I like rescuing old cars, and making them run, perform and look like they should (in my view anyway). I also do the occasional upgrades and repairs on my '87 Buick Grand National, '71 Chevy Nova, and '84 Camaro Z28. Keeping the daily driver fleet going also ends up taking time and space on my channel for better or worse. Check back often for special guest appearances as well! Thanks for watching. -Anthony
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I would like to know how to fix the "tuning" dial. My radio isn't picking up radio stations well, and keeps sqeaking as I try to tune it in.
Hi From France ! do you have a number for the side pipe parts ?( hooker side pipe + vette's pack insert ) i want abolutely an vette's pack insert but its hard to find the exactly same , or if you have the instagramm or facebook from this person would be with pleasure! , i am restoring my 75' survivor , thanks you ! And USA-1 !
Had an '86 6 cyl "Gutless Cutlass". Seafoam green, Brougham model with the velour bench seat in front. God I loved that car. I wish I still had it. It was so easy to drive. Smooth and floated down the road. Great visibility. It just felt so open inside; not cramped like modern cars.Totally comfortable and luxurious feeling. If I still had it, I'd just do an LS swap and tighten up the suspension a bit. Great car.
I recently had the same issue...same deal ccleaned the battery cable and it started right up
Wonderful sleeper! Hope your ‘67 Skylark found a good home. That was a nice Buick! Would have liked to own it myself.
Thanks! Yes, the Buick actually found a great home.
I loved my '86 Cutlass Salon I bought used in '87 to replace my '78 Turbo Regal, after the turbo went out for the second time. It was metallic maroon with white pinstripes and T-tops and had the exact same interior as your 442. The only thing I changed was adding a K&N air filter, aluminized dual exhaust, and replaced the wire wheel covers/wheels and whitewall tires with American Racing chrome nugget wheels and Goodyear Eagle ST tires. I would have taken a 442 over the Salon, had I found one. I really wanted a Grand National, but the insurance was killer for a college student. Then the GNX came out...they had one at the Buick dealership in the little town of Greencastle, IN, where I was in school, at DePauw University and became completely obsessed. If I had been a little older, with a job and money, I'd probably still have it today, although I'd miss the T-tops my Cutlass had. I still have pictures of it, though! Of these two, I'd take the GN, since neither have T-tops. I do agree the gauges were way cooler on the Cutlass and never understood why the baddest of the G Body cars had the same granny gauge cluster as every other Buick, with the exception of the turbo boost gauge. The GNX had the best gauge cluster, though, for sure!
I had a cutlass salon also when I was very young- around 19. I only kept it a couple years and sold it to by an IROC. The cutlass was a much better car! I wish the GN came with the GNX dash. I have been hesitant to change anything about my GN dash because it’s a legit low mileage car.
To me the GN for the win. Damn those Cardinals are loud in your neighborhood 😅
I truly appreciate your 3rd Gen content! You are the only one who actually "teaches!" I learn something that can help me with my 85 everytime I watch!
Thank you! That’s what I’m trying to do. I’m no expert, but I try to pass along what I do to hopefully help someone.
Man - Tell me about it - IT'S ALWAYS SOMETHING WITH THE CAMARO! Mine is definitely the "problem child" of my fleet, but I love it!
Yeah it’s getting ridiculous lately!
I had the same problem with my temp gauge so I glued a very small plastic peg just past the red zone to keep the needle from going too far. worked great. And thanks for this video. I am doing this as well.
I drilled my temp gauge and added a little screw - same concept and it works. Sometimes now it gets stuck at the bottom, but tapping on the lense lets it back up.
any solution? my 67 just encountered this issue today
Yes! It turned out to be corrosion between the positive battery cable and the post on the battery. Cleaned it up, and was good after that! Sometimes it's simple things.
i picked up a 73 ss nova with a bad engine for 50 bucks it had the gauges on the floor factory paint body in good condition so i put in a 396 out of a 68 pu or known as the 402 i got the truck for 85 bucks sold the rest of it for 500 and the 400 tubo for 150 bucks then i got a pro built 400 turbo for 200 bucks from a shop that had 3800 in the trans but his kid sold me the trans for the 200 with all the paper work on it come to find out his dad had the trans sold for 6000 for drag racing mite say he was pissed but not at me . but i sold it cheap because at the time had way to many hot rods
I love low-buck hot rod stories like this. It's not as easy to do these days, but if you are patient and put in the effort, it's still possible!
@@nowherefastgarage i do have a advantage i got 10 acres of rigs that i been collecting for years. i only keep the rust free rigs or just a little rust. plus i use haul a lot of rigs from ranches that were going to be sold. the best deal i got was a half restored 67 ss rs 427 camaro with a 79 chevy short box with the 400/400 turbo with only 35,000 miles on it just needed a new fuel pump and carb cleaned with 15 other rigs
Looks really close to the one I just got lol.
