I have absolutely no clue how I ended up here. But I watched the whole video in its entirety. Watching someone with talent and a vision fabricate it from scratch is compelling. Well done with the editing as well 👏
Truly an artist. Love the craftsmanship. Love the straight to build with no filler and no played out youtubisms, "what's goin on guys! I'm super excited blah blah blah" let me smack the camera for a cut. Original and straight to the point. Can't wait to see more. Keep going, this channel will have millions of subscribers in no time
VIDEO FAQS BELOW: "Will you add turn signals?" So unlike the Stagea that I'm also building on this channel, this Mx5 isn't road legal. Think of it more like a large model kit and so everything on it is primarily based on cosmetics. I'll be leaving this light bar hooked up to just the brake lights for my own safety so people don't crash into me when taking it to events. "You should add more strips to make it look like the Quadra from Cyberpunk 2077." One thing that I want to avoid with this car is actually drawing too much inspiration from the same sources. I don't want my car to just be an imitation of something already popular, I want it to be unique. With the design I'm going for with this car, I want it to have a stripped down minimalist look in the rear and you will see more of this as we carry on with V3.0 of this build. "What brand _____ do you use? / Do you have a link to buy ______ ?" Since I'm from New Zealand and most of my audience isn't, providing brands or links to items is only going help around 0.5% of my viewers. Because of this, rather than put links to NZ's fantastically overpriced products which are usually impossible to ship anyway, I try and give a good description of the item within the video so you can search for it locally. The LED strip in this video is not suitable for road use and I wont provide a link for it because I don't want to imply that this is something you should do. Remember this is an un-registered show car so it does not meet road safety standards. "Have you considered making it more curved to match the body of the car / make it out of a single piece?" As I mentioned briefly, we are in Version 3 of this build. My focus for this stage of the build is going to be on adding a lot of sharp, angular design elements to the car to cover up it's softer original bodylines. The reason I didn't make it out of a single piece was because when I ordered the materials for this, I still wasn't sure on the final design. As you saw in the video I wasn't happy with having to glue it and so if I get a chance I'd like to have this final shape cut from a single piece of acrylic, not polycarbonate as this will also reduce how many scratches it picks up.
If you're planning to add turning signals, it would look great if you put them vertically at the bending place of the taillight glass. By the way, another awesome thing about your videos is that you don't put music on the background 👍🏽.
Would be nicer to get adressable LED strips, and make the portion of the strip from the bends to act as a turning signal, even better make them dynamic.
You don't need to thank us for watching the video. We all should thank you, for all your hard work and giving us to chance to watch your videos. Greetings from Finland 🇫🇮
A true inspiration to the car culture, none of the annoying showmanship of other creators/"builders" that love showing themselves more than the cars (the whole point we watch in the first place). Awesome video man, keep up the good work.
I appreciate that so much actually. Gonna sub just because of that. I cant stand trying to find the :30 second part of the video I actually want to watch through the 15 minutes of a youtuber talking about a bunch of irrelevant shit.
Holy crap this is amazing, I've never seen a car build that I've liked more. This Miata is now my dream project car, instantly subscribed after watching this video.
Always GREAT to see plans make it from the kitchen table to the bench mate! Best wishes from an Englishman making armour in a French forest. RESPECT 👍⚒️🇬🇧
I just found this channel and I have to say the ASMR-like audio in place of background noise/music/talking makes watching something like this MORE interesting imo. Not to mention, if I wanted to see this while playing a game with story dialogue, or listen to my own music, etc. I won't be left feeling like I'm missing out on something. The amount of detail I saw that went into this is inspiring and I can't wait to see more.
Ay bro, just dropping to let you know that there is some weirdo that is copying your entire channel with AI voice over claiming that he's building the car take him down, thanks :).
If you are talking about @burningwrenches he is making a replica of the actual Quadra V Tech from cyberpunk and I don’t believe he is copying. Could you let me know the channel you are talking about? I am curious.
as someone who has similar plans for a mazda rx-7, this scratches a personal itch. welcome to the future, this is how we should all modify our cars now.
