Saving A Rare Car! Pulled out for the first time in a decade. Barn Find JDM Legend!

[@BillThePleaser]

The world DOES NOT NEED ANOTHER S14 DRIFT CAR. Please make this fantastic example a gorgeous street car or, heaven forbid, an actual GRIP car.

[@vin_tra]

also true

[@GoogleAsho-qs1vx]

The world doesn't need another 240 build on youtube...

[@DrPAINz0rs]

Preach

[@cheesepizza87]

I’m here for a grip street car

[@318isGood]

It's...GRIPPY

[@GT350RRR]

Keep it street, with all the Vin touches.

[@poplaurentiu4148]

Definitely street : "Mona Lisa" style..

[@GTFan12]

OEM+ early 2000s style build would be sick on this car

[@vin_tra]

thats all i know!

[@Yeptturbo6969]

I second this recommendation…OEM+ 2000s build is the way to go with this car!

[@nathanchildress5596]

Dude, and early 2000s build can be done on a clapped car, this thing is too nice. Just watch Hert’s stuff if you want that style

[@imfadhil7870]

I agree with the OEM+ but the early 2000s style🤔 and also make it with only period correct mods!🙏🏻

[@naufalkusumah2192]

Early 2000s style you mean like Fast and Furious? Ugly wheels, ugly front bumpers, and underglows?

[@SoPhATy]

PLEASE PLEASE keep it clean. Nothing too serious, just a solid, clean and tasteful street build. KZbin does not need another crazy S14 build it would actually be so refreshing to see someone paying respect to the car and making one nice and tidy

[@mycosys]

I'm kinda glad people are going away from ruining cars by just over-powering the chassis and suspension. That thing really just wants cleaning up, like you said some new wheels and a valved exhaust, good tune.

[@Metalwolf765]

Everyone has been focused on performance alone, but what if you did an OEM ++ build here? 350 whp, a real nice interior, a softer suspension setup for comfort, a small wing out back for style, and a mild stereo with super clean wiring? Call it Cruise Control. Hit the canyons and have a good time, but also have it be a nice place to sit if you’re in traffic.

[@vin_tra]

350whp at 2700lbs is a ripper

[@stephen300o6]

Return it to stock and paint it beige. Get a beaded seat cover and a silver tissue box for the parcel shelf.

[@nathanchildress5596]

Stock wheels too, maybe put an automatic in

[@3campbep]

You lost me with the third pedal delete bro lol.​@@nathanchildress5596

[@fixedoncars]

I’m so happy to hear the term “Disco Potato” again… classic!

[@dekabwerks]

Remember the superstreet article they did

[@blltmln]

He did misidentify it though, the disco potato is not the 2871R its the 2860RS - he can get close to 400hp out of the 2871R with right supporting mods on a stock ECU.

[@driftclique3801]

talk about a blast from the past. I helped with the sr swap on this car in 2008. its always rad to see something like that still kicking almost 20 years later.

[@StanleyKubick1]

SR strong 💪🏽

[@gtrmatty]

Thank you Vin for bringing back "do you wanna go?". It has been FAR TOO LONG! All I need now is to hear it from Ron

[@Flashhphoto]

At this point I get far more hyped for Vins video drops than hoonigans 💯😤

[@BillThePleaser]

Same. That’s because the Hoonigan we all know and loved for years is truly gone.

[@vin_tra]

@@BillThePleaser unless you like drag racing...

[@hooniganruiz5613]

Youre still subscribed to hoonigan?!

[@TheDennisZb]

​@hooniganruiz5613 they still make videos? 🤭

[@RyanFannon-fy1yf]

I remember the first S14 build. It was clean AF.

[@vin_tra]

im so bummed that car went to shit I would love to have it back.

[@RyanFannon-fy1yf]

@@vin_tra no doubt. You sunk a lot of time in that car. It was a solid build. Good luck with the new one. I’d suggest an OEM + +.

[@MickeyD100]

@@vin_trawait what happened to it?!

