I bought a real NASCAR... to make a DRIFT CAR!

Yes, we bought a NASCAR. Why? Well, there is a pretty crazy story to this one. This actual car was raced in 2007 in the NASCAR cup series by Ricky Rudd and we found it abandoned in the UK! It might be the ultimate barn find and we are building this car to be a drift car for our Drift Games Invitational next week! Yes, we are idiots, we agree...
#nascar #driftgames #driftbuild #driftcar

[@monkeyfan250]

Nascar fan here here is some info as someone who got close to the show cars, and to the races in person. these should help you :) (info i know for the 19 years of me watching nascar XD) 1) the flaps on the roof of the car was use to help keep the car on the ground as cars at the time were always lifting off the ground, that was added to Nascar to keep the cars on the ground during a crash. it was criticized a lot around the 2010s era for causing some crashes, but it is still used in Nascar till this day. 2) all the tubes in the windows were not only used for radiators, but also to get air into the car as the cars get really hot. and most Nascar races last around 2-3 hours so it gets hot in the cars 3)Nascar do not have doors as the body is actually put on a tubular Chassis, the body of the car are usually removed by a massive pit crew and team after every weekend of the race, this is how they would replace broken parts, work on the engine, paint and apply the livery, etc etc. Nascar still does it to this very day. 4) the reason Nascars do not have working lights is because they use the lights from the track itself during night races, and most of their races are during the day 5) the body of a Nascar is designed by the team to match their road going counterpart, here this car was made by ford in the 2007 season to match their famous ford fusion at the time. Nascar to this very day has the manufacture fabricate a body to make it resemble their road car (or trucks if its from the craftsman truck series 6) nascars used to run 4 speed manual gearboxes, but as of the next gen cars, they run 5 geared gearboxes, since this is a 2007 chassic it would have ran a 4 speed manual gearbox, so that is that 7) the steering wheel is detachable to help get out of the car in case of a crash since their is no doors, and the net is there to keep debris out of the cabin incase of a crash. again a nascar is mostly a rolling chassis with a fabricated body so there really isn't any "doors" on the car. nascar knows with the rough racing these cars get in they have to have bodies that can easily be replaceable since nascar races are nearly weekly. classic nascars (as far as i know,) used to be fully stock and had to get body repairs over a season. 8) to get the wheels off you may need a powerful airgun as old cars like these used the lug system for tire removal, since 2022 next gen cars they have became single hubbed wheels. 9) Nascars are normally powered by NA V8 engines, but when Forsberg built his, he had used a 2jz engine. .

[@monkeyfan250]

@@711motorsport6 oh interesting. Thanks for that. I was always told that it was used to keep small stones and stuff out during races. Huh well thanks for the correction :)

[@LethalLee666]

they don't use a single nut wheel hub its a 5 stud wheel nuts and every motor sport at pro level use a rattle gun to fit wheel nuts so your not telling them anything they don't already know

[@monkeyfan250]

@@LethalLee666 the newer Nascar's use a single locking wheel nut?

[@WildShotZ14]

​​@@monkeyfan250they do use the center locking nut on the next gen cars, the 5 lug nuts is the standard before the next gen cars, also they use a sequential 5 speed transmission now as opposed to the H-pattern 4 speed they used before

[@txcombatmedic]

Remember: Do it for Dale! RAISE HELL PRAISE DALE

[@williambushee9446]

Rhpd❤

[@kevinflick3611]

Brother. If they don't incorporate some aspect of one of Dale's old Liveries I'll riot.

[@extremecheddarswityomom]

Never heard Dale say "lets put a 2jz in it". If he was still alive you never wouldve seen him drive for toyota.

[@extremecheddarswityomom]

@@kevinflick3611 Dale would raise hell if his livery or anything to do with him was on a NASCAR with a jap engine in it.

[@pr3yanimal]

@@extremecheddarswityomom he was actually in some Toyota ads for Nascar back in the day.

[@SKILLI55UE]

It's gonna be sick! Chris Forsberg did a nascar with a 2jz in it a few years ago for Gumout

[@extremecheddarswityomom]

So its already been done. Would have way better success with the torque of a nascar v8. All it would need is different gearing in the rear and a differently geared transmission.

