How Much It Cost To K Swap My RX7

I put a poll up on our Instagram page and asked what you thought it cost to K Swap my FD RX7 and the price estimates were all over the place. Rightfully so, it's a tough thing to put a value on. There's so many variables that goes into a custom build. Most of the parts on this car were created from scratch, they can't be purchased at a store. Queue the comments telling me I made a mistake K swapping my RX7:
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[@thirdgen7]

I'm the original owner of this FD. It makes me happy to see it loved as it should be. I'll look for the original window sticker, and if I find it, I'll send it your way. Thanks so much!

[@lynnmckenney1987]

[@dannydillon997]

I know you miss her. 🙏

[@MemerMan]

Shouldve tipped your labour guy $401 for the memes

[@DarioSpeed.]

yo u here, hola

[@joebrother7116]

I didn’t know you were a man of culture

[@thelazyyinzer5548]

I didn’t know you like cars!

[@creylacoste4981]

Hi

[@Dwaynefreeman]

Nice

[@nickkings2220]

So you're telling me you couldn't find another $401 to add to the final price tag to hit 69420?

[@douglasshouganai2516]

'tis a shame, really.

[@rizkybossman6053]

I thought I'm the only one who thinks that

[@Wind_slash0]

Nice, but not enough

[@ImBarryScottCSS]

Give it time, it'll come.

[@fastnsexy]

You're a genius

[@evilf23]

You guys have been killing it with your content for the past couple years. You've become my favorite KZbin car channel. VA Bois rep!

[@nectar-000]

100% can agree. I’d see a video or two every now and then very rarely, but these past 2 years I’ve been really into them 👌🏼 they’ve been doing amazing

[@Indi_DevJames]

Honestly would love to run into these guys on the road or a track meet with my rx8 🏎️🏁

[@jacobgrand2811]

Every time I see they posted it feels more like an episode than a video...they're editing and everything they do is like no other channel

[@idrain9]

no objection at all. especially these last 1-2 years they have been making very engaging episodes

[@PedalMore]

I agree I don’t even own any project cars but I do love Jdm cars in general And this channel blows me away

[@NJGhost34]

One of the best things about this channel: Ben and Ben actually get their hands dirty and drive their builds. That is huge. So many channels outsource the work and park the cars which defeats the build purpose. Keep up the great work guys!

[@Carlos.Rivera]

Those are not car enthusiasts, they are abusing the system

[@jd3330]

I don’t think there’s anything wrong with that. You can still be a car guy even if you don’t know how to work on cars. Like what he said, paying someone is better than doing it yourself and messing up and having to rebuy parts.

[@Cyborg_Auto]

Ben just said on this FD build he outsourced most of the labor on it..

[@ApexwithDavin]

I honestly don't know why so many people get butthurt when someone buys expert labor to reduce the cost and pain of doing things incorrectly. This whole "Built, not bought" pride thing is super silly. If everyone could do everything, then there wouldn't be a need for anyone to have jobs to do anything. (Besides, most of those folks just omit the cost of their own labor efforts. Every action costs something. ;) ) Sometimes, it's just better/smarter/easier to just buy the labor or the finished thing you need, and go straight to having fun. I like that Ben is straight up about this.

[@NJGhost34]

@@jd3330 I rather try and fail than not try at all.

[@Explorerman1293]

Me: that's too much money *burns out and bounces off the limiter* Me: Nvm

[@TheGoodMedicine]

sounds good too

[@fieldsfieldsfields]

I had to turn up the volume and re watch that part 😂😂

[@dedelabinouze5110]

Already sipping oil though, ouch

[@kio51423]

If you ever think it's too much money, then you put that money to work by spinning some rubbers....then ask yourself, "was it worth it tho?" And I assure you the answer will always be yes 😂

[@WillieStephenson]

$48,000 in parts $21,000 in labor Honestly that says alot at how much you can make/recoup/get discounted when you have a KZbin channel

[@jreydelacruz]

I thought I was bad at $12k in parts and $4k in labor for a 5.4 lightning swap into my 99 expedition. Still need a tune and cosmetic stuff, expecting to spend another 4-5k. Has all supporting mods and fbo should make 400-410whp/500-520lbft. Fingers crossed..

