Nice work bringing this car back to life. I had a '73 Nova a long time ago and love the body style even with the 5 mph bumpers. Hope you find a buyer that will bring it all the way back.
Great seeing it roar to life. Glad I found these videos - enjoyed them!!! Just an interesting tidbit regarding the X-bodies. GM X-bodies were: Nova, Omega, Ventura, Apollo - if you take the first letter of each of them, they spell NOVA :-)
Lou love G T O s my favorite car of all times first one I seen as a kid was a 66 chrome on the inside was unbelievable from the dash down to the shifter could not buy it I was too young at 16 years old
HI GUYS-I like your videos 1and 2 I love your Buicks Skylarks I have a 1978 Buick Skylark all pumped up hood coop etc.. I go to the race track here in LA.CA. and when the auto shows open again we are going .THANKS GUYS...
When I was kid, my neighbor bought one brand new with manual four speed. the color was maroon & silver with the big block. My neighbor took me & his kids out for a ride. I say it very quick & fast cause I witness dual black marks when it took off. You couldn't start the car til the driver fasten the seat belt. That was the only set back for the car. They had it for few years & sadly had to trade it in because it wasn't fit for a family. They later got a brand new Malibu station wagon. It is now 2020 & my neighbor told me he now regrets letting go the GTO.
Mom had a factory new Ventura with same optional front end , dark green, beige interior, 350 2 bbl Automatic with Pontiac Rally 2 Wheels was a great car
I bought a '76 Valiant V8 sedan with 88K miles, clean (Pacific NW car) from an older lady on the Tulalip Reservation. Between swapping/trading/selling parts I was out about $150 by the time I put tags, tabs, & paid the tax on it. Not as "Sexy" as a 2-door of the pre-malaise era, but clean & cheap. Have enough left over parts & pieces to clone/replicate an A38 or A51 package A-body, with a few interchange & modern upgrades without going in the hole on money spent-to-end value when complete. I need a rig to haul my cattle dog with, too
Anything that is frozen up with corrosion or grime - SOAK with KROIL and let it sit for a day! Miracles happen and good things come to those willing to wait 24 hours!
I love to wrenching on cars done it all my life .but can't do carburetor always something not right lol never get them right ..so this is how I rebuild my carburetor if I have to ..one removal of carburetor two get kit three take kit and carburetor and look at them for awhile last step take kit and carburetor eather to my buddy who is really good with beer and get him to do it or walk over to the trash 🗑and toss them in and get a pretty new one and be done with it problem solving problems.....easy enough 😀👍
@@packingten Indeed. Buick 455s had 795s in many cases. And the fuzzy wisdom I used to hear, about choosing a carb based on what a Chevy of the same geenral dispolacement might need, is flawed. I'd _start_ with a stock carb and then see if I can't go _up_ once I start making it flow.
@@carldevries2023 it’s a X body which shared platforms with the Nova and the Olds Omega. They were doing it with the Pontiac G8 and the 5th gen Camaro. My 2008 G8 has the same drivetrain, suspension, most underpinning and is totally interchangeable with the 2010 Camaro. They just “stretched” the frame and put a four door body on it.
We never found the original key, but did have keys made off the original ignition and door key. Part 2 can be found here. Thanks for watching! ua-cam.com/video/B0Uk5yk0u_g/v-deo.html
I disagree Charlie. I used to drag race a 327 4 speed Super Stock Camaro with a stock Q jet that was required by the rules, it was easy to work on. Fuel mixture in dominated by the Q jets massive 2 1/4 inch secondaries and used metering rods to set fuel flow. To change metering rods you take out one small screw on the top of the carburetor and lift the rods out, take literally 30 seconds. I could change the fuel metering on a Q jet 10 times faster than could be done on a Holley, without spilling a drop of fuel, as a matter of fact I could change metering rods with the car running. I kept a large supply of metering rods of different diameters. Also had a street Firebird with a Q jet, it ran great.
@Two Lou's Garage my Dad bought one new. Still has the original paint. I pulled it out of storage a little over a year ago and we have been working hard to get it like it ought to be. Check it out and follow along!
455? Yeah, maan. I always wanted one of these cars to put a REAL GTO drivetrain in. Aside from all the Mopars that I've owned I had 2 GTOs & loved how they ran. I wish you were making a project of this car. I would like to follow.
