*_So this vehicle was built in an era where nothing was truly "Plug and Play," and being creative with your wiring was the only way to go. Wiring insulation breaks down and cracks when it's neglected. In other words, they were not put on the car that way. Please be mindful of this because the next generation may look at your current work and bash the things you did._*
Applied Technologies They filed BK a couple years ago. That is why their parts are in demand now. They had a barn sale and Richard Clark bought some of their items I heard.
I was really impressed that you gave the owner an extra $1,000 to help him out with his mothers funeral expenses. It speaks volumes about your character and morals. Your parents and family must be very proud of you !
My wife and I just inherited a 92 typhoon! 30k miles. Her grandfather was original owner. I can’t wait to get it into my hands. I love the maintenance work you do. So so satisfying!
I gotta say, Max has been doing a fantastic job editing these videos. 1 hour, 12 minutes, and 3 seconds, and I was fully engaged the entire time. Alex + Max = the most fun, entertaining, and informative videos on RUclips.
my daughter is 3 and she loves anything dad is interested in. The boys are 4 and 5 and they are mommy's boys. So my daughter is on my four wheeler with me, putting out corn for the deer, always wanting to do anything to hang out with dad. And I cherish every single second, I know she won't always want to hang out with daddy, so I want every memory I can get. (I always roll slow in front of my deer camera and she waves at the camera, I save all of those. ❤)
Alex, the biggest take away from watching your videos is: There is nothing I can't do if I take my time, mark, photograph and go slow. You make the most complex seem do-able. Not because you left things out but because you leave every step in. Well done Sir. Oh and Alex get the spray can handle at Lowes. It makes spray can paint like using a compressor can.
As a mechanic, I can tell you you have the best car RUclips channel by far. The only channel I can watch without skipping and double tapping. WELL DONE!👍
Hey Alex! I work on PC's all the time and specialize on older outdated PC's. I would be more than happy to get that Toshiba back up and running with all the old school software for you 😊
@@SeishukuS12 Oh yeah, most likely. A lot of these old pc's have blown/leaky caps. But the other half is making sure the Software and other stuff is saved and preserved
@@SHAD0WxF1R3 Yeah, that's the other issue on that era Toshiba's, they didn't exactly use high quality hard drives either... There's a fair chance that's toast as well. And leaking clock/standby batteries, that may have destroyed a lot of traces as well. Sometimes I hate working on old stuff, it's always the same old story. lol
You sir are a madman and must be a genius… I can’t imagine ripping all these wires off at once and ever being able to figure out how to replace them correctly again. Lol. Crazy. 🍻🤯
GM used stop leak pellets as preventative maintenance and for small leaks that couldn't be diagnosed (P/N 10-108 ACDelco Cooling system seal tabs). Those "shells" look like the remains of coolant tabs combined with a gelling effect caused by mixing green with orange coolant. These tablets are still sold online lol.
Yeah it was that brown stuff wit the lil pellets in bottle n was supposed to stop small leaks but it really just clogged shyt up really. I've used it B4 back in day n it was bad ASF after using dat shyt. Made a mess thru whole cooling system
@@ColeSpolaric Check out the Northstar lol. They used these a lot on NS engines as well as the 2.2L, 2.8L, 3.1L, 3.4L engines due to the problematic LIM gaskets and head gaskets.
Please keep up the two videos a week they help me through my tough times. I take working on cars myself as a therapeutic experience because I don’t get much time alone or spend money on myself much thank you for everything.
Never give up, brother. Always be willing to talk about whatever is bothering you with anyone willing to listen. There is light at the end of the tunnel. Love from Ohio. ❤
Bro keep praying and dreaming big bro i was i that same funk 2 years ago failed marriage foster kids step kids baby mama drama all i could do was wrench and dream N it all worked out believe in God Amen this is part of the process
Not only is this channel wholesome in the extreme, but the attention to detail is Alex's best perk. Little things like painting the head screws really shows the level of love put into his work. Awesome Alex, hoping your channel grows and grows.
Bro ur channel is awesome... what I like most is it's clean no foul language nothing dirty just a seemingly humble guy who knows what he's doing.... ur a blessed mechanic brother... the cars u find and work on are some of my favorite cars. Take care!
Man that last episode was unreal!!!! You giving Marvin an extra 1000$ for his parents was beautiful let alone him letting you use his shop and tools. I am proud to be part of the car community with people like that around.
I've said it before and I'll say it again...removing goofy and useless aftermarket wiring/stereos/pointless mods is my NUMBER 1 favorite thing about a new project...it's just soooo satisfying to undo someones shty work and make it right.
After a lifetime working light trucks with trailers (in Britain), when you tow the fuel consumption rises (say 25 to 30%) because of the extra tyre drag, but that doesn't alter much whether the trailer is loaded or empty. What really drinks the fuel is wind resistance, so as the Typhoon is shielded behind a high van it doesn't increase the fuel usage much. My Sprinter trucks would average 30mpg, 22mpg towing, but with a tall load on and a headwind, trailer or no trailer, I have seen it drop under 10mpg while at the same time I could barely maintain 40mph in fourth of six gears. Love your show!
