I Receive a Corvair Care Package! 1965 Corvair 500 

We love your channel for the great content, your love of old cars and trucks and your passion to restore them, your humor, humility and most importantly, you're a God fearing , hard working American family man who gives us all hope that all is not lost in this wacked out world we live in! Don't ever doubt if you're making a difference... YOU ARE! Thank you for all you do to educate me and so many others in our common love of old wheels, God Bless you my friend! Be well!

Hidee-ho Jayhawker. Thanks for sharing your package opening with us. It's always great to open that box & dig in. When you order stuff you know what's in there but somehow it just makes me a bit giddy because I'm gettin new stuff & I'm opening a package to see what it is (childhood memories I suppose). It's almost like I expect something else a a surprise even though I know that won't happen -- but a new catalog is always welcome; i.e. a wish book. Your commentary was spot on. You work to make money to pay the bills & save for what you want for your own specific needs. I've done that many times. You have to determine what your priorities are & direct your purchases there. But, that doesn't always happen. Just when you save enough money to buy the part(s) you need -- uh oh, need a new washer; or dryer; or oven; or fridge; or tires on the car; or car inspection; etc., etc., etc. So, you just have to press on with your goal(s) in sight & tackle them as you are able. Patience & time -- I know ... easier said than done.Oh well, enough of that jibber jabber. Oh yeah, about those flex tube arms ...... Danger! Danger! Danger Will Robinson. Later Gator.

1. Great video… it’s me too!! 2. They are called Strut rods. 3. Consider deleting the vent hose going to cylinder #5. 4. Good luck wrenching as time and money allows you!

I enjoy your channel because you actually fix and use old engines. None of the soap opera car shows care about those great old engines. I'm glad you care about chevy 283, 327, 305 and 350. You don't make claims about being an engine specialist that only pulls out and throws away those great engines only to replace them with a crate motor. I'm glad you share your projects online, that way I can learn. Everything today is "new and improved". What did we have before ? Old and crappy. I don't think so. Keep doing what's important to you and I will appreciate watching .

I love you biblical quotes, they are very poignant!!! thank you, keep up the good work. I am in a similar position as yourself, I don't have a garage to work on my Corvair. I do what I can in my driveway, don't have a lot of money for parts. but I do what I can as money allows. but am lucky to have a Mom that I can use her garage for when I need to pull my engine out. 65 140 Corsa mike I love you videos so much, I sometimes watch them over, and over???!!!

Yup I could not afford this hobby without working towards the goal. Those floor pans are not hard to make No one makes repair panels for my 37 chevy panel truck. So out of necessity I built an English wheel from scrap. Got a cheap bead roller and modified it. Found a shrinker stretcher. and got it done just fine. It was time well spent because everything always needs floor pans. Now I'm able to pick up cars with rusted floor pans cheap. Because it scares most people that don't have those tools. I appreciate your video.👍

The 'gripper' is to aid opening tight pickle jar lids. I guess you could use it on other jars too if you must tho. (shrug) 😛

Looking forward to seeing all the new parts being used. My '65 Corvair, I had in college after getting out of the Army in '75 was the same color as yours. I miss it and the fun it was to drive. Thank you for sharing this adventure with all us.

I’ve been restoring my 1964 Dodge Polara 440 2 door hardtop and let me say it’s been a giant project and a real pain in my back and all under a carport with a gravel floor so it doesn’t really matter what place you are working in or whatever, just try the best you can and enjoy what you’re doing.

Just finished watching your last video on the engine removal. I’ll be using this when I tackle the job of rebuilding my engine in my 65. Just completed my restoration, but did not rebuild the engine yet, not even sure if it needs to be rebuilt. Clark’s Corvair surely has a way of boxing their items. I’ve spent quite a few thousand dollars on stuff in the past eight months. I have a video set on my channel if you care to take a look. I’ll be going back to the beginning to check your car out. Nice work so far.

Great video. I worked a lot of overtime to build a 30x40 garage,with a pit in the floor,insulated,equipment and more tools. I suppose a guy can work on his gravel driveway,with no garage, and a guy can have an old van or something to put his tools in so they're out of the weather. A guy can buy used parts up to a point and he'll find he'll be chasing all over the place to source them. Used tires,used batteries and the like are more times than not, used up. For me,working in the dirt got old after the first day of working on cars when I first started. If you're going to work on cars,you need money. If your money is super limited,your projects will take forever to complete. You have to trade your time one way or another to fund your projects, have more tools and a decent shop. In my life time,I found no one who would let me use a stall in their garage or borrow me tools. Infact after the 3 times I borrowed tools to a friend,3 times they came back broke. Good luck to the guy who wants to work on cars on a super tight budget. I'd like to see at least one video on that.

A very good one again! I enjoy watching the simple things like this. Its always fun to unbox new things too! I agree about the car shows like Overhaulin! I did like it but could see some scripted drama a bit here and there. At least it wasn’t like Boyd Coddington’s. His show was disrespectful to automobiles in my opinion with blowing up perfectly good engines that someone like me could have used.

Love your channel! Last time I got a box that big from Clark’s it was floor pans (oops I see you too got pans). I’m usually disappointed spending hundreds and getting it in a shoebox from them!

This is exactly the type of site I was looking for, and thankful for each time you post. Maybe if you have an interest in the future you could set up a shop space to teach young people. Just a thought.

I don't understand (alot of things these days) some of the comments people make, on "Unsocial" media these days... I never thought I would grow up to be a "Grumpy Old Man", but here I am Killin' it... 🤣🤣🤣 People just seem very strange these days, so I try not to dwell on it too much (don't ask me how successful that's going) 🤣🤣🤣 Just remember, that there are people who Love what you do, and how you do it (and I did come for a sermon 😉) and More Importantly, God Loves. ❤❤❤ God Bless You and Your Family, and Keep up the Great Work. (and Keep Your Chin Up) ❤❤❤

Your just going into your second child hood,ha ha.

I love the word prattle. Unfortunately, I must have missed what the guy posted. Was he criticizing you for having a big facility? And you were reacting...anyway, I think I understand what your saying. Mostly, it's nice when guys share their tech knowledge and experiences with their classic cars without all the hoopla. Down to earth. That's prolly a middle America thing though. But we can share in the fun especially if you relate to the characters and, if your lucky you might learn a thing or two. You kind of remind me of the people in the movie Hoosiers. Anyway, because your down to earth, your relatable. And your likeable even with your prattles.

good video, and yes that describes me as well, but you do as well as you can with what you have. mike