We Put $5000 Brakes on our $500 Civic

Now that our $500 Civic can handle corners, it's time to make sure it can stop.
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[@GoatSped]

The most unbelievable part of this video is the fact they found a 500 dollar civic in on this economy

[@tershen9798]

car prices are madness these days

[@Raindrops4891]

for real that car in my state is easy 4k

[@amatureskater15]

@@excalibur2038 not relevant either ha

[@somejerk5295]

Fax bro lmao

[@GoatSped]

@@Raindrops4891 easy

[@Jared.mp3]

Kinda feels like an unofficial money pit series and I think a lot of people have been waiting for this style of content again

[@TheOfficialChannelOfChannels]

Don’t let this distract you from the fact that Hector is going to be running three Honda civics with spoon engines, and on top of that, he just went into Harry’s and bought three t66 turbos with nos, and a motec exhaust system.

[@evoman44]

This can't be considered a money pit because it's more of a full restoration job. Plus it's not European like most money pits. Lol

[@joseeduardo4327]

The lists and fringe stuff isn’t doing it for me

[@MrDabrain75]

​@Jose Eduardo yeah. I came to donut for car history and educational "how it works" stuff. When they started actually working on cars I was even more in. B2B is even pretty good. But all these sit down and talk videos have been blah.

[@CB-mp8ym]

Yep. Although i felt like the idea of money pit was cheap USEFUL mods on a cheap car. These replacements could have been made for a "Hi-Car"

[@JordieMotive97]

Not many people even know about bedding brakes, so shoutout to you guys for fully explaining that!

[@mike3963]

I had no idea about it so it’s appreciated. Also I suspect my brakes have uneven wear so I’m gonna try this to help even it out. I live in the city so it’s a lot of start and stop

[@coreyaldridge1753]

I never heard of it before. Definitely something I'll do now

[@longroofgarage]

I love this series so much. Taking an old car, and making it drive beautifully with brand new, upgraded parts. MONEY PIT NUMBER TWO!! I learn so much from them, never knew such a thing as a proportion valve existed

[@dylanlevesque1689]

This feels like money pit and I'm all here for it

[@itsmejak7888]

this really should be branded as money pit

[@tylerwoodall8312]

I would be exponentially more interested in this if it were called money pit. I’m going to watch every Civic video no matter what. But they should totally call it Money Pit

[@brandonpratt5701]

I'm upset that this isn't a new money pit series

[@harleythrelkeld7587]

any time you put any amount of money into a car that didn't need work and has 400k miles is the definition of money pit lol

[@doughboi2346]

@@tylerwoodall8312 if i remember they stopped using money pit or hi and low in the video titles and thumbnails because its not what the youtube algorithm likes which is why im pretty sure they changed it to cheap vs expensive

[@joshmartinez7233]

I need about 2-3 more “money pit” style videos like this going at a time.

[@TheOfficialChannelOfChannels]

Yeah do the 3 Basic cars you get to choose from in Need For Speed Underground, and each car dump a $#!+ load of money till they can beat a Skyline

[@cliftonbain177]

Get a stock 99 passat wagon 1.8t AEB and try to keep it going stock. The money you'll throw at it is endless.

[@Zuflux]

@@TheOfficialChannelOfChannels This is actually a really cool idea.

[@yungen_leem]

Zach has such a great way of explaining what he does. Loving this series as a EP2 Civic owner. Was gonna sell up but kinda want to throw money at it to get it up to scratch

[@ItsAlex58]

11:08 "WHAT A MACHINE!!" -Jeremy Clarkson everybody.

[@luvz2reed]

Just want to give a shout out to the graphic artists who do the illustrations and animations that are so clear, easy to understand and accurate. They don't get the love they deserve, I bet.

[@KolbPROD]

Frrr the editors at donut are hella good at their jobs. All the transitions, cartoons graphics and animations are so fire.

[@roriksimpson3104]

"sometimes you take it apart and put it back together and its all better" 100% feel this as a diagnostics technician, almost as relatable as "every 20 minute job is 1 broken bolt away from being a 3 day ordeal"

[@dingusmcslow1908]

Literally- I was putting on my fiancés winter tires when I found a cross threaded bolt… the lug got stripped in the hub, so the nut and stud were basically fused together. I had tried everything, and to make it worse they were set deep in the alloy wheels. Ended up breaking so many bits trying to drill it out, I had to go to harbor freight and buy a whole set of their ‘expensive’ metal bits that were impact driver compatible. The other 3 wheels took 15 mins. This one took ~2 days in 10 degree weather.

