I'm incredibly thankful for this series, I picked up a '59 Plymouth Savoy this spring and have acquired an LA 318 for it and was beginning to think everyone that knew all the factory bolt in upgrades (like disc brakes, ect) had died in the Vietnam war and I'd never find the info.
...??? .... wait - what ?? died in the Korean War ??? The Korean War was fought until about 1952 .... this car is a 1958 (and you were babbling something about a 1959). How could everyone that knew about the "bolt-ons" for a '58 and '59, have died in the Korean War ?? You comment makes no sense. Maybe the wording is incoherent or you just don't have a clear thought about what you are trying to say. Try to think through what the voices in your head are saying - and try to sort it all out.
I'm working on my moparty car too! It's an olive green metallic 68 Coronet Just dropped the 871 blown 440 long block in yesterday. I found this car in a storage shed it had been parked in since It's 383 blew in 1986. I have a short video of this car on my puny UA-cam channel as it was pulled from storage if anyone is curious. If I get any views I may make an updated poor production value video of my progress lol. I've stayed in touch with the previous owner, and am keeping him updated as I go. He wants to go for a ride when I get it done. Thanks to Dylan and this Savoy project I'm using the Moparty as the fire under my ass to get my car project moving again. See y'all there!
This is why I like this channel.. Budget minded when it comes to any build.. Plus a youngster doing something other than being on a gaming console all the time..
Reminds me of days long ago, used to call it “hot rodding by Hollander”….there’s a ton of factory parts that yield some fantastic results when you know what to use and how to make it work for your application. Aftermarket parts are great, but on a budget, spending cubic dollars isn’t an option. Good to see someone putting their head to use…
Yeah, lot of factory parts out there like that. For example. The last carb'd corvettes (late 70s early 80s) are supposed to flow like a high profile 1969 Z28 manifold, and I've heard some of the Camaro cast iron manifolds from the same era are actually identical. L69 305 cylinder heads are supposed to be some of the best factory heads for small bore SBCs with the original intake bolt pattern. You can get some decent power out of them . I've also heard that the much maligned swirl port 87+ SBC heads are actually quite good torque cylinder heads if you actually work with them (port matching, smoothing out the ramps) instead of just grinding the ramps out.
@@ironhead2008 I have the complete L69 engine from my old ‘84 H.O. Z28 sitting in my shop….will eventually go down in my wife’s ‘83 L69 Z28(with the first-issue 5-speed)…..yep, there’s all kinds of stuff available to those willing to track the parts down. Excited to see how Dylan’s Plymouth progresses….
@@bowslap Yeah, I imagine some judicious port matching, a nice exhaust, and a cam swap would do that engine wonders. Get it up to about 220 or so (like the top end 5 speed TPI 305 cars) would be perfect. With how light the first few years 3rd gens were, it'd probably make for a fun and spunky ride. Any more HP and you'd start needing to worry about the trans crapping out.
We used to get motor mounts and exhaust manifolds from a 400 Cordoba, a small brake booster from a Dart/Valiant and swap a 440/727 into any Aspen/Volare Coupe! Use a B body 8-3/4 with a 1 inch shorter driveshaft and, Hang On!
I'm doing the same thing to my '57 Plaza! I put in a '63 Poly 318/pushbutton 727 in ours. Went with Aspen/Volare front brakes, and, changing out the rear with an 8-3/4 from a 65 Chrysler for the better gear set and brakes with an Emergency Brake setup!
That was a good call getting rid of the old rear end with the pressed on brake drums and the lousy drum brakes. The later C body rear end is the way to go. It's also better to get rid of the old emergency brake setup too.
The brakes on those cars as factory equipped were totally inadequate even in the 1950s. With front disc brakes being universal on today's cars this is the only safe way to go.
@@bear1245 Agreed for street driving they are good enough as long as they are maintained correctly. Although many cars have four wheel disc brakes some are still being made with drums on the rear.
