Will it Run and Drive 700 miles?

[@bowman1455]

Great vid, i worked on my room mates 70 Chevelle , green, in 96, what a pleasure to work on it, was so well made, enough metal in it to build three cars these days. I rebuilt the back fender wells on it and we dropped a so called rebuilt engine into it, it turned out to be garbage, but man did i ever enjoy working on that beauty, she sold it to her son in law and i never saw it again.

[@socalfun64]

My first Car after my Navy run in 85 was a 68 Chevelle Malibu 327 in Blue. Had a local shop and Friends build it with a Crower Beast Cam and a built TH350! Had a lot of fun with it. Had it until I sold it to my Nephew. I remember PAW, lol. Used to love looking at those over and over.

[@ronaldgordien6840]

I was stationed at Moffett Field California 88 -92- I bought a 68 Chevelle Malibu and drove it to a whole bunch of Grateful Dead shows and then sold it and I fucking hate myself for selling it now I'm trying to buy another 68 but I know I got to pay $50,000 for it now

[@adama739]

I was with my buddy who bought a 69 Chevelle for $75 bucks. It was supposed to be blown up. We put gas in it and battery and played with the distilributor. It ran a 307. I love those old cars. I own a 68 now with a HO454 and a Tremec TKX five speed. I probably have $55 K in mine. I've had it for 10 years.

[@MedicatedOMO]

I paid 175 for mine in 81. GOD I MISS THAT CAR!

[@C.M.2505]

My English is not so good (Germany), but I love these "will it run and drive" Videos. Thank you, great work!

[@MattOverDrive]

Thank you! I'm glad you enjoyed it

[@terrencegiordan2775]

Nice 68 chevelle love the crager wheels

[@richardbates2367]

Tip on the fuel pump eccentric rod,if you put a bit of oil or grease even Vaseline on the shaft and push it up and come back to the front of the motor right side of the water pump just below it you will see two bolt holes choose the one that is a little closer to the block and put a bolt in it while pushing the fuel pump eccentric rod up, it will hold the rod up so you can get the fuel pump installed.

[@pitbullgamer8116]

I was going to say the same thing

[@bigbelconut]

Font even need to use grease. The 2 bolt hole on the front of the block the top one you can put a bolt in it and it holds the fuel pump rod in place. Do not forget to put a short bolt back in the hole so it doesn't leak oil.

[@roadtrekralph311]

I was contemplating the install of a 700r4 vs Gear Vendors attached to my rebuilt th350 in my 72 Elko. Your video convinced me. Gear Vendors it is!

[@designsinorbit]

If I could go back, I'd never have gone the Gear Vendor route for my TH400. It sucks on so many levels.

[@tracyworthington5884]

Your $400 car is now worth a gold mine

[@FrankMendoza-mj9sv]

I bought a 68 red chevelle SS 396/375 hp, in 68 for $ 2800. Street race it and a few times at Lions Drag Strip. Rebuilt the engine 2 times in 4 years, I guess I had a heavy foot. I sold the car in 72, the new owner did not want the engine or 4speed trans, he was going to install a small block with an automatic. I have alway hoped I could locate the car, still have the 396 and 4speed. I don't know the vin number only the California license plate number WJT 118, purchased in Pasadena, CA and sold in Los Angeles, CA. It was a great car for 18 year old maybe too much car. I can't wait to see your finished 68 chevelle, keep up all the great work/information. Thanks!

[@martymcmannis6581]

Back in 79, I bought my first car. 68SS 396 body had a 327 power glide 2 speed auto. Biggest difference was mine was rusty, very rusty i paid 150$. Those were the days. Thanks for the memories Oh yeah, had a front bushing stuck that squeaked loudly.. could hear me coming a mile away...lol

[@justken1900]

My first car in 1982 was a 68 Chevelle Malibu 307 Powerglide, black on black. Loved that car

[@johnprins4731]

To funny..your cars sounds great 👍..BRINGS back memories on my Beaumont 1969 2 Door..Green on green 307 2 speed power glide

[@dougdrummond9341]

Thank you for no commercials. Back in the 80s a friend of mine had a SS silver and black we all know the car 396 automatic. I was drinking and rear-ended I pick up with a camper on it took out the whole front clip. The car was Cherry before I got into it that night. Sad sad

[@ponyrang]

Wow, Hello my friend.. All the best to your channel and hope you have a wonderful day !!!

[@BigGixx23]

I like the portable air! I can't wait to see more video's of this bad boy!

