Installing A 3.0 V6 On My Driveway

In the second episode of Project MX-5, Alex and Gareth begin the installation of the Rocketeer V6 engine into Phil.
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[@underscore8085]

3:22 That black supra ^^

[@ancoankersmit7499]

scrolled down for this comment haha

[@underscore8085]

Lewis Yes, I think its the same Supra. But who´s Supra? Alex doesn´t own a Supra I think ...

[@Theo_Miltz]

Redfox [赤い きつね] Alex explained it on his Instagram saying the it’s owned by someone who works at carthrottle or something like that

[@zainmushtaq8036]

Eagle eyes

[@Theo_Miltz]

Lewis found him on instagram it’s @manoskountouris

[@MASTERSTUDIOS889]

As much as I like the top gear style challenges these guys do now, I think this kind of car modding, the one-day car buying/selling, and the Miles restoration was peak Car Throttle.

[@KartsAgainstHumanity]

Sorry, old comment, but I completely agree. Living with a Rotary is my favourite series they've ever done and it's all gone a little downhill since then, they just flick through facebook marketplace shitboxes now and do nothing with them

[@HolyGoatsOfSteel]

@@KartsAgainstHumanity Thank you! This drives me absolutely nuts. Every episode is buy this rotted out E46 compact, poke it around and then do nothing with it. At least the Porsche got some actual work done.

[@KartsAgainstHumanity]

@@HolyGoatsOfSteel they floundered for a while but I actually really enjoy the videos now to be honest! The Porsche and golf series are great, E36 is interesting, and at least the Audi got 2 videos. Would've liked to see more on the xedos.

[@rolandas1215]

"I dont need power steering" True car guy :D

[@eugenechang9827]

Yeah

[@jimchance5006]

Rolandas Jarosevicius driving a small car without power steering is so damn satisfying.

[@ourodyssey374]

power steering is a luxury item

[@djwilliams605]

rez?

[@ARXInfinite]

@@ourodyssey374 he doesn’t need it on a mx5 they are not heavy at all

[@t5tuned705]

At 3:10 that SUPRAAA was nice😍😍

[@iea96]

Meanwhile Gareth's E92 is sitting pretty in the background

[@Sheiza]

Ismail Emre Akcan Very pretty

[@TheCLEM66000]

so you didn't seen the black supra on the background ? ah ha

[@k1er4n544]

not as pretty as that mk4 supra in top right at 3:22

[@KingOstrichGamer]

Ismail Emre Akcan don't you mean project miata?

[@atabaysal3287]

AS BAYRAKLARI

[@auz8d9wij2ks9d]

3:02 A wild Supra has appeared..!

[@Rb25patrol]

Hi Alex! I ended up removing the power steering and I used my old alternator 😂 sorry! I can report phil's heart is still going strong!!

[@DerKaktusAvant]

You still got the alternator, my one has gone

[@windowstips1430]

@@DerKaktusAvant u buy one

[@DerKaktusAvant]

@@windowstips1430 I decided to fix it, stripped it apart and found the wires fucked. Re wired it and now it's all good.

[@windowstips1430]

@@DerKaktusAvant i never seen anyone fix an alternator gg

[@DerKaktusAvant]

@@windowstips1430 yeah theu are not to hard, most of the alternators you find online are just reconditioned ones

[@RestoredSparda]

Miles needs an alignment. The steering wheel is a BIT off...

[@nicodemusation]

RestoredSparda a BIT??

[@walkingthedistance]

A lot actually.. Haha!

[@hamzaata-ali4485]

I thought I'm the person who noticed

[@Ward1706]

On the plus side, it looks like Miles is a long term project, so that will probably happen.

[@Devolante]

RestoredSparda Alex would say he doesn’t need his steering wheel aligned in it. Just like he doesn’t need power steering! 😂

[@basscharenborg6441]

I spotted you driving Miles!😍 Amazing that you kept him!

