Great video Brent. Love me some 57 Chevys. To answer a couple of your questions 1) The metal bar piece that you didn't know where it went. It attaches to the inside of the hood, it is a hood support. 2) The grille bar, where the parking lights were mounted, do just mount to the grille like that. 3) Engines of that era 265's, 283's and 327's all came with pressed on harmonic balancers (no threads for a bolt) and that could be 1 of a number of different engines. The 265-327 didn't have a pcv valve, but instead had a breather tube at the back of the block. And while most 265's and 283's were pretty mild, the 327 is considered a pretty darn good engine, but like a lot of other engines, they were available in low horsepower, midrange horsepower and high horsepower, depending on the piston size/compression ratio. I had a "1962" 327 with 360hp, and a "1965" 327 with 375hp. Both were originally solid lifter, high compression (11.25 and 11:50.1) Factory fuel injection engines. And both spent time in my 1st 57 Chevy. But the fact that your engine had the smaller (7") and thinner harmonic balancer, tells me that if you run the engine numbers, it will probably be a low hp engine, probably 250or less. The higher hp 327's used the bigger and thicker 8" balancer, in order to turn over those high compression engines. Also, all 327's were only available with 2 bolt mains. Which may have been why they were replaced by the 350. Thanks for the video
If you ever watched Vice Grip Garage, Derick gets running Fords, Chevys and Mopars and has the best luck with most GM products with minimum effort. They just bark off without needing much. older Mopars are a close second, Fords last.
I love those old engine trouble shooting videos like this, where they haven't ran in 30 years and you do your magic. You always find a way it seems, the 45 stuck engine videos I've seen to get them running. Those magic hands and years of experience has allowed us to learn so much from you and it isn't even a chip off the iceberg. Another great educational, enteraining video from the master mechanic who plays with engines, the harder they are, the better he likes it. Take care my friend
Hell yeah!! Anybody that will do brake burns in the shop will get my vote. I did that in auto class (1963) with the teachers almost virginal '62 pontiac rag top; the end results were detention for a week and no more moving of cars. One of my fondly remembered 'Oh yeah. watch this' adventures.
I'm thinking the starter Bendix was jammed out in a previous attempt to run,, and that was preventing the motor from turning, but when the starter drive got power, it retracted and allowed the motor to turn over. From the noise coming out of it, it was probably 30 years since it spun. The look of shock you had would make a great T-Shirt.....
At 2:03; Ah, blue dot tail lights. ;-) Obviously, this was recorded prior to foundation work being started on the new shop? Good news, it has posi. ;-D At the end, I see the foundation is done and framing materials are delivered.
Tri 5s have two panels,one on either side of the core support they were to seal the air so it was to make it come thru the radiator and when the hood shut any air that came thru the front of the car had to go thru the rad. Pre radiator shroud. Primative but effective. DD speed shop left his side panels off then complained about over heating on the 55 wagon. Wisdom from a 76 yr old who owned several. Have a great day!!!
Lol. My first car was a '57 Bel Air with 44K Original miles. My dad bought it from an auto lot for $500. They took it joyriding, ran it out of gas, and couldn't figure out how to put gas in it. It had been sitting on their lot for several years, and he just went up one day and made them an offer. He had it towed to a gas station, aired up the tires, and put gas and a battery in it, and drove it home. We eventually had to do the brakes, tires, and fuel pump, but it was his daily driver for a couple years while I was waiting to turn 16. I took it out once when I was 15 and barely knew how to drive, and I drug a late '80s Vette with it. That car was awesome. I love that gas filler in the fin thing. It was too cool. I actually got to drive it three times before he sold it for $800 and skipped town three weeks before he was supposed to sign it over. I didn't see him again for nine years after that. I had more than that in my bank account at the time. It sucked.
Nothing better than a SBC, I know everyone loves the LSs, but in my opinion the 327-400 SBC were the most versatile engines Chevy ever made. I’m 75, and had a 327-375 back in the day that was bad , sent a few 396s back home! Been wondering what happened to the 54!!!
Hey Brent,love the wagon, hope you do more videos with it, surprised me when me when it turned over, keep teaching the boys they sure can learn a lot from you
I always liked the "Handyman" wagons over the "Nomads". It is the same basic body style without the extra trim and little bits that are always missing and outrageously expensive to replace. A lot (if not all) of the body panels are available from the industry at reasonable costs. The best of both worlds...