[@atexan]

I also bought a '68 Conours 307 in 1989 from a kid who needed bail/lawyer money. Born with a 3-on-the-tree, someone before me did a horrible job converting it to a TH350. It was purchased as a daily driver so I could do some extensive work on my '71 C-10. It took me 6 months to sort it out. Crager SST's with bias-plys and air shocks. Momo wheel and a bench seat. Someone painted it emerald green. It was a 70's throw back. I drove it for a year then sold it to my cousin. Who managed to get it totaled on a construction site when they dropped some heavy machinery on it.

[@stevenpoff6273]

That car reminds me allot of my 66 Chevelle SS I had and I had basically the same engine but mine had headers and a 350 turbo transmission and a Hurst slap shifter and is was scary fast I never lost any drag races with it.

[@abrdds]

Love your calmness ... I would have been cussing

[@loreengastineau6849]

Liked.. looking forward to more of this 68's revival!

[@mrfusion8496]

Good video. Look forward to more.

[@MattOverDrive]

Thank you!

[@miketate5001]

Good video enjoyed looking forward to see more thanks

[@JBK-qx1fr]

That green is awesome...should go back to it

[@Cartier_specialist]

I'm going to collect a bunch of envy because when I was a senior in high school you could buy a low mileage near mint condition 69 Chevelle SS396 4 speed for $1500. A guy I knew back then had one. It was pristine.

[@peteartussee1202]

This is a great video sir and I really love your car. Keep up the great work

[@scottsmith1386]

Man, I loved the way it looked with the Cragar SS's. I just decided that's what I'll be putting on my '68 when it's ready. My car is a lot further behind than yours, though.

[@jhutch1470]

I have the Cragar setup on my 72 Lemans. Everybody comments on them. It just turned 90,000 miles, and I have been daily driving it for three years. LOL I' just looking for faster steering, so I'm wondering what gearbox he is using.

[@MattOverDrive]

I'm using the Jeep Grand Cherokee box. Well worth the effort

[@sublime929]

I agree, turned it off when those horrible wheels went on. And those aren't Cragar SS, similar though.

[@raywilson800]

Great work getting the old car up and running. I believe if you would have serviced that transmission before you started out and got the Lucas hot by driving a ways with it on top of the intake or somewhere it could have warmed up and been pourable and that would have given your transmission fluid time to warm up. That's the way the Lucas works. Not sponsored or affiliated with Lucas Oil . Just previous owner of many worn out 350 and 400 turbo GM transmissions and a couple of worn out R4's. I guess the fact that they run long enough to wear out is a testament to the durability of GM transmissions. Well, good luck to you. Be looking forward to a follow up video in this motley ride. ❤🐘🇺🇸

[@richardsmith-qy6vl]

My first car was a 69 chevelle non SS but many SS options had the SS hood console and bucket seats 307 3 speed standered with a 12 bolt posi I loved that car and had about 7 or 8 other chevelles and a few elcominos also.

[@missingremote4388]

What do you drive now? tiburon?

[@mikerequa820]

Good video!! Nice chevelle sounds good sorry you're tranny went south. I had 68 ss with 454 4 gear 488 posi engine locked up 3rd day dropped 427 4 gear with 373 posi never beat on the street but was in late 70s sure miss that one. Thanks for sharing be safe have fun

[@davidrenwick6718]

I have almost the same story bought my 68chevelle back in 82

[@uniteight2332]

Great job, dude! Nice ride!

[@dcrasta]

Beautiful car, one of my favorites. I wish :D

[@Wanous-hv7zo]

Carb is the way to go.

[@Nova.1971]

Very cool... will have to check on other videos when I get time......

[@billypeters445]

There is a short 3/8" bolt in the block in front of the fuel pump shaft. You take that out and put in a longer bolt that will hold the shaft up. Once you install the pump, you put the short bolt back in.

[@keithsims86]

She did damn good

[@chevyman6975]

That car still looks great being pulled Either way you got a diamond in the rough And I would most definitely call that a Success Beautiful car Can't wait to see more videos

[@kevinkobayashi]

maybe you could have got it tweaked at auto shop at the next exit, that might give you enough to make the 700 miles with a huge accomplishment at the end and a huge smile we made it

[@rooster68able]

Thank God she got her " brains back" hollley carb!!

[@thadmachia9873]

Awesome try hats off to you!

[@SouthernPioneer1965]

Old rims looked way better

[@kevinturco9077]

Nice video and adventure

[@noampitlik2332]

What I did with mine was to get a Gear Vendors OD so I could use a trusty TH400 and have the OD. No cables!

[@PyroDaveProductions]

Man I love vice grip garage.

