1966 Buick Sport Wagon part 2! Final repairs and cleaning! Big transformation!
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- Опубликовано: 10 фев 2025
- We performed a Will It Run on this Buick last month on @whattherust We are back to finish the job! Cone along as Christina gets the interior presentable and Richard works on the engine and electrics.
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I just want to Thank You for your devotion to your viewers and your desire to get those old cars, trucks and tractors useful again.
Thank you William.
Richard you plugged away until you got going well. And Christina that interior was a mess. You did really good with what you had to work with. Power windows still work amazing. Thank you guys you’re great like always. Thank you and God Bless. ✝️ 💯💕👊👍
Thanks Terry! The surprise of the day was those window motors. I would have never thought they would work.
Classic Wagons are so cool. Love the roof windows.
Drum role ,you guys never give up, neither do I, ❤LoveJim J&R mobile service and God Bless Y'all and your critters
All journeys are well accepted. I like t all.
❤how you amuse yourself and are such a great Cheerleader. Yoohoo!!
I hope someone will restore that car, it is so unusual. There are not many of those kinds of wagons around anymore. I love these kinds of "will it start " videos. Anyway, Keep up the good work Richard and Christina! PS Richard made a four legged while he was there. LOL
Great work again, Richard and Christina!! Great to see the old Buick running and detailed nicely! You two are a great team, and keep up the videos!😁👍🔧🛠️
Thanks very much, Billy.
Great job on the wagon sounds good
That old car has a future,great job!!!!!
I would love to see that wagon restored, reality I think it would make a good parts car for another restoration project.
I just finished watching part 2 of the 66 Buick sport wagon. Thanks so much!! Goodness! If I were a few years younger, I'd be tempted to buy it and finish the body work, the paint, the glass, and interior! It's running great now! It makes me wonder why so many vehicles gave been dicsarded when a few repairs get them back in service again! Sleeperdude finds that to be true in many of his junked vehicles, too! You folks are just awesome! I would have written off that sport wagon, but your persistance paid off! Bless Y'all!
Glad you liked it, Wayne. Thank you for the support.
A Buick GS 350 disguised as a Buick Sport Wagon! Wow, that has a really good engine!!! Back in the day when you bought a Buick you got a higher quality GM vehicle. Well done Richard on all the troubleshooting and repairs and Christina's clean up detailing.
Right on, Buicks were a step above most.
The old Buick does sound good
You guys Rock I really enjoy looking at the videos you do a superb job
The camera and editing is a dedication for sure showing us your process in 45 min. And cutting the curses out.. 😂
Dirt bedevils the best mechs. Amazing how a speck of unseen dirt can stop a spark.! Great job.
You cannot beat that idle after all that engine had to endure. Fantastic
Absolutely 💯 love
this kind of Content !!
Great job , solving that restriction
In the rear bank , oil passage
Hopefully , Eugene will get this
Buick wagon back on the road
Thanks very much for the feedback. More of this type of content is coming to this channel.
Baby moon hub caps would look so good on the Buick.!
Yes this is the type of content I like! And y’all make it even better!!!!
Yes Yes Yes I just love this topic and how you guys work together and chip away sat respectable cars and make them worthy of a second life. Great, I like those Olds Wagons too, Take care, Dennis in Virginia
Good work on the interior clean up Christian
what an improvement on the buick, richard and christina i love this kind of content keep it coming
Thank you Gary. More to come!
Great job getting the Buick done
Good job on the Buick rocker arm shaft it's like a 390 Ford same problems thank you
That engine sounds amazing, good job Richard ...and the inside transformation is day and night different good job Christina
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Thanks very much, Lonnie.
I thought this was a really great video and two done an amazing job. Definitely a good guard to fix up that interior looks excellent. Compared to what it was. Great job guys.
Glad you enjoyed it!
As always, you both have the determination to rescue these old classics. I hope someone will save it and bring it back to its original glory. You guys got it running and looking awesome.
