So You Want To Start Modifying Your Car
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- Опубліковано 27 вер 2024
- Do you want to modify your car? Tell us what you are building in the comments below!
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When it comes to being a car enthusiast there isn't a single one of us who doesn't want to modify our car in some way, but not all of us are tried and true mechanics. So when it comes to starting to build your car, where do you begin? Where is the best place to find the right parts? Today Alex is here to give you that push to get your project car started on this episode, So You Want To Start Modifying Your Car.
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Time Stamps:
0:00: Intro
1:28: There's The Plug
1:57: Things Can Go Wrong
2:20: The Time Modding Cars Began
2:57: Modding Cars Over The Decades
4:09: Modding Cars Can Be Unique
4:48: The Explosion of Upgrades
6:01: SLAM IT
7:17: So You Want To Start Modifying YOUR Car
10:05: Be Ready To Commit
10:30: What Modding Your Car Can Teach You
11:48: Not All Enthusiasts Are Good Mechanics
12:10: Helpful Tips
12:41: Outro
Music: Coste - Solitary
Thumbnail: IG @_purplesprite_
#PROJECTCAR #CARMODS #MODIFYYOURCAR
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My CTS.
Haha I don't even have enough money for a car yet, and I still have to get my license so...
Maybe an FD Civic with manual transmission (manual transmission FD Civics here are rare af. There are a lot of FD Civic "Type R" where standard FD Civic has Type R bodykit slapped on 'em most of 'em are stock autotragic ones)
G37
Day 132 asking fitment industries to do an episode on so you want a lotus exige s.
I really needed this video, thanks you sooo much guys !
Edit : 3:09 u forgot amazing cars such as Megane Rs, Peugeot 308 gti, and alpine a110 aka basically all French good cars...
Never heard such a true statement. “We’re car people, we only have 12 dollars”
Best quote ever
Me with 12.50 is this some kind of peasant joke I’m to rich to understand
@@g35_coup16 nice
I emptied my pockets watching this video. I had about $11.50. I died laughing. I may be broke, but my car is....less broke.
Fitment Industries: SO YOU WANT TO GRILL A STEAK!
Ik this is a joke but I feel like Alex has come along way in his cooking journey and I want a one off video tbh
@@blackduncan9812 facts i wanna see his own channel and vlogs
@@Danbae69 yes 🙏
@@blackduncan9812 I remember when Alex was explaining that frozen meatballs in instant ramen was a "pro tip".
The first thing I learned when modifying cars? That “bolt on” hardly ever means it’s actually going to just bolt on.
True bruh 😅😂
So true. Just cause it says it fits your ride expect some figuring out and fitment especially with EBay aftermarket parts with no instructions.
"Won't void warranty" meanwhile I'm cutting trim pieces so the aftermarket intake I put in won't vibrate on the engine 😂🥲
“So you want a girlfriend while having a project car”
This is not possible
"So you want a girlfriend"
Get you a girlfriend who has her own project car
@@arutezza maybe I should get out more... She's not just randomly showing up in my garage 🤣😂
😂 About as rare as having money while having a project car
The only thing I want is for people to stop stripping their cars interior.
People will strip it all and say they have huge plans then will forget about the car only to sell it in a mess
True, only strip it if your immediately going for the full race car build
Right after that boom, roll cage and carbon seats
I want strip my rear sits cause I don't like passengers 😂
@@pasmomoonde6077 learn saying no then, it wont ruin your car
Stripping interior is lame I did it to my civic just cause the interior was literally trashed but I plan on getting it all back in with better condition stuff
@@nooster125 I should probably get a cuop but the price compare to a four door is jacked up which I don't understand less car should be = less money but Noooooo!!!
Can we get a “worst cars for high schoolers “
Vtac
Any car in high school is good. Unless your rich
S2000. Both of the ones that were driven there got totaled within a few months. Also anything turbo that isn't a tiny turbo 4 cylinder barely making 200.
Money pits
Ford Mustang
Me: bout to buy a Datsun
Fitment industries: don’t be stupid
How I feel every time I pull it up on Autotempest.
