We are building a burnout machine! $800 78 AMC Gremlin!

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After having trouble competing in the Cleetus and Cars burnout competition circuit this year in our Malibu. We decided that we should just start over fresh and build a completely different setup. So Tosh found this 78 AMC Gremlin on Facebook Marketplace that was 3 hour drive from us. Usually I never drive this far to buy a project vehicle but we could not fine such a fine example of an automobile any closer to us so we just decided to do a 450 road trip to get it. We were looking for something very compact like a Pinto, Chevette, Pacer, or Gremlin. I think this is going to be a great platform to build a competitive burnout car off of. Now we just need to decide what engine and transmission we are going to put in it. Hope you like the video.
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@tomjim3683 Год назад

The world needs more families like yalls

@Sleeperdude Год назад

Thank you so much

@carfreakbowen5113 Год назад

Agreed

@jetknight7562 Год назад

Agreed 💯

@dcallan812 Год назад

yep.

@jbncnow Год назад

Hes going to be in a pickle when those two daughters grow up and go off to college then one day Ralfie leaves home too. Course he and the wife and the goats and critters will provide years of new content lol

@jclu3334 Год назад

The “expensive motor home’ is the video that got me hooked on the channel! And now I’ve seen every single video and never miss a new one 😀

@johnhere6058 Год назад

Yep - An other road trip to a great find - Tosh pulls it off again - Ralphie and Squeezy have the best big sister ever - You can plainly see WaWa loves them dearly.

@Sleeperdude Год назад

Thank you yes she did good

@davidthompson62 Год назад

No doubt, she really looks out for the other two. My older sister was a pain! She still is!

@DankoStojanovic Год назад

I have an older brother like that, always had my back, and always cared for me. Wawa is awesome

@duanemeyer492 7 месяцев назад

Hi I'm Duane I watch your channel a lot I really admire the way you an your family work together an get things done you are bringing your children up the right way take care Duane.

@ericd2791 Год назад

that is one cool older amc, world needs more families like you.

@Sleeperdude Год назад

Thank you

@highping1786 Год назад

I'm going to start calling them "Bumper Lights" from now on.

@mexicanspec Год назад

Please don't encourage him.

@perky42069 Год назад

Same 😂

@anthonymessina2834 Год назад

I know!!!! Right?!!!!

@alanq64 Год назад

You should put an S&B cold air kit on your truck. I've had one for over a year now and it's great. From now on I'm calling them bumper lights instead of taillights.haha There's always that one child that stands out from the rest of the family. I know 'cause I was that one child.haha Love it. Your videos make me never fail to bring a smile to my face.

@SteakLover001 Год назад

Always look forward to your videos! I have three daughters that are about the same ages as your kids I am raising alone here in TX, it is always fun for us to watch your videos together.

@kennethbloom3584 Год назад

in 1971 while in the service we would do 90 to 180 days at sea and I built the Gremin X funny car for my girlfriends little brother. Great memory. Love watching ya'll have fun and work together.

@rayeddy528 Год назад

Love this family!!! Thank you all for sharing your journey !!! I bought a new 1970 Hornet for $2000 , added AM radio for $60 !! 6 months later my wife and I went on our Honeymoon in it !! God bless you all !!!! Eddy

@brianlittle5905 Год назад

back in the early 80's I bought a black hornet wagon with a 304 in it. man that thing burn rubber for blocks. loved that car.

@josephricket9269 Год назад

You have the best channel on RU-vid love you all. Thanks for taking me along.

@Sleeperdude Год назад

Thank you

@valko2966 Год назад

This one hit especially close to home, I live right down the road from the gremlin. Super cool knowing yall are the ones who picked it up!

@discfunctional1 Год назад

We had a gremlin growing up. I hated it but it worked the farm pretty well. We haul a calf in the back of it, and it pooped all over. We also hooked a fence gate up to it and dragged our garden area with us kids riding the gate having a blast. Great memories with a less than stellar vehicle.

@chuckschultz7028 Год назад

Fantastic project! Consider the famous red/white/blue paint job of AMC racing back in the day. Gremlins were road raced & drag raced quite successfully. A SBC would be just fine in it but please consider a roll bar for your protection and chassis stiffening.

