This Controversial Chevy Bel Air Needs Some Help.
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- čas přidán 2. 05. 2023
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A unique car pulled in the shop today! This isn't just any old Chevy Bel Air.....this is a four wheel drive Chevy Belair and it needs a new exhaust system and we're here for it!
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How funny ,, Paul asks if it's a 56 or 55 as he walks past the license plate that says 56....great stuff!
Taillights are 56
Came to say the same thing 😂😂😂😂
@@ripvanrevs
Johnny Cash approved! 👍👍👍
You could always tell the 56. There is a lever in the taillight that lowers it to expose the gas filler!
Love your show!!
The 56 was the only year that the gas cap was behind the drivers taillight.
There can't be many 4x4 56 Chevy Belair Convertibles around. I bet that sends the purists over the edge..And for that reason, I love it!
That's the biggest reason I LOVE bobbed deuce and a half!
The restoration folks literally have friggin strokes over them!!
In Oz in the late 70's we called these hot dog mufflers ... starting the engine up brought a smile to my face ... each time I replayed it!
This is LD's husband. I had scat cat mufflers on my first car, a 65 Comet with a 289 in it. That thing would pop soooo bad when you backed it off! I loved it! I miss the 60's 🙂
Glasspacks were all the rage when I was a kid. But now that I'm older, I like the rumble of the Flow Masters. Regardless........that car now has an awesome sound!! Great work Fab Rats!!
I remember, back when, it was glass~packs or thrush…I always preferred the thrush 😎
@Gary Galland. It can have a better sound if he gets those mufflers nice and hot, and shoves a water hose up inside the mufflers and gives the insides of the glass packs a nice cold drink and shatters the insides of those mufflers, after that is done, then and only then he will get that rumble you referred to. By the way, I run glass packs on every vehicle I have ever owned. Just Love that deep throaty rumble from those duals. By the way in my opinion age has nothing to do with good sound, I am 67 years young. Nuff Said.
@@michaelhucker2417 - True! I agree!
@@braxtond7889 Thrush pecker tones all the way!
In my beginning days flowmasters where the thing, but paying $100+ for a muffler that rattles and rusts apart in a year and drones like crazy at any load I now run glasspacks.
Them ballerina moves at 10:44 were top notch!
Paul, when the greenhouse lid is so low you're bonking your head, you've got Ben right there. The ol' Smurfster won't have any problems.
From a custom exhaust guy. It looked good but the hangers need to be turned in line with the pipe. When you accelerate the exhaust system slides backward slightly. The hangers need to move with the pipe. Just look at the factory hangers. With the hangers turned the wrong way they will snap in half in a few months. Took me a few years to figure out why I was fixing so many broken hangers. Lol
This what happens when your dream car does not match up with other's dream car, you hear about it, but you don't care because at the end of the day it is your dream car. More power to you, sir.
It actually looks like a pretty darn nice abomination. Generally car body with truck frames are objectively pieces of crap.
@@bannedbycommieyoutube5time920 I'd say they met the objective. Heck, if it was restored, it would only be worth $75,000. I'm SURE the value has skyrocketed.
Hey Leo, we're you a Mac man ??
That is a beautiful car. A work of art
The wheels spoil it for me. It needs some period mags, other than that I love it.
Tell that owner , that's an awesome paint job. That body swap was done perfect from what I saw.
That looks like a Gambler 500 type of car. That's what the next adventure for Paul, Matt, Robbie, Rory, Rudy and etc...... Run a trail with a 2 wheel drive lifted car. Yeehaw😁😁
Hunter- I'm liking the way you framed several of the shots in this video. You've got a camera focused on one person working but you've positioned it so you show even more work getting done in the background. Keep it up.
There is lots to like about Fab-Rats, the cars, the banter, and the puns.
Lots of sounds come from a muffler shop but, when there are bangs and clangs - Paul says "pipe down"!
Thanks to Michelle for sharing the family fun.
