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Small block Chevy Nova LIVES!! In the shop with Emily EP 33
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- čas přidán 31. 12. 2017
- You guys have been SO PATIENT! So appreciated! We love this car. Craig at JZR Motorsports will have this car (the #craigslistnova) for sale, as he did when we picked it up in LA off craigslist! He had it sold ten times over THAT weekend, but he decided he wanted us to do more work on her. :-) He's mildly convinced it was worth the wait. lol!
Hope you guys enjoy the episode and LOOK FORWARD to the 2018 season of adventures!
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I enjoy watching you guys work on the projects you have. I learned auto mechanics from my dad.I learned small engine mechanics in high school. I wanted to know more, so I joined the Army to learn diesel mechanics. I learned to do a 3 axle alignment on semi trucks
I love the fact you guys arent perfect, you make mistakes...you own them and laugh about it . cuz thats life in a garage . youz are awesome !
I've spent many nostalgic hours under greasy cars but Emily makes it look so GOOD!
I have to admit part of the attraction here is the interplay between the folks and your niece reminds me of when I was a 10yr old kid helping my dad fix our old 1966 mini.
Linus A -Glad to hear it!!! Thank you so much for watching and commenting nice stuff!
Just a little tip, doesn't matter if the distributor rotor points to the #1 cylinder bore on the engine. As long as the rotor points to #1 plug wire on the cap, you're good ;)
How true! It can be where ever you decide as long as you know the firing order. The cam and crank gear matched in the middle is actually 180 degrees off # 1 cylinder. # 6 is actually at TDC. Rotate 180 degrees and # 1 is TDC.
Exactly LOL
Aaron, use a heat gun to soften the ear pieces, on your glasses. Then turn them down more behind your ears. Emily, you rock! Keep up the good word you two. Thanks for the vids!
Yep on the ear pieces, that is the way real aviator glasses ear piece are made.
Good to see another family working like this. Our son's Nova, seems every single thing has to be done at least twice, especially when it's cold outside.
Watching 'LS people' working on a old small-block brought back a LOT of memories from when I had my first one apart...it's the little things that'll get Ya'! I like the fact that y'all showed the mistakes and laughed about them...that'll help people!
Merry New Year....um...or somethn' like that!
nothing like working on a gutless old small block!
Re. the oil pump fiasco: "Experience is something you have right after you needed it."
A mechanic at a place where I used to work had that on his tool box...
Also "Experience is what you get when you didn't get what you wanted."
My first car was a '64 Nova. It had a 350 cid bored .40 over, with a 4 barrel carb. It had a turbo 350 transmission with the meanest head snapping shift kit. It only had 14 inch wheels and it would burn that one tire through all three gears as long as you wanted to go. So fun. My great friend on the other hand had a 1968 Nova with a 6 cylinder. He built that motor, took it from a thee on the tree to a 4 on the floor, and made it a bad ass beast for a Chevy 250. His car rocked!
Couple tips that may be handy. If thermostat doesn't have a 1/8" hole drilled in it, leave the heater hose off the intake to avoid air trapped in the block while you fill it up with antifreeze. Symptom of 180 degrees off on timing usually belches out the carb from firing on an open intake. Setting timing by ear can be done warming up engine, at a fast idle advance timing until engine starts to chug..then back up a little. Shut off engine and restart...If it cranks hard back timing off a bit more. GREAT VIDEOS
That's the beauty of these classic muscle cars, you just climb into the engine bay, pull up a chair, sit down and work directly on the part you're fixing. And that part only costs $40 Great Video! Thanks! P.S. That Nova is Awesome!!! Great Job!
love it!! really like that you show the little mistakes like the oil pump rod and leaving the plug out because most anyone that's played with SBC have done it at some point.
john the car guy I left the fuel pump piston out, would run great as long as I primed it FOR TWO HOURS, lol then I saw it sitting on the table..
That Nova kicked your but for a bit but look at her now wow , was really nice seeing You back here Emily .Take care and Happy New Year to both of you .
