Feb 5, 2025

Charley Strickland from STRICKLAND MOTOR RACING INC is back in the shop. He and Stacey discuss his long planned next project - THE SURFACE ORBITER 2. “What’s that?” you’re thinking? Well, it’s Charley’s take on the Dobbertin Surface Orbiter, which was an amphibious vehicle designed and built by Rick...

Jan 22, 2025

HAPPY NEW YEAR! 

A new year means a new season of GEARZ, and of course, TALES OF A GEARHEAD. Stacey teases what you can look forward to in the upcoming 2025 season.

Then he sits down with his daughter Talon. They talk about what it was like growing up in a house full of wrenches, guitars & amps, her now living in...

Dec 10, 2024

Dave Gossett from DAVIKKI Ltd is back in the shop. Stacey and Dave have an in-depth discussion about the evolution of the kit car from cheap backyard projects of the ‘70s/’80s to the high end component cars of today, the early builds that got Dave in trouble with Ferrari, the vast improvements of fiberglass through...

Nov 27, 2024

Charley Strickland from STRICKLAND RACING INC made the trip all the way up from Fort Worth, TX to chat with Stacey in the GEARZ shop. They discuss his early days building go-karts and junior dragsters in his backyard, street racing to put himself through college, and his time with Fastlane Engineering/circle track...

Nov 12, 2024

LaVon Miller from Firepunk Diesel and Kyle Fischer from Hot Shot’s Secret are in the shop with Stacey today. They discuss LaVon’s 90-POUND weight loss journey on the carnivore diet, Firepunk’s decision this year to switch from a diesel S-10 to a diesel Mopar Duster, and how Hot Shot’s Secret has been there every...