Kristina’s 1958 Chevy - Engine Work + Stereo Install - She’s Ready For Cruising!!
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- Опубликовано: 11 сен 2024
- On this episode of make a custom we bring in Kristinas 58 Chevy Biscayne in for some intake/exhaust gaskets and stereo install. Cruising season is here!
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Tip: When you put the manifolds back on leave the nuts and bolt slightly loose where the two manifolds bolt together until after you tighten the manifolds to the head. This will allow both manifolds to float until they are even. then finish tightening the bolts.
Excellent advice, grey beards rule!
Thanks William! I did do that should have explained why and shown it. It’s a great tip thank you!
What he said! Been there done that, got the T-shirt.
@Wayne Coke I was an auto mechanic most of my life and I'm 67 yrs. old. I've changed more than a few of those and if you don't do it that way you better have spare parts.
*@**6:02**, Legend has it Steven Spielberg came up with the idea for **_Jar Jar Binks_** from these GM Elephant head intakes he saw during **_American Graffiti_** .*
When shortening up studs or bolts now I thread on the die or a nut before I cut it off then just undo it and the threads are perfectly aligned with no risk of cross threading.
It was the smooth shank that needed threads, wasnt it?
Just a tip, for working with those straight 6 manifolds.
Leave the bolts connecting the intake & exhaust a little loose. Torque both manifolds to the head first . Then torque the intake to the exhaust. This way, you reduce any irregularities between the two pieces. You will get a better seal, and less chance of cracking.
Love the channel, keep up the good work.
Great tip! Thanks for sharing!
Those skirts are wild! The best I have seen. I love the detail to match the bumper.
Yeah man, finish off the interior! The car deserves it!
Keep up the good work!
JIM🤩
Hey Karl, cap the back side of the front speakers with Tupperware bowls, PVC pipe caps, 2L pop bottle bottoms...anything to enclose backside. Seal airtight with caulk, hot melt, etc. Will even-out freq response, increase power handling & kill phase cancellation. Worth the 30 mins of work. It'll rock.🤘😎🤘
YES!!! They need an enclosure since they aren't mounted to a panel that will separate the front from the back. Stainless mixing bowls work too but are heavier. Won't take much but will make a huge difference in how they sound, even with them aiming down like this.
Great idea to improve sound. Ok I’ll dig around lol 😂
@@MakeItKustom What ever you make the baffle from, make sure it doesn't resonate or rattle. If it is an enclosure, that can effect response in a negative way by pressurizing the diaphragm so it doesn't have free movement. A plate made of MDF hard board, plexiglass, or some similar dense material surrounding the speaker frame can improve things without pressurizing anything and is pretty simple to fabricate. A little fiberglass house insulation, rock wool, carpet padding, etc on the back side will help absorb frequencies from the rear and is a pretty cheap upgrade to the sound. Doesn't need to be fancy to be effective.
Use your ears to judge the sound not your eyes. I have been a working musician for 40 years, studied acoustics and audio production in college and worked as a sound engineer in a concert hall for a number of years.You'd be amazed at how many people don't understand how things work and are shooting themselves in the foot with their notions on what works because of what they believe without understanding the physics behind things. Enclosures are VERY complicated things to get correct.
@@carlholm2765 "Use your ears...not your eyes"...Good tip! I've been looking for a dang sound my entire life and haven't seen one yet. I knew I was doing something wrong. 😆😝🤣
@@ChadReynoldsGarage You are correct, Sir! And good point about the aim. 👍✌
Heck I'm just here for a wicked video soundtrack! LOL I love watching the `58 get some love. Thanks for shaing!
I've tried all sorts of little things that I've learnt from you, and have been supperised how well and how easy it is.👍
Wicked man love hearing that!
I learned the hard way that gm used metal alignment rings to align the intake to the head. If you don't have them like I did for a while the intake will keep slipping down and leaking since the bolts don't go through holes they are pinched with the stamped metal things.
Those skirts look awesome! Please make a video of making some like those. I like the detail going towards the bumper.
over the years the exhaust sound of one engine has stayed with me. That of a Chevy 235 with the exhaust manifold split blowing thru a pair of mini glass packs. Loved it.
Carry on guys, love your style and your content. A beautiful 58, my fav chevy.
