@@BUILTOFFICIAL you keep posting, we will keep watching! Also... when you do giveaways don't do it for free, do it as a raffle. $10 for a car entry 5000 tickets. Do it through someone reputable too, at least it'll gain you some cash back aswell as giving away some sick rides! Look forward to what 2023 brings, you do have a very niche channel, not anyone I've found building cars the way you do, custom body works while learning I just think the biggest drawback you've got is as you say, the viewers. 315k subs amd 16k views a week? Some pretty unfaithful subscribers I think. Good luck and big up and congratulations on the birth of baby number 3 :) x
It's a really fun one. They take a long time to make so the next one may be a month or rwo away but we will have other builds in between like the MG and 911
Crazy to go back and look at where I started watching and see it's been 5 years at this point. Watching you widebody the MR2 and the Audi while I was just trying to get a VW beetle to run was really inspiring. Your channel is part of the reason I'm going back to school now for Auto body and why my nova is 8 inches wider and scrapes speed bumps. glad to see you back at it and hoping it lasts!
Dude. First video of yours I've seen... 1. you got a car that was DOA and fully restored it, while holding down 3 kids, filming, editing and posting videos, selling and buying a house. You got a less then optimal ROI and still you keep a positive outlook on everything that happened. You inspire me!!!
It just fills me with pure joy when I see people on the platform take these tired and sad old cars, completely restore them and just give them a new life again. Its even cooler when creators actually show the whole process throughout the video or a vlog series. this stang turned out great!
Madness, you took a pile of sh*t destined for scrap and put it back on the road. Is it 100% perfect, no. That's not the point though... You took a literal piece of sh*t and polished it all by yourself, from the ground up. Everything you've learned to that point has taught you how to better the next. That's magic dude. This all while having a baby, family time, filming, ordering, tinkering, welding, fixing, learning, removing paint shops and moving house. Take some damn credit man! Glad to see you back and I speak for every single one us here following your channel - we are excited. Here's to Built '23 🍻
Loved the whole video, the style and pace, the transparency, the nostalgic feel when driving the mustang!!! Killed it bro!!! Excited for this series!!! Welcome back Kaleb!!!
Come on man. You paid 3500 . Look what you got for that small amount of money. What you learned from that project is worth much more than that. Every problem you ran into you should have seen just from looking at it from a 100 yards away. Keep going young man . Remember as long as you are learning, even your failures are wins. Because knowledge is power and power is money and money is freedom. Freedom to take care of your family and more cool projects. God bless you and yours
First time watching your channel & was SURPRISED that you said that you never really worked on cars or painted them. YOU DID A HELL OF A DECENT JOB ON THIS CLASSIC. You also have a BEAUTIFUL FAMILY & THE BIGGEST PART IS " YOUR WIFE HELPS YOU ". She's into it & behind you, YOU DON'T REALIZE ( AT SUCH A YOUNG AGE ) HOW BIG THAT IS, F'KN HUGE BRO. My wife NEVER & I MEAN NEVER got in to my car hobby or me as a gun collector down the road on that one. YOU'RE DAMN LUCKY SON, DAMN LUCKY. I was married in High School at the age of 17 ( GOT HER PREGNANT ) so we got married. Ended up having 2 son's & rented a TRAILER for 10 years before buying a house. KILLED ME, FUK'N KILLED ME but I had to sell 2 69 Camaro's I had to put towards the house ( back in 93 ) still had my 68 though. You seem to have a good head on your shoulders REALIZING THAT THIS " WAS A LEARNING EXPERIENCE " YOU'RE STILL VERY YOUNG. Your skills will get better with every build, you'll learn tricks of the trade, what to look for when buying a vehicle, which one to buy & not to buy, LIKE I SAID YOUR LEARNING PLUS YOU REALIZE THAT. SHIT DON'T GO AS PLANNED ALL THE TIME BUT " YOU MADE MONEY " NO MATTER HOW SMALL, YOU MADE MONEY. You'll get there, it takes years but you'll get there & the BIGGEST THING IS " YOU HAVE A WIFE THAT SUPPORTS YOU " HUGE WIN, YOU'LL REALIZE THAT WHEN YOU GET OLDER LIKE MY ASS, MINE NEVER DID. By the way " THAT ENDING " laughed my fukin ass off, I subscribed, Henry from (THE RUST BELT ) N.E. PA. MY HEART GOES OUT TO KEN BLOCK'S FAMILY, MAY HE REST IN PEACE, DAMN TRAGIC.
I’m happy to see you back on the grind Caleb. As someone who’s slightly mechanically inclined, seeing the growth in your abilities to learn how to do it yourself on a budget inspires me to do the same.
I am happy to see your videos again, I also appreciate you being so open about your projects and about the mistakes you made along the way, it makes it feel like we are growing and learning together
Really glad to see you back, I really want UA-cam to push your content out again. Super excited to see your upcoming videos and I just want such a genuine hardworking guy succeed 👍
Glad your back, hope some companies reach out to sponsor you and that you’re successful! I think projects like this are relatable for more of us than some of the other builds.
