Cold Start & Rowing Gears~ 1964 Chevelle 496ci Stroker (Getting Groceries!)

Cold start of the ol’ 64 Big Block Malibu. Hadn’t been started in about three weeks. Let it warm up and then out for a good run through the gears.
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Specs:
1964 Chevelle Malibu
Originally 327/PG
496ci stroker
LS6 4 bolt replacement block
SCAT forged and balanced rotating assembly
AFR 265 heads
COMP retrofit roller 223/230 .609/.609 lift 112LSA
Holley HP 950 DP
Edelbrock Performer RPM intake
Hooker 2” primaries
Flowmaster 3” American Thunder full exhaust with H pipe
Tremec TKO600 5 speed
Eaton 3.36 LSD
Four corner disc brakes, wilwood rear
Wilwood manual master
Full hotchkis TVS suspension

[@jeffcornelison888]

The great thing about this video is that this guy actually drives the car the way that it was meant to be driven. Bad ass video!👍

[@leojt9423]

Well thanks man!

[@sqr2024]

Great seeing a young guy enjoying old muscle.

[@leojt9423]

Thank you! My father was a mechanic, I grew up turning wrenches.

[@540chevhell9]

Groceries $35 Fuel $65 !!! Speed camera ticket $165!! But worth it ! Subbed !!

[@leojt9423]

Thank you very much!!!

[@stevestock2439]

Fantastic, nothing better than a stroked bigblock chevelle. You are a lucky man!

[@leojt9423]

Thank you!! It’s a fun car and was a fun build

[@hornetbrown]

Built for speed...and terrorizing the streets!

[@leojt9423]

Sure is!!

[@Chevyssboy138]

He don’t have streets he gots fields 😂

[@PEDALFEVER]

So lucky to own several classics. And I can tell you really enjoy driving them too. Well, naturally they love to be driven, that's what they are made for right? I recognized the scenery too as I am originally from your part of Mass as well. I like how you take us through the whole thing from the cold start and then the ride in it. Keep the awesome videos coming dude!

[@leojt9423]

PEDALFEVER Thank you very much for the feedback! I wish I had started documenting the builds and cars years ago.. would have so much good content. Will have more coming!! Thanks again.

[@coryhartman1578]

Those have to be 40 series flowmasters. Know them very well. Beauty! Runs as clean is it looks

[@leojt9423]

Thanks man! If I recall correctly I believe it’s the American Thunder 3” system. May be based on the 40 series mufflers though?

[@mikeb3153]

Sounds similar to a summit 2 trap before the traps blow

[@mikenomath3897]

Phuck radio's! :) Sweet!

[@leojt9423]

Thanks!!

[@Shakerhood69]

Music comes from under the hood!

[@greenidguy9292]

I’m the proud owner of a 70 LS6 Chevelle, although these days it has more than its original 450 horsepower…respect brother, sweet ride!

[@leojt9423]

Hey thank you, and to you too!!! 1970 LS6 is a dream car!

[@dragonlips2005]

8:23 is when he actually gets the groceries for those viewers who clicked on this video for that!!!! :D

[@rutter1ify]

Looks and sounds great, this car would be lethal on UK roads 😂✌️

[@leojt9423]

Thanks man! Glad you enjoyed it. It really is a ripper. Check out the video I most recently posted. There’s one clip of basically just redlining it through 1st and 2nd.

[@kevintaylor8832]

Pretty car. Thanks for the ride and the burnouts!

[@leojt9423]

Thank you my friend!

[@PatandDoopypoopy]

Thank you thank you. I'm a 55 year old hot rodder and I greatly appreciate the burnouts the clutch pedal and all that good stuff. This video is what all videos should be. Taking out our cars for some therapy time

[@leojt9423]

Hey thanks Patrick, I appreciate the positive feedback! Just having fun with the old sled.

[@parkermcmillan8653]

Couldn't agree more !

