11/21/2023 0 Comments Roadkill 69 el camino![]() Just to get out of the junkyard, Freiburger and Finnegan replaced all four wheel cylinders, brake lines and the fuel pump. Of course, there is much Roadkill-ing on the way (not like that). But, the ambulance driver on reserve was kind enough to let Jamey show Finnegan and Freiburger how it was supposed to be done in his personal Scion xB. Unlike the test roll, though, this one ground corners of the rollcage to near aluminum foil thickness and totally junked the front suspension of the Vette kart. Finnegan was doing a great job, quickly progressing farther and farther, but then the inevitable happened: the Vette Kart rolled. But rather than give up, Finnegan and Freiburger suited up and strapped in and gave it a try anyway. The low, wide stance of the Vette Kart was exactly the opposite characteristic of a car well suited to skiing. The guys enlisted the help of stunt driver Jamey Smith to teach Finnegan how to get the car on two wheels, but Jamey told them right from the get-go that a 1985 Corvette was a far from ideal choice for this stunt. But all fires were extinguished, and the wiring harness only got a little toasty. They couldn't resist, the filming location was an abandoned airfield only a few minutes away, but the adventure was almost cut short because Freiburger got too excited playing with fire and brake parts cleaner-soaked sand. This is definitely a time for helmets and fire suits.īefore attempting to drive on two wheels, the guys had to blast around the Glamis Sand Dunes in Imperial, California, for a bit. They fabricated panels to fill the gaps in the roll cage to help contain their arms and legs and added a few pads here and there. Other than relocating the fuel pump and switching the cap on the fuel cell for one with no vent, all the guys did to prep the Vette Kart was add safety. This is Finnegan's favorite moment in the Vette Kart because he got to use a forklift to intentionally roll the Vette Kart over, with Freiburger strapped inside. ![]() Because a roll-over is guaranteed, Freiburger wants to see if the engine will even run at the extreme angles they're going to attempt and what could go wrong with the roll-over. Finnegan and Freiburger don't have to put any effort into resurrecting or rebuilding the Vette Kart, but they are concerned about safety with what they are about to attempt. For once, abandonment and neglect mean that a Roadkill vehicle is fine. How are they going to do that? By taking it skiing! Not the type on mountains and snow, but the term stunt drivers use to refer to driving a car on two wheels. After repeated unsuccessful attempts to light up the tires, Freiburger resorts to a reverse slam that rocked the 50-year-old van's transmission so hard the snout literally broke off and the driveshaft broke in half! If you can't win on Roadkill, you have to fail in spectacular fashion.įreiburger and Finnegan bring back the Vette Kart on episode 75 of Roadkill to prove conclusively that it is the ultimate go-anywhere, do-anything hot rod. The most epic transmission destruction in Roadkill history, to be clear. That ended in some pretty epic failure as well. But they couldn't end the episode without some tire-smoking action. Finnegan and Freiburger still managed to see some interesting things: The Volo Auto Museum, where every exhibited car is for sale, and Joliet Correctional Center, as seen in The Blues Brothers. But that wasn't the end of the breakdowns: The throttle linkage broke and the ignition coil died, too. Maybe the PVC elbow in the new cooling system was a bad choice. Even after zip-tying and ratchet strapping a brand-new radiator to the front of the van and bolting on a new water pump, it still overheated. ![]() Then it overheated again after another third of a mile. Within a third of mile of leaving the garage where they picked up the van, it overheated.
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