How a garbage man traded up to an RWB Porsche 993
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- Опубліковано 9 лют 2025
- “Being a garbage man is great, and I love my job, but this is who I am,” says Joe Aime about his RWB 1995 Porsche 911.
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RWB founder Akira Nakai has always been controversial among enthusiasts for his… shall we say casual approach to chopping up vintage Porsche 911s. Some call it art, others say it’s a hack job. For Joe, RWB’s iconoclastic nature lines up perfectly with how he sees cars: the ultimate form of self-expression.
“I never wanted to fall in line with the norm. Some people are very comfortable with walking that line and then there's people that like to fall outside of that line,” he says. “It's your way of bringing your own imagination to life, right? We are blessed with creativity and also being able to be different. As human beings, we should take advantage of that.”
It’s hard to argue with what that attitude has done for Joe. While his job as a garbage man in New York City supports his family, he knew it would never afford him the opportunity to buy cars he loved. So he started flipping on the side, buying and reselling BMW E30s and E46 M3s before the huge recent spike in values. After years of this, he finally worked his way up to building his own very own RWB with Nakai.
“I've always admired Nakai's whole outlook on cars,” Joe says. “And to also blend Japanese culture and cars with the Euro culture, I don't think there's anything else out there that blends it as much as this does. I was like, I have to have one.”
The experience of owning a highly modified Porsche has been everything Joe hoped for. What he wasn’t expecting was becoming part of the RWB family, as he puts it. The supportive, welcoming community he found among other RWB owners and obsessives changed his entire perspective on the role cars play in his life after playing it “safe” for so long to provide for his wife and kids.
“It's taken me places that I never even assumed, like I've been able to knock out bucket list items. Being able to get into SEMA, being in magazines, getting features done on the car, like all this stuff is things that I dreamed of and it's all happening in immediate succession of each other,” he says. “I wanna capitalize on that. Being able to transition into being in the car space full time, that's my ultimate goal now.”
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Fair play and respect to the owner. I've got a lot of time for a modest, self-made guy who's worked hard to achieve his goals and expresses himself through his passions.
WHAT! Dudes got a cool car, that he built, AND A WIFE... and KIDS!?! Truly a god among men!
Much appreciated brother 🙏🏾
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And he's a garbage man! It goes away from the norm. Anybody from New York understands that a garbage man in New York City makes good money but still it says a lot for a man to hold its own and follow his dreams.
Such a breath of fresh air. His explanation and expression of love toward cars and the culture is great. We need more people like this within the culture.
RWB builds are very hit or miss for me, but this is one of the best ones i've seen.
Having been there from the jump to seeing where things have gone now, it's extraordinary that you've been able to remain the same ole Joe. This adventure has taken us to some amazing places and we've been granted access to rooms we never could have imagined. Through it all we stay focused stay humble and move with humility. That's what makes us different. Son Goku looks amazing on screen 💪🏾💪🏾
Joe is such an amazing individual, I had the pleasure to meet Joe at this year's SEMA! Thanks for inspiring us to modify, in such a wonderfully executed example! Beautiful car!
Might be the first rwb driver that isn't a cocky dbag... love it!
Haha appreciate it 🙏🏾
Not sure why you’d think that but most if not all of the RWB are chill guys and gals.
You do realize that RWB has been going since way before social media was even a thing? Then it was a company who worked only in Japan for car enthusiasts who typically used their cars hard.
I've never met a cocky rwb owner. We're all chill dudes
I'm glad to see more videos of people driving their RWB Porches.
Joe is a great dude!!! Happy to see him up here and further more living out his dream!
Absolutely gorgeous RWB! Well done
You live once! Let’s fucking go Joe! I’m so glad to have played a small part in your amazing build! Great build great dude also from Queens, Ny 💪🏾💪🏾
This video is so inspirational! Find what your goal is, figure out how you're gonna achieve it and set your mind to it.
My bro got a sick ride!
It’s an honor to see my boy leveling up and doing his thing the right way; his way 😎💪🏾.
Dude is a real enthusiast. Loves the history, the drive and the experience. This was a great interview. Those wings on the rear fenders are a work of art.
