Killer 1970 Dodge Falls Apart - This Is Why I Test Drive Them!

[@tinkmarshino]

Nick you always stir up old memories when ever I watch your show.. Being born in 52 I learned from a young age to work on motors (I was rebuilding and repairing old lawn mower engines at the age of 11 Building mini bikes and go carts until the neighbors had my dad stop me.. I must have built then for every kid on the block Then rebuilt my first car engine at the age of 16 and was forever hooked after I got out of the corps in 72 I had to decide if I wanted to be a mechanic of a carpenter.. so I built houses for a living and built cars for the fun of it... I have since retired from building and did my last car (a 62 t-bird roadster) last summer.. Now my body is just to used up to do it any more but I can still enjoy it all over on your youtube channel.. Thanks Nick, thanks for the memories you bring back to me.. Carry on my friend..

[@90tazscooter62]

I know why everyone likes to come to you Nick, you save everything under the sun in a matter of minutes their back on the road. Thats nascar style repair just like the old days on the side of the road

[@nickpanaritis4122]

90. I have done that many times before.

[@user-vp1sc7tt4m]

I had my "Nick's" garage in our small town back in the late 70's. I was a teen working on cars in my backyard. Jacking up 68 Pontiac Firebird engines while still in the car using bricks under the engine mounts while we pulled the oil pan and replaced an oil pump. Our local "Nick" always offered his advice and was annoyed when we didn't listen and follow his direction. He was always right. I learned from him every time I walked into his parts shop. I described our problem, he offered advice, he offered parts as the solution, I bought them, and they always worked. I learned why while installing and testing as a teen. I took the process of learning from my "Nick" from back then and build a life of supporting others in many different fields. Thanks to my "Nick"!

[@Australia-ky7kx]

Nick's honest and integrity is amazing. Other engine builders would never permit video of something falling off the car, even though it wasn't anything to do with him. I'd gladly sweep floors for a week in exchange for a couple of hours just to watch the shop working.

[@brianjacobsen5762]

It puts a smile. On my face too Nick.

[@ThePaulv12]

Excuse me Nick! Excuse me, don't forget to write on the first secondhand alternator 'overcharging' and the date, otherwise this will be happening again in a couple of years lol. 20 years ago I used to work at a place for 7 years, that recycled Mopars. I started in 1993 and finished in 1997. I did mechanical repairs there on Mopars but when cars were being wrecked only the high value parts were reclaimed. The guys doing the dismantling work only followed the job card and took off what was on the card. I could see so much other small stuff that I knew we'd need one day. Every single spacer, accelerator cable bracket and every kickdown linkage bellcrank, rods, lever on the transmission, springs, washers and clips I would ferret away. I was the only qualified mechanic in the place so was the only one that valued that stuff. I tried to get as many body bolts as I could too. We had buckets of them and believe it or not many of those Mopar bolts were thrown out in the end (I bet they could use them now!) Back then many of the less interesting cars were being crushed faster than we could get them to the recycler. I cringe at some of the cars we gutted and sent off. That business is still going but the'yre out of the recycling game since all the cars have run out. They do resorations now and have become a place remakably similar to your's actually. Same owners and we're all still friends after all that time. All those bits I saved are a goldmine I was informed recently. They still ring me and ask for advice, but I drive big rigs for a living now and I'm not going back to being a mechanic. Sometimes I think about it when I watch your weekly vids though ...

[@nickpanaritis4122]

TheP. I would have done the same with all this little pieces.

[@ThePaulv12]

@@nickpanaritis4122 yeah Nick, perhaps i might not have lol

[@jackmosher]

Best show ever....Nick reminds me of my father in law...old school mechanic who ran his shop for 45 years in Agawam, MA...

[@robertjohnson4784]

I'm 58 years old and I can remember watching vanishing point truly a classic movie. And now you have the car I just love it like I said before much respect Nick for you you are truly a gentleman and a historian of old Mopars

[@southernshop8424]

Robert Johnson first movie i ever saw breasts exposed in, briefly

[@geraldswain3259]

Nick , The guy's that restore all of your ancillary' items , their work is absolutely superb and second to none .

[@jameslatimer1432]

All I can say you can't beat British craftmanship the best

[@royrogers7644]

You mean the Postman Pat car?

