some would argue it isn't the best garage..but i would argue it is the friendliest garage!

I like all of the new still in the box old parts you have Nick. A lot of parts but you never can tell when you may need them. Can’t wait for the new dyno to be operational and Kowalski to be back from the body shop. Great video.

it's a good feeling when u working on a classic and u have parts like that laying around😀its like Christmas as kid sometimes

Nick, you are the man! A walking Mopar historian! Love your videos!!

I am so excited to see the kowalski unicorn completed! 35+ years of experience and dedication coming together to produce an icon. I think the smiles per gallon will be unbelievable. Keep up the hard work and great uploads you guys! The world is watching!!!!

My favorite episode so far. I love watching him go through all the parts he's collected through the years to put together his dream car. All those years of work leading up to this present moment. So cool

Please keep us updated on the rebuild. Let us know if you need un-found parts we all want to help you! The parts world is at your door step.Oh, great video.

Nick sure knows his Mopars!! Can’t wait to see the final results!! Keep up the good work!!

Nick you have a good team of friends to support you, we are there We are friends for numerous years and after 42 years we still see each other often with some of your other friends also, this build is you and we all want to be there and support you for the progress of the Kowalski car.

So glad to be part of this project of Nick's! I love Mopars and more the Challenger. To share the same love of someone hundreds of miles away it's awesome. And to be able to see things that in person wouldn't be possible, it's priceless. Greetings from Argentina 🇦🇷, I'm sending all my good vibes~

Wow, I always knew Nick lives and breathes classic muscle, but knowing the full parts list to the E-body.. Incredible!! Theres not many people that know all the parts in such detail.. A testimate of Nick's Mopar mastery

There is no such thing as a "basket case" in your hands. Its just not perfected yet. The "Vanishing Point" car is gonna be special. That collection of parts had me remembering the early days. We had shipping containers full of parts as well. If we didn't have it, it was my job to find it. I knew every junkyard in 3 states. And yes, I remember the gas cap company. The 351c Mustang is beautiful. Your putting up the Melling signs was a treat. If Nick uses the company you know it's good. It's good that the Dyno company sent there best. I'm watching it intently. The hemi orange Charger really got to me, with a very few differenced that was my car. The way of the muscle car will never die.

The Superflow guy is in the house getting the Dyno up and running. The Kowalski Challenger is off for body work and paint! You gotta love it when a plan comes together! Bonus, Nick has a ton of parts around the shop for the Challenger! Fun times! Congratulations Nick on getting things done!

Love how you can hear the excitement in Nick's voice as he goes through the hoard for parts he has stashed..knowing one day he was going to find that U-code. And him climbing all over in different locations reminds me so much of me, my dearly departed said I was a hoarder, but was always amazed how I could remember which place which part was! We catalog in our heads where our most precious parts are ;) Did know about the difference in 'Cuda and Challenger door handles..only because a accident left me replacing one on a '71'Cuda door so many yrs. ago. Up until then I thought they were the same too! Can't wait to see the R/T get back, and am only bummed that I can't help put it together ;)

Nick,I am so glad to have found this site,you have helped me get back under the hood,keep the up the good work.

Nick' s Kowalski 70 Challenger is going to be amazing when it's done and thank you for taking us along on the journey!

Nothing like us old school mechanics,always got a bunch of goodies stuck back for just in case!!!!!!!!Nick you are a kindred spirit brother!!!!!I'm 61 not sure your age but I'd say were not to far apart?

That 440 was an awesome ride, also that 351 at the start of show was a beaut and good to see he's a repeat customer, thanks Nick for anther great show.

Nick has a treasure trove of parts, I hope someday I will have the opportunity to drop by and meet Nick and see his operation. Long drive from Texas, but would be worth it.

Nick is a bottomless pit of knowledge for Chrysler!👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

These programs are so enjoyable. A joy to watch and Nicks enthusiasm and love for these old cars and engines is infectious. Great videos.

The education on the e body door handles was well worth the price of admission. Lol. I’ve been a Mopar fan since high school. And I especially love the 70 challenger R/T. I love the chargers also. I actually owned a 69 charger R/T SE. 440 automatic with a factory sun roof. At the time I didn’t know how rare the car was. Only 29 built with factory sun roofs. I paid 150 for it and had to drive it in reverse through the neighbor hood I lived in to get it home. Every time I watch your posts I am educated on mopars. You are living my dream young man. Keep up the good work!

