I know Leroy is gonna come back better than ever, but watching this kind of hurt my heart. I’ve been watching Leroy from the beginning. Jack stand said it best though, “doing this is what is keeping it from going to the rafters.” Keep up the great work guys!
I feel stupid admitting this but watching Leroy squat on launches, raise back up on the shift, and then compress again under load was one of my favorite characteristics about the car.
I absolutely get it, looked like it was a car every time going down the track. Made it look faster than it already was ( absolutely rocket for 99 percent of the population ). Other cars running low 7s stick shift look so much smoother.
As a fabricator and welder myself I just want to show appreciation to TY! Thats not an easy job and the man is tackling it like an absolute champ. And im glad he gets the respect and appreciation he does at the FF!
They all bring something special to the table, and at least from what I've seen, they leave their egos at the door. I'd say Cleet has assembled a pretty fine team. I'm not even a car guy and yet I thoroughly enjoy his videos as it is quite evident that they know how to have fun and that is what life should be about.
I’m happy you acknowledge that Leroy helped tremendously grow your channel, I watched you build Leroy and even before when you were with Kyle from 1320 , seeing Leroy run that 7 made tears come down my eyes , you deserve everything you have
I remember that day as well! Watching for months on end, following his progress, rooting for the Team, then the team finally pulls it off!!! I'm not afraid to say I shed some freedom tears at that moment. I would also love to see Mr. Taal make a come back in that 240 of the SX as well tho.
Fasterproms letting George go was the best thing that ever happened to him. He’s got to grow so much over the last year or so and it’s amazing to see. Much love to the whole team.
He hasn’t changed at all. Not sure what you are watching. I was actually just wondering how long his schtick was going to work. The whole shirt selling thing is such cringe, the phrases are just getting dumb. I just want to see people wrench, this channel is becoming a caricature of itself.
@@stayathome316 why so mad? Seems to work for everyone else... Kinda like the blind positivity George brings to the table. Kinda the opposite of negativity though, which is what you want to bring for some reason. Cheer up 😁👍🇺🇸🦅🍻
Yes! A Kevlar reinforced carbon fiber top with quick disconnects. I hope McFarland Racing read your post. It is one of those upgrades you reflect on while sitting at a Kansas city traffic light in 98-degree temperatures.
I was telling them on the first drag and drive to put some resin on the cardboard so they can keep the theme going but have it water proof and collect signatures for each drag and drive event.
Seeing Ty work is just incredible. He's so young but carries such an immense amount of knowledge and skill. I'd watch a 30 minute video just with him talking about his ideas and work lol
Speaking for a lot of fans (and not another reiteration of somebody else’s comment) but Leroy was what put Cleetus on the map. This is the most bitter sweet video we could get, but at the end of the day we support Cleetus and the guys because we know they know best for their cars. Especially Leroy✊🏽
So glad you guys are finally making the big moves and changes that needed to be done to your race program. I think I could speak for most people in saying nobody was trying to hate we were honestly just tired of seeing you struggle as I’m sure you were tired of the inconsistency at events as well. Here’s to a banging end to the 2022 season and absolutely murdering the 2023 season!
I can't wait to see where he is in 10 years. I remember their first "builds" and how he just threw things together. Now they actually know reasonably what they are doing and continuing to learn
Well don’t expect immediate results when the cars are completed. Going to be a LOT of redialing in of both cars. They will basically be starting over from square one when it comes to tuning and chassis setups.
@@danmyers9372 that’s what a lot of us have been waiting for. Redialing in a setup that’s actually worth the time and gonna be consistent. Not dialing in for a glory run at Bradenton and struggling elsewhere
As a 15 year fabricator and also a lifetime motorsports super enthusiast I think it's safe to say every one of these guys that show up to "work" daily don't actually feel like they are at work.. enjoy it and don't take it for granted b.c there's tons of us that would give up almost everything to be where u are
Ty is the man. Any person/fabricator that can put something like that together surely knows what the fuck they are doing. That's impressive! Nice work Ty!
He is the man! Incredible talent. I so wish they would let him loose to build his complete own car, can't even think what body he would start with. What's the car that suits Ty?
@@FarmerFpv I thought that too, but let the fox body be the next manual project. I dare say it, but I honestly think he should do a Japanese car, with an LS. Make it all about the lightness.
@@Sabrinahuskydog What are you on about? The 4-link moves omnidirectional, unless he's way off on one link and it cams out of adjustment his fab work has nothing to do with whether it will go straight down the strip. Ty is a great fabricator this is a no-brainer for him.
The only thing you can not change with Leroy's back end is the spoiler.... It might not help the performance, but it is a very integral part of what makes Leroy The Savage who he is!
I need friends like Cleetus, George and James. Cleetus hired George and George never looked back and grew SO much over the last year or so. It's amazing. I'm proud to have witnessed the growth. So a big BUENOS DIAS to Cleetus, George and the boys!
