1964 Chevy Belair | Project Car Off the Road for Years, Lets Make it Roadworthy AGAIN!
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 18 ก.ค. 2023
- A subscriber named Don reached out to me with this 1964 Belair he had for sale, and after lining up a free weekend to go meet him, we met halfway in Nebraska and I bought the car. This Chevy has a really nice floor pan, but needs some work in the quarter panels and outer rockers. The original 283 is gone but now in its place is a healthy running 350 small block Chevy. Lets make this old car roadworthy again after sitting for a few years.
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Sounds super healthy Ryan. She has 4 doors but heck, I'm not picky and she has plenty of potential.
THANK YOU SO MUCH DON!!!!
This is a decent car and it runs really well. If I had it, I would leave the drive train alone and just drive it and enjoy it!
With a little love, this one could make a great daily driver.
Good find Ryan. I think she'd be a good candidate for a restoration. Would like to see the interior polished up. Too bad about the rear quarter panel. What is the mileage on her? Always enjoy seeing Felix and his interest in what you are doing. A good car cat!
Beautiful Bel Air, Ryan! Your knowledge and expertise never cease to amaze me. Thanks for sharing.
I appreciate that!
I like it!. I've picked up cars over the years where they got laid up due to a bad carrier bearing. Many folks don't know about those and when bad, they make horrible noises.
Awesome car!
Besides the damage to the quarter panel, the body is in fairly nice condition. I actually own a '64 Bel Air Sedan myself and it has been in my family since brand new! I am close to getting my car roadworthy after sitting for 40 years and will be swapping in a big block right away! My car is very solid for being original, but I will do a full restoration some day. However, for the time being, I just want to enjoy it.
If that was my car, I'd probably do exactly what I'm doing now. A full-size Chevy needs a big block! I hope someone restores this car.
THAT IS A NICE DAILY DRIVER!!!!
Wow!... Runs Nice. The Building Looks Great. Thanks for Sharing
Thanks for watching!
Nice car easy fixed
Sure is
Cool to see a Bel-Air not an Impala. It will have a nice life in Ryan's Chevy stable :)
Good to hear the '59 Biscayne will get the back window in again.
Nothing like an old chevy.Keep up the good work.
Glad you show Bel Airs and Biscaynes, too.
More to come!
Awesome!! My dad had a Desert Beige 64 Bel Air sedan. 283 Powerglide. Sold it when he got his 71 Impala Custom Coupe in 1972. Great video, Ryan!!
Very cool!
Great job Ryan! Nice seeing you get these old rigs back on the road!
Thanks Nancy!👍
Congratulations Ryan :).on Don on 1964 Chevrolet Bel Air and fixed up more in future too ! Yes Red car be worth take to vechiles shows too and get prizes for to!
Cool old 64. Pretty good shape for its age.
Absolutely
What a lovely base for a restoration and a perfect example for doing so! That engine sounds lovely (if a bit poppy on a couple of valves - hey, it could still come around), the interior isn't too bad at all and the body (as far as we saw) wasn't rotten - just a bit in the lower front fenders, rockers and lower rear quarters, but the driver's rear would have to be replaced anyway. The chrome and detailing looks all there and in great condition too and I love the original colour scheme....
Me? I'd probably replace the bad rear quarter, do the rust that needed doing and repaint it the original colours, tidy the interior and do what was needed in there and drive the beast as is. There are only two things I would modify initially - one is the exhaust system (it's gotta have a dual setup!) and the other is a smart set of alloy wheels.....say Torq Thrust D (charcoal centre, polished rim) or polished 5-slots.
Eventually, I'd also stiffen the shocks at the original ride height and add heavy sway bars front and rear. Basically, I want the car to look more or less stock, but be able to handle its own on the many winding roads we have in this country. I might eventually throw a mild cam in it for a little extra punch and the glorious loping idle, but that would be it. Headlights would definitely be replaced with a relayed set of Halogens and tail lights would sport LED bulbs. Sound system would be discrete, but built for cruising on a long journey. The body colour lends itself to adding 35% tints on the windows as well, but this is a definite nice-to-have. Overall, the car would be done tastefully in a complimentary fashion rather than radical......although I do like the retro idea of adding lake pipes (also know in the US as side pipes), but I'd have to see what I thought of it matching the look when all else is done.