Old farmers trick - Fill the pipe with sand before bending. It won’t narrow as much.
bet that fan is pretty grateful fabrats is working on his rig
Not a Fan of glass packs more a flowmaster girl Good Job Fab Rats Team 5 stars.
This is a flash back from the 80s
The lack of Chrome bumpers on a vehicle of that era is an unpardonable sin.
You can see the Dissatisfaction on Paul's face when he hears the Glass pack exhaust on the Bel Air 😆
I bought a new truck a few years ago and had a local shop put in Dual Exhausts. My wife came out to listen to it when I brought it home. Her reply was, " Why do you want it to sound like there is a hole in the muffler " ?
who on earth did this to a 56 Bel 😬
Agreed
It's almost criminal. 😮
Tacky as hell. But then again, that's it's demographic.
Here in New England, If you can find a tri-5 Chevy that isn’t all rusted out, you really to think about a chassis swap, and If you’re doing a chassis swap, you may as well get a little crazy. Just as long as you don’t put a snow plow on it…
Eh, it's just a chassis swap. They haven't done anything crazy to the body.
It probably handles way better than before, it will certainly stop and go better.
The cowboy music is the perfect accompaniment for the boys working on an exhaust.
This is the first time I’ve watched fab rats and wasn’t excited because Paul wasn’t. No matter if you like the project or not Paul, always keep the customer happy. BTW, that was a cool ride that someone put a lot of time, money and energy into !!!
Poor Ben, he always runs into a problem. I'm with you Ben. Keep plugging along, man!
**WHEN WORKING ON AUTOS, ETC., YOU AIN'T ANY GOOD UNLESS YOU HAVE PROBLEMS = ~~~>>>THAT'S HOW I LEARNED
Personally I would have put Magna Flow mufflers on it. 😊
When you need a 4x4 but you don't want to give up your 56 Hot Rod!! Combine them Merica!!!🇺🇸💪🇺🇸💯 I love it!!!
Ben's dance classes are paying off!
Sean is doing well on the channel, but I have to say, All 3 of you's together (plus hunter) really makes for a great video. Thanks for the fast video once again.
The whole crew is together!!
I see all the negative comments about this car and I don’t know why. Paul and everyone else on CZcams has jacked around with every car and truck on the planet to make it their own. Whoever owns this car had a vision of his/her own and made it. One of the coolest builds I’ve seen !!!
The Tri-Five Chevy you have is a 1956. The easy way to tell the '55 from the '56 is to look at the left rear quarter panel - if you don't see a door to the gas cap, it's a 1956. How does one put gas in the car you ask? Stand behind the left rear tail light assembly and look just above the tail light bulb, you'll see a small piece of metal just above the red lens. That piece of metal is actually a knob, turn it to the right and the whole assembly drops down to reveal the gas cap. So cool! Of course it's easy to tell a '57 from a '56 or a '55 because the '57 has those distinctive, pointy tail fins - equally cool!😃
Always a good time in the Fab Rats garage. I continually comment on how much this family is similar to mine. We always had several buildings where dad worked on cars. We always had a couple mechanics who gave me an education that you couldn’t buy. Paul is so good with the boys and working with Ben and Shawn. Thanks for showing the world that normal families have fun too.
I graduated in’72 and those glass packs are music to these old ears! Great job on the exhaust. 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸👍
I graduated in ‘82. Loved the glass packs on my old truck but when I put flowmasters on my 87 5.0 I never went back
That's the best looking Chevy truck I've seen in a long time.
At 18 I'd spend three days cutting the quiet mufflers off and juggling pipe in place with coat hangers to get glass packs to fit. Now at 70 I'll wait 2 hours at a dealership because of a leak in the tail pipe.
Love the little side projects...always entertaining.
You gave the customer the exhaust he wanted, the sound he desired! It doesn't get any better then that! Job well done Fab Rats! Til next time take care, stay safe and we'll see you on the next...
Love the Strauss slo-mo lol!!! Another exhausting but successful day....
