I suspect Kyle's objective is to end up with a car that's comfortable for he or his wife to drive on a regular basis. Keeping it original to 1969 would not create a car that I'd want to drive on a daily basis. That's probably why he wants to modernize it mechanically, while keeping it mostly original aesthetically.
@@michaeldalporto9517 I don't like restomods either. I like them original but with improvements like better brakes, suspension, steering and lighting. This way you can have the best of both worlds.
my 68 Impala fastback was a 307 car so it's pretty worthless and no one really cares about Impalas anyways so i won't offend anyone when i stuff my rebuilt 454 in it.
4:28 Well here you go. It's been so friking long since we seen this AMAZING 240sx. It's been almost 7 months since we seen this car but It felt like years. Yeah I know I need to be patient with the content y'all don't need to tell me twice. I just miss seeing new content for the 240sx and I Wish Kyle the best of luck for this Project that has been going on since 2016. Keep up the good work man.
The fact that I actually have a 1993 s10 blazer AND a 4 door chevelle in full resto mode makes these videos really necessary. If nobody else appreciates this content just know that I do. I really can’t believe how ironic it is that I just so happen to be working on both vehicles you cover to a full extent. 🙏🏼
Well it’s better than what most people would do: parting it out. All the muscle car guys see a donor for 69 Chevelle SS two doors. I’m a big fan of factory type restorations.
I had this same 1969 Malibu 4 door sedan in gold with a green brocade bench seat interior. Mine was a 307 with a column mounted 3 speed, and AC. I had mine back in 1973-1974. Nice body style, and a great riding car. Have fun with this! 👍🏻
sir. please do this car and it's history it deserves to be restored to it's oem, just like the day it rolled off the factory floor, we are begging ya here.............
Jim Reed Chevrolet in Nashville, TN closed its doors in 2009. Jim Reed himself passed away at age 90 in 2010 after being in business for nearly 80 years before the dealership closed.
Hopefully this car gets restored like the day it rolled off of the assembly line. The updated suspension parts won’t be a bad idea but I’d try to keep the power train like the day it rolled off of the assembly line. There aren’t many 4 door 1969 Chevrolet Chevelles let alone one with the 307 V8. To quote a friend of mine: “Why alternate the originality if you don’t have to”
I love the idea of the factory color, but with the clearcoat it needed but GM never made. I'm with those who dislike the 18"+ wheels; They look goofy on a 1960s car. That interior only needs an upholstery refresh, and I would add inertia reel seat belts as an upgrade.
Kyle, I highly recommend you reach out to my buddy Daniel Restodan on UA-cam. He knows all about these old Chevys and has brought many of them back to life over the years.
Hey it runs and drives already. Way ahead of my 88 fiero formula project. Lol no engine or suspension done yet. Your videos made me always want to try to rebuild a car from the ground up and boy you make it look easy. Lol thank you for the content.
Interesting piece of trivia; a few factory RHD 1964-69 Chevelles were built/sold in South Africa and they were 4 door sedan or hardtop only. All were 230-250 Sixes and either a 3spd column shift or PowerGlide.
Done a few Chevelles in my day. Rear window and trunk are always an issue. Lotta work but can be done. Good luck with your project. It'll be nice in the end.
Might want to talk to Derek from Vice Grip Garage. He has done numerous Chevelles and Chevys. He may give you some tips for the project. Can’t wait to see the progress on this one.
I say keep the original 307/ powerglide drivetrain, maybe hop it up a bit , aluminum heads, bigger carb, aluminum intake, shorty headers, glasspacks, a set of disc brakes on the front. Maybe a set of White letter tires and Cragar s/s wheels. Leave everything else as it is.
This is going to be awesome! That patina is something you can’t re-create no matter how much you try, looks so cool as it is but a full paint job will be awesome also. I’m a huge fan of these full size 4-doors, it’s a shame most of these were crushed.