Hi Kaleb. I'm working on my 1966 6 cylinder mustang. It's not a fastback so I call it my slowback. For some pointers, I searched youtube for 'how to restore a 66 mustang' and found your site. I watched it to the end and loved it. Thanks for all your hard work. You have a great personality and are easy to watch and listen to. I love how you interact with your family. Keep up the good work.
I loved the honesty of the video and the format of having the whole build in one video. I too experienced burning points when I was 19 in my ‘61 Apache luckily there were some guys around that knew what I had done!
Hey man, just a couple tips to get even straighter cars! Im a body guy and have worked in resto shops and collision shops. 1: Invest in a quality set of body hammers and dollys. Martin makes a really good set. Make sure you work the dents out as good as possible before you start ok anything else, that way you wont need to pile on thick layers of bodyfill. 2: When filling, focus on spreading tight even coats to make sanding easier and invest in some good blocks! Durabock makes some good sets. Its important to use the block most suitable for the panel you are working on. The longer blocks are best for long flat sections of the car. Make sure to sand in a cross hatch pattern. Use long strokes and even pressure and try to evenly sand the whole surface. Use masking tape to help create your body lines. guide coat can be useful too. Finish blocking your fill with 320. 3: the BEST product for rust prevention is an epoxy primer. Prime everything with this after fill and before anything else. 4: block your epoxy primer with 320 and then spray your high build primer or sprayable polyester like the G2. 5: try to not use a feather edger to sand g2 or high build primers, instead, initially block with 220 using guide coat. This is an important step and power tools will make noticable waves! 6: once you are happy with the shape you have achieved, prime again with urethane primer. This is a last ditch effort in catching any tiny imperfections that you cant see. Block this primer with 320, 600, 800, with guide coat for each grit. 7: prep and paint! This is all personal preference but a good thing to think about for big projects especially restorations is three good coats of clear, then you can wetsand and polish to a glasslike finish without burning through!! Cant wait to see the next project man, love your channel!
I love your videos! Don't be detered by mistakes. That's all part of growing a business or brand, lessons are sometimes expensive! My favorite parts of your videos are the "real life aspect" of them with your family and your honesty with your viewers!
Kaleb, so glad to have you back!! You the one channel I watch where you do things just like me, you’re so relatable to your audience. Don’t forget that, that’s your strength. Your a normal guy who does car things, so am I. And I got 7 kids and 3 projects going,, LOL!! Glad to have you back…
Ask from your viewers and subscribers to like your channel multiple times because that helps your channel to grow I loved that you succeed because you are family man and humble you deserve it
I have definitely been left on the side of the road because of points. My advice for future "old car" projects is to get a Pertronix conversion kit to replace the points and condensor. Relatively inexpensive and no more hard starts, no more worries about burned up or corroded points.
It's good to see you back Kaleb! I genuinely missed your content while you were gone. I don't know how often you will post but we will appreciate it when we get it.
I have owned my 66 Mustang fastback since 1975. In 2016 it needed a total rebuild. We picked a well known shop to do the restore. They farmed out the work and it was a total mess....we ended up in court. We then rebuilt the car again our selves. So don't feel to bad....I wasted much more money!!! The only mistake was paying what you did for a 6 cyl car. You did a LOT right. The accident(s) hurt you a bunch.....but that's life. In the end it looked good and you got about what they are going for right now. Good for you looking at this as a life lesson that you can build on!!! thx
I'm SOOO glad you're back, I missed you more than any sane person should miss ether a spouse, a parent or a marriage partner. I love Derelectibles; it's such a GREAT idea for a series, I just wish it didn't take me so long to watch it!
Dude you are a very hard worker who is not afraid of failing. You and your wife are very patient and should be very proud of yourselves. Glad to see you back ✌🏻🏴
Gotta say, you did amazing. You are good at what you do Man! I want to appoligize to you for running my mouth a few months back! You did what alot of us could not do!
I have found a long time ago, that this business will not make you rich, unless you only have the ability to get VERY RARE cars that are all number matching vehicles. Here's the thing though, bringing these cars back from the graveyard is very satisfying! Good luck young man, wishing you all the success you deserve!! This was a really good video.
You did a great job regardless! The shot of your wife kicking the hubcap on reminds me of a similar experience I had at a New York beach. An MGB with wire wheels couldn’t get the spare on, my wife kicked the hell out of it until it popped on. Live learn and enjoy 😉 God bless you and your beautiful family!
Glad to see you again. Wish I had the space to have a shop and do more on my own. I'm a full time mechanic at a Honda dealership up in Canada. It's cold and we have snow so definitely can't work outside for 6 months of the year pretty much. Maybe one day I'll have some property and have a shop. My wife wants me to have one for myself so that's encouraging. One day. My kids are older then yours so that does make it a bit easier but at the same time still busy. Congrats on your baby girl and the new place. Can't wait to see it and what your shop there looks like. Keep it up and can't wait to see the next video!
