Project 240 - Le Drift Car II | Ep. 9 - 592 Stitch Welds (ﾉ◕ヮ◕)ﾉ

[@WaxOnWaxOffLoL]

I think the real mvp of this episode are them sandals ! #LONGLIVETHESANDALS

[@TheJdelos]

Seriously! I bet he drifts in them!

[@Thedealershipguy]

+Sercan C. Mandals.

[@ken14850]

I remember when you first got this car and you were more worried about what tail lights you were going to use lol glad you got your priorities in line now ... it's going to be a clean ass beast when your all done nice job man

[@Crackdown77]

I'm watching every single vid of the build process, but this is the one that most impressed me so far. I'd shake your hand, because you're putting so much sweat and patience doing it so seriously and in a pro way. You're building a highlander drift car! Greetings from Italy!

[@OffBeatGarage]

Thank you my man :)

[@mackenziedekker4257]

Crackdown77 couldn't agree more man 👌

[@FknClarence]

this channel is how to build a proper race car, your work is so legit thats why this is the best car channel on youtube.

[@OffBeatGarage]

+Henry Thompson Thank you kind sir :)

[@lachthom8092]

These people don't understand how much work it takes to do this.. good on you dude. I'm super excited for the finished product.

[@chrisgreen1094]

A proper seam/stitch weld should be an inch long weld every 2 inches. Those little tack welds will only give a fraction of the stiffness that an inch weld would. All you need to do is join 2 tacks together then miss one and then join the next two and so on. Coming along nicely though 👍

[@OffBeatGarage]

+Chris Green A "proper" stitch weld is biased on whoever is telling you the information. There's a lot more that went into the decision of doing tacks vs beads and that was discussed in a prior video. Thanks,

[@OpaApoPl]

When I hear the music which starts at 13:00, I automatically associate it with you welding :) It fits so nice.

[@gregrichardson5306]

Hi Just found your stitch welding video ... wow what an effort ... am part way through stitch welding my Ford Puma race car and I totally agree with your comments ... seal sealant yuck ... I may consider have the body shell dipped next time to remove all the crap ... hope your still going strong , encouraging to see the younger generation doing this quality of work ... all best ... Greg in the UK

[@floaters292]

nothing better!! waking up, going to work and see that there is a new le drift video!

[@whiterice42]

592 welds, 1184 video edits. Nice job

[@ipoopedtoday4260]

+ein lappen Math...

[@ipoopedtoday4260]

***** 592 X 2 = 1184 , but i guess there are more edits

[@tompickrell9125]

Hey man just a tip, cut the spare wheel tub out and weld a piece of rhs between the chassis rails then tie your cage into the rhs diagonally from the strut towers, Run your cage through the fire wall into the engine bay and tie it into the front strut towers, also there's a cut out in the chassis rail underneath we the car that a lot of people add back in. Also throwing some cross braces between the rails where ever you have room will be ideal. Should seam weld under neath also, as the chassis is only spot welded to the sheet metal and will twist. Very fun part of a build is designing your own ways to stiffen your car.

[@dominicdelvalle3155]

You and the Slap Train are the only channels that i can watch full vids. you make them very interesting. keep up the good work

[@OffBeatGarage]

+Dominic Del Valle Thanks!

[@One_Bar]

That purple is legit. No kidding. That with a satin clear would look killer.

[@bobbylightyear8092]

I follow your snapchat so I see a minimal amount of how much work you put in to your car and youtube, but from what I see, you my friend are a legend!

[@andyzter]

honestly the best quality series I've ever seen

[@cindydiliberto1004]

i just watched this whole series up till current its coming along nicely. you're very knowledgable and it shoes

[@OffBeatGarage]

+Cindy Loyet Thank you :)

[@osegueda729]

Man, I can't wait to get back to the US and start a build.. Watching your channel gives me soooooo many ideas! Sucks being stationed in Germany!

