Possibly The Greatest Garage Video of All Time

"Grab Paddle" (grabpaddle) 05/26/2017 at 07:58 • Filed to: Real Garage Update, Porsche, Porsche 911, Engine Swaps, Ls, V8

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This guy has real talent. Seriously. If this were scripted it would feel really forced but this guy nails it. The framing, the awkward stares, the glitter, it really doesn’t get better. TGIF.

XJDano > Grab Paddle 05/26/2017 at 08:09

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Shouldn’t he have been in front of the motor on the pallet? I guess he is driving the corvette ghost.

Yowen - not necessarily not spaghetti and meatballs > Grab Paddle 05/26/2017 at 08:30

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This guy tickles my funny bone, a lot. And I’ve only watched till 1:28.

edit, reporting back at 3:22, the way he pops up from behind the LS motor, hilarious. I don’t ever want this video to end.

boredalways > Grab Paddle 05/26/2017 at 08:31

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I can’t get on Hoovies’ wavelength yet, but I still watch.

Did you see the one when he tracked down his stolen ML55 AMG?

McMike > XJDano 05/26/2017 at 08:36

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The LS still thinks it’s a Corvette engine and has no idea it’s about to be installed in a Porsche. He doesn’t want to spook it.

Moving an engine to a new home can be exciting, but very stressful, especially when it comes to acclimating your engine to their new environment.

It’s important to make your engine feel at home in its new surroundings. An abrupt change in living arrangements can be stressful for them. Your engine depends on you to make this new home as friendly and safe as its old one.

Turbineguy: Nom de Zoom > Grab Paddle 05/26/2017 at 08:39

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450hp is just a cam, injector swap & tune away afaik.

Matsayz > Grab Paddle 05/26/2017 at 08:54

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The first video of the Porsche popped up in my YouTube feed the other day and I tried to watch it... but couldn’t finish it. It feels like he knows what he wants to say but ta still waay to choppy. I’d come back and watch after he’s more relaxed

Grab Paddle > Yowen - not necessarily not spaghetti and meatballs 05/26/2017 at 09:26

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Yea seriously. If this guy gets better at hosting it may lose all appeal. This is genuinely great. And I want to watch the next one!

Yowen - not necessarily not spaghetti and meatballs > Grab Paddle 05/26/2017 at 09:39

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I hope these videos are entirely intentionally this way, without seeming like they are. Because that would mean it’s possible he can keep the charm of these alive. It is so hilarious in the most subtle ways sometimes.

“My mechanic.... DAve” I’m crying laughing.

Also I realized his hand-gestures are just ever so slightly off and un-natural that they really add to the persona.

Ssfancyfresh > Grab Paddle 05/26/2017 at 09:41

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It’s like John Davis in his early years playing Let’s Pretend. Excellent

davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com > Grab Paddle 05/26/2017 at 09:53

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Completed swaps done well are fetching big money?

davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com > Grab Paddle 05/26/2017 at 10:07

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He’s pretty funny, but man, he knows how to make some bad decisions... Did you read about his old Lincoln?

“I paid $9,000 for it, I spent almost $4,000 fixing it, and sold it back to him for $6,400.”

Once_upon_a_pvt > Grab Paddle 05/26/2017 at 10:09

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Aaaaaand subscribed

Flavien Vidal > Grab Paddle 05/26/2017 at 10:15

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Well it’s is scripted :)

But yeah he is really good and I enjoy every sure one of his video. As much as I like Doug, his serie of videos on over priced unobtainable cars aren’t that interesting to me... I much prefer him :)

davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com > Grab Paddle 05/26/2017 at 11:24

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The end of his NSX track video (with his little girl) is great.

WiscoProud > davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com 05/26/2017 at 12:12

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Yeah, I don’t know how he ever thought that would work out. I applaud him for doing it, but there was no way he was going to break even on that one.

QCGoose > Grab Paddle 05/26/2017 at 13:19

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This is some “Tim and Eric”-level stuff right here.

CaptDale - is secretly British > Grab Paddle 05/26/2017 at 15:33

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This was a fun video