THE SKID FACTORY - 2JZ BMW [Build Review]

A customer of Al's had some very specific ideas about what he wanted his BMW to do, with the right budget and the right people to do the job - just about anything is possible!
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[@wa.gtrsoul]

What, no shed burnouts?!!! What I love about Al is his down-to earth honest knowledge sharing. And so cool of the old man to spend his kids inheritance money on such a valued gift that will be cherished for many generations.

[@cyclonicleo]

I like how Bill thinks! This is a very smooth, slick build. I remember watching these race in the Australian Touring Car Championships back in the 80's under the JPS Racing banner and they were monsters in the Group C era. Really nice to see one in such immaculate condition - well done!

[@mc483]

Those black & gold JPS Bimmers were the prettiest racecars ever built.

[@Marksreviewsandtutorials]

cyclonicleo Yes I remember those Black JPS BMW’s at Bathurst. 😃

[@aussieausdeutschland4245]

As a teenager growing up in the 80's I too fell love with the Mighty Bayerischen Meister Wagen back then first with the JPS 635 of Jim Richards then the ultimate 1980's BMW came out to take on the world... the E30 M3 and I was amazed at the performance of a na 4 banger going up against the V8 Holden the Ford Sierra and the Nissan Skylines. They might not have won all race's but they still held their own... I ended buying 7 years ago a '93 E34 M5 Touring while I was living in Germany and found that the engineering and build quality and how well it drove was phenomenally brilliant even for car that was 18 years old at the time and had over 400,000 klm on the clock. It was THE best stock standard car I have ever bought. And when it was sold two years later prior to moving back home it remained stock because I felt I had no need to improve what was already a pearler of a car from the factory.

[@BrosefDudley]

anyone could get a nice car like this built if they had Bill's money

[@williamcarberry7329]

Hey guys.. just saying loving all the content yous are pumping out.. All hail the best car show by far Mighty Car Mods and Skid factory.. killing the game

[@112boatman]

William Carberry is it a 3.5L turbo or 3L turbo

[@mickmace5850]

Queenslander love it Allan for pm lol love you're work mate

[@martinultimatevw3779]

Absolutely loving it! Thanks Skidfactory guys and MCM 👌👌

[@michaelrouw2117]

William Carberry Skid factory my favourite. Go Al and Miles. Fantastic work.👍

[@MichaelInnocenzi]

Would love to see this thing with the boost turned up against moogs 240z.

[@i976scirocco3]

I'm a E39 owner and I love the shark nose 6 series. I like Bill's car! There is nothing wrong w/ an engine swap to make the car reliable again. Build Your car the way You want it.

[@Addouk]

I actually cannot believe I've came across this video! This exact build (635csi 1980's with a 1jz or 2jz) has been a life goal for me, THIS is the build I've been thinking of doing for a couple of years now. Amazing!

[@joshuagambrill2101]

It's testament to your engineering skills Al that a car that heavily modified can still be starting and running like a factory car 5 years after being built and driven daily

[@brianb4111]

Respect to 76yr old Bill👊🏽

[@FurryCrew]

Grandpa got a sick car!

[@immyxx2212]

😂 that's my grandad haha

[@truthseeker8483]

BB I saw a M3 with the four tailpipes not long ago and noticed the driver was a little old lady with white hair! Hope I am that lucky at that age...

[@miguelpereira2443]

when the build is 6 years old and still going strong it just shows how good your work is!

[@TheCuttz1984]

Man I love this. There is something about making something feel factory but work like race car that makes me happy. Making stuff feel factory make the building process more painful and rewarding at the same time

[@abeg1571]

A car like this is honestly way past just one-of-a-kind, and I think a lot of people agree it’s something they’d love to even just drive, if not own. Truly a beautiful car.

[@Hoggdoc1946]

Al - totally amazed at what you guys do down under. Seems like you really take it a step beyond what is going here in the States.

[@TroyBateman]

I could watch 100 of these and never get bored

[@Czechbound]

In my top 2 favourite cars. Great to see the work done. And VERY INFORMATIVE ... good to see Turbo Yoda hosting and giving clear, concise summaries of the work completed

[@jonoabroad]

I was skeptical these were going to be fillers while the guys were away in the Americas. I was wrong, they are brilliant. I love Al's succinct review of why decision were made - moving the steering for instance.

