Nitrous Muscle Truck and Mini Bikes! - Roadkill Episode 18

[@ANotSoHotRodGarage]

I miss the ol roadkill days before corporate America took over with the extra editing and rules.

[@charliewilde4349]

What we’re the rules they implemented? I’m not from America? Is that why they stopped mtod in other countries

[@sls4009]

What rules? It's $6 a month. If you can't afford it, just say that.

[@aussmash]

@@sls4009 Only available to the USA.

[@mikegabrus1307]

Me too!!

[@Deputy_Doofus]

@@sls4009 A lot of us can afford it, we just don’t want to buy a subscription.

[@ArbathSahadewa]

Really glad MotorTrend let this old roadkills available for KZbin viewers. Really miss this videos, because MotorTrend on demand not available in my country.

[@GigaTechWolf]

I think they Drop here a Month after theyre Streamed

[@brume_of_eos]

Probably my favorite Roadkill episode. I absolutely love this truck, and that exhaust gives me chills every time.

[@krxzyd7956]

Yeah that thing is badass

[@kevinfox500]

Love the conversation on the way to Mike's shop. He brings up a good point. Modern cars really are just throw away appliances that all look the same now. And if you pull up at a gas station, and a conversation about your car can't be struck up, why drive it? One of the things I love about our vehicles. Not a total freak show, or anything you can't park, and not draw a crowd, but more of a IYKYK thing. It why my wife and I like motorcycles. You almost never see two riders meet, and not stop and chat. About all kinds of things, from your ride, where you e been, where you're going, and other memories. Or, in my case, my prosthetic, and how I lost the rg.

[@albertgaspar627]

while your question is rhetorical, i will state the obvious--if you have kids or your latest toy is supposedly the wife's, then it has to be reliable above all else. And an appliance will do that. i now own a car with cruise control, working AC and a CD player, and its nifty on long hauls. but i can easily lose it in a parking lot. but i'm a guy who takes the highway to show up early, and does the back roads on the way home to unwind. Kids throughout time all need to learn when to reliable and when to "make a story out of life". they want the big showy vacation while i can hop into a vehicle, and go alone or with friends and stop along the way "to smell the roses" and have a story to tell tomorrow at work. it's a great skill in life to learn how to make "the party is wherever i show up, not when i show up" happen. yesterday i was listening to someone complain about flying across country to look at a car to find out the seller lied. i get the fustration, but shoot i woulda been doing the tourist thing, trying around restaurants, "when in Rome" etc, since i probably wouldn't be going back there again. For summer i have a white Olds 4-4-2. Being white, it doesn't get the attention my orange 86 GT Mustang did (loved the hatch on that, i didn't need a pickup truck so long as that thing was registered) unless you're a car guy or gal. It only runs 13's so a Honda Si will match or beat it. But it's ol' skool with the switch pitch torque converter on a manual valve body THM400--thanks to variable duration lifters and an ancient Allison captive discharge ignition, i can put it in third gear and get 15mpg not having to use any other gear--that big block just makes torque. Or I can put it in first, change the stall speed from 1,800 rpm to 3,300 and do 0-60 mph in 5.5 seconds. that tickles some people and falls flat in response to most others. oh well, it tickles my pickle and that's worth what i have in it. For two wheels, I had a 1973 Honda four lunger. every now and again i'd get a vietnam vet who remembers returning home to buy something like that for the gas mileage. the stories of touring the country (or not) soon come out. meanwhile the real Harley owners (not the HOG members) returned my wave with one finger--so much for the old Honda slogan :) . but seriously, even the furniture in my residence over time also had a story behind how i got it--i never went to a store and whipped out the ol' "plastic debt" and had it delivered. sometimes how it got into the residence was the story. i don't like how Roadkill often seemed to "drive dirty" some of its projects, but i dug the concept--don't worry if its shiny, don't worry if it will win, just get out there and do something. make a memory. see the race from the viewpoint of being in the pits. I used to join bicycle tours with clothing i got from the consignment store and my old panasonic 10 speed from when i was a kid. got made fun of, but for me...i made the scene, and that was all i needed. i can tell stories about it a decade later, and no asks if my bicycle was some carbon fibre job costing four digits. they just hear that i was there.

