I, for one, would be thrilled to see alot more videos on Remcharger and your other cars plus other random car stuff too.. I love the junkyard, but working on cars in the garage would be great. I'm really interested since you've built many cool rides in the past.
I was in the trouble shooting contest, back in the mid 70's. It was the real deal! The test were hard to pass for this rookie mechanic. If you diagnosed a bad part, and replaced it, and if it was not the rigged bad part, it was a "new" bad part. Now you have two bad parts installed. Of course my team failed miserably. Back then we had real hands on training, and it help us to learn the trade. Now it's all on line crap and most guys don't learn anything from it.
I went to mechanic school in 2005 and we still did it this way. We were supposed to find the issue and write it down. There were 5 cars to diagnose 😂 on the 1st car, I forgot and just fixed it then started the car to prove i did it. Instructor chucked and reminded me of how the test worked.
I participated as well in the Plymouth Troubleshooting Contest, and went to nationals in 1984. Got stymied by a defective spark plug (it looks fine but had an internal short). Beat myself up for that miss (in more ways than one LOL) for years afterwards! The funniest "bad" part was an empty 12V battery - it had the terminals, but there was nothing inside the plastic case!
@@redmondjp My team had a no spark problem. We diagnosed a bad coil. Installed new coil and still no spark. Unknown to us, was we now had two bad parts. Turned out to be they had clear nail polish on the contacts. We never figured that out in time. But it sure taught me to think things through to this day 46 yrs later.
@@scrappy7571 Wow, that's sneaky! We knew we had a dead miss, but we were using an inline neon-bulb spark tester which showed that we had current flowing through each spark plug wire. But it wasn't showing us the voltage! Looking back, we could have just taken our ohmmeter and checked for resistance between the spark plug center electrodes and ground - but neither my partner nor I had ever encountered a fully-shorted spark plug before, so it threw us off (plug looked brand new but of course was purposefully manufactured with an internal dead short) - had we caught that one thing, we very well could have won the nationals - I did get the second-highest written test score in the nation (no prize, just a note from one of the judges), which I guess is something . . .
@@redmondjp Pretty neat that these experiences have stayed fresh in our memory. It was a good teaching method, unlike todays crappy classes. GM training is horrible, nobody learns a darn thing.
Estimated performance figures of the Remcharger? Horsepower, 0-60, quarter mile times, top speed on a straight as an arrow two lane black top? Ya dig? This is a noble project from a noble man who truly loves cars. Thank you, Steve. Top end, I am estimating well over 150 mph, which should give a Hellcat a run for its’ money?
Well....technically.....it DID come from a junkyard...soooo, I'd consider it as acceptable content for Junkyard crawl. You will be crawling around putting that floor in.
I can't wait to see what you do with the REMcharger. I love sleepers, and I love the work you do. Thank you for sharing, and I look forward to seeing how you do this. Thank you Steve. AWESOME stuff...Love the model history too...
Thanks, Steve. I know your main focus is junkyard crawling, BUT fixing up cars is also a viable RUclips business. I'm going to suggest you do one REMcharger video (work day) per month and for a few months and see, you might be surprised at the views you get for a project series.
Looking forward to more on the REMCharger and honestly, the vids don't have to be this professional. Maybe try short vids with just your phone and expand from there? BTW folks, we can help Steve out by letting those annoying ads run..
Absolutely 💯 love 💖 those early 60s B body platform Mopars !! Especially 4 doors post Thank you for updating us on your SWEET project Steve I don't blame you for waiting Love the patina too Great idea having a replica trim tag produced 👌 Those JoHan models kits are mint Revell made a 4 door kit ?? CAP , Chrysler Appenticeship Program hosted those troubleshooting competitions for their students Back in the day
You don't need to have a cameraman to do videos on the construction of the car, if that's what's holding you back. Do the work off camera, then film a quick update of the work you did and show your progress. I don't need to see you welding to enjoy your progress. Otherwise, the car will never make it to the road.
Good morning from Canada. 🇨🇦👍👍 Thanks for the update on the Remcharger. Steve you can duct tape a flat blade screwdriver to a broom handle to open the trunk.
Hi Steve, the clouds have been lifted and the mystery unveiled on behalf of the fans here on the Junckyard Crawl, thank you for this great update video. I know you said you were keeping it all original, but how about that dent in the grill? I can dig on the patina, but her face needs little attention. I'm not sure of your bodywork skills and ability to hammer out that front grill section, but I would have to fix that. If I may, I'd like to give a shout out to High Octane Classics featuring your commentary. I'd say after following them and watching through the months, all your descriptions are much more detailed than what's found in the Junkyards. The reasons are obvious with complete functioning vehicles. I just think that ch featuring you should be just as popular as this ch. The Javelin video released yesterday is a great example of what I'm talking about. I also like to mention that a tripod would help with the REM-CHARGER progression. I'm not trying to cut out Super Shane Richardson at all. HIs work along with the tripod videos surely could be edited together. Speaking for myself, I have the time to watch a 30min or an hr long video featuring this build. Every solution to every problem is simple. It's the distance between the two where the mystery lies.~ Vision without execution is just hallucination~ Henry Ford, Have a blessed day everyone 🤙🏼Namaste 🙏🏼
The Plymouth Troubleshooting contest was a great experience back when I was a high school auto mechanics student. My team, two of us, won the Florida contest, held in Orlando, and Chrysler flew us and our instructor to the National Finals in `73; it was held on the Boston Common. They put us up at the Hilton right off the Common for a few days in July `73. I still own a nice wrist watch with Plymouth Troubleshooting Contest on the face, and a nice blue windbreaker jacket with all the appropriate embroidered patches and so forth. We did not win there, but i do still have a small trophy for what we did accomplish there. Our high school likely still has our state trophy, it was a big one and being a relatively new school at that time we won the first state championship title ever won by out school.