[@OrcPeon2]

@@MickeyD100 he sold it and the new owners didnt take good enough care of it

[@j.d.8593]

@@OrcPeon2 He didn't sell it, well, yeah, technically he did, but to Hoonigan to do a giveaway with it, the person who won it didn't take good care of it.

[@mattspangler170]

It’s always a good day when Vin uploads

[@z_855turboR]

Vin who is a car guy who drove all kind of monsters, that giggles at slight boost on a stock neglected old car is what it's all about:) Btw 2860 is the one referred to 'disco potato' ;) The s14 kouki is timeless, aggressive, yet elegant

[@blltmln]

Good call, the 2871R can provide a lot more power expecially with the HKS adjustable wastegate.

[@G_Ozare]

Damn. If someone told me there was An S14 Kouki, clean dash, SR swapped, unfcuked (not a drift. car) sitting for 10 years in socal in 2024 I would never believe it. Thats a gem find.

[@stanceworks]

Congrats, my friend. Excited to see where you take this one. I still have a serious soft spot for S13 coupes... maybe I'll explore that some day. We can be BIG Ferrari guys and BIG S-chassis guys.

[@brainiac9579]

Wow! What a throwback: disco potatoe. If memory serves me, I read that in Sport Compact Car magazine. It was the nickname of the Sentra, funky paint job, that served as a development mule for that turbo.

[@arly672]

I was just going to comment the same about sport compact car! Can't believe Vin hit us with disco potato!

[@ej0513]

Man, miss Sport Compact Car. Wasn’t it Dave Coleman who coined it?

[@brainiac9579]

@@ej0513 I know he was the one that wrote the article where I read it. Not sure he actually coined it.

[@DeweyWRX]

This is why. Happy someone posted it.

[@wrxwalsh]

It was an entrant into the inaugural “ultimate street car challenge”, which was won by a yellow Ferrari 360. The disco potato was from the metallic brown paint job on the Sentra that was the test bed for the turbo. Not sure if it was Dave Coleman or Mike Kojima (who raced an SE-R nicknamed “dog car”)

[@TheDailyDriver]

loved the "do you wanna go?!" - I'd restore the body and keep it JDM.

[@PeteFreyPeteFro]

Disco Potatoe is the GT2860RS not the 2871R. 2871R came out later.

[@cincy.a.l.w3219]

Now I have N.E.R.D Lap dance stuck in my head. So hard to find these anymore without being destroyed. Great find, good choice.

[@mitchellhagner6342]

As a sport compact car magazine reader in high school, I’m beyond stoked you brought up the disco potato. Do a collab with Dave Coleman on the build and include excel spreadsheets

[@chrisvernier1443]

Mad props for the mark 4 Supra in the thumbnail. I am glad it ain't one of those, and you just invented good clickbait! Mad props bro!!!

[@MotiveVideo]

Call is. We know what to do.

[@goldcd5]

I was so happy to hear “disco potato.” I feel like it’s an outdated term. Brings back nostalgia

[@andrewchuckstar5238]

Nicknamed the 'Disco Potato' after the car that first used it-a B15 Nissan Sentra with a wild paint job-this turbo has become a staple in the tuner world and for good reason.

[@sebastianbunea5174]

Let's goooo, Vinnie back in another S14! Brings me joy, especially with an SR20DET under the hood! Can't wait how it progresses from here!

[@Michael666CA]

Back in the day, I don't even know how many S13's and S14's we bought at the wholesale auctions for our buy-here pay-here car lot, not realizing how cool of cars they were.

[@RustyShackleford97]

I feel like OEM+ would be just fine. If these cars are so rare I'd do a bigger wheel with low profile tire do a serious deep clean and inspection along with a heavy duty wash/buff on that paint.

[@marquisethomas5611]

Im down to see a "flip until i get my dream car" series

[@mattorrz759]

Same 🤙

[@skyhigh90210]

I woulda guessed that car was in a time capsule, from the wheels alone. It's definitely been over a decade since I last saw a set of Gram Lights with machined lips. An early 2000s street build would be perfect for that car

[@Suicaedere666]

This thing is gorgeous, no drift car. Just a beauty of a sleeper

[@aj_nichols]

I really respect the consistency of uploads! Nice work!

