FORGOTTEN 1969 Chevelle will it RUN AND DRIVE 500 miles home?

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  • @greggreen1139
    @greggreen1139 5 років тому +1031

    New subscriber. You're killing it out there guy. Very raw and honest of how it's really done. Diagramicals? Eh, gapped. She'll get her. You have the catch phrases and the neat video to keep the attention of goldfish. I say hotrod needs to make you one of their main think tankers. Keep it up guy, one of the best channels out here.

    • @ViceGripGarage
      @ViceGripGarage  5 років тому +89

      thank you sir! appreciate you watching &commenting

    • @gregguenthner3059
      @gregguenthner3059 5 років тому +27

      Vice Grip Garage
      Thanks. I really enjoy your style. Especially teaching you kids this craft. Cool calm collected. Fine job. “Weight reduction”. Lol

    • @ViceGripGarage
      @ViceGripGarage  5 років тому +20

      thanks Greg!

    • @ViceGripGarage
      @ViceGripGarage  5 років тому +19

      🤣

    • @ArmchairDeity
      @ArmchairDeity 5 років тому +9

      “Eh, gapped...” was my favorite... “I don’t hear 1 or 16 lifters stickin in there.” And that brake line “patch”... 😂😂😂

  • @fitz12
    @fitz12 5 років тому +738

    Can we get this guy a prize for doing what everyone wants to see, while being entertaining, working on cool cars, and having good video quality. Keep up the awesome work.

    • @ViceGripGarage
      @ViceGripGarage  5 років тому +44

      Thanks Tom! Appreciate you watching

    • @paulhoskins7852
      @paulhoskins7852 5 років тому +8

      And having the GUTS to do it!!!

    • @davidfurrer7011
      @davidfurrer7011 5 років тому +6

      I agree

    • @travisdrum6760
      @travisdrum6760 4 роки тому

      @@ViceGripGarage where at in Illinois did ya find it??

    • @philmc459
      @philmc459 4 роки тому +1

      watchin sum good ole reruns...Aesome still..Hang in there... D-rock with tha digicalls

  • @matsuyamarockers
    @matsuyamarockers 3 роки тому +171

    That relentless “can-do” attitude is inspiring. Much respect. Almost like therapy, in a way. This sub was a no-brainer and WELL deserved.

    • @ViceGripGarage
      @ViceGripGarage  3 роки тому +22

      Thank you for subscribing

    • @jeffbanfieldsflwr3537
      @jeffbanfieldsflwr3537 3 роки тому +7

      A guy sure does enjoy the vidgeos.

    • @tammybolden7343
      @tammybolden7343 3 роки тому +5

      @@ViceGripGarage To answer your question in the video. Only firing order
      one I can remember off the top off my head is the ol straight six and Kenworth Trucks cause I build them everyday in Chillicothe Ohio. Straight six is, 1, 5,3,6,2,4. And the ol Kenworth diesels fire at the same actually if it is the Cummins motor. If it is paccar motor they are a bit different but almost the same. Just starts at valve 2 instead of one. And btw subbed and Joined the Clubhouse! Love your content man. Could drink beer with you all day. Your a real one 🕜

  • @Isosceles87
    @Isosceles87 3 роки тому +94

    I love coming back to these older videos and giving them a watch. It brings and tear to a guys eye with how far the channel has come and how true you have stayed to yourself. Never change man. You rock!

  • @BaltimoreAndOhioRR
    @BaltimoreAndOhioRR 3 роки тому +108

    "...they never quit."
    1.5 seconds later: : "I'll be dipped if the old starter didnt just quit on me."

    • @colonelhacker3661
      @colonelhacker3661 3 роки тому +8

      It's those damn digicals, I tell ya.

    • @PeterSmith-or3pq
      @PeterSmith-or3pq 3 роки тому +4

      Usta bang it with hammer . , ground wire bad

    • @seanbrosnan2074
      @seanbrosnan2074 3 роки тому +3

      I swear, starters on old cars are fucking shit LOL.They always quit right before you are about to hit the money.

  • @jeffpetrik8713
    @jeffpetrik8713 5 років тому +200

    "Welcome to Illinois - Part Stores are a million miles away, it's cold, someone's burning grass and bush at 11:00 at night and I keep hearing a circular saw so you guys know how to party!" This quote should be on the 'Welcome to Illinois Sign" when you enter the state... Keep on rockin man...

    • @ViceGripGarage
      @ViceGripGarage  5 років тому +17

      Hahah!! 💯😎😎

    • @randysmith6743
      @randysmith6743 4 роки тому +3

      i left Illinois in 1969. nothing in vegas like it

    • @jeffbanfieldsflwr3537
      @jeffbanfieldsflwr3537 4 роки тому +3

      That's the midwest for ya ! Nebraska is the same way.

