800 Miles in DEATHTRAP Ford Station Wagon! Will It Drive to the Beach?
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- Опубликовано: 26 сен 2024
- Its time to try and drive this 1960 Ford Country Sedan station wagon to the ocean so that Jess can see the beach for the first time ever. Will it make it? Will we even survive? This was truly a vacation from hell. One thing that made it better was getting to visit @OutontheRanchwithDrLee-xb4lo - to say I owe that man a great deal would be an understatement.
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Why don't you just fix your cars properly?
Why don't you do that, and film it, being as you're such an expert on the matter
@@PoleBarnGarage That's exactly what I do: fix cars properly. I drive two classics as my daily drivers. I respect these vehicles and treat them accordingly.
Make sure you film it and put it on RUclips! That way some (hundreds of) pretentious jackass will be sure to comment that you're doing everything wrong, without specifying anything
takes all the fun and excitement out of it!!
@@PoleBarnGarage I'm not a pretentious Jackass. I'm a motor mechanic and former garage owner who suffers watching you needless wreck cars.
For example, you could have simply Googled: 'how do I fix vacuum wipers?', or you could have purchased the suspension bushes you needed before you left. Or, if you couldn't find the correct bushes, the companies that make the bushes usually allow you to browse by size, which would probably have worked.
I get that breakdowns, etc, are part of the fun, but there are enough real catastrophes that you can't avoid, without needlessly creating problems for yourself.
In every relationship, you get back what you put in. If you treated your wife the way you treat your cars, you would soon be sleeping alone.
Thanks for stopping by for a little visit, Dalton and Jess! Was def three of the best days of my life! You two are welcome here any ole time, and Rip totally agrees!! Great Video!!! A+++++!
Thanks Lee! You better believe we'll take you up on that!
Dr Lee is the best!
@@PoleBarnGarage should just crown vic swap the front, and the rear end 05+
I’ve never heard of you until today Dr.Lee, I’ve just subscribed.
Some years before Dad gave it to me, the '59 "Squarebird" was our family car. It had those Gawd-awful vacuum wipers too. We climbed Pike's Peak in that thing, in the days when the roads were barely a lane wide, and had nothing or only pathetic protection from the cliffs off the side of the road. They always seemed to be on the passenger side, where Mom was pissing herself in terror. The more the 352 motor struggled lugging up the hill, the more ridiculously sluggish the wipers were, and the harder it rained. How Dad got that thing up there and back without us all dying is a testament to the Man he was.
Pull the hose off of the vacuum wiper motor source, stick it into a container of ATF and work the wiper arms back and forth a few times or ten. Draws ATF into the vacuum motor and softens up the old grease...let it sit overnight, hook it back up and your wipers will work good-ish again!
10/10 old-timer tech tip man
I was thinking that he maybe had it on ported vacuum when it started working while playing with the gas pedal :)
Remember seeing tomato juice cans in engine bays with vacuum connections? The extra volume made the wipers work better also.
The atf trick fixed my 55 Chevy wiper motor back in 1982 !
Nicely edited episode! It was pretty good.
Mrs Pole Barn seems like an absolute GEM. 😅 Good for you guys, making awesome memories together and great content for the rest of us👏🏻
"It's better to have it and not need it than to need it and not have it". Words to live by.
Another way to say " Be Prepared" - Boy Scouts
"When you need it, and don't have it... you sing a different tune." - Burt Gummer
Always have loved Dalton since Day One. No nonsense with a dose of sarccasim, spark a Lucky Strike, crack open a Twisted Tea, telling it like it is, no bullshit, and get to wrenchin'. A pole barn garage in KC, MO, on a budget, and shit gets DONE. Enough said, y'all.
I'm actually going with my son's to a Pontiac show up that way on Saturday. He's been known to be there. Don't know if he will be this year or not.
@@twinkie27271 Congratulations to you guys, and long live Pontiacs! Blessings.
Despite the "Vacation from Hell" label, you seem to be having a good time. And more importantly so does Jess. I hope you two are still having fun in part 2.
More fun!
I think it is VERY cool that you took Jess to see the ocean. It's things like this trip that people remember their entire life. YAY on you guys !!!!
