Don't Bother Driving Your Hot Rods- It's Stupid. 55 Chevy Two Lane Black Top Road Trip.

First off- Dannie* has ZERO remorse or apologizing for these click bait titles she's been coming up with- they give her a good laugh and she doesn't care who she annoys in the process! Today I'm on my way back from Toon Town to the Peg cause Dannie* has some 7-11 Nachos waiting for me! Listen, you can hate how I build cars and you can hate the primer, the hood scoops, the merch, the breathing, the wheels, but you CAN'T hate just cruising in an old hot rod. There is nothing that beats that feeling, so that's what we are doing today.
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[@jimjacobson8758]

Thanks for a fun road trip! Back in 72 I used to road trip my 71 dodge 340 from Marquette to Ann Arbor to pick up weed. First stop was Sunoco to fill up with Sunoco 260. That 340 really woke up & was a blast to drive! Got stopped one time on I75. State Trooper said he followed me for 20 miles & I was averaging over 100 miles per hour! Had 2 pounds of weed in trunk & was smoking it from Ann Arbor to Cheybogan where I got stopped. He didn’t mention the smoke & knocked the ticket down to 20 over! Some fun!

[@dragweekporkchopexpress3929]

FYI Dan… I road tripped my big-block Chevy Biscayne (461 cid/ 500hp) from SW Florida to Colorado, ran Rocky Mountain Race Week (going up Pikes Peak and back down in the process), and back home… FIVE THOUSAND miles! She ate a lot of fuel for sure, but never missed a lick… Ask Drag Week John about it (our mutual friend) 😁

[@PatandDoopypoopy]

💯. Fantastic. I did a comment as well, about my Vega roadtrip. (much shorter trip then you had). Yep- drive them.

[@aliusratio]

Dan, have you looked at the Progression Ignition Distributor? It's programmable via an app and lets you adjust everything, including vacuum advance, and timing using your phone, while driving. So you can lock it out when you want and use vacuum when you want. Also has an anti-theft feature threat will kill the ignition via the app.

[@edpeleschka2729]

Your number one saying, ( should be fine ) Love it! 😁

[@fasrnur]

Yet another fantastic video Dan. You are living proof that you truly can drive a hot rod on the open road. Keep those great videos coming sir.

[@Dowin-o5e]

Alright, Alright, Alright !!! Kill switch on the ignition might help with the heat soaked starts. Spin the starter first and give her 3 revolutions and then flip the ignition switch on !!! Congratulations on the first Road Trip Dan !!! Rave - On Danni and Dan !!!

[@corvettejohn4507]

Running an actual street car distributor that wasn't maxed out at total advance during hot starting helps too. But some people like to live the hard way.

[@PatandDoopypoopy]

We do this on our circle track cars and street hotrods.

[@jw-hy5nq]

I rode from southern Ont to Alberta on a motorcycle, I would pass an old guy on a goldwing and he would pass me and wave at every gas stop. all the way across for 3 days,

[@harleykdognova4226]

Thanks for the road trip 🤘 something different along Canadas Hot Rod roads 🤘🤘🤘

[@jimstevens9332]

Progression Ignition Distributor. Set all timing with your phone. Drive, while watching at the active settings, change timing while driving. No springs, no weights. No starter kick back while starting at 10 advanced, up to 50 degrees adjustment after start up. Set timing for RPM under load or for cruising.

[@davidkeeton6716]

I had forgotten about those. Hmm, just might do that this winter. Thanks!

[@corvettejohn4507]

Exactly. What a concept.....running a street car distributor in a street car. Who would have thought of such a thing?

