1968 Dodge D200 383 Torn Down

1968 Dodge D200 383 Torn Down - Betsy's Beast

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@NicksGarage 3 жыл бұрын

Hey 'gang'.. here is a look a Betsy, in her natural environment. Check it out! kzfaq.info/get/bejne/bbt5bNqBm7iYh2Q.html

@CoastalAutoReactionCAR 3 жыл бұрын

On my 11th time watching thank you Nick man I am glad those manifolds will never be used again! Love watching my buddy Nick do his think can not wait to get back!!

@steveshoemaker6347 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Nick for the tear down & George the camera guy....!

@jonlennon3348 3 жыл бұрын

With that cam gear so wasted he must of drove it gently otherwise it would have gone out of time and ruined everything. The oil even looked good. Chances are just mild wear and tear.

@CoastalAutoReactionCAR 3 жыл бұрын

@@jonlennon3348 Yup I knew what was going on and was careful the last few drives.

@unclebobohc.a.r4335 3 жыл бұрын

Hey gang have you gone and checked out coastal auto reaction...if not your missing out...cheers

@EasyFixShaun 3 жыл бұрын

383''s are forever etched in the hearts of Mopar muscle lovers.

@NicksGarage 3 жыл бұрын

And many are still under their hoods too!

@EasyFixShaun 3 жыл бұрын

@@NicksGarage Yes. They are rock solid motors in my book!

@Welcometofacsistube 3 жыл бұрын

Best big block ever

@EasyFixShaun 3 жыл бұрын

@@Welcometofacsistube I agree! I had one. I wish I had never let it go ☹️

@mikestackhouse9001 3 жыл бұрын

They can take the revs all day!

@jodaddysdodgegarage3533 Жыл бұрын

I absolutely love this guy. Not only does he tell you things that you would have to read between the lines of service manuals to get, but if you’re observant you pick up pro tips just watching him as well!!

@CoastalAutoReactionCAR 3 жыл бұрын

Poor old engine worked hard! So happy I paid attention and when she started acting funny she got a rest! Now it’s in great hands with my buddy Nick!

@enduser6982 3 жыл бұрын

the oil in #8 may be a bent intake valve due to timing chain skipping for deteriorated Nylon on big gear

@CoastalAutoReactionCAR 3 жыл бұрын

@@enduser6982 Check the other comments brother and all the. Ideas. The nylon is why I stopped driving it and all the valves were ok tires rings in num 8 and the VG seals are worn. Thank you for commenting watching and subscribing though we really do appreciate it thank you cheers

@LunarOutlawsGarage 3 жыл бұрын

I like the oil drain stand can’t believe I never thought of that what a great idea

@NicksGarage 3 жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

@LunarOutlawsGarage 3 жыл бұрын

@@NicksGarage lol all this time I have been balancing the oil pan on my smaller stands. My real large engine stand is a little different so I don’t need it but on the smaller stands it is a mess waiting to happen 🤣

@Doc_Dolan 3 жыл бұрын

I mentioned to the wife when I saw it ... "I can't believe in all of my years wrenching, and building engines, etc. I NEVER thought of that! I had 2 red bricks that I used, on their sides, to balance my drain pan! Of course .... I would have had a bit harder time doing it because all of our milk crates were stainless wire ones! Proves the old saying that even old dogs CAN learn new tricks!

@mikestackhouse9001 3 жыл бұрын

I think Nick should have a mural on the back wall of his Dyno Room of his Kowalski Challenger. What do you think guys?

@ArcGlowingVision 3 жыл бұрын

No better feeling then learning from a genuine master of the art. Hi Betsy.

@davidtoups4684 3 жыл бұрын

The 383 is the best V8 Chrysler ever made. You can’t kill them!

@saltycreole2673 3 жыл бұрын

Opening scene: Have Nick lurking behind the old tired engine like Gandalf with his bag of magic tricks! Lol! Can hardly wait for Mondays.

@4ondflor 3 жыл бұрын

If I lived closer I’d hang out at Nick’s all the time and help out. Thanks to George’s camera work, we all get to feel like we’re there with Nick. Thanks for the show today!