Totally awesome build almost good as the challenger build which my all time favorite! The charger is my second favorite build because I am a B body freak,! The mustang build was awesome because it showed that any car can be saved! This one is totally cool because your taking no car left behind to the next level The really tough part will be replacing window glass, because much of these old girls the parts are no longer made, keeping the body intact is totally awesome A because if one panel is not straight it will stick out like a sore thumb if painted, this car is what Patina is all about it is the definition of a barn find survivor Dylan, I love the channel because you always try to bring new people into the hobby and show that you can build a car and fun God Bless and thank you
When I built my 1965 Plymouth wagon, I put the whole suspension of a 1985 Chrysler 5th Ave under it, four bolts and the whole thing bolted in the 65 Plymouth, I had to make the brackets to bolt it under the Plymouth, but it works great and road a lot better, keep up the good work saving this old Mopar,
This car will probably never need ball joints again, but I always like to brush a little bit of anti-seize on those ball joint threads before installing them. The next person that has to replace them will appreciate it. 👍
Well, Mopar was a pretty cheap firm, not as cheap as AMC (who went through their competitors parts catalog because that was cheaper than building it themselves) but they weren't throwing away parts designs if they could be used in something else.
You can actually take the whole front subframe out of an M body and put it under a hot rod, it used to be a done thing about 20 years ago but the 'Mustang II' prefab frontends became so cheap hat nobody bothers anymore
Really enjoying this build Dylan. We had a '59 Fury when I was growing up with a 318 c.i. push button. Beautiful car. Could haul butt too!! LOL Can't wait for more on the build.
I'm a Jdm guy at heart. Datsun to be exact. I have a 69 510, and I did a front brake swap from a 280zx. I love how car manufacturers have interchangeable parts throughout years and different models. Thanks for the comedy.... This car is cool.
Don't forget to check the pistons of the new 318...most 318's pistons fall short of reaching the top of the deck...360's are top deck piston setups. Yes the 360's have larger ports and valves, but they are not close chambered heads like the 318 heads. Basically after 72 when compression was starved, the 318 got shorter pistons to reduce compression, and the 360 lost compression in the heads. That being said, if you slap 360 heads on a below deck 318, you will lose quite a lot of compression...you can order top deck pistons for a 318. Just food for thought. I have heard that people have received good results by increasing the intake valves of the 318 to accommodate the 360's 1.88 intake valves, and porting out the 318 heads...
This is a great video Dylan. I was born in 1960 and started helping my uncle work on cars at 10 years old. I was only his parts washer. I had a pan of gasoline and an old brush. I would scrub parts for him until I was 12, then he started letting me turn wrenches. These videos bring back a ton of memories. Can’t wait to see this ole girl purring again ❤️❤️
Dylan I just laughed so hard a darn near choked on my beer.. That V-Tech comment about the pressure washer was gold... It also made the entire import tuner community die a little inside, I love it...
Nah, I'm still good. I still have my 709 wheel horsepower 1997 Civic coupe that I built with my own two hands. Best time to date is 9.56 @ 155 mph. Yes, it does have VTEC. V-Tech is an old phone company. VTEC stands for Variable Valve Timing & lift Electronic Control. Then again, my brother still has our old 1974 Camaro Z28 and it still has the same 355 sbc that makes 425 hp with a Muncie M-22 Rock Crusher 4 speed manual.
Dylan, purdy freakin awesome job on the brakes. Dude, with your connections and true diligence in searching for stuff, this Savoy is going to be like driving a cloud down the road. I'm really stoked at what y'all are going to do with the interior. She's starting to become the Queen that she deserves to be. Way to go Dylan. Have a good one. God bless.
I am a Mopar guy and I really enjoyed this video. Thank you for saving the old girl from the crusher. Looking forward to the next video on this car. Bill
Now this is what I like to see, poor man's disk brakes on an antique car, don't need no Baer brakes system, how often you gonna drive something like this above 80mph ya know? This ain't no formula 1 car, its gonna be a treat to drive with some modern improvements and v8/ disk brake upgrade. Not a barretts auction car but a satisfactory driver with some low end wheel spinning torque. Goal achieved!!