I think it would look better if the edge of the lighting on the left and right would have the same curve as the backend of the car itself (just the outside corner, not the glued part) Other than that it looks really cool!
This looks amazing in the end, gives it a really futuristic look. I actually quite like the way the visible joins look since it suits the shape anyway. I guess the only way around that would be to cut out the whole thing from one big sheet. Im sure thats super expensive though lol
With this tail light I was still changing the design up until the last moment which is why you saw me make it out of multiple pieces. Now that I've settled on it, I may ask a local company to cut it from a single piece of acrylic since that will help get rid of the seams and the scratches.
@@TofuAutoWorksI don’t think this would be to expensive as long as you can find someone local with a laser cutter or equivalent locally. Also, if you do this consider etching a pattern on the top to catch some of the light, kinda like the polestar precept or Bugatti Chiron has. Keep up the good work!
@@TofuAutoWorks To be honest, after what I saw, I would like to give advice on the design of the rear optics. In my personal opinion, it is worth adding several levels of such "sections" for, say, fog lights, reversing lights, and finally turn signals and maybe for anything else. BUT, I can't say that it will coincide with the style of "hi-tech - low of life". I will only try to give advice and maybe it will make your design work easier: try adding one smaller section (or two) of the same shape as in the middle, but place it above and below (if there are two sections), or below (if one). PS: I decided to write this because the car should not only be a show stopper, but also a functional thing in all its manifestations :)
@@cloudsmith7803 I'mnot sure autocad is always mentioned when it comes to precision, other modeling software can also create models with measurements down to the UMs.
Man I cant wait for the wheel cover tutorial, those things are so sick!, I need new wheels and tires, im considering 15x8.25 +20 offset, im hoping that will be deep enough to make a nice dish, just not as extreme
Looks amazing and really loving the content you are putting out! I think you could make the joins in the plastic a feature by making multiple cuts and joins along the angled part of the tailight, possibly also adding indicators in that section.
nicest miata ive ever seen in my life and thats coming from a man that hates miatas. i have never liked these cars before in my life but this one takes the cake!
Wow! Amazing build! But I have to say as a autobody technician, the methods you are using are very... creative some might call, but I love the way you are solving problems so quickly and efficiently!
I love your work! Love your attention to detail and your approach to problem soliving. And I also love your sense of design. Hats off! These lights look oh so amazing on the Miata! I'm just a bit curious though... why not do the polycarbonate in one piece? And what if you extended the corners of your poly carbonate to run around the edges a bit (a little like the spoiler, but much shorter) and then turned that part into indicators? Whether you do it or not, I still love the light!!
Cheers mate! I've just pinned a comment going through some of the common questions I've been getting where I talk about the polycarbonate and the turn signals.
Currently building a cyberpunk 240SX and a couple guys from a car meet recomended me to you channel, this is so fricken wicked dude. I thought about doing LED strip tailights and turns but not with a single pane, this came out nicely and well done. Your craftmenship is a work of art!!🔥🔥🔥
For me as someone who is working with plastics everyday and especially polycarbonate, taillights and spoiler is something I have always wanted to do. You should get it CNC'd in single peace and you can get polycarbonate that is more scratch resistant, only I don't know how would it hold up in driving, but I think it should be good as many workers get it for their forest tractors etc that get scratched a lot. Big thumbs up, this is insane!
Way to go man! Your fiberglass skills are spot on. You’ve given me a ton of inspiration for my off road Honda build. That trunk is screaming for a fiberglass speaker enclosure. Be well
Stubbled upon this video and was blown away with the talent and skill. The attention to detail is great too. I need more of this in my life. Very inspirational. Thanks Tofu Autoworks.
I just stumbled across this video and to you channel for the first time and I must say this is the ONLY Miata that EVER catched my attention and would like to say congratulations on your build. To say it looks amazing would be an understatement my friend.👍🏼👑
Are we just not going to talk about the jigs you made? The most interesting part of the video is the fact that you can work in silence. . . with no headphones. Please tell me I'm not the only one who talks to myself when I work. Not to diminish the sick tail light you made, good job.
