Muscle Truck vs. Baja Bug! 1974 Chevy C10 Battles Fred's Volkswagen Baja Bug - Roadkill Ep. 28

Remember the drag racing '74 Chevy Muscle Truck from Roadkill Episode 18? It's back, but with a twist: it's gonna become a true dual-sport ride for surf and turf, shedding its drag slicks for Super Swamper Boggers and hitting the sand dunes...hard! And to prove that a lowered, two-wheel-drive pickup can dominate the dunes, Freiburger and Finnegan set up a shootout with Fred Williams from the Dirt Every Day series on the Motor Trend channel. Fred brought out his '69 VW Baja Bug from DED Episode 23 and went head to head with the Muscle Truck on the beach at Pismo, California.
The Roadkill/HOT ROD Magazine Muscle Truck is a '74 Chevy C10 shortbed, stepside, with a GM LS6 crate engine (like the all-aluminum V8 found in a C6 ZO6 Corvette). It's stock other than a small crane cam, midlength headers, and a new addition for this episode: MSD's Atomic EFI (the truck used to run a carburetor). The Atomic setup is atop a BBK intake manifold, and uses a stock LS1 throttle body. That legendary exhaust sound comes
from 3-inch pipe with 4-inch Dynomax Bullet race mufflers.
The truck's transmission is a JW Turbo 400 backed by a Gear Vendors over/underdrive unit. And it really needs overdrive because the Ford 9-inch rear carries 5.13 gears and a spool. The suspension features dropped spindles and Ridetech Strong Arms and air bags up front. In the rear, two leaves were removed from the stock spring packs, they were flipped under the axle, and traction is delivered by Caltrac's bars.
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[@rustybones99]

My favorite roadkill scene ever. Finnegan hacking the fenders and freiburger looking like he was going to throw up.

[@bummeroni]

It's even funnier when you realize that they were aftermarket fenders so it wasn't that big of a deal lmao

[@CoreyS77]

Well just zeus them back on later

[@ChasRebel420]

😂😂😂

[@ec6933]

I hate that we watched these thinking they would last for awhile not even knowing they were the good old days

[@alertgasper]

it's a sad lesson in life. when i moved out of my parents' house the first time, i made a list of car shows from car magazines (before the internet) i wanted to check out someday when i had the money and the time. I watched many change or just disappear. now i try to hit every one of them while i'm still able to drive in the dark.

[@justajabronie]

You can yearn for the waves of the past or enjoy the ever changing tides. I’ll still watch these old seasons over and over though. 3:54 Especially cause of those waves. #sandyshores #gtav #saltonsea #trevor #ILOVEMETHanol You aren’t wrong about that nostalgia feels though. 🤘

[@alertgasper]

@@justajabronie i will say, there's a third option....if we love something, we should join in trying to save it :) some events disappear because they just can't get the volunteers. but sometimes, change is good. Like, I miss my car magazines, but the internet ain't all bad.

[@robertorios2032]

Finnegan-"When you hear me say 'Yoga Pants', start your car and go. Other guy- DID YOU SAY YOGURT PANTS??? haha that killed me :)

[@Heyo727]

Yea, that "Roadkilled" you

[@waynebrod3698]

Square body trucks have that capability of looking good even when you're chopping it up.

[@wavyboywyatt]

I like it how every time I watch a roadkill episode, I get a Chevrolet Silverado advertisement

[@skeggjoldgunnr3167]

+i_am_whyitr Oh, the one where they CONTINUE to push their rust-bucket bodies?

[@GoGetta24781]

+i_am_whyitr google chrome, use it. Get the ad block plugin. Makes KZbin awesome again

[@matthiebert4902]

+GoGetta24781 or don't block the ads and support roadkill

[@DJDiggityDubstep]

+Matt Hiebert Fuck that youtube should't be like tv

[@Garage_859]

+i_am_whyitr i got a polaris camercial

[@TyBraek]

Cutting the fender was actually hard to watch.

