Hey everyone, thanks for all the encouragement in the comments. Clearly there are a lot of things I should have done differently, but from what I've read from some of you, that's just part of the hobby. I'm fire d'up to get going on the Imperial again this year. Just yesterday I was at James' installing some new brake hard-lines to match the fresh brake components, and it just felt good to be wrenching again- even if I was on my back in the dirt with decades-old grease and grime falling in my eyes. Thanks for watching. - Nolan
From the looks of it you need a new distributor preferably upgraded to HEI find an intake for it and find a carburetor unless you already have the carburetor then take it to a mechanic and have them rebuild it I should get you started to see if the engine will run get a little electric fuel pump get a gas can parasound fuel line and plummet to the carburetor to see if the engine even turns over and put some oil in all the cylinders and some fresh spark plugs and wires
"life that happens in between" is not the issue. motivation is the biggest problem. you can MAKE time for anything if you want it badly enough. but most people blame their lack of motivation on "life that happens inbetween" which is nothing but an excuse.
@@rickyrick9328 Right Right, so when your close family has genetic lungcancer and two generations rack up a medical bill while a fracking earthquake destroys the family home the issue is that you don't make time.... I like the ambition however remember that no matter how ambitious you might be; bad luck, financial trouble and/or different priorities might always take over.
This struck a chord with me. I'd rebuilt the engine, trans and rearend on my SVX when it spun a rod bearing(shop left blue towels in the oil returns after some machine work). Then the unthinkable happens... My wife had a stroke which left her in a coma. Feeling defeated by the project and heartbroken over her condition, I abandoned it. She has since recovered after over 2yrs. In the meantime her hybrid built Legacy burnt a valve and the neglected Town & Country spun a bearing too(p.o. never changed the oil). The SVX again, sat abandoned. Life comes at you hard, and fast.
Project cars take a ton of work!! No way around that. I remember my first builds, I had a lot of mental blocks that I had to break through and rack up some cold hard experience before I became confident with certain components. Heck, I was scared to pull my first engine! But In the end, there's never a mistake to be made with old cars! Ps. Someone get me a plane ticket, I've got a Chrysler to fix
he's got the wrong perspective. it's turning a profit off something you'd do anyways. what it probably comes down to is having to buy the parts at a certain time for production of the videos. nolan probably doesn't want to spend as much of his check on redundancy. nolan has a street car, zach doesn't have a race car. if donut buys the parts it's donut's property, that's when mixing business and pleasure gets weird.
I've been asking James to do a Up to Speed on a Mercedes-benz W201-190E- 16v Cosworth evo1 and they did a up to speed on AMG had a picture of a Cosworth 190e as the thumb nail for the show. But didn't speak of the 190e ever. I'm still waiting patiently 😐
My first mistake was a 1947 Chevy dump truck that I bought on eBay. You’d think I would’ve learned my lesson after that...but no, I continue to overestimate my abilities 🤣😭🤣
Lol i bought a Volvo 245 that was hella rusty, i started too fix the rust but I forgot that I have no garage and we have winter like half the year here in sweden :(
@@Kiro710 yeah I have a boat cover on it rn... since I don’t really have a income (just Done with school and because of corona and because that I’m only 20 years old it is hard to get a income) it is hard to find a garage
"that eclipse gsx in your neighbors driveway" I literally just bought a gsx project car, it doesn't need much. Just some rust repair, engine, transmission, clutch, driveshaft, tank clean, ecu swap, paint, frame seal, interior carpet, seats, and some other minor things....
You can do without most stuff anyway wheels are most important part of a car after the fuzzy dice I have no idea what I'm talking about but I just decide to lean into to it just want to f*** with you a weird image in your head if you're not imagining yourself in Smokey and the Bandit then I don't know what you've been doing with your life.
I bought a 1946 Studebaker Truck as a pile of parts at 15 years old, did the same as you, college, university, jobs, kids and finally getting back on track with it - 20 years later! Worth the wait!
@@michaelconran5252 I´m 22 and remember this hot rod restauration series on TV in the mid 2000, were they were restoring stuff from the 30--60s. The cars were 40-75 years old back than and this number got stuck in my head. I can´t remember how the show was called, but there was a really old guy still using lead instead of bondo and its was a really high quality shop, were a restauration took up to 2 years.
Best thing you can do is join a forum. After that research all the repairs and mods you want before you start taking the car apart. After that you just have to start on something and keep going. You will be amazed how far you can get.... and how often the car will try to hurt you in the process.
My dad can build/work on anything weather it’s diesel or gas Ford or Chevy he can fix it. He has a fox body mustang that he completely prep it for paint and it has been sitting for years, as of now he works 60 hours a week and owns a restaurant on the side and simply doesn’t have time for it but he’s fully capable
You can do it. It takes time. It took me over a year of learning and working on my project car before it was finally done. It's not easy but having passion helps
@@vascomarum but the way i see it its free work, you get paid for working in YOUR car, and although he said he lacks the hands to do the job, the only thing i think he lacks is time to work on the car, just dedicate it a bit of time and its all done no matter the lack of hands or knowledge
Loved the honesty, TV and UA-cam builds are so far from reality they've given so many people a false sense of ability and just what's required, I've been doing this for 45 years now and am still learning each time I do something, I pretty much do everything myself bar engine machining and driveshaft balancing... (can do both but can't justify the outlay for machines and tooling)
So true, having that same experience with my 76´ 280Z, now it´s finally starting to look like something, but I spent the first two years wondering what I got myself into. My advice, buy something that runs, so you can at least drive it while you are working on it
BY FAR the most realistic and intimate episode of Donut I've ever seen. Thank you! :) This is giving me hope and reaffirming realistic expectations for future projects of mine.
