Kaleb I’m glad you are back, we miss your videos and we know you are responsible for providing for your family, keep up the good work!

this is shaping up to be one of my favourite series already

Crazy to go back and look at where I started watching and see it's been 5 years at this point. Watching you widebody the MR2 and the Audi while I was just trying to get a VW beetle to run was really inspiring. Your channel is part of the reason I'm going back to school now for Auto body and why my nova is 8 inches wider and scrapes speed bumps. glad to see you back at it and hoping it lasts!

I have owned my 66 Mustang fastback since 1975. In 2016 it needed a total rebuild. We picked a well known shop to do the restore. They farmed out the work and it was a total mess....we ended up in court. We then rebuilt the car again our selves. So don't feel to bad....I wasted much more money!!! The only mistake was paying what you did for a 6 cyl car. You did a LOT right. The accident(s) hurt you a bunch.....but that's life. In the end it looked good and you got about what they are going for right now. Good for you looking at this as a life lesson that you can build on!!! thx

A regular shops labor per hour is like 50 bucks, a little math shows you have about 10k in labor on this one 😯 thats some hard work!

Madness, you took a pile of sh*t destined for scrap and put it back on the road. Is it 100% perfect, no. That's not the point though... You took a literal piece of sh*t and polished it all by yourself, from the ground up. Everything you've learned to that point has taught you how to better the next. That's magic dude. This all while having a baby, family time, filming, ordering, tinkering, welding, fixing, learning, removing paint shops and moving house. Take some damn credit man! Glad to see you back and I speak for every single one us here following your channel - we are excited. Here's to Built '23 🍻

First time watching your channel & was SURPRISED that you said that you never really worked on cars or painted them. YOU DID A HELL OF A DECENT JOB ON THIS CLASSIC. You also have a BEAUTIFUL FAMILY & THE BIGGEST PART IS " YOUR WIFE HELPS YOU ". She's into it & behind you, YOU DON'T REALIZE ( AT SUCH A YOUNG AGE ) HOW BIG THAT IS, F'KN HUGE BRO. My wife NEVER & I MEAN NEVER got in to my car hobby or me as a gun collector down the road on that one. YOU'RE DAMN LUCKY SON, DAMN LUCKY. I was married in High School at the age of 17 ( GOT HER PREGNANT ) so we got married. Ended up having 2 son's & rented a TRAILER for 10 years before buying a house. KILLED ME, FUK'N KILLED ME but I had to sell 2 69 Camaro's I had to put towards the house ( back in 93 ) still had my 68 though. You seem to have a good head on your shoulders REALIZING THAT THIS " WAS A LEARNING EXPERIENCE " YOU'RE STILL VERY YOUNG. Your skills will get better with every build, you'll learn tricks of the trade, what to look for when buying a vehicle, which one to buy & not to buy, LIKE I SAID YOUR LEARNING PLUS YOU REALIZE THAT. SHIT DON'T GO AS PLANNED ALL THE TIME BUT " YOU MADE MONEY " NO MATTER HOW SMALL, YOU MADE MONEY. You'll get there, it takes years but you'll get there & the BIGGEST THING IS " YOU HAVE A WIFE THAT SUPPORTS YOU " HUGE WIN, YOU'LL REALIZE THAT WHEN YOU GET OLDER LIKE MY ASS, MINE NEVER DID. By the way " THAT ENDING " laughed my fukin ass off, I subscribed, Henry from (THE RUST BELT ) N.E. PA. MY HEART GOES OUT TO KEN BLOCK'S FAMILY, MAY HE REST IN PEACE, DAMN TRAGIC.

I have found a long time ago, that this business will not make you rich, unless you only have the ability to get VERY RARE cars that are all number matching vehicles. Here's the thing though, bringing these cars back from the graveyard is very satisfying! Good luck young man, wishing you all the success you deserve!! This was a really good video.

