Rich's $50K Challenge: Rebuilding a McLaren Battery After a Fire

If you're a fan of Rich's YouTube channel, you know he's been recently smitten by McLarens. From the F1 to the 720s, these beautiful cars are everywhere, and Rich just had to have one. But when Tavarish bought a McLaren P1, he had to get creative to make it affordable. He bought a flooded one, and it was so bad it had floated away out of someone's garage and ended up on top of a toilet.

Tavarish wasn't deterred though, and Rich was inspired. After his 675 LT McLaren, Rich decided to take on a new challenge: rebuilding a $50,000 plus battery that had caught fire and burned inside the McLaren. Rich and his team took the battery apart and found out that the carbon tub had done an amazing job containing the fire, but now what? Rich decided to take the challenge head on and rebuild the battery for a fraction of the cost.

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Viewers were glad to see Rich and Freddie taking safety and proper footwear seriously. Geoff Hurley wants to see Rich build a better hybrid drive than McLaren did, while basman appreciates Rich's explanation and analysis of the project. Richard C. praises Freddie for lifting the battery with flip flops, and Aquosy7 comments that it doesn't matter if he uses the batteries or not, as Rich has saved a lot of money regardless. Driving Matter mentions Super B batteries from The Netherlands, and Zully expresses their appreciation for the videos Rich makes, which take a long time but are always worth the wait. Blake points out the trend of people financing their McLarens for 120 months or more, and Timothy Harris jokes that someone in the McLaren HQ is watching the video to decide whether or not to make it easier or harder to do what Rich and Tavarish are doing.

Brad Mottishaw praises Rich for providing one of the best explanations on the hybrid system and batteries that he has ever seen, while Nate's Memes suggests that Tavarish should forget about replacing the battery and gut the hybrid system. Bob Murphy encourages Rich and Tavarish to not take it too seriously, and Double R thanks Rich for the explanation. Rabeah Karram expresses their admiration for Rich's work and helpfulness, and Tom C. agrees that Tavarish should get the car running and add the hybrid mess later. Brett Kelly compares the trend of McLaren owners to that of Lamborghini owners, and Michał Pietruszka comments that it's impressive that Rich is not afraid of this type of project. Zain Mobhani jokes about Tavarish's safety advice, and David North commends Rich for stepping in to help, calling him today's top tech talent.

Finally, Felix Steinhausen jokes that it's time for Freddie to accept the bald life, Junkyard Lounge TV accuses Rich of stealing their pen, Caius Cosma comments that Tavarish is no Leenda, Jimbo Dee jokes about Sherp station, and Mr. P suggests that safety third is the best solution to everything. Zachary Arts mentions the good ol' Golden Banana, puma925 accuses Rich of dropping the ball, and Mauro Alexandro jokes about the N64 vs Playstation debate. Finally, Sean suggests