Beautiful focus and dedication. Def thought there would be a bigger clear shell protecting the light bar. Some kid could just grab it and pull exposed like that.
I'm so meticulous about tiny details that I waste money just to fix it even if it's very minute, it would bother me that there's a seam you can clearly see. I would order another piece that's big enough to cut one whole piece out just to give it that flawless look. Excellent work! It makes me want to start a DIY of my own on a beat up car.
The best way is to make it out of 1 piece polycarbonate so you dont have to deal with the corners and less work to get it right, but its little more expensive also. Great work man! Keep it up!
Just came across this and all I can say is wow this is so cool! Looks like something you would see in the game, or like CDPR commissioned this car themselves. Hats off!
Definitely my favorite Miata build, this thing is sick!
he's the first person to actually make a unique miata
Miata a US way of saying Mazda ?.. We don't call any car's here Miata is all..
@@ddssrr1614 Miata is the American Name for the Mazda MX-5, is like Fairlady Z for the Datsun 240z
@@ricardosch1 Many thanks..
Not so sick 😎
I have absolutely no clue how I ended up here. But I watched the whole video in its entirety. Watching someone with talent and a vision fabricate it from scratch is compelling. Well done with the editing as well 👏
Watched the whole video with no idea what you're looking at? 🤣😂😂
Love this video there needs to be love button and favorite button that TH-cam pays more to filter.
Remind me to tell you about my fastback idea.
same XD great work here
@@GingKo-ui7qr No, he said he didnt know how he got here to this video.
MX-5のカスタムビルドでこれほど驚いた事はありません！
あなたの飛びぬけたセンスと忍耐に心からの敬意と賛辞を送ります！
本当に鳥肌が立ちました！おめでとう！
Truly an artist. Love the craftsmanship. Love the straight to build with no filler and no played out youtubisms, "what's goin on guys! I'm super excited blah blah blah" let me smack the camera for a cut. Original and straight to the point. Can't wait to see more. Keep going, this channel will have millions of subscribers in no time
VIDEO FAQS BELOW:
"Will you add turn signals?"
So unlike the Stagea that I'm also building on this channel, this Mx5 isn't road legal. Think of it more like a large model kit and so everything on it is primarily based on cosmetics. I'll be leaving this light bar hooked up to just the brake lights for my own safety so people don't crash into me when taking it to events.
"You should add more strips to make it look like the Quadra from Cyberpunk 2077."
One thing that I want to avoid with this car is actually drawing too much inspiration from the same sources. I don't want my car to just be an imitation of something already popular, I want it to be unique. With the design I'm going for with this car, I want it to have a stripped down minimalist look in the rear and you will see more of this as we carry on with V3.0 of this build.
"What brand _____ do you use? / Do you have a link to buy ______ ?"
Since I'm from New Zealand and most of my audience isn't, providing brands or links to items is only going help around 0.5% of my viewers. Because of this, rather than put links to NZ's fantastically overpriced products which are usually impossible to ship anyway, I try and give a good description of the item within the video so you can search for it locally. The LED strip in this video is not suitable for road use and I wont provide a link for it because I don't want to imply that this is something you should do. Remember this is an un-registered show car so it does not meet road safety standards.
"Have you considered making it more curved to match the body of the car / make it out of a single piece?"
As I mentioned briefly, we are in Version 3 of this build. My focus for this stage of the build is going to be on adding a lot of sharp, angular design elements to the car to cover up it's softer original bodylines. The reason I didn't make it out of a single piece was because when I ordered the materials for this, I still wasn't sure on the final design. As you saw in the video I wasn't happy with having to glue it and so if I get a chance I'd like to have this final shape cut from a single piece of acrylic, not polycarbonate as this will also reduce how many scratches it picks up.
Keep up the awesome content and thanks again for the upload
😂🎉❤ never notice you did both until now couldn't let you slide workout the Sub it's been nearly a year for me great inspirational content🙏💯
Did you think on use a translucid acrylic? Like in rgb keyboards, I think it can add a bit more "power" to the light
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Absolutely amazing bro, your ability to create this stuff from thin air is nothing short of genius. Thanks for sharing the journey. Peace
Nice Akira's reference 👌
If you're planning to add turning signals, it would look great if you put them vertically at the bending place of the taillight glass.