“Yes officer, it’s stock”
That happened to me last year 😂, the officer was trying to make me say yes but I said no
"I bought it like this 👀"
It’s not illegal to mod your car
@@DeadRatStew Have you ever heard of the State of California?
@@timmyturner4410 I was born there, although I didn’t live there long I am aware of their communist state
“Instagram shows you the beauty of a car build, BUT True UA-cam series teaches you the pain” why you gotta hit us like that 😫
I need. “So you want to *stop* modifying your car”
"how is your build going"
Well it's not. I spent all my money fixing my car instead of modding it, welcome to that German car life.
You chosed that way, im sure plenty of your friends told you it will be a bad idea to go german :P (From 10 of my friends, they got 8 Honda, 1 Toyota, 1 Bmw. 8/6 had a german car before the Honda). Its not too late, join us!
@@martinmiklosdano2984 and join the dark side`? oce german allways german.
And lexus if you bought one that's been through hell 😂
@@martinmiklosdano2984 or if your stupid like me you go from German to sweede
Even supercharging an ls3 is costly when things go wrong
Number one thing I learned when I started modding my car was: if you can afford to buy a part twice, it might be a good idea to do just that. Even if you don’t end up using it in that moment, it’ll probably keep you comfort knowing that should something go wrong, your a** is covered. This was super important for me especially because I’m a Bimmer guy... 😭
Ik my comment is late, but I just got a e46 recently and I am feeling that rn lol
I learned that you definitely need to invest in a torque wrench lol can't count how many nuts and bolts I have over torqued and snapped 😂
Only one?
Ugga dugas 4Life
“Except the Yaris gr because Europe doesn’t like to give us anything”
Me: laughs in Australian
*Holden enters chat*
I actually saw a gr yaris for sale in adelaide. It looks amazing in person as well
Most europeans would sell their souls to be able to own a lifted HD pickup on 40 inch mud tires.
THAT MITSUBISHI TRUCK IS AWESOME JUST SAYIN
As a chef, I can approve of the grilling tips. But it all depends on the cut of meat you're grilling haha.
Came for the “so you want”
Stayed for the steak tips
I figured out that I need a driver mod more than a car mod to move up the ranks. But Although my track car is still basically stock, I now do maintenance on it and my daily. So far I have saved ~$2.5k, by doing the work myself. Lost a weekend or two, got some scrapped knuckles, but I actually enjoyed it and did more than my mechanic would have.
The planned mods for track car, new poly bushings, new coil overs front and rear. If I find the budget an ecu tune.
When dealing with older modeled cars before the millennium, I learned that the electrical panels and other parts are the most frustrating things to be able to modify anything else, so modifying electrical panels and components is highly important before anything else. It is most important it seems, it comes before everything else I feel. Or else nothing will work or it will but you won't be able to drive it legally lol only for giggles lol
I always try to research what I’m doing up and down so I can make the changes and not make mistakes. Not saying I haven’t made mistakes before, I have. But I’ve found reading and forums, talking to other people that have done what you are trying to do etc. the community can be a great resource!
Find the right community, and definitely a lot of good ideas! -Edgar
One thing I learned about modifying cars is newer cars, whatever frickin engine mod you do wether it’s an intake inlet hose or a damn near anything, gotta get it tuned if you want a clean no CEL dash, I swear I think my cup holder has a sensor too
Asking other people questions who drive the same car over ig or even youtube has helped a ton. So don't be afraid to ask even the dumbest of things :) we all start somewhere
We have a little accord nation group in the Netherlands :D the most positive community i've ever met. There's a lot of groups and new friends waiting for you, dont be shy, you end up having a good time, and learn things, save money.
Just picked up a Toyota celica gts and there’s absolutely no community to these cars so working on it has been crazy difficult but all the while worth it
A60 or T160 or st160 or.....