[@cheah7519]

Ty_Braek it's a copy of the original fender, so it's not really that bad

[@caitlinlatimer4642]

wwet G g g h y by u

[@XPinkPantherX]

They'll just Zeus it back on. IT'LL BE MINT

[@dave928]

it's Dzus

[@parentsbasement7734]

was laughing my ass off when friberger walks away and finnigin is just rollin with the camera guy

[@Myvintageiron7512]

Hi guys love the show! I am an instructor at Universal Technical Institute in Avondale Arizona, I teach the HOT ROD program here our students build a SBC and then thrash them on the dyno, with all kinds of Mods and some Nitrous we also had Nickolas Cage tour here some years back he then donated one of his personal GT40's it's pretty cool. Anyhow we would Loooooove to have you guys come check out our school I don't know if you will be in az. on any trips but if you are check us out I tell all my students about road kill a bunch of them are addicted Best regards From Arizona

[@ivethevillavicencio2553]

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[@فارسهزازي-ذ4ف]

P6222w2

[@bencheatley7502]

ok cool

[@PabloDiablo682]

you still holding you breath to get a call from Finnegan of Freiburger? I am sure they read all their comments. Nice of you though.

[@JRC99]

They could have left the street tires on the front and just had the boggers on the rear. Isn't that what Baja Bug guys have been doing forever?

[@blueboat7639]

shut

[@lisayoutsey7568]

@@ItsJustFranko yep

[@yaboitubz6438]

Some do but most have the 2 or 3 rails on them

[@bigdaveoutdoors]

This makes sense as long as you dont know anything about offroading

[@jcfrazier5853]

The Baja Bugs have the engine, all the weight on the rear tires, keeping the front light your hoping to “float” over sand and mud.

[@_lucas_1k_]

Finally they’ve brought some of the KZbin videos back!

[@missingperson426]

Whoooooo

[@missingperson426]

Those fools this is the only reason most would buy there crappy subscription

[@dillonpierce7869]

Some of the better ones.... A few still need to come back. 😅

[@damynserna703]

Dude I’m tired of seeing the same comment on all of them XD

[@_lucas_1k_]

@@damynserna703 sorry lol

[@Riley-tc1xi]

This was my favorite episode ever. I watched roadkill all the time but then I heard they deleted this episode. But know it's back I'm so happy

[@MotorTrendWatch]

New Roadkill! This time with more Fred! #roadkill #Roadkillshow #Dirteveryday #bajabug #muscletruck

[@AustinElwess]

Audiwan Kenobi very thrifty user of letters!!

[@moogle68]

Whats the music at around 11:15? Has some nice bass to it.

[@TOBAYSON]

You guys got facebook? you have to upload thos pictures

[@warkus123]

#Offroadkill ?

[@MGNDELIAS]

Loved the custom fender cut work. That was a cool show.

[@StevenBeshears420]

That muscle truck in "Dune mode", would be my everyday driver for sure! :)

[@christophercook7379]

Muscle Truck to Alaska! for the five year anniversary. You did say " Who needs 4-wheel drive!"

[@thecanadianbandit3841]

Christopher Cook they didn’t the first time

[@GiuseppeSimonetti]

My grandpa has a 86' C10 and it's amazing. I love it. Looks just like the one in the video but it's matt black.. it use to be a purple and red type color before it's unfortunate accident with a 20 ton, 1953 military tractor

[@GiuseppeSimonetti]

I know the one in the video is a 74' but what I meant by it looks the same is it has the same costume bed type and body.

[@HahaBumble]

That exhaust note is perfection! I want their soundtrack...

[@McVerne]

next time on RoadKill: they swap the bugs engine into a small block V8, put some slicks on and take it drag racing :-)

[@RanninRavensight]

Then they'll take a sportsman class dragster 'round the twistys to see if it can outhandle a car that was meant to do that.

[@marniedoyle8063]

if you're going to switch to front engine, (which I'm sure you will have to do for any sort of v8, right?) you might as well just go blown big block.

[@svvitchio]

Andrew Doyle It would be damn sight easier to bolt a v8 to the back of that bug than it would be to convert it to front engine. Hell, its the USA, theres probably already a kit for that..

[@McVerne]

Andrew Doyle there are some vw bugs with V8´s in the back and a radiator in the front. if you get the back seats out, you have more space in the beetle´s back than under the hood. And you get much more grip with the heavy engine in the back. That´s why 911´s are that good accelerating.

