ABANDONED Corvette Stingray Will it Run and Drive? (Already registered in burnout competition!)
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- Опубликовано: 8 сен 2024
- Through a subscriber, I purchased this 1980 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray that's been lying abandoned in a vacant lot for years site unseen way down in Tennesse. It's a one owner, L82, 4 speed, T-top that has had previous work done to it. Of course, I did the right thing before even laying eyes on it, and registered it in a burnout content in Florida! Will it run? Will I make it to the show? Will it even spin the tires? So many questions, A guy's head hurts.
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In 1981 I was 17 working as a lot attendant after school at the local Chevrolet dealer when an 1980 Beige Mist Corvette was dropped off by a tow truck a foot in front of the back door of our sales office. It was a repo with no keys. Greaaat. After walking around that Corvette for a couple of months and constantly "reminding" our sole mechanic to fit new keys so we could at least move it I finally took matters into my own hands. I just started taking the column apart until I got down to the switch. As I was removing chunks a snarky salesman came by and told me there was an office pool started with whether I'd get it put back together or fired trying! Well, I got a new switch in and to celebrate I took it for a little 90 minute test drive to see if everything was working correctly. I forget who won the office pool but the next week I got "promoted" to work for the lead-assed mechanic I'd been bugging for two months to fix the Corvette. Greaaat....
Awesome story!
Awesome story. Cool.
That was good
No good deed goes unpunished.
Gene the mechanic (Gene Star, haha) turned out to be a pretty nice guy after all. I learned a lot and he let me use his tools but I was dirty and exhausted every night and decided college might be a better career path. While I worked there the Corvettes were way out of reach but I got first dibs on a few really rough 2 seaters that were taken in on trade (TR7, MGB, etc.). I'd get them running more or less and hang a For Sale sign on them in the middle of the parking lot at school. I actually made more money flipping those turds than I did as a part time mechanic's "helper".
That old boy is up there smiling down on you for pulling his car out of the weeds, Derek. Good video.
“Just a good old boy”
@@fixedgearfever69 (never meanin no harm)
@John Clearwater quit hating
Why would he even want to lie about that?
John Clearwater shame on you, you piece of poop you!
I live in Louisiana and I just evacuated for a hurricane for the second time in a month or so and lost everything I own....twice. This. This video right here is what I needed to pick my spirits off the floor. Thanks guy.
Hang in there buddy!
Hate to hear that. Our hearts go out to y'all from the MS Coast.
I'm so sorry to hear that. I hope all the best for you in recovering from it. I have never experienced a hurricane but have lost everything in a fire and had to start all over. I know how hard it can be. I tried to look at how it was an opportunity to set all the things around me I was unhappy with right. I felt stronger spiruatually after a few months. Hang in there man! Good luck. My best wishes are with you.
Joe Ott Soulbikes you’re words mean so much. Since all this has started I feel like me and my fiancé have a fresh start in our lives.
I was in Lake Charles Wednesday. Home Depot and Lowes were crazy. Half the city was busy repairing from the last one and the other half were trying to batten down for the next one.
I’ve been a mechanic for 35 years and I still learn things from vgg all the time thanks Mr D
A guy is learning about cars and how to be a reasonable, rationale human being. I appreciate your attitude and approach. Thank you.
Mmmm my..m mk hmm mm mmkk.kmkkm.
He knows more than you think. He just has an act that he does. Canadian sense of humor.
Bless u couldn't have said it better myself!
My dad has a 73 c3
A Canadian sense of humor??? Yeah rite!
This has quickly become one of my favorite RUclips channels of all time. I can't tell if the commentary is carefully curated or truly off the top of the head - and that's what makes it so great. As many thumbs up as possible
off the top of his head but with enough experience to humble a proud boaster.
@@dennyheitzer9457 thanks, probably: enough experiences to.........make it work , etc.
