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  • @repapeti98
    @repapeti98 2 роки тому +555

    Cena's the definition of a gentle giant. You can see his genuine joy.

    • @Scubba-yp5ul
      @Scubba-yp5ul 2 роки тому

      He apologized to a communist country that kills millions. He's a pos!

    • @SCRB1GR3D98
      @SCRB1GR3D98 2 роки тому +3

      Dudes like 6'1 not exactly giant... but he does have a larger than life personality

    • @repapeti98
      @repapeti98 2 роки тому +6

      @@SCRB1GR3D98 Not his height specifically. He could break my spine by just blinking hard.

    • @eluci2700
      @eluci2700 2 роки тому

      “I’m not even that good at acting” so humble

    • @jasonmacneil2256
      @jasonmacneil2256 2 роки тому

      I think that's why it's perfect that he played Ferdinand the bull!!

  • @darrenJ814
    @darrenJ814 2 роки тому +332

    John Cena is one of those rare celebrities where his character as a human being is actually deserving of fame and fortune.

    • @mswkt656
      @mswkt656 2 роки тому +3

      Really

    • @johnmichaelkarma
      @johnmichaelkarma 2 роки тому +14

      He demonstrated great character with his groveling sniffling apology to China. Must be difficult wrestling without a spine.

    • @darrenJ814
      @darrenJ814 2 роки тому

      @@johnmichaelkarma I think his spine could jump out of his body, beat the bejesus out of you and every other pro wrestling fan that thinks it's real and requires some sort of grit, and then jump back in his body...all while waiting in line for a to-go order at Starbucks.

    • @18spd4Life
      @18spd4Life 2 роки тому +1

      My thoughts exactly 😂👌🏻

    • @nittojoe136
      @nittojoe136 2 роки тому

      Is that why he let China bully him into apologizing for calling a country a country

  • @Ze-Germanzuk
    @Ze-Germanzuk 2 роки тому +73

    Not a fan of chopping up old classics but love seeing a celeb like John really appreciate and understand cars

    • @belogical9748
      @belogical9748 2 роки тому +6

      Oh im not either but if you can make it look like that….i have nothing to say.

    • @pierce324
      @pierce324 Рік тому

      Eh, there’s so many MGBs out there it’s not a big deal, if it was more low-volume I’d understand, but there’s so many of them out there

    • @blueazure9658
      @blueazure9658 Рік тому

      Yep! This is very tasteful a color I’d choose it’s all nice!

  • @theytookraff
    @theytookraff 2 роки тому +322

    Cena still wears a suit even when looking at cars, classy man.

    • @leonardorodriguez9919
      @leonardorodriguez9919 2 роки тому +3

      Gotta match the car

    • @MultiNemsi
      @MultiNemsi 2 роки тому +2

      Well from years of wearing simple t shirts and cargo pants, you do want to change sometimes.

    • @scylentdeth3198
      @scylentdeth3198 2 роки тому +1

      How could you take the maiden voyage wearing anything else!?

    • @thebluestig2654
      @thebluestig2654 Рік тому

      He's only trying to copy Vince McMahon.

    • @AutoYoung
      @AutoYoung 5 місяців тому

      He only wore a suit that day to see if he could get in and out of the car wearing a suit. Cuz if he could, he’d be comfortable in it wearing anything else. That’s literally it, nothing classy about it…

  • @rickbullock4331
    @rickbullock4331 2 роки тому +83

    These guys are definitely real metal craftsmen. Some of the stuff they do by hand is phenomenal to say the least. I can only imagine what the associated cost is.

  • @beamboy07
    @beamboy07 2 роки тому +28

    Im glad he appreciates it and understands the work behind it

  • @sleepindragon179
    @sleepindragon179 2 роки тому +135

    Beautiful job. But the old engine looked really clean too.
    Too good to throw away.

