The Death Metal Charger reminds me of that one heavily used Hot Wheels car that was always in your collection when you went to play with them as a kid.
@@quintenreid6977 maybe it’s because I’m getting older ir possibly just not that bright but I don’t get what your comment means.... I’m assuming it’s an anagram of sorts
So glad you're continuing to work on this car. It's so nice to see proper fabbing and improvements verses cobbled together temporary roadkill fixes. Don't get me wrong, I LOVE Roadkill and there's something to be said for "don't get it right, just get it running" but its refreshing to see things re-visited and corrected. Keep it up Finnegan, you're a legend!
That diff pinion bump stop is attached to some pretty flimsy sheet metal. It's self adjusting as the floor flexes- that's like F1 tech with their adjustable aero that deflects to lower down force the faster you go. See that's not rough, that's next level engineering! On ya blokes!!! 😎
Was hoping to see the video you took at roadkill nights on Saturday on my 1:64th scale ramp truck and death metal charger. Oh well thanks again for signing my ramp truck and making my day with your comment about the nascarlo falling apart.
Man I’ve watched roadkill for as long as I can remember. But, when it went to motor trends dedicated website, I can’t justify another paid subscription to watch 1 show. That bummed me out.
You are aware that you can still go to there and watch the videos right? I think that they just have ads. I actually paid for the service for a few years.
@esqueue it’s not just ads. Newer episodes are locked and are locked for weeks following each episode release. @rlovell383 thanks, I’ve thought about doing that at the end of each season. Decent work around.
I Love that 68 Dodge Charger.. My first car when I was 16 was a 1968 Dodge Charger had the 318. I drove it for 3 years. I am 56 yrs old now and wish I wouldn't have sold it. The 68 is #1 in my book.
That's the best looking SCRAP I've seen to date. God bless 70s engineers who built coolest cars of all time and also 90s Japanese engineers & designers for r34. 😉
Your channel is what motor trend used to be before they got greedy unfortunately I can’t pay the extra to watch it... glad you keep me happy with projects like this 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
have to say this channel is now so much better than Roadkill. Really love watching you actually fix issues you have with the cars. Crossing my fingers that we will get to see an episode fixing all the safety and structural issues with the cage!
The rear end looks the same as the 42-49 Ford 3/4 - 1 ton. The webbed side of the rear end housing has the same bolt pattern as early Halibrand, Frankland, etc. Champ quick change. They bolted one on each side of the alum. case. The r&p is a 4.86 that is the same as in the Champ rear ends, the pinion was modified on the splined end for the rear cover bearing. Love the Charger! Keep the video’s coming.
That car is like a rolling museum for circle track auto racing! EVERY race car back in the 60's was built by DIY self taught backyard engineers who were hard core racers. ALL of the "technology" used in that car was commonplace on short tracks around the country. The first generation open wheel North Eastern asphalt modifieds used Chrysler torsion bars in the front suspension because it was very adjustable. These guys raced 5 nights a week at as many different tracks. Asphalt on Thursday, dirt on Friday, 1/4 mile on Saturday and 1/2 mile on Sunday. Such a great time in auto racing history!
Dude! The Race Ramps folks need to pay you like yesterday. I’m getting a set after seeing yours there. What an amazing idea, love them. Now they need a product we can use on pinch weld cars when we need access with the wheels off.
ILoved seeing the Charger getting some love! You should take it to an abandoned road course and have it compete against Nascarlo! But for now, GET TO WORK ON THAT C10!
I love it when drag racers try to rationalize and/or poke fun at something they never come close to understanding it's original intention, and built with what was available at the time. Sure it was rough, but it also appears it wasn't close to finished.
Hey Mike, I know it wont work with coolant spills, and it sounds crazy as hell. But when you have an oil spill on concrete, use a bag of cement for cleanup. It works way better than kitty litter. Try it once and you will become a believer.
This is awesome. My friend had one of these 68 chargers when I was in high school in the mid-nineties. He hit a deer and a tree with that thing and barely made a dent in the car (not so much luck for the deer or the tree though). He also had issue starting it, but he could pop the hood and touch a certain bolt with a screw driver and it would fire right up. Hilarious. That car was a tank.
1:52 the new torsion bar mounts were actually flipped left to right. The 2 bolt hoses on the left are for the trans cross member. 4:50 Fozzie bear explains adjustable shackles. :+)
Gotta give credit where credit is due that is quite some ingenuity I'm sure he was on a tight budget and only had so much to work with. Got to do what you got to do to feed the addiction.