@Duececoupe 3 жыл бұрын

The last time I was this early, Chrysler, Ford and GM were still street racing each other on the streets of Detroit!

@NicksGarage 3 жыл бұрын

Good times.

@Duececoupe 3 жыл бұрын

@@NicksGarage Very true! I've read plenty of what they were up to back then....not jealous one bit, oh no, as much as I wish around during the early Super Stocks etc., etc., them '62 Dodge and Plymouth's are so ugly that they're beautiful, wouldn't mind one each with a 413 a' la Nick's Garage! 🤜🏻🤛🏻👍🏻

@tonyunderwood9678 3 жыл бұрын

The stoplight nationals on Woodward...

@garycorbin2789 3 жыл бұрын

Just modified an old milk crate , to do the same thing brilliant idea 👏

@norman_sage2528 3 жыл бұрын

383 love 💘 My dad always used the term " key". Le Cle, for open end wrench. Thanks Nick

@tomnekuda3818 3 жыл бұрын

I've been waiting for a 383 rebuild a long time and now you have two of them going. Great!

@Zachsmoparandmashedpotatos 3 жыл бұрын

Someone needs to make nick a retrofit pistol grip for the dyno throttle !!!!

@Zachsmoparandmashedpotatos 3 жыл бұрын

@@bryantcurtis2665 lmao I don’t think I caught that ,leather lasts.

@cudaman-yq7pq 3 жыл бұрын

It will be interesting to see how Nick manages to coax 400 HP out of a high torque 383 using a dual plane intake and stock log exhaust manifolds - stroker kit? :)

@CoastalAutoReactionCAR 3 жыл бұрын

That old offy intake is going back on the shelf and those manifolds are going in the scrap bin!!!

@danbusey 3 жыл бұрын

@@CoastalAutoReactionCAR I wouldn't throw the manifolds away. Big block truck manifolds are not that common. Someone may want those some day.

@johnelliott7375 3 жыл бұрын

Just the little bits of historical info and facts makes him that much more valuable as a set of encyclopedias before the internet. God bless you Nick. Just like these are original and this is why how and everything you want to know, he knows it.

@steveskouson9620 3 жыл бұрын

When I got my '70 road runner, the first engine part I got, was a Melling high volume oil pump. And, it was EASY to change. steve

@eugenecastles7475 3 жыл бұрын

I enjoyed watching the 383 disassembly. For the mileage Betsy has on her, the engine was in pretty good condition internally. She has the all the typical problems associated with a high mileage engine. I have seen some lower mileage 383's that were in much worse condition. Betsy will be better than new after Nick works his magic on her. Then she will be ready for another 200,000+ miles. Great video George, I enjoyed all the closeups of the engine during the tear down, keep those great videos coming!!

@TechnikMeister2 3 жыл бұрын

Been having heart trouble down here in Australia. I was feeeling terrible this afternoon. So I gave myself some Nicks Garage therapy and watched this video. Now I feel relaxed and a lot better. Thanks Nick, Steve.

@nickpanaritis4122 3 жыл бұрын

Tech. I am happy it worked for you.

@jameswalker629 3 жыл бұрын

You can tell it's a Victoria engine from the lack of corrosion nice tear-down

@jfk64kennedy95 2 жыл бұрын

I was a carpenter, many renovations...the 1st day on job, demo was fun, get your frustrations out...after that just work....BUT putting everything back, new....that was satisfaction

@stevelacker358 3 жыл бұрын

Totally missed everything Nick did because I was obsessing over the Jensen Interceptor on the lift. 🤤

@randyrhodes7526 3 жыл бұрын

I so remember rebuilding B and RB engines back in the late 70's/early 80's as a man in my late teens early 20's back then, I enjoy looking at every part as you tear down and rebuild the big blocks, it is so clear to me every part, keep up all the great work you do !!

@stevepuyear2738 3 жыл бұрын

Betsy sure came apart nice and slick for being old, high mileage, never opened up before.👍

@ernestdougherty3162 3 жыл бұрын

Good morning Nick and crew no better way to wake up on a Monday morning then to watch Nick's garage and having my cup of coffee to get the day started

@CoastalAutoReactionCAR 3 жыл бұрын

And here we are at number 21 lol you know it’s fun for when you watch 21 times !