Hey, I realized you won the car at the G Body Classics show. Congrats!! Looks like a great project, especially with the 403. How does it run? I had always thought about doing that swap since the 307 is so weak.
Tony, the ECM controls the fan-on and fan-off temperature. You have to burn the settings onto the 64 pin ecm removable bios chip, which I have done and it works great ! I used TunerPro software and a cheap bios chip burner to copy the settings down, interpret them, reset them and re-burn the chip with new fan on and fan off temp. All the in-block sender does is send the temp to the ECM, and then the ECM decides when the fan comes on or off. Unfortunately, those ecms were programmed from the factory to run at 220, so when the ecm metals degrade a bit the fan/on fan/off starts to very a few degrees. The answer is to force it to run at a little bit lower than 220 (like all cars did previously, and today they do) and you are good forever. I set my fan on to like 188 or 190 instead of 200+ and now my car runs at a cool 190 degrees all the time! Good for the engine too to run cooler. Good for your next year power tour -- sitting in traffic too ! Never mind, maybe 1984 did not use ecm. Not sure. mine is 1992.
Hey Bud. In 1984 the Camaro Z28 HO used a separate fan switch for the electric fan. This is the one in the head. There was also a temperature sensor for the ECM in the water neck, but that was only used to adjust fuel enrichment (I think) when it is cold out. Later years, the ECM controls the fan as you described. I took the ECM and harness completely out of this car when I replaced the distributor with a standalone HEI style. These fan switches are just more cheap junk that don't work right! If anyone knows of one that turns on at a lower temp and actually works, please let me know!
A 1995 s10, I converted the mechanical fan to dual electric fans from a Grand Am. To get the fans to come on and off I bought a dual fan controller from a company called Davies Craig. The controller has 2 separate circuits, relays, and fuses. It also has a led read out and is adjustable. I know you only have 1 fan and the sell single controllers also. Might be something that can help you out. By the way, I miss the 3rd gen camaros... I had 2. I also had 2 2nd gens and a 69 that was so rotted out it fell apart (rear leaf spring came through the trunk at the rear!). I live in Georgia now but I am from Long Island( that explains the rotted out trunk and frame😅)
Ive posted multiple comments here, I guess the U too gods have decided that me and you cannot talk anymore! You should add your email address to your profile so I can email you.
Hey, sorry if I missed it. KZread doesn't notify me about comments, so I have to remember to check more often. You can also email me at [email protected]
Where can I get that tool you use on that diagnostic for the code?
I have no idea. I've had that for over 20 years. You can use a paper clip or small piece of wire to jump the terminals.
glad you put this info out! you answered a lot of my questions, thank you
Glad it was helpful!
Does this clean grime and oil off too? I use Krown to keep my winter cars from rusting but it makes them absolutely filthy.
I haven't tried it on grime and oil yet.
Glad you had a good trip ...enjoyed your story!
Thanks for watching!
I have a Wrangler JKU with the lifetime maxcare warranty that I paid for. So far, they've taken care of pretty much everything including a radiator and two heater cores, etc. Kinda hoping they keep honoring it...I do all of my maintenance through the dealer, which is a bit spendy, but I'm still way ahead on it financially because of that warranty.
Stallantis and there dealerships are the most dishonest disgusting crooks on the planet, they will do or say anything to void your warranty, they dropped my life time power train warranty and when I complained to Stallantis directly and they said any repairs at this point would be more than the vehicle is worth, I don't remember reading that about the warranty, I or any family members will never buy a Stallantis product again they are scam artists.
Might want to consider a small tow behind enclosed trailer
Thanks for the info!
I like the concept behind it, but it appears to have become too crowded. It's not a deal killer at today's level, but I might do it once. I've participated in the "Southern Classic" and will be in the inaugural running of the "War Between the Interstates." May even do the next running of the "US Express;" those events are a lot smaller, good group, you definitely run the cars and it's not done in stages- you take off & go, non-stop
That's one clean ride..
Beans great video nice that Nate had fun
Great Car
A few of us are wondering where and what brand seals you bought for the Camaro T Tops?
What seals did you use?
Soffseal 3191. Link is in the video description.
Wow what a nice guy. I love your car, enjoyed your video. Thanks for sharing.
Thank you!
Maybe a c6 corvette would be more your speed...
I do like the C5. Maybe one day.
It wasn’t as good as years past. I was a platinum pkg. holder because at 70 yo, it’s the only vacation we take anymore so we let them do the work. Platinum used to have exclusive entrance lane so we didn’t have to wait in line. That wasn’t happening this year. I also drove a Nova. 71 model year with a big block and 5 speed. I can sympathize with your heat issues, but overall was very happy with the cars performance and comfort, and yes, I had a stock interior also.
