The ingenuity that Chelsea had at the time was insane! It’s pretty cool to see how influential he was on FD specifically and how there were so many rules created because of him (i. e. Glueing tires to wheels, the coilover crash bar, adjustable air suspension)
Am I the only one that found these lines of questioning really cringey? Felt like you were trying to bait Chelsea into things the whole time and kinda just casually shitting on his racecar during parts of it. Watching Chelsea's face throughout this...looked like he was in pain the whole time. I know LSD is respected for lots of things but this felt reeeeeeeally weird.
@@LoneStarDrift lol Well, I wasn't there and I don't know y'all's history. But the part with the "so, you basically never won anything in BMWs? All these years? Only Mustangs?" Sure felt like you were trying to get a rise out of him. LOL
I’m building a basic e46 right now and so far I have coil overs, solid rear bushings, a welded diff and deleted interior. Trying to keep it simple and fun. Eventually I want slr kit and a hydro. Chelsea is definitely a huge inspiration to keep it simple and have fun.
@@JYates89coupe hell yea I had a 02 coupe that ripped the subframe out then got an 04 sedan with no folding seats (supposed to have most torsion strength of any model) but ended up just doing reinforcements anyway. Still miss my old e36 though lol
I remember years ago someone commented on a Denofa interview where he was fixing his transmission. Saying " I kinda wish Chelsea would just get sponsored and run a boring V8 so we can see what he's really capable of". Well we're seeing it and loving it
I have to give some appreciation for the things you and Chelsea do for drifting. I've been watching the Formula Drift Recaps of this car from a couple years ago on Chelsea's channel. It's been a huge influence for me, even though I have no desire or thoughts to persue Formula drift, to see the decisions and dedication of one of the top drivers in the sport documented like it is.
The honesty Aron and Chelsea are talking about TRUE costs, both time and economically speaking, are one of the most overlooked things when somebody starts in this world. Thanks for the superb content all over the years! Props!
im actually happy i caught chelsea's channel and lonestar drift before i actually even get to buy a car when i was 15 this was what i wanted 5 years later i literally just want to buy a cheap running car do a trans swap if necessary and maybe just add styling and the safety from an fd car minimum maybe a stock ls for a crazy engine swap and drive so thank you for saving me chelsea and aaron for showing me the light before i fell into darkness
@@chasefroning about a mile from where I live they have a skyline r33 sedan for sale for 3000 it needs a battery and shocks (coilovers anyways) and it runs and drives
@@chasefroning that's the plan but I know the car it's an auto so a CD swap and it's a rb20de a clean interior owner cleaned and maintained it even though it wasnt driven bone stock so a hicas delete ,coilovers and budget angle ,seat with harness, harness bar and wheels are my whole mod list
I'm glad this video was made; I feel like these new "fans" of FD don't realize most of the pack today was not doing the best their first few years in drifting, get rookie of the year, first qualifier and podiums right away. I've been a Chelsea fan since the bmw days and love seeing him do great now; but it didn't use to be that way. It was pro drivers in other racing Motorsports winning championships in the beginning. I grew up racing karts on dirt ovals, so I understand a little bit. I don't know if it's the street car take over guys bringing this toxic energy to drifting but there's some disgusting stuff said about drivers on the FD chat, it's sad. Anyway Congratulations to Chelsea man! 2021🏆
If you wanna see the early years of Chelsea in FD, look up his flick back episodes on his channel. Really cool seeing cinematic videos of him back before RTR, especially since there wasn’t that much vlog style content before like 2016
That e46 is one of the prettiest fd cars ever and the prettiest e46 drift car.. the livery fits so we'll, the whole car is so tasteful. Would love to see it rip again!
"Building gnarly cars is stupid." This is why I stopped driving a 400whp SR S13 pro am car and started driving a simple setup G35 sedan. Can take my kids to school and have fun on the track without working on it all the time
Love Chelsea in a Mustang, but he was the most exciting driver to watch in a BMW. I knew literally nothing about BMWs when I saw his e36 at FD. I remember walking by his pits in Atlanta and asking him if it was a JZ and he was like Nope, it's an S54 (i think) And I was like what the hell is that lmao. I also think the RX8 was pretty rad as well, most people won't remember that car, he was probably the most competitive rotary driver ever in FD and he isn't even a rotary guy.
