I just bought one of these in about the same if not a hair better shape, as in not any rust through on the panels. I intend on doing this project for a couple years with my three boys, two of them legal adults and one still teenager. I can't wait. Great video. Subbed!
Wrenching on cars with my father is how I got started into all of this. He had a 70 Chevelle and wrecked it as a teenager, but he kept the engine (an L78 396) and it sat disassembled in the basement my entire childhood. I figured one day I would try to find a car to drop that engine into and then I stumbled across this and figured it was a great candidate for it. I didn't get to wrench with him for very long before he died, but those memories sure do stick around.
That car is worth every minute you give it. The 396 sounds really good,a little miss but could be something simple. A little body rust,but not terrible bad. First time watching,but I'll be back to see what happens 😉. Thanks for sharing.
It’s a classic and needs to be restored. I bought one new in May of 1970 and kept it 14 years until I was forced to sell it due to employment move. I miss it more than any car I’ve owned.
I'll eventually restore it, but for now I'm mostly focused on getting it road worthy again. I have a few too many projects already, so being able to drive this around in the interim is a lot more motivating to me than stripping it down from the get go.
I agree do not know why people now do all the PATINA thing to me that is lazy get in there restore it put the original paint in it get it to prestige condition
The market has been pretty brutal for the classics for a while, unfortunately... It seems like now that we have more parts available to and a much smaller world with the Internet, restoring them should be easier, but a lot of it is priced so far out of reach it's tough to justify getting into.
@@chrismc.4437 there is plenty of info to read up on them and they are no rocket science. On youtube is also plenty of info to rebuild em yourself. Try a new car...there you have complexity.
The problem with them are the welch plugs 4 of them under the float bowl that the lead welch plugs shrink and will cause the gas in the float bowl to drain down into the intake manifold and it can flood the engine & cause the oil to wash off of the cylinder walls that will eventually cause the rings to wear out prematurely if not fixed right away . You can drill these old lead welch plugs out then tap fine threads to use fine threaded screws that are cut down to size then use cylinder sleeve retainer with the activator on the screws so they dont leak fuel past the threads . It's a lot of work but it can be done . The other thing to watch for is the throttle shaft bushing can wear out causing hard starting & a idle that will go up and down & not stay steady like it should because the worn throttle shaft bushings are causing a vacuum leak so the idle wanders . They can be very good carburetors but can also be the worst as far as what I mentioned above plus internal leaks caused by poor castings that have porosity holes in the castings that can cause issues of not idling correctly and general poor performance because of these internal vacuum leaks by either too much air or not enough through the boosters and idle circuits .
People watch one Pole Barn Garage video and hate the word patina 🤣 who cares what you like patina or full resto or primer ...Its a hot rod and it deserves to be driven ! Good luck with the build man. 🏁
On my mother's 1971 Buick gs with a problem like that at the back window, I cut out the rust to bright metal and fiberglassed it back to the original looks and repainted it and was she pleased. That car was stratomist blue with an Arctic white top, black interior with a bench seat and column shift. I got to drive her a lot in it. It was a sweet car.
I've worked on cars from the north when I lived there. Always aggravating. I've lived in the South for 35+ years and still work on cars. It's almost enjoyable to work on southern cars because you almost never have bolts that don't come out!
Good looking project. I'm currently working on a 71 SS and having a lot of fun with it. The boxed rear lower control arms are factory for the SS. It's part of their upgraded suspension. Good luck with it, and have fun.
There cool cars. I wish I could have found my build sheet. Mine was built in Arlington, Texas, and from what I understand, they weren't great at leaving the build sheet in the car.
Why is it when someone picks up a old car it has great patina.. Patina is a car that is sun faded not all rusted out.. its a great car and i wish you all the luck in the world to get it up and driving James..
It certainly has taken on a broad meaning as of late, although, if going strictly by definition, I suspect a rusted car would be closer to the original meaning than one that has faded in the sun, as it primarily referred to the effect of oxidation on the surface. I primarily like it because it's original and shows some of the history of the vehicle, like the stripes that were added after the car was ordered. I do also like how it seems to have made the green much darker than what I believe an original Forest Green car should be. Sadly though, it will most likely eventually go away once I start doing the rust repairs as I'm not really into the "faking" the patina thing.
If I ever had the chance to get a classic car like this there is no way I’m gonna keep it looking crappy like this. I’m giving it the works little by little including a nice paint job. Just my 2 cents.
