I'm so jealous. A nice shop, a concrete floor and a rotisserie. I'm restoring my 1970 Roadrunner in my driveway. I have to close up every opening, over night, to keep out the squirrels and raccoons looking for a home. Too cold to work on it right now. I will take pride in knowing that I did it all myself rather than paying someone else to do it. If I had the money, I probably would. I'm over 60 years old. This is my only bucket list item before I take the eternal dirt nap.
Thanks for the Charger 500 update Nick. Roger is an artist and is creating the base for a museum masterpiece. This car will not be a production line car "like" from the factory in 1969 and onto the showroom floor. This one will be special. Better than factory. Old school home of new muscle. Applying new age technologies to improve and preserve old age design.
Eugene, thank you for taking care of your special car all these years and for entrusting Roger and Nick (AND their shops) to renew it. Roger, thank you for paying such attention to detail and doing a truly a magnificent job on this extraordinary auto! And Nick,WOW! How lucky Eugene has been to enlist your assistance in this monumental task! There could be no hands on this car that care (or knows) more. A special note to Nick, as a citizen of the US, I want to thank you for your heart-warming words and thoughts during Fridays LIVE show for us all. Very touching! You, once again, just raised the bar on being a gentlemen and a friend to all of us!
Thank you for your kind words. I have known how rare the Charger was going to be from day one. The one thing that I always tried to do was to keep the Charger safe and dry, so when it was time to do the restoration, there would be something to work with. Once I saw the passion that Nick has for the old school muscle cars, and the awesome job he did on his Challenger, I knew that he was the man for the job. Nick told me that Roger had a great shop, and does excellent work on his projects. This has been proven by the fantastic work done on the Charger so far. I feel very lucky to have such talented people working on my car. The Charger will look beautiful when it's done.
Attention to detail is my priority sometimes I have clients who find me a little too much but I'm like that lol thank you Deucerider for the good words
Morning Nick, George and Vasili. What a great way to start A Monday, a hot cup of coffee, and a new video from Nick's Garage. Wow the Charger looks awesome with the epoxy primer sprayed on the bottom floor pan. Thank you Roger for all the wonderful work you are doing on the car, I know it's going to be beautiful when it's done. I loved seeing the 409 sitting there in the background. You don't see very many of them anymore. Believe it or not we actually had snow in Texas yesterday. It was only about 4 inches, but was enough to cause lots of traffic problems. This was the first time that I had to remove snow from my car in years. The 440 made some awesome power on the Dyno. I'm sure it will do better once the the carb is rebuilt, good job on the Engine Nick. Another great video George, you made my day better with the update on the Charger.
@@NicksGarage The body shops are going to be busy for months because of the snow. All I heard was sirens all day long of the rescue trucks going out on calls. I just stayed inside and watched it snow, which is now mostly gone.
@@sylvainbernard8027 That is exactly what I want to happen. I want to come to Nick's Garage and meet all the fantastic people who have worked on the Charger, and have a party to remember. I just hope that the border opens in the near future, and that we get the virus under control. I would love to be able to go to the big show at Carlisle in July.
@@eugenecastles7475 i wish it work. im living close to the US border, on Canadian side, about 2hrs from Nick's garage. I Will be there if it happening. I am following the build from the beginning. Sorry for the writing, im not perfectly bilingual. Have a good week.
Enjoyed the show with a cup of coffee! Eugene's car is looking awesome. Can't wait to see it back in your shop Nick. It's gonna be one sweet ride when it's done.
I can't wait until it is back in Nick's shop either. That means that the assembly on the Charger will start, and things will progress rapidly. It's hard to believe that so much has been done in such a short time. It's going to look sharp with it's ne coat of Y2 yellow. Glad that you are along for the ride.
@@eugenecastles7475 Hello , did you get a chance to do any hunting this year ? I was hunting pheasants, deer and geese with my son . Your car is looking good !
@@oldpolak5203 I really wanted to, but didn't get the chance. Here in Texas unless you know someone hunting is very expensive. Landowners lease out their land to hunters for an annual fee. Way more expensive than most people can afford. I'm glad that you got to do all that hunting with your son, those are memories that both of you will share forever. I agree, the Charger is looking great because of the talented people at Showtime Muscle Cars.
@@eugenecastles7475 Thats not right , you got to move to Alberta . Lots of public land ,friendly land owners , cheap hunting and great fishing . I can't live without going fishing a couple times a week. This covid thing is got work all screwed up ,one week on one week of. That means more hunting and fishing for me ha ha. But you need a winter beater ,lots of salt on the roads eats cars like a kid eats candy.
That Charger will be a Masterpiece when finished! I can't wait to see the finish result. I sure the owner will have a big grin on his face when it's delivered. Bill from Linglestown Pennsylvania.
This is an older video of the Charger 500 that I have found on my phone and it still amazes me the quality of work inside and out on all of the cars y'all work on, that 500 was and is a very special testament to exallence, and so is Nick's personal ride just gorgeous cars in every way!
The yellow on the 1969 Charger was called~~~~ 1969 Dodge Charger Car Paint Colors Code Name 999 Bahama Yellow.....This was an exciting video....Top notch production by George....Thanks George and of course Nick....Stay safe guy's............
I love the sound of 440's in the morning , or anytime really . That's going to be a monster on the street . That 500 will be better than new when it's finished .
I thought I heard a noise in it , I thought it was a valve train noise , but thankfully just a minor exhaust leak , Loved the video and like the real world things don’t always go perfect . Thanks Nick
Show time have done a amazing job on the charger 500! Roger is clearly a great panel beater! Of course watching Nick sorting a 440 on the dyno rocks! Nick knows Chysler B and RB blocks like the back of his own hands!
