I Bought the World's Cheapest Racecar - It's RIDICULOUS!
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- I knew nothing about these things - and with how cheap this one was I was willing to take a risk. It sounds insane and it's definitely exciting! Stoked to take y'all along for the journey!
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I wonder what it’s lap time would be round the compound
Thinking the same thing
Exactly! Lap time before it gets broken ⏱️⏱️⏱️
This should be the time atrack car over the crx
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They have two RVs parked on the compound course for the next couple of months so it'll probably be a built drift car by the time anyone puts down a lap time with it XD
Who else would love to see a dozen or more of these racing around The Freedom Factory 🏁
The Freedom Factory actually had a race planned for legend cars but only 2 of us actually showed up for practice so they canceled it. My profile pic was actually taken during that practice. And while it would be amazing to race there, the track is almost in 2 rough of shape for these cars to run for an extended period of time.
I love legends on dirt but they don't race them on dirt around here anymore...
They used to have dozens of Legends competing during the Desoto tenure.
My local racetrack in Sweden run them from time to time. Usually 30 cars per race, and they need to do multiple heats...
Parts look up VMS Motorsports, legends direct and great north legends. Can find Info on the search Us legend cars or INEX. I race these at my local track
Chelsea is the king of sketch. Every time Adam does some weird shit at the compound, poof…. The ghost of drifting past shows up… lol. Love these funky old legends cars, bro. You definitely need a dozen just tandem drifting around the compound lol
And then take them all to the freedom factory to race
I noticed this too.
I feel like the only reason he didn't txt Adam back about the car is because he was already on his way to the compound to drive it🤣
Can you imagine a train of these, drifting on a regular circuit, you can really pack them in there 4-5 wide - it would be great for everyone; drivers (cheap entry point, good learning car for multiple disciplines), spectators (as above, more cars on circuit/side-by-side), fun factor 💯
These need to be more popular, they already produce great racing all around the world, drifting these in their own class would be epic!
What engine is it?
It's cool to see Hert and Trevor there. Getting all the legends together. Trev has insane natural talent for working on cars and Hert's presence is always appreciated. Assembling the dream team at LZ HQ
Big Trevor and Adam fan, add Chris and it funny and informative 😂
literally getting legends(just one) together
+1 Trev
20 years ago I could tell you everything about setting these up. They have changed so much as far as setup goes. Now they are running 3 cylinder water cooled motors instead of the old 1200 and 1250 motors. I have a old video on my channel from 2003 racing in Las Vegas at the nationals. The video cuts short but we started 25th and finished 3rd
Awesome shit dude 🎉
@snussy-kp8qj thanks, I have a bunch more video including in car from back then. I am trying to get it all formatted over to upload. I also have this entire race but for some reason I can't get it to read on my computer. My DVD player reads it fine.
I had the chance to pick up one with the yamaha 4 in it, increased displacement and whatever mods were allowed, I also had my eye on a bike with the 1100cc version of said motor and was thinking about swapping it back but it never happened.
I'd love to see them get their hands on one of the US Legend Thunder Roadsters lol. Probably would be a lot easier to slide.
What would this kind of coupe even be called? Id love to find one
Is this a midlife crisis?
You picked this purchase as the midlife crisis lol
A crisis is having a predictable driveway, with one of these you're set.
No way near, this is big boys toys lol love it
Nah, this is an end your life crisis, that thing is a death trap, but in the best way possible and I love it so much 🤣🤣🤣🤣👌👌👌👌
That would be a Porsche
Yeah im more interested in seeing what time this thing can put down around the compound. I freaking love this thing. Need to find a salvage kawasaki h2 to engine swap it. That thing would be a straight death trap then. 😂 Although a busa engine would be way cheaper.
Sick blazzer 😎👍
And Busa is easier to fix. More parts readily available
Busa or zx14r cheaper than h2r big displacement and good tq. Also way more available. H2R is like impossible to find the motor also will be like 3x the price.
