Would you have guessed that was under the hood??? I know I wasn’t expected that!!! This one took some heat..that’s for sure… Who wants to see 14”+ wides smoking again?! 😃
@@marcushaynes1051 I was able to spec them all out and we can get the same set again! They’re surprisingly reasonable but hoping to find some local on Marketplace if possible!
Well, after you said, it was a race car then all bets were off.😅 Like to know what in the World caused that fire to burn that thing to a crispy crunchy!
It looks like it was more pro street than race car as evidenced by the Sanden 508 compressor and dual plane intake. A real shame though for it to end up like that.
I certainly hope you and your family are doing well and hope the hurricane rains didn't flood you all. I am praying for all who have been affected by that nasty weather, and our prayers are with all who were affected by it. I really enjoy your channel and all the great cars you save and the ones you've rebuilt. God bless you all!
Lady Luck shined down on you big time! That motor alone is easily worth 10x what you paid for the car. Not to mention how much the ‘55 would bring parted out. This is a huge win for you and your channel!
Well Done.... Great Find.. Hope the trans is ok.. even if Not.. Still a great deal.. ( Make sure you adjust the valves ).. looking forward to seeing this go down the road.. and like you said maybe even the drag strip..
Great find. Think I'd pull the front clip and the body to get to the running gear. And paint chassis and running gear. Good luck. Going to be a wild ride.
This is a good one. Please stay on it and continue with a series, week to week about getting this thing on the road. At least with the bare essentials.👀
I dig the look, I really loved the maverick and still think it would look awesome clear coated or shine juiced and put a new era spoiler and tail lights on it. This one has a truly sinister look from the front.
One thing I’ve learned about those chrome oil pans is you need to buff up the gaskit flange with a roloc or they will leak and just thought I should mention that.
Hi Budget Buildz on purchasing the burnt 55, great engine to work with. My first time watching you all work on here, I'm amazed at how you got it so cheap. The engine alone is worth thousands as is. Great deals where you live. Maybe there's a cheap motor home there for about 5,000.00. My wife and I are in our early sixties and are looking to retire and travel the states to see family members, not too big. Just enough room for a bed, sink, stove, and tv. We plan on living in it the rest of our time on earth.
I always set my distributor up so all the advance was in by 2500 rpm then total at between 40 and 42. Sounds like maybe you might have a solid cam in it. Nice snag.
You guys got super lucky on that motor rolling. Man what a score 🤩🤩🤩 I had a 4 bolt small block that suffered a carb fire. Chiseled the intake off, pulled the heads and 1 cylinder per side were just destroyed.
The Turn Signal Bezels are all pot Metal I think it Started int the back. Front Ones are intactt. The stainless Looks Great! Real Glad Your Bringing it Back!
Burned cars are the absolute toughest to resurrect. The metal is fatigued, warped and the mechanicals are a big question mark. The smell in the body shell will linger forever.
This one is fun to watch, but before they even touch the interior it's a big money loser should they ever try to put it back on the street. Love the joy on his face as he works though.
They’re definitely beyond a nice restoration that’s for sure! As long as they are structurally sound and safe though..As far as chassis and inner structure go. We put the burnt comet on the road and it’s such a blast to drive! It has not carried over any burnt smell with everything stripped.
@@My2ndtimearound this is body-on-frame construction so as long as the chassis is sound it should be safe to drive. I'd be a bit more wary of resurrecting a unibody vehicle though.
Though true that all the body panels are warped, that is because they have been normalized, since manufacturing (stamping process) had induced internal stresses. All that is gone and reworking the metal to "nearly straight" barely counts as "deformation hardening". In other words, the body should be easier to make straight, but it will also bend more easily.
I'd have taken a half second look and said it's done...too cool you can fight thru it and make magic 👌🏾 nothing can beat having the know how and maybe a little fight thru any potential problems
Good job guys I’m getting that monsters big walk up and running, However I think it would be money ahead to find another car to put it in in my humble opinion that car got way hotter it is too far gone and we require too much money but it’s your channel and I will enjoy whatever you do good luck and look forward to your next video
That is a healthy 502! Sad tragedy for that Hot Rod ‘55. Fire really destroyed someone’s pride and joy. It’s going to be a big project to restore that beast. Is a great purchase.
