"Fools Gold" Nova from DNR Auto Needs Help! Lots of Suspension fixing and LITTLE things too
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- Опубліковано 13 вер 2024
- Anyone who's been paying attention to the Street Racing Channel or SRC Garage will know this car, and probably know at least a little of the journey that it's been on. Thrown together as a budget racer originally it's now graduated well past that to some serious big boy small tire race car stuff now with a 496 Big Block Chevy under the hood!
After their first test drive it became apparent pretty quickly to everyone that this thing was in desperate need of some suspension and alignment work. Moving around on launch, pulling in one direction or another, unstable at speeds, a feel of "plowing" when driving... it had some opportunities for improvement. As we all know the fastest way to travel between the start and finish is a straight line, if he's having to work the wheel and DRIVE the car he's losing speed... losing time... and losing races.
So with The Come UP a crazy quarter million dollar small tire invitational race just a short time away we got to work sorting out all the little bits we could to get this car better AND safer. As you'll see in this video, there were a lot of little issues to resolve. None of it particularly expensive parts wise but time and brain power consuming, when it comes to Race Car Alignment work that's typically how it goes.
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I really enjoy these kind of videos .. this mechanic does a great job on the recording part of this video an also very good attention to detail on saftey an doing the job correctly once an for all
Thank you we very much appreciate that. We try to mix a bit of entertainment in with the education but this is what we do for a living. It's not just for the UA-cam views and clicks, so we take it very very seriously. We appreciate you appreciating us!
You guys do excellent work and really paid attention to detail thanks for helping out Matt I know he's chassis needs a little loving but he's doing the best he can with what he has and he works hard
Absolutely we're happy to help out and proud to be a part of those standing behind him supporting. They almost ALL need some loving especially going from a true street car to a race car
I guess we wait. This car is worth waiting for. I feel its really going to do something special, and with the SRC team helping, it should fly
It's been a process getting this thing right, but that's how it goes getting a normal beater street car into the realm of what these guys do. Don't shortcut. Don't cheap out. Don't skip steps.
I sure wish we had a sharp like yours where I live. You guys are truly awesome!
Thanks you, we do the best we can for all our customers.... usually don't have to work QUITE this hard though 😉 Also to be honest, most shops would never take on work like this as it's seldom profitable. BUT, it's necessary to keep our friends and customers safe.
I am really minute when I said you guys are awesome. And they ask for keeping everybody safe.🏆
Love the content-
Having a car gone over like this is critical so you don’t get all up in the wall at the track….
That's really what we do this stuff for, gotta keep people and their rides safe. We laugh and joke about things but when it comes down to it you have to make sure things are right. Hopefully we don't come off too judgemental in the video but it helps to educate and explain some of what we do.
Lucore,you did a great job on the video,educational,without dragging Matt through the mud....respect...love what you guys do...
@@patricknash1198 thank you, we try to show the good the bad and the ugly and give people an honest understanding of what really happens behind these garage doors. Matt agreed as you may have heard in his video, show it all to help educate others on how tough this journey is.
Old Fools Gold wasn’t fooling anyone running in the shitbox class. Good to see you getting everything right. Hope to see it being a contender soon Matt.
Lol no he definitely qualified for that class, not so much anymore. Although really this wasn't a lot of money in parts, just the right parts set up the right way.
I know Lucore is gonna have you running with the best of them this weekend!!
He's certainly in a WHOLE different world now between the BBC swap and getting steering/suspension that actually WORKS. Should be able to enjoy himself this weekend!
@@LucoreAuto Absolutely!!
Loving the attention you're given Fool's Gold I seen quite a few things that you fix there that could have been definitely hazardous 👍
Ohhhh just you wait 😀 There were certainly a few opportunities we found for improvement! As you can see from the in car footage on his video, the amount of "driving" he has to do to keep it straight isn't nearly as serious.
I was waiting for the 2 different length tie rods. You guys did a fantastic job getting this car all sorted out, And back going in a straight line. You can tell this is a project still under construction. Hopefully with Matt's channel growing the way it has, this will help fund this build a little better.
We split the video into 2 parts, the second part will be up on Friday. Didn't want to just make one massive 45 minute video that people would lose interest in. When you see it, you'll definitely be scratching your head!
Thanks for the great videos y'all are doing Great 👍👍💪💪🇺🇸
Matt sent me here! Big power is cool but putting it to the ground is another thing. Good vid.
Yes indeed, we say that all the time and it really is the truth. Doesn't matter how much power you make, if you can't put it to the ground. He's certainly still got some challenges in that chassis but he's in a much better situation than he was before!
Nice job on the technical explanation. 90% of people on the street have no clue on what it takes too do the job your doing. most racers don't know either. If you could do a video series on alignment and how the suspension should work in layman's terms . That would help alot of us.
Thanks for the lesson on suspension 🙂
Stay tuned for the second half on Friday!
Nice work! Not only is the car much safer for Matt, it's safer for his competitor as well. 🇺🇸
It’s great that Matt brought the Nova to such a competent shop to sort it out!
We are very happy to be a small part of the team for Matt and the SRC team. Gotta keep these boys straight and safe!
