The Story of the 10 Million Yen Toyota Corolla and Akira Iida
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- Опубліковано 8 лют 2025
- The AE86 has captured the hearts of many automotive enthusiasts over the years - from anime fans to professional racing drivers, like Akira Iida. This video covers his journey into becoming one of the best drivers in Japan and spending a huge sum of money to build his dream car, an AE86 Toyota Corolla Levin.
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www.club4ag.co...
www.ae86driving...
Music:
HOME - Pyxis
HOME - If I'm Wrong
Chris Doerkson - The Return
HOME - Burning
Chris Doerkson - Perhaps Something More
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Oh MAN this'll be a a weekly re-watch for me haha! Cheers for continuing to share stories about all sorts of cars, people and scenes!
Can't wait to see and hear all the stuff you're going to cover in the future!!
Great suggestion, Slowly! Great video, all smiles watching!
Yeah this was a good one.
Gets third place for his first race
Gets signed up with the Drift King
Wins GT2 category at Le Mans
Drives an open-wheel car like Senna
Gives all this up to build an 80s Corolla
What a legend
Let's go! As an ae86 owner I'm glad to see it covered on this channel
Nice
Man i would love to see the interior of ae86
@@DrSaucePacket late model (kouki) Trueno 2 door
I had one in 03 it was beat up pretty bad but it took me to Florida, I regret not keeping it it was like a practical miata comfortable fun to drive efficient and with a back seat 20 years ago it was just a old car what a mistake
Mine was a tureno coupe us only got the pop up front in coupe and hatch
Thanks! Amazing content as usual, now I just need to track down all the EP of Akira's Workbox.
Man, I really love your videos! I can imagine how much work is needed to create such content. Keep it up!!!
sounds like hes used an AI...
I always love coming back to this video. Crazy that it's already been 8 months since it came out.
Seeing these guys laughing and having fun while doing their show really make me happy, thank you, great video
Great video as always! Anything Altezza related would be awesome. Super cars and top speed stories are great, but these lesser known to the Western world stories are amazing.
Nice to see you around Squire! +1 for the Altezza, so much history but little knowledge in the west. Seeing it as a drift chassis is weird.
That's why an American, CB Media moved to Thailand but even he doesn't venture across the boarder into Malaysia, Singapore or Indonesia and Phillipines to expand his contents.
Maybe he doesn't have the confidence yet bcoz of so many years of being polarized and living in United State of Cocoon 😊
@@Kurzawaa Why is seeing the Altezza in drift is weird? It's been around for ages and it shudn't be weird at all .... its the same like seeing the 89/90 Cefiro chassis in early 2000 drifting scene around Asia.
the altezza is my dream car, id be insanely stoked to see a video like that
My Levin 86 is in preparation for a full rebuild top to bottom after 18years is still my pride and joy no car is as fun to drive
Fun fact, the gt300 spec ae86 was basically cut and welded together with a formula 3 car, hence why it was so fast while being a terribly old car compared to its competition
As someone who dwelled so deep into the world of AE86’s, this is my first time hearing about Akira Iido. Thank you for this video, now my research continues
hey man, i got into, and mean REALLY INTO motorsports and cars and tuning and all that just last month when i decided to watch initial d while drunk. The morning after this video popped on my recommendations and THIS started my spiral actually. My friend is a hardcore enthusiast (well he has a serious sim rig and he loved motorsports since time immemorial) and he helped me with getting to know F1, rally, touge, everything, but this video man. I fucking love it the most. Not just because of the 86 (but of course thats a big part of it), but because of the 2000s footage and the non serious storyline from a very talented racer. Im a huge sucker of 2000s japan footage, and you got this niche subculture to go along with it, then you briefly try natto, thats funny as hell. I love this video to bits. Thank you, this is really great.
There was a 600hp rotary AE86?! Japanese tuners were crazy back in the day
I remember reading about it it weighed like 750-800 kg and was a monster but was less known by others
As soon as I saw this video I knew I had ro click on it. I would love if you made content more frequently but I understand if you cannot due to time, family, etc. Just know that I really enjoy these short and long documentaries about cars. Can't wait for the next one.
You're creating the kind of content I could only dream of when I was growing up. I've been in the JDM scene since 2001 and loved watching Akira's progress whenever it was brought up in Option videos. I wasn't fluent though and missed a lot of the smaller details, so your videos go a long way towards helping me understand what was actually going on. Thanks!
Perfect ideo. I thought that somebody would finally bring into spotlight the reall origin of the initial d engine and got a ton of extra knowledge on both Iida's project and what it spawned after it got completed.
Keep up the great work!
I really appreciate your style of telling stories, regardless of the subject
YAAAAHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Super exited, always something new, always learn something with only passion👍
Happy Easter!
loved this video. i waited soo long for someone to tell akira iida's tale and you did him justice. he's a legend but just not that well known.
Japanese automotive enthusiasts are so underrated thankyou for sharing this remarkable story
Another banger upload, king! Very well done!
Great video! Id love to see a video on Revolfe since I feel the company has alot of influence behind the scenes and even more specifically Mizota and his 300ZX.
this is an awesome idea
love this !!
