Episode #4 - Brian's Eclipse from The Fast and The Furious

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This video covers the full specs on the actual Eclipse from the first "The Fast and The Furious" movie.
We go into detail as to how many copies were built and how each was used.

[@ryuhadouken1404]

Don’t let this distract you from the fact that Hector is going to be running three Honda civics with spoon engines, and on top of that, he just went into Harry’s and bought three t66 turbos with nos, and a motec exhaust system.

[@badboyzzzrulez436]

That honda gonna reach moon b4 NASA with those t66 turbos

[@Ariztotel]

now me and the mad scientist gotta rip apart the block, and replace the piston rings your fried!

[@ryuhadouken1404]

@@Ariztotel 😂

[@80s_Boombox_Collector]

Who the hell would mention "Motec exhaust system" when exhaust systems are not major power adders. You'd think Hollyweird would hire some automotive consultants to help write the script.

[@Ariztotel]

@@80s_Boombox_Collector yeah facts but woah buddy chill! No need to get so serious up here...

[@mochacoffee6049]

I’m glad at least one person helping to produce the fast and furious franchise knew about cars

[@jauzaafaishalahmadpadmadis3846]

And they barely listened to him

[@blakethornsbrough1528]

And exactly zero of his input not related to how the cars look made it in. This is worse than Ja-Rule's dialogue.

[@mochacoffee6049]

Lol ik

[@IGamingStation]

@@blakethornsbrough1528 MONICA!! LMAO

[@HitLeftistsWithHammers]

Furted it smells good. Smell it.

[@timotheus2003]

Gotta love studio suit decisions like the one about the manifold warning.

[@observingrogue7652]

Stupid decisions like that, to appeal to the masses, just ruins art, and makes people dumber. The same thing with The Matrix, when they changed it to people being used as batteries, when the original script, was their brains being used for their processing power, like computers. That made a lot more sense, and would have made the movie even better, but some asshole forced that change, and now it's permanent.

[@observingrogue7652]

Unless someone remakes these movies, and corrects them.

[@Sigrafix]

@@observingrogue7652 I never knew that.. that does seem like a better plot.. as I can't help but think that the amount of energy a human body puts out is much less than what it would consume to keep itself alive.. Lol.. and the fact that they casually mention "this combined with a form of fusion..." Oh so you have fusion do ya.. well why the hell do you need human batteries..

[@observingrogue7652]

Sigrafix I learned about that stupid change, from this video. kzbin.info/www/bejne/rYS5nYJ3pMihbqc

[@David-ud9ju]

@@observingrogue7652 But people are stupid and don't realise. His suggestions were also pretty lame. Showing an engine warning light or a temp dial going into the red would be the least exciting thing to see and people would probably ignore it. They could have just said "danger to engine" to be fair.

[@tannerteasdale4814]

Ive been a huge fan of this car for as long as I can remember. I knew a guy that was big in the import car scene back in the early 2000's and he had one of the original roof scoops made for these cars. (The paper work says there were only 10 made) This part now sits on a shelf in my shop, amazing piece of automotive history.

[@es-ed5ug]

where do you find a 26 speed manual gearbox?

[@user-neo71665]

hollywood

[@tamakikousaka3477]

Lmfao! I'm in tears!

[@DesertRunner602]

In movies

[@ginr67]

The 26 speeds are discontinued I found some 30 speeds gearboxes on craiglist though

[@paulenglehart401]

This is so bad lmfao I here ya man. Lol !!! Yeah if you watch the movie he only shifts gear 41 times with 41 turbo blow offs and 10 nitro shots at the starting line and then dont forget the random metal plate flying off the car where Dom sits after the race and the blown pistons still holding compression without rings??????? Whatever tho they used and non turbo charged car that has no turbo even installed on it but the engine had a blow off valve zip tied to the cold air intake piping lmao its gets better also like though all of those switches that didnt do anything and many more that have been listed throughout this interview omg how cheesy balls is this movie now that we are all much older now and see the reality of it all now and the way the movie industry is just as good as the media is in hiding the truth!!!!!!! Lmbo!!!

[@WatchMyBeers]

I seriously miss this era of my life.

[@F-BOMB-j8c]

Same here

[@Leviathan_actual]

Legend says the RX7 is still in that garage to this day. If you find it, the MotoRex God will grant you 3 wishes.

[@jp8422]

Michael Vaughan Considering it was later seen at race wars its a bit of a shite legend pal.