[@lestertrobaugh5771]

Not a TRI- FIVE if the door doesn’t squeak 😎

[@Robert-ni6ut]

I don't know who said you can't road trip a big block but you sure did a good job of proving them wrong Dan lol 😂

[@74hotrodmalibu]

Thanks for the Summer road trip Dan I was supposed to have mine done long ago BUT alas I got windshield in finally and now attention turns to dash replacement so I can wire the Dakota dash and then Wire the 454 FINALLY I am so glad the heat is gone its more enjoyable when ya can work on them without a river of sweat burning your eyeballs for an hour LOL Cant wait for the Next Vidja got spoiled on the daily ones LOL

[@brunog1800]

The second you said you were leaking oil from the valve cover I knew that they had no baffles. You can fashion baffles out of a piece of sheet material and JB weld them to the underside of the cover. I've done this on stamped Moroso covers a couple times with no problems. Also I used to heat soak and destroy starters until I wrapped the headers.

[@corvettejohn4507]

Yes on the baffles. I've made those for most of my valve covers out of cut up license plates. They are good for that. And don't forget a PCV valve, or turn an old junk A.I.R. pump (aka smog pump) into a crankcase vacuum pump. Or you can put A.I.R. pump one way check valves on your header collectors to pull vacuum on your valve covers during cruise.

[@PAUL-1961.]

The valve cover might not leak if you had a pcv valve in one of them

[@budlanctot3060]

PCV, and a catch can.

[@RetrogradeThinker]

In the old days it was called a road draft tube. Simple concept that keeps the valve cover gasket from leaking or blowing out.

[@327JohnnySS]

Some valve covers you can run a breather cap if you are not running a Positive Crankcase Ventilation valve. Aka PVC that reburns the crank case fumes so it doesn't contaminate the oil or actually blow up the engine as those fumes are volatile and will ignite. Being a big block with power a vented valve cap is not going to keep up. It leaking because to much compression in the engine that has no where to escape. Your gaskets on your valve covers, both front and back intake manifold and harmonic balancer and rear engine seal n oil pan will leak. Before emissions they would run a pipe with canister that was packed with brillo pad. Then they re introduced those volatile fumes into the intake system to get reburned. Dan you need a PVC system.

[@davidking2811]

I drag raced big blocks from 60's through 80's altered Hilborn injected then two different blown alcohol funny cars. A 468 then a 540 Rodeck. Always my lady would be cleaning the oil off the windshield after a pass. Same trouble, Valve cover leaks even with big 1 inch hoses routed through frame rails to rear breather puke tank. Of course made worse by the 10 -71 blower over driven 40%. Never did cure it but valves run after every pass, more gaskets and silicone and retighten. Good luck buddy from retired west coast big block guy

[@jerrykeel9799]

Hi Dan .. try a fan shroud .. and wrap you starter with a heat resistant material and that will help stop the heat sink .. over all it did really good ..

[@marcmo7138]

Do you think the starter is getting heat soak even with fenderwell headers?

[@327JohnnySS]

DD speed shop. Thank for taking us on the road trip. Good luck with the newer valve covers that have baffles. That was a awesome road trip.👍🏁

[@frankiegreenhaw6232]

Thanks Dan , for finally posting this footage of this car running this trip, I’ve been waiting for months lol The motor singing at 7000 if you have footage please share ✌️

[@PatandDoopypoopy]

Agreed 💯. Let's hear the 7000rpm symphony.

[@pete540Z]

@16:00 - build a duct that is mounted to the tilt frontend that seals to the radiator surround so that the air entering the grill is force through the radiator. That should fix the rising temps in the coolant at speed.

[@MrIgor1955]

You made it!! That's all that matters. You can drive a 650 HP '55 Chevy across the country. Can't wait to see your next adventure in the car.

[@pugliesesspeedshop]

I'm gonna go drive my hot rod... Thanks for the motivation Dan!!

[@sdcanyoncarver2203]

My 55 chevy runs at 140 to 165 degrees all day long. Have a big radiator and no hood on car though. I couldn't imagine driving it that far ever! I drive mine to car shows and back. After 50 miles I'm not having fun anymore.

[@MikeStuart-p7p]

Seeing that chevelle was kind of like seeing a GTO good video driver Mike

[@kevinwright1551]

Awesome trip. The 55 Chevy made it there and back too. Cool. Keep up the great work. Keep on Hot rodding it.

