Cleaning my grandma's old car for the first time in 22 years. (incredibly satisfying)

I bought my grandma's 1984 Monte Carlo SS that she took me to Kindergarten in, and fixed it up after sitting for 22 years. Complete Transformation! Use code TAYLORDRIFTS60 to get 60% off your first Factor box at bit.ly/3VIPdeu
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[@Day1dayy]

Taylor just wanna let you know how appreciative I am for be able to learn to and attempt to do stuff on my own, you made me want to do a swap so bad I I finally got my first start up two days ago went from a v6 to v8 and you made me feel so comfortable tackling it after all your builds I’ve watched

[@Taylordrifts]

Dude this is awesome! Thanks for letting me know this! Congrats!

[@nathancole8188]

I hear ya on that one, I've done engine rebuilds and stuff but after watching the cefiro build and seeing how great that has turned out I'm going to be doing the tdi swap on my ford ranger soon.

[@butt5810]

@@Taylordrifts you are super educational. and make these big projects feel less stressful than they really are.

[@thomascampione8866]

it's at 69 likes can't ruin it

[@ronjones-6977]

Ya, I'm still not washing my truck, but I'll watch Taylor putt around in his shop all day long.

[@ivycycles]

You need to put a vacuum tester on the power brake booster. The diaphragm could be leaking. Most people never expect it to leak.

[@AliveAboveft]

The video we have all been waiting for sence we seen this car!

[@jonesa9616]

Hey Taylor I had a 86 SS back in the day watching you clean this car up and driving it around feeling proud brings back some really good memories thanks.

[@Iwasnvrgvnaname]

You did a great job cleaning up this car, as I knew you would. Your Grandma should be proud she has such an awesome grandson. I hope we get to see her reaction to your work and her drive it again, that will be really cool.

[@daryldurnil3355]

Love that car. Bc My 1st car was an 85 ls. Dad and I made really nice until I totaled it…..

[@DJTAZ1996]

That monte carlo looks so sexy all cleaned up with its badging back on. Always loved those cars for its stance and body lines.

[@iamnobody3793]

I can't help but wonder what Sam can do with it. Loving it so far.

[@fast97z24]

Sam has plenty of cars to shine up as is. Anybody can do what sam does, even ole Taylor here.

[@CasualRicer]

Ol Sam would have her shining like a diamond. Can see the reflection your soul on it lmao

[@chun2s]

I thought the same thing , this unit will be mint with Sam .

[@jeffdean277]

So stoked to see what you do with this bad boy!

[@randybucher3188]

Great job, love the Monte Carlo SS, I'm sure your grandmother will love seeing, driving her car again. Wish more kids took an interest in the cars older family members had when they were growing up!!

[@James-rn7dx]

Great looking SS! This is the video I was waiting for, so satisfying!!! A good body shop should be able to repair that rust and repaint from the bodyline down, I wouldn't repaint anything you don't have too.

[@cody8754]

It’s surprising how nice the headliner is in that car. Usually they’re drooping or hanging down. I guess it’s from being under a shaded car port

[@CowfordGarage]

This! 😂

[@Woodie-xq1ew]

being white probably helped keep the temps down even when it was in the sun

[@bubbabrown6917]

I think he mentioned that it was replaced

[@fast97z24]

This car was pretty well taken care of. It may have sat but when it ran she got all the love.

[@One_Ton_YJ]

We called the droopy headliners “Gnat Beaters”

[@JeffSlover]

The car came out great. On the cold starts, the old rule was pump the gas twice, and foot on the floor for a cold start, and depending on the carb setup, light tap before starting for warm start.

[@thDARKside2]

You have to lift the back seat! who knows what treasures are hidden beneath. Could be one of your old Hot Wheels cars!

[@thegrimstreaker4669]

Now to have grandma drive her old ride, also i will warn you Taylor the trunks on these cars are extremely difficult to track down.

[@KeepingItKeith]

Ditch that quadrajunk carb immediately. You will hunt vacuum leaks forever. There will always be guys crying to keep it but I promise a nice Holley will be a much better driving experience.

[@Kyle.Brouwere]

So much anticipation for this portion of the series! 😍😍 Also, that "enough jibber jabber" pocket t is one of the most comfortable shirts I own! Thanks taylor!

[@Taylordrifts]

I'm glad you like it! The pocket comes in so handy when wrenching! Lol

[@justinbloom329]

I enjoy that you split the videos evenly through these series but still pack them with a good amount of content. Keep it up, I experience too many other videos with 8 mins of intro/outro and jibber jabber😂

[@AndrewK2020]

FINALLY! Been waiting for this!

[@billrichmond4922]

What a transformation, it's amazing the difference the new decals made.

