1973 Camaro Z28 Update- Painting My Chevy SMALL BLOCK 383 Stroker!!

[@jimmccune568]

Looking very good Ryan. flip the valve covers around. Keep up the great work!

[@RyanSampsonRPh]

Thanks Jim!

[@giancarlopbranco]

Work of art!! Congratulation! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

[@davidfarias4822]

Finally! you got the motor back! Great job!!

[@RyanSampsonRPh]

Thanks! It’s moving along quick now and I’m super happy with how it turned out 👌

[@davidfarias4822]

@@RyanSampsonRPh I watched your first video of you taking the Camaro out of the garage. And bringing it home. I watched every video of you taking it down. And redoing everything. Then no more videos. Then I figured when the motor was complete, Then they would start up again. I'm glad the motor finally came in. You are meticulous in what you do. And by yourself to boot. Your work is phenomenal.

[@RyanSampsonRPh]

@@davidfarias4822 I appreciate that David! Yeah you are right, I was getting a bunch of filming/work done and wanted to focus on the engine once I finally got it back. You will hear it run next video 🙂

[@davidfarias4822]

@@RyanSampsonRPh To tell you the truth? I can't wait!! Good luck!!

[@dough8397]

Nice build dude. I have a 1970 1/2 Z28 454 BB. Funny what a small world. I camp at Berlin and worked in your home town.

[@willemvandernest3249]

Hi there Ryan. Any updates on the Camaro?

[@kenlelon369]

on that fan shroud, I discovered a good way to get it looking good; used some Maguire's PlastX plastic polish I had laying around on one and it had it looking brand new with a little bit of work.

[@Geezbnme]

nice. Glad you used acrylic enamel it will hold up better than rattle can engine paint.

[@RyanSampsonRPh]

I agree, much more durable!

[@resurrectionmotors2421]

Wow a long time coming but now she's coming together I can't wait to see her cutting donuts hahaha God bless

[@RyanSampsonRPh]

Hahaa such a long process with this engine!

[@charmes6724]

Your Dad must be very proud! Great job!

[@RyanSampsonRPh]

Thanks! He is excited about it as much as I am haha

[@donbearden1953]

Ryan, I’m happy that you got the heart of the build! lol. I have a feeling you’ve probably heard it thump by now. If I remember correctly you put a hydraulic cam in and in my opinion it will make your life easier. I can’t wait to hear it thump!

[@RyanSampsonRPh]

Thanks Don! Yeah it was a hydraulic roller retro fit cam. I did have it started and it sounds just as I would have hoped 😁👌..more vids in the works!

[@iamrichrocker]

Ryan..road and track had an article on the Camaro is the most popular car on drag racing circuits..due to light..easy to wok on..and good looking..think most of us would agree...great job..

[@RyanSampsonRPh]

Thanks! It is really easy to work on for sure👌

[@ronvan1362]

Looking awesome Ryan. Have a great day.

[@RyanSampsonRPh]

Thanks Ron, you as well!

[@MRKRG9]

RYNO!!! great job!

[@skinnerhound2660]

Hey Ryan, the block has turned into a real piece of jewelry because of your hard work, research, and attention to detail. If you haven't already I'm sure you will fire it up soon. It has been a pleasure to watch this process. . Congratulations. Hope you and your family are all doing well. Peace.

[@RyanSampsonRPh]

Thank you, hope everything is well with you guys too!

[@1ocean515]

Engine looks awesome. Not long now. Very cool! 👍👍

[@RyanSampsonRPh]

Heck yeah, thanks for checking in!

[@bigjoefirearmsandreviews2762]

Its looking great

[@RyanSampsonRPh]

Thanks man, glad to see a comment from ya, take care!

[@HOBrian2003]

Looks really good!!

[@RyanSampsonRPh]

Thanks Brian! Hope all is going well with ya

[@robarm2484]

Looks great. Can't wait to hear and see it run and drive. 👍

[@RyanSampsonRPh]

Thanks man! Soon, very soon

[@cposwn]

Looking good. Can’t wait until you drive her.

[@RyanSampsonRPh]

Thanks! Very close!

[@boostedbilly7308]

Looks good 👍

[@RyanSampsonRPh]

Thanks man👍

[@jefflong3200]

Looking awesome Ryan. Took a while but we’ll worth the wait.

