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00:00Fire up the beast.
00:04Hello, it's me, Guz Khan, comedian off the TV.
00:10What you may not know is that I am an absolutely obsessed petrohead.
00:18But here's the thing, when it comes to cars, I have always been a purist.
00:23I think cars should remain as original, fresh from the showroom floor.
00:26Why mess with perfection?
00:28But lately, I've been looking at things I shouldn't have been.
00:32Modified cars.
00:34Them big wings.
00:36Wide arches.
00:38Turbo swaps.
00:39I know it's wrong, but it feels so right.
00:42So I've made a decision.
00:43My next whip is going to be a fully modified masterpiece.
00:47All my own vision, all my own money.
00:50£2,600 for the two.
00:54Well, I'm a novice in this game.
00:56I have zero technical skill.
00:58But fear not.
00:59That's why I'm bringing along my big brain best friend to help us out.
01:03Lumball.
01:06Oh, it's a bit serious.
01:07I like it.
01:13I'm meeting the kings and queens of car modification all across this great nation.
01:18Naughty car.
01:19Naughty car, bro.
01:21Oh.
01:22I'm trying to peek under their hoods.
01:24Pump it.
01:25Pump it, Ian.
01:25Pick up their skills.
01:27I think my shirt got burned.
01:28And learn their sacred secrets.
01:30Bro, dude, we talk about Elon Musk.
01:32We found a real genius in a random shed in Northampton.
01:36And when my masterpiece is finally finished, I'll reveal it to the most hardcore modification nerds on the planet.
01:43Three, two, one.
01:48Oh, my God.
01:51What could possibly go wrong?
01:53A lot, actually.
01:55Yeah, a lot.
02:01Good people at the viewing public, allow me to refresh the collective consciousness with a rundown of the modifications we've
02:07delivered upon this humble Honda S2000 so far.
02:11We've got a girthy new exhaust, sleek roll bar, carbon fibre buckets, huge stereo upgrade, full body wrap.
02:19We've got a front splitter, we've got a rear splitter, we've got a cohesive rear wing, and we have air
02:24ride suspension.
02:26I think we are almost at a finish show car.
02:28People's like, isn't it?
02:29It's getting close.
02:33I don't know about you, Lums, but when I was little, people would be flying around with, like, Civic VTIs
02:40and EK9s.
02:42We always enjoyed Japanese cars, I think.
02:44Was yours from Gran Turismo as well?
02:45Mine definitely was.
02:46First time I even knew what a Skyline was, was because of Gran Turismo.
02:51Skylines are like a magical unicorn, yeah?
02:54And I showed my missus the other day, I showed this R33 400R, yeah?
03:00And I was like, how much do you think this car's worth?
03:03And she said, £7,800.
03:06And I immediately said, I don't know how we've remained in this marriage for so long, because this is a
03:11disgraceful thing that you said.
03:12And she said, you're fat.
03:13And she was right.
03:14There was a lot of back and forth.
03:15But the point being, that she doesn't even appreciate what that vehicle actually is.
03:20You know who definitely does get it?
03:22That's my man Darren Coleman.
03:24Lover and owner of an R33 Skyline GTR, which he is constantly maintaining and modifying.
03:31Taking to shows and winning awards.
03:35Where's that to put all that on hold?
03:36Because I need my S2000 ready to display at a car show in just a few days' time.
03:41And right now, he seems to be missing some fairly vital bits and pieces, to be honest.
03:47It's like Groundhog Day, bro.
03:48All the same thing.
03:49Taking the bumper off, put the bumper on.
03:51Take the lights off, put the lights in.
03:52We've been here ages.
03:54We've built a house in Pakistan all this time, bro.
03:56Sometimes you have to go back to go forward.
03:59No, you don't.
04:01Listen, you just said something that's highly cool that has no meaning.
04:05Lumboo, the life coach, dropping parts of wisdom that he's stolen from Chinese fortune cookies.
04:11So, how did we end up here?
04:14Let me fire up the flux capacitor and take you back 24 hours, my good people.
04:19It all began when I suggested to Darren that the S2000 would benefit for a bit more sparkle in the
04:24lighting department.
04:25So, he and Fabricator Dan set off to work whipping off the front of the car and plucking out headlights
04:30like the seasoned professionals they are.
04:33And now, here he is.
04:35Like a proud father home from the hospital with his newborn.
04:38Tinted headlight.
04:40Hello, bro.
04:40Yes, Darren.
04:41Check me out.
04:42No, it looks good, but I can't really see anything.
04:45Yeah, they're tinted.
04:47Completely legal tint, which is going to look awesome with the rest of the car.
04:50I've sent them away.
04:51They're completely stripped down.
04:53All the lenses have been changed.
04:54These are going to look awesome.
04:55You've got the angel eyes in there.
04:57You've also got...
04:58Is that a huh?
04:59A huh?
04:59The Honda etched onto the lens.
05:01I like it.
05:02So, wouldn't that each project?
05:05Yeah, just like the Batman symbol.
05:10Not really.
05:10Oh, yeah, you're joking.
05:12What a silly question.
05:13I thought that was an amazing.
05:24So, to clarify, 100% legal, partially tinted headlights with a circular ring surrounding
05:31the main spot, aka angel eyes.
05:33All of which are perfectly safe if I point them directly at your man when she's coming
05:38at the bingo hall.
05:39Is it just plug and play?
05:41Straight in, there we go.
05:41No, no, no, no, no, no.
05:42Huh?
05:43Oh, no.
05:44Got to run, man.
05:45This is down to you.
05:46I hate words.
05:47You have learned a lot on this journey.
05:49I think that he's ready for some electronics.
05:51Maybe ready.
05:53I swear, don't bust it so the whole ECU goes cut-tock.
05:56There's a lot of pressure.
05:58You're ready, mate.
05:58It's all good.
05:59You can do it.
06:00You're not going to work on someone else's car.
06:01You're about it, just in case.
06:02Yeah, we're looking at the sound.
06:04Dan, I have faith in you.
06:07No, we say we ain't got faith in you.
06:09You can hold that then.
06:10Boom.
