5 Days to Rebuild My ENTIRE Car
Vložit
- čas přidán 2. 06. 2024
- Use code DONUT50 to get 50% OFF your first Factor box plus 20% off your next month at bit.ly/48hTRWm! Thanks to Factor for sponsoring today’s video!
Big thanks to ECS Tuning for supplying the parts. Click here ecstuning.com/ to upgrade your car today.
We found out if an entire overhaul on James’ project car is worth it.
A huge thanks to everyone who helped make this video possible!
Castro Motorsport - @castromotorsport3176 // / castromotorsport
ECS Tuning - / ecstuning
Borla Performance Exhaust -- / borlaperformance
Manza Automotive Lighting - / manzaa_automotive_ligh...
RK Tuners - / rktunes
Irmler Racing Wheels - / steffan_irmler
CSF Radiators - / csf_radiators
S-Rank Automotive - / s_rank_auto
CB Collision - / cb_collision
Arthur Gonzales - / arthurgonzales7
Turner Motorsport - / turnermotorsport
Donut = We like cars, and we like making videos about cars. Hopefully our videos make you like cars too.
Subscribe for +50hp
Notification bell for +100hp
Get a Donut shirt ►www.donut.media/
We have podcasts, too!
Past Gas, the #1 automotive podcast in the world ►bit.ly/PastGas
The Big Three, our weekly car news show ► bit.ly/TheBigThreePodcast
Donut Podcasts CZcams ► / donutpodcasts
Join the Donut Underground: / @donut
Like working on vehicles? Subscribe to Real Mechanic Stuff! / @realmechanicstuff
Also our instagram has good memes: / donutmedia - Auta a dopravní prostředky
thought my pc broke at 27:17
x2
Me too
Thank god its not me
Hoooooly wow that was actually kinda spooky
same lmao
UP TO SPEED MENTIONED RAHHHH 🦅🦅🦅🇺🇸🇺🇸
The closest we'll ever be to a new Up to speed video
RAAAAH WTF IS KEEPING CALM?!! 🔥🔥🔥🗣️🗣️🗣️
I heard your "RAAHH!" like RCS (Real Civil Engineer). 😂
LETS GET UP TO SPEED!!!!!!!!!! ON BMW'S!!!!!! RACING HISTORY!!!!!!!!!!!!
What's up with people saying "rahh" all the time on the internet now? Why do people do that?
At 27:30, his speech about taking something good, tearing it down and building something better, might be the most inspiring thing James has ever said. I have been needing to make changes in my life and this may be the kick to get me started.
Well maybe, if it wasn't for the 7 second audio and vidio lag/crash that immediately precedes it.
Haha. Broken export
@@PER5Y woosh
Most inspiring right behind "MO POWWAH BEHBAH!"
The fact that this man has an entire cabinet of re-plated hardware makes this an amazing video.
Every car guy/gal's dream isnt a garage full of supercars. It's to do a no expense spared build of their favorite childhood car. James is a real one.
yep absolutely, one day when money isn’t an issue i’m completely rebuilding a mk4 jetta gli with a turbo vr6. i’d take that over most supercars
Yep, first car was a '79 Camaro and I'm waiting until I have the money and space to get one and do it right from the ground up!
I've got a visually modified H6 Outback (looks like a JDM Legacy Blitzen) that I spent 7 years trying to buy. It's the car I'm keeping forever, and my dream is to go down to the chassis and build it up like in this video.
And I also have a Volvo V70 that I wanna do a budget autocross build on, because sometimes cheap is beautiful.
not full but one would be cool
I disagree
27:16 The new engine sounded so good that it broke reality for a solid 12 seconds.
it's not corrupted for me
Still corrupted for me.
@@DDR47 same
Chris/Castro's is well known from the r3v/greater e30 community, good to see he's still killing it.
Also refreshing to see a youtuber/influencer doing a good build on an e30 with brands/parts/setups used by enthusiasts of that platform instead of just throwing an LS and a bunch of random brand or ebay parts at the car.
Love the car, love all the decisions you made, but man those headlights are rough looking. Some smileys with an LED/projector retrofit would really tie the whole thing together
I've been a master tech for years and I absolutely love to see another guy be so passionate, dedicated and thorough with their work. Chris is one awesome dude.