@davidthompson62 Год назад

They weighed nothing and with the optional big 6 or 8 cyl. could haul you know what!

@BeyOss69 Год назад

Just binge watched the last 5 months of your content, after my life fell apart in July I gave in on everything that I enjoyed to do but finally found myself again I think and gotten back into doing the things I love like watching you all do what you do best and I feel more like myself again

@andrewsnoozy Год назад

So good to see, always together as a family doing, something ... I reckon your kids will grow up to be amazing people. You are so blessed.

@brucevallee5623 Год назад

Looks like everyday is a family adventure for you guys. An enjoyable thing to watch. We laugh so hard . We love you guys ❤👍

@theflyingfinn6057 Год назад

I love all of your builds, but this one has special meaning to me because my family grew up with AMC's.

@Fawndoe11 Год назад

It's cute and funny that the kids clap and yell woooo, because when my sister and I were on trips together when we were young and we did a very similar thing. We were both cheerleaders and we would sing while we clapped, Alright, Alright, Alright, Decent, Decent, Decent, Wooo!! Ha ha ha 😄🤗😊

@someshadetreeguy3867 Год назад

It blows my mind how interested and cool about projects your kids and wife are lol

@fmeach7711 Год назад

I can speak to the rough patches in the Interstate, you are lucky you did not fall in and come up missing. Glad you got you got to see Miss Liberty along I-459. Sweet Home Alabama.

@perfectlyoutoforder2840 Год назад

That is going to be a fun project! I think it would always be a good idea to check for other stuff on marketplace along the route before going on a long trip like that. There might be a lot of things worth checking out on the way. All the best to all of you!

@Enoch5939 Год назад

My first car was a 1975 Gremlin ... with the 258 inline v6 ... automatic ... loved that car ... super unique ... no one else had one ...

@Sleeperdude Год назад

Awesome

@chrism4377 Год назад

I hope you all had a great Christmas! I think thats a great choice for the new burnout car. I knew an autoshop teacher in a local high school that dropped a 390 in one of those, and another in a AMC Pacer. Both were great! I really enjoyed Squeezy doing the "inventory" of the parts in that tote. She perfectly identified everything...lol Keep it up, you're all doing great!!! Have a wonderful New Year!

@kevinknasty420 Год назад

Man yall came through my neck of the woods. South Georgia. Great content. I really like the family content and the fact that yall spend quality time. I have 4 girls and one just moved out. Time flys enjoy all them family trips because before you know it you will be one more short and before you know it they will all be gone off on there own

@darrenswails Год назад

My family is from thomaston

@RobertDickens2002 Год назад

South ga here as well Albany to be specific.

@richardhill6125 Год назад

I test drove a 70 Gremlin at the dealership back in 70. I was about 17 and this car was a 3 on the floor manual with a straight six engine and it had a fabric sliding sunroof like the old VWs did. I loved it but I couldn't talk my Dad into co-signing for me. So I was stuck driving my 64 VW Squareback for a while longer...which was a pretty cool car too.

@kevinkelly208 Год назад

A 13b rotary would be unbelievably cool in that little Gremlin!

@Sleeperdude Год назад

Yes!

@brianholloway6285 Год назад

Holy smoke,,that is great shape cant wait to see more of this project

@johndenton5555 Год назад

AMC also made a 'Levi's Edition' Gremlin, with the 'Levi's' on or near the stripe on the door side of the front fender panels, and had an interior trimmed in Levi's denim. a buddy had one with the 4 speed manual, and a 304. The 4 cylinder model I had as a company car, loaded down with 300+ pounds of parts and tools, was always a paranoid experience getting on the interstate, at the top of a clear ramp, it would hit 55 mph about 1/8 mile after you cleared the ramp.😁 👍🇺🇸😎

@ve2vfd Год назад

My buddy's mother had a Levis Edition Gremlin in the 70's, we thought the denim interior was the coolest thing!

@johndenton5555 Год назад

@@ve2vfd It not only looked good, it was durable, he'd not treated the car well for several years, then we gave it a thorough cleaning up, changed a couple of leaky gaskets, front end bushings, tie rod ends, shocks, new tires, the upholstery cleaned up like new, waxed and shiny, no leaks, drove like new, everything worked fine...and a month later he traded it in on a new Plymouth TC3 that later, right after the 2 year factory drive train warranty expired, dropped it's gearbox all over I-40. enter the Chrysler LeBaron saga.

