Surprising our SUBSCRIBER with his DREAM CAR BUILD! (Full Transformation) : 2003 Acura RSX Type - S!

Congratulations to Thomas Hubbell for winning throtl's #throtlDreamBuild4 project car transformation! Thomas's RSX was pretty rough around the edges when we received it. With a little help from our partners/friends & hard work -- We were able to completely transform it and it turned out awesome! throtl's #throtlDreamBuild5 is officially LIVE right now and we're waiting for submissions. So if you're interested, join throtlVIP (our car club) and submit your car today! throtl.com/pro...
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[@robertahubbell9038]

This is Thomas mom. The car is beautiful and I had a great time meeting the guys and talking to them. They did a really great job.

[@AndresGT23]

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[@josephgarza5590]

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[@RunningSolo]

Thank you !!! Nice meeting you !! 😊

[@yannick9975]

W mom

[@najswrld]

W

[@uwharriebigfoothunter]

Man I wish y'all could do so many more of these! It's like pimp my ride but actually good parts and real people. I bet that dude was blown away. That really is making a dream come true.

[@hungryalien]

yeah when oscar came up and explain what he did.. reminded me of pimp my ride! hahaha

[@bertoboards]

I am just wondering how you get selected

[@earljenkins4671]

Facts lol 😂

[@paradox5087]

pimp my ride but its not riced

[@atleewise5731]

Yeah its exactly like pimp my ride, you're gonna see all these clapped cars and mad people in like 10 years. There was so much shady stuff they did in this video

[@9thsteez]

Such a nice down to earth guy, happy he won, the car came out fire !

[@HubbellMotorsports]

Hey thanks! Had an amazing experience with the team I won’t ever forget!

[@jonathanLara1989]

For some reason it seems like simple car builds like this..are just so much fun to watch rather than any other exotic cars..great content by the way 2 thumbs up 👍🏻

[@mr.g4952]

This is what an episode of Pimp My Ride should have been like instead of what we got back in the mid 2000s. Great job guys looks amazing

[@RunningSolo]

Congratulations to Tomasssss!!!!!! Super happy for you brother I jad a blast building this RSX for you. Time for you to enjoy 😉

[@HubbellMotorsports]

I had a blast meeting y’all!!! Thanks for the work you did on my car! I can’t wait to get it back and enjoy it!

[@mgtz9244]

Nice. 👍

[@bigheadzmotorsports]

Need your 💪🏽 to change out my RSX tie rods. I’ll let you drive it on the track after 😂

[@04saleen35]

Was that Ricky Jr I saw? He's a full grown man now!

[@HubbellMotorsports]

@@04saleen35 it was lol he even made a ruckus dropping tumblers or something from a cabinet

[@pedrorodrigueziii4859]

Honestly, if any car deserved the Throtl treatment, it's the RSX. I always felt like it was a super solid platform for customization/individualization. That thing is going to keep turning heads for a good long while. Excellent work as always guys!

[@ppduval]

I'm no car expert but was the RSX fast? I mean did it feel fast?

[@pedrorodrigueziii4859]

@@ppduval Probably not the base model, but the Type S was quick for what it was.

[@253Monty]

@@ppduval type S was pretty quick for the time and a very good platform to easily upgrade to make more power. Not to mention just beautiful cars.

[@Dchero45]

I understand fitment wise, but the RBC manifold is actually a decent enough upgrade over the stock Type S one.

[@th3iceman]

Came to say the same thing, if they had gone with a tegiwa intake rather than an aem one it would have sounded epic..

[@evo_dann]

Man from CRSX days… I was looking for this comment.

[@dateg18]

A very bad decision in my opinion to remove the rbc manifold

[@bolt2271]

@@dateg18 if its done right but it wasn't so they were smart to switch it back

[@dateg18]

@bolt2271 clearly the car was running and driving before it got there and I don't take much to do you research they undid all the work the owner did just to put the stock manifold back lol you build a car to look like a track car but remove the one thing that make the k20a breath more better for power and it don't take much to put the rbc manifold on they could have just painted it just like the old manifold they put on and done

[@riverjones3735]

Anyone else watching these videos without the money or time to buy a car? Cuz I don't have a car and I have been looking at the 05-09 mustang GTs. Honestly I wouldn't want my dream car built for me, I would LOVE to just build it on my own and go through and make the mistakes, get dirty, and have fun while doing it. These types of KZbinrs are really amazing though, props to you guys for giving back to the community!

