Whose Is This Pretty Chevy Nova And Why Did It End Up Here?

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Today we worked on Hunter's cool ride! Although, it looks pretty, it needed a lot of work! Check out what we ended up doing with it!
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[@chriswilliams311]

You guys need to put security cameras up inside. That ways we don't miss something amazing. Like a fireball

[@alexduke5402]

Yes 4 cameras one in each corner. We would never miss a moment!

[@cliffmorgan31]

Yes, 4 high definition cams so later zoom can be used….

[@ashleywright1991]

Hikvisions poe 8mp get sound and everything but it's sure they have them under the mezzanine

[@elrey327]

8k night vision cámaras 📷 👉

[@ashleywright1991]

@@elrey327 nah u want true colour infrared is old school can't see crap in the dark true colour looks like daylight

[@CarswithNash]

I’m truly jealous of this, I love those cars! My first car was a ‘76 4door. That’s definitely not a ‘74 though, it’s a ‘75-‘79 body style.

[@davidschroeder5166]

I had a ‘74, definitely not the same body style. Also had a’70. Still wish I had one. Still a nice ride Hunter!! 👍

[@dynoreed7235]

I agree this isn't a '74 however, that may be what the title had to say to get this car on the road. I would still love to have one like it.

[@stephennichols4815]

You caught that too yes it's a 75 to 79 4th generation X body

[@hackfabrication139]

Being an old guy (72), I really enjoy seeing Grandma in more of these videos. Based upon what your dad did Fabin' stuff, I'd like to see a Grandma vs Michelle 'Name That Part'.

[@markg.2501]

Dude, you are straight up creepin on Paul's Mom......Not Cool!

[@stevenwisneiski8413]

Grandma Would win! No contest!

[@skipjames8437]

@@markg.2501 Just stoppit mark, old guys feel love too.

[@jimdavison4077]

@@markg.2501 moms deserve to have some fun now and then.

[@TeamTange2016]

While on vacation we stopped by Archie's in May for dinner and saw Grandma Lolly. She told us to go see Paul. She said the Golden Nugget was due from Robbie and that we must go see the shop even though it was a Sunday night. We were on a time crunch and didn't want to intrude. Regret it to this day. Anyway Lolly was a peach and the FabRats Burger was really good.

[@jigmonster101]

I love how Grandma Lolly randomly pops in the shop to make sure her boys are sorta behaving 😂 You truly have a great family!

[@vincentkeyes3304]

Right place, right time, right job for Hunter! Hearts of gold. Nice job guys!

[@vwccrline]

We, your fans are waiting patiently for the next episode on Hunter's project car. I'd like to say thank you for restoring our faith in humanity. Rarely today do you see businessmen giving away their expert time including free parts. The Fab Rat's family and associated friends are truly world class people!❣

[@jcnme]

Paul " I literally think If I cut 2 wires, I can pull the whole thing off" I can't stop laughing 😂 🤣 😆

[@fleetofwjs1893]

If you gotta cut more than 2 wires to drop your exhaust, it was overbuilt. Especially when most boys his age are into "deletes" lol.

[@MagniKhan]

Great episode today. Hunter,cherish these days with that car. You may very well look back in 30 years and say " I had to best time in that old Nova, damn I loved that car." You may have a brand new badass sports car, but there will always be something special about the first car you fix up on a budget.

[@josephrabant7432]

It's extremely generous of Paul to hook him up with all these parts and to put a little TLC into the Nova. I'm excited for Hunter!

[@jimdavison4077]

Think about how much the video will bring in over time. Good investment plus you get the fun of reliving your youth through Hunter in this case. It also cleans up parts kicking around. There is litrally no downside to this for everyone. Also makes it more likely Hunter has a more reliable care to get to work. Nice to see Fab Rats seeing the big picture. They seem to look after those around them pretty good and are not wrapped up in the almight dollar. In my opinion thats the best compliment you can give anyone.

