World's Shortest Bellhousing? Mating an Electric Smart Car motor to a vintage Jeep transmission.
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- Опубліковано 20 тра 2024
- In this episode of my quest to rebuild a rusted out 1956 Jeep CJ5 into an electric