[@Mr.Beastforpresident]

And it’s not easy

[@phudoan7983]

​@@jreydelacruz why??? could has just put down payment for 6.4 hemi durango

[@jreydelacruz]

@@phudoan7983 1. I love my Expedition 2. It's paid off 3. Makes more power 4. It's paid off 5. Cheap insurance 5. It's paid off

[@tturi2]

​@@jreydelacruz#1 was enough

[@Willyslalaland]

No one gonna talk about how dope and bad ass it was to floor it at the end of the calculations?

[@CaptainBlitz]

I thought exactly the same

[@TrVlogs82]

I just wish the clip was longer loool.

[@HGChannel2020]

kinda sounds like a rotary too

[@ticon7808]

The tittle should be "how much it's cost to rebuild a Fd rx7 with K swap"

[@AdamChandler86]

I never understood why anyone should shy away from / hide from / disguise / ignore discussions about cost. Ben, you don't need to beat around the bush. If people throw out negative replies, they're probably just jealous. Successful people have nice things. It's okay.

[@rudymwaurah]

:So what are your hobbies? Ben: Well, erm... You wouldn't understand.

[@skyty0]

"I modify cars."

[@nisse7292]

I throw money in the sea

[@Rose.Of.Hizaki]

I "Bbrrrrrrrrrrp..... Brrrrrrrrrrrrp..pkpkpkpk...brrrrrp"

[@JezPeRR]

Car guys understand.

[@skyty0]

"I paid 16000 for the rolling shell" God damn FDs are pricey as hell lol

[@robinmiracles272]

I almost bought one for 6k....I regret not buying it every day

[@skyty0]

@@robinmiracles272 Same with me but it was an S2K instead. Found one for 6k but bought a Miata for 3k instead. The Miata was cool but looking at the prices now it was the biggest mistake of my life lol

[@kieranmz4614]

@@skyty0 how are s2k prices in the states right now? In the uk you can get a project for about £6000 ($8496) and a half decent one for about £8000 ($11329). Used to be able to get good ones under £5k a few years ago.

[@skyty0]

@@kieranmz4614 They're pretty similar here. Average price is around $11-13k for a clean one. Sad times lol Edit: apparently I'm way off 🙃

[@wesleyt7388]

@@skyty0 not even close. You can’t find a decent one under 15k now. 25k for an average one, and 30-40k for a low mileage one.

[@marquisethomas5611]

The k swap didnt cost you the most money literally everything else did 😂

[@baygon2993]

and the car it self

[@iyanmanzano]

I'll would pay to see someone have their crotch kswapped.

[@marquisethomas5611]

@Ida hoe lets say he got the shell for 9k(thats not included) & he went to a jdm engine depot & picked up a $800 motor, another $1200 for a swap kit(mounts etc), & another 1000 for a custom harness, another 900 for the ecu , i dont think he wouldve got charged 11k for labor because its a fresh start(he got charged to chase down problems & fix/figure out whatever the other guy who swapped it did, all in all im guessing with him already having the shell & the parts i named he wouldve paid 12k all together to get it running & driving, no cosmetic things

[@marczamo2500]

@@marquisethomas5611 that's very optimistic number. Reality is to get driving and running reliably is minimum $15k and that's with a crappy roller. Solid Good condition fd rollers with full interior including buttons and plastics (those are always missing and/or broken) are running $15k+ easily these days. FDs are shooting up in price and interior pieces are hard to find and very expensive. If you do all the labor yourself with a good clean solid roller, you can do the swap for probably $30k. Remember his roller was not the best...needed body work and a good wrap job is not cheap.

[@marquisethomas5611]

@@marczamo2500 i wasn't including the price of the chassis, i got the 9k number because ben paid 16k with the engine/turbo, trans setup already in it, subtract the engine i think he could've got that shell for 9-10k tops

[@davidyang577]

16k for the FD to already come with the k swap and most of the bolt on was a bargain to begin with too I think.

