I asked Nissan to Help with my R32 GT-R Restoration... Here's what they said.

Figured why not right. What's the worst that they could say. Well I guess I find out lol!
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[@KalvinMalli]

If you guys want to support a little extra, become a channel member! First members only livestream at 25 members. Thanks for watching, hope you guys have a great rest of your week.

[@Mldavis1214]

Outside of a museum bought new model. Nobody will be able to say they have a rust free shell except for this man.

[@kimdotnet8151]

*garage yoshida has entered the chat*

[@Speakingdatruth]

51 Machines in Japan has also entered the chat too 😂 Jokes aside, Kalvin, 51Machines, and Garage Yoshida I would trust with metal fabrication work. The R33 GTR 51Machines is restoring is rough as Kalvins. There is also a handful of guys in Australia doing full off rotisserie restorations on Nissan Skyline GTRs.

[@ziggygreen4048]

That thing will rust again, after grinding he leaves it bare metal. At least spray can primer welded areas.

[@martinalvarado1265]

Don’t forget Tommyfyeah 😅

[@ParkerOviedo]

@@martinalvarado1265Tommy doesn’t do this The cars he does are very clean but likely have rust forming under all the frame bits

[@wesleymalmberg9937]

Bro I have to say it... you look and sound so much better. Obviously I can't speak for what we don't know about your personal life but it looks like you are getting back to the guy we all know. Stay up brotha and keep doing 💯.

[@AngryOlive_]

This man is doing a really incredible job. Kalvin inspired to me to start a business just this week. I kept thinking about his determination and his saying "No matter if it's something big or small just try and make some progress". Well said and I'll do just that. Keep pushing!

[@plumberman19]

Kalvin's drive and hard work is inspiring for sure! GL with your business endeavor!

[@AdmissionGaming]

Good luck man you got this! Starting a business is hard, but can also be the most rewarding experience.

[@lilchimpo]

Kalvin, I gotta say I’m proud of you bud! To think the beginning of this car was such a nuisance to you to the point you even stopped posting on KZbin for a while and now to see you smiling and enjoying the process so much makes it all worth it keep up the good work and I hope that you continue achieving your goals even the small ones

[@mr.cangieter8758]

Man, this build makes me so proud that you didn't give up on it. Am I the only one who tears up watching these? Got me hiding my face from the wife LoL 😆. Nah but for real, watching a warrior charge through obstacles and opponents that you thought would defeat him, is nothing short of art in motion. The few who have been in similar situations will know exactly what I'm talking about. To see Kalvin going from feeling completely defeated to see him in the final lap of this rust issue... Words don't do it justice. And I mean that. 💯 Also, Nissan may not do that, but Amayama sure has a affiliate program. They also stock a heckload of JDM OEM parts. If that info helps.

[@TomBudin]

brother i've done heaps of small rust repairs on my shit and man you inspired me to get back into it - already been told by a few people my skills with body and paint are decent cars looking good now dude

[@idokwatcher2062]

You inspired me to buy my dream E46 M3. You're making a difference in the world.

[@darianmunoz9790]

The quality of this video is fantastic, just been getting better and better after the move! So exciting that the end is nearing for the restoration, will always watch the uploads brother keep goin!

[@nismofisch]

Still here since the first video of the build, well actually way before that (rb30 kouki was the first video that brought me to the channel). Man, this is great content, keep it coming. Genuinely happy for you on how well this is turning out.

[@h4v0c94]

Best rebuild on KZbin, keep it up brother!!

[@yesnomaybe3372]

Hey man, good to see so much progress! I'm pretty sure we're a similar age, but I'm going to give you some old man advice. You should really wear saftey glasses as much as possible, eye injures are no joke. I had a drillbit snap and hit me in the eye. I couldn't see properly out of it for a month, and now I have a stigmatisim and some permanent blurriness. Nobody thinks its going to happen to them until it does. Keep at it mate!

[@_Machine631_]

nissan NEEDS to work with you. no other youtuber is going to these lengths to restore a classic. yet, I wont mention names, but these other youtubers are getting stuff handed to them for their nissans. Nissan japan would be the ones I'd want on board. Nissan north America don't care about consumers, they just care about the markup.

[@briandorsey3608]

Kalvin, don't ever let anyone ever tell you that you can't accomplish anything. Through all the challenges, you have been able to transform that car. Damn son, you set the bar high.

[@twinturbo1989]

Introduction, video with narration and outro is a wonderful style to watch. Makes it even cooler

[@Grubbypirate]

Wow, your fabricating skills have come a huge way since the start of this build! that's gonna be paying dividends for a long time to come my man, keep it up!