[@Beandiptheredneck]

Man you two go so far above and beyond for the kids, it's pretty awesome. These boys will remember these days their whole life, and will take everything they learned with them. You're really building more than a car, you're building young men. And that I can respect 👍

[@j.crenner191]

Love to see old parts get used for huge improvements on a car someone is driving.

[@ReWyldOutdoors]

You guys really helped him out! You can really see Paul's love for these kids and the cars! Awesome channel!

[@danshepler9933]

I love to watch you guys teach the young ones how to repair things

[@calholli]

It's easy to teach my son how to repair things.. Teaching him how to not tear things up is a whole other story... He's 6 and him and a neighbor kid decided it was a good idea to bash out the windshield on two of my neighbors cars. smh.. I still can't believe it.

[@priusrepellent]

Drove to Zion Park today and drove right past the shop, couldn’t stop in, and thought I couldn’t anyways, we have our 44’ 5th wheel, wife’s car traveling behind me in my dually! I gave her a LONG LOUD HONK as we all travels by….it was about 1-1:30…. Love you guys!!!! We’re staying down the road in Mt. Carmel!!!!

[@NoWr2Run]

This Kid will NEVER FORGET WHAT YOU DID FOR HIM FOR THE REST OF HIS LIFE. I had to learn the hard way TRIAL & ERROR, as my dad being a GREAT MECHANIC wouldn't help unless I screwed something up first. There was no internet back in the early 80's but some HOT RODDING BOOKS I bought & me saving up all my money for years of grass moving, shoveling snow. I acquired 1 68 Camaro & 2 69's, nothing special, 68 had a 327, 1 69 had a 350 & the other a 307. I wish I had someone too teach me but hands on, ( real experience ) with these cars taught me a lot. Ended up selling all 3 when I got married to buy a house, KILLED ME BUT IT WAS THE RIGHT THING TOO DO, I GUESS. You guys are such an inspiration, DAMN GOOD FABRICATORS & MECHANICS, PLUS YOU'RE NOT SELFISH, A+ FROM ME FOR HELPING OUT YOUNG PEOPLE.

[@NoWr2Run]

THANK YOU, but it's YOUR GREAT GENEROSITY & WILLING TOO HELP PEOPLE OUT IN THEIR TIME OF NEED, GREAT PEOPLE IN THIS KLOWN WORL.

[@MrJest2]

This almost makes me cry with nostalgia. I used to work for a machine/welding shop that specialized in extremely high-tech systems engineering and vacuum welding for the semiconductor industry (mostly building wafer fab machines for the likes of AMD and Intel)... but the owner loved racing beat-em-to-hell and fill-em-with-mud sprint cars, so on weekends the place was a car fabber's dream. I had a Nova of the same era as Hunter's here, and we fixed that one up "real good". This was back in the late '80s to early '90s and I bought the thing for a song and a dance... but by the time we were done "fixing it up" over a couple weekends the thing was a gorgeous beast. These days, I wish I'd kept that old Nova - it would probably fetch a small fortune as it stood at the end of 1991...

[@davidcallahan2539]

Love these videos showing you recycling some old parts and helping a young man out!! Love the content.

[@fincars.]

Agree. And that smile on Hunter's face was genuine!

[@salvadoravila9095]

That was just amazing God bless you guys

[@rcclark8818]

Hunter will remember what you did for him for the rest of his life. Nice job guys!

[@spookydonkey2195]

For sure, I certainly would have

[@logic3721]

it was you, the viewers, that did it for him, It's all content.

[@sixupsprite5501]

​@@logic3721 Hey you're right, I'm a pretty good guy huh... You're welcome Hunter.

[@wasntme3651]

@@sixupsprite5501 Good job, I think you deserve a raise 👍🏼🤣😂👍🏼

[@Dude101p]

You guys are awesome to help him out like that. Great job

[@joefergerson5243]

Ain’t nothing like a sweet car and great sounding exhaust to boost a young man’s confidence! 👍👍👍👍👍🤟🤟🤟🤟 You guys are awesome 👏

[@tracyharris7494]

Pretty slick trade...Hunter swings the camera and everybody else rebuilds his Nova. Nice work!!

