Seat belt should be an option not a mandatory thing if you can choose to ride a motorcycle without a helmet in certain States they should give you the freedom of choice whether you wear your seatbelt or not
In democracy you must have a choice how to die if you want to. I removed seatbelts from my race car 15 years ago, because they were slowing down my acceleration. Honda's life is tough
I've been waiting forever for that deloreon to get done...I don't think they mentioned before that it was new/ factory no engine, I just thought it was collector stashed. I can't wait, ev west stopped posting like 5 years ago though :(
1/2 million subscribers!!!! hot diggity-dog. Uncle Richie is the man. I've been watching (subscribed) since just under 8 thousand subs and all i have to show for it is a sock baby - maybe i said too much. Car Guru!!
I had forgotten to join after the vid, thanks for the reminder...long overdue. Sorry rich! Thank u...been waiting for an eve west update forever, especially on the deloreon :)
@Lukas Gröndahl I get it. I'm old school. Nothing beats the sound a beautifully tuned gas vehicle, but electric is the future and what they are doing in racing with them is changing the game. Petrol can't keep up anymore. I still think it's sacrilegious to convert classics into EVs, however the Delorean is fine.
Damn I want one too , Make people wake up and have fun too . And shows that you can get a electric Vechicle in the style of Vechicle you want . I is unbelievable I Love them 😍😄🥰
Here’s my automotive food for though. How hard would it be to start taking on 750-1000Hp cars at the drag strip? This car needs to debut at a Formula D show ASAP!!!!! Lotto Dream builds, Early 2000’s Ex-military Hummer on battery 🔋 ONLY! Tesla powered 2017 Toyota Sienna family cruiser. Great channel Rich. Keep pushing forward.
I don’t see why not. It’s got better brakes and acceleration than any supercar on the road. Just put a backup sensor on the front bumper and set the cruise control to keep a 5 foot distance at all time and you’ll destroy the sanity of anyone you’re following.
Lucius Augustus it’s funny because Rich doesn’t try to be super entertaining. No music no overediting. Just hanging out with Rich and him talking to people is entertaining
Bruno, everynight I dream about those ELMOFO batteries and you already living that dream. Get that Tesla motor you have into something, I'm sure this video now gives you something to dream about!
Yeah the TÜV is a little problem but thats the best part Street legal and the TÜV are different. The main problem of with the removal of the Trunk bottom and the rear window is to get it into the registration of the car. But a Street Legal car dont NEED to habe a Trunk bottom and a rear window aslong there are in the Registration you drive a Street legal Car :)
9600GTMAN Thats the same in Germany since that is a structural damage. But there removed it and replaced it with a cage so the structual integrety is there an it can be registered :)
Rich, I see a vintage conversion on the horizon! Something that was cool and had loads of mechanical problems, maybe Ferrari Mondale! Or cool 4x4 truck conversion.
I bought my first (new) M3 (convertible) back in the late 90's for cash. It cost £50k - plus my Golf GTi, which I traded in for some accessories. How did I get to spend 10% of all we owned past my wife? I booked a table at a fancy restaurant, picked up the car, put the roof down and drove her to a chilled bottle of Champagne and a great meal. She was totally sold! 3.2 litres is the sweet spot between speed and pulling over to be blown.
YES! I wanted to see this car with the new tesla motor setup ever since I saw it on a social media post ages ago, too bad the ev west youtube channel doesn't get updated anymore. Also, last time I saw this car (with the tesla motor) he was doing burnouts in front of Jay Leno, did that air somewhere?
My motorhome has the same headlights as that BMW. Search for the headlights using motorhome verbage, 280 each. Search BMW and find pairs for 80 to 120 bucks.... Crazy when you know work arounds. Great video of more EVs!
Hope you are ready for higher taxes, think about it.....you buy gas, a portion of it is road taxes which pays for road construction. No gas road taxes means either shitter highways or higher taxes to pay for the roads
@@derekrogers3426 well dude I'm in California, everything is already high on taxes, minimum wages goes up and taxes goes up ! It's the Government there going to get there $$$ no matter what!!!
