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That Camaro had an excellent owner. No rust and mechanically sound kudos to them for taking care of it. Looking forward to the previous owner seeing their pride and joy rolling back on the road. Dylan, you rock brother!

Man, that thing is so 80s, I love it. I guess you have to be born in that era to truly appreciate them. Can't wait to see it cleaned up 🤙🏻

A little Dylan McCool content to watch during the work hours. Thanks as always Dylan

that linkage from the trans to the column is the shift interlock linkage. it works the neutral and reverse light switch on the column, prevents the key from being turned back all the way when not in park (on manual trans cars you would have to put the shifter in reverse to get the key out) and prevents the shifter from being moved with the key off

You seem like a really nice guy and i am sure you are sitting by good people. Stage four cancer is a terrible thing to happen to anyone. Just wondering if your friends might consider something like cleaning out the garage to help ease the burden on the family? Hope to see you, Kevin, Luke and Mook get together again up here in Iowa one more time.

I can’t wait to see this get done. If at least for the previous owner to enjoy one last ride, another great video but it does hurt the heart to hear of their condition

I had a '78 and I miss it terribly. So glad you are resurrecting this!

Cool ride! I have a '81, it's nice to see these popping up more

Second generation Camaros are my favorite! I am a Chevy guy, but I love the Mopar’s as well. So happy to see this video. Can’t wait for the next one on it! Great job!

So satisfying to see another one put back on the road! But yea I was definitely one of those people wishing you'd just clean it already 😅

I would change out the Heater Core , I would bet it is leaking and that is why the floor on the passenger side is rusted out , plus there is a good chance there is a mouse nest in there and it will make your car smell terrible every time you use the heater . I am glad you will be giving the owner a chance to see his beautiful Camaro on the road again , Cheers

That barn cat probably did a major part in keeping mice away from the car.

It is a dualjet 210 carburetor. My 82 Malibu with 229cu v6 has a dualjet 210 on it. We have had the car since it was new. It sounds like it needs a new choke pull off too. That will cause the super rich condition when first started.

You should continue the restoration in this beast! Awakend from its 10 year slumber I'm looking forward to the washing and small fixes and seeing it in it's full performance!!!

Hey Dylan: Good job restoring the '79 Camaro especially after clearing out the exhaust which got the rig running much smoother... Just goes to show that you just can't kill a Chevy...From the home of PB Blaster Silicone spray... Cleveland, Ohio........

Beautiful find - I daily drive a 77 Camaro and it never fails to make me smile no matter what mood I’m in. Can’t wait to see this 79 all cleaned up in the next video - Looks like she needs very little work, and I bet it’ll surprise you how nice it cleans up.

I just found your channel recently but have been binging your content since I found it. I gotta say, you seem like a genuinely great person. You are mature well beyond your years and I can't get enough of these videos. I recently lost my Dad, so watching you with your Dad is therapeutic in a way. Can't wait to see how this beautiful beast turns out!

Dylan God Bless You and the family! In prayers for the gent battling cancer. I pray he has given his life to God. An amazing Camaro for sure! What a blessing it runs so well.

This brings back memories. My first car was a brand new, off the lot, 1979 Camaro Ralley-Sport 4 speed, T-Top, Silver with Black Hood and stripes. :-) :-) Thank you for the content :-)

I would love to see the driver seat repaird or Horse blanket seat covers. This is an awesome ride!

Dylan is cool.... he likes his Mopars and I can appreciate that but he also makes us Chevy guys happy to by working on a Chevy once in a while. I just happened to have a 79 Z28 back in the day... Good times !! Thanks Bud ! and Love the channel !!! Come on 1M Subs !!!!!!!!!!

I had a 79 for a few years, bought it from a co-workers brother who ordered it new from the factory with a 350, close ratio 4speed manual, a posi rear end. It was built in the age of 55 mph speed limit, so at 70, it turned like 3,000 rpm! Kinda busy at highway speeds. It was a hardtop, AM/FM 8track stereo that worked! Bought a couple of tapes off Ebay, Van Halen II, and blew people's minds when they saw/heard that! Had plans to do stuff to it, and owned it like 10 years, then life got in the way and actually sold it back to my co-worker! Kinda full circle!

Nothing quite like a t-top Camaro!! Mullet engaged.... great find!

Back in the smog pump days I lived in Oklahoma and no one cared if it was there or not. I drove Fords at that time and always removed the pump. It was easy, a quarter inch plug for water pipe and take the pump and throw it away. A mechanic told me it took seven horse power to run that pump and I drove six cylinder F100 trucks and needed the seven horses.

