1,300HP Mercury Comet BRAKE FAILURE CRASH
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- čas přidán 17. 06. 2024
- 1,300HP Mercury Comet has brake failure causing the car to slam into the back of a minivan causing injuries to the driver and passenger. Everyone has healed from the accident and the car will be back on the road one day.
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This is Russ, as I sat in the hospital for a couple days, I replayed everything in my head hundreds of times, things that I should have noticed as a warning, and what I could have done differently.
I’ve seen lots of comments so I’ll address a few of them, not being defensive at all.
In a normal car throttle sticking at 2200 RPM’s is not the end of the world, in my car that’s 900 ft/lbs of torque. I should have realized the load that was putting on the brakes. Didn’t cross my mind at the time. FYI: It had double springs on the throttle.
In a normal car, I could have pulled emergency brake, I even got a quote at Good Guy’s Del Mar for an electronic e-brake & bigger brakes. Hindsight’s 20-20, I was just gonna trailer it to a few shows & not drive it much till I could do that.
Why didn’t I downshift? Car had a B&M ratchet shifter, once I shifted up thru the gears you can’t downshift till you put it in park. So much going on in those last few seconds, forgot to downshift it after putting it in park, but it was probably too late to have had a big reduction in speed.
As far as I know, driver of van was not seriously injured. Beauty of a modern car with crumple zones, self tightening seat belts & air bags.
Car had liability coverage but no collision, I was still in the process of getting stated value insurance
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I’m thankful no one was critically injured, tons of support from the car community, thank you all.
@@russstover8190 Amen to that. Glad nobody was critically injured. That was terrifying. I do like how the video took the time to show how your experience can benefit others. Now there’s time to heal and rebuild. Cheers brother.
We all want to show our rides , and what a beautiful car you created. Being a English man it’s rare to drive an automatic, and I’m very wary of not being able to pop the clutch. I had an issue where a bung in my intake manifold came out and the car revved to hell, but I could pop the clutch and kill it.
So sad for you this happened, but come back stronger 👍🤟
Get off the road russ, you clearly dont know what your doing, just dont care about other people
Did you figure out the point of failure in the brakes? Master cylinder? Line ruptured? Caliper failed?
Someone who has worked as both a Tech and an Advisor, it blows my mind how little people think about brakes and tires. No matter if your vehicle makes 10 horsepower or 10,000hp, you need to be able to turn and stop. The fact that this gets overlooked on performance builds is just scary.
They were doing like 50mph, not 150 the brakes were more than adequate to stop. His rookie move off riding the brakes and having a stuck throttle etc caused it. You don't need baer brakes etc to stop a car at 50mph
@@mariomarquez5559 you aren't very bright are you dummy? That car came stock with drum brakes etc. It has disks on it with dual piston calipers, you can clearly see it so i highly doubt it has a single. You're as bad as the 2 bozos in the car. Btw the car is a 64 not 68
No KIDDING!!!!! Same same
Sure it's fun to go fast, but more important to be able to slow down. You can not overlook that type of stuff because you can get yourself killed or others around you. Be smart when making cars go fast and put as much money into your braking system as you did your engine bay.
@@faststang85 the keys are your friend turn the car off or slame it in revse better the car then you guys and any one else
Kinda weird to not even mention whether the person you crashed in to is okay. Afterall he/she is the ACTUAL victim.
@@matticus3110 Why would they crush it? It's not a street racer; don't be such a fuckin Karen.
@@matticus3110why the hell would you blame the car for this? This is 100% the driver/operator/mechanic behind this accident. These comets are cool and rare, why crush a piece of history/art because of human error? Sue the guy sure but leave the car out of this. People who think like you make me lose faith in our species.
@@matticus3110 ease up on the hormone blockers guy.. I bet u blame guns too don't you
@@matticus3110 why is everyone acting like the driver was driving recklessly and speeding? This was a complete accident due to the breaks giving out. Sure many measures could have been taken to prevent this, but it’s a learning lesson. If you can’t be polite when commenting, don’t comment at all.
@@matticus3110 just shut up you maniac Your comments shows that you're never get rear ended by a vehicle.
23 years, sticking throttle and no brakes, new hobby time Russ
The two ex wives clearly saw this coming
@@kaisersickle154😂😂😂
@kaisersickle154 exactly my thoughts when he brushed away the brake fluid concern with no hesitation 😂😂
👍@@kaisersickle154
Imagine sitting with your family at a stoplight and two divorced dads come flying through your trunk. Then they make a video letting everyone know the car is ok.
Guy works on a car for 23 years and forgets to do the brakes. Unreal.
The ifffy thing is he mention it…..!!!!
It's like he knew @@JohnJohnson-od5oz
The brakes failed due to a sticky throttle. They totally had brakes until he was riding them to stay at legal speeds for miles.
@@kdawson020279Then he should have fucking stopped. He literally made a comment about the brakes earlier in the vid.
@@Clooger- I don't believe I argued he shouldn't have, my comment is in support of the fact that he was aware crap wasn't right and boiled his brake fluid because of it on his ordinarily properly functioning brakes to get the shot. I agree, you stop while your brakes are still capable. This was legendary levels of irresponsible.
Out of all of this, the biggest shock to me is that this dude only had liability insurance on a car he’d poured over 200k into.
Like anyone could get "full coverage!" on it? Oh wait. It's a 60 year old USED CAR. LIABILITY IS "FULL COVERAGE" YOU TOOL!
Sticking throttle, old AF brakes, no handbrake…1200hp, this car was a disaster like the dudes marriages. I hope the driver of the minivan sues, proof of negligence is on video and they’ll likely suffer something long term as a result. I really hope no kids were in the van, soft bones don’t take well to negligent boomers rear ending them.
@@deeremeyer1749In reality, you can get insurance on anything. Plenty of classic cars have insurance up to replacement value.
@@Perceivedshiftit's a wonder they even insured this car.
Oh well ….. thems the brakes !!!
