that 68 roadrunner with 446 pack auto on the tree gives me memories on my first car just like yours... the 446 is powerful when i drove it in high sschool in 1984.
Your transmission from sitting all those years probably needs need seals front to back. While that's being done check all the clutch packs and you'll be trouble free for years to come. Good luck and your car looks solid!
That "Popping" sound was a bad spark plug that wasn't firing at first and then once the engine warmed up it started pickup and firing, but of course the cylinder was full of fuel so it was a bigger "Pop" than usual. Pretty common thing up here in the North on older engines.
My dream car of those body styles is a 1969 GTX if you watch Fenelli restorations he just bought a mint one in California it's awesome with my favorite white interior th-cam.com/video/RwtcjDwJ-ko/w-d-xo.html
I paid 8K for my 68 Satellite about 12 years ago and it is still my daily driver. It was drivable with a 273 V8 but I put a nasty carb swapped 5.9 Magnum in it with a Hughes cam. I'm running 8.60s in the eighth all motor now with a bunch of modern cars that need nitrous or boost to get there and I have LOTS of room for improvement. Hoping to hit 7.99 all motor before I try my 100 shot.
I agree! Dylan is good people and reflects the way he was raised. I got a similar vibe from Cleetus McFarland after seeing the way he handled the passing of his neighbor, Ed. Pure class and respect. CHEERS! 🇱🇷
@@yokomodrifter no listen to him watch him not 30 nothing. I mean he not 18 but I think we can say he's around the same age as all his TH-cam friends mid 20s
Dylan I am impressed with you in this video you have really grown up as a mechanic this is by far your best video yet please keep up the great work Dylan I just wanted to say ty for saving this incredible and beautiful car I also wanted to ty for welcoming everyone on TH-cam into your family adam davenport from raleigh nc
If I was a millionaire I'd literally buy every single classic for sale that I was able to see & get. All these old schools no matter what brand/dealership deserve saving like this. You are doing tremendous things Dylan. Real cars. REAL BUILT. REAL TOUGH! American Automotive History should be respected and valued at all cost. They are the living dead in a sense because we (may) have to bring them back to Life with some help and passion. Idc if it doesn't run and drive, yeah that's a minus but I'd still buy it just to stare at if that was my only choice. The presence alone puts a smile on ur face
I'm in Australia and we only see these kinds of cars here if they have been imported by mopar fans so they are rare. I really enjoy your accurate,articulate and interesting descriptions of your work. . Slipping that fuel filler into the tank reminded me of my wedding night for some reason. Very nice work cobber.
@@shackleton274 Good onya mate hope it goes like the clappers and frightens all the people on your street. What kind of Mopar is it? I had a few AP5's and 6's back in the 90's. Bloody brilliant old cars.
I have a 66 coronet with 440 6 pac project and I went through all your fixes... New gas tank, new eaton rear gear set... new center carb. Manual choke cable, new radiator with electric fan... , I kept the drum brakes..., Painted primer white..., New interior..., B&M shifter..., Great fun car...
@@yeehaw3792 440 has a slightly different sound than even a 383. If you had a 440, 383, ford 428, gm 454 sitting in a row with the same exhaust, you'd gravitate to the back of the 440 car every time.
Nice car! I would invest in a tear down gasket kit with it having sat that long. You know the valve stem seals are most likely shot. I will bet they played a part in the smoke exiting the exhaust as you were going down the track. Its just a good investment and gives you a chance to visually inspect the pistons, cylinders, valves, clean out any crap in the oil pan, and valve seal pieces in the oil pump pickup screen. That and replacing other gaskets and seals couldn't hurt as you found out with the transmission. I'd also get after the rear transmission seal and the one for where the valve body connects to the shifter linkage if you didn't already change it while you had it down to fix the band adjuster. Its a lot of time and work to replace mostly low cost parts but can preserve the engine and save you more expensive repairs later.
Every time you come out with a new video, I have to watch it since I'm that much of a Mopar guy. Not only does this car sound & run nice since you got it, it also has its original gear reduction starter as well. This thing looks sharp as well as having a nice interior to boot.
Hey, grew up in Town Creek in the '60s, can't tell you how happy it makes me to see a good kid like you racing in Moulton. Keep it up, doing us proud! Subscribed, and I don't even care for car channels, usually!
Is that Town Creek, ALABAMA? I grew up in the Tri Cities, Sheffield, specifically in the 60's and 70's. We competed against Moulton and Town Creek in sports.
I did a 68 Sport Satalite to GTX clone 20 yrs ago, 74 440 out of a Chrysler new yorker...bored. 30 over, home ported heads, mopar. 509 cam, six pack, 4.10s out back with a 3500 converter was doing 12.60s and driving it daily. You got a good platform to start! Keep up the good work and just refresh what you got and smash on it!
Dylan, Great video! Thank you so much for the info you produce. I know much of this is elementary to many of your viewers, but, the hands on stuff you keep in your editing helps me. I'm 57, building my first Mopar since I was a teen. And, you have been a great help along the way. Kudos to your parents for your up bringing.
There were a lot of 440's in my family growing up. At one time, my mom, brother, grandmother and grandfather were all driving cars with 440's. 68 Chrysler New Yorker with a 440 TNT, 69 New Yorker with stock 440, 68 Fury with a 440 Commando, 69 GTX with a 440 Commando. I can definitely testify they can be a challenge to start on a cold winter morning!
Those were very fast cars in the day. It was also hard to tune. A 650 double pumper times two will work well also. Very valuable if presented right. Headliner is a big must. Nice find. Never a six pack fan. Not many out there. Love the channel.
@@79tazman I had a new GTO in 66. Raced it some and rebuilt the carbs several times. Tuning was a issue for all of us back then. But I will admit, I do have the trophies to show for it. The three duces were for street, hardly used on the track in the late fifties and all of sixties. May have been a Midwest thing.