[@jeffphillips7372]

I just decided what I’m gonna get after I acquire a grand national 🤣

[@leojt9423]

Anything with a big block and stick shift is a good time. I’d love to pick up a GN or t-type etc too. Awesome cars

[@jasonclendennen9731]

Scrammbled eggs LOL🤣

[@DD-gi6kx]

I have a 64 chevelle SS, tucked into end of garage waiting until I finish a 63 chevy II, 5.3 alum block for the chevy II, but l'm leaning towards old school big block to the 64 very nice car, something to aim towards to see yours

[@leojt9423]

Thank you!! Best of luck in your builds!

[@zacharylafata5142]

Why waste a microfiber? I just use my shirt 🤷🏼‍♂️ Bitchin' 64' you got there. Keep rowin them gears.

[@leojt9423]

Thanks man! The car has sat for the last few years. Spent the last few weeks tuning it up and just put 100+ miles on it yesterday!

[@chrisgreenley5927]

Nice grab some gears and grab some beers

[@kujhk05]

Motor sounds really good. Are you at 500hp ? Your 5 speed sounded like you didn't really hook up until 3rd and just feathering the gas. Would you go to something like M22 ?, Also what rear gear do you have ? I love your car.

[@leojt9423]

Thank you! I would guess closer to 600 crank, 500’s to the tires. I can’t fit bigger than 255 width tires on it right now it doesn’t really “hook” mostly just roasts! It’s actually the stock 10bolt 3.36 rear end with an Eaton LSD. The M22 is a great trans, but probably wouldn’t stand the torque of a hot big block. Also no overdrive!

[@leojt9423]

I saw you replied again but can’t see the comment man.

[@jamesunderdal8976]

My 496 with similar build made 585 hp and 610 ft pounds torque at flywheel very fun paired with the M21 in my 55 210

[@michaelcrippen3382]

That’s my high school car😂only difference I had 3 in the tree

[@leojt9423]

So cool!!!

[@75zl1]

I keep coming and watching your videos as mine is getting closer and closer to getting back on the road... Out of curiosity, what kind of compression are you running? That thing sounds and runs so damn well!

[@leojt9423]

Hahaha thanks for continuing to watch man! It’s 10.6:1 with AFR 265 heads and a hydraulic roller 223/230 .609/.609 112LSA

[@leojt9423]

@Car Guy daddyo heads and can we’re spec’d together for torque. Made about 600lbft at sea level so I’d hardly say they’re killing anything 😆

[@georgeshotrodbarn2113]

Why do the rear tire keep losing traction with the road?. my Ford does not have that problem

[@leojt9423]

Too much power and too little grip. It’s a fun problem to have 👍🏼

[@scottreeves2548]

I have the exact car, same colors but a 396/425

[@leojt9423]

Right on!!!

[@Braapcity]

That car is FUCKING SICK!!!!! LOVE IT

[@leojt9423]

Well thanks Brandon!! Been meaning to put some content up on it.

[@terrancemabry8443]

You can’t tell me that you don’t get adrenaline rush from your car! It’s got be like owning the road 😊☝️

[@leojt9423]

You gotta be on your game giving that car the business!

[@vladimirslabe2289]

A beautiful car, and can you tell me how much horse power it has? Thank you very much and I wish you all the best and a lot of satisfaction with the car.

[@leojt9423]

Hi thank you! I estimate 600hp

[@vladimirslabe2289]

@@leojt9423 Wow ,thats nice!

[@jodyhenry5910]

Sweet bro!! What kinda of cam do you have in it?

[@leojt9423]

Hey man! It’s a hydraulic roller 223/230 .609/.609 112LSA, If my memory serves!

[@paulacri604]

Damn, does this car bring back memories or what ? Bought a used 64 Chevelle 2 door hardtop back in 70 with a 6 cyl, 3 speed stick. A few months later, the Chevelle was sporting a complete [and additional built] 68-302 Z 28 motor, Pontiac Muncie 4 speed and a 66 GTO posi 3.90 gear rear. Hooker headers with a complete exhaust behind the rear wheels. Painted 68 Caddy Nottingham Green (emerald green). Car originally silver. Fun car to drive for 10 years and quick cause it was so light ! Surprised a lot of drivers on the street. Sold the car less engine in 1980 (stuck in a 30 over 327 , sold the Z motor separately). Can't tell you how many times I wished I had kept this car [but it was many] !

