FAILURE TO START - Stupid Over Priced Nova....

Today we tackle the rest of the braking system on our 1964 Chevy ii. My plan was to do as little as possible.... as per usual the wheels completely came off that plan! So we re plumbed, re lined and re rebuild the entire brake system.
With the brakes working cherry, I wanted to start the car for the first time in a few months. You guessed it..... complete and utter failure. I need to take up another hobby....
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[@jasonbose3507]

Dan, the look and smiles 😁 on Dani's face after it started........priceless!!! She was soo happy and it was written all over her face. Thanks 👍.

[@jasonbose3507]

Dan, please go all in with the gasser. Every TRUE Nova enthusiast knows that the first gen is the best model of all the Chevy II / Novas so it deserves all the love 💕. Thanks 👍.

[@DennisPrescott-y5b]

68 to 72 is far more popular

[@edwinjstephens4958]

Hello there cowboy here again funny thing actually your videos are for the most part better totorials then a lot of videos that show every thing go from stop too finish without all the problems you're gonna run into stuck parts wrong parts someone else did before you ever got there they never have bad problems in totorials made for amachures id rather recommend they watch someone like you and see the reality thanks remember always be safe healthy and happy God Bless 🤠 thanks for the videos

[@russellfuchs7903]

Absolutely. I sometimes pull up an older episode to refresh myself.

[@ksokie63]

Hey Dan👋, thanks for sharing and update on the Nova .

[@garyshinn4626]

Better weld in some sub frame connectors before you get on it hard with the 327. You should be able to make the sub frame connectors yourself. A couple pieces of tubing should do it. There is also a nice bolt in front end for those cars, not a straight axle. Would likely drive ,run, ride better with the bolt in than the straight.

[@jagharingenyoutube]

And not look as cool

[@deadclutch]

@@jagharingenyoutube it's a gasser, none of them look cool.

[@dougr.6734]

@@deadclutch agreed. Certainly not my favorite look. I get the nostalgia of it but a Nova lowered in pro-touring form is KILLER!

[@hippydippy]

@@deadclutch WRONG!

[@buckeyejim2989]

🗿I like it 👍

[@omgbbqcia911]

i just want to say that i appreciate all the hard work you do to make your better half happy! much love brother

[@mrromantimothy]

I can tell you sage advice I got from Ed my cigar-chomping ROP teacher in school, he was a damn good mechanic and fabricator he showed us how to cut two unibody cars in half in the right places(one wrecked in front and one wrecked in the rear) weld the two good halves together, and have a car, we actually did a Ford pinto, they were different colors but with his brother teaching autobody class not a problem, when it was finished we drove it across the street to the car dealership they owned and someone bought it. It was a pretty good racket they bought rebuildables at auction and had students work on them free, and they got paid a teachers salary, it was a win-win for everybody because we learned a lot, anyway the advice that ED taught me, he said "you got to eliminate the problem systematically" he was always saying that, RIP Ed.

[@JamesBrown-cx3xf]

Nice work dan on the rear drums , maybe clean up those backing plates and a lite coat of lube on the shoe perches helps a lot even if its a temporary differential .

[@johnroof2663]

When I was a kid in high school, my dad had a 67 Nova coupe that we put a 194 6 cylinder back in it. But We Put sixty over high compression pistons in it, an Offenhowser four barrel intake with a six hundred cfm holley. That little car would scoot!! It gave good horse power with good gas mileage.

[@47kb8]

"Never been to the track or anything." 😂 I seem to remember "Miles of Mayhem".

[@aprilhilliard3302]

Love watching you do your thang! But laughed my ass off when you said "take a picture" when you were doing the brakes...back when I started playing with this stuff taking a picture meant bringing the film down to the drugstore and waiting a week for the prints. Working on brakes, water pump, timing chain, et al I had a notebook that I would draw sketches and number parts with tape so I could get things back together! My, how times change!

[@steelmill]

Puddins Fab Shop has been killing it lately.

[@johnpaulheupel5713]

DD Speedshop, Puddin's Fab Shop, Casey's Customs, and Bodevision are my go to for car stuff.

[@nicolatesla768]

"killing it"? To you, killing it must mean filming an hrs worth of air line installation in his new add revenue dream shop 🤣

[@terrencegiordan2775]

That's a shame to ruin the rear quarter panels when it would look so much better tubed.