I think it was a joke when Pontiac called these ventura bodies GTO's. I owned a 64, 65, and 67 GTO's, anything after that was just a ugly mess. No offense guys but I hope you don't have too much money invested in this car. Although I'm sure someone would want it just to say that they have a classic GTO . Enjoyed the video though 👌
I was 18 in 1967 and also owned several muscle cars, I agree with you that after 1971 they were just low compression, de-tuned, smog motors that were trying to live off reputations that were history. They were also hobbled with huge and ugly 5MPH bumpers. I can however appreciate the hard work you have done.
@@1RAYGC Ray I had a 1965,a 66,67,68,I also had a 66 Bonneville Convt Fact 421 4 Spd. The 421 badge under hood on core support by radiator😊,these are Novas not Gto's!!😡
Nice work bringing this car back to life. I had a '73 Nova a long time ago and love the body style even with the 5 mph bumpers. Hope you find a buyer that will bring it all the way back.
My chevy nova was a 1976.
Great seeing it roar to life. Glad I found these videos - enjoyed them!!! Just an interesting tidbit regarding the X-bodies. GM X-bodies were: Nova, Omega, Ventura, Apollo - if you take the first letter of each of them, they spell NOVA :-)
Lou love G T O s my favorite car of all times first one I seen as a kid was a 66 chrome on the inside was unbelievable from the dash down to the shifter could not buy it I was too young at 16 years old
Man those 2 buicks sound awesome.
HI GUYS-I like your videos 1and 2 I love your Buicks Skylarks I have a 1978 Buick Skylark all pumped up hood coop etc.. I go to the race track here in LA.CA. and when the auto shows open again we are going .THANKS GUYS...
I use to have a 1978 buick skylark with a big block n racing carburetor it was very fast
Much, much, much more Buick stuff to come ;)
Hell yeah! Love the odd balls. Cool car
Glad to hear the 455 roaring once again! Great job!
Thanks for watching!
Can u watch the volume next time please?
When I was kid, my neighbor bought one brand new with manual four speed. the color was maroon & silver with the big block. My neighbor took me & his kids out for a ride. I say it very quick & fast cause I witness dual black marks when it took off. You couldn't start the car til the driver fasten the seat belt. That was the only set back for the car. They had it for few years & sadly had to trade it in because it wasn't fit for a family. They later got a brand new Malibu station wagon. It is now 2020 & my neighbor told me he now regrets letting go the GTO.
No such thing as a Pontiac big block. All Pontiac blocks are the same. Cubic inches are measured by stroke and bore.
Mom had a factory new Ventura with same optional front end , dark green, beige interior, 350 2 bbl Automatic with Pontiac Rally 2 Wheels was a great car
Can you make a part 3 on driving around the block. If no clown run the bid up again this time I will buy it.
Can't believe they resrored it. Drove it 2 years. Then parked it.
Looks like a Ventura to me.
It is
I bought a '76 Valiant V8 sedan with 88K miles, clean (Pacific NW car) from an older lady on the Tulalip Reservation. Between swapping/trading/selling parts I was out about $150 by the time I put tags, tabs, & paid the tax on it. Not as "Sexy" as a 2-door of the pre-malaise era, but clean & cheap. Have enough left over parts & pieces to clone/replicate an A38 or A51 package A-body, with a few interchange & modern upgrades without going in the hole on money spent-to-end value when complete. I need a rig to haul my cattle dog with, too
Nice
Thanks for watching everyone, and the comments shared. We enjoyed reading them :)
More videos to come!
Woe...Nice Buicks.
More to come on the Buick stuff
Anything that is frozen up with corrosion or grime - SOAK with KROIL and let it sit for a day! Miracles happen and good things come to those willing to wait 24 hours!
So true. Kroil works wonders.
I love to wrenching on cars done it all my life .but can't do carburetor always something not right lol never get them right ..so this is how I rebuild my carburetor if I have to ..one removal of carburetor two get kit three take kit and carburetor and look at them for awhile last step take kit and carburetor eather to my buddy who is really good with beer and get him to do it or walk over to the trash 🗑and toss them in and get a pretty new one and be done with it problem solving problems.....easy enough 😀👍
Great job cuz
As I am sure you know, a 650 holly is 100 cfm smaller than a std. Q Jet!
600 to 800 on big engines,I think older ones on lower powered engines were 600s.
@@packingten Indeed. Buick 455s had 795s in many cases. And the fuzzy wisdom I used to hear, about choosing a carb based on what a Chevy of the same geenral dispolacement might need, is flawed. I'd _start_ with a stock carb and then see if I can't go _up_ once I start making it flow.