There is nothing better than that. I love that combo too! We will do the split soon
Karl that’s a Nice 58 Great job on the skirts Can’t wait till next video
I've always had a friend fly cut my 235 and 261 intake and exhaust and cut the surface between the two. They still end up having small black carbon tracks and a very slight "putt" at idle. I think they're more or less made to run with those issues. I've been very fortunate that none of my 848 heads have ever had any cracks. In a world where I've tried to get every last ounce out of my 435 '67 Corvette and LB7 Duramax, for driving pleasure, a stock 235 with solid lifters in a '58 Apache is perfection.
Absolute beauty!! Good stuff... and thanks for bringin' us along!!
Some really simple and small boxes to put those speakers into would yield a great return on sound quality seriously.
I was thinking the same thing some small mdf boxes.
Love the shirts, from several angles it appears that they go over the door. Cool! Thanks for the lunch break!
Hello from Sweden, just wanna say that your show is like the best thing to watch, u are so skilled and i love watching your A-class craftmanship😊
Wo, that's such a beautiful car. I'm sure Christina feels amazing driving it. Thank you for all you do for us folk out here who enjoy and learn from you both. Have a great day folks. As for value its the best ever.
Your welcome man thanks for watching!!!
A trick I’ve found that works really well is after you heat the nuts or bolts, instead of spraying a lubricant on it use a candle, just touch it to the hot metal and the wax melts and gets sucked into the threads, makes for an easy removable.
Bees wax,is best.
I’ll try that, thanks
Hi Karl, nice that you dare to show it when you make a mistake. Keep up the good work. Greetings from Denmark
You know what I like about this video....you being real....showing your human just like the rest of us....I like that you didn't cut out the mistakes and the what went wrongs like all the t v shows do.
Good job keep her happy and above all keep this piece of her past alive.
Hey Karl, Spencer here, loved the video as usual, I’m glad that you’re opening up the possibility of getting more support from your viewers, it will be well worth it for everyone, I’m just sorry I don’t have the spare cash to join, I’ll still be liking all of your videos though and I hope it works out well for you and everyone that can join. support quality creators guys! Karl is an absolute champion and always puts out the best quality content and information that I’ve seen on RUclips channels, it’s clear, easy to understand and Karl makes everyone feel like it’s totally doable for anyone who wants to give it a go. Love your work mate, keep it up 😊
Thank you the content eh! That biscayne is skookem as frig! I love this guys attitude and ingenuity! Well done up north der boys!
I think your channel is very educational. Excellent job 👍
Appreciate you guys sharing your skill & knowledge too. Love watching Jordons channel too, thankyou for sharing the "Good Guys" of metal as Brent from Halfass Customs did for you. Love all you guys & enjoy all the enthusiasm you all have for your chosen path in life. Billy J.... Queensland, Australia.
I'm a huge fan of Brent's and this channel for my hotrod stuff as well as the Skid Factory from your side of the pond for the more modern stuff. A huge thanks to all you guy from the eastern US
Right on billy thanks! Jordan was at the shop all day yesterday. Not much work done but it was great catching up. We are working on something together soon !
Great job hiding the radio Karl without spoiling the dash top job dude 😁😁🤘🤘
Man I am amazed at your skills those fender skirts on your wife's car are over the top even though I can't remember seeing a 58 with skirts I would have never thought you built them it looks factory you could have been on the Chevy design team..lol good job also like the metal flake dask steering wheel and roof you lady has one he'll of a low rider thanks for the video your friend from Louisiana Rick 427.
was hoping to see you repair the manifold,
Morning Karl!! Happy Thursday!! I've got to get me a C & C plasma cutting table!!! That piece of equipment makes a night & day difference in your business, be it time & quality of your made parts!! Great job on your 58!! Be safe!! God Bless!!!
Beautiful car! In Australia, we call that torch a 'gas axe'
@Mike Or a Blue Tip Drill.
Gas axe or blue wrench in my shop
And this is Why I keep watching, Nearly every video always something I can put into my bag of tricks to clean up and restore old parts
The trick is good I use it all the time. Well done Karl and Crew.
Love the old school organ pipe speaker grilles on the back 6x9's! Beautiful car!