Wrecked r1 or zx10/zx14
There's a guy in Missouri who built a mini Chevy Nova using a diy tube frame & diy fiberglass body. That's about the same size as this legend car. But it can fit 2 people inside. He found a ZX14 engine to put in it. The thing rips, he built it for under $10,000 or was selling it for/asking $10,000 a few years ago.
He was also able get it registered & street legal....I'd love something like that if the engine had a eco mode & sport. So in eco mode when commuting to work. You could get 60+mphs on hwy. Then switch to sport when you wanna have fun.
Well the prices on those lil speed demons just went up no doubt! I love this type of content, I had a blast watching yall having a blast!
Exactly what I thought as well 😂😂
They are popular around here and have been for years with several tracks around me that run them so they are already way more than 4k lol.
I thought, "RIP affordable legends." There's a stunt driver at Goodwood FOS that drifts a legends car in between run groups. Terry Grant was the name.
Brand new legends from inex is abt 20 grand. They now have a mz09 motorcycle engine in them. Cost of affordable racing is out the window now.
The spindles and control arms are sold by the racing series that regulates them. It is stamped on the arms and that website will lead you to alot of good parts and information.
One thing about drifting this is to keep the RPM’s high. It may have 120ish HP but it has low torque. So you need to keep the RPM up to keep the wheels spinning.
And be ready to change the clutch soon.
Let's get #cooking
@@chefgiovanni most bikes have upgrade clutch plates and heavier springs available but the basket will still wear out and get notches faster than a typical one.
Swap the control arms left to right and it will move the shock mounting point to the top of the control arm. Then you will have all the tie rod clearance you need
They won’t bolt up, they are side specific.
they are made to turn left...lot's to be done
@@bos200409they race circuits also. They turn left and right.
@@zacharyhonaker5305 looks like it worked though.
That's like 1/2 of a stanced car, except you'll be going right instead of left
Another video where Collete has the perfect opportunity to obliterate Adam's ego without trying lmao "why are u so tiny" hahahaha
I thought I was the only one that notices what she does lol
A lot of the legends use Toyota Corolla/corona/celica rear axles and front suspension. There is a difference between ring gears, 8 bolt vs 10 bolt. There are different axles shafts, the later are generally bigger with more splines. Use smaller stuff as long as gear ratios support needed rpm range because of weight savings. Weir racing does have upgrades. There is a full float conversion out there. Just a few thoughts
Was massive in Australia at one point.
You may find information if you google "Aussie Legend" race cars.
They made them with miniature Australian Ford Falcon and Holden Commodore body shells as well.
What engine is that?
This needs to be a thing : Adam buys random race cars and tries to turn them into drift cars
Love it 👍
next up a cup car chassis
@@OhDoctorrLosey from Lone star already did this
Those things are a ton of fun on a track. That bike clutch is not going to hold up to repeated clutch kicks though.
good thing they are cheap and easy to replace
Shouldn’t need to clutch kick it if I had to guess it makes enough power to slide without it
You’d be surprised how much abuse those clutches can take. My clutch has 2 race seasons on it, probably well over 100 race starts - 13.5K RPM near clutch dump, every single start. Stock clutch, stock springs. Doesn’t slip, still makes the same HP numbers.
as many times i've seen stunters use their clutch when doing circle wheelies, I think it should be fine. Shoutout to DankWheelie
It's a wet oil bath clutch it should be just fine unless they over heat the motor over and over again
Don’t know what they’re called, but I think horizontal slit vents in the front fender would looks sick opposed to the holes drilled in them
louvers?
it's called a Legend, they're raced all over the globe on both dirt/paved ovals and on circuits. search for Legend racing for more info and/or videos
@@drewoleYup
They’re called Legends cars
nobody asked lmao@@crazyepl666
It’s so cool seeing Sam, Hert, Chelsea and the whole crew out there laughing it up having fun. Watching this video brought me up after being down most of the day. Thank you so much.
OG Hoonigan Daily Transmission vibes
These cars built and developed as little drift cars would be an awesome entry level "crate drift" series. Low Cost High revving drift cars all the same chassis, same type of parts etc. I bet it would be insanely popular especially for younger drivers.