Definitely keep the old back end and protect it. Some day when Leroy does end up in a museum you can lay out all the old part like a time line and explain the process of how it went from C-5 corvette, to bent frame, to Cleetus, to what it ends up being some day.
That is such a huge accomplishment in motorsports history, considering how long people have modified GM cars. The video of him going 7's gets hundreds of thousands of people rewatching it.
This was a difficult one to see. Leroy and his peculiar launch style was part of the charm. It’s better than him being put out to pasture, but change is still difficult sometimes.
Ty is a friggin' destructo-manufacturing genius. By the way I liked the story about Leroy's bent frame. You need to start thinking about the Cleetus Macfarland - Freedom Factory Museum at the Freedom Factory Racetrack to showcase the history of the Freedom Factory and some of your greatest builds.
He probably makes a solid chunk of dough, Most likely more than other shop workers in this country considering the context of where and who he is working for/with. And the best part is, It's barely work! Looks like the guy is having a blast fabbing it up! Love to see his talents go unwasted.
The absolute best way to think about Leroy is, its not sad, its positive because he is getting old, and so your going to make him younger again with a huge upgrade! Only if we could be made young again.
I probably speak for most but Leroy was the whole reason I started watching your channel. It doesn't feel like it's been that many years but it has. I'm happy to see Leroy get the upgrades he deserves. Keep making content and I'll keep watching. Keep making merchandise and I'll keep buying.
absolutely insane how i’ve gone from watching a baby faced string bean, and being one myself, hack away at a c5 without body panels to now team dad bod watching you cut that same car in half to go even faster in it. so sick to have seen you and the guys success. never met you guys, one day hope to, but i definitely feel like i’ve grown up with you all
When you reveal the new and improved Leroy you should do a montage of clips and pictures from the beginning to the newest version. So many of your viewers including myself don’t know that full history of this American icon. Keep up the great work.
It started out as an auction vette, got leroyfied and they put an lsa supercharger on some ls engine (want to say it was a truck motor but dont remember) and the rest is history. Thing has come so far.
This is EXACTLY what Leroy needed. Get rid of the 'Vette trans-axle and IRS. He will work much better with a traditional transmission and a solid axle rear suspension.
But what made Leroy Leroy is the fact it was corvette. There's nothing corvette left. Like the said in the video, it's a pro-mod now. It's just a tube chassis race car.
If you’ve followed the channel from OG NA Leroy days, to the blower, to the turbos, to the funny car cage, now this. This is what literally started the channel, this is just the next form Leroy needed. 🇺🇸
Garret I wanna see you guys throw tractor exhaust flaps on the big block so they can be just rattling when it's running. Will also be functional helping keep water outta the exhaust
I'm so blown back this last week. First, experiencing Cleetus and Cars in Indy, then seeing this right after the SME engine.. The amount of growth made in such a short amount of time. So proud of Garrett and the team, and cannot wait to see these cars back and better than ever. Had to pick up some new merch, crossing my fingers that a turbo is in there.
Definitely shed a couple tears on this one. The back end of Leroy brings back a lot of memories on the channel from the burnouts to the trailer hitch to the crazy squats off the line. 😢
We wanna see Fab Rats, Matt's Off-road Recovery, and Robbie Layton in the Crown Vic race. These three RUclips channels have massive followings and they are experienced in racing. I reckon these Utah RUclipsrs would give you Florida men a run for your money.
Gotta say, I'm kinda with them... At what point do you stop calling it the same thing as it came from the factory as, when so little remains? At this point there is 3/4 of a chassis and part of the tub, rest is custom. But not being a corvette doesn't have to be bad.. It's something better based on a vette My Grandfather built and raced his own car back in the 40's/50's, based on a Jag for much of it, But I dare a man to call it anything but the "Litzer special" to his face.. Bring back the specials IMO To me I've never really thought of it as a vette, It's just Leeroy, doing Leeroy things, who cares where he started, we wanna see where he goin (Feels weird to call a car him in writing, but also weird to call Leroy it)
@@robbygray9562 Yeah that's right, we're building a car at the moment and toyed with the idea of sticking with stock suspension but we thought we may as well just go full tube chassis and 4-link from the get-go to avoid having to pull the car apart later on and spend even more money then. Time and money save just 4-linking from the start.
We don’t really care about leroy being a corvette or chopped to hell. I feel like it’s about the story of the car and the builds it goes through that makes it such a great car
yeah i miss the leroy content was an exciting time but you can't just churn the same stuff out so i get it. I do like how slowly everyones getting a pretty sick ride for everything. Becoming a content machine!
Ya know, after all these years (and yes I go back BEFORE LeRoy’s Epic Pass). I always thought that you were gonna do this. I always thought that would be the natural progression for LeRoy. As fast as you two got, I just knew after, “The Pass”, you were gonna do it! It awesome to see that dream come true! LeRoy is gonna SLAY with a solid rear! With the relationships you have developed with Motion, Texas Speed and countless others, you and LeRoy are gonna fall in love again!!! And that Brother is awesome! WELCOME BACK LEROY!!!