I think it's nice that the Disco Era Camaro is finally getting some love. They really where under appreciated. I missed my first one so much I had to get another one.

Definitely looking forward to this project series. I had an ‘81 and my Dad helped me install a 350 in it. Brings back fun memories of flying down the highway.

You got sooooome timing man. Literally TOMORROW, I'm getting my girlfriends 78 Camaro running again, which has been sitting in her grandmothers barn since 2016. 🤣🤣freaky man. 😅

Cancer sucks. I know you will have fun with that camaro. So much potential for a big build later.

MAN that is a nice find!! Any time you see a car like this going down the road, you gotta stop and stare

Love that you are fixing this Camaro. Can't wait to see the clean up video. This car will look beautiful when you're done with it.

I believe it will! Happy Friday! Happy St. Patrick’s Day! God Bless 😎

Great project and yes keep the videos coming in it! The choke housing should have a spring inside it and there should be some heat tubes running to it from the intake that help it open as the engine warms up. Loosen the screws holding that black cover and you can adjust the tension on it. I just rebuilt the qjet on a 78 Z28 and that is how it functioned. Set your initial timing to 8-12 degrees. The timing mark may be at the 12:00 position too. It was on the 78 I worked on. About 32-36 degrees all in will be good! Best of luck with the Camaro!

Great car,brother. My wife and I have a 79 trans am, we love this car, and I always wanted a smokey and the bandit car. I'm looking forward to watching your progress on this 79 camaro.

This Camaro looks pretty good. Definitely deserves to be saved

I just got a 86 Camaro a couple weeks ago. 1 owner car. It has a 305, 4bbl, 10 bolt rear and 700r4 trans..got it running only changing the spark plugs and it’s fun to drive. It does the same one wheel peel but it is what it is…great video by the way looking forward to more so I can get some ideas with my project

Awesome find Dylan! This is going to make one nice Roadsteration. I can't wait to see the clean up on this old girl. Cheers from Winnipeg MB, Canada.

Impressed the old girl still had green coolant

Really like this generation of Camaros! Good to see you get her running and driving.

Top Work, love US designs from 70’s and 80’s … awaiting the next episode 👍🏻

That brings back a lot of memories, I had a 79 Camaro Z28 back in1982, great video keep up the great work. Can't wait for part 2.

The amount of dirt flying around while u were driving was too funny. Glad you got her back driving.

Oh, & BTW, the door handles are still available NOS. If the locks aren’t frozen, you can sometimes grab the back part of the handle & open it.

Great car! I had a '78 Trans Am and loved it! Looking forward to seeing how this one looks shined up! Keep it coming!

Hay Dylan, watching from the uk 🇬🇧. Love this channel

Oh man your stuff keeps getting better! Love it!

My Dad used to have one of these! It was blue with a 6 banger in it but I still loved riding in it as kid. Awesome to see you bringing one similar back!

Very nice save and find! Still catching up on all your other videos and projects! Currently watching Big John project.

Oh this things going to be nice! Looking forward to pt 2!!!

good thing your doing for the owner of this camaro please keep us updated on his health conditions

This is so cool Dylan. I wish I had someone in my neck of the woods to help my bring mine up to that "last ride". I look forward to seeing her taking the next step!

I had a 78 Firebird, 305 auto.. primer gray. It was a single family car so it wasn't horribly abused but the grandkid got his hands on it and kinda messed up all the stuff that started to break. It was a fun car, we were all F-body boys in high school, 5 of us all had 70s Camaros or Firebirds.. I remember Jeff had the 3 speed manual, that was cool. It was fun back then. Pulled the AC, the smog pump, lost as much weight as possible. We all ended up with 2bbl 305s, nobody had a z28 or anything, nothing with any power, but they were FUN cars to have in High School!! Everyone liked us! (graduated in 96 so it was a different time back then, cost 18 bucks to fill from empty)

love all the vintage rides from 1979....was a time when music and cars were seeming cool even if they weren't.

Hey Dylan, awesome video!! My dad had an 80 Camaro, brings back great memories!!

The 2nd Gen Camaro is an Iconic car! I have a 75 that I am restoring. Love these cars!!

