MAKING My Rat Infested $5,000 CORVETTE Handle Like A ZO6

[@WatchJRGo]

HUGE SHOUTOUT To Drew Hager!! New engine harness is on the way, I'll have this thing running right as soon as it shows up 🚀🚀🚀

[@wingedhorsegarage473]

Drew Hager, you’re the man ! Thanks for helping a brother out ! 👍

[@trickyricky12147]

Thank you Mr. Drew Hager for helping!!

[@chrisramsey4758]

What's the music I like it alot

[@ajw828]

Drew the MVP! Glad to hear this one will continue moving forward!

[@jasonbrown1237]

Just searched Facebook and was about to email you, found one in Dallas for 350

[@seanwieland9763]

On the bright side, this is the first set of security lugs that have ever really worked.

[@mjc8248]

It looked like 7/8ths socket was a good key. If you use the cheap harbor freight colored sockets you can hit them with a sledgehammer and the stuck lugnut comes out with a couple hits.

[@hectorramirez9353]

What are chances he puts locks back on. It's dumb stuff slows down.

[@danielkinsler46]

If they were gorilla locks then yeah they work well. Specifically cut keys per set of locks.

[@TheHoboPoet]

hahaha that's true! Lookin on the bright side, I like it!

[@Archetype123]

The old owner is probably watching this and laughing maniacally holding the lug nut tool in his hand. 😅

[@stephensumpter7514]

probs... lol

[@corbingreiner9879]

Dr. Evil laugh.

[@chrisnorton2837]

😃😃😃

[@brucesvt96]

Lmao yup

[@bravejango12]

its under the spare tire

[@andrewchristopher7138]

I was praying when he was cleaning out the trunk he was going to find the socket for the lug nuts

[@WatchJRGo]

Nah, I checked the whole car 😂

[@Bicketybam68]

The most important comment you made was "Because it is my car" Cheers mate, thanks for the great content.

[@andrethomas7096]

Thank you for saying that.

[@rager1969]

People: You should ,,, JR: First of all, it's my car.

[@WorkableWax]

Straight fucking up, this isn’t no tv production this is REALLY WORKING ON VEHICLES

[@bigospig]

It would have been hilarious if the wheel lock key was in the rats nest the whole time.

[@MarksKicksOnRoute66]

There are so many automotive KZbin channels that impersonate knowing what they are doing. JR simply knows and shows it. Kudos brother!

[@adammurphy5496]

U need a shop cat in that giant warehouse to make sure no mice come home with any of your projects

[@AutoAuctionRebuilds]

Love love love that C5 but the firetruck is waaaaay cooler!!

[@mexicanspec]

Are you getting flashbacks, Randy?

[@uncrustable9923]

whens the wedding

[@InsideOfMyOwnMind]

He ought to sell that firetruck to Demo Ranch.

[@DuffusMonkey]

I use a impact socket hammered on to remove weird lock nuts, THEN I put the socket in a vice and use a air chizel to punch out the old nuts. Another trick is to put a wheel stud or bolt in a vice, thread on the socket/nut combo and run the impact on the opposite direction to get the nut loose

[@cppctek]

im so happy to see a wjrg video. lost my doggo yesterday and im so lost without my boi. but maybe this will distract me. rip scooby the bestest boy 7/14/07 - 5/1/21

[@watchjaredwork1487]

Sorry man. RIP.

[@houseofno]

Condolences on the loss of your furry friend.

[@adrian_c7964]

Sorry man, my condolences.

[@alanbeckham9093]

Hey Corey. I know how hard it is to lose your companion. You're on my prayer list.

[@Bicketybam68]

Sorry for your loss mate. He'll be waiting at the rainbow bridge for you like the good dog he was.

[@rogerrabbit189]

Try Contemporary Corvette in Bristol Pa. Has a corvette salvage yard and very knowledgeable

[@brandonbman5921]

Came for a Z06 suspension upgrade. Shocks, springs, sway bars, etc. left sad after just swapping the shocks. 😭

[@unstablebobgable]

If I could work on the Corvette suspension with Watch JR Goes I would drink the cold Bartle Skeets and roll up the Number and get all schmoked up

[@charlestonmack5472]

It really doesn’t make sense how high quality these videos are and the amount of subscribers he has 🤦🏾keep it up man love the vids

[@billynunns]

Picks up Grease sound track, sings Happy Days theme 🤣

[@bobthedude9322]

That blue thing in the trunk was a denture case! Previous owner Living up to the old man stereo type haha

[@rager1969]

it would be funny if JR had found the security lug tool while cleaning the trunk.