Poor Leroy is feeling violated right now. Hang in there pal, once it’s all done you’ll be going faster than you have ever gone. Ole Cleeter and crew is going to take good care of you.
I’ve been watchin cleet since before Leroy when he was puttin turbo whistles in his c7 exhaust and shoving rags in the exhaust to see if more air would come out the other exhaust pipes and man its wild how far this guy has come since then just mind blowing.
Totally love the Leroy reboot! Can’t say I wasn’t emotional though… you guys have got a great lineup of projects right now. Watching Tye work makes me weak at the knees.
Please give that rear frame a place of honor. You are right, if you had not bought Leroy because that was bent, your channel might well be hugely different. I remember once (back when you were in the same shop as Jeremy) that you commented that many people probably came to the channel because the thumbnail had a crazy-looking car in it with turbos sticking up like bull horns. I was probably one of those people many years ago
Man, who’d have thought I’d be watching Leroy from you rolling him out of the garage with tires on him at the beginning to now with everything accomplished and a brand new plan. Been some good years. Thanks for the content. Cheers from OZ
I've always associated you with Leroy, and when Leroy disappeared for awhile I wondered, what's happened. I'm glad now that Leroy is getting a new look and will be better for it. Mullet is great but Leroy I think is sort of foundational and is got to be kept functional. My thoughts. Awesome Cleetus and gang.
Even "stock cars" aren't stock and are nothing like the cars that served for homologation purposes. In the end, Leroy is a race car and you have to do what is needed to win and as long as the VIN says it's a corvette then it's a corvette.
Hell yeah brother. Trucker Pete from Ireland. Hi its been a real tough coupla weeks but im over them now..... and theres nothing better than sittin down to watch a bit of old Cleter McFarland with a beer in my hand. Honestly its satisfying. As we say over here.... keep er lit.
I love how you acknowledge when you’re idiots… I don’t know about everyone else, but I can’t help but smile anyways. Looks like fun. Benign idiocy is always the best fun. 🤣
This is really exciting. When I started watching this channel it was trying to get Leroy into the 8s and i was instantly hooked. I remember when u had to drain the water out of the block to get the fastest stick shift record and then it was win after win. Now thay everything has gotten so fast its time time the big upgrades. James is right when he says it needs it if Leroy doesn't want to get stuck in the rafters. Keep up the great work.
The first video I saw of Leroy was because of Hoonigans burnout pad at ls fest, back when you were trying to make Leroy the fastest stick shift. Many years have passed since then ty for all the great content!
Awesome to finally see leroy with a square rear end. I remember asking years ago when you were going to repair the rear rails. No need to fix it when you start new. Awesome work
For God’s sake, after getting LeRoy back together and fitting whatever engine into him, go to a dry sump system. You get MUCH better oiling to the entire engine, without dealing with all of the foibles that come with a sump.
This. Yes. Manual cars this fast really could use a dry sump. There’s so much weight shift and trauma occurring in those shifts, oil is going all over the place
@@4funner66 Yeah Hunter, it’s going everywhere except the crank. Eliminate the pickup tube and pump it directly to where it’s needed with higher oil pressure and running cooler, there is no pan depth to work around your crossmember. It’s a win, win, win.
You should cut up the rear frame from Leroy and sign them all. End up selling them on the website, similar to what JH did with the mud truck bed sides. I bet there's a lot of people that would love to have a piece of the first stick shift vette to run a 7 sec quarter mile. Can't wait to see more progress on Leroy!
Are you going to up the Cage Cert as well since it's almost gonna be a full rebuild from the Hoop back? Because I can see Leroy touch 7.2 with the right setup with Mullet's fast forward engine
If they put Mullets engine in this thing I wouldn't be surprised to see it touch 6s. That engine would probably actually live in Leroy, has to be a good 1,000 to 1,500 pounds lighter.
man, i've been watching you since my freshman year of college, in 2017, and Leroy is what got me hooked. I love watching Leroy and even hurt me seeing him get cut up. Thanks for all the content over the years, we appreciate you man.
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I commented on the video yesterday and got some weird telegram from you. I DM you about it.
Absolutely loving the big moves in the month of freedom!
Much love, respect, and god bless !
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Is it just me or does watching Ty timelaps make work days way better!?!
4 link equal a need to big tires.
I know Leroy is gonna come back better than ever, but watching this kind of hurt my heart. I’ve been watching Leroy from the beginning. Jack stand said it best though, “doing this is what is keeping it from going to the rafters.” Keep up the great work guys!
Im right there with you
A necessary sacrifice. I dont know what I'd do if we had to recieve the news that Leroy is out of action for good.
He's already been cut up more than almost any other car already what's a lil more?
