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I think Dave was Mike's boss at one point in their magazine days, so Dave likes to tell him to do stuff. I actually think their awkward, not really friends relationship adds to some of the banter and tension. In my opinion. I like Mike's style better. build cool stuff and make it work. Dave likes quoting his impressive knowledge of part numbers for 60s and 70s hot rods. Together they could do great things, but they aren't on the same wavelength sometimes.
It would be quicker and easier to just swap jetsI'm going through old episodes of Roadkill that I missed, and I am on the Pike's Peak one now. I came to an epiphany!
My old RV runs rich AF when hitting altitude. Why can't I plumb in a vacuum hose to the interior with a valve to open when it starts acting like a rich pig? Get to the hills and open it wide to allow for a leaner mix!
While driving???It would be quicker and easier to just swap jets
Gotta get gas eventually....
Eventually is a lot longer when you have a 60gal fuel tank.
if it's just for a hill or two, the trouble to tune the vacuum leak isn't worth it
Even with tubes couldnt hold air, were as round as swampers. Fred likes driving old junk and he would not drive it.Trash as in they were stiff and heavy? Or where they literally not use able?
Obviously a modern wheel and tire is much better, I just like the old school parts and look on those.
Even they basically said in the episode, it still doesn't do anything well still, so what's the point? At least it looked cool before the at's and stink bug rake
I also think back in the days the basis of the episodes had more freedom of movement because it wasn't a worldwide phenomenon of a show yet. They've transfered from "show up to a random place and have to troll craigslist to buy a car and drive it home" to "Hey look at this zany car that the company already owns that we know nothing about, how neat, anyway time to drive".
Just ask yourself: How do we sell more ads with these two guys? More income, less expenses. RK was just some shit on YT when it started. Then everyone wanted their own streaming services. Then Discovery bought everything. Now I haven't seen an episode of RK since they stopped the free ones. This explains the whole thing.
"As soon as the money people get involved..."
Yup.
I first saw the one of the Crusher Camaro episodes in high school. My exact reaction was "Wait you can just drive a blown big block with dual carbs on the street? Like just drive it around? Road trip it? What the fuck?"
it'd be nice if the events were taken more seriously.
I don’t recall. I think they were something goofy. They would not fit on standard rim shells iirc.
I first saw the one of the Crusher Camaro episodes in high school. My exact reaction was "Wait you can just drive a blown big block with dual carbs on the street? Like just drive it around? Road trip it? What the fuck?"
More of that shit would have been nice. It didn't have to be about shitty freak cars.
"Build the baddest thing you can possibly afford and get out and drive the piss out of it" is a much cooler mantra than
"Wow look strange dumb car you'll never see again after this episode"
They're also a lot more motivated sometimes than others. A 64 Galaxie 500 is one of my dream cars, and when they got one on the show, they half ass drove it, blew it up, whined, bought a highschool rebuild motor, whined, swapped it, blew it up, whined, and the episode was a flop. Finnegan can rebuild a race hemi on a park bench but they can't do some shade tree fuckery for a stock FE 390? Bullshit. More parking lot engine rebuilds! More suck! They should be doing it so I don't have to, that's why they make the big bucks
Can’t remember if I posted it here or somewhere else, but Christian Hazel is working on a new show. Sounds like it’s the four-wheel-drive equivalent of hot Rod garage. I have high hopes for it.
I believe they will continue to do what they are. Some wrenching, some adventuring. They seem to be doing well so I doubt there will be any changes.
Rock crawling events used to be how to finis your way over obsticals now with all the money involved it's point and hammer it, if you break it so what the sponser will buy you a new one.