Finally decided to join the "Don't lose the shop club" gotta say it's worth every penny keep up the good work dalton glad to be here
Thanks so much!!
Dalton, JD, and Jess, some of the coolest people on the whole of RUclips.
Thanks for sharing the fun, the misery, and the excitement of the road trip!
25:47 windshield cleanliness AND dental hygiene in ONE massively inconvenient package!
Sunday morning here in Australia. A cup of coffee and Pole Barn Garage makes me smile. It's going to be a good day.
I’m a skip too and I have been champing at the bit to see if the old girl is going to make it.
I feel that Dalton is my spirit animal or long lost twin brother 😂
Cheers 🍻🍻🍻🇦🇺
I'm a proud low buck club member and I've loved following this journey. Thanks for the awesome content Dalton!
We may need a support group, or is this it
Thank you!!
@Cameronsutubes This most definitely is it!
Dalton, you have struck gold with this format. 3 weeks building a car and then the 4th - and probably the 5th- road trip. Showing Jess parts of the country she hasn’t seen in a shitbox is probably the most wholesome thing I have seen. Absolutely love it. Please continue.
Pretty sure families on new SUVs going to the beach passed you and thought "... oh that poor family... they must be having a horrible time...". The truth is your trip will always have more memories and they'll forget the trip.
Loved the "I need to be more positive.... or just lower my expectations".
More often than not other's is jealous of the classics 50s or, 1960's
These are my favorite vidyas! Thanks to both of y’all for including us!
When I use the old tank in an old car, I put a filter before and after the fuel pump. Jess did a great job with the head liner. Loved that wagon, glad you found it a good home.
I've driven across this country many times. Everyone was a special time, I once flew in from AZ to Ohio, bought a car, and a couple more goodies than drove back to Phoenix!!
Good old days
It is pretty amazing how convenient side view mirrors are on cars.. It's interesting the things we tend to take for granted these days! Beautiful wagon Dalton.
Dalton & Jess hit the road finally!
I’m not going to spoil it for those who read comments before watching….but….. I’m super happy and excited to see that this wasn’t the last time I have the pleasure of being a part of the PBG audience/ family 😂
Love ya work gang !!!
Cheers 🍻🍻🍻🇦🇺
Terrific video Dalton. No time left ... "prayer will be the answer" ... I felt a sermon coming on (albeit briefly); ... the Pinto at the yard (I had one of THOSE once too) ... (my mother in law gave it to me - she was trying to off me, I'm sure) ... the Corvette at Lee's ... foreshadowing ... and YOU SOLD IT!?!?!? Looking forward to the next upload. Be well ! ! !
I think the good Lord was watching over us this trip for sure!
@@PoleBarnGarage If the Lord still has a sense of humor, you likely made his day. BTW, I still have that transmission part sitting on my kitchen table -- I promise to get it in the mail to you this week. :)
The funny thing is is that Dalton knew the kind of road trip he was going on and still put off crucial repairs for convenience and laziness. The whole time, I was laughing and laughing because a lot of the issues could've been avoided. As a 30+ years mechanic, I was shocked at the ill preparation in making sure that it could make the trip successfully. You are one brave person on taking these chances of ill prepping a road trip. The videos are very entertaining though! I love 💕 Pole Barn, never a dull moment. Anyways, thanks for the video 📸.
Captain John’s is a hidden gem in McAlester. Which is a good thing because it’s just about the only option aside from Chili’s. I find myself down that way twice a year for work.
When I was a kid, we had an old 1959 Chevy Apache 32 pickup truck with vacuum wipers. When you coasted, they'd go so fast I was sure the blades would just fly off. When the engine was under load, they'd stop. You had to let off the throttle for a second to let the wipers sweep, then get back on the gas before you lost too much speed (the truck had a 235 L6 with a three on the tree, so losing momentum was borderline tragic).
Right from SleeperDude to PoleBarnGarage. It's a good day Tater.
Those vacuum wipers gave me flashbacks of my first car, a 1968 AMC Javelin. I bought it in 1985 for $300 from my brother. The faster you drove, the slower the wipers went. That's not good when you're from Seattle. It had an auxiliary vacuum pump on top of the fuel pump, but the diaphragm was apparently blown.
