JAS Motorsports Pininfarina NSX Restomod - Worth it?
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Acura NSX
The Acura NSX is a fast and stylish sports car that started being made in the 1990s. It’s special because it uses advanced technology and a unique design to deliver an exciting driving experience, and the new version has been getting a lot of buzz for its looks and speed.
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Pininfarina NSX
The Pininfarina NSX is a special version of the Honda NSX sports car, created by a famous design company. It has unique looks and better performance compared to the regular NSX.
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NSX event
An NSX event is a gathering for fans of the Honda NSX sports car. People come together to show off their cars, meet other enthusiasts, and enjoy activities related to the NSX.
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Nissan Gtr
The Nissan GT-R (R35) is a super-fast sports car that started being sold in 2007. It’s known for its powerful engine and ability to handle well on the track, making it a favorite for people who love racing and high-speed driving.
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Nissan Skylines
The Nissan Skyline is a line of cars that became really popular in the 1990s, especially the GT-R version, which is known for being fast and powerful. People love it not just for its speed but also because it has a cool history in racing and pop culture.
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JDM
JDM means cars that are made for Japan and might be different from the ones sold in other countries. They often have special features that make them unique.
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restomod
Restomod is when someone takes an old car and fixes it up with new parts to make it work better while keeping its classic look. It's a way to enjoy the style of an old car with modern technology.
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body kit
A body kit is a set of parts that you can add to a car to make it look cooler or more sporty. It can change things like the bumpers and sides of the car.
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Pininfarina
Pininfarina is a famous company in Italy that designs cars. They are known for making cars look really stylish and fast.
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Singer
Singer is a company that makes classic Porsche cars even better by adding modern features and luxury touches. They are known for their high-quality work.
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Porsche 911
The Porsche 911 is a famous sports car that has been around for a long time, starting in the 1960s. It’s loved for its unique shape and powerful engine, making it both fun to drive and a status symbol for many car enthusiasts.
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Gunther Works
Gunther Works is a company that modifies classic Porsche cars to make them look and perform better.
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3.0 liter engine
A 3.0 liter engine is an engine that can hold 3.0 liters of air and fuel in its cylinders. It's a way to measure how powerful an engine can be.
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six speed manual
A six speed manual is a type of car transmission where the driver has to change gears manually through six different options. It gives more control over how the car drives.
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donor NSX
A donor NSX is an original NSX car that is used to provide parts or the main body for building a new version of the car.
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salvage title
A salvage title means that a car was in a bad accident and the insurance company decided it was too damaged to fix. This can make it harder to sell or insure the car.
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turboed
Turboed means that a car has a special part called a turbocharger added to it. This part helps the engine produce more power, making the car faster.
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Rocket Bunny
Rocket Bunny is a company that makes special body kits for cars. These kits change how the car looks and can make it perform better.
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donor unit
A donor unit is a car that you take parts from to use on another car. In this case, you need a complete car to put the Rocket Bunny kit on.
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carbon fiber seats
Carbon fiber seats are made from a special material that is very strong but also very light, helping the car go faster and handle better.
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OEM
OEM means that the parts are made by the same company that made the car, so they fit and work just like the original ones.
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pop-up headlights
Pop-up headlights are lights that can hide away inside the car when they're not needed, making the car look smoother.
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fenders
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tail lights
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Pininfarina NSX that has basically broken the internet in a great way. And also Q is on this
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the second half of the show. Also recently just got done doing an NSX event with our good friends
over at the warehouse. And that was fantastic. The NSXCA co-sponsored that event. And special
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You know, so before I talk about this car, the event that we did at the warehouse was great.
We only had about a week and a half to plan the event because they just did the code R project
that we had just talked about, I think on the last episode dedicated to the Nissan GTR and the
Skylines and that itself was a fantastic event. This one we were able to get about 26 NSXs there,
but the big one was a 1997 NSX Type S Yellow, fresh from Japan. And of course,
science and speed, which is of course, you know, local to me here. They get cars from all over
the world to do servicing. So this was a very legit and I'd never seen one before in person,
only in video games and only online, Yellow Type S. A couple hundred of them were made in the entire
Type S lineage and that includes the 1999 Alex and Nardi American version Type S,
essentially the same car, just American. But the event itself, we had obviously my car,
we had a Gotham Gray NSX Type S, we had a ton of different cars. My friend Chuck brought up his
Aim Gain wide body NSX from Tucson, one of three right now in the United States with that body kit.
Most people thought it was a GT3 car. I mean, that's how sick the car was.
And then of course, special shout out to all my other friends who brought their cars. Steve left
his car and we had a few guys drive up from a Tucson. So it was a fantastic event and I'm glad
that we were able to make it happen. So I'm looking at this JAS NSX designed by Pininfarina.