06:11Me and Big D hit lumber with a patented pincer of positive affirmation.
06:16No way can he fail this test.
06:18My adventures into the weird and wonderful world of modification subculture have taught
06:23me many lessons, including to push things into the realm of the sublime and the surreal.
06:30I'm talking chopped up Ferraris.
06:32Kids' toys made real life.
06:34Carnival sound systems squeezed into classic Beamers.
06:38And now, a Micra?
06:43I don't know what in the five-star takeaway delivery driving mobile is going on here.
06:49Big man.
06:50Gus, how are you?
06:51Good to see you, buddy.
06:52You OK, yeah?
06:53Good, thank you.
06:54My brother, what is happening here?
06:57It's the most insane Micra you'll ever see.
06:59For a man, six foot three and a half, whatever he was, to turn up in a Micra immediately gets
07:07my Golden Seal approval.
07:08Bang!
07:09Nissan Micra, driven by everybody's nan, granddad, delivery driver, people doing post
07:15office robberies, people smashing through the front of co-op.
07:18This was the go-to car that everybody chose.
07:22And I've seen some people put rims on them and stance them a little bit, but nothing like
07:27this.
07:28There's exhaust pipes flying out of the front bumper.
07:30Never seen that in my life, to be honest with you.
07:33What monstrosity is underneath this bonnet?
07:35Show me, bro.
07:36Let me show you the magic.
07:37Please show me.
07:41I don't even know what to say, mate.
07:43This don't look like my auntie's 75 horsepower Micra.
07:47What is going on here, bro?
07:51This is mad.
07:52So we've got Toyota-style inlet manifold.
07:55Yep.
07:56Custom fuel rail with Skyline injectors.
07:58I've got to pull you there.
07:59There are Skyline components in a Nissan Micra.
08:03Yep.
08:03Explain how...
08:04I guess Nissan-Nissan, but how have you thought about and even learned that you can connect
08:08those two components?
08:09Just a bit of research.
08:10Bit of fiddling.
08:12We've got them to work.
08:14Yeah, that's how most of my kids are born.
08:16Like, this is crazy, bro.
08:18That's, I mean, a huge turbo for the size of this engine.
08:21Yeah.
08:21Have you fabricated that yourself?
08:23Where'd you get that from?
08:24I had the manifold done, and then the turbo cold side we've modified ourselves.
08:28Exhaust is modified by me.
08:30So, yeah, we've just pieced it together.
08:32This is crazy.
08:34Like, it's so fun to look at.
08:35When you come in the engine bay, you can tell you're putting in work here.
08:38Like, this is precision.
08:39This is detail.
08:40And in terms of power output, what are we at at the moment?
08:42We should be around 200 brake or something.
08:44200 brake?
08:44Yep.
08:45How much does the car weigh?
08:46About 780 kilograms.
08:49You are smashing it, bro.
08:51There's any micro lovers out there.
08:52I'm sure there's a group for you.
08:53Oh, there's got plenty of them, yeah.
08:55Yeah, you're going to have them absolutely semi in here, bro.
08:57You've done it.
08:58Nice one.
08:58This is mad.
09:00Talking of semis.
09:01This one pipe looks like it's got a bit overexcited, and it's poking its head straight up out of the
09:06bonnet.
09:07What is that, bro?
09:09Screamer pipe.
09:10Is that what a screamer pipe is?
09:11Yeah.
09:12And do they usually come out the top of the bonnet?
09:14Not normally.
09:15It comes out of a bonnet.
09:16Car runs back into exhaust, but...
09:18This is what I'm saying, bro.
09:18This is...
09:19So, is there some absolute madness that takes place when you're at high revs with this?
09:23Yeah, we get a few flames and a bit of popping.
09:26Give me the keys now.
09:28Enough.
09:28You've convinced me.
09:29Get in the car.
09:30You'll get in the car.
09:31Oh, you know what?
09:33I hate roll cages usually, but you know, that's not bad.
09:42There's a lot I can ask you about here.
09:44Yeah.
09:45But the first thing that's taken my eye is that our speedometer is a Game Boy Color, brother.
09:51Yeah.
09:52What's going on here?
09:54Where's the part of that era, isn't it?
09:561990s.
09:57We were all playing on them.
09:58Bro, who would have ever thought there'd be the glory days, bro?
10:01Yeah, exactly.
10:01What are you actually attaching it to so it gives an accurate speed?
10:05So, it's going off at GPS.
10:07So, that's off GPS?
10:08Yeah, it's on GPS.
10:10Man, this is crazy.
10:12A vintage gaming speedometer mod that links to GPS.
10:16Yo, my guy James is creative.
10:18But there's one burning question I've got to ask.
10:22Cost, what are we talking?
10:23We're over the 20 grand mark.
10:31Hold on here.
10:33You're a lovely man.
10:33We're friends now.
10:35Over 20 grand.
10:36Over 20 grand.
10:37How have you done that?
10:40Buy stuff, don't like it, change it, buy some L's, do some L's.
10:46A standard 1996 Micra, 1.3 litre, does 0-60 in about 12 seconds.
10:53But James's is far from standard.
10:56So, what's this Micra capable of?
10:59That's why we're at a runway, to find out.
11:02Can I do the 0-60?
11:03Eh, I'll leave that to professionals.
11:08Go on, just one going on 0-60.
11:10No, I best do it.
11:12I mean, to be honest with you, now you told me it's over 20 grand, I think I am going
11:16to leave it to you.
11:17Are you ready?
11:17I've heard it.
11:18Promise us.
11:18Promise us.
11:19You're going to absolutely send it.
11:20I'll pinky promise it if you want.
11:21Pinky promise it.
11:23Let's have it.
11:23Send it.
11:24Let's send it.
11:29Well, sometimes you sat there, you look straight ahead, and life has become surreal.
11:35Because I was on an active live runway in a Nissan Micra.
11:39There was planes overhead, it was very exciting.
11:43No shade intended.
11:44But neither me or James are exactly ballerinas.
11:47So, probably not ideal candidates to try and set a speed record in a Micra.
11:52But, we're going to give it a go anyway.
