I had an Uncle Worth Dillon that had a Salvage Yard in Greensboro N.C. and the whole family called him "Worthless" until they found out he was one of the richest men in the area. He had sheds full of engines and transmissions attached to chains on beams that he could roll them around on so you could pick the engine you wanted. His wife drove brand new Cadillac's and designer clothes and I saw him in the first suit I ever saw him in at his funeral. My whole life I never saw him in anything but bib overalls, a wife beater and brogans with no laces. He drove old flat bed pick ups and until the day he died would stop at any house with a Junker at it and buy it . He was the greatest guy a kid could grow up knowing. He let me and my cousin take off parts from the vehicles and taught us how and what tools to use but made us do it on our own. His only rule was " Don't care what you wanna try, but once you start, you gotta finish it." God Rest You Uncle Worth.

@steveb6103

Ай бұрын

My uncle Wynne owned a slavage yard in South Dakota. I bought as many muscle car motors and transmissions as I could. Including a 1963 limited edition corvette 409.

@douglasburnside

Ай бұрын

I bought a pintle hook [trailer hitch] for my old Land Cruiser from a guy in a junk yard *(not* "salvage yard!") wearing filthy bib overalls, boots falling apart, 10-day beard. Paid him $5 for it, figured I was doing him a favor. A few months later he sold his junk yard for several million dollars to the developer who put in the biggest shopping mall in town. It turned out that he was already quite wealthy even before the sale. He ran the junk yard solely as a place to hang out with his friends.

@weylinwest9505

Ай бұрын

Im sure the family changed their tune real quick when they heard he was rich, right?

@stereolababy

Ай бұрын

@@steveb6103 no corvette came with a 409

@jimbriggs70

Ай бұрын

@@weylinwest9505 Actually no. I was young but I really think it was his attire that created the riff more than the money.

"Non repairable" Who here knows someone that would bolt a couple 4x4s to the frame and send it for a couple more years? Show of hands everybody. Lol

@BeepBeepParkie

Ай бұрын

Or plate steel and 6011

@metalburner357

Ай бұрын

Or boogers from a harbor freight fluxcore. 😂

@dadud3

Ай бұрын

eff that i'd just dump the 1200$ or so it'll take to get a southern frame to drop it on top of

@sleepychallenger

Ай бұрын

Drove past 3 of those today, with no repairs

@nelsonhernandez2513

Ай бұрын

I do now lol

Water pump... you can sell the water pump!!

@jimdavis6833

Ай бұрын

Only an idiot would buy a used water pump. I might go for the alternator, though. Mine's a late '98, so many parts from this one would fit. Wheels, gas tank, A/C compressor, etc.

@davedemo8229

Ай бұрын

Clearly didn’t get the water pump joke

@billmyke746

Ай бұрын

I think he gets the joke fellas.

@davedemo8229

Ай бұрын

@@billmyke746 what joke? lol

@RowanHawkins

Ай бұрын

Only an idiot would buy a waterpump off a 318.

All that profit doesn't even include the free fun you had driving that thing around. Thanks for putting the frame cam drive at the end it was glorious.

FOAM! Spray foam can fix the frame! I've seen it on Just Rolled In Channel!

@91CavGT5

Ай бұрын

Being a former mechanic, I too subscribe to Just Rolled In and love those videos!

@ohmyonionpie

Ай бұрын

ye olde load bearing sprayfoam

@VoVilliaCorp

Ай бұрын

"So you're saying if the Titanic was filled with foam, it would still be here today?" -Jeremy Clarkson

@michakav

Ай бұрын

You have to insert wire into the foam for structural rigidity.

I very much liked this one. Recycling parts is way greener than scrapping everything and making new vehicles.

@PineHollowAutoDiagnostics

Ай бұрын

Eric and eBay make it possible to keep our beloved old clunkers rolling! 😊

@chrisbrown3925

Ай бұрын

FN-A!

@jameshealy4594

Ай бұрын

Reduce - Reuse - Recycle It's a hierarchy for a reason, recycling is only better than burying it or donating to the ocean.

You give love a bad frame (I was a teen in the 80s. I REGRET NOTHING!)

@brendankeyport5332

Ай бұрын

boo hiss...