Perfect explanation. 100% what I've been thinking ever since I found the channel. Super relaxing and since I know very little about automobiles it's also super informative
There is no way you could write this... Derek sh**ts from the hip
It's a combination. He obviously thinks of the funniest stuff in advance and looks over the car before he films the final version. So the silly lines about smells etc. is all planned and then the other stuff is mostly genuine, except with a heavier, slower accent. You can hear his normal voice fairly often, especially when something actually surprises him.
But he knows his stuff. Every though he makes himself sound dumber than he is. Which is 80% of the reason people like the channel, because he doesn't come across as a know-it-all or self righteous. Really excellent strategy that has made him a millionaire.
The only problem I have is people believe he's poor and send him free things.
If I ever hit the lottery, I'm funding this channel for the next 20 years.
I totally agree, The Bob Ross of Cars
If I win the lottery I will get a larger phone to watch this on and fund him buying junk so I can listen to him talk about the smells inside the cars.
I hear that
If I ever win the lottery I’m going to buy a bunch of cocaine and snort it off of hookers butts.
....oh and give this guy some too
P B S
“Has a very subtle graham cracker taste, mixed with 74 million tons of dirt. So that’s a very good oil.” That had me actually laughing out loud at 4am.
I like how we can’t see him doing anything when he’s hooking up the remote start and he’s just under there complaining 😂
I like how I can't see you doing anything but complaining.
JagMike77 was this supposed to be a joke or? You realize I was serious about what I said right? Thought it was genuinely funny.
2 jokes for the price of one here I suppose!
If you've ever hooked up a remote start, you'd know it's the same way if you're the guy doing the work. You can't see what you're doing and spend the whole time complaining lol.
@@SiliconSentry On my truck I can either see where to hook the wire up or reach it,but not both,and the terminal feels different than it looks.
I love how Derek refers to himself as "A guy...." "A guy will eventually repair that vacuum hose.."
Sound like he is a faceless assassin from GOT
"Probably not " lol!
@Jebediah Gentry puppYrL
Was wondering if I’m the only one thinking that’s a bit weird. But then again; a guy’s gotta do what a guy’s gotta do…
A guy seems kinda like a cooler version of that tool guy, way cooler, more laid back.
im nearly 50, growing up on a farm with a dad and an uncle that fixed everything this way just brings back memories. My dad would say "the worst thing they ever did was put computers on cars" God rest his soul.
I'm 44 grew up much the same and yeah computers is definitely the worst thing to happen to cars, made lazy drivers even more so. Lot dumber too
As he/she/it writes this on some computer. Why don’t you just go back to the Fkuking library if it was so great?
@@AdamWaffenare they wrong though i serisouly dont see a point to putting computers in cars and before you say anything im 17. Also they specified *in cars*
@@JokingbombYT Before computers in cars, we didn't have cars that went 100k miles without a lot of maintenance.
I love classic cars, and I get the appeal of a simpler machine, but modern cars achieve some pretty amazing things.
@@gregschwartz4017huh?
tell me you've never owned a chevy c10 or a 68 dodge power wagon or a 77 ford 150 without telling me
also whatsya consider a "lot of maintenance" ? annual plug rotor and cap tuneup? or changing your oil?
becuase those aint hard or expensive and ya gotta do em on computerized engines too.
A guy might have discovered a natural spring there on the drinkers side.
They don’t call it a foot “well” for nothin’...
Gotta give "sprayaway" some kudos. They've seen dereks usual cars and said "yes, our products will rejuvenate these vehicles".
Now thats the sort of optimism thats been generally lacking in this year of 2020.
Still some of the prettiest body lines ever made imo.
Watch out now... he's already spoken for!
I agree! This is my favorite of the Vett bodies over the years. All those waves just flow and make it look fast even when it's sitting still.
They call this the "Mako Shark" body style, I believe. Came out in '68. It is my favorite style for the Corvette as well.