[@tanmay______]

Wow I wasn't ready for that eargasm at the end

[@agenericaccount3935]

Great thing about big project car gigs is that you can amortize the cost over time as budget allows. No shame in that. It's a pay as you go adventure.

[@bagfumbler]

The hardest part about paying as you go is you're spending all this money on parts you're collecting up for when you do something like a swap and you just want to drive the swap, patience is key but boy is it hard lol!

[@ChrisWalksFast]

I hate how money and cost is kept such a mystery in a so many different avenues of life. If I watch a detail vid or track day video, would love to know the cost to see if I would like to get into it. This is so great you guys do videos like this, thank you!

[@SilverScarletSpider]

I love this. Maybe a Honda RX7 is a better buy than a stock C8 Corvette after all

[@M1lomay]

My rotary FC has cost about $20,000 including the price of the car, a full rebuild, and all the extra parts. I rebuilt it because it’s 33 years old and had never been opened. The rebuild cost was about $3000. Now that Ive rebuilt it with modern tech and I didn’t push it much past 300hp it is very reliable and not particularly expensive.

[@poldino31]

everytime i watch gears and gasoline, im very excited to watch the the contents and the video quality they are preparing. Thumbs-up from Philippines 🇵🇭 👌👌

[@bouros83]

thank you for mentioning what you actually paid for it along with what the MSRP cost would be. Many people don't mention what came out of their pockets like its a top secret thing (i hate it when that happens)

[@nicolejhondelacruz9339]

Not skipping ads for continous quality content. Some youtubers keep their earning to themselves but you guys are giving it back to us through your vids. Thanks.

[@rocksteady8986]

the thing that is frustrating about these types of "I swapped it to be more reliable" videos is if you spent 20-30k on a rotary build or hell, even a billet housing build, you'd be just as reliable. it's the lack of maintenance that kills these cars not normal wear.

[@wespuerta]

The frustrating part is most of these types never give a rotary a chance. Never owned one, never maintained one, but keep saying it’s unreliable

[@quademasters249]

Just to be clear, these guys didn't kwap anything. They bought an FD already K swapped then spent $70K making it look nice.

[@infidel900rr]

Probably one of the best chassis-engine combos ever. I bet it's a blast to drive!

[@Firion13]

I have decently low mileage Z32. I'm dead set on a swap. After watching your K swap series I was almost convinced to do the K swap. After a lot more research and spreadsheets to do comparison swaps I decided to do a 2JZ swap. Yep. Smoother operation. Huge power potential. Cheaper. Yes it's actually cheaper. I started with a GE engine. Even after all the machine work, swap parts, conversion harness, ECU, turbo, ect... Still cheaper. The k Swap parts are EXPENSIVE. So much so that the $500 engine price makes little difference between the two. Still... I really enjoyed your K swap content.

[@nottobay6768]

Imagine how much more it would have cost without the custom subframe it came with.

[@Chocolate_dragon]

I thought the same

[@justswippin2693]

exactly!, I'm confused on why labor was 20k+

[@kwamevaughn3767]

Please post every weekend! We need it!

[@teecr6334]

The reason they didn't post last weekend was because they wanted to ensure their regular high quality.

[@nikoyniq6333]

The fact that the car is where you want it justifies the cost. It's a hobby, a passion. And hearing that beast scream at the end of the video, just priceless.

[@abdulahmad6475]

I really like how you don’t say the manufacture of the products you don’t like!

[@Mr94529452]

Why? Would be helpful to avoid them

[@abdulahmad6475]

Steve Rambo that’s why I said I like that, it makes sure we are getting the best quality for our money

[@nottobay6768]

@@Mr94529452 I mean $1000 kits are usually full of problems no matter who made them, best not to risk slandering that specific company.

[@Mr94529452]

@@nottobay6768 fair enough lol

[@brendan1675]

Nah its probably cause his sponsors won't let him. It would be nice to know

[@ghost21501]

Best tuning channel in KZbin. Plus having a video drop every Saturday morning is perfect. Slow Saturday mornings, sipping coffee and watching G&G. What could be better?

[@youtubecomments5951]

This isn’t the cost to kswap. It’s to kswap a car already with a kswap

[@youtubecomments5951]

On top of that it cost him 60k or something like that. Good job showing how expensive it is to use autozone.

