FORGOTTEN 1964 Chevy II - Will It RUN AND DRIVE After Sitting For Years?

[@dougr.6734]

Doug here....DD Speed Shop fan.............Love the Nova! Great find!! 62-72 Chevy's are the pinnacle of good looking rides.

[@DDSpeedShop]

Haha comment of the day

[@clevelandmaker386]

@@DDSpeedShop I'm going to tell MUR on you for messing up the Nomad😆

[@clevelandmaker386]

@@DDSpeedShop I'm going to tell MUR on you for messing up the Nomad😆

[@stomper2582]

They are nice looking cars. A friend of mine ordered a 65 one with a 327 and 4 speed from the factory back in the day. It was a fine running and good looking car. Had trim packag that encircled the sides of the car. 👍

[@UnfinishedProjectDartSport]

😂 would it kill you to hang an old tire on the front of the bobcat bucket🤪

[@chrissimes9445]

It kind of hurt to watch!

[@Poppas_fun_on_wheels]

Like he has any old junk tires laying around 😂

[@Automated14]

It was well past fubar’d already.

[@jagharingenyoutube]

The dents in the bumper got dented

[@nojunkwork5735]

Why bother it looks like it has already been rear-ended by a bulldozer.

[@radders50]

Are you going to convert to a four door ? 😂. Cool find 😎

[@mattparoz4246]

Mate. You beat me to it 🇦🇺🤙🏼

[@divadyrdnal]

My father's friend had a '64 with a built 454 full cage and narrowed rear in the late seventies, he ruled the streets. Painted off white, with full exhaust, I was in my mid teens, it was my first ride in a real mid 10 sec car! One of those memories I will keep forever...

[@jeremybreinig4782]

DD, you and Mur need more collaborations , so fun to watch you guys work together

[@toddsmith4015]

Agreed

[@fred7854]

Hey Dan, If you end up putting in a different transmission, don't use the cooler in the radiator. Use an external trans cooler. The cooler in the radiator may be leaking, causing water to get into the transmission. Take the lines off the radiator and plug them. I've seen this happen a lot when I was working in a transmission shop. Not telling you what to do, just a little advice.

[@craigpower6950]

Most trans in early ll's were air cooled

[@curbmassa]

Yep, had that happen in my `80 Chevy truck. I used an external cooler, problem solved.

[@robertbeam1809]

he's right on. had that happen myself in an old caprice

[@keithharden7844]

@@craigpower6950 I've never seen that

[@McBuggs.]

Luck fer Dani... She'll enjoy this 64 Nova as much as u will enjoy yer Nova Dan! (( Multi-Nova's in the family ))

[@hubiesgarage]

Great to see Mur back, mic'd up and recharged! You guys have always made a great team on these cars and it's always good to see you guys tackle a project together! The Chevy II is a great find! I would fix the Turbo 350, hook a nicely cammed 327 in there and let Dani go have fun with it at the track! You now have Big Brother Nova and Nova Jr. Great video and keep up the great work!

[@rajcam80]

Certainly Dan has a old tire laying around for pushing, he sure has a old battery that is his go to. Little Nova is a keeper.

[@boblowinske1616]

The car is worthy of the work needed to put it back together. They are getting quite valuable now, also parts are no problem.

[@kenvangoe9358]

This definitely brings back memories of my 63 coupe that I purchased for 500 dollars back in 87 or 88 but put in a 350 that was built up in it really enjoyed it but my wife hated it because I was always working on it plus just had the family thing going on plus the house but yeah a street rod would be great Dan and you might even let Dani drive it some maybe put a big block or LS in it for shits and giggles but if your going to fix the floors you might as well fix that rear drivers quarter hope to see more of the duce be careful and stay safe my friend God love ya both

[@dennisisom2015]

Dan, the transmission friction material is bonded to the steel disc with a water soluble glue. No amount of fluid flushing is going to stop the friction material from falling off. You will have to build or replace the transmission. (Which is a 1969 or newer) Then, you need to have the radiator repaired.

[@marvinalancornell8275]

@55:33 from a distant looks like a old woman driving & barely can see over the steering wheel. Looks funny as hell. I got a good laugh out of it......

[@edwardvidal3268]

I had a 62 Nova 2dr post with a 350, 4spd, 12bolt back in 82 ! Love the car 😊🤙🤙🤙 Aloha from Texas

[@dbcooper4375]

You should get a big block, refresh it with aftermarket parts, and swap it in. What could possibly go wrong ?

[@timothymoroney3561]

Great fun Dan ! If memory serves the '64 Chevy doors will lock from the inside by pushing the release handles forward !