[@Afeeq1011]

So Gareth is the mechanical stig of the car throttle channel but talks more

[@LukeAndLeisan]

Car Throttle's version of Edd China.

[@PedalExperiments]

We should call him "V6 Yoda".

[@NLGamingTheory]

Syafeeq Said some say; he wears sandals as safety shoes

[@absolutelynotacommie]

I Am Sekou yes

[@jacobstofmeel3619]

The drive way car video is very old school MCM, so yea I guess he is the mechanical stig in a way. But Benny's has a much nicer pair of cars

[@Yesidoplaytheguitar]

Kudos to gareth! He's a real trooper!

[@Pspgamer789]

10:10 Nice steering wheel alignment you got there on your Skoda

[@tavarish]

HELLLLLL YESSSSSS

[@aleksandarbuilcik570]

Tavarish i love your videos

[@JamesDownes]

Aawww you could have helped them, being in the UK!!

[@nandwhite6166]

Tavarish thank you for being here

[@RayFinney]

The car community on youtube is surprisingly nice :D

[@mfaaiz3770]

Tavarish ur everywhere man 😃

[@jonny0goddard]

Wow that driveway will be the fastest ever

[@pinkfloyd1327]

Knob Bonk crying in bed

[@98SE]

this is the best comment! Made me laugh so loud 😂😂😂😂

[@98SE]

I think i peed myself

[@carburetedseltzer120]

Knob Bonk Exactly what I was thinking! Just as I was going to the comments to write that I saw your comment!

[@PxndahhMods]

I am not proud at how much I laughed😂 my girlfriend thinks I have problems now😂😂

[@byGiNeSiToX]

3:20 IS THAT A SUPRA?!

[@RoyalOceanRWB]

JustAleksiThings It’s a meme dumbass

[@jaydenneal-holder2089]

JustAleksiThings it is in England

[@twinturbov8]

Good catch

[@EAautos]

BMW

[@juonetar]

@@EAautos it's a Supra..

[@hydrolics5449]

HOLY MOLY A SUPRA CAME OUT OF NOWHERE!!! 3.24

[@kfcgravy5041]

i wish i had the room to work on my car, im lucky to park outside my house lol

[@RAID3R63]

KFC Gravy I wish I had the money. I have the space

[@DavidScott51]

I can relate haha

[@rensvanhagen7673]

I have the space, time and knowledge, but i don't have the money

[@boostaddict_]

I have the space, time, knowledge, and money, but I'm 16 and my parents won't let me buy a car.

[@davidhogahoga]

time to move out

[@duckmysick8713]

Gareth... WHAT ARE THOOOOOOSE

[@asebaninja]

Safety boots

[@ants4561]

Safety Jesus creepers.

[@scofield4669]

Τ.Γ.Κ

[@duckmysick8713]

George E36 ΩΣ ΤΟΝ ΘΑΝΑΤΟ

[@tehpillemannerator]

Gayke Pauler

[@mathusan94]

That black supra keeps following you around

[@darkhowling6425]

So everyone noticed the supra but no one mentions the APACHE ATTACK HELICOPTER!!!!1

[@darkhowling6425]

@Faze Rhys !!123 It was so long ago... where was it i cant remember

[@SpeedComparer]

This inspired me to buy an MX5 and V6 swap iiiiitttt

[@Exitly]

Nice

[@iea96]

These videos are the reason why i'm looking forward to the Friday evening

[@Franko384]

Huge props for doing this in your driveway without a lift. It really shows, that everyone can work on their car, if you have the determination and the patience

[@inkno701]

16:51 Successful Bro Hug! Once Phil is up and running I hope you and Gareth do a epic Predator style handshake to show off the guns you got from all the hard work. Thanks for great stuff you guys!

I really don't understand why you don't take the opportunitie to clean everything ...

[@LittleMac938]

Clément / ClemZouill thats the most cringy part...