Everyone is complaining about this interview. I thought it was a great realistic interview about the costs and time associated with the coolness of these builds.
Chelsea could not have said it any better at the end. Gnarly cars are stupid, having a dream and passion is one thing but loosing view of the reality can break you quickly. The E46 is worthy of a badass engine package, but then it becomes a job again. I‘ slowly doing the switch from a 3uz miata to E46 chassie, simply for cost and it makes more sense, this car and Chelsea has always been a big lead on where to go and what works, so this video was great, Thanks Aaron
I always wanted to Build a car like this and get into Formula D one day. But after hearing about the expenses and everything... Man kinda regret the thought of becoming a Formula D Drifter big time.
So wild to hear the amount of work and money that goes into these cars just to push the limits for a few years if it's lucky not to be totaled. Probably why Chelsea doesn't want to get emotionally attached to the car.
Thats pretty much any drift car, as soon as somebody buys a car and decides "im gonna drift!" Its either gonna end up being totalled or sold back on craigslist as a piece of shit for too much money when they realize fixing cars isnt cheap.
omg I must know what he was talking about. What cars did he mean are easy builds so you can "just drive it and put new tires on it" without having to worry about anything contrary to those gnarlier cars? 14:41
@@nikhilrw yes Pro am is a lower level of drifting , kinda the start of competitive drifting. Prospec is lower lvl formula drift and pro class in formula drift is the top lvl on the us
wait wait wait.... 2:50 "we used to put a new turbo on every round" It means that in each battle he had to put a new turbo?! or every round it means top 16 or something like that?
1. Most important: Doors are cheaper and easier to replace than quarter panels 2. They're cheaper 4. They are bigger, so you have more room to work with 5. Its a pain in the assss to work on something in the back of a coupe that has a cage in it.
Real reason is with most cars the 4 door model will be more structurally rigid because of the added B pillar. He said he was making it as light as possible so with the 4dr he could cut away more without sacrificing handling.
He could put a jz in it, then it will last and switch the dogbox to regular trans then should lower the matnence cost, I'd like to see that thing put back together
I wonder what it costs to run a similar spec car in other Motorsports like time attack or wheel to wheel racing. I feel like it’s definitely cheaper per lap, but I wonder how it would compare over a whole season
I remember being in the pits at WTAC in Sydney and seeing what the time attack cars do to their tyres is crazy. Gotta be just as hard on tyres as drifting
Would be very interesting to see a comparison. Racing is tough on tyres/brakes, and I'd imagine you'd use a fair bit more fuel as these drift cars do short runs at a time. Could be wrong though
Chelsea dropping the wisdom that only comes with experience.
The ingenuity that Chelsea had at the time was insane! It’s pretty cool to see how influential he was on FD specifically and how there were so many rules created because of him (i. e. Glueing tires to wheels, the coilover crash bar, adjustable air suspension)
Aaron has absolutely zero chill! Those podium questions were brutal, you could literally watch Chelsea die inside.
I think he looked pretty humble.
Ya kinda rude but whatever its just Aaron lol
he's brutal with his questions lol. With the sponsor stuff too
Yea especially the "is he dead" no shit he just said "someone who's no longer with us" tf...
Yeah this dude is seriously cringey sometimes. Super weird.
Topical with him winning FD in a mustang this weekend. Team backing was the best thing to ever happen to him.
with out a doubt the fun haver crew is the best put together solid team out there right now.
Denofas e46 was one of my favorite cars back in the day
"I love standing on top of things that go up and down" Aaron, 2021
Oh man🤣
Chelsea has always had the driving skills/ability. Driving for RTR really allowed him to showcase it!
Am I the only one that found these lines of questioning really cringey? Felt like you were trying to bait Chelsea into things the whole time and kinda just casually shitting on his racecar during parts of it. Watching Chelsea's face throughout this...looked like he was in pain the whole time. I know LSD is respected for lots of things but this felt reeeeeeeally weird.
Agreed. Couldn't even finish watching this...
Chelsea was probably hungry and I made him do this before we went and ate lol
It was fine imo. To be frank Chelsea kind of looks like he wants to punch somebody in every video I see him in :D . Great guy, humble and honest.
