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Elrod's Garage
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Registrace 7. 11. 2006
I build random stuff, namely a 1968 Camaro.
1968 Firebird #5 First Drive 2024 (A Day In The Life Of Lucille)
It's Firebird season! I give Lucille a quick inspection ,oil change and a quick cruise.
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1968 Camaro Project #62 Paint and Install Rearend, Fix Subframe Mounts, and Move
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1968 Camaro Project #62 Paint and Install Rearend, Fix Subframe Mounts, and Move
1968 Camaro Project #61 Measuring Rearend for Disc Brakes and Welding on Ridetech 4-Link Brackets
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1968 Camaro Project #61 Measuring Rearend for Disc Brakes and Welding on Ridetech 4-Link Brackets
1968 Firebird #4 Spoiler Alert! Lucille Gets Radiator Baffles and a Chin Spoiler
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1968 Firebird #4 Spoiler Alert! Lucille Gets Radiator Baffles and a Chin Spoiler
Detour #2 18th Annual Blast From the Past Car Show Helena, MT
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While on a road trip I got lucky and found an awesome car show in Helena Montana. The show had a bunch of cars from all over the region. Even Gene Winfield was there with his famous car "The Reactor". It was a blast and I wish I had more time to ogle all the fantastic cars and chat with all the cool people, but we had to get on the road home. Cheers!
1968 Camaro Project #60 Subframe Work Mocking Up Ridetech Shockwaves and Lower Control Arms
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1968 Camaro Project #60 Subframe Work Mocking Up Ridetech Shockwaves and Lower Control Arms
1968 Camaro Project #59 Mockup Wheels and Using a Stud Welder to Pull Dents From Sail Panel Seam
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1968 Camaro Project #59 Mockup Wheels and Using a Stud Welder to Pull Dents From Sail Panel Seam
1968 Camaro Project #58 Door Hinge Rebuild Fail
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1968 Camaro Project #58 Door Hinge Rebuild Fail
1968 Camaro Project #57 Grinding Bondo Off Sail Panel And Final Spot of Rust Repair
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I do some work. Here's a fun drinking game: Everytime I say "little bit" take a drink. While editing the video I notice I say that WAY too much. Enjoy!
1968 Camaro Project #56 Rear Deck Filler Panel Replaced
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1968 Camaro Project #56 Rear Deck Filler Panel Replaced
1968 Camaro Project #55 Mounting the Ridetech 4-Link Cradle and Cleaning Up Welds
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I get the Ridetech 4-Link Cradle installed and I clean up some of my welds.
1968 Camaro Project #54 Repairing Rusty Rockers
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1968 Camaro Project #54 Repairing Rusty Rockers
1968 Camaro Project #53 Garage Cleanup, Parts Inventory and Planning, Welding up Loose Ends
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1968 Camaro Project #53 Garage Cleanup, Parts Inventory and Planning, Welding up Loose Ends
1968 Firebird #3 Lucille Runs Hot, Radiator Flush, New Lug Nuts, Heater Core Leak, and Tach Install
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1968 Firebird #3 Lucille Runs Hot, Radiator Flush, New Lug Nuts, Heater Core Leak, and Tach Install
1968 Firebird #2 Meet Lucille (Loose Seal) Lug Nut Issues, Wheel Center Caps and Quadrajet Fuel Line
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1968 Firebird #2 Meet Lucille (Loose Seal) Lug Nut Issues, Wheel Center Caps and Quadrajet Fuel Line
1968 Firebird #1 Overview, Wheel Polishing, Tire Fitment, and Brake Light Repair
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1968 Firebird #1 Overview, Wheel Polishing, Tire Fitment, and Brake Light Repair
1968 Camaro Project #52 Welding in the Seat Risers
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1968 Camaro Project #52 Welding in the Seat Risers
1968 Camaro Project #51 Welding on The Upper Dash and Cowl Shoulder Tulip Panels
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1968 Camaro Project #51 Welding on The Upper Dash and Cowl Shoulder Tulip Panels
1968 Camaro Project #50 Making a Smooth Firewall and Raingear Wiper System Mock Up
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1968 Camaro Project #50 Making a Smooth Firewall and Raingear Wiper System Mock Up
