48-Hour LOW BUDGET Off-Road RACE CAR for the GAMBLER 500! Grandma's Mercury Becomes The MERC-CENARY

Поділитися
Вставка
  • Опубліковано 25 жов 2024

КОМЕНТАРІ • 336

  • @lurch873
    @lurch873 2 роки тому +74

    Seeing JD being the "parking break" gave me flashbacks to when I was a kid and I was the remote control for the TV lol

  • @muddboss3309
    @muddboss3309 2 роки тому +182

    this channel is completely underrated

    • @COOPERS_COACH_WORKS
      @COOPERS_COACH_WORKS 2 роки тому +8

      I couldn't agree more

    • @PoleBarnGarage
      @PoleBarnGarage  2 роки тому +24

      I also agree. Tell everyone you know

    • @larsbee
      @larsbee Рік тому +6

      @@PoleBarnGarage took me 4 months but in the end I have to... concur ...
      btw how many UA-cam warnings did u get for child endangerment..🤣🤣🤣 ur son has hella awesome father.

    • @donbodi3372
      @donbodi3372 Рік тому +4

      I agree...I came across him thru no nonsense.... Your a good guy, very knowledgeable down home boy... keep on keeping on bubba, keep on teaching that boy he will be just as good as you... Good dad

    • @DScaglione.
      @DScaglione. Рік тому +4

      Agree! Spread the Wurd

  • @tomrowe7534
    @tomrowe7534 2 роки тому +40

    JD is an awesome wing man. His common encouragement is “no, that’s fine”. You are raising a cool cat Dalton

  • @danielweith1075
    @danielweith1075 7 місяців тому +3

    JD you are one great kid, so wonderful how great job you are doing helping your father. Dalton, love your style you have fun with everything you do, the kid at heart that will never grow old.

  • @kevinmoore1401
    @kevinmoore1401 2 роки тому +9

    The biggest thing I love is that your son is there helping you and not playing video games! Very impressive sir.

    • @PoleBarnGarage
      @PoleBarnGarage  2 роки тому +14

      We started working on this after playing video games

  • @e.s.bryant765
    @e.s.bryant765 2 роки тому +16

    " Just look at that stance." lol. I love this. Nothing against the car, it's not the car, it's me.....but if I drove that out of my yard I would be arrested in 5 miles. Never make it 185 miles, for sure.

    • @PoleBarnGarage
      @PoleBarnGarage  2 роки тому +6

      I guess I don't even consider it lol I'm sure it'll only take once

    • @michaelb.42112
      @michaelb.42112 7 місяців тому

      JD is such a good kid.

  • @632Harrison
    @632Harrison 2 роки тому +4

    Concerning the lighting issue and your cure, makes me wonder if you ever lived in North Carolina...lol... it's North Carolina approved
    Glad to see father and son working together

  • @tedconroy5074
    @tedconroy5074 2 роки тому +7

    Love it! We turned a 71 LTD into a convertible, and realized that it would go just as fast in reverse as forward. We were in the field in reverse passing cars on the road. Be safe, we were not!

  • @stevelangston2359
    @stevelangston2359 2 роки тому +11

    Roof is perfect for the next project needing sheet metal! Hello to JD and thanks for inspired guidance. Awesome looking vehicle

  • @Tumbleweed_Tx
    @Tumbleweed_Tx 2 роки тому +17

    those seats look like the most comfortable things ever made

    • @NJRangerGeorge
      @NJRangerGeorge 2 роки тому +7

      Just like a lazy boy chair!

    • @PoleBarnGarage
      @PoleBarnGarage  2 роки тому +7

      Basically a couch

    • @NJRangerGeorge
      @NJRangerGeorge 2 роки тому +3

      @@PoleBarnGarage they dont make them like that anymore. I could sleep like a baby on them type of seats.

  • @MrTwinklypig
    @MrTwinklypig 2 роки тому +8

    Definitely worth $400 of fun!!

  • @rajcam80
    @rajcam80 2 роки тому +5

    I too use A Dewalt saw with Milwaukee blades! J.D. is a true camera man! Great shots. You guys will be having fun with that hooptie for sure!