[@SKILLI55UE]

@extremecheddarswityomom this is true but Drift Games have made a HUGE success from being different and making unnecessary challenges, that's what makes them different and inspirational 👏

[@toddbrown4185]

@@extremecheddarswityomomthe one Tuerck, Forseberg, and Hueghes built was cool, but they really never did anything with it. It has one of Tuerck’s fully built JZs too from I believe his “street” frs. (the car with the ornamental conifer hand painted livery that Diego Higa now drives in FD)

[@figthestig5228]

@@extremecheddarswityomomnascar v8 350 don’t have tq

[@Barry.ONeill]

Aaron Lowsey from the youtube Channel "Lonestar Drift" Bought a circle track car basically lower class nascar and turned it into a drift car too, he left the high reving v8 in it. 👌💯🤙

[@WarrenMeinking]

Short summary: Dave let the intrusive thoughts win 🤣

[@MosquitoToe]

Never would thought I’d follow a Ricky Rudd Car to Drift Games! Right on ya!

[@liammclaughlin5196]

Lone Star drift did a nascar drift build a few years ago. I think it’s decently well documented as far as what he did for suspension and angle mods.

[@ebisustylezdrifting4829]

aaron is the man, been going to his events for years.

[@ih8temoney]

That's sick A Ricky Rudd Snickers car! ❤❤❤! Nice one guys!!!

[@88Frank]

Love this idea. I'd like to see it stay full nascar looking. Be funny if the rear was flexible to drag on the walls

[@VelEire_]

Ryan, TRUE LEGEND. Won’t be a bother on that build it’ll be a few late nights and plenty of smiles

[@Jon64scale]

DriftGames JZ powered Nascar drift car pure genius and perfect engine to run so sick cant wait to see it and hear it absolutely shredding 👌👍

[@Jon64scale]

DriftGames bringing the wild imagination dream ideas to life so epic nicely done guys 👌 # DriftGames 2.0 👍

[@jezz___7037]

Getting this project to Riga would be awesome, Im pretty sure Lauri Heinonen would love to see this!

[@doge3367]

btw he is nascar fan

[@E36Meerkat]

This has to be my favorite episode. As you can see the realization dawning on everyone's face at just how steep this hill is to get it done in the timeframe. Had me laughing right from the start 😂 "this is as close to a NASACR as I ever got... and I own it" 💀😆

[@zaineyE30]

Trevor’s one hell of a painter! Good lad!

[@cossietrevgtaforza3109]

Thank you!

[@ChrisAdams180]

Such a good idea! haha 10 days to build though is a little wild, but im here for it!

[@barryfieldbattleclips]

EPIC ,,,, I FECKIN LOVE IT,,, DO IT FOR DALE... Hey Dave, days of thunder was one of my favourite movies as a kid too, i could probably still recite every line. I've also become big into nascar since cleetus bought that track and watched every race for the last 3 seasons. Please shave the beard and leave the tash lol. I'm Irish for context . Finally, dont be working Craig too hard. The talent needs to be fresh.😉💚

[@davidvimpany2783]

You’d better leave those flaps on the roof!!! 😂

[@faakhirjohnston5794]

You know when Craig and Josh go on a mission, it's going to be insane in a good way 😂😂😂

[@djrandyp9226]

Keep the Snickers bar outline but change the text to “Drifters”

[@driftgames_life]

Great idea!

[@JoelKreider]

Apart from leaving it exactly as is… this the best suggestion so far. 👌

[@NOBEAUNOO]

Here comes all the NASCAR themed merch lol never seen Ireland be so southern country bunkin lol underment what stood?

[@joshfosho]

ohhhh im so stoked for this! grew up watching NASCAR, was a fan of the 2JZ NASCAR done before. cant wait to freakin see this! Never Give Up!

[@extremecheddarswityomom]

Oh so its not different and already has been done. But no nascar with a nascar v8 has been turned into a drift car?

[@dzzope]

Now this is something I can't wait to see.. It's not a good idea at all.. It's a fecking great idea (whether it works in time is another story, I'm sure you'll do it but roadblocks happen and time is short) 2UZ sound would fit the looks and keep it JDM (maybe longer term, if you want the verossa back)

[@Fatz666]

Absolute pure madness............Dave needs an intrusive thoughts box 😂😂😂

[@theoriginalwallace]

Now to make it turn right... better than it does, Dave 😂 Why not take a Nascar drifting? It makes no sense, but I'm 100% behind the idea! Cheers. Leigh 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[@craigbrogdem41]

When this is done and skidding. I'd like the hear sentences like "I'm dropping the hammer" and " this is gunna hurt" 😂

