FINALLY FIXING THE WORLD'S DEADLIEST 2JZ-SWAPPED DODGE CHARGER!!!
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- Опубликовано: 9 апр 2022
- In Episode 191 of Mike Finnegan's Garage, we finally address the elephant in the room; the unsafe handling of our 1968 Dodge Charger. We call it Death Metal cause everything about this car is sketchy, and while exciting, it's not always fun to drive because the car constantly wants to crash. Our plan is to replace all of the front suspension, the steering and the brakes in an effort to make the car fun and safe but of course, things don't always go as planned.
What began was a relatively simple bolt-on front k-member and coilover/disc brake conversion from QA1, turned into a much larger project, which is why we had to call in reinforcements!
Kevin Smith from KSR Fabrication / ksrperformancefabrication dropped by to give us a hand once we realized that a previous owner of Death Metal had relocated the upper control arm mounts and we had no clue where they needed to be moved to in order to get a proper front end alignment after the new suspension was bolted in place. Stay tuned for even more content about this ridiculously fun car on this channel and Kevin's RUclips channel and for more info about the parts we used, go here: qa1.net/Finnegan
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I love the joint effort with Kevin. Between you, cleetus, Derek and others he gets the fame and recognition he deserves. Such an amazing fabricator, and knowledgeable man. Thanks fin!
He really is a genius under the hood and on the track especially what he is able to make vehicles do. Things they were never meant to do.
Right on
Not to mention one hell of a race car driver!
I love that even with all the money that goes into production of the various shows you still get mice in your garage like the rest of us. Saw the little guy run by the garage door at 17:25.
Good eyes. 😂
I saw it also, i was thinking hes got a mouse in his garage
Haha nice!
He needs a shop cat lol
I seent it.
Finn carries the magnetic bolt tray to the car, Newbern carries it back to the table. Finn goes to table and carries it back to the car... (Now OCD has kicked in and I'm watching the bolt tray)
I was watching that too ! I was waiting for Newbern to take it back ! 😂
i didnt notice. lol
Kevin is a good friend, he saw the impending catastrophe and said, "Yeah naw, F that".
This episode is all "Disrespected Nose" style (Mighty Car Mods reference for those who don't know), and I love it!!! It's helpful to see what actually goes on when doing work like this. Thank you guys for always making great videos!
Came to the comments to say the exact same thing. The disrespected nose format video always brings it home for me, sounds just like all the hemming, hawing, and slow progress that happens out in my shop.
What is that?
@@sam_s_ It's a style
@@sam_s_ it's a video where they do longer individual shots (no cuts) where the only sound is whatever is going on or being talked about, and without music overlay, a lot more candid, like you are actually standing there in the shop watching what's going on. A minimally produced video,I guess is a good way to describe it.
@@rotorhead5000 I have to say I love it a lot more more that now that there's someone editing the audio so we can actually hear Finnegan 😂
KSR is a legit awesome channel. Insane how fast its growing. Good work goes a long way.
Ksr is the man. Ive met him in person and is super chill
Kevin brings a lot to the table for a lot of people.
I love how y’all made it go fast first, then much later considered making it stop and turn. 😂
The only way. Your brain knows it’s wrong, but your heart makes you do it, then necessity dictates that you make it not kill you once you’ve made it fast.
Its funny i just did that with my coleman mini bike
It’s car guy logic LoL 😂 don’t question it LoL
It is the way.. My LS swaped subi was and still is mostly a death trap. but now its fast and stupid im taking some of the death out of it.
all the priorities, dammit! haha
Wow what a awesome Sunday morning get to watch a Finnigan's garage video 47 minutes of pure joy. Love what you guys do
Thanks for watching!
@@FinnegansGarage Hey brother I'm getting these replies from the perfect body channels and others I don't want them if you can block them please do so I have myself also
@@robertjohnson4784 All of RUclips is plagued by these bots. Blocking them is futile work, because new accounts are made very quickly and you can do it all over again
Remember folks, if you have questionable brakes the place to test them are on public roads where failure sends you into cross traffic. Smashing into other cars will bring you to a stop.
Thanks for inviting Kevin to help and get more exposure. He deserves it.
I struggled to keep my stroker Jeep cool for years. I tried all kinds of stuff. The demon tweak was the fan shroud. Once I made a nicer, tighter shroud the cooling problems went away.
yeah I used to think the shroud was there mostly to protect the fan from fingers and such. It is not, it is a crucial part of the cooling system.
