The foot thing is distracting and downright stupid in the shop. But it has given us a new phrase "uglier than freiberger's feet"
The foot thing is distracting and downright stupid in the shop. But it has given us a new phrase "uglier than freiberger's feet"
porschenut said:The foot thing is distracting and downright stupid in the shop. But it has given us a new phrase "uglier than freiberger's feet"
porschenut said:The foot thing is distracting and downright stupid in the shop. But it has given us a new phrase "uglier than freiberger's feet"
The mind sees what the heart desires. You sure the foot thing isn't a you problem? 
In reply to Motojunky :
Absolutely not, based on the other comments before mine many objected to sandals in the shop.
D/Fs content is on point. Some of the best stuff in a long time. Excellently narrated and produced.
That Jeep trip is Berking epic. I wish they could have filmed and uploaded the 2000 trip to Fairbanks.
Edit: almost reminds me of what I consider the most epic Jeep trip of all time. In the years immediately following WW2, Herman Gerhard Neumann (AKA Herman the German), one of the founding fathers of GE Aircraft Engines, and his wife found themselves stuck in China after things went sideways with the geopolitical landscape. Undeterred, Herman set about acquiring 2 surplus Jeeps and a tow bar. The towed Jeep was for luggage, household goods, and most importantly spare parts. They set their sites west and drove all the way to the Mediterranean coast and the newly born country of Israel. Look at a map. Berking unbelievable.
Having owned an old Jeep or two, props to anyone who can drive one for more than a few hours straight. I have yet to watch the episode.
I kind of waffle between getting a flat fender Jeep or a Model A as a potential project. The driving experience/capabilities are pretty similar. The babbit bearings in the A are a turn off, though. Derek taught me a lot about the A experience in this video.
ddavidv said:Having owned an old Jeep or two, props to anyone who can drive one for more than a few hours straight.
I kind of waffle between getting a flat fender Jeep or a Model A as a potential project. The driving experience/capabilities are pretty similar. The babbit bearings in the A are a turn off, though. Derek taught me a lot about the A experience in this video.
Model A's are interesting (not that Jeeps aren't). I went through a spell several years ago debating about getting one. They're still relatively affordable but stock ones are getting rare as so many were sacrificed to the hot rodders. One thing that goes unnoticed with them is that practically all of them have a bent front axle. Once you correct that, they actually drive very nicely. Many think that the way they drive, if they drive poorly, is due to being "just how cars drove back then". It isn't.
If anyone really has an interest in A's, you need to visit Paul Shinn's YT channel. That guy is an encyclopedia in tennis shoes.
A's are easy to find. I see them all the time on FB Marketplace for $10-$15 grand in your body style of choice. Lots of older restorations with owners dying off and the family not wanting them. Certainly the easiest pre-war car to own/restore thanks to the parts availability.
But, the Willys Jeeps are probably just as easy/cheap. The Kaiser Willys catalog is a bad thing to peruse in front of a fireplace, as it will fill your head with all sorts of ideas. The lack of an interior and chrome also keeps restoration costs down. A Model A is 'quaint' and 'charming'. I think old Jeeps fall into the 'cool' category on Top Gear's velcro board.
I say go flat fender, but I'm biased.
octavious said:I say go flat fender, but I'm biased.
8274. That winch cost more to replace than my CJ is worth
A 401 CJ said:Appleseed said:pinchvalve (Forum Supporter) said:I like the guy, but cannot stand the flip-flops. Like, no matter the weather or conditions, he's in sandals. Trekking through mud? Hiking in snow? Driving a sketch build at high speeds? Flip Flops. I just can't take anyone seriously when they are wearing those silly things.
Flip-flops can make you dislike someone? That's a weird hang up.
It is but it's real. I do not like to see men's feet and will go way out of my way not to. Nor will I display my own feet. It's Crocs for me. For that reason
Hahaha. You dislike sandals, but wear Croc's? The literal shoe of the movie Idiocracy. That's beyond hysterical.
As to whomever mentioned shorts, I'm always hot. So unless it's a nice dinner or event or something of that nature. I'm wearing shorts.
