Left For Dead Dodge Daytona Gets a Big Block and a Stick Shift!

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11 ай бұрын

This is Episode 253 of Mike Finnegan's Garage and we are back working on my 1969 Dodge Charger Daytona clone. In this video we are going to convert the car from two pedals to three; that's right I intend to run a manual transmission in Dumpster Fire! A week from now the entire Roadkill Crew, including Steve Dulcich, will be in my garage thrashing to put this car together in just five days. Before they arrive, Joe Cole and I will be installing the pedals assembly into the Charger, rebuilding the front brakes, and marrying the 383 Chrysler big block engine out of Death Metal to the GForce Five speed gearbox out of Blasphemi.
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-Finnegan

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@R2debo_ 11 ай бұрын

That Daytona is one of those "good news/bad news " cars. The good news is they make every panel for that car, the bad news is you need every one of them.

@maddmaxx6730 11 ай бұрын

Lol

@TheAlmightyErnst 11 ай бұрын

Isn’t this the same comment that was in the last video about this car?

@Ron_Masterjohn 11 ай бұрын

Hilarious. @R2debo_

@runespaze 11 ай бұрын

@@TheAlmightyErnstprobably but it’s still funny

@brandondahl1552 11 ай бұрын

4tvi😂 😮rh@@Ron_Masterjohn

@mobygodfrey4936 11 ай бұрын

Love that you're putting another rusty Mopar on the road even if it looks like it was stolen out of joe dirt's trailer park

@chestercallahan8856 11 ай бұрын

Welcome to Joe, he seems like a great addition to the team.

@aserta 11 ай бұрын

They've got synergy.

@xgford94 11 ай бұрын

MIKE needed help weary happy he’s there

@777bigmac777 11 ай бұрын

Finnegan with a Dodge Daytona video, good way to start the morning

@vincentenk4449 11 ай бұрын

Yup!

@racebiketuner 11 ай бұрын

Even makes my coffee taste better!

@danmyers9372 11 ай бұрын

Dumbest cars on the face of the earth. Buyers back in the early 70’s were clearly much smarter than today. They knew what an ugly pos these things were and are.

@rajcam80 11 ай бұрын

Plus a 61 Caddy!

@agonzo626 11 ай бұрын

Haha the Tony Angelo transmission bench press😂🤟🏻

@Poolguy8879 11 ай бұрын

Joe thank goodness you committed to this partnership!!! Finnegan has shown that when motivated folks are around he gets super motivated. He’s got some back burner projects we need to see and you the way to them !!

@jono6379 11 ай бұрын

Joe seems like a good dude and a good fit at the shop. Hopefully that means some of the big projects (caddy, vette) start getting worked on and finished

@FinnegansGarage 11 ай бұрын

he and I have made a lot of progress on the cars during the first two weeks that he's been here.

@jono6379 11 ай бұрын

@@FinnegansGarage That's fantastic! Can't wait to see how everything turns out.

@fastlanez3000 11 ай бұрын

Heck, just having someone to hold the damn flashlight or hold a wrench on the other side of the firewall is invaluable. It totally sucks to just work alone on a project. Sometimes its ok, but having a friend to help is the best.

@hackniagara 9 ай бұрын

@@fastlanez3000but does he know how to hold the flashlight without getting yelled at? 😂

@txnonwheels 11 ай бұрын

I love the bread trick!!! Everyone always questions me and it works every time!

@therawsonsrepairshed8609 11 ай бұрын

Hopefully this Joe guy sticks around, Finnegan garage is soo much better when he has a copilot

@vehdynam 11 ай бұрын

This should be interesting ! Thanks for the update on yet another project.

@JohnnyAFG81 11 ай бұрын

Pro street style, big block mopar and a stick shift! Ain’t nothing better than that!

@danwoods315 11 ай бұрын

Glad to see the Dayphony finnally getting some attention

@shafferjoe1962 11 ай бұрын

Love how you are saving a fake bird and making a cool drag car out of her. Like how you showed to center the bell housing and set the air gap. Never seen that done before.

@FinnegansGarage 11 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching!

@2kanchoo 11 ай бұрын

YES! This is the kind of technical stuff most people say, *video flashes forward, "so now that I've checked bell housing center and set air gap we can blah blah" and I'm like, you skipped the exact technical thing I needed to know how to do that no one ever covers. lol.

@noahphantom2375 11 ай бұрын

i feel like i could sit here and watch this for hours, i love learning all this new stuff, and seeing what you do with the vehicles.