[@253Monty]

I can relate to that sentiment, but at the same time it's amazing for a busy person working full time to have their dream car given to them, I certainly wouldn't be upset about it.

[@theguard1]

Had a 2002 RSX Type-S as well and it was an amazing, fun, and reliable vehicle! 300k km's and had no issues. Just an incredible little car

[@JayVeza]

The entire process is awesome,that facts that you guys didn’t just slap on parts but also performed basic maintenance is super awesome and over seen,well done guys!!

[@GCC13]

That car looks awesome. Well done and seemingly well deserved. On a side note... I had the same exact car. The before version that is. And i can't say how happy I was to see the seat torn at the seam. That happened to mine one day when I was vacuuming. I must have knelt on the seam as I was cleaning the passenger side. When i showed it to the guy at the dealership he laughed at me and said that doesn't happen from what I said. He accused me of standing on the seat with my head out of the sunroof! He insisted I was lying. Ever since I've been nervous Nelly while kneeling in the seat and reaching four anything thinking maybe it was my fault. This is just proof that these cars had this issue. Vindicated.

[@jpht.adventures]

Just stopped by to say congrats Thomas! Excited to watch this fully when I'm home later 🤠

[@jesusmacias2956]

I have a 2016 camaro RS 1LT it would be my dream to get it on your dream car build love my car

[@mekelsamson2443]

You guys are like pimp my ride if they actually did repair stuff and modify cars hella clean . Maybe that's why it's so addicting to watch all of the content you guys post. Definitely one of my top 5 youtube channels .

[@dadstro]

I didn't have super high expectations when I saw the before... But wow! What a transformation. Mickey killed it on the yellow accents.

[@goodcitizen7064]

Congrats Thomas!!! Thank you for all you do Throtl team!!!

[@andyhernandez6349]

Happy to see such a humble guy win the car of his dreams :) congrats man

[@juanzacarias8666]

As a person who’s building his truck whit what I can afford much respect for this guy for making peoples dream come true

[@Luftwoller]

oh man, i saw those unwrapped door shuts and i nearly cried. Compared to whats been spent on the rest, a couple of extra $$$$ on the shuts and it would have been perfect.

[@DJSoyce]

These guys are modern day "Pimp My Ride" that actually fixes the subscribers' car problems and make it functional! Congrats Thomas!

[@IdKhOwToPlAy80]

You guys are living the life. Working on cars everyday and fixing them up is the dream.

[@reverbandchill]

You’d think so, but wrenching that much has to suck lol

[@supercarjude7201]

@@reverbandchill 100%

[@ericrichards8939]

Nothing over the top. Just clean and a great modern representation of an RSX. Great job guys!

[@fitz2589]

Giant wing and cf canards on a fwd 200 hp car seems very over the top.

[@ericrichards8939]

@@fitz2589 No. Over the top is a giant "front-mounted" wing on a fwd car. A la Chris Raddo's "Black Betty" Scion TC

[@ThexGreatxLTS]

@@ericrichards8939 It is literally the definition of rice. Cosmetic racing parts for a daily driver.

[@SkylineLofe]

@@ericrichards8939 you must not know the world of FWD race cars

[@Misterytok]

@@ThexGreatxLTSwhy are u hating💀

[@felixfeuerpfeil3394]

I like! You gave that old lady some love... This is the kind of car that has to be tuned...

[@jerrydino1310]

He looks genuinely happy... a lil bit of "doubt" that he actually won is so genuine

[@jeffmatice1092]

Sheesh. That was awesome guys, the attention to detail was stellar. Even the parts of the work that was sort of glossed over like all the under painting, cleaning of the interior, and all the other little bits that were gone through to make sure nothing was forgotten and sorted out. It was not unnoticed. Honda/Acura's are some of my favorite cars, so I may be a little biased to this choice but again beyond amazing work. ✌

[@GioPR_]

Would have definitely kept the RBC intake manifold.