Last video Ben posted mentioned you. He cut down Anglia grill shell. Fantastic he’s going to visit you. 😊continue helping show us your way to do things. Hopefully I get to see what you and Ben do. I’m always learning From you👍
I can't imagine finding a beautiful girl who drove a car like that. But now I get it. Kristina was smart, she knew she needed to catch someone who could keep her car repaired. Karl was brilliant, he let her catch him. Bingo!!
I had a 73 Chevy inline 6. Cyl 292 cid. That had the same problem, so I sent both manifolds to the machine shop, had everything machined flat, then bolted both on the head, NOW I have almost .0.223 clearance between intake and exhaust heat box, so I took 3/16" x 1" flat strap, made a spacer plate, then with the gaskets everything came out right on and no stress on the cast manifolds,
Great Video. Thanks
By the way I'm a fan of the straight six. Never had problems with them, and always were smooth runners.
Theyre good but best after '54.
@Mike mine were Ausi Fords and Holdens. Did have one v8 that I liked, it was the lS400 Lexus.
216, 235, 250, 292 and counting. I’m a sucker for a Chevy inline 6.
Had a 235 in my old 55 Chevy truck. It was usually the only vehicle that would start at 20 below on the farm in North Dakota back in the 70s. I'm gonna find another one
I’m always in awe of the things y’all do on this channel. Y’all are fantastic human beings and I like the way y’all roll. It’s inspirational. Thanks you
Your too kind! Thanks for watching and supporting!
Beautiful car! Absolutely love the fender skirts. Killer work!
This is where rosebud would come in handy lot safer control the heat a little bit better
Always like it when you fire up the CNC laser cutter. I used to work in a big factory where they had a couple of these to cut out parts for construction equipment. Where’s the coolant for your machine?
I just added a couple pieces of equipment to my little garage shop where I do body and paint on my own projects. Inherited them from my dad. Added a HD bench grinder and a small drill press, as well as a belt sander and sanding wheel. Those will help when I have to make some patch panels from scratch.
I’m working on a 73 Dodge Tradesman. Repainting it this year and going try my hand at custom paint on it. Loved the vans you had and we’re working together on!
I can't begin to tell you how much inspiration you've already given me if you're content.. I'm doing the same style of motor mounts in my 64 Coupe DeVille x-frame as you did in Christina's 60 Coupe DeVille.. keep it coming I love it..!!!😎
That crack is quite common. Like mentioned below in a post, keep the bolts and nuts that hold the intake and exhaust slightly loose. Also torque the nuts middle bolts 20-25ft lbs and 25-30 ft lbs for the two outer bolts. I repaired my manifold with the same crack with spray welding. Needle peened it and finished with a application of Calyx.
Exhaust manifolds can warp over time. One thing I sometimes do is put the whole manifold assembly on a belt sander to get it flat again.
When heating up a nut with a torch, add a touch of paraffin (candle wax) to the nut before it completely cools. The wax will wick in like penetrating oil and then harden when cool. The nut will then thread off easily.
Again learned something new.
Cheers Carl. 🍻
On that exhaust manifold ,it can be saved cheap and easy .On my 39 buick I had the same erosion problem ,so I had it machined back to a known measurement made spacers to take up the extra gap, welded tabs to help hold them to the manifold Always watching .Thanks for the vids man!!
Great solve for the problem !
Another nice video. I'm starting to think you loooove Kristina. Great content, music and diversion.
Love those `58's. My Grandma had one; it was about that same blue color.
I guess I have to fix my exhaust manifold leak today after seeing this video. I have all the stuff, just haven't "gotten around to it."
Thanks Karl. 👍👍
WORTHY PROJECT, brother! ! ! Women RULE! So much smarter than us
Love the skirts. Inspires me to do something like that on my 66 Wildcat. Enjoy your content.
Loved the 66 wildcat such a bueatiful sporty/ filled with style auto.
Great video on the 58 would love to have this car in my interior shop for a few weeks
absolutely great video and learned a lot on the manifold thank you.I have the same engine in my 1955 chevy truck, it came out of a 1960 car excellent engine. I hope to be done restoring it by this fall. God bless
Nice ride. I appreciated how you showed us the difference in the manifolds and how you missed that. It's nice to know we all make mistakes but learn how to fix them. Nothing on these old cars goes perfectly. Well done.
