HI KEVIN, FRIENDLY ADVICE FROM AN OLD BLOKE IN AUSSIELAND THAT WORKED AS AN P.I WAY BACK IN THE DAY, IF YOU DON'T WANT TO HAVE ANYONE ROCKING UP AT YOUR PLACE, AND YES I AGREE, DO NOT FILM YOUR HOUSE OR DRIVEWAY, YOU HAVE GIVEN MORE THEN ENOUGH INFO FOR ME TO FIND YOU SITTING HERE IN AUSSIELAND, AND NO I WOULD NEVER GIVE YOUR LOCATION AWAY, OR DRIVE OVER FOR A BEER, JUST TO FAR FROM FROM AUSSIELAND, BUT SERIOUSLY, TAKE IT FROM THIS OLD BLOKE, I COULD FIND YOU IN A HEARTBEAT JUST BY USING .... . . . . .. THAT IS AVAILABLE TO ANYONE ON LINE. I USED TO GET PAID TO FIND PEOPLE BEFORE THE INTERNET, IT IS SO MUCH EASIER NOW. BEST THING TO DO IF YOU DON'T WANT STRANGERS COMING OVER FOR A BEER, OR WHO KNOWS WHAT, IS TO NEVER REVEAL ANYTHING LOCATION WISE, REGO PLATES ARE SOMEWHAT HARDER FOR THE AVERAGE JOE BLOW, BUT FILM, PHOTOS, ROADS, AMOUNT OF HILLS, SIDE STREETS AND SO ON IS MAKING IT WAY TO EASY. I LOVE YOU GUYS AND YOUR VIDS, SPECIALLY ANYTHING FORD, SO PLEASE DO NOT TAKE THIS THE WRONG WAY, JUST TRYING TO POINT OUT TO INSURE YOU GUYS STAY SAFE.
Hey Kevin. This video is one of the last videos my dad ever watched before he passed away on the 18th. We used to always talk about your videos, and I found he just bought a new “have a beer about it” shirt. In his honor, I will have a beer about it. Thank you for being apart of our lives, and giving us something to connect about.
this is the first restore video that actually shows HOW to repair a rad, rather than just intsall a new one, not everyone can afford to JUST buy a new rad, Thank you kevin
That's what I've always loved about this channel. it's always been about car guys doing car guy things (usually) on a budget and making it far more relatable to most viewers. JYD gets a car with a blown motor? He replaces it with a $500 questionable motor off marketplace, and uploads a 1.5 hour video showcasing the absolute fails that are probably going to happen 🤣 then you have other youtubers that, in a similar situation, would swap the motor with a $10,000 crate engine and upload a 15 minute video on it showing none of the work, then probably blowing the new one up because they have stupid amounts of money to blow
Yes, but you also need the leak detector, brushes, soldering iron, solder, flux, cleaners and of course the skillset to do all that. For most people, that way will be way more expensive than just putting in a new radiator.
@@youtoobe169 The soldering stuff is pretty cheap and is good to have regardless (but I admit as an electronics nerd I have pro-soldering bias). The fancy leak finding stuff may be expensive but you I don't need that. If you can pump it full with a few psi from an air compressor you can just use soapy water. Don't have a compressor? Get one. I'm not even a car person and I have one. It's so much faster at filling tires than the old battery-powered inflator I used to use, and the airgun is super useful.
Bet the neighbours in those houses loved the dusty burn out. Love the red interior. Miss the days when the interiors matched the outside. Thanks for the entertainment. Pole barn will love that one.
Glad to see you have Angus full time, He is a huge asset to the channel.... Keep him happy which I know you will... We definitely want him to stick around!
The random Chuck Norris radio cameo made it into a twilight zone Junkyard Digs episode. Totally worked. Glad you made it home to Mook. She looked happy to see you, even if the cat wasn't!
We traveled straight through the middle of Iowa 6 times going to and from Colorado. There's nothing there. Our van did pick up some old gas and broke down. We found this old shop in the middle of a corn field. These older guys one with a long white beard out a fuel pump in the van for 150 bucks. They really helped us out. This was probably 20 years ago now.
decent looking old Cougar. I'd put that one back together. Little porta-power on the right fender, find some bumper brackets, right headlight door and side marker. Golden. Oh, and those tire-mangled quarters, but Angus brings so much to these efforts. More Angus all the time.