[@jmorales4521]

Love all the builds you guys do and watch these videos every day! Keep the great content coming for viewers like me watching you guys live the dreams we all have and wish we could afford to do. I would absolutely love to come visit one day and see what it’s like out there and get to see how the drift scene is.and check out some of your great builds you are doing after the unfortunate fire you guys experienced. Dave you are an inspiration and your attitude on things in your following videos made a positive influence in me and how I am thinking. This year has been really crazy for me as well. So I am Glad to see you guys are still doing your thing and continue to do something you really love. It gives me some hope that things will get better for me too watching your videos. I’ve been obsessed with drifting since need for speed underground. Luckily they do some drifting in Connecticut near me. My goal when I am back on my feet is to build a low budget drift car and get out on the track and enjoy myself. Keep the great videos coming 🤘🏽💪🏽!

[@driftgames_life]

❤️ go for it dude

[@gerspunto1]

Now dave taking pics of the snickers bar on adams car at OSNS makes sense 😂

[@Driftjp]

Fun project I hope yall have fun building and ripping it next week

[@KennethRobinson-rf9wj]

You've got a fan in me, keep 'em coming!

[@CamHanlan]

Fun build. I remember when they came out in NASCAR originally, and everyone lost their mind over the spoiler and front lip/stays. Just imagine them now, that theres a 1J getting set in there. haha

[@offrimits]

i bet Ryan had a "cold trickle" running down his leg when he see that thing arrive lol

[@razorsitch9882]

It’s Cole Trickle…. But there was a driver called Dick Trickle

[@driftgames_life]

Dick Trickle 😂

[@rosscrashtain]

​@@driftgames_lifeyes, legendary Midwestern short track and ASA driver, sadly took his own life back in 2013 iirc

[@deanharris-h1c]

🤣😂🤣😂In at the deep end.. True Drift Games fashion 🤟🤟🤟🤟Keep it Coming Boys

[@jesserodriguez4054]

If I understand it correctly, the roof flaps serve 2 purposes, both aero related. Remember the Merc from LeMans in 99 that just went flying.... thats positive air pressure that builds up, and causes lift, these flaps help release that pressure. The 2nd thing is in the event of a spin, they release all the pressure of being sideways and will act as an air brake. The aero of these cars is not meant to be sideways or backwards at their intended speeds. Dont know more than that but the cage around the motor looks like it should fun to work with. I halfway expect you guys to just slap on different hubs and suspension and just keeping the top hats.... because 2 weeks is insanely short

[@bithyper744]

Next build should be a Australia v8 supercar and youse come over to Australia and drift it

[@deano5559]

This is brilliant 😮 a JDM snickers bar side ways at Mondello Park 😂

[@petrolhead99]

Aye aye aye 😂 well there is absolutely nobody else could pull this off, Christ above 😂 I can't wait to see this in the metal

[@islammedheryamz8546]

Love that its the "COT" (CAR OF TOMORROW). Even more rare

[@alync406]

Looking forward to this build 😀 maybe the flaps on the roof are a good idea and could stop the car from over rotating 😂

[@liam24_]

I’ve had this same idea, I live in Alaska where the drift tax is ridiculous and I think can get an old NASCAR cheaper then buying and building a a jdm car

[@RhodeysRacing]

It's probably a little left of field for them, but the Euro NASCAR guys might be a shout for some of the non-drift specific car parts. Good luck fellas!

[@americanspeedandthunder4716]

Good luck with the project, this would have originally been fitted with a Yates D3 motor and I would guess Martinsville gearing if still in it would possibly be 6.00 to 1 . If you guys get in bother give me a shout at American Speed and Thunder 👍

[@driftgames_life]

Thanks for the info!

[@IDv8I]

The flaps on the roof are so the car doesn't flip over at speed when it spins. So, when you drift it sideways it will surely stay planted on the track boys...all good there. Good Luck!

[@ClaxtonImHim]

Love this idea so much, but with out the fire this might not have happened everything happens for a reason and the boiz are coming back stronger than ever.

[@Airis_Ali]

sick project, even if it would be with a nascar engine, that would be dope as hell. 9 days, you got this! :D

[@klayshotter]

A ford nascar needs BARRA POWER!!

[@stevenemson8180]

Absolutely love it gonna be mega, you guys are off your heads but in a good way.