    • @Mastr_gam3rs
      @Mastr_gam3rs 4 роки тому +1

      18:16 is when this quote starts

    • @AndronikosVII
      @AndronikosVII 4 роки тому +7

      @Edie Beacon If it weren't ran by democrats it'd be okay! Lol I can't wait to get out

  • @johnbecay6887
    @johnbecay6887 5 років тому +430

    firing order of my Briggs and Stratton lawn mower engine---- 1...1...1...

    • @ViceGripGarage
      @ViceGripGarage  5 років тому +44

      Pull the manual out? 😂. Thanks for watching John appreciate ya!

    • @johnbecay6887
      @johnbecay6887 5 років тому +6

      @@ViceGripGarage thank you!

    • @redgum78
      @redgum78 5 років тому +21

      Harley Davidson 1,2,1,2,1,2,1,2,1,2.............

    • @ViceGripGarage
      @ViceGripGarage  5 років тому +64

      Nailed it. Unless its mine... 1.2.1.1.1.2.1.2.2.1.2.1.2.2.2.1.2.1.1.1.0

    • @SirtubalotTX
      @SirtubalotTX 5 років тому +10

      I think that's the same firing order as a Wankel. Lol.

  • @larrymeyers6913
    @larrymeyers6913 5 років тому +58

    Wow im surprised at how good that motor sounded on the drive home and even more amazed that you drove it 500 miles after sitting 40 yrs. You are the man!!!

  • @Chophutz
    @Chophutz 3 роки тому +170

    And I love how u drive 500 miles with 79’ plates I get pulled over with temp tags😂

    • @mikeparker2865
      @mikeparker2865 3 роки тому +4

      Dude I said the same thing when I first started watching him.. I'll never hate on it though lol.. I'm just trying to see us all win. Some of us just have better luck.

    • @I.Live4oldcars.prospecting
      @I.Live4oldcars.prospecting 3 роки тому +3

      Here in Australia you cant even drive with no license plate like with out getting busted by the cops.

    • @763GanderGuys
      @763GanderGuys 3 роки тому +2

      @@mikeparker2865 maybe it is considered a collectors car, I think it has to be 40 years or older so it is one

    • @mikeparker2865
      @mikeparker2865 3 роки тому

      True, but dont they even require special registration? Im from NJ unfortunately so i don't really know if the laws on that very from state to state?

    • @Chophutz
      @Chophutz 3 роки тому

      @@mikeparker2865 it is I had a 98 cobra and those are considered classic already I think from NY to NJ it’s 20 years to be registered and called a classic vehicle

  • @1439of2000
    @1439of2000 5 років тому +261

    Here's how I remember my Datsun 240Z's firing order 153624.
    15- Too young
    36- Too Old
    24- Just right

    • @bernhardkinsky3611
      @bernhardkinsky3611 5 років тому +7

      Great will never forget that

    • @1439of2000
      @1439of2000 5 років тому +1

      @@bernhardkinsky3611 I never have either

    • @redneckoleptic1813
      @redneckoleptic1813 5 років тому +5

      Great, now I'm going to have to write mine down because I'm never going to forget this!!!! lmfao, thnxs

    • @William1866
      @William1866 5 років тому +35

      15- Jail
      36- Fat
      24- Child Support

    • @shadyman6346
      @shadyman6346 5 років тому

      Jay Gilling Great, I can’t forget that and I don’t have Z...

  • @johnboticki9154
    @johnboticki9154 5 років тому +18

    Anyone who sees this, good for you. I always do a compression test dry first. Then add oil if a cylinder is low. If it picks up compression then the issue is rings/cyl wall. If it is still low after adding oil, it's a head issue.

  • @TomBudin
    @TomBudin 5 років тому +239

    "It's already 2 o'clock and I've got nothing done"
    What I say to myself every day

    • @ViceGripGarage
      @ViceGripGarage  5 років тому +6

      Haha

    • @markhornstein1373
      @markhornstein1373 5 років тому +2

      Hey Tom
      Is that 2 AM ? Or PM ?
      You must be retired like so who gives a rats ass. Why time or day it is Chill out and do it tomorrow
      MH. Form Vegas

    • @James-ij9hp
      @James-ij9hp 5 років тому +4

      That's what my boss tells me almost every day

    • @ViceGripGarage
      @ViceGripGarage  5 років тому +2

      😂😂

    • @SuprSi
      @SuprSi 5 років тому +3

      You guys do things DAILY?!
      Me "It's already Thursday and I've got nothing done" :P

  • @spankyham9607
    @spankyham9607 8 місяців тому +36

    Vintage VGG now in 2024.

