Man it was neat to see this car again. The original build with the motorhome engine was one of my favorite episodes back when Roadkill was still on KZread. I miss those days.

@michaelfletcher9705

3 жыл бұрын

It is still my fave episode. Sucks they butchered that car

@rileycoish7906

3 жыл бұрын

Damm right man

@GingerNingerGames

3 жыл бұрын

The motorhome engine was peak roadkill, that's what it was about

@hardwire666too

3 жыл бұрын

Agreed. I used to love Roadkill but gave it up. Turned started to feel like all the staged car shows that drove me nuts. I mean I get it you gotta make money. Sad to see what happened to the General though. I bet the Rotsun is even worse, if they haven't crushed it yet. Also... that "frame jig" is perfect for the car. lol.

@Ludofjn

3 жыл бұрын

@@hardwire666too The rotson is literally held together by rust, hope and dreams.

Remember when Roadkill said they would never leave youtube? Pepperidge Farms remembers.

@imbadwrench

2 жыл бұрын

Roadkill had no choice. KZread took all their advertising away from them

Sorry to hear about Sammy. Looking forward to pt2 good stuff

Even the Roadkill guys knew who to take it to!!!

Glad to see it`s you giving Mayhem the love. My favorite Roadkill car going back to it`s roots. Hard to believe Diversified Creations butchered it so bad, But Dave bought it back and sent it to YOU! Soon General Mayhem will be back to version 1.0 and thrashing that rebuilt 440. Awesome!

@biosaber585

3 жыл бұрын

to be fair everyone has said that the hellcat swap was a REALLY rushed job and wasn't done at all "well". It was basically a one off that never even saw the light of day

@chappeah

3 жыл бұрын

@@biosaber585 to be fair it was at roadkill nights that year, i'm guessing because dodge wanted a hellcat shootout with a new charger, but that's about it.

@biosaber585

3 жыл бұрын

@@chappeah from what the guys have said you're pretty correct. To clarify when I say it never saw the light of day I'm referring to the race and the build never being on youtube (where a bulk of the fanbase resides due to being unable to travel to attend roadkill nights). It always felt like a waste frankly

Thank god for people like you who know what y’all doing

Actually amazed that the whole time it had the rear glass but they were just rolled down. Freiburger said multiple times he didn't want to have to hunt out the glass and trim for the car but it was already there to a degree lmao

I always wondered what happened to this thing. The day Chrysler started sponsoring Roadkill, I knew it was coming to an end. When Mayhem was gutted, stuffed with 20 Grand worth of parts and turned into a showqueen - man, it was over. Wonder if Freiburger ever got the title for it? As I recall, he traded a set of heads for a gutted shell minus paperwork.

@jonellwanger7258

Жыл бұрын

🤣🤣🤣🤣 the level of ignorance in this comment alone!!! Show Queen? They stuffed the gas tank in the trunk and used RATCHET STRAPS. They hacked the tailpanel for the stupid tailights. 🤣🤣🤣. Are you blind and having some one describe the show to you?? 🤔🤔. That would be the best explanation….

@racecitypatriot66

10 ай бұрын

Some states it pretty easy to get a title or have one " cleaned" remove salvaged off of it.

@nferraro222

10 ай бұрын

I bought a car in Ohio, years ago. The guy just handed me the title and that was fine in that state. Actually getting it registered in PA? Man, that was a whole different story. Maybe CA is one of those "easier" states. @@racecitypatriot66

The level of butchery that poor car was subjected to is ridiculous. It’s a good thing you’re around to save on it!

@JunkGaragehome

3 жыл бұрын

yeah when it got the hellcat swap it was a rushed job do to a deadline and now we know why the build was never fully shown sucks as the mayhem was not bad when it was first slapped together

@NZMOPAR

3 жыл бұрын

I hope the boys punch them in the 👃 for what they did

@americanpatriot3638

3 жыл бұрын

Fryburger doesn't deserve to have this car. What it is, and what its worth it should belong to somebody who actually cares about these cars.

@i.p.frehley5796

3 жыл бұрын

@@americanpatriot3638 you should buy it.