@FinnegansGarage 11 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching!

@noahphantom2375 11 ай бұрын

@@FinnegansGarage and thank you for making such awesome and entertaining content.

@hunnybunnysheavymetalmusic6542 11 ай бұрын

YAAAYYYY!!! WENT BACK IN WITH THE RIGHT SPRINGS!!! 😍😍😍😍😍😍😍 MOPAR LOVERS ALL OVER THE WORLD ARE REJOICING NOW!!! 🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰

@GaJeepr 11 ай бұрын

This boys and girls, shows that MATH does, in fact, make a huge difference. Many of us, myself included, get by with the "air gap" of all sorts of things in life instead of really "doing the Math" and figuring it out up front to reduce risk and probability of errors (failure). I am not an engineer, nor am I trained but it's awesome to learn while I enjoy, even more, the stuff I have been around all my life. Thanks, Professor Finnegan for showing us to do the work upfront (when we can) and not just slam stuff together and hopefully continue our lucky streaks. And I am taking an old white-board home from work this week and mounting it in my garage.

@MrWoodshoes 11 ай бұрын

I can't help but think how good Chris Birdsong could make that Daytona look !

@glennponting8609 11 ай бұрын

Hell yeah , birdsong is the charger metal work master

@Jeffmopar 11 ай бұрын

I LOVE these episodes of Finnegans garage! This is the stuff i love! Keep it up brother

@Silvergoatdc4 11 ай бұрын

Just another day at finnys. Pure youtube automotive gold.

@kademiller1093 11 ай бұрын

When I was younger my dad bought the o.g. One in all of the magazines car craft ect. The blown one out of Kanas and now sitting in a shop in Phoenix. A lot of good memories in that car.

@scotthenson5874 11 ай бұрын

Sooo much better than opening mail!

@wbball15 11 ай бұрын

More fun from the guys at Finnegan's Garage

@steventhibert9531 11 ай бұрын

Finnegan you have the best job in the world. This is all we ever did when we were kid's the budget was much smaller .But the fun was the same great show.

@gteefxr3094 11 ай бұрын

"Cocktail Time" is when the real work gets done.

@chrisbennett814 11 ай бұрын

oh boy, cant wait until Dulcich comes up with some crazy shadetree engineering

@daltonfifield6541 11 ай бұрын

Between this build and the restomod on Rob Dahm's channel, im slowly becoming a mopar fan day by day.

@ThatGuyAJ 11 ай бұрын

I've only just got around to watching this video and I couldn't be more excited to see this finished. One of my favourite looking cars ever. Best of luck with the restoration, looking forward to seeing yours and Joes progress on the Daytona. Nothing but love from Italy 👍🏼

@SB-kw6oo 11 ай бұрын

Great vid for my Sunday coffee, cheers Finnegan & gents

@kellymonday6137 11 ай бұрын

Awesome job guys. Waiting for your next video on the project.

@mikefoit7351 11 ай бұрын

Mike ,I LOVE YOUR VIDEOS THEY ARE SO AMAZING. YOU ALL DO AMAZING WORK. I AM MIKE FOIT FROM ATHENS, OHIO AND I AM A VERY VERY HUGE FAN OF ALL YOUR WORK. KEEP UP THE AMAZING WORK YOU DO AND GOD BLESS TO YOU AND ALL YOUR FAMILY.

@Bluespade115 11 ай бұрын

I WANT this car. glad to see someone working on a Daytona.

@charmedbaker42 11 ай бұрын

Joe "Cool" Cole 😎 😍 looking forward to seeing you soon! Congratulations and Good luck on your new adventure!

@Ron-Swanson 11 ай бұрын

Great to see you have good help now. Can’t wait to see the projects get finished.

@jamesschaal993 11 ай бұрын

Ok. For the crank bushing. A rod the diameter of the input shaft, a hammer and some grease. Grease fills about half the input shaft hole, insert rod, introduce hammer and rod and “presto”, the bushing’s on it’s way out. Science 😁

@eliteman7685 11 ай бұрын

Thanks for showing the runout. Just got a new tkx and need to set up my bell runout.

@joshc1291 11 ай бұрын

Easy on the Tennessee, But yes fast and loose is a great explanation of all of the laws here 😂

@FinnegansGarage 11 ай бұрын

lol

@forterierocks 11 ай бұрын

The Praytona... Pray you ain't gonna die in it😂

@tommycook9620 11 ай бұрын

LOVE the build, back in the day my dad had a 400 clutch turbo .just like u said start out with the clutch and then just shift pretty 😎

@erickedwards0119 11 ай бұрын

That wing is supposed to be lose like that. It's part of the dynamic self adjusting aerodynamics package. Factory option on those cars.

