My Biggest TOOLBOX CHALLENGE YET for BTCC Racing!

Organising your tools in Shadow Foam can save you time and money and this week, I travelled over to Exceler8 Motorsport to put that theory into practise! They got in touch, and set me an enourmous challenge - could I organised over 800 of their pit crew tools into Shadow Foam in just 48 hours?
This is a mammoth endeveaour and one that stretched me to breaking point, watch the video and see how I did! Plus, we asked the team of engineers what tools they need to work and service these touring cars and I announced the 5 winners of our biggest ever swag pile giveaway! It's a can't miss episode of Shadow Foam! Join in the chat below!
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00:00 We are at Excelr8 Motorsport
00:51 What are the Most Important Tools to a racing car pit crew?
03:30 Helpful Trick to Making Custom Foam Inserts
03:45 What is a Hot Foam Finisher?
05:04 Is Shadow Foam easy to use?
06:32 Bolton Tool Fair Giveaway Announcement
10:35 My Most Difficult Drawer of Tools to Organise!
12:33 The Milwaukee M12 Power Tool Line
13:06 The most complicated shape to cut in foam!
14:53 What are Stealth Mounts?
16:13 How much Shadow Foam did I cut in 48 hours?
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[@douglasmiles1215]

You never cease to amaze with the projects you take on. The amount of technique and experience it takes to come up with the setup for those 4 fixtures in the deep drawer and the short amount of time you did it, wow.

[@abdulkudduskosimov4443]

BTCC Racing needed a specialist to organize their stuff, well they have found the best person for this job. I think nobody can do it better than you.

[@ShadowFoam]

That’s very kind mate, I was just chuffed to get the call! 👍

[@malibugrove]

I hope the Exceler8 Motorsport guys say ‘Make the Noise’ Project Binky style whenever they use the digital level as they prep each race car. Love the fact you included a safe place to store wheel nuts to stop them rolling away.

[@truebluetravellers]

The hot foam finisher 👌👌👍 love it

[@mandosdad5436]

again another reason why your videos are the 1st thing i look at on a saturday morning when i finish work great stuff as always

[@nickthorpe5990]

Great episode, would love to see more workshops or van set ups.

[@ShadowFoam]

Thanks Nick, I’ve got some ideas for this in the pipeline! 👍

[@---l---]

Absolutely. Would be great to see more like this.

[@markduggan3451]

That must have been awesome to be around so many amazing cars and to work out all those layouts. Well done to all the winners of the giveaway.

[@IAAITKEN]

That’s a fair job! Not sure what I’m more jealous of, the tool boxes you cut or the number of tools they have! Keep up the good work, you make it look so effortless!

[@MrTonyhague]

This is the first video I've watched showing the cutting of the foam, I'm surprised how easy it looks to get great results

[@fredjacques2979]

Another fantastic set up. Brilliant effort. Looking forward to starting my wee set up soon. Need to gain a bit of strength first, but thankfully getting there. Your video's have helped keep me sane during a difficult time. Thank you

[@ShadowFoam]

Hi Fred, that’s very kind to say! Let me know how you get on with your project when you get it done, no rush! 👍

[@belton2006]

Love this ! So much hard work

[@Christophergriffiths1972]

After ordering your starter kit and only completing 4 draws in my tool chest, and now watching you do all these draws it makes you appreciate how long it takes to work out where everything is going to go. I have to say though I’m pretty impressed with how everything looks now in my van and will definitely be buying some more to finish my bottom box off! Great product and thanks 👍🏼

[@ShadowFoam]

Hi Christopher, very happy to hear that! Have you got any pictures of your setup?

[@Christophergriffiths1972]

Yeah I have. I’ll send them to you.

[@mos8541]

WOW! Hey Rugby you in the big leagues now! oh and thanks for wishing us a Happy Independence day, we're doing smashingly over here in the colonies ... Brilliant!

[@ShadowFoam]

Thank you ❤️☺️

[@JackyGoodrum]

Loved seeing how all the tools are organised for the team, so much more than I thought they’d need!

[@ShadowFoam]

I agree! And I didn’t even finish them all, so so many tools!

[@tommyfisher1435]

Awesome, absolutely love the layout. Everything in its place, perfect!

[@ShadowFoam]

Thanks Tommy, glad you enjoyed it! 👍

[@hnnhgaming]

Incredible job you've done there, all the drawers look mint !

[@sheldimus9811]

Nice to see Eyeball Paul found work after producing Big Girl, Big Girl!