Same. 👍🇺🇲🇺🇲🇺🇲
@@snxc1627 or even worst cleetus
I feel stupid admitting this but watching Leroy squat on launches, raise back up on the shift, and then compress again under load was one of my favorite characteristics about the car.
Just think, he's going to popping up the same way he used to squat. I think it's going to look completely awesome!
I absolutely get it, looked like it was a car every time going down the track. Made it look faster than it already was ( absolutely rocket for 99 percent of the population ). Other cars running low 7s stick shift look so much smoother.
why feel stupid? everyone is allowed to have thier own opinions and favorite things.
That, and when it hits 4th! Duuuuuude!
And the absolute insane bangs when it changes gear, nothing rips like it
As a fabricator and welder myself I just want to show appreciation to TY! Thats not an easy job and the man is tackling it like an absolute champ. And im glad he gets the respect and appreciation he does at the FF!
Man, Ty is such a huge asset to the team. Can't wait to see the progress on this.
They all bring something special to the table, and at least from what I've seen, they leave their egos at the door. I'd say Cleet has assembled a pretty fine team. I'm not even a car guy and yet I thoroughly enjoy his videos as it is quite evident that they know how to have fun and that is what life should be about.
Came here to post this. Wouldn't mind watching his fab work on a separate channel.
He's a beast!
His stuff is mint 🤌
top notch fab guy .. the boss!
I’m happy you acknowledge that Leroy helped tremendously grow your channel, I watched you build Leroy and even before when you were with Kyle from 1320 , seeing Leroy run that 7 made tears come down my eyes , you deserve everything you have
I remember that day as well! Watching for months on end, following his progress, rooting for the Team, then the team finally pulls it off!!!
I'm not afraid to say I shed some freedom tears at that moment.
I would also love to see Mr. Taal make a come back in that 240 of the SX as well tho.
@@peppermintnightmare4741 Lt. Dan (James' 240) can be seen a lot more on Dr.Tunemall's channel.
Fasterproms letting George go was the best thing that ever happened to him. He’s got to grow so much over the last year or so and it’s amazing to see. Much love to the whole team.
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He hasn’t changed at all. Not sure what you are watching. I was actually just wondering how long his schtick was going to work. The whole shirt selling thing is such cringe, the phrases are just getting dumb. I just want to see people wrench, this channel is becoming a caricature of itself.
cleetus has always been about dumbass phrases and t shirts. there are plenty of other channels that dedicate all their time to wrenching.
@@stayathome316 why so mad? Seems to work for everyone else... Kinda like the blind positivity George brings to the table. Kinda the opposite of negativity though, which is what you want to bring for some reason. Cheer up 😁👍🇺🇸🦅🍻
@@redneckrebelzracing2891 like we even to respond. Bruh, ur user name. Spare us. Lolz
Should make a removable top with quick disconnects for the drag and drive events. Love the cardboard but I think it's time
Even if it's just a bikini top that snaps on like on a boat or Jeep.
Yes! A Kevlar reinforced carbon fiber top with quick disconnects. I hope McFarland Racing read your post. It is one of those upgrades you reflect on while sitting at a Kansas city traffic light in 98-degree temperatures.
@@bcd2107 *Bimini top
I was telling them on the first drag and drive to put some resin on the cardboard so they can keep the theme going but have it water proof and collect signatures for each drag and drive event.
Seeing Ty work is just incredible. He's so young but carries such an immense amount of knowledge and skill. I'd watch a 30 minute video just with him talking about his ideas and work lol
100% would love a few dedicated Ty videos, kinda Taylor Ray-esque
This 100% need Ty fab videos.
Absolutely
Ty is the mvp
I agree, and this is the perfect time to give Ty a few dedicated episodes as he rebuilds Leroy. It'd be really interesting to see!
Speaking for a lot of fans (and not another reiteration of somebody else’s comment) but Leroy was what put Cleetus on the map. This is the most bitter sweet video we could get, but at the end of the day we support Cleetus and the guys because we know they know best for their cars. Especially Leroy✊🏽
So glad you guys are finally making the big moves and changes that needed to be done to your race program. I think I could speak for most people in saying nobody was trying to hate we were honestly just tired of seeing you struggle as I’m sure you were tired of the inconsistency at events as well. Here’s to a banging end to the 2022 season and absolutely murdering the 2023 season!
I can't wait to see where he is in 10 years. I remember their first "builds" and how he just threw things together. Now they actually know reasonably what they are doing and continuing to learn
The struggle is what is fun to watch its about growth not warping to the finish line
Well don’t expect immediate results when the cars are completed. Going to be a LOT of redialing in of both cars. They will basically be starting over from square one when it comes to tuning and chassis setups.
