Re-redeeming the Grand Trashional | HOT ROD Garage Full Episode S10 E2 | MotorTrend

[@MotorTrendWatch]

What would you do to fix the Grand Trashional?

[@5thgearouttahere]

Stick some stamps & my address on the bumper 😄

[@itseithergonnaworkoritaint7852]

Why not build a small block Buick 350 that will even fit on the v6 motor mounts for this thing? Molnar makes aftermarket connecting rods for the sbb 350 now so that is no longer a weak link. And TA Performance makes aluminum heads for the 350 as well. The sbb 350s love boost as much if not more than the Buick v6 too. The factory cranks hold up very well and so do the blocks. As a matter of fact the blocks hold up better than the BBBs without the jock strap(girdle).

[@Tolandur]

drop a Hellcat engine in it 😁

[@bokononbokomaru8156]

Put a Garret variable geometry turbo & a larger intercooler (with a diverted AC line). Maybe a GNX modchip.

[@cnev3824]

fix the oil leak . my son says put a LS in it

[@artagain8977]

Dudes’ wrenching with his Rolex. Respect.

[@drewroehm3292]

Doesn’t do him any good not on his wrist

[@thermalrider]

@@drewroehm3292 it’s expensive though, is the point

[@unlisted9494]

​@@thermalrider it's a Rolex, they're designed for THIS. They're designed to be used to the extreme and keep ticking, that's what makes a Rolex a Rolex.

[@exothermal.sprocket]

Tells time about like a Timex. I guess why not?

[@Wikkus]

Great chemistry between Lucky and Alex. Also thankful that as a non-US resident, I actually get to see some content for once.

[@BigMountainCustoms]

SO HAPPY to see Alex on a major TV show! She is, in my opinion, a modern day pioneer for female drag and drive contestants. Plus, plus, she's a modern day icon for other young ladies who'd like to enter the drag and drive world if not drag racing itself. Awesome!

[@davidgalea6113]

Meh.. here for the cars not some girl power nonsense, too much simpin in these comments.

[@baldbastardo]

@davidgalea6113 She's like Jesse Combs. Grew up in the industry at her dad's side. The girl is legit and not just some DEI, token box ticker. Girl power is fine if there's actually something behind it like in this case.

[@420people]

These two together are content gold. Absolute gems!

[@mwqs1]

I love seeing Alex and Lucky working together. Match made in heaven.

[@rippatoe50]

Made 748 hp to the wheels & high 9's with my modded V6 GN. Other builders made more. But I realize this is a video channel, I still enjoy watching. The GN was and is a special car. Think back to 1987, how fast were other cars?

[@jafferm1938]

They did a lot and put a lot of money into that car to go very slow... My stock engine turbo regal with bolt-ons goes bottom 11's....

[@WesternRaven420]

This last season with Alex and Lucky was awesome. Great team! 🔧🔧

[@josephohara6588]

Tony is better

[@davidgalea6113]

@@josephohara6588 Tony was waay better.. she only got the job because the viewers are mostly men and she's a bit of eye candy = more views.

[@doubledspeedshop]

you must be lost ...she killed the show

[@Hanzyscure]

She is doing fine. Tony is gone and moved on. Alex has done more in her short life span then all the alphabet whiners combined.

[@josephohara6588]

@@Hanzyscure no

[@shaneoneill1338]

Love the witty banter dynamic between Lucky & Alex - fun times :D

[@Sunnydigitalfact]

Love the witty banter

[@TheMeanmarine13]

The world needs more gearhead gals like Alex. Cute and not afraid to get her hands dirty. She probably had a supportive dad 👍

[@METAL-FARMER]

Her dad built her 6 second shoebox that she ran at Sick Week.

[@btchhopperou812]

@@METAL-FARMER oh yeah! I saw her showing off her badass tool trailer

[@chrisprieur270]

@@METAL-FARMER She did a ton of work on the '55 too. I think most of the wiring was her with help here and there to hold ends and it was A LOT of wiring. Really good build series on that car. And their fluffy Chow dog Meka keeps everyone in line, lol.

[@Initial-B]

In the 90's you could get low 12's for under $2000 without touching the motor... Fuel Pump and hotwire kit Race chip K&N Filter 3" Downpipe and cat back exhaust Spark plugs and maybe valve springs depending on mileage I cut my hotrod teeth on an 86 T-Type and ran 11.82 in highschool with the above mods, plus a TA49 turbo and bigger injectors, plenty more in it with a few suspension mods and better converter...

[@elijahbutterfield4869]

Lucky always cracks me up. Wish I had an uncle or grandpa like him when I was a kid. 😂

[@pkvolare]

love this combo of hosts, keep up great work

[@ryanperry9472]

I won't lie, I miss Tony and Lucky together. Their combined sense of humor was hilarious...BUT I am starting to enjoy Lucky and Alex on the show! They are a good combination. Keep up the great work!