Don't beat yourself up about not making a huge amount on the first car! it's a new venture and they usually take a bit of time to learn, which will mean some losses along the way but I honestly thought this is a great start! from the title I was expecting a huge loss. but learn from this and keep working your way up! Glad you're back with us Kaleb!
My first car was a 1965 mustang. I covered the seats myself and installed a new interior. I had someone else paint the car. It turned out great. I really enjoyed watching you restore this mustang. I hope you’ll do a coyote swap on one in the future. You’re great at wrenching! I’m so glad you are back!
Bro have always loved your content. Your one of the reasons I started mine. I know how it can burn us out and comments can kill us and oh yeah money. But keep in mind this is your dream and it’s coming true. Your making it and we love it. Keep going. Thanks for always keeping us happy.
Love the new format. Making money on old cars is tough. You need to either buy something non-running and with minimum effort/expense get it running and flip it for a small profit or go all out on something collectable with your time being the main expense. You need to make a good margin on a more intensive restoration, if your time would have been better served doing something else for minimum wage you have a huge problem. My old man used to do this as a side deal and he really knew his stuff. I still remember him laughing at a friend of his who was bragging about making double their money back on a build. They worked on the build full time for 3 months, subtracting a minimum wage salary for those 3 months and they wound up making a loss. Luckily for them, they learned a lot doing the restoration, including how to speed up and optimize the process. Sometimes the learning is worth the hit, it can save you a fortune on future builds. Take a look at what old cars have new/aftermarket parts available still. 65 - 70 Mustangs are great cars to build, you can buy almost every single component and panel new/aftermarket. Something like a 65 Plymouth Barracuda is a much bigger/more expensive task. High volume, high demand cars tend to have more parts available for them as well as more flexible markets. Almost no one wants an engine swapped Porsche 911 but an LS/Coyote etc swapped Mustang will find a home pretty easily. Lean on friends and contacts for info on what sells and what to steer clear of. The internet can be deceiving, seeing 2 dozen of a particular car/model for sale could be good or bad, either they are in high demand or, no one wants them so they won't move. Someone in the business will know far better.
So pumped you're back making awesome videos man. You Inspired me to build my first car and I love all the information you always include in the videos including your failures too. Also this video was captivating, with great editing and storytelling and sorry you didn't make much on the mustang after all the effort you put into it. Thanks for being awesome, congrats on the new baby and I Can't wait for the next one!
Old timers would always tell me to never put money into a car that you are going to sell because you will never get it back. For example, a guy I was talking to said he put 40k into a car that he could sell for 20k. Similarly, when you buy a car you are going to KEEP, always buy one that is as complete as you can afford. If you buy a car for 5000 dollar and won't be happy until it is a 20 thousand dollar car, you'll end up spending another 35k to bring it up to that level. Each dollar you put in yields at most 50 cents when you get out. And that is if you value your labor at nothing. Of course , I am not smart enough to follow that rule, but I have seen that it is almost always correct. In, sum: There is no way to make money buying and old car then fixing it up to sell. If you say, "I bought a Hemi Cuda convertible for 5000 dollars in 1978 and could sell it for 250 thousand today." Well, I mean starting now, not in the last century. As much as I hate to say it, the way to make money on old cars is to buy them cheap, do no repairs, then part them out. All the parts scalpers tell me how much they rake it in doing this.
Just sat and watched the whole video. Great to see someone doing most of the work themselves; including mistakes. Out here in California, you can't buy a 65 mustang with that many parts for that cheap. I don't think you overpaid. Looking forward to more of your videos.
Kaleb is back! Best part of the new year so far!!! Glad to see your family is growing and that you’re moving on up! Oh and the stang looks amazing!!! Happy New Year to you, your family, and the Built family!!!!
I was worried after your last video that you were backing away from your craft... Derelectables is a great series idea, and the money will come! Great work as usual, glad to see you back!
Where you live now looks a lot like where I live. Glad to see you posting content again. I just came back from a military deployment and greatly missed it while I was deployed.
Miss you guys, but you were so right, I didn't want THAT car, but I am amazed with how it turned out. Sure going to miss getting a first glance on what you are working on. What amazing parents you are!! Still waiting for you to build my Mercury!!!
Dude!!!!!!!!! This series is my favorite thing to happen on YT since back in the day when all the youtubers were poor! My fav ytbrs are not relatable anymore, cause I have a lotttt of old cars and this is such a beautiful episode! I am sorry for the long comment, but please please pleaseee keep doing what you are doing! I absolutely love it! Congrats on the baby, I have 2 baby boys of my own and everything, literally everything about your family reminds me of mine and I love it! Thankyou so much for bringing this series to life and I hope you can make a million $ in revenue in the future! I know you will! Much ❤️
Soon as folded door came into frame, I felt your pain . Been there done that . Beyond frustrating. I’m glad the algorithm brought me to your channel. Picked up and follow and looking forward to future videos.