[@ozmister101]

@@terrencegiordan2775 i agree

[@terrencegiordan2775]

@@ozmister101 thank you

[@larrydixon-vi7ld]

Your channel is my FAVORITE by far , I was raised by my dad and uncle , and taught use what you got to fix whatever it is your working on , spending the least amount of cash as possible, trading for stuff you didn't have

[@gabrielelwell4511]

Dam shame to cut out the wheel wells on that car but to each his own

[@garyshinn4626]

Just narrow the rear end enough to let the big tires fit without cutting the fenders.

[@david929190]

If the car was that special it wouldn't be cheap. At least it lives a life.

[@terrencegiordan2775]

Yep I would tub it.

[@DDSpeedShop]

​@@terrencegiordan2775send cash, will tub

[@stomper2582]

@@david929190what do you mean, cheap. He paid too much for it. 😊

[@kevinwright1551]

Awesome indeed. Nice job on getting it running again. Keep up the great work. Okay.

[@bryanshaw2243]

Hey Dan, little tip...when fitting brake lines tape up the ends saves any junk going in the pipes and holds the ends in place.

[@thman6453]

Sometimes just priming the pump by filling up the line between the pump and carb will help get the pump going

[@proracer382d]

Hey I have a couple of those LED head lights, they are pretty sweet once you get used to them turning off when your head gets near something lol

[@brettemerich3237]

Dan this car is very light and in the end will be fun to drive you hit the gas and tires will spin probably in every gear. Like to see this car finished Have a good day

[@Enter-a-name55]

When doing drum brakes, if the backing plate is excessively rusty, get out your torch and run a flame all over the bare plate. The heat will help remove the rust. Take your wire brush and give it a good cleaning. And when the plate is still warm hit it with some high heat paint. Before I retired from the trade I did this method to every car I did the brakes on. Paint is cheap(ish). And it only takes a few minutes to clean it up. It gives it professional look when it's done. And eliminating rust will help eliminate noise.

[@DavidJones-hl5om]

Casper the friendly Nova😂😂😅😊327 here we come .🎉

[@RonnieLeslie-cj1yj]

Just a thought, Dan. If you're going to run on the track. Check out what sanctions you might run (nhra,ihra). Then get a rule book before, for what you might like to build for, what class. Good luck and enjoy. Ronnie.

[@grberendzenproductions312]

My Dad always said you should do one side, and if you forgot how it went back, you could always go look at the side you hadn't touched. Then, after getting it back together just like the untouched side, you should know how to do it, but you have a newly, correctly re-installed side to look at if you aren't too swift.

[@chrisellis935]

Dig the head lamp and yes you are the connoisseur of brake shoes.

[@edpoell2876]

D anni is already loving her Chevy II.

[@robertmartin2387]

About 50 years ago,I had a '62 Chevy II. I upgraded it to a 64 configuration for 5 lug wheels. I dropped a 283 Chevy,de-stroked to 210 Cu In with a "crankshaft factory" crank,engle roller cam n lifters with a high rev kit,Corvette FI heads and dual Carter AFB's. '57 Olds rearend. Would only do about 90 MPH,but it would get there FAST. At the time,it was a "compact" car. Fun as hell,till Mama wanted a better Family car. It went in trade on a '73 Monte Carlo.

[@franklindner8259]

Love your true to life brake shoe job.Felt like was watching myself.

[@zaffinod]

A certain Fella you know would apply a Craig list rebuild. Brake clean & engine paint. D, you are fine. Love the channel.

[@fixit4182]

This dude works hard for us

[@johnchambers12]

Lazy is the smart man who gets it right the first time, good luck with that

[@jimmartin2248]

You have tenacious determination. Keep up the good work I always enjoy.

[@tt600pch]

Am I the only one thinking if you blow back to the tank in the fuel line, the sound of bubbling gas in the tank tells the story.

[@user-ThomReec8587]

Sometimes that will clog up the sock from any krud that was in the line

[@DDSpeedShop]

U ain't wrong

[@brettemerich3237]

Dan the s Chevy Nova you are building with the 327 will need the sub frame connected or It may twist the body. You didn’t over pay this is a project car in decent shape have fun Dan

[@charlesgalea69]

Awesome job Jake

[@jasonbose3507]

I AM SOO EXCITED FOR THE CHEVY II 👍. It is going to scream with the Chevy 327ci with a little shot of nitrous, oh yeah!!!

[@SchneiderClassics]

vroom, vroom, great work on this mate, pickign away at it

[@davetyson2331]

i am a old timer did brakes 4wheel 99.99 parts &labor back in the day

[@atsidis]

Farm out the inline, get the gasser front clip and that rowdy 327 with the “Jam”in there

[@billyschmarje628]

Great year of Nova. Love it.