My dude joe.I know him personally.he is a good dude and always hade a dope car.good to see him up here…Queens NYC stand up
i have a picture of this car that i took hanging on my bedroom wall … and its motivation for me every single day 💜
Pretty sure I saw this car at an Avants event near Seattle, their Candy Crush Event at North Seattle Porsche. The use of the sheet molded carbon, often called forged or marbled, was cool to see. Beautiful car, and glad it's owned by a cool dude, not another spoiled kid who doesn't really get it.
Glad to see Joe doing amazing things!! His UA-cam channel is incredible btw!!
beautiful car in person. seen this car driving in NJ and later at Loe' Show. never seen it Queens though. owner seems like a cool guy. respect!
Beyond happy to see this!
Respect seen people doing cars their way, cars need to show individualism ❤❤❤
unc really livin his best life
Perfect, that came out amazing!
East Cost showing out, beautiful car enjoy .
Joe is an amazing dude, and the car is beyond beautiful.
Super amazing car , Goku on the steering wheel!🔥
joe aime is a class act 🏁
Beautiful car, dude seems like an extremely cool dude. Def an awesome episode!
Respect! Love the journey. 👊
Wow this dude is awesome! Car looks beautiful. Great job. Seems like a down to earth fella as well.
This car is truly awesome, it’s so in your face but tastefully done at the same time, and those wheels are perfect. I’d rock the $h** out of it, just riding around bumping “Still D.R.E.”🕶️
Sir, you are the man!
I was ready to hate it, but the further I got in the video the more I liked it. Still don't agree with the steering wheel placement but that's just me. Bosuzuku! Boss Machine!
The RWB is cool but the owner is cooler
Very beautiful machine! Love the color and finish; congratulations!
Holy hell I saw this GUY at the Daikoku NYC meet. Didn't get to talk to him much but damn
Beautiful car, awesome content
Bro, and I hope you have more videos of your Porsche and other Porsche’s
Love this series
thank you 🤘
best 911 i’ve ever seen.
Congrats to the guy but personally i'd never let RWB touch my car. Hacking body panels and drilling? No thanks.. it's either a straight part swap, carbon fibre panel swaps or nothing.
Wait until you learn Porsche did it that way from the factory with the 993 GT2 RS
@xxhotelcrazyxx I still wouldn't do it.
@somerandomfella i would and I did. Lol the car is a complete blast to drive and equally as fun to look at in the garage with a beer in hand
This is passion …
Great video!
Amazing
3:30 thats facts cuz my uncle is a doctor and he's had his widebody 930 turbo for like 20 years. If not more. Had it shipped back to Germany 2 or 3 times to get rebuilt. He tracks it in upstate ny. Etc
He's a fan of mods tho. Def not a super purist.
The owner is a champion nice guy. It's just a shame that the RWB butcher was allowed near another Porsche.
Garbage man buying and building a Porsche. Engineer here scrapping to get by and do normal car maintenance, no extra money for cool cars. I picked the wrong career 🤣
that OT money is real
Garbage man pays probably as much as your engineering job
Much respect!
Nakai son ❤
Bro, and I hope you have more videos of your Porsche and other Porsche’s bro is that Sato I can’t pronounce his name but the guy from Japan that dude’s awesome
Great story!
Top car man, cool guy
would look cool with a yellow windshield banner.
Cool dude
❤ Toyota GR ♥️
Love RWB
My guyyyyy!!!
Roll center may be higher and suspesion may be softer due to wheel offset to outside . What do they expect from rwb setting?
Is that a 30 L or or a 33 or a 40 later that’s awesome bro I love it a lot. I wish there was a poster of it.
Live your life boss!!!
I'm looking to buy an RWB but don't know where to look for my collection. Smh..all old sales posts only
I don't know why certainly RWB is getting attacked. I personally love the RWB way! I wonder who's that hater that started the BS against RWB??
He was inspired 😂
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Yooo what's going on with that wing tho? 1:15
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Squeeky.
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How’s that tow hook? Is it glued lol 0:57
Yawn...you really believe that?
But it is NOT your self expression. It's the self expression of someone else... something you bought...
It is his expression. You’ve never seen another matte purple Rwb with this houndstooth pole position interior and white accents. These wheels, signature placement, decal layout etc. goku on the winglets and steering wheel, clear blacked out led light housings. Every aspect of this car he chose and implemented.
Another 993 ruined 😠
Well... RWB is Garbage quality built.
Are we watching / reading the same content? Which part is "Garbage quality built"?
Tell me you haven't seen one in person without telling me. Just another brokie comment
Bushwacker fender flares.