@picklefart 11 ай бұрын

Glad to have you here Joe!

@jeffpitzer8521 11 ай бұрын

A buddy of mine in the late 70's worked at our local small Midwestern town salvage yard..someone drove in a green rusty Duster with a slant 6 and a three on the floor and sold it to them for maybe $100. My buddy needed transportation so a dealer tag and he was all set. I made a "superbird" wing out of a junk square body hood (also green). The bottomof the side struts were bent out 90° and we punched holes through both the wing (who's 3 pieces were stick welded together) and the decklid with an awl and sheetmetal screwed it together. He unscrewed the wing and stored it in the trunk before arriving at work so the owner of the yard didn't take his transportation away from him. We would go cruising down Broadway of the closest big city and it amazed me how many people thought it was a real superbird and wanted to race.we had so much fun in that p.o.s. not sure what ever happened to that car. So don't think you own the 1st fake superbird Mr Finnigan! Love your channel ❤....

@freddyfritz3344 11 ай бұрын

It’s still going to be a good looking car and you should name it nota

@douglash3129 11 ай бұрын

Hi Mike, Years ago when I was working flat rate I just finished an Impalas' small block and Installed It, went to hook up the torque converter and you should have seen the look on my face when I realized the flex plate was under my work bench. From then on when I removed it I automatically laid it in the cross member!! That never happened again!!

@gordiefrench1557 11 ай бұрын

thank you mike for what you do best viewing for the last 10 years or so

@GenXERIC-4888 11 ай бұрын

This Is Why The People(Any Car Guy) Love you You Make Sure you Can Teach In The Moment. I am A do'er Not A Teacher You Are Absolutely BOTH.

@kevinmoss970 11 ай бұрын

Awesome episode dude. And damn good tunes too. Keep 'em coming.

@montycrain5783 11 ай бұрын

G-Force does offers a .78 overdriven 4th gear, with a 1to1 fifth, flip the levers on the shifter between 4 and fifth, and like Magic overdriven G5-R with a normal shift pattern. Fords overdriven Toploader and Chryslers A-833 overdrive operate similarly.

@FinnegansGarage 11 ай бұрын

odd, they never told me that. .78 would be nice to have.

@zambonidriver42 11 ай бұрын

I have a question: What if that popcorn and duct tape roll cage is the only thing holding the rust together?

@fukemallgarage 11 ай бұрын

Good call, death metal was the same.

@aserta 11 ай бұрын

Nah. This car's pretty solid. I've seen worse. This rust's mostly cosmetic.

@FinnegansGarage 11 ай бұрын

It's the same if not worse than Death Metal. The backhalf/frame rails that were added to the car weren't welded to the floors, they were only popcorn welded to the rusty torsion bar boxes. There was really nothing holding the car together when I first got it. Doubtful I"ll ever take it down a dragstrip until major surgery occurs. lol

@kylelanger4234 11 ай бұрын

@@FinnegansGarageI would like to see this go down a drag ship. But get the Caddy down one first.! 🤣

@buildinggrounds3489 11 ай бұрын

Birdson should fix this up! If he was able to fix mayhem this would be no problem….. maybe 😅

@Brock_Landers 11 ай бұрын

My buddy had a 1970 Roadrunner with a 383 and an A833 4 speed manual in it, but he had an all MSD controlled ignition on it, it had an Edelbrock dual tunnel ram intake manifold with two Holley 650s on it, a real thumpy cam (I can't remember the specs now), long tube headers, and a full 3" stainless dual exhaust back to Flowmasters and that thing was a real ground pounder. Now he has an all original 1969 Roadrunner with a 440 4 speed, it only has an exhaust on it.

@stevenallen2449 11 ай бұрын

The knowledge I obtain from your content is priceless!! Thanks I love it 😊

@Follett2121 11 ай бұрын

The pilot bearing trick just helped a bunch! I happen to be trying to change mine at the moment, without the proper tools. Time to buy some buns! Lol

@justinvanburen8259 11 ай бұрын

It’s looking great, can’t wait to see it done!!

@bobtucker8875 11 ай бұрын

Enjoyed the content, thanks 👍 guys. Can't wait to see it run 😊.

