The McLaren Story & How to Build Your Own M6GT Replica! Stacey David's Gearz S18 E8

[@stevenoe6395]

Your shows on spike back in eather late 90s early 00 were so awesome gave me so many ideas im so glade i can watch your show again i still remember watching tge copperhead build keep up the great work!!!!!!!

[@Biokemist-o3k]

That copperhead build was awesome!!!-John

[@alschneider6364]

I bought a Manta Montage used in 1995...It had a full tube chassis with transverse Chev v6 and Koni coil over shocks. Ripped it out and put in a healthy 350 Chev with a Porsche transaxle. Went like hell and handled like it was on rails. I was the only guy with anything like that for miles around The Vancouver BC area. Loved Hardcastle...And dreamed of owning one one day. Still have the hood emblem.

[@freemanautomotivedesign8536]

I still have mine

[@timothydunn5889]

Grand Prix is Formula 1. Only an American would not know this.

[@alschneider6364]

@@timothydunn5889 No idea what you're on about.....And i'm Canadian...

[@macmclemore]

@@timothydunn5889What…? There is no mention of F1 or Grand Prix in this post. Only someone that is NOT from the US would think there was.

[@timothydunn5889]

@macmclemore My bad. My comments were directed to the OP. Thanks for correcting me. You seem to be experienced in that field.

[@RUFAZZ]

I know Charley Strickland, he is a phenomenal guy, honest and really has a love for what he does. This thing is going to be INSANE!!!!! I am subscribed and waiting for the turn of the key!!!!!

[@Biokemist-o3k]

WOW!! he has a Miller Synchrowave welder in his shop!! That is the nicest smoothest welder I have ever used and I have heard the same from many other welders..even though I am now just a hobby welder I would love to find one of these..This is an awesome episode!!!..I love those Flowmaster junction pipes from the parts bin!!!-John

[@1turbobrick]

There was only ever one M6GT built by McLaren. There were three more built in period by Trojan. Bruce's car still has 0BH 100H tags on it and currently resides in Chicago after spending 10 years in a collection in Alberta, Canada.

[@kevinnathanson6876]

Side impact bar = fuel tank. Excellent. That always worked well on the race cars.

[@tommyvan4609]

Yes!! New Gearz episode!! Thank you !

[@jalopy_jeff]

This is cool! Thanks for sharing this Stacey!

[@OfficialStaceyDavid]

Thanks for watching!

[@DavidB7474]

Hardcastle And McCormick was awesome!! The judge with his convertible 60’s corvette. The “coyote x” was awesome!! Even if it was smoke and mirrors and Hollywood. The body looked great! And no kits looked that good for decades!!

[@michaelbrinks8089]

I like the Coyote's body style with the flat rear window but the flat rear window body shape is less aerodynamic than the sloped bubble shaped rear of the OG M6GT ..... Similar to how the early C3 Corvettes use a flat rear window with rear pillars. While the 78-82 use the more aerodynamic curved glass. Along with the C4- C8

[@CrankAddict]

I have been watching Strickland Racing for a while now. His chassis is a work of art. He can customize it for you to fit a Manta Mirage, Montage, Lambo Countach, Diablo, or his own Chupacabra (I think he got sued by Lamborghini). There are multiple videos of his build process on YT. I would love to build a Countach with his chassis, but I've got to get my C6Z06 on the road first.

[@Timberwolf35546]

Still remember the old days back when Stacey and the other host brought vehicles to NADC to get paintwork done. I believe crazy horse was one of them if I'm not mistaken. I think it was a build series between 1st gen bronco and blazers. Would love to work with some companies doing advertising to get equipment to start a business building "toys", before my father passes so he can see things aren't going to fall apart without him..

[@bazd]

Brilliant engineering all the best from Scotland!!

[@steveburlingame1935]

Looking forward to see this go like hell on wheels

[@SoTwissted]

to make it wider in the interior put a single gas tank in the middle. So then it's safer and adds more room.

[@michaelbrinks8089]

Aluminum also corrodes / weakens, with age. Which has me curious about spray coating it in Line-X which would make it super tough & stop corrosion. Along as Aluminum & Line-X play well with each other long term. The line x would add weight but the chassis could be built with slightly less aluminum. Then greatly reinforced with the line x coating. It might also help with sound.. I love the idea of a 1750 lb M6GT replica daily driver with a smaller lighter K24 turbo engine & option of sport mode & fuel economy mode. So the lightweight car, could be diven in a 40 mpg eco mode.. Then when you wanna play, flip a switch to sport mode. I find turbo manual gearbox cars more engaging to drive.. With the boost, the engine noise, plus the turbo noises.

[@bradleyholewinski5635]

Thanks for all you do!

[@guitarguymi]

"To do something well is so worthwhile that to die trying to do it better cannot be foolhardy. It would be a waste of life to do nothing with one's ability, for I feel that life is measured in achievement, not in years alone." - Bruce McLaren

[@shanenicholson393]

I'm Proud to be a Kiwi!! R.I.P Bruce

[@PatriotPaulUSA]

Nice! Bruce McLarens Car is awesome for a home build!

[@DavidB7474]

Strickland racing is in Fort Worth Texas!!!

[@brooksobrien5290]

Some of the McLaren history was wrong. The M7C Cosworth shown was the F1 car for 1969 and was not successful. The car that won 11 Can Am races in 1969 was the M8B sportscar.

[@avmelidor]

Looking forward to this build

[@TheREALOC1972]

The Coyote X has always been my favorite T.V. car.

[@randomhank]

Never knew that about McLaren. Going out on his Fury Road in fire and chrome. Witness

[@donwest5387]

after seeing the chassis; where's the "crash protection"?

