Not necessarily... I grew up with old Vettes and I love the Vette Kart. I love Vettes but I'm probably not a "Corvette Guy" though because I love lots of other stuff too. I've met plenty of douchebags who would put my '72 down because unlike them I actually drove mine every day and it hadn't been restored within an inch of it's life (by someone else). The guys I've known who actually drove them, modded them and raced them were pretty cool-in other words gearheads like us. The numbers matching resto show car crowd, not so much...
That Corvette had been completely ratted out by the previous owner anyway, these guys managed to make it from junker to something awesome and unique. Then Roadkill made it into a *fucking sweet* buggy in (the most recent as of this writing) Episode 35.
[NKH] Plymouth Haefeli i went back and looked and the one from mythbusters had a leather interior and was auto. this one appears to be cloth and its a 4 speed
It’s not like they’re whistling diesel and destroying something that could be brought back around. Plus it became the “vet cart” which was pretty awesome to look at lol so it’s not like they destroyed the whole chassis
This is the essence of what hot rodding is. Taking a factory vehicle that was already engineered and making it faster for as little money as possible with form following function (for worse most of the time) in the tireless pursuit of speed. I am glad Hot Rod isn't all about diaper polished billet rods that cost 6 figures and never see rain. I want Hot Rod to be a man's magazine with humor, ingenuity and fun. Thanks guys this really entertained me.
This was mentioned in the latest FWF episode. I’ve been following these guys since 2013-2014 and have never seen this video and the beginnings of the Vette Cart till now.
Okay this corvette was left in the desert and flooded l. the interior and exterior were complete junk. Everyone stop bitching and saying they destroyed a corvette because. it was already crap.
Some people need to chill out and put things in perspective. First off the car was completely clapped out to begin with. Want a complete money pit? Start fixing this thing up. It wouldn't be worth that much fixed up anyway. Yes I understand I don't like trashing stuff either. It would be one thing if they just drove it off a cliff (which honestly would've been pretty funny too) but they made something really cool out of it and proved their point in the process. I love Corvettes, grew up with them (was almost born in one), and was sitting in the passenger seat banging gears for my dad while he was driving since I was old enough to walk. When I was old enough to drive years later, my dad and I fixed it up and I daily drove that very same '72 I grew up in through high school, college, and for years after that with a suit on haha and no AC in Florida, and I STILL have it. Makes me a lot more of a "Vette guy" than some obnoxious douche bag who paid for someone else to restore or outright bought a restored car and now thinks he's hot shit and is now an authority on the subject. Kinda like the annoying all of a sudden weekend warrior Harley crowd who buys the bike and all the clothing to go along with it. REAL Vette guys love the Vette Kart.
You guys should sponsor a different fire/rescue company for every episode. A rescue engine or squad has all the tools to do everything in this video, such as removing doors and cutting vehicle glass, just to name a few tricks. They would be able to showcase their abilities, tools and skills as a part of demonstrating their way of keeping people safe in the event of an emergency on public roads and educate folks by means of a different practical sense. It would also be a great way to support local emergency response companies and raise awareness, while still having fun in a professional setting.
It's great to see that ROADKILL revived this project to make it into a killer project. I am sure that old corvettes are going to be SO expensive on craigslist now, even junky ones if people want to make vette-karts.
For all of the people saying that they destroyed a good corvette. Just remember that buick, the people who make slow cars, made a faster car than the c4's with a v6.
Yes but that was back when emissions took over, and they were experimenting with turbo chargers and shit. GM is still GM, chevy or buick. Vette ran 14 sec quartermile stock with 230 hp, not bad for 230HP - 1990 Zr1 c4 (300hp) would most likely smoke a regal gnx.
TwoWheelJockey most Honda Civic models can easily beat a C4 while stock. Hell, a Toyota Sienna minivan can walk a C4. Still, C4 is a good platform for building a dirt cheap hotrod that doesn't suck. Stock motor is meh, but it doesn't have to be...
Acura TL GTLM No fucking way a Sienna could walk a C4. C4s still have almost 400 pound-feet of torque, and between 250-300+ horsepower. That’s not bad. Not to mention they handle sublimely.
I own a 94 LT1 to see the carnage involved to shed weight reminds me of the divorce I just went thru and how much I lost it hurt to watch both but change is good I WANNA GO FAST!
