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Dan: Hey, welcome to Dan Week. 2 00:00:01.234 --> 00:00:06.272 Today we're talking about LMG Whips and today I've got my great value brand Miata. 3 00:00:06.289 --> 00:00:12.962 It's actually a 1993 Suzuki Cappuccino. I just got it in, imported directly from Japan. 4 00:00:13.163 --> 00:00:18.485 So it's a Kei series car, which is a Japanese special of absolutely teeny tiny little cars. 5 00:00:18.785 --> 00:00:23.440 It's part of the ABC, so you've got the Autozam AZ-1, you've got the Honda Beat, 6 00:00:23.773 --> 00:00:26.259 and then you've got the Suzuki Cappuccino. 7 00:00:26.509 --> 00:00:35.468 It's a two-door rear wheel drive, with a 660cc three-cylinder turbocharged little engine 8 00:00:35.468 --> 00:00:38.154 in the front somewhere, if you can barely see it. 9 00:00:38.154 --> 00:00:39.489 I've had it for a few months now. 10 00:00:39.522 --> 00:00:41.157 I bought it kind of sight unseen. 11 00:00:41.157 --> 00:00:44.561 When you buy an international auction you only get like two pictures 12 00:00:44.627 --> 00:00:46.379 and thankfully I really lucked out with this one; 13 00:00:46.379 --> 00:00:50.633 it's got aftermarket exhaust, aftermarket RSR lowering shocks, 14 00:00:50.717 --> 00:00:55.655 aftermarket Kendra radial tires, an aftermarket turbo blow-off valve, 15 00:00:55.705 --> 00:01:00.310 short shifting kit, aftermarket seats, floor mats, steering wheel, 16 00:01:00.410 --> 00:01:02.095 It has a roll cage installed. 17 00:01:02.095 --> 00:01:03.780 It runs totally fine. 18 00:01:03.813 --> 00:01:08.301 So yeah, 1993, it's about 30 years old, 31 now I guess, 19 00:01:08.301 --> 00:01:12.472 and it has about 150, 000k on it, which is pretty good. 20 00:01:12.722 --> 00:01:14.407 Uhhh, yeah. 21 00:01:15.325 --> 00:01:18.411 Sammy: I think everyone's question is, why did you get such a small car? 22 00:01:18.611 --> 00:01:21.798 Dan: I don't know, you ever seen that Simpsons episode where the guy's like, 23 00:01:21.815 --> 00:01:23.967 "oh this is the biggest car that I could afford"? 24 00:01:24.801 --> 00:01:28.288 Dan: I only barely fit, I think about 6′2″, I'm 6′2″. 25 00:01:28.288 --> 00:01:31.124 Doug DeMuro did a little video on it, he's about 6′4″. 26 00:01:31.124 --> 00:01:33.960 He fit, I knew I'd fit, it's actually pretty okay. 27 00:01:33.960 --> 00:01:35.478 I mean the seats all the way back, but 28 00:01:35.545 --> 00:01:37.580 at least then I don't have to remember where it is, you know? 29 00:01:38.164 --> 00:01:39.783 Sammy: Alright, I think we want to see you in it. 30 00:01:39.866 --> 00:01:43.603 Dan: You want to see me try and get in it? I think that'll be fun. 31 00:01:44.187 --> 00:01:46.239 Dan: So there's a bit of a technique that I have to do. 32 00:01:46.439 --> 00:01:50.727 So it's first leg, and then we go in like this, 33 00:01:51.594 --> 00:01:54.848 Sammy: Hahahahaha- Dan: and then I got to stay about halfway up the seat, 34 00:01:54.948 --> 00:01:57.033 so I can get my other leg in, and then down. 35 00:01:57.233 --> 00:01:58.351 Yeah, it's quite comfy. 36 00:01:58.485 --> 00:02:00.120 Sammy: *Laughs* 37 00:02:00.186 --> 00:02:01.137 Dan: There we go. 38 00:02:01.688 --> 00:02:04.190 Dan: Yeah, aftermarket boost gauge, which is kind of nice; 39 00:02:04.190 --> 00:02:06.509 It's also got aftermarket HID headlights. 40 00:02:06.509 --> 00:02:10.864 I had to do a little mod, because in Canada at least you have to have daytime running lights, 41 00:02:10.914 --> 00:02:15.251 and so that went kind of well; I'll talk about that a bit more when we get into the engine, 42 00:02:15.485 --> 00:02:17.003 but do you want to hear it? 43 00:02:17.103 --> 00:02:17.871 Sammy: Yeah! 44 00:02:17.871 --> 00:02:18.505 Dan: All right. 45 00:02:19.722 --> 00:02:21.457 Oh, it also talks, I forgot about that. 46 00:02:21.474 --> 00:02:22.108 Sammy: It talks!? 47 00:02:22.108 --> 00:02:26.095 Dan: Yeah, it's got the automatic toll road system that they have in Japan; 48 00:02:26.095 --> 00:02:28.047 oh turbo timer as well to keep the engine on. 49 00:02:29.349 --> 00:02:29.983 Kind of nice. 50 00:02:34.337 --> 00:02:38.158 We're up to 8, 000 RPM because it's a teeny tiny little motor, pretty cool. 51 00:02:38.892 --> 00:02:41.444 *Reving motor* 52 00:02:41.628 --> 00:02:42.912 Sammy: Hahahahahaha- 53 00:02:43.012 --> 00:02:46.583 Dan: One of the other cool things it has is it's a three-piece hardtop convertible, 54 00:02:46.850 --> 00:02:49.219 and it's a nice sunny day, so why don't we take that off. 55 00:02:49.219 --> 00:02:51.804 Give me a hand in a minute here, Mr. Sammy. 56 00:02:52.155 --> 00:02:52.655 Sammy: Oh! 57 00:02:53.156 --> 00:02:57.877 Dan: Yeah, I'll show you; and then we flip that this way as well, there we go. 58 00:02:57.877 --> 00:02:59.846 Oh yeah, getting out is fun, you want to see that? 59 00:02:59.929 --> 00:03:03.733 Dan: It takes a bit of practice, but I have gotten reasonably graceful at it; 60 00:03:03.883 --> 00:03:06.085 and then, ta-ta-ta. 61 00:03:06.186 --> 00:03:11.057 Dan: Each of the roof panels come off individually, like that. 62 00:03:11.524 --> 00:03:14.677 They're made of aluminum; they are super, super, super light, 63 00:03:14.994 --> 00:03:18.615 and they fit in the absolutely hilarious trunk. 