I would maybe consider the Gold package at least so we could get closer parking.
@@nowherefastgarage at the Louisville venue, we were totally cut off from all other participants. I believe a gold package would be very good for younger participants
Sounded like a great time. I'm hoping to go one day. Probably would have helped if you didn't have to do all the driving. Thanks for recap!
Haha very true! When my son gets older he can drive.
Been watching some of your videos. Just subscribed to your channel. It was my wife and I first time also on power tour, can’t wait til next year and do it again! Like your content!
Thanks! I hope we see you there next year.
power tour is a ripoff
In terms of money? It wasn't really an expensive trip. I spent about $800 on hotels, and $700 on gas. The long hauler package was around $200 I think?
@@nowherefastgarage 35 for a t shirt is nuts
@@johndillinger8482 I totally agree. But that’s how it is these days. Have you been to a music concert lately? lol.
Power our is not a ripoff!!!!!!😡😡😡
You really need to get a thermostatically controlled fan on that transmission , 220 is to hot! They need to limit the number of cars and do this in 2 different events and 2 different dates. My guess is the foam is shot in your seats. While you are getting them rebuilt I would get rid of that uncomfortable artificial genuine vinyl.
I know that's hot, but it was only a few minutes. It mostly ran about 140. I was going to put a fan on it, but then it's hanging way too low to the ground. I would have to rework the whole setup.
@@nowherefastgarage It don't take many times when they get hot Personally I would try to keep it at 180 190 tops, You may have to relocate the cooler so you have fan clearance but a fan is an absolute must.
Thanks for this review. Really enjoyed the whole series of the tour. How did Nate like the trip? Any complaints from his perspective?
Not really. He loved it all. He slept a lot in the car, so that made it easier for him. I was thinking of getting his thoughts on a video too. I might do that.
gday mate .. really enjoyed your videos of the trip and this one with your thoughts on the whole Tour. watching from the east coast of Australia so its certainly a bucket list thing for me .. thanks to both you and your young fella for taking us along. new sub .. cheers 🍻👍
Thank you for subscribing! I hope you do make it there one day.
Glad you and your son had a good time. I’m 43 and my Dad is 75 and we did the trip together again this year in my Mustang. The reason why the lines are so long for merchandise the first few days are we have all learned they run out as the week goes on. However you should have received an email that has a merchandise store where you can buy your son a shirt. If you don’t have the link I can post it for you. Last year they bought more shirts and posted them because they ran out of so many sizes. My experience is they would have swapped with you the next day if it hadn’t been worn. My great grand mother purchased a 1970 Nova brand new and we had it in the family up until 2000. Your car brings backs lots of memories. What’s the black car on the other side of the garage? Is that why you’re thinking about bringing next year? Your right about 500 miles is a good daily limit in an old car with No AC and especially with a kid in tow!
Thank you for the info. I remember seeing an email after it was over, but they had very limited shirts available. The other car is my 87 Buick Grand National. I would strongly consider that one for next time!
I was there, my 2nd time around, and your observations are on point. The tour is generally better when you can roll with some like minded folks, and it looks like you're finding this out. Next year ,who knows, it may head toward Detroit, or go north to Minneapolis, or even west and chase Rt 66, which would be awesome except for the heat.
Thank you. I do enjoy seeing new places. I think I would prefer if the locations were a little closer together, but I'm sure there's reasons for that.
Yes, I was on the tour. Found your Chanel during my preparation for the HRPT. Made a mental note to look for you or your car, never found you. As you said, there was a lot of cars.
Hopefully next time. Thanks for looking!
Good info in case I am ever able to do it. Thanks, car looks great too!
Thanks!
I just had my 3rd (15 year) inspection done on my 09 pickup. They said everything looked good no reccomended service. Truck has only 89K and I've never had a claim so far. I said when I bought it it would be my last pickup and hope it keeps going.
You're lucky! On my 2nd inspection (10 years) they said I had to do a 4x4 service which cost $800 (this was in 2019). I don't think they ever even touched it. All the fluids were still dirty after. I questioned them on it, and they swore to me it was done. Who knows?
@@nowherefastgarage I would have said I'll do it and come back if needed
Nice car and it sounds amazing. What kind of steering wheel is that? I have a silver '76 and I detest the factory steering wheel. It looks exactly like the one in my "93 GMC 4X4. It really doesn't look right in my car. I love the one in yours.
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@@nowherefastgarage thank you sir.
You screw up adding something else
Are you sure about that?
I would love to have something like that great job
Are you near Milford? I graduated from Milford High School in 1972 and lived 5 miles west of the town.
Nuthin like the sound of a big ol rat ...
When you put weight across from each other shows they did know how to balance the tires.
Never trust them and never buy the extended warranty