That 440 Charger was sweet Nick. Can't wait to see what YOU do with your Challenger. You may honestly be one of the only guys that knows as much about Mopars as my grandfather did. He raced Hemis and a 6 bbl Road Runner for 35 years out of Chicago and anyone with a mopar in the area came to him when they needed work. Mainly the 6 pack setups, Hemi's and torquflites. I love watching you work your magic. Built my first 440 from pan to carb at 15 thanks to watching and listening to my grandfather for yrs. Im 53 now and still building and racing only Mopars. Thank you for bringing the mopar magic to thousands of people. Your the best.

Nick you have built many Challengers in the past which were built to perfection to 100 point quality restoration, you know these cars inside out to the finest detail., this is what makes you different from other people, you are genuine as your video clips, I have mentioned it , that I m very fortunate to be part of your entourage.....love what you do.

My first convertible was a 1969 Sunfire Yellow Plymouth Satellite 318 2-barrel engine 904 automatic. Lots of fun memories in that car.

Watching that red 72 Charger near the end of this video was a treat itself.👍👌💯🏁

We're all really anxious to see the new dyno up and running and put those engines through the testing, however, it's also nice to see you spoiling yourself a little too Nick. Hoarding Mopar parts since "back in the day" is gonna really be satisfying when your Kowalski Project comes together. Thanks for sharing your time with us.

Very glad to see the Dino the Dyno update. I loved seeing project K going to paint/body. I had a flashback of going through my parts piles of "junk". I know where it was put 35 years ago and you can not find it anywhere but 'here' , two inches into the drawer... There it is! Buick, Olds, Chevy, and Cadillac. Every nut, bolt, washer, bracket, emission item (and emission defeat), and what year it fits. If you love it, you know where it is. If I were a betting man, project K will be stronger than stock on the dyno and sound like it should with better street quality. I tip my hat to Mellins for fixing a bane on the oil pump situation, maybe they will look at the Olds, Buick, Chevy SB1 and BBC Mark4 pumps, as well. I initially bought a die grinder to clean casting flaws. I spent as much time working out oil flow problems with my tools. I still have 3 350 Buicks to build, a 330 Olds, one 500 Caddy, 5 small Chevy's and a 402 and 454 big Chevy. Take care from Oklahoma Mike and Vee

I get sad when Nick's video's end. Can't wait till them engines get on the dyno. Keep up the good work Nick.

Atta boy Nick you bought that car from my hometown and place I live glad to see a survivor getting the treatment it deserves

I love it, Flowmaster sent their best tech to setup your Dino, and he is an "Old Salt" like Nick.

Dang I just love going through the old boxes of stuff to see what I have in them.. like you I have been playing with cars since the 60's and have many boxes that have not been looked into for 40+ years.. What memories are stored in these boxes.. Thanks Nick I amgonna go dig around the shop now and find the rest of these old boxes.. Gonna love to see the new dyno going great guns soon.. Carry on!

My goodness no wonder the door handles on my Dad's Challenger never seemed quite right!

Nick, I am pushing 70 and have several health issues, but you are a true inspiration friend!

Can't wait to see what the body guys do with the Challenger R/T!!! We would all love to see some footage of that if you are allowed to poke around in there with a camera... MOPAR or NO CAR!!! Cheers from Alberta, out of the comfort of my '74 Charger. :)

Amazing Nick Your Memory Is Impeccable 😮😲😲 You Amaze Me With Your Mopar Knowledge 😀😊 Can’t Wait Till Next Awesome Episode The Red Mustang Was Bad To The Bone 😎👍🏼

I like seeing how excited nick gets finding the parts and feeling how close he is to his dream car.. Good for you nick love it!!

Hell yeah Nick! that 71 Mustang Damn! 71-73, the biggest Mustangs Made AND with ArmStrong steering AND brakes too WINNING! I cannot wait till Kowalski is done hell yeah!!

Stumbled acoss your show and haven't stopped watching. I was never a mopar fan but thouroughly enjoy seeing the passion that Nick and crew have for cars. And now a Ford Falcon XB. Wow!

Watching you sort through the NOS parts brought back a lot of memories from when I was young and working in the garage. I look forward to lots of updates on your Kowalski car since you are sending it out. You definitely have the team. Keep up the good work. Terry from Toronto.

I can feel the excitement over the new dyno. Like a kid getting the toy he wanted for Christmas instead of the socks and shirts the rest of us got.

Another great video Nick. Parts are starting to be aquired. For the dogge. Looking good. And the new dyno will be humming before you know it.

A really BIG" job Nick! I truly wish that I lived in your area, cause it would be worth my time to lend a hand. This car will be your pride and joy for here on in. I can already feel that little kid feeling that drives you through this kind of build. I'll be here rooting for you the whole way through. And as you say, and with that authority," Lets do this"!! Right ON"!! just sayin x2

Can't wait to see the new dyno up and running. Especially with the engine for the E body in it.

