Roadkill

If there has been one car in the Roadkill fleet that absolutely never fails to fail, it’s the 1971 Datsun 240z rust bucket known as the Rotsun. Now on this episode of Roadkill, Freiburger and Finnegan attempt to get the Rotsun back up and running after years of neglect, by finally fixing its independent rear suspension issues and attempting to drive it to SEMA.

Why buy a ‘71 Ford Torino Wagon with a Cummins 12-valve diesel engine swapped in? Because Mike Finnegan thinks it will be an awesome tow vehicle for his new Toyota Mini Truck! Why grab Tony Angelo and have him help take the Torino from a manageable 300ish-hp to over 800hp? Because Cleetus McFarland dared you to a diesel swap drag race! Tune in to see if Mike and Tony can beat the heat.

What’s better than racing a cheap beater? Picking the worst possible beater and making your friend drive it. On this episode of Roadkill, Freiburger and Finnegan buy each other their worst automotive nightmares and put them to the test against Steve Dulcich in an epic showdown! Finnegan rides high, Freiburger works through some “cosmetic” damage, and Dulcich rampages through fire.

Where’s the best place to drive a ‘86 T-bird powered by a 302 V8 topped with a 6-71 Blower and welded gears?  Across the frozen tundra of the northern USA of course! On this episode of Roadkill, Freiburger and Finnegan take the T-Bizzle on a classic road trip with plenty of fail.  Follow along as the guys reveal a new project car and pull off the most patriotic burnouts in Roadkill history!

While we’re all at home let’s look back at favorite project cars and find out what’s going on with them today.  On this episode of Roadkill, Freiburger and Finnegan come to you from their own garages to give you the Top 10 Project Cars of Roadkill.  Ever wondered what happened to your favorites, or what the guys really think of them?  Find out all that plus what the future holds for them now!

What’s the best way to clean out the wheels stashed in your garage for far too long? By rescuing a truck and slapping them on, of course! In this episode of Roadkill, Friebuger and Finnegan do just that by saving a neglected ’66 Dodge D100 Utiline truck and hitting the road. As the guys quest to find the perfect 440 for it, the only real question is, will you love this truck as much as Freiburger?

Got enough spare parts lying around your garage to build a running engine? Freiburger does, and in this episode of Roadkill he scrounges his parts pile to put together a killer 350 V-8 while Finnegan and David Newbern add some power upgrades to the mini truck’s four-banger.

Ready for adventure? Get out and get away from it all on this episode of Roadkill with Freiburger and Steve Dulcich as they finally find out who has the better cheap 4x4. For years Freiburger has touted the superiority of the Suburban while Dulcich rallies a Durango. Now they’ll settle it once and for all in an off-road challenge - for pinks! Will Dulcich lose the Durango, or just the course? 

How do you race a buddy when you can’t be together?  Build a cheap drag car and race on tracks 750 miles apart!  In this episode of Roadkill, Finnegan and Tony Angelo, have a build off and race like no other! Tony transforms a shell of an ‘85 Monte Carlo into a beast while Finnegan makes Newbern’s Nova run with Ramp Truck parts.  It’s 3 days of wrenching, 2 tracks, and 1 unbelievable race! 

They’re still out there! On this episode of Roadkill, Finnegan and David Newbern rescue an unbelievably mint ’67 Pontiac Firebird. This Crusher Camaro look-alike has been stowed in a barn behind a dragstrip for almost two decades. Now the guys battle old parts, downpours, and other issues in order to get this old drag car racing down the track once again. Sketchy tire burnouts? Yes, please!

Ready for a scenic, 1,300-mile road trip in questionable junk? Why not?! On this episode of Roadkill, Freiburger and Dulcich hit the road in the ’68 Wreck Runner-a four-speed, 383ci clone made from the scraps of a ’68 Road Runner and a ’68 Satellite. It only has a few little issues, so why not hit the road to sort ’em out? There’s nothing quite like a dirt-lot head swap and roadside repairs.

From the moment the ‘67 Firebird was plucked from barn next to a drag strip, you’ve been asking for this race.  On this episode of Roadkill, Finnegan and Newbern take the bird on an 800-mile road trip to race Freiburger and Dulcich in the Crusher Camaro.  The question isn’t just who will win, it’s will they even make it to the strip? Campsite engine swap on the way and hood removal? Yes, and yes!

On this episode of Roadkill, Freiburger and Finnegan take on Dulcich and Newbern in a circle track car shootout. On Episode 108, the guys picked up a beaten blue Duster circle track car and promised a shootout. Now they’re at a rally course in Texas to pit it against the Faster with Finnegan dirt track Camaro. See who wins, and watch Dulcich drive the wheels off the Duster, literally.