Adam just playing Forza horizon or something in real life on his own compound😂. Love it man!
I just started racing these not too long ago on my channel. I’m trying to put as much information i can on here, but I don’t have 20 years of experience like some people.
I’ll check you out bro
Dawg I’ve seen your videos before! I’m in the market for a legends car
Definitely needs to make some laps around the freedom factory 💯💯💯💯
INCORRECT!!! Any engine on a race street bike was fuel injected from the late 80s into the 90s. Only the whatever bikes started going FI in the 2000s... Hell, my Mom has a 2006 Yamaha 700 Raptor QUAD that is fuel Injected 😂🤦♂️
They are cheap because you can't buy the motors anymore so can't run them in the series they upgraded them to water cooled engines. They had problems overheating. No reverse also.
I have a 37 Chevy.
Terry Grant is the master at drifting these. Made a whole career outa one of these to the point he did the mini scenes in the remake of the Italian job.
Big up terry grant
Love seeing Terry Grant throw cars about at Santa Pod
Man, I was watching the video, and remembered about Terry Grant from about 10-15 years ago, he was a big thing back in the late 00's...
You beat me to it! They need to hit him up for setup tips...
So what kinda race car is this?
Steve Morris saw your 4 rotor at PRI and was very impressed. You should do a collaboration with him and teach him to drift. You, Cleetus and Steve at the FF.
That'd be sick! Also just need Adam to get a SM engine in a drift car, that'd be -bonkers-.
These things are really common in the UK, big scene for them. Very fun, very light, very easy to work on and repair. Reliability… well a very highly stressed engine with a lot of weight compared to what it was designed for… and a lot more mechanical grip too.
UK also has Fun Cup cars. Those look like a blast!
You can put any bike engine in... Even the old i4 250s 20k rpm are a bunch of fun
You could just gear them slower for more torque and less stress on the engine.
@@alexfeatherstone6676 They already are, but the gear ratios are so close it almost makes them pointless for shifting. 1st gear does almost 50mph in these down from 90
Wait until they hear of them f1 stockcars 😂
15:30 you talked about it being a bike transmission. Specified that, while talking about the oil... You are then shocked, when told it doesn't have reverse??? 🤦♂️ wow...
Just a heads up when these have a cage windshield instead of open or clear glass it’s usually a dirt car. If that motor is a 1200 it’s an old old car. If it’s a 1250 it’s closer to a 2010-2018 car. FZ water cooled direct injection motors were 2018-2023. The new motors are the MT09 with is basically a FZ09 with an electronic throttle.
As far as them being unsafe, it’s wrong. In like 50 years they’re hasn’t been a single death in one of these. And there has been an insane amount of races since then. Like in the hundreds of thousands. It’s box tubing but they’re safe cars.
Also the reason it’s probably hard to drift is because those tires are usually really grippy and soft for the 90ftlb and 160hp they make.
My favorite content on your channel! Random smiles per gallon, personal projects, obnoxious car stuff... Thank you Adam LZ!
Adam, you guys should all do NASCAR paint schemes on your legends. I figure since you're #5, a Kyle Larson or old Terry Labonte scheme would be sick!
I wonder if Adam is gonna buy a fleet of these and take them drifting with his friends across the country. 🤔
(Edit:further in they plan on it 😂)
That car looks similar to a baby grand. many years ago i walked into a place called 600 racing in Charlotte North Carolina and found out that’s where they manufacture baby Grand’s and some other small race cars. You might be able to find more info there, then again that was many years ago, but I hope this helps.
You can buy a Chevy Chevette for less than 1 thousand dollars, and many men maKe crazy drifts with it STOCK.
Its mostly a kids series for nascar or whelen modified. Most local circle tracks run these. Cleetus can prob put you in touch with people who know alot about them.