@11:46 Nail on the head, Nolan. Bought my G35 sedan as a project after homeboy James was listing reasons you should get a project car. Now the G35 is my daily.
but this is also why you don't make a youtube channel based on things you don't really know. Or actually you do, cause it turns out they get a shit load of subscribers
I've always recommended against carbureted cars as a project. I may be biased, but 90s cars with OBD2 are the sweet spot IMO. The only problem with them are replacing sensors, but at least you have sensors. As the video mentions, without experience it can be really hard to diagnose pre-computer car issues. With OBD2, 90% of problems can be fixed by running the codes and cleaning/fixing/replacing whatever part needs it.
All depends on what you're used to. Carb cars are very simple if you got the know how . Having to scan and chase around problem faults and electrical is much more frustrating imo
That’s because you are super dense and need a computer to tell you what’s wrong with the car. Cars need air, spark and fuel to run. Carb cars are super easy to work on and diagnose unless you know nothing about cars….
This video is a great reality check on project cars. I can compare his lessons with my own success story, the 1973 VW Super Beetle (Slugbug) I got in high school and have now dailied for over 10 years, having modified it extensively over that time. I did a lot of the things he suggests, though didn't know it at the time. - One of the biggest differences that he didn't really mention was that I bought my car as a running (albeit not very well), drivable car I could daily right away. It wasn't something I would spend months or years getting it fixed so I could use it, during which process many projects loose momentum, instead I could incrementally restore, upgrade, and repair it over the years, driving it all the while. The Money Pit Miata is sort of done in this way. - When I got my car I didn't really know much about car repair, I had to learn as I went, though that was part of my motive for buying it. I wanted a simpler easy-to-work-on car, which is why I chose a Beetle. As for the carb vs. EFI debate, I think it's best to start out with carbs. Much easier to understand what's going on, the theory, what everything does, rather than a tangle of wires and mystery boxes. I'm glad I started out that way, though over time I found the carb to be frustratingly finnacky (especially on a daily), and eventually as my skills, knowledge, and budget grew I actually converted the car to EFI, the very thing I initially sought to avoid. But having installed it myself I know how to tune and troubleshoot it, what each wire is for. I later also added a turbo, which has been a huge upgrade in every way. - The parts availiability is huge. I didn't think about that when I got it, but have since realized that parts for this car are readily available, huge aftermarket, no problems there (usually). I got really lucky. - I found that it was indeed the car I wanted to drive, in fact I've never liked any other car as well as I like this one. It suits me well - reasonable as a daily, very adgile making it fun to drive, not very powerful but still fun (a car with a top speed of 80 is much more fun at 50 than a car with a top speed of 160 is at 50), and so on. Of course I've upgraded it to make it better, but it's still the ideal "platform" for what I want. - One other thing - the romanticization of a "dream" project car. Don't start out with a dream of what you want it to be finished as, instead only think a few steps ahead. Thinking too far ahead will make it seem intimidating, frustrating, years of work and tens of thousands of dollars standing between you and the car you wish it were. Instead think of what you want it to be in the coming weeks or months, get there, be happy with it, then dream up and take on the next thing. When I first got my Bug my goal was just for it to get me to school and not break down all the time. Gradually I got it running better, and took on projects one at a time. Custom interior, engine improvements, fuel injection, new seats, turbo, and way too much else to mention. When I got the car I wanted a carburetor and thought my friends were nuts for suggesting I turbo the thing, never thought I'd do any of that. But as years went on these things happened. I rarely felt like the car was so far from the car I wished it were, I have always been reasonably satisfied with it (not discouraged) but still yearning for improvements.
This is why Derek's Vice Grip Garage channel on youtube is the best. He's episodes are funny, informative and usually and hour+ when he tries to get old cars running and shows how and what goes into it, and with comedy. Lol
Always have good people around you when doing these cars or any car. I’m a licensed tech and transportation teacher but I know I could never build any of these old cars without the help of my dad, his friends and people I have met. Sometimes it takes multiple minds to come up with a solution or the machines or tools needed to build parts etc.
7:34 : “I didn’t want to have to buy a project car as a hobby then turn it into my job by having to make videos about it” Zach sinisterly hissing at the corner.
Loosing interest in projects is a big problem when you don’t see progress you loose interest and slow down. Sometimes you have to force yourself to work just like getting out of bed in the morning when you don’t want to
When my dad was diagnosed with cancer he gave me his 1963 Plymouth Sport Fury that he’d had since the mid ‘70s. After we got it on the trailer to take to my place I thanked him for giving me his car- he said “don’t thank me. I just gave you the biggest headache you will ever have”. Almost nine years later it’s still not on the road.
@@N54powere92 I feel like I've learned something in that I'd never buy another BMW but have I really considering I'm still sinking money into my first BMW and haven't committed to selling my 135I?
@@R3AL-AIM damn, that's more than my 2002 Cadillac DeVille DTS. For it for $1100 with fees from a salvage title auction, and dumped $5000 of parts into it, excluding oil. I drive over 30,000 miles a year and Northstar drank a quart of oil every 500 miles. Most of the time I used Amazon Basics oil, at $4/qt.
I bought a '62 VW double cab transporter a year ago. I'm a total novice but I'm plugging away at it, doing what I can when I can. I tried to think thru many of these issues you bring up, Nolan and try sometimes I fall into the overwhelmed state. There's a lot of good advice or there on the web though to keep me going. Like focus on one thing at a time and give yourself time to get things done and budget your time. It took me and got and a half to remove a bolt the other day from the brake lines but that's what it took... Great video and great advice. I really appreciate it!
