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

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

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Жыл бұрын

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 Жыл бұрын

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 Жыл бұрын

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

@brianjacobsen5762 Жыл бұрын

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

@freemansgarage Жыл бұрын

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

@leaving_the_wolf8901 Жыл бұрын

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

@freemansgarage Жыл бұрын

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

@mchristr Жыл бұрын

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 Жыл бұрын

They are overpaid actors now

@frozenice61 Жыл бұрын

@@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 Жыл бұрын

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

@d2dap636 Жыл бұрын

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

@skyb2149 Жыл бұрын

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

@gregrichardson9269 Жыл бұрын

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

@peterrenn6341 26 күн бұрын

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

@dustydon6419 Жыл бұрын

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.

@kikurass322 Жыл бұрын

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

@dante192B Жыл бұрын

😳🤣 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 Жыл бұрын

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!!!!

@oldfordcarsandtrucks Жыл бұрын

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

@ahmedal-prince6438 Жыл бұрын

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

@emilianocruz11 Жыл бұрын

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 KZfaq from the roadkill show

@DJTAZ1996 Жыл бұрын

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

@Zteve28 Жыл бұрын

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

@Techcensorshipbot Жыл бұрын

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

@MJM703 8 ай бұрын

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.

@John_Conner222 Жыл бұрын

That ending was perfect lol.

@scottshanklin5533 Жыл бұрын

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

@harrison2281 Жыл бұрын

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.

@SilverWatcher. 10 ай бұрын

That's a burnout monster 😅😂

@dano4572 Жыл бұрын

MIKE,,,,,YOU ARE LIVING A DREAM IN THIS HERE VIDEO. GOD BLESS ALL OF YOU WONDERFUL PEOPLE!

@gregbourne2625 Жыл бұрын

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 Жыл бұрын

That's awesome! Enjoy your car!

@shoveitkarengunsandammotes4670 7 ай бұрын

Awesome to see 2 old men enjoying there past 😆

@lesgobrandon9826 Жыл бұрын

Definitely a bucket list car!

@THRASHMETALFUNRIFFS Жыл бұрын

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 Жыл бұрын

Hey what’s wrong with Fiero seats ? Thanks

@THRASHMETALFUNRIFFS Жыл бұрын

@@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.

@wordreet Жыл бұрын

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

@erikl827 Жыл бұрын

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

@kw2519 Жыл бұрын

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.

@davids7349 10 ай бұрын

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

@bowl-of-chicken-soup7107 Жыл бұрын

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

@cassiusmorgan4645 Жыл бұрын

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

@ite2425 6 ай бұрын

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

@pethromorialte1159 8 ай бұрын

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

@raymond3313 Жыл бұрын

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

@enforcejayzy3021 Жыл бұрын

great to see u guys back again love the vids

@madro2315 Жыл бұрын

Man i FKING love roadkill

@polluter1986 Жыл бұрын

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.

@malachihawk7700 Жыл бұрын

“Smells like freedom”

@hainesgarage4751 Жыл бұрын

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

@maadmaxx123 Жыл бұрын

Did I spy some Pontiac Fiero speaker seats in that Corvette?

@emilianocruz11 Жыл бұрын

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

@Friscorockhead 6 ай бұрын

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

@mitchellholroyd2837 Жыл бұрын

Why in the world would anyone rebody a C2 ?

@shoominati23 Жыл бұрын

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!

@kevinshorter5861 6 ай бұрын

You have a sweet corvette!!

@squarespectrum2271 Жыл бұрын

Finally get to see this episode in Aus!!

@mikem6204 11 ай бұрын

I like how there is already rubber on the rear quarters before mentioning doing burnouts😂.

@DankoStojanovic Жыл бұрын

Hey, it's Finnegan and Newbern from Finnegan's garage!

@306Nation Жыл бұрын

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

@valeriepickens2533 9 ай бұрын

Thanks for the heads up! My husband is with his friends, installing that very same drive train in our 98 Firebird! I think he has a little explaining to do!

@georgemartinez3656 Жыл бұрын

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

@wismar1971 Жыл бұрын

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

@mikerecords5530 Жыл бұрын

Quick, turn on the fan!!

@tacosandfrenchfries4561 Жыл бұрын

Awesome episode

@sampson7941 Жыл бұрын

Sweet car. You guys make it look so easy

@Wooley689 Жыл бұрын

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

@mamaleighcase1569 Жыл бұрын

I Love the burnouts of both Vettes. Pete Dulcich is incredible. I'm a fan of burnouts!!! Aloha Mike, David and Pete!!!!

@LuciFeric137 Жыл бұрын

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

@ILOVEBACONBOY2018 Жыл бұрын

I wish the episode was longer.

@randysoong6129 Жыл бұрын

Awesome!!

@RealGenX Жыл бұрын

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

@neilperry2224 Жыл бұрын

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.

@xippzap Жыл бұрын

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...😝😄🤣😁

@bobbydixon257 Жыл бұрын

Awesommmme!☝️👏

@bryankerbow7871 Жыл бұрын

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..

@devinjackson2373 Жыл бұрын

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

@C-M-E Жыл бұрын

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!

@Bmcghee1976 Жыл бұрын

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

@MyChuck11 Жыл бұрын

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

@RSCamaroBlack Жыл бұрын

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

@jeffmellow Жыл бұрын

Fiero seats, unexpected.

@zone47 Жыл бұрын

I'd love to find a car like that... what fun! Amazing that cop didn't bust you guys, maybe it was too close to break time or he had another call.

@shveylien7401 Жыл бұрын

The "Nerve Gasser"

@ralphprange5163 Жыл бұрын

the 63-67 Vette became my favorite when I watched the movie king of the mountain awesome movie

@skyb2149 Жыл бұрын

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

@bako_KID_RACING Жыл бұрын

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 7 ай бұрын

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

@brianjacobsen5762 Жыл бұрын

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.

@friguy4444 Жыл бұрын

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

@MrWoodshoes Жыл бұрын

Nobody can be that lucky !

@morrisminor4252 Жыл бұрын

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

@robertafay9198 Жыл бұрын

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

@tim7692 Жыл бұрын

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

@colestowing8695 Жыл бұрын

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

@johnbecay6887 Жыл бұрын

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

@dieselguy1064 Жыл бұрын

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

@inkno701 Жыл бұрын

Member when they said Roadkill would always be on youtube . . . I member

@angelcruz2559 Жыл бұрын

That the best

@keithfilkins2043 Жыл бұрын

Epic

@wordreet Жыл бұрын

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

@parsidhu9261 Жыл бұрын

You guys are a modern day burt Reynolds and sally field

@Giitzerland Жыл бұрын

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

@delwynwheeler8687 Жыл бұрын

What are the rims that they put on the C2

@deadshot4245 7 ай бұрын

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

@themchannel853 6 ай бұрын

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

@DonXXXPrince Жыл бұрын

Autos always beat slow stick shifts.

@christopherboland8789 Жыл бұрын

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

@bigbelconut Жыл бұрын

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.