FORGOTTEN 34 Years! Will This V8 Buick LeSabre RUN and DRIVE? Part 2
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I love a good Buick. Especially one that is such a clean example as this one! This 1965 LeSabre was sold after the previous owner passed away, and I caught it in a junkyard before it was crushed! Think it'll run and drive for the first time since 1989? Stick around to the end of the video to find out!
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YEARS AGO, I was in a gas station when an old guy pulled in with a stone stock 1984 Olds 4 door sedan. Nothin special, EXCEPT, it looked BRAND NEW. I went over and talked to the old fellow & he said he had come to hate all modern cars what with their computerization & emissions it costs a fortune to get fixed anymore. He said he used to work on his own cars but not these new ones. SO, he searched & searched & searched until he found this clean Olds, bought it & delivered it directly to a shop who did a full frame off restoration rebuilding EVERYTHING. Rebuilt engine, trans, diff, all new electrical wiring, new brakes, new upholstery, stripped & painted the frame & body & delivering to him a BRAND NEW 1984 Olds. NOW, he said, this car I can maintain myself. The whole resto cost him $22K, less than a new car. He was pleased as punch. !
the music while pressure washing the car was on point
Old car hubcaps re-spawn. Haven't you ever watched the Bullitt car chase? Great channel, love your content, the music, and the family-friendly lingo.
I really want to see a lot more with this car. Let’s see a performance intake and carb!
Definitely needs a Four Barrel to really appreciate all its power and capabilities. Old Buicks are so amazing and have a unique driving experience. My favorite was a 1967 Electra with the 340 - 4 Barrel, super quick car and the ride was so smooth. Get her a rear bumper and hood and she will be nearly complete.
Glad you've saved her she's a jewel ! You should continue the restoration
Man, I sure do miss them old cruisers. Plus a good old glass pack. If I could I'd give you guys two thumbs-up!
I have some cars with painted original steel wheels. But those hubcaps you have look beautiful. They make the car look classy: Well, that is the way it should be. It is a Buick after all.
Cool old Buick. That solenoid on the throttle linkage changes the pitch of the torque converter vanes for a little boost when you mash the pedal.
@billdursa4976
11 ай бұрын
It's also the downshift switch.
@DM4N2000
5 ай бұрын
1965......man this cars are different now
Seeing that Lichen leave the front fender was SOOOO Satisfying!!!!!!!!
@AMPMhandle
11 ай бұрын
Are those chips edible?
It looks so much better with no hub caps but a love how it sounds especially now its running on all 8 cylinders 😅 But hay everyone makes mistakes you rectified it that's all that matters Love you content mate
Dylan, you're so good at welding that I think that rear bumper could be cut in two pieces at the bend and rewelded together strait.
@CK-br9mn
11 ай бұрын
Was thinking the same. Most of the bumper looked decent. Just "mad max" the rest of it. Would still look better than leaving the bumper off.
A good lesson not to let hubris get in the way of troubleshooting. That kicking back against the starter was a dead giveaway that there was a timing or firing order issue. Should have double checked it way back in episode 1. But you got there in the end, hopefully there wasn't too much damage done
I love these old big buicks and oldsmobiles. Such great cruisers and room for your 12 best friends. Hope you keep this on around and even though it's running better, a 4 barrel still couldn't hurt.
I love the look and sound of this sweet ol ride! Get an air cleaner on it before all that dirt ruins the engine!
I do love the old Buicks. My granddad had a 69 4 door wildcat 455. Loved that car. My uncles say it was the fastest car in town. Good looking cars. Thanks Dylan for saving this ol’ Lasabre!
Sounds pretty good for a car you save from the crusher. My uncle had one of these and after he was done with this one went to a Buick Electra 225. Buicks are always nice cars. Loved the old Buick road masters too. Thanks for sharing your resurrection of this classic.
An hour plus of pure content, love it. Thanks as always Dylan
Never underestimate the power and resilience of a Buick. Remember Walter Chrysler started his career working at buick. 😁🤙
@butcher390
11 ай бұрын
Exactly 🎯 💯 He retired from Buick , a millionaire . Then Started Chrysler
@stevelee5724
11 ай бұрын
No wonder Walter built such tough cars, he learned from the Dodge Brothers ! Tough old rigs both ! Cheers from New Zealand 🇳🇿
@jamesscimone1447
11 ай бұрын
104@@stevelee5724 Dodge... ? Tough ?? Ha ha, ummm... okay...
@beatglauser9444
11 ай бұрын
I am a GM guy. And a friend of me worked in a mopar shop for many, many years. In his classic car collection he owned only GM vehicles. He claims that GM cars were more reliable than Mopars of Fords. And he should know. The super solid Mopars were the ones built shortly after WW2. They were simple and heavy cars. Later on there were incredibly nice, powerful and beautiful vehicles built by Mopar and I love them. But those cars had quite some weaknesses. Buick was an incredible brand back in Fifties and Sixties.
