Nissan’s 700hp IMSA GTO 300zx… That You Can Buy! Inside the Factory Racecar
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- Опубликовано: 27 июл 2024
- It ain’t every day that you get to have this close of a look at a racecar with provenance - and even rarer when you can talk to the guy that actually engineered the thing. When we had the chance to go through this IMSA GTO 300zx with its chassis designer Trevor Harris, there’s no way we were gonna say no.
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Knowing how iconic this Z is, if you could place the winning bid, would you rip it or hard park it?
First
Gotta race it.
Hard rip it.
The clips in this are of the wrong Peter Brock. You have the Australian race car driver instead of the American race car designer.
if i have the money to buy it i have 0 issue shredding it
More IMSA sports cars please
Like the Porsche 962
Toyota all American racers
Chevy March
HELL all the GTP class
We hear you, fam!
Audi 90 =)
dont forget the Audi IMSA GTO and Trans Am
Hell yeah son.
RX7s too please ! Most dominant car in IMSA after all...
Respectfully, it looks like the editors confused the American Pete Brock (of BRE and the Datsun campaigns) with Australian Peter Brock (of Australian Touring Car/V8 Supers) fame. Both are legends, but two different legends with very similar names.
Good catch. We slept on that one. nads will be losing his Solo cup privileges for that one.
Came here for the same thing. Very confusing to keep track of in literally any video
I was wondering what the hell because they used footage of Peter Brock who Also had a car design company. I guess it's a fair mistake to make.
Definitely came here to post this haha
I saw the 7 logo and the Torana and was like "Wwwaaaiitt a minute"
Hoonigan should do an episode or two about Australian motorsport! We're the reason the R32 is nicknamed GODZILLA!
Yeah, its a common mistake and an easy one to make, I remember when (aussie) Brocky died, He was driving a (american) Brock Daytona Coupe, and the news and everyone else were saying he died in a car he built and designed himself which was a surprise as we would have heard about it.
I love how you brought the genius behind the program onto the show to actually talk about it. Guy’s a class act, and so are y’all. Keep it up!🤟
Trevor Harris has a posse.
@@TheHoonigans How wide are the tires? What gearbox does it have? What shocks does it have? Who were the other drivers?
Can we mention again that this 1100+ capable engine is using FACTORY HEADS... Put some respeck on the VG30DETT name!
Preach!
I love my z32 to death, the stock 5 speed can hold scary power too. In the pantheon of jdm legends, the z32 300zx deserves a spot next to the FD RX-7 and Mk4 Supra.
And its an aluminium block too! And some people don't believe you can make that sorta power with aluminium.
@@WitchPilled Im exact same. i dont friggin get it. 5 speed TT'S should be mid $50k by now. you cant tell me a Mark 4 is worth $100k and a z32 Is worth $20k, when their basically the same car, except one was in fast and furious....
I could run stock heads if I wanted to build my 5.0 to make 1200
Great to see Trevor again! I was his office-mate for a while at EEI in El Segundo before they finished building the electronics lab. I wrote the engine management and telemetry software for the first generation digital engine management system (the EECP) used in the IMSA GTO and GTP cars (and other less famous vehicles). I was an amateur road-racer at the time and asked Trevor for any tips he might have. As I recall, his advice boiled down to "pay attention to the roll centers". Thanks for the trip down memory lane. :-)
This car just reminds me of the golden days of playin Grand Turismo 2, doing endurance races, having to leave the playstation on while at school and praying that the house was not burned down when I got home.
😆
This is the car that made me fall in love with the Z32. I hoped they would talk about Steve Millen and his company Stillen. They make some of the coolest body parts for the 300zx.
Z1 as well
that’s crazy Stillen is still around today making parts for nissans never knew he named it stillen because steve and millen 😂😂😂
I really want one of those. Imsa cars from this era were sick!
Bro dream car right there! That car is legendary.
theyre so cool, my buddy has 82 imsa fb rx7 and its just a raw experience
And blisteringly fast
1100 hp on LeMans seems like fun. Even for one lap.