64 00:03:18.665 --> 00:03:21.184 Dan: I don't think you're prepared for this, there you go! 65 00:03:21.234 --> 00:03:22.869 Sammy: Hehehehehe. 66 00:03:22.969 --> 00:03:24.153 Dan: That's how big the trunk is. 67 00:03:25.705 --> 00:03:27.473 Sammy: Ehhahahaha, can't even- 68 00:03:28.775 --> 00:03:33.146 Dan: I'm pretty sure that the trunk is designed only to fit the roof panels, 69 00:03:33.146 --> 00:03:37.617 and I haven't quite figured out the perfect way to get them in there yet. 70 00:03:38.334 --> 00:03:42.989 Dan: There we go, so there's one; it's about the size of the roof panel. 71 00:03:42.989 --> 00:03:43.106 Dan: Yeah, yeah, yeah. 72 00:03:43.873 --> 00:03:47.210 Okay, there's number two, see if I can get that in here. 73 00:03:47.210 --> 00:03:50.179 It's supposed to come with a little bag, but I didn't get the bag, I guess; 74 00:03:50.213 --> 00:03:51.064 that's whatever. 75 00:03:52.232 --> 00:03:54.550 There we go, there's two; trunk's almost gone. 76 00:03:54.651 --> 00:03:56.436 This is probably my favorite configuration. 77 00:03:56.436 --> 00:03:58.938 I think this is called a target top, where you just have the center. 78 00:03:59.122 --> 00:04:01.708 It makes it a little more open, it's kind of got a bit of shade in there; 79 00:04:01.708 --> 00:04:04.877 I like it, it's kind of cool; and then you can take this one out too. 80 00:04:05.511 --> 00:04:10.416 I think that's in the middle here and I'm pretty sure that the three-piece was done as a 81 00:04:10.466 --> 00:04:15.204 necessity instead of a cool, but just the fact that they attempted a convertible at all 82 00:04:15.405 --> 00:04:16.689 is pretty neat. 83 00:04:17.123 --> 00:04:18.141 Ah, there we go. 84 00:04:18.741 --> 00:04:19.626 There we go. 85 00:04:19.692 --> 00:04:21.678 So now we're in full hardtop convertible. 86 00:04:22.629 --> 00:04:23.947 Will this one fit? I don't know. 87 00:04:26.816 --> 00:04:30.219 Yeah, there you go; so there, they fit that. 88 00:04:30.603 --> 00:04:32.672 I only got one key, better make sure I got that. 89 00:04:32.722 --> 00:04:36.109 Dan: And the final piece to come down is the entire rear windscreen. 90 00:04:36.326 --> 00:04:38.728 There's a little latch right there, ah, there you go. 91 00:04:38.728 --> 00:04:42.298 There's a latch there, and then lastly I think, it's this. 92 00:04:42.298 --> 00:04:45.768 You've gotta push that in, and then this comes up, and then, 93 00:04:46.286 --> 00:04:48.988 this whole thing folds down. 94 00:04:49.656 --> 00:04:51.824 So now it's a full convertible convertible. 95 00:04:51.924 --> 00:04:54.661 Alex: Oh are these seats *unintelligible*, Is it Alcantara? 96 00:04:54.661 --> 00:04:56.696 Dan: I think so, yeah, Alcantara; Alex: Oh fancy! 97 00:04:56.729 --> 00:05:00.767 Dan: and look, the trunk holds all of the roof pieces and that's it; that's all. 98 00:05:01.200 --> 00:05:06.339 Last thing I guess is the engine, the release for it's in the glove compartment. 99 00:05:06.673 --> 00:05:08.758 You got to see this if you haven't already, Alex. 100 00:05:08.775 --> 00:05:09.759 Sammy: I don't know what I'm looking at. 101 00:05:10.660 --> 00:05:11.377 Alex: The engine. 102 00:05:11.511 --> 00:05:12.161 Dan: Engine. 103 00:05:12.762 --> 00:05:18.484 Dan: Again, this is the 660cc three-cylinder turbocharged little, tiny tiny thing. 104 00:05:18.651 --> 00:05:20.303 Sammy: Can you explain that in PC terms? 105 00:05:20.687 --> 00:05:21.554 Dan: Um... 106 00:05:21.971 --> 00:05:22.672 Sammy: Hahahaha 107 00:05:22.672 --> 00:05:23.389 Dan: It's like a NUC. 108 00:05:23.439 --> 00:05:24.357 Sammy: Hahahahahaha- 109 00:05:24.357 --> 00:05:29.595 Dan: It's like a grandmother's laptop, that somebody put like a Dbrand skin on. 110 00:05:29.912 --> 00:05:31.280 Sammy: Okayhahahaha- 111 00:05:31.280 --> 00:05:32.015 Dan: Basically. 112 00:05:32.031 --> 00:05:34.350 There's a lot of aftermarket stuff on this. 113 00:05:34.367 --> 00:05:36.936 I think it's got the aftermarket blow-off valve. 114 00:05:36.936 --> 00:05:39.906 I haven't been able to find the turbo, because it's about this big. 115 00:05:40.840 --> 00:05:44.277 I believe it's underneath the engine, looking at some of the diagrams there. 116 00:05:45.528 --> 00:05:49.182 These two boxes here are for the aftermarket HID headlights, 117 00:05:49.532 --> 00:05:54.904 and because in Canada we have to have daytime running lights, I needed to do a mod for them. 118 00:05:55.088 --> 00:05:59.292 My first attempt, I went straight into the 12-volt line for the entire car, 119 00:05:59.292 --> 00:06:03.396 and that meant that if the lights were on, it controlled the entire ignition system, 120 00:06:03.396 --> 00:06:06.299 and so the car wouldn't shut off if I had the lights on. 121 00:06:06.482 --> 00:06:10.486 I ended up putting a diode in there, which prevents the backfill to the rest of the system, 122 00:06:10.787 --> 00:06:14.941 and that's got some, like heat sink compound, and it's just zap-strapped to the frame. 