[@leojt9423]

Love this!!!! This is the stuff that makes owning and ripping these old cars around so worth it. Thanks for sharing man!! I love that color and that drivetrain combination too.

[@paulacri604]

@@leojt9423 Thanks, I spent a lot of time and effort on this build. The one before it was a 55 Chevy 210 with a 500+hp 331ci Corvette small block, Muncie 4 speed and a 4.11 posi rear. Best time in quarter with 4.88, 11.96 and 114+mph. Like a dummy I sold this car too and that was the reason for buying the 64 Chevelle.

[@leojt9423]

@@paulacri604 wow sounds like an absolute w ripper of a car! We always regret selling them.

[@paulacri604]

@@leojt9423 Yup both these cars were no slouches. Back in that time frame (late 60's, very early 70's) I worked part time in an automotive speed shop [while going to college full time] so I couldn't drive a non mover. Never drag raced the 64 but it motivated along quite well and surprised a whole bunch of drivers [on the street] as it was so light (3100 lbs+ w/o driver). Ah yes, those were the days ! Gone but experiences never to be forgotten !

[@leojt9423]

@@paulacri604 thank you for sharing!!!!!

[@jamesmcgill363]

Thank for the video . My first car was 64 Malibu SS . 4 speed . It was a blast to drive . Man this brings back memories . Imagine this at 16 ! I remember laying rubber down in all 4 gears many times . We changed the flywheel out to 9 inch and made a big difference when running through the gears .

[@leojt9423]

That’s awesome man! Thank you for sharing that!!

[@brucedeerhaven]

Same here with a 283/220 hp. Pretty strong but lacked that “kick ass” speed. Replaced many a clutch & blew the engine once. Next car was a ‘70 Chevelle SS396. Now that car was a Beast!

[@rogjackson]

"Dad, I'm gonna go get some groceries. I'm taking the car. I'll be back in an hour."

[@romeruslewis3123]

Very nice

[@eddieburgett9678]

Very beautiful car ! With a electric fuel pump and another intake that gets more in

[@rtnmusic1]

Look and sounds great..!! American Muscle cars are awesome!!!! Thanks for posting.!!!

[@leojt9423]

Thanks for watching man!

[@StumpyVanLife]

How many smiles per gallon do you get out of that big block?

[@leojt9423]

Highway cruising around 12mpg. Never calculated the city mileage.. surely single digits 😆

[@StumpyVanLife]

@@leojt9423 I don't care about the gas mileage, I was asking about the smiles per gallon! Lol

[@leojt9423]

@@StumpyVanLife hahahaha totally missed that. All the smiles! The thing still rips!

[@steve3592]

Yall that live up there have cool stuff ...but man when you live in Florida you get 2 Xtra summers every year I'm not ragging on yall... I'm just thinking about the people haters cause 💯... and life is so short...but I'd trade places now...that I'm retiring...when you drive around they probably sneer

[@frankfitz3421]

Thanks for the ride! 👍

[@mastertek383]

Sounds like it never gets over 3500 rpm. That's a great head and cam selection. I would like to see the torque spread on the Dyno. I bet it makes 500+ pounds from 2k and holds it to the top

[@leojt9423]

Check out the newest Chevelle video from a couple weeks ago. Got some RPM on camera for ya. It’s a monster for sure.

[@leojt9423]

The one with “Malibu violence” in the title*

[@jamesunderdal8976]

Easily... mine similar build made closer to 610 foot pounds 585 hp

[@musclebone7875]

@@jamesunderdal8976 I agree! She's a torque monster for sure. Mines made 565hp/600tq on 9 to 1 compression ratio

[@72fasterthanyou]

Beautiful car and engine build. What trans are you using? I have a 489 in a 72 Chevelle with a TKO600. I love having a big block manual combo.

[@leojt9423]

Thank you! A TKO600 also!

[@brentwoodbergmann8842]

I was going to show my 4 year old son how a big block performance car could perform and be “rowed through the gears” he said dad this was boring. As someone whos done a bit of street and Friday night brackets this guy hardly pushed this car. The shifts should bang bang bang with a Muncie like that. At the end it was a lot better. Still not near the true potential like a 0-100 as hard as it can go.