Facts!☝🏻
I watched people transition from legend to late model/modified, all the time, i used to pit for a guy who ran figure 8, demo derby, trailer races you name it.. but it was always a symphony of exhaust notes during the legend races...lol
Adam is the friend with many toys that when you visit you don't wanna leave
Hert is no doubt my favorite person on the internet. Dude is such a blast to be around. Always laughing enjoying life. Heck yeah 🤘
street bikes were fuel injected long before 2006. late 90s for the gsxr 750 and 2001 for the honda f4i
I built these cars for around ten years for 600 racing. Even made one street legal. They are beyond a blast to drive
Build it as it should then start to race and see if you are as good as you think you are it’s great racing.👍🇬🇧
I’ve been waiting for something like this. The compund is PERFECT for it 😂😂
I think they're called Legends... We have a championship with these things, both national level and european
Let's go. Keep killing the game lzmfg crew!
I saw the legend and had to check you guys out but we race them up here in New England great way to learn how to race in if you can run it on the track and do well your well on the way to the the checkered flag
Pennzoil make 4T which is a 4 stroke motorcycle oil specially developed for motorcycles with wet clutches ,which is what u should have used
It’s a sealed motor class. There are only 2 or 3 guys in the country that are allowed to build those motor. It’s a very competitive class. I had family that raced those for years. Even qualified for the million dollar dream at charlotte motor speedway years ago. It’s fun as hell though
@18:16 The words no man wants to hear. EVER
Thanks Collette 🤣
I was looking for this comment XD
This bring me back to 2009 when I saw a Legends Car race in the small town in Finland I live in. They made a temporary race track on the streets of an industrial area close the the city center and raced a few different classes, one of which was Legends. Certainly was something to behold watching a full grid of these zoom around. I don't think I've seen one of these cars anywhere ever since! (except for rFactor)
We definitely need a lap time in this little thing. The new fountains look good btw
ModMid caser and helimpor as Dhopoua land dop flop on😮😮😢😢 100 thouldan driver's.
I love thr fact that Adam knows how to keep his fans laughing because his ideas are amazing 😊
You should build your own off that chassis and engine setup. Be cool to see a custom mini drifter build.
It is a legend they were also called midget cars way back. My Grandpa has built them along with scaled down modified, sprint, and late model dirt cars. All powered by street bike engines.
I can't help but wonder how this thing would rip on dirt with awd and an e brake. Short wheelbase, light body, high revving NA sounds like a world of twitchy goodness.
For the type of racing these did rwd is better for dirt, on the small oval tracks they drift the entire turn, crazy to see these things going 3 wide sideways through a turn
@@Greg1096 I specifically meant rally, but I see your point with oval.
Glad to see you have your hands on an Aussie Legend. They were originally designed and built by a guy named Gary Ward, don't know if he's still on this earth. I'm sure someone in Australia could chase up info for you, and if Gary is still around.
What car is this actually??
@@jedivanrooyen9614 Its an INEX Legends car, raced on short oval tracks and smaller road courses. They come in like 3 or 4 different bodies of old 30s cars
I want to see a compound lap time in this thing and see where it compares to the others!
I remember seeing these Legend cars when I was young at the dirt track that used to be near Denver airport (Rocky Mountain National Speedway). Get about a dozen of them coming up the straight in a group and they sound like a deafening swarm of angry bees. The drivers were always cool af, letting little kids sit in the cars in the pits and also signing pics of the cars for them to take home.
I need more legends car content. I was looking into getting one but have been having the same issue with not enough information. So it's sick to see what you do.
Get a midget 😈
I have been tinkering with these for nearly 2 years. I have some amateur info and deep dives on my channel @NewYankeeDoesIt
Check out the Auburndale speedway. They have legend racing pretty regularly or at least they use to.
The it was ready to race, the tie rod was prolly bent because it only was meant to turn to the left and by the video it was the right tie rod but I might just be dumb too I’m stoned
adam’s car obsession is definitely growing to be an amazing one at that. sheesh broski
“I’ve got so much dust in my eyes and love in my heart right now” these are the moments that make you a car enthusiast for life! ❤️
My father raced a class of cars similar to these; Dwarf Cars. We used the GSXR 750, 1100, and 1200 bandit oil cooled motors. I think dad still have a few of the motors, jugs, cams, and carb setups in storage. They did some wild stuff back in the day. Defentaly the reason a few rules were made. As the local dirt tracks died off, so did the Dwarf Car class. The legend class kept going, but the two classes were very similar. I remeber a few legends cars racing with us. I always thought their body style was cool bc I didn't get to see them as often.