I've owned too many project cars as well. I will say that what Nolan said about sticking to a project is the greatest reward of having a project car. Nolan, I hope you get one of those cars built soon.
This has got to be one of my favorite videos from donut. I bought my dream car, a 1970 chevelle. I completely overestimated my abilities. But just last week I heard it fire up. Taking it for inspection next week. But it was hard and this video hit on some of the same problems I ran into. I bet I watched 4-5 hours of how-to videos on youtube for every 30 minutes I spent actually working on the car. But it's been worth it.
I’ll agree with you on that. I couldn’t do a car interior at all. I can fix and diagnose cars but reupholstering is super hard and to make it look good and even look OEM takes a lot of practice and skill.
Their pay rise comes in the form of getting alot of parts as tax deductible rather than private purchase, as well as its channel growth gets it smoother access to inside reveals from companies and manufactors wanting to associate their brand with them
Nolan: "Carburetted engines are really hard to diagnose" Also Nolan: "Modifying your car gives experience in how your car goes together, making diagnosing problems easier" You know what you need to do, Nolan.... :P
Ya there quite simple device's you check timeing ,compression spark clean out all the holes and spray some brake clean in it and see if starts they're like everything that's mechanical very simple physics but has to be precise so if you don't know you need to ask someone that knows everything there is to know about that car or carburettors .
I would argue that a carbureted car is much easier to start with than an EFI one. Simple mechanical things, easier to understand what everything does and how it all works, rather than a tangle of wire and black boxes. I started out with a carbureted car to learn on, which I think was the right decision even though over time I came to be frustrated by the carb and actually converted the thing to EFI. Switched to more advanced technology as my knowledge and budget grew. Though of course I know exactly how it all works, what every wire is for, because I installed it myself. Troubleshooting a factory EFI still sounds like a nightmare.
@@quillmaurer6563 Ya that's so true if you don't have access to the wiring diagrams and you've no way to get live data your screwed as with a carburettor your not screwed as they all most of them work the same that's why if I was ever buying an old car like that I would get a diesel one it's piss easy to work on and piss easy to fix and it runs flawless like a new car.
@@neilmurphy845 EFI. plug in scanner. Read code. Replace sensor. Easy. CARB. Backfire on decel. Assume lean condition. Assume carbs. Rebuild and sync carbs. Hope was issue. Hard. I love that old carby cars can usually be made to get you home with simply tools and diy hack jobs. But require much more skill to get running properly.
This is so true though. Even if you don't do it right the first time, if you just get it done at all, thats progress. Then later on when you've taken care of other issues, you'll be better equipped to do it right
I just watched Kevin and Mookk’s video that continues this project. It reminds me of my 65 Mustang that to my friend and I got started again after 12 years sitting in a garage. He put a bunch of new stuff on it and now we need to focus on the brakes. Unfortunately, we don’t have quite as much knowledge as Kevin does with carbureted engines.
Tyler has the Wizard. The wizard might not be in a great location for this, bit I'm sure there is someone locally that can work on the Hemi. If you don't have the skills, you have to pay the bills. Which is why I'm broke....
my dad and i worked on this 1950 buick roadmaster riviera, amazing project car to work on. ofcourse it will be expensive and take time, but after almost 5 years only 3 things need to be completed, which cant be completed because of money. but the car still drives and its amazing to see the looks on people faces, or to break their necks while driving past them. i would say its totally worth it especially because its YOURS and you should do what you want to do with it.
I’m 17 and me and my dad bought a project car, I was so worried that it would happen to me too but along the way I realized that the solution is to just never give up and most important, find friends who have the experience and would like to help
10 years ago I bought a 1950 Chevy pickup. Simple car. I had almost no experience though. But after looking at it for a couple of years I got some help getting the ignition in order. Knowing the engine was ok, I started fixing the brakes and other stuff. Got the truck through inspection and started driving it... Turns out, I like the fixing part more than driving it. Sometimes the long twisty road is more exiting than the destination. Anyways, don't be afraid to ask for help!
Hey everyone, thanks for all the encouragement in the comments. Clearly there are a lot of things I should have done differently, but from what I've read from some of you, that's just part of the hobby. I'm fire d'up to get going on the Imperial again this year. Just yesterday I was at James' installing some new brake hard-lines to match the fresh brake components, and it just felt good to be wrenching again- even if I was on my back in the dirt with decades-old grease and grime falling in my eyes. Thanks for watching. - Nolan
I know you’ll get it done. You always do.
#helplittleDart some day Dart will rise
This comment makes me happy
From the looks of it you need a new distributor preferably upgraded to HEI find an intake for it and find a carburetor unless you already have the carburetor then take it to a mechanic and have them rebuild it I should get you started to see if the engine will run get a little electric fuel pump get a gas can parasound fuel line and plummet to the carburetor to see if the engine even turns over and put some oil in all the cylinders and some fresh spark plugs and wires
...and Sarah-n-tuned fault!
"It’s not the labor itself that takes a lot of work, but rather the life that happens in between that does." - this hit hard.
Real hard.
9-second car hard
"life that happens in between" is not the issue. motivation is the biggest problem. you can MAKE time for anything if you want it badly enough. but most people blame their lack of motivation on "life that happens inbetween" which is nothing but an excuse.
@@rickyrick9328 Right Right, so when your close family has genetic lungcancer and two generations rack up a medical bill while a fracking earthquake destroys the family home the issue is that you don't make time....