@@frankkirby5763 I loved my six pack in the 70’s. 2 bbl while cruising and it’d kick the other 4 bbls in getting on it. None of my buddies could keep up with it
Hello Dylan. It was really fun to watch your expression as things progressed toward success with the venerable old 440. Great troubleshooting and ability to make things work. I'm still chuckling at how things came together for you, and it was great to see the 440 put out at the track. Those things used to go like Hell. It would be nice to see what it turns into when you're through with it it. Keep up the good work! An old Mopar Fan, RS, Maj Ret, Alberta, Canada.
Great vid! I actually liked this model better than the others everyone else seemed to prefer. I raced dirt for some years. I had a jewel of a 426 sitting in the corner under wraps, and I ran these. I eventually ditched the 6-pack and put an 1100 on it with far better results. Hopefully this will be the last vehicle you ever let loose of.
Priceless if you ask me , nothing like a 60s/early 70s Muscle car , it's funny because the roadrunner was simple , big engine , four speed & beefy rear end ! Love it 👍
Reminds me of the day I bought my 67 mustang in Seattle. Drove her back with plenty of issues, stress sweats, and shutdowns......then, the car to make sure I was serious stopped running about a mile from home. Couldn't shift into gear lol. Lost about 2 years of my life, but gained one of my dream cars
0:40 that's yours? oh what a glorious car, fantastic color. great buy, you deserve it. although.. nothing was sweeter than seeing your challenger being revived and into a patina-beauty. Godbless.
Love the video, a guy doing it himself. I`m in the process of installing a 440 in my 86 4x4 Ramcharger, all by myself too. Engine rebuild, big Block tranny rebuild and output shaft swap.
I’m rebuilding a 1964 Polara and feel very happy that I got hold of it after 3 months of negotiation… it’s a fun project . I got it running and 80% of the way but decided to take it apart and give it a more in depth built focusing on creating a burnout machine. Fun at age 63. It’s not my first Mopar.. Ive had a 66 Satellite … a 70 Satellite…. Both lost due to ignorance. The car you have is the a great example of my generation and I hope you keep it running preferably a daily driver and never sell it. It’s a lost time machine… when I was young all my friends and I drove muscle cars. That was back when nobody wanted them. We got them for $1000 +or- Love your car and your attitude.
I’m impressed by your abilities. I was a jet mech in the AF. Licensed Ford and Chev engine mechanic. Today at my age I have to read techs to finish a job. Keep on trucking!!!
nothing like a drive home in an old car you don't know. Been even better at night. And no heater is a must. Great Plymouth.Cold start is no biggie, mine has had the choke wired open since I bought it in 2007.Mopar or No Car.
I bought a new 68 Runner back when. Was supposed to have been first hardtop in Memphis. It hadn't been brought to front of dealership. A friend had his Signet in for service and spotted it. I was there next day and it came home with me, had 7 miles on it. Radio, heater, drum brakes, 383 4speed. Seeing yours really brought memories back. I'm 72 now but still a Hot Rodder at heart. Thank you
Oh Kim, that car was a Beast! My friend had one in 1978 and I had a 1972 Dodge Demon 340 4bbl automatic. I thought sure my Demon would smoke that Road Runner. Not a chance. I hole shot him and when he hit 2nd gear he went by me like I was sitting still. That Runner was strong! Only the 2nd time my Demon was beat in a drag race.
love it, I have a 68 Coronet that we did a 5.9 Mag swap from ATK based in Texas , we haven't had a chance to take it to a drag strip, here in Phoenix there isn't anything I can find to race it off the streets. we know we're pushing 330-340 hp and like 480- torque,
Will be following! Putting the same into my 66 Charger. Think you will change the starter to the newer/smaller unit? I am thinking of doing this on mine.
I have been with you for a long, long time and enjoy your dedication to old cars, Mopar stuff is the content I enjoy most as I was a Mopar guy when I was young, Today I no longer work on cars but I have a very high performance non Mopar modern car (19 ZR1), keep up the great work you carry the torch !!
Dylan one power valve gasket tip is after you take the power valve out most people think there is two gaskets but the gasket splits in half and they just put in one half every time you take a power valve off a carburetor you have to put a new power valve gasket
@@jerryb1234 With all due respect I didn’t think I was calling “all” Dodges Mopars I was referring to this particular Plymouth. Like I said I’m not a fan nor do I claim to be an expert. So is this particular motor not considered a Mopar?
Hi Dillon , me again, I just gotta tell you about my best ever mopar. I'm early 70s I found a black plymouth, black final roof, red leather interior, GTX, at a Chevy dealership, sitting in the back fenced in lot. I was looking for a 70 ls6 Chevrolet S/S. I knew the dealership owner, bought a few rides from him ( used), and he told me he had something I'd be interested in, and he got the keys and we went to the back lot. A rich dad had bought the ttc for his son, they never liked it couldn't keep it running. I started it up it barely would run. I shut it down, bought it ( price is unbelieveable). I went home got my dodge pickup and trailer and picked her up. I got home and was so excited, because what is scored was a '69 Hemi GTX!!! Dual quad, 4speed pistol grip 4- speed. It had only less than 20000 miles. I went to work on it, knowing most of the problems. I drained oil, New filter, drained the regular has ( yes reguluar!), Put Sunoco 260 in it, plus some octane boost, flushed coolant replaced, also drained brake fluid, bled brakes, then fired it up, it ran better but somebody had the carbs messed up they'd screwed the mix screws downwardly tight, fuel floats too high, so I pulled the carbs off took them to Bob's speed shop had them refurbished. While that was being doe, I pulled distributor cap, and only one set of points! So I pulled plugs points condenser, wires, everything out of dist. Put all mopar parts in. Set everything by mopar performance ( direct connection) changed tranny hear oil, rear gear oil. While I waited I detailed her from top to bottom, bumper to bumper, inside and out. The red leather was perfect , paint too came up perfect, she was impressively beautiful. Carbs came back, and Bob from Bob's speed shop helped me set them up. All he asked was to take it for a drive! This car was totally badass! I had to learn how to drive her, come out of the hole, etc. It was beautiful and awesome to own n drive. I loved it. I'll tell you where it went and still is, the man who bought it left it to his son, it has had and still has a great home. I'll say one word about why I sold it, ( wife from hell!!!)