123 00:06:15.041 --> 00:06:16.409 I don't know, kind of works. 124 00:06:16.559 --> 00:06:17.760 Alex: I think I found your turbo. 125 00:06:17.944 --> 00:06:19.662 Dan: Oh, you did? Yeah, it should be right down there. 126 00:06:19.712 --> 00:06:20.296 Alex: It's right here. 127 00:06:20.363 --> 00:06:20.897 Dan: Yep. 128 00:06:20.897 --> 00:06:22.115 Alex: Yeah, it's so cute. 129 00:06:22.148 --> 00:06:23.516 Dan: Isn't that tiny? It's about that big. 130 00:06:25.084 --> 00:06:28.154 There's no turbo lag, because it doesn't have anything to spin up. 131 00:06:29.238 --> 00:06:30.206 It makes some noises though. 132 00:06:30.206 --> 00:06:35.261 And then aftermarket breather as well, just gives that tiny turbo another sip of air; 133 00:06:35.344 --> 00:06:40.633 and the original battery died, so I just put a tractor battery in it; because they're the same size, Sammy: Hahaha. 134 00:06:40.633 --> 00:06:46.522 Dan: and an original Cappuccino battery from Japan cost like $300, so it's a tractor; 135 00:06:46.556 --> 00:06:52.278 and then I had an SAE-approved wood block to hold it in place. 136 00:06:52.378 --> 00:06:55.832 Dan: There's two prices that you kind of have to worry about when you're importing a car from Japan. 137 00:06:55.882 --> 00:06:59.302 The first one is the price of the car, and the second one is getting it here landed. 138 00:06:59.352 --> 00:07:03.423 So this car from Japan cost me $6, 000. 139 00:07:03.473 --> 00:07:04.257 Sammy: Canadian. 140 00:07:04.791 --> 00:07:08.478 Dan: And getting it landed to my door was $9, 300 total. 141 00:07:08.945 --> 00:07:14.951 So about three grand in import, but that pays for transport, that's the shipping, 142 00:07:15.034 --> 00:07:16.586 that's the inspections, that's everything. 143 00:07:16.636 --> 00:07:22.742 It's got AC, so that costs $100 in AC charge; and then you're paying dock fee 144 00:07:22.792 --> 00:07:24.877 and then transport to my house, and then everything. 145 00:07:24.927 --> 00:07:29.248 So to my door, delivered to my door $9, 300. 146 00:07:29.482 --> 00:07:30.783 Sammy: Not bad for a car. 147 00:07:30.783 --> 00:07:33.953 Dan: Not bad for a car that seems to work pretty good. 148 00:07:34.770 --> 00:07:36.339 We can blame Ariana for this. 149 00:07:36.339 --> 00:07:37.056 Sammy: Hahahahaha. 150 00:07:37.056 --> 00:07:40.059 Dan: She's done about five, she drives the right-hand drive Lexus right now 151 00:07:40.059 --> 00:07:41.777 that I think costs like no money as well. 152 00:07:41.777 --> 00:07:44.964 And the thing is that the Cappuccino is a reasonably rare car. 153 00:07:44.964 --> 00:07:51.971 It's also one of the only cars that I've seen that kind of was like cool and attractive. 154 00:07:52.088 --> 00:07:59.061 Like I want a Datsun 240Z, but like those are $40, 000 rusted out with no motor or anything. 155 00:07:59.061 --> 00:08:00.897 I actually learned stick on this car. 156 00:08:00.897 --> 00:08:05.535 I've only had it for like a few weeks now, maybe months so- 157 00:08:06.102 --> 00:08:08.588 Car: ã‚«ãƒ¼ãƒ‰ãŒæŒ¿å ¥ã•ã‚Œã¦ã„ã¾ã›ã‚“(No card inserted) 158 00:08:08.604 --> 00:08:09.672 Dan: There, told you it talks. 159 00:08:11.007 --> 00:08:13.960 Dan: I've only had it for a few weeks now, so let's see if we can get there without dying. 160 00:08:15.912 --> 00:08:16.846 Sammy: Bye Plouffe! 161 00:08:19.749 --> 00:08:21.584 Plouffe: You can fit two people in this thing!? 162 00:08:21.784 --> 00:08:22.502 Dan: Barely. 163 00:08:22.869 --> 00:08:23.586 Dan: All right, you ready? 164 00:08:23.586 --> 00:08:24.220 Sammy: I'm ready. 165 00:08:24.537 --> 00:08:25.454 Dan: Am I? I don't know. 166 00:08:25.555 --> 00:08:26.506 Sammy: Hahahaha. 167 00:08:27.890 --> 00:08:28.541 Sammy: Whoa. 168 00:08:28.875 --> 00:08:30.760 Sammy: Hahahaha, oh, hohohoho! 169 00:08:30.760 --> 00:08:31.627 Dan: You got your seatbelt on? 170 00:08:31.878 --> 00:08:32.361 Sammy: Yes. 171 00:08:34.263 --> 00:08:35.548 Sammy: Oh, hohohoho. 172 00:08:35.615 --> 00:08:38.050 Dan: Oh yeah it's uh, it's very lowered. 173 00:08:38.134 --> 00:08:39.552 Sammy: It's veryhahahaha- 174 00:08:39.552 --> 00:08:41.637 Dan: I've got some new shocks that are coming in; 175 00:08:41.787 --> 00:08:44.524 they should be here in a month or so, they're being built. 176 00:08:45.241 --> 00:08:49.762 Not many people make a coilover for a Suzuki Cappuccino. 177 00:08:51.197 --> 00:08:52.548 Sammy: Whoahoho! 178 00:08:52.682 --> 00:08:53.332 Sammy: Oooh! 179 00:08:53.332 --> 00:08:53.783 Dan: Oh. 180 00:08:57.920 --> 00:09:01.557 Sammy: Whoaaa, hahaha, oh sh***! 181 00:09:02.608 --> 00:09:04.143 Sammy: Oh my God! 182 00:09:05.311 --> 00:09:07.179 Dan: We're going like 50k right now. 183 00:09:07.179 --> 00:09:07.847 Sammy: This is 50!? 184 00:09:07.863 --> 00:09:10.299 Dan: 60, this is 60k; we're doing the speed limit. 185 00:09:10.366 --> 00:09:12.134 Sammy: Oh my God, what the f***? 186 00:09:12.151 --> 00:09:16.172 Sammy: *Laughing* 187 00:09:16.806 --> 00:09:21.794 Dan: What, it comes up to my waist? About there, belly button height. 