[@pedrovegamorales8225]

A 4 rotor nascar drift car would’ve been crazy

[@shannacollins4741]

Sweet ! A Drift Games NASCAR RACING TEAM ! LMFAO JK ! Yall trying to turn different racing chassis into drift cars now which is AWESOME ! #DRIFTGAMES4LIFE #cantkeepagreatteamdown

[@johnsimons6748]

This idea could have come out of my brain😂 even without having beers with the lads. But at a certain point it realy needs to have a NA V8 back in her. The 1UZ in the R32 from the Nightride crew makes some cool noises. So it still could be JDM in a Nascar.

[@TubbyACKMED]

Idk if you haveeeee to rush this build ! It’s gunna be so sick. You’ll probably want a lot of power to push that weight though. And really good steering angle. If you can pull it off in 10 days sheeeeeeeesh

[@danmackay3480]

Those roof flaps were designed to release negative pressure to help keep the car on its tires when it goes into a spin. The car was meant to made from metal just as the production cars hence the name “stock car”. lol. Hope this helps 🇨🇦

[@Stevie4KGaming]

great video lads. nascar with a 1j, if it works its going to be awesome

[@driftgames_life]

Fingers crossed!

[@MrMadmeads]

The fire has brought out the creative savagery within Dave

[@anwarurena4513]

This be if hell of a build if can work it works rooting for ya

[@macgnificent5953]

My only issue is that since it's not a road race nascar the whole suspension is set up for oval tracks. The rear end might be offset as well as the front end. So this may be tricky!

[@driftgames_life]

We are learning that 🤦‍♂️

[@macgnificent5953]

@@driftgames_life oh no Goodluck with this one!

[@bithyper744]

Out of every car a nascar was one of the last cars I was expecting a Australian v8 supercar was more expected than this

[@CarLad_S15]

What a crazy buy, the nascar looks awesome, and I can’t wait to see how this turns out👌

[@adamreynolds1851]

Arron from lonestart drift has one

[@esaedvik]

Lauri - Lau-re - not Lorry. Think the Bad Boys scene with "I'm Mike Lowwww-reyyy" :D

[@TheCaRrBoNn]

I was trying to think outside the box and I think you could have given me 100 guesses and I wouldn’t have gone with nascar 😂 I’m looking forward to seeing the madness unfold in the videos leading up to the invitational event as you frantically work out how to sort this crazy idea out in time. Crazy you guys travelled to Brighton, literally 20 minutes from me. Anyway, signing off on this comment looking forward to this ‘DG teaching an idiot how to drift’ series we are starting in the down time at the end of the season 🤝😂

[@bradcross2]

awesome. its always interesting when you do something different. im looking forward to see how it works out.

[@garlenseong38]

Its definitely a unique swap.. into a unique chassis that was meant to go in circles.... n not drifting. But never know may be awesome!!!

[@gerardstefanelli1618]

Days of thunder was the first DVD I owned. 😂 this is going to be awesome.

[@SunshineArsenal]

I love this I think you Shall call her the Drift games nasdrift

[@CanadianOutlaw]

Hey I'm a big NASCAR fan if there's any knowledge I can give you all I'm happy to share it. The flaps on the roof are meant to deploy when the car gets sideways at high speeds to prevent it from flipping. If I'm taking a guess I think the rear end dif is a Ford 9 inch I believe don't quote me on that though.

[@driftgames_life]

We need all the help we can get!

[@monkeyfan250]

@@driftgames_life find my comment, i gave a few pointers as someone who got close to the show cars of this era, and who even goes to nascar races =w=.

[@wescoupland3985]

You should build a tuned up 1uz V8 it's still JDM and fits the Nascar vibes but I understand a I6 they are obtainable and reliable drift engines but a 1UZ would be my first choice N/A with spray and a g-force trans and quick change rear axle.

[@driftgames_life]

We have a week and a 1JZ there so it was really a time choice

[@Hunnygaming.]

Im hyped for this u guys got this this thing is gonna be wild

[@Radious9]

I sure hope someone told Dave that the gen5 stock car (not a nascar) was not symetrical. Not only were the bodies skewed but also the suspension mounting points. The car you bought was meant for oval tracks and left hand turns. You would need a road course chassis if you wanted an unskewed chassis that would track straight and not want to constantly pull left.

[@monkeyfan250]

@@Radious9 you sure it's the chassis and not the body of the car? I know the body is done that way but I don't think they did the chassis that way? Unless they ran the normal chassis for road courses?