11:54Hold tight.
11:56Kevin James, you're set to go when you want, okay?
11:58Thank you, bro.
12:10I'm Guz Khan, and I've immersed myself in the enticing, exhilarating, engine-roaring world
12:17of modified motors.
12:19Kevin James, you're set to go when you want, okay?
12:22Thank you, bro.
12:23We should hopefully explain why I'm strapped into a Nissan Micra wearing a crash helmet
12:28in an attempt to see how quick this turbocharged runaround can get from 0 to 60 miles an hour.
12:34Sheffield's finest.
12:36Let's break the land world speed record.
12:38Three, two, one, let's have it, go!
12:46Pedal to the metal, James.
12:48This thing is quick.
12:50I haven't watched a Game Boy this intently since Lumble made the semifinals at a Coventry Tetris Championship back in
12:561993.
12:58Oh, yeah!
13:00That's 60.
13:04Nissan, we don't know what you were doing at the factory.
13:07But that's a 9.75, baby.
13:09That's more than two seconds faster than the car's standard 0 to 60 time.
13:14Well, are we going to settle for that?
13:16Ah, we heck.
13:18We can do better than that.
13:19Let's have it, bro!
13:32I'll tell you what.
13:34That's a straight 9 seconds.
13:35Ooh, wee!
13:38All right, that's even quicker.
13:40For those magnificent men in their flying machines, what they run way back.
13:44So we've only got one last blast.
13:48Let's do this for every delivery driver around the country and get the fastest speed we've ever seen.
13:54And everyone's nan.
13:56And everyone's nan!
13:57Nans and delivery drivers worldwide!
13:59Three, two, one, let's have it!
14:12That's 60!
14:14Oh, my God!
14:17Ladies and gentlemen, this might be the fastest micro in human history.
14:23What do you not think of that?
14:257.5 seconds, 0 to 60 miles an hour.
14:29That's legendary status and a lot there, James.
14:32That micro there was something that brought back memories.
14:36And you know me, I'm an emotional brother.
14:38And when it comes to memories, memories always over performance and money.
14:43We've driven a whole range of high performance vehicles and I take it right now.
14:47The favourite car that I have driven so far in this journey is that mad as shit micro, mate.
14:58At a workshop, I've entrusted Employee of the Month Lumbo with my very expensive new headlights.
15:04Mainly because he has hands like Andre the Giant.
15:09Come on, mate. Let's get this in.
15:19I think you're a bit low there.
15:22I think that's good.
15:26Go on, lads.
15:29Trying to scratch that film number.
15:31There you go.
15:32There you go.
15:34That one's done enough.
15:36Can I let go?
15:37Yep.
15:38That looks quite nice.
15:39It's like your car's got eye shadow.
15:40Eye shadow does improve the facial silhouette.
15:44Looks more aggressive.
15:46Like an angry lady.
15:49All right, Lumbo, I'll see you in two, all you, pal.
15:51Angry ladies.
15:52Lumbo, get out over there and get your trousers off immediately.
15:58So, we can add angry ladies to the long list of Lumbo's turn-ons, along with artificial alligator skin and
16:06topless gym selfies.
16:07The man is a deviant.
16:09One more bracket.
16:10But, D, this is only, like, a very small part of the job because I just noticed that loom hanging
16:15down again and I've been reminded there's a lot of wiring, bro.
16:20Yeah, but Lumbo's doing that, so it's all good.
16:22Oh, yeah, I forgot.
16:23I figured it out already.
16:24Accidentally, on purpose, I'm going to wire your indicator light to your headlight.
16:27You're going to legally sabotage me?
16:30I may or may not do that, but I'll never do something like that to you, man.
16:35How come you're out of the S2000?
16:37Well, Lumbo thought it'd be very funny to wire their headlights differently.
16:40And now I require the use of crutches for the next 16 weeks.
16:45How many more brackety bits, bro?
16:47I think it's almost done.
16:48Honda definitely did not want people to change or mess with these headlights whatsoever.
16:53But guess what?
16:55Who cares, buddy?
16:56Who cares?
16:57Who cares?
16:57Look how nice to look.
16:58We are not here to limit dreams.
17:00We're here to build dreams.
17:02Wow.
17:03Yeah, man.
17:04That was very profound.
17:05Go, give us a life nugget.
17:07It's not about the journey.
17:09I mean, it's not about the destination.
17:11It's about the journey.
17:17You know one of my favourites?
17:20Live, laugh, Lumbo.
17:23I've got it tastefully etched on some driftwood in my downstairs bathroom.
17:28How's that one done?
17:29Take it to the other side.
17:31You mean to Lumbo's side?
17:32To Lumbo's side.
17:33Oh, yeah.
17:34I feel no pressure because I am the rock.
17:37You're a cock, mate.
17:38Let's get this lighting.
17:39There you go.
17:40You know what?
17:40I'm going to time it.
17:41Three, two, one.
17:44Here we go.
17:51I like the way Darren is not saying anything because these are exam-like conditions.
17:55I like it.
17:56This is a competition, remember?
17:58He wants to win.
18:03Oh, God.
18:04Put those pedals over the top of that bracket.
18:06Despite this being a competition, Darren swings in with help, assistance, and love.
18:12This isn't just cars.
18:13This is brotherhood.
18:15And I like it.
18:16Good commentary now.
18:18Try it on the wallop.
18:18Yep, man.
18:19You nearly there?
18:20You sure?
18:21Yeah.
18:21Every single bolt has been ratcheted.
18:25Is that the right word?
18:26Ratcheted.
18:26Ratcheted.
18:27Yes.
18:28Ratcheted.
18:30There we go.
18:31Well done.
18:32Done.
18:34Done.
18:36Stopped.
18:37Ooh.
18:38Good game.
18:39Six minutes, Lumball.
18:41I swear down, God.
18:42That is top-tier mechanicing, bro.
18:45Proud of you, man.
18:46Some say you're born with these gifts.
18:48Clearly you weren't born with that because Darren had to sit you like five times.
18:50But no, I get what you're saying.
18:52New lights in.
