The Look Back Test: A Crucial Step in Evaluating Your Driving Skills

When it comes to driving, many of us take our skills for granted. We get behind the wheel without much thought, and it's only when we're faced with an unexpected situation that we realize just how important our driving abilities are. The look back test is a simple yet effective way to assess your driving skills and identify areas where you need improvement.

To perform the look back test, imagine you're at a gas station and you've just pulled in to grab a drink inside the gas station. As you walk towards the building, take a moment to glance back at your car. Are you satisfied that it's indeed yours? This is the look back test - if you feel uncertain or unsure, it may be a sign that you need to reassess your driving skills.

Changing Your Driving Habits: A Key to Improving Your Skills

Have you ever found yourself holding on to the steering wheel for dear life while driving? If so, it's likely because you're not focused on the road ahead. Changing your driving habits can make a significant difference in your overall driving experience. By incorporating safety gear into your vehicle and taking the time to learn how to drive safely, you can improve your skills and become a more confident driver.

Safety Gear: Don't Skimp on Quality

When it comes to safety gear, there's no room for compromise. Cheap coilovers, for example, may seem like a cost-effective option upfront, but they can lead to poor performance and potentially even put your life at risk in the event of an accident. Instead, invest in high-quality safety gear that's designed to work with your vehicle's suspension system.

Suspension Upgrades: A Game-Changer for Your Project Car

The suspension is a critical component of any vehicle, and upgrading it can make a significant difference in your driving experience. By incorporating upgrades such as bushings, control arms, and sway bars, you can improve your car's handling and stability. These upgrades are often overlooked by enthusiasts who focus on other areas of the vehicle, but they're essential for creating a truly exceptional driving experience.

Coilovers: A Key to Unlocking Your Car's Full Potential

Coilovers are a crucial upgrade for any project car, and for good reason. They offer improved handling, increased stability, and a more comfortable ride. But what makes them so effective? When you install coilovers, you're essentially upgrading your car's suspension system to work in harmony with the new components. This can have a profound impact on your driving experience, making it feel like a whole new car.

Tires: The Most Important Thing You Can Upgrade

When it comes to upgrading your project car, there are many options to consider. But at the top of the list is always tires. A good set of tires can make all the difference in your driving experience, providing improved traction, handling, and overall performance. And yet, so many enthusiasts overlook this critical component.

The Importance of Tires: Why You Should Never Cheap Out

Tires are a critical component of any vehicle, and they're essential for safety and enjoyment on the road. By investing in high-quality tires, you can improve your car's handling and stability, making it feel like a whole new vehicle. Don't be fooled by cheaper alternatives - they may seem like a cost-effective option upfront, but they can put your life at risk in the event of an accident.

Real-Life Examples: The Impact of Tires on Driving Experience

So why is tires so important? Let's take a look at some real-life examples that demonstrate just how critical they are. For instance, I drove both the brand-new Corolla GR and the Corvette Z06 to see how different the driving experience was with upgraded tires. The difference was nothing short of astonishing - from improved traction to increased stability, the upgraded tires transformed the cars into something entirely new.

Conclusion

In conclusion, the look back test is a crucial step in evaluating your driving skills. By incorporating safety gear and suspension upgrades, you can improve your car's handling and stability. And when it comes to upgrading your project car, don't overlook the importance of tires. A good set of tires can make all the difference in your driving experience, providing improved traction, handling, and overall performance.

As a final note, take care when installing safety gear and suspension upgrades - save money by choosing quality components over cheap alternatives. And always prioritize your safety on the road.