@billyjackson5799
11 ай бұрын
@@stevelee5724 umm hey dipstick Buick is built by Chevy not dodge
The buzz is a Speed Minder dash. It was a option. The trans is a ST300 Super Turbine with switch pitch converter 1st should come out around 65 2nd will do 120. My 67 with the V6 will chirp if your doing about 50 and smash it to the floor. The box switch is your kick down switch. You should have another switch on the linkage that controls the Stator to give you a high medium and low stall. As for parts TA Performance and the Buick Club Of America.
@Tj1983coggin
11 ай бұрын
Most people put a toggle switch. At least to test operation of internals.
@thomasthurston6656
11 ай бұрын
@Tj1983coggin On a ST 300 all you need to do is turn on your wipers. If they work you have power. It's energized when you are on the brakes.
Excellent! Keep saving these great old cars! My son and I save every one we can and put them back on the road, so happy to see y'all doing it too!
I would really like to see you install true dual exhaust with long tube headers with glasspack mufflers because a V8 runs the best with dual exhaust. It even sounds the best with dual exhaust
@carlbernard4197
9 ай бұрын
Yes V8's run much better with dual exhaust. Had a N600 with a 390 2 barrel and a 5 speed. When the exhaust was switched to dual from a single that made quite a difference in how that 390 ran. Unfortunately that truck shredded its rear end and that was the end of it.
It was great to talk with you Dylan at the Back to the 50's show a couple of weeks ago. I am glad you rescued this old Buick. Hope someone can fix it up and give it new life. I took my drivers licence test in a 65 Buick Wildcat back in 1971. I still think they are very cool looking cars!
@LauRoot892
11 ай бұрын
Steve Wolf 🐺
Good project.great job please don't give up on the buick I think it will make a great driver.
It's always the simplest things that can be the most frustrating. Glad the problem was just a couple of crossed plug wires. That Buick has a lot of potential to be a great cruiser.
Thank you Mr. McCool! Listening to the piano and organ reminds me of my parents so much! I lost my Dad 3 years ago on March 13th 2020. And then I lost my Mom 3years to the date this year on March 13th 2023. It is nice to have a song or part in a movie, place or picture, or in this case, a genre of music make you feel good again. Thank you my brother.❤
@LauRoot892
11 ай бұрын
James
i laughed when i heard the buzzer. My dad had a 65 Electra 225 with the speed warning so i recognized it right away. What a great save, i love those old Buicks. Great video as always.
That Buick is absolutely amazing. I’m a Ford guy but when it comes to the older vehicles, they’re all great. Thanks for another awesome video.
Thoroughly enjoyed Part 2! Brought a tear to my eye and I applauded seeing this ole' guy back out from the garage under his own power. Sounds absolutely strong and powerful, like a muscle car or a race car! Now you say you love the car so be nice with it! Yes we enjoyed that drifting demo but aren't you concerned about running that internally clean engine through all that dust? Get an air cleaner on there and put the hood back on! Then rip it!❤😅😊
@llewis7324
11 ай бұрын
And fix that frame rail.
Absolutely love when you bring these beautiful cars back to life thus saving them from the crusher. Thank you for the great video, Dylan. Cheers.🇨🇦🇺🇸
Dylan- I hope playing the vintage ads over the Timelapse sticks around, because that was such a nice touch.
Good to see it being fixed. On the carb, the float is heavier now, so you need to check the fuel level. And that left rear chassis behind the wheel needs welding up, but guessing you know. Might be hard to find the rear bumper, so you might try getting it unbent, maybe a body shop could do it
@davidcatlette9697
11 ай бұрын
Rear bumper 🤔 weighs what 40 lbs ! I would put a lot into that rear chassis !
@JorgeDiaz-ly5qp
10 ай бұрын
Decent machine shop will get that rear bumper bent back decent.
Great team work honestly is the best policy . Keeping it real 👌. Cool Le Sabre !!! Your getting the coolest stable of cars on the KZreadrs, thanks for sharing your adventures 👍💨💨
@Recycledhooligan
10 ай бұрын
Mortske repair recently had one of these on his channel.if you’re interested
Its good to see again Dylan McCool glad your still working on the muscle car it awesome can wait too see more
The thought that this beauty was close to the crusher is heartbreaking. Thanks for saving it. Nice car.