    • @beamboy07
      @beamboy07 2 роки тому +12

      Probably gonna give another mg a heart

    • @jahnperez5060
      @jahnperez5060 2 роки тому +2

      @@beamboy07 I was thinking the same thing. If that's a rare MG-C model, might have a different motor. And even if it's a 'common' mg motor, would still be pretty hard to find, and you could easily make a few dollars selling online or local ads etc

    • @ivanarrache5154
      @ivanarrache5154 2 роки тому

      @@jahnperez5060 not really, the MGBs that came with a V8 used the Land Rover engine, which is essentially the same as a Buick V8, and a 3800 V6 minus two pistons. There are pieces of them everywhere because they came in countless cars.

    • @jahnperez5060
      @jahnperez5060 2 роки тому +1

      @@ivanarrache5154 Exactly. You just said bits and pieces.
      I was referring to the fact is in one piece and it still running well.
      Use your brain dude..

  • @Grumpy_old_Boot
    @Grumpy_old_Boot 2 роки тому +53

    That .. is a beautiful engine !
    Hats off to whoever put that together. 😁

    • @rollsroyce2503
      @rollsroyce2503 Рік тому +1

      Is that a v8

    • @Grumpy_old_Boot
      @Grumpy_old_Boot Рік тому +1

      @@rollsroyce2503
      Yes, you can clearly see the 8 intakes and @ 2:18 they mention they put in a built Chevy 6.2 engine, which is based on a Small Block LS 3 platform I think ?

  • @josh5249
    @josh5249 2 роки тому +30

    I just absolutely appreciate and love John cenas ability to be so humble about his lifestyle and celebrity status.

  • @JJ-ub4ih
    @JJ-ub4ih 2 роки тому +17

    We need more of this, I love Texas Metal...

  • @jananstunes
    @jananstunes 2 роки тому +13

    That is So Awesome! He says "You may not be able to see me but !" hahah John Cena 🤣

  • @chadelsner9642
    @chadelsner9642 2 роки тому +15

    That MG is the sickest one i have seen recently.

  • @robbiesmith6417
    @robbiesmith6417 2 роки тому +3

    You guys are the best car and truck building show on television. And I watch them all. Your work is amazing

  • @philipbrewer6909
    @philipbrewer6909 2 роки тому +5

    That's a beautiful car they did a very good job. Also pretty impressed to hear John Cena talkin about vehicles and knowing what he saying. I'm impressed to hear a celebrity know something about cars in general

  • @johnstrom2101
    @johnstrom2101 Рік тому +3

    He ain’t lying about the handling. My first car was a 1980 MGB with the overdrive switch, top speed (flat land) was about 55-58 mph….pedal all the way down! AWESOME car, especially being young and 20 minutes from the beach, but that car would spin out dangerously easy.

    • @joelaw728
      @joelaw728 Рік тому +1

      That thing was broken then, I remember driving my dad's early MG B, 4+OD and getting indicated 100mph on a decent downhill straight. 90 on the flat.

  • @tomster7574
    @tomster7574 2 роки тому +15

    I had an MGB. They handled awesome. The MGC didn’t handle so well because the engine was two cylinders bigger but not pushed back farther. There is no room for that. This motors a V-8. The MGB also had a V-8 at 3.5 L aluminum Buick block. This V-8 is sitting too far forward like the six cylinder was. Kinda ruins the handling. No matter what you do to the suspension it’s still not gonna handle as well with the engine sitting too far forward. Put it back where it should and it’ll handle like a Corvette and then kick it fast because it weighs 1000 pounds less.

    • @-LK34-
      @-LK34- 2 роки тому +3

      Did you not see the fact they rebuilt and changed the whole suspension system? And would obviously have put the engine as far back and low as possible? Can guarantee this car handles better than any MGB you have ever driven.

    • @tomster7574
      @tomster7574 2 роки тому +1

      @@-LK34- did you not see it in the video?i did. Sitting more forward than originally.

    • @-LK34-
      @-LK34- 2 роки тому

      @@tomster7574 it’s a 6.2 litre LS V8. As I said they would have put it as far back and low as possible.