Never realized how much I missed watching your videos until they stopped. I hope this is a good start for your future! We will be here with you all the way!
Found your truck series last week and checked out your channel. This refreshing of halfway gone vehicles is where you shine definitely, Your a good story teller that well explains the work and make it interesting definitely stick to doing these vehicle refreshing videos they are very enjoyable and I'll definitely be back glad to see your posting again
Enjoyed the video. I restored and customized a 68 California special. Classic mustangs when neglected are a nightmare to repair. All the little “simple” things add up to a lot of work when it’s all said and done. It’s not like a modern car where every thing fits. There were people at the factories making all the cheap crappy parts fit together nicely. I spent hours on the side window glass on mine and they’re still not perfect. I feel your pain, I’ll never restore a car this old ever again.
I would look into restoring 1970-1974 A-body cars from GM. Pontiac Lemans, Chevy Malibu, etc. A lot of body repair panels are available to include floor repair panels. The aftermarket has a lot of repro parts also. Mustangs cost a lot to repair because they are unibody's. Your next Mustang should be a low volume high performance model like a Boss 302, Mach 1.s Grandes, with high performance engine-transmission-rear end packages. That way you make your money back at the end of the restoration. Happy New Year!! Great to see you making videos again.
Kaleb, I thought of you the other day, missed you. Hey family and feeding the bunch takes priority! I’m glad you’re back, and thank you, thank you, thank you. I’m a car nut, ask my wife LOL… in my experience, you want to reap MAJOR profits on cars, you got to get the cream of the crop cars… I appreciate all those WONDER PRICES you tubers and the car auctions show…… but to me, that 1% of the reality,reality is, that you usually just get by at best. So you showing the true and unscripted reality is key! Your work is on point, you doing the right things… keep rocking and glad to see you again!
Awesome video, one of your best to date. A small tip when cutting out odd shapes like floor panels, research a 'ticking stick', it can save alot of time and material
64 1/2 was the first year. My brother was working in Detroit and invited me up and we went on a tour of Ford Motor Company and saw the Mustangs on the assembly line, after that I was hooked.
I enjoyed your journey, you did work on this car that many would run from. I did keep yelling at the computer for you to check the points, that wasn't your fault cars haven't used points since the mid-'70s. One tip for you is, as with any investment you make money when you buy it! I just subscribed, time to catch up on your older videos.
Kaleb I’m glad you are back, we miss your videos and we know you are responsible for providing for your family, keep up the good work!
Thanks man! And thanks for watching this one👊
@@BUILTOFFICIAL you keep posting, we will keep watching! Also... when you do giveaways don't do it for free, do it as a raffle. $10 for a car entry 5000 tickets. Do it through someone reputable too, at least it'll gain you some cash back aswell as giving away some sick rides!
Look forward to what 2023 brings, you do have a very niche channel, not anyone I've found building cars the way you do, custom body works while learning I just think the biggest drawback you've got is as you say, the viewers. 315k subs amd 16k views a week? Some pretty unfaithful subscribers I think.
Good luck and big up and congratulations on the birth of baby number 3 :) x
this is shaping up to be one of my favourite series already
It's a really fun one. They take a long time to make so the next one may be a month or rwo away but we will have other builds in between like the MG and 911
Keep up the great work
Love the videos and don’t worry the making money part will come with the next builds 👍🏾
Crazy to go back and look at where I started watching and see it's been 5 years at this point. Watching you widebody the MR2 and the Audi while I was just trying to get a VW beetle to run was really inspiring. Your channel is part of the reason I'm going back to school now for Auto body and why my nova is 8 inches wider and scrapes speed bumps. glad to see you back at it and hoping it lasts!
Dude. First video of yours I've seen... 1. you got a car that was DOA and fully restored it, while holding down 3 kids, filming, editing and posting videos, selling and buying a house. You got a less then optimal ROI and still you keep a positive outlook on everything that happened. You inspire me!!!
I am rebuilding a 1967 Mustang in The Netherlands. So I love this build for sure 🛠👏
Onward & upward in 2023. You can do this. Billy J.... Queensland, Australia.
It just fills me with pure joy when I see people on the platform take these tired and sad old cars, completely restore them and just give them a new life again.
Its even cooler when creators actually show the whole process throughout the video or a vlog series. this stang turned out great!
Madness, you took a pile of sh*t destined for scrap and put it back on the road. Is it 100% perfect, no. That's not the point though...
You took a literal piece of sh*t and polished it all by yourself, from the ground up. Everything you've learned to that point has taught you how to better the next. That's magic dude.
This all while having a baby, family time, filming, ordering, tinkering, welding, fixing, learning, removing paint shops and moving house.
Take some damn credit man!