I like the ambition however remember that no matter how ambitious you might be; bad luck, financial trouble and/or different priorities might always take over.
This struck a chord with me. I'd rebuilt the engine, trans and rearend on my SVX when it spun a rod bearing(shop left blue towels in the oil returns after some machine work). Then the unthinkable happens... My wife had a stroke which left her in a coma. Feeling defeated by the project and heartbroken over her condition, I abandoned it. She has since recovered after over 2yrs. In the meantime her hybrid built Legacy burnt a valve and the neglected Town & Country spun a bearing too(p.o. never changed the oil). The SVX again, sat abandoned.
Life comes at you hard, and fast.
The reloading sound whenever Nolan moves his glasses is just timless
I've never heard that sound reloading a gun before... I've heard that sound cocking a gun though 😉
@@LakaiSkate15 Good point! 😺
Far and away my favourite donut running joke. Whoever started that in the editing bay is a legend.
I love how Nolan is always keepin it real AF.
What is af?
@@Ssaakk12 as frick, or the other word if you cuss
@@Ssaakk12 auto focus
Yeah he knew he's just not kinda lazy and under equipped
Project cars take a ton of work!! No way around that. I remember my first builds, I had a lot of mental blocks that I had to break through and rack up some cold hard experience before I became confident with certain components. Heck, I was scared to pull my first engine!
But In the end, there's never a mistake to be made with old cars!
Ps. Someone get me a plane ticket, I've got a Chrysler to fix
lol was just about to comment "Junkyards digs could get it going"
Hell yeah classic > plastic 🤙
when i see the car what comes in mind is you mate
Literally thought the same thing. Hopefully people see your channel.
yeah except safety and modern luxuries but who needs those
The reload sound every time Nolan pushes his glasses up? Perfection.
their little edits are the best
"I didn't want to buy a project car and have it become my job."
Zach Jobe: (Looks away quietly)
True LOL but give them some slack it's to educate us :¶
Nice job if you ask me
he's got the wrong perspective. it's turning a profit off something you'd do anyways.
what it probably comes down to is having to buy the parts at a certain time for production of the videos. nolan probably doesn't want to spend as much of his check on redundancy. nolan has a street car, zach doesn't have a race car. if donut buys the parts it's donut's property, that's when mixing business and pleasure gets weird.
The good news is we all have to start somewhere, and the best way to learn is doing some hands on work! Excited to see where you take this 💪🏻
Love seeing the car community come together like this
knew it was a matter of time till I saw Dylan on here! #spamking
Exactly
Aaaand this is why I'm also a subscriber of YOURS!
Do you think he'll build one of these cars?
"Honestly, I feel we can get this turbo kit 100% on today"-Aaron.
😂😂😂 foul
I see a Money Pit car. The Miata is done, let's go. You go, I'll watch.
But, theres an old saying
A project car is never fully complete
@@rufctr3 it's not complete. But you are done.
The Miata isn’t fully done with the oil leaks but, I agree it would be nice to see a car like this in the future
He said he didn't want to make it a car that wasn't just his hobby but also his 'work car' It would be cool but we should also respect that!
@@2222cooperative I agree but.... Now he has to be thinking about it, he has 2 now
It turned out that the real Dodge Dart was the friends that we made along the way.
When he called out James for not doing an “Up To Speed” i died
I've been asking James to do a Up to Speed on a Mercedes-benz W201-190E- 16v Cosworth evo1 and they did a up to speed on AMG had a picture of a Cosworth 190e as the thumb nail for the show. But didn't speak of the 190e ever. I'm still waiting patiently 😐
I want to see one on VW and rails. Especially since James is a VW guy
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Donut's first clickbait? I'm in.
Yea
yoo its the nurburgring driver guy
My parents made a mistake soo
Misha Charoudin- the owner of 4 Mk4 Diesel who got clickbaited from emissions test
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My first mistake was a 1947 Chevy dump truck that I bought on eBay. You’d think I would’ve learned my lesson after that...but no, I continue to overestimate my abilities 🤣😭🤣
All the best dude!
Lol i bought a Volvo 245 that was hella rusty, i started too fix the rust but I forgot that I have no garage and we have winter like half the year here in sweden :(
@@felixbb1445 get a garage or a cover. Also look into clear coating it
Just checked out your channel and saying you have a dump truck is an understatement 😳
@@Kiro710 yeah I have a boat cover on it rn... since I don’t really have a income (just Done with school and because of corona and because that I’m only 20 years old it is hard to get a income) it is hard to find a garage
“Back on track” sounds like a good video series..
just a thought :)
Now that the Miata is practically done they should do a money pit on Nolans imperial
And the Dart!
@@niharpotluri9472 Very much agree
@@ahmedzarin2247 I concur
He said he doesn't want to mix business with pleasure.
@@davidkline4372 a mistake
It's comforting when people say how hard things are in real life, it's a detox from social media perfection
"that eclipse gsx in your neighbors driveway"
I literally just bought a gsx project car, it doesn't need much. Just some rust repair, engine, transmission, clutch, driveshaft, tank clean, ecu swap, paint, frame seal, interior carpet, seats, and some other minor things....
Do not forget that it needs a brand new frame 😜
You can do without most stuff anyway wheels are most important part of a car after the fuzzy dice I have no idea what I'm talking about but I just decide to lean into to it just want to f*** with you a weird image in your head if you're not imagining yourself in Smokey and the Bandit then I don't know what you've been doing with your life.
So it doesn’t need any more than the average gsx, then
I bought a 1946 Studebaker Truck as a pile of parts at 15 years old, did the same as you, college, university, jobs, kids and finally getting back on track with it - 20 years later! Worth the wait!