By the way, another awesome thing about your videos is that you don't put music on the background 👍🏽.
Would be nicer to get adressable LED strips, and make the portion of the strip from the bends to act as a turning signal, even better make them dynamic.
@@roborovsky6950 it would be possible, they need some arduinos and wled app
@@edwinsantander506 ez
@@edwinsantander506 I don't think it's a problem
@@_JoeMommaexplain like I’m 5 how to do it then
The begining with the door seal. I felt that
I have so much respect for not only the best Driftworks build thread going but these incredible ASMR videos, hats off!
im sleep
You don't need to thank us for watching the video. We all should thank you, for all your hard work and giving us to chance to watch your videos. Greetings from Finland 🇫🇮
It looks absolutely stunning and the attention to detail on this whole project, as well as your other ones, is next level. Very nicely done!
A true inspiration to the car culture, none of the annoying showmanship of other creators/"builders" that love showing themselves more than the cars (the whole point we watch in the first place). Awesome video man, keep up the good work.
I appreciate that so much actually. Gonna sub just because of that. I cant stand trying to find the :30 second part of the video I actually want to watch through the 15 minutes of a youtuber talking about a bunch of irrelevant shit.
Holy crap this is amazing, I've never seen a car build that I've liked more. This Miata is now my dream project car, instantly subscribed after watching this video.
Let's not neglect this builders' imagination. That's something you either have or don't have. Hats off to you.
Your attention to detail is just insane!!!! Love seeing it all come together man
Always GREAT to see plans make it from the kitchen table to the bench mate!
Best wishes from an Englishman making armour in a French forest. RESPECT 👍⚒️🇬🇧
One of the most legit car builds ever!
I just found this channel and I have to say the ASMR-like audio in place of background noise/music/talking makes watching something like this MORE interesting imo. Not to mention, if I wanted to see this while playing a game with story dialogue, or listen to my own music, etc. I won't be left feeling like I'm missing out on something. The amount of detail I saw that went into this is inspiring and I can't wait to see more.
Ay bro, just dropping to let you know that there is some weirdo that is copying your entire channel with AI voice over claiming that he's building the car take him down, thanks :).
If you are talking about @burningwrenches he is making a replica of the actual Quadra V Tech from cyberpunk and I don’t believe he is copying. Could you let me know the channel you are talking about? I am curious.
Same
as someone who has similar plans for a mazda rx-7, this scratches a personal itch. welcome to the future, this is how we should all modify our cars now.
👏👏👏awesome work! subscribed to see more👍
Thanks mate!
SAME!! 🧡
This is impressinve considering how oversaturated a "Miata Build" is. This is definently next level and can compete with ANY build. Insane stuff guys
The Cyberpunk look is one of my favourite looks for sure!
This guy can make anything💪
Awesome work!
I found this through Reddit and couldn't stop watching. You're so talented!
Wow, love the overall creativity with this build, it's more like an art piece than a vehicle! Very inspiring
okay so this is one of the coolest builds I have ever seen
I think it would look better if the edge of the lighting on the left and right would have the same curve as the backend of the car itself (just the outside corner, not the glued part) Other than that it looks really cool!
I have to say a Yoshimura exhaust on a Miata is probably the craziest/coolest thing I've seen all year
The final result is simply wondrous! I hope you get even more recognition for your vision and skills.
I've been trying to find a real life example of a cyberpunk build for a while, absolutely amazing.
This looks amazing in the end, gives it a really futuristic look. I actually quite like the way the visible joins look since it suits the shape anyway. I guess the only way around that would be to cut out the whole thing from one big sheet. Im sure thats super expensive though lol
With this tail light I was still changing the design up until the last moment which is why you saw me make it out of multiple pieces. Now that I've settled on it, I may ask a local company to cut it from a single piece of acrylic since that will help get rid of the seams and the scratches.