Thank you Nick. The Charger update was fantastic. That Charger is going to be a real looker when she's all painted up. Already glows in the dark. I asked Eugene if he would like to have story done on it and have it a muscle magazine some day. He plans to take it to as many car shows in the future. If someone approaches him about the possibility of doing a cover on his Charger he's all for it. Some great photos on the restoration from Nick's Garage step by step would be awesome. George nice work. Fridays live shows are a real treat. Thank you Nick for taking the time to share your love for muscle cars and how much care about your clients cars and your fans. It's a honest approach you don't see very often these days. I love it and we all love it. All the best to you and the boys.Cheers!
hey nick ....thanks for all the extra time that you put in to make the videos [and you too george!] we know it takes away from family time .....your the best!!!
That Charger looked like it was right back at the factory moving down the assembly line. its just amazing how perfect that body is. the carb issue on the 440 seems like some dirt is in the float bowls and its cutting some fuel flow.
I would go with a bran new Quick Fuel carb 750. Double pumper Holly sells them flow benches and refurbished at a fraction of the cost. I got mine foe 240.
Monday means one thing Nick's Garage the truth has a ring Update on Eugene's Charger It was always gonna be perfect with Showtime as a partner In terms of a ground up restoration there ain't many larger Later on in the day I'll raise my glass of lager It's a wonderful sight to see Someone's dream car built properly There's just one word that sums up Nick's Garage Exemplary Sebastien's 440 is on the Dyno because he want's his challenger to go fast not slow I just love watching the torque and bhp grow Every car has a story that is nice to get to know That's why Nick's Garage is the best UA-cam show
I can only imagine what my dad was able to work on at the Chrysler plant in Belvidere il. I still have some of the tools he brazzed together to make them work better and then Chrysler used them to make specialty tools hot other Dingsman could use. He said that in the 65 to 70 they were using lead to fix some dents. I wish there was video of him working. Good luck on that beautiful car.
@@NicksGarage for sure cause we all know most the great old cars were wrecked and crushed or all rusted out and can't be fixed its nice to see that there's some still garage kept but need some tlc to get em back on the road
Eugene's Charger is gonna be great. I stopped everything just to watch. Also, that 440 coming back to life is great, I've seen the aforementioned video when it first rolled around and yeah that was a lot of damage.
Love the video 📸, love that Charger 500. I can't wait to see it finished and running down the street. Could be a leaky float or dirt in the bowl. Nick will find out! Stay well and dream about driving Mopars everybody.
I remember swapping out the oem 4-bbl carb on a friend's 85 Mustang GT with the 302 and 5-speed. I also recall the 570 cfm Street Avenger came double-pump and has 3 different springs to control the vacuum secondaries in terms of when they should kick in.
I would never believe that was the same car....remarkable job. About 45 years ago I painted a car that same yellow....you needed sunglasses to look at it.
The big 4 used to boast aboot dipping their bodys or unibodys in electrostatically charged paint tubs-bath... and they still rotted away after very few years... as I'm typing, Nick mentioned this... oh well. Nothing new under the 🌞 SUN
Yeah most resto shops now after a chemical dip or the body being blasted use epoxy sealer to seal off the bare metal so it won't rust then let that cure out good then the body work is done then primed with a top coat of sealer then let set to gas out & shrink before the paint goes on then it sits again to gas out more & shrink & if all looks good the clear coat goes on & once again sits to gas out & cure then wet sanded & buffed to a final finish . The paints & primers back then weren't all that great at sealing out moisture or dealing with the UV rays of the sun like modern paints & clears coats can now being back then most of the paints we're either laquere or enamel or acrylic enamel with no clear coats yet invented so the paints took a beating from the sun rock chips sand & salt not to mention that a lot of the cars paint jobs from the factory especially Chrysler cars had a lot of over spray or light spots on the lower panels in the rears that didn't often get enough paint on them as well to offer better protection .
Could you guys please try setting up a camera outside of the shop, where the exhaust from the dyno exits? It would be super cool to hear the dyno pulls from out there! Hope you will try it. I think all the viewers would love it. Thanks!
Thanks again for sharing your time and knowledge, Nick. Time spent viewing your videos is always time well spent. Stay warm and safe. Dave Heitman in Omaha
After doing a ground up rebuild on my 67 Cougar, a frame off on my once VERY rusty 65 GTO, in the middle of rebuilding a very rusty 71 Mustang fastback, and a mildly rusted 72 Cutlass that is on my rotisserie right now, I can attest it is a HUGE job. I do all the work, repairing rust, painting, engine building, transmissions, suspension, electrical, and I can even do interior if I don't have to sew anything. I can machine the engine parts when I have access to the equipment, but that stuff costs so much I can't have it sitting around not earning money and I don't do this for a living anymore. It also takes up a good amount of space, so I tend to farm that part out. The GTO took me 3 years of working on it to drive, and another 3 years were spent doing other things due to life events during those 3 years. I really wanted to drive that car, always wanted a real 1965 GTO.. motivation is not a problem for me. Despite it being a massive job, if you break it down into sections, one system at a time, and you work on another section while you wait on parts to arrive, it is very doable. Although it takes a long time and has lots of parts, the hardest part of doing it yourself on your own car is staying motivated. Most get discouraged after they have it torn apart in the garage, and they find more rust than they expected, or something they don't know how to repair. They sell it to someone like me who knows how to fix it, and has the motivation to finish the project and its a drivable car in a few weeks or months. You have to really want it, the end result has to be enough to motivate you to keep working on the boring stuff.