The fact that these guys had to be called out hundreds of times to even get them to write a clarification on the health of the mini van driver. Really shows their character, they didn’t even think to address it in the first 12 min long video
Yea, these clowns are pieces of shit.
honestly baffling that there was NO mention whatsoever.
I saw what looked like a car seat in the van also. How do you not address that there was no child in the car or people were okay or whatever the case may be? Quite odd.
I haven't seen anything about the minivan driver/passenger(s). What happened to them?
I assume lawyers would be involved and told them not to address it
the real miracle here is that comments are still open 2 years later
Wreck is shown in the first 20 seconds. Warning about the wreck being shown is after the wreck. Real geniuses behind this operation.
Lmao
Exactly.
Honestly very emblematic of their attitudes in general. Put the dangerous car on the road before having it checked out, show the wreck BEFORE the warning about it.
Do first think later seems to be their motto.
Not the sharpest TOOLS in the box.
"Is that brakes I smell?"
"Yeah, I gotta ride them. The accelerator's sticking at about 2200 rpms."
"Oh, ok. Hey, can you pull over? We're going to end this now."
How things should have gone down.
100 %.
@@alexandr.the.greatt Bingo! So maybe dont drive the fucking dangerous car?
@@alexandr.the.greatt at the first sign of hot brakes and sticking throttle should of pulled over.
@@alexandr.the.greatt they came to a stop MULTIPLE times while riding the brakes.
@@alexandr.the.greatt wow man. Hope you're not driving a car, ever. The brakes WERE hot because he was already riding them to stop. Besides that, you do realize that most cars have a key, and that that key operates as a sort of off-switch for an engine, right?
No excuses hold water here.
No emergency brake, sticky throttle, old and heated up brakes, only lapbelts then uploading everything to the internet for the Minivan's attorney to use in court. Priceless!
It's a parking brake.... use it in a emergency and see what happens.
It hasn't been an emergency brake since 1930
Just plain stupid. Rushing to drive without taking a hour or so to inspect. Then about a day to repair everything!!!
@@huntermccoy7641 parking brakes (if used correctly) can be useful in emergencies. it can slow down or even stop a brakeless vehicle if you pair it with engine braking.
@@huntermccoy7641 garbage
Could have LITERALLY thrown it in reverse at that speed and hit the emergency brake... done.
Russ is probably living in a tent after the lawsuit.
He built the car to try and show off what a badass he thinks he is, but now 10 million people just think he's a dumbass. Life is strange.
Imagine sitting at a light with your family of 4 and two divorced men rear end you at 55 mph, Then they make a CZcams video to let you know the car is ok.
That's a typical car enthusiast in a nutshell, cannot see the forest from the trees!
Bro🤣
@@teinspringz nah just dickheads
Just just made my whole day!! :DDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD
60mph
That owner is 100% responsible. Those brakes are definitely not designed for 1300 hp. You mentioned smelling the brakes. That's a huge warning sign. I feel bad for the poor people he smashed into.
This. 100% I would have tried to crash anywhere but into the back of a minivan, there could have been kids in there.... but no mention of the occupants of the minivan at all bizzarely. Crash into a tree. Try to drive around in a circle even.... the driver needs their license revoked IMO.
crashing into a tree is much worse then the back of a van rather have a few hurt instead of a few dead not trying to protect the guys in the comet but a tree is not soft like a car is let alone the fact all lanes were filled with stopped cars. No better option@@hansonel
Stupid is as stupid does
@howardyost7290 na I would rather put it in a tree roll it in the road. the last place iam putting it is in the back some innocent child . iam not going to make someone els also pay for my mistakes
@@hansonelno??? wtf why does he need his license revoked?
$200k and you can't make brakes that work? Those wives were right to leave.
bet you wouldnt be able to make them work lol
I was gonna say @@mineer-pg5sv
Accidents happen. It just sucks because there were so many hints before in incident
@@Anonymous_1210 Accidents my arse. This is straight up stupidity and negligence. You didnt upgrade the brakes? You didnt put the E brake back in? You DIDNT STOP WHEN THE THROTTLE STUCK? YOU DIDNT KILL THE IGNITION WHEN IT RAN AWAY?!? This guy is a total tool.
@@Nick-ue7iw you may not understand what it's like to have to make a quick decision when an incident is underway. You're in shock. Shutting the engine wouldn't do anything.
It is truly a blessing that no one was killed. I truly feel for the innocent victims that were injured in this idiocy that is being passed off as an Accident, and an "Opportunity to Entertain, and Educate us". Arrogance, and Ignorance Certainly Go Hand in Hand, and this is an example of how truly Dangerous that Combination Can Be. Yeah The Throttle is Sticking, Hey I Smell Brakes, Yeah I have been riding Them, Just Keep Going, it will make a Great Video !
"Install harnesses."
-Don't upgrade or even maintain your brakes after serious performance upgrades.
-Ignore that sticking throttle--got enough coin in this thing already.
-And hey make sure to take it out into rush hour traffic for that youtube vid.
-Brakes smell real hot but let's do some quick pulls in the middle lane.
-Make a video of both of you acknowledging then placating glaring safety problems before even leaving the shop and never even mention the innocent people you smoked in a completely avoidable/negligently caused accident.
They should be in prison for their horrific negligence.
- not wearing seatbelts properly
- not mentioning the victims of his stupidity. could've easily crippled or killed someone.
And yet he says he wants to educate us. That is the most hypocritical thing to say.
Doesn't the car have a horn to warm others of impending impact?
@@torbinzix1He spent $200K on it so if course he had no money left for a horn😂
'Hey your brakes are kind of old.'
'Nah, they're OK.'
'Shouldn't we wear our harnesses?'
'Nah, fuck it, we'll be fine.'
'Hey I smell the brakes burning up.'
'Yeah, I'm riding the break cuz the accelerator is stuck, it's fine.'
'Do you have insurance on this car?'
'Yeah I don't go for that insurance crap.'
'We're close to an intersection and a red light, don't you think we should slow down?'
'What's that? You want me to speed it up? Ok.'