In the mid 70’s, our maid had one that looked exactly like this one, with a 327 and column shift 3-speed. It had roughly a body colored interior. So you prob guessed, I would like you to put it back to bone stock looking, with a moderate performance upgrade. Rally 15 or 16 inch wheels would look good. I wouldn’t lower it at all. If you went with factory color, I’d approve of either a hood/top/trunk rally stripe, or some kind of side hockey stick stripe-white or black if you please. This is a family car. It doesn’t even need to be set up to go drag racing. Brakes, sway bars, springs, shocks might be all you need-other than worn components of course. However you do it, it will be killer. That I’m sure of. It has good bones. Won’t take much at all to make it a sweet sweet sleepy driver. Sometimes ppl get to modding so much that they lose sight of the original intent of the project. Just the old man opinion is all. Cheers.
I would do a factory restoration with upgrades that were available when it was new. You could do a 350 but make it look like a 307. Disc brakes for safety. Stock 15x7 rally wheels with whitewalls. Upgrade the steering wheel to the wood wheel that was available. I watched both videos and you say the seats have green inserts. The cloth fabric faded to a green but was originally black. I have seen the fade to green on many 60's cloth interiors. Just a few ideas. Keep it stock with options available when new but a bit of safety (brakes) as well. Looking forward to this build!
Thank you for the suggestions! As I outlined in the video, I want to keep the original look, but update everything else. With my projects, I try and push myself to try to push myself further to learn new things. This will be a fun journey!
If this were my family heirloom, I'd restore it as close to original as I could. That would include the original drivetrain, hubcaps and all. For safety, I might consider upgrading the brakes, but not much else. For me, the whole idea would be to experience what my family member experienced when they drove it.
Hey kyle, i do recommend starting with frame repair, then body repair. You already have a running driving car, it just needs to be derusted and prepped first before really dropping money into it. Tip: oldschool body filling using tin solder instead of bondo. It lasts longer and looks better.
It. has been said by others but the 307 and the PowerGlide are in solid shape a near factory restore on such a rare remaining four door would be an amazing timepiece to own. I get the practical desire to add front discs for safety and maybe fuel injection for practicality. Otherwise, dropping in a modern hopped up engine and transmission while a technical achievement just seems to be throwing away a perfectly good cruiser and near museum piece. What was it really like to drive a fully functioning everyday care in the late 60s and early 70s Kyle knows. Just my two cents. I do enjoy your channel. Also, my wife wants a house update. Thank you.
Amazing Kyle! I really like your channel because not many UA-cam automotive blogger get to film many classic cars. Keep that chevelle in a good condition and care! 🚘🚘🚘😉😉😉🙌🙌🙌 Me and my have 3 cars, 2019 Honda CR-V Turbo, 2013 Honda CR-V & 2018 Toyota Fortuner! With love 💗 and support from Indonesia 🇮🇩!
Looking forward to this series. Also would love a “what’s been going on” video. Like to see the process of the house and everything else you talked about.
You may not be able to use full body panels, like rear quarters, but you can cut sections to fit, like lower rears and around the wheel wells. But pieces like the trunk pan, rear shelf, and steel around the rear window should be the same for sedan or coupe
Here are the things Kyle should have done to finish his Project Vehicles in order and to partially reduce stress. Finish the 240sx 1st Then work on the Chevelle 2nd And the S10 3rd By jumping to other projects constantly your not gonna be able to achieve your goals by finishing your first Project vehicle. Take my advice. You buy a Car, You wanna build it. Then when you have finally finished your Project Car/Truck you move on to another Car/Truck. NOT jump around other projects because your not gonna finish the first Project that you wanted to build at first. Making your 240 mostly incompleted. Take my advice with a grain of Salt
Dealer tags are so cool when you come across a defunct brand that was once sold by them originally. I've seen a handful Oldsmobile and Saturn tags still legible in my area
That’s why I enjoy my first car my mountaineer so much mostly cause Mercury’s gone and the ford dealer she came from is gone too it’s like driving and preserving history
I like the idea of retaining "the purity", as Mighty Car Mods say. I honestly think even keeping the original color would be nice, simply because it's uncommon, even though it's not a great color to begin with.