As they said in the video, the full Tesla pack is great for range but the batteries hurt the performance if hundreds of miles of range aren't needed. For you, perhaps a full Tesla conversion would be right.
Manufacturing in volumes is hard if you start from zero, and even harder if you start from decades of specific equipment, processes and (wrongly) trained employees. They are trying though. Makes Elons achievement look even greater.
While yes they can make performance electric models, the BMW M series will never have an electric engine. That would shame the companies name, so for electric performance cars they need a new name.
Internal combustion fanboys hate the point made at 9:30.. I'm a huge fan of the sound if a good V6, V8, 10 or 12... But there's no denying the awesomeness of the INSTANT 100% power response of an electric motor. Ultimate throttle response with no throttle. A fun switch!
I've always liked electric cars and even formula E but never considered actually owning a conversion until I saw this video [and the tasty donuts] now I want one more than ever
"There's inherent reliability in simplicity". I really hope this guy gets to make tons of cars for the masses one day. I love his philosophy.
“Yea this car is street legal”
“Any seatbelts?”
“Nope!”
Seat belt should be an option not a mandatory thing if you can choose to ride a motorcycle without a helmet in certain States they should give you the freedom of choice whether you wear your seatbelt or not
5 punkt gurte sind drin..
Minute? Time stamp?
In democracy you must have a choice how to die if you want to. I removed seatbelts from my race car 15 years ago, because they were slowing down my acceleration. Honda's life is tough
AikelTechno
7:21 - Street Legal
9:23 - Seat Belts
A DeLorean with an E drive actually makes sooo much sense! A futuristic car with an actual futuristic drive train!
Yes please
1.21 jigawatzz! Oh marty.
I've been waiting forever for that deloreon to get done...I don't think they mentioned before that it was new/ factory no engine, I just thought it was collector stashed. I can't wait, ev west stopped posting like 5 years ago though :(
im building it now
in my dreams
Phenomenal idea
Ha! After that ride along Rich Rebuilds his Underpants...
*nervous laughter*
"if it doesn't make the car go faster, or stop quicker, it's not in here"
Peter Houle the Best Car Mantra 👌🏼
Like seatbelts
@@PeeViPee Seatbelts hold the driver/passenger in place so you can go faster, and stop faster.
Roll cage is in though
As god intended!
Sheeeeeeit. EV West is the most awesome auto shop in the frickin world.
1/2 million subscribers!!!! hot diggity-dog. Uncle Richie is the man. I've been watching (subscribed) since just under 8 thousand subs and all i have to show for it is a sock baby - maybe i said too much. Car Guru!!
I have to tell what I really love about all of these videos - The collaboration! Everyone working together and sharing information.
Rich 500k is no where near where you are going buddy!
In time you will be a legend in EVs!
👍
My man, we need a 500k subscribers rant!!! Don't you think about doing anything else uncle Rich!!
But can the DeLorean reach 88mph tho?
Congrats on 500k subscribers!
Really like the car!
I had forgotten to join after the vid, thanks for the reminder...long overdue. Sorry rich! Thank u...been waiting for an eve west update forever, especially on the deloreon :)
So it's _nearly_ twice the power of the original, and almost 600lb lighter... DAMN! :D
Which means that petrol cars are obsolete.
Survivalist except they’re not
@Lukas Gröndahl Have fun with your ricer rattling can, without instant torque.
@Lukas Gröndahl I get it. I'm old school. Nothing beats the sound a beautifully tuned gas vehicle, but electric is the future and what they are doing in racing with them is changing the game. Petrol can't keep up anymore.
I still think it's sacrilegious to convert classics into EVs, however the Delorean is fine.
@Lukas Gröndahl I like both ICE and BEV, as each has their own purpose. I'm wondering, which EVs have you driven?
Crazy how fast you grew. I think first video I watched was She is taking my Tesla! lol been awhile since then
Rich got a heart of gold
I'm convinced that someone delivered the DeLorean from the past!
*GREAT SCOTT!!!*
The look on your face during the ride was priceless. That guy is a wealth of knowledge!
Damn I want one too , Make people wake up and have fun too . And shows that you can get a electric Vechicle in the style of Vechicle you want . I is unbelievable I Love them 😍😄🥰
yea and after about half an hour of "fun" youll be charging 2hours for some extra fun,
"I want one in red" LOL
Mugello red, not Hellrot.
