JDM Swap Meet Hero: The Kaido House Datsun 260z

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  • Опубліковано 4 жов 2024
  • The best builds ever ain’t about the money. It’s about the stories behind every piece. And Jun Imai’s Datsun 260z may look like a million bucks, but it’s way more storied and DIY than you’d think. So we dive into the stories behind how Jun built this Z with some luck, a lot of passion, and a hell of a lot of time on classifieds worldwide.
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КОМЕНТАРІ • 182

  • @LarryChenPhoto
    @LarryChenPhoto  4 роки тому +19

    If you want to support what we do here at Autofocus it's easy. Grab a large wall art print and we will include some Larry Chen Peeker stickers. each one is also signed by Larry. www.etsy.com/shop/LarryChenPhoto

    • @jasonanderson2876
      @jasonanderson2876 4 роки тому

      When are we going to see that S130 in the outtro??

    • @AliasHSW
      @AliasHSW 4 роки тому +1

      Now we make fun of Larry for constantly acknowledging that we make fun of him for always bringing up his Nissan mistresses

  • @brockmott5121
    @brockmott5121 4 роки тому +30

    I feel like Larry knows all the coolest people from ever facet of the car community.... including hot wheels lol

    • @alexelrod242
      @alexelrod242 4 роки тому +1

      Machine gun larry is an army of clones, its my new conspiracy theory 😂

  • @weaponizedmemes3461
    @weaponizedmemes3461 4 роки тому +37

    Perfect timing. Just sat down to rock the baby to sleep. I hope by watching Hoonigan AutoFocus and Jay Leno's Garage as she falls asleep, she'll dream about cars.

  • @lilmookie6688
    @lilmookie6688 3 роки тому +1

    Dude. Sick. Thx Hot Wheels guy. My 2 year old daughter her little JDM "Car-Cars"

  • @XionAzura1
    @XionAzura1 3 роки тому +1

    I love that blue. It’s like an ultramarine.

  • @DP-nr1hz
    @DP-nr1hz 3 роки тому +3

    Larry gets super Philosophical on his videos, it really gives you insight into the car culture.

  • @VBshredder
    @VBshredder 4 роки тому +10

    Love the Tamiya stickers!

  • @W2TW
    @W2TW 4 роки тому +1

    That Tamiya decal... so sick.

  • @mikeyp8020
    @mikeyp8020 4 роки тому +1

    Can't stop smiling through this feature and the driving segment. Love Jun and Kaido House!!! Thanks for sharing Larry! Soft spot for Zs

  • @Overland_RC
    @Overland_RC 4 роки тому +12

    Jun Imai made the coolest HotWheels castings ever. It's really cool that he even has a lot of really awesome 1/1 cars as well!

    • @anthonysalinas718
      @anthonysalinas718 4 роки тому +1

      Well they made the casting based on his car

    • @Overland_RC
      @Overland_RC 4 роки тому

      @@anthonysalinas718 The first one was actually based on Sung Kang's 240z. He never did a full detail casting on his car, interestingly

    • @bignoize23
      @bignoize23 4 роки тому +1

      @@Overland_RC Yep, although last year they made an RLC version of this car with the black fender flares and all.

    • @Overland_RC
      @Overland_RC 4 роки тому +1

      @@bignoize23 I missed out on that one unfortunately

    • @lucky889s9
      @lucky889s9 4 роки тому +2

      And the scalpers dream, boulevard line Datsun Bluebird 510 wagon...

  • @kaidohousebyjunimai9126
    @kaidohousebyjunimai9126 4 роки тому +4

    THANK YOU Larry and Louis for a fun shoot with my ever changing, low budget, Craigslist special Z! I'm sure it'll change again next time. Good luck on the Craigs G-nose hunt, everyone. :)

    • @reidbtable
      @reidbtable 2 роки тому

      Love the Tamiya logo!!!!!!!!

