Getting my Head Together: 1937 Chevy Engine Assembly, and Fantastic Ford Y-Blocks!
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- Опубликовано: 3 фев 2023
- Hey guys! Another busy week, and it is time to reassemble the 1937 Chevy Engine! This time the oil pan and cylinder head go on, and we will be running it soon if nothing goes too sideways... I stopped in to visit my neighbour and check out his awesome collection of Y-block-powered 1950s Fords, and Agent 3500 was visiting and we get to check out another Coldsmobile, haha!
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Hey guys! Another busy week, and it is time to reassemble the 1937 Chevy Engine! This time the oil pan and cylinder head go on, and we will be running it soon if nothing goes too sideways... I stopped in to visit my neighbour and check out his awesome collection of Y-block-powered 1950s Fords, and Agent 3500 was visiting and we get to check out another Coldsmobile, haha!
Thanks to everyone who ordered a Fury shirt! They are being printed as I write this, and will ship the day they are finished.
Oh! I do not have a Telegram account or any bullshit contest going! Do not respond to any of these "contest winner" replies; they are a scam.
Thanks to everyone who subscribed to our channel here, and thanks also for all of your "likes" and comments!
If you would like to help keep our channel going, you can get a sticker, or a coffee mug at:
www.coldwarmotors.com
Or, please feel free to check out our Patreon page at :
www.Patreon.com/coldwarmotors where we have extra videos and pictures and a bunch of people hanging out and bs-ing about cars!
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hey scott..as always thanks for the gigles . you are you and cwm is cwm i for one wouldnt have it any other way..your not thank "insert diety of choice here" cleetus mcfarland or nick or any of the others out there give it time the others will learn.
The temperature must be warming up in Alberta--it's starting to snow!
@@glennnickerson8438 im over in ontario but except for the last 2 days ive been thinking its vancouver type weather -5 +5 then last night -30 ya not so nice lol
Dean on the Cylinder head toss
Those are some wicked Fords there ,
Rover fender action and a new Coldsmobile on the scene ....treasures !!!!!
Many folkls have the sickness for treasures
Thanks a ton for the videos Scott
then Dean doing the camera during the torque sequence ... awesome ...... good catch on those valvesprings !!!
Frankers is a star
Newport Chugging that Carbon footprint
Sad to hear about your local repair shop there
I hope Steven has a good place to continue the trade
Keep 'em coming !!!!!
The " Will it run " 1940 Dodge part 3 at 13:46 shows a red Ford 2 door
going past your drivewway behind the 1940 Dodge
The head re-installation was great to see.
Good luck with the water pump, and looking
forward to the first start.
As ever, this was a great watch.
Cheers!
Dan in Bangor
Thanks (and special thanks to Mr. Deagle!) for showing us his collection! That Ford "Rideau" is SPECTACULAR!
Glad you liked it! We'll go back and see the other half in the summer, I hope!
Hi Jeffery. It sure is.
METEOR Rideau, sold only at Canadian Mercury dealers.
Haha! Thanks for remembering us when it came time to put that oil pan on! Cheers to you and the agents.
Love the oiling system in the oil pan! I wonder if the guy who designed the first Water Park came across some blueprints from GM? 😆
Getting serious Fargo vibes from the Cutlass. Pity that it's not a Burnt Umber Ciera.
So weird hearing Dean without mood/mind altering additions. He seems like a fairly level-headed guy.
I had the same thoughts, Michael. He was a definite asset to Scott getting the Chevy's "heart" parts back where they belong. Nice job, Dean!
Dear @@awkwarddude
👍👌👏 Yeah, being without beer seems to help! 😁 ;-) To be serious: Dean is a real cleaning machine. He always cleans everything really, really good no matter what condition it's in. And he definitely has a ton of automotive knowledge. I don't know what he makes for a living but I guess that the "Greasy Flips" alone will not be enough unfortunately. Okay, sometimes he can be a little too much for me but after all: He is a good and really nice guy, obviously a really good friend and definitely a worthy CWM agent. Bravo Dean! 🙌
Best regards, luck and health in particular.
@@Chr.U.Cas1622 I agree, Dean is an OK guy all around and a good friend to Scott and a positive member of Scott's crew.