[@Whackfear]

Look up what "cringe" means, please and thank you.

[@JJ_ExMachina]

Because they are a couple of guys working on a car in the middle of their driveway... NOT some million dollar production crew installing an engine in million dollar race car...

[@arne_mh]

MasterMech77 you do understand that taking the opportunity to clean it is not "a million dollar project" and that it is just something normal to do if everything is apart, even I did that with my vespa...

[@CardizoneSemblance]

You're confusing Car Throttle with ChrisFix

[@DaveAppleton]

You put a nice new shiny engine in an engine bay you couldn't even be bothered to degrease and jetwash. A clean engine bay won't make it faster but it's sure nicer to work in.

[@mrmedium7984]

it will run slightly cooler as well.

[@jonnyrocket]

David Appleton agree!!!!

[@forevercomputing]

But they removed the old subframe anyway. Why clean it if it's not going back in?

[@AK1504]

Basicly a brand new engine in a rustbucket ^^

[@jacobatkinson1992]

Reason I can't sleep at night now.

[@MiniMattTV]

Excellent work lads!! Looking forward to the next one!

[@laowhy86]

lol at the Conquering Northern China theme song at 6:35. What the hell?!

[@therealderjett]

That subframe is a work of art compared to the stock unit.

[@BlueLightningRelease]

3:21 supra in the back?

[@CmdrStukov]

Good spot

[@imnota]

It's been in other videos as well, they said on insta that the owner i s someone in the car throttle crew. So you'll see it often.

[@calambres6614]

Good eye mate

[@Moukeaf]

DOOD, IS THIS A FREAKIN SOOPRA ?

[@CollectWithRyan]

DA SOUPBRA!!!

[@BrokenEyedVegan]

This video shows how great the mx-5 is as a project car for track or drifting. A icon of a sports car that most people underrate. Great video. 👍

[@Badgertronix]

You can get anything in any hole with enough lube. Nice work fellas 👍

[@munin9530]

*insert dirty joke here

[@Brock_Landers]

@@munin9530 Exactly what I was thinking...lmfao

[@Brock_Landers]

@Badgertronix I used to think the same thing, but I've had a few tight holes that I couldn't penetrate... *clears throat...

[@0hjaa3.06]

@@Brock_Landers were they under age?😎

[@Brock_Landers]

@@0hjaa3.06 As a matter of fact one of them was, but so was I at the time...

[@jryalls]

You should have bare metal restored and painted it while the engine was out and it was off the road. I really hope you make it look good once the engines in.

[@vestigios68]

fitting an engine with flipflops, nice

[@phetogokgathi4217]

VESTIGIOS the most South African thing to do

[@abcdef-cf2uk]

To all of you who DONT reassemble using antiseize compound, May it be YOU who must disassemble it next time.

[@Chimera6297]

nah bro you gotta use red loctite so it doesn't come loose bro trust me bro

[@clayp.e30_v86]

This is awesome. That engine package looks glorious boys and that subframe is 👌. This is how I'm doing my v8 swap on the e30. Out the back with axle stands and jacks ECT. Old skool 👌😎

[@mubdeee]

Good to see phil's back😎

[@simocreations]

The day has arrived. I love this channel 👍

[@peskachina]

fantastic video quality, there is jst the right amount of detail without being too boring.

[@kellypaws]

Am I the only person to think Gareth is a New Zealander? Not just the accent, when Alex is being ‘challenging’, he just soaks it up and moves graciously on. That’s pure New Zealander there.

[@faizaanahmed1540]

The Mx-5 is so underrated, I used to own one and it was the best two years of my life

[@whealman142]

Faizaan Ahmed sold it or wrote it off?