ATR had my favorite sounding exhaust with their Pit Bull mufflers on Turbo Buicks. Looks like the phone number was from their later location in North Carolina. They used to be in Roseville, CA and the number would have had a 916 area code.
IF you end up just replacing that ignition module - make sure you clean up the base where it mounts so it's dead flat, then use good CPU thermal compound between the module and base. That's the main reason they fail (heat). Run a short ground wire from the base plate to a chassis ground as well. They get corrosion between the shaft and base plate and the resistance causes the voltage go down, current goes up... another failure mode!
My old shop had a 91 S10 as its shop truck, I was hauling 2800 lbs of old brake rotors to the scrap recycling yard when the heater core literally popped.
@@MrSpartanPaul first or second gen? First gen you can do fairly easily laying upside down under the dash. Second gen is a pain because you have to pull the dash to get to screws in the HVAC box and there's a hidden screw behind the HVAC box in the engine bay. I found a tip of where the screw was located and using a hole saw to cut a hole where the screw was and then using a Christmas tree plug fastener and silicone it back in the hole. Saves TON of time not having to remove the HVAC cover in the engine bay.
I cannot believe that thing just fired up like that. Thats actually amazing. You should be really proud as thats a shining example of your mechanical abilities.
Zero issues with the long video! Absolutely LOVE following your process my man. Especially when we have to wait a whole week before another video, I’ll take AS MUCH video time as I can get! Keep doing your thing man! THANKS FOR THE AWESOME VIDEOS!!!!
Back in 2014ish. I pulled a 56 Chevy short bed, small window out of a boneyard in a Ca. desert town. My “resto” wasn’t as clean as yours, but I went through everything. New harness, new brake lines, rebuilt the OE master, bushings, greased the steering box for the first time in that trucks life. 350/350, and a 12 bolt out of a 69 Chevelle. Pulled two leaves out of the front. That was my daily driver for three years. Another great video! You are my spirit animal!
Man, this is becoming my favourite build so far - the whole thing has just been awesome to watch! Cannot wait to see the detailing and upgrades turn this back into the shiny rescue it deserves to be!
Restored a 1979 MGB. Took about 2.5 years. It was SUPER simple, and super fun! I replaced or restored and painted pretty much every mechanical part, including resealing and repainting the engine and transmission, interior refresh, body work and partial painting, and full suspension and brake replacement. I was so happy not only because of the result, but because I knew EVERY part of the car. Plus I had the satisfaction of knowing I did it myself!
1946 Willys CJ2A. Frame-off - every nut and bolt. Engine, transmission, transfer case rebuild. New period-correct wiring harness. Full body rebuild and repaint in factory Normandy Blue. My dad bought it when I was 8. We restored it together. He's 82.
Since you have to clean off lots of gaskets and assorted goo you should seriously look into picking yourself up a Super Scraper from innovative tools. I discovered them from another RUclipsr that swears by them and I have to say they are kinda life changing. I always thought nahhh a razor blade does just fine but they honestly make life easier and really save your hands.
The wires going to the injectors is probably off an aftermarket remote start alarm system. Back in the 90’s we would tap into an injector to get a tach signal. Since it had so much audio stuff at one point it just makes sense to me.
Man I love doing stuff like this, doesn't make the car faster but so satisfying getting everything clean, painted and color matched, so happy you got rid of that fugley blue coupler and went with black and silver you just can't go wrong with that. All that said the time it takes to do never pays you back if you're doing it for a customer however but for yourself it's priceless!
Man u know how shyt was back in mid 90 to early 2000 everything has a million wire on it if u wants to hook anything aftermarket on ur vehicle. It's not has it is not got blue tooth shyt on ur ecu n all the in n out puts that built into the ecu nowadays. It just wasn't like dat back then. The older ppl know that
And it was all on a new motor I have to say my 91 YJ got a lot of aftermarket lights, which, stereo, underbody lights, and small waterproof sub.... So I guess I can't talk too much as I was 17 and I'm sure my wiring was crap
Both my CJs before that I had at 16 and 17 didn't add any extra shitty wiring. Oh also had MSD ignition on the 91 YJ (which did it do anything?). I bought that thing with a one foot shackle on one corner and two synchro gears out and turned it into an amazing lifted off-roader after rolling one of my CJs.... Amazing channel definitely will make the two and a half hour drive one day for one of these car meets from Moline Illinois (as everybody knows that the home of John Deere). God I feel stupid for saying that and miss living in Seattle
Your selection of cars is so good. And 1990's GM had some interesting cars and trucks. I remember my first time seeing a GNX. Was a great race, against my Chevy powered 1951 Ford truck.
Alex, you are in my opinion. The Leonardo Da Vinci of auto techs. You combine technical knowledge with artistry. Love the attention to detail. Keep up the great content.
I have restored one car. It’s my 1968 beetle which I got as a gift from my parents when I was 14. Spent the last 4 years restoring it to make it mint. Had to weld in new floors and multiple patch jobs on the entire thing. I am also like Alex where I can’t put a part back on if it looks bad so i had to paint everything haha. Ended up building a 1915cc engine with dual webers pushing about 100hp (sounds weak but car is light haha) pretty happy with it.