[@cliffordaugustus9646]

I love when You Tubers collaborate. Randy has the best Co Part car reviews out there.

[@stern12akachris32]

Been waiting for Vette content , this explains why !!!!!!!

[@rick86ify]

This music has the feel that I'm watching, an old Steven Segal movie from the 90s.

[@digitalmaniak3k]

JR: Man, these corvette lug nuts are frustrating.... Randy: I wouldn't know anything about that...

[@FishinPhreak]

Wondering when Hoovie is going to approach you to start storing his projects.

[@jeffschroeder1420]

Nah Hoovie has dads hangar lol

[@duncanmcleod4459]

Hoovie knows better

[@KevRalph]

@@jeffschroeder1420 doesn't that have some kind of luxury home built into it?

[@rager1969]

JR has that second building he wants rent out, so if Hoovie's willing to lose a little more on his car adventures, he might as well lose it to a good cause (JR).

[@conrad463]

@@KevRalph It has a condo built into it

[@ronaldschawo8971]

#1 Don't use impact tools with extractors of any kind.... #2 You have to hammer that type of extractor to get it to bite. #3 put your 7/8 socket in a vise and use a punch to knock the lugnut out..... Lol

[@etiennegignac]

Just use a punch through the square drive of the socket to punch the nut out. I do it all the time. You can put the edge of the socket on a flat surface to be able to bang on it. Or both side in a vise. Easy peasy.

[@Sylvan_dB]

And he has a 20ton press!

[@dpape1287]

Once u beat a socket on the lock easiest way to get it out is to use a hammer and beat on the side of the socket it will usally give enough to let it slide out One edit I usally use a non impact sockets while taking off locks thinner wall is easier to beat on as well as off

[@misterfeedback202]

The torque wrench is nice, but would be better if it was Harbor Freight gold edition.

[@mikeysava2361]

Call Contemporary Corvette in Bristol Pa. It is a corvette salvage yard and they should have one

[@edwardannable5468]

Standard Auto parts in Toronto Ontario Canada they had two last week

[@markamcampbell6340]

it is nice to see your brother. i can see the resemblance.

[@wingedhorsegarage473]

Congrats, John! You win a Dundie for the hardest wheel lock removal .

[@schmidt28117]

Great to have all the support from friends and family. Makes a project fun.

[@ic1815]

Been waiting for a C5 update!!!! What a great end to the weekend.

[@JohnSmith-lw2bm]

Oooh. JR just stonefaced told the camera, eff off people, it’s my car, I do what I want to it. Nice move Gangsta. You are totally correct. Z06 works better and is simpler.

[@clevelandmaker386]

Ok while I agree with that....every once in a while a little of the old popular kids table shows up ....with all of them... I love the channel ... but not everyone gets the opportunity you do so ...a little kindness next time.. You got it we don't We get it

[@KevRalph]

When are we going to start seeing content on the old late 60's Camaro. I thought you were going to restore it. Did I miss something, you still have it right?

[@rubyred93chev]

_Wow, fifteen days! It took Discount Tire here in my home state five minutes to remove the wheel locks(without the key of course)when I picked up my C4 several years ago. (And they didn't damage the spindle)! Great content JR for sure._

[@windronner1]

I don’t know if this is simply the most painful video you’ve ever produced orSimply the funniest. I can’t tell you how much I admire your perseverance and of problem solving. Your doing incredible.

[@jean-marcandjoshua-petsjournal]

The torque wrench that you use, when you have to really lock it down hard.

[@HotWhipTA]

You can put an extension on that socket with the stuck lug inside, heat the socket a little and hold the extension down with your hand or foot while you take a sledge hammer to the socket. Give it several tries and it will eventually come out. I removed stuck lugs daily for 11 years and not once did I ever use a welder.

[@akun24]

I did the PFADT Johnny O’Connel shocks and adjustable sway bars on mine and they were worth every penny. You can also bolt the whole C6 Z06 brakes on, 6 piston fronts and 4 piston rears for the C5 with the only caveat being wheels that have the right offset.

[@carlgruver695]

If you email Mike Finnegan I think he knows where a wiring harness is for that car

[@SIXPACFISH]

Did you try grinding the heads off the wheel studs from the back side and driving the whole stud out? Sometimes you have to think outside the box for odd solutions to stupid problems.

[@Havoc800]

It's awesome to see Randy on your channel.

