The Totalled GTR gets a Front End Makeover, Front Lip, Headlight Restoration, and Bumper Mods

[@avgFloridian]

Other than the quarter panel fiasco, you seem to be pretty chill and having fun with this one. I know you've been dealing with the paint too, but overall you seem to be having more fun. It's refreshing to watch.

[@LPOeli]

I think the front would look even better with the gtr badge.

[@jasonsetiawan9949]

agree

[@ChrisResecker87]

Looks naked without the badge

[@plantedrabbit3]

I knew something was missing from the front end, but could figure out what

[@mimie2311]

@@ChrisResecker87 looks like g35 without the badge

[@LPOeli]

@Mark Rhymes I mean it doesn't have to be the gtr badge necessarily, but I think it need something

[@EvanDrinkwater]

Gotta love the wet floor and electrical plugs just chillin together.

[@billwerner9237]

I just started watching your videos. You remind me of myself when I was your age. I will be 74 years old in June. I probably built & reconditioned more than 25 high-performance boats, maybe 15 Corvettes, 20 Cameros and a couple of dozen trucks. I can't do the work anymore and really miss it. So I am living my life over again through your builds. I can't thank you enough for sharing what you do with the rest of us. I always had a great deal of satisfaction and pride when I finished a build, and I would guess you have that same feeling. I live in Central Oregon and I am retired now. Please keep sharing your projects.

[@joblessaintsfanftw1056]

The ankle chopper has been installed

[@dannyve4982]

Godzilla will be ready when zombie nation comes!

[@GoWstingray]

I don’t think that splitter would be legal in the UK, I’d hate to be the pedestrian who got clipped by that in an accident ouch!

[@steelscooter]

@@GoWstingray yeah, a fiberglass splitter would break and just bust your ankle but this baby is gonna be slicing and dicing. 😲

[@omw2fyb363]

My ankles hurt just looking at it

[@bikesandstuff135]

Fast car, police magnet and a scythe on the front!!!

[@bryanh8774]

Chris do a shop build video. Epoxy your floors and put up some simple drywall/pegboard and organize that place a little. It would be a great idea to get "organized for upcoming projects"

[@marioadame7369]

I thought the same. It would add some great aesthetics to the videos. The clutter on the table tops gives me anxiety, lol. Great work though.

[@keepitzipped]

That spittler is like a massive blade attached to the front of the car 😂

[@MrShanghai34]

When NASCAR installed their first splitters, they stuck outside the wheel line like that on the vlog. It wasn't long until they found out a wide splitter was cutting competitors tires. Now, they are feathered into the front area forward the tire. I would hate to run into that on a dark night.

[@rpmarheine]

Squirrel decapitation device. 😂

[@keepitzipped]

@@MrShanghai34 I dont think day light would be any better

[@SympathyRS]

Richard Marheine or pedestrian ankle shredders

[@bradmundies425]

It looks retarded, not my car but whatever...floats his boat, I guess.

[@kuphenlee2776]

great job! and just a little reminder about that font lip, it is always nice to have a spare one something like this :) it is so easy to get damaged

[@Jackieletits]

Dude the paint looks incredible. The front lip looks absolutely nuts!!!

[@SonOfTamriel]

It does look like shite hate to say it, splitter looks fine

[@Jackieletits]

@@SonOfTamriel it's got orange peel, that's easily fixable and totally normal on garage painted vehicle. For what it is, it's fine, and can be wet sanded and looking flat in no time. It's fine.

[@hoodedproductions4929]

@@rafalesniczak3608 could be the camera and lights

[@waykool698]

Biuro Moco you been to the shop and saw the car?

[@lostprophet356]

@Dawn Keebolz so do you

[@slavrebuilds2016]

Chris. The front OEM lip came down about 3 or 4 inches. You took that out and replaced with a thin piece. It will look like the car has an under bite and will be higher than the fenders

[@Marcury84]

That gap between front bumper and hood is a yikes from me dawg.

[@iLLMeezie]

Omg i thought i was the only one who noticed the gap getting larger as it went from the left to right

[@gearheadgaming1537]

yeah that’s the only thing that looks off to me

[@Banks4004]

better than it was before haha

[@falconass001]

Marcus Davis damn, maybe you should try and turn a totaled car into something ad nice as this.

