Bro I'd totally fly out to lift in this gym

SECURITY NOTE! Tavarish, first of all it looks incredible, great job. I've noticed that you have powder coated ALL mounting points/surfaces. On a long-term perspective the powder coating will break-up between the mounting surface and the tightening will get lose. I've noticed this phenomenon on several of my and friends track cars. Please make sure to clean the mounting surfaces before tightening, especially on the brake calipers, engine mounts and subframe to the monocoque. It will work like you did especially for display purposes, but if you drive the car, everything will get lose sooner or later. Have fun and good luck with the project. Greetings from Germany

Man. The logistics and just getting these people to work with you on a crazy project like this has to be such an ordeal.. Insane that we see meaningful updates this often. I am a forever viewer and glad to see Jarred doing so well. Hope to see him in some of your future builds.

Guys at Tachyon are so cool, they all clearly love what they're doing and they're brilliant at it!

Going to Tachyon is some next level youtubing. You didn't have to track down the P1 turbo OEM, but you did and interviewed them! That's crazy levels of dedication to the craft, and I commend you for pushing the envelope of car content once again.

11 Parts into this and The Sand is still my favorite recuring villain.

I’m not a car guy and this series hooked me so hard, I recently found this and binged it in a day

Thank you so much Tavarish for the turbo segment of the video. Finally someone who shows that the turbo engineering is vital to the process. We watch all these builders just go and slap the biggest Garrett turbos they can on their builds. I've had so many friends not understand that it takes more than just that and then they run into heavy lag, or blowing up their engines when they try to drive on the streets. Thank you for building and engineering a whole new one off driveable hypercar. I cannot wait to see the final result of your dream.

CHEM major here. I love these videos and loved the fact that you used chemistry to save the harness. The reason you used the vinegar bath with salt is because vinegar's acetic acid will eat away at the corrosion while the salt was most likely added as an abrasive agent to help agitate the corrosion. If you applied a current to this, the salt would have acted as a great conductivity booster and probably helped the corrosion dissipate faster. The ultrasonicator used at the end with sodium bicarbonate and water just served as an extra step to agitate any remaining corrosion as it uses as the name implies, ultrasonic waves to agitate the water and provide further assistance to either mix substances or dislodge foreign objects (in this case corrosion). Along with that, it serves the purpose of neutralizing the acidic solution of the vinegar and preventing any further corrosion and damage when left out to air dry.

Personally i love when you get “nerdy” (talking about your engine and the specs) and going to Tachyon was a real treat because i love the engineering behind super cars. I hope you do more stuff like that in the future and dont hold back when nerding out about your car!

I would definitely recommend finding a replacement wiring harness. I was an engineer for a connector company (Amphenol) for 14 years and an engineer for a wiring and cable manufacturer for 16 years. Contacts are plated for a reason and the plating has been compromised. The harness may work for a while, but corrosion will set in fairly quickly on brass or copper contacts that does not have the plating intact. I have done tons of environmental testing on connectors and contacts and the harness will definitely fail in 6 months or less. Hopefully you haven't installed the harness yet and are able to find a replacement! Good luck! Love you work and videos!

Damn, Tachyon looks like an awesome company! From what you've shown, the profesionalisme drapes of the screen. Their workshop seems clean as hell!And their office looks hella sharp. Really cool to see!

I find it incredible that Freddie hooks up with all the SOTA specialists all over the world and get's them engaged in his project. This is going to be the best P1 on the planet, and it is conceived and built in a FL garage by a DIY KZfaqr. Next level. Why did we ever doubt Freddie when he bought this hot mess of a flood car. My hero.

Pulls McLaren out of ocean, fixes it with salt water solution.

I think you should probably get those connectors at least nickel coated once they have been cleaned and neutralised of the cleaning liquids. otherwise damaged bare copper connectors will corrode even quicker as time goes on.

I can’t wait for the episode dedicated to chasing electrical gremlins 😅

It does feel like EVERYONE in the industry wants this thing to fly. The excitement builds with every episode. Keep going Freddy!

Freddie’s got to make a P1 evo shirt, but instead of “eat my dust” it says “eat my sand” 😂

If Mr Tavarish is reading this, I was hoping if I could make a suggestion that you fit a air compressor where the hybrid system used to be, it could be useful to help spool up the turbos for full boost constantly, kinda similar to the Koenigsegg Jesko

I appreciate the effort and your work so don't get me wrong. This will be a fantastic car and an absolute piece of art. That said, on removing the hybrid system, one of the big reasons it made so many people mad is that there's a unique charm in the original designs of all classic cars like the Toyota 2000GT or the 250 GTO and the McLaren P1 is the modern equivalent to these cars. These cars are celebrated not just for their beauty but for their authenticity; their value lies in their original features. In the case of the McLaren P1, the hybrid system is one of those defining characteristics. While the technology may be outdated, it was implemented with a specific vision. It's much like the carburettors in vintage Porsches and Ferraris. Notoriously unreliable and outdated, but altering these inadvertently dilutes what makes these cars iconic in the first place. It's not about power or performance but about preserving the unique identity of the car. I understand the temptation to modernise, but sometimes, the stuff we consider outdated is what makes these cars irreplaceable and highly sought after. I get why you had to make these changes. It's such a shame to see that it's all been done to meet the deadline of SEMA. I don't mean to be a downer or come off as an asshole, as your work is incredibly inspiring, and I have no doubt that you're making a meaningful contribution to the automotive world. Keep up the excellent work!