[@bastieschenbach9814]

Yes! New video on the best car you own. (Ok Miata is equally as awesome.) Thanks for the amazing content Taylor! 🥰 Brightens up my day! 😍

[@CarlosGarcia-dd4lm]

VGG would tell you to use some SOS steel wool pads to clean up that surface rust on the doors. You will be amazed at how well it works.

[@matthewmilner7176]

Such a sick car! Cleaned up amazing!! Love the clean stock look!

[@fast97z24]

I think we all knew she would clean up pretty well. But damn, it looks so amazing. Paint the door and the rear piece above the back bumper along with a paint correction on the whole thing and wow it would look brand new.

[@_Texas_Rebel_]

Been looking forward to this video ever since you picked the car up! Can't wait to see your grandmas face when you show it to her and let her drive it again!

[@Andrew-dv8ns]

T-Ray! Next time your at the shops, grab some "fallout spray" / "Iron remover". It helps with little specks of rust all over the car, and would probably help clean up that lower door section.

[@BassManBobBassCovers]

Turned out so good! Didn't even have to use a buffer or abrasive machine. 80s GM clearcoat is extremely thin/sensitive so that is huge.

[@timtodd6830]

Should be lacquer if it’s original.

[@arcadiagreen150]

My father told me "how you do anything is how you do everything" which means, do everything with detail. Making excuses about not caring for cleaning or stickers leaves your growth potential to suffer when you are willing to sacrifice. Anything worth doing is worth doing right

[@banneddamn]

Right? Thank you. This irks me so much with Taylor. Oh it's 80% meh who cares attitude.

[@sweettee3647]

Looks really good. The carburator has a fast ideal choke. Check that. Also the door has drain holes in the bottom. If they clog you will get that rust on your door. Pull the door panel and reach in there and see if it's rusty or clogged. Good luck. Love this build. I love these cars. G body !!

[@twinglock40z]

Came here to say the same thing about the choke. Choke should kick down/off. Honestly that’s what it sounds like to me.

[@fast97z24]

Speaking of the carb... holy hell, HOW?! it shouldn't even function after all these years but alas, here we are lol

[@twinglock40z]

@@fast97z24 you’re not lying. If was able to get ahold of something like this for anywhere near a decent price, I’d probably go all original. I mean everything is there already in mostly pretty dang good working order and shape. So after just initially getting it running, redoing to carb would be next mission. I’m not judging what the guy’s plans are with the car or anything but there’s tons of hot rodded monte Carlos out there. How many all original SS’s in that good of shape do you see out their. And it’s only going to get more rare as time goes by.

[@mclarenjohnf1]

A job well done Taylor, I bet the door drain holes are blocked. Sre you going to get those weird nests from under the car, I can't remember what bugs you said they were from?

[@cgbodyauto7635]

Love how patient this guy is. Those old GM cars can be frustrating.

[@bradthacker9904]

Dang it! The anticipation of what stage 2 is going to be is driving me crazy. Is it going to be an old school 383 or 406. Is it going to be a ls. Will it get a modern chassis. Do you have plans to fix the rust and have the car completely repainted. I feel like you could make a video just talking about what your plans are going to be. Taylor we need to know. 😂 This freaking car has me looking at monte's on marketplace.

[@tackletestdummy9096]

Would be really cool to see your grandmas reaction to what you did with the car!

[@nickk4010]

The OCD in me was waiting for you to wash it last episode, I'm content now. This is one favorite body styles in the 80s era cars.

[@MfVelos]

Can't believe how well kept this classic is. Those SS are such a Gem

[@David-uu1oj]

Interior: In short, extract seats and carpet with wet vac and pressure sprayer filled with water. Use a spray bottle with the shampoo, soft scrub, and suck out with water. Paint match carpet and re-color. Remove seats, cover surfaces and spray accordingly. These work👍

[@calebsmith3162]

So far love this series. I do not know how stock your plans are for it but a pro touring build would be quite interesting with keeping the OEM vibe. Best of luck!

[@four20jt]

2024 Taylor challenges donkmaster to a race with an 84 SS donk 😂😂😂 on a side-note that's my holy Grail car I hope to own one day!!!!!

[@scottsvintagefire]

There's probably nothing more satisfying than a car wash video going from something that has 22 years of buildup and grime to affresh clean brand-new looking vehicle so satisfying

[@Maroco918]

FINALLY! Dear baby Jesus thank you so much. It was killing me how dirty it was.

[@cotycaudle427]

Vacuum leaks can be found usually fairly easy just by spraying brake cleaner in random places around the motor. If it revs up, you hit a leaking spot.

[@PNW_Car_Mods]

Taylor just take a piece of the vinyl that you cut off and patch the little piece on the right front fender. That is if you didn't crumple it all up into a ball. It will look better patched than missing!