Rodger's team doing a great job thus far on Eugene's 500. That 440 certainly has a lumpy cam Nick but year something wring somewhere perhaps carburetor but I'm sure you will get it sorted Nick. Thanks for another top video.
Hi Nick. When I used to work on my friends Stock Car. I used to run the plug wires down under the Headers near the oil pan to try keeping them off the headers. We did use some different Header designs. I put small block Chevy wire looms down at the oil pan the ones like the factory used on 305 Camaro's. Not sure if that would help you. I think they probably make the looms in the aftermarket.
That's the thing about winter here we can't be driving our cars so we are upgrading and fixing whatever for the springtime that way the car will be ready to fo once those 50 F 10 C days start coming around
With todays technology in paint and primers and the quality of job being done on the 500 it will be better than the factory, it will be around another 50 years easily. 👍💪
@@Orcinus1967 There were some weak replies in the comment section from Nick and ST that basically stated " we know what we are doing " but no specifics. Bare steel + moisture / liquid water = rust.
@Car Guy daddyo What I should have included in my post is, "when shooting for a good number, we bolt on our 950 and". It does have excellent throttle response, but the lack of choke makes it less of a street carb. The dyno sells a lot of carburetors for us, and I rarely break in a new engine with the customer's carb, way too many things can go south in a hurry. You want a "sure thing" on fire up and run in.
It has no downleg boosters which on a double pumper it has and that does make a big difference on the signal to the carburetor increasing horsepower love your videos
Those wire nick uses are Taylor brank and they're the best wires you can buy it's what I run and they're expensive but they are the best and I've tried them all
George, you are the absolute man!!! I wish you'd introduce yourself on camera because I have no idea what you even look like my friend. Ole Dude from Mississippi.
If you have to wonder where the dent was, the repair was good. The only issue I have is with the colour choice. From what I’ve seen, it looks like what I’d call “puke green”. . . Nick, I’d love to see you get a chassis dyno, which would give us areal comparison of brake horsepower vs horsepower at the wheels. I had a 1995 Z28, which after a rebuild, produced “only” 264 hp. . . at the wheels. I would quip, after blowing the doors off some 350hp rice rocket that they must have had “different horses”.
Giasou Nikola, Esmeralda she is looking fantastic, you can eat your dinner off that floor. Another 440, another day just love it. 440 here, 440 there growing like mushrooms in the dark. Great video as always. 👍 Your number 1 Fan in Australia Louis Kats from Melbourne Australia ☺ 👍 ❤
It being on the rotisserie would be the perfect time to put on all the brake lines, fuel lines and anything else that attaches underneath. With what you do on the dyno you have to start with known good parts which is understandable. Thanks!
HEY NICK! Do you suppose Roger needs some flags for his shop, too? His rafters look awfully bare up there. :-) WOW, what a job his guys are doing on EUGENE'S 500, eh? Gorgeous! GEORGE! "Peace, love and musclecars"? Duuuuude! LOL Dang hippies....you guys must be as old (or older?) as me. Everyone please make sure to give the video a thumbs up! It DOES matter! Also, please consider helping the channel by becoming a Patreon subscriber! Here 'til the Big Guy upstairs punches my ticket one last time, -Ed on the Ridge
This video is much improved and I like the "NICK MIC" so we can tell a lot more of what's going on. Look into the cam timing it could be advanced a little to much.
This video is an edited one, shot with different gear than the live stream. Live streaming audio and video through a cell signal is a technical miracle all it's own.
You could actually hear the engine fall flat on it's head at 6100rpm on the 499 HP pull. I used that exact model Avenger carb for a dyno pull session several years ago. A swap to an equivalent Demon that was hanging around the dyno shop made an extra 50 HP at 5800 RPM.
Street Avenger... I never had any luck with one in a performance application, and I've played with a couple. My favorite Holley vacuum secondary carb is to convert a 750cfm 3310 4160, to a 4150. I add an HP main body, and jet/spring the secondary as required. There is nothing wrong with using a vacuum secondary carb on the street, in fact they work particularly well on automatic transmission vehicles. It's my experience that the 3310 conversion runs and tunes great for good street performance, I'd toss that Avenger.
Maybe this has been covered in another video, but for those of us who don't know how a dyno works, could there be an explanation someday on how the part of the dyno that substitutes for a transmission actually functions (it doesn't seem to shift like a normal transmission)? Is the water that needs to be turned on used for cooling the mechanism, or is the water pressure actually providing the resistance? And, how is the dyno connection to the engine adaptable to all the various engines put on it? Also, where to those exhaust pipes lead? Outside, I imagine, but is there anything special going on in that dark cavern that shows up in a lot of videos? Does engine testing lead to a lot of noise outside the building?
Lee. I do not know the dyno functions 100% how it calculates it's numbers. But I will put a light in the CAVERN so everyone can see what is back there, on the next video. What date, not sure.
I remember my big brothers 72 charger with a transplanted motor. A 67 383-R block with 440 heads and that same torker 2 intake manifold! Had a built 727 slapstick transmission on that thing.. hit 6500 RPMs and "SLAP" second gear & it was a neck snapper! 20 YEARS LATER HE STILL HAS IT... PARKED IN A BARN! 🤣🤣🤣😁 STILL WONDERING HOW MANY PONIES THAT BABY PUMPED OUT!?
Nick, i have a dream. I win a big amount, buy my self a beautiful Mopar Muscle and have it done and rebuilt by you and your employee at Nick's garage. Your the man in rebuilding a vintage and any muscles that people must choose for the best work ever. You guys are the bests..