@johnny22single99 Год назад

ABSOLUTELY----> OUTSTANDING!!!!!!!!!!🙂

@barrywgoodwin3923 Год назад

I had a friend years ago, that had one of these with a 350 in it, nothing fancy in the motor just a plain jane 350. He lit up that thing and she would take the tires right off her, and she was fast, also surprisingly stable on the road, cornered nice and tight. I am happy to see you get this, and I cannot wait to see what you do with it, and I think you mentioned purple for color, that would look great, super find for sure.

@user-uk1ph8ct9m Год назад

Жаль в россию в Санкт Петербург такую сложно перевезти

@user-uk1ph8ct9m Год назад

У самого то у меня Птбеда газ 20,и Москвич 401

@1969weirdal Год назад

That is so cool! Y'all stopped at the exit by my house and I never knew..... The one with the 3 amigos tree service on the pole.... That is awesome

@letterpress_outlier Год назад

I’m keen to see what you do with the body work! Great project! Enjoy!

@richardoswalt1009 Год назад

I bought a 1973 Gremlin X with Levi's interior when I came home from Vietnam. Loved it! All my buddies bought mussel cars, but that Gremlin was our Tijuana Taxi no one would steal it.

@brendaeppenstiner3049 Год назад

I am thoroughly excited to see what you guys do with this. It looks like it could be a super cool and fun project!!!

@lorrainebarden6384 Год назад

Good job Tosh! Gotta name it Gizmo. My cousin raced a 73 pinto. He would have loved your channel.

@Sleeperdude Год назад

Awesome thank you

@2koolchris291 Год назад

My dad had a 72 gremlin in high school he loved. Would blast Boston and drive the snot out of the smallblock 304 in it. He had loud exhaust and a cool blue with white stripe paintjobs

@Sleeperdude Год назад

That’s great

@MacPoop Год назад

304/360/401 are all the exact same block, AMC was cool like that. They called it a "mid-block" in the 70's because it was bigger than a Big 3 small block, but smaller than any of the Big 3's big blocks. 401 has forged internals (seriously!). The 304 & 360 had cast internals just like everyone else, but still tougher than Ford or Chrysler when you started abusing one (they're really hard to kick rods & cranks out of). You have to go out of your way to blow up an AMC, even a straight 6 is pretty goddamn hard to kill

@jamesratliff9760 Год назад

I had a 70 some model pacer and that dang thing had a 360 3 speed you talk about a little car hard to hold it was a beast and my good friend had a gremlin with the exact same set up and my uncle had a amc rebel it had a 360 but it was automatic. I run the dog snot out of my pacer and it run like a top never did use any oil awesome car. Always like them AMC ✌✌🙃🇺🇲

@MacPoop Год назад

@@jamesratliff9760 Yeah the 360 would run, especially the pre-74's with 10:1

@tomrausch7014 Год назад

Neighbor kid had a Gremlin. It was a lot of fun driving through a store parking lot and squirting the windshield sprayer OVER the car onto unsuspecting pedestrians on a sunny day.

@gayle4804 Год назад

This adventure is gonna be a good one 👍 Wonder what you're gonna paint it what engine you're gonna put in it this is gonna be a good ride

@ronnelles1847 Год назад

Great family fun and I love the bumper lights and hoops and casings🇨🇦👍

@timkoryciak5622 Год назад

Another great video ! I always look forward to seeing your next one. Keep up the great work. Love your channel.

@Sleeperdude Год назад

Thank you so much

@markbehr88 Год назад

Very cool. I have a 1974 factory 304 Gremlin X. Love it. That blue interior looks like the Levis option. You could reupholster the driver’s seat to match.

@careysavage Год назад

I believe you made the right decision for the burn out car . another video well done . will be watching the build to the end y'all have a good time doing it .

@Sleeperdude Год назад

Thank you so much

@gregoryreffitt7957 Год назад

I had a 1974 AMC Gremlin and loved it. It had I believe a 304 V8 and would burn some serieous Rubber.

