FORGOTTEN Chysler Wagon! Sitting 32 Years! Will it Run?
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- čas přidán 2. 05. 2023
- Let’s rescue this boat of a Chrysler! Can we get the big block 440 to breath life again? I hope you all enjoy! Thank you as always for the Love and Support! I hope everyone is having a great week!
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Wagons are the most fun cars to drive. Doesn't matter if they fast or slow
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Do you guys actually restore car or just get them running?
I’ve got to agree with you!! Love me a wagon!
@@josearriola3087 It depends if it's worth it or it's just a money pit
That is the right alternator for that car, it's a Leese-Neville heavy duty unit that came on the full power Chryslers to run all of the electrical accessories. They were also used on ambulances, police cars, and industrial applications.
One of the things I really appreciate about this channel compared to other revival style channels is you guys don’t just stop at the revival, you throw some mods at a vehicle and make something really cool with it.
I hope we get to see more on the wagon, it’s super cool!
I really appreciate that 😊 We’re excited to bring this one back to life!! Thanks so much for watching!
They’ll definitely be more on this one!
@@BudgetBuildz can’t wait to see it! This thing would be a sweet power tour car!
This thing is worth a rebuild you don't see too many station wagons anymore and it's still practical.
While I prefer restoring vehicles to stock. Stock can also be, " cool".
While I prefer restoring to stock.
My grandparents had this exact car! I remember many summers riding to the cottage in the rear seats with my Brothers.
My grandpa gave it to my older brother to drive to high school and he pulled out the motor to put in his 73 dart...I was gutted.
I've been trying to find one ever since, but living in rust belt Canada there are nine left. You guys are certainly blessed...I would give anything for that car!
I came across a decent looking survivor that was posted on Auto Trader about 2 years ago, and located in Burlington, Ontario. Asking price was pretty high, however.
The Griswolds wagon!! “You think you hate it now, just wait til you drive it Clark”!! Lol get it road worthy and take a family vacation!
Holiday road , first thing that came to my mind when I seen it.
I’m so excited to see y’all rescuing a wagon! There’s nothing like a classic wagon.
👍💯, hardly ever see one on the road anymore.
Wagons make me think of childhood family vacations 😄
Burnout car yea
Nobody bothers with family cruisers.
We can’t wait to bring this one back!!
Wow, my Dad had one of these back in the days. White with the wood paneling. Memories. PLEASE don't modify it. Restore it back to what it was given its a runner. No side pipes and weird stuff. Thats my vote. Wash, repaint, new paneling....it deserves that. :)
C-Body wagons - the ULTIMATE FAMILY HAULER. Looking forward to this!
I was just getting in the automotive biz in 75 . After 46 yrs of spinning wrenches I retired 3 yrs ago. I remember working on those awesome machines
I am glad you love station wagons as much as we all do! Everything you guys find is always a hit with viewers. Just another beautiful beast to power wash, tweak and get rolling. If your favorite ice cream shop, hot dog stand, taco joint and burger bar are REALLY nearby, you have found the ride that will get the WHOLE family there in roomy comfort. Count me as one that thinks this land barge is one good lookin' rig begging for a new life. Looking forward to part 2 - cheers!!!
A series on this would be great. This awesome wagon deserves to be restored. The engine did not put you in trouble at all!
One of the things I really like about your “will it run” videos Michael, is your systematic approach, air filter off, check for oil, disconnect fuel line to carb, plugs out, lubricant into cylinders etc. way more efficient and increases the chance of an engine start 👍🙂
Woo hoo! Let's get it done! Hope everyone is doing well and having a wonderful week! 💙🙏🏼
Back at ya'
I am looking forward to this (?) two seconds nto the video...
Really enjoy watching your videos
The alternator is most definitely Chrysler's High amp alternator. They used these in cars that had all the electronic accessories such as electric seats, electric windows, etc.
Thanks for rescuing that wagon from ending up in the crusher & for bringing that good old girl back to life. It's comforting to know there are still guys like you paying tribute to those great cars from yesteryear.
You guys have to restore this! Make her look bone stock and original on the outside. Ok, probably not with the woodgrain, but stock and unassuming. Build that 440 into a monster, make her a sleeper wagon. Nobody would expect that! I love old wagons! You and your dad are awesome, best job ever!!!
Can't wait to hear it RUN, let alone see it CLEAN! 😁
So glad you saved that one before someone derbied it. There aren't many of these old Chryslers left to be found these days, especially the wagons. I hope you have fun with this one!