Born in the 80s but started driving towards the tail end of the 90s when these types of cars were still around, definitely got a real case of nostalgia watching these videos, keep em coming
Other car channels I usually skip to the end but I watch your videos fully cause you actually break down n show what you’re doin and talk like a normal person in the garage figuring it out
Yeah. Same here. I watch some of those guys but it gets old with the look at the new car I added and watch me rev it. I'm more into these kinds of videos.
I have so many things to say! You are amazing please don't ever change , I love your explanation of everything and you know your stumbling at the end in the bloopers I believe is because you just realized how amazing you are and how lucky you are to have found it and not only you are lucky we are lucky to be here with you for this journey, thank you so much for your time !!!!! I hope to one day meet you and talk cars with you !!!
First car I ever restored was a 67 Mustang GTA Coupe. Was my first car I bought at 14 and I finished it when I was 20. Restored it back to concours driven spec. Then years later I restored a 68 California Special Mustang to the same spec. It’s the best feeling knowing every nut and bolt has been touched. And restoring cars back to how they left the factory - is the best thing
@ yeah that’s the one issue with full restos. I rotisseried the Cal Special and because of that I can’t ever drive it in any sort of wet weather. But still totally worth it
For the way you do things Alex, how well you clean things, that blast cabinet is like one of the BEST purchases you've ever made in that department.. you're going to have to hire Max to come out there though and work while you're in there cleaning EVERY engine part you find!! It works WONDERS on control arms and all that stuff too.. just SO good!
My Express 2500 van with 307,000 miles only has 30 lbs oil pressure. So glad to see that your kick-ass Express has the same oil pressure. Thanks for allaying my fears.
That's an old school trick used to hook up a water hose in order to flush the system. My Dad put them on just about every vehicle we had when I was growing up. Works great
If you want to make cast aluminum look new. I have found degreasing (parts cleaning solvent) then blast with regular Arm & Hammer baking soda works best. They sell 10lb bags. Looks brand new instead of being dull and discolored. I've used it on alternator cases, intakes, transmission cases, turbos ect. I worked in a restoration shop and it was the best solution I have found.
Washed my dishes while watching I’m in love with the typhoon. You did a fantastic job and I’m exited to see how much more you do with it. Your the best Alex keep doing these restores I’ll be around for them all!!! ❤
Born 1980 and remember, back in the day, one of my friends brother had one and smoked all the little Hondas and VWs with it. We all are stunned. I am from Austria and I have never seen another one since. They really really rare here. ❤ It.
I restored a 1988.5 Suzuki Samurai finished this year. Took me two years. I to am very finicky about every bolt needs to be painted. I really love seeing people restore vehicles that otherwise would end up in the junkyard. Great video and great score on your Typhoon.
My wife teased me every time i work on something, i start sounding the way you do at the end of the video. "Ah this thing is so awesome , awe i just love this car/truck, this thing is the best." { My wife} - you say that about everything you work on, they cant all be the best. It's an awesome feeling bringing something back to life mechanically speaking.
Hey Alex cover up anything you don't want media in with tape. Works great for me and the glass beads(what I use) won't tear it unless you get really aggressive. By the way if you use glass beads it makes it shinier and also works on great on anything rubber without any damage. Glass still strips the rust right off.
Hey don’t stress about taking the time in doing all of the extra painting if you truly love a car its ok to take the extra time. Heck i love seeing the attention to detail you are doing with this typhoon. These things where always AWESOME!!
Bro I absolutely was here for the whole video. I actually watched the purchase video and this back to back, no problem at all. I was actually thanking myself being so busy the past month, I wasn't even able to watch youtube until a couple days ago. But because of that I was able to watch these back to back and it was so awesome. Your content is just so awesome bro and honestly I'm just living vicariously through you man. Much love God Bless and I can't wait to see the result on this Typhoon project! Peace!
That sludge you are finding in the coolant passages is liquid head gasket, or coolant system sealer that somebody poured into the coolant, and I would never tear that motor down that far without replacing the head gaskets. I am commenting before watching the rest of your video, so I am not sure if you end up taking the heads off or not but I definitely would if I found that gunk
That's a very broad statement, I think Alex is good, he's one of my favorite youtubers and love his polished look, but the euro guys are ahead of the game doing can traces and programming, really is in a whole different league
Having a lot experience with a media blaster, the biggest problem is keeping the media clean. If you can try and soak the parts in a carb cleaning solution or something similar to remove the majority of the material first, then go use the media blaster. You’ll clean the parts much faster and the media will last longer. Love the typhoon project 👍🏻
I normally don’t like long form videos, however, this was so enjoyable. I just poured myself another cup of coffee and watched it Saturday morning and Sunday morning. Great job, sir!
Videos like this are what keep me motivated to fix the supercharged c4 I bought a while back. Excellent content, shining personality, and just an absolutely positive attitude even when the chips are down. Love the channel and what you do. The online car community needs more people like you!
It is a real great change in the enginecompartment . Runs nice looks good but you want one for so long I bet in the end it looks perfect like oem -spec .I looking forward to the next video. Giving the guy a tip was very kind of you and I believe good things will come back .