[@lume.3887]

can't be that good if he's changing the engine lol

[@rucarnuts13]

Puhleeaassseeee. The MX5/Miata is one of the most loved and hyped cars on the planet. I hear nothing but praises from their owners. Damn near everyone loves them to bits and those that don't are usually those that have never driven one. You see them everywhere and most of the ones you see are still in decent condition. If you want an underrated car, look at the first generation RX-7. The precursor to the Miata. Everyone gives accolades to the FC and FD, but the SA22C/FB33 are almost impossible to find nowadays despite nearly half a million being built.

[@thedandy6765]

its overrated

[@Malte21400]

Faizaan Ahmed Now THATS what i call a roast 😂😂

[@DWraysGarage]

Awesome! That swear session reminded me of a recent tirade my wife had while we installed an exhaust - so very real in projects like this! Juice > squeeze.

[@guuuu666]

When you go for a victory kiss and remember the camera is recording 16:54

[@Zsword92]

Gareth's accent suggests he's Seth Efrican

[@scud69er]

I thought that at first too but I reckon he's from New Zeland

[@Brock_Landers]

Soth Afriggin?

[@brandonhenery1831]

No saffa slang words dropped. Must be a kiwi.

[@Fm123ify]

New Zealander

[@jamesross2373]

@@brandonhenery1831 My wife is a Kiwi and he definitely doesn't sounds kiwi to me, sounds South African.

[@boostaddict_]

Alex, are you saying the next project is going to be a BMW 330 Diesel? Diesels are great. They are capable of producing pretty good power and torque without a lot of money.

[@ilovemanunited6179]

BoostAddict oh yeah they are. I'd want to tune a Golf TDI. You can get so much power and great gas mileage. Those diesel pickups can easily make 1000lb ft of torque.

[@tomaspreece3126]

The t-shirt should say.... Pretty fly... for a car guy!...!!

[@evynmuzyka8700]

It's a song 🤦‍♂️

[@TheAdventureAuto]

I'm hooked on this series. Looking forward to firing up this V6.

[@mukundthorat5672]

I like it when new engines are available and go into old cars. These cars are labour of love..nothing more and nothing less.

[@jdm_tuneerz6517]

03:08 THAT SUPRA THO. Can you review it?

[@BornToDrive98]

Came here looking for the exact same comment.

[@mikev5900]

Looking for the comment with the Supra! I want a closer look!!!

[@lilfattyb]

FsAviation it was in the video of showing miles to its old owner too

[@lollypop9580]

Engine swap with open shoes, my hero!!!!

[@stwhite5135]

Those are safety sandals! He's young and doesn't know pain yet.

[@69bock69]

only recently got in to your channel , what a epic channel. and this v6 mx5 is amazing!! you have a new subscription and a big fan

[@johnrainey4564]

Looking forward to seeing the engine ticking over 🤙🏼

[@danbrydges]

Nah how's Gareth just wearing sandals whilst putting an engine in a car 😅😅 what a guy

[@marcusmendoza9354]

Why didn’t y’all clean the old parts before putting them back in ?

[@KungFuRandur]

haha that was what i thought.

[@XBullitt16X]

Most exciting video on CT.

[@MrSavantas]

Epic video guys! Enjoyed it! Good luck!

[@seanrussell6614]

HE'S driving miles at 6:27

[@kevandthat3574]

Sean Russell Cheers Geoff.

[@RichardStefanits]

Yeah there is some mx5 in the background and there is Miles. :D

[@benjiman46]

And the tracking is shocking!!! 😂😂😂

[@Miester7]

Ben Vernon yes the steering wheel is certainly not straight

[@bigsohc]

And theres that scratch on the door still

[@ubercooper]

That Rocketeer kit costs more than a Miata

[@hotf00t13]

ubercooper wouldn’t be much good if it didn’t.

[@n3on_face659]

Tom Bullick yeah a miata only costs 1000£ so thats true,if it did cost less than a miata i still wouldn't buy it

[@mcspooney]

glad you did this finaly lads, good work. would love one myself

[@jackalbytenpc5946]

Good on ya mate!!!, can't wait to see when its finished :D

[@t5jerry]

why didnt you give the engine bay, gearbox a clean up, you had the perfect opportunity to do so ????