This is a rest of mod for those of you not living on the internet like I do or
aren't in those algorithms where everybody sends you the same story about the same thing because
you're an NSX person. This thing looks pretty cool. I've talked to several fellow NSX owners about
it and I've said, Hey guys, you know, what do you think about this? And I think overwhelmingly,
the opinions are positive. I have not heard anyone say anything negative about this.
One thing I do want to point out is it is a, it's not a real car yet. We're looking at a
lot of AI renderings. It looks like a body kit that I would probably like on my first gen NSX.
So if I had the money to acquire this, and I'll tell you how much it's estimated to cost soon,
I don't think this should be anyone's first NSX. I think it belongs in a collection of somebody
who was either already owned an NSX or has an NSX. And you can say, Hey, this is the one I have
over here. So this thing is called Tensei, T-E-N-S-E-I. And I'm looking at it again,
designed by Pininfarina. So for those of you who don't know, you're non car people who watch
this podcast to support me or just to learn a few things, very famous car designer, car design
company, I believe out of Italy that had designed a lot of 80s and 90s cars. And I think a few
afterwards, forgive me if I'm missing some of the major cars, but usually you see it on the
side of Ferrari's Pininfarina, especially the early, early like 80s, 90s cars.
This thing has a full carbon fiber body, completely custom, but the catch is, in order to
get this vehicle made, somebody has to donate a first gen NSX. That is kind of a problem,
because the value of the cars have gone up so much. So you really need a high mileage semi-clapped
out NSX, kind of like my old one. Although the thing looked great, but realistically,
I had a lot of miles on there and it had a lot of custom work. So it actually lost its collectability
value. One thing that I think of when I look at this car is it's not, I mean, it's obviously not
original, it's a rest amount, but you have to have an original car to do it. I first thought
about Singer, and Singer does the Porsches. I don't know if you have any idea what a Singer
Porsche is. Again, I'm talking to those of you who aren't really into the car world. You need to
look up Singer Porsche, and yeah, Singer actually like the sewing machine company. It's the same
Singer. What they do is they take a Porsche, a classic 911, and they redo some of the body
panels and they completely pimp out the interior in a very nice, like chef's kiss way. And then
the car is worth like a couple hundred thousand dollars immediately. They do a lot of really neat
things to these older Porsches. And I've seen them before in person. I thought they were just
works of art. And if I just had a few money, I would try to buy a Singer if one came up for sale.
And I would add it to my existing collection of one or two other Porsches, but that would not
be my only Porsche no matter how much money I had. There's a company called Gunther Works,
and they've made a lot of noise the past few years for their 911 builds as well.
They do a carbon fiber 993 NSX. They do a carbon fiber 993 Porsche, and I don't know if they've
done some of the other ones because I haven't really paid that much attention. So in 993,
think about, I was gonna say bad boys Porsche, but that's not a 993. But that's like my favorite
Porsche is the 95 to 97, I think is a 993, keep me honest,
Porsches. And that's one of my favorite ones. But anyway, it doesn't matter. But what they do is
they make a full carbon fiber Porsche. It's wider than the original one. They have these really nice
new tail lights, these really nice headlights. And it's essentially a rest of mod with a reworked
motor of the original car produces a lot more power and it just looks modern. It looks like a
Porsche that was originally from the mid 90s because it is it's a 993. And when they spit out
the new version, it's a modern eyes. In any way shape or form, you could think of Porsche that
looks like the old car. That's what this NSX looks like. I think it's more like the Gunther Works
Porsche than it is a Singer Porsche. A little bit about this car. It looks like it's going to use
the original 3.0 liter engine rework for a little more power and it's going to be a six speed manual
and only in a six speed manual. I wonder why they didn't use a 3.2 liter from the original NA2. The
3.0 is the 91 through 96 and any automatic NSX from the first gen. They say it's going to cost
about a million dollars. And again, like I said, you need a donor NSX. So you have to decide that
I have so much FU money, I'm going to destroy my beautiful first gen NSX, which, you know,
they sell and bring a trailer for a couple hundred thousand nice examples. One thing I always say is
when you see an NSX, a first gen NSX, and it has a wide body kit on it, or it has some of the even
crazier kits on it. It's because it's been wrecked, or because salvage title, because a lot of the
parts aren't available. Now there are people who have taken perfectly clean NSXs with no issues
and wide body them like my good friend Mike Tran here. He perfectly good 95 red NSX and he
wide-bodied it, put the fixed lights on it, turboed it, all that stuff. We did the interior,
his car ignited what he wants with it. But most of the time, when you see an NSX,
it's all good stout. It's either the person's third or fourth vehicle that they bought. So
they're not the original owner, or maybe they bought a very high mileage NSX that maybe had a few
accidents and it wasn't necessarily totaled or completely clapped out, but they wanted to roll
the dice and do it. So that's not every wide body you see. So those of you don't know, if you look
up Rocket Bunny NSX, spelled just like it sounds, Rocket Bunny NSX. That Rocket Bunny NSX replaces
every single panel on the car. It's not a Rocket Bunny hood in a factory door, in factory rear
fenders, in a Rocket Bunny spoiler, like the whole thing completely changed the NSX. So it looks like
an NSX sort of, but not really. And I don't think anyone's ever put a Rocket Bunny kit. I think it's
about $26,000, $27,000 kit on their NSX that had a perfectly clean car to begin with. So then that's
your target, right? So who's going to have a million dollars and be willing to destroy a clean NSX?