Nick FYI when you take my 383 apart The factory Nylon coated Timing gear is worn you will find some in the pan also the Timing is not bang on due to this I set it so she would run right with the worn gear that last week She was on the road ..... She’s got 297,000 ish miles on er and I am not sure if it’s ever been freshened up? I hope not cause I’d like to bore it. Has a 2 year old Melling High Volume Pump. I’d love to see how she does on the dyno in stock form. NO RUSH! Get to it when you can my friend! Also do what you think is best to meet my needs. Reliable/longevity Lots of Torque I use the truck as a truck. 400Hp at the Crank or better. How you choose to do that is up to you!
@@nickpanaritis4122 Nick my friend there is zero doubt in my mind! Also like I said I can wait no rush! Keep pumping engines and muscle cars out! The time will come for Betsy’s engine! When I am 100% again then we can get rolling on it! Cheers!
My engine has the headers sealed with Ultra Copper Permatex and it hasn't leaked since 2003 when I installed it. The factory didn't use gaskets with manifolds. You've got to realize that changing header gaskets on a big block in a B body is a difficult job worth avoiding.
I can't help but notice that the dip in the torque curve happened right as the manifold vacuum plateaued before the secondaries began to open. My guess is that the goofiness with the torque curve could probably be resolved by putting in a lighter vacuum secondary spring. As for the reduction in power on the top end, I'm not exactly sure why but I have a few ideas. However, given that I'm not an expert, I'll keep those ones to myself.
I'm so jealous. A nice shop, a concrete floor and a rotisserie. I'm restoring my 1970 Roadrunner in my driveway. I have to close up every opening, over night, to keep out the squirrels and raccoons looking for a home. Too cold to work on it right now. I will take pride in knowing that I did it all myself rather than paying someone else to do it. If I had the money, I probably would. I'm over 60 years old. This is my only bucket list item before I take the eternal dirt nap.
Go for it!
Thanks for the Charger 500 update Nick. Roger is an artist and is creating the base for a museum masterpiece. This car will not be a production line car "like" from the factory in 1969 and onto the showroom floor. This one will be special. Better than factory. Old school home of new muscle. Applying new age technologies to improve and preserve old age design.
Kind of like your KOWASKI Challenger project. Also a museum piece.
Eugene, thank you for taking care of your special car all these years and for entrusting Roger and Nick (AND their shops) to renew it. Roger, thank you for paying such attention to detail and doing a truly a magnificent job on this extraordinary auto! And Nick,WOW! How lucky Eugene has been to enlist your assistance in this monumental task! There could be no hands on this car that care (or knows) more.
A special note to Nick, as a citizen of the US, I want to thank you for your heart-warming words and thoughts during Fridays LIVE show for us all. Very touching! You, once again, just raised the bar on being a gentlemen and a friend to all of us!
Thank you for your kind words. I have known how rare the Charger was going to be from day one. The one thing that I always tried to do was to keep the Charger safe and dry, so when it was time to do the restoration, there would be something to work with. Once I saw the passion that Nick has for the old school muscle cars, and the awesome job he did on his Challenger, I knew that he was the man for the job. Nick told me that Roger had a great shop, and does excellent work on his projects. This has been proven by the fantastic work done on the Charger so far. I feel very lucky to have such talented people working on my car. The Charger will look beautiful when it's done.
Attention to detail is my priority sometimes I have clients who find me a little too much but I'm like that lol thank you Deucerider for the good words
Morning Nick, George and Vasili. What a great way to start A Monday, a hot cup of coffee, and a new video from Nick's Garage. Wow the Charger looks awesome with the epoxy primer sprayed on the bottom floor pan. Thank you Roger for all the wonderful work you are doing on the car, I know it's going to be beautiful when it's done. I loved seeing the 409 sitting there in the background. You don't see very many of them anymore. Believe it or not we actually had snow in Texas yesterday. It was only about 4 inches, but was enough to cause lots of traffic problems. This was the first time that I had to remove snow from my car in years. The 440 made some awesome power on the Dyno. I'm sure it will do better once the the carb is rebuilt, good job on the Engine Nick. Another great video George, you made my day better with the update on the Charger.
Stay safe in that Texas Blizzard, Eugene. And thanks for watching.
@@NicksGarage The body shops are going to be busy for months because of the snow. All I heard was sirens all day long of the rescue trucks going out on calls. I just stayed inside and watched it snow, which is now mostly gone.
Eugene castles. I hope we will have the chance to see our car in person before you take it Back home. Maybe Nick will make a special even for it.
@@sylvainbernard8027 That is exactly what I want to happen. I want to come to Nick's Garage and meet all the fantastic people who have worked on the Charger, and have a party to remember. I just hope that the border opens in the near future, and that we get the virus under control. I would love to be able to go to the big show at Carlisle in July.
@@eugenecastles7475 i wish it work. im living close to the US border, on Canadian side, about 2hrs from Nick's garage. I Will be there if it happening. I am following the build from the beginning.
Sorry for the writing, im not perfectly bilingual. Have a good week.
Enjoyed the show with a cup of coffee! Eugene's car is looking awesome. Can't wait to see it back in your shop Nick. It's gonna be one sweet ride when it's done.
Can't wait!
I can't wait until it is back in Nick's shop either. That means that the assembly on the Charger will start, and things will progress rapidly. It's hard to believe that so much has been done in such a short time. It's going to look sharp with it's ne coat of Y2 yellow. Glad that you are along for the ride.
