ABANDONED Dodge Challenger Rescued After 35 Years
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The Dodge Challenger is definitely my dream car, and this 1973 is in serious need of some love after being off the road for 35 years! This factory 318 3 speed was in desperate need of being relocated to a new home, so follow along as we put this beautiful piece of American auto history back on the road!
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Hey check out the rest of the build on this car! IT SURVIVED! czcams.com/play/PL5EUCGKC_YdS1aS7sqbnPr7-1ckLH2jlS.html
I love this car but my favourite car Dodge challenger demon
9,6 thousand dislikes? wtf is not to like? good job theres 100 plus thousand that appreciate a project like this, thank you dude for taking the time to take us along with you on these projects. thumbs up dylan
I'm a year late seeing this but I have to tell you, you make me pissed sometimes. When you get a vehicle with the wheels frozen in place, as you drag it from wherever it is, Hit the wheels with a big hammer and try to break them loose. Try not to hit the lug nuts and mess up the threads.
Legend!
Me too
I don't know why but I just love watching people bring old cars back to life
daniel 5h
Yeah me too 🙂
Reincarnation
Digz the Swag King Resurrection*?
@@bigsebby3799 that too but since they are adding new parts it's kinda like both
Digz the Swag King well... cars can die and so do we. Cars can be resurrected or reincarnated (depending on the religion of coarse) if cars die theyll be resurrected or reincarnated (Rebuilt or restored) If we die we’ll be resurrected or reincarnated but i chose resurrection just bc we can be reborn and ik its an off topic reply but yeah not related to this reply
14:44 I thought he turned on the engine and I was like “damn it sounds like a god damn tractor. This car is old as hell”. But it was the tractor.
ROFL!!! Great reason for a "suicide by gas" attempt...
LMFAOO
same
😂😂😂
My son passed away Oct.10,2022. He was trying to fix our truck before he passed away. I'm hoping to fix it and call the truck "Bubba".
Rip🙏🏽
Rest in peace 😢 i hope Bubba brings his soul happiness when restored
this video reminds me of the stuff me and my father used to do. my dad left me a couple years back and when i watch your videos, it give me a reminder of how much fun it was. Thank you man!
Hey I never leave comments but I wanna say thank you for trying to bring back something that’s over 25+ years and I understand the struggle of breaking every single f*ing bolt
I’m glad you found this and I hope it brings you a lot of happiness
It is 35 YEARS since it last was maintained and when he put a new battery in the headlights and turn signals LIT UP. They really don't make lightbulbs like that anymore i'll tell ya that much... especially since i'm betting they were probably a lot older than the 35 years it's been sitting.
@@GOLD_FEVER The life it had booting back up was just the icing on the cake man. I see a lot of cars built to look cool and sound fast, which there's nothing wrong with it, but you can really just see the passion that went into manufacturing this 35+ year old relic man.
That's what I was thinking about. Dylan will have to pull this car apart, make sure he doesn't even leave a single bolt screwed on. Then, disinfect because that many creepy-crawlies meant *biohazard* followed by a good old thorough rust removal of every single part, especially under the floor. Remove all carpets and finish to do it also on ther top side of the floor. Remove the seats and treat them. Remove also every mechanic, engine, clutch and speed box, fuel lines, electricity… In the end this old Challenger should be able to pass any inspection, travel any number of miles.
In one word : good luck.
“It’s straight besides the dents” needs to be a shirt
I'd wear that
It runs, except now it's broken.
It ran when I parked it...lol....I'd take a shirt also....
@@HondariderLee Its not for sale, Ill rebuild it someday
Kinda like
Ran good last time it did.
You are a lucky or blessed somebody. I'm 53 years old, worked on cars all my life, been trying to find a 70-74 Challenger or 'Cuda/ Barracuda I could restore, but never have found one. They were either gotten to by someone before me or the seller wanted enough money where if I had that much money, I'd buy myself a new one. Unfortunately , these are rare as hens teeth, and always have been all my life, and I'm 52, been around a littlewhile...