[@MassiveTrackHunter]

On getting those lugnuts out of that socket, use your press, stack that facing down on top of a short section of pipe, to let the nut fall through, and use the press to drive a piece of hardened steel rod down through the 1/2" drive opening to force the lugnut down and out. I used this with a bench vice and took those exact lugnuts off a Dakota. They Suuuuuck.

[@Go4Jeph]

I find that stock electronic music during the time-lapse assembly sequences oddly satisfying.

[@jean-marcandjoshua-petsjournal]

The Wild Randy, a rare and unique animal that can be found in a Copart or IAA yard in Oklahoma.

[@240greyhawke]

I just bought those same wheels a few days ago. Thank God, they did not have those stupid GM wheel locks! Just have to go and put new tires on them this weekend, and they’ll be on my C-4 Corvette.

[@Roderickdl]

Great job of showing how effective these GM wheel locks can be.

[@crsp76691]

I put those c5 4 wheels discs on my 68 firebird. Its crazy how good it brakes now!

[@Bumblebee4788]

JR , you could of plasmaed those locks off, had to have that done back in the 90's on my son's Beretta. He had aluminum factory wheels and the guy was so precise , he didn't damage the wheels at all

[@MAGA_Trump_Warrior]

Snap On makes a lug nut extraction kit for impact guns that would have got those security lug nuts off there in a flash. I have it and its awesome. Worse case, you could have grinded the end off and drilled the stud to remove them. I did that before also.

[@jjd1239]

Have a 2003 C5 coupe since 08 kept it in good shape it now has 74k miles, tired of hitting bottom every time it hit bumps, would like raise it a couple of inches or the highest possible height with out damaging dynamics if it’s even possible. What you suggest how to do it? Also contemplating of selling it since I’m out of the country most of the year, your input is much appreciated

[@d4ve587]

Locking nut remover was under the passenger seat 🤣🙄😆

[@Avi8tor857]

Use a shop press to press the lug out of the socket-- just need a punch that will fit inside it and a bench vice clamped into the press to hold the socket. Usually when I have to resort to doing that I run and buy a couple of the right size "throw away" sockets vs using my good ones.

[@michaelporter3555]

The last time I needed to remove wheel locks without the key I had to use every 12 point 1/2 inch drive 16mm socket I could scrounge up to remove 4 rims. I hammered them on and was only able to get one out of four sockets without destroying the socket.

[@Coltyyyyyyyy]

Congrats on crossing the 300K subs. You should chrome that vette when it's all done. It's a very attractive car.

[@michaelpackulak2833]

As for buying that c5 hell yeah it’s a good buy ! Only had 126 thousand kilometres on it that is a low mileage vette awesome deal

[@williamedward3176]

I know I’m dating myself by saying it...but every time I hear your time lapse music it feels like music straight outta karate kid 2. Good ol’ 80’s power feel good music

[@05milmachine90]

I was thinking about hold music. I would wait on hold for hours to a banger like that. 😆

[@rickster357]

Digging the SAAB shirt...a 93 fully sorted convertible is my dream car

[@longjohn77]

Nice!

[@ajw828]

Yes! Always delete the active suspension when having to replace. Not worth it for most of our driving styles. (Unless of course its something modern and actually good like the C8 like you said).

[@derricklamb9666]

“That vacuum sucks like my wife on payday “-zip ties and bias plies

[@SIXPACFISH]

Odd, it doesn't cost me anything when I come to see her while you are at work.

[@stonerzz1]

Lmfao

[@robertsmith987]

@@SIXPACFISH burn oh burn ouch

[@Charlie_Crown]

@@SIXPACFISH 😅😅😅

[@bosmerfromcanada3878]

JR, you mentioned another C5 before, but when I checked the playlists, all I found was a playlist for a C4 Corvette.

[@revolutionday1]

Those extractor sockets are NOT designed to use with impact tools, but rather a breaker bar etc., to apply the force of leverage so they can "bite" into the bolt.

[@danielmckenzie6858]

i put Z51 spring in mine and it was night and day, bought it from Eckler's $560 worth

[@shysgarage2405]

Can't wait to see the vette all done. Going to be a good project...

[@russellk6497]

What's happening with The Transporter Audi engine swap? It looks so forlorn in some of the background shots..

[@duncanmcleod4459]

Love 80s break down music..

[@BSGSV]

Almost expected to see Molly Ringwald and Judd Nelson to cameo in the background.

[@jordub]

My ears always get destroyed coming from Hoovie vids to JR vids. Every time, damn.