Nice job sir Nice GM Nice show sir .😃👏👏👏👍👍👍
Hello Richard and Christina. So Richard you do nothing and get compression, do nothing and get ignition; I think it’s time to face it you are a wizard! I do enjoy these types of videos but I like all that you do. Please keep it up.
It appears that this car was originally red with a red interior, slowly turning pink from the exposure to the sun, the fact that the engine runs so well makes this wagon worth more than meets the eye, especially that it comes with the rare glass roof panels, congrats on another successful rescue😊
You 2 should buy it and take it home and give it the what the rust business. Views would be great on this project. Everyone loves a wagon especially a old Buick
If only we had the time.
Great video, thanks
Hi Christina and Richard ! I was looking forward to this part two , and as expected , it was well worth the wait ! Thanks for going back and looking at that compression after it had ran. I was curious just how much it might change. I have to wonder with a bit of run time , if it may improve even a little more. Great job on an overwhelming interior job Christina ! Heck , I've had daily drivers that were worse than what you were able to accomplish ! Excellent! Bless you both and Thank You !
A friends daughter had one when i was a young teenager. She couldnt bare to part with it when she got a new car so it went in the backyard and there it had sat for long enough to be half covered in sticker bushes when i saw it but i still got in it and checked it out !
Awesome job you two. What a great team. Love old Buicks. My first engine rebuild was a 64 nailhead. It was a torque monster! Great job as usual.
I love those nailheads.
LOVE WATCHING WILL IT START.
I love the way those motors had the torque to rock the motor. My father had a buick wildcat with a 455 and it was custom ordered ,he had center console shift ,all power black convertable top. leather bucket seats with chrome trim through out the inside. It had the star wars air cleaner .His only mistake was he gave it to the wrong son. He trashed it but i was able to salvage the air cleaner .That car would have been worth alot today. It was a 1965 and i have never seen another like it.
Interesting what you say about the engine rocking the entire car. At first I thought the car might be in gear, but then remembered the Buick torque. Awesome.
What a great project for someone. The fact that it runs as well as it does is amazing. The glass being there along with the trim is fantastic. New owner definitely has to be a decent body person. But this could be quite a nice ride given enough time and patience ( and of course some $$$$$). You’re quite the mechanic Richard. 👍👍🇨🇦
Nice job richard that's a sweet wagon
I didn't know Buick made this many window car! My Uncle had a 70's Oldsmobile Vista cruiser, with this many window design, and was it cool, with keystone classics on it. Three inch dual exhaust and a cubed out 455 olds engine. Two tone light lime green and tinted windows.
Very cool!
Mr. B. Here ! 🍩☕️👀😎👍 : Christina this is for 🧽🧼🪣🧽🧼🪣🕷️🕷️ ! Richard nice job this shows the wagon was not care for ! Good job guys ! 🍩☕️👀😎👍
HELLO CHRISTINA AND RICHARD, JUST TO LET YOU KNOW THAT YOU TWO ARE VERY SPECIAL. GOD BLESS YOU BOTH, THANK YOU AND YOURS FOR SUCH GREAT CONTENT, SINCERELY DOM'N NICKS AC VENICE FL
Thank you for the kind words!
Good shape for the shape it's in 😊
Great teamwork on that beauty, Dalton from Pole Barn could finish this off , thanks for sharing 👍💨💨
Heck yes love birds great job
You tha man!!!!!!!!!
always great to watch these-keep it up!!!
Certainly worth restoring, I live out here in the Southwest Triangle and I've seen more classic Station Wagons back on the road with families driving for vacations to L.A., Vegas, The Grand Canyon and The Phoenix/Tucson area in the past 2-3 years than I have in the last 20 years combined and it just warms my heart and reminds me of my childhood, I grew-up right outside of St. Louis and my parents and uncle and aunt owned a family cabin in Los Lunas New Mexico right on the Rio Grande River, my brother, 2 cousins and I would load up in my parents 64 or 65 Olds station wagon and drive out there for vacation, then after the first week my parents would go back home and my uncle and aunt would drive out for a week and us kids would ride back with my uncle and aunt. My uncle and aunt went through a NASTY divorce in 82 and they had to sell the cabin.
