Third Gen Beater Revival! My Brothers First Project Car

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[@JunkyardDigs]

No. 1 Cylinder on a 2.8l V6 is on the passenger side folks, google it before you comment 🤣 Also, I miss spoke! The harmonic balancer will line up with the 0 degree Mark at top dead center on the compression stroke, and top dead center on the exhaust stroke; not on bottom dead center!

[@bluntforce3327]

Your mecattic is very entertaining

[@stevenneal172]

🤣🤣🤣🤣 hey at least you figured it out

[@anthonypontrelli5155]

I knew cylinder 1 was on the passenger. We all make mistakes and learn from them.

[@eeslmail]

Dirty Dodge! You have a cool channel.

[@justincook3218]

Junkyard Do a Colaberation video with Derek from Vice Grip Garage. He needs the 2.8 for his MONZA! Than you can slap a Ls or more spunky in the Camarillo! Would be an awesome videsomethingos!

[@chrish5018]

Got one more. When you took the kitten out of the car,you did a cat-delete. Alright I’m done.

[@lessharratt8719]

Do it again. That was great.

[@Rebel9668]

It was doing a cat scan.

[@vittekantilles4178]

Man I wish I had a brother like you when I was growing up.

[@freewill1114]

Don't we all!

[@becausereasons9777]

I did but he was never around. Didn't want anything to do with us.

[@triggaj4y]

Right lol mine just beat me up all the time

[@levi-ct4fv]

Because Reasons damn man

[@TheWonderer7]

I did! Still look up to him to this day.

[@kevinc1968]

Love watching these old beaters brought back to life from the dead. Can watch all day.

[@quixototalis]

He is fighting it, but this car is now and forever the Turd Gen.

[@theredbaron057]

I appreciate the effort you take to slowly and clearly explain what you’re doing and why, it really helps understand the proper diagnostic flow. Great content!

[@kaabunnie]

"This reminds me all too much of one animal that i poked with a stick" The possum in the fiat?

[@OlafurArons]

I actually posted that on reddit about a month ago. Sadly it didn't get the love it deserved, but it's there. www.reddit.com/r/funny/comments/ebde45/amateur_mechanic_finds_a_possum_in_a_car_hes/

[@Gsr_automotive]

flashbacks to the moment he said "Bitch" then the face on the possum as he fell 😂

[@Petterjunior]

That ignition driver module is on its way out , thats why its throws a spark when not turning

[@login_amarok36]

It is awesome that beautiful cars have been saved in the USA. I don’t know how it looks in the USA but in Russia it’s cool to drive these cars.

[@alecjahn]

You even got working wipers? VGG is jealous.

[@IlliterateSage]

Come for the car footage, stay for the kitten footage.

[@renegade637]

I'm not sure what the laws are in your state. However, in Texas, we're dealing with reproduction problems with the cat population. There is a catch and release program in our state to keep the cat population under control via neutering and spaying, as well as neutered alpha male cats can keep cat colonies from forming. Just some two cents.

[@Havoc800]

VGG is so fun to watch. So are you and Thunderhead. Thank you all for making great content.

[@Beandiptheredneck]

Hopefully little bro is watching close working with big bro, he’ll learn a ton working with you, I know I’ve learned a lot just watching

[@guillermonieri4203]

Well, he will have a good teacher. Nutty, but good. Thank you for sharing.

[@KnuckleHeadGarage27]

Yess a Camaro and it has the 2.8 v6. I love those engines and never had a problem out of them . That's all I've ever worked on and drove . I had a 85 chevy celebrity 2.8 carbureted same set up as this car but automatic. Then a 92 s10 2.8 tbi 5speed 337,000 miles and now I have a 85 s10 with 2.8 carbureted v6 . But I sold the 92 s10 but kept the engine and might swap it into my 88 s10 I just bought cause the engine in it is a 2.54cyl and has a 5speed but blown headgasket so might do that . But I most definitely wanna see more of this Camaro can't wait lol.

[@TheDaninator]

Man, that car takes me back to my college days when I restored an ‘85 Camaro with the MPFI 2.8 v6. It was a dog, but I loved it. Later I swapped an ‘88 IROC 350 drivetrain into it. 😎👍 Loved the video!

[@keeganlangford5580]

Why would you swap another slug of a drivetrain into it after all that work?

[@eclipsegst9419]

@@keeganlangford5580 well they aren't so bad once you remove the emissions, open the heads up a bit, and get them a bit more fuel to burn. The LS wasn't always cheap like it is now. Hell, depending on when he went to college even the LT may have been too pricey. Anything is better than those 2.8 turds. Even the 2.3 4 banger foxbodies could at least handle a turbo.