Worked for Mopar here in Pa most of my life as a tech, so I have a real love for all things Mopar. Love the channel, just subscribed and started binge watching. Started tonight with part one of the Challenger rescue, and I cannot wait to see what you do with it!.
God Bless.
good luck to you hope u find one !!
are you 52 or 53?
@@chaching4785 Thanks!
@@roxwolff 53, klutzy fingers, hit the 2 instead of the 3 and never looked back. guess I need to proof read my posts a little more thoroughly..
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@@Johnnywhamo guess you don't want a shirt then! 😂
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Brother where do you find such cars specially just D challengers please do tell
Do you export stuff to pakistan
14:45 IT RUNS!!!!!! .... slowly realizing it wasn’t the challenger idling lmaooo
Tractor runs. Not a dodge.
GAGY - The Trucker's Diary thats what he said
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@@marketbrock8496 oh really
Haha!
6:48
there's a plant growing out of a goddamn car while i can't grow one in specialized soil lmao
Something I've learned from my great aunt who has grown many things.
Plants can't make up their minds so don't bother with messing around with the soil.
Just plant what you want to plant. Usually things that are supposed to thrive in one place and not in another place might for some reason thrive where it's not supposed to.
If it dies just plant another one, it might live this time.
No-one says anything about that guys driving skill pushing that car with a chain on its tractor 🙏
At 14:45 i was really impressed that you got it running even if it sounded like a disel. Then i saw the tractor 😂
I was impressed that it ran then I was disappointed that it sounded so shit and then I had mixed emotions when I saw the tractor because fuck it doesn't run but thank go dthat isn't the actual sound
Good lord its my satellite as a challenger. Base model as hell🤣
Only thing stopping it being a real base model is the lack of a 225 slant six.
Junkyard Digs I love your channel and thank you for your service! you are my Hero!
What do you mean by "your Satellite " ?
@@jessiejames2155 premieres next week
@@JunkyardDigs You didnt grab the junkyard petty blue satellite did you????
Damn that car was in amazing condition even at the start
I don’t know about amazing condition but it was in decent condition compared to others
I found one in much better condition at an old gas station few years back. Still had nice paint/body and a pistol grip shifter. Wonder if its still there?
You must be a Fordtard. Only they consider rustbucket shitboxes like that to be in "amazing condition" after being "off the road" for "decades".
@@deeremeyer1749 you are not wrong but the challenger isnt that bad?
@@deeremeyer1749 you must drive a truck
I'm super excited about this revival series! Glad I stumbled across it! How cool it would be to be able to save these classic beauty's! If you ever need a grunt let me know man! Much love bro! Thanks for the content and God bless!
I was a clay modeler in the Dodge Studio back in the day I worked on the front and the rear end on that particular model nice to see it come out of the woods I hope you get it running make something out of it enjoy your videos keep up the good work
Alex Fraser did you work on the 70’ t/a ?
Babylon falling so they were industrial designers?
Worked in 1969 and the 70s dodge and international studo
Wow!! awesome job!! Did you worked on real size models or scaled size models? It will be great to see pictures of the clay procedures back in the days. 70`s Challengers are my dream cars.
you made the Fish Lip Challengers? why was that done?
Your old man is an ace with that tractor! 👍
I love the muscle car community and their urge to save cars no mater the condition much respect.
Absolutely fantastic , can't stop watching this. I love these cars , I had a Mach1 Mustang and a Cadillac coupe de Ville back in the 80s and regrettably sold them, but if I'd have had a Dodge Challenger I think I would probably still have it. I'm from Yorkshire, England if I thought I could get to the States legally to work I would offer to come and work free with Dylan on these amazing cars. They're better than Ferraris in my book. Many thanks to Dylan for this series of videos. Keep on trucking!!👍👍
6:47 a plant is growing on the car!