Theres 650 comments, so I am not going to read them all, but your in for some problems with that engine. You will need to replace the entire drive line if its still got its original stuff in it. The LA 318 will not fit the pre 62 transmission. The crank flange changed from 8 bolt to 6 bolt and you will also find the bolt pattern for the bell housing is different. If you go to a later trans to match the engine, you will loose the E brake and the push button for gear selection also will not work. Because of the E brake issue, you will need to change the rear end to one with an E brake. To some, this is desirable as it gets you away from the tapered axle and its issues. I did see that it was a flat head 6, so you needed an engine and trans anyway to go to a V8, but dont forget the torsion bars are also bigger for the V8. Looking forward to seeing how this pans out. Fury Jim can advise you some more about the engine change as well
You converted the front brakes to disc but forgot to convert the steering system to newer safety steering. Old steering system had a killer steering column that goes up and back during a front crash. Safety steering has a collapsible column that breaks down and never enters the cabin during a crash. A safety steering wheel never moves back or hits the driver during a crash.
yeah a slight edit problem though when it repeated his ball joint socket bit. he did 2 takes and used both. it's all good though. He's working hard to bring us content and Tn has been hot as heck this summer.
I love this car! Part of me wants to see the paint job restored, part of me wants it to be kept as is.... 🤔 I don't know what I would do to it. It's a gorgeous shape though and I love the white-walled tyres!
Good to know you are upgrading the car to a more modern brake system. Probably tough to get the old drum brakes to working anyway. Got the engine so good to go.
Man that car is just a beauty, it's one I would LOVE to see a resto mod on. Nothing to crazy, re-do the body and interior to their beautiful glory, add the V8 like you are doing. Modern brakes/steering for safety and some creature comforts like AC. Then you have a beauty that you can actually enjoy on the road.. Of course that's just what "I" would do, others enjoy different stuff :) (Ps, Dylan, for ball joints you need a bigger hammer sir :) )
yeah, i had to hone the front split cylinders, new king pins and pivot joints, and take my drums and shoes to parts for trucks to get them turned, and new pad material put on. wasn't very expensive.
Front end suspension tip! Hit the spot where the balls joint goes through on the steering knuckle with a hammer. Just breaks it loose and far easier to disassemble. It will usually separate the two with out a pickle fork
Good morning to you and I hope that you have a great day tomorrow and today! God bless and great work. Thank for the heads up and information on the how to do from your friend and you.
Man you taught me something on that disc conversion! I’m gonna hit up my brother with his ‘67 300 big block and see if we can convert his front brakes. He needs it, believe me 🤣
That's why i love american classics, you can transfer/convert engines, breaks and other stuff even if they are separated by years, not like our french cars ahah good job Man !
In case we didn't hear your comments about the ball joints the first time....it was nice of you to repeat it a second time....for emphasis.....afterall. 👍 I'm looking forward to this series brother!! Awesome car.
On removing the knuckles from the BJ’s. A hammer on the side of the knuckle where the BJ goes through it will jar it and loosen it in 2 or 3 hits with a large hammer and not do any damage! That pickle fork actually makes it far more work than it needs to be!
Had a 57 Belvedere from Georgia about 15 years ago but was too rusty for me to tackle. Had ps/pb, dual quad poly 318, full set of bumper wings. Still miss it. Especially now that I'm not afraid of rust. Still got the original 58 Mopar shop manual for it.
I think it was brilliant to swap brake parts from a 70's Chrysler into that car, and I like the fact you are also putting in a more modern engine in the car. Can't wait to see what you are going to do next!
Dylan, on the ball joint pickle fork thing. Slide a long pipe over the pickle, put a digging bar rod inside the pipe, smack the pickle with the digging bar. No more flying metal shards.
Man that camshaft is not parkerized unless you asked for it and they charged you for doing it ! they love shredding lobes!!! If it was me and what ever that means to you I would pull that cam out and go with Howard’s cams!! I ruined my 350 with a comp cam extreme energy 268 in my Chevy blazer in the 350 and after I spent another rebuild dollars on the motor I went with Howard’s and they come parkerized and didn’t have a problem one breaking it in and it runs so good and powerful finally.
I love this kind of content and I did my own barn find revival recently. My dad has a 1969 amc amx that has been off the road since 1996 and I haven’t ever seen it leave the barn in my 16 years of living. And I drove it to where it sits. Now that it’s not tucked into the wall I can start to redo the wiring that took it off the road oh so long ago.
Dylan, Hey keep your eyes open for a 1939 mopar businessman coupe. I've been looking and can't find what I looking for. I don't want a rust bucket. I don't need a motor or transmission in it either. Love the videos. Take care and be safe.
