426 Hemi in a '55 Chevy! Roadkill Episode 8

On this episode of Roadkill, HOT ROD's David Freiburger and Mike Finnegan hit the road on a quest to build a car they've both dreamed of for years: a '55 Chevy Bel Air sedan set up like a '60s Gasser and powered by a Mopar 426 Hemi. The guys drag out a '73 GMC Suburban that they'd never driven more than around the block (did you expect anything else?), then use it to pick up a bare '55 Chevy body in California before heading north for the 1,000-mile trip to Lincoln City, Oregon. That's the home of Jim Meyer Racing, the chassis builder that helps the guys turn the '55 into a wicked looking hot rod in a single day. There's no fail in this episode of Roadkill! Well, at least nothing terminal.

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[stamatissandas]

It is so wild to come back and watch this 8 years later. i remember seeing the rat rod vs. lambo episode an being hooked ever since. I've been on MTOD since the day it came to be but coming back and watching the old YT originals has been amazing. So glad you guys started what you started and kept it going. True legends

[_lucas_k_]

Finally they’ve brought some of the YouTube videos back!

[Foxbody_George_]

Wow this is nostalgic I can’t believe it’s been 11 years.

[ardvark]

They arrived with half of a body and an engine in the back of another car and they left with "almost" complete car. There is some kind of magic to watching them setting up the major components, that's what makes this show so good.

[Defund_HOA.]

"You were suppose to turn on 39.."

"Where was that?"

"Back there where the sign said 39."

[benmoyer]

I love how his expectations were low 10s and he ended up running an 8.5.

[DustinPate-vryw]

R.I.P. Jim Meyer Thanks for all the good times.

[icykickflip]

you think with how often people come back to watch the little scraps of road kill left they would just put the goddamn playlist on here

[shawnmrfixitlee]

Hey, I live 30 miles from there and grew up in lincoln city !  MOPAR POWER ..

[dereklacey]

12:40 he set that up perfectly with the radiator horror story. Lol

[Rasmanak]

55 chevy
426 hemi
Ostrich
Buffalo
That needs to be a shirt.

[jamesjohnston]

12 years later, still my most inspirational and favourite episode

[finalride]

Thats freaking awesome. I also put a Chrysler motor in a Cadillac Hearse. 383 BB. with 16 inches of lift and 44 inch ground Hawgs!!!!> Keep building what you want. Love

[TheChrisgralnic]

That 454 sounded tired after it overheated. Spun over like there weren’t any plugs in it lol

[forlackofbetternam]

I love how they put brand new mickey Thompsons on there, those had to have almost cost as much as the car itself, LOVE THIS SHOW

[HamsterWheelGaming]

12:30 still my favourite roadkill moment to this date

[samspace]

I never get tired of this channel! Keeps my creative juices flowing for my muscle car channel.

[GrantHarris-sb]

i love how good you are at the fast trouble shoot. how your minds work on problem solving is fantastic

[americanchallenger]

Putting roadkill behind a paywall was a decision frowned upon by almost everyone who watched the show, but it's a decision that was made, and I can understand it. I do, HOWEVER, strongly believe that all the videos released that were free on YouTube should be kept up on YouTube.

[houstone]

wish these episodes were twice as long