Hi I'm Matt and I started this channel to document the restorations I work on and share them with all of you. I know I've benefited from others sharing their projects so I felt like I should share as well. I take old cars that have been forgotten and rusting away and completely tear them down, restore all the parts and reassemble them. I'm new to this and have completed two cars so far. The name, Exit 45 Restorations, came about because I want people to exit the freeway and explore America's back roads. You'll discover some of the best people and food out there as well amazing views of small-town America.
Come watch as I continue on this journey of trying, failing, learning and improving.
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Look at the bright side, now the grandson will learn how to replace the recoil rope. PS, that carb will need a complete cleaning, jets, emosion (SP?) ect.
@billdeblaey6078 you nailed it. We did replace it and he will be going through the carb with his dad. They had to leave back home.
You don’t know which way the hub press’ out.
Nope. It was my first time working on a boat. It was a learing experience for sure.
Eastwood's has some very good material. I've used the Rust encapsulator. Yeah awesome product.
Thanks for the info. It makes me feel better about using it.
Good to see the Tbird coming together, I had fun doing engine bay, rust proofing floor pans, cleaning up wiring looms.Are you going to treat inside of rear quarters? While I had the rear seats out I left the car out in a light rain then noticed a puddle where the rear seats go, It seems it had been leaking where the roof joins on the rear quarter by rear side windows, new sealant on those joins and some touch up paint and good to go. It will be a fun day taking Dad on the test drive. 😊
Hey Steve. I did protect the rear quarters. I'll have to wait until I get the doors and such on to test if it is fully sealed. That's a good idea though to do before the interior goes in. It will be a good day when this car takes its first test drive and my dad will definitely be in it with me.
That looks like a lot of work. Nice
It was but I got my dad to do most of it.. lol
Hello Matt. Going back together is exciting. Wire harnesses are looking good! I've used the rust encapsulator and the Killmat with success, also. Thumbs up for you and your dad.👍 George B
Thanks George. Good to hear from you.
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Hey.. not sure what you meant by that but good to hear from you.
They're not kidding around when they say beauty is in the eye of the beholder this is a sin to destroy this beautiful Corvette,too painful to watch.....
I understand. Thing is with these two corvettes is they were both too far gone. That's why I got them. They would never have gotten back on the road so I'm giving them a new chance at life. I would never have taken one that was in working order and rear it apart. Thanks for checking in.
Instead of putting crappy music on why don't you do an over dub to say what you are doing. A lot of people have never seen or have done this. Your video is virtually useless.
@bobdown9414 thanks for your input.
U just won a drawing at Far from done motors channel . 👍 And I will sub. 👍
Hey. I just saw that. I guess I can't say I never win anything now.
Gosh, what a difference installing that power steering box with the engine out! it was a night mare with the engine in, I had to help from a friend. He got the bolts in by feel only. But with it out the next step was rebuilding the power break booster! then the main wiring harness is still a work in progress.... Great job and God bless.
Hey Mike. It looks like it would be a job to get that out and back in with the engine installed. I just hope mine works properly so I don't have to do the same. Take care and God bless
He reminds me of myself at that age, My dad would bring home the mowers and he would teach me how to fix each one till I could do it on my own. Good job kiddo.
Great job!
Spreading the Wealth of mechanical knowledge.
Hello Matt. His first of probably many "will it run" videos. Good job! George B
I think so. He was so excited to do it and I really enjoyed having them both work with me.
What brand kit is this?
It's the right stuff conversion kit for the fotd 9in with the big bearings
Great work, i appreciate your attention to detail when explaining what your doing. I may not go as deep as my car is in very good condition, that said, i like the style of your restoration. PS, Im waiting on my heater core return from restoration shop.... you did give me good moral support I'll let ya know how i make out
Thanks for the kind words... I hope you get your heater core back soon and get it back on the road.
@Exit45Restorations thanks, I got a core from a guy parting his car out, this way, I can remove and replace without delay. If you have a moment, what are your thoughts on my my A/C coil having no leaks? I'm going to have compressor rebuilt change all O rings and charge system... cross my fingers 😆
@josephclarke4244 youncould see if there is a way to put a little pressure to it and see if it holds.
@Exit45Restorations I was thinking about doing that, I worked construction for 30 years, so I'm familiar with pressure testing plumbing, maybe 10 pounds?