@americanpatriot3638

3 жыл бұрын

@@i.p.frehley5796 i would love to. One problem. 💸 💸

They f'd that thing up man, glad you stitched her back together.

You are more Roadkill than Roadkill is - that's a compliment, congratulations.

Awe cool to see ol Sammie, RIP pretty pup... Awesome video, love watching you do your thing...

keep up the great work

❤️Sammy R.I.P.

Love all your videos! You’re work is second to none!!! You kick ass Chris, I hope to see you at spring fling sometime!!!!

Brilliant work, watching you work I've picked up a few tips like the welding up holes using a slab of copper behind them, etc. cheers Bern .UK

I’m so glad to see the general going back to its former glory with used motorhome parts

" Actually, with MY welds, it looks mint anyway". 😆😆😆

Dude! Best video to date. Great job. Can’t wait to hear Roadkill give all the praise.

Around the 20 minute mark, Chris says there’s glass in it. I thought Frieburger said in an episode of Roadkill that Mayhem only had a windshield and not other glass installed. So it was shocking to see original 68 rear window glass in Mayhem

@angrypants7619

3 жыл бұрын

Yea, so shocking, I couldn't eat for a whole day

@Toxic2T

2 жыл бұрын

@@angrypants7619 LMAO

@angrypants7619

2 жыл бұрын

@@Toxic2T 😆😆

@lordofuselessness3654

2 жыл бұрын

This is what I like about old cars, they always have surprises to give to the owner and friends, even bad ones like a burnt starter wire or failed washer pumps

I’m glad Ol’ General Mayhem is in very capable hands of Chris and not some butcher. This car has become somewhat of a legend now.

@glennmuir5617

3 жыл бұрын

Too bad the butcher got to it first.

@charger19691

3 жыл бұрын

@@glennmuir5617 , but Chris will get it sorted out. This guy knows classic Chargers like the back of his hands. Exceptional mechanic and fabricator.

@AirAssault7

3 жыл бұрын

@@charger19691 Indeed.

@terminalpsychosis8022

3 жыл бұрын

To be fair, it was in pretty bad shape when Roadkill found it.

@charger19691

3 жыл бұрын

@@terminalpsychosis8022, I’m not bashing Roadkill, they first got it on the road. I just didn’t want to see the car wind up like in a cornfield and get crushed by a jacked up Silverado with pimp wheels by some spoiled little jagoff with too much money and very little brains.

Very cool to see the Mayhem repairs - thanks for posting!

Love watching your vids! Your builds are great! A man with structural integrity! Sorry about the loss of your doggie Chris.

So thankful they gave Mayhem to you to restore. Those guys are spread so thin it wouldn’t have gotten the attention it deserves.

That "notch" ( hole) in the passenger fender rail is where they had the underhood fuse panel, with the coolant tanks for the engine and the super charger behind it. Just double checked photos I took at ziptie drags a few years back.

Can’t get enough of these charger builds. Keep them coming boss!

Really looking forward to part 2! Great stuff man.

Love your channel, Chris, and, right now, your own General Mayhem Origin Story! For a young guy, you are OG! 🔥🔥🔥 Keep on keeping on!

This makes me happy for many reason you got this bro and also love the roadkill guys as much as you

love your explanation/walkthrough...look forward to seeing you restore this to something safe and cool.

What an honor it must be to be able to work on this car.

Great opportunity for you and great work returning Mayhem to the OG roots. Can't wait to see em finish and beat this thing

Great video...a lot of information packed into 33 minutes...You are a Living Legend, man...Inspiring many people out there to get off their asses and DO SOMETHING...

Best dude to do the job for General Mayhem. Can't wait to see more!

I'm so Stoked to see Meyhem in the process of being brought back to life with drastic improvements!!!🤙🇺🇸🙏

hey Chris, so happy to see new vid. Cheers

Quite a project, best of luck and congratulations on bringing it back to its former glory👍

Great work as always Chris.

I’m sure you already know this but this content will take your channel to the next level bro. Keep teaming up with fry… he can help you grow!

Love your videos Chris! and I love that instrumental tune playing during your videos!