[@NarwahlGaming]

If you don't know, Tony is over at Hagerty, now.

[@ronaldrey8474]

Tony has no mechanical sympathy and Lucky the opposite so ya it worked. If Alex don't have a computer controlling timing to keep tires from spinning she can't do it ! Look at the Camaro runs she didn't have a clue and blamed electronics for her non ability to feather a gas pedal or slowly engage. Love them all and computers are better but I'm old-school I'd rather watch Freiburger pedal accelerator instead of a keyboard for speed.

[@ronaldrey8474]

@@NarwahlGaming thank you... Oh ya he is all over KZbin & Finnegan etc... I love watching them all but prefer old-school like Freiburger or Steve that can pedal a car and not pedal a computer. Obviously the computers better and faster I know I'm just old school. Hey thanks for replying & happy 4th

[@robgood5288]

Please Trade Alex and some cash for Tony and watch the rating improve!

[@itsav6181]

My 87 T Type did 13.8 STOCK. 13.2 with gutted converter cone K&N and higher boost still on stock chip. Stock headers work well into 10 sec range. If Don Cruz donated headers you need to show y’all how to tune it too! These old V6 Buicks ain’t no LS!

[@TRob_1964]

Love this new combo on HOT ROD garage. They complement each other so well, and Alex is a welcome addition to the show.

[@alwaysopen7970]

Too many clothes

[@NorthernHDrider]

Great show, being a motor head (myself). The ages are backwards making your show comical to watch. With new age knowledge and old school knowledge. Is great for motortrend atmosphere!

[@oldgrizz8720]

Chemistry is everything. This is quickly becoming one of my favorite channels.

[@FrescoyMembrillo]

love alex and lucky chemistry

[@albertgaspar627]

rather than "bag and tag", hit up your local delicatessen for the plastic containers they put salads in. fill with the necessary fasteners, and pour in a 50/50 mix of vinegar and salt, to make a brine that eats rust. then write on the outside where they go, and how (if they are different lengths or sizes, like in front timing cover assemblies, etc). meanwhile, when pulling a cylinder head for its first time, a way not for it to end up on the floor like the 4.3 V6 nearly did, is to loosen the head bolts, break the head free of the block while the bolts are still grabbing some deck thread, and then pull out all the bolts and fab a nice little handle from scrap that screws into the rocker arm setup and now carry it like am attache case (what your father used for business before cell phones were invented to carry everything). I would have thought a 1987 block would have roller lifters OEM, but Lucky makes it sound like the old cam was just "regular hydraulic lifter", ie, flat tappet.

[@johnbehneman1546]

THANK YOU, CRUZ PERFORMANCE!!!!

[@watsom31]

Really think that this is an awesome team just go together so well

[@seventybuick]

There is still something wrong with the Trashnational. Did you degree the cam still seems like it may be off. Needs new injectors and fuel pump?

[@Hanzyscure]

Needs a hi stall converter and a 4.11 gear for rear.

[@MrGixxer1300r]

Alex is a great addition to the team. She a great work ethic is funny, but very knowledable. Lucky and Alex have a great chemistry as well. Really good choices made there MotorTrned

[@AnthonyWTFC]

This was suggested to me and it was surprisingly Kore entertaining than I thought it would be!

[@ThumperKJFK]

This was very Boss. Love the Bone Marrow. Great day you guy's had. ✌👍

[@dandreger5616]

A local electronic engineer was a GN guru.He made chips for the stock computer and without even removing the valve covers had the running 12s

[@JoseRoldan-y4x]

Outstanding video,love the two and the other two,fabulous Hot Rod Garage

[@2camsam]

Our local tracks won't let you run with the windows down.

[@paulventh7034]

I don't know if you will see or Alex but I said before and I'll probably always say it , GIRL YOU ROCK AND I HOPE YOU NEVER STOP

[@cjg1482]

The Lucky/Alex team is a good fit. Two that are knowledgeable and not afraid to dive in and get hands dirty!

[@aarolecklin8627]

I just thought, never seen Alex in HRG. But now it's corrected. Definetely different than Tony but not bad at all.

[@Red_Sector_7]

These cars ran 13.9 stock. You guys install a $2000 set of headers, billet roller cam kit, CNC ported heads and big turbo, and somehow manage to run slower than a stock 1987 Grand National.

[@carsondees7175]

😂😂😂😂😂

[@blutzwave]

If I’m not mistaken, it’s not a real GN. Tony had mentioned that in the debut episode of the car

[@puttingwarheadsonforeheads9872]

Ya the difference is they have a Grand rational and a Grand National Xperimental ran a 13.9. Similar yet different.

