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There's also this guy worth watching, he restores a 911 in his Las Vegas garage to concours finish, certainly better than it left the factory.
One of the videos
One of the videos
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Awe yes... I think Mike is a TGJ user? I don't want to call him out...
But yeah, he's amazing... and I love his voice. Very calming.
ludakris04
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I also work from home and have YT playing most of the time..
I will have to check this one out, but I am usually more of the rougher rebuilds. I like finding somewhat established channels so I can binge them for a while.
I will have to check this one out, but I am usually more of the rougher rebuilds. I like finding somewhat established channels so I can binge them for a while.
OP
Mine just plays... and I guess the YouTube algorithm just decides what to play next. It has put me onto some weird **** man... I once fell down a rabbit hole of watching some guy play a racing game for hours on end. That same guy is now a driver for Mclaren.
Stuart in MN
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I wonder sometimes about that algorithm - usually the suggested videos make sense, but every so often they throw a real curve ball at me.
casmurbax
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if I don't down enough rabbit holes enough in GJ, now I am watching someone work on a car for an hour.
I wish I got a drink before clicking.
I wish I got a drink before clicking.
ptabatcher
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Gonna have to add both of these to my list. I too often have YouTube playing in the background. Paying to remove the ads helps big time! Anyway, one that I really liked is Geoffery Crocker’s series restoring his old land rover. He’s in New Zealand and has a great sense of humor. Great way to lose some time, even if you aren’t a Land Rover person or necessarily a restoration person.
He has a few other restoration series that I’ve also enjoyed.
He has a few other restoration series that I’ve also enjoyed.
p00p
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if i dont babysit YT, it will get hung up on a stream of commercials until I click skip.
Cool video though.
Cool video though.
It play super quiet for anyone else? I can barely hear him with the volume wide open.
I've fallen asleep and woken up to 45+ min commercials.
DJKY
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AmmoNYC used to get me like that, sucked down the rabbit hole. Loved his episodes on him upfitting both of his garages to fit his detailing business.
I try to avoid YouTube on my phone but after seeing what Ryan posted I might need to check out.....too bad it was just an ad in the right place.
smackey05
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Very cool. I'll sub to him. His voice is soothing enough to have on the background while I work. Looks like a clean build.
I used to play sim racing games. I had a whole setup a sim cockpit, expensive high nm force feedback racing wheel, pedals that vibrated when your tires locked up from no ABS. It was about as real as it gets.
Check out sim racing motion rigs. That’s the real deal there.
OP
You know it's realistic when quite a few of the kids in the F1 field started with racing sims rather than carting... Lando, LeClerc, Verstappen, etc...
Yankeefarmer
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When I saw the title of this thread, all I could think of was
…smearing shabby clothes.
…smearing shabby clothes.
I raced with a young man named Igor Fraga on Gran Turismo Sport beta on PlayStation 4 and now he’s in F3 or something. He loved to race and was quite good at it, I loved to time trial. We had quite a few good battles.
Anyway, if you are into racing, I’d give sim racing a try. It’s quite addictive. Like anything, the initial investment is kind of steep but still cheaper than a race weekend.
consti2tion
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I usually have YouTube going in the background as well. I will have to check this guy's channel out. I've been stuck on Vice Grip Garage's channel the past week, having grandiose dreams of buying old junk and making it drive home.
ClassicDoc
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You guys should check out https://www.youtube.com/c/AllenMillyard/featured
Allen Millyard
He's an absolute whiz with a hacksaw and lathe, building custom motorcycles.
Allen Millyard
He's an absolute whiz with a hacksaw and lathe, building custom motorcycles.
RedVise
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Fab Rats Fab Work and Recoveries
Matt's Off Road Recovery Recoveries and Fab Work
Carl Rogers very interesting - restoring a 300-year-old Farmhouse in SW France.
Matt's Off Road Recovery Recoveries and Fab Work
Carl Rogers very interesting - restoring a 300-year-old Farmhouse in SW France.
For those who like DIY old 911 content, I highly recommend Heidi & Franny's garage. Two women in Colorado who have a three-bay garage in a suburban neighborhood, three lifts, and six cars! One a Ferrari 308 and the rest various Porsches and other German things that they do projects on.
One big project they did was buying an 80's 911 cabriolet from ebay and figuring out what wasn't right with it anymore, and bringing everything up to a high standard. They removed the engine and transmission and cleaned and replated things, refreshed things that needed refreshing/replacing, but did not rebuild (or change timing chain.) Very thorough, great lighting and camera work and explanation of what they're doing.
One big project they did was buying an 80's 911 cabriolet from ebay and figuring out what wasn't right with it anymore, and bringing everything up to a high standard. They removed the engine and transmission and cleaned and replated things, refreshed things that needed refreshing/replacing, but did not rebuild (or change timing chain.) Very thorough, great lighting and camera work and explanation of what they're doing.
Uncle murph
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You can also try Home built by Jeff,not only is the guy super talented but his assistant (wife)may well be the best looking woman in the Southern Hemisphere.
MBfreak
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Panel gaps measured with a drillbit. Certainly useful and accurate. Fantastic job. Cudos.
When I rebuilt my MB 230 SL 1963 body, replacing all fenders, sills, wheel arches and sundry smaller stuff ( all panels except front wings welded) SLS in Hamburg, where I bought the body parts, sent me a nice gift. A MB gap checker in the form of a 4 mm wide and tapered steel rod , graduated from 1,0 to 6,0 mm. It even had the MB star and a tool number.
Sorry no pics, and palmed it off together with all ather car parts some years ago when i gave up driving and sold my cars.
Ola
When I rebuilt my MB 230 SL 1963 body, replacing all fenders, sills, wheel arches and sundry smaller stuff ( all panels except front wings welded) SLS in Hamburg, where I bought the body parts, sent me a nice gift. A MB gap checker in the form of a 4 mm wide and tapered steel rod , graduated from 1,0 to 6,0 mm. It even had the MB star and a tool number.
Sorry no pics, and palmed it off together with all ather car parts some years ago when i gave up driving and sold my cars.
Ola
IRQVET
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Nobody would want to watch a YT vid of me working on cars. It would entail 2 minutes of me actually working on something, followed by 15 minutes of me searching for the wrench I had in my hand literally only moments ago.
Zeke
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Here's just one more YT channel with a twist. I'll let you check it out to see if you agree or not.
like2wheel
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Gadsby
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mike does excellent work on his restorations. Mine are petty nice but his are over the top. 