WILL IT RUN AND DRIVE 1600 MILES After Sitting for 10 Years?!?!

[@williamcampbell6589]

I ran those 2.3 fords in my tube chassis race car for a long time. They were very reliable. I used to turn the engine 8200 on the regular, with the cast crank. I ran the same crank for 15 years and it was still in the car when I sold it.

[@chemicallust77]

Had the same engine in my '78 Pinto...cast iron everything...bomb proof little engines

[@alertgasper]

if it wasn't Ford's habit of replacing engines (anyone remember when the OHC 4.6 litre was enough for a GT, a Mach I, a Bullitt and a Saleen? now no one cares about 'em and runs to the Coyote) they'd still be using this bread and butter engine--probably a DOHC one based off the Volvo swap.

[@ValorMotorsports_deucemuleskin]

Be nice if comments could be left and not disappear from a commercial break. I built 2.3s using Turbocoupe internals minus the cam and pistons.

[@alertgasper]

@@ValorMotorsports_deucemuleskin There has been so many upgrades to this little jewel, one can hot rod from a well stocked junkyard. roller rocker arms from rangers, coil plug setups, dual spark plug heads, and there's even a DOHC Volvo head swap. If one can, one should start with the turbo blocks, their nickel content is higher. supposedly, a 2.5 litre crank swap doesn't provide much in the way of increased performance, but even the stock connecting rods are good for 7,000 rpm (there used to be a 310 cid V8 stroker swap for the 302 using these connecting rods and an offset ground crank). and yeah, the classsic A 234 cam is the way to go for a street rebuild.

[@chrisgibson6960]

Glad you guys made it. Cops were probably radioing ahead telling their buddies, stop that white mustang and check out the hot blond. That’s why they were being so nice. 😆

[@Telluridepilot]

The look on their faces when you pulled back into the garage “ oh crap they found their way back ! “

[@glamiskid50]

That was one hell of an adventure Tony you have the best partner in crime Tess is a die hard with an amazing attitude and that beautiful smile. Glad you made it home safe thanks for taking us along.

[@Cammed.escalade]

Needa upload more often , love watchin this

[@chrispokorney6801]

Got 50 cents worth of gasoline, bashed in fender one headlight, that's the night we stepping out!!!! That's an actual song. 🤣 🤣 🤣 🤣

[@ericaichinger4768]

Tess You have a smile that could light up an entire city....I can't believe i watched this whole adventure Lol

[@MissMidnightMaverick]

It was a long one! Thank you for watching!!

[@jamessalter676]

I really enjoyed this episode. I have the 2.3 myself and the 5 speed really does make it better.

[@kevinkepley4714]

The only thing I like about California. Tess.

[@bobbysmith9256]

Love watching y'all good video cool little car

[@davidadamson2588]

What a Lady

[@ValorMotorsports_deucemuleskin]

I agree, too bad they aren't based closer to the folks in Ohio

[@jcnpresser]

Yep

[@f.chrisliuzzo7889]

I was born there but I feel the same way. Only thing I like is Tony and Tess.

[@Sean-i4r]

Really fun to watch this,you two seem so happy and content with each other,and the case or not,it looks good,so thank you

[@Canadianchucknorris69]

The best of memories, I love Tess’s love for road trips! It’s good to have a gorilla along to straighten body work by hand! Great video lots of the same roads as Death week!

[@Corvette_pilot]

I know exactly what happened to the fisheye! It heard you say you were taking it to California and it said HELL NAW! 😂

[@my357mags]

Enjoyed the show guys! Glad you made it home safe & sound! 👍👍

[@underdogracing5991]

you can tell tess is a legit hit rodder she doesn't just play along, she really about it

[@rayrussell6064]

You two are a hoot you managed to entertain us with a tweaker mustang on a road trip and to hit that big of a deer and nobody was hurt and the tweaktang took a hit and still made it home. Thanks for the much needed entertainment God bless and as always be safe.

[@AllensAutomotiveReparations]

Tess dont you worry about it audio isnt that important young Tony is well aware of what is IMPORTANT when he's BEHIND the camera!

[@donaldhastyjr4066]

Can't tell you how much I love these cars!! Had a '75 Mustang II with a 2.3 carb'd with a manual I drove all through high school, god I loved that little car so damn much!

[@Shakerbuilt]

love your adventures......keep it coming....