Yep, spotted
it’s just a weed😂
Not gonna deny it. I read this to fast and saw “paint is growing on the car!” Sadly my sleep lacked brain thought that made sense. Haha
@@gwynbIeiidd*SNOOP DOGG INTENSIFIES*
@@KitKitChanIsaac 🅽🅸🅶🅶🅴🆁 INTENSIFIES
I remember when my brother had a beautiful 1975 Challenger in "Plum Crazy" metallic purple with a white vinyl top and white and black interior... it was the best looking car I had ever seen.
"Tell me if they do [turn on]"
Me: Oh yeah, likes that possible! Who in their right mind would-"
"Are they on?"
"Yes"
Lmao right
I think I would have gave this old gal a power wash before starting pulling it apart. Too many creepy crawlies in that Challenger! Tons of potential though!
I would have done that on the way home and if you let it sit for six months before opening the hood your not a true car guy 😂
That's right bro...
Danny J. Rumbles - "Tons of potential" you say? Sorry Dan this derelict reminds of the crap unrealistic optimistic people buy as a project and loose their asses and / or give up on. This goes for old shitty substandard houses as well as shitty cars.
@@carlcampbell6827 too bad this isn't just any shitty car huh
@@jamiewynn6015 - Well Jamie what can I say? it is a totally deteriorated bottom model beat-up Challenger that has been left out in the weather for many years; very shitty. Honestly these cars in decent condition are not worth much money.
Hello from East Texas.... keep the old dodge cars and trucks coming! Amen Brother....
Robert Hemphill great to see a fellow east Texan comment
Where in East Texas? I’m also from there.
@@brandons72vette Moscow Texas
Robert Hemphill Tyler, Texas
Down here in south.
Keepin a look out for the classics rottin away...
I like watching these videos as much as anything you will see on TV. Great job. Enjoyed it.
My sis has a farm outside of Munfordville KY. & just about every time I’m down in her neck of the woods I see vintage auto potential within every mile driven. Keep up the good work, D! Always a great time here. 🇺🇸
**goes in to his garage and hugs his Challenger** I'll never let this happen to you.
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Ba Biêu Vlog them memes is stale
What year?
@@babieuvlog7030 wtf did I just watch
@@BuzzGoober2329 73
I appreciate that you don't edit out the messy business of working under a vehicle! It never goes completely as planned and turning bolts and screws, while up-side-down, is akin to juggling in the circus. Also, pointing out that wearing eye protection is the most important tip. You won't be able to work on your car if you can't see it.
Really enjoy your videos, I'm watching the Challenger saga now. These cars are from my era, love seeing them renewed. Keep up the good entertainment. Thanks
I enjoyed this video as much or more than any current car-related show I’ve seen on TV. Great job.
I'm happy to see increasing interest in the later first generation Challengers (1972-1974). I have a 1973 Challenger, a Rallye 340 model, B5 blue. It's been in storage for years and needs a restoration....maybe one day. Great video y'all and best wishes from Sugar Land, Texas.
Im guessing because the 70 and 71 are just too expensive lol i have a 74 myself black on black 360. Thinking of making it a pro touring car
Just restore that beauty man! These cars are beautiful, idk bout the condition yours is in but unless it looks like the car in the video you can bring it back with some not major work. Especially if it doesnt need any paint/bodywork
@@u9477 It's nowhere as bad as this car but it was undergoing restoration until a costly divorce ate up most of the restoration money and I had to stop. Thankfully she didn't know about the car 😊 and I'm slowly getting it restored but I figure it'll be another year or so - COVID didn't help matters either.
@@feralcatbrothers hope youre doing better now. Just please track your restoration progress. It would make for a nice vid. Who knows maybe youll be the next big car youtuber 👀
Don’t let anyone get you down.. keep the faith, and bring her back to life
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New subscriber. Just rescued my 71 challenger project a few weeks ago from an old fellas backyard in Texas. Been sitting since 1990. Love your serious, keep it up
I love that you talk us through what youre doing. Amazing
Man, a nice pressure washing video with this car will be soooo soothing...