Crank it up for the qualifying passes
That happened in 91 with a broken turbo on the nissan r90ck
This car was owned previously by the Bean estate and My uncle was his engine builder for all his cars before his passing. I remember when he rebuilt this engine and I got to rev it. Truly an amazing car even before know all the history!
Nice video, but you used the wrong stock footage for "Pete Brock" the footage used was of Peter Brock an Australian touring car legend 👍
100% the Peter Brock they should have referred to. Was the designer of the Daytona coupe
Was just gonna say the same thing. There's Aussie Peter Brock who went on to sell some hocus pocus fuel magnetizer or something and then there's US Peter Brock of BRE. Correct me if I'm wrong please.
Jesus 9 people already pointed it out you can leave it be
This channel is not exactly known for bringing facts or any kind of knowledge..
Best 19:46 of my life. Makes me smile knowing there are 4 sitting in my garage. I love the z32.
2 of my favorite cars I've ever owned. 1990 and a 1991 300zx, both NA's. The Z32 is timeless in my opinion. It just looks fast as shit even siting parked. Man I miss those cars...
I couldn’t agree more. Although the twin turbos are way more fun.
This is the car that got me into racing as a kid. Iconic ain’t the word. The Z was legendary
ive dedicated past 17 years to restoring these cars.. i love everything about them! i own 3 now and still fixing them for customers!
Steve Millen, one of the drivers for that car eventually started Stillen, the aftermarket parts store for Nissans and other cars. Love the Nissan history.
Hell yeah Uncle Nads! It's always so cool seeing him geeking out about these cars and what they represent, he's awesome!
He's okay, if you're into that sort of stuff. ;)
Finally hoonigan with the slept on Z32!!!
Nads knowledge with cars is totally out of this world. This guy is effin legend!
Nads could pretty much talk about the car alllll by himself if he needed to! LOL!
Don't encourage him.
@@TheHooniganslol my wife would say the same about me. My autism makes me geek about cars all day long. I recently redid all my suspension bushings and installed a nice koni/tien combo along with a brake system refresh. Keep up the addiction scotto. I only dream of a garage like yours.
@@YukiTsunoda7 ???
@@TheHoonigans I was wishing he'd encourage the engineer to talk and keep his own mouth shut almost all of the time. Eventually gave up on the video.
I dont mind when my husband talks about cars it makes me happy when he talks about cars because i see a spark in him
These old race cars are so awesome! So analog and agricultural 🙌🏼 so innovative
Seeing these cars compete in anger during the 90’s was awesome. I was at Lime rock when John Morton flipped the GTP car. My first race car was purchased from Chip Robinson. Thank you for an Awesome interview!
Please try and get some of the older guys that built amazing cars on this series. Such a great way to document their genius and is a thank you to what they did for motorsport. Great job Nads and Hoonigan!
Thats why nads is the best! His knowledge is just on another level and the way he is doing the whole interview makes it clear that he is a pro at this!
He really is steping up the game everytime i see him talking about cars and racing and he clearly is in my eyes the door opener to all the historic, exclusive and special parts of the car culture that many of us viewers are just tapping into!
Nads we love you and your beer habit
Where my love for the 300zx started, when i first saw this car racing
will never get the hate for nads, he loves cars and knows so much about them - he's never being a showoff by trying to talk over anyone - he's just that excited. he's a car nerd, and it's awesome
I'm a tech at a nissan dealership and the owner of the place, his dad knew the people that raced this car and he gave him a sign portrait of the car and the owner gave it me. its awersome!
OMG I’m in love with the 300zx. It’s so awesome you guys did a BB on this car. I love it!!
glad to see z32's getting more recognition now a days
Absolutely my favorite race car! I was excited to see you guy's do a video on this, the z32 is timeless and this car is an absolute monster in the best possible way. 😍
My z32 is sick. I get excitedly every time I drive it and I’ve had it 20 years. Downpipe, testpipe, and all the other goodies. Racing hart M5s and so on.
Let’s see a vid on a Z31, VG30s are super underrated engines
I had a 85 turbo with a stronger 86 na trans dealer option exhaust and down pipe that was on it since new hd pathfinder clutch slow shift valve delete in stock form they were ok modded they were sick I jacked my boost up to 11/12 lb range and had a vafc fuel regulator
Yes, even though Z32 are objectively better than Z31, the Z31 is extremely underrated and single cam VG30s can make serious power. I'm biased bc I own a Z31 but I think they look better than Z32s. I know there are some sick Z31 builds, would love to see them do a Build Bio on one!!