@@awkwarddude
👍👌👏
Dear @@MaxGiganteum
👍👌👏
Best regards, luck and health in particular.
*FRANKERS!*
It's remarkable to me how Francine has really settled down into more of a dare I say Stella demeanor
over time, isn't it? The wild child certainly endeared herself to the CWM viewers with age. Good girl!
Speaking of CWM, some quick numbers folks may not be aware of:
- the channel was started well over a dozen years ago by a fella who "didn't think anyone would watch"
Well...
- *over 22 million views* at this point!
- CWM is now fast approaching 60k subscribers, 2/3 of which have happened in just the last few years!
Scott, I always told you there was more to what you were doing here than met the eye. I am so happy for
you that things have worked out and I greedily hope you don't burn out of producing episodes anytime soon!
Y'all be safe (and warm) up there,
- Ed on the Ridge
Hi Ed! Yeah, Frankers is settling down (just a little, anyway), but she's still "the Menace" for sure!
Thanks as always for the support and encouragement for all these years now buddy! All the very best from here...
You can tell Dick is a nice man, he has Fords and he likes cats! Lovely.
Excellent. You guys get more out of life than most people know exists…….. I know it ain’t easy, but keep on doing it. Thank you all.
Thanks Dan! I'll keep trying, haha...Cheers!
The model car openings are effin groovy. Looking forward to first drive of the Chebby.
Frankers always looks like she knows more about what's going on then anyone.
Great episode again!
I was thinking a blues brothers car chase opening would be cool
@@spurgear4 Bullett!
Hey thanks! Fun to get out all the models we did as kids and use them for something, haha! Cheers...
She does!
@@vicmabus1532 Bullet would do fine also, I was thinking the chase under the railway tracks in the Blues Brothers ..Thats a great scene
The Chev is shaping up nicely. Your neighbor's Ford collection is pretty darn impressive! I'm sorry to hear about the garage that Stephen worked at. I'm sure he will land on his feet and find another opportunity.
That collection of Fords is amazing! Thanks for the tour! Cheers
Glad you enjoyed it! All the best from here!
I once came home to a cast iron boiler door in my kitchen sink. Isn't that what a kitchen sink is for? I love watching the projects coming together. Thank you for the weekly entertainment. Cheers!
My dad and his Army buddy Earl Hunt drove a 1941 Plymouth to California and back to Detroit in 1946. When they got back to Detroit the old Plymouth developed a rod knock. Dad and Earl dropped the oil pan on a side street, cut off a piece of leather belt. They took off the loose rod cap, jammed the leather belt chunk in and re installed the rod cap and oil pan. They pushed the car close to the nearest used car lot, fired it up and traded for another car.
That tri-colour Ford is gorgeous, Dean was very focused today - maybe it was the lack of usual "lubrication"? I bet he's jealous of the 80's Oldsmobile Bingo Deluxe with all it's fully-working things 😉
He is, I'm sure! Haha cheers...
The Y Block Ford collection is just what I like. Bad Boy sleds. Some real fast some real cool cruisers. Dean is on his game tonight, engine builders now you both are!
Cheers 🇨🇦
The Meteor look so cool .
Can't wait to hear that old Chevy come back to life, you boys did one hell of a job on that damaged cylinder!
Holy cow! That collection of Mr Deagles is just fantastic! I mean, I am a Ford guy after all, I love Als Grenada too. Ha. Thanks for this weeks show Scott! Cheers to you all. Todd Konoske the retired trucker.
Thanks for another fun episode but was Dean quite serious this time?
That's scary, man.
He is Mr. Clean though, isn't he...
Have a great week, Scott and crew.
Thanks to Dick for letting Scott share his collection! Some very nice cars you have there sir, Mid fifties Fords for the win!
Man, it’s hard to believe that a year has passed since the Chev tear down. Time flies at CWM. I cannot wait to hear this run. 👍💯Scott.
Fantastic seeing the Chevy going back together. And Laura's neighbours Canadian fords are awsome. You guys truly have some of the nicest looking motors from the 50's and 60's. A joy seeing the enthusiasm for old cars although it does seem to be amongst a certain demographic.
