Part 3: Restoration ot the Roadkill "General Myahem" back to its former glory

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  • @nickforbus378
    @nickforbus378 3 роки тому +6

    Love mopars..thanks for bringing them back!

  • @gobudman
    @gobudman 3 роки тому +6

    As per usual….excellent work Mr Birdsong🤘

  • @matthewfocke5360
    @matthewfocke5360 3 роки тому +2

    Car geometry...Professor...Your skill level exceeds most people....You take it for granted. You earned it.

  • @putinkhuylo
    @putinkhuylo 3 роки тому +2

    Friebooger better say your name with reverence whenever he mentions your resurrection of The General. Man, you are making it back into a real car! Kudos, dude. 👍👍👍👍

  • @1gatomon
    @1gatomon 3 роки тому +10

    People of your skill in metal fabrication are Rare these days.. I love watching you work.

  • @jasonseal2692
    @jasonseal2692 3 роки тому +6

    Love this guy!! Use the tools and space you have. Fear no hurdle, head down and plowing through. The epitome of work ethic.

  • @dougwilson9636
    @dougwilson9636 3 роки тому +10

    Its really enjoyable watching you bring these beautiful chargers back to life by rebuilding them piece by piece. Your sheet metal fabrication skills are amazing, especially considering you are using mostly simple hand tools. Can't wait for Part 4!

  • @Ricky-manic
    @Ricky-manic 3 роки тому +2

    Definitely if i get my hands on a charger I'll be sending it your way for body work the work you do is amazing

  • @richardtodd42
    @richardtodd42 3 роки тому +3

    fun to watch. Admire the skills

  • @danpatterson8009
    @danpatterson8009 3 роки тому +11

    Hardcore. I get the feeling that your passion for these cars will be amply rewarded.

  • @gregdunlap7538
    @gregdunlap7538 3 роки тому +4

    Amazing work! Really glad to see the sad butchery on Mayhem being fixed. Once it had the RV engine dropped into it it should have been left alone - it had just the right character at that point.

    • @hoopty388
      @hoopty388 3 роки тому

      i was so let down when they announced they were modernizing it

  • @blackknife1
    @blackknife1 2 роки тому

    Awesome work Chris…you’re like a spider in a welding helmet crawling in and out and under that Charger! Mad skills!!

  • @mopardemon
    @mopardemon 3 роки тому +1

    Love hearing Roadkill in the background!

  • @brendangeraghty8865
    @brendangeraghty8865 3 роки тому +11

    You're doing the lord's work, Chris.

  • @robertthomas7176
    @robertthomas7176 3 роки тому +2

    amazing skills on display

  • @garryhatchett775
    @garryhatchett775 3 роки тому +4

    Nice work Chris. You make it look so easy. Much respect for your skills.

  • @FreedomRock44
    @FreedomRock44 3 місяці тому

    Love how Freiburger is on in the background!!!!!!!! Semper Fi!!!!!

  • @PiDsPagePrototypes
    @PiDsPagePrototypes 3 роки тому +6

    Mayhem is going to be more structurally sound then when it left Ma MoPar's house.

  • @benjaminofthe12tribesofisr73
    @benjaminofthe12tribesofisr73 3 роки тому +4

    This guy is incredible with his skills 👍

  • @feelingold2995
    @feelingold2995 3 роки тому +2

    Good stuff brother.. Thanks for sharing..
    This was much better than the premier..
    Keep up the great work..

  • @volvowagon70
    @volvowagon70 3 роки тому +4

    Wow, that’s all I can say is wow. Your knowledge and skills are amazing.

  • @jeffjankiewicz5100
    @jeffjankiewicz5100 3 роки тому +3

    MAYHEM LIVES AGAIN!! Awesome job Chris. Sooo glad David bought it back to take it back to version 1.0 like it was in Roadkill ep 23.

  • @Eero_V
    @Eero_V 3 роки тому +3

    Really nice work!! Glad to see that those cars that are too far gone will donate some parts so that other cars can live.

  • @ken-zd1ko
    @ken-zd1ko 3 роки тому +4

    You're work is impeccable also attention to the detail

  • @chriscatarcio2983
    @chriscatarcio2983 3 роки тому +5

    So right chris. If it's level at both ends. It's not twisted. Don't over think it. Hats off to uscartool. For making the stiffeners.

  • @SB-yq3sn
    @SB-yq3sn 3 роки тому +2

    The Master, better than 99% of the fabricators on you tube

  • @scotthay1486
    @scotthay1486 3 роки тому +3

    Another engineering masterpiece. I bet Graveyard Cars would employ you in an instant. Keep up the great work and vids. Love what you do.

