I've Been Waiting All My Life to Drive This Camaro. It Did Not Go As Expected.

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Ай бұрын

Installing a new brake master cylinder and rebuilding the Holley four-barrel carburetors on the tunnel ram small block chevy 1976 Chevrolet Camaro.

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@Terry-bb7yr Ай бұрын

Yes sir you've brought a relic back to life very cool.

@DieselFuelNetwork 25 күн бұрын

Thanks

@sith4923 Ай бұрын

that thing looks badass even just coming down the driveway. it has a presence in the vein of "hear me, I am arriving!"

@DieselFuelNetwork Ай бұрын

Hahaha awesome. Yeah I love it.

@matthewkardys6514 Ай бұрын

Your Dad would be Proud I'm a Dad I am proud of you. Keep up the Good work Big Love From Mt Rush Virginia. Jesus Saves.🙏🔥🇺🇲

@matthewkardys6514 Ай бұрын

Stay strong with your Dreams and Jesus.☝️🔥🇺🇲

@DieselFuelNetwork Ай бұрын

Thank you very much. I really appreciate you watching.

@Razor6On3 Ай бұрын

I tell you what, it's got some good chop to it. It sounds great, an absolute perfect place to start from. I can see this car being even greater than it is already... never give up bro, never .

@DieselFuelNetwork 25 күн бұрын

Thank you. Yeah and the camera doesn't do it justice. It sounds insane in person. Thanks for watching and thank you for the encouraging comment

@stoveguy2133 Ай бұрын

Bought a 79 Arizona camaro in 1996. 100% rust free. Loved it since I lived in MN. Was a flexy sled though.

@DieselFuelNetwork 25 күн бұрын

Awesome. Everything is rusty in the north east. The reason my father originally started doing the back half was because he was cutting out rust. Then he just went all the way. Thanks for watching

@BeamerTheFox Ай бұрын

damn it son i miss my 81 z-28 T-Top 4 speed camaro. i bought it for 500$ an found out it had a 58 283 out of a fuely vette, the cam it had was insane it didnt like town driving what so ever lol

@DieselFuelNetwork Ай бұрын

There's a few cars I wish I still had. That was definitely a cool engine setup for a 2nd gen Z28.

@BeamerTheFox Ай бұрын

@@DieselFuelNetwork yea a 283 with some angry cam, it had a holly contender intake an a 600 holy carb i think it was an had an accel hei distributer on it, ran pretty good an sounded mean, hoping to see more of your camaro an the stuff you plan to do with it, stay safe bud !

@RollinMyOwn Ай бұрын

Duuuuuuude...that sounds like a slice of heaven... you should be proud of that car and we know you are. Killer sound and you made me miss all the camaros I've had... beautiful car man...😊 Try your timing at around 30 degrees on your total timing

@matthewkardys6514 Ай бұрын

His Dad Would Be proud.🔥🇺🇲🙏

@DieselFuelNetwork Ай бұрын

Thank you. I am definitely very proud to own this car. Thanks for the tip on the timing. It has a stock balancer with only a TDC mark. I'm going to have to calculate and mark it to read total timing. Or get timing tape to put on it. As always, thanks for watching, I appreciate it

@jacobb2715 Ай бұрын

man i am glad you got to drive this thing

@DieselFuelNetwork Ай бұрын

It felt so amazing taking it up the road. I had never driven it before that. It gave me even more motivation to get it properly road worthy.

@sarahjohnson6924 Ай бұрын

Cool video, Awesome Race Car.

@DieselFuelNetwork 25 күн бұрын

Thank you

@dukebacher1216 Ай бұрын

Agreed about the timing. You get that "lopey" sound when she's lacking advance... I also think you should make sure those accelerator pumps start squirting with any carb movement at all- and maybe fatten 'er up just a smidge. Sounds great!

@DieselFuelNetwork Ай бұрын

Thank you. Yeah, I have to mark the balancer so I can verify and adjust the total timing. It only has a mark for TDC, and the pointer goes to 16°, so I was only able to see base timing. It looks like the accelerator pumps are moving right when I touch the throttle, but I haven't looked inside the carbs and confirmed they are fully squirting right away. I will definitely check that out, thanks.