The automotive world is such a great place, if it hadn’t been for cars I don’t think I would have ever met some of the best friends and people I have ever had in life, the car world is always giving back to those of us who choose to dabble in the mess… and from that comes great friendships that may have other wise never been… thanks for the video dalton and jess! You guys are awesome
Most memorable vacation ever. Cool wagon glad it found a loving home. A brand new front end and huge radiator would help her out a lot.
Lets hope the Ranchero survives this one!
(Shame you couldn't get a newer Station Wagon though, but i bet that thing will serve you well!)
41:48 CTC has been around awhile, I used to go there in 95-96 to get trim parts for a '65 Biscayne I had in high school
I had a similar trip from St Louis to Houston in a 1979 Corolla Wagon 2TC that was running hot. Stopped at Springfield and went to the movies to wait til sundown. Saw Oscar with Stallone. Had pulled the thermostat cover at an O Reillys and found there was not one. So after dark in the cool air we drove all through the night at 55 with the heat on full blast. had to put a blanket over my feet to keep from burning them. She ran right at the red the whole way, Made it home around 9am. Never had a leak but the next day went to pull the Rad and it came apart in my hands. Heater core as a supplemental Rad works well. Nice job
Dalton, made my Friday evening with this one! Awesome to see the whole adventure play out.
Well, at least this journey wasn't quite as anxiety-producing as a couple of Derek's rescues (Model A, 1950 Chevy, that beautiful blue Chevelle that looked perfect but had a lot of "sitting-up" woes...). I can tell you that Dalton's sweet wife is a trooper! And Dr. Lee is just a prince of a guy! Looking forward to the next installment of "Crazy People Drive barely revived automobiles great distances...
This is an awesome video. Can’t wait for part II. 🎉
Your lucky to have Jess along with you. She's always positive.
50 zip ties on each tie rod end may work?
I gotts to say . When Jess has a lot of commentary it is so cute and wholesome! love you al;!
Good evening from Cape Cod ⛵ the White knuckle ride is part of the journey guys 😂 it's a shame the front end is falling out of it but you found somebody that will put more love into it. Great video guys 👍✌️🇺🇲
Hey Dalton if you want those vacuum wipers to work better. Get you a big Mato juice can like most older fords have under the hood and use it a vacuum canister it will hold more vacuum and the wipers will run faster it works pretty good.
Looks like an “exciting “ trip Dalton and Jess! It’s cool that you’ve stayed in touch with Matt’s dad Lee as well.
Sad to see it go, but you did what you had to do I suppose. 👍
Glad the wagon is getting some love. 😎
Dalton, I can’t help but quote one of the best lines from Dumb n Dumber “ Just when I think you couldn’t possibly get any dumber then you go ahead and do something like this….and totally redeem yourself!” lol 😂 This has been one heck of a great series sir! Looking forward to part 2 👍
"I can't even fly a paper airplane" 🤣🤣🤣
Dalton is exactly like most of us no 200k shop don’t talk about merch all the time. Down to earth guy. That’s why he is my favorite RUclipsr.
Yep! Very refreshing.
Really enjoyed the video Dalton. Regardless of all the problems, there's still no better way to take a trip than in an old car.
Should have put a Carter or Edelbrock on it, but I have a good feeling that you are going to be okay with the Holley, I just want to see you and the family to make a great trip and enjoy your Memorial Day weekend! One thing is that me and my family enjoy your videos and my parents even watch you guys if I stay for dinner 😊. We thank you for sharing the trials and tribulation you go through making these videos and the work involved. The Old Man a veteran like the rest of us except for he did a couple of tours in Vietnam wants to get me to video me working on the 88 Cougar XR-7 and see if you can give us some pointers on the video of us doing it. God bless you all and enjoy your Memorial Day weekend! From my family of Veterans from WW2 to the present day we wish you guys all the best.
Damn shame, love the old wagon. Too bad you didn’t have enough time to run it for awhile before adventuring off into the world of the unknown. We all love the adventures. Keep up the great work.
Somebody got themself one HELL of a cool wagon project!
I'm happy to support such a good creator 🎉🎉 ❤❤ can't wait for the next video
I like your usual no stress approach to life and car projects.