Keep the stock wheels, hub caps and white walls. Upgrade to small disks in the front only. It will be way cooler. You can't put big wheels that are "tastefull". If not original color, keep it period correct. For doors are rare these days. Please keep it Grandma style
@Saabkyle04, Your very great review of 2016 Toyota Sequoia platinum is simply the best and the standard for vehicle review, please maintain that standard, as it is what attracted me to you and made me subscribe to your channel. YOU ARE BY FAR THE BEST.
ask your buddy joesph if you can make the rest of the crew cab s10 project into a timelaspe video and you should do a video on your whole entire jimmy serris into one video called restore or building a gmc jimmy in 10 mins like throtl
Just build it make it a ls swap with vintage air and get it done chevelles are one of my favorite cars to build . Blast the frame epoxy coat it paint it gloss black or powder coat it but use inline tube brake lines and fuel lines they make a really good oem style replacement line A factory or wilwood disc brake swap will make it drive great. And a 12bolt posi with 3:73 gear and you will have an amazing daily
Make it a sleeper! Do whatever you're gonna do to the drivetrain and suspension,but do the body LAST. Some Gorilla tape around the back window should do it!It kept water from getting in the trunk of my Studebaker for years! My first car was a '68 BelAir 4-door with a 307.That engine was bulletproof;you just had to 'feed the beast' (keep the oil topped off).You have at least 100K miles left on her! When you part ways with that 307,let me know. As far as wheels go,I'd go with a set of Chevy Rally wheels,with rings and caps of course.I think Wheel Vintiques or similar vendors have them in non-stock sizes.Just my 2 cents here. Good luck with this project,and I'll be watching the progress on this one!
I would make a 1 of none SS396 sedan out of it. Put a big block Chevy in it of your choice dressed up period correct with a Holley Sniper EFI under the air cleaner. Add a 700R4 trans and get the air conditioning going and you would have a cool cruiser that nobody else would have!
Please do a factory OEM restoration, I beg you.
I suspect Kyle's objective is to end up with a car that's comfortable for he or his wife to drive on a regular basis. Keeping it original to 1969 would not create a car that I'd want to drive on a daily basis. That's probably why he wants to modernize it mechanically, while keeping it mostly original aesthetically.
I agree with with 100 percent , not a restomod fan my self
@@michaeldalporto9517 I don't like restomods either. I like them original but with improvements like better brakes, suspension, steering and lighting.
This way you can have the best of both worlds.
maybe on a higher spec'd Chevelle, but he can do whatever he wants to a 4 door 307 car, they're basically worthless.
my 68 Impala fastback was a 307 car so it's pretty worthless and no one really cares about Impalas anyways so i won't offend anyone when i stuff my rebuilt 454 in it.
4:28 Well here you go. It's been so friking long since we seen this AMAZING 240sx. It's been almost 7 months since we seen this car but It felt like years. Yeah I know I need to be patient with the content y'all don't need to tell me twice. I just miss seeing new content for the 240sx and I Wish Kyle the best of luck for this Project that has been going on since 2016. Keep up the good work man.
I legit just opened youtube and i just saw your video in my sub box , PERFECT!!
Finally, some classics. Always preferred the older cars to any of the modern stuff, even the super car junk.
agreed. I have a 67 charger
The fact that I actually have a 1993 s10 blazer AND a 4 door chevelle in full resto mode makes these videos really necessary. If nobody else appreciates this content just know that I do. I really can’t believe how ironic it is that I just so happen to be working on both vehicles you cover to a full extent. 🙏🏼
Can wait to see the project process. Im restoring my 72 Buick Electra 225 so this will be fun to watch.
Original/Restomod?
Well it’s better than what most people would do: parting it out. All the muscle car guys see a donor for 69 Chevelle SS two doors. I’m a big fan of factory type restorations.
A car this clean with that few miles on it, it would be amazing to see a factory restoration.
I agree!
I had this same 1969 Malibu 4 door sedan in gold with a green brocade bench seat interior. Mine was a 307 with a column mounted 3 speed, and AC. I had mine back in 1973-1974. Nice body style, and a great riding car. Have fun with this! 👍🏻
sir. please do this car and it's history it deserves to be restored to it's oem, just like the day it rolled off the factory floor,
we are begging ya here.............
Wow! This was my mothers first car, veeryyyy cool
the first car I wanted was a chevy caprice, and I now have a lexus ls400. boats for life!
I like that you are considering the factory color. Will be nice to see!
Jim Reed Chevrolet in Nashville, TN closed its doors in 2009. Jim Reed himself passed away at age 90 in 2010 after being in business for nearly 80 years before the dealership closed.
