The Vibration Chronicles - Fixing Obnoxious Problems On My 1981 Dodge Challenger Mitsubishi Thing

[@osrr6422]

Everyone does big v8s, turbo hondas, etc. This is unique. Honestly had no clue these cars even existed (before my time). I love seeing this car.

[@dieseltechjb]

You’re killin me smalls. You gotta say it right. “Hi, I’m Jamie, and this is my Hemi challenger”😂

[@boredom.victim]

@@dieseltechjb "halfway hemi" lol

[@Bradydog-in7ut]

@@dieseltechjb Did you write your comment with the whiskey bottle to your lips?

[@danielweith1075]

I love this little car, it reminds me of an Dodge Colt from the early 90s with a gutless turbo a coworker had and he would beat the heck out of it. Love the video, great content, hosting and topics the trifecta. Please keep them coming!

[@Bradydog-in7ut]

@@danielweith1075 I’m glad you get good memories from the Dodge Colt because anyone who ever bought one will never forget it….it may be the worst car Dodge ever built.

[@bigwrenchtech]

I’m here because it’s a cool place to be

[@VolcanoPudding]

Shady places are often cool. 🥸

[@stuckinmygarage6220]

There should be 100 likes on that comment. 💯

[@bigwrenchtech]

@ and there should be 100 likes on your comment as well☺️

[@Bradydog-in7ut]

I had”a cool piece” onetime that gave me the clap. You know how Jamie’s going to increase power on this “Hemi” engine? (Yep, it’s just like the 426 or late 50’s engines). He’s going to lengthen the size of the circular belt and put another hamster on it…..

[@stuckinmygarage6220]

@@bigwrenchtech Jamie is one-of-a-kind. IMHO, he's more than DDG. 🌅

[@antoniovillanueva308]

OMG! Someone has explained passing to the masses! How many times has someone driven so close to my trailer that they cannot see what is coming? And then they step on the gas and it takes them 1/4 mile to get around. Back up a bit, flash the lights a couple of times, give it the beans. - You are doing the Lord's work.

[@Bradydog-in7ut]

@@antoniovillanueva308 so you think that if The Lord had his pick of all cars he’d choose this one?

[@jimbo5728]

Love the UNLOVED vehicles! Your commentary is essential for it to work.

[@flickoftheswitch1054]

Don't stop on this project, it's pretty awesome. Thanks !

[@Bradydog-in7ut]

@@flickoftheswitch1054 The “Challenger” rocket was “pretty cool” also. Look what happened to that…

[@rockystanaitis2908]

“If you expected any better than that, you might be watching the wrong channel” Literally laughing out loud! Please always be you. It’s the best 🎉

[@DeadDodgeGarage]

Proud of that. Haha. Thank you!

[@ted9693]

Everytime you do a video on this car i immediately stop what im doing and check it out. Its crazy the love i have for this car

[@DeadDodgeGarage]

You and a lot of other people!

[@Jim.D]

New subscriber here, found you because of this car. I was going to purchase one of these back in 82, liked it but insurance was way too high. Keep up on these videos

[@dannork1240]

I almost bought a used one as my first car in the late 80’s, but my insurance was going to be exorbitant- it was classified as a “sports car” so mandatory high risk for a 17-year old🤨

[@Jim.D]

@ I ended up with a Plymouth Colt. Good mileage, but a dog with an 8 speed transmission

[@HamptonBallance]

I’ve been waiting for a video to watch during my lunch break thank you! Update: sounds good, drives good and looks good!! Awesome video, Jaime

[@gregjude2198]

I enjoy this car, and your vids on it. In fact, I enjoy nearly every car as, oddly enough, I'm a car guy. I only discovered your channel a few months ago and I have to say, this is a great place for good car content. I look forward to seeing whatever adventures you get into in the future.

[@ronsmith7527]

"No, you can't see it any closer than this." 🤣 You make so many awesome videos about Big 3 iron, I was surprised when this malaise era Japanese car arrived and I hoped you would love it as much as I've loved them over the years. I suppose the love quotient remains to be seen but I think you're doing more for the genre than any other KZbinr.

