The fact that the first comment was about his misuse of the words "naturally aspirated" Made my day. The fact that it was Dan who wrote that comment made my life.
Hnat Automotive Photography I always thought, that naturally aspirated means that a car doesn't have a Turbo or a Supercharger. Now I realised that I was wrong the whole time xD
JDMSteven you were right till you said nitrous. Naturally aspirated is just no forced induction. Or you can call it All motor. When someone isnt running nos i believe its call "all throttle"
Travis Hall I meant to say you can have nitrous but if you're running NA it means you have nothing on. On the bottle means you're running nitrous and all motor means NA
I like everyone's passion in debating about this car, you all sound like a group of scientist arguing over warp drive. I think we could agree most people would adore the ownership of that Camaro. It's nothing like performance car talk, thumbs up to all of you.
Beautiful, I like that you reinforced the fact that its about the individuals vision. Every person I have spoken to about my 84 2.5l camaro has said, "put a 350 in it.", but thats not what I want. I want a daily that will stand the test of time and look good doing it.
Seems like you guys equated LS motor to forced induction. I love how you guys always do this. Oh less is more! It only has air ride, stroked 383, custom fenders, doors and quarter panels, spoiler and front nose/gril. You guys can be a little pretentious at times. For every one ls swap 1st gen you see, they're probably 20 carbed ones. And who from the internet ever would say don't build this car?
mcfero1 Except a carb is a compromise. I mean I get why people use them, but if someone wants to claim that it's for anything other than nostalgia, familiarity, or to keep the car "pure" then I think they're misguided, as hands down injection will deliver more power, more efficiently.
I met a guy who had a beautiful metallic orange first gen Camaro which is remarkably similar to this build because it too had a 383 stroker with about 500 HP mated to a 6 speed. Also he does autocross and cruises around, its was a clean well done build.
He keeps using it to mean carbureted for some reason. it's really annoying. it's like the other day I watched an MCM vid and a guy who was working the dyno said an rx8 was a two stroke. It's just so unbelievably stupid I can't understand how no one has corrected them yet.
+Boyd TH-cam "rotary animation" they have no stroke man, they revolve around a shaft but don't move up and down in a stroke like a traditional engine. a two stroke is the same as a four stroke but more simplified and with ignition twice as often, it's not a rotary lol.
This is a great looking ride with no doubt. I have a ls 3 engine in my 63 corvette roadster. probably putting out as my horse power as you , but I get better than 20 mpg on the highway. I didn't have to hack the frame apart to install the ls3 I had to weld a transmission mount to the rear cross member. Front motor mounts were purchased and bolted in place. So I could easily cut the trans mount off and replace the stock engine, One thing you guys over looked in building this car was you could use a nice headliner. But very nice build ...
Why do you refer to Naturally Aspirated engines as engines with carburetor's? LS motors are naturally aspirated, until you throw some turbo or supercharger on it. But the same forced induction can be thrown on the old small block. I'm confused why both guys on this video don't know this. Call it what it is...fuel injection? distributor-less ignition? Ughhhh.. maybe I'm wrong, but I don't think these guys know what they are talking about.
***** I hear ya. There are crate packages with the LS motor and carb setup. Strange that Mike Musto or whatever his name is, being around muscle cars as much as he is, doesn't reconcile the difference.
TheBigMillerTime I 100% thought the same thing. they seem to think fuel injection is somehow forced induction and that a carburated engine is N/A. Very weird for guys that 'seem' to be in the no.
Thank you was thinking the same thing. They both get air by creating a vacuum so it natural draws in air. It is not forced in by a blower or turbo. That would be forced induction.
Like you said Mike. For me, personally, probably the best all-round Camaro I have ever seen. My God it is so purdy :) . Please thank Jeff for building this car :)
Awesome to see these builds on your channel! My lady is Ashley and she helped build those badass rides and has been asking every week if the video has been posted!! Cheers!
This is a nice car; why not just talk about what's nice about it? Noticing a trend in the /Drive videos that's getting to be silly. Why is it necessary to perseverate on what a car is not in comparison to other cars? 500 hp and 500 lb/ft are both great; why does it need to be said that it's somehow better than 1,000 hp? The flares and body work are both tasteful and functional, but I'd never call 100+ hours of skilled, custom body work "keeping it simple." Seems we're getting into "word salad" territory and throwing out misplaced phrases like that and "naturally aspirated." Biggest nit to pick: "Pro-daily" with no windshield wipers? I don't even see the splined shafts for the arms.
