Hasn't Run for 30 Years! '66 Corvette Restoration and Road Trip | Roadkill | MotorTrend

Finnegan and Freiburger attempt to get a bucket-list '66 Corvette -- abandoned halfway through an LS swap and restoration -- back on the road. With multiple iterations and attempts, the 'Vette hasn't been on the road for 30 years. Will the guys change that?
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[@worldssickestmedia2713]

My experience as a mechanic. "If we can just slide this back we can do this and we won't have to take this off and so we'll be able to do that" 45 min later "just take it off and pull it out". And that's 99.9999% of the time. 😆

[@jasonweills8932]

You’re supposed to spend x2 as long figuring out how to do it a different way than the instructions

[@brianjacobsen5762]

There's always hope. But in the end just pull it. With a nike swoosh. On a tee shirt.

[@freemansgarage]

It's usually after sober reflection we realize these things.

[@leaving_the_wolf8901]

insert meme here. "60% of time, works every time"

[@freemansgarage]

@@leaving_the_wolf8901 thanks for makin' me spit out my coffee. that's always funny.

[@mchristr]

Wait just a minute. This is way too nice of a car for a Roadkill episode. I'm not sure how to feel about this.

[@DrLoverLover]

They are overpaid actors now

[@frozenice61]

@@DrLoverLover mike has way more money now so he spends it,they made a brand and have made big bucks,good luck to them

[@French20cent]

Truth is, a good C5 'Vette is probably cheaper than just about any shell of an interesting '70s car now

[@gregrichardson9269]

That cop turning around was classic lol 😂 glad he kept moving Good job guys

[@d2dap636]

I salute the man that turned it back to a C2. We applaud you sir!

[@skyb2149]

For real! The prior conversation was fkn hideous...🤮

[@dustydon6419]

Dulcich is a beast! I love all these guys. They seem to be very humble. The chemistry between all the different Roadkill guys is entertaining for sure.

[@dante192B]

😳🤣 the luck of the gods smiled on you that day!! That cop was definitely a corvette fan! These is no way they didn’t see all that smoke… love this video guys!

[@afterhourshotrods6882]

Please tell me some one kicked owner #2 in the nuts HARD for turning a C2 into a C3!!! Loved that you guy's outsmarted Jonny Law👍 that was Classic!!!!

[@DJTAZ1996]

Beautiful c2 vette. Love that bodystyle and it looks great.

[@ahmedal-prince6438]

I wish you success, follower of your esteemed channel, Ahmed from Iraq, the capital, Baghdad.

[@kikurass322]

"Smells like freedom", that's about all we have left in the way of 'freedom', but it smells SO good :)

[@peterrenn6341]

I love the way them more excited /happy they get, the more "Dude!" is used in the conversation. 🙂

[@oldfordcarsandtrucks]

Lol, My first car after my first engine swap, first burnout, through an intersection, with a cop watching, first exhibition ticket!

[@gregbourne2625]

That was great!! You all rock. Makes wrenching on my junk worthwhile. 1 more month and I will be ripping it up as well!!

[@freemansgarage]

That's awesome! Enjoy your car!

[@Zteve28]

FYI - the seats in the vette are from a Pontiac Fiero 🙂

[@Techcensorshipbot]

That modern LS engine makes that car way more capable and reliable. A really nice project car indeed.

[@MJM703]

Yeah, but new engine, transmission, suspension, brakes, and fuel delivery system. It's basically a brand-new car with a chassis of an old car.

[@lesgobrandon9826]

Definitely a bucket list car!

[@bowl-of-chicken-soup7107]

I just recognized the guy they are working with. He was on an episode of Big muscle with mike musto, quite a few years back with his Dodge Dart

[@scottshanklin5533]

Okay now that was the nicest car that they've ever had

[@davids7349]

Best looking corvette in my opinion, always loved this body style

[@erikl827]

Great way to start a weekend with a new Roadkill upload from Motortrend.

[@kw2519]

Spend the $5 on a sub to MTOD. They have new OG content all the time and ALL OF UK TOP GEAR is on there. All of it, including the new.

[@John_Conner222]

That ending was perfect lol.

[@pethromorialte1159]

Apart from being so CooL, it is also hucking filarious!!

[@raymond3313]

He'll yeah brother! Love to see a 7 second pass. I'd like to see a race against Ruby as well.

[@enforcejayzy3021]

great to see u guys back again love the vids

[@wismar1971]

I love that feeling when you get away with it.....nice goin!