[@Hoshua2K]

As a NASA scientist I find your comment hysterical

[@JCintheBCC]

I was swapping my winter wheels to summer wheels, and I got to the last wheel and found one lugnut that would just not release. I ended up putting the jack handle on the breaker bar to get it loose, but I was so terrified it would shear the lug and send me down a 3 day rabbit hole.

[@richardmedina707]

Turbo

[@paulmryglod4802]

Ha! I just got inside from a quick brake job that will probably take another three evenings now. Effing pissed.

[@pbfloyd13]

Me: What kind of brakes for a Honda Civic would cost $5,000? 0:48 Me: Ahhh got it...

[@nocturnalwolf7559]

This channel is the best. Entertaining and teaches you as well. im getting into the car culture and this was extremely helpful

[@travisward772]

I'm a simple man. I see Zach working with older cars. I click.

[@VinceCannavaII]

It's a formula that works.

[@diegazo12396]

Finally Some good content

[@Shocker99]

And then you play with your ****

[@thegamercave5160]

@@Shocker99 🤨📸

[@DimitriR]

Same here!

[@smileymalaise]

"Sometimes things just fix themselves" As an IT field tech, its hilarious how true this is.

[@SesshomaruSama15]

i work in electronics, even hardware does stupid shit !

[@xSwiink]

When you have a boy name him Simon

[@DiscoPornoSatan]

A simple reboot can work like magic

[@tommynobaka]

part of my work involves graphic design, sometimes I just start clicking shit in photoshop and eventually it fixes itself 🤣

[@GOPACKERSJT]

I'm an IT Systems Engineer and this still holds up lmao

[@gradymiles163]

Listen guys. I hardly ever comment on any type of KZbin video at all. However, I have absolutely loved the Hilow series for all three different vehicles. And I am asking, Nay, begging for you to complete this build and give this car all the glory she deserves! The Honda civic kickstarted my love for hatchbacks! Give her all the late 90’s early mid 2000’s love, adoration, and styling she deserves! But most of all, make it kick the ass of the modern atrocity that is the new civic! Love you guys! Sincerely, a guy who was born in the late 80’s, raised in the 90’s and in high school in the mid 2000’s ❤

[@kenayperez1986]

Man I love how this guy treat their cars, I would love to see you putting the racing seats Noland said in the 50,000 vs 500 video ! Love the videos keep up the great work !

[@jameznm]

Zach is my favourite, he's so calm and chilled. He could have his own show.

[@jonathanowens2337]

He did, it was called money pit and it was awesome

[@luchighwalker4108]

This is basically money pit 2. Which I'm all for.

[@N8tivebrah]

@@luchighwalker4108 wouldn’t this be money pit season 3? 🧐

[@someperson7]

He's definitely the most competent and has a really great camera presence but you need the group energy. Otherwise it'd be boring.

[@phil_dubss8335]

Money pit 😐

[@wateriver]

“Stop… Stop… You’re hurting the car!“ Man that sent me.😂

[@CreepinCreeper145]

"Samir, you're breaking the car!" or for this episode, BRAKING!

[@salt-emoji]

*WATCH MEEE!* agreed.

[@benscott3603]

@@CreepinCreeper145 you are a True Dad

[@DrDangerDave]

My eg hatch was Camber Gang raped.. 😭

[@noneyabizz8337]

Big fake

[@harditsingh2503]

This was my first donut video now here i am watching all their older videos as well

[@dyeyou]

this civic is already sweet and itll be sickkkk when you guys are done! Such great taste in your mods. Keep up the good work guys! Legit the only chanel i watch

[@MrMara7hon]

Feels like the return of Money Pit, love it

[@PazmatiKz]

But did you know that Hector is gonna be running three Honda Civics with Spoon engines. On top of that, he just came into Harry's and ordered three T66 turbos with NOS and a Motec system exhaust.

