Hemi Gremmie! 1975 Gremlin with 426ci Hemi | Roadkill | MotorTrend
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- Freiburger and Finnegan are finally making dreams come true as they figure a way to stuff a 426ci Hemi down the throat of their 1975 AMC Gremlin to create the fabled street freak known as the Hemi Gremmie!
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Does anyone else remember when you got new episode of Roadkill every month and Freiburger commitment to always being free on TH-cam? Yeah, Roadkill Fans remember Roadkill and MotorTrend before the plague rat known as Discovery
It gets worse for me, Discovery is on Sky tv here, so Motor Trend cancelled my MTOD acc, so I cant even subscribe and watch
So, you'd rather them go completely out of business and never make another episode? That's what would of happened if Discovery didn't buy them.
It's still free on TH-cam...unless you pay for premium...5.99 a month ain't bad for all TH-cam content without commercials...
@@MellowYe77ow bah. They had sponsors. And it was extremely cheap to produce film wise.
@@fast97z24 It still wasn't enough to keep their parent company from going bankrupt. Declining magazine sales, and the TH-cam "adpocalypse" didn't help matters.
There used to be a show like this on TH-cam, I enjoyed it.
Have you seen project binky?
I see what you did there. 8^)
@@nospoon4799 in colour!
The red green show
Amen
Freiburger: 'it's a really weak motor'
also Freiburger: *it makes about 500 horsepower*
Maybe he means for a 426, but still, Wikipedia says the 426 made 425 hp. Maybe he means it makes that hp to something other than the tires?
@@johnbanaruski2899 hemis were under-rated from the factory. they really made 470+ from the factory even back in the day.
@@jereynolds_9977 oh dam didn’t know. Where did u learn that?
@@johnbanaruski2899 from word to moth with the people how desighned the engine back then and also the marketing teams becase back then to enter nascar youre car needed a prodution series engine and ensuranse compones dident insure perfomance cars or perfomance vershions of regular cars that made +425 gross horspower if you look throw wikipida you see that the 1964 chevy impala ss top perfoming vershion of the 409 made 425 hp and ford's 427 super cobra jet with cold air intake runners which was optional in the later mustan mercury couger and ford galaxy 500's were rated at 425 even buick and oldsmobile and pontiac all had engines rated at 425hp thats why the muscle car era was a thing the public the cars with the BIG perfomance engines were more powerful then they said thats why elegal street racing and drag racing were popula in the 60s it was to see whach auto manufaturer had the fastest stock prodution car
@@cursedcanine8414 wow didn’t even know that thanks
Love how this video got more views in 1 day then any of the videos MT posted in the last half a year... you would think they'd learn... guess not.
Sadly, money is king...
@@Sithhy because I'm sure you do your work for free...... right?
@@DrewLSsix idk who's buyin', but it ain't me
I literally only watch this show and Finnegans channel Finnegans garage love the roadkill life its realistic.
They make money on ads and sponsors right?
I used to anxiously wait for Roadkill episodes, love the content and fun. Was so sad when it was stopped on YT. I think it was a mistake to jump ship for a network - networks are a cancer for creativity and fun.
I follow many channels these days, that are still being filmed with GoPro's and apple phones and they are totally fine, they got enough subs and massive projects and cars in the works and all that with no network or even sponsors, just merch and ad revenue. I think Roadkill should go back to that, we need Roadkill full episodes on YT!
That’s why they are posting videos here…they need the views here
It’s all about money and selling out ...
i bought the first V8 Gremlin in W Michigan after reading about it in HOT ROD Magazine. My friends said it looked like a red roller skate after I purchased some wide tires and wheels for it. I was recently back from Vietnam and had a very young family so could not afford much. That car was a hoot!
I drove a new one with a 304 in it for one day only and it was a fun car.
My roommate in college had a metallic blue Gremlin X Levi's edition with a 304. That car could go!!
I got a 1973 gremlin X. 304 4 SPD in 1980 put a 68. 440 in it elephant ear mtr plates still got it FAST
Gotta be the least RoADkiLL episode yet but I wished I was there just like all the others. You guys have the best job ever.
