Shirt off, greased up to the elbows, Jimmy was determined to get that seal in. not gonna lie I would have skipped replacing that, props to you for getting it done
I’ve noticed that one of the big things that makes Spoon such a valuable addition to the team is his pure confidence. Like when they were thrashing to get the coupe ready for Final Bout, Jimmy said “hopefully we’ll make it in time” and Spoon immediately went “No we’re *gonna* make it on time.” Or just now with the wiring harness. Jimmy said “I’ll plug in and see what I did wrong, if it’ll be a one hour ordeal or two days” and again, Spoon said “it’ll be one hour”.
Yo Jimmy make sure you get the engine tin in-between the engine compartment gasket or it will not keep the water and dirt out. I have worked on air-cooled vw for a while so I know it is a pain but it's very important
Jimmy oakes is a real car culture channel. no videos eating or showing us your favorite bag of chips or clothes.. no bullshit. best car youtube channel out there
4:40 On 991 onwards the stock ecu is mounted on the top right of the engine compartment, which are way more packed and heat soaked than on the 964. So should be no problem for the link ecu to handle the temp next to the engine
So happy for you Jim I can tell this is one of those builds your genuinely passionate about and wanna see done right and I’m all for it can’t wait to see this beast back on the road good ole black bird
Jimmy might be the best yt boss in existence. He let's the team drift his cars and work on their own at the shop whilst he goes solo on another project.👏👏
I felt that when jimmy talked about earning a car and knowing every nut and bolt. I can feel exactly witch one came loose just by driving on the cars I have had to rebuild. love the content bro keep it coming!!!
I can’t wait to see/hear the difference with the new ecu, exhaust and other little changes made to the old Porsche! Gonna be all the things it needed to make a big difference 👍
4:57 This always seems funny to me. Because it’s like people forget Audi/Lambo V10 platform cars have both of their ECUs in the bay, and I believe new Audis like the RS6 also have their ECU in the bay for easy access
Jimmy listen brother you absolutely deserve it. You stepped outside of your wheelhouse with the new type of car redid everything and it looks absolutely amazing you guys keep up the great work and Spoon it’s coming along Can’t wait to see both of you guys drifting side-by-side in both of your own cars.
I absolutely ADORE this build 🤯 as usual Jim absolutely bossed it with spoon doing spoon things......I'm so glad I have the privilege to watch you guys work, the WHOLE team are always on point! Well done boys, well freaking done!! 🤘🏻🤘🏻
The ECU being near the engine should not cause any issues. I’m a Diesel Mechanic and I work on CAT engines mostly, but the ECU/ECM’s are mounted on the cool side of the block away from turbo & manifold.
@jimmy Best tandem practice with the boys get about 3 or 4 of them predator powered go karts and some pvc on the tires and just BANG!! I promise you it’s worth it!!
Wow cool finally seeing the porche being done j.o your a legend your such a good guy your attitude is always positive you got that badass aura keep up the great vids man
I didn't know I like Porsche's so much, I'm always hyped up when I see a new Porsche vid (any Oakes video hypes me but Porsche just a little more), I was bugged out cuz I had my MAG welding course and had to wait till I got home
Looks great back in there . Good job . Hope the wiring goes smoothly and as planed . And for spoon your right alm of you guys need to get a go-cart and rip them around the lot . Make the spoon's cart racing team .
The Porsche wouldn’t be as special if it was bought at LZ/F Yeah spec condition. This has character from the faded tail lights to the now prestige engine bay. P.S would love to more of that blue hue.
Man I know Jimmy is moving up to the big leagues now. Drifting and RU-vid but damn I do miss all the random shenanigans like back in the day…. I’m sure I speak for all that having soon good fun wouldn’t hurt the channel 🫶🏼