[@Kletke84]

I love how he revs it and you pause talking and just smile.

[@moparman1962]

Fab Rats family...that is WAY COOL that you are helping Hunter with hopping up and beefing up (posi, faster acceleration, more torque and higher rpm's more safely) his '74 Nova. I'm sure a lot of your subscribers would LOVE to see his car get disc brakes on the front (if it doesn't already have them), subframe connectors welded in to stiffen the frame, an 1 3/4" H-pipe in the exhaust, rear (and front) suspension work to make it hook up and also handle better, and you mentioned an aluminum intake and a hotter cam Paul...well OF COURSE! You and Ben helping Hunter out with upgrading his car, teaching him, your sons and the teens who watch your channel how it's done AND making some great, family-oriented automotive content at the same time is awesome.

[@mikefurr5281]

I'm always amazed that you get all the manifold bolts out without breaking any off!

[@1STGeneral]

Didn't have any trouble on the exhaust manifold either

[@TheKodiakWay]

Seems you two had just as much fun reminiscing on memories, and teasing from experience, as you did working on the car.

[@robertmccullough4822]

Yours's and Ben's experience and Knowledge is amazing, as is your collection of spare parts. I think you could (and probably have) build a whole "Frankenstein" car out of the spare parts you have just sitting around waiting to be repurposed. Hunter is so lucky, to not only gain the experience but also the end result is priceless. Another great "Fab Rat" creation and video. Keep the content coming! BTW, I think you may need to get a "Fire Suit" for filling the torch. That could have been real nasty... Glad your still "Under-cooked". I don't think "Roasted Rat" would be a good thing.

[@butterknife_mtb_rc]

That would be awesome

[@Drones_and_more]

He couldnt store the butane gas any closer to the fire lol

[@donwilson1061]

I like that concept - "Franken-crawler"

[@robertmccullough4822]

@@donwilson1061 Nice! Has a cool ring to it. Built out of repurposed parts.

[@mikeanderson6522]

Nice Nova. Great job helping Hunter.

[@maddad78]

Gosh, brings back so many memories. Thank you fab rats. Dad bought and built dirt track stock cars from Novas, and raced them way back when it was still the Winston Series. These are some of the same things I used to get to do with my Dad. So very happy to see Hunter involved and you guys all enjoying yourselves. Sure makes "great for TV", and lasting memories.

[@lucaskuczek]

Better than tv

[@stephenhaselton5750]

I had 76 Chevy Nova with a 305 small block that I ran into the ground!! Loved my Nova!!! It would have been nice to have had access to a shop like yours and some spare parts just lying around! :) I'm sure I would still have Her if that was the case!!! This was fun for me to watch... I'm surprised there's only 189 likes so far with 1.2K views!!

[@clivehorridge]

Now only a few minutes later it’s 9.4k likes and 57.5k views 😂🇷🇴

[@trucker7176]

Awesome episode, love them old novas! Only thing I noticed was it looked more like a 75 or 76. Can’t wait to see the finished product!

[@jimbudde265]

Agree that is a 75 and later front end and rear

[@davidhecker5000]

Look at the smile on Hunter's face with just a straight headers. That young man is gonna be so tickled when you get everything done.

[@MikeMcCue849]

GREAT Video GUYS. GLAD TO SEE YOU TAKE TIME TO HELP THE YOUNG GUYS. THEY WIL NEVER FORGET IT.

[@ponypwr]

When the amount of parts and labor are worth more than the car, you have a awesome boss!