    • @jasontexter1721
      @jasontexter1721 4 місяці тому +1

      Yeah seeing him in this video and then a new one, you can tell Jessica is feeding him well 🤣🤣🤣

    • @arlysmart
      @arlysmart 3 місяці тому

      Yep

    • @SteveKirks
      @SteveKirks 3 місяці тому +3

      The Lone Wolf was only a 600 model back then...

    • @RyanMcIntyre
      @RyanMcIntyre 3 місяці тому

      Was that a vape?

    • @fingerpuppet9288
      @fingerpuppet9288 Місяць тому

      Skinny man

  • @skeez9782
    @skeez9782 5 років тому +155

    This guy reminds me of a young Red Green, I love it!!

    • @ViceGripGarage
      @ViceGripGarage  5 років тому +8

      Thanks

    • @brettdn13
      @brettdn13 5 років тому +2

      That is what I thought too

    • @austinhartenstine
      @austinhartenstine 5 років тому +1

      Cuando Omni flunkus moritati

    • @thatgraysuburban
      @thatgraysuburban 4 роки тому

      skeez9782 yep

    • @glenholmgren1218
      @glenholmgren1218 4 роки тому +3

      ikr, and maybe more cerebral, if anything.
      But the precision, tho ...
      “I’m about 87.6% confident that it’ll start now”

  • @stevestoecker2371
    @stevestoecker2371 5 років тому +94

    I've watched a lot of your videos but I'm starting to get concerned that I'm actually learning something. I don't know what that says about me or you. I'll let you know.

  • @gen4camaro745
    @gen4camaro745 4 роки тому +13

    WACHTING THIS A YEAR LATER AND IT'S STILL ENTERTAINING

  • @Tintguy1985
    @Tintguy1985 2 роки тому +14

    This episode started it all for me, can't believe it's been over two years already. I just thought I would take a ride down memory lane . Turns out I been watching for 3 years. I'm senile now too.

  • @rescuemepookie5256
    @rescuemepookie5256 5 років тому +31

    There is a C10 sitting down the road from my house for sale. I've been contemplating picking it up now you made me confident. I'm going to go grab a hammer and get it next weekend. 😁😁

    • @ViceGripGarage
      @ViceGripGarage  5 років тому +9

      YES!! AWESOME! good luck with it

    • @fstlnj29
      @fstlnj29 5 років тому +4

      Laugh out loud funny. Hope you did it!

  • @BigHatsince98
    @BigHatsince98 4 роки тому +19

    Oh my God! Where did you get that Hamm's hat! Love it! Few people know the true beauty of an ice cold Hamm's! You sir are most certainly a man of taste and refinement!

  • @raymondhoughton5151
    @raymondhoughton5151 11 місяців тому +2

    I found your videos a few weeks ago and love them. I’ve done this a few times. Probably the riskiest was an 81 Fiat X1/9 my son bought for me for $500 that had been sitting for about 5 or 10 years in Colorado.
    I loaded a suitcase with tools and parts and bought a 1 way ticket. I spent almost week getting it roadworthy. I drove it around the Denver area to visit family, then drove it 1200 miles home to California! It ran like a champ. Not a single problem! I even took highway 50, America’s loneliest highway! Anyway, love the videos. Keep it up.

  • @vetterfellow
    @vetterfellow 5 років тому +13

    Firing order?, I can't even remember my phone number. I laugh out loud when you grabbed your carburetor adjusting tool. How you made it with that, one eyed death trap without getting stopped and impounded was the 8th wonder of the world. Rock on !!.

  • @trippryan2231
    @trippryan2231 5 років тому +24

    I love this guy so much. So simple, if it works it works. Filled with knowledge.

  • @-spacedout--spacebound-7438
    @-spacedout--spacebound-7438 5 років тому +42

    I love how even if he's being negative about something it sounds positive 😂 these are so cool to watch. I love old cars😍

    • @ViceGripGarage
      @ViceGripGarage  5 років тому +11

      Thanks for watching

    • @amber110526
      @amber110526 4 роки тому +2

      He is so positive it will run, but can he get home. You betcha

  • @BlueSky...
    @BlueSky... 4 роки тому +13

    Ever since this video came out, I've come back to watch it occasionally because it's inspiring to see someone not give up in the face of impossible odds. I've faced a few this past year.

  • @jw3028
    @jw3028 5 років тому +33

    ok. Got to give it to this guy, i was entertained for the full half hour. I'll tune in to the rest of what this guy puts out. Thanks for the vids. Keep 'em coming!

  • @MMGJ10
    @MMGJ10 4 роки тому +10

    That's absolutely amazing..40 friggen years and with a little tweaking you get her rolling down the road. I'm loving watching these videos, and learning all kinds of new phrases too!

