You did phenomenal. 3rd place. In a fresh build, No practice, no break downs, in a new discipline of driving. You definitely have a leg up on the other hoonigans.
Also way too many pre pubescent keyboard commandos with an under developed prefrontal cortex, spouting off negativity in the comments. They need to put down mommies phone and go play fortnight or Lego.
Love that this guy is a step above the rest of the hoonigan build crew in that he builds and then uses the car for what it was meant for. (Ive never forgotten about the diesel camaro)
No way this guy should feel bad. He kicked ass. First time drifting is bad enough. First time precision drifting around an obstacle course with a huge crowd? fugget-about-it. Nice work. Keep on trucking!
Not knocking the quality of his work, especially since this isn't his Forte, but most of what he did (not all, obviously) was built on. Definitely helped the speed a opposed to Scotto who went dumb shit and had to custom make almost everything
So that was impressive especially the first time out with a car and you can see how much bite the car has it didn't want to slide but you made it happen . Great Job!
For an air intake solution, could go NASCAR style, a heat shield underneath the air filter that's sealed off to a short cowl induction hood(2" maybe; check out the "Sunoco style" hood for 3rd gens, fits the styling really well). Maybe not the *most* effective option but it is certainly proven to be effective, and wouldn't require as much parts swapping, just a little fab work. Honestly pretty amazing how hooked up the rear of that car is - if anyone doesn't think that solid axles can hang corners, they better be checking out some Trans-Am and such(solid axle will do anything an IRS can... on smooth pavement). Definitely need more front tire on it with all of that rear grip, probably stiffen up the rear shocks and sway bar some to make it break free a little easier, keep the front softer so it can maintain grip and [try to] keep up with the rear. Also, that big tall spoiler out back isn't doing the balance any favors with zero downforce on the nose; I'd either leave the spoiler off for now(the last thing the car needs is more rear grip at speed LOL) or add a good sized front splitter to match. In fact, I'd probably start off with the splitter and with minimal spoiler height and add spoiler height if it felt like the car needed it. All that mechanical grip and HP, this thing will be a weapon once it's dialed!
You’re a winner in my book brother 👍🏼. You completed a build for a competition you didn’t even practice for and still placed 🥉, and you build was sick my dude!!! Thank you for the content, truly enjoyed it 😎
Built a rock-solid car, in a time crunch, got to the event, wheeled like a maniac and wrangled a monster of his own creation. Then podiumed no less! Absolutely epic commitment, even under evidently overwhelming pressure. All while filming and being open about the process. Damn fine work all around. I nearly spit take with the eagle and full patriot outfit combo. Dude is magnificent.
Hey, you set a personal baseline. Lotta people (myself included) would to into something like that where we have no knowledge or skill and just overthink and not even attempt it at all due to fear of failure. You knew your limitations, went full-send, and figured it out as best as you could. There were some failures but it's all important learning being done! It's only gonna get better! Be proud you have something to show for your efforts!
@xprettylightsx3781 im currently running a @fitech efi carb setup but gonna slap a carb on it and a th400 behind the sbc. I installed 3"lowering springs/shocks from switch suspension. And a set of cal tracks. 15x7american racing saw blades. Ill post a walk around soon. 🤙🏽🤘🏼
It was gonna be my daily til the fitech unit took a shit. Stripped the stereo out put in my new to me 01 silverado. And not to toot my own horn but its all done from a wheelchair 🤣 never give up on your dreams. 🤘🏼❤️weRone.. we all love this automotive lifestyle 🤙🏽
@@we-r-one_automotive.daniel3108 good idea.. even a toilet bowl is better than Failtech. FiTech is known to be the worst EFI company in the car world. still don't know how they haven't went under.
Super humble and grateful you don't always get things the first try the car in my opinion is suited better for auto cross and some fun track days it will slay just need practice buddy definitely hope to see more of you and the Camaro.
My man, never apologize for having huge, pendulous balls and the ability to actually execute the work with discipline. You’re as rare as a winning lottery ticket. Good on ya mate
Nothing but respect for Darren. Incredible build ! And for all the haters let’s see you go out on a fresh build in a sport have never done before. Hope to see the Camaro all fixed up again soon!!! 27:53
This is the kind of build series i love. Gutted the car out, worked his butt off, finished it and raced it. Not like those others i wont mention that take years to build
@@tandmbros5877 if you think Scotto and Vin are hurtin for money after all the OG's left and every episode is a commercial for a company they recently bought, I have some nft's to sell you.
bro, you went out there to your first drift event with a big car with big power, and you tried anyway in from of a ton of ppl. thats awesome- props. and at least you finished your car!!