The before and after of James at 4:42 is unreal! Dude prioritized himself HARD
He mentioned it once I believe, heart attack at one point.
Take care of yourself guys, you never know
@@Sir_Cactusthe future is now old man
Been watching donut since the beginning, it’s easy to miss how drastic of a transformation he made when you see him every week.
I straight up paused the video at the same time stamp to look for comments about it. I didn't notice it over time but man James is looking great!
@@alexwellsliveca I highly doubt it. If that were the case, he'd probably still be doing Up to Speed because hyper energy wouldn't be a problem then. He quit doing them because of heart problems and you think he's on nose candy? Wild take
26:50 sure glad they blurred that number plate... eventually 😂 also love the corrupt footage at 27:17 💀
🤣🤣🤣
9KLJ673 😂
At 27:56 "Sometimes in order to be truly happy, you have to give up what’s comfortable in the moment, rip it down to the shell, and rebuild." That hit hard, and speaks to much more than cars. Awesome build! 🤘
This is the first Donut video I've watched in a long time. The plated hardware goes so hard. Sincere congratulations, James.
Watch the Baja Ranger series. It’s 👍
A 30 minute Donut vid? Oh hell yeah, I'm gonna love sitting on the toilet during work for this one 🔥
Boss makes a dollar, I make a dime, that's why you always poop on company time.
Sitting no 💩
This
My 8 and a half hour day at work was come in work 50mins shit for 20 work 50 more take break and repeat to end of day lol
@@jodysales2362 I feel like you might not have that job still, but who really knows lol
Thanks for the shoutout James!
We're glad everything came together exactly as you envisioned they would. Enjoy!
Sooo sick to hear ground control suspension on donut!! Ground control is from my hometown. When James was dreaming of e30s at 14 years old. Ground control was just getting started and on every single Honda in our county 😂😂
Thats awesome, I recently bought my custom GC setup for my s54 e36. I'm gonna install it after I get my 6speed swap done. GC really does take care of you when they build the custom setups.
I put in the same Ground Control set up. On the rears, I have my set up reverse then what you have. The cone is on top and the adjuster is on bottom. Does it matter?
I think this is the most authentic we’ve seen him on camera, like there was no real playing around and he took it so seriously and with the gravity it deserved. Respect
The attention to detial on this build is crazy, all the gold palltes parts takes weeks to find and have sent off. This is a true passion build and I'm glad james can make him dream beamer happen. You've worked hard for it and deserve it.
Gained a huge amount of respect for Castro as your friend but also as a business owner even while letting you have your pick through all of his spare parts he did not hesitate to supersede and step in to make sure you were getting the best of the best taking care of you as his friend but also knowing that his work represents his business
Chris is a selfless kind of guy. Genuine as one can be. My best friend in the world.
Crazy man I just wrote in another comment Castro has been around since WAY back in the early days of the internet on the forums, so happy to see him still so passionate about E30's and seemingly crushing it at his shop
@@basic.sportscar I loved that the moment he knew the car fired, revved and idled, he told them to cut it. No glamour show for a YT vid, just the smartest thing to do for a first start. (when it's not your car at least 🤣)
The whole thing about wanting a “tighter” steering is sus though
@@supremelordoftheuniverse5449 it’s just the way he explained it. The difference isn’t loose or tight, it’s the ratio which changes how many turns required from lock on one side to lock on the other. The z3 rack is a popular upgrade because it takes less turns lock to lock than the e30 racks. This translates to sharper or quicker steering feel and improved handling, also requiring less driver input.
I love to see James not being a character and just fully being himself in the garage. It’s super nice to see him excited to his core about his baby being built
If you guys haven’t figured it out this entire video is both financing his dream car and also being a tax write off for it
How do you do that
I love it when you guys go all out and really clean and paint / coat the new parts. If you're going to put that much work and time into it you might as well! great job beautiful car!
The miniature Up to Speed interlude was delightful.... It was so familiar, from the background music to the change to James's delivery and demeanor - the whole thing took us back to those old days.
Donut still knows how to Up to Speed. And while it's okay to move forward to new flavors of content, knowing they can still do it when they want to is comforting to me.