Reg ( The Canadian guy ) - 25.6 F tonight here .aka - 34 Celsius with 30 + Inches down on the ground in snow yeah that's Canadian .Bye for Now Emily .
Your little one is such a sweetheart. 😊
I think that this is my favorite episode mainly because it covered so much of the total build from tear down to finish. Worth the wait! Good work Ms. Emily!
Wow. When i was a kid i loved watching the ssturday1 moening car shows. Thanks to Emily watching people pull engines is now great again.
My first car was a 71 Nova, @ age 14 I had gone through three engines and never had it on the road! still one of my favorite cars
Well worth the wait. You and Aaron do an awesome job. I really enjoy the show. Looking forward to the next season.
Very cool in getting the next generation interested in working on cars!👍👍👍👍
The Fix for the glasses falling off is you turn on your home stove. hold the glasses 6 inches or so above the heat so that the ear pieces are above the heat. when the ear pieces are warm bend them inward in a kind of C shape. so they wrap around the back of your head so to speak. Try them on and repeat the process until they feel comfortable and secure. This worked great for me. Thanks for the Video! You Guys Rock!
Wow, so much to like about this episode. Your niece is a riot with her “off the cuff” comments. Finley makes some great appearances and the two of you are just so much fun to watch. Especially like how you deal with mistakes, or “learning opportunities “ as I call them. Great show, can’t wait for new episodes. Cheers. 👍👍❤️
Brings back memories of my 74’, lookin good!
"Battery's hot." smirks and walks away. 😂😂
Watching a small block come to life brings back great memories. Can't wait to do that someday soon in my son's car - you might actually see this Dad shed a tear. (might have to edit that part out - lol) Great episode, as always. And not to worry, we ALL learn the 'not easy way' at some point, so let the haters hate.
Love the exhaust note. Sounds real sweet. Fantastic that the project was seen through and ended up with a sharp ride. I see so many projects around my area that never see the finish line. Got to keep the muscle alive an on the road.
I am glad you do not try to hide any mistakes, its only human. On that note, as you stated you don't do a lot with SBC's. Just a bit of shared knowledge. In the "burn out" attempt I could hear the timing was off. A trick I learned because with SBCs, front covers can get changed, dampeners can be swapped or many other reasons the timing marks could be off. Once I knew all else was good to go, and loosening the distributor hold down I would hold the throttle up to (for argument sake call it 1800 RPM) slowly move the distributor either direction until you hear it "bog" then go the other direction until you hear the same. Turn it back in the other direction in between the two stop points you can hear the sweet spot, lock it down. I did it on the road once brought it to the local speed shop and it was within 1 degree. Just figured Id share the love of knowledge.
Been watching a few episodes here and there but this one was in my recommendation. So I watched. I love it. Subscribed with notifications turned on now. Love it!!!!!
I have been.....WAITING for the next episode for a month.. Gee whiz,I'm here now,after Road Kill.
Lol! As soon as you started cranking after resetting the distributor, I thought to myself, "I know that sound."
Years ago, a very special friend bought herself a 1959 Edsel Corsair. After doing some shakedown maintenance, we took it for a test drive in the AZ desert outside Yuma. Late at night, 120ish mph, and that sound starts. We both thought she'd hurt the motor as she pulled over and stopped. I opened the hood only to see one spark plug on the passenger side, popping away. I guess it wasn't in tight because it fell out while we were driving. Put the plug back in and it was good as new. Lol!
Reminds me of my buddy's car back in high school. Same year, same color. Lots of fun was had in that car...
When you said you had to pull the engine back out it reminded me of my dad. No he didn't but he was pretty critical of anyone who'd have to. When I worked with him in our gas station I learned in part why he was like that. His buddy Cecil and him used to challenge each other at least once a week. Cecil would show up near closing time on Friday and put a part on the desk for my dad to identify. There were usually a few other mechanics hanging around drinking beer and telling stories and one Friday Cecil put a pin on the desk, just a round pin a few inches long and if memory serves (after over 60 years) about a half inch in diameter. My dad picked it up and turned it over then said "this is the pin that holds the side gears on a B model Mack rear differential.