I would definitely watch a series of you fixing up that dart.
#metoo
Sameee
Yesss
Same
A series where they film them bringing the car to a real mechanic
When I hear "70 year old car", I think of a Model A and not something from the 50s.
I got old so fast. :(
It hurts 😢😥
I'm 52 and said, "WTF?" Then I did the math🤣
From the Ford Model A with no tech to the Tesla Model Y with all the tech ever, we all have our favorite cars.
oof
@@michaelconran5252 I´m 22 and remember this hot rod restauration series on TV in the mid 2000, were they were restoring stuff from the 30--60s. The cars were 40-75 years old back than and this number got stuck in my head. I can´t remember how the show was called, but there was a really old guy still using lead instead of bondo and its was a really high quality shop, were a restauration took up to 2 years.
Why is Nolan talking about his dad like we don't all know who James is?
Wtf dude haha
oh boy
:D :D :D
Nolan is older than james
@@yzrippinwtf how old are they? Nolan looks younger
Donut easily has the most creative ads ever! And the progress tracker keeps me watching cause I know it’s short
I used to think so until I started watching Frost’s Rust gameplays lol
The progress bar makes it easy to know when I've skipped far enough forward
Mrbeast
@@puffnpluky76 lol that too
@@edmunda4128 thanks man I’ll check em out
As someone who just bought a 2nd gen Camaro with no idea what I’m doing I feel this.
Congrats is it pre or post face lift?
Much different scenario: Chevy parts are everywhere and cheap. Only Camaro-SPECIFIC parts are pricey. But still plentiful.
I did the same thing but with an 80s motorcycle lmao
Nice I just got a 2nd gen too!
Best thing you can do is join a forum. After that research all the repairs and mods you want before you start taking the car apart. After that you just have to start on something and keep going. You will be amazed how far you can get.... and how often the car will try to hurt you in the process.
As Bob Ross says: " We don't make mistakes -- we just have happy accidents."
Said* :(
legend
That’s why you exist;) ahahah
My Mom uses this quote all of the time
Trust me I've made mistakes they were not happy either
A project car needs 3 things at its core: Time, money, and patience.
I would add persistence
And skill... Don't forget skill.
@@spaceman1848 money buys skill
@@spaceman1848 nope, you can just pay other people to do the work. That's what my grandpa does.
@@alexstromberg7696 Its like AEIOU, and sometimes Y
If everyone properly estimated their ability, no one would have a project car.
Or maybe people would take on things they actually can complete instead of a car graveyard on the front lawn 😂
Or no one would learn the skills they have now if they didn't leap into a heap of problems!
My dad can build/work on anything weather it’s diesel or gas Ford or Chevy he can fix it. He has a fox body mustang that he completely prep it for paint and it has been sitting for years, as of now he works 60 hours a week and owns a restaurant on the side and simply doesn’t have time for it but he’s fully capable
Lack of skills aren't usually the issue, its lack of money lol
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You can do it. It takes time. It took me over a year of learning and working on my project car before it was finally done. It's not easy but having passion helps
Should make a series with Zach on restoring this lol would be epic.
He explained why he wouldn't. And although I would absolutely love to see it, i think he's right. It should be an escape from work, not work itself.
If he see this reaction he will think f*ck me 😂
@@vascomarum but the way i see it its free work, you get paid for working in YOUR car, and although he said he lacks the hands to do the job, the only thing i think he lacks is time to work on the car, just dedicate it a bit of time and its all done no matter the lack of hands or knowledge
" Hi, I'm Nolan, welcome to the MONEY BLACK HOLE!"
Money void
@@billrex I agree it rolls more
"The way to get started is to quit talking and begin doing."
Loved the honesty, TV and UA-cam builds are so far from reality they've given so many people a false sense of ability and just what's required, I've been doing this for 45 years now and am still learning each time I do something, I pretty much do everything myself bar engine machining and driveshaft balancing... (can do both but can't justify the outlay for machines and tooling)
So basically we need AA meetings for project cars.
"Its been 3 months since I've been on facebook marketplace"
we sure do, i check facebook a lot xD
it's been 3 hours since I've been on facebook marketplace😒
Loving the more "personal" content related to the show's hosts
@@rita25y.o-checkmyvideo53 Hell no
Uncle Jerry spittin facts, what’s up James? You doin good bro? Take care of yourself n all that, but we need that up to speed shit.
So true, having that same experience with my 76´ 280Z, now it´s finally starting to look like something, but I spent the first two years wondering what I got myself into. My advice, buy something that runs, so you can at least drive it while you are working on it
“But 7 months later the car doesn’t run and I’m feeling discouraged”
Me, looking at the non running Datsun I’ve had in the garage for 4 years: 👀
Me looking at 2 fiat's 126p sitting in my backyard for 3 years 😶
there's a guy near me that had his 200ZX sitting on his drive way for like 9 years now. 🤦🏻♂️
@@AndyZULUL some of the cars in my country are parked in bushes or garages for over 30 years +
But still their owners don't want to sell them
Me looking at my 4th gen Camaro that hasn't ran since 2014
Right. Months is nothing in the project car universe.
“Dart I will come back for you” - Nolan
45 years later: “Dart I have returned”
@Colin Chung Th-thanks
@@Donut #helplittleDart
@@Donut 😂
😂😂😂😂
that dart has a potential for being next monez pit car
BY FAR the most realistic and intimate episode of Donut I've ever seen. Thank you! :) This is giving me hope and reaffirming realistic expectations for future projects of mine.