[@notenoughram3312]

i knew someone would comment this

[@kanomorojele4956]

Aah Shxt! you beat me to it!🤣😂 That time I already commented

[@EmilyRose900]

Can anyone believe that movie came out like 20 years ago? Holy shit I'm old😢

[@taylorgiles4844]

i love ff😂

[@clumsyshtick7543]

Looks like this civic is also part of a spoon, could be hector's or not.

[@rayproductionsbackupchanne3862]

i love how effortless these videos always look LOL. took me over 2 days of work to replace wishbone+shocks+tie rods and all that bang on a 2001 car LOL

[@lukegoossens1156]

Keep this type of content flowing!!

[@--panda--5588]

honestly, really excited if this is a new money pit. this could be very entertaining

[@theantipop6037]

They very strongly hinted that they'll be K-swapping it, which explains why they need to put serious work into the suspension and brakes

[@Ne1vaan]

Every car is a money pit.

[@TheOfficialChannelOfChannels]

Don’t let this distract you from the fact that Hector is going to be running three Honda civics with spoon engines, and on top of that, he just went into Harry’s and bought three t66 turbos with nos, and a motec exhaust system.

[@rhyshedrick3111]

I love how this is in a way a sort of continuation of money pit, that was my favorite show here on donut

[@XxWarzonexXxDeathxX]

I have a 88 Civic Hatch, already have the suspension done but after watching this I see I will definitely need to change over to a full rotor setup. Then after that like you said, Mo Powah! Can't wait to see what you guys do with this gem

[@davedemars9047]

I love this style of video and would love to see another money pit type series

[@noahfaino8573]

I hope I speak for everyone when I say I really enjoy seeing the parts where you guys struggle a little. It makes it feel a lot more real and authentic. I feel like everyone just cuts up clips to make everything seem way easier then they actually are. Love you guys keep up the great vids❤️🙏🏼🙏🏼

[@jdf1stats]

As constructive criticism, I would show every little detail of the process, like opening the calipers so the pads fit.

[@auginater4200]

So much so! Yes

[@auginater4200]

​@@jdf1statsa small detail they missed, but this was a general overview of everything. They said they're not gonna go into full detail

[@ibraheemmonks8866]

I love how you explain things so well, feel like I’m actually learning something about cars

[@lukasjurgelaitis1251]

Love this series! More of these please!❤

[@Chue.A]

Been loving this

[@DJCooL4]

this is why i watch donut, i never knew about bedding the brakes and now I wont forget either

[@bwame]

My neighbors know what bedding in brakes looks like lmao..... a crazy person doing laps around the neighborhood accelerating and braking hard for no apparent reason.

[@karelpgbr]

@@bwame Lmao, that sounds hilarious

[@Valdismith]

Years ago mechanics have warned me every time after break job to ease into it, just don't go crazy and overheat straight out of the shop. The explain it as a gradual more breaking, more heat, not to cook the new breaks. Something like break-in an engine, so I always knew that, but there are new things to learn often.

[@roddydykes7053]

@@bwamepersonally I go out onto the closest industrial area at night so I don’t have to worry about traffic or concerned citizens

[@derekgardin1512]

​@Vladistamboliev that's how I do it. Couple or three stops from 30 mph to build some heat in them (not coming to full stop) then do a couple harder stops from 40mph, then I do a couple harder stops from 50mph. I then drive around normally for a few mins to cool the brakes a bit then do a really hard stop from 60 or 70mph. All in all it takes me about 10 minutes and have never had an issue and brakes always have felt great throughout their life.

[@ElShotte]

More important question - does $5K worth of brakes on a $500 car make it a $5500 car?

[@asfowenn]

Technically speaking, yes adding an aftermarket part will increase the value, however it doesn't raise the price of the car to the value of the part. You'd have better luck selling the part and putting it back stock if you wanted the money.

[@rustyshaklferd1897]

@@asfowenn unfortunately typically not. A dealer will pay more for stock and a lot of private buyers do too.