Took me 7 years start to finish, working on my own to restore a 1964 Jaguar E type. Done in the 1980's All the exposed parts not on engine but in the engine bay were sprayed with shiny epoxy black, block itself was red high temp, aluminum was just polished. No workshop, just in the garage or basement for winter work on small parts. The only part done by a pro was the body paint. It is a younger man's game, glad you are well into it now, gets harder as you age. ;-)
Seriously Alex, I’m so jealous and envious of you right now. I wish it was me putting together that clean engine. Been one of the best videos of yours I watched!
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I could help you fix that laptop in the video that is an old Toshiba satellite laptop
*_So this vehicle was built in an era where nothing was truly "Plug and Play," and being creative with your wiring was the only way to go. Wiring insulation breaks down and cracks when it's neglected. In other words, they were not put on the car that way. Please be mindful of this because the next generation may look at your current work and bash the things you did._*
Applied Technologies They filed BK a couple years ago. That is why their parts are in demand now. They had a barn sale and Richard Clark bought some of their items I heard.
Code isn't working on the site for some reason...
Alex, if you're having to break that engine down and replace so many other components, why didn't you just take the engine out? SMH
I was really impressed that you gave the owner an extra $1,000 to help him out with his mothers funeral expenses. It speaks volumes about your character and morals. Your parents and family must be very proud of you !
i think this guy is a real asshole off camera
Well he got it at a great price!I mean that other bloke wanted 26k for his pile of shit brother!😬😬👀👀🤔🤔😱👎👎👎🤝🇬🇧🇿🇦🇿🇦🇿🇦🇿🇦
Humble
Alex is the man!
Alex is the man!
For all of you who said Marvin is a good guy... You are100% right. He's my little brother and he is a great brother and friend.
Woah that's awesome!
Big ups marvin👍
That is so cool you have such a wonderful family member. Bless you, him and your entire family.
Marvin been helping momma during the hard times, have you helped your little brother out with his mission?
@LonneLpp I helped any way I could. My wife and son are disabled and I did what I could.
My wife and I just inherited a 92 typhoon! 30k miles. Her grandfather was original owner. I can’t wait to get it into my hands. I love the maintenance work you do. So so satisfying!
Awesome!!!
Have fun and enjoy
How frickin lucky are you 👀😧
Lucky!!!
I gotta say, Max has been doing a fantastic job editing these videos. 1 hour, 12 minutes, and 3 seconds, and I was fully engaged the entire time. Alex + Max = the most fun, entertaining, and informative videos on RUclips.
Max throwing in the definition of Alex's made up words lately has been hilarious!
@ Couldn’t agree more. The little things are what adds to it so much it feels like TV show quality.
Big love to all editors, but Max does an epic job for sure.
I was thinking the same. I like that those little jokes are there but don't disrupt the video or content. Its a good balance right now.
It’ll get my approval once they start reaching 3-4 hours.
Thank you, Alex. LSC means a lot me to me. My daughters always say, "Are you watching your chicago friend?" When they see me watching.
Get your daughters watching with you! Me and my 10 year old son watch together. I know its probably easier bc boys like cars but i know girls do to
@@clipseoSo cool that you watch with your son. If I could one day influence my son to have a passion for cars like me I’d be the happiest man alive.
my daughter is 3 and she loves anything dad is interested in. The boys are 4 and 5 and they are mommy's boys. So my daughter is on my four wheeler with me, putting out corn for the deer, always wanting to do anything to hang out with dad. And I cherish every single second, I know she won't always want to hang out with daddy, so I want every memory I can get. (I always roll slow in front of my deer camera and she waves at the camera, I save all of those. ❤)
@ You sound like a great father and it sounds like your daughter will be raised to be a tough woman. Much respect!
@meornotsure I'm not yet fortunate enough to have a daughter (or a son), but I'd *_love_* to have a little shop partner.
Alex, the biggest take away from watching your videos is: There is nothing I can't do if I take my time, mark, photograph and go slow. You make the most complex seem do-able. Not because you left things out but because you leave every step in. Well done Sir. Oh and Alex get the spray can handle at Lowes. It makes spray can paint like using a compressor can.
As a mechanic, I can tell you you have the best car RUclips channel by far. The only channel I can watch without skipping and double tapping. WELL DONE!👍
100%
Agreed.
I agree!
This and vice grip garage.
Why would you being a merc mechanic matter in this context lol
Hey Alex! I work on PC's all the time and specialize on older outdated PC's. I would be more than happy to get that Toshiba back up and running with all the old school software for you 😊
Almost a guarantee that it's bad caps in the internal power supply, all those old Toshiba's do that. lol
Were they Panasonic caps?
@@SeishukuS12 Oh yeah, most likely. A lot of these old pc's have blown/leaky caps. But the other half is making sure the Software and other stuff is saved and preserved
Lets goo
@@SHAD0WxF1R3 Yeah, that's the other issue on that era Toshiba's, they didn't exactly use high quality hard drives either... There's a fair chance that's toast as well.
And leaking clock/standby batteries, that may have destroyed a lot of traces as well.