You should make that 3: 18 its own mini project series and then put it back in the car later because its original numbers matching and that's pretty rare car.
13:45 Omg the way my heart skipped a beat.
You can tell the beast has been dying to snap out of hibernation.
👍My sis has a farm outside of Munfordville KY. & just about every time I’m down in her neck of the woods I see vintage auto potential within every mile driven. Keep up the good work, D! Always a great time here. 👍🇺🇸
I’m following this project and I know it’s going to come out great. Keep that enthusiasm going. The videos are awesome and very detailed. Very good 👍👍
Poor thing needs a wash! Looking forward to the show!
I wouldn't even wash it I'd fix everything else and run it like that lol
@@Vhiadra I sorta like the look of old rusty cars, but there is quite a bit of mold on the outside which could be dangerous to leave
I personally would still leave it, and are you sure it's not just moss? I find the car looks so cool old like that
@@Vhiadra uhhh,no frikkin way,it looks like a fetid ,stagnant swamp on wheels
@@trillrifaxegrindor4411 😂🤣
New subscriber. Just rescued my 71 challenger project a few weeks ago from an old fellas backyard in Texas. Been sitting since 1990. Love your serious, keep it up 👍
I love how interactive this is!
This is like the charger videos, absolutely my favorite ones. Glad to see that car getting a chance of reclaiming it’s glory!
Great Video Dylan!
Another muscle car rescue. 💪 Great work with the filming (and how) and editing it all together.
Memories for me, I had a '74 for 13 years.
Glad you rescued the car.
I am new to this channel - and this Charger has my full attention! I gotta follow the Charger videos to the last one. This is gonna be good! I noticed some guys are like., "If it were me I'd do this - or that" and so on. Everybody has their own opinion on how to do something, but there's not just one way every time to do a certain thing. One way wont always work for the next person and so on. Just do what you do! This is good!
Baby was waiting for the owner to comeback but he never could make it back. I hope you give it an amazing second chance at life!
that was kind of sad reading .. a car waiting for it's owner to return...
This is great
“It’s straight besides the dents”. -Dylan. -Also me looking at every vehicle I own.
Thecraig909
Cool to see the guys supporting each other. CZcams car community is great!
Bradly Gray very much so! Appreciate you watching
Just found this gem of a channel. Cant wait to catch up
Thank you for sharing your wonderful experience 😊, I see you and I get emotional, Thank you for rescuing a great piece of history
IF nothing else, this shows how nature can reclaim dominance even in abandoned autos.
Hell yea! I'm glad you got this thing. Let that man's memory live on through his awesome car! I don't know who he is, but I certainly wish he could watch you restore it!
Let the man's memory live on??? Are you kidding??? The idiot had absolutely no plans for it but to rot in a hayfield... If it meant so much to him, why not tell someone what to do with it in the event of his untimely death. He didn't have a will?This is why so many of these classic cars get sent to the junkyard.I hope he didn't let all his pets starve to death...
Best car channel and nicest host on the web! Thank you, sir!
I know nothing about cars but these videos are so interesting to me, I love them !!!
I love videos like this. I think you're making the right call pulling it now... hope its something kind of simple...I'm rooting for this engine.
I just want to know where the hell he keeps finding these mopars because i need one
You have to get out and look.. They are out there.
Dylan I'm glad you got your dream car. I got my dream car much the same way. A 73 cuda. The car was just sitting in someone's driveway and just being used as a workbench for other shity cars. I traded my motorcycle that I payed 400 bucks for and that cuda was mine. That was in 1988. That cuda is still in my garage and now my sons are drooling and waiting for they're chance. I've also got a few other old muscle cars that are still works in progress. Keep up enjoying your challenger. She's a sweet ride 👍👍😎✌✌
I’ve just decided that I want to learn about cars these past few days. Great video to start with lol, I don’t know what’s going on but I’m very entertained and interested😂😊
Wow seeing the lights come on felt like being revived!!! Great stuff
God I'd love to work on this with you. You'll have a lot of fun for a long time. ;)
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That's awesome you found a 73' Challenger. Just got a 2018 one and its sweet. Love these cars.