[@THRASHMETALFUNRIFFS]

That was totally fun dudes!! Ditch them crappy Fiero seats. I got stopped by a cop right there about 20 years ago coming on to LVblvd south of the airport from the side street and didn't come to a complete stop to beat the line of cars coming and as soon as I turned there's a cop facing me & pointing his hands angrily to the side. I overheard some discussion about "oh yes, they'll find that when he goes in to DMV" because I guess they interconnected and found my old unpaid ticket from another state the weekend before I moved but they missed the 1/4lb of Crappy Herb in the cereal box on my passenger floor that I threw my hoodie over! */w\TMFR/w\*

[@ricardofierro7041]

Hey what’s wrong with Fiero seats ? Thanks

[@THRASHMETALFUNRIFFS]

@@ricardofierro7041 Oooops, hey I just noticed ur name, did you invent the Fiero, I apologize, the speakers in the seats were cool at the time and I love Pontiac's. I just meant that factory is known for putting in the cheapest speakers for mass production and I doubt they're exactly high fidelity audiophile grade or anything.

[@polluter1986]

Even if that converter wasn’t seated fully and that 60e was bolted to the block, that would have trashed the pump. Learned from experience lol.

[@madro2315]

Man i FKING love roadkill

[@hainesgarage4751]

If you didn't have the converter seated and the transmission was installed the pump is shattered

[@mitchellholroyd2837]

Why in the world would anyone rebody a C2 ?

[@mikerecords5530]

Quick, turn on the fan!!

[@ite2425]

My eyes almost buldged out of my head in the first minute. But maybe at the time it seemed like a good idea😂😂😂

[@harrison2281]

Less gimmicks and more automotive content. I don't need to see these guys shopping, I'm here for the work tips, the personalities, and the cars. The manufactured gimmicks kill it.

[@306Nation]

One of your best shows yet guys. I wish I could of been there for the burnout in Vegas.

[@shoominati23]

I saw a guy that bought a burnt out C3 shell and basically just ended up with the chassis rails under the body that was still good material and bought all new fibreglass and bonded it in and built in up into a ZL1 powered vintage racecar.. But you would never know that it was fibreglass popcorn once upon a time!

[@Wooley689]

Kudos tothe guy who put the body back like it should be, that kit on there was hideous.

[@kevinshorter5861]

You have a sweet corvette!!

[@malachihawk7700]

“Smells like freedom”

[@emilianocruz11]

We need the earlcamino episode when finn and Tony rescure that drag car from a barn and drag race

[@RealGenX]

Please please show more about the transmission mounts ! There is nothing available online about C2 automatic overdrives

[@Friscorockhead]

That cop just happened to know how necessary bald eagle burnouts are. No harm done, just letting freedom ring.

[@cassiusmorgan4645]

If you know Vegas you know right in front of the sign there a police station 🤣 love these guys

[@georgemartinez3656]

That car is way too nice for Roadkill. Cool video.

[@ILOVEBACONBOY2018]

I wish the episode was longer.

[@shoveitkarengunsandammotes4670]

Awesome to see 2 old men enjoying there past 😆

[@tacosandfrenchfries4561]

Awesome episode

[@bryankerbow7871]

All I can think is that car hadn't moved under its own power in 30 years yet they just put a transmission in it did some plumbing and wiring and immediately thrashed on it. At least take it on a highway run and drive it around town a bit to get the motor and transmission loosened up a bit first..

[@Bmcghee1976]

You were an Oildale at the Army Surplus Store and then you hit the circle heading north towards Oildale if you want to go to Vegas you got to go the other way I used to live there

[@C-M-E]

I'm still confused at what kind of bet you'd have to lose to chop up a good C2 to make a lousy C3... 🤦‍♂ At least someone had the good sense to right a mighty injustice!

[@RSCamaroBlack]

Dulcich referring to the Corvette says " I just got it a while ago"

[@emilianocruz11]

Good job guys for making run and drive that beautiful corvette and drag racing Steve dulcich in his c5 vette we need this full episodes here on KZbin from the roadkill show

[@SilverWatcher.]

That's a burnout monster 😅😂

[@sampson7941]

Sweet car. You guys make it look so easy

[@bako_KID_RACING]

Welcome to the surplus store on chester in Bakersfield nerds, if your still on the area or next time you pass. We have some hot rods that like the Street or track...

[@deadshot4245]

vegas cops are pretty chill for the most part strip though is pretty low tolerance for any fun times as a 5 year resident with crazy cars as well

[@devinjackson2373]

Why this was'nt an episode of Finnegans Garage to get rid of Freiburger i dont know. Great lookin car Finnegan!!

[@PHILLY214]

Front ends on these have tons of lift…I read it in a corvette book as a kid, potential to go airborn af🤣

[@jeffmellow]

Fiero seats, unexpected.

