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Tuning an old carbureted engine with points and rotor to it's sweet spot is a dying art form. You guys keep it going! Love to see people of my generation and younger (I'm 42) who know how to do this properly. Mechanics at your local dealer who have only been trained on modern cars wouldn't know where to start.

I'm just sitting back and enjoying the show, no advice to give, just enjoying somebody else doing what I did to mine back in 1986.

One of my favorite Camaros and the color and interior is awesome.

Had a 70 Z in that color...in the sun it popped...only green I ever liked. What a sharp looking car.

I know I'm late to the party - what's 3 years between gear heads, but just have to say my brother had one of those 70 Camaros and it was his pride and joy. You guys did such a great job "IMO" I had to forward the show to him. Now his wife's pissed cause he wants another one. LOL!!!!

The 1970 Camaro is a real beauty. Makes you wish you could go back into time and bring a new one forward into our time.

Tommy and Rick were the best combo on any of powernations shows

70 Camaro was always the best looking. I want it!

I think we all know that cobra jet don’t want none of a copo

Always dab a bit of paint on drilled/bare areas for rust prevention.

Adjustment of the points is fun isn't it...I bought some new points , messed with them from about an HR...then put a different set that was used in it..ran just fine... thanks brothers. For a great vid.....!.. much appreciated.

One of my favorite builds on the show over the years !! A Beautiful 70' Camaro RS/SS Clone car, just please tell the people you sell it to later it is a Clone !! Lol : D

That 2nd Gen is the best looking Camaro...that thing is tight. The factory chrome package makes it pop

Love how the music is as close to actual songs as it can, enough to sound familiar but not pay for using it. Tight wads. Nice chops dude

I’m a MOPAR guy to the bone but, this split bumper is friggin’ saweeet !

Y’all are awesome I know it’s lots of work

Wow.. You guys do good work but I can't believe you didn't use touch up paint after drilling holes for emblems. Good spot for rust to start

I'm so glad that in 2019 I bought a 1973 Z28/RS

No offense guys. I wish I could have been there so I could show these guys how it’s done. This old man knows a few tricks

Thumbs up for video and wishing you all a great weekend.

sideburns everywhere..and awesome :)

Awesome!!

exelente maquina ya esta terminado. gran trabajo gracias por compartir sus trabajos.

Hey guys a vacuum gage is a useful tool to diagnose these kind of problems , I use to used it a lot heck I still use it for modern cars

I think you should get some kind of medal for showing everything did not go entitely as planned. I worked for several years in a business specilized in restoring and servicing classic cars (in Sweden). In a big project, there are ALWAYS problems, no matter what money was spent or what people were involved. There are an infinite number of variables already with a completely stock car. Throw in some sub standard replacement parts and infinity is quantified... Hollywood productions make it all look easy. You buy some repop headlights and slap them on. Reality is boltholes differs, some metal needs to be shaved off or connector is wired for H4. I am much more interested in the obstacles in a build than the smooth sailing bits.

Awesome car, awesome build!

for god sakes someone teach that guy how to install u joints.... 5:01

Aftermarket companies like Holley, MSD, Edelbrock, etc. spend a lot of money on car shows like this, displaying their latest electronic ignition system or self-learning EFI, hoping to convince you to buy them. Yet this episode is BY FAR the best advertisement ever made for those new systems. Who in his right mind wants to spend all night scratching his head and singeing his eyebrows, when he could spend a couple hours pecking on a laptop instead?

You guys are great and I really enjoy your show!! Limelight looks amazing!!!

I love comedies! 🤪👍

It's a truly great ride. It's awesome. Let me know when u r dropping it off at my house.

Durka durka duuuurrr. Dey took our joooobs.

Keep’em coming.

I love that car. She is a true beauty!

When you drill thru metal you need to prime and paint the fresh metal or else rust will start there. I always paint them. I had this car in a 71. I installed a 327 racing engine in mine It sung at 8200 rpm..

I love this show

1994 spoonglasses guy😍 I had similar.