Just like in the movie: 1941:
"You shouldn't touch the ordnance at all. But more specifically, you should never pull this hand-operating lever to the rear."
(does exactly the opposite)
"You shouldn't touch the ordnance at all. But more specifically, you should never pull this hand-operating lever to the rear."
(Does exactly the opposite)
"You never restore this lever to firing position. Do not make sure that this cover is completely closed."
(Does exactly the opposite)
"Never depress operator's foot triggers here, here and at the rear here."
(Does exactly the opposite)
PS: You must see the movie to fully get the scenario :)
Have a glass of chocolate milk and relax, man.
@WoodedBasher why are you so upset? Are you okay?
@modest mouse colored person Que the the tiny violin.
@@ericche1983 why are you having a breakdown in half a dozen comment chains
Elephant in the room: what in the fuck happened to the innocent people they plowed into? How do you not acknowledge that?
e thing that pisses me off is how he swerved left and not right with all that room or could of gone into the hill, He was more worried about the car then human life
@@ZuluGamingSeriesbro then to top it off he clearly gave other dude the worst of the wreck, didn't want that steering column going into his groin. Fuck man, that was a fucked up situation and he clearly hit the van with the passenger side first. What a mother fucker
@@ZuluGamingSeriesI mean what would YOU do in the moment? With seconds to spare and panicking. Easy to look at what to do from your armchair
They got rear ended, not a big deal💀
Are you fucking stupid? A rear end crash on a fucking van lmao? They're fine you little bitch
A car with 1300 HP needs all the braking power it can ever have!
Doubt it's even 1,000 HP.
“Too much grief has been put into this car for it to crash into a brick wall” foreshadowing at its finest 😂
It's called editing moron.
Look at the top comment dumbass
@@epeli0035 I did and nice, he did add a update. He didn’t when I commented this, dumbass
I would care more about the car, look at it
It's obvious you aren't a car guy/girl.
As an engineer who worked for Wilwood brakes for many years and spent countless hours working with high performance stopping systems I can say one thing with no hesitation. Just because you can afford to do something doesn't mean you should if you don't know what you're doing. There is more to braking than just changing out brake pads and fluid. Braking is arguably THE most important system in any motor vehicle. This kind of reminds me of the guy with the homemade submarine that imploded recently.
Yeah, it also imploded due to bad brakes.
@@user666mega It imploded because of stupidity, kind of like your comment will.
😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 wtf. That was funny
I'm surprised hand break is not mandated by law in America.
@@mrm1885It’s because of freedom and stuff…
5:29 You can literally see the drivers elbow break right there. Must have hurt so bad
Dude literally put his arms straight out and locked his elbows before the crash lmao.
23 years, $200,000, two marriages, and you can't even drive the damn thing around the block.
Ugh !!! Whys life suck some/most times
its what they call
lifes suck
Me when brake failure
Whatta fail
I was feeling bad until he updated himself, his friend and a damn car and never mentioned the people they hurt
Right? Absoulte tool. For all we know, that car was full of kids in the back seat. Not a mention, its probs because the driver is being sued and now can't afford to fix his death trap, so they are pissed.
These idiots are loose in the streets bro
Never did recommend if your accelerator is sticking or brakes getting hot to pull over,,,oh well the show must go on.
Did you not read it all you m0r0n
@@ZG0002hopefully it' was a family of taco 🌮 eater migrants 😂
I can’t believe that this guy has barely said a word about the innocent minivan driver and possible family that they slammed into. How did that person and or family do on their recovery?
I Wondering about what happened to the people in the other car myself, was it evermentioned or did I miss it? Wondering if the car was ever inspected for the highway, and if not why not?
Seems like his insurance company would have insisted on a car to be legally inspected before driving on a highway.
Why not turn the dam key off, and throw it in reverse or park?
Or was he too worreid about hurting his car?
They both should do jail time and be sued for every they have!
It’s insulting how these two idiots make nothing but bad decisions that day, then want to lecture everyone else about not doing the same thing. I wouldn’t trust these buffoons 🤡🤡 with a cheap lawnmower.
e thing that pisses me off is how he swerved left and not right with all that room or could of gone into the hill, He was more worried about the car then human life
Probably because of pending litigation. I would imagine.
2 silly billies.
0:53 "we were involved in an accident"
My brother in Christ, YOU caused the accident
That was no accident. It was a collision caused by driver negligence. I do hope the driver was criminally charged with careless driving causing injury at the least.
Those arguments are the same.. and none of those applied on that crash. Jesus
how? wasnt even his car nor was he driving it
@@Sean-pv1nw the drive around was for his channel, could have ended the ride as soon as he knew the car was idling at over 2000rpm with that kind of engine (i mean he claims he knows how cars work), could have ended the ride as soon as he smelled the brakes, could have told him to kill the ignition... but nooooo, he needs his glamour shots on the road... both should have been charged with criminal negligence
Ahh the court public opinion! Lets just get a rope. RIGHT??@@stefanforrer2573
All of this concern for the mini van driver was really touching..
He's in a modern minivan. He can have a 100 mph+ crash and would barely have a scratch on his body. And I'm sure that minivan doesn't cost anywhere near 200k.
@@salahdehina9733 hope you are being sarcastic or trying to troll me.
@@desertsurvival8235 Imagine spending money you don't have on a car and working on it for 23 years and pouring your heart and soul into it then it just gets destroyed like that, if you worked on any project in you life you would understand. What I'm saying is that while I'd hate to be the guy in the minivan it doesn't even compare to how much I'd hate to be the owner of the Mercury after the crash.
@@salahdehina9733 well tbh with you I'm not really a car guy, I see cars or more as a tool, or in my case UTVS, but yeah bro I get what you are saying, worse still it was all on camera, with admissions to the breaks.
All I can say both were idiots in the highest degree, more so the driver.
@@salahdehina9733 who wouldn't hate being the guy cluelessly driving around 200k of ego?
1000 horse power. And I build my own brakes. And only fitted lap straps. 😂 good thinking Batman
This video is a lawyers dream
Its almost as if the lawyer representing the minivan victims wrote the script and told them to make sure you mention this, admit to this, replay these angles, and show these clips.. thanks!