[@stephenbatterbee2065]

Very impressive set up. It also goes to show what goes into the support for these racing teams. Liked the battery storage clips too I will look into them.

[@ginge7744]

Really interesting build, thank you. What a great selection of tools.

[@timk1980]

These vids always mix my ocd of shiny tools and a pretty draw setup ! Love it

[@007bondport]

Now that’s a task , excellent work Jonathan, looks great

[@watchcommander2012]

Great video of two favourites firstly tools followed by BTCC Racing. The different setups and tools really showed the diversity of use for the shadow foam

[@ShadowFoam]

Couldn’t agree more mate! 👍

[@neil_bird]

No beer o’clock for me last night - so it’s toast and jam morning with the latest from Shadowfoam - now this upload ticks my box - love motorsport !!

[@neil_bird]

Mammoth Job Jonathan - nice job !!!

[@gabriellombardi1453]

I love what you do and how you explain everything 👌well done brother

[@tilkka_]

Awesome giveaway! And great show off with socket drawers!!!

[@rbos6285]

Love your content and each show is so different, as a multitrade carpenter I have so many tools and don't know where to start it would be great to see a show on different building trades ...... keep up the good work

[@PeterOConnl]

Love seeing your success, Jona! Onwards and upwards!

[@ShadowFoam]

Thanks mate, just keeping my head down and working 👍

[@turnbull321]

Amazing job

[@ivraalia]

That’s awesome!

[@grahamsichel3895]

Now that was a very cool video. It just shows how versatile Shadowfoam can be when creativity is applied 👍

[@ShadowFoam]

Glad you enjoyed it Graham, what was your favourite part of this video?

[@OmarKhanUK]

Already got those big wipes in my Amazon cart. nice!

[@gary2632]

Awesome - really enjoyed that 👏👏👏

[@842chuck]

Really good video, fascinating to watch this.

[@stevestanziano2438]

Very nice setup! It is great to see the different ways people layout their tools based on the type of job and industry they are in.

[@ShadowFoam]

Couldn't agree more! Should I do more workshop transformations?

[@stevestanziano2438]

@@ShadowFoam I work in the bicycle industry as a mechanic. My travel box is a Pelican 1560 and it needs some ideas on foam and layouts as we have a wide range of tools we use.

[@andyfirth5931]

Love the blue shadowfoam, looks great.

[@paulbudford]

Nice job. It was a challenge. But you smashed it. 👍

[@passiton3801]

What makes the difference with these projects is the layout. Its gotta b functional easy to use an pleasing to the eye. That's the real skill, then the cutting out becomes the easy part.

[@timothystevenhoward]

Really cool video! Thanks for all the tips!

[@ShadowFoam]

Glad it was helpful! Is there anything else you’d like to know?

[@ukskid]

awesome work it's always difficult keeping race boxes tidy easy to grab items.

[@ShadowFoam]

Absolutely, that was why it was sch a joy to help out!

[@daleleatherbarrow6354]

fantastic job

[@stes6661]

Love your foam, I need to practice more to get it looking as good as yours do lol bet it was so good looking around there

[@ShadowFoam]

I enjoyed looking around definitely, like a child’s playground full of boys toys!

[@chrispcream1]

awesome video that was 1 hell of a lot of tools to shadow foam , but you nailed it 👍

[@m.t.v.7934]

Very nice setup. The foam just makes the tools pop and it’s not just for looks though, you can tell immediately if something is missing. Fantastic project and fantastic project in Shadow Foam

[@ShadowFoam]

Very true! What was your favourite part of the project mate?

[@m.t.v.7934]

@@ShadowFoam I like what you did with the wrenches and the hex sockets. Just looks so freaking nice in foam. :)

[@Matt938-l2s]

That was soooo many tools, well done 🎉

[@ShadowFoam]

Thanks mate, I don’t think I’ve ever done as many tools in such a short period of time

[@ianfeltham4771]

Bet you enjoyed that, looks awesome

[@ShadowFoam]

It was a great couple of days out! The cars were awesome and the entire team at excelr8 were so welcoming! 👍

[@rustyenigma345]

John, that's one hell of a work. Good job mate, besides! never heard of a Drapper tools, looks dope.

[@joelmartin2549]

Those big wipes look pretty neat!

[@ShadowFoam]

Highly recommend them! 👍

[@stephens2322]

Ridiculously nice work 🎉

[@ShadowFoam]

Very kind Stephen, I appreciate the words mate 👍

[@hotdavesweet]

"Aces in its places" That's why Jon always does such a great job. 👏

[@ShadowFoam]

Haha thanks mate appreciate your comment!