18:53But I ain't switching them on just yet, though.
18:55I feel like there's still more illuminations to add to the S2000.
19:01Lumball might think he's a natural mechanic,
19:03but I've got to keep my studies up if I'm going to master the mod life.
19:07So I'm on another quest for knowledge,
19:09one that has brought me to the most easterly town in the whole of the West Mids.
19:14East I represent!
19:15We are in the mean streets of Rugby Town.
19:18We have come to witness American muscle.
19:20Oh, yeah.
19:23This is giving some heavy-duty transatlantic horsepower vibes.
19:27This work in progress belongs to my guy Chris Edwards here.
19:31Dedicated drag racer and modification obsessive.
19:35And he's been working on this passion project for four years, apparently.
19:41Oh, we've got American muscle here today.
19:44Chris, how are you, brother?
19:45How you doing?
19:46Nice to see you, my man.
19:47Okay, bro.
19:48I knew I was coming to witness American power.
19:50Mm-hmm.
19:51Don't get angry at me.
19:52I think we're chargery here.
19:55Is that correct?
19:55Correct.
19:56Come on.
19:56Apart from that, I ain't got a clue.
19:58Talk to me.
19:58What is this car?
19:59So, this is a 1970 Dodge Charger RT Special Edition.
20:04What is one of them, bro?
20:05So, less than 10,000 in the world.
20:07But if you've seen Fast and Furious, specifically at the end of the first movie,
20:11this is Dominic Theroux's Charger minus the fake Charger at the top.
20:15What?
20:16Yes, it is.
20:17This is the car.
20:19Let's just hope Chris does a flip his multiple times
20:22whilst racing through an industrial train yard in Los Angeles like Vin Diesel.
20:26So, the history of this vehicle, yeah, it's gangster, it's thuggish,
20:31and I think when it's done on the streets of the UK, extremely rare.
20:36Like, we've been to a lot of car shows,
20:37and American muscle is always lightly represented anyway.
20:40Yeah.
20:41But this will be super unique.
20:42Yeah.
20:43This is crazy.
20:43So, what do we need to do today?
20:45Because, I mean, don't take it offensively, bro, there's a lot to do.
20:48Oh, there is.
20:49Especially as I've got a race coming up in 51 days.
20:54Okay, 51 days.
20:55That means we've got a lot to do.
20:57What's first?
20:57I've got a 3D print file that I want to fire off,
21:00and I need to make a spigot ring so I can mount the wheel.
21:02You've got a 3D printer here?
21:03I do.
21:04Please show me the 3D printer.
21:05Where are they?
21:05I've always wanted to go on a 3D printer.
21:07Can you do a mini version of me?
21:10We could do a mini version of Lumball,
21:12but it'd still be about three feet tall.
21:14And I don't think Chris's printer can handle that.
21:17Nice bit of kit, though, isn't it, bro?
21:19And here we have one 3D printer.
21:21So, that's the 3D printer?
21:22Yep.
21:23You can literally print anything?
21:24Within reason.
21:26Like a passport?
21:28Within reason.
21:29Oh, yeah, yeah.
21:30And now a passport, obviously.
21:31So, what do we do?
21:32So, the spigot ring is needed
21:34because the inner diameter of the wheel
21:37is bigger than the hub on the rear axle.
21:39Okay.
21:40That then stops that from moving around,
21:41especially when racing and at speed.
21:43So, because it's a particular size,
21:46it's easier for me to design and make my own
21:47rather than it is to buy one
21:48and then wait for it to arrive
21:50and then be, nope, wrong one.
21:51How does this work, bro?
21:52So, there's an SD card that goes in the side
21:55that gets loaded into the printer
21:57from my machine upstairs.
21:59Select the file.
22:02That is it.
22:03We go do some work.
22:04We come back to a printed spigot ring.
22:07So, I can't stay here and watch your printing.
22:09I've got to come with you.
22:11Some help would be nice.
22:12No, no, no.
22:12Yeah, I'm here for that, bro.
22:13You guide me.
22:14Take me.
22:15Let's go.
22:16First thing I do when I get home,
22:17order up one of these bad boys
22:19and gift it to their lads at the workshop.
22:22Father Guzmas in full effect.
22:33I'm Guz Khan, and I'm here in rugby town
22:36getting all fast and fastidious
22:38with my guy Chris,
22:39whose 1970s Dodge Charger build
22:41is a project where attention to detail
22:44is a priority, Ernie.
22:46Chris had an energy
22:47like he was a bad guy in John Wick.
22:50He was very cerebral.
22:52He knew exactly what he wanted,
22:54how to build it,
22:55and where we were going to go with it.
22:56I felt like I was in the presence
22:57of a mad genius.
22:59While the 3D printer does its thing,
23:02Chris needs a hand connecting
23:03a fuel line filter
23:04in the Dodge's engine,
23:06which I guess
23:07makes me a mad genius' sidekick.
23:10I think I finally understand
23:11how lumber must feel.
23:13So, we've got
23:13one inline fuel filter,
23:15fuel pressure regulator
23:16so I can check
23:17and regulate
23:18how much fuel
23:19has gone to the carburetor.
23:21I'm going to get under the car
23:22and then if you can feed
23:23this down to me,
23:25I'm going to fix this end
23:26to the fuel pump
23:27and then if you can fix it
23:28to the carburetor,
23:29that'd be fantastic.
23:33Okay, bro,
23:33I'm feeding it down now.
23:34Chris, you got that, bro?
23:36A bit more.
23:37Yeah.
23:39That's good.
23:39Keep feeding it.
23:40Yeah.
23:40Got it right here.
23:41You got it?
23:42Yep.
23:43So, I'm just going to connect it
23:44and then one final nip up
23:45with a spanner.
23:46And that doesn't have
23:47to be too tight, right?
23:48Not too tight,
23:49but at least tight enough
23:50that it's not going to leak.
23:50And that's this side done.
23:52So, if you can just
23:53bolt it up to that.
23:55Yeah.
23:55Oh, that feels good.
23:56And we are golden.
23:58Yeah?
23:58Let's see what the 3D printer's up to.
