Roadkill Garage

On this episode of Roadkill Garage, Freiburger and Dulcich hit the road in a ’66 Chevy Chevelle purchased sight unseen in an attempt to score two new project cars. A lack of horsepower doesn’t equate to a lack of fun as the guys fix and tune their way from Washington to Arizona to rescue a dirt-cheap junkyard ’75 Dodge Dart. There’s one road trip, two-ish new projects, and a complete bust.

On this episode of Roadkill Garage, Freiburger and Dulcich give some much-needed love to the ’69 Chevy known as the Crusher Impala by way of a new 9-inch rear and a less squatty suspension overhaul. The guys also fix a major throttle issue that finally unlocks full use of the supercharged 498ci big-block before hitting the road for monster burnouts.

On this episode of Roadkill Garage, Freiburger and Dulcich tune up the 498ci supercharged big-block in the ’69 Crusher Impala at Westech’s dyno before hitting the road and the dragstrip. After some monster burnouts and a romp through the desert to find a possible new project 440 Dart, the guys run the Impala’s fastest time in the quarter mile but discover some new Roadkill-level issues.

What’s better to wrench on, classics or late models? In this episode of Roadkill Garage, Steve Dulcich and Wiley Stevens up the cam game on the ’70 Dodge known as the Off-Road Challenger while also seeing if Wiley’s ’06 Subaru can easily be made into a rally-capable daily driver by way of suspension and airflow upgrades. But the real question is: Will either car survive the farm’s rally course?

Who can pass up buying a former race car? Freiburger and Dulcich can’t, and on this episode of Roadkill Garage, they buy a ’41 Ford with a 300ci straight-six engine that last saw action in some La Carrera Panamericana road races back in the late ’90s. With a little tuning, carburetor rebuild, exhaust modifications, and some love, the guys get the Ford back on some winding open roads.

The un-wrecking of the Wreck Runner, a half ’68 Satellite & half ’68 Road Runner with a 383 V-8 and a four-speed, is an ongoing saga. In this episode of Roadkill Garage, Dulcich is joined by Wiley Stevens and Chris Birdsong to bring new life to the car with a shifter upgrade, new clutch, and one of the biggest body mods in RKG history-a near full rear quarter panel replacement.

Recently Frieburger and Dulcich were stopped by some fans who invited the guys to come thrash the Crusher Impala around their property. While there, Freiburger spotted a big-block 440 swapped ’68 Dart he couldn’t pass up. On this episode of Roadkill Garage, the guys pick up the new 440 Dart and take it home to give it an impressive engine bay makeover and horsepower-adding tune-up.

Are two beds better than one? In this episode of Roadkill Garage, Freiburger and Dulcich revive the 318ci V-8-powered ’66 Dodge D100 step-side truck from Roadkill in order to dig a buried ’60 Ford Ranchero out of the backyard. The Ranchero has been converted with a solid-axle front end, a small-block Chevy, and a four-speed but has been buried for over 40 years. Will it be worth the trouble?

Is it worth the trouble? In this episode of Roadkill Garage, Freiburger and Dulcich bring a ’60 Ford Ranchero back to life after rescuing it from a backyard and over 40 years of neglect. With a fresh 283 power transplant ahead of the Muncie four-speed, the guys overhaul the entire drivetrain to see if this one is worth keeping or if they should flip it.

Will it run 10s? The Crusher Impala has been down the dragstrip multiple times but has never run the number. In this episode of Roadkill Garage, Freiburger and Dulcich troubleshoot transmission issues and more in the 1969 Chevy Impala that’s powered by a Supercharged 498ci big-block V-8 and take it back to the track to see if they can finally get their 10-second time slip.

The MMT gets a 392ci Hemi, and Dulcich scores a ’74 Charger. In this episode of Roadkill Garage, Dulcich enlists help from Wiley Stevens and Chris Birdsong in order to transplant a third-generation Hemi into the 1974 Dodge D100 known as the Mopar Muscle Truck. After frustrations and issues hold up progress, the guys clean up a new project 1974 Dodge Charger and get it on the road.

Nothing beats getting a vehicle back on the road. Except maybe putting two back on the road, of course! In this episode of Roadkill Garage, Freiburger and Dulcich attempt to get a 1967 Jeep Wagoneer that’s been sitting for 31 years back on the road from Yakima, Washington, and they find Dulcich’s dream 1964 Cadillac DeVille Convertible in the process. These are not your normal junkyard finds.

Can you have too many Dusters in your life? Not if you're Freiburger or Dulcich, and in this episode of Roadkill Garage, the guys add one more to the fleet. Unfortunately, this 1971 Duster in Rally Red hasn’t moved since 1993, but that’s not as unfortunate as its slant-six powerplant. The guys get the gutless Plymouth back on the road, but it’s not long before the engine reveals its true worth.