[@connoisseuroftigolbitts]

@@rustyshaklferd1897 a dealer will tell you to go f*** yourself

[@connoisseuroftigolbitts]

@@asfowenn right remove any parts and sell them separately. You will never get your money back in ANY Build unless your a famous KZbin star

[@GrimReaper2786]

No it makes it a $2,500 car 😂😂😂😂

[@bretxaftw4465]

Finally!! I've been waiting a lot for a video of the 500$ Civic

[@quinnballinger]

Zack is going to be running 3 Honda Civics with spoon brakes. And on top of that, he just went into Harry's, and he ordered 3 T66 turbos, with NOS. And a Motec exhaust.

[@eN1X]

I wish there was unlimited content like this on the channel. I could watch this all day.

[@wateriver]

Bro this is the epitome of money pit. A spiritual successor. Great video guys.

[@logangetsinger5302]

I really love the start of this series, just bought my own 95 Civic EX a few weeks ago so its perfect. WOULD LOVE TO SEE A COLD AIR INTAKE VID SOON!!

[@user-nr4dw2nh2y]

"Oh, come to a red light! Better stop!" 😂😂😂

[@shaneoz4006]

The civic looks so nice with those wheels

[@seanchoy236]

Man, this episode went by so fast.

[@Berm_Blaster]

Cause it was a lame 12 minutes long.

[@SamRK-1000]

That’s how Donut vids are now, they are shorter than the need to me

[@ethanoshea4102]

Yeah it all of a sudden came to a stop

[@silviodrvenkar348]

True, but not everyone likes longer videos.

[@skabone]

Love this build, it’s like watching a big car build 👍

[@coreyzapata]

I had to sell my civic earlier this year and this series makes me miss it a whole lot. Can't wait to see more!

[@herbivore7108]

These are the kind of videos I miss from Donut. Keep em coming!!

[@TheOfficialChannelOfChannels]

But Don’t let this distract you from the fact that Hector is going to be running three Honda civics with spoon engines, and on top of that, he just went into Harry’s and bought three t66 turbos with nos, and a motec exhaust system.

[@cenciende9401]

Miss? Never went anywhere...

[@jessetello7033]

love all your content Donut, but gotta say I love seeing when you guys work on cars. It motivates me to work on my car more too, thank you!

[@moretea2732]

i needed this information and you post it a day after my report on braking systems for schooling, love the timing

[@shane4954]

Not only a sick money pit choice. But something I can follow along too 👏

[@nandorgomez]

I’m thrilled to see what the whole donut team decides on what’s next been watching this show for a minute now and definitely love everything about it.super stoked to see all you grow.

[@drew.-]

My brain tingled when Zach said "give this thing a little mo powa baby"

[@clipsedrag13]

It's amazing how nice tires can make a regular car look so much better. A little bit of soft rubber sticking out the side of the fender is 👌🏼

[@kukken]

I wished you could have done a before and after test of the breaks and the affect of bedding them, would have been cool to see the difference. And also mention the difference in boiling point of the breaking fluid and how that contributes to break fade! Love the series :)

[@MinistryOfMagic_DoM]

If you don't bed your brakes you wind up with uneven wear and vibrations and the myth of a "warped" rotor. Rotors will never warp under use. They only warp if they are heavily impacted in a wreck. However, what everyone refers to as "warped" rotors is the vibration you feel in the pedal. If you don't bed the brakes you'll feel that vibration. That's the before and after.

[@seowebua]

yeah seems like pointless content - just do some braking tests before and after to show the difference. Same with suspension - they installed it, but didn't bother to do any meaningful before and after tests

[@ghosttaker3251]

​@@MinistryOfMagic_DoM i have warped rotors or, well, uneven bedded rotors, on a car i bought used. Is it possible to mend that? like can I do something about it?

[@MsArchitectschannel]

@@MinistryOfMagic_DoM i have personally seen warped rotors from overheating, i have literally put a steel rule on a rotor and seen it's a good 2-3mm bent. it's not a myth, it happens.

[@_Zekken]

@@MinistryOfMagic_DoM you can absolutely warp rotors under use, when they get too worn out and thin, or too hot. I have warped a set of rotors under track use myself, because they were near their end of life at the time.

[@natejobe6434]

Me with my 1989 toyota camry

[@ytcontent11]

Didn't read

[@shobhitbobin404]

Me with no car, cool 😎

[@tannershanksftw]

Does it have a dented bumper?

