Roadkill Ep. 55

https://www.youtube.com/embed/qDK86kzgUPg

Haven't watched more than 5 minutes yet, but it involves a Cummins diesel, a Cadillac Brougham given a roadster treatment, sick jumps and Lucky Costa and Tony Angelo? How could this possibly disappoint?

Best one they've done in a while. Cutting the roof off was an epic choice.

Sort of an odd project, but impressive that they got everything together as fast as they did.

if that were me i would have kept the roof on and used it as a daily driven tire shredder, i love me some old 12v cummins'. that thing is awesome

Idk. I liked the car in 54 better, but 55 was more fun as a project.

Just watched it with the boys. They had fun.

Cutting the roof off of a vehicle with pretty marginal structural integrity can't have had a beneficial effect.

I enjoyed it, but yet again wonder why Finnegan doesn't have a neck brace...

In reply to jstein77:

Adding three or four hundred more pounds to the front suspension than it was ever designed for and then taking it off some sweet jumps isn't a sound engineering choice either, but this is Roadkill we're talking about.

Come to think of it, wheelies on split rims seems pretty sketchy too, but nobody questioned that......

Best part was definitely wire wheels + all terrain tires.

Chadeux wrote: Come to think of it, wheelies on split rims seems pretty sketchy too, but nobody questioned that......

Not just that, but I talked with Freiburger about Stubby Bob and it had the factory open differential. Wheelies on open diffs have a tendency to get really ugly fast.

I see that they've got an increased production budget with a drone, now... I fear that one of these days those guys are doing to do something and one of them is going to get really, genuinely HURT. I wish they'd do more episodes building a car that they intend to make "cool" and not something they treat as a thousand pound piece of aluminum foil they intend to wad up and throw away...

In reply to stroker: Agreed. I'd really like to see more of the cars that actually worked - Vette Kart, Draguar, Leaf Blower Monza, even that ratty old Barracuda. Episode 54 was probably my least favorite because there is just no possible way that Vette/Buick pile of rust thing ever ends up being cool.

I'm reasonably sure Finnegan is trying to jam his chest into his hips.

I dont think slamming the crank on the ground did much good to the engine.