Old chevys just need a break once and a while but they always come back to life, great job Brent, looks like an 80s Buick or Olds interior and the favorite front end swap was the impala or caprice A-arm cars, either way it needs a bunch of bodywork to be a tight car again but well worth the effort
nice project for a tri five lover. new complete floor pan lower front quarter each side and outer rockers not much expense to start with and fix the rest. wish I had it be a fun build with the Brent first start history.
That leftover bracket is part of the hood bracing (bolts to the underside of the hood) 6 and 8 cyl cars had different ones so it may not fit. And in addition to that center brace where the hood latch is, the grill bar should have funky steel brackets on each end to help hold it all in place. They are probabl in the car somewhere ... I have never installed any AFTER the grill was in though., that could be fun! Nice burnout!
A little trick that I discovered when spraying lube is to strip the insulation off of a piece of #12 electrical wire. The rubber wire insulation fits on the end of the red straw for the spray can and gives you a flexible extension tube for your Koil or preferred lube.
Man, that 327 sounds good. Purrs like a kitten. Not bad for an engine that was completely seized. Kroil is definitely my favorite penetrating oil. Keep us updated on this one, it'd be nice to see it either restored or rat rodded. That shifter DEFINITELY needs some serious attention.
I loved that look on your face when it first started. I thought when you the the scope in the right rear cylinder, it looked like the piston was cracked to me. The big burnout probably didn't help the frost plugs any either. Another good video.
I see a new TH-cam channel idea, " Halfass Burnouts with Sketchy Cars". Get any old jalopy running with the sole purpose of doing smoky in-shop burnouts. Love the channel!
Its a little bit crunchy everywhere....yep looked like it was flying through the air on the forks, General (Tetanus) Hazard would be a good name for it!
Brent, I've seen alot worse than that one before! It's too soon to write her off. I had a guy tell me... they aren't making these anymore! So ,if guy doesn't put some money into it, someone else will! After all it is a 2 door ! Just a little TLC ,that's what it needs! Good job getting it unstuck, looks like the transmission works? Always nice to see these old relics come back to life! Great content and nice direction , thanks, jim God bless!!
Even with all its big problems, still a super kool 57 (150 2dr wagon.) Izzy usually hates super ruff cars,,BUT, come on,,, Rock on brother,,,Izzy Strong,,,
327 back in the day had a press on damper. They make a tool that slips over the end of the crank and you can drill and tap the crank with the engine in the car good luck .Google it love the channel ! You and Ester are the best and don’t forget the dogs.Keep it up!
I do like these two door wagons especially the fifties and sixties I've seen a two door panel that looked very nice I did like your panel truck you did great 👍content you remind me of a mad professor getting something started
Not affiliated with anybody - I've used that same Vevor camera for a few months now. I really like it, very clear and the 3 camera setup is great for multiple views with minimal fussing around.
Seats, shifter, and steering column courtesy of Pontiac. 🙂 Yer bringing back some memories with the burn out in the shop! Back in the late ‘70’s my cousin who lived across the street had a 57 chevy that was rough and seldom left the garage. He would crank it every once in a while and just do long Smokey burn out in the garage and get this, his headlights were missing too! Are all 57 two door wagons Nomads?
I'm giving a thumbs up for Brent's face when she lit!
I enjoyed the two camera setup in this one, especially since it captured your surprise at the perfect moment LOL!
You surprise me every video. I thought that motor was garbage but you got her running.
Apart from the quarters, floors, inner and outer rockers, lower boot hatch, body mounts, probably total brake overhaul, it’s fine.
🤣🤣🤣
It'll buff out
Don't forget the floors, headlights, gage cluster and of course a new radio LOL
couple days as new😜
It's only metal well worth saving
Great video Brent. Love me some 57 Chevys. To answer a couple of your questions 1) The metal bar piece that you didn't know where it went. It attaches to the inside of the hood, it is a hood support. 2) The grille bar, where the parking lights were mounted, do just mount to the grille like that. 3) Engines of that era 265's, 283's and 327's all came with pressed on harmonic balancers (no threads for a bolt) and that could be 1 of a number of different engines. The 265-327 didn't have a pcv valve, but instead had a breather tube at the back of the block. And while most 265's and 283's were pretty mild, the 327 is considered a pretty darn good engine, but like a lot of other engines, they were available in low horsepower, midrange horsepower and high horsepower, depending on the piston size/compression ratio. I had a "1962" 327 with 360hp, and a "1965" 327 with 375hp. Both were originally solid lifter, high compression (11.25 and 11:50.1) Factory fuel injection engines. And both spent time in my 1st 57 Chevy. But the fact that your engine had the smaller (7") and thinner harmonic balancer, tells me that if you run the engine numbers, it will probably be a low hp engine, probably 250or less. The higher hp 327's used the bigger and thicker 8" balancer, in order to turn over those high compression engines. Also, all 327's were only available with 2 bolt mains. Which may have been why they were replaced by the 350. Thanks for the video
Thanks for the info!