@@LoneStarDrift lol
Well, I wasn't there and I don't know y'all's history. But the part with the "so, you basically never won anything in BMWs? All these years? Only Mustangs?" Sure felt like you were trying to get a rise out of him. LOL
Same here
I’m building a basic e46 right now and so far I have coil overs, solid rear bushings, a welded diff and deleted interior. Trying to keep it simple and fun. Eventually I want slr kit and a hydro. Chelsea is definitely a huge inspiration to keep it simple and have fun.
If you’ve done solid bushings I would do your subframe soon! The bushings will rip the subframe out of the car especially if it’s pre 2004 and coupe
@@Drewairplane it’s an 05 sedan but I did do the re-enforcement plates. Good piece of mind.
@@JYates89coupe hell yea I had a 02 coupe that ripped the subframe out then got an 04 sedan with no folding seats (supposed to have most torsion strength of any model) but ended up just doing reinforcements anyway. Still miss my old e36 though lol
@@JYates89coupe 05 E46 drift sedan gang🤘
What coilovers are you running? Would you recommend them?
I remember years ago someone commented on a Denofa interview where he was fixing his transmission. Saying " I kinda wish Chelsea would just get sponsored and run a boring V8 so we can see what he's really capable of". Well we're seeing it and loving it
I have to give some appreciation for the things you and Chelsea do for drifting. I've been watching the Formula Drift Recaps of this car from a couple years ago on Chelsea's channel. It's been a huge influence for me, even though I have no desire or thoughts to persue Formula drift, to see the decisions and dedication of one of the top drivers in the sport documented like it is.
"it was, not any more" how to know you were pushing the limits
This car absolutely rips though, was amazing to see him win Long Beach in it
This car is so special for me as BMW and a drift fan from Europe. Because of this car and Essa e92 v10 I started following the American drift scene. 👍
Essa had e92?
The honesty Aron and Chelsea are talking about TRUE costs, both time and economically speaking, are one of the most overlooked things when somebody starts in this world. Thanks for the superb content all over the years! Props!
im actually happy i caught chelsea's channel and lonestar drift before i actually even get to buy a car when i was 15 this was what i wanted 5 years later i literally just want to buy a cheap running car do a trans swap if necessary and maybe just add styling and the safety from an fd car minimum maybe a stock ls for a crazy engine swap and drive so thank you for saving me chelsea and aaron for showing me the light before i fell into darkness
Buy a Z/G
@@chasefroning about a mile from where I live they have a skyline r33 sedan for sale for 3000 it needs a battery and shocks (coilovers anyways) and it runs and drives
@@njdorset1050 buy it and if it's a miss flip it for double lol
@@chasefroning that's the plan but I know the car it's an auto so a CD swap and it's a rb20de a clean interior owner cleaned and maintained it even though it wasnt driven bone stock so a hicas delete ,coilovers and budget angle ,seat with harness, harness bar and wheels are my whole mod list
@@njdorset1050 where do you live? Finding a running and driving r33 for $3000 is literally impossible in the US
I'm glad this video was made; I feel like these new "fans" of FD don't realize most of the pack today was not doing the best their first few years in drifting, get rookie of the year, first qualifier and podiums right away. I've been a Chelsea fan since the bmw days and love seeing him do great now; but it didn't use to be that way. It was pro drivers in other racing Motorsports winning championships in the beginning. I grew up racing karts on dirt ovals, so I understand a little bit. I don't know if it's the street car take over guys bringing this toxic energy to drifting but there's some disgusting stuff said about drivers on the FD chat, it's sad. Anyway Congratulations to Chelsea man! 2021🏆
man it would be cool to see chelsea drive this again :D any high spec bmw for that matter :DD
If you wanna see the early years of Chelsea in FD, look up his flick back episodes on his channel. Really cool seeing cinematic videos of him back before RTR, especially since there wasn’t that much vlog style content before like 2016
His 2014 livery is one of the best FD liveries ever, it’s so clean and downright badass
“Building gnarly cars is stupid” 🙏
That e46 is one of the prettiest fd cars ever and the prettiest e46 drift car.. the livery fits so we'll, the whole car is so tasteful. Would love to see it rip again!
I love Chelsea’s view on drift car running expense and complexity.
"Building gnarly cars is stupid."