[@RyanSampsonRPh]

Definitely worth the wait! Good things come for those who wait 👌👍

[@jefflong3200]

@@RyanSampsonRPh agreed! And I love seeing LeeAnn involved too! Hope I spelled her name right.

[@bobbyviti7794]

Excellent work as usual! It's getting closer... Definitely can't wait to see the next update video Ryan. I had mine out yesterday, such a good feeling when you can get it out and drive...

[@RyanSampsonRPh]

Thanks Bobby! Engine dyno video will be next. I can’t wait to drive it, long time coming👍

[@ald6829]

Got a feeling he's never parting with this car. Glad Ryan has video to show his future kids just how much work it took.

[@RyanSampsonRPh]

Thanks Al! It would be hard to part ways with this car. You are right, one of the reasons I film this stuff is documentation to look back on 🙂👍

[@83K5Blazer]

Nice job

[@RyanSampsonRPh]

Thanks man!

[@FourSpeedFilms]

Cool!

[@RyanSampsonRPh]

Thanks man!

[@larryburwell8550]

wow engine looks great painted. id left the valve covers natural polished and clear coated them.. great job. with all this maticlus painting of everything. id have painted the body too but thats just me.

[@RyanSampsonRPh]

Thanks Larry! Yeah one of these days I will strip and paint it too. It’s turning out too nice not to do it all👍

[@bradyp.2647]

I know how it is with the Machine Shops right now, getting my 454 back soon and plan on filming the build process aswell👍👍

[@RyanSampsonRPh]

Exactly! It’s like that everywhere, I would much rather wait like I did on a reputable machine shop as well. Do it man! I still want to do a big block build myself someday

[@onsturn]

I’ve had 2 engines rebuilt at 2 different shops, both took 8-months to complete. Why does it take so long, Gesh!

[@tonybosworth5382]

ART! Looks great! You have to be getting fired up about getting it going now!

[@RyanSampsonRPh]

Thanks Tony! I have a second wind now for sure on getting it done 😬. Your car is turning out super clean too!

[@johnwagner4559]

Good that ur doing everything oem...alot kids would be putting all kinds of crazy rims and things on it. It deserves to be factory. Why didn't you just tape off the gasket sealing surfaces before block paint? An old trick instead is to coat surfaces with grease.... paint won't stick to those surfaces and then just wipe off.

[@RyanSampsonRPh]

I hate when people do that stuff but then again I like more oem looks! I was thinking about doing that but just decided to knock the paint off prior to installing the gaskets. I was on a time crunch to get the engine back to the engine dyno as well.

[@MichaelSmith-wb1es]

Hey Ryan. Long time no see.

[@RyanSampsonRPh]

I’m back again 😬. Hope all is well!

[@willemvandernest3249]

The engine looks great and I'm quite eager to hear it run. Are you going with the old distributor setup or MSD? Let's wait and see I'm jumping the gun here. The Camaro will be a show stopper gaurenteed

[@RyanSampsonRPh]

Thank you! Im going with just a normal hei unit. Dyno video will be next 🙂👌

[@gtuttle4]

Which AFR heads did you use?

[@smsunder]

What a great day for you and the Z28! Also, the camper on top of the Subaru is cool...what is the name of it?

[@RyanSampsonRPh]

I was pretty pumped haha. It’s a rooftop tent that’s made by smittybilt, we used to do some overlanding stuff every now and then before everything went crazy. I would recommend it (although it did double in price since I bought it 2 years ago)!

[@smsunder]

@@RyanSampsonRPh Awesome, thanks for the info on the rooftop tent.

[@billtaglia2865]

The block looks like it just came from the factory.

[@RyanSampsonRPh]

Thanks Bill! The goal is to make it look as close to factory as I can with my own style added in 👍

[@billtaglia2865]

I’m partial to the orange/red color. My brother had a ‘68 Camaro in that color. 4 speed. Cut my teeth on it learning to drive a stick.

[@johnmilner7603]

It’s always nice to see the engine return. BTW, did you get the heads checked? Some out of the box heads need work. See kzbin.info/www/bejne/hGTNn2V7h5loa7s kzbin.info/www/bejne/iqSynpt-n5Ktp6M That fan shroud came out perfect. I used Mothers FX Wheel Cleaner and #0000 steel wool to clean my aluminum valve covers on my 70 Z28.

[@tomvetter6928]

Looking good!

[@RyanSampsonRPh]

Hey thank you Tom! Hope all is well