Dude! Glad I came across your channel. I use to own one just like yours about 30 years ago and traded it in for a family sedan after marriage. However, I came across a 1988 Daytona Turbo and just bought it a week ago. Like yours, it's a project car. Looking forward to getting it on the road too. Thanks for sharing!
It means a lot that you’re enjoying the videos man! The best part of putting this stuff out is talking cars with people like yourself in the comments section. I’m glad you’re getting a second opportunity at owning a turbo Dodge. These cars are such a cool piece of history. Stick with it and get that thing back on the road! Mine took a really long/frustrating/perplexing 2 and a half years to get it back on the road, but it’s really cool to look back on and I’ve gotten to know so many cool subscribers along the way. There’s a playlist of I think 30 something videos about this car on my channel, hopefully they can help you in some way.
As I did not order my long gone '86 Shelby Daytona with the T-top option, I did not realize the panels were locked separately and presumed locking the doors prevented access. Good to hear your car is running and I am amazed you can still obtain parts.
I thought the same thing prior to owning this car, it is a bit strange that they're locked. Parts can be difficult to find, for sure - but these cars have a great community behind them that's willing to help out with new and used parts where they can!
@@donutman3089 I don’t have social media either, but I hear there’s a really good group on Facebook called the SDAC owners community or something along those lines. I’ve met some of the guys in that group organically through some different shows and some others in that group have reached out just through the channel. They’re a great community. Also, Steven Seale at Turbo Dodge Parts in the Atlanta GA area has been awesome. He’s helped me find several things.
Awesome to see you finally take her out for a rip. I’m still working on getting my Shelby Z running and driving. I have run into an issue with the motor…it’s completely wasted. So I need to find a 88 and up 2.2 turbo 1 engine. I’m looking forward to taking that first ride sooner rather then later. Love the Challenger! Plum Crazy is an awesome color.
Thanks man! Super rewarding to get this thing out. I can’t wait to get it to a show. As I started to tear my engine down, I found more and more wrong. I started out planning on doing just a turbo rebuild. Then that turned into a head gasket. Then that turned into a head. Then rings and lower end bearings. It’s been quite a journey with this thing. There are a lot of old rotted out cars with good engines in them, I’m sure you’ll find one! I appreciate the kind words about the Challenger, we’re pretty excited about that one. Gotta love Plum Crazy!
While I still occasionally regret trading in my Dodge, I needed a reliable car. The transaxle remote linkage cable spring retaining clips would randomly break; disconnecting the shifter. Clips were only accessible via hydraulic lift. If not for that flaw, I would still own the car. The combination of performance and excellent utility made the car that good!
@@TheMoparGarage Unreliability was a common fault in many vehicles produced during the 1970s thru the 1990s and, unfortunately, not exclusively restricted to American brands.😢
@@TheMoparGarage hell yeah! and right thanks man i was working towards it i had it running beautifully in april for a week until a lady pulled an insurance scam on me in a no fault state... working to get the body looking back to how it should at the moment sadly thankfully she still drives like a dream! love the turbo noises from these 80's dodges
Man that white smoke looked like a possible turbo issue. Glad the white smoke disappeared. That was my 1st car at 18. Had 2 of them both 86 C/S with the T-Top. 2.5 and 2.2. I’m looking for another one as I’m 45 now and have an 18 year old and I would love to have a project car to do with him. But man they are hard to find and your car looks great! The car ran smoother than any Daytona I’ve seen or had for that year. I’m happy for you man and if you can find one let me know. Im subscribing now. Thanks
@jamiethomas3306 It's the weirdest thing - it only smokes like that when it's sat for months at a time. If you drive it even once a month, no smoke. Just something I'll have to keep an eye on going forward I suppose. I appreciate the kind words, there are some of these still out there if you look hard enough, I hope you find one! I have a playlist on my channel of about 30 videos or so outlining the whole build of this car, the turbo is freshly rebuilt and the engine has also been mostly rebuilt. Thanks for following along!
@pmafterdark I agree, they're definitely difficult to find these days - and getting kind of expensive. I much prefer the look of the first gen to the second gen personally, so I'm really glad I found this one as well! They're not as fast as the T2 platform that they got when they changed the styling, but that's okay. Doesn't have to be incredibly fast to be fun. Plus, the T1 is a lot easier to work on than having that big 2 piece intake in the way on the T2. Awesome to hear that you still have your Turbo Z, most people who comment say that they regret selling theirs!