Naw once a turd always a turd
@@CalgaryRambler interesting opinion.
hey vise grip, ive watched your boat tail , firebird and now the revival of a yellow corvette. im impressed with your Honesty, your laziness, your willing nature and your humor. im 64 and all need to do is watch a video of yours and im finding. myself in the garage! You are sooo entertaining ! Thank you for the endless tips and humor. Charles
I love how casual this guy is about almost anything. Ah yes this starter doesn't work yes let's just light it on fire. Hope it isn't in gear, eh whatever 😂😂😂 it made my week
Thanks for watching, glad you enjoyed
All I could think was "Serenity now! ...insanity later."
We need more of you not visible, but commentating on what he's doing. It's hilarious.
I was laughing my ass off
Even my wife loved that part!
That was funny
So funny
How can I go back and see your Artic cat build
21:57 "I'm gonna go ahead and retract that...". That had me rollin'
Its amazing to find something like this just forgotten about, abandoned to the times...and to pull it out of the bushes and get it running is fantastic, this is definitely worth a few dollars and skint knuckles to bring back to life.
How does Derek not have his own comedy channel yet, he's a natural at anything he does, a real cool guy.
Thanks for the knowledge and the laughs.
👍✌
I KNOW RIGHT!!
Something like, If you buy a car out in a field, and drive it 700 miles after it sitting 39 yrs/367 days. You might be a Redneck.
Ants tho
Easiest way I could describe Derek is he is a modern day red green
"I'm just gonna pour some gasoline in here..."
Wife takes four steps back.
Saw that too..lol
She did disappear like magic.
She knows the drill by now...
Smart girl !
She videobombed him
Corvette and a burnout contest in Florida.. sounds like there may be a Florida Giraffe Man in your future lol.
Hell yeah brother
@SunShineMoto the Giraffe man is having another shindig with alot of the RUclipss fellas. Check the Giraffe's second channel for the announcement. VGG is on the list to drive. Gotta tell ya, a guy is pretty excited to have a couple wobble pops and watch.
You must be speaking of Beaker from The Muppets?
They are next month iirc
@Alpha Wërks Thats a good possibility. I hope it goes well for him. Been a bad year to invest in buying a racetrack and not being able to use it (in the traditional sense).
This is the episode that brought me to vice grip garage. It was his laid back attitude to the issues before him that reeled me in. Made me want to watch more. I have probably seen half of the videos at this point. Great dude. Sure wish he was my neighbor!
Who the hell dislikes this guys videos????? He is so funny and smart to boot... what's not to like engines cold snacks and humour.
Andrew Duquette Got to be turds, they’re definitely turds. 😄
Bought a 30 rack of Hamms to drink while I watch...🍺
Some viewers who are impatient will hit the like button twice because the first time they punch it, it does not show the like right away. When they hit the like button the second time, it acts like a toggle switch and changes your status to dislike, if you are not paying attention. So, be patient guys and realize that some people just don't realize what they are doing and probably never will.
@@spaceinvadertoo oh of course this was just a lighthearted comment for fun however i did not realize about the dislike issue after pressing like twice good to know ...
Only dickheads would dislike these videos, Derek is my role model 👍
"It smells like a wet checkerboard and beef bullion in here" - pretty good description of 2021
Better smell than an old fig Newton and wet potting soil (from another video)
@@NMAfreak or used knee braces and grain 😆
@@niogel yep, I wrote that one down too as one of my favorite lines
How would you know what 2021 smells like?
@@Josef_R by not getting Covid in 2020.... if you can't smell that moist bullion, you might want to get your brain poked on through your sinuses. 🤣
The deceased original owner of this classic is smiling right now because a little part of his soul is alive again.
It's not even my car and it has brightened my whole day. Derek on Vice Grip Garage and Eric O on South Main Auto have been helping me through the worst parts of chronic old age. God bless them.
@@spaceinvadertoo I know! I love this channel. I find myself laughing outloud at something he says every episode. It's so great for bring me out of a funk mood.
@@spaceinvadertoo i find myself getting excited when i see the notification that VGG has a new video out.
A decent thought Rocco, nicely put. Also, funny how a nice comment like that brings nice responses too. VGG is a kinda happy place !! 😁
@@spaceinvadertoo follow Joe's Auto Electric too.