[@andrewporter4381]

Great video. No frills, just good info. Work on the sound quality and it'll be prime

[@AOD-tr7nd]

Beautiful car

[@ronaldgordien6840]

Owned a 68 Chevelle Malibu 327 1989 I was in the Navy stationed at Moffett Field San Francisco Bay Area I bought it from a guy named Tim small summer of 89 he taught me how to drive a stick before he sold me the car cuz I didn't know how to drive a stick and the car had a stick he taught me it had a three-speed herst shifter I think it was actually a 307 engine.. it was a orangish red 68 Chevy Malibu I bought it for $1,000 in the summer of 89 on NAS Moffett Field California in the San Francisco Bay Area.. I was stationed at Moffett Field I was in the Navy it was 1989 my first year in the Navy and I bought this total hot rod for $1,000!!...

[@ebahraimabdulrahman4475]

The heroes men will make it run these cars are worth to be saved from damages

[@clydepodvin5026]

Sweeeet car great investment for $400 .

[@FrankKnight8846]

That a beautiful chevelle. But I think you should kept the original wheels they look a lot better.

[@MattOverDrive]

Those wheels I put on were just for the drive home. I ended up with a set of slotted mags for it.

[@Fireheadfred]

Theres a bolt that faces forward on the engine u can take out and put a longer bolt in to hold that fuel pump rod

[@jamessharp9790]

I’ve successfully used the Lucas product in trans to prolong life before. Very thick

[@nemesisxrox6773]

nearly 7yrs without payin hefty storage charges --- pretty good deal --- butcha still gotta add that final sum into the project thou its minor along with the tranny issue u seem to still b way ahead on the value end. Enjoyed the nicely done video in the 'VG' style.

[@truckerkevthepaidtourist]

16:35 the start but not catch is that the classic GM starter solenoid kicking out?

[@MattOverDrive]

It is. I have since swapped out the solenoid and it has cured 90% of the problem. Swapping out the bendix next.

[@truckerkevthepaidtourist]

@@MattOverDrive classic GM notorious.

[@richardbates2367]

@@MattOverDrive junk weak solenoid .

[@paulpowell195]

Hell yea man love it .love the music also

[@WIDESIDE72]

Glad to see you brought hr home. As you discovered, the TV cable adjustment won’t have any effect in third gear.

[@stevepeyton9073]

I am a Big fan of manual transmissions for a very good reason

[@SladeM.]

Love the car, haaate the new wheels.

[@MattOverDrive]

Yes those wheels did not fit the car. I just ran them for the trip home as the tires were good.

[@onemat2000]

What a great car...

[@JohnSmith-fm6wx]

Love it with the craggers

[@strikeryachts]

Diamond in the rough.

[@oldautos251]

Bought a 68 Chevelle 327 4 speed in the summer of 1968, only had one problem, missed a shift and blew the cluster gear in the Saginaw Tranny, at the time I did the major contracting on my own house and went with a red head girlfriend, the house is gone, the red head is gone, I still miss my CHEVELLE!

[@xpelon209x]

Nice! Chevelle

[@jonathonh1089]

i like this video and i like your car!

[@ozmanozgood856]

700glass4 lol, nice car man🤘

[@madlukasik]

My dream car!!

[@manfordjennings3905]

excellent try the tranny was just not up to the task but you sure did a good job and what was the music really liked that tune here,s hoping to see more from ya

[@tphvictims5101]

There are several cars that you can do NO WRONG WITH. The Chevelle and the earlier Ford Falcon. Gasser Pro Touring you name it.

[@632Harrison]

Bought my first car in 1977 from green ford, and of course it was a 68 chevelle SS Paid $800.00 for it when and built 396 bored to 402, unfortunately I lost it in my first marriage

[@tomwinkle1597]

Nice car

[@zachbrooks3897]

You almost set that tv cable correctly. What your supposed to do is release the clip, hold the throttle wide open, and while continuing to hold the throttle wide open, press the clip back in, and then release the throttle. I was hoping you could hear me as I was screaming at my screen when I watched this.

[@dreamcars-nl]

wow what a great car

[@quagmiredavis4117]

Great video .. whats name of soundtrack

[@albertmassingo4249]

I was all in to get through the low profile tires on it I'm so tired of people ruining classic cars by throwing low profile tires on them nothing wrong with the way our cars look back in the day and they looked way sweeter than they do now.

[@MattOverDrive]

Those went on for the trip home as the tires were good. It's got a set of slotted mags on it now that look sweet!

[@joe-hp4nk]

The first 100 miles will tell.

[@GalaxieMarauder]

Yea I remember that PAW Catalog from the 1990s.

[@MattOverDrive]

It was the Sears Catalog of engine parts!

[@GalaxieMarauder]

@@MattOverDrive dammit man! I miss the Sears Catalog too. I miss Sears altogether. That was the one and only store a Man ever needed.