@@danmyers9372 with the team they have I bet it want take no time he knows a lot of people with a lot of knowledge about racing
@@danmyers9372 that’s what a lot of us have been waiting for. Redialing in a setup that’s actually worth the time and gonna be consistent. Not dialing in for a glory run at Bradenton and struggling elsewhere
As a 15 year fabricator and also a lifetime motorsports super enthusiast I think it's safe to say every one of these guys that show up to "work" daily don't actually feel like they are at work.. enjoy it and don't take it for granted b.c there's tons of us that would give up almost everything to be where u are
When tye was building 50 crown vic roll cages, if might seem like work. Lol
@@justinlabarge8178 haha oh yeah good point.. yeah I'm sure he's probably tired of Crown vic work.. At least let him drive one of them right?
Shit what fabricator doesn’t like burning joints all day I’ve been at it 20 yrs and still love it esp the motor sport side work
@@richpitty it's when its the same thing every day. Welding isn't the problem, but the same weld day after day.
Facts people 💯
Ty is the man. Any person/fabricator that can put something like that together surely knows what the fuck they are doing. That's impressive! Nice work Ty!
It ain't together yet.. we have yet to see him be successful at this. I'll believe he did a good job when it's going down the track straight again.
He is the man! Incredible talent. I so wish they would let him loose to build his complete own car, can't even think what body he would start with. What's the car that suits Ty?
@@FarmerFpv I thought that too, but let the fox body be the next manual project. I dare say it, but I honestly think he should do a Japanese car, with an LS. Make it all about the lightness.
@@Sabrinahuskydog What are you on about? The 4-link moves omnidirectional, unless he's way off on one link and it cams out of adjustment his fab work has nothing to do with whether it will go straight down the strip. Ty is a great fabricator this is a no-brainer for him.
@@Sabrinahuskydog no faith?
Tye’s Timelapse will be epic!! Such a talented dude! And we all know Sam will make sure it’s absolute perfection!!
Those bars will be polished to perfection!
The only thing you can not change with Leroy's back end is the spoiler.... It might not help the performance, but it is a very integral part of what makes Leroy The Savage who he is!
Great point! That wing was never actually doing anything, but it's part of Leroy's tradition.
Yesssssss 💯
Ty needs his own shirt! “Stacking dimes and running 9’s” 👌😂
I need friends like Cleetus, George and James. Cleetus hired George and George never looked back and grew SO much over the last year or so. It's amazing. I'm proud to have witnessed the growth. So a big BUENOS DIAS to Cleetus, George and the boys!
Can we all take a moment and appreciate Tye and his skill and what a great asset he has become to the Cleetus team?
Can we all take a moment and just take a moment to take a moment for the moment is a moment we should take.
Moment.
Mate, a good fabricator is priceless.
Definitely keep the old back end and protect it. Some day when Leroy does end up in a museum you can lay out all the old part like a time line and explain the process of how it went from C-5 corvette, to bent frame, to Cleetus, to what it ends up being some day.
No matter what Leroy’s adventures or upgrades bring, he will still always be the worlds first manual gm car into the 7s
That is such a huge accomplishment in motorsports history, considering how long people have modified GM cars. The video of him going 7's gets hundreds of thousands of people rewatching it.
We need to get the og Leroy 7 second pass to 10 milly
@@josephrudd488 what's it at?
@@tannershanksftw 5.9 mil
Straight facts
Tye is an absolute unit to the team, Fuckin' love the teamwork here
Can’t wait until he gets t shirts. Tye the fab guy
Love the fab work!
You need to go to the freedom factory bro. The drift truck and neighbor would be sick drifting side by side.
We need a fresh Leroy that Savage sticker once he's back up and running!
Leroy the Savage - ProMod Edition
We need fresh EVERYTHING Leroy the Savage when he’s back up.
DO IT FOR LEROY 🇺🇸
@@hondafrk 🦅🦅🇺🇸 Heck yeah!
@@effyeadude Leroy the Pro-Savage?
Things have escalated from NOS freezing burns to fire burns. Not sure giving Jackstand 🔥 was a good idea haha.
He only knows wide open that guy
FIRE IN THE PIPES!
Jackstand is that friend that you're a little scared of. Not because he's a scary man, but because things tend to get *interesting* when he's around.
I've been an electrical engineer for over 35 years and I continue to be amazed when I witness skilled craftsmen at work! Tye 100% Love the channel.
Full couple of episodes on the 4 link system with Tye would be great! Love seeing him work!
Hell yeah, an in depth series of him building the 4 link would be awesome.
George was right, where would you guys be without Leroy. What a team you have assembled. Makes my Motörhead spin!
This was a difficult one to see. Leroy and his peculiar launch style was part of the charm. It’s better than him being put out to pasture, but change is still difficult sometimes.
In reality, Leroy went pretty darn fast for an IRS stock orientation setup! I wanna see Leroy take the GM stick record back!
the amount of fun you all have together is fucking amazing.