[@kshsghahah5631]

That is correct. Down n forward locks the doors.

[@rodneybrown1696]

That’s what I remember as well.

[@keith049]

@@rodneybrown1696 that’s correct. But you only lock them from the outside with the key. There is no push down button in the window. Garnish.

[@chrisrichards1339]

Yep.

[@tmackinator]

Chances are your trans cooler in the radiator is shot. There is water in the trans fluid A rebuild of a th 350 would be great content for the channel and you easily have the skills to do it. The detent cam places the valves in the valve body in the correct position for proper operation. Low and reverse share the same apply piston so problems with the apply piston can affect both gears.

[@unclelarryboy1608]

Those old 6 bangers had solid lifters. They all sounded like diesels.The little Nova is a keeper, for sure. A buddy had a '66 Nova that we did the full deal to. 327, huge cam, 13:1 compression, dual quad tunnel ram, straight axle, 4 speed, 456 gears with welded spiders. It was so light it was wicked fast and hard to control.

[@darwinfoster7420]

63 had hydraulic lifters not solids .

[@stomper2582]

Those old 327s were powerful. Especially the factory 300 hp ones. Guess they started getting weaker around 67.

[@mrromantimothy]

Not if you put a quart of Rislone in n your oil, I've had several of those straight-6 s over the years and they will start purring like a kitten within five minutes of Rislone.

[@paulcolterman3087]

How can someone "forget" a piece like that! Nice score!! Wish we still had great pieces like that here in New Brunswick!!

[@chrisrichards1339]

And here in nova scotia.

[@gordonwalker8003]

D D Speed Shop Merv and Dan on getting the 1964 Chevy 2 Nova back around 👍👍🤓🤓🍷👀👀👀

[@unclerick8224]

Had a 4 cylinder ‘62 very similar to this one, white 2dr., red interior, back in the late 60’s that we bought and put in a 6 cylinder. Very nice little car for getting around town.

[@TheMt94ss]

Did my ‘63 Chevy II with the Speedway axle then radiuses the rear. 275/60/15 fit fine back there. 155/80/15 fronts. Wish I could post a pic. It’s white and I built a TLB scoop out of a ‘65 Riviera trunk skin so it has the peak. Looks perfect. Do the gasser if it is legal to do up there. Fun car with a stick too!

[@Poppas_fun_on_wheels]

I love this so much I’m like one minute into the video and I’m already seen Dan cutting the rear wheel wells out tubbing it wide tires big 454. This is gonna be awesome.

[@chrisparsley9647]

I am with you we all know he haves a big block sitting around

[@craigpower6950]

Chevyll Only out of Louisville KY has NOS, Vintage and repop parts for 63 67 Novas. Used them a ton for parts. Sometimes cheaper than Classic or NPD. Very personal service.

[@matthewschneider2089]

My 2004 Tahoe two wheel drive transmission just went out I'm bummed out!! turned on your video and now I'm ordering parts to rebuild that 4L60E Ya!!! Thanks DD speed shop!! You always bring the car guy out of me!!! ✌️

[@peglegtoo]

With the garage roof leaking, this is the perfect time to jack it up a couple of feet so you can install a proper lift. The building wont weigh much once the asphalt is removed. Add two feet to the bottom of the walls and garage door.

[@jeffallen5387]

I like the charger plugged in and sitting in a puddle of water! Sketchy.

[@gregorypoole5648]

Hey, Dan and Dani: 2Tawl from B.C. here...This Nova is a great choice for a cool drive train conversion.Whatever that may be, I'm sure it'll be a standout Dan-style ride.I once had a 66 chevyII, one tough little car.All the best on this one, Dan.Novas Forever!

[@rbarker4426]

Hi Dan I got a 65 two-door sedan. You have rear steer that means you have to have special oil pan.And a front sump oil pump draw tube. For a v8 conversion. Also V8 saddles for the motor mounts. You can spend$300 in trans fluid. Trying to flush it out. It's much easier just to pull it . Then install external trans cooler

[@shawnb8167]

Nice !!!👌 Had a 64’ nova SS convertible white with red interior back in the day !!🤩👍😁🫶

[@jeffdelan5124]

Solid axel gasser build on this one would be awesome!!!!!!!!