Glad to see you back and I speak for every single one us here following your channel - we are excited. Here's to Built '23 🍻
Loved the whole video, the style and pace, the transparency, the nostalgic feel when driving the mustang!!! Killed it bro!!! Excited for this series!!! Welcome back Kaleb!!!
Thanks Dusty!!👊👊
@@BUILTOFFICIAL for sure bro!!!
Come on man. You paid 3500 . Look what you got for that small amount of money.
What you learned from that project is worth much more than that. Every problem you ran into you should have seen just from looking at it from a 100 yards away. Keep going young man . Remember as long as you are learning, even your failures are wins. Because knowledge is power and power is money and money is freedom. Freedom to take care of your family and more cool projects. God bless you and yours
First time watching your channel & was SURPRISED that you said that you never really worked on cars or painted them. YOU DID A HELL OF A DECENT JOB ON THIS CLASSIC. You also have a BEAUTIFUL FAMILY & THE BIGGEST PART IS " YOUR WIFE HELPS YOU ". She's into it & behind you, YOU DON'T REALIZE ( AT SUCH A YOUNG AGE ) HOW BIG THAT IS, F'KN HUGE BRO. My wife NEVER & I MEAN NEVER got in to my car hobby or me as a gun collector down the road on that one. YOU'RE DAMN LUCKY SON, DAMN LUCKY.
I was married in High School at the age of 17 ( GOT HER PREGNANT ) so we got married. Ended up having 2 son's & rented a TRAILER for 10 years before buying a house. KILLED ME, FUK'N KILLED ME but I had to sell 2 69 Camaro's I had to put towards the house ( back in 93 ) still had my 68 though.
You seem to have a good head on your shoulders REALIZING THAT THIS " WAS A LEARNING EXPERIENCE " YOU'RE STILL VERY YOUNG. Your skills will get better with every build, you'll learn tricks of the trade, what to look for when buying a vehicle, which one to buy & not to buy, LIKE I SAID YOUR LEARNING PLUS YOU REALIZE THAT. SHIT DON'T GO AS PLANNED ALL THE TIME BUT " YOU MADE MONEY " NO MATTER HOW SMALL, YOU MADE MONEY.
You'll get there, it takes years but you'll get there & the BIGGEST THING IS " YOU HAVE A WIFE THAT SUPPORTS YOU " HUGE WIN, YOU'LL REALIZE THAT WHEN YOU GET OLDER LIKE MY ASS, MINE NEVER DID.
By the way " THAT ENDING " laughed my fukin ass off, I subscribed, Henry from (THE RUST BELT ) N.E. PA.
MY HEART GOES OUT TO KEN BLOCK'S FAMILY, MAY HE REST IN PEACE, DAMN TRAGIC.
I’m happy to see you back on the grind Caleb. As someone who’s slightly mechanically inclined, seeing the growth in your abilities to learn how to do it yourself on a budget inspires me to do the same.
You’ve got a talent for flipping cars. Would love to see more videos where you clean up old cars/trucks like what you did with that C10
Good to know! I've got a similar project to that coming out soon. Very different from the c10 but the concept is the same
I am happy to see your videos again, I also appreciate you being so open about your projects and about the mistakes you made along the way, it makes it feel like we are growing and learning together
Really glad to see you back, I really want UA-cam to push your content out again. Super excited to see your upcoming videos and I just want such a genuine hardworking guy succeed 👍
Glad your back, hope some companies reach out to sponsor you and that you’re successful! I think projects like this are relatable for more of us than some of the other builds.
"You don't make money when you sell a car, you make money when you buy it."
- Ed Bolian, VinWiki
Caleb, You Sir have nothing to be ashamed of. You have the basics and now the rest shall come. Great video, my new fav channel. From Connecticut
My days...so good to see you back. This has to one of the most honest channels on UA-cam. Top job mate
Man you just said you were leaving! Glad to see you back!!!
Hi Kaleb. I'm working on my 1966 6 cylinder mustang. It's not a fastback so I call it my slowback. For some pointers, I searched youtube for 'how to restore a 66 mustang' and found your site. I watched it to the end and loved it. Thanks for all your hard work. You have a great personality and are easy to watch and listen to. I love how you interact with your family. Keep up the good work.
A regular shops labor per hour is like 50 bucks, a little math shows you have about 10k in labor on this one 😯 thats some hard work!
@804_Rider
I think you would have a hard time finding someone to do all this work for $10,000.
I loved the honesty of the video and the format of having the whole build in one video. I too experienced burning points when I was 19 in my ‘61 Apache luckily there were some guys around that knew what I had done!
Came here to watch you build a cool car and got to see just how great of a father you are as well. You're a good man. Great build man.
Hey man, just a couple tips to get even straighter cars! Im a body guy and have worked in resto shops and collision shops.
1: Invest in a quality set of body hammers and dollys. Martin makes a really good set. Make sure you work the dents out as good as possible before you start ok anything else, that way you wont need to pile on thick layers of bodyfill.