@@bearrett50kal17 I'm on board with you, Z31 just looks more raw on the outside. Then the interior is way nicer. I hate the z32s giant dash that peels up overtime.
Thanks for taking time for us,. I was glued to the screen the entire time. These cars were what inspired me in my life as a auto enthusiast.
Trevor is a legend, this car is a legend, don't sleep on VGs, awesome video!
*mumbling to myself*
Get your hand off the car Nads.
Nads did a great job, great vid! ❤️
The historical details make the story so much better.
This is the reason I love the old Nissans, you just got to love an underdog that just keeps pushing for perfection. So much pride and racing pedigree Nissan has. Granted newer Nissans don't have that same feeling.
Love those 300zx, nearly got one, bought a Corvette C4 instead... Ended up with a nightmare of a car lol
My grandpa had 2 of them back in the day. Plus a C4 lol
My buddy has a black 5m Z32 TT, I have a black 6m LT1 C4. Theres a comical exchange for reliability in terms of interior and build quality the 300 has over the vette, while the vette has the advantage of drivetrain reliability (maybe not the optispark) over the Nissan. I like both cars, though the vette is much easier to work on and I'd prefer replacing an optispark to tracking down boost/vacuum leaks.
If you've got tiny hands, working on the 300 is a breeze, I've owned a few and really the only continuous fault I've experienced is wiring, these things have tremendous amounts of heat soak
@@ShyR0n3y I remember removing and replacing the plenum on the car was a nightmare. So many hoses, and getting the EGR back in. Ugh.
I had the engine out to do something, think a turbo let go lol anyway ended up deleting the EGR. Also did a coolant bypass on the plenum, made it easier to remove it lol.
Im guessing you have to stop shooting 10-20 times when John Naderi need to fill he's cup. hehe xD
He wanted to drink when Trevor said Nissan, or Z, or racecar, or IMSA.
he isnt drinking anything. i don t know whats the point of doing that with an empty cup
*Heavy breathing*
👍👍👍👍
You can hate on Nads all you want. But everytime Nads mention one little specific stuff on this car, its making the old guy smiles and thats good
This was probably my favorite race car growing up.
I never even heard of this man. But now I will never forget his name, awesome hearing him tell the story behind .
The pride on the face of a man that achieved so much and yet so humble is inspiring
The Nissan factory race cars are not of this world. I fell in love with these mighty machines back when i first played Gran Turismo 4 on the ps2 years ago when the game just cam out. I want more of this content! the Gr.C, GPT and GTO era was such a wild time for motorsports where engineering went to the extreme and developed a lot of the tech we nowadays have in modern performance.
Less of Nads talking more of the Legends talkin
Sick! I remember watching this car run as a kid in Long Beach. Had a chance to look at the GTP car at Bruce Canepa's shop once...amazing work of art
HOLY SH*T
I’ve been waiting to see the insides of this car all my life! (37yo) owned 2 Z31s, always wanted a Z32
Saw it running at Long Beach in the historic race in 2019. Such a badass thing to see. Now if we could see the rival RX7 GTO for the BBRRRAAPPP fans out there, I'd be a happy camper.
The best video i ever seen it’s a wonderful car and a really big respect to everyone who contributed to built this 🤘🏼
This is one of the best Build Biology episodes, if not the best! Thank you!
I love these build biologies. Keep up the great work. Nads is such a mine of infomation.
I remember the nasty crash at Watkins Glen with Steve Millen and Johnny O'Connell in 93. I used to love going to WG and watch the ISMA and Trans Am series run there.
This generation is timeless
IMSA and Trans-Am just had the best looking car body’s! Dude.... that car.
The fact he didn't even turn around to describe the car just shows he knows that bad boy inside and out
18:20 Look at the smile on trevor's face.
Can just applaud Nads for being such Fanboy. Imagine being in trevor's place and age and loving how the guy interviewing him knows what he achieved in his life..Wow.