[@matinirudolph8420]

This is my dream car! A Honda engine in an FD RX!! I had a k20a in my type R and it is sublime…revving the guts out to stay in the power band is what it’s about ❤

[@robertabila]

A cup of coffee and some gears and gasoline. Great way to start the morning! Keep up the good work guys!

[@colecampagna]

Mmmmm coffee

[@Edsel1134]

Glad I got to see this in person last year at GL midwest. I was in the sc400 next to yall. My k rx8 is almost done. Great videos more people need to see this!!

[@GIZZMOTORSPORTS]

$21,625 in labour. I need a few customers like yourself.

[@tturi2]

they're out there, unfortunately there are shops also willing to screw them over

[@Whateva67]

Nice forged wheels. I’ve been a Honda guy for 25 years now and I’ve always loved these RX7s so I really like the build.Been watching you guys now ever since you drove to Alaska a couple years ago,greetings from British Columbia 🇨🇦

[@jaekob2743]

I appreciate your transparency a lot.

[@Rookheimer]

There’s always that slight pain when seeing a Rx7 without a rotary, it may be better without it, but the rotary is the heart of the Rx7

[@thenon-vapingsubie]

Considering the boom in price for the JDM market, i would say you’re easily in the positive equity for this car. Sure a unmolested FD would fetch for a lot more but with how sought after these bad boys are now, i’d say you’re doing just fine

[@strmshadow8411]

Definitely not, his won't really appreciate because of the swap and he overpaid hugely for the car.

[@bizzless2308]

*Original* JDM market fetches a lot. This is a 25k car after the swap.

[@strmshadow8411]

@@bizzless2308 haven't checked prices lately but good condition v8 swaps and good condition rotary,s go hand and hand. I just sold my V8 swap for 30K a few months ago. His just from its condition paint/body/interior will probably never see more than 25k.

[@FrostWolf05]

Glad they added that last bit. Modifying cars is expensive but there are ways to have less come out of your own pockets. Love the vids.

[@Mirfromeden]

I was not ready for that massive pull he did at the end 😭

[@Mr.Beastforpresident]

The quality of your content and transparency is the pinnacle of all automotive KZbinrs. Love your channel. 👍👍👍

[@nolanevans7603]

I love watching car videos where they say how much it costs ignoring the labour, finding someone who can do it, and all the failures an engine swap has. Thank you for including the labour

[@nulltan]

Kinda expensive now but in the long term (and i mean like 10 years down the road) reliability, maintenance and repair costs are gonna make this build worth it. A lot of people in the comments keep talking about power but in all seriousness is it really worth it to have a super beast thats scary to drive and gives you anxiety about one of its parts failing versus a "no worries" daily driver that you could fix in no time and for really cheap. I personnally love this build and wish i had the time, place and money to do a project like this. Great on them for making it happen!

[@hamzasyed9144]

FDs look cool af. That’s enough of a reason to spend 46k in my books

[@TRCKmusic]

Waiting for G&G videos are always worth it, even if it's only simple one like this.

[@heygrego]

Next you should make a video called "How to K-Swap an RX-7". Step 1: Buy an RX-7 with a K motor swapped into it.

[@lukaantelli7705]

You guys deserve a milion subs at least.. The production quality, next level.. Keep up the good work, love you guys

[@aaden4888]

My girlfriend even hates the fact that I drive a beat up 96 Integra. I would be in the GROUND if I spent this amount of money (although i totally would 😉).

[@darren2351]

Does your GF run your life bro? Grow a pair already

[@aaden4888]

@@darren2351 it’s not like that but alright lol

[@JapaneseSoomi]

@@darren2351 have some respect bruh

[@shirool1142]

Does your girlfriend's husband also hate it?

[@jenibond]

Really impressed how honest your answer was !!!! We all know that you tubers get so me free stuff but most will never tell you how much it saved them !!!!

[@spencerhudzenko3734]

Thank you for making this video. It's easy to watch these builds and get discouraged with my own projects and their cost. I've absolutely loved everything you guys have put out over the years.