@josephclarke4244 ya.. i wouldn't do very much. Maybe less to safe. I've never looked into it so I'm not sure
Good job
Thanks Rick
You need to patent that Pepsi bottle steering column prop.
Steering columns and interior / dashes have to be two of jobs most people dread to do. But you take them on head first. Good video.
Thanks Jim. They are the most tedious fir sure
Did you put a new gearshift handle or weld notch on the old one?
I welded the old one. I lost the video of the last part of the build-up and that was part of it.
@@Exit45Restorations was going to say the same thing, looked very warn, jump out of gear stage.
Is that a j40plsrs? That red lever does the auto choke, vertically its manual choke. Moved forward it auto primes when you hold the key in for a few seconds
That's very helpful info... thanks. I'm not sure other than it's a 40 HP Johnson.
Dana 36 or 44 rear end in those
The 88 has a 44. That's why I was happy it wasn't the 84 they guy said it was.
I noticed wheels on those cribs.. can I ask if you still have the engine and trans in the car?
Hello. I don't have the engine or trans in it yet. The cribbing is sitting on my car dollies so it looks like they have wheels but they are separate
Red warning light is high beam
Thanks. That's super helpful.
So lucky to have your dad to spend time with and have great memories together
Thanks. It's been great to spend time together on this project.
Such fun... I have been doing the same work, when I found 6 fried wires on the fire wall harness. Major bummer.... so I ordered are replacement from the Birds nest I hope it is in good shape. The plunger thing is your window washer plunger. don't forget to install your defroster vent discharge nozzles, I had to glue mine on as they tore out of the rivets.
That makes sense for it to be that. It would reach there and it's the only thing in the area that seems to be right. I hate you had some wire issues on yours. So far all the wires have checked out o🤞
Hello Matt. That was quite an adventure putting the dash back together. I knew you could do it because your dad was there to guide you. Could you see in your disassembly video what that plunger switch is for? Maybe use your wire diagram and trace the color wires. Great job you guys! George B
Hey George. Yes Dad keeps me straight. We'll figure out that plunger soon enough. I just can't think of anything that it would go to. We'll get the book oit on this one.
Where did you get a 3 ft screw driver? Cool
I got it at harbor freight. I have used those several times now.
I think the plunger switch goes to the glove box?
Yep, that's what it is.
We will see. I'm just not sure yet. When I install the dashboard and start to hook up everything, then I'll find it
Glove box? What glove box?
The plunger is the washer
The dash turned out really well, great job you two! 👏
I just recently did this on my 65. There are 2 things that i noticed. The locating pins on the new springs are tiny and they dont locate the axle correctly. I used a socket from underneath to center the axle on the tiny pin. The other thing is the shocks. I cant remember if the old ones had washers on the lower mount. I suspect they were stuck to the shocks and got thrown away. I used some washers from sway bar links and drilled them to fit. Worked perfectly
Thanks.for the additional info. Always good to get others experiences
@@Exit45Restorations thanks for posting the tbird content! I wish i watched all of the videos before i did half of the work that i did.
@davidgalietti3398 no problem. I pit it out there in hopes it can help someone. How deep are you into your project?
@@Exit45Restorations funny you should ask. Im spending 4th of july finishing up the last bit that i can do. Welding in the drivers floor pan. The painter said he is ready for it this weekend. Engine and drivetrain are done. Suspension and brakes are done.. electrical is done.. interior is done. Everything is ready to put back in and on the car as soon as its painted. Biggest part of the project was transplanting a donor roof skin
@davidgalietti3398 wow! You tore into yours as much as I did. I'm about in the same place. I'm just starting to put in the electical now and the engine will go together soon. Send me pic when the paint sets done. I would love to see it.
Hi, could you let me know what repair manual were you using in your video that was on the work bench? Thanks for the video and information.Ken
Hello Ken. It's the Thunderbird shop manual and you can get it at thunderbird headquarters or birds nest online. It's a great resource on these complicated cars.