This is easily my favorite channel on UA-cam. The type of lore you cover is so important
14:00 you know ur winning when even DK himself decides to do a Gran Turismo
I absolutely love your vids. Thank you so much. Your vids are so awesome! Keep it up!
Seeing this documented on one of the best youtube channels to cover cool car content in depth, I'm only a minute and and so excited to see the spotlight hit this car and driver because the original video, looooong before youtube, was rare, and finding another copy floating through cyber space proved nearly impossible until around 2010-2014 or so when reuploads and original copies became a norm to find in AE86 internet culture. The chassis welding was by far one of the best things I've ever seen, and led me down a path that allows me to do what I do now in life.
Great video and editing! You earned yourself a new subscriber!
The legend of Fujiwara Bunta
My man literally won in a Le Mans and still questioned if he should be a racing driver
For story ideas: The racers of Mulholland of the 60’s, 70’s and early 80’s. The big story was Chris Banning’s RSR Porsche 911 that was purpose built for racing the mountain at night.
Chris Banning wrote a book called The Mulholland Experience that shares his and his friends experiences racing Mulholland.
The history of Mulholland alone is very interesting. James Dean loved to open up his Porsche on it back in the 50’s when the highway was sparsely used.
Love all of your stories! Thought this could be an interesting topic!
Love the video, I have a big passion for cars and I have read lots of car magazines from "max power " "revs" "redline" "fast car" but my favourite was "honda tuning" the drag racing story's of Honda's and interviews with car builders and racers was what made me keep on reading time and again the same article. Your video is the evolution of car magazines for me and I will be subscribing
Only channel I have notifications on for. Let's go
Big agree
Good idea I’ll do that as well
That first engine start-up, it made me cry of joy :')
Thank you for the great video, so many memories. I worked for Toyota in the service department for 15 year, really miss it.
Best channel on YT rightnow... absolutely love every upload
Awesome! I would love to see a video on Keiichi's AE86(s) and how they've evolved from the early 80s to modern day.
Before seeing this I figured he owned one of the cleanest, well built AE86's on earth. Like it's to the point Fuses and and light weight batteries are what are raising power (a video covering that on Carprime exists). Kinda also shows what a beast Akira's engine is as now with modern electronics is Keiichi's AE86 just MATCHING his detuned engine.
@@NEEDbacon racing engine from the 90s vs fully built tecarts 7age 🤔
Keep these video coming man. In my Top 3 channels on UA-cam. Thanks
Couple seconds in, yet another story of just seeing a car being perfected? Sign me up.
Great work as always!
I'd love to see you do a video on The Ghost Camaro and it's absolute lad of a driver Helge Meyer. It'd definitely be something very interesting to learn about.
Your channel is by FAR my favorite channel of all time, I can't wait to see how much you blow up.
Amazing video as always. Can you do a video about the Sigma police squad that we had here in Greece? They drove M3s, M5s, 911 turbos, Mustangs, RS2s and a lot more cool cars.
This was an awesome video/topic to cover, I love learning about some of the lesser known people and cars of Japanese car culture, keep up the great work!
Love the videos man, never disappoints! A great story for you that would fit right in this channel is “Big Willie” Robinson and the International and National Brotherhood of Street Racers. Definitely a tale that deserves to be preserved. Keep up the good work!
Since we speak about important people collaborating with best motoring, It will be amazing a video about MAX Orido and his personal career, BM huge influences, personal garage, and brand (MAX Orido), just an idea ;o).
Can you do a story of Club RH9 and the related shops in Japan. Every time it is brought up it always has some mystique about the exclusiveness of the club and some really cool car builds. It feels potentially like a mid night club sort of thing. Or even a video on who the rivals of the mid night club would have been because those guys are rarely mentioned except in some of your stories I think. Anyways, I love the videos and the effort you put in man!
Another master piece! Thank you Hunter Moon!
What a fantastic video!!! This is def a lighter side of Japan. People just following their own passion will always produce the best outcomes.
The 'Thanks' button isn't on your new video for me for some reason (I'm in Australia, so maybe fundraiser issues across borders, who knows haha!)
But that was a great story of The Ghost Camaro!!! Really enjoyed it!
Awesome!!! Keep up the great work and video rollings!
9:44 omg this is the Avengers Of the JDM race car drivers grouping together, damn this is great stuff and I thought Id see all the Best Motoring videos there were
Another great video as always! Excited for the next
Ah jeez man .. sure do love when i stumble on another hunters moon video. Your videos got me back into cars after 20 years sitting it out.
As of the writing of this comment, 10 million yen is $70,000 USD. That's actually a steal for an AE86 IMO
congrats on the 50k channel brother! i was looking for your channel after seeing the time attack videos i watched before and found it again. deserve millions of subs
I couldn’t make sense of natto either, until JC Pepino of Work Wheels told me how he likes it. Hot rice, mix the natto in the container until it goes kinda foamy, put it on the rice then top with a raw egg and some soy sauce. Then mix up everything until it’s smooth and a little frothy. It’s now my favorite breakfast 😂
I love all your uploads maybe try Akira Nakia from RWB next? I am just in love with all your uploads
Yet another legendary video essay! Keep up the work!