[@DMarlow83]

Yea I noticed it too... I'm fairly sure that's something that can be adjusted via bumper mounting hardware/fitment but I'm by far no expert.

[@gta4naminamimod]

Its nice to see someone who differs from other youtubers in a good way. Like you don't talk like half of hours in the video and 3 minutes worth of work. You really get lot done in one video! LIKE IT KEEP IT UP!!

[@hoodedproductions4929]

Whose been here since the BRZ backyard days?

[@laurenz9739]

HOODED PRODUCTIONS yeah

[@cmatthewb103]

Here! Remember his first "paint booth"? flimsy, shitty tents XD

[@tomlaskowski6191]

My sister!

[@aaronf4201]

Yup, first car restoration channel I ever subbed to!

[@Silas_cv1]

🙋🏽‍♂️

[@LandoPro49]

I love how you leave the cleaning parts in there too, like cleaning/wetting the floor in the paint booth. It makes me feel a part of the entire process. The build is looking fantastic though, looking forward to more!

[@X1XBlackbirdX1X]

Forever confused as to why you didn’t attach the splitter to the bottom of the factory lip, rather than doing away with the factory lip completely. It looks good but you just raised the body height of the car by 3 inches at least and probably won’t flow well with the sides/sideskirts anymore

[@craigg8394]

Thats 100% rite.He has messed the flow under the car massively. It wont look rite from the side the front being so high.Yes defo would have just used the original splitter with this extended splitter attached.

[@BooneLuebchow]

Its gonna look so high up front

[@nowzor]

X1XBlackbirdX1X to be fair though he didn’t raise the body height by doing that the height of the bottom of the bumper will be higher yes but the body height is still technically the same.

[@X1XBlackbirdX1X]

nowzor I didn’t word it very well but basically what I was getting at is the fact the height of the front end in comparison the sides had now been raised by several inches and is going to throw off the flow of the whole side profile

[@craigg8394]

@@nowzor front air flow under the car is fucked up now.

[@JustinM25]

Absolutely adore your work ethic - your dedication to working on your builds until they're exactly the way you want them is inspiring. Anyone else think the front looks like an Evo X now?

[@kamerynvandehey]

I can’t wait till this GTR build is done!

[@theenlightened1s]

I'm a huge Nissan fan.. watched the entire build series from start to this in 3 hours.. cool build.. sounds like a dragon

[@jeejay98]

That’s a sick knife on your bumper. Wonder if it could cut a deer in half once you accidentally run on them on the road. Love the panda 🐼 color scheme.

[@nstorm390]

This looks great!! Just subscribed two days ago and I’m hooked! Its hard to believe that this is the same car from episode one!! You seem very happy with this build and very dedicated to getting it finished. Good work man!!

[@mikedowland9949]

Yo dude what happened about Chelsea’s m5 in the end???

[@SavingSalvage]

Well done Chris! Great build! You’ve inspired me to start my own channel in the UK! Keep it up :)

[@davidhaagsma]

The Lip is sitting to far up. Its gonna look weird once you put the car on the ground. Should of left the stock one on then add your lip to that so its same height as side skirts.

[@randyroberts6398]

I was thinking the same thing. Lost more then 2" from bottom of bumper

[@nickb4237]

Thank you for speaking some sense in the comments!! This car will look like it has an overbite without the front lip...

[@Hewey]

KZbin recommendations are strange. I have lived in Portland for 12 years and been watching car videos for probably 6 years, and the beginning of this GTR build was the first time one of your videos popped up as a recommended video. WTF KZbin? Keep up the good work!

[@CarsForPaul]

Hey Chris very inspirational, and I am a huge fan and I love your builds, As a result of what you have done, you have prompted me to start my own channel in the UK doing the same thing, keep up the great work, Peace!!

[@adamarcadia701]

Cars For Paul yo I watch your videos

[@CSM.HBJ-Dogg]

Will check you out, I'm also starting a New channel doing rebuilds in April

[@hghlyoffensve2850]

Why mention your channel though? You could just say he was an inspiration, plugging yourself is kinda 🤮

[@mrpoopybutthole6314]

Actually the smartest advertising technique. Because your not begging for subs but you saying you have a channel makes people check you out. Good job well done

[@tommurray8312]

paul if you had to crash something into the world trade center prior to 9/11 to inflict maxing damage what would it be ?