I had the pleasure to watch this car race at Fontana speed way, and this car and a 3 rotor FD we’re neck to neck the whole time. So good.
Dope. I used to watch this car run when I was little. Nice to get to see under the body and especially having the person that designed it. Dope episode.
I remember seen this car at del mar when i was a kid. I think i still have a picture with this car
My friend worked on this car at RM Motorsports. A true badass IMSA racer.
This was an epic video ... please more race cars ... espcially older GT Race cars & please thanks Trevor Harris for being such an awesome sport and a gentleman!
Such a legend! Nads, scared to peel apart the car but keeps his hand and weight on the car during the remainder of the video, haha savage! >:D
fully respect to you Nads, i wanna see more content of you interviewing and fanboying all the stuff!
I miss going to long Beach grand prix hearing this roll! Great episode.
Best days!
Sitting in my Z32 watching this amazing video
Man I love nerding out wit Nads
Yeah, we may need to sober him up for a few more episodes.
Lol, oh no! His consumptions is what puts the nad in nads, dont change a damn thang
My absolute favorite racecar EVER! I want to see this thing every chance I get!
I mean, i'm a Camaro guy, owned 4, now in have my 1995 Z28 5.7L T56 which they used in Transam races, but i gotta say, i love IMSA GTO cars and i really love that 300ZX ! Such a nice car !!!
One of my all time favorites. Great video, Hoonigans.👍🏼
Awesome episode! Got me even more stoked for the new, upcoming Z.
Best one yet. Thank you!!
Pleasant surprise! I Was racing this exact car in Forza this morning while having my coffee 👌🔥
You guys should do a story about Peter Brock, he's an Australian motorsport hero. Our entire country wept when he passed. Brocky was my hero as a child. The bloke was an absolute gentleman, who could drive the wheels off almost anything.
Saw one of these at z1 motorsport. It's unbelievable
Cool, cool, cool! One of the most iconic cars (and one of my favorites from video games!)
Seeing JDM dad light up so much about this made my whole month
I love the Z car. Mine is so fun to drive. I can’t imagine driving that one.
Nerding with Nads could not be a better way to head into the weekend. 🏁
This is one hour material video, just let the man walk us trough his little racing baby, keep it up!
I'm dating myself a lot but I remember when this car was brand new... I was in love with it immediately.
Blew my mind to find out that in the first year they didn't use the z32 heads, they used custom cast z31 heads (2v per cyl) because they already had 900hp from their z31 set-ups in the 80's.
Dominant car. Beautiful engineering.
Do the AAR Celicas next!!!!
I like this car EVERYTIME I see it on Instagram.
Every time I see Nads in a video, the man has his 🍺, and he never runs out! I'm pretty sure Nads is the only individual on the planet with an Infinity Beer. Lol
I remember this car I loved the widebody and color paint scheme. Its always recognizable
Awesome video and interview of a legend in Trevor
What a gem to watch and listen to !
Awesome !
Yes!!!!!!!! Thanks you !!!!!!!!! Finally a 300zx!!!!!!!!!
1:30.. I’m glad nads is back ! He’s like that funny drunk uncle at the party that always has the good stories 😬
what a amazing guy ,hats off to you Trevor Harris
Great video 👍 Wicked car, love it. Trevor is awesome too
I've seen the IMSA GTO and GTP entries of this era from Mazda in person at Sevenstock. Cool to see the stuff from the other side of the fence!
This is really cool btw. Nice one Hoonigan. 👊🏻
I have a Yokohama hard poster ad with this car on it thank you for showing the inner workings of it
I totally remember seeing these cars race at Laguna Seca and Sears Point back when I was a kid going to all of the races with my dad.
More Nads doing these episodes, he’s amazing!
I love these cars!! Thank you Hoonigan.
I know that the VG30DETT gets a lot of shit for being a boat anchor of a motor, but this car shows the true potential of that motor now.
This is amazing and on the other hand so sad that it is too short. I would love to see every detail of the car. This video could have more than 1 hour and still be interesting and exciting to watch. However, good job!
Amazing race cars and race history
A pleasure listen to you Trevor
Thanks Nad Dan