188 00:09:21.861 --> 00:09:24.263 It's a small car! It is a small car. 189 00:09:24.263 --> 00:09:29.352 It's 4.5 feet wide or something like that, 49 or something inches tall. 190 00:09:29.552 --> 00:09:32.772 Like oh my God, it's so tiny, so wittle. 191 00:09:32.822 --> 00:09:33.623 Sammy: Sho cute. 192 00:09:33.906 --> 00:09:36.459 Sammy: So what are your plans with the car? like, do you have any more plans? 193 00:09:36.859 --> 00:09:38.044 Dan: Yes, I do. 194 00:09:38.628 --> 00:09:40.413 I'm going to Hayabusa-Swap it. 195 00:09:40.496 --> 00:09:44.734 So right now this car makes 66 horsepower and weighs around 1500 pounds, 196 00:09:44.884 --> 00:09:49.088 and if I Hayabusa-Swap it, it will make around 350 horsepower; 197 00:09:49.105 --> 00:09:52.258 which will be terrifying as this is a rear wheel drive car. 198 00:09:52.258 --> 00:09:54.160 That comes with some caveats though. 199 00:09:54.160 --> 00:09:56.812 Motorcycles don't technically have reverse gear; 200 00:09:56.879 --> 00:10:02.852 So I need to buy a limited slip rear differential that has a mechanical reversing, like lever; 201 00:10:02.918 --> 00:10:06.122 so I'd have a big piece of string in the cabin and I would just go reverse 202 00:10:06.739 --> 00:10:08.541 just to flip the wheels around. 203 00:10:08.608 --> 00:10:11.627 My kind of main goal was to do a sequential. 204 00:10:11.811 --> 00:10:16.499 Now, if I were to Case Swap this, I would have to spend about 10 grand US 205 00:10:16.549 --> 00:10:20.219 on a sequential transmission, and that's kind of dumb. 206 00:10:20.286 --> 00:10:23.122 So what I can do is I can go for a motorcycle engine like a Hayabusa, 207 00:10:23.189 --> 00:10:25.574 that comes with a sequential transmission built in. 208 00:10:25.641 --> 00:10:32.064 The main problem then is how am I going to get the like, knobby things to do the shifting; 209 00:10:32.114 --> 00:10:36.419 so that will also come with an aftermarket pneumatic paddle shifting system, 210 00:10:36.619 --> 00:10:41.023 which will be able to do clutchless shifting, which will be a whole thing, I guess. 211 00:10:41.090 --> 00:10:43.876 And then because I don't really want to be worrying about the clutch 212 00:10:43.876 --> 00:10:46.312 when I'm going into neutral to first, 213 00:10:46.412 --> 00:10:49.882 you can also get a Radix clutch for the Hayabusa specifically, 214 00:10:49.999 --> 00:10:55.604 which is a kind of magical slipping clutch type thing at low RPMs and low speeds; 215 00:10:55.604 --> 00:11:00.943 It will slip very similar to an automatic, but it's technically a full clutch plate, right? 216 00:11:01.010 --> 00:11:03.546 I prefer kind of superchargers over turbo. 217 00:11:03.546 --> 00:11:09.185 There are some mods that you can do for the Hayabusa engine, including superchargers; 218 00:11:09.185 --> 00:11:12.321 so if I do go that route, which will probably be another three or four grand 219 00:11:12.321 --> 00:11:17.309 for this one particular component, it should be able to push around 450 horsepower. 220 00:11:17.426 --> 00:11:18.227 Sammy: Oh wow. 221 00:11:18.327 --> 00:11:20.162 Dan: This also probably means that, 222 00:11:20.262 --> 00:11:24.450 if I'm at a traffic light and I just ever so gently touch the throttle, 223 00:11:24.450 --> 00:11:27.002 the back tires will break away and I'll immediately die. 224 00:11:27.453 --> 00:11:31.590 So that will also need to include a full four corner ABS system 225 00:11:31.590 --> 00:11:35.411 with traction control through a central computer as well. 226 00:11:35.411 --> 00:11:39.465 My other big plan as well for centralized control, 227 00:11:39.782 --> 00:11:42.885 you know how in a Tesla they've got like the big center screen? 228 00:11:42.885 --> 00:11:45.588 I wanted the car to be controlled with something similar to that. 229 00:11:45.588 --> 00:11:49.842 If I'm doing map tuning or anything like that, that can be in the center screen at all times. 230 00:11:49.842 --> 00:11:52.428 You don't have to have like a secondary laptop or anything like that; 231 00:11:52.661 --> 00:11:57.616 it also allows me to adjust things for maybe comfort, or more track things. 232 00:11:57.616 --> 00:12:00.302 I don't know if I'm going to be doing a full active suspension, 233 00:12:00.302 --> 00:12:02.238 because that probably costs more than my life. 234 00:12:02.455 --> 00:12:05.024 I'm not entirely sure how I would do that; probably some sort of single board, 235 00:12:05.024 --> 00:12:08.978 solid state computer, LattePanda, RaspberryPi, something like that; 236 00:12:09.462 --> 00:12:13.599 just to kind of give that screen, maybe a touch screen, I don't know if that's overkill; 237 00:12:13.833 --> 00:12:17.920 maybe one of those like Kensington ball mice that I could glue to the window 238 00:12:17.970 --> 00:12:19.054 or something like that, just- 239 00:12:19.121 --> 00:12:20.423 But I think that's quite far off. 240 00:12:20.423 --> 00:12:22.108 Hayabusa engine is about four grand. 241 00:12:22.108 --> 00:12:24.560 The limited slip differential is about four grand. 