OH have Mercy! I love the old school...... reminds me of my Dad....
Bens laugh is the equivalent to a old man’s wheeze. I love it 😂
Hell yea ‼️brings back memories when I was younger and less wiser 🙄
Brings back fond memories. I had a 55 Bel Air Convertible my senior year in high school. A guy gave it to me for changing the spark plugs on his 1971 Mach 1. Anybody that has done that job knows what a pain they were to change. Great video guys.
Those V8 Mustang II's were a real treat as well, especially the ones that had a V8 swapped in
No kidding James. I was 17 at the time and didn’t have much for tools. My buddy and I finally pulled the motor mount bolts and jacked up the motor. I swore off Fords that very weekend. Lol.
@@kevinwilliams563 well as crazy as that was...and coming from what some would call a Chevy guy, me only because that's what my first car was a 74 nova ss ,slap stick b&m shifter ,10 bolt diff with Posi 350 small block ,but I blew a u joint almost every weekend. I took it in for dual exhaust to a reputable dealer Midas,wanted bottles but they wouldn't sell them to me,said they were illegal!!! Me being very naive at 18 went with regular stock mufflers,and wished I would have just left that dealer and went somewhere else, but I didn't know better . And needed the whole exhaust system made and installed. I think it cost me around $600 I really can't recall . It wasn't cheap. Anyway,In my years I've just went Chevy, gm Olds, GMC ...then got a ford and a Dodge they all have something that is good and bad, I still have one spark plug to replace on my GMC full size van ,but it's been year's and I probably never will get it done,unless I take a grinder to the cab 😜✌️
When your love of classics and offroad collide.
Dual glasspacks defiantly brings back some memories
I never thought I would feel bad for a Chevy. Then I saw the thumbnail to this video. And it didn't get better as the video went on.
poor car
At least they cut up a Chevy and put it on another Chevy with Chevy power so I don’t consider that a loss
It could be worse have you seen some of those chopped up rat rods ?
I'm all about 55's and 57's , the 56 among purists and car aficionado's is the least desirable of the Chevy tri-fives. I highly doubt that someone took a mint 56 and mounted it on a 4x4 chassis. However,
I do agree, some guy took obnoxious and added glass packs to make it sound the way it looks.
Its not for me, but for the owner..., whatever floats your boat.
@@MrMadhousedave I'd rather have a RAT ROD.
For someone who grew up when those cars were new, I love the look of it and especially the sound of it after Paul got it finished.
I had a 55 2 door wagon with a Buick 401 from a Riviera when I was 17 lol! Old memories! Had riviera buckets and console and the back had shag carpet. Every one called it the shaggin waggin!
Boys having fun with toys and making it pay the bills. …an enriched life for sure.
You are an artist when it comes to bending and installing exhaust Paul.
Great job on the exhaust guys!
Turned my volume up & ditched ear buds & put on my headphones as it came down ! VAROOOM, VAROMMMMM, bang, bang, bang loving it 👏🏻😵💫🤗
I had a 55 Ford p/u w/390 and glass packs, I of course loved the sound, an Az Highway Patrol Officer liked it so much he asked me if I would pull over so he could chat with me, fine fella that guy. 🤣
Awesome job!! It was W A Y too anemic when it rolled in... Now it sounds like it's supposed to!! That is one sweet ride!! If it were mine I'd have to find an original steering wheel and have it restored in white!! I think it would really set it off!!!
There some real bird poo welds on that frame 😳😬
🎉 I have to say that was pretty sweet ride😮🎉...JJ... Jonjon...
Up here in the northeast with the salt and snow you need to get the nuts and studs glowing red with a torch and hit ‘em with an 1/2 inch impact gun before they cool. Then you pray.
I like Flow-Masters mostly nowadays, but I gotta say, good-call on the old-school Glass-Packs, they really suit that car,👍, great video guys, thanks for sharing.
Great video! That sounds awesome! Great videography and editing also. It's hard to get good video when people are working. I love this channel! God bless you all!