This is why I stopped driving a 400whp SR S13 pro am car and started driving a simple setup G35 sedan. Can take my kids to school and have fun on the track without working on it all the time
Love hearing about the innovation. Always loved that car
Love Chelsea in a Mustang, but he was the most exciting driver to watch in a BMW. I knew literally nothing about BMWs when I saw his e36 at FD. I remember walking by his pits in Atlanta and asking him if it was a JZ and he was like Nope, it's an S54 (i think) And I was like what the hell is that lmao. I also think the RX8 was pretty rad as well, most people won't remember that car, he was probably the most competitive rotary driver ever in FD and he isn't even a rotary guy.
Awesome
Video! Really enjoy it... im going to check out the other ones!
I have been waiting for this video for so long now
I love how mean Chelsea gets when he’s trying to dole out the tough love.
Pro am level welding and Chelsea's reply to that was like like .....what ¿?
Everyone is complaining about this interview. I thought it was a great realistic interview about the costs and time associated with the coolness of these builds.
"rest in pepperoni"
I died 😂
I think he should bring it back to its glory.
Local celebrity Chelsea always has some wise stuff to talk about 🤘🏻
Definitely still competitive 😈😈😈
I really hate how you don’t have like millions of followers your content has always been so good.
1200 a lap....
My first e36 was 650 bucks
"I have mostly hate for my old racecars" Felt that lmao I'm starting to have hate for my current ones too
Thank you.
Thanks Aaron & Chelsea :)
Chelsea could not have said it any better at the end. Gnarly cars are stupid, having a dream and passion is one thing but loosing view of the reality can break you quickly. The E46 is worthy of a badass engine package, but then it becomes a job again. I‘ slowly doing the switch from a 3uz miata to E46 chassie, simply for cost and it makes more sense, this car and Chelsea has always been a big lead on where to go and what works, so this video was great, Thanks Aaron
some good advice. i hope to take my e46 to pro am one day. want to keep it as stock as possible.
THAT BLUE e36 IS FIRE
I always wanted to Build a car like this and get into Formula D one day. But after hearing about the expenses and everything... Man kinda regret the thought of becoming a Formula D Drifter big time.
So wild to hear the amount of work and money that goes into these cars just to push the limits for a few years if it's lucky not to be totaled. Probably why Chelsea doesn't want to get emotionally attached to the car.
Thats pretty much any drift car, as soon as somebody buys a car and decides "im gonna drift!" Its either gonna end up being totalled or sold back on craigslist as a piece of shit for too much money when they realize fixing cars isnt cheap.
What was the rear shocks and springs as a bumper for? That’s so cool. It’s the second old FD car that had it.
I think it's so if u hit a wall u have some wiggle room where the bumber squishes and doesn't bite.
@@chaddavies1032 okay got it. It acts more like a sled lol
A drift museum!!!
"Building gnarly cars is stupid" a statement i couldn't agree more with. Only if you got the money to be that stupid, should you.
How do you feel after realizing you were roasting a dead man's welds? 🤣
Would be awesome to see where matt powers zenki is and if he drifts anymore
Can you put the mustang motor in the e46, they seem to be reliable for them
omg I must know what he was talking about. What cars did he mean are easy builds so you can "just drive it and put new tires on it" without having to worry about anything contrary to those gnarlier cars? 14:41
Anything under 450hp.
What’s the reason behind running e36 front knuckles?
i remember watching denofa drive that back then n always thought it looked fast as shit
Was the first car rebuilt and sold to Juha Ritanen?
The bmw goat
Listen kids at 11:41 . "I hate driving cars that make a lot of power and require you to work on them."
Just drive and have fun.
so many tires in the garage i can smell them from here lol
They end up like Taylor's Cadillac and sit on the marketplace for a decade.
Damn thats cool. Ya, thats why i wet drift my street spots. My "lap" cost is under $2 i bet. lol.
its like gett 200 extra hp and unlimited tires for free lmao
best fd guy
WELCOME TO BATTLE GROUND!! come visit me lol
1200 bucks a lap. Jeez. I wonder how do you even get into the sport professionally if you don't have the money.
Thats what makes it rough.... there's not many motor sports that put do much strain on a car
You build a car with low consumables to run pro am. Then when you step up to prosepec you need minimum $40-50k budget for a season
@@dylanbaker8188 Oh I thought Pro Am was synonymous to Pro Spec.
So: Grassroots < Pro Am < Pro Spec < Pro ?