And then for those people who had that kind of money, they're not going to have a clapped out
NSX to begin with. So I'm curious to see how this is going to go. The fact that you need a donor
unit, that's kind of weird, right? I mean, it makes sense for what they're doing, but
I don't think people really think about that. So let's think about that. So I have a lot of money
and have a perfectly clean car because I'm very meticulous with my money and my car collection.
And I'm going to make the decision to take that very clean car and completely destroy it
and rebuild it. I think of, I was thinking about this before, you have Godzilla
and Godzilla is fine. Everyone loves Godzilla. Godzilla always wins. But then
Mechagodzilla, a human creation of the original Godzilla better in every single way. It's mechanical.
It's stronger. It's more durable and Mechagodzilla beats a shit out of Godzilla. And then in the end,
Godzilla actually beats Mechagodzilla. But that's what this NSX looks like to me. This is the Mechagodzilla
version of the first NSX. And it is a really cool looking car. But when I started this,
I said, I talked to a few other NSX owners and I didn't tell you what they thought. So we were
talking and I've talked about half a dozen and we all kind of arrived at the same place.
We think that this JAS Tensei, as I call it, NSX is really cool. But it just kind of feels like
it just, it just something's missing from the original car. So it'd be really nice to have
it as a complimentary vehicle if you already have one. But I don't know of any current NSX lover
that is willing to completely alter their car for this. But there will be some, obviously,
and they're probably going to sell out. I'm just speaking based on the people that I know
that have the first gen. You know, my first, my 97 NSX, it wasn't very,
like by the time I bought it, it had already been wrecked a couple of times and I actually
didn't pull the car facts on it. Cause had I done that, I probably wouldn't have bought it
because they scored out really low. I'm glad I didn't because I loved and enjoyed that car for
nine years. But you know, eventually I put the turbo on it in the last few years I owned it.
It was turbo fast as shit. I completely redid the interior because it came, it was originally
Berlina black and camel interior, so black and tan. And those of you who know me always knew it to be
red interior and eventually carbon fiber seats. And so I completely changed the car,
but I put OEM red seats in there at first before I put the carbon fiber ones.
It has the fixed lights instead of the pop ups. It's supposed to come with pop ups. I had
different fenders at the end, different tail lights, long story short, that would have been a
perfect car if I had the money to go ahead and throw out a program like this. So there's a
lot of cars out there, but most people that have cars out there aren't going to have a million
dollars to throw at it. That's my whole point in all this. So I'm not saying it's not worth it. I
think it is if you have the money, but it looks like they're going to try to come out with an
actual tangible prototype in May of 2026. And then they'll actually produce the cars or I guess
they're going to try to deliver the cars by maybe at some point in 2027, but maybe then we'll actually
have a true third gen NSX and none of it will matter. But long story short, I think it's a really
cool looking car. Part of me says I would love to have one and this is a body kit I would love to
put on the car. And then part of me is like, it just doesn't, it's just not the same thing.
And I think most of the people that are very excited about this car aren't NSX owners and
they have never owned an NSX. But that's really all I have to say about this car. I do like it.
Do I want it? No. Would I take it? Probably. But I would love to see it in person. So let's go talk
to Q. All right, Q, welcome back. I've been teasing this for a while. Let's go back to the
beginning of the football season. You took Texas, I took the field. You're a Michigan guy. I'm a
monkey that it worked out that unfortunately, Texas couldn't get into the playoffs. And I have
some opinions on that. But also, you know, Michigan didn't beat Ohio State for the first
time in like 30 years. I know it hasn't been that long. But Michigan plays Texas. So we're going
to get to that. That's on New Year's Eve. So we'll get to that in a second. But let's talk about
this college football playoffs and who we have matched up. So going into that very vague opening,
what were your reactions to the selection? And ultimately, the teams that were on the bubble
or didn't get in? I can't say anything surprised me. I knew Notre Dame, Miami would kind of go either
way. But I'm not really surprised. I think the matchups are they're pretty decent. I don't,
this is just me personally, I don't necessarily like some of the rematches. I don't want to see
Ole Miss in Tulane again. I mean, Alabama, Oklahoma sounds good. But I would like to have seen some
fresh matches. But aside from that, I think it's fine. I mean, it's always going to be
controversial. It's just like March Madness now. Yeah, but the difference is obviously March Madness
is any, any given game take all. And I guess it's kind of the deal here, maybe sort of, but
it's just the difference in the football. It's funny that Oregon looks, I'm looking at the matchup.