Also..... Chris's shop looks like literally the best place to work on a BMW project. Parts and expertise literally everywhere! What an absolute dream scenario.
Will definitely be checking out his YT and socials.
I literally need them to bring up to speed back
Man it’s so cool to see how far James and donut have progressed over the years. James used to Just sit in a hallway talking about cars and now he’s doing full on builds making his dream cars.
yea , true
James used to act in mediocre B comedies. One starred Johnny Knoxville even. The rest were mostly writers or producers for mtv i think
@@yugimotobutjacked3231 oh shit thats right!! I always wondered why he looked familiar haha
@@theprodigytm63 I saw one of them growing up. Just by chance had a peek at Donut Wiki Page and unlocked a core memory haha. Donut Wiki Page does reveal how much money and corporate influence is in Donut. That's worrying especially in this most sick age of greed
It's cool that Sandro is on it now. They should let Jeff go, he sucks. Yelling at the camera doesn't make anything funny.
Really, really enjoyed this
Video James! Love your excitement!
The Up to Speed bit before the build was a HUGE breath of nostalgia. Love seeing how far you guys have come, and can't wait to see what else you do!!
holy i thought i was the only to notice, surprising nostalgic feeling hearing the old up to speed background music
How can you be nostalgic about 24 hours ago?
-George Carlin
How far they've regressed* they went from high quality infotainment to a Mr Beast knock off
Dude, that's like every car/bike guys/gals dream situation. Full rebuild, with badass parts, in a shop that specializes in your ride? That's amazing
This instantly went into my favorites folder as the prime example of what to look for in a car build. Classy, actually comfortable and fun to drive, and based around James’ personal style. A build we can all aspire to and something I’ll try to model for the rest of my life. I really love this video. Thank you Donut and thank you James and Castro
Oh man! Now that is a sick build. So happy for James. I don't think anyone is more responsible for getting viewers to this channel than he is. His energy and the way he makes everything fun and funny got me here. Since the beginning I have been rooting for James. So happy he got to build his BM. Once sick ride man. Congrats.
Yo the bmw mo powa engine cover is HARD😂
Came here to say that. Cause man that is dope.
I never knew I needed one, before now. 😂
@@NarwahlGamingMe too. I just swapped out my M54 like two weeks ago. Lost compression in the old one. Head Gasket. I think this would be a fun addition to it.
I concur with this statement. You could sell tf outta that engine cover.
@@OrangeMinister those m54s are insanely solid unless they overheat. what mileage did yours die at?
man i subbed to y’all 3 years ago and still haven’t seen a single video about donuts. smfh
🍩🍩🍩 never mind that, they still can’t spell doughnut correctly 🤭
loool
Lol
Best comment
The saddening thing is that you've made me realise its been like 7/8 years for me and all I ever remember is a Donut plushie _once_ (and iirc they had a Donut decal on a vehicle once)
Your passion is legendary. You bring good people and good things together and make this channel one of the best spots on CZcams. It's not just that you deserve this car and community, you've literally and figuratively built it!! Absolutely grateful to see this journey and be able to share in this experience!
Great to see James at the helm again! Been watching since 100k subs or so. So cool to see the journey. Congratulations on the build man looks like a dream!
I did this about 15-20 years ago with an 84 GTI. Spent a couple months gathering every possible nut and bolt needed. Rebuilt the engine and trans with higher compression, cams, wavetrac, taller 5th, etc. Everything important cryogenicly treated. Stripped the car in about 12 hours and installed everything in about 5 days. Rebuilt the entire car bumper to bumper. Window seals, breaks, lines, wheel bearings, everything.
And, then, you got T-boned at the first intersection? 😢
[That happened to a buddy's dad. Spent 5 years building a 69 Camaro. First trip into town an 80 year old lady ran a stop sign...]
@@NarwahlGaming This is exactly what worries me about doing this kind of build.
Bumper to bumper mentioned
@@NarwahlGaming The good thing about those old Camaros is that there is still a huge aftermarket support for them. You can actually buy a brand body for a 69 Camaro that includes the doors and trunk lid for $13,500. You just need a VIN number from a donor car to use it. So your buddy would just have to swap over all his good parts to the new body after it's painted.
@@evoman44 Oh, nice! Like a Factory Five kit?
Sadly, my buddy's dad has passed away on the past year.