  • @joe-mac
    @joe-mac 2 роки тому +7

    That's awesome. Those wheels would look great painted black also 😉

    • @PoleBarnGarage
      @PoleBarnGarage  2 роки тому +3

      I wanted to, but they may end up on the eagle

  • @jesusuranga8857
    @jesusuranga8857 2 роки тому +7

    Awesome car looking foward to watch all the fun!

  • @lancenutter1067
    @lancenutter1067 2 роки тому +8

    This project reminds me of a shortened VW beetle dune buggy I made as a high schooler, back in the 1980’s by cutting it in half with an arc welder, no joke… didn’t have a cutting torch or a gas setup so, cranked my dads welder up and blasted about 16 inches out of the middle. Welded the two halves back together. Never did have back brakes after that. Milk crate seat. Brakes were seriously sketch. One pipe off each cylinder was the exhaust, so basically, no exhaust. Drove it all over the place and managed to not kill my self!

  • @rickylaporte6750
    @rickylaporte6750 2 роки тому +16

    It was awesome seeing JD getting involved with building the awesome mud car. I hope y'all have a lot of fun looking forward to seeing y'all in the next video. God Bless y'all

  • @BillyBob-uc9zp
    @BillyBob-uc9zp 2 роки тому +6

    She's a keeper!. Olive drab, my favourite. My canal boat and vehicles are all olive drab. I like the fact it subconsciously terrifies burglars and thieves not to fuck with your shit. Maybe I'm just old fashioned like that.
    Anywho yer styling now Mr, and no mistaking.
    Well done you two 😎

  • @irvinlewis5022
    @irvinlewis5022 2 роки тому +3

    It took me a good 10 minutes before I realized I wasn't watching American Hotrod. I thought that was Boyd.

  • @genx6623
    @genx6623 2 роки тому +6

    Attention to detail, concourse level stuff. Perfect, love it. All done while styling and profiling the Hawaiian shirt. Great tech tips. 🤘

  • @vicmabus1532
    @vicmabus1532 2 роки тому +3

    My Grandma's Mercury (1955) was that same red color! (She loved that car)

  • @normanroberts6680
    @normanroberts6680 2 роки тому +14

    Once did a similar car with a 73 Pontiac safari station wagon. Ran it for years. It went 13 flat in the 1/4 mile with the body removed pissed alot of vette guys off when we took the trophy home. Loved this installment. Also like it whenever JD is involved. See ya next time.

  • @jasonbose3507
    @jasonbose3507 2 роки тому +3

    You really know how to have fun with your son, amazing to see!!! ps/ also your teaching your son valuable lessons like teamwork, etc.

  • @davestark2015
    @davestark2015 2 роки тому +6

    Can't wait to see that beast in action !!!!! Nice work JD. Gotta be the coolest kid in class !!

  • @jerryb1234
    @jerryb1234 2 роки тому +4

    Everybody needs a support-system of some kind, and JD is yours, "ah, that's fine", you guys crack me up, and you make a awesome team,👍, thanks for sharing.

  • @ksnyder2013
    @ksnyder2013 2 роки тому +8

    i'm so glad i commented on your post. the videos are going awesome. just remember its not a "race". we cant race on public roads.

  • @pilgrimsgarage
    @pilgrimsgarage 2 роки тому +12

    I’m so glad that Chris showed your channel… it’s awesome! This is exactly what I’m going to do to my 04 Blazer. The only difference is I’m driving it to Alaska and running it off the side of a mountain!

    • @PoleBarnGarage
      @PoleBarnGarage  2 роки тому +2

      Dude I want to do that so bad

    • @pilgrimsgarage
      @pilgrimsgarage 2 роки тому +1

      @@PoleBarnGarage well, let’s stay in touch and plan a trip next year 4th of July. I’m planning on making a video of cutting the Blazer up and the whole trip up. It would be killer if you videoed it. Your editing is much better then mine…😉

    • @PoleBarnGarage
      @PoleBarnGarage  2 роки тому +2

      I wish I could man, there's no way I could get away that long. Unless I hit like 500k soon lol

    • @pilgrimsgarage
      @pilgrimsgarage 2 роки тому +1

      @@PoleBarnGarage Well, I’ll do my best to share your channel

  • @timhanson2080
    @timhanson2080 2 роки тому +8

    It's going to be fun watching you drive this beautiful car. I'll be watching for sure 👍🇺🇲

  • @timothyballinger6280
    @timothyballinger6280 2 роки тому +3

    Now the baby poop green is cool but I liked the red a little bit better lol! What a great time to spend with your son! Awesome!