Thanks for the video guys. Wish I had a good alignment shop where I am at. I took my 84 suburban up to my local guys for alignment after replacing every single piece in the front end. After it sat there all day I called them and asked if it was ready and they told me they couldn’t do it because the truck was too old and that the shims are not available anymore. Haha 😂 what a joke. I have an old set of toe plates and bishman levels. I sat it myself in the driveway and sent it down the road. How ever I have a 68 camaro with cal tracs that pulls fairly hard that I haven’t been able to align well enough myself with no clue where to take it. Great.
Just subbed,,,,been seeing some videos popping up,,,,looks like a cool channel to me....🤓🇺🇲🍕🍺
Well thank ya, welcome aboard, glad to have you here. Feel free to look around!
Great Shop That Cares. About Their Work & Looks After Customer 💪💪
Excellent channel….. this channel is medicine for the soul… thanks Richard👨🏽🔧👍🏽
Well tyvm we appreciate it! We'll keep thr medicine flowing 😀
Glad to see the safety issues are No#1 priority!!
Attention to details, glad to see .
Yay Matts getting the Nova back ... Everyone go racing get some fun going
Yessir! All the boys will be racing this weekend!
Greetings from MD. New sub from SRC and DNR. Love the detail in your explanation of what your doing and why. I think some folks will be willing to drive a long way for this kind of expertise and attention to detail. Should I ever need it, I would.
You know I'll be waiting for it 😜😜👍👍
Glad you are fixing that car up so he will be more safe to race 🏁🏁
Keep up the work an you will be a high end race shop making that big money
We enjoy helping our racing friends when and where we can. Fortunately we have a good range of work we do, as you can definitely tell from what's on here!
You Guys do Great Work!
Ty Sir, we try! It's a just nuts and bolts but we're a bit more particular than most
Wow. That thing is rattling off proper AF. Sounds great. Now make it go straight.
Matt sure does love his BBC lol...Cant wait to see this car rip .. Its has the chance to be a contender with you and SRC help.
It's a pretty dang capable machine, we just did what we could to keep him as safe as possible and make driving it a bit easier. So far, he seems to love it!
I have a 74 Nova also. Was talking to Matt at Edgewater Friday and he said something about the subframe. Now I know why.
It's always great to see machanics doing great work for safety and not for the $$
Thank you guys for helping Matt . Good job.
Wow sounds amazing
nice car with needs is all great job guys
Excellent video ,would like to see a little bit more information on that tire balancer,
Looks to be state-of-the-art.
Sure thing, it's definitely a fancy-schmancy tire balancer!
Great video.
Very interesting video i learned a bunch
Nice work bro
I'm betting Matt is very happy he took that car to you. If he wouldn't have i wonder how much of the car he would have came back home with after the weekend..
By the pictures of video it seems the left wheel bottom of it facing out the right wheel driver side seems like it's facing in I'm sure alignment will help from looking at the front of the car
Fool's Gold love it
Those wheel bearings seemed pretty tight when you spun those front wheels
Shout out to the co-Star Mr Compressor!
ALWAYS has to try to get into every scene!
I think both bottom of the wheels are facing out I'm pretty good at doing that alignment thing with my eyes
Personally I leave my rear brakes slightly dragging but not adjusted up snug ,..why ?
Helps in the burn out box....
CONFUSED: Why do some folks install the hood scoop bass ackwards? They are supposed to ram air down to the carb ; backwards creates a vacuum and restricts airflow. What am I missing?
There's a high pressure area in front of the windshield that forces air into the scoop. Bit of an oversimplification, but they DO work, plus they don't add a lot of extra drag like a forward facing scoop does.
Is it ready to race .... I hope Everyone's going racing
Seems like all 3 will be making it to the track this weekend! Wish them all well!
Thumbs up cool car
Thanks Guys ................ Everyone go racing
Should set weight in driver seat before adjusting caltracs
Every time we set cars up for track use we ALWAYS weight the drivers seat for the drivers weight. Very very important point.
I figured out what was wrong with that car a while ago
There's a serious loose connection between the steering wheel and the drivers seat
I’m beginning to really enjoy your channel but I’m not crazy with the premier video stuff at all (two thumbs down) not just from you but from any channel……that being said, keep up the good work. 😀
Good looking car what year
I was dedicated front end guy at a dealer for 5 years (relatively short time but learned a lot)... I have never, not one time seen someone cut the center support out of a GM car... they are pretty massive and Not sure how you do that and the car not go wonky.. I suppose after a wheelie, it will find a resting point? :)
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Dang man, 6pm?? Ya really gonna do that to us?
Lol afraid so! Gotta keep the "schedule" 😀
@@LucoreAuto lol 😖, but you’re the one that makes the chedule tho!
Wow that car was dangerous
I cringed when I seen those wheel spacers
That car looked scary what is that cage tied into?
6x6 plates per cert instructions
I seen the first generation g10 chevy. Restore that please.
sounds nasty and exciting!..... like I said before on Instagram
Jack black the mechanic
Wow what 17 years of forced retirement has done to wheel balance machines and we had latest and greatest when I came out shop
I guess to each his own, but theses people with this patina look, well just not for me. To me it just looks like the people just cheaped out on finishing a job, but like I said. To each his own.
Lots of work you say well then is it mechanic time or UA-cam fame to claim time gravy train or reality mmmm to ponder
I don’t understand ur comment sir please explain
I understand and I saw. 5 minutes into the video. Some things you just don't do. Don't pick apart a man's car he built for starts .
I commented that the coil springs were not put in right when he had it at SRC garage.