How to Build a Chevelle in a Day - HOT ROD Unlimited Episode 2

On this episode of HOT ROD Unlimited, Doug Glad and the Car Craft crew try to transform a beater 1972 Chevrolet Chevelle into a respectable street machine in one day!
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[@mark821ification]

damn cant believe they built this in 10 minutes and 8 seconds👏👏👏

[@bigdaddyboonk3339]

It was more it's just that they cut the video a lot

[@mark821ification]

Tyrone Blackson i know lol its just a joke

[@bigdaddyboonk3339]

Ok

[@mikef4irider]

"The people in the office don't like the noise." To bad, they work at a Hot Rod shop!

[@focused313]

I think they work at motortrend.

[@mikef4irider]

With a hot rod shop in the garage. How can you work at a place that reviews cars/hops up cars, and complain about......car noise?!

[@mikestraley7201]

And you'd be fired on the spot. That's why you don't ever see Finnegan and Turdburger do it on the property anymore, they were told under no uncertain terms if they do it anymore, they are gone.

[@flflash4717]

Tie's, lawyers and Insurance dweebs Hate people who have fun.

[@benhollinger2638]

They hate people who die and claim their money lol

[@johnn8414]

WTF? no test drive? No Burnouts? No 1 wheel Peel in the parking lot? Give the people what they want !!

[@socalfun64]

John N Not impressed without test drive, burnout, run down drag strip, something.

[@1214coty]

This was my thought exactly. I mean what the heck? It's literally the reason for watching this kind of stuff. Watch the build, then the results

[@MrJeepmarine]

Roadkill would have ....just sayin.

[@rpsteele12]

I wish I could find a chevelle for $3k

[@cobycochran6440]

I've got 2 69' chevelles.. buy both for $3k.

[@trav2404]

Coby Cochran offer still on the table

[@richardtaufi14]

rpsteele12 I'm just curious if you have the chevelle still

[@johnathangomez7198]

Igot one for 3k in Texas graperie

[@joepiland9932]

Same

[@kegelcramp]

Mr. Clean scares me

[@fishfuxors]

Step one: Have a large box packed full of Hundred Dollar Bills.

[@anthonyvannatter9693]

fishfuxors because the bills are in a cardboard box, it's "on a budget."

[@merrickmckee4616]

May I ask what size box

[@deondrebrown5872]

@@merrickmckee4616 he said large

[@SyracuseIsOranges]

Step 2 have a professional shop full of tools, supplies, and mechanics

[@fishfuxors]

I liked my own post to make it an even 50.

[@craigkrage2689]

We just found this perfectly good car on craigslist..... Dont shit in a shoe and call it ice cream Hot Rod. I hope you listened to the masses.

[@grantpowell9075]

The not a lot of $$ theory holds up until you mention the blower....those things aren't cheap.

[@smackface6]

if i had a shop like this id literally never leave other than for food, sex or parts which can all be delivered right ?

[@ronthemogul]

right

[@2burning2turning]

right

[@yjkader]

right

[@jediluke8582]

wrong! Dont you want to drive the cars?

[@smackface6]

THE PATRIOT shops big enough to do doughnuts in

[@blanchae]

Rather then dump $3 or $4 grand on a supercharger, slap some tires and wheels, and lowering springs. I would like to see you take a car like a Chevelle, run through a mechanical inspection so that the viewers can see what needs to be done as a starting point. Then go through and redo the steering and brakes, suspension (shocks and springs). Anything safety or handling fixes then run through a complete analysis of the engine, transmission and differential. New tires/wheels if needed. This would be more real world and what Joe Viewer would be going through. Videos like this, give the viewer the expectation that I can just throw thousands of dollars on speed equipment and drive it on the street safely. Let's set the benchmark of when it is appropriate to add speed equipment.

[@45H16E]

+blanchae agreed. Because in what world does it make sense to put a blower and two Holleys on an unknown motor - unless you aren't paying for it yourself or you do know the motor is sound. And did the dude claim, "for not much money"? really? Maybe he meant, not much (none) of MY money but "only" $10K of sponsor dough. Don't try this at home kiddies, you'll waste a couple of years of your kid'sfuture for a blown up car.