  • @mikeboutang4539
    @mikeboutang4539 3 роки тому +2

    You are definitely one in a million. I've seen many other chargers being restored but none of them being done with the skill level in which you possess.

  • @scottsmith6846
    @scottsmith6846 3 роки тому +2

    Hey Chris thank you for the video I enjoyed it and I did not know because I am not a welder but it seems like you need to do a lot of prep work before you can weld when I thought that you just need to take the wire wheel brush and clean and then weld well thank you for teaching me this Chris and one day I will weld to

  • @joeminoso1554
    @joeminoso1554 3 роки тому

    You are the real deal 👌👌👌... always a pleasure watching the expert at work 💪

  • @edsmachine93
    @edsmachine93 3 роки тому +3

    Nice work Chris.
    You're a real pro.
    Great content.
    Thank you, EM.

  • @jesscneal
    @jesscneal 3 роки тому +2

    Excellent work Chris 👍👍

  • @richardcampbell2041
    @richardcampbell2041 3 роки тому +1

    Really enjoy watching your videos

  • @dthomas5768
    @dthomas5768 3 роки тому

    Great Patients. I admire your work. I plan to learn metal fab on Classics in my future. Thanks for the inspiratioon.

  • @daveb5016
    @daveb5016 3 роки тому +4

    Great work Chris, you inspire good honest hard work and creativity.

  • @ARK842001
    @ARK842001 3 роки тому +1

    So glad that this iconic car is in such capabile hands. Can't wait to see the General throw down.

  • @tracychaffin4410
    @tracychaffin4410 3 роки тому +1

    Mad skills man !!!!’ Much respect.

  • @zweihammerheavyind.2911
    @zweihammerheavyind.2911 3 роки тому +2

    Incredible work! So much better than new, this car won the lottery. Traded for a pair of heads, now look at it! You kick ass, sir.

  • @user-fn1rb9ze6p
    @user-fn1rb9ze6p 3 роки тому +4

    Cant wait to see this all back together 😁👍

  • @dannycurtis1744
    @dannycurtis1744 3 роки тому +1

    That was great,you have worked your arse out on this one. Propa job ,lovely 💪. Hurry up with the next video lol.

  • @Z06RFan
    @Z06RFan 3 роки тому +4

    Great job on the metal work, I can't imagine how it drove before! It will be like a whole new car now.

    • @zacwicht3189
      @zacwicht3189 3 роки тому +1

      you see it wobbling like the Deathmetal charger behind them in the motor trend video doing the last burnout with the hellcat then they started working on it then the cameras stopped so they sent it off to Birdsong to work on instead

  • @mittenstategarage9093
    @mittenstategarage9093 3 роки тому +1

    Your work is incredible!

  • @DannyColdhill
    @DannyColdhill 3 роки тому +1

    You got som major skills man, really impressive. Love this 👌

  • @stephendoing2253
    @stephendoing2253 3 роки тому +1

    You are "THE MOPAR Magician"!

  • @yonnyjimenez4723
    @yonnyjimenez4723 2 роки тому

    It’s nice to see that you guys are really restoring this thing just got this car is important out there

  • @maxfastest
    @maxfastest 3 роки тому +3

    Thanks Chris !
    Your vids are Amazing,
    And super helpful.

  • @randyellis3116
    @randyellis3116 3 роки тому +5

    your work ethic and attention to detail is above the bar. too bad you dont have a larger work area or nice shop with a lift. maybe some day.

  • @stevo.jurisic1980
    @stevo.jurisic1980 2 роки тому

    Far out! Your fabrication skills are extremely impressive 👏 top notch job mate! 👌 Burn it in.....

  • @newfieboyhello
    @newfieboyhello 3 роки тому +1

    Great 👍 job Chris 👏

  • @randyrocket461
    @randyrocket461 3 роки тому +1

    Hey man you have got a magic touch , wish we lived close so i could learn some from you!

  • @haffrods7055
    @haffrods7055 3 роки тому +32

    Chris is,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, "The Charger Whisperer" SKILLS BROTHER

    • @nobodyspecial6436
      @nobodyspecial6436 3 роки тому

      Ya… especially when his finger is over the mic…🤣🤣🤣…. Sorry Chris… you are the Mopar surgeon. That’s why everybody wants you to fix their prized possessions

  • @padderickpeak9493
    @padderickpeak9493 3 роки тому

    it amazes me you manage to do such intricate work in that little ol' lean to, kudos. and you must have amazingly patient neighbours!

  • @urbanadamsson5903
    @urbanadamsson5903 3 роки тому +1

    Super bodywork. Enjoy your videos alot. Cheers.