I don't think we should overlook what absolute clowns these guys are. It's one thing to risk your own life/health, it's another to risk everyone's on the road. A hung throttle with riding the brakes is the most obvious case of "shut er down" I can think of.
That "host guy" took his own life in his own hands. He knew the issues with the brakes. It was a show car. Russ did everything he could for everyone involved. Your the clown. Your just jealous because even wrecked, that car is still worth more than you and your pathetic life.
I'd say the two most important things on a car is the brakes and tires.
Yeah its great that this is posted for a warning to others that don't be us idiots, but i wouldn't never release this... such a failure and stupidity. I would just shame in silence.
@@dinoXAs2 yeah I'm glad they have the balls to admit and show the world how they've messed up.
These people have cars so far up their asses the combustion engine has mashed their brain to a useless paste.
"Brake failure" is a hell of a way to describe going out with a knowingly sticking throttle.
hes clearly pumping gas to unstick it
Typical "chevy" moron...
Why is he driving it on the street 😐 cars like this need to be on a trailer.
"I even got a quote for bigger brakes". Wow a quote
My suv sped up all on it's own, I was going 85 mph with the brakes on. What fun. I was on an interstate so I was able to maneuver around slower cars, I shifted into neutral pumped the gas a bit, put my car back into drive. Which I'm sure wasn't great for the transmission. I drove home with out any further incidents, except for a few more gray hairs. I had it repaired the next day, it was a transmission sensor thing, which went wrong and made my car think I was flooring it, which I wasn't - with my foot on the brakes. Stupid computer chips in cars.
@@TijdritPietje now he needs a quote for a lawyer
For anyone coming herefor the same answer:
Eventually, Russ also commented on the video, pointing out that the other drivers were not harmed and that everyone was okay. He also seems to understand that he was wrong for not checking the issue and continuing to drive, for which he has been forgiven by most of the commenters who replied due to his acceptance of blame and subsequent apology.
uh, they were harmed. it literally says they were injured
All those cameras working but cant get a single brake to work lol
A 1,300 hp car with just a lap belt for a safety belt is sheer madness!
he had harnesses, they just didnt put them on
You not wrong!
Does not really matter how powerful the car is, using just the lap belt is madness in any car.
@@superiorradio4540 even more lunatic
A sanity check is certainly required.
There are extremely expensive sports cars out there, which are engineered to harness large amounts of power and very few of them have a power output approaching 1300 HP.
Half of that power would be too much for a car without ABS, traction control and 4WD.
This vehicle doesn't even have airbags or a modern crumple zone, it is a stupid car.
Dude was riding the brakes on a 1300 HP car then acts surprised when his brakes overheat and go out.
e thing that pisses me off is how he swerved left and not right with all that room or could of gone into the hill, He was more worried about the car then human life
Don't worry kids! I'm a mechanic!!
These guys are getting tons of hate in the comments and other channels. They deserve all of it.
10:52 "I know his brakes gonna be great" got me so bad lmao
The sad part about this video is that not one mention of the people that were in the vehicle they hit and that really sucks , think about it
this
nothing serious happened to them, thats why i guess, but they could mention this at least
Sad part is actually watching the classic car crashing into the van
@@michalmocka3060 Well we don't know. Whiplash is a fair possibility and that can mess up someone for life.
@@ravai5229 Russ said "driver of van was not seriously injured. Beauty of a modern car with crumple zones, self tightening seat belts & air bags" .
I feel WAYYY more sorry for the minivan driver than you guys , not even mentionning there state of health or concern......nice
Exactly; It's all about him. I hope the van occupants were OK, and cleaned old Russ out.
Absolutely this could've killed them from the Absolutely insane stupidity demonstated in this video
I hope they're multi-millionaires. They deserve to win a massive lawsuit. These guys should be forced to downsize to a single wide trailer jerks
@@tcjatko7964it's his video after all
They did tho in comments
Saw this from Sam Hyde's "Silly Billy Boomer Car", Holy fuck guys that shit was off the fucking chain yo. I'm glad you guys are good, that shit was some "shots fired" nuts right there.
And I'm doin it for my dohta
im only 14, and I can't tell you the story my mom had told me not too long ago. Watching this video made me realize how scary a car accident can really be.. Sometime within 2003-2004 and during this time we lived in Kansas City and we didn't have much money and so sometimes our power would go out and so my mom and dad had really big problems between each other and it really upsetted my mom a lot. Then one day, my mom, my older sister, and my auntie went fishing by a lake and then afterwards when it got dark they would get in my moms 2001 Toyota Sienna and after they left the lake they were driving down a 2 way road until there was a stop sign. When my mom was going to turn the car she was still upset and I guess the tears in her eyes blinded her eyesight and she couldn't see until it was too late. When she turned a Semi truck hit her head on and the van was hit on the front end it was such a hard impact that it turned the car and eventually into a ditch. I was horrified by what she told me and she also told me that they didn't notice the car until 5AM in the morning. My mom was unconscious until the morning when she finally woke and realized they crashed and were still inside the car. Thankfully she is okay now and everyone is from the car accident. I have to thank god for protecting my mom and for still having her here for me🙏🙏❤
This isn't an "accident". An accident is something that happens due to unforeseen events outside anyone's control. Key word - "anyone". This applies ONLY to the occupant/s of the Honda SUV in this case.
Ensuring your 1300hp street machine has properly functioning brakes and a throttle that doesn't stick then going out for a drive knowing full well that is not the case in your fucking 1300hp street machine anyway IS NOT outside anyone's control. It was a deliberate decision made in full knowledge of the car being in sub-par condition for the road.
And that is 100% negligence, pure and simple.
It's also a huge disservice to everyone else who wants to have the freedom to modify their street cars and do it reasonably and responsibly.
cut and dry!
Yep and both of them should go to prison. But they're rich so nothing will happen.
This is a mishap. Not an accident. Multiple bad decisions caused this to happen. I feel for the van driver minding his own business when he was attacked by bad judgment.
