

[@NoelBValentin]

Man I enjoyed you two’s reactions when it started. I’m surprised as you were! Hahaha

[@topdeckdog]

Another SWEET ride - that thing sounds awesome! You guys have great taste.

[@eduardocertain2227]

I love that Comet has a lot of potential my friend!

[@gregoryfletcher6198]

Awesome vid. Great car . Looking forward to see what you do with that beast.

[@darkwing4475]

I was in high school when the 64-65 comets came out,,, I wanted one so bad, I could not hardly stand it,, lol,,, This is one classic that will only become more valuable,, :-)

[@isaaccruz6498]

Fhdr I sf u st

[@ChillingwithMalc]

I have my grandpa's 1964 4 door 170ci.

[@almclean4835]

Nice looking car. Following this one, heck I’ve watched them all😁

[@donbearden1953]

If that was the first attempt to start it in the video then that was amazing!

[@thom8577]

Love the sound coming from it.

[@randywolbert5443]

Doing what you love, having fun doing watching is fun for me, keep these great videos coming, and i agree going cyclone style.

[@shortstroke8712]

It’s looking and sounding good! Keep it up!

[@kevinoakes1171]

That is SUCH a cool looking car. Good job guys, sounds great.

[@mattmcleod250]

From England, I think you are both doing great, I wish we had the same restrictions, honestly though great material, use of proper measurements is fantastic, we have all the mm crap, but I absolutely love the way how you bring a car back to life without all the auto electric crap , nice one ! I really hope to keep watching you two for years

[@shartne]

Awesome runs so smooth, I love those old 302 motors like that I had one in my 67 mustang it ran great. Its got good bones worth fixing up for sure.

[@jerrydineen2827]

Can't wait to see this one finished!!

[@robertdonald4409]

Not sure if it was angle of camera but that Jack stand looked to be at a dangerous angle , please be careful, put a flat base under them when in the dirt .nice car

[@haydenuk02]

Excellent work and thanks for the awesome content stay safe and take care and of course it will start it’s in good hands of budget bulidz fixing it keep it up Edited it sounds great can’t wait to see what you do with it

[@jeffmac3071]

Congrats, great job, like watching baby's first steps.

[@MotorScotti]

Whis I could find these kind of cool old cars..! Great job man, keep going

[@roygunter3244]

If valve seals do any good you will be lucky. Those engines were prone to wearing out the valve guides, which were actually only holes drilled in the head. I had a 289 and a 351 Windsor and both had to have the heads drilled and valve guides pressed in. The 351 had some clown knurl the heads before I got it and as a result I had to replace 11 valves. That was the only problem I had with either engine and they lasted fine after that.

[@edgardovigocastillo794]

Awesome! Good job guys 💪👍

[@davidhughes1634]

Great job you & your father did their on getting it running,it sounds so nice & that rumble 👊,I saw in some comment about your axles stands,they did look a bit sketchy on the floor,just take care👍

[@bigcountry55]

that is friggin awesome!! I've wanted a comet or falcon like that since i was a little boy but now 42 and still don't have one! Yahooo! It's good to see someone bring one to life tho. Congrats, now sell it to me!!!

[@houseonpleasantstreet9774]

Awesome job. I just picked up a 62 Comet S22 👍👍

[@robertdowns1786]

Awesome! Good deal no lifters sticking after all that time.

[@ianformer]

I love these little cars!

[@robertgibson88]

WHAT YOU NEED IS WHEN YOU REBUILD THE ENGINE IS TO GO ABOUT 30 OVER ON THE PISTONS. Get a set of ported windsor 400 heads with a set of headers to flow all that good air through the system. top it off with a couple of magnaflow mufflers out the back. Then you will have you a nice running 302 boss. Might want to go through the trans for sure ,and also fix the shifter so it shifts properly. I agree with JK below that jackstand just isn't right brother. By the way Harbor frieght is recalling those stands. I just got the e-mail today from them.

[@Zillustration]

"Shining like a Diamond in a Goat's Butt" - i learned something today....