My kids don't view my old tin the way I do, a shame as I don't know who is going to take up the cause when our generation is gone. But great seeing that you guys are keeping these fantastic engineering masterpieces alive for future generations! Best wishes as always from the UK to all the agents for keeping us so well entertained.
Hey Mark! Thanks as always for the kind words and for watching this stuff...Cheers!
YEY saturday night prime time ..................
Great episode as usual. Loved seeing all the sweet Y-blocks. Dad had them in his '55 and '56 T-birds and I was elected to rebuild them long ago. The '37 is coming along nicely and can't believe I am getting slightly nostalgic over that Olds. They all seemed to be white, burgundy, or navy blue. And were everywhere! I hope Stephen is doing well at the new job. It is pretty much impossible to find good mechanics anymore in my area (Vancouver Island), and few young people have ANY interest in repairing cars anyway. Bummer.
That oiling test has a calming feng shui about it and would make a nice water feature in anyone's office.
I used to only buy A-body GM's in the 90's with the 2.8l when the kids were young we were broke.
The duct tape roll cup holder is the most Canadian thing I've ever seen in my life. LOL
It's up there, for sure, haha!
Red Green approved.
Doesn’t everyone do this??
37 Chevy is responding nicely to yours and Dean's efforts, it's nice to see you boys playing so nice together. Can't wait to hear her fire up.
Rube Goldberg must have invented that splash, spit, drip and squirt oiling system!
The 55 Meteor is gorgeous.
You know it’s done right because we do it twice👍🏻🤫🤭😏
It's a big like for the gentleman with the Ford's. They are spectacular. What a great collection. Maybe in the Spring he can come by with one of them. Glad to see Tom is as chipper as ever. That fender for the Rover is going to come out great. That Olds is in pretty good shape. There is one nearby where I work that is in pristine shape. That Chevy engine is looking really nice. You guys did a heck of a job on it. That was very interesting to see the oiling jets working. Dean looks good. Now if he could aim the camera at his bald head we could see that he is bald. He is such a great friend and person. Always ready to lend a hand or two. Looking forward to the next one. Two thumbs up guys!
"Know thy self, because I know thyself will forget..." Wiser, more relatable words have never been spoken. There are many automotive mistakes that everybody makes...once. And Ive likely made them all, lol.
Those springs you saw in the book on the pushrods were a dealer option for some engines and most never got them. Out of a hundred at the least of those engines that I poured the rod bearings for never had them but did run across one that did have it. We just left that part out as they looked like a problem coming. I had every one of those cars your friend owns of the "Y" block series. I used a 56 for my drag car and many times it hit the wall but completed the race, only lost three races in say a good twenty plus races. I ran Y blocks for a good while then switched to the 390 with dual fours and a blower. From then on, that car got beat to death racing at any event I could get it in. Back in the sixties, a thirteen second car was really fast but dual fours and a blower got it into a high eight second car... the next race was its last as the frame, actually the second frame, broke and it hugged the wall for the last time. First girl to attack me and head for the back seat was my 57 two door hardtop. My saddest moment is now knowing I had a one off ford wagon built for a canadian and had canadian speedometer, was a "duplicate" of the chevy nomad. All the chrome on the tailgate, inside was the same with pile carpet that matched the color of the car. The carpet was ripped up from storing stuff in it that should of never been inside of it. I had to take all that chrome on the insides out to get the carpet out of it and then a man came by, spotted the car, offered me a good sum of money and in those days money talked. I never seen it again but it was in a car magazine. It had been fully restored and then is when it hit me why so much money for a station wagon to me type car. Great show as always
When I was a young man, I would look through a JC Whitney catalog to obtain the precious parts that I needed.
Can't go wrong with the red Fords.
That oil pan would be make an excellent centre piece for the wife's garden. Combines great watering distribution while showcasing a historically significant engine from the 20 century (I'd stare at it for hours) I'm seeing a great anniversary present for the little woman.
I own one Y-block ford, they are sweet running engines.