@Razor6On3 Ай бұрын

Hey bro, I subbed. This is the channels I really like. Old school street pounders.. sry for your loss. R. I . H. Pops🙏

@DieselFuelNetwork 25 күн бұрын

Thank you I appreciate that. Sorry I took so long to respond. Sometimes I see a new comment and plan to respond later, then totally forget. Thanks for watching subbing and commenting 😁👍

@magoo50tv7 Ай бұрын

Just found you and subscribed. Your dad would be proud!! Love the old school tunnel ram and carbs! I would build the same. I would play with the setup you have. Get mufflers and maybe close in the floor. Make separation from trunk area. Make street legal and go from there. Love it!!

@DieselFuelNetwork 25 күн бұрын

Thanks. I appreciate you subscribing. Sorry I took a while to respond. Sometimes I put comments off for later and forget. The tunnel ram is my favorite thing about it, and it was the thing my dad was so happy to have on it. I definitely have some work ahead to make it complete. Thanks again

@Michael-em7oz Ай бұрын

Awesome brother. Your Dad is smiling down on you.

@stevep4713 Ай бұрын

600. HOLLY S TRY 23/4 TURNS OUT AND DISCONECT THE VACUUM ADVANCE AND SET IT 27TOTAL TIMING FORGET THE VACUUM ADVANCE. TRY ❤.

@DieselFuelNetwork 25 күн бұрын

Thank you.

@vittoriosilva1454 Ай бұрын

It's quite common for those power valves to fail ,,, causing idle to be too rich , and under load to be too lean ....Replace the power valves and then re-jet the carbs ....

@matman999999 Ай бұрын

Very nice. Very nice.

@DieselFuelNetwork Ай бұрын

👍 Thanks

@wilenelson1810 Ай бұрын

Cool car!

@DieselFuelNetwork Ай бұрын

Thank you

@bigbearvenom6145 Ай бұрын

Most cars that run tunnel rams use and are set up with 600 vacuum secondaries that's not unusual the jets will be more tunable if you put a left and right bung into the exhaust after the collectors install oxygen sensors and a gauge so you can get your fuel air ratio correct when driving it under load once you can get on the road , road worthy. Get timing light on it so you can see if it's making full in timing of around 33°, 34° at 2800 -3000 rpm. Also your running your carbs of over 240 jets when you combine the primaries. Like on my big block I run 144 total on just the primaries. So you are real rich but those tunnels demand it especially like that high RPM they want to live up there but you have to Rev them a lot to keep them from pooling fuel they don't like low RPM on street if there not cleared out they have a tendency to fuel bog, cut out, hesitate from fouling.

@johnmilner7603 Ай бұрын

27:02 That’s a metering plate. Holley got cheap, so instead of using a metering block they used a plate. The front only has main jets. Holley doesn’t have pilot jets whatever they are. I’m e never heard that name before. Use a scuare robertson screwdriver to remove the rear metering plate if the gaskets need replacing. There are different size robertson bit heads, so it’s best to just get a screwdriver that has all the bits included with the magnetic tip. Buy the blue Holley gaskets, they can be reused and do not stick like the cork gaskets from yesteryear. Also check the body of the carb where the metering block mounts for warping with a straight edge. And the base plate and the bottom of the body. I spent 5 hrs filing my 780 Holley that was leaking internally. Now the engine runs great. Once you start filing you will see the low spots.

@DieselFuelNetwork Ай бұрын

Thanks for the info. I knew these carbs only had one metering block, but I wasn't familiar with the metering plate on the other side. I had never had any type of Holley carb apart before. "Pilot jet" is a term for low speed jets that im used to seeing on motorcycle and lawn mower carburetors. On those carbs the "pilot jets" are responsible for low load transitional throttle inputs and are much smaller than the main jets. For example, on my 2-barrel mower carb larger pilot jets improved off idle throttle response and part throttle performance, while larger mains had more effect on the full load full throttle fueling.

@nickenglezos687 Ай бұрын

Hey bud your gonna need some wheel tubs.find a steel drum and cut it in half and weld em in.or else them wheels will be kicking stuff into the cab good luck.peace...

@DieselFuelNetwork Ай бұрын

Thank you. Yeah, I have a lot of work ahead getting the tubs and floors done. I was a little nervous about rocks shooting up into the rear window, but luckily, that didn't happen. Thanks for the advice and thanks for watching

@shawnmaples3576 Ай бұрын

Yeah we I was young I had a 1975❤

@DieselFuelNetwork 25 күн бұрын

Nice, that's awesome. Thanks for watching

@bluejack644 Ай бұрын

Mmmmm. The sweet smell of exhaust fumes and precious guzzolene. Ode de garagenous zone.