[@glenn258k]

This by far is the slickest build I have ever seen by you guys, and that's saying alot! 👌

[@weshipitjamaica4354]

3 Generations nudging each other for a smile to the camera....Priceless!

[@waclosh]

Great build. Great story. Perfect presentation. Honestly upon his first appearance on MCM I never thought T-Yoda would make it this far. I feed on your content. Keep it up. Hats off to you sir.

[@coltonmcrae5873]

I absolutely love your work. Everyone wants big fancy shiny tubes and octopus manifolds. All of your stuff is clean, efficient, and as some of these builds have shown, they last with OEM-like reliability.

[@daleplett]

Awesome that Bill is in his late 70’s and modding cars! Way to keep it young!

[@richt247]

Just goes to show the quality of workmanship thats been put into that car.. 6 years down the line and everything's still running sweet!

[@gosportjamie]

A lot of BMW enthusiasts will, no doubt, go nuts about this, especially with how valuable 6s have become in a lot of markets. But this makes a lot of sense in Australia, and for Bill who clearly loves his autobahn stormer having had it for 30 years. This was clearly a very high spec 6 having a lot of toys that were very rarely, if ever, seen in a lot of markets until the end of the line Highline models like the power adjusted sports seats. I hope the family have another happy 30 years with this re-engineered wunder wagon...

[@_zzpza]

I had an '86 E24 635CSiA, and don't have a problem with this. Nice car, well modded. Kudos.

[@ThePoleLine]

I really enjoy this channel. Its always amazing to see how clever you blokes are. Well done

[@tiernanlmorgan]

Thanks to the Williams family for letting us see this awesome car! Another fantastic build from AM Auto

[@tourettesgolf]

Thank you, Al is the genius.

[@oily101200]

Well done Bill. Well done Al. Good idea, right people and almost anything can be achieved. Good episode, thanks.

[@wolbi01]

Would be lovely to briefly chat to the owners of every build to get their perspective of ownership. Adds more to the content you guys are doing which is btw absolutely fantastic.

[@metronemy]

Good to see some BMs getting some attention from you guys, hope there's more to come.

[@trashflood7883]

metronemy Hehe bm's

[@EricdeJong_88]

you know when you did a good job? that is when you modified the hell out of it and it looks factory and clean. great job mate

[@shmackie]

635CSI is such a rare care especially here in Australia. It wouldn't have been my choice to do this kind of upgrade, I'd have preferred to keep it as original as possible. But you can't argue with the workmanship. What a fantastic car.

[@jameshayward3842]

I want all the skid factory cars but this one is the best of all. Amazing.

[@teknoob5534]

Nah it looks really gay

[@nfggarage8135]

This is such a cool build review, the fact that he bought it brand new then put a 2J and paddle shifters is insane.

[@GreenShogun]

Im a BMW guy and this is a dream car! Doesn't come close to my worst nightmare!!

[@darylnicklen3685]

Beautiful Keeping the old BMW alive with modern Tech and looking so stock credit to Bill for keeping and revitalizing a great car

[@toddcoleman5388]

Bill the owner, is my new hero. Hats off to that guy.

[@GTFour]

Exquisite engineering. I’d love to see a feature of this car being driven and reviewed on the road

[@Marksreviewsandtutorials]

Having a BMW channel. It was hard to see Japanese parts in this BMW. But great build. You are so far ahead of the times pretty much all new BMW’s are now Turbo.

[@sirmonkeyboy1789]

What an absolutely awesome car. I had similar plans for my grandfathers SSS 180B which he bought new and drove for 38 years then gave to me... then some shit decided to ram their volvo up it's arse and write it off. Glad this one survived, hope his son/grandson look after it.

[@christieelizabeth3752]

Always love Al’s humble knowledge. Keep it coming

[@Stevme0001]

Very much enjoying the look back at your previous projects. This one is just amazing. Great job!

[@lemmy9996]

Great work Al. The engine and engine bay look like it came straight out of the factory!! Quality work!!!

[@ConwayT91]

i love the way Al does this series! he is completly in his element and it shows! good stuff

[@stephenmarton7631]

I love seeing all these past builds. It gives me ideas for my project

[@SirNari]

excellent series gents! amazing to see hundreds of hours spent on these old builds and in their final form!

[@tepidtuna7450]

Inspiring ! This is a great retromod. Old car rebuilt is if it was a new car out of the factory today. As mentioned elsewhere, the new Supra is using a BMW engine, so why not. Let the purists be upset, there's plenty of originals around to keep them happy.