So let me go down the matchups. We have, we have Oregon versus James Madison,
a lot of controversy on James Madison getting in. Alabama versus Oklahoma, like you just stated,
Tulane versus Ole Miss, like you just stated in Miami and Texas A&M. That looks like a fun
matchup. But yeah, it ain't in play already. Not that I know of. Okay. And then Ohio State, Georgia,
Indiana and Texas Tech all have a buy. Indiana is quite the surprise.
Yeah. Kurt Signetti turned those guys around and he did it in a heartbeat, man.
And now they look so formidable. It's ridiculous. They have such a good defense.
And man, anybody who draws that game is going to be in for, in for a war.
I think they have a perfect opportunity to, to further prove themselves. Now,
one could say they've proved themselves already by beating Oregon in Oregon and beating Ohio State.
That Ohio State game, that was like their first true test. I think most people saw it as that.
And then people say Ohio State really hasn't played anybody either. They played Tech, you know,
Texas in the week one and one 14 to seven, and they were outgained by Texas. They stopped Texas
two times within the 10 yard line on Arch Manning's first ever start against a real team because he
did have two games last year against some, some nobodies. But I'm actually really rooting for
Indiana because they do look very formidable and they, they should and could beat Oklahoma and
Alabama. And I think if they do that, people will stop asking questions, but people, I think we'll
still look at it, but it's kind of a one hit wonder, kind of a Boise State, you know, how Boise
State was kind of going through that thing in the early two, like the late 2000s, 2008-ish,
but then also recently they, they made some noise. I guess last year they made some noise, right?
With that, with Ash and Johnty. But I remember Indiana kind of being good, maybe four or five
years ago, six years ago, they kind of got up to like a seven and two start or something crazy like
that. Yeah, because I think Michael Pinnick's was there, I believe, before he transferred.
Yeah. Yeah. Yep. Yeah. And they were looking pretty good. But now, like I said, under signetting,
man, it's, they're the real deal. And the biggest thing is, can they keep him there? That's the
biggest thing, because these coaches jump ship so quickly. So if they can keep him there, maybe
they can build something and no longer be known as a basketball school. Yeah, the two lane matchup.
So there's the controversy to lane and, and James Madison.
Yeah. I mean, you know, do they belong in the playoffs? Should they have automatic bids? I
understand all that. But recently I saw on Twitter, was it maybe two years ago to lane
upset? I do you know off the top of your head what team it was? It was a big team. They upset
them in a bowl game. I remember the upset, but I don't remember who it was a top to your team.
I want to say, like, it was somebody very significant. I don't know why I can't remember
it right now. But, and that just told me that I guess it's possible. I mean, I think the big
thing about them is two lane and James Madison, even if they were to win their first game,
there's no way they're making it all the way to the championship. But wouldn't that be something
if they did? I know it would be crazy. But that they're trying to get that March madness feel
to college football. And I know it sucks that there are some teams on the outside looking
in who are probably better day to day. But you kind of hope that, OK, this is the David Goliath
type of deal. And maybe someone gets an upset every blue moon, where they can be that Val
Paraiso, like from March madness or Virginia Commonwealth, someone that just kind of rises
up from the ashes and knocks someone off and then gets destroyed in the next round.
But I don't mind them getting in. And I hate to say that expansion is the answer as far as
everyone else. But I don't know. Everybody can't get in. It's like when your games, you know?
Yeah. You know, being a Texas homer, I have some issue. I don't have issue with Texas not making
it. And I've told you this before. Nothing's worse than your typical college football fan,
assistant and cries about things when their team doesn't get it. The most egregious recently is
Notre Dame. You know, I have friends that are huge Notre Dame fans. I don't have any issue with
Notre Dame, but you can't be in the ACC in one sport and another conference and another sport
and just choose to be independent in football. And I know they get a lot more money being independent.
But when it comes down to winning your conference and who have you played,
they're always going to be the outside guy looking in. They can't get in with two losses.
They have to get in with maybe one loss or no losses.
Yeah. If you're going to play Stanford and Syracuse and, you know, teams like that,
I think they only had one team in the top 25. And that was like a 17th ranked team or something.
Somebody played Miami.
Okay. Okay. And I was the only win or loss. Something like that.
