I owned a '78 Grand Am, same color with a full vinyl roof. Everytime I see a '78 A-body in Seafoam Green I fall in love with it like an old girlfriend.
HEY R.W. AND COORS BUDDIE ,,, WOW!! MAX 9 YR.S AND I-DAD SAID YA!! WHAT A CAR.. NICE,, WHAT A GREAT CAR TO HAVE FUN WITH,, WE SAY CHECK SOME FUSES IF SOME THING DOESNT WORK,,.. DARN,, WE WERE WONDERING WHY OUR LIGHTS WENT OUT AND THE HEATER ,WE CHECKED OVER, IT WAS THE FUSES. GREAT VIDEO....
Fun video :) almost looks like a child's toy car when you stand next to it because of your size which is cool, too funny when you show the steering wheel come off when driving! isn't that amazing how auto trans fluid evaporates like that over time and oh no Coor's lite? :)
To be honest I thought this car was a little bigger than that, they are really quite small. At first when we checked the trans fluid, I would not have thought it would need that much more, but once it started circulating it, it apparently barely had any in there. There was coors light present, it just happened so fast, there wasn’t much time to have any! Lol
That is a chevy 229, also a 3.8. Dead giveaway is the distributor placement. On the Buick 231, the distributor is in the front angled toward the driver side.
Yes, it was owned by an older woman, and she parked it back in 02, it was my understanding that her son or grandson may have tinkered with it and threw some of those new parts on it, but never got around to finishing it.
NO this car deserves to be kept original. So sick of everyone having a bug up their ass to modify these classic cars. They need to be kept original and preserved for future generations to see just as their designers intended them to be. It is called respect.
The smoke is a bad vacuum modulator on the transmission. One side is connected to a valve in the transmission that modulates line pressure, and the other side is connected directly to engine vacuum. If the diaphragm blows, it will burn transmission fluid continuously. Driving a car with no transmission fluid on the dipstick is a very bad idea. Try the GM dealer and see if they can use the VIN to re-key the car. Oops, you destroyed it, just got to that part of the video.
Wish this could be restored and kept original. But it seems if it is a two door someone always has a bug up their ass to put a V8 in it. Believe it or not Some people will pay serious money for a classic six cylinder car simply a two door because they are in fact a more rare car. There was a couple who searched and found a six cylinder Dodge Challenger and took it to GraveYard Cars for a serious very high dollar restoration.
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GM could only dream of building a car that's reliable like these were ever again!!😂😂😂😂
That had a very deep fan shroud on it.
You never fail to make me lol
Driving with the steering wheel off got me this time 😂
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Haha, I’m just glad we didn’t hit a pothole at that moment!
I owned a '78 Grand Am, same color with a full vinyl roof.
Everytime I see a '78 A-body in Seafoam Green I fall in love with it like an old girlfriend.
My buddy had one just like it in HS. As hard as he tried to kill it so his dad would get him a better car, it would absolutely not die
That’s awesome, back when they built cars to last!
Classic 6 cylinder. Keep it .awesome. would love to own it and keep it original. Love it God bless you. U r blessed.
Thank you! Definitely would be a great one to keep, but can’t keep them all and unfortunately this one is already gone.
@@Rustwrangler Yell I guess a lot of people would love to have her.I had a 81 yrs ago.Got a 83 grand prix now.God bless you.
At least this one didn’t catch on fire. Lol!!
Lol, I was actually kind of bummed out, I really look forward to the carb fires now! 😂
HEY R.W. AND COORS BUDDIE ,,, WOW!! MAX 9 YR.S AND I-DAD SAID YA!! WHAT A CAR.. NICE,, WHAT A GREAT CAR TO HAVE FUN WITH,, WE SAY CHECK SOME FUSES IF SOME THING DOESNT WORK,,.. DARN,, WE WERE WONDERING WHY OUR LIGHTS WENT OUT AND THE HEATER ,WE CHECKED OVER, IT WAS THE FUSES. GREAT VIDEO....
Hey guys, yea this would be a really fun car to do a motor swap in, it would make a great sleeper. someone already bought it though.
