Mad Maxxis Off-Road Runner: 4x4 Muscle Car Desert Chase
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00:00 (engine revving)
00:01 This week on "Throw Down Every Day"
00:02 it's the return of the Mad Maxis Off-Road Runner.
00:06 (engine revving)
00:09 (upbeat music)
00:28 Do you like our wild, crazy projects,
00:30 our Captain America socks,
00:31 and the crazy adventures we go on?
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00:35 motortrendondemand.com.
00:36 It's a new site where we're gonna have lots of videos
00:39 behind the scenes on different episodes,
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00:43 racing, adventures, all this stuff.
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00:48 Let's do this.
00:49 All right, here it is.
00:54 This is the car you guys have all been waiting for.
00:57 (upbeat music)
01:00 This thing is so awesome.
01:08 But first, I wanna tell you what we did to this car
01:10 that makes it so awesome.
01:12 Again, Mad Maxis Off-Road Runner.
01:14 We did this whole car
01:15 because of these really cool new tires from Maxis.
01:17 These are the Maxis Razor MTs.
01:19 But you can't just have a normal muscle car
01:22 if you're on dirt every day.
01:23 So under the hood,
01:25 a five liter Cummins V8 engine.
01:27 Nobody puts these in muscle cars
01:29 'cause nobody can get them yet.
01:30 This engine's brand new.
01:32 This is what's gonna end up in the new Nissan Titan.
01:34 It's got a Flex-a-Lite radiator up front,
01:36 Mishimoto intercooler.
01:38 We have Hydro Boost, we have full hydraulic steering.
01:40 We have dual air shocks up front
01:42 just because this engine's so heavy
01:44 and because nobody runs dual air shocks.
01:47 Got an Airaid air cleaner up top.
01:49 Let's go inside and show you what's behind this Cummins.
01:53 So behind that Cummins
01:54 is an Allison six-speed automatic transmission
01:57 bolted up to an NP205 transfer case.
02:00 We got lots of shifters here.
02:01 There's actually the fill stick right there
02:03 for the transmission.
02:04 Painless wiring harness.
02:05 Here's where we run our full hydro steering.
02:07 Got a couple Optimas back there.
02:09 This is an electronically controlled transmission.
02:11 We have a computerized diesel engine.
02:13 There's a lot of wires going on underneath here
02:15 to make everything talk to each other.
02:17 But we needed all that stuff
02:18 because we wanted to get all that torque to the tires.
02:21 Driver and passenger are riding in these nice,
02:23 white vinyl Mastercraft seats.
02:25 Perfect for an old rusty car
02:27 that you're gonna drive around out in the desert.
02:29 50 gallons of diesel fuel right behind us.
02:32 Perfectly safe.
02:33 In the back of this car,
02:35 we have a lot of stuff that we're probably not gonna use.
02:37 We got two giant spare tires.
02:39 - Which we won't need.
02:40 - We're not gonna need those.
02:41 We got brake lights.
02:42 - That aren't working.
02:43 - We have license plate lights.
02:45 - Dual that don't work.
02:47 - We have a trailer hitch.
02:49 - That we're gonna pull our jet skis with.
02:50 - When we go to the lake.
02:52 And when you're building a tow rig like this,
02:54 you need a big rear end.
02:55 So it's got a Dynatrack 80 back here.
02:57 Some big Deaver leaf springs, some Fox shocks,
03:00 and JE reel drive shafts.
03:02 This car is gonna be awesome for going to the lake.
03:04 - And launching a boat.
03:06 - Yeah, pretty much.
03:07 Let's show you what's up front.
03:08 All right, this is a Dana 60
03:10 that came out of an old Dodge truck,
03:11 but it was too narrow.
03:12 So we ran it up to Curry Enterprise
03:14 and they stretched this long side tube,
03:16 made us a long axle shaft for this side.
03:19 We also have G2 axle shafts, G2 gears.
03:21 We have an Eaton Detroit locker in the front end.
03:24 We have brakes from EBC.
03:26 We have Ram steering from the off-road connection,
03:29 and it's all held together with a custom suspension
03:31 that Dave designed.