Those little bastards were fast as hell. I knew a guy who ran 750 class and could do 140 on a dirt track straightaway. I damn near killed myself driving it; almost had a close encounter with a tree in his backyard. So much fun.
Adam with a legend car is the content we needed these are big around here in Canada for racing circle track and people been using them auto cross as well
Me and my dad both race these on dirt so feel free to hit me up i can answer pretty much any question
something just tells me theirs a rehab like within walking distance, what part of florida is that?
😂 I used to build and race legends. Great little cars.
Yes, putting a streetbike engine in a car is still a big dream for me as well. Trevor's right a carbureted FJ1200 engine is old tech but it works, pretty good power for a aircooled engine. Yamaha is on the same step as Toyota when it comes to top level of engineering. Often overlooked is that motorcycle engine's often lead the way in technical advancements. This generation and the later Yamaha's had head designs that are very similar to the JZ's you guys bash on daily. Not unsurprisingly co developed by Yamaha. That's why they survive endless limiter bashing.
Look up Honda V4's, they just sound so ridiculously good at high RPM and are dead reliable at 13k all day. with EFI from a 800 ans a compressor they make a easy 200 Hp, plenty in a light weight chassis. There's a episode of the smoking tire in which a guys comes by in a by a engineer modified Honda N600 with a VFR 800 engine in it, still one of my all time favorites. Watching it should be all to get you convinced.. Not the paved road though, not the way I often go anyway. That would be hayabusa engines which are very well developed in the Hill Climb race car scene. They even make v8 crank case setups for them, if you wanna build a V8 that revs to the moon.
you are thinking about the Lotus Elise with the Hartley v8 i guess. that car is crazy
Dude this thing could absolutely obliterate the compound record and I think with some good R and a lot of D this thing will drift pretty damn well. With some suspension/ steering, tire and gearing tweaks possibly a little more power or even more importantly torque this thing will probably be a good or at least really fun drift machine and I'm stoked for it 👌👌👌
i think you should try gravel road rallying, it would be fun seing you try somthing diffrent
You could probably use the same power steering that you can put on a micro sprint, would be worth looking into
This dude is literally living our dream, but he definitely deserves it and I can’t imagine how much success he is going to achieve in the future
I love when everyone comes together for the invitational content be so good
Adam is honestly the best person for this car he’s able to give this car the life it deserves
I raced dwarf cars for a while, tons of fun especially on a dirt track. They are so basic and easy to work on. Not sure how many clutch kicks that motorcycle clutch is going to take though. Those FJ engines have a diaphragm clutch spring and some of the drag race guys would double spring them to keep em locked up.
not just race guys, my daily fj has a doubled spring too. also there are aftermarket pressure plates that use coilsprings not for weak hands though :D
Drifting? Oh yeah, figure skating in a car. Completely subjective scoring no real way to determine a winner other than "wow he looked cooler not driving his car properly".
Your fun at events
These are always the best episodes, especially when you have literal legends like Chelsea and Hert involved too
Note: Pretty much any 1000cc sportsbike engine from 2005 up will have at least 170hp and will be dirt cheap complete if you buy whole crashed bike.
And yeah, the dudes building these things probably don't believe in the internet. It's too modern 🤣
Also, gotta love Oca-chan's laugh 😁😁 He could be a video game character for sure lol
He needs that 1300cc hayabusa in his life 180+hp with more bottom end then the 1000cc bikes
@@NightshiftCustom You're not wrong, but it's kinda hard to find a good deal on them.
Another option is maybe just have Johan fab a turbo system 😁 They have the technology at the compound lol
I hate this joke is the one from the very beginning of this video. They make these cars brand new out of a single chassis supplier to this day. Numerous ages race them all over the country. This is one of the pivotal stepping stones used in moving up through the ranks of stock car racing. There's plenty of info on the internet for them.
@@ba97racing It's just a joke bro. Don't take it to heart.