Love that ole shoe box look. Beautiful. Always drooled over those mid 60’s muscle cars. They always looked like they were built like tanks. Always appreciate the guys keeping these ole beauties alive. No joke. Bravo boys.
@@chadhaire1711 a good running sixpack with traction should EASILY get low 13’s. Possibly dip high 12’s. I grew up with these things when they were new. I’ve owned a few. I know what they can do. My stock 68 GTS 340 ran high 13’s.
@@MoParRus340 "with traction"...you mean not stock, that could apply to anything. 100% stock the 440-6 was 13.8 tops, the 426 was 13.6 tops.......and since the 440-6 is only 325 SAE net horsepower, and the 426 was only 350 SAE NET, it is not going to get any quicker. A 2021 5.7 puts out more hp at 375 SAE NET, and runs 13.6--quicker than 440-6 IN SPITE OF BEING 400 pounds heavier. Do the math. I know what they do too--and what they DONT DO. The old cars were OVER RATED in horsepower and over rated in 1/4 mile times....newer is better. Spend a week in a 485 hp (real horsepower SAE NET, not the fake GROSS pre-1971 ratings) SRT Charger 392....makes it easy to forget those old rust buckets...I did long ago.
I'm glad this rare vintage car is in good hands! You look like you know what you are doing and you seem to enjoy doing it! Keep up the good work! Where did you learn that good knowledge? Thanks!
Dylan that car is beautiful. My dad had a 68 roadrunner when I was a kid and I love this body style.. That car is well worth some time and money. I hope you own and enjoy it for a really long time
Reaction time has no affect on ET. You could sit there for an hour, the clock starts when the car moves. RT only matters in bracket or heads up racing, not fun running to see what ET the car runs.
Hi Dylan! I know that frustration with having problems at the track. Blessings that it was something as simple as a transmission leak. Thank you for saving that old iron! 🇱🇷
Nice Car !!! '68 Satellite/RR/GTX are one of my all time favorite cars ! Keep working with it, that 440 has a lot of torque/hp hiding in it just waiting to be released !!!!!
I bought my first Plymouth in 1980 and it was the 1968 Sport Satellite. I was just 18 years old at the time. If I knew then what I learned later I would have never gotten rid of the car. My 1968 Sport Satellite apparently had some special options that I was not aware of at the time. The car was a 2-door with , I call canary yellow, but believe was known as crazy lemon yellow (supposibly a rare option) . It had a 383 with 4 speed shifter on the floor with Hurst shifter. The shifter had the white "pool cue ball" handle. This car came with bucket seats (which I found out was not standard) The rear axel was a Dana 60. I remember it being a Dana 60 because a neighbor of mine at the time was a mechanic and was drooling over that. I believe and I really can not remember anymore by I think the gears were described to me as 4.11 (correct me if I am close) Some years later, I saw my old car in Hot Rod magazine and they talked about the rare options it came with. I got sick in my stomach when I saw it was worth $80,000 I bought this car for $300 at the time (imagine that) from a "shade tree" mechanic. I am not for sure about this but apparently the shade tree mechanc had done some sort of modification to the car. When I was buying the car, the guy told me when I was to race it that I was to tell others to give me some time to change out the rear tires. You see, the car came with these huge cheater slicks that are only for use on drag strips. That car was truly a sleeper for sure. A guy with a 70s Maverick wanted to race me and I did. He had a 351W with 3-speed and I beat him badly. At the time I had the fastest car in my county and even after all these years later, people still talk about that car.
I used to live in Alabama and when I decided to fetch my 77 Ford 4x4 Crewcab from Wyoming everybody was amazed because it had tire chains!! Nobody down there knew what a tire chain was!! Let alone what REAL cold weather gear was!!
Anything with original big block 440's can go for a lot of money now days if you keep them as original as possible. My dad had a 1969 Charger with a 440 in it and man I wish I had it still today! Great find you have there Dylan!
Love your videos man keep them up. I watched every challenger video as they came out from the day you got it till when you had it driving. It gave me a lot of inspiration on my 68 Skylark because at first I thought I was in over my head on it but it's coming along great.
Ya its a GS California. It was just a body and frame when I got it. She is going through a full restoration. I found a donor skylark for interior. I couldn't find a Buick v8 worth rebuilding so i built a chevy small block for it.
Beautiful Car. I remember when my grandfather had a 69 Coronet. Man that car was fast, I never got to drive it since I was a kid then. Unfortunately he had to sell it in 1980 along with 3 other cars he had. But that Coronet was my favorite, white exterior paint with blue interior.
Great video, I enjoyed watching that Ol' B body come back to life.. Does my heart good to see the younger generations still wrenching and racing these beasts... Mopar or no car!!!
@@twinkie27271 nah I like Dodge better but I'd give it Plymouth. 70 super bee is my favorite b body and favorite Mopar but in my later years I want to go fast so.... build an a body and again I say go dart go
It is a very special car with a special color. I own a 65 Catalina with a very similar paint. I am a GM guy, but I love mopars of the good old days, specially 57 to 59 and 67 to 72. What I love are cars that are being used with all their little flaws and not the overrestored trailer queens of guys with to much money who will never turn a wrench themselves.
I can't... I just can't figure out why people remove chokes... My '83 CHevy C20 I just picked up has had the choke plate removed from the Quadrajet... I just don't understand WHY people do this, these aren't race engines or race cars, they're street cars and they need the choke! Then again.. The same truck I mentioned had all the brake lines rounded and chewy like someone used only pliers to try to do the brakes. Cool car though! But man the overspray on this thing is baaaad! That would drive me insane on a car this nice!
