The Crusher Impala Finally Runs 10s! | Roadkill Garage

[@mickeykreg]

The majesty of that barge leaving is beyond words.

[@mikebrown8065]

The awesomeness of these 2 gentlemen never ceases to amaze me. And to get that barge in the 10 second bracket is truly amazing.

[@robertcross5794]

The Crusher Impala is one of my favorite Roadkill cars. The way it violently launches off the line at the strip is always great to watch.

[@V8AmericanMuscleCar]

So nice to see a full size car doing it and doing it fast!

[@John-Laird]

I've always loved the dry humor that these two produce.

[@overyonderjustapiece]

Only manages to be dryer than the Sahara Desert

[@wjadam024]

the Roadkill and Roadkill Garage formats are undefeated.!

[@nickv5799]

Steve deserves a car hoist for Christmas 🙏 🎅

[@carlmorgan2227]

Man these guys are great together, by far my favorite car guy Duo!!!

[@adamkares7549]

Awesome guys, Crusher Imp is one of your finest creations

[@carbomaniac4020]

The Crusher Impala has to be one of my favorite Roadkill cars as well. The original build for it really describes well on what you picture when mentioning american cars. If Impalas would have been avalibale here, I would have loved to own a '69 myself

[@jmd78704]

Well done! That yacht is changing the laws of science!🤙🏼

[@SuperOperator4]

I was a HS senior in 75. Had a 69 Impala custom. Love this car!!!!!!!!!!

[@johnbehneman1546]

CONGRATULATIONS DAVID AND STEVE!!!! CRUSHER IMPALA IS ALIVE AND WELL IN 1983!!!!

[@JamesJ7851]

Yes, TH-400, the filter floats in the fluid. Weirder, it's Dave's first TH-400. That surprises me, because BITD everyone I know including myself, first thing to blow on our hi-po Chevrolets was the TH-350 transmission, and everyone replaced it with a donor TH-400 after a little work on the valve body and a new higher stall converter.

[@roberteshaw9520]

It"s nice to see an old Chevy from my day perform really well. That car is running superbly.

[@RougeBeaver2076]

Such a badass car. Looks great, is really fast, and sounds great while doing it

[@Model_Student]

I love Steve! It seems like he read a book about how to interact with people and express emotion, and is anxiously awaiting the movie adaptation of that book.

[@adamkares7549]

Everyone needs a Steve in their life

[@bradleylovej]

This is such a hilarious way to describe Steve. He also seems like he is anxiously waiting to practice all of the things he learned in the book in real life human interactions

[@orangemanok5800]

That sofa front seat is...incongruous!

[@DianneLetson-j6s]

I’d love to see it with a Lenco.

[@Diesel257]

It'd cost more than 2x the rest of the car.

[@viktorhardindyrvold4234]

And it's just a burnout car

[@scottreed6191]

Cool! I have a 69 Caprice with factory 396 for sale was a one owner 88,000 car. Love seeing this one run. Keep up the great work!

[@racebiketuner]

Congratulations on your 10s!

[@edzeppelin]

10 sec on a 1/4 mi "actual" dragstrip? Well, done, Jokers. We love it.

[@daviddavid5880]

Awesome. I am a total sucker for anything with speedy bits poking through cutouts in the hood.

[@crazywickedcustoms7272]

Love that Impala love the Impala

[@pkuudsk9927]

Where are all the hoist companies? At least 1 has to want to give Steve one, you guys are working like the average guy would but why? I don't work on my junk because I hate crawling around on my back at home, when all day I have a hoist at work. Nice to see it finally get into the 10's

[@mcarlkv53]

love the show where they took the pontiac T-37 thru the northeast and NYC....also love david friebeurger expressions when he drove the V6 camaro on Laguna Seca...I bought the exact same car....Camaro V6 silver....

[@russabrams3982]

Back in the late 80's , I was assigned a project to help Reeves Callaway upgrade his Corvette line with THM400. Since the car was boosted, and the transmission ran on vacuum, there was a problem when the vacuum went to pressure. The fix was to plumb it with a vented one way check valve on the modulator line so the once it got into boost the modulator would only see atmospheric pressure. That system went into production on all the THM400 equipped Corvettes, worked perfect 👌 . Also the deep pan requires a longer pickup pipe, which your trans had, but there is also a sleeve that spaces between the valve body and the filter to keep the filter from moving around too much . BTW a deep pan is designed to allow more room for hot ATF expand into, the dipstick is calibrated to lower the level of the fluid. If you have a deep pan , but a shallow dipstick, when the fluid heats up it will get into the rotating parts of the trans and froth up the fluid like a milkshake. Great project, keep up the good work 👍

[@jeepnutscotty]

Or maybe it got a bit hot, as steam pours from the engine 😂 what a beast!