Reading comments reminds me so much of different people’s taste. What I see in a car like that is a man with too much money that finally overloaded his butt. Over built and finally overloaded his intelligence. Not speaking about Mike and dad, talking about dude who finally built it up to a catastrophe
That was a pretty risky shot in the dark and I’m glad it all came through for you. That’s an awesome engine in that car on top of it being a 55 Chevy that’s big awesome thanks for sharing you guys❤❤
We sure enjoyed meeting you all while ago and we're watching your copart video now and we really enjoyed getting to meet y'all and talking to you and you showing us all your stuff I really like you guys and we're both of us are subscribed and we'll be watching you from now on thank you
That is awesome! Way to go guys! Makes me wish you could've gotten ahold of Gerard Butler's Early Bronco Half Cab and see if there was any saving her after the house fire.
Can i just give you guys a big 👍 for spending money where it counts... glad you bought the msd stuff. But also kudos on taking on this big but beautiful job
This reminds me of utube channel name (auto auction rebuilds) He bought a bell air once it was also burnt to crisp he managed to make it run and drive. He used to call it hell air.
My first restoration vehicle was a 1957 Chevy Belair I was 17 it took me one year to restore it back in 1979, I had it for one week after it was finished and someone set it on fire it was burned to a crisp, someone had told me that my best friend did it they said behind my back he was jealous they he was always talking negative about me. I can't count how many hundreds of cars I've had since let him talk about that!
Hi.U and DAD done it again.U are DEFINITELY a risk taker.I enjoy ur myriad adventures bringing old iron back from the abyss.Peace,joy and see ya on the flip side.
Absolutely BANANAS ! But great content, thanks for sharing , best regards from Ireland and as Dave Allen would say on UK tv many yearsago "May your God go with you ".
Considering the cost of those connect and go packages, the fire and the buy in and parts, i think this was an awesome gamble! Obviously the car needs alot of work to get road worthy but this was an enjoyable video
wonderful video i knew when the carb wasn't melted it was ok and many times the carb melting doesn't hurt. usually they sit to long and the water ruins them before they get revived
Good afternoon from Cape Cod ⛵ HOLY CRAP! 502 Big block, looks like that car was definitely race ready 🤘 congratulations guys on it running so well, this is definitely going to be a fun ride. I'm looking forward to the rest of this restoration, or should I say roadsterstion. Keep up the great work guys ✌️🇺🇲
I love what you do with you projects. I have a GMC motorhome like yours. You have done a great job on it. Keep up the good work. Hope to see more projects 🙏
I remember we would just take an old Chevy V8 distributor and cut the top off it and trim the shaft enough to get a drill on it to prime the oil pump. Alwas plenty of old Chevy distributors laying around.
Absolutely loving this type of build! To have the money and patience to get this roadworthy (in the end?), and not let this sit and rot away. Wish you all the best on this project (and of course other future projects)! :D
I’m sure that car saw the track somewhere, and wouldn’t it be cool to know the back story on it. Bring’er back around boys! I know you can do it, so I can’t wait to see the build continue. Cheers!
Get 'er going down the road again - radius the rear wheel openings, either leave it in the crispy rust - or paint it flat black, and run it next to Finnegan's Blasphemi. What a sight that would be! Nice score! Also, props to you for acknowledging the loss of the former owner. 👍
I'm hoping you get her back today and 55 Chevy parts shouldn't be too hard to find cause I see people finding em all across the country alot on these here UA-cam channels, that way you can possibly find period correct glass and everything as long as they don't want small fortune's for things like that and good luck with everything..
A little late to the party. Was just going to let you know since you went back with that particular MSD distributor and it had NOS and the 6AL box on it if you want to duplicate ( or close) the tune that was probably on it, you might want to lock out the distributor (no mechanical advance) and start @ 32° advance timing and bump it up till your eyes aren't burning while standing in the exhaust fumes. You'll probably wind up at around 36 to 38 degrees the 6AL will do the rest. That's with the dominator of course. But please read up on it and do your own research. I realize you're not going to the track anytime soon. Just thought I'd let you know. Great Video by the way. Can't wait to see what's next for this old shoe box ! 🤙🏻
That is awesome to the max I love it. You take a burnt car everyone thinks is trash and fix a motor like that oh man can’t wait to see this ride like the other burnt car you fixed and put back on the road. Great work guys can’t wait.
Hi Mike and dad it was nice too see you are going the extra mile too look after the Finnish on top of the fenders with that fender cover lol great job boys regards wayne
Looks like a great purchase to me! Hell if worse comes to worse and it’s unfixable that would make for some sick yard art! A ‘55 with a water fall coming out the grill would be sweeeeeeet!