[@bangemsmurf9349]

Well said.....

[@James7796ify]

Why don't you shut the fuck up

[@blanchae]

+James7796ify Not well said. Failure at debating, poor comment and structure. Provides no rational or constructive counterpoint to discussion. Grade of F.

[@jayh7310]

+James7796ify lol

[@AimlessMoto]

so... 1 day... $10,000 in parts...

[@openureyes929]

+AimlessMoto I bet. At least.

[@newtinabox]

+AimlessMoto Not even counting all the equipment and tools used xD

[@TyStelmach]

+AimlessMoto All we need is a show sponsored by the motor trend channel, and we're set!

[@LTDanno360mods]

+AimlessMoto more than that that carb and supercharger cost 5k almost

[@mukkasaurus]

And probably far from road worthy.

[@officialengineFAQs]

Well you already had the parts there. The reason it takes us, regular car guys, so long is because part-after-part. You search a month, get it in a week, find more issues and keep looking. But in this case, that cycle wasn't there.

[@flflash4717]

Left out working for months to be able to afford next needed part.

[@THExWASP]

3J Kreklau sounds like a you problems

[@kyleboren7372]

@@THExWASP just cuz mommy and daddy buy everything for you doesn't mean that's how it works for the rest of us...

[@ForgottenMustard]

This is not a build, it's a repair / upgrade. Just suspension, new wheels and a blower.

[@mikehunt3985]

***** I wish that is what a build consist of. Restore one of these jems and tell me if thats not just a few simple repairs.

[@gavjack2004]

+Forgotten Mustard maybe you should complain. maybe they will do a video just for you

[@jarek0737]

You work for motor trend and you complaining about the noise? really?

[@2boredfortv]

Ikr, thats the sound the phones should make when they ring at MT!

[@tamapalagi]

it's good to find someone with a good sense of humor and sense of self.

[@laundrywhore]

Sorry! but Finnegan and Freiburger got it all over on these guys !

[@videowatcher495]

They show us the real world, not this crock of horsesh!t!

[@greatlakesmortgagegr]

If you guys want to show me how to build a chevelle in one day, do it in some dudes random garage with nothing but one jack and a 200 piece craftsman tool set. Then some of us might actually be able to relate to this.... Kills me when all these shows try to do a "cheap build" and they have full on mechanics with $50k in tools to do it....

[@Adrianinhd]

Not to mention the unlimited access to any new part haha. Still very cool to watch in my opinion, if you need to know how to do these small fixes and know where to look if you have problems doing simple projects

[@MerpSquirrel]

+Isg267 And all the "extra" or "free" parts they have laying around that would cost anyone else thousands.

[@johnathandoe5357]

+gsdapollo the show you're looking for is Roadkill lol

[@tudsdustin]

+Johnathan Doe amen bro!

[@LarryShinnEsq]

+gsdapollo Real World Budget Build: 1. Shabby garage or driveway 2. Limited air tools 3. Craftsman/cheap hand tools 4. Buy a car in the midwest (rust!) 5. Buy all of the parts on a budget that assumes you make $45,000/year, have a mortgage, a wife, 2 kids, and a dog. 6. Assume you're going to have to drive the car every day. 7. Assume you're going to have to pay for the gas for the car with the previously mentioned budget and a commute of 20 miles/day. 8. Make the car safe to drive, not just fast.

[@mcbrian]

Great! Now I just need a Chevelle...

[@nazgo9061]

Watched this video the day it was uploaded. Download it and watch it even more and still watching it till now. Really Love this. Also the reason why I Love Chevelle. ❤️❤️

[@JohnnyAnderson1]

wtf no test drive??? burnout???? WTF!!!!!!!!

[@focused313]

I am upset about the burnout. Every car on the internet that talks about turbo, blowers, some type of power...owes me a burnout clip. Especially a Chevelle. I still like the vid though....shit I love all car vids.