@@AxelfoleyTheGreatAnd you would be correct! Patina is a code word for either lazy, or doesn’t have the financial ability to do it right. Patina cars just look like old junk someone threw some clear on and called it good.
i just loved watching your videos and all the efforts and patience you had.. your quick decision, positive attitude, making a desire to be better each day, and your time management. you are a great mechanic and you cares about more than money. keep up the good work Sir. I salute you. kamsahamida. i share your videos to all my friends here in Korea.
Side note on oil filter blowout problem, There is a bypass on the aluminum pc that the oil filter spins on also, if too much pressure its supposed to bypass the filter and go straight thru to the oil passage, i would check that as a possibility before just pulling the engine, If the motor at some point had a canister filter, then make sure all the pcs are there to change it to a screw on filter, or it would have same issue 😊
Thanks for the info. I believe all big blocks were setup for spin on by 70. If you watch the follow up video I pushed out, I did manage to get the issue resolved with a new oil pump.
The left blinker on is probably your hazzard lights on and the right arrow bulb is blown out. The radio might have tubes and needs to be warmed up (usually takes about 30 seconds), but I'm not sure when they transistorized radios at GM.
Good guess. I've been so used to driving older vehicles before they had them that I didn't even think to look for it at the time. I found the switch a few days later and sure enough that was the cause.
Hello, when you looked at the steering arms, i also seen no motor mount bolt in driver side, I would assume that the engine was set in place, since it is not the correct motor, do a bolt check on all of it. More advice, its easier to move south to the cars, then it is to haul them north bound. Is why I moved to Arkansas, now gotta haul the ones I did back south, lol😊 Im working on a 69 vette with a 70 427, just rebuilt the holley 750 on it. Good luck,
Good eye... both engine mount bolts were missing and I addressed that in the follow up video. I only recently got into vettes with the C8, but slowly might start picking up a few more.
@@JamesSorenson I had started into the vettes, but only steel bumper vettes, owned 5, haven't driven any, they all was projects, my last one I bought north of Memphis tn, it was a 69 vette sportwagon (customized), a station wagon version, closest one to running, I was told it sat outside over 20 yrs, In tinkering on it, learned it has a 70 427 in it, and a munci 4spd, Im literally with in 2 days of hearing it run again, It definitely gets alot of love it or hate it, but it gets noticed! Next is a 68 vette with 300hp 327 munci 4spd, be a minimum of a motor swap for sure... Good luck on the chevelle,
Vice Grip garage, "Let's see if it'll start because I need to be home on Wednesday and I have to drive it 600 miles home". That guy is crazy or brave. LOL What a find though! It'll be good to see this old Chevelle up and running again.
Many of these old cars don't need much to be able to roll down the road and do it in a fairly safe manner. This particular one though had a few concerns that would make even Derek think twice. The ball joint at the pitman is barely hanging on and the lower control arm bushings are blown out causing excessive negative camber on the drivers side and would be quite a hazard to try to drive. I'm hoping to wrap up the last bit of repairs to be able to get this back on the road and will hopefully have another follow-up on the Chevelle at the end of the week.
Who said anything about a frame off restoration? I was talking about the paint. I used to know a guy that covered holes with duct tape and bondo. Don't try to sell me on "patina". Duct tape and spray bombs look better than that. Also, some safety inspection States will disqualify for structural integrity because of rust.
You stated not painting it was doing it an injustice, so I asked a basic follow up question trying to determine where exactly the threshold of was for doing it justice. Did you not say that patina was "junk not worth fixing"? How exactly does paint by itself fix the car? If your idea of doing this car justice is slapping bondo and paint on it, I think most would agree the car is quite better off where it is.
Excellent video! Perfect placement of camera at the rear exhaust to see it smoke upon firing. Keep this kinda stuff going. I love vids like this. Just subscribed. Will be watching part 2 of this shortly.
On all my Chevrolet engines, big and small block, I use the large truck oil filter, NAPA'S 1794. I've never blown out an O-ring and I use 30HD with the bypass blocked off. Also Mellings high volume oil pumps.
If I didn't already have another engine for the car, I very well may have gone that route. However, it is coming around fairly well on its own as of late.
If you look at the climate controls, you'll see a section marked 'AIR CONDITIONING' right at around 7:05. It also has the A/C kick panels installed still.