"WEBVTTKind: captionsLanguage: enhuge thanks to Continental Tire for sponsoring this portion of this video Continental Tires total confidence plan is a fantastic way to give you the Peace of Mind of your vehicle and also have better rubber on the road you must register your tires at continentaltire.com warranty to be eligible for the following benefits with the total confidence plan you get road hazard coverage which means Continental will replace your damaged tires for free within the first 12 months of purchase also a limited warranty if your tires become unserviceable within the first 12 months they'll replace them for free and with the customer satisfaction trial if you're not happy with your purchase they'll replace your tires with Continental brand tires in the first 60 days it also comes with a mileage warranty which covers Replacements on products up to 80 000 miles also flat tire roadside assistance get a flat change in spare installed or tow if needed for free up to 150 miles in the US and Canada 24 7. you also get a emergency trip Interruption coverage if you have a mechanical breakdown during a road trip they'll help cover the eligible expenses so go ahead and visit continentaltire.com warranty once again that's continentaltire.com warranty once again thanks to Continental Tire for sponsoring that part of my video now back to my regular content project cars are one of the great joys of life or misery I've been blessed enough to drive cars from all shapes and sizes dozens of motor setups suspension setups and much more but here's what I've noticed after driving over a thousand project cars that some people just don't seem to get if you are on a budget especially people sometimes make their life much harder to get the performance they desire out of their car so today I'm gonna go down the list of priority for the project car of your dreams so let's start with what's honestly the least important thing when it comes to building a project car wait you're telling me horsepower is the last thing look it's not what any of us want to hear power is the equivalent of likes on social media the bigger the better the car is always cooler if it can haul faster than its opponent on the street or around a track years ago there was a video called the super from Hell which showed this drag Supra doing a test hit on the street when I saw this so long ago I didn't even know cars could do such a thing the internet has made us incredibly numb to horsepower and look I'm 100 guilty of this so this might seem a little hypocritical nearly all of my project cars in my fleet except two push over 500 horsepower which is completely unnecessary my daily driver for example makes 750 horsepower to the wheels on a stock motor if I told myself that 10 years ago I would think future me is the coolest car guy around but no I'm still just a freaking nerd power is awesome but it has bitter consequences with most platforms adding more power takes away some long-term reliability I once talked to an Evo 10 owner with a built motor making 800 plus horsepower and him telling me this quote Yeah I'm really hoping that this one makes it to 10 000 miles this time around and we laughed but he was absolutely serious adding horsepower to your car is usually something you'll be absolutely mind blown by or ecstatic about for a little bit but then you realize you'll hardly be able to use it on the street well ever plus with more power you have to upgrade literally the rest of the car you go down a rabbit hole cooling braking tires you name it you try and drive a car with too much horsepower for the chassis with no experience and it's a one-way ticket into a tree so yeah horsepower is really cool but at the same time it is the biggest pain in the butt out of everything when you build a project car next is kind of a bonus round but hear me out Cosmetics okay look listen this isn't so much important when it comes to the importance of a project car's performance but more so about the enjoyment of car culture doing cosmetic changes to your car in a tasteful way for me anyways is an absolute pure joy none of the headaches and performance parts with a visual fulfilling change new bumpers color changes front lips things that most people can do on their own in their driveway I think is a perfect Gateway into car culture hey guys your suspension broken the way you look at your car represents your taste and who you are it's an extension of yourself so just enjoy making those changes on your project car and it will pay off does your car pass the look back test so let me explain the the look back test you're at say a gas station and you're gonna go grab a drink inside the gas station do you walk to the gas station and go you know I'm gonna turn around to look at my car and go yeah that's my car that's the look back test if it doesn't pass change the lookup see what you think but even changing your steering wheel and adding a racing seat if you're going to the track can make you a better driver if you aren't worrying about holding on to the steering wheel for dear life it really helps your ability to just focus on the driving by the way if you're going to put safety gear in your car please do your research and do it the right way save the money harnesses bolted to the floor is not okay and can potentially be life-threatening in a crash take your car to the next level is absolutely vital when it comes to project cars but I don't mean for slamming your car for a stance show number one though do not buy cheap coilovers it's not worth it just save up the money and get something of higher quality I've driven on some really cheap coilovers and they would have a hundred percent been better off typically on the stock suspension so they put in all this effort to just put worst suspension on their car than the millions of dollars of r d the car had from the factory my best advice is to start with the little things replace all the bad ball joints the control arms and things you would typically Overlook when restoring a car bushings as well can be tedious but an absolute Game Changer sway bars are easy to install and they're simple