Great video bud! It was very intriguing and fascinating to see this restoration of an old beauty. Nice job and keep up the good work!
Nice Challenger Dylan. Looks like a keeper, I didn’t have my volume on so not sure if it’s a 3 speed or 4 speed, those cars were my era and most of them were 318 auto with the slap stick so I’d say the standard shift is a little rare. And that’s a nice green, hope you clean it up and get it going. Very nice unit for a restoration, I’d keep it stock but I love stock original but be a sick restomod ... more vids and where’s the Charger?
Nice find for a 73. The 318 V8 was a durable and long production run engine right up to the redo of the Imperial in the early 80's, so you can find parts for it. Nice to see one from the 73/74 years being restored. Looking forward to the restoration. I subscribed.
alllllll i’m saying is, the car looks amazing even after all thsi time pre restoration. it’s a beauty
I love the work you do on these dodges you rescue it's amazing
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Hey man I came across your CZcams on Facebook and I'm so glad I did. Your content is right up my alley. Happy to be a subscriber.
AWESOME FIND! Love the three speed manual! I love it like you do brother. You are definitely a MoPar family! Love your video work buddy.
Nice car. makes me want to get my 74 running. I'm about 80 miles west of you. Maybe we can compare them when we get them running, be blessed brother
My grandmother has a ton of old cars just resting at her old home in Arizona where I grew up. My mom's old car that is a 1967 mustang, my uncle's old 1956 f100, and my grandfather even has an old buggy he turned into a monster truck himself, plus more I can't remember to think of. I love cars so much for some odd reason and It's my dream to one day when I'm older to go back and restore those old cars. I don't know why I typed this out watching this video just reminded me of that dream.
I've always been a fan of the Challenger. Great Video! Thank You. 😀
I'm ready to see these Challenger run
Nice car Dylan
Fermin Islas does he ever complete the project?
I’m a HUGE classic Mopar fan. Love your channel!!
It’s like when u found your true lover ♥️🙂 never be sad again
i am so glad you are saving it , this is a shout out from South Africa .
1st off...great car to start with...a restorers dream for sure...1/4s are unbelievable. but before you pull that old A motor, even if you are going to rebuild or replace it...you,ve got 1 huge ace card you may not have thought of with the manual transmission....get a tow-strap and pull it at about 5-10 mph in 1st and pop the clutch and depress rapidly several times...you may even do the same in reverse....if its not blown-up that,ll break it loose....saw a freak take a 67 mustang...the 302 hadnt ran in 20 years...i swore up and down it was seized...absolutely nothing would budge it....then 1 saturday he used that method over and over after pre-soaking...i said if it doesnt break free you,ll break a ring or ringland or worse...but he refused to quit....finally after about 20 tries...it broke loose, and fired right up and smoked like a chimney....i think he drove that car for 3 years....and it was running when he sold it.....real life true-story.....great car you,ve got with metric tons of potential.
Yes I've seen that done a few times
I had this done with my motorcycle 3 weeks ago, oil in the cylinders, and try to puch start (key switched off) after about 12 timed, it was lose.
It was standing for more then 9 years, now it's a joy to ride. 😊
Yes, a buddy pulled a '66 Chevelle SS out of a field after near 20 yrs sitting. He got the engine freed up by towing the car while clutching in and out. Drove it like that for a year before rebuilding. Still driving it 35 years later.
heres 1 for the timelys...hagerty has a brand new video out with engine-builder davin doing a ford model A motor... no 21..with the old-fashioned style crush-babbot bearings in it...takes over 100 ft-lbs of torque to turn the brand-new assembly over and that the starter may not hack it....said he,ll have to pull it behind another vehicle, break-in the super-tight bottom-end in this case, not the rusty ring-to-wall scenario at all...but still same principle.....but on a brand-newbee.