    • @PoleBarnGarage
      @PoleBarnGarage  2 роки тому +3

      Nothing better than absolutely destroying a perfectly good vehicle together

  • @robertpainter8416
    @robertpainter8416 2 роки тому +2

    Heck yeah yee haw your ready for next year's freedom 500 here at Bristol motor speedway....moo up Cletus in style....and comfort

  • @blodhemn413
    @blodhemn413 2 роки тому +7

    I get Mad Max vibes from the car. Very cool. I was hoping for a full light bar on the bumper.

  • @icerazar713
    @icerazar713 2 роки тому +7

    You can tell JD is definitely your son. His comments had me cracking up

  • @2509498788
    @2509498788 2 роки тому +20

    Not a hope in hell you'd get away with driving this car up here,
    You have a unique channel,, I'll be looking forward to this event,

    • @PoleBarnGarage
      @PoleBarnGarage  2 роки тому +8

      I never asked for permission lol

    • @2509498788
      @2509498788 2 роки тому

      The Consequences are grave, up here.. getting caught is game over. $$$
      A risk we would not take.. up here.

    • @matthewjohnston1400
      @matthewjohnston1400 Рік тому +2

      Where is “up here”?

  • @frankmccartrivet_in_f1003
    @frankmccartrivet_in_f1003 2 роки тому +9

    I knew you had it in you to build a Baja car! Looks awesome. Too bad you were rushed on time because the spare wheel standing up through a hole cut out of the trunk would be epic.

  • @trolleybarn2614
    @trolleybarn2614 2 роки тому +13

    Way too cool. Love watching you guys work. Hope this weekend is exciting (but maybe not too exciting, ha) Have fun. Be safe.

  • @raymondcollyear4773
    @raymondcollyear4773 2 роки тому +25

    I get a kick out of watching JD sometimes when your explaining things he just kind of looks at you the way mine use to look at me when I was doing something silly. He just looks at you like are you ok you don't seem to be normal. I enjoy watching you and him working on the cars

  • @72fins1
    @72fins1 2 роки тому +3

    It does look awesome. The snorkel looks cool for homemade.

    • @PoleBarnGarage
      @PoleBarnGarage  2 роки тому +2

      With a little more effort and maybe actually buying some things, could be pretty cool on like, an actual car

  • @darrylowens9298
    @darrylowens9298 2 роки тому +3

    A real budget build no question !1

  • @johnmichaels4330
    @johnmichaels4330 Рік тому +2

    Nice seats in that thing.

  • @danielmorley6213
    @danielmorley6213 2 роки тому +3

    It's Good clean fun with your sun cutting up and modifying an old junk car

  • @m1a1hm
    @m1a1hm 2 роки тому +4

    COOL!! I bet you guys are going to have fun.

  • @teddysmith457
    @teddysmith457 2 роки тому +5

    It definitely is pretty cool especially that drab green😜

  • @MC-kd3yb
    @MC-kd3yb 11 місяців тому +1

    JD is the jewel of this channel.

    • @RustyZipper
      @RustyZipper 11 місяців тому

      His commentary is instant and spot on! 💪

  • @richaddulieu1967
    @richaddulieu1967 2 роки тому +4

    Great work with the duck tape and the parking breaking genius 👏 👍🏻 👌 I'd bet jd though of that one

  • @hurk130
    @hurk130 2 роки тому +4

    I mean sure the sparkling duct tape adds 30 hp but how much torque is the real question? Dollar Twenty-five for all your automotive needs!

  • @barryrussell4106
    @barryrussell4106 2 роки тому +2

    Cheap cars are the most fun. Big laughs coming

  • @ChrisD4335
    @ChrisD4335 Рік тому +1

    I feel like the scrunchy gutter outlet things make a better snorkel than dryer duct, other than that I have no other critiques of this otherwise flawless professional build.

  • @waltdenis9621
    @waltdenis9621 Рік тому

    With all the negative things going on in the world, it is great to see someone having this much fun!!!

  • @paulestyle4561
    @paulestyle4561 2 роки тому +4

    Cant wait to see the footage of you doing the Gambler! The merc is bad a@@!!!!