[@sonnyrodriguez9850]

Hey Kalvin, Nissan USA never handled the R32 to R34, it's not something they're familiar with and Nissan corporate in the US doesn't really operate with any sort of consideration for the modding or import community. If you want to talk to Nissan Japan, I can speak Japanese and my wife is Japanese, and actually my wife's cousin is an engineer with Mitsubishi. He probably can get us in contact with someone who would be more receptive.

[@oliverfletcher740]

Thumbs up so Kalvin can see this

[@Nickshukri]

Very excited for you to finally finish it and enjoy driving it

[@Mr_jz_12]

Amount of work that's been put into this is incredible! 13:40 should have just said "forsburg" to them haha

[@kitvexed8229]

BEST RESTORATION SERIES ON KZbin... PERIOD. NOBODY IS DOING THIS.. NOT *THIS

[@microevolved7073]

I came here because of the Z vids and Jesus Christ man you are truly an inspiration when it comes to builds you and Prizzamike have showed me a bunch when it comes to cars. Just know you’re appreciated Kevin.🎉

[@carrevive]

Your doing awesome man and I feel you, I myself am getting to a age where I hate starting something and not finishing it...hope the build goes in the right direction part wise

[@BrianCrofoot]

Damn dude! Keep up the progress! One suggestion! Invest in some plastic covers for the other cars in the shop! Keep them covered while you’re grinding and welding on the other cars. Helps A TON with keeping everything clean

[@ByThisShallAllMenKnow]

Dude, kick-ass editing job. Enjoying the progress as much as seeing you not miserable all by your lonesome in TX. Good stuff, man!

[@mcrib5727]

rust is finally to a minimum, so proud of how far you’ve come not only on this journey, but as a youtuber. I’m so happy to have been able to follow this project and watch how you’ve managed to transform this beautiful machine to an absolutely amazing product of your work and craftsmanship.

[@cookies4life63]

Keep pushing dude, it’s been a hell of a journey I remember when I got my first Z I binged watched your videos when the Zupra was still in the making, love to see you turn this gtr around, dedication is through the roof !

[@jordanp6420]

Bro, well done! Keep going! Just wanna say, the videos are improving so much from the soundtracks, to the transitions between clips, to the voiceovers, everything is getting better, don’t give up! Your smashing it and your content is quality, the hard work will pay off!

[@l33t79.basepunk]

It's been a wild couple of years, I have been watching from the beginning, Happy Thanksgiving and It is going to be an awesome Skyline, You are an inspiration and proof to never give up on your dreams no matter how hard it gets.

[@esewell90]

Been here for years man ! I’m glad you faced the hardships thrown at you. I️ would love to help you out for free and gain some knowledge, keep pushin my guy !

[@AngryOlive_]

Also, I must add that the filming and camera quality is all looking spectacular.

[@sygee1205]

Well done m8, I cant speak for everyone but this kind of content is exactly what we like to see . Rust is definitely to a minimal now.

[@mket_design]

Keep grinding dude, I'm proud to say I'm enjoying each and every episode of your channel for almost a Decade now. You're my first OG vlogger I followed, keep up the good stuff dude where proud of you!!! 💯%❤💪

[@Angry_Vikings]

Happy holidays, car is looking amazing! Great job 👏

[@daniel_peixoto]

I am following you for years... Everything is getting better, the content, the videos post production etc keep doing the best

[@Vgk36]

Seeing all the little cheat codes to making things like the license plate brackets is the hest part of this. So neat to see and know you wouod need to bead roll it but actually seeing it done is like WHOA. that actually worked ❤

[@st162man]

Its good to see you in a better head space, kalvin. Continue doing what you're doing. Loving the content!

[@shaynedyson9323]

Keep up the great work! Been a subscriber for years and watching you work never gets old

[@plumberman19]

keep it up man!!! I LOVE your passion and enthusiasm for this car. I cant wait to see this thing rip bro! Never stop!!

[@jeraldhite9744]

Great video! Ups and downs are tough. Keep trying Nissan. Never know what could happen.

[@itscarrrl]

Absolutely love this following the build from the beginning really love the progress 🤟🏾

[@oscartorres5220]

Brother you're a beast, I hope after all the work you have put into it, you'll keep it, and enjoy it for a long time, unless someone offer you a nice amount of $$. But who ever get you're car, will be 1 of a kind. Good luck with the buiid. Brother you been doing a fucking great y9

[@P2DAPIPE]

This style of vid i 🔥 Kelvin. The editing is next level and on point.

[@theodorepedro]

Definitely love the progress can't wait to see it in primer.🎉 Question wonder if you would be able to restore and coat my EVO 8 undercarriage and wheel wells.