Definitely a win with this purchase. I look forward to seeing it with a little makeover and driving it down the road maybe clear coat the patina on there. That would be dope
I knew you could get that one running. She sounds good with that cam. Looks like it was in a garage fire. Love those tri 5s! I know some people would be like, why would you even bid on that thing? I think you did very well on that one. Just the drivetrain is worth way more than you have in it. You should get that one back on the road and have a burnt car convoy! Awsome work brother!
I say it to myself every time and I’m always wrong, but this time I’ll say it out loud. No way are you getting that lump of rust running! Can’t wait to be wrong again!
Choke was almost closed on carburetor you can adjust it were its open all the time that was making it run ruff it sounds like it has solid lifters you got good deal there i bet it burnt in someone garage fire insurance payed off on it
Nice score, I though NGK stated not to put anti-seize on the threads? They have a coating on the threads from the factory. I had an issue with the previous owner using anti seize on some NGK plugs on my Toyota Tacoma 3RZ, and the anti seize turned into thread locker. I had to soak the spark plug wells with penetrating fluid, and work the plugs back and forth for several hours. It was clearly anti seize, and then read the instructions telling you not to do that very thing.
Would you have guessed that was under the hood??? I know I wasn’t expected that!!! This one took some heat..that’s for sure… Who wants to see 14”+ wides smoking again?! 😃
I knew it had to be a big block with them big ol fatties in the rear!!
Those weld wheels too..🤌🤌🔥🔥
@@marcushaynes1051 I was able to spec them all out and we can get the same set again! They’re surprisingly reasonable but hoping to find some local on Marketplace if possible!
Well, after you said, it was a race car then all bets were off.😅
Like to know what in the World caused that fire to burn that thing to a crispy crunchy!
It looks like it was more pro street than race car as evidenced by the Sanden 508 compressor and dual plane intake. A real shame though for it to end up like that.
I am glad that you are the ones that ended up with this car. Nice job as always!
I certainly hope you and your family are doing well and hope the hurricane rains didn't flood you all. I am praying for all who have been affected by that nasty weather, and our prayers are with all who were affected by it. I really enjoy your channel and all the great cars you save and the ones you've rebuilt. God bless you all!
Lady Luck shined down on you big time! That motor alone is easily worth 10x what you paid for the car. Not to mention how much the ‘55 would bring parted out. This is a huge win for you and your channel!
I love these burned up cars, they have such a cool mad max vibe about them, and this one sounds tough as hell with the cam. Nice find!
They’re such a trip to drive and people are always so intrigued! I enjoy them as a conversation piece with folks! 😃
Love the way you and your dad work together in every project 👍😀
Wow thats unbelievable hell of a find cant wait to see this thing back on the move
Thanks!!! Can’t wait to hit the road again! 😃
Well Done.... Great Find.. Hope the trans is ok.. even if Not.. Still a great deal.. ( Make sure you adjust the valves ).. looking forward to seeing this go down the road.. and like you said maybe even the drag strip..
Thank you!!! I hope so too! If not…we’ll just have to figure out a manual trans setup 😁 Can’t wait to hit the streets and strip again!
Great find. Think I'd pull the front clip and the body to get to the running gear. And paint chassis and running gear. Good luck. Going to be a wild ride.
This is a good one. Please stay on it and continue with a series, week to week about getting this thing on the road. At least with the bare essentials.👀
I dig the look, I really loved the maverick and still think it would look awesome clear coated or shine juiced and put a new era spoiler and tail lights on it. This one has a truly sinister look from the front.
One thing I’ve learned about those chrome oil pans is you need to buff up the gaskit flange with a roloc or they will leak and just thought I should mention that.
Great video
I've Learned To Throw Them In The Scrap Pile And Get A Good One.
Hi Budget Buildz on purchasing the burnt 55, great engine to work with. My first time watching you all work on here, I'm amazed at how you got it so cheap. The engine alone is worth thousands as is. Great deals where you live. Maybe there's a cheap motor home there for about 5,000.00. My wife and I are in our early sixties and are looking to retire and travel the states to see family members, not too big. Just enough room for a bed, sink, stove, and tv. We plan on living in it the rest of our time on earth.
You guys certainly do know what you are DOING!! Good stuff, fun to watch! Thanks you guys!