I think Nick knows more about Mopar Hemis than almost everyone in the world; great!

seeing Nick pull all those historical parts from every corner of the shop explains how very deep seeded his need/desire/obsession with Kowalski. He has been planning this for some time.

CAN'T wait to see the challenger up and running. 👍

Enjoy your garage it looks like heaven on earth Thanks for letting us in to your garage

You provide the best professional content on KZfaq

Learned something new about door handles. I’m big with 71-74 b bodies

I really wish Nick would start putting roller cams in his hemis. You can get so much more duration and lift with faster opening and closing and less wear. I made the switch a while back and I've had nothing but great results on all my customers projects.

That Boss Mustang sounds and looks amazing.

That '72 Rallye Charger at the end was a great lookin car. Love that final door treatment then did for what had been the R/T, now Rallye by '72. Absolutely can not wait for updates on the Kowalski Challenger build. I'd love to be building the same. Not sure if I'll get to one, but I'd sure like to add that to my bucket list of the few final cars I want to experience before my time is up. Hope you guys might even be able to show some updates from the body shop. Just to show what flaws she really has once stripped to bare metal, and the way in which they are being corrected on your car. Love that you found a true U code and a D21 car. Whenever I do see a U code '70 Challenger, they never seem to be 4spd cars but are always autos. If I ever build one, I can't imagine getting that lucky to find a builder like you did. Most guys have to start with 383 cars, or even non R/T's as well. I'd also be curious in addition to the factory disc brakes up front, upfit, what else you might be planning in the build. For me, if more driver fun, than strip/1320 brawler I'd probably stick with 3.54 Sure Grip out back, maybe 4.10's. Stock rebuild on the Hemi A833. Though I think Passon has some neat upgrade parts for A833's to be aware of anyways. I'd run ported stock 440 Magnum exhaust manifolds, with a true 2.500 mandrel bent exhaust out to correct tips, ofcourse. I'd possibly try to free up some revs with lighter rods and pistons, and a really cleaned up crank. Or even just non Six Pack rods, for the lighter LY's and shotpeen grind and polish the beams. The cam would be a tough choice for me, but I'd probably run a correct OE Magnum or Six Pack spec cam, but perhaps with 1.6 ratio rockers and ported iron heads. Might choose 915's for the better flowing closed chambers. Might also consider Stealths painted to look stock. Would also be fun to go dead nuts stock on the cars engine build up front, and then perhaps make a few sneaky changes just to see how much a stock sounding engine at idle could be improved upon. I've always had a tendency to think a little bit like the F.A.S.T. Racing guys do I guess, though I'd never push the cam specs and compression up like those guys do. Always loved the looks stock, but somehow runs better, or looks really close to stock, but runs way way better type thinking when putting a combo together. Oh, and I'd put the aftermarket 15x8" wide Rallye wheels front and rear. Have seen another Kowalski build online with them and a few other Challengers and really like that tiny bit bigger than stock, but still under the fenders look. Just that one inch wider really allows for a much meatier tire look front and rear. Can not wait though. Love to also see that your able to make use of parts you stockpiled years ago, that is just awesome. Really paying off to have kept those. Best of luck, eagerly watching closely. Laurence down in Arizona USA

Great work boss 👍

Awesome video Nick !

Your shop is really awesome, im in love with the amount of muscle cars you have, I love the Challengers, It is my dream car to have a 1970 Challenger

Since i been watching ur videos im going to take mechanics class next year.

13:50 Baby Moons would look so good on that car. Black rims and black walls... nice!

Cool video Nick. Made me realize the amount of work its going to take to get the challenger together. Your body shop has there hands full getting the challenger done. It just seems fitting the guy is going to retire on the car. Best of luck

13:49 What I would do, concerning body style, is remove all the dice and REBEL RIDEZ marking, and have some dice painted on the hood instead, with REBEL RIDEZ painted on the front of the hood to the left of Plymouth. And also have REBEL RIDEZ embossed in the rear chrome bumper. Get a hold of a paintbrush artist and metal worker. :-) Nice car.

Great videos, Nicks enthusiasm and passion is addictive. Thank you Nick. "Here we go"

Nick... A Man on a Mission. I love it.

Another awesome video, as always. Nick, I am so happy for you being able to build your dream car, and know it will be 100% correct when you are done. Thank you so much for taking us along for the ride!

You were right, when I lived back home in Philadelphia my towing company was right outside of the city so I was an hour from 95N and the same for 95S and about an hour and a half from Hershey and Carlisle. I had the best of both worlds.

Geez, I can’t wait until it is finished!