[@lancewallace3874]

Taylor if no one has already said it, there is a very affordable tool that you can buy on Amazon to help identify vacuum leaks. Tool has a cannister that you put baby oil in, has a small heater in the cannister, heats up and smokes the oil, tool connects to shop air and has an internal regulator set for 1psi output, air pressure pushes smoke through the vacuum system helping to identify leaks, cracked line, leaking gaskets, etc.

[@edwardmartinez9459]

That's an 85 SS it's the only year a SS had a center glove compartment?

[@reamracing8164]

The chassis will have a fare amount of metric fastners 78-88 g body's are called "metric chassis" for that reason

[@realkilju]

Why would you swap the engine? thats propably the last nonmodified monte carlo

[@gotthumbs2235]

You might want to see if 'Mr. Sam' can do his magic on the paint. he's done some great work on Cletus's cars. Just a thought.

[@PNW_Car_Mods]

lol at not having any standard hardware. Damn youngins! Car looks fantastic Taylor!

[@WDDetailing]

You did a great job :)

[@TravisLaRoche]

TAYLOR! Bro long time since I’ve left a comment. THIS is the video I was waiting for with this car, your killin it with the Monte Carlo content. Keep it up bro it’s turning out great and not to mention the family legacy you are restoring slowly but surely. That’s special, car is a true Gem for sure!

[@thabrojoe]

It would be sick if you were to build the monte carlo into a drag / no prep car 🤔😂

[@dannmohr5721]

And the “BEAT” goes on………great save Taylor and a family heirloom……kudos Dude….,,😉👍👍👍😉👍👍👍😉👍👍👍😉😉😉😉🇺🇸🏁🇺🇸🏁🇺🇸🏁🇺🇸🏁🇺🇸🏁🇺🇸🏁🇺🇸

[@brandonherold2273]

Would really love to see a professional detailing grade paint correction done on this thing.

[@Davidwaksman07]

Some mr clean magic erasers work wonders on the vinyl with tough dirt spots.

[@ohfacexo]

It's funny to think that some people who see this video probably had no idea that cars used to have ashtrays in them.

[@LimeTimeGarage]

So happy to see you have a G Body! Please NEVER sell this thing!

[@billstoner3g]

Those cars are so cool. The transformation is awesome cant wait to the next phase. Hope your grandmother loves what you done with her old car

[@civik29]

If the fuel bowl isnt slowing leaking fuel all you need to do to start the Rochester carb is reset the throttle plate. That only requires one full pedal press to reset the choke.

[@irorules]

Probably time to get a set of standard hardware if your gonna be working on this car.

[@bigmikes2140]

Waiting on the 26’s and twin turbo ls then going DONK racing

[@KSRPerformanceFabrication]

Welcome to the G-body family!!!

[@CraaaigV302]

Dam with just the soap and water u can really start to see the pearl still in the paint this thing needs a light polish I think it'll really shine then

[@KWC0]

This has always been one of my favorite cars....super stoked for stage 2.0

[@kzarnold3678]

I think it's great he doing a different type of build than his usual drift car project.

[@KWC0]

@@kzarnold3678 hopefully he keeps this stock...other than building the motor and maybe putting a Whipple on her ect 🤔😂

[@williamconway1287]

Hello Taylor , I can’t remember if you said the answer to this question before or not . Is that Monte Carlo a true S.S. ? I realize your Grandfather was a bit of a car guy , but buying an S.S. and letting your Grandmother drive it all the time was unbelievable on his part . Thanks in advance .

[@HC-qw3gj]

I thought the ss didn’t have wood grain trim. I thought all of the trim was black with red striping around it. Maybe that started in 1986. Just a thought

[@stanleymartin1613]

Nice car. Neat stuff. Enjoyed watching ✌️ 😎

[@skipman8yard]

Great looking motor Taylor came up gleaming 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍💯💪😎🤘🙈🏴‍☠️🙈🏴‍☠️👍💪🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧

[@mikellewis2346]

Grandma is gonna love it 💯👌👏❤️✊️

[@Theideaman]

Seats need a shampoo clean to! Nice to see this oldie get some TLC!

[@aaronsg71]

Looks great, what is the engine they put in the SS model?

[@hunterleejohnson10]

The headliner not falling is the biggest surprise for me

[@zeake13]

Take that engine and trans and junk it. Put an LT4 with a 10 speed in it.

[@robertsummers753]

CLAY BAR GREAT JOB SIR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@bignazty90]

Dude, this has been one of my favorite builds so far because I have also been fortune enough to get one of my grandparents vehicles. I haven't been super motivated in fixing it up in a while but this has brought that spark back for me to get it done so thanks for that. I'm super stoked to see what you have in store for the Monte Carlo in the future because its already looking so good!

[@zacharygay7598]

I love the look of this thing already, can’t wait to see what you end up doing with it

[@tinystar3010]

Finally washed. Now we can see what we're working with. Looks like a solid project

[@dewdew34]

The decals really made it sweet. Love this car and your passion for it, i grew up with these GM bodies, the Cutlass and Monte Carlo's and always liked them, they cruise smooth. Now to fix that back bumper black faded area, that would really set it off...