Very fun and cool sir. I'm doing basically the same brakes on my 58 Plymouth. I'm gonna end up using a 360 I got from an old church van. Gonna start redoing the chassis. Get it goin. Then try and make it pretty
Hey Dylan: Nice to see "Christine's kid sister" taking shape... Good to know that the front end parts are interchangeable from the '58 to the 80s 5th Avenue with much less the weight... The newer 318 V8 looks stronger than the one that you had in the '70 Charger and should work much better...Hope the rear end is much easier to transform than the front end was with the glass, fuel system, suspension and interior to follow......
I remember changing my ball joints on my 1970 cuda same exact threaded ball joint used a old style car jack for leverage to get them in still have still have socket but my car came factory with disc love this build
I'm incredibly thankful for this series, I picked up a '59 Plymouth Savoy this spring and have acquired an LA 318 for it and was beginning to think everyone that knew all the factory bolt in upgrades (like disc brakes, ect) had died in the Vietnam war and I'd never find the info.
...??? .... wait - what ?? died in the Korean War ??? The Korean War was fought until about 1952 .... this car is a 1958 (and you were babbling something about a 1959).
How could everyone that knew about the "bolt-ons" for a '58 and '59, have died in the Korean War ?? You comment makes no sense. Maybe the wording is incoherent
or you just don't have a clear thought about what you are trying to say. Try to think through what the voices in your head are saying - and try to sort it all out.
@@urbanurchin5930 Settle down...
He was just making a joke & didn't quite get the years right but you know damn well what he means.
Hey Dylan you are breathing new live back into the old girl. Great job and keep it coming!!
@@urbanurchin5930 Maybe he meant Nam' I don't know, just don't think to hard on it.
@@urbanurchin5930 I think you have some voices in your head that should be taken care of. Maybe you need to sort some things out.
I'm working on my moparty car too! It's an olive green metallic 68 Coronet Just dropped the 871 blown 440 long block in yesterday. I found this car in a storage shed it had been parked in since It's 383 blew in 1986. I have a short video of this car on my puny UA-cam channel as it was pulled from storage if anyone is curious. If I get any views I may make an updated poor production value video of my progress lol. I've stayed in touch with the previous owner, and am keeping him updated as I go. He wants to go for a ride when I get it done. Thanks to Dylan and this Savoy project I'm using the Moparty as the fire under my ass to get my car project moving again. See y'all there!
This is why I like this channel.. Budget minded when it comes to any build.. Plus a youngster doing something other than being on a gaming console all the time..
Reminds me of days long ago, used to call it “hot rodding by Hollander”….there’s a ton of factory parts that yield some fantastic results when you know what to use and how to make it work for your application.
Aftermarket parts are great, but on a budget, spending cubic dollars isn’t an option. Good to see someone putting their head to use…
Yeah, lot of factory parts out there like that. For example. The last carb'd corvettes (late 70s early 80s) are supposed to flow like a high profile 1969 Z28 manifold, and I've heard some of the Camaro cast iron manifolds from the same era are actually identical. L69 305 cylinder heads are supposed to be some of the best factory heads for small bore SBCs with the original intake bolt pattern. You can get some decent power out of them . I've also heard that the much maligned swirl port 87+ SBC heads are actually quite good torque cylinder heads if you actually work with them (port matching, smoothing out the ramps) instead of just grinding the ramps out.
@@ironhead2008 I have the complete L69 engine from my old ‘84 H.O. Z28 sitting in my shop….will eventually go down in my wife’s ‘83 L69 Z28(with the first-issue 5-speed)…..yep, there’s all kinds of stuff available to those willing to track the parts down. Excited to see how Dylan’s Plymouth progresses….
@@bowslap Yeah, I imagine some judicious port matching, a nice exhaust, and a cam swap would do that engine wonders. Get it up to about 220 or so (like the top end 5 speed TPI 305 cars) would be perfect. With how light the first few years 3rd gens were, it'd probably make for a fun and spunky ride. Any more HP and you'd start needing to worry about the trans crapping out.
We used to get motor mounts and exhaust manifolds from a 400 Cordoba, a small brake booster from a Dart/Valiant and swap a 440/727 into any Aspen/Volare Coupe!