Hi, thanks for your reply. As a teen this and the stingray were the models I knew and I got hooked on them since then.In my country the cars are mainly RHD so I am accustomed to the European and Japanese cars of the day..everyday........but the Corvette ,I am lucky to see once a year.The newer ones are nice but the older models are really more manly and sexier
great stuff this is the stuff that got me turned on to hot rod magazine i've not only have the vettehack issue but the pontihack and the caddyhack ish as well keep up the good work yous guys!!
goes to show that colin chapman was always right. 2.3 seconds on such a short track is a massive improvement. and all simply by pulling off useless stuff and some slight setup adjustments. imagine if this thing had a better weight distribution. like if you'd make it mid-engined. it would be a weapon. and basically a slightly overweight lotus 2-eleven
What a great way to make a cheap Exocet! I bet the market on trashed C4s has been vastly improved due to this video and there will be guys looking to make track cars like this. To the nay sayers clill out we are not talking about a C1 here and there are still plenty of the 225,000 C4s in the world for you to love. Props to HotRod on this!!!
Cut it up, there is no harm no foul. Realistically if every one was still around the would never become collectable. Have fun with it then use the engine for some vintage iron. C4 vettes aren't exactly rare by any means.
As the proud owner of a ruby 95 it's sad to see a Vette this trashed. But kind of funny to see one that's headed for the bone yard anyway stripped down and hammered. Still ran OK lol
I could tell everyone to stop bitching about them cutting up that old Vette, because they're worthless to me, but I love and restore 70s motorhomes, so who am I to talk? Lol!
Yeah that's basically all I was trying to get through to that guy.. He couldn't understand the car was no good anymore and they was just having fun while showing how much difference weight can make.
@HotRodMagazine are you guys ever gonna bring this back with the sticky tires, better suspension, and other goodies. You hinted at that but I've yet to see it.
I just got an '84 for $300 and I already have the Sawzall, sooooo I'll be using this video as my in/destruction manual. Oh, I'm going with twin turbos because some already took the intake manifold off that had twin Crossfire injection. I'm going to put it back on except I'll be adding the hairdryers to 'blow through.' IDK if it will work because this is an eBay twin turbo kit so I'll just be "wingin' it." Anyone wanna buy some Vette body parts? LoL
I wonder how this would work with my 96 Buick Roadmaster sedan. The LT1 has power, but not enough to make this 4200 pound car move well. I wonder how light I can get it? I might have to try 🤔
Even though it was hard to watch it get cut up (I have an '85 and love it). That car was trashed. If i got it it would probably be a parts car or I would do the same thing. I wish I could have got the speakers from them tho. Someone pulled the stock stereo in mine.
interesting to see frieburger just casually mention Finnegan around 4:00 lol since this is before Finnegan really got introduced, i think this was actually his first story? correct me if im wrong
the only risc i see with doing this is that you loose some of the structural integrity so the chassis ends up flexing in the corners. Other than that, softer spring rates and low tire pressure with the correct suspension geometry on that car should be really fun
i found this looking up what a naked corvette would perform like. it would be nice if this car ended up in the hands of a hobbyist track racer and was finished properly. i'd love to see that.
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I still cant believe that someone actually threatened to kill them with a pipe bomb over this.
+Samual Iam Yeah those 80's and 90's vetted were ugly lol
Me too, the Vettecart is the best Roadkill car ever!!!
Probably a close second is the mayhem
Then Rotsun
Then that buick they're working on.
Because Corvette guys are either old as fuck or autistic children...its a worthless 4th gen..who cares.
Not necessarily... I grew up with old Vettes and I love the Vette Kart. I love Vettes but I'm probably not a "Corvette Guy" though because I love lots of other stuff too. I've met plenty of douchebags who would put my '72 down because unlike them I actually drove mine every day and it hadn't been restored within an inch of it's life (by someone else). The guys I've known who actually drove them, modded them and raced them were pretty cool-in other words gearheads like us. The numbers matching resto show car crowd, not so much...
That Corvette had been completely ratted out by the previous owner anyway, these guys managed to make it from junker to something awesome and unique. Then Roadkill made it into a *fucking sweet* buggy in (the most recent as of this writing) Episode 35.
. . . . Is that the same Corvette that Mythbusters used?
[NKH] Plymouth Haefeli I wouldn't be shocked if it were, but Mythbusters *did* sell the engine and trans out of theirs.
Samniss Arandeen They sold the whole deal back then, not just the engine.