[@mkISaG]

This is real project car its taken him a years to get to this stage iv been watching from the beginning its came along way and it's also anther car

[@sbilly0001]

A stitch weld would technically be an inch long or so. You are doing tack welds or spot welds. When reinforcing a chassis inch long welds are what is generally performed. And, since you went through all that effort, you could have seam welded the whole deal, doing little sections at a time, which is even stronger than stitching. But, at least you are doing something! So kudos for actually trying stuff out. And. mad props on actually using safety gear!! Keep it up!

[@patrickwheeler4827]

I've been here since about 2k and I wanna say this channel has got so much better and the quality and content is awesome. Keep doing what you do and I can't wait for you to hoon this thing :D

[@kyleclayton5530]

It really satisfies my own OCD watching you perfectly mark all the 1 inch increments and take so much time to make everything you do on the car perfect. Cause hell if you're gonna invest a bunch of time and money into a project like this why not make it the best you possibly can right? I Offbeat Approve the shizz out of your content my man.

[@eletor]

Good to see a vid, been waiting a while!

[@yaintracingshit512]

eletor is lyf

[@OffBeatGarage]

+eletor :3

[@iBLOODBATHproduction]

wow looks so much easier on a hatch. Just did this job on my coupe a few months back and it makes me so mad how easy this video makes it look. Hands down the worst part is scraping all that seam sealer.. Luckily i have a girl that actually enjoys it and scraped about 40% of it off the whole car. Looks great man!

[@PonesBoys]

my mom is the sales manager of Rust-Oleum. Its cool to see car guys like myself using the paint.

[@TheBossKelso]

Your car is getting some serious love.

[@suzuki0886]

Love all the videos and how you break down the hole build for everybody man, not many people would dedicate that much time to the build or the sport. Thanks for the effort to show people how to do this stuff, I'm a fabricator so i have lot of respect for the time and patients it takes to do this stuff, i would love to do this with my build I'm starting but i don't have the camera or skills for the editing and what not lol I'm buying a hat though!! keep up the good work and videos!

[@blackviper9392]

Can't wait to see your reaction driving it for the first time after all those welds....because racecar/driftcar

[@EuroGarageOfficial]

I feel you man, regular uploads are intensely time consuming with schedules like ours. (ME as well) What year are you? Long story short keep doing what you're doing, you really inspired me to take on my own youtube build. *PROPS* You the man.

[@OffBeatGarage]

+EuroGarage Yep sure is. 3rd year right now. Thanks man, hope everything goes well :)

[@EuroGarageOfficial]

+OffBeat Garage same. I have like 2-3 semesters left.

[@alexargesanu7213]

One of the greatest car related content right here. I learned so much from here.

[@ScottiesVlog]

Been watching you for way over a year now and been waiting for you to make stickers! Just bought some now! Love the videos keep it up.

[@OffBeatGarage]

+ScottiesVlog Yaasss

[@battlefieldjay]

This car is goals if it was an ls swap, still keen to see it on the track, keep it up!

[@bobbyraw7215]

That interior is sexy! It really shows the time and quality going into this build

[@matiasfonseca2828]

Its incredible how clean you are doing this build. Keep up with the good work! Greetings from Argentina.

[@OffBeatGarage]

+Matias Fonseca Thank you!

[@boostedjg]

the music sync with the welding...I CANT...I JUST CANT so good

[@joeenright8031]

i fxcking love your car man i cant wait to see it done and hear the turbo KA. gonna be so cool to see you ripping it at the track

[@iNs3CuRePL]

Good progress man! I find this funny that when you were making your tube frame videos I was in the middle of making my tube frame after crashing my FC quite badly. And now you're halfway through making a cage and I'm just waiting for my tubing to arrive next week so I can make a start. ! haha

[@sash4864]

Your videos are looking really great, love seeing your improvement. Keep it up, can't wait to see this thing painted.

