The rarest ZL1 hood, and a Camaro that seems to start by itself
FastLifeNick's Blackwing-swapped Camaro got its special hood early in the week and a new set of wheels on Sunday, both from the Dallas-area car creator's shop.
FastLifeNickStory of Why this story? The channel's weekly summary: what went up this week, what is drawing views now, and where the channel stands among similar channels.
INSTALLING THE MOST RARE ZL1 HOOD ON MY BLACKWING SWAP...
What does FastLifeNick do with a Camaro ZL1 once a Cadillac Blackwing engine is in it? He keeps dressing it up. Both of his uploads went to the same car: first a hood billed as the rarest one made for the ZL1, then a fresh set of wheels.
The hood video, posted on September 29, is past 420,000 views and is the week's most watched upload. Its comment section reads like a set of timestamps. Viewers point to the shop regulars who seem to appear out of nowhere around the five-minute mark, and to a moment near the 25-minute mark when the car fires up apparently on its own. Some joke that it needs an exorcist. Others say it is really Bumblebee from Transformers, a nod to the Transformers badge they remember it wearing when Nick bought it. A Spanish-speaking mechanic gets his own fan club too, along with requests for a tune and a plea for hour-long videos.
The wheels video went up on Sunday and moved fast, close to 100,000 views in its first seven hours. A nine-day-old donut competition with Bluereiign is still pulling in viewers alongside it.
The channel as a whole ran cooler than usual, adding about 1.4 million views and 4,000 subscribers. Among car channels of a similar size, that still put him third for views gained. ClawBoss and Jim's Automotive Machine Shop had the biggest weeks, while Autocar and Zip Tie Tuning were quieter.
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What viewers say
4:56 They just spawned out nowhere😂
@triggalanezjonathan6478See it on YouTubeThe ZL1 is the Real bumblebee from Transformers 😮😮😮thats why it started on its own @24:59 and it explains why it had the Transformers badge when he bought it 😂😂😂
@insanecinamaticSee it on YouTubeyo nick we need a hour long vid cause this was the quickest 30 minutes ever
@jamir-i8pSee it on YouTube
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The videos drawing views on FastLifeNick right now
- Channel
- FastLifeNick
- Subscribers
- 807,000 ▲ 4,000 this week
- Channel views, last 7 days
- 1,363,623
- Videos published this week
- 2
- Video published
- September 29, 2026
- Video views so far
- 421,082
- Views on its first day
- 246,096
The numbers
Here is how FastLifeNick's week looks in figures.
💡 Test your knowledge
In the Transformers films, Bumblebee usually takes the form of which car?
Starting with the 2007 film, Bumblebee transforms into a yellow Chevrolet Camaro.