2: When filling, focus on spreading tight even coats to make sanding easier and invest in some good blocks! Durabock makes some good sets. Its important to use the block most suitable for the panel you are working on. The longer blocks are best for long flat sections of the car. Make sure to sand in a cross hatch pattern. Use long strokes and even pressure and try to evenly sand the whole surface. Use masking tape to help create your body lines. guide coat can be useful too. Finish blocking your fill with 320.
3: the BEST product for rust prevention is an epoxy primer. Prime everything with this after fill and before anything else.
4: block your epoxy primer with 320 and then spray your high build primer or sprayable polyester like the G2.
5: try to not use a feather edger to sand g2 or high build primers, instead, initially block with 220 using guide coat. This is an important step and power tools will make noticable waves!
6: once you are happy with the shape you have achieved, prime again with urethane primer. This is a last ditch effort in catching any tiny imperfections that you cant see. Block this primer with 320, 600, 800, with guide coat for each grit.
7: prep and paint! This is all personal preference but a good thing to think about for big projects especially restorations is three good coats of clear, then you can wetsand and polish to a glasslike finish without burning through!!
Cant wait to see the next project man, love your channel!
Pleased you are sticking with it. Nice to have you and the family back
Thes videos are so pure and not professional it honestly makes your channel more relatable keep u the good work
I've never clicked soo fast in my life.. welcome back man!
Good to see you, your kids and wife in good spirits my man!💪🏽
I love your videos! Don't be detered by mistakes. That's all part of growing a business or brand, lessons are sometimes expensive! My favorite parts of your videos are the "real life aspect" of them with your family and your honesty with your viewers!
It's cool seeing other dads teaching their kids and being a good dad. Props man, good job, and thank you for helping to build future hot rodders!
Loved the whole video! One of the quickest one hour videos I've watched here on youtube. Can't wait for the next video.
"Meditating" in your happy place.....
Best.
Outro.
Ever.
Glad to have stuck around.
This is the longest UA-cam video I've sat through and watched all in one go. And I'd gladly do it again
Kaleb, so glad to have you back!! You the one channel I watch where you do things just like me, you’re so relatable to your audience. Don’t forget that, that’s your strength. Your a normal guy who does car things, so am I. And I got 7 kids and 3 projects going,, LOL!! Glad to have you back…
I bought this car for me and my 16yrs old son as a hobby car.. Great Job Kaleb.. We’re loving this car.. Thanks and awesome video!!
I am glad to see you back I know we all have missed your videos, I hope 2023 is a better year for you and your family, God bless
Ask from your viewers and subscribers to like your channel multiple times because that helps your channel to grow
I loved that you succeed because you are family man and humble you deserve it
Great video. I like the structure of the storytelling. Keep 'em coming!
Those old 170,s run great
I have definitely been left on the side of the road because of points. My advice for future "old car" projects is to get a Pertronix conversion kit to replace the points and condensor. Relatively inexpensive and no more hard starts, no more worries about burned up or corroded points.
It's good to see you back Kaleb! I genuinely missed your content while you were gone. I don't know how often you will post but we will appreciate it when we get it.
I have owned my 66 Mustang fastback since 1975. In 2016 it needed a total rebuild. We picked a well known shop to do the restore. They farmed out the work and it was a total mess....we ended up in court. We then rebuilt the car again our selves. So don't feel to bad....I wasted much more money!!!
The only mistake was paying what you did for a 6 cyl car. You did a LOT right. The accident(s) hurt you a bunch.....but that's life. In the end it looked good and you got about what they are going for right now. Good for you looking at this as a life lesson that you can build on!!! thx
As someone who started watching built towards the end of the mr2 build I am so amazed at the improvement in video quality.
You're definitely a hard worker, keep it up.
I'm SOOO glad you're back, I missed you more than any sane person should miss ether a spouse, a parent or a marriage partner. I love Derelectibles; it's such a GREAT idea for a series, I just wish it didn't take me so long to watch it!
Glad you're back, I always enjoy your builds! I think this series is going to be great!
Thanks man! I loved editing this one
Dude you are a very hard worker who is not afraid of failing. You and your wife are very patient and should be very proud of yourselves. Glad to see you back ✌🏻🏴
The amount of honesty in this video is awesome!
Gotta say, you did amazing. You are good at what you do Man! I want to appoligize to you for running my mouth a few months back! You did what alot of us could not do!
for us true fans take as much time we will always be here to watch , good to see another video out!
So glad to have you back! One of my favorite UA-cam channels for sure
the end was the best. we've all been there. lol.
Thank you so much for the entertainment.
What a transformation! That Mustang turned out awesome. Good luck with your next build!
I have found a long time ago, that this business will not make you rich, unless you only have the ability to get VERY RARE cars that are all number matching vehicles. Here's the thing though, bringing these cars back from the graveyard is very satisfying! Good luck young man, wishing you all the success you deserve!! This was a really good video.