[@mackaman1964]

Great to see your having a blast driving this

[@ChristopherJohnston-t5z]

The Japanese built some damn fine cars in the 80s. I’m enjoying these videos keep em coming. Still looking forward to the manual swap on the ramp truck.

[@DeadDodgeGarage]

Me tooooo, I need it again tomorrow. That keeps happening, so I’m reluctant to take it apart and find out whatever it is I don’t have - and deal with the driveshaft modification. Ah crap, I don’t have the slip yoke!

[@GeekGinger]

Slow car fast is always a recipe for fun!

[@philipgenovese3478]

It is a solid humble can do car keep showing it love Jamie.👍

[@dmacpher]

Driving slow cars fast is the absolute best. Much more than 200 HP and you start wanting to fix everything else to reduce risk of death 😆

[@Skidtire]

As much as i love all the small and big block cars you always work on theres just something special about this rebadged 80's turd of a challenger, NA power with dual sidedrafts would be very cool to see, Look forward to seeing more on this car on the channel!

[@klapaucius77]

I don't know why I like this car so much. I just can't look away.

[@LSSindustries]

I can't get enough of this thing

[@MidnightPolaris800]

Couldn't click fast enough when i saw a thumbnail of LSS...i like the exhaust too

[@TwoDollarGararge]

I think this car does so well because it's very relatable it's not some numbers matching thing where every bolt needs to be Chrysler OEM or some mid 60s mopar that cost as much as a house down payment. This is cheap affordable and very apparently fun and it's not a total ratted out bondo buggy.

[@Bradydog-in7ut]

@@TwoDollarGararge Just because every car you have owned was a piece of junk doesn’t mean the rest of us want to give up cool Chrysler cars for this one. Be honest, you rather see this than his 68 or 69 Charger?

[@TwoDollarGararge]

@Bradydog-in7ut its neat I like b bodies but that thing looks like fun. Fun for not much money is always nice to see.

[@TwoDollarGararge]

@@Bradydog-in7ut And I never said the rest of the stuff wasn't cool on this channel. But affordable, relatable vehicles are nice to see and quite fun.

[@antonleimbach648]

Nice drive down the River/Inlet road today. For some reason it always relaxes me. Thanks man.

[@bookofrevelation4924]

Glass packs are almost a straight pipe...lol, with a little insulation on the walls. Got tickets for mine with headers, had to pack steel wool in tailpipe to pass police inspection to dismiss the ticket for loud exhaust. Can put any small muffler with holes in baffles, behind glass pack.

[@RustyRobinson-g5n]

Thanks DDG for your content 👍🇺🇸

[@fubarmodelyard1392]

It's everything I knew it would be. I had side exits on my truck. It was cool for about 5 minutes. Rear exits with aerochambers are infinitely better. And the most annoying door chime is the Ford trucks

[@danj631]

Best revival on you tube. Love the enthusiasm and results. Appreciate tackling odd ball cars. Just plain fun in my eyes. Thank you

[@BarnyardNewton]

Love the Blue Burrito❤ At some point, it would be pretty great to see you, proudly rocking up at a big Mopar event in this thing. Shocking the shit out of everyone. Dodge Challenger? WTF? 😂

[@jkholley1118]

Sweet 80s goodness. Its refreshing to see a different project car.

[@BlooMule]

I kind of wish I could get one of these, but all the Fauxpar Challengers in Michigan rusted away two decades ago.

[@dswen22]

I like the content on the 81 Challenger, keep it up, but also, would be totally cool to see a small block chrysler in it of some sort :) lol

[@EarlwithanE]

So funny this video came up. I just went through your video list and was thinking….”It’s been almost two weeks without an import Challenger update”! 😂😂👍

[@bookofrevelation4924]

My grandfather refused to buy front wheel drive car in 1980s, said too experimental for a decade or two to work out bugs. We pulled neighbor's front wheel car out of snow banks and ditches when one front wheel was off the ground.

[@20CentMotors]

FWD, it's like driving an otter.