[@jeremycribb4696]

2.8 multi port motor goes 0-60 in 10 minutes, downhill with a wind, and the local football team pushing. I can crack the joke, because I owned one some 23 years ago.

[@TheDaninator]

Jeremy Cribb and that’s being generous 😂

[@neilbrown82]

@@jeremycribb4696 yeah until they blow up which is a common occurrence

[@djsonic6533]

For a V6 it does sound pretty mean and throaty. My favorite generation of Camaro

[@crazyirishman2456]

Very cool that you are getting your little brother involved with his first project car. Great job big brother!

[@harolddollar9187]

Nice to see brothers working to gather ...good men ....amen

[@TheJohndeere212]

Itis great that brothers work on cars together

[@JWBEATY1012]

My fridge looks like yours with all those Rock Auto magnets!

[@jeanhansen3016]

My brother Jim had one. 1983 Chevy Camaro Beretta. Gray and maroon color. Very beautiful car!!! I have a picture of it.

[@blb9767]

This is one of my favorite videos from you all. I hope at some point you'll do a walk-through of common fixes for junkyard cars, (i.e. distributor, timing and all) with step by step instructions and maybe 1 video per common problem with multiple examples. I want to resurrect a car with my son one day and you definitely have the know-how. Thank you! Best wishes!

[@613Builds]

Third gen f-body mullet life hell yeah brother ! i have an LS swapped 3rd gen f-body firebird, you can still buy a new camaro today but firebird's are extinct now. it was a one owner lady driven original survivor car 2.8 when i got my hands on it, now its "radical" or what mustang kyle would call "ruined"

[@bradenbaldwin9838]

If it’s like the 88-95 silverados there’s a brown wire you have to unplug then time it then plug it back in. Either under dash or on the firewall

[@ricol2465]

I had an '82 with the LG4, and these are indestructible. Mine was even red painted black just like that. They feel like an old pair of jeans, and never die.

[@tharedpotatowwhale]

a third gen Camaro, a car that tells everyone you party hard

[@One-Crazy-Cat]

Rooted Onion nah... when I had mine I was pretty normal. I just always liked the looks of them and all the ones on TV in the era. Hahah. I wanted to be like The Hoff and KITT or as cool as Burt Reynolds.

[@bansheemania1692]

It was Made for Brake stands. And Looked good. back when in.

[@CarswithNash]

I never thought much of these cars back in the day, but now they are looking pretty good!

[@simonro9168]

23:16 is literally me - I'm in my first year of license-ownership and in Europe so all manual transmissions.

[@_Dave_S]

Wow, I'm having flashbacks of acid washed jeans, big hair, and heartbeat pinstriping on the rear window. Cool find guys!

[@Mcleod0000]

22:52 wow it has a clutch in the rear end , the posi is working a bit . the clutch is probably worn but will still do both tires when your just driving normal , might be ok in the snow :) . I think the rear end was changed with the transmission . 84 F bodys had 373 in the rear . but tiny 7.6 inch ring gear

[@chrish2041]

“Finding” the kitty in there. The Cat-Maro. Oh and I don’t want to miss out on the purrs like a kitten joke.

[@mustberice]

Chris H yes ... the cat maro

[@jrwhite9915]

crapmaro

[@colophoniusregenschein5614]

Most people, who show love to animals, have a big heart. Fits the down to the ground and friendly explanations. You sir, are a good man.

[@cadejones8799]

Nice hat ya got their, representing vice grip garage 👌

[@sweettee3647]

I think its called a tork arm yes it needs to be bolted up. And it needs a nww coil

[@Dat_Typ]

6:30 "He's a true car enthusiast already" ... So Jesse is soon gonna be bald too? He better get his Keeps™ hair loss treatment!

[@beastcoleman2097]

This video brings back a lot of memories, my first car was a third gen camaro makes me happy to see more of these old girls saved

[@PapiDoesIt]

Same engine I had in my 82, and it was carbureted too. Low on power but great gas mileage.

[@bobadams179]

I like the IROC hood and the IROC tail lights with the flat black over spray. All it really needs now is to get rid of the 2.8L boat anchor and drop in a LS and you'll be golden!

[@jessekaija7657]

@ 17:26 "This little 2.8 means business." - said no one ever.