All these other schools you're playing and I get you have the rivalry with, you know,
maybe a Navy or something like that. But I think they played USC. I think that might be the
ranked team I'm thinking of as well. But like you said, you can't pick and choose. You can't
have it both ways. Join a conference, then it kind of eliminates most of your problems. But
I mean, to try to cherry pick these guys and then say, hey, we belong
just because we have two losses, consider the other teams that may have two or three losses
that play much tougher competition. Yeah. And then just skip the bowl game. The boycott going
to a bowl game. Like I think I get it from the school aspect. I think it's very mature and childish.
But a lot of those players, that's what they, I mean, we know that players love going to bowl
games. You get all sorts of cool bowl swag and you get to go on vacation essentially and
man, that would suck. And then the people want to see it too. Like I'm Texas playing Michigan.
That's not the first time they've played each other in a bowl game. And it's not going to be
the last time. But I don't know if anybody on the Texas or Michigan side that wants to sit up
as far as a fan goes. Everybody wants to see it. But first, know the name, their fans travel well.
So they will not have a problem selling tickets. And so like you said, that was kind of a
brat move. In my opinion, if I know the name to skip, I get Iowa State because they lost their
coach. So with all the turnover with staffing and everything, I mean, trying to get together
for a bowl game might be a little difficult. People transferring in and out because the coach's
guard. But I'll tell you this, and this is breaking news. It won't be by the time there's
errors, but Michigan just fired their coach. No kidding. No, it fired from what I read,
inappropriate relationship with staff member.
Chamorro, Sharon Moore.
Sharon Moore. Wow. Well, you know, the best job he would have ever had and now it's gone.
Michigan's used to playing without a coach because they're always having those violations.
I don't get it, man. So look out, LSU might be coming from Lane Kiffin.
Wow. Yeah. Yeah, they're going to cut under and grab the Lane Kiffin deal.
Yeah. So that's okay. That kind of changes things a little bit, but we know the team can win a game
or two or three without a coach. They're used to it. You know, all jokes aside, but yeah,
I didn't know that. That was breaking news. I'm bummed that Anthony Hill Jr. is declaring for the
NFL draft. Texas is their best linebacker. I get it. He's played for three years,
but that still really sucks for me. As far as Texas goes, you know, my, a few things,
they did play and beat, they're the only team in the country to beat that many teams in the top
10 or play that many teams on the top 10. I think they went three and one against the top 10 teams.
You know, the, the Georgia blowout will forever upset me because people remember it one of two
ways. And I've listened to all the big commentators and one will say that it was actually a closer
game that people realize and, you know, 14 to 10 at one point. And the other commentators say
they got their doors blown off at Georgia. And I think the final score being 35 to 10,
or 35, 14, something like that, 35, 14, I think it does look like they got their doors blown off
or 35 to 10. That's what it was, right? But I don't think that was the case. I don't think
they want to win that game, but, you know, that, that kind of sucks. But then the loss of Florida,
everybody keeps treating the loss of Florida like they lost to
Wyoming or Appalachian state. I mean, Florida is, is a, you know, there was five or six teams
this year that didn't have a coach and they still balled out. You know, Kentucky plays everybody
safe or close. They always played Georgia close. Georgia always barely beats Kentucky.
But Texas hadn't, you know, people are getting mad at Texas because they took two over times
to beat Kentucky. And it's just like Mississippi State, those SEC teams, man. And so that's my
biggest gripe, but I don't think that, you know, they necessarily deserve to go the record. Sure,
they played some good people, but you know me, man, I just didn't see it on a consistent basis
week to week. Yeah. Yeah. And Texas, listen, they lost to Ohio State and Georgia, who's the third?
Florida. And they lost to Florida in the swamp, which is a hard place to play.
So when I look at that, and then when I look at Alabama losing to Florida State,
yeah, at the, you know, and I don't know, if anything, if anybody had to come out and a
lot of people may hate this, I feel like if you had to swap Texas out with someone,
swap them out of Alabama, they just didn't impress me, especially down the stretch. And
I mean, Auburn almost took it to him. Yeah. I was, I was watching all those games
at the end was like, man, no one talks about those close calls, or maybe they do,
and I just don't see it because I'm stuck in the Texas algorithm.
You know, George just had a bunch of close calls too. Obviously Ohio State finally lost
the game. They could have lost one or two of them. It'd be cool to see Notre Dame in it,
but again, at the end of the day, but I mean, James Madison versus, versus Oregon,
you know, come on, Ole Miss versus Tulane. I mean, Ole Miss beat their,
beat their breaks off earlier, but I don't know, but let's get to, I mean, Texas in Michigan.