Even back when all these barn find cars were new/new-ish, we usually never sprayed hi pressure water under the hood.... but if we accidentally did, we gave the inside of the distributor cap a good shot of WD 40 for the fix... Fun vid guys... lots of laughs! A+++++
I was thinking rubbing alcohol since it absorbs water and evaporates quickly, it's what we like to use when cleaning electronics. WD40 also seems like a good idea (since WD means water displacement) and it's more likely to be found in a mechanical shop.
Nice to see the tow truck showing its worth again. I just find it absolutely amazing how you managed to fix and own your own tow truck for projects like these
I always enjoyed the videos in the past, but the addition of Angus really has raised the hilarity level to new heights. Funny AND informative? Heck yeah!
Couple small tips on using that wheel lift...back in the day when i had one of those i never used the cable (since cables can snap). I always hooked a chain to the boom and lifted it with the hydraulics. Then if youre going a really long way there is usually a way to pin it in place (maybe you did that-its hard to tell in the video). Also also...you really dont want to tow from the front. Spinning a dry transmission for more than a few miles is not ideal. Either pick it from the rear or pull the driveshaft if you want to be safe -you can just unbolt the back and strap/bungee it up.👍🏻
Years ago, I worked with a lady who had a Cougar that looked a lot like this one-- except it was painted black. Someone backed into the car, and after she got it back from the body shop it looked like brand new... except the name across the trunk lid said "COGUAR"! She didn't even realize it until I pointed it out!
I love the fact that you guys upload at 8pm english time, it means that when i am in bed doomscrolling, I get to have a little notification on my computer and my son asks if its the machine man!!! thanks for being there for me and my family!
Love how the shop is getting more in house, y'all are coming up higher and higher. All the toys....er tools we all want to play with. Recommendation to help your ease of actions by the tire machines.....everyplace I worked at had a high speed air grinder by the mounter, throw a brass wire wheel on it, zips off rust and crust, gives a great sealing surface especially on aluminum rims. Keep it up kids!
"I can see really well in the dark" LOL. I don't know why people get these ideas that just because you make videos of fixing junk, that you would want them to show up at your door. Keep it safe out there man.
351 Windsor is a great engine. I had one in a dirt track car that overheated which threw a rod on cylinder #3. Next morning we started it running on 7 cylinders. Been a Ford guy ever since. Great video, Kevin and Angus!
I highly recommend the 387 Stroker! We built one for our Budget Foxbody and its a blast! A few things not mentioned about a 387 is the rotating assembly will definitely need ballanced, depending on what pistons you use you might have to notch the skirts and if you run aftermarket heads you might have to flycut the pistons. 38:56
@@swamp-yankee James Doohan was Canadian, and he also fought in WW2 don’t ya know. Sorry, I am still learning the Min-a-soda dialect so I am going to have to defer to you on repairing that joke. (Meme of Scotty saying he knows the Enterprise like the back of his hand right before he walks into a beam and falls over)
@@keith_5584 I’m a back woods new Englander hey. Can’t help on fixing that, but I love how those midwestern northerners talk. If Scotsmen brogue, I wonder what those northern midwesterners do. I have it on good authority me and mine lilt, but it’s tough to tell what your own accent is.
I'm British (land of the narrow roads with multiple corners) and usually do not like big American land yachts. However, I do like this one. Sadly buying fuel for it over here would be very painful.
My mother remembers these around her town. Her friend had one that was blue and there were a few others. She had her own Ford made barge. A white 1975 Mercury Marquis 4 door with a black vinyl roof (engine is unknown).
I had a ‘79 Cougar with the 351W. Had to replace a couple of wrist pins because someone never changed the oil over 90,000 miles! 2 inches of sludge in the valley and the drain holes were plugged! But it had t-tops, sport buckets and center console. Total sleeper and smooth as silk on the highway!
I checked his video out about the old blue & white Ford pickup truck & cool 😎 & what happened to Mooks burnt Nova she was working on because I didn't see it in the shop,did she sell it & when is she going to make some new videos because it's been awhile since she's had a video out,let me know something okay, I would Appreciate it very much if you can okay thanks
@@JunkyardDigs How long until we see you and Angus doing boiler tube annealing on the channel? lol. The Big Boy's smaller brother, the Challenger is currently being restored at the old Rock Island shops over the river in Silvis IL. Google for UP 3985 and you'll see how big that one is too.
