The Pimp My Ride's 800hp Biodiesel 65 Impala.

[FROADER]

Rick Hurvitz, the show's 35-year-old executive producer and co-creator, believes that will be the case Sunday when "Pimp" — in this use the term means to extravagantly and excessively over-decorate something — gets a bit serious in an Earth Day special featuring a biodiesel muscle car.

The car started out as a rust-pocked 1965 Chevrolet Impala with broken windows, missing chrome, torn upholstery, weathered blue paint and an engine that dripped oil.

Here is the rest of the story and a couple pics. http://www.latimes.com/entertainmen...age21apr21,1,6658555.story?ctrack=3&cset=true

6.6L Chevy Duromax LBZ diesel engine
800hp, 1400ft-lbs of torque, 0-60 in 3.5 sec
25mpg on B100 Biodiesel
All hemp interior

Here is the before:

Beat the **** out of a lambo:

 

[Turdle]

I saw that, and had to double check my TV
I couldn't believe it was on Pimp my Ride--

This is by far my favorite of the show--

 

[FROADER]

I agree, since they didn't do all that other stupid **** they usually do to them. It could have been very, very ugly.

 

[carlover]

i saw that too. Best build theyve done yet by far.

 

[Jefe]

If its got 800hp from a diesel, how much torque does it have.

Looks good though.

 

[FROADER]

I think the torque was almost 1400 or something like that. They said it on the show, but I can't find it in print anywhere so my number may be off a little.

 

[Turdle]

I think the torque was almost 1400 or something like that.

That's what they said--

 

[Hokie]

Looks like they're using a 6.6L Duramax. Pretty cool if you ask me. I wonder what tranny they're putting behind that torque monster.

 

[FROADER]

It was an Allison, I know that.

 

[Hokie]

It was an Allison, I know that.

That must be a monster transmission hump!

 

[dkchrist]

I saw the end of that show it was a pretty BA impala if you ask me

 

[FROADER]

That must be a monster transmission hump!

Oh yeah, they cut the original out and made a big one. It looked good though.

 

[IZwack]

I saw the beginning of this episode and when they lowered the engine with the forklift, i was like lawwwwl

 

[FROADER]

Updated the first post with some more pics and info I found.

 

[BrooklynBay]

How long did it take them to do all of this work? How much was it?

 

[toypaseo]

FROADER's link did not work for me since I did not want to register or log in.

This one works for me though...

http://www.latimes.com/classified/automotive/news/la-fi-garage21apr21,0,7417371.story?coll=la-classifieds-autos-news

 

[sport01mi]

that it fn' ****.

 

[Mud Bug 94]

That must be a monster transmission hump!

not too bad lookin of a tranny tunnel