You did a great job regardless! The shot of your wife kicking the hubcap on reminds me of a similar experience I had at a New York beach. An MGB with wire wheels couldn’t get the spare on, my wife kicked the hell out of it until it popped on. Live learn and enjoy 😉 God bless you and your beautiful family!
Glad to see you again. Wish I had the space to have a shop and do more on my own. I'm a full time mechanic at a Honda dealership up in Canada. It's cold and we have snow so definitely can't work outside for 6 months of the year pretty much. Maybe one day I'll have some property and have a shop. My wife wants me to have one for myself so that's encouraging. One day. My kids are older then yours so that does make it a bit easier but at the same time still busy. Congrats on your baby girl and the new place. Can't wait to see it and what your shop there looks like. Keep it up and can't wait to see the next video!
So good to see you back and congratulations on the new family addition. I'm not a Ford guy but I'll watch anything that you post.
Congratulations on so many things. Family, home and back to the channel. We missed you
Don't beat yourself up about not making a huge amount on the first car! it's a new venture and they usually take a bit of time to learn, which will mean some losses along the way but I honestly thought this is a great start! from the title I was expecting a huge loss. but learn from this and keep working your way up! Glad you're back with us Kaleb!
Just love to listen to this guy. The passion and humility is perfect 👌
I have a 1968 Mustang, replacing the gauge cluster lens made them like new, in short you did the right thing. This upgrade cannot be over emphasized.
So happy you're back UA-cam wasn't the same without built
My first car was a 1965 mustang. I covered the seats myself and installed a new interior. I had someone else paint the car. It turned out great. I really enjoyed watching you restore this mustang. I hope you’ll do a coyote swap on one in the future. You’re great at wrenching! I’m so glad you are back!
Bro have always loved your content. Your one of the reasons I started mine. I know how it can burn us out and comments can kill us and oh yeah money. But keep in mind this is your dream and it’s coming true. Your making it and we love it. Keep going. Thanks for always keeping us happy.
Love the new format.
Making money on old cars is tough. You need to either buy something non-running and with minimum effort/expense get it running and flip it for a small profit or go all out on something collectable with your time being the main expense. You need to make a good margin on a more intensive restoration, if your time would have been better served doing something else for minimum wage you have a huge problem. My old man used to do this as a side deal and he really knew his stuff. I still remember him laughing at a friend of his who was bragging about making double their money back on a build. They worked on the build full time for 3 months, subtracting a minimum wage salary for those 3 months and they wound up making a loss. Luckily for them, they learned a lot doing the restoration, including how to speed up and optimize the process. Sometimes the learning is worth the hit, it can save you a fortune on future builds.
Take a look at what old cars have new/aftermarket parts available still. 65 - 70 Mustangs are great cars to build, you can buy almost every single component and panel new/aftermarket. Something like a 65 Plymouth Barracuda is a much bigger/more expensive task. High volume, high demand cars tend to have more parts available for them as well as more flexible markets. Almost no one wants an engine swapped Porsche 911 but an LS/Coyote etc swapped Mustang will find a home pretty easily. Lean on friends and contacts for info on what sells and what to steer clear of. The internet can be deceiving, seeing 2 dozen of a particular car/model for sale could be good or bad, either they are in high demand or, no one wants them so they won't move. Someone in the business will know far better.
Nice job. Sorry to see that you damaged the door. ouch! This is getting me motivated to restore my 66. Keep up the great work!
So pumped you're back making awesome videos man. You Inspired me to build my first car and I love all the information you always include in the videos including your failures too. Also this video was captivating, with great editing and storytelling and sorry you didn't make much on the mustang after all the effort you put into it. Thanks for being awesome, congrats on the new baby and I Can't wait for the next one!
Old timers would always tell me to never put money into a car that you are going to sell because you will never get it back. For example, a guy I was talking to said he put 40k into a car that he could sell for 20k.
Similarly, when you buy a car you are going to KEEP, always buy one that is as complete as you can afford. If you buy a car for 5000 dollar and won't be happy until it is a 20 thousand dollar car, you'll end up spending another 35k to bring it up to that level.
Each dollar you put in yields at most 50 cents when you get out. And that is if you value your labor at nothing.
Of course , I am not smart enough to follow that rule, but I have seen that it is almost always correct.
In, sum: There is no way to make money buying and old car then fixing it up to sell.
If you say, "I bought a Hemi Cuda convertible for 5000 dollars in 1978 and could sell it for 250 thousand today." Well, I mean starting now, not in the last century.
As much as I hate to say it, the way to make money on old cars is to buy them cheap, do no repairs, then part them out. All the parts scalpers tell me how much they rake it in doing this.
Just sat and watched the whole video. Great to see someone doing most of the work themselves; including mistakes. Out here in California, you can't buy a 65 mustang with that many parts for that cheap. I don't think you overpaid. Looking forward to more of your videos.
Kaleb is back! Best part of the new year so far!!! Glad to see your family is growing and that you’re moving on up! Oh and the stang looks amazing!!! Happy New Year to you, your family, and the Built family!!!!