@@eugenecastles7475 Hello , did you get a chance to do any hunting this year ? I was hunting pheasants, deer and geese with my son . Your car is looking good !
@@oldpolak5203 I really wanted to, but didn't get the chance. Here in Texas unless you know someone hunting is very expensive. Landowners lease out their land to hunters for an annual fee. Way more expensive than most people can afford. I'm glad that you got to do all that hunting with your son, those are memories that both of you will share forever. I agree, the Charger is looking great because of the talented people at Showtime Muscle Cars.
@@eugenecastles7475 Thats not right , you got to move to Alberta . Lots of public land ,friendly land owners , cheap hunting and great fishing . I can't live without going fishing a couple times a week. This covid thing is got work all screwed up ,one week on one week of. That means more hunting and fishing for me ha ha. But you need a winter beater ,lots of salt on the roads eats cars like a kid eats candy.
That Charger will be a Masterpiece when finished! I can't wait to see the finish result. I sure the owner will have a big grin on his face when it's delivered. Bill from Linglestown Pennsylvania.
I want to thank Nick, Roger, and of course Eugene for allowing us to watch the Charger 500 restore. It's like watching a masterpiece in progress.
I'm glad that you are along for the ride. I enjoy watching the videos very much.
This is an older video of the Charger 500 that I have found on my phone and it still amazes me the quality of work inside and out on all of the cars y'all work on, that 500 was and is a very special testament to exallence, and so is Nick's personal ride just gorgeous cars in every way!
Dr. Nick,the dyno does not lie,and thanx for the up date on the Charger 500,stay warm,and please stay safe,cheers.
Thanks, you too!
The yellow on the 1969 Charger was called~~~~ 1969 Dodge Charger Car Paint Colors Code Name 999 Bahama Yellow.....This was an exciting video....Top notch production by George....Thanks George and of course Nick....Stay safe guy's............
I love the sound of 440's in the morning , or anytime really . That's going to be a monster on the street . That 500 will be better than new when it's finished .
Man those boys at the Body shop did a GREAT job! Beautiful work.👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
I thought I heard a noise in it , I thought it was a valve train noise , but thankfully just a minor exhaust leak , Loved the video and like the real world things don’t always go perfect . Thanks Nick
Thanks 👍
Show time have done a amazing job on the charger 500! Roger is clearly a great panel beater! Of course watching Nick sorting a 440 on the dyno rocks! Nick knows Chysler B and RB blocks like the back of his own hands!
Rodger and Showtime muscle cars crew putting in that work......amazing 💯...and the professor also staying busy with his B.B. mopars
Thank you Nick. The Charger update was fantastic. That Charger is going to be a real looker when she's all painted up. Already glows in the dark. I asked Eugene if he would like to have story done on it and have it a muscle magazine some day. He plans to take it to as many car shows in the future. If someone approaches him about the possibility of doing a cover on his Charger he's all for it. Some great photos on the restoration from Nick's Garage step by step would be awesome. George nice work. Fridays live shows are a real treat. Thank you Nick for taking the time to share your love for muscle cars and how much care about your clients cars and your fans. It's a honest approach you don't see very often these days. I love it and we all love it. All the best to you and the boys.Cheers!
Marcus. Thank you Marcus.
Thanks Nick I am enjoying watching your video's. You and the gentleman working at the shop do things to perfection 👍👍
hey nick ....thanks for all the extra time that you put in to make the videos [and you too george!] we know it takes away from family time .....your the best!!!
Good Morning from Halifax! Nick's Garage is a good way to start the week. Sunny here today but not too cold...-2 C...or so...no new snow...😆
Morning! Hello to beautiful Halifax from Nick's Garage.
that Charger is just amazing , Roger at showtime did great work on that car done the way it's supposed to be done . better than factory
Back in 1958 my dad had his 241RedRam Hemi completely rebuilt, piston, cam, bored, the whole 9yards for 565 dollors, boy have times changed.
$565 back in 1958 was a ton of money.
I was making 1.85 per hour dishwashing back in 1975 , my first job . Could buy a pack of smokes for that.
1.25 an hr in66 pumping gas for an outfit called Rocket Gas, we called it Ethel, not premium, 104 octain at the pump.
That Charger looked like it was right back at the factory moving down the assembly line. its just amazing how perfect that body is.
the carb issue on the 440 seems like some dirt is in the float bowls and its cutting some fuel flow.
Ya
Another brand new 69 charger on the road
More then likely it's the vacuum secondary that's bad and not flowing properly and that's the reason for the flow on the chart is up and down
Back in the day we used to have issued with the power valves that had a similar effect.
I would go with a bran new Quick Fuel carb 750. Double pumper Holly sells them flow benches and refurbished at a fraction of the cost. I got mine foe 240.
Efcharistó Nick....you always make my Mondays and Fridays much better here in northern Thailand by putting a huge smile on my quarantine face....
This is my coffee in the morning. Big block screaming 6200 rpm. I love it.
Monday means one thing Nick's Garage the truth has a ring Update on Eugene's Charger It was always gonna be perfect with Showtime as a partner In terms of a ground up restoration there ain't many larger Later on in the day I'll raise my glass of lager It's a wonderful sight to see Someone's dream car built properly There's just one word that sums up Nick's Garage Exemplary Sebastien's 440 is on the Dyno because he want's his challenger to go fast not slow I just love watching the torque and bhp grow Every car has a story that is nice to get to know That's why Nick's Garage is the best UA-cam show
Roberto got rhymes, until the end of times. He never misses with his lyrical kisses, word up to Roberto, and his moms and his Mrs.