There's no rust or rot in it that I've been able to find. It remains to be seen on whether it is straight or not. The damage on the drivers front is looking a bit worse than I had first thought the more I dig into it.
No patina .. paint the SS original and make it look new .. keep it as original as possible please and no red … this was a great car when new and no changes necessary.. No stripes were ever on the top when it came from the factory in 1970.. Not many today are painted the dark green metallic .. very nice color from the past .. good luck and have a good time rebuilding it … I am 74 years old and remember the SS ‘s when new .. the best on the road and now .. ride good .. lots of power and just the right size ., I have one that my Dad bought new in Feb. of 1970.. always been a great car
@JamesSorenson I would suspect the oil, I put 15 40 in a 250 I 6 cylinder and then the engine ran hot and sounded sick and sluggish so I immediately changed back to 10 40 and it went right back to running good
Good thing it had marvel oil in it, or you wouldn be able to get it running as easy as you did,and that quadrojet carb is a damn good carb if you know how to rebuild or work on them!!!!
The previous owners gave up and were the ones who had put the Marvel in it. I think it had more to do with leveraging the flywheel rather than abusing the crank bolt.
SS Chevelle's never had strips on the roof.72 402's had same hp as 71 402's 300hp it's just GM changed to net HP ratting in 72 witch was 240 HP but really is 300 HP & IN 1970 THE 402 WAS 350HP OR 375HP GM Bagged all SS Chevelle's 70-72 where bagged SS396 . Bottom line 71 & 72 are the same 300HP
Yeah, I mention the HP rating change between 71/72 late in the video. The car was originally a 396-350HP and I have a L78 396-375HP that will likely find its way into the car at some point in the future.
Weld up some metal in back where there is rust. Dont look to rusty to me. So many haters on here in comments 😂 I bet they dont own one or any old muscle cars 😂
Hey James great job on the chevelle.i watched the hole 2 parts. She is a runner. Hey I have a 64 impala I was trying to get started I have a 283 in it I have changed cap rotor spark plugs and wires points and have had a carb rebuild on 2 barrl Rochester carb. She will spin over but no fire up and run. Do you have any suggestions. Thanks keep the good videos coming.
Nice! I've got a '63 that you'll often see in the background with a 327/300HP in it. Generally, the three key things to check for are: spark, compression, and fuel. I'd start with checking that you can fire the coil by breaking and closing the points, such as I did in the video here. That'll rule out any issues with the points or coil. Next, install your cap and rotor and verify you're getting spark down the wires at one of the plugs. If all looks good there, a finger over the plug hole should give you an idea if you have compression or not -- it can be really hard to get them going if you're fighting stuck valves and have cylinders with no compression. If compression seems fine and you're still not popping off with starting fluid or something similar, you may have a timing issue. I only had to deal with a few of those things in this particular video, but if you've got time there are many channels out there that go through a lot of the additional steps. Mortske Repair does a pretty good job of walking you through it on the SBC cars in many of his videos.
Properly is a fairly ambiguous term, but I would wager I could restore it "properly" on my own for a fraction of that if I cared to do so. Parts are pretty cheap and plentiful for these things, an odd experience from what I am used to.
Any vehicle can run again- All it takes is MONEY AND TIME- what always blows me away are these clowns alway try to drive a frikking unsafe vehicle 500 miles after they spend hours getting it to start.. Waste of time to begin with😊
Generally, you are correct. What I find the most interesting though, especially in the "will it run" genre, is what it takes to get some of these up and running again. Often, these cars were parked for something relatively minor and the owner planned to "someday" get around to it and then they get neglected for so long people think they would be a money pit to get running and driving again. That is not always the case and sometimes they don't take as much time or money to get road worthy as one might think. On that note, I address your second statement in the upcoming video on the Chevelle, as while I want to get the car on the road with as minimal change to its current condition as possible, there are a few areas I will not compromise on -- such as the safety of others on the road with me.
Patina no way that car is going to get fixed completed and repainted😂 if I had the car you can do whatever you want but majority of us that's watching we're going to repaint and do all the body works😊😊
What I think you mean, is that most would buy it, say they will rebuild it and restore it, get as far as stripping it down and then it would sit for the next 20 years until someone like me comes along and buys it. 🤣 It'll at least be on the road until I decide to get around to it this way, as I already have a stable of other cars and projects.
@@JamesSorensonpatina is just another name for you can't afford to maintain the car the way it should be kept.... cars with so-called patina look like shit...