  • @DadGrooves
    @DadGrooves 2 роки тому +3

    I’d put at least $20 down on this Apocalyptic Gambler. Gramma better get out her new dancin shoes!

  • @chevelleranch7481
    @chevelleranch7481 2 роки тому +3

    And to think someone once loved that car enough to make car payments on it! Its come a long way since driving it off the lot!! And now....on to GLORY!!!!!

    • @COOPERS_COACH_WORKS
      @COOPERS_COACH_WORKS 2 роки тому

      I know what you're saying... I look around at all the cars on the road and I think "every one of these was new on a lot somewhere at one point." Someone paid money for that!

  • @NJRangerGeorge
    @NJRangerGeorge 2 роки тому +5

    Would be cool with a light bar on the front bumper

  • @2koolchris291
    @2koolchris291 2 роки тому +6

    Hell to the yeah that car looks good. Suprized in the turnout of the green. Now I want to get one for the gambler as well. I’ll put it on my old twin I beam front suspension from my truck. I’m converting my truck to 4wd

  • @davidhammons800
    @davidhammons800 2 роки тому +2

    holy poop, on a steeuck! i laughed through most of this until,...........That's MY grandmothers car!

  • @grizzsgarage8360
    @grizzsgarage8360 2 роки тому +2

    Real cool, have a great time.

  • @COOPERS_COACH_WORKS
    @COOPERS_COACH_WORKS 2 роки тому +3

    This is an excellent tutorial on how to build your gambler! Well done sir.

  • @ChipW
    @ChipW 2 роки тому +4

    Park - it's a ford. Find under the dash where the bolts are that hold the shift cable and make sure the bolts are still there. Then tighten them. At least, that was the fix in my 99 ranger LOL

  • @jerrycraig6522
    @jerrycraig6522 2 роки тому +4

    I would get pulled over in under 5 minutes if I tried to drive ANYTHING like that!!!

  • @Dwendele
    @Dwendele 4 місяці тому

    You and Low Buck Garage. The two best "budget" guys out there.

  • @jdfmfb03
    @jdfmfb03 2 роки тому +4

    JD you will never ever meet a person Crazier than your dad. You lucky to participate in the Greatest transformation of an automobile ever.
    Have your dad get you some goggles from Harbor Freight to protect your eyes on the drive.
    Have fun👀😃😃👍🇺🇸🏁

  • @goorgert1364
    @goorgert1364 Рік тому

    I do love your delicate touch when you're constructing your art.

  • @jeffd4056
    @jeffd4056 2 роки тому +2

    Oh my god what are those things on your face in front of your eyes
    Are those safety glasses?
    Will wonders ever cease
    😂🤣😂
    Great job on the car

    • @PoleBarnGarage
      @PoleBarnGarage  2 роки тому

      I don't see that safety nuts telling me good job!

  • @claztube
    @claztube 2 роки тому +1

    '....the hood doesn't latch as I found out last time I drove it....'
    Cut to hood flip up scene...👀🤦🤣
    Great edit there! 🎬
    🚒🚑🫀

  • @brandaneakright6082
    @brandaneakright6082 2 роки тому +4

    Really cool video, best of luck at the gambler 500.

  • @GTP427cobra
    @GTP427cobra 6 місяців тому +1

    I enjoy watching your video and crazy stuff you do to the cars

  • @gilbertwashburn7095
    @gilbertwashburn7095 2 роки тому +6

    Running a wiring harness in the wheel well is dumb probably longer wheel studs should be recommended I love this car it's cool

  • @IowaBudgetRCBashers
    @IowaBudgetRCBashers 2 роки тому +3

    This is absolutely awesome

  • @geebopbaluba1591
    @geebopbaluba1591 2 роки тому +4

    You know Ugly Truck attempted this same scenario a few weeks back and it also came out very good.

  • @muddboss3309
    @muddboss3309 2 роки тому +6

    Love the low budget builds

  • @Gkitchens1
    @Gkitchens1 Рік тому

    Can never go wrong with a panther car, best platform ever built! Legit my dream car! I own a crown vic now 😁😁

  • @Nostalgik64
    @Nostalgik64 Рік тому +1

    btw paintjob came out good on the camera, looked like a totally different car.

  • @novaaldo1735
    @novaaldo1735 2 роки тому +5

    I remember some crown vics would have a linkage issue on the column of a couple of bolts getting loose and limiting the travel of the cable.. worth a look

  • @b.s.adventures9421
    @b.s.adventures9421 2 роки тому +2

    I got to do the OG gambler last year. Super fun.