[@andresrtorres9794]

Great work B. I am glad you added the stay rods. They were much needed.

[@roykrpl7509]

This aluminium on the front is for amputating pedestrians legs - am I right? In Europe such modifications are illegal, if something would happen to pedestrian - you would go jail.

[@shreddedchi6926]

They should be mandatory in Russia to deal with insurance scammers

[@RogerRabbitt]

Alot of shit is illegal in Europe

[@canchume]

well literally no having a tv license is illegal in europe so for me europe is completly stupid

[@charlesml3]

No. You are wrong.

[@pavlosynytskyy3143]

@@ryzencorp8182 ... I'm assuming you're still in school. bcs if not, read a physics book jesus christ --- approaching speed + mass of the car --> huge force that is distributed along the thin aluminum splitter that then works like a fucking knife. it would cut your ankles with ease. theres a valid point in what made these illegal in europe, its not just to mess with tuners out of sheer fun...

[@kumarkushagra6953]

Waiting eagerly for this build to finish. I check your channel 10 times everyday for updates although I get an e-mail notification too but that's how amazing you are.

[@FrizznAmerican]

Car is looking great, but I'm with a lot of folks about the splitter looking no good. I saw something similar on a 97 Camry. But it also had stick on fender vents. So I guess you'll need to grab a set of those to round off the cheap garbage look.

[@Inzamamulhoq]

I am so invested in this car... I have been coming to your channel for the recent updates of this car.... its been a journey!

[@drewdaskievige754]

Wondering why you didn't bend up the edges of the lip around the ends of the bumper. Always thought that looked better then flat lip sticking out so far around the edges of the bumper. Like the edges of a wing along the bottom lip.

[@Bemorephotos]

I 2nd this

[@alexl1922]

The widebody isn't on yet. I think that will change the look

[@hypefight8260]

Drew Daskievige Because once the wide body goes in it should be more flush

[@diann.c]

Was looking for this comment before saying the same!

[@ryanbreezy]

This is easily one of my favorite series on KZbin keep up the awesome content

[@Ianmundo]

that splitter! Chris is Mr Plow! 😂❄️👍👍

[@SwangBangCo]

Crazy how far this build as come, and thank you again for no ads on such a good video

[@tiborklein5349]

That front lip looks so ridiculous and dangerous... I can't believe that it's a legal modification anywhere...

[@InfiniteGTO]

Dangerous? How?

[@rudecanadian9916]

I'm confused why everyone is saying it's dangerous. If a pedestrian hits it while the car is parked, YOURE TOO FUCKING CLOSE TO THE CAR! It's exactly like a trailer hitch. If you hit it, that's a sign you're too close to the cars and need to step away.

[@ghomerhust]

they are talking about if he hits someone while driving it. in many countries, cars must have certain kinds of bumpers and certain shapes so that if you do hit someone, they have less of a chance of getting hurt. the metal splitters like this are often times illegal because it can cause serious injury if you did clip someone with it.

[@albr4]

@@InfiniteGTO it will cut into your ankle if the car hit you...

[@woofer2121]

@@albr4 well you are also getting hit by the rest of the car so...

[@anthonycordua852]

This GTR has come a long way!!! Fabulous to see how it's reborn.

[@cygnusx555]

I think it looks good until the aluminum splitter

[@rockhardrider]

Man you’re killing it! Like all your builds this one’s a keeper.

[@Spangarangg]

Without the stock lower plastic lip, isn't it going to look like a monster truck in the front?

[@SympathyRS]

Brent Spang I was thinking the same, doesn’t that plastic bit make the car more level with the black diffuser in the rear? Wouldn’t replacing it with a piece of aluminum make the front much higher than the rear?

[@TedBWild]

Yeah now it looks like air is going to be forced UNDER the car instead of over it... Would seem dangerous at higher speeds..

[@romantheegreat208]

Good video bro! Enjoyed the video

[@michaelcapurso1099]

just need some window louvers and it will look the same as the rest of the fleet

[@davidd4677]

Definitely looks amazing!! Painting the center section of the front bumper was a wise decision.