yet effective but the big one is a nice set of coilovers I personally go with Fortune Auto they have Quality Parts at every price point and are hand built right here in the USA it's what I use on all of my cars and they've never been a problem plus if they do age you can actually send them back to Fortunato and have them be rebuilt in-house this will change your car's character more than power ever could in a positive way I'm gonna Loop breaking into this too suspension and braking power is vital to the safety and enjoyment of a car to its full potential if you can't stop trust me it's not a feeling you want it's awful and it's terrifying all right number one is the fastest and most effective way to change your car's character and performance and it's the one that's right in front of you tires what's very bizarre is that when you first get into cars it's one of the last things you think of it's really not the cool thing to do that visually seems like a change but it couldn't be more incorrect tires are so important if somebody said David here's a car with great suspension but stock tires or drive a car with stock suspension and great tires I wouldn't even hesitate you have to remember these cars have millions of dollars in research and development in suspension and the chassis alone especially nowadays there are tires for every application but it can even mean the difference between going on a fun drive and not walking away average consumers will do anything not to go buy tires they milk them as long as possible but let me tell you that endangers yourself and others more more than any other part of your car it is the absolute one thing connecting you to the road for example I drove the brand new Corolla GR in each trim and when it was time to drive the maritzo Edition you know one of the main differences was the tires alone and I cannot express how different the driving experience was just with that change the brand new Corvette Z06 to the z07 package was literally the same story better tires and literally a car that felt like it came from a different dimension when I drove it on the upgraded tires in fact the car was able to pull so many G's that I learned that a meal that I had the night before wasn't sitting with me too well anymore and I made myself sick so out of all things on a car don't ever cheap out on the tires unless you're drifting on a budget they really are the most important thing as a car person to learn about and invest your money in you can only buy one thing to upgrade your project car start with tires got guys what is your opinion about this list and at the same time what is your favorite thing to install on a project car or what do you think is the most important do you think I'm wrong about this do you think I'm wrong about the tires being the most important thing put it in the comments section below thank you guys so much for watching this video I really appreciate you guys taking the time and I upload on Tuesdays Thursdays and Sundays and I will see you guys next time but take it easy have a wonderful day goodbye oh thank youhuge thanks to Continental Tire for sponsoring this portion of this video Continental Tires total confidence plan is a fantastic way to give you the Peace of Mind of your vehicle and also have better rubber on the road you must register your tires at continentaltire.com warranty to be eligible for the following benefits with the total confidence plan you get road hazard coverage which means Continental will replace your damaged tires for free within the first 12 months of purchase also a limited warranty if your tires become unserviceable within the first 12 months they'll replace them for free and with the customer satisfaction trial if you're not happy with your purchase they'll replace your tires with Continental brand tires in the first 60 days it also comes with a mileage warranty which covers Replacements on products up to 80 000 miles also flat tire roadside assistance get a flat change in spare installed or tow if needed for free up to 150 miles in the US and Canada 24 7. you also get a emergency trip Interruption coverage if you have a mechanical breakdown during a road trip they'll help cover the eligible expenses so go ahead and visit continentaltire.com warranty once again that's continentaltire.com warranty once again thanks to Continental Tire for sponsoring that part of my video now back to my regular content project cars are one of the great joys of life or misery I've been blessed enough to drive cars from all shapes and sizes dozens of motor setups suspension setups and much more but here's what I've noticed after driving over a thousand project cars that some people just don't seem to get if you are on a budget especially people sometimes make their life much harder to get the performance they desire out of their car so today I'm gonna go down the list of priority for the project car of your dreams so let's start with what's honestly the least important thing when it comes to building a project car wait you're telling me horsepower is the last thing look it's not what any of us want to hear power is the equivalent of likes on social media the bigger the better the car is always cooler if it can haul faster than its opponent on the street or around a track years ago there was a video called the super from Hell which showed this drag Supra doing a test hit on the street when I saw this so long ago I didn't even know cars could do such a thing the internet has made us incredibly numb to horsepower and look I'm 100 guilty of this so this might seem a little hypocritical nearly all of my project cars in my fleet except two push over 500 horsepower which is completely unnecessary my daily driver for example makes 750 horsepower to the wheels on a stock motor if I told myself that 10 years ago I would think future me is the coolest car guy around but no I'm still just a freaking nerd power is awesome but it has bitter consequences with most platforms adding more power takes away some long-term reliability I once talked to an Evo 10 owner with a built motor making 800 plus horsepower and him telling me this