The face you made when it fired up was epic. It actually looks like a handyman wagon
It's pretty cool when the old Chevy engines come back to life after many years!
That's because of the oil filter 😂😂
If you ever watched Vice Grip Garage, Derick gets running Fords, Chevys and Mopars and has the best luck with most GM products with minimum effort. They just bark off without needing much. older Mopars are a close second, Fords last.
I love those old engine trouble shooting videos like this, where they haven't ran in 30 years and you do your magic. You always find a way it seems, the 45 stuck engine videos I've seen to get them running. Those magic hands and years of experience has allowed us to learn so much from you and it isn't even a chip off the iceberg. Another great educational, enteraining video from the master mechanic who plays with engines, the harder they are, the better he likes it. Take care my friend
WOW, I can't believe it! There are old 2 door American made classics in Canada!
✌🤠🇺🇸
Glad to see the Kroil being used for what it does best - cut through rusty, cruddy stuff. Congrats getting it unstuck!!
Looks good Brent I really like the 57 Chevys ..awesome burnout ..
This stuff is expensive. Must work well.
Love that you can see the tyre smoke coming through the rust holes in the rear wings :D
Hell yeah!! Anybody that will do brake burns in the shop will get my vote. I did that in auto class (1963) with the teachers almost virginal '62 pontiac rag top; the end results were detention for a week and no more moving of cars. One of my fondly remembered 'Oh yeah. watch this' adventures.
the look brents face when that thing started up was pure terror for a moment
Haha wasn't expecting it to do that
I'm thinking the starter Bendix was jammed out in a previous attempt to run,, and that was preventing the motor from turning, but when the starter drive got power, it retracted and allowed the motor to turn over. From the noise coming out of it, it was probably 30 years since it spun. The look of shock you had would make a great T-Shirt.....
Pretty cool car, but rough, I’m glad to see it getting worked on and back to life
Such a cool looking car. I do love a 57.
At 2:03; Ah, blue dot tail lights. ;-)
Obviously, this was recorded prior to foundation work being started on the new shop?
Good news, it has posi. ;-D
At the end, I see the foundation is done and framing materials are delivered.
yeah had a few things lingering around while I was getting things organized around the yard :)
You just cannot kill the older small block chevy! Still producing enjoyable videos! You are one of a kind in my books!
That car wants to live! Of course it helps that you didnt over think it, other than the rot, shes a good project! Love the old wagons.😊
Tri 5s have two panels,one on either side of the core support they were to seal the air so it was to make it come thru the radiator and when the hood shut any air that came thru the front of the car had to go thru the rad. Pre radiator shroud. Primative but effective. DD speed shop left his side panels off then complained about over heating on the 55 wagon. Wisdom from a 76 yr old who owned several. Have a great day!!!
Would of never thought the started would turn the engine after that huge pry bar did nothing.
Glad it worked out, made a great video.
This 57 Chevy wagon it’s worth fixing it up Bring it back to life that’s for sure , it’ll be nice to have something like this 1957 Chevy .
Doing what you love. Taking on and working out challenging problems. Finding successes to celebrate.
Love watching you start these stuck motors .More please young man !
Enjoyed this very much! I would love to see you finish that ‘57 and make it right! 👍💪
I absolutely love those old cars with all that chrome! Awesome video man.
NIce job Brent on getting that 57 going. Looks to be a bit too rough but i'm sure somebody could bring it back to life..
sharing with us your enjoyment of playing on the car is such a pleasure Brent, it feels like we 're hanging out with you in the garage, cheers ! 🍺🍺🍺🍺
Congratulations Brent! Got a running 57 for your friend. Leave the beautification to him. You’re really back to having some fun again! ❤️ 💯👍👊
I see you got a DD speed shop special . I love the trifives
Lol. My first car was a '57 Bel Air with 44K Original miles. My dad bought it from an auto lot for $500. They took it joyriding, ran it out of gas, and couldn't figure out how to put gas in it. It had been sitting on their lot for several years, and he just went up one day and made them an offer. He had it towed to a gas station, aired up the tires, and put gas and a battery in it, and drove it home. We eventually had to do the brakes, tires, and fuel pump, but it was his daily driver for a couple years while I was waiting to turn 16. I took it out once when I was 15 and barely knew how to drive, and I drug a late '80s Vette with it. That car was awesome. I love that gas filler in the fin thing. It was too cool. I actually got to drive it three times before he sold it for $800 and skipped town three weeks before he was supposed to sign it over. I didn't see him again for nine years after that. I had more than that in my bank account at the time. It sucked.