@@NicksGarage Shout out from London all the best Cuz only Nick's Garage can stand to the test
Good one Roberto, have a pint for me, Cheers!
@@eugenecastles7475 Right this moment Eugene I'll sip one for the team!
@@robertorhymes Wish I was there to bring some to share.
Roger and his crew @Showtime 💯💯💯💯👍👍👍👍
I can only imagine what my dad was able to work on at the Chrysler plant in Belvidere il. I still have some of the tools he brazzed together to make them work better and then Chrysler used them to make specialty tools hot other Dingsman could use. He said that in the 65 to 70 they were using lead to fix some dents. I wish there was video of him working. Good luck on that beautiful car.
I recall reading a test of this car in Car Life Magazine in 1969. It's great to see it recreated all these years later.
Excellent job on the Charger 500 Nick
That car is going to be amazing when its finished wow
Eugene made sure we had a great car to start with.
@@NicksGarage for sure cause we all know most the great old cars were wrecked and crushed or all rusted out and can't be fixed its nice to see that there's some still garage kept but need some tlc to get em back on the road
Right on.
Eugene's Charger is gonna be great. I stopped everything just to watch. Also, that 440 coming back to life is great, I've seen the aforementioned video when it first rolled around and yeah that was a lot of damage.
Love the video 📸, love that Charger 500. I can't wait to see it finished and running down the street. Could be a leaky float or dirt in the bowl. Nick will find out! Stay well and dream about driving Mopars everybody.
I remember swapping out the oem 4-bbl carb on a friend's 85 Mustang GT with the 302 and 5-speed. I also recall the 570 cfm Street Avenger came double-pump and has 3 different springs to control the vacuum secondaries in terms of when they should kick in.
Part number 0-80570
I would never believe that was the same car....remarkable job. About 45 years ago I painted a car that same yellow....you needed sunglasses to look at it.
when you use the shop carb you know what to expect
great show as always nick you have me looking forward to Monday morning's 👍🇨🇦👌😁
We are glad you're here with us, D.
The big 4 used to boast aboot dipping their bodys or unibodys in electrostatically charged paint tubs-bath... and they still rotted away after very few years... as I'm typing, Nick mentioned this... oh well. Nothing new under the 🌞 SUN
Yeah most resto shops now after a chemical dip or the body being blasted use epoxy sealer to seal off the bare metal so it won't rust then let that cure out good then the body work is done then primed with a top coat of sealer then let set to gas out & shrink before the paint goes on then it sits again to gas out more & shrink & if all looks good the clear coat goes on & once again sits to gas out & cure then wet sanded & buffed to a final finish . The paints & primers back then weren't all that great at sealing out moisture or dealing with the UV rays of the sun like modern paints & clears coats can now being back then most of the paints we're either laquere or enamel or acrylic enamel with no clear coats yet invented so the paints took a beating from the sun rock chips sand & salt not to mention that a lot of the cars paint jobs from the factory especially Chrysler cars had a lot of over spray or light spots on the lower panels in the rears that didn't often get enough paint on them as well to offer better protection .
Yeah...but they did it as cheap as possible....there are plenty of 50yo cars that got dipped and never rusted a bit.
Hand spraying won't get into box sections nor between seams.
Perfect Monday morning at Nicks, lets get it started and see how it goes...btw enjoy your day wherever you are.
Could you guys please try setting up a camera outside of the shop, where the exhaust from the dyno exits? It would be super cool to hear the dyno pulls from out there! Hope you will try it. I think all the viewers would love it. Thanks!
We actually just got this shot for an upcoming vid. Stay tuned!
YOU and ME BOTH cannot wait until it’s finished!
Awesome Dyno Session Nick n Vasili and George 😀💨😲😀😊
Happy to see you folks again! Great work!
Thanks again for sharing your time and knowledge, Nick. Time spent viewing your videos is always time well spent. Stay warm and safe. Dave Heitman in Omaha
That car has ALOT of good metal in her,That will make a VERY NICE Mopar right there that will last a long time in the right hands!
That Charger is looking great that thing is going to be better then when it left the factory that car is going to be great
very cool video Nick got to love those big blocks! thanks to you and your team keep safe
Nick. Love your videos and passion for Mopars! Thank you for doing this. I’m learning so much.
More to come!
After doing a ground up rebuild on my 67 Cougar, a frame off on my once VERY rusty 65 GTO, in the middle of rebuilding a very rusty 71 Mustang fastback, and a mildly rusted 72 Cutlass that is on my rotisserie right now, I can attest it is a HUGE job. I do all the work, repairing rust, painting, engine building, transmissions, suspension, electrical, and I can even do interior if I don't have to sew anything. I can machine the engine parts when I have access to the equipment, but that stuff costs so much I can't have it sitting around not earning money and I don't do this for a living anymore. It also takes up a good amount of space, so I tend to farm that part out. The GTO took me 3 years of working on it to drive, and another 3 years were spent doing other things due to life events during those 3 years. I really wanted to drive that car, always wanted a real 1965 GTO.. motivation is not a problem for me.
Despite it being a massive job, if you break it down into sections, one system at a time, and you work on another section while you wait on parts to arrive, it is very doable. Although it takes a long time and has lots of parts, the hardest part of doing it yourself on your own car is staying motivated. Most get discouraged after they have it torn apart in the garage, and they find more rust than they expected, or something they don't know how to repair. They sell it to someone like me who knows how to fix it, and has the motivation to finish the project and its a drivable car in a few weeks or months. You have to really want it, the end result has to be enough to motivate you to keep working on the boring stuff.