[@njyuphoto1300]

been a subscriber for about a year now!! Love the channel man, have a WRX right now but I want to learn to drift! Your videos definitely got me interested way more into drifting. Love the future type beats too lmao dope

[@OffBeatGarage]

+ChipinoBoy Haha thanks :)

[@aymanbarakat186]

Your channel has grown so much man! Car is lookin great keep it up I'm loving this build

[@rodrigotu7260]

thats a lot of work men, i can see how much love you put on the car :D, i´ve following you since i have my 240sx 6 months ago, the funniest thing is that im from Madrid (Spain) LOL

[@7eduardoep]

that was awesome dude I can't wait to see what's next

[@JFTM_]

Just started watching tonight... Making me want to get into this. Sad I don't have a car to do it on, or not a suitable one I should say.

[@Youngsoldier93]

can't wait to see this beast get finished!

[@TriniRogue]

Tomie Powered KA24det would be sooo sweet in that engine bay when its all done.

[@Iticasseful]

@offbeat garge You should get a vacuum for all that smoke, doesnt cost much to convert a normal vacuum diy

[@aaronpeople101]

Very cool man, I'm currently building a drift s13 and these videos are very helpful to get my thoughts together.

[@mkgteeeee]

Thanks for uploading :D! Awesome video as always :D ! Keep them going whenever possible and i cant flipping wait to see you competing with Le drift car II ! :D!

[@IWreck92]

forgive me for asking, but what exactly is the point?

[@OffBeatGarage]

+Chris Cartwright Stiffens the chassis

[@prettymothefuckerr2714]

+OffBeat Garage Is it really worth it doe... seems like A LOT of work just for that

[@OffBeatGarage]

Depends on what level of a driver you are. If you're a high level driver it will be really noticeable. Also on cars that come convertible such as a Miata it makes a huge and very noticeable difference in stiffness. But really for me, if I'm stripping the entire car, building a cage in it, and then taking the time to repaint the entire interior it would bother me so much knowing I didn't take the time to stitch weld.

[@rb26dett400r]

+OffBeat Garage plus it looks pimp!!! and its quality and shows workmanship.

[@Trayne]

I dont know what it is, i dont know much about cars. Im waiting for the weather to get nice to start working on a truck i have sitting in my driveway. But i could sit here all day and watch u work on your car.

[@luuk5656]

6:07 best drop ever

[@funkymonkey36840]

Set up a fan facing in the other direction to move the smoke elsewhere, and if you are close enough to the metal for a good bead you shouldn't have to worry about the gas spreading

[@albertoc2046]

Very helpful videos bro I don't have a 240 currently building a 1991 EF with a k20 for the track

[@lamella64]

often overlooked but the editing is realy good :D

[@jamesnaylor9136]

brooo you got alot of subs you should try upload a little more!

[@marioortiz3231]

agreed

[@Bnzc6]

I really tries to upload as much as he can but editing and working on the car is very time consuming

[@jamesnaylor9136]

+Krook yeah i dont mean it in a bad way i just mean i love what he uploads and i need to see more haha

[@333krook]

I agree. But I know how difficult it already is to push out the amount of content he is

[@raphaelnatividad5347]

follow his snapchat for updates

[@thesovietguttercat3302]

"but I was like young thug do it en-e-way" You funny as fuck man! Keep up the good work! As someone with a wife and kids whom is "not allowed" to get a sports car, i'm living through you. Thanks bro

[@syedadeel4943]

bro love your work . learn from u so many things . want to know how hard is your welding job.

[@omarmahmoud9073]

good work! now could you make a video or tutorial on where you get your funds for the project?

[@OffBeatGarage]

+Omar Mahmoud Lol it would be a terrible tutorial. "Okay guys, here's a credit card, have fun broski's" hah

[@abadibi]

i prayed to the almighty god, and then. this came, made my day so much better.

[@coozy100]

added benefit of possibly getting rid of any and all surface rust in the area with that wire cup. lol

[@imVexedBruh]

digging that royalty free music

[@dominikbjelac2980]

awesome !! looks great!! can't wait for roll chage video too come out :)

[@alanluna3425]

great job. can't wait for the next episode!