It would be pretty cool to see a series of taking the tow truck and building it to be an ultimate tow rig for revivals.. refresh the engine or make it nasty and ourfit it with tools and etc, you could get a bumper and make it hold air for an air compressor❤❤
YES!!! A new junkyard digs to brighten up everyone’s Sunday! I’m really looking forward to watching this once I get home from mountain biking. Maybe I’ll cut the ride short so I can watch Kevin work some magic
Hello Kevin. My neighbor has a 1970.5 Falcon with a 302 and a c4, original owner, no rust and never repainted. All original just cool patina. It’s such a cool car.
This brings back a lot of memories for me. My grandfather bought a 1978 cougar brand new. It was silver with a burgundy interior and the 351 Windsor under the hood. It was a beauty and it was his baby. I still have a fond memory or him taking my brother and I from north of Detroit down to Dayton Ohio to go to the air force museum. He was a ww2 vet from a b17 bomber crew. Sadly it was lost in a garage fire in 2005 while I was deployed to Okinawa.
That rotor was turned so cleanly, all I could hear on repeat in my head seeing it in the wheel well was an old sesame street song... "One of these things is not like the others. One of these things just doesn't belong. Can you tell which thing is not like the others, By the time I finish this song?!" yay... 🤣
Nice Cougar. My aunt had a 78 Thunderbird Diamond Jubilee Edition. My uncle had a 79 Cougar. Both cars came back with them when they moved from California to Kansas City. Love these old cars. ❤😊
Great video man. Loved Angus's Cougar joke for the intro😂. Pretty amazing that it basically fired right up and drove around after sitting for that long. Just goes to show old cars don't die they just go to sleep for awhile😂
Even if the entire drivetrain had been toast, the body work and interior being in that shape makes it worth working on. The fact it took so little to get it running is....just short of a miracle.
That looks very much like the 79 Thunderbird I had a long time ago, same color combo...less the dents, rust, and off kilter front bumper. Very comfortable car. Stylish in its day too.
My friend bought one brand new - i believe the AOD transmission was new for 1976,his had one and it turned out to be very troublesome. But you couldn't beat the car for absolute quiet - and 80 mph would sneak up on you in a hurry.
@@closewatermelon understood I’m sorry man. It’s just I feel I try and leave a comical or nice comment and get attacked all the time. Sorry if I sounded like a jerk
In 98, I bought a completely original 77 XR7 with 30,000 miles from an old man who had an 87 as a daily driver and a complete 67 sitting in his barn. I begged him to sell me the 67, but he said over his dead body. I'm still waiting.
These radiator tips can save so much money. Different car way back, Alfa Romeo 156 (perfect car for AR fans) but there was a leak, so I tried all the leak fixes which are not cheap in the first place, then you find out the radiator costs less than the fix kit. But you learn from mistakes and of course for older cars you need skills, since parts are not always available.
We (my wife) had a Couger XR7 early in our marriage. Don't remember what year but it was a little earlier than that model. It had a 351 but don't remember if it was a Windsor, really nice green color. I remember it as a very solid car that was a joy to drive. Now my '65 Ford Galaxie 500, 390 Windsor, I could tell you a lot about. That was pre-marriage, when I had lots of time on my hands and I babied that one. It was two door hardtop, no center posts, Fire Engine Red, Bench seats. Wanted my honey sitting right next to me, not way over there>>>
Using random driveways to wrench, love it. In true Iowa fashion, I'm really surprised they didn't come out and help! A lot better than when I had to fix my $300 1971 Buick LeSabre on the side of interstate 35 because the fuel pump decided to unbolt itself from the engine block on the way to Car Craft Summer Nationals. Must have know it was being considered for the burnout contest. College years were great.
