SLEEPERDUDE Josh Dillon
Tales of a Gearhead
Josh Dillon AKA “SLEEPERDUDE" is in the shop. Stacey and Josh talk about how he got into cars, starting a YouTube channel, leaving his auto body day job to do YouTube full time, his upcoming projects, and the important roles family and faith play in his life.
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Charley Strickland and the Surface Orbiter
Tales of a Gearhead
Charley Strickland from STRICKLAND MOTOR RACING INC is back in the shop. He and Stacey discuss his long planned next project - THE SURFACE ORBITER 2. “What’s that?” you’re thinking? Well, it’s Charley’s take on the Dobbertin Surface Orbiter, which was an amphibious vehicle designed and built by Rick Dobbertin in the 1990s. The DSO started out from a 1959 Heil milk tank trailer and was modified by Dobbertin over the course of 4 1/2 years. On February 23, 1995, the DSO became the first car to transit the Panama Canal. Then Stacey answers some listener...
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Happy New Year + Voiceover Artist Talon David
Tales of a Gearhead
HAPPY NEW YEAR! A new year means a new season of GEARZ, and of course, TALES OF A GEARHEAD. Stacey teases what you can look forward to in the upcoming 2025 season. Then he sits down with his daughter Talon. They talk about what it was like growing up in a house full of wrenches, guitars & amps, her now living in London, and her dual careers as an audiobook narrator & singer/songwriter. After that, Stacey dives into the mailbag with advice on what to do with all those old drill bits, how measuring for a driveshaft must include proper ride height/weight and how a HEMI swap might...
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History of Kit Cars with Dave Gossett
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Dave Gossett from DAVIKKI Ltd is back in the shop. Stacey and Dave have an in-depth discussion about the evolution of the kit car from cheap backyard projects of the ‘70s/’80s to the high end component cars of today, the early builds that got Dave in trouble with Ferrari, the vast improvements of fiberglass through the years, and how all that went into the new RETROFORMANCE M6GT project. Then Stacey answers a listener question about when your project is about to go from a level 1 to a level 2.
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Charley Strickland
Tales of a Gearhead
Charley Strickland from STRICKLAND RACING INC made the trip all the way up from Fort Worth, TX to chat with Stacey in the GEARZ shop. They discuss his early days building go-karts and junior dragsters in his backyard, street racing to put himself through college, and his time with Fastlane Engineering/circle track racing which led him to his current work – designing top of the line all-aluminum monocoque chassis for Lamborghini Countach, Manta Mirage, and McLaren M6GT replicas.
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LaVon Miller and Kyle Fischer Talk Diesel Racing, Dave Gossett Talks Music
Tales of a Gearhead
LaVon Miller from Firepunk Diesel and Kyle Fischer from Hot Shot’s Secret are in the shop with Stacey today. They discuss LaVon’s 90-POUND weight loss journey on the carnivore diet, Firepunk’s decision this year to switch from a diesel S-10 to a diesel Mopar Duster, and how Hot Shot’s Secret has been there every step of the way on this record-breaking season. After that, Stacey chats with Dave Gossett from DAVVIKI LTD. Only they’re not discussing his work with RETROFORMANCE providing them with the first prototype body for their M6GT replica. Instead, Stacey and Dave get into tales of...
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Dennis Overholser from Painless Performance
Tales of a Gearhead
Dennis Overholser, the visionary co-founder and inventor of Painless Performance Products, is in the shop today. Stacey and Dennis dive into how Dennis’ early days in the military and his frustration with rewiring projects at the time led him to create Painless Performance Products. It’s a company that to this day prides itself on innovation, quality, and the pursuit of excellence in automotive electrical systems. After that, it’s a quick dive into the mailbag where Stacey answers a listener question about a ‘78 Z-28 front & rearend conversion.
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Andrew Camarata
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Heavy equipment YouTuber Andrew Camarata stopped by the studio and discussed everything from growing up watching Stacey on Trucks! to creating a 1 MILLION subscriber YouTube channel from a property management business and building a castle out of shipping containers!
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Skyjacker Suspensions' Founder Lonnie McCurry
Tales of a Gearhead
Stacey chats with Lonnie McCurry and Malerie Pike from SKYJACKER. They discuss the company’s beginnings, its growth from a small two bay garage to their current 80,000 sq/ft facility, the importance of SKYJACKER’s constant research & development, and how faith & family have made the company everything it is today.
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Retroformance M6GT Replica
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Ben and Dick Strenkowski from RETROFORMANCE are in the shop today. Stacey and the father/son duo dig into RETROFORMANCE’s humble beginnings as a machine/service shop started by Dick’s father, and how that has led to their hot new M6GT project. It’s a redesigned and modernized version of the iconic M6GT that was created by Bruce McLaren to be the fastest road car in the world in 1969. Then it’s off to the mail room, where Stacey answers a listener question about why he doesn’t like to include individual parts prices on projects built on the show.
info_outlineHeavy equipment YouTuber Andrew Camarata stopped by the studio and discussed everything from growing up watching Stacey on Trucks! to creating a 1 MILLION subscriber YouTube channel from a property management business and building a castle out of shipping containers!