[@markb5094]

You guys.... my wife is going to kill me.... I'm a lifelong German car guy. BMW, AUDI, PORSCHE..... she hates my project cars as it is (although she does tell neighbors I'm a connoisseur)....now I'm buying a C10 (hopefully already dropped) and stuffing a huge ass motor in it because of you guys..... Finnegan, I'm in Atlanta and if you see a clean cut Korean man doing burnouts in a Road Kill-esque C10... its me. Don't worry about the HOA letters on the black stripes in the street... LOL

[@JayJay-pm6yf]

I want to help. Im 15 and in atlanta

[@Jo-do1uh]

@@JayJay-pm6yf yeah he is probably dead

[@ethanpereira9233]

Hahaha that's awesome!

[@AMAINE207]

Accidental_Lounge _Comfort lol

[@squarebodyaholics]

This is still the greatest square body truck out there

[@Jordaaan1]

4:48 lol, look at David's head.

[@draxthedestroyer1685]

I have one. 1974 Chevy c20 stepside.

[@toddadams8420]

@Frenzy in a later episode Dave says it's a 74

[@thinzzelle]

Wash the truck with safety glasses.....work on it with......nothing........I love these guys!!!!

[@RatedRHardy99]

Thank you for making these viewable again.

[@estefano9e]

Were they not? Glad I got to see them all back then

[@DerickZ28]

10:10 Freiburger " dude you can't do that in the parking lot" Finnegan's response "this things badass" LMAO, get's me every time

[@G0053-e3r]

Haha, i know right? This show is just way to fantastic to stop. I may subscribe to hot rod magazine just to support Roadkill.

[@wolfox712]

Argos- -thor its actually, freiburger: dude, you can't do that in the parking lot. finnegan: oh i forgot

[@DerickZ28]

wolfox712 That's what I said lol

[@wolfox712]

you missed the: oh i forgot XD

[@DerickZ28]

oh lol I see :)

[@KCRskidder]

ive watched this soooo many times. i wish they did a series just on this muscle truck

[@gregsteele9002]

Finnegan started listening to Steel Panther lately. He said "Bitchin' !"twice this episode

[@CarLifee]

One of the best sounding trucks I could listen to that all day.

[@jeepcollector91]

I haven't watched this episode in a long time. The Ranchero and the Muscle Truck are my two favorite Roadkill vehicles.

[@tompree3113]

I am sorry, but there is a SILVER PRIUS at 2:55. so much for no pruises.

[@jrbanta2833]

+Tom Pree I saw that too

[@jrbanta2833]

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[@masus9918]

+Tom Pree And another Prius 3:02

[@masus9918]

+Tom Pree And one more 4:00

[@jrbanta2833]

I know................ finigan................. you are a lier!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@zeusluke9440]

“Who’s to blame, OBAMA!” Had me dying. 😂😂

[@a1duzit]

Dude i want this truck so bad. Wish i could put something like this together

[@TheFluffyWendigo]

a1duzit that truck from Jeepers Creepers had a 383 with a whipple supercharger tell that wasn't badass looking like a pos

[@djjones2723]

a1duzit come to north texas you can find a shit load of trucks like that

[@AdmiralRustyShackleford]

+a1duzit Drop an L76 into an old truck, it'll sound pretty close. You can get one out of an old 07-09 GM truck, it's the VortecMax engine, same 6.0 truck LS but an aluminum block. Those will be cheaper and easier to find than an LS6 or LS2, and with headers/tune it'll have over 400hp easy.

