Failed attempt to get a body swapped 55 Chevy running right again. Not my fault!

Trying to save the #LT1 before deciding to swap engines so he can drive it again. #bodyswap
#fail
roadmaster chassis and drivetrain and Chevy body.
#swap

[@JohnRushing-zd3ql]

What a great project subscribed!

[@GoodnewsBadnewsGarage]

Hopefully I'll be able to help him this summer. It was Cool car

[@rjmzz430]

Poor design on GM end water pump would leak onto distributor terrible! Sold many of both when I worked for Chevy parts dept....remember they were quite pricy at the time would give everyone 15 to 20 percent off cause I felt bad for them.

[@GoodnewsBadnewsGarage]

Not so much a poor design as poor placement of the optispark. When kept sealed correctly and good oil seals on the timing cover they work well. GM should have however, at least used the waste spark coil pack design like the early Northstar engines as it was already out there and much better technology, or even the LS based coil packs.

[@REMBRANTTUBE]

I LIKE THIS CAR! ....IT HAS CHARACTER!

[@GoodnewsBadnewsGarage]

It does indeed. Hopefully when I get my new shop space setup I'll eventually find the time to help him get it running right again.

[@MrIgor1955]

With a radiator the size of some heater cores, I can't imagine why the car overheats. LOL

[@GoodnewsBadnewsGarage]

The real problem is he lent the car to someone and it came back with a blown head gasket after having been overheated. Otherwise that radiator gave him zero issues for at least 3 years of regular use and even on Hotrod Power Tour last year before he lent it to his buddy.

[@MrIgor1955]

@@GoodnewsBadnewsGarage -"The radiator gave him zero problems...", LOL Except for its overheating problem and blown head gaskets. It doesn't matter what I think anyway. It's not my car. Obviously, I would do things differently. Take care.

[@GoodnewsBadnewsGarage]

It's all good. We're all entitled to our own thoughts and opinions. It could be the radiator but considering he had no issues for 3 years daily driving it in going to assume there was something else going on. I might eventually get to fix it for him.

[@dillontrotter7407]

Nice beard bro!!!

[@GoodnewsBadnewsGarage]

Nothing compared to yours.

[@thecollectoronthecorner7061]

Just subscribed. We like 55 chevys. We have a video of ours on our channel.

[@GoodnewsBadnewsGarage]

Thank you. I'll go check it out. Hopefully next year I'll be able to help the owner if this car get it running right again.

[@boydshands3660]

Where r you located

[@GoodnewsBadnewsGarage]

I'm in SC

[@boydshands3660]

Hey I'm in sc also that looks like greer drag strip.... do u work on lt1

[@GoodnewsBadnewsGarage]

It was indeed Greer dragstrip. I play with a lot of lt1 cars. Mostly flip cars but occasionally I'll work on one for someone. I'll add a link to my Facebook in the description if you want to add me. Way easier to chat through there.

[@GoodnewsBadnewsGarage]

If you want to hit me up, I started an Instagram finally, goodnewsbadnews_garage

[@blackmacgyver9965]

How hard was the swap body frame

[@GoodnewsBadnewsGarage]

I honestly cannot say, because it isn't mine and the guy that owns it bought it already swapped. However in the future we may embark on another swap for him with a 57 body, but that could be a while. Feel free to check back or subscribe to see what else we get into.

[@blackmacgyver9965]

@@GoodnewsBadnewsGarage thanks for the Info . It's a guy on KZbin that did one called the blue goose .

[@GoodnewsBadnewsGarage]

Cool. I'll have to check that one out. Wish I had more info for you on this particular build.

[@blackmacgyver9965]

@@GoodnewsBadnewsGarage I have a 57 but won't attempt that

[@GoodnewsBadnewsGarage]

Hahaha. Not if it's a nice car to start with.