The Art of Car Customization: A Behind-the-Scenes Look at Oak's Garage

As we sat down to discuss our latest project, I couldn't help but think about how far we've come as a team. From humble beginnings in a small garage to the sprawling facility it is today, Oak's Garage has become a staple in the car customization scene. And yet, despite all the progress we've made, the passion and creativity that drive us remain unchanged.

The cherry on top of our latest project was undoubtedly the Nissan 370Z hatchback, affectionately known as "Velveeta" to the team. With its sleek lines and powerful engine, this car is a real showstopper. But what really sets it apart is the attention to detail that has gone into every aspect of its customization. From the exhaust system to the interior trim, every element has been carefully chosen to create a truly unique driving experience.

One of the standout features of our 370Z is its rather unusual name, "Blankito." It's a term that was coined by none other than our team lead, who jokingly referred to the car as such due to its small stature. Little did we know, however, that the word "blankito" has a rather interesting history. As it turns out, it's a colloquialism used in some Latin American countries to refer to someone of European descent. Who knew?

As we began working on our 370Z, we quickly realized that the real challenge lay ahead. The car had been modified with a rather unusual exhaust system, which not only added a deep rumble to its engine but also required significant modifications to the axle-back setup. But despite the complexities of this project, our team was determined to push through and see it to completion.

Of course, no Oak's Garage project would be complete without a healthy dose of humor and camaraderie. As we worked tirelessly to bring our vision to life, we couldn't help but crack jokes and poke fun at each other's antics. From Darren's hilarious reaction to the car's mountainous exhaust system to Adam's boasts about his supposed drifting skills, every moment was filled with laughter and good-natured banter.

As the project neared its conclusion, our team took a moment to step back and appreciate what we'd achieved. From the precision-cut lip that would make it perfect for 99 Spectrum bumpers to the lightweight wheels that added a touch of elegance to the car's design, every element had been carefully chosen to create a truly exceptional driving experience.

But as exciting as our latest project was, we knew that there was still more in store for us. In fact, we were just getting started on what promised to be an unforgettable adventure. As Oak's Garage prepares to embark on its world tour, we can't help but feel a sense of excitement and anticipation. Who knows what the future holds? One thing is certain, however – with our team at the helm, you can bet that it'll be an adventure worth taking.

And so, as we sign off for now, we want to take a moment to thank all of our loyal fans who have supported us every step of the way. From those who've watched our videos on YouTube to those who've shared our content with their friends and family, your enthusiasm is what drives us to keep pushing the boundaries of what's possible.

So, as you'll notice, we're giving away a chance for one lucky winner to join us on our world tour – all expenses paid! It's an opportunity that won't be missed by anyone who truly loves cars. And if you're feeling generous, we'd love it if you could help spread the word about Oak's Garage and our upcoming adventures.

As for what's next? Well, let's just say that Adam has a few surprises in store. From a movie night with his girlfriend to a visit to a local history museum, there's always something brewing on the horizon at Oak's Garage.

So, as we wrap up this article, we want to leave you with one final thought – sometimes it's okay to take things slow and appreciate the little things. Whether it's a precision-cut lip or a well-placed joke, every moment counts when it comes to creating something truly special. And that, my friends, is what Oak's Garage is all about.

Oak's Garage: Where Passion Meets Creativity

As we continue to push the boundaries of car customization, one thing remains constant – our commitment to excellence and creativity. From the smallest detail to the biggest project, every element is carefully chosen to create a truly exceptional driving experience. And with our team at the helm, you can bet that it'll be an adventure worth taking.

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**OAK'S GARAGE**

A labor of love for car enthusiasts everywhere, Oak's Garage is dedicated to creating unique driving experiences. From precision-cut lips to fully customized engines, every element is carefully chosen to bring out the best in each vehicle.

Stay tuned for more updates from Oak's Garage as we continue to push the boundaries of car customization and innovation.