BEAUTIFUL CAR....GREAT VIDEO DYLAN...LOOKING FORWARD TO THE NEXT VIDEO 👍❤😇🙏

Great video. I'm glad you posted. Keep them coming, thanks

I really don't know why, but I have always wanted to build a SBC 305 with high compression, forged internals, a big cam, aluminum heads with ported ports and oversized valves, a custom made multi-port injection system for it, and add a turbocharger onto it. It doesn't seem so crazy an idea to me because I see people do it all the time with the 4.8 LS engine, but to some people it seems like a waste of time and money. I just enjoy the underdog builds.

Hey I like that 79' Camaro! (Good thing the dust and etc. Wasn't flies. You sported a great big smile through the test drive. 😂

Hey Dylan, I have always loved working on cars. I have had Camaros and Mustangs but 2 years ago I had a massive heart attack and now I can only watch you Kevin and Mook work on the cars I love!! You are so lucky to have found a car like that in that kind of shape. I can't wait to see it finished and the old owner get to take a last ride in his and my dream car. God bless you brother.

Can't wait to see it all cleaned up! I had a 74 Camaro back in my youth! Pretty good car but it must've been made with imported steel because that baby had rust blistering on both sides of the rear fender wells after just one year!! Kept it until 76 and then traded it in!!!

Awesome! Looking forward to part 2 😊

Yeahhhhhhhhhhh Dylan I am so glad you are going all the way with this one!!!!!!

Nice find Dylan! She sounds and looks amazing considering how long it sat. Keep up the good work and I'm looking forward to seeing what's next on the Camaro 👍✌️🇺🇲

I just traveled back to my high school days!!!!! A good friend had a 79 Camaro while I drove my 77 Triumph TR7. He beat me in the straights but I took him in the corners. Either way, what a great video sir..

Great find Looking forward to it getting back on the road and all cleaned up

The '78-'81 Camaros are my all time favorite! I've owned a '78 Type LT with the original 5.7 350/TH30 and an '81 Sport Coupe with a swapped in 6.6 400/TH400. I miss those cars so much and hope to own one again someday. For now, I love seeing videos like this bringing them back to life and on the road again!

Hey Dylon. Good video. I'll be watching this for sure. I hope the owner gets a ride real soon. Thanks for sharing.👍👍🍁

Nice Camaro! I've got an 80 Z28 I've been working on for a long time. Glad you are fixing it up and taking the previous owner out for a ride. The c word is an aweful disease. Look forward to the next episode @

Really like the car, hope to see more of it soon 🔜. Thanks for sharing 😊.

Dylan, nice find on the '79 camaro. I recently got one myself like yours mine is White on White. It's an '81 Berlinetta, i also got an '80 Malibu Wagon Drag Car in the same find. Picked up the Camaro 2 weeks ago and found it in my late father in-laws garage @ their Indiana house. Hauled her home to Ohio and found the gas tank bone dry. went and got a couple of gallons of gas primed the carburetor and poured gas down it until the fuel pump caught up and she fired on the first hit. Mine has been heavily modified though, it has 350 with 1 5/8" headers to cheap little rumble mufflers to turn downs, has a Edelbrock Performer Intake, Edelbrock carburetor, Accel HEI Coil, and a turbo 350. After all that lol and after all that I find it has a stock 10bolt w/ 2.73gear and one wheel squeal. Got new meats on it out back in the way of amazon special 245/60R15's that weird feeling you get driving yours could be from driving the car on what feels like balloons from lots of side wall they had stock 225/70R`14's are much like truck tires these days. The interior on mine is completely gutted so i got a good look at the floor boards luckily this thing has never been kept out doors in inclement weather and has always been garaged during the winter so it only has light surface rust on the floors. Except the drivers floor board where the e-brake cable goes through since its is rustier in that one little section and only on the inside, it looks like they had spilt a soda on the floor or left the window down when it rained and it accumulated in that area and the carpet stayed wet for a long while. It has since been pulled from the car because when i got it there was no carpet, the seat belts are missing and each of the front seats are held down with one bolt(redneck fastener extraordinaire anyone?). None of the gauges work on the dash and the speedo bounces all over so it's probably going to need a new one. From what the odometer has displayed it only has 63,754 miles on it. Mine was parked for 25ish years, moved once(hauled not driven it wouldn't start then the battery was dead). it did start maybe 6-7ish years ago prior to my father in-laws passing in 2018. Any how enough of my find, Congrats on yours, it's awesome man, nice one!

Awesome vid! Sorry, enjoyed some laughs at your expense driving around in the dust storm 😂

cant wait for the detailing video i hope it turns nice!