Most accurate Cleetus comment I’ve seen in years
Ty is the man, all the projects have leveled up since having him around
Ty is a friggin' destructo-manufacturing genius. By the way I liked the story about Leroy's bent frame. You need to start thinking about the Cleetus Macfarland - Freedom Factory Museum at the Freedom Factory Racetrack to showcase the history of the Freedom Factory and some of your greatest builds.
Yes. And random stuff like Dale memorabilia and that frame, and old famous parts
Ty is impressive and very intelligent. He knows what he doing and has the calm and tone of a wizard when explaining intricate details.
Great job Ty!
Absolutely love that you guys are pushing the cars so far, Leroy with the four link and mullet going big block. Can’t wait to see, keep it up!
Dude TY needs a big raise or something to show appreciation that is a big hard project
I'm pretty confident old cleeter is looking after him in the wages department
How do you know he isn’t already the highest paid fabricator in the country?
He probably makes a solid chunk of dough, Most likely more than other shop workers in this country considering the context of where and who he is working for/with. And the best part is, It's barely work! Looks like the guy is having a blast fabbing it up! Love to see his talents go unwasted.
Got to get his own t-shirt. Everybody in the team deserves one.
The absolute best way to think about Leroy is, its not sad, its positive because he is getting old, and so your going to make him younger again with a huge upgrade! Only if we could be made young again.
Amen brother
I probably speak for most but Leroy was the whole reason I started watching your channel. It doesn't feel like it's been that many years but it has. I'm happy to see Leroy get the upgrades he deserves.
Keep making content and I'll keep watching.
Keep making merchandise and I'll keep buying.
absolutely insane how i’ve gone from watching a baby faced string bean, and being one myself, hack away at a c5 without body panels to now team dad bod watching you cut that same car in half to go even faster in it. so sick to have seen you and the guys success. never met you guys, one day hope to, but i definitely feel like i’ve grown up with you all
As George takes off from the cops and goes through the dirt I can hear the song now. Just them good ol boys!!!
Meet Bo Duke's son George.
Ty is soo freeking good at this. He really answered his calling. Your whole team is such a great fit!!
I usually hate change. But this should have been done long time ago. Leroys gonna rip now!
I remember watching Leroy get built... amazing how far everything has come... do miss those early builds style.
When you reveal the new and improved Leroy you should do a montage of clips and pictures from the beginning to the newest version. So many of your viewers including myself don’t know that full history of this American icon. Keep up the great work.
It started out as an auction vette, got leroyfied and they put an lsa supercharger on some ls engine (want to say it was a truck motor but dont remember) and the rest is history. Thing has come so far.
You can literally go back and watch the older videos...even get to see a jeremy without his big ass beard.
His channel has an entire section dedicated to Leroy from beginning to now
@@menogusta9829 that was what happened to ruby minus the supercharger
This is EXACTLY what Leroy needed. Get rid of the 'Vette trans-axle and IRS. He will work much better with a traditional transmission and a solid axle rear suspension.
But what made Leroy Leroy is the fact it was corvette. There's nothing corvette left. Like the said in the video, it's a pro-mod now. It's just a tube chassis race car.
I was worried old Leroy was done now he's back going to be stronger than ever.
Leroy gunnin' for that Fastest Car in the Fleet title again ;)
If you’ve followed the channel from OG NA Leroy days, to the blower, to the turbos, to the funny car cage, now this. This is what literally started the channel, this is just the next form Leroy needed. 🇺🇸
George is such a born again racer after coming to the cleetus shop. Freakin love it!
Garret I wanna see you guys throw tractor exhaust flaps on the big block so they can be just rattling when it's running. Will also be functional helping keep water outta the exhaust
It definitely needs tractor flaps.
We the people have spoken. We need a crown vic with tractor flaps asap
I really like ty's explanation of what's getting cut and his process of figuring out what gets cut.
Be cool if you could try to fab up the rear “cage” with a split window look kinda like a nod to a ‘63 Vette
Great idea.
It would only take a couple extra bars...hmm.
I'm so blown back this last week. First, experiencing Cleetus and Cars in Indy, then seeing this right after the SME engine.. The amount of growth made in such a short amount of time. So proud of Garrett and the team, and cannot wait to see these cars back and better than ever. Had to pick up some new merch, crossing my fingers that a turbo is in there.
Definitely shed a couple tears on this one. The back end of Leroy brings back a lot of memories on the channel from the burnouts to the trailer hitch to the crazy squats off the line. 😢
Ty has the ability to see the finished product before he makes his first cut, that’s why he is an awesome fabricator!
As a police officer, I found the chase to be pretty awesome. Almost like George knew what he was doing 🤣🤣🤣
As a bullshit detector I call bullshit on you being police...
He definitely looked like he had some prior experience there 😂😂😂
He is a Florida man after all….lol
@@Andrewlang90 George is a native North Carolinian. Like a diet Florida man 😂
""Allegedly""
We wanna see Fab Rats, Matt's Off-road Recovery, and Robbie Layton in the Crown Vic race. These three RUclips channels have massive followings and they are experienced in racing. I reckon these Utah RUclipsrs would give you Florida men a run for your money.