@jeffreyshepherd8488

Ай бұрын

I get it. It ain't makin me laugh, but I get it

@jayno7641

Ай бұрын

I could see 80s-early 90s bon Jovi and his hair, in that truck going down the highway with hair flying everywhere

@williamardenjr116

Ай бұрын

King size mattress only 😂

@nkgagne

Ай бұрын

I LOL’ed 😂

Digging through the bin of ECM's kind of reminds me of digging through the bargain DVD bin at Walmart.

Saving good parts and selling them for re-use is a good thing to do. Making a living off it is even better. And having fun doing it is getting dessert as your meal. Keep up the good work, keep up the good life!

That was, without a doubt, THE most frightening post-credits scene I have ever watched. I thought we were both going to die!!!

@jimdavis6833

Ай бұрын

Especially the way the gas tank was bouncing around.

@kostaskritsilas2681

Ай бұрын

That engine would be an upgrade, after be building, any mid 1970s-late 1980s RWD slant 6 or V8 car (Aspen, Volare, Cordoba, Charger/Magum/Mirada, Diplomat, Fury, Fifth Avenue, etc.) Manual transmission might be, too, depending on if the transfer case is part of the transmission or not. (I don’t know much about these trucks). Being a Magnum 5.2, it has the roller lifters (so no concern about zinc content in the oil). You’ll do well with this truck.

@RowanHawkins

Ай бұрын

​@@kostaskritsilas2681generally the truck trans don't make a good swap into the autos because of the gearbox ratios. Dodge did use a "New Process Gear" OD4 Manual that is a good upgrade for those autos. It had the gears that made for good Highway driving, had it been in anything other than a early 80's cargo van.

@carlosmcdaniel9660

Ай бұрын

​@@jimdavis6833I know, right?!?

The engine sounds great for the 200 thousand miles on it but can’t say the same for that rear differential, it was screaming at us.

@ryandoyle4344

Ай бұрын

Pinion angle is all wrong 😆

@nicolashorn2321

Ай бұрын

But sounds like racing setup❤

Gives a new meaning to “helper springs”.

this guy definitely just took his hobby and turned it into an income lmao. keep livin the dream!

Any Chrysler product of this era was built out of melted down tupperware and mystery metal, but I got to give it to them, the engines were solid. Those old 5.2's and 5.9's sounded awesome too.

@ischmidt

Ай бұрын

The 318 (5.2) was always mechanically bulletproof, but the carburetors on them could be touchy. EFI solved that in the early 80s and they kept making 'em that way until like 2006. And yeah, they sounded great.

@jerodwolford2743

Ай бұрын

​@ischmidt they stopped making the 318 in 99. 2000+ the 4.7 replaced it and the 5.7 hemi replaced the 5.9 magnum in 2003.

@92powerdiesel61

Ай бұрын

@@ischmidt I go out of my way to avoid EFI on small block Mopars, also TBI was added in 1989. They didn't become magnum engines until 1992 with MPFI they were good but the intake plenum design sucked and led to a lot of people to think those trucks sucked.

@knote4958

23 күн бұрын

@@92powerdiesel61 The plenum design was just another way they tried to keep up with emissions. Dodges going into the 2000s had multiple catalytic converters for this reason

@92powerdiesel61

22 күн бұрын

@@knote4958 I'm not talking about the actual shape of it. I'm talking about the bean counters that decided a stamped steel plate on the bottom of a cast aluminum intake was a good idea. It would end up creating a vacuum leak that would pull oil from the crankcase into it.

19:25 a little JB Weld and it’ll be good as new.

@JasonW.

Ай бұрын

Of by little you mean 4 lbs

@janosnagyj.9540

Ай бұрын

You are old fart, spray foam is the new stuff! 😅

Love this deviation of format -- it worked, really well! As someone who is a preservationist at heart (I want to save all the cars people love) and I too do not own expensive cars -- I have -rare- cars ...they're not valuable, I'm 100% with you on keeping things alive, saving parts and selling them, especially when someone needs "that one stupid part" to make their junk-to-everyone-else car ... perfect

Sounds easy!! But you gotta look at Eric’s overhead, facility, employees, equipment, the knowledge!! It takes a lot of investment, and hard work, to make a few bucks!!! Super cool video!!

Just picked up a 1999 Reg Cab Dakota with the 5.2 Magnum and a Manual Transmission. Thing is a blast to drive.

@cmcb7230

Ай бұрын

I’ve got a 99 Dakota club cab 5.2 manual 4x4 owned it for a few years now. I only wish I had bought one earlier.