[@VolV8]

Yep, especially with a new plant. Makes spotting leaks/cracks/bends/imperfections easier. They're stupid or lazy with this regard.

[@mazda787car]

I was about to comment the same but looked. I agree you have the best opportunity to even polish it. An oily gearbox on a new engine looks lazy

[@tomduff89]

well we do live in England so you only need to drive around for a bit and all the mud and crap with make the engine bay filthy so i guess they felt it wasn't worth it especially when its far from a show car

[@AJsWorld]

@@tomduff89 Fair point

[@0hjaa3.06]

@@tomduff89 Old comment but cleaning that once in 10 years is nice? Right? Unless they rip the engine and tranny of it many times, they should clean it properly and then not worry about it during the next few years.

[@Kuldeep_Giri]

Miles needs an alignment

[@SzwarcuKX5]

and interior cleaning (door card).

[@TearothDK]

FUCK. Beat me to it.

[@bagofchips8813]

sitting here viewing all the various parts being pulled out n bolted on n stuff, it a satisfying experience.

[@Vantage3001]

Can't wait to hear it.

[@georgealtezza5235]

Omg look at his sandals😓

[@Herresgti]

George Altezza WHAT ARE THOSSEEEEEE

[@maartenyzer4121]

I d had to throw them away..wife says..

[@florianohl4035]

Wtf he rocking the new supreme drop

[@schnebastian]

Saftey shoes

[@venroxslip6032]

He's South African by the sounds of him, they have no concept of safety 😂

[@nohabloemojislosiento4930]

Okay, so Alex cant wink, can he?

[@retrogameshow]

That is so cool you have MOSS, I love moss I get parts from them all the time!

[@BigIsleJ]

Nice job guys!

[@ivcars003]

Driveway got a V6 faster than Phil

[@owenborg2535]

I looked at the title and thought “Your driveway has an engine?”

[@user-hh3lg4ro4g]

I saw that miles record skoda !! we need more videos and mods about this little beast !!

[@LoogiBalloogi]

Phillip is looking and sounding GREAT!

[@PhatPhinx]

I'm assuming you want bm but a diesel mark, the 5 or 6 pot ones are crazy all you need to do is put on a garret from scania MD bolt on, stock internals do really well I'd love to see a well made series from you guys or McM

[@PazLeBon]

Rather than add a supercharger? Of course the MX3 at the time had the V6 1.85, alluminium engine and the lighest production car with a v6 at the time if I remember. Underrated tool

[@1250GSX]

I had one of those. Sweet motor but didn't feel any quicker than a MX5 vvt

[@andrewallen9993]

I do admire the safety sandals being worn :)

[@malxmartin6866]

Well done doing it on your drive Alex

[@hayyaananwar7856]

6:19 - 6:36 yaaaaaayyyyyyyyyy miles is back

[@ImTheJoker4u]

The only time you drop an engine from the top is with a full frame vehicle w/o a removable sub frame, generally RWD. The majority of cars for decades (And ALL FWD cars) have a sub frame that houses the engine, steering, and suspension that all drop out from under the vehicle in one big lump.

[@jacobstofmeel3619]

John Ulicky I agree, but you don't have much of a choice when you don't have a hoist and in a drive way.

[@ImTheJoker4u]

Jacob Stofmeel - One floor jack, and some 4x4 lumber, and you can raise a car plenty high in your driveway or small garage.

[@ImTheJoker4u]

Jacob Stofmeel - www.bing.com/videos/search?q=saving+the+m3%27s+hurricane&view=detail&mid=5597BC79E925C079988A5597BC79E925C079988A&FORM=VIRE

[@rage9one]

I'd love to see more V6 swaps like this one!

[@arriagaadrian91]

Great work!