Dude James deserves this so much. He’s such a good dude and I’m so glad he has friends that are helping him realize his childhood dreams!
I love watching stuff like this. It really highlights how much work goes into what putting a car together looks like. I already had a lot of respect for friends who do stuff like this but it's ways surprising seeing it.
This might be my favorite donut build, and the fact that it's James' car makes it even better. Stoked for you dude!
It’s incredible to see this thing back on the road, big congratulations! 🎉
Keep up the cool projects, we'd love to help with your next builds!
Thanks ECS for making this whole build and my personal build possible!
Props for putting this all in one video. The amount of work is totally understated here. Chris is a gold mine of parts and knowledge.
Y'all always giving love to all these 3rd parties and I think that's amazing for the auto scene! Thank you for making all of these videos and working with so many great professionals! Hope they all see success from doing these videos too!
It's so satisfying to take old stuff off that might deteriorate past conditions of use, and just updating and restoring the car back to its former self. My friends tell me I restore old cars I tell him know I just preserve their lives
27:17 Dang that corrupt file
I thought my phone kicked the bucket 😭😭
I love that they are at the point on their youtube channel where they can recoup their upgrade costs by turning it into a video. They deserve it and I like watching it still. (hope I don't sound like a hater)
Car brother here. 87 325is in Swartz with cardinal red interior. Just finished full suspension rebuild this winter and stroker, port and polished heads and cam are next for a nice 200hp na M20. Enjoyed witching, keep it up
This was such a good video, up to speed + custom build = perfection!
Cactus Jack E30 just casually hanging out in the back.
Where it is? I need to know where it is!!
@@AnekoGT11:17
@@Shadowlichking22 thanks
is it real? i swear there is no info online that states if it actually sold, i imagine travis decided to keep it
@@javzikithere were 2 made 1 for giveaway n one 2keep
Dude James looks so good.
Definitely slimmed down
@@empizzle8 I was honestly a little worried for a moment, first time seeing him not plump anymore so I got some Chadwick Boseman vibes.
So jealous. Such a cool car!
Especially at 27:17
he had a heart attack a while ago so i think he decided to make lifestyle changes for his health@@JETBLACKPRIEST
This was so awesome! I am in the middle of swapping in a M54B30 with extremely similar vision James had for this e30. Whereas I don’t have the means to go to this extreme of detail atm, it is great to hear “it’s okay to take a good thing and start over.” This is my 3rd e30 on the road and it will be so worth it, anticipation is max high after watching this.
12:00 being about to rub your finger across the underside of a 30 year old car and it be clean is one of the biggest flexes ive ever seen
"I'm going to go ahead and choose for you" 😂You can tell these guys are buddies, he's taking good care of James
That's a true friend, He lets you pick out the brake line you want then tells you that you picked the wrong one.
I've been watching your videos for years. I swear this is the best donut video you have ever made. I loved the money pit series and all the rest, but really... this is what we want to see you do with all that money. The builds we can only dream of. Not stuff we do ourselves in our garage.
THANK YOU FOR NOT PUTTING A TURBO IN IT🥹😭
so psych for you man!!! that ride looks awesome with a super cool engine. Chris, you DA MAN!!!
The crazy details that went into this car. All the nitty gritty stuff like replacing nuts, bolts, etc. Madness! The dreams of every petrolhead.
As a German i'm happy how much James seems to be into our Cars. Hope he's gonna have a lot of Fun with this Bavarian Gem!
Prost & Cheers from Berchtesgaden in the Bavarian Alps
James you and I have almost identical cars now. Got a black 2 door E30 with a fully built S54/6spd swap, csl airbox, 3.73 rear. That set up is a ripper, I've surprised quite a few newer cars with the speed. Enjoy it dude, and also let that wallet recover too
ECS is great! Especially when you have all the time in the world to wait for parts and don't expect them to arrive soon, or in a timely manner... what-so-ever! I'm pretty sure they wait (potentially several days) until the truck at the warehouse is full before it gets picked up by the carrier to get shipped out. Up until about 2010 orders would ship out same day or next day, after about 2013 they got really bad with shipping and most orders don't even leave the warehouse for about 4 or 5 days, that doesn't even include the actual shipping time! The upside is they have a great catalog of parts with many options for a lot of European cars and pretty competitive pricing.