242 00:12:24.560 --> 00:12:27.179 The pneumatic shifting system is about four grand; 243 00:12:27.513 --> 00:12:32.952 and then all of the work and labor that's going to go into mounting that. 244 00:12:33.119 --> 00:12:38.541 Thankfully, we just got a really high end, like professional grade laser scanner; 245 00:12:38.607 --> 00:12:41.610 so I can just do the engine bay, CAD it up and then "pretend". 246 00:12:41.777 --> 00:12:45.164 You know, I say it's easy, but it's probably not going to be. 247 00:12:45.564 --> 00:12:47.082 Sammy: How long do you think it's gonna take for all that? 248 00:12:47.082 --> 00:12:50.302 Dan: The most difficult thing is going to be spending the money; 249 00:12:50.302 --> 00:12:52.988 because kind of once you start, you can't stop. 250 00:12:53.172 --> 00:12:56.442 Because I mean you get a power plant, and you can't use that 251 00:12:56.509 --> 00:12:58.761 because you don't have any like control systems for it; 252 00:12:59.061 --> 00:13:03.098 and then you have to kind of buy the limited slip rear differential 253 00:13:03.098 --> 00:13:08.471 or make a converting kind of box that goes in the way of the drive shaft, 254 00:13:08.471 --> 00:13:10.222 that reverses the drive shaft direction. 255 00:13:10.272 --> 00:13:11.657 It's probably going to be a ways off. 256 00:13:11.724 --> 00:13:13.609 I think, I think it'll be a ways off. 257 00:13:14.443 --> 00:13:16.762 Most of the mods that I was going to do to this originally, 258 00:13:17.663 --> 00:13:18.481 were already done. 259 00:13:18.731 --> 00:13:23.102 Like the roll cage was done, and the blow off valve was done, and the breather was done. 260 00:13:23.319 --> 00:13:28.090 The aftermarket exhaust is cool; the only thing I have to do is replace these RSR lowering springs, 261 00:13:28.140 --> 00:13:29.758 because it bottoms out in five seconds. 262 00:13:29.859 --> 00:13:30.810 Yeah, I don't know. 263 00:13:30.826 --> 00:13:36.799 It's, it's, it came together, for less money than I thought I was going to have to spend on it. 264 00:13:36.799 --> 00:13:41.237 And because Japan doesn't salt their roads and nobody really drives, no rust, 265 00:13:41.320 --> 00:13:47.076 about 150 - 130k, for six grand, plus import. 266 00:13:47.693 --> 00:13:48.544 Not bad, it's not bad. 267 00:13:48.544 --> 00:13:49.512 Sammy: Hehehehehehehe 268 00:13:49.562 --> 00:13:52.982 Dan: I get to drive Linus home on Friday, when that was kind of a, that was a trip; 269 00:13:53.415 --> 00:13:55.301 we'll see what he thinks about that. 270 00:13:55.751 --> 00:13:57.536 Linus: I think you've made a horrible mistake. 271 00:13:57.970 --> 00:13:58.387 Dan: I don't know. 272 00:13:58.404 --> 00:14:01.891 Linus: You've got my car, this is clearly my size. 273 00:14:01.924 --> 00:14:03.342 Dan: I'm reverse compensating. 274 00:14:03.342 --> 00:14:06.161 Linus: Damn dude, who do you think you are, Drake!? 275 00:14:06.212 --> 00:14:07.479 Sammy: Hahahahaha- 276 00:14:07.513 --> 00:14:10.416 Linus: Well now I have to confess, we cheated a little bit. 277 00:14:10.432 --> 00:14:16.005 Dan actually drove me home after WAN Show last week and I got a chance to ride in it. 278 00:14:16.005 --> 00:14:20.876 It is absolutely f****** gutless, which is hilarious to me because 279 00:14:21.210 --> 00:14:26.949 this car probably has the highest ratio of coolness to actual real world performance 280 00:14:26.949 --> 00:14:28.400 that I think I have ever seen. 281 00:14:28.400 --> 00:14:30.719 Like, you think a Miata is something? 282 00:14:30.819 --> 00:14:31.854 No, man! 283 00:14:31.937 --> 00:14:38.510 This is the ultimate cool car that has absolutely nothing where it counts. 284 00:14:38.744 --> 00:14:40.296 Three cylinders, baby. 285 00:14:40.446 --> 00:14:40.963 Dan: Oh yeah. 286 00:14:40.963 --> 00:14:43.082 Linus: Man, if I could do Alex's like- 287 00:14:43.499 --> 00:14:45.384 Dan: I can't do it either. Linus: snap snap thing, man. 288 00:14:45.484 --> 00:14:47.419 Linus: Okay, but here's what I want to know; 289 00:14:47.453 --> 00:14:52.391 because it's right hand drive, right? And so Dan wouldn't let me drive it last time, 290 00:14:52.474 --> 00:14:54.343 but can I, can I try? 291 00:14:54.810 --> 00:14:55.561 I have- 292 00:14:55.744 --> 00:14:59.348 Let's go! I have never driven right hand drive before, 293 00:14:59.682 --> 00:15:03.352 Linus: but he says that the gearbox is all the same and the pedals are in the same spot, 294 00:15:03.352 --> 00:15:03.802 Dan: That's right. 295 00:15:03.802 --> 00:15:07.106 Linus: So theoretically, I should be able to do this, now I'm not going to go far. 296 00:15:07.489 --> 00:15:11.860 Linus: Oh my God! I feel like I am sticking out of the car, sir! 297 00:15:12.094 --> 00:15:14.396 Dan: I love it with the target, it's good eh? 298 00:15:14.463 --> 00:15:17.299 Linus: Oh, that's hilarious, so you still put the key in on the right side. 299 00:15:17.333 --> 00:15:19.919 Dan: Everything is identical, only the stick is over here. 300 00:15:21.654 --> 00:15:22.938 Dan: Do mine as well, yeah. 301 00:15:22.938 --> 00:15:26.058 Linus: Well yeah! I mean right? We're gonna- if we're gonna die in the accident, 302 00:15:26.091 --> 00:15:27.760 we might as well die sooner. 