You drive that truck like I would imagine a typical BMW driver does when they have to borrow a friends pickup, or how Smokey will drive it in the yet to be produced "Smokey & the Ramit". I never get bored with your videos, I like your content like you enjoy comments, ill watch you tear apart a 3.5 HP briggs and stratton using only a fork lift, keep it up and dont change anything.

@JasonW.

Ай бұрын

Wait, what? There are other ways to dismantle a Briggs and Stratton besides using a forklift?

@jayno7641

Ай бұрын

​@@JasonW. Not legally.

@thomasfletcher760

Ай бұрын

Smokey and the ram it 🤣🤣🤣

@barryoverson4988

Ай бұрын

first time i dismantled a brigs and straighten was on my brothers tote goat i was four he was seven boy was he mad dad made him help me put it back together or else he couldn't ride it any more me and my brother got decades of fun out of that goat he turned into my best friend RIP steven

Eric, I own a 1998 Lariot 5.9 magnum and it has no rust at all. I got it used in 2007 for $2,600. I LOVE MY TRUCK.

@williamardenjr116

Ай бұрын

Keep it! Those 4.6, and 5.4 where bullet proof back then ❤

That flex in the middle, wow! It was bad enough being banana shaped, but seeing it slam the bed into the cab was mind bottling.

@chrisburn7178

Ай бұрын

Nice eggcorn 😄

@GemmaLB

Ай бұрын

@@chrisburn7178 It was more a VGG reference but thanks :)

@chrisburn7178

Ай бұрын

@@GemmaLB I'm lost at that one... I looked up VGG as a type of neural network, but what's the link to misheard phrases like "mind boggling/mind bottling"?

@GemmaLB

Ай бұрын

@@chrisburn7178 Nothing so complicated, it's Vice Grip Garage!

@kain0m

Ай бұрын

Vice grip garage. KZread Channel.

I really enjoy this behind-the-scenes content. As an older car aficionado, I applaud your service to the community. Thank you!

That tail gate is in nice shape for its age

@harveylong5878

Ай бұрын

most not have belonged to a roofer, landscaper or some contractor. if landscaper had that 1500, tail gate wouldve been long gone replaced with a 2x12 held in with bungee cords

Love the way you run your business saving as many parts as possible and making money at the same time, I hate it when people just destroy everything instead

I agree with you, it's a huge waste to just shred old stuff and it's why we run out of parts over time. Very cool video Eric, really enjoyed it and you deserve your success.

I mean, JB Weld. But if not, rebranded as 'Has unique articulated frame. Rarely seen in the wild.' Thanks again for the mid-week vid.

you talking about neutral drop at the end 100%😂

@matthewthedude146

Ай бұрын

Yup 🤣

@s3vR3x

Ай бұрын

@@matthewthedude146 totally!

I spent last weekend changing ball joints and shocks on a 1998 Ram. It involved a cut off wheel, air chisel and finally a cutting torch. Rust belt corrosion is something a lot of viewers have never experienced.

@greebj

Ай бұрын

I guess it is. Earlier this year I did all the ball joints and arms on a 1998 528i with just under 200K of your "miles" on it - they were all original - and I had to cut just one nut. The flip side of why used car prices here in Melb, Austraya, are so insane; salt rust in cars is only a thing if you live literally next to the beach

@knote4958

22 күн бұрын

Don't remind me about the ball joints on those era dodges. Stock ones were riveted on so getting em off was a chore

You've got talent, keep showcasing it

When I lived in South Dakota (going back soon) I saw a Ram of that generation with a Cummins on I 29. The front suspension brackets had completely rotted away. The owner chained the front axle to the frame. The only suspension up front was whatever squish the tires had. And it was starting to sag in the middle. Anyway, I'm glad I found this channel. Love the post-mortems on dead engines! Episodes should be shown at all auto tech schools.

Love the Fuel gage design where a tac should be. That bean counter said, “F that we’re gonna use that dial with its same size and sweep. I saved $.30!”

Hit me right in the nostalgia. I used to own a 2001 ram 1500 5.9 4X4 single cab short bed. Yes it was red and yes I named it big red. I miss that truck every day.

@stonent

Ай бұрын

I had a Red 5.2 2WD extended cab short bed. It lost traction one day and slid on some oil and rear ended another car. After that the hood wouldn't open and it had a random stalling thing it would do. Also at the time I had a loan out against it so I just parked it front of the loan place and told them I was just going to default on the loan. It never hit my credit fortunately. I still kind of miss it even though I have a 2019 now. The 3.6 in my 2019 feels a lot like the 5.2 I had in the 1999. The 3.6 has more HP but a bit less torque and 2x the MPG.