Love your channel, Steve. Looks like you come out in good shape on the 62 MOPAR. I would advise, though, in the future, use caution when buying from Mr. Haney. Just ask Mr. Douglas.
Awesome. So glad you’re still moving forward with remcharger! Can’t wait for more. But I will…😊. Thanks for the update. Great info on those models too. 😊👍👍
I used to race against a 62 Dart in the early 70’s at Capitol Dragway in Maryland.It was candy apple red,a 413,and named Spagetti Bender.The driver was Jack Bender.It had slotted mags.On the back the wheels were mounted backwards to fit in the stock wheelwells.Cool car.Went mid to low 12’s
Looks like we're going to see a great project with the Dodge. Dick Shawn drove the convertible version in "It's a Mad, Mad, Mad World". "I'm comin mama!".
When you mentioned not being able to get into the trunk I suddenly remembered a LOOONG afternoon in the Texas summer sun upside down in a '67 Impala unbolting the trunk hinges from the passenger compartment when I was about 15. I agreed to do it for FIVE BUCKS , which wasn't even real money in 1978, because a friend of my dad wanted the trunklid and he wouldn't let me just punch the lock out for some reason. Diggin' the Remcharger, eager to see it come together
61 dart was in the program , 'car 54 were are you" back in the early 60,s. I use to watch it back then before school while eating my cereal in 1965 ,66
I too have been curious about the Texas Cop Car!! Thanks Steve... tip of the hat to such a Mopar Fan!!!..... We had a 63 Valiant Signet 2 door coupe. Slant 6 in Bahama Beige... push Button shift...and a 63 New Yorker 440...in Midnight Black!
If you build it they will come! Set up a couple go pros in the garage and work! Then as you edit your footage you can voice over a narrative! Or as your working give those juicy pearls of knowledge ! Tons of channels started out working in there garage without a cameraman! I think you would be surprised at the crossover audience. And collab with Finnegan or fryberger and collect some more subs!
Steve says its the cameraman but he's probably thinking something else. Steve has so much experience with entertaining an audience, his concern may be with the content of the channel. Just guessing. Maybe in the future he has multiple channels.
Steve, If you haven't already, you should start selling copies of your t-shirts. Ask DF or MF for details on how they sell there's if you're not sure. Great work, Steve !
In 1970s I attended Automotive High School in Brooklyn New York. I was part of the Chrysler Troubleshooting Contest. We won that year. Wow very good memories.
I had a couple 4dr '62s I sold just last year. Gottem late '90s. The 6-cyl. was for Winter, the 318 for Summer. Still have a '62 Belvedere 4dr. B body is the perfect car/platform in a lotta ways.
Wow soooo much cool stuff in this video. Thanks for the update on the car, looking forward to the start. That is one amazing trophy 😮😮. Those kits 😮😮😮😮😮 As you know UBER UBER UBER RARE, there on my fantasy list for sure. Hopefully more models tomorrow.
I went to the Plymouth trouble shooting contest in the 70s I was a sophomore in high school only seniors participated that set the Mopar affection in motion I'm not sure how Blue Hills Regional did craft kicking in (can't remember a f#@
Well actually the channel is called Steve Magnante (verses junkyard crawl) and I am sure you are worried that you will lose viewers (i.e. money) by working on your car but I would suggest you try perhaps to maybe do alternating sequences or something. You don't have to film the entire car build, also you can film a lot of it yourself without Super Shane.
I'm not the only one that uses the vacuum cleaner, later realizing that something of value got sucked up? Then searching the bag trying to find it? Then hearing "What are you doing? You're wasting your time"
Stop it, Steve, you're killing me with that Revell metalflake kit. I never knew about those and here I thought I was knowledgeable, lol. And I was, just a bit young for those years in the Sixties, it was 1969 when at age nine I started my lengthy stays in the model car aisle as my Mom shopped for Blue Light Specials. But those Revell kits, man, awesome and I was into custom paint, applied it to a few of my models with a little Badger gun and a box of a spray booth on a folding table in the basement a few years later. And I have to shout out Car Model and Model Car Science magazines for a lot of the schooling on that. I read those paint stories with great interest. I was into it all. 😀
Cool project Steve. You looking for a volunteer to get that trunk open message me, my skinny ass can get in there😂 Full disclosure not looking to get on camera.
maybe i missed it but i subbed a while back because of this car and it seemed the "crawl" came later. channel name has no mention of any such crawl either so maybe someone changed it without steve's knowing.