The carbon doctors laugh is so contagious haha he’s a treasure.

The frame doctor carbon work is beyond amazing

I'm in the camp that says it won't be a P1 any more, but it IS your car, and you're welcome to go down whatever path makes you happy. My biggest concern is that there will be changes to the weight distribution and balance, which the aerodynamics were designed to match. This is something that could be important at over 200 MPH.

Amazing work. Congrats so far. When I was a kid I took apart my parents’ alarm clock and quickly realised I couldn’t put it back together. I cannot imagine the complexity you guys are dealing with 👍

I love how that thing's going to SEMA and it's gonna be dropping a trail of sand all the way.

Thank you for actually explaining your decision, I wish you did it originally. However it is no longer a P1. It is a custom built car with a P1 shell.

I really love this project Tav. And the team! It is such a joy to see you tackling all the problems and having your eyes set on the goal. Thank you.

I think my and other people's issue is that at a certain point, the only thing remaining of the P1 is the VIN. It's going to be fast, unique, and impressive no doubt. But the soul of the car is no longer a P1. I think many of us were hoping for a restoration not just a completely new car that happens to share the same chassis. Love your vids man, hope this doesn't come accross negatively. Best of luck either way.

Two episodes so close together? Like a three paycheque month, I feel rich!

16:55 Okay, so something important, that you need to know Tavarish, is that Cerakote is a ceramic layer. It acts as an insulator, NOT a heat-disperser. The Gold on the original flakes, because McLaren cut corners and made the layer too thin, but the plate is functional for dispersing heat. This, is something you need to really be careful for, because if you replace a heat-dispersion device, with a heat-insulating device, you will end up having components that heat up... Specifically hot-spot temperatures on the components closest to the plate, are going to be astronomically high, compared to the gold-plated, or even bare aluminium plate. So please, do some research into this and make sure that you arent trying to reinvent the wheel here, because what this is looking like, is you're replacing a frying pan with an oven mitt. It may be called a 'heat-shield', but it's not there to block heat, it's there to disperse heat... BIG difference and one that can very well cost you dearly if it's somewhere close to any turbos... You're a mechanic, so you'll understand this analogy better, think of a car's radiator, it's made of metal, it's there to cool things down, that's what the shield is for, what cerakote does, is basically put a thick layer of paint on it, which prevents it from cooling stuff down... So you'll end up with a car that overheats with a radiator, in the case of a heatshield, you'll end up with a turbo that melts a hole into itself, warps, or melts wiring around it. Now I could be just over-reacting, for all intents and purposes, the Cerakote could work just fine, but what I am 100% certain of, is that you just change the entire function of that plate, a plate that McLaren designed and engineered to do a specific task... That sounds like a recipe for disaster, just saying.

Saying hybrid doesn't better performance misses the point. it's the personality of the P1 with it's hybrid that makes it special. You can make Nissan GTR's with more performance - but they're not a P1. Keep the hybrid!! put it back please!!

Awesome. Been following the whole series and this feels like a pivot from “tear down” now to “build up”. I await the next in the series 👍🏻👍🏻. Already know the finished car will be awesome !!

The irony is not lost on me that he's doing a salt water solution when he pulled it out of the ocean. I love it, keep up the great work Tavarish!

I didn’t know tavarish was training to be a strongman 😂

FL2K or any roll racing. Please take it there when it's finished. And to truly expand your audience, get it on a This vs That on Hoonigan 😊

Great video! Love that you do these great interviews with Eng. side of the car building factor too, not just the Wrenching.

I agree with Uncle Rich on this topic. Screw what we think. Build what you want. Pro tip: after using the sodium-vinegar solution, immerse the part in 99% isopropyl alcohol. This will force any residual water out and prevent new corrosion. Then coat it in a corrosion preventative.

The complexity of this work, and the perseverance you show in overcoming roadblocks, are as rare as the car will soon be.

This whole project is completely crazy and the stress has my complete sympathy, so much so I let every YT commercial roll through just to help fund the build. It’s been a fascinating watch so far.