[@sabrom]

everything that happened was meant to be,, there is no other explanation to how everything just exactly played into place, what a excellent trip to drive along and watch the video for 1:13:33 seconds thanks TESS & TONY!

[@CharlesMarshall-c1v]

You Can't say it was a boring trip glad you are all safe

[@MissMidnightMaverick]

It was definitely an eventful trip! Haha.

[@davidadamson2588]

I see why Bill Hoskinson likes touring around in Hot Rods with you

[@67stang65]

Always knew Tess was a gift sent from god..She’s Gorgeous,stunning,loves everything automotive,loves to wrench,Race,animal lover and when I heard her say she wanted to go fishing…That’s when I knew god blessed the world with perfection🙏🏻

[@garywoodward847]

FACTS 💯

[@toddcallaghan5609]

Man you guys never give up.... great video team

[@friguy4444]

That was honestly some of the best tweeker taping I've seen in a long time. Since I watched a hovel of Heathens do it last time actually!

[@gregorybarth930]

That's the beauty of these old fords, parts are everywhere. And with some time you can find them pretty cheap. Don't know how I missed this one, I'm in Texas and have gotten a few good deals up in KS. Usually I drag a trailer because going thru OKC and DFW with bad lights and questionable brakes isn't fun.

[@J.Steele7]

As a Chevy guy with a challenger I have to say the Lima 2.3 is one of my favorite engines all time

[@Huntrace87]

😂 😃 Tess this was the best one yet!

[@MissMidnightMaverick]

I agree 😂

[@Keith-c9k]

I bought that same exact car but, in black, for my first wife. Great little ride and, we got about 30 mpg,also. That's probably one of, if not the toughest, as well as versatile 4 bangers, ever. Thanks TnT. Nice video.

[@nharris6171]

And I thought I'd had memorable "junker" road trips...I used to live in Kansas and laughed out loud when you guys set off across the state without tags, crap lights etc. Great to hear you were treated well. Your chances of making it without seeing blue lights was close to zero. Great video under extremely trying circumstances, Really nice to see how well you treated each other. Not sure how well you're going to do with giving away the deer slayer, but I'm ready for the next step

[@THE-SHOP]

That’s an awesome trip thanks for sharing.

[@bassettraceengines]

Crazy trip. Thanks for sharing

[@MissMidnightMaverick]

Thanks for watching!

[@MegaRetr]

Great job guys

[@jesses1097]

I had a white 88 lx 2.3 5 speed in high school. Y pipe dual exhaust lol 😆 Man I ran that thing hard. Manifold glowing cherry red etc. Obnoxious asf but I loved it !

[@curtisadams6114]

Dang, I got ( but it's fine, it's good ) stuck in my head saying it at everything! Tess cracks me up lol.

[@six50motors]

What an adventure glad you guys made it back

[@gilbertwashburn7095]

Maybe you could call it the tweaker stang you guys are adventurous it reminds me when I was young thanks it keeps me inspired enjoy the Sun and keep having fun you're one of my favorite channels have a better day

[@jeraldhite9744]

The little notch is battling back... kinda. Fantastic video!!

[@bobpratt8224]

What a road trip that was...glad you all made it home safe!

[@garywoodward847]

Dude smokin the weeds😂😂that was hilarious Tess. Cool video ya'll!

[@douglashayes5124]

What a road trip that turned out to be. Glad yall made it safe the old man should get a kick out of this one

[@J1Z06]

Great video! Thanks for sharing. I think it was 1995. I found one like Yours for $900. I brought the trailer and towed it home. It was completely stripped and was made into a race car 🤘🏼😎. Enjoy that White LX Notch!

[@jackryan765]

the look on his face when he was sitting in the car and smoke was billowing out of the engine bay lmfao.. that face said it all... "there is no FRIGGIN way we just blew another head gasket SUMMBISH" lol great video!

[@MissMidnightMaverick]

Haha, he looked so defeated! I’m so glad whatever it was fixed itself! Thanks for watching!

[@melvinrawlings1457]

Man do I love when Tony videos tess working or anything really. I just love her assets😂😂😂. Keep up the great footage Tony. Much love to yall from Maryland❤❤❤

[@alkennedy1124]

Thanks to all that has served,and are serving now, thanks , looking good, Tess,thanks BigAl California.

[@johndevries8536]

Fisheye is a great name!! Thank you for your videos as always!!

[@Bryanja81]

The new road trip car! Some head studs, a turbo and an 8.8 in the rear... perfect for traveling!