Thank you for showing us your friends, Ford collection wonderful automobiles thank you for taking us along your favorite foreign agent in Fort Lauderdale, Florida USA republic
Howdy, That's a nice old 23 T your friend has there, very original. I'm really enjoying the reassembly of the Chev engine... I'm sure it will run sweet for you. Glad you got this weeks show posted before the Chinese balloon wiped us all out down here! Cheers from the shed
Cheers Randahl! I figured you'd enjoy that sweet old T like I did... If I didn't already have one, I'd be trying to take it home... Cheers!
Love love the his green . Ford in Australia 🇦🇺 we called them the Star Model . We had them in utes as well they as nice looking utes . They are my favourite Ford of all time . We’re had them in our family . MOPAR boy here . Thanks Scott for showing them .👍🏻🇦🇺💯
Always a treat to see the exquisite '72 Newport in action
Keith hitting the tree was great
Thanks! 😆
Love the Canadian Ford. The grille has a Soviet look to it.
The 216 rebuild brings back a lot of memories. I rebuild mine 35 years back!
Still running great.
Can't wait for the first drive of the Chev, what great driver/time capsule.
Hoping the hear the 37 running next Saturday!!! 👍
Wow the oil pan re-install was a big job in its own, nice work. Enjoyed the Ford garage he has some very nice cars.
Thanks! Yeah, the pan was a job I didn't want to do twice, haha!
Another great episode that went by incredibly fast. As awesome as all the cars are, seeing Dean help you with putting the head back on the Stovebolt was actually the best part.
Hi Scott! Thanks for the show. Cold War Motors went international today. Let me explain.
I attended an afternoon car show at Old Town, Kissimmee, Florida today, Feb 4 2023.
I happened upon a man and I asked him if he was from Edmonton. Well,, it was Paul from your show and GCFCE. Fun times. Dave V Barrie Ont.
Hi Dave... What a crazy coincidence! Paul was on a break from work and playing some golf, I think...Cheers!
Loved your neighbor's Nifty-Fiftys Ford collection. The beautiful 57 Fairlane 500 and especially the 56 Crown Victoria. Though it's a shame it's a "race car" as I hate to see classics raced especially one THAT clean but that's just my personal prejudice. I had a 55 Crown Victoria I bought in 71 in the Army in Colorado, actually from my Platoon Sargent. He showed up in the parking lot in it one day and I bugged him so badly eventually he sold it to me. It was I always assumed a local Colorado car, mostly rust free, acceptable repaint it was the classic red & white of the era. Seat covers were just red and white vinyl no redo of the originals though I always assumed the originals were under the custom fitted covers. Had the Y block with three on the tree and a beautiful sounding pair of cherry bomb glass packs. She was so much fun. Kept her 9 years as I got out of the Army a year after I bought it. Growing family forced a re-eval of my priorities. Sold it on Hemmings to a buyer in Florida who sent a transport for it. He was planning a frame off resto. Don't know it's fate. Of all my classics I miss that one the most. Thanks Scott for a look back to the 50s Fords, made my day!
The benevolent green screen just keeps on giving!
Just wrapped up in the garage and came in for the best part of Saturday
Here is the "requested" 👍 thumbs up for Dick Deagle and his gorgeous cats'n cars. Hope you don't mind that I like to add this 👌 for excellent and some 👏 applause. Maaaan, I'm a biiiig sucker for inside and outside green cars. And his example is absolutely gorgeous. I hope that Francine 💚 liked the car ride.
Best regards, luck and health to all involved people and animals.
Great show today, Scott. Went by far too fast. Very careful re-assembly work there too.
Dean seemed to be very focused today.😁
It’s nice to see Dean working away sober.
Keep it up Dean, you’re doing great there my friend.
He handles that cylinder head like it’s a little new born baby.
She is coming together.
Thank your neighbor again for all of us who enjoyed seeing his incredible classic car collection.
The Ford collection is very cool . I lived as a boy in walking distance from the Ford Rouge
plant.
All the best! Hoping it is not as cold there, as it is here, brrr... 🥶 - however we're talking Canada 🇨🇦 there, so one newer knows, LOL. Cheers!
@@thebravadours Cold! Waiting for spring. Cheers!