Love seeing builds like this that are all about looking ridiculous and having a ton of fun! The Hemi Gremmie freaking ROCKS! Much love from Texas!
Back in the early 80's a local stuffed in a 426 Hemi into a Gremlin X. No frame but in the basically stock unibody. It was a green with white and I recall him calling the car the "Hulk" with a green hulk on it. It was really a hack job and he said he'd crack the windshield when he'd really hammer it. Back then he'd go to the junk yard(s) to cut out windshields from the massive amount of rusted out AMCs. I also remember the cut out on the hood was a huge as yours. Not only did the carbs need to stick out but both valve covers stuck out. It was a real street freak back then, but remember back then you could buy an original 426 Hemi in need of a rebuild for about $500.00
Finnegan's squeal of happiness when the hemi fires up is what we all feel.
Finnegan always looks like he just woke up from a nap....
Love having Freiburger and Finnegan together on the Gremmie! Been with you guys since the beginning. Much love from Fate Texas!
Epic. It looks like a Rat Fink cartoon come to life.
Ed Roth would be proud of this. You nailed it when you said it’s like a cartoon love it! This could be epic, I am intrigued continue…
Well, thank you! It has been a while since I have watched any RoadKill on TH-cam and this felt a lot like the earlier days. I enjoyed it!
Hello Handsome 🥰greetings from Kate Beckinsale where are you from ?❤🥰🥰🥰🥰😊👋👋👋👋
That burnout was tremendous 👌🏼
Once upon a time there was a show just like this on TH-cam and it was the greatest ever... The future sucks, man.
Hello Handsome 🥰greetings from Kate Beckinsale where are you from ?❤🥰🥰🥰🥰😊👋👋👋👋
"It's like the weakest Hemi ever"
>makes 530hp, more than any current production NA Dodge Hemi
Lol
My thoughts exactly
Well with a bigger cam, worked heads and more compression imagine 620
@@juliansteyn7050 me too
LOL right. I thought he was gonna say 300 hp.
i thought 530 hp was ok as well
I felt that "we are lucky to have carbs" statement. I have been waiting on the carbs for my blower for over 3 months now.
Took me 2 months to get piston rings for a Jeep 4.0l. It’s ridiculous.
TFS mopar heads ? See ya next year
My brother just ordered a carb and waiting to see how long to get it. Not so easy or cheap to find parts these days.
Thanks for putting this on YT. As an Australian subscriber to MotorTrendOnDemand from very the start the exclusion of non-North American residents was a kick in the teeth. I particularly wanted to see this car done. Hope things allow me to be a subscriber again in the future.
I remember when I used to wait for these episodes to come out. Like everything it was better in the past. Pre emissions, pre motor trend website.
Your fails are hilarious, but this is a Pure Awesome Win! 🤙🇺🇸
Effin awesome,I'm 47 and your crazy if you think I wouldn't daily that beast.
Wait… wasn’t roadkill lost to the great ether that is motortrend’s “streaming service”?! 😱
This is just an ad for said streaming service. The full length of both episodes together is nearly 1 1/2 hours.
When the guys got together again? Thumbs up, love this show but haven’t seen it since the moved to ppv
Yeah, we get a few freebies on TH-cam once in awhile. I mainly keep up with the latest via Instagram.
It has been years since TH-cam sent over one of their videos. I thought they had disappeared behind a paywall. It is great to see them working together. Freiburger's drag strip speed narration is second to none.
That thing is Awesome! There must have been so many projects like that in the 70s! Great job guys!👍
That dauntless straight six would have run forever.
This and that, here and there repair, and those engines never say die.
Melvin was a real fighter of a car.
Needed a timing gear, eventually.
I love the gremlin, have never been able to find one for sale that isn't Swiss cheese or worse here in Kentucky, I like seeing it get new life but it also hurts a bit seeing it chopped up
I would be proud to showcase this in my garage! Bet it will wheelie!