[@moereefer]

I had the same care miss it sooo much. Wow you got lucky I had to swap mine. It needs wing. You must got 5 lug or be like LZ trust me. Win lol disco turbo. Because of the sound

[@veronicaferraro9556]

a guy from Sport Cmpact Car magazine built a B15 Nissan Sentra SE-R with color shifting paint , and had Garrett size a turbo just for the sr20de. they called that car the Disco ( cause of paint) Potato ( cause of the shape of the sentra). the turbo was a gt2860rs

[@ReignitedAuto]

Finally, someone gets the history correct 👌

[@kylew7930]

Restoration, mild upgrades, reliable super cool driver.

[@hamsterbrigade]

Took me three years to convert USDM 240sx hatch into a 180sx Type X. I still have a soft spot for the s13s and s14s. Don't forget those rocker arm stoppers on that SR20det.

[@akadanielmaia]

Hope you make it fast and furious spec. I meant the silver bluish one btw.

[@aidenhol5860]

S2K Flyby at 1:10 😂

[@shanefoster6018]

I'm late to the show but I'm here VIN for the win let's goooooo so exciting to see your new journey the editing and music is fire like you've done it before

[@SilverC8andDroppedC10]

Respect it with a perfect set of wheels, suspension and exhaust. Noting more.

[@Bosmob]

Please keep it 4H! So many good wheel options. No need to put 17’s or 18’s. 15’s or even smaller!

[@kaseypoden4226]

Definitely needs a good cleaning and some updates like seats, steewheel, 5 lug and wheels then trade up

[@nickay2549]

Keep it mint! PUt your touch on it, take us through that journey and then flick it and go again

[@Petrospect]

Ooooh S14?? I thought it was a Prelude from the thumbnail and then an Integra once it was loaded up. Kouki>>>Zenki I miss your old 1J too 😭 Edit: honestly condition wise this is as close to original and unrestored as you’re gonna get with these. Clean it up and get an R32!

[@geoffwatches]

It's 100% a red mk4 supra in the current thumbnail!

[@Petrospect]

@@geoffwatches I gotta respect the hustle 🤣

[@hereforthecomments1818]

Oem+ on good tyres, good suspension and clean af like the last one - maybe a nice low power canyon car in a nutshell. I'm honestly over the s chassis drift car thing already

[@ZacharyParks-h2o]

2 envelopes is a scumbag move😂

[@nathanchildress5596]

Nah that's a good strategy. There's no love in war, or in car negotiations.

[@johnparker6146]

Vin mentioning wheel options like he isn’t going to put a set of gold BBS RS Gt’s on it 😂😂😂

[@Jollytsunami]

I won’t let that happen

[@kitvexed8229]

make the F&F s14.. nobody done that one yet

[@38tech]

A FUCKING DISCO POTATO!!!!!! yes!!! Absolutely a forum thing. My man taking a trip down memory lane.

[@Reniu87]

@13:05 Vin: what do i do with this thing?! me: WAAAAAASH IIIIIIIT!

[@kc550]

Hahah Vin casually changes the thumbnail to show a blurred Mk4 Supra 😆

[@masaharumorimoto4761]

Super happy your channel is doing well, keep at it, we love ya!

[@camwhoisit]

Ngl, I watch Vin 2 times every thurs when he drops new content. Well worth the watch each time.

[@WackZest]

Vin and jolly cruising around. Thank you for bringing back the content we all want to see

[@5chum1]

Another clean vote from me. UK 200SX resident here, over from BigTime after your F360 vid, really looking forward to what you have in store for this S14a.

[@SpiderMax95]

that car is sick. i love how simple it is. stock everything, no wing. i would even keep the wheels as is, maybe go even smaller, japanese 90's style.