[@TheRyancamaro]

Im about to put a 77 stepside together with a 5.3, cam, and the same exhaust as the muscle truck

[@Thefreakyfreek]

than just do it

[@wun1gee]

Muscle Truck is quite possibly the most badass vehicle you guys have had on this show so far.

[@555Gear]

Oh man I wanted to see Finnegan's shop

[@ShadowHuayra]

says there are no priuses in this episode... 2:55 silver Prius 3:02 Prius Taxi

[@0ngy697]

LMFAO

[@maxnaz47]

It would be funny for them to blur them out after seeing this comment :p

[@kjphillips5575]

and 4:00

[@thecanadianbandit3841]

Another one if you count the intro

[@adilsonochoa8010]

Back when Roadkill was Awsome. This is how it should be, building and working on the cars. Now it's just crusing around in old cars. Don't get me wrong I still love the show but I'd just like for them to start building now. I also think they are focusing more on hotrod garage now.

[@TheRunef92]

Adilson Ochoa If you havn't already, watch the newest episode :) General mayham driveline is going into an old Duster, good episode

[@adilsonochoa8010]

TaxiRune Yeah I seen it. It was Good. I heard the general mayhem is getting a SRT Hellcat engine on it that should be interesting. I'd like to see how they will pull that one off

[@monsalai]

Adilson Ochoa they sent it to some other shop to do it sorry to break the bad news

[@adilsonochoa8010]

***** Thats a real Shame. Are they going to build it themselves or Will they need the help?

[@monsalai]

Adilson Ochoa idk, just read it on the writeup for ep 40

[@TechSeller]

I dont know what your off screen relationship is like, on screen, you 2 are better than most husband wife relationships.......TY for all you do and TY to the behind the scenes people!!!!! and all you do! Thank you all!

[@tristanpopowski2516]

They should put a Chevy big block in a Prius and drag race it.

[@deansettimi4570]

that is an extremely roadkill love the idea

[@justiceraythurber7476]

Tristan Popowski thats a wast of a big block chevy

[@mbp7060]

I was thinking putting one on a mini bike.

[@carsonmiller9658]

No engine no matter how powerful can make a prius cool

[@canadiangamer3385]

@@carsonmiller9658 not true if put on a good body kit 1200hp and a good paint job. Then stand back about 2.3 miles squint and turn your head then it might at least look and sound cool.

[@whackyjinak4978]

I am chopping out the 'Who's to blame? OBAMA!' Remixing it, and using it for my ringtone.

[@emilianocruz11]

Finally my favorite episode of roadkill finally

[@gavinhosler5503]

Of all the times I have watched this video over the years I have never appreciated how cool this truck really is.

[@emorytucker5467]

I had a truck rat rodded out just like this, you could hear me rollin from 2 miles away. My neighbors loved me.

[@wesharris6982]

My 09 f150 is the same way its a nice truck but with no traction control no abs and straight open exhaust

[@albertgaspar627]

growing up in a rural area, a few of the "boyz" would cut the muff off their truck and just had no clue (i did from working with their parents) that everyone knew where they were "dad, i was at the library!" "bullshift, the neighbor ate at the diner and heard you going by, don't lie to me"

[@Possumliving]

That green stuff in the carb isn't mold; it is oxidized copper caused by ethanol attacking the floats and other brass parts of the carb.

[@peevs33]

That's what he said like 8 seconds later.

[@GTIBully]

After years of using ethanol i have never seen anything green in my fuel system. I also never let fuel sit because I drive almost daily.Ethanol by itself is not corrosive. The problem occurs when you have two disimular metals in a fuel system. Since ethanol is slightly conductive this provides an electrolyte for electrolysis to occur. Ever see green corrosion on battery terminals? This is where the green color is coming from. It's probably coming from a piece of copper in the system which is the cathode. If you leave pure alcohol in a carburetor it should not leave any residue.

[@lukesmithy7528]

Possum Living i

[@natesofla8776]

well looks like SOMEBODY went to school...