OMG! Love me some station wagons and even though that air craft carrier is huge and consumes fuel faster than Budlight is losing sales, I love it! So big and so wasteful. So over the top! So grand! Your Porsche project was amazing! Been here since the light blue VW pickup. Must see channel! I was 14 when this was a new car. Thanks for getting it to run again. I hope it goes to a good home where we can relive an era when SUV
"s and runt CUV's never existed!
What a cool old rig! Definitely get it back on road!
LOVE the ol family wagons! Brings back old childhood nightmares lol.
I'm 44, so these station wagons were still very much a thing when I was young. I'd LOVE to have something like this to go on trips with daughter and grandkids some day.
Wow I sure love seeing these old classics coming back to life! Your doing an awesome job on these restoration projects, keep up the amazing work!
The T&C looks like hell, but with a little work, and some "power adders", that would make a very nice muscle wagon!
My grandparents had a Mopar with a big block (1966 Fury III) and they towed a camper with that thing all over the USA and Canada. Gramps worked for Bell Telephone all his adult life and got a nice pension.
Campers were smaller then, but you could do things with sedans/wagons that you'd need a truck for today.
What a nice find to rescue keep it original once you give it a nice clean it is something that you don't see any more 😂 thanks for your guys that we can enjoy this builds 😊
Yes, please don't ruin it with ugly exhaust and white letter tires.
Oh yes, dial that wagon in. Let’s see it on the road, low and headers with side pipes. Definitely a clean up video!
Not ugly at all. What a beast, love it. Repaint and new vinyl wood on the sides, and rock it! A survivor, fer sure.
No lake pipes though, and i like how quiet it is! I think you guys should try to strip off whats left of the wood on it, and just go with an all blue wagon! Maybe restore the interior! Best of luck!
Wow, that's a big old bus! Sounds really good once that lifter settled down too! :)
I would love love to see this mothership brought back to GOLD. Bagged, lakesides, fresh body and interior and of course those side skirts…Please!!
Chrysler wagon sitting there 32 years long time big vehicle over head block seats are good condition best mechanic men full detail windows clean inside and out replace tires another awesome video friend bless you
I wouldn't worry about "dialing" the engine in, just check the timing, give her a tune, plugs etc, change the oil & coolant, new radiator, hoses, brakes, exhaust - drive it !! Very cool wagon and a great find !! well done guys👍👍
I'm A Mopar guy myself, and would love to see this thing back on the road. I have always loved the "C" body Mopars, and you have definitely earned a subscription from me, my curiosity is peaked. On a foot note, if you truly want to care for this car, a rule of thumb of mine, is to always change the timing chain. They came factory with Nylon tooth gears. Also note on a big block Chrysler, never free rev into the secondaries as this can round off cam lobes, Chrysler cams were soft. Hopefully the frame is in reasonable condition, would love to see it up on a lift. Oh, yeah...the station wagon does have a different fuel tank than the standard car, so they are not interchangeable.
Get that ol Girl on the road!! I'd love to have one for memories sake!
The alternator is a GM 100 amp bought by Chrysler for an electric rear window defroster. What you thought was a pump for the shocks is really a "fuel pacer". It makes the left blinker light come on when the vacuum drops because it thinks you are lead footing it and being "fuelish" as they said in the 70s. I forgot what that module is next to the ignition module, maybe the OSAC timer. I hope you restore the car. They are my favorite cars. I had a 74 Satellite, 75 Imperial, and 73 Adventurer. All of them were wonderful!
Love being a guy from Wisconsin listening to a guy from South Carolina call something crusty
You haven’t seen crusty my friend😂
Great videos
That wagon looks to be in decent shape. I hope you get the transmission hooked up, brakes fixed and new rubber, then clean her all up. I like this wagon. That third seat makes this a treasure.
This is cool. You don’t see these old Chrysler Town & Country wagons on the street these days. I would say fix it up, clean up the interior & exterior, & make a daily driver out of it. A good running engine is a great start. Y’all got yerselves a rare gem there.
YES YOU SHOULD DO MORE WITH IT!!! I’ll come start cleaning it up! Lol
I once put long tube headers and side pipes on a 71 Bel Aire Wagon.
It was EXCELLENT!
I'd love to see a full rebuild of it. Keep up the good work, guys.
My father had a 1974 Town and Country station wagon with a 440. It was a very durable car and even survived a tornado. We had to put new glass in it but it still ran well. There were not many made and I assume few survived. You have found a rare one. I hope you will restore it completely.
I'd drive that old barge. She deserves the love just for being parked and forgotten for all those years.
Nothing better than a big old station wagon! Thanks!