Yeah, ECS is great, when their great. But they do constantly drop the ball. They LOVE to say things are in stock when they aren't, and their customer service is terrible. I won't buy anything with them ever again after my last experience. they say a part was in stock, so we ordered a part for a customer's car. The part never arrived. We contacted customer service countless times. They always said it would be shipping out in the next day or 2, which never happened. After a couple weeks, we ended up ordering the same part from FCP Euro. They had it shipped out the next day for us. After the part arrived from FCP, and we got the part installed and the car back to the customer, we tried cancelling the order with ECS. They refused to cancel the order. They said the order was already sent to their vendor and they couldn't cancel it. But if it was "in stock" like they said, why did it have to be ordered from a vendor? Got a "manager" on the phone (probably wasn't actually a manager) and he basically told us to go pound sand and we couldn't cancel the order. Had to contact my credit card company and file a charge back for it in order to get my money back. We use to spend lots of money with them for customers. Although we had a few hiccups with them before, and with their "in stock" items not actually being in stock, that was the last straw and we won't do business with them again after that.
ECS fucking sucks and so does their customer support. I’ll never spend another dollar with that company
@@BillDerr Similar experiences, which is why I shop elsewhere first (usually FCP or Eurotuning) and only use ECS if it's the last and only place available.
You're experience was likely of many others and mine, where they drop ship items from another warehouse or vendor that was supposed to have it in stock but was extremely lazy and terrible with inventory.
I ordered a part for my Audi S4 that they drop ship from 034 Motorsports, said it was in stock online when every other retailer was on back order. I even called to confirm with someone that it was in stock before placing the order. After placing the order and waiting several days and not shipping out, I follow-up only for them to say that it not only wasn't in stock and they knew it, they fessed up and said they were taking orders so they could forward them to 034 until there was enough demand in quantity for 034 to make more. Which by the way, took a few months of waiting! By that time, the other places already had it back in stock and available. After that I REFUSE to order from ECS unless I'm absolutely desperate!
Since 2010 or earlier, I frequently purchased parts and maintenance items for my B5 S4 through ECS. The only issue I ever had was the whoa! that's a lot of airbag packaging material.
That's cuz most of the time they don't even have the parts on hand. I know this cuz I live about 2 hours from them. They literally admitted it after they realized they couldn't blame it on a shipping issue
James excitement at start up was worth watching the whole video.
im stoked for you James. You earned this. Amazing top of the line build. I love e30s too.
That’s a good Donut video. Felt good to be following you guys all this while. Keep it up and let more builds come on the channel.
My 318is E36 is gonna need "The Castro Treatment". All the little reconditioned fasteners he's got will be my #1 focus. I'm in Wartburg, maybe I'll catch James in Kentucky sometime in the future.
More episodes of DONUT employee's rides, officially requested!
Drove a Wartburg when I was 18, such a silly car.
I have never commented under any video, but this is the first time one deserved so much. The basic idea, the pro execution, the final result added to the overall quality of the video and the no nonsense, simple and unique Donut delivery already make this video a classic of this channel. I never felt this enthusiastic about cars since the real Top Gear. And how much inspiration i got! AWESOME work, Bravi!
Insanely clean and tasteful e30 build. Bravo James.
One of the first cars I Learned to drive was a e30. I’m a e46 touring owner now, but I will always love these rides.
What happened to the wheels? 💀💀
My first thought, the grey bbs ones were the best
The bbs wheels were SO much cooler!
One of the most gorgeous E30s I've seen, along with MCM's LS swapped one. The wheels are *chef's kiss*
To each his own I guess. While it definitely needed more tire to handle the extra power, I would have tried to be much more subtle. I am NOT a fan of oversized wheels/tires extending past the bodywork. I also think something more like the original wheels would have looked better. The new ones are weird. But I love the E30 - I had an early one myself some 30 years ago, and of the 25 or so cars I have owned in my life, it's the one I miss the most.
I want more of these videos, I love seeing them working on their own project cars and I just love how it all comes together while they are so passionate over making their cars better!
As a 1987 325is and e46 m3 owner … this is my absolute dream build. Congrats on the car!!!