@@TheMoparGarage Had toyed with selling it a couple of times over the years but glad I didn't. Had to go all the way to VA to find one as everything here in the northeast were rot boxes. Had a 87' Daytona Shelby Z as my daily driver for 9 years and it was a great car but I also prefer the looks of the first gen cars.
@TheMoparGarage I used to live in Charleston back in the late 2000's. I remember a huge junkyard being in North Charleston. Might be worth a trip. You can pick up 3-4 used ones for much of nothing. One of them is bound to be good, and you will have spares for the road.
Haha, it's awful. It allows me a pretty good lifestyle so I try to be thankful for it, but I just hate going. Both cars are a lot of fun in their own way, but the turbo noises and those 80's style gauges make for a pretty awesome driving experience!
Man. WOuld I like to sit down and have a chat with the Dodge engineers of the old days. 🤨 Some of the stuff they rigged was just ridiculous! Have a second gen Ram 3500 with the famed 5.9 12V Cummins and some of the things they did just have zero rhyme or reason. 🤬
@@donutman3089 haha it’s unbelievable. I know 2nd gens like the back of my hand because I’ve had so many, so that helps. But this 80’s era Chrysler stuff was all new to me when I bought this car and it’s left me baffled more than once 😂
Congrats on a successful fuel run. Can't wait to see this thing at a cruise-in!
@@ProjectTimeGarage thanks man! It’s been a long road with this bad boy. Can’t wait to finally enjoy it.
Dude! Glad I came across your channel. I use to own one just like yours about 30 years ago and traded it in for a family sedan after marriage. However, I came across a 1988 Daytona Turbo and just bought it a week ago. Like yours, it's a project car. Looking forward to getting it on the road too. Thanks for sharing!
It means a lot that you’re enjoying the videos man! The best part of putting this stuff out is talking cars with people like yourself in the comments section. I’m glad you’re getting a second opportunity at owning a turbo Dodge. These cars are such a cool piece of history. Stick with it and get that thing back on the road! Mine took a really long/frustrating/perplexing 2 and a half years to get it back on the road, but it’s really cool to look back on and I’ve gotten to know so many cool subscribers along the way. There’s a playlist of I think 30 something videos about this car on my channel, hopefully they can help you in some way.
As I did not order my long gone '86 Shelby Daytona with the T-top option, I did not realize the panels were locked separately and presumed locking the doors prevented access.
Good to hear your car is running and I am amazed you can still obtain parts.
I thought the same thing prior to owning this car, it is a bit strange that they're locked. Parts can be difficult to find, for sure - but these cars have a great community behind them that's willing to help out with new and used parts where they can!
@@TheMoparGarage If you could, please share some of those resources. I hate social media, but I'm sure a lot of them are on it.
@@donutman3089 I don’t have social media either, but I hear there’s a really good group on Facebook called the SDAC owners community or something along those lines. I’ve met some of the guys in that group organically through some different shows and some others in that group have reached out just through the channel. They’re a great community. Also, Steven Seale at Turbo Dodge Parts in the Atlanta GA area has been awesome. He’s helped me find several things.
Awesome to see you finally take her out for a rip. I’m still working on getting my Shelby Z running and driving. I have run into an issue with the motor…it’s completely wasted. So I need to find a 88 and up 2.2 turbo 1 engine. I’m looking forward to taking that first ride sooner rather then later. Love the Challenger! Plum Crazy is an awesome color.
Thanks man! Super rewarding to get this thing out. I can’t wait to get it to a show. As I started to tear my engine down, I found more and more wrong. I started out planning on doing just a turbo rebuild. Then that turned into a head gasket. Then that turned into a head. Then rings and lower end bearings. It’s been quite a journey with this thing. There are a lot of old rotted out cars with good engines in them, I’m sure you’ll find one!
I appreciate the kind words about the Challenger, we’re pretty excited about that one. Gotta love Plum Crazy!
While I still occasionally regret trading in my Dodge, I needed a reliable car.
The transaxle remote linkage cable spring retaining clips would randomly break; disconnecting the shifter.
Clips were only accessible via hydraulic lift.
If not for that flaw, I would still own the car.
The combination of performance and excellent utility made the car that good!
They’re very cool and fun cars, but definitely not known for their reliability!