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HI KEVIN, FRIENDLY ADVICE FROM AN OLD BLOKE IN AUSSIELAND THAT WORKED AS AN P.I WAY BACK IN THE DAY, IF YOU DON'T WANT TO HAVE ANYONE ROCKING UP AT YOUR PLACE, AND YES I AGREE, DO NOT FILM YOUR HOUSE OR DRIVEWAY, YOU HAVE GIVEN MORE THEN ENOUGH INFO FOR ME TO FIND YOU SITTING HERE IN AUSSIELAND, AND NO I WOULD NEVER GIVE YOUR LOCATION AWAY, OR DRIVE OVER FOR A BEER, JUST TO FAR FROM FROM AUSSIELAND, BUT SERIOUSLY, TAKE IT FROM THIS OLD BLOKE, I COULD FIND YOU IN A HEARTBEAT JUST BY USING .... . . . . .. THAT IS AVAILABLE TO ANYONE ON LINE. I USED TO GET PAID TO FIND PEOPLE BEFORE THE INTERNET, IT IS SO MUCH EASIER NOW. BEST THING TO DO IF YOU DON'T WANT STRANGERS COMING OVER FOR A BEER, OR WHO KNOWS WHAT, IS TO NEVER REVEAL ANYTHING LOCATION WISE, REGO PLATES ARE SOMEWHAT HARDER FOR THE AVERAGE JOE BLOW, BUT FILM, PHOTOS, ROADS, AMOUNT OF HILLS, SIDE STREETS AND SO ON IS MAKING IT WAY TO EASY. I LOVE YOU GUYS AND YOUR VIDS, SPECIALLY ANYTHING FORD, SO PLEASE DO NOT TAKE THIS THE WRONG WAY, JUST TRYING TO POINT OUT TO INSURE YOU GUYS STAY SAFE.
$300/month back... at $0.25/gallon max means someone is out here buying 1200 gallons of gas a month at the minimum.
Still waiting for international shipping! My trike needs it's immortality sticker!
Hey kevin you should do a revival on all your vehicles that would be a great video
Hey Kevin. This video is one of the last videos my dad ever watched before he passed away on the 18th. We used to always talk about your videos, and I found he just bought a new “have a beer about it” shirt. In his honor, I will have a beer about it. Thank you for being apart of our lives, and giving us something to connect about.
R.I.P to a legend right there man sorry for your loss bro
@@OhioGaming1031 he loved these videos. We always planned on building a 71 ford pickup together, but we never had the chance.
this is the first restore video that actually shows HOW to repair a rad, rather than just intsall a new one, not everyone can afford to JUST buy a new rad, Thank you kevin
That's what I've always loved about this channel. it's always been about car guys doing car guy things (usually) on a budget and making it far more relatable to most viewers. JYD gets a car with a blown motor? He replaces it with a $500 questionable motor off marketplace, and uploads a 1.5 hour video showcasing the absolute fails that are probably going to happen 🤣 then you have other youtubers that, in a similar situation, would swap the motor with a $10,000 crate engine and upload a 15 minute video on it showing none of the work, then probably blowing the new one up because they have stupid amounts of money to blow
Yes, but you also need the leak detector, brushes, soldering iron, solder, flux, cleaners and of course the skillset to do all that. For most people, that way will be way more expensive than just putting in a new radiator.
@@youtoobe169 especially when a basic aluminum radiator is like 100-200$
@@youtoobe169 The soldering stuff is pretty cheap and is good to have regardless (but I admit as an electronics nerd I have pro-soldering bias). The fancy leak finding stuff may be expensive but you I don't need that. If you can pump it full with a few psi from an air compressor you can just use soapy water.
Don't have a compressor? Get one. I'm not even a car person and I have one. It's so much faster at filling tires than the old battery-powered inflator I used to use, and the airgun is super useful.
Be good if you could find a copper raditator to fix . Most raditators are aluminum.
The opening had me rolling "not the first time ive been with a cougar"
lol I love cougars!
Also, I bet it was those stretchy jeans that tricked Angus. Those will getcha
It's even better if you watch the first video they did with a mercury cougar.
Lucky I wasn't drinking soda right then. I would have snorted Diet Coke up my nose.
@@nlopez2909 Same here!! 😂
That PRRR plate made it worth the whole adventure no matter the turn out. 🤣✌️
that radio clip was perfect😂
IM CHUCK NORRIS AND I'VE TRIED EVERYTHING
@@JunkyardDigs that sums up having to work on a car
Is Angus scared of his mother@@JunkyardDigs
Thats lady chaos saying, Hello Sailor!
@@JunkyardDigsname it chuck
I wouldn't say that this is the most memorable car or the most memorable video, but "sparks are made of electricity" is certainly a memorable quote.
Bet the neighbours in those houses loved the dusty burn out. Love the red interior. Miss the days when the interiors matched the outside. Thanks for the entertainment. Pole barn will love that one.