@11:46 Nail on the head, Nolan. Bought my G35 sedan as a project after homeboy James was listing reasons you should get a project car. Now the G35 is my daily.
‘There are no accidents’
~master Oogway
only happy mistakes
-Bob Ross
Master oogway never owned a car soooooo
Me : The rust isn’t that bad
My cars subframe : [HAS THE RIGIDITY OF A CHEESE PUFF]
Yeah the frame on my car is toast
I feel your pain.
This is why you have friends to help you with projects like this.
This is why you have friends? Lucky friends /s
but this is also why you don't make a youtube channel based on things you don't really know. Or actually you do, cause it turns out they get a shit load of subscribers
I’m so happy I didn’t pursue the idea of an LS swapped Miata my sophomore year
maybe k20 swapped cruze isnt a great idea.
I've always recommended against carbureted cars as a project. I may be biased, but 90s cars with OBD2 are the sweet spot IMO. The only problem with them are replacing sensors, but at least you have sensors. As the video mentions, without experience it can be really hard to diagnose pre-computer car issues. With OBD2, 90% of problems can be fixed by running the codes and cleaning/fixing/replacing whatever part needs it.
I like carbed cars because they are simple, points, manually adjustable everything. Nice and easy to work on
All depends on what you're used to. Carb cars are very simple if you got the know how . Having to scan and chase around problem faults and electrical is much more frustrating imo
@@winterinkabul if you have mechanical knowledge its easy, if you have electrical, not so much.
That’s because you are super dense and need a computer to tell you what’s wrong with the car. Cars need air, spark and fuel to run. Carb cars are super easy to work on and diagnose unless you know nothing about cars….
This video is a great reality check on project cars. I can compare his lessons with my own success story, the 1973 VW Super Beetle (Slugbug) I got in high school and have now dailied for over 10 years, having modified it extensively over that time. I did a lot of the things he suggests, though didn't know it at the time.
- One of the biggest differences that he didn't really mention was that I bought my car as a running (albeit not very well), drivable car I could daily right away. It wasn't something I would spend months or years getting it fixed so I could use it, during which process many projects loose momentum, instead I could incrementally restore, upgrade, and repair it over the years, driving it all the while. The Money Pit Miata is sort of done in this way.
- When I got my car I didn't really know much about car repair, I had to learn as I went, though that was part of my motive for buying it. I wanted a simpler easy-to-work-on car, which is why I chose a Beetle. As for the carb vs. EFI debate, I think it's best to start out with carbs. Much easier to understand what's going on, the theory, what everything does, rather than a tangle of wires and mystery boxes. I'm glad I started out that way, though over time I found the carb to be frustratingly finnacky (especially on a daily), and eventually as my skills, knowledge, and budget grew I actually converted the car to EFI, the very thing I initially sought to avoid. But having installed it myself I know how to tune and troubleshoot it, what each wire is for. I later also added a turbo, which has been a huge upgrade in every way.
- The parts availiability is huge. I didn't think about that when I got it, but have since realized that parts for this car are readily available, huge aftermarket, no problems there (usually). I got really lucky.
- I found that it was indeed the car I wanted to drive, in fact I've never liked any other car as well as I like this one. It suits me well - reasonable as a daily, very adgile making it fun to drive, not very powerful but still fun (a car with a top speed of 80 is much more fun at 50 than a car with a top speed of 160 is at 50), and so on. Of course I've upgraded it to make it better, but it's still the ideal "platform" for what I want.
- One other thing - the romanticization of a "dream" project car. Don't start out with a dream of what you want it to be finished as, instead only think a few steps ahead. Thinking too far ahead will make it seem intimidating, frustrating, years of work and tens of thousands of dollars standing between you and the car you wish it were. Instead think of what you want it to be in the coming weeks or months, get there, be happy with it, then dream up and take on the next thing. When I first got my Bug my goal was just for it to get me to school and not break down all the time. Gradually I got it running better, and took on projects one at a time. Custom interior, engine improvements, fuel injection, new seats, turbo, and way too much else to mention. When I got the car I wanted a carburetor and thought my friends were nuts for suggesting I turbo the thing, never thought I'd do any of that. But as years went on these things happened. I rarely felt like the car was so far from the car I wished it were, I have always been reasonably satisfied with it (not discouraged) but still yearning for improvements.
You’ve got to hand it to them, they actually make the ads interesting
No.
This is why Derek's Vice Grip Garage channel on youtube is the best. He's episodes are funny, informative and usually and hour+ when he tries to get old cars running and shows how and what goes into it, and with comedy. Lol
Every car guy after buying an old project car
Yes man!!! My 1970 beetle has been an absolute pain!
@@tylerday3162 yo i just bought a 73 beetle project car lol
Nope. I always buy progect cars running into unexpected things is part of the fun
@@tjkoenig1387 super beetle or standard!?
My beetles insta is 1970.vwbeetle
100% solid advice... Ran into this issue with my Datsun fairlady Z.
Man do be owning good car
@@Trenaime Fr he do
Yeh, that car would be damn great if he succeafully clear all of the problems
man, he is really lucky to have that car
My buddies dad has been v8 swapping a fairlady for 3 or 4 years now...
I think we now have the third season of "Money Pit"
"Rebuilding a WHOLE car".
You ain’t wrong
Always have good people around you when doing these cars or any car. I’m a licensed tech and transportation teacher but I know I could never build any of these old cars without the help of my dad, his friends and people I have met. Sometimes it takes multiple minds to come up with a solution or the machines or tools needed to build parts etc.
This should be the next Money Pit Car!
Were you even listening?
@@EricJCaraballoso no, no he wasn't 🤣
Turbo!
is a v16 veyron swap in a 50’s car worth it?