This is a great one! As a 73 Town and Country owner, I would like to see this one get back to roads.
I have fond memories like many good people of John candy on a memorable road trip with Martin, hysterically creating one amazing family film 🎥 thank you guys have a awesome day 🕊🤍👋
I think these old wagons had so much style and are very under-appreciated! Great job resurrecting it!! Look forward to what you do next!
My mother had a '72 Pontiac wagon. A Grand Safari with the 455 c.i. motor. Huge car. Had the clam-shell tailgate and seating for two or four more behind the rear seat. Sure wish I had gotten hold of it before they traded it. Was nice to drive and would move on out too. Hope you rebuild your Chrysler.
Please, please, put a long set of side pipes. Front to back side pipe, with one single slash cut at the end! You are absolutely right about them.
I love old wagons. Wish they would make a comeback.
Hope to see it come back all the way.
Keep it as is. You just don't see old wagons like this out on the roads anymore ❤
It's awesome to see that rescued. My parents had one of those. It was a 1975 and they bought it brand new. It was the same color is the one the 1975 color brochure, some dark shade of yellow. It had the optional 400, and suffered from carburetion problems from day one. I always thought it was a beautiful car, but was disappointed when they sold it, which was in 1979, the year before I started driving. I would love to have it today. That car of yours needs to be restored and driven. Those are so rare. Since 1979 I have only seen one of those (of that generation anyway).
Y’all do such great videos! Love the channel and y’all keep ‘em coming! Would love to see more on the old wagon!
Love the old boat! Show it some love and get it on the road! Good job guys! ❤
I really appreciate the kindness to animals and insects, keep it up! (also car stuff cool)
Remember seeing one of these in Avocado Gold with “wood” paneling. It was owned by a hard-working couple, who, with their three children would mow yards in the neighborhood. They would hook up a small trailer for some of their equipment. As if the wagon wasn’t already long enough! St. Petersburg Florida, circa 1987.
The box to the right of the ballast resistor is the EGR valve timer, not essential to starting or running the car.
There's nothing quite like hearing an engine roar back to life after sitting for 30 years. They need to be saved. They are history. One day when everything is electric these old tanks will be fuelled with a precious and rare liquid called gasoline and they will noisily drive down the road. To the joy of riders and bystanders.
Congrats on getting her running 👍 now you have the fun project of chasing down bad wiring 😂 A notorious electrical nightmare 😉 I'm pretty sure you guys will sort it out. Keep up the good work guys 👍✌️🇺🇲
Looking forward to seeing this revival! Clean and detailed, and on the road!
@21:51 YES!!! That is a Chrysler 100 AMP alternator. Most of the time if the car was optioned with an electric rear defroster or could see heavy electrical loads that alternator was MANDATORY!
A huge "Mahalo" to you for rescuing a car that was a favourite of mine back in the early 1970s. As a child, of course, I loved station wagons, and Mopars were MY kind of station wagon. In elementary school, two of my teachers had these. If I ever returned to the mainland USA...I'm gonna buy me one of these and drive it! That would be a bucket list item! Aloha!
Love the Farther Son Duo. Make it a daily driver without paint and all that, just make it nice inside and out and good to go..
This is a fun channel to watch, hope your channel grows leaps and bounds. wish that wagon was mine!!!!!
I'm betting it was already a rarity in 1991. I quit seeing station wagons for the most part by the mid 80's. I saw one in the 90's and thought, "Well now there's something I don't see anymore." LOL!
HEY B.B. MY SON MAX AND I LOVE THE OLD WAGONS WHAT A AWSOME GREAT CAR !!! GREAT WORK TO YOU BOTH GETTING IT GOING,,.. WE NEED TO SEE MORE VERY VERY SOON ,, LETS CLEAN IT UP ... WE KNOW THE GAS PRICES IS GOING TO BE HIGH ,, BUT ITS WORTH THE FUN.... THANKS!!!!!!
3rd box on the firewall should be the voltage regulator, not entirely sure on these earlier mopars, more familiar with late 70's and early mid 80's stuff.
Wagons rule !!! Do more of them. Love your channel !!
She’s a beauty. Used to be a great family hauler. Unfortunately memories were made. She deserves a comeback.
This looks like a fun build to watch. You should call it The Brady Bunch wagon! or maybe just Marcia Brady ❤
Your format is one of my favorites on CZcams. You guys do quality work and do things right. The Roach Motel carburetor cracks me up 🪳😂🤣. Love the fender skirts.
My dad had a 72 T&C. Great memories. Thanks for sharing. Also thanks for giving a "how to" on the work that you did on some of those parts. I never see those parts that you replaced on the firewall. I hope you fix it as much as you can.