How exciting is that for us? And I like it. I like that we got matched up with a bona fide,
you know, contender. So it kind of makes me feel good about how the Michigan season went,
even though we didn't make the playoffs to still end up in a, you know, the citrus ball
against a big time school makes me feel good. Yeah. Yeah. I'm excited. I'm, I'm nervous,
of course, because, you know, I want them to farewell, but man, it's much better than seeing
them matched up, you know, in some little lesser ball. Yeah. And I'm curious how many of the dogs
are going to sit out, you know, like if you, you know, Colin Simmons, I don't think he said
what he's going to do or not. I mean, Texas has, has some issues and CJ Baxter hit the transfer
portal. He hasn't been a very good running back. I've been crying about their running backs for
two years now. Trey Weisner, he hasn't declared yet and maybe he'll stay, but he's not that good,
you know? So hopefully they get some dogs in there. They just fired their running backs coach.
So, you know, yeah, I don't know what kind of things are happening at Michigan besides
firing your coach for having an inappropriate relations with somebody. But I don't know what to
expect as far as the fallout behind that, because Sharon Moore really didn't strike me as the type
of coach that now that he's gone, everybody's going to ship out. But you never know. I don't,
I don't know what kind of relationship he had with the team, but he just didn't seem like he
had been there very long. And as far as being the head coach, and he had that type of following
to where other people are going to leave Michigan because he's no longer going to head coach. So,
I'm pretty sure somebody may sit out, but, you know, my only concern is make sure we
keep that quarterback there. I want to see what Underwood does, you know, in a Michigan uniform
in the future. This was Moore's, what, only second season? Because he was off as a coordinator,
right? Yeah. Right. And then you got moved to head coach. What if you want Brian Kelly?
No, I'm just not a Brian Kelly fan, even though I think that's kind of his wheelhouse being in
the big 10 recruiting area. I wouldn't be mad, but I'm just not really a fan of his as a, as a
coach or he doesn't just doesn't seem like he's just likable either. Yeah, it seems like an ass
hole. And I, most people have nothing good to say about him, which is interesting. So, you know,
that says a lot, especially former students, parents. That's not good. Yeah. I mean, he just
wants to win. And I think at that age, the kids want you to care about them too. So, you know,
there's multiple stories out there. A kid gets hurt, can't play football anymore and never gets
a visit from the coach or, you know, there's tons of stories that are kind of out there like that.
That's just too bad. What kind of performance do you expect out of Arch Manny?
I hope he plays. It's weird for me to say that, you know, one of their quarterbacks just hit the
portal. The other quarterback is no longer eligible, but I think he's eligible for at least a bowl.
The guy who steps in and, you know, throws us ice water in his vein passes all the time.
But I do hope he plays. I still think he needs more reps. You know, me, I watched that team
like a hawk and he's still, he's gotten better for sure. You know, I don't take back anything I've
said about him all year because for a while he just wasn't that good. And he's from a two-way
school and he still does some fundamental dumb shit, but overall he's growing and he could be
great. I mean, I'm not calling him Tom Brady, but Tom Brady was pretty good at Michigan, but he was
also, you know, fifth round pick and no one believed in him. And he became in the eyes of most people
to goat, which kind of takes me in a weird direction because thinking about Ryan Clark
talking about people not being generational talents and everybody jumping on him for saying that,
you know, I don't, I'm not the huge Ryan Clark fan, but I don't dislike him either.
But that take I thought was accurate because, you know, how do you define generational talent?
Well, coming out, LeBron James, right? I mean, coming out, they're just a can't miss talent,
you know, versus other people who kind of take a while to develop. Allah, obviously Tom Brady
or Drew Brees, you know, Peyton Manning was a generational talent. He's been, you know,
he was the best since high school, right? So, you know, I understood what he was saying and
it's just funny how everyone just jumped down his throat for saying those type of things.
I was just going to say he's a controversial figure and sometimes I think he wants to be,
but I agree with him on the whole generational talent thing. I mean, some people you just know,
Maddie Johnson, you know, people you just know. Yep. And there's generational talents that just
they peak and they're in high school, they peak when they're in college and they're just some
Reggie Bush. I mean, he had a good NFL Corral code, anybody says, but coming out of college,
people were talking Gale Sayers, Barry Sanders, you know, like the guy and he just never became
the guy, but he was pretty good. Talking about the NFL. So I was very late in my Chador Sanders
prediction of week three, but he has started and he has gotten better and better. And
he's been very, very mature lately behind the camera and microphone when he's had opportunities
to be immature. So, I mean, he's been looking pretty good, but we'll see what happens. What
are your thoughts on the Shaddur? I think it helps playing the Titans. That gives him the confidence
that he needs going forward. So I mean, he did what he was supposed to do when you play a bad
team, you're supposed to have a good performance. And so hopefully he can carry that over.
So I don't know, man, to me, Shaddur is like a Game of Thrones character. Like you pull for him
one day, then the next day he does something that makes you cringe, you know, and I really
think that he gets a lot of unfair treatment. Some of it he brings on himself, but a lot of
is unfair. So I kind of want for him, I kind of want him, yeah, yeah, I kind of want him to
succeed, you know, I kind of want him to do well. I mean, I'm not saying be the next big thing or
whatever, but be serviceable, you know, show everybody the head you belong in the league.