@@DrSaucePacket Exactly
This guy is an embarrassment to car enthusiasts everywhere. Grossly negligent and driving basically an unfinished car on the road.
Keyboard warrior. Mistakes were made, but you're the embarrassment pal.
Pipe down, nerd.
An embarrassment I think not, however negligent yes.
he could of easily could killed someone. Imagine kid or baby in the back seat of the honda.
You’re so smart.
Russ will probably put a 2,000 HP engine in it next time.😄
Imagine sitting with your family at a stoplight and two divorced dads come flying through your trunk. Then they make a video letting everyone know the car is ok.
When I was a kid, the man that taught me so much about building cars, always told me to build my brakes to twice as much as I would ever need. He said if I didn't build my engine enough, I would just drive slower, thats it. But no one ever got hurt by stopping better. Plus, I have never built a street car without an E-brake, that is just foolish.
wait wait, was the e-brake a parachute or an anchor? Seriously?
Well, I have to say, stopping better =stopping quicker, right? They stopped in an instant and they definitely got hurt...sooooo...
Well when a cars for show and not racing it’s not gonna have a chute e brake not necessary unless it’s a manual
@@Charcoalgreyhoe00 If it's a show car that has underperforming brakes it should have never been on the road unless turned off. This build is the perfect example of doing everything wrong: Taking a high performance vehicle with a known sticky throttle onto a public in-use road, having severely underperforming brakes, having a roll cage but only having lap belts instead of a 5+ point harness, No helmet on either driver or passenger, and clearly no experience of what to do in the event of an accident in a high performance vehicle (going limp while putting your arms into an X pattern on your chest).
He deserves those injuries, and he's lucky that the accident didn't kill himself, his friend, or the people in the vehicle he collided into.
@@MommyKhaos I agree
this entire incident can be summed up in one word: Negligence
And the second word:litigation. They are fucked
I think STUPIDITY plays a huge role in this.
Negligence, selfishness, narcissism, reckless operation are a few to throw in there as well.
- No brakes
- No airbags
- No shoulder belt
- Steel dash
It's just perfect.
dude ended up lookin like the predator 🤣
Looked like nothing from behind. But from the inside...holy moly. So much force. I never once drove withoung wearing a seatbelt. Never. And I never would. Nowadays I wouldn't even buy a car without an airbag. Glad that both of you and the person(s) in the other car are ok.
So glad you guys made sure,it was road worthy before involving innocent people, thanks :
As much as I feel for you, you did not even mention once what happened to the passenger(s) of the car you slammed into. It would be a courteous thing to do.
Was kind of stunned they didn’t address this at all. Agree with your take 100% !
agree here, considering its also a family car and I saw a baby seat.
I was surprised too! I just assumed that would be a big part of the conversation. I saw that Russ put it in a comment that was pinned. He said "As far as I know no one was seriously injured. Beauty of modern cars with crumple zones, self tightening seat belts, and air bags"
I mean, OK, but as far as you know? So you don't actually know then? And seriously injured? Does that mean they were injured, just not in critical condition in a coma somewhere?
Absolutely mind boggling sitting thru 12 mins of this in anticipation - and zero mention of the mini van driver’s health or condition…
That's a rich guy for you. No empathy.
I was a passenger in a similar situation in a ‘57 BelAir wagon, except it was a stop sign at a T intersection. We missed all the cars and went into traffic, hanging a right turn so hard the car bicycled. Landed back on all 4 and stopped it by hanging out of our doors and dragging our feet/shoes. I opened the right rear door because I’d been thrown into the back between the front buckets.
All stock brakes and 283/Powerglide. We were scared to death, pushed it the 3 blocks back to my place where it sat until I installed a new master cylinder with 2 reservoirs instead of the original single.
The RF wheel cylinder blew because the wheel cylinder bolt also was the pin for the top 2 springs. The pin sheared and no brakes. Oh and no seat belts. That was also remedied
That man flew 😂😂
That impact gives you a true appreciation of how much force there is when you come to a stop that quick.
makes you appreciate airbags
im so glad that you MUST have an over the shoulder strap here in my country or the car isnt allowed on the road.
Force is equal to mass multiplied by acceleration and damn did they accelerate FAST
@@harrisonr2193 Ya I remember in physics the accelerations goes from 100 km/h to 0 in 0.1s and the force was insane.
You can appreciate the testing that the NHTSA does.
Hundreds of thousands of dollars spent on this car but no upgraded braking system. Its not all about horse power. Safety should be the first priority. Lessons to be learnt. Good thing everybody has recovered.
Sadly 23 years of work down the tube - you got to ask why Porsche uses carbon fiber and huge ass brembo brake calipers for their cars.
@@tibbydudeza 23 years to build a car that not only looks terribly, but drives terribly and is a danger to everyone. Time to give up
Imagine what a field day the other car occupants’ lawyer could have when he finds out it was some fucken retard in a “custom” car lmao 😂😂😂 I can’t
@@jaychqpr97 if you can sit with a straight face and say that car looked terrible, your taste in cars is probably absolutely terrible.
Back when I started modding my cars, my first mechanic said, always mod from the bottom up. Tires, suspension parts, brakes, and then add more power.
Proof of why not to get into a build until its had a test drive 😂😂😂😂😂
Glad you're both okay, hope you don't make the mistake of trusting someone that doesn't inspect the brakes of their 1200hp car before driving it on public roadways, let alone one reckless enough to refuse to stop when the passenger informs them of their actively cooking brakes. Drivers incredibly lucky his negligence only snapped his elbow and your teeth.
The crash victim's lawyer thanks you effusively for this footage.
It's mind blowing that it's still posted.
Yeah, so nice of them to provide a well edited video with commentary explaining exactly how and why they were negligent. Exhibit A.
I pray that van driver sues them good. This is just isn't an insurance thing at this point.