[@tphvictims5101]

Ain’t got no gas in it Slingblade 🤣👍🏻 Clap on! Clap off! The Clapper head lamp. I actually have one.

[@jessphuqette1716]

I get my state inspection from my neighbor. In Texas they have to drive it...test the brakes and safety stuff. There's no way im letting a 18 year old drive a model a with a tunnel rammed 468 and 4 speed into the bay for inspection... plus the zoomies won't pass. Keep up the good work you guys 😊

[@dougr.6734]

Love the Nova! My favorite car of your whole fleet.

[@larrydixon-vi7ld]

If it was easy Dan, everyone could do it . Cudos for showing those that don't , how it's done

[@sneakysgarage2412]

Yep

[@davidwood1923]

Keep in Mind that before you Go Crazy with Undercoating... It would be Well Adviced to do/Put in Sub Frame Connectors Boughten or Homemade.

[@danpoole9327]

'Happy little wheelwell' 😂

[@xnakxx]

Is Dan-Yell always smiling as much and as happy in real life opposed from the videos? Ohh and can I call her Dan-Yell?? Because I do... you never miss it when she is talking :)

[@moreschmoo]

This is actually one of my favorite nicknames. Was called it an entire summer at camp! 😂😂

[@xnakxx]

@@moreschmoo My day is made now.

[@macho4x4warlock98]

39:59; fuel line flow……When you check out the used tank, did you inspect the line sock at the bottom of tank?

[@Richard4616]

The V8 engine has a 3/8 fuel line and it runs differently than the 6 cylinder. It runs from tank up the right inside of the rocker panel and on the outside of the front frame rail. It turns in front of the shock tower and goes in the engine compartment through a hole in the inner fender skirt to the fuel pump. If you use the original line and position you might get fuel starvation or vapor lock.

[@williambobb6844]

I'm putting a 327 in mine right now and I payed 500 less than you did but mine was alot worst. Three years later and I'm almost ready to run I'm

[@kevinAuman1]

Many times you need to backfeed the fuel lines if they're bone dry in order to give the pump something to suck on or just take an air compressor and blow into the filler neck there are quite a few tricks to try before even thinking about a clogged sock in the tank...

[@garysells4259]

Keep up the good Work!

[@metalartcustomsLLC]

I did a commercial for those head lamps for them. I loved them till they started getting hot . Ended up with a burn on my forehead from it. Now I only use them when wearing my bandanna and have one mounted on my weld helmet @ddspeedshop

[@lessharratt8719]

I would go easy with this car. She's a nice example. Maybe a mild 327 4 speed. Keep it as original as possible. Light car and fun to drive even with 275 hp. Just my humble opinion.

[@TheSilverDartRacing]

Dan, new direction for the Channel. the Bob Ross Automotive Amsr artist.

[@DDSpeedShop]

U might just like It haha

[@TheSilverDartRacing]

I just might, those you tubers make a lot of money.

[@timmetzger844]

We don't have the freedom that you think. A lot of states have strict vehicle inspection laws. Which isn't all a bad thing because, believe it or not, there are people who don't know when to change their brakes, tires, or front end components.

[@RealWorldGarage]

“Bob Ross” of body work.

[@jimbellingham3572]

My original Rochester Nova carb wound up on our '57 Internastional dump truck!

[@rogeroldland9345]

I enjoy watching the channel keep up the contents

[@h20base]

Man , that is sweet to hear it run, You know down here below the border in Michigan, only maybe 25 cars would pass inspection in my town.. You did good, a lot of technical stuff to get done , drum brakes are dinosaurs. A buddy had a chevy 2 way back in 1970 he made that thing sweet, lot of junk yards down south. later..see ya again.

[@DDSpeedShop]

Thanks buddy!

[@rockystanaitis2908]

My 62 Ford Falcon had brake and fuel lines running down the middle like that. During off roading those lines wrapped around the drive shaft.

[@terrencegiordan2775]

Dan the floor pan man you should always stainless for brake lines copper tends to crack especially at the bends.

[@bigbow62]

That 6cyl is good for one thing..... A boat anchor ! So yank that turkey and.... jam that mighty mouse 327ci in 😁 Love Dan and his seam sealer just a little dab and its good... ( DD Speed Shop talk for: Give me a trowel & its good for any hole in the floor under 2" diameter )😉 The day the Chevy II is finished: Up in the Northern sky its a Falcon its a Vega ... No its the new DD Speed Shop Super Chevy II Gasser ( 😮 wicked bitchin' ) Thank you Dani & Dan for another video ✌️🙂

[@DDSpeedShop]

Haha agreed

[@tinkerne-round4079]

Replace the single pot with a dual pot.