"WEBVTTKind: captionsLanguage: enthank you first day in Connecticut had to take the FD on a little maiden voyage over to the homies shop at Oaks garage supposed to say something Jimmy's having a rough day today it's a rough day I'm sorry I messed up your whole plans there Adam welcome welcome all morning he hasn't been sleeping so no today's a good day I'm happy I'm sorry if you're here thanks for damn there's so much new here every time I come it's like a kid in a toy shop candy shop kid in the kid shop yep well first off we got a 964. Jimmy's Ballin good porch yeah it's a porch nice black porch it's actually not black everyone thinks it's black look at it it's not black it uh blue yeah it's almost like a grayish bluish Pearl it's four different colors this is the real color right here do you see it I like it it's blue it's nice it's nice all right can we take it for a spin there you wanna drive it I would love to drive it I would love to drive it this thing came out so freaking cool thank you I wish I got a red shell but White's clean no this is really really clean wide light or white is nice to hide the is it that is it an anniversary one with the white trim you would think so yeah it's not that's cool it's nice because it hides all the dodgy body work and you know dodgy dodgy it's an old car it's easy who did the Bodywork spoon no some dude in the shop a long time ago I was gonna say you better not be calling spoon dodgy it's good to see old girl here you like that so I'm hoping we have time today if Jimmy still has my old bumper from when he bought this it had a good lip on it there she is is the lip still on it yeah of course dude you see the K series in E6 no oh no we like tuned it sound amazing we tuned it and I it was like okay time to paint the car in the corner boom God that camera's so beautiful it's cool right and it sounds so different than most of the case I usually hate how they sound yeah because usually you don't get a full exhaust so itvs with the full exhaust usually get the exhaust out the hood yeah or the fender so it's pretty cool to hear it it's beautiful it looks like it belongs to that's right yeah it's good it keeps the soul v86 you've never been passenger I've never been past what if it's really fast it's not well hold on hold on for a second yep the porch yeah yeah that's my favorite thing just how nicely the door shut up you know what it reminds me of like uh like a G wagon door no oh that sounds really bougie to me I would never actually I have a Dubai but like it's the same thing yeah it's very messy clicks yeah so um the exhaust dump isn't open I could turn it on it's faster and it's louder exhaust dump it has a valve it's externally gated no it just has a valve so is it is it before the turbo after no no turbo this is na36 you knew this wasn't Turbo it's got the wing though for the turbo I'm opposer with your head to have the floor around pedals the floor mounted pedals dude it's weird it's smooth it is weird so I'm actually I'm actually kind of excited because my first air cooler portion I just drove like not too long ago okay and this is the the better engine of the two because that one I think is a three or three two and this is a three six you want me to open it up where's the manual yeah why is it that loud it's a lot louder yeah why did you get that smirk I'll do it once you pull out the shower it's not that much louder but it's just like you're like oh can I turn the lock yeah yeah it's not that low no power steering no power steering it's so the 964s do come with power steering this was removed for some reason I don't know the guy wait I don't know the guy AC no AC well it does it just doesn't work right now yeah it needs a lot of love like it's a typical like Japanese Street yep it's a typical Japanese thing where they made it outside look cool and then they touched nothing else I I wanted like a really clean 964 to like I don't know if you're the same way but I can't learn about a car until I own one yeah I want to block it out so bad I wanted to own one with the intention of reselling it and say like I don't know a year or two so like just buy one at the right price that's a nice car I don't need to work on it and then I wanted to do like my own like full ground up like G-Body build yeah yeah like lightweight style but I don't want to just buy a car and jump head first into it because I'm gonna do a lot of stuff that I'm gonna regret later or if I buy one and I get to know the the world of it first because you know the do's and the don'ts yeah 993s are really nice and people like 993's a lot but some of them by the front end just kind of looks funky to me I don't know you like I think I think it's like one of those things that grows on you now I'm obsessed with it like At first I was like that looks off because to me the Pinnacle of Miracle course design six four yeah and so the nine technology Wise It's the 993 yeah but in terms of styling wise 99 it's the 964 right look at that stocking porches bro look at this now who would have thought noise it sounds like it's a blow off valve it's it's the exhaust stuff I'm gonna open it up really yeah it's not it's not that much louder it's pretty low it's not that bad it's actually well these are actually pretty well insulated cabins it's like oh yeah no for how loud the car is I could feel the uh the wide body I think makes the front end kind of wow that's a big difference no the front end the alignments garbage right now I just lowered it we haven't had time to actually behind it slice about it is like I thought Porsches more over in it like this like up and over but you actually sit like down and in which is really nice and the visibility is so nice with like the flat windshield it's kind of like you're driving a minivan like in like nine a bad way no no what you mean on brakes we're good yeah okay I feel like it's the funniest thing but do you notice when people that don't know anything about cars they like they touch the brakes like that like oh wow good brakes good brakes I definitely feel a little bit more grunt than the smaller motor already yeah they have a decent amount of torque and this thing is definitely missing a little bit of power just from like maintenance yeah you