[@johnsnow1355]

I don't remember any grab national coming with t tops

[@mikeandNikes]

@@johnsnow1355 my grand national has t tops

[@TheMongoose87]

The Buick GS Grand Nationals will be hitting the historic track at Beech Bend Raceway May 17-20, 2023 as the Buick GSCA presents its 42nd consecutive annual week-long get together in Bowling Green. Included is racing, a car show, and many other auto enthusiast attractions. Open to the public!

[@user-od9iz9cv1w]

Great fun. These two are a great pair.

[@LesMorrisracing]

Alex is awesome Her Dad Dennis is great as well

[@justinraystyles3537]

Alex is a great new dynamic for lucky great together and both have awesome car knowledge!😎👍💗

[@johnhamelin989]

My new favorite show! Love the new add on,shes knowledgeable and very easy on the eyes.

[@Xayjohns]

I just recently started watching MotorTrend and I like this show and Graveyard Carz the best so far.

[@MotorTrendWatch]

Great choices!

[@beckyleonardis6331]

Love the chemistry between Alex and Lucky!

[@D.Guitar]

Alex really is awesome... She's the Real Deal Race Girl

[@blazinlow86]

love having alex on the show 👍👍

[@m1k3vroom]

Whoever had the idea to hire Alex needs a promotion. She is such a good fit!

[@HandTightGarage]

Yeah, having a girl on set with definitely help with viewership.

[@fernandoguillen900]

Well Lucky, you know that increased too much the views and 👍with ALEX at the portrait; she itsn`t just a fast woman driver..., also she knows very well, how are working every single pieces in to the car, and fixed as well. Saludos

[@joesimone3635]

Love the show and the joke's, thanks.

[@johnbehneman1546]

THANK YOU SO MUCH. POWER GAIN IN ALL AREAS!!!

[@jasonjohnson4028]

I like the Lucky- Wheelie show.

[@generalsandnapoleon]

Love this show. Well-done, Motor Trend!

[@The50Baker]

I've always wanted a cyclone. Those trucks are sweet.

[@robminch8592]

It's like a dad and daughter project.

[@MrBlackbutang]

Dudes ! The stock engine made more hp and ran 12s at track . You Moho’s really destroyed a stock toothbrush.

[@btchhopperou812]

RPM loss at the top is most likely due to spent valve springs, possibly combined with fuel leaning out. Fuel system needs monitoring(could have been done on dyno perhaps, assuring 1:1 pressure rise correlating to boost PSI w/baseline in low 40's), BTW, what size were those injectors and if the fuel was 'stinky', the pump should've been upgraded when the bad gas was evacced. Also, adding to the idea of a likely 'lean' issue was when the exhaust was freed up, performance actually went into the toilet totally. Aye... these cars have a decent learning curve- a LOT of 'little things' that can have a pretty big effect on performance. That said, for having 375ish R WHP, anything above mid-12's is pretty embarrassing, but being there is a general lack of familiarity with TB's, a mulligan is in order LOL. It was still a great 'watch', and although I kept talking to y'all trying to 'help' during the Buick re-build, I'm gonna watch it again and see what I missed... Thanks for the vid

[@wavefchan6766]

Really should fix up that Grand National . It's a classic❤❤❤

[@MrBlackbutang]

So easy to run 12s in that car . Someone went to to great pains to install grand national interior.😂

[@Davidmartinez-zp9wl]

Alex Taylor is a dream girl woah love her

[@mikewasfaret9563]

She's the real deal!

[@robostyle9773]

Great video thanks

[@colinchung9722]

that poor Typhoon!

[@TheUsmc0802]

It was a great season, bummed Trash didn’t get fixed and the Typhoon didn’t get worked on any further.

[@carpenter5575]

I see Alex and I click because I know it's going to be interesting

[@MotorTrendWatch]

We hope you liked the full episode!

[@doubledspeedshop]

ahh no lol its garbage

[@The330racing]

You can go high 12s on a stock gn turbo, and intercooler

[@jeeptk]

I helped a friend go low 11s back in 87 and 88 they have a lot to learn.

[@Hanzyscure]

Are you willing to share your 35 year old embellished knowledge ?

[@jeeptk]

You have to make the cassis to work. We used no hop bars and MT 9 inch slicks also unhooked the front sway bar. Installed an adjustment waste gate, transmission mods, factory ECM, factory fuel system. The engine was bone stock factory intercooler hoses used to blow off so silicone ones were installed. The turbo was upgraded in the low 12s to get us in to the 11s the injectors were cleaned and rebalanced to get to low 11s. The car they are working on should be gone over completely. It’s likely mushy in the suspension. The motor doesn’t sound healthy either. I was a Buick tech back in the day and the engineers knew how to build a turbo motor.

