Lifting my Diesel Jetta for $6- Detroit Gambler 500

Автокөліктер мен көлік құралдары

I need the engine for another project and the 300,000 mile body is unsellable, so this seemed like a fun way to trash it some more. The fun was cut short by a stupid mistake, but it had nothing to do with my $6 suspension lift. I'll count that as a win.

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  • @harvey049
    @harvey0495 жыл бұрын

    "Really scraping the bottom of the barrel for materials here, but I already went $6 over the suspension budget." Brilliant 😂

  • @2wheelcobra
    @2wheelcobra3 жыл бұрын

    This was one of the best automotive related videos I've seen on the 10+ years on this platform

  • @TheGozzila
    @TheGozzila4 жыл бұрын

    This. This right here is the greatest thing I've watched all week.

  • @dougb27

    @dougb27

    3 жыл бұрын

    This is the best thing I’ve watched all year.

  • @sham_wow_guy
    @sham_wow_guy4 жыл бұрын

    Paint job over skid plate. My man knows his priorities.

  • @Monkeypack07
    @Monkeypack074 жыл бұрын

    I love the commentary on this hahaha

  • @DIYdiacsnFarmstead
    @DIYdiacsnFarmstead5 жыл бұрын

    "Still wont say i made the wrong Choice"

  • @kylewest100
    @kylewest1004 жыл бұрын

    Dude this is a great idea for a old vdub. It’s different. Makes me wanna turn mine into a legit Baja Jetta with winch and all.

  • @THEFACILITY

    @THEFACILITY

    4 жыл бұрын

    If you do it do a better job than I did

  • @EngineersWorkshop
    @EngineersWorkshop5 жыл бұрын

    Glad you all had such a good time... Awesome documentary!

  • @BigDandthegirls
    @BigDandthegirls4 жыл бұрын

    Your channel is the future...

  • @benmiller3358
    @benmiller33584 жыл бұрын

    "...so I made some more carcinogens and removed them" Love your delivery. Keep up the mediocre work.

  • @willprince4004
    @willprince40044 жыл бұрын

    This dry humor cracks me up. Great video man

  • @audiarayz
    @audiarayz3 жыл бұрын

    When you said that bit about the wooden spacers is about the time I hit the like button.

  • @LuisArturoJacobo
    @LuisArturoJacobo3 жыл бұрын

    Mi first car is also this exact model. And I've always planned to lift it. It has some good torque in the hills so I wanted up. This video is amazing, future.

  • @ColinQuinnuniverse
    @ColinQuinnuniverse Жыл бұрын

    "Infact, this was not enough wood. So I Glued more wood to it."

  • @AdministrativeReload
    @AdministrativeReload Жыл бұрын

    3 Engineers didn't think to check if the lugs were loose... Bahahaha!

  • @jared4670
    @jared46702 жыл бұрын

    Well done!

  • @user-if2xh4qu2v
    @user-if2xh4qu2v4 ай бұрын

    I was watching the first of this video thinking how the h3ll has he not broken his oil sump yet.. did not disappoint

  • @fm2dmax
    @fm2dmax Жыл бұрын

    That's why I'm getting a skid plate!

  • @anthony_sasquatch8056
    @anthony_sasquatch80564 жыл бұрын

    Once I got to the wood. I was sold

  • @travis905
    @travis9052 жыл бұрын

    You are my hero.

  • @fm2dmax
    @fm2dmax Жыл бұрын

    10:06 oohhh, ya... spray some lithium thru those CV joints... I got like another 1000 miles and sold it like that still working!

  • @sennewam
    @sennewam3 жыл бұрын

    Great film. Wow.

  • @Sympul1
    @Sympul14 жыл бұрын

    Lol, same thing almost happened to me with the wheel coming off!!! Thought it was a bearing, so imagine my surprise when I get out to check and notice the lugs almost falling out. #TooCloseForComfort

  • @noplannoplan6739
    @noplannoplan67393 жыл бұрын

    Woooowwwwww😍 I would love to see and an lifted Bmw X3

  • @TheSlySleuth
    @TheSlySleuth4 жыл бұрын

    "There would be more video from inside the car, but apparently a certain passenger couldn't figure out how to point the camera or push the record button when it counts...Tom..." 🤣 poor Tom!

  • @RosarioSound
    @RosarioSound Жыл бұрын

    I like this way of lifting the front. I'm trying to lift my 4motion diesel and although the options for lifting one of those in the rear seems bleak by comparison, I think I've found a solution there while none of the alternatives up front really fits. I never really liked the idea of putting a spacer on top of the spring, and heavy duty ones are factory on my model, but this mod I like. Im not fully decided yet, but this was an interesting alternative. Thanks man!