Sometimes I hate working on old stuff, it's always the same old story. lol
He's buying all my dream cars! Love watching him care about these 80s/90s gm cars as much as I would. Living my dreams through alex.
You sir are a madman and must be a genius… I can’t imagine ripping all these wires off at once and ever being able to figure out how to replace them correctly again. Lol. Crazy. 🍻🤯
I went through this with my 88 foxbody mustang. Had to learn how to trace wires and read a electrical manual. It was frustrating but I refuse to fail😂
That level of confidence... I guess after you redo an entire harness a few times, it probably isn't that scary.
That engine looks so good now. Love seeing you restore engines to better than factory.
GM used stop leak pellets as preventative maintenance and for small leaks that couldn't be diagnosed (P/N 10-108 ACDelco Cooling system seal tabs). Those "shells" look like the remains of coolant tabs combined with a gelling effect caused by mixing green with orange coolant. These tablets are still sold online lol.
I was going to comment that it was a coolant leak sealer. I didn't realize this was preventative 😆
Yeah it was that brown stuff wit the lil pellets in bottle n was supposed to stop small leaks but it really just clogged shyt up really. I've used it B4 back in day n it was bad ASF after using dat shyt. Made a mess thru whole cooling system
I used to use those pellets back in the day, but I've never seen them do that maybe they didn't get a chance to dissolve correctly or they over did it
Very interesting ! I seriously that he'd found a pistaccio nut !
@@ColeSpolaric Check out the Northstar lol. They used these a lot on NS engines as well as the 2.2L, 2.8L, 3.1L, 3.4L engines due to the problematic LIM gaskets and head gaskets.
Please keep up the two videos a week they help me through my tough times. I take working on cars myself as a therapeutic experience because I don’t get much time alone or spend money on myself much thank you for everything.
100%. Keep the faith brother. I lived watching others from 2001 to 2019. Things do get better eventually if you keep going.
Never give up, brother. Always be willing to talk about whatever is bothering you with anyone willing to listen. There is light at the end of the tunnel. Love from Ohio. ❤
Tough times don't last my man, tough people do...
Bro keep praying and dreaming big bro i was i that same funk 2 years ago failed marriage foster kids step kids baby mama drama all i could do was wrench and dream N it all worked out believe in God Amen this is part of the process
25:18 thats my b-Day bro was born & made by God on 7-19-1981
Not only is this channel wholesome in the extreme, but the attention to detail is Alex's best perk. Little things like painting the head screws really shows the level of love put into his work. Awesome Alex, hoping your channel grows and grows.
Bro ur channel is awesome... what I like most is it's clean no foul language nothing dirty just a seemingly humble guy who knows what he's doing.... ur a blessed mechanic brother... the cars u find and work on are some of my favorite cars. Take care!
I agree with you no bad language and he's a pretty good wrench.🤘
I love the fact that I can enjoy the videos with my children and not worry about any bad language. Thank you Alex.
@@osinue amen brother
@@osinue amen brother
Man that last episode was unreal!!!! You giving Marvin an extra 1000$ for his parents was beautiful let alone him letting you use his shop and tools. I am proud to be part of the car community with people like that around.
Watching someone actually do things like this in a video is what I've been wanting. Thank you and Godspeed.
Who was born in the 90s?
91 here
70s bud. Daughter 90s 😂
88)
95 almost 30 😂
Does grew up count 😅
Anybody else see the Hellcat getting a wide body in the background lol
Yes
That engine bay transformation is so satisfying. Then that start was just the icing on the top.
I've said it before and I'll say it again...removing goofy and useless aftermarket wiring/stereos/pointless mods is my NUMBER 1 favorite thing about a new project...it's just soooo satisfying to undo someones shty work and make it right.
You are worth your wait in gold me and any mechanic I know hates wiring projects with a passion
You are also a crybaby in other comment sections
After a lifetime working light trucks with trailers (in Britain), when you tow the fuel consumption rises (say 25 to 30%) because of the extra tyre drag, but that doesn't alter much whether the trailer is loaded or empty. What really drinks the fuel is wind resistance, so as the Typhoon is shielded behind a high van it doesn't increase the fuel usage much. My Sprinter trucks would average 30mpg, 22mpg towing, but with a tall load on and a headwind, trailer or no trailer, I have seen it drop under 10mpg while at the same time I could barely maintain 40mph in fourth of six gears. Love your show!
Applied Technologies & Research (a.k.a. ATR) has been defunct since 2007. They made lots of aftermarket stuff for the 3.8 Turbo GN & Sy/Ty 4.3
They used to make good stuff.
ATR had my favorite sounding exhaust with their Pit Bull mufflers on Turbo Buicks. Looks like the phone number was from their later location in North Carolina. They used to be in Roseville, CA and the number would have had a 916 area code.
I love the engine bay transformation. I'm a car show guy, so I admire the attention to detail.
Damn Alex... The typhoon, the gn, delorean... All of my dream cars growing up! Nice work!
I'm saying he's got all the 80s kids favorites love it
Definitely a dream car collection much more so than exotics and supercars. Gimme that everyman hero car ❤️ anyday
Starion, RX-7, Supra MKIV, 3000GT VR-4 🤔
@@EmetYAHUVW corrado also
*GMC TYPHOON PLEASE*
That truck is a legend. Can't even tell you how many people would stop me and ask "What Is That!?" - when I had mine.