7:34 : “I didn’t want to have to buy a project car as a hobby then turn it into my job by having to make videos about it”
Zach sinisterly hissing at the corner.
R.I.P. Nolan, God shall strike all car guys down for our hubris
Loosing interest in projects is a big problem when you don’t see progress you loose interest and slow down. Sometimes you have to force yourself to work just like getting out of bed in the morning when you don’t want to
I wish 15 year old me would have seen this before buying a clapped out 76 comet
Still not a bad car, just set yourself out to finish it, because there's no such thing as a "almost finished car"
@@SavageBunny1 well I’m about 20 now, I sold it years ago
Isn't a comet kinda the same style as the Ford Maverick?
@@crisrivaz sister car ya
Wish 16 year old me had seen this before buying a 73 Duster that looked immaculate on the outside but had rotted out floor pans and bondo for days.
Don't worry Nolan, You'll get to finish the Dart soon, Best hopes.
"I thought that buying a 70 year old car and getting it running again would be easy"
Nolan.
When my dad was diagnosed with cancer he gave me his 1963 Plymouth Sport Fury that he’d had since the mid ‘70s. After we got it on the trailer to take to my place I thanked him for giving me his car- he said “don’t thank me. I just gave you the biggest headache you will ever have”. Almost nine years later it’s still not on the road.
Last time I was this early, James sounded depressed
Now it's just Nolan that sounds depressed
You mean when he did the Rx7 up to speed.
@F**СК МЕ - СНЕСK МY РR0FILЕ bot
@F**СК МЕ - СНЕСK МY РR0FILЕ fuck what the hell
Oh boy bots have landed on Donut.
"Nothing is more expensive than a cheap luxury car" as I sit eating lunch in my $1000 Lincoln LS. This is true
Bmw, xdrive, msport ,3litres , 3series from the 2000's here... I know the strugle bro...
Yup maintenence maintenence miss my ls i loved that car i had the lse with the body kit btw i learned nothing im now in a bmw 335i
Bought a second gen Buick Lacrosse CXS... Paid $8,000 for the car... already put $8,000 into it...
@@N54powere92 I feel like I've learned something in that I'd never buy another BMW but have I really considering I'm still sinking money into my first BMW and haven't committed to selling my 135I?
@@R3AL-AIM damn, that's more than my 2002 Cadillac DeVille DTS. For it for $1100 with fees from a salvage title auction, and dumped $5000 of parts into it, excluding oil. I drive over 30,000 miles a year and Northstar drank a quart of oil every 500 miles. Most of the time I used Amazon Basics oil, at $4/qt.
Jeremiah is kind of underrated tbh
Yeah, Uncle Jerry deserves more love.
#saveJerry
Is this jeremiahs bot account? His saliva makes me skip every ad.
I recommend using NOS again.
Yes yes he is
Jere and Zach are cool.. but they still aren't Bart, nahmsayin'.
I bought a '62 VW double cab transporter a year ago. I'm a total novice but I'm plugging away at it, doing what I can when I can. I tried to think thru many of these issues you bring up, Nolan and try sometimes I fall into the overwhelmed state. There's a lot of good advice or there on the web though to keep me going. Like focus on one thing at a time and give yourself time to get things done and budget your time. It took me and got and a half to remove a bolt the other day from the brake lines but that's what it took... Great video and great advice. I really appreciate it!
Nothing more true than “I can do this”
2 weeks later: “I can’t do this”
3 weeks later: "Press on regardless!"
@@daszieher yep the screw it mentality is one of the best motivators
I've owned too many project cars as well. I will say that what Nolan said about sticking to a project is the greatest reward of having a project car. Nolan, I hope you get one of those cars built soon.
This has got to be one of my favorite videos from donut. I bought my dream car, a 1970 chevelle. I completely overestimated my abilities. But just last week I heard it fire up. Taking it for inspection next week. But it was hard and this video hit on some of the same problems I ran into. I bet I watched 4-5 hours of how-to videos on youtube for every 30 minutes I spent actually working on the car. But it's been worth it.
very well spoken! "you gotta hold up your end of the deal". I'm in the process of restoring my vehicle and this was a definite eye opener.
"i made a mistake"
everyone after buying their 9th project car
I swear to god, i had the whole episode in my mind, i need to buy a 70 charger project car xD
I love the reload sound when he adjust his glasses.
Jeremiah really had to call out james on not doing another up to speed😂
Lol we need a up to speed on the ford ka
Lol right? But I cant imagine finding all the information for an episode of up to speed would be easy though
I’ll agree with you on that. I couldn’t do a car interior at all. I can fix and diagnose cars but reupholstering is super hard and to make it look good and even look OEM takes a lot of practice and skill.
Money Pit Season 2, this time it's a really rust old car, and also personal.
ayy periphery
Its not "overestimating your ability" its what i call "faith and courage"
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This is my favourite video Nolan’s made ever, this is great :)
After corona we need to all band together, drink beer, and help each other finish our project cars! Who is with me?
Aye
hell yeah bröther
yes suh
yes
wanna help with the c3 corvette
I just finished watching the movie "High Road", and lemme tell ya, James can act
"A project car is like a gym membership" lol true
I feel like all these guys need a pay raise.
Their pay rise comes in the form of getting alot of parts as tax deductible rather than private purchase, as well as its channel growth gets it smoother access to inside reveals from companies and manufactors wanting to associate their brand with them
Great wisdom dropped in this one, sir. Don't forget that Dart. I've had my grandfather's '67 Imperial for 22 years and I swear someday I'll get to it.