    • @melbea03
      @melbea03 2 роки тому

      Heck this one wasn't even buried in the dirt

  • @Don-ti1fb
    @Don-ti1fb 3 роки тому +13

    It’s crazy how he just gets these cars running like that or even turning over most of them have been sitting for awhile. It comes to show a little hard work and you can get most anything running

  • @davy1458
    @davy1458 2 роки тому +2

    You sir are an automotive soldier.....I salute your commitment to sticking to it and getting it going ....and I salute you again for having the balls to drive it 500miles home.

  • @Pohleece222
    @Pohleece222 5 років тому +12

    “Bat-tree”, has a good friend in Wyoming whose parents emigrated from Illinois that always pronounced battery that way. Brought back pleasant memories, thanks!

  • @michaelfulle
    @michaelfulle 5 років тому +10

    Love the channel, I need a road trip like this, been forever, had me a couple Chevys,68 Caprice 2 door 327 ,73 El Camino two different 350s, 73 Monte Carlo 350 Rusty but trusty used to drive the highway to work doing 120...308 gear. 68 GTO 400. 70 Torino 302. 74 Plymouth Satellite DNR car green four door 318.85 Chevy 3/4 ton 350 with the fancy FI. quadrajet contraption. 94 Lincoln Town car. And various jeeps and pick ups. Work on everything my damn self... 54 y.o. Welder Fab guy.

  • @hondarunner714
    @hondarunner714 5 років тому +42

    That has to be greatest video I've ever watched on UA-cam. I can't believe you made it out of the driveway. Great stuff man keep it up👍

  • @elizabethcollins8817
    @elizabethcollins8817 3 роки тому +1

    Lol I grew up in Minneapolis. When the mechanic mentioned Roosevelt high school that’s the high school I would’ve gone to head I stayed in Minneapolis. I went to several elementary schools and Nokomis junior high. Then, we moved to California. It’s fun to watch the mechanic bring back memories of my childhood in Minneapolis.

  • @tinnelledwards1408
    @tinnelledwards1408 5 років тому +19

    You brought tears to my eyes watching you bring back my favorite car of all times thanks for making the Chevy Chevelle great again!!! Good old American Muscle!!!💪💪💪

  • @imouse3246
    @imouse3246 5 років тому +18

    "Fill the oil, and check the gas." Sounds like an old '53 flathead Ford I once had.
    It lived its life consuming Nugold oil from Canadian Tire. (recycled, and filtered - I think?)

  • @SirtubalotTX
    @SirtubalotTX 5 років тому +35

    The celebratory burnout was awesome.
    Great vid and glad you made it.

  • @MarkStebbins-xx7ee
    @MarkStebbins-xx7ee 5 місяців тому +1

    About those thermostats. I cut the part off where the spring is. I take a 3/8 drill bit and drill a little hole in the thermostat. It holds a little antifreeze back but also allows antifreeze through.

  • @dennisjohnson5064
    @dennisjohnson5064 2 роки тому +4

    Loved your video Derrick. I am 80 hrs old and owned and rebuilt several 283’s. Took them to most of the Dragstrips on the west coast. Keep up the amazing and comical work . DJ

  • @andrethomas7096
    @andrethomas7096 5 років тому +58

    I lost it when he said carb adjusting tool and pulls out a hammer

    • @taylorh3930
      @taylorh3930 5 років тому +2

      I'd pull out a hammer to and smash that piece of shit carburetor junk and swap in some fuel injection!

    • @redbird283
      @redbird283 5 років тому +8

      Tyler Tyler your parents would trade you for a carburetor

    • @redbird283
      @redbird283 5 років тому +4

      Tyler Tyler do you even muscle car bro😂

    • @dennislynn2955
      @dennislynn2955 5 років тому +3

      That's the answer if it doesn't work hit it. Violence and technology, great bedfellows.

    • @wreckerjonny6144
      @wreckerjonny6144 4 роки тому +1

      Last time I dealt with a quadrajet carb . I got up on the front and Happy Gillmored the carb off the intake and stuck and edlebrock on .

  • @aceadman
    @aceadman 3 роки тому +15

    I like a man who understands just how funny a guy banging his head on a car hood can be. 😊👍👍

  • @therightisright8276
    @therightisright8276 2 роки тому

    Thanks Derek for bringing back memories of my long deceased Dad helping me put life into a forgotten 71 Challenger I found behind a car dealership left for dead in 85.
    We stuck a battery in, poured oil and gas in it, put on some used tires, got her running and I paid 200.for a clean title to a rust free straight solid ride.
    After tweaking on it, cleaning it and tuning herbup I drove her for 2 years but the memories will last forever.
    Wish I still had her but she went to a good home.

  • @bws1971
    @bws1971 4 роки тому +6

    That little burnout at the end was a nice touch. It's a freaking '69 Chevelle brought back from the dead. You GOTTA do a burnout!