My parents had a 64 Olds wagon as well, a Dynamic 88. I remember riding in the third row seat, which faced backwards.
@@morewhattherust Ours was a Vista Cruiser, we had some really good times in that thing
hi richaard and christina y'all are amazing i love buick of all models my vote is you two should try and get a hold of that ole girl and restore it runs super i think its worth restoring lots of potential thank you for bringing it back to life
Thank you Richard and Christina awesome job you guys have done on the wagon
I enjoy watching all of the videos
Thank you for the support, Matt.
definatly worthy of a full restoration
Wow the wagon sounds hot Fantastic job Mates Thankyou
Right, that 340 is no slouch. Probably 10.25:1 compression.
Great job! I enjoyed the episode! Richard, you are so patient. It would be great to meet you and do a rescue with you. Maybe that's an idea for a contest. "Win a rescue with Richard and Christina!" It was good to see the transformation of the interior Christina!
Thanks! That might be an idea for a future episode.
Good running engine!
Hey Kristiner, as Richard calls you, you are amazing with that shop
vac considering you have no electricity!😂
That's what the EcoFlow was for. Provides the electronic we need for jobs just like this one! We always carry it with us. Thanks for watching ❤
@@christinarust6957 Good to know! You did a great job on that interior and I usually watch every week, I am living in Cookeville,Tn now but was in the Nashville area for many years.
Fantastic! I knew you could get her runnin'! 👍
Great job on the old wagon and awesome content, hope to see more on this one.
Normally I'm not a fan of red, but that red interior pops! 😎👍 I'd even call it "Coca-Cola red" 😊 That is a very cool station wagon, doesn't need much to make it a good daily driver. The floors are probably the worst part about it. And those would be easy to repair I'm sure. Excellent job Richard and Christina!! Thanks for sharing!! 😎🔧👍
Thanks David. I think Coca-Cola red is spot-on!
WELL DONE
Great job guys.😊
Richard has become quite the cat magnet!
AWESOME! Gotta love these ole wagons!They were the SUV of their time!
Weekend is complete now that I am watching you both working on the wagon
It wants back on the road obviously
I like content like you did on the Buick thanks for letting us see it
Love the husband wife team that yall do stay at it u guys go into details 🎉🎉
Great job in getting this old car up and running and clean up a bit thanks for sharing your content
Great job enjoyed it a lot
I love this Buick wagon, keep going on the interior.
The engine sounds great! I saw a few older wagons during the 70s but I never saw one with those unique roof windows before. Every time you did a walk-around shot I imagined how beautiful it must have been when it was new. Would love to see it all cleaned up and rolling again.
Excellent video Christina :) , Richard :) , very good video also say may have do to video on RUclips on motor like this before change engine oil plus filter use some Engine Flush treatment or 100 ml of 80w90 differential fluid in crankcase let go thru to try out! It clean out block problem in engine and too! Also check out PC Valve on Valve Cover too see if stuck or clean and replace one !
That is the highest compression I have ever seen on one that has been sitting.
hello from Denmark! 14:45, holy shit
Gonna have to get a bigger van to 8:46 haul more supplies and tools around❤
Good job Jennifer Richard
Fun an worthy auto
Don’t know if you guys decided to buy the wagon ,but you should if you can and bring it back to its old glory.
Love your content🔧🔧
Thanks Michael. We aren't buying it, but we hope it goes to a good home.
I had a 1967 sport wgn in the early 70's. 340 4 barrel 10 1/4 to 1 compression It was a running fool. I loved the car. One of my favorites all-time. The only downside is it had octane knock with 104 octane premium gas with lead. It is the reason I finally sold it when lead was removed and octane dropped below a hundred. I don't know what it would do with todays fuel. It was a beautiful wagen in its day and still is.
I remember the issues with dropping octane very well, Donald. I had a 69 Buick with the 10.25:1 430 engine. I could not time that engine correctly with the gas available in the 80s. 93 just isn't enough.
awesome as always u 2 😎😎 👍🏼 i would luv to go one of these with yous😎 see you on WTR thanks
Right on. Thank you for the support.