It's an L48, rated at 190 h.p. and 280 lb/ft of torque. According to the information available online, the L82 was only available with an automatic transmission.
Correct!
"we got a bunch of bare wires here on the starter well just ignore that until they start a fire then we"ll attempt to fix it" Lol
signs of a great mechanic.... they usually don't tell you that's what they do to their own cars.... hilarious and true.
When he said "We got water floodin the floor again...Is this a Porta Potty??" I about lost it!
As a 40 year old man in Australia; I have wanted one of these vehicles since I was a kid playing with matchbox cars.
Such a beautiful car.
Bad engine year, but such a gorgeous body. The car is nice, too. But seriously. I also wanted one, also a 1968 BMW 2002tii.
"Its so hard for me to describe this smell, but if I could just stir this for ya...." - stirs his finger around in the rotted, fetid liquid slush that pools from dead humans, right where said previous owner passed away 🤣>😁>😐>🥴>😧>😳😢>🤢>🤮>🤮>😩>😧>🤢>🤮>🤮>😵.
Exasperated me about those Vette's: yeah, gorgeous body, but in the cockpit you'd THINK they could've come up with a nicer, more impressive panel. That speedo was the same as my dad's 84 S10, same as my sister's 86 Cavalier, same as my 91 Cavalier. That's half of why American car manufacturers got their asses handed to them in those years - no imagination, shitty cars. The Japanese knew you had to have one or the other, and the Japanese had both.
My grandfather left me a 1981 vette when he passed and its been sitting for most of my life, really enjoyed watching you get this one back on the road!
The way this guy talks is so extremely practical, I just kept envisioning him like at a zoo sticking his fingers in the tiger's pin and the tiger bites off two of his fingers. He pulls his hand out and says, "well, I still have three more fingers. Who really needs five in the first place. There is no pain, but I am probably in shock and about to pass out. I'll see you guys in the next video if I am still alive. Don't forget to like and subscribe"!
His voice and twisting a phrase, with finger twists is endearing. Without it he'd just be a boring youtuber trying to start a junk car. Don't get offended but ge's like Jim neighbors playing the dopey Gohmer Pyler vs Jim Neighbors singing opera. This guy is a bit different off camera.
Hahahaha, YEAH, shiiiit..... It's called Down 2 Earth
One of those funny animated semi roast videos .Like the ones with Joe Rogan.
This is a channel that was needed here. It’s not the same fix it and drive it away channel with the boring monotone voices or a couple kids pepped up on energy drinks trying to show us how to repair a wrecked Tahoe in daddy’s garage, making repairs they’ve never made before themselves yet they’ve got 500k subscribers, how? I spose the other kids out there hyped up on the same energy drinks think their the sh!t and buy 3 tshirts and a couple hats on daddy’s credit card so this channel is really refreshing as well as relaxing and I hope Dereck goes far with it!!
I don't know if he would be offended, but I'm not. Gohmer Pyle was one my favorites.
Your greatest line, “that’s the thing that does the thing” 🤣 words to live by
Am I the only person that is like "Hey good for you there guy, get that money!" when the video says "includes paid promotion" in the corner? Big congrats on the 2.4 Hours of LeMullets! You'll make a great Florida Man.
2.4 hours unfortunately but a guy can dream
You tube is riding on Derek's coat-tails to the max now. I'm happy for Derek. . It is just that a fella needs to eat. Lightning scissors cost money$. Your awesome Derek
I'm totally ok with him doing spots for companies. I wonder if Sprayway OEM's their stuff for anybody else. It looks an awful lot like the glass cleaner that I use.
In the description he has a disclaimer saying that he is not making any money from the promotion. He is just passing on a savings to his viewers.
I'm a 70 year old Corvette guy. This video got me hooked on VGG.
Best informative and entertaining car vids on RUclips.👍
You know its going to be a great day when there's a new VGG video.
100% Agree
Damn right
Yup, I ' was 101.755632% sure this was gonna be a dooosy.
Fact
I'm just excited he came to Tennessee....