  • @Ak_the_great
    @Ak_the_great 4 роки тому +9

    My 10 year old son was able to recognize the real car on the road beacause of the jdm hotwheels I got to buy for him now he's getting his love for cars

  • @blaznmax8877
    @blaznmax8877 4 роки тому +1

    If what you said about this guys impression or influence on hot water wheels jdm route is true I respect and thank him. I grew up getting over 1000ss of hot wheels and now to see what they are coming out with . I cant wait to get my kids straight jdm hotwheels

  • @greggdavies5916
    @greggdavies5916 4 роки тому +5

    Thank you Kaido for the awesome hot wheels

  • @kshitijanand8236
    @kshitijanand8236 4 роки тому +2

    Love to see people go crazy over JDM cars, man the story behind each and every build and even stock ones!

  • @jettberinghause9644
    @jettberinghause9644 3 роки тому +1

    I hit this man up on instagram years ago when I first saw this car, and he mailed me a sticker! Definitely one of the coolest guys in the car community.

  • @kernplace37
    @kernplace37 4 роки тому +1

    The lil leyton house stripe is so fire

  • @Triplenickelmotorsports
    @Triplenickelmotorsports 4 роки тому +1

    Love the down to earth builds... keeps it real for the little people that can't spend a 100K on a build.

  • @corzahazard444
    @corzahazard444 4 роки тому +1

    That 10:05 clock is the greatest easter egg

  • @Wayne--O
    @Wayne--O 3 роки тому +1

    One of my favorite cars was the early 260z some guy traded me straight for my gutless Datsun pickup cause his wife couldn't see over the hood.. circa 1987. To see what they are and can be now is nuts. I paid $700 for that pickup, ha. Love this one!

  • @patrickjackman7982
    @patrickjackman7982 3 роки тому

    Badboyz Toyz by Jun Imai Kaido House JDM are remarkable castings design thumbs up

  • @franw51
    @franw51 2 роки тому

    Both my dream cars. "Z" cars and I absolutely love those gen 2, Ford Gt's. Monster cars.

  • @JRivera815
    @JRivera815 4 роки тому

    I got the 510 wagon for my 1 year old son and it’s his favorite car in the collection. Kids got good taste 😉

  • @reecewatson773
    @reecewatson773 3 роки тому

    I have several thousand cars some still in the boxes, some not. Those are raced with my boys...
    Makes me want to find a Z to play with. Love that color...

  • @MindDezign
    @MindDezign 4 роки тому

    Great great fun video! I'm restomoding a 240 and 280Z so even more fun to watch...GREAT

  • @KyleKnoblauch
    @KyleKnoblauch 2 роки тому

    Had to pull this up while I was cleaning my Hot Wheels display up! Right after I wiped this beautiful casting off! And Larry you hit the nail on the head man! IRL I’ll never own 5 Mazda 787b’s or 2 Liberty Walk RX3s or the 100s of Porsche’s in my collection... oh and 3 HKS GTRs.... I’ve got basically every car I’ve ever dreamed about in my collection....

  • @CarlosRivera-lv3uc
    @CarlosRivera-lv3uc 4 роки тому

    Someone send Larry a Hotwheels Yugo if such a thing exsist, love that Larry can see the beauty in just about any automotive body, Car culture can learn to be so accepting and eclectic

  • @rickiwamoto8099
    @rickiwamoto8099 7 місяців тому

    One of favorite Videos

  • @mikesmith199
    @mikesmith199 3 роки тому

    The pandem craiglist kit 😂🤌

  • @alexelrod242
    @alexelrod242 4 роки тому +2

    Couple things
    1) I need to go to a swap meet in Japan
    2) Car wars episode II: attack of the machine gun larry clones
    Im convinced Larry Chen is an army of clones and thats how is he everywhere at every event and still doing auto focus and all his editing and printing
    Im onto you larry, if thats even your real name's 🤣

  • @nismoskyline06
    @nismoskyline06 4 роки тому +1

    Beautiful car , being myself an RC enthusiast I have a KYOSHO sticker on the back of my 240Z.

  • @neilperry2224
    @neilperry2224 4 роки тому

    It's the characters that they are able to build into the RC vehicles and models.

  • @sawyerjones4636
    @sawyerjones4636 4 роки тому

    thanks larry chen for this video i really enjoy every car you featured thanks

  • @zahari_s_stoyanov
    @zahari_s_stoyanov 4 роки тому +2

    Funnily enough, I have an orange wide body short-nose scale model :D

  • @cheesepizza87
    @cheesepizza87 4 роки тому +3

    Can we see his home garage please ;) some of these dudes are the pillars of JDM culture (more stories)

  • @305dadecounty_grabberbluem5
    @305dadecounty_grabberbluem5 3 роки тому

    Awesome Tamiya decal!!!!!!!!