@Sleeperdude Год назад

Awesome thanks

@joegeorge3189 Год назад

Great to see a gremlin burnout project! Would be awesome to build an amc v8 and set it up like your old maverick, that thing destroyed rubber.

@blakeneysanders4264 Год назад

That back seat was done with purpose, the drop in the seat creates more leg room by forcing your knees up. It really wasn't uncomfortable either. Thanks for the video.

@Sleeperdude Год назад

It’s really cool

@waynekyle4431 Год назад

Another great video! A road trip to buy a Gremlin. Looks like a good choice to make a burn out car. I'm sure you'll find a good drive train for it. Thanks for another awesome family type of video; they're so appealing! From your fans in Wheatland, Wyoming...Candy & me at Thrif-T body & paint. Love y'all!

@rustybritches6747 Год назад

I wish my family was like this family! Closest relationship I have that's even close to this is my dog!

@Grey_Beard72 Год назад

Awesome choice. I would prefer the Gremlin over a Pinto or Chevette, because it will accommodate the V8 much easier. It's basically a Concord with the back end lopped off. It should make for a great burnout car. The back end should be pretty light. The Gremlin also needs to get a little more love. I believe it is an underappreciated car. I would definitely put a decent paint job on it. It wouldn't have to be perfect. Just to clean the outside up a bit.

@eringardner4962 Год назад

You wanna supercharge… An AMC gremlin? OK when you were looking at the car I had a little vision of a color if you were ever going to paint it a translucent purple with orange bi-color car…. It’s beautiful that you’re gonna turn out hunk of junk and turn something that most people throw out into something cool. Thank you for taking us along on your builds!!

@Sleeperdude Год назад

That would be cool.. I noticed there was a reply already it’s a scam

@markthompson9032 Год назад

Love How Big Sister Shares Her Lap With Both Siblings for Naps. My 2 Sisters Didn't Want me Near Them On Road Trips!

@ewallacestudent1 Год назад

Always wanted a white Grimlin with black trim. Love the car AMC Baby!

@Sleeperdude Год назад

Awesome

@davidcantrell6237 Год назад

That would be a wicked burn out car . With a big V8 and a narrowed rear end .

@Sleeperdude Год назад

Yes!!!

@Rev.nighthawk..pjred1984 Год назад

Add ford 9 rear

@lancemeads9551 Год назад

This is perfect I can't wait to see what you do with it. FYI my second vehicle was a 1977 Gremlin with a 272 straight six 3 on the floor it was pea green loaded with rust and I still want another one. I saw one at a drag stip with a 454 chevy and it did a wheel stand. May God bless you and all you do. Yours is my favorite show. Thank you.

@pdrphil8159 Год назад

I remember when those came out... They were so hideous & different they appealed to some... They were not top notch for dependability , but for the price, they were money well spent.. I bought a new AMC in 84 simply because was a car that was 4x4 . It had a inline 6 & 4 speed . It got decent mpg & was great on snow...my job had me crossing the Cumberland gap twice a wk & in the winter , it got sketchy... Good luck folks.

@vikingvisigoth4384 Год назад

Me and My Brother shoved off to the Florida Gulf to get my Dad's 88 Honda Magna. I bugged him to stop at Bucc-ee's on South Carolina. It was worth it, thank you for showing the awesome cleans experience. They Should Sponsor you. :)

@Sleeperdude Год назад

That’s awesome I’m glad we could help

@phillipbouchard4197 Год назад

Enjoying your latest road trip. Josh, I too stiffen up after a few hours behind the wheel even in my Mercury or the Crown Vic wagons. My first car was a 1973 Ford Pinto Squire Wagon with the 2,000 CC engine and 3 - speed Automatic transmission. It was my commuter car when I was going to college. An absolutely gutless wonder but dependable. It seems I have always had station wagons until I bought the Grand Marquis last January. Go for a 401 AMC V8 if you can find one for your Gremlin.

@ericadams214 Год назад

When it's done, paint it like Garth's car in Wayne's World, and have a video of you and Ralphie jamming out to Bohemian Rhapsody....🤙🤘

@Sleeperdude Год назад

That would be cool!

@johncummings2386 Год назад

glad to see squeezy has all the technical terms for the parts!!