Yes but atleast with the wiper "issue" as long as the windshield is treated with rain x or something like that you don't really need wipers hell I have them, but I don't use them even when it's a down poor I don't really need them
i think this guy misunderstood about carburetor, fuel injection, and naturally aspirated configuration. carb and fi are fuel system, while naturally aspirated is an engine aspiration which air intake depend on atmospheric pressure, the air 'fill' cylinders naturally. no matter carb or fi as long as no forced induction system/configuration the engine called naturally aspirated.
Beautiful piece of kit. Reminds me what the Eleanor is to a Mustang. Minimalist and stylish and above all, usable daily for the owner to enjoy to the full extend. Ice cool.
Great build, down to earth but unique. I have an old built '69 Camaro block (code HA, same as a DZ block casting) 350/300hp, which I stroked ( long-rod, forged pistons ) back in mid 90's. Has a Winters '67 intake from a Z/28 and I built a custom holley DB 650 main body with 750 base plate, used old valves as a drill bit to match-up the base plate to fit the smaller 650 body. Also still use the old school 461x camel hump head with manley proFlow valves. I have been waiting and shopping for an LS now for about 3yrs so it was great to find this video, although I really like that new Speedtech "Extreme" front clip, wow those huge spindles. It has been a long time but finally someone has remade the front clip of the 1st gen F bodies frame to catch up with the new engine technology. I really have been waiting for that but I will have to sell one of my other '68's to afford as I would have to put a LS in it. I don't drive the collector anyway just a once in a lifetime car, but just not my style to have a car worth so much your afraid to drive it anywhere nowadays.
I'm not a huge fan of the looks of Camaro's, but I like that the owner built HIS car, the way HE wanted to and is very happy with the way HIS car turned out. Forget everyone else, ignore the people mocking you for saying Natural Aspirated when referring to an LS engine because HE didn't want a supercharged LS motor. Huge props.
And he spent over $100k making a lame car. If you want to drive every day then you want the LS Swap, wipers, etc. If you to race, then don't spend a fortune on custom bodywork as it will get crashed. So basically this is an expensive garage queen...
beautiful car, although I would like to see more episodes of people who build their own cars. Not just high rollers who pay to have their car built. #builtnotbought
This would be considered built. Not everybody is a whiz in the garage. Built not bought would apply if the guy just went out and bought a 2015 Camero top spec (z71?) and put it on bags.
+One_Clean _s13 i paid someone else to build my 500hp DD honda,is that wrong? i dont have the time, or the space to build a car. i work my rear to pay for the parts and everything needed to make it where its at now...... so where does that put me at?im definitely not a high roller, i work in law enforcement communications.. money isnt the greatest.
i was involved in everything but the wrenching,. .. built by my friend for me. we spent countless hours doing research and crunching numbers to finally come up with what i have now. good thing i dont go around bragging about the car, to some its just another turd honda....hehehe
Perfection - especially the subtle body work - but the cost all-in, including the starter car? This is most certainly a high-dollar build in my book...though I guess it’s all relative. Thanks for sharing!
Super cool and mostly understated. The work done doesn't readily hit the eye, especially for the uninitiated. You can tell it's lowered, obviously, well, unless it's pumped up. But only genuine car guys will notice anything else, like the deep dishes and flares.
Love your 69! I had to sell mine, just a little 6 cylinder 2 speed 69. After a back injury I couldn't get in and out & it needed work. It was very hard to sell but I couldn't watch it Rust away. It was rough when I bought it. I wish everyday that I still had it! I could have been working on it now!
I prefer to get build advice and reviews from guys understand cars well enough to know the difference between saying something is naturally aspirated and carbonated.
I like the look of it, Nice stances due to the air ride suspension. Nice colour. Love the front end. My version would be close to same but murdered out.
At first I was excited about this and thought "Wow, this seems like a really nice, clean, simple to build Camaro. I wonder if I can have my hand at something similar" and then they start talking about all the custom work they did just to the body and I'm like "well ... fuck".
Beautiful camaro. My dream classic is a 69 camaro ss/rs with a 396 which I do plan to own hopefully in the future. But I do plan on having mine to be a little more track orientated.
Dear /drive Could you please do a Big Muscle feature with a solid Car built by an average joe? I'm talking someone who doesn't have a mechanic father or uncle, someone who's not rich, someone who's learned by themselves and worked to build an awesome car without the help of professionals. .. is this even possible? -batmayn707
they featured a charger that was one of the ugliest chargers ever made can't remember what year I think late 70's and he built it himself I'm pretty sure and it looked badass too
Really nice Ride. In Sound nothing beats a Carburator Engine. If this was my car ,I perforate the black part of the hood with loads a tiny holes just like the Front Grill got.
Less is almost always more. I love to see cars like this that hit the sweet spot between driver and trailer queen. Never build your car to the point you worry about driving it. At the end of the day, your car is for YOU, not anyone else.