Use a B body 8-3/4 with a 1 inch shorter driveshaft and, Hang On!
i'm from the UK and loving this resto project...... love the 50's plymouths :D
Your Dad’s comment at the junkyard😆. I didn’t know he had the camera.
That was a great idea putting disc brake and with a nice motor too. Good luck
I'm doing the same thing to my '57 Plaza!
I put in a '63 Poly 318/pushbutton 727 in ours. Went with Aspen/Volare front brakes, and, changing out the rear with an 8-3/4 from a 65 Chrysler for the better gear set and brakes with an Emergency Brake setup!
That was a good call getting rid of the old rear end with the pressed on brake drums and the lousy drum brakes. The later C body rear end is the way to go. It's also better to get rid of the old emergency brake setup too.
@@1575murray Yep!
Much better gear set for cruising, Etc. It should be a 3:23, easier than the 3:71s that are in it originally.
Glad you bought my uncles car and doing all this work I remember when I was young playing car in it
Heck yeah! those disk brakes are the way to go, the old drum brakes were notoriously bad. Can't wait to see more!!
The brakes on those cars as factory equipped were totally inadequate even in the 1950s. With front disc brakes being universal on today's cars this is the only safe way to go.
Drums are fine on the back!
@@bear1245 Agreed for street driving they are good enough as long as they are maintained correctly. Although many cars have four wheel disc brakes some are still being made with drums on the rear.
@@1575murray yeah exactly and cost as well. Some good pads and discs on the front. Drums on the back. Good to go. Hp permitting!!
Totally awesome build almost good as the challenger build which my all time favorite! The charger is my second favorite build because I am a B body freak,!
The mustang build was awesome because it showed that any car can be saved! This one is totally cool because your taking no car left behind to the next level
The really tough part will be replacing window glass, because much of these old girls the parts are no longer made, keeping the body intact is totally awesome
A because if one panel is not straight it will stick out like a sore thumb if painted, this car is what Patina is all about it is the definition of a barn find survivor
Dylan, I love the channel because you always try to bring new people into the hobby and show that you can build a car and fun
God Bless and thank you
When I built my 1965 Plymouth wagon, I put the whole suspension of a 1985 Chrysler 5th Ave under it, four bolts and the whole thing bolted in the 65 Plymouth, I had to make the brackets to bolt it under the Plymouth, but it works great and road a lot better, keep up the good work saving this old Mopar,
This car will probably never need ball joints again, but I always like to brush a little bit of anti-seize on those ball joint threads before installing them. The next person that has to replace them will appreciate it. 👍
I have put this build series at the top of my watch list, one of my favorite cars and favorite UA-camrs, can’t go wrong !!
Did he talk about the ball joints twice or is that just me?
@@joshnelson476, in case you didn't hear it the first time.....for emphasis.👍😅
Always amazes me how someone finds out that parts from an 80's car fits a 50's car. Love this build.
Well, Mopar was a pretty cheap firm, not as cheap as AMC (who went through their competitors parts catalog because that was cheaper than building it themselves) but they weren't throwing away parts designs if they could be used in something else.
The old Hollanders manuals covered a wide range of makes for swapping parts. I think they went out of business many years ago.
You can actually take the whole front subframe out of an M body and put it under a hot rod, it used to be a done thing about 20 years ago but the 'Mustang II' prefab frontends became so cheap hat nobody bothers anymore
Really enjoying this build Dylan.
We had a '59 Fury when I was growing up with a 318 c.i. push button. Beautiful car. Could haul butt too!! LOL
Can't wait for more on the build.
I'm a Jdm guy at heart. Datsun to be exact. I have a 69 510, and I did a front brake swap from a 280zx. I love how car manufacturers have interchangeable parts throughout years and different models. Thanks for the comedy.... This car is cool.
Don't forget to check the pistons of the new 318...most 318's pistons fall short of reaching the top of the deck...360's are top deck piston setups. Yes the 360's have larger ports and valves, but they are not close chambered heads like the 318 heads. Basically after 72 when compression was starved, the 318 got shorter pistons to reduce compression, and the 360 lost compression in the heads. That being said, if you slap 360 heads on a below deck 318, you will lose quite a lot of compression...you can order top deck pistons for a 318. Just food for thought. I have heard that people have received good results by increasing the intake valves of the 318 to accommodate the 360's 1.88 intake valves, and porting out the 318 heads...