[@xippzap]

Bro you are right you are not in Bakersfield or McFarland you are in Famoso...Famoso is an unincorporated community in Kern County, California. It is located on Poso Creek 5.5 miles south-southeast of McFarland, at an elevation of 427 feet. Famoso is located at the junction of State Route 99 and the eastern terminus of State Route 46...Cmon Mike get it together...😝😄🤣😁

[@wordreet]

ROFLMAO! I can breathe, I just can't see! Best line evarrrrr!!!!!!!!! 🤣

[@LuciFeric137]

Hahahahaha. "Dude, im gonna convert my vette to the bitchin vette in 'corvette summer!"

[@bobbydixon257]

Awesommmme!☝️👏

[@brianjacobsen5762]

Fin's vett. Reminds me of the RX 7 build that Nelson racing did years ago. They couldn't see squat when ever that stabbed the gas. But the RX was 1600 hp.

[@neilperry2224]

That's a cool kellinson parked in the garage, pity you couldn't have had a look at that car. Maybe do a Roadkill revisited and check the cars in the background of the og Roadkill series.

[@randysoong6129]

Awesome!!

[@robertafay9198]

I like it minus the cloud in the cockpit not bad for a quick thrash.

[@shveylien7401]

The "Nerve Gasser"

[@morrisminor4252]

I think this is the nicest corvette they ever owned and lol there not the only person to want to put wrong year corvette parts on a corvette and make it a different model corvette

[@tim7692]

I"ve always wanted a 63 vette in white pearl with a deep gunmetal center stripe

[@MyChuck11]

love finn sliding the vette around wearing all black in the california sun

[@caseywest5278]

It amazes me that someone would try to convert a c2 corvette to a c3, I think the C2 is one of the best looking cars ever as the c3 not so much. They are bat mobile looking and not close to the style and looks of the C2

[@divadyrdnal]

My father said when the 1968 c3 came out dealers had 1967 C2’s setting on the lot that no one wanted…has to give them away! Imagine that…

[@MrWoodshoes]

Nobody can be that lucky !

[@skyb2149]

Dave was mostly wigging out about the cop because of what he had rolled up in his pocket 🤣

[@1st_Enoch]

What kind of monster puts a C3 body on a C2?

[@jordonboring3729]

doesn't even sound like an LS1, crazy.

[@colestowing8695]

So that was phase 2, something tells me phase 3 will involve something that goes whoosh stutuuutuuu 🐌

[@friguy4444]

Are those Fiero seats in that 66 Vette? Or did the Vette seats from the 80's come with speakers in them too?

[@johnbecay6887]

the Famoso dragstrip employees' body language could not be more clear--"We opened the track for this?"

[@dieselguy1064]

12:22 general mayhem 1st run with the hellcat moment:

[@parsidhu9261]

You guys are a modern day burt Reynolds and sally field

[@ivanlozina5436]

Are the seats out of a fiero

[@bigbelconut]

I wanted to see you get pulled over so bad. If I had done that I would still be sitting in jail. It's going to be interesting to see what you come up with to run 7.0.

[@delwynwheeler8687]

What are the rims that they put on the C2

[@angelcruz2559]

That the best

[@wordreet]

Love this beast of a car by the way. Just sayin'.

[@markmonroe7330]

What happened to the Cadillac, trucks and other things you’ve been working on? Lots of stuff getting started not much getting finished.

[@themchannel853]

That second owner should never be allowed to own another corvette ever again

[@deadshot4245]

my secret to always having a trans work is to avoid autos lol

[@jerrygoad3093]

Dosage is just too good of a guy he let him win we all know that not trying to be a no at all he's just a good guy and a good friend

[@keithfilkins2043]

Epic

[@peterschimke9075]

Bring mtod back to Australia.

[@americanfamiliesfirst2790]

What ever happened to this C2 Corvette?

[@Giitzerland]

C2 to C3?! what the f..insanity!? This is why the aliens don't chill here! :\

[@lepus6511]

I live in Vegas and have watched someone run a red light on LSD Vegas Blvd with no plate on their car right in front of a cop and they didn't do anything. One time a cop cut me off so hard because he missed a turn I had to lock up the brakes on my 65 and nearly rear ended him. They suck. Only thing I've ever seen them do consistently is mess with homeless people who aren't hurting anyone

[@Blacksheepcomics]

Looks like Accelearacers wheels

[@csj9619]

No tires were abused in the making of this episode. haha, jk

[@stevevice9863]

These guys never break in stuff before they take it out and start flogging on it. No wonder everything they build breaks down.

[@1tufhk]

Good times in the Corvette, man you get caught doing skid like that in Australia on the street your cactus. Freedom 👍 least the cops in America have their priorities right.

[@robertlamble6523]

Why do they have to make every car drag? Corvettes can go around corners.

[@rikiwakwak]

Dont burnouts on radial tires make then hook less?

[@mj_aussie_coaster_travels8310]

Which would be why the second time they just a very small burnout. Big burnout on street tyres often turns them greasy.