[@johngalek4967]

svvitchio Kennedy Engineered Products makes all types of adapters and HD clutches for engine swaps in VWs.

[@Fearlessfront]

Excellent as always!

[@hjc4552]

Like your vids 👍

[@mathman1923]

never understood why you didn't buy some junk yard fenders to alter and then put your good ones on later

[@jasoncamilleri625]

+Jay Groom that would be way to simple

[@josephsummers2427]

+Jay Groom - Too much work

[@ThaneaPally]

+Jay Groom I don't know why you think those are "good ones." how ever they do just put new fenders on the truck you can see them all black and shiny in the ep. when they put the motor from it in to a boat.

[@mathman1923]

freiburger was whining about it. just thought it would have been easier to get some really crappy ones to cut up to keep him from crying. the whole thing is a wreck aside from its powertrain

[@ThaneaPally]

+Jay Groom Just watched the Hot rod garage ep. when they put the truck back together. The fenders they cut apart were after market fenders already.

[@notor1oussavag335]

Small Truck, Big Tires. Low Gear, High RPMs. Adds up to be one HELLUVA time!! No sand box is too big 😈💪 I LOVE c10s! Thumbs up from mr

[@tymosher17]

Looking back on this now they could have just ran some street tires in the front it's 2wd drive so boggers up front isn't really needed

[@hunter_5657]

Well then it’s just gonna under steer like crazy

[@retardedcheesewheel2921]

Would look dumb and not steers though

[@justind9631]

@@retardedcheesewheel2921 plus you can have them rotated and get more out you’re buck

[@FailsAndFightsFNF]

"The BCC8 trial period has expired on this system. To purchase a license call 1-888-77-BORIS or visit www,borisfx.com" Lol someone forgot to purchase their editing software/graphic effects. Which is weird too because this show is so profitable and has a decently high budget. 1:10

[@FailsAndFightsFNF]

Those watermarks sneak up on you, I've almost been got by "free trials" before. It's not a free trial if all videos are watermarked - because that's not a temporary trial of the real system. That's a modified version. Stop calling it a free trial if you watermark the videos that are produced with it!

[@FailsAndFightsFNF]

***** .. how am I whining? I'm just pointing it out that the stupid trial message slipped past the editor. Those messages are sneaky as fuck. It's happened to me before, albeit I don't have 2 million subscribers, but I do have a fair bit and it was a little embarrassing.

[@pawn63295]

***** shut it tool he was pointing something out not whining. so ef off web warrior

[@ShunShinimaru]

Yeah I noticed that too, it's interesting lol. I think they tried to cut it out, it's probably some color correction or something.

[@FailsAndFightsFNF]

Jacob Berman I looked into the website and they specialize in transition and transition audio effects. So I think it's for the sweeping cuts inbetween scenes. But it could also be for color correction - their program has a section for color correction and stabilization.

[@FrallenStudios]

I know he didnt trade it! David loves his muscle truck!

[@vilemmarakii9809]

riding in a VW bug does that. traded a mild chevelle for one and everyone thought i was nuts, until they drove it. i think the truck is gone.

[@FrallenStudios]

Well yea.. I'll guess we have to wait and see!

[@BestUnderPressure]

Flange it and zues it will now be my go to phrase.

[@c172215s]

Michael Melton dzus

[@bilkeeshkhan5813]

R25

[@haydenbiggs456]

ahhhh nothing is more satisfying than watching this show although when they cut the fenders it brought a tear to my eye

[@Reesee.777]

Everytime i watch some kind of offroad episodes where yall go to pismo i get happy, thats my happy place i only live 25 mins from there

[@stough77]

Top 2 best sounding engines: The Muscle Truck and the LFA...

[@SheddysGaming]

exactly.

[@SuzukiLTZ-]

Those and a 572 hemi with a set of drag exhaust coming out behind the front wheel

[@christopherwalker6056]

The Muscle Truck and the V10 Lamborghini Huracan.

[@jmannetje1]

2 words... Rot-sun

[@KgiMedia601]

jmannetje1 2 more words after that crusher-camaro

[@BarryMahcockiner]

But the big question remains. Did you get your Borisfx licence?