You may want to consider that wagon as your next recovery vehicle.
That would be cool. I could fit my entire kit in it.
I had three cats from the same litter. RATT KATT#1, RATT KATT#2, and RATT KATT#3. One was a solid grey male and the next one down the line had some of her mother in her and of course the third female had more markings. I don't have them anymore, but they were sure something. Man, that car would be really something if it was restored to original. That vista style glass would be hard to find though. I would think that the oil passage you have had the trouble with may actually be a return and it may be restricted on purpose as it gives enough back pressure to force oil through the rocker shaft to give proper lubrication to the valve train. On a six cylinder Chevrolet 235 engine for example the connector tube between the rocker shafts can be pinched off somewhat or even closed off completely and the lubrication to the rocker arms is a lot better, and it also helps put some back pressure to the hydraulic lifters to bleed the air out as well. This may be why your compression came up as well as the hydraulic lifters were pumping up and that changes the valve timing which affects compression as well. Engine does sound good though and of course will sound better with a proper muffler. I'm willing to bet that floor pans from other GM vehicles may be available from aftermarket suppliers that will work on this car. Christina sure puts the elbow grease to those interiors, 🥸👍👍👍👍👍👍👍
Right on. If that rear hole was a return, it would explain a lot. Thanks for taking the time to enter the detailed comment.
great video you will have to do a video on just how many vehicles you worked on at that salvage yard and how many more you are planning on doing and let us vote on which one you do next
That is a good idea.Howard. I think there will be only one more, but that one should be epic if it ends up running.
good job folks! One point on compression test....when you redid the low cylinder after running.....did you reopen throttle after it had been idling...could cause a slower buildup cranking. You mentioned it had good leakdown....the valve in the fitting at engine holds the pressure.....normally cranking without the valve the gauge would cycle between compression and vacuum rapidly .
Looking back, I think the release valve was pressing on the inner fender, and that led to the zero reading. I am not sure, but the position of the gauge in the video looks like that what was happening.
Great video again!
I was wondering if you had the carburetor throttle blades open when you were doing the compression test, it's a real easy thing to forget when your rapped up with everything!
Thanks,
-Larry
If you ever come up through Vermont I could keep you busy for a couple of days. 😉🙃
We do need to get back up North sometime soon.
Oil on rings raises compression. Especially on abused/neglected ones
+got a great idea, for the inside, tear out th chairs get rid of them , find some serious retro niners style covers for the inside, then the side drs, dark red,god drs, back seat seatcovers for the niners then put a few stripes for the sf niners feel outside drs back dr, red and gold hub cps.
👍👍👍👍
Richard you should have a wire coat hanger in you need to bring tools. A wire coat hanger cut pulled straight would have been able to go down that oil passage
That is a good tip. I'll add one to the kit.
Hi, the zero compression reading could be the rubber seal of the tester don't seat properly on the cilinder head due to a some contamination or debris. It's happens sometimes when you have a small room manouver
Right on. I think that was the problem too.
The stopped up oil passages were a big issue with the 300, 340 and the Odd Fire 225 V6 engines. Even 350 Buick engines had oiling issues.
Good to know. It certainly was a problem here.
Maybe a valve was hung up and worked loose while you were going around checking the cylinders on the rest of the engine.
That wagon basically is creating SMELLAVISION. Love your channel tho
Out of curiosity why did you put this on the second channel? This is first channel level quality 👍
Agreed, Since we announced it would be second channel content before we filmed it, we stuck to our word. Ordinarily this would have been on WTR.
I would love to see you guys do something with that old Coca Cola truck. That one may actually have some value if you can get it going.
That is actually a trailer. It is very old, but in decent condition.
This car has the Flintstones Floor Pan option. That is going to be nearly impossible to deal with. Floor pans for station wagons are unobtainium. The only option will be to find something relatively close and make it work.
Right, they would need to be fabricated, but it would not be too difficult.
Richard, did you try rodding out those oil passages with a coat hanger or some other stiff wire?
I did with a piece of wire. It helped, but I was concerned the passage might go sideways, which the wire would not reach.