Or when working (I WFH) sometimes I wear pajama pants instead of gym shorts.
I've been in the military so long I've had 4 different uniforms. I now use my old ABU/BDU pants as garage work clothes
Loved the Jeep road trip movies and really like Frieburger's channel. It has Roadkill 2013 vibes which is a really good thing.
Overall I like Frieburger and he's a true car guy. He also seems like a real butthole if he doesn't like you.
S.C. Queso: Same; I like Frieburger and he's a legit car guy who turns wrenches on cool projects. He does seem hard to deal with at times which is different from some other guys like Tony Angelo or Derek Bieri (VGG) that I enjoy watching a little more. I liked Frieburger's automotive photography work as part of his magazine work and if I could learn something from him, it's that stuff.
Well, Freiburger is a California native. Bieri is from the upper midwest, dontchaknow. And Angelo is from the Philly/NJ/NY corridor, which is off-putting to some people who aren't from around here. Everyone is a bit different, depending on where they grew up.
People think The Sopranos was fiction. In my area, it's considered a documentary.
Watching the "steve dulcich" channel too. Really good content of course from my favorite Mopar weirdo. Wiley is also a great addition.
Dulcich just popped up on my feed, he was surprisingly easy to watch with Wiley. I wasn't sure how he'd do without Freiburger as a foil
Wiley seems like a natural in front of the camera. Their latest video briefly showed Dulchich's kids who are also into cars, I never thought about him being a father figure. 
I wonder if the local sheriff has noticed all the burnout tracks in front of Dulcich's farm, he could probably rack up a few moving violation tickets if he hung around there for a while..
In reply to stuart in mn :
Something tells me Dulchich has developed the ability to look around for attention before doing things like that.
Dulchich seems very technically competent and has a lot of different abilities in the shop but he isn't who I would pick to work solo and watch. Having someone else there with him makes his videos much more enjoyable.
pres589 (djronnebaum) said:Something tells me Dulchich has developed the ability to look around for attention before doing things like that.
Dulchich seems very technically competent and has a lot of different abilities in the shop but he isn't who I would pick to work solo and watch. Having someone else there with him makes his videos much more enjoyable.
Freiburger originally told Dulcich that he is so absurdly awkward, that he probably wouldn't end up being a major on-camera presence when the whole Roadkill thing kicked off. Turned out that people found Dulcich's awkwardness to be part of his charm, and so then they ended up making Roadkill Garage.
What's Dulich's deal outside the cars? Does he own a vineyard with his family?
There is a Dulchich vineyard, although I don't know what his exact connection is. I think their grapes get sold at supermarkets, they aren't making wine.
I have been following these guys for a long time, going back to when I had subscriptions for Hot Rod, Car Craft and Motor Trend magazines. Now I follow Frieberger, Finnegan, Dulcich and Angelo on YouTube and I like some more than others. I like Frieberger sharing the history of all this stuff and when he was on episodes of Roadkill or Roadkill Garage, he almost seemed like the cameras were an inconvenience to him but now on his own YT channel, the vibe has changed. Dulcich does seem very awkward on camera but when Roadkill Garage came to the SCCA Solo Nationals in the Vanishing Paint Challenger, I spent a long time chatting with him and he wasn't awkward at all. I like Finnegen but his skills are not reflected in the final product. He has these high dollar engines and somehow always manages to overlook some dumb little thing that lets him down. Just once I would like to see him fully prepared, with everything double checked and ready to go for drag week or whatever other big event he's going to. Tony Angelo has really interesting builds and projects but that punk music he plays during time lapse portions of his videos is almost enough to make me unsubscribe (for now I just mute those portions).
In reply to loosecannon :
Finnegan's shows are oddly paced and eventually I got tired of his projects which are more about "doing something cool" vs "doing something that will actually hang together". His '55, Blasphemi, is a cool car in concept but it seems to be broken 100% of the time save for when he's about to break it again. Eventually I realized I just wasn't interested in anything he's doing, and that's fine, it's just not something I miss watching.
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