[@Limeayy]

Yea i was about to suggest getting a respirator but how would you go about the eye protection lol.

[@ookiichinko]

After all that work, did you feel the difference ? did you regret not doing some parts or did you do too many ? Thanks

[@randl3sx125]

Awesome man can't wait for the next

[@Tivoliterror]

im at 5:57 now but i got a question, why stitch weld the floor ? because it looks cool or ? i might get your answer later in the vid, Thanks for making so long vids ! really cool vids :) But since you are most likely gonna run a cage those stitch welds doesnt matter in a crash that much or is it a common fault in the S13 chassi that they are bad? i welded a floor on a S13, never again :P

[@Tivoliterror]

OH! and keep up the good work man! its so much fun to watch even though i dont own a S13! :D its reaaaally inspiring and makes me want to weld my car sooooooo much! and people are talking so much good about you all over not just on youtube! :D btw you should try Rfactor, i sent you a Snap :P jdahl92

[@OffBeatGarage]

+Tivoliterror The answer is at the end of the video haha. The front floor seam ties the main cabin to the front end of the car so that's a crucial point to increase stiffness and reinforce the chassis. Same goes with the back seam except it connects the back of the car to the main cabin. I'll be running a cage yea haha but stitch welding isn't for safety in a crash. It reinforces the individual pieces of the car to make it a stiffer more responsive chassis. The roll cage only welds in to 8 points so you can see why having a widespread reinforcement would give increased stiffness over the cage.

[@Tivoliterror]

Love it ! really really inspiring!

[@Tivoliterror]

+OffBeat Garage one more thing, the welding gas is not good for you, use a fan next time ;)

[@OffBeatGarage]

Tivoliterror Lol thanks!

[@jhuveranne1752]

would cherry rivets work? and would it be more effecient? cost effective? etc...

[@TopherHatch]

Are you gunna add seam sealer back to the seams? or just leave it?

[@P.czubak]

keep them videos coming man !! love the work so far !!!

[@Jake-ne8fp]

you should paint the interior with lizard skin, it makes for great sound deadening.

[@Totelrecall]

Do you have any plans to add something like adjustable top mounts for more camber or is something like that, or is it not nessecary for drifting? Think Eibach do a decent set. On another note perhaps adding stiffer bushing would be a good idea as it would stiffen up (heey ohh) how everything feels i.e some of the powerflex black series stuff. I have some friends that have said it made a big difference for them... also its a pretty cheap upgrade and if the car has a questionable history the factory ones are probably quite sloppy for racing feel. Think my pal got an entire suspension kit for about £100 although he did say that the engine ones he got on top of those helped his tourqe steer quite alot. not an issue for you i guess being RWD. Good vid

[@OffBeatGarage]

+Totel Recall Car already has coilovers on it with adjustable top hats. Thanks,

[@royalbuilds5626]

Will water get in with all the seam sealer removed?

[@rollaguy9533]

Nice video! I need to stitch weld my ke70 corolla too. Already have rollcage done. Btw. nice slippers! Cheers from finland.

[@Yar6500]

I am very interested in how you plan to weld that rollcage near the roof. I saw when people do this they cut floor panel so they can drop whole tack welded cage and weld it properly. Are you planning to do something similar? And how your rollcage will connect to windshield frame?

[@OffBeatGarage]

+Ярослав Немирович My base plates are boxes rather than flat pieces of metal welded to the ground. So before I weld the base plate to the floor I can move it out from underneath the roll cage and that will give me about 4 inches above the cage to weld. Roll cage will connect to the windshield frame via dimple die gussets. Thanks,

[@Unknownn.adrian]

Any non gas welder you would recommend to tackle this job?