[@Brooks77351]

Awesome to help out hunter and encourage the future fabricators

[@cammarshall9619]

Man you guys are literally the ultimate cool dads! The best times of my life were being 15-18 with my uncle (who was a lot like you guys) ripping apart our old FJ40's my brother and I had and building them up again. He showed us how the old 2F engine could be rebuilt with GM parts to get nearly 300hp and how to fix, patch or fabricate anything needed. Over the years we spent hundreds of hours in his old shearing shed working on our 4wds....half of that was rebuilding the crappy aluminium transfer cases that constantly exploded doing burnouts 🤣 Keep it up guys. Young men need more blokes like you guys in their lives.

[@u.p.tinkering]

Awesome episode, Hunter got hooked right up! When you cut the two wires off the exhaust and pulled it right off, I laughed too. haha Love the channel and the variety of stuff you all wrench on! 🙂

[@TwoSierraEcho]

Not a big Chevy fan but still like seeing the classic Nova still on the road.

[@chrismccue6493]

I hope Hunter enjoyed this as much as I did awesome job Paul and Ben!

[@morgansword]

Paul, this is real content an very watchable because of human heartfelt meaning. You could save stuff for other customers but what happens when you need a friend at two thirty in the morning? Hunter will have his shoes in hand as he makes for the door to give you the hand that you need. Positive feelings are earned an this should do more than a gift certificate at christmas time for a shirt

[@tjtobin86]

I love how you guys instantly know what that motor has gone through :D. Experience is its own education.

[@HoosierCodger]

Congratulations Hunter... Paul and Ben are wizards I tell ya. Great video everyone.

[@ernestjenkins1855]

I loved the rods hanging out of the pan.

[@nickstewsrd8713]

I’m a big nova fan and I’m pretty sure you guys are off by a year that style started in 75

[@phantom21629]

You are correct. That's 100% a fifth gen x body. The 4th gen was 73-74. This car is a 75-79

[@davidhecker5000]

I have to apologize I haven't watched some of your videos in quite some time. And I'm sorry that I haven't because I sure missed all family love. I mean that beautiful family Paul all love you. We all know where the sweetness starts from generations back and all of it was at home so we continue to share that same love and generosity with generations to come.

[@jcnme]

Love the family atmosphere ❤️

[@someonewhocares5712]

Man I wish my friend had a dad like you when I was growing up. Thanks for sharing 😊

[@billtannalfo7781]

It is a great learning experience for Hunter to do the majority of the wrenching. All in all, great job.

[@cliffcross6487]

I love that everyone is working in the shop at the same time.

[@timmcqueer8460]

It was great to see how happy you guys were to help out the next gen of auto guys!!

[@stout_tossme7541]

Watching these folks and how they are letting and teaching the kids in the shop. 👌🏼 fabulous.

[@rockgtr35]

This is so great! I wish I had some guys like Paul and Ben around to help me with all of my old cars when I was a young guy. You guys are awesome!

[@JD-wt9jr]

I wish I had friends like you as a teenager! Shoot it would still be nice to have friends help each other out like y’all. Keep up the good work.

[@mrfunnylookinhayes9088]

I bet I can take this hold exhaust apart by cutting two wires. When you did it, I hit the floor. Man thanks for the laugh to get my day going. Paul you was cracking jokes all though this video today. Just to let you know, You, Matt and Robby have 7am to 9am covered in my life. Thanks for the entertainment.

[@doortech8227]

You're a great Dad and a Great employer too! Imagine Going to work just to film your Boss spend the whole day working on YOUR car and getting all the faults sorted. It's a GREAT day for Hunter !!

[@garywaddle7235]

By the way, I think it's awesome not only that you helped but how enthusiastic you were about it all. The stud, the exhaust, the rear end gears and all. I'm sure Hunter's going to love it when it's done. He's gotta be telling all of his friends what an awesome place it is to work and how great it is to work with Paul and Ben. I think we visitied your shop when Hunter first started! (drove up from Louisiana)

[@OnzaRob]

Top marks, making his ride safe and fun. just because you can...this is how people should be with each other!