[@jbrownphd1]

I drove 4 different Asian 4 bangers with rear wheel drive and stick shift. They were never the fastest but they were fun to drive. I'd buy your challenger in a heartbeat.

[@SlowSTEN]

This is my favorite project on youtube, because i relate to the "ishtbox racing" a little to well

[@Cohunnamatta]

Yeah, I really like seeing the car doing this thing. It’s satisfying to see something brought back to life. Something you don’t see very often or in some cases, not at all. I think a chambered muffler would help a lot.

[@johnhull6363]

It’s not growing on me but I have to say that I appreciate your approach to keeping them going I subscribed, I’m not a mopar guy but rescuing a 400 doba and the only thing I hope is that I never see you modify something that deserves to survive AS BUILT. That said, prove me wrong, 71 sport fury is the high water mark for gentlemen muscle

[@craigerickson6308]

Arguably the most popular car on the Channel 😁 so ride that pony til it's not.

[@billyeichler176]

I just like every video you make pal gives me something to look forward

[@DeadDodgeGarage]

Thanks!

[@stevenbultman7811]

Love the Challenger!

[@jeremyhorvwalt6630]

It's so cool! Glad for another update!

[@jeremisfreshler7903]

I really love Jamie Videos there are So Fascinating..I dying for see more of this Little Badass Junkie Car...By the way I hate People who Left Litter at the ground

[@DanBookemTaylor]

Another challenger video, my day is great now lol. I mentioned on the Sunday night live. I have the factory dealer parts book and service manual for the Challenger. Im slowly adding modern part numbers to the part book for ease of ordering. I was tired and my fingers were slurring my speech Sunday night so I may have been unintelligible. 200 hp on a naturally aspirated 2.6. 150 160 is easy enough. I'm looking forward to see what tricks u have in mind. I'm aiming for 225 to 250 but... supercharger.😊

[@pgrens]

My 1991 Pathfinder gave up the ghost last year after ten years of ownership (Chicago frame rust). I ended up parting it out, and when I pulled the front seats to sell them, I noticed the adjustable lumbar lever on the driver's side. I might have seen it when I first got the truck in 2014, but I sure didn't remember it, lol. After 300+K miles, it was adjusting the middle of your back anyway. But I bet it was nice when it was new. Nice work on adapting that NOS mopar pipe, btw, and love the Challenger content. I remember seeing a trick a while back on an exhaust where it had a short, capped pipe coming off it perpendicular post-muffler to adjust/cancel resonance frequency. Reminded me of those anti-knock stubs you see in copper plumbing above sinks (what is this dead-end for?). Some fancy math involved to determine the right length, I'd guess, or maybe not. Might be neat and cheap to experiment with.

[@geoffdeller7747]

G'day Jamie the surfaces you using the spirit level on are not machined surfaces if you put alignment bars through the yolks they would be parallel. By the way I owned 2.6 l Sigma a bunch of years ago and it had a mechanical secondary webber swap off a 4ltr six cylinder ford, went like stink, drunk like fish.

[@DeadDodgeGarage]

Yeahhhh I figured that out later. The yoke is a cast part and outer surfaces aren’t machined.

[@terminallygray]

Everybody that works on cars has a favorite "nugget" car. You love it till it finally gives up and becomes a paperweight. Enjoy yours, cherish these times. They won't last forever. BTW, My nugget was a 1983 Pontiac Phoenix

[@22vx]

IMO, you're lucky to have obtained that sweet little gem of a car👍

[@gasser66]

I'm almost used to this car being called a Challenger. Almost. I don't recoil in horror anymore, so things are looking up! I have not purchased the Matchbox version yet, too busy getting chasing Rodger Dodgers and Revin Rebels. 🏁🏁🏁🏁

[@ivanchester1525]

Man you live in a beautiful part of the world! Maybe one day I'll drive one of my Mopars or my Volvo turbo wagon up to see it for myself. Anyway, glad to see the weird Mitsubishi Challenger project amongst the classics. Keeping it real.

[@romeoalphafoxtrot9517]

Nice job Jamie. I like that car too! It's coming along nicely!