Son eats his noodles, dad uses his noodle and Mustang makes the miracle mile! You're off to a running start! So much to be "tankful" for. Kelly

Love the new format. Making money on old cars is tough. You need to either buy something non-running and with minimum effort/expense get it running and flip it for a small profit or go all out on something collectable with your time being the main expense. You need to make a good margin on a more intensive restoration, if your time would have been better served doing something else for minimum wage you have a huge problem. My old man used to do this as a side deal and he really knew his stuff. I still remember him laughing at a friend of his who was bragging about making double their money back on a build. They worked on the build full time for 3 months, subtracting a minimum wage salary for those 3 months and they wound up making a loss. Luckily for them, they learned a lot doing the restoration, including how to speed up and optimize the process. Sometimes the learning is worth the hit, it can save you a fortune on future builds. Take a look at what old cars have new/aftermarket parts available still. 65 - 70 Mustangs are great cars to build, you can buy almost every single component and panel new/aftermarket. Something like a 65 Plymouth Barracuda is a much bigger/more expensive task. High volume, high demand cars tend to have more parts available for them as well as more flexible markets. Almost no one wants an engine swapped Porsche 911 but an LS/Coyote etc swapped Mustang will find a home pretty easily. Lean on friends and contacts for info on what sells and what to steer clear of. The internet can be deceiving, seeing 2 dozen of a particular car/model for sale could be good or bad, either they are in high demand or, no one wants them so they won't move. Someone in the business will know far better.

You’ve got a talent for flipping cars. Would love to see more videos where you clean up old cars/trucks like what you did with that C10

I am rebuilding a 1967 Mustang in The Netherlands. So I love this build for sure 🛠👏

You are a VERY good and PATIENT father! Your kids are lucky to have you as their dad.

Really glad to see you back, I really want KZfaq to push your content out again. Super excited to see your upcoming videos and I just want such a genuine hardworking guy succeed 👍

Glad your back, hope some companies reach out to sponsor you and that you’re successful! I think projects like this are relatable for more of us than some of the other builds.

I’m happy to see you back on the grind Caleb. As someone who’s slightly mechanically inclined, seeing the growth in your abilities to learn how to do it yourself on a budget inspires me to do the same.

I am happy to see your videos again, I also appreciate you being so open about your projects and about the mistakes you made along the way, it makes it feel like we are growing and learning together

Hey man, just a couple tips to get even straighter cars! Im a body guy and have worked in resto shops and collision shops. 1: Invest in a quality set of body hammers and dollys. Martin makes a really good set. Make sure you work the dents out as good as possible before you start ok anything else, that way you wont need to pile on thick layers of bodyfill. 2: When filling, focus on spreading tight even coats to make sanding easier and invest in some good blocks! Durabock makes some good sets. Its important to use the block most suitable for the panel you are working on. The longer blocks are best for long flat sections of the car. Make sure to sand in a cross hatch pattern. Use long strokes and even pressure and try to evenly sand the whole surface. Use masking tape to help create your body lines. guide coat can be useful too. Finish blocking your fill with 320. 3: the BEST product for rust prevention is an epoxy primer. Prime everything with this after fill and before anything else. 4: block your epoxy primer with 320 and then spray your high build primer or sprayable polyester like the G2. 5: try to not use a feather edger to sand g2 or high build primers, instead, initially block with 220 using guide coat. This is an important step and power tools will make noticable waves! 6: once you are happy with the shape you have achieved, prime again with urethane primer. This is a last ditch effort in catching any tiny imperfections that you cant see. Block this primer with 320, 600, 800, with guide coat for each grit. 7: prep and paint! This is all personal preference but a good thing to think about for big projects especially restorations is three good coats of clear, then you can wetsand and polish to a glasslike finish without burning through!! Cant wait to see the next project man, love your channel!

Come on man. You paid 3500 . Look what you got for that small amount of money. What you learned from that project is worth much more than that. Every problem you ran into you should have seen just from looking at it from a 100 yards away. Keep going young man . Remember as long as you are learning, even your failures are wins. Because knowledge is power and power is money and money is freedom. Freedom to take care of your family and more cool projects. God bless you and yours

Man you just said you were leaving! Glad to see you back!!!

Good to see you, your kids and wife in good spirits my man!💪🏽

I love how the kids are just playing and you don't cut it. Him swinging the stick behind you as you make the video almost like nothing is going on. 🤣.

Loved the whole video, the style and pace, the transparency, the nostalgic feel when driving the mustang!!! Killed it bro!!! Excited for this series!!! Welcome back Kaleb!!!

Onward & upward in 2023. You can do this. Billy J.... Queensland, Australia.

I am glad to see you back I know we all have missed your videos, I hope 2023 is a better year for you and your family, God bless

I've never clicked soo fast in my life.. welcome back man!

