Rebuilding a written off 720S
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He doesn't make any money from the actual cars. However all his rebuilds have been done to a very high standard, even going as far as buying silly expensive rivets from the dealer, which are just normal rivets.
His income must come entirely from the views and any sponsorship.
He's a weird bloke but gets the job done. His Viper chassis swap was a daunting undertaking.
His income must come entirely from the views and any sponsorship.
He's a weird bloke but gets the job done. His Viper chassis swap was a daunting undertaking.
ChocolateFrog said:
He doesn't make any money from the actual cars. However all his rebuilds have been done to a very high standard, even going as far as buying silly expensive rivets from the dealer, which are just normal rivets.
His income must come entirely from the views and any sponsorship.
He's a weird bloke but gets the job done. His Viper chassis swap was a daunting undertaking.
It’s what I assumed before clicking on the vids as I always read the “but what’s the point” comments on these type of vids and think, well they get millions of views and make thousands off of ad revenue. BUT... he only has 340k subs and last vid was 200k views so doesn’t really add up. I guess he’s already rich and just wanted a ‘career’. His income must come entirely from the views and any sponsorship.
He's a weird bloke but gets the job done. His Viper chassis swap was a daunting undertaking.
Has anyone see the hellcat that was rebuilt by someone on YT? It was in a fire & there was literally nothing left of it. The bloke still rebuilt it! I’m no metal expert but a super hot car fire can’t do much for the strength of thin steel can it? If you heat stuff up with a blow torch to the point it’s that red/brown colour when it cools doesn’t it go a bit malleable?
Kind of strange how he just took that turbo thing in his stride. No real mention of why, just “gonna whip it off and repair”
What I mean is it’s almost like he assumed the turbo would have been blown before the accident or something.
Can’t have been running around like that.
Someone in comments brought it up. Must have been the accident kinked/blocked the return line from the turbo. It must have still ran or they ran it after and that’s why the oil’s there.
Either that or it was already blown and (call me Suspicious) someone took the easy way out rather than a (maybe) non warranty turbo/engine replacement... “oh no, my mclaren was smashed up. Where’s my insurance docs”
What I mean is it’s almost like he assumed the turbo would have been blown before the accident or something.
Can’t have been running around like that.
Someone in comments brought it up. Must have been the accident kinked/blocked the return line from the turbo. It must have still ran or they ran it after and that’s why the oil’s there.
Either that or it was already blown and (call me Suspicious) someone took the easy way out rather than a (maybe) non warranty turbo/engine replacement... “oh no, my mclaren was smashed up. Where’s my insurance docs”
Tavarish is doing a 675LT rebuild, more crashed carbon to work your way through
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=ODkqWP7loFk
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=ODkqWP7loFk
Looking at all the structural damage including the carbon tub, even if I had all the skills and access to all the tools to fix it, I’d have to take a massive brave pill to undertake this project. It’s got to be close to being uneconomic to repair, given labour and parts cost, unless he’s planning to fix it over time and keep it for evermore. Fascinating watch though and good luck to him.
JPCGT said:
Looking at all the structural damage including the carbon tub, even if I had all the skills and access to all the tools to fix it, I’d have to take a massive brave pill to undertake this project. It’s got to be close to being uneconomic to repair, given labour and parts cost, unless he’s planning to fix it over time and keep it for evermore. Fascinating watch though and good luck to him.
I wonder what he paid for it, and also what it will sell for - at least the damage/repair is clearly documented.His financial gain will probably come from Youtube/Google
Of course nobody is going to watch him rebuilding a Dodge Neon, so the McLaren gets the hits. Good luck to him, I love watching these kind of guys.Another favourite of mine is Turnin Rust - there is something addictive about watching them get wrecks running.
Looks like he has been busy ordering parts, I'm guessing there are less 675LT's around than they originally made if you can get second hand stuff, how badly must they have been wrecked !
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=lv6EuH0F66Q
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=lv6EuH0F66Q
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