[@DavidSnow-s2r]

I really like this car reminds me of my buddies from the navy. We used to drive the nuts off his car after work. Keep up the great work and stay safe out there.

[@thorsbyguy5121]

The worst door chime ever was on the ABOMINABLE 80's K-car New Yorker: A.Door......is.....A.Jar

[@DeadDodgeGarage]

Oh god, I forgot about that one.

[@PeckerwoodKustoms]

LOL @ burnout...starts on island...wow...and you forgot T04 turbo on your list of parts to add... I wont lie, Im one of the folks this has grown on...Its a Scorpion here, Ive had one and now really want another...thanks mate

[@Hemingray1893]

Definitely unique. Only time I have ever seen one is at a junkyard that has a lot of old cars and never crushes anything old. It's funny to tell people I know of a vintage Challenger sitting in a wrecking yard lol. Same place has 4 Dodge Daytona Shelbys in a row.

[@dalemagners404]

Awesome! Love that little thing for some reason! Keep us updated!

[@bborkzilla]

The 1980's Chrysler New Yorker voice that said "Your door is ajar" has that ding-ding chime beat by a mile.

[@alanbdee]

Hey Jamie, don't forget to change the oil in your 81 Charger.

[@curtissanborn5926]

Kim Carnes was singin about Bette Davis Eyes when this was built. Reflect on the perfection of the threads when the rusty fasteners give up their grip. 44 years! Do the minimum to keep it running. Have fun. Ponder the transience of existence. You'll be done with this some day. No one else will give a damn. Just like my 77 Aspen when I blew out the rear end by putting it in neutral, flooring it, and dropping it back into drive when I finally got fed up with the cold weather undriveability. Like stepping on a balloon for the first 20 minutes after startup in mid winter. I had to jerk it to the left to get drive after that. Odd planning your trips around left turns.

[@slowstang88]

I love the old Japanese rebranded cars and trucks

[@morpsox]

cant wait for the updates. if your still not happy with the exhaust sound try a straight through magnaflow muffler, they seem to work well on 4 cylinders.

[@DeadDodgeGarage]

Should’ve gone for one to begin with. I love glass packs on V8s but it doesn’t have quite the same effect on this.

[@minnesotatomcat]

After fighting with many exhaust jobs over the years I finally bought a cheap tubing expander kit. Just stick it in the end of the pipe and hit it with a good air impact gun and it’ll put a bell end on the pipe so you can slide them together. You can actually make things look pretty nice, and any time you can save yourself a trip to the parts store is just a win 👍

[@kyle8952]

Bell ends and exhaust pipes don't go together. Unless you want to make an embarrassing call to the fire department

[@DeadDodgeGarage]

I can’t find mine…

[@johnkendrick7304]

I don't know how any sort of car person would not know that's rear wheel drive but that car is growing on me as well and I am one that was not with that thing but it looks pretty damn cool with that side exhaust I have to admit

[@DeadDodgeGarage]

Right. I didn’t think I had to say that specifically multiple times, but I guess some people aren’t that observant.

[@jasonkreps6434]

I love quirky cars. I'm an early 80s model lol

[@martind701]

As long as you're having fun with it, the heck with the haters.

[@1STLAR2147]

It’s a sweet old car. I personally would like to see it someday get body work and a nice paint job. No it’s not the most desirable of the challenger lineup, but it’s definitely such an oddity that it deserves a fresh start. I picked up an 86 Pontiac Sunbird turbo GT a while back. As I had one right out of highschool. Pretty complete car, but needs a bunch of freshening up. I already and to replace the clutch ,hub assembly and exhaust manifold as it was cracked. eBay saved the day! Fun little grocery getter! Being a Pontiac guy the past 40 years, I’ve accumulated quite a few GTOs and Firebirds. I’ll just say, My daily driver is a70 GTO. Think I’ve always had an appreciation for all the auto makers. Pontiac just stuck with me.

[@todddenio3200]

I have really liked seeing the videos on this Challenger...probably more than I should...

[@iamnoone.]