Amazing how well it works with 8 cylinders vs Only 6 LOL 😂 1:04:55 nice work @Dylan McCool
Hey Dylan, great videos! Love what you're doing. More of a Mopar man myself but I do appreciate the Buicks also like that video you did on the mustang 2. That was pretty cool. Something you may want to look for. There's another KZreadr in around the Nashville Tennessee area. His KZread handle is Mr. Rodder's neighborhood you know like Mr. Rogers neighborhood he will most likely have a four barrel small block Buick intake or he can point you in the direction of one. Just thought I'd pass that along if somebody hasn't already all right. God bless and have a great one!
That backfiring acts like timing, or maybe (maybe) a valve not closing all the way..... as good as that engine seems to be, I think I'd pull the valve covers and the timing cover and see what's doing.... that oil pan dent was a great catch...
@cephus82
11 ай бұрын
I was also wondering if maybe sticking valves and not closing all way
An I had a 70 Buick LeSabre when I was around 18 yrs old I'm now 44 and I still miss that car you can't beat the way those old sled's drive and just float down the road and the big block and highway gears it would just scoot down the road. Nice to see one saved nice work my man.
You guys are the best. So knowledgeable all while having fun doing really hard work. Thank you for entertaining all of us! Truly remarkable!
Great find on the spark plug wire mix up. I really like the full size fastback body styles. Great work on replacing the brake lines, and carb rebuild. The best part of driving a GM car with a powerglide is waiting for the 1st to 2nd upshift, it will happen , you just don't know exactly when!!!! (I used to have a 1966 2 dr post Chevy Nova II with the 2 speed powerglide and 230 in line six).
@axel3588
11 ай бұрын
It is not a Powerglide. Buick has the Superturbine 300, it is not the same.
@cliffordkinnear9705
11 ай бұрын
@@axel3588 Umm, okay. What are the differences?
I can't believe that was on it's way to the crusher!
Somebody loved it and tried to save it at some point, so glad you found it and got it going again.
Love how you keep smiling at the end,pure enjoyment! rly love how this car turned out!!!
Thats a wonderful find. Great work guys
Tell me you’re going to put some more work into this car? It needs a four barrel carb and a little more work and you’re gonna have a monster there. I’d love to see another video on that…
Awesome to see we're back on. This old girl with the Mint internals in this engine 1:41 can't wait to get My t shirts @Dylan McCool
Do really enjoy these junkyard resurrections. good work.
Excited to see more on this one
Great work guys. Love that car.
Vary awesome indeed. Nice job on getting it running again. Looking awesome too. Keep up the great work.
Absolute beauty 😊. Love what you do,please don't stop .Keep keeping those old cars alive.. 😊
Loved it! Cant beat a Buick or Pontiac. You sure sucked a lot of dirt down the carb though.
You two are having too much fun. Keep at it!
43:03 Daaang, this thing is beauuutiful and sinister. love it! - patina and the whole substance of the car turned out great!! more of that car please!
I bought my first car at 14, in 1980. A '65 Buick Wildcat. same body as this Lesabre, but all churched up. 401 4 barrel, dual exhaust, "Switch pitch" TH400, 3.23'a with posi, buckets, console shift, factory tach, AM/FM with reverb, power windows, seats, etc. also a dark blue, and had the Buick version Magnum 500 rims. It also had the "speed warning" on the speedo. Hot tip...turn it up to 90 mph, by then you can't hear it yelling at you. :) I should have kept it, but sometimes it's just not in the cards. I sold it in '89, and the new owner blew the 401 nailhead up a few months later.
Hey Dylan thank you for the video and thank you for saving another one
I laughed so hard when you said that you had the 4 and 6 plug wires backwards. Done that a time or to myself.
@DylanMcCoolVideo
11 ай бұрын
Drives me crazy! We checked it twice and still managed to goof it up.
@bertgrau3934
11 ай бұрын
@@DylanMcCoolVideo Stuff happens. Trust me , it's happened to a lot of guys. I once put new plug wires on a 55 Chevy 265. I checked twice. Tried to start back fired. I checked a 3rd time, and figured out what I did wrong. I had the fire order correct, but going in the wrong direction. I felt very stupid, but that's not the only time I made a mistake. Stupid YES, did I learn YES.
I had not been to an Elvis show but Your washing music seemed to be as if I was at one. Thanks Dylan
I have a 1965 Buick Wildcat, these are great cars !!! I love these videos ( part 1 and 2 ) Great job guys !!!!
Admire your positivity Dylan, god bless!
every old car i had that was v8. the first thing i did was give it duel pipes with corvair mufflers.
what a great video, could tell you were having fun working on your drifting technics in the yard, way to go dylan
You gotta admit that body style looks pretty good. I have a built 350 I would like to put in that. And then some cragger of wheels wouldn't hurt either
@stevechilders2624
11 ай бұрын
Noooo. No Cragars! I’m of the Mortzke school. Needs painted steely‘s and chrome lugs. Keep it as original as possible.