Way to change it up!
I get the frustrations and the panic, but this is what i call an adventure. Driving a car that doesn't have a very long life and you know the risks, but there's thats adrenaline excitement.
Two steps to stop window fogging, 1) spray and wipe inside of all windows with anti fog spray from auto parts store and spray and wipe exterior windshield, front side windows, and rear window with anti fog rain x ( at least 2 coats ) then 2) get a powerful 12 volt cigarette plug tornadoe fan from a truck stop and set it to blow on inside of windshield and you should have anymore fogging issues. Repeat every 2 or 3 days with the sprays.
What I enjoy most is listening to you and Jess riff off each other in a style I like to call "Good Natured and Pleasant But Barely Concealed Cynical Midwestern Smartass" - before life metaphorically kicked us both in the head, my wife and I engaged similarly. I miss those days. Hang onto that attitude as long as possible, you two crazy kids!
lol, the "Oh looks its another Jaag..." "Oh no, Dalton, come on, let's go, no!" moment was hilarious
Part 2 should be very interesting.
Thank you for being so attentive to our comments good or bad, You could already be a couple of steps ahead of us, but if it will make yours and us as the fans more knowledge-able then great, Thank you for all the great content Have a wonderful rest of your weekend.
"It's Texas for Some Reason" is your next t-shirt slogan. You're going to be rich.
Also a great album name.
Pretty good racehorse name too.
I love that he includes his family on his videos it’s one of the best parts
Watching this after my graduation, a better gift than money! 😂
Nice!
I was so glad to see you gut the thermostat and not just remove it most people don't understand you need some back pressure so coolant can slow down enough to pull heat out of block but to also get in the heads far enough to keep from having hot spots where the coolant will never reach without some back pressure, as long as you do the wrong thing the right way it's all good. It is what it is, ain't what it should be, never will be what it was! great job
Another fun adventure ! Soon Power Tour 2024
"I really hope we live, that would be great!" - loved this epic 4 parter! Thanks for the hard work! The car meddling was fun, but your personality and dry presenting style is entertaining to watch too! Its hard to get a good balance of likeability and engineering / 'car stuff', but you've got it!
Not gonna lie though - was heartbreaking seeing the Mercury being cut up haha
The 60 Wagon is Really A Good Looking Styled Car! My Dad Bought A New 1962 Rambler That Was Dark Blue The Top of The Dash Was So Shiney He Painted The Top of It Flat Black!
Hey, great content. Keep up the good work.
I'll tell ya an old racing secret. Before you install your next water pump, cut half the impellers off.
To keep it balanced cut off every other blade, then skip one, cut the next, skip one. You get the idea.
You should have 4 blades instead of 8.
This slows down the rate at which the water passes through the rad. Water spends more time in
the rad thus running cooler. 😉
Here's a little tip for getting the meats off the back of a Ford of that era. Jack up the wheel on the opposite side it will push the side you are work on just enough to get the tire to slide between the hub and fender.
26:03 ooooooooooohhh GOTH HOUSE it's ALIVE!!!
This trip looks like it was hell. But dang what a good video! the "taking cars on long trips and they have problems the whole way" is my favorite style. You rock as always Dalton!
Something extra special about lighting a smoke with an old school car cigarette lighter (I have done this before).
Also, the special...um marks.. they would leave if you played with one as a dumb kid.
Can officially say a Pole Barn Garage video has helped me find parts for my car. Saw a car with parts I needed in the B footage of CTC lol
10:15 "HOW DARE YOU wake me from my SLUMBER!!! I shall roll back into your FACE!" - the recently yoinked and grumpy 411s
Nice adventure Dalton, the ol wagon didn't do too shabby all things considered 😀! The heater core mod was a very creative idea, nice thinking! Memories have been made for sure!!
As Dalton reads this comment, he pauses....sighs.....then ponders to himself, "I wonder what Burt Reynolds favorite beer was?".
Coors of course.
@@One-Crazy-Cat but was it?