[@charliechristie2949]

Back in the day ....(1972) My friend had a 69 Chevelle that had a 396 / 375 with a Turbo 400 trans. When shifted down to "1" and racing the 1/4 mile with 3.31 rear gears, the trans would upshift 1-2 on the governor which was factory set to shift at 6,500 RPM. So, playing around, he would just leave it in first on the shifter and race. Talk about consistency. You know you have a great bracket car when you run 13.95, 13.96, 13.94 using just two gears on street tires......We were careful not to beat it to death because it was used to tow a 1970 427 Nova.....We had SO MUCH fun back then.

[@andersjjensen]

The MCM collab was awesome. Thanks for the reminder. Now punch this land boat with a 12:1 compression ratio, E85, all the timing it will take and an almighty three stage nitrous punch straight from the fist of the go-fast gods!

[@advilshenk]

Love the crusher impala. A dream car of mine

[@mikef-gi2dg]

My 68 Impala is actually bigger, and it would love the Crusher treatment. when I first saw the Crusher I though.....I got to do that....I am getting that feeling again!!!

[@BallisticWrenchGarage]

Crusher Impala is my favorite RK car for sure.

[@johnbehneman1546]

THANK YOU SO MUCH!!!! I LOVE CRUSHER IMPALA!!!!

[@AdamOpheim]

You should run a "T" with a one way check valve inline with that so it doesn't see pressure, but see's vac. (brake booster valves work great)

[@lll9416]

C'mon Freiburger, use some of your amazing automotive connections and get Dulcich a car lift and save his and your poor knees. lol

[@markkinslow128]

Ikr

[@twotailedavenger]

Dunno if you can find a lift that'll support this aircraft carrier of a car.

[@edwardfletcher7790]

90% of the cars they work on would snap in half ...🫤

[@Antiganos]

I guarantee if they got a lift the fans would complain it isn't "authentic" anymore and be upset.

[@lll9416]

@@Antiganos lol, word!

[@Bumblebee4788]

69 Full Size Chevys are my second favorite after 62's 👍

[@kennydeever4941]

Soon as they took it for a test drive and yelled "FIXED" I had to leave a like 😂

[@audiogarden21]

I think the Crusher Impala is my favorite Roadkill car to date.

[@bullittdog4352]

Man for stock suspension this thing hits the tires hard.

[@HighOctaneSpeedShop]

She rips. 🏁🏁

[@twgarage-terrywatson1672]

Awesome, love the full size Chevy’s

[@tomtaphorn7870]

Well done you two

[@josephpsmithe]

One of Dave’s best lines was when mighty car mods was looking at the crusher and they ask ‘but does it do burn outs” Dave replies with “oh yes it does. We know that instinctively”

[@reecetaylor9518]

Actually they say "we dont know if it does burnouts" and david replies "oh we do, that's just intuitive"

[@jorgefloyd6989]

That boat launched.

[@waynesmith2461]

Love my buddy had one early 90s stock 454 run 7.20s 1/8 mile fun car

[@Sapperearthquake]

Yes, that filter is supposed to be that loose.

[@DrGearHeadSS]

Came here to say this.

[@Enjoymentboy]

I'd love to see the guys from mighty car mods come back and get to see it "new and improved".

[@robertstembridgejr7532]

Love this car!

[@DomEngines]

Love the crusher Impala. Hope they will just give it a bit of body love. No restauration, just rust and dents removal. It's been through alot and imho it should get some body love

[@grandmasmalibu]

"...or it may have gotten hot."

[@shaunfeldman3964]

Great job team

[@davejennings5140]

Love me some Crusher Impala

[@CaptainNero]

Relaxing life of Relentless burnouts😂😂

[@peterironrope]

As for the Transmission filter being lose, it's normal, but it does look a little loser on your vehicle. I remember when I was a mechanic in the military when I was working on M998, M114, and M1151 HMMWV's servicing the transmission changing the transmission filter, O-ring, and cork gasket, the filter was lose after snugging the mounting bolts down on it, but it was fine after test/normal driving.

[@gordocarbo]

Loce the way it leaves! What type of converter is in it? Now get some 22" superturbos on it tailpipes and make it super sleepy! The ones for the Durango are 3" offset offset and dont neck down inside, Do it!!