Seen every winter with salt. Chevelles got 2 stripe colors, black or white. No GM cars were ever had stripes on the hood. Ford Mustang did and to me looks silly as crap along with the stripes going down the rear below the bumper.😂
I'm originally from Upper Michigan and pretty much every vehicle I've ever had to work on was rusted from the ground up. It's a strange feeling have a vehicle where I've yet to ever break a bolt! Thanks for the info on the stripes. The car does not have them listed on the build sheet and I got a bit caught up in the moment of trying to figure out if someone added them on later that I spaced entirely on the fact they wouldn't have been up there if someone copied factory stripes.
No GM cars ever had hood stripes? LOL 😂 So, the black LS-6 SS Chevelle I ordered new in 1970 with white hood stripes never existed? Or maybe the W-30 I ordered new in 1972 and still have in my garage, Flame Orange, with white stripes doesn’t exist either? DOH! 🤦♂️😳
I just bought one of these in about the same if not a hair better shape, as in not any rust through on the panels. I intend on doing this project for a couple years with my three boys, two of them legal adults and one still teenager. I can't wait. Great video. Subbed!
Wrenching on cars with my father is how I got started into all of this. He had a 70 Chevelle and wrecked it as a teenager, but he kept the engine (an L78 396) and it sat disassembled in the basement my entire childhood. I figured one day I would try to find a car to drop that engine into and then I stumbled across this and figured it was a great candidate for it. I didn't get to wrench with him for very long before he died, but those memories sure do stick around.
That car is worth every minute you give it. The 396 sounds really good,a little miss but could be something simple. A little body rust,but not terrible bad. First time watching,but I'll be back to see what happens 😉. Thanks for sharing.
It’s a classic and needs to be restored. I bought one new in May of 1970 and kept it 14 years until I was forced to sell it due to employment move. I miss it more than any car I’ve owned.
I'll eventually restore it, but for now I'm mostly focused on getting it road worthy again. I have a few too many projects already, so being able to drive this around in the interim is a lot more motivating to me than stripping it down from the get go.
That needs to be restored to its original condition! I SAY NOOOOO TO YHE PATINA!
I agree do not know why people now do all the PATINA thing to me that is lazy get in there restore it put the original paint in it get it to prestige condition
Right ! If you don't have the time or money to restore a chevelle, then sell it to someone else who will do it. This car has a ton of potential !
Thanks for sharing, l really enjoyed the Chevelle video.
When a q-jet is turned correctly, they are pretty good carbs.
They are the best ever.
Had one on my 327 I loved that "Moan" 😁👍❤when that 4 barrel kicked in !
When I was a kid you could buy these cars used for about $1500, not today. I had a 67 chevelle when I was young. Wish I never sold it.
The market has been pretty brutal for the classics for a while, unfortunately... It seems like now that we have more parts available to and a much smaller world with the Internet, restoring them should be easier, but a lot of it is priced so far out of reach it's tough to justify getting into.
my first car when I was 18 I had a 67 impala got it for 550 dollars in the 90's, I hear you till this day it has hunted me selling that car.
Sold my running 70 Malibu for $1500. In 1999. Will forever regret that
Actually those "Quadrajunk" carbs are the best ever. Economical and performance wise can't beat 'em
If you can find or are one of the few mechanics who actually know how to tune one. Lol😂
@@chrismc.4437 there is plenty of info to read up on them and they are no rocket science. On youtube is also plenty of info to rebuild em yourself. Try a new car...there you have complexity.
The problem with them are the welch plugs 4 of them under the float bowl that the lead welch plugs shrink and will cause the gas in the float bowl to drain down into the intake manifold and it can flood the engine & cause the oil to wash off of the cylinder walls that will eventually cause the rings to wear out prematurely if not fixed right away . You can drill these old lead welch plugs out then tap fine threads to use fine threaded screws that are cut down to size then use cylinder sleeve retainer with the activator on the screws so they dont leak fuel past the threads . It's a lot of work but it can be done . The other thing to watch for is the throttle shaft bushing can wear out causing hard starting & a idle that will go up and down & not stay steady like it should because the worn throttle shaft bushings are causing a vacuum leak so the idle wanders . They can be very good carburetors but can also be the worst as far as what I mentioned above plus internal leaks caused by poor castings that have porosity holes in the castings that can cause issues of not idling correctly and general poor performance because of these internal vacuum leaks by either too much air or not enough through the boosters and idle circuits .