Fact is, these things have been around since Jesus was born.
The new kids on the block driving them are getting setup tips from the old heads, who are absolutely the people you want advice from. Screw the internet misinformation.
Paint the legend like the e36 or the FD s15. Fountains look sick! It’s also cool to see Chelsea at the compound more! Would be dope to see a Denofa x LZ event.
I dont think that tach goes high enough... Oops they mention that like 2 minutes later 😂
Legends cars are really popular here, it really is the cheapest purpose built race car you can get into besides a cart.
id enjoy a full build series turning this into a beast at the drift track!
Please take this to a local dirt track and try racing it. That would be hilarious and interesting to see how Adam can hang with the local good old boys on his first try.
I don’t think they realize this was is a dirt car too. They talked about someone driving it around in a field. That thing was definitely ripping around the dirt track.
Would make great content
Throw a turbo on it and make a burnout car for cleetus events!
Keep killing the game lzmfg crew!
dear adam. rhis is called a legends car and they race all across ameria on dirt and asphalt. id hate to tell you however they are not che ceapest racecars.
I raced them for years, killer fun. That’s an old 2 bar chassis with a fj engine that is not used anymore. New cars are fx9 water cooled. You will have but that’s why it was cheaper
Where can I learn more about it? What are fj and fx9 engines? Awesome stuff! Never seen that before. Is a US thing or these can be found in Europe as well? Thanks.
This thing with proper suspension, angle kit, hydro, and tune. Would love to see this thing rip around the compound for everyone to drive. Its so compact it can fit anywhere on the compound.
It revs that high coz it's a motorbike engine and that's also why there is no reverse
Who else would like these as a daily driver?🤔
Google Aussie race cars and see a similar series race in Australia seeing you are an Aussie now you have a Barra
homies goatee is slightly off center and it bothers me hella bad😂😂
These Were quite a big deal here in the uk using Yamaha 1000 engine legend race series
These things are incredibly popular by me. At least 20-25 cars enter each race at Riverhead Raceway on Long Island each week
Dale Jr. And Brad Kelsowski started racing these back in the 90's.
Yup. Its a stepping stone for ALOT of NASCAR drivers.
we race these things in the UK, the series was on terrestrial tv.
We have these cars everywhere at the top of California. They still race every week. From time to time the pop up on market place and CL for as low as $500. I've never seen one for as high as $4000. That's steep. $1200-$1500 cars are around a BUNCH.
dude! I not in Florida but they race these at the local track by me every weekend and I have abuncha friends that are very deep into this sport. I could get you all the info you need on them. that's a old motor too. the new class efi mt09 motors spank these old carb fz09 motors
MT09 = FZ09. I believe you meant FJ1200, which is what is in this car.
@@trevor4533 yea i had a late night brain fart haha. We run xj1250 carb motors and the fz09 is the new efi set up. The fx09s absolutely rip
Hell yea! Can't wait to see what you do with this, they are a blast, shortwheel base and a lot of low end torque, they can kick the rear out real easily. Not sure if I can help as I'm located up in North Carolina but been racing these for close to a decade, anything I can help with just let me know! Set up right they should self steer, in races when I kicked the rear out in the rain, I'd basically just let go of the wheel and catch it and it'd self center, sometimes needing a little kick back.
Main points to adjust control pinion angle of the rearend housing, camber, caster, toe, ackermann, and bump steer is about all you got on these.
These cars are incredibly safe, at least in their application, not a single death in the decades they've been driven, I've been in my fair share of them myself.
Edit, also not sure if it was mentioned in the video but those carbs need to be cleaned, really small jets on them and that stutter at 15:53-16:00 going up the revs is from the gummed up carbs, cleaned up you'll have much better throttle response and control when it's on the lower half of the RPM range.
I wanna see this run at the freedom factory
Those carbs need to be synced like a mofo
26:05 I'm pretty sure we just watched the creation of verbal tire calculurigonometry 😂😂😂
This is LOOKING absolutely #GnarlyDavidson thank you for the content LZ 😊😊😊😊😊😊