[@98Z28LS1]

Cool scenery shots

[@gilbertwashburn7095]

Thanks for the video I'm glad you're both okay hitting deers on fun I know that what an adventure have a great day

[@chuckamato2828]

This is a nice change 👌 Don't get me wrong racing is great but they don't start as race cars.I always consider this the fun and not so serious part.

[@PepeBln]

The sweetest Couple on Dragstrip 🏎 , Greetings from Germany 👍💪🏎🌹✌

[@eddietaylor9775]

I love the way they work together. I watch them on SRC lol the guys wanna hoop. But yes I love the guys and Tony gotta love him.# No Diddy lol

[@CharlesDiffenderfer-u8i]

Got a Ford motor in it 😂

[@dawnmclees]

Tess what is your go to product for interior cleaning?? Great video as usual. ❤❤❤

[@doorman7316]

You guys seriously make loving Fun!

[@LeoInekeNetherlands]

Thanks for the video♥️ watching from the Netherlands ✌️

[@sethlamb368]

Great video! Looks like y’all had a fun trip.

[@daryltom3183]

Hey Albuq! we should've had lunch....yeah do NOT leave things in your vehicle...or worse your car! Hahaaa. People be safe stopping in ABQ! Do another will it run...that was cool tho!

[@michaelstokley6796]

When my mom died in Jan 90 I got a large insurance payout I took a year off bought a 90 lx 5.0 drove around the united states like I always wanted to do was gone for 9 months before returning home to Cincinnati , this brought back memories , with the car except mine was new I had no problems not even warranty ones great car would eat up interstate like pacman

[@Sean-i4r]

Nice footage too,meaning the hills and rolling land.Its pretty

[@jonlennon3348]

What you two have been through is just unbelievable. You should write a book of your travel mishaps. I am so sorry you guys have had such terrible luck.

[@Mullinz80]

Best invention besides Foxbody Mustangs?…..definitely leggings. 🤘

[@Noah_Fence69]

Hahahahahah Absolutely 👍 💯

[@kesummers1]

This has to be one of the funniest videos on KZbin I’ve ever seen lol….. Glad you guys made it 😊

[@jx10r13]

damn that sucks!!! That was such a straight body car too, glad you guys are ok of course. I've seen some bad crashes from people hitting deer's.

[@alkennedy1124]

It a knock knock knocking , rods have seen better days, thanks BigAl California.

[@ShaneLewis-n2o]

Great job guys ! Glad to see content from you all

[@347mav3]

They have a new track near Kc! You guys should check it out if your in the area again.

[@BlueDaBos-lu1kb]

Yoooo I just watch this whole video lmao 🤣 yall are fun to watch and I would love to have that notch back . I felt like I was on the road with yall .. I'm glad yall made it home Tess is 🤪 lmao 🤣 poor deer 🦌 😅 🤣

[@MissMidnightMaverick]

We’ll be raffling it off on Facebook as soon as we get the deer damage fixed!

[@jacobboyko888]

New subsriber here. I had a 93 red 4 cylinder a while back was the exact same but with auto transmission. Head gasket went in it to lol. Great video hope to see more :) at the moment I have a 74 mustang ghia 2.8 ltr v6 auto transmission white vinyl top and dark blue in color next to no rust bought it off the original owner in 2019 nice driving car. My twin brother had a 75 hatchback as well.

[@jrjames9106]

That was one of my favorite songs as a kid growing up 👍

[@thadmachia9873]

Awesome video thank you! 😊

[@eddietaylor9775]

Glad y'all are ok

[@christophergriffin8344]

Quite the adventure🤘 Way to stay with it.......after all it was for notch.......becoming harder to find.☠️

[@Jm-is9ig]

Man this thing is bad luck get rid of it!!! Glad you guys are all right

[@happyinfidel1]

you guys are soooo good natured.. Edit I know.. But attitude shines thru.

[@boosted74m2]

I have a 2.3 notch back . 2.3 turbo, was a 5 speed …now it has a c4 with a brake .

[@stevestumbaugh]

I miss my 89 with the same interior. It was not fast, but it sounded mean with the 5.0 5spd and flowmasters.