[@davebuchner5308]

I thought that was what he said ! Hah hah

[@billpar]

great line Ill be using that one

[@ministock88]

Good fun to watch. Keep it up

[@Fordman7575]

Very cool to see the Comet again! Man that car is cool. A Cyclone hood would be cool. My choice has always been the hood with the tear drop scoop ( like the 64 Thunderbolts, light weight Galaxies and A/FX Mustangs had ) . That reverse shifter set up is because the transmission came out of a car that had a column shifter. The shift arm on the transmission is facing the wrong direction. To fix it requires finding a shift arm assembly out of a transmission from a floor shift car. Then drop the transmission pan. You also need to drop the valvebody. Then remove the kick down arm shaft, a large nut and the whole shift arm shaft slides out. Or the better fix would be just swap in a 4 or 5 spd!! And it sounds like you might need to increase the idle speed a little and tune the accelerator pump some. It does sound good.

[@davidswail1514]

Thank you...enjoyed your enthusisam....from Ireland.. God Bless.

[@steves4639]

'64's make great little hot rods...such a good looking car...the best year. luv 'em. I'd leave the trim on...if you have it...they just look so good.

[@VraelFreorhe]

This car sure has an insane potential. I'd love to see a restomod version of it in the future !

[@EnglishTurbines]

Love those old 2 door muscle cars, greetings from the UK....

[@Oyvind88]

Awsome car, love too see on the road again😁👍 I have mine own project too now, Chevrolet Caprice Classic, 1976😁😁 Yes please, step by step brakejob😁😁

[@shanewright6958]

Great job and video guys 👍👍🇨🇱

[@Not-Great-at-Gaming]

Love this car. I've always wanted a Falcon and this is even cooler. I don't know if I've ever seen one IRL. It's like the early 70s Olds Omega which is a Nova, but not a Nova.

[@edwilko8819]

Road kill Garage makes you guys look like a pro build shop. I love have methodical you are at fixing stuff properly first go none of that'll do oh wait did i do it up, oh it fell off. I knew it was broken but I just thought 🤦‍♂️. keep up the amazing work amd video coming 😀🤗👏

[@user-pf7gs8dd8t]

I like that old Ram truck. Got a '93 D250 myself. Never see them on the road any more, quite rare. Around here, anyway.

[@johnasbury7511]

Ok I've been watching your channel because of you not the cars . now you have one I love . thank you

[@thorchannel6361]

Great video... Congrats...

[@twofeathers6540]

love the show have fun thanks

[@donniebrown2896]

Love it, btw that oil wasn't really bad. Another channel "CT" had a show just on the goo he drained out an old Porsche. Love your intro, don't change or edit these out.

[@johnfranklin5277]

Not that bad?? I guess your another guy who does 7 to 10 thousand mile oil changes. Your definitely one of the reasons I only buy NEW.

[@marvinl.herren811]

My Daddy has that same car in one of his buildings. It was a drag car at one time. I believe he had a 390 with cobra jet heads. It had a great air brush paint job. I'll send some pix.

[@ragnar3k69]

Haha unbelievable! 😂 keep up the good work man 👍

[@jayceec3539]

Nice burn out at the very end!!!

[@JesseBrandeburg]

Totally smiling after watching that! Wahoo!

[@kennethbarker852]

great car to see take care

[@Js_family_adventures]

Every time I watch your videos I start looking on the marketplace hahaha

[@bradklingensmith]

If the drive shaft was short and you got it shortened your going to be really grumpy, lol. Great find.. I am thinking if you pop off those valve covers they'll be just as goo packed, happened to me when I bought my 1st truck way way back when. Vac, scrape, a gallon of kero later I was back in business.