[@PropsandWings]

While I work on BMW's for a living, I've always had a strong passion for Mopar muscle, especially 1960s and 1970s. I've also learned to appreciate the more simple things from 50 years past. All the room and simplicity of wiring, the engines and dash work. Trying to work on a twin turbo V8 BMW with little room is quite the challenge. Your quality of work Nick, I give you two thumbs up!

[@dizzywehby3442]

Props to u bmw vehicles r not easy to work on wow.

[@MrJeffcoley1]

When that horrible noise started - Nick shut it down immediately and the look on his face said it all: "OMG WTF ..."

[@lskiller1903]

Thanks Nick for bringing us these beautiful old hot rod cars in their natural setting inside your nastalgic era correct Garage. If these cars were sitting in a new garage with polished floors that you could eat off of, well they just would be missing something so very special. Your Garage and these special hot rods takes me back to the time when they were new in their natural environment!! A place that I long for, but for the most part is lost to time thank you Nick.

[@CoastalAutoReactionCAR]

This is exactly why highly skilled old school guys like Nick are the best!

[@KENNEY1023]

Hopefully the younger guys around him are learning from him.

[@GenderSkins]

That is the first time I have ever seen a pulley fly off of any alternator. As for why anyone would dislike Nicks videos, I would suspect that is because they didn’t like the test drive. And just don’t understand how mechanics do things.

[@donchristianson3153]

It's great to see a real craftsman [mechanic] at work, notice he uses all factory bolts and screws and compromises on nothing !!! Its good to see there is still real mechanics and not just parts changes, great work sir !!!!!! Does my kind of workmanship ,real clean

[@andrewkiwi1]

Hi Nick, love your channel. I'm a mechanic in NZ. We had an old ford Falcon from the 70s. Young guy had inheireted grandads car. it came to us without the motor. The owner had already pulled it out. Most of the bolts rad, alt starter and bits in the trunk. We were told to get a second hand motor and fit it, give it a full service and tune and belts. We found the right motor for it (a 302 Windsor) and fitted it giving it new plugs points oil and filter and belts. A simple job Everything was there and it went together and started and ran well. My boss took it for a road test and in 5 minutes it started smoking from the left tailpipe, So badly you couldn't see the back of the car and he had to turn it off at the lights so the cars behind could see him. So came he cut the road test short and came back and put it on the hoist.. While he had been out i cleaned the floor under the hoist, degreased it and hosed it off. So it was home time and we both had to be somewhere so we left it for tomorrow. Came in in the morning and pulled the plugs and did a compression test. Comps were fine and i noticed all the plugs were clean. I happened to look underneath and noticed a small puddle of oil under the lefthand front muffler. I asked my boss what had happened to the old motor, It had thrown a rod due to a blocked oil pick up. Then we both said "the muffler is full of oil". I drilled a hole a 1/8 hole at the lowest point and we caught 1 litre of in it and some in the rear one. He took it home and after his dinner took it for an hours run up the motorway and back and it eventually stopped smoking.

[@johnbecay6887]

good story

[@Mercmad]

Done that a few times. I served my apprenticeship in NZ a very long time ago ,back when the roads looked like a living motorcar museum. One of my 1st cars was an anglia van which i blew up (dropped a valve and kept on driving till it stopped) .I swapped in a 2nd hand engine .When it started it smoked like crazy and everyone said it was a dud engine...until a week or so later the oil had burned out. On a few of the old mercs i work on today,the trans modulator fails,sucking trans fluid straight into the engine....it gets so bad that raw tranny fluid will come out the exhaust.😁😁😁

[@eileenheitman4351]

andrewkiwi1 I love these stories. These weird circumstances/situations are hopefully stored in my memory for the times that my diagnosis hits a dead end. How mind blowing to expect to find an obvious problem but...plugs are clean ...no fouling...makes no sense....glad the owner gave clues. Dave Heitman. Semper Fidelis

[@jefffowlerr]

Glad it all worked out 👍

[@andrewkiwi1]

@Israel Kelley Yes there were two ford motors made at the same time in different parts of the world. you have the 302 Windsor being externally smaller than the 302 Cleveland even though they have the same swept volume of 302 Cubic inches. You have to be careful when torquing down the bolts as there is a big difference between the torque setting of both motors

[@woolyhighlander7280]

Come on Nick you're shifting like an old granny ! Love the 440 and six pack. !