[@craigtuck1741]

those tool drawers looked amazing, theres something about organized tools in foam that look cool. great video mate

[@ShadowFoam]

Really scratches an itch h doesn’t it? Seeing everything organised and in place

[@craigtuck1741]

@@ShadowFoam it really does, it just looks professional and its easy to find tools and see if any are missing. really love the videos and the quirky tool videos as well. as a carpenter in NZ having you highlight these tools and foam insterts is showing me whats out there in the world thank you

[@johnvickers1981]

You done a great job on all those tools

[@ShadowFoam]

Thanks John, appreciate that mate! 👍

[@peterclarke3300]

Very impressive work and nice and clean 👍👍

[@ShadowFoam]

Thanks Peter, was there a drawer that stood out to you?

[@peterclarke3300]

@@ShadowFoam it was the deep with the four wheel things in that looked a award one 👍

[@leerampton4443]

You make it look so easy Jonathan, I'm definitely going to order some shadowfoam to organise my garage drawers.

[@ShadowFoam]

Go for it! And let me know how you get on!

[@AdamClark-n9c]

love the vids mate!

[@johnrevell6684]

That was really cool working in the race workshop, what a privilege

[@ShadowFoam]

What a privilege indeed!

[@HomeGrownCreationsLTD]

KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK

[@waynebarrow2356]

Shadow foam this is brilliant just found your channel and and we'll think your uploads are cool

[@ShadowFoam]

Welcome aboard! New uploads every Friday!

[@horaz86nope24]

Wow, when I think about how tiring I found 9 inserts. This is insane, and it looks so good

[@ShadowFoam]

I appreciate that mate, I was shattered by the end! How did your inserts do?

[@horaz86nope24]

@@ShadowFoam Im happy with them, already send some pictures to one of you :D. Only the flattening at the bottom is still a bit rough

[@kurtandrews7450]

Impressive as usual.

[@ShadowFoam]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@mft4]

Great vid 👍

[@ShadowFoam]

Thanks mate, what was your favourite part?

[@mft4]

@@ShadowFoam Love watching how you organize each foam piece for differnet tools.

[@amitvaya5066]

Very cool, was that the biggest challenge you faced, so many tools in a short period of time.

[@shaunmorrissey7313]

That was a bit of an epic episode.

[@EUCvibes]

You’re so driven it’s amazing to watch ‘

[@ShadowFoam]

I like to keep challenging myself! Thanks for watching mate! 👍

[@dinotuber955]

Wow that was impressive to do in 2 days. Im amazed that I won, thank you look for to receiving the give away items.

[@ShadowFoam]

Congratulations mate, drop my team an email at [e-mail] and we’ll get shipping arranged for you! 👍

[@andrewwalker9020]

Newby to the channel. Great videos . Loving the American shopping

[@ShadowFoam]

Welcome to the channel Andrew, I’ll be going back to America very soon!

[@andyfadian]

Loved this one, gutted I didn’t win, but I’ll keep trying lol. Keep up the great videos 👏👏

[@Vikingwithtools]

good work. I could have sat and watched you work for hours, but unfortunately I have to work too😂 👍

[@gabriellombardi1453]

I would like to have my own cobalt drill but i would still have to look for them.

[@mattsimms1062]

Hi Jonathan I love your videos as I love collecting tools and stuff Down my allotment I use wolf garten garden tools which is different attachments that fit on a pole I've been thinking about making a shadow foam wall to store them all in

[@ShadowFoam]

That sounds like a great idea, let me know how you get on with it if you decide to do it!

[@wyattskelton5481]

One day it’s gonna happen 😂 Oh and the hot air gun to finish is a neat touch.

[@johnswindale9115]

I did enjoy. Interesting.

[@ShadowFoam]

Glad to hear it, what was your favourite part of the video?

[@johnswindale9115]

@ShadowFoam start to the end. Not a man of many words.

[@rambo196919]

Iv'e used Draper stuff in the past, 50/50 on quality tbh.

[@BruceAllgire]

I love this layout and video. I love this layout and video. I love this layout and video. I love this layout and video. Oh wait - I didn't need to say that four times. 🤪. Thanks Jonathan!

[@DJ-SPARKY-REACH-ON-AIR]

vary nice setup but i would do different colours of foam for each tool set and then you can fined them easy keep up the good videos

[@ShadowFoam]

Not a bad idea at all! 👍

[@chrisomahony7166]

I think you're going to end up with more work, once the other teams see those tool chests rolling around down pit lane. Nice job!