@@peteloomis8456 okay, understood. The carb on my 1969 Riviera has never been rebuild and it still works flawless and has about 65.200 mls on it.
Thats really cool that it started after sitting all that time.
They never had stripes on the roof.
Also seen drivers motor mount bolt mia
Came here to say that also, have never seen one from the factory with the stripes on the roof..
People watch one Pole Barn Garage video and hate the word patina 🤣 who cares what you like patina or full resto or primer ...Its a hot rod and it deserves to be driven ! Good luck with the build man. 🏁
😂 yeah, I should have known better than to use that word and just said, "leave it original," It would have upset a lot less people I suspect.
On my mother's 1971 Buick gs with a problem like that at the back window, I cut out the rust to bright metal and fiberglassed it back to the original looks and repainted it and was she pleased. That car was stratomist blue with an Arctic white top, black interior with a bench seat and column shift. I got to drive her a lot in it. It was a sweet car.
Just subscribed from Iceland thanks for sharing !
I've worked on cars from the north when I lived there. Always aggravating. I've lived in the South for 35+ years and still work on cars. It's almost enjoyable to work on southern cars because you almost never have bolts that don't come out!
Good looking project. I'm currently working on a 71 SS and having a lot of fun with it. The boxed rear lower control arms are factory for the SS. It's part of their upgraded suspension. Good luck with it, and have fun.
Thanks for the info, I didn't know that was part of the F41 option. The weld quality on them made me think someone had just done it at home.
There cool cars. I wish I could have found my build sheet. Mine was built in Arlington, Texas, and from what I understand, they weren't great at leaving the build sheet in the car.
What a great find please restore it back like new it needs to be petty again.
Wrong steering wheel should be ss marked . boxed rear lower control arms are factory for SS.
Why is it when someone picks up a old car it has great patina.. Patina is a car that is sun faded not all rusted out.. its a great car and i wish you all the luck in the world to get it up and driving James..
It certainly has taken on a broad meaning as of late, although, if going strictly by definition, I suspect a rusted car would be closer to the original meaning than one that has faded in the sun, as it primarily referred to the effect of oxidation on the surface. I primarily like it because it's original and shows some of the history of the vehicle, like the stripes that were added after the car was ordered. I do also like how it seems to have made the green much darker than what I believe an original Forest Green car should be. Sadly though, it will most likely eventually go away once I start doing the rust repairs as I'm not really into the "faking" the patina thing.
If I ever had the chance to get a classic car like this there is no way I’m gonna keep it looking crappy like this. I’m giving it the works little by little including a nice paint job. Just my 2 cents.
@@AxelfoleyTheGreatAnd you would be correct! Patina is a code word for either lazy, or doesn’t have the financial ability to do it right. Patina cars just look like old junk someone threw some clear on and called it good.
God I wish I had this chevelle 😢
Looks like the whole car was underwater. The even coat of rust from the firewall and the master cylinder tells the story.
You got your work cut out on that old girl! Best of luck bringing her back
i just loved watching your videos and all the efforts and patience you had.. your quick decision, positive attitude, making a desire to be better each day, and your time management. you are a great mechanic and you cares about more than money. keep up the good work Sir. I salute you. kamsahamida. i share your videos to all my friends here in Korea.
Ill be waiting for next video on this beast.
Southern cars are usely in better shape. than Northern cars. because. of the Salt they put on the roads. like. In the Northern states.
Side note on oil filter blowout problem,
There is a bypass on the aluminum pc that the oil filter spins on also, if too much pressure its supposed to bypass the filter and go straight thru to the oil passage, i would check that as a possibility before just pulling the engine,
If the motor at some point had a canister filter, then make sure all the pcs are there to change it to a screw on filter, or it would have same issue 😊
Thanks for the info. I believe all big blocks were setup for spin on by 70. If you watch the follow up video I pushed out, I did manage to get the issue resolved with a new oil pump.
The left blinker on is probably your hazzard lights on and the right arrow bulb is blown out. The radio might have tubes and needs to be warmed up (usually takes about 30 seconds), but I'm not sure when they transistorized radios at GM.
Good guess. I've been so used to driving older vehicles before they had them that I didn't even think to look for it at the time. I found the switch a few days later and sure enough that was the cause.