@user-uk1ph8ct9m Год назад

Лучше восстановить

@chadwickstanley1258 Год назад

Love yalls channel. Best part is yall got the babies involved doing it

@ronjones1077 Год назад

I graduated high school when these came out and wanted one badly! A freind bought a Gremlin X when they first came out and it was fun. I had a pair of Javelins years ago and one was a 4 speed Mark Donahue with the high fiberglass hood and a 360 V8. Rare car. Have fun and stay safe.

@jodyries3851 Год назад

YES...GREMLIN!!! I am an AMC lover and Gremmies are at the top of the list. I applaud your buying decision and cant wait for the vids. You and your family rock...you're truly blessed... keep up the great content!

@Sleeperdude Год назад

Thank you so much

@gerbsonoliveira5905 Год назад

Um abraço do amigo de vcs !!! Aqui do Brasil 🇧🇷👍 esse carro e semelhante ao nosso Chevrolet Chevette brasileiro !

@Sleeperdude Год назад

Awesome thank you

@Profabdesigns Год назад

@@Sleeperdude You speak Portuguese? Man of many talents!!

@gerbsonoliveira5905 Год назад

@@Profabdesigns sim ! - falo português !!! Língua oficial dos brasileiros 🇧🇷👍 !!!

@kennethflusche7900 Год назад

Living in the barracks in 73 I didn't own a car, but I had 7 keys and access to 7 cars. One was a new V8 Gremlin only automatic car that chirped the tires in 2nd. Was a nice driving car on the Pacific Coast Highway.

@Sleeperdude Год назад

Awesome thanks

@marilynyurchick2514 Год назад

Can't wait to see what you all do with the Gremlin. Are ya going to patch it up and paint it? Manual or automatic transmission? Put a big engine in it!

@Sleeperdude Год назад

Maybe paint it all the same color. Definitely big engine

@chipwalker3610 Год назад

Dad had a 70 Hornet sportabout with a 304 posi rear end, he could never figure out why he was going through so many rear Casings. Our mechanic had the Rebel "Machine".

@That_AMC_Guy Год назад

First year for Sportabout was 1971. 1970 was coupe and sedan only ;)

@N_Denny101 Год назад

Hey guys! Great pick. Do us all a favor. These are know to have gas tank explosions if it in the rear. Be careful with that. Also, if you put a fuel cell in, build a fire wall or surround. Look what happened to Brent from PFI in skiddy. Don't take the chance. We all want to watch more Sleeper Dude!!

@thebrokenbiker869 Год назад

Hey Josh. You have a hybrid gremlin. You have a gremlin body and a amc pacer front end. The driver seat is also from a pacer. You can drop in a 305 or a 307 hog leg. Just watch your tunnel. The eight inch rear is weaker then you think. You can also swap front end parts hence front brakes and rear brakes from the mustang II series. Have a wonderful new year sir.

@bcole4726 Год назад

I don't think that's a pacer front.

@billdursa4976 Год назад

Not a pacer front for sure.

@thebrokenbiker869 Год назад

Bill and Cole. The headlight buckets are pacer they are the only square on the pacer's. I think the grill is from a spirit or a later amc. I owned 3 gremlins over my life time. The were all round. But I agree the front end is not a gremlin

@danielknepper6884 Год назад

The seat that he hauled out of the car is out of a Dodge Daytona.

@bcole4726 Год назад

@@thebrokenbiker869 just looked at a bunch of pictures on Google. No pacer maybe spirit. He said square/round head light bezels referring to the bezel not the bulbs.

@Mr49Studebaker Год назад

My first and favorite car was a 74 gremlin. Excited for this one.

@dustinhamilton1754 Год назад

Always get excited when I see yall announce a new video on instagram!! Makes work a little more tolerable the rest of the day! Lol

@Sleeperdude Год назад

Awesome !

@billhoward7730 Год назад

I really like riding along on your road trips. Great adventure. Thanks. Bill

@JuanCarlos-wf7et Год назад

Feliz año nuevo 🙂🎉 y saludos desde CDMX de 🇲🇽🥶🥶 Hermosa esposa y familia 😍😍😍😍😘

@davelaurysr1572 Год назад

I am so jealous of you Mr. Sleeperdude. My wife of 27 years left me for someone else. You have a wonderful wife and kids. My 5 kids are all grown up and living there lives. My so called friends have turned there backs on me so I am all alone and now homeless. I get such a warm family feeling watching your channel. Yours and VGG are my life blood. God bless all of you. It’s raining here in So. California. Gonna send you all something some day soon. Be blessed.

