It Took Me a YEAR to Rebuild My Z06 

I am so grateful to be a part of the Goldie rebuild . I almost have a little PTSD remembering some of the difficult parts but it was all worth it to see how happy it made you.

If you don't have a friend like Dr. Bobby, be the Dr. Bobby to one of your friends.

Ah 7am, really catering to the Vette crowd 😉

Dude, the look on your face at 40:12 was priceless. What an amazing journey. We have all had it at some point…the moment where all the fruit of your work, doing something you have never done before, grappling with all the periodic self doubt culminating in success. The commitment and work was all worth it. Congratulations! Kudos to Bobby also. What an amazing guy, all need a friend like him.

this is the most relatable build series i've seen , the amount of broken parts and wrong installations is the most relatable to what i've experienced working on cars. PSA : Bobby is a legend.

One of the best car videos I have ever watched. I've been following along the whole time and this video was great! Dr. Bobby is a stud! The magnitude of this project was immense, and obviously you're not just dropping a rebuilt small block Chevy into a Camaro, this is a super complicated and expensive endeavor. I hope everything works out with the tuner, really looking forward to the next video - thanks for the GREAT entertainment and sharing your adventure!

The Air filter "bracket" was GOLD* wink wink! Amazing work gents. The elephant is now off the platter.

This is what he’s about man, the tears in his eyes hit fucking home for me and I truly felt that raw emotion. This is a channel that’s down to earth, and it shows. Congrats on the rebuild im so fuckin happy for you. May more seat time and even more fun mods come in your future my man!

Man, that start up got me. How great is that feeling.

I appreciate your putting this engine build series together. Most vid bloggers make this stuff look easy like it can be done in a couple of days. You appeared to be incredibly humbled by the sheer amount of work and effort needed to make this all happen. You have pulled off a monumental task at getting your blown Z06 back on the road. You have incredible friends. Congrats.

Congrats. The air filter mod is the moment you became a mechanic.

You can't have a better friend than Bobby. You guys are awesome. Can't wait to see the smiles when she's back on the track 👍

You don't know me from Adam. I have been watching your channel since you got Goldie. I am very happy and proud of what you have done! Keep up the good work!

I'm in the process of taking the motor out of my C6Z due to a suspected rod bearing. I needed this video to motivate me to get my engine out today. Thanks Josh!

Thanks goodness to Dr. Bobby. And Gabe and Andrew who helped. I had tears in my eyes when Bobby said I think that’s the last plug. Your build series have a rollercoaster ride of emotions; I can so relate to that. This is not an easy task at all. So proud of everything. P.s. your organization helped a lot with your build. Like putting fasteners in a bag and labeling them.

YES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! bro i know this journey has been hell over many times with literal blood, sweat, and tears. With a butt load of money invested into these legendary machines. But this right of passage here for a z06 owner will rarely ever be gotten these days so take MAJOR pride in this accomplishment truly. Not only do you get your just due reward brother, but you also left a extremely HELPFUL AND DETAILED video for this DIY project. Which you wont find on any channel that thinks like a none trained tech. So many of the questions we have you actually answered them perfectly while being understandable. Again way to go yellow Z brother!!!

This is the Braveheart or Dances with Wolves episode of the Goldie saga. When she's complete, and you do donuts leaving your neighborhood, that will be the Transformers of the Goldie saga. I'm here for both. Excellent video, my friend!

What an absolute treat to follow this build. You are killing it, man! I love the C6 Z06 and as a car guy myself, seeing you doing all of your own work is just perfect! Keep it up, my friend!

Ooof, I’m the 666 commenter, Gr8 story man! I hope the next chapter produces astonishing performance numbers beyond your expectations. Your determination is remarkable and your family’s support is obvious too…with you ability to focus on the project. Look forward to next posting!

39:55 Even I was getting a little emotional watching the first startup. What a great job you two did with this. Like Bobby said, it's a massive undertaking and you guys did an exceptional job. And such a great watch over the last year. Congratulations Josh! And here's to figuring out one last fight from Goldie

Everybody needs a Doctor Bobby in their life. He seems to be so genuine and you two appear to have a great friendship 👍

The Journey Continues! But the thing is, there is light at the end of the tunnel, even with the setback! So amazing to see her rolling again. Thank you for posting your trials and tribulations with this.

So happy to see Goldie running. Have watched every episode on your channel. Appreciate the transparency about the challenges you’ve faced. Much more relatable car guy content than the major channels, which admittedly I enjoy, but you make it easier for me to imagine doing something like this myself than the guys with a staff of 15+.

Congrats! I've enjoyed following your build. Hats off to you and Dr. Bobby! Love the reactions of both of you upon first start up -- priceless!