[@Justin666i]

I think a true racecar pushes the absolute limit on the safety of the driver and making performance around that

[@defiantance]

Curious question for you. Two years ago; yeah, I know a long time ago, you did a episode called Vintage Hot Rod Straight Six & Painting Candy Colors - Stacey David's Gearz Full Episode S3 E11 where at the 6:05 mark, you showed a Speedway Motors after market intake for three one barrel carburetors. Could these Holley Sniper one barrel carbs fit that too?

[@OfficialStaceyDavid]

The Sniper EFI 1-barrels shown in this episode are meant as a direct replacement for the Autolite 1100. It's possible that the Snipers will fit, but it probably won't be a direct bolt-in.

[@scotts2027]

The 90’s called and want their impact wrench sound every 30 seconds back.

[@P51]

i was under the impression that a monocoque got it's strength from the shell-like an egg

[@gertjevanpoppel7270]

Nice video 😀👍 At 4 :13 there is a car in the foreground , what brand or type of wheels/ rims are on it ???... I like this type very much 👍😀.

[@OfficialStaceyDavid]

Thanks! They're American Racing wheels.

[@overyonderjustapiece]

And NEVER said how much it would cost, what was and wasn't included, what engines were compatible, and 1000 other bits of KEY information.

[@adamfrbs9259]

Make a Lola Mk6 body and I'm absolutely in. The best looking car in history if ya ask me.

[@OfficialStaceyDavid]

It could probably be done. The platform is made for several different bodies to fit on it.

[@adamfrbs9259]

​@@OfficialStaceyDavid ya that wheelbase is about as close as ya can get. Lola 92.8 inch, yours 96 inch. 😮

[@PrinceKashez9]

Spike TV childhood memories

[@lunarthespacecat7772]

i just realized its the guy from spike tv :D

[@cdjhyoung]

The chassis shown her has far more in common with the current Lotus Elise than it ever will with a McLaren tub chassis.

[@damsam4369]

This is a work of art

[@DavidB7474]

That yellow car at 11:16 looks like the Coyote X, but many cars just look like the dimensions are off.

[@OjaiBonsai]

WOODward fab for metal is kind of funny. METALward for wood is coming next

[@donwest5387]

Hi chuckles; COOL car

[@cdjhyoung]

That is not a monocote chassis, no matter how many times he says it is. Aluminum, yes. But that is a frame rail chassis, nothing else.

[@mikemakuh5319]

I thought this was to be on a build project, not how to spend money I may or may not have!

[@darylcross4336]

When going have rest of build?

[@RobertPyland-t9g]

Stacey, You jammed with Ted Nugent! Most of us never even get to meet him. Please keep talking.

[@tphvictims5101]

CHEETAH ALERT 🚨 can you find it ?

[@mustanglovr2005]

😁

[@donwest5387]

springs "handle" the weight

[@alanpeachey4085]

Thank you for being you fabulous however the youth of the day don’t want so many of the cars that we enjoy and restore the marketplace is a wash with tens of millions of dollars put into cars saying look what I have restored. Fabulous regards Al down under where they simply throw away the history day after day.

[@ksavage681]

Todays lesson: How to spend megabucks easy!!

[@jeremywilson4326]

LOL 😂😂🤣🤣 Lamaw 😂 ,,,,,,

[@davidcrowell6026]

This was more advertising and selling product than content.

[@jagitmax]

triangulation ? I dont see anything on this chassis using triangulation , show us the triangles

[@derrelcarter9401]

Like teh car, HATE the choice of wheels that were Never on one of these cars

[@OfficialStaceyDavid]

These aren't the wheels that will be on it when it's finished. They were just for rolling it around.

[@jamesstaggs4160]

Awesome car, but I die a little every time i hear someone use the word "unobtanium" from maybe the most overrated movie of all time, Avatar. I think I audibly groaned the first time I heard it in the movie. Sounds like a placeholder word in the script that they forgot to replace when they came up with a better one.

[@Mavrik-60]

Wow something longer than TWO MIN..... lmao keepemcoming

[@bobedwardsen]

Are seriously gonna bolt those hideous wheels on THAT car? The original style wheel is KICK ASS. McLaren was one of the only cars on the planet to have a killer four spoke wheel, very unique. I know they're rare but reproduce them and sell the giant dumb looking reproduction Halibrands to the next 57 Chevy Resto-mod Pro Tour builder guy.

[@OfficialStaceyDavid]

These wheels were just for moving it around.

[@Tjalie-j6i]

One big commercial.

[@dclipper8052]

Don't. Get. T-boned.

[@Scott-kd4gs]

Lots of talking, not much building

[@dreambiggarage]

Ya but what’s the cost? it’s still un obtainable you kinda failed

[@OfficialStaceyDavid]

It's still in development. Follow Retroformance for announcements!

[@RodBrace-kj4ds]

Going to be 30k or so foe a roller less wiring, brake lines, engine and trans. A 500.00 junkyard ls and a 2500.p0 transaxel and 4k of incidentals so for 40k you can have a supercar you can't buy a new Supra for that.

[@staceymccloud6]

You got a girls name.

[@OfficialStaceyDavid]

So I've heard! LOL

[@staceymccloud6]

@OfficialStaceyDavid I was born in 1967 and it's rare for a guy to be named that with an e. Stacy keach being the famous male Stacy. No even. When we're you born? Bigger fan.

[@staceymccloud6]

And you got to first names as a whole name. Lol...

[@staceymccloud6]

Two.

[@staceymccloud6]

Been watching/learning for years. Ty. You do have a gene Simmons fro, bro. I respect him also. Love gun...mfers !!

[@totophi]

When were “Grand Prix” and “Formula 1” different entities?

[@dunkermitcell83]

Do they also man carbon fiber or aluminum chasing 😳?🫡mm stage buddy