[@Radious9]

As far as I know the main chassis's were all the same but what I was trying to say is I believe the suspension mounting points were different on an oval track car to help it turn left. Road track cars were set up more squarely and symmetrical to allow it to turn equal in both directions and not just left. I'm no stock car expert I'm just going off of 40 yrs of watching and being a fan

[@monkeyfan250]

@@Radious9 oh yeah, the suspension would be adjusted for ovals by the "wedge" so yeah your right xD

[@ryancrombie8670]

that's going to be a graft to get that done in 2 weeks with the transmission tunnel and suspension etc but if you can pull it off it will be worth it, the flaps on the roof are to act as a air brake and stop it from taking it off and doing a cartwheel down the track whenever it spun out maybe not the best for going sideways

[@gmeza1587]

This is wild, makes me remember there was also the v8 supercar turned drift car from the RATTLA drift team

[@BillyBranco]

Your not the first unfortunately but will still be awesomeness 😜

[@RichardHughesSpokeCulture]

So pumped for this build, looking forward to it fellas!

[@JDR1971]

So glad you guys didn't quit after the fire!

[@Awnawbruh]

Going to have to square the rear end of the chassis if it isn’t a NASCAR road racing chassis. They’re designed with rear steer in them and catwalk pretty aggressively to the right hand side

[@pjccwest]

To quote Garrett Mitchell, "Hell yeah brother!".

[@trevg89]

You've fuckin lost it man we're you drinking my 4 locos 😂😂😂

[@lukascurtis7509]

Let’s not forget Forsburg did the same thing years ago, still cool tho

[@driftgames_life]

The boys built it for drag I think, but yes we are not the first to do it, just the stupidest 😂

[@crushstuffchannel6375]

I remember seeing this for sale for £15,000 What a bargain 🙌

[@rikuhamalainen7769]

Already hoping that in the future Group D Darren could do some wild aero things on this 🤞🏼

[@Mr.Grimm_380]

Sick looking car though, that Snickers livery looks awesome

[@PGHdrift]

The series this was in very tight racing so i would check all suspension arms/mounting points to check for bends and cracks. killer ride tho

[@EIREEVO1]

Recon it Would be a Really really really good thing to 3D scan the body for easy future fab work, especially the back end😬🤙

[@Smooth__JB]

You guys have to do a Ricky Bobby livery on the NASCAR. Also those roof flaps are there to prevent car rollover

[@willemvoesten4761]

Need to make sure everything in the suspension is straight and square. I don't know about the COT cars but in a lot of roundy round cars the rear end housings aren't straight on purpose to help with turning left

[@shavaunibarger1374]

"Yall ready to see what's underneath the bonnet?" lmao

[@fatboymotorsport]

Need to make these videos longer, waiting all week for 16 mins is a bit of a tease 😂

[@Browner-fw7je]

Anything nascar and I’m hooked

[@ChrisWatkins-sy5sq]

Wow dave u and boys at driftgames are nuts but I love it I jest feel sorry for the man that's got to put the engine and gearbox in that thing 😂😂😂😂 told u. U could do it 😂😂

[@zacharyfaber]

lol y’all being lost is great! I knew exactly who drove the car when it was shown. Should be fun

[@rcstarz5206]

You guys just made me love you all even more than i thought possible. NASTYCAR

[@harrymccabe165]

Lads wrap it like the new Garda golf r … little siren for roof be savage 💯💯

[@steveoe36]

Ok. Interesting car. Good luck guys.

[@gavmorris3191]

This is going to be mental i hope you get it done in time

[@dumordrl]

God I hope they keep that livery, it’s sick asf 😂😂

[@dethangel88]

You guys should hire Larry McReynolds as your crew chief. He's in an offseason since there is no Fox coverage this time of year.

[@jakehennessy3216]

And once again this is exactly why we love Drift Games 😂 unbelievable to have American history in mondello but to have it going sideways is going to look so wrong but so right at the same time. 😂

[@colemckinnon4814]

pumped for this i have faith it will be banging off limiter, slidewaysss right away 🤣🔥 💯 Dave.... i know nothin about it haha Terrible idea😂 i think you ment terribly good idea haha

[@alluboy6858]

Heinonen mainittu, torille!! 🇫🇮🇫🇮🇫🇮🇫🇮

[@mrfro1300]

Great idea only thing to do is to do it you got this ryan

[@supersean4998]

Days of thunder livery be cool