16 year old me thought yeah right, but Cecil confirmed that my dad was right. The next week my dad laid an exhaust manifold gasket on the desk and Cecil identified it as being off a 1952 Saab. I never saw them miss, no matter how obscure the part. I suspect that by the time you're the age he was then you'll be about that good.
Your guy is right, you never will forget that lesson. Imagine being able to identify every little part on a Mack truck.
By the way, showing your mistakes tells me you're confident enough to admit you make them and of course we all do. Even the bleeped profanity.
Brings me back to my highschool days wrenching on my 302. As far as glasses... Lasik is totally worth every penny
A friend of mine did a 6 cyl swap in his falcon. Bought a brand new jasper short block...........did everything correct. His first ever, he was so proud. For got that same rod. He smoked the crank and all the bearings and the block before he asked for help with it. Finally found a new Nos complete engine for 50$ in a storage auction. Lesson learned. You guys at least caught it early and corrected the problem.
Tell Aaron. Hell everyone’s left a plug out before once twice , ok maybe a few times lol. You two are awesome. Love watching you guys
Quite the learning experience!😂 There's nothing you guys ran into, a lot of us haven't run into ourselves. And that's great for all of those new to this stuff as well because, all in one episode, you covered a wide range of things anybody could encounter. On starting a carbureted automobile with a mechanical fuel pump, that's had the fuel drained between the carb and fuel pump. Almost exactly 12 pumps of the gas pedal as you crank the motor/fuel pump, usually fires up in my experience.😉
Aaron, my best solution for the glasses would be glasses with adjustable nose pieces. Also from experience.
Love what you guys are doing, love that little Nova! That thing looks perfect I think. Keep up the great work!
I like your channel, cause it sure shows the trials and tribulations of a REAL mechanic. Case in point, having to pull motor back out to install the Shaft for the Distributor.
Keep at it. We had an almost identical job in the shop last week. Motor R&R was a total of 3 hours. Had the car in and out in a day and a half. Once you learn you become faster.
Don't feel too bad, I was a block machinist at a hot rod engine shop & we re-did a 383 SBC for a buddie's 72 Vega he used to drag race. Our engine builder plugged in a BBC oil pump drive rod cause it was beefier looking, not realizing it was also 100 thou longer than a SB drive rod. Engine was delivered & In the car with headers on, trans hooked up, all fluids when the guys realized they couldn't get the distributer all the way down! Because we were also a repair shop I told my buddy to "Bring the car here." I put it on a hoist, dropped pitman arm, drag link and idler arm, dropped the pan and changed it for him. Got the car back to him same day! Started around 4:30 pm & called by 7:00 pm, "Come get your car!"
This is positively one of the best sites I have found on Facebook or anywhere. Love the family working together and the Harmony" of working on vehicles as I have done also thru the years. And what you film is exactly what happens when working on engines and tTrannys. what a woman, what a garage and what talent and know how. Wish I could have found a woman LIke Emily when I was young. Wow. Most of my girlfriends did not want to get dirty even. keep up the great videos guys. Dale in Wisconsin.
Your little kid is a hoot! So cute and helpful.
One other tip that my car buddies and myself would do before setting the destributer is to take a flat head screw driver shaft chucked in a drill and spin the oil pump so the engine gets pre lubed which is very helpful on a fresh rebuild.
The harmonic balances can slip, you can gotta put all the plugs back in , lolol, nice 👍 thanks y’all BigAl.
The crushing feeling of having to pull the whole motor for the dump drive. Big props for carrying on the same night, and at least it ran...'happily' on 7!
Nova+Emily+Cool help=Awesomeness
Tech Tip: when attempting to start a rebuilt SBC leave the distributor for the very last (can use a bung or tape to stop crap falling in). Go to the wreckers and buy yourself a second hand dizzy, doesn't even need to be a working one. Grind off the dizzy teeth that comes in contact with the camshaft teeth. Remove all of the gear off the top of the dizzy leaving just the bare shaft exposed. Put a power drill on the top of the shaft. Remove oil filler from tappet cover, and spin the drill until you have oil at the top of the motor. Voila you have a fully primed oil system before you even crank the engine. Pop the proper dizzy back in and start engine.