I always set my distributor up so all the advance was in by 2500 rpm then total at between 40 and 42. Sounds like maybe you might have a solid cam in it. Nice snag.
This one deserves a proper job, would be good to see it back in that black. Especially with the big block. Great video!
Back on the strip where it belongs
You guys got super lucky on that motor rolling. Man what a score 🤩🤩🤩
I had a 4 bolt small block that suffered a carb fire. Chiseled the intake off, pulled the heads and 1 cylinder per side were just destroyed.
Hey Mike. What a treat. The 55 Belair was my all time favorite tri-5. Glad she runnin once again. Can't wait to see it back on the road.
I think its official.. You have started a new trend! RoastedRestorations! Lol! Keep up the good work!! Love the content
The Turn Signal Bezels are all pot Metal I think it Started int the back. Front Ones are intactt. The stainless Looks Great! Real Glad Your Bringing it Back!
Burned cars are the absolute toughest to resurrect.
The metal is fatigued, warped and the mechanicals are a big question mark.
The smell in the body shell will linger forever.
This one is fun to watch, but before they even touch the interior it's a big money loser should they ever try to put it back on the street. Love the joy on his face as he works though.
They’re definitely beyond a nice restoration that’s for sure! As long as they are structurally sound and safe though..As far as chassis and inner structure go. We put the burnt comet on the road and it’s such a blast to drive! It has not carried over any burnt smell with everything stripped.
@@My2ndtimearound this is body-on-frame construction so as long as the chassis is sound it should be safe to drive. I'd be a bit more wary of resurrecting a unibody vehicle though.
Them boys know how to put 'em back on the road 🛣️
Though true that all the body panels are warped, that is because they have been normalized, since manufacturing (stamping process) had induced internal stresses. All that is gone and reworking the metal to "nearly straight" barely counts as "deformation hardening". In other words, the body should be easier to make straight, but it will also bend more easily.
Hy, got to see it up close, these guys woke magic on these vehicles and put hard work into them,
I'd have taken a half second look and said it's done...too cool you can fight thru it and make magic 👌🏾 nothing can beat having the know how and maybe a little fight thru any potential problems
Good job guys I’m getting that monsters big walk up and running, However I think it would be money ahead to find another car to put it in in my humble opinion that car got way hotter it is too far gone and we require too much money but it’s your channel and I will enjoy whatever you do good luck and look forward to your next video
Saw one just like that over on the Auto Auction Rebuilds channel maybe a couple years ago. Same year all crispy.
@0:36 I have a name for your 55 TOSTILOCOS ( said: toasty locos. ) because it's burnt 🔥 and you guys are crazy for taking it on
That is a healthy 502! Sad tragedy for that Hot Rod ‘55. Fire really destroyed someone’s pride and joy. It’s going to be a big project to restore that beast. Is a great purchase.
Man, it depends on how much cabbage it cost him !
@@markcollins5026 He said he was into it for under one grand at auction.
Reading comments reminds me so much of different people’s taste. What I see in a car like that is a man with too much money that finally overloaded his butt. Over built and finally overloaded his intelligence. Not speaking about Mike and dad, talking about dude who finally built it up to a catastrophe
It sure is!! Definitely such a shame and heartbreaking! I really hope everyone was ok! It’s going to be a blast! Thanks 😃
That was a pretty risky shot in the dark and I’m glad it all came through for you. That’s an awesome engine in that car on top of it being a 55 Chevy that’s big awesome thanks for sharing you guys❤❤
We sure enjoyed meeting you all while ago and we're watching your copart video now and we really enjoyed getting to meet y'all and talking to you and you showing us all your stuff I really like you guys and we're both of us are subscribed and we'll be watching you from now on thank you
That is awesome! Way to go guys! Makes me wish you could've gotten ahold of Gerard Butler's Early Bronco Half Cab and see if there was any saving her after the house fire.
I’m really going to follow this project. More videos please. Put her on the road. She’s alive!!!!
Will be super sweet to see the camper towing that behind. Love the work you do and following along , thanks.
Can i just give you guys a big 👍 for spending money where it counts... glad you bought the msd stuff. But also kudos on taking on this big but beautiful job
Thank you sooo much!!! 🤗
This reminds me of utube channel name (auto auction rebuilds)
He bought a bell air once it was also burnt to crisp he managed to make it run and drive. He used to call it hell air.
All you need is the VIN and a Classic Industries catalog to make the car whole again.