[@marktippin5802]

There's there's a small tree short reads pulled just off from the front of the engine use one of the fuel pump bolts of push the rod up with your finger and just put more than the fuel pump bulls and finger tight balls and brought up that you can put the fuel pump in with no problem

[@marxs1961]

Next time just put a dab of wheel bearing grease on the fuel pump rod to hold it up in position and it will go together much easier...

[@michaelvandenhoy1021]

So what size tires were you running on that chevelle, curious.

[@Anthony-ue4zm]

did water get into the transmission from a radiator cooler line?

[@seanmicheal124]

Eh Matt what’s the name of the songs and artist on your road trip in your sweet ride?! My dream car, just have to find away yo make it reality!

[@MattOverDrive]

It says the artist is: Arthur Navarro and they are published by Atlantis Music & Sound. I could only find them on the site where I can get music like that (Storyblocks). He has some other songs also. One of the songs here is called "Railroad Moon" and the other is "Living on the Run"

[@seanmicheal124]

@@MattOverDrive Thx! I found the group under Caos y Estragos in English “Chaos and Havoc” EP from 2016, includes both song titles. Good luck to you Matt

[@SuperKONR]

Throw a TH350 in it and put the Cragars back on and you've got a sweet car!!

[@stephenjoy5021]

You said it had the keep steering box conversion.how do you like it.just did it to my 72 but haven’t drove it yet.

[@MattOverDrive]

I like it. Its not a huge difference but the steering is a little quicker and feels more modern

[@Schlipperschlopper]

Sadly from 2030 on all combustion cars including classics will be banned from public streets in entire EU and Scandinavia :-( In Germany the Green Peoples Party gave order to shorten fuel supply from 2025 on by reducing all conventional fuel stations to only one state operated central gas station per city or county. Now they want to slow down all the gas station fuel pumps from 20 litre per minute to 2 litre per minute...From 2027 on in the EU certain car spare parts will be banned too....as exhaust systems, turbo chargers and even some engine and gearbox oils...California and New York will do the same from 2027 on.... So no investments should be done in oil burning cars any longer....They even created a new kind of crime here, called emissions and smoke crime !!!

[@rtoney8354]

400 bucks ? No way

[@black63ford]

What is the od gear ratio and the diff gear ratio.

[@marktippin5802]

It was supposed to say is a short 3/8 thread and bolt in the front of the engine just off of the fuel pump down by the oil and it take that out and you can put your fuel pump everything and you have no problem putting the fuel pump in sorry my auto text is not work the greatest

[@Gokywildcats11]

Hope you can find a 1967 Camaro

[@bigbelconut]

Your PCV should be on the driver side and vent on passenger side.

[@mikehendrix6558]

How did you get it for that price?

[@jondedman7968]

I do not see a return spring on the carb. Am I blind?

[@MattOverDrive]

There's one there. I always run a return spring.

[@jhutch1470]

What gearbox did you use? My daily driver is a 72 Lemans 2 door hardtop. I'm looking for faster steering.

[@MattOverDrive]

its a 1998 Jeep Grand Cherokee box. You have to get a couple of other parts to get it to work but if you Google it, there are a few good writeups

[@jhutch1470]

@@MattOverDrive Thank you. I will look into it. My master cylinder blew. I have no rear brakes. I'll fix that, then start on the steering.

[@vleldaddio210]

Where can I find a deal like this ? Here in Texas a car like this sells for $5 K in worse condition 👿🤬😵 I bought a 72 monte Carlo had been parked for 10 yrs had to pay $4200 plus another $600 just to get it to start 🤑✔️

[@winteroutside7014]

it is clickbait. he bought in in 1989 then did lots of work to it and has way more than $400 into it . he is a liar and deserves to be redrummed

[@marshall60m4]

It didnt in 1988....

[@jeffreybrianring6392]

I that car was in Oregon, they would want 10K for it.

[@tonycompton6690]

Need to go back to the old school rims.

[@MattOverDrive]

I ended up going to some slot mags that look perfect on it

[@tonycompton6690]

@@MattOverDrive I seen that in a newer video, away from job by the way

[@ryanbeyea2834]

What's up

[@FARGuICEhole]

Please put the Cragar Wheels back on

[@MattOverDrive]

The offset on the rears was really bad. I ended up with a set of slotted mags on it that look really good.

[@jeremyst.george6711]

$400? Jeez if it was for sale on Facebook marketplace today they be trying to get $15,000 😂

[@sublime929]

Turned it off right as that first terrible wheel was going on, too bad.

[@troyhatch4116]

Please put 15 inch wheels back on!

[@michaelhemm3579]

Nice wife though. Show more footage of her!

[@paularruda4933]

I bet this guy watches VGG!

[@MattOverDrive]

Sure do!

[@cecilsexton863]

Good try the joy of having a old car