Now everything is black or charcoal gray, just lifeless, cheap and a magnet for heat.
I'm sure they're used to it by now.
Those days ended in the 90s my 92 s10 has red interior and was 2 tone red paint ..
They got cancer after the burnout sadly
Children must play
Oh please Dalton don't trash her!! She is gorgeous! Throw some good looking wheels on her, fix the body some, and THAT is a bad azz machine!
"We won't have to do brakes!"
"Don't say that."
"We'll have to do brakes!"
"Don't say that either."
*Very confused Phil noises*
Hi Phil I'm Philo😂
Glad to see you have Angus full time, He is a huge asset to the channel.... Keep him happy which I know you will... We definitely want him to stick around!
He is a hoot!
...Well, there was this one time I quit my day job to work for this UA-camr, 😆! Priceless. We love Angus here!
Yes Angus's humor was on point.😁👍
Yup, I loved this show before Angus showed up, but if Angus ever leaves I'm going to be big mad. haha
"How do I get mine to go limp?"
13-14 beers and a couple of lines of blow ought to do the trick!
Jesus😂
Finally someone I can relate to😊
man that wrecker is one of the best purchases you guys made
Flat bed wrecker would be sick a f
The random Chuck Norris radio cameo made it into a twilight zone Junkyard Digs episode. Totally worked. Glad you made it home to Mook. She looked happy to see you, even if the cat wasn't!
We traveled straight through the middle of Iowa 6 times going to and from Colorado. There's nothing there. Our van did pick up some old gas and broke down. We found this old shop in the middle of a corn field. These older guys one with a long white beard out a fuel pump in the van for 150 bucks. They really helped us out. This was probably 20 years ago now.
Kevin and Angus in a three way with a cougar?!!? Cue the cheesy music 😅
Giggity, allll right!
Angus's mental stability is noticeably deteriorating. Why would Dalton do that...... 🤔
decent looking old Cougar. I'd put that one back together. Little porta-power on the right fender, find some bumper brackets, right headlight door and side marker. Golden. Oh, and those tire-mangled quarters, but Angus brings so much to these efforts. More Angus all the time.
The energy in this content is wild. Love it.
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You should've heard when Dalton and Kevin drove the JJJAAAAAAGGGGG and the van home from wherever it was. Those two together are hilarious.
Even back when all these barn find cars were new/new-ish, we usually never sprayed hi pressure water under the hood.... but if we accidentally did, we gave the inside of the distributor cap a good shot of WD 40 for the fix... Fun vid guys... lots of laughs! A+++++
I've been pretty fortunate in the past! But it caught up to me on this one😂
I was thinking rubbing alcohol since it absorbs water and evaporates quickly, it's what we like to use when cleaning electronics. WD40 also seems like a good idea (since WD means water displacement) and it's more likely to be found in a mechanical shop.
Nice to see the tow truck showing its worth again. I just find it absolutely amazing how you managed to fix and own your own tow truck for projects like these
They need decals for it that say:
Junkyard Digs Towing
"Banging around Cougars since 2022"
@@ThatChargerPursuitGuy They shouldn't be using if they don't know how to use it properly, some very unsafe practices performed there!
I always enjoyed the videos in the past, but the addition of Angus really has raised the hilarity level to new heights. Funny AND informative? Heck yeah!
Couple small tips on using that wheel lift...back in the day when i had one of those i never used the cable (since cables can snap). I always hooked a chain to the boom and lifted it with the hydraulics. Then if youre going a really long way there is usually a way to pin it in place (maybe you did that-its hard to tell in the video). Also also...you really dont want to tow from the front. Spinning a dry transmission for more than a few miles is not ideal. Either pick it from the rear or pull the driveshaft if you want to be safe -you can just unbolt the back and strap/bungee it up.👍🏻
Yes definitely a good way to wreck a trans
Some people should not be allowed to drive a tow-truck, it's serious business and can cost people's lives. Leave it to the professionals!
Years ago, I worked with a lady who had a Cougar that looked a lot like this one-- except it was painted black. Someone backed into the car, and after she got it back from the body shop it looked like brand new... except the name across the trunk lid said "COGUAR"! She didn't even realize it until I pointed it out!
I love the fact that you guys upload at 8pm english time, it means that when i am in bed doomscrolling, I get to have a little notification on my computer and my son asks if its the machine man!!! thanks for being there for me and my family!