"You're not gonna be multisparking nothing!" 🤣🤣🤣 Oh, the clutter hate is the same here 😅 But that's next level, adding insults! 😂
IF you end up just replacing that ignition module - make sure you clean up the base where it mounts so it's dead flat, then use good CPU thermal compound between the module and base. That's the main reason they fail (heat). Run a short ground wire from the base plate to a chassis ground as well. They get corrosion between the shaft and base plate and the resistance causes the voltage go down, current goes up... another failure mode!
get an IC graphite thermal pad, that will hold up much better over time than thermal paste.
@@rysterstech - Yup, that sounds good, as long as it's very thin. There's not a lot of clearance to the pickup coil on some.
Let's go a step further and get some PTM7950 !! It's awesome
I do this exact thing on my 80's Volvo ignition modules 🤘
Check the heater core! Typhoons are notorious for dumping coolant into the cabin with a blown heater core.
For the mustang, most didn't replace the restrictor when changing heater core hoses & then it pops.
My buddy had to pull the dash on his S10 Blazer to do the heater core. Probably the same here.
My old shop had a 91 S10 as its shop truck, I was hauling 2800 lbs of old brake rotors to the scrap recycling yard when the heater core literally popped.
Yeah it's not too bad though, knocked mine out in like 5 hours@@MrSpartanPaul
@@MrSpartanPaul first or second gen? First gen you can do fairly easily laying upside down under the dash. Second gen is a pain because you have to pull the dash to get to screws in the HVAC box and there's a hidden screw behind the HVAC box in the engine bay. I found a tip of where the screw was located and using a hole saw to cut a hole where the screw was and then using a Christmas tree plug fastener and silicone it back in the hole. Saves TON of time not having to remove the HVAC cover in the engine bay.
Born in ‘77 so my friends and I were front and center to appreciate all of the peak 80s-90s goodness. 🏁👌🏼
I cannot believe that thing just fired up like that. Thats actually amazing. You should be really proud as thats a shining example of your mechanical abilities.
Zero issues with the long video!
Absolutely LOVE following your process my man.
Especially when we have to wait a whole week before another video, I’ll take AS MUCH video time as I can get!
Keep doing your thing man! THANKS FOR THE AWESOME VIDEOS!!!!
Back in 2014ish. I pulled a 56 Chevy short bed, small window out of a boneyard in a Ca. desert town. My “resto” wasn’t as clean as yours, but I went through everything. New harness, new brake lines, rebuilt the OE master, bushings, greased the steering box for the first time in that trucks life. 350/350, and a 12 bolt out of a 69 Chevelle. Pulled two leaves out of the front. That was my daily driver for three years.
Another great video! You are my spirit animal!
I built a 1958 Chevy Apache and know exactly how you feel blasting, cleaning and painting rusty parts , so satisfying.
You crack me up every time you enter the LSC Paint Booth😂
Man, this is becoming my favourite build so far - the whole thing has just been awesome to watch! Cannot wait to see the detailing and upgrades turn this back into the shiny rescue it deserves to be!
This thing is awesome! As a 90's kid this is the vehicle I always wanted. I'm living vicariously through you with this series.
Restored a 1979 MGB. Took about 2.5 years. It was SUPER simple, and super fun! I replaced or restored and painted pretty much every mechanical part, including resealing and repainting the engine and transmission, interior refresh, body work and partial painting, and full suspension and brake replacement. I was so happy not only because of the result, but because I knew EVERY part of the car. Plus I had the satisfaction of knowing I did it myself!
1946 Willys CJ2A. Frame-off - every nut and bolt. Engine, transmission, transfer case rebuild. New period-correct wiring harness. Full body rebuild and repaint in factory Normandy Blue. My dad bought it when I was 8. We restored it together. He's 82.
Since you have to clean off lots of gaskets and assorted goo you should seriously look into picking yourself up a Super Scraper from innovative tools. I discovered them from another RUclipsr that swears by them and I have to say they are kinda life changing. I always thought nahhh a razor blade does just fine but they honestly make life easier and really save your hands.
The wires going to the injectors is probably off an aftermarket remote start alarm system. Back in the 90’s we would tap into an injector to get a tach signal. Since it had so much audio stuff at one point it just makes sense to me.
You're probably right!
@ I’ll let my wife know. I’m sure she will disagree 😂
Man I love doing stuff like this, doesn't make the car faster but so satisfying getting everything clean, painted and color matched, so happy you got rid of that fugley blue coupler and went with black and silver you just can't go wrong with that. All that said the time it takes to do never pays you back if you're doing it for a customer however but for yourself it's priceless!