[@willjoo5976]

Really enjoyed this episode.noticed how in the last segment he had cleaned the engine bay..and polished the dash..good starter project

[@wulf76]

Once you figure that rat nest of hoses and connections that are unplugged it may actually run better than a newer car

[@Apache61]

Sounds like the timing could still be off a little. I know on a 2.8 I had you had to unplug the “EST” wire when setting base timing. It prevents the distributor from advancing the timing. Good luck!!

[@eastonpal2487]

@6:47 Ah, a fellow Vice Grip Garage enthusiast

[@Digital-Dan]

Appreciate the analytical approach, including the test parts.

[@BRIANBEALERisRoundemUp]

Dig the channel love being a subscriber. Thanks for the inspiration to start my own channel ROUND'EM UP. Looking forward to seeing your next video. THANKS AGAIN!

[@Rebel9668]

Kind of reminds me a little of my Brother and my cars from back in the day. He had an 85 iroc-z and I had an '86 firebird with the 2.8 . Those doors have got to be sagging by now. They were some of the heaviest car doors in the 80's, lol. I miss that firebird. It fortunately had the T-top in it as I'm 6'8" and my hair (back when I had hair) brushed on the glass if I sat up in it. I used to recline the seat back so far I had to lean forward to see out the side windows, LOL! Brother's camaro was black like that one while mine was metallic gray with an orange-ish red stripe around it and the louvers on the back window. P.S. I'm not sorry my hair is gone, it was always a PITA when I had it as it never looked "neat" no matter how often I combed it, first little breeze and boom, rats nest again! I started shaving my head in my mid 20's and now I no longer need to, lol.

[@BallisticWrenchGarage]

Found a set of channel locks in the door of my 66' wildcat. Always wondered why the door made a weird clunk noise when I closed it. Haha

[@josiahhill4993]

I had a suitcase full of matchbox cars when i was 7. My favorite was this one.

[@SchnelleKat]

That 2.8L Sounds pretty damn good. Like a Minature V8 IMO. P.s Thx I'm addicted to these cars now.

[@tomluksas109]

This video made me smile. So glad Jesse looks like he's joining us gearheads!

[@zman1ify]

you have a pretty good meowchanic there

[@NuffMan_]

Fixing the exthaus and intake leaks will make a big difference, and a gearbox oilchange could help with the syncro issue. If the shifting still acts up, it may behave if driving like a non sycro one, double clutching and rev matching. double clutch&revmatch will make downshifting buttery smooth deceleration when slowing down in any manual vehicle.

[@AlexTrain5249]

I’d suggest 350 swapping that because that would be a beast once it’s restored.

[@MrTyler1798]

That arm that bolts to the rear end and trans is the torque arm Make sure u hook it up or it will rip the rear end out of the car

[@zeleanon]

22:38 It almost sounds like an old 2 stroke Detroit diesel right there. lol.

[@derbydriver]

God I love that 76 (or 77?) 4-4-2. I have a real soft sport for those years of Cutlass, 4-4-2 or not. Had a 77 Cutlass Supreme, drove it everywhere, loved it but had to let go. Big mistake, don't think I'll ever find another I can afford.

[@leodrd5906]

Hot damn, just bought my dad's 1989 Camaro IROC. Just got her started a couple days ago!

[@jasonmiller6136]

This video made my day. My first car was an 89 Firebird with the 2.8. Paid $1500 hundred for it in 2003 and I ran it to death for 7 years before it finally kicked it and I was too broke to fix it.

[@RiceCakeWtf]

Your son bought a car!

[@JunkyardDigs]

God damnit 🤣

[@RussellRobinson971]

@@JunkyardDigs don't be mad, I thought the same thing 😂

[@EslayerTM]

@@RussellRobinson971 Too be fair he looks like his son more than his brother haha

[@jim874]

@@JunkyardDigs SURE HE'S YOU'RE LITTLE BROTHER? And when is your son gonna have his own channel?

[@mattyrolooo]

been working on a 2nd gen camaro, boy has it been a pain. so cool to see this one

[@bobbydelamar606]

1986 2.8L Camaro Berlinetta was my first car. They are such huge piles of trash.

[@timmarquez713]

My brother had an ‘89 RS. 2.8 V6 with a five speed. Quick, fun car!

[@One-Crazy-Cat]

I had one those. An 88 was my first car lot buy and had a new car smell. Lol. Think I traded my old 79 suburban as a down payment.

[@One-Crazy-Cat]

Mine was the iroc z-28 pack black with gold ground effects.