[@ajm3343lp]

BMW lover here, this thing is freaking awesome! Hugely impressive!

[@Afrodizyak47]

Beautiful conversion and I enjoyed the detailed explanation. Having had a 635CSi for a time when living and working in Malaysia, I can appreciate the detail and quality of this conversion. The Beemer was no slouch, but the Siemens electrics did not like Malaysia's weather very much. BMW cars were assembled in Sarawak at one time.

[@jonnyrocket]

great build, even back in 2012 you make dreams come true.. i would like to see this Beemer rippin' down the road...thumbs up for this vid...!!

[@robertsaunders6603]

Lovely six series, good job on the conversation. All it needs is a set of chrome arches to finish it off.

[@blondiejoe]

One of the coolest things I've ever seen. Well done!

[@simonjohansson6310]

When i see a video when turbo joda is on that´s a guarantee for a likable video. Cool car btw :D greetings from Sweden!

[@TheosEpicVideos]

Old mate Terry at TPE Hydraulics in Brisbane has one of these in OG condition. It’s amazing. He gave me an overview of it and how it was built for Le Mans apparently.

[@theend7449]

As an e24 owner with the dogleg too, I would have stuck with the M30, they boost pretty well. Still very cool. I run my m30 off a link g4 ECU.

[@BrosefDudley]

2J>M30

[@eag8999]

Smo Kabong stock M30b35’s can handle 1000whp+ stock and love boost. Not to mention they are known as million mile engines. You can not say either of those about a 2jz.

[@BrosefDudley]

eag 8999 lol good joke fuckwit, got any more?

[@eag8999]

Smo Kabong lol says the guy who has never so much as heard of an M30 before this video. You typify the 2j internet fanboy.

[@theend7449]

@@BrosefDudley the M30 is an incredibly old engine design derived from aero engines. So your not wrong, but come on it's like 50 year old, but they boost pretty good.

[@joewalton2726]

Beautiful work, you guys never cease to amaze me with the work you do.

[@jewelcoNL]

Awesome build! The only thing that bugs me is the fabric/felt cover around the auto-shifter. It deserves a nice 3d printed plastic cover.

[@prof.m.ottozeeejcdecs9998]

No plastic, but nice aluminum gate!

[@mareksendecki5695]

Yeah me too but it wasn't that easy to 3D print parts at the time I guess

[@OllamhDrab]

Yeah, I think the fuzzy black carpeting would maybe be maddening in something otherwise so put-together. Maybe just some flocking would do it. :)

[@codenamecordon]

And the original shifter would have been a nice touch! Some of the old auto boxes behind the M30 also had shifter options for gears 1-3, 2-4 etc.

[@jeepcollector91]

Not my kind of vehicle but I can appreciate a clean build and you did a fantastic job on that BMW. Keep the great videos coming.

[@turbooo7005]

I just noticed the Kramer picture in the background (0:45), that's awesome! Cheers from Austin, TX!

[@ghettoflyer]

Thanks again Al Awesome to have an inside look at another one of your builds.

[@Glasseh]

2JZ is the obvious choice for you guys in Australia, since you have easier access to it. If the same car was doing an engine swap in Europe, then it probably would have been the N54 engine from BMW.

[@jonohaha13]

Barra engine would probably be a better choice if it fits

[@Riley180sx]

jonohaha13 weren’t really doing barras in 2012 aye

[@helixworld]

Barra = Slow revving truck engine. Not for a European car IMO.

[@WTFIsThisGuyDoing233]

Auto is fucking incorrect though

[@WildDanHibiki]

76 Year old owner, don't blame him

[@simonelrick6265]

With all these MCM, Unicorn Circuit and Skid Factory videos, I'm in heaven.

[@Hamsteren91]

Wow such a nice and clean build, one can se why the grandchildren want it.

[@tourettesgolf]

The grandchildren are gonna have to wait a while.

[@crosswick]

13:40 awww look at those happy buggers, nice

[@tourettesgolf]

Thanks mate.

[@pmac2558]

Looks like the Toyota Celica GT of 1978-81. New Supra / Z4 has made this a marriage officially come true, only in reverse, Toyota body riding on BMW motor. I love it all!

