[Chief of the 60's]

Did anyone catch it last night?

They pulled a rock solid T-37 out of a junkyard that was in there for 30 years. Got it running and driving with little issue.

They said it was a Roadkill failure because it didn't die and that it was probably the best car they ever had.

[ZnbOlds455]

Recorded it. Plan on watching this weekend. Those guys do some dumb stuff, but it's fairly neat how they go about it.

[433lemans]

Saw it too. Surprised they didn't destroy it. They were close to it when they drove up the Knievel jump site and got over the edge. Suppose it'll end up with a diesel or a cheby engine or some other weird combo down the road? Sounds like they plan to do something to it in the future.

[433lemans]

OOPS! Sorry ZnbOlds, didn't mean to spoil it for you.

[Sirrotica]

I almost forgot I recorded it, I'm watching it now, 1970 400 with headers, bonus. Almost a GTO.

Freiburger never has much interest in Pontiacs, but he seems to like this one. Finnegan is stoked...LOL

Long tail 400 with a Q jet, so probably out of Bonneville.

I guess they don't know how to shim the starter as it's screaming every time they crank it.

So someone put a new timing chain and gears and left the fuel pump eccentric out, nice, and the guy did the engine swap and never figured out what the problem was.
Must be nice to get all the free new tires and wheels ya want. Then they go put a crabby edelbrock carb on with a upside down adapter plate. Then they forget to hook up the modulator line, what geniuses. A shoe maker would be proud of them with all the cobbling they do.

Betting if they do work on it in the future it will end up like most of the A body chevelles do, with a LS in it. Every reality car show on TV does the same thing with everything, LS transplant.

[beertracker]

I really enjoyed this episode. My parents had same year, make & model. It brought back a lot of memories and encourages me to get my 70 Lemons on the road.

[68lemans462]

I watched this last night. As much as I like these guys, their "fix" for the leak in that quadrajet was laughable and pathetic. The carb likely had something in the needle/seat or the float was stuck. Freiberger thought it was the accl pump rubber (which doesnt seal $h!t)... I'm glad they actually treated it with some respect and didnt destroy it. I love roadkill.

[Stuart]

That episode has been rerun on TV a number of times, but it is pretty good. They've had a few Pontiacs on the show - the very first episode had a 1972 Catalina, and there was another episode with a 1967 Safari (I think a Bonneville.) Finnegan owns, or at least used to own, a first generation Firebird but I haven't seen much on any of his shows about it recently.

[george kujanski]

I saw it and questioned what they did to repair the QJ. It was spewing fuel.....why not change the needle/seat while the top was off the first time?

Sometimes I wonder about the "pros" on these car shows.

george

[Sirrotica]

Originally Posted by george kujanski

I saw it and questioned what they did to repair the QJ. It was spewing fuel.....why not change the needle/seat while the top was off the first time?

Sometimes I wonder about the "pros" on these car shows.

george

It may also have been a gas logged float that sat and dried out, then got heavy after being exposed to gasoline again.

[george kujanski]

Sure, but pros would know that about a car sitting for years, no?

George

[Sirrotica]

Pros......................LOL

[Chief of the 60's]

Wow! A pretty critical group in here. I guess they could have just left that Pontiac in the boneyard, did "another" Chevy and everybody would have been happy and singing Kumbaya.

[433lemans]

Originally Posted by Chief of the 60's

Wow! A pretty critical group in here. I guess they could have just left that Pontiac in the boneyard, did "another" Chevy and everybody would have been happy and singing Kumbaya.

Lol. If they had done another chuby, most of us probably wouldn't have watched it. GLAD THEY FOUND AND SAVED IT!

[Ram4king]

Most likely a scripted episode. I dont believe that car was sitting there for 30yrs.

[bdk1976]

Originally Posted by Chief of the 60's

Wow! A pretty critical group in here. I guess they could have just left that Pontiac in the boneyard, did "another" Chevy and everybody would have been happy and singing Kumbaya.

No doubt. Of all the (mostly horrible) car shows out there roadkill and roadkill garage are among my favorites. I’d love to see some of those from the peanut gallery try their own hand at a youtube series if they think they can do better.

[ta man]

"Best day at work ever"..Even though many of the cars are "scrap worthy" its the thrash to get them road worthy and hit the road that is the appeal. "We drove around the block and deemed it good to go, time to hit the road".

[unruhjonny]

Originally Posted by ta man

"Best day at work ever"

ha-ha-ha!!

I forgot about that line!!

[gtospieg]

Old episode...but what a sweet find.

[Drag Star Le Mans]

Like Stuart said this is an old episode and shown a few times. I have been to that yard several years age on my way back from Speedweek. The place is amazing as far as wrecking yards go. I honestly wouldn't be surprised if that car was there for 30 years. Lots of old iron the looked like the T-37 there, sunburnt but straight.