@@TofuAutoWorksI don’t think this would be to expensive as long as you can find someone local with a laser cutter or equivalent locally. Also, if you do this consider etching a pattern on the top to catch some of the light, kinda like the polestar precept or Bugatti Chiron has. Keep up the good work!
@@TofuAutoWorks To be honest, after what I saw, I would like to give advice on the design of the rear optics. In my personal opinion, it is worth adding several levels of such "sections" for, say, fog lights, reversing lights, and finally turn signals and maybe for anything else. BUT, I can't say that it will coincide with the style of "hi-tech - low of life". I will only try to give advice and maybe it will make your design work easier: try adding one smaller section (or two) of the same shape as in the middle, but place it above and below (if there are two sections), or below (if one).
PS: I decided to write this because the car should not only be a show stopper, but also a functional thing in all its manifestations :)
Heck yeah, cut a few sheets of different designs and lengths different stacking etc. somebody got autocad? lol
@@cloudsmith7803 I'mnot sure autocad is always mentioned when it comes to precision, other modeling software can also create models with measurements down to the UMs.
That taillight is amazing! The car looks like it's right out of a comic book. Well done
The attention to detail in this build is incredible! Keep up the awesome work and creativity!
Yoo man, u bodykit is absolutly sick, even theres a game that inspired by ur bodykit🔥
The details and work you put into this build is incredible
Man I cant wait for the wheel cover tutorial, those things are so sick!, I need new wheels and tires, im considering 15x8.25 +20 offset, im hoping that will be deep enough to make a nice dish, just not as extreme
if you drive your car in Chongqing at night, immersion 100% Cyberpunk
Bros… it’s so beautiful… just wow. Literal goosebumps. this is art fr.
Looks amazing and really loving the content you are putting out! I think you could make the joins in the plastic a feature by making multiple cuts and joins along the angled part of the tailight, possibly also adding indicators in that section.
Was thinking the same thing the whole time... indicators in the side sections would've made so much sense.
you have one of the most aggressive car design modification. Respect
So I’m guessing when he presses the brakes nothing happens to the brake light lol
I’m guessing it goes from dim to max brightness
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nicest miata ive ever seen in my life and thats coming from a man that hates miatas. i have never liked these cars before in my life but this one takes the cake!
Wow! Amazing build!
But I have to say as a autobody technician, the methods you are using are very... creative some might call, but I love the way you are solving problems so quickly and efficiently!
I had never seen anything as beautiful in a work of art as that miata 😮
I love your work! Love your attention to detail and your approach to problem soliving. And I also love your sense of design. Hats off! These lights look oh so amazing on the Miata! I'm just a bit curious though... why not do the polycarbonate in one piece? And what if you extended the corners of your poly carbonate to run around the edges a bit (a little like the spoiler, but much shorter) and then turned that part into indicators? Whether you do it or not, I still love the light!!
Cheers mate!
I've just pinned a comment going through some of the common questions I've been getting where I talk about the polycarbonate and the turn signals.
The futuristic dystopian vibe is amazing. So sick
Currently building a cyberpunk 240SX and a couple guys from a car meet recomended me to you channel, this is so fricken wicked dude. I thought about doing LED strip tailights and turns but not with a single pane, this came out nicely and well done. Your craftmenship is a work of art!!🔥🔥🔥
this is how legends like Nakai san are born
keep it up
For me as someone who is working with plastics everyday and especially polycarbonate, taillights and spoiler is something I have always wanted to do. You should get it CNC'd in single peace and you can get polycarbonate that is more scratch resistant, only I don't know how would it hold up in driving, but I think it should be good as many workers get it for their forest tractors etc that get scratched a lot. Big thumbs up, this is insane!
Thats gotta be the most beatiful CP vehicle build I have seen so far. Well done
Is this where you can find heroes?
You are my hero!
I sent the ending to a friend and he told me that the new DLC for Cyberpunk looks so real lol
I guess you did one helluva job, keep it up! 👌
Super nice work! This should be in a movie. You did a tremendous job! Please do a motorcycle as your next project
one of the best miata build I’ve ever seen
This is easily the coolest car ive ever seen.