    • @ignacioalanis7119
      @ignacioalanis7119 2 роки тому +1

      i really don't know what you looking for, the back of the motor is already kicking the firewall, and the bottom, is already down of the old one, the main difference of perspective is that the new block it's bigger, and the cover expands up, so makes the sensation that it's higher, but if you look the supports it's already back and low all the way...

    • @Jay1996
      @Jay1996 2 роки тому

      @@ignacioalanis7119 for real this as well as the fact that, that four link plus the wheel base setup now which is way wider then the original mgc it will handle the ls well

  • @aaronsmith4490
    @aaronsmith4490 2 роки тому +2

    John's a chill guy. I bet he's genuinely a cool dude

  • @sebscothorn3187
    @sebscothorn3187 2 роки тому +24

    It looked so much nicer before hand 😫 the chrome and those wheels are fundamental to why it looked so good!

    • @therealCamoron
      @therealCamoron 2 роки тому +2

      Yeah, I agree. They removed all of the classic details.

    • @apollo6139
      @apollo6139 2 роки тому +1

      I actually love their build here, but I do agree with you specifically on the front chrome bumper

    • @knoxyish
      @knoxyish Рік тому +1

      agree imagine doing that to an mgc????? it looks awful .

    • @IChoseALongerYoutubeHandle
      @IChoseALongerYoutubeHandle Рік тому

      This is the pissed classic MG fan section of comments right here

  • @aldomatute0405
    @aldomatute0405 2 роки тому +7

    bill.
    tu y tambien la compañía, hacen y también ws un excelente trabajo. felicidades. desde honduras. Dios bendiga a ti y también a tus trabajadores. son excelentes.

  • @GsimRacing
    @GsimRacing 2 роки тому +7

    Bill the Builder, one of the best builders in my book.That is badass!!

  • @erikl827
    @erikl827 2 роки тому +5

    Nice to see these guys have this car for a floating suit. I've seen that floating suit in WWE and Fast and Furious.

  • @makingmemories1116
    @makingmemories1116 2 роки тому +8

    John Cena knows his Car 👏🏼😊

  • @Phynix72
    @Phynix72 2 роки тому +22

    I will feel betrayed if he doesn't bring this one in next Fast & Furious saga.

    • @AutoYoung
      @AutoYoung 2 роки тому +2

      Well feel betrayed then...

  • @whazzuupp6534
    @whazzuupp6534 2 роки тому +1

    you knew it was coming when the music started playing

  • @junkinjames6345
    @junkinjames6345 2 роки тому +32

    I love the car, but I hate that they always start with really clean survivors or restos. Especially in this case. Why start with an actual mgc which is extremely rare, if you’re going to replace everything that made it an mgc? Could have started with an MGB gt which has the same body for a fraction of the initial cost.
    Buy a clean shell if all you’re going to use is a shell. Don’t ruin a complete car. But that’s just my opinion

    • @elberggalarga8909
      @elberggalarga8909 2 роки тому +8

      I'm not being funny, but the answer is very simple. Because we can and because we want.

    • @juangaona1520
      @juangaona1520 2 роки тому +2

      His money

    • @saigonrider
      @saigonrider 2 роки тому

      I think john dropped his own car by for them to modify.

    • @xTerraH
      @xTerraH 2 роки тому

      You really think the cost of an mgc makes a dent in his pocket?
      But doing this to an mgc, he immediately makes mgc's slightly more rare, and slightly more valuable.

    • @ignacioalanis7119
      @ignacioalanis7119 2 роки тому

      simple, he already has it and wanted to modify it... on the youtube series says it....

  • @clancy4freeswag562
    @clancy4freeswag562 2 роки тому +8

    never seen an LS with itb's before .. that looks dope

  • @dxnnybxy2285
    @dxnnybxy2285 2 роки тому +1

    “You may not be able to see me” 😂😂

  • @batmanny4204
    @batmanny4204 2 роки тому +3

    This this is majestic af! What a beauty!

  • @liamc8729
    @liamc8729 2 роки тому +1

    He was so pumped about that six-speed manual transmission!