[@ShadowFoam]

I hope so! I really enjoyed doing my part for excelr8

[@oOKidKeyOo]

That was an amazing job! I'm really hooked to your videos, it kicks my ocd xD. Hope someday i will win, but regardless, i want to say thank you for your Videos!!

[@ShadowFoam]

Hi mate, thanks for the kind words, I appreciate it, I’m glad you videos can scratch that itch for you!

[@stuffbyneilsmith]

great video kind of different to others you've due to the size of the job

[@michaelwillson6847]

What a video Jonathan looks like an amazing place serious amount foam. Would love to see you do maybe f1 garage?? 😲🤔🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿👍

[@ShadowFoam]

Maybe one day!

[@GizmoKid]

Great video. When doing the replicated cutouts, is there a quick way you have to copy the layout from one toolbox to the next? If it is multiple layers then I assume you just use the top layer as a template, but if it is only a single layer what then? Love the energy and enthusiasm you brought to this.

[@Flauscheloni]

Looks amazing all filled up. By the way have you ever considered reverse coloring? Color on top, black in the cutout?

[@user-gg1mh1gu9h]

would love to have that many tools but for jeeps and American and metric. and did sub, like and comment.

[@chrishoward6774]

Surely you negotiated to get the Shadowfoam logo on their cars as part of the deal? Great video as always.

[@Welshboy1981]

Looking to get some foam to fit in the rifle case section of a 5.11 tactical cams 3.0 bag

[@ShadowFoam]

What kind of rifle case is it? We stock Nuprol and Peli case inserts at www.shadowfoam.com

[@three-phase562]

That was a serious amount of tools to get through, puts me to shame the amount of time I am taking to get my pack drawers setup in Shadow Foam..

[@ShadowFoam]

No shame mate, it takes as long as it takes to get it right! 👌

[@TAPA214]

TOOOLSS ARE AWESOME

[@EUCvibes]

We need more b roll of all the finished drawers 🙏🙏🙏

[@ShadowFoam]

Check us out on instagram, I’ve posted more pictures to coincide with this video going out!

[@rdtrueman]

Nice

[@MrMartinSchou]

When doing things like replicating layouts, I can't help but wonder - how well does the foam laser or CNC cut? It's not something you'd do for small scale things, I suspect, but there's got to be a cut-off point where machine automation becomes advantageous.

[@garrydickinson4839]

What am I doing wrong, my fingers are black and blue after scraping the foam out?

[@Buscolin]

Yes please

[@KimMason-qq7hk]

What's your honest opinion on draper tools john i don't have any they are a lot cheaper than my go to brands another great video keep them coming ❤️👊

[@ericdalbert133]

Very impressive setup ! What are those 4 tools for ? Those we see on the 13 minute of the video ?

[@hanniosman1839]

I'm a big fan of the big wipes. I build acoustic guitars and don't have a sink in my workshop as it's only 3.6 x 5.4 m. I'd like to get some foam to do my hand tool wall. Gonna be buying some soon - do you do like a 2.4m metre pack? I was working as a cabinet maker (cad tech) with an oversized bed and sheets that were 2.85 x 2.4m that I've done my inner skin with.

[@andy2950]

Just a thought. Could you produce shadowfoam with a grid already printed on it? Like graph paper. Even better if the grid could be peeled or washed off afterwards. 🤔

[@waynebarrow2356]

Big wipes are mega

[@ShadowFoam]

They are great! 👍

[@SnobbishGoose]

Would love to see a KZbinr foam kit With the Jerry rig knife, ltt screwdriver, maybe an Alec steel hammer, and I’m sure there’s plenty more creator tools

[@ShadowFoam]

Really like that idea! 💡

[@SnobbishGoose]

@@ShadowFoam I forgot John Malecki shop shades as well

[@topa6888]

Always wanted to be the first one 🎉 Great Weekend everybody!

[@ShadowFoam]

Congratulations mate, what did you think of the video?

[@topa6888]

@@ShadowFoam The massive amount of shadow foam in the background was incredible. Great job organising all these tools. And you smuggled in some „Zollstöcke“ - well done ;-)

[@MechAnonymous]

do a service truck next for heavy duty mechanics!

[@robg109]

Ace. But Draper!

[@dexv33]

I was only looking at those Bunker toolboxes the other day. How are they? I had my eye on that exact 54" model for my workshop, but on the fence about dropping €1500 on it.