[@agentakatosh4591]

Lol

[@Haviair9951]

@@jp8422 where?

[@andrewstewart1464]

I just hope one of those wishes isn't mandatory destruction by the US government.

[@chumbawaumbacumpa]

@Andrew Stewart it was lefthand drive though

[@smoke_stack_7.3]

The eclipse is my first favorite car from the franchise. I remember when I was a 3-4 years old watching the movie on VHS and I hated it when the car blew up. Sweet memories

[@Kradle]

Outro with the Crazy Town...man your all nostalgia, thanks for the smile!!

[@Socalbred]

"Danger to Manifold" took 18 years to finally become a real phrase in the car world. Don't believe me? Just look at the Underground Racing Audi R8 at the Pikes Peak 1/2 mile drags last week.

[@RJ4evr]

John Freeman seen it 🙈

[@fjlaurence]

He said they settled on danger to manifold so it could be a simple phrase non-car people could understand. Yeah...non-car people don't understand that.

[@NicholasCox85]

what's a manifold? LOL

[@quattro4468]

Most american car people dont understand shit tho. Spoon engines for drag racing wtf.

[@410cultivar]

@@NicholasCox85 yeah I feel like the temperature going in the red non car people would understand well

[@ryansnider946]

Even car people didn't understand it. It didn't make sense that nitrous would damage a manifold. Not at that level, anyway.

[@pdx96]

non-car people will understand the low gas light lol

[@kylem03000]

It always bugged me so much how they couldnt hire someone who knows anything about cars for these movies. Very interesting to know they did and just didnt listen lol

[@Beastobitchio]

kylem03000 they were like “shut up nerd”

[@juggernaut316]

@@Beastobitchio We want SPARKS!

[@floresaza253]

Fire and explosions are what puts butts in theater seats. That's all they cared about.

[@jacobwhite7408]

They only wanted flames, flashing lights and choo choo noises. All WOW factor and zero real factor.

[@jacobwhite7408]

Oh and gear changes, lots and lots of gear changes.

[@dham99]

Spilner: Dude! I almost had you! Torretto: You never had me. You never had more than 150hp actually......

[@TheRitmanis]

lol, I always wondered how Vin Diesel sat in the Eclipse too without the floorboard. glad it was an actual concern originally.

[@zandern9489]

Craig, thank you for finally setting this straight, been saying it for years...why? Because my best friend and I (rest his soul) met John at a car show down here in San Diego. I recall it having a PlayStation in it since my friend got to talking with John for like over 40 minutes and allowed for him to cross over the rope and fully check it out. He mentioned about being approached for an up and coming film and was planning on ‘meeting’ with folks in the near future about it. Fast forward about a year or so and our group- SoCal DSM was told about extras being needed for a street racing film called “Redline”. I couldn’t make the trip that day for racewars, but my friend did. Several members of our group did go and their cars made a few appearances in the film. Unfortunately the tape that I had filmed that day at the car show was non playable after 20 plus years, was one of the few recording I had of my Bro, but the memories and the movies help🤙🤘 Oh- and yes I did see the blown up eclipse in Vegas.

[@jonslg240]

Most 'non-car people' don't even know what a manifold is, you were right that low oil pressure would have been perfect.

[@Roger__Wilco]

Well obviously it's that thing that fell out of the floor :D

[@crimescene25]

"check engine" or "tps" LOL

[@xavierramirez1911]

they could’ve even put check engine light. everyone who drives knows what that haunting light is lmao

[@tjsilverjones]

My buddy had an AWD turbo eclipse back in the day. It was pretty darn quick, just a couple of suspension mods, good tires and of course a decent intake manifold. 😏

[@captaina4458]

Crazy Town - Butterfly was definitely a suitable song at that time. Nice video. Thank you for taking me back to my teen years with this video.

[@RaceDefendImportTunerTeam]

It used to be in the movie, I watched it on tv as a kid they replaced it with deep enough in the scene right after Brian spins out the eclipse. Crazy town was so much better

[@aidoist]

To this day the 2nd Gen eclipse is by far one of my favorite cars ever, I’ve owned 2 at the same time about 10yrs ago, and now about to get another one!!! Love em

[@frankiev-tech4630]

I get the "the danger to manifold"...Dom mentions after the 1st race..."I'm surprised you didn't blow the welds on the intake"...they must have installed an intake manifold weld temperature gauge to that eclipse when using NOS...lol!