  • @willefixit
    @willefixit 3 роки тому +2

    nice work your very talanted ..

  • @ScottsSpeedShop
    @ScottsSpeedShop 3 роки тому +2

    Excellent work as always my friend

    • @junkerup
      @junkerup  3 роки тому +6

      Thanks foo...you know there will be a show down between patina and jezebelle

    • @ScottsSpeedShop
      @ScottsSpeedShop 3 роки тому +1

      @@junkerup only if you'll learn how to properly spell Jezebel hahahaha

    • @junkerup
      @junkerup  3 роки тому +6

      Jizzybele

    • @ScottsSpeedShop
      @ScottsSpeedShop 3 роки тому +1

      @@junkerup much better lol

  • @blucheer8743
    @blucheer8743 3 роки тому +1

    Man awesome work!

  • @stevebobojones
    @stevebobojones 3 роки тому +2

    Ha Ha didn't watch it yesterday,any way just shows how good that car was before it was chopped,great stuff living the dream. 😎Vice grip garage was round some old junkyards the other day i spotted a few chargers..

  • @pr23t97
    @pr23t97 3 роки тому

    Congratulations on a well deserved finish, especially with a new build. Job well done to the whole family.

  • @brianz426
    @brianz426 3 роки тому

    Great stuff here. 👍👍👍👍

  • @dominiquehumblot2589
    @dominiquehumblot2589 3 роки тому +1

    Impatient to see part 4...

  • @mikeb4808
    @mikeb4808 3 роки тому +1

    Great work as always ! Heard Roadkill show in the background. Is that incase General Mayhem gets homesick ?

  • @patrikhanc1995
    @patrikhanc1995 3 роки тому

    GREAT JOB BUDDY, YOURE A MASTER.... thanks for bringing mayhem back :) love to see it ♥

  • @gregorykern9679
    @gregorykern9679 3 роки тому

    It was good to see and chat with you at the Fall Fling. Thanks for the video. Great work. You must have found the Go-Pro, huh?
    SCORE.

  • @farmhand6524
    @farmhand6524 3 роки тому

    The awesomeness learnt in your short lifetime. Achievement I said boy achievement🎓

  • @Digger927
    @Digger927 3 роки тому +4

    You sir...are a fucking wizard. Amazing.

  • @snake_eyes_garage
    @snake_eyes_garage 3 роки тому

    Thanks for taking us through this build! 💥

  • @markbrown6236
    @markbrown6236 3 роки тому +3

    Part 3 was great, we are now going down the home stretch.

  • @RexCars1
    @RexCars1 3 роки тому

    Well Done..... Good meeting you @ Duct Tape...

  • @renn9069
    @renn9069 3 роки тому +8

    How are you going to feel when Motor Trend hacks the car up again just for fun?
    Incredible passion.

    • @BarelyRunning
      @BarelyRunning 3 роки тому +5

      I believe freiburger bought it back from the company so hopefully it wont be ruined.

    • @BobWiersema
      @BobWiersema 3 роки тому +2

      @@BarelyRunning Yep, David bought it back. I'm pretty sure Chris is doing this work for him and not Motor Trend.

    • @jeffjankiewicz5100
      @jeffjankiewicz5100 3 роки тому +1

      David owns the car outright, he bought it back from MT. My favorite Roadkill car lives again!! David and Steve Dulcich are taking it back to 440 motor home(rebuilt) power for Dirtfish once again. See Roadkill Garage.

    • @zacwicht3189
      @zacwicht3189 3 роки тому

      Birdsong is doing all the very hard work unfucking the body while David and Steve go film more engine masters on the motorhome 440 , while getting the transmission built by someone else , and picking a rear end swap for the cameras to make it look like they did more work on the hole project

  • @coldhillgarage
    @coldhillgarage 3 роки тому

    Awesome! Cant wait to ep4

  • @galegregory341
    @galegregory341 3 роки тому +1

    Super nice

  • @paulwillcutt1225
    @paulwillcutt1225 3 роки тому

    P. S. Great work too .. loved the out come so far !! Get er dun!!! Lol… your dogs a ham for the camera too on another video you did .. lol had to let you know great dog too

  • @vintagetintrader1062
    @vintagetintrader1062 3 роки тому +1

    Is it time to move to a better house with a huge workshop? Wish I can see the General completed but won’t happen due to motortrend being no longer available outside Nth America :(

  • @doug.patterson4732
    @doug.patterson4732 3 роки тому +1

    you are a badass sheet metal man awesome

  • @jtswhitewater4940
    @jtswhitewater4940 3 роки тому

    And then I have to do! 🤣🤣👍 Great job

  • @ThaMythbuster
    @ThaMythbuster 3 роки тому

    Amazing work sir. Found your channel when Freiburger mentioned your name in the Mayhem episode.
    Baffling how the shop that installed that motor butchered a decent shell like that. But I had a question in episode 1: When you cut the donor pieces out of the Roadrunner, why'd you cut off all the flanges instead of drilling the spotwelds and taking the pieces out whole? Didn't that just create lots more welding work for you and end up with weaker parts when there's a weld running through them? I'm sure there's a good reason for doing it the way you did it, just wondering!