[@emilianocruz11]

Yess the crusher impala ❤❤❤

[@toddclark332]

Great job guys 😁💪🤘

[@d1mennis]

C'mon Freiburger! Get a Bend Pak lift put in! Dulcich deserves one.

[@thatcountryboy]

Who misses this motor in the crusher I know the ls makes it a better drag car but this motor looks and sounds so much cooler 😍

[@yorrickwi]

still my favorite roadkill car

[@DougPoulton]

I can't help wondering if twin turbos and a different cam would take into the 9's? I guess you can only do so much with a 4000 pound sled, a 3.50 gear and small tires.

[@jettsouza]

My top 3 roadkill builds Crusher Impala Crop Duster Stubby bob

[@steveburlingame1935]

Nice run

[@frfrpr]

U can't get mad at a guy for binge-watching this stuff. It's better than football, baseball, basketball, and the rest.

[@powellsautomotive61]

Love that car

[@greggsvintageworkshop8974]

I LOVE that car!!!

[@alva1370]

Good stuff guys.

[@MyName-ln6mk]

BDS makes a Transmission diversion valve, that solves the problem with your vacuum modulator.

[@tal5338]

Excellent works ✅✅✅✅✅

[@Bricklinsv1970]

I can't believe that old land sled pulled a 10!

[@JeffMarshall-br9cz]

Don't be dissing a turbo 400 I rebuilt mine with tricks from Jake's performance and it has many high 9 passes

[@mikef-gi2dg]

Say WHAT...A 3.50 SOMETHING GEAR??? i LOVE IT.

[@FunForAll58008]

I have an 87 gmc burban with a th400 and the filter is loose like that as well.

[@andrewmarshall360]

Bottoms out, without the correct spacer it will throw shift points off as well by letting the trans shift with a mind of its own because of the volume?

[@Zedsdead83]

Wow nice work Dave and Steve🎉

[@davidtucker3008]

Pretty darn good for a chev-a-let.

[@burleism5158]

CRUSHER IMPALA for the Win?????? give it to a ROADKILL subscriber

[@larrycurrier290]

My first car. Yellow on black 327

[@patbullard9276]

Always a hoot!

[@GTRFREAK17]

Would be amazing to see it wheelie!

[@dukeallen432]

Metal work. Body.

[@billrowan1957]

The filter has play to level with the fluid when pitched

[@collinklitz7434]

Need to put that sooner shifting modulator in there it looks like

[@CarsandCats]

Blowers make burnouts so easy. But they are BRUTAL on everything behind them. I am on my 3rd transmission, 2nd driveshaft and 4th rear end!

[@Yourmission9]

This is like uncle bucks’ car with a blower on top

[@blos90]

Are we ever going to get mtod here in Italy?

[@brandonhilliard2370]

An adjustable dohickie?

[@Rick-O-Shay60]

YES, that filter is supposed to be loose like that. It is made to float up/down with fluid so it won't starve the pump if fluid is a bit low. Even though the vac modulator will control shift points, rarely ever is it the modulator that goes bad. If anything you should've check the valve behind the modulator for movement. Big waste of time opening the filter checking for wear, just look in the bottom of the pan, that's wear you will find condition of trans. clutch material, bushings, hard part damage, all right there.

[@albertgaspar627]

thank you, was pretty sure the filter is supposed to "float" but haven't had to mess with a '400 in a long while--last time i dorked with a slushbox was the old buick 2 speed.

[@phill2009c6]

What's the atf your using? The 1 that l use is red. 👍on the video

[@darrinnoble]

I dig seeing them get Grammy's car dialed in.

[@downtheroad1214]

Old Dog learned a new trick who do thunk it

[@WagsAutomotive]

Will you guys help me with my original, numbers matching 70 Chevelle SS with the numbers matching 402 big block engine AND turbo 400 transmission? It's been off the road since 1985. I'd love to get it running & driving again!

[@edwardfletcher7790]

Crazy running those speeds without a seatbelt 😕

[@harleyrobertson6746]

When is season 9?!

[@loganbloom6191]

i want to see stubby bob do a drag race.

[@brianruff1133]

All that and a bench seat, too.

[@joe-hp4nk]

Weld the governor closed and you have full manual.

[@street_wise_gamgee]

id love to run that with my big block 70 impala.

[@P.E.O.ll-RhodesScholarGraduate]

That transmission filter floats so you can nail it. 😂♟️✌️