Hello, when you looked at the steering arms, i also seen no motor mount bolt in driver side, I would assume that the engine was set in place, since it is not the correct motor, do a bolt check on all of it.
More advice, its easier to move south to the cars, then it is to haul them north bound. Is why I moved to Arkansas, now gotta haul the ones I did back south, lol😊
Im working on a 69 vette with a 70 427, just rebuilt the holley 750 on it.
Good luck,
Good eye... both engine mount bolts were missing and I addressed that in the follow up video. I only recently got into vettes with the C8, but slowly might start picking up a few more.
@@JamesSorenson
I had started into the vettes, but only steel bumper vettes, owned 5, haven't driven any, they all was projects, my last one I bought north of Memphis tn, it was a 69 vette sportwagon (customized), a station wagon version, closest one to running, I was told it sat outside over 20 yrs,
In tinkering on it, learned it has a 70 427 in it, and a munci 4spd,
Im literally with in 2 days of hearing it run again,
It definitely gets alot of love it or hate it, but it gets noticed!
Next is a 68 vette with 300hp 327 munci 4spd, be a minimum of a motor swap for sure...
Good luck on the chevelle,
Fellow Michigan guy here, great video. Looking forward to seeing more.
those ss models didn't have stripes on the roof. just the hood and deck lid.
Awesome!..good luck with this car.
Awesome save, ended up it the right hands. Will be following this. You can find a donor trunk to get the under skin parts
😂 These cars Never had stripes on the roof unless someone with bad taste put them on themselves.
Great video! 👍🍻
Vice Grip garage, "Let's see if it'll start because I need to be home on Wednesday and I have to drive it 600 miles home". That guy is crazy or brave. LOL What a find though! It'll be good to see this old Chevelle up and running again.
Many of these old cars don't need much to be able to roll down the road and do it in a fairly safe manner. This particular one though had a few concerns that would make even Derek think twice. The ball joint at the pitman is barely hanging on and the lower control arm bushings are blown out causing excessive negative camber on the drivers side and would be quite a hazard to try to drive. I'm hoping to wrap up the last bit of repairs to be able to get this back on the road and will hopefully have another follow-up on the Chevelle at the end of the week.
Barn find type videos of muscle cars are the best.. Looks like a fun project of an iconic car…
I've been running a 402 BBC in my '71 F-250 highboy since 1979
Column shift bench seat is my favorite.
That poor car had a hard life, Stripped down SS that's for sure. Lots of potential!
WHEN IT Barked off I could smell the PB and marvel mist clear in CHICaGO!
No problem at all , I completely understand. 👍
While starts right up after all those years sitting
Who said anything about a frame off restoration? I was talking about the paint. I used to know a guy that covered holes with duct tape and bondo. Don't try to sell me on "patina". Duct tape and spray bombs look better than that. Also, some safety inspection States will disqualify for structural integrity because of rust.
You stated not painting it was doing it an injustice, so I asked a basic follow up question trying to determine where exactly the threshold of was for doing it justice. Did you not say that patina was "junk not worth fixing"? How exactly does paint by itself fix the car? If your idea of doing this car justice is slapping bondo and paint on it, I think most would agree the car is quite better off where it is.
Thanks! Nice video - good luck!
Excellent video! Perfect placement of camera at the rear exhaust to see it smoke upon firing. Keep this kinda stuff going. I love vids like this. Just subscribed. Will be watching part 2 of this shortly.
Great video, thanks for shooting this!!
Love Chevy Chevelles the 69 is my favorite thow but i would love to have any year 😂
You should restore this car.
I had a 72, stripes were on hood and deck lid. No stripes on roof from factory
On all my Chevrolet engines, big and small block, I use the large truck oil filter, NAPA'S 1794. I've never blown out an O-ring and I use 30HD with the bypass blocked off. Also Mellings high volume oil pumps.
That trunk lid. I hope you can make it good. I would sure like to see it.That dash is cool.
GM didn't put stripes on the roof
One of my buddies had a 1970 Chevelle SS and we found one build sheet under the drivers seat once.
I miss my 70 Chevelle everyday
That radio is right on.
Automatic on the column .....yuk
19.35 - Missing motor mount bolt
I subscribed and hit the bell also😂
These cars never had stripes across the roof. That was only a Ford thing. Makes em look like a F'n tennis shoe. I've always thought it was dumb.
SS stripes are only on the hood and deck lid, they don't get put on the roof
Even the license plate light works. Damn !!
