Re-redeeming the Grand Trashional | HOT ROD Garage Full Episode S10 E2 | MotorTrend 

What would you do to fix the Grand Trashional?

Dudes’ wrenching with his Rolex. Respect.

Great chemistry between Lucky and Alex. Also thankful that as a non-US resident, I actually get to see some content for once.

This last season with Alex and Lucky was awesome. Great team! 🔧🔧

Made 748 hp to the wheels & high 9's with my modded V6 GN. Other builders made more. But I realize this is a video channel, I still enjoy watching. The GN was and is a special car. Think back to 1987, how fast were other cars?

Love the witty banter dynamic between Lucky & Alex - fun times :D

These two together are content gold. Absolute gems!

I love seeing Alex and Lucky working together. Match made in heaven.

Love the chemistry between Alex and Lucky!

Lucky always cracks me up. Wish I had an uncle or grandpa like him when I was a kid. 😂

In the 90's you could get low 12's for under $2000 without touching the motor... Fuel Pump and hotwire kit Race chip K&N Filter 3" Downpipe and cat back exhaust Spark plugs and maybe valve springs depending on mileage I cut my hotrod teeth on an 86 T-Type and ran 11.82 in highschool with the above mods, plus a TA49 turbo and bigger injectors, plenty more in it with a few suspension mods and better converter...

SO HAPPY to see Alex on a major TV show! She is, in my opinion, a modern day pioneer for female drag and drive contestants. Plus, plus, she's a modern day icon for other young ladies who'd like to enter the drag and drive world if not drag racing itself. Awesome!

My 87 T Type did 13.8 STOCK. 13.2 with gutted converter cone K&N and higher boost still on stock chip. Stock headers work well into 10 sec range. If Don Cruz donated headers you need to show y’all how to tune it too! These old V6 Buicks ain’t no LS!

love this combo of hosts, keep up great work

I don't know if you will see or Alex but I said before and I'll probably always say it , GIRL YOU ROCK AND I HOPE YOU NEVER STOP

Our local tracks won't let you run with the windows down.

The world needs more gearhead gals like Alex. Cute and not afraid to get her hands dirty. She probably had a supportive dad 👍

I won't lie, I miss Tony and Lucky together. Their combined sense of humor was hilarious...BUT I am starting to enjoy Lucky and Alex on the show! They are a good combination. Keep up the great work!

There is still something wrong with the Trashnational. Did you degree the cam still seems like it may be off. Needs new injectors and fuel pump?

I always use a drinking straw to find TDC on 1 instead of a hardened steel screwdriver. Way less issues with possible engine damage 😉

"Burn the witch!" I literally thought that before he even said, "We're doing sorcery here." 😂

A local electronic engineer was a GN guru.He made chips for the stock computer and without even removing the valve covers had the running 12s

Well Lucky, you know that increased too much the views and 👍with ALEX at the portrait; she itsn`t just a fast woman driver..., also she knows very well, how are working every single pieces in to the car, and fixed as well. Saludos

So easy to run 12s in that car . Someone went to to great pains to install grand national interior.😂

Shes great enjoy watching very smart whe n it comes too fast cars.

Really think that this is an awesome team just go together so well

love alex and lucky chemistry

I like the Lucky- Wheelie show.

I just thought, never seen Alex in HRG. But now it's corrected. Definetely different than Tony but not bad at all.

Great show, being a motor head (myself). The ages are backwards making your show comical to watch. With new age knowledge and old school knowledge. Is great for motortrend atmosphere!

This was suggested to me and it was surprisingly Kore entertaining than I thought it would be!

Love this new combo on HOT ROD garage. They complement each other so well, and Alex is a welcome addition to the show.

Chemistry is everything. This is quickly becoming one of my favorite channels.

You can go high 12s on a stock gn turbo, and intercooler

This was very Boss. Love the Bone Marrow. Great day you guy's had. ✌👍

Alex is a great addition to the team. She a great work ethic is funny, but very knowledable. Lucky and Alex have a great chemistry as well. Really good choices made there MotorTrned

The Lucky/Alex team is a good fit. Two that are knowledgeable and not afraid to dive in and get hands dirty!

The Buick GS Grand Nationals will be hitting the historic track at Beech Bend Raceway May 17-20, 2023 as the Buick GSCA presents its 42nd consecutive annual week-long get together in Bowling Green. Included is racing, a car show, and many other auto enthusiast attractions. Open to the public!

that poor Typhoon!

My 87' Shelby Z lightly modded with a SOHC 2.2, stock Garrett T-3, 5 speed I ran through the traps low 13's

Love the show and the joke's, thanks.