The amount of aftermarket/hackery wiring someone did to this Typhoon is INSANE! like what were they even doing lol
Man u know how shyt was back in mid 90 to early 2000 everything has a million wire on it if u wants to hook anything aftermarket on ur vehicle. It's not has it is not got blue tooth shyt on ur ecu n all the in n out puts that built into the ecu nowadays. It just wasn't like dat back then. The older ppl know that
Wires get out of control when you're running hi fi
And it was all on a new motor
I have to say my 91 YJ got a lot of aftermarket lights, which, stereo, underbody lights, and small waterproof sub.... So I guess I can't talk too much as I was 17 and I'm sure my wiring was crap
Both my CJs before that I had at 16 and 17 didn't add any extra shitty wiring. Oh also had MSD ignition on the 91 YJ (which did it do anything?). I bought that thing with a one foot shackle on one corner and two synchro gears out and turned it into an amazing lifted off-roader after rolling one of my CJs.... Amazing channel definitely will make the two and a half hour drive one day for one of these car meets from Moline Illinois (as everybody knows that the home of John Deere). God I feel stupid for saying that and miss living in Seattle
Your selection of cars is so good. And 1990's GM had some interesting cars and trucks. I remember my first time seeing a GNX. Was a great race, against my Chevy powered 1951 Ford truck.
Not fluffing stuff up and going vlog style is what makes your channel my favorite!
This is a great series Alex. I am loving it brother!
Alex, you are in my opinion. The Leonardo Da Vinci of auto techs. You combine technical knowledge with artistry. Love the attention to detail. Keep up the great content.
I have restored one car. It’s my 1968 beetle which I got as a gift from my parents when I was 14. Spent the last 4 years restoring it to make it mint. Had to weld in new floors and multiple patch jobs on the entire thing. I am also like Alex where I can’t put a part back on if it looks bad so i had to paint everything haha. Ended up building a 1915cc engine with dual webers pushing about 100hp (sounds weak but car is light haha) pretty happy with it.
Born in the 80s but started driving towards the tail end of the 90s when these types of cars were still around, definitely got a real case of nostalgia watching these videos, keep em coming
Man I love how excited you get over trucks and cars.
Other car channels I usually skip to the end but I watch your videos fully cause you actually break down n show what you’re doin and talk like a normal person in the garage figuring it out
So much cooler than the usual youtube supercar vids..
Yeah. Same here. I watch some of those guys but it gets old with the look at the new car I added and watch me rev it. I'm more into these kinds of videos.
Here's the first Typhoon video! ruclips.net/video/zgn1PvU3MH0/видео.html
We need a race between the Typhoon and Tony Angelo’s Sike Clone
I have so many things to say! You are amazing please don't ever change , I love your explanation of everything and you know your stumbling at the end in the bloopers I believe is because you just realized how amazing you are and how lucky you are to have found it and not only you are lucky we are lucky to be here with you for this journey, thank you so much for your time !!!!! I hope to one day meet you and talk cars with you !!!
The song sounds like Bruce Hornsby’s “The Way It Is” which was sampled in Tupac’s “Changes”
100%. 90's hold music
@@cwtjps Good ear - I commented the same... oh well, you win :)
First car I ever restored was a 67 Mustang GTA Coupe. Was my first car I bought at 14 and I finished it when I was 20. Restored it back to concours driven spec. Then years later I restored a 68 California Special Mustang to the same spec. It’s the best feeling knowing every nut and bolt has been touched. And restoring cars back to how they left the factory - is the best thing
I restored my 88 GMC Jimmy, every nut and bolt. It's so nice I can't drive it in winter.
@ yeah that’s the one issue with full restos. I rotisseried the Cal Special and because of that I can’t ever drive it in any sort of wet weather. But still totally worth it
You are incredible my brother. I love your content. Your attention to detail is second to none. Thank you
Well, I was not born in the 90s, but my bday is 🎉7-19-76🎉 great videos keep up the great work
You'll need a shop employee that does nothing but sand blast and paint while you teardown, troubleshoot and repair. 😂😂
For the way you do things Alex, how well you clean things, that blast cabinet is like one of the BEST purchases you've ever made in that department.. you're going to have to hire Max to come out there though and work while you're in there cleaning EVERY engine part you find!! It works WONDERS on control arms and all that stuff too.. just SO good!
That old laptop has seen some hours long Minesweeper sessions.
The part about dreaming of completing a project....... Yeah..... That's been happening to me for 45 years now.
Max is just killing it with the edits.
A Lightning and a Typhoon. You, sir, are living your best life!
54:10, the seal still popped out 🤣
How do u know? I watched it a bunch of times and couldn't see it pop out
Yup pretty sure I saw it too. Came to the comments to confirm what I thought I saw
Yep - it moved. There's one frame where it's visible... but it's there. 😉
I saw it too
My Express 2500 van with 307,000 miles only has 30 lbs oil pressure. So glad to see that your kick-ass Express has the same oil pressure. Thanks for allaying my fears.
FYI the number is disconnected 😂 32:46
Sounded like my phone was back in the 90s clicking when ringing 😂😂😂
lmao i tried it tooo hahaha
Tried it too rip south Carolina number
Garden hose clamps, lol
That's an old school trick used to hook up a water hose in order to flush the system. My Dad put them on just about every vehicle we had when I was growing up. Works great
My teenage self is jumping up and down. So awesome to see one of these run so well. Great video and editing.