So that's what I'm hoping for. Because by no means do I think he was ever supposed to be a fifth
round pick. He's not a fifth round talent, in my opinion. Yeah. And he, he makes it at times.
He's a hard person to root for. But I don't root against him. It's the same deal. It's like,
if everyone's picking on the kid, I want to pick the kid to rise up and be good. And that's kind
of the my deal with Shaddur too. You know, again, I have to throw this out there just because
Dion Sanders is one of my favorite athletes and NFL players ever that doesn't necessarily make me
necessarily root for Shaddur. But the things that we've, I think we've pointed out before in the
past that he's had issues with, he's going to still have issues with. And so I'd like to see him
grow in those areas and he is. But yeah, the controversy he's starting. Meanwhile, Travis
Hunter, I don't know if we talked about last time, but he's been out for the season now for a few
weeks. And Ashton Janti is, I haven't looked up his numbers. He's, he kind of reminds me of
an Alvin Kamara, but not as good. Oh, okay. That's a pretty good comparison. And but I don't know
the writers are starting to be like the jets to the point where you can't, it's hard to evaluate
talent on their teams. So I don't know. I'm hoping that he can, he showed me enough in college to
make me believe that he can be a good running back. So I hope they do something in Vegas to help him
out. I just need to see him break a tackle because he's not, he's not as good as like Bijon Robinson,
who's a small guy too. But Bijon just has, he has the moves, you know, and he has a power if you
need it, but he's probably going to wiggle around you. And, you know, he's very elusive. I don't
think Janti is very elusive yet. I mean, he's got some moves, but at the pro level, things are a
little different. Oh, it's a lot different. I mean, hitting guys at the University of Wyoming
is a lot different than hitting somebody to play with the Packers.
Yeah. I mean, all these guys are big and strong and faster.
So what are your predictions now? I picked the field. Who do you get going all the way back to
college football? Who's going to win it all? Because I don't think we're going to probably do
another show until the new year and talk about football. So we're going to get this out of you
now. It pains me to say it, but I think Ohio State is still that team. Even though Indiana got over
on them once, I don't know. I mean, if they meet up again, if they can beat them twice.
And so as much as I by saying it, man, I think Ohio State is going to be that team to beat.
I don't want to see them win it back to back, but I'm hoping somebody can rise up.
I don't care if it's James Madison. How crazy would that be? It's bracketed the way it's bracketed.
I'm looking at it now, but just if you were to go into this without really knowing anything,
you think this thing was like very one-sided because if all the teams win their first round,
then you have Texas Tech and Indiana on the same side of the bracket.
You have Georgia and Ohio State. I think Texas Tech might be of the people that are ranked in
the top 10. No disrespect to James Madison in Tulane. I think they might be the most untested
in the weakest. And that's just because traditionally they've just been garbage.
They've always been able to score, but they just can't do anything beyond that.
They're slightly different. Not to cut you off, but I'm going to say they're slightly different
this year because they spent some money. They spent some money and they have a defense.
So it's not the high-flying, high-powered team they used to be on offense. They're strong on defense.
I was watching them against, was it BYU? So they played in the big 12 championship game.
They were looking good, but that's what's different. For old heads like us, it's hard because even
James Madison probably has some money. And so maybe that's what's going on with Indiana. You
can buy your team for a year or you can change the culture. And so that's why, I mean, I would love
to see Indiana go and play in the national championship game. But what we don't want to see
as a Georgia versus TCU like we saw a few years ago where TCU went and they just got killed.
Yeah. You want it to be competitive.
I think it's going to be Georgia or Ohio State.
Okay. So you think it's going to be one of the recent winners, I guess. And it's hard to pick
against that. I mean, Georgia is just solid when they have to be. And then Ohio State, man,
Ryan Day hasn't smiled since they won last year. So that guy's just, man, sometimes I
feel like he's going to stroke out on the sidelines. He looks so stressed.
Right. Well, I mean, you got, you got to look. So one half of the bracket,
James Madison, Oregon, and Oregon, I love Oregon. No, I won't believe anything with
Oregon until they actually win. Texas Tech, Alabama, Chocola Homa in Indiana
versus Miami, Texas A&M, Ohio State, Georgia, Tulane, and Ole Miss. So if you, I'm sorry,
I know it's the NIL. I know things are different, but I just can't with Tulane.
So you have Georgia, Ole Miss, Ohio State, Texas A&M. Those are all SEC teams.