I am a Camaro guy and love this era of Camaros the most... I am biased. But man this is literally the nicest sounding musclecar I have ever heard. I love everything about that sound.
SANIC That's exactly what I said. Saying an LS3 will be dated? Pfft. In 30 more years somebody will say "Why swap to a GFY45 when you can go LS3 with direct injection?! It's TIMELESS" lol.
miccheck11 Some people like to keep their car period "correct" and retain the carb. He wasn't bashing it, just stating what he wanted and preferred for his car.
I like imports, Japanese cars to be more specific. My daily is a 2019 BRZ with a 6 speed and it's fun as hell but let me tell you, nothing will ever replace my 84 El Camino my grandfather gave me. I named him Elwood after my grandfather since he passed away and left me his car. He bought it new in 84. There is a certain sense of both nostalgia and pride in what I've done to get it back to where it is now. It's always putting a smile on my face and you better believe it's not gonna be a park it and stare kinda car, I'll drive that thing till it breaks and just keep fixing and driving like they were intended.
Hey mike you keep saying you're glad he didn't go LS cause an NA small block is cool.....you know just because an engine is fuel injected doesn't make it forced induction; an LS is still NA and a small block. The car is gorgeous and I love the body mods
Drive BigMuscle Mike! as you can tell by my profile photo of your daytona im a huge fan. im wondering if you could ever do a video about what goes into building a pro touring car be it for suspension upgrades and more details about it other than "this car has this engine in it"
The car looks great and I sort of agree with the carb setup and sort of agree that ls swaps are getting sort of stale, but at the same time a holley EFI setup would be fine with me too. I like how he didn't try to make it extremely spectacular inside and go nuts with it but there is a lot of work in everything else like the air ride suspension and the time taken to flare the fenders even if it isn't a huge flare that's a lot of work. I like how he used the air ride but I think I would like it better if it was just a better than stock suspension set at a good daily driver height, so I wouldn't have to worry about whether or not it is or isn't too low. With all the things I would do differently I still like it and anybody that doesn't should reconsider their opinion because he drives it. Why own a classic car if you're not going to drive it? Kudos and good job on the build.
Beautiful car, just because the guy never built it himself doesn't make the car any less beautiful you tube has become so full of whining negative jealous fools that don't have anything good to say about anything.
Guys, guys, guys... Man. You jump on everything. When I say naturally aspirated I'm simply stating the absence of forced induction like a supercharger or turbo. Of course LS engines are naturally aspirated, as are carb'd - don't be so quick to judge. Look deeper. The entire point of this build was to simply build a car that is a jack-of-all-trades and fits the owners needs. With everyone jumping on the LS bandwagon it was nice to see a simple carb'd small block instead of newer fuel injected engine.
Hearing you loud and clear. A carb'd engine has a certain persona, it might need a little finesse to start when cold, or it might not take full throttle from idle.... I guess I just like old muscle cars to feel like old muscle cars.
I'm not hating on it. It looks good but it throws off the entire car for me. It all looks good! Let me make sure I emphasize that more so you understand I'm not taking away anything from the build. It just confuses me when I look at it. lol. Again it's still a gorgeous car. I just get thrown through a loop at first glance. lmao!
What are they talking about....most LS engines are naturally aspirated just like a normally carbureted engine how is that any different. Neither engine has any type of force induction....
I really never post, but this video had so much potential, with a great car, ruined by the guy focusing on and defending his choice of engine because he has no clue about how engines work causing him to completely contradict himself over and over. I thought /Drive was better than this.
I've got a 69 pro touring convertible. Did everything myself, except for the top (never done a conv. top). Holley carbed 406, because I'm old school. If I ever do an LS swap, I'll put a carb on it, guess I must like messing with carbs : )
naturally aspirated means its taking in its oxygen at atmospheric pressure. shaved windshield wipers may be a daily driver in a desert state that gets little rain. I might have looked at ITBs over a carb, but the great thing about a carb'd CSB is, its easy to set up, tune, and can be fixed by anyone. with oddball cars you're always chasing after some issue.
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"Ignore the internet"
Good advice. I'll start with this video I found on the internet.
It's the opposite of meta.
Anti-meta is always the best strategy.
r/technicallythetruth
Oh did you Just copy the dodge front end on that comero. Still the challenger looks way cooler
@@danielcampbell6146 reminds me more of the 67-68 RS grills.with the 69 angle for the center. I think it looks cool anyways
"Naturally aspirated"
Who wants to tell them?
I forgot you have a SS lol.
Fancy seeing you here dan, have no idea what he meant here. something tells me he didnt build it himself.