Finding a great body man is hard. Body work is an artform and a God given gift. When a guy like that retires it's a big loss to the industry. I'm sure that he will do you proud and wrap up his career with a masterpiece. So excited to see the Kowalski lay down it's first burnout! We are all rooting for you Nick! 🏁

SWEET ULTRA-TALENTED CHRYSLER GENIUS!

Can not wait to see that Dyno in action

Hi from Argentina!!! Your work is awesome, nice restorations. I'm a big muscle cars fan and I really enjoy your passion for these "animals". I would really like to have one of those some day before I die!!!! Here in my country things are not going well. Keep on rolling!!!!

Years back I did a full reso of a 70 Challenger R/T 440 4V super track pack 4-speed, 1 of 64 made. It was a nice low millage (56,000) almost rust free car in B5 blue with a black interior, console delete and no VT and was kept in the same garage for 35 years. I spent almost a year finding everything I needed. I found several NOS parts including a new unopened grill, side lights, center caps, taillights and had to restore all the rest. It's very time consuming if you do everything 100% correctly, I even had the car painted with acrylic enamel. Best of luck to you, it can be a real pain in the ass.

Damn, I can't wait to see that new dyno in play. Oh, but it'll get a workout, for sure! There must be 1700 engines ready to test by now.

I like it.👍 👍

nick finnally get to let us see his collection of spares he collected over 40 years not bad i must say nearly every nut and bolts there i guess

I cant wait till you start working on it!

Had a super flow flowbench for doing heads. Stuff works great Stone reliable Good stuff y'all

Hey Nick, Have you ever heard of a buddy of mine’s garage here in Kahnawake? It’s called “GranSport Auto”. They too do full restoration work, but do mostly Buick/Oldsmobile work. They restored and raced a ‘70 Buick Skylark GS Stage 1 at Napierville for many years. Was that beautiful bright yellow with the black striping with red edging. I’m sure if you needed rare/hard to find parts they could set you straight.

great news about kowalski project. good to see how project beggin and runs. :D

Hopefully your camera guy can head over to the body shop once in a while to get some progress on the body restore. I'd love to see a time lapse of that.

What a beautiful pile of parts. 🇨🇦

Damn Man, LOVING This!!

Nick- This Lee from California I just came show on YouTuba love it can't stop watching. Your knowledge and love for muscle cars is awesome. I wish you good heath for you and your family. Lee

Nick you really need to get your hands on an old slant 6. Would be awesome to see it run with some proper free flowing headers and maybe ditch the 2 barrel for a good 4.

Nicely done man

I seem to remember that the concave handles were for 70/71 Challengers and then the factory switched to the Cuda style for both Cuda/Challenger after that. Cost savings probably and most people don't know even today.

I love mopars, but that boss 351 has always been one or my favorites

my dad is 70 always had vettes 1 chevelle and 1 camaro. i asked him if he could have 1 car what would it be. i was kinda surprised when he said a 70 challenger. even a lifelong chevy guy knows what the goat was

Thumbs Up To Melling Also For There Quality Parts and Support

Nick,have you ever thought of getting a chassis Dyno too,I imagine it would come in handy for customers that need engine tunes without removing the power plant.🤔🤔🤔

I'll bet Nick was a terror with Legos when he was a kid!! He's still doing it but with 1970 Challenger parts!! I'm so old they didn't have Legos until I had my own kids. Come to think of it, I was there when they invented dirt......

Fabulous video! A big thanks to you Nick.

👍 Nice video ( like the presentation with the voice of thebroadcaster ) ...Good work ....Nick's is God Mopar 👌

By the way, great to see the Dyno is finally coming along and that they sent up someone who developed the stuff. They should send out one of their people automatically. I was stunned at how almost overly complex the Dyno system seemed, but I guess that shows what I know. Like building a NASA Satellite or somethin lol.

Wow this dyno assembly is a marathon project.....

A treasure chest of parts very cool

Bravo re Niko

On Vanishing Point they had some parts left over But you have to sweep them off the railroad tracks

HEY Nick you make me want to have 1970 challenger r/t to HAHA take care keep up the good work

Them old car's were meant to go,but stopping that was another story!!!!!!!#

Antique car repair and restoration by Nick. He doesn't seem to do anything later than 72? But I like Antiques .

On your project challenger I hope you will be throwing on some WilWood brakes, that 440 should be set up to run long and fast. You owe it to your family to put a roll bar in while you have it apart. Also you should put the RIGHT driver seat with safety belts and release. Lots of powder coated goodies. And some sticky Thomson tires. Turn it into a pro tour. It’s still the same car, only Nicks Garage Stile.