That's a nice size garage. I have a single car garage at home and a two-car garage (with a long driveway and space on either side) a mile away from my house. I own both outright, so I have some space for the long haul. Space is king, that's for sure. Looks like some sort of parts book/shop manual on the bench there. Yes, there were seminars and training sessions for mechanics and contests were held with prizes. Sometimes special tools and plaques like that were the prizes for winning the contest. Based on your (past showing) of the VIN, we win: 5 for Dodge Dart V8, 9 for Special/Police, 2 for 1962 model year, 2 for Hamtramck, MI assembly aka "Factory Zero" or "Dodge Main" and the rest is the production sequence. The Dodge Main plant operated from 1911 to 1980 and today's GM Hamtramck, MI assembly (also called "Factory Zero") exists on part of that site, opening in 1985. The Dodge Main plant as stated a few times in the past was a massive complex and a city within a city with its own fire protection (hooked into the Hamtramck, MI fire department), several cafeterias, medical wards and other employee services. There was an area called "The Playpen" where employees could work on their own projects after hours. I worked in a place very similar to Dodge Main, which took an entire city block up and was very much like Hamtramck (but it was not in MI). I learned a lot in that building and we too did many projects there over the years. I still talk to the person who runs the engineering laboratory there, and he is a fellow Pontiac fan. That's initially how we became friendly. The building I worked in was originally I believe a furniture factory and dates from about the early 1900s. Our "playpen" was just called "The Lab" and I hung around there often. Yup, there are a few people that make reproduction trim tags. Actually, I think he was way off as your original tag (if it is the original) has way more options than the tag you had made, but as you stated, it was a guess, so for that the effort is valiant (pun/no pun intended). As you know, with the tag, we can brag, in no particular order: WWW for Polar (White) exterior paint, 711 was Blue interior trim on the reproduction tag, G-5 for heater and defroster, T-2 for sold car/expedite order, N-8 in later years is for rear defogger, Y-9 for fender mounted turn signal indicators, H-1 in later years is power brakes, R-6 might be radio delete, SO of 0621 should be Thursday June 21, 1962 scheduled production, W-9 for possible three speed wipers, X-1 for possible tinted glass, among other codes. Early trim tag data on Chryslers is terrible and really someone should step up to the plate in the Chrysler restoration world and publish a really comprehensive guide to it. The GM system was far superior and many of those codes are well researched and documented. The first rollaway toolbox I bought in 2002 was from an estate sale where the person was a home mechanic, complete with a post lift in his backyard two car garage. The garages were old, musty and chock full of gold. I bought the 1960 Craftsman toolbox combination for $50, cleaned it up, sent in photos to Sears and won a contest. I was published in the 2002 Craftsman Club newsletter with my photo and Sears paid me $50 to use my photo, so the box was indeed free. It's now filled with vintage tools. I did go back and show photos of it to the guy I bought it from who brought out his son to see them. He said, "That's Pappy's toolbox......". Some of the tools had names on them. I later found out that one of the names was from a local stock car racer when my area had a stock car stadium. In fact, the person that pinstriped my sister's 1979 Cutlass in 1985 when she got it was one of the old-time racers at this track. He's still alive today and has websites and Facebook pages dedicated to the track and its history.
Was wondering if you were able to make out the tags (bonus! two in one video) Did Steve say "briefcase?" If so, who carries a briefcase these days? I've come across some of my grandpa's tools having found his initials stamped. I guess my grandpa could have been called a millwright, I had lots and lots of huge pipe taps that I sold in a yard sale, what am I gonna do with that stuff?
@@tomwesley7884 Older Chrysler trim tags are lackluster with information and it's hard to piece together what they signify. The reproduction tag was a good guess, but it's not entirely right. I'm not faulting it, just making an observation. I'm able to figure some of it out. It got better in the later years when they went to a more GM style system. Then the information gets a lot easier to decode. A few years ago, I saw a house being cleaned out and there were some tools at the curb. To my surprise, when I got them home, there were quite a few USA made tools including Channelock and Craftsman. I went back and put a note on the snow blower and mower in the driveway with my phone number and actually, the next door neighbor called me and told me he was going to pull in the machines and I could stop by after work and grab them from him. He was an older man, a friend of the guy who passed away. I got talking to him and he said he lived in his house since 1959. It was him and his brother, two bachelors. Nice man. We got talking and he told me about the deceased neighbor. Turns out he was a machinist for Proctor and Gamble for years. When I asked what his name was, I said, "Is his brother Al and was he a school teacher?" He said, "Oh yea, that's him" I said, "I didn't have him in HS, but he taught at my school. He was a customer of my grandfather's at the barber shop". Sure enough, the neighbor knew my grandfather too. Small world. I could tell the older neighbor was just happy to chit-chat and talk to someone.
@@tomwesley7884 Quite true. I took a bunch of stuff from the curb. There was a Craftsman garden sprayer that just needed a wand end. I called the company that made it for Sears and they gladly sent me the parts for no charge. Works like new. I performed some maintenance on the lawn mower and cleaned the carburetor. It roared to life on the first try. The tools needed nothing more than a quick clean up and some WD-40 and they went right into my toolbox.
My old manager participated in a diagnostic contest he told me the story of how it worked each team of mechanics got a car that had been deliberately sabotaged you would find and diagnose a problem and report to the judges who had a list of known problems for each car if you were correct they would give you the part you would install it and continue to diagnose until the car ran perfectly He was still mad because he was given a defective distributor and it was constantly changing timing and he lost because of it
Speaking of the auction you bought that car from have you seen what happened to that gto that was there it wound up back on the road now it’s called the holy goat
Great to have an update. But I don't think a 'real time' video (if that's what you're planning) is going to bring the views. And recording it all, either by yourself or with a cameraman, and editing it down is very time consuming. A 'before and after' with a description of what happened might be best. Any quirks that are strictly Mopar could be explained. Please, do what you think is best, but I want you to make money on this! After all, plenty of people out there are 'cutting and welding' or 'installing pistons'. Your skill set to research and present information is really what sets you apart!! Good luck and I'll get off my soapbox. 😁
@@tomwesley7884 Yes, but I feel this channel deserves waaay more subs and views! No rambling, no 'dead' time with Steve! I hope he's making enough money off of this to continue for a long time!