Glad to see more Dodge related stuff. Even as a dodge guy I wouldn't have expected the manual stuff to be worth that much on a 25+ year old truck but then It hit me, take that drivetrain and put it in an older 60s-80s Dodge truck. Cheap builder with more modern easier to find parts. as for the 318 you'll probably get more requests for the Heads off the engine since these are the Magnum and people want to use them on the older LA style Mopar Small blocks. Get a lot of requests for them back here.

@92powerdiesel61

Ай бұрын

From everything that I've seen more and more people are just putting the whole magnum in a classic vehicle and letting go of the older LA engines.

@knote4958

22 күн бұрын

@@92powerdiesel61 Some guys are doing that with older model dodges, but many are jumping straight to the 5.7 hemi

Best video ever. Thanks, Eric. I would work at your shop all day salvaging parts to keep others on the road.

damn shame you cant buy a new truck like that these days i'd love the hell out of a full size v8 4x4 manual.

You're a friggen legend, keep doing ya thing mate, always quality content and your humor is gold x

Oh dude I had to comment again just to say, that last bit of footage was so kick ass I love the sound of these trucks, and with a manual God I bet that was fun.

Lol, I've had two 2nd Gen Rams. That truck is an anomaly! Getting to 200,000 miles is a miracle in itself on these trucks.

@harveylong5878

Ай бұрын

bah, our 94 Ram has 350k on it. granted it is on its 5th trans, rear main seal leaks like a sieve , burns oil trying to identify as a 5.9 Cummins. the bed floor yea I wouldnt step in it, bed liner only thing holding you up

@knote4958

22 күн бұрын

Not really, the 318 in my old 91 dakota topped 350k (replaced the gauge cluster around 250k so not exact mileage but close). I only scrapped that truck because the brakes were FUBAR

Very good points about older cars and the value they still possess

Mr. Toads wild ride 😅😂

When you jumped in the truck at 4:10 i said if he doesn't clutch dump it i'm taking my thumbs up back and going to the next video, glad you didn't disappoint.

A buddy of mine had an old beater Toyota pickup that had a broken frame like that. He “fixed” it with some pieces of 4x4 lumber bolted through both sides of the broken frame. It actually worked pretty well, and was hilarious because it creaked like an old ship every time you took a turn!

@richtes

Ай бұрын

How long did it last like that?

@michaellehmann2803

Ай бұрын

He drove it like that for about 4 months. Every few weeks he had to go under and re-tighten the bolts, but it never broke. Eventually it started overheating and he junked it.

Really Good to see you talking about the wastefulness going on in the industry. It's a damn shame. and sheds some light on basic problems in our society. I love "recycling" goodies, as I have worked hard for everything, and hate seeing good parts get mindlessly trashed. This is a great channel !!

What an awesome video. The shot underneath the truck showing the broken frame was ingenious. Thanks Eric.

Thanks for the behind the scenes video!!! Awesome as always!

The flex between the cab and bed when you stopped was hilarious oh does that ram have one of those new fandagled elastic band frames

Your videos are the only videos I must watch on my TV, you put out the best videos....

Regular cab/short bed, v8, manual transmission, posi rear end, crank windows... What a glorious pile of Dodge. Ive got a '99 1500 Sport 4x4 reg cab short bed with the 5.9/automatic. Paid $1500 for it in 2017 and have been using it as a winter beater in northern Iowa ever since. I prefer 1980-96 Ford trucks myself, but these 2nd gens arent that bad if the frame isnt rusted in half. I always love the contrast in sound between the wimpy sounding gear reduction Chrysler starters of the era and the exhaust note of a 5.2/5.9. "Yeep, yeep, yeep, RAAAAAR..." 😂

@richardthingsilike9562

Ай бұрын

If!

You guys and gals in wrecking yards do great service. My hat’s off to you! Great video!

I'd drive the truck as is. That's a keeper. Thanks for the video btw, keep more random ones like this coming, and the tear downs too of course.

Another great video Eric! Thank you for what you do!

Now that looks like a fun truck outside the fact it has no frame to hold it up. If I was able to get a new truck, I love to have a manual transmission. It would be the theft device I could ever have.