[@rainercourtney4616]

YES i thought no one else saw that

[@SargTeaPot]

i spent like 3 min just to see that lol

[@liammaupin9492]

@@chris53168 I rewound like 5 times to see what it said

[@jason2533]

Cutting the front guards was pretty funny but the pain on Freiburgers face was just heartbreaking to see!

[@thedon3346]

JUST NOW FOUND THIS SHOW!!! LOVE IT...think I might of seen it before, but I LOVE IT.

[@maniacaloffroad5338]

smokin the Boggers hurt me on a personal level. way more than cutting the fenders.

[@motobronzy4059]

bring back roadkill on youtube im from the philippines and im always watching your videos😭😭😭😭😭😭

[@ArbathSahadewa]

From Indonesia too, big fan of Roadkill!

[@liamfogle8367]

give the VW 600 horsepower. than you will have a muscle bug.

[@thatkidnate2674]

Liam Fogle YES PLEASE!!

[@jamesworkman7315]

😂😂👻👻

[@barrybend7189]

Nopethats suicide.

[@charliestavro2843]

*murder bug

[@jessemartin5105]

@@charliestavro2843 well the urban assult bug has at least 600 horsepower

[@cmrnbalzer24]

Roadkill is the shit

[@TheDAITrickster]

hell yeah !!!

[@hexentoterbandtx]

Best sawzall job ever!!!

[@carsonvermillion405]

Videos for eight years and it's awesome

[@Dr_Monitor]

1:12 someone needs to update their Sony Vegas...

[@JMAN5438212]

I was wondering if anyone else caught that.

[@SpectreOZ]

+CamryXLE Well spotted! LOL

[@Dr_Monitor]

+SpectreOZ it was on the screen so quick, I had to go back to see what it was.

[@SpectreOZ]

+CamryXLE As did I.... LOL

[@chiranmp40]

me

[@jdmtwinturbo]

Please tell me the 74 muscle truck is not really gone... if i won thee lottery that would be the first creation id come after I love that thing.

[@alexamend4344]

I totally agree!!

[@kevinmeyer143]

It isn't.

[@williambranco7710]

The best sounding truck still to date. 10th or so time watching

[@easterdonkey]

This is so just awesome!!! I was sad to see chopping but knew it was worth it!!! .......When in doubt cut it out!!

[@MrManhound]

Love the look of the muscle truck with those wheels. The bug is fab,i remember them on the roads by the dozen,they were so popular

[@lawrencegoralski3029]

noooooooooo those are the good squarebody fenders

[@reginaward1605]

Steev Don there aftermarket it doesn’t really matter

[@MaximRecoil]

@@reginaward1605 How do you know they were aftermarket?

[@117guitarhero]

I can't help but point out the fact that Finnegan flipped Freiburger off at 14:23

[@BrianS2464]

How much could straight junk yard fenders really cost?

[@mrszeglevski]

My 2 year old loves this show, especially this episode. He yells "yoga pants" as he runs through the house pushing his toy truck.

[@ThomasXp]

One of my favorite episodes so far

[@kyledennis2866]

You have to deflate the tires

[@van_demonium]

hellen keller did a great job on the subtitles!

[@Kushothe]

We'll Zeus it back on there.

[@johnkramer7161]

+Kushothe No they won't. lol

[@chowly]

+Kushothe What does it mean to "Zeus it"?

[@Kushothe]

eatsleepbike Weld it.

[@johnkramer7161]

eatsleepbike Dzus is a 2 piece quick release fastener. They were going to use them to put the fenders back together.

[@chowly]

Charles Bronson thank you!

[@garrettharper5024]

"Pretty miserable, I got sand in my eyes, grit in my teeth, my truck getting ruined by other people..." LOL

[@brodyent121]

I love this show! You guy's are awesome and have so much fun! You should be on television! Why did y'all have to chop up my favorite ride you have had on the show! I loved the "Muscle Truck" that thing was mean on the street! Oh we'll keep em coming! You rock!

[@rars0n]

Motor Trend Channel needs a Roku channel!

[@JasonWh]

ooh the tribulations of fully pressurized tires in sand.

[@crixy..]

Why in hell would you trade the muscle truck for a bug.

[@markvanleeuwen6678]

+Chris D clearly. u never owned a bug!