[@fatnfurious9171]

GTIBully yes but it would just wreck everything rubber

[@MrBrennanCreeper]

9:00 Jeremy Clarkson approved method of repair, the hammer.

[@burguul.]

I have rewatched this countless times... thank you roadkill for such inspiration of goodtime shenanigans and wholesome grassroot motor sports

[@bonethang374]

Lmao dead spider at 10:49 hangin on the back of the carb

[@lawrencegoralski3029]

JEEZ THE MUSCLE TRUCK RUNS 7.52 Must have one hell of a frame not to get kicked out at 9.99

[@lawrencegoralski3029]

oh wait lol its an 8th mile track

[@sanguins7773]

Steev Don that is around a 13 second quarter mile

[@boingkster]

7.52 x 1.555 = 11.69

[@jimmyandersson5135]

15:22 watch THAT red truck in the background , i want it !

[@mateuszzdyb3547]

i prefer this monster 15:26 :)

[@jillmolle8627]

you mean the b series

[@mateuszzdyb3547]

CJ Molle ge es44ac, i think

[@inconspicuous_ox]

Mateusz Zdyb I like the sd45

[@dudes455]

I've watched pretty much all of the Roadkill episodes multiple times and I love all of them! So wish I lived in America...

[@logmegadeth72]

All that green crud in the carb was probably from the ethanol oxidizing the brass(?) floats and whatnot inside.

[@ShunShinimaru]

David F. Oh it was definitely ethanol oxidization. Mixing that shit with gas is NOT ok.

[@keesengripp5489]

Yes

[@tankredzr]

+WeActOnImpulse Official actually it is. You can compress it more without igniting it self. Dragster and other high performance engines use it

[@logmegadeth72]

Tankred Zrn Yeah, ethanol has a higher octane rating and is good for a lot of reasons, but older cars were never designed to run on ethanol and can be aggressive on fuel system components.

[@mjlsx376]

It’s the water, not ethanol. Learn to use it properly and it’s perfectly fine. Not rocket science, just basic maintenance.

[@Tjulfar]

"Aren't you famous?" xD

[@SlprBatr]

at 7:50 the guy on a real motorcycle was probably so intimidated

[@drvonschwartz]

Brought a smile to my face seeing a Trail 70..my very first bike. Learned how to care for a machine with that bike.

[@cutlass8783]

Mike said there are no Prius', but technically there was one in the intro (when they ran it over with a tank)

[@miguelsegura1213]

Sandals while riding a bike??? WHY?

[@ber-ruang7616]

Miguel Segura sandal while riding a mini-bike. thats cool. and why not

[@miguelsegura1213]

Rahim Sidek i dont even like wearing sandals in general. i would never wear them on a bike lol. i dont want to end up with shredded up toes

[@enheydyvec]

So cause you dont like wearing sandals you dont think its right he wears them, he wears them cause hes a fucking badass and roadkill is an awesome show dude

[@miguelsegura1213]

enheydyvec ...relax. im just saying i wouldnt wear sandals to ride a bike. thats it.

[@miguelsegura1213]

TR7 TRIUMPH i know right? geez lol

[@joshuagodsey3731]

I think the muscle truck needs a giant supercharger and blower sticking out of the hood

[@dln.sweeney]

Not to be that guy, but a blower is a supercharger.

[@FernandezCycles]

I love watching these guys do magic with literally nothing, knowledgeable as all hell too. Who fixes up a carb at a stoplight in a few minutes time and is good to drive to a different city? I just can't stop watching

[@timmunson7699]

God I miss this show

[@JeezcakesHD]

"Ain't any prius in this episode" 4:24 PRIUS IN BACKGROUND!