  • @csmith785
    @csmith785 5 років тому +13

    Motor Trend on Demand subscription, who needs it? This is my new roadkill fix.

    • @ViceGripGarage
      @ViceGripGarage  5 років тому +1

      You rock! Thanks my friend

    • @BriannaDow21
      @BriannaDow21 5 років тому +3

      yeah buddy I watch roadkill still I got the subscription but still I'll stop watching them to watch a real down to earth fella live the roadkill life anyday...great channel.

  • @merrickhurst4150
    @merrickhurst4150 3 роки тому +5

    I love coming back to this video. This was my firs VGG episode. Great fun

  • @doolok
    @doolok Рік тому +2

    Know what I love about this dude? He fixes this stuff up and takes it on the interstate and just doesnt let the break downs get to him. You are my new favorite channel. Keep up the good work.

    • @RobertDickens2002
      @RobertDickens2002 Рік тому

      If you have enough money you can do that enough money fixes most anything.

  • @stuarthughes8520
    @stuarthughes8520 3 роки тому +3

    A guy found this channel completely by accident and it was way too much for me. So that’s perfect. Keep it up Derek 👍

  • @geoffhughes1986
    @geoffhughes1986 4 роки тому +20

    No brakes garage. Literally spat my beer out. You are hilarious dude

  • @stevepearson7745
    @stevepearson7745 5 років тому +11

    You got a big set of vice grips my friend! Glad you made it and shared your adventures with us.

  • @steveread8348
    @steveread8348 3 роки тому +2

    this is the first episode of VGG that I watched. Seen every episode since

  • @leskobrandon6950
    @leskobrandon6950 4 роки тому +7

    Watching for the second time. Had to say, I love the Hamms hat. It reminds me when I was 12 having one with my grandfather working on cars. He was a 50 year mechanic, and had the same humor you have. Thanks for the video.

  • @davefrench2416
    @davefrench2416 5 років тому +8

    Hell i just dig the sense of humor all by itself. Reason enough to watch.

  • @ni_wink84
    @ni_wink84 9 місяців тому +4

    Watching this in 2024 and it’s still great

  • @MrKlenkster13
    @MrKlenkster13 3 роки тому +1

    Working on inline 6 cylinder diesels I was always taught the common firing order. 15 is too young...36 is too old...and 24 is just right. 1-5-3-6-2-4

  • @225M3RCR
    @225M3RCR 4 роки тому +11

    Big love from the UK❤
    Really am speechless on how cool you are and your videos are absolutely amazing and inspiring
    I've watched all your abandoned car collections.
    I feel so lost now I've ran out of them I'm going to watch independence Chevelle again👍🏼🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🇺🇸

  • @firebreathinggarage2117
    @firebreathinggarage2117 5 років тому +5

    You can remove the upper rad hose to housing and knock the center out of thermostat which will allow water to flow.

  • @rickbudrow2230
    @rickbudrow2230 4 роки тому +4

    Not only did I subscribe to your channel but I also watched almost all your videos while I was in the hospital after being ripped open like a raw tuna. Your content and humor made my 13 day stay just a little more bearable thank you!

  • @cnettrouer
    @cnettrouer 3 роки тому +2

    Myself and many others are addicted to your rescue videos. Love the channel. Keep up the good work!

  • @jeremynoakes6040
    @jeremynoakes6040 5 років тому +257

    My man your gonna be a UA-cam star keep up these videos Have been a subscriber for a few months now and you nailed what I want to watch all the time !, like the other guy said red green attitude .. but actually nail it
    Cheers

    • @ViceGripGarage
      @ViceGripGarage  5 років тому +5

      You rock - thanks for the support!

    • @williamsanders468
      @williamsanders468 5 років тому +1

      Babylon falling that’s a very cool car!

    • @agentorange2554
      @agentorange2554 5 років тому +7

      He's like the Red Green of You Tube!!!!!

    • @guy5322
      @guy5322 5 років тому +1

      Vice Grip Garage just subbed. Excellent content. Glad I found you!

    • @ericfowler4248
      @ericfowler4248 5 років тому +2

      @Babylon falling yes sir you should make a video. Bro it would be great.

  • @maskedmotorsdiy3575
    @maskedmotorsdiy3575 5 років тому +4

    Was going to work on my own ancient vehicle project today but now I'll just watch your videos instead. Viva Vice Grip.

  • @knote4958
    @knote4958 5 років тому +25

    19:53 there was an episode of Jay Leno's Garage, where Jay was talking about GMs and made the comment "you can fix em with a hammer".
    I didn't think he meant you could LITERALLY fix em with a hammer!

    • @ViceGripGarage
      @ViceGripGarage  5 років тому +2

      Hahah!