[@kev.vq35]

Jolly making all the right noises during the first ride 😂

[@oELxTOROo]

it would be cool to see you build a full "vin spec" car, flip and snowball the profit into the next build and keep that goin! seeing how you would personally build each car going forward would be pretty cool!

[@brapgarage]

Let's go. Want to see the full restore and trade up process to a dream car. Appreciate the vids, Vin!

[@AronBuilds]

Hell yeah S14! Let's GOOOOOOOOOO! 🤘 My personal opinion is it's getting to the time where S Chassis would benefit from having street/show builds. We've lost too many to drifting and rust! Keep her clean! Just my two cents (as I slowly build one myself)

[@tattboy1966]

Used to hang out at Forrest shop in Las Vegas back in the day. He did a custom install on a buddies DR30. Would be great to see this car NOT hacked into yet another "street drift car". I think the lines and style of these are amazing. Make a super clean, streetable JDM classic and keep your possible sale/trade up market better. Great Find For Sure, as you said, finding these in this condition is getting harder and harder.

[@sunchokesoup]

Tenacious Thursdays back again with the heat! Vintra season 2 is here. An amazing s14 in the works! Keep it true to the era and select some choice modern mods! Totally dig the content stayin fresh!

[@JasonSmith-tk5eb]

Let me tell you the story about the "Disco Potato". Back in the days of the Sport Compact Car Magazine, there was an editor named Dave Coleman (cool guy, done lots of cool things). He did a story on a B15 Sentra that was owned by a Garret Engineer. The car had an SR20DET and a turbo designed by said engineer. The turbo was so good, Garret put it into production. It was designed to be the best turbo for the SR20DET. The car was painted a root beer brown pearl metallic and Steve called the car the disco potato. The turbo from that car became the GT2860RS.

[@Glypso]

Ugh bro you’re living my dream right now 🥲 happy for you man. Sold mine cuz I had a kid but now I’m dead inside wishing I could pick him up from school one day is a s14

[@alphavlogs3006]

Loving the content! The effort that goes into the videos doesn’t go unnoticed.

[@SocialAnomaly88]

Just seeing how happy these dudes are about this car is completely enriching my life right now 😂 I love this KZbin channel 🙏

[@sheldonwallace8708]

A simple, clean and tasteful build would be fun. Watching you trade up and explaining your journey in that process would be enjoyable to watch. In the meantime enjoy your new purchase 😎

[@JohnnyJugulur]

Thursdays are beginning to be my favorite day of the week. Thank you Vin!

[@syygnis]

10:17 So Refreshing to hear this. So So overlooked when people build cars, overpowering them, weight over the front wheels etc.

[@ryanryan3473]

Love how you lay out your cash, you’re the man.

[@StoicaVladIoan]

Still in love with the last S14 you had. That thing was S-Chassis perfection.

[@AronBuilds]

Hell yeah S14! Let's GOOOOOOOOOO! 🤘 My personal opinion is it's getting to the time where S Chassis would benefit from having street/show builds. Drifting and rust have killed too many! Keep her clean! Just my two cents (as I slowly build one myself)

[@PaulApostolovski]

Wheels, exhaust, front mount cooler, bigger turbo and just bits and pieces that are missing parts off the car and a nice detail 👍

[@brianclausen9047]

Bro I can't believe that you came up with such a clean version of that car. You know, those cars are from my childhood and you know they're getting harder to find and get shape as well as the Gen. 2 RX-7

[@vin_tra]

Yea I couldn’t pass it up. It needed to be saved

[@rekt_86]

disco potato is the GT28RS. i had one on my 97 240 back in 2005 so this is really hitting me in the nostalgia feels. love this project!

[@ExCordeEnt]

Keep it street! I agree with many of the others. The world still needs some clean examples of these. Also... very sneaky with that thumbnail Vin... very sneaky 😜

[@00DUCK]

The possibilities are endless with this one. I think at the very least a good cleaning and tune up etc is in order. No matter what this is a pretty cool find!