[@ZachariaZuehlke]

Worth every penny, my friend. The styling, power, reliability+rwd... didn't honestly fully appreciate it until now. At first I thought it was just for the memes/views tbh 😆 I'm sure that played into it a bit, but I can't think of any car that fully checks all these boxes besides maybe a turbo brz/86. Everything about this is 👌good job guys 👍

[@gymz4065]

Dam worth every penny IMO! Hobbies are never cheap….. it’s like having a wife! 😂

[@AliasHSW]

You have a wife as a hobby???

[@gregorygregory6347]

Yeah but hobbies and beer don't talk back!

[@ayske1]

My wife is not expensive? 🤔

[@christopherjohnston6343]

@@ayske1 maybe your wife isnt a "hobby" lol

[@epauloconnor]

It already had an incomplete K swap in it... a good bit of the work appears to have been done.

[@Linkedchief]

Okay, I'm confused about this whole "K swap is light than a Rotary thing" because block for block, doesn't the rotary only weigh about 250lbs while the K24 swap is like 420lbs? I know the 13B with all the accessories and turbos is about 400lbs but then the K series with a turbo and all it's accessories would be significantly more as well, right?

[@davidreid9973]

And a 13b can also make way more power. This was a dumb swap.

[@tiagobelo4965]

@@davidreid9973 with how built either one needs to be for seriously big power figures, I'd consider them equivalent

[@dohc1974]

@@tiagobelo4965 not sure what you mean by “built” kseries internals are perfectly fine up to 500whp reliably

[@Linkedchief]

@@davidreid9973 Nah they make pretty similar power levels at the very top end of mods with all forged interiors, sleeved cylinders, ported rotors etc.

[@Zrakow]

@@tiagobelo4965 stock 13b's can take 550whp and 500nm of torque stock before blowing

[@Foozno]

For 69k You could have bought all this: 1 1973 Mustang Fastback 15-25k 1 1977-1978 Pontiac Trans-Am 10-20k 1 1970 Gen 1 Camaro - 20k Yet instead of having all 3 of these cars or 3 others, you chose to spend it on that money pit. Amazing, yet youd do it all again. even more amazing 1

[@MrBlazeDemingo]

Intro Song? that introduction was a jaw-dropping first impression!

[@IDK4970]

if you find it let me know ! been trying to shazam this with no luck

[@vallenvega]

same! I also want to know the intro song.

[@MrBlazeDemingo]

MJ cook - lightbeams

[@MrBlazeDemingo]

​@@IDK4970finally got it

[@MrBlazeDemingo]

​@@vallenvegafinally got it

[@TerminusVox]

Good job! One thing the "keyboard k-swappers" might not realize or give value to is your networking and building the relationships, the partnerships, and the sponsorships that knocks 'almost $70K' down to 'less than $50K' as described at the end. Again, good job!

[@Dinnerspoon]

I've been waiting for this for hours

[@LikeZO]

Going through the journey and learning as you go is part of the process. Modifying cars is expensive and we have to pay to play. But at the end of the day, I get more enjoyment out of my build than if so was to purchase an more expensive car outright. That's just me.

[@sieve5]

Man that's an eye-watering bill. Holy crap.

[@mayuravirus6134]

No no its not eye-watering bill anymore it makes you bleed everywhere

[@NahBra_EUC]

This vid put a big smile on my face, especially the launch at the end. Thanks for sharing your beautiful build details with us!!

[@marquisethomas5611]

Ben's "i already called the cops" face/mouth gets me every time 😂

[@tedbear631]

:50 I wanna know the only thing all these youtubers don't share is how much the project cost. Any info is good in this space and again it was awesome meeting you at Gridlife and grats on the win!!!

[@Affalterbach1967]

2:06 You bought a car that was already K-swapped ? I've missed the plot.

[@KingTroopa]

It was somebodies attempted kswap that was almost there but not really with a lot of issues and stuff done poorly.

[@blytzace]

Honesty doesn’t even seem that bad for everything you did to it. Better than i expected

[@mannye]

This is the kind of true to life video I love to watch. Sucks when someone sees build videos, gets excited and drops money on a project car only to find out that the true cost is exponentially higher than what they planned to spend. This results in an unfinished hulk sitting under a tarp and slowly rusting away.