I have definitely been left on the side of the road because of points. My advice for future "old car" projects is to get a Pertronix conversion kit to replace the points and condensor. Relatively inexpensive and no more hard starts, no more worries about burned up or corroded points.

You did a great job regardless! The shot of your wife kicking the hubcap on reminds me of a similar experience I had at a New York beach. An MGB with wire wheels couldn’t get the spare on, my wife kicked the hell out of it until it popped on. Live learn and enjoy 😉 God bless you and your beautiful family!

The king is back!!!!

64 1/2 was the first year. My brother was working in Detroit and invited me up and we went on a tour of Ford Motor Company and saw the Mustangs on the assembly line, after that I was hooked.

I bought this car for me and my 16yrs old son as a hobby car.. Great Job Kaleb.. We’re loving this car.. Thanks and awesome video!!

I have a 1968 Mustang, replacing the gauge cluster lens made them like new, in short you did the right thing. This upgrade cannot be over emphasized.

Enjoyed the video. I restored and customized a 68 California special. Classic mustangs when neglected are a nightmare to repair. All the little “simple” things add up to a lot of work when it’s all said and done. It’s not like a modern car where every thing fits. There were people at the factories making all the cheap crappy parts fit together nicely. I spent hours on the side window glass on mine and they’re still not perfect. I feel your pain, I’ll never restore a car this old ever again.

Congratulations on so many things. Family, home and back to the channel. We missed you

My brother had a 65 similar to this back in high school in 199X. It was a heap not much better than this one started. As soon as I saw the 4 lugs I said out loud, "That's got a 200 hundred straight 6."

Nice job. Sorry to see that you damaged the door. ouch! This is getting me motivated to restore my 66. Keep up the great work!

Great video. I like the structure of the storytelling. Keep 'em coming!

Guys get in and join this channel keep this guy making more videos and get him finishing some of his many projects join 99c a month help support his ever growing family and get that Fat sun finished ❤️ from NZ

Just sat and watched the whole video. Great to see someone doing most of the work themselves; including mistakes. Out here in California, you can't buy a 65 mustang with that many parts for that cheap. I don't think you overpaid. Looking forward to more of your videos.

Kaleb,I think you should turn this into a "restore a mustang in 10 minutes" type video. If I remember correctly those videos have always done very well on your channel and they're my favorite to watch. Keep up the great work!

Kaleb, I thought of you the other day, missed you. Hey family and feeding the bunch takes priority! I’m glad you’re back, and thank you, thank you, thank you. I’m a car nut, ask my wife LOL… in my experience, you want to reap MAJOR profits on cars, you got to get the cream of the crop cars… I appreciate all those WONDER PRICES you tubers and the car auctions show…… but to me, that 1% of the reality,reality is, that you usually just get by at best. So you showing the true and unscripted reality is key! Your work is on point, you doing the right things… keep rocking and glad to see you again!

Don’t beat yourself up too bad. That’s a good looking Mustang.

Dude you are a very hard worker who is not afraid of failing. You and your wife are very patient and should be very proud of yourselves. Glad to see you back ✌🏻🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

Soon as folded door came into frame, I felt your pain . Been there done that . Beyond frustrating. I’m glad the algorithm brought me to your channel. Picked up and follow and looking forward to future videos.

I enjoyed your journey, you did work on this car that many would run from. I did keep yelling at the computer for you to check the points, that wasn't your fault cars haven't used points since the mid-'70s. One tip for you is, as with any investment you make money when you buy it! I just subscribed, time to catch up on your older videos.

Gotta say, you did amazing. You are good at what you do Man! I want to appoligize to you for running my mouth a few months back! You did what alot of us could not do!

I loved the honesty of the video and the format of having the whole build in one video. I too experienced burning points when I was 19 in my ‘61 Apache luckily there were some guys around that knew what I had done!

Thes videos are so pure and not professional it honestly makes your channel more relatable keep u the good work

for us true fans take as much time we will always be here to watch , good to see another video out!

So glad to have you back! One of my favorite KZfaq channels for sure

So good to see you back and congratulations on the new family addition. I'm not a Ford guy but I'll watch anything that you post.

Ask from your viewers and subscribers to like your channel multiple times because that helps your channel to grow I loved that you succeed because you are family man and humble you deserve it

Where you live now looks a lot like where I live. Glad to see you posting content again. I just came back from a military deployment and greatly missed it while I was deployed.