@@TheMoparGarage Unreliability was a common fault in many vehicles produced during the 1970s thru the 1990s and, unfortunately, not exclusively restricted to American brands.😢
I want to bring my 87 Shelby lancer to an event so badly, love your Daytona man!! I want one myself 😂
Thanks man!! I appreciate that. Lancers are awesome too, you should definitely bring it out to one!
@@TheMoparGarage hell yeah! and right thanks man i was working towards it i had it running beautifully in april for a week until a lady pulled an insurance scam on me in a no fault state... working to get the body looking back to how it should at the moment sadly thankfully she still drives like a dream! love the turbo noises from these 80's dodges
@@nicholaig8094 hate to hear that…I’m sure you’ll get it back in shape!
@@TheMoparGarage aint it a shame, she should be back on the road by the end of next week if all goes to plan
Awe man, i used to have an 88 shelby Z. White on red with a 5 speed. Turbo lag was the worst Ive ever experienced but it was a fun little driver.
@@gregkrueger331 nice! As long as you appreciate them for what they are, they’re a blast!
Man that white smoke looked like a possible turbo issue. Glad the white smoke disappeared. That was my 1st car at 18. Had 2 of them both 86 C/S with the T-Top. 2.5 and 2.2. I’m looking for another one as I’m 45 now and have an 18 year old and I would love to have a project car to do with him. But man they are hard to find and your car looks great! The car ran smoother than any Daytona I’ve seen or had for that year. I’m happy for you man and if you can find one let me know. Im subscribing now. Thanks
First gen Daytonas seem very hard to find now. I've had my 84' TurboZ for 20 years and I'm glad I bought it when I did.
@jamiethomas3306 It's the weirdest thing - it only smokes like that when it's sat for months at a time. If you drive it even once a month, no smoke. Just something I'll have to keep an eye on going forward I suppose. I appreciate the kind words, there are some of these still out there if you look hard enough, I hope you find one! I have a playlist on my channel of about 30 videos or so outlining the whole build of this car, the turbo is freshly rebuilt and the engine has also been mostly rebuilt. Thanks for following along!
@pmafterdark I agree, they're definitely difficult to find these days - and getting kind of expensive. I much prefer the look of the first gen to the second gen personally, so I'm really glad I found this one as well! They're not as fast as the T2 platform that they got when they changed the styling, but that's okay. Doesn't have to be incredibly fast to be fun. Plus, the T1 is a lot easier to work on than having that big 2 piece intake in the way on the T2. Awesome to hear that you still have your Turbo Z, most people who comment say that they regret selling theirs!
@@TheMoparGarage Had toyed with selling it a couple of times over the years but glad I didn't. Had to go all the way to VA to find one as everything here in the northeast were rot boxes. Had a 87' Daytona Shelby Z as my daily driver for 9 years and it was a great car but I also prefer the looks of the first gen cars.
It looks like I was already subscribed! 😂
Awesome! Thanks man!
Maybe test the IAC valve and, if necessary, replace it?
@@jb40now47 definitely an IAC issue, but I can’t seem to find one. All the ones offered on Rock Auto appear to be 4 wire, this one is 2.
@TheMoparGarage I used to live in Charleston back in the late 2000's. I remember a huge junkyard being in North Charleston. Might be worth a trip. You can pick up 3-4 used ones for much of nothing. One of them is bound to be good, and you will have spares for the road.
You hate your job too? 😂 Probably a lot more fun driving that awesome 80's Daytona then the purple Barney mobile? 🤣😂
Haha, it's awful. It allows me a pretty good lifestyle so I try to be thankful for it, but I just hate going. Both cars are a lot of fun in their own way, but the turbo noises and those 80's style gauges make for a pretty awesome driving experience!
Man. WOuld I like to sit down and have a chat with the Dodge engineers of the old days. 🤨 Some of the stuff they rigged was just ridiculous! Have a second gen Ram 3500 with the famed 5.9 12V Cummins and some of the things they did just have zero rhyme or reason. 🤬
@@donutman3089 haha it’s unbelievable. I know 2nd gens like the back of my hand because I’ve had so many, so that helps. But this 80’s era Chrysler stuff was all new to me when I bought this car and it’s left me baffled more than once 😂
Hahaha same here, so many things they did that just make things 10x harder, had to pull out my whole steering column to replace my steering rack 😅