Thats a nice project for me!! Lol.... Tony? You have enough projects!
Big surprise. Engine wouldn’t budge. Never say never. Sounds. Strong. Thanks
There you go. Brand new rubber flooring in the shop
the startup face expression was golden ...🤣🤣
Great revival, and smoke out 👌💨💨
Nothing better than a SBC, I know everyone loves the LSs, but in my opinion the 327-400 SBC were the most versatile engines Chevy ever made. I’m 75, and had a 327-375 back in the day that was bad , sent a few 396s back home! Been wondering what happened to the 54!!!
I love it when viewers doubt what your doing and make comments before you do your magic good job the motor started. Mint !!!!!
😅😅, Brent, your first start reaction makes me laugh good. You were not expecting that much dust blown on your face😅😅
Man, what a nice Candidate for Restoration. Complete! Man, You definitely got it going on in the Music Dept. Yeah!
Well she's rough but could be a fun long-term project. Thanks Brent, cheers from Utah.
Brent so happy you found Kroil Ive been a tech for about 50 years there is nothing better
Good job man. I love seeing old iron come back to life . Cracked me up when you couldn't find crank bolt. Looking forward to seeing your new shop
WoW major cool, the tire burnouts are back, yeeessss !
I love your casual attitude to what looks like a mountain of work. Will it be worth it. Hell yeah. Keep those wagons rolling.
Big difference after your efforts!
That's the best car you have ever started working on ever !!! Tri fives forever ❤❤❤ it will help your ratings working on cars like this
Hey Brent,love the wagon, hope you do more videos with it, surprised me when me when it turned over, keep teaching the boys they sure can learn a lot from you
Your buddy, Dan from DD speed shop would be in love with that car. Well, at least Dan wouldn't have to hack up a four door to make it into a two door.
Wagons are popular now! This one is worth the effort! Thanks.
I always liked the "Handyman" wagons over the "Nomads". It is the same basic body style without the extra trim and little bits that are always missing and outrageously expensive to replace. A lot (if not all) of the body panels are available from the industry at reasonable costs. The best of both worlds...
I agree! Nomads are cool but too fancy for me. This video makes me want to get my wagon out of the back corner of the shop and get it going
I agree! Nomads are cool but too fancy for me. This video makes me want to get my wagon out of the back corner of the shop and get it going
Old chevys just need a break once and a while but they always come back to life, great job Brent, looks like an 80s Buick or Olds interior and the favorite front end swap was the impala or caprice A-arm cars, either way it needs a bunch of bodywork to be a tight car again but well worth the effort
Kroil was the favorite of our maintenance team. If Kroil didn't work it was time for the torch. Interesting smell too.
That motor runs pretty well. It has the makings of a really cool car.
nice project for a tri five lover. new complete floor pan lower front quarter each side and outer rockers not much expense to start with and fix the rest. wish I had it be a fun build with the Brent first start history.
That leftover bracket is part of the hood bracing (bolts to the underside of the hood) 6 and 8 cyl cars had different ones so it may not fit. And in addition to that center brace where the hood latch is, the grill bar should have funky steel brackets on each end to help hold it all in place. They are probabl in the car somewhere ... I have never installed any AFTER the grill was in though., that could be fun! Nice burnout!
2 door wagons are the coolest. Love the years of stainless. Check out that rear bumper and those tail finns. Cool⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Too bad about the freeze plugs. Maybe you should add those to the first thing to check. Great work.⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Hi Brent,
I like your optimistic use of "it's not terrible". Compared to what?
Great work as usual.
Cheers from Australia 🇦🇺 👍
Have you seen the stuff we got off here that car is actually not too bad haha
@@HalfassKustoms Hi Brent,
We for the most part have the opposite problem, baked to a crisp.
Cheers
Cool stuff. Enjoyed watching ✌️ 😎
Dang Son, i was thinking it was going to need the motor swaped when it wouldnt budge, crazy how some will and then some wont. NICE BURN OUT!
Grill and bumper segment of the video was great, Brent I really enjoyed this video.
I laughed out loud when I saw the look on your face after the engine started the first time.
I'm shocked. I thought that was a goner. Too easy. Great. Ronnie.