    • @kevinsong712
      @kevinsong712 5 років тому +4

      Clarkson would be happy

    • @jamespn
      @jamespn 5 років тому +1

      No really, I’ve fixed chevys with a hammer.

    • @FYMASMD
      @FYMASMD 5 років тому

      He meant it. Fords are better.

    • @deathfromabove8735
      @deathfromabove8735 5 років тому

      Always heard it was ford ya could fix with a hammer, bit then again I'm Aussie

  • @FreedomRock44
    @FreedomRock44 3 роки тому +1

    Wow Derek I thought I had seen most VGG videos but I never saw the first Rocky video!!!!!
    40 yrs sitting.......I couldn't believe how fast that started up for the first time!!!!!
    Awesome Job!

  • @Tootall7
    @Tootall7 4 роки тому +6

    The simplicity and narration are everything in these videos keep up the great work and commentary people love the Norwegian accent in the north much love to you guys at vice!!

  • @hhawg1
    @hhawg1 5 років тому +13

    Story of my career as a mechanic. After 23 years of turning wrenches on jet engines(Air Force), motorcycles and my trucks I also said, Why do I keep doing this. I don't even like it. Funny video man. Sub'd.

    • @ViceGripGarage
      @ViceGripGarage  5 років тому +3

      Thank you, sincerely appreciate it! Jet engines.. gotta get a guys hands on one of those 🤔

  • @DougReina
    @DougReina 4 роки тому +9

    Really well done. Thank you for doing all this. I am amazed not only at your skills with fixing cars but how nicely you create these videos. Good cutaways, good B roll shots. Nicely edited. A treat! Good luck to you.

  • @dougr.6734
    @dougr.6734 2 роки тому +2

    Came back to revisit Rocky. This is still, in my opinion, the very best video you ever produced Derek.

  • @xTHEmuffinMAN1x
    @xTHEmuffinMAN1x 5 років тому +11

    This is my first video that I'm seeing of yours and sir I love your sense of humor. Got yourself another subscriber.

  • @wasblind4835
    @wasblind4835 5 років тому +23

    40 years The Rocky has been sitting. Wow. Your like a God to dead cars. Love it.

  • @burstingwithflavor
    @burstingwithflavor 3 роки тому +3

    I’ve discovered your channel recently and I must say you are awesome. Very entertaining, funny and knowledgeable. I really like how nothing ever gets you rattled. When I worked on cars I was always cursing up a storm.

  • @jeffpowers2916
    @jeffpowers2916 2 роки тому +1

    3 years later and still one of my favorites, some times a guys just gotta go back and watch the classics!!

  • @nate1643
    @nate1643 4 роки тому +4

    This is my new favorite channel. Love watching you bring old vehicles back from the dead

    • @nasdaqua
      @nasdaqua 3 роки тому

      I'm a Sammy "The Bull Gravano channel" watcher too...it's a tie .

    • @isaiahcgarza
      @isaiahcgarza Рік тому

      Better than gas monkey

  • @DC-rd5cv
    @DC-rd5cv 4 роки тому +4

    By far one of the best (and most entertaining) car resurrection videos. Hilarious and educational. What a guy likes.

  • @johnl3230
    @johnl3230 5 років тому +22

    This channel has made me neglect some of my house duties LOL. Thanks again man for the awesome cars/videos you share!

  • @howardkoster4026
    @howardkoster4026 4 роки тому

    Derek, I HOPE, that any young guys out there wanting to get old cars up and running, know about your channel.
    I've always been too short tempered / hot- headed (not good personality traits) to pass along what little I knew about cars...You stay cool headed AND, you tell (show) us, what to do, what NOT to do.
    I try to use your,,,expressions, and your calmness when stuff goes wrong.
    Lately, it's been working on this old guy.
    Keep on doing what you're doing!!!!

  • @MaD707MaN
    @MaD707MaN 4 роки тому +29

    19:37 The sound of my people... Chevelle owners.

  • @_MOORE_1986
    @_MOORE_1986 5 років тому +60

    "Unless it's Wednesday and you just want to give it 3" lol

  • @7eis
    @7eis 3 роки тому +5

    Love how you always manage to find a lighting rod tray/holder. Appreciate the time and effort!

  • @albonnenfant3902
    @albonnenfant3902 2 роки тому

    Took my drivers licence at 16 on my dad's 69 307 Chevelle Deluxe, back when it was brand new in 69.. loved that car

  • @retroolschool
    @retroolschool 5 років тому +20

    Ya really freakin cool man! Imagine how many oldies could be saved from oblivion, if there were more guys like you with relentless determination and of course the skills!

    • @ViceGripGarage
      @ViceGripGarage  5 років тому +6

      That's my goal buddy - keep on keepin on and save these cars. Teach the younger generations how to wrench!