[@ltdees2362]

...only way to work on'm...in the dirt and jack-stand at 45°...love this stuff 🍺

[@martincunnington2154]

Love these videos

[@billpar]

love your videos a lot of fun

[@merrellbean7238]

Definitely have to finish the car I'd like to see what you do with it definitely worth fixing very solid car and it's all steelso you have something to work with keep up the good work

[@DependableAutoTruck]

several years ago had one pulled the valve covers and oil pan used steam cleaner washed it all away dried good worked great

[@BudgetBuildz]

That’s a good idea, I need to look into that! Thanks

[@sxyscearce]

Wow id love to the future plans for this car running better

[@79beans347]

I've been waiting for this comet for a while and you are freaking hilarious, had me rolling in the floor laughing at your crazy tail. But I'm glad that this one is running and getting stuff done to it. You can really make a awesome car out of this thing and you can make it really fast easy and cheap. I laughed my ass off when you were talking about the new aluminum iron intake that was so light that it took both of you to pick it up and put it in and you stole my trick by leaving the distributor in it . I see ppl all the time taking them out when you don't have to but yeah this thing needs a big cam a real aluminum intake, Holley 650 dp, headers and some cheap aluminum heads off of Ebay for 550 for the set . That thing will scream and probably clear up the smoke because it doesn't smoke all the time so those cheap heads on Ebay for 550 shipped will have it running strong. Just punch in gt40 heads and they will pop up if you are planning on going that far with it and it will be so much faster. There is a whole top end kit for 800 also for heads intake roller rockers if u are planning on making a cheap hotrod out of it I know I would cause I love that car it is cool. But anyway I can't wait to see more on it so keep the videos coming and keep acting crazy because it makes me laugh my ass off, you are funny as hell and and would be cool to hang around 🤣😂😆🚗💨💨💨💨💨💨💨

[@tootall5559]

The quickest ride at my hometown street drags was a 4 door Mercury Comet. 302 4B with a manual tranny. wasn't the fastest but got to the end of the quarter quicker. Of course the guy driving it could probably trade cars with you and still beat you. I saw that 302 defeat 426 Hemi's and 440 magnums. Problem for the more powerful cars was they'd spin tires while the comet would just shoot on down the road. I think that was was about a 70 model, at that time just couple year old used car. Didn't even belong to my buddy, he would borrow it from the used car lot he worked at. I think his boss caught on the second time it needed rear tires. lol.

[@donniebrown2896]

In '71 i had a '65 vw beetle, a Wolfsburg trained mechanic talked me into doing "things and stuff" to it. Cost of parts, 40$, and a quart of tequila each time he worked his magic. He lowered the front and put a straight axle on it, then the engine transaxle. 3500$ just on the engine, dual Webber two barrels. That bug ate v8 Chevy and Ford's alive. Last run on the 1/4 I shut down short of the traps, still won, 117mph 3500 doesn't sound like much, but minimum wage was 1.65$ an hour then

[@donaldk.macbaird5248]

Marvel Mystry Oil is the best thing to use and you use 1 quart every oil change after as that will keep your engine Spotless.

[@RustyRatchetGarage]

Carolina Drive Line did my driveshaft for my BMW 740 when I did my 6 speed swap. You popped the oil pan cherry lol

[@jrgates54]

Back in the 60s and earlier there was no detergent oil. The result was loads of sludge. My Dad was a backyard mechanic. One of the jobs he use to do for friends is clean out the sludge on the oil returns on the heads. I myself use to do the same thing. I would soak the rocker arms and pushrods in easy off oven cleaner. That's how bad the sludge was.

[@matterantimatter1]

ma get out the sasperila what i see here is the definition of a shade tree mechanic, right here on youtube!

[@jesternangel]

this gives all new meaning to SHADE TREE MECHANIC!!

[@punkinsgarageandpaint8299]

I'd love to see a full build on it. Do it like the Cyclone but do Coyote Swap with disc brakes front and rear. Look like a restored or barn find Cyclone but modern underneath the hood

[@fordfairlane662dr]

This car would look good as a gasser!

[@apolloquinn1971]

Jack stand had me nervous lol

[@BudgetBuildz]

It was just the camera angle 😳

[@denislandry7577]

I have my mustangs for 4 decades now , how ever , had Falcons , Comets , and many of them & loved them . 1964 is the only year i never had :( FML OH well

[@BJBFOREST]

Like Lazarus...it has arisen. Well done.