24:00Yeah.
24:00I forgot about the 3D printer.
24:03And one...
24:03One spigot ring ready to go.
24:06Let me see.
24:08This is technology.
24:09Let's get this on the car.
24:11And so, this smooth surface
24:12goes straight against the hub, yeah?
24:13Yep, that's right.
24:14It makes getting the wheel on easier.
24:16Perfect thing.
24:17This is ingenious, you know.
24:19You need a part.
24:20You just print a part.
24:22Why even bother modifying the car,
24:23come to think of it?
24:24Just 3D print your entire dream car
24:27from scratch.
24:28And that is the wheel on,
24:30which means that we should be able
24:31to drop the car and fire it.
24:33Oh, gosh.
24:34That's what the neighbours are.
24:35With a new fuel filter in,
24:37which removes any muck
24:38from the petrol tank,
24:39which can be an issue
24:40with older vehicles
24:40like Chris's Dodge,
24:42the engine should be ready
24:43for its first ever drag race.
24:46We have touched ground, baby.
24:49I came many miles to hear this.
24:51900 horses of Detroit muscle.
24:54As Vin Diesel might put it.
24:56How loud is it going to be, bro?
24:58Uh, yes.
25:05I did help fit that fuel line.
25:07I have 100% confidence
25:09that car is going to start
25:10bang on first time.
25:15Has it started yet?
25:25Actually.
25:28Right now,
25:30we've got Chris Edwards
25:31starring in Fasten of Faltering.
25:34So I'm going to give my guys
25:35some breathing room
25:35to get this Dodge up and running.
25:37You can do it, Chris.
25:45At Darren's workshop in Dudley,
25:46the boys are cracking on
25:48with the upgraded headlights.
25:49And it's time to connect
25:51these lamps to the power.
25:53It sounds straightforward.
25:54Is it straightforward, Darren?
25:56I've got a bit of testing to do
25:58because these are
25:58completely custom lights.
26:00So we're going to use
26:01one of the original plugs.
26:02We've just got to figure out
26:03what we don't need
26:03and then connect it
26:04to what we do need.
26:06So no, not really.
26:08Sounds like another job
26:09for Lumble to blag his way through
26:10whilst I assist
26:12with the donkey work.
26:14What is even this?
26:16So you're going to put it through.
26:17It's going to come out of here
26:18and then you're going to tie
26:20the wire to that
26:21and then pull it back through.
26:23OK.
26:24Go on.
26:26I'm hitting.
26:29Can you see my eye?
26:31I can see your eye.
26:32Aim for that.
26:33Oh, this is fun.
26:36Go on.
26:36We need a torch on for here
26:37so we can see what we're doing,
26:39to be honest.
26:39No, I think you can do it.
26:40Go on, push it.
26:41I'll tell you.
26:43Yeah, no, but this is...
26:45Go on. Push, push.
26:47Getting on?
26:47No, it's done.
26:48Not getting on very well, too, really.
26:53Look.
26:54We're very inadequate.
26:58Obviously, if it's flags on anything,
26:59we'll just stop.
27:01It seems to be coming through
27:02quite smoothly.
27:04And we are.
27:05You got it.
27:06In life, it's not about the problem,
27:08it's about the solution.
27:09Socrates, where have you come from
27:10this morning?
27:11Greece.
27:12The Poundland Philosopher
27:14strikes again.
27:15And with the assistance
27:16of the Dudley Panther,
27:18the wiring is in place
27:20and ready to connect.
27:21But first,
27:22we've got to figure out
27:23which wire
27:24to connect to which light.
27:26So with these,
27:27how are we going to figure out
27:28which ones for what?
27:29Start with the indicators first.
27:30Okay.
27:30Obviously, because of indicators flash,
27:32here, we read 12 volts
27:33and it goes to nothing,
27:3412 volts, nothing.
27:35Okay, I know.
27:36And then that's the first one,
27:37so we'll do those connections first.
27:39Move on to the side lights.
27:39Okay, nice.
27:40I'll be in the nearest one at a time.
27:42Going to put the ignition on?
27:43Yes, sir.
27:46Here we go.
27:47You want to flick the indicator on?
27:48Yeah.
27:49Right, yeah?
27:50Yes, please.
27:53That's the one you see that flashing on?
27:54Yeah, that is.
27:55Yeah.
27:55Yeah, so that's flashing.
27:56See, it's flashing that quickly,
27:58you don't get time to see it
27:59flashing up 12 volts.
28:00I see.
28:01Even so, you can see it's flashing.
28:02This is smart, right?
28:03That is smart.
28:04This is super smart.
28:05What I'm going to do now,
28:07cut that,
28:08put that on
28:10there.
28:12And we've got these
28:13that we did earlier,
28:13so indicator positive there.
28:15Then we've got the indicator positive
28:17from the other side.
28:18Oh, so you've got two
28:18Yeah, so we'll put those two together.
28:20We'll put those into the male connector.
28:22So that's the indicator
28:22for the other side?
28:24Yeah, it tells the other one
28:26that this one is working.
28:29Lambo, this is the level
28:29of technicality in this.
28:30It's a pleasure to watch, isn't it?
28:32Yeah, I like this sort of stuff.
28:39There you go.
28:39And that's indicator done.
28:41So now what we've got,
28:42we'll test the side lights.
28:44You know, unrelated news,
28:45Darren, you should start
28:47a calendar
28:48with just pictures
28:49of your biceps
28:50and your forearms.
28:52They're looking
28:52good from where I'm at, bro.
28:54Thanks, man.
28:54Would you buy a calendar?
28:55I would.
28:56Calling you to shame, man.
28:58That's your Christmas present,
28:59isn't it?
28:59Yeah?
29:00Listen, he's a Dudley Panther.
29:03Oh!
29:04Don't come this side.
29:06Oh, bro,
29:08you've got to get it
29:08from this side, bro.
29:10The way man's popped that.
29:11Come on, guys.
29:13Oh!
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29:16of the 2026
29:18Darren Coleman calendar,
29:19please send a postal order
29:20for $19.99
29:21to Guz Khan,
29:22P.O. Box 7903,
29:24Coventry.