You would be a great neighbor to have around, you are very cool and your treasures, keep it going
YEA!, it needs panels and other stuff for a rebuild. rewiring too. Cool Pablo guarding the place/Buddy too.
A little trick that I discovered when spraying lube is to strip the insulation off of a piece of #12 electrical wire. The rubber wire insulation fits on the end of the red straw for the spray can and gives you a flexible extension tube for your Koil or preferred lube.
Is that a nomad waging
I just see 2 doors on it
Man, that 327 sounds good. Purrs like a kitten. Not bad for an engine that was completely seized. Kroil is definitely my favorite penetrating oil. Keep us updated on this one, it'd be nice to see it either restored or rat rodded. That shifter DEFINITELY needs some serious attention.
Kroil on the shifter
Its all good buddy, show us some building stuff when you can. Nothing like an old Chevy to warm your heart. Thanks, Dennis
I loved that look on your face when it first started. I thought when you the the scope in the right rear cylinder, it looked like the piston was cracked to me. The big burnout probably didn't help the frost plugs any either. Another good video.
I see a new TH-cam channel idea, " Halfass Burnouts with Sketchy Cars". Get any old jalopy running with the sole purpose of doing smoky in-shop burnouts. Love the channel!
Brent's laugh at the end is priceless. :)
Its a little bit crunchy everywhere....yep looked like it was flying through the air on the forks, General (Tetanus) Hazard would be a good name for it!
The other bar bolts to the underside of the hood but be careful if the radiator has been changed
Brent, I've seen alot worse than that one before! It's too soon to write her off. I had a guy tell me... they aren't making these anymore! So ,if guy doesn't put some money into it, someone else will! After all it is a 2 door ! Just a little TLC ,that's what it needs! Good job getting it unstuck, looks like the transmission works? Always nice to see these old relics come back to life! Great content and nice direction , thanks, jim God bless!!
So good to see another 57 running. . . hope he puts it back together.
Hello Brent, gotta love the 57 tire cooker. HA-HA, great program buddy, have fun and be safe. 👍👍👍
Best burnout in a while...
good job again. I love those old Chevys. Kerry
Extra Minty !
Thank You for sharing your video, and letting us hang out .
Later ...
Even with all its big problems, still a super kool 57 (150 2dr wagon.) Izzy usually hates super ruff cars,,BUT, come on,,, Rock on brother,,,Izzy Strong,,,
You should hear me chuckling and trying to tell you where the grille parts go. Good stuff.
The part laying in front of the radiator is the support for the hood it goes across the underside of the hood.
That brace u can’t find a use for goes under the hood,the grooves are to fit around a v8 or a 6 upper water hose. Hey have a great day!!!
Its 57 wagon its way kool. I had one a while back a fifty dollar feld car bought in the70s. I loved it
327 back in the day had a press on damper. They make a tool that slips over the end of the crank and you can drill and tap the crank with the engine in the car good luck .Google it love the channel ! You and Ester are the best and don’t forget the dogs.Keep it up!
I do like these two door wagons especially the fifties and sixties I've seen a two door panel that looked very nice I did like your panel truck you did great 👍content you remind me of a mad professor getting something started
Well you did all right on that one. The guy that owns it'll be happy you got it running. Now it's up to him to finish it. Good work. 👍👍🙂🇨🇦
That's one of my dream cars right there!
In that condition that would probably be $10-15k over here... I need to move to America.
Not affiliated with anybody - I've used that same Vevor camera for a few months now. I really like it, very clear and the 3 camera setup is great for multiple views with minimal fussing around.
All right homey has a new project 😮❤
Seats, shifter, and steering column courtesy of Pontiac. 🙂
Yer bringing back some memories with the burn out in the shop! Back in the late ‘70’s my cousin who lived across the street had a 57 chevy that was rough and seldom left the garage. He would crank it every once in a while and just do long Smokey burn out in the garage and get this, his headlights were missing too!
Are all 57 two door wagons Nomads?
Definitely worth saving as Brent would say its only metal
The starter was stuck, thats alll,,,,,, What a cool car. Definately a early smallblock, could be 327. I dig it,,,Izzy,,,,
Weird part is I had taken the starter off to see if it would turn
Epic save!
The rims are really nice. That’s a start!
Camera. For. Engine. Money well spent. Thanks
Love those 327 's and that will be a great a great wagon, really nice find by your buddy!!! Thanks!
Well it went from stuck to burnout so that's a win!! Take care!
I’m amazed what the starter could do also.