[@MisterMemo]

One of my highlights of my life. Being part of this film! 💯

[@idontlikecops1]

You had the blue eclipse?

[@MisterMemo]

Donalddump and the yellow eclipse. 😬👍🏼

[@idontlikecops1]

@@MisterMemo yellow eclipse?

[@greecoboost]

Only yellow car that was featured in the first movie was a Skyline R33. "Street's closed, pizza boy. Find another way home."

[@MisterMemo]

@@idontlikecops1 Yea lol sorry for the late response! Yea I was parked next to hector's car at the street race and next to the white del sol.

[@ChrisCupples]

Just awesome info, thankyou so so much such an insight i was 16 when the first movie was out watched it 1000+ times lol 😍😍👌👍👍

[@ZeusHands]

This was and always will be my favorite car of the series. I remember trying to replicate it in Tokyo extreme racer as a kid! Fun fact that game had the trailer for the original fast and furious movie! 😎

[@Kev27RS]

SameClothes AsYesterday How do you mean that with the trailer? 🤔

[@ZeusHands]

Kev27RS I can’t remember if it was Tokyo extreme 1 or 2 but in the menu it had an option to watch the teaser trailer for the fast and the furious

[@Kev27RS]

SameClothes AsYesterday AHHH... You mean the option in the menu to watch the teaser of the movie... Yes!

[@lalo4764]

I use to play that game every day when I was a kid

[@maxsanchez764]

Wished gran turismo 3 had that trailer to but then again it came out like a week after fnf 🤣

[@allanransom8518]

I have to say though. "Danger to the Manifold" gives us comedy gold to last a lifetime, and I still say it with a smile in times of trouble

[@scottiusnevious5143]

The guys screaming “No! MONICA!” Always gets me.

[@05molinatsx]

You mean Ja rule?

[@BodyByP2015]

That’s Edwin right there

[@fnfdave]

Very good. Quick and to the point. I like the part about the "danger to manifold" and the plate

[@nandunamaratunga1568]

George Barris who bought the interior car is the same guy who acquired James Dean’s Porsche 550 spyder after the crash in which Dean died. It was with Barris the story of the cursed “little bastard” began.

[@brianm6117]

Thinking back there was a replica Eclipse that ran out my area in the early 2000's. Guy drove it that way for years until he got tired of it and painted it dark purple with no graphics. The CF hood came up and smashed the windshield and roof after that and that was probably the last I saw of it.

[@sukhdevr3489]

That's weird. Whenever I make an eclipse in a video game I make it dark purple or like Brian's.

[@easycomeeasygo8901]

Don't waste 35Gs on a 150 horsepower replica lol

[@JSchroederee]

Still a waste of money but I’d think a replica should have the high horse power engine the movie claimed it had not the mostly stock engine the prop did have.

[@easycomeeasygo8901]

@@JSchroederee hopefully it would. I remember there was a time after the movie where you had all these civics, Integras, and other small cars. With the pepboys wing lowered with graphics and 5" tips. Making so much unless noise. Then the cops started busting down and slowly most went back to stock appearance but added go instead.

[@enlightenedidiot9552]

AWD with a newer Lancer Evo setup...

[@CRAPO2011]

@@enlightenedidiot9552 If anything the AWD ones needed a better trans as I remember many saying they were weak , also early 2nd gens had the crank walk issue

[@enlightenedidiot9552]

@@CRAPO2011 yeah I was thinking in find a wrecked Evo x and fit the drivetrain in the gsx. That would Surprise people...

[@mranderson3474]

I had those exact seats in my Civic back in the day, they're probably worth a fortune now.

[@akikimura4880]

Mr Anderson sorry kid you are not the wan

[@natecoots]

It would pull a premium on race day

[@briano4292]

Sparco Torino🤙

[@bluebladex3]

Man fucking props for you trying to make the show more realistic. Alas Hollywood cares more about booms and sparks. As a car guy it is hard to look back at these movies but not like they weren't fun.

[@mikhilmuhuthan6903]

God bless this man for giving us such Iconic cars for some of the best F&F movies

[@Bugumir]

All show, no go. Representative of the times, indeed.

[@user-neo71665]

just like most of the ricers out there.

[@ollijokinen1571]

I prefer it over the stance/camber bullshit thats in nowadays.

[@Chaibiscus]

NFSMW

[@sukhdevr3489]

Well it was portrayed to be fast in the movie and that's what matters.

