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@@OneMoreBolt thanks brother.

I got the fuel gauge going and it’s pretty accurate I’m happy with it. The speedo I’ve got to look into. I’ll look up the instructions to see exactly how to do what you’re saying. I bought the lower level model I’m not sure if I have Bluetooth. Thanks for watching brother I appreciate the support.

@@justinshadle7830 thanks brother. Gears are Not my strong suit. Usually I go to guys like you who know more than me if I’m confused. Or I just wing it like this lol. Thanks for the input. Much appreciated

@@justinshadle7830 I think the fear comes from the fact that they’re easy to screw up also and if you do, god forbid, then you’re doing the whole job over lol

Hey Richie. Thank you very much. So what’s going on with your carb? What makes you think the air bleeds need tuning? For reference the air bleeds help with emulsifying fuel and stop the carb from overpulling fuel. How’s the car running?

Hahaha. Not a bad idea. Definitely would be the only one out there like that lol

It’s 5inch pipe. It’s cool but I’ll tell ya it was expensive buying 5in exhaust bends to make the down pipe with lol.

Lol. Absolute classic movie. Hahaha

Lol I actually painted it then used acetone on a rag to wipe it off the fines but a black sharpie could probably pull the job off

Thank you very much!

Anytime brother

@@jakegenocide hahahaha. No it runs on magic and the hopes and dreams of grown men. Lol

@@FernandoAcosta-dx5kh thanks

@@tedpetrimoulx3330 you’re right

Hell yeah. Hahaha

Well let’s hope that doesn’t happen. Lol

I’m gunna say the first time he opens it up he’s going to be replacing a motor

@@tantaros420 thanks for the vote of confidence. But not a chance in hell that happens. I’m not even touching the limit of the parts in this motor. Lol

@@tantaros420 thanks for the vote of confidence. But not a chance in hell that happens. I’m not even touching the limit of the parts in this motor. Lol

@@americannostalgiagarage umm the turbo intake is open so you do you but a pebble is going to trash it so when you’re pulling that motor remember I called it

I’m hoping she’s as bad ass as she look. Thanks

Thanks. Gotta put her to the test soon and see what she can do.

Not a lot of dates left in our area. But I’m going to try and make one before they close out the season.

Thank you brother. Labor of love. It’s long overdue to give this thing a new look.

Thank you very much. Glad you enjoyed it.

You’re absolutely right. My wife is always yelling at me about that. Good call. Thank you for the reminder.

Thank you.

@@Chunky1-ue3ge thank you. I love it too. And I can’t wait either.

The kit I installed here is for 66-67 only but they do make a pretty much identical kit for the 62-65 Chevy nova. Thanks for watching.

@@americannostalgiagarage I’m watching now on my living room tv, done good Sunday entertainment man. I’ll look into it just bought a solid 63 nova and want to start the front end project before winter comes to Illinois 😂

@@Jmothatrucka thanks a lot, glad you’re enjoying the content. Comments like that are the best. I love the 63 great year. I’d love to build a 63 wagon for my old man and my uncle. That was their childhood car. I’d love to hear about the build when you get started. Nova guys gotta stick together. Haha. Winter in the Midwest has to be rough. I imagine it gets cold in Illinois.

Thank you very much. I’m trying not to ruin it too much. Thanks for watching

@@americannostalgiagarage anytime, it’s great to see the progress on your channel and @automotivechaos

Thank you. I’m hoping to hit the track soon. We’ll see. Thanks for watching

Yeah I’m really happy with how it came out

@@Jmothatrucka yes sir. The setup I have is good for 10/12 bolt gm axles. And as long as you didn’t swap your rear axle, you probably have a 10 bolt. But they sell disc brake conversions for just about everything. Thanks for watching.

First off, that’s super cool. Those things are awesome. Second, and even more importantly, yours dad is a wise man. That’s phenomenal advice and I never thought of it that way. He could not be more right. I think that applies to everything but especially old hot rods that do not have engine computers with trouble codes to read. A serious understanding is the only way to avoid wasting money by throwing parts at something hoping to fix it. Thanks for watching and thanks for sharing your story.

So I would want to know what transmission is in the car. Basically want to know if it has a lockup converter. Possibly the converter is stuck locked. But if not I suspect a vacuum leak, or fuel delivery issue. Basically it’s probably running but doesn’t have the power to get over the load of being put in gear because it’s not getting enough fuel or there’s an issue with the trans. Also double check your timing. If the trans is ok, check your fuel filter, the screens in the carb inlets, if you have them, make sure the needle and seat is clear. Buy a can of carb cleaner and spray it all over to try and find a potential vacuum leak. Try these things to start, I bet you find it pretty quick once you start looking. Thanks for watching.

@@americannostalgiagarage thank you so much off to buy carb cleaner

@@ceasergert2780 of course, check back in when you find it I’d love to hear how you do with it.

I know you will. That’s your thing. Hahahaha.

It’s definitely an 8-10 footer or better. I’m still learning how to paint cars, but saving a ton of money in the meantime doing it myself. Gotta get this thing wet sanded and buffed so I can throw it back together and actually get it to the track. Thanks for watching.

@@americannostalgiagarage DiY is the only way these days unless you have pockets that are DEEEEEEEP, and I don't even have pockets! haha We're fixing to do a good ole rattle can'er on one of our cars as a temp job until I can get around to doing the body work. After that, it'll get shot with the cheapest single stage I can find through a hobo freight gun. What I'm getting at is, I dig it. Looking forward to seeing it make a lick.