@@jstohler too late to change that, it’s all over the internet. The whole world knows about these guys now
yep and they have cash from youtube media, I hope the crash victim gets a huge chunk for their pain and suffering
This wasn't brake failure this was driver failure. Sticking throttle! Just ride the brakes till the brake fluid heats up till the brakes don't work.
Yea dude that’s fkin insaneee
and he said, when Russ gets the car up & running again, he'll get back in the car, because he knows Russ'll get better brakes (10:48) -_-
@@OmarTheAtheistAziz you kind of missed the point....
@@Onemanstrash1 no
Yeah I find that shocking. Throttle sticking and you have shit brakes even on a good day? That's an unfinished project - I don't care how shiny it is.
Makes me feel much better that I just bought a parking brake handle today for my hotrod. I was only thinking about it rolling on a hill when parked...this makes me realize how important it really could end up being.
I'm still amazed at 3 things: he didn't turn the engine off (to at least stop the pulling), he didn't head for the wide-open RH turn lane (or the grass next to it), and why he chose to hit hte minivan near-dead-center, instead of trying to wedge thru between it and the white car to its left. He still would've hit the minivan, but at least some energy would've gone into the side of the white car, and less into the minivan. (#4 is why he continued to drive a car with a sticking throttle that caused overheated brakes, of course)
Hitting something you're trying to avoid is called target fixation. Looks like he had about 9 seconds to realize there was a problem and do something. Going from everything's fine to full panic mode cuts that time way down and you get an accident. Another option he could have done was cranking the wheel and do a 180 degree spin. Looked like he had plenty of room to do it, but that's just me having all the time in the world to come up with that idea with no distractions.
What the heck are you talking about the driver had seconds to make a decision and you are elaborating a thesis in the comfort of your bed on how could he have handled it. Jesus
they make KILL SWITCH'S FOR A REASON !!!! pretty dosent make it safe.
@@SeverinoCatulenot everyone is built the same. Some dude out there would have managed to do these in that same time span and avoid a head on collision
@@KaushikBala333 Yeah sure everyone has the reaction time of a formula 1 driver. Sure dude such a delusional take
What an absolute cluster. If you ever have a car with a sticking throttle pull over and fix it. DO NOT keep driving to the point of boiling the brake fluid and plowing into stopped traffic.
They both should have fucking known better. No excuses.
eh I don't see anything wrong with it. Throttle and brake control ain't that important. And the car only has like 1200hp so it's not like there is any risk. The 1960s crude frame is known to be safe.
@@ccllvn what does the frame have to do with anything? And how would you know that it's "crude"?
@@brianrose4643 I think Calvin was being highly sarcastic
@@brianrose4643 because cars designed and made in the 60s we're completely and totally made with safety in mind, and not in using the cheapest steel around so they could maximize profits
"I've had an accelerator stick before" "I smell brakes" how many signs do you need?
The picture of that disc brake at the beginning of the video was the first and only sign they needed.
Exactly....
Indeed! The actual danger sign came before that however, throttle sticking. The rotor condition was not ideal but shouldn't have been a problem operated at low speed on the streets by a driver that could see the warning signs, the throttle issue should have been an immediate kill power, pull over moment. Brakes would still be working fine and 20 years of hard work not gone down the drain, not to mention those that may be feeling this incident for the next 20.
I think the final sign was when they blasted that dude from behind can't believe they didn't stop before that
Well, nothing can fix stupid I guess.
I am a new self taught mechanic that does it as a hobby to flip cars and make extra money. I have been doing it for about two months. I learn everything off youtube/reddit/forums. The fact that he was told the brakes were 17 YEARS OLD and was like "whatever"... He may deserve donkey brains of the year award
Thanks guys you just made me start looking for better brakes for my car. Something I never thought about, I just had my car tuned just got 28 hp more but if I didn't see this video maybe I might have crashed, thanks in advance!
That’s the entire reason we made this video. Glad you got the message
@AutotopiaLA Of course, my car is nowhere near as heavy or fast, but with all that, you need much better brakes & people don't think about that. Thanks for sharing again & I'm glad everyone is ok. A car can always be repaired.
I was in a armored truck at a red light when someone ran into from behind at 50mph it fractured my spine just think about being in a minivan my heart go's out to who ever was in that minivan
Yeah your armored truck is likely worse than a modern commuter car like a mini van. Its built to be solid, and... well, armored. They have big steel bumpers etc. That's great for protecting the vehicle, and the money inside maybe, but there are no crumple zones for energy to be absorbed and dissipated into the vehicle itself rather than your body inside. You have your weight and size, but even a small vehicle traveling 50mph is carrying a butt-load of energy and it has go somewhere.
thankfully honda minivan super safe
Never ceases to amaze me that people will put tons of money into making a car more powerful and faster and not think to put money towards stopping that power if need be. Can't believe how tiny those brakes are.
Same, I'm trying to get a 1967 Wolseley running again, and I'm not even planning on making it more powerful but even then I'm considering double brake lines with dot 5 and Cooper S front disks instead of the old lockheed master cylinder and drum brakes. Old car brakes weren't fantastic even when new let alone when aged and adding so much more demand on them.
And having an emergency brake crank that bar back and put it in neutral
Its the American way.. all show, no go
They didn't even have a shoulder harness… You couldn't have planned this any better to try to mangle these guys than what happened in this car. Failure from the start piece of junk
Well said. I learned at the age of 18 stupidity of under-braked cars. Off the shelf, the Ford Falcon XR6 was disgraceful with catastrophic brake fade after just a couple of hard corners. As I got older, my Nissan Skyline taught me that better brakes allow you to go faster.... and live longer.
This is at least worth a honorable mention on the Darwin Awards.
I sometimes show this video to my team to show them what a complete disregard for personal and public safety looks like. The lack of compassion for the other drivers impacted is surreal.
I'm sorry but there is no way Russ is going to have this car back on the road. Thank god. It's a blessing in disguise.
No it’s not
And you're an idiot in plain sight
@@SoosRamirez1 yes it is.
@@timsgarage1356 explain
@@SoosRamirez1 Hopefully the innocent victims who got rear ended sue the shit out of these 2 assholes.