FYI spark scatter has nothing to do with the oil pump shaft tightness of fit, the camshaft drives the dizzy gear and the oil pump is driven from the top down. The dizzy shaft is fixed to the gear so there is no slop to speak of (other than if the dizzy has a worn bush) spark scatter is a byproduct of high voltage coils and the dizzy cap contacts being too close together. That is why many years ago most of the dizzy manufacturers started producing caps that were larger in diameters because even though the amount of degrees of duration remained the same between contact points (8/360) the larger cap meant the poles were physically further apart making it harder for the spark to jump.
I remember many years ago reading about a possible solution of drilling holes in the side of the dizzy cap because the air inside the cap became ionised or something, and venting it created a less favorable conditions for it to jump, but personally I don't like the idea of having loose sparks anywhere near fuel.
Total timing is paramount to the engines Performance. If the distributor is tailored to the engine you would set the total timing and let the Initial fall where it may. At that point you’ll know if the timing curve is truly “setup” for the combo. 👍
That is a great build, too bad about the engine in, engine out rinse repeat.
The water pump, funny when you painted the old one and put it on, I was thinking, "I'd just replace it, as they are cheap!"....
Love you videos, you guys are such a great couple of gear heads!
Cheers from Tokyo Japan!
sparks actually fly in your garage, hell yes. i like ls engines too. like the LS3
So awesome that they have mechanic gloves for kids.
ALWAYS ALWAYS replace the water pump n both rad hoses .
Gotta agree with ya there! The hoses at the very least.
jbr496 i always always replace the pump. They are cheap enough n its easier whith everything off .
With pre- curved hoses. Cop car stuff,if I can get them.
good for you!
knoledge is everything keep up the good work
well thanks for sharing everything, even the mistakes which is normal.. hope 2018 bring more Ls to your family and the sparks garage for more contents
Love this episode.. I am in the process of buying a 69 Nova. I also found a stock 396 big block I plan on installing in the Nova. Thanks for the motivation and such great content.
What a great video! As always, the last 29 seconds are the best part!
Oh man! So much of building an engine is unbuilding it isn't it? Oil and water pumps got you guys good! I remember when i built my G10 motor I called myself a gasket case 😐, in one night literally had to uninstall and reinstall the intake and exhaust manifolds and one other thing because I kept finding gaskets on my workbench! Now I tape them to everything when I take things off lol 😂
More info on the G10? I have a couple myself...
That is sooo funny... and soooo true!! Where'd all those "extra parts" come from????
@28:33 exactly Emily :) Doesn't that scare the bejesus out of you when it happens.
Thanks for the great videos Guys.
Just came across you guys and instantly had to subscribe. I enjoy the vids y'all do!!! Keep up the awesome work guys😁😁
Had a 72 Nova... Love the build.
Been working on cars for 35 yrs ... as a rule of thumb .... if you have an engine pulled ..replace oil pump,water pump and hoses, timing chain
When I work in the garage on my 70 Z28, I use my Dollar store reading glasses where eventually 1/2 the arms break off on both sides. So then I use my from China neoprene glasses holder and slide them up the 1/2 arms then electrical tape them in place then put them on with the neoprene behind my head and they never slide off my nose even on the hottest days.
I'm not sure which brings back the best memories, the small block nova or the TOO cute girl! Either one I will always adore both.
Don't know if I like the idea of a bolt on pickup without at least there being a locking plate, or drill and wire the bolts. The standard ones work fine if you use the oil pan to find the final position and then just MIG a small bead of weld between the pickup and the pump.
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Your videos are awesome! It's great to let the little ones help and learn and gain interest!
Awesome episode as usual!!
You guys should do some Behind the Build episodes with your niece, she is hilarious and the perfect little garage munchkin.