Way to go man! Your fiberglass skills are spot on. You’ve given me a ton of inspiration for my off road Honda build. That trunk is screaming for a fiberglass speaker enclosure. Be well
Wow, I never knew I needed car build ASMR and now I know I needed it.
Stubbled upon this video and was blown away with the talent and skill. The attention to detail is great too. I need more of this in my life. Very inspirational. Thanks Tofu Autoworks.
That is the sickest looking Miata in existence
That thing is sick. Imagine walking out seeing that every day
THATS A MIATA!? That is the coolest thing I've ever seen! Looks like I have a new dream car😂
cyberpunk style cars need to be a reality thing already, i love that villefort alvarado oh man rides like a dream.
All this under 1 hour super impressive. Very talented man.
This is the kind of video that gives me inspiration and hope that I can finish my car build
You did an exceptional job with this. You have a gift. Looking forward to your next work!
Just goes to show that if you’re passionated about something and put yourself into it ……. The sky’s the limits !
👍👍👍😍
man this thing is insane, heavy Porsche vibes i love it
At 44:00... dude is that a GT-R Golf in the back?? Wow. I'm amazed at everything
Probably my favourite project in many years. Stunning work
for the first time ever, I want a miata - insanely awesome built - KUDOS
Straight out the nomad camp. This thing is too rad!🤌
cool. I'm from Ukraine. I love futuristic themes, including cyberpunk themes.
that motorcycle exhaust is just beautiful omg
i must say your attention to detail and process are just stunning to watch
I thought it looked good and then you grabbed what I thought was a bonnet or something and then _BOOM._ Holy hell, this car looks sick!
Getting this light to do turn signals , be animated , would be next level
its my dream to be able to just have a garage to work on cars like this. Can't wait.
I am very happy to see you have hired two professionals that know what they're doing here. 🐕🐈
Wow! She looks so amazing without that baby shark fin.
watched the whole build. watching your work truly is magnificent
I just stumbled across this video and to you channel for the first time and I must say this is the ONLY Miata that EVER catched my attention and would like to say congratulations on your build. To say it looks amazing would be an understatement my friend.👍🏼👑
This thing is frickin sick! You gotta get some nightime rolling shots
Love ur craftsmanship brother, I hope to learn to weld, bend metal, and literally build whatever my mind can think of. Time will teach
This could definitely have come straight out of Khyzyl Saleem's digital art portfolio. Nice build.
Are we just not going to talk about the jigs you made? The most interesting part of the video is the fact that you can work in silence. . . with no headphones. Please tell me I'm not the only one who talks to myself when I work. Not to diminish the sick tail light you made, good job.
There are few things I hate more than a Miata but I loc this tail light set up man it’s epic ! Looks beautiful !
that hard top is amazing, the hole car is amazing, subbed to see more in the future, one of kind body and transformation work
Had my doubts about how bright it would be, but seems good enough! Great work. High quality stuff.
This is heavily underrated as a car mod/channel
The style of this car is just AMAZING 👍😆
Those poor brakes must be SUFFOCATING! Beauty is pain 😎
Beautiful focus and dedication. Def thought there would be a bigger clear shell protecting the light bar. Some kid could just grab it and pull exposed like that.
That miata is badass! Great build, it screams cyberpunk!
I'm so meticulous about tiny details that I waste money just to fix it even if it's very minute, it would bother me that there's a seam you can clearly see. I would order another piece that's big enough to cut one whole piece out just to give it that flawless look. Excellent work! It makes me want to start a DIY of my own on a beat up car.
That is the best tail light design I’ve seen
The best way is to make it out of 1 piece polycarbonate so you dont have to deal with the corners and less work to get it right, but its little more expensive also.
Great work man! Keep it up!
Reminds me of the cars in Cyberpunk 2077, indeed. Great work
Just came across this and all I can say is wow this is so cool! Looks like something you would see in the game, or like CDPR commissioned this car themselves. Hats off!
Love seeing the craftmanship of a doer perfectionist... Amazing result out there.... Thanks for the effort making this video
completely enthralled with the ingenuity of this build! Great job, Now I have a new sense of using of what I have to build, not just go and buy it.