303 00:15:27.760 --> 00:15:30.229 Dan: It's got a roll cage for you to get brain damage on. 304 00:15:30.329 --> 00:15:31.213 Dan: As you said, yeah. 305 00:15:31.263 --> 00:15:33.716 Linus: Yeah I mean, you know your head's above the roll cage, right? 306 00:15:33.732 --> 00:15:37.369 I think Dan's head is going to protect the chrome finish on this. 307 00:15:37.386 --> 00:15:38.687 Dan: Yeah, it won't get scratched up. 308 00:15:39.021 --> 00:15:40.439 Don't get blood on the leather! 309 00:15:40.656 --> 00:15:43.108 Linus: Got the carbon fiber shifting knob! 310 00:15:43.108 --> 00:15:43.842 Dan: Yeaaah! 311 00:15:43.842 --> 00:15:45.561 Linus: Okay, whoever owned this thing. 312 00:15:46.078 --> 00:15:46.979 Linus: Good taste. 313 00:15:48.430 --> 00:15:50.082 Linus: We got the e-brake on here. 314 00:15:50.299 --> 00:15:51.550 Am I even in gear? 315 00:15:51.617 --> 00:15:52.167 Dan: Yep. 316 00:15:52.351 --> 00:15:56.038 It's a big, clutch point is all the way up there. 317 00:15:56.038 --> 00:15:57.239 Linus: Wow, yeah, you gotta- 318 00:15:57.239 --> 00:15:57.990 Dan: You gotta give her. 319 00:15:57.990 --> 00:16:00.409 Linus: You gotta really get out there; okay, okay. 320 00:16:00.626 --> 00:16:04.446 Oh hey, I mean, who needs power steering, right? When you're driving a go-kart. 321 00:16:04.446 --> 00:16:05.397 Dan: Yes, exactly. 322 00:16:05.731 --> 00:16:07.599 Dan: You just turn the wheels a little bit and you're good. 323 00:16:07.616 --> 00:16:11.520 Linus: You know what's funny, is the vehicle that this reminds me of most 324 00:16:11.520 --> 00:16:18.477 is actually the little Suzuki Swift that my family had when I was a teenager. 325 00:16:18.494 --> 00:16:18.944 Dan: Yeah. 326 00:16:18.944 --> 00:16:25.734 Linus: I think it was a 1990 or a 1991, you know, the little one, the Geo Metro, the Firefly- 327 00:16:25.768 --> 00:16:27.236 Hey, Hey, get your, get your perf- 328 00:16:27.603 --> 00:16:30.072 Get your performance engine out of here! 329 00:16:30.606 --> 00:16:33.442 Linus: Okay!? We only need three cylinders. 330 00:16:33.492 --> 00:16:34.493 Sammy: Hahaha. 331 00:16:34.560 --> 00:16:36.428 Linus: Yeah look, look at these guys! 332 00:16:36.712 --> 00:16:37.946 Dan: I feel insecure! 333 00:16:38.013 --> 00:16:39.698 Linus: Did you talk about how it has a turbo? 334 00:16:39.882 --> 00:16:40.549 Dan: I did, yeah. 335 00:16:40.549 --> 00:16:41.767 Linus: Did you show them how big it is? 336 00:16:41.767 --> 00:16:43.502 Dan: We tried to find it, it's about that big. 337 00:16:43.869 --> 00:16:46.171 I said there's no turbo lag, because it has nothing to spin up. 338 00:16:46.638 --> 00:16:48.757 Linus: The world's smallest turbo! 339 00:16:48.757 --> 00:16:49.241 Dan: Yeah. 340 00:16:49.658 --> 00:16:50.843 Linus: I like the steering wheel though. 341 00:16:50.876 --> 00:16:54.730 Dan: Steering wheel is nice, MOMO Italy; that's very nice, yes. 342 00:16:55.064 --> 00:16:57.683 Linus: God you cannot just like, dry steer this thing. 343 00:16:57.683 --> 00:16:59.668 Dan: No and the wheels rub as well, cause it's lowered; 344 00:16:59.668 --> 00:17:03.789 so you can't even like get a proper turning radius on it, yet. 345 00:17:04.089 --> 00:17:05.591 Once I get the shocks in, it'll be better. 346 00:17:05.708 --> 00:17:07.843 Linus: Okay, this car being lowered. 347 00:17:09.812 --> 00:17:10.512 Dan: Turbo timer. 348 00:17:10.746 --> 00:17:11.497 Linus: Ah. 349 00:17:12.297 --> 00:17:16.668 Linus: This car being lowered is absolutely hilarious; 350 00:17:16.668 --> 00:17:20.956 because it's already so low that driving around on the road, 351 00:17:20.956 --> 00:17:23.008 like you know how you drive in a normal car, right? 352 00:17:23.008 --> 00:17:25.711 And you pull up beside a semi truck and you're like, whoa, 353 00:17:26.178 --> 00:17:30.032 you pull up beside a fricking Honda civic and you're like, hi there. 354 00:17:30.132 --> 00:17:32.901 Dan: Andy's car is like, we're looking up to the hood, it's terrifying. 355 00:17:32.901 --> 00:17:33.786 Linus: Check this out Sammy. 356 00:17:33.869 --> 00:17:39.358 Look how far my butt is off the ground; so what's crazy is that between the, 357 00:17:39.358 --> 00:17:44.179 between the wine of the turbo, and between how low you are to the ground, 358 00:17:44.179 --> 00:17:47.716 and how sort of hard the car seems to be working; 359 00:17:47.716 --> 00:17:53.789 you can be going like 90 kilometers an hour, and you feel like you are flying! 360 00:17:53.789 --> 00:17:54.406 Dan: Mhmm. 361 00:17:55.474 --> 00:17:57.476 Linus: Like seriously, okay look, look at this. 362 00:18:01.196 --> 00:18:05.184 Linus: That is barely any- I could actually drive the car from the concrete. 363 00:18:07.486 --> 00:18:08.370 Linus: I love this thing. 364 00:18:08.370 --> 00:18:09.188 Dan: It's so cute. 365 00:18:10.572 --> 00:18:11.440 Dan: It's just hilarious. 366 00:18:11.440 --> 00:18:16.979 I pull, I pull up home and I see it next to my Mercedes, and I just giggle every single time. 367 00:18:17.212 --> 00:18:17.996 Dan: It's so small! 