My first restoration vehicle was a 1957 Chevy Belair I was 17 it took me one year to restore it back in 1979, I had it for one week after it was finished and someone set it on fire it was burned to a crisp, someone had told me that my best friend did it they said behind my back he was jealous they he was always talking negative about me. I can't count how many hundreds of cars I've had since let him talk about that!
Amazing. I would have expected everything aluminum to be a puddle. Great job
I like the new video format, going right to it. Keep it up!
Thanks!! 😊
Hi.U and DAD done it again.U are DEFINITELY a risk taker.I enjoy ur myriad adventures bringing old iron back from the abyss.Peace,joy and see ya on the flip side.
Man it would be nice to make it a street cruiser but either way it's a badass ride
Great job, I really enjoyed the video very much. Can’t wait to see you drive that bad 55. 👍👍👍👍Jim.
Awsome no, i wouldnt have gussed that! It must've been well insured , obviosly a drag car of some sort
Absolutely BANANAS ! But great content, thanks for sharing , best regards from Ireland and as Dave Allen would say on UK tv many yearsago "May your God go with you ".
Considering the cost of those connect and go packages, the fire and the buy in and parts, i think this was an awesome gamble!
Obviously the car needs alot of work to get road worthy but this was an enjoyable video
Awesome car! To bad the car burned down 😢. It’s pretty amazing what you can restore though.
Well done sir! I have enjoyed watching you from the porches til now. ALWAYS a great video with teaching and humble approach. Keep it going!
Awesome job guys as always cant wait to see it driving again be great to see it and the comet side by side at a car show they would be show stoppers
That engine sounds phenomenal. Can't wait until it drives. Great resti project
I would love to have a crate engine in my 55. You guys are lucky
Really interested in how to clean up thebbody. Paint prep. For the interior at least. And how to make it clean enough to pass track tech underneath
It's funny you said it smelled like cinnamon. when I was a kid, my dad had a buddy that a 55 dragster, it was called cinnamon twister
Good job!! I hope you make another video of this when your completing it's restoration. Honestly, I didn't think this would run again.
wonderful video i knew when the carb wasn't melted it was ok and many times the carb melting doesn't hurt. usually they sit to long and the water ruins them before they get revived
Amazing the chrome trim doesn’t look too bad. The engine sounds just BA!
Can’t wait for the big nasty burnout.
I would like to see this car running again. Great job and great video. Keep up the good work, guys!
Awesome car!! I want to see a lot more of the 55.
Thanks!!
Good afternoon from Cape Cod ⛵ HOLY CRAP! 502 Big block, looks like that car was definitely race ready 🤘 congratulations guys on it running so well, this is definitely going to be a fun ride. I'm looking forward to the rest of this restoration, or should I say roadsterstion. Keep up the great work guys ✌️🇺🇲
What a Score! I would have loved to see a bore scope view in those cylinders before putting the marvel oil in!
I love what you do with you projects. I have a GMC motorhome like yours. You have done a great job on it. Keep up the good work. Hope to see more projects 🙏
I remember we would just take an old Chevy V8 distributor and cut the top off it and trim the shaft enough to get a drill on it to prime the oil pump. Alwas plenty of old Chevy distributors laying around.
it always amazes of what you and your dad are capable of doing.
If you want you could make a primeIng tool out or that old distributor you pulled out cut top off and re-insert it back in use a drill and spin it
Absolutely loving this type of build! To have the money and patience to get this roadworthy (in the end?), and not let this sit and rot away.
Wish you all the best on this project (and of course other future projects)! :D
I built a prime tool out of a distributor by knocking the gear off and cutting the distributor cap base off and the knocking the rotor mount off
I was right, nice work guys - great project
I appreciate it!! I think this will be a fun one for sure! 😃
It sounds amazing, shes definitely got a big boy cam in there 😊
I love you and your dad work so well together, but I wish he would let you get a word in edge wise once in a while. He's such a chatter box.
Nice! I hope you get to built generational Welth!! You deserve it❤
I’m sure that car saw the track somewhere, and wouldn’t it be cool to know the back story on it. Bring’er back around boys! I know you can do it, so I can’t wait to see the build continue. Cheers!
Get 'er going down the road again - radius the rear wheel openings, either leave it in the crispy rust - or paint it flat black, and run it next to Finnegan's Blasphemi. What a sight that would be! Nice score! Also, props to you for acknowledging the loss of the former owner. 👍
Wow! What a find! Congrats y'all. Can't wait to see what you do with it 👍
Man I'm excited for this one. I love the commit, would like to see if you have done anything more to it. This is going to be great 👍🏻
Awesome job getting that 502 running. My only complaint...your Dad needs to let you get a word in edgewise once in awhile!
