NEVER BEEN DONE BEFORE: BUSTED ORIGINAL CUDA ENGINE DESTROYS THE VALUE-MARK WORKS A MIRACLE
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- čas přidán 12. 03. 2024
- When a numbers matching Cuda comes through the shop with a freeze busted engine, all eyes are on Mark to work a first time ever miracle and save the block.
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They taught us in Automotive Machining at Palomar College what-all needs to be done to successfully weld cast iron exhaust manifolds and (theoretically) heads, but A BLOCK?!?!?! That's freakin' awesome!
Check out the the Indian tall block pontiac that the main saddle was broken and they cast a chunk in and machined it back
I love this guy. He calls an engine an engine. Motor is reserved for electrical. Drives me nuts when I hear gear heads calling an engine a motor. "Fry burger" and many more on HRM call it a motor continually throughout every show.
I once worked for a feller that would about slap ya silly if ya called a internal combustion engine a “motor”. He stood 6’6” around 350lbs and didn’t have a neck, ya didn’t want him slapping ya🤣
Guys in India do this every day on big Cat diesels down to scooter cases. Its an amazing thing to see. We In America are told that its too hard , weak , or cant be done.
They do it every day. Turbo diesel Engine blocks torn in half, repaired, and running at full power again. Not a drop of brazing used. Dang AMAZING!
Those are casting plugs. When they casted those iron blocks they used sand. Those are to get the sand out of the block and not freeze plugs. Wow, freeze plugs!!!
I’m glad u said it 😊
Ya, if those worked as he stated, then he wouldn't have to repair the block.
The 68 Hemi block I started with wasn't as sketchy as this 383 is. I ended up getting cold feet and bought a brand new 426 block. I want to be able to put my foot into it and not worry about it exploding. Peace of mind is more important to me.
I am impressed with the block welding. That guy did a great job ! I haven't seen any one beside the Pakistan's do that kind of work in 40 years.
The core plug holes were put there to affix the core mold during casting. As is affirmed by this block the plugs are ineffective in the case of freezing.
thank you very well said.most people dont know.
then one winter day it got very very cold and it froze.John goes to his car and noticed the block plug on the ground.O lovely my freeze plug fell out.
ever sence then they got named freeze plugs.
They did an amazing job!!!!
Nice show 👌 👏 👍 🙌 😀 😎
Unfortunately raising 3 children a wife and all the responsibility that comes with that enjoyment ❤i will never own my dream mopar, but its still nice to see folks that can and enjoying there cars .god bless America 🇺🇸 and folks that keep these muscle cars alive 💪 ive been working on cars my whole life and for some of us its just out of reach to enjoy such a rare muscle car .✌
Very interesting 👍
May I ask how much (ball park) did that block repair cost?
Doug said 75 lbs torque on heads. But then Mark said 85 lbs torque???
Why is the temp gauge pegged past 250 at 40:53?
Doesn't an extensively repaired numbers matching block still affect the value?
Better than another block. I’d were a hemi you do everything you can A 383 ehhh with a missing trans doesn’t hurt
Actually, a weld is stronger than a cast, so no. So long as the cast iron is hot enough, you don't get stress and it looks like they got a twisted block doing that but ended up making a better engine in the end because of the 40/thousands over boring! So the end result is it's got a hare more power than stock, and the oversized Chevy lifters will keep her a little cooler for a little longer. If you could made an entire block out of welds, it would be the strongest block ever made.
@mikefromspace I know all about cast iron repair. I understand what you're saying. My question is concerned with the fact it's no longer a factory block. It's a repaired numbers matching block. If I had the option to buy, I don't think I'd pay the asking price as if it were unmolested. We had a local vintage Mopar dealer come into the shop in a panic. Because a local muffler shop broke the factory (complete original factory car) exhaust manifolds. Apparently, these were particularly rare. Pretty much name your price if you found a set. We could fix them, but you would know they were fixed. No one around her does old-school cast repair. Either nickel or brass rod. He was upset because he had the car sold. I don't blame him. Either he took a loss or lost the sale. He had a numbers matching car with a heavily repaired numbers exhaust manifold. That didn't give him license to be an a-hole to us, though.
@mikefromspace I'm not talking about strength or if its a better engine now. I'm referring to value and originality.