Don’t worry about the camera man. He’s awesome and sounds busy. I’m sure he wouldn’t be offended if you just filmed yourself working on your car. Use a tripod some and just do it old fashioned RUclips style
Absolutely *Love* the B-body Darts! I had a '62 Dart Wagon with a poly 318. What a great car! Looking forward to seeing progress on it (and junkyard crawling)
Yes, leave the body as is. I've done a frame off on a few cars and I'll never do it again! My old "nice to somewhat beat drivers" have given me more pleasure than any fully restored car I've owned . I like car shows, but as I've gotten older. I spend more time at the Car Corrals where the condition of the cars ranges from 'restored' to 'parts car'. There's something about used or used up cars that appeals to me. After all, cars are only new for a few months, but used cars can go on for decades!!
I'm about halfway through a full restoration. At 67 years old, it's my last. From now on it's all about running and driving safely. Body work has become too time consuming on rusted, dented cars. I used to enjoy it, now, not so much!
@@burthenry7740 I'm thinking about only painting the hood and the top of the fenders of my next old car. That's all you see when you're driving it anyway! 😁
Hi, Steve! Never miss an episode! Love it! What is the story on that poly 318? I can't remember. Is it stuck or is it free? I could probably use that engine for my 1960 Plymouth Fury project. I would like to take out the Slant six and put that 318 poly in it. Not to race. Just to have a nice little V8 sound in a fury
Steve - you never disappoint! Your video today will go far in making my 63 B body healthier soon. After watching the update I called Kramer Auto Specialties & parts I thought Santa couldn’t get are available for a decent price . This make’s tuition for the junkyard crawl a wise investment. Thanks again from Long Island, home to sister B Body 63 & 64.
Hello Ben Gone, good eye on spotting the cop-spec Leece-Neville alternator. It is a unique item for sure but is larger and more bulky that a stock Chrysler alternator. Not an issue to me BUT it interferes with the Max Wedge cross ram intake I plan to use....So, it'll have to go. That said, I will be certain to reach out to an appropriate police car interest group to be sure it goes to a caring home. The rest of the "cop stuff" (11-inch drums all around, 6-leaf rear springs, fat torsion bars, front sway bar, certified speedometer, '57 Plymouth steering wheel, etc. will all REMAIN IN PLACE. But again, I'm not going to disturb this car's originality until i am SURE I'll finish the project quickly. Thanks for watching and writing. -Steve Magnante
You know it! I'll get it from Rick Allison at A&A Transmission in Camby, Indiana (same source for the Max Wedge intake!). Thanks for watching and writing. -Steve Magnante
I, for one, would be thrilled to see alot more videos on Remcharger and your other cars plus other random car stuff too.. I love the junkyard, but working on cars in the garage would be great. I'm really interested since you've built many cool rides in the past.
He mentioned crawling before walking before running
2nd that !
I second that! 🤘😎
"I love the junkyard, but working on cars in the garage would be great. "
@Rodger Goodman I totally agree. 👍
Yes!
Steve, you gotta get better so you can finish this bad boy!! I’m praying for you brother!!
He is selling the dodge to pay for medical bills.
I was in the trouble shooting contest, back in the mid 70's. It was the real deal! The test were hard to pass for this rookie mechanic. If you diagnosed a bad part, and replaced it, and if it was not the rigged bad part, it was a "new" bad part. Now you have two bad parts installed. Of course my team failed miserably. Back then we had real hands on training, and it help us to learn the trade. Now it's all on line crap and most guys don't learn anything from it.
I went to mechanic school in 2005 and we still did it this way. We were supposed to find the issue and write it down. There were 5 cars to diagnose 😂 on the 1st car, I forgot and just fixed it then started the car to prove i did it. Instructor chucked and reminded me of how the test worked.
I participated as well in the Plymouth Troubleshooting Contest, and went to nationals in 1984. Got stymied by a defective spark plug (it looks fine but had an internal short). Beat myself up for that miss (in more ways than one LOL) for years afterwards! The funniest "bad" part was an empty 12V battery - it had the terminals, but there was nothing inside the plastic case!
@@redmondjp My team had a no spark problem. We diagnosed a bad coil. Installed new coil and still no spark. Unknown to us, was we now had two bad parts. Turned out to be they had clear nail polish on the contacts. We never figured that out in time. But it sure taught me to think things through to this day 46 yrs later.
@@scrappy7571 Wow, that's sneaky! We knew we had a dead miss, but we were using an inline neon-bulb spark tester which showed that we had current flowing through each spark plug wire. But it wasn't showing us the voltage! Looking back, we could have just taken our ohmmeter and checked for resistance between the spark plug center electrodes and ground - but neither my partner nor I had ever encountered a fully-shorted spark plug before, so it threw us off (plug looked brand new but of course was purposefully manufactured with an internal dead short) - had we caught that one thing, we very well could have won the nationals - I did get the second-highest written test score in the nation (no prize, just a note from one of the judges), which I guess is something . . .
@@redmondjp Pretty neat that these experiences have stayed fresh in our memory. It was a good teaching method, unlike todays crappy classes. GM training is horrible, nobody learns a darn thing.
Estimated performance figures of the Remcharger? Horsepower, 0-60, quarter mile times, top speed on a straight as an arrow two lane black top? Ya dig? This is a noble project from a noble man who truly loves cars. Thank you, Steve. Top end, I am estimating well over 150 mph, which should give a Hellcat a run for its’ money?
