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The 9-second 1/4-mile car was explored for Hagerty as part of Larry Chen's car culture series.

If there's one thing we love about modern-day car culture, it's the fact that the builders of this generation are open-minded about appeasing the purists of the automotive world.

Gone are the days when finding a numbers-matching car is the main priority — with the crazy world of engine-swapping here to stay.

At the forefront of this movement are tuners like Akira Nakai of Rauh-Welt Begriff, Hennessey Performance, and Liberty Walk.

Having inspired a new generation of builders, we can thank tuners like the ones above for giving inspiration to the latest generation of YouTube tuners like TJ Hunt.

Rising to internet fame a handful of years ago thanks to his RX-7 and BRZ builds, TJ remains one of the best tuners on social media — and has the numerous builds to back up these claims.

Luckily automotive photographer, Larry Chen who is currently documenting modern-day car culture for Hagerty's YouTube channel.

He got the chance to sit down with Hunt and discuss one of the more unique builds in the world — an RB26-swapped Ford Mustang GT350 Fastback; inspired by none other than Sung Kang and The Fast And The Furious: Tokyo Drift feature film.

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The RB-series of engines are responsible for powering various cars including the Nissan Skyline.

After acquiring the Mustang for a mere $37,000 (relatively speaking compared to current values), Hunt felt the need to once again go wild with this latest build.

Forgoing the quintessential Coyote swap, Hunt felt inspired by Fast And Furious actor Sung Kang, after discussing the whereabouts of the Tokyo Drift Mustang.

Realizing that it probably no longer exists, Hunt took it upon himself to build the first-ever, real-world example of an RB-swapped Mustang.

After finding a proper RB26 from a friend, Hunt would spend the next year fabricating the engine, and engine bay, to house the massive straight-six engine.

Once modifying parts like the motor mounts, intake manifold, power steering, and transmission, the build began to take shape — and eventually would become the 9-second car it is today.

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But as with all of Hunt's builds, they aren't complete until they can take a proper beating on the road — which is exactly what he and Larry get into later on in the episode.

Managing to keep most of the interior stock, minus the digital cluster, apart from the screaming straight-six noise, even the biggest Mustang enthusiast would have a hard time finding any other extreme changes to the car's integrity.

Plus, having an original Carroll Shelby signature on the glove box doesn't hurt either.

Jacob is a writer and gearhead splitting time between Southern California and Phoenix, Arizona. When he's not wrenching on his and his wife's questionable fleet of cars; he's learning DIY repair, researching car culture and history, or casually browsing used cars. Jacob cut his teeth writing for the now defunct, Oppositelock, before the website was blown up.