[@scootermcd5756]

He’ll go duel port when he goes gasser disc brakes and a 9”.

[@davidwellman7080]

Hes just doing the basics to see if he wants to spend more money that he has to.

[@peterrestine8237]

Lmfao I've been on the fence about getting one of those headlights but your 2 second add in the intro with the hand wave really sold me. Get sponsoreddd

[@russellfuchs7903]

Seriously needs to get sponsored.

[@DDSpeedShop]

Haha people in the comments don't tend to like the light

[@sbergum383]

Can't unsee "moustache man" now 😂

[@stomper2582]

That car must’ve been owned by a schoolteacher, who’s husband drove it to the tavern 3 nights a week 😮undercoating really looks good on it. Good job.

[@corvettejohn4507]

Can't beat vintage original "Vice Grip" brand locking pliers. I'm still using about a 70 year old set of Vice Grips pliers I found in the ditch in my front yard around '71 or '72. It must have fallen out the back of a truck.

[@andrewbatty8954]

Another good and entertaining video. The headlight? Not so much.

[@cudaman-yq7pq]

Those headband lights work well, but they channel sweat into my eyes. Need an absorbent pad under them. :>)

[@kimberlywilliams9757]

Just stick a Kotex to your forehead before putting it on! 😅

[@jameshall4385]

Your over priced nive is coming along nicely. When a woman says she can feel it, don't argue just take the compliment 😂

[@gregorygibson5455]

Hello Dan and Dani

[@erichuff2538]

CHECKERED RACINE has a nice front sub frame 👌 good prices too.

[@realwolftv1225]

Hey Dan you talked about inspection and registration and stuff and since I live next to Ontario Canada in New York state. I'll tell you this if you think you have it hard and we have it easy your very much mistaken as we have yearly inspection some of the rule1 engine light cannot be on 2 exhaust has to be in good working order3 suspension aka shocks struts springs tie rods pretty much everything must be in good working order to pass inspection including all the glass

[@claytonbubblecheeks30]

Put a 572 in it with dual quads straight axel in front ford 9 in out back and a muncie in the middle and your good to go and don't forget about the nos. also good luck looks nice can't wait to see what you do with it !!!!!

[@Charleslinville269]

Put in a larger gas line with shut off. Or at least a high pressure fuel pump and fuel cut off. It will save you trouble later.

[@murrayhelmer8941]

Things you buy are only over priced if you bought it to resell. If it’s a keeper. Price doesn’t matter. Not as though you can pick these up on every street corner. Way to many internet appraisers out there!! 👍👍🙂

[@buckeyejim2989]

🗿yep

[@mikefoit7351]

Dan your wife is so comical, I am a very huge fan of all your videos. I love that year of old novas .they are awesome gassers . I live in Athens, Ohio and there are a couple of them around here. There is a couple old falcons too . Gasser is the way to go on that Nova .it will be amazing.

[@geraldscott4302]

I believe you said you paid $5000 for it, I'm assuming that was Canadian. Too bad about the rust, but I still think it was a good deal. Decent '63 and '64 Novas are very rare and expensive in the U.S. The hardtop version is worth more than the post model, I had one of those back in the mid '70s to the early '80s. I put a 289/Powerglide in it. One problem I have with the early Novas is the single leaf springs. I had to replace those with multi leaf rear springs. Did that when I installed the modified Posi rear axle, which I believe came out of a late '60s full sized Chevy wagon. I've been a drag racer since I was 17. That '63 Nova SS was my first drag car/daily driver. Now racing a 383/TH400 manual valve body 1983 S-10. Once you get started it is VERY addictive, and that Nova would be the perfect car. I would take it to a detail shop, have it put on a lift, and have the bottom steam cleaned, then paint it with a lighter color. Uncle Tony likes white, I'm thinking more medium gray. Check the front leaf spring mounts very carefully, My right one was damaged, probably from a PO driving over something, and I had to have it repaired. Interesting that has an inline six and 5 lug wheels. My '63 came with an inline six and 4 lug wheels. I jacked up the rear with air shocks and put L60-14 tires on it (265/60-14) They stuck out 2" past the fenders. I've done a LOT of drum brakes. If I were going to use that rear end, I'd pull the axles, replace the bearings, remove the brake backing plates and differential cover, sandblast and paint them, and put new fluid in the differential. I have access to a sandblaster. VERY handy when working on old cars. Best way to get those brake springs on is to use a screwdriver, and pry the hooked end over the post. I'd replace the single master cylinder with a dual master cylinder and replumb things. I didn't used to believe in that until I had a single master cylinder fail. Why does everybody bleed the brakes the hard way? Unless you have ABS, it's a piece of cake. You can gravity bleed them, you can just put a clear plastic line on the bleeder screw, and stick the other end in a jar of clean brake fluid, keep the master cylinder full, and pump the pedal. It will pump air out, and suck brake fluid back in. Or you can get really fancy and just get a set of SpeedBleeders. They replace the bleeder screws. They have a one way ball check valve in them, fluid and air can get out, but nothing can get back in. If it won't pull fuel from the tank, do it the VGG way. Stick a hose in that gas can, connect the other end to the carb, and splice in a 12V electric pump somewhere in between. That's her car too? You just gave her a beautiful Caprice Classic WITH A/C!!, she has the blue '57 Chevy, and whatever happened to the red Opel GT?

