Rebuilding Suspension on a 1970 Camaro - MuscleCar S6, E7
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- The front subframe on our 1970 Camaro is torn apart and rebuilt with upgraded stock parts including a stouter sway bar. The undercarriage is given a makeover, and the rear end is swapped out for a 12-bolt unit complete with heavy-duty springs. Flashback features a 1970 Camaro RS/Z28.
PARTS USED IN THIS EPISODE:
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Dupli-Color: Self-Etching Primer
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Dupli-Color: Semi-Gloss Black Engine Enamel
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Loctite: 248 Medium Strength Threadlocker Stick
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Moser Engineering: Complete 12 Bolt MUSCLEPAK
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Matco Tools: Handy Bearing Packer
YearOne: Front and Rear Shock Absorber Set
YearOne: Front Coil Spring Pair
YearOne: Rear 5-Leaf Spring Pair
YearOne: Rear Leaf Spring Mounting Set
YearOne
Rear Sway Bar Attaching Support Rods
YearOne: Rear Sway Bar with Urethane Bushings
YearOne: Reproduction 1 1/4" Front Sway Bar"
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24 years to build his Charger R/T. Damn I was barely born when he bought it. Took me several months to build my 70' Firebird. Been sitting for 12 yrs. Mostly rebuilt the parts and r&r worn parts. Man I love driving her. Annoying thing about driving her. People always tell me "Is it for sale"! Never I reply 🤘
nachos_70firebird well, people asking you if it's up for sale is something that should be expected, especially with the amount of work you've put into getting her back on the road
Today on MuscleCar: We order 75 grand in parts, and go to commercial for 14 minutes.
At least they didn't install the obligatory $5000+ coilover/tubular suspension.
Yeah, must be nice to have a lift, heated air conditioned studio, great lighting, new unlimited tools, unlimited budget and bolt on all new high performance parts, (I dream)!
Lol a full suspension kit for a second gen is only 2.5k. All these parts don’t cost much
They don't fix anything. They just replace the parts with crazy expensive parts from sponsors
How do you figure replacing parts isnt fixing? Isnt that how you fix something is by replacing parts?
And odds are if you were doing the same type of project you'd be using expensive parts from a catalog.
those repainted stock control arms they put new balljoints and bushings in instead of buying brand new assembled arms are really breaking the bank huh?
@@jordanwiley4582 the Moser rear end would...
What a clean beautiful 70 Charger.
I had a 70 I made into a fake z28 but with blown , dual quad 454😁
This was back in 86.
It was crazy scary fast.
I'm 73 and we used to do stuff like that....amazing we're still alive, ain't it? LOL
@@bigboreracing356 what do you mean?
@@bigboreracing356 Oh ok
You guys do awesome work, always good videos to look forward to and I'm always learning.
307.....owned one in a Nova. That had to be the roach motor of all time. Mine was pumping oil at 30,000. Dropped in an LT1, tricked turbo, and a Ford 9-inch. That's the way they should have come. Don't trust Chevy 12-bolt hi-impact gears.....have the tensile strength of popcorn. Suppose I'll get crucified...... Put subframe connectors in this babe.
I always thought the 307 was a olds engine?
@@derekv275 I think Olds had one about that size... If I remember correctly, the Chevy 307 had a small bore and a longer stroke as compared to other Chevs. I think it was a 283 bore and 327 or 350 crank? Someone please correct me. Anyway the small bore shrouded the valves so badly that it couldn't breathe and couldn't rev. It was basically back-asswards from what a guy needs. I was young and dumb. I believe all Olds engines were punched out of the same block.....again, someone enlighten me. Thanks for the reply....hope some of these guys help us out. Tom
@@tomnekuda3818 I remember in high school I wanted to put a rpm manifold and Holley carb , energy cam in my 80 Camaro 305 . The shop teacher saved me by not letting me do that and gave me his 350 out of his 73 half ton. Years later I realized why lol
@@derekv275 Yeah....those 305's were sick puppies, too. Might have been better than the 307's, tho. Hope someone straightens me out on bore/stroke on these V8's. I'm more into Fords and Mopars and can't remember what I used to know on Chevys.
@@tomnekuda3818 I'm not sure either but it sounds plausible to me.
This video inspired me to do up my 80 camaro. 7 months later. Im on the road! Loving it . great video. And those front end springs were a pain in the butt.
Did y'all notice the crude falling out when they used compressed air tools LOL. I thought they cleaned it all out, I guess not. Plus they drilled a hole in the frame for the rear sway bar and did not paint it, rust, rust, rust.
@@bigboreracing356 Kindly fuck off, Gramps.
I can watch these videos all day
Get a job loser
@@bilbobaggins4710 Piss out your ass.
I don't know it seems like a very long commercials auto parts and services.
Yep...That's how these shows work
@@bilbobaggins4710 I have seen gun shows on cable that from beginning to end are commercials. The stuff these guys do is at master mechanic level, but I still keep waiting for them to use a Shamwow for an oil spill or Ginsu steak knife to cut a seal.
@@bigboreracing356 Go to hell.
@@bigboreracing356 Go to Hell.