  • @deborahchesser7375
    @deborahchesser7375 4 роки тому +1

    Some Mikuni’s on that motor would be super neat

  • @dubbleA100
    @dubbleA100 4 роки тому +3

    That's my new car dream in life! Have one of my cars (hopefully Rx7) turned into a hotwheels car

    • @rahulsudhir666
      @rahulsudhir666 4 роки тому

      An Efini would be a dream acquisition of mine too.. Would you go all out Pandem on it? Or keep it stock?

    • @rahulsudhir666
      @rahulsudhir666 4 роки тому

      Or go a step further and commission an Amalgam model

    • @Overland_RC
      @Overland_RC 4 роки тому +3

      People drill the rivets on Hotwheels and repaint, wheel swap, customize etc. Someone could easily replicate your RX7 or even yourself

  • @ekopramudianto540
    @ekopramudianto540 3 роки тому

    That cool car with Tamiya sticker

  • @diclexicschweb4748
    @diclexicschweb4748 4 роки тому +5

    Hot wheels is what got me in to cars
    And hot wheels is a sponser in japan formula drift 🤘

    • @redbeardbadger790
      @redbeardbadger790 4 роки тому

      Didnt know that about the Japan FD Hot wheels sponsor. Thatd be dope

    • @lucky889s9
      @lucky889s9 4 роки тому

      Hence, the fd Silvia s15 on the latest car culture line

    • @diclexicschweb4748
      @diclexicschweb4748 4 роки тому

      @@lucky889s9 no that was for US fd 25:22 ua-cam.com/video/DGT51sa-NTY/v-deo.html

    • @diclexicschweb4748
      @diclexicschweb4748 4 роки тому

      @@redbeardbadger790 25:22 ua-cam.com/video/DGT51sa-NTY/v-deo.html

  • @tylerandrews55
    @tylerandrews55 4 роки тому +6

    I have a 260z I'm going to restore next year.

    • @joaquinpaul3912
      @joaquinpaul3912 4 роки тому +2

      Good luck buddy ✌️✌️ we need as many on the road as possible

  • @DatOneCat
    @DatOneCat 4 роки тому

    On the subject of Hot Wheels, that is what made me permanently like cars, especially in the line of fantasy designs. As cool as real cars are, they never really clicked with me unlike the fantasy ones. And I'm not talking about the real wacky cartoony cars, but the ones that are more biased to realistic looking concept cars. Barring that, this guy's Fairlady Z designs are definitely one of my favorite real car based releases from Hot Wheels for a while now. They're pretty great for customizing too since you can swap parts and things from one another (with some slight cutting) due to being relatively similar.

  • @rodolfooliveira9673
    @rodolfooliveira9673 3 роки тому

    Awesome 😎

  • @ralphsmallblock4367
    @ralphsmallblock4367 4 роки тому

    I love all Z

  • @C-M-E
    @C-M-E 4 роки тому

    As much as I love these vids, they do hit me in the ol' heartstrings a bit as I find myself pining for a lot of the cars I had in my youth. I'm glad I have the memories of decade-long ownerships for most of them, some were taken from me by idiot drivers or thieves, but they will sustain me as prices soar for these cars in the wake of our electrified futures.

  • @ryandurapau4984
    @ryandurapau4984 4 роки тому

    Larry you are a me lucky fellow. Keep up the great work.

  • @OctasLP
    @OctasLP 4 роки тому +3

    Yeah I have this Datsun in my Hot Wheels Collection

  • @blinky2035
    @blinky2035 4 роки тому +2

    I have the hotweels version of this car (DTW89). Hotwheels called it a 240Z though

  • @andrzejgardas7629
    @andrzejgardas7629 3 роки тому

    Beautiful car 👌 ☺

  • @prosperojimenez9612
    @prosperojimenez9612 4 роки тому +1

    Man that car is awesome, they so expensive now, im happy with my e30 but man Z are on high level

  • @LupinTheThird31
    @LupinTheThird31 4 роки тому

    👍👍👍Let's see your hotwheel collection Larry!!!👍👍👍

  • @javierb.9892
    @javierb.9892 4 роки тому

    Keep the Z's coming!!