have you rubbed it out all the way yeah you can beat on it whatever you're up to I don't know until I feel guilty yeah it starts making bad noise instead of good noises the valve flow Works real good oh yeah that's it really this thing sounded like it was the biggest pile it drives real nice you know you know what it is it's like one of those I'll get a jump sticker on his mark IV Jetta that's crazy I know Ryan oh my God um that's such a project I know okay that was the joke no it's like so I'll be honest to me I'm sorry I haven't watched a single video on this car it's okay you've been too busy winning FD it doesn't have anti-roll back no no should I phase this guy and just try to roll in them no no well that was a little sketchy all right I'm gonna give a little one two give it a beans have you ever like got a car from Japan it has a bunch of switches that go to nothing all the time so it's like I don't have to like backtrack all the wiring one was for the heater box they had a heater box in it but a small house you hear the idle search yeah yeah it's like introduction to 964s oil leaks and idle surges really oh yeah this thing's really cool though I'm really happy for you thank you material it's nice too it's not bad dude you just describe this car as like such a bad car it's really nice I know it's a 964 so like I feel like when everyone thinks it is they think of like a stinger 964 where it's like a macula in perfect it's called the Stinger yeah I love you a lot the only reason I know like an ounce of anything about air cool courses because one of my buddies is like really into them is it air conditioning yeah it's the AC which one it doesn't go down scores and like your horses they're kind of like hipster cars aren't they in my mind but I'm just thinking like well what outfit do you wear when you drive Miracle portion I feel like you have like some facial hair like blue light glasses an IPA no you're not draw you're not doing an imba while driving your Porsche yeah that's hard part but it's hard part yeah I don't know I feel like it's like like the joke is it's like the next Evolution for a Volkswagen guy right yeah like and so like think about what your average Northeast Voltron guy no obviously driving a turbo would be a whole different experience but they're not being that much faster no I think like Power number wise it's like an extra and like I feel like if you're getting into one of these the odds of having issues are so much higher getting a turbo car yeah versus this is what that was that right hand drive ring yeah okay oh my god oh that was crazy I'm gonna make like one of those oh dude are we smoking are we I'm just kidding oh my God my heart oh God it kind of smelled like that little bit though it's a Pizza yeah so one of the heater vents is just blowing right there is your Blake really hot right now yeah it's funny that you said the seat's broken and stuck in this position is literally the Jimmy Oaks I guess that's how you drive your cars or I drive pretty close to the wheel yeah the healthy mac oh yeah yeah usually like my recipe yep there you go one hand on the wheel other hand on the Duncan a couple black ice air fresheners hanging from the rear view honestly there's black guys in my car put your elbow here and then grab this it's a bump there we go that's it that's the stance That's it man yeah roll through your hood in the New Black Coop my tummy kind of hurt I gotta take it you wanna go right there so what'd you think they're way better than you I thought this was gonna be the biggest hoop after driving the the white car that was really nice yeah it turns good and I'm not just saying that like to be nice on camera I would I know you would I have no problem ripping this thing to pieces I know I know you don't wait can we can we get spoon reaction can I just like wrap it on the litter in there yeah when you get triggered no you'll be fine all right get him do it what was that I don't know it gets do one more time okay I'll do it again I want to hear that again that sound crazy I don't know yeah maybe we shouldn't do that can you close the dump can you close the hood dump yeah can you close the trunk dump I'm tired bro these two sweaty boys in a car no AC I love it you know what's funny I actually never tried to use the AC it might work um we're still doing a case of reasons the engine compartment cover what you got going on in here she's Dusty yeah that's a Japanese special it'll clean up so nice though right it's not bad I'm like really excited to have one of these just like a vapor hone everything yeah right I feel like you could own one Vapor on everything and like make like a couple degrees so there's like there's a wax coating on the bottom of these things cosmoline and so they get really covered in dirt right and so people just has no protective film so it's like this like weird pretty simple looking like everyone makes these things sound really terrifying and maybe they are but like they're really there's like four sensors on this thing it's just like boom yeah especially compared to even compared to the 930 there's it's so much simpler it's very interesting it looks way different but at the end of the day it's literally all the same stuff that we're used to you're gonna do a good old base shave on old girl new Oaks garage special a little trunk shave you said you said all porscheology are just old Volkswagen guys that's true but they're all like over it and just want to like drive it and not even work on it they do what is it what is the other Volkswagen Thing with the bags you do like the the wood floor yeah the wood floor a lot of guys do like shave these Trunks and it looks to the itvs it looks crazy but no I just wanna I just want a nice car to enjoy that's really what I'm not trying to let go what usually goes in that hole uh power steering oh yeah it's just missing more power less to the steering yeah man we're gone and Spoon already got the freaking lip off I'm stoked for that you're gonna stand looking at that carpet it's bad it's bad it's bad so that lip that I have is for the 99 spec from Bubble which Jimmy has on this car Jimmy how do you feel about the license plate thing on it yeah that's the one thing that drives me nuts on 99 