[@ryancooper4475]

I remember this Eclipse and the one from Need for Speed Underground made me want an Eclipse really bad. You can hardly find any of them anymore.

[@michaelw2263]

I had seen this car when I was growing up and several years later, when I turned 16, I found a 95 Eclipse GS. I was so excited to own the same car as Brian! Of course I believed a lot of what I saw in the movie and mistook the Eclipse in the movie as the awd GSX model. I was bummed because by the early to mid 2000s it was very hard to find a good condition 2nd Gen. Eclipse and damn near impossible to find a good condition GSX version. Most were riced out or at least not to the specs/ style I wanted. I loved the car because it came across as attainable, reliable (kinda), and had a slew of parts available for it. The Eclipse is still one of my all time favorite tuner cars.

[@pospc2]

I personally owned for 4 years a near mint 99 eclipse gs. It looked bone stock minus the typical exhaust and a dark matte grey paint job when i sold it. I had built the block with forged rods and pistons held together with arp head studs and a felpro permatorque head gasket. Bolted on a cheap "god speed/rev9" turbo and manifold. Had a buddy weld me up a down pipe that was fabbed from a cheap 4-1 header(used the downpipe part to clear oil pan and run to my resonated test pipe). Ran mustang GT injectors(believe from a 96) and a 10:1 FMU. Used a cheap AEM wideband and cheap boost gauge to keep an eye on the "important" stuff. Wheels were stock 17inch gsx rims. Inside was all nearly flawless leather black on black. In the hatch was the typical sub and amps built into the floor. Was a fun project that i really liked however my wife hated the car from day 1 and the time i spent working on it made her hate it more. I ended up selling it and buying a mk6 GTi. Wish i never did.

[@MissingLinkMTB]

Enjoying your videos on this movie. I saw it 5x in theaters and it continues to be one of my favorites.

[@Romee_rome]

This video has ruined my childhood. That is all.

[@eksine]

your childhood was a lie. That is all

[@mrJayGarage]

Yeah, he should of take this to his grave.

[@sparkoceanic]

Nothing he said was any massive surprise if you've seen behind the scenes footage of films before. Seperate fantasy from reality, and you will always be content :D

[@Yo_AB_Breaks]

hahaha my world started spinning in dramatic slow motion as soon as he said it was an RS. Then it was just a fuggin firing squad as he was going through the details...non-turbo shot to the liver...150 HP, if that, shot to the galbladder....it wasn't a GSX!!?? shot to the beanbag...truly was all show and no go!!?? kill shot. haha. My tuner life was built on a lie damn it!!!

[@AlexReiter1988]

Jiggz is that you nsx

[@wer170]

Each stickers is +5hp, the decals is +15hp, so if do the math, this thing is crazy fast.

[@ourtime-downhere6931]

Imagine if it was painted red with white stripes! That's another 100hp by itself.

[@chefmesser420]

The Maxima was my favorite car from the movie. Bad ass story.

[@Rracer300zx]

Great video ending on a great song from the time. Put a huge smile on my face so thank you! I graduated high school in 1996 so when this movie came out I was all in. I saw it I think 9 times in the theater.

[@christophermcconnell2853]

The Eclipse has NOS Stickers, before it had NOS installed...

[@Speedstar235]

A big pet peeve of mine when a car has an a/m brand sticker yet doesn't have any parts installed of that brand.

[@patrickmike2524]

Like most tuners of the time 😜

[@moncier77]

Ricer

[@RVCAfan]

It's ok I'm sure we all seen some funnies because of this movie. I've seen GTR mustangs (well before the official GTR came to the states) Vtec maximas, a bodykit made out of house siding. A wood spoiler made of 2x4s and plywood painted really well. A buddy in highschool put a bullet bike exhaust on his Chevy S10 for a day just to be funny and see how it would sound. Needless to say that was a hilarious day.

[@ufc990]

@@RVCAfan House siding and a wooden spoiler? Jesus I've never wanted to see something so bad so badly.

[@cylemarcum3305]

Omg the nostalgia

[@ritchiesiepman5511]

I have a 1/18 scale model of the Eclipse. I'm so proud of it

[@Astonvman007]

The Stunt 2 Eclipse in Illinois is located at the Volo Auto Museum in Volo, Illinois. I had the privilege of seeing it and taking some pics after it was displayed at a theater opening in nearby Vernon Hills, IL.