With enough tire or a prepped track for sure, let's not test that
I been watching roadkill since they started but this is the first episode I’ve seen in a couple years
Hello Handsome 🥰greetings from Kate Beckinsale where are you from ?❤🥰🥰🥰🥰😊👋👋👋👋
Good thing that put that Gremmie on a full frame. A buddy of mine had one back on the early 80's and put a 396 in it. He was braking windshields left right and centre from the unit-body twist.
I put a jet engine in my Mustang last spring, and the chicks really dig me.
Haters gonna hate-but that build is an appropriate use of a ‘75 Gremlin. The only thing more insane would be a formula Drift ‘75 Gremlin. Good use of a crate Hemi too.
Yeah most of these get used as derby cars lol
Nothing to hate here. More insane to me would lowered with a decent rake, tubbed with slicks, increase the hp with a blower, a set of wheelie bars and chute. Go for the funny car /hot wheels look with outrageous Hemi-Gremmie paint scheme. That would be over the top.
I think maybe a hillclimb Gremlin, with all wheel drive, and gobs of carbon fiber downforce-generating kit, would be more insane than a Formula D Gremlin.
Brings back memories or my Gremlin. Though it only had a 304 with a 4 barrel, it was still fun!
he said that it's not a crate hemi, it's a genuine gen 2
Its so wrong and so strange seeing all of these parts working together, but I absolutely love it. :)
This car reminds me of my mom's pearl white 1970-73 Gremlin X, with a 302, 3 speed manual and mustang 2 rims. It had a Gizmo sticker on the hood with a Stripe sticker on the back window. That thing was the epitome of awesomeness when I was a kindergartener, back in 1985. I learned to drive in that beast. If only I could go back in time and get it again.
Years later, and this is still probably my favorite roadkill build. Fun, funky. I want to drive the wheels off that silly thing. It's just such a grin-inducing machine.
Looks like an Ed Roth Rat Fink car creation. It would be soooooo fun to drive!
So outrageous, so obnoxious, so ridiculous....so loud....it's freaking awesome, I love it. 👍👍
Remember when you could watch this all over the world?
Pepperidge farm remembers.
1975 was a good year; two very important things happened. That car was manufactured, and so was I!
The grille on this particular Gremlin is from 1976.
Awesome build!! PLEASE toss a couple gold or blue anodized velocity stacks on top for the complete 70-80’s look! Plus that motor should be at least as tall as the roof….
I've always been in to the street freak thing I do it to all my 1/25 scale car models I love that gremlin you did 👍
The gremlin will be on the next fast n furious movie.
You guys are nuts! And U like it! I drove a Gremlin for several years as my daily commuter. I never dreamed it could be so powerful. Let the madness continue.
Freiburger and Finnegan are two of the most lucky men on this earth! They have amazing builds and lots of fun! The Hemi Gremi is amazing!!! Loved it!!!
Had the subscription. I Liked the show and the MT contetnt for as long as it was possible to watch here in Finland. Now down to just these YT clips. so sad..
I forgot how much I enjoyed RoadKill. But after disney, netflix, paramount, hbo there isn't any money left.
SOO FRIGGIN BAD AZZ I LOVE IT, AND THANK YOU FOR GIVING PEOPLE AN EXPLANATION OF THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE REAL GASSER VS A STREET FREAK THAT BECAME POPULAR IN THE 70S AND EARLY 80S. THEY ARE BOTH RIDICULOUSLY COOL.
Hey i don't need full episodes. If yall just wanna put these types up for us old school YT Roadkill fans... that'd be great!
They should just deal with the millions of views on youtube and monetize and have a paid sponsor spot..
Sounds *horrible*
back in the 80's I saw a Gremlin with a 454 at one of local car shows. It was as insane as you would expect, but it was done well.
Hello Handsome 🥰greetings from Kate Beckinsale where are you from ?❤🥰🥰🥰🥰😊👋👋👋👋
Still the best thing I'll see on any tv or video screen.....👍
Krass and Bernie would be proud!
Car toons yeah 😀
Yeah man
Thx for putting the episode up always great to see you guys working an suffering on a car :)
There is absolutely no point to this car. I love it.