Yeah, my dad had a 454 chevy truck that ran hot, he changed everything, pump, thermostat, radiator, then he saw my Hotrod magazine with a. Article on cooling systems. He read it and saw that the fan was sitting in the shroud wrong, got the right spacers for the fan a d bingo, cool running.
It was great to see Kevin come in and help out. 👍
Best part was hearing the history of the car's previous owner and then picturing him on the track riding along with James. Hits right in the feels!
Looks like in the last few moments Kevin already had the upper control arm mounts finished! Now we wait!! Can’t wait to see it all together!
next vid will be out next sunday. you'll see how we fixed it and then test drove it.
Anyone else notice the mouse go running by the garage door between 17:24- 17:27?
Edit: Apparently Dave noticed it haha, love the slow-mo of the mouse running haha.
Nice to see Kevin as a guest to help. But while you are there, since this car is made to go sideways just try to figure out how much angle you can get before the wheel hits control arms
Looking forward to the updates on both this channel and KSR. Kevin such a good guy to have on a project.
Thanks for the always entertaining videos. Glad to see Kevin involved he's a wealth of knowledge!
Thank you all the way from New Zealand for still putting out content for us RUclips fans even with all your other commitments
Surprised k member bolted on. Good. Upper mounts fubar? Check. Next step? Ah, Kevin fixed them.
That's a great garage project. Nothing too crazy, but still super involved and not many people can disagree with a 2J 68 Charger 😮
Awesome content Mike. You and Kevin are my favorite channels to watch so it is a treat to see you guys working together, and sharing content. I look forward to seeing future content on this upgrade.
Love seeing you making drivetrain improvements to Death Metal. Also, love that you're keeping it real and working off of jackstands in your garage. Makes the hobby still seem attainable!
Awesome episode can't wait to see the finished front-end. My heart skipped a beat when that pipe just missed your hand. Wishing everyone there well Take Care Guys
Kevin might be the P4P Goat of Mechanics and Fab daddies
Death metal charger lives up to it's name....tries to take Fin's hand and he's not even behind the wheel!!! 😂
@@lilorbielilorbie2496 I was watching Newbern start getting ready to loosen that bar, and thought it was in line with Mike's head.
hell yeah! glad you're bringing KSR back in on this
Thank you for doing the testing. I know most folks don't bother but it really is nice to get the comparison. I know we all appreciate you, you legend. 🤙🏾
I'm glad that you're putting money into Death Metal and 'fixing' it up. I love watching it and General Mayhem. I'm not crazy about the 2JZ swap but it's your car, do it how you want it. I love watching the progress!
I gotta say, I'm a legit Mopar need and I approve the 2JZ!
Same here. It's a Japanese crossflow Hemi Six :)
A 2JZ 6 is just a properly tuned slanty 6. It’s just a early version of the new Hurricane 6 coming down the on-ramp.
It does rev like a 170 HyperPak,....
Do whatever you want i say. I'm putting a Barra in my Mopar after having almost every possible original engine config my car came with.
@@qshank2752 Which Mopar?
I'm thinking Jeep 3.8 V6 in a VC Valiant, because 100kilos off the nose, and more top end then my 225 HyperPak.
Barra in a VH Charger would be a riot.
Great stuff! A lot of teaching on this video. Love to see the next video on this installment!
Thanks for the content, we’re learning as you go.
It's been a long time since I have rewound and watched parts of a video over again. From the bar missed hand by inches, and a huh almost falling in a lap, this is an awesome video!! Love it all
I remember when Roadkill first came out. I remember when Finnegan started to build Game Over on this channel. Always loved how I felt like I was just watching videos of me and my buddies on our own adventures.
Thanks for watching all these years. i appreciate ya.
@@FinnegansGarage How can I not? You guys make me feel like I'm there with you.
The brotherhood of the traveling tool tray.
LOL! The whole staff at Mopar Connection Magazine have been laughing our heads off at this build. IT'S GREAT!
Your magazine needs to do an article on this car. Title , What Not To do to a 68 Charger!
How to destroy an value in a mopar
@@Welcometofacsistube Yeah, but any perceived value in an original '68 Charger was already LONG GONE before Finn got involved. Anything they do here is demonstrably better than catapulting another rotted General Lee clone into oblivion.