1968 Camaro Project #49 Welding on the Lower Cowl
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1968 Camaro Project #49 Welding on the Lower Cowl
1968 Camaro Project #48 DSE Minitub Installed on Driver Side and Trunk Lid Hinge Supports
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1968 Camaro Project #48 DSE Minitub Installed on Driver Side and Trunk Lid Hinge Supports
1968 Camaro Project #47 DSE Mini Tub Installed on the Passenger Side
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1968 Camaro Project #47 DSE Mini Tub Installed on the Passenger Side
1968 Camaro Project #46 Outer Tail Panel Gets Welded Into Place
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1968 Camaro Project #46 Outer Tail Panel Gets Welded Into Place
1968 Camaro Project #45 The Floor Gets Welded In + Inner Tail Panel and Trunk Floor Drop Offs
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1968 Camaro Project #45 The Floor Gets Welded In Inner Tail Panel and Trunk Floor Drop Offs
1968 Camaro Project #44 DSE Minitub Fitment and Floor Install
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1968 Camaro Project #44 DSE Minitub Fitment and Floor Install
1968 Camaro Project #43 Replace Outer Wheelhouse and Mini Tub Fitment Issues
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1968 Camaro Project #43 Replace Outer Wheelhouse and Mini Tub Fitment Issues
1968 Camaro Project #42 Hidden Hole in Top of Rocker and Inner Quarter Repair
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1968 Camaro Project #42 Hidden Hole in Top of Rocker and Inner Quarter Repair
1968 Camaro Project #41 Eastwood Fast Etch and Epoxy Primer on Quarter and Outer Wheelhouse Welded
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1968 Camaro Project #41 Eastwood Fast Etch and Epoxy Primer on Quarter and Outer Wheelhouse Welded
Great video. It gives me the motivation and confidence to work on my ‘71 Camaro. This channel is a win in my book! 👍….liked subscribed!
Pretty cool ride... love IT! Other pontiac friends. When flushing your cooling system. Consider hard flushing three items directly with a garden hose. 1. The heater core( its a pass thru system that collects sediment) 2. The engine block (amazing sediment collecter) 3. The radiator... do that part close to how this vid host did his) Ps. Turning on the fan and vent door controls has nothing to do with the heater core or the constsnt flow of coolant from motor thru the core. Best wishes.
first drives are always fun👍🏼 if your garage is humid , don't put a cover on , it will grow mold in the interior.
Most of the high Mileage oils have a little higher zinc from the research I have done. If your thinking of going roller cam then zinc is much less of an issue than having to worry about flat lifter ware. Looking forward to seeing more on your Camaro. I hope you find the time this summer. Cheers!
I have a 67 chevy impala 4 dr ht that a huge tree branch fell on smashed the window out pushed the dash the upper cowl down so i have to basically do the same as ur doing here to my impala i have a parts car im gonna salvage it all from.
Thanks for the update. I’ll be following along as I start similar work on my 68.
Cool. What are you doing to your '68? Lots of rust repair?
You’ve been MIA for a while. Miss watching the 68 Camaro build. The garage is look’n good.
Thanks man! I have a bit more house stuff to do then it's back to the garage.
Nice to see you getting settled. Lotta work indeed. 👍
I know the feeling brother
Yep it took months to restore that I spend weekends an days after work help with that
Ty for showing off the place I enjoy when I'm there to see bill an Peggy
advice on what to look for on 68 bird I am checking out..350 motor,, very stock Calif car
I'd watch out for rust. These cars have a few problem areas. Check out my Camaro videos. They show the common problem areas. Other than that look for signs of previous collision damage. Go over it with a magnet to check for excessive bondo. Then check it over mechanically. Watch someone else drive it down the road. Make sure it tracks straight down the road. That's just my $0.02. Best of luck!
It happens and all that prep work for nothing, we all live and learn, I myself weigh in the cost of new ones verse a repair and sometimes it’s a crap shoot but new ones are probably needed moving parts that old and the availability of new one’s, some cars it’s no option due to no parts available
This is a learning process for sure. I think the rebuild kit I got was junk. The pins didn't fit the bushings.
