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Roadkill Extra

These exciting extras feature behind-the-scenes clips, tech tips, outtakes, question-and-answer sessions, deep looks into Roadkill project cars and a lot more.
202421 episodesTV-PG
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Episodes

  1. S3 E1 - Freiburger Explains Alignment
    February 22, 2024
    3min
    7+
    Every time David Freiburger and Steve Dulcich work on the Crop Duster, it seems like they need to realign the front suspension. Pick up the terms involved in suspension alignment as Freiburger goes through the basics.
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  2. S3 E2 - Sweden's Baddest Street Racer
    February 22, 2024
    2min
    7+
    The Swedes came to Hot Rod Drag Week in full force in 2016, and David Freiburger shows you the quickest of them all: an Opel Ascona that has run high 7s with a nitrous big-block, and that has won the Stockholm Open six times.
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  3. S3 E3 - Historic Photos in the Shop
    February 22, 2024
    16min
    TV-PG
    The shop where Roadkill works on cars is decorated with a number of photos shot in the '50s by the Hot Rod staff. David Freiburger shows some of these photos and talks about how they represent the hot rods of the past.
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  4. S3 E4 - How a Carburetor Works
    February 22, 2024
    16min
    TV-PG
    Many Roadkill fans have never worked on a carburetor before, so this episode has Freiburger taking apart a popular Holley carb for a show and tell about how these ancient fuel-metering devices function.
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  5. S3 E5 - Tony Angelo and Lucky Costa
    February 22, 2024
    12min
    TV-PG
    Here's another question and answer session, this time with Hot Rod Garage hosts Tony Angelo and Lucky Costa. Watch as they answer your questions about their appearance on the Roadkill Diesel Cadillac episode!
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  6. S3 E6 - Roadkill-Style Oil-Pan Repair
    February 22, 2024
    3min
    TV-PG
    What do you do when your car slips off a floor jack and smashes a hole in your cast-aluminum oil pan? Find out in this Roadkill Extra with a competitor of Hot Rod Drag Week who runs a 2.3L Pinto four-cylinder in his MG roadster.
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  7. S3 E7 - The Treatment of Rental Cars
    February 22, 2024
    2min
    7+
    Ever rent the cheapest car possible and wonder what it can do? Testing the limits of the lowly rental is Roadkill standard operating procedure, and this Roadkill Extra shows Freiburger and Brian Lohnes giving you the basics.
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  8. S3 E8 - Blow Your Top Off!
    February 22, 2024
    1min
    TV-PG
    Hot Rod Drag Week is the home of #BecauseRoadkill failure moments. In this Roadkill Extra, check out the disaster that befell a racer with a convertible Mustang as it was going about 140 mph.
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  9. S3 E9 - How Did Freiburger Get The Job
    February 22, 2024
    3min
    7+
    People often ask David Freiburger how he got a career editing magazines such as Hot Rod and Car Craft. In this clip, Freiburger gives the short version, leaving out the fact that he never even graduated from college.
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  10. S3 E10 - Bonneville Salt Flats Basics
    February 22, 2024
    10min
    TV-PG
    David Freiburger and Steve Dulcich recently road-tripped to the Bonneville Salt Flats. In this Roadkill Extra, Dulcich questions Freiburger on his 200-mph land speed racing history at the now flooded salt flats.
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  11. S3 E11 - Blown-Up Bonneville Engine
    February 22, 2024
    3min
    TV-PG
    Remember when Roadkill tried to set a land speed record at the Bonneville Salt Flats, but ended up blowing their engine? It took years to get around to it, but the guys finally disassembled that engine to see what went wrong.
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  12. S3 E12 - Trip With a Custom Trailer
    February 22, 2024
    6min
    7+
    At Hot Rod Drag Week, racers are forced to drive 1,000 plus miles as they visit four race tracks in five days. They tow small trailers with tools and parts, and David Freiburger shows tricks the guys use to pack critical cargo.
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  13. S3 E13 - Favorite Car of Drag Week 2016
    February 22, 2024
    2min
    TV-PG
    A 1962 Pontiac Tempest running in the mid 10s in the quarter-mile! That time slip and a perfect retro-beater look had David Freiburger loving this ride at Hot Rod Drag Week, and this Roadkill Extra tells you all about it.
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  14. S3 E14 - Street Racing Stories
    February 22, 2024
    13min
    7+
    David Freiburger and Steve Dulcich recall drag racing stories as they cruise a 1967 Pontiac Bonneville wagon during the shoot of an episode of Roadkill garage.
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  15. S3 E15 - How To: Your First Drag Race
    February 22, 2024
    9min
    TV-PG
    David Freiburger offers tips for a first trip to a local drag strip. There are tracks nearby most regions of the US, and most of them have test-and-tune nights or grudge nights where anyone can run their car.
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  16. S3 E16 - Elana Drag Racing Licenses
    February 22, 2024
    5min
    TV-PG
    Roadkill content editor Elana Scherr goes through what it takes to get a legit competition license that's required for quicker cars.
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  17. S3 E17 - Inside a Lohnes Road Trip
    February 22, 2024
    5min
    TV-PG
    Brian Lohnes and David Freiburger co-host the Hot Rod Drag Week live video feed every year, and they end up road tripping together. Things get pretty out of control and the best part is Brian busting Freiburger's chops.
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  18. S3 E18 - More Hack Repair Jobs!
    February 22, 2024
    3min
    TV-PG
    David Freiburger shows some of the genius butchery that guys use to repair engines and keeps the show on the road.
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  19. S3 E19 - The Roadkill Leftovers Pile
    February 22, 2024
    13min
    7+
    Roadkill leaves trails of stray parts all across the country, but occasionally some of the tools wind up back home to irritate our shop manager. David Freiburger shows you some of our juiciest leftovers from past projects.
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  20. S3 E20 - Roadkill's Boost Caboose
    February 22, 2024
    11min
    7+
    David Freiburger and Mike Finnegan previously built a trailer that carried a V8 that powered a supercharger which became the infamous leaf-blower Monza. Freiburger addresses fan questions about how the whole contraption worked.
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  21. S3 E21 - Turbo LS-Powered Datsun 240Z
    February 22, 2024
    5min
    TV-PG
    The Roadkill Rotsun, a '71 Datsun 240Z, is famed as the car that never fails to fail. Maybe it's the curse of the S30 chassis platform, because there was a turbo-LS-powered 240Z at Hot Rod Drag Week 2016 that showed great promise.
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English
Subtitles
EnglishEnglish [CC]
Cast
David Freiburger
Studio
discovery plus Lifestyle
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