Motormouth Radio

The boys host their old friends Elana Scherr, former writer at Hot Rod Magazine & car fabricator Chassis John. Elana's recent YouTube videos are the hot topic, as well as talk about her recently acquired Turbo Trans Am, vintage Wrecker & her iconic Opel GT.

The boys host their old friend and former Long Islander Tom Cotter (the Barn Find Hunter) to talk about his Hagerty YouTube channel success which is second to his stellar career authoring automotive books. Tom's vast car collection as well as the classics he drives when spotting hidden cars are talked about, and we even sneak in a few words about working with other car guys & the problems associated with aligning body panels on older cars.

The A-Team comes together once again and puts on a radio show from different locations. Ray clues us in on the progress the Chevelle restoration is making, what episodes of Batman are on TV, and why it's a good idea to start up your late model car since you're not driving it daily anymore. Chris updates us on his Chrysler projects, then GM X-body cars, Caddy dashboards and doing radio swaps are also covered on this show as well as live phone calls.

New ground is broken this week with the aid of close show friend and confidant "Pirate Paul" when he's able to rig his equipment to allow us to take live phone calls. We cover brake job & body panel problems, a coolant leak in a '32 Ford Street Rod, buying swap meet car parts & ponder why early Chrysler's had such poor build quality.

This week we speak with Matt Mendez from L.I. Racing which stepped up and decided to 3D print a respirator mask from scratch. Dubbed the "M1", these masks have already gone through a few stages of R&D, & since Matt has decided to share the source file, ANYONE with a 3D printer can make their own at home or at their shop. Chassis John joins the fun from Florida to talk about how the people down there are dealing with the situation at hand.

We break new ground by doing a remote broadcast from three undisclosed locations simultaneously this week, and even manage to have callers participate. Ray talks about car spotting in his neighborhood while out on walks, and Gerard from Rolling Thunder Cycles discusses working on newer and older motorcycles in his shop. MatcoMan Brian relays the perils of dealing with the public while in close proximity aboard his tool truck.

The virus scare has us doing a remote broadcast from an undisclosed location this week, and it often takes a team to move the ball. The team of Ray, Chris, Kim & Rob Leonard propel the car talk this time around with the boys covering everything from the history of MotorMouth Radio to using "mechanic in a can", having mis-matched lug nuts & Rob asking the ultimate question of "where in the world did all of the cool junkyards we know go".

Ray & Chris lament over having to re-set the car clock, then fixing a flat tire at home and the tool Ray prefers to use is covered. Chris' methods for keeping the ignition points in his old car healthy comes up, and a caller's temperature gauge diagnosis gets kicked around by everyone.

The boys have their friend Darryl from a local auto parts store in the studio and include "The Diesel Medic" & YouTuber Clay Koon from Koon Trucking in Mississippi in the conversation. The lack of spare tires in our cars, new vs old parts & why wiper blades are so hard to install all get talked about in this hour of fun.

Ray and Chris talk with Carl Anthony from Automoblog.net about theChicago Auto Show, Honda quality control & what it takes to be an adult student.The various uses for Marvel Mystery Oil are also discussed in this show.

Ray has Christian from L.I. Racing sit in as co-host this week while Chrisis on assignment. Hold on to your hats as the talk of radioactive coffee, making a shopphone ring with a welder and some crazy motorcycle builds are discussed. That's allbefore the YouTube maven Tony DeFeo of the "Uncle Tony's Garage" channel calls into rant about the current crappy car part failures he's recently suffered. From therethe boys talk about the future of the automotive and bike hobbies they're all facing.

Rich & Steve from the L.I. Mopar Club are in the studio talking about club history,how to find parts for your rare or oddball Mopar, and what it was like growing up in the carhobby. Callers ask about a Honda Odyssey transmission problem & a fitment problem withfront brakes on a Toyota Camry.

Show friend and fellow Moparfile Steve Magnante calls in to talk about thelatest episodes of Junkyard Gold and his latest Barrett Jackson auction experience. Theboys get him talking about current trends in MOPAR collecting, as well as the best waysto upgrade and modify an older car. Ray calls attention to his comfy auction footwear too.

Ray & Chris talk about a 1972 Chevelle no-start condition and how it was solved,then interview Tony D'Agostino from www.TonysParts.com to learn about current and futuretrends where MOPAR parts are concerned. Yes, Chrysler's at Carlisle and Philly cheese-steaksalso get talked about during this show too!

Chris Switzer steps back into the co-host seat while Joe is out. The boys pickup on some familiar topics like; proper motorcycle riding formations, the sale of the BullittMustang & how movie car chases have shaped our lives. Ray relates how a brake bleedingtechnique worked on the Project Chevelle, and a caller talks about some real life policechases. The 2019 MMR "memorable moments" list is finally revealed.

"Kilowatt" Kevin helps us kick off the new year with talk of project cars andbattery life in our daily drivers. A new caller asks us to settle a marital dispute with herhusband about the best way to use cruise control, and Ray talks about the use of DRL'sin modern cars. We delve into oil & filter selection for old & new cars and wrap it upby talking about battery vs air powered shop tools.

Car builder and chassis fabricator "Chassis John" from the former NY ChassisConnection shop visits the studio to help us end the year right.Talk runs from 1,000 H.Pstreet engines to the SEMA show and swapping late model Mustang engines into older bodies.John's amassing parts to re-create his old Firebird race car called "Half Breed" which is sure tocreate quite a buzz in the industry.

It's a pre-holiday Jazz-fest in the studio when Terry LSX (AKA Coverman66)stops by for a studio visit. We try to tap into his vast knowledge of Chevy LS engines butthe talk keeps working its way around to Jazz music and drumming styles. Either wayyou're sure to enjoy this hour of fast paced conversation shared by two gear-heads (or isthat drum heads?).

We kick it off by passing on all sorts of handy car maintenance and holidaygift buying tips, then Carl Anthony from www.Automoblog.net calls in to catch us up on thethe great content they've been posting, including an upcoming article about buying carparts on Amazon. We cover Automoblog's winter driving guide then try to diagnose a peskybrake caliper installation on a '95 Camry for a caller.

Radio icon Mike Simms shares the studio duties with Ray this week when theyinterview Marty Schulte, CEO of www.EclipseSunshades.net The question of whether or notto use an Art Morrison chassis under Mike's '57 Chevy stirs up a riotous debate with our pasthost Chris Switzer that's not to be missed.