  • @zappy7393
    @zappy7393 4 роки тому

    Holy shit, I have this exact Hot Wheels car! Bought it for my son because he said it was his favourite!

  • @chadderton
    @chadderton 4 роки тому

    Sweet car, superb video.

  • @stonetownriders4543
    @stonetownriders4543 4 роки тому

    So cool nice work

  • @ryantuscher5914
    @ryantuscher5914 3 роки тому

    Went to Target this week, came out with a bag of ground coffee and 3 jdm hot wheels.

  • @Girtthquake
    @Girtthquake 4 роки тому

    Huge shout-out to RevLimiter! I was looking everywhere for a horn button with the original Honda logo, and he came through! It looks great in my '80 civic wagon

  • @easygoingdude9990
    @easygoingdude9990 4 роки тому +1

    Casual Ford GT in the background lol

  • @moke-snipes2952
    @moke-snipes2952 4 роки тому

    It looks so nice ong

  • @brandonreid4511
    @brandonreid4511 4 роки тому

    Bro I legit found a handful of my original HotWheels from when I was a kid last year and decided to try and find them brand new in the package. Well a year later and I'm about 5000 cars deep and ran outta space a while ago lmao HotWheels for life 👍🧡🧡🧡

  • @garlenseong38
    @garlenseong38 2 місяці тому

    Still a beautiful car none the less....

  • @joshdatguy292
    @joshdatguy292 4 роки тому +1

    Those Wheels

    • @shinren_
      @shinren_ 4 роки тому

      For sure really really nice wheels they really stand out

  • @danielclifford9284
    @danielclifford9284 4 роки тому

    I’d beg my mum for money every time we went to the shops just so I could get a hot wheels car, they were what really started my passion for cars and I certainly wasn’t the most caring with them and destroyed most of them but there’s that special few that mean the absolute world to me. I even made my uncle buy me one when he went to America just so I could say I had a hot wheels car from America. I’d love to build up my collection again, I handed most of mine onto my brothers or cousins when I was “too cool” to play with hot wheels cars and I regret it. They were such an excellent starting point for so many people and so many people still have that special hot wheels car that means the world to them.
    Sadly I now own a Datsun 120y (also known as a b210 in America and a Sunny Gl in Asia) that’s never been made into a hot wheels car

  • @winstonpratt604
    @winstonpratt604 4 роки тому

    Fuck yeah my buddy had a 71/240z L28 swapped Flat Tops with 394 4brll Holley Carb and single 2.5 Flowmaster , 10 point roll cage , 15" enkei racing / bbs style with red mesh with a chrome lip on a white car with a Porsche 🐋 Tail molded to the trunk lid seamlessly...lol they would say pump #1 is on for the white porche at the gas station 😅

  • @longboarderebright
    @longboarderebright 4 роки тому +1

    craigspandem!

  • @jamesireland9188
    @jamesireland9188 4 роки тому

    Beautiful car love it

  • @devinandrews2303
    @devinandrews2303 4 роки тому

    Commented this before on the main channel but I think Hoonigan should partner with Mattel to make more of there cars into Hot Wheels. I'm a huge collector, great video

  • @jasonanderson2876
    @jasonanderson2876 4 роки тому

    Oh yes!!! Lets go!!!

  • @troyarmstrong434
    @troyarmstrong434 4 роки тому

    Love from, Chicago.

  • @RobEustace
    @RobEustace 4 роки тому +1

    With regards to the tyres just because they look new doesn't mean they are, always check the dates and dont run old tyres.

  • @robfearnley9749
    @robfearnley9749 4 роки тому

    BBEAUTIFUL CAR !!! Now hunting for the hot wheels model . . . It's the only way I'll own one now !!!😂😂

  • @edi07ish
    @edi07ish 4 роки тому +2

    man, i have that cars in hotwheels version..!

  • @jdmlordsalamander6397
    @jdmlordsalamander6397 4 роки тому

    Damn Steven..... Beat me to it.....

  • @KathyWeathersbeeSC
    @KathyWeathersbeeSC 4 роки тому

    Larry you gotta do MZR Roadsports in the UK. They're the Singer of 240z's!