@NuBz You must live somewhere there is no winter, maybe the magical land of California? Yeah you try starting a carbureted engine in below freezing weather without a choke. They exist because the air density changes with temperature making the fuel mixture too lean when it's cold out, causing hard starts or no start conditions. Science, look it up, unless that's considered blasphemy in your little corner of the Earth.
Are you lot Atheist trolls that are mad that he is doing something good that he also enjoys in his life while you are doing nothing but being bitter and intellectually lazy, dishonest, and disreputable in your own lives?
I remember sitting on the return road for hours there after my dads camaro spun a rod bearing and cracked 3 main caps, i love jakes dragstrip its a fun track
Growing up as a kid in Griffith Indiana.........there was these two guys always hanging out together.One had a 69 Hemi Bee and the other had a very rare 69 GTX 440 sixer as he called it.There was the famous US 30 Dragstrip in Gary....as they called it.To me it was Merrellville.That was my first taste of REAL MOPARS.Went there many times to watch in the 70's.Raced a bike there in the 80's once.You can see it on YT. as it was in its hayday.Also one guy shows what it became as a overgrown with weeds memory.One guy claimed he would bring it back to life but.....the zoning people said NO.Great looking Mopar Dylan......never sell.Oh yeah....find an aftermarket Beep Beep horn.Keep the vids coming
The 68 RR and Satellite are the best looking in my opinion. That grill and the tail lights. My dad had a 68 383 roadrunner back in the late 80s, he sold it to his best friend and his best friend still has the car to this day and is restoring it. It's that like light olive green kinda color with the matching green interior. I love the variety of color options for interiors back in the 60s and 70s. Keep this one Dylan. My dream is to have a 68 Roadrunner and a 72 Demon 340. My dad also had 2 1972 duster 340s, one he restored and it burnt up in a fire. He had a 73 charger that got totaled and then he had an 84 Dodge Daytona Turbo Z. He was a Mopar guy.
Fixing the carbs definitely fixed the exhaust sounding like a tractor sounds beastly now nice quick fox with some o rings and primary carb @Dylan McCool
The 1968 Satellite, Road Runner, and especially the GTX are my fav Mopars. The fact it has a 440-6 makes it even cooler. Can't hide my envy.
My faves also. Especially the hardtops
Cool old car! So glad people still invest their time and money into keeping these alive! 👍😄🚘
If only he had drained the old fuel first.....
He sold it the other day
when you see soemtgin like that here in the europe it warming your heart and put you into big jeleousy
Boy, the stance of that car is just perfect! Looks so good!
that 68 roadrunner with 446 pack auto on the tree gives me memories on my first car just like yours... the 446 is powerful when i drove it in high sschool in 1984.
The 440 was a very potent and tough engine ! I built one about 32 years ago that put in a duster. It's still running today in a dump truck !
That 440 seemed like it had more in it that whole time, what that thing really needs is a 4 speed
As the owner of a 68 roadrunner my advice to you is NEVER sell it.
Unless it's to me
@Lucifer Morningstar you're so big and scawwwwy
He obviously can't sell it to Maple Motors with a working horn!
AMEN
@@ripvanrevs he should get more lol
The wheels, from the charger, really set the old Satellite off.
Good looking car!
Your transmission from sitting all those years probably needs need seals front to back. While that's being done check all the clutch packs and you'll be trouble free for years to come. Good luck and your car looks solid!
10,000 thumbs up for bringing this car back to life!!!! It deserves to be out there breathing fresh air again!
That "Popping" sound was a bad spark plug that wasn't firing at first and then once the engine warmed up it started pickup and firing, but of course the cylinder was full of fuel so it was a bigger "Pop" than usual. Pretty common thing up here in the North on older engines.
THIS CAR IS MY DREAM!!! Too bad prices are skyrocketing for Satellites and Roadrunners....
Amen.
Ain’t that the truth. I’ve been looking for a 73-74 model and even the shit boxes are selling for 10k
My dream car of those body styles is a 1969 GTX if you watch Fenelli restorations he just bought a mint one in California it's awesome with my favorite white interior th-cam.com/video/RwtcjDwJ-ko/w-d-xo.html
I paid 8K for my 68 Satellite about 12 years ago and it is still my daily driver. It was drivable with a 273 V8 but I put a nasty carb swapped 5.9 Magnum in it with a Hughes cam. I'm running 8.60s in the eighth all motor now with a bunch of modern cars that need nitrous or boost to get there and I have LOTS of room for improvement. Hoping to hit 7.99 all motor before I try my 100 shot.
@@Impactjunky and you could still get 30 k for it now
It's nice seeing youngsters acting with respect and with good character.
I agree! Dylan is good people and reflects the way he was raised.
I got a similar vibe from Cleetus McFarland after seeing the way he handled the passing of his neighbor, Ed. Pure class and respect.
CHEERS! 🇱🇷
not taking away anything from the fact he's polite but isn't Dylan late 30's?
@@yokomodrifter no idea, but i'm 52 so he's a youngster to me regardless. :)
@@yokomodrifter Pretty sure he's in his mid-twenties.
@@yokomodrifter no listen to him watch him not 30 nothing. I mean he not 18 but I think we can say he's around the same age as all his TH-cam friends mid 20s
I like the look of fear in your eyes when it almost stalls at the intersections!
The joys of owning a vintage vehicle 🤣
Classic
It must be 1/8 mile.