[@JWONG-pu8ky]

The end is such perfect and what he told from the start really makes sense, project cars are really expensive and im still looking for a job to start earning HAHAHAHAHA

[@williambarrineau7153]

The sponge-bob music at the end. Icing on the cake. I’m restoring a 1992 Toyota GT-S and putting in a 2GRFE. I feel the excitement and the pain at the same time.

[@Nixiôn.1]

Always be willing to spend money for temporary happiness, you only live once

[@psewgobind]

For under $20K US, you could get a 2017 k20C2 6MT Civic Sedan (Canadian version which is well tuned from the factory), cat-less down pipe, RPF1 rims, Tien Springs, replace the shocks and bushings if too old, ditch all the weight meant for cargo (including underside cladding), spend on the RPF1 rims with some cheap Taiwanee tires (SA-57), replace brakes for stuff that can do duel-duty, k-Tune it to lower the Vtec activation. It's a simple build, but with surprising results.

[@standupp4755]

that's a boat load of cash, if I ever do a project car its gonna be on the cheap end for sure

[@geico_drip9878]

You only have so much time to live tho. I say go full send

[@fxjh21]

I remember when you guys were at like 100k or even below that. Can't wait for you guys to reach 1 mil.

[@90senjoyer22]

I hit play so hard I almost fell down my stairs, like, literally fell down

[@phinkss]

An LS rx7 for 40 is sounding really smart now LOL! But man I 100% would prefer your build.

[@Htm]

as usual, liked before even watching.

[@michaelfortier7726]

The only thing I dislike is the sound. You could add a properly placed resonator to kill the exhaust rasp in between shifts, and it would sound more refined. A different muffler could also produce a deeper growl.

[@arphmd]

"Damn, I can get a used Type-R with that" - Better-buy guy, 2021

[@mayuravirus6134]

With that kind of money you have left overs you can do so much thing with over 30k left

[@awrgarage110]

He is not wrong regarding the labor part. I have a Ls1 turbo Rx7 FD. I did all the labor minus machine work. But I spent two years getting this project done and a tone of time figuring out how to do it and with what parts. It’s hours of research and etc. this is why we’ll sorted swap coat a decent amount.

[@cuconatparfour665]

*Ben spends a total of $69019* Me while watching this video: *N I C E*

[@ValentineC137]

everyone else: *_why didn't you add another $401?_*

[@zokusharuuku1091]

I’ve spent about $50k total on my sti so far, rebuilt for 900whp and on a low boost 25psi tune to keep things reliable it made 510whp and spun a bearing after about 6000 miles. So here’s to another $10k to get it fixed and hopefully then I’ll get it repainted. Might be a couple years before it’s running again but I should be at about the same cost as yours just about when I’m happy with it. Thinking I’ll shoot for a f-it 700whp build this time though, I’ve got other cars for reliability like my k series accord or restored triumph spitfire-surprisingly reliable and cheap to repair.

[@NayrMcDubs]

Ben: "so I spent 16k on the shell" Me: Welp, I can't do this now Edit: 69k for a k-swap "Nice"

[@strmshadow8411]

You can just don't overpay for a shell like he did.

[@strmshadow8411]

@@maiy8786 No, at 2:05 he says he paid 16k for the rolling shell, so add 5k for interior and 3.5k for the wrap and pop up covers. Bro, that's even worse than I thought. He basically paid 24.5k for a non running project, he could've bought a clean running FD for that price and sold all of the rotary stuff. He just absolutely overpaid. All that matters is that he's happy at the end though.

[@strmshadow8411]

@@maiy8786 My bad read that wrong. I think if he would've just started with a fresh shell it probably would've cost at least 20-30k less than he spent. Looks like he made that mistake of taking over someone else's project but didn't low ball them for it.

[@strmshadow8411]

@@maiy8786 definitely, they're called money pits for a reason lol.