[@schuurspons2.09]

Yeah! A new video from Nick!

[@danw1955]

OMG! I almost bought a '70 Roadrunner back in 1978 with a V-code 440 6 Pack. The car was garage kept and almost perfect with about 30,000 on the odometer, but the guy that bought it got scared of it, when it almost stuffed him under the back of a semi when he was screwing off with it, so I could have had it for $1800 at the time.😳 Couldn't get a loan for it though, so I was stuck with my crappy old Ford Fairlane for another year.😜 I'm amazed some of these actually survived without getting strained through chain link fences and such.🤣 That thing sounds wicked up on the pipe! *EDIT:* Hey, fortunately it just spun the alternator pulley off, and didn't shell the clutch through the bottom of the bell housing! Like you said Nick, good reason to always test drive B4 you let her go!😁👍

[@nickpanaritis4122]

Dan. I always test drive them hard before giving it back to my customer.

[@roseheart7227]

THAT'S EXACTLY why we test them Nick! Just for crazy stuff like that!

[@ecoresidential4339]

This was the 1st Nick's Garage vide i have watched and I already like the guy, I would love to hang out at this garage and soak in some knowledge.

[@NicksGarage]

We’re glad you found us. Welcome to Nick’s.

[@kurtsimmons1587]

I love the old MOPARS! A cousin of mine was one of the designers of the 440. I wish I lived closer to him to ask questions.

[@ToreDL87]

For prosperity you should go visit him and get as many stories as you can, people won't hang around forever.

[@nickpanaritis4122]

@@ToreDL87 . Totally agree with you.

[@filipe_silva747]

Nicks channel. Geting better. God job. Congrats

[@trillrifaxegrindor4411]

that gauge cluster is an incredible gift Father Nick,you have some wonderful friends and im sure you have been there for them when they needed the godfathers guidance.

[@pontiacgrandprix733]

Sorry to know, that the guy who restored all those beautiful dash pieces passed away, he was very talented, the badges on the Challenger look great, it's getting close, but hurry up cause those Canadian summers don't last too long, best regards buddy

[@nickpanaritis4122]

Pontiac. I agree, hoping to have it ready by September.

[@davebarron5939]

Nick, you made me laugh, shot back in memory to auto shop in the 70's high school. My teacher wore his belt with the buckle off to one side past the first pant loop so when he leaned on a fender it wouldn't get scratched. Good guy, Mr. Veldman, hope he is well.

[@fw1421]

Growing up in the 60’s I was a car model builder. I loved the Mopars. GTO’s were one of my favorites. Then a friend at the hobby shop I practically grew up in bought a GTX,that became my new favorite. Now I have very fond memories of those days. You guys are lucky where you live. In Fort Worth,Tx we don’t have a shop like Nicks that specializes in 60-70’s muscle cars,just little high price Japanese cars.

[@alanschwartz1157]

I like this guy. He's old-world, old-school. He gives his customers their money's worth.

[@tjclt250r]

I wish he would say what the jobs cost that's the only part missing

[@mikeg3283]

@@tjclt250r probably one of those instances where if you have to ask you can't afford it.

[@ghostrider.13]

Absolutely! I love the show. Top notch production value!

[@BobbyTucker]

@@ghostrider.13 , I'm not a Mopar guy but I really enjoy his videos, nick has yet to post a boring video, lol.

[@Orcinus1967]

@@mikeg3283 Sometimes the old school folks might think it gauche to always talk about price. Perhaps he thinks that what it cost is between him, and his customer. A private matter. He may have done a similar job for someone else, and charged a different price. Perhaps he owed someone a favor or vice versa. And yes, if you have to ask, perhaps you cannot afford it. I see a lot of good will coming back Nick's way when he needs something. All the years of staying late, getting people out the door ASAP, raiding his parts bin for rare parts probably at below market value, all the little things Nick does that make people feel welcome, more than just customers but friends, and the tips, tricks of the trade and knowledge he passes along, gratis, and of course his honesty and dedication. That's class. It is a state of grace. Class has no price tag. Hence Nick doesn't talk about it all the time.