[NKH] Plymouth Haefeli i went back and looked and the one from mythbusters had a leather interior and was auto. this one appears to be cloth and its a 4 speed
andrew mac tx for saving me some time in checking myself i was curious
Really hard to watch that as I am a proud C4 owner. However, the car looked to be in bad shape before it got butchered so I guess it's alright.
Originally looked cool after also looked cool
literally, yes. I agree.
It’s not like they’re whistling diesel and destroying something that could be brought back around. Plus it became the “vet cart” which was pretty awesome to look at lol so it’s not like they destroyed the whole chassis
This is the essence of what hot rodding is. Taking a factory vehicle that was already engineered and making it faster for as little money as possible with form following function (for worse most of the time) in the tireless pursuit of speed. I am glad Hot Rod isn't all about diaper polished billet rods that cost 6 figures and never see rain. I want Hot Rod to be a man's magazine with humor, ingenuity and fun. Thanks guys this really entertained me.
This was mentioned in the latest FWF episode. I’ve been following these guys since 2013-2014 and have never seen this video and the beginnings of the Vette Cart till now.
Okay this corvette was left in the desert and flooded l. the interior and exterior were complete junk. Everyone stop bitching and saying they destroyed a corvette because. it was already crap.
Which is it? Desert or flooded??
@@williswhatchutalkinbout4367 Both
Some people need to chill out and put things in perspective. First off the car was completely clapped out to begin with. Want a complete money pit? Start fixing this thing up. It wouldn't be worth that much fixed up anyway. Yes I understand I don't like trashing stuff either. It would be one thing if they just drove it off a cliff (which honestly would've been pretty funny too) but they made something really cool out of it and proved their point in the process. I love Corvettes, grew up with them (was almost born in one), and was sitting in the passenger seat banging gears for my dad while he was driving since I was old enough to walk. When I was old enough to drive years later, my dad and I fixed it up and I daily drove that very same '72 I grew up in through high school, college, and for years after that with a suit on haha and no AC in Florida, and I STILL have it. Makes me a lot more of a "Vette guy" than some obnoxious douche bag who paid for someone else to restore or outright bought a restored car and now thinks he's hot shit and is now an authority on the subject. Kinda like the annoying all of a sudden weekend warrior Harley crowd who buys the bike and all the clothing to go along with it. REAL Vette guys love the Vette Kart.
The birth of vette cart
Great to see these improvements! I feel the same way about corvettes!
Anyone watching this because they were watching the c4 go kart video??
yeah I am 😅
+Christian Garofalo Yeah!! lol
Yes most certainly due to that.....Ariel Atom made easier...I gotta C4 conv so it's halfway there!
me
Yeessssss
You guys should sponsor a different fire/rescue company for every episode. A rescue engine or squad has all the tools to do everything in this video, such as removing doors and cutting vehicle glass, just to name a few tricks. They would be able to showcase their abilities, tools and skills as a part of demonstrating their way of keeping people safe in the event of an emergency on public roads and educate folks by means of a different practical sense. It would also be a great way to support local emergency response companies and raise awareness, while still having fun in a professional setting.
Good idea
I'm liking the new old content that is being posted
It's great to see that ROADKILL revived this project to make it into a killer project. I am sure that old corvettes are going to be SO expensive on craigslist now, even junky ones if people want to make vette-karts.
normally i like roadkill, but seeing rippin this thing apart really hurts
i read the article. car was abandoned in a desert.
For all of the people saying that they destroyed a good corvette. Just remember that buick, the people who make slow cars, made a faster car than the c4's with a v6.
Yes but that was back when emissions took over, and they were experimenting with turbo chargers and shit. GM is still GM, chevy or buick. Vette ran 14 sec quartermile stock with 230 hp, not bad for 230HP - 1990 Zr1 c4 (300hp) would most likely smoke a regal gnx.
ShadowGrave The zr1 wouldn't smoke a gnx, they both run the 1/4 mile in about 13.5.
dragkid185 nice, didnt know for sure. thanks.
TwoWheelJockey most Honda Civic models can easily beat a C4 while stock. Hell, a Toyota Sienna minivan can walk a C4. Still, C4 is a good platform for building a dirt cheap hotrod that doesn't suck. Stock motor is meh, but it doesn't have to be...
Acura TL GTLM No fucking way a Sienna could walk a C4. C4s still have almost 400 pound-feet of torque, and between 250-300+ horsepower. That’s not bad. Not to mention they handle sublimely.
Came to watch the beginning, after it all ended. I would love to see Mike and Dave rewatch and comment on this...
wad up!!! man the crazy things you guys do.. love it... and that corvette could be a great dun buggy..
