Each and every muscle car enthusiast has that one experience that has helped define the way in which they view the automobile. For Northern California’s John Cross that experience came by way of riding in the back of his cousins 1970 440 6-Pack Plymouth ‘Cuda when he was a kid. It was a car that provided him with memories, stories and of course, a goal – that being, to one day own the very car which got his engine running all those years ago. It’s now 2012, 42 years after that first faithful ride in the very ‘Cuda you’re about to see. This time however it resides in John’s garage, not his cousins, which can mean only one thing… Sometimes dreams do come true.
The second episode of Saturday Mechanic. Its larcenous inspiration? A guy with a rock and a hankering for the laptop stowed in Pop Mech associate auto editor Ben Wojdyla’s F-150. A sadder, wiser Ben shows you how to: * Buy the right replacement glass from the junkyard. * Disassemble the door * Shimmy the new glass into place * Lubricate the window mechanism and track Subscribe! bit.ly Connect with Ben Wojdyla: Facebook: www.facebook.com Twitter: twitter.com Youtube: www.youtube.com Connect to Car and Driver: Subscribe! bit.ly Twitter: bit.ly Facebook: on.fb.me Who says you can’t work on your own car anymore? Follow Popular Mechanics associate auto editor Ben Wojdyla as he leads viewers, step by step, through repairs, upgrades, and troubleshooting tips. Got car questions? Email Ben, and he may answer them on the show. Each week, the Car and Driver YouTube Channel will launch episodes of The Full Hoon, Driver Rehab, Battle of the Beaters, Car and Driver: Tested, Popular Mechanics Saturday Mechanic, and Road & Track Presents.
Video Rating: 4 / 5
I saved this to my email. I feel like i’m looking at porn.
Challenger, False!
I am French and I prefer the American car
Black, Black interior, Black vinyl roof
1970 was the year for Cuda and Challenger both. That car stock would go for over a 100k easy. Matching numbers and all.
Cannot beat a badass CUDA…….Fact !!!
Blame the french
Nope, there were super sport cars actually, like Lamborghini Miura, Ford GT40, Ferrari
, all the super sport car manufacturers were back then too, that’s why they are so well known, cause of living for long time. These were muscle cars and are muscle cars (i got your point, but it’s not like you are saying), they were NASCAR cars, lap racing cars like nowadays GT sport(similar), dirt racing, and most of all…drag racing and wheelie competitions.
What does “triple black attack” means ? Some sort of quote or some modification name ?
yes, because we don’t need a boat license to drive a car…
believe me, that wouldve been he plan. either a 383 OR an AAR setup (family friend has had the six pack intake for mopar small block for fucking ever)
He was saying “1970…4..5…3″ as in 1974 or 1975 not his age as 4-5
Bounces like a fat lady, one pothole and you’re eating a tree.
so this guy went from being 4 or 5 to being 17 in 8 years? not possible. dumbass
in 1970 those cars were the Supersportcar like nowdays we got ferrari and other sport cars
well thats also because of the gasoline prices
in the US = +- $3.4/gallon
in belgium (europe)= +- $8.4/gallon
those cars use SHIT LOADS of gasoline and that 1 of the reason u dont c those big cars and those muscle cars in europe
but those muscle cars are just beautiful
“Unreal” not “onreal.”
47 people disliked this video because they lost to it on the street with there honda’s xD
muscle cars are fantastic
47 people are import drivers.
He said Europeans with Fiats you imbecile..
Yeah and they look even more awesome when they’ve been lowered and stanced with racing suspension and had the fenders rolled and they’re like only a few inches off the ground with low profile american racing torque thrust rims
damn 12-9 mpg on 100 octane, that is one expensive car to drive.
people that are not american probably
I would’ve given my left nut to own that car, screw the engine block, pick up a 383 from an RV, rebuild it with keith black 10 to 1 aluminum pistons, 0.030 over, stealth heads with a nice cam and a double pumper with an aluminum intake manifold and a spectre double air filter setup, fucker would make close to 500 hp easy….