[@kevinl.2291]

What a find Dan, very cool car. Chevy 2 are awesome. Looking forward to this one 👍😎✌️

[@jasonfoster8871]

My first video of yours I've ever seen. I'm a Mopar guy and got back into old cars by buying it's competitor 64 Plymouth Valiant post. $3500 USD with a 318 swapped in. Was completely torn down like yours. I'm almost "finished" after two years

[@jasonfoster8871]

Your comment to turn into racecar just came up. That's what one of the previous owners wanted to do lol. I used what I have and trying to make able to cruise around

[@25vrd48]

Chevy II 1962 - 67 , 4 , 6 & V-8 ( 283 ) . 65 got a 250 & 327 , both 250 & 300 HP . 66 & 67 got a Killer 350 HP 327 ( for the time period ) . 68 Name changed to Nova . 66 & 67 350 hp 327's came with skinny 14" tires , Corvettes with the 350hp 327's had skinny tires as well . Watched a pair of brand new 350 hp Chevy II's race against each other at the drag strip as well as a pair of brand new 350 Corvettes race as well . Neither driver of each class failed to slack off and when they raced spectators cleared the side lines . They needed new tires when they departed the drag strip , but man they put on a Hell of show for everyone . $5000 Canadian was a good investment . BTW is the Chevy II an Merica built car or a Canaddion built motorcar ? AWESOME VIDEO .

[@DavidN-ku7js]

DD Speed Shop 👍👍for you & a 283ci plus power-glide trans for simplicity !!!

[@davidblinn8251]

Awesome pick Dan. This one holds great sentiment for me as well. In 1977. I got my 1st driver's license in a 1964 Chevy ll 6 cylinder 2 speed automatic.None of my old man's cars would have passed d m v inspection so I had to borrow his girlfriend's Chevy ll. If that one were dark green, I would swear my dad's girlfriend car had emigrated to Canada...

[@SBGHTEACH]

Mur NEEDS an honorary DD Speedshop plaid shirt too!

[@MarcEllis-i3n]

Awesome ride, I am working on a 1962 duece

[@scootermcd5756]

I have a small moon tank I hang from the hood to gravity feed and pump out the old gas. Just make sure you properly attach the tank with coat hangers, fire extinguisher on hand.

[@jimhall9624]

I built a 63 chevy 2 post in the early 70's- I put a small block and remove the original 6. what I learned in the process of switching to a v8: nova had its own block for (clutch linkage), exhaust manifolds, oil pan, pump pick up (sump opposite from a standard chevy) due to the steering tie rod, oil pick up, front springs.

[@bcavmechanic]

Great find Dan. Dude. You have to build that into a gasser. You made all the right comments in the episode. Race car, straight axle. Do yourself a favour and forget about spending a dime on the shitty front end. Do the speedway straight axle kit up front. Radius the rear wheel openings and give it a gasser stance. The car will have all kinds of value for episodes and what it will be worth. Gets some other stuff done but put this on the agenda. It will totally be worth it. For now just get it running and moving so you can move it around. Build that baby into a killer gasser later.

[@tommyjefferson9525]

She is a wonderful car you should keep her and make her a wonderful car so keep on keeping on my friend

[@jasondean2173]

Hell yeah I love it. I used to have one and I wish I still had it. I would put a rowdy small block in it for Dani.

[@daledassel5658]

Very cool car Dan! Go all the way with thus one!

[@johnkranz4004]

Nice 64 Dan and Daniel Good sharp

[@donaldlawton7384]

I know if you put an 8 cylinder in it your going to want to beef up the front end . A friend of mine dropped a v8 ,built to the hilt. He constantly was having to re-align. Then he updated the front.do some investigating,to save you time and head aches. Thanks again Dan. I hope that helps you 👍👍. Great rig!!!

[@JimmyMakingitwork]

Love these Nova/Chevy II’s! Almost bought a rust free Arizona car myself, sad story…

[@billpage2828]

Big block fenderwell headers tunnel ram straight axle ford nine inch perfect racecar. And Dan keep your arm out from in between the cowl and rear of hood that's another video in it self. Have a great day

[@757warbirds]

You need to make a push bar for that thing with rubber pads lol

[@fruitfarmfords8243]

I was thinking that through the whole push...

[@janeames1513]

i agree to an extent..yeah for something that is half assed decent but this one is fubarred ..gonna have to replace the bumper and work on the deck lid anyways so nothing was hurt

[@Cause_I_can]

good to see you back working with the ol man

[@patrickworkman517]

Dan you should pui the spare wheel and tire from your tow truck into the bucket of the bobcat, to use it for pushing cars,,, no damage...FYI

[@kelaward]

Love the buy … nova.. had a 64…67…70.. great car 64 in high school … 301..kicked ass.. nice day.. I have a bud who did the speedway gasser but I think he. Went to extreme

[@andye7389]

I haven’t even watched this yet but love your taste in cars

[@richball9576]

Great to have you back Mur!

[@tminner59]

My favorite definitely stuck watching this one Dan!