@cool64falcon 3 жыл бұрын

i think you have a problem

@CoastalAutoReactionCAR 3 жыл бұрын

@@cool64falcon Nawwwww lol

@eugenecastles7475 3 жыл бұрын

Good Morning Nick, Having a cup of coffee, and watching as usual on Monday morning, no better way to start the day!!

@NicksGarage 3 жыл бұрын

Morning! Glad to have you with us, sir.

@davidrasch3082 3 жыл бұрын

There is so much to learn on disassembly I will watch this one again.

@justjake8873 3 жыл бұрын

I picked that intake up for $20 at a swap meet. Had plans to put it on the 361 in my 61’ Chrysler Windsor to replace the stock 2bbl cast iron brick on top. Luke needed a intake for Betsy as the stock had a crack or something and it was just sitting on my shelf at the time. Was only ever a temporary replacement. Thanks again Nick for all your doing and have done for Big Easy. He’s had a rough go the last while. If nothing else this should bring a big smile to his face.

@jamesjohnson4093 3 жыл бұрын

Monday's are amazing because of Nick!

@NicksGarage 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks James!

@krz8888888 3 жыл бұрын

All my life I heard that those old beasts needed a rebuild after 100 000 miles. I am impressed that they can make it to 190!

@BuzzLOLOL 3 жыл бұрын

Almost any old V8 should go 200-250K miles...

@vintagesavoiur 3 жыл бұрын

I remember finding nylon teeth in my 70 pontiac pan.

@MH-53E 3 жыл бұрын

I'd love to have a dollar for every time Nick says, "it doesn't matter, we'll go from there."

@NicksGarage 3 жыл бұрын

They are phrases that work for just about any situation! A universal philosophy. Thanks for your comment, and now.. 'Take it from there!'

@CoastalAutoReactionCAR 3 жыл бұрын

@@NicksGarage So True!

@ironmonkey1512 3 жыл бұрын

I don't know how many times I have let temper get the best of me when things come up and regretted it. It's a good philosophy.

@JR-rz1br 3 жыл бұрын

What makes me smile is when his sentences are palindromes. Lucas drove all the way from Victoria with this engine in the back of his truck and wouldn't you know it this engine was driven in the back of the truck all the way from Victoria.

@johna1160 3 жыл бұрын

@@JR-rz1br Palindrome is a phrase that reads the same forward and backward. EX. name no one man.

@scottb8175 3 жыл бұрын

Hi Nick, thanks. Just a note from a machinist's perspective - the ridge reamer makes centering most cylinder boring bars less accurate, as the boring bar locating is best if they locate center off the top of the cylinder bore (to find the location of the original factory machined cylinder centerline). Use of a ridge reamer removes the ability to accurately center to the factory original bore center. The boring bar then only registers to the worn cylinder surface, and the wear usually is skewed off the original center a few thou. One of the least appreciated things home engine builders could do was bring us a block that was ridge reamed. Sometimes the reamer would even put a taper at the top of the cylinder that made boring the block sketchy and time consuming at best. That messes up accurately milling the required deck height, and can make the new cylinder bores out of alignment with the crank centerline. When we disassembled a worn engine ourselves, we would slam the pistons out without ever using a reamer, even if it meant breaking the piston lands and rings. If there was a lot of ridge and even slamming the pistons didn't work, we would carefully chamfer the ridge a little with either emery cartridge rolls or a rotary file, making sure to leave as much of the original cylinder bore surface as possible to find the cylinder center for the boring bar. Then slam the pistons out.

@clarebutterfield6927 3 жыл бұрын

I have had 5 Dodges and 1 Chrysler with 383's in them! Great instruction Nick! Thank you!

@Rokonroller 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Nick, a trip back in time for me. I had a 69 Monaco 500 shite buckets 2 door coupe 383 4bbl. Had 58000 in it when the car was destroyed. I loved that engine. Could cruise at 85 mph with zero sweat. Top end was unidentifiable

@jaycharger72 3 жыл бұрын

Makes my week watching this show ,inspiring when youve got a project on the go

@pauljanssen7594 Ай бұрын

Basically as a machinist I get an engine tour down hopefully in less than 30 minutes get the parts in the hot tank and start on ordering the engine rebuild kit for it. Time is money and money is time most customers want their engine back in 2 weeks ready to go back in the car.