[@SprayIgniteBoom]

Having owned an '88 BMW 3 series I feel like their potential was dramatically understated. What you've done is fantastic and demonstrates what is possible if you're not an ass hat 🎩! This could very easily turned into a nightmare, but I'd like to see a video of it (and your other cars) driven at that new track Moog and Marty were on with the 240~

[@TickleFingers]

I love these bimmers. 80's and early 90's German cars have something very special.

[@AccAkut1987]

Toyota "got inspired" by contemporary BMW inline-6s when they made their first inhouse 6... it's fine ;) And with the new Supra we go full circle anyway.

[@xdanano]

Well its inspired by M104 engine, but apparently engineers from BMW help Toyota build similar engine.

[@austinismadcrunk]

Don't remind me that the new "Supra" exists...

[@Piotr94L]

New supra exist and is better than previous one. Beside that true Supra purist knows that real supra ended up at 3rd gen with the last of M series engine.

[@AfferbeckBeats]

I didn't even know the new Supra was released. Oh I just googled and it hasn't. Doesn't look nearly as good as the older ones. And it's going to be way too expensive.

[@Piotr94L]

JZA80 is a joke, even race version doesn't have 2JZ. In contrast to Skylines, Imprezas Lancers which were champions in racing and rallying supra was just poster car in teenagers room.

[@TheTripleDubya]

Sweet build on a beautiful car, this and the E28 M5 are my dream vehicles.

[@mx5moon]

You have to drive the car in these videos!

[@logicreversed18t]

Started scrolling before watching. Man, I hate this is another one they don't drive. I'm confident they will in the future, but man it's porn with no boobs. We kinda' need the boobs.

[@A_lesson_in_Hate]

Have you not noticed it is raining, no point driving in the rain no traction.

[@mx5moon]

@@A_lesson_in_Hate They didn't drive the car in the other video either...

[@MJTAUTOMOTIVE]

@@mx5moon . Because it was raining then too.

[@mx5moon]

@@MJTAUTOMOTIVE Point still stands. Film another day. Gotta drive the car! :)

[@LZAce]

Really cool build! it probably surprises a lot of people on the highways haha

[@roocrew86]

Al, that is a masterpiece, what an unbelievable car. LOVE IT! keep up the show!

[@Johnhrop]

What a fantastic build! As you said it looks factory! I miss my 88 e34 535i if I was not a poor ass uni student at the time I would have never sold it! Great job boys!

[@petersauer94]

That 5 series BMW was and still is a beautiful car to look at,used to like the black "john player special" Jim Richards used to race back in the day.🤗

[@dillydean]

Yeah I'd be proud of that build too. Sick stuff yoda

[@akmjolnir-v4r]

Can't wait until break time at work to watch this video. I love the old landshark BMW looks.

[@keithprinn6900]

what a car I always wanted to get a repowered 635. Wondered about the 4.0 litre V8 1UZ but this being a straight six still is super

[@thomasphilyaw8593]

Just go's to show you Al was born a master mind. They really broke the mold after he was born...I mean created by the car gods

[@JohnA...]

My current car is an '86 635csi, one that NEEDS a lot of TLC. Wasn't what I was going after when I bought it, but the car I was trying to get ('98 M3) was sold under me, so I impatiently bought this car. Its been a "project" since for the last few years. Been going through random parts of working on it, including switching the old brown trim to black (vader seats from a late '90s M3)… and recently changing everything out from the cooling system because these old BMWs hate the heat, especially living somewhere like Vegas, and it still not being too happy. I do quite enjoy the look of these cars, I hope I can keep it long enough to be able to get it into some kid of shape like this car, except with a new BMW engine possibly. The Euro bumpers look far better than the ones from the States, and those side skirts, and rear that level out the bottom of the whole car are nice, but hard to find (especially on a budget).

[@JohnA...]