[@One-Crazy-Cat]

I actually had that car until 2004. Didn’t drive it much since the late 90’s and a young kid came along and reallllllllllllllllllly wanted to buy it. Eventually between him and his dad they came up with a price I wouldn’t refuse. I left my subs and amps in there. Honestly the engine needed some work but the kid was aware. It was in fair shape as most were trashed I did love and care for the car overall. I had small children so it was a weekend toy for me by that era and I’d had it 15+ years by then.

[@dirtsailoroff-road5580]

I had an 85 firebird with a 2.8 and 5 speed. I drove that car as a daily driver for about 8 years up into 2017 where I was rear ended by a teenager on his phone in his dads ram while I was coming home from work. completely twisted the car and they totalled it. i drove that car across country at least 20 times being in the military and loved it. it was definitely sad to see it go...

[@kingerikthegreatest.ofall.7860]

She looks like kitt,if kitt were homeless.

[@tonygamblesyt]

K.I.T.T was a trans am

[@HighSockDavid]

Xx_NoobSlayer_xX And an 82 not 84

[@wildman510]

@@tonygamblesyt a gen three camaro is just the poor man's trans am anyways

[@jameslaiola4976]

I got to say it. I'm actually impressed with 3rd generation F bodies. Those cars tend to be very strong and capable. Even the back glass hatch is strong. Don't get me wrong - I do hate having to take care of that ignition module every now and then. But surprisingly great everyday car.

[@callmegeorge]

Every car when it reaches the third generation is known as the turd gen. There is no exception.

[@wadechubb6365]

That’s the coolest body style Camaro for me ..

[@LoganOlien]

Man your taste is strange

[@wadechubb6365]

Logan they look cool and always will

[@Splagnate]

My first car was an 86 with the 2.8 except with multi port FI. Great little engine!

[@redanglerfish]

This makes me wish I had a little brother lol. That’s a sharp looking car.

[@christianclark4033]

So I love these third gens what ever come of this beauty

[@deansammons7203]

I would love to see you do a V8 swap on it!

[@whydoihave6neutrals772]

I do have to say that is the meanest sounding v6 though

[@epicminecraftgamer1]

late reply but since this is a "cheap manual fun" video then a junkyard 350 swap would be right for this thing i think

[@dellstudio10]

Great car to explore all the dirt roads around there.

[@merqury5]

Wow are you using the same tools as Derek in Vice Grip Garage, an Adjuster 3000 is very close to the Standard issue Tanya Harding Derek uses. Btw, super cool car to have! Kit.

[@dannypenley7275]

Love 3rd gen Cameros, just the body and the inside is awesome hope I can find one at a reasonable price, I also want to do one as a project car, love to drop a 396 or 427 but maybe in future when I actually get a camero lol,or hell might as well go all the way with a twin supercharged 572 for my 1970 nova oh boy lol,now that would be a dream car for me pushing somewhere around 1000-1400 HP,that wold be so much power to try and handle but god would it be so fun you know???,btw Me and my two oldest boys love watching y’all videos,y’all kick ass and funny along with Derrick on vice grip garage sorry for writing so much but keep up the good work👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼

[@mattskins5323]

I love how it sounds half the cars in GTA San Andreas lol

[@traceprior2193]

Matt Skins so true!!!

[@traviscallicoat5443]

Lmao

[@gtgodbear6320]

My first car was an 87 Camaro for $350.. first and reverse was supposed to be out but it just needed gear oil. It was a steal. Brand new clutch rebuilt 305 5 speed.

[@plumbingstuffinoregon2471]

I swear if that boy doesn't grow a mullet then he ain't worthy of that car!

[@Sakkeboy272]

Im just happy that someone from new generation wants an real car and not some bmw piece of shit

[@jonathangalpin7217]

Hell ay

[@ErlefromVa]

This one is close to my heart, I use to have an 86 1/2, the last of the V-8’s then they went to the V-6 w/ fuel injection! That Camero had the best steering ever, you could turn on a dime using your pinky finger!

[@erneststanley4854]

What's up with the green Cutlass? I love those cars.

[@benthrana1552]

I have a 84 z28 with a 5 speed an 305 silver . 75000 original miles. Live it drive 3 plus hours one way to work in the summer weekly. Great on gas but real tight getting in an out of

[@semperfi5861]

Wow, you must have been young when you had him. How old were you? 😅🤣😂

[@BigDaddyThrock]

Semper Fi it’s his brother

[@vindiesel3066]

whooosh. That’s the sound of the joke going over your head.

[@BigDaddyThrock]

Bean Man jokes usually contain humor. As this comment contains 0.0% humor, it’s unlikely that this “joke” went over my head.

[@stevevarholy2011]

Before the BrakKleen induced infertility...