I bet Miller
@@One-Crazy-Cat Just hope he was a Banquet man
Burt and his horse, Dancer, both drank Coors Banquet beer in the movie HOOPER....I just watched it the other night! Classic 🤘🏻
Wow at 57:38 that airport you passed in Lampasas texas. My father used to run a aircraft maintenance shop there in 2006. Didnt last long. We moved away from texas. I have never been back to texas since. My dad passed away in 2022. Seeing that airport brought back so many memories. Used to run my Camaro and motorcycle down that runway.
This is gonna be a trip to remember for sure! You got rid of a potential death trap and got a slightly better death trap, but if you can make it home, you win 🥰 Onward to part 2!
All cars are potential death traps
Even a brand new one
@@kyleh3615 True that
Many years ago,I had issues with vacuum wipers.I took it apart and used bearing grease toline the walls of the vacuum motor interior.It worked great!Just a suggestion.Love ur show,sir.
13:49 "if you bring it, you won't need it" a.k.a. plan for the worst, hope for the best!
you made a very decent running wagon and gave a long forgotten project car a new life and even drove it to it's new home sorry those last miles were to say the least a bit rough glad you made it there safe and sound.
In case anyone is wondering about that thing he installed on the windshield it's called "Speedway 91061009 Windshield Stop Light Prism / Traffic Light Viewer"
Sorry I couldn’t trade my truck to y’all ! Great meeting yall and glad you made it ! 😅
So happy. I'm a part of don't lose the shop. Forgive me, Dalton for being late.I'm glad this came out
What the best thing about visiting Texas was, everyone that we meet said where are you from, and welcome to Texas!
people are friendly as hell down here.
this is because were all armed to the teeth and able to defend ourselves from those that cause problems 😆
Might be hell now, but the memories will be worth it later.
Wipers were HILARIOUS - Been there done that (in a 240Z in the snow!)! Also, the guy always stresses about everything, while the gal could care less!
I thoroughly enjoy your content, you keep it on a level others can see themselves doing with their friends and family. I also enjoy you calling out the other channels that seemed to have gotten all high and mighty. 😊
Next time drill holes in the thermostat around the spring area, it works!!
Sorry we missed you guys we live just up the road from 2033 in Weatherford. Thank you for giving our local guys at 2033 and Turpin some national lovin’! Love the channel and the merch
I’m from the Weatherford area and, and can confidently say that Doug and the other guys at Turpin tires are the best we got and am glad you got great service from them.
22:49 auxiliary cooling is still a genius idea, and will absolutely be used in the future when big engines are paired with small engine radiators
Yep! Proven!
The heart of the problem is the RPM.....3,300 RPM is still way to high to keep that engine temp in the safe zone. The gearing needs to bring it closer to 2,000 RPM on the highway and the overheating issue would disappear.
@@Martin.Wilson it would be just fine if he had more capacity
You weren’t kidding about tires squealing going straight!!!! I’m surprised you weren’t smoking more!!!!!! 😅 glad you made it safe!!!!
If dema tires are "completely bald", then 60% of cars on the road are riding slicks! I'd have run those another 600miles for sho - but no seat belts at 75mph? That's another story!! 😂😂
The inside of them was gone lol. The real concern there was the bushings being AWOL though
Gotta say I love the choice of cover music on the time lapse portions. 👌🏽
Best part of being a member is that we get the lives. Therefore we know what happens 😂😂
Troubles aside seems like a good trip. Plus Dr. Lee!!!👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻💪🏻💪🏻 can’t wait for part two
Lower you expectations and you’ll never be disappointed! I want to do a trip like this in my 91 BMW convertible. Not quite the same soul as a 60s wagon but it’s a fun car!
you could have done a whole video at that ctc place ?
Not my usual content, I plan on returning, buying a car there and trying to fix it in the yard?
That would be awesome. If I remember right one of the first episodes of roadkill they went there
@@PoleBarnGarage pity there is not one closer to where you live , looking forward to your next video in texas
You know it's a good father all the time you spend with jd. Good job
Wwcd is just about the best term for keeping any old rig moving🤙
Random dude staring at the gas station, the ultimate "seal of approval"
I just retired and bought a 1972 K5 Blazer for my retirement project. I was excited to see another one at Dr Lees. Mine is rough too but i cant wait to get started on it. Save me some self tappers please lol. Curious to see your new ride.