Good call 😎
Mr. B. Here ! Good day ! ☕️☕️🍳🍳 Ryan I hope you fine a cost effective way to fix that 1/4 panel ! Very nice car ! 🧰🛠️🔧⚙️🔩🪛 😎😎
Thanks, you too!
That's a keeper!!!
GREAT VIDEO RYAN!!!!! YOUR SHOP LOOKS GREAT!!! THANK YOU FOR ALL OF YOUR HARD WORK DEDICATION AND LOVE FOR THE SPORT. I REALLY APPRECIATE IT!!!! PLEASE CONTINUE TO SPEAK YOUR TRUTH.
Awesome looking car ..
It sure is!
Those are some interesting "coilovers" in the back there. Never seen those before.
I have seen those coil spring spacers though. Ol' Jim really wanted the jacked-up stance. 😉
Ah moving into the V8’s ! Sounds good. You will need a bigger shed soon.
Looks like the rear coil springs are spent because of the spring spacers and the coil over rear shocks. Nice score, any solid 64 Chevy even as a 4 door.
The Bel Air, in Canada, was also called a Pontiac Laurentian, just a rebadged Chevy and not a Catalina.
that thing is sweet 👍
I remember seeing this listed. Good score Ryan. I'd think the frame is also bent in the rear. If it were on a frame machine rack maybe the body could be worked back. Some hammer and dolly work which pulling
The frame surprisingly looked great, i guess only way to tell would be to put it on a table
Std. engine on the full size Canadian Pontiac, was 261 c.i.d 6 cyl. Pontiac Canada, bored out the 235 c.i.d, Catalina came std. with a 389 c.i.d
About time you got something good in there, man. Hey, I'm just picking on the bro nice looking car.❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
Thanks 👍
You are very welcome anytime. Have a great day for working on a car.
I would leave it as is,Ryan.
I'd get a trunk lid of an Impala, giving you more tailights.
Is a good score Ryan, though it's in the for sale line, it'd be a great one to restore or at least properly repair.
Shop looks great man, keep on the hustle!
Shop is looking great!
Thanks!
I think it is better with that 350 in it Ryan, thank you for sharing.
Leave the engine in it and install a set of headers and dual exhaust .
Beautiful Car I hope whoever buys it fixes the quarter panel and restores it way too nice to part out, Awesome job Ryan.
I hope so too!
Good stuff. Did you check timing with a timing light? If you didn't know look looks like it has window type distributor so with your meter you can set dwell by using an allen wrench (i think 1/8) into that window and adjust dwel. Can also use a vacuum gage to set timing and verify dwell. Keep it up Likes dem old Chebbies.
He showed you his dwell meter and told you that he adjusted the dwell at the beginning of the video
Yep that engine sounds great ! Maybe your carb guy can help with that high idle ? Its rough on parts banging into gear.
Its got a vacuum leak, i think that spacer needs to go lol
Looks like you've offered a couple of blood sacrifices to the 350!
Haha
Hi Ryan. Both 1964s need a complete off the frame restoration to bring them back to brand new condition. 1964 deserves to be preserved. Just need a winning lottery ticket and all those beloved Chevys could saved and restored. Last trip to Iowa I saw a 1964 Impala sitting out in a field rotting in the sun.
Sadly thats common out here, lots of stuff sitting out in fields
Nothing wrong with driving and enjoying. Why throw the money away on a base model ‘64 Chevy.
Rock Auto is incorrect unfortunately. All of the ones I've worked on use the same wheel cylinder from left to right.
Yeah ive learned my lesson, but alot of the cars do have the lines facing the rear. Not sure why others are off lol but makes me double check
Battery cables are Mortske approved.
Haha
I love Kimball NE. Of course, it's my surname.
Haha nice
@@IowaClassicCars Mr Kimball worked at the railroad and instead of going to Colorado he made sure the town went to where they were at. They were so happy they named the town Kimball after him. They named everything of consequence in the town Kimball and have capitalized on the name really well. I was impressed when I went there and took a lot of pictures. They did a good job. I was surprised that not all Kimball's were horse thieves or alcoholics.
One item you haven’t replaced is the flexi hose. Smh, Kevin will not be happy.
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Was the original engine a 283 c.i.d?
I can find you some inventory if you need more from Houston Texas
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Take it to DD speed shop he will correct problems with this car
There are other people around here just as good lol
looks like a 283.
Too bad Iowa cars don't look that nice normally.
Honestly lol