[@davebenson1504]

Looking after family in the shop... makes it a real family place... 🙂

[@bobmcdoggish9659]

Hunter is extremely lucky to have a dad who can do stuff and a shop to do it in.

[@SkipPlossCT]

I had a pushrod in my 1969 GTO (it had been rengined with a 428 H.O Poncho big block) that had the oil passage get gummed up and it wore down the top end until it was short enough that it began impacting the rockerarm. It loosened the rocker and pushed it to the side so that the pushrod would tap the valve cover. We ended up replacing the pushrod and putting everything together on the lawn behind a friends house in PA usinf hand-tools and driving it back to CT. Which is a longwinded way of saying that I love your videos. They take me back some 40 years or so. Thank you and keep 'em coming!

[@petertarantelli]

Sounds amazing! Looking forward to Part 2! Good work guys!

[@johnnyadams1755]

I hope Hunter appreciates the knowledge he's getting along with these parts and labor of love. Great seeing younger men and middle aged men finding common ground.

[@esobeegarage]

Ben is seriously a one man show sometimes, he's so funny he could be a comedian. Love the whole crew!

[@nissd21]

Your like the uncle I am . Family is everything . I love your human ethic . Your a true gem Paul . Great crew great fam.

[@OldJeepGarage]

Another fun build! can't wait to see Hunter doin burn outs!

[@davidhumeston5292]

Great show so nice to see your interacting with the younger kids helping them bring pride and joy to their life.

[@jerrymestas1231]

Dang!!! Hunter got the hook up👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼 so cool to watch👊🏻

[@Grithor]

As a young guy with a project car older than I am I love these kind of videos!

[@Isaac_Norman]

Just out of curiosity, why don't you ever install an X or H pipe in the exhausts that you build? Love your content.

[@danbrooks8241]

Chevy no go Paul's inventory of used parts never ceases to amaze me, and knowing where it all is is even more impressive

[@ecurb2]

America loves a guy who gives a family friend's son some major power in this car.

[@t3chnicianb3000]

Going all out on Hunter's rig reminds me of how my Dad would help the neighborhood kids fix their bicycles, go karts and minibikes on the side. He had a day job but ran a small engine shop in our back yard. He could fix or modify almost anything. Way to go Mr. Paul and the Fab Rats Team!! 🤠

[@johnm7437]

The part I like is even the youngsters have a good sense of humor. Yall must just be a blast to hang out with.

[@LabRatJason]

Man! What a life! Free go-fast parts for a kid that age... I think he'll never forget this!

[@mikesnavely5760]

Bought a new 1974 Nova. Brought back a lot of memories. Thanks a lot.

[@deiselpower]

Man, I love seeing that utter chaos with all the kids getting in the way and everyone on top of each other haha. Keep it up guys

[@Oladavol]

The yard shuffle was awesome 😂

[@chrislovett6120]

Hunter is gonna be glad he’s around this shop so much. Part of the reason I enjoy you’re channel so much is content like this. Y’all just have too much fun doing what you do. Keep it up 👍🏼👍🏼

[@robertboehle4473]

Having someone like you that is willing and able to help you fix your stuff is an asset that is beyond value for young people. I had a mechanic neighbor that helped me for a number of years but unfortunately he passed last year. He and his knowledge is greatly missed.

[@bripslag5144]

Salvaged headers: $0.00 Labor for a family friend: $0.00 Look on Hunter's face when he hears it with open headers: Priceless

[@brockryan3405]

I love that exhaust. It made me smile. The perfect rattle n pop. Hunter even foreshadowed it in the intro.

[@tedwpx123]

Nice of you all to take care of him!

[@jrloopy1984]

12:42 That smile says it all. I love you guys Paul!

[@teejey351]

I love this video, this so reminds me of my younger days working on my 70 C20, love that you are helping out hunter, and giving him some memories that will last forever! Keep up the get work, and great faimily adventures.

