Caterpillar Hot Rod! Driving Snapper's Buggy!

Shooting Cars Stories episode 32
This is huge. No, huge is an understatement. This is massive. You can measure first downs with this rig! Snapper's buggy is definitely one of a kind.
So on top of being by far the largest vehicle I've driven to date its also the most difficult, thanks a ton to Snapper for letting me crunch gears in his one of a kind hot rod!
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[@kodiakbearguy1675]

🤣🤣 He asks Snapper have you lost your mind, he says, have you seen what your driving.🤣🤣

[@heliarche]

"Have you lost your mind?". "Have you seen what you're driving?". Great comeback! I wonder if that dude is an instructor.

[@NeilABullock]

+heliarche Not sure but he did properly instruct me on how to drive what has to be the most complicated transmission in existence lol

[@heliarche]

Yea, that looked like a handful to drive and he had you going down the road with a...crash course...

[@casada70]

pretty much any gearbox you would find in a semi truck is like that.

[@scottcurry479]

@@NeilABullock Not even close to complicated.

[@FranciscoCastillo-nr4jo]

@@NeilABullock It's just a Eaton transmission, when you have practice, it easier.

[@techman9634]

Man, I would love to drive that beautiful machine!

[@matthewmarrett263]

It ain't nothing like a caterpillar engine. in hot rod i love it.

[@joeyspillum6]

Those first few shifts that you get in without grinding had to be one of the best feelings of my life

[@NeilABullock]

Yea, that was nice because I reeeeeally don’t want to know how much rebuilding that transmission would cost! I can handle a 6 speed all day but you lose me at 18

[@christopherwilliams4265]

I know Hot Wheels look for unique vehicle designs, and this would look awesome in miniature, this is a fantastic build you've achieved 😁

[@Sharptooth100]

Excellent one to have, lad.

[@kodiakbearguy1675]

That is my dream car. 😁😀

[@1950harleycharley]

great old rig rewrite...thanks for sharing...would rather have seen you drive this rig Neil!

[@billschneider8392]

I love this! I want more on the build! o my never would have thought of doing this. I'm just in amazement of how much it took to get all this to work. I can just imagine the fabrication time. super cool!

[@FranciscoCastillo-nr4jo]

I love that, it's great

[@Matt-lx6cj]

So cool would be amazing to own this

[@kevinvoyer5053]

Oh I’d love to get behind that wheel and take a run up through all the gears! Of which I’m sure I could master in no time at all! Love the big Cat! But a big old 8V71, would sound tremendous! Might even be quicker through the gears!

[@dennisthygesen9194]

I drive a 10speed pete for a living... The glory is long gone. But I would love to rod this to around for a day!!!!!!!'!'

[@lazarusmagellan2367]

anyone else love the sounds

[@MrBigR928]

Maaaan what a sweet ride! That Cat sounds good too. I'd know that whistle any where 👍

[@WARD5KUSTOMZ]

Damn 10 speed.

[@mendomateo]

Now you can drive a semi. It's much easier(less gear grinding) when you learn to "float" the gears or " speed shifting" without using the clutch except to start off and coming to a complete stop.

[@darksmoke4567]

man caterpillars sound great

[@RonI-qz2tz]

Love it. Have always loved the C12 and the 3408

[@FranciscoCastillo-nr4jo]

3408 is the best

[@bcredeur97]

My goodness that thing is crazy xD you're braver than me to want to drive it lol

[@NeilABullock]

When someone offers me keys I'm not sure that I know how to say "no" lol besides, it's just like driving a corolla...except it's twice as long and completely different in every way

[@SpikeKastleman]

You lucky guy... I would LOVE to give this buggy a shot. And hey, he's got the same CB I do. Those things are TANKS.

[@NeilABullock]

+Spike Kastleman Haha I was actually surprised he let me! I had never driven that transmission before, it was so difficult to change from regular manual to this

[@catsbyondrepair]

Shooting Cars sissy boy can't drive a manual what a wus

[@NeilABullock]

YUKI JINJUJI lol manual isn't the problem. It's when you throw 10 more gears and no synchronizers at me I get a little lost. I'm sure if I could test more big rigs this would change but... I don't see that happening lol

[@catsbyondrepair]

Shooting Cars I drive a fucking 18 Wheeler every goddamn day it is not hard

[@timgreen4137]

Neil Bullock Don't let the haters bother you. Every one of them was a rookie at one time. Even going from one car to another requires getting used to the "new" one. It took courage to try something new.

[@LM.P]

got turbo? fweeeeee!

[@tankerboysabot]

fuck that clutch, float them gears onve youre rollin!!

[@jacksonsilva2676]

Ficou muito bom.🚜🚜🚜🚜

[@Darth-Nihilus1]

Our ladder truck at my station has a 500 horse C12 and the jake sounds ok, I want to cut the muffler off

[@davidmeale9572]

fucking awesome ..best rod I've ever seen .