Rodger's team doing a great job thus far on Eugene's 500. That 440 certainly has a lumpy cam Nick but year something wring somewhere perhaps carburetor but I'm sure you will get it sorted Nick. Thanks for another top video.
Hi Nick. When I used to work on my friends Stock Car. I used to run the plug wires down under the Headers near the oil pan to try keeping them off the headers. We did use some different Header designs. I put small block Chevy wire looms down at the oil pan the ones like the factory used on 305 Camaro's. Not sure if that would help you. I think they probably make the looms in the aftermarket.
Richard. Any possible way is great.
That's one more thing i love about the Hemi...No plug wires close to the exhaust.
That's the thing about winter here we can't be driving our cars so we are upgrading and fixing whatever for the springtime that way the car will be ready to fo once those 50 F 10 C days start coming around
Here on west coast we drive our cars year round..... Those wet snowy rust belt areas suck
Had a 440 in my GTX, awesome motor!
Nice work Nick, what a beast this thing will be on the road.
With todays technology in paint and primers and the quality of job being done on the 500 it will be better than the factory, it will be around another 50 years easily. 👍💪
How are they getting primer into box sections / seams?
@@bobroberts2371 Why don't you call Showtime and ask them?
@@Orcinus1967 There were some weak replies in the comment section from Nick and ST that basically stated " we know what we are doing " but no specifics. Bare steel + moisture / liquid water = rust.
We have a Holley 950 UXP carb (big brother to Nick's black carb) and it regularly bests most any other carb by 10 HP, some more, the odd one less.
@Car Guy daddyo What I should have included in my post is, "when shooting for a good number, we bolt on our 950 and".
It does have excellent throttle response, but the lack of choke makes it less of a street carb. The dyno sells a lot of carburetors for us, and I rarely break in a new engine with the customer's carb, way too many things can go south in a hurry. You want a "sure thing" on fire up and run in.
Thanks Nick and crew for another great video!!!
Great update on the 500 and nice run on Dino
Another epic Monday episode. Thank you Nick and George !
Oh looks sweet can't wait for you to start reassembling at 500 waiting waiting and waiting
Made my Monday👍👍
Great Dyno Tune video, Nick! "SUCH DRAMA!" Computer error, spark plug wire problems, carburator problems, exuahst leaks, and it only got 499 h.p.? "WHAT HAPPEN?!"
Richard. We are on it.
@@nickpanaritis4122 I know. Better you than me, Nick.
Looking great! Keep up the good work!!
Yeeeehaaaa! Great to see our Mopars putting out some good horsepower numbers and not just the chevys making all the power.
It has no downleg boosters which on a double pumper it has and that does make a big difference on the signal to the carburetor increasing horsepower love your videos
Awesome 440 pull! I have a very similar setup on my car, this was awesome to see. Thank you!
Those wire nick uses are Taylor brank and they're the best wires you can buy it's what I run and they're expensive but they are the best and I've tried them all
That 440 sound is soooooo addictive, OMG!!
Another Great Video Nick. Thanks 👍👍👍
Thank you!
That 440 is pretty stout! great job Nick.
It has more than enough to make that car get up and go.
@@NicksGarage Yes sir!
Someday I’ll be standing in nick’s dyno room getting my engine tested! That’s a promise! Just as long as they open that boarder again 👍🏻
We look forward to a time when we can all get together in person again. Until then, let's kick this bug in the butt and stay safe.✌️
@@NicksGarage absolutely! Stay safe every!
Great Video again George! We have some big stuff coming working hard out west!
Can't wait! Just remember to take care of yourself too, Easy. We need you around.
@@NicksGarage I am Trying.......Thanks bud!
George, you are the absolute man!!! I wish you'd introduce yourself on camera because I have no idea what you even look like my friend.
Ole Dude from Mississippi.
Another great day at “440 U” or U-Code 440HP University! Thanks Team Nick!
Nice accel coil. I just picked up the big yellow beast yesterday from a local mopar guy. Have been looking for years for one!!
If you have to wonder where the dent was, the repair was good. The only issue I have is with the colour choice. From what I’ve seen, it looks like what I’d call “puke green”. . .
Nick, I’d love to see you get a chassis dyno, which would give us areal comparison of brake horsepower vs horsepower at the wheels. I had a 1995 Z28, which after a rebuild, produced “only” 264 hp. . . at the wheels. I would quip, after blowing the doors off some 350hp rice rocket that they must have had “different horses”.
The car will be painted the original yellow. The primer is a greenish color.
Giasou Nikola,
Esmeralda she is looking fantastic, you can eat your dinner off that floor.
Another 440, another day just love it.
440 here, 440 there growing like mushrooms in the dark.
Great video as always. 👍
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It being on the rotisserie would be the perfect time to put on all the brake lines, fuel lines and anything else that attaches underneath. With what you do on the dyno you have to start with known good parts which is understandable. Thanks!
Love it! Thank you Nick!!!
That car is gonna be awesome good job!
HEY NICK!
Do you suppose Roger needs some flags for his shop, too?
His rafters look awfully bare up there. :-)
WOW, what a job his guys are doing on EUGENE'S 500, eh? Gorgeous!
GEORGE!
"Peace, love and musclecars"?
Duuuuude! LOL Dang hippies....you guys must be as old (or older?) as me.
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Here 'til the Big Guy upstairs punches my ticket one last time,
-Ed on the Ridge
Thanks Ed! Peace and love to you, up there on that ridge.
if you want to send me a flag, I have no problem with that I will put it on the ceiling with pleasure Thank !
This video is much improved and I like the "NICK MIC" so we can tell a lot more of what's going on. Look into the cam timing it could be advanced a little to much.