[@crixy..]

maybe thats the problem :p

[@matthiebert4902]

+Chris D they didn't really

[@stephentroxeljr4693]

Exactly!

[@alancampbell1633]

they didn't but you know it's ok if you don't look at hot rod garage or there social media

[@edzielke4272]

You guys are living the dream, Always awesome show

[@FacadeDrummer22]

A pre smog (1974 and older in CA) C10 is my dream truck. If this thing ever goes to auction I WILL be the highest bidder lol. Dream truck + roadkill vehicle means I'd have to have it!

[@FacadeDrummer22]

Probably the 100th time I've watched this since its come out also.

[@993ts]

+ryan silveira Dave says it has $25k plus of drivetrain

[@FacadeDrummer22]

+Joey Kissinger yeah man I bet it does, only thing I'm not crazy about is the ford rear end

[@dustingould322]

this episode is the only reason Im building my truck

[@dustingould322]

Kinda I'm only 15 so most of it is me savings up money

[@justind9631]

@@dustingould322 if you don’t mind me asking what kinda truck you have ?

[@dustingould322]

@@justind9631 it's a 84 c10 longbed I'm building a 383 for it and I just bought the stuff to shorten it up and put a stepside bed on

[@Lgs260495]

What's the music in 10:35? By the way, get this truck, the rotsun, the general mayhem,the draguar and make a movie Mad max style.

[@Ar1s0elLiNaRaS]

Well, the music's name is " Ike Brown - Michelle Obama " but you won't be able to find it on youtube... You can find it in spotify and rdio ( it took me 1 hour to find it...) and also it's with lyrics... it's not the instrumental like in 10:35... Hope I helped ! :)

[@Lgs260495]

You helped me a lot, thanks a bunch pal :D

[@misrksa]

Lgs260495

[@jimburgess9205]

Can you imagine doing this for a living?

[@mynameisntimportant9341]

i like how Dave smiles through the pain watching the fender being cut

[@trulyinfamous]

That truck was probably one of the best looking cars they've made. It's Mad Max AF.

[@Oscar_1123]

Boggers on the front of a 2 wheel drive truck doesn't help with traction and turning.

[@ben19912010]

im still wondering why thay dident just remove them instead of cuting them

[@computiNATEor]

The fenders hold the whole front end together. Radiator, grille, lights, etc

[@carladavis8660]

They can't unscrew it

[@RomanHerrin]

How could you trade a family member for a bug!?

[@mcaustinmoto3796]

He didn't really trade it.

[@scooter6332]

It's the best man. I know why trade it its such a nice truck

[@slingshot5076]

I really don't get the point of trading a nice truck for a pice of junk like the bug. It makes no sense!!!

[@johnkramer7161]

+sling shot It was a joke.

[@jesusortiz3327]

The dude is ill for cutting the C10 😩, awww , wouldnt have done that, but sick video 🔥. The truck is so nice, sounds mean too🔥🇲🇽!!

[@ianmorris9099]

This is my favorite video hands down

[@jebwatson]

What is that shifter? It's really neat.

[@jeepzjfan2]

it is a hurst quarter stick rachet shifter

[@jclaysf350]

i don't think its a ratchet shifter, judging from how they use it its got to be a gated shifter, like a b&m pro-stick or something like that.

[@korn11000]

www.jegs.com/i/B%26M/130/80702/10002/-1?CAWELAID=1710800376&CAGPSPN=pla&CAAGID=15769068431&CATCI=pla-208885458071&catargetid=230006180037474564&cadevice=c&gclid=CLGD-oiB6dACFQOBaQodCgYLZg

[@ALFONZO784]

Jeb Watson vertical gate shifter

[@hondatrix]

Put a V6 4.3 in the back of the bug...

[@johnkramer7161]

They don't own the bug.

[@HJZ75driver]

John Kifflom Fred does.

[@DrLoverLover]

3,3 porsche turbo

[@jessemartin5105]

@@DrLoverLover 1.8 b16

[@Kushothe]

To purchase a license call 1-888-77-BORIS or visit www.borisfx.com :>

[@lordredrevolt8108]

Kushothe oh... you saw that too :) i actually went back hoping it was some code of some sort...

[@monsalai]

Kushothe yeah i found that too

[@Cafferssss]

Kushothe i saw that just now, very odd hjahah!