Nolan: "Carburetted engines are really hard to diagnose"
Also Nolan: "Modifying your car gives experience in how your car goes together, making diagnosing problems easier"
You know what you need to do, Nolan.... :P
It's cheating, but he should just buy a bolt on carb.
Ya there quite simple device's you check timeing ,compression spark clean out all the holes and spray some brake clean in it and see if starts they're like everything that's mechanical very simple physics but has to be precise so if you don't know you need to ask someone that knows everything there is to know about that car or carburettors .
I would argue that a carbureted car is much easier to start with than an EFI one. Simple mechanical things, easier to understand what everything does and how it all works, rather than a tangle of wire and black boxes. I started out with a carbureted car to learn on, which I think was the right decision even though over time I came to be frustrated by the carb and actually converted the thing to EFI. Switched to more advanced technology as my knowledge and budget grew. Though of course I know exactly how it all works, what every wire is for, because I installed it myself. Troubleshooting a factory EFI still sounds like a nightmare.
@@quillmaurer6563 Ya that's so true if you don't have access to the wiring diagrams and you've no way to get live data your screwed as with a carburettor your not screwed as they all most of them work the same that's why if I was ever buying an old car like that I would get a diesel one it's piss easy to work on and piss easy to fix and it runs flawless like a new car.
@@neilmurphy845 EFI. plug in scanner. Read code. Replace sensor. Easy. CARB. Backfire on decel. Assume lean condition. Assume carbs. Rebuild and sync carbs. Hope was issue. Hard.
I love that old carby cars can usually be made to get you home with simply tools and diy hack jobs. But require much more skill to get running properly.
Also, like David Freiburger says, don’t get it right, get it running
This is so true though. Even if you don't do it right the first time, if you just get it done at all, thats progress. Then later on when you've taken care of other issues, you'll be better equipped to do it right
Your mistake was buying a project car when you already had a project car unfinished from a decade ago
@Scotto from Hoonigan
I just watched Kevin and Mookk’s video that continues this project. It reminds me of my 65 Mustang that to my friend and I got started again after 12 years sitting in a garage. He put a bunch of new stuff on it and now we need to focus on the brakes. Unfortunately, we don’t have quite as much knowledge as Kevin does with carbureted engines.
“GET WITH IT JAMES!!! I’M TRYIN’ TO GET SOME ‘UP TO SPEED IN MY LIFE’!!!😂😂😂😂
Look at my boy. Look at him wearing a Meshuggah shirt. I'm proud of my boy. He's a smart boy.
“Back in may, I made a $3,400, 18 foot long, 3200 lb mistake”
90’s Buick owners: Me too pal
4250 pounds lol😂😂
Only those aren't mistakes and are damned near Toyota reliable.
@@Knockthefout Oh yeah! 4250 LBS of mundane fury
@@curtism-w6b you mean cars form 50s 60s 70s 80s 90s are toyota reliable?
The GNX is the only cool Buick I could think of. Other than that, I forgot Buick even existed as a brand. Why do we have Buick and not Pontiac?
There's a restored, ish, model T that runs around my downtown area. On sunny days it gets to go out and it makes me smile when I get to see it! 🤗✌️
We need a new series of Nolan just restoring his car
he said that would defeat the purpose...
This the only channel I enjoy watching ads on
This sounds like another series on donut media but cant put my finger on it
Thanks for keeping it real and emphasizing the work it takes to build your ability. Videos always make it look easy, doing the work isn't.
*We need and want, a series on this car. Please donut, please.*
*Or at least I do*
Same
Oh boy, even Tyler Hoover won't do this mistakes.
Thinking about it... He should have been featured in this video. Could have been great.
He does all the time but he's got the Wizard to fix his problems for him
Tyler has the Wizard. The wizard might not be in a great location for this, bit I'm sure there is someone locally that can work on the Hemi. If you don't have the skills, you have to pay the bills. Which is why I'm broke....
Im waiting for a donut cameo in one of the cartreks
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LMAO what a hell of a way to book end this touching video by immediately blasting "POP UP UP AND DOWN HEADLIIIIIIIIIIGHTS"
my dad and i worked on this 1950 buick roadmaster riviera, amazing project car to work on.
ofcourse it will be expensive and take time, but after almost 5 years only 3 things need to be completed, which cant be completed because of money. but the car still drives and its amazing to see the looks on people faces, or to break their necks while driving past them.
i would say its totally worth it especially because its YOURS and you should do what you want to do with it.
And now, the Imperial is finally running thanks to Junkyard Digs! Nolan's reaction was sooo priceless
Omg. I had no idea that existed! Just went and watched it and it's a Fantastic video. Thanks for posting about it!
It took a good bit of effort to get Nolan's Imperial to idle and all, but it was well worthwhile
I’m 17 and me and my dad bought a project car, I was so worried that it would happen to me too but along the way I realized that the solution is to just never give up and most important, find friends who have the experience and would like to help
@BL Dontmatter so?
@BL Dontmatter Israel but there’s Jews all over the world today there isn’t (almost) in Arabic countries not only in the us and Israel
@BL Dontmatter why does that makes a difference?
"you can usually throw money at a problem until its solved"
harsh but makes sense
10 years ago I bought a 1950 Chevy pickup. Simple car. I had almost no experience though. But after looking at it for a couple of years I got some help getting the ignition in order. Knowing the engine was ok, I started fixing the brakes and other stuff. Got the truck through inspection and started driving it...
Turns out, I like the fixing part more than driving it. Sometimes the long twisty road is more exiting than the destination.
Anyways, don't be afraid to ask for help!