368 00:18:17.996 --> 00:18:21.650 I don't know if I showed you, cause I got the panels in the trunk now, right? 369 00:18:21.650 --> 00:18:22.918 Dan: The trunk. Linus: Oh my God. 370 00:18:23.118 --> 00:18:25.037 Dan: So this is like a three piece convertible, right? 371 00:18:25.037 --> 00:18:26.221 Linus: Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. 372 00:18:26.421 --> 00:18:27.723 Dan: So the trunk is- 373 00:18:27.806 --> 00:18:28.957 Linus: He's going to die! 374 00:18:29.224 --> 00:18:29.958 Sebastien: I know. 375 00:18:30.142 --> 00:18:32.561 Dan: it's only only panels. 376 00:18:32.961 --> 00:18:37.749 Linus: So you guys, if you ever see Dan driving the Mercedes, 377 00:18:38.033 --> 00:18:40.435 you know it's because he needed to move a body. 378 00:18:40.536 --> 00:18:41.520 Sammy: Hahahaha. 379 00:18:41.520 --> 00:18:43.238 Linus: Otherwise he would have, otherwise he would have, 380 00:18:43.305 --> 00:18:44.323 what is this even called? 381 00:18:44.323 --> 00:18:45.157 Dan and Linus: Cappuccino. 382 00:18:45.224 --> 00:18:46.792 Linus: Otherwise he would have taken the Cappuccino. 383 00:18:46.792 --> 00:18:48.393 Dan: Bring out the Cappuccino! 384 00:18:48.560 --> 00:18:51.613 Dan: Well, we couldn't, we got two LTTStore.com backpacks in here. 385 00:18:51.680 --> 00:18:52.981 Linus: We did actually. Dan: That was it! 386 00:18:53.232 --> 00:18:54.416 Dan: That's all that fits in the trunk. 387 00:18:54.416 --> 00:18:56.101 Linus: On the way home, cause it's- what? 388 00:18:56.101 --> 00:18:57.569 It's not like there's a backseat to throw them in. 389 00:18:57.603 --> 00:18:59.838 Linus: Does it use like standard tires? Like what's the radius? 390 00:18:59.838 --> 00:19:01.240 Dan: No, so these are actually- 391 00:19:01.273 --> 00:19:03.142 Linus: These are 15 inch!? 392 00:19:03.158 --> 00:19:04.359 Dan: They're aftermarket as well. 393 00:19:04.359 --> 00:19:05.961 Linus: These are 15 inch tires!? 394 00:19:05.978 --> 00:19:08.964 Dan: Gary told me that you can't get these in North America, 395 00:19:08.964 --> 00:19:12.668 they're directional, they're really nice; I don't know too much about them, 396 00:19:12.668 --> 00:19:15.854 but these are definitely aftermarket; they rub on the front. 397 00:19:16.438 --> 00:19:19.658 I'm hoping that when I get this a little bit higher off the ground, 398 00:19:20.092 --> 00:19:23.579 they, you know, clear the fenders. 399 00:19:23.812 --> 00:19:24.329 Linus: Neat. 400 00:19:24.496 --> 00:19:25.130 Dan: Yes. 401 00:19:26.114 --> 00:19:28.083 Linus: Well, you let me know if you need a paint job, all right? 402 00:19:28.450 --> 00:19:31.086 Dan: I certainly will, I think it's been done badly. 403 00:19:31.320 --> 00:19:34.039 Linus: Oh yeah, no, this does have an aftermarket paint job on it already; 404 00:19:34.122 --> 00:19:34.540 Dan: Yeah. 405 00:19:34.540 --> 00:19:38.760 Linus: so the good news is that that means that we can't actually really like screw it up any worse. 406 00:19:38.827 --> 00:19:39.411 Dan: Yes. 407 00:19:39.862 --> 00:19:42.097 Linus: Wait, no, it's not because it, oh, 408 00:19:42.264 --> 00:19:43.182 Dan: Here, let me just trap your finger in there. 409 00:19:43.248 --> 00:19:46.134 Linus: No, it is the original color, but they touched up this panel 410 00:19:46.351 --> 00:19:47.870 and you can see the tape lines here. 411 00:19:48.136 --> 00:19:51.890 Dan: Are you sure that it's not a white car that they painted red? 412 00:19:51.940 --> 00:19:54.743 Cause this did come red as standard, I believe. 413 00:19:54.743 --> 00:19:55.644 Linus: Yeah, see look right here; 414 00:19:55.677 --> 00:19:56.111 Dan: Mhmm. 415 00:19:56.111 --> 00:19:57.679 Linus: so there's definitely some touch up here; 416 00:19:57.679 --> 00:20:01.350 because they got paint on this trim piece, right? 417 00:20:01.733 --> 00:20:04.987 Linus: But if you look in here, like there's no- 418 00:20:04.987 --> 00:20:10.709 nobody does, nobody does an after the fact paint job, and like gets in here with it; 419 00:20:10.709 --> 00:20:11.693 so this is a red car. 420 00:20:11.743 --> 00:20:12.311 Dan: Okay. 421 00:20:12.511 --> 00:20:14.413 Linus: And Oh, here, here, here, here, here; this too. 422 00:20:14.479 --> 00:20:17.266 So you can always tell if you, if you get down to metal, right? 423 00:20:17.566 --> 00:20:19.551 Then, I'm so sorry I'm going to do this. 424 00:20:19.551 --> 00:20:21.136 Dan: That's okay, it needs a new one anyway. 425 00:20:21.136 --> 00:20:23.071 Linus: We can see there's the primer, right? 426 00:20:23.121 --> 00:20:25.140 And there's the red, there's no extra layers there. 427 00:20:25.307 --> 00:20:30.112 Yeah, so this was red, but they've done some questionable, um- 428 00:20:30.279 --> 00:20:31.029 Dan: Adjustments. 429 00:20:31.029 --> 00:20:31.813 Linus: paint work on it, yeah. 430 00:20:31.813 --> 00:20:32.347 Dan: Yeah. 431 00:20:32.347 --> 00:20:33.498 Linus: I love the tail lights. 432 00:20:33.682 --> 00:20:34.149 Dan: Yeah! 433 00:20:34.216 --> 00:20:36.451 Linus: Little like bug eyed friggin tail lights. 434 00:20:36.501 --> 00:20:38.770 Dan: And it has one reverse light. 