Thanks!! Bahaha right 🤣 He just won’t stamp talking…🤪
I'm hoping you get her back today and 55 Chevy parts shouldn't be too hard to find cause I see people finding em all across the country alot on these here UA-cam channels, that way you can possibly find period correct glass and everything as long as they don't want small fortune's for things like that and good luck with everything..
Fantastic! I'm glad the budget went out the window
Thanks!! Haha 😅
A little late to the party. Was just going to let you know since you went back with that particular MSD distributor and it had NOS and the 6AL box on it if you want to duplicate ( or close) the tune that was probably on it, you might want to lock out the distributor (no mechanical advance) and start @ 32° advance timing and bump it up till your eyes aren't burning while standing in the exhaust fumes. You'll probably wind up at around 36 to 38 degrees the 6AL will do the rest. That's with the dominator of course. But please read up on it and do your own research. I realize you're not going to the track anytime soon. Just thought I'd let you know. Great Video by the way. Can't wait to see what's next for this old shoe box ! 🤙🏻
I'm in! I'm totally looking forward to more on this little beauty! Burnt just gives it a little flavor. 😂
That is awesome to the max I love it. You take a burnt car everyone thinks is trash and fix a motor like that oh man can’t wait to see this ride like the other burnt car you fixed and put back on the road. Great work guys can’t wait.
Pull the front clip off 2 bolts in front 2 bolts on each side after bumper and 2 splash shield are off.
That's a high stall converter
Phenomenal motor! Wonder what this car looked like before the fire? Well worth a full restore.
Would love to know!! It was definitely a beaut I’m sure!
Hi Mike and dad it was nice too see you are going the extra mile too look after the Finnish on top of the fenders with that fender cover lol great job boys regards wayne
The inlet and exhaust valves ring gaskets are burn too. Also every rubber or else gaskets are damaged by the heat. In the engine and not only...
Looks like a great purchase to me! Hell if worse comes to worse and it’s unfixable that would make for some sick yard art! A ‘55 with a water fall coming out the grill would be sweeeeeeet!
@@MastaT_150 Thanks!! 😃 That would be cool!!!
No way I thought that could run without new soft parts (seals). Nice save!!!!!!
Its cool you guys are gonna have 2 burnt drag cars.🤠👍
Heck yes! It's awesome that you two were able to get the Engine running! I am looking forward to more videos , thumbs UP!
Definitely a win with this purchase. I look forward to seeing it with a little makeover and driving it down the road maybe clear coat the patina on there. That would be dope
I knew you could get that one running. She sounds good with that cam. Looks like it was in a garage fire. Love those tri 5s! I know some people would be like, why would you even bid on that thing? I think you did very well on that one. Just the drivetrain is worth way more than you have in it. You should get that one back on the road and have a burnt car convoy! Awsome work brother!
Bring it back to life totally with paint and panel work.
I say it to myself every time and I’m always wrong, but this time I’ll say it out loud. No way are you getting that lump of rust running! Can’t wait to be wrong again!
Haha! I love this comment! 😄
Awesome video you guys should do a drag and drive im sure that would bring alot of attention to your channel
Wow. What a project. That engine sounds amazing. Very nice work sirs. Can’t wait to see the car when finished.
Looking forward to seeing this car become your daily driver!
😃😃😃😃
Please keep us updated on your progress
Awesome 55 Bel Air. Looks like it's going to need a lot of work.
Weld a thick washer in the area you plan to install a plug then drill and tap it for the plug easy job
Such a beautiful rod even though it is burned, I'd clear Cote it and run her as a serviver
Choke was almost closed on carburetor you can adjust it were its open all the time that was making it run ruff it sounds like it has solid lifters you got good deal there i bet it burnt in someone garage fire insurance payed off on it
Surprised it was not crushed, best of luck fixing that up guys
Nice score, I though NGK stated not to put anti-seize on the threads? They have a coating on the threads from the factory. I had an issue with the previous owner using anti seize on some NGK plugs on my Toyota Tacoma 3RZ, and the anti seize turned into thread locker. I had to soak the spark plug wells with penetrating fluid, and work the plugs back and forth for several hours. It was clearly anti seize, and then read the instructions telling you not to do that very thing.