Thank you for the update. It just seems it stopped with no news. Now we know. Good luck Steve.
Second Channel? 2 Camera take with 3rd rover & edit?
Just a thought ... would be nice to see you back behind a wrench, Steve!
Build that car! Build that car! Build that car! Or do more junkyard videos. I’ll keep watching those too
Steve, you could do an episode on a little tot car and I tune in for it , sir.🚗
Well....technically.....it DID come from a junkyard...soooo, I'd consider it as acceptable content for Junkyard crawl. You will be crawling around putting that floor in.
I would love to have a hand in the floor pan replacement process for the educational value.
Even if it just fetching tools.
Love the junkyard crawls, but I'm really looking forward to REMCharger content- it's such a cool car that will only be cooler with a 513 Max Wedge!
Steve, all your content is really good, don’t sweat it. This one was educational and entertaining as always.
One of the best mechanics that worked for me was a winner in the Chrysler troubleshooter program.
Just set that camera up on a tripod. If you ever have any spare time. We’d love to see it as a project.
I can't wait to see what you do with the REMcharger. I love sleepers, and I love the work you do. Thank you for sharing, and I look forward to seeing how you do this. Thank you Steve. AWESOME stuff...Love the model history too...
Thanks, Steve. I know your main focus is junkyard crawling, BUT fixing up cars is also a viable RUclips business. I'm going to suggest you do one REMcharger video (work day) per month and for a few months and see, you might be surprised at the views you get for a project series.
Morning Steve.. really great to see your 62. Thanks for the update and a heads up to you and super Shane for always making my day!
Great video,thanks for bringing us along on your shop project and in your shop
The video we've been waiting for! Thanks Steve!! Now we can get on with our day. 😁
Well said ,gotta start my early day,with Steve,really enjoying seeing the update on the Cop Car project
Hi, we were just commenting about this in yesterday's comment section. 😂 Namaste 🤙🏼
Looking forward to more on the REMCharger and honestly, the vids don't have to be this professional. Maybe try short vids with just your phone and expand from there?
BTW folks, we can help Steve out by letting those annoying ads run..
Absolutely 💯 love 💖 those early 60s
B body platform Mopars !!
Especially 4 doors post
Thank you for updating us on your SWEET project Steve
I don't blame you for waiting
Love the patina too
Great idea having a replica trim tag produced 👌
Those JoHan models kits are mint
Revell made a 4 door kit ??
CAP , Chrysler Appenticeship Program hosted those troubleshooting competitions for their students
Back in the day
You don't need to have a cameraman to do videos on the construction of the car, if that's what's holding you back. Do the work off camera, then film a quick update of the work you did and show your progress. I don't need to see you welding to enjoy your progress. Otherwise, the car will never make it to the road.
That's awesome, thank you for sharing a little bit more of it with us, and as always, thank you for your time and knowledge of all things car..
Glad you enjoyed it!
Good morning from Canada. 🇨🇦👍👍 Thanks for the update on the Remcharger. Steve you can duct tape a flat blade screwdriver to a broom handle to open the trunk.
More than one way to skin a cat, so to speak
Hi Steve, the clouds have been lifted and the mystery unveiled on behalf of the fans here on the Junckyard Crawl, thank you for this great update video. I know you said you were keeping it all original, but how about that dent in the grill? I can dig on the patina, but her face needs little attention. I'm not sure of your bodywork skills and ability to hammer out that front grill section, but I would have to fix that. If I may, I'd like to give a shout out to High Octane Classics featuring your commentary. I'd say after following them and watching through the months, all your descriptions are much more detailed than what's found in the Junkyards. The reasons are obvious with complete functioning vehicles. I just think that ch featuring you should be just as popular as this ch. The Javelin video released yesterday is a great example of what I'm talking about. I also like to mention that a tripod would help with the REM-CHARGER progression. I'm not trying to cut out Super Shane Richardson at all. HIs work along with the tripod videos surely could be edited together. Speaking for myself, I have the time to watch a 30min or an hr long video featuring this build. Every solution to every problem is simple. It's the distance between the two where the mystery lies.~ Vision without execution is just hallucination~ Henry Ford, Have a blessed day everyone 🤙🏼Namaste 🙏🏼
The Plymouth Troubleshooting contest was a great experience back when I was a high school auto mechanics student. My team, two of us, won the Florida contest, held in Orlando, and Chrysler flew us and our instructor to the National Finals in `73; it was held on the Boston Common. They put us up at the Hilton right off the Common for a few days in July `73. I still own a nice wrist watch with Plymouth Troubleshooting Contest on the face, and a nice blue windbreaker jacket with all the appropriate embroidered patches and so forth. We did not win there, but i do still have a small trophy for what we did accomplish there. Our high school likely still has our state trophy, it was a big one and being a relatively new school at that time we won the first state championship title ever won by out school.
Mr. B. Here ! Morning to all ! Very cool Steve , thanks for up date . 😊😊😊😊
Morning
Love the junkyard videos but more REM Charger please!
Love your channel, Steve. Looks like you come out in good shape on the 62 MOPAR.
I would advise, though, in the future, use caution when buying from Mr. Haney. Just ask Mr. Douglas.