03:32 And a pair of air shocks on both sides from Fox.
03:38 So up front, we have some high performance
03:39 dual blade windshield wipers.
03:41 We have rebar Exo cage that we put over
03:43 the rusty spots on the body.
03:45 And this is a long range antenna
03:47 for our wifi and interior stereo system.
03:51 Let's go, Dave.
03:52 We're gonna go see how this car does doing donuts.
03:54 (upbeat music)
03:57 (engine revving)
04:04 - Feel rubber, Fred.
04:06 - All right.
04:07 - Let her eat.
04:07 Get it.
04:12 There you go.
04:13 There it is.
04:15 (laughing)
04:17 Now it's doing it.
04:21 I think it's working.
04:23 It feels really safe.
04:26 Give it some more power.
04:30 Woo hoo.
04:32 Oh, that's a good one.
04:34 Woo.
04:35 (laughing)
04:38 (engine revving)
04:40 (laughing)
04:45 I can't even tell where we are.
04:47 - Not bad for a motorboat towing muscle car.
04:57 - Are your teeth as dirty as mine?
05:03 - No, I was, I had my mouth shut.
05:04 - I was like.
05:06 (laughing)
05:08 I'd say we can do donuts in this car.
05:13 - We just dominated the donuts
05:25 and our air shocks need more air
05:27 'cause we were slamming hard in the front.
05:29 - Plus we filled up the tank yesterday
05:32 with 50 gallons of diesel fuel
05:33 and the seal at the top.
05:35 - Is missing.
05:36 - Is missing.
05:37 So with every whoop that we go over,
05:40 it splashes a little more diesel fuel
05:41 into the back of the car,
05:42 giving it that perfect scent
05:44 that every 73 Roadrunner should have came
05:46 from the factory with.
05:47 - Diesel, vinyl, and what was the other one?
05:51 - Two sweaty dudes in jean vests.
05:53 - Yes, there is, it is.
05:55 - We're not saying that this car is a lady killer,
05:57 but this car will get the ladies.
06:01 - So if you're looking to get some ladies,
06:02 you gotta build yourself a 73 Plymouth Roadrunner.
06:04 Come as 5.0 diesel V8 and 40s and 35s
06:08 and an Allison and EBC and an air,
06:11 and then five, and then trailer hitch.
06:14 - Thank you.
06:15 That's a wrap.
06:16 Dave, I think the next thing we need to do
06:28 is haul butt down this rutted road
06:31 and see if the suspension falls out
06:32 or the engine falls out or the car breaks in half.
06:35 - Agreed.
06:36 I'm pretty sure we should have aired
06:42 the shocks up a little more.
06:43 This isn't bad.
06:46 Nice, whoa.
06:48 - Oh!
06:55 Found the bump stop on that one.
06:58 (engine revving)
07:01 The dual air shocks and the front is the way to go.
07:06 I'm pretty sure all of the diesel powered trophy trucks
07:09 with solid axles will be doing this next year.
07:13 - We're going a thousand miles an hour now.
07:15 - I think the speedometer is reading somewhere.
07:18 It's at zero, so it must have gone all the way around
07:21 and came back to the top.
07:22 - Big bump.
07:23 Oh, jeez!
07:24 (laughing)
07:27 (engine revving)
07:29 - Is this going to get there?
07:34 - Yes, I believe that we have once again proven
07:41 that this car is awesome.
07:42 You see how Dave's up there looking like Rambo
07:53 and Schwarzenegger all combined into one?
07:56 That's because at the end of the world,
07:57 we're going to have to compete against zombies
07:59 for all the stuff that we need,
08:00 like coffee and dog food and diesel fuel
08:03 and pie and ice cream.
08:05 So we're going to show you how this Mad Max car
08:07 can help us kill zombies.
08:09 Ready, Dave?
08:13 - I'm ready.
08:14 - Hang on.
08:19 I'll try not to drive too fast.
08:21 (laughing)
08:24 Get him, get him, get him!
08:29 Get him, get him!
08:30 I didn't get him!
08:38 - You didn't?
08:39 We'll go back for another pass.