Dylan I am impressed with you in this video you have really grown up as a mechanic this is by far your best video yet please keep up the great work Dylan I just wanted to say ty for saving this incredible and beautiful car I also wanted to ty for welcoming everyone on TH-cam into your family adam davenport from raleigh nc
If I was a millionaire I'd literally buy every single classic for sale that I was able to see & get. All these old schools no matter what brand/dealership deserve saving like this. You are doing tremendous things Dylan. Real cars. REAL BUILT. REAL TOUGH! American Automotive History should be respected and valued at all cost. They are the living dead in a sense because we (may) have to bring them back to Life with some help and passion. Idc if it doesn't run and drive, yeah that's a minus but I'd still buy it just to stare at if that was my only choice. The presence alone puts a smile on ur face
Just completed builds of 1970 Challenger RT convertibles . One a 440 SixPack the other 426 HEMI. Thanks for sharing
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@@amytaylor8398 great day so far. 85 degrees sunshine. Going crusing in my 62 Falcon today.
@@randyoehlert5045 good to hear that. Oh ok 👌 alright. Where are you from?
I'm in Australia and we only see these kinds of cars here if they have been imported by mopar fans so they are rare. I really enjoy your accurate,articulate and interesting descriptions of your work.
. Slipping that fuel filler into the tank reminded me of my wedding night for some reason. Very nice work cobber.
Your classic Mopars are not bad, either, and ditto for the ones that are in Latin/Central/South America as well, @Gavin Hunter.
You should be glad to see old mopars,here I cant even spot any classic American cars
Hello fellow aussie, i imported one....risky experience but worth it
@@shackleton274 Good onya mate hope it goes like the clappers and frightens all the people on your street. What kind of Mopar is it? I had a few AP5's and 6's back in the 90's. Bloody brilliant old cars.
@@Hungry_Hunter 69 RM21 Roadrunner with the 383 4spd - Beast :)
I have a 66 coronet with 440 6 pac project and I went through all your fixes... New gas tank, new eaton rear gear set... new center carb. Manual choke cable, new radiator with electric fan... , I kept the drum brakes..., Painted primer white..., New interior..., B&M shifter..., Great fun car...
Hard to beat the sound of a 440! Love it brother!
How does a 440 sound different from any other comparable big block v8?
@@yeehaw3792 they all have their sound it might sound a little like a 383 but absolutely nothing like a Ford or Chevy
@@yeehaw3792 440 has a slightly different sound than even a 383. If you had a 440, 383, ford 428, gm 454 sitting in a row with the same exhaust, you'd gravitate to the back of the 440 car every time.
@@Ray56z In what way? Combustion sounds the same. Maybe it varies with compression ration and obviously exhaust but that's about it.
I love the old Mopars. When you were under the car working it brought me back to the 60's.
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Nice car! I would invest in a tear down gasket kit with it having sat that long. You know the valve stem seals are most likely shot. I will bet they played a part in the smoke exiting the exhaust as you were going down the track. Its just a good investment and gives you a chance to visually inspect the pistons, cylinders, valves, clean out any crap in the oil pan, and valve seal pieces in the oil pump pickup screen. That and replacing other gaskets and seals couldn't hurt as you found out with the transmission. I'd also get after the rear transmission seal and the one for where the valve body connects to the shifter linkage if you didn't already change it while you had it down to fix the band adjuster.
Its a lot of time and work to replace mostly low cost parts but can preserve the engine and save you more expensive repairs later.
In love with this Ride. This isnt just a car it is a ride that you cheerish and take care of. Awesome Brother
Every time you come out with a new video, I have to watch it since I'm that much of a Mopar guy. Not only does this car sound & run nice since you got it, it also has its original gear reduction starter as well. This thing looks sharp as well as having a nice interior to boot.
Hey, grew up in Town Creek in the '60s, can't tell you how happy it makes me to see a good kid like you racing in Moulton. Keep it up, doing us proud! Subscribed, and I don't even care for car channels, usually!
Is that Town Creek, ALABAMA? I grew up in the Tri Cities, Sheffield, specifically in the 60's and 70's. We competed against Moulton and Town Creek in sports.
Glad to see younger generations have such great interest on great old cars!
I did a 68 Sport Satalite to GTX clone 20 yrs ago, 74 440 out of a Chrysler new yorker...bored. 30 over, home ported heads, mopar. 509 cam, six pack, 4.10s out back with a 3500 converter was doing 12.60s and driving it daily.
You got a good platform to start! Keep up the good work and just refresh what you got and smash on it!
Dylan, Great video! Thank you so much for the info you produce. I know much of this is elementary to many of your viewers, but, the hands on stuff you keep in your editing helps me. I'm 57, building my first Mopar since I was a teen. And, you have been a great help along the way. Kudos to your parents for your up bringing.
She's a beauty! Makes me really miss my 73 Charger 440. That's one car I wish I had back.
OMG that color. It's beautiful
Had a 68 Satellite in this color....think it was call sea foam green
@@michaelkirby7583 it's Q5 Medium Turquoise.
No reason to worry about cutting a light when you're looking for times. Reaction has no affect on ET. The time starts when you break the beam.
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Beautiful color. Love those satellites and road runners. I also have a huge fondness for six pack engines.
I agree. Not a fan of green but I’ve gotta say, it DID look good on that old iron.
There were a lot of 440's in my family growing up. At one time, my mom, brother, grandmother and grandfather were all driving cars with 440's. 68 Chrysler New Yorker with a 440 TNT, 69 New Yorker with stock 440, 68 Fury with a 440 Commando, 69 GTX with a 440 Commando. I can definitely testify they can be a challenge to start on a cold winter morning!
Those were very fast cars in the day. It was also hard to tune. A 650 double pumper times two will work well also. Very valuable if presented right. Headliner is a big must. Nice find. Never a six pack fan. Not many out there. Love the channel.
They are not that hard you gotta know basic carbureted tech but they can be hard to beginners and guys that have never tuned 2 bbl carbs
@@79tazman I had a new GTO in 66. Raced it some and rebuilt the carbs several times. Tuning was a issue for all of us back then. But I will admit, I do have the trophies to show for it. The three duces were for street, hardly used on the track in the late fifties and all of sixties. May have been a Midwest thing.