@Sleeperdude Год назад

Oh wow I hate that for you.. keep your head up better days are ahead.

@tkdterp8 Год назад

I'm so excited to watch how this car progresses to be a burnout car! I never even knew "burnout competitions" were even a thing until I started following your channel, and wow, it looks like a LOT of fun!

@jessiemekeel5792 Год назад

Had a used one of these as my first car! Guess that shows my age, mine had the “Flintstone” floors as well, nothing a little diamond plate won’t fix😉, heater core was an issue too, had to travel with a blanket in the winter. Manual steering, manual brakes, the front seat was a bench seat, if I remember correctly. Enjoy building this one!

@cluke4248 Год назад

That brought back memories, high school buddy of mine in 1977 had one with a big block Chevy in it...I remember it being squirrely!I hope you find a big block ford in this one 😎✌️

@MrMattDat Год назад

I can't believe you found a Gremlin! I noticed you are missing the original AMC Gremlin Gas cap (and you NEED to get one!!). I MAY still have the service manual for that and will send it if I can find it. Now that you are on the AMC train, a 1968/69 Javelin should be your next acquisition!!

@tracydiller9378 Год назад

Boy that AMC Gremlin sure brings back memories LOL.Can't wait to see what your plan is for this good old Gremlin.Happy New Year Josh and family and everyone have a Happy and safe New Year.GOD Bless.

@Sleeperdude Год назад

Thank you

@tracydiller9378 Год назад

@@Sleeperdude You are so welcome.

@bigjarn Год назад

My big brother had one with a Mustang Corbra Jet power train. 10 wide rear tires. He loved that car as much as his dog !

@nealbrown8658 Год назад

Yet another great video, absolutely love it & really looking forward to seeing upcoming videos with progress on the Gremlin 👍👍👍👍

@richardatkinson500 Год назад

Levi's livin in the Gremlin, remember the TV 📺 Ads from 1974... funny how some adverts just stuck!

@Sleeperdude Год назад

🤣🤣🤣

@scottsimpson657 Год назад

401 AMC is a torque monster.

@joshmcdonald9592 Год назад

either the "my old car" or the "big car" channel gives a amc history lesson. i think the one my step-brother had was a factory V8. maybe a straight six though

@vandadd4761 Год назад

"Bumper lights" and "things". I got some new names for my car parts! Love you Squeezy. As always, it was great seeing a new video. Thank you for sharing. Keep up the great work!

@Sleeperdude Год назад

Thank you

@fordfandiecast Год назад

Being a burn out car it really just needs to have power. Any power train would be great. This is going to be a awesome project

@Sleeperdude Год назад

Yes thank you

@OneCarGarage777 Год назад

Should be a fun build! That big rear glass would worry me, maybe a piece of lexan/plexi-glass. Above all have fun!

@Sleeperdude Год назад

Yeah maybe so

@steveperyer4850 Год назад

That Gremlin can become a quick, and great race car. The engine bay was built to run a V-8 so that is why it is looking good for your needs. Everybody thought they were ugly with the back end chopped off, compared to the hornet, which is completely the same from the front, to the back seat. Happy New Year Family. 😊

@SladeM. Год назад

Gremlins came factory with a 304 V8 from 72-76 I own a 1974 factory V8 gremlin.

@steveperyer4850 Год назад

I graduated from H.S. In 1972, and remember the Gremlins well.

@Live2rideagain Год назад

My friend had one when I was growing up , her dad made a wooden key and drilled a hole in the roof and attached it to a wiper motor , it was pretty cool seeing that key look as it was unwinding as it drove down the road !!!