@@thebravadours Vitamin D here in use as well! And on the days I forget it, we also have something we call "tran" here, which is basically a fish oil, rich in omega-3. All kids hate it, but I carry a bottle with me thru most winters, haha ;-)
@@thebravadours Exactly, ditto! LOL
I always loved those rectangular vent windows on the '55-'56 Fords and '55-'56-'57 Chevys.
If you ever have to replace a head on an engine with guide pins you can cut the head of an old head bolt with the same thread and cut a slot for a screwdriver...makes for great guide bolts just slide the head down over them...Tip for the day...Great show again lads.
I use the same trick with bellhousing bolts. I grab extras at the yard and use them as guide pins for the transmission.
Zig has some great Aussie content
@@ronmcgregor9324 Cheers Ron.
@@ronmcgregor9324 thx, I'll take a look.
Great show! Lots of variety. Good to see Tom and Dean making an appearance. Cheers and stay warm!
Hey thanks! Glad you enjoyed it...All the best as always from here!
Love the pissed off bumblebee Mopar door buzzer. Reminds me of when I was a kid.
The Bingo Mobile! Gotta wear a bright yellow cape to bingo in that skooching machine! LS swap the beast!!! And get some whitewalls!
Precious ,” just makes you want to go to bingo” very original!!!
I can't wait to hear that Chevy start and run. Great show guys.
I've never seen Dean so serious and focused! lol
Like # 6. All good, thanks for sharing
I saw a Cutlass Ciera on the road the other day and thought to myself that I'd not seen one in about 20 years........They use to be everywhere and they became the have to have car in the early 2000 decade for the poverty folks.....known as "Cuttys". They were driven by musicians and college students, hippies and low income folks that needed transportation that would be reliable...you could drive them until they all of a sudden died, everything would die at about the same time. I'd always have thought to myself that I need to have a "Cutty" in my collection.
Hey boss! Glad you enjoyed it... Yeah, they seem to be among the last affordable reliable beaters... Hard to believe they are 30 years old now!
Those Cutlass'es and Century Limiteds were good cars, I had the latter (1990.) They quit building the 3.3 because it lasted too long.
...and now the 3800’s still last too long, quit making those🤷♂️😏
@@tomtheplummer7322 soft transmissions though...
My Dad drove like the Grandpa that he was so he never had issues. 😉
@@tomtheplummer7322 I had a 1987 Delta 88 (newest car I ever had, 5 yrs old with 160K miles on it). Put in reverse one day with a "little" gas and cracked the reverse band. If it was on flat ground and put in reverse with no gas it would move. Gave to my Dad, drove it like that for another 4 yrs! 😆
I had multiple Century and Celebrity rental cars back in the 90s.
Morning from Down under. The old meteor, Down here they were customlines. That model was star of the year.
Hey Scott, thank you for a real treat to view your neighbor`s old 50`s Fords!! I love his 1956 Crown Victoria "Race Car" like you said Scott, too nice to be a race car. Like you, I also am very partial to1957 Ford`s all models. I loved them all. Nice to see CWM Agent`s as well. I look forward to every video & I am thankful for all of your efforts to make it happen. Cheer`s to the whole gang @ C W M .
Hey Steve! Thanks for the note; glad you enjoyed this one... All the best from everyone here!
Beautiful example of. Great. Years. Ford. And. Mercury. Tail lights. Look. Original 1955. This. A time. Capsul. Really. Love. Your. Chrysler. Love. Everything. You. Do.
I'm loving the 37 build
That Chev is going to be so cool when it gets done. Gangster!!! In the best way. 😎👌
The '37 Chevy engine looks splendid
Wish my prostate worked as well as those oil pan tubes. I know that much! lol. wow Your neighbor got quite the collection, I have to be honest, I think I'm green with envy.
I did that oil pan job on my Model A last summer-laying on my back, holding the pan up with my knees, and starting bolts. No leaks so far, thank goodness!
Hi Scott and everyone!
Exciting to see the 37 coming together..
That would be a terrific daily driver...
Or , your friday night bingo going to town rig.
Thank you for sharing...The trip to visit your neighbor and his gemmy Fords was fun. The '37 Chevy's motor will be perfect, when completed. I am looking forward to the Winter Beater Race. Cheers!
