The Greatest $1,500 ever spent: A 1951 Chevy With a Lexus LS400 

I call it Brian #neverfinished

Chexus

jeff

Belle but its short for Memphis Belle

Rudolph

100%

This Lexus Styleline is a rare creation, no one want to see it wreck

Exactly, I kept wanting him to stop before he wrecked it

Literally

Glad I wasn't there only one

Gotta love the Z engines from Toyota! 1uz, 1mz, 1zz. I own a 1UZ, the cooling is ridiculously low when cruising city or highway.

and it 260,000 miles on it. You cant compete with Japanese engineering. I have a 1990 2dr accord lx H22 with 400,000 miles on it, the car not the motor, and it still runs like a champ, and its clean af with no rust, 5% on all windows, black with black interior and black leather seats, custom leather seats and interior of course, 17in bootlegged BBS black wheels with chrome lip, and stretched tires. Ive had it since i was 17, that was in 2000, it had 120,000 miles on it when i got it and the guy i bought it from babied it too, garaged whenever he wasnt driving it. he had the timing belt replaced, all new ball joints and everything with the suspension was stiffened and lowered so it handles like a go cart. only thing i did when i bought it was dropped the H22 in because i wanted a lil more power, changed the interior from grey to black, got the seats done and blacked out the windows and put a system in it. Oh and i added the wheels and tires a few years ago, but it had other 17in wheels and tires on it when i got it and kept them on till about 6yrs ago when i got the ones i have on it now. Its not my daily anymore but i refuse to get rid of it because i love it so much. There easy and cheap to fix and maintain and i love to drive it on the back roads rippin gears.

@@amanteapasionado6836 Typical Import lovers.

With 200k on the clock!

@Zion Davis Go to you're safe space you little liberal.

16 mpg isn't really modern, but i love this engine. Have it in my SC400.

ZombieByte u

@@LitheApo heavy v8 cars still get mpg in the teens, just with lower emissions nowadays

I'd like a 1951 Mercury with a decommissionned crown victoria under neat. Can't kill those p71 4.6L 2v powerplants

@@LitheApo my ls400 got 30 mpg on the highway...

The hot rod guys have used them for years, lightweight, reliable V8's.

Sequoias are pretty cheap too

@@criznitty don't you dare sacrifice a sequoia. They are toyota's most undervalued 4wd vehicle. The first gens are absolute tanks and the 4.7 2UZ has passed a million miles in a few tundra parts runner trucks.

So like $500 now? They're dirt cheap and wonderful.

ghettajetta my old boss at my first job was one of the best bosses I’ve ever had. He was a millionaire and had several new trucks, but he rarely drove them and had an old stick 4x4 tundra with 480k miles, he bought it brand new in the 90’s he’s had no problems with it, just timing belts, oil tires, and ball joints. He painted it and put new wheels on it and it’s showroom clean

We never seen a wall tap look so gentleman like.

The Dapper Drifter strikes again, now he's off to the Hoonigan Haberdashery for spirited romping *twirls mustache*

Carlos Rivera haberdashery? Is this the 1950’s or the 1650’s? Lol

Motor maketh the man

He was that one guy that got his Ps and said its skid track day

So do you LS swap the LS?

@@MX304 no! no you dont

Don't disrespect the 1UZ, it is far ahead of it's time compared to the Chevy LS.

@@SkarryTerry lol yeah, considering we 1st saw the 1UZ in 1989 (? correct me if im off) and the LS didnt come out til '97. LS is just a simpler package with more support. alot of ppl dont know much about 'yota v8s

@@superrad1659 yessir. I mean, 4cam 32v V8. If people ever wonder why the 1UZ sounds so clean is because of that. Only downfall to the 1UZ is the starter, but shit, they're actually easier to work 9n than most 6cylinder engines(VQ, BMW inlines, even shit ford/Chevy motors used in their pony cars.) The Z engines from Toyota are NOTORIOUS to be bullet proof, and the cooling on those engines are ARTIC cold(exaggerating). Now, idk about holding a ton of power and all, but for longevity and reliability, Toyota has that DOWN. Even the Auto trans in the LS is good enough to take a HELL of a beating. A lot of people who drift the LS400 is usually auto.. it's amazing.

Shit at least pay for the tires 😅

Weird. Would love to have that with the "new" body in primo smoothness and paint job. Whoa!

Ha! "I have a 91 LS400 that needs some service."

@@HooniganDailyTransmission he needs to do so and take a video.

I tried with my toyota crown wagon and neither toyota or lexus would play ball because "it doesnt have a vin"

Jonathan Long he probably has the vin somewhere

He has to

Definition of Hotroding at it's finest... Let's hope body swaps become a big thing after this.