[@Alystas]

+Kushothe someone can explain that to me?

[@lordredrevolt8108]

+Alystas Jakob got it right :D they were most likely using trial software to edit the video.

[@ruyboxe]

REAL cool laugh before the big jump! 20:30 He knew that jump was going to be good... He knew it...

[@MotorCycleTheray]

Wicked fun, I swear I held my breath there for a second on one of them turns on the hill

[@SuzukiLTZ-]

They should have just got paddle tires

[@ARCTICMAN57]

They will Regret trading the Muscle truck

[@braedonrussell9737]

😭😭I want the muscle truck

[@JeffGoike-m3e]

What the world really needs is an all-aluminum 600 plus cubic inch big block powered Volkswagen baja beetle.

[@travisorich7599]

9 minutes and fortyish seconds oh the humanity! Rest of the video, pretty sweet truck guyz😎👍

[@KB9813]

Can I please have that truck?

[@brandongambino7740]

No Finnegan those are not the right tires for the sand dunes you guys needed paddle tires for the rear you can generally get them at off-road suppliers

[@motoXcR]

you dont think he knew that 8 years ago?

[@12101DyM]

Whats the song at 10:58?

[@FreeForAllFreak]

Dylan McElveen Darude sandstorm

[@shinedowncannel]

michelle obama by ike brown

[@habibarashid9939]

lllkmorqqs

[@NxtLvlDub]

"look how pissed off it looks" had me creasing😂

[@Tuck_0731]

" How bad are the brakes on this truck? " " Oh can they be considered bad if they don't exist. " Chuckle Chuckle

[@RamSkirata]

im sorry, but this is one of the worst episodes you've ever done. Wish I would not have to say this, because Im a real big fan of RK, but this episode was not so good.

[@RamSkirata]

I have changed my opinion by now. The more I watch the episode, the more I like it. Still the muscle truck is better in street trim.

[@Jackw920]

U idiots! Keep the truck

[@heyhayhay77]

Actually your the idiot

[@Mayo07J]

+Hunter Allison You're* If you're going to insult someone at least do it correctly.

[@getwreckedg3492]

Mayo07J 😂😂😂😂😂

[@biggrigger332]

Think of it this way David, your sand blasting the truck!

[@Cocokingable1]

hotel in the backround at 2:00 is where i stayed 2 years ago when i went to LA for a vacation lol. Drove past that 4 wheel store several times.

[@lawnmowermanlawnmowerman9930]

A VW bug is as tough as a vehicle can be,you did alright trading that Chevy for it.

[@ryancarver6513]

That truck is badass I would love that thing!

[@kellysankale82]

Ladies and gentlemen you will be boarding roadkill airlines 💸😂

[@AdmiralRustyShackleford]

I think it'd be faster if they used those A/T's on the front so the front just floats and the rear bites for traction. Dune buggies use paddle tires in the rear and skinnies up front, 2WD quads don't use aggressive front tires either. It works, I just think it'd work even better with less knobby front tires. I'd like to see an offroad race between the Muscle Truck and the Vette Kart.

[@Ryan318l]

Just Zeus is back on!! What’s the big deal!! Quality and mint 👌👌😂😂😂

[@chriscosta3139]

That was sacrilegious. How dare. I'm glad the blade broke😂😂😂

[@Figment078]

I had to smile every time the bug's door popped open. Don't ever fix that.

[@JohnCena-rd7jc]

Roadkill is the beast load of episodes I've ever seen from Jamie Dean

[@christopherwalker6056]

This is a great show. Just discovered this.

[@Royal_Vengeance]

9:10 , that moment was brilliant !

[@unathandavis]

yea dude that whole Jackstand slamming down on the web of your thumb thing, happened to me yesterday at work with a 10 ton commercial truck stand. so yea....i know how that feels.

[@malcholopher]

best trade ever!!! you are going to have more fun with the Bug.

[@fabiopanizzutti1985]

I LOVE THIS ROADKILL MUSCLE TRUCK VERSION

[@TheGasTap]

Keep the shows coming guys. good job!

[@sakhilendwandwe9203]

the best episode yet!

[@deadwave2738]

That's my dream ride right there Chevy StepSide.