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Meet Anthony and Josh, the red-headed gearheads turning wrenches and sharing stories. Before this channel, it was just two guys in a garage, fueled by a passion for all things automotive.
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It’s just her time of the month
I love them both my friend had a 96 Bonneville supercharged it was like driving a living room on wheels
Now this is fun to watch.
Glad you enjoyed!
vehicles just breath so much easier with the cats bashed out, turbos idle higher "a lot higher" etc.
just subscribed!! you guys seem cool and im a fan
Thanks a lot! We're glad you're enjoying our videos. We'll keep bringing more fun and interesting projects for you and everyone to enjoy!
Let us know what you think of the Catalinas Offroad mode! Also, let us know of any additional modifications you would want to see or any other events we should participate in!
SORRY ABOUT THE LINES ??? KZread MAYBE DONT LIKE US...
DAM!!! WE WANTED THE CAT..... OOOHHH!! WEll WE WILL SEE THE CAT... OFF -ROAD IN TWO MONTHS ,, GREAT TRY GUYS ,,.. MAX MY SON 9 YR.S OLD SAYS SH-- -- BAD WORDS NO!! HA!! I DAD AGREE.....THX.
No snorkel, where's the winch?
Snorkel gets installed and shown off at the end of the video, was partial removed in the thumbnail. Winch is hidden behind the grill. We did not get a chance to show all the work done to fabricate them, unfortunately, due to time constraints.
70 Hardtop 4dr ? Yup...👍🏁
My grandma got several speeding tickets in one of these.
Yes. More videos. Ha
Hmmmmmmm thats koolaid(:
If ya don't get rid of that temporary fuel filter, your gonna end up with a good bonfire.📛
Would have made a excellent demo car!
Definitely the Catalina.
im jealous that thing is badass
Beautiful car
That grill in front is from an Aries. The Reliant's had a different grill.
Love the way the AC was installed by the factory back then
Not factory. Probably dealer installed aftermarket under dash unit popular in the '70's. Factory air had dash vents either side of dash and in the middle.
Same body as my 1966 Impala
I have wanted one of those for decades
That's a very interesting and unusual car to find intact in a junkyard. Most that still exist are gone beyond any help. Yours looks like it's definitely worth some body and paint work, while cleaning up and keeping the original finish, which appears to be very good overall. I question why you didn't remove both valve covers, even though you eventually suspected valve actuation problems. The engine appeared to be firing through the carburetor--a sign that an intake valve was open while the fuel was burning. Backfiring usually indicates that an exhaust valve is open while the mixture is still under combustion. Additionally, the timing chain on the 1965-1971 Pontiac V-8s used an aluminum cam gear that had a nylon covering fused to it. The nylon is notorious for stripping away at about 90k miles--sometimes less. If necessary, always replace them with a steel gear. Instead of using the Edelbrock intake manifold, you might have considered reusing the original 2-bbl intake with a rebuilt Rochester 2-bbl carb. They have a high CFM rating, they're plentiful, easy to rebuild, and the kits are readily available. The money saved could have gone for all new lifters. Also, it's important to check the rocker arms and pivot balls for galling. As far as the vinyl top goes, it appears to be original, with the stainless moldings it has. Just remove it completely, as cracked, dried out vinyl acts as a sponge for water. Don't worry about the surface underneath, as GM primed and painted the roofs even on vinyl top-equipped cars. My comments aren't meant to belittle you or the success you have accomplished on that classic Pontiac that someone simply "threw away". I worked on these engines from 1971 until the late '90s, as the "resident mechanic" for my family's and my Pontiac Lemans, GTO and Firebirds. They're very robust and reliable engines, but they are much different from Chevy small blocks. Thanks for the presenting your interesting, informative video.
Is that a 400 Pontiac?
Nope, it's a 350. We confirmed it by checking the code on back of engine
I love 4 Dr hardtop. I'd own this Catalina.