@@ericfaley9019 but as insane as it seems, it was pretty common "back in the day." How many B-body Mopars met their fate on local/regional dirt and circle tracks? (A whole bunch)
Mopar must've seen Finn's video... why else would they put the new Hurricane engines 😅
Love that you get Kevin involved
What’s up fellas!!! Hello from Spokane. Hey Mike, last time you were up here with Death Metal, I’m the dude who rolled up in the big black truck and said hi to you and TA.
You and Dave should bring that thing back up when your totally done with her. I’m finishing up my 65’ Coronet 500. I’ve been building it for about 5yrs now. Should be done by mid-late summer. Let’s go cruise to a car show! Tell Steve and David to come up too (I’d love to have them pick it apart bc I tried to make it look as OE as possible) Hahaha. You guys could Hit Dirtfish or go out wheelin w/ Chapelle. We got a lake house with 50 acres on Long Lake, you could bring your boat/boats, we got a dock and boat launch. We have a pontoon boat and a wakeboard boat, tons of cold beer and fun family. I got a brand new 29’ camper parked on the water you guys can crash in. Hit me up! Let’s party!!! Either way man, glad to see you guy still wrenching on that thing. Looks ready to do dumb shit!!!
Great video and I look forward to watching Kevin help with the control arm mounts
As someone who works in the ER every weekend. We just smile and nod... we hear so much craziness, it doesn't phase us anymore.
Kevin is one of the great my friend! Awesome to see you two working more together.
22:53 Fin’s hand…holy crap…got that chill run down my spine when that catch “can” bar slammed down. 😱
22:47 Whew! You even handed him the tools to loosen the bar lmao
I think I just might love all of your cars, the collection is insane.
Also, gotta love Kevin.
Thanks for the video. You guys always pick up my day.
I like that you thrashed the original version and now you are going through this car and bit by bit making it better.
Great video thanks for all the hard work in the videos
Love how your worried about the coolant temp but yet it's screaming low oil pressure at you
Mike thanks for your content it's always full of information and a lot of fun. 💯😂 Aussie Fan 🤟🇦🇺
Love the joint effort with KSR
normally when i see like an RB mustang or something like this, usually the JDM sound doesnt bother me, but when the rpms pick up and the turbo spools i can not believe that sound is coming from that. so awesome
Oh yeah Kevin at ksr and Finnegan's garage ultimate power couple
I like the cross-channel comradery. It's nice to see the channels I watch for their own skills coming together to make cool junk. Thanks Mike.
I like the safety third***** or 10th where you go speeding towards the stop sign in the four-lane road LOL good stuff brother
I enjoyed the whole stationnary camera on the roof. It's just like hanging out with other car guys but im the one doing nothing for a change :D
Lol I was thinking 'I hope he holds that bar before he loosens that bolt'. WHAM!!!
your episodes are always entertaining, when you and Dave get together anything can happen i was waiting for that strut brace to fall and i hope you did not waste any time getting to the store to get that lottery ,i would've bought it in seconds 😂 now safety is first instead of safety 2nd , this is a awesome car and transformation and now with Kevin participating to help get'er done its even better, i get to see both of your channels about the Death Metal Charger gonna be superawesome 👍
Great advert for QA1 because if it can fix this, imagine what it would do for a standard car.
I personally find it satisfying to see old projects get "cleaned up" instead of just thrashed together and then rolled out in the rain and forgotten.
I didn’t really dig this car at first but it’s become one of my favorites as you build it for nothing else but fun. Not looks not opinions, just fun.
Shout out to KSR. If anyone can get death metal dialed its Keven. Oh, and you and Dave did a good job too...😁
Thanks for making the video, nice job. Just to think that the builder thought this would ever go through NASCAR Tech is mind-boggling. When this gets done other than the noise that engine makes it's a really cool car. How about coming to Virginia and doing something? Just a thought. Thanks again, Bob Ordewald Staunton Virginia
Awesome video enjoy watching y'all looking forward to watching the next video. God Bless
Can’t wait to see what you and Kevin do, and this thing back on the ground
Honestly David gave this videos title a whole new dimension. Between the strut bar and the suspension drop...LOL
If you have ksr working on this , its gunna be perfect. That guy is my second favorite automotive channel besides yours
Just want to say appreciate your efforts. Motivation for my own projects!
oh and Caddy update?