[@mhsystems2]

thats a Toyota minivan

[@sergiomendez9231]

The Prius is at 2:55

[@ihaveheartburn2290]

And don't forget the one at 0:20

[@michaelbenoit248]

To the point of the bad gas in the carb I acquired an old 1973 Garden tractor that had the stock carburetor on it. It had a metal bowl on it, & when I pulled the carb off to inspect cuz I was swapping a different engine the carburetor was completely destroyed. The tank was also metal, & all I blame is the Ethonol gas that was in it. I’ve seen countless examples where the new Ethonol gas has killed carburetors. That, & Ethonol gas stinks rly bad. I’ve got a tractor whose previous owner filled it up w Ethonol gas, & haven’t touched it cuz I know it’ll need a carb, & wiring harness help.

[@Butters_Stunts]

Roadkill's been doing some awesome stuff but I think this is my favorite episode, its hard to choose though lol

[@backcountryme]

I have 93 octane gas that can sit for 5 years in the tank and still be good to go. And best of all it is made by Gulf Racing division. Best stuff around for storage. It is also environmentally friendly.

[@morflavo]

I look the look of the truck.

[@morflavo]

Like*

[@nicklenton5573]

fhtfsca ffxqf cqikt4

[@BassTubeHDOfficial]

+EnterpriseGamer same here its awesome!

[@Jetto-gm8lz]

EnterpriseGamer you mean ute

[@welf5381]

oooh a australian btw i am 1

[@darrenheart6183]

"Whose To Blame..OBAMA!!" I'm Going to Make That A Shirt

[@VonD00M900]

So, did you make it a shirt?

[@mnwoodshop3877]

Those mini bikes are a blast.When I was a kid had a Suzuki trail hopper 50.Had a lot of fun with that bike.

[@jordanbusch260]

flip flops on a bike...

[@sheilamackay5430]

. the

[@jebwatson]

He flip flops so hard...

[@maxamillion9976]

Jordan Busch i know to never do that from expenience. I got in an accident and pulled a toenail out.

[@Challyboy345]

Jeb Watson almost ever episode.... 😂😂 I never seen a man wear flip flops that much.

[@74jeepcj6]

down here in Aus, flip flops (or 'thongs' which are their correct title) are considered safety gear

[@GrizzlyStoned]

Nice classic red pickup drives by at 15:23

[@GhostOfDamned]

Grant Nicholson i think its a GMC

[@tommyg879]

Hey! That was Me! 👍

[@cadestrange1735]

Sick of that stupid chevy commercial with the bear

[@speedyme200]

right! shits annoying

[@ColdNorthMechanic]

Same.... Plus I'm a ford person so it's almost as if it's mocking me..

[@gigidy5]

+Cade Strange OUR TRUCK WEIGHS MORE BECAUSE THE SHEET METAL ON THE BODY IS MADE OUT OF HIGH STRENGTH STEEL. FORD SUCKS BECAUSE ALUMINUM!

[@DigThroughTheClay]

Buy our truck, it's made out of steel which is easier to spell than aloo...alah...Alumminumb.

[@naradloff]

+Cade Strange YES. "Look at the size of that BURR!"

[@dpascar777]

out of every roadkill episode this is easily my favorite. I have been looking for one of these minibikes for a couple of months now, sadly can't afford anything on craigslist... Please make more awesome videos like this.

[@robloxer24689]

at 0:24 did anyone see mobile ass in the background

[@Spookydascaries]

At +9:27 they say the name of the exhaust

[@scooter6332]

9:02 When women attempt to work on cars

[@pirateh00kar]

+Jesse Pinkman that's almost correct , except the hammer would be exchanged for a frying pan or a butter knife

[@upurnose46]

I laughed pretty hard on that one, thank you

[@ranewridha120]

Binge watchng every roadkill episode ever again for the third time and its even better now jesus genius

[@Duddie82]

I have a 1978 Camaro, but has issues with the part where the door shuts, the pin on this car is barely hanging on, Can't really drive this car, Unable to shut the door. It desperately needs to be replaced. I bought this car, because I am disabled, wheelchair bound, and that car sits low enough to get in, and the door opens wide enough, so I can load the chair inside my car. I wish you guys were close enough to help.