I think speedometer will be just fine, the red is the important color. As far as the odometer, you are completely rebuilding the car, and documenting it on YT, I wouldn't give it too much more thought. Thanks for the video Matt! 👍
Hello Alvin. Thanks. I really like how it all came out. Character has been added to it along with a.good story of Dad sprying all the numbers of.. lol
Pretty neet to see how it works
Hello Matt. That odometer was a bugger. I think when trying to clean those old parts something like Windex needs to be used first. Even soaking in soapy Dawn soap and water probably would loosen up the gunk and not ruin the plastic or numbers. I've also had issues with electronic cleaners that ruined plastic surfaces. The speedo repaint looked like it will be ok. I was going to suggest painting the gauge indicators purple to match the car, but that might have made it too difficult to see them. Lol. George B
Hello George. So I do like the idea of soaking the parts. It's a little late for mine, but it's a good story of my dad blasting all the numbers off, so I'm keeping it as is. I never thought about the purple for the speedo.
You have a new subscriber,bro! 👍🏼
Welcome and good to have you along for the ride.
Crossfire only takes 9-13 psi fuel pressure
Nicely done video Matt, I know it's very hard to keep the videos short and to the point, you did a great job. 👍 I like that you are including your Dad in in the work...he did an awesome job testing the gauges. 😃
Thanks Alvin. My dad is enjoying his day at the shop and he has been a big help.
I am apprehensive about pulling my heater/Evaporator core out... any advice?
I haven't tried to do that with the dash installed so I don't know what that would be like. I would get the manual so you can see all that needs to be done before you start. Then you can make a decision about if you think it's somthing you want to tackle. It will be challenging so good luck on it.
@Exit45Restorations I've read about it several time's, I think I can do it; I just hate the car being apart for to long. Don't want to forget how to reinstall it all. I understand I'll need to recondition my cores as new are not available.
Take lots of photos and video. I never seem to take enough and have to figure it out the rest of the way
Hello Matt. Fun time fishing! Nice gauge testing demo, your dad did a great job. I'm glad you painted those dials. Have you decided what to do about the speedometer? George B
Hey George. Thanks and my Dad is getting better with the camera. I have completed the speedometer and you will see that one next week. But I can tell you it worked out great.
Good video, boy those are slow, they must be bi-metal movements. I would have updated them to better movements, but that is just me. Joe's looking good for an old fella.
They are slow but I'm just glad they all work. Complementing dad is kind of self serving as a twin.. lol
@@Exit45Restorations what are you talking about, I look better than him. lol
Good information
Awesome to see your progress... love getting to see you and Dad
We've been enjoying the build. Lots more to come
Duralast bearing ?? Skf or timken are the indicated for this job
I would agree that those are better earings and at some point I'm sure I will be back into this rear end and I can swap them.out then
It's always nice to get something that complicated back up and running without a ton of work!
Hey Alvin. It really was pretty easy. Just some cleaning needed.
Hello Matt. Your dad did a great job getting that clock to work again. I cleaned mine out many years ago, and it needs it again. I didn't hear you say that you repainted the clock hands. I saw some paint on your work bench, so maybe you did? I have two more of those clocks that I'm going to clean up one from a 65, the other from a 66. George B
Hey George. He did a great job figuring out how it works and what needed to be done to get it going. It would have taken me awhile. I didn't paint them because they didn't look bad.
Looks like you beat it into submission with contact cleaner. Tell Joe that if he would quit shaking he could get it working quicker. My right hand is ok but my left shakes.
We cleaned it many times and we gave it no choice but to work. Even with Mr shaky fingers.. lll
Hey Matt, thanks for the view of the underbelly of the dash, it will come handy down the road! The speedometer roller could be redone with a vinyl decal, half white, half orange? Just a thought.
Morning Alvin. I hope it helps you when you get to this phase. I ended up painting it and it worked good.
Dude! Go in from either side by the wheels!
Thanks for the tip. I have one more to tear dowm and that will come in handy
I'm still in the process of putting my dash back together as I had two on hand and I wanted to install a nice one back in the car. I found a guy in Eugene Or, who recovered my dash and did some very nice stitching on it. I could send you a photo if you want. So now the wiring harness is back on and I have to finish the vacuum line replacement and the break booster install as I had to pull the break booster out to get the steering gear out. What a job from ......Well on a positive note I had the booster rebuilt as well. So beware of those black defrost vent nozzles... I think that they are made out of paper machete and they break like crazy! I had to two part epoxy them on. I have a complete blue dash just like yours I bought as a spare as I wanted the gauge cluster.
Sounds like you're been busy too. I'm almost finished with my dash now. I would love to seesome pics.of your dash to see how it came out. I'm always looking for options down the road.
@@Exit45Restorations Yes sir, busy... so how would I post pictures? can one do it here? or? through an e-mail?