Give it a dingle ball rebuild and gasket set and it's good to go!
(A little paint too!)
If I didn't already have another engine for the car, I very well may have gone that route. However, it is coming around fairly well on its own as of late.
@JamesSorenson
Definitely a car worth restoring 👍
I can see an AC air box under the hood but I don't see the knobs on the dash for the air conditioner
If you look at the climate controls, you'll see a section marked 'AIR CONDITIONING' right at around 7:05. It also has the A/C kick panels installed still.
In 1970 the stripes were only available with cowl induction (I think) GM heritage site has all the specs for all chevy’s until the 80 ‘s
Greetings from WI neighbor thanks for sharing I'll subscribe im working on a 71 nova
Give me that nova 😂
@@MarcusSandoval-kx2th you like nova's?? I'll try to send a pic
@@kevinvansandt9117 hell yeah 👍 and I was born in Madison Wisconsin...my old man owned many novas as well as Chevelles/Malibus and El Caminos
My first car was a 71 Chevelle Malibu 307
They never put the strips on the roof / AM radio with 8 track was a thing in the early 70 s.
Yeah it did not even register in my mind that it would have been an 8 track... I was definitely born in the cassette era.
is the frame in good shape ? Top side looks decent
There's no rust or rot in it that I've been able to find. It remains to be seen on whether it is straight or not. The damage on the drivers front is looking a bit worse than I had first thought the more I dig into it.
I bet ur oil sending unit was leaking and NOT THE FILTER
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No patina .. paint the SS original and make it look new .. keep it as original as possible please and no red … this was a great car when new and no changes necessary.. No stripes were ever on the top when it came from the factory in 1970.. Not many today are painted the dark green metallic .. very nice color from the past .. good luck and have a good time rebuilding it … I am 74 years old and remember the SS ‘s when new .. the best on the road and now .. ride good .. lots of power and just the right size ., I have one that my Dad bought new in Feb. of 1970.. always been a great car
Absolutely, 👍👌
Hi James I want to see that car when you fixed it
I wouldn't paint it..looks great..I would get all the mechanical side sorted and use as it is .
Looks quite unique 👌
Sounded better before the oil change
Haha, yeah it did... I'll be rebuilding the qjet once the parts kit comes in and hopefully that will clean it up a bit.
@JamesSorenson I would suspect the oil, I put 15 40 in a 250 I 6 cylinder and then the engine ran hot and sounded sick and sluggish so I immediately changed back to 10 40 and it went right back to running good
Restore that classic i dont understand people and this patina thing its RUST fix it and paint it , its a collector car !
Look at the cow tag? Drivers side under hood. It will tell you everything you need to know
Good thing it had marvel oil in it, or you wouldn be able to get it running as easy as you did,and that quadrojet carb is a damn good carb if you know how to rebuild or work on them!!!!
The previous owners gave up and were the ones who had put the Marvel in it. I think it had more to do with leveraging the flywheel rather than abusing the crank bolt.
SS Chevelle's never had strips on the roof.72 402's had same hp as 71 402's 300hp it's just GM changed to net HP ratting in 72 witch was 240 HP but really is 300 HP & IN 1970 THE 402 WAS 350HP OR 375HP GM Bagged all SS Chevelle's 70-72 where bagged SS396 . Bottom line 71 & 72 are the same 300HP
Yeah, I mention the HP rating change between 71/72 late in the video. The car was originally a 396-350HP and I have a L78 396-375HP that will likely find its way into the car at some point in the future.
Weld up some metal in back where there is rust. Dont look to rusty to me. So many haters on here in comments 😂 I bet they dont own one or any old muscle cars 😂
Keep it like it is one headlight it looks like Halloween 👻
Column shift
No way bro that was sitting for 40 yrs, I'm calling bullshit!
I don't miss liveing up North.
Patina sucks restore it and paint it 😎
Hey James great job on the chevelle.i watched the hole 2 parts. She is a runner. Hey I have a 64 impala I was trying to get started I have a 283 in it I have changed cap rotor spark plugs and wires points and have had a carb rebuild on 2 barrl Rochester carb. She will spin over but no fire up and run. Do you have any suggestions. Thanks keep the good videos coming.
Nice! I've got a '63 that you'll often see in the background with a 327/300HP in it.