I see you on every video now......it's like you have 20 people on your TH-cam account posting comments lol
The fact that the first comment was about his misuse of the words "naturally aspirated" Made my day. The fact that it was Dan who wrote that comment made my life.
I am everywhere at all times! :) when youtube is your job, you spend a lot of time on it
I don't know about this guy, but from my experience, a fuel injected car can still be considered as naturally aspirated.
Hnat Automotive Photography I always thought, that naturally aspirated means that a car doesn't have a Turbo or a Supercharger.
Now I realised that I was wrong the whole time xD
VIllain OP I feel like the guy in the video was using that term incorrectly. Naturally aspirated means no supercharger, turbo, or nitrous
JDMSteven you were right till you said nitrous. Naturally aspirated is just no forced induction. Or you can call it All motor. When someone isnt running nos i believe its call "all throttle"
Travis Hall So, as long as you leave your engine original, its naturally asirated?
Travis Hall I meant to say you can have nitrous but if you're running NA it means you have nothing on. On the bottle means you're running nitrous and all motor means NA
You're so brave. Everyone in the entire Internet said you have to do an LS swap, but you said no, we don't have to. What a rebel.
What are u talking about
@shongiaashley4132 no clue, this was 6 years ago. I was probably drunk and trying to be funny.
That recessed grille coming at you reminds me of a '68 charger.
No
And nothing beats the challenger
@@danielcampbell6146 …an old charger or a new challenger?
Yes, kinda . he missed it by 2 years. If you consider the moving of the valance lights in board it looks a lot like a 70 Charger .
we live in a strange world when you have to defend having a car that -only- has 500hp. Go Jeff. Sweet ass ride!
500hp is a lot even for todays standard
I like everyone's passion in debating about this car, you all sound like a group of scientist arguing over warp drive. I think we could agree most people would adore the ownership of that Camaro. It's nothing like performance car talk, thumbs up to all of you.
Bagged? Ok, I can see the practicality.
But shaved WINDSCREEN WIPERS? I don't see the 'daily' part of something you can't drive in the rain!
Rain ex
Not a problem if you live in the desert though. I know he doesn’t, but I do. So, I might do it someday.
@@scottl9897 that's not how Rain-X works though......
1st gen Camaro has perfect windshield angle....go fast enough u don't need wipes
1st gen Camaro has perfect windshield angle....go fast enough u don't need wipes
Beautiful, I like that you reinforced the fact that its about the individuals vision. Every person I have spoken to about my 84 2.5l camaro has said, "put a 350 in it.", but thats not what I want. I want a daily that will stand the test of time and look good doing it.
Seems like you guys equated LS motor to forced induction. I love how you guys always do this. Oh less is more! It only has air ride, stroked 383, custom fenders, doors and quarter panels, spoiler and front nose/gril. You guys can be a little pretentious at times. For every one ls swap 1st gen you see, they're probably 20 carbed ones. And who from the internet ever would say don't build this car?
Yeah I think it's funny how he wants to keep it traditional but has a ton of suspension and body work on it
Why not have an ls with a carb on top. Best of both worlds.
b00st👌 Traditional engine.
mcfero1 Except a carb is a compromise. I mean I get why people use them, but if someone wants to claim that it's for anything other than nostalgia, familiarity, or to keep the car "pure" then I think they're misguided, as hands down injection will deliver more power, more efficiently.
TheApocalyte Unless you're talking about shitty mechanical fuel injection. Then it's good to ditch that for a nice little carb :)
I met a guy who had a beautiful metallic orange first gen Camaro which is remarkably similar to this build because it too had a 383 stroker with about 500 HP mated to a 6 speed. Also he does autocross and cruises around, its was a clean well done build.
Naturally Aspirated
*You Keep Using That Word, I Do Not Think It Means What You Think It Means*
+EqualsThreeable Agreed, The LSs were naturally aspirated last time I checked oO
He keeps using it to mean carbureted for some reason. it's really annoying. it's like the other day I watched an MCM vid and a guy who was working the dyno said an rx8 was a two stroke. It's just so unbelievably stupid I can't understand how no one has corrected them yet.
+Dylan Moore Rotaries are 2 strokes.
+Boyd Don't rotaries technically not have a stroke
+Boyd TH-cam "rotary animation"
they have no stroke man, they revolve around a shaft but don't move up and down in a stroke like a traditional engine. a two stroke is the same as a four stroke but more simplified and with ignition twice as often, it's not a rotary lol.
I love the front end of this Camaro.. It has made the stock RS frontend look much more aggressive... well done.