29:26And for a limited time,
29:27we're including a copy
29:28of Lumbu's Guide to Life
29:30while stocks last.
29:32Life is about
29:33making mistakes.
29:35As Rocky says,
29:37it's not about
29:38how hard you fall down,
29:39it's about how...
29:41What did he say?
29:44Every single quote
29:45that you've tried
29:46to give us today
29:47has ended in you
29:48looking at me saying...
29:49What's the next pick?
29:51No, I think...
29:52Sorry, what's the next pick?
29:53It doesn't matter.
29:54It's not about
29:54how hard you get hit.
29:56No.
29:56Yeah, it's about
29:57how hard you hit
29:58when you get up.
29:58I think when you get back up,
30:00you should probably avoid
30:00getting hit again, Darren,
30:01don't you think?
30:01Yeah, I'd run away.
30:03Yeah, probably.
30:04You just fight
30:04with your neck anyway,
30:05don't you,
30:05because you're a giraffe?
30:15A final few tweaks,
30:16and that's the wiring
30:17all done.
30:19It's the S2000's
30:20time to shine.
30:22Are you ready, lads?
30:23Yeah, go on.
30:24It's the side lights.
30:26Yo!
30:27Yo!
30:29You can really see that H now.
30:30Does it look mad?
30:30Yeah, it looks cool, man.
30:31Yeah, yeah, yeah.
30:32Should I put the beam as well?
30:33Go on.
30:34Yeah, go on.
30:37That's bright white.
30:38Man, that looks good.
30:40That's the last thing's indicator in there.
30:41Go on, indicators.
30:43Yeah, boy.
30:45Smashed it.
30:45I don't want to see
30:46until it's both done.
30:47I don't want to spoil it.
30:48Give me a thumbs at least.
30:50All right.
30:51Hey, give me a thumbs.
30:52Where is it?
30:52Where are you?
30:53Over here.
30:54Oh.
30:55Why did you do that?
30:57Why did you do that?
30:58If you see me driving around
31:00with no lights,
31:00blasting the horn,
31:01just mind your own business, all right?
31:03I'll figure it out eventually.
31:06Headlights ticked off the list,
31:08but there's still
31:08a little extra light show
31:10I want to add
31:10to make the S2000
31:12true standout.
31:23I'm Guzkan,
31:25and my mission
31:25to give the S2000
31:27a full lighting makeover
31:28is very nearly complete.
31:30Thanks to Darren and Lumbo,
31:32the Honda is now
31:33fully equipped
31:34for nighttime cruising
31:35through the neon streets of Tokyo,
31:38which is kind of
31:40how I always imagined
31:40my fantasy street car.
31:43German engineering
31:44may be where
31:45I've splashed the cash
31:45most recently,
31:46but as far back
31:48as I can remember,
31:49I've always been in love
31:50with Japanese cars.
31:52So, I've headed
31:53to a meet-up
31:54where the focus
31:55is solely
31:56on beautiful beasts
31:57from the east.
31:59And here we are
31:59in Daventry
32:00with all these wonderful cars
32:01in this business park.
32:03Is it Daventry?
32:05It's not Daventry.
32:06It's a place called
32:07Woodford Commembris.
32:10Take your phone,
32:11back to you.
32:12Perfect.
32:13I don't really care
32:14where we are.
32:15All I know
32:16is there's Nissans,
32:17Toyotas,
32:18Datsuns,
32:19and of course,
32:20a Mitzi Turbo
32:20for good measure.
32:22Now here's the thing.
32:23Not every car
32:24has to be
32:25absolutely massive.
32:27We're a compact car
32:28here.
32:28There's only about 15,
32:29maybe 17 cars,
32:31but that's good.
32:32This is a whole
32:33mafia of Sylvias,
32:35and I want to know
32:35who's driving
32:36these drift monsters.
32:37Let's go.
32:38My guy here
32:38is rocking
32:39the weakness
32:39protection moustache
32:41and shades.
32:42I'm betting he's
32:43the head of the
32:43Nissan Mafia,
32:45Don Silvia himself.
32:46Show us some respect.
32:48Nissan Silvia S15,
32:49Spec R,
32:49so it's the Turbo variant.
32:51So the Spec R
32:51was the one to go for.
32:52Yeah, so this is
32:53a nice little flex,
32:54you say, yeah.
32:54Mine's the better one.
32:55I've owned it
32:56about seven years now.
32:57It was fresh
32:57into the UK
32:58when I first bought it.
32:59Come on.
32:59I've just spent
33:00quite a lot of time
33:01and money,
33:02obviously,
33:02making it nice
33:03and pretty and shiny.
33:04Talking of pretty
33:04and shiny,
33:05I've just spotted
33:06a gleaming icon
33:08of Japanese performance
33:09and power,
33:10the Toyota Supra.
33:12It's only right
33:13that if you see a Supra,
33:13you talk to a Supra,
33:15so let's talk to a Supra.
33:17The Toyota Supra
33:18hit the market in 1986,
33:20but it was in 1993
33:21when the fourth generation
33:23A80 was released
33:24with a turbocharged engine
33:26and sleek body
33:27that the Supra
33:29went stratospheric
33:30with starring roles
33:31in the Gran Turismo
33:32video games
33:33and Fast and Furious movies.
33:35You're a match in the car?
33:36Absolutely.
33:36Furns me there.
33:37You're the first person
33:38I've met on this whole journey
33:39who's colour-coded
33:40the hair to the car
33:41or is it the other way around?
33:42The other way around.
33:42Hair first.
33:43Come on.
33:44I love it.
33:45I think with Supra owners,
33:46a lot of them know
33:46how valuable they are,
33:47how cool they are.
33:48So they tuck them away
33:49in the garage,
33:50bring them out
33:50for a month a year.
33:51Is that you?
33:52No, absolutely not.
33:54I'm in love with my car
33:55and I get to drive it daily.
33:56This is your daily?
33:57Absolutely daily.
33:58Oh my gosh.
33:59And it's been daily for 15 years.
34:01So you've had this car
34:02for 15 years?