So it looks like Brian never finished his, big surprise there. I cant wait to see it tho, when his son finishes the build. Hope im still around by then
I did the same exhaust routing but with an h-pipe on my 77 z28. It worked great. Like you said, easier and works better. Who cares if it's the commonly accepted way.
If it's anything like the sonic in Oregon.. it's gnarly AF and you're most definitely not missing out. Go to dairy Queen if ya want the exact same food, but better. Haha.
Work on more lock. You will find the car doesn't want to grip and straighten as much if you can sit on more angle, plus it'll make this type of driving easier, look better and make more tyre smoke
I've owned a thirdgen for like 7 years and being a teenager in it I can tell you you're right they don't drift that good lol they're kinda sketchy i could slide mine but it doesnt slide right it will go right around most times, they do hook like crazy I assume they're just better for drag racing/street racing
Don't be so negative about your drifting skills. You built an entire car in three months....not everyone can do that. On top of that, you were there driving it right after you built it. You have skills you don't suck completely. Just need practice. Happy Thanksgiving.
Love the car. Need more angel. Use your hand brake to start your slide and then gas it.. everone has there own way. Just need to figure out what works for you.
Darren, you did good. Please stick with the skids, I guarantee you'll get better. Lastly you're trying to slid something with a steering box and little angle, don't be so hard on yourself
For a firsttimer nothing to say you did great and you basically learning so the one that laugh at him for a first time man they can’t talk sh** about it
You did phenomenal. 3rd place. In a fresh build, No practice, no break downs, in a new discipline of driving. You definitely have a leg up on the other hoonigans.
Also way too many pre pubescent keyboard commandos with an under developed prefrontal cortex, spouting off negativity in the comments. They need to put down mommies phone and go play fortnight or Lego.
@@nessie42786🤌🏻👊🏻
And he gets to say "...and that dent is from an accident with an airplane." Which is pretty sick
Love that this guy is a step above the rest of the hoonigan build crew in that he builds and then uses the car for what it was meant for. (Ive never forgotten about the diesel camaro)
The diesel Camaro haunts my dreams
Yeah what a tease that was
Wonder what Grimm could done on his Camaro with that budget.
I don't think anyone will forget the diesel Camaro lol smh
Darren has an actual shop and job he works too.
No way this guy should feel bad. He kicked ass. First time drifting is bad enough. First time precision drifting around an obstacle course with a huge crowd? fugget-about-it. Nice work. Keep on trucking!
Watching Darren do this has made me confident I can do it to. Loved this and the progress up to it. Well done bro
Just wanna say Darren did an awesome job on this series and I hope we see lots more content from him.
Always been a fan of Mr Parsons attitude and abilities. Great stuff happy t day all.
What boggles my mind is how efficient Darren is, it's insane how much he can get done in a day.
Not knocking the quality of his work, especially since this isn't his Forte, but most of what he did (not all, obviously) was built on. Definitely helped the speed a opposed to Scotto who went dumb shit and had to custom make almost everything
Darren is a step above, beautiful work
Big props for jumping into the deep end like that and learnin how to swim! Can't wait to see more
So that was impressive especially the first time out with a car and you can see how much bite the car has it didn't want to slide but you made it happen . Great Job!
Total shocker Brian not finishing a car for Sema lol...
Those brackets were super important though🤣
For an air intake solution, could go NASCAR style, a heat shield underneath the air filter that's sealed off to a short cowl induction hood(2" maybe; check out the "Sunoco style" hood for 3rd gens, fits the styling really well). Maybe not the *most* effective option but it is certainly proven to be effective, and wouldn't require as much parts swapping, just a little fab work.
Honestly pretty amazing how hooked up the rear of that car is - if anyone doesn't think that solid axles can hang corners, they better be checking out some Trans-Am and such(solid axle will do anything an IRS can... on smooth pavement).
Definitely need more front tire on it with all of that rear grip, probably stiffen up the rear shocks and sway bar some to make it break free a little easier, keep the front softer so it can maintain grip and [try to] keep up with the rear.
Also, that big tall spoiler out back isn't doing the balance any favors with zero downforce on the nose; I'd either leave the spoiler off for now(the last thing the car needs is more rear grip at speed LOL) or add a good sized front splitter to match. In fact, I'd probably start off with the splitter and with minimal spoiler height and add spoiler height if it felt like the car needed it.