Hey at 54:10 looks like the rubber seal came off of the turbo before you put the housing back on, but good job on the typhoon, that thing looks mint
This whole video all the way up to the eventual start up was soo soothing and satisfying…. You do amazing work… great job
im a total petrol head and im soooo happy how much work you put into your cars
If you want to make cast aluminum look new. I have found degreasing (parts cleaning solvent) then blast with regular Arm & Hammer baking soda works best. They sell 10lb bags. Looks brand new instead of being dull and discolored. I've used it on alternator cases, intakes, transmission cases, turbos ect. I worked in a restoration shop and it was the best solution I have found.
Washed my dishes while watching I’m in love with the typhoon. You did a fantastic job and I’m exited to see how much more you do with it. Your the best Alex keep doing these restores I’ll be around for them all!!! ❤
You're not wrong, Alex! That first tack coat is important. Love your content!
Born 1980 and remember, back in the day, one of my friends brother had one and smoked all the little Hondas and VWs with it. We all are stunned. I am from Austria and I have never seen another one since. They really really rare here. ❤ It.
I restored a 1988.5 Suzuki Samurai finished this year. Took me two years. I to am very finicky about every bolt needs to be painted. I really love seeing people restore vehicles that otherwise would end up in the junkyard. Great video and great score on your Typhoon.
My wife teased me every time i work on something, i start sounding the way you do at the end of the video. "Ah this thing is so awesome , awe i just love this car/truck, this thing is the best." { My wife} - you say that about everything you work on, they cant all be the best.
It's an awesome feeling bringing something back to life mechanically speaking.
Man that engine bay is looking minty fresh. This was such a satisfying transformation to watch! Awesome work, Alex.
Thanks!
Hey Alex cover up anything you don't want media in with tape. Works great for me and the glass beads(what I use) won't tear it unless you get really aggressive. By the way if you use glass beads it makes it shinier and also works on great on anything rubber without any damage. Glass still strips the rust right off.
Hey don’t stress about taking the time in doing all of the extra painting if you truly love a car its ok to take the extra time. Heck i love seeing the attention to detail you are doing with this typhoon. These things where always AWESOME!!
The smoothest first startup i have ever seen on the channel🔥
There are tons of car channels, but this channel is you. I Enjoy watching it
Bro I absolutely was here for the whole video. I actually watched the purchase video and this back to back, no problem at all. I was actually thanking myself being so busy the past month, I wasn't even able to watch youtube until a couple days ago. But because of that I was able to watch these back to back and it was so awesome. Your content is just so awesome bro and honestly I'm just living vicariously through you man. Much love God Bless and I can't wait to see the result on this Typhoon project! Peace!
That sludge you are finding in the coolant passages is liquid head gasket, or coolant system sealer that somebody poured into the coolant, and I would never tear that motor down that far without replacing the head gaskets.
I am commenting before watching the rest of your video, so I am not sure if you end up taking the heads off or not but I definitely would if I found that gunk
Alex your diagnostic and repair skills are among the Top 2 or 3 on all of the RUclips auto rescue channels. Cheers !
That's a very broad statement, I think Alex is good, he's one of my favorite youtubers and love his polished look, but the euro guys are ahead of the game doing can traces and programming, really is in a whole different league
I love how you blasted and restored all the old parts. That is really satisfying. Keep up the great work!
Having a lot experience with a media blaster, the biggest problem is keeping the media clean. If you can try and soak the parts in a carb cleaning solution or something similar to remove the majority of the material first, then go use the media blaster. You’ll clean the parts much faster and the media will last longer. Love the typhoon project 👍🏻
Finally a media blaster! Excellent.
I normally don’t like long form videos, however, this was so enjoyable. I just poured myself another cup of coffee and watched it Saturday morning and Sunday morning. Great job, sir!
Glad you enjoyed it!
Probably one of my favourite series so far. Great video as per usual.
Man I sure love your videos reviving the old factory hot rods. Watched the GNX series, and loving the typhoon series as well. Best content on RUclips.
Tip on the blast cabinet. Before you finish a job, blast air on the door to clear off any grit. Then, when you open the door, no sand hits the floor.
Videos like this are what keep me motivated to fix the supercharged c4 I bought a while back. Excellent content, shining personality, and just an absolutely positive attitude even when the chips are down. Love the channel and what you do. The online car community needs more people like you!
It is a real great change in the enginecompartment . Runs nice looks good but you want one for so long I bet in the end it looks perfect like oem -spec .I looking forward to the next video. Giving the guy a tip was very kind of you and I believe good things will come back .
Alex, you are a vehicle savior. I can watch your videos for hours. I don't need to own anything. I just need to watch your videos.
Took me 7 years start to finish, working on my own to restore a 1964 Jaguar E type. Done in the 1980's
All the exposed parts not on engine but in the engine bay were sprayed with shiny epoxy black, block itself was red high temp, aluminum was just polished. No workshop, just in the garage or basement for winter work on small parts. The only part done by a pro was the body paint. It is a younger man's game, glad you are well into it now, gets harder as you age. ;-)
Seriously Alex, I’m so jealous and envious of you right now. I wish it was me putting together that clean engine. Been one of the best videos of yours I watched!