Thanks for sharing 56 Chevy 👍😀
Great job Hunter you almost got your hands dirty supporting that pipe 😂😂😂😂
I had a 55 and a 56. The 56 is my favorite to this day. I'm a big fan of H or X pipes to remove the school bus rap from the exaust sound. JMOCO. Just My Own Convoluted Opinion. Awesome job eyeballing the bends.
I was thinking the same, that an H or X pipe should be added. Believe it helps with HP too.
@K.S. it helped a lot on my 440 Mopar. We put 3" pipe, glass packs, and 4" resonators. Rap'd horribly until the H pipe was added.
I agree with the X pipe. I had a 69 cougar with dual exhaust and Hush Thrush mufflers. When I visited my sister's house in the winter time I would let the car warm up and the exhaust drone would cause all the glassware in her house to vibrate and rattle. By the way that was almost fifty years ago.
Keep on bringing the stories and videos guys, thank you
Your eyechrometer is right on today!
Man, I like old school glass pack mufflers. Brings back memories.
I love the sound glass packs make. This was a fun video. To get to watch awesomeness from Paul, Ben and Sean and Hunter.
❤️🙏🙏👍👍🌟🌟🏆🏆❤️
Great to see the full team in action!
Glass packs were my favorite for years. Then I got old!
that is one beautiful 56 Chevy, my personal fave. The 4wd is simply a bonus.
I absolutely love the hercules tools. I have all the 20 volt ones. Gave all my dewalt stuff away to some young people who needed some tools.
That was nice of you, its hard for some young people to afford tools to start working in a trade, for example. I shall look into these Hercules.
@@datalorian I have had every brand over the years and for the money these are great. Not lite duty like Ryobi stuff. So much stronger than anything I had by Dewalt. These are heavy but to have steel gears inside is well worth it. I have not got any of the 12 volt stuff and probably won't. I am waiting on the lower rpm steel cut saw like the Makita Matt uses. We have done roofing, metal fab, other construction jobs and they just make the job easy and charge very fast. I have avoided all electric tools from HF for the ones in the past were garbage. I good friend of mine does commercial construction came over and threw all his 30 pieces of Dewalt tools in my dumpster and got these for his workers and loves them. I dug them out. fixed some batteries that would not charge and used them until I gave them to kids to have something to start with. My only complaint in life another than the political mess we are in is me leaving this world with 50 years of knowledge building stuff that I used to teach to fatherless kids yet today nobody wants to learn anything.
Someome runied that car
Back in the day I always installed headers with dual glass packs, installed side pipes on a couple. The one that sounded the best was my 71 GS 455 Stage 1 with side pipes, that car was a beast.
I saw this car in Kanab this morning when we were leaving the Parry Lodge heading back to Cincinnati!! It sounded awesome just cruising along!!
This is genius. Using the a factor Tahoe frame just slap the body on it maybe a retro instrument cluster brilliant! With a good ride in the process
I have ran a lot of Cherry Bombs in my time, the way I eliminated the popping sound was by putting shorty baffles in the tail pipes, added just enough back pressure to kill the pop when you backed out of it. Nice job though, I had a 56' in high school, drove it to death.
While the car is a 56 the engine and chassis is not . And you just filmed yourselves cutting off and leaving off the catalytic converters and then posting it for the world and the epa to see . I highly suggest you put them back on before the exam comes after you or someone in your state sues you like what happened to the diesel Brothers. $10,000 to a million would be painful to lose .
P.S. you could have left the converters on there and left off the mufflers and resonators and gotten about the same sound.
Paul, sounds fantastic! But then I am about to be 78 years old and glass packs were the thing back in the late 60's.
2:11 Ben "There's a whole not a lotta room" Gotta love this poetic shop talk. Loved the Cherry Bomb Glasspacks on my '57 Chevy in high school.
Pretty cool pipe work...sounds terrific...nice 4 x4 conversion.
Good morning watching your videos is a perfect way to start my day. I definitely agree with Hunter the glass packs makes the car sound mean I really like that sound.