  • @ubirter
    @ubirter 4 роки тому

    Tamiya! Made in Cebu, 🇵🇭!!!

  • @MultiTravellingman
    @MultiTravellingman 4 роки тому

    That's a hard flex wip race car sandwiched between 2 helicopters.

  • @lonetrader1
    @lonetrader1 4 роки тому

    I've wanted one for years, gotta vq35 waitin for its new home........

  • @JosePerez-nh7sr
    @JosePerez-nh7sr 4 роки тому

    Slight flex on Larry @ 27:07

  • @ハガティショーン
    @ハガティショーン 4 роки тому +5

    Stop making videos on the Z the prices are going up and I want more 🤣

  • @zrayqi
    @zrayqi 4 роки тому

    Oh man when i heard it has a borla exhaust i really thought it was another ls swap but thank God i was wrong.

  • @evilflowx
    @evilflowx 4 роки тому

    this wouldn't be a genuine hoonigan autofocus video if larry didn't mention one of his cars. lmao!

  • @Sho_Ryu_Ken
    @Sho_Ryu_Ken 4 роки тому

    As a kid i always loved hot wheels.

  • @damijohn777
    @damijohn777 4 роки тому

    Ladies and gentlemen.. In the blue corner.. first he was Larry the cable guy.. then he was learning with Larry.. weighing in at 119lbs soaking wet.. it's Soldier Larry..

  • @skinnypunk88
    @skinnypunk88 3 роки тому

    Do they sell nose lift kits that you can install in any lowered car? What’s the correct term used? I don’t want to lose the performance from coil overs and airbags are out of the question for me personally.

  • @jaymutina3843
    @jaymutina3843 2 роки тому

    Larry how old were you when you bought your 240z? ..again..I forget..

  • @thebluestig2654
    @thebluestig2654 3 роки тому

    The Z car industry needs some COMPETITION in the widebody kit world. I personally don't like the RocketBunny kits for Z cars but unfortunately there's no variety to choose from.

  • @EvendimataE
    @EvendimataE 4 роки тому

    that is beautiful.....but if that is my car i would paint it one solid color make the wide body more noticeable

  • @eimkeith
    @eimkeith 2 роки тому

    what location is this? great space!

  • @patricksantos361
    @patricksantos361 3 роки тому

    I'm curious, how does that kind of wheel and tire setup effect the handling characteristics "usually"

  • @Generalusuer
    @Generalusuer 4 роки тому +1

    Video starts at 7:10

  • @heizaidinropal4470
    @heizaidinropal4470 4 роки тому +1

    he sounds like Kenji's (Greddy) voices

  • @dav2mai
    @dav2mai 4 роки тому +4

    The prices on these Zs are rising hella lot. Before I know it I could probably buy a 400Z Nismo for the same price.

  • @Rohambili
    @Rohambili 3 роки тому +1

    thos stickers add how many horspower?

  • @tahmid3986
    @tahmid3986 3 роки тому

    can you show us your hot wheels collection ?!

  • @gabe0248
    @gabe0248 4 роки тому

    Can u do a video on that ford gt in the background?

  • @DP-nr1hz
    @DP-nr1hz 3 роки тому

    Hood pops at @18:51

  • @realonethreesevens3640
    @realonethreesevens3640 3 роки тому

    Having your car be an official hot wheels car is more insane than getting your car in forza considering the history of hot wheels and how our Dad's Dad's may have played with them

  • @reecewatson773
    @reecewatson773 3 роки тому

    Hey Larry today I went to a car show/swap meet. There was a lady that had some Blue tooth speaker pictures. Would you allow me to use one of your pictures in this way???

  • @jayjayb0115
    @jayjayb0115 Рік тому

    Who makes that front end lift system?

  • @winstonpratt604
    @winstonpratt604 4 роки тому +1

    That's a 1200$ spoiler nowdays lol

    • @kaidohousebyjunimai9126
      @kaidohousebyjunimai9126 4 роки тому

      phew. got lucky. :)

    • @winstonpratt604
      @winstonpratt604 4 роки тому

      @@kaidohousebyjunimai9126 my 240 had a early 80's porche 🐋 Tail molded on the deck lid lol and I can honestly say it looked quite at home there 🤯