@@frankkirby5763 I loved my six pack in the 70’s. 2 bbl while cruising and it’d kick the other 4 bbls in getting on it. None of my buddies could keep up with it
Hello Dylan. It was really fun to watch your expression as things progressed toward success with the venerable old 440. Great troubleshooting and ability to make things work. I'm still chuckling at how things came together for you, and it was great to see the 440 put out at the track. Those things used to go like Hell. It would be nice to see what it turns into when you're through with it it. Keep up the good work! An old Mopar Fan, RS, Maj Ret, Alberta, Canada.
I'm not a huge Mopar fan, but that car just looks right - the stance, the wheels, everything about it is really on point.
I am
i was thinkin the same thing
Great vid! I actually liked this model better than the others everyone else seemed to prefer. I raced dirt for some years. I had a jewel of a 426 sitting in the corner under wraps, and I ran these. I eventually ditched the 6-pack and put an 1100 on it with far better results. Hopefully this will be the last vehicle you ever let loose of.
this is one of Plymouth's prettiest designs, excellent purchase
Priceless if you ask me , nothing like a 60s/early 70s Muscle car , it's funny because the roadrunner was simple , big engine , four speed & beefy rear end ! Love it 👍
Reminds me of the day I bought my 67 mustang in Seattle. Drove her back with plenty of issues, stress sweats, and shutdowns......then, the car to make sure I was serious stopped running about a mile from home. Couldn't shift into gear lol. Lost about 2 years of my life, but gained one of my dream cars
0:40 that's yours? oh what a glorious car, fantastic color. great buy, you deserve it.
although.. nothing was sweeter than seeing your challenger being revived and into a patina-beauty.
Godbless.
That green really works on this car. Looks great
Man I really hope we see more of this car . Out of all your projects this is my favorite!!!
Beautiful car,I love the GTX, road runner and satellite body styles.
33:44 pulling up with The Doors playing...like it's 1968....excellent 👍👍👍
Love the video, a guy doing it himself. I`m in the process of installing a 440 in my 86 4x4 Ramcharger, all by myself too. Engine rebuild, big Block tranny rebuild and output shaft swap.
I loved watching this video. What a beautiful sporty car. wow!!
Definitely heard alot of spark knock on the second drag what a beautiful car
I’m rebuilding a 1964 Polara and feel very happy that I got hold of it after 3 months of negotiation… it’s a fun project . I got it running and 80% of the way but decided to take it apart and give it a more in depth built focusing on creating a burnout machine. Fun at age 63. It’s not my first Mopar.. Ive had a 66 Satellite … a 70 Satellite…. Both lost due to ignorance. The car you have is the a great example of my generation and I hope you keep it running preferably a daily driver and never sell it. It’s a lost time machine… when I was young all my friends and I drove muscle cars. That was back when nobody wanted them. We got them for $1000 +or-
Love your car and your attitude.
Nice one Dylan , nice , sounds good !!! Even the shot gun popping , keep warm bro
I’m impressed by your abilities. I was a jet mech in the AF. Licensed Ford and Chev engine mechanic. Today at my age I have to read techs to finish a job. Keep on trucking!!!
nothing like a drive home in an old car you don't know. Been even better at night. And no heater is a must. Great Plymouth.Cold start is no biggie, mine has had the choke wired open since I bought it in 2007.Mopar or No Car.
Mopar or no car
I bought a new 68 Runner back when. Was supposed to have been first hardtop in Memphis. It hadn't been brought to front of dealership. A friend had his Signet in for service and spotted it. I was there next day and it came home with me, had 7 miles on it. Radio, heater, drum brakes, 383 4speed. Seeing yours really brought memories back. I'm 72 now but still a Hot Rodder at heart. Thank you
Oh Kim, that car was a Beast! My friend had one in 1978 and I had a 1972 Dodge Demon 340 4bbl automatic. I thought sure my Demon would smoke that Road Runner. Not a chance. I hole shot him and when he hit 2nd gear he went by me like I was sitting still. That Runner was strong! Only the 2nd time my Demon was beat in a drag race.
Love this reminds me of my first new car a 68 Satellite in that same color.
love it, I have a 68 Coronet that we did a 5.9 Mag swap from ATK based in Texas , we haven't had a chance to take it to a drag strip, here in Phoenix there isn't anything I can find to race it off the streets. we know we're pushing 330-340 hp and like 480- torque,
Man oh man that sound gives me goosebumps
Why do some cars you look at and just fall in love with man what a sweet car
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Will be following! Putting the same into my 66 Charger. Think you will change the starter to the newer/smaller unit? I am thinking of doing this on mine.
put up a video on your 66! love to see it.
I have been with you for a long, long time and enjoy your dedication to old cars, Mopar stuff is the content I enjoy most as I was a Mopar guy when I was young, Today I no longer work on cars but I have a very high performance non Mopar modern car (19 ZR1), keep up the great work you carry the torch !!
Great car! The underbody needs a going over!
Spot blaster and Miricle paint will do the job great!!!
Dylan one power valve gasket tip is after you take the power valve out most people think there is two gaskets but the gasket splits in half and they just put in one half every time you take a power valve off a carburetor you have to put a new power valve gasket
Oh Man! This has got to be the coolest car you’ve done yet. I’m not even a Mopar fan either.
Yep, very cool car!
Calling all Dodge's a Mopar, is like calling all Ford's a Shelby, lol
@@jerryb1234 With all due respect I didn’t think I was calling “all” Dodges Mopars I was referring to this particular Plymouth. Like I said I’m not a fan nor do I claim to be an expert. So is this particular motor not considered a Mopar?