[@antonphillipson2388]

Throwing a comment down to help that algorithm 🤙🏻 Definitely nearing the end of the fab work, cannot wait to see the first "I'm reassembling the GT-R" title!

[@Adrian_Supra]

Keep up the awesome work

[@999manvir]

I can see it, you’re almost done 🎉🎉🎉

[@joshuaparent1186]

Great work bro!

[@KalvinMalli]

Appreciate it!

[@PSito]

Doing awesome work! You're doing metal work and restorations like Garage Yoshida and Garage Active! Wish I could send you my 240Z to work on!

[@Wings65288]

I'm still here 😎. This things gonna be better than OEM 😂. If you don't mind me asking what color purple is that in the engine bay @ 7:55 mark. Keep up the awesome work ❤

[@WilliamMurtagh]

YEAHA BOY!!!!!!!! Been waiting for more content. keep it up my G.....! Much Love from Aus xx

[@Air4563]

Hell yea awesome to see the metal working coming along. Said it last time, but the editing style still is fire 🔥

[@Blackinterceptor999]

Still watching, and started watching from the very beginning of the very first Nissan Skyline video

[@rustywrench500]

Only kalvin can do stuff like this big ups homie keep pushing 🔥

[@culpritmedia7026]

Pace of this video was good, man. Kept me entertained, for sure.

[@travisg6672]

The gtr is looking GOOD!!! i wish i could get you to do a few things to my '85 Nissan Silvia RSX that came from Japan...keep up the hard work kalvin!

[@Jayp680]

Boy boy boy this is gonna be mint in another couple months 🔥✅💪

[@23ofSeptember]

I've stuck around. Glad you stuck with it.

[@resolvingparadox1388]

I watch every R32 video to the end :) Have a good one

[@rudey24-74]

Sick work 😎👌

[@kentoushi55]

Great vid, Kalvin.

[@jeremycallahan8909]

Can’t wait for some paint on this thing!

[@terrydavis2939]

I've been a fan and owned several Ford vehicles and even partially restored one or two. I never thought so much of myself or was delusional enough to believe I could be a ambassador of their brand. However, I could be wrong. I have been inspired by you're video and am going to try to randomly call someone at their headquarters and hope to get sponsored for my hobby of modifying and customizing their classic cars. Sounds crazy but I'll give it a try. Thanks

[@ambisionzofrva]

We missed you man 🥲🙌🏾🔥💪🏾

[@sainzfab]

Always here until the end of the vids, my S14A is 2 months from starting the same process

[@MercilessxRage]

Almost there bro!

[@jimhiscott2918]

Nice build

[@lloydshondabordello]

Awesome, Awesome, Awesome. Thank you for another oblation to the Nissan gods.

[@felixtorres7641]

After everything you are doing to the car. Are you going to use chemical dipping anti rust?

[@rpec2406]

Awesome video. Very informative content. You don't even know it but you're preparing me for what expect when importing a r33 skyline gts25t and converting it to GTR spec, whether or not it's rusted out and any other imperfections that comes with it. BTW what's the song in the beginning of the video?

[@thatboostedbastard1327]

Absolutely loving the content brother! Cant wait to see this beast in person, hope all is well!

[@andrewd.6072]

I can’t wait to see this gtr finally on the road

[@Riekertvv]

Looking damn good!

[@shokunindetailingstudio]

Made it till the end!

[@andyjohnson4367]

I appreciate the use of the word boot. 😅

[@SuddothMediaHD]

what kind of metal do you use when cutting those templates

[@ry996]

What would be the logistics of having the chassis acid dipped? Fire content as of late 🤘

[@S13KoukiSosa]

lets goooooooooooo cant wait to see it done

[@josesupra]

Stayed till the end here. Stick to it bro

[@Vgk36]

Really digginy this style of video. 3:59

[@deseanramsingh9687]

Best work

[@JoshD10]

Broo. It’s looking gd man. I can’t wait for the end result. Next vid in 3 days? 😳🤨

[@shawnbillups76]

It’s looking good

[@Speakingdatruth]