[@michaelpackulak2833]

Hey can’t wait to see the whole thing on this vette build ! Love your channel I’m a fan now

[@timchapman1911]

Always enjoy your videos even when things don’t go to plan but you smash it ever time cheers mate 🇬🇧

[@thehomer5913]

Exactly. Things NEVER go to plan, and that's my favorite part of this channel. He just powers through to the end.

[@johnstenger1]

You could use your press to press out the lug nut from the socket

[@nathanielcrenshaw187]

"A selection of KTM parts" sounds like you're buying stuff out of the back of a van. :p Love the Dunder Mifflin shirt!

[@mju7752]

Still dropping that racecar reference in every video I see...

[@spencerjohnson1884]

You need a stick welder with some 7018e sticks. You could weld through anything with those. They’re meant for dirty tractors and farm equipment

[@Dontworryaboutitq]

Can you put a cover on the junction box for the lift dude

[@Sylvan_dB]

You have a 20ton press, right? Push thru the socket to pop out the old lug lock?

[@mj_aussie_coaster_travels8310]

I think sometimes he does stuff the hard way for content.

[@corbingreiner9879]

Jr. Did you try using your press to remove the stuck nut?

[@colingoldthorpe5918]

I just did the forward role on my driveway snapping the last wheel lock on my Mini Cooper S All4 Paceman 🤷‍♂️🤷‍♂️ the local European car guy had it off in 10 minutes flat thank goodness👍👍👍

[@GenMaster124]

Just heating the lug nut up would have helped to free it off as you hammered a socket back on it. Heat is you best friend when working on old cars. 😎😎

[@policronia]

Probably been mentioned but torch them out if you don’t care about the wheels. If you did care, pack the area with synthetic PTFE grease like Super Lube or Volvo pn#1161681- the grease will scorch but protect the rim. But will burn and stud will be fine. For future reference I suppose

[@watchjaredwork1487]

The welder is much faster and much less messy.

[@clifbradley]

Today on WatchJRGoInsane....it's John Ross vs a lug nut. He's going Savage folks...absolutely Savage.

[@PaulBarwick]

I was waiting for him to go all Andrew Camarata and pull out a chain saw.

[@JoeManLARockinEmpire]

Awesome to see Randy From Auto Auction Rebuilds at your Shop!👍👍

[@lucwatters21]

Keep up the great content man loving what you been posting recently

[@yazanbaddawi9683]

We're so used to Randy's videos that it's weird to see him in someone else's 🤣

[@mullinsjm1]

My favorite paper company!

[@marcusdamberger]

Yeah I noticed that, got one of those shirts for my girlfriend last Christmas. She loves the show. :)

[@Pitatito]

I face a similar issue on a Peugeot bolt, on local dealer, schedule for 90 days before to start on it, finally, went to a local mechanich, by 1/4 price, removes it in 20 minutes without problem.

[@chrisnorton2837]

Been there dude. Not with lug nuts, but with other unremovable stuff. Sawsall, air hammer, grinder, welder... Sometimes it takes a freaking chisel and a sledgehammer. But we love it. Right?

[@jerryking7502]

Hey JR, just LOOSEN the nut, then tap the socket all around to loosen it up!

[@upsidedowndog1256]

I have one of those spline lug lock sockets, but the chances that it would fit are slim.

[@alanbradford3130]

One thing good about GM, they make doing things like this easy.

[@DunnDifferent]

Damn dude that’s a lot of work for a lock lug. I use Irwin bolt head removers and have taken lock lugs off with them with ease.

[@justinlenart3187]

Should look up the engine on car part and just start calling junk yards with c5’s seeing if they will sell you a harness. Worked for me on a 650i I was working on that I needed a patch of wiring from.

[@cheapme1850]

Tell the truth...you found the lug nut socket when you cleaned the car out, didn't you? Seriously, whenever I buy an old car, I immediately clean it out really good because you'll be amazed at the surprises you'll find that will help you down the road. Enjoying the video, keep it up!

[@dadteaches]

I just use a large bolt extractor kit meant for rounded heads, and they'll take off those wheel lock lugs.

[@scottd9024]

Hmm, Use that Neon Green press that was in background of the video (3:47) to press out the lug nut out of the socket? 👍

[@schnydz]

Which Autel model did you use? I need to program out my shocks too! Can't find a TechII locally, ready to buy an Autel if I know which one

[@PaulBarwick]

Hey Jared, alway nice to see you here.

[@watchjaredwork1487]

Hey!

[@sgttombailes3380]

I love some out of the box "ingenuity". Great job guys!

[@donaldgavigan9376]

Have you checked with Hughes electronics. I believe that is the name. They made wiring harnesses for GM for years.