I really hope the people who were rear-ended sue the ever living shit out of y'all. This was beyond neglegent.
As they are saying over on Reddit, this numbnuts served a lawsuit up on a silver platter. Not only is he admitting all the dangerous shit he did it is documented on several HD video cameras. This dude is the embodiment of having more $$$ than sense.
Insurance will pay it out. Meaning of all us will pay it out.
How is Sean in the wrong? He wasnt the one driving
Go to sleep, grandpa.
@@ericche1983 Your mother would be very disappointed if she saw you were defending this.
Not even the mention of an apology to the poor person they rear ended at 45mph.
I couldn't care less about the car and I'm glad the driver and passenger are ok, but the fact that the people on the car you crashed into didn't even get a mention on this video tells me everything I need to know.
Also, a car build with so much time, money and work spent like this one, and you couldn't even think of adding a killswitch...and a proper seatbelts too for that matter.
Well, i hope you learned something now.
And proper brakes for the amount of power. Brakes must ALWAYS be able to overpower the engine, regardless of power. That's my opinion.
They had proper seat belts
Right? They are still making videos, and morons are still watching them. Lol. YT recd this channel to me today. I watched the video for a few minutes and was like, hey, I know that bald dude. Sure enough. It's the dude from this video. Yikes that people still watch them and encourage them after this. Dang.
I hope those people in the minivan are okay, but I'm afraid the worst may have happened, seeing as this guy didn't mention their wellbeing.
@@Blue_thunder874I don’t believe lap belts to be considered a proper seatbelt.
Forgive me if i'm wrong but I watched the whole video and didn't hear any mention of the driver that you rear ended at 45mph... are you kidding me?
I legit think that they view the other vehicles as npc's driving
That's because they hit a family of illegals from south of the boarder AKA taco 🌮 eaters 😂
"Don't worry. Russ and I are are okay"
Absolute don't care about Russ and you, dude. Another case of rich people's total absence of consideration for anyone but themselves.
Imagine sitting with your family at a stoplight and two divorced dads come flying through your trunk. Then they make a video letting everyone know the car is ok.
That's because they're in litigation.. I guarantee.
Looking forward to you guys getting back behind the wheel and finishing that video. :)
Bevis and Butthead look like geniuses to these two.
As a tech, that was very worrying after hearing about the brakes, seeing how small they're appeared to be. That impact though, man its nasty but a miracle they both made it out
Brakes seem to be the last thing these hot rodders think about, when in fact brakes are the single most important item on a car. Anyone can make a fast car, but do not think about brakes.
Those disc brakes were perfectly adequate for road speeds. Any road brake setup will boil old glycol fluid riding the brakes with that much torque through the drivetrain for that period of time.
It wasn't the brakes that were the issue, bone stock factory brakes would've stopped the car just fine, if he hadn't been riding them for miles !! The fact that keeps getting pushed to the back is
THE THROTTLE WAS STICKING !!! They should have pulled off the road immediately and addressed the issue , repaired, or had it hauled back to the shop.
Because old cars are built like tanks
@@StopListenThink true, but as tanks wasn't built with 1,300 hp at its time. They would have a higher chance leaving without a scratch if they wore harnesses on
I'm watching this, reading your analogy and can say this from my own throttle sticking episodes over the years. How the hell can you get behind the wheel of a car like this and not know how to shut off your ignition? You should stick to things under 200 horsepower. That's the nicest thing I have to say.
THIS 100%. So friggin ignorant AND negligent.
so everything would be fine with less than 200 hp?
A Prius.
@@jasonochs8369. No guarantees but the brakes might have a fighting chance against 150 ft lbs of torque.
Jam it into PARK, jam it into REVERSE, shut off the ignition. What was he thinking?
1 year ago I was sitting at a red light and got rear ended by a F350 truck going 40 mph. The driver was on 2 different opiate pills and a muscle relaxer. He basically fell asleep driving. It's a nightmare to get rear-ended like that. I wasn't injured, insurance fixed my car and paid for my rental, other than that I didn't get a dime. To this day I'm always watching my rear view mirror when at a red light.
Did you talk to a lawyer? It is harder if you're not injured at all. But lawyer may have found something you didn't know.
That lap belt scenario is why Raging Bull is one of the scariest roller coasters ever. Its basically that lap belt and no straps or harness on your torso. Mindnumbing feeling at 300+' in the air. His face before impact matches my face realizing the drop of the coaster too.
I feel bad for you bud. I would never get into a car with someone so irresponsible that they think 1300 hp and a sticky throttle isn’t enough to make him pull over and fix the problem. That’s an aweful situation for someone to put any other people into. Pure irresponsibility. Nothing more, nothing less.
Thank you Adam, much more polite that I was going to say it.
Why didn't he just shut off the engine?!?! I had my gas pedal stick in the winter back in 1996 and I just turned the key off, not all the way to lock the steering wheel and I stopped just fine.
@adam boyland Yes sir. One of the things I thought along those lines was, geez man that's like taking off in an airplane with a rod knocking, or the oil pressure gauge on low or none! Or hopping on a sportbike with the handlebars loose or something like that.
@@timchilders3535 yeah! It was unreal how the dudes were shaking hands with death the whole trip and then acted surprised when they crashed. Guess common sense isn’t so common anymore. Glad nobody died though.
@Danbeater yes. I feel bad for dummies sometimes. But the driver was acting so confident that the passenger didn’t sense any danger. That’s what it seemed like anyways. Glad nobody died though.
Russ's identity is his car. Played it off Macho of how well the car was built. He put an unfinished car on the road, putting lives in danger.
Cringey old tryhards are the worst
@@harorider96people who use the insult 'tryhard' and discourage people from in fact working hard at things are in fact the absolute worst.