This video is an edited one, shot with different gear than the live stream. Live streaming audio and video through a cell signal is a technical miracle all it's own.
One day you'll show us the price sheet... can't be cheap, and we know your generous with your time and expertise
well i know if i had to take a american V8 in for a rebuild here in Estonia to a guy like Nick it would cost about 5000 euros
@@ToomasTelling 7,785.00 Canadian Dollar
I think Nick did abreakdown on his Challenger on a video not too long ago.
Ya I think Nick has been doing this all his life 💪
Nice work Nick 😊
I'd like to see that 348/409 at Showtime by the 500 charger on Nicks dyno😁🇺🇸👍
That would be interesting.
it's a 1964 409
Nick. The big block whisperer. You rock, nick.
Maybe remove the damper ball bearing out of the secondary diaphragm chamber to allow it to open faster.
You could actually hear the engine fall flat on it's head at 6100rpm on the 499 HP pull. I used that exact model Avenger carb for a dyno pull session several years ago. A swap to an equivalent Demon that was hanging around the dyno shop made an extra 50 HP at 5800 RPM.
@Car Guy daddyo So what you're saying is you experienced a different result using an untuned Demon versus a well tuned something else? Good for you.
Whats bad about driving your muscle car out in the snow. Driving in the snow with my 71 Polara is something i look forward too every year
Another great video Nick Steve
Street Avenger... I never had any luck with one in a performance application, and I've played with a couple. My favorite Holley vacuum secondary carb is to convert a 750cfm 3310 4160, to a 4150. I add an HP main body, and jet/spring the secondary as required. There is nothing wrong with using a vacuum secondary carb on the street, in fact they work particularly well on automatic transmission vehicles. It's my experience that the 3310 conversion runs and tunes great for good street performance, I'd toss that Avenger.
Love ❤️ the update truly amazing 🤩
Maybe this has been covered in another video, but for those of us who don't know how a dyno works, could there be an explanation someday on how the part of the dyno that substitutes for a transmission actually functions (it doesn't seem to shift like a normal transmission)? Is the water that needs to be turned on used for cooling the mechanism, or is the water pressure actually providing the resistance? And, how is the dyno connection to the engine adaptable to all the various engines put on it? Also, where to those exhaust pipes lead? Outside, I imagine, but is there anything special going on in that dark cavern that shows up in a lot of videos? Does engine testing lead to a lot of noise outside the building?
Lee. I do not know the dyno functions 100% how it calculates it's numbers. But I will put a light in the CAVERN so everyone can see what is back there, on the next video. What date, not sure.
@@nickpanaritis4122 Thanks! It would solve a mystery for me.
I always listen to your dyno testing with my ear buds in and thought sounds like manifold, header leak..your on to it...😁
I remember my big brothers 72 charger with a transplanted motor. A 67 383-R block with 440 heads and that same torker 2 intake manifold! Had a built 727 slapstick transmission on that thing.. hit 6500 RPMs and "SLAP" second gear & it was a neck snapper! 20 YEARS LATER HE STILL HAS IT... PARKED IN A BARN! 🤣🤣🤣😁
STILL WONDERING HOW MANY PONIES THAT BABY PUMPED OUT!?
I have a brand new 750 holley with vacuum secondaries, that I plan on using on my 1969 plymouth 440HP engine for my 69 plymouth GTX.
Nick, i have a dream. I win a big amount, buy my self a beautiful Mopar Muscle and have it done and rebuilt by you and your employee at Nick's garage. Your the man in rebuilding a vintage and any muscles that people must choose for the best work ever. You guys are the bests..
Nick FYI when you take my 383 apart The factory Nylon coated Timing gear is worn you will find some in the pan also the Timing is not bang on due to this I set it so she would run right with the worn gear that last week She was on the road ..... She’s got 297,000 ish miles on er and I am not sure if it’s ever been freshened up? I hope not cause I’d like to bore it. Has a 2 year old Melling High Volume Pump. I’d love to see how she does on the dyno in stock form. NO RUSH! Get to it when you can my friend! Also do what you think is best to meet my needs.
Reliable/longevity
Lots of Torque I use the truck as a truck.
400Hp at the Crank or better.
How you choose to do that is up to you!
C.A.R. I will do my best.
@@nickpanaritis4122 Nick my friend there is zero doubt in my mind! Also like I said I can wait no rush! Keep pumping engines and muscle cars out! The time will come for Betsy’s engine! When I am 100% again then we can get rolling on it! Cheers!
@@CoastalAutoReactionCAR . OK. Thanks.
@@nickpanaritis4122 No thanks needed! Cheers 🍻
Sweet another 440 for the road. Ya I was thinking something was a little off the throttle response was a little slow.
Car Guy daddyo oh ok ya that makes sense I actually was thinking it had no load at idol lol like mitral. Ya I get it. Thanks
Another great video thanks for sharing and God bless
My engine has the headers sealed with Ultra Copper Permatex and it hasn't leaked since 2003 when I installed it. The factory didn't use gaskets with manifolds. You've got to realize that changing header gaskets on a big block in a B body is a difficult job worth avoiding.
George. You are correct.
I can't help but notice that the dip in the torque curve happened right as the manifold vacuum plateaued before the secondaries began to open. My guess is that the goofiness with the torque curve could probably be resolved by putting in a lighter vacuum secondary spring. As for the reduction in power on the top end, I'm not exactly sure why but I have a few ideas. However, given that I'm not an expert, I'll keep those ones to myself.
Cameron. Good point. I will have to drive the car to select a vacum secondaries spring to see what the desires.