Watch roadkill ep. 35
the vette cart is one of the most awesome vehicles of all time!
I own a 94 LT1 to see the carnage involved to shed weight reminds me of the divorce I just went thru and how much I lost it hurt to watch both but change is good I WANNA GO FAST!
I want a corvette go-cart now....
C4's can be had for under $3000. And if you're careful when removing the parts you could make some of that back
I was a subscriber when Caddy Hack was published. Remember reading it as a teen. Good times!
Still watching this 6 years later
Hi, thanks for your reply. As a teen this and the stingray were the models I knew and I got hooked on them since then.In my country the cars are mainly RHD so I am accustomed to the European and Japanese cars of the day..everyday........but the Corvette ,I am lucky to see once a year.The newer ones are nice but the older models are really more manly and sexier
The boys at the body shop can buff this right out.
Oh boy, that is so funny and original! I have never heard that before, did you come up with that all by yourself!?.... Dork!
Kenny DeMartini Dickweed
honestly that looks like a great base for a whole new car XD
yeah you could almost make a hill climber out of it
That's where Vettes belong... In a dumpster with the other garbage.. Great vid guys!! 👍
+MOTORHEAD8835 No....Vettes don't belong in the dumpster with the other 'garbage' (eg Mustangs and Mopar).
great stuff this is the stuff that got me turned on to hot rod magazine i've not only have the vettehack issue but the pontihack and the caddyhack ish as well keep up the good work yous guys!!
And here we see the birth of the very first Vette Kart
I like how your test pilot went and put his flame suit on once you hacked the back off and left the fuel tank hanging out the ass.
That's all these cars are good for!!
goes to show that colin chapman was always right. 2.3 seconds on such a short track is a massive improvement. and all simply by pulling off useless stuff and some slight setup adjustments. imagine if this thing had a better weight distribution. like if you'd make it mid-engined. it would be a weapon. and basically a slightly overweight lotus 2-eleven
What a great way to make a cheap Exocet! I bet the market on trashed C4s has been vastly improved due to this video and there will be guys looking to make track cars like this. To the nay sayers clill out we are not talking about a C1 here and there are still plenty of the 225,000 C4s in the world for you to love. Props to HotRod on this!!!
Chad Reynolds involved with an ultra-light car and Mike Finnegan involved with removing a hood, this is prophetic of their futures.
I remember the Caddy hack. I guess that makes me old. It did a great job of demonstrating power to weight ratios.
You are so right. It's all about power to weight ratio. Not more.
Saw the Corvette-kart video a few years ago, and this is my first time seeing this video.
Thanks for sharing this, much appreciated.
This video is a perfect example of the Law of Diminishing Returns
Somehow I got it in my head that the Vette kart was the C4 the mythbusters let 2 pigs decompose in for 3 months....
85 Vettes are nothing to cry over. They are worth so little for a reason.
You guys are nuts, but I love it! Wish I had King Tacos in Sweden!
That is one young pro driver.
Hm, I've got an idea. Short body Corvette, with the fuel tank frame off and with fuel tank in the former boot. Gonna look maaad.
Those wheels are beautiful!
love that passenger seat wiring harness lol
Dude, this was for sheer entertainment and to prove a point. Don't let your political affiliations spoil enjoyable RUclips videos.
Little did they know that 4 years later, they would make the Vette buggy outta that sucker. and it would be AWESOME.
Oh cool, that's the Vette that was slower than a Buick right?
love these guys some new hot rod stuff finally
I can't get the November 2010 issue so how about showing us some more? This was one of the better videos you have....
@ 1:23 that gas splashing out in the background looks safe lol
I think what it was (at the end) is that the suspension was too stiff for how light the car was, they should have softened it up a bunch.
Cut it up, there is no harm no foul. Realistically if every one was still around the would never become collectable. Have fun with it then use the engine for some vintage iron. C4 vettes aren't exactly rare by any means.
I wish I could get paid do this crap to cars all day. These guys have the best job in the world
Ah, the "infamous" VetteCart... looks like fun! :D
Looks like a great track day car
@GuineaJay I'm pretty sure the point was to basically leave the car stock minus the weight reduction.
Crazy to think that this was the Vette Cart before it was the Vette Cart
I just love the Hot Rod videos for better or worse the are cool.! How much fun would it be to get paid to do all that crap !!!!!!
as a corvette owner of a similar year and same metallic silver color, I am horrified. Yet intrigued.