quote Yeah I'm really hoping that this one makes it to 10 000 miles this time around and we laughed but he was absolutely serious adding horsepower to your car is usually something you'll be absolutely mind blown by or ecstatic about for a little bit but then you realize you'll hardly be able to use it on the street well ever plus with more power you have to upgrade literally the rest of the car you go down a rabbit hole cooling braking tires you name it you try and drive a car with too much horsepower for the chassis with no experience and it's a one-way ticket into a tree so yeah horsepower is really cool but at the same time it is the biggest pain in the butt out of everything when you build a project car next is kind of a bonus round but hear me out Cosmetics okay look listen this isn't so much important when it comes to the importance of a project car's performance but more so about the enjoyment of car culture doing cosmetic changes to your car in a tasteful way for me anyways is an absolute pure joy none of the headaches and performance parts with a visual fulfilling change new bumpers color changes front lips things that most people can do on their own in their driveway I think is a perfect Gateway into car culture hey guys your suspension broken the way you look at your car represents your taste and who you are it's an extension of yourself so just enjoy making those changes on your project car and it will pay off does your car pass the look back test so let me explain the the look back test you're at say a gas station and you're gonna go grab a drink inside the gas station do you walk to the gas station and go you know I'm gonna turn around to look at my car and go yeah that's my car that's the look back test if it doesn't pass change the lookup see what you think but even changing your steering wheel and adding a racing seat if you're going to the track can make you a better driver if you aren't worrying about holding on to the steering wheel for dear life it really helps your ability to just focus on the driving by the way if you're going to put safety gear in your car please do your research and do it the right way save the money harnesses bolted to the floor is not okay and can potentially be life-threatening in a crash take your car to the next level is absolutely vital when it comes to project cars but I don't mean for slamming your car for a stance show number one though do not buy cheap coilovers it's not worth it just save up the money and get something of higher quality I've driven on some really cheap coilovers and they would have a hundred percent been better off typically on the stock suspension so they put in all this effort to just put worst suspension on their car than the millions of dollars of r d the car had from the factory my best advice is to start with the little things replace all the bad ball joints the control arms and things you would typically Overlook when restoring a car bushings as well can be tedious but an absolute Game Changer sway bars are easy to install and they're simple yet effective but the big one is a nice set of coilovers I personally go with Fortune Auto they have Quality Parts at every price point and are hand built right here in the USA it's what I use on all of my cars and they've never been a problem plus if they do age you can actually send them back to Fortunato and have them be rebuilt in-house this will change your car's character more than power ever could in a positive way I'm gonna Loop breaking into this too suspension and braking power is vital to the safety and enjoyment of a car to its full potential if you can't stop trust me it's not a feeling you want it's awful and it's terrifying all right number one is the fastest and most effective way to change your car's character and performance and it's the one that's right in front of you tires what's very bizarre is that when you first get into cars it's one of the last things you think of it's really not the cool thing to do that visually seems like a change but it couldn't be more incorrect tires are so important if somebody said David here's a car with great suspension but stock tires or drive a car with stock suspension and great tires I wouldn't even hesitate you have to remember these cars have millions of dollars in research and development in suspension and the chassis alone especially nowadays there are tires for every application but it can even mean the difference between going on a fun drive and not walking away average consumers will do anything not to go buy tires they milk them as long as possible but let me tell you that endangers yourself and others more more than any other part of your car it is the absolute one thing connecting you to the road for example I drove the brand new Corolla GR in each trim and when it was time to drive the maritzo Edition you know one of the main differences was the tires alone and I cannot express how different the driving experience was just with that change the brand new Corvette Z06 to the z07 package was literally the same story better tires and literally a car that felt like it came from a different dimension when I drove it on the upgraded tires in fact the car was able to pull so many G's that I learned that a meal that I had the night before wasn't sitting with me too well anymore and I made myself sick so out of all things on a car don't ever cheap out on the tires unless you're drifting on a budget they really are the most important thing as a car person to learn about and invest your money in you can only buy one thing to upgrade your project car start with tires got guys what is your opinion about this list and at the same time what is your favorite thing to install on a project car or what do you think is the most important do you think I'm wrong about this do you think I'm wrong about the tires being the most important thing put it in the comments section below thank you guys so much for watching this video I really appreciate you guys taking the time and I upload on Tuesdays Thursdays and Sundays and I will see you guys next time but take it easy have a wonderful day goodbye oh thank you\n"