[@natejobe6434]

Hahah how did you know was like that from the 1st owner but no harm done I love these camrys they drive like tanks and I got it for only $600

[@dren4k]

Me with my 2013 lada

[@The_R-n-I_Guy]

Drum brakes are perfectly adequate for street driving. They work well and last a long time. And they aren't hard to change if you take your time. The problem is, they get hot when used a lot. So if you're doing a lot of hard braking, upgrading to discs is a good idea. But if you never go on a track, or don't commonly drive a lot of curvy mountain roads. Factory drum brakes are just fine. If you're drag racing. Drums are lighter and they will stop you just fine. Even 4 wheel drums are good for drag cars. 4 wheel drums are also okay for street cars. But upgrading the front to discs definitely has it's benefits in certain driving conditions

[@ryanowens1768]

I've had shaking under light brake pressure since I upgraded the pads and rotors. After watching this video, I went and (safely) stomped on the brakes several times, turns out they weren't bedded in. Thanks Donut!

[@lucky-pe7vf]

Love watching you guys, I get a lot of car information I didn’t know about and you guys have also interested me into cars and starting my own project so thank you Jobe, and everyone else on donut media. Jeremiah is it’s my favorite.

[@SubtoGigaCat]

we need more of this series

[@joseeduardo4327]

My boys dropping $5k on brakes, but reuse wheels Lmao love it

[@aidenbrandau4164]

this is the kind of content I followed donut for

[@lukeyarasheski5510]

He is so good at explaining things to people who don't know a lot about cars. It's so good to introduce people to fixing their own stuff

[@dbeekman9738]

"Does it run?" "Most of the time. ... but it stops really good."

[@evanfrechette6437]

Love this series

[@Tendruu]

As someone who owns a slow, cheap civic, these vids are perfect. Gives me motivation to modify mine !

[@ahnuldschwarzenegger1]

Don’t let this distract you from the fact that Hector is going to be running three Honda civics with Spoon engines, and on top of that, he just went into Harry’s and bought three T66 turbos with NOS, and a Motec system exhaust.

[@RoderickVoordouw]

It's an older meme, but it checks out.

[@UriyZ9mb8e]

so excited for this series! eg civic has always been a favorite, cant wait to see where you guys take this

[@SirCash]

It's obvious, a k swap. Then some expensive ass parts. A few more videos, then it'll be on their lot collecting dust like their other builds

[@UriyZ9mb8e]

@@SirCash its possible that some of the team still drives around the other builds just for fun every once in a while, but yes a k20a is likely, easy swap and can make tons of power, plus they already rebuilt one in a previous video, might be the exact engine they swap in.

[@virgilkelleyjr566]

I dig Donut. I really enjoy it. Only thing I've really been watching lately. My t.v watching has taken a hit because of this channel. Keep it up boys and girls. It'd be really cool if ya'll did what you do to a 2005 F-150 5.4 Triton that you do to these cars. You know engine, suspension, brakes, supercharge, turbo, headers, inner coolers, throttle body, cold air intake, lower it, and ect. It'd be different than the car work. It'd just be fun to see I think.

[@Jalova6]

Your channel was barely recommended to me and I love the content already. I have new videos to watch to relax🤝🏽

[@stark1176]

I love these types of video's, never stop Zach, we love you.

[@benrutten5787]

8:55 "Sometimes you take it apart and put it back together and it's all better." Mechanic's equivalent of turning it off and back on again.

[@jhubertbocyag6123]

Man! love this civic series!

[@charlesstephens6496]

Top tip: find a close backroad to bed the brakes, that way you can avoid traffic, and stop lights. It's ideal to keep moving, if you have to stop, slow way down and creep until that light turns green, then after bedding try to drive for like 5 minutes without using the brakes, to allow them to cool down. I live in the country so this is easy for me, but, if not, try to plan an ideal route if you can

[@Neonmonkey42]

Yeah, him sitting at the stoplight and talking about how he could smell the brakes had me cringing.

[@roncrawford5013]

Let's be real, we all knew this was getting a K swap from day one. Let's just make it happen already! Love you guys!

[@Fred_the_1996]

Please let this be a B18C swap, i've never seen anyone do that

[@FlimsyCucomungo]

brakes and canyon driving, donut is catching up to our needs 🙌 stays safe out there amigos, 100% still my fav auto you-tubers, let’s go proportioning poobah!