@shawnbeck2303 3 жыл бұрын

Up late at night watching the tear down of that high mileage 383. What a great engine! A poor man's Muscle car motor. 335 horsepower. Now, Nick is going to make it produce 400 hp! Different intake and piston's. Maybe a bigger cam and Headers.Can't wait to see the Dyno going to town on that rebuild 383 motor. Long Live Mopars! Great video Nick! Shawn.

@NicksGarage 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for staying up with us, Shawn.

@robertforget6369 3 жыл бұрын

Good morning Nick! perfect way to start the week with nicks garage, best of the week to you and your team.

@NicksGarage 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks! You too!

@CoastalAutoReactionCAR 3 жыл бұрын

THANK YOU NICK!!!

@macfranks2456 3 жыл бұрын

When I was a little bitty kid the local Palestine, Texas police had 383 magnum Road Runners in metallic blue with dog dish hub caps. I will never forget standing on the side walk down town one day with my older brother when an officer got a call of some kind. He fired that thing up and took off right in front of us smoking the tires. My ears rung for an hour it was so loud. That has made a long lasting impression on me and one of my earliest memories. I knew right then that I was going to grow up and become a gear head, LOL. Ok so my question is what were the significant differences between a plain old 383 and the 383 Magnum engines? I can't really find a good write up on the net that cover the Magnum really well.

@petergoodwin2465 3 жыл бұрын

Can't wait to see this beast go, I bet Nick gets this to do exactly what Lucas wants. Always good watching Nick work.

@georgemusulin5812 3 жыл бұрын

I've had my 70 383 Challenger SE since 1979 standard dash 4 speed no tach! How it survived my 20's I will never know ! Love the mighty mopars !

@MichaelandCathy1999 3 жыл бұрын

My father’s first new car was a ‘70 Plymouth Sport Suburban Station Wagon, with the proudly worn “383 MAGNUM” badges on each side of the reverse scooped hood and included turning light indicators on top of the fenders.

@nickpanaritis4122 3 жыл бұрын

Michael. Rare, and a nice model it was.

@jamesm9766 3 жыл бұрын

Nick don’t need power tools he can zip that ratchet just as fast 👍🏻

@tomploeg2260 3 жыл бұрын

That way he can feel every fastener to see if the threads are okay

@HalJalikakik 6 ай бұрын

This is such a wonderful and comprehensive video. I am using this as a reference guide for my planned tear down of my ‘74 Challenger’s 383. It’s a period correct engine although the car was born with a 318. I’ve never done anything like this but am excited to carefully and methodically get into it. Thanks Nick for giving me such a great resource! ❤

@paulmbylbie6065 3 жыл бұрын

Nick is a man who is all about doing it rite & whom actually does

@brentdavis4867 3 жыл бұрын

a master class in using a ratchet which demonstrates that a fancy handle on a ratchet is a waste of money

@MoparMan-ff8fb 3 жыл бұрын

I use hand tools of all sorts and a few air or electric power tools . I like the physical work out with tools since I dont have a gym membership. 3 Lbs hammer and breaker bar and racheting breaker bar will give your upper body a good workout 💪. I use factory nuts and bolts but some times I like to upgrade to grade 8 with the cadium plating aka anti rust coating . it helps dress an engine up to. ive had good luck so far knock on wood when I heat up the nut and bolts with a hand held propane bottle torch then while the fastener is hot I spray on the PB blaster . the causes the penatrating oil to soak in before it cools

@easygoing2479 3 жыл бұрын

Before Nick even mentioned how stinky it was getting while flipping that engine over to take off the oil pan, I could smell tearing that engine down from here, 900 miles away. And I also learned something new, something surprising - Nick didn't have a ridge reamer handy. (Maybe he did, but just ran out of time for this video.) I think I had to replace the big rubber "O-ring" in my Lisle two or three times through the years.

@revolution_9 3 жыл бұрын

Nick, you're a very good teacher, and thank you for giving us your tricks !