[@frassettofilms8545]

Good job breaking up the welds and not warping the living hell out of it

[@7MPower]

Yes! Another episode! You sir, made my night :)

[@AlexDotchev]

aahahah the end bit after the outro was hilarious

[@killroy2993]

It could be tested by having up the car and measuring flex before and after. Or supporting on 3 Jack stands and measuring deflection

[@matthewknutson6796]

stoked for the next video

[@87abraham]

when is your next track event? maybe I can get a ride along? 😃 your work looks great, keep at it! ✌

[@OffBeatGarage]

+Abe Cruz Lol it'll have to be a few months from now

[@87abraham]

+OffBeat Garage 👍

[@Ningagato]

cant wait for the roll cage

[@83nukeem]

should I wait till I find a good s13 or just get an s14 for my first drift car?

[@Pikachuiscute-x1n]

Editing on point :)

[@suravian666]

I'm just curious of what took longer the welding, or the editing?

[@josenavarro4047]

just saw your story on Snapchat and came straight here

[@OffBeatGarage]

+Jose Navarro

[@Life_OD]

want to tandem sometime in 2016?

[@WaxOnWaxOffLoL]

Hello

[@lifewithmycars2521]

Ohh

[@WaxOnWaxOffLoL]

+Lifewithmycars you should make more videos

[@freshgarage6969]

haggard and offbeat should do a collaboration!!

[@Kevvedajsel]

+ROLLINTWINTURBO lol rekt

[@llAMECll]

Two part question, 1. Where do you get your spare tires for drifting and 2. Do you daily the 240? if not i know you drive it to the tracks you drift at, so how does the welded Diff handle? Im wondering because im looking to build a Daily/Drift e36 and would probably weld the diff, can i daily drive with a welded diff?

[@OffBeatGarage]

+Muffin Tops 1. Get tires from onlinetires.com which is the cheapest place to get tires from where I live. 2. I don't necessarily daily it, I just drive it whenever I feel like it. Welded diff handles fine, I've done hard canyon driving with a welded and had no issues with losing grip. Nikita also keeps up with F80 M3 in the canyon while driving with his basic SR setup, welded diff and 235 tires. It's really only going to kick out if you want it to. Other than that, in the rain, just drive normal and you'll be fine, if you take a turn really fast then the back end will kick out. That's as far as grip goes. Besides that, tires will get worn down super fast. Like 5k miles for a set of rear tires. Although that really shouldn't be a problem if you're drifting cause you go through tires way faster on the track anyways. TLDR: it works fine for daily, plenty of grip, will just eat tires. Hope that helps,

[@asarand]

So, the seams are NOT spot welded from the factory?

[@dav240sx]

Quick body tip don't use silicone on metal it rust metal fairly quickly use urethane (same thing you would use for Windows )and it won't rust the metal

[@TcMoDromxX]

what are your plans for engine plant?

[@dlobom]

This video had me in stitches

[@FiveZeroTwoPride]

love the music u lapse to, great vid man

[@902isfake]

now the fun part after you drive it for awhile you get to see which welds broke

[@mgoosen01]

Quick question, do you have to wait between stitches so that the metal doesn't warp from the heat?

[@OffBeatGarage]

+Mark Goosen Depends on how close you do them. If you notice in the video I skip around every 3 inches or so going back and forth to different areas so that way I can weld one section while I wait for the other section to cool. That way you can keep on welding and don't run the risk of warping.

[@mgoosen01]

+OffBeat Garage Ah I see, that's pretty smart! Keep up the good work!

[@OffBeatGarage]

Mark Goosen Thanks!

[@NightronGaming]

Are you going to be painting the inside and engine bay???

[@OffBeatGarage]

+6FootMark Of course

[@codlock1]

what color you gonna go with plz let us know

[@attpureownpk]

you really need to use your respirator or a smaller one when welding that crap. don't die on us! looking forward to more awesome videos!

[@floaters292]

thanks for putting music on the 10x fastass parts.

[@TheKingjoker77]

Offbeat, how'd u learn to weld, I've seen people weld and tried but still don't kno what metal or amount of volts to even apply to my car, I want to learn so I can do it myself but it's hard trying to find the right information, would you have any tips? Where to start