When you mount the tire. line up the DOT number on the tire to your Valve stem. The truest way to get a tire to balance out.
The prrr plates are cool af!
One hupcap cost me 35. Bucks in 1981
Definitely keeping those😂
@@JunkyardDigslemme buy 50$
@@JunkyardDigs I just assumed they were why Dalton wanted the car.
Love how the shop is getting more in house, y'all are coming up higher and higher. All the toys....er tools we all want to play with. Recommendation to help your ease of actions by the tire machines.....everyplace I worked at had a high speed air grinder by the mounter, throw a brass wire wheel on it, zips off rust and crust, gives a great sealing surface especially on aluminum rims. Keep it up kids!
Judging by the Crab Dance Angus was doing, you might need to improve the ventilation in the shop...... LOL 😅
"I can see really well in the dark" LOL. I don't know why people get these ideas that just because you make videos of fixing junk, that you would want them to show up at your door. Keep it safe out there man.
351 Windsor is a great engine. I had one in a dirt track car that overheated which threw a rod on cylinder #3. Next morning we started it running on 7 cylinders. Been a Ford guy ever since. Great video, Kevin and Angus!
I highly recommend the 387 Stroker! We built one for our Budget Foxbody and its a blast! A few things not mentioned about a 387 is the rotating assembly will definitely need ballanced, depending on what pistons you use you might have to notch the skirts and if you run aftermarket heads you might have to flycut the pistons. 38:56
I think Angus should start using a Scottish accent like Scotty from Star Trek...."She canna take it Kevin, She's gonna blow", ect.
Dont give him ideas
That only works if Angus is secretly a badass Canadian.
@@keith_5584 he’s from so far north he might as well be
@@swamp-yankee James Doohan was Canadian, and he also fought in WW2 don’t ya know.
Sorry, I am still learning the Min-a-soda dialect so I am going to have to defer to you on repairing that joke.
(Meme of Scotty saying he knows the Enterprise like the back of his hand right before he walks into a beam and falls over)
@@keith_5584 I’m a back woods new Englander hey. Can’t help on fixing that, but I love how those midwestern northerners talk. If Scotsmen brogue, I wonder what those northern midwesterners do. I have it on good authority me and mine lilt, but it’s tough to tell what your own accent is.
I'm British (land of the narrow roads with multiple corners) and usually do not like big American land yachts. However, I do like this one. Sadly buying fuel for it over here would be very painful.
My mother remembers these around her town. Her friend had one that was blue and there were a few others. She had her own Ford made barge. A white 1975 Mercury Marquis 4 door with a black vinyl roof (engine is unknown).
I had a ‘79 Cougar with the 351W. Had to replace a couple of wrist pins because someone never changed the oil over 90,000 miles! 2 inches of sludge in the valley and the drain holes were plugged!
But it had t-tops, sport buckets and center console. Total sleeper and smooth as silk on the highway!
Check out Steve's video where we fix the F100 and he drives 400+ Miles home! ua-cam.com/video/vGRdruAKNrc/v-deo.html
I checked his video out about the old blue & white Ford pickup truck & cool 😎 & what happened to Mooks burnt Nova she was working on because I didn't see it in the shop,did she sell it & when is she going to make some new videos because it's been awhile since she's had a video out,let me know something okay, I would Appreciate it very much if you can okay thanks
Cruise control vacuum diaphragm leak.
Why did you not use the dollies onthr tow truck
Please take the mustang 🐎 2 and put a healthy V8 in it and fix it up.
What's up with the gmc step side?
I get back from chasing the Big Boy across Iowa (and past the Garage) and there's a video waiting for me. Thanks JYD.
Waiting in Texas for the Big Boy, was it as cool as I can expect
@@WilliamWebb-eo9gw Absolutely it was. Especially cooler when they goose it to get up a hill.
Saw that ourselves! That thing was HUGE
@@JunkyardDigs How long until we see you and Angus doing boiler tube annealing on the channel? lol. The Big Boy's smaller brother, the Challenger is currently being restored at the old Rock Island shops over the river in Silvis IL. Google for UP 3985 and you'll see how big that one is too.