[@tomenglton8644]

They didnt even show footage of it on the road .. laaammmmeee

[@MattieTheBear]

I could probably do this in one day if I had a fully kitted out shop with lifts and everything...

[@ziiofswe]

...and a bunch of people helping you. And money for the parts. They forgot to include the part where you work for a year or so before you can buy that blower... mission failed!

[@bobbyleescott]

ziiofswe you can pick a 6-71 and manifold up for like 2100 on craigslist. springs are 500 bucks front and rear on craigslist. tires and wheels another grand max. 7k in a day isnt out of a lot of peoples capabilities if they save for it. granted finding a beater malibu for 3k no is hard but not impossible. and you have to be pretty damn slow to not be able to do in it in a little over 8 hours even without a shop so long as you have buddies and beer

[@ziiofswe]

2100.. that's equivalent to about a month's pay for me, if I don't buy anything else at all that month... no mortgages, no electricity, nothing. In other words, that wouldn't work. So it would probably take me a year to put that kind of money aside. And on that price I'll also have to pay custom fees, possibly VAT and other stuff, since I'm in Sweden.... So yeah, it would probably take me 1-2 years for the blower alone...

[@bobbyleescott]

Sorry, i do have it lucky here in the US, after i finished school i was lucky enough to make that as a monthly salary and dont always think about how much other people make in a month.

[@ziiofswe]

Also, Sweden is a bit of a "semi-socialist country", we get lots of stuff for free or almost free like health care, education etc etc... which means taxes, which means lower income. And since I don't have any control over 30-35 percent of my total salary (closer to 50-60% if you include various fees etc the employer also has to pay), I can't say "yay, I've been healthy the last two months, let's buy a blower for those money!" But then again, you probably have a health insurance you have to pay every month, regardless of if you're sick or not. It's difficult to compare countries! Easy to be "home blind". I think the biggest problem is that you actually have those compressors available on your market, while we have to import them if we want some cool stuff up through the hoods.

[@wyzmaro9774]

Great job Guys! My Dad had a black 72' Chevelle when I was a kid. It was my favorite car ever! LOL

[@gtaCHEATER3]

gotta love the volt in the backround of the shop. goes to show exactly where our contry is headed!

[@TravisD]

"How to Build a Chevelle in a Day with a crew of professional mechanics"

[@shredBucketheadshred]

Travis D if you can't work on a basic car like this you have no business anywhere near a car

[@THExWASP]

you dont need to be a pro to work on cars like these, they're simple to work with

[@ThunderHead289]

HOLD UP you reused the intake gaskets?! is that a joke?

[@fastfreddy6995]

IT TOOK 3 GUYS TO ADD BLOWER CHANGE WHEELS AND LOWER IT IN 6 HOURS, IM SORRY BUT THAT IS NOT BUILDING A CAR. THEY JUST INSTALLED UPGRADES. THIS WOULD HAVE BEEN A LOT COOLER IF THE VIDEO HAD A DIFFERENT TITLE.

[@paulrchiesachiesa1989]

I was horrified that they reused intake gaskets didn't do anything to the brakes or rear end or transmission. Didn't service anything or grease anything. Very haphazard .

[@392_Ock]

ThunderHead289 u actually can most the time there still good

[@stevenbean4219]

These guys are a joke I wouldnt doubt it if they pulled the motor spray painted it and called it fresh rebuilt.

[@salvadordollyparton666]

Installing a blower and re-use intake gaskets... even if they do look ok, that's just retarded. It's like 10 bucks. Very professional.

[@marcot401]

Beautiful you all make that look so easy! Thanks for putting so much hope in my life twards building a car in the future.

[@parachutepants101]

Loved the car. Worth every penny of it. True nostalgia right there.