[@StoneCoolds]

Bright green paint ☑️ Big rear wing ☑️ Big chrome wheels ☑️ Huge sound system ☑️ 145 hp engine (buahaha) ☑️ ☑️ ☑️ Sparco Seats ☑️ We go it, the RICE car of your dreams lol

[@markanthony1481]

Big Chrome wheels? What video were you watching?

[@KarrasBastomi]

FAKE disc brake

[@nedkogenov5530]

Considering it was just used for a short ammount of time there was no point in tuning in

[@carlosortiz7799]

NovorSec you gotta understand that looks were it for early 2000’s not speed .

[@nasilemak868]

6:02 thats worst..

[@partyups6443]

Hey Craig, I really do love the detailed list of the Eclipse and I appreciate every single part of detail you did to make this hard work. I'm actually curious to find the sound engineers for this movie + 2F2F + TFnF: Tokyo Drift to see if they still have their engine sounds so then I can convert them to a game called Street Legal Racing: Redline and Test Drive Unlimited (the power of mods are with this one). Do you know anyone who still has the engine sounds anywhere for the movie's cars?

[@J__C__]

Like the movies, I can watch all of this stuff over & over & over again. Thank you, Craig! 👍👍🙏

[@xyzebruh1083]

The dumbest part was the floor board falling out, I was like wtf how is that possible when I first watched the movie. I also immediately recognized the 420A engine it had and not the 4G63 Mitsubishi turbo engine, so many weird wrong things that happened in this movie but to this day it is still my favorite movie of all time

[@robertwilsoniii2048]

I’m building a replica now! :D. I found one that has the right color paint, blitz body kit, correct wing and CF hood already, but it’s in bad shape and needs some tlc. Side note, I was pulled over just 2 hours after buying the car and got two tickets. Reminds me of being back in high school.

[@omarvlogs7928]

Robert Wilson III Can you post videos???

[@flyryde]

Those old roof scoops tho, lol 👌Barris was the man, nice old dude.

[@Rafaellasvegas]

Thank you very much. I appreciate this car so much, and is one of my favorites in the series

[@callum4035]

A car that never seems to be asked about or any information available is lettys Nissan 240sx. Thank you for taking the time to do these videos Craig

[@danjones407]

Callum Dove, Google ArtNMotion. It was owned by a buddy of RJ DeVera and Craig’s. It was an RB swapped Zenki S14. Near perfect build for the early 2000s. I think Turbo did a story on the car in 1999. But, the info is out there.

[@jdm8702]

Favorite for the era is still the heist civic

[@CRAPO2011]

What didn't seem genuine to me is those heist civics didn't have clear corner lenses , EVERY modded civic had clear corner lenses in 1999-2000

[@anthonyangel3109]

@@CRAPO2011 but it helped pull the whole look together, better than if they were clear. But that's just my opinion.

[@DesertRunner602]

Not a huge fan of civics, but those were clean

[@NorthernGraser]

My friend's parents live in the house that that batmobile was built in. It is in Minnesota and has a garage under the home.

[@TJsVette]

I loved and miss my Eclipse!

[@mattyboii09]

came here from doug demuro. Subbed and thank you for sharing your experience

[@malcolm2527]

Please dont stop making these Videos

[@BrianHayes84]

Also replicated not because it was a fan favorite and one of the greatest tuners of all time BUT because of who drove it!! The late GREAT PAUL WALKER aka Brian O’Connor, aka Spilner ;)

[@burningknuckle26]

The og eclipse was one of the sickest cars. A classic lil bro to pauls supra

[@Matto-5000]

very cool to get this information all these years later. Just discovered the channel a lot of this info you're putting out will be archived first time knowledge

[@SimpleManMike]

DO ONE ABOUT THE GTR R34 SKYLINE FROM 2F2F

[@carl-stevensinkler7894]

SimpleManMike man you know the only real car was that car😂💁🏾‍♂️

[@placeholdername3206]

@@carl-stevensinkler7894 That, and the Supra from the first movie.

[@thiccdickflex4202]

@@carl-stevensinkler7894 except it was a GTT not a GTR

[@Datsem]

@@yippe It was a real GTR ;)

[@brantisonfire]

I remember seeing another video explaining the skylines and they were built on a VW chassis if I recall correctly.

[@Rocky-bl6yu]

Rest in peace John Lapid.

[@kcscustom9759]

Thank you for making this video! I’ve always wondered about this car, how many were actually used to make the movie, and how much of what was shown in the movie was actually real. And I always wondered about the danger to manifold seen too lol. So thank you again, this video answered a ton of my questions.