[@manuelcoliano1101]

I love your channel and how you DIY most of the stuff, but MAN!!! I really hope, that you uninstall these ankle chopping splitters after filming this episode, these are dangerous as hell.

[@rudecanadian9916]

My comment, it's just like a truck trailer hitch. If you hit it, you're too close to my vehicle. That's that. You don't like it, stay away from my vehicle.

[@Appolyon99]

+Rude Canadian Only difference being that a truck trailer hitch is on the rear and the lip is on the front. So if anything gets hit it'll be because he's the one who is too close not the other way around.

[@rudecanadian9916]

@@Appolyon99 if he hits something. But if he's a good driver and parks properly and someone walks into it, that's their fault. It's the same as driving into a spot with a truck and backing in with this car. Don't walk too close and you'll be fine. Don't hit things and you'll be fine. In general, driver and pedestrian, don't be a douchebag and everything will be fine.

[@manuelcoliano1101]

it's not about the parking! It's about Chris hitting a pedestrian by accident. Things happen, sometimes if you are tired, looking on your phone or it just being an unfortunate occasion. There is many engineers designing the front of modern cars, so that the likelihood of pedestrians surviving a crash is significantly raised! And then there is Chris basically mounting a BLADE to his front. An accident can always occur, even if you are a really good driver. Doesn't necessarily have to be your fault. Imagine hitting a motorcyclist laying on the ground from an accident just happened in front of you. He's gonna be sliced in half more or less

[@Appolyon99]

++Rude Canadian. I'd generally agree with you except when it comes to a modification wherein you have sharp edge sticking an extra 6 inches out from your car. Accidents aren't always the result of someone being a douchebag.

[@clairsameh1504]

Still don’t understand how this channel gets dislikes! Smh They’re amazing! Great job guys love everything that y’all do!

[@ianwaterbury1141]

Can you do a sleeper build? like a 90s camry but then swap some crazy engine and make it crazy fast. Then leave the body of the car completely the same

[@cyriously_nick2191]

I’ve always thought a turbo k swapped 90’s corolla would be sweet

[@Briguy1027]

Sleepers aren't his deal. He's all about ricing out the car. Remember he tried to twin turbo that other car and it was really tough for him.

[@cyriously_nick2191]

Briguy1027 he tried to twin turbo a mustang, but he didn’t go standalone and dyno tune. The act of turboing a car wasn’t difficult for him. Ie the actual assembly isn’t what fucked that car up

[@Briguy1027]

@@cyriously_nick2191 Honestly I can't remember why it didn't work. But anyway, he's not into making cars faster like MCM, more into making them ricey.

[@TheDirtyBirchTrails]

Haha love your little smile at the beginning " i film these things before, hope it looks good..." It looks awesome. Great job. You have my dream job !! I wanna do this so bad !!

[@kimwullems]

Have you ever buffed/polished your cars after paint work?

[@MultiLuc28]

Can't remember seeing him do it. Would make the paint look better indeed.

[@kimwullems]

@@MultiLuc28 yup it would. Maybe for the challenge, buffe/polish the paint on the budget. Must be possible...

[@jimchesnutt7879]

I guess we're not going to talk about the horrible orange peel/unsanded look of the center bar of the grille...

[@MultiLuc28]

@@jimchesnutt7879 It's a good thing this isn't a showcar then 😑

[@rudecanadian9916]

I'm confused why so many people are hating on you Chris. The car looks sick and that splitter is mint. If people don't like it, who cares. Not their car. And if someone walks into it and cuts their ankles, then they need to watch where they are going and stay the hell away from cars. It's like a trailer hitch. If you walk into that you're too close to my vehicle and need to step away. Simple as that. I get the fact people might want to take photos of the car, but do it from a slight distance. No need to be that close to a car that's not yours.

[@watchcrazy8113]

The splitter looks great! Plus it will be great for chopping pedestrians feet off 😂

[@ionantoci9726]

Glad i'm not the only one who thought about this 🤣🤣

[@comfort_in_discomfort]

I like it. I can tell you're having fun. More relaxed. The SEMA series took a toll. Looks good.

[@rc350guy3]

Jeeebus! The work you've done to this car Chris!! Awesome work man! Ive watched this restore from the beginning! 😄 🚘

[@robertreynolds1489]

I can't believe that is the same car that was sunk up to the runners in your yard! Nice job with the effort, and taking the time to correct mistakes/"not happy with that" items. Really looking forward to the drive vid.

