zzdcar
Home
/
Reviews
/
Wrenching
/
These Insane Outback Mechanics Make The Guys On Roadkill Look Like Amateurs
These Insane Outback Mechanics Make The Guys On Roadkill Look Like Amateurs-June 2024
2024-02-19 EST 22:13:37

One of the best traits a person can have is their ability to adapt to a particular situation. It means using every resource available to you, no matter how seemingly impractical or unorthodox, to get a job done. In that respect, perhaps no one is more qualified than a mechanic in Australia’s outback—one of the most unforgiving environments on the planet.

As an , I know what it’s like to repair or modify cars with standards that aren’t exactly to the manufacturer’s specifications, and I wager that it’s human nature to be attracted to making something awesome work by using parts that simply don’t belong. It’s the reason MacGyver was a goddamn phenomenon and it’s the reason why I watch the .

When you happen to have a truck with an LS6 and a jet boat that desperately needs an LS6, it's only

However, the bush mechanics featured on an show called Black As, are the most impressive examples of making lemonade when life gives you a rock, a rubber chicken, and five damp twigs.

They manage to find two wrecked cars—a Hyundai Accent and a Holden Commodore—on what looks like abandoned property, and proceed to use whatever they can, including a plastic doll’s head and broken baby stroller to get the heavily damaged Hyundai running. Their tools of choice? a rusty axe and a tire iron. Everything else is improvised.

Freiburger and Finnegan, you have been outclassed.

Unfortunately, those outside of Australia can’t watch the whole show, but you can watch this snippet that they posted on their Facebook page, outlining just how insane repairs in the outback can truly be.

I am not worthy.

Comments
Welcome to zzdcar comments! Please keep conversations courteous and on-topic. To fosterproductive and respectful conversations, you may see comments from our Community Managers.
Sign up to post
Sort by
Show More Comments
Wrenching
The Number of Nuts Stuffed Into This Nissan Murano's Engine Bay Is Astonishing
The Number of Nuts Stuffed Into This Nissan Murano's Engine Bay Is Astonishing
A Nissan Murano recently rolled into Mike Thomson’s shop at a Nissan dealership in Ontario, Canada because of a check engine light. Upon popping the hood, Thomson and his team discovered hundreds of nuts stashed in every nook and cranny of the engine bay. Apparently this kind of thing happens...
Jun 23, 2026
'Mission Creep' Is Threatening to Take My 1979 Jeep Cherokee Golden Eagle Project Into Infinity
'Mission Creep' Is Threatening to Take My 1979 Jeep Cherokee Golden Eagle Project Into Infinity
I was just going to replace a single broken exhaust bolt in my ’s cylinder head, when I discovered some major issues that threaten to turn this “short” repair into a genuine time-suck. This phenomenon is called “mission creep” and for decades, it’s been plaguing wrenchers around the world. “Mission...
Jun 23, 2026
Installing a Trailer Hitch on a Mazda Miata Is Incredibly Easy and Fixes the Car's Biggest Flaw
Installing a Trailer Hitch on a Mazda Miata Is Incredibly Easy and Fixes the Car's Biggest Flaw
It may sound like blasphemy adding weight to a new Mazda Miata, but the lovable convertible sports car is small, and owning one really puts a squeeze on how much stuff you can carry. So my friend David decided to install a trailer hitch, and surprisingly, the whole job was...
Jun 23, 2026
I Just Bought a $100 Welder and It's Like I Have a New Superpower
I Just Bought a $100 Welder and It's Like I Have a New Superpower
This past weekend, I bought a dirt-cheap , grabbed some metal that I had sitting around the garage, and began building a skill that feels like a human superpower: fusing metal together. Picking up this contraption is a step that I wish I had taken many years ago, and one...
Jun 23, 2026
Look At This Totally Rusted-Out Toyota Tacoma
Look At This Totally Rusted-Out Toyota Tacoma
Yesterday, I was feeling a bit down about my after discovering that its engine is basically shot. But today I’m all cheered up, because my friend Jamie reminded me of what my Golden Eagle is not: a totally rotted out shitbox. Seriously, just looking at these pictures of a first-gen...
Jun 23, 2026
How a Simple Carburetor Issue Nearly Caused the World's First Ford Mustang Buyer to Sell Her Car
How a Simple Carburetor Issue Nearly Caused the World's First Ford Mustang Buyer to Sell Her Car
On April 15, 1964, 22-year-old Gail Wise parted with $3,447.50 and became the first person in history to own a Ford Mustang. For 15 years, she and her husband Tom used the convertible to drive their young family around until one day, the car just died. For 27 years after...
Jun 23, 2026
Copyright 2023-2026 - www.zzdcar.com All Rights Reserved