  • @THEFACILITY

    @THEFACILITY

    Жыл бұрын

    If you do it use something with a thicker wall than that exhaust part I used. Turns out it did break when the wheel came off. Not exactly normal operating conditions, but still

  • @RosarioSound

    @RosarioSound

    Жыл бұрын

    @@THEFACILITY thank you for your reply. Yes I'm a bit concerned with the durability. Since I'm also replacing shocks, I thought I could butcher up something with parts from the old ones. The question is yet to be answered though, I like the idea of raising the spring plate away from the taller tyre. Appreciate your triumph build as well. Keep it up!👍

  • @johnplasse2781

    @johnplasse2781

    Жыл бұрын

    Dork

  • @completefemboyr.n.g1308
    @completefemboyr.n.g13084 жыл бұрын

    Only thing I hated about owning one was the freaking the lug BOLTS German engineering

  • @THEFACILITY

    @THEFACILITY

    4 жыл бұрын

    Also the electric fuel door release which quit working, the trunk release which quit working, the hood release with all its dinky little parts that broke, and the driver window that would go down some and then back up. But maybe that was just my car

  • @johnnorton3344
    @johnnorton33449 күн бұрын

    this is gloriuos!

  • @glace5620
    @glace56204 жыл бұрын

    I'm surprised you haven't built an entire vehicle from scratch with all those f****** saws, tools, hammers, welds, etc etc

  • @zacheryjunglas1114
    @zacheryjunglas11144 жыл бұрын

    This is my 3rd oil pan in 1 and a half months I thought a lift would change that but it's look like u are running into the same problem😂😂

  • @ve7yan
    @ve7yan3 жыл бұрын

    Rebel With a Cause

  • @DaBuick
    @DaBuick3 жыл бұрын

    Awesome commentary LOL

  • @arthammack1498
    @arthammack14984 жыл бұрын

    That mechanical hacksaw is the shit nightmares are made of

  • @fm2dmax
    @fm2dmax Жыл бұрын

    Just give a sip of water fer crissakes at 11:20 !

  • @carsonmonhoff9966
    @carsonmonhoff99662 жыл бұрын

    what size tires were those you put on?

  • @JChurchua
    @JChurchua5 жыл бұрын

    all you needed was the "Panzer plate and full metal jacket."

  • @Sympul1

    @Sympul1

    4 жыл бұрын

    And $200.00. :(

  • @Justin-op8gg
    @Justin-op8gg3 жыл бұрын

    What happend to the tire? You lost all the nuts?

  • @WTC7
    @WTC75 жыл бұрын

    Did that take place in downtown Detroit? Looks like the lawnmower gang let the saplings grow into full blown trees

  • @THEFACILITY

    @THEFACILITY

    5 жыл бұрын

    It started out downtown, but all the trails were up north. Still didn't look like they tried keeping trees from growing around the abandoned auto plants

  • @shayneshayne1115

    @shayneshayne1115

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@THEFACILITY hey there im from canada and i think ur build is sik af can you plz send me the details of dimentions for front set up ie length of tube addition etc the way u did that was so fkn simple and thats the way im doin it and its mor than strong enough to take a beating

  • @williamfry4289
    @williamfry42894 жыл бұрын

    what year and model is that Triumph?

  • @THEFACILITY

    @THEFACILITY

    4 жыл бұрын

    '72 Spitfire

  • @nolanbhbhbhb
    @nolanbhbhbhb4 жыл бұрын

    What size tires fit on that?

  • @THEFACILITY

    @THEFACILITY

    4 жыл бұрын

    The big ones are 235 75 R15

  • @davidconde1521
    @davidconde15214 жыл бұрын

    Bro , you look like MCA from the Beastie Boys!

  • @THEFACILITY

    @THEFACILITY

    4 жыл бұрын

    That's a new one, I can see it

  • @51seluj
    @51seluj3 жыл бұрын

    Bonus points for using the worlds oldest tools 🤣

  • @markward6076
    @markward6076 Жыл бұрын

    I bet the cops had a field day with you guys.

  • @jesusspartan8951
    @jesusspartan89513 жыл бұрын

    I bought Chinese coils gave me a decent lift maybe 1 inch

  • @JDub07
    @JDub074 жыл бұрын

    Hmmm, should I destroy my 2015 Passat TDI. Lifted with heated seats, a 6sp manual and leather??? Maybe not. 😂

  • @avengedlol6698

    @avengedlol6698

    3 жыл бұрын

    Just do it, honestly go out and buy a cheap car for 300 bucks and have fun with that

  • @ivan23caravantes44
    @ivan23caravantes443 жыл бұрын

    Put it in Los Angeles with the keys in it so that it could be caught in a police chase

  • @shayneshayne1115
    @shayneshayne11154 жыл бұрын

    Hey there can u post dimentions or send them to e mail ?

  • @THEFACILITY

    @THEFACILITY

    4 жыл бұрын

    What dimensions are you looking for? I don't really have access to the car (it's at my parents' place) so I may or may not be able to help

  • @shayneshayne1115

    @shayneshayne1115

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@THEFACILITY im looking for the dimentions for yje strut riser you build for front ie thickness of metal and id/od of tubing as well as length of tubes thnks

  • @user-os6gc4yi6n
    @user-os6gc4yi6n4 жыл бұрын

    Так изородувать машину .колхоз

  • @Dm1tr9

    @Dm1tr9

    Жыл бұрын

    Ну на вкус и цвет, смотря что нужно от машины, с размером колёс конечно перебор но вот увеличение дорожного просвета может быть довольно полезно у нас в повседневе

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