Call it a Pontiac, honestly its really a NOVA. But I have to admit I was never aware Pontiac used the X body? interesting.
Olds used it too... The. Omega
Not a Nova.
that’s what GM does. All their models in the last half of the 20th century except the Corvette, and, Cadillac until about 1960 I think.
@@carldevries2023 it’s a X body which shared platforms with the Nova and the Olds Omega.
They were doing it with the Pontiac G8 and the 5th gen Camaro.
My 2008 G8 has the same drivetrain, suspension, most underpinning and is totally interchangeable with the 2010 Camaro. They just “stretched” the frame and put a four door body on it.
@PaulScalisi
X-body yes, but still, not a Nova
Have a blessed day….
did they ever find the key to that blue Pontiac GTO that they took from parke space after 2l years?
We never found the original key, but did have keys made off the original ignition and door key. Part 2 can be found here. Thanks for watching!
ua-cam.com/video/B0Uk5yk0u_g/v-deo.html
Random...what kind of camera do you use?
I had a cheap knock off go-pro for this one and iPhone. Since then it’s been a go-pro and iPhone
Thanks for not puttin a chevy engine in it!!
File under "questions the original owner asked". But seriously. Of course it will run.
Edit- anybody into 1970 Buick A bodies can't be all bad
More to come on those!
Holly carbs are so easy and simple to work on compared to quadrajet
I disagree Charlie. I used to drag race a 327 4 speed Super Stock Camaro with a stock Q jet that was required by the rules, it was easy to work on. Fuel mixture in dominated by the Q jets massive 2 1/4 inch secondaries and used metering rods to set fuel flow. To change metering rods you take out one small screw on the top of the carburetor and lift the rods out, take literally 30 seconds. I could change the fuel metering on a Q jet 10 times faster than could be done on a Holley, without spilling a drop of fuel, as a matter of fact I could change metering rods with the car running. I kept a large supply of metering rods of different diameters. Also had a street Firebird with a Q jet, it ran great.
You need a smaller space to work in!!!
Why in the world would you start this project in the winter?
Because summer is continuous sweltering heat.
Nice job guys she sounds mean episode 3 test drive get her original color back
What with the gto
0-60 in 7.4 1/4 mile in mid 15 to low 16s
dialed in
Do you still have this car?
No we sold it to a guy in Texas
@Two Lou's Garage my Dad bought one new. Still has the original paint. I pulled it out of storage a little over a year ago and we have been working hard to get it like it ought to be. Check it out and follow along!
Y'all need to speak up I can't happen here you my phone wide open
Something we are working on, thanks for watching. Would like to hear your opinion on the audio we just posted for the Buick Grand National video
This ventura for sale?
Yes it is currently on eBay
Over 500k subs on Two videos ??
Only 550, the video kind of blew up over the last 2 days..
I thought it was a 455?
It is, not sure where you heard 400
@@twolousgarage6054 I read your headline that says, "We work to get the Pontiac 400 running in our GTO"
@@DirtySouthRider good catch, fixed
@@twolousgarage6054 👍🏾
455? Yeah, maan. I always wanted one of these cars to put a REAL GTO drivetrain in. Aside from all the Mopars that I've owned I had 2 GTOs & loved how they ran. I wish you were making a project of this car. I would like to follow.
How much do you want for it
Sold in May
@@twolousgarage6054 If you don’t mind me asking for how much
I think it was a joke when Pontiac called these ventura bodies GTO's. I owned a 64, 65, and 67 GTO's, anything after that was just a ugly mess. No offense guys but I hope you don't have too much money invested in this car. Although I'm sure someone would want it just to say that they have a classic GTO . Enjoyed the video though 👌
I was 18 in 1967 and also owned several muscle cars, I agree with you that after 1971 they were just low compression, de-tuned, smog motors that were trying to live off reputations that were history. They were also hobbled with huge and ugly 5MPH bumpers. I can however appreciate the hard work you have done.
I agree with you! Thats just wrong.
Hey they still had pontiac engines so theyre still GTOs not like the scrap kangaroo camaros they had in the 2000s!
@@hermanmunster5831 Herm your just an expert on GTOs &Holley Carbs,You must've graduated from Google Universary huh?.
@@1RAYGC Ray I had a 1965,a 66,67,68,I also had a 66 Bonneville Convt Fact 421 4 Spd. The 421 badge under hood on core support by radiator😊,these are Novas not Gto's!!😡
GTO for sale?
sold in May
QJets are the best Holley 👎junk, Edelbrock🤔maybe
Fuel Injection best ;)