[@reyskii]

I sometimes wonder why their videos pop up on my auto play 😂 I seen they took off rbc off and exploded why they took it off and instantly said these people are stupid😂 we all know they took it off because that carbon cover wasn’t gonna fit and they didn’t like that

[@Dc5Bullet]

Facts

[@ekcivicuk]

yeah I thought that was the better RBC intake manifold

[@bigheadzmotorsports]

If competing or pure performance aspect maybe keep the RBC manifold, but for fit and finish, they went the right direction.

[@GioPR_]

@@bigheadzmotorsports agreed Just saying what I would have done, you know.

[@marcomendoza6492]

I like how you guys took care of some preventative maintenance like the starter !!! Awesome build and will last for many years

[@antonymunn8386]

What I love is these builds aren’t the pimp my ride BS build. These guys do a proper job. Respect

[@chrisclark1774]

You guys are like the best people, now on a completely unrelated note I got a old ford that's yall can transform for me lol worth a shot

[@felixtrujillo5462]

This is what it's all about nice cars and good people. Congrats Thomas. 👏

[@Hutchman05]

I think it’s awesome you guys take the time to also do regular maintenance before crazy mods. Most people don’t think of doing maintenance before hand. Great job

[@aaronbravo3848]

Loved seeing the preventative maintenance like the starter and love how y’all did some research adding Acura tl breaks, only you guys would go the extra mile!

[@kenamaro9023]

Im old, I use to sell Acura back in the day. I'm amazed how many upgrade parts are available. Its an art what you guys do. That will drive way better then it ever did from the factory.

[@sahanajayanthjs7984]

The color of the RXS is awesome 💙 I used this car in my game NFS UNDERGROUND 2 a lot of times Today I watched this video for the first time RXS is one of my dream build This modification is sick 🥵 Love from INDIA,KARNATAKA,BANGALORE Like that FAST AND FURIOUS ECLIPSE,SUPRA, and The OG R32 in your garage bro

[@my_usual_antics6853]

You guys did an amazing job on this car. The yellow is a bit much imo but still looks 1000 times better.

[@jesuswasacarpenter]

Congrats Thomas! You seem very humble. Very rare to find nowadays. Not you have the car to match your depth of heart and soul. Congrats bro

[@Jay_Reg]

I love that the dream build contest is basically “pimp my ride” done correctly

[@uwharriebigfoothunter]

Right? I want to see more of this 😄

[@Andi.E]

i just love that the guy does not look like a carfreak at all xD so innocent with his sweater hahaha man congrats what a nice car

[@cecambjz-05]

You guys @throtl are awesome people putting this Acura RSX build together! Kudos guys!🙏🏽👏🏽🔥🤙🏽😊

[@ap300rivera]

You guys are amazing the builds that you do nice it's fire blessings 🙏 to you my guy

[@frankvanrijn964]

I love these vids, the transformations are really cool and the reactions of the owners are priceless! Makes me just a little bit sad to be living in Europe, it's be fun to see what you guys could do with a Kia Ceed... 😁😉 Already looking forward to the next one! 👍

[@GrimReapuh]

I’m so upset I missed submissions by one day man, can’t wait for the next build though I love this series best car channel out there

[@mm6705]

IIRC all that heating and pulling the wrap is a really easy way to get it to peel really quickly. It makes the initial install very quick (why most places do it) but knocks years off the longevity of the job.

[@jakobstone]

Happy for Thomas, seems like a nice dude and i'll bet he has a ton of fun in that Type-S. That new gear shifter looks super nice.

[@thesecretperk]

That civic si manifold is a power upgrade. It gives more flow.

[@sinister247]

Ya I definitely didn't understand changing that. Pretty much every rsx owner puts an RBC manifold on their car.

[@thesecretperk]

Lots of sins including the shim behind the rotor. Better to machine the calipers.