Hi Kaleb. I'm working on my 1966 6 cylinder mustang. It's not a fastback so I call it my slowback. For some pointers, I searched youtube for 'how to restore a 66 mustang' and found your site. I watched it to the end and loved it. Thanks for all your hard work. You have a great personality and are easy to watch and listen to. I love how you interact with your family. Keep up the good work.

So pumped you're back making awesome videos man. You Inspired me to build my first car and I love all the information you always include in the videos including your failures too. Also this video was captivating, with great editing and storytelling and sorry you didn't make much on the mustang after all the effort you put into it. Thanks for being awesome, congrats on the new baby and I Can't wait for the next one!

Glad you're back, I always enjoy your builds! I think this series is going to be great!

I love your videos! Don't be detered by mistakes. That's all part of growing a business or brand, lessons are sometimes expensive! My favorite parts of your videos are the "real life aspect" of them with your family and your honesty with your viewers!

I actually like the old style linkage type steering. It gives you feedback on the road you're on. You can "feel" the road. As the Mustangs get snapped up, the price goes up. It's still one of the most desirable classic cars, so even taking a rusted hulk to restore makes sense.

Came here to watch you build a cool car and got to see just how great of a father you are as well. You're a good man. Great build man.

I would look into restoring 1970-1974 A-body cars from GM. Pontiac Lemans, Chevy Malibu, etc. A lot of body repair panels are available to include floor repair panels. The aftermarket has a lot of repro parts also. Mustangs cost a lot to repair because they are unibody's. Your next Mustang should be a low volume high performance model like a Boss 302, Mach 1.s Grandes, with high performance engine-transmission-rear end packages. That way you make your money back at the end of the restoration. Happy New Year!! Great to see you making videos again.

Great to see you post again, missed your videos while you were gone, and I send you all the best for your return!

Metal office binder clips and wooden clothes pins are very helpful for headliner installs.

Kaleb is back! Best part of the new year so far!!! Glad to see your family is growing and that you’re moving on up! Oh and the stang looks amazing!!! Happy New Year to you, your family, and the Built family!!!!

HE'S BACK! Ahhhh 2023 is gonna be a good year. Heck ya - so stoked to see Kaleb back in the feed.

Watched the video ..enjoyed it . That car did deserved to be saved and still does. I think you would make much more money by doing that kind of work and giving the car away to your followers. I'm sure you would make a fortune on KZfaq. After all it would still take a small fortune to actually restore that car correctly. Don't get me wrong you have the potential to be a great car builder if you had the right space and took the proper time .

I used JB Weld to fix a badly cracked steering wheel. After it dried I used a Dremel to fine tune the repair then painted it , turned out pretty good!

As a Mustang guy, I am glad you made this mistake and saved one. Good work sir.

"You don't make money when you sell a car, you make money when you buy it." - Ed Bolian, VinWiki

Wow! That mustang had a long way to go. We all have to start somewhere.... even when it's in the bottom of a ditch 😐. I've been there before.... Too many times 😅. You're determination never ceases to amaze me 👍🏾 I'm glad to see you posting content again.

It's cool seeing other dads teaching their kids and being a good dad. Props man, good job, and thank you for helping to build future hot rodders!

Hello fellow car enthusiast, I just stumbled across your channel and newly subscriber, as an old guy with a 65 Mustang coupe I have to tell ya a lot of people think the 65 was the first but actually 1964 1/2 was the first year. I also had one of those I bought for $300. But that was in I think 1974, yep I’m old. You can see my 65 on my lousy attempt at a KZfaq channel. Old Guy’s Journal. Love young car enthusiast’s.. keep up the good work….Rick

Technically 64.5 is first mustang. Get ready 😂

Thanks for sharing your hard work and good humour. Looking forward to more! 🙂

Glad to see some content again! Sorry it didn't net you a greater return.

I was worried after your last video that you were backing away from your craft... Derelectables is a great series idea, and the money will come! Great work as usual, glad to see you back!

My days...so good to see you back. This has to one of the most honest channels on KZfaq. Top job mate

Don't beat yourself up about not making a huge amount on the first car! it's a new venture and they usually take a bit of time to learn, which will mean some losses along the way but I honestly thought this is a great start! from the title I was expecting a huge loss. but learn from this and keep working your way up! Glad you're back with us Kaleb!