@chrisbond6056 Ай бұрын

Badass

@DieselFuelNetwork Ай бұрын

Thank you

@davidowens1913 25 күн бұрын

Got to finish it un safe

@jimthomas1989 25 күн бұрын

Wait a minute ? You are beating on a Carburetor with Vice-Grip Locking Pliers and and Hammer . And your reply is , This is not how I wanted that to go . 😂

@DieselFuelNetwork 25 күн бұрын

Hahaha, yeah, I'll admit, that was pretty stupid, although entertaining. However, the end goal was still accomplished, permanently removing the choke. Thanks for watching

@RollinMyOwn Ай бұрын

I dont think its fuel .. its enough timing.. not advancing like jt should have... way more tuning it needs.. also a linear pull on the throttle inkage iss better that it being pulled back and down. Sound stupid good.. but take your timing at at about 2500 and put it to around 30 itll be a whole new level... been thee with that almost same build

@DieselFuelNetwork Ай бұрын

Thanks for the advice. I have to mark the balancer to check total timing, it only has a TDC mark, so I was only able to verify base timing. It also needs some carb tuning as well. It smells very rich at idle. I know there are some very specific tuning requirements to get a tunnel ram setup to work well. I also realized as you saw in the video I barely got past 2500rpm, which is nothing, so I can't really judge it just yet.

@vincentcasino2356 Ай бұрын

😢😮

@stevep4713 Ай бұрын

TURN THE TIMING TO 27 WITH DISCONECT VACUUM ADVANCE. ❤ .YOU DID GOOD AND WAIT TILL YOU DUE AND I HAVE 750×2 HOLLYS MECHANICAL SECOND S AND SBC ...WITH A 3/4 CAM AND THAT TYPE OF INTAKE ITS LEAN 1 1/2 OR 21/4 TURN THOUSE SCREWS OUT 3 COMPLETE TURNS FROM ALL THE WAY DOWN. WITH IT RUNNING AND DONT BE AFRAID GOD MAD YOU NOW YOUR DAD BUIT A CAR YOUR THE TUNNER ITS NOT BUIT BUY GOD SO IT CAN'T DIE LIKE ME AND YOU HAVE NO FEAR WALK ALL OVER IT DUE WHAT EVER YOU WANT...I GOT 11.1 BAGER RACING PISTONS 76CC HEADS NEW WITH NEW EVER THING ROLLER TIP ROCKERS AND NOT EVEN 202 VALVES I. HAVE 327CHEVY 64CC HEADS WITH THE SAME 1.89 VALVE INTAKE NEW IM LOSSING AT LEAST 90 PLUSS HOURSES 76 CC CAMBER❤. GO FOR IT ❤

@jameschoreboy2540 29 күн бұрын

1st time watching any of your videos but This guy is going to loose his arm in that flex fan setting with the timing gun ... Geez

@MarkK01 Ай бұрын

In my younger years I built many cars. Unfortunatly that stopped when I married my ex wife now. I allowed her to control my time and my money. Anyways I never used a timing light. For some reason I was able to time cars better by ear then I could with a timing light. Back in the 1990's my ex had a 1978 Ford Granada 2 door with a 351 Windsor V8 engine. I drove that car a couple times and I asked my ex who worked on this car. Well she had a well known shop doing all her work. For a 351 Windsor it had no power and really hard on fuel. Well I timed that car by ear. All of a sudden that car woke up, had all sorts of power and was getting close to 35 mpg on the highway. My ex was completely shocked at how it ran just with me timing it by ear. If you build or work on enough vehicles I guess you can hear how it runs and make corrections from there.Whether it is timing or making carb corrections.

@paulhare662 Ай бұрын

I timed my 72 Impala by ear too. It was a 454, ran 9.50 in the quarter and got 75 MPG at 140 MPH on the highway.

@DieselFuelNetwork Ай бұрын

Very cool. Thanks for watching and commenting.

@1958Studebaker Ай бұрын

I can set all the bearing tolerance by eye, my Chevy's spin to around 12,000 rpm. It's a gift. 🤓

@DieselFuelNetwork Ай бұрын

@@1958Studebaker 😆😆😆