@@OneMoreBolt you ain’t kidding. Materials are expensive enough. Saving the cost of body shop labor is huge. And yes I’m hoping to get this done in time to get it to the track before the season ends. Thanks again.

This is a very kind gesture. Thank you very much

hahaha. its funny how we have no problem risking getting stuck when were alone but not with family. Get that thing fixed up so you can enjoy it with your family. Have fun and enjoy that old hot rod. Thanks for checking out the channel.

For sure. Oddly I feel like they’re the most satisfying things to complete

At the time this video was filmed I had a set of flowtech headers that were designed for a 66 nova but most likely for a nova with a stock front end. I replaced my front end with a cpp front end and those headers fit terribly. Probably not the headers fault though. I ended up buying Cpp headers designed to fit with their chassis and they fit great. Again probably not Cpp fault.

@@americannostalgiagarage thank you

Thank you very much for watching!

This is a very cool little story. Definitely a drive down memory lane for you for sure. Making TH-cam videos becomes really fun when people write comments like this where they can connect with your video in a special way, like this. Almost like being part of someone’s story. It’s a shame you got rid of the car and the boat, but that’s life. I’m sure they penthouse playmate was fun too. Hahahaha. Thank you for the comment. Made my day. And thank you for watching

@@americannostalgiagarage Thank you for taking the time and effort to post these videos; especially this one! (By the way, along with the same black interior, and same black vinyl roof I just noticed mine also had the same black, lace-on steering wheel cover!) Plus, new subscriber here!

@@andrewfyakim525 well thank you for sharing your story with me. For the record. I’m going to restore the interior but I’m going to be put it back to all the same stuff as possible. So this will be like a tribute car to you’re old hot rod.

I would say yes there’s definitely a way to show the adjustments in a shorter form. The only issue is then you would need to leave out all the theory, and the theory is necessary to understand why and how to make the adjustments properly. I wanted to try and be as thorough as possible. Thanks for watching.

Me either lol. Needs a good wet sand then I’m going to slam it together and hopefully get it out on the road before winter and salt on the roads. Thanks for watching.

You’re absolutely right. That’s something I need to fix asap. The anchors in the floor are rotted off. I have some rust repair to do on the truck soon. Thanks for watching

Yes nice and easy thankfully.

For sure. This can be a tough one to spot as you know. Glad my eyes worked today.

Nothing to do with skill I assure you. Just lucky lol.

Hey John, always glad to hear from you. I absolutely agree. I would tend to put myself in the mechanic category, hack mechanic to be specific. But this “body work/paint” for me comes out of necessity. Things are so expensive nowadays and i would be looking to save money even if I had money pouring out of my face, which I don’t, for the record. So I had no choice but to do it myself. What I will say is that I make small improvements every time I do one of these makeshift paint jobs at the garage. One value I live by is try to learn whatever you can. And by doing this repeatedly on different projects im learning. Mostly what NOT to do. But same outcome lol. I’ve got another couple paint jobs incoming for the channel on future content. One on a project that’s been on the channel and one that’s a new project that I have not shown on the channel yet so it’s a surprise. Thanks for watching John, talk soon pal.

@@americannostalgiagarage I hear you on cost of things going ridiculous and forcing us to do more with less. I’m working on my 7.3L Excursion project (still) and bought some single stage Nason paint put in to a rattle can (that’s about 6-8 ounces of actual liquid) and it was $68. A gallon of the good quality body filler is over $130 now. Sh!+ has gotten out of control. Gotta do what big companies do and cut costs where we can, and since we don’t have people to lay off we paint our stuff ourselves! I too try everything myself, at least once. I have several pretty good quality HVLP guns from Sata and Devilbiss even though I suck at painting because I always want to do things myself. I’ve even contemplated buying a used upholstery sewing machine and self-teaching because there’s no one around me that does it and the nearest people charge a premium. Not that I blame them though, it’s a dying art and it takes a lot of time and patience to do it right and well. For that matter, people like us are becoming a dying breed. Lots of folks out there who do bolt on’s, not a lot who rebuild things from nearly scratch. Thanks for taking the time to share your journeys with us.

@@azjohn520 John that would be a phenomenal idea to buy a sewing machine. That’s an interest I have as well. Give yourself more credit, with 30 years experience I bet you can spin wrenches in circles around most people on earth. On the topic of that old 7.3 you have laying around, mechanics never get a chance to finish their own projects. You’ll get it done one day I’m sure of it.

Thank you. Gotta do the best you can with what you have. In my case that would be no money. Came out pretty good and I’m happy with it. Also it cost a fraction of the cost it would have been at a shop. Thanks for watching

I always watch for the entertainment value and even though you say this isn’t your strong suit I think I picked up some pointers.

@@Chunky1-ue3ge well thats awesome. Thank you for being a loyal viewer and I’m glad to hear you picked something up. Probably what NOT to do hahaha. Thanks for watching.

Looks amazing in one color, you should be very proud of the work you did to that car. I think painting without a booth is harder. How many times did the car and those parts have to be moved or adjusted? Paint booth is just set it and forget it. Again, great job and I can’t wait for you to paint the 56 for me.

@@automotivechaos it was a game of musical chairs with moving things around. Pain in the butt. However, it’s done and I’m happy with it.

Thanks rich, glad you found the channel, glad you liked the video, I hope it helped. Thanks for watching!

That’s great man. These cars are awesome. Although this one is terrible lol. Thanks for watching.