08:43 - Coming back around.
08:44 (engine revving)
08:47 - Awesome, Dave!
09:04 - Nailed it!
09:06 - We won the zombie war.
09:08 So that proves that this car is perfect
09:10 for the end of the world.
09:11 Well, most of the end of the world.
09:13 The other thing that we're going to run into
09:14 when doomsday comes is tsunamis.
09:18 Tsunamis are giant waves.
09:19 And when giant waves come, what do you do?
09:21 - High ground.
09:22 - Let's go to high ground.
09:23 You think they'll believe there's going to be tsunamis
09:32 out in the desert?
09:33 - Yeah.
09:34 - Okay.
09:35 As long as it's believable.
09:36 (engine revving)
09:39 (rock music)
09:41 - We're working on it, we don't need roads.
10:07 - I'm pretty sure that the JK,
10:09 the whole JK scene, the four-door Wrangler,
10:14 that's almost done.
10:15 I think everybody's going to be going to muscle cars now.
10:19 - I know that I'm probably going to hold one for the family
10:22 'cause, you know, there's nothing like a nice big muscle car
10:25 for the parking car truck.
10:27 - Exactly.
10:28 How was that?
10:37 - No shoulders.
10:39 No concern.
10:41 Yes, we made it to the top.
10:59 At the end of the world,
11:01 if there's a tsunami out in the desert,
11:04 this car will help us survive.
11:05 - All right, what do we got to do next?
11:07 - We just got to outrun those guys.
11:10 (yelling)
11:12 (dramatic music)
11:17 (engine revving)
11:32 (tires screeching)
11:35 - Oh crap, it's the couriers.
11:41 - Oh no.
11:41 - Looking out run 'em.
11:46 - We got the road runner.
11:47 See how much faster it is than their cars?
11:53 (dramatic music)
11:56 (engine revving)
11:59 (tires screeching)
12:02 (engine revving)
12:22 (tires screeching)
12:25 - So we're doing pretty good getting away from the marauders.
12:42 - Yeah, we are.
12:43 - The two wheel drive, I think got stuck
12:45 and I don't know what happened to the guy on the motorcycle.
12:49 (engine revving)
12:52 - We still got this one four by four marauder
12:58 in a black courier on our tail.
13:00 I think if we go up here to the hill climb,
13:12 a waterfall, we'll be able to ditch him there.
13:18 - To the waterfall, they'll never catch us there.
13:21 I don't think you can do that on a 205.
13:34 - (beep) you can.
13:35 (laughing)
13:37 - All right, the courier's still on our tail.
13:48 - Well, there's that.
13:50 (dramatic music)
13:52 (engine revving)
13:55 (dramatic music)
13:58 (dramatic music)
14:01 (engine revving)
14:03 - No!
14:27 (dramatic music)
14:29 - Dave, we did it.
14:32 - Good job, Fred.
14:33 - We got to the top of the mountain,
14:35 so we escaped the marauders.
14:36 We also escaped that tsunami.
14:38 We did the dirt donuts.
14:40 We did the hill climb.
14:41 We killed the zombies.
14:43 - We jumped a bunch.
14:44 - We jumped a bunch.
14:45 All that's left is just to eat pie
14:47 and tell all these people we'll see them next time
14:49 on Dirt Every Day.
14:50 - Fine.
14:51 - Give me that.
14:52 - Fine.
14:53 - I want some of that.
14:54 Oh, that's good.
14:56 - Apple?
14:57 - Mm-hmm.
14:58 - Thumbs up.
14:59 - I like apple pie.
15:00 - Cummins-powered Roadrunner is so awesome,
15:04 and we're so glad we put a tow hitch on it,
15:06 because sometimes when you lend your nice truck
15:09 to your camera crew and just say, "Drive it up that hill,"
15:12 the next thing you know, they blow apart the front end,
15:14 and we got to use our muscle car as a tow rig.
15:17 (engine revving)
15:26 - Yeah.
15:27 - Fired.
15:28 (laughing)
15:29 (dramatic music)
15:32 (dramatic music)
15:35 (dramatic music)
15:38 you