[@chaseanderson7309]

Just use a barn door latch like the rotsun!

[@frigglebiscuit7484]

replace the striker. it should be pretty easy.

[@o0julek0o]

This is still the best Roadkill made.

[@Narraghetto]

He said the truck looks bad with all the different colors, I think it looks better. The colors add character and the fact that the body doesn't seem to have any dents... it looks good man.

[@nocarebear8301]

I have watched this episode so many times. Never gets old.

[@cmaszerowski]

4 years ago. Damn how time flies. But still my favorite roadkill project

[@dannyo1966]

We had a Honda ST90. Slightly larger than these 2 bikes. The fuel tank was under the seat right beside the battery. It had a auto clutch, or something. No clutch handle, just shift through the 3 speed transmission. All 3 gears pushed down, and there was a back half of the shifter that you stepped on to downshift. You couldn't really downshift by lifting up on the pedal, just wouldn't work, so I suppose that's why they had the step down on the back of the pedal. It had a cracked frame that had to be welded every so often. We chased a lot of cows with it. Fun little bike.

[@robertjones4515]

I love this show I used to be able to thrash on my ss nova that was my first car but I got ms now and had to part with my beloved 74 ss hatchback nova at least I get to watch these guys keeps my hopes up that someday I will be able to get another one and get back into working in my garage

[@cameronmcclure313]

It's cool seeing the friendship between these two

[@MattsMadnessOfficial]

man I have watched this like 10 times in the last few months , still just as good as the first time , wish you guys would upload more often

[@haydenracingusa9630]

It's definitely the gas. My dad built a go kart for college 23 years ago and I started it up last summer. All I had to do was top it off.

[@coltonhowell4679]

I feel bad for the muscle truck because it was my favorite truck of roadkill.

[@dieselman8v923]

colton howell Why do you feel bad? They still have it.

[@coltonhowell4679]

because they barely used it.

[@dieselman8v923]

They have used it in 3 episodes

[@mattyb120]

And I think there is an up coming one with the muscle truck

[@ismackdabs]

They don't have it anymore? They traded it for a bug

[@TheNWClassA1218]

I love this show! It's awesome! I like the part when they stopped for the Metrolink train!

[@gravedigr12]

oh man sandles on a motor bike that brings back some rather bloody memories of a guy I knew that almost lost his entire foot riding like that.

[@TechSeller]

This brings back great memory s! Fry and Fin forever! TY Guys!

[@Dakotah_H]

My grandfather has one of these in red, I love that old thing. It’s fast too!

[@evanboyer5928]

I could listen to Freiberger say "garbage" all day

[@Elswalbe]

I just realized why I watch all these... It's the grown up Beavis and Butthead. Love Roadkill!!!

[@charleswood1779]

What you guys said about people driving their shapeless blobs is so true. Most people don't understand why we do it, but we know...... To get mad skids

[@vangeliskarachalios]

Golden ages of roadkill

[@theomegasondaryeus]

These guys have so much fun. Oh my God I love Roadkill.

[@saamundvagslid1575]

"Edited HotRod Magazine for 15 years, but that f"#%ing cupholder."

[@dandubock515]

Bring Back The Muscle Truck! On A Free Episode!

[@jonathonsears2573]

"Allow for me to play you the music of my people" - likely one of Finnegan's best lines lol

[@SpyderMadeKaSog]

This is the best of all the road kills imo

[@captainchaos7706]

my first dirtbike was a 2002 Honda crf70 and I loved that thing! 3speed semi auto, the thing did 35 mph!