I love how you show the P1 on the racetrack near the beginning. That is my local racetrack in Fife, Scotland and it’s called Knockhill

The powder coating looks insane my heart goes out to you Freddie your doing an amazing job thumbs up

Joey the Frame Doctor delivers every time! Great work!

I’m so excited to see the finished product! and hopefully a cartrek special where you guys do this together that’d be awesome to watch.

I just love your show, I can’t get enough, can’t wait for the P1 to be finished, you are doing an awesome job.👏👏👏👏👏

Tavarish needs to change his name to Mr. Sandman! Mr Sandman, make me a dream, make it the baddest P1 I’ve ever seen.

I love that Jack's wearing a Mighty Car Mods tee 😍😍

Wow, I loved the turbo part with Tachyon. And wow again: made in Holland! Perfect example of a small country doing great stuff 👏

Ive repaired boat trailer wiring where the salt water enters through the end of the stranded wire where it is crimped onto the connector. The salt water wicks up the strands of the wire and it looks like the insulation is fine however the copper inside the wire corrodes a few feet up from the end. You should strip back some of the scrap wires from the connector and see if there is any corrosion in the conductors.

Totally redeeming himself after being hit with a unexpected sandstorm. Rich is absolutely correct. 10 year old tech is just a waste in your case. This is going to be epic.👍🏾

I haven’t finished watching the video yet…but I have a concern about the condition of the wiring. The wires will also wick moisture into themselves. The fact that the exposed connectors came so clean is awesome…but I’d definitely be running some resistance tests and peel off the tape to do some visual inspections of the individual wires. Fingers crossed! Loving the series!!!!

Love everything Tavarish is doing to the P1, never knew the engines were built so weak, Can't wait till he finishes 😃

@Tavarish, if there’s any grounding wire to the metal frame make sure you sand out where the bolts and washers meet. The powdered coating works as an insulator.

I Love your sheer will, determination, and perseverance Tavarish. But I laughed so hard the second you said, “I don’t think we can do this.” Episode 1 would have been me saying that and shutting the entire project down. You’re just talking about cleaning up the harness wiring. You and your team are absolutely Masters of your crafts, jumping head first into uncharted waters, and y’all mixed it all in with a dash of pure insanity. I’m in awe and I’m here to watch all the way through this massive undertaking. I’ve loved all your previous work but this is by far your White Whale!

The interior guy is cool as hell, just seeing him there makes me smile for some reason.

First off, I absolutely love what you're doing and highly enjoy this rebuild series! I also fully understand the rationale behind ditching the hybrid engine (excessive cost, weight, complexity, etc). However, when you're talking about engine swapping the P1 M838TQ with the 720s M840T, can you honestly really a say this still a P1? Isn't the engine the heart of car?

Everything you are doing makes total sense to me, loving this build and I’d love to help if I can!

I get it, power to weight is the primary motivation. Speaking as an engineer though, every engine has a power curve. The genius of the P1 and its counterparts was to have an electric drive to help supplement the valleys in that power curve and make it faster on track. I can’t wait to see how your experiment goes, and if it will be faster!

The Frame Doctor is such a legend

I do agree with people when they say the hybrid system is what makes a P1 a P1. However, turning a P1 into a McLaren F1 is absolutely GENIUS. It’s taking two of McLarens best cars and putting it in one drivetrain / chassis. This is going to be a TRUE McLaren

Thanks, Freddie for laying it all out in this one! P1 Evo as a more spiritual successor to F1 is going to be amazing.

From the point it entered Freddy’s garage till the point it leaves, it’s got to be getting on for a metric tonne in lost weight… water, sand, hybrid battery, motors and excess wiring loom. 😂

The reason I was hoping to see the hybrid system kept was that in the not too distant future, modding our hybrid or full electric cars will be the norm. So it would be cool to see a build where you could pack more energy destiny in, improve the replacement cost over what the manufacturer quotes, and possibly get more power and functionality out of the electric drive system. BUT! Great explanation for why you went the route that you did. I totally get it. No doubt, this thing will be a beast when complete, and a great nod to the legendary F1. It's very cool to see you strengthen the inherent weakness of a platform we all thought was so formidable. I don't have the knowledge, skill, ability, or financial resources to take on a build like this, so it's a ton of fun to watch! Good luck on the rest of the project!

Tav you are unbelievable! How are you even getting these collabs? The turbo Tachyon guys are amazing. McLaren hasn't supported the project officially yet but once they see where this is ending up they have to say something positive.

Excellent episode…it totally gets me back into engineering mode again, as I’m not around the geeks that much anymore…love your channel

OMG! That teaser at the end tho! Love how close to completion this P1 is coming. Be still my beating heart.