[@MrMopar511]

oil filter failed.... yea right lol you either forgot to put it on or left the old sealing rubber more like it haha

[@MrMopar511]

+Terry Davies actually that oil was to clean I don't believe you put the bung in

[@salvadordollyparton666]

Professionals... hahaha

[@GreasednGassed]

Great work guys! Would’ve liked to have seen some more footage of the finished beast. Who gets the car now? 😉👍

[@foxbodyguyeightyeight3672]

Were going to add this 5k blower and carb kit but reuse the $15 manifold gaskets because this is a budget build

[@usedsocks89]

Damn, I love their enthusiasm after they finished the car.

[@Scumnuts]

As a long time subscriber to Car Craft and HotRod, I beg you, could we please, please, please let the black wheel and beany cap fads die?

[@badazzone1]

+Jt Hemingway these are dark days indeed.

[@EvilJ069]

didn't they change the filter while doing the oil??

[@salvadordollyparton666]

Nope, it looked new. Like the gaskets.lmao

[@MemeQueen69420]

i love this chevelle ive watched this video at least 20 times in the last few days love it

[@TheGixxerMister]

Yesterday I was at Circuit of the Americas with a buddy of mine. My bud struck up a conversation with a random photographer that I recognized as John McGann. He was one of the nicest guys I've met. It was for sure a big day for me.

[@140horse2]

So what we learned today was... In order for the professionals at Motor Trend to be able to add a blower, lower the car and black out the wheels in 1 day, it has to be a Chevrolet... Interesting

[@Kryndon64]

God damnit, that's exactly the place I'd love to work at! Why aren't there any similar shops like these in Europe? I feel that the car culture (or at least the oldschool) car culture here is very limited or non-existent. Then again muscle cars never really had an appearance in Europe. Guess I gotta come over in the US then!

[@SGTRacing]

@motortrend please keep these series going, such as buyin a cheap car and slighty modify it. Keep up the good work.

[@kiddo089]

Restoring muscle cars is so much fun, they have sooo much character and great sentimental value once its done, my 1st car is a 2007 jeep srt my brother restored it and gave it to me when i got my licence i love it to death because he spend days upon days restoring it, never ever getting rid of it (not sure if my hemi jeep is classified as american muscle but still applies)

[@stlchucko]

Cheap??? The blower alone cost more than the car. It was at least $5k for the blower and carbs.

[@brandonchristian7914]

no burnouts?

[@ExplosiveGarage]

it would have to run right for that

[@RandyGrover]

You guys are good at what you do.

[@canusakommando9692]

I purchased a 71 Chevelle from my Grandfathers neighbours for $500.00 . I took it straight to get it safetied and it didn't need a thing. It was taken care of very well. He had had it since it was brand new. It was spotless , who finds cars like that any more? Those days are long gone.

[@theticketkiller]

the cheapest roller chevelle I can find is $3,900.

[@tillman002000]

hard to believe..you just happen to find a car you can throw a blower on and it runs after sitting in "some guys alley." sure

[@loadedsmile]

Very nice but you forgot the burnout, The motivational visual effect we were all waiting for... Hot Rod with Erectile dysfunction = straying viewers, simple math. Thanks and tell MOBY I said Hi

[@SubiefanWRXsti]

Debate between the greatest philosophers of our time happening here. Great vid, btw. I love chevelles.

[@therealmylesracing]

Great job guys!

[@bigtyoutdoors4090]

so a supercharger on stock internationals that have been sitting for a while??? that motor is going to last oh maybe 5 mins of you put any boost into it

[@mmeza620]

Maybe less since there was water in it haha

[@RizoProduction]

There was water in it cause they didnt drain the radiator before removing the intake manifold. And a stock internal 350 will last a fair while under boost from a supercharger. And considering they said this one looks like it was jsut rebuilt, it will probably last even longer.. It's not like they will be pushing 30-35psi like the turbo guys, i'd be amazed if they pushed anymore then 17...

[@polymomen]

only about 6 pounds is what they put out under driven

[@fastfordman1965]

How did you guys know that the internals of the motor were good when you bought it?