This things been flooded more than a thermoquad😂 that was gold
Thanks for watching Jeffrey
This guy has that crazy resemblance of the Canadian guy Red Green......
You got to do something to keep your toes from freezing up there
Dude never saw this until just now... It's almost mirror! I can't un-see it
Woohoo from.the UK!
@@GinnyC1961 thinsulate boots, our summers are good cause it only rarely goes to or over 100 F here, its easy to say warm, but very hard to keep cool in the southern heat, summer down south is really no different from our winter were both stuck inside lol
My wife and I were watching this episode and she commented the exact same thing.
I love your sense of humor and the clever names you have for car parts....like "get up and go juice". Lost my mom a few weeks ago, and watching these has just been a good 'cheer me up' time. Thanks so much.
Man that car brings back memories. Used to wrench on one for a Mr. Gonzales. 1,000s of hours spent on that rig. Swapped in an injected LT into it, all new gauges, and on and on. She was beige, super clean, man he loved that car.
"I'm just gonna hop in here and start tearing things apart, not documenting how it goes back together."
A guy might work the same way you do lol! Hilarious!
You killing me!! I do that for a living
Shit I do it every day of my life
Who tears that far into the front of a motor and doesn’t throw in a mild cam? At least they did it justice with the yellow/black combo.
Dewalt car.
Hollowpoint357 S&W lol...better than the original beige/brown color combo. Must’ve looked like grandmas orthopedic shoe zipping around.
Wasted Daze Haha really funny
I'm not a Vette guy but the lines and look of the car has me admiring it. Even tho it's yellow haha.
Red Green Me either, but I do dig the 78-82 body style. The t-tops, wheel flares, and spoiler remind me of the good ol’days of driving with a cold snack, rockin the mullet!
Derek my friend, you are the Bob Ross of the automotive world! love your work!
If a car gets a guy to say, “I’ll be dipped”, it has met Vice Grip Garage minimum requirements for a best of classic.
He's saying I'll be damned
@@martinmoore8730 No he says dipped
“ flooded more than a Thermoquad” 🤣 that made me literally laugh out loud
Ahh i see what happens.. a guy gets sponsored by Peak, and now he's buying himself supercars and whatnot.. cool video
I dont know brother.. looks pretty super to me.
180 hp supercar
@@Hanzyscure 212hp... Derek said so...
Hanzy Scure the 305 puts out 180, this puts out over 200. Not a huge difference but it’s still 20 more ponies
@@eriklarson9137 thank youuuuuuu! I was just going to let them think that someone thought it was a supercar so they could falsely feel good about themselves
I watch all these guys building these super cars,with all their super prices,but then I always come back to watch the most entertaining and down to earth channel,VGG!
This is hands down one of the cleanest cars you’ve ever owned
with the exception of the gelatinous goo on the passenger floorboard... yes.
@@DaveSomething A guy should stock some Koi over there. Have a Zen moment at the stop light and get focused. Yep.
The body is amazingly rust free.
Couldn't find rust on it anywhere.....lol
@@trunkmonkey9417 heh I like that idea
I usually find the original key the day after changing cylinder
I had a similar thought when he said "We're gonna skip the glovebox for now, we'll get to that later."
Pretty sure that was emulsified racoon in the passenger floorboard.
That has to be what it smelled like.
I thought it was some sort of self sustaining sea monkey eco system.
I picked up a '78 25th anniversary about a month ago and I'm loving it
"I do like walnuts, but not down the fuel make-it-happener. " 😂
"were gonna do this with a screw driver for about 15 minutes and accomplish nothing"
hahaha awesome
No one has ever mistaken me for a chevy guy, but who leaves a vett sitting out in a field? Kinda makes a fella just shake his head..
It's almost always and older man who buys a brand new Corvette. He said that the Original owner died, and the owner of the property it was sitting on died.
@@treyhill8230 yeah it's usually older people who buys a Corvette. He found a good One!