This is a great looking ride with no doubt. I have a ls 3 engine in my 63 corvette roadster. probably putting out as my horse power as you , but I get better than 20 mpg on the highway. I didn't have to hack the frame apart to install the ls3 I had to weld a transmission mount to the rear cross member. Front motor mounts were purchased and bolted in place. So I could easily cut the trans mount off and replace the stock engine, One thing you guys over looked in building this car was you could use a nice headliner. But very nice build ...
What a great transition at 2:05 from the hood to the engine! Excellent editing!
Why do you refer to Naturally Aspirated engines as engines with carburetor's? LS motors are naturally aspirated, until you throw some turbo or supercharger on it. But the same forced induction can be thrown on the old small block. I'm confused why both guys on this video don't know this. Call it what it is...fuel injection? distributor-less ignition? Ughhhh.. maybe I'm wrong, but I don't think these guys know what they are talking about.
TheBigMillerTime I was confused by that, too. :\
***** I hear ya. There are crate packages with the LS motor and carb setup. Strange that Mike Musto or whatever his name is, being around muscle cars as much as he is, doesn't reconcile the difference.
TheBigMillerTime I 100% thought the same thing. they seem to think fuel injection is somehow forced induction and that a carburated engine is N/A. Very weird for guys that 'seem' to be in the no.
Thank you was thinking the same thing. They both get air by creating a vacuum so it natural draws in air. It is not forced in by a blower or turbo. That would be forced induction.
Jonathan Jennings *know
The old cast iron engines sounds soo much better then the new LS engines.
I like his choice.
Like you said Mike. For me, personally, probably the best all-round Camaro I have ever seen. My God it is so purdy :) . Please thank Jeff for building this car :)
One of the best Big Muscle episodes I've seen to date. Well done!!
Just a beautiful, beautiful car. Great job. And thanks for showing us these fine machines.
I could listen to that car all day.
It seems to me that they both think LS engines are not naturally aspirated...uhmmm don't know what to say to that!
TheXdmgx7 Seems like they resemble those "jackasses on the internet" that they ranted about :P
TheXdmgx7 naturally aspirated in terms of how it was used back in the days before fuel injection.
DirtyD You know natural aspiration has nothing to do with fuel, right? As in humans are naturally aspirated too. It means drawing unpressurized air.
TheXdmgx7 Yes, I know this. That's the lingo from back before FI. I don't agree with it, just stating what I've heard and read.
DirtyD How far does that go back? I got into cars in the 70's and never heard it used that way.
truly the main essence of automobiles, so simple, so clean and neat, so sweet yet powerful enough to make a punch
great job sire!!!
Awesome to see these builds on your channel! My lady is Ashley and she helped build those badass rides and has been asking every week if the video has been posted!! Cheers!
This is a nice car; why not just talk about what's nice about it? Noticing a trend in the /Drive videos that's getting to be silly. Why is it necessary to perseverate on what a car is not in comparison to other cars? 500 hp and 500 lb/ft are both great; why does it need to be said that it's somehow better than 1,000 hp? The flares and body work are both tasteful and functional, but I'd never call 100+ hours of skilled, custom body work "keeping it simple." Seems we're getting into "word salad" territory and throwing out misplaced phrases like that and "naturally aspirated." Biggest nit to pick: "Pro-daily" with no windshield wipers? I don't even see the splined shafts for the arms.
Yes but atleast with the wiper "issue" as long as the windshield is treated with rain x or something like that you don't really need wipers hell I have them, but I don't use them even when it's a down poor I don't really need them
i think this guy misunderstood about carburetor, fuel injection, and naturally aspirated configuration. carb and fi are fuel system, while naturally aspirated is an engine aspiration which air intake depend on atmospheric pressure, the air 'fill' cylinders naturally. no matter carb or fi as long as no forced induction system/configuration the engine called naturally aspirated.
ikr he is a idiot probably he got a shop to do it for him
Beautiful piece of kit. Reminds me what the Eleanor is to a Mustang. Minimalist and stylish and above all, usable daily for the owner to enjoy to the full extend. Ice cool.
Great build, down to earth but unique. I have an old built '69 Camaro block (code HA, same as a DZ block casting) 350/300hp, which I stroked ( long-rod, forged pistons ) back in mid 90's. Has a Winters '67 intake from a Z/28 and I built a custom holley DB 650 main body with 750 base plate, used old valves as a drill bit to match-up the base plate to fit the smaller 650 body. Also still use the old school 461x camel hump head with manley proFlow valves. I have been waiting and shopping for an LS now for about 3yrs so it was great to find this video, although I really like that new Speedtech "Extreme" front clip, wow those huge spindles. It has been a long time but finally someone has remade the front clip of the 1st gen F bodies frame to catch up with the new engine technology. I really have been waiting for that but I will have to sell one of my other '68's to afford as I would have to put a LS in it. I don't drive the collector anyway just a once in a lifetime car, but just not my style to have a car worth so much your afraid to drive it anywhere nowadays.
