REAL 400R IN FOR AN INSANE BUILD! (#29 of 40) 

The real question is how are you gonna talk him into selling you the RB-X for your 33.

you can tell in the beginning lmao tommy's having a hard time looking at all the stuff he knows he wants to keep but HAS to give away lol

From the kent shop to building a holy grail car, wild ride.

No longer the JDM space, but the JDM galaxy. Respect the hard work Tom.

Honestly for your 32 or 33 you should order a Reimax ( REINIK ) crate motor or order all the parts as last time I checked they still sell all of the RB-X GT2 components and more. I know you love HKS but you just never see Reink stuff anywhere, would be insane.

Crazy that these went for less than $50k-70k like 7-8 years ago. Now they’re $1.5m+

Modifying a 400R is like LS swapping a Bugatti 😂

cant wait to light up a marb red with my oil slick lighter and ash that seat

Freshening up the old engine for display is a great idea! Beautiful car, can't wait to see more of the build.

Thomas I’m astonished at how far you’ve come, started watching at the s12 giveaway, your Ti build inspired me so much I bought a 95ti as my first car. It’s now s52 and fully rebuilt. I tried my best to keep it as stock and period correct as possible. Love your style and your quality. Never stop doing what you do!

In for the HKS stuff & 400R content

from 12 giveaway cars to a cleaning out the office with a hot wheel and coffee mug for the VIPs, dont sleep

heck yeah on this build. I wonder how many times he said HKS in the first 3 mins. gonna be a epic build

What an impressive car. When will we start to see the build of your 33 and 32?

one option is to get those air lift pucks that go on coilovers for the 1inch or so to raise it for inclines. its a happy medium to this, or get a replaceable undertray in the front so it scuffs that instead of the lip

HFS... This is gonna be a sick build. I know we're all excited to see this and once again give you the opportunity to set yourself apart from other shops. It's crazy that somehow a 400R can still be an OEM Plus build.

as soon i saw him puling the HKS 2.8 i just went ... OMFG! ...

This car before being owned by Top Rank was owned by a guy in Calgary AB. I got to see the car in person once at a cars and coffee, had 29k on it at the time.

ngl, been an outside fan via LZ and TJ, love the energy, the knowledge, attention to detail and the experience watching. I respect the nostalgia and keeping the cars OEM+, huge fan. Can’t wait to see how this build evolves. 🤙🏼

Sick car .... Have fun putting hands on it ,not many ppl saw this car irl ,ur able to sit in it man . Congrats ,hard work paying off

I’m pretty sure they make lift kits that go on coilovers for that same reason. It’s a bag that goes on a coilover.

Why not not just add lifts to a set of coil overs? Would give you the best of both worlds.

This is going to be legendary ❤

I just hope someday when this is coming up for sale, I will be ready for that.

Tommy can you give us an update on your R32 build or can someone link me if he has recently?? Been curious about it ever since the N1 he was bidding on an didn't get... This 400r build is gonna be wild

So badass! Im stoked to see the build

Tommy time to call the insurance company and tell them you need to up the policy!! Lol thing is sick man

Why not just put air cup sleeves on a set of nice coil overs for the front and lose the bags all around

Nice seeing Tommy upload again man u were missed man let's get some weekly content since daily isn't possible

Andrew is absolutely the man! I am happy we get to see this happen! Such a awesome rare build.

RB-X on display is such a hard flex, this build is going to be amazing

Love seeing fresh content, also a patreon member looking forward to content there. Please bring the r32 back like a rocky movie, whoop on Adam’s r34 or something!

I feel the same about the original engine, in the plan for big power makes more sense to put a fresh engine.

Do we have an HKS counter??? How many times did we hear HKS?? Lol 😂😅

damn the 400R, the best skyline imo

the shop is looking great man! 400r..mama mia

Killer build, can't wait for the episodes.

If you all decide to sell the dual blade from the 400r to replace it, I would gladly purchase? Great content, as always. Tow truck is doing great

Gangster as hell, Tommy got the Mafia button ups, this man bringing Skylines to the universe.

shout out Dan from Terra Firma

just love it this car is beeing driven. (and not being stored and only looked at )

KW sells coilovers with a hydraulic lift cup, maybe a good alternative to the bags?