In the Eighties when I was in High School, I had a '76 T&C wagon!
It was originally green and had a beautiful, special order full leather green interior and ALL of the goodies.
Dad had an Auto Repair shop and a Body shop... And somehow the car came in because the elderly owner ran it into a rock wall and totalled the front end.
So we ended up buying it from the insurance company for next to nothing and replaced the entire front clip with one from a '78 New Yorker... With the hidden headlights and waterfall grill.
Painted the body over in Dove Grey and reinstalled the Di-Noc woodgrain, but used a "bleached teak" color.
Put a set of early Mopar steel wheels with the beauty rings and "cone" center caps on it.
All the other guys I knew, made fun of it until they realized that with the seats down, the back end would hold a queen sized air mattress AND an ice chest full of Bartles and James wine coolers😉👍
That was the sharpest "p*ssy wagon" on the high school parking lot!🤣
I sure do miss that car!
I'd love to be able to buy this one, if you decide to sell it!
Ok, I'm a huge station wagon fan so this is probably my favorite so far. You got to do her justice and get it back on the road. Being that i never seen that particular body style on the road in years, younger generation needs to see in stock with white walls and all. We've owned a 1989 Country Squire for 26 years. A station wagon is yhe most versatile vehicle I've ever owned. We let the resr seat down snd carried a china cabinet home. Washers, dryers, 2 adults ,3 kids and a weeks worth of stuff for beach vacation. They sre s beast. At 400k miles she is still on the road, but tired.
When my parents first grandchild was born....my niece.... they went out and bought my sister a brand new Chrysler station wagon just like this one so their garad daughter would be safe because their family car was a Chevy Chevelle I remember how nice that car was
Side pipes would be cool. That car kinda reminds me of National Lampoons vacation
Think you hate it now, wait till you drive it!
Looks awesome!
Good ole Eugene Levy w/his crazy eyebrows!
@@DarkFlamage lmafao!!!!!. it does kinda look like the family queen truckster
These Were Big but Beautiful at the same time Love Them back in the day 😚😁💕 4:00
would love to see this car brought back to life - all original
Wow. A new love. Now to find one.Headers and full length lake pipes after Hollywood mufflers are a great idea.
Sidepipes and Cragars. Also, a line lock. Love a big ol' C body wagon!
Thanks for the Dagmar reference. Sent me on a pleasant internet search 👀 👍
My first car was a 1976 Fiat 128 3p and I tinkered and struggled with it just as you are doing with your 1976. I had a mechanic about two miles away; my ten speed bicycle fit nicely in the hatchback 😝
This video was AWESOME !!!! I love how you took your time and di everything the RIGHT way !!! Good for you. Much respect for you !!!
That family sporter is the real deal. Man that thang is cool. You got to get a plaid suit to drive it .
That wagon appears to have the A35 Heavy Duty towing package capable of towing 7,000 lbs with the 440.
They had truck rear axle and brakes and air bags
Lake pipes for sure!! Make that big 440 sing.
I grew up with wagons, my family had 3 of them over my child hood years...we got rid of the last one just a few years ago. I'm so glad to see people out there rescuing these old wagons, they are a huge part of American History and need to be kept around for the memories at least. Looking forward to seeing it cleaned and driving, please restore this great car and let others see it!!
Awesome old wagon. Keep the rescues going my friends. God Bless
Chrysler wagon! The very top of the food chain
I always liked big Chrysler corporation wagons! That one is a great find. Nice car, it deserves to be restored.
Had a 1973 Chevy Malibu wagon, it drove as smooth as a boat on water!
Heck ya... fix it up and head for Wally World!!
Rebuild it, full restoration. I love these. Reminds me of my childhood going to Drive ins.
Love those old wagons for some reason. Tune that thing up and put flames on the sides!
It needs 8 headlights like the family truckster in National Lampoon's Vacation. Ahh memories... Being the third kid, I had to ride in the third row until my brother left for college.
That's a rare engine option for that car! Anyway, I love the idea for long tube headers with side exiting exhaust. Make it straight piped while you're at it!
Get this one back in shape! New family travel rig!!
While the Thermoquad carburetor is different, it was designed to fix the shortcomings of the Q jet. Much greater fuel bowl capacity, and the phenolic resin center section lowers fuel temperature to prevent vapor locking. Just be sure to rebond the two small bowl extensions ( bottom of the plastic bowl that allows clearance for the metering needles) these tend to leak after 40+ years.
I love old station wagons. Definitely restore it