I'm really looking forward to this project.
Hopefully this car gets restored like the day it rolled off of the assembly line. The updated suspension parts won’t be a bad idea but I’d try to keep the power train like the day it rolled off of the assembly line. There aren’t many 4 door 1969 Chevrolet Chevelles let alone one with the 307 V8. To quote a friend of mine: “Why alternate the originality if you don’t have to”
will be a great restomod LS project....cant wait
petition for him to do a review of the 1987 Ford F250 custom
I love the idea of the factory color, but with the clearcoat it needed but GM never made. I'm with those who dislike the 18"+ wheels; They look goofy on a 1960s car.
That interior only needs an upholstery refresh, and I would add inertia reel seat belts as an upgrade.
Kyle, I highly recommend you reach out to my buddy Daniel Restodan on UA-cam. He knows all about these old Chevys and has brought many of them back to life over the years.
Good call.Dan Restodan is the MAN!
I like that it will appear stock on the surface
Hey it runs and drives already. Way ahead of my 88 fiero formula project. Lol no engine or suspension done yet. Your videos made me always want to try to rebuild a car from the ground up and boy you make it look easy. Lol thank you for the content.
Please try to keep those original wheels or the hubcaps at least! I see too many resto-modded classic cars with wheels that don't look period correct.
Yeah nothing like poor performance donks on a classic.
Like earrings on a pig, doesnt look right. Not that classic cars are pigs.
I already like what I'm hearing, too ready to see where this goes.
Great old car.Miss your od junkyard startups too.
Interesting piece of trivia; a few factory RHD 1964-69 Chevelles were built/sold in South Africa and they were 4 door sedan or hardtop only. All were 230-250 Sixes and either a 3spd column shift or PowerGlide.
Done a few Chevelles in my day. Rear window and trunk are always an issue. Lotta work but can be done. Good luck with your project. It'll be nice in the end.
It would look so pretty in cherry red
I worked at a gas station in SF in the late 80's. That's the car I always wanted. 4 door Chevelle.
I like the Chevy chevelle didn't know they had the 4 door until I saw the video u guys picking it up
Might want to talk to Derek from Vice Grip Garage. He has done numerous Chevelles and Chevys. He may give you some tips for the project. Can’t wait to see the progress on this one.
You did an amazing job on the undercarriage of the S-10. I’m excited to see how this turns out...
I say keep the original 307/ powerglide drivetrain, maybe hop it up a bit , aluminum heads, bigger carb, aluminum intake, shorty headers, glasspacks, a set of disc brakes on the front. Maybe a set of White letter tires and Cragar s/s wheels. Leave everything else as it is.
Can’t wait to see the restoration series for this car begins.I'm so excited.
Hey Bud. I really like to see all the oldies stay on the road. I will be keeping in touch. Thanks for sharing.👍👍
An LS is in the works?!?! Sweet!!! I can’t wait to see how this turns out!!
Hey Kyle good to see u
This is going to be awesome! That patina is something you can’t re-create no matter how much you try, looks so cool as it is but a full paint job will be awesome also. I’m a huge fan of these full size 4-doors, it’s a shame most of these were crushed.
In the mid 70’s, our maid had one that looked exactly like this one, with a 327 and column shift 3-speed. It had roughly a body colored interior. So you prob guessed, I would like you to put it back to bone stock looking, with a moderate performance upgrade. Rally 15 or 16 inch wheels would look good. I wouldn’t lower it at all. If you went with factory color, I’d approve of either a hood/top/trunk rally stripe, or some kind of side hockey stick stripe-white or black if you please. This is a family car. It doesn’t even need to be set up to go drag racing. Brakes, sway bars, springs, shocks might be all you need-other than worn components of course. However you do it, it will be killer. That I’m sure of. It has good bones. Won’t take much at all to make it a sweet sweet sleepy driver. Sometimes ppl get to modding so much that they lose sight of the original intent of the project. Just the old man opinion is all. Cheers.