P.S. we need more content on this beast!
You know it's gonna be a banger engine build when Schrick and Mahle are involved, what an awesome video!
YEEEEAAAAHH, Chris, you a legend for helping James like that, AND becoming his friend.
I just got my first car, I’ve never felt so connected to a hunk of metal in my life
Wait for your second one, you'll love it but it will dry your pockets. The third one is always the charmer, you know better and you go for what you want
@@juanvids This couldn't be more spot on, on my third right now :D
@@sirmounted8499 hehe i'm on my 3rd one as well.
1st was a 98 Toyota Corolla VE, 2nd 81 E21 BMW (carbed M20) and my 3rd a preserved 93 HondaAccord EX which i'm hoping to get Antique plates for in a year or 2.
Wow! So true and I'm on my 3rd one now which happens to be an E21!
1st was a Seat ibiza 2.0 swap & 2nd a Fiat cinquecento 😎
Btw it’s a 2024 Honda Civic Sport in “sonic gray pearl”
The amount of love these guys give to some of the most random cars is absolutely puzzling to me. Kudo's though, cause they do it well!
Really happy for you. Love the cleanness of the build ❤
The more little detail found on the car, every time become fancier. Awesome job guys!
I don't like BMW at all and never will but somehow james and his passion for this car kinda opens me up to wanting a new headache 🤕😂
Respect to Chris. He is a wizard👌🏾
Such a cool build!!!! I love to see your excitement!
27:16 is awesome!
I liked this video at precisely 0:59 intro was enough to tell that this video is sick af.
Glad that all your hard work over the years have made it possible for you to build your dream car man, good on ya👊
These guys are PROS!!
I am surprised. And that garage is SO CLEAN!
What a great video! Loved every minute except for maybe that spooky glitch toward the end
I just love how humble James is. Dude just gets in there helps, learns, and even takes direction. Good dude.
Seriously dude, absolutely 0 ego he just wants to help and learn
That is the ONE BMW that I have always wanted!
I still remember the tv commercial for that car!
Congratulations Bro, she's a keeper!
Can't wait to see you do donuts in it!
Absolutely loved this video. One of my favorites of all time.
I worked at ground control for a summer, and I helped manufacturer this part before it got out on the market. Ground control was a fun place to work, and I learned a ton about suspension tuning and modification.
why’d ya’ll delete the data farming post, my comment was poppin’ off lol
I thought i was the only one who realized lol. Don’t remember what you said tho
Because the world is so fake that the TRUTH upsets people.
What post was deleted? I didn’t see it
@@TheAlpineShepherdBoy it was a survey where you could win a signed civic radio and $100, they are supposedly selling data to companies that sponsor them
@@TheAlpineShepherdBoyIt was some survey thing. Lot of people were turned off by the questions and called them out for it.
I can only imagine how satisfying it must be to take something you've loved essentially your whole life, make it as good as it can be and totally to your own spec. Love that.
Here to see James! He's been missed by us all. Sending love to ya James
BRING BACK MONEY PIT!
What hapened to the ae86?
I was wondering that too.
Trash compared to an e30
Asking the real questions
@@santiagorodriguez1584 not really. E39s are cool, don’t get me wrong. I’ve owned a few. But ae86s are better cars.
I think he sold it
taking Donut Media to the next level. doing it right. jimmy and the PT events were gold.
Awesome build James. That's one sweet ride.
I cried when I saw that saw being taken to the CSL intake...😭
Wait Chris Castro? That’s my name
Congrats on the build. Have many happy miles ahead!
I love this video. In 2002 When I was in high school the ep3 had just come out and I fell in love with them immediately. I didn’t decide to buy a Honda until 2020. I absolutely love this car and modifying it has been very fun and rewarding for me. Looking forward to what’s next with my build.
Get Chris on to react with Angie or Sandro
21:51 DAT WHEEL THO
Bro watched 22 minutes in 3 mins
@@marnidy Thank you
Of all my years turning wrenches, I would have killed to work in a environment like that. Absolutely love that shop.
Castro did another banger! But the old BBS rims look way better.
No view in 14 seconds, Donut fell off
who do you think you are 😂
😂😂
This joke is hack
Can people stop commenting this
Only 3k In 5 min, you ain’t lying.