I found one similar to how he found his...but I found mine in North Carolina. Its yellow and it was setting under a tree for about 10yrs all dried out interior and faded paint.
wrong year you need one of those astronaut vetts to really give a hoot
Probably needed emergency brake shoes
@@treyhill8230 Yeah dude i bought my truck off of got 4 trucks and 2 old camaro's from a field that the old dude died and his wife sold later. He got em all for 200 bucks so long as he towed em out haha.
Breaks my heart to see a Corvette just left to rot. My ex had 1979 Vette - the motor had been replaced by previous owner and it was equipped with nitrous for racing - nitrous kit was gone when he bought it but the engine still pumped 750 hp - so much power you could life the front end off the ground in second gear if you popped the clutch - man I loved that car - you could hear it rumble from 3 blocks away. Sure did miss it when it was sold but we had other plans and couldn't afford all the "toys" at the same time, and we'd easily go through $200 of gas in a day and that's when it cost about $.75 per litre in Canada - a US gallon is approx. 4 litres so it would be roughly equivalent to $3.00 per gallon - I dread to think what it would cost now as we're paying double that amount. It almost felt like every time we passed a gas station there was a huge magnet pulling us in.
Wtf does this have to do with the TOPIC.
@@AdamWaffen they're talking about their corvette.. this is a video is about a corvette.. pretty simple
I like watching people buy stuff in rough condition and then fix them. I know nothing about cars, but still I watch all of your videos. You're a funny guy, too. Makes it even more enjoyable. Keep it up!
Derek: Ooh look a car.
Everyone: It's junk, doesn't run.
Derek: I know, burn out contest!
Everyone; *groans*
+++Derek wins+++
I love this channel, beats out almost every other "watch us build a car" canned crap on the old youtube.
@judd Holmberg At least it wasn't a blow out of the old exhaustalator... Clean up on isle 7, 8, 9 and 10.
Nailed it cuz !
Wadyah mean, "almost"?
A guy really enjoys seeing this old Vette back out there gettin it.
Thanks Al
Vice Grip Garage did you buy it in Fayetteville tn
@judd Holmberg most likely check the glove box or trunk to tell him a story
That Corvette looks so beautiful now. That's an awesome job you did on washing it and getting it back on the road also. It looks a whole lot better now. Keep up the good work.
Good luck at the freedom factory with Cletus McFarland and everyone....
didnt he already race with 1320 video
at the ff with CLEETUS
What makes Derek's videos great is his hillbilly antics ( tasting the dip stick 😅 now that's funny!). And he makes his repairs and restorations seem simple for anyone, and his comedy is just natural. I just discovered this channel a few days ago,now I'm hooked. Keep up the good work VGG👍👍👍
I know it's a year later but tasting the dip stick is actually a really good way to test for contaminants. Oil tastes like oil, when you add anything else, water, dirt, metal, coolant, ect. it will taste VASTLY different.
Got to taste them Zinc levels!
Working on older cars is fairly simple. Back in the days of yesteryear there were 10 year olds rebuilding engines in their front lawn and illiterate adults working on these cars for a living.
@@BeardedHeroThe i resemble your remark
Same here too!!
Derek, she’s a keeper just like Jessica and Jessica is going to look good driving that bright yellow Vette around!
She's probably already called dibs.
And we know she'll do a great job on the interior!
She would look good driving a dump truck around
" Says temporary , but doesn't say how long temporary is " , Guy talks Gold.
This is only temporary, unless it works
ENJOY WATCHING HE SEEMS NO WHAT HE DOING
@@marchobbs4233 KNOW not NO
@@grantkoeller8911 WHAT ARE YOU ENGLISH TEACHER MINE YOUR OWN BUSINESS
@@marchobbs4233 Yes, I am a teacher, I need to teach you manners.
I recently discovered your channel and am really enjoying it. As a 2 time and current Corvette owner, this episode showed what a great car this is even after sitting in a field for many years. Your dry sense of humor is hysterical and I look forward to watching many more episodes. Keep up the good work.