[@THExWASP]

fastfordman1965 it ran with no smoke or knocking, so the internals are fine lol

[@salvadordollyparton666]

They looked ok, like the gasket. Which since it wasn't disassembled meant they were still inside the block in their correct location so must be good. Only time you need a rebuild is when you window a block, right? Which happened shortly after this video ended...

[@fernandourbina1759]

Awsome video hoping ill be doing this kind of stuff in a few years :D

[@jcb337010]

Awsome!!!!!!!!!!Smiles per mile factor +++!

[@inuysha360]

srsly WHERE do these people find these cars!?

[@nator998]

inuysha360 (craigslist)

[@sorryshiina6264]

American Graigslist because that shit don't work anywhere else!

[@darcylovedavies9859]

SlunkMonke

[@THExWASP]

i found a 71 elco with a new complete exhaust system with long tube headers, carb, intake and heads for 2 grand if you look long enough you'll find nice cars like that :)

[@CJLeTeff]

No drive, what a rip, all you proved is the car started and moved.

[@salvadordollyparton666]

Threw a rod after 5 minutes...

[@ryangarciaa21]

Love it boys, great job

[@Shozzyify]

good shit MT iv been watching your videos all day and props for keeping these shows on youtube =D

[@WizkusTV]

not a lot of money? ha.

[@alanstewart2197]

If was Roadkill it would have taken a week

[@brandonchristian7914]

if it was roadkill they would have done some burnouts lol

[@americangothic1313]

If it was Roadkill they would have welded a metal donkey to the roof.

[@claponlamps]

if it was roadkill they would have had to buy a donor car

[@wowantonlavey]

If it was roadkill it would have been the best day at work ever.

[@sort187]

If it was roadkill, they would have left the suspension stock.

[@ParadoxdesignsOrg]

great work guys!

[@SunDownPoint]

Good job guys, this is exactly what almost everyone hopes to be able to do in their own garage.

[@blbarlow2000]

so were bolting a blower on this engine. lets REUSE THE INTAKE GASKETS! fail

[@tedbundy3553]

Lmao I know u commented this 5 years ago but it’s still funny

[@paulusrossini3574]

Blower was a waste of money/time. Could have had a crate motor and better rims/tires for the brake/suspension upgrade. and still some $$$ for other stuff. Car looked as bad finished as when they brought it in, maybe worse with that stupid blower.

[@FernandoEidPires]

Not to mention they re-used the gasket and tried to use the same oil filter... What the heck!

[@tarstarkusz]

Fernando Eid Pires Not to mention those old Malibu Clssics aren't very fast anyway. I had a 74 or 75 Malibu Classic when I was a teen in the 80s and stock it was only like 150hp. If you want to put a blower on one of these thing, you have to overhaul the engine and make some changes. I tell you what though, that was one comfortable car.

[@davidjames2788]

tarstarkusz '72, and '74-5 are very different things, before the gas crisis hit in '73 that Chevelle (Malibu was a trim level.) made around 300 horsepower.

[@tarstarkusz]

David James I have very vague memories of that gas crisis, I was like 4 years old. I wonder how they made such changes in such a short time. I know mine only had a double barrel carb. They must have been using a different engine from some other car or trim level to drop the power in 1/2 in only a year or 2.

[@davidjames2788]

if it had a 350, it was still the same basic engine, but after 73, leaded gas went away, and emissions laws got strict, so everybody had to lower compression, and de-tune their engines. Heck the 454, was making north of 400 horsepower in 1970, a few years later, it made somewhere around 240.

[@Slapbillinface]

sounds like a beast!! nice job....

[@MrJoeGarner]

This beats "Week to wicked" hands down!

[@Sercumference]

sell it too meee

[@BestLittleStudio]

How to spends thousands of dollars and a hundred or so man hours to put a bunch of pre-made parts on a car...

[@DMANGONEFISHIN]

I'm 16 and my dream car since I was 11, has been a 1971, 72 chevelle due to the smooth chrome rear bumper, and wow you guys kicked ass. I am very jealous.

[@Catalina3600]

Wow. good job guys!

[@hydrofuelincanada]

What a joke....This must be entertainment, They aint mechanics i can tell you that.