[@Hanzyscure]

@@jeeptk I don't know what a cassis is.

[@jeeptk]

@@Hanzyscure The frame and suspension

[@taylorhelm7146]

Good long episode, I wish MotorTrend did more of them.

[@curtism-w6b]

"Burn the witch!" I literally thought that before he even said, "We're doing sorcery here." 😂

[@iannorton4463]

Excellent, lucky is still class act and the new girl is a great mix. What a team. Well done guys. ✌️👍🇬🇧

[@TheEZGZ]

Lucky smiles more when there is Estrogen in the house. LOL

[@brentmcmillan646]

“Wheelie” did a great job running the cars!!! Lucky might need his Zamboni license taken away!

[@henrysmith8012]

My brother bought one brand new in 1987. It ran in the mid 14,s all day on stock engine.

[@calvinsnellings3985]

always a great episode when you have Alex Taylor the hottest woman in drag racing

[@josemena9118]

Very nice video keep it coming ....we love you guys working together

[@TheMongoose87]

Looks like it needs a higher stall converter and possibly a transmission rebuild.

[@allanon93]

My favorite suv ever! I still want one.

[@DanielLopez-me9mh]

Grand National is my favorite Buick here the typhoon is awesome as well

[@1909torino]

My 87' Shelby Z lightly modded with a SOHC 2.2, stock Garrett T-3, 5 speed I ran through the traps low 13's

[@RW-zh7kl]

For mid 80's those and the Omni GLH were pretty freaky fast lil cars esp if you just up the boost some

[@1909torino]

Need bigger headers, 3" collectors and more boost baby!

[@PowerstrokeSynd]

Miss Tony on the show. Stay Tuned! 🤘

[@NarwahlGaming]

He's over at Hagerty, now, if you weren't aware.

[@troynorton7627]

Love this episode. Yeah, I know it’s been said a thousand times. I have a crush.

[@ttype01]

Ported heads, hydr roller cam, front mount intercooler, adjust fuel pressure reg, 3" downpipe, exh cut out, roller rockers, headers and Holley HP efi system running 14.1 @ 105mph.... OMG!!! What a epic fail. This should be a low 12 high 11 on pump gas at 16 -17psi, and a 10sec car with race fuel, more boost and a sticky tire.

[@bumstead1383]

Dayuum Alex you are gorgeous lady. Putting someone that pretty beside Lucky is just criminal!”! Haha

[@generalsandnapoleon]

Nice work on this one!

[@eddean6663]

If you watch Riding With Alex Taylor on KZbin you'll see she knows her stuff.

[@UR50SLO]

If you just ask someone who has been around those engines and cars for 20 plus years I could have helped 🤷‍♂️

[@ModelA]

Nice to see David Silberman still making these shows for MotorTrend!

[@marcellyoung6652]

I'm here for the engine teardowns

[@jeffpaxton4295]

total kickass show !!!!

[@johnbecay3859]

Alex, please put on long sleeves if you're running 120 mph.

[@BUCKY12056]

My man is wearing Rolex Datejust 🗿

[@tubewaldo]

Commerce Ga dragstrip has recently been demolished, very sad about it ;(

[@NikesZ28]

Wish i had a Lucky Alex to fix my Camaro 😁

[@aeroflopper]

the tangs on the bearings are not to stop it spinning, they just for assembly purpose, done away with them know many processes saved in manufacturing. the bearings are crush fit.

[@dakirk1000]

Alex! Safety glasses please✌️❤️🇨🇦

[@rcravincase]

255 whp at 16 psi? I built a 3800 that makes 291 at 7 psi

[@DanielLopez-me9mh]

So neat to see a young lady turn wrenches and drag race

[@johnshackelford6965]

Sue Quattro is 60 I'm 66 from Baltimore MD before their stones.

[@johnshackelford6965]

Riding with Alex Taylor 1978 ignition modual. Vise Grip Garage Derrick digital.

[@iannorton4463]

You really got an unrusty grand national for $3800 and running??? Honestly? ✌️👍🇬🇧

[@Hanzyscure]

It's a regal

[@dudeisnotcoolio]

Am I crazy or is he wrenching while wearing a Rolex GMT Blueberry lol

[@artagain8977]

Nope. Just a Sub date.

[@albertgaspar627]

that's how you know it's a budget build :)

[@collinkloster6571]

Omg ALEX! I know it’s a show but take your rings off when you’re wrenching!!!

[@joeyjustin6895]

IT'S NEVER GONNA MAKE POWER WITH OLD GAS IN IT.