@@joshuabekel9700 it hurts it a little bit. I’ve bought cars with a sleeved block and factored in a little but not as much as a block that’s not matching. If I were buying the car I’d price it less than matching numbers because if that engines fails I’ll be stuck with a devalued car. I don’t care how strong the repair is. It’s not the same. Is there a chance of further cracking maybe.
However that repair if not disclosed would most likely not be found out. Nobody removes an intake and carb during an inspection
That’s because it had original metal plugs instead of the high temp nylon or w.e they make them of now
So your using '70 Fenders on a '69 Daytona Clone ?
That block is toast, im sure it has hairline cracks that will apear over time. But for a garage queen numbers matching pos that is worth too much money and not worth it..
Wonder if you build a '69 Charger Hemi 500 clone ? 4 spd . And reastore '66 Hemi Charger 4 spd . 😮
Those plugs are core plugs, not freeze plugs.
It’s worth the risk I suppose, this isn’t an aluminum dart block tho!
Those are CORE plugs,they were nothing to do with freezing or heating,they were used to get the sand out of the block from the mold.
They were carefully engineered to serve both purposes as they are also needed for good internal coolant passage cleaning 😉 so maybe 3 purposes. Expansion plugs use to be the name of them many generations ago. 😊man do I feel old 😆
It's sad to think people claim to be experts yet don't know that a "freeze" plug doesn't exist and it is not made to do anything in relation to what they seem to think.
If it was my car the engine block would have been replaced with a flawless unit. The engine number pad can be decked and correct numbers perfectly stamped with absolute factory appearance.
that's fraud though if proven if you don't document the fakery
@@MonzaRacer Listen Up Sizzle Chest, Loose Lips Sink Ships. Restamp The Block And Keep Your Trap Shut.
i would have thrown away the old block and grind outthe numbers on another one and hammer the numbers from the original into it and call it a day, because it's just a piece of cast iron.
Engine alone could be the difference of 250000$ so i would gamble too 😂
They are core plugs not freeze plugs. Think about what you are saying .
Should have put the engine in a jig before heating it up duh
Why pay $3.5 Million. Just to put it on display and NOT drivern? 😮😂
2nd gen dodge charger is one of the most beautiful cars dodge ever made. The Dodge Daytona is one of the fugly cars ever made. It was so bad some had to be converted back to chargers for dodge to be able to sell these clown looking cars and now there are people who spend big money to make clone cars??? Crazy! I can kind of see someone buying an original because the crazy prices they get now but a clone? Why? When the charger is so much better looking and you end up with an ugly fake.
Chevy is so much easier to build, that's why Dodge was moving to the "Ball Stud Hemi"...
This car will forever be marked with a “salvaged” engine. What’s the point of all this originality if you can’t drive the car as intended. The only way it’s worth close to the same as an unmolested numbers matching engine would be to include a date matching complete engine as a spare to be used when the car is driven. Save the “original” engine for shows.
Did anyone consider cutting the number out of the busted block and welding it into a good block?
Wouldn't that be considered fraud?
Not if you are looking at it as replacing bad parts which they were doing anyway. What if even push rods were numbered?@@joshuabekel9700
Old repeat!
Must be outta business.
HA HA MOPAR Rocker arms are very shit box. Just ask Chris Birdsong he changes them out for better ones.
Hi po Chevys often convert their stud type rockers to a shaft system like Mopars use on their big blocks. A whole lot stronger to have all the rockers on a shaft rather than a single stud per rocker.
So much repetition, in the 1st 12 minutes. Do you think we want to see a talking head?
Oh, it's television. That's why there's not much wrench turning... More entertainment.
MARK MARK MARK. You are letting me down. There is nothing on a motor called a "freeze plug" ever in any motor. They are core plugs NOT freeze plugs. If the factory called them freeze plugs when a block cracked because some idiot put straight water in it the factory would be liable for any damage. As you are famous for saying details matter.
Graveyard Clowns...
Calling Chevy crap box. What a jerk. Im sorry but Chrysler is no better than GM or Ford
OK lets Get it right .They are not freeze plugs They are not for freezing. They will push out if your lucky but they are CORE plugs. they are where the liquid cast iron is pored into the mold. After the block comes out of the mold it is machined to take a push in plug. The core plug has a common name of freeze plugs. However they are CORE plugs!