@NicksGarage 3 жыл бұрын

Glad you like them!

@leecarroll1817 3 жыл бұрын

Loved the old B Blocks, its gonna tough with the restrictive exhaust. Raced em, had a 69 Super Bee. A dual plane intake is the trick in street apps. I bracket raced my Dodges and didnt twist em over 5500. Love yourProgram and miss the good ole days. Keep up the good work as Im retired now and watch you.

@GhostOfRT300 3 жыл бұрын

I love watching a good tear-down! Thanks for sharing your knowledge once again, Nick! 🇨🇦🇬🇷🇦🇺 🏁🚘🏁

@douglasb9105 3 жыл бұрын

This is the BEST shop class I ever took. Thanks Nick!!!!

@charger19691 3 жыл бұрын

It’s hard to beat a nice, reliable 383 Dodge big block engine. It’s in great hands with Nick!

@thedolt9215 3 жыл бұрын

Everybody wants an uncle like Nick…

@brandonpickrell6232 3 жыл бұрын

Good way to start my day and week!

@NicksGarage 3 жыл бұрын

Glad to hear that!

@craigcontofalsky4387 3 жыл бұрын

I took auto mechanics class in the 10th grade. We were showed a movie of a mechanic that did everything wrong! His name was "Primative Pete" I'll never forget that! One of the local neighborhood kids fit that bill perfectly! A real hammer man!😂😂😂

@genesimons8368 3 жыл бұрын

I somehow was lucky enough to run across Nick's Garage online. Always nice to find something interesting to view. Trusty old 383, a darn good engine. Rest assured Nick, I've been spreading the word..

@johnnyzee383 3 жыл бұрын

Ive owned 3 383 Chrysler cars...and in my opinion, this was the best and most reliable motor that Chrysler made. 320 Kms and the motor was probably still running .Ill be following this rebuild.Interested to see the cycl wear and main bearings....

@HammerHeadGarage 3 жыл бұрын

Nick, I like how you use manual tools to take an engine apart. I do the same thing. I have a 1900cc vtwin engine apart right now. Alot of parts :)

@sonyhk3824 3 жыл бұрын

What a great professional teacher you are, Nick you are awesome 👍

@dougnelsin1480 3 жыл бұрын

I have a few 383s and I love them!! Thanks for the tutorial Nick.

@jimjungle1397 3 жыл бұрын

The 1968 and 1969 4 barrel 383 engines came with a above deck pistons. The 2 barrel 383's had lower compression. With the 1968 906 heads having new ports based on the 1967 440 915 heads, both 383 2 barrel and 4 barrel engines got matching high rise intakes. The high performance 383's got the tri-metal rod bearings from the high performance 440, but came with standard duty main bearings.

@lukepokrajac1057 Жыл бұрын

The pistons on my 68 h-code 383 come right up to the deck...dead nuts....and on all 8 pistons. I'd heard also that they are a bit prone out of the deck but not on my engine. The engine is all original from Trenton plant, built in 8/1967. You are right about rod bearings, they are all trimetal like the 440's on the rods.

@jeffreyrubish347 3 жыл бұрын

Happy Monday Nick, George, Vasilys, and the guys!

@NicksGarage 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks, Jeffery. You too.

@78ramcharger53 3 жыл бұрын

Don't forget I believe its Melissa behind the scenes lol I hope I got her name right?Always a good women behind scenes taking care of the boys.

@eribertoacedo9505 2 жыл бұрын

As talent as your crew is and yourself as the professor you guys are rock stars of Mopar's!! From San Diego California, enjoy watching you on Friday nights which I am currently doing also as much as I can get during the week when I'm not working on my hot rod!

@hwydog905 3 жыл бұрын

Hey Nick The new paint looks great, maybe a Hemi Orange 3" stripe along the top edge would really set it off..

@nickpanaritis4122 3 жыл бұрын

hwy. Thinking about it.

@toddprifogle7381 3 жыл бұрын

I am enjoying this episode . The discussion with Nick giving advice and tips is really excellent i would like to see more of this type format . Also by the way the sounds of the garage in the background was far better to my ears than loud music that forces me to constantly adjust the volume. Just my opinion .