I wish i had a garage buddy like Dr. Bobby

Wow! This is awesome. Congratulations to Josh and Dr Bobby!! You guys did it! This is such a great project. I’m glad to see Goldie up and running. Can’t wait to see some track vids. Have Dr Bobby also bring out the miata to track. 🎉🎉

Been here since the beginning, so happy to see it running it again.

40:11 I cried with you man, DAMN. I don't even have a Corvette, hate people with Corvettes! Can't afford one. GOOD JOB MAN!!!!! BTW, I didn't cry, it was eye coolant.

Seeing you get emotional when Goldie fired up was so genuine.. I can only imagine how you felt in that moment.. the commitment to this project not just monetarily had to be ridiculously overwhelming. Thank you for taking me along for the experience. I look forward to the next installment and dyno pulls..

You and Bobby killed this project. Good sh@t! Brother!

This series has been so fun to watch! It is so much more engaging when you include all the hiccups in the process; you are truly a blessed man to have a loving family and friends who support your dreams and are willing to get their hands dirty along the way. Can't wait to see you ripping Goldie around the track! Cheers from a BMW guy in California

Amazing journey Josh, you and Dr Bobby make a great duo. Love the channel and see the two of you make a bond for life wrenching the iconic C6Z. I can't wait to see her on the track once again. 💪🏼💪🏼

Seriously one of the most underrated channels on youtube.

First time cheering to a screen for me haha. Congrats to both of you, hope you had a well deserved rest after that heroic wrenching stint.

I’m going to have a beer for you guys to celebrate. I’ve watched this journey from start to finish and have enjoyed every second.

I saw the final minute of this video live this morning as I was eating breakfast before heading out to my trackday, so I knew the ending without seeing the chaotic week you guys had leading up to the appointment at Vengeance. Congratulations on getting Goldie running! You did awesome!

Man, I smiled so hard when it tried to turn over for first time, I knew it would! Im so happy that the light at the end of the tunnel is in sight! I've really enjoyed watching this build series and I can't wait to see what comes next :) Well done brother!

I just went through this in my yellow z06 except mine was a head swap and header install. Lots of work. But worth it and fun. Also a PITA. And I’m also in GA.

Congratulations! So awesome to see her come back to life. What a great group around you as well.

As a tech. I say to a diyer congratulations. Determination was key.

Still following! That feeling with the car turns on for the first time is so emotional. I totally understand that. It made me wanna cry just watching it 🥹 Good luck with wrapping up the final touches!

Josh and Bobby, bravo! What a sense of accomplishment. As a fellow Z06 owner, I can truly appreciate this video. Although I have addressed the heads myself, I was eagerly anticipating watching this. I must admit, it almost brought a tear to my eye. The story was fantastic, and you did an excellent job with the video editing, especially considering the demands of both such a project and daily life.

I’m feeling so many emotions right now. Tremendous awe at what you have just done, happiness to know that the project is making huge progress and concern not knowing what caused this latest setback. Thanks for being so open and honest about this journey. I will continue cheering you on from afar and waiting for the day you get to enjoy this labor of love, in the way you envisioned it to be. Thanks Josh!!!!

Bro…..so happy for you to get that engine in! Watching you and Bobby wrench on Goldie has been awesome. Good luck with her the rest of the way. My vette must be related to Goldie, she fights me all way too for EVERYTHING. EXCELLENT CONTENT BROTHER! 👍👍👍

Beautifully done video bud. Awesome job at finally getting your new Katech LS7 under the hood and running. I honestly shed a tear of happiness for you bro. Very well done. Can't wait till the next video.

So happy for you Josh! You made it and Bobby is an awesome friend. Wish I was local because I would have helped you guys. Vengeance racing is a great shop! I’m wearing their hat right now as I watched this video. Looking forward to the next one. Great work guys!

That guy is such a great friend dont ever lose him 🤘🏼❤️

Congratulations on the accomplished work and perseverance. I am glad that you remembered to prime it first!

It lives! This has been an amazing series to watch. All that hard work paid off.

Doctor Bobby is so great.

Way to go so far! Amazing to watch. We all feel like we were apart of the build here at the shop!

Congrats Josh. Loved the "F it just try it moment".

Keep in mind, sometimes the best specialty parts store is the salvage yard

Glad she's going again! Going through an engine swap myself, watching this is good motivation and good reminder to keep organized throughout it. The organization you showed looked real and effective, not the unrealistic, almost cinematic organization, you see on some shows. Good choice on the Crooked River as for all of Dr. Bobby's help too.

So glad I stumbled upon this channel! Phenomenal videos. Really enjoy watching the two of you wrenching on stuff!

Dude the look on your face when it started was priceless! I’m so glad you got her back on the road man!

Awesome can't wait to see how it turned out!

Happy for you guys!