🚗🇩🇪🔌🔋
@@martinpavlik4200 Hellrot better, Hellrot master race.
@@herbienbrian2 Hellrot was too popular, Mugello is super rare.
@@martinpavlik4200 Popular cause it looks better
Here’s my automotive food for though.
How hard would it be to start taking on 750-1000Hp cars at the drag strip?
This car needs to debut at a Formula D show ASAP!!!!!
Lotto Dream builds, Early 2000’s Ex-military Hummer on battery 🔋 ONLY!
Tesla powered 2017 Toyota Sienna family cruiser.
Great channel Rich. Keep pushing forward.
Time really goes quick. I remember reading on rich fixing a Tesla on an online board with him and others discussing it years ago. Now he's a celebrity
That wasn't even that long ago.. like 2 years, maybe?
Obviously the DeLorean will get a small motor...it only needs to get to 88mph
THE FUTURE!!! CONGRATULATIONS ON YOUR 500K SUBS RICH!
A second electric DeLorean! I’m loving it!
Damn, the first kitchen knife 🔪 user that got 500K subscribers!
Keep it up brother, the world needs creative minds like you.
It's great to see they drive on the street with a 100% custom car and noone is wearing a belt. Back to the 70s?.....
Back to the glory days!
Please, do not wear seatbelts, I want to see your skulls splatter on concrete.
@@RolandAshcroft nooooooooooooo
@@RolandAshcroft too far dude.
Rich: "yeah, I remember the motor was in the engine bay on those cars (m3)" haha!
I been binge watching all your videos. My dude introduced me and I'm hooked. And now I really want an electric car
Can you tailgate even closer with an electric BMW than a regular gasoline BMW. Asking for a friend.
I don’t see why not. It’s got better brakes and acceleration than any supercar on the road. Just put a backup sensor on the front bumper and set the cruise control to keep a 5 foot distance at all time and you’ll destroy the sanity of anyone you’re following.
Now you can say, 'I'm trying to conserve electricity!' when you don't use your turn signals on your BMW.
Considering you want have a problem with diminished airflow to a radiator, it sounds feasible.
They can even turn off all their signals and lights via the switches - better than just not using, they can disable them. More BMW than stock!
Classic
When I was growing up, the E36 M3 was my dream car. As an adult the Cybertruck is my dream car. This is a good video.
Rich I know that was mind blowing to ride in! the build is just nostalgic af. Cheers
this dude is super calm under every situation. I love it.
Listening to NPR and I hear them talk about rich rebuild this is awesome
Everyone: congrats on the 500k subscriber
Me: seat belt please 😂😂😂
Had to rewatch this even immediately after watching it
Lucius Augustus it’s funny because Rich doesn’t try to be super entertaining. No music no overediting. Just hanging out with Rich and him talking to people is entertaining
holy crap 2700 lbs with an electric drive train thats amazing!
I like the silence instead of beeping over cuss words. I may let all my little kids start watching your newer vids
😑
What that guy must have full time job to afford something like this
Lol he’s the owner not a plebeian worker. You want that kind of money to just fuck around with? Build a business that can run itself.
@@markm0000 - whooosh
Mark M clearly not a fan of Rich
Ripjawfang20 why not? Pretty sure OP comment was for real about the shop owner.
Ripjawfang20 Rich is starting his own Tesla rebuild shop. He quit his daytime job.
How many power do you want?
Bmw m3 : YES
I've been a BMW enthusiast since 92.I've been a Tesla fan since 2010. This would be a dream come true.
That is an insane growth rate. Congrats man, your channel is awesome.
Soooo much POWWWWWWAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHH... ohhhh yeeaaahhhhhhhh
*congrats for the 500k subs mate... this is MASSIVE!!!
Bruno, everynight I dream about those ELMOFO batteries and you already living that dream. Get that Tesla motor you have into something, I'm sure this video now gives you something to dream about!
"street legal"
germany left the channel.
Felix EFX have you checked what street legal in germany entails? The only thing is the engine looked a little low
and seatbelts :)
France is even more strict.