[@Lonerwolf420]

U made it!!! i mustve laughed out loud at least a dozen tymez during the vid✌️🤣 best road trip vid ever 🤣

[@JohnThomas-vb9se]

“Porno red” interior. I changed a 2.3 in an 87 model that smoked like crazy. Before I took the engine out, I honestly tried to blow it up. I revved it so hard it shredded the belt off it because the tensioner couldn’t keep up. It never did blow up and once it was out, I could spin it over one handed with all the plugs in it and everything. It was a tough little bastard.

[@MissMidnightMaverick]

They are tough little motors, aren't they? We had another one that had a rod knock, Tony did full throttle donuts in the back yard trying to get it to kick a rod and it never did 😂

[@shanebrady2154]

You guys were right down the road from my work when you were at you pull it that’s crazy

[@alkennedy1124]

Truck stops have one wat moving permits, and it sticks on the front window and keep your receipt ok thanks BigAl California .

[@DaleKriescher]

You two are so much fun to watch love you both ❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@79tazman]

Love the fish tank headlight was that an option on those mustangs or was that a aftermarket deal?

[@MR5L]

What a treck.. id love to do a trip like this in something similar. I think it adds to the excitement of whether you're going to make it or not. New subscriber SRC sent me here all the way from Australia. 👍

[@MissMidnightMaverick]

It was definitely quite the adventure! The only thing I’d change is giving ourselves an extra day to drive home so we didn’t have to drive through the night. Unfortunately we both had to be back at work by Wednesday morning, so that wasn’t possible 😩

[@MR5L]

@@MissMidnightMaverick the night driving with one headlight would have definitely been sketchy. Tony an yourself are awesome to watch. I love the banter. 👍

[@alkennedy1124]

The editor is on top of the music, kool thanks BigAl California.

[@bryanpoeverlein4981]

You guys went through Baldwin City Kansas? I recognized everything you passed that's awesome

[@MissMidnightMaverick]

We did! That’s actually where Matt lives, so we spent the whole week there.

[@geniferteal4178]

We've all heard the phrase dear in the headlight. You literally had a deer in your headlight. And maybe parts of a headlight in the deer.😮😊

[@mattreeves696]

My favorite notch i owned was a 79 i bought from my neighbor out of his back field for $90 and a quarter sack of lawn clippings lol

[@paullane7489]

I’m sure I missed it in the video, but what’s the plan for this car? I hope it has a Godzilla in its future. I’m sure it will be cool whatever it gets. 👍🇺🇸👍🇺🇸👍🇺🇸

[@avboysgrandpahollywood]

We are going to raffle if, it’s already fixed

[@paullane7489]

@@avboysgrandpahollywoodsounds good! Thanks!

[@outdoorsmansgarage]

It's cool that you guys are going to raffle It Off to one of the subscribers of your Channel I just hope they understand there's going to be a bunch of out-of-state fees if that person lives in California and those out of state fees are not cheap I bought a few cars out of state and California makes you jump through hoops when it comes to those fees.

[@MissMidnightMaverick]

We’re going to make sure the car is up to date on registration in California before raffling it! 😊

[@davidadamson2588]

Excellent Content all the way through

[@curtisadams6114]

Wow, what a trip, I got that kinda luck too! Glad yall ok after knocking the shit out of that suicidal deer

[@dw1370]

Good video and enjoyable to watch the trials and tribulations of the long trip. Tess is a beautiful lady

[@joeellis3325]

Great content Tess but Bill is going to have a ball with this

[@ValorMotorsports_deucemuleskin]

You ever run into any Turbocoupes sitting out there??? Great platform for a hotrod. Surprised it didn't have the rubber rims on it. If I remember right they were 13 inch wheels. A 5 liter swap would have made a cool video. The idle sounds like a vacuum leak or its running full lean or rich from a bad water temp sensor. Haha remember where the movie Convoy started was New Mexico lol A buddy of mine may have a SVO turbo engine he had up for sale. Computer and all the harness required. Let me know its in Vermont.

[@scottburrow8717]

My wife had a notchback 84 model I believe. Same color same red interior

[@stephens340]

That's awesome Kevin.

[@otiscompton9024]

Awesome content

[@actionjackson6892]

Awesome road trip

[@greg4876]

When i watch VGG videos i always wonder how he keeps from getting pulled over.....y'all went through exactly how my luck would go if i tried doing this..( buying a car and trying to get it back home from afar)

[@vicsplace]

I must say, i love the power shifting.

[@jerryfrederick6610]

Never good to be to serious on a road trip like this one. Just roll with it as it happens.

[@davidreed6070]

Those are cool little cars and an LS snuggles right in there.