[@perrymike15]

This is still the best roadkill episode

[@AlphaMachina]

I want that freaking truck! I REALLY want that truck. Either that or drop a 1968 or '69 C10 on a similar new and beautiful chassis, drop a LS7 motor in that junk and BRING IT TO MEEE! My grandpa had a 1968 C10 long bed and it was a beautiful truck, not stepside, that weird green, with a straight 6 probably putting out about 120HP by the time we got ahold of it. But around 1998 my dad ended up selling it to a man that wanted to fix it up for $1000. And to think these things go for so much more than that now. It had a little rust, especially the chassis, but on the body itself it was just surface, with plenty of metal left over (those things were solid, built like a tank.) The grill was rotted and rusted out. But other than that it was a great truck. To think I saw the finished product about 12 years later, like 6 years ago, we looked at that beast in detail, he let me drive it, and talked about it for hours. He stripped it, shortened the bed and dropped it on a new chassis, new suspension, with a $16,000 LS7 crate motor in it, Holley LS HI Ram EFI, lowered on American Racing Nova wheels (I believe) is what they looked like, big loud exhaust, tips powder coated in a dark grey finish. Stripped it and repainted it a very close similar green, in a matte finish to hide the waves in the massive flat sides of the bed and doors, and tinted out the windows. He either fabricated or bought a new style hood for it with out vents on either side of the hi ram. The rims had to be 18's, wider in the back than in the front. The bed was done in wood like this one but the wood was stained a light grey color with matte dark grey metal insert framing, and with the tinted out taillights and headlights, and the dark grey accents on the rims it all matched up perfectly. He changed the side mirrors to something aftermarket, or pulled them off of another vehicle and they were powder coated or painted matte dark grey (don't remember exactly) to match the trim and the wheels. I'm really not sure what they came from, but they were square instead of round and they looked amazing. Must have pulled all of the trim and gotten the dents and scuffs out, and put it back in accented in dark grey. He put a grill that it seemed to have been taken off of a completely different vehicle and fab'd to fit, no idea what it came from, painted matte grey to match the rest of the trim. The previously chrome bumpers were the same matte grey, perfectly matched. Just imagine, the truck is that 60's chevy matte green with all matte dark grey trim, no chrome. Lowered down on a new chassis with new suspension and brakes, all new glass. The interior was completely gutted and redone with new upholstery, dash, and gauges. The color scheme inside was all grey with some green on the steering wheel and the gauges. He hadn't gotten a sound system in it yet, but it was ready to be hooked up. I'm not sure of what he had in it as far as tranny and rear end but it definitely ran hard. I just couldn't get him to do a burnout. I think his tires were expensive or something. I swear, I wish I had that truck right now, but this guy must have put at least $40,000 into it. At the very least. It was beautiful, and I wish I had a picture of it. Or at least had a way to contact the guy.

[@citroenzx1968]

Wow real story!

[@SMcFarland]