    • @Jmo6570
      @Jmo6570 5 років тому

      Yeah but you get the guy that thay thinks his rusted out chevelle is worth 14000 it makes it hard for us young guys but I'm a believer in Chevy they never let me down

  • @timarnold8987
    @timarnold8987 5 років тому +15

    I strongly feel like a Krylon engine rebuild kit would have her back to stock settings!

    • @ViceGripGarage
      @ViceGripGarage  5 років тому +3

      Engine rebuilt in a can coming soon

    • @marccres6619
      @marccres6619 5 років тому

      😅😅😅😅😅😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😥😥😥😥😂😂😂

    • @rogermarshall8991
      @rogermarshall8991 5 років тому

      Known as the Jewish repair can.😳 but this is the 21st Century. So it's Affro engineering. 😁

  • @bonniepeterson9579
    @bonniepeterson9579 4 роки тому +4

    That's amazing you made it back 500 miles 👏

  • @dennismattson8383
    @dennismattson8383 Рік тому

    Just started watching your beginning episodes, onwards, and it's amazing to see just how much your screen presence and humor has evolved since then..

  • @frankoesterreicher6907
    @frankoesterreicher6907 4 роки тому +5

    Hamm’s guy! My favorite beer! Having a great time catching up on all the past videos. By far my new favorite channel! Let a guy know if you make it over to Wisconsin, I’ve always got about 645 or so cold snacks laying around in various refrigerators. 👍

  • @forthrightnight
    @forthrightnight 5 років тому +8

    Love it when I find a new channel. Or in this case, when UA-cam finds me a new channel.
    Subbed and liked.
    Cheers from B.C.

    • @ViceGripGarage
      @ViceGripGarage  5 років тому +1

      Glad to have you, thanks for watching!

  • @paladynwiecznegostazuzkraj75
    @paladynwiecznegostazuzkraj75 5 років тому +139

    Any average european driver: calls for a tow truck
    American driver: "We dont do that here"

    • @ViceGripGarage
      @ViceGripGarage  5 років тому +16

      😂😂

    • @knuckleberry4720
      @knuckleberry4720 4 роки тому +10

      whats a tow truck???

    • @consaka1
      @consaka1 4 роки тому +5

      @@knuckleberry4720 Exactly! I got a clapped out dually to tow a 20 foot trailer for hauling cars that can't be driven. Usually due to body damage. Or them newer cars that can't be fixed so easily due to all them sensors and computers that go bad regularly.

    • @knuckleberry4720
      @knuckleberry4720 4 роки тому +1

      @@consaka1 cool i have a 1975 ford f250 4x4 360 4 speed. it should be fixed up by fall /winter glad the stopped pure salt and use sand salt here in upstate new york.

    • @consaka1
      @consaka1 4 роки тому +4

      @@knuckleberry4720 You need to get them to quit using salt altogether. I see the cars from new york on the "south main auto channel" and fairly new cars are rusted to pieces. he tries to get stuff apart and the rust just rains down all over his floor. Its rediculous.

  • @danw5414
    @danw5414 5 місяців тому +1

    I did not know Vice Grip Garage goes back four years. Just saw this episode was new to me. Seen a lot of other ones Derek and his goofiness are on par with that Mopar guy Ice Trey. By the way I wasn't gonna read 4700 comments. I highly doubt that car was sitting for forty years there's just no way.

  • @wallyworksonstuff343
    @wallyworksonstuff343 5 років тому +20

    Would love to do stuff like this but life just gets in the way for fun things sometimes

  • @Havoc800
    @Havoc800 5 років тому +67

    Anyone else find it hilarious when he says "Battrey" lol

    • @jonathansanders686
      @jonathansanders686 4 роки тому

      Love this guy, he's honest and blunt... He speaks that way for views, either way he's got my attention.🧐

    • @terrykennedy7422
      @terrykennedy7422 4 роки тому

      better then the way Americans say it - baddery

    • @abeanx
      @abeanx 4 роки тому +1

      I think it’s a northern thing, the guys on rust valley restorers on Netflix that are from Canada say it the same way lol.

    • @jaycoopz2152
      @jaycoopz2152 4 роки тому +1

      No nobody Just you..

    • @jaycoopz2152
      @jaycoopz2152 4 роки тому

      @@terrykennedy7422 he is an American..😂😂😂😂😂

  • @the_langss
    @the_langss 5 років тому +8

    Hell Ya Brother....Thanks for some great Friday Nite Humor. Your heads above Road Kill..... Hell they could take lessons from you. Looks like you saved another old Chevy. Keep up the good work. Got to love your sense of style.

