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Mekkes Performance
United States
Приєднався 2 жов 2020
The adventure of upgrading the 1963 Chevy II Nova during 2020. Hopefully back to the track in 2021 with a safer and more consistent bracket car. Videos from the shop to the track and some in-between with Mekkes Performance.
Heat Exchanger Install Part 2
Installing a heat exchanger on a 6 gen Camaro, Camaro SS to LT4 swap
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Відео
RedRum The Tare Down Part 1
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Getting Ready for some big upgrades on RedRum, Installing heat exchanger and more Part 1
Fixing The Fire Wall on the 1963 Nova Part 1
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Fixing some holes in the fire wall... It turned into a much bigger job.
Got the 1979 460 Bronco project back, for more work and upgrades
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The 1979 Bronco is back to have the transmission and engine pulled out to be rebuilt. Links mekkesperformance.com/ mekkesperformance
Labor Day Part 3, still getting comfortable behind the wheel in the Nova.
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The Nova is working great, but the driver still needs some work. Went a couple of rounds in Mod on the last day of racing. Links mekkesperformance.com/ mekkesperformance
Labor Day 2021 Part 2, in the 1963 Nova
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Started making good runs, and going rounds. The Nova was running good and I was starting to get the hang of driving again. Links mekkesperformance.com/ mekkesperformance
Race day in the 1963 Nova, labor day part 1
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The start of was a struggle but we got the Nova to come around. Links mekkesperformance.com/ mekkesperformance
TESTING BEFORE THE BIG RACE WEEKEND COMING UP
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Got the Nova out for some testing before the big weekend of racing.
Pulling the trans out of the 06 STS4
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Getting the transmission out of the caddy to make room for the turbo LS
Maintenance the Nova for some up coming racing
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Doing some maintenance on the Nova for some racing coming up soon. Found some issues that will need to be fixed this winter. Links mekkesperformance.com/ mekkesperformance
1979 ford Bronco "Project X"
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Well the run down of project x, the 1979 ford Bronco rebuild. This is a project that needed to be finished. Links mekkesperformance.com/ mekkesperformance
1st race in the 1963 Nova, at US131MSP northern nationals
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Made the 1st race of the 2021 and it was a big jump forward. Just need to get the drive to work better. Links mekkesperformance.com/ mekkesperformance www.us131msp.com/
Pulling the motor out of the 06 STS4 Caddy
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We get some time between races to pull the motor out of the 06 STS. Links mekkesperformance.com/ mekkesperformance
Test And Tune Time!!!!!! The 1963 Nova hits the track for the first time.
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Finally got the Nova to the track for some testing. It goes much better then I planned so smooth and clean. Links mekkesperformance.com/ mekkesperformance
Testing got rained out so more Caddy work
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Testing got rained out so more Caddy work
The Nova hits the road and drives great!!!!!
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The Nova hits the road and drives great!!!!!
less work more fun with the 2006 Cadillac STS 4
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less work more fun with the 2006 Cadillac STS 4
Big backfire on the 1963 Nova, will it still run after two years?
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Big backfire on the 1963 Nova, will it still run after two years?
Getting the 1963 Nova put back together for the race season
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Getting the 1963 Nova put back together for the race season
Strut front end competed on the 1963 Nova
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Strut front end competed on the 1963 Nova
Setting the ground work for the new front suspension on the 1963 Nova
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Setting the ground work for the new front suspension on the 1963 Nova
What’s a heat changer?
🔥 video, love the breakdown . given out that hot sauce .
I appreciate it. Thanks
how did you mount the lights ? i have the same year car and same lights but they haven’t showed up at the house yet but i was thinking they’d be a different mount .
We need more videos. Keep up the good work
☀️ "PromoSM"
Plug welding...looking good
keep it up man, doing a great job.
Fire video love it keep it going
Watched your video for tips. Did it to my truck. Beat was slapping!
Build is looking great what Rad did you go with and what front seats did you use Thanks
What wheels?
They are Jegs SSR spike
Do you have to connect the negative terminal. Surely just going to body is enough?
I wanted to ask this too. I have an air compressor that connects to the battery and it would nice to leave it in the bed. I was hoping I can just run one power cable to a terminal in the bed and clip the negative to the chassis.