Super Freakazoid Hemi - Gremlin showing off with a Monster- sized Tunnel Ram Smokin' Burnout tires a Blazing ,,,, Cool ! Thanks for this SUPER amazing video of building yesterdays cars into Mean Machines !!!
My Dad had a '70 with an AMC 360 in it. It was an absolute weapon.
"Just drive faster than the rain" best thing I've heard all day
Dam, Bern a while since I saw a Roadkill episode (or part of one). Real shame it's not more accessible for people outside the US. Still Finnigan's garage kept me going and now watch Cleatus instead.
I remember watching roadkill on TH-cam few years back than it just disappeared
I had a Gremlin same color. Was my second car that I purchased new. It was very reliable. I sold it to get a larger vehicle after having a few more children.
Great Content again guys! Watched on Motor Trend Network...and again here! But wait....where did the Roadkill Extra go??? AHHH!! I miss it bring it back to MTN! See you boys at SEMA!
I can't access motor trend from my country 😥
they stopped doing roadkill extras for some reason
The only vehicle with a GREMISPHERICAL combustion chamber!!
Edit: @6:50 now all it’s missing is a blower…
This Gremlin looks perfect. Well done guys
ABSOLUTELY the coolest car ever.
Hello Handsome 🥰greetings from Kate Beckinsale where are you from ?❤🥰🥰🥰🥰😊👋👋👋👋
I ABSOLUTELY LOVE IT! I love the Gremlin too!! Because it's such an odd little car! I've always loved the Gremlin! You're going with a steering box and not a rack and pinion? Hmm that's cool eh?
Hello Handsome 🥰greetings from Kate Beckinsale where are you from ?❤🥰🥰🥰🥰😊👋👋👋👋
Would be great if we could still watch in Australia.
Or Finland
And Sweden😖
And india
Unfortunately the only way to get MTOD outside the US anymore is a VPN, which luckily are cheap and easy to use nowadays
@@bearrett50kal17 YEP! Get a VPN and they don't know where you are!!!!!!!
I usually don’t comment on your stuff but this AMC is Absolutely Awesome!!
Me and friend went to car show at least 20 yrs. We could hear the whine. When it showed itself it was a blown gremlin !
Ok, this is Hot wheels material buddy! Maybe I might make this in Forza horizon 5 :)
If thats not a hot wheel i dont what is!
Can you ever 426 swap at all tho, fh4 you cant I hope you can 426 and 440 swap
This will become a classic hot wheels for certain,it's like a dream machine its not like the orginal car is something anyone ever bragged about but to a drag racing muscle car kinda guy it would be a must to own.
Reminds me of the Hot Wheels "Gremlin Grinder".
horizon 3 has the gremlin as a dlc car
Heck yeah, that’s what I’m talking about, back in our day we did have a dude put a 390 in one of these gremlins it was bad to the bone
One of the things (out of many) I regret not doing in my life is putting a Pontiac 400 in a 1972 orange Gremlin my buddy had. I had the engine and he had the Gremmie. No idea why we wanted to do it, we just did. Sadly it never happened. My dad was kind of sick of us tearing up cars every weekend in his driveway. :-)
AMC made a small number of Gremlins with 401s in em, the Gremlin 401 XR
Hello Handsome 🥰greetings from Kate Beckinsale where are you from ?❤🥰🥰🥰🥰😊👋👋👋👋
I had a buddy in high school-mid 70`s who dropped a 426 Hemi in a Gremlin. That car was insane! Burnouts for days. He put multiple sets of tires and clutches in that sketchy car, but it was alot of fun dusting Mustangs!
Good times when roadkill had full episodes and was free tô watch
More like "The Hemlin"
DF and MF build lifesize HotWheels....For the fun of it... It could NOT be more Cool...
LOLOLOLOLOLOL BEST BURNOUT EVER LOLOLOLOL HEMI GREMI DELIVERED!!!!!
These guys are cool keeping the gearhead life alive inspiring
I love it that's sick I want one 🤩
I'd say 530 horses is MORE than enough,, especially considering how far you get bent over for premium gas in California. Thank Bumbling Biden for energy Independence GONE!!!💸💰💸💰💸💰💸
I don't think the president has any say in that
@@Sithhy Other than the fact he killed the Keystone XL pipeline his FIRST day in office.