That stance looks so cool!! My Dad’s 67’ Barracuda has the same adjustment with the front end but it makes it handle like crap when it’s down really low.
A heads up. I have a Duster done much the same way except DOM tubes and to spec. I retained the stock power steering and used a Howe 1:2 quicken'er gear box. That, the stiff chassis, and 4 wheel discs completely changed the driving experience. It's still a Duster, but it drives like a newer car.
I swear to god I love this car. This and NasCarlo are my two favorite cars, and I wish I could build a project car like that, all rusty and falling apart while driving.
Thank you for mentioning the 8 lug front spindle with the 4 inch hub, that bothered me that everybody was just letting that pass without pointing at it.
I would get rid of that roll cage. Not just because of the the way it looks but the Weight of it must be heavy. Wish I could lower my car that quick. Love your builds . The wood when jaked up that’s safe lol . Great vid as always
It was awesome to see this at Roadkill Nights, great seeing you again for the meet & greets. Like I said down there, your doodle of devil horns on Tony is up on my wall at home.
I am always amazed at the kinda stuff they let you drive on the roads over there. If you even THOUGHT about taking that on the road over here in Australia, you would have two highway patrol officers hauling you out of it, and kissing your license goodby for a few years.
That Charger is the protocol for this region. From The water pipe bars to the what is that for. Like the upgrades of removing some waterpipe..095 works. Everybody wants it. What is wrong with a 8 3/4? Love the sound of tin rattles going out on the track! You Know what it is like when you go out on the track and you line up side by side for about 2 laps and the flagman gives you the green if he likes the lineup.
One of my buddies did this with his 58 dodge way back. He put the rear shackles into the trunk because the springs and rear diff were from a 72 newport and were much longer than the old 58 springs that were broken... The shit you do when you have no money but lots of part lying around... Cheers!
I have never owned a charger. I hope to one day get one and make my very own General Lee. Yes I know their are a lot out their but none in my area. I have seen them on TV and the computer but never in person. I would love to own one along with Daisys jeep and uncle Jessies old ford truck.
Clamshell style axle, banjo is ford 9 inch or toyota 10.5 with sheet metal housing and drop center carrier pinion unit, try using dana 60 from old dodge truck, 8 lug wheels with full floater hub, with all modern upgrades, disc brakes
You should convert the front to coilovers so you can run a stiffer spring rate, and probably a stiffer sway bar/fix what you have. On the control arm, you probably could just find something on speedway that would work. Just eyeballing it, that suspension geometry doesn't look awful, you should have a really aggressive front camber curve, which isn't necessarily a bad thing.
You can hack the aprons on an intact car, my barracuda is completely straight, was raced with a 383 for three years. I connected the fraimrails, and no torqueing issues or flex, replacement aprons drop right back in
Those plastic couplings are just about the only thing you can find locally at parts stores for joining these hoses. Auto Parts stores could make a lot more money if they carried universal fittings, AN style fittings, adapters etc rather than carrying every exact OEM matched part or after market part for every car on earth. I swear they don't even know what people are after. I wish we had a jeggs or summit retail store here. People with access to these stores make me jealous. Amazon is sometimes 1 day 2 day , but when you're working on a project it's just nice to go and get a coupling or a fitting when you need one locally.
Is there a plate underneath the floor of the car under the pinion stubbed that we didn't see? Surely it's not just 2 nuts holding that from pushing through the floor?
I had to cut holes in the floor to drop my burb too, although for the hangers not the shackles and just small holes with 1/2" raised plates over, no matching aftermarket kits so had to make it work
And THANK YOU for putting in the work making your videos, I truly enjoy them. Roadkill without you and Fry is junk, only speaking the truth man. Keep it up for us OG Roadkill fans. Great job MF & friends.
I wouldn't touch that mess on wheels with a 20ft water pipe, the suspension and rust are killing me, but it's still cool seeing you guys make it work. I guess the story behind all the jankyness is worth messing with it, but it kinda killed the mood when the guy didn't even want to drive it round the block, even slowly just for the kids enthusiasm, I mean they did revive your car and went through the trouble of finding you. He knew what he built I guess. And yeah, showing the kids what "dirt nasty low" means :)
Thanks Mike . As always, love your content. Love that's it's homemade, and so engaging. Makes me feel like I'm just hanging out with you guys. Pete Newcastle, NSW. Australia. (maybe tone down the transitions...? They could be a little more subtle)