  • @jamesrobinson9062
    @jamesrobinson9062 3 роки тому +5

    Did you get paid for your work

  • @wernerkeggenhoff7835
    @wernerkeggenhoff7835 3 роки тому +2

    hey Chris what is the model of welder you use and how do you like it ?

  • @robertbisson9499
    @robertbisson9499 3 роки тому +2

    You need a factory black on black '70 & '71 to complete the TX9 R/T Charger collection you got going...

  • @diydave3034
    @diydave3034 3 роки тому +1

    Incredible fabrication skills, a joy to watch it come together.
    One question - How do you calculate the thickness of the new metal req'd?

  • @ronaldhellengreen7063
    @ronaldhellengreen7063 3 роки тому +3

    Just joined your channel, glad to be a member. Is the mods you did going to allow a wider tire, and wheel?

  • @paulwillcutt1225
    @paulwillcutt1225 3 роки тому

    Hey Chris Birdsong… how many more episodes you gotta go to finish product .. and delivery or shipping !!

  • @tint661
    @tint661 3 роки тому

    Nice stance. Sweet. Kudo's Chris.

  • @tonystoakley5816
    @tonystoakley5816 3 роки тому +1

    Now people we understand how Aaron Kuafman pissed over that piece of Sh..t in his Dodge Dart God Bless Aaron

  • @noberet
    @noberet 3 роки тому

    Did you make the reinforcement plates, or are they from a kit? Awesome work and super informative!

  • @crushingvanessa3277
    @crushingvanessa3277 3 роки тому +1

    Never noticed the reinforce braces in the inner wells before. Did They all have them? Did that sunroof car ever get finished?

  • @armandopatane5343
    @armandopatane5343 3 роки тому +1

    You are a genius / not kidding/ I used to do that work and it’s very hard/ I only did quater panels/doors skins

  • @bengone3349
    @bengone3349 3 роки тому +4

    Talent to the enth degree! Chris, how many quality restoration shops have tried to hire you for your metal smithing talent and Mopar knowledge?

    • @putinkhuylo
      @putinkhuylo 3 роки тому +1

      Resto shops couldn't afford Chris's level of skills. Phenomenal!

  • @gordonborsboom7460
    @gordonborsboom7460 3 роки тому

    What would you do without locking pliers. Best sheet metal tool ever !.

  • @chadswanson7843
    @chadswanson7843 3 роки тому +1

    Let’s gooooooooooo! B.F.M.V.

  • @levisylvester
    @levisylvester 3 роки тому +1

    I have alot of respect from your work! Pssst please tell me your secret welder settings.

  • @tpledger100
    @tpledger100 3 роки тому

    Best video yet!

  • @scottsmith6846
    @scottsmith6846 3 роки тому

    Hey Chris I just wanted to wish you and your whole family a Happy Thanksgiving so stay safe and God bless

  • @danieltaylor8537
    @danieltaylor8537 3 роки тому +1

    Glad to see the video. I was watching it yesterday and it just disappeared. ??????

  • @scottbaker1018
    @scottbaker1018 3 роки тому

    Mad skills chris. The Chaaaaarger wisperer Would be really cool to see you and worman on a ground up build

    • @viperfritz4618
      @viperfritz4618 3 роки тому

      Pretty sure that won't happen anytime soon.

  • @shartne
    @shartne 3 роки тому

    You are very talented with sheet metal. How do you know how to make those parts? Did you trace around an old part?

  • @mrmoss149
    @mrmoss149 3 роки тому

    About damn time. Thanks, Chris. Was that Sammy in there?

  • @R1chardB1ngham
    @R1chardB1ngham 3 роки тому +1

    Really happy seeing Mayhem getting un-butchered, especially now I can't watch Motortrend

  • @carverphil1
    @carverphil1 3 роки тому

    I go into withdrawals between your videos...

  • @sidney9534
    @sidney9534 3 роки тому +1

    How come you don't clean the inside of those grubby quarterpanels? Are they gonna be replaced?

    • @junkerup
      @junkerup  3 роки тому +7

      At what point do you stop...it’s not a full resto