[@archstanton9206]

Well done, Dan. A couple of thoughts...a PCV valve as has been suggested will help with the oil no matter what valve covers you run. The ultimate fix is a belt driven vacuum pump but they ain't cheap. I ran one on a extremely healthy 368 SBC years ago and it was good for 15 HP on the dyno as well...better sealing. A good starter should be able to crank that thing with 33-34 degrees of timing when it is hot...maybe a heat shield on the thing, and make dang sure your battery cables are good, and ya got a high cranking amp battery...

[@timmaxwell5008]

That was a 67 4 door there anywho awesome awesome awesome very little to be concerned about you always have a few things to work out I love that you just send it.

[@donbellot4214]

If you come to Alabama I'll take y'all out for a couple of beers.

[@Zazu2You]

The 55 did great on the way home. Looking forward to the install of the valve covers, etc before your next trip. Cheers!! 😎

[@treetop.garage]

Hell yeah ...we watched yo drive the nova with duel quads to cruising the coast

[@VATION3RD]

Dan just hook your distributors power wire to a toggle switch so you can run all the timing you want, and when your ready to start the engine, just wind it over with the key and flip the toggle and it'll run, and never drag with high timing again...

[@jamesgoss6703]

How many people drove motor homes cross country with big block Chevrolets back in the 70’s?

[@corvettejohn4507]

Dan, if you use the vacuum advance the way you talk about using it in the vid, your total advance at wide open throttle is only going to be 22 deg. (what your initial timing will be set at) because the vacuum advance adds nothing at WOT. That will kill your power. What you need is a non-locked out distributor with vacuum advance. Set it up with 20 deg. initial timing, have a mechanical advance curve that adds 14 degrees all in by 2,000 rpm. Then add the vacuum advance to ported vacuum to give you additional 10-12 degrees for better gas mileage during cruise. Set up this way you will have 20 deg. at starting, 34 deg. at WOT, and around 44-46 deg. cruising down the interstate at 80 mph. The extra timing at cruise will add at least 2 mpg if not more and lower engine temp.

[@lesterlesabre4326]

Thanks for taking us along on your trip

[@ralphhayward5693]

It was good ti hear people's commenrs as you went along. (RCMP 👍). I would drive your car before a Prius any day. 🇨🇦

[@tmackinator]

I believe that if you did not lock out the distributor and put a relatively fast advance curve coupled with a working vacuum advance hooked to ported vacuum, you would be a lot happier overall. You have a drag car setup on a street car.

[@corvettejohn4507]

Exactly. I wonder how many times Dan has taken his '55 to a dragstrip and raced it himself.

[@mikebroszczak5767]

Good video thanks Dan on your trip

[@stevenaw66]

Dan, you’re just like all the Harley owners I know. If you’d quit whacking the throttle for no other reason than to hear that wonderful sound, you’d probably get better gas mileage!

[@weldthatiron3683]

On the next road trip point the camera out the front so it looks like we in there and along for the ride and no music over engine 👍

[@richardsmith-qy6vl]

Hey Dan I'm sure you know this and if not it will help you splice into your hot wire going to the distributor and put a toggle switch and keep it off turn the engine over hit the switch you don't have to fool with the timing it's easy on your starter I use that for locked out distributors and high compression engines I hope this helps you.

[@DavidKing-py9dt]

put the toggle switch on it and you can run as much timing as you want.

[@stephenvelden295]

Ya better watch out Dan. Drinking Pepsi is a slippery slope! Soon you'll be buying a Honda and putting blue hoses all over the engine!

[@bobsch-gd6ze]

High Noon here on the West Coast of BC watching ... I'm working this afternoon and tomorrow afternoon , the only saving grace is I'm watching DDSS and double bubble tomorrow being Labour Day. Safe travels.

[@CrazyWillie01]

Hi just to the sought of BC 99 miles , Marysville Washington state , noon for me too, like Dan in the shop better , and only 2 dd speed shop this week , then today . Hope we’re workin on chevelle or go get that 57

[@martyjanssen]

You need to get one of them fancy Bluetooth distributors where you can change the timing without having to take the darn thing apart

[@dogpatchfab]

Great trip, looks like you had a blast even with the maintenance..