@uponblocks2 3 жыл бұрын

Would love to see more of the engine builds while they are going together in the build room!! Love your vids Nick! 👍 great work!

@danohstoolbox 3 жыл бұрын

this is bringing back memories of auto shop i had to figure out why the display motor would not turn over had it almost completely stripped down then i was taking off the bell housing bolts out and a 7/8 lock washer drops out then i had to put it back together and run it it ran so i passed 👍🇨🇦

@208miuwu 3 жыл бұрын

Nick God Bless. Thank you for sharing these videos with us Motor heads.

@nickpappas4133 3 жыл бұрын

I see a Jenson Interceptor on a hoist,it’s at the right shop to have that Chrysler power taken care of.

@maccustoms2295 3 жыл бұрын

Good morning guys at Nick's garage. Hope you guys have a great week. Thanks for sharing a lot can be learned about an engines life during a teardown. Glad you guys shared it.

@AD-cn2uw 2 жыл бұрын

Hi Nick just wanted to say I really enjoy watching the tear down videos you do, so interesting. I'm From England and I don't see anything over here like what you do over there. Love all the cars and engines you work on!. Great show thank you.

@Hot80s 3 жыл бұрын

Good teardown Nick. In 91 i did the same with a 69 383 out of a charger the oil pickup screen was jammed with those white nylon bits, the horror.

@roninrider1930 2 жыл бұрын

I've had multiple Dodges and plymouth's for 383 those things are as tough as a coffin nail

@gtuttle4 3 жыл бұрын

Nick, I learn so much watching your videos, great job!

@21COOL-BIG-DADDY68 8 ай бұрын

I owned a VH VALIANT she had vinyl roof 318 fire ball V8 4 barrel Holley & auto press button shift stick swapped a 22 rifle & $150 CASH car that was 40 yrs ago I'm 55 yrs old now just subscribed to your channel nick viewer from Australia 🌏🦘 👍😎👍

@gerlofw 3 жыл бұрын

straight from work into Nick's Garage! thank you

@christopherwasko7329 3 жыл бұрын

That will be one happy 68 Dodge D200 (“Betsy”) with rebuilt / stout / #’s matching 383 big block from the motor master, Nick! Looking forward to viewing the next videos regarding the rebuild and modifications of same. Chris from Virginia and proud owner of a 1973 Dodge D100 Adventurer SE conventional cab, long bed with rebuilt / modified 340 HP LA 4-bbl. Motor (1971 vintage engine with 10.3:1 compression ratio), Hedman street headers, A727 three speed auto. HD trans and Dana rear.😎

@ericball6000 3 жыл бұрын

Dr. Nick, that was fun,like being back in shop class in high school,back in the day my mom had a 1966 chrysler 300 that she called Betsy,good memories,cheers.

@CoastalAutoReactionCAR 2 жыл бұрын

So happy with this engine now! Rebuilt at 197,000 miles!

@lukepokrajac1057 Жыл бұрын

How's she running now? I enjoyed watching this build! Hope your health is hanging in there...I know you went through a lot.

@thecommentary21 3 жыл бұрын

Hard to believe that engine has never ever been tore town and rebuilt in 50 plus years of its life.

@jamesmerrihew5887 3 жыл бұрын

Somebody took care of that motor Nick those Pistons look very tight for 200,000 miles

@CoastalAutoReactionCAR 3 жыл бұрын

I tried to :)

@mikekas1411 3 жыл бұрын

I'm a doc and yes you replace you're blood every day poop is about half used blood . Love ya Nick .

@NicksGarage 3 жыл бұрын

Wow!

@CORVAIRWILD 3 жыл бұрын

The 383 run lasted 10+ years I think. 1961 to early 70s. Was external oil pump new or old idea? Buick was a problem, as you know working for Grant Hamilton Pontiac Buick in the 70s. GH was on Jean Talon east of Decarie and east of Cote des Nieges

@NicksGarage 3 жыл бұрын

Great engines.. and good memories.

@imarobot3757 3 жыл бұрын

thought it was city pontiac buick west m,aybe east of cote de neige east of decarie

@nickpanaritis4122 3 жыл бұрын

@@imarobot3757 . I worked for City Buick Pontiac in the late 70's. It is located just east of Cote De Nieges.