I spent way too much on the vaders, but good luck since they only came on the late 90s M3 as far as I know and if you don't have many of them there thats going to be a hard find for you. I'm good with the mechanical stuff, if it was just some door issues I'd be fine. My drivers side electric locking mechanism decided to snap off inside the door a few years ago, was too lazy to install a keyless entry for a few years so I either unlocked the car from the trunk or the passenger side. I've done all my suspension to this one, sport shocks, springs, and swaybars. That was the easy stuff to deal with. Its the engine (mostly over heating) that is the harder stuff for my taste, especially when doing all the work in an apartment parking lot. all my interior is out except the main seats (and the dash recently because of registration stuff) because I've been turning it all black from the tan it once was. Missing the rear seats in black though, and with money being tight that is going to be on the long list for a while with this car. I'd also love to get my hands on the Euro front & rear bumpers, but that's going to cost thousands to upgrade. I was looking yesterday at the AWD BMWs because I've always had the crazy thought that I'd like to transfer one of the AWD systems & modern motors into the e24... I saw that the 2020 M3 might get an AWD system, and even though I haven't had a new car ever (and probably not the money for it) I can't wait to see an AWD M3. There are other higher output in the 3 series that have AWD as well and that might be a nice car to have.

[@jakep5451]

Warms my heart. I wish I never had to sell my old BMW.

[@benasboguzas4639]

what a great review! love the casual style of things there - hope you guys keep on producing.

[@bobrijlaarsdam]

Finally a BMW! You should do a proper german turbo car one day!

[@grimanfango3985]

Seeing a break down of Super Gramps or the conversion to AWD you did for it would be awesome.

[@rfouR_4]

This has been one of my dream builds for a while.

[@Randymountaine]

Converting from manual to auto makes sense, the dudes 80 and its driven every day, guy was probably an ex courier/truck driver or something and knees hurt like a mother fucker changing gears. Good on him for making it easier and more comfortable. Beautiful car!

[@OllamhDrab]

Sad to say, in some ways, I can already empathize. A flappy-paddle that works snappily (Or, even one of those Tiptronic levers or by whatever name, so something is there for your shifter hand) would be a nice compromise for a daily. ) As real sport-based cars go, I think I'm a holdout for the oldfashioned stick and three pedals whatever happens. 'I don't care if the auto is faster, this is for times when *I* can drive." :)

[@waclosh]

Exactly. Better auto, shifters and being a daily than manual and becoming a garage queen.

[@vlt873]

I don't know how much couriers and truck drivers make where you're from but he bought it new in '86, it would have cost a fortune, then 30 years later gave a blank cheque to go nuts with the conversion. Not short of a dollar

[@tourettesgolf]

Bill was a Chemist for 52 years, before finally retiring last year.

[@KyleD25354]

WOW this car is spectacular!!

[@oliveoyl388]

Look, finally the mark 5 supra is revealed! Well done for this global exclusive turbo yoda

[@MrDRFT6]

Thankyou guys great video. You can see al is very much growing in the skid factory Camera. Are you back from drag week?

[@zuperb.studio]

Great episode!! Thanks Turbo Yoda. I wanna swap something now too. LOL

[@crazyg74]

very nice. Gotta love the rare opportunity to build it 'right' rather than build to a budget. :-)

[@boostedbuiltgarage]

Bill - what a mad dog🤘🏼

[@RazoE]

Al makes Engineering Explained seem as exciting as a Japanese game show 😂. Doesn't matter to me though. I'm watching anyway. Keep up the good work 👍

[@paultaylor9939]

Nice motor I used to drive my dads 3:0 litre S I Saloon BMW back in the nineteen eighties proper car. Thanks guys outstanding

[@GIGABACHI]

That's one BANGING looking car . . . that's saying a lot coming from someone who dreads working on anything Euro made.

[@danieljordannicol9937]

Such a nice looking bmw! I still want one to this day but so rare in the UK.

[@Zero_Ninety]

God damn those 80's 6 Series Beemers are nice looking cars.

[@sndrd4430]

Sweet build, nice car. More Alan and co wizardry. Bill must be a cool dude as well! Would have been good to hear his stories on 330k km or so of one car ownership!

[@tourettesgolf]

As Bills eldest son, I could tell you plenty, but between both of us, we've already spent enough paying speeding fines and talking to Magistrates about our driving histories.

[@ITSBUTLERHQ]

Loving this and i’m a BMW Nut... Not a fan of the modern gear selector though.. Fair play to bill for making his image a reality 👍🏻

[@muzzarobbo]

would of loved to see the paddle shifters in operation. Are the gears fully manually controlled? and is there any lock up?

[@GabrielCampos-il2by]

I could hear Alan talk about cars for ever.

[@joebrown9621]

It's a sweet.. slick machine .. Mad repec to you guys.. big up .. 😎 👍🏾

[@DustyKorpse]

Excellent build, good to see old cars improved and kept running! :)

[@kwaish5823]

Superb job Al! Well done guys