Car Fix DIY Videos

– Turn on subtitles/CC’s if you’d like explanations on what I’m doing throughout the video.
– This is a 1962 Chevrolet II, Nova 400. The owner bought it back in the early 1970s for $75 just because he wanted the radio out of it. I asked if he had ever driven it and he simply said yes, he’d driven it around. Then I asked when the last time it ran was. To that, he said something along the lines of, “well, back in 1972 was when I parked it, took the key out, and it’s been sitting since then”. So, it’s now been 53 years since the car has been on the road let alone the engine having ran. The car was originally from South Dakota but has been trailered around a few times since then until spending the last couple decades under this house, where I bought it from.

Chapters:
00:00 – Getting it home
06:17 – First look
07:32 – Seeing if the engine spins
09:07 – Un-seizing the engine.
11:40 – Checking the valves
12:41 – Putting in a battery
14:30 – Trying the starter, oil pressure check
17:18 – Cleaning the carburetor
23:54 – Getting spark
26:15 – First start attempt 1
27:20 – Attempt 2
28:30 – 24 volts
30:35 – First start
31:45 – 12v start w/ fuel
35:04 – Cooling system repair/flush
37:50 – Oops, replacing the starter
42:11 – Cooling system, continued.
44:24 – Transmission/clutch test
45:19 – Replacing tail shaft bushing/pinion seal
51:43 – Fabricating exhaust
01:00:42 – Fluid change/check
01:02:41 – Brakes
01:28:11 – Tires
01:31:04 – Finishing touches
01:33:13 – First drive
01:37:15 – Overheated
01:42:27 – Made it home
01:44:52 – Cat