Those cutters that agent 3500 was using on the fender are tile nippers but they're quite handy for lots of other stuff!!!
2:09 Cool water feature / bird bath . ⛲
GAWD I so LOVE hearing Scott rail against "progress". ..."Urban sprawl is even coming for us way out here!" ...."Look at this piece of shit!"
There is so much progress on projects, brother, so well done.
Hi Scott. That buzzer in your car sure brought back some memories. I haven't heard that sound since my brother lent me his car. I was nineteen then. LOL.
Really enjoyed the visit to Dick's place with his excellent collection of Ford Y-blocks. As a kid, I visited Ontario and savored FOMOCO Canadian products, which I found visually superior to what we saw in the States. Good to have Dean and Tom make an appearance as well as Myles' torque wrench!
All them cool old cars and we're looking and doing a walk around on a 4 door Oldsmobile.
My sister had that same Olds-muh-bubble, but a few years newer after they switched to the 3.1L that was in practically every FWD mid-size GM car of the era. My mom had a ‘93 Skylark with that same 3.3L. I believe it’s a relative of the 3.8L. She ended up having to get rid of it because of cooling issues. No one could figure out why it kept overheating. Cooling system was full of rust and we weren’t going to pay for a tear down. They only made that engine for a few years.
Man, you have some great friends and neighbours!!!!
Thank you for the visit to Dave's Fords. My uncle had a silver 1957 Mercury and I loved the rear-opening hood. Thought it was the coolest ever!
Being from Indiana, nice to see the set of Hoosier tires on the Ford.
Gotta love Dean with the serious work face on. Lol. Great job guys. Love the channel.
Gtreat show, Scott! That Rideau was spectacular. It's great to see the 37 Chevy getting closer to being roadworthy. The Oldsmobile was a treat. I had a 94 Chevy Lumina which was similar.
The video where "we" (me and quite a few other "sad bastards" going by what you said) saw Dick drive by was "Will it Run? 1940 Dodge Part 3: Will it actually move?" from July last summer. You'll probably think I'm an especially SB since I save the responses to my comments...😎...A big thumbs up to Dick for showing us around this special collection.
Thanks Frank! I will have to check it out again... I hope to get back to Dick's this summer and maybe see the rest of his cars! Cheers...
But for that Cutlass Sierra, you're really gonna want that Tru -Coat.
Hey guys, thanks for the show. The Ford collection was pretty cool and I'm a Dodge guy. I also spotted the 40 Dodge when you were checking out the winter beater. I can pick them out from at least 50 yards.Nice that you mentioned Nicks Garage, he has set me straight on a few questions that I had and they worked perfect even tho local guys couldnt get it done, a real solid guy. Cheers!
Very nice Fords. It`s funny how it works out, like with the 37 engine. First, lets see if JB weld can fix this and just send it, to fixing it properly. I just wiped a cam lobe on my Mopar and thought, I`ll run some washing fluid trough it, throw a new cam and lifters in there and that`s fine. But as one gets in to it you realize what it takes. Complete teardown, wash everything, new bearings and what not. Even got to do some improvements. So, that`s how it goes. Great show as always. Cheers. Oh, and the model car stuff, love it.
I’m not a “Ford guy” but Dick’s collection was FANTASTIC!
Here's another thumbs up for Mr. Deagle letting us see some of his collection. Stay tuned for more, I guess. I remember in 1 of the Strong Garage videos, when Jim was saying how difficult it was to work on the brake master cylinder of the 48 Chevy they were working on - "This will make a Ford man out of you". If Scott had been made a Ford man, then maybe the CWM compound would have had more Fords and Mercurys and Monarchs and Meteors, and fewer Plymouths, Dodges, and Plodges. I have seen some Fel-Pro oil pan gasket kits, that contain plastic "Snap-Ups". It looks like those would have been a big help when Scott was doing a solo installation of the pan on the 37. If the exhaust system of the 37 Chevy is open to an opinion poll, my vote is a quiet muffler. That like-new engine and a quiet exhaust will be very quiet & refined. And I guess the winter beater race at Jim's place will be coming up.