The car is getting cooler every time. Did get my hands on an 84 Shelby charger. Waiting for warmer weather to work on it. It's been cold here. Did i mention i dont have a garage.

[@DeadDodgeGarage]

Nice! And, that’s inconvenient.

[@patrickradcliffe3837]

Shocking a blue Challenger video. I'm patiently waiting for the ramp truck manual swap this spring. The turbo slant six finally run smoothly and makes boost. The spare parts 426 get built and and put in the in the logging road Charger.

[@fredphuckpuss801]

AND REMEMBER "Give Stevie Wonder a call when you need your exhaust welded". Just bustin' balls. Good stuff Jamie, keep 'em coming.

[@pcbullets8726]

That car looks like a lot of fun! And that's what it's all about.

[@45BradB]

Re: the turned down tips on the exhaust found with the superbird…. California started requiring all cars sold in CA to have turn down tips starting (I believe) sometime between 68-70 as it was supposed to reduce road noise in the city and something about scattering the fumes on the pavement to help break up the particle flow emitted by the pipes rather than it going out the back and straight up into the sky. You can see rear valances for the same year/model with or without notches for exhaust (no notches for CA turn downs) in most parts catalogues.

[@DeadDodgeGarage]

I know 😁

[@MoparJimmy]

This car and video need no introduction. !!

[@sashley616]

200 ponies in that car would be very entertaining, I'm not sure it need boost.

[@DeadDodgeGarage]

Precisely!

[@Yeva_deva]

Love seeing this car, idk why. It's interesting because it's like 1 out of 7 that didn't rust away in America. It looks like fun to drive, except for the long gear shift ratio.

[@malcolmhamilton5200]

Enjoyed that. The D50 truck had the same axle, but 6 bolt pattern. Still, it has the 3.91 gear you're looking for. Worst case 3.55:1. Mine had a better than new 2.6, good 5 speed manual and with that 3.91 could leave my buddy's 2.6 litre Mazda pickup, like it was standing still. If you're interested in a quieter exhaust, next time don't cut off the turn down. Kinda thought the hanger bearing might be the same as on the D50s, but didn't know for sure. Keep up the good work. Malcolm Ottawa Valley.

[@DeadDodgeGarage]

I would’ve left the turn down, but it no longer turned down… it turned at a goofy angle. Yep, I’m on the lookout for a junkyard truck diff donor. Can’t be toooo hard to find.

[@Fevebblefester]

Your passing procedure reminds me of driving a VW bus in the late 60’s. And the second part of the plan is hoping no one is coming from the other direction.

[@BobTheMartin]

Dude that door chime is precious, I'm pretty sure it's a mechanical solenoid bell, not a speaker, and those cost hundreds on old Toyotas

[@38shaun]

Being a B body guy. That’s the nicest challenger I’ve seen. Seriously Cool.

[@johnmullins2798]

I would like to nominate 2000s Ford products in the "Annoying Door Chime" category. That doodle do doodle do through the stereo speakers is horrid.

[@DeadDodgeGarage]

Omg, yeah, THAT ONE

[@jasongoldsack8968]

Up to 1995 Ram 50 4 cyl auto 2wd had 3.90 gear. I have one in mine. Also, 4x4 ram 50s had 3.90 and 4.50s.. On my 86 ram years ago I swapped the carb from a late 70s arrow.. a few minus things and it worked great!

[@rockystanaitis2908]

I wonder if the D50 truck drive shaft is one piece. We “field repaired” a drive shaft at mud truck event with a sawzall and a stick welder. Custom drive shafts don’t need to be expensive. If you are brave.

[@cbobmonster]

Another great video Jaime and I like Toto Africa that’s a cool song and I do like the 81 by the way

[@michaelsullivan2361]

The cherry bomb drone. Not so bad with a manual transmission. I was just chatting with one of my Ford buddies, stating that I like the “back yard mechanic” KZbin content way more than the over produced, sponsored content. Said the Mopar guys have the best channels.