Hell yeah I thought you were gone, I'm so happy your back, you have pushed my car adventure along, I now have a 84 s10, a 77 280z and 70 ih1200d at the age of 16 tomorrow

Glad to see you back! Might not have made much money on the mustang but it turned out awesome and was saved from just rotting away!

Bro have always loved your content. Your one of the reasons I started mine. I know how it can burn us out and comments can kill us and oh yeah money. But keep in mind this is your dream and it’s coming true. Your making it and we love it. Keep going. Thanks for always keeping us happy.

Just got back from work and this is what I see? Damn man we missed you! I already hit the like and leaving this comment. I'll be back later to watch this from my TV!

This is the best way to start the year. Your voice and editing is soooo relaxing and awesome yo watch and hear while you learn, which not much content creators actually deliver. If you read this, please visit Painting society here in KZfaq!, can assure you will help you a lot to keep improving.

Kaleb, so glad to have you back!! You the one channel I watch where you do things just like me, you’re so relatable to your audience. Don’t forget that, that’s your strength. Your a normal guy who does car things, so am I. And I got 7 kids and 3 projects going,, LOL!! Glad to have you back…

Pleased you are sticking with it. Nice to have you and the family back

Caleb, You Sir have nothing to be ashamed of. You have the basics and now the rest shall come. Great video, my new fav channel. From Connecticut

Be persistent brother. God and us folks are rooting for you and your family!

I'm SOOO glad you're back, I missed you more than any sane person should miss ether a spouse, a parent or a marriage partner. I love Derelectibles; it's such a GREAT idea for a series, I just wish it didn't take me so long to watch it!

The more you get into the game the more you’ll know what to look for, keep going

The car came out really nice! I did have to chuckle at your remark about how far cars have come in reliability. This thing is almost 60 years old and it still runs!!! Your modern family car will not be in the same shape 60 years from now. The issue with leaving the ignition on and burning up the points is why older cars had an accessory (ACC) position on the ignition switch. So you just learned another life lesson about old cars. I’m not sure what car sales market you are looking at but in the north, you would never find that car for $900. If the only real rust you had to fix was those front floor areas you actually paid a fair price for that at $3200. That car with a usable drivetrain and most of the parts would definitely sell in Michigan for $3200 or close to it. And yes, 6 cyl Mustangs might top out around 15K if real nice but that too is part of understanding the classic car market. Maybe you need to be flipping a few boring modern cars in between the classics just to pay the bills. Just a thought. Don’t take me as just critical, I love your passion, how you are learning, and your parenting skills. Keep going and figuring out how to make this passion for cars pay off.

Awesome video, one of your best to date. A small tip when cutting out odd shapes like floor panels, research a 'ticking stick', it can save alot of time and material

Glad to see you back! I hope you are doing well! Do the thing you love!

This is the longest KZfaq video I've sat through and watched all in one go. And I'd gladly do it again

The 1 hour of watching is worth it.

the end was the best. we've all been there. lol. Thank you so much for the entertainment.

Glad you are back to uploading! You deserve so much more for what you've been doing!

I love the wife stopping in to clean her toes ahahaha

Man it's good to see you back in the fray. Been with you since the mr2 build.

Old timers would always tell me to never put money into a car that you are going to sell because you will never get it back. For example, a guy I was talking to said he put 40k into a car that he could sell for 20k. Similarly, when you buy a car you are going to KEEP, always buy one that is as complete as you can afford. If you buy a car for 5000 dollar and won't be happy until it is a 20 thousand dollar car, you'll end up spending another 35k to bring it up to that level. Each dollar you put in yields at most 50 cents when you get out. And that is if you value your labor at nothing. Of course , I am not smart enough to follow that rule, but I have seen that it is almost always correct. In, sum: There is no way to make money buying and old car then fixing it up to sell. If you say, "I bought a Hemi Cuda convertible for 5000 dollars in 1978 and could sell it for 250 thousand today." Well, I mean starting now, not in the last century. As much as I hate to say it, the way to make money on old cars is to buy them cheap, do no repairs, then part them out. All the parts scalpers tell me how much they rake it in doing this.

"Meditating" in your happy place..... Best. Outro. Ever. Glad to have stuck around.

Loved the whole video! One of the quickest one hour videos I've watched here on youtube. Can't wait for the next video.