Alex is a great new dynamic for lucky great together and both have awesome car knowledge!😎👍💗

RPM loss at the top is most likely due to spent valve springs, possibly combined with fuel leaning out. Fuel system needs monitoring(could have been done on dyno perhaps, assuring 1:1 pressure rise correlating to boost PSI w/baseline in low 40's), BTW, what size were those injectors and if the fuel was 'stinky', the pump should've been upgraded when the bad gas was evacced. Also, adding to the idea of a likely 'lean' issue was when the exhaust was freed up, performance actually went into the toilet totally. Aye... these cars have a decent learning curve- a LOT of 'little things' that can have a pretty big effect on performance. That said, for having 375ish R WHP, anything above mid-12's is pretty embarrassing, but being there is a general lack of familiarity with TB's, a mulligan is in order LOL. It was still a great 'watch', and although I kept talking to y'all trying to 'help' during the Buick re-build, I'm gonna watch it again and see what I missed... Thanks for the vid

rather than "bag and tag", hit up your local delicatessen for the plastic containers they put salads in. fill with the necessary fasteners, and pour in a 50/50 mix of vinegar and salt, to make a brine that eats rust. then write on the outside where they go, and how (if they are different lengths or sizes, like in front timing cover assemblies, etc). meanwhile, when pulling a cylinder head for its first time, a way not for it to end up on the floor like the 4.3 V6 nearly did, is to loosen the head bolts, break the head free of the block while the bolts are still grabbing some deck thread, and then pull out all the bolts and fab a nice little handle from scrap that screws into the rocker arm setup and now carry it like am attache case (what your father used for business before cell phones were invented to carry everything). I would have thought a 1987 block would have roller lifters OEM, but Lucky makes it sound like the old cam was just "regular hydraulic lifter", ie, flat tappet.

I've always wanted a cyclone. Those trucks are sweet.

Great fun. These two are a great pair.

Alex is awesome Her Dad Dennis is great as well

Alex Taylor is a dream girl woah love her

It's like a dad and daughter project.

My new favorite show! Love the new add on,shes knowledgeable and very easy on the eyes.

I just recently started watching MotorTrend and I like this show and Graveyard Carz the best so far.

My brother bought one brand new in 1987. It ran in the mid 14,s all day on stock engine.

She's the real deal!

Lucky smiles more when there is Estrogen in the house. LOL

I helped a friend go low 11s back in 87 and 88 they have a lot to learn.

Love this episode. Yeah, I know it’s been said a thousand times. I have a crush.

Really should fix up that Grand National . It's a classic❤❤❤

Whoever had the idea to hire Alex needs a promotion. She is such a good fit!

Excellent, lucky is still class act and the new girl is a great mix. What a team. Well done guys. ✌️👍🇬🇧

My favorite suv ever! I still want one.

It was a great season, bummed Trash didn’t get fixed and the Typhoon didn’t get worked on any further.

I see Alex and I click because I know it's going to be interesting

love having alex on the show 👍👍

These cars ran 13.9 stock. You guys install a $2000 set of headers, billet roller cam kit, CNC ported heads and big turbo, and somehow manage to run slower than a stock 1987 Grand National.

Dudes ! The stock engine made more hp and ran 12s at track . You Moho’s really destroyed a stock toothbrush.

Grand National is my favorite Buick here the typhoon is awesome as well

Good long episode, I wish MotorTrend did more of them.

Looks like it needs a higher stall converter and possibly a transmission rebuild.

total kickass show !!!!

always a great episode when you have Alex Taylor the hottest woman in drag racing

Need bigger headers, 3" collectors and more boost baby!

Great video thanks

Very nice video keep it coming ....we love you guys working together

Alex really is awesome... She's the Real Deal Race Girl

Alex, please put on long sleeves if you're running 120 mph.

You really got an unrusty grand national for $3800 and running??? Honestly? ✌️👍🇬🇧

“Wheelie” did a great job running the cars!!! Lucky might need his Zamboni license taken away!

255 whp at 16 psi? I built a 3800 that makes 291 at 7 psi

I thought I was having trouble making my GN fast at least I’m poor so I have an excuse 😂

If you watch Riding With Alex Taylor on RU-vid you'll see she knows her stuff.

Riding with Alex Taylor 1978 ignition modual. Vise Grip Garage Derrick digital.

Alex! Safety glasses please✌️❤️🇨🇦

Good video

I'm here for the engine teardowns

Am I crazy or is he wrenching while wearing a Rolex GMT Blueberry lol

If you just ask someone who has been around those engines and cars for 20 plus years I could have helped 🤷‍♂️

Great vid!!!! 👍👍

Alex Taylor 🥰🤩

the tangs on the bearings are not to stop it spinning, they just for assembly purpose, done away with them know many processes saved in manufacturing. the bearings are crush fit.

Love GN’s

Not bad for a little V6 . Where are the first 2 episodes?

Miss Tony on the show. Stay Tuned! 🤘

Omg ALEX! I know it’s a show but take your rings off when you’re wrenching!!!

Commerce Ga dragstrip has recently been demolished, very sad about it ;(

Dayuum Alex you are gorgeous lady. Putting someone that pretty beside Lucky is just criminal!”! Haha

So neat to see a young lady turn wrenches and drag race

Sue Quattro is 60 I'm 66 from Baltimore MD before their stones.

Nice to see David Silberman still making these shows for MotorTrend!

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I can tell just by the way that thing turns over something is wrong! Galloping start is no good! A stock GN runs in the 13s and that thing with heads ect can't even break 14s!