All that mechanical grip and HP, this thing will be a weapon once it's dialed!
You’re a winner in my book brother 👍🏼. You completed a build for a competition you didn’t even practice for and still placed 🥉, and you build was sick my dude!!! Thank you for the content, truly enjoyed it 😎
Built a rock-solid car, in a time crunch, got to the event, wheeled like a maniac and wrangled a monster of his own creation. Then podiumed no less! Absolutely epic commitment, even under evidently overwhelming pressure. All while filming and being open about the process. Damn fine work all around. I nearly spit take with the eagle and full patriot outfit combo. Dude is magnificent.
Seriously though....there is no way you would get me out there Infront of all of those people, doing shit I've never done before. Big ups to you!!!
Hey, you set a personal baseline. Lotta people (myself included) would to into something like that where we have no knowledge or skill and just overthink and not even attempt it at all due to fear of failure. You knew your limitations, went full-send, and figured it out as best as you could. There were some failures but it's all important learning being done! It's only gonna get better! Be proud you have something to show for your efforts!
Much respect built it and sent it! Nothing but support here!
That's a great attitude to have man. I look forward to see your progress for the next event!
Dude, thanks for giving us the motivation to geep wrenching on our builds. Im building a sbc s10 to run a few laps and have fun 👍🏼
Good luck on your build . What type of ignition / ecu are you going to run?
@xprettylightsx3781 im currently running a @fitech efi carb setup but gonna slap a carb on it and a th400 behind the sbc. I installed 3"lowering springs/shocks from switch suspension. And a set of cal tracks. 15x7american racing saw blades. Ill post a walk around soon. 🤙🏽🤘🏼
It was gonna be my daily til the fitech unit took a shit. Stripped the stereo out put in my new to me 01 silverado. And not to toot my own horn but its all done from a wheelchair 🤣 never give up on your dreams. 🤘🏼❤️weRone.. we all love this automotive lifestyle 🤙🏽
@@we-r-one_automotive.daniel3108 good idea.. even a toilet bowl is better than Failtech. FiTech is known to be the worst EFI company in the car world. still don't know how they haven't went under.
He is competitive on himself. He killed it!! Did pretty much the whole build and raced blindly!
Super humble and grateful you don't always get things the first try the car in my opinion is suited better for auto cross and some fun track days it will slay just need practice buddy definitely hope to see more of you and the Camaro.
Great build and commitment to the cause. Hoonigan team: provide this man some lessons on drifting and suspension setup and bring him back!!!
that car looks scary fast out of those corners. sweet build.
This was awesome, hitting the plane included
dude you built an amazing car and what an experience
Awesome build
so proud of him pushing through the anxiety and showing up, hell yeh man
much respect sir, you did awesome!
DANGER DAN giving it the seal of approval!
My man, never apologize for having huge, pendulous balls and the ability to actually execute the work with discipline. You’re as rare as a winning lottery ticket. Good on ya mate
Can't wait to see Scotto's car at SEMA 2028!!!! 🤣🤣🤣
Car is stunning, and well thought out and top notch fab work, you will get your head around the driving bit ,no problem.
Nothing but respect for Darren. Incredible build ! And for all the haters let’s see you go out on a fresh build in a sport have never done before. Hope to see the Camaro all fixed up again soon!!! 27:53
This is the kind of build series i love. Gutted the car out, worked his butt off, finished it and raced it. Not like those others i wont mention that take years to build
Well he has money others dont always have money and time lmao and I know your talking about scotto but I feel his pain lmao
@@tandmbros5877 if you think Scotto and Vin are hurtin for money after all the OG's left and every episode is a commercial for a company they recently bought, I have some nft's to sell you.
4 videos and you're done, Scotto's still mounting that seat...
Darren doesn't suck. Great clean build
bro, you went out there to your first drift event with a big car with big power, and you tried anyway in from of a ton of ppl. thats awesome- props. and at least you finished your car!!
pretty great. LS is not my thing, but I still love it
Love your build 100% am myself a Firebird formula Performance pack T5 fan with I currently own and build from a barn find
The song that was playing while Darren was talking about hitting the plane was so spot on to his spirit at that moment lmao
Thoroughly enjoyed it. Thankyou Darren.
Good job Darren!
I want to see this thing on a track! Looks rowdy!!
love to see it rebuilt.
That car is dope ! It’s all about the experience
Hell yeaaaaaah!!! I wanna see more of this guy!