[@ericball6000]

Dr. Nick,I like that line,this is why I beat on the cars,to me it is the way to drive a 440 six pack,glad that no one got hurt when that pully took flight,and I like all your other viewers enjoy the Kowalski up dates, thanx for the video.

[@gadsdenviper7149]

Nick, you are so fortunate to be able to work on all these beautiful muscle cars, it's gotta be like reliving your youth every day, I envy you, in a good way. Thank you for sharing your experiences.

[@niceguy2171]

Wow! good thing that pulley on the alt. fell apart in the shop, and not on the road some where. It stinks when you can rely on parts purchased for a project..something that happens far to often now a days. That work your now departed friend did on the dash pieces is exquisite, and his work will live on in the Kowalski project, and honor him always. And it gets its first piece of glass! Starting to come together beautifully, and can't wait to see it installed.

[@steveshoemaker6347]

My gosh.....What could be better than this....Those clusters look so fine....What a fine job your friend did on those....I call that color on your build bone white.....I wonder if that Super Bee is for sale ?...O'yes Nick l got those fine Sticker you sent me,Thay are on my 2002 Dodge Ram complete Rebuild from ground up.,...look so fine with your stickers on it.....I wont to....Thank you very much for them to....Take car my friend....You friend Steve.....!

[@nickpanaritis4122]

steve. Enjoy your ride.

[@steveshoemaker6347]

@@nickpanaritis4122 Thanks Nick....Getting to old to ride to much 75 years old bad legs now....When thay say the legs are the first to go....That is so true....Thanks again...!

[@southjerseysound7340]

That cluster looks amazing.

[@My2ndtimearound]

Love Nick’s Garage. Full of interesting bits of valuable information. Nick and his crew are great people.

[@mikep4823]

The work your buddy does on these dash components is really nice. All these details that will be hidden all part of a job well done in restoration.

[@pensive69]

Yes it's nice to see such quality in his restores. Very nicely done.

[@kevintucker3354]

Giuliano RIP. That guy was a genius at restoring dashboard parts...

[@schuurspons2.09]

Those emblems are looking so good. It remembers me at my Golf II GTI 16v and my Golf III VR6 2.9ltr back in the days when i was 18 years old. I love the original details. The 16v in the grill, GTI on the side of the front fender and the Volkswagen Golf 16v on the rear of the car. The 16v in the grill was hard to find. When i finally got it i was so happy. You have a beautifull car there. I like the American Mopar Muscle. To bad here in the Netherlands they are to expensive. I love to drive a car like that. I am in love. Thanks for sharing this with the world!

[@frankierutherford1888]

He is a certified mopar master. Thanks Nick

[@dannywilliams9502]

I love the old school. I'm from Philadelphia. Sstay safe old man

[@cew142]

Ha ha ha ha!!! Clean out the exhaust. There was a time when i would not have believed it. At least until i had the same issue when i put a new engine in my car. There was so much oil in the pipes, i was breaking in the engine and it wouldn’t stop smoking. I thought i had a bad engine. I shut it off after 20 minutes and let it cool. Started it back up and brought it back up to the rpms. Now it was spitting out black soot all over my garage door and no smoke. Been 15000 miles later and it still runs great.

[@christopherpeterson1400]

My buddies and I race old tugboats,, it funny to see you dig through your junk pile for parts, we know how that's done.

[@michaelhuber5094]

Thank you Nick your shows are a nice change of pace in a long day

[@greenboyatgafarms2250]

My old man would love this old car. He was a Master Mechanic 4 over 40 years it took him a long time to get there but he was my teacher and father and a hell of a mopar fan. Me on the other hand I'm a die-hard Chevy man. We used to go back and forth in the shop but he was a True Believer in the Mopar. May God Rest his soul.

[@NicksGarage]

Thanks for sharing stories about your dad. Let's hope they have mopars on the other side.