This is a great video Dylan. I was born in 1960 and started helping my uncle work on cars at 10 years old. I was only his parts washer. I had a pan of gasoline and an old brush. I would scrub parts for him until I was 12, then he started letting me turn wrenches. These videos bring back a ton of memories. Can’t wait to see this ole girl purring again ❤️❤️
I'd noticed the silicone ring but I've never heard you mention "wife." When you said, brother-in-law, that told me much.
Dylan I just laughed so hard a darn near choked on my beer.. That V-Tech comment about the pressure washer was gold... It also made the entire import tuner community die a little inside, I love it...
I laughed way more than I should have at that joke
😑 That's like something those knuckleheads HeavyDSparks or whatever would edit in there.. 👎
@@R3TR0R4V3 Except this was actually funny
if you say so, pal. 🤷🏻
Nah, I'm still good. I still have my 709 wheel horsepower 1997 Civic coupe that I built with my own two hands. Best time to date is 9.56 @ 155 mph. Yes, it does have VTEC. V-Tech is an old phone company. VTEC stands for Variable Valve Timing & lift Electronic Control. Then again, my brother still has our old 1974 Camaro Z28 and it still has the same 355 sbc that makes 425 hp with a Muncie M-22 Rock Crusher 4 speed manual.
Dylan, purdy freakin awesome job on the brakes. Dude, with your connections and true diligence in searching for stuff, this Savoy is going to be like driving a cloud down the road.
I'm really stoked at what y'all are going to do with the interior. She's starting to become the Queen that she deserves to be.
Way to go Dylan.
Have a good one.
God bless.
8:20 I’m yelling at the screen “Dylan! GET BIGGER HAMMER!”
I am a Mopar guy and I really enjoyed this video. Thank you for saving the old girl from the crusher. Looking forward to the next video on this car. Bill
If you want to see one of those old Dodge flat head sixes running nicely, check out the '50 Dodge that Cold War Motors is working on.
In Canada, that Savoy, was also called a Dodge Regent, which was a rebadged Plymouth, (plymodge), not the same car as the Dodge Coronet.
Make sure to calculate the compression ratio don't want a 8.0:1 compression ratio atleast 9.5:1 will help alot with an aftermarket camshaft
Can’t say this 318 is gonna have anything close to that with some serious machine work. It’ll move along pretty well.
@@DylanMcCoolVideo, with that cam and a little tweaking...you might get that 318 up to 165 ponies or so. 318s have decent low end performance though.
just get new pistons and grind a bit off the heads and you'll have 10-11 bar compression without any problems
I think that 318 is going to be just fine
1 point of compression is only worth like 4% or 7% i think. not worth it after 8.5-9:1 on a street engine. id build one to run on 83-87.
Nice to see a guy engage his knowledge, not his credit card to upgrade his brakes.
Well done!
Hey Dylan you are breathing new life into the old girl.Great job and keep the videos coming.
Now this is what I like to see, poor man's disk brakes on an antique car, don't need no Baer brakes system, how often you gonna drive something like this above 80mph ya know? This ain't no formula 1 car, its gonna be a treat to drive with some modern improvements and v8/ disk brake upgrade. Not a barretts auction car but a satisfactory driver with some low end wheel spinning torque. Goal achieved!!
Props to your work ethic! Rain or shine, you're out there doing your thing!! Awesome job!
Theres 650 comments, so I am not going to read them all, but your in for some problems with that engine. You will need to replace the entire drive line if its still got its original stuff in it. The LA 318 will not fit the pre 62 transmission. The crank flange changed from 8 bolt to 6 bolt and you will also find the bolt pattern for the bell housing is different. If you go to a later trans to match the engine, you will loose the E brake and the push button for gear selection also will not work. Because of the E brake issue, you will need to change the rear end to one with an E brake. To some, this is desirable as it gets you away from the tapered axle and its issues. I did see that it was a flat head 6, so you needed an engine and trans anyway to go to a V8, but dont forget the torsion bars are also bigger for the V8. Looking forward to seeing how this pans out. Fury Jim can advise you some more about the engine change as well
Perhaps you might enjoy following along as I my late father's 1958 Plymouth Suburban back on the road.