They put 700 horse in that and cut out all the structural support?! Brilliant!

@MrGixxer1300r

3 жыл бұрын

They also added a 6 point cage to add structure and safety.

@hawkinsm2103

3 жыл бұрын

They put the 700hp in, with a cage. They removed the cage probably to restore it

@callumdonington2227

2 жыл бұрын

Isn't that hot rodding in it's purest form

Thank you for your dedication. More young people will be able to appreciate bad ass cars and maybe build a few of their own.

Sorry to hear about Sam. Always loved seeing in the videos. Love the work you're doing.

Love to watch these builds!

@shaunclifton5281

3 жыл бұрын

Last night a little dancer came dancin to my door. Last night a little angel came pumpin on my floor. She said Come on baby , I've got a license for love, and if it expires pray help from above !

I love this!! I cant wait to see the progression on this one...hell all of them! I do love me a Charger

Great video..really enjoy watching a pro..doing what they love.

You are the man Chris hands down respect for what you do

I remember when Freiburger sold his 71' roadrunner he was asking someone to trade him a 68' charger. I'm glad to see he got it back!

That was great Chris,dont let us wait too long for part 2 lol 👍

@dannycurtis1744

3 жыл бұрын

How long we got to wait ? Lol 😆

US Car makes a stiffening kit for a fox body, too. I used it on my daughter's '87 convertible and no more cracked windshields! I highly recommend these guys.

You do great work and I really appreciate that you take the time to record and share your expertise. I'm anxious to see how you install the new wheel tubs and how much tire will fit with the wider amd tubs. I want to run 31×16.50 tires on my Charger and hope to fit them doing similar work. Thanks for the inspiration and instructions.

Doin a great job fixing the general,cant wait to see it run again Roadkill style!

Seen your channel for the first time last night...unbelievable content and I share your pain on the ever growing parts crap we have to work with...someone needs to have this stuff regulated !!! Look forward to seeing that poor charger come back to life once again it's like Frankenstein's nemesis what a punishment its had over the years but in good hands now 👍 great show I'll be having a binge watch!!!

Great work, Chris.

You don't see a lot of people un-swapping Hellcats! It must have been a little squirrley with the 6.2 and all those missing body panels and braces.

Dude I love the work you do wow 🤩. Keep it up 👍🏼. I wish General Mayham Was being restored all the way and painted red again

there is one thing for sure you are a badass at building those chargers

Just found you man...started watching vid...subscribed before half way 👌

You are an artist🤟🏻

General Mayhem is one of my favorite builds from Roadkill and it warms my heart to see it being restored to it's former glory. I want to see the look on Finnigan 's face the first time he sees it and gets to drive it.

I’ve got a really good idea of what the car looks like now because of the internet and it’s awesome again but it’s nice to see video of it thanks man

Good to see some Sammy shots, we will miss her

You do nice work Chris!

Badass! Keep On Keepin' On!

Fallowed on dumpster gram. Great indepth work...very impressive.

Awesome 👍🏻👍🏽👏👏

That's a shame they hacked that clean car up the way they did. I'm glad you are the one to fix it properly.

so in essence. You're building a new car. lol but it is absolutely the right thing to do. awesome. love it. subscribed.

This was my favourite car too, actually started following Mike and dave when drove the crusher comaro before roadkill. Think that video started it. Broke down a few times. Loved the Australian powercruise too

Heck yeah, im building a model of this car, and its cool to see all the imperfections that make it stand out from other Chargers.

Talk around the campfire was Dave HATED the car with the Hellcat engine and was so pissed he sold the car to the production company who pretended it was still his for the show. Good luck getting it back to its Roadkill glory. I'll subscribe and watch.

This... is awesome.

"Chris Birdsong's Resurrection Motors...You kill'em and he brings them back to life...With more awesomeness. Mayhem defines his new challenge...Butchered to the max. Thank you.

To be working on such a legendary piece of junk. What an honour. They picked the right man to finally do the job properly

I remember the episode where they showed the hellcat swap finished, and the shop that made it. I bet they thought the car won't live long anyway and that's why it was put together like this. Or they had some insane time limit to begin with. Great to see it coming back!