[@dearestdennis]

No Civic on the planet IF it runs is worth ONLY $500 right now. LMAO!

[@jondurrett9277]

This is what I love about 90s Hondas, everything is interchangeable. You should drop a b18 in it and start adding power to that. Those hatches have so much potential.

[@relaxcustoms]

Special thanks the editor made the flow of watching easy to maintain while getting a quick tutorial who ever did today episode you rock man I see your skill!

[@JardiHardi]

Im so excited for the civic build,its everything we needed

[@ethakis]

$500 civic with $30,000 of parts???? I’m so ready for this

[@doowappable]

16 years I drove one of those, never 1 single problem. Now I am driving a younger version of the Civic. I havent had any car problems for about 21 years.

[@hampusback480]

This series is awesome!! Keep this up:)

[@abstracts2004]

Drum brakes do actually work very well. Just not ideal for racing because of the lack of heat dissipation. You can find many dump trucks with drums all the way around because with drums you get a much larger contact area with the shoes that are almost always bigger than disk brake pads.

[@jhurlac7617]

yes just not for racing or sudden stop lol

[@sicknanni4897]

Brakes and good coilovers realllly have a way of making a 100hp civic into something you can scare all your friends in 😂

[@DontBeAKumquat]

Bro $500 on that civic is a steal. Inflation should have this banger at $5000

[@Aspirate69]

Love this series. Hope the cosmetics, interior and exterior gets an episode as well!

[@WaifuEndMyLaifu]

Hi-Low and Money Pit did the Fusion dance to make this show

[@fredcarrasco8075]

Cool, ready for the turbo and/or k20 video 👍

[@deanreynolds3709]

More!!! We want this to continue!!!

[@rafaeldharmawan2415]

Can't wait for when they put a spoon engine and a t66 turbo in the civic

[@deathfromabove123]

With NOS

[@leto1596]

@@deathfromabove123 and a motec system exhaust

[@Elbert844]

Hector will be impressed.

[@justsomeguywithagun9848]

next video :- we put $10 brakes for our $100000 bugatti chiron

[@aaronpimentel7173]

i have a 94 si and i love it so much. Its very slow but driving it is such an awesome experience. I'm so glad this new little series is on a car I own lol. I can't wait for the civic merch.

[@slurr4588]

Just picked up my eg hatch this weekend and im loving the series ‼️

[@bigmaynay]

can we take a second to appreciate jobe's eyes? my god those dreamy blues

[@eTiMaGo]

First time he appeared on the channel, I started to seriously question my sexuality :p

[@monkeman7710]

Hella gay bro. Check yourself

[@SamRK-1000]

I did not expect to see this kind of comment but I’m here for it lol

[@A.Aesthetics868]

im sure yall are gonna put the K motor that you built a while back honestly im hoping for it tbh and those rims and tyres really made it look like a way better civic

[@juliancisneros8432]

They have to. They have to give the people what they want 😂

[@Username4512IsCool]

HUGE potential for this series!!!! Amazing car choice with the goat host jobe

[@ayam2850]

Can't wait this thing to be Rocket bunny'ed

[@kobihemmerle1140]

Definitely my favourite series at the moment, I’d like to see a bolt on turbo kit or for it to or painted/wrapped a nice colour

[@PLUKI4x4]

I am trying to do a full rebulid of my lada niva for 5000$😂😂 But the bigest thing is that they replaced those drum brakes with disc brakes, another awesome video!

[@schizophrenicgaming365]

My father rallied a niva in the 80s. Beat of luck

[@PLUKI4x4]

@@schizophrenicgaming365 That is so cool! Thank you!!

[@SpaceMissile]

jimmy cringing at the hammer job cracked me up.

[@Mister_Mag00]

I love how this is basically moneypit "lite" and im 10000% here for it

[@tedsommer]

Loving that civic! ❤️ Reminds me of my current '95 hatch. As for mopowa, I'm thinking motorswap. Thinking either a B-series or a fun K-swap. Look forward to whatever is next for this hatch

[@christopherbolton5311]

Was looking for the comment mentioning a k-swap. They rebuilt one a few weeks back so that's my guess.