[@bernardmalone1462]

Maaate🇦🇺🇦🇺 the car might be junk, but that shit eatin grin on your girls face,,, priceless😎😎😎🇦🇺🇦🇺

[@blownmouse]

This thing will be badass as a gasser. Now I have to ask this. What's the deal with the Biscayne? I notice it's still in your driveway. Was a winner ever chosen or has it been put on hold for some reason? Just wondering.

[@Leo-vf3py]

Great show keep up the good work be safe my friends God bless all work of art when you are done don't cut a ear off like vango

[@rbarker4426]

My Chevy ll Nova it was the sending unit tube coming out of the tank was plugged. From sitting I cleaned it out with a clothes hanger. And compressed air. Then reinstalled the tank.The sending unit filter looked okay it was plug inside of the tubing

[@timothydeyoung5653]

I'd like to see bob Ross work on a car body. Good job Dan

[@jimmartin2248]

They make a tool we used to use back in the 70s. Yes, hook it twisted and hooked up. Find that to you be good.

[@garypacholek8070]

Just went through the not picking up fuel on my friends 64 dodge. New pump, lines and filter under the hood. Turns out it was the pickup in the tank was completely plugged.

[@budfechtig2215]

Dan,gassers are cool cars,you should think about a straight axle in the front? It will be sweet,Dani will love it,no pink interior,sorry Dani, 👍👍👍🤔 10:37

[@dansimmons1964]

I LOVE this build! Only advice I have is get rid of the single pot brake master. Not safe for a race car. If it fails you have NO brakes! Yikes!

[@DDSpeedShop]

Luckily it's danis car not mine haha

[@pb5778]

Keep plugging away Dan

[@freedomsnotfreefreedomsnot3270]

You would love drag racing, don't know how it is in Canada but here in the states the drag racing community is excellent.

[@jeffsr8300]

While I wouldn't use it for a race car, I've built 2 Chevy S-10 pickups with small block V-8's and left the 10 bolt differentials in both of them with out any problems.

[@VATION3RD]

A tap is the male part with has the threads on the outside of the stem and used to clean the threads in the bolt holes and nuts and repair them, the die is the female part with has the threads on the inside its used to clean or repair the the threads on bolts and studs.

[@Stevespoken]

At least your spare tire is getting bigger

[@bigEratt]

I hope you move those leafsprings inboard and mini tub when you radius for the gasser build....please don't do like uncle tony, tires sticking out a foot past the fender wells...

[@wolfcommander6009]

Better deal than a new ford lightning...your good👌🏻

[@jimbellingham3572]

Check your outer rear spring front spring eye flasnges, the frave mount likes 2 cut in2 the flange where the frame mount rubs it.

[@robertgibson2147]

Flat head screw driver works great to replace springs on drum brakes

[@franksgarage8551]

Its solid, that’s a win Dan! Can’t wait to see it running with the 327! I buy those cheap acid brushes for the seam sealer. Toss em when done. I agree with the other comments about frame connectors. Drum brakes arent voodoo. Black magic, maybe. Been doing them since the 80’s. Old hat. Tbi fuel injection, it has its place. That is if you like no power and poor efficiency.

[@haroldrogers6083]

Check the fitting you spliced in for a leak Dan !!

[@sizzler66]

Straight 6 turbo!!!!!!!!