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Nothing better than watching this and drinking my morning coffee
Thank you very much for a REAL video showing how a regular guy with not a lot of money can bring an old car into the 21st century.
God bless!!!
THANK YOU for making a junkyard trip for some good value parts. Seems like no other youtubers ever go there
You know, I believe I'm going to do the disk brake conversion on my 1958 Plymouth also. Thanks for the heads up on what will fit it!
I’ve done this brake conversation on several cars, it’s great!
I like watching because of your interest on working on old cars. This is going to be a good build.
Wish I could get one of these Plymouths! Great job!
As always MOPAR OR NO CAR ! Thank you your hard proving that they can be fixed!!!!!
I subbed when you started the Ratty Charger over 4 yrs ago at this point . Appreciate you give me stuff to watch all these yrs.
Great to see it got a much needed upgrade.
In case you missed it, they make a tool to unscrew the ball joints on those old Chryslers
You converted the front brakes to disc but forgot to convert the steering system to newer safety steering. Old steering system had a killer steering column that goes up and back during a front crash. Safety steering has a collapsible column that breaks down and never enters the cabin during a crash. A safety steering wheel never moves back or hits the driver during a crash.
Your production values are going up. Bravo.
yeah a slight edit problem though when it repeated his ball joint socket bit. he did 2 takes and used both. it's all good though. He's working hard to bring us content and Tn has been hot as heck this summer.
I know that I missed the party, but I wanted to tell you that you're doing a great job on the Savoy. I'm glad to see this car back on the road.
Great job Dylan in this heat. Tough job. One part down. Thank you for sharing!
That's very cool that you can swap disc brakes from the '70s to a 58. I'm looking forward to the next installment on the Savoy 👍☮️🇺🇲
I love this car! Part of me wants to see the paint job restored, part of me wants it to be kept as is.... 🤔 I don't know what I would do to it. It's a gorgeous shape though and I love the white-walled tyres!
Good to know you are upgrading the car to a more modern brake system. Probably tough to get the old drum brakes to working anyway. Got the engine so good to go.
I'm as excited about this car as I was the Challenger.
“Christopher” is coming along!
Nice work Dylan!
God Bless
😎
Man that car is just a beauty, it's one I would LOVE to see a resto mod on. Nothing to crazy, re-do the body and interior to their beautiful glory, add the V8 like you are doing. Modern brakes/steering for safety and some creature comforts like AC. Then you have a beauty that you can actually enjoy on the road.. Of course that's just what "I" would do, others enjoy different stuff :) (Ps, Dylan, for ball joints you need a bigger hammer sir :) )
yeah, i had to hone the front split cylinders, new king pins and pivot joints, and take my drums and shoes to parts for trucks to get them turned, and new pad material put on. wasn't very expensive.
Man I’m hooked on this build! Can’t wait for the next video! 🙌🏼
Same here. I could sit for hours just watching this build. It’s going to be a great car once he is done.
@@courtneesdad Most definitely!
Front end suspension tip! Hit the spot where the balls joint goes through on the steering knuckle with a hammer. Just breaks it loose and far easier to disassemble. It will usually separate the two with out a pickle fork
Dylan McCool your video never gets Old
I love when we go on a field trip to the junkyard!
Oh DUDE ,,u kick ASS,,,,!! ur bringing that babe back,,,,,,,,AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Nice job on the brake conversion REALLY NICE JOB!
Seriously name it Justine!!! Just enough left, just right, just because, just crazy, just rusted, just great!!
Dylan Thank You for your beliefs & Different taste , God Bless, Ed
Major and important safety upgrades.
Good Job Dylan, Love Seeing The Progress On The ‘58 As It Comes Along, Can’t Wait To See What’s Next….
Hey Dylon why not put power brakes on it especially since it is such a big car and you have the booster right there too.😁😁👍👍
Simplicity is key. Manual brakes work great.
Good morning to you and I hope that you have a great day tomorrow and today! God bless and great work. Thank for the heads up and information on the how to do from your friend and you.
Love this car. I live in Plymouth UK, would be great to see these cars driving round the streets
This build gets better and better! Looking forward to the next installment!