34:03120, 150 miles a day
34:05every day.
34:05I'm in love with it.
34:07I think I feel the same way.
34:09This could get messy.
34:10I'm in a love triangle
34:12with a Toyota Supra
34:12and a woman
34:13who will definitely kill me
34:15to keep hold of it.
34:16What is it for you
34:18about probably this era
34:19of Japanese car
34:20that is so appealing?
34:22The culture,
34:24the look.
34:24I mean, look at the cars.
34:26It doesn't compare
34:27to absolutely anything else.
34:29Ferrari?
34:30What Ferrari?
34:31Lambo?
34:31What Lambo?
34:32What do you drive?
34:34Can you see that
34:35massive shed over there?
34:38That's my daily.
34:39But it is Japanese.
34:41Absolutely.
34:42Okay.
34:43I don't think she's taking me seriously
34:45as a love rival anymore.
34:46Time to redeem myself.
34:48I am building something
34:49which I'm a little bit scared about,
34:50which is a Honda S2000.
34:52We're almost there.
34:53Very sexy.
34:54Very sexy.
34:55Yes.
34:56Very sexy.
34:57We forget about this.
34:58Sometimes you need
34:58an incredible Toyota Supra owner
35:00who drives it.
35:01They just tell you,
35:01remember,
35:02the S2000 is sexy.
35:03Very sexy.
35:04But we have gone on this journey
35:07for the first time.
35:08To change and modify a car
35:09in that way,
35:10I've never done before.
35:11So, of course,
35:11I'm a little bit nervous.
35:12But, I mean,
35:13I just hope
35:14that I can enjoy it
35:15as much as you've enjoyed this
35:16for the last 15 years.
35:17I hope so.
35:18I hope so.
35:18The universe delivers.
35:20The universe will always deliver,
35:23my friends.
35:23Although sometimes,
35:24accidentally to your neighbour's house.
35:26And often,
35:26you have to go to a collection office
35:28that's 25 miles away
35:29from where you live.
35:30But it will deliver.
35:31I promise.
35:32With this show,
35:34everybody's gathered
35:34around an individual
35:36and that's the main man, Chris.
35:37And here's my guy right here.
35:39The last of the Mohicans.
35:42Chris has been running Big Bear
35:44from his workshop for 10 years
35:45and is a certified
35:47Japanese vehicle modding legend.
35:50Demonstrated by the engine
35:51he's currently modifying
35:52for his very own Nissan Silvia.
35:54Is that your unit just sat there?
35:56Yep.
35:57This is it.
35:58We made the car fit the turbo
35:59rather than the other way around.
36:00This is my, like,
36:02dream spec of everything.
36:03So, this head swap
36:04is basically Nissan's version
36:05of Honda VTEC.
36:06So, you can rev them
36:07to 12,000 RPM.
36:0912,000 RPM?
36:11Yeah.
36:11You must have to buy
36:12a new gauge for that, bro.
36:13This goes off the end of it.
36:15Exactly.
36:16You can forget
36:17last of the Mohicans.
36:18Chris is faster than Mohicans.
36:21Damn.
36:22This lump is crazy.
36:24In theory,
36:25this should be able
36:25to go up to 600
36:26wheel horsepower
36:27by about 3,000 to 3,500,
36:29which is just going to be insane.
36:31This is what I love
36:32about this era of car.
36:33Like, for 700 quid
36:35when I was, like, 18, 19,
36:37we used to buy
36:39Toyotasaurus, Lexusaurus.
36:39Do you remember, right?
36:40Got a Sora in there, mate.
36:41Don't say that to me.
36:42I'm not,
36:43I'm going to turn the light on.
36:44I've got a Sora in there.
36:47Oh, my days.
36:49Nah, this is a trip down memory lane.
36:51I was doing about 95 down memory lane,
36:53if I remember correctly.
36:55Yeah, we've got a proper manual
36:571J.
36:59So, we're doing a Vertex body kit again.
37:01This is very special.
37:03This is a car that both me and Numbu
37:04have written off at least two each.
37:08Oh, my, bro, R154 as well.
37:12This is the Toyota Sora.
37:15Essentially a cruiser
37:17with a mighty inline-six engine
37:19that was almost exclusively available
37:22in an automatic gearbox.
37:23Apart from the model Chris has got here,
37:26the JZZ30.
37:28Because the engine and handling
37:29were so great,
37:30many plucky young petrol heads
37:32decided to convert the transmission
37:33from automatic to manual.
37:36Or, at least they attempted to.
37:38You knew how to use spark plugs.
37:40I barely knew how to put
37:41washer fluid in to the car.
37:43And I said to you,
37:44let's manually convert
37:46and make this to that
37:48and make it a manual.
37:50Sadly, that Sora experiment
37:52ended up a scrap.
37:53But, damn it,
37:54these Japanese coupes
37:55still float my boat.
37:57You know when it's done, yeah?
37:58Do you think you'd want to swap it
38:00for a Honda S2000?
38:02Obviously, the only thing
38:03holding Chris back
38:04from this sweet deal
38:05is the fact that there's already
38:06a Honda S2000 in his workshop.
38:08But there's something
38:10different about this one.
38:11I can see, bro,
38:13you have removed
38:14what makes it the S2000.
38:17And you've replaced
38:19a 9,000 RPM revving unit
38:22for what's that?
38:23It's an LS2 V8.
38:25A V8?
38:26It's a V8.
38:27Why?
38:28Because the Honda engine's good,
38:30but it is very high-end power,
38:32so you've not got the power
38:34down low in the range.
38:35So you really need
38:36that V8 grunt down low
38:37to be able to use it,
38:38I think.
38:38I'm super surprised
38:39that a V8
38:41has fit in this engine bay
38:43and there's so much space.
38:44It looks nice as well.
38:45It does.
38:46It's a nice-looking engine.
38:47When it's all tidied up
38:48and everything's been smoothed
38:49and tucked away
38:49and painted nicely,
38:50it's going to look really cool
38:51and lots of power everywhere.
38:53That's the main thing.
38:54Bro, you know what?