[@wheelingboituva]

belo brinquedo

[@darksmoke4567]

great idea for a build like that

[@NeilABullock]

+THE SILENCED SNIPER145 144 it's definitely awesome! I think if I did something like that I'd put something properly ridiculous on top of it instead of the studebaker. Maybe like an original fiat 500 or a vw camper van...

[@darksmoke4567]

Haha

[@connorjones536]

ikr I wish more people built these

[@codyday7005]

do you make the cars

[@NeilABullock]

+Cody Day I do not personally but the owner (snapper) did

[@joceliodallalba1446]

Tenho um motor similar a este !!

[@joceliodallalba1446]

+Jocélio Dall'Alba facebook.com/jocelio.dallalba/videos/vb.100001990497609/755791397830536/?type=3&theater

[@codyday7005]

where do you live

[@NeilABullock]

+Cody Day Middle of Louisiana

[@re9947]

Grind me off a pound

[@ABCDEFGHIJKELA...]

I would have criticized his driving, but I could not have done as well as him, me thinks ^^

[@stigzroom]

that is a really cool build. what was up with the guy at the end. he seams kinda rude

[@NeilABullock]

That's ScottieD, he has a pretty successful youtube channel, he's been around for years

[@Nevakonaza.]

+TheDailyDrivinJetta Stig Not really,he was just saying he had a load of footage for him to check out,Btw wouldn't it be much nicer if that truck had an Auto gear box?..seems a whole lot of hassle to change gears.

[@NeilABullock]

I don't know if you saw but I linked to his video there at the end, it came out pretty good! and I think it would make it a lot more user friendly with an auto but on the flip side thats part of the charm, its cool because its not as easily accessible. It was realllllllly hard to figure out, especially if you've never done it lol

[@adamtheede2575]

ten speed rear end eh?

[@KentuckyDogg]

Very Cool Rod !!!! Most Annoying music I have ever heard.

[@codyday7005]

do you like country music

[@NeilABullock]

+Cody Day Some of it, depends I guess lol

[@codyday7005]

so you just video tape the guys

[@NeilABullock]

+Cody Day Yep, almost 100 of them to date!

[@Elmswood]

Just saw this thing in the latest episode of Roadkill lol

[@NeilABullock]

+MrShadowdemon666 The roadrunner/mini truck episode?? I haven't got to watch it yet!

[@TheP5ychoJoe13]

So he's pretty much driving like a big rig, minus all the shit for the trailer.

[@NeilABullock]

+TheP5ychojoe13 Precisely... well also minus a couple of wheels but that's about right

[@TheP5ychoJoe13]

Welp since you answered so quick, I'm curious how hard it is to register a custom ride like that for street use? Toying with the idea, but still a long way from even looking for a rat or kit to build out of.

[@NeilABullock]

+TheP5ychojoe13 well from my understanding basically what you would do is register it as the original vehicle (depending on state laws. Some are stricter than others. You could just move to Florida. Then you can register literally anything with wheels.) it all depends on how you approach it. Most kit cars (dune buggies, factory five cars etc) use the donor vin and are just registered as kits. It shouldn't be difficult at all! Just a quick google search concerning local law will give you a great idea. Also check forums, you're not the first to try this and someone, somewhere, documented it. Give me a holler when you start the project, I'd love to see what it shapes up to be!

[@johnnysmith6028]

It needs an Allison automatic

[@thermidorlevrai65]

hell no

[@tihzho]

Hmm giving it some gas in a diesel. lol

[@waitemc]

What the f%$# Is with all these vids with the sh&$ music

[@NeilABullock]

Combination of things, you can only use non copyright music and it helps cover up background noises. It’s a sort of take what you can get thing 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@clivejamieson7326]

FFS if you can't drive it get out and let someone that can.

[@tihzho]

Holy shit what the fuck is up with the fucking electronic dance music?

[@truenorthstrongfree8566]

@2:10 HAVE YOU EVER SEEN A BIGGER AMATEUR ,,than this guy trying to drive a manual-stick shift ,,,,,buddy give it up - S E R I O U S L Y,,,,, better stick to an automatic,,uhm 4sure ;-(

[@NeilABullock]

So uh...as a “corvette stingray” owner or likely someone who drives a stick shift Honda Accord who dreams of owning a stingray do you drive many 18 speed diesel rigs? Yea me neither. Bonus Grammar round! An ellipses is usually three periods (...) placed in succession to indicate an omission of an irrelevant detail. Stacking comas in succession while not grammatically correct indicates that you were omitted from learning anything higher than 3rd grade English. If you want people to take you seriously learn to write... amateur. (And that’s how you properly use an ellipses)