{"id":8471,"date":"2015-12-08T19:25:30","date_gmt":"2015-12-08T23:25:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=8471"},"modified":"2016-06-21T16:27:11","modified_gmt":"2016-06-21T20:27:11","slug":"roadkill-races-a-1974-mazda-truck-with-a-v8-in-the-bed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=8471","title":{"rendered":"Roadkill Races a 1974 Mazda Truck with a V8 in the Bed"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Roadkills-1974-Mazda-Truck-With-an-Oldsmobile-455ci-V8-in-the-bed-01.jpg?ssl=1\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-8472\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"8472\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?attachment_id=8472\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Roadkills-1974-Mazda-Truck-With-an-Oldsmobile-455ci-V8-in-the-bed-01.jpg?fit=1200%2C672&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1200,672\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Roadkill&amp;#8217;s 1974 Mazda Truck With an Oldsmobile 455ci V8 in the bed 01\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Roadkill&amp;#8217;s 1974 Mazda Truck With an Oldsmobile 455ci V8 in the bed&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Roadkills-1974-Mazda-Truck-With-an-Oldsmobile-455ci-V8-in-the-bed-01.jpg?fit=600%2C336&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Roadkills-1974-Mazda-Truck-With-an-Oldsmobile-455ci-V8-in-the-bed-01.jpg?fit=1024%2C573&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Roadkills-1974-Mazda-Truck-With-an-Oldsmobile-455ci-V8-in-the-bed-01.jpg?resize=640%2C358&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Roadkill&#039;s 1974 Mazda Truck With an Oldsmobile 455ci V8 in the bed\" width=\"640\" height=\"358\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-8472\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Roadkills-1974-Mazda-Truck-With-an-Oldsmobile-455ci-V8-in-the-bed-01.jpg?resize=1024%2C573&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Roadkills-1974-Mazda-Truck-With-an-Oldsmobile-455ci-V8-in-the-bed-01.jpg?resize=600%2C336&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Roadkills-1974-Mazda-Truck-With-an-Oldsmobile-455ci-V8-in-the-bed-01.jpg?resize=620%2C347&amp;ssl=1 620w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Roadkills-1974-Mazda-Truck-With-an-Oldsmobile-455ci-V8-in-the-bed-01.jpg?w=1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The Roadkill team went to Santa Rosa, California to pick up a heavily modified 1974 Mazda truck and drive it down to compete in the Optima Ultimate Street Car Challenge. The truck originally came with a 1.3-liter 13B four-barrel carbureted engine. The truck is now powered by an Oldsmobile 455 ci V8 and 1969 Toronado transaxle in the bed of the truck. The guys purchased the truck for $5,000 and found out it needed some work if it was going meet the challenge.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Update<\/strong> 12\/11\/2015 &#8211; I realized we had <a href=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=7337\">previous written about this truck<\/a> when it was on sale in August. Maybe the Roadkill team saw the listing off this website? I can wish.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"610\" height=\"343\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/XuHIemMF4kY\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Roadkills-1974-Mazda-Truck-With-an-Oldsmobile-455ci-V8-in-the-bed-04.jpg?ssl=1\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-8475\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"8475\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?attachment_id=8475\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Roadkills-1974-Mazda-Truck-With-an-Oldsmobile-455ci-V8-in-the-bed-04.jpg?fit=1200%2C672&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1200,672\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" 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data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Roadkills-1974-Mazda-Truck-With-an-Oldsmobile-455ci-V8-in-the-bed-04.jpg?fit=1024%2C573&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Roadkills-1974-Mazda-Truck-With-an-Oldsmobile-455ci-V8-in-the-bed-04.jpg?resize=640%2C358&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Roadkill&#039;s 1974 Mazda Truck With an Oldsmobile 455ci V8 in the bed\" width=\"640\" height=\"358\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-8475\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Roadkills-1974-Mazda-Truck-With-an-Oldsmobile-455ci-V8-in-the-bed-04.jpg?resize=1024%2C573&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Roadkills-1974-Mazda-Truck-With-an-Oldsmobile-455ci-V8-in-the-bed-04.jpg?resize=600%2C336&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Roadkills-1974-Mazda-Truck-With-an-Oldsmobile-455ci-V8-in-the-bed-04.jpg?resize=620%2C347&amp;ssl=1 620w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Roadkills-1974-Mazda-Truck-With-an-Oldsmobile-455ci-V8-in-the-bed-04.jpg?w=1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Roadkills-1974-Mazda-Truck-With-an-Oldsmobile-455ci-V8-in-the-bed-02.jpg?ssl=1\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-8473\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"8473\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?attachment_id=8473\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Roadkills-1974-Mazda-Truck-With-an-Oldsmobile-455ci-V8-in-the-bed-02.jpg?fit=1200%2C672&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1200,672\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Roadkill&amp;#8217;s 1974 Mazda Truck With an Oldsmobile 455ci V8 in the bed 02\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Roadkill&amp;#8217;s 1974 Mazda Truck With an Oldsmobile 455ci V8 in the bed&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Roadkills-1974-Mazda-Truck-With-an-Oldsmobile-455ci-V8-in-the-bed-02.jpg?fit=600%2C336&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Roadkills-1974-Mazda-Truck-With-an-Oldsmobile-455ci-V8-in-the-bed-02.jpg?fit=1024%2C573&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Roadkills-1974-Mazda-Truck-With-an-Oldsmobile-455ci-V8-in-the-bed-02.jpg?resize=640%2C358&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Roadkill&#039;s 