great story man, my grandpa had a 73 c10 with the cheyenne trim package and the same green paint with white inside the trim, bought it brand new from the factory equipped with i believe the high torque 454, but agreed to swap it with a 350 small block sometime in the late 90s ( old school drag racer wanted it for one of his drag cars and my grandpa new he didn't need that much engine anymore since it was originally for towing his old camper), around that time he purchased his 95 chevy truck and the 73 started to sit until it hardly ran, i remember him pulling it out occasionally for a quick ride around town and to pick me up from my bus stop as a kid but after a while it found one of its final resting places in the back yard mostly undrivin for a decade or so in his backyard in rainy Washington state where it rusted from the bottom up fairly quickly. He was diagnosed with brain cancer sometime in 2008 and was given only a couple weeks to live but managed to fight it until spring of 2014 where he passed peacefully in his home. Ever since around that time I've held his old vehicle's like the 73 c10 and his 59 bel air very close to my heart but with the amount of moisture in Washington the bel air was just too far gone and it was down the chevy, unfortunately for me i was only 14 at the time and had very little options as to what i could personally do, but luckily one day my brother who was 17 at the time decided to find the key to the truck and attempt to start it out of curiosity, to his surprise the truck started up immediately and he decided to pull it out and park it in my dads driveway across the street where he worked on it for a few months with fair amount of progress, one day even taking it for a test drive to our local safeway and back! Things were turning out to be pretty promising for the old truck. After that he made a promise to himself and our grandpa that he would restore it and he eventually moved down to oregon and took it with him, he continued to work on little by little for several months until he came to the conclusion that the frame and body was just too far gone. After that he decided to pull the engine and whatever else he could salvage and sold the rest to be scrapped. He eventually put the engine in the back of his truck and hauled it to my step dads garage where we worked on the complete tear down process for a night but he never got back around to finishing the project. About a year passed with it sitting in the garage before he finally decided to offer to let me take over and i gladly accepted, I've been doing everything i can to finish the teardown ever since and im down to the last couple parts (crankshaft and camshaft but we're having trouble getting the harmonic balancer off). I've made it a huge goal of mine to take my time and save up for high performance parts that will eventually be fitted to the block and dropped in a similar truck that will be restored to as close to the original as i can make it in memory of my grandfather, no matter how much money it costs, im gonna do whatever it takes to complete this build. apologies for having such a long story but i figured I'd just take the time and share it with you xD

[@joerinkel2133]

My dad's dad bought a 72 c10 in main and brought it back to jersey but ended up giving it to my dad's uncle and he passed away and so my dad's dad got it back so my dad got it and it has sat in my backyard for like 3 years

[@AlphaMachina]

Joe Rinkel lmao.. okay.

[@amtrak151]

+Alpha Machina its on sale on eBay for $50,000

[@peterlyons2000]

"shapeless blobs painted silver." Love that quote.

[@TheCatsquirrel]

caint help but laugh when i see them on those bikes.i envy these guys,they know how to live.this is what life and hot rodding is all about

[@mullittmustang256]

That blue civic in the shop was beautiful, I do love a clean Honda they’re the best fwd cars for sure

[@shamchowder]

im surprised that people didnt loose their minds at 4:37 when a civic is parked like 10 feet away from the muscle truck XD

[@shadow1fun777]

I kinda was little late lol but did watch it a year ago

[@terrydixon6644]

I have watched this episode at least 6 times. I really really want an old chevy truck now

[@AJRoot14]

I like how frieburger shows his roots with the jeep tail lights on a gm square body!!

[@AlexLopez-vx3cr]

I love Barona. One of my favorite strips. Its so scenic. Just wish it was a 1/4. Been seeing some of the same cars out there for years too. Like that Outlaw Corvette, just saw it out there last weekend. lol.

[@stealthcon6975]

One of my favorite roadkill vehicles

[@a7maadAW1]

best car show on youtube so far. keep up the good work *thumbsup*

[@streetbike8851]

Mike at the start says no priuses in this episode. what's that at 2:55 then

[@dallasjenkins7954]

STREETBIKE88 and then right at 3:02 in the parkin lot next to mike lol

[@henrya1347]

STREETBIKE88 and also the one in their intro

[@richardjohnston6129]

There is one in 0:21 as well hahaha

[@ellenorbjornsdottir1166]

oh those are extras

[@braydenjones657]

STREETBIKE88 good eye bro

[@theninja001]

That parking garage race looks like so much fun!

[@Panhandlexclusive]

“I constantly rely on you to let me know what not to do “ 😂

[@Retr-bb8zf]

I remember seeing 1 of these in queens at 1 o'clock in the morning and I have loved them ever since motor trend channel

[@emilianocruz11]

why its my favorite episode ? the muscle truck sounds very badass and loud

[@derrickwesterhof5234]

This is fav episode of roadkill. No wait stubby bob

[@AShaw-bd4fy]

best episode. best sounding v8 ever

[@snuckyr]

After watching Mike's goatee stick out from underneath his helmet half the show it's official: The Chuck Norris tribute beard is far superior.