This L-78 ( converted from a 307 RS ) Is Beautiful. I owned an original numbers matching1970m SS 396 -78 Classic copper. But it was on where near as nice as this one. I sold it in December 2001. My present Camaro is the other 1970 BB SS 396 L-34. Camaro gold with Saddle interior. This one also is numbers matching. Both were Norwood cars with cowl tag saying L-78 and L-34.

big block is angy

Project pickle is almost done, yay!

That cams wiped at this point

outstanding!!!

OK here is how its done boys 1) no vacuum advance 2) rev up engine to 3000 rpm set @ 30o 3) if idle timing is not enough for HP cam change springs or lever to ad more at the bottom 4) reset total 28o for regular gas 30-31 for hi test 32-34 for 100 octane 35-38 racee gas TIP do not turn on gas timing light will flash on cranking set for 15 o she will start up every time, then hook up gas , no back fire no drama.

The distributor is one tooth off and/or crossed plug wires

A Muncie Rockcrusher 4 speed! A REAL mans transmission!

and that is how not to install a u joint ! = use the ice to squeeze in the end caps = NOT WITH A HAMMER !

This stuff you probably already know and did but I always hated it when people assumed I knew and did, I liked to have people to bounce ideals off of even if I knew and already did it, sometimes it sends you in the right direction, the drive ability issue your having could be low voltage to the coil or even a defective coil even if it's "new", you did put 12V to the + side of the coil, right, it needs to come off an ignition feed not an acc feed and the crank feed to the coil comes off of the starter

OE 12 sec car was screaming back then. Still quick for oem cars today.

Man.....that engine start was very under-whelming. I've been waiting a few weeks for this engine start. Did they ever get it dialed-in before installing hood and aircleaner? I've seen old elastomer harmonic balance dampners get off on the timing mark due to the rubber drying out. They didn't even tell us what the issue was.

I usually put the distributor in 180 degrees out, and all it does is back fire. Lol, make sure you are TDC on the compression stroke and not the exhaust stroke. Lol!

If that timing chain is off by one tooth it will give you more trouble than you ask for! It will run, but not right, just like what's going on here!

I've seen the harmonic balancer slip because of the rubber insulator was dry rotted...

Did you find either 5-7 cyl crossed. Maybe if went with points dwell set too low. Or valve set to tight

I hate restoring to factory, could have had a 6 spd, rear wheel discs, and a rear suspension that could actually live behind a big block...long live restomod...

Did they break in that cam if not it’s gonna go flat fast unless it’s a roller

I hope they used touch-up primer in the holes after they drilled for the SS Emblems !!! Trust me over time weather and crap "Will" get under the nice paint there from the bare metal !! It's an easy fix to stop that. : )

Dam Beautiful.

gonna be honest, i love the car and the show, but that badge install was cringe, when he drilled those holes he did not show the bare metal being sealed off and i guarantee if it was left unsealed there's rust starting under that emblem

wow for a moment it was running like a ford. I home tommy gets his eyebrows back

Why is it that no one on youtube or tv can properly install and time a distributor!!!!!..... I've been a mechanic for 22 years and have never had flames come out the inlet

Tommy = mvp

always break in an engine with a proven-correct carb, eliminates many factors when things don't go as they should...

cam should be flat with all that cranking and no fire......

Love the vids

one of the few times I'd find a green car look good.

Sure something can be defective, but no matter what I refuse to keep trying when a motor doesn't fire up near perfectly. I start rechecking everything that can be causing it rather than tear things up. Especially with a new motor I do not want to have it running at 200 rpm. Break in rpm is 1500 or better not 200.

Yupp.... I made that mistake.... 100 miles from home with a trailer in tow and that's when I figured out my rear diff was empty.... talk about feeling like an idiot.

Why did you choose this oil? 75w-90 Can I empty the oil in my car and add this completely, or do I have to add something else with it?

You should have stuck electronic distributor in that motor

I love the color y’all chose on this model

I like the color Might paint my 74 Z the same color !