spec is not not your plate no I know but this I put the bumper on and I'm like oh my God I love this so much and everyone's just like dude sucks that you have that plate thing there I'm like sorry I like it but I think if you shave it it looks weird it does there's no I like this to me because to me it's just the iconic look of it this one I've always grown up loving the scene but yeah it looked clean if it wasn't there definitely a weird move though for them to mold the license plate thing in so hardcore such a beautiful car though Are You Gonna Take It Outside and wash it so we can park them side by side and sell collab merch you want to do that sure see my yellow when you put yellow cars next to each other it's usually not a good look no they're just different it's just weird like when you put this next to the yellow S15 you're just like I don't know what I'm doing here they just Clash every shade of yellow every shadow God that sounds so good what are those where they do that at God that sounds incredible do you think they're checking out your car but they're really just making fun of your lip it got real hot it's so muggy you brought the Florida with you bro how do I take this off oh I never showed my new steering wheel can you can you rate it valid so the whole reason I did this Jimmy you know why you want to explain because tall guys can't drive rx7s there's no tilt column on it and I felt like this was the least ugly flat bottom steering wheel I could find what look at you nardy the flat bottom you don't realize how much more orange this color is until you see mine in the back it looks crazy this looks like Velveeta oh bro Velveeta cheese goes hard that's crazy when it was outside I was like oh it's a similar color now's our next week so yes I'm saying you can't put yellow cards you could like a thing to name it if I was a car naming guy do you name your cars some cars got names like names like what like one Asanda that was an easy one oh yeah Nissan one I mean like names the Cherry hatch true this is Velveeta this is the rotary RX7 that's what we call it internally at the shop nope it just happened right now yeah you heard that what did you hear Do You Hear What I mean the Dachshund I don't think I ever mentioned in the video I call it blankito it is a good one the funny thing about it is I made up the word I mean I didn't realize it was a real word and I was just like you know being small and Blanco means white it's like little white but it turns out that it's actually like a mild like derogatory term that they use towards white people which is perfect because I'm like pretending to be Puerto Rican driving around exactly yeah yeah is he Valley guys it's a pass it's a pass and it sounds good but for now Velveeta it's nice this is such a nice car dude nice damn we'll get that exhaust no way it's four inch all the way back or halfway back but I'm glad they did that because that let me just change with the axle-back that's crazy it's cool though that someone did that effort to make it four inch did you show this already you think so oh whatever this is cool okay we don't watch it it's okay we're busy guys you just we usually just text each other the big stuff I know yeah pretty much this kid Darren just watched it I might have exaggerated the mountain of the Season damn it Adam bigger isn't always better especially when like you're this is for people whose car did you see how high it was when I got it yeah it was like monster truck this will be way better it was two piece oh yeah it's so light too big weight reduction that's what we're doing this for I was filming I'm hoping that this is filmed so I can make these clear again but we'll see score and yeah wow I can't believe it's not oh yeah Make It Stop someone's done that before there's some kid on Tick Tock it was crazy cut it in half after we ran it over in the middle you think Steffy would like it like imagine imagine we just nice piece of black tape nice Precision Cuts I don't hate that I don't like it stop it coming out strong this year tell your friends I think you pop your tires it's crazy it's ironic that like literally right after you that someone messaged me said the reason why it fit so bad is it was for 99 Spectrum bumper too that makes so much sense now I thought I found a bad made lip one of them lightly used lightly used needs a starter just needs a tune it's only day one we're getting into some crazy stuff tomorrow what are we doing tomorrow he's got no idea Jimmy to Sleepy today so I'm not even telling him what we're getting into gonna be insane you guys are not gonna want to miss it you're gonna need to subscribe comment like do all of those things check out oaksgarage.com Oaks garage that's not it what is it the shop Jimmy L you know that hop below and shot Jimmy oh you could do that yeah LZ MFG and there's a probably so there's probably something hey we got a giveaway going on right now what's what's the giveaway right now you could win a chance to come to a world tour of your choice all expenses paid for you and a friend really yep that's cool I like that yeah come hang out yeah this is going at the end of the video which like statistics show that I think like it's rough it's like 10 to 15 people if you guys are here we appreciate you you are the 10 that matter that's it you are you are the ones that we would want to hang out with everyone else they're just like hey dude yeah I watch the Vlogs I saw you you swapped your mom's car what kind of engine was that yeah it'll be like yo how's the the cream s13 you ever figure out how to drift that thing yeah yeah but again all right so what are we doing now off camera uh Adam wants to see a movie so I can go see a movie it's a it's a kind of a history what do you call it Nostalgia it's just uh we would go we there's a movie theater we would lie and say that we were students so we could get the cheap tickets go they got the comfy chairs there sir bring some Sour Patch Kids and some Gatorades and have a good time big stuffy sneak them in for us so we're gonna pay their Movie Theater prices best part about girlfriends with a purse yup yup thank you guys for watching uh it was a lot of fun and I'll see you soon stay tuned till next time that's wrong\n"