It would be pretty cool to see a series of taking the tow truck and building it to be an ultimate tow rig for revivals.. refresh the engine or make it nasty and ourfit it with tools and etc, you could get a bumper and make it hold air for an air compressor❤❤
YES!!! A new junkyard digs to brighten up everyone’s Sunday! I’m really looking forward to watching this once I get home from mountain biking. Maybe I’ll cut the ride short so I can watch Kevin work some magic
You spelled Angus wrong...
14:08 same Angus, same.
Me too
Hello Kevin. My neighbor has a 1970.5 Falcon with a 302 and a c4, original owner, no rust and never repainted. All original just cool patina. It’s such a cool car.
That is the Torino-bodied Falcon!!!
This brings back a lot of memories for me. My grandfather bought a 1978 cougar brand new. It was silver with a burgundy interior and the 351 Windsor under the hood. It was a beauty and it was his baby. I still have a fond memory or him taking my brother and I from north of Detroit down to Dayton Ohio to go to the air force museum. He was a ww2 vet from a b17 bomber crew. Sadly it was lost in a garage fire in 2005 while I was deployed to Okinawa.
Sad Story...... Thank you for your service
@DanCullen-zd1ll Thank you for the support.
I demand fair pay for angus. Also sick upgrades and additions to the shop. The future is now old man!
By fair pay if you mean minimum wage, I concur.
@@ForeverDownByLaw I’m sure he’d be happy with a 12 pack and a couple spice mc chickens
@@ForeverDownByLawMinimum wage?!?!
That's communism!!! That stuff is *not* allowed around these parts.
Fair pay? Nah. I'm sure you could talk him down to a small travelling carnival.
You should get that plate "prrr" put on on the cougar kevin lol 😂😅
You should make sure those dollies on the tow truck work so you never have to worry about the cars tires holding air.
That rotor was turned so cleanly, all I could hear on repeat in my head seeing it in the wheel well was an old sesame street song...
"One of these things is not like the others.
One of these things just doesn't belong.
Can you tell which thing is not like the others,
By the time I finish this song?!"
yay...
🤣
Well hell look who's back on a roll with videos and this one with Angus's favorite, a Cougar lol
FARAH FAWCETT DID A COMMERCIAL FOR A 75. COUGAR. ITS ON YT
I got a 1978 Cougar XR-7 Night Cat for high school graduation, I loved that car. It had the 351W and a moonroof and a quadraphonic stereo.
Nice Cougar. My aunt had a 78 Thunderbird Diamond Jubilee Edition. My uncle had a 79 Cougar. Both cars came back with them when they moved from California to Kansas City. Love these old cars. ❤😊
Look at the beautiful Barn Cat. Love it. PRRR indeed.
Gotta love a cougar!
That's why I married one....lol
The Tow truck is a keeper, great buy!!
All modified 400 and 351 have a square chunk of iron next to the distributor on the top front of the block. Cleveland and Windsor do not.
Great video man. Loved Angus's Cougar joke for the intro😂. Pretty amazing that it basically fired right up and drove around after sitting for that long. Just goes to show old cars don't die they just go to sleep for awhile😂
God, you guys absolutely have to get it on the road with those vanity plates
"It might not be fixed, but it is different" is definitely a shirt that I would buy. MAKE IT ALREADY!!!
From a junkyard digs channel to junkyard digs seamlessly. Saved my Sunday
Bro that red interior looks so good
This 2:56 and the pack of smokes you guys found are honestly top two on my list lol
As a long time fan I’m happy how much your business as advanced you deserve it great content and even greater you have an angus now 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉
Those Vanity plates were Prrrrfect 😂
The tire machine is huge for you guys. So jealous of the shop setup. Keep up the vids, love what yall do! That 67 mustang vid was halarious.
I had a green one. Solid cars. The 351M wasn't efficient, but it would move.
6:13. 😂😂 I Just knew he was going to breakout with "You Know this ONE TIME at Band camp"😂
No doubt Kevin will get this Cougar running like a top. Those Ford engines never die. Bet it cleans up well.
Looked like 25,000 mile's wear in 5 minutes. But yes.
Even if the entire drivetrain had been toast, the body work and interior being in that shape makes it worth working on. The fact it took so little to get it running is....just short of a miracle.
I hope you all buy the neighbors behind the shop a pie or something lol.
Or a free oil change once in a while.
Good to see Angus has finally been driven to madness.
nothing better than wrenching on a dusty old car with the boys hope yall are having a good day
46:00 - 4:00 Look at the tear on the fabric under the hood. Demonstrates the power of the engine. Nice to see the car still does its thing.