[@marcduclos9789]

Good move heading back when you did. Heck, you were still on a brake in cruse. What I like ed the most is didnt hear a pepe about the brakes.

[@hubiesgarage]

Don't you dare oil those door hinges! 😂😂😂 Trademark Tri Five sound! Great drive, enjoyed riding shotgun!

[@davidblinn8251]

Breakfast, Lunch or Dinner...honestly, Doritos on the go is NEVER a bad idea...

[@RetrogradeThinker]

11 mpg, yikes. Hot rods are like women, sometimes the fun ones cost money. 😂 I'm glad you did the road trip. Made for a pretty good series of videos. Car is bad azz for sure and a damn good machine ❤

[@spankyham9607]

You want more than 32 timing at cruise because of the leaner mixture at cruise and idle. It will also run cooler because you won't have a much heat soaking into the cooling and exhaust. 12 or so initial, 32-36 total mechanical, then an adjustable canister which mine could only go down to 14 . Manifold vacuum and try it. I am telling you it makes a huge difference in how it drives.

[@magoo50tv7]

Glad you had a fun and safe trip, brother!! The car is awesome!

[@CarburetedCowboy]

Please keep all the startups. Love it! Maybe also include the cold starts every morning during your trip too

[@richardsmith-qy6vl]

My big block likes 32 degrees that's where it made the best horse powerg.

[@RobertMoore-p6b]

Came home to two mads in driveway and babydoll waiting to see him,after a road trip in a faux two lane!!!!

[@alanstryker7355]

So Cool Dan Let'em Look! Their wishing they could do what you do! You drive your Badass Hot Rod any where you want.Old school.

[@johnkranz4004]

Definitely sounded like a good Road trip Dan like what you said about the lady and the Prius

[@TheMasterofsparks]

Put that Delta PAG fan on it, love mine

[@FUELFIREGARAGE]

Anytime you have a lock distributor you need a ignition switch. You get motor spinning over then flip ignition switch on.

[@corvettejohn4507]

Yep, race car stuff (locked out distributors) that has no business on an actual street car.

[@CharlieBoswell-dp1qd]

Where is your pcv valve it will help also atm makes some nice carbs

[@robertmayer8455]

Thanks!

[@feelingold2995]

🍺🍺

[@richardherndon3793]

HELL YELL put some chrome on that BAD ASS OLE girl DRESS HER UP damn SKIPPY

[@garypacholek8070]

Add a bottle or two of water wetter, that'll take it down afrw degrees.

[@matthewschneider2089]

Dude!!! Alabama!!? Fun video!!! ✌️

[@russupsidedowntopbottom955]

I thought that when you ran manifold vacuum for the dist advance that when you crank to start you have full timing and when the engine is at idle running it will pull the timing back. when you apply throttle the manifold vacuum goes down which will let the dist advance due to the vacuum decrease.

[@RollinRust]

Welcome to the states 🤙🏻

[@Shadetreetrifive]

Alabama huh? That’s great.,

[@disolejunk]

Gm performance parts distributor, a fan shroud, factory type valve covers and ATM carburetor. Try it

[@AdventuringwiththeS.G.O.C.C]

ALABAMA !!! I am gushing with joy and welcome to the states.

[@dannyjones3503]

I thought I was the only one who noticed what he said...that's why I started reading the comments to see if anyone else noticed....he could drive hotrods all year in Alabama

[@AdventuringwiththeS.G.O.C.C]

@@dannyjones3503 I for one am super stoked to see what he does in the states. Likely to include Newburn.

[@4ndy530]

You don't need to worry about trailering your car like Newbern! 😂

[@roymceachin7409]

I’m glad you had a safe trip.

[@JohnFortney-s9s]

Hey Dan, I learned at eighteen years old (a long time ago) that the chrome thermostat housings ALWAYS end up leaking and they are junk. 50 years ago they did not work and they still warp and leak today. Aluminum and cast iron are dependable. Otherwise keep up keepong on.