Hey Tommy do you still own your tj jeep wrangler? I use to see it in the background quite a bit

Man, what an awesome experience. I agree with a lot of the moves, props to him for making it a driver car! Bigger balls than me!

Absolutely insane! Hopefully this build doesnt fly under the radar this is something BIG.

Just put sleeves on a set of coils?

Good shyt right there, crazy, but good. Makes me happy to see a shop full of sic cars again. To have a 400r is just, chef kisses.

Another banger, nice to see you smiling.😋😋

This is sick man I’m excited to watch

glad you are back at it man!

Owner may want to look into air cup suspension! He’d be able to throw quality coilovers on, and still have the ability to raise the front or rear to avoid scraping in a similar manner as a Porsches front end rises!

What company does your Zink plating for bolts and brackets?

Bagging a 400r 💀💀

Not a single second was watched until I pressed like.. lets see what this banger is about

Almost 30 mins. Nice. Can't wait to watch

You need to paint the engine stand in hks oil slick theme that will showcase the rbx block.

IF you are going R34 underneath why not go with a cup kit on coil overs and get rid of the bags. I sure wouldn’t roll race with bags and a 800whp monster. Do not know if it’s unsafe I just have not seen anyone doing it.

Alright TJ did talk about another secret build… here we go again 👀

I like that direction but would it be possible to just “refresh” the RB-X? Or was it not going to be up to his goals?

Bags on that car make sense, specially if you are trying to protect the aero which is dumb expensive.

The taillight covers come on the Autech 33 4 door gtr

Looking forward to following this one! 👌🏻

Definitely amazing can’t wait to see the work on this and Tommy when you gonna start working on your skylines can’t wait for that

What if you had someone come in and scan the fenders and flares to make reproduction flares?

Definitely need DJ as a design consultant.

Did nismo do anything with the s13 Silvia’s? specifically the coupes. It is my personal favorite car but never thought about if nismo was involved in that chassis.

I think i like 33s in silver more than black it shows off the body lines more looks aggressive af

what about air cups? could use coilovers and still get some lift

The rear tail light carbon covers should be from TommyKaira

Remember the white 400R replica in Japan with DJ and the Lambo doors lol

Bro that's a crazy level up

Dude is living Gran Turismo now lol

Right man for the JOB 💪🏽

Y E S. with every ounce of my ability. 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

I hope you get a chance to drive it before ripping it apart. What are the differences with that engine to a r34 rb26?

I'd really like to see this car ditch the bags and go with lift suspension like KW's HLS.

wow congrats on getting that build

Fak, This is just insane. Hopping some spectrum motorsports turbos would make there way onto the car.

Remind me in 2030 when you have a Z Tune and put a HKS stroker in it in the shop 🤭

needs the ohlins with the hydro lift for when he needs to up the travel to clear obstacles

Brave to go to anyone but Josh

This is awesome, massive respect to you Tommy. Your shop is heaven

cant wait to see how this build turns out but Tommy I want to see you build your r32 and r33 give the people what they want

Still waiting for tommy to tell me when i can sleep

Ultimate chop shop 400r part out

6:30 I'm not sure which came first (and why they're nismo branded), but they look identical to the overlays that came on the 33 GTR based Tommykaira R - barring the nismo lettering.

I've never seen Tommy sweating while reviewing a customer's vehicle, you know it must be special!!!

I think the owners going to want all the original parts cleans up and on display and then having the other motor to enjoy

Good gawd that thing gives me chills 🤘🏼

that color is so sick

So. Fn. Good. All the hard work pays off. Wearing my fys windbreaker till the logo wears off.

Instead of bags theres like hydraulic lift coilover systems which would be more sporty when driving.

This is literally the most excited I’ve been about a giveaway. Even better than all of LZs giveaways. That discontinued HKS stuff is super hard to come by

"Winter is coming" aka he's going to sema

Take a shot every time Tommy says HKS in this video

Tommy how did you manage to get a R34 getrag? I want to get one for my R32 even tho there expensive and can’t find anywhere

Plot twist. What if this was TJ’s next car purchase he made a couple weeks ago. 😂

The hks watch is my favorite bit, if i could pick anything id live that watch

I need that hks Nardi papa Tom

i wish i could like this video 100x, Big W