Awesome. So glad you’re still moving forward with remcharger! Can’t wait for more. But I will…😊. Thanks for the update. Great info on those models too. 😊👍👍
very interesting , but wondering why the fellow removed all the trim tags
I used to race against a 62 Dart in the early 70’s at Capitol Dragway in Maryland.It was candy apple red,a 413,and named Spagetti Bender.The driver was Jack Bender.It had slotted mags.On the back the wheels were mounted backwards to fit in the stock wheelwells.Cool car.Went mid to low 12’s
Looks like we're going to see a great project with the Dodge. Dick Shawn drove the convertible version in "It's a Mad, Mad, Mad World". "I'm comin mama!".
When you mentioned not being able to get into the trunk I suddenly remembered a LOOONG afternoon in the Texas summer sun upside down in a '67 Impala unbolting the trunk hinges from the passenger compartment when I was about 15. I agreed to do it for FIVE BUCKS , which wasn't even real money in 1978, because a friend of my dad wanted the trunklid and he wouldn't let me just punch the lock out for some reason. Diggin' the Remcharger, eager to see it come together
Love early 60's Mopars. They're just so awesome looking
Good Morning Gents 🇺🇸
61 dart was in the program , 'car 54 were are you" back in the early 60,s. I use to watch it back then before school while eating my cereal in 1965 ,66
what cereal did you eat?
I too have been curious about the Texas Cop Car!! Thanks Steve... tip of the hat to such a Mopar Fan!!!.....
We had a 63 Valiant Signet 2 door coupe. Slant 6 in Bahama Beige... push Button shift...and a 63 New Yorker 440...in Midnight Black!
If you build it they will come! Set up a couple go pros in the garage and work! Then as you edit your footage you can voice over a narrative! Or as your working give those juicy pearls of knowledge ! Tons of channels started out working in there garage without a cameraman! I think you would be surprised at the crossover audience. And collab with Finnegan or fryberger and collect some more subs!
Steve says its the cameraman but he's probably thinking something else. Steve has so much experience with entertaining an audience, his concern may be with the content of the channel. Just guessing. Maybe in the future he has multiple channels.
Steve, If you haven't already, you should start selling copies of your t-shirts. Ask DF or MF for details on how they sell there's if you're not sure. Great work, Steve !
I wanted to see what his model shirt says as the final :(
I like the one he wore yesterday with the smiley faces next to the model kit brands. 😀
In 1970s I attended Automotive High School in Brooklyn New York. I was part of the Chrysler Troubleshooting Contest. We won that year. Wow very good memories.
Perfect tribute car for Capt. Culpepper's Dodge in "It's a Mad, Mad, Mad,Mad World".
I had a couple 4dr '62s I sold just last year. Gottem late '90s. The 6-cyl. was for Winter, the 318 for Summer. Still have a '62 Belvedere 4dr.
B body is the perfect car/platform in a lotta ways.
Wow soooo much cool stuff in this video. Thanks for the update on the car, looking forward to the start.
That is one amazing trophy 😮😮.
Those kits 😮😮😮😮😮
As you know UBER UBER UBER RARE, there on my fantasy list for sure. Hopefully more models tomorrow.
I went to the Plymouth trouble shooting contest in the 70s I was a sophomore in high school only seniors participated that set the Mopar affection in motion I'm not sure how Blue Hills Regional did craft kicking in (can't remember a f#@
Plymouth trouble shooting went into the early 1990 . My team mate and myself took 2nd place, Cranston west high school class of 1989.
Spooky, I just re-watched a REMCharger video yesterday as I was wondering what was happening with it.
Well actually the channel is called Steve Magnante (verses junkyard crawl) and I am sure you are worried that you will lose viewers (i.e. money) by working on your car but I would suggest you try perhaps to maybe do alternating sequences or something. You don't have to film the entire car build, also you can film a lot of it yourself without Super Shane.
I'm not the only one that uses the vacuum cleaner, later realizing that something of value got sucked up? Then searching the bag trying to find it? Then hearing "What are you doing? You're wasting your time"
Stop it, Steve, you're killing me with that Revell metalflake kit. I never knew about those and here I thought I was knowledgeable, lol. And I was, just a bit young for those years in the Sixties, it was 1969 when at age nine I started my lengthy stays in the model car aisle as my Mom shopped for Blue Light Specials. But those Revell kits, man, awesome and I was into custom paint, applied it to a few of my models with a little Badger gun and a box of a spray booth on a folding table in the basement a few years later. And I have to shout out Car Model and Model Car Science magazines for a lot of the schooling on that. I read those paint stories with great interest. I was into it all. 😀
But Steve, you haven't even removed the original power train. Still, glad you are busy.
Looks like someone changed the rear axle and I think they still had the brake drum parking brake on those cars?????
Appreciate the update on the car.
Thank you Steve, for the ever Interesting Content !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Glad you enjoyed it
Didn’t the police chief drive a Dart in the movie “It’s a Mad, Mad, Mad World”?
Steve, there are lots of YT contributors who don’t use camera operators. You should be able to use tripods and camera attachments to record your work.
Cool project Steve. You looking for a volunteer to get that trunk open message me, my skinny ass can get in there😂 Full disclosure not looking to get on camera.
Thanks for the update.. I've been wondering how it is coming along
maybe i missed it but i subbed a while back because of this car and it seemed the "crawl" came later. channel name has no mention of any such crawl either so maybe someone changed it without steve's knowing.
That's a nice size garage. I have a single car garage at home and a two-car garage (with a long driveway and space on either side) a mile away from my house. I own both outright, so I have some space for the long haul. Space is king, that's for sure. Looks like some sort of parts book/shop manual on the bench there. Yes, there were seminars and training sessions for mechanics and contests were held with prizes. Sometimes special tools and plaques like that were the prizes for winning the contest.
