From the same kid who grew up calling ambulances for overdoses, dodging bullets through bunk-bed walls, and learning to weld and wrench on B&O Railroad engines with Dan… comes the kind of raw, no-shop, driveway engine swap most people would pay a garage $8,000+ to do.
This is old footage straight from the vault—back when the compound was just a dream and every repair was pure survival mode. Watch me rip out and replace the 3.8L V6 in a 2008 Chrysler Town & Country minivan with nothing but basic tools, a cherry picker, and that Glen Burnie grit.
No lift.
No fancy diagnostics.
No excuses.
If I can do this after the childhood you’re about to read about in the book… you can fix damn near anything.
Born to Fail, Bred to Survive – Episode Bonus: Survival Hacks from the Driveway
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Timestamps:
00:00 – Intro: Why this matters to the story
01:20 – Pulling the old engine
04:45 – The nightmare rust bolts
08:10 – New engine in & first start
09:40 – Final words from the driveway
15 Min.