[@billhammock4178]

Have you ever tried painting while hanging (the parts) from the ceiling? Sawhorses seem limiting

[@sharndupreez1]

Wow it's really starting to come together now. Looking good!!

[@videosilike]

Front diffuser looks too cheap. A car like that deserves something better.

[@cristiansaavedra7703]

I feel it will look better with the badge and the widebody

[@ariceff1419]

Your definitely getting better at this whole building and fixing cars thing lol. keep up the good work Chris, long time follower here

[@bubu_please]

what about the gaps all over the front bumper, headlights and hood? seem uneven between LH and RH side. Also the bumper does not match so well with the fender on LH side

[@CSM.HBJ-Dogg]

Not all boted on he still is adding the wide body kit

[@kain0m]

30 foot car... Looks ok 30 ft away

[@BraveNewChunk]

I love the GTR, and you really have done this justice! I hope you put a spolier/ducktail on it as that will make i look even meaner. With the widebody and bigger wheels this thing is gonna look insane, good job man!

[@RouxVlogs]

I don’t know if it is just me but the right side of the bumper (left side in the video) is not flush with the hood. The gap seems to be bigger than on the other side and does not look aligned. Can notice it by the passenger headlight

[@kyoreader]

He still needs to modify the bumper for the widebody no point in lining it up at this point

[@Rota929]

Looking incredible! I've been on Copart daily looking for one to do my own build. Keep up the great content!

[@neillfergie]

Don’t want to be negative but the widebody + flat aluminium splitter formula is getting very predictable isn’t it?... Would love to see you try something new on this build!

[@rayjon237]

color sand/buff the clear/black in the grill opening, the florescent lights show everything....looks great.

[@modernlooks7041]

Shop complete over haul please

[@muhannadhaasir5803]

I wonder how your neighbours take to all the noise you make in the garage on late nights... Love this build and can’t wait to see it all wrapped up! Much love all the way from Maldives 🇲🇻

[@markafia]

14:00 that's black has a ton of orange peel. At least it looks like it

[@moealfaily1662]

That's black paint on top of the carbon fiber

[@Dougie085]

That plastic piece you pulled off to put your "splitter" on is actually part of the functional aero of the car, that's part of the reason for all the little channels and stuff that you said we're there for rigidity.

[@ikigaidriven]

damn chris! the GTR is looking fiyahhhH!!!!

[@budslife]

You do awesome work! This is one of the best channels on KZbin. I always look forward to seeing your next video. Keep up the good work.

[@birgerg]

if you can't stand full body weight on you front splitter is will not stand up to the aerodynamic pressure at speed.

[@kylervoie]

Birger Grønvold Tell me more about this “aerodynamic pressure”, lmao.

[@vikroyal4726]

Looks sick. U put in alot of work on this car bro. From what it 1st look like to now. Great job.

[@mennoboon8037]

Is that legal? Looks unsafe that front spoiler can cut a legg off i think😅

[@LiMi4IT]

I thought the same thing

[@troyricker8923]

maybe a foot and ankle but not leg

[@aaronf4201]

He doesn’t live in Cali bro, anything goes!

[@pavlosynytskyy3143]

@@troyricker8923 oh now that makes it so much better... dafuq dude

[@troyricker8923]

Pavlo Synytskyy lmao no I guess not

[@jessprice3197]

It's really coming along. Cant wait to see the final result.

[@collinbreshears1373]

Not a fan of the lip but the car is looking great!

[@briskxd1093]

Look at it this way if you had a friend that fucked you over in your past life you can run him over and cut both of the bottom halves of his legs clean off with the splitter so he will be crippled for the rest of his life.

[@tmajcan94]

Such amazing work you have done to this car. This is your build that I started following. So I'm a fairly new subscriber. I get so happy when I get notifications for your vids. Much love from Pittsburgh!

[@abhisoni143]

Anyone else noticed?? Hood and bumper lines do NOT match.. driver side is less spaced! Looking dope anyways🔥

[@Mitch3343]

Anyone else notice- Whoa is that a GTR!?

[@izzyplusplusplus1004]

@@Mitch3343 Exactly.

