Mom use to take me to school in a 56 Chevy and i would hide because i was embarrassed of the car...mom and me would laugh our ass off because i would lay on the floor.....that was 50 years ago...its wild how things change i would be proud now
Similar experience here, & from about the same time frame. Our family car got creamed, & my maternal gparents sold us a black/white 2-tone '56 that they'd parked after buying a brand-new Caprice a year or 2:before. I don't recall any of us HIDING, but we were the butt of a lot of jokes from people who probably wish they had a crack at buying that thing NOW. 🤣🤣🤣
Congratulations Danny and Olivia on the Big Block. Getting the oil leak handled. Great Job. Thanks for showing the 1956 White Lightning. For sale. Thank you for sharing! ❤️💯👍👊
Great color choice on the Gnarly tee...Now it gives your customers two color options...Also, that's very generous giving a vintage Hot Rod Mag while they last...A Huge Tiki High-Five!!!
Don’t forget you need a crank case ventilation system so the seals can breathe in keep the oil in the engine soon as those pistons start moving at high RPM You will build pressure in a crank case it’s not a stock car so now hi Performance
Talk to Nick at Nick’s Garage about your rear main seal. He is a legendary Mopar engine builder and has a channel here on RU-vid. In fact he did a video recently about this very same problem. Good luck.
Sounds pretty sweet Digging the engine stand I don’t know about the cooling fan and the water pump but everything else is pretty sweet lol. That Pontiac 400 looks very familiar I built three of those in my day for my 68 GTO.
You might have a burr or a rough spot where the crank seals.Hopefully not a bent crank or a bearing problem.We used to plasta gauge all the main bearings .
#62 Heads had 2.11 intakes, 1.77 exhausts with 72 cc chambers and are decent, should be around 10:1 with +.030" over flat top pistons and should easily get you 350+ HP with a good 4 barrel 750 cfm carb and Ram Air exhaust manifolds or Headers.
Hey there!, you could get a $20 box fan from Wallyworld, mount it in front of the radiator so its not pulling engine heat through itself, then check out Moroso's universal electric water pump drive kit, which should give you most everything you need to adapt it to mount on just about any engine you want to test on your stand. Happy Hot Roddin!
Nick at nicks garage in Canada is the mopar king and someone brought him a engine someone else built and I think someone one tried to fix the rear main seal like 7 times with no secess and I think it even took nick 2 or 3 times but he got it nick hates silicone he said gaskets are suppose to work without it he does everything the way it was done at the factory does to all the right bolts and clamps I think there was a problem with the crank that caused the problem if I'm not mistaken
🇬🇧 Would love that 56 but a lot of us over here couldn’t afford one let alone the cost of running it. 24 mpg seems very good for a V8. I pay £320 per year Road Tax just to have my 2.5 Transporter on the road.
So glad you guys were able to solve that rear seal leak on the BB Mopar. That shit can be frustrating AF! At least you didn't have to pull it in and out of the car to do that. I hope you guys get top money for Greased Lightening!
Hey guys! Sorry to say but the magazine promo is over! We ran out of magazines! Thank you so much for your support. We will do this again in the future.
Just found your channal That Grease Lightning looks like a 55 We had a 55 Red and white 2 door no post From what I have seen the 55's have a straight side chrome trim the 56 had a curved and in 57 They just added fins
@@Steve-ct4jn Just checked saw some 150's with straight trim some had curved The car we had as a kid was a 55 BeL Aire sport coupe 2 door red and white no post Have several photos of ours standing next to it as a kid have a 16 x 20 of it showing the rear bumper with a early 50's yellow and black MG :) Which dad had Mom eventually sold the Chevy with bad muffler and package tray Due to the sun for 50.00 :(
Also unless you are installing the engine into a vehicle you need to shorten the boom to put the weight of the engine on all the wheels of the hoist . When she was trying to move the engine , the weight was only on the front wheels and the back of the hoist tried to come up .
All you had to do to be able to run the belt for the power steering and water pump was to make a hose that would thread into the pressure side of the pump and put a nipple in the return port of the pump and hose clamp the hose to the nipple. Since you aren't going to have a steering box that would build pressure when you turned you just needed a closed loop system to get by.
I think problem with other seals was a clearancing problem two piece seals have a crush depth but also some seals are meant for stock applications and some for high performance applications
About 27 min. in reminded me that SOMEONE, whether a "big company" or someone local, offered something they promoted for a while as "Rent-a-Rod." Didn't last long back then, & probably for the same reasons y'all mentioned while selling "Grease."
Sorry to hear about the rear main leak issues, but glad you guys got it sorted out. I like your engine stand, rad/fan setup, if it works who cares 😂. For the 400ci Pontiac engine, I have no idea, lol... I'll guess that it matches the ci # 400hp. Grease Lightning is an awesome rig, I bet it sells fast. Hank is my favorite of your '56 Chevy collection but I love them all! Have a great night/week. 🍻
I believe if you insure it with Hagarty Insurance they have a classic car rental plan where you can rent it out. BTW I missed the asking price. Great channel. Just placed my order.
Greaselighting is a really solid car with beautiful interior but hank is the one I want. I love both of them I donk know what yall are asking for them but I'd love to have either one of them very solid cars.
My brother build a 71 Nov a with a 427 big block and exhaust cutouts. Ain't not NOTHING more fun to listen to than a cranky big block with inadequate mufflers!
Hey if keep having leaks on your big block Mopar make sure engine doesn't have a marine crank in it .. engine turns opposite for marine..so hash mark run other direction it almost sucks oil outa engine.. just a thought ,have delt with that issue before ..hope you get issue fixed ,leaks can drive you crazy!!!
Are either of you from the Islands? I was watching this video and see you have Hawaiian motif in your shop. I lived on Oahu in Palolo Valley is why I ask. I’m a fan of you guys. I have a 69 Nova as well so I’m into classic cars. You guys kick ass. You’re great together! Keep up the good work. Aloha!!! 🤙🏽 btw, my guess is that Pontiac engine will put out 405 hp @ 6000 rpm
I “lived” on Oahu. We moved to California in 1999. We now live in Turlock to be exact. The Islands are still very much alive in my heart. We visit Hawaii at least once a year.
Can't wait to see you get it in your man is supposed to sound good in a frame❤🔥😁💪🏻🤟🏻 it would look good next to my 57 in my 55😁🔥 Danny all L.S need a good thumping cam liv I got to have a long sleeve
Do you have a part number for that rear main seal? I am on number 5 in my 440.I wish the engine builder would have stand tested before I installed engine in the car. I do not want to pull the motor and am willing to try once more before I give up and pull the motor. Subscribed and thank you!
The seal I ended up using was a 2947 felpro. I clocked it in 8 and 2 position. I did NOT use RTV anywhere on the backside or on the ends. The only RTV I used was on the bottom of the cap. Good luck.
Pontiac will make more HP with the factory iron 69 intake that that Performer that has smaller than stock ports.. Prob. 380-390 hp with Performer and 420 HP with a good QJet and the iron 69 intake
Yes I will e in for a give away 56 , and really would be in for a 55 if you had one for a giveway car to us your fans, thanks BigAl California.praise Jesus Christ grace amen 🙏
Nice collection cars you have in would like to buy the white one with the red interior no rust no problems to drive. Can you put it in a container and send it to me to the Netherlands 🇳🇱 ore Germany 🇩🇪. Please 🙏 👍🤩
Is good to see younger people messing with the old car. I'm 65 years old and I lived that era. I drive and work on the old cars. But I never really care for American Cars, I always thought they were unrefined and ugly. I like old European cars. Is the real deal if you want a old car .