Generally, the three key things to check for are: spark, compression, and fuel. I'd start with checking that you can fire the coil by breaking and closing the points, such as I did in the video here. That'll rule out any issues with the points or coil. Next, install your cap and rotor and verify you're getting spark down the wires at one of the plugs. If all looks good there, a finger over the plug hole should give you an idea if you have compression or not -- it can be really hard to get them going if you're fighting stuck valves and have cylinders with no compression. If compression seems fine and you're still not popping off with starting fluid or something similar, you may have a timing issue. I only had to deal with a few of those things in this particular video, but if you've got time there are many channels out there that go through a lot of the additional steps. Mortske Repair does a pretty good job of walking you through it on the SBC cars in many of his videos.
What’s the name of the blue filters?
AC Delco, GM OEM brand. You can see the name on it in the video.
It doesn't look incredible. It needs a paint job. Patina looks like crap. What's up with this patina stuff.
When putting oil filter on dont over tighten it and back it off a hair
National part depot is who I used to restore the one I had by far way better than scamazon
What's a 8 track said the old guy
Hope you have a buddy to help you
Nope, I pretty much fly solo most of the time. All my friends are out of state... Sure would make things a whole lot easier!
LOL 😂 SARCASM! 👍🤣
$75k to restore it properly 😮
Properly is a fairly ambiguous term, but I would wager I could restore it "properly" on my own for a fraction of that if I cared to do so. Parts are pretty cheap and plentiful for these things, an odd experience from what I am used to.
@@JamesSorenson Of course you can!
Pole barn garage can do a decent job under10k
Looks like the bolt for the drivers motor mount is missing 😳
Both were missing -- and the drivers mount fell apart as I took the engine out. That has since been corrected in the follow-up video.
You can put the spark plugs in an ultrasonic cleaner if you had one couldn't hurt😮😅😅
I noticed the motor mount bolts missing, u probably did not see that
Any vehicle can run again-
All it takes is
MONEY AND TIME-
what always blows me away are these clowns alway try to drive a frikking unsafe vehicle 500 miles after they spend hours getting it to start..
Waste of time to begin with😊
Generally, you are correct. What I find the most interesting though, especially in the "will it run" genre, is what it takes to get some of these up and running again. Often, these cars were parked for something relatively minor and the owner planned to "someday" get around to it and then they get neglected for so long people think they would be a money pit to get running and driving again. That is not always the case and sometimes they don't take as much time or money to get road worthy as one might think.
On that note, I address your second statement in the upcoming video on the Chevelle, as while I want to get the car on the road with as minimal change to its current condition as possible, there are a few areas I will not compromise on -- such as the safety of others on the road with me.
@@JamesSorenson You are in a minority bro-
Did u check the emergency flasher button?
Patina no way that car is going to get fixed completed and repainted😂 if I had the car you can do whatever you want but majority of us that's watching we're going to repaint and do all the body works😊😊
What I think you mean, is that most would buy it, say they will rebuild it and restore it, get as far as stripping it down and then it would sit for the next 20 years until someone like me comes along and buys it. 🤣 It'll at least be on the road until I decide to get around to it this way, as I already have a stable of other cars and projects.
Yes .. patina ?? Negative
People like what they like .
@@JamesSorensonpatina is just another name for you can't afford to maintain the car the way it should be kept.... cars with so-called patina look like shit...
@@karaDee2363That’s because they are when left looking that way, either lazy, or no money.
Seen every winter with salt. Chevelles got 2 stripe colors, black or white. No GM cars were ever had stripes on the hood. Ford Mustang did and to me looks silly as crap along with the stripes going down the rear below the bumper.😂
I'm originally from Upper Michigan and pretty much every vehicle I've ever had to work on was rusted from the ground up. It's a strange feeling have a vehicle where I've yet to ever break a bolt! Thanks for the info on the stripes. The car does not have them listed on the build sheet and I got a bit caught up in the moment of trying to figure out if someone added them on later that I spaced entirely on the fact they wouldn't have been up there if someone copied factory stripes.
No GM cars ever had hood stripes? LOL 😂 So, the black LS-6 SS Chevelle I ordered new in 1970 with white hood stripes never existed? Or maybe the W-30 I ordered new in 1972 and still have in my garage, Flame Orange, with white stripes doesn’t exist either? DOH! 🤦♂️😳
I think the car will be more than the house once fixed.
motor mount bolt is missing
Are you oiling the rubber on top of the filter ????
He said he was in the video