I absolutely love the 1970 Chevrolet Chevelle SS 454 LS6 🙏🏼💪🏽🇺🇸❤
I would do a factory restoration with upgrades that were available when it was new. You could do a 350 but make it look like a 307. Disc brakes for safety. Stock 15x7 rally wheels with whitewalls. Upgrade the steering wheel to the wood wheel that was available. I watched both videos and you say the seats have green inserts. The cloth fabric faded to a green but was originally black. I have seen the fade to green on many 60's cloth interiors. Just a few ideas. Keep it stock with options available when new but a bit of safety (brakes) as well. Looking forward to this build!
Thank you for the suggestions! As I outlined in the video, I want to keep the original look, but update everything else. With my projects, I try and push myself to try to push myself further to learn new things. This will be a fun journey!
So excited to see where the project goes, Kyle! It's gonna be awesome!
I've been waiting for this one for so long! Can't wait to see more :)
Yes! I’ve been waiting for this for a *WHILE* Super excited!
Stunning car!!! Wow I wish!!!
Thank you for taking care of this beauty.
Thank you buddy!
If this were my family heirloom, I'd restore it as close to original as I could. That would include the original drivetrain, hubcaps and all. For safety, I might consider upgrading the brakes, but not much else. For me, the whole idea would be to experience what my family member experienced when they drove it.
Finally, I've been waiting for this for years
Its your car, its your project so do with it as you wish. But as soon as i heard ls i just rolled my eyes.
Hey kyle, i do recommend starting with frame repair, then body repair. You already have a running driving car, it just needs to be derusted and prepped first before really dropping money into it.
Tip: oldschool body filling using tin solder instead of bondo. It lasts longer and looks better.
It. has been said by others but the 307 and the PowerGlide are in solid shape a near factory restore on such a rare remaining four door would be an amazing timepiece to own. I get the practical desire to add front discs for safety and maybe fuel injection for practicality. Otherwise, dropping in a modern hopped up engine and transmission while a technical achievement just seems to be throwing away a perfectly good cruiser and near museum piece. What was it really like to drive a fully functioning everyday care in the late 60s and early 70s Kyle knows. Just my two cents. I do enjoy your channel. Also, my wife wants a house update. Thank you.
This is a such a cool car, this will be very interesting indeed! i’ll be glued to this!
Original paint for the era. Fix the seats, and side exhausts!
Amazing Kyle! I really like your channel because not many UA-cam automotive blogger get to film many classic cars. Keep that chevelle in a good condition and care! 🚘🚘🚘😉😉😉🙌🙌🙌 Me and my have 3 cars, 2019 Honda CR-V Turbo, 2013 Honda CR-V & 2018 Toyota Fortuner! With love 💗 and support from Indonesia 🇮🇩!
Sounds pretty good
This is going to be an outstanding Sedan when it's all done.
Hopefully!
learn and enjoying a lot your videos ! from korea
Looking forward to this series. Also would love a “what’s been going on” video. Like to see the process of the house and everything else you talked about.
You may not be able to use full body panels, like rear quarters, but you can cut sections to fit, like lower rears and around the wheel wells. But pieces like the trunk pan, rear shelf, and steel around the rear window should be the same for sedan or coupe
Here are the things Kyle should have done to finish his Project Vehicles in order and to partially reduce stress.
Finish the 240sx 1st
Then work on the Chevelle 2nd
And the S10 3rd
By jumping to other projects constantly your not gonna be able to achieve your goals by finishing your first Project vehicle. Take my advice. You buy a Car, You wanna build it. Then when you have finally finished your Project Car/Truck you move on to another Car/Truck. NOT jump around other projects because your not gonna finish the first Project that you wanted to build at first. Making your 240 mostly incompleted. Take my advice with a grain of Salt
I ran into this with my 66 4 door chevelle. Look into some of the wagon stuff you might be suprised what crosses over for that.
YOU HAVE TO REPAINT IT THE ORIGINAL COLOR PLEASE!!!!!!
Thanks kyle I've been waiting for this forever and a week.
Good luck 👍
Dealer tags are so cool when you come across a defunct brand that was once sold by them originally. I've seen a handful Oldsmobile and Saturn tags still legible in my area
That’s why I enjoy my first car my mountaineer so much mostly cause Mercury’s gone and the ford dealer she came from is gone too it’s like driving and preserving history
I like the idea of retaining "the purity", as Mighty Car Mods say. I honestly think even keeping the original color would be nice, simply because it's uncommon, even though it's not a great color to begin with.