Based on your (past showing) of the VIN, we win: 5 for Dodge Dart V8, 9 for Special/Police, 2 for 1962 model year, 2 for Hamtramck, MI assembly aka "Factory Zero" or "Dodge Main" and the rest is the production sequence. The Dodge Main plant operated from 1911 to 1980 and today's GM Hamtramck, MI assembly (also called "Factory Zero") exists on part of that site, opening in 1985. The Dodge Main plant as stated a few times in the past was a massive complex and a city within a city with its own fire protection (hooked into the Hamtramck, MI fire department), several cafeterias, medical wards and other employee services.
There was an area called "The Playpen" where employees could work on their own projects after hours. I worked in a place very similar to Dodge Main, which took an entire city block up and was very much like Hamtramck (but it was not in MI). I learned a lot in that building and we too did many projects there over the years. I still talk to the person who runs the engineering laboratory there, and he is a fellow Pontiac fan. That's initially how we became friendly. The building I worked in was originally I believe a furniture factory and dates from about the early 1900s. Our "playpen" was just called "The Lab" and I hung around there often.
Yup, there are a few people that make reproduction trim tags. Actually, I think he was way off as your original tag (if it is the original) has way more options than the tag you had made, but as you stated, it was a guess, so for that the effort is valiant (pun/no pun intended). As you know, with the tag, we can brag, in no particular order: WWW for Polar (White) exterior paint, 711 was Blue interior trim on the reproduction tag, G-5 for heater and defroster, T-2 for sold car/expedite order, N-8 in later years is for rear defogger, Y-9 for fender mounted turn signal indicators, H-1 in later years is power brakes, R-6 might be radio delete, SO of 0621 should be Thursday June 21, 1962 scheduled production, W-9 for possible three speed wipers, X-1 for possible tinted glass, among other codes. Early trim tag data on Chryslers is terrible and really someone should step up to the plate in the Chrysler restoration world and publish a really comprehensive guide to it. The GM system was far superior and many of those codes are well researched and documented.
The first rollaway toolbox I bought in 2002 was from an estate sale where the person was a home mechanic, complete with a post lift in his backyard two car garage. The garages were old, musty and chock full of gold. I bought the 1960 Craftsman toolbox combination for $50, cleaned it up, sent in photos to Sears and won a contest. I was published in the 2002 Craftsman Club newsletter with my photo and Sears paid me $50 to use my photo, so the box was indeed free. It's now filled with vintage tools. I did go back and show photos of it to the guy I bought it from who brought out his son to see them. He said, "That's Pappy's toolbox......".
Some of the tools had names on them. I later found out that one of the names was from a local stock car racer when my area had a stock car stadium. In fact, the person that pinstriped my sister's 1979 Cutlass in 1985 when she got it was one of the old-time racers at this track. He's still alive today and has websites and Facebook pages dedicated to the track and its history.
Was wondering if you were able to make out the tags (bonus! two in one video) Did Steve say "briefcase?" If so, who carries a briefcase these days? I've come across some of my grandpa's tools having found his initials stamped. I guess my grandpa could have been called a millwright, I had lots and lots of huge pipe taps that I sold in a yard sale, what am I gonna do with that stuff?
@@tomwesley7884 Older Chrysler trim tags are lackluster with information and it's hard to piece together what they signify. The reproduction tag was a good guess, but it's not entirely right. I'm not faulting it, just making an observation. I'm able to figure some of it out. It got better in the later years when they went to a more GM style system. Then the information gets a lot easier to decode. A few years ago, I saw a house being cleaned out and there were some tools at the curb. To my surprise, when I got them home, there were quite a few USA made tools including Channelock and Craftsman. I went back and put a note on the snow blower and mower in the driveway with my phone number and actually, the next door neighbor called me and told me he was going to pull in the machines and I could stop by after work and grab them from him. He was an older man, a friend of the guy who passed away.
I got talking to him and he said he lived in his house since 1959. It was him and his brother, two bachelors. Nice man. We got talking and he told me about the deceased neighbor. Turns out he was a machinist for Proctor and Gamble for years. When I asked what his name was, I said, "Is his brother Al and was he a school teacher?" He said, "Oh yea, that's him" I said, "I didn't have him in HS, but he taught at my school. He was a customer of my grandfather's at the barber shop". Sure enough, the neighbor knew my grandfather too. Small world. I could tell the older neighbor was just happy to chit-chat and talk to someone.
@@googleusergp Crazy how much stuff ends up in the landfill, like, stuff that still has a lotta life left
@@tomwesley7884 Quite true. I took a bunch of stuff from the curb. There was a Craftsman garden sprayer that just needed a wand end. I called the company that made it for Sears and they gladly sent me the parts for no charge. Works like new. I performed some maintenance on the lawn mower and cleaned the carburetor. It roared to life on the first try. The tools needed nothing more than a quick clean up and some WD-40 and they went right into my toolbox.
REMCharger trunk opening = Al Capone's vault opening
Should've bought that 59 coronet from the Texas hoard way cooler car you had a chance to get it
My old manager participated in a diagnostic contest he told me the story of how it worked each team of mechanics got a car that had been deliberately sabotaged you would find and diagnose a problem and report to the judges who had a list of known problems for each car if you were correct they would give you the part you would install it and continue to diagnose until the car ran perfectly
He was still mad because he was given a defective distributor and it was constantly changing timing and he lost because of it
Speaking of the auction you bought that car from have you seen what happened to that gto that was there it wound up back on the road now it’s called the holy goat
I've been waiting for this update for a while. Thanks!
love the car reminds me of Spencer Tracey's car in Mad,Mad, World
You might be able to use a socket and many extensions, if you can see the latch bolts. I have done this.