Great build all around, especially like the airbags and paint scheme. I would rather have this over a new one, just my opinion.
If I had the cash flow. This is the only and only classic, I would modern out and drive the shit out of!Love me some classic Camaro's.
I'm not a huge fan of the looks of Camaro's, but I like that the owner built HIS car, the way HE wanted to and is very happy with the way HIS car turned out. Forget everyone else, ignore the people mocking you for saying Natural Aspirated when referring to an LS engine because HE didn't want a supercharged LS motor. Huge props.
I like that it has head restraints and shoulder belts. The whole daily driver aspect I really appreciate.
One of the best looking cars i have ever seen, a real credit to its owner work
Shia LaBeouf needs to be in this video somewhere
Mate! Was thinking the exact same thing! At the part where he said "DONT DO IT!" Haha
+kanervatie lol
+Tom Wanks he'd just get drunk and wreck into something.
Tom Wanks tgis comment is a product of 2 years ago
Yeah, drunk, cutting himself, fighting with the cops who come to get him out of the all-night convenience store...
What a fantastic looking and sounding car. I absolutely love it!!!
Thanks for an honest car build. Not over the top. Way to stay true.
69 Camaro's are the hottest car ever made...
Right after the 68 Chevelle.
hulagan808 camaro over 68 Chevelle all day even thoo they look good but 1970 Chevelle looks better
The owner is clueless
Chris Entwistle not sure if the narrator is being serious or playing along with the owner but he sounds pretty clueless too.
And he spent over $100k making a lame car.
If you want to drive every day then you want the LS Swap, wipers, etc.
If you to race, then don't spend a fortune on custom bodywork as it will get crashed.
So basically this is an expensive garage queen...
Love that car!!! The '69 Camaro is my all time favorite/dream car. Especially a pro-touring one.
well done car!....this from a mopar guy.
I love the fact its not your typical LS motor.
Great job! Id love to do this to my 69 charger someday...
beautiful car, although I would like to see more episodes of people who build their own cars. Not just high rollers who pay to have their car built. #builtnotbought
This would be considered built. Not everybody is a whiz in the garage. Built not bought would apply if the guy just went out and bought a 2015 Camero top spec (z71?) and put it on bags.
Nothing to get butthurt about man. I'm sure this guys loves his car and I think its pretty sweet too so why not feature it on this channel.
+One_Clean _s13 Guy keeps saying "we" like his part of the work wasn't cutting a check. Shoulda just interviewed the builder, be more interesting.
+One_Clean _s13 i paid someone else to build my 500hp DD honda,is that wrong? i dont have the time, or the space to build a car. i work my rear to pay for the parts and everything needed to make it where its at now...... so where does that put me at?im definitely not a high roller, i work in law enforcement communications.. money isnt the greatest.
i was involved in everything but the wrenching,. .. built by my friend for me. we spent countless hours doing research and crunching numbers to finally come up with what i have now. good thing i dont go around bragging about the car, to some its just another turd honda....hehehe
I don't think Naturally Aspirated is being used correctly.
i agree
Perfection - especially the subtle body work - but the cost all-in, including the starter car? This is most certainly a high-dollar build in my book...though I guess it’s all relative. Thanks for sharing!
I love that Camaro. This & your "You don't need 700hp" Chevelle video inspires me to own a "Pro Daily".
one of the nicest clean lined cars youve shown us excellent
no wipers so much for every day car
yes
Would you really care if it was yours,
Rain X does wonders.
Super cool and mostly understated. The work done doesn't readily hit the eye, especially for the uninitiated. You can tell it's lowered, obviously, well, unless it's pumped up. But only genuine car guys will notice anything else, like the deep dishes and flares.
Love your 69! I had to sell mine, just a little 6 cylinder 2 speed 69. After a back injury I couldn't get in and out & it needed work. It was very hard to sell but I couldn't watch it Rust away. It was rough when I bought it. I wish everyday that I still had it! I could have been working on it now!
I prefer to get build advice and reviews from guys understand cars well enough to know the difference between saying something is naturally aspirated and carbonated.
Zaphod7835 its carbonated? As in 'fizzy' like a carbonated drink... Haha!
I first saw this and wanted to correct your grammar, but I think you knew what you were doing.
Carbonated? Haha
Car has a real nice stance
I like the look of it, Nice stances due to the air ride suspension. Nice colour. Love the front end. My version would be close to same but murdered out.
3:50 . FOCUSED PIECE . A simple statement that truthfully says everything . Project words to live by .
At first I was excited about this and thought "Wow, this seems like a really nice, clean, simple to build Camaro. I wonder if I can have my hand at something similar" and then they start talking about all the custom work they did just to the body and I'm like "well ... fuck".