  • @kirkshorter4392
    @kirkshorter4392 Рік тому

    So cool to see a farther an son making memories like this.your both pretty cool

  • @JustanOlGuy
    @JustanOlGuy Рік тому +2

    J.D. will wind up building a starship after his apprenticeship at PBG,.

  • @elliskev2
    @elliskev2 2 роки тому +2

    What a bunch of fun!

  • @dannygrothe8129
    @dannygrothe8129 Рік тому

    I love the father/son projects!!!

  • @paulhare662
    @paulhare662 2 роки тому +4

    The control arms in the rear might want some strengthening. The car is a tough piece but those arms did fail once in a while in cop car service. Give them a lookin' at.

  • @bartobuilt2601
    @bartobuilt2601 Рік тому +2

    14:50 "we literally did nothing and it looks better than your average Grand Marquis" HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

  • @BradLowrance
    @BradLowrance 2 роки тому +1

    A true craftsman at work.

  • @tkskagen
    @tkskagen 2 роки тому +2

    Good Luck y'all!

  • @danielmorley6213
    @danielmorley6213 2 роки тому +3

    Love seeing a dude in a Hawaiian shirt saw up a Car

  • @pcbullets8726
    @pcbullets8726 2 роки тому +2

    What a show piece!

  • @terryeustice5399
    @terryeustice5399 2 роки тому +2

    You kinda made your son JD a partner in crime. Good luck on your Mercury off road if it survives. You do have a vivid imagination on cars. Love the your channel. It’s a hoot!

  • @tarheel4wd
    @tarheel4wd Рік тому

    My new favorite channel on these here UA-cams! I swear I laugh and smile the whole time. Your sense of humor is great!! 🤙🏼

  • @UnfinishedProjectDartSport
    @UnfinishedProjectDartSport 2 роки тому +7

    Merc-cenary!!

  • @idwellinthehillslikegandhi
    @idwellinthehillslikegandhi Рік тому +1

    You should make a shirt that says "im just gonna shoot some self tappers into it"-abe lincoln 😂

  • @samharris8430
    @samharris8430 7 місяців тому

    This is true pole barn garage custom!!!

  • @Misksound
    @Misksound Рік тому

    snorkel screwed to the weather stripping is awesome.

  • @immrnoidall
    @immrnoidall Рік тому +1

    OH great. Now it's gonna rain the whole way down there.

  • @richmill6043
    @richmill6043 2 роки тому +3

    😁Nice budget build mud ride!

  • @AaronCarterHD13
    @AaronCarterHD13 2 роки тому +3

    When in doubt.... use more Duct Tape. 😂

  • @immrnoidall
    @immrnoidall Рік тому +1

    200+ miles , in a big wind scoop. Well, you'll never have trash build up in there.

  • @seanfritz1355
    @seanfritz1355 2 роки тому +1

    Well looking like the general's staff car is ready. It will hide well in the trees when it explodes. And well you pull off the plates and shove it off the highway. Oh and when I cut the top off of a rolled truck to use at the farm. I used the old weather strip off of the doors to cover the sharp edges.

  • @Mike-xt2ot
    @Mike-xt2ot Рік тому

    ""Dollar twenty five tree""
    Had me rollin. Good oneJD!!

  • @panchotorrez8427
    @panchotorrez8427 Рік тому +1

    Grocery I'm with it.

  • @inverted311
    @inverted311 10 місяців тому

    You an amazing father, this is so much better than Disneyland any day!!!

  • @dirttdude
    @dirttdude 2 роки тому +2

    we do that gambler 500 out here in oregon, it's about 80% dirt and its also a little like geo cashing, it's a race but there's "no speeding" water crossing happens but our major kajigger is the choking and blinding dust. you have to dress for the dust and your car has to be prepped for dust.

  • @pilgrimsgarage
    @pilgrimsgarage 2 роки тому +2

    By the way, your wardrobe choice is rockin!!

  • @jStrikesMechanical
    @jStrikesMechanical 2 роки тому +2

    Good video. I think those old marquis are nasty too.

  • @SecondHandDIY
    @SecondHandDIY 2 роки тому +2

    looks like tun have a great time man