The easiest will it run video. Cranked right up! 💕💯👍
Haha, it sure was, and it sure did! Was fun, but not much of a challenge on this one.
The white smoke is burning transmission fluid
Blown vacuum modulator diaphragm on the transmission.
Love the color .love it
Thank you! I’m a big fan of the old school colors as well!
Fun video :) almost looks like a child's toy car when you stand next to it because of your size which is cool, too funny when you show the steering wheel come off when driving! isn't that amazing how auto trans fluid evaporates like that over time and oh no Coor's lite? :)
To be honest I thought this car was a little bigger than that, they are really quite small. At first when we checked the trans fluid, I would not have thought it would need that much more, but once it started circulating it, it apparently barely had any in there. There was coors light present, it just happened so fast, there wasn’t much time to have any! Lol
Looks pretty solid. On the 4 door models, the rear windows did not roll down. That was too easy!
Super solid car, and it was definitely too easy! But still fun!
Yup, we had an 80 4 door, rear windows were solidly fixed.
My sister and brother-in-law bought a wagon in 78 and the kids hated that the rear windows did not roll down.
Chevy's first V6, 200 cubes. Basically it was the 267 small block V8 minus 2 cylinders.
Yep, ran great, but not much power.
Maliboozer!! 😂
*No alcohol was consumed during the making of this video*
HA!! GREAT!!! COORS LIGHT...
😂 absolutely none! Lol
Someone had that car running before you got it. To many new parts
Was told by the older woman that owned it, that her son/grandson was messing with it, trying to get it back on the road.
@@Rustwrangler I think somebody tried to steal it, after which the relative took the steering wheel off to replace the broken key cylinder.
that engine i think is the BUICK 231 V6.....great motor
That is a chevy 229, also a 3.8. Dead giveaway is the distributor placement. On the Buick 231, the distributor is in the front angled toward the driver side.
@@williamsinger4124 It's a 200 ci. The 229 didn't come out till 1980.
They’re indestructible like the Chevy 4.3-litre Vortec V-6
@@thomaslord7995 I totally forgot about that baby V6 lol. I stand corrected
Is this a 60 degree or 90 degree V6?
That was my first car! Mine was a sleeper though. It could pull the front end up in 1st and 2nd! Had to be careful when grabbing 2nd !
Right on! Would make a great sleeper car!
Is like somebody maintain it because it’s in a good shape
Yes, it was owned by an older woman, and she parked it back in 02, it was my understanding that her son or grandson may have tinkered with it and threw some of those new parts on it, but never got around to finishing it.
Steering wheel delete kit 😂
Quick release! 😂
😂 what a road to do that on too!
Safety third 😂🤣🤣
Put a turbo charger on that lil V6 and it'll scoot good.
NO this car deserves to be kept original. So sick of everyone having a bug up their ass to modify these classic cars. They need to be kept original and preserved for future generations to see just as their designers intended them to be. It is called respect.
the fan shroud is missing...its a big one
Yea that was not ideal!
The smoke is a bad vacuum modulator on the transmission. One side is connected to a valve in the transmission that modulates line pressure, and the other side is connected directly to engine vacuum. If the diaphragm blows, it will burn transmission fluid continuously. Driving a car with no transmission fluid on the dipstick is a very bad idea. Try the GM dealer and see if they can use the VIN to re-key the car. Oops, you destroyed it, just got to that part of the video.
Didn’t ruin it at all, pretty much all of these key locks on these cars are available online or at parts stores.
That’s not the original radiator fan. Even those little engines came with clutch fans
200 or 229 V6 in that.
It was the 200
Wish this could be restored and kept original. But it seems if it is a two door someone always has a bug up their ass to put a V8 in it. Believe it or not Some people will pay serious money for a classic six cylinder car simply a two door because they are in fact a more rare car. There was a couple who searched and found a six cylinder Dodge Challenger and took it to GraveYard Cars for a serious very high dollar restoration.
A lot of people were interested in this car, my buddies phone was blowing up, but the majority of them were tire kickers and not many would commit.