[@TheREALOC1972]

Man this brings back some memories, When I was in Iraq in 2003 one of my soldiers had 64 Nova that he was going to build when we got back home and I had a 73 SS El Camino that I had just started building when I left, we would talk for hours about our cars and what we were going to do to them.

[@Vein1986]

"you should not weld spring steel" - reminds me how i fixed turn signal relay in my friends car, it had brokend spring-thing, i soldered it and enforced with little bit of copper wire - worked like a charm XD I had fixed this car in many ways, he borrowed it to me for almost a year :)

[@CountryBoyGasGarage]

Heck Yeah! I Love 1st Gen Novas! I helped a buddy with one in high school. 🤘🔥

[@toejam503]

I had a 63 Nova in Highschool. It had a 59 - 283 pickup engine on homemade welded motor mounts, powerglide, 4 door. Ended up cracking the front sub-frame on the driver side motor mount weld. It was a fast car that Mustangs hated 😂

[@RBTrujillo1]

whatever you do with the excess TH350 transmissions, do not junk them! Certain parts of the TH350 are getting really hard to find! You can utilize them eventually or sell them! I love your channel and your no-nonsense approach to the awesome cars you have!

[@thedullone]

the just getting them running and driving asis videos are my favorite.

[@chrispaulson2934]

Sweet little nova! 64 100 series. Has mid level chrome trim which is nice! These are awesome little cars, I have had 3, two were 100 series like yours. Current one is an ss hardtop. All were 1965. It would be cool if you checked the cowl tag to see what options it had. I have a 383 stroker with the th350 currently. Eventually iam swapping it to a tri power 327 with 4 speed M21. Really enjoy your channel and all you, Danni, and Mur do! 👍👍

[@rogercamp6071]

Reminds me of the '62 Nova we had when I was a kid, had the 194 six cylinder and three on the tree, it was white with a turquoise interior

[@BobSmith-rh5gv]

Enjoy seeing you and your dad working on the old car

[@johnkirkjr4448]

You Need Fab up push bar with old tire on it for the skid steer make it lot "safer" and easier ther dan

[@robertbeam1809]

wow you are a lucky boy Dan, it is one of my bucket list cars . way cool man.

[@beardedscrapper538]

Love these old Chevy 2s. Don't see too many of them.

[@frankhumphrey9898]

Dan you need to dump the 6 and auto . Install a small block with a 4 speed with what ever rear will do the job . Years ago I had a neighbor that did that and had himself one badass little street rod .

[@bwsgarage]

Cool to see you hanging out with Mur

[@smarternu]

Does everyone in CANADA have a sideways facing garage with an alley? I thought that was your new shop for about a minute.

[@Joe.Dillion]

Straight axel gasser would be so cool those cars make perfect gassers radius rear wheel opening sbc

[@d.mcdave8880]

Those little Chevys made great race cars back in the day. This could be a lot of fun.

[@d.mcdave8880]

Oh ya, Good to see ya Mur.

[@surgicalshooter911]

“Another project I don’t need, for the time I don’t have” story of my life. 😉👍

[@merc49tim]

Very cool those novas make some pretty nice sir resto mod’s

[@joellontoc3231]

I believe that you push down on the handle or lever to lock the doors. My brother had a 1965 nova ss. It had a 194 ci straight 6 with a powerglide tranny.

[@Zazu2You]

Well, the Chevy II was quite a surprise. It appears to be in decent shape. Plus you have lots of spare parts!! Cheers!!

[@glennnickerson8438]

Nice score Danny boy--LEAVE IT STOCK, it deserves It! Everyone cuts them up!😎

[@alanmerritt860]

Well you know he can't do that. Everything has to be for a drag strip. Fender wall headers and all that.

[@terrallputnam7979]

That's what I love about old Chevys. They just start right up.

[@Robert-ni6ut]

Glad to see a new car 🚙 on the channel 😀

[@guywerry6614]

I'm pretty impressed with old Novas. Good stuff y'all found here!

[@jeffhunter2553]

When I was a little kid my neighbor used his Chevy 2 to pull a tree stump out of his yard. I remember huge clouds of smoke pouring off of the14in. tires mounted on steel slotted mags which were a very popular upgraded at the time.

[@Chevelle602]

Dan Looks SO cool in that car. It just fits him.

[@garysearchfield7495]

Now that 63 nova would make a great gasser

[@sneakysgarage2412]

Wow you nested up the garage

[@sneakysgarage2412]

Nested up

[@sneakysgarage2412]

Neaten up

[@brettfox6816]

Derek at Vice Grip Garage is saying OMG these little angels got this video right nice come on kids move some more product good video good job.