[@Fireandiceautok9v]

Hay did you ever figure out the mushy break pedal or are you just living with it.oh and I have 2 Mitsubishi raiders I am parting out if you need a center chunk iam in to a trade for parts.🤔

[@matthall8902]

This era of Japanese car makes an ideal platform for a bosozoku style build. imagine it with straight pipes through the hood and pointing 5 feet in the air. 3 ft long front spoiler, wide box flairs, externally mounted transmission cooler, etc

[@jaythemusicman801]

The africa by toto door chime guy is well known in the volvo community. I had an 82 volvo 242 whose door "chime" sounded like a cold war era nuclear meltdown warning

[@mhuppertz]

Would be awesome to stick a lumpy cam in that N/A dragon beast.

[@DeadDodgeGarage]

Hell yeah!

[@peterdollery629]

Yup, good video and thumbs up to boat stuff if you do more content with it, but with all your project's i dunno how you even hsve time to eat. Yeah, Tom took a stealth shot at you...i was surprised but gave him the benefit of the doubt. I think he has a lot of "stand up comedian" in him lol.

[@Carvania]

I've been looking for this generation challenger for years. They just dont exist in southern oregon.

[@DeadDodgeGarage]

They don’t exist anywhere…

[@meatybtz]

Mileage, eats gas like a V8, has the power and passing capabilities of a Lada. I kid..kinda. Mine would use about 5 bucks in 1994 gas to go about 20 miles. Glad you are keeping at it. The first thing we did was also remove the balance shaft and the JET.

[@DeadDodgeGarage]

I don’t know what was wrong with yours. This thing gets excellent fuel economy. I’ve only ever put gas in it once…

[@meatybtz]

@@DeadDodgeGarage Mine was a 79, but yeah. It was a basket case. I am still tickled you got this thing going and are enjoying it. This was literally my "first car". So am both fond of it and also lol, dreading it. The plymouth truck was much more fun. Helped me meet my wife. I liked odd ducks of cars and trucks. After all I used to be a big AMC guy. So odd ducks are the entire lineup. Did you ever get the accelerator pump working on your carb? Anyways, I bag on it because every video of it make me smile.. and wince.. and smile some more. Keep it up.

[@tonyheslington2480]

OMG cute door chime again!!!

[@SVT512]

I so dig seeing this car! although I am a classic Challenger guy and own a last call Challenger RT :)

[@blahblah4125]

I have a daily driver 2000 Honda Accord EX Coupe 2.3L with 4-2-1 headers, and a catback exhaust with silencer. It doesn't sound like that. Though I like the glasspack sound the of your 81' Challenger. I'll bet it's feels way better driving after fixing the driveshaft carrier bearing.

[@rockystanaitis2908]

I remember having a Geo Prizm, a 4dr. Geo Metro and a couple of Neons. Yes they are fun to whip around. The only ones that didn’t try to destroy my kidneys were the Neons. I’ll take a 97 LHS any day. We repeatedly drove mine 24 hours nonstop and didn’t feel a thing.

[@countswing284]

Hemi Challengers always draw a crowd. Cheers! 😎👍🏎🏁🏁

[@jamessouthworth1699]

I love rear-wheel drive economy cars. They give me "little brother of the A- body" vibes.

[@Foxcanfixit]

So many Ram 50 parts, it’s practically a truck

[@Poppinwheeeeellllllieeeeez]

YESSSSSSSS MAN !!! If you are going to do a diff swap, why not do a red neck lsd mod for fun? This car definitely had Back in Black on the stereo when new.

[@DeadDodgeGarage]

Not totally against it. Haha.

[@ClevelandMaker]

​@@DeadDodgeGarageI love it. I say do the bodywork and take it to Mopar nationals!!! Also ..heyyy....I love Toto... More of a Georgy Porgy guy myself

[@Jaybird66sweptline]

There was a period in my life where I was carless, and my buddy let me use his crappy 84 Sentra to hunt for a job and tool around as needed. That open door ding dong sound used to drive me batty, i hated it so much, but...beggars cant be choosy. Later on, that car caught fire on a country road drive and burned up a pretty good chunk of the car. I remember that annoying ding dong sound rather fondly now. 😂