I appreciate Jack lending his great skills and support for Freddie, and he's funny

I just cant wait to see this build ready! Every ep gets me even more hyped

It’s dope that you have some top of the line people to work with. I’m always amazed at how talented folks are

Freddie and his pals are just a nice bunch of fellas, which makes his content so watchable. Keep it up and thank you 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

I also agree that it will not be a P1 in the purest sense of the name, but I loved the idea. Actually, if I was in your place, this would be my decision number 1. Less weight, less complexity, more pure driving experience.

I don’t know how you pull this off timewise, but it’s amazing! Keep going, looking forward to future episodes!

the wires covers/housing(red ones) can sip lots of the salty/vinegar water inside (capillary effect), and it still may be there. After some time it can lead to shortcutting, if water cames out from heating

I'm here for this build no matter what you do with it. From the moment you laid out your goals and were willing to drop such an outrageous amount of cash on this car, i knew it would be special. Keep up the good work dude ❤

Don’t worry Freddie throughout history most geniuses were considered mad at some point. Personally I love what you do more when you do it your way.

This has to be my absolute favourite build I have watched Every day I look to see if there’s a new video . Thanks for the great content

It's good when things are broken down, explaining some of the processes in to the engineering. Going to be a monster ❤

You dont need to give anyone any explanation. It is your car, your money and you build it however you like it in any color and specs you see it beautiful. Good Job and the best luck to you!!

Only 0:30 seconds in and already that P1 is looking sick. Have a feeling this is going to be the best “P1” in the world.

Buddy, because of my service in the US Navy, I learned that if you just use a powdered red punch, all your copper or brass leads would be so clean, that you would not have to use a brush to finish the cleaning. Also, a bottle of US-made Coke would clean all the corrosion off anything.

Man, you and Rich are geniuses! I love how y'all did this. You both trolled tye trollers! Love it!

Not a fan of gold or Chrome. But, I think with how it is coming along. It will look amazing. I know this series has became my 6 year old son's favorite series. So, thanks for giving another series build that I can enjoy with my son. Helps give him ideas for a junk yard build we are doing.

All those tiny connectors have a plating over the copper to prevent corossion/oxidizing. By cleaning them in this method it seems you also remove this plating. Therefor exposing the copper. It might work really good in the beginning but could give many problems when all those exposed connectors start to oxidize/corrode

I was about to compliment the gold powder coated parts by saying its a huge step up from Tavarish tape. Then he immediately goes and puts gold foil on the firewall. 🤣 LOL. Loving the build, Freddy. Keep up the great work!

The editing quality of Tavarishes videos has really been improved. The commentary over the actual work is great. Keep up the good work.

The hard work he's putting in the car i cant wait for it to start and ik he'll have tears in his eyes when it starts cause i would

You didn't mess up. Chase those dreams brother!

I loved the part about Tachyon! Always cool to learn about cool engineering companies that are out there.

The second you mentioned the F1 I immediately understood your angle for this build. Good work Tavarish!

I'm really digging the twists and turns this project is taking. Getting to hear from engineers and designers from different companies who become involved in this project really adds something special to the history of the endeavor. Keep it up, gentlemen! I'm also starting to wonder if places like Gold's Gym will start stocking P1 frames for extreme power lifting. Ha!

It’s just great to see your passion reignited Freddie. What a project. You’re just smiling from start to finish in every video and that’s lovely to see. Well done.

Tavarish, you are a real inspiration man. I watch all your videos! Side note: for a wiring harness that expensive I would recommend using dedicated ultrasonic cleaning solutions and not homemade stuff.

Dude, you actually came to my tiny hometown in my tiny country! I jumped up when you showed you were at Tachyon. So weird to see you were there!, haha! Hope you liked being in The Netherlands 😄

The powder coating looks absolutely gorgeous. This Car is going to look like the gem that it is. It's going to look better than any P1.

Alright so I’m convinced it will still be a P1. The comment about the hybrid system last time was more exciting to the tech nerd part of me really more than anything else. Yep, it’s dated, but I wanted to see how you were going to do it. Either way I am excited to see what this turns into and what it’s like when finished.

I‘m sure you’ve checked this before putting in all the work but in salty air (and salt water even more so) cables corrode inside the insulation. That’s why cables on boats are tinned copper. Having all the connectors clean and then getting super high resistance would be a real bummer. Wish you all the best. 👍👍

It's such an awesome job you guys are doing, and it's intriguing to see how this supa car comes back together...Bravo lads

Can’t wait to see how Jack’s Evo is doing as well. I can’t believe the P1 has come on so much already.

I think this car should be called T1 GTR (for Tavarish)! I’m still in awe of the work being done to restore this car. 👍👌👊

Apple cider vinegar also works a treat for rusty parts and smells good and no salt required.

Just listen to the audio only, " Hey Jack, touch my gold" Jack, "ohhhh, smooth" lol Love it. Awesome stuff. Can't wait to see this completed.