  • @wordreet
    @wordreet 2 роки тому +1

    Heehee, clearly a true petrol head. Personally I'd prefer the car in British Racing Green, but it still looks spectacular!

  • @dombak0531
    @dombak0531 2 роки тому +6

    I’d love to be best friends with John! He was literally my childhood hero! 🔥☝️

    • @Scubba-yp5ul
      @Scubba-yp5ul 2 роки тому

      He bowed down and apologized to a communist country (that kills millions of innocent people a year)for saying something they did not like...that happened to be fact! He's a weak pos!

  • @1OnlyBxnds
    @1OnlyBxnds 2 роки тому +1

    As good of an actor he is , you can’t fake genuine happiness and interest Thats a dope monster under that hood

  • @chriswilliams9069
    @chriswilliams9069 2 роки тому +3

    I guess I’ll have to find the rest of this. I have a MG. It’s more of a rat rod and sits on a ‘57 Chevy frame but the MG is still there somewhere. I am a big guy and it’s a tight fit. I need to know how they made room for someone as big as him to fit at all. My grandpa and his brother built mine when I was a kid. They are both much smaller than me.

  • @dukenukem7183
    @dukenukem7183 2 роки тому +5

    Love me some John Cena, but will somebody please take him shopping for a new suit

    • @Scubba-yp5ul
      @Scubba-yp5ul 2 роки тому

      He bowed down and apologized to a communist country (that kills millions of innocent people a year)for saying something they did not like...that happened to be fact! He's a weak pos!

    • @elberggalarga8909
      @elberggalarga8909 2 роки тому

      Asking seriously, what's wrong with it? I'd wear it.

    • @keatonfamily3298
      @keatonfamily3298 2 роки тому

      @@elberggalarga8909 wears the same one everywhere, was shocked seeing him in shorts for once outside of a ring 😂

    • @elberggalarga8909
      @elberggalarga8909 2 роки тому

      @@keatonfamily3298 ah ok, lol. I'm the opposite, I've only ever seen him in shorts!

  • @haroldkreye8770
    @haroldkreye8770 Рік тому +1

    A car for the ages.

  • @Demon666x3
    @Demon666x3 2 роки тому +1

    The MG purist in me is just yelling at the screen right now but I do like the fact that Cena is a car guy and wouldn't do this if he didn't know what he was talking about.

  • @mjc.2875
    @mjc.2875 2 роки тому

    The offset could be more aggressive but overall, daaayyyummm

  • @4EyeFoxbody
    @4EyeFoxbody Рік тому +1

    Internal combustion. Never dies.

  • @peterolley7159
    @peterolley7159 2 роки тому +1

    That’s one beautiful build right there

  • @AmesiesCorner
    @AmesiesCorner 2 роки тому +1

    I remember before he got famous I fixed his silver Mazda Millenia with a messed up hood.

  • @Sober_Kawiorboss
    @Sober_Kawiorboss 2 роки тому

    O.M.G that not looks like M.G. the car now is a dream Car. Grat job. Nice to see when John is so Happy. Cheers and God Bless Lads 💯💥❤️👊

  • @mariquesalexander5190
    @mariquesalexander5190 Рік тому

    I want one of those looks stunning

  • @franciscojavierchineaamado144
    @franciscojavierchineaamado144 2 роки тому +2

    EXPECTACULAR........LOS ACABADOS, LA SUSPENSIÓN......PERO SOBRE TODO EL MOTOR....GUUUUAAAAUUUUU....👏👏🤘

  • @makhdoomsyed390
    @makhdoomsyed390 2 роки тому +1

    John cena really knows his stuff

  • @stuarthunter7559
    @stuarthunter7559 2 роки тому

    Being a Brit myself I do wonder if MG Rover had been profitable and not crushed by poor management and the trade unions if this may have been a MX5 challenger. I'd buy one

  • @Baribrotzer
    @Baribrotzer 2 роки тому

    It's quite possible that LS weighs less than the stock six. Sixties British sports car engines were mostly adapted from big sedans or small lorries, had old-fashioned thick-wall cast-iron blocks, and were HEAVY suckers.