Try looking around by you chassis code, you may. Have better luck
It’s the t230 the 7th gen
@@dtmoto6371 What I have ended up doing for my older cars, is focus on what I want to do instead of a model specific forum. Start there get an understanding of your mod. Pretty soon you will find the community. I am working on an Audi and find that I end up looking at VW and Porsche forums to learn more. Oh, I also get a full service manual for the car. Always good to know how it started. I really like the Bentley Publishers manual, but you can probably pick one up at your local parts store.
in EU its empty, one of my friends have one, thats all, on the streets i rarely can see one of them. But, luckily we have a lot of Japanese fan mechanic here, who know what to do, and give you advice and help if you want to mod
4:01 i wasn’t expecting this at all and I love it 😂
The number one thing that helped me out was having an engine bay where you can actually put tools in and get your hand on the pieces vs having no room to work with. I jumped from an 04 Eclipse Gs and that thing was tiny vs my 240Z.
So much wisdom in one video. Platform biased hate is a huge problem, and honestly it limits ones exposure to awesome people and ideas. One of my best in-class friends had and Evo X, I drive a subie 🤷♂️.
"You're are going to buy tires that rub" *Looks at fenders* Yep.
If you feel uncomfortable taking something apart and being able to put it back together properly, research. Research, take photos and take your time. Sway Bars are also a good entry mod for cars since it’s a good balance of cost, performance and ease of install.
it’s my birthday and we got a new “so you want” today’s starting off great 😊
Happy birthday!🥳
@@mabals thank you!
Happy birthday
@@lordflufffluff appreciate it!
I'm late but hope you had a good birthday bro
So you want a friend thats good with cars... 😢
Frfr
Fun fact "If you say fun fact people read your comment"
Can I get a fact check?
I how bout that it works
Fun fact, you have to read a comment First to know it says ‘fun fact’
Ah shit homie ya got me there
Yup
Hands down love how aggressive Fitment Industries is getting. Keep it up.
Hi Alex, I wanted to put a cold air intake on my 4 cylinder. But a friend of mine said no. I have 2000 Toyota Camry LE 4 cylinder engine. I'm customizing the Camry. The Camry was given to me by my cousin it was his father's Camry. I have almost all led lights on the Camry. To me it looks awesome. I want to put 16 X 7 stock rims on the Camry with 205/55R16 tires on the Camry. I have to use stock rims because I live in a crime area. I got my first stereo system. It may not be much to others but think it's awesome. It has good sound. I do some mechanical work on my own because I don't trust the mechanics in my town. I know it's not a hot rod but it's my car and I'll do what I want with it. That's what makes me happy. That's all. Peace.
That’s awesome man! Thank you for sharing your story! 🙏
0:11 pretty sure it’s just Italians blended up
Love that shot at Scotty. He's the best
I'm on my second honda build now and I learned alot from the first one that is making this one easier even with the new challenges I'm facing on the car
Taking my time has always helped me out. Also, taking advantage of my days off from my normal day to day job helps out too. Clearing the schedule and making time for a day to wrench is important for me. My car club and other friends in the hobby like to plan days off together so we can all work on our cars and share our knowledge. I am more open minded and have a little knowledge about most platforms, but Mitsubishi and Honda take the cake. Whereas some of the other buddies are only Nissan, Subaru, and Toyota heavy in knowledge. I now have expanded my horizons, I have a 96 Minty BMW Z3 and 01 Corvette C5. My other cars are 07 Eclipse SE = Basic Setup Track Car, 13 Lancer GT = Daily Project and Primary build. I am slowly acquiring the whole front clip of an EVO 10 MR, then swapping everything out, engine, SST Trans, Rear Diff and Axle, etc. of the MR and into my Lancer Sportback to make it an Evo MR Sportback - but I take pride in the GT badge, I will not advertise my car as an Evo nor will I slap on the MR badge.
Thought about that myself, I love the look of the sportback Lancer but obviously the MR is much better.
Also for steak once done grilling let it rest for at least 5 minutes so the meat can relax, good time to make a salad to go with the steak. Car note: Asked a local shop how much it would cost to turbo my 14 Mazda 6 was told it would cost $30,000. As for my build I just pay a shop yeah lazy but when installing a full air ride I will pay they extra to hopefully have it done correctly.