@@PpVolto The TÜV would probably not even look at it. If you modify the chassis, you lose, as far as I know. Living in Germany.
Yeah the TÜV is a little problem but thats the best part Street legal and the TÜV are different. The main problem of with the removal of the Trunk bottom and the rear window is to get it into the registration of the car. But a Street Legal car dont NEED to habe a Trunk bottom and a rear window aslong there are in the Registration you drive a Street legal Car :)
9600GTMAN Thats the same in Germany since that is a structural damage. But there removed it and replaced it with a cage so the structual integrety is there an it can be registered :)
Rich, I see a vintage conversion on the horizon! Something that was cool and had loads of mechanical problems, maybe Ferrari Mondale! Or cool 4x4 truck conversion.
I'd love to do a conversation on my 64 Lincoln Continental that's been garaged for the last 30 years
Just need low smoke particulate tires and the fun will be completely clean
I bought my first (new) M3 (convertible) back in the late 90's for cash. It cost £50k - plus my Golf GTi, which I traded in for some accessories. How did I get to spend 10% of all we owned past my wife? I booked a table at a fancy restaurant, picked up the car, put the roof down and drove her to a chilled bottle of Champagne and a great meal. She was totally sold! 3.2 litres is the sweet spot between speed and pulling over to be blown.
3:03 The Car is ready for Flintstones Power !! 👣😂
I like the look of the motor "naked" motor in the rear trunk. Reminds me of those clean engine bay's in some old muscle cars
That is awesome! good to see companies like EVwest making alternate cars with electric motors.
😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
He had you laughing like a little kid and the look on your face every time he made the wheels spin, priceless.
YES! I wanted to see this car with the new tesla motor setup ever since I saw it on a social media post ages ago, too bad the ev west youtube channel doesn't get updated anymore. Also, last time I saw this car (with the tesla motor) he was doing burnouts in front of Jay Leno, did that air somewhere?
you deserve far more than 500k man.. that baffles me
... and 498,754 of them drive a stock Mazda 6 or a jumped up Civic.
Next generation racers, yo! What you running on that civic si? Bro I'm running Tesla model s motor. Lmao
X1area51 II new generation tuners
Its will happen. Ppl gonna start salvaging these and putting em in 67 Camaros lol. Guaranteed
You can't "tune" an electric car. Just putting that out in the world. You can only reprogram. And pray it doesn't melt.
😂😂😂😂
Civic guy shows up to a drag race with a EV civic, oh how the tables have turned lol
My motorhome has the same headlights as that BMW. Search for the headlights using motorhome verbage, 280 each. Search BMW and find pairs for 80 to 120 bucks.... Crazy when you know work arounds. Great video of more EVs!
You wouldn’t want to risk hitting 88mph in that deLorean.
When he stepped on it that shit gave me a fright 😂
Wicked!
Oh my gosh
The G’s are unreal!
Why does this video not have a million views? So many cool projects!!
Holy crap. 395s at 12 psi and it does that?!!
He definitely meant 295
Robert H. Had to
@@REH86 I believe the 355s on the Aventador SV and Viper are about the widest street tires made, so almost certainly he misspoke.
That's what I believed too. Had to be 295
Some of the coolest footage ever
Congrats on 500k rich
This stuff changes the game for street racing
This place is only 10 min from my house, crazy.
I'm a bit further away but in SJ.
Lucky you, I'm all the way in London.
How fast do you have to drive?
@@thearchibaldtuttle 299 792 458 m / s
500k! I need to go visit the EV West guys. I have a friend doing a conversion through them and I think it's so cool to see all their projects.
Uncle rich gonna host the biggest party at Tesla. Gonna celebrate in style. We meet at the hyperloop.
OMG rich that's what I'm talking about!!!! FULL ELECTRIC POWER!!!! the future dude!!!
Hope you are ready for higher taxes, think about it.....you buy gas, a portion of it is road taxes which pays for road construction. No gas road taxes means either shitter highways or higher taxes to pay for the roads
@@derekrogers3426 well dude I'm in California, everything is already high on taxes, minimum wages goes up and taxes goes up ! It's the Government there going to get there $$$ no matter what!!!