[@charlesdiffenderfer8603]

Beautiful Nova man I love that car

[@olskoolsgarage9987]

It’s funny how GM and Ford had the same ideas for the fromt suspension!! My springs were set up the same way on my 64 Falcon!! The good part of those cars is, the front subframe bolts in!! That’ll make it easy to do the Speedway swap!! Will definitely be watching bro!!

[@richbentley6502]

Always liked those. To small of a car for my extra large self. Nice score

[@gabrielelwell4511]

Cool car you should definitely do something with it cpp makes a narrowed leaf spring for that car can put a 255 in it. I know that's not much but looks like alot in that little car.great project good luck with it.

[@marcusclark2366]

Is the trans cooler drinking water from the rad?

[@tdhyig5045]

Both hard workers.Keep them coming.

[@geraldscott4302]

My first car was a white 1963 Nova SS. This was back in 1975, when I was 16. It was originally my dad's car, he bought it in 1973, so it was only 10 years old when he got it. He gave it to me when I got my license. Original Arizona car, no rust. It wasn't perfect, but it wasn't too bad either. Everything was intact. It had a straight six and a 2 speed powerglide with a console and floor shift. Mine was a hardtop model with frameless glass and had more angular B pillars than that one. I swapped out the six for a 283, did some performance work to it, put air shocks on it to raise the rear end, and put 14" American Racing five slot aluminum wheels and Mickey Thompson L60-14s on it. I kept the stock 283 exhaust manifolds, and had a guy weld up some header pipes that bolted onto them, put on a set of welded one piece glass packs, and ran the exhausts out the side, just under the doors. I don't think there were any laws back then where you could put the exhaust. I do remember being able to smell the exhaust while stopped with the engine running, so I probably should have put them somewhere else. I kept that car and worked on it for almost 10 years. Just one year after I got it, my county started emissions tests for all vehicles 1967 and newer, which pretty much made it impossible to modify them. So for a long time I was stuck with pre '67 cars. I finally bought some property in the next county over, which did not have emissions testing, and was able to move up to '70s cars. Now you can insure and register any 1970s car and some newer ones as collector cars, which exempts them from emissions testing. Back in those days, the most common way to raise the back end of a car with leaf springs was to use longer shackles. But you couldn't do that on the '63 Nova, because it had SINGLE leaf springs, and doing that would bend the springs. Either using air shocks or replacing the springs with multi leaf springs were the only options. I was cringing big time seeing that car get smashed up by that Bobcat. I know the bumper was already ruined, but the rear floor pans and spring mounts are pretty weak on those cars. It's easy to do damage far from the point of impact. They made a lot better cars in 1964 than they do today. Like 10 times better. Build it late '60s/early '70s style. You can get really wide rear tires on it by using air shocks to raise to rear end to clear the tires without having to cut out the fenders. Put some 295/50-15s on it. They are only 26.6 diameter, and just over 12" wide. That transmission is toast. Coolant leaked from the radiator to the transmission cooler, and circulated through the whole transmission, then sat in there for years.

[@jimclarke5822]

Great. To watch you two working together on another project I do not know how you find time for everything you do on your channel

[@puddleduckist]

Solid little chebby Dan! Too bad about the trans, hope it will clean up n work! Look forward to seeing what u do with it!!

[@stomper2582]

The rear of that car looked good until Dani rammed it with the skid steer continuously. 😊

[@benspiteri3807]

Dan buy a speedway front gasser kit you will like it make it a gasser in a week end it will be cool.

[@randomyank7777]

That's almost sight unseen , Dan . I've seen worse , (55 Nomad ) . The look she gave you when you said , "Oh" , moving it with the Bobcat ? Terminator level , "Really" ? LMFAO ! Water in the trans. means you have a cooling loop leak in the radiator . Best test is to disconnect the trans. lines from the radiator , & fill the rad. with water . If it it's leaking water , it will drip out of the trans. cooling circuit . That pink milkshake isn't helping that transmission any . External cooler for now to isolate it . Get the engine running right . Or a V8 . Lol . Good luck , Dan !

[@carlosquintana6930]

That is a beautiful body to make a dragster with a big block 👍👍

[@woodrowdelozier1]

First gen camaros watching Dan bring home another project 😢

[@bryanhammond7783]

Dan, I bought a 66' Chevy ll for 5k also 235 ci powerglide runs good body good floors are shot. To lock the doors you push down on the inside door handle. I am pro streeting mine with a blueprint engine wieand 6-71 twin 750 Holley carbs. Haven't torn into it yet because it runs and drives.