[@mercury0214]

Big Daddy Throckmorton that shit flew over your head faster than that kid dropped the clutch at the end haha

[@richwyatt3080]

I had an 83 Celebrity in high school with a carbed 2.8. I couldn't kill that thing.

[@timlewis3063]

I am digging on the 442! Is there a video about that one?

[@JunkyardDigs]

Maybe someday! Dad's car

[@timlewis3063]

Your Dad has good taste in cars.

[@BarnyardEngineering]

We had a similar thing with my Dad's 89 Chevy pickup when he had to pull the distributor. You had to disconnect something on the firewall to time it otherwise it would show some crazy advance with a timing light.

[@HALOman-vi2tg]

BarnyardEngineering the computer controls the timing. Disconnecting that wire stops the computer doing that. Learned that from my brother’s 87 Chevy pickup

[@TnTravelers33]

Got a Tesla coil mounted in a Camaro hahah

[@stevemitchell2252]

Its sooo cool to see a 20 something stand in front of a 68 or 69 lemans... I will bet a dollar to your doughnut ... that he finds that car cool... it's really good to see for my heart that young people can appreciate vintage iron

[@vicmabus1532]

That hood needs its nostrils back.

[@philanaemic]

Once again I feel jealous. As a car like that wouldn't even be road legal in the UK and would still cost over £10k.

[@jeremycribb4696]

Phil Roberts due to the age or the amount of repairs required to be safely operational?

[@misterthegeoff9767]

@@jeremycribb4696 wouldn't pass the annual inspection due to that busted windscreen wiper. Honestly if that and the speedo were fixed and it just had a good service and the correct lights added it would probably pass though. Biggest problem is they just weren't sold in the UK so you'd have to find one someone imported.

[@ddoyle11]

Reminds me of my buddy's old Chevy Vega. We had to use a hair brush to smack the starter to make it work. Cool project car. You're a good brother!

[@shadygingergarage]

The correct procedure to repairing a 2.8/3.1 is to replace with a 350 or a 5.3. At least the T5 and the body are worth having. Also, WOW, they just left the torque arm dangling so it could beat the hell out of the trans tunnel and tailshaft. I really wish that surprised me, lol.

[@kostis2849]

You starting to sound like VCG. Stop it. He's his own thing.

[@msimpson607]

VCG?

[@kostis2849]

@@msimpson607 Vice Grip Garage

[@theeoddments960]

Kos Tis that’s not what he was asking he asked why you spelled it wrong 🤦

[@msimpson607]

Mint ^

[@downshiftingisfun7046]

Reminds me of my old 83 Camaro I had! I’ve had a couple of third gens my last one that’s in my profile pic had the same carbed 2.8. The previous owner changed the carburetor to a Quadrejet “Varajet II” two barrel eliminating what was left of all the smog junk that various previous owners took kibbles and bits off until there wasn’t much smog stuff left. I miss that car even though the carburetor needed to be rebuilt as it decided to leak fuel from every oriface it had and the distributor didn’t have a hold down bolt so it would constantly adjust its own timing at idle lol. Someone also put on iroc doors, iroc hood, iroc hatch and duck fin spoiler and it had some old skool American racing wheels on it with huge back tires and it just screamed trailer park stance😂🤘

[@stevevarholy2011]

This one has an IROC hood and a Berlinetta from bumper cover...

[@po3185]

Hell yeah. Sport coupe camaro. i own a 85 first year of MPFI. 2nd owner the car is like new after 30years and more then 200k miles. 2.8 5spd. it was alright speedlegal fun. 🤷‍♂️ would still sideways. and clutch drop at 6K never let me down. Feel free to look at what a clean one look like on my channel. Now its 5.3L T56 6spd and 4:10 and lots of goodies. keeping the SC no gfx look.

[@bansheemania1692]

My first car was a Mint 87 IROC. Black 305 4bbl ...i miss it.. any 3rd gen deserve love... P.s. for Cheep Gains ... Put some Ludacris Gears in the rear. 4:11's or Something

[@willsmith9057]

Unplug the computer advance wire (est) coming from the distributor should be round connector by the brake booster or above the heater box.

[@oliveralexander6831]

Grindddd, love it! lol Back in my day, "Can't find them, Grindim..." hehe J/k. That was a Great find guys...!

[@jasongreek2342]

Whether or not it's actually a good engine, you can't argue that those 2.8's sound great.

[@Corassiam007]

Nice! Happy to see another 3rd gen F body get a 700th chance! Let his collection of rockauto magnets begin!