[@bri09dac]

You can tell they did no research on that. I was annoyed lol

[@killachief187]

Ricky is the man!!!!!!!! ❤ great build boys team effort 👏 really enjoyed.

[@tangocitrus4601]

iown a 1986 pontiac Fiero . id love to see a dream build of one. rarely do you see many classics looking this good

[@Key-dg2os]

Bro I'm glad I sat here for the full video. Always a blast to see another winner react to the transformation. Congratulations to Thomas!

[@lilcrixx5539]

Love what you guys are doing, helping people out and bringing joy to them and their family. Good luck and stay safe for many many more years to come team ❤

[@RonanDon118]

This is the best dream car build you guys have done 👌🏼

[@officialprodigee]

I have an RSX and you guys just inspired me to do an amazing build like this 😮‍💨✅❤️

[@chaselal98]

Damn that would be dope to randomly get a message saying, "Hey, let me hook up your ride XD . Being a truck driver I never have time to do anything to my personal vehicles anymore , which does suck. Been wanting to hook up my 04 325i Manuel 4 door sedan.

[@jeffl1484]

Prior RSX-S owner, this was nicely done. Kudos again, all.

[@Jsolee]

This is the real Pimp my ride! i wish one day they do my car too. i can only dream!

[@MartinMartinez-ux8kj]

What a sick build!!! Congrats Thomas!!🎉🎉🎉

[@8300rpmallday]

Did these people just remove a rbc to put the stock intake manifold back on this is nuts why would they do this??

[@michaelmaas5544]

You think Thomas even misses it?

[@danielkaminske5048]

Yeah and pulled the valve cover without adjusting the valves. Yikes. Good thing they put an autozone starter on the block.

[@silvadic2207]

Hands down, the blue with the yellow accenting on the body kit… that’s just insanely good looking. I’m getting ideas for my RSX Type S on NFS Heat now… Now I want one of these irl too. In Heat they’re stunning, irl they’re just beautiful

[@denisjan1923]

I wish you could do a pick up truck transformation, I have a 2008 Tundra with 278k it is still pretty inside and out, not beaten up. I still enjoy driving it every day!

[@ryanlippy3745]

BIG FAIL removing that RBC manifold for a stock one.

[@benjaminbarmore805]

Man I’m so glad this guy won. Looks so grateful

[@stevenaughinbaugh4904]

I wish I could do this to my 98 honda civic..still just one piece at a time..I glad there someone doing this for people..respect brother

[@morfeomorfeo1327]

They are the best at what they do. I know they are passionate about what they do.

[@denisjan1923]

Dream come true! Wonderful job, great attention to the details.

[@StepBroZane]

I would literally freak out so hard if they did this to me , I've got a 2011 v6 mustang that I have done some work to. I would just really like to see what they would so with it to be honest since it is a v6. Anyways guys , great vid! Been a continuous watcher for about 6 months but subbed for 2 years.

[@extratimehardware2096]

dont own a car, know almost nothing about it, but I enjoy this video a lot, thanks for the awesome content

[@igingmd19]

Man! She's a beauty! I had so much fun watchin you guys build the car. Took me back to the times not so long ago when me and my guys were building my EK3. Those were such fun times. You guys are such a great bunch. Good vibes all around. Keep building you guys! thanks!

[@mattpoulter3836]

Can't forget that huge wing for that show ass car. It was a decent handling/appearance build then that wing just blew it.

[@joshpinca4396]

New to the channel and realized the dreambuild series is like the new and better age pimp my ride.

[@HaiFisch_TV]

Damn thats unreal! All i want is a carbon fibre roof for my e46 m3.. this is so awesome

[@joshuaennis4369]

I want Mickey to do what Mickey is gonna do with the FReK! His vision has been epic thus far!

[@ssc5828]

I’m not going to lie….this is insane….what a channel!

[@timothytarver9093]

Legendary automotive channel on KZbin! Such a satisfying experience watching yall do amazing works of art !! Please never stop

[@joshgesman1815]

Here watching from Philippines. You guys really did a great job,you literally transformed it into like another car. The owner facial expression looks like he can't believe that it was his car. Great job and keep doing what you're doing. You're making people inspired. I also have Mazda Astina Project but now still sitting in front of my yard but soon I'll finish it even if it takes me years.

