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Video: Freiburger and Finnegan Revive The Muscle Truck, Drag Race It On Nitrous, Nearly Die On Old Mini-Bikes


Video: Freiburger and Finnegan Revive The Muscle Truck, Drag Race It On Nitrous, Nearly Die On Old Mini-Bikes

It is that time of the month again, kids. Our pals Freiburger and Finnegan have once again gone on an adventure, this time in an old friend know simply as “the muscle truck”. Originally constructed by Chad and Freiburger back in the 2007 time frame, the old Chevy has an LS6 crate motor in it with a Holley carb, a turbo 400 backed with a Gear Vendors, 5.13 gears and an exhaust system consisting of four-inch pipes and race bullet mufflers. Oh, it also has a nitrous system on it.

Back in 2008, Chad and David hurriedly got the truck together and drove it clear across the country from Burbank, California to Memphis to attend an NMCA race or something of the sort, I can’t remember specifically. They had their fair share of issues and wrenching opportunities along the way, but they made it and the truck went down the track. On the way home, the guys stopped at George Ray’s Wildcat Dragstrip and got the grand tour from the man himself. After that the truck sat a while, was dragged out of the mothballs by our intrepid heroes and broke down shortly into a failed road trip a couple years ago.

Since that point the truck had sat untouched. This video shows the guys resurrecting the mighty beast, cruising it down to Barona Dragstrip, beating on it both naturally aspirated and with the spray, and generally annoying everyone withing a 500ft radius with the massive exhaust. There is carb rebuilding, parking lot burnouts, and eighth mile elapsed times galore. There’s also mini-bikes as the guys planned to race the minis at Barona but didn’t get the chance as they were having too much fun with the truck. They use the little Honda Trail 70 bikes to cruise the streets, get parts from the store, and taunt certain death a couple of times.

All in all, this is another entertaining and fun episode of Roadkill which throws something different at us every month. Last month it was tanks crushing stuff, this month it is thundering Chevy trucks. We can live with that!

PRESS PLAY BELOW TO WATCH FREIBURGER AND FINNEGAN BRING THE OLD MUSCLE TRUCK BACK TO LIFE AND HAVE SOME FUN AT THE DIGS!


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6 thoughts on “Video: Freiburger and Finnegan Revive The Muscle Truck, Drag Race It On Nitrous, Nearly Die On Old Mini-Bikes

  1. elkyguy

    ok,i dig the truck big time—-but real men pilot suzuki rv 125″s!!—-(and not the new ones,the ones from the 70’s)

  2. Bigbuds1

    Love the truck,,,,,,,,,I was there in Memphis when Chad and David pulled in. I don’t think they had slept in over 24 hours. Running late they slapped a 13 on the window and won first round with a 13 something,,,,,,,,,at least that’s the way I remember it!

  3. cloyce kemp

    i really can relate to these guys sounds like some of my luck too!!! i’ve got a truck i race some and its just for fun,it’s got a few goodies and its dependable,lots of people don’t take me seriously,till i pop the hood ,383ci tbi headers built 700r4 2500 stall 3.42 posi.

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