She is very cute and funny. looked like she was having fun helping. :)
Gidday from New Zealand,all the best for the new year you guys and looking forward to more episodes from
Flying Sparks Garage in 2018......:)
That oil pump drive got you good! Here's another bit for you since you're mostly LS oriented: you don't really need anti seize on the spark plugs with iron heads. They are no problem to remove from iron heads when it's time to change them.
I actually like the way y'all don't edit out mistakes and u keep it organic. Any other channel would've edited out the oil pump mishap. Thats why this is my favorite channel and a few other reasons.😁😁😁😁
you finished it!! nice job!
I don't even know where to start guys But Good luck ....I love what you consider a WIN !!!
Zip tie on my shoulder, makes me happy,🎵
Haha, it worked! ...kinda.
Put a length of vacuum tube one the ear pieces of your glasses. That'll keep em in their place 😎
One day Ill have to come down and do a cut and buff on one of your paint jobs. I am so thankful you put in all the silly stuff that happens. Forgetting the spark plug ect. IT HAPPENS to all of us whether we like to admit it or not! Also a good laugh. Have a kickass 2018
Gear Head Detailing You’re MORE THAN WELCOME to come cut and buff her!!! Lol!!!! We’ll be goobers to entertain you while you work!
Shoot me an email. I told my wife about my idea she was like heck yes that would be epic road trip! gearheaddetailing@gmail.com
Niece helping is epic awesomeness
Aron is a lucky man. she is lovely. nice pull dude. great show. love it . keep doing what you both do. i know how hard it really is to make junk run good. i do this every day and you guys are on top of it.
the lil one is a great help keep up the good work
WoW that oversight on the oil pump shaft!!! must of really made your hearts dropped ..... what a drag that really sucks... that's a tuff way to learn it only goes in through the bottom .... I felt bad for use... but you both took it like troopers!!!! Looks like the little one may just grow up to like wrenching on Hot Rods too .... Cheers from Canada, Ontario
Aaron, you can heat your glasses frames up and bend them more behind your ear. That may help keep them from sliding down.
I LIKE THIS SHOWS ITS REALLY COOL WITH ALOTT OF NICE OLD CARS KEEP IT COMING
as I'm watching this our thermometer says it's -20. so all i can do when you said it's really cold there is laugh :)
salty dog That’s why I was laughing at us too!!! 😅🙈
I think it's great that you ain't scared to get down and dirty. To get the job done...
If you guys do small block chevy's again, a good practice is to take a drill with a flat head rod and prime the oil system before you put the alternator in so it's not starved and running dry on first startup. FYI
Wow, Gearhead chics really do exist. Now I'm rethinking the whole Big Foot existence thing. Nice video's, you guys/gals have a new subscriber!!
For your glasses. Skier's call them gators or croks. It's a neoprene strap you can adjust it fit tight. Check as sports goods place that sells ski stuff.
Everybody working on a small block chevy knows that.....Okay yeah, I didn't know that. so thanks for being awesome and humble and saving us all the time we'd have lost by making the same mistake. You Guys Rock! & I love your music too esp at 22:44 and 25:09
Hope yaw gave her enough timing those small blocks love that have a great new year hopefully more vids😝😝😝😝😝
Glasses slip for two reasons, the nosepiece is often smooth hard plastic which is slippery especially as your skin sweats or is coated in grease/oil and because the temples are not long enough to go around your ears and hold on from there.
If the nose piece is the removable type then have any optometrist scream in a pair of soft silicone nose-pads, which have nice grip and might solve the problem all by themselves. If the frames a molded one-piece plastic then you have to go to the pharmacy, look around the area where they have reading glasses and buy a pair of stick on nose pads and just stick them on, its not as nice as the silicone pads but it works (you might have to get the temples adjusted.
The last thing to try is to see if the optician can properly adjust the temples for you so they go around your ears and hold the glasses in place, do not adjust it to tightly because it will become irritating and hurt after a while. If the are too short to adjust it well enough to hang not or face then you can ask the optician if longer temples can be ordered for that frame, then have those temples adjusted properly.