@jasonfox6013 11 ай бұрын

Joe's a natural in front of the camera and Welcome to the show bud much love from New Zealand guy's

@kerryhickman2235 11 ай бұрын

Great episode!! I'm looking forward to seeing what you do with the car! I think it'd be more fun building it than a real one because you can do whatever you want to without making the purist mad & lowering the value! Joe seems to be a really good guy and will be an asset to you & the channel.

@EarlwithanE 11 ай бұрын

Good stuff as always, Finnegan!! I appreciate the time you took to slow down the pace of the video to show us novices out here how to put on a manual transmission and pedals together. Looking forward to more entertainment from your “questionable “ purchases 😂

@tombrenes2411 11 ай бұрын

Awesome build My 2 cents Cut the firewall paint it cream color Thick plate for motor support Racing steering colum Fast gear ratio steering box not hydraulic Cut rad support measure a semi truck rad 2 huge electric fans Weld all floor holes or patch panels roll on paint Pedal box easy reservoirs fill up Mock and custom tranny mount measure drive shaft 4 link rear end with coil overs Front new tube a arms with coil overs angle kit New harness new racing gauges Oil pressure and temp, water temp Racing battery, racing water pump electric, aluminum pulleys We can dream . . .

@Storyracing387 11 ай бұрын

Been waiting for you to work on this car since you picked it up! My absolute favorite car!!! The RK episode will be great to watch too!!!

@roywhitman7109 11 ай бұрын

This is great! I'd wondered what happened to this one. A beater Daytona! So ROADKILL!!👍

@peterrobins3708 11 ай бұрын

Grateful for your videos. Not your fault at all but we're in Australia and still Geo-Blocked from accessing MotorTrend on Demand so we haven't been able to see Roadkill for years. Don't why that is, is what it is, life goes on 🙂 Love the "Make it go, don't waste time making it good" hahaha Very grateful for this channel

@FinnegansGarage 11 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching!

@rong4189 11 ай бұрын

Short story…. My brother gets out of the Army in July 1970, bought a brand new Daytona in August 1970 (still has it).

@justinwatch 11 ай бұрын

This vehicle wasn't on the life guidance project whiteboard. Focus Mike, Focus!

@mambastu 11 ай бұрын

Great to see content on the Daytona. I was wondering what had happened to it.

@fullfloat 11 ай бұрын

Your just partial to Irish spring soap for the removal of the pilot bearing because that's the soap of your peoples Lol, love your video keep up the good work

@martinmcdoniel4551 11 ай бұрын

what are the odds ! I was the 426th like on a Mopar video!

@bearingking9202 11 ай бұрын

Joe's awesome glad he is back there helping you out Lucas

@MrMorepower71 11 ай бұрын

That is a great trick for the pilot bearings thanks so much.

@davidjohnson8474 11 ай бұрын

Mike its so nice to see you have help again! Joe seems a great fit! Im sure Joe is glad to be out of So Cal as expensive its out there! Are you gonna name the Charger "Joe Dirt"? Are you going to use Road Signs to patch rust holes!?

@picklefart 11 ай бұрын

I finally got out of Southern California in 2010. When I went back in 2018 I couldn’t believe how astronomically expensive it is there. I tucked tail 6 months later and headed east. Been living much more comfortably since….and with more freedoms. I do miss the hot rod scene that california offers. It’s just not the same anywhere else.

@TheMotorman80 11 ай бұрын

@@picklefartAs funny as it sounds, dirt biking is great in So. Cal as well!

@FinnegansGarage 11 ай бұрын

I'm very happy to have my friend working with me. We are getting so much accomplished on the cars.

@FinnegansGarage 11 ай бұрын

@@picklefart other than the tacos and my friends, there isnt much about socal that I miss.

@davidjohnson8474 11 ай бұрын

@@FinnegansGarage Mike I'm really happy for you! I could see in videos that you were a little frustrated working alone! I got my stickers in the mail so thanks for that! If you're in Connecticut and need a hand I'm here for you.

@kennyshutt2171 11 ай бұрын

That is true Tennessee will let quite a few things slide makes living here more fun 😂

@erichuff2538 11 ай бұрын

Nice setup from silver sport transmission. 👌

@pinkyscustomrcs2060 11 ай бұрын

Pretty easy kit to install really. Very nice. Car should be sick and a ton of fun.

@nicholast5531 11 ай бұрын

Seen you all in kentucky yesterday driving the Daytona what a sight! 😁

@glamiskid50 11 ай бұрын

The car definitely does not exceed our expectations but it’s still cool can’t wait to see the roadkill episode. Love y’all

@richardharvey8939 11 ай бұрын

Welcome Joe great addition already. 🎉

@robr8887 11 ай бұрын

I like Joe hope to see more of him!