[@HubbellMotorsports]

I kept telling them i couldnt believe it was my car, but i had to as i was looking at it.

[@whodoesnt3745]

my 01 silverado needs you guys! love the builds you guys put together!

[@makithegrappler5986]

Congrats to thomas!!!! Men hope i got the means to finish my dream car same as you guys build his future monster ef hatch in the future 🙏🏻

[@themusicofweb]

There are so many Honda HRVs out there these days. Would love to see one tricked out. It would need a lot to be special, but could be SWEET!

[@Republican_Extremest]

Dude seemed out of place but he was appreciative of the work.. I know id be conscious of the cameras too.. I always am concerned that I'm not giving enough response when someone does things that are big but I'd rather be genuine than fake.. from one car enthusiast to another congratulations on your new whip enjoy and stay clear of curbs roads with high crown points. And try not to get too many tickets lol

[@solicitutoob]

Looks incredible! I wish I would have known about this channel earlier. I own a 2002 RSX Type-S with 320K with the original clutch. However, still love this build! You guys did a great job!

[@YvngQ]

Finally a car that's actually WORTH transforming.

[@3nder3d93]

I’ve been thinking about doing an awd conversation for my rsx and would be cool to make a ken block inspired drift build had this idea on my mind for awhile

[@diharefendy1931]

Pimp My Ride MTV dulu, sekarang adalah Throtl 😊

[@mastermind1522]

Thomas looks like a good guy. Congrats dude.

[@GreighThunda]

YOOOOO This is awesome I have an RSX and thinking about this is nuts!

[@kaidens8434]

i thought he was going to be 16-20 years old not 37 still living with his parents wouldn’t have pick him get someone who really deserves to get the car upgraded!

[@danielperry1591]

Man I wish my 09 Chevy Cobalt could look like that you guys did an amazing job

[@visualaddictions906]

I'd love to do my PT.. I have a Magnum V8 and transmission for it 😁.. I think that would be a Great build.. but anyways thanks for sharing..! Love what you guys do..!

[@Los2408]

This makes me want to submit my clapped out 03 s10. Thortl guys with some great work like always

[@taz-9717]

I have been following you for a long time, and I am an Arab man from Syria residing in the UAE. My favorite car is the Lexus GS300 Turbo. I hope you get it 😭

[@brucewayne5504]

What a great thing to do, amazing job!

[@reederbar]

I have a 1995 honda civic sedan and would love them to finish mine ,, keep up the great work

[@WhatIDoAsChris]

That rbc is the best bang for the buck when it comes to clean, short, direct runners, honda just got it right with that one! the stock ep3 one is dog dookie. Great build either way!

[@tayzealbrecht8529]

So cool man I got a 2001 dodge Dakota that would look crazy like this y’all too good of people 🙏🏽🙏🏽

[@dmf_scorpleo2074]

the car looks super sick honestly was a dream for first car for me but i ended up getting a subaru impreza i have wanted to do many mods but just dont have the time or money but it will definitely be in my mind to do mods to it soon, keep up the good work 👍

[@charlesallen9774]

this feels like pimp my ride but without the forced reactions, and the mods are actually useful.

[@solarfinder]

I wish I had the money to join and submit, so if you do, good luck. Thomas, congrats bud

[@Rayosimba]

i have no car at the moment but once I save enough for one i'm getting my transformation ideas from you

[@TriStateAutos]

I have a 2017 Jeep Wrangler I would love hooked up. I want lights and a nice sound system and re geared for 38” tires with 24” rims. And I would love it wrapped with a support US military vets theme.

[@ryaicezz]

From Philippines ..i love watching your channel damn im a girl but i love how u transform the car ,wowwwww🙌🙌🙌

[@XEROFNate]

Hey friends , be on the look out for a 2000 honda accord , don't really know if you guys see too many of these but it's my first car and I plan to keep it for as long as I can because I have big plans for this car but if I could win this and get a chance to meet you guys it's OVERRRRR