@@HooniganDailyTransmission thinking about doing this to my 66 mustang with an sc400

Klelm please use a gs or ls, please don’t destroy a sc

@@deadfound9948 its just a pipe dream bro

Klelm ik ik but let’s try to save the sc’s

Wrong car.

Agreed.

no car is sacred and they all want to be drifted, im glad you liked it!

@@jake.caldwell51 Hellyeah! Thanks for putting on such a show!

When you build a car with intent and on a budget it allows you the opportunity to beat on it like you don't care. Rad execution fo sho! Feeling inspired

The reason of owning a car like this is to Kill All Tires!

tires are meant to be destroyed. kill all tires and have all the fun.

@minterfab yes, vidoe proof

zerito hahaha

Carcaine burnyard *

brandon nunez autocorrect is the devil.

Thanks it was so fun!

Jack, this is a proper drift car! That's all Jake does with it...

Seemed pretty proper to me.

This is proper fuck you mean

What's wrong with it??

Jirre mense get senti so quick these days 😥

That means a lot! thanks!!

the bumper is my hero. nobody had to dodge it!

Witness!!!!!

appreciate that so much!

Right. I know how efficient the cooling system are in the block. But I was like no way that thing isnt overheating. Shit funny.

Spedracer55 ikr lmao

100% Although it might break in half..

We might have another season of Build Bio in the works. If it goes down, you best believe Jake is going to come back!

I'd like to see this too

If he keeps driving the way he is, his build will break down

What do you mean "might have another season"? Keep it around! And this Chevexus needs to be the 1st episode!!

This is what you get when you you become a Craigslist papi.

@@HooniganDailyTransmission How does one become a craigslist *PaPi*

@@aBriviUprise by following de wuey

I'm guessing the same reason 1500 dollars gets me a chinese mini lathe and a handful of almost decent tooling while others can get an old myford lathe and a decent bridgeport mill for the same price. Where you are and who/what you know. Plus a little luck.

😂😂😂 bro that's halarious

Then spend another 65 days planning out what he'll do in the following 65 days when he prepares, then he'll actually make it happen in 365 days.

Kimbal Mackinnon 300x 65 days

Fuck

I daily my 69 Impala with the original 327. Extremely reliable. Your toyotas will long be forgotten in a junkyard while my chevy goes on 😂

@@commando8088 Nice my dad owned a 61 and a 63 Impala had a 283 I believe. 👍

"No Jake, I said a Skyline...."

Funny story, his title actually says 1951 Chevy Skyline!!! Ask him about it!!

my hearing kinda sucks, I was wondering why nobody came over at first. everyone thought I bought a skyline whoops!

We're hoping this turns into a thing!

Yeah fuck that urchfab guy

So stoked this car exist. Hopefully we can Scumbag him back out next month for our Burnyard Bash!

Goes from scrap metal, to a track killer! Props to Jake for building such a rad car.

she loves her new life, prior to this she never got to see more then a tiny airport and then sat around since the 80's.

Thank you for the kindness! it was a fun build and is great to drive.

this just occurred to me...Dominic stiffed Harry when he ran at the end didn't he?

Total cost $1,500 and 65 days to build.. This gives us hope for all Scottos Cars!

We had a Carcain Rehab and Scotto in a DT almost within the same week! This could only mean one thing... The Nova is next on the list!

#gettoworkscotto

He has to have some reason to not work on his projects

Scotto is doeing a little burnyard himself probably. He's in the next video i bet.

Oh definitely.

Modern Toyota reliability hahaha

@@googleuser846 Exactly my sister's 2004 Toyota Solara V6 has been having so many issues lately.

@@CJColvin that must have been the one bad one out of a thousand. Had 20 500$ toyotas and sold them all running to buy my new one.

Toyota sucks! 😄😄😄😄

Dude, Jake threw down! We just want to know where he keeps his stash of vintage car bodies!?

Thank you!!!!

None, there was absolutely none left after Jake build this monster of a car.

This is one way to keep HotRodding alive!

hot rodding "work with what you've got"

Greg Tennyson or a 68 year old man that plays basketball like a 25 year old man

Great comment dude

probably not its first time going sideways past a trailer in its life lol

You turn left to go right

We've all decided this is a top 3 Burnyard car for sure!

Im glad you enjoyed it! Thank you for the love!

it's hot rodding

Jake held it down for Colorado in the Burnyard!

thanks Juno! nice seeing you recently at our last event!

Stanci Bois?! When are you going to body swap that bad Johnnie?!

it trips me out, how that is both cool and lame at the same time!😅

When I learn to fabricate 🤣🤣

Nah, this is a fresh build just for this episode!

cekmore Gato 🤣😂🤣😂