Love those old style cars that have so much character and would be an awesome sleepover roughly maybe 360 horsepower not too much awesome car⛽
This car would look beautiful in Carmine Red
Should look into getting a retro looking modern radio, would look the same as the original but have bluetooth and a few more features
The return of the king
Jimmy: Done
240sx: Haitus
4door S10: Cancelled
2door S10: maybe Still working on it
Chevy Cheville: dOcToR hElP mE
I strongly HATE to be rude and cocky but Kyle can finish other projects within a few months but he can't even post Updates on his RB25DET 240sx build
@@iwant2chgmyworldi863 I just said in my comment that I hate to be rude. I'm just trying to point out a fact here
Keep the stock wheels, hub caps and white walls. Upgrade to small disks in the front only. It will be way cooler. You can't put big wheels that are "tastefull". If not original color, keep it period correct. For doors are rare these days. Please keep it Grandma style
how's your buddy chris tolley doing i haven't seen him on the channel in a while when is he coming back
@Saabkyle04, Your very great review of 2016 Toyota Sequoia platinum is simply the best and the standard for vehicle review, please maintain that standard, as it is what attracted me to you and made me subscribe to your channel.
YOU ARE BY FAR THE BEST.
ask your buddy joesph if you can make the rest of the crew cab s10 project into a timelaspe video and you should do a video on your whole entire jimmy serris into one video called restore or building a gmc jimmy in 10 mins like throtl
Great work Mr.Kyle
Restoration is very vital.....
A cool ride, looking forward to this build. Saw in the last C10 video the house is built now that's huge.....
It's getting there! I'll hopefully have a house video filmed next week.
Look forward to all your content, can't wait to see a house update. You and ypur familt must be looking forward to getting moved in
Cool video mate.
Awesome
Wow ! a chevelle cool dude👍
i'm slacking, missed this video
great looking project car. the 307 is actually a good engine. a cam intake a carb, can really wake it up.
Awesome Kyle, Glad you and the wife are really enjoying this. Wish I lived north clt so I could see these driving around the roads one day :)
Keep up the good work Kyle!
Just build it make it a ls swap with vintage air and get it done chevelles are one of my favorite cars to build .
Blast the frame epoxy coat it paint it gloss black or powder coat it but use inline tube brake lines and fuel lines they make a really good oem style replacement line
A factory or wilwood disc brake swap will make it drive great.
And a 12bolt posi with 3:73 gear and you will have an amazing daily
Try Classic Industries, they hold a wide selection of authorised production parts. Good luck with the build I am really looking forward to seeing it.
That car is in a very good condición. actually i think this car doesnt need deep restoration.
I love 240s my mom has one back in high school
Been waiting for this one for a long minute
I like the more doors. I used to get laughed at in the hot rod forums. I said, "I bang my head getting in the coupe or the sedan, back off." LoL
Ya that rear window was a problem. My ‘70 leaked there too.
Make it a sleeper! Do whatever you're gonna do to the drivetrain and suspension,but do the body LAST. Some Gorilla tape around the back window should do it!It kept water from getting in the trunk of my Studebaker for years!
My first car was a '68 BelAir 4-door with a 307.That engine was bulletproof;you just had to 'feed the beast' (keep the oil topped off).You have at least 100K miles left on her! When you part ways with that 307,let me know.
As far as wheels go,I'd go with a set of Chevy Rally wheels,with rings and caps of course.I think Wheel Vintiques or similar vendors have them in non-stock sizes.Just my 2 cents here.
Good luck with this project,and I'll be watching the progress on this one!
If I were to get rid of the wheels I would get some slot mags, but i prefer the originals.
oh baby
Awesome video Kyle!
I would make a 1 of none SS396 sedan out of it. Put a big block Chevy in it of your choice dressed up period correct with a Holley Sniper EFI under the air cleaner. Add a 700R4 trans and get the air conditioning going and you would have a cool cruiser that nobody else would have!
You should repaint it the tan color. It will look nice.
Call me weird but I like when cars have the original power train I think just fixing the rust holes for a start would be good
I agree but at some points it’s worth it to just shell out for a new motor to enjoy the reliability and extra mpg.
Same here
love the Chevelle I have a 68 Malibu
Been waiting for this for so long!!