Hey, what's going on, man? Hey? Check it out. What was the kind of rust killer you use when you put those outer cowls back on to that Camaro? What was the brand again?
Hey man! I'm just livin', L-I-V-I-N. That was Fast Etch from Eastwood. It worked really well.
I thought it was some rusty limb spray
@@Novarider72 This guy mixes up his own sauce and it seems to work quite well. czcams.com/video/M8A_jmYDuZ0/video.htmlsi=-Fgb3tYp4DxSwkq4
Nice project,good info really nice video, I just need to paint my 68 camaro love to see more
Thanks a bunch. I can't wait to get back to work on this project.
Hey, I just want to thank you for subscribing to my channel. I was watching your video earlier this morning about the outer cowls that you were installing on to your Camaro. Anyway, like I said very informative. Thank you for putting that video out. It gives me a good idea of what I'm going to be facing pretty soon here. Thanks again for subscribing. My friend God bless you.
Good video, very informative . I'm going to be replacing both outer cowl panels on a 72 nova, so this video gives me a heads up on what I'll be facing, so thank you for making this video.
Thanks a bunch! I'm happy to be helpful. I hope all goes well.
Lock tight bearing set on the door bushings
Where did you purchase the cowls. I got R/s from Muscle car central (AMD)and needed to split and pull apart upper inside corner and patch and weld. D/s i got from American performance (Ebay) aka Taiwan absolute junk., Is there anything made in America anymore?
I got the cowl panel from my local shop. It is a Dynacorn I'm quite happy with the quality. Not much is made in USA anymore, sadly.
Nice work.
Thanks a bunch Jubee!
My 67 Firebird should look like your 68. My nickname is Elrod.
Cool! How is your Firebird project coming along? My nickname is Elrod too.
My name is Eldon, I'm getting the rear quarters put on, the car is pretty solid, but decided I didn't want patch seams. Trying to decide on metallic blue like yours or non metallic blue. Last time I painted metallic I got tiger stripes.
Small world. My name is also Eldon. I'm building a '68 Camaro in my spare time. Someone replaced the quarters before I got it, but everything else was pretty rusty. I have done a bunch of metal replacement on the car. It's turning out pretty good.
Following this whole series for my 70 SS nova thanks for the detailed info much appreciated.. Great work!!
Thanks a bunch!
Your video on this brings back memories. I also replaced my truck filler panel with AMD and had to incorporate the same modifications to fit. In addition, I had to cut and raise the area between the filler panel and truck. With regards to the bottom window area. I have left that open. In fact, I drilled out a small drain hole. I have been thinking about adding a small tube (about 1 inch) to the inside. Then if in the future I could attach a plastic tube and run that to the bottom of the quarter panel when required.
Better detail than the actual Detroit speed video! Thanks!
You'r a professional im at this step in my project. .
🤗 "promosm"
I had the same issue, the car ran hot so I install a fan clutch and I replaced the thermostat to 160 degrees , no more overheating issues. The car has no air conditioning but I found that these cars run a little hot in stop and go traffic. I also have a 1970 Tempest it also ran hot and I did the same thing that I did to my 1969 Firebird.
I added the radiator close out panels and it runs cooler now. I want to add a reservoir in the spring. She likes to mark her territory.
I also added a recovery reservoir to both of my cars. @@ElrodsGarage
Love your videos ty
Thanks a bunch!
Cool, great to see it coming along.
I have been curious about this many times so this looks to be a good opportunity to ask. When tubbing what do you do for the upper shock mounts that were cut away?
I'm using the Ridetech 4-Link which has the upper shock mounts on the cradle. DSE makes an upper shock crossmember that welds in-between the tubs and the upper shock mounts weld to it. I hope this helps answer your question. Cheers!
Less offset on the wheels will help as well as a shorter tire. . Move the bottom shock brackets mounting up this will raise car almost an inch for every hole you move it up.
Thanks Doug! I thought about that after. I'll do some tinkering.
She is a roller!!