Brother, it doesn't have to be the junkyard. I'll watch just about anything you're presenting.
Do you know why Haney removed all the trim tags? Seems odd he would do that.
I've been wondering about that car. Watched the first videos, then it disappeared. So this was pretty cool,
Police cars have no factory match .
Thanks for saving them.
My first car after i got my license was a Black and red 62, 440 Dart
Great to have an update. But I don't think a 'real time' video (if that's what you're planning) is going to bring the views. And recording it all, either by yourself or with a cameraman, and editing it down is very time consuming. A 'before and after' with a description of what happened might be best. Any quirks that are strictly Mopar could be explained. Please, do what you think is best, but I want you to make money on this! After all, plenty of people out there are 'cutting and welding' or 'installing pistons'. Your skill set to research and present information is really what sets you apart!! Good luck and I'll get off my soapbox. 😁
You know he'll figure it out. "The wheels are turning"
@@tomwesley7884 Yes, but I feel this channel deserves waaay more subs and views! No rambling, no 'dead' time with Steve! I hope he's making enough money off of this to continue for a long time!
Just woke up, first cup of coffee, could not figure out what carb.
Don’t worry about the camera man. He’s awesome and sounds busy. I’m sure he wouldn’t be offended if you just filmed yourself working on your car. Use a tripod some and just do it old fashioned RUclips style
Absolutely *Love* the B-body Darts!
I had a '62 Dart Wagon with a poly 318. What a great car!
Looking forward to seeing progress on it (and junkyard crawling)
Thank you, Steve, for the update on your Police car.
Yes, leave the body as is. I've done a frame off on a few cars and I'll never do it again! My old "nice to somewhat beat drivers" have given me more pleasure than any fully restored car I've owned . I like car shows, but as I've gotten older. I spend more time at the Car Corrals where the condition of the cars ranges from 'restored' to 'parts car'. There's something about used or used up cars that appeals to me. After all, cars are only new for a few months, but used cars can go on for decades!!
I'm about halfway through a full restoration. At 67 years old, it's my last. From now on it's all about running and driving safely. Body work has become too time consuming on rusted, dented cars. I used to enjoy it, now, not so much!
@@burthenry7740 I'm thinking about only painting the hood and the top of the fenders of my next old car. That's all you see when you're driving it anyway! 😁
Enjoyed!! 👍👍
Glad you enjoyed
Hi, Steve! Never miss an episode! Love it!
What is the story on that poly 318? I can't remember. Is it stuck or is it free? I could probably use that engine for my 1960 Plymouth Fury project. I would like to take out the Slant six and put that 318 poly in it. Not to race. Just to have a nice little V8 sound in a fury
Thank God for snow days. Thank you for the update. Love that shelf stacked with dog dishes.
Hello Steve and All from Butler Pennsylvania the Birth place of the Jeep...They are just up the road from me 😂
Thanks for the update on the Remcharger.
Steve, have you thought of doing a tour at an auto museum?
Thank you Steve👍
I'd like to find a base sedan to create a Capt. Culpepper tribute car.
Steve - you never disappoint!
Your video today will go far in making my 63 B body healthier soon.
After watching the update I called Kramer Auto Specialties & parts I thought Santa couldn’t get are available for a decent price .
This make’s tuition for the junkyard crawl a wise investment.
Thanks again from Long Island, home to sister B Body 63 & 64.
@SteveMagnante
Thanks for the REM update Mr. M.
Good update Steve. Are you planning to keep the big police Prestolite, or Leech-Nevelle alternator?
Hello Ben Gone, good eye on spotting the cop-spec Leece-Neville alternator. It is a unique item for sure but is larger and more bulky that a stock Chrysler alternator. Not an issue to me BUT it interferes with the Max Wedge cross ram intake I plan to use....So, it'll have to go. That said, I will be certain to reach out to an appropriate police car interest group to be sure it goes to a caring home. The rest of the "cop stuff" (11-inch drums all around, 6-leaf rear springs, fat torsion bars, front sway bar, certified speedometer, '57 Plymouth steering wheel, etc. will all REMAIN IN PLACE. But again, I'm not going to disturb this car's originality until i am SURE I'll finish the project quickly. Thanks for watching and writing. -Steve Magnante
I heard Katie is all upset without her steve
Thanks for the update, Steve!
Steve, thank you for the update. Didn't know that there were 4-door models of the 62 Dart.
Yes, I've even seen 4 dr. hardtops in this body style.
You can tell Steve is a bachelor. My wife would make me dust that trophy.!
Ha! You're not supposed to be told
I'm glad to see this car again I was wondering where it was sure would like to see regular updates even if it's little progress
Finally! Back to the cop car :)
Thanks for the update Steve.
Mr. Haney from Green Acres ? LOL
Thank you for the update!
Can’t wait to see the build
Might as well play it safe and install a bolt in super spag in that T-Flight.
You know it! I'll get it from Rick Allison at A&A Transmission in Camby, Indiana (same source for the Max Wedge intake!). Thanks for watching and writing. -Steve Magnante
I thought the Channel name was Steve Magnante