“I don’t know what the floors look like, and I’m not going to look” I have been laughing at that for 10 minutes 😂
40 years ago I was young and handsome like you are.
My dreamcar was exactly a Corvette. Saw a couple of them live when I stayed in Ft.Worth Tx back in '79 - exactly the year of energy crisis.
Gasoline went up from some $0.40 to more than $1.10 that one single year while I stayed there.
It was just a dream, never would be possible because of import taxes, registration fees and road taxes here.
Hmm. I was born in Fort Worth in ‘79! Lol
@@superchile9640 Yeah - I know I'm getting old ...
CXensation I was wondering what you were doing back then? If I look like you?
You destryoed a whole eco system when you vacuumed the passenger floor,How dare you 😂
A guy had to come back to this video in Sept 2023 and re-watch it. This was the first VGG that popped up in the recommended and as a Vette guy, I decided to watch it. Have been hooked ever since!
I can’t believe how much time has passed, but I got to, I’m lookin’ right at it!
"The smog pump, well, she's WiFi now" ... ha ha, that made me spit out my bite of pizza I was laughed so hard :)
Glad you enjoyed, thanks for watching
@@ViceGripGarage , do you plan on doing a restomod to this vehicle, out of curiosity?
Yeah, that was a pretty comment! I laughed too!
Now I'm homesick for my 64 Stingray, yellow pearl, flared rear fenders, from back in 73. I also had a 69 Z-28 that I bought brand new when I got home from Vietnam...
“Thought we were going to have to cut to commercial” 😂🤣😂. Still giggling... aaaaand still giggling. 😅
The rhythm is the bass. and the bass is the treble.
👌
Love how those Tiger Paws RWL’s chalk up and bleed...patina matches the paint.
love those tires
Those is some cleen Uniroyal Maypops! Too nice for you Derek lol
@@ViceGripGarage would you think about putting a Diesel engine in
I bet it would be cool and some people not like but the in side is bad so they shouldn't care.
Love his respect for those who were passed on" Bless" Him"
"It kind of looked like a screenshot from a VHS tape" haha
I bought my husband a 1973 Z-car 20 something years back because he used to have one long ago. It needed breaks, the seat was off the track. It has a nice paint job and the engine purred. There is a plaque on the dash that says only 500 were shipped to the USA. It's a Triumph or Datsun--I forget--GT6. My husband never even drove it. It went right into storage. I would love to get it fixed if it isn't too costly. The worst of it is it appears to have the firewall tore out. We are in our 70s now and probably can't even get in or out of it anymore. I'm in Waupaca County WI.
You need an ozone generator...1 hour will kill every living thing in the car as well as the smell. Only $75 on Amazon!
Agreed. Ozone machines work great for stinky vehicles.
A decent one costs a little more than $75 bones but your on point here. The problem with those things is that they will oxidize ANYTHING that's biological in any space you use them. I had a friend (big weed user) borrow mine and he let it run too long and it disintegrated the glue holding his headliner up in his Nissan ( obviously not a problem in a T-Top Corvette) . Point is his headliner must have had an animal or plant based adhesive holding the cloth up. Do no more than twenty minute sessions with them and make sure to AIR IT OUT completely before the "smell test".
He has one
@@normwetherbee3403 A desiccant based dehumidifier lowers that issue quite a bit. Not completely but it is better.
When you get home call your local Servicemaster, Servepro or other carpet cleaner that does water remediation. They can rent you a pro dehumidifier that will sort out all the smell and mildew issues in just one afternoon or over night.
And that’s why 350’s are my favorite engine ever made
yes,but there built wrong. o.k. std. or mild. mate wanted a dodge in his jag,but no mounts made,so he bought a 350. 010 block,threw all the rest of engine in bin,then re built it. had the heads re plug angled. allways ran hot. best engine,ford 460.. canted valves,more horses than chev,with std parts. here in aus. the [ chev ],holden guys,used to dream of ford heads. but,allways used a ford diff,,funny that..eh..i own a 340 r/t dodge,,so i dont care..