Cool car😊
🔉🎵🎵That's the sound of the man ... working on the chain Gang
Good video!
Thanks! Glad you enjoyed it!
Yikes!
Is it safe to assume that this was videotaped months ago, look what they're wearing
We acquired the car at the end of March. We already have a part 2 and possibly part 3 already recorded as well. They are still currently being edited and hoping to the next video out sometime in July
Awesome car! Who would scrap that in this day in age?
We had the same thought! We were very surprised it was junked, and we are glad the junkyard offered it to us before letting it rot away.
Pontiac doesn't use locking type rocker arm nuts like the small/ big block Chevys. They're torqued down to 25 lb-ft.
I had a light blue 85 wagon.
Old car nut here. 😊. That beauty wants and deserves to be loved back to nice driving condition. Would reward the effort with saving a neat car!
I would have drug it home. Great find.
I am sure that by now you have discovered the 460 and 462 have different bellhousing bolt patterns.
I may be mistaken, so don't take my word for it, but the early 460 motors are supposed to have the holes for both the 460 and 462 bolt patterns.
There are only a handful of people in the country who work on those tops because they are super complicated
That's what we've heard. I'm all for a challenge, but we didn't even try tampering with the top. We did, however, have success jumping the relay to get the trunk lid open, which surprisingly still worked! We recently traded this Lincoln to someone who had more use for the convertible parts. We ended up trading for a 1970 Lincoln Mark III with a 460. A much better donor engine to revive our '69 Continental.
The 924's are notorious for the A pillar cracking right where the door hinges bolt on. If left go too long it causes major issues with closing the doors
Thanks for the tip! Will keep an eye out.
Newbie here! Funny video! Retired gives me time to watch car videos and I just started watching Vice Grip Garage. Now I’ll start watching you! Thanks for the work in making these cars run and the video editing.
Glad you enjoyed it! We have many more projects and videos planned for the future, so we hope you enjoy those as well!
@@redheadgarage oh I’m a car guy for sure! So yea, I really enjoy pretty much anything car. I’m a purist, but am always amazed at the money time and love of most restomods and custom cars. In my corral we are restoring to original a 1978 Thunderbird Diamond Jubilee-maybe something you’ve not seen as they were pretty rare. Also working on a 1976 Mark IV and drive daily our 2004 Grand Marquis. Only other classic I would like to own someday would be a 1978 New Yorker or an 84-86 Monte Carlo SS.
On the bent push rod, I usually snap a pair of vice grips on them sideways and then hit the vice grip upwards with a hammer. Never had a problem doing it that way. You're gonna toss the bent rod anyway.
Somebody's been under that hood tinkering. The Accel coil, new radiator upper hose and I'm sure there's more that I can't see on camera.
It definitely was tinkerd with prior. We actually found out after filming some of the history on the car before it went to the junkyard. Car was fixed up at least once before around 2017 and then was traded for some guns quickly after that. Still unclear on what happened to it after that and why it got sold to the junkyard.
Sounds like a rod knock Pontiac are good for that
Small block checy lifters will work in Pontiacs
If it had heads changed Pontiacs ran bottle neck studs, you just run them down and torqe them. To make the adjustable Pontiac used to sell hardened washers that put on top of the rocker ball then you install crimped SBC nuts and you Pontiac has adjustable ricker arms.
Flat cam, rocker arm or spring
WE WANT PART 2 ,, GREAT CAR...
Part 2 will be coming next month! Working on editing it now.
THESE ARE GREAT LOOKING CARS ,, MY SON MAX 9 YR.S OLD LIKES THE GRILL NOSE ON THESE CARS ,, WE ENJOYED YOUR VIDEO FOR THE FIRST TIME .. THX. PEACE...
That's a nice find. Not too far gone either. It would be nice to see it restored.
did i miss it?? did we ever check the oil or change it?
We never showed it, but we did change the oil. There was nothing of concern with the old oil.
i would daily that!!!!!