[@leojt9423]

Watch the other videos 😎 much more aggressive driving in those ones. It’s also a Tremec 5 speed. But thank you!!

[@m-c-m-]

What kind of mpg do you get?

[@leojt9423]

I think I best I’ve ever gotten was highway cruising and that was 12. Guessing 7 or 8 in the city, never tested it.

[@mikeboschert4905]

Nice ol grocery getter.

[@leojt9423]

Thanks!!

[@msg63bretired82]

PERFECT. Ass kickin big block chevrolet lets everyone know it doesn’t need loud mufflers.

[@leojt9423]

She’s a ripper!!

[@douglaslumley2619]

Awesome man! Reminds me of my '64 Camino!

[@leojt9423]

Thanks man!! It’s a great car. A handful for sure.

[@Xnocturnus]

The Chevy V8 and Ducati V twin at idle and at full pelt are the sexist sounds on the road! Thanks for taking us shopping 🤠👍

[@leojt9423]

Thank YOU for watching!!!

[@75zl1]

I watch your videos as I want to drive my freaking car.... Waiting to pull the engine currently as the balancer took a dump. I will be also going to a hydraulic roller from a big solid flat tappet. I wonder how it'll run!

[@leojt9423]

Betcha it will run great!! What’s the engine?

[@75zl1]

@@leojt9423 Same as yours: 489 big block! Old set up was: jegs 290 heads(10:1 compression) 250/256 @0.050 on a 108 Edelbrock proflo inejction New one will be: Same heads, 10.3:1 compression Straub cam 237/243@0.050 on a 109 with the same injection set up. I really want/hope it smooths out some with the new stuff. t56 magnum 6th gear isn't the best right now. I do have 4.10s though :)

[@leojt9423]

@@75zl1 nice set up!!!!! Very cool man.

[@stevensilvia2394]

Nice car 👍🏼 I have a 1965 El camino. How close is that oil pan to the cross member ? And what type of pan did you use ? Thanks

[@leojt9423]

Thank you! Nice - love a 65 elko. It’s a Milodon pan that has reliefs for the tie rod joints. 7qts I think. Fit perfectly all around.

[@shawnfreeoftyranny8849]

The GroceryGetters they made back in the day.....

[@JD-zf7gf]

SWEET!!!! Dad left us his 65 SS!!!! Love that car!!!! Looks as your was originally auto with ac. Nice ride and it sounds just bad ass!!!!

[@leojt9423]

Thanks JD - yes sir, was originally a 327 power glide car. However I got it with a 355/th350 so It wasn’t original still. Thanks for the comment!

[@gregcampbell3064]

Fixing the interior back up on my 66. mice got in it over the winter and it stunk so bad you couldn't stand it. Thought about a 496. has a 396 currently (375 clone engine) with a TH 400 and 4.10's. 3" exhaust, Dynomax Ultraflows, 2" primaries, 3800 stall. It's a red on black car. Bought it when I was 15 and owned it for 40 years now. Love first gens!

[@leojt9423]

Sounds like a great car, man! I had the same thing happen to my headliner too. I pulled it all out around the time I made this video, but I still have put the new one in yet ugh

[@buff6637]

Wow! Beautiful Car! Spartan and All Business!! So Glad it's not a restomod Ls swap!! Old School Cool !! Thank You

[@leojt9423]

Thanks man glad you dig it!

[@mikerose4250]

4:37

[@Gen3HemiBuilder1964]

Cmon man no lift! Beautiful car btw.

[@leojt9423]

Hahaha I drive it much harder now! Check out some of the other videos!

[@Gen3HemiBuilder1964]

@@leojt9423 🤣 right on man I’ll check em out.

[@TheDRUM2112]

Bad ass car!!!!

[@leojt9423]

Thanks!!!