[@oriewall]

Raingear wiper setup solves the distributor/firewall problems.... but $$$$

[@bryceonysko6479]

Smokey yea did great 😉😉😉😉😉😉😉😉😉😉

[@ccjensen4670]

I've experienced some of the problems you are dealing with..only took 35 years to work out all the kinks on my 56 150 utility. LOL...

[@glennnickerson8438]

Dan stranded in The Great Canadian Wilderness--that I would pay to see!😆

[@hardtail-gy8dk]

Ive always advocated if you dont want to be disappointed go BB right off the bat as im building up a 383 for a 67😮, reminds me of 8 mpg idling or to the pin and a 13 gal tank in my C10 couldnt pass 100 miles on a full tank, thats the only part i dont miss

[@norego6237]

your average pro billet msd distributor is completely tunable dan lighter springs gets it all in sooner there is even spacers in there to allow more / less advance , big block probly wants it all in (advance) by 3000 . get a set of instructions and read them it is quite easy to do

[@GerryMiller-y4d]

It’s never too early for Arby’s

[@The_Kman]

Glad you had a great trip.

[@Dagrond]

Go Dannie!

[@GERALDHarris-mx3dd]

Good job Dan

[@biscayne66]

Floppy steering column Dan. :)

[@manddservice.manddservice]

Hey Kids. Dan, when you stop for Fuel or what ever. Keep the Motor running, open the Hood and let it Idle for 2-3 minutes. That will pull a lot of heat from the Engine fluids. Have Fun on your trip. Thank you

[@toddjohnston4788]

It's more fun wrenching with your friends more than anything. Anything you want to change on the car after the road trip?😊 is it a good traveler , sure sounds it is geared for hyway travel

[@katmandu8208]

👍🏻🍻

[@geraldscott4302]

10 mpg? On the highway? I used to have a '75 Ford F-250 with a tool box utility bed on it. I carried parts and tools in it. It weighed around 6200 pounds. Had a 390 four barrel/C6. got around 8 mpg in town, but did 12-14 on the highway. I got rid of it mostly because it had no A/C in it, which is not good here in Phoenix, AZ where it is 110+ degrees F half the year. No snow though. 170-180 degrees is great. Most new "cars" (or whatever you want to call them) run around 220-225 degrees. I have 165 degree thermostats in all three of my old cars. I run two of them unpressurized. Go to a Lowes or Home Depot and get a piece of pipe insulation. A lot better than those pool noodles. Should last forever. And get a Garmin GPS. I see Canada has a lot of tailgaters too.

[@toneff11]

Excellent adventure ……. Never knew Canada was so flat

[@jamesmclaughlin5610]

Great challenge, nice job, it’s the square air scoop causing your problems, I enjoy your efforts…James

[@tomlappin9657]

Great road trip

[@JakeWeddle-zo4xv]

Awesome trip. The car sounds great!!

[@franklindner8259]

Without your copilot your lost😂

[@marctorigiani4558]

Mr Dan you need the old school moroso breather kit that has well done to the header collectors let me connect to header collector evacuates everything nicely blows it off the back where it should be

[@mzaccagnini7179]

I like Pepsi better than coke anyway! That was a cool Chevelle.😊

[@brettfox6816]

It's that door I thought U have Been Whistling at Dani this whole time U tricked me Damit Boy it's the Door. So the Car is Whistling at Dani i get it now.

[@BudFranks-fu9ye]

Nice. Glad you made it👍💯

[@graybeardproductions2597]

Still trying to get the 62 merc on the road, good work ya long haired frost backian

[@AdventuringwiththeS.G.O.C.C]

Just think how much better mileage you will be getting after you install the tunnel ram. Great stuff coming.

[@benshore7357]

Good times 🎉 like the road trip 🎉

[@stephennovotny6157]

Nice car 🚗 👌 👍 👏 😎 😀

[@marcmo7138]

Door squeak sounds like a car alarm arming.

[@greggsvintageworkshop8974]

LOVE this car Dan!!!