About five years ago, Freiburger, Finnegan, and our own Chad Reynolds met at a racetrack in California with a derelict and abandoned C4 Corvette and about half of the Harbor Freight tool catalog. Over the course of the day they proceeded to shred the car down to it’s frame in order to see if the weight savings would really be worth it. At the end of the day, they had 60% of a C4 left that was drivable, a full dumpster, and legions of Corvette fans calling for their heads on a silver platter. And that was pretty much the last time we got to see the Vette-Hack.
This episode of Roadkill brings back Vette-Hack after it’s five-year hiatus, looking rougher than ever, with it’s 350 seized up and lots of work needed. No matter…through the magic of video editing, it’s not long before the last bits of fiberglass and plastic are gone and the car is freshened up. The DOA 350 was yanked and in it’s place went the “Marshmallow Mouse” 350 that was built for a magazine article, hooked to the 4+3 manual trans. EBC supplied the brakes, Continental supplied the tires, and Lingenfelter supplied a modified C7 Corvette to compare the newly ‘caged and ready Vette-Hack’s performance capabilities. We won’t spoil it for you, but suffice it to say this thing’s a donut machine and looks like a riot to whip around. If you listen closely, you might get to hear Finnegan whimper a little as Freiburger is driving.
And as if that wasn’t enough, they took it off-roading. As they say, “Because Roadkill”.
that crazy thing is an inspiration to me, my current project (MGBV8) weighs 2300 lbs, has approx 350 HP and is almost ready to hit the streets, can not wait
This thing is greater than any C4 Corvette ever dreamed of being. Glad to see the Marshmallow Mouse engine return too.
Wait, wait, wait. This is way, way too nice to be considered Roadkill.
Needs more tubes in the cage.
This is one of the coolest things I’ve ever seen! Great episode!