You need to get those remote turn signals on cables that are magnetic and mount on the car you're pulling.
That looks very much like the 79 Thunderbird I had a long time ago, same color combo...less the dents, rust, and off kilter front bumper. Very comfortable car. Stylish in its day too.
YAY!!! ANOTHER LONG VIDEO!!!
I know, my day instantly got better!
That green Pinto, that is what you should put the Windsor in. Tub it and paint it black. You'll have a race car all will want.
My friend bought one brand new - i believe the AOD transmission was new for 1976,his had one and it turned out to be very troublesome. But you couldn't beat the car for absolute quiet - and 80 mph would sneak up on you in a hurry.
Nope, No AOD ever in these!, These ether had a C4 or FMX behind the 351W and 302, The AOD didn't come out till 1980
@@jdpinbaytown FMX. Never a C4 behind a 351, even though it would've worked fine.
The opening line from Angus is classic. @junkyarddigs Great job bringing him on.
You need to call this car "Everything Norris" because of the radio bit.
Kevin : "Just warning you, i can see really good in the dark" hahahahaha Your awesome Kevin.
Of course it started and ran, it’s a 351 Windsor.💪. Nice old car , gooday from AUS 🦘🇦🇺
20:15
Your neighbours must LOVE you
T shirt idea - picture of the car with the headline “Angus loves cougars” or the “Two time cougar champion”. YMMV
I was born in '83 and I've been attracted to '76 cougars a few times myself.
Those levraks are cool but expensive as heck!
Ohhh what a treat. A new JYD on A Sunday afternoon. I’m getting a beer and putting my under ware back on Let’s Do This
@_KNOX_ Why were they off on the lords day
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@@closewatermelon I’m sry I don’t get it, I was just happy to see a new video. Are you trying to to dig up an argument, I don’t get it
@@__KNOX__ no a feller was just making a joke, that you had your dogs out on the lords day, Sunday. That’s all.
@@closewatermelon understood I’m sorry man. It’s just I feel I try and leave a comical or nice comment and get attacked all the time. Sorry if I sounded like a jerk
love to show but you need to tell Mook to finish the crispy Nova.
I didnt expect this one to be a survival drama.
Angus the "Cougar Killer" You guys are hitting it out of the park.
My parents had a 76 Cougar as our family car during the 80’s. Was pretty much rusted away by 1988
Another kickass video! Prrrrrrrrrrr….
Magnetic lights my guys! Then we and Angus can see in wheel wells
Keep em coming!
In 98, I bought a completely original 77 XR7 with 30,000 miles from an old man who had an 87 as a daily driver and a complete 67 sitting in his barn. I begged him to sell me the 67, but he said over his dead body.
I'm still waiting.
These radiator tips can save so much money. Different car way back, Alfa Romeo 156 (perfect car for AR fans) but there was a leak, so I tried all the leak fixes which are not cheap in the first place, then you find out the radiator costs less than the fix kit. But you learn from mistakes and of course for older cars you need skills, since parts are not always available.
This one looks like it might clean up nicely.
My dad had a 76 mercury cougar in the 80s
White with red vinyl top and the same interior as yours,
His had a set of magnum 500s
Loved that ride!!!
I really appreciate seeing the friendship you and Angus have. You guys are cool bros.
We (my wife) had a Couger XR7 early in our marriage. Don't remember what year but it was a little earlier than that model. It had a 351 but don't remember if it was a Windsor, really nice green color. I remember it as a very solid car that was a joy to drive. Now my '65 Ford Galaxie 500, 390 Windsor, I could tell you a lot about. That was pre-marriage, when I had lots of time on my hands and I babied that one. It was two door hardtop, no center posts, Fire Engine Red, Bench seats. Wanted my honey sitting right next to me, not way over there>>>
Hell gotta love cougars 😂😂
Using random driveways to wrench, love it. In true Iowa fashion, I'm really surprised they didn't come out and help!
A lot better than when I had to fix my $300 1971 Buick LeSabre on the side of interstate 35 because the fuel pump decided to unbolt itself from the engine block on the way to Car Craft Summer Nationals. Must have know it was being considered for the burnout contest. College years were great.
Ladybugs must render Angus catatonic!!
Ladybugs, Ladyfingers, yeah, pretty much anything female.