38:54You give me a lot
38:55to think about here.
38:56We've got V8s,
38:56we've got engine swaps,
38:57the widest body kit I've ever seen.
38:58In fact,
38:59Lumbull's got three V8s
39:00that he was working on
39:01that are now broken,
39:02so I'm going to have to bring them
39:03to you more.
39:04Love.
39:04Thank you, bro.
39:04See you soon.
39:05Take care, man.
39:06If I ever needed a reminder
39:08of what got me hooked on cars
39:09in the first place,
39:10it's all here.
39:12The Soras,
39:13the Sylvias,
39:15the Supras,
39:16the Subarus.
39:17These Japanese cars
39:18will always hold
39:19a very special place
39:20in my heart
39:20because they made
39:22the dream achievable.
39:23You didn't need to be making bank
39:24to have some real fun.
39:26I can't wait to finish the S2000
39:28and join in with meets
39:30exactly like this one.
39:31And we ain't got much
39:32further to go now.
39:36In the workshop,
39:37Darren's been flexing
39:38them biceps double time
39:40to get every lamp
39:41and light
39:41on the Honda wired up.
39:43But I still ain't seen
39:44the blinking thing.
39:46Quite literally.
39:48Not yet seen
39:49the things that blink.
39:50Eyes closed.
39:51Eyes closed.
39:51Guide me in, brother.
39:51Guide me in.
39:52Eyes closed.
39:53Eyes closed.
39:53No.
39:54Keep them closed.
39:54Okay.
39:55Stop.
39:56Okay.
39:56Open?
39:57Not yet.
39:57Darren?
39:58You ain't seen nothing yet.
39:59Check this out.
40:02Whoa.
40:03Whoa.
40:05Look at that.
40:05What the hell is going on?
40:07It's going round and round.
40:09How cool is that, though?
40:12That's your side lights, right?
40:14That's your head lights.
40:15I'm going to change in color.
40:18Nice.
40:19Oh, my gosh.
40:21You've got the indicators.
40:22Oh, they're going.
40:23They're flashing,
40:24they're going like that as well.
40:26Come on.
40:27That's mad, isn't it?
40:28But also, check this out.
40:30Put the side lights on.
40:32Hey, yo.
40:34It's like your car's got pupils.
40:36You can completely change them.
40:37Of course, when you're driving,
40:38they're going to be white.
40:39Yeah.
40:39Yeah.
40:40But, man, you can have a party.
40:41They can dance to music as well.
40:42Yeah, it's changing colors, right?
40:43I'll tell you what, mate,
40:44if you're into recreational drug use,
40:46these are the headlines for you.
40:47Also done the back, of course,
40:49so go check that out.
40:52Yo.
40:53Oh, no, they look cold.
40:55Do you hear what they look like?
40:56No, they look cold, man.
41:00Do that again, bro, one more time.
41:02Yeah, I like that.
41:03Yeah, they look really cool.
41:05So fun.
41:05How good does that look?
41:06It looks fun, bro.
41:07It's just cool, isn't it?
41:08We were right to trust you again, bro.
41:10This is a drastic improvement
41:12over the stock lights, isn't it?
41:13Yeah.
41:14This makes me feel like
41:15I'm in Gran Turismo.
41:16Yeah, it does.
41:17Isn't it?
41:17It is.
41:18Like all the extra bits
41:19that you'd buy with the points
41:20that you get down the wing
41:21and the real lights,
41:22this is sick, bro.
41:24I think it looks great, man.
41:25Fire.
41:25But, of course,
41:26we're not finished yet.
41:28Where else can we illuminate, Darren?
41:30The answer, disturbingly,
41:32is my undercarriage.
41:35There we go.
41:36Hey, Greg, can you turn the lights off?
41:38I can't remember if it was Lumbu
41:40or maybe Plato,
41:41who wrote,
41:42we can easily forgive a child
41:44who is afraid of the dark.
41:45The real tragedy of life
41:46is when men are afraid of the light.
41:50But he could have been referring
41:51to this very moment.
41:53You ready?
42:05Darren from DC Customs.
42:07It suits the car, doesn't it?
42:08It really does.
42:09You wouldn't put it on any car,
42:11but I think it suits this one.
42:12And you know what's mine?
42:13It's all about fun today.
42:14Yeah.
42:14All the lighting has been fun
42:16and it looks this good
42:17without even being on the deck.
42:19Yeah, yeah, yeah.
42:19Imagine when it's on the rims
42:20and it's slammed.
42:23I look sick, bro.
42:24Even you're impressed by that, innit?
42:25The one it reminds me of.
42:26Go on.
42:27Did you ever play
42:27Need for Speed Underground?
42:28Yeah, yeah, yeah.
42:29Like, you could do all this to that,
42:30isn't that?
42:31Yeah, for sure.
42:32What a dream life we're living, bro.
42:34We are Need for Speed in real life.
42:37Another successful modification
42:39for the three handsome chaps
42:40from the West Midlands.
42:42Time to close up
42:43and head on home, lads.
42:46Although,
42:46there is one thing
42:48that's still bugging me.
42:51Ah, good.
42:52It does start.
42:54You should probably
42:55get some sleep now, Chris.
42:57Good night, mate.
43:00Next time,
43:01we put the finishing touches
43:03on the S2000.
43:04Carbon fiber gear now.
43:06Oh.
43:06That run.
43:07Can I have a feel of that?
43:08Yeah, man.
43:09I check out an 80s classic
43:11with a modern muscle makeover.
43:13I will treat this car
43:15like I treated the third car
43:17that I ever owned.
43:19I didn't ride that car off,
43:20but that's not a point.
43:21Oh, no.
43:22And it's finally time
43:24to unveil my Honda
43:25to the car modding community
43:27at large.
43:28Lads,
43:29you've got to go for it.
43:30Reveal this thing
43:31that we've been working on.
43:31Let's go.
43:32Woo!
43:33Woo!
43:48Woo!
43:48Woo!
43:49Woo!
43:54Woo!
43:55Woo!
43:58Woo!
43:59Woo!
43:59Woo!
44:01Woo!
44:04Woo!
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