[@Snw-vi6xd]

Amazing fab work as always! Its come such a long way and shes so close cant wait to see her done on those nice wheels you got!

[@Leon-vp3vb]

No disrespect... Love your work,, but that massive aluminium blade is making me uncomfortable.

[@NorthdownAngler]

Ah man!!!! This is totally sick!! Seriously cant wait to see the beast on the road.

[@TiffCat]

Video: Here's a front splitter I made Me: Thanks, I hate it

[@immental88]

Can't wait to see that wide body kit on it, looks awesome!

[@chema11]

Love your channel but, why you put a RAZOR BLADE in the front of the car? That aluminium piece is very dangerous! Think about the pedestrians!

[@DjPushka]

Dude i love this restoration project. If i could throw in a comment i think those supports on the front lip should angle out. Much love bro.

[@mrlithium69]

Everyone in comments suddenly worried about pedestrians ankles ?

[@Nexus_gt35]

Dream of a car❤ keep up the awesome work. Been here since the beginning and im glad i stayed to see your channel grow so big

[@tydontdy3459]

Can someone please help Chris clean his engine bays?

[@djevil247]

Can’t believe the transformation, you’ve done incredibly well.

[@SuperHessu555]

Btw hopefully you will not rot the house. I mean with the waterhose in the garage, is there any water barrier between the floor and the wall ? Might be better to use something like a mop and a bucket, or at least be carefull with the amount you spray not to flood the place..

[@ijmodified]

It's in oregon it's a guarantee he already has rot somewhere in the house

[@keepnitreal9]

Really coming together!! Been wondering through all this painting... Drivers door??

[@mb69.9]

love your content

[@angelsweetpal]

As always, excellent job bro👍. It looks awesome, I'll never be able to afford one of those babies but its good to see you putting so much effort and paying attention to detail to bring this one back to life, but looking better. Can't wait to see the next stage neighbor, maybe I'll see this piece of art if you drive it to the coast when done.

[@isecurelondon8657]

What’s wrong with the grill where the air vents that you sprayed it looks a bit rough maybe it’s the camera angle/reflection

[@jakei8310]

Its carbon fiber, looks weird with his paint

[@hazellax706]

Looking sharp!! Can’t wait to see final results!!

[@primary8782]

Wait what... You didn't mess up the paint.....

[@TheKylejones1]

Maybe he did but corrected it without telling us 😏

[@dsmguy4158]

It looked like poo, but I’m a perfectionist and blacks a pain in the ass to lay down. 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@BullyGovJ4F7775]

look close he did.

[@briskxd1093]

@@BullyGovJ4F7775 I mean he has a little bit of orange peel, but nothing a good wet sand can't fix.

[@GTti72]

I think him changing primer brands have helped a lot in improving his paint jobs.

[@bigbird2100]

Brilliant you made your custom parts so refreshing.

[@tomkennedy7078]

What's the point in buying an expensive car and putting tacky home made stuff on it

[@aaroneaton7412]

It's not expensive... It's a salvage

[@xkavarsmith9322]

Gotta remember, it was a -- wide body salvage -- from the start. Somebody already went 3 Fast 3 Furious on it; B is just making it look and function much better. 😁

[@dogboy0912]

Saving money while still trying to be stylin is the point. We'll see how it comes together, though I feel like that lip will end up getting revised.

[@tomkennedy7078]

@@aaroneaton7412 it's a gtr... it's still an expensive car

[@KyleFraser-j5y]

It’s called a build so you build it make your own stuff for your own build apparently you’ve never built a car

[@robertwelch3899]

Awesome job bro. Car looks great, as does everything ive seen you do thus far. Especially that bad ass explorer you and Tavarish did.

[@gaomingze23]

Am I the only one thought the aluminum blade without the factory lip will make the front way too high ?

[@gaomingze23]

Btw, love Bisforbuild

[@jeraldnasis1016]

If only Chris could piece my life together as flawlessly as he does on these re-builds...

[@zeedan9700]

Next build should be a Mark 5 Vw Golf R32

[@CSM.HBJ-Dogg]

The next build is "Super" stay tuned

[@cyrusthevrus]

Or Mk 4

[@cliffweatherbee6914]

That before and after flash was really quick! LOL I had to rewind a few times