Cool car. It came together for him and he's happy. Well done Sir. thanks for the video.
Beautiful - I just luvvv Camaro's - thanks for sharing !
Beautiful camaro. My dream classic is a 69 camaro ss/rs with a 396 which I do plan to own hopefully in the future. But I do plan on having mine to be a little more track orientated.
Dear /drive
Could you please do a Big Muscle feature with a solid Car built by an average joe? I'm talking someone who doesn't have a mechanic father or uncle, someone who's not rich, someone who's learned by themselves and worked to build an awesome car without the help of professionals. .. is this even possible?
-batmayn707
batmayn I have a family member who's built an amazing car and he's not super rich or anything like that, but it's %100 built for show.
batmayn It's possible, we are out there.
batmayn what if that person is like myself who had a mechanic father but im also a mechanic myself?
they featured a charger that was one of the ugliest chargers ever made can't remember what year I think late 70's and he built it himself I'm pretty sure and it looked badass too
Currently 13, self aspiring & building a willys pickup truck.
Just so you know fellas, the LS7 will NEVER be dated.
You dont know that.
Except that yes I do, because it is already considered a classic.
it will be dated when the water-powered Ls-420 comes out in 2077
why when u can run it on corn now ethanol i mean
Never say never. They probably said that about the first engines.
Really nice Ride.
In Sound nothing beats a Carburator Engine.
If this was my car ,I perforate the black part of the hood with loads a tiny holes just like the Front Grill got.
well done..Super clean..Love the 383 v8(good choice)...
Less is almost always more. I love to see cars like this that hit the sweet spot between driver and trailer queen. Never build your car to the point you worry about driving it. At the end of the day, your car is for YOU, not anyone else.
This Camaro makes Viagra useless. Jesus Christ I just went full CHUB!
More of jdm/import guy myself, but a fan of all types. That camaro looks badass!
I am a Camaro guy and love this era of Camaros the most... I am biased.
But man this is literally the nicest sounding musclecar I have ever heard. I love everything about that sound.
Really well put together...one of the best cars you've covered. He has built a timeless classic.
Awesome car! But c'mon bashing an Ls swap? Talk about low hanging fruit
miccheck11 30 years ago people were bashing SBC swaps.
ESPECIALLY 383s
miccheck11 Agreed, and you can always carb an LS and hide the coils behind the firewall.
SANIC That's exactly what I said. Saying an LS3 will be dated? Pfft. In 30 more years somebody will say "Why swap to a GFY45 when you can go LS3 with direct injection?! It's TIMELESS" lol.
miccheck11 Some people like to keep their car period "correct" and retain the carb. He wasn't bashing it, just stating what he wanted and preferred for his car.
DirtyD a 383 isn't period correct.
The speed parts and body kit isn't correct either.
Personally, I wouldn't install bags on this but it does appear to be done rather nicely though. I like this 'Maro a lot. Bravo!
I like imports, Japanese cars to be more specific. My daily is a 2019 BRZ with a 6 speed and it's fun as hell but let me tell you, nothing will ever replace my 84 El Camino my grandfather gave me. I named him Elwood after my grandfather since he passed away and left me his car. He bought it new in 84. There is a certain sense of both nostalgia and pride in what I've done to get it back to where it is now. It's always putting a smile on my face and you better believe it's not gonna be a park it and stare kinda car, I'll drive that thing till it breaks and just keep fixing and driving like they were intended.
Hey mike you keep saying you're glad he didn't go LS cause an NA small block is cool.....you know just because an engine is fuel injected doesn't make it forced induction; an LS is still NA and a small block. The car is gorgeous and I love the body mods
XXTROB No question about that. When I refer to naturally aspirated I simply mean no forced induction, be it a supercharger or turbo.
Drive BigMuscle Mike! as you can tell by my profile photo of your daytona im a huge fan. im wondering if you could ever do a video about what goes into building a pro touring car be it for suspension upgrades and more details about it other than "this car has this engine in it"
He did a great job on the Camaro and I wish that I had one just like it, no BS.
The car looks great and I sort of agree with the carb setup and sort of agree that ls swaps are getting sort of stale, but at the same time a holley EFI setup would be fine with me too. I like how he didn't try to make it extremely spectacular inside and go nuts with it but there is a lot of work in everything else like the air ride suspension and the time taken to flare the fenders even if it isn't a huge flare that's a lot of work. I like how he used the air ride but I think I would like it better if it was just a better than stock suspension set at a good daily driver height, so I wouldn't have to worry about whether or not it is or isn't too low. With all the things I would do differently I still like it and anybody that doesn't should reconsider their opinion because he drives it. Why own a classic car if you're not going to drive it? Kudos and good job on the build.