[@atothez1931]

man thank you for these vids, you have answered thousands of questions ive been wondering since 2000.

[@VIPK9]

I bought a eclipse 2g GSX because of this movie :)

[@HFV_Junkyardin]

DEY WEY and bone stock a GSX was cooler.

[@markbaken84]

Bought by Owner of paradigit in The Netherlands (my old employer) I saw the Supra in the company building back then. He bought a couple of the f&f cars

[@pur1venom]

That car meet scene in F&F 1 where Brian went to go to race those buildings use to be a food processing company called Rycoff my father and Grandfather used to work there

[@brianm6117]

To be fair I leaned out hard in a 93 TSI and fried the rings. I drove it like that for 2 weeks (maybe more) until I picked up a replacement engine. It still drove okay and pulled hard on boost, it just would blow the dipstick out and spray oil if I ran it too hard. Its perfectly believable that Brian drove away and outran the cops after the race.

[@JeffreyJeffreyFLF]

I would like to have the Stunt #1 blowned up Eclipse sitting in my Garage as a display.

[@Ryan_1997]

I used to own an rs. No lie, that 420a motor was quick.

[@swissrich1006]

Ryan gst 420aaaaaayyyeeeee blaze it

[@HorsepowerIndustries]

just watched F&F again with my kids last night. its funny coz my kids are only 10 and 8 years old and for the past few years, have been showing interest in a lot of old car related movies. and a few days ago, I just overheard my kids talking about "Motec Systems Exhaust" and I was like, you guys want to watch the movie again?

[@rigeltheostrich4791]

Don’t let this distract you from the fact that Hector is running 3 Civic’s with spoon engines! And on top of that, he went into Harry’s today and ordered 3 t66 turbos, all with NOS, and a motech exhaust.

[@Rupan-rx]

The most hilarious part that gets memed in the car community is danger to manifold. Hahah

[@forevercomputing]

non-car people - "I don't get it"

[@silfex3622]

Awesome video, keep it up Craig!

[@blkeclipsel2400]

I still have my eclipse. It's a 95 GS. Riced out to the max. Rebuilt engine and transmission. 12 piece wide body kit. Carbon fiber hood, hatch, mirrors and interior. Sparco seats and detachable wheel. 20 inch trims. Hok Candy orange paint. 3 15 I'll inch JL audio subs. 4 old crossfire amps that are no longer available. Owning the car brings back nostalgic memories but I'm too embarrassed to drive the thing now lol.

[@lakdflkdjf]

I live in a little town in oregon and about 12 miles south in a town called Roseburg there is a clone sitting behind a chain link fence over the the machine shop

[@racehork7314]

Always wanted a vid like this👍

[@Johnnie0077]

You should do a build breakdown of the Maxima

[@T.R._Beagley]

Love you're videos man keep em coming I always wonder about that white Honda civic

[@Doellimann]

I’ve wanted to own a eclipse for my whole life because it introduced me to the tuner scene... now I’m pretty happy with my 300whp awd BMW

[@myman50grand]

$35k?!? Didn't the fed claim "That was an eighty-thousand dollar car, lieutenant.." ?

[@TangoOne]

in the movie it was also portrayed as a completely different "build"

[@ThatsRight1776]

"Not a bad way to spend ten grand" - Dom

[@smithkd0422]

When the feds spend money, it always costs them much more than when the private sector buys things.

[@PHANTOMJ86]

Ive been to the Las Vegas one, very surreal,i love how the wheels were still in tact,i wanted to buy them,i actually have a video of that museum on my channel if anyone wants to check it out, i also fell guilty into owning one of those 50+ replicas lol,before i was finished with mine i also got interviewed by Mighty Car Mods when they went to Vegas in 2013,the video can be found both in my channel and also in MCMtv2,later that year when i was finally done with the replica i heard the sad news of Paul Walkers passing,on the next day i tied a black lace on the rear antenna and drove all around Vegas where i was getting thumbs up and compliments on the car and where ever i parked i got people wanting to take pictures of it, later in 2013 towards the end i was asked to represent Paul Walker in a Memorial Cruise wich can also be found in my channel,the last 2 events i showed up with my replica were at a Car Meet in Vegas and also attended Import Face Off in Las Vegas Nevada,These Movies have really been a big part of my life growing up,specially in my love for cars,I love anything Fast and The Furious,and i hope everyone enjoys my videos as well. If anyone manages to read all this,Thank You for Reading.