I came across your channel while I was shopping for a z06. I ended up buying a 2008 with 13k on it. Due to your experience and all the reading I did, I replaced the heads first chance I got after buying the car. With 13k on it, the shop that did the head swap for me told me mine were already out of spec. Thanks for sharing.

That’s just kinda how these cars go, they’ll fight you every step of the way. If everything isn’t perfect they’re unhappy and they show you quickly. But when they’re running right, 7 liters of raw NA power just hits and sounds different than anything else out there.

Awesome! Great job sticking with the rebuild. Vengeance is where I had my C6z tuned.

Congrats!! Very cool video!

Thank you for sharing your epic journey!

I really love the fact that this brought tears to your eyes. I'm in a similar boat but 2.5 years down the road with a 944 Turbo.

So glad this came up on my feed! A perfect weekend watch 👍

I love to see it! Congrats!

Nice work!!!!!

That was awesome. Congrats!

great work my guy! glad i got to see it!

Got goosebumps when it fired up great work!

Been here since before the engine let go, loving this series of videos documenting this adventure!

Having Vengeance right down the road is nice.

Can't wait to see how it turns out. Just found this video via suggestion, and it's a good reminder of the thrill of the first start and agony of the little things that come up along the way. I've built many cars and each has their own challenges. That first start is always a surreal moment.

This is awesome to see! Keep up the good work, I'm at a similar point in my own build and can really relate to how you are feeling, almost there!

Can't wait to see this thing rip! They'll get it sorted out, no doubt.

Genuinely one of the best rebuild series I’ve ever watched. Great job man.

Excited for you! I remember the feeling of accomplishment when I started mine after the rebuild. Congrats!

Congratulations on getting Goldie started!! 🎉 Looking forward to the Dyno tune video 😁

Really excited for you seeing your journey. I can only imagine how you felt when it turned on! Awesome series.

I absolutely love the sincerity of this video! Amazing job my friend on taking on this project. In the last 2 weeks I’ve removed my super charger on my Jag to replace a stupid plastic coolant line and replaced the trans & turbo on my NA Miata.

When I drain fluids I line the bucket with a garbage bag. I then take it to the oil drum, cut a corner and drain. Then toss the bag. Keeps the bucket clean etc. this was great. Always wanted to do what you did here.

This makes me happy since I just did my first lifter change on my LS7!

Incredible series. Congrats on getting her back in action, hope they get that ECU situation sorted out soon for you!

Dr. Bobby is da maaaan. Keep on going man love the content.

Perfect start to the weekend

You made a very good choice to get some help from Vengeance, they do a great job and you will not be disappointed when it's all done,

Congratulations on your accomplishment! Great job and great video! I hope your programming issue gets resolved quickly and easily! Keep up the good fight!

What an awesome journey this has been, seeing you light up on the first start was literally the best. Hopefully the tuning situation gets sorted out and you’re back to ripping on it!

i remember when me and my dad startrd up a motor we had rebuilt for his pontiac lemans for the first time and it was amazing! so happy goldie started hopefully you can get that ecu thing sorted out soon!

You guys are awesome, the shared experiences and experiences in general are what make life so great, godbless yall

This definitely hit the feels real hard. So happy for you man! I’m getting ready to embark on similar journey to pull my ls7 out and I know it’s long but doable journey man thanks to you.

Good job and perseverance. It reminds me of the work I did on my C4 as I made it into a dedicated track car years ago, always challenges to overcome. Sometimes I found myself asking why do I do this to myself! But then you get it all together and go have fun and you enjoy the results. I look forward to the next installment of your project. I wish you and Dr. Bobby the best. Oh, I am taking my C6 Z06 to the track soon, always a fun time and such a well balanced and fast car.

Hey man y'all did a great job and that's the Vette color and all that I would love to have!!!

Dude,, wow great video series.

Congrats!! Great journey. Btw, torque wrench doesn't have accuracy when you use articulation adapter (motor mounts).

Congrats! You have so much patience!

Found your rebuild series about a month ago, but man I’m happy for you! What a great feeling this must be.

I'm so glad to see this. My C6 blown GS has been on stands for over a year now due to a bad/stuck lifter and it's just me working on it. Having hours and hours of roots blower removal and reassembly is a lot in the Texas garage heat. I get to it when I can but between starting a new business and being the dad to two kids, it's hard to get time to touch it. Not sure what I'm trying to say other than thank you for sharing this. Great moments with your daughters too! Hoping to be back on the road soon.

I felt that emotion when first you started Goldie. And that drive in a rain torrent sounded epic. Congrats man

This video was the motivation I needed today. I'm to the point in my clutch replacement and torque tube rebuild where stuff needs to start going back together, and I've been dreading it all week. Thank you! (Yellow C5 Z06, clutch slave quit on me last weekend)