@nomadiclapse Год назад

Let's go! 👍couldn't find a much shorter car! Perfect for Josh's driving style! 😆

@Sleeperdude Год назад

Exactly

@davidturk6170 Год назад

Back seat is shaped the way it is to fit people back there. With the front seat in, there was literally no space between the back and front seat (1’ at best). So they tilted the passenger when seated to give them the perception of more space. I vote for a Ford 302, 351, or 383 stroker with C4 if 302, or C-6 if 351 or 383. Maybe 2000 (up to 2500) stall converter. I still like the 9” rears. If it’s a burnout car, use 3.73 or 4.11 rear end gears. I think the Ford engine mounts bolt right in.

@billdursa4976 Год назад

Love the Gremmie. I have a 1980 Spirit Street-Freak style with a Chevy 350-700r4 combo and a narrowed on the left side only Ranger 7.5 rear. So much fun. Definitely watching this build closely. Happy New Year Sleeperdude family, you're awesome!

@808v1 Год назад

My dad had a Gremlin X when I was wee child, I think it had a small block V8 or a straight 6 maybe, it was like a brown/gold with the black X markings. All I remember is my older brother lighting the tires up without issue...so this will be a good burnout car!!

@Sleeperdude Год назад

Awesome

@DaveSquibbSr Год назад

I enjoyed the show and as always love the family involvement 😎😎 I remember when the Gremlins first came out (old man here lol) at first glance they were all glass and boy we thought that those cars were ugly lol but I guess by comparison of the other cars in the 70s they were, too bad you couldn't of found a Vega, when I was a kid they done a lot of 350 swaps on a Vega the 350 seemed to fit under the hood pretty easily. You guys keep up the good work and I will definitely keep watching. 😎😎😎😎

@garybush6117 Год назад

LOVE the Gremlin. Back in the day, circa 1980, a buddy of mine bought a Gremlin that had an inline 6 and a 3 on the floor. He painted it a medium blue metallic, put some nice wheels and white lettered tires on it, (uh, sorry, white lettered CASINGS and nice HOOPS) tweaked it with a couple of performance things (don't know what he did) and that was a pretty sharp little ride he had. Was not a speed demon, but I always liked it. I'm anxious to see what you can do with it. Not many of them around any more. As usual, a great video. Why does Wawa flee when it's time for the outro? Think it's funny that you guys chase her down. Keep up the good work, guys!!! Cheers from Ocala, FL.

@Sleeperdude Год назад

She doesn’t like a close up she’s kinda self conscious right now. Thank you

@oldcarnut3953 Год назад

Nice find. She'll make awesome burnout car, no doubt. Looking forward to seeing this build Josh. Keep On Motoring Brother!!! 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

@williamcole464 Год назад

This is going to be good, such, a good start. Congratulations , and Happy new year.

@Sleeperdude Год назад

Thank you

@Profabdesigns Год назад

I was all set to see the Savoy, and got a gremlin instead. Its all good. These cars were highly popular for the light weight, and doing insane wheelies to half track!! Turbo 400 is the best bet, so you don't run out of gear. Rear end gear should be tall, 3.90-4.10:1 and a 2000-2300 Stall speed.

@Sleeperdude Год назад

Savoy is next

@jameshall5784 Год назад

Hey y’all!!! Glad to see a new project in the works. If I’m not mistaken when y’all asked about a smaller car I believe I recommended a Gremlin. I remember in high school a guy nicknamed Torch owned one not sure what size motor but he definitely lifted the front end off the ground when he got on it. Have fun as always and looking forward to seeing the build and how she turns out.

@Camelcando Год назад

So did I

@backwoodsboy8355 Год назад

If you ever go back to Birmingham, take the kids to the autobahn racetrack. It some of the fastest go carts I’ve ever rode, and it’s all indoors.

@waltmarks9720 Год назад

Great job Tosh good find should make a great burnout car. Can't wait to see what you put in for power plant. Really surprised Squizzie approved she is starting to show a little interest maybe? Love your family Happy New Year ❤ 💙 💕

@Rebel9668 Год назад

My Uncle bought a Gremlin new in 1974 and drove it for 20 years down in Henry Co. Tennessee. It was sky blue with black stripes and had a 258 straight-six in it which was the same engine I had in my 78 CJ-5 and those engines were bulletproof. To save about 20% on parts, whenever I went to buy parts for my Jeep like plug wires or whatever I'd say it was for a Gremlin because if the box they came in had Jeep stamped on it the parts were about 20% more expensive even though it was the same engine, lol.