I am looking forward to your next video to see what project you guys will be doing
glasspacks make a car sound like trash lol, They are "cool" because it was the first and only aftermarket muffler back in those days until people realized they sounded like crap and robbed power lol
@@Hammerjockeyrepair Never had 'em, but to each their own preference.
In 1967 I had a 57 Chevy with glass packs and straight pipes. Sweet sound at 17 years old. Got cited twice. Judge said I had to remove them the second time. Ernie.
The convertible roof really sets off the body lines.
Yeah, im a fan of the rattle pop too. I love it.
Most of my bikes have it, i don't generally drive noisy cars at the moment but a couple are in line for shed time
"I bet Matt would grab it" Funny stuff.
That “rattle…pop” brought back memories of the 70’s when I was a kid. Most everyone including my father ran those mufflers. There may not have been a beast under the hood, but it sounded like it.
Was that a Car from Mount Carmel 😳
OK, I understand WHAT they did. What I want to know is WHY!? 😭😫
my guess is they drink bud light and use the wrong rest room too.. confusion isn't a good thing.
@@scottcochran384 I get what you’re saying but I seriously doubt the type that drinks Bud light or uses the wrong restroom knows or even cares enough to mess with a car or truck. They wouldn’t even know which end of the wrench goes where. . .
@@scottcochran384 Thanks for your inflammatory comments on a channel that prides itself on not dragging that stuff out. Go back to your rock.
“I’m exhausted”, nice play on words Paul
That looks like a Chevrolet truck frame under that 56 Bel Air Convertible nice !!
79 years old and I still love their sound .
It's a 56
Good old Cherry bombs. I had those on two different cars about 50 years ago. A junker '59 Impala and a nice '72 Skylark coupe. Those Cherry Bombs made that 350 in the Buick sound really nice.
I agree with Hunter. Glasspacks may be obnoxious, but MAN they sound good!
That car is pure blasphmy, i've never seen such an evil abomination!
Nice job on the exhaust, but what a shame to 4x4 a classic convertible like that!!
SWEET !!! Thanks GUYS !!
💪💪Brilliant big smile, neighbours unhappy...
Would you look at that! Somebody spent $8k turning a $40k car into a $4k car.
my thought exactly!
What a way to ruin my day
Aww. Too bad y'all got nothing better to do. Why don't you offer him 60k for it. If he accepts, it will be yours and you can do what you like with it! 😆
L O F'n L !
Yes they did
This episode should be called, How to make your 40.000 dollar car a parts car.
I'll give him more than 40 dollars for it (although you really wanted high precision in the cents :) )
I think it's great Everything should BE 4 wheal Drive. !!!
Yeah because the world totally has a shortage of restored Bel Airs hard parked and rotting away in garages and DEFINITELY needs another one
Sounds like a Fifties' Nascar... Awesome!!!
It’s the side steps and the fact that they didn’t cutoff the old body mounts that bother me about this ride. Other than those small details I think it’s cool. The side steps have got to go!
I agree on the old body mounts, but the steps may be there as rock sliders too. Maybe that's wishful thinking, but i'd like to think the guy goes wheeling in this.
Possibly lose the steps and fab up rock sliders that look like side exhausts?
@@UmmmmmmmWhat those wouldn’t last one minute as rock sliders super thin metal would just hang you up and get ripped off and ruin the rockers of that beautiful car.
What in the hell would possess somebody to take a beautiful, two-door convertible body like that and put it on a four-wheel-drive frame ? just because you can doesn’t mean you should
You have obviously never modified a vehicle in any way.
Absolutely crazy to ruin this 56!'
Always 1 in the bunch.. just enjoy .. geez
Good lord you people are insufferable, you act like Bel Airs aren't literally everywhere and can't be had for chump change. Go out and pay a couple grand for one and let it sit and rot in your front yard like the rest of the population if you really want one.
700 000 different bell air models where made in 1956, 42000 of this model