@NEEDbacon

3 жыл бұрын

I'm imagining it was some insane time limit. Not that we can watch the episode anymore on youtube. I mean Chris is apparently only getting 30 days for a restoration on the thing. Even if they had the same time limit, it was to shove a Hellcat Motor with some gimmicky stuff (like the tail lights) in time for a promotional event.

@Leforge360

3 жыл бұрын

@@NEEDbacon if the stock computer system is anything like BMW, it wont run without the tail lights and other stuff.

@NEEDbacon

3 жыл бұрын

@@Leforge360 But they changed it back to the '68 lights so that wasn't the case there.

@ItsFriscoBaby

3 жыл бұрын

@@Leforge360 It was made for a race with gas monkey who dispite what anyone thinks of them got their car to run without throwing half the donor car in and hacking up the rest

@joecook3223

2 жыл бұрын

Would've been a insane time limit. As much as i love roadkill, those guys never, ever have enough time to do anything properly.

Big task fixing Roadkill hackery! Love Roadkill hackery, BTW!. You do awesome work bro, I have been enjoying following your projects. They inspire me to keep wrench'n my big block 68 DartGTS.

New viewer/subscriber thanks to roadkill garage /Friberger saying you'd be restoring the general mayhem to it's former glory. I'm a bit behind, but great stuff that I can see the process of this car getting un-butchered. Side note: ya got me with the quick ass caption of ur rear end... Lol...

Looking forward to this for sure.

I always thought chargers were full frame because of how big they are. Learned something new

Your video's are top notch so please keep it up.

The general meets charger Jesus. I will heal thee my child.

That we have in common, it was General Mayhem that got me hooked on Roadkill as well. That car is a freaking legend. Have been searching the interwebs for a fixer up Charger to Raodkill as well. Not necessarily a copy of General Mayhem but in the ball park. A fun thrashing about car. :D

Hi from the uk love you channel

Thats a hell of a job to do in 30 days... but you seem to know your stuff. Will follow! 👍

Mopar madness!

How have I only just now discovered this channel.

Sooo that high end shop did that really questionable work when they put in the Hellcat engine? Interesting.....

@acrane2

3 жыл бұрын

Their time crunch was indescribably short and nobody at the time had even seen a hellcat engine out of the original car before. I don’t blame them for the work they did. Cheap, quality, and fast. Pick two.

@sheeesh8978

3 жыл бұрын

@@acrane2 I pick… quality and fast!

@Jason-kj8kb

2 жыл бұрын

I would say alot of movie/tv show cars are done that way.

subbed, gunna explore more of your content, I like what i'm seeing, video and editing are only an inch away from being among the top earners on YouTubbs.

New drinking game- everytime Chris says " unibody".....I ain't gonna make it to work now....

I love that charger frame jig you built

Watching the Roadkill video brought up one of your videos about a road trip to get a Charger, so I watched the video, saw you are a Charger guy, and since I only like Chargers, I have been a fan ever since.

I'm a mechanic but I never claim to be a bodyman, and this video illustrates perfectly why. I remember them saying that this car was kind of butchered for the Hellcat conversion but they never went into the details. This is the details and yes, that car was butchered. If they would have kept running it the way it was it would have twisted itself into a pretzel!

I'm glad to see this car getting some love

Awesome.

Im in, subscribed 👍🏻

The first episode I saw was the leaf blower monza and I was hooked Chris

I love how 12:22 has the caution sign of people crossing the road next to his mopar mecca. It's always the guy at the Corner house who has the best stuff!

I have been watching roadkill since episode 3. so i am a long time fan. this was one of my favorite builds. I was sad to see them cut it up and to put a hell cat engine in it and race gas monkey. glad to see it being restored. especially with someone as talented as you are. I have a 71 Camaro SS 396 my self. i have not done any work on it this summer because the heat has been brutal here in Vegas this summer. I don't know how you do it.

In on this build and subscribed.

Subbed for this build. Good luck!

@scotty197878

3 жыл бұрын

Me too 👍 nice work