As the proud owner of a ruby 95 it's sad to see a Vette this trashed. But kind of funny to see one that's headed for the bone yard anyway stripped down and hammered. Still ran OK lol
Is this the car that became the Vette Cart? Frankly, it was much cooler as the Cart, this was a junker before they cut it up.
+Jane Roxanne Beamon Yeah, it's the Vette Kart.
Very cool.
Frankly, I don't see why people were upset, that thing would have cost far more to fix up than it was worth.
Vette guys are strange, I guess.
Not just the Vette Kart, it's Finnegan very first story on Hot Rod Magazine.
It was a junker when it left the factory
Notice at 6:25 that the AC is not on.
This improves track times too.
So glad they chose Finnegan for Roadkill, can you imagine how much it would suck with Chad Reynolds?
I could tell everyone to stop bitching about them cutting up that old Vette, because they're worthless to me, but I love and restore 70s motorhomes, so who am I to talk? Lol!
holy shit. it looks good shortened up like that.
Yeah that's basically all I was trying to get through to that guy.. He couldn't understand the car was no good anymore and they was just having fun while showing how much difference weight can make.
I watch this like once a year.
@HotRodMagazine are you guys ever gonna bring this back with the sticky tires, better suspension, and other goodies. You hinted at that but I've yet to see it.
I heard Rob Kinnan who works at HRM say that they used the car because it was a flood damage car and was basically trashed.
I just got an '84 for $300 and I already have the Sawzall, sooooo I'll be using this video as my in/destruction manual. Oh, I'm going with twin turbos because some already took the intake manifold off that had twin Crossfire injection. I'm going to put it back on except I'll be adding the hairdryers to 'blow through.' IDK if it will work because this is an eBay twin turbo kit so I'll just be "wingin' it." Anyone wanna buy some Vette body parts? LoL
Wish you guys had done a 0 to 60 and 1/4 mile to see the time difference.
Am I the only one that was bugged by the ac compressor sitting on the front of that motor?
i almost feel bad watching this but it is badass
I wonder how this would work with my 96 Buick Roadmaster sedan. The LT1 has power, but not enough to make this 4200 pound car move well. I wonder how light I can get it? I might have to try 🤔
Weld a model A cab to that thing and you would have one badass "ratrod"
thanks to the fine folks at harbor freight, who have the greatest power tools ever...
Even though it was hard to watch it get cut up (I have an '85 and love it). That car was trashed. If i got it it would probably be a parts car or I would do the same thing. I wish I could have got the speakers from them tho. Someone pulled the stock stereo in mine.
I have an 85 too, metallic silver.
I have a non working radio im about to toss if your by indiana
interesting to see frieburger just casually mention Finnegan around 4:00 lol since this is before Finnegan really got introduced, i think this was actually his first story? correct me if im wrong
Oh i see. I don't understand why everyone is giving me negative votes. LS1's are really solid.
Ever since I had a C3 attack me I have wanted to get even with the Corvette moniker....... THANKS HOT ROD!!!!
so basically make a real car a go kart nice job hot rod *thumbs up*
Definately. I would be more interested in how the weight reduction worked for the 1/4 than what it does for lapt times.
corvette/ gokart the two best things in one package
Anyone notice that the back wheels were on the wrong side of the car?
Just pulled apart my dream car
Looks like a fun open wheel race car.
awesome, but why is the AC compressor still on it??
Wow 6 years ago
Only these guys can make a C4 Corvette cool
Does anybody know what "AMF" means? I've seen that a few places as well as on the rear of this Corvette.
the only risc i see with doing this is that you loose some of the structural integrity so the chassis ends up flexing in the corners. Other than that, softer spring rates and low tire pressure with the correct suspension geometry on that car should be really fun
I would daily drive the end product of this project anyday.
I'm thinking this is an '84 because you can see it has a carbuerator on it... probably to get rid of the crossfire injection.
The Vettekart in its infancy
Owning a C4, its cool to see this haha
Their kinda ugly tho
How did the c4 run with out the fuel tank?
Fuel cell behind driver
actually this car sat in the desert for months possibly years. Also the corvette from the mythbusters episode was an auto.
i found this looking up what a naked corvette would perform like. it would be nice if this car ended up in the hands of a hobbyist track racer and was finished properly. i'd love to see that.
do all c4 vettes come with indipendent rear suspensions?
All Corvettes since 1963 have come with fully independent suspensions.
benn454 i really tought c4s were running a dana44 in the rear end...