God, all the offroad guys are humble as fuck and great builders
Good build 💪🏾
That rear wheel is wobbling like crazy
So it looks like Brian never finished his, big surprise there. I cant wait to see it tho, when his son finishes the build. Hope im still around by then
The only hate comment I have is my hate for SEMA and what it does to force builders into rushing builds
Hate how much he’s beating up himself. He did great!
Woo Hoo! Who knew Irocs could be cool?
People who overlooked their potential?
@@Hype679 ha! We have built one of these 20 years ago and the finished product was pretty lack luster back then
@@xozindustries7451 Nice! Yeah, I think half of these things wound up as cheap drag builds locally.
They always were cool. This isn't an IROC though so it's odd you'd mention that here.
@@lb9gta307 it’s like saying Q Tip, it’s just a generalized term for those cars
Always one of the third gen now I want one even more
I did the same exhaust routing but with an h-pipe on my 77 z28. It worked great. Like you said, easier and works better. Who cares if it's the commonly accepted way.
First time drifting a car you never had any practice driving, a 3rd place finish is strong.
Cool build
That thing wants to drag !
Well done Darrin
yeah, fix it up, take it to a track and do some laps with it, i think it would perform pretty good for that to
This car is actually hella fast 😂 props to builder driver to head out there either zero xp
Happy thanksgiving
If it's anything like the sonic in Oregon.. it's gnarly AF and you're most definitely not missing out. Go to dairy Queen if ya want the exact same food, but better. Haha.
dude got a whole car ready for this event in the span of what? a month or so? damn.
This vs that elimination bracket for the gymkhana grid cars gotta happen
Work on more lock. You will find the car doesn't want to grip and straighten as much if you can sit on more angle, plus it'll make this type of driving easier, look better and make more tyre smoke
Good effort I say! 👏🏻👏🏻
5:56 Was that Nads' EG hatch back there?
I've owned a thirdgen for like 7 years and being a teenager in it I can tell you you're right they don't drift that good lol they're kinda sketchy i could slide mine but it doesnt slide right it will go right around most times, they do hook like crazy I assume they're just better for drag racing/street racing
Where did you get that plastic(?) dash insert?
Don’t beat yourself up kid. You beat Scotto and Vin and the car looks great and sounds great
Don't be so negative about your drifting skills. You built an entire car in three months....not everyone can do that. On top of that, you were there driving it right after you built it. You have skills you don't suck completely. Just need practice. Happy Thanksgiving.
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Shout out to the TERRA CREWWWWWW!!!
I think you great for your first time, i also would be nervous with the cameras and people watching.
Yes happy Thanksgiving
Love the car. Need more angel. Use your hand brake to start your slide and then gas it.. everone has there own way. Just need to figure out what works for you.
Don't take setup advice from someone who can't spell angle🤣
See, you should have let me drive it.
Future side pipes?
A hammer and a 2x4 itll buff right out no worries its character lol
Darren, you did good. Please stick with the skids, I guarantee you'll get better. Lastly you're trying to slid something with a steering box and little angle, don't be so hard on yourself
Bring it to a vegasdrift event and come drive with us bud Dec 3rd
That blair witch project filming almost hid that flat piece of steel your calling a crossmember.
I really appreciate your honesty, leave it in the comments. I don't give a shit it's logical and easy. Nice
It's Just like the build and battle car.
How do you get fresh air to the giant air filter, when the hood is shaped like this?
The easy way is making a simple pan that goes under the air filter and seals it to the scoop.
Sick. It's probably a much better track car, but amazing build.
What was the second car in the lineup at 19:52?
So... Scotto built a bunch of brackets, and has another unfinished car. Who would of guessed this would happen 🤣🤷♂
Hell yeah 👏👏
Gurgle goo
I think that -6 line killed your power, you generally need larger hose just for e85.
HOONIGAN is better when non HOONIGAN guys build cars 😂😂
crazy build. cool. too much grip tho. you gotta kick loose the tires to fling the butt around and juggle it.
I really thought he was going to say F it and hit the ramp
Sounds like you need skinnier tyres or way more tyre pressure there, hoss
The build was great but I think you need a lot more seat time. Not a huge Cletus fan but I bet he'd let you thrash this thing on his track
Bad ass
wtf trans mount is that you need a fabricator i fabricate im in cali
For a firsttimer nothing to say you did great and you basically learning so the one that laugh at him for a first time man they can’t talk sh** about it
Dude said mid 5s 😂🤣.
episode was great till 8:55