Yeah, if we put in the drive shaft and a little gas, we could have driven to the new house. Need to find a way to stop, but that's a minor detail. LOL
@@ElrodsGarage who needs brakes? Congrats on the new Garage too.
Congrats on the new Garage!!! Looking good!
I have had a cutoff wheel explode on me. Since them I always let the grinder run at full speed in a "safe space" before I use it, and wear a leather apron.
Great work! Glad to see a new video out. Hope your move went well!
I wish you happiness in your new home! Looking forward to more vids on the Camaro.
Lot of work. Enjoy the new digs! 👏👏👏
Hey Elrod, my 1968 F. Bird running hot fixes 1/. added an overflow and recovery tank with 1977 T/A radiator cap with stock spit & puke radiator. Still Hot so 2/. I had the carb rejetted from the stock Q jet # 70 Jets & 43 Metering Rods to 1974 - 455 SD Jets # 75 and 45 M. Rods. The garage told me that the stock Q jet was too lean and that the Q Jets needed to be tuned to run on unleaded fuel. Hope this helps. My stock radiator cools the 1968 Firebird 400 just fine. Mike
Hey Mike! Thanks for the comment. It seems to be running cooler now. I do want to add an overflow tank. I was wondering if tuning the carb would help. It runs good now, so I'll leave the carb alone.... for now. Cheers!
Very nice video. Thank you for taking the time to make it.
Another nice video. Thank you for taking the time to make and post
What company was the cowl section that you used
I believe it was a Dynacorn piece. It fit really well.
Nice video. I have a 69 z28 that needs complete restoration. Thanks for taking the time to make it. Just subscribed
Thanks for the sub! Good luck with your project!
I used a 75% vinegar water mix to flush out the system, then refilled it with the mix again after getting uo to temp and i let that sit overnight. You need to pull out the block drain plugs and flush with regular water until it runs clear. Also i took of the heater cire hoses and flush that out in both directions with one of those cheap hose jets that lowes sells. Then you can used the premix antifreeze. Take out the thermostat while your flushing it to get max flow and flush until the water is clear. Really i dont think anything that only stays in the radiator for 10 min does much and those flushes are harsh on the pump seals.
Thanks for the comment! Next time I flush the cooling system I'll do it this way. It is running cooler now. Thanks a bunch!
What type of metal stock are you using for the little patches on the rocker panels & stuff (thickness, grade, metal type, etc). I have a lot of little spots I'd like to patch rather than replace if there're small.
For the large structural pieces I used 16ga mild steel. For the smaller rust holes I used 18ga mild steel.
@@ElrodsGarage Thank you!
OMG, I have been leaving and coming back to these. I have everything out now and can't avoid them anymore. I will take your info and go at it fresh tomorrow.
Nice. I'm looking forward to the next video.
Me too! LOL
@ElrodsGarage by the way, if you want a t-shirt, let me know, and I will send you one.
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Great content. Working on my 10 bolt right now as well. Had you considered using a Right Stuff kit for the rear disc? I haven’t bought my kit yet, but pretty sure that is the direction I will be going. I used Easy Off oven cleaner and then power washed my rear. I still need to use some sandpaper and rust inhibitor, before going the Chassis black route. Thanks!
Hey Charile! Thanks a bunch. I thought about going with different brakes for the rear. I figure I'll run it as is for now. I can put discs on it later, or I may swap the whole rear end. Time will tell. Cheers!
Nice job my friend
Thanks a bunch Louie!
Nice work. I'm surprised that Wilwood said you couldn't run their setup. I'm pretty sure they have came across a 8.5 10 bolt before 😂.
Hey Turbo! It's an 8.2 and the problem is the axle offset. The minimum distance between the the brake flange and the axle flange must be 2.710", I have 2.668". The spacer on the carrier isn't quite thick enough and it causes the axles to be offset to passenger side 0.090".
Nice work Elrod! I'm swapping my 8.2" from my 68 Camaro to an 8.5" from a 74 Nova. I was told by a friend who restores cars for a living to use Walnut shells to get into the nooks and cranny's. I'll be doing it sometime in the next few weeks. Cant wait!