Those popsicle sticks are/were an old school trick to help with heat soak. Typically done with clothes pins though

Wow, surprisingly runs quite well for having sat for 10 yrs. Look forward to seeing it cleaned up and out cruisin!!! Very cool Dylan!!! Would be awesome of you to take the original owner for a ride! Your simply the best Dylan!!!😊

What a great find!! Can’t wait to see this car come back to life and see all the work put into it. My uncle had a 77 rally sport edition and I wanted it bad. He was willing to sell but came to my senses and realized how much it would cost a 17 year old to insure it and I couldn’t drive it in the snowy winters we have. That was 21 years ago. But I still think about her and ran into the new owner of it on an occasion.

I really liked this one Dylan... You put out good content. This one was a favorite for me. Maybe because it reminds me of my Dads 1980 Camaro Berlinetta with the 267 "weak" V8.. Was a cruiser.. I was 16 & With the wheel turned all the way? I could muster a slight wheel spin about 6 feet... My friends would always try to get me to do big burnouts.. But Intead of telling them it can't or it's a gutless V8? I lead with "guys my dad would kill me and I couldn't drive it anymore" 😁 the giveaway should have been the chrome wirewheel Berlinetta hubcaps 😂... Anyway thanks for doing this video and sparking up a memory from 1987... I just gave away my age 😂

Great video and a lovely ride. Super excited to see the cleaning and detailing of it - if it was me I wouldn't have been able to stop myself from cleaning it first thing! Can you also please show the fluid changes etc. as there's something super satisfying about an old ride getting fresh fluids.

Keep up the great work. Nice job on getting the camaro starting up again. Sweet.

You found a gem of a Camaro. It's Great watching you getting it running. Good stuff. Great content. God Bless!

Those old camaros are tough. That one looks to be in great shape.

Hey Dylan! Absolutely amazing car! Can’t wait to see part 2! I’m a buyer if willing to sell! My uncle had one when I was but a we boy! Really brings me back

Nice Camaro Dylan. It will look fantastic when it is cleaned up. GM cars when taken care of do drive nice. I like the white with the black interior color combo also. My neighbor purchased a new 79 Camaro Z28 back in the day and still owns it and looks showroom new. It is the maroon with the red interior and also has the T Tops. He has babied that car it’s whole life and it only has about 13k miles on it. Love this year of Camaro. Can’t wait until you clean your Camaro up so you can give the previous owner one last ride. God bless him.

Loving the videos dude! Great job! This Camaro is awesome, im super jealous its not mine lol. Ive got the lamest most boring car(07 Camry), and these videos give me hope to own a cool old car someday.

As a judge for Camaros at the Rhinebech Car show, N.Y., Very Nice find. My brother had a 1970 with the McPherson suspension, Very Rare. White w/Black Stripe. So much can be done with that. Great find again. Valve seals, no biggy

Great channel and love the content!!!! Keep up the great work.

I own a 81 Camaro last of the f type nice cars Camaro has been the name brand in my family since the 67 Camaro they have a soft spot in my heart

I cant wait to see more of this one.

Cool car and great video! Back to the original format, I like it.

That’s a nice find , and it’s my favorite body style for the old whip.

Excited to see the Camaro for sure

I fell in love with Camaros when I was a little boy growing up in the ‘70s and this generation was on the road. When the third gen came along in ‘82, my mind was blown. Bought an ‘86 Z28 about ten years ago, and I love it. Always does my heart good to see these old Camaros back on the road! Nice work!

Great to see you venture out beyond the mopars...

I absolutely adore this generation of the Camaro, I wanna see you build this into a monster Dylan!!

Dylan, had the same exact car back around 2000. 79 Rally Sport. Same engine, spoiler, ps & pb. No t-tops but factory rear defrost. Carb was funky, but put new tires, exhaust and a nice radio and speakers. Zero rot or rust and I live in the north east. Sold it because I was moving. Wish I still had it. Oh and if you grab that little end piece on the door it should open.

Now your talking!!!! Love these!!

i'd have asked about that rolling cart next to the door. you can never have too many of those. vintage t-tops are all well and good until it rains. that aside, that camero is in awesome shape, and is an obvious candidate for restoration. loving those factory stripes.

What a find... looking forward to the cleaning up! That would be a great one to do a road trip in. These old camaro's are typical americana for us Brits ! Top job.

Very funny video of you driving the Camaro with all the dirt and dust flying around !

Probably one of the best finds you got yet