Hay Karl, watched all your videos and i just need to get this off my chest, i wish i was closer to canada to have you make me a pressed plate for my business logo however the work you do is true and needs a lot of respect, i am a boilermaker at trade sheet metal worker certified but i have learned more from your videos, as to my trade test, but we need more of your videos seriously !!!! Its a pleasure to watch keep it up post more !! We also do alot of custom work and honestly i use your techniques daily. Thank you for the great content wish you all the best !!
Man I thought you would fit two in there when I saw the bonnet but not a lot of room, great looking rid, be proud to drive that anywhere, all the best to yous and your loved ones
sweet car! Kristina has good taste and I like those fender shirts 😊
That's a gorgeous car! Love the subtlety of the two tone paint. Plus, the heavy flake is just the right amount of glitz to make the car glitzy without being fussy or too frilly. The glove box plate for the head unit also looks like it was that way from the factory.
Love watching and learning from you. Thanks for all the knowledge you pass on!
Thanks so much James ! Stoked you dig it as much as we do!
Man! You got a spirit of excellence!
YOU have to do lots for Kristina because of how well she looks after you with camera and editing. Thanks for keeping me educated.
thank you for another amazing lesson Carl.
regards.
Abu
south Africa
Great job, that's a nice looking 58. Growing up my neighbor was a really good mechanic and a good mentor. I remember helping him with a old Buick straight 6 ,with a problem like yours. He had sheets of boiler gasket material in different thicknesses. He would make his own gasket to compensate for the gap between the head and the manifolds. 👨🔧
Yeah I think that’s what was done the last time. I have no idea how it was not leaking exhaust there was 3/16 difference
Looking forward for the next video on the Zephir. Thanks for sharing
Going back and rewatching old vids, I am amazed at all the short tangents that provide good detail tips. You always help others think outside the box. Haven’t seen any big meetup work sessions lately? not that we don’t like cameos from Elio 😂
outstanding! nice ride, it's like riding a cloud, thanks for the lesson!
Love the cruiser skirts with the spear 🥰😎
Making me really miss my ol' 63 leaning tower of power. Edit: I've install the Pertronix points replacer conversion modules in all my old rides. I swear by them.
Gorgeous car! So cool to have it and the resources to enjoy it. Thanks for another cool video.
Man I thought those fender skirts came with the car wow u made those u do great work.
I like the metal bracket for the radio. When I first bought my 69 Cutlass (1992) I installed the radio under the dash below the factory radio (stopped working), but I made the radio bracket out of some wood and painted it black to hide it. The bracket outlasted the radio. When I do upgrade it, I'm going to put it in the glove box to hide it for the clean look.
I love painting cars. It takes a million details to get it right, but once you get a system the payoff is awesome.
@Mike C'mon man, the fun is in trying to figure out what you did wrong. I painted half a dozen cars before I got one half decent. You can learn but, look at me telling you what you already know.
Sweet ride...those skirts you made are beautiful.
Hope you film some of the work you and Jordan do it would be great to see you two working on something. I've been watching your channel and Bennetts customs channel. He's on the west coast and I'm on the east coast of australian
Absolutely brilliant Carl great vid as normal
We used to take the whole assembly to the machine shop and run the head grinder across the face to make sure it was flat.
Another great episode chock full of tips for crusty bolt removal that I hadn't seen before! A-and the Biscayne is awesome! Go Jap Hands! Keep moving forward!
The way those studs and nuts came out of that was like magic.
Karl In the future when working with rusted cast steel parts if you can plan for it in timing try soaking the cast parts in a tub of Vinegar for 2 - 3 days. You will be amazed at how easy and how clean the parts come out after a quick wash with water. You can do this with all metal parts but the cast really clean up almost like new. Bonus is it is Healthy and an environmental safe too.
Thanks very much for the tip! I’m going to try it!
Thinking of one word that defines this car. Dignified!
Someone mentioned lace in the comments. Yup, quick and easy,
Heat nut and cool in water. 3 times. Success rate, almost 100% caliper brackets with stuck guide pins, only way.
Nice speaker mounts, and bracket for head unit is clean! Typically the speakers are boxed to help with the thump. Take a speaker in a box and lift it out while its playing.
P A welding blanket. Hate it yet?
