Welcoem to posts!!
in the future - u will be able to do some more stuff here,,,!! like pat catgirl- i mean um yeah... for now u can only see others's posts :c
Yup. That's me 🫡
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Sometimes you have to add a little razzle dazzle when dropping in a distributor.
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At 6 Flags in San Antonio. Spotted a 57 Bel air.
Told them I'm gonna LS swap it.
*Edit- I've been removed from the premises.
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WE'RE BACK BABY!!!
BUT.... My amount is now back down to $0 when I had just hit $500 a month.
So I need your help!
I need views!
If you don't mind. Put my videos on and let them play or actually watch them if you can bare my awkwardness.
Like. Subscribe. Comment.
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May 5, 2024.
Just hit 10,000 subscribers!
Thanks to everyone here! Hope my channel is useful to yall.
Would be nice if I was monitized though, thanks YouTube... 🥴
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The Krusty Cuda received its new plate today. Unfortunately most variations of "Krusty" were taken so this is what I got.
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Shirts are now available!!! Go to www.Krustyclassicsgarage.com to order.
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Stickers are now available! Go to my website www.krustyclassicsgarage.com to order.
Shirts coming soon!
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Does anyone like these story times?
Well, this is the car that started my whole journey to where I am now. This is the 2nd Chevelle I owned and easily the best one. This was the one I bought after I sold my first one (the last post I made). My dad had basically built the first one for me even though I asked him many times to wait for me so I could learn. I think he was more excited about it than I was because every time I came home from work, he was already working on it, so technically, I didn't learn much on that one. This time was MUCH different, and as much as it sucked, I'm thankful for it. I bought the Chevelle December of 2011 for $5000 from a guy in Houston, Tx, and started working on it in January 2012. Now, once again. I was young... lol. I bought this car with an engine and transmission (sbc 350/700r4). Had all of the factory interior in decent shape, and all it needed to run was a carburetor. Well, me being the not so bright kid I was taught to myself. "Let's completely gut it, pull the engine and transmission and give it a bunch of HP." Once again, me knowing nothing about cost or mechanics was in for a LONG ROAD AHEAD. So, parked under a shade tree, which I wanted to name this channel Shade Tree Mechanics because that's literally where this all started but it was already taken, I chose to pull then engine and transmission. In the grass and dirt. And I also chose to do it the day after it rained... lol. So, a cherry picker with a 600lb engine connected to it in the mud aren't great combinations. And this time around, my dad said, "You're on your own." And with that, I ended up doing absolutely everything myself except for a little bit of wiring. I pulled the engine, hooked our lawn mower to it, and pulled the cherry picker with the engine dangling in the air, out of the grass and mud and onto our gravel driveway. I bought what was supposed to be a 383 but turned out to be a cammed 355. I took the old and transmission out myself with no prior knowledge or know how, and installed the new engine and transmission with no knowledge or know-how. No YouTube for it, then either. I just took stuff apart and learned how to put it all back together by trial and error. Which is no different than what you see on this channel. It took me exactly 1 year to pull the old engine and transmission and put in the new engine and transmission and get it running. I learned a lot, to say the least. I ended up daily driving that Chevelle also for about 4 months until the 700r4 burnt up on me. Later, I learned that I never had the TV cable hooked up. I was 20 years old and living with some co-workers and had no clue about the cost of a rebuilt or new transmission, so I just assumed it was going to be a lot. My co worker tried to talk me into keeping it because he understood how much work I put into it but I was young and didn't make much so I ended up selling it within 2 days of posting it on CL for $5500. A guy who owned a body shop drove 5 hours through the night to get it. He made sure to tell me how great of a car it was body wise, and I still kick myself till this day. Funny enough. I ended up putting bucket seats from a 69 charger into it, and ironically, now I have a Mopar with a Chevy engine in it, lol. But, basically, what I'm saying is. The best way to learn is to go out there and just take stuff apart and put it back together. You're not going to really learn until you get your hands dirty.
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Yes, I was a very confused 19-year-old, but look, we all have our moments. I'm still confused but, not this confused, lol.
Anyways, this is where my old school car journey technically began. This was early summer 2011. It was my first of many 1970 chevelles I ended up owning. I sold my first car a 1985 Mustang for $3000 and bought this 70 chevelle for $2500. It was 99% bondo but had completely brand new interior. I was new to the game, and I thought the left over $500 from buying it would get me an engine and transmission, and it'd be on the road. Of course, I was very wrong. Long story short and some $ later. I was on the road. No registration, no inspection, no insurance. And I daily drove that bad boy with the slot mags and rake like I was in the 70s, and I loved it. I also racked up about 10k worth of tickets, and a couple of years later, at 22, I would end up with a suspended license for the next 5 years, lol. I then sold it for $6500 around 6 months later and bought a MUCH more solid 70 Chevelle. But this is where my love for ratty old cars began.
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LS Swaps In Flip Flops & Other Things.