That Delorean With a flux capasitor will be interesting.
Organic Flux Capacitor *with Spirulina...*
I want that kit in a 3-series wagon, 4 doors, 5 seats, but with more batteries for range, no cage either, I need it for a daily ;-)
As they said in the video, the full Tesla pack is great for range but the batteries hurt the performance if hundreds of miles of range aren't needed. For you, perhaps a full Tesla conversion would be right.
So why doesn't BMW get their s**t together and start producing a similar?
What is an i3?
Manufacturing in volumes is hard if you start from zero, and even harder if you start from decades of specific equipment, processes and (wrongly) trained employees. They are trying though. Makes Elons achievement look even greater.
@@edism an awful looking car with a 50k dollar price tag
Because BMW fans are petrolheads!
While yes they can make performance electric models, the BMW M series will never have an electric engine. That would shame the companies name, so for electric performance cars they need a new name.
It’s refreshing to see you guys not over powering vehicles
R/C cars for humans are now a reality 😃🇬🇧
This guy is rad. Thanks for the great content Rich.
Better than a LS SWAP!!! Love it!
Yea... that M3 is... WOW. So much power! I can easily see how I could hurt myself in that. Congrats on the 501k!
DAMN! What's that 2002 in the back? Is that electric as well???? :)
Congratz on 500k Rich!! I started following you at 5k subscribers, and this is by far my favorite channel on youtube!! Keep up the great work
”I see the head, it`s a boy”😂 You should be a comedian!
I guess he was born as a comedian 😄
0:02 => At least you triggered that dog´s attention with that little burnout ;_)
Internal combustion fanboys hate the point made at 9:30.. I'm a huge fan of the sound if a good V6, V8, 10 or 12... But there's no denying the awesomeness of the INSTANT 100% power response of an electric motor. Ultimate throttle response with no throttle. A fun switch!
That m3 is crazy. Love how he just spins the tires whenever he wants
Today: "I can't wait to swap in an LS in my car!"
Future: "I can't wait to swap in Tesla electric motors in my car!"
I love two strokes the whine of electric motors will never beat it
Anyone who doesn't like an electric car should take a ride in this M3, they might change their mind!
One of the only channels I can say I've been here since they were way smaller. Can't believe it's been a year wtf
But remember Rich has a real full time job and it is not making videos or working on cars!
He quit his full time gig, this is all he does now.
Looks like the floor is open in the back, how much spray gets in the car if u go thru a puddle?
“If it doesn’t make it go faster or stop quicker it’s not in here.”
The roof and windows need to go. Make it an M3 wing, full aerofoil is needed.
I know the guy helping them build that old van! How cool
Aye my two favorite things together.
Also be careful of EMF radiation, electric cars put off a ton of it.
That is non-ionizing EMF. They are completely safe to be around it. Don't fear monger.
That’s cool! Tesla needs to make kits so people can retrofit any car, this way we can keep our classics on the road into the future.
dude please work on your timing, you keep talking over him half the time. Other than that it was a cool video
Awesome - loved this video! Congrats on the 500K subscribers!
I want to see Ken Block build an electric car similar to this for the next gymkhana.
Ken Block could use an EV drift car. But the greatest engineering challenge would be cooling the battery, to keep it from overheating.
500k wow congratulations Uncle Rich, And everything started with famous one and only Kitchen Knife.
The quietest launch you will ever hear
Besides not wearing their seat belts :o, this video is awesome!!!
It was not fun for us cause you didn’t record the donuts from outside !! 🤦🏻♂️
Yeah that was pretty lame, but for the most part, it's done well, just would have been great to see more angles.
How do you know he knew there would be donuts?
azrael enya 0:02 Dude, He was burning tires since the beginning of the video !!
Rich, sticking your fingers in the cracks is the best part!😂
That's one way to make up for the nerfed US M3 S52 motor they stuck us with..
Hey I like my M50, it just needs $1,800 worth of RHD engineering ITB kit.
S52 is a great engine
I've always liked electric cars and even formula E but never considered actually owning a conversion until I saw this video [and the tasty donuts] now I want one more than ever