[@dennisswab6020]

no tail pipies get exhaust out faster ,mufflers change ,big blocks gotta breathe

[@leojt9423]

It’s got 2” header tubes into a full 3” H-pipe kit. She’s breathing well

[@DenaliShep]

This is the most fun I've ever had riding around with someone running errands

[@leojt9423]

Well I really appreciate that!!! Thank you!

[@stevevlossak2443]

Sweet car buddy

[@leojt9423]

Thanks man!

[@corylynch315]

Man I'm building and 64 right now and this is what keeps me going. Awesome car and video.

[@leojt9423]

Well thank you!!! Good luck with the build, let me know if you have any questions!

[@johniorio7951]

damn...that was a blast....a virtual cruise in an old malibu!!!...man, I haven't been in one of those things in about 40 years...awesome.

[@leojt9423]

Thanks man! So glad you enjoyed it. It’s a great car

[@donweathersbee3199]

The same here. Wasn’t it weird watching him find reverse, when us old timers are use to a four speed in these old school cars. The first time I saw a New Chevelle I was 14 yrs old at Church ball practice. It was a beautiful 4/sp, bucket seats, maroon SS. Don’t know how she managed it but a girl was driving and said her husband had bought it a few weeks back. Well, just like a bunch of morons after practice 4 or 5 guys wanted her to give them a lift up the road so they hopped up on the trunk as she was backing out. Knowing her husband would be mad if he knew they were sitting on his car, She told them to get off, those old blue jeans with their rivets in the pockets, digging into the paint. Dad having two nice 55’s when I was growing up taught me to respect other people’s vehicles, never to lean against and never sit on anyone’s car, I knew better, and knew this wasn’t going to be good. With that she popped the clutch, and scattered them up the road for about 50 yards. Most of the five had road rash like from a motorcycle accident. They didn’t feel much up to playing ball for a couple of weeks. The next time I saw the car parked their were scratches from where the blue jeans rivets dug into the paint as they were slung off the trunk lid.

[@johniorio7951]

@@donweathersbee3199 great story...that sounds like the chick from american graffitti, a few years later.

[@Larry-qy7fi]

komm nach Deutschland , Deutsche Autobahn , fahren Wir mehr als 300 km/h ok , USA ist alles zu langsam und LANGEWEILIG!

[@matthewjaramillo3242]

Buy a Ford so you don’t have to check your oil every day

[@leojt9423]

Cuz it wouldn’t run, right? 😆

[@matthewjaramillo3242]

@@leojt9423 😂😂That’s a badass car you got 👍👊

[@leojt9423]

@@matthewjaramillo3242 hahahah thanks man

[@TwoPair72]

496 and still plenty of room under the hood. 😁

[@diamondavid]

Can I ask How much you have total in the Engine alone? I'm 70 yrs old, and we had a lot of the Old 50 and 60s classic growing up . To many to name but sure miss them today.

[@leojt9423]

David, more than I care to admit. I went a little overboard when I built it - was young and crazy.

[@parkermcmillan8653]

Nice ride Man

[@leojt9423]

Thanks man

[@augustusgloop9330]

Nice car man

[@leojt9423]

Thank you!!

[@luizchevelle7218]

Groceries in a hurry! 😄😄😄

[@leojt9423]

You know it!! Groceries with a side of tire smoke!

[@luizchevelle7218]

@@leojt9423 👍

[@rodolfomolina3397]

Sweet Chevelle.. What kind of Rearend do you have?

[@leojt9423]

Thanks man. It’s a LSD 3.36

[@bigthunder2860]

Sounds nice passenger side blowing a little oil,I like the Hurst shifter

[@leojt9423]

Thanks!

[@martin9165]

amazing car

[@leojt9423]

Thanks!

[@richardsiegfried9423]

Super nice Chevelle bro. Reminds me of my dad's 65 SS he had. 327 4spd 12 bolt. He had a dual 4 max wedge old school intake that I have yet to find another like it. That back on red is real sharp

[@leojt9423]

Hey thank you! Sounds like he had a great car!