    • @ViceGripGarage
      @ViceGripGarage  5 років тому +2

      That's really kind of ya! Just doing what I love buddy - thanks for watching!

    • @the_langss
      @the_langss 5 років тому +1

      I check every day for a new Video from you. You make it happen, and that's great.@@ViceGripGarage

    • @ViceGripGarage
      @ViceGripGarage  5 років тому +2

      Next Friday - I'll have another one for ya! April 11th - 1 year anniversary coming up

    • @the_langss
      @the_langss 5 років тому

      Rock On Brother.... I Can't Wait....@@ViceGripGarage

  • @wildbutterflytiedye
    @wildbutterflytiedye 3 місяці тому +2

    *This is the very first episode I saw of Vise Grip's~I have watched it 5 times over the years and I am here to watch it again~He was so funny here I was hooked :))*

  • @anthonywilson5950
    @anthonywilson5950 5 років тому +6

    Not sure how I found this video but it made my day!! Well worth a sub.. keep up the great entertainment brother cant wait to watch more!

    • @ViceGripGarage
      @ViceGripGarage  5 років тому +1

      Thanks buddy! Thanks for watching & commenting

  • @autobahnman6869
    @autobahnman6869 5 років тому +24

    Uber down to Napa........ throttle opener 200 and Face Space page... Fire maker Gazzolien. hahahaha.. Lol I love this guy!! You got my sub my friend!!!

  • @ezpipes
    @ezpipes 4 роки тому +8

    You know you're in the North Country when you can rock a Hamm's Beer hat, awesome, SKOL VIKINGS

  • @RobertDickens2002
    @RobertDickens2002 Рік тому +1

    Crazy how in just 1 year you went from a young buck to the Derek we all know and love.

  • @RichieRouge206
    @RichieRouge206 3 роки тому +4

    Love these old rigs and the Chevy V8 is definitely a trooper - you have shown us time and time again! Imagine this with any modern engine? Nah, not a chance. Great work and video fella!

  • @michaelhayduk2904
    @michaelhayduk2904 4 роки тому +11

    Kneeling on rocks is my favorite past time. Lol, I like kneeling on small bolts or the best is small self tap screws, yay.

    • @ViceGripGarage
      @ViceGripGarage  4 роки тому +7

      sure brings a guy down to the ground in a hurry

  • @ericargo9157
    @ericargo9157 5 років тому +5

    Too funny...I just noticed the cardboard hat stiffner 2000 on the re-watch. Thanks Jessica

  • @windowsalternative2203
    @windowsalternative2203 3 роки тому

    Every time you talk about one of these drives I kind of smile because I have made all of them in some form, I moved to Alexandra Minnesota in 2007 from Ohio and left there just shy of 10 years in 2017, I spent 10 years in that state doing multiple types of road construction for minndot and I got to tell you guys, I chuckle at Ohio winters now! The flat corridor running east to west from Fargo ND to Alexandra is one of the coldest places I have ever been in the lower 48 states! I try to describe the cold but there is no describing -60 wind chills and - 50 temps and cold that hurts your skin and you can't breath well. I have one photo from when I lived in this small city called Ashby, between Fergus falls and Alexandra, where I had shelved my walk all winter and on each side of the walk is a wall of snow 3 1/2 feet high. That area is really flat and snow just blows all over the road and drifts are every ware! A guy could do well to buy himself a 4 wheel drive in that state, not to mention some good Air conditioning in summer because it's humid as hell there, at least you got great fishing holes. I was telling my buddie if you walked out your front door pointed in a direction and kept walking in a strait line in that direction, you would eventfully hit a lake you could fish in! In all honesty Minn is one of the most beautiful places I've ever seen in summer and a great vacation spot if your into fishing and camping, but from ND to WIS all three of them states are some of the most brutal places I ever been in winter, only being outdone by Alaska! hahahahaha

  • @pedrogonzales9202
    @pedrogonzales9202 4 роки тому +17

    Amazing. A real American reviving a real American Classic. Wow. It’s like going to church.

    • @nasdaqua
      @nasdaqua 3 роки тому +3

      Real American's don't go to church...lol

  • @mikejohnson5837
    @mikejohnson5837 5 років тому +4

    Power braked it AFTER you got to the home town lol good decision! But really for as long as it sat not that bad moneywise to get it going and ran well to use that much oil. Score!

    • @ViceGripGarage
      @ViceGripGarage  5 років тому +3

      Started it yesterday and she didnt smoke. Hoping it was just some sticky oil rings

  • @jacoblaurenzano3
    @jacoblaurenzano3 5 років тому +24

    Why did I laugh so hard when I saw the air filter

  • @MrTrentbridge
    @MrTrentbridge 3 роки тому +4

    Christmas Vice Grip Bingeing
    Don't get no better than this .
    With a cold snack