@@Sithhy you will never get through those thick heads. I remember paying $4.56 a gallon when Bush jr. was president.
Dude 😎 I love absolutely everything about this build. Especially THE NAME " HEMI GRIMMIE".
Hello Handsome 🥰greetings from Kate Beckinsale where are you from ?❤🥰🥰🥰🥰😊👋👋👋👋
putting the best show you have to offer behind a paywall is draconian.
Haven't watched roadkill in a few years. Love both of these guys but they are so far from their roots that it's lost what made the show cool.
I like the content from Freiburger and Finnegan. I watched from the 1st roadkill episode. Had a MTOD subscription for 3 or so years. I gave up on MTOD when their lineup of shows turned to garbage. Roadkill and a couple other shows is all I could watch. The rest are complete poser garbage. Too many celebrity car shows and not real wrench turners. I do watch both guys on their own TH-cam channels.
Umm, these guys copy what others are building or what's trending. The smaller shows don't have Mopar throwing money at them like roadkill does. These guys build a car in 10 days, condensed it to 16 minutes and you're calling other channels posers? really?
This is the kind of project that I have come to expect from RK. Awesome!
I have always loved Gremlins , this one is perfect !
they are cool . i had a 304 gremlin X , best cornering car i ever drove .
If you can't get MT on demand in your country...it's your country's fault with their licenseing agreements. Hulu and Apple TV have the same troubles. Do your homework before you bicker and moan.
It's not just licensing issues anymore. Some countries are starting to charge taxes for international media streaming. Motor Trend would lose money streaming internationally.
@@MellowYe77ow everybody wants to get a piece of the pie these days huh.
Yeah, I'm sure tired of seeing whining Euros (and Aussies, and Kiwis, et al) on here! 🤣🤣🤣
This feels really polished and professional for Roadkill.
That's amazing, this car perfect describes the term " hot rod" a home made car with a bunch of parts thrown in, in hopes that it will work and turns out better than expected
Great job gentlemen, be proud of what you've built👍
It's been so long since they were on the TH-cam I forgot about these guys. Glad to see they're still around
Awesome cool guys i really love the work you did to make this thing happen. i cannot help to think its totally a gasser. Hemie Gremmie Street Freakazoid!
Roadkill back to youtube
Well with all the effort put into this, we can ALL mark this off our bucket list... Awesome job...
I love how they dont concern themselves with the little things. Like the ability to Dis assemble at a later date if something goes wrong.
My brother had one with a 455 from my old Toronado. It was a 1st year Gremlin modified for a big block by a clock repairman friend of his. He didn't do any of the frame mods and it was fine. No reason to; Gremlins could handle a mild build, and a stock GM big block was good enough for 11s. The main fab was moving the firewall back and fitting a Vega transmission. This is overkill.
That's the kind of project we all want to build.
Or at least the smart people want to build 😆
Reminds me of a 70's Dodge Colt I was building for myself years ago.
Was a 383, 6 pack tunnel ram, full chassis commuter car.
We had it about 80% done before the shop owner's life went in the toilet and so did everyone's projects.
We pushed the motor as far backwards and up as high as possible.
You could see the carb top flanges from the back of the car even with the roof.
😁
Unfortunately I didn't have the skills at the time to finish it myself and the project was scrapped/cannibalize.
The Hemi Grimmy is awesome! Definitely my kind of ride.👍😎
Great video David & Mike !!!! TO MUCH FUN!!!!! CONGRATULATIONS ON YOYR NEW HOT ROD!!! THANKS FOR SHARING!!!!
Used to LOVE Roadkill before they killed it. Now people like Uncle Tony have taken over and I learn more from them anyway.
Nicely done guys I love it.This was a great build
..its a bumpy road ..this is why old cars were better they had personality ..i remember as kids we used to cry when our parents upgraded the family car 80/90s 😞 ..theres 1 i miss to this day ..shot for the upload bro from New Zealand
This is quality stuff, Motortrend. Thank you.
Giggled SO hard just at the thought. Way to go!