[@richardsiegfried9423]

He had several good cars. This was Vietnam Era where malibus and goats and 442's were all around. He told me he paid 1500 for my uncle Jim's 66 SS chevelle 396 4spd. I just about fell out of the chair. He flew from Oakland/Hayward to Florida and picked it up and drove it all the way back to California. Along the way is when he picked up that 65 Malibu SS. I've got pics of all his cars and stuff. It's truly something

[@Yorktown-pb8bd]

My first car was a 64 Buick grand sport. My second car was a 68 chevelle. Yeah I am old lol

[@leojt9423]

Love both those cars!

[@Sophocles13]

@ 4:04 something tells me you might've had something to do with the speed trap on the side of the road ;)

[@leojt9423]

Ha!! Could be!! Thanks for watching

[@timothylines631]

8.1 liter, truck engine ,

[@leojt9423]

The engine in this car started as a 454 LS6 replacement block. Boring it .060” over and adding .25” to the stroke makes 496ci/8.1L. Though yes GM did make a factory 496 in their mid 2000’s work trucks.

[@timothylines631]

@@leojt9423 SORRY, i speak of the ]raised beck factory built.

[@bdavis12758]

sounds like you need to rev it out a little more. she wants to run it sounds like

[@leojt9423]

Made this last year.. At that point I wasn’t completely confident in how it reacts, etc. I now beat the snot out of it.. will have to make a proper carnage video !!

[@donweathersbee3199]

No room to run, too many driveways, intersections and stop signs.

[@ChrisBrown-ic3ko]

If this Ole car had one of them driver mods it would run good 😆 what I'm trying to say is if it was drove like it was stolen she would get down

[@leojt9423]

Check out the recent vids 👍🏼

[@RMINTZELL]

It’s just a matter of time!

[@firebreathinggarage2117]

Is that a true SS? If so I noticed some trim missing.

[@leojt9423]

It is not - it’s a Malibu

[@stickshiftdriver1832]

Brother. You know how to sell a car on viewers

[@AmazingBlaze0]

Sir I’m 17 and I know people can make horrible mistakes because I would I have a horrible impulse of wanting a big block big cammed classic muscle car, CAN IT BE DAILY DRIVEN?

[@AmazingBlaze0]

Are they reliable enough to start up everyday and drive is what I’m asking I’m sorry ik it’s very random

[@leojt9423]

@@AmazingBlaze0 You have to be real careful man, this car wants to slide around and get squirrely if you’re not careful. Yes it could certainly be daily driven. This car is hard to start in the cold because it had a carburetor with no choke. If it had a choke’d carburetor and a radio, it could certainly be a daily driver.

[@blue03r6]

we're going to pretend we didn't see that bottle of alcohol rolling around the floor.

[@alexp362]

Nice ride man. Good to see another chevelle ripping around massachusetts! Looks like you are on the cape somewhere

[@leojt9423]

Hey man thank you! Where are you? That is indeed the cape!!

[@alexp362]

@@leojt9423 Grafton, ma. Heading down to Harwich next week!

[@MrThestevster]

What color are your interior blinker lights in the dash? (I have a 65 and need to know lol)

[@leojt9423]

Hahaha they’re green!

[@finnmafa6257]

Hi, one question. What size are the tires and rims on your Chevy truck?

[@leojt9423]

If I recall correctly they were 33” tires on a 16” rim. I believe 33x12.5x16. It was a Falken Rubitrek tire and actually rode really well.

[@finnmafa6257]

@@leojt9423 Thanks. Looked cool.

[@chehystpewpur4754]

5:20 thats a funny looking grocery store...

[@leojt9423]

Had a couple stops along the way! Got there eventually though!

[@patrickshaw8595]

Niiiiiice! VERY AMERICAN. I've driven a lot of these cars with big block power - and my advice is a little smaller and much heavier steering wheel and a lot faster ratio power steering with a lot less power assist. Makes it easier to keep the front end ahead of the back end when you have a little too much tire slippage. It's way too easy to wind up in a ditch without these tweaks (ask me how I know)

[@leojt9423]

Thanks Patrick! A wise suggestion. It does have an upgraded quick ratio steering box. However I can’t bring myself to change the factory wood wheel, like it too much!!!