I personally gave up on plastic frames because they always slipped at just the wrong moment and fell in to the greasiest, darkest corner of the engine compartment so now I only buy metal frames that come with replaceable silicone notepads, I have the put on the largest pads they have (they come in small medium and large) ten have the optician correct;y adjust the temples for me. Ever since I did that switch, I have never has a pair slip on me, its like the difference between a small block Chevy and an LS7. Seriously. Oh, make sure that they lenses are polycarbonate, tell them that you work in a shop and need the safest lenses possible. In some parts of the US I hear that they still offer cheap plastic lenses which are not safe if they are hit with the debris of an exploding supercharger.
I guess the first rock chips are out of the way now. Haha. Good job.
Awesome episode! So glad she's alive and running well! Zip ties make people angry 😂😂!
gawd i love that nova. miss mine so much
Somebody might have already said this, But, you didn't have to pull the engine all the way out again. If something like this happens again, try this. Take the motor mount out. 2 bolts. Raise the engine about 3 inches. Stick 2 pieces of 2 by 4 between the motor mounts. Now take your oil pan bolts out. The pan will just about fall out in your lap. You may have to turn the crank to bring the front counterweight up out of the pan. You might have to raise the engine up a little more. It beats pulling it out again. Especially if you are a dummy like me and have everything bolted back on before you catch your mistake. {:p)
Very Nice car love watching your videos you do such a great job wrenching on cars
The starter motor sound reminds me of my dad's 'ol 76 Pontiac Grand Prix in my childhood. I miss that sound, as odd as that sounds.
Now that’s a test ride! Heck yea.
Just wanted to say you got a great show. Just caught you for the first time on tv. Enjoyed greatly. Keep up the good work guys and thanks for not being afraid to be an attractive woman in days like this.
roney haymon Thank you got the kind comment, ya know- most everyone is wonderful, there will always be the trolls or angry wives because their hubby likes watching me wrench on stuff- there are WAY MORE couples who are inspired to build stuff together, dads who watch with their daughters and so on!
Glad you liked the MotorTrend show!! 😇🙏🏼🙌🏼
I had the same problem Arron. Contacts fixed the problem for me.
To get a good smoky tire burnout, you have to take a lesson from David frieburger from roadkill, they use automatic transmission fluid on the tires to get them to slip and produce smoke.
I guess that would polish the paint afterwards....No thanks. :)
You two are really entertaining to watch! I'm glad you keep it real and show your blunders - I mean your learning experiences! 🤦🏻♂️🤦🏼♀️ You've gained a huge fan from Owasso, OK! 😎
The struggle is real! Texas is a different kind of cold from any another place. I remember walking around in tech school at Wichita Falls AFB when it was only 40 F feeling like it was -40 F outside.
Sarah -n- Tuned EXACTLY!!!!! It’s a different cold!!! 😅😅
Flying Sparks Garage It's the humidity, up north when it gets cold it's from 6 percent to 15 percent humidity. Down here it's 75 to 100 percent. I've built buildings all over the states, and only here at home ( Houston ) do my fingers feal like they are breaking off. Be Blessed be safe..
I had to retrieve a forklift from a shop across the street last tuesday! I pulled it out of a warm shop and made it to the gate before gelling up, two and a half hours later it was in ,my shop and I had frost bite? Turns out it was -16 actual? didn't feel that cold until I came in, then it felt like someone was cutting my fingers off with a baseball bat for about 3 hours? 40 is t shirt weather!
On a side note! My wife can put in washer fluid? You ladies rock!
You are so right. Mid 1990's got to Wichita Falls. Early January. High 60's. Thought "Awesome, beats Idaho in Jan. WRONG!
Next day, 20° and everything covered in 2-3" of ice. Froze my. a$$ off.
I'm a TBM 950 driver. Nice to see y'all are in to flying also. Would love to see more about the Bayliner too.
I have a 327 so I know what you went through on the Distributor but ya'll handled it so well :) haha // Erin , Contacts are the only cure for slipping glasses I know of !!! Bless you bro , been there
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