Came for "so you want to start modifying your car" stayed for Alex's how to grill a steak tutorial😉
i’m 16 and i’ve really gotten into cars recently, i look forward to getting my first car and modifying it
Would love to see “so you want to build your engine”. My engine is getting build by a shop and I didn’t expect it would be that expensive 🤣
One more thing: it is quite usefull to actually start by buying the car and give it mainteinance, then fixing it and replacing damaged parts with OEM or universally proven parts that are made to let your car keep going as it was intended or fixing a known problem. Then start the Mods and go slow.
‘but what about cars... IM ALEX’😂
I have an srt4 pt cruiser and an 88 dodge Omni and I plan on engine swap but first I want to rebuild the engine with forged internals and big turbo. 350-400WHP is my goal so it’s not gonna be that expensive. Gonna take me a while since I’m disabled at 20 and I don’t always have people to help out.
I wish learning this kind of stuff was more accessible in person. I can watch videos all day but I can guarantee I won't find a single video for my car because no one's trying to modify a Sonic
Isn't is fairly close to a Spark or Cruze? I find looking for related platforms or shared engines in other models helps open up part availability, if nothing else. I actually ended up liking the Sonic, not that I ever owned one.
This guy is the linus tech tips of cars, the excitement, the high pitched voice, the hand gestures. I love it.
alright Alex flexing with his whole 12 dollars
not all of us can have that much bro
One thing I learned and I've only done basic things mainly cosmetic
Is don't worry about other opinions. I wrapped my bonnet (hood) a bright blue with the help of my grandad. Was a new experience for both of us and we had fun. I got comments saying "why not black?" why a bright colour?..... Because blacks over done and I like it. Just enjoy what you enjoy. Also I really liked a group that was dedicated to one manufacturer which is cool. However when you start looking to change your car don't limit yourself to that one manufacturer to stay in a certain group.
"So you want a 5th gen Chrysler town and country" cuz minivans are lit
Previa the real min van out there
@@andrewmaggart6445 yo that is ugly
Especially that last gen SE Toyota Sienna. Lol.
The First thing I learned when I started modifying my project was, Chasing an electrical problem/ rewiring the car SUCKS! My passenger headlights still don't work. lol The car I am working on is a 1981 Toyota Corona.
How do you find a mechanic to work on everything on your car? I don’t have the space or tools (or knowledge) to do a lot of things myself but I don’t want to bounce from shop to shop for different things
Man F.I just don’t miss, they just donttt miss
BIG FAX🙏🏼😂
I've just got parts sitting in my room I'm waiting to install...
I'd love to see Fitment start its own episodic build series kind of like Donut Media's money pit series, but maybe focusing a bit more on the aesthetic side of things rather than performance. Not to exclude performance, that can come later of course, but we all come to this channel to gawk at the shiny builds with pretty colors.
Welp I upgraded my rotors on my new edge and checked a few off the list what's left:
K member/lower control arms/bushings
Axle shafts/seals
(Finally) install lowering springs
Maybe strip and repaint wheels
One down and more money I could be spending on food
Today on fitment Industries we learn how to cook a steak.
so dope to see evan shanks in here, such a dope dude.
Please do “so you want a Lexus is350”
Love this car. It’s so quick off the line for what it is
Heck i learned that i take big steps instead of smaller ones and i get very sidetracked with other cool things
Day 21 of asking for a “So You Want A Cobalt SS OR Mazdaspeed 6”
I'm actually about to have the first chance of my life to actually choose the cat I'm buying, and this video really helped me feel a lot more comfortable with the idea of modifying it when I buy it. I'm looking at a 2011 VW CC and loving the picture in my head of what it could look like. Looked on the website earlier for some potential rims as well!