Fiberglass. I just filed mine in the trash. I had fiberglass stuck in my arms. Probably not a big deal but itchy as F.
Will see if my second one is the same.
I didn't read all 400+ comments, it's probably been mentioned, but if you can create an air separation between the front and back of those speakers they will sound 100% better and are less likely get blown out as well. With them hanging out in free space the cones aren't able to work as effectively. I love the videos!
Thanks man that’s next for sure
I have a 58 Delray with the 235 and Borg Warner overdrive. It’s a two door, but to me the four door version has always looked just as good. Thanks for posting.
That's a beaut of a ride. The metal flake roof and base color are a nice combo.
We refer to the torch as "The HOT wrench". If you can't remove with the torch, it was not meant to come apart.
Always great content Karl! High quality..........
Ever heard a 235 with split exhaust manifold and straight pipes ? OH THEY SOUND SO GOOD !!!
Put old Cadillac tail lights on a 58.. a guy in school had them,, looks awesome.
Yep that’s why the gas axe is my favorite tool. It’s the only way to remove all that natural threadlock and unstick the stuck 👍
Best looking chevy ever made...
Whenever I'm disassembling old, rusty parts like your manifolds, I heat them up with a torch as you have, then while they're still hot I touch a big old candle to them. You 'd be amazed how the wax will melt and wick into gaps and threads, makes removing the fasteners that much easier. This works well for removing O2 sensors too, don't need the torch, just run the engine briefly to warm the exhaust system.
that works for sure...lug nuts especially... and all I ever use is map gas or a propane torch
Good work on the stereo install, did it for 20+ years and that's how we usually did the glove box deck mount, and the speakers but out of abs plastic sheets. You'll want to cover up the back of the speakers with baffling or what we call "hats". The way it is now you'll have a ton of phase cancellation, making the speaker not reproduce sound very well. Add the hat to the back and it'll sound way better
She’s got all the cool cars! So jealous. Love your content! 👍🏼
Thanks Rick! Haha she has great taste in kustoms !
I have an old Land Cruiser that has a 2F motor in it. Toyota modeled their motor off of the 235. With that said, I've had great success using Remflex gaskets to make up the difference between the air and exhaust manifold.
I love the originality.
Rare find these days.
I could see it with nice little 283, some power pack or camel hump heads, a very mild cam, ram horn stock style manifolds.
That would be a peppy little cruiser while keeping the vibe.
No objections to how rad it is, as it is though..
Love the 58, beautiful!
30 year paint vet here and the only difference between us, I have more years in fixing my mistakes!🤣
Just make sure you sand that layer off. Not always, but to many times I have seen the issue you have, bleeding through when new material is placed on top. Good luck and dig the channel.✊😁
Looks like edges of primer spots to me. Like two different materials not working together and it lifted the sanded edge when paint was applied. Just a thought.
Great video, Kristina sure has some awesome cars.
My favorite car is a 58. I have a 2 door in the shed and a 454 in the garage that I hope to put together real soon.
There's a couple of tools that I use which are faster than a torch and the other is fast at finding leaks of all sorts. The first ins and inductive coil heater that I use for heating up 'difficult' fasteners. Typically undercarriage nuts 'n' bolts. Takes just a couple of minutes with virtually no set up time. Very fast, very cheap. The second is a smoke machine to find leaks, also fast and cheap. I recently used smoke machine to find intake leaks on my son's '06 Taurus. It literally took only five minutes to set up and do a test with pin point accuracy. I take it that you have no media blast cabinet either. A super useful tool and time saver. With one of those you can also do a thorough clean out of the internals of the manifolds. I personally like to deburr any cast on an engine as well, (inside and outside). It can make it easier to work on at a later date. If you've ever tried squeezing your hand trough a gap on the engine with casting flashing still there, you'll know what I mean...I think that if you don't take care of that rusted back exhaust flange on the head, you're going to get an exhaust leak. Better to take the head off and use a hot metal powder spray welder to build up the level of the exhaust flanges. Not sure why you wouldn't remove the factory radio delete to use the stock radio location, it's not like the delete plate something special in any way. You also get the use of the glovebox. Very nice installation though! How about speaker guards, lest someone put their foot onto a speaker?
Her car is so nice that would be so much fun to cruise around 👍👍
Very nice work, Great work, thanks for sharing