[@crazycanuck2578]

@@NicksGarage Oh ya, and if they don't, I'm not going, lol

[@chrischiampo7647]

I Bet He’s Hanging Out With The Dodge Brothers In Heaven 😀😊

[@greenboyatgafarms2250]

@Enrique J. Lopez no no no it special surgeon dr. Nick

[@nickpanaritis4122]

@Enrique J. Lopez . Sorry, no sunroof. Yes it has the pistol grip shiftier. Back to the Volvo, all good.

[@urbanmacdonald2591]

I miss the sound of those old big blocks letting it hang the roar the smell of the tailpipe with smoke coming off the tires and that awesome rumble thank you Nick for keeping it alive

[@Geezbnme]

"this is why I beat the cars" LOL love it. my favorite car channel by far.

[@mikegreenwood2406]

It’s fantastic that nick makes sure everything is working correctly and is in tip top shape before the car leaves the shop he is a 5 star mechanic

[@michaelmarks5012]

Hey Nick, those E body dashes are notorious for cracking with time. The cracks nearly ALWAYS start from the screws for the speaker. When I replaced the dash in my 'Cuda back in the 1980's I took the screws out & just used 4 small globs of Permatex instead of the screws. If you're concerned about aesthetics, you could always put 4 cut off screw heads into the Permatex. Just a thought. Love the channel & I've told some friends who have subscribed as well.

[@nickpanaritis4122]

Michael. Thank you.

[@acts2211]

That lime green Super Bee is stunning

[@russhartman4927]

In true keeping with the vintage montage of the shop- the 1960's era rotary dial pay phone on the wall. Perfect!

[@blipco5]

That's the sound you need for the intro to Nicks Garage.

[@60viking]

The first day I hired into Chrysler engineering engine lab this engine was my project. Good old days.

[@60viking]

@silverbird58 did you work there too. We had that 340 but didn't spend much time on it. I always wanted a Duster with one.

[@jamitcramit2347]

Glad to hear about a Chrysler engineer. I am currently employed at Chrysler as an Electrical Engineer in Powertrain. Love Chrysler products. I have old ones and my latest edition is a new Challenger Scat Pack 392 Hemi with Shaker Hood. I Love it!

[@HammerHeadGarage]

So true nick. Always test em. Anything can and will happen. I always road test everything I work on just to be sure.

[@lovethesmellofracefuelinth7374]

You got that right Nick, its awesome to drive a six pack car and had the holly set up added on my 68 charger RT with built 440 that was a badass Mopar. It was also a 4-speed car and when those secondaries opened up, it sounded like a turbo flush toilet and could watch the gas gauge move almost as fast as the speedo lol. From a dig, it would suck down a 1/4 tank for one run down the 1320 and was a badass machine. This was in the late 90s, so gas was still cheap at around $1.19 a gallon on average and could get race fuel for around 3 😪

[@shaney4149]

Nick, your videos are the secret to life... My Nick gear just arrived ( guys, in case your wondering ) quality, SUPERB!

[@NicksGarage]

Thanks so much! And thanks for the gear review. We want folks who choose to support the channel to at least get a quality product for all their trouble. We appreciate you!

[@dcallan812]

Great video again this week. Its great t see the cars getting fixed and then used. So many are stuck in the garage and just polished, "ooo I cant drive my car today it rained two days ago what if it gets splashed" 😱😱😱😱 ☮👍

[@NicksGarage]

Right on!

[@mbrewer57]

That was a mighty nice looking Thunderchicken, hanging out on the starboard side of the shop, in the beginning of the video.

[@robinmarks1386]

Nothing better then opening up a 6 pack

[@Shane-Singleton]

Vasily had the best seat in the house to watch that pulley failure! lol. The WTF look in his face as it rolled by was priceless.

[@deansapp4635]

30 plus years of working on vehicles, never seen a alt pulley fly off like that. I road test my cars just like Nick for that very reason.

[@stevedrake1861]

This has got to be the best video to date...!!! I really liked the addition of the Nick's Tricks portion of the video. I'd like to see more of them in the future.

[@scottbaker1018]

The look on nicks face when that pulley launched off was like he saw a ghost 😂😂

[@kevinc1968]

This is a GREAT channel!!! Nick is the man!!!