I was worried after your last video that you were backing away from your craft... Derelectables is a great series idea, and the money will come! Great work as usual, glad to see you back!
The king is back!!!!
Getting it done!!! Nice job! Looking forward to the next build
Where you live now looks a lot like where I live. Glad to see you posting content again. I just came back from a military deployment and greatly missed it while I was deployed.
Miss you guys, but you were so right, I didn't want THAT car, but I am amazed with how it turned out. Sure going to miss getting a first glance on what you are working on. What amazing parents you are!! Still waiting for you to build my Mercury!!!
I love the wife stopping in to clean her toes ahahaha
That move must’ve been absolute chaos, hope you’ve all settled in well on that mountain - Awesome video, thanks!
Dude!!!!!!!!! This series is my favorite thing to happen on YT since back in the day when all the youtubers were poor! My fav ytbrs are not relatable anymore, cause I have a lotttt of old cars and this is such a beautiful episode! I am sorry for the long comment, but please please pleaseee keep doing what you are doing! I absolutely love it! Congrats on the baby, I have 2 baby boys of my own and everything, literally everything about your family reminds me of mine and I love it! Thankyou so much for bringing this series to life and I hope you can make a million $ in revenue in the future! I know you will! Much ❤️
Son eats his noodles, dad uses his noodle and Mustang makes the miracle mile! You're off to a running start! So much to be "tankful" for. Kelly
Soon as folded door came into frame, I felt your pain . Been there done that . Beyond frustrating. I’m glad the algorithm brought me to your channel. Picked up and follow and looking forward to future videos.
The 1 hour of watching is worth it.
Done. They aren't mistakes, they are learning experiences...great episode. Keep it up buddy.
Thanks for sharing your hard work and good humour. Looking forward to more! 🙂
Never realized how much I missed watching your videos until they stopped. I hope this is a good start for your future! We will be here with you all the way!
Glad to see you back! Might not have made much money on the mustang but it turned out awesome and was saved from just rotting away!
Awesome to see you back, you’re one of the few who inspired me to dabble into some content. Thank you Kaleb
Bro what! Coming out swinging with a FULL RESTORATION! So sick.
Found your truck series last week and checked out your channel. This refreshing of halfway gone vehicles is where you shine definitely, Your a good story teller that well explains the work and make it interesting definitely stick to doing these vehicle refreshing videos they are very enjoyable and I'll definitely be back glad to see your posting again
Enjoyed the video. I restored and customized a 68 California special. Classic mustangs when neglected are a nightmare to repair. All the little “simple” things add up to a lot of work when it’s all said and done. It’s not like a modern car where every thing fits. There were people at the factories making all the cheap crappy parts fit together nicely. I spent hours on the side window glass on mine and they’re still not perfect. I feel your pain, I’ll never restore a car this old ever again.
Unreal stuff man! Thanks for being the realist… such highs and lows!
I love how the kids are just playing and you don't cut it. Him swinging the stick behind you as you make the video almost like nothing is going on. 🤣.
HE'S BACK! Ahhhh 2023 is gonna be a good year. Heck ya - so stoked to see Kaleb back in the feed.
I would look into restoring 1970-1974 A-body cars from GM. Pontiac Lemans, Chevy Malibu, etc. A lot of body repair panels are available to include floor repair panels. The aftermarket has a lot of repro parts also. Mustangs cost a lot to repair because they are unibody's. Your next Mustang should be a low volume high performance model like a Boss 302, Mach 1.s Grandes, with high performance engine-transmission-rear end packages. That way you make your money back at the end of the restoration. Happy New Year!! Great to see you making videos again.
Great to see you post again, missed your videos while you were gone, and I send you all the best for your return!
Kaleb, I thought of you the other day, missed you. Hey family and feeding the bunch takes priority! I’m glad you’re back, and thank you, thank you, thank you. I’m a car nut, ask my wife LOL… in my experience, you want to reap MAJOR profits on cars, you got to get the cream of the crop cars… I appreciate all those WONDER PRICES you tubers and the car auctions show…… but to me, that 1% of the reality,reality is, that you usually just get by at best. So you showing the true and unscripted reality is key! Your work is on point, you doing the right things… keep rocking and glad to see you again!
Awesome video, one of your best to date. A small tip when cutting out odd shapes like floor panels, research a 'ticking stick', it can save alot of time and material
64 1/2 was the first year. My brother was working in Detroit and invited me up and we went on a tour of Ford Motor Company and saw the Mustangs on the assembly line, after that I was hooked.
Glad you are back to uploading! You deserve so much more for what you've been doing!
I enjoyed your journey, you did work on this car that many would run from. I did keep yelling at the computer for you to check the points, that wasn't your fault cars haven't used points since the mid-'70s. One tip for you is, as with any investment you make money when you buy it! I just subscribed, time to catch up on your older videos.