Its alive!!!
What size battery and battery tray? I ask coz I'm having to relocate my battery to the trunk of my lacrosse due to the v8 taking up way too much space. My battery group size is 35.
Same size that I have in the Nova. It is a ITC billet battery tray. It fits ok but the battery is a little to tall for the tray
I got a 64 with a 396 gonna go to the track cant wait to see what it does.
That’s awesome man are you from Michigan
Im glad you are putting that green box to good use. Lord knows i sure wouldnt be able to
I could use a bigger one already
@@mekkesperformance5384 kala wants a bigger box now that we have the garage ready for the 55' to go in it. Got my small rolling Snapon and her us general tech cart with her body work stuff.
@@mekkesperformance5384 need you to make a trip down here to look at the parts and engines i have
Definitely planing on it sometime soon
Wish we were there to cheer you on. One of these times I got to bring your cousin MARK to watch you race.
Had a great time
Glad to see you make some clean A to B passes drama free
It went so much better then I anticipated
Hot as sheet lol. Looks good Tim
Car looks great Tim!!! Good Luck!!
Thanks it feels good to get her back out
Nice, car looks great. 👍
Thanks it’s finally coming together
Man looking good. everyone is going to have fun soon, it's going to be crazy. team mekkes performance great job killing
It’s definitely going to get fun
Gonna have to show me that car when i come up in august
Doing a hell of a good job on it
There is going to be more than cussin and throwing stuff there will be parts broken
The Rad-Illac
I like it
I am so glad it didn't come off the stands and you get run over. Need a safety switch installed so it does not start in gear? I got all nervous when it started and the rear tire started spinning. I could just see in my mind that it start hopping around and then 2 black lines going over top if you. Nice start up....it is always awesome when a project comes to life.
Nice to hear that thing run again
I would have landed on top of the rear frame rails. That's how mine went any-hoo
I would have liked to run them to the the rear frame rails. When I upgrade the cage I’m going to move the down bars
Looks good 👍
Thanks 👍
She about track ready yet?
started to put it back together for the last time hopefully
@@mekkesperformance5384 well if you need a carb let me know i have three holly carbs in east liverpool that i dont know what to do with
Keep it all wheel drive name it the black Pearl
I like it
Looking sexy can't wait to see it on the track
It’s been way to long for sure
Looks good, nice work 👍
Thanks man I appreciate the support
@@mekkesperformance5384 no problem, I'm hoping to start putting some content of my own up soon.
@@scott8x82 It is a lot of fun to edit it and make content.
How much weight you think you saved on the front end? Both Smith and AJE said over 150lbs to me on the phone. They both also told me there front ends use 82-92 camaro struts. Your seem different, almost shorter? What you running for rear suspension?
It’s around 150lbs and I’m running strange engineering front struts. As of right now it is just leaf springs with old school traction bars.
That girl is coming along! She's almost as sexy as your beautiful wife ;P
What brand front end did you just cut apart?
It was AJE front end
@@mekkesperformance5384 why did you modify?
@@riggedandjimmiedgarage7268 it was not build square and wasn’t going to work with my struts. So I made new down bars and strut mounts that would work.
@@mekkesperformance5384 I've read others having problems with the AJE, think I'm gonna go SRC on mine
@@riggedandjimmiedgarage7268 I definitely wouldn’t go with AJE
This is my gaming UA-cam account cuz. It’s Abe. Glad to see this. I will be here to support and hope the best for the future of this channel
That's a bolt in unit? Couldn't you have just unbolted it?
Damn...talk about getting knocked back a few steps. Might be calling on your help one day gonna be starting to wrench on our '55 customline this year
Love it she had me laughing
Cant wait to see that thing the next time i come up there
Fuuuuudge 😂😂😂😂😂😂
Sounds like me when im working on forklifts
around 13:46 my black 442 is seen riding thru the pits with the trunk open??
Measure once cut three times lol
I have been there lol!!
Nailed it!😘😍
HA! Thats how it goes when you're doing fab work!!! I have to do this to my Nova pretty soon also. Thanks for the Video!
Any time!
Looks like you burnt your hand.