The legend is back lets go
I loved this story, the fun these people had make me happy!
This is why i love cars, we are a big family worldwide sharing our stories and having a great time!
I have met and talked with Imai san from Bee-R several times and one time we talked about this AE86 and Mito Natto. He had lots of fun doing this project. One insteresting bit of information is about the team itself, even if Akira and Orido were "goofying" around for Video Option, off camera it was a serious street racing team. Ishikawa's AE86 probably become the fastest AE86 in Tokyo area and another member had an absolute beast of a Wangan AE86, specially fast on the C1. These cars all had millions upon millions of yens invested in them.
Glad to see you're back. Excited to watch another awesome video
If you could cover the Blitz R348 GT-R, it would be amazing, and perhaps while there, Daijiro Inada's career would be interesting too!
ps. I'm totally getting a Mito Natto sticker lmao
I enjoyed the story on Iida, thumbs up for that! 🤩
But as for the 4A-GE, Respectfully, you didn't do as much research as I would have deemed satisfactory, 6:48
He bought a stock engine for just a few bucks out of a wrecked AE101, and it certainly didn't come with a dry-sump.
Watch episode 4 of the workbox series you can see them taking the 20v apart, it's got an original stock wet-sump oil pan on it, stock internals, it's bone stock, it's even got the wrecker notes on it.
They even said they'd only be using the head and block from it.
And that's what they did, he threw the TRD catalogue at it (also covered in the series), which contrary to what you state, anyone could do because the TRD catalogue lists the parts #'s, you simply order them over the counter, and if Toyota has them in stock = Good to go.
But, as it goes when buying tuning parts = Really expensive, then there's machining and assembly as well, race-spec 4A-G's are around 15-25k depending how few hours you want between each overhaul (a.k.a how much hp).
Notice how he picked up all the goodies, still brand new in TRD boxes, something he wouldn't have to do if the engine already had the goodies in it, it would merely need washing the parts, change bearings and check the bores etc, overhaul.
The point of the whole TRD catalogue was that anyone could buy a Toyota and buy tuning parts from Toyota according to the category and class they were competing in.
Google and download the TRD Bible, you'll see what I mean.
Same thing with GR (Gazoo Racing) today, who has taken the role of TRD (Toyota Racing Development), you get their catalogue and order the parts straight from Toyota.
Its a good day when hunter uploads
the goat uploaded once again
First video of yours I've seen, freaking brilliant, definitely coming back for more :)
this deserves WAY more views. this might be the most entertaining video you’ve done so far ❤
100% JDM goodness. More of this please!!!
Beautiful story and great editing and video all around.
This was great. Well done, loved every minute
The most exciting time of month has come!
Man I love these video so much! Been a big fan for a while thank you for the awesome content
even though youre at 50k now youre still underrated!
Finally, a story about a jdm car/jdm cars that hasn't been posted 4 million times on tiktok or youtube shorts or ig reels
great video as always man always hyped up to see a new video of yours pop up on my recommend, waits always worth it cant wait to keep tuned for the next, keep it up !!!
a story that i didn't know. thank you for making this
I really enjoy your video's. I'm new to the JDM fandom and really find these video's very informative as to why the hype is real. Keep it up my man!!!
Thanks a lot,this type of content it's worth it's weight in gold.
I like to watch your videos several times each cause they are just that good!
Your videos are phenomenal and i truly enjoy them.
Make a video about either Gatebil event or Gateway in Stockholm movie series or Ghostrider from Sweden or Georg Plasa and his influence on hillclimb racing.
Always enjoyed your video with these kind of contents
Do a deep dive into the Whittington Brothers 935
just released lol
Awsome video, thank you so much for all the effort that goes into each of your video's
Another banger video!
If Gran Turismo ever had a story mode, he's certainly be the protagonist. Him, or Erik Comas.
Erm that would be kazunori yamuchi but that guy will be close second
@@olavofernandes7286 nope, Kaz never drove LMPs not F1 car in any capacity
Fantastic job detailing the history of the car, thank you 👍😆
instant click on the vid, instant like before watching :) your vids are great man
Great vid, I only recently started watching Hot Version, interesting to see what Orido and DK did in their younger years. Maybe Getaway in Stockholm? That was an amazing video.
when i saw Nishikawa's AE86 at 15:10, i was likethis is real life racing anime story! so epic!
Moon, you're the man!
What a great video ! Good job !
Hunter time. Thx again for the content.
Dude what an awesome vid, I have a GT86 and I'm off to find a Mitto sticker right now!
Great video. I did very much enjoy it!
Absolutely great production man.
damn, always so much research and info in these, sick vid
A good video about some Japanese boys goofin off. You love to see it!
I really enjoyed this doco. Cheers for the content!
Holy didn't expect you to cover this vehicle
Man love your videos! And also the music. Is there a link to a playlist or something like that? Would really enjoy blasting down the Autobahn in my audi with this music
Lovely video. Quality breakdown.
And a lovely lady trying that interesting dish, that guy next her the uploader? 11:13
Yuh he's the uploader, probably his girl so chill