I agree with you 100. Perc. Killer f ing ride. Great job. Love it
Good video. LS swaps are fine for now, but in 10 years might be obsolete. Keep it old school.
Newsflash, fuel injection is still naturally aspirated.
😂😂😂😂😂🤔
Wanted to give this build a couple more thumbs up but google won't let me. Great job with the build and its something I'm looking to do myself.
I'm a Mustang guy, but can't deny how awesome that Camaro is. Looks like something a Vin Diesel would drive in an F&F film
Badass Camaro.
me thinks he might not know what naturally aspirated means exactly.
very pretty car , nice sounding guy..I hope he enjoys it for the longest time possible !
This Camaro is really beautiful the color the body and the tires all the things are really beautiful I love this one 😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍
“Naturally aspirated” 😆 Hello you tube I’m a dude with lots of money and can’t tell the difference between a croissant and a crescent wrench
Beautiful car, just because the guy never built it himself doesn't make the car any less beautiful you tube has become so full of whining negative jealous fools that don't have anything good to say about anything.
Lara Robinson screw you....I get sick and tired of big money insiders
That's a pretty negative comment.
The backlash comes from the car speculators that have priced these cars out of reach for most people.
I also have a 69 aspirated on purpose, love the old-school feel or something I can’t even tell you what it is. I love your car you did a great job
I’m absolutely in love with this car, it couldn’t be more perfect and I’d kill to have that thing
Guys, guys, guys... Man. You jump on everything. When I say naturally aspirated I'm simply stating the absence of forced induction like a supercharger or turbo. Of course LS engines are naturally aspirated, as are carb'd - don't be so quick to judge. Look deeper. The entire point of this build was to simply build a car that is a jack-of-all-trades and fits the owners needs.
With everyone jumping on the LS bandwagon it was nice to see a simple carb'd small block instead of newer fuel injected engine.
Hearing you loud and clear.
A carb'd engine has a certain persona, it might need a little finesse to start when cold, or it might not take full throttle from idle.... I guess I just like old muscle cars to feel like old muscle cars.
I cringed every time either of those guys called carb'd engines naturally aspirated. I thought this was a show for car lovers by car lovers.
Really nicely done! Would love to have something like this
The lines on this car are brilliant. What a wheel well. Say that fast five times.
Only thing bugging me is the grill...looks a bit too mopar to me. Everything else is ok.
nezerac from the thumbnai, I thought that this will be old charger.
Māris Samats
So did i
Well I built the grill and yes, I was inspired by mopar a bit in the grill. I sunk it back like a challenger.
I'm not hating on it. It looks good but it throws off the entire car for me. It all looks good! Let me make sure I emphasize that more so you understand I'm not taking away anything from the build. It just confuses me when I look at it. lol. Again it's still a gorgeous car. I just get thrown through a loop at first glance. lmao!
Fuel injection IS naturally aspirated. Good thing its only your job to know this shit.
Wes L I had to stop watching the video. The owner is money'd and ignorant, nuff said.
+Wes L naturally aspirated means no super charger or turbos, all engine. shhhhhh
+Black People thats what he was saying?
+Black People thats what he was saying?
+Black People shhhh dumbass.
Another good one,,,keep 'em coming, Mike!
sounds amazing, looks brilliant (standing still) looks OLD and cumbersome on the road
What are they talking about....most LS engines are naturally aspirated just like a normally carbureted engine how is that any different. Neither engine has any type of force induction....
Zach Clark a lot of high end LS swaps are supercharged.
Zach Clark The guy was probably thinking of people putting twin turbos on LS engines and got it mixed up with normal LS engines.
I really never post, but this video had so much potential, with a great car, ruined by the guy focusing on and defending his choice of engine because he has no clue about how engines work causing him to completely contradict himself over and over. I thought /Drive was better than this.
Damn! This 69 looks wicked sitting in the weeds. Nice, beautiful, subtle build! Great job!
I've got a 69 pro touring convertible. Did everything myself, except for the top (never done a conv. top). Holley carbed 406, because I'm old school. If I ever do an LS swap, I'll put a carb on it, guess I must like messing with carbs : )
Awesome stance!!
this car will make haters comment alot..
naturally aspirated means its taking in its oxygen at atmospheric pressure. shaved windshield wipers may be a daily driver in a desert state that gets little rain. I might have looked at ITBs over a carb, but the great thing about a carb'd CSB is, its easy to set up, tune, and can be fixed by anyone. with oddball cars you're always chasing after some issue.
Beautiful job awesome car and yes carb over injection would love to drive it and go thru the gears.gearheads forever