[@nferraro222]

A small suggestion on the radio: don't bother with the 8-track, just have anyone with some electronics experience pull the original apart and solder in leads with an AUX jack. You can hide it under the dash and easily plug in your phone or an old ipod with a whole playlist of music. It'll look completely original. I''m doing it (along with a hidden amp and better speakers) to a Dakota ragtop. It's an easy and cheap way to get some decent audio out of a factory installation.

[@nickpanaritis4122]

N. Doing the same thing.

[@hunterdeer]

You're great Nick, old school, do it right, and I love the evil laugh after you floored it, that was the real reward for a great job!

[@robkal56]

The alternator sleeve is for proper torquing of the pivot bolt. Without the sleeve, tightening the pivot bolt squeezes the aluminum alternator housing; it does not properly tighten against the head. So yes the alternator will vibrate a bit more, but it probably didn't cause the pulley to come off. That was the fit between the shaft & pulley. The quality of reman units can vary significantly.

[@curly239]

Hi Nick! Glad you got the alternator sorted out before the owner had some extra grief!! Great video!!

[@nickpanaritis4122]

curly. No grief. I lend him an old alternator so he can go home and return his alternator back and have it exchanged at his place.

[@curly239]

@@nickpanaritis4122 glad to hear that and I appreciate your integrity!!

[@gerrygamache5677]

Every other business next to Nick must really like Classic Cars to get too look out your garage or office and see classic cars drive by.

[@radioactivelarry]

Yea at 100 mph!

[@randyoehlert9571]

The alternator pulley flying off that's crazy 45 year's building cars that's a first for me. Luckily the hood was off or that could of been a big problem. Bouncing around like a pin ball in the engine bay out the radiator or hood. I'm glad I'm not the only one who has one off thing's happen. LOL Great job to Nick and his mechanics awesome Super Bee.

[@NicksGarage]

Thanks Randy

[@harwoods11]

I have had air conditioning compressor clutch fly off like that.... Do lots of damage too.

[@randyoehlert9571]

@@harwoods11 wow, not good. Something spinning several thousand rpms just about anything can happen at any time.

[@kevinlewis7882]

I'm glad the Superbee was on another video, good memories of my uncle and I riding in his at only 9 or 10 years old, I can't wait till the Kowalski Challenger is finished ,another great video

[@charliejacobs8762]

Discovered your show last summer and it is awesome. I grew up in the muscle car era.i got to ride in most of the cars you show. Please don't change anything its pefect,great job in the dyno room. Thank you from Virginia in the USA.

[@leninmi7579]

Sweet 6 pack4️⃣4️⃣0️⃣ Nick! I can't wait to see the Challenger when she's done. Mopower!

[@romansavino8394]

Thank you again Nick for making my Monday so much better!!

It's called the S H Rule as in "STUFF HAPPENS". I was an AC mechanic all my working life. You try to disassemble a non functioning AC unit to get to the problem and bits and pieces crumble and break. The customer gets pissed off and tells you, "You BROKE it and I'm not payin' for stuff YOU broke!". I tell them right off that they own the unit and that includes everything wrong with the unit. It was broken before they even picked up the phone to call me and they called me because they KNEW it was broken and needed me to come and fix it, why else am I here?

[@22099dscott]

I hated when they would claim I did more damage/wear on their car in the 3 miles I ran the car than they did in the 89,000 miles that they ran the car.

[@darrylleyes2855]

Watched hundreds of u tube videos this one is the only one I have ever subscribed to . Because nick is honest and knowledgeable and cool. Reason I discovered him I just purchased a 1966 polara station wagon 383 awesome videos.

[@NicksGarage]

Thanks and welcome.

[@johnserra8497]

Looks great Nick. One thing I would like to point is I use NON ethanol gas only on the older muscle cars. Petro Canada 94 is very high ethanol. Not good for old muscle cars. In Ontario Shell 91 and only few others gas stations have ethanol free gas. Just a little pointer...