Hell Yeah Brother!! I second that! These three guys would make me buy the ppv for sure!
I like and watch these guys, but can’t forgive Matt’s crew for not knowing what “Do it for Dale” meant when a customer said it to them.
No we dont
Matt will probably be in jail, no racing for him
Not usually a good idea to put a bunch of derby guys in crown vics they kinda blackout and start trying to junk each other
I gotta be honest seeing LEEROY THE SAVAGE get the love he deserves made my day, by far my favorite car in the whole dang fleet!!!
The “not a corvette” guys are gonna come swinging again now hahaha. Glad to see ya stepping up to keep up
Gotta say, I'm kinda with them... At what point do you stop calling it the same thing as it came from the factory as, when so little remains?
At this point there is 3/4 of a chassis and part of the tub, rest is custom.
But not being a corvette doesn't have to be bad..
It's something better based on a vette
My Grandfather built and raced his own car back in the 40's/50's, based on a Jag for much of it, But I dare a man to call it anything but the "Litzer special" to his face..
Bring back the specials IMO
To me I've never really thought of it as a vette, It's just Leeroy, doing Leeroy things, who cares where he started, we wanna see where he goin
(Feels weird to call a car him in writing, but also weird to call Leroy it)
Very few of the top end drag cars are the cars they started as. They are a drag car with a particular body on top.
You think the camaros and mustangs are stock suspension? Lol no they are 4 link. Stock suspension only gets you so far.
@@robbygray9562 Yeah that's right, we're building a car at the moment and toyed with the idea of sticking with stock suspension but we thought we may as well just go full tube chassis and 4-link from the get-go to avoid having to pull the car apart later on and spend even more money then. Time and money save just 4-linking from the start.
@@robbygray9562 you didnt actually read it did you?
4:13 oh man that clips is SO funny. I play golf and I always whip out that one when I quaff one lol "SOMETIMES MAYBE GOOD SOMETIMES MAYBE SHITE!"
Leroy is what attracted me to this channel and I am so glad that you are finally giving him some love and attention he so justly deserves.
Not only does Ty need a raise but every single employee you have sir. This team is amazing
10% to the big guy
Pretty sure Cleeter pays them pretty well as it is.
I've been loving the last few video. It feels like the old school videos seeing LeRoy and all the time lapses.
We don’t really care about leroy being a corvette or chopped to hell. I feel like it’s about the story of the car and the builds it goes through that makes it such a great car
yeah i miss the leroy content was an exciting time but you can't just churn the same stuff out so i get it. I do like how slowly everyones getting a pretty sick ride for everything. Becoming a content machine!
It ain’t even the same car almost
Need an ep dedicated to Leroy and Ty fabrimacating the rear end and all the linkages. Hyped!
Jackstand was a vital part in pushing forward. Ty is also class. Plus the other lads. All the best. Looking forward to the big block in the el camino.
Ya know, after all these years (and yes I go back BEFORE LeRoy’s Epic Pass). I always thought that you were gonna do this. I always thought that would be the natural progression for LeRoy. As fast as you two got, I just knew after, “The Pass”, you were gonna do it! It awesome to see that dream come true! LeRoy is gonna SLAY with a solid rear! With the relationships you have developed with Motion, Texas Speed and countless others, you and LeRoy are gonna fall in love again!!! And that Brother is awesome!
WELCOME BACK LEROY!!!
You upped the nitrous set up to pyro and trusted jackstand to not accidentally set you on fire. Lmao thats some trust right there.
Poor Leroy is feeling violated right now. Hang in there pal, once it’s all done you’ll be going faster than you have ever gone. Ole Cleeter and crew is going to take good care of you.
Ty is really making the magic happen! These are some serious changes.
I’ve been watchin cleet since before Leroy when he was puttin turbo whistles in his c7 exhaust and shoving rags in the exhaust to see if more air would come out the other exhaust pipes and man its wild how far this guy has come since then just mind blowing.
Totally love the Leroy reboot! Can’t say I wasn’t emotional though… you guys have got a great lineup of projects right now. Watching Tye work makes me weak at the knees.
Please give that rear frame a place of honor. You are right, if you had not bought Leroy because that was bent, your channel might well be hugely different. I remember once (back when you were in the same shop as Jeremy) that you commented that many people probably came to the channel because the thumbnail had a crazy-looking car in it with turbos sticking up like bull horns. I was probably one of those people many years ago
Man, who’d have thought I’d be watching Leroy from you rolling him out of the garage with tires on him at the beginning to now with everything accomplished and a brand new plan. Been some good years. Thanks for the content. Cheers from OZ
I have been SO happy with the addition of Ty to the team. Being able to watch and understand all the custom fab he does, is so damn cool.