You know you should find Christine and set them side by side now that would be a very spooky video
Keep putting them Old ride's back on the road Dylan! I love it
Man you taught me something on that disc conversion! I’m gonna hit up my brother with his ‘67 300 big block and see if we can convert his front brakes. He needs it, believe me 🤣
Dylan is honestly the most entertaining UA-camr I’ve ever come across. Keep it up!
That's why i love american classics, you can transfer/convert engines, breaks and other stuff even if they are separated by years, not like our french cars ahah good job Man !
An inch and fifty nine sixty fourths.
Fuck me, now that's a socket measurement right there !!
Paint the engine gold, like the original v8 fury.. it would be cool with the Dual 4brl too. Very very cool car.
Nice to know they had the parts
that car is so beautiful just like it is, can't wait to see it finished
Great video as always Dylan
Hope ya get it running and on all four wheels!!
loving this roadstoration 🤩
This is basically a how to for my 56 DeSoto project! You rock!
Thank you for sharing and the appreciation
Great job Dylan! Can’t wait for more on this one! Also super excited for that Satellite when you get to it.
This is going to be a nice car. I love the direction you are taking the build so far.
Love those left hand threads on the wheel studs
In case we didn't hear your comments about the ball joints the first time....it was nice of you to repeat it a second time....for emphasis.....afterall. 👍 I'm looking forward to this series brother!! Awesome car.
On removing the knuckles from the BJ’s. A hammer on the side of the knuckle where the BJ goes through it will jar it and loosen it in 2 or 3 hits with a large hammer and not do any damage!
That pickle fork actually makes it far more work than it needs to be!
Nice look at a fella putting on some make it stoppers
Very sweet love it looks like it is coming along well will stay to the end thanks Lee
Had a 57 Belvedere from Georgia about 15 years ago but was too rusty for me to tackle. Had ps/pb, dual quad poly 318, full set of bumper wings. Still miss it. Especially now that I'm not afraid of rust. Still got the original 58 Mopar shop manual for it.
I think it was brilliant to swap brake parts from a 70's Chrysler into that car, and I like the fact you are also putting in a more modern engine in the car. Can't wait to see what you are going to do next!
It's coming together Dylan, great deal on all the disk brake parts. Look forward to seeing it back on the road!! Great job as always Dylan!!!
Dylan, on the ball joint pickle fork thing. Slide a long pipe over the pickle, put a digging bar rod inside the pipe, smack the pickle with the digging bar. No more flying metal shards.
When you said you felt like you were rowing a boat ratcheting on the ball joints, I had a sudden flashback to Charleton Hesston in "Ben Hur".
Two words Dylan; Engineering Hammer.
Man that camshaft is not parkerized unless you asked for it and they charged you for doing it ! they love shredding lobes!!! If it was me and what ever that means to you I would pull that cam out and go with Howard’s cams!! I ruined my 350 with a comp cam extreme energy 268 in my Chevy blazer in the 350 and after I spent another rebuild dollars on the motor I went with Howard’s and they come parkerized and didn’t have a problem one breaking it in and it runs so good and powerful finally.
I love this kind of content and I did my own barn find revival recently. My dad has a 1969 amc amx that has been off the road since 1996 and I haven’t ever seen it leave the barn in my 16 years of living. And I drove it to where it sits. Now that it’s not tucked into the wall I can start to redo the wiring that took it off the road oh so long ago.
Dylan, Hey keep your eyes open for a 1939 mopar businessman coupe. I've been looking and can't find what I looking for. I don't want a rust bucket. I don't need a motor or transmission in it either. Love the videos. Take care and be safe.
Very fun and cool sir. I'm doing basically the same brakes on my 58 Plymouth. I'm gonna end up using a 360 I got from an old church van. Gonna start redoing the chassis. Get it goin. Then try and make it pretty
Hey Dylan: Nice to see "Christine's kid sister" taking shape... Good to know that the front end parts are interchangeable from the '58 to the 80s 5th Avenue with much less the weight... The newer 318 V8 looks stronger than the one that you had in the '70 Charger and should work much better...Hope the rear end is much easier to transform than the front end was with the glass, fuel system, suspension and interior to follow......
I remember changing my ball joints on my 1970 cuda same exact threaded ball joint used a old style car jack for leverage to get them in still have still have socket but my car came factory with disc love this build