Shame to put stock control arms and shocks back onto it.
i would ut on some bilstein shocks some lowergsprings, and some realy beefy sway bars in the front and back
@@einar8019 i put tubular control arms on my last Nova, belltech springs and a fat sway bar, it drove like a dream.
I agree at least some polyurethane bushings...
That's what it had stock, that's what they put. Nothing wrong with them. Are there better options now, 50 years later? Yes. But there's nothing inherently wrong with stock stuff.
@@jordanwiley4582 While you are correct, it wil run and drive just fine with the stock platform, it just seems silly to go to all that trouble just to put old shoes back on. Almost like restoring an old worn pair of athletic shoes that never did a great job of supporting your feet, when theres a brand new pair of nikes laying in the hall
Got to love the experts in the comments
They have a Dyno cell but they don't have that kind of spring compressor
STREET RACER that might be the case, but still
You'd think that they'd have had one of their own in the shop
When do we get to see the Marquis finished??
It got sold with no engine in it.
@@revolutionday1 It was finished.
I would love for the narrator to say to my kids "You forgot to replace the toilet paper!"
@@bigboreracing356 Wow, an anonymous tough guy...
@@bigboreracing356 you won't stop being an idiot STFU
wow i love those old cars tho
I always liked the second gen camaros. My old tunnel ram 540 was so stable at 175 mph it was unreal. Not sure if that was good for the tko 600 to wing it hard in overdrive but oh well it was fun.
I would have used a quick ratio steering box from a Trans Am.
Rick Uyeda yeah, me too
And I would've also used sway bars that were 1& 3/4 inches for additional strength (My philosophy is that I'd rather it'd be stronger than it needs to be)
Rotate rotor when you set the bearing
hi michael from New Zealand
5:25 looks like he put the seal in the wrong way round???
Tell me you did not tighten the bushings before the weight of the vehicle was on them.
7:03 You have a hard time staying focused, huh?
Andrew Armstrong they'd only tightened them enough to keep them in place until it had weight back on the car
I bought a brand new 1974 Camaro. Worst decision I ever made. That thing was an absolute DOG. It got 7 MPG on road or off, wouldnt handle ...at all and it couldnt get out of it's own way...How disappointed was I!
Hot tip for CA builders. In California if you spend more than the car cost on restoration, DMV will want to register it with a SALVAGE title. You should never let them know what you have done.
Polished turd on the Camaro. Put an Art Morrison complete subframe in it, pick your Wilwood brakes, Air Tech susp or whatever. Bring it into this century, its not a #'s car.
We're going to stack all this money and work on top of a sleeved engine we got from a wrecking yard. Like there aren't enough of those motors lying around.
I could never buy a car with a sleeved motor. Lots of cores.
Where else did you beg off.
Drum breaks and 3:55 gears...🤣🤣these guys really don’t know how to make anything fast or worth the money
440s eat hellcats all day
outstanding!!!
Should of painted all those steering parts
what a f...k guys? Why dont you use extractors?
He installed the front springs upside down.
This is a perfect example of why I hated powernation. Start off by showing what I turned in for: adding a new suspension. NOT how cool the dodge charger was, NOR how to clean the underside. Fortunately, they actually completed (not as well as it could have our should have been) the suspension system. But oh my goodness, it could / should have been so much better without the 2 irrelevant segments in the middle!
Remember when restoring the under side of the floor that Norwood built Camaro's were done in red oxide primer and LA built Camaro's were satin black paint.
AWESOME show ! Love FROM România !!!
Great vid.....why didn’t you guys paint the steering component......either black or red?
Would look hot
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Would you recommend polyurethane bushing and mounting?
How is this a budget build in any way?
@@bigboreracing356 what do you mean?
@@edgesun7031 I think he's referring to the fact that almost everything is a Year One reproduction - Year One... a $5.00 part costs you $20.00 in shipping...
i really enjoy power nation i can't get it on dish network any longer. who is the announcer with the sore throat? he sounds terrible! they need to get a new announcer.
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What company did the motor mounts come from & what's th part # ?
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The one guy is Boomhower from King of the Hill
Please don't put a rear spoiler on the car. I know most people think it's essential but it really ruins the lines of the car as it was designed.
Man o man if I can pick up a 68,69 or 70 charger for $4k id sell my car right now!😂
Good luck - haha I bought my 68 about 15 years ago and they were expensive then. I haven't seen a complete roller for under $15,000 - even those needed lots of rust repair
Price off this all
Love this build.
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I don’t like the way he packed that wheel bearing.
I find it funny how easy they make it look everything is preset. And swings the hammer like a girl still love these videos
@therealnightwriter Boom
@@bigboreracing356 calm done Goof
Whats wrong with it? I love these bearing packers, just makes life so much easier.
@@bigboreracing356 dude your comments on every reply cracked me up!!👍 i like your style man....😂now STFU!
That 402 truck motor is junk. Get a real L78 block and heads.
@meangreen69Nova First the cylinder had holes poked in it and it's a two bolt main. The L78 is a four bolt main block. I thought they were making a L78 396 engine. The L78 heads were much better than those truck heads too. It's not like PowerNation can't afford the correct parts.