@@Currancchs So stop trying to manifest your opinion in to a fact by prefacing "in fact" before every subjective thought that rolls in to your empty head.
no ones discourging anyone but how the hell do you add over 1000hp to a car and run its stock brakes still? like are you insane? i have zero sympathy for these guys putting a unfinished car on the road saying upgrading the brakes was something we realized in hind sight? really? you didnt think that a car with less than 200hp stock brakes ar4 going to work on it when it has 1000hp and 1100ft of torque? these are idiots who ruin it for people who know what they are doing. reason we have warning stickers on hot water tanks morons., @@Currancchs
@@Currancchsif he worked hard enough the damn car would’ve worked
I remember watching this video when it came out a year ago glad you guys are safe
my dad advised after i bought my first vehicle
"look son, if your vehicle cannot move, it's not problem, but if it cannot stop, you are the one who responsible for everyone life around you"
and now my 12 years old camry had 2 years old brake piston, not because the original failed or leaking, it's just for peace of mind. 5 years are the top age for brake and tires
This guy really talks a lot more about how their car is doing and shows a lot more care for their car rather than the person they crashed into.
Yeah literally nothing about the car they rammed into at 45 mph, smfh.
The arrogance and negligence on display is astonishing.
@@DangerousDavies2008 "He's back on his motorcycle and active, and Russ is doing great in physical therapy" what of the folks in the minivan?= crickets
Yeah. Quality Stuff.
@@DangerousDavies2008 yeah, this whole post should be played by an attorney for the folks in the minivan, and then turn to the jury and ask for the moon.
@@DangerousDavies2008 I agree, stupid old piston heads who should be in the old folks home instead of on the road😤
Ten and a half minutes telling people to use harness and inspect brakes and install a hand operated brake. Wow! Completely ignores what really caused this accident. Two people in a very powerful car driving with a sticking throttle. The instant you noticed the throttle hanging open one of you should have insisted that the ignition be turned off and pull over and find and fix the problem. Unforgivable.
As somebody with common sense would've 🤣🤦first Red Flag was 17 year old brakes. Why haven't the brakes been updated? 🤦
Then unsub and f**k off
@@TreyGoose yeah, moped brakes on a 1300 hp car. And the worst: this Russ guy is talking about it before they drive off. So he knows and still goes and jeopardize other road users. They could have easily killed someone, knowing they were driving a pile of shit with a shiner red coat of paint.
My Exact Thoughts
And fully aware it has insufficient worn 17 year old brakes. I mean come on man smh
Two boomers figure out why handbrakes exist, the movie.
watch the video he didn't have a handbrake 🥴
@@the_Crackershe knows that genius, the point of the comment is that they should have installed one
@@the_Crackersand whose fault was that hmm?
Well... out of any video you've uploaded this one's gotten you the most views. Gotta thank Russ for that one!
"I'm giving you a warning right up front; this video could be considered graphic in nature" seconds AFTER they show the impact LOL
That speaks to their mentality. Do first, think later.
Lol !
@@themobseatwhat did bro talking do it’s not his fault he’s just a passenger calm yourself down.
I mean, they’ve already show they don’t have good judgement, so this shouldn’t surprise you.
What they've shown the bald guy bleeding in a hospital bed, what the heck are you talking about
As some one who treats spines and injuries... This driver jacked somebody's life up like nothing else and never a mention in the video. Thats pretty cold honestly.
Have you ever been sued before? It was or is probably in an ongoing legal battle, which means zero statements unless arranged. They didn't need to make this video though.
No... And good point!
As someone who pays car insurance, which seems to go up ~10% every year without any accidents, I’m sick of idiots who crash their cars.
He should be saying "Screw the legality, I want to know how the people I hurt are doing". @@JDankens
@@JDankens So maybe don't fucking try to monetize it and use it to promote your stupid-ass CZcams channel then, genius. Why and how are people so GODDAMNED STUPID???
Triggers broom 👌🏻😂 new chassis, two wings, two doors new, fire wall, new floor pans, new Apillars, maybe a roof skin. ITS THE ORIGINAL CAR STILL THO 😂
The moment that driver heard you say you can smell brakes should of turned around. He didn't have a good braking system for that much power, specially if throttle was sticking so now your just cooking the brake fluid. Plus no emergency brake was a failure on his part. Hope the driver he hit was ok since no one mentioned them
A classic case of not paying attention to the red flags until it's too late. Glad you survived and are using this experience as a learning lesson, for the rest of us 🤔
Heating the brakes holding a big engine like that is a little nore than ignore a red flag. Is ignore s flasshing gigantic red light with sirens.
The accelerator sticks, and the brakes haven't been upgraded in 17 years. After hearing that, I would not have gotten into the car.
Sounds like this poor car had a bad mechanic working on it. Some people are too proud to admit they are not skilled enough to build a car properly.
Thank you! I thought I was the only one who thought these guys were incompetent
@@alexandredasilva8797
My older brother once told me: " before you spend money making a car go fast, you need to spend money on high performance brakes to make sure it's going to stop at the higher speeds you will put on it."
probably put all the budget into the paint job
Gotta get those You Tube views and likes…
Doesn't really matter how old the brakes are, a 1964 Comet stopped with 4 drum brakes just fine. What the issue was is the fact that he's completely braindead, riding the brakes for a couple miles because it's idling above the rpm he wishes to idle at, making probably 500+ftlbs.
One of the most hilarious videos I've ever seen
He looks like the guy that got picked on in high school, shows up with a crazy muscle car that he knows nothing about just to be "cooL".
Idling high, riding the brakes, smelling it and having too much faith in the braking system with too much ego with the video being recorded, a combination of things led to this and could have been easily prevented. Hopefully you all are ok.
can only agree
What irks me is that the minivan has a car seat for a child in the back of it. You can see it from the shots they took. That's highly disturbing. Hopefully that baby wasn't in there.
@@Thoth_al_Khem still had no brakes. Could’ve been easily prevented had the car been gone through before driving though.
This won't sound right but at least it failed like this and not at power or around a fairground atmosphere. Injured children or worse would never leave your mind
@@tylerburks6871 He immediately knew it was idling high because he was riding the brakes, but still chose to make little pulls in traffic. Hindsight is 20/20 but pushing boundaries will cause eventual unforeseen problems. We all know the risks.