    • @bobloblaw7465
      @bobloblaw7465 2 роки тому

      1.8 liter. Probably 100 lbs lighter. I have both an LS and an MG. LS is best bang for your buck cheap horsepower

  • @joseguadalupecadenamunoz6340
    @joseguadalupecadenamunoz6340 2 роки тому +4

    Quedó hermoso una obra de arte 💪😎

  • @hernisgonzalezr5149
    @hernisgonzalezr5149 2 роки тому

    Desde Venezuela te quedó ( magnífico) full fanatico.

  • @bean3243
    @bean3243 2 роки тому +1

    Not a fan of the build but the owner loves it so that's all that matter, plus, it's not like I can afford to make a better one.

  • @racamping7159
    @racamping7159 2 роки тому

    When he said you can grease both my hips and then I forgot about the car and went into Saturday night mode 👀💀

  • @jeromejozwiak4705
    @jeromejozwiak4705 2 роки тому +1

    Hands down Extensive is one of if not the best custom shop in business right now .
    Vary few other custom shops build their own frames for their builds and etc .
    There isn't a custom part Bill or his guys can't build .

  • @nahord33
    @nahord33 2 роки тому

    Must be a beast to handle when you put your foot into it.

  • @anadthebarbarian
    @anadthebarbarian Рік тому

    I would've loved if they incorporated the original rims

  • @rositazayas7547
    @rositazayas7547 2 роки тому

    Greetings to all of you, the truth is that you are good at your job

  • @toshichimera5917
    @toshichimera5917 2 роки тому

    Dude looks small in the ring but he looks giant here

  • @angelorivera3611
    @angelorivera3611 2 роки тому

    There is only five words to describe this car; Camaro,Charger,Challenger Mustang and HellCat killer.

  • @thedude8046
    @thedude8046 2 роки тому +1

    Ernest goes to the car shop.

  • @bryanwashington9511
    @bryanwashington9511 Рік тому

    Texas Metal is the real deal!👍👍

  • @Hondacbr600rrish
    @Hondacbr600rrish 2 роки тому

    Bro, I got to admit, that looks pretty tight.

  • @mgbchuck6527
    @mgbchuck6527 2 роки тому +1

  • @ace_9914
    @ace_9914 2 роки тому

    John looks off the juice. He looks… honestly not to shabby

  • @jackscrase6384
    @jackscrase6384 2 роки тому +1

    MG-C and MG-MGB-GT Favourite cars of all time , I can't believe he has one 😂😂.
    It's funny MGB-GT when they went to America had bumpers changed all from chrome becuase of laws over there. Getting rare now

  • @KaBar762
    @KaBar762 2 роки тому +13

    Surprised he wasn't talking in Chinese the whole time.

    • @jk240sx
      @jk240sx 2 роки тому +1

      Hahaha

    • @pizzaslob7039
      @pizzaslob7039 2 роки тому +2

      Eventually he will have to apologize for not buying a Chinese car.

  • @jaredrobbins2120
    @jaredrobbins2120 2 роки тому

    I used to have a MG……….whoa!😱

  • @nickchurchill2572
    @nickchurchill2572 2 роки тому +1

    I Want To Hear That Engine Sound!!!!!!!

  • @bobloblaw7465
    @bobloblaw7465 2 роки тому

    Car is cool, Cena's a dooosh. Literally this car is a Moss Motors catalogue.

  • @noway57
    @noway57 2 роки тому +2

    He looks like a 1930s business man

  • @yodieindrawan5193
    @yodieindrawan5193 Рік тому +1

    This car is a beauty

  • @seannedelko9307
    @seannedelko9307 2 роки тому +2

    Whole new respect for Cena.

  • @turdferguson2839
    @turdferguson2839 2 роки тому +2

    Cena sold his ford GT because he said he couldn't fit in it, there's NO WAY he can fit in this.