@stevechilders2624
11 ай бұрын
Oh, and ditch the flexi hoses
Dylan going to have to put some more work on this old Buick. To make a driver out of it. Timing and lifters are a thing to check. The carburetor has to be replaced. Now it’s overheating, thermostat. But, that crossed up plug wire was probably all it was. Thank you for sharing! 💯👊👍
My very first car was a ‘66 Buick Special. It had the 310V8 and power glide. Always loved that two door body style. So glad you figured out the firing order issue. We’ve all been there!
Really glad to see this old gal up and running again. These old Buicks make for such sweet cruisers when sorted and running right! 205/70R15s you say? That's the exact size tire my '99 LeSabre uses. X3
Great car! Great work! Great music! 😊❤ Always check the simplest things first. It can be a bad ground. Or firing order. Or points.
Thank you for giving some love to the B-Bodies! So nice to finally see someone working on a bigger car :)
Great video! So much fun watching!
Great job! Glad you found the problem! Easy fixes are the best! I hope you fixed that right rear shock!
I love these videos, the older I get the more I appreciate older cars. It's awesome to see people a little younger than me save these things before they are extinct
This one is the nicest car you worked on since I watch this channel.....keep going on Dylan, such a fun!!! THX!!!
Old girl sounds pretty dang good with no muffler kinda sounds like a demolition Dirby Car 31:38 😂 love it @Dylan McCool
tks for sharing the stuff you messed up.....gives hope to us that really don't know what to do.....glad u figured it out ....good job....
A lot of work, but you always figure it out and have fun in the end. Nice job ! Love your videos !
That car looks great, what a difference. And to think it was headed for the crusher.
What a beatiful work! The new exhaust gave it a music! Yes as music and the Poppy's Patina gave a wonderful shine ! (Though it's freaking expansive). Excellent!
I usually don't say much about what i see on these shows but i can tell you all this. that was cool
I love you're bed music while you al were cleaning. Great video
Awesome video! Keep going on this Buick! Cam four barrel, flowmaster etc
One thing is quite frustrating sometimes about your channel Dylan is that I watch your revival of a certain car which is interesting to me and I wanna see more from it but unfortunately you don’t follow up on your cars ex. Your challenger (which brought me to your channel), the 58 Plymouth, the ratty 69 charger etc… I think most of your viewers will agree with me on this. Also, I see that you do a different revival on each episode. It might be easier for you that way I don’t know but, It is more fun for me to focus on one car at a time and build a series and a following for us viewers. Nonetheless, I really appreciate your work for our entertainment and I really enjoy every episode and I hope you all the best.
Glad you found the issue. The old Buick just wants to go! Thanks for the video!
There's at least two reasons I love this channel. Keep it up, mate.
Great video brother love you guys keep them coming 👍
Thanks for all the videos, that old buick is so cool love it. As allways be safe. Peace.🇺🇸
The Buick turned out really good. It ain't even bad now, just needs a rear bumper maybe. If it is a 350 Buick, i think Edelbrock has a 4bbl intake for it. Maybe the 2bbl is fine with the correct firing order. Never know. This car has potential
@freakdollaz98
11 ай бұрын
That's a nail head
Its honna be interesting driving it in the dark, with the carb popping😊
This content is top notch! Better than a movie.
Great video, Dylan. Loved watching this old buick being resurrected by you guys. Enjoyed the old gospel music you played during the cleanup.
We had one of those speed indicators set for 90 and my Mom took a nap while Grandma was driving from LA to Palm Springs .Grandma woke up Mom with the buzzer sound much to our dismay !
Another classic saved by Dylan . Let’s we more of this cool classic. I’m currently working on a 99 Sonoma it has a 350 in it , next week the rebuilt turbo 350 will be installed. I plan to have it on the road next spring . Cheers 🇨🇦
Great vid. Sick car!
I would love to have that old buick I had a 1967 buick electra 225 when i was 20 and that was what made me love the old buicks
What a most gorgeous beast. I love your work, mindset and perseverance.
AWESOME GUYS...GREAT VIDEO 👍❤😇🙏LOVE THE HONESTY!!!GOD BLESS 🙏
This was a great video. The old Buick looks good to me. Best wishes and blessings to you.
We had a 71 LeSabre back in the late 70’s… loved it!
I believe that they had recently had the motor out of this car for the oil pump, timing chain and main and rod bearings and shortly after it goes away to the junkyard... Glad to see you saved it this is a cruise night car!!
Old girl is cleaning up Amazingly wow Some of that paint still has a reflective Shine Very Nice 20:44 @Dylan McCool