Hi Dillon , me again, I just gotta tell you about my best ever mopar. I'm early 70s I found a black plymouth, black final roof, red leather interior, GTX, at a Chevy dealership, sitting in the back fenced in lot. I was looking for a 70 ls6 Chevrolet S/S. I knew the dealership owner, bought a few rides from him ( used), and he told me he had something I'd be interested in, and he got the keys and we went to the back lot. A rich dad had bought the ttc for his son, they never liked it couldn't keep it running. I started it up it barely would run. I shut it down, bought it ( price is unbelieveable). I went home got my dodge pickup and trailer and picked her up. I got home and was so excited, because what is scored was a '69 Hemi GTX!!! Dual quad, 4speed pistol grip 4- speed. It had only less than 20000 miles. I went to work on it, knowing most of the problems. I drained oil, New filter, drained the regular has ( yes reguluar!), Put Sunoco 260 in it, plus some octane boost, flushed coolant replaced, also drained brake fluid, bled brakes, then fired it up, it ran better but somebody had the carbs messed up they'd screwed the mix screws downwardly tight, fuel floats too high, so I pulled the carbs off took them to Bob's speed shop had them refurbished. While that was being doe, I pulled distributor cap, and only one set of points! So I pulled plugs points condenser, wires, everything out of dist. Put all mopar parts in. Set everything by mopar performance ( direct connection) changed tranny hear oil, rear gear oil. While I waited I detailed her from top to bottom, bumper to bumper, inside and out. The red leather was perfect , paint too came up perfect, she was impressively beautiful. Carbs came back, and Bob from Bob's speed shop helped me set them up. All he asked was to take it for a drive! This car was totally badass! I had to learn how to drive her, come out of the hole, etc. It was beautiful and awesome to own n drive. I loved it. I'll tell you where it went and still is, the man who bought it left it to his son, it has had and still has a great home. I'll say one word about why I sold it, ( wife from hell!!!)
Have the transmission rebuilt and a shift kit with a stall converter. Looks great.
All converters are “stall” converters🙄
Love that ole shoe box look. Beautiful. Always drooled over those mid 60’s muscle cars. They always looked like they were built like tanks. Always appreciate the guys keeping these ole beauties alive. No joke. Bravo boys.
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What an awesome rig!! Great power plant and trick colour. I wouldn’t be able to stop driving it if it was mine. You scored a beauty there Dylan.
Cool ol mopar! Glad it's back and roaring again! Hope u get the trans fixed and bring it back out for some more fun!!
Yeah. 9.0 1/8 equates to about 14.8 1/4. That six pack should be easily able to do mid 13’s in that Satellite.
But even better in an a body go dart go
Should do low 13's with ease I'd think .. those satellites where what like 3300~ lbs 😳
wrong--stock 13.8 tops.
@@chadhaire1711 a good running sixpack with traction should EASILY get low 13’s. Possibly dip high 12’s. I grew up with these things when they were new. I’ve owned a few. I know what they can do. My stock 68 GTS 340 ran high 13’s.
@@MoParRus340 "with traction"...you mean not stock, that could apply to anything. 100% stock the 440-6 was 13.8 tops, the 426 was 13.6 tops.......and since the 440-6 is only 325 SAE net horsepower, and the 426 was only 350 SAE NET, it is not going to get any quicker. A 2021 5.7 puts out more hp at 375 SAE NET, and runs 13.6--quicker than 440-6 IN SPITE OF BEING 400 pounds heavier. Do the math. I know what they do too--and what they DONT DO. The old cars were OVER RATED in horsepower and over rated in 1/4 mile times....newer is better. Spend a week in a 485 hp (real horsepower SAE NET, not the fake GROSS pre-1971 ratings) SRT Charger 392....makes it easy to forget those old rust buckets...I did long ago.
When you changed out that part in the carb and gave us the exhaust note segment👌nice
I'm glad this rare vintage car is in good hands! You look like you know what you are doing and you seem to enjoy doing it! Keep up the good work! Where did you learn that good knowledge? Thanks!
One thing to remember "Rapid transit system, Plymouth makes it". So cool, very cool. Keep it and have fun with it.
Love the color. Good dish on the trans 2nd gear issue. As far as your time goes, maybe the outboard carbs aren’t opening?
Dylan that car is beautiful. My dad had a 68 roadrunner when I was a kid and I love this body style.. That car is well worth some time and money. I hope you own and enjoy it for a really long time
Reaction time has no affect on ET. You could sit there for an hour, the clock starts when the car moves. RT only matters in bracket or heads up racing, not fun running to see what ET the car runs.
He never claimed his reaction time affects ET. One of the times he talks about it he even says "not that it really matters"
Hi Dylan! I know that frustration with having problems at the track. Blessings that it was something as simple as a transmission leak.
Thank you for saving that old iron! 🇱🇷
Amazing car and Uncle Tony would love to get his hands on this one!
Uncle Tony could not afford this car.
Nice Car !!! '68 Satellite/RR/GTX are one of my all time favorite cars ! Keep working with it, that 440 has a lot of torque/hp hiding in it just waiting to be released !!!!!
OMG! Age sounds beautiful!
I bought my first Plymouth in 1980 and it was the 1968 Sport Satellite. I was just 18 years old at the time. If I knew then what I learned later I would have never gotten rid of the car.
My 1968 Sport Satellite apparently had some special options that I was not aware of at the time. The car was a 2-door with , I call canary yellow, but believe was known as crazy lemon yellow (supposibly a rare option) . It had a 383 with 4 speed shifter on the floor with Hurst shifter. The shifter had the white "pool cue ball" handle. This car came with bucket seats (which I found out was not standard) The rear axel was a Dana 60.
I remember it being a Dana 60 because a neighbor of mine at the time was a mechanic and was drooling over that. I believe and I really can not remember anymore by I think the gears were described to me as 4.11 (correct me if I am close)
Some years later, I saw my old car in Hot Rod magazine and they talked about the rare options it came with. I got sick in my stomach when I saw it was worth $80,000
I bought this car for $300 at the time (imagine that) from a "shade tree" mechanic. I am not for sure about this but apparently the shade tree mechanc had done some sort of modification to the car. When I was buying the car, the guy told me when I was to race it that I was to tell others to give me some time to change out the rear tires. You see, the car came with these huge cheater slicks that are only for use on drag strips. That car was truly a sleeper for sure. A guy with a 70s Maverick wanted to race me and I did. He had a 351W with 3-speed and I beat him badly.