@naughtmeenaym869 11 ай бұрын

I knew it was going to be bread. Not because I'm 48 and worked my whole life in automotive, but because I watch KZfaq.

@romanreardon8308 11 ай бұрын

I love this. One day I will have my dream 1969 rust bucket charger. Keep killing it!

@michaelteasdale2919 11 ай бұрын

Can i please name this? I give you.....the Rustona!!!

@StudioBeast7575 11 ай бұрын

Awesome job you guys. I enjoyed the video a lot.

@joshuaasakevich3377 11 ай бұрын

I have pics of it last year sitting on the ramp truck at roadkill nights. Looking forward to seeing it again this year.

@boatbikemike8571 11 ай бұрын

Sipping coffee and watch Finnegan and @QuestionableGarage. Perfect Sunday AM

@biggifrank69 11 ай бұрын

The new siding and garage doors looks awesome

@espensmith9537 11 ай бұрын

Cool car, nice video Mike! 😊

@Ogsonofgroo 11 ай бұрын

Really enjoyed this episode Mike, that was a lot of stuff done, and a big welcome to the new face there, Joe, we liked his work and demeanor and figure you choose your people well, we're storing popcorn for the when everyone gets there and some more gets done, going to be interesting to see how Mr. D. deals with that nose, and I am curious how you're going to get that rear trunk area stabilized (that tub job is kinda terrifying, especially since it holds parts of the rear body up/together I believe), was thinking that because the frame-rails are so close that maybe an oblong fuel tank set forward-to-back between them? Dunno, I go into some sort of stupid/vicarious dream mode I think. But man, for what it is, I am really surprised how good the frame is, and the interior floors, other than the mouse-holes in the front wells, gotta be a few old license plates kicking around. My vote for any paint would be Tremclad red-ish, white wing, bold black striping down the sides, and cup holders.... :)

@brandongreene3213 11 ай бұрын

Joe seems like a cool chill guy to drink a beer and wrench with. Welcome!

@MrLandslide84 11 ай бұрын

Random: But I never thought of using a whiteboard in the garage. Great idea! Also, the editing is SPOT on. Keeps the flow of the show going.

@bobbymckinney1264 11 ай бұрын

Man thats really cool,i love it,it would be fun to drive that around home town my pops had 68 charger so im already fan of the Daytona

@NewRiverRoots 11 ай бұрын

Man I’ve been looking forward to this! The Decaytona!

@chadmccolm6544 11 ай бұрын

Very cool car. Roadkill nights is going to be awesome this year if your driving that car. Great video

@FinnegansGarage 11 ай бұрын

that's the plan!

@OGTtom 11 ай бұрын

Too cool Mike, gonna be awesome when done

@SirDaffyD 11 ай бұрын

All that math for imperial measuring. It's so much easier with metric. Loving watching this build.

@dantinkes3073 11 ай бұрын

WHOA WHOA WHOA, as the clutch wears with not enough gap the car doesn't move at a stop the clutch slips cause the bearing won't let it fully engage.

@brandoncahill370 11 ай бұрын

You and Frieburger both have so much Mopar knowledge. I'm really in a bind with my 89 Dakota. I need the 5 speed transmission. If you have any references that'd be great.

@ThePontiacgto65 11 ай бұрын

The wind with the speed passing through the holes will tear the bodywork!😁

@douglash3129 11 ай бұрын

Oh, by the way, Hi Joe nice to meet ya!!👍👍👍

@shanewalker6451 11 ай бұрын

tip on removing pilot bearings and pilot bushings without damaging them. fill hole with grease pack it well up inside take clutch alignment tool and start taping it into the grease will push out the throw out bearing if u packed enough grease in it.

@OnlyTheEd 11 ай бұрын

You're right about the "aerodynamic back window"....the original 'Daytona's' used the Charger 500 platform.

@speed6407 5 ай бұрын

Fast and Loose my favorite !

@JohnRoberts71 11 ай бұрын

Great content thanks for sharing

@timmygiles9554 11 ай бұрын

I’m putting floors in my 57 and a LS running drive Tran no new quarters no new top,no new dash. The floor and trunk pan is going to be made and Tim Giles is going to be driving a 2 door 57. And I do not care if anyone likes it,because I work hard on the job and on my hot rods. Thank you God for the ability to work and create. It want be the CAD but it will look like your car so remember it’s precious medal not a rust shit box I love your rides. Good stuff