That reflection is scary. Lol

it helps set the rings LOL

Why didn't you install an HEI distributor ??? There is such a thing as going over board on original.

Valve adjustment could be off. My 454 valves were set to the factory specs but had to re adjust a couple of times to get it right. And remember carburetors were never “perfect”.

VR1 is the oil I use to break in motors

probably wise to go with a tall "truck" oil filter and put a heat shield on the exhaust there, it will hold about an extra quart of oil that way (in the filter!)

Hell that's a Holley and it backfired !! The power valves are burt out !!

Leaving the dash green simply fucked up everything

Sounds like the valves are hanging open because of valve lash too tight. Do a compression check to verify. Could be timing too

The only sleeve I’ve ever installed, was chilled with dry ice before install. I guess that was not necessary....🙀

have you drilled a freshly-made wing and not protected the holes with anything? From this place, the wing will rot completely.

Couple of things. The holes should have been drilled prior to paint. I would have reinstalled the head rests that 70 Camaro’s have. Would have installed the dual factory sport mirrors (easy...did it on my 1979). The top of the dash should be a satin beige not body color. The tail panel should be satin black, not gloss (not sure on this one).

When the block was at the machine shop the deck was resurfaced. Did that effect timing or were the measurements redone with new pushrods? I know it's not an OHC, but still makes me wonder...

Btw, to hear actual professionals say after an all nighter.. "It makes NO damned sense" seem sort of satisfying.

I bet they had the idle way too slow + idle screws off , thats why it would run unless the timing was way to high. Notice they didn't say what was wrong. The Carb should have been Flow tested, I bet that would have done the trick.

Beautiful job, the wheels look nice but I thought the 70 SS 396 came with the rally rims.

I was hoping you had an answer for your engine problems. I am having the exact issue with my 69 Camaro that I just installed a small block in. My timing mark was off just like yours. The closer I got it to where it should be it stutters and quits.

Guys are all about selling parts brand names half the time they really don't know what you're doing read the filter box it tells you to turn the filter almost three-quarters of the turn and they don't even put the biggest filter on the engine that you can use by the way big blocks love to have the two quart filter on them big blocks circulate a lot of oil and I always used to line the engine up to top dead center and then put the harmonic balancer on to find out how far off the mark would be when I build engines with stock or aftermarket harmonic balancers once you get the ignition timing set you should only be off by 1 to2 degrees just learn how you set the timing on VW and you can set the timing on anything

Nice car ..but I still have to grin when I watch these TV car shows trying to support the 396 legion, and this in spite of the fact that GM discontinued the Chevy 396 engine after most of the 1969 SS Chevelles with the 396 engine that started the 1969 Daytona 500 race, had either blown up or barely finished the race due to poor oiling issues. The first finishing Chevelle was a 1968 that finished the race 13 laps behind the winning Ford Torino Cobra of LeeRoy Yarbrough. After the 1969 Daytona 500 debacle, all of Chevrolets 1970 SS cars that came with 396 badging actually came with the newly modified 402 engine ...but GM never overcame the stigma of the 396 engine during that race. Just keeping it real..

I want that SS 396 Camaro 70 me and that car the same age 49 yrs old about to be 50

He says that this is just a 350 car. But I believe this is the first year for the LT-1 350. Which is the 375 hp 350 which is a bad mf. I would rather have the 350 than the 396 this year all day long.but they would never tell you that back then because they want you to pay for the more expensive option

That car is beautiful!!!! What’s your plans for it?

Problem might be in the lightning can, the fire makers or the doings chamber.

Don't forget to prime those badge holes.....just sayn

Why not holes before painting?, very nice car though

.. Camaro . . . Buddy got an RV with the 454 pulled it out and the tranny got the RV for $250 found two 396s two hundred each ...

I’d never let these guys touch my engine other than to spray paint it.

must be nice having an early second gen camo......I'm pretty sure all 70 to 72 RS's have been outlawed in the south and hauled up north to succumb to Rust...because their is none down here at all.