It’s that easy.
Try looking into your power window motor. like 10-15 bucks at the junk yard.
Thanks
1:25 SORCERY!
Is it just me, or are Torx heads a complete nuisance?
Is it much Harder for cars with Power Windows… By the way love your show Ben.
i have a problem with my passenger side power window. it gets stuck usually about an inch or two from the top. sometimes it wont get stuck, but it does most of the time. help?
next up: tint
Can’t tell if Ben makes this look easy or if its actually that easy
Try taking the panel off a 2001 Mustang. They fucker is painful getting off and getting on. >.< My Prelude was much easier.
Not “really.” Got a call about a week after the incident from a guy claiming he’s bought my personal laptop from “some short street dude who must’ve snagged it.” He’d found my number on my business cards in the computer bag. The caller couldn’t get into the computer (fingerprint reader) so he wanted his money back, I bought it for $100. I realize he may have been the thief, but I was happy to get my data back.
My work laptop and camera are long gone with no hope for recovery.
- Ben Wojdyla
It’s too bad you can hardly find a car with manual windows today. One more thing to break. My mustang’s power windows used a worm gear that made it impossible to move the window when it stopped working. It’s a 27 year-old car though
Did you ever find the *bleep* who did that to your window? I would have definitely gotten his license plate… at least.
For my “00 Grand Prix GTP they quote $395 before tax, so about $450. Almost $500. And I didn’t even tell them my window motor and regulator were shot to hell. I didn’t need the glass but I found some good price were it ever to break at around $30-50 bucks. Motor and regulator came in a set for just under $80. took me about an hour including the how to videos I watched on my phone. I have to say, my phone has been a good addition to my toolbox Especially if you have an app that is an autoscanner
I had to replace the regulator and motor (but not the glass but it works the same way) in my ’00 Grand Prix,which meant I had to get the window out. Other than there being a ton of plastic clips that break easy it was pretty much the same.make sure the bolts on the window align to the holes that allow you to take them off, slide it in and align the glass on the track screw it in. make sure it all works, then put all the paneling back, together only difference was a button not a crank
And going a step further, Germans don’t hold a patent on well-made interiors. The new Passat is a disappointment compared to the last generation. Compare a Q7 to an MKT and I think you’ll be surprised. On top of that, Germans are famous for making very pretty interiors with electronics that go to pot the second the car is out of warranty. You couldn’t pay me to buy a ten year old 7-series or Jetta at this point.
-Ben Wojdyla
“More complicated” or “more expensive materials” does not mean “better.” I wouldn’t want the door panels from an M5 in my pickup, they’d be destroyed in a month. One of the tricks of a good product is matching the design to the application.
One big, simple, indestructible piece of plastic is as right for this truck as the same piece made from leather and wood and lacquer in a BMW.
-Ben Wojdyla
I did this on a 2004 BMW and it really was a piece of cake. Used panel tools and it took less than an hour.
That was exactly my point, the german build quality (of the interior) is way better. So it’s harder to get the panels off and fix the glass.
Glass is glass is glass. The hard part on a German car will be getting the inner door panel off. You know German engineers, they love to over complicate everything. I also have an Audi, since interest in more complicated cars is so high, maybe I’ll take a ball peen hammer to the window and do this one again.
- Ben Wojdyla
Pretty easy on these USA build quality cars…try this on a german car..
Thanks, and I agree. This one was a lot more fun to make too, mostly because I was still mad at the chump who broke my window.
- Ben Wojdyla
Almost everything IS that easy, it’s just a matter of figuring out how it goes together right. It also helps to remember that a person on a production line usually has 30-45 seconds to install any parts so it can’t be that complicated.
A good service manual also helps.
-Ben Wojdyla
Much better then the first episode. Personality is good!
If you have power windows it’s going to be almost exactly the same just make sure you disconnect the power connector for the window switch before completely pulling the door panel to avoid damaging any wires; and you’ll need to have your ignition on to manipulate the window when removing/ installing the glass.