[@0192837465934]

Cause they only rebuilt it right? Stupid ass

[@hydrofuelincanada]

LOL....You call that a rebuild ? Then it is you that is a stupid ass......

[@perrykveton2708]

YOU ain't a mechanic, I can tell you that. Now stop being jealous and fuck off to some other video.

[@hydrofuelincanada]

Perry Kveton And you don't know SHIT ! You should Fuck off and play in traffic ! Jealous......LOL

[@M40RIP]

what makes you think they aren't mechanics? because you probably know something mechanics working for motor trend don't? makes sense.

[@RandallsLittleAdventures]

If the people in the office don't care for loud bad ass engine noise maybe they should resign from Motor Trend and...Hmm I don't know. Maybe go work for the Barbie Channel.

[@CanineMinefield]

Great video!

[@CAJFB]

Great Job!!!

[@fiddlerpin]

You don't just install a blower on an engine without lowering the compression ratio to 7 to 1. Obviously don't know what they are doing. And the bald mechanic must be gay.

[@br8302]

With a low boost blower like a 6-71 you don't need stupid low compression like 7:1, that car is probably 8:1 compression just fine with maybe 6 psi, you just need to make sure you have good fuel and good afr

[@shredBucketheadshred]

fiddlerpin depends on how much boost its running, they might have had it under driven an hardly pumping anything. pulled the timing an put some decent fuel in it an it will be just fine

[@shredBucketheadshred]

br8302 a 6-71 is not a low boost blower whatever that is, if its driven hard enough its going to make plenty of boost an volume

[@polymomen]

U can run 9:1 compression easily with a blower its only been done since the 60's 7 to 1 compression aint good for nothing! Not even boost smh

[@THExWASP]

its a 72 chevy, the compression was lowered significantly in 1971

[@BlaineShow]

Lol "He started bustin the ball joints" You're bustin my ball joints man, your bustin my ball joints.

[@Savagetoastness]

awesome vid guys

[@PrimeEden]

I haven't really liked these new videos from MT, but i actually liked this one. IT was fun to watch and my favorite year Chevelle.

[@kjz28]

Good video!!

[@bluesharp59]

Cool video and I gave a Thumbs Up.

[@DonXXXPrince]

Loved it my kind of build

[@Lucky4mvp16]

Well done, boys!

[@Shozzyify]

MT please hire me to do all these builds you do.. this is my dream job.... keep up the good work guys

[@redyoshi1985]

Awesome!!!

[@peggyjackson7467]

been nice to see some after pics of the car outside or driving down the road.

[@Bruningable]

Nice ride!

[@mike84mnmn]

Hell yeah... I'd drive it like that it looked badass!

[@puck88stang]

that was COOL!

[@scottmiller3025]

Isn't It amazing how no exhaust will make anything sound awesome!

[@SirExcuseMeSir]

Actually i drive the greatest machine ever made a custom 1980 corvette, enough said. Kudos to you, also have a nice life trollin, doin what you do best.

[@CrottyChevroletBuick]

Very Nice video

[@GregLuft-ent]

That's a super nice car! I wish it was mine.

[@demons945]

Beautiful Engine XD Good Job ～

[@bskee001]

When the guy with the hoop earing in his left ear talks he seems like he's constantly thinking of a funny joke. Makes me giggle...

[@wisheye1]

awesome car!

[@blipco5]

Nice to watch a build show where nobody argues.

[@licarcar]

damn it looks so good

[@WowMomLiz]

Simple but pretty awesome

[@Mrcaffinebean]

It's more of a start than a build. But how fun is the title "How to start a car in one day."

[@martorambo5707]

great job guys if I lived in the usa im sure we'd be all havin fun :D

[@TheGixxerMister]

"Hey, people are trying to work in here..." Last thing I expected to hear at a car magazine company...

[@thomasdeangelo5643]

Separating ball joints is easy! That guy is douchrocket.

[@HighlanderNorth1]

Ha ha! I'll have to use douche-rocket in the future...