This is easily one of my favorite cars now! It’s so dang cool. 🤘
Buddy of mine that was in the army from about 1998 to 2008 got badly injured in an explosion, hence his medical discharge in 2008. He had a titanium plate in the top of his head, and we were working on this ratty 70's bug eye Cordoba he had, swapping the 318 out for a 360 while swapping in a better clutch for the 4 speed. While fighting out the drive shaft, he dropped it on his head, and it peeled back part of his forehead revealing the plate that was installed when he got blown up and his skull got a bit rearranged. The nurse at the ER asked "Okay, what's a drive... Shaft...?" when my buddy explained to her the injury. My buddy, who I didn't know before he was discharged but whom I am assured has always been a bit uh, unhinged, just started laughing while his head was bleeding and his Terminator skull plate was showing. Sufficed to say, we had plenty of available seating in that side of the ER haha.
I know you have a life and a family and stuff to do but your channel is my favorite channel to watch !!!!
As I'm watching the video with the Charger sitting with the hood reclining on the windscreen, can't help but think that the hood looks like it has had construction traffic driving over it for a few days..... suits the car! Cheers for another cool vid.
Tetanus that steers, what we all want in life.
Said every rat rod owner ever
Clamydia rollcage😬
You can add 10' feet to that since brakes don't lock instantaneously. I guessed at about 160 ft to be accurate.
Yeah totally agree. Would be surprised if it was more.
Glad to see you both on the channel including your hand you almost lost 😳😎🇺🇸
I remember when a certain someone got bashed in the face thrashing Blasphemi by Tony- when that bar dropped I saw deja vu all over again. Also, it was neat when Freiberger said in the Sick Week Roadkill episode that KSR was Roadkill's home away from home in that part of the country.
"Transmission fell.... on my face."
I died.
Anyone else notice the mouse at 17:25 scurry next to the garage door? 🤣🤣
Oh yeah. Thanks for using decent music too. It's nice and helps the videos for sure. 🤙🏾
I watch the videos for Bo.
There needs to be more Bo in the videos.
Thanks for you content.
Great content thanks for sharing
38:35-Holy booger weld Batman! Lol.
I saw that strut bar fall coming a mile away! LOL. I was screaming at my screen “watch it watch it watch it!” LOL
That’s the Gerst suspension system that QA1 bought from Carl Gerst. IMO it’s the best front end system for Mopars. Amazing upgrade.
Kevin is the right man to call in!
Thanks for the new video, guys!!
One of my favorite rides,awesome to see it keeps getting better 👌
It has to get better, it can’t get much worse than it was 🤣
Damn, I was yelling at my phone when Dave put the wrenches on that bar! The BAM! I just knew we were gonna see gore.
I fixed a friends circle track go-kart to go straight once. The inside front tire was setup to sit higher up than the outside tire and that made it pull hard to the inside.
Your angled upper control arm mounts will likely work for alignment purposes, but will increase caster with suspension compression.
1:15 thats about how I feel driving my rig in the wind lol
I totally seen that coming! Glad you didn't get hurt. "Smoke meth much" had me rolling.
Wow! I saw that happening! Reminded me of when Tony clocked you!
Finnegan's New T-Shirt Quote
"I will drag race anything"
Q/A session for Finnegans Garage?
17:27 you got a mouse in the garage bro 😂
I was just thinking about that same thing as it happened .. and thinking back to the last time working on it with Tony Angelo on roadkill episode racing your 55 Blasphemi when trying to get the head gasket to seal and took the jack handle to your eyebrow .. lol but that worked out was the episode you and frieburger raced hemi vs hemi … but like a trooper you kept working .. but soon as newburn was gonna loosen that bolt I was thinking that’s gonna fall end hit his hand … and soon as I thought of it it was the Guillotine almost lost the hand ..
And then would of switched trans to a tremmic auto trans .. lol but luckily no harm no foul … lol definitely would of left a mark .. good ole 12v newburn !!! Lol
I absolutely love that nobody moved the plastic thingy from getting smashed by the giant steel stuff falling on it twice
Mike when you are putting in the misalignment spacers on the coilovers use a little bit of grease, the grease will help keep the spacers stuck in there so they dont keep falling out on you.
that mouse ran right when 2JZ is said lol.
That is a great upgrade for your car. What about maybe getting AMD involved ? They are in Gainsville, GA. When you want to improve the car some more as it has been cut up a lot.