[@KT6450]

tell me your building this thing. dream car dude

[@NoClassic]

Have a look at replacing any of the rubber fuel lines that remain. Fire is a huge risk with something that has sat this long. That interior is amazing.

[@fredericklebeault3467]

What's your plan for the engine? A big 6.0 LS N/A? Turbo? Can't wait to see this classic getting more love! One thing I would love about this car is to keep it street ;)

[@enriquetsonic]

People from south central Los Angeles.will Crazy will crazy for a car like that.

[@enriquetsonic]

Go crazy for sure

[@MrJcoupe96]

I seriously didn't want the video to end, lol. I love breathing new life into things and cleaning/restoring them and this was right up my alley. That thing cleaned up so dang good and seems to be running so well. It honestly makes me wonder why it even sat for as long as it did at your families place? I know you have a phase 2 version in line for this thing, but I dunno if I'd be able to stop myself on adding some nice white lettered BFGoodrich's in the proper size to those wheels to REALLY make that thing pop. All in all, the thing came out amazing, dude. Stellar job! Hopefully you can catch your grandmothers reaction when she sees it. Grandpa would be proud of you, bud.

[@ericd701]

Man this is bring back so many memories! My first car was a 1979 Monte Carlo when I was 16. It had the same interior as yours but came with a Buick V6 for which I promptly swapped out with a 350 out of an Impala station wagon. The car is looking great! Looking forward to more videos of your progress. As soon as I saw the oil leak I knew what it was, that happened to them quite often.

[@walterhuskisson1918]

You did an excellent job putting the decals on

[@jeradmullinnix9063]

All I'm saying yes we are fully invested in this built/reveal. We, the people would like to tag along when you show your grandma.

[@JT-th5lp]

Should let Mr. Sam have a go cleaning it.

[@vinniemckinnon]

This cleaned up so well! Would love to see you take it up to @aidantemplin after the few small rust repairs and get it back to 100% gleaming!

[@KingKong84]

G-Body shuffle videos coming soon

[@davidcorder95]

Heck yeah Canit wait to see how you build her up

[@gemini3558]

😜👍🇦🇺

[@mrmongo6722]

The moment we’ve all been waiting for the cleaning of the SS Monte Carlo. That car is in excellent condition and the fact it’s still in your family makes for a great story. Now we can all be held in suspense waiting for the engine swap. I would go for a BBC even though a turbo LS would be a nice setup. The car cleaned up nice now all you need is a set of Center Line Convo Pro rims. I had set of them back in the day on my Corvette and loved that trash can look.

[@SloppyMechanics]

Picasso I like it

[@bradleyborrowman2115]

I see the love of horsepower runs in the family 😊 great stuff

[@jimmyz2098]

Wow. Amazing ride. Love love love this car! She's a beauty! Would absolutely love to have one of these. I have a cousin that had one of these back in the day. An '86 or '87. And it was killer!! had black and orange decals and badging. Interior was either black or crimson red. Can't remember now, but I'm gong to have to ask him. I want one. On my bucket list. Would love to have one with a new crate motor in it, and to legit drive it on the reg, alternating with my regular ride.

[@Tactical.gaming]

Too bad it's not the aero coupe!

[@GrandPitoVic]

She is a clean car. Decals look great. I always loved the Monte SS. And the El Camino as well.

[@440Craig]

Take a shot every time he says “20 years” 🥴

[@philbert006]

Doing the stickers and talking about cruising then bam! I can't help but think of Cleetus in the stadium truck, dominating the entire race, way out ahead, then crashing fantastically on the final straight. Imma go watch that again just for a laugh. Car looks great. Time to burn off those tires.

[@irishguyjg_2ndchancerecovery]

I'll kindly take that off your hands Great work brother. It's my dream and all time FAV car, OF ALL TIME, IN THE UNIVERSE, EVER!! Awesome work!

[@HxLGlobal]

The 13:03 Owen Wilson "WOW" 😂

[@charliedc2A]

It's sad you're not gonna keep it all original. Looking good tho 👍

[@foamdataservices]

I would like to see the original motor bored and stroked with better intake and carb, headers and a nice clean engine bay. I feel that would be great, maybe with a 100 shot of “Grandmas Original Recipe Gap Sauce” for showing the kids how it’s done.

[@christopherjohnson520]

Looks Amazing! Grandma is going to be so happy, I just know it. Can't wait to see the underneath to be cleaned up and prepared for the upgrades and new power plant. If it was me, I'd clean everything up and put on some Eastwood rust encapsulate

[@davidowen888]

Lookin proper 👌 besides the tiny tire 😆👍☮️