At the time I had the fastest car in my county and even after all these years later, people still talk about that car.
Hot dang man that is a bad to the bone find!!!
I used to live in Alabama and when I decided to fetch my 77 Ford 4x4 Crewcab from Wyoming everybody was amazed because it had tire chains!! Nobody down there knew what a tire chain was!! Let alone what REAL cold weather gear was!!
An absolutely beautiful Mopar. The stance is PERFECT! Jealous as hell!
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Anything with original big block 440's can go for a lot of money now days if you keep them as original as possible. My dad had a 1969 Charger with a 440 in it and man I wish I had it still today! Great find you have there Dylan!
Love your videos man keep them up. I watched every challenger video as they came out from the day you got it till when you had it driving. It gave me a lot of inspiration on my 68 Skylark because at first I thought I was in over my head on it but it's coming along great.
I would love to see your 68 skylark. I had 1 in high school. Is it a GS?
Ya its a GS California. It was just a body and frame when I got it. She is going through a full restoration. I found a donor skylark for interior. I couldn't find a Buick v8 worth rebuilding so i built a chevy small block for it.
@@codys3579 , you could probably find one online.
Beautiful Car. I remember when my grandfather had a 69 Coronet. Man that car was fast, I never got to drive it since I was a kid then. Unfortunately he had to sell it in 1980 along with 3 other cars he had. But that Coronet was my favorite, white exterior paint with blue interior.
Man I love this thing she's a beast great buy man.
Nice transformation, not a mopar fan but cars relatively nice..glad to see another muscle running again.
Incoming six barrel vs six pack comments.
I guess I'll be that guy: what's the difference? Love your vids btw.
Is that a factory setup?
Haha! I did it before I saw this comment. Couldn’t resist. Sweet car!
Plymouth had the 6 Barrel and Dodge had the 6 Pack
Cool Car looks like a lot of fun
Great video, I enjoyed watching that Ol' B body come back to life..
Does my heart good to see the younger generations still wrenching and racing these beasts...
Mopar or no car!!!
Love this car✊🏁. I think it would look great with those big “Plymouth” decals on those big quarter panels. The ones that came on a Superbird.
Super Bee maybe?
@@twinkie27271 nah I like Dodge better but I'd give it Plymouth. 70 super bee is my favorite b body and favorite Mopar but in my later years I want to go fast so.... build an a body and again I say go dart go
It is a very special car with a special color. I own a 65 Catalina with a very similar paint.
I am a GM guy, but I love mopars of the good old days, specially 57 to 59 and 67 to 72. What I love are cars that are being used with all their little flaws and not the overrestored trailer queens of guys with to much money who will never turn a wrench themselves.
I can't... I just can't figure out why people remove chokes... My '83 CHevy C20 I just picked up has had the choke plate removed from the Quadrajet... I just don't understand WHY people do this, these aren't race engines or race cars, they're street cars and they need the choke! Then again.. The same truck I mentioned had all the brake lines rounded and chewy like someone used only pliers to try to do the brakes.
Cool car though! But man the overspray on this thing is baaaad! That would drive me insane on a car this nice!
@NuBz You must live somewhere there is no winter, maybe the magical land of California? Yeah you try starting a carbureted engine in below freezing weather without a choke. They exist because the air density changes with temperature making the fuel mixture too lean when it's cold out, causing hard starts or no start conditions. Science, look it up, unless that's considered blasphemy in your little corner of the Earth.
You are a clear, concise presenter Dylan! And your enthusiasm is contagious!!
"It is known thy torque converter pump seal will leak henceforth when thy car sitteth for a generation"
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Are you lot Atheist trolls that are mad that he is doing something good that he also enjoys in his life while you are doing nothing but being bitter and intellectually lazy, dishonest, and disreputable in your own lives?
I remember sitting on the return road for hours there after my dads camaro spun a rod bearing and cracked 3 main caps, i love jakes dragstrip its a fun track
Mark Worman would have a fit… you said 440 ‘six pack’. That’s a Plymouth, not a Dodge. It’s called a six BARREL lol
First the mustang II now this. Keep taking these builds to the track. Love it.
that car is really worth doing a partial resto-mod Dylan...GO FOR IT MAN !!!
Growing up as a kid in Griffith Indiana.........there was these two guys always hanging out together.One had a 69 Hemi Bee and the other had a very rare 69 GTX 440 sixer as he called it.There was the famous US 30 Dragstrip in Gary....as they called it.To me it was Merrellville.That was my first taste of REAL MOPARS.Went there many times to watch in the 70's.Raced a bike there in the 80's once.You can see it on YT. as it was in its hayday.Also one guy shows what it became as a overgrown with weeds memory.One guy claimed he would bring it back to life but.....the zoning people said NO.Great looking Mopar Dylan......never sell.Oh yeah....find an aftermarket Beep Beep horn.Keep the vids coming
Great content on a badass muscle car! Maybe try drag radials?
My minibike runs 9.40s in the 1/8 but I still appreciate what you are doing!
I love the sound inside the car!
The 68 RR and Satellite are the best looking in my opinion. That grill and the tail lights. My dad had a 68 383 roadrunner back in the late 80s, he sold it to his best friend and his best friend still has the car to this day and is restoring it. It's that like light olive green kinda color with the matching green interior. I love the variety of color options for interiors back in the 60s and 70s. Keep this one Dylan. My dream is to have a 68 Roadrunner and a 72 Demon 340. My dad also had 2 1972 duster 340s, one he restored and it burnt up in a fire. He had a 73 charger that got totaled and then he had an 84 Dodge Daytona Turbo Z. He was a Mopar guy.
Fixing the carbs definitely fixed the exhaust sounding like a tractor sounds beastly now nice quick fox with some o rings and primary carb @Dylan McCool