[@craiglieberman]

Johnny Rodz Great story. Thanks for sharing.

[@kencrandall8950]

Even though it was never used in a feature length movie, I would like to see more details about the 3000gt that paul walker drove in the transition scene between the first and second movies.

[@robm2907]

Tbh, that 'prelude' aka the short films between 1 & 2, would've made a way batter movie than Tokyo drift.

[@willbryanmedina3515]

These videos are absolutely great in information and all. Kind of wish it wasn’t so nearly as ”hidden” as it is. I know a lot of people would like to know all this stuff.

[@davidyoung4305]

Having an RS myself watching fast and furious gave me hope... but I know deep down that it will never be fast because in the end it's just an RS. Also great outro song

[@AAA310]

In the story Brians car is turboed with nos. You could literally just turbo the eclipse lmao

[@talontd3727]

Sucks they couldn't use a gst or gsx.

[@AAA310]

Too expensive at the time

[@farmonious420]

Love the vids. Tunner cars, Muscle cars, JDM, European...Barris is his own industry/style before any of it.

[@djsonicc]

Wow that is some awesome insight into this car. Used to be my dream car when the movie came out.

[@vinewood8295]

What was that cable hanging out of the bottom of the Eclipse when Brian rolled into to the first car meet when we met Hector for the first time?

[@shawnlord7974]

That was the nitrous line.

[@Kev27RS]

Really nice video! ✌

[@Stickerslapper]

It appears no one noticed or pointed out on the list of Brian's eclipse, it has it listed as 2.0L 1997 cubic inch !!!!! That is roughly the displacement of "5" Chevy 350s combined!!. Some type I know. Should be 1997 cubic centimeters. But I found it to tickle my tummy. Thanks for all the real info though Craig. Much appreciated.

[@roln7s463]

This dude is talking about George Barris like he was a scrub? Lol… dude was a legend in movie cars.

[@internetkumquat4542]

Meaning the Eight-Six Takumi drove with a Group A engine produced more horsepower than an Eclipse that was easily underpowered?

[@hoost3056]

Yes.......Takumi had 240hp and 11000 rpms to play with. In anime world.

[@internetkumquat4542]

@@hoost3056 I would have to point out the likelihood of that engine existing. Even if it's a fictional engine I would still take a Trueno over an Eclipse that was too easily underpowered.

[@danielp6709]

@@hoost3056 There actually was the Formula Atlantic 4A-GE

[@infiniteblaz3416]

Florida '79 Thing is. Trueno at least had a racing pedigree. Eclipse was just another (GT?) car that wasn’t meant for racing to begin with.

[@giancarlolugo9586]

@@infiniteblaz3416 What about the EG6 hatch I heard it's very used on Touge Racing Autocross and even some in some FF style rallycross time attack and circuit

[@SimpleManMike]

If you go all out about the specs of the GTR R34 in your book imma get an autographed copy of your book

[@saintzeppe6539]

Awesome video keep it up enjoyed Big fan of FATF and big car guy

[@maggaveli6764]

I own an FN2 Type R and I can't help but realize the rims are exactly the same.

[@HaniJIsmail]

This is just like pimp my ride. We thought it was cool when we were kids...

[@sukhdevr3489]

The Eclipse still looks cool now.

[@CenobiteBeldar]

I agree. There's a lot of things you can't find on that car. The APR mounts that have the slanted looking inserts you can't find anymore. Obviously the Axis wheels discontinued. Foliatec doesn't make the pedals anymore which I think sucks. I also think the shift knob was a Sparco, but Craig says otherwise. There's some that you can still buy. The carbon fiber mirrors I thought were interesting. The passenger side one was angled in a way compared to the driver's side which was more F1 like. I had an obsession with the switches in the center console and the green eclipse really did look like a space ship. Man, during the bush administration before 2007 watching this movie over and over and replaying it over and over was all I did in high school lol The fuel management system was something I was also interested in. The thing that plays on the Alpine system. Sucks tuning cars isn't the same anymore.

[@CarModsGarage]

right on! That's why I am building one. Not quite a replica but a turbo fast one.

[@Questchaun]

Ya blew the welds on the intake manifold! And the floors been replaced with diamond plate.

[@patrickmike2524]

Questchaun a diamond plate floor that was not welded into place but put together with a shit ton of washers 🤣