My brother has done that with old tractors also
Beautifull classic!♥ it's nice that you save him!♥
Dude! I seen this thing on Kijiji and I was about to buy it! I was a little upset when I seen the ad removed but good for you for getting to it quicker than I had. At least I know it’s in good hands now. Better than a kid in high school like me lol.
Glad to see a young guy who like likes to do this stuff. We are a dying breed keep at it brother.
Nice car, finaly back to live:) Can't wait for more videos:)
once u get the engine out, take it apart and find out the problem.
Keep it 318, those are great engines.
@K05 T4R some say it's a worthless motor and u can't do anything with it. But they are just freaking lazy. 360 heads will fit on it. You can make it a little over 400hp naturally asperated. U can do it on a budget
took my 318 out put 383 I would cruise at 100 mph rode like a cloud but dodge parts were garbage I was always replacing everything except engine and tranny.
if you really want to have fun, go down to the dealership and grab a 4" crank. 392 cid, or get a speedomotive stroker kit to 350cid if you can't afford a head that feeds an early hemi displacement. the 318 is underrated raw material to work with
Thanks for your video its nice to see people that take pride in older riggs thumms up
GREAT CAR PROJECT LEARNING THIS IS WHAT IS LEFT OUT THERE--ONE LUCKY GUY!
I'm liking this before it comes out heck ya dude
If I might make a suggestion, before you give up on the 318 that was in it after engine is out, mount it in your stand and put a strap wrench around the harmonic balancer more often than not that will turn it loose. After all its a 318 darn near an indestructible engine. Keep up the great work you and your Dad do.
damn near indestructable unless your me in highschool and got a free twin turbos for my 91 d150 lol lasted 6 months of rolling burnouts and 140 mph speeds from home to work before i fried the rings good times i drove it into the junkyard however smokin like banshee she wasnt given up
My dodge dakota had a 318 in it. Sadly it overheated and cracked the block but it ran like new even with antifreeze in the oil.
Its amazing to see and hear this car run . excellent Dylan .
Always good to lube cylinders as you did, then after a few days or so spin engine over with the starter while the plugs are out if it is unstuck, this pumps out the atf in the cylinders and gets oil pressure up before starting engine, it helps avoid a dry start that can damage bearings, cam and upper valve train, also I change the engine oil and filter before starting...
Keep the videos coming! Hello from Australia.
Dylan, this is one very cool car. Will you try and keep it stock! Needs a lot of love!
I saw this on Facebook, heard your voice and thought that sounds like Dylan. Nice save
I envy you for bringing back to life a muscle car legend! I own a 2020 RT Plus Shaker, but I still love the originals....
holy crap you have my dream car :D always wanted one of these challengers
Don't understand why video's like this get dislike's when really it's an awesome video of an old challenger! Cool video bud.
Amazing!!!!! I hope some day be able to go into a project like this 👍👍👍👍👍
Just started watchin the challenger resurrection Dylan, so far so good buddy, cant wait to watch more 👍👌🍺
Luckly it was more oxidated more than rusty. And also, I've seen people put an a.c or heating in old cars like challengers, as well as a Bluetooth port so they could put on classics.
( Good idea but I'd prefer CD)
O meu sonho era ter um carro desse que Deus abençoe o trabalho de vocês
Caught you on HOT ROD BBQ… excited to start this journey watching you work on this old car. Love the first couple I’ve seen, thanks!
Great video! I am restoring a 73 Rallye with a great pro shop near Frederick, MD. We are using components from a 72 base 318 car I bought in 1995 and tried to do myself. But as an amateur I was doing more harm than good and was over my head. The 340 for the Rallye is long gone but I will be using a bored out 318 a friend who raced sold me when he stepped up to a 360 for his Cuda - it is a nice engine; and this car will be a 4 speed. I am looking forward to seeing the rest of your videos on this Challenger. Duane
I can't believe you dragged it into a garage without cleaning the mess off of it first for your own sake!
Air gun then power wash then air gun again and shop-vac that interior.