[@johnserra8497]

@Jeep 4low not all gas has ethanol. Its posted on the pumps usually but getting worse and higher percentage of ethanol coming very soon. You can get high octane with it but its like syrup. Sitting is the worst thing

[@340397]

think you are right , problem is 91 octane shell does not cut it car pings with the 91 , i use it for storage though

[@johnserra8497]

@@340397 octane boost is better then using ethanol...or mix with higher octane

[@340397]

@@johnserra8497 IU tried all kinds of octane boost , none worked well and they left a deposit of crud on the plugs

[@willefixit]

@@340397 ave gas 100ll spendy good stuff lasts long time

[@gtubyyy]

IN 40 YEARS AS A MECANIC NEVER EVEN SAW ONE COME OFF ,GOOD OF YOU TO FIND THE WEAK LINK IN THE CHAIN

[@546dukedodgysgarage2]

Just beautiful Nick, that dash /instrument cluster for your 70 is perfect, To bad Chrysler Australia didn't produce a masterpiece anywhere near as nice as that.

[@GarryFullerSr]

I had forgotten how long of a throw those Pistol grip shifters had. It looked a mile long in the video. Great looking and sounding car. Another Fine job by Nick the Man.

[@joshuacohn2004]

Challenger is looking good...fun to watch a pro put together a concourse restoration..THANK YOU!!

[@ladamyre1]

Save your money Nick and make a "bend holder" for your antenna cable. Just take the tin snips and make a little clip to hold a 90 degree bend on the new cable. You won't break the cable and the reason why you want to do it is so you won't lose signal with that adapter. You may not notice the difference, but that second connection causes some signal loss, so for best possible reception and fidelity, you want to avoid using that adapter. It's one of those things I learned in SET (Special Electronics Training ) class at the GM Training College in Atlanta. You're a great technician Nick. I was like you when I worked in the industry; it didn't leave my stall unless I knew it would last. I hated getting a comeback, and had one of the highest CSI's (Customer Satisfaction Index) in the nation. I know you're a great technician because I see your attention to detail, the hallmark of a great technician.

[@robertlee9395]

The Super Bee 🐝 looks and sounds real good. That definitely wasn't a press fit on that pulley! The Kowalski dash parts look like jewelry. Get lots of pictures of the backsides for when you show it! Nick, please use jackstands when you have cars on the lift!

[@nickpanaritis4122]

Robert. On these electric lifts, there is no jackstaands.

[@ddooby9266]

I love the 69/70 Dodge Charger with High back Bucket seats 4 speed hog leg, 440 Magnum 6 pack and slotted tail lights. Had one of each eons ago, wrecked both, neither one my fault, just in the wrong place at the wrong time...wish I had kept them both! They'd be worth almost half a mil$ by now! Would love to have another! Thanks for keeping them alive Nick! Love your work! I wrenched on cars for nearly 2 decades before I retired from it. I can totally relate to restoring the inside to like new. Great work man! Love your dyno runs! I'd love to own a shop like that. Always cool stuff to do! GodSpeed!

[@mindpilot72]

Can't wait to see the Kowalski car all finished...gonna be awesome! One of my favorite movies of all time. Trivia: the car that was crashed into the bulldozers was actually a Camaro.

[@kingerikthegreatest.ofall.7860]

That’s one sweet super bee. I’m glad nick test drove it first.

[@joeford860]

That's the way I would drive it. Outstanding Nick

[@SuperDave21]

Thank you for the video Nick, I anticipate them every week.... I love your attention to detail and honest nature. God Bless!

[@70stunes71]

I've had the same thing happen with the alternator. Always want to make sure those spacers are in there or it distorts the case when you tighten it down. Beautiful 440 + 6 car.

[@fredblase5608]

Nick understand the alt pulley failure years ago years ago i worked at a john deere dealer we did what was called yearly inspections that particular tractor needed the water pump rebuilt normally no big deal remove press apart clean up and reassemble this particular monster the belt pulley refused to come off the shop forman even helped anyway finally got it back together one of those way heavier than needed pulleys next to last thing was a hp check on the pto dyno i just got up to speed and rated load walked up front to look for leaks etc off came the pulley fan ate the radiator fan shroud dinged up the hood and doused me with rather warm antifreeze cold out side had a heavy jacket on thankfully reached in the cab and shut it off stood there a bit befuddled went and told the shop forman about what happened and he said the potential was always there for that to happen and that's why the shop had insurance he was quite a guy only seen him get edgy a couple of times any way got it all fixed up and shined up and that one went home fred ps did you get brakes to stop the 63 lincoln

[@nickpanaritis4122]

Fred. Yes, we got the brakes to work on the 63 Lincoln.