@CORVAIRWILD 3 жыл бұрын

@@nickpanaritis4122 In the early 70s my father bought me a 63 Rambler from Grant Hamilton. They changed the name in the late seventies I think to City Buick. Now it's a Nissan dealership

@mark_osborne 3 жыл бұрын

Love this video ! first engine I ever tore down was a 383 back before I ever had a driver's license (aprox 1972). Paint job in the dyno room looks awesome !

@redlegalnj 2 жыл бұрын

nick is a hell of a mechanic

@donnac1279 3 жыл бұрын

Hey Nick, thanks for the info on the bolt heads! I knew exactly what you were talking about, but never knew what those 3 or 6 lines meant. Im gonna have the hood of my jeep tilted back tomorrow, cause I'm checkin out some bolt heads. Thanks again, far from the maddening crowds, with a good cup of coffee in the mtns of NC 😎

@BuzzLOLOL 3 жыл бұрын

Some car factory bolts with no markings may be stronger than what hardware store bolts are...

@RoyMarkosGarageRMG 3 жыл бұрын

It's nice to watch someone who knows their craft and is willing to share it with others. "Take it from there" should be on a shirt/mug/everything of yours Nick (haha).

@NicksGarage 3 жыл бұрын

It is! haha.. and it is available in 12 colors! teespring.com/stores/nicks-garage-gear

@RoyMarkosGarageRMG 3 жыл бұрын

@@NicksGarage only 12? haha

@CoastalAutoReactionCAR 3 жыл бұрын

Throw the exhaust manifolds in the scrap bin! I had to take them off to weld them lol they were cracked I hate them! Not using them! Valve was stuck closed when I got her lol took it out we don’t really get winter plus it’s getting headers lol Ol Betsy Nick Rocks!

@NicksGarage 3 жыл бұрын

Anyone want a paper weight?

@CoastalAutoReactionCAR 3 жыл бұрын

@@NicksGarage That is all they are good for lol

@fastyzzzff 3 жыл бұрын

I've taken a old fuel tank and split it and use the bottom with a c- clamp to the engine stand upright. Works great catches it all when you strip ot.and then to hold parts . .

@CoastalAutoReactionCAR 3 жыл бұрын

Going with Nicks recommendation for a manifold that one is actually Jakes anyway lol That bolt came outa the intake it was to keep it on cause we needed the nice intake bolts lol sorry Nick I actually said that when I was there Yes Change the intake!! It was plopped back on to pull the engine😧The good bolts that I used are still here lol Number 8 plug will be bad.(Engine was pulled with a intake plate also)

@dartgts383 3 жыл бұрын

That thing must have been a dog with that intake on it .

@CoastalAutoReactionCAR 3 жыл бұрын

@@dartgts383 Nope Had plenty of power. No 440 Cuda but plenty for what it was that being said it is time for much much more!

@mexicanspec 3 жыл бұрын

Was this exciting for you to watch, Luke? I really enjoyed it.

@CoastalAutoReactionCAR 3 жыл бұрын

@@mexicanspec I loved it!!

@rockinrowdy13 3 жыл бұрын

Nice to see you doing a total tear down Nick..can't wait to see her on the dyno and see what you put into it to get the hp

@biggerdaddy2 3 жыл бұрын

Nick I absolutely love watching your expertise on these cars! I love wrenching but since I have been disabled the last few years I don’t get to do it as much for fun. Only when needed lol I want to do an M or Q code Cleveland

@100amps 3 жыл бұрын

Great video. Learned a lot. Looking forward to the rebuild/assembly!

@largelarry2126 3 жыл бұрын

The part I like is that I don't need to take a bath now or clean up the mess.

@dartgts383 3 жыл бұрын

Nice to see the 383 getting some love from Nick's garage , I'm very interested in the HP and torque numbers on this build.

@easygoing2479 3 жыл бұрын

It sounds like a little bit of a challenge - looking for lots of low-end torque with over 400hp out of a 383... and using the factory exhaust manifolds? (Maybe I mis-under-heard that part.)