4:47 you brought up a good point about effort and paint work in Japan. Years ago my buddy imported a 95 RHD Toyota Supra, it was a hardtop twin turbo 6spd and it had this duffy fiberglass bodykit and the bodywork was horrible. So much waves on the quarters, doors and the fenders. I remember pulling the kit off and stripping the paint with a DA. I had to prime the whole car and block it with 180 then 320 and finish it with 600 wet. I painted it and then blocked all the clear flat with 1000,1500,2000,3000. The car came out really nice, he then sold it around 2014 and I can guarantee you he is probably hating himself because of the surge in value. 😂 The more we have access to KZbin, the more I notice a lot of the "tuners" in Japan back in the day were probably just winging it. Maybe at the time they had much less knowledge because of the lack of information outlets like KZbin. I am not talking about the professional in Japan who's a fulltime worker doing automotive collision, I am just talking about the average 90s tuner. Things for sure probably haved changed with the times, so it is no suprise with your car or even my buddies old Supra I painted; though my buddies car was not rotted to hell. I respect you to take on that project, I showed my buddy your channel who does heavy Collision bodywork at Lexus and he was very impressed. I wish there is a way to post a picture to show you the car. Good luck on the build, you inspire me to get back into autobody and do only full restoration work

[@idokwatcher2062]

Yeah they all do some shady stuff. Smokey Nagata is especially sus, like a random interview on Japanese show where a customer 240z was in the shop for 3 years. Or some rich turk wanted to buy a gold top secret R35, matched his exorbitant asking price without haggling, and then Nagata ghosted him...

[@Speakingdatruth]

@idokwatcher2062 lol. I don't know about any of that stuff with Smokey, but, I can confirm you have to be extremely careful buying a used 90s tuner car in Japan. There is a video floating around of a gentleman who bought a special edition R33 GTR and was told the car is in great shape. When he got it, it had blown turbos, cracked block, bad pistons and interior pieces where superglue and painted over to cover the damage repaired. The shop was Japan-Partner. I think it would be a great video for Kalvin to watch so he doesn't feel he was the only one who got dooped. I later saw in an older thread on the GTR forums that a guy in the US bought a R32 GTR from them too and they told him they were going to do "light" tune up before shipping the car to make sure it arrives perfect. Well, it was like 2-3 months sitting at the shop and no word, so he ended up flying to personally check out the car unexpectedly. I will tell you how the story ended, there was no motor or transmission in the car, in fact, they had a junk yard motor sitting next to it that they salvaged and were trying to Frankenstein it together for the client. The guy was so upset for them lying, he told them I am not paying you what you asked for the car and either you give me half my money back or this is not going to end well (physical fight). He told him we Americans don't play that shit. All these guys will tell you Japan cars are taken much more care than the US cars and that's unfortunately not true. They keep throwing that "Shaken" test every 2 years but it is no different than a glorified SMOG test here in the US. 😂 I am not making this post to be negative or discourage people, just be aware, work with a reputable company if you plan to buy a car at an auction. Pay the extra for those inspection photos and don't rely so much on the grading system. Different auction houses have different grading criterias. What may be a grade 4 in Osaka house might be a grade 3 in the Okinawa house. As long as you work with a good licensed auction brokerage company and you are patient, you can end up finding something. These stories happening come from a "local" selling cars or a "tuner shop" selling you a vehicle.

[@georgelucas7871]

LFG. Been watching since the beginning.

[@ChinitFxt]

Keep it up bro

[@itsreallytheo]

The other rusted GTR that sold for a lot on the auction was wild too

[@harrisazhar7960]

Might want to reach out to a more specific channel of communication, rather than some possibly underpaid intern thru DMs haha. Set something up for the fans, maybe a petition or something so we can convince Nissan ( we helped vote for SEMA, no? ). Enjoyed the editing and pace of the video. Found myself watching the whole thing like the RB20 days. No shade, just like to see you more relaxed. Take care of yourself as best as you can & keep it up!

[@meticulous_rc]

Nissan just gave a brand new frontier to Emilia Hartford. Lol

[@ryandonoghue1703]

I think you missed a spot Kal.😂

[@MajorFactor]

🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@gsxMac24]

You’re overly talented with metal work man. Cherish in the fact that you found this for yourself. I like the vice city inspired music selections too

[@austinmears6481]

Initial D in the background 🎉

[@bichonwlz963]

You could maybe, possibly get a translator and then hit up Nissan Japan-USA, but anyways, beautiful work as always kalvin, fuckin stoked for the future and you inspire me everytime I watch your videos, Makes me want to work on my 2J

[@jake3689]

Have you asked Shibata R31 House in Japan? They might have tons of knowledge restoring R31, 32 and 33.

[@bensonobrien3918]

Have you seen motive video's latest Post rust-zilla ? Rust is definitely to a minimum 😂😂😂😂

[@0mnislash79]

when are you gonna put rustproof coating?

[@supradoom]

Make a final montage when you're done.

[@wutangclams9936]

I hope you’re doing well buddy

[@alexiazai6876]

🎉🎉

[@conradfajardo8881]

Will you chemically dip the car for rust protection?