I've always associated you with Leroy, and when Leroy disappeared for awhile I wondered, what's happened. I'm glad now that Leroy is getting a new look and will be better for it. Mullet is great but Leroy I think is sort of foundational and is got to be kept functional. My thoughts. Awesome Cleetus and gang.
Even "stock cars" aren't stock and are nothing like the cars that served for homologation purposes. In the end, Leroy is a race car and you have to do what is needed to win and as long as the VIN says it's a corvette then it's a corvette.
Hell yeah brother. Trucker Pete from Ireland. Hi its been a real tough coupla weeks but im over them now..... and theres nothing better than sittin down to watch a bit of old Cleter McFarland with a beer in my hand. Honestly its satisfying. As we say over here.... keep er lit.
I love how you acknowledge when you’re idiots… I don’t know about everyone else, but I can’t help but smile anyways. Looks like fun. Benign idiocy is always the best fun. 🤣
Yes. Most youtubers take themselves too seriously.
Just wait till they hit beten idiocy. That's when the real fun starts.
Yep, just because you have serious cars, it doesn't mean you can't have serious fun.
One of my favorite parts of Cleetus' is how humble he is. Always crack up when he lets off with a "I'm such an idiot"
Way to go Cleetus. Would you ask Paul of Fab Rats to be a driver in Bristol Race?
This is really exciting. When I started watching this channel it was trying to get Leroy into the 8s and i was instantly hooked. I remember when u had to drain the water out of the block to get the fastest stick shift record and then it was win after win. Now thay everything has gotten so fast its time time the big upgrades. James is right when he says it needs it if Leroy doesn't want to get stuck in the rafters. Keep up the great work.
I have never been more excited for Leroys return!
Love watching Ty fab videos! Can't wait to see what Leroy becomes
The first video I saw of Leroy was because of Hoonigans burnout pad at ls fest, back when you were trying to make Leroy the fastest stick shift. Many years have passed since then ty for all the great content!
im extremely happy to see leroy the savage come back. hes by far gotta be my favorite but i love mullet as well. HELL YEA BROTHER!!
George: “Flashbacks…”. Lmao. The skit you and George did was hilarious and awesome! I love those little things you guys do…
Man the Cleetus crew needs to get Ty a race car for all this mans effort on the channel. Love to see him behind the wheel
…and a little something for Sam to run too!
I love that Leroy is gonna make a serious comeback! Hell Yeah Brother!!
Your so lucky to have ty! Seems like a humble dude and he's an unreal fabricator
Been here since before leroy was a thing, so pumped!!!
What you want, a medal or something???
@@BariLopesh no
we better be getting a full build series on leroys back end!!!
Awesome to finally see leroy with a square rear end. I remember asking years ago when you were going to repair the rear rails. No need to fix it when you start new. Awesome work
For God’s sake, after getting LeRoy back together and fitting whatever engine into him, go to a dry sump system. You get MUCH better oiling to the entire engine, without dealing with all of the foibles that come with a
sump.
This. Yes. Manual cars this fast really could use a dry sump. There’s so much weight shift and trauma occurring in those shifts, oil is going all over the place
@@4funner66 Yeah Hunter, it’s going everywhere except the crank.
Eliminate the pickup tube and pump it directly to where it’s needed with higher oil pressure and running cooler, there is no pan depth to work around your crossmember.
It’s a win, win, win.
That story about Leroy was crazy scary. A world without Leroy, and Cleetus together is no world I want to live in.
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Glad to see Leroy getting some much needed work ....been watching Leroy from the beginning. Can't wait to see when finished
You should cut up the rear frame from Leroy and sign them all. End up selling them on the website, similar to what JH did with the mud truck bed sides. I bet there's a lot of people that would love to have a piece of the first stick shift vette to run a 7 sec quarter mile. Can't wait to see more progress on Leroy!
Fastest click ever! Most entertaining channel on the RUclipss
Totally agree
100%
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I just smile the entire time I watch you guys!!!!
Are you going to up the Cage Cert as well since it's almost gonna be a full rebuild from the Hoop back? Because I can see Leroy touch 7.2 with the right setup with Mullet's fast forward engine
If they put Mullets engine in this thing I wouldn't be surprised to see it touch 6s. That engine would probably actually live in Leroy, has to be a good 1,000 to 1,500 pounds lighter.
Leroys current engine is capable of 7.20s. Leroys is alot lighter than Mullet.
Pretty sure that's one of the goals.
Maddy: "So what did you do at work?"
Cleetus: "James was playing with a flame thrower and we chopped my car in half"
Awesome to see the car that blew this channel up getting some changes and love 🦅
man, i've been watching you since my freshman year of college, in 2017, and Leroy is what got me hooked. I love watching Leroy and even hurt me seeing him get cut up. Thanks for all the content over the years, we appreciate you man.
I’ve been watching since before the duck calls, old stuff was the best stuff.