[@danielwilson5102]

I would understand not reading the instructions on a shitty bit of IKEA furniture but when you spent £00000's on a high performance engine not reading the instructions seems very foolish. Might just be me though.

[@Avetho]

Nah! Men don't need to read instructions! Who do you think we are? I mean, we don't need to read them until we do, which they did after this which was likely followed by a very long sequence of recurring face-palms.

[@anonymousmafia6973]

He sounds like his from South Africa 🇿🇦 I know cause I can hear a fellow mate

[@theroyalcrownedtiger2946]

Yusuf Parak : This is either British english or Australian english.

[@theroyalcrownedtiger2946]

Yusuf Parak : Also putting the word mate at the end of a comment, its an Australian thing. I know this because I have some Australian friends in Australia and in North America.

[@theroyalcrownedtiger2946]

From my memory, African english is different, and sounds thicker and sometimes louder, compared to Australian, British, or North American English. African english sounds more similar to english in Guyana. ( Carribbean Islands ), compared to other english languages. Even english language has its differences in the sound aspects, even though its the same language.

[@keithkruger5841]

Na Gareth is a south African boy.. Durban if you ask me.. I can like to take it a guess..

[@TheKiefmike]

Sounds South African with a hint of brit creeping in.

[@ej22_gc86]

This is the content I’ve been waiting for.

[@HomeBuiltByJeff]

Been looking forward you getting back to Phill. That Skoda looks like it could use a wheel alignment though ;)

[@44ro.n]

8:14 330d build confirmed???

[@44ro.n]

how did you find that out?

[@vonKartoffel]

did you just answer yourself?

[@reecejordan7065]

What he said ^

[@dolan2389]

Maybe engine swap in the diesel skoda lol

[@44ro.n]

haha no, a guy replied that they where gonna put it in an e30 so i said 'how did you find that out' and he replied that he got it wrong lmao

[@CarFreaksGr]

17:20 where the Turbo is gonna go? THE turbo? I thought they're gonna be two of them... :P

[@DerMaflon]

The intro already brings back great feelings

[@quantumrobingaming6667]

3 years on... Still great watching this series.

[@jdm-cars8044]

Gareth is "quite clever".

[@Sully948]

I think once Phil is finished, he definitely needs a supercharger!

[@penguinactually]

The engine came on its subframe. Shocking that they'd intend you to install it as one piece. Props on persevering and getting that beautiful lump in though.

[@okm09876]

Love the safety sandals

[@MyJarrus]

skoda needs a wheel alignment

[@MyMateBeN86]

Jarrus Killa glad I wasn’t the only one that noticed the wonky arse steering wheel 😂

[@suiton20]

I’m amazed the alignment wasn’t done during the turn up

[@MyMateBeN86]

Jarrus Killa I work on cars everyday and know that anytime you touch anything suspension or steering wise you get the wheel alignment sorted after

[@ashaik6947]

Y'all should totally get a r32 and make it a budget build

[@cloudgummykasi7642]

Brown Gumshoe if it werent that r32s are hella expensive unless you mean the golf r32

[@ashaik6947]

@@cloudgummykasi7642 meant skyline but a golf r32 build would be cool too

[@guidosaur7506]

Brown Gumshoe vw r32s cost a lot now too lmao

[@tpigg4290]

Tell that to Adam LZ

[@kasper5688]

If they got the money to build a non budget r32 then go all out and build a cool r32 instead than a budget build

[@DiabolicalBiscuit]

Looks beautiful 😍

[@hydrolics5449]

Nice Job, keep up the awesome work man on Phil. I would love to see a turbo

[@bigchilli7165]

Putting a V6 in an mx5 in flipflops Priceless!

[@djvasforever]

Miles definitely needs wheel alignment.

[@lorenzosolomon4059]

That looks so nice

[@simonthomas5367]

Loved the bleeps! Gareth is human after all.......!!