POV: you’re watching him create 30 different videos with the same concept: how to mod a car
That foot thing at 1:33 really threw me off 😂💀
You stop it. Im still trying to get my 88 supra running without buying the wheels tires and suspension i DONT need.
start with good tires no matter what its hard to mod cars dead or maybe not idk lol
"toxic communities" *shows a dodge*
enjoyed my 06’ Mini Cooper S for a week after tuning to 195hp only for the oil cooler to puke...save for college or fix her up yet again....def fixing her up
Probably my greatest quote "whats the point of life if you're not living
😂🙏🏼
Number one thing is to keep up with all your bolts nuts and screws.
Day 1 of asking
"So you want to be happy"
Honestly like Alex the most outta everyone at FITMENT
Fitment Industries, where you get to learn proper snow plowing technique, and how to grill a mean steak.
Let's go with self taught 😂
Any project in the "salt belt" need and extra 45% of effort just to not snap or round out rusted nuts and bolts. An induction heater and penetrating fluid are is a god send.
The slammed grand prix is bad ass
the number one thing I learned
Getting a car
alex won me with the foot clap 😂💯
That foot plat..... the plat got me 😂🤣🤣🤣😂
I'm glad this came up just got me first car
PLEASE!!!! DO, “SO YOU WANT A MAZDA MIATA ND?” 🥺👉🏼👈🏼
But you don’t want that I mean you have 👁👅👁
Alex is definitely my favourite on fitment industries definitely needs to do more videos like a lot more
“So you want a drivers license “🤣🤣🤣
Other than selling, What would YOU DO with a 2020 Toyota Yaris LE Sedan (Automatic Transmission)?...
Love it Alex!!! I like how you break it down!!! Funny 🤣!!! You be having me in tears bruh, crackin' up!!!😂🤣... everything is true that you say, it's just so funny how you say it! Keep up the good work bro!!!
This winter has been just buying and piling parts for the summer car. Anxiously and patiently saving my $12 to get more...
If I want tips on how to grill a steak, I get them from an ex-vegetarian from Australia thank you very much.
A man of taste I see? 👌
Pulled the 13b out of my rx7 and right as i was taking it apart my shop was closed down for maintenance. Its veen almsot a month and they're still working on it
"Thats how you grill a steak....I'M ALEX!!! Segway!!" Actually zero segway lol
No, I like 'em medium rare please! Just like mama used to make.
i.e. I like my vehicles stocks, maybe a tad of comfort upgrades
Yeah. Everyone should know how to cook the basics. The techniques can then be applied to new recepies.
I never wanted to wanted to get into modifying a car because I've always raced with sport bikes. Still do. I only started considering modifying my car cause. Well despite being pretty young I make pretty good money. Decided to start on my cadillac cts performance coupe. Which definitely an expensive thing to start on but I wanted something unique that I simply never see
yes, yes i do but can i? no bc im ✨broke✨
POV: You have a FWD, automatic transmission CUV but still wanna get into car stuff 🥲
Me: Yep, neat :)
I learned that 90s for pickup trucks have no aftermarket push, unless you want to build a prerunner. So that project is going wonderful😐
Day 132 asking fitment industries to do an episode on so you want a lotus exige s
I just got new platform after been in Honda’s forever and to be honest it’s a little hating because I want to build but it’s weird to me because it’s not a Honda like I’m used to ( by the way it’s an 06 Scion TC )
*sigh..* Time to get thousands of dollars into debt.
😈😂
@@FitmentIndustries Some point this year, if you guys do like a custom order for those Artisas, I’d prolly cop a set tbh lol
I learned splash shields are there for a reason. Especially the front end ones.
Yo Alex on Beast Mode in Every video
I would highly recommend the steak cooking technique in the start of the video it tastes really good.
“So you want a 2nd gen Lexus IS”
Get it but go for IS350 if you can't afford an ISF. Best car I've ever owned, reliable af, fun to drive lol.
@@KingNeu whats an isf? sorry kinda noobie
@@626Bui 2nd gen IS with a V8.
Lexus isf is literally the best lexus
@@626Bui the IS-F was the first of Lexus’s F-lineup (excluding the LFA), it housed the same V8 found in the RC-F, GS-F, and LC500