All on the same side. And the only hope, I guess, for the other side of the bracket is that those
teams beat each other up by the, so by the time they get to the championship game, they're worn
down because whoever wins on that side of the bracket, you would have to think they're going
to be favored in the championship. Right. Because I think it's funny to say this, but Miami,
I know that they wanted to be in it and they're in it, but I just,
it looks like I think they played, one of these teams played like five or six teams that had,
they only had like two wins or something crazy. I don't know if it was A&M or Miami or Notre Dame,
which isn't in it, but one of those teams that was like right on the bubble or all the controversy,
basically, I think Texas A&M played like five teams that didn't even have a coach.
Yeah, it was something crazy like that. And so, I mean, I think Texas A&M was good by every
measure. I mean, obviously, Texas beat them and that's the highlight of my year because I was
legit worried, but it'll be nice to, I mean, obviously we're going to chat on Facebook Messenger
all the time anyway. We're going to be watching obviously Michigan. I haven't really looked at
the rest of the bowl games. Clemson and Penn State looks interesting. That's going to be a Yankee
Stadium. Clemson and Penn State don't, they don't have a coach and they don't have a quarterback,
right? Because didn't Penn State's quarterback go down too? Yeah, I think he went out for the
season and so, and there was another game that I can't think of that kind of peaked my interest,
but I don't know. Maybe these people turning down all these bowl games. I think there were nine
schools that turned down bowl games. Maybe it's a sign that they need to cut down on the number
of bowls they have. They're way too many bowls. Yeah, I'm looking at some of these matchups like
what the hell? Like for the cricket celebration bowl. That's this upcoming Saturday. So by the
time this comes out, that's South Carolina State versus Preview A&M. Yeah, that's technically
the Black College National Championship. Okay. Yeah, so that's the HBCU thing right there,
which I'm wearing my HBCU shirt. Shout out to Mississippi Valley State. Shout out to Mississippi
Valley State. Who was that? Was that Jerry Rice? Who went there? Yeah, yeah, and they probably haven't
won a game since he left, but yeah, but I mean, some of these bowls, and there's so many teams
with only five wins because a lot of the other schools turned down the bowl invites. So you're
having teams that are with five and seven records going to bowl games. I wish I could go to the
Michigan-Texas game on New Year's Eve, but there's no way in Orlando. Maybe I could talk to my wife
into doing that. Like, hey, you want to go to New Year's Eve? You want to go to Orlando for New
Year's Eve? Maybe meet, hang out with some of the family after the game? How about there you go.
That's how you spend it. She might. We got points. I'm going to ask her. Okay, man, that'd be nice.
Well, unchecked ticket prices, but all right, Q, well, I will talk to you probably on the other
side of the New Year officially on the podcast because we're going to have to do the NFL playoffs
other than that. Good luck for the Michigan Wolverines. Good luck finding a new coach.
All right. Thanks a lot, man. Good luck to your long horns and happy holidays.
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About this episode
The episode dives into the buzz surrounding the JAS Motorsports Pininfarina NSX restomod, exploring its design, estimated cost, and the unique requirement of needing a donor first-gen NSX. Host Jay Finning shares insights from a recent NSX event, highlighting various models and their owners' perspectives on the restomod. The discussion also touches on comparisons to other high-end restomods like Singer and Gunther Works, while debating the value and appeal of such projects. The second half features a lively conversation with Q about college football, including playoff predictions and team performances.
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Jhae Pfenning breaks down the stunning Pininfarina-designed JAS Motorsports NSX restomod that's taking the car world by storm!
In this episode of the Hard Parking Podcast, host Jhae Pfenning dives deep into the jaw-dropping JAS Motorsports Tensei NSX – a full carbon-fiber restomod designed by legendary Italian design house Pininfarina. Is this million-dollar build the ultimate evolution of the iconic first-gen Acura/Honda NSX, or does something get lost in the transformation? Jhae shares his honest take after talking with fellow NSX owners and compares it to Singer and Gunther Werks Porsche builds.
Later, Talk 2 Que returns to the show for an in-depth recap of the 2025 college football playoff selections, controversial snubs, surprise inclusions like Indiana and James Madison, and what to expect from the Texas vs. Michigan bowl matchup. Plenty of hot takes on Notre Dame, Alabama, Ohio State, and who might win it all!
Whether you're an NSX enthusiast, a restomod fan, or deep into college football – this episode has something for you.
Timestamps:
00:00 - Intro & Recent NSX Meet Recap
02:13 - JAS Motorsports Pininfarina NSX Reveal Discussion
04:13 - Is This Million-Dollar Restomod Worth It?
05:01 - Pininfarina Design Legacy & Donor Car Requirements
06:02 - Singer vs Gunther Werks vs JAS Tensei NSX
08:09 - Engine, Transmission & Pricing Details
11:43 - Why True NSX Owners Might Hesitate
14:23 - Talk 2 Que Joins: College Football Playoff Reactions
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