[@cjair6639]

Man I just sold my 95 240sx. This makes me want to buy that shit back now 😂😅

[@brotherswan]

That 2 envelope segment was real lmao

[@ManriqueSolera80]

Insane project man. Love SR20's

[@romselbasquo64_ultra63]

My new favorite channel Love the format Great job 👏👏 Love from 🇫🇷

[@MattcollNTR]

I vote a clean, nice drivable daily, good wheels, stance and with good power. OEM+ vibes

[@nismox6460]

U did such a great job on the last one can't wait to see this one

[@matthewladd3427]

Love my Thursday morning drives to work watch Vin. Fix it up and keep it clean and fun. Too nice to turn into a drift car lol

[@TheoMuchSpeed]

2871r owner here and I concur. Even tho I have it on a Ka instead of sr. Probably the most balanced kat I’ve ever driven.

[@TerrenceAlford]

Definitely saw this on Craigslist few weeks ago. Stoked on seeing progress on this!!

[@BajaMatt06]

@9:23 the memories came back.good times, thats when you know you made the right decision...at the time.

[@mrsquirrel8079]

Ok... the s15 drive line is what won me over with this purchase, well the fact that it is a true hard top, 1998, with a s15 drive line won me over. And "Disco Potatoe"... takes me back to sport compact car days. A jdm spoiler/front bumper, 300zx brakes/lug conversion, bolt-ons ie exhaust intake front mount. That's it.

[@akmalazlan5729]

Keep it street vin, clean the car, put a nice wheels, big brakes, upgrade the turbo, exhaust, do the interior and paint the car, after that sell the car, make sure you get some profit to buy next project car, and repeat, cant wait for the next video 🔥🔥🔥, thanks for the video vin. 🤜🏻🤛🏻

[@Omario222]

Vin is the freaking man! Love his build style!

[@GeorgeMcNally]

If it was mine and I had a decently sized budget...... --Complete detail -Lower it. Slightly. -5 lug hubs, brakes and some understated wheels and tires that fill out the wheelwells. -Engine work? I don't know.......looks pretty tight to me. If it was me, this would be the last place I would spend any budgeted money. Maybe an exhaust. -Interior.......spend some money here, make this *perfect*. -Since the car is black....perfect candidate for a wrap. You could do pretty much anything :-)

[@vin_tra]

This is the plan

[@trippspeed]

Just clean it up, nice coilovers, wheels, tune, fuel pump upgrade if needed, Tomei exhaust. Freshen up the valvetrain and swap head studs with ARP, if not already done. Maybe some cams? Diff swap, and I would tune it to around 325-350hp and just enjoy it. Simple and if you get the itch to drift it once in a while you can. This is a bucket list car for me on my short list.

[@whokinson5314]

Love the new project vin. Really enjoying your channel. Your format is working for me. Dig it. Please make this thing a sweet street car not a drift. That's played out.

[@stevenkirkey9796]

One ran around my hometown back in the day , dark green Incredible car

[@rogerhensley]

OEM+ all day. Cant go wrong. Excited to see what you do with it brother!

[@patrickloughlin2953]

You make me look forward even more to my build I'm wanting to do. Great channel.

[@cbrnrdo]

Need to do a BigTime vs Vin_tra S14 episode when they're both done. Super collab with a Build Breakdown of each car, then a Hi-Lo $$$ comparison, and finally a This vs That Drag Race.

[@zupramc1991]

Super clean don't drift spec it brotha! Some nice wheels, fat brakes, maybe a tiny duck bill rear spoiler, fortune autos, r33 gtr seats, tiny front lip addition, detail / paint correction and call it a day 🤘🏼

[@johnbirch5226]

Seems a good purchase vin, good luck with the build 🧡

[@blueprintjdm]

Hell yeah, congrats! Slick top kouki in black is never played out. Best drivers car. I keep trying to change chassis, then keep coming back to another 14. Throw those fake ganadors in the trash. Black is easy to paint. Keep it, everyone should have a 14 in their permanent fleet.