@@nikhilrw yes Pro am is a lower level of drifting , kinda the start of competitive drifting. Prospec is lower lvl formula drift and pro class in formula drift is the top lvl on the us
@@dylanbaker8188 I see thank you for the explanation
Hey when/where is the drift event so I can go
wait wait wait.... 2:50
"we used to put a new turbo on every round"
It means that in each battle he had to put a new turbo?! or every round it means top 16 or something like that?
He means each event, one turbo per formula d event
@@LoneStarDrift ohh, makes sense then... thanks!!
Why 4 door instead of 2 doors? Any structural benefits?
1. Most important: Doors are cheaper and easier to replace than quarter panels
2. They're cheaper
4. They are bigger, so you have more room to work with
5. Its a pain in the assss to work on something in the back of a coupe that has a cage in it.
Real reason is with most cars the 4 door model will be more structurally rigid because of the added B pillar. He said he was making it as light as possible so with the 4dr he could cut away more without sacrificing handling.
If I remember correctly sedan have more torsional rigidity than coupe
@@civicb16a3 and the same stripped weight
anyone else notice the front tires are going opposite directions
Dang Chelsea's cranky in this video lol
You should make that part of the school. Let whoever thinks he's hot shit drive the FD car and then make him do the maintenance on it lol
Do you know what BMW motor he ran in it? I have a feeling it was a M50.
i jus read it was an n54, idk if it’s true.
@@calvinmeyer5866 he actually replied when I commented on his video "M52 block, s52 crank, full engine forged build out"
What happened to v10 e46?
He could put a jz in it, then it will last and switch the dogbox to regular trans then should lower the matnence cost, I'd like to see that thing put back together
A JZ and a regular trans would still need to be entierely rebuild every year bro.
@@22Epic way less then every couple rounds
@@coreycrosswhite8890 Guess what, there is only a couple of rounds each year ... FD level cars ain't cheap, no matter how you look at it.
@@22Epic cool
@@coreycrosswhite8890 always a pleasure to make people learn something. Have a nice day.
Everytime I see this car I want to buy it but I know he won’t sell it and I can’t afford it if it was anyway.
what is going wrong every lap where it costs 1200$ everytime?
Tires and fuel aint cheap, lol
Mr. Backward chelsea denofa
What kind of lift is that?
Totally forgot about that rx8 haha
So this car has 5 podiums? Is that car friends with Lightning McQueen?
How does it cost $1,200 a lap?
Tires, expensive race gas and paying for your crew's time
Goals
Chelsea seems annoyed by you lol
I was really tired haha
Get vids, info i wanna hear for some reason...
2360 lbs for an e46, that's nuts.
14:42 looking out for the sport
OSHA's having a panic attack right now.
I wonder what it costs to run a similar spec car in other Motorsports like time attack or wheel to wheel racing. I feel like it’s definitely cheaper per lap, but I wonder how it would compare over a whole season
I remember being in the pits at WTAC in Sydney and seeing what the time attack cars do to their tyres is crazy. Gotta be just as hard on tyres as drifting
Would be very interesting to see a comparison. Racing is tough on tyres/brakes, and I'd imagine you'd use a fair bit more fuel as these drift cars do short runs at a time. Could be wrong though
Why is Chelsea Danofa so good? I think he just doesn't care about crashing along with talent; talent isn't enough need idgaf mindset and $$$$
LSA would be a reliable high power engine that doesn’t need a rebuild every yr 🤷🏾♂️
wouldn't make it a single round without being rebuilt. You need a race motor to make it through a race weekend.
Ask him how much he wants for it
I just want a used FD motor out if one of these wrecked cars.
Edit: cheap, cheap, cheap, like used baby chickens cheap. 😆
Rest in pepperoni?
That's y I drift a fewp
building a gnarly car is stupid 😅
Mustangs are winning and bmws are not ..wait so what your saying is you can jump in the Mustang and win FD 🤔 thats what ya said
There's a difference... rtr mustangs are well set up.
I think that's not a good comparison, because mustangs are supported by the manufacturer, while bmw does not.
@@rapzeh4 12:25 thats what ya boy Aron said not me
I dont think that's what he said; he said bmws are winning, TM you won't be jumping in a R.T.R and winning; takes hard work.
@@TM-jt3dd Dylan Hughes was on podium last event; E46.
Sell it to t Ray
1200 a laps my g35 was 2k
I have a v35 and I love it.
Aaron, chill
Hey Aaron ask Chelsea if he still wants that quarterpipe in the back w the skateboards on it. Asking for a friend..