---
title: "Watch That Sketchy 2JZ-Powered Lawn Tractor Finally Run and Drive"
description: "It's been a long time coming, but the former lawnmower is finally running around with 2JZ power."
date: "2021-05-06"
modified: "2021-05-06"
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  - name: "Peter Holderith"
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url: "https://www.thedrive.com/news/40476/watch-that-sketchy-2jz-powered-lawn-tractor-finally-run-and-drive"
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  - "Watch This"
---

# Watch That Sketchy 2JZ-Powered Lawn Tractor Finally Run and Drive

![](<https://www.thedrive.com/wp-content/uploads/images-by-url-td/content/2021/05/2jz-tractor-lead.png>)
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We [previously covered](<https://www.thedrive.com/news/40261/hate-to-love-it-2jz-swapped-lawn-tractor-on-30-inch-tires>) the build process behind a [2JZ-powered](<https://www.thedrive.com/news/26631/good-news-theres-already-a-2jz-swap-kit-in-the-works-for-the-new-toyota-supra>) lawn mower that is just so bizarre you can't help but love it. Now, however, the beautiful machine is finally running and driving.

Well, it's *sorta* running and driving. The motor is running great and the thing sure can drift around in a hurry, but it still has a regular tractor seat, non-boosted brakes, and basically no suspension. So it works, just not exactly well—but still looks like fun.

![message-editor%2F1620250393900-inlinea.png](<https://www.thedrive.com/wp-content/uploads/content-b/message-editor/1620250393900-inlinea.png>)
**Grind Hard Plumbing Co via YouTube**

For those who are uninitiated, this project started a little more than a year ago and is the brainchild of YouTube channel [Grind Hard Plumbing Co.](<https://www.youtube.com/c/GrindHardPlumbingCo/featured>) The channel is known for wacky builds like this and, in fact, it's the same people who previously [made a barbie Jeep go 85 miles per hour.](<https://www.thedrive.com/news/30803/a-dirtbike-powered-tube-framed-kiddie-jeep-might-be-the-best-way-to-tackle-moab>)

The [2JZ](<https://www.thedrive.com/news/31780/toyota-is-making-all-new-parts-for-your-80s-and-90s-supra>) lawnmower build is a bit more... civilized. It's built to be a sort of [off-road buggy,](<https://www.thedrive.com/tech/36664/thrashing-canoos-bare-ev-skateboard-platform-around-the-desert-looks-like-a-hoot>) which needless to say means there's not much of the original [tractor](<https://www.thedrive.com/new-cars/40470/im-testing-a-john-deere-3038e-tractor-what-do-you-want-to-know-about-it>) left. It has independent suspension front and rear, big 30-inch tires, and it's safe to assume that [it won't be mowing lawns](<https://youtu.be/Sj1fjh4BIWY>) anytime soon.

https://youtube.com/embed/Sj1fjh4BIWY

And before anybody accuses Grind Hard Plumbing Co. of building a complete deathtrap, the eagle-eyed amongst you will have already spotted that this is a naturally aspirated 2JZ, not a [turbocharged GTE.](<https://www.thedrive.com/news/38987/toyota-supra-with-rare-factory-widebody-kit-might-actually-be-worth-84995>) That means it only produces 227 horsepower as compared to the monster amounts of power even a [lightly modified 2JZ](<https://www.thedrive.com/news/25794/watch-a-2jz-swapped-660-hp-ford-sierra-go-175-mph-on-ice>) might send to the tires.

That's not to say this is a slow tractor, of course. It's anything but. Even with just the rip around the yard before this is really made driveable for more than a few unsafe minutes, you can tell it has some serious pep in its step. 227 horsepower is a lot for a [former lawn tractor.](<https://www.thedrive.com/news/35816/a-lifted-lawn-mower-makes-a-surprisingly-great-and-cheap-off-road-toy>) If you're wondering how far it's really come from its original form, check out [the video below](<https://youtu.be/JUIZtstIbG0>) which was posted at the very start of the build.

https://youtube.com/embed/JUIZtstIbG0

It's good to see it finally running, but as the guys say, it really needs some upgrades before it can be driven longer. Mostly, upgrades to keep the driver from being ejected during turns. For anyone curious, there's a [build thread](<https://www.grindhardplumbingco.com/builds-1/2021/2/19/2jz-lawn-mower>) on Grind Hard Plumbing Co's website as well if you... uhh... want to make your own 2JZ-powered [lawnmower.](<https://www.thedrive.com/news/35816/a-lifted-lawn-mower-makes-a-surprisingly-great-and-cheap-off-road-toy>)

Hey, it's definitely not for everybody, but these guys seem to be having a lot of fun with theirs!

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## Author
Peter Holderith is a former staff writer for The Drive. He enjoys covering the regular news cycle, writing reviews, and hunting down long features on obscure pieces of automotive history.

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