[@pdinardo9472]

The super bee, is completely awesome. And very bad ass. I love it!

[@BobbyTucker]

The alternator pulley is further testimony to why I always took the vehicles out for a "hot lap" before releasing them to the owners. I'm glad and I know you're glad too, it happened when it was still at your shop. Whether it was your fault or not, the mechanic will get the blame, lol. I learned that from better than 46 years turning wrenches.

[@charger19691]

When the Kowalski Challenger is done, it's going to be better than factory fresh! Great video!

[@yambo59]

Maybe the alternators shaft got sanded down during cleanup in rebuilding, you could see when Nick slid them together it was a bit of a loose fit - or maybe it was a case of the remanufacturers not using the original pulley that came off the alternator during the rebuild process. Ive never seen one come off before. Thats ok, easy fix and much better than a motor issue etc. The Kowalski car is coming along beautifully, love all those clean and restored original dash parts-!

[@nickpanaritis4122]

yam. First for me too, to see an alternator pulley fly off.

[@axleratio]

It's to bad the back side of the cluster won't be seen ,that is a work of art just as much as the front.

[@MyMeade12]

Please explain to me, who, and why anybody "dislikes" Nick's videos ?? If I lived closer, I'd be hanging out there two or three days a week ! Love these videos.

[@pgtmr2713]

I suspect that KZbin always puts a few dislikes in every video. I can't prove that they do, but there are always some and usually, even right away. Not really a big deal unless it's a significant amount. I've even seen dislikes being used to the advantage of the channel. During a live stream one channel had the entire chat like, then dislike , back to like again. We did it a couple of times and the viewer count began to skyrocket. To higher than normal levels. The algorithm took it as some sort of controversy was happening on the channel and directed more people to it.

[@williamjones4483]

Personally, I believe that there are people that see nothing but negativity in their miserable pathetic little lives and it just makes their day to spread even just a little of that negativity with a smidgen of hate thrown in for good measure. Makes them feel a degree of self worth to give a thumbs down.

[@RBCharger]

There are a lot of elements that go into disliking a video. The maker of the video might take it personal and think there is something in the video that some people don't like. But as far as KZbin is concerned, when a person dislikes a video, the algorithm takes notice and recommends less videos like that. Conversely when you like a video you can expect to be shown more videos from the same channel and more videos on the same subject. I never dislike a video but sometimes I think I should because the KZbin algorithm thinks it knows me so perfectly that it never suggests anything out of my comfort range. It is getting very restrictive. As far as quality goes, when you are in low single digit dislikes when you reach 1K likes, that is damn near a perfect video.

[@pgtmr2713]

@@RBCharger The algorithm does recommend thumbs down videos less... unless you trigger it with a whole lot of thumbs downs. Then KZbin wants to thrive off misery. I've seen it work. It was fun actually.

[@trillrifaxegrindor4411]

i agree 100%,Nick is one of the kindest and smartest car guys ive ever seen,i haven't met him but i feel like i know him ,he is like a father figure(even though he is only 6 yrs older than me lol) he's Greek so he is alright in my books(it doesn't matter were he came from,its just that i knew several very excellent Greek folks)!

[@brunotulliani]

What a beautiful cluster......man jewelry! Come on Nick, a good cigar and cruising in "Heavy Metal" is heaven on earth!

[@rbagrizzly]

I knew a couple of brothers that had a auto shop and they even put their belt in their belt loops with the buckle over the pocket to prevent scratching cars.

[@terencerucker3244]

It would be cool to work in same neighborhood and get a ringside view of all the cool cars that Nick test drives. Awesome.

[@ilfarmboy]

you sure get a lot of great looking cars come into your shop

[@nickpanaritis4122]

Doug. Sometimes I'am surprised myself what comes to my shop.

[@jeffjankiewicz5100]

Stunning Super Bee! Nick, you are the Master!! Outstanding job!! Great way to start my week, new video from Nick and morning coffee.

[@garyslama4092]

A guy l worked with was on a road test in a 1970 454 Chevelle with the owner. The steel engine fan came off and propellered into the brand new 4 core rad. Thankfully the customer was with him and couldnt question how he was driving it.