[@patrickshaw8595]

@@leojt9423 High powered stick transmission cars should be able to instantly be steered lock to lock with just the left hand and arm. I pretty much kept the affordable blown big block Early A Body thing alive in KC since the late 70s. I've totalled a half dozen cars like yours (to be fair I usually took less valuable 4 doors and made "shorty" and "dachshund" 2 doors out of them) and only advise you out of concern watching you saw the wheel at parking-lot speeds, Do as you wish.

[@williepelzer384]

That's the steering I grew up with teaches how to drive! Which most people can't.

[@patrickshaw8595]

@@williepelzer384 Easy to drive when you only got 400-600 horsepressures available. Start creeping up on a thousand and it's a different story, Willie.

[@williamdon3442]

Oh my gawd. Look out. What kind of offers have been made???

[@leojt9423]

Haha thanks! No offers. Still have it!

[@cosmonaut]

Very cool bro 🙂

[@leojt9423]

Thank you!

[@gregoaks4413]

All cars should sound this way , should be LAW ...nice car !

[@leojt9423]

Thank you!!!!

[@LinaGuar]

Mint l have the identical car but it’s a pro street 900 Hp, 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

[@Memphis-15bs]

Love the sound of the BB! I've 496 stroker too - 1st gen Camaro. Sadly have to sell it, but first I've to replace head gaskets and drive for the first time hehe

[@leojt9423]

Nice man!!

[@earldk8746]

God, what an amazing history of the American automotive industry! At the same time, the Soviets did (and do) outdated, copied and low-budget sh*t... There is something to be proud of, I envy you! :)

[@eazyev92]

Nice driving 👍. That’s my dream car lol

[@leojt9423]

Thank you!! Build one!!

[@nathanwilson5177]

Ohh so that’s a 5 speed lol 😂 I been thinkin it was 4 for some reason lol

[@leojt9423]

Correct, tremec TKO600

[@gaborbuti1197]

Jesus christ, f.kin cool car with perfect condition

[@leojt9423]

Thank you man!!

[@Chevyssboy138]

I want my 65 to have long tubeheaders already 😢

[@leojt9423]

Throw some in!! Mine had to take some abuse to get them to fit though 😪

[@kleenk8]

Beautiful car, we call shifting like that coffee breaking.

[@leojt9423]

Coffee breaking??

[@kleenk8]

@@leojt9423 When one doesn't speed shift. Not derogatory by any means.

[@leojt9423]

@@kleenk8 I didn’t take it that way, was just trying to make sense of it hahah

[@mattdavis5994]

Man my 396 has a ton of power, i couldnt imagine 100 cubic inchs added

[@leojt9423]

Nice man - in retrospect a hot 396 would have been plenty for this car. I over did it a little bit haha.

[@James-us6xf]

@@leojt9423 how much power are you making? What heads and can?

[@leojt9423]

@@James-us6xf I don’t know actually. I haven’t dyno’d it but my guess is 600-ish.

[@yeeyee6154]

It may just be me but it seems like he is kinda afraid of the car but idk maybe he isnt

[@bmwinfo7764]

Nice grocery getter. Need more traction??

[@leojt9423]

It does! Can’t even go WOT.. could maybe squeeze a 275 in there on a sticky tire without rolling fenders or tubbing it out. If I can get it to stick, I’ll start breaking things!

[@ehrenbragg7286]

MY KIND OF GROCERY-GETTER!!

[@leojt9423]

My man!!!

[@DKG1NDP]

Is it common practice to use a microfiber polish cloth to wipe oil off of a dip stick out there? It is taboo where I come from?

[@leojt9423]

Once my rags get dirty enough they become designated for certain jobs, like checking oil. However I’m also in the detailing business and have a few thousand microfibers kicking around.

[@DKG1NDP]

@@leojt9423 Makes sense, and also why I asked the way I did. I figured you must have quite the surplus of Microfiber rags. Beautiful car. I found it because I am close to owning my first SS, that is a '64.

[@leojt9423]

@@DKG1NDP Congratulations!! Great cars, hope you enjoy it!

[@firebreathinggarage2117]

@@DKG1NDP can you tell it's a true SS by the Vin #?