435 00:20:38.820 --> 00:20:42.641 Linus: I also love that they looked so comically large because there's, 436 00:20:42.641 --> 00:20:45.143 I don't know this for a fact, but I'm guessing 437 00:20:45.143 --> 00:20:49.932 there's probably regulatory requirements for the size of your indicators and all of that; 438 00:20:49.932 --> 00:20:50.499 Dan: Most likely. 439 00:20:50.499 --> 00:20:54.186 Linus: and probably they don't scale with the size of the car, 440 00:20:54.202 --> 00:21:00.008 so you end up with these gigantic signals and, uh, and brake lights. 441 00:21:00.142 --> 00:21:00.726 Love it. 442 00:21:00.792 --> 00:21:02.678 Dan: Did you feel the roof panel? 443 00:21:03.462 --> 00:21:05.247 Linus: How much does it weigh? Oh my God. 444 00:21:05.264 --> 00:21:07.199 Dan: They're aluminum, the hood's aluminum. 445 00:21:07.382 --> 00:21:10.535 Again, the car only weighs about 1500 pounds total. 446 00:21:10.552 --> 00:21:11.553 Linus: It's terrifying. 447 00:21:11.954 --> 00:21:13.538 Just don't die, that's all I ask. Dan: I'm going to be- 448 00:21:13.538 --> 00:21:15.207 Dan: well, I can't really speed in it. 449 00:21:16.058 --> 00:21:16.942 Linus: This is true. 450 00:21:18.110 --> 00:21:20.646 Dan: I heard a, I heard a great quote about the Cappuccino, 451 00:21:20.646 --> 00:21:24.950 is that it's more fun to drive than like, you know, a Lamborghini or anything like that; 452 00:21:24.950 --> 00:21:27.636 cause you're driving around town and you get to shift five times, 453 00:21:27.636 --> 00:21:29.087 whereas they barely get out of first. 454 00:21:30.172 --> 00:21:32.407 Linus: You'll also get more looks in this, I bet. 455 00:21:33.191 --> 00:21:35.394 Dan: Yeah, they're apparently pretty rare as well. 456 00:21:35.394 --> 00:21:39.564 Linus: Oh no, I, I, I guarantee you, you will get looks in this thing; 457 00:21:39.564 --> 00:21:41.283 If you haven't already, I'm sure you get looks. 458 00:21:41.283 --> 00:21:42.284 Dan: Maybe, I don't know. 459 00:21:42.284 --> 00:21:43.702 Linus: Cause you're, you're probably busy- 460 00:21:43.702 --> 00:21:45.304 He's never driven stick before. 461 00:21:45.304 --> 00:21:46.588 Dan: This is, I'm learning on this. 462 00:21:46.588 --> 00:21:47.022 Linus and Dan: Yeah. 463 00:21:47.089 --> 00:21:50.459 Linus: So like, man, I was sitting in the passenger seat, dude, you're getting looks. 464 00:21:50.459 --> 00:21:53.362 You're probably just so focused on like, Oh my God. 465 00:21:53.378 --> 00:21:54.446 Dan: Oh my God theres a stop light! 466 00:21:54.463 --> 00:21:56.214 Linus: I'm right side drive. 467 00:21:56.281 --> 00:21:56.665 Dan: Yeah. 468 00:21:57.149 --> 00:22:00.569 Linus: I'm learning to drive right side drive and stick at the same time, 469 00:22:00.569 --> 00:22:02.904 so you're probably just not noticing it; you will notice it. 470 00:22:02.904 --> 00:22:03.322 Dan: Okay. 471 00:22:03.422 --> 00:22:04.323 Linus: This thing is so cute. 472 00:22:04.389 --> 00:22:05.040 Dan: That's scary. 473 00:22:05.057 --> 00:22:06.058 Linus: Man, we could do it, man. 474 00:22:06.091 --> 00:22:08.160 Oh man, I'm just looking at this going like, 475 00:22:08.293 --> 00:22:11.563 man like a bubble gum pink or something like that. 476 00:22:11.580 --> 00:22:12.731 Dan: Something, something. 477 00:22:12.781 --> 00:22:14.399 The thing is that when I got this, 478 00:22:14.399 --> 00:22:17.052 I thought it would just be like a cute little car for me. 479 00:22:17.052 --> 00:22:19.604 I didn't realize that it would probably get looks, 480 00:22:19.788 --> 00:22:22.758 Dan: and I don't know how I feel about that as much anymore. Linus: Oh. 481 00:22:22.791 --> 00:22:23.809 Linus: Oh, what? 482 00:22:23.892 --> 00:22:25.677 Dan: Yeah, I don't know. Linus: Yeah, It's going to get looks. 483 00:22:25.677 --> 00:22:26.728 Dan: Yeah, that's okay. 484 00:22:26.978 --> 00:22:29.247 Linus: This, this is a car that says something. 485 00:22:29.414 --> 00:22:31.133 It says something about the occupant; 486 00:22:31.133 --> 00:22:32.834 what it says, I don't know; 487 00:22:33.001 --> 00:22:33.652 Dan: Strange. 488 00:22:33.652 --> 00:22:35.003 Linus: but it definitely says something. 489 00:22:35.003 --> 00:22:36.171 Dan: Unhinged. 490 00:22:36.171 --> 00:22:36.905 Linus: And cut. 491 00:22:36.972 --> 00:22:37.706 *Everyone chuckles* 492 00:22:37.706 --> 00:22:39.124 Dan: Hope you've been enjoying Dan week. 493 00:22:39.124 --> 00:22:40.876 Thanks for checking out my whip. 494 00:22:40.942 --> 00:22:43.011 If you want to see some more, there's other whips; 495 00:22:43.011 --> 00:22:45.230 like I think one by Jonathan and some others, 496 00:22:45.230 --> 00:22:47.849 and there's always lots of Floatplane Exclusives on the way. 497 00:22:48.333 --> 00:22:51.820 Hopefully Sammy and I make it back to the other office. 498 00:22:51.853 --> 00:22:52.921 Sammy: Hahahahaha. 499 00:22:52.954 --> 00:22:54.523 Dan: Thanks for subscribing to Floatplane. 500 00:22:54.589 --> 00:22:56.541 Sammy: God it'll be really dark if we dont make it back- 501 00:22:56.541 --> 00:22:58.210 Dan: Yeah, we're going to just f****** die.