1974 Mazda Truck With an Oldsmobile 455ci V8 in the bed\" width=\"640\" height=\"358\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-8473\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Roadkills-1974-Mazda-Truck-With-an-Oldsmobile-455ci-V8-in-the-bed-02.jpg?resize=1024%2C573&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Roadkills-1974-Mazda-Truck-With-an-Oldsmobile-455ci-V8-in-the-bed-02.jpg?resize=600%2C336&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Roadkills-1974-Mazda-Truck-With-an-Oldsmobile-455ci-V8-in-the-bed-02.jpg?resize=620%2C347&amp;ssl=1 620w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Roadkills-1974-Mazda-Truck-With-an-Oldsmobile-455ci-V8-in-the-bed-02.jpg?w=1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Roadkills-1974-Mazda-Truck-With-an-Oldsmobile-455ci-V8-in-the-bed-03.jpg?ssl=1\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-8474\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"8474\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?attachment_id=8474\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Roadkills-1974-Mazda-Truck-With-an-Oldsmobile-455ci-V8-in-the-bed-03.jpg?fit=1200%2C672&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1200,672\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Roadkill&amp;#8217;s 1974 Mazda Truck With an Oldsmobile 455ci V8 in the bed 03\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Roadkill&amp;#8217;s 1974 Mazda Truck With an Oldsmobile 455ci V8 in the bed&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Roadkills-1974-Mazda-Truck-With-an-Oldsmobile-455ci-V8-in-the-bed-03.jpg?fit=600%2C336&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Roadkills-1974-Mazda-Truck-With-an-Oldsmobile-455ci-V8-in-the-bed-03.jpg?fit=1024%2C573&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Roadkills-1974-Mazda-Truck-With-an-Oldsmobile-455ci-V8-in-the-bed-03.jpg?resize=640%2C358&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Roadkill&#039;s 1974 Mazda Truck With an Oldsmobile 455ci V8 in the bed\" width=\"640\" height=\"358\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-8474\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Roadkills-1974-Mazda-Truck-With-an-Oldsmobile-455ci-V8-in-the-bed-03.jpg?resize=1024%2C573&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Roadkills-1974-Mazda-Truck-With-an-Oldsmobile-455ci-V8-in-the-bed-03.jpg?resize=600%2C336&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Roadkills-1974-Mazda-Truck-With-an-Oldsmobile-455ci-V8-in-the-bed-03.jpg?resize=620%2C347&amp;ssl=1 620w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Roadkills-1974-Mazda-Truck-With-an-Oldsmobile-455ci-V8-in-the-bed-03.jpg?w=1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/playlist?list=PL12C0C916CECEA3BC\">Roadkill<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Roadkill team went to Santa Rosa, California to pick up a heavily modified 1974 Mazda truck and drive it down to compete in the Optima Ultimate Street Car Challenge. The truck originally came with a 1.3-liter 13B four-barrel carbureted engine. The truck is now powered by an Oldsmobile 455 ci V8 and 1969 Toronado&hellip;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=8471\" rel=\"bookmark\">Read More &raquo;<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Roadkill Races a 1974 Mazda Truck with a V8 in the Bed<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":8472,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"neve_meta_sidebar":"","neve_meta_container":"","neve_meta_enable_content_width":"","neve_meta_content_width":0,"neve_meta_title_alignment":"","neve_meta_author_avatar":"","neve_post_elements_order":"","neve_meta_disable_header":"","neve_meta_disable_footer":"","neve_meta_disable_title":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[385],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-8471","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-repu"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Roadkills-1974-Mazda-Truck-With-an-Oldsmobile-455ci-V8-in-the-bed-01.jpg?fit=1200%2C672&ssl=1","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":10619,"url":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=10619","url_meta":{"origin":8471,"position":0},"title":"Mazdarati Reaches for the 10&#8217;s","author":"swaptastic","date":"June 21, 2016","format":false,"excerpt":"The Roadkill boys are back in episode 51 to see if they can deliver on the original seller's promise of a 10-second car. If you don't remember the guys purchased a Mazda REPU truck with a 455 Oldsmobile big-block V8 in the bed in episode 45. 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The engine type, size, and location have all changed. Instead of a small rotary engine under the hood a large Oldsmobile V8 from a 1970 Oldsmobile Toronado sits in the bed. The Oldsmobile 455\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;REPU&quot;","block_context":{"text":"REPU","link":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?cat=385"},"img":{"alt_text":"1974 Mazda truck with a Oldsmobile 455 V8 in the Bed","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/1974-Mazda-truck-with-a-Oldsmobile-455-in-the-Bed-12.jpg?fit=1063%2C598&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/1974-Mazda-truck-with-a-Oldsmobile-455-in-the-Bed-12.jpg?fit=1063%2C598&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/1974-Mazda-truck-with-a-Oldsmobile-455-in-the-Bed-12.jpg?fit=1063%2C598&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/1974-Mazda-truck-with-a-Oldsmobile-455-in-the-Bed-12.jpg?fit=1063%2C598&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/1974-Mazda-truck-with-a-Oldsmobile-455-in-the-Bed-12.jpg?fit=1063%2C598&ssl=1&resize=1050%2C600 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":15872,"url":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=15872","url_meta":{"origin":8471,"position":2},"title":"Every Detail on Roadkill&#8217;s Muscle Truck","author":"swaptastic","date":"May 1, 2017","format":false,"excerpt":"David Freiburger released a walk-around video with a lot of interesting details on the Muscle Truck. The truck is a 1974 Chevy C-10 stepside that was originally built when David was working at Car Junkie TV. 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