  • @Kabonster
    @Kabonster 2 роки тому

    I can’t see it

  • @steamhard
    @steamhard 2 роки тому

    Looks good but could have left some of the lights n the emblem.

  • @flyingphoenix113
    @flyingphoenix113 2 роки тому +5

    Really should have kept the straight 6 on this one. Otherwise, the bonnet bulge doesn't serve any purpose.

  • @Imagination_Station2224
    @Imagination_Station2224 2 роки тому

    I'd love to have an invisible friend like John Cena...

  • @daviddin8863
    @daviddin8863 2 роки тому +1

    Who are those guys talking to in front of that car, there's nobody there. Why is there a random voiceover?

  • @MrBuckshotJones
    @MrBuckshotJones 2 роки тому +1

    Cena’s a cool dude

  • @Fable1Guides
    @Fable1Guides 2 роки тому

    BEEN CHILLING!

  • @jkingenglish
    @jkingenglish 2 роки тому

    That joke never gets old. Where John at😂😂

  • @JuanRamirez-xm4vk
    @JuanRamirez-xm4vk 2 роки тому

    GRANDIOSO SIN PALABRAS...

  • @jesseweirmalave
    @jesseweirmalave 2 роки тому +1

    They should keep it classic but add the engine swap..

  • @rckreationsvideos274
    @rckreationsvideos274 2 роки тому

    John Cena admitting that he knows he can't act... has me like him even more...

  • @420kmckay
    @420kmckay 2 роки тому

    This is the first time I actually like John Cena. He tries way too hard to be likable, but this time he was actually sincere and genuine.

  • @josepineda6360
    @josepineda6360 9 місяців тому

    I like your work is something especially

  • @wellwhynotthen2805
    @wellwhynotthen2805 2 роки тому

    Always wanted to ls swap an mg. British coupe with american v8 and create my own version of the ac cobra

  • @mariquesalexander5190
    @mariquesalexander5190 Рік тому

    Is there a full episode

  • @clavisolemgbe4124
    @clavisolemgbe4124 2 роки тому +1

    Is good that John Cena love cars 🚗 👏.

  • @divyajyotimohanta8192
    @divyajyotimohanta8192 2 роки тому

    He got a great taste

  • @none.6885
    @none.6885 2 роки тому

    I miss you Mr.John Cena.🌹🌹🌹

  • @advaitpurandare
    @advaitpurandare 2 роки тому +1

    Johncena is a true star , he is strong like a lion and can get as happy as a child playing with his toys

  • @brandonknight7240
    @brandonknight7240 Рік тому

    John cena knows only what he was told partswise about that car or any car for that matter

  • @wagneraugustoantunes8578
    @wagneraugustoantunes8578 2 роки тому

    CARACA O ÚNICO PROGRAMA QUE PERDI,,,KK...ACHEI NO UA-cam.

  • @MarcPearsonWrestlingReviews
    @MarcPearsonWrestlingReviews 2 роки тому

    Can't beat a modified MG, I should know!

  • @TheJerseyNinja
    @TheJerseyNinja 2 роки тому

    BEAUTIFUL ITB’s man holy

  • @operatoncreation6396
    @operatoncreation6396 2 роки тому

    all he needs is an eagle... now i gotta go watch peacemaker intro...

  • @Kintizen
    @Kintizen 2 роки тому +1

    All that weight from the engine being so far forward will be a Oversteer Machine.

  • @kalomeon
    @kalomeon 2 роки тому +2

    John's acting has actually progressed quite nicely. Not saying he is acting here, but I just had to refute his statement. Also that MG is bad.

  • @RioBow
    @RioBow Рік тому

    Can someone tune me in Cena seems to really know a lot about his cars.
    From England UK 🇬🇧

  • @Jups2
    @Jups2 2 роки тому

    most important is a roll cage in that

  • @timtutiul1737
    @timtutiul1737 2 роки тому

    Love the show love the car. The Interior not so much

  • @jackdaniels7327
    @jackdaniels7327 2 роки тому

    Man said where’s John at😂😂