[@2200Z]

I had an old 70 Camaro. It eventually became a drag car with an 8-point cage, gutted with wheel tubs, fiberglass seat, built LT1 350, and a Borg-Warner Super T10 with a Hurst RamRod 4 shifter. That shifter was a pain in the butt to set up, but once I got it dialed in, it was super cool. But, the one thing that really put a smile on my face was going from a stock 10-bolt with 3.08s to a Ford 9-inch with 4.57s and a spool with Mark Williams 35 spline axles. With those steep gears and a 7,000 rpm motor (thank you TRW and Comp Cams), the difference in acceleration was incredible. You couldn't wipe the smile from my face. Moving from 2.73s to 4.10s and fixing up the engine, you might have to get Hunter some drag radials for that Nova and the impending burnouts. 😂

[@bbrut3332]

Now this episode is what should be in a lot of motoring programs. Getting young car owners cars safe, fast and sounding good. Thanks for stepping up on this Nova. This young man is extremely lucky to have the Fab Rats in his corner. Oh by the way, tell him to limit the revs to 5600 rpm if he wants to have money for dating young beautiful girls. You might explain to him that torque and horsepower can get expensive.

[@Linxtec]

The passion and the enjoyment of building cool cars from this team is amazing! Which I had a mentor like Paul around when I was growing up.

[@jimarmentrout2959]

Fun episode, being a Chevy guy it was cool to see some old school stuff being worked on

[@deananderson7157]

Really enjoyed this one. Sons, friends, fathers - oil and grease - makings of memories. So many don’t have those relationships - I didn’t - great example.

[@arte9855]

Spark plug wire spacers...cut some old rubber fuel line in 1/4" pieces then use 1 zip tie for as many wires as you want to space apart. Looks great too.

[@tomcleghorn4005]

Lo w how you get the kids involved so they learn . And having you as a teacher probably makes it fun!

[@rossmagwood1381]

that is Badas* that you helped Hunter out he seems to be a good kid who fully appreciates what you are doing for his car. you just saved him possibly years of hard work and saving to get his car faster

[@waynefields4813]

Oh my that nova brings out memories from the 70’s, wild crazy times lol 😂

[@davidbeattie4294]

The experience of you guys helping Hunter with his Nova will stick with him for the rest of his life. Way back when I was a kid a friend of a friend repaired my 1st motorcycle. I've never forgotten his generosity and I've never stopped paying it forward every chance I get.

[@MikeBaxterABC]

22:33 I LOVE how Paul does rear end gear swaps, and transmission rebuilds, as matter of fact finish it the same afternoon stuff!!! :) ... I've done both ... but set aside a WEEK for a TH350 rebuild and two DAYS for a gear swap :)

[@paulquiroz4070]

Oh God... I was cracking up with those two wires cut off and the entire pipe came off LMAO!!!! at the same time, really happy for Hunter, can't even imagine how happy he was when Paul started metioning all the parts he had in stock.... One of the best vidoes... really funny and entertaining.

[@jonathandorr2234]

I like the vision, and always am in awe, of the way you approach, each task.For we, who were never trained, so we wouldn’t be interested in cars. I became a stage musician, and employed the fab rats in cent. Mass. and my dyslexic psychic marines, helicopter supply mechanic. He built an animal, at age 16 out of multiple makes of cars, inspected it, and scared everyone.🤔

[@carlnewby5963]

I just love this family. Great videos! Please keep ‘em coming.

[@williamcrowder8642]

That’s awesome helping Hunter out like that

[@paulhall170]

Great day in the shop, that new exhaust system sounds fantastic! And, yeah you never want to hear that tick in the engine, that doesn't go away unless you make it go away!

[@idontknow2293]

Just normal every day stuff. Kids coming and going building tractors and stuff. AND keeping them out of trouble. Good job Paul. 😎👍👍👍

[@kenjohnson5498]

I'm 56 and am still wishing you guys were my dad and uncle lol and yes were all looking for that certain rear end