@@phantomwalker8251 the 460 is a stable workhorse for sure. My 1997 351w just hit 210k hard miles (towing etc) and is great. At 8 miles a gallon id rather have the 460 and get the same lol
"Thought we were gonna have to go to commercial..." Epic.
Oh wow that was hilarious !!!
14:45 "Nothings really rotted...I, mean besides every single bushing,and tie rod,and shock,and all that." lol he's so effortlessly hilarious. Does he even know how funny he is? lolol.
"I'm gonna go ahead and retract that" 😄
Funny!
derrick enjoys working in other peoples garages more than the owners do
If "you are what you eat", you're 97.84% dinosaur, my dude.
ETA: Get an ozone generator. It's waaaaay worth it.
Even though they were not Stingrays in 1980 I still loved this video!
If RUclips has taught me anything, it’s that the best corvettes have the deleted body mod. Also on that note I’ll be rooting for ol vice grip himself at the lemullets.
I really love his little sound effects that he makes especially the whistle sound
@Akuma Allright. Yaayy..someone who thinks like I do..im happy now.
Looking good man. Sad that a feller didn’t get to enjoy his rebuilt rig. Glad it’s getting a new lease on life though.
This guy knows his shet...he makes it look simple and funny yet I can tell he knows a lot about making engines work...a fan for life
hahaha, the running commentary with Derrick out of the screen under the car, hilarious
Loved it, it was fantastic, no one else could pull that off.
New carpet?
The subtle humor is hilarious man. I can't stop watching
"wet checkerrboard of beef boullion" had me dying
I'm a locksmith, I always enjoy when you have to deal with the ignitions and locks. Even when your main tool is the powered rotary pick.
I've never had to deal with the old telescoping gm's. I hear they can be a real bugger. The wires and turn signal will pull out more, just got to be careful. Guess I'm talking to the wrong feller.
WOW! What a tragedy. Letting a beautiful car rot should never happen. You got it looking alive again. Love your humor. I am a new fan, and I am now a new subscriber.
The exterior turned out nice but that interior is going to have to be gutted to get rid of the critters and mold. If you don’t flip it, it sure could benefit from a motor swap. As always, another good and interesting video.
Derek + AMMO NYC collab when?! it'd be a great experiment!
VladTepesVEVO that would be awesome. Obviously his time is extremely expensive but the collaboration could get some good views.
36:00 passenger floor looks like a protected wetland.
Yep just add Ducks !
I would like to see this again with restored seats, that damp problem fixed and the other fixes under the hood done. Even now it looks pretty good, with all the other stuff done it would be Great.
IT'S NOT EVEN WASHED YET = KINDA UNLIKE THE >>>GOONIES
If this car don’t become Bradley’s goin to town car, I’ll be mind-bottled.
Put freezes plugs in the secondary. Keep him from getting the car airborne.
the saying is Mind boggled.
The definition of mind-boggling is something very confusing, puzzling or hard to comprehend. An example of mind boggling is the Sunday New York Times crossword puzzle. An example of mind boggling is when an avid chocolate lover hears that someone doesn't like chocolate.
The term mind-boggling describes something that has a powerful effect on the mind. Sometimes it’s misunderstood as mind-bottling, an eggcorn (acorn) popularized by a Will Farrell movie
@@grantkoeller8911 explaining a joke kind of ruins it
~ I always recommend marking the #1 cylinder & firing order rotation direction on the distributor old cap when replacing to a new cap.
~ NOTE: from what I remember about old early 1980's Ford Lincoln Continentals & old early 1980's Ford Mustangs is that they both shared the same distributor cap but with different firing orders & a different #1 position on the distributor, including reverse distributor rotation of each other. So it was easy to confuse a DIY'r having both cars at once, unless you had both the Chilton & the Hayne's manual. One usually mentions something the other doesn't so I tend to keep both manuals available.
This dude is low key one of the funniest commentators ever! 😂🤣 Great video 👌
One thing about older GMs before chips. If you take out the glove compartment lock there is a key code and you can have an ignition key made for $12 to $20