You'll probably also want to sell the gas tank. Admittedly it was a few years ago but I sold it to somebody that wanted a large plastic auxiliary in their boat. I had an 83 B150, 318 with the "Extended highway package". That meant a 36 gallon tank and an OD4 (floor) long tail manual transmission. You probably know this but the bellhousings are often the same part ot the 318 smallblock and the 360 big block. At over 250k it still ran great, and because it was a non-interference engine, I drove it home after it jumped time because the engine was still hot. Fun times.

@philbrutsche8928

Ай бұрын

The 360 is not a big block and a lot of stuff interchange between all the non-Magnum LA (273-318-340-360) engines. There are some differences but there is no way to tell the difference between a 318 block and a 360 block without measuring it (or looking up the part numbers). Putting 360 heads + exhaust on a 318 is a common performance boost. Fun fact: the Gen 3 Hemi uses the same transmission bolt pattern as the old LA V8 engines, so you can use a modern ZF 8HP with an old 360.

One man’s junk is truly another man’s treasure! Love your videos.

scraplife garage is a great content youtuber who breaks down sports cars. id love to see regular cars broken for parts too!

Pretty cool video. Thanks for the peek behind the curtain.

Great stuff thanks for the show!

Thank you for doing the things I always wanted to do! And calling it a test.

One of your best videos to date very entertaining indeed

That was awesome to watch, Eric!

This was my first time seeing a vehicle being put to rest 🥲 beautiful!

That rear just sounds absolutely mint

As a fellow business owner i always enjoy seeing case studies on how others make money. The more detail the better.

Someone's junk is another one's treasure! Great video! Recycling used parts is a great thing and saves a lot of money!

Gratuitous tire smoke gets me every time. Thanks for the "informational" video. Might just be your best yet!

Great video. It’s interesting to see what you do in your shop. Thanks

I'm glad you are able to make money from everything in this process. Respect the work you do.

Thats the new accordion 🪗 suspension.

Neat. Love the behind the scenes and business stuff

MORE of this content! As someone that’s attempting to turn my part out side hustle to full time income, these videos are vary appreciated. Thanks!

It's so wonderful how you take care of this water pump, so heartwarming :-) Hopefully there will be milk, cookies and lullaby for this waterpump.

Thank you.

Great, entertaining, and informative video, thank you.

It’s got the split-body suspension system!

Great Video, Eric. The old 318 sounds pretty healthy. Thanks for the videos.

Cool. Never heard that side of things before. Thanks for sharing.

Very good episode thanks

No matter what you show. The shows are great.

Rear leaf spring mounts are putting in work!

@gorak9000

Ай бұрын

Also looks like the gas tank acts as a cushion absorbing some of the impact when he slows down

@nigelvasquez8028

Ай бұрын

Surprised it wasn’t leaking fuel from gas tank punctures/abrasions also. Not sketchy at all, it’s fiiiine~

This is the first of the videos here I've seen where I got some sense of scale of the facility. Impressive.

nice spring suspention lol :) yet another awesome video.

Thanks for the INSIGHT on how the operations are conducted in a SALVAGE BUSINESS Eric

Very interesting! Thanks for the video.

What a cool job you have! Living the American dream!

You run a great website and business. Well done.

I love the systems and process video.

That was great. It was very interesting seeing al of the things that you can do with a "scrap" vehicle. I also figured out that if I ever end up in the St. Louis area I will be applying immediately for a position as a vehicle tester at your shop!!!

loved this video. good info

I think your drive-train testing procedure is well perfected

I loved this video! Thanks for taking us BTS.

awesome for saving the old parts

Why yes, I did want to see what the frame looks like when you drive it. Cool to see some behind the scenes on how you make your money. It sounds like a lot more than it probably is after all the bills and labor costs.

Fantastic Eric. Thank you.

Thanks Eric for an absolutely fantastic video. Very informative giving us the insight into how you run your business. You make money on selling the parts, have absolute fun tearing down blown up engines, and even more fun driving around slightly damaged cars ( I’m bloody jealous). By the way, have you torn down that tug wagon with the extra inspection holes in it yet?? Take care and have a great time.

Excellent presentation.

@davidnelson6893

Ай бұрын

Yes air ride for sure

Thanks, Eric

Looks better than some I have seen still on the road here in PA.

Very interesting video. Thanks for sharing it.

Great sounding truck. Would be a blast to drive!

I like those one off videos, 👍🙂 Hilarious the frame view at the end 🤣