[@mayuravirus6134]

@@maiy8786 You see 16k for a rolling shell of RX7 is cheap because its shooting up in price even worse if you have low mileage FC this is FD

[@touringteg]

The music and sound is so good on these vids. Keep it up!

[@nickkings2220]

is the car still technically front mid engined?

[@NitroNuggetTV]

my eye twitched thinking about the possible lack of oil pressure with that launch near the end lol even if its warm, it can take a few seconds for oil to get through the galleries.

[@patrykrog8121]

Well he wasnt talking that long so there still would of been oil pressure and if not then there would still be enough after the second he started it. Its not like the oil goes back to the oil pan in like 2 seconds.

[@NitroNuggetTV]

@@patrykrog8121 key word is pressure. The engine would’ve still had a film of oil but it’s unlikely it had oil pressure and pressure is the critical part. Can take upwards of 20-30 seconds to reach full oil pressure for some engines

[@patrykrog8121]

@@NitroNuggetTV now i think im gonna wait longer as i typically do 20 seconds in my vw polo and then for 10 min i drive under 2k rpm. Now i think im gonna wait like a minute. I always thaught the pressure builds up in max 10 seconds

[@pedrodavi5483]

You guys have the capacity of touching our hearts, please, don't stop with this type of content

[@tinfoilhat1619]

You bought the car k swapped already for 16 grand. Then paid someone to basically go through it and redo the swap + upgrades. Too bad you didn't buy them separately so everyone can get a real # of how much it was.

[@tinfoilhat1619]

@@cowmath77 are you ok?

[@safouder]

Man, this is what being a car guy at its core looks like. Loving your car, building it to the best shape that fits your style and likings, and especially sharing the info with other enthusiasts into the purest and most honest way. RESPECT

[@toysforboysrc]

It would suck if you went through all the effort of the build and also filming and editing for 3 years and with you upload the video, it only gets 120 views 6 likes and 4 comments. I say this bcs it’s hard to find natural DIY at its best when there’s so much competition out there and it’s not all fair. There’s no telling if something will be successful or not.

[@safouder]

@@toysforboysrc Agreed. I know it's not for everyone, and I'm pretty most of us thought about doing it at some point (shooting videos with friends and sharing car culture online) but let's be honest, It's not going to work out the same for everybody, and I guess I'm okay with it, that's life after all.

[@esco1578]

I appreciated the honesty of this build

[@valentinorossi7771]

$62 grand. Holy smoke. No doubt I praise your creativity. The question I always ask custom car builders is: how much money was planned versus how much they ended up spending and in the end is it worth it. For that money the car ends up costing the same as the new corvette or Supra then to me the logical choice would be to buy either one of these. Faster, quicker, safer (all the safety techs , airbags etc), handles better, more refined quieter and has factory warranty.

[@Codethe_Road]

It's such a beautiful car; I wonder how much the KZbin channel helped recoup the cost. This video should help, because I have a feeling it will eventually get millions of views.

[@Ghosthunter578]

An Ls would have been so much cheaper but it wouldn’t sound anything like your car does now

[@CrimpKeeper]

Super dope bro, love to see how far k swaps have come.

[@Mall-Nutrition]

I have an (almost) all original 95 integra. Only thing not stock is coils and wheels. But I’ve put about $5,000 into it to make it top notch again. Yeah….I can agree the hobby hooks you.

[@dee1089]

TY for a REALISTIC cost on a project car! tons of people think its like 10k for a car... lolz.

[@uptownsamcv]

AWESOME!! FD RX7 is one of the sexiest Japanese cars ever built and deserves a reliable capable drivetrain....

[@cliffynjovelyn893]

Am I the only one shocked at how good that motor sounds? That's not your typical ricer Honda sound that is for damn sure!

[@iansharpe8420]

Not going to lie, im currently building a 65' mustang pretty mild as well. At first I thought it'd be a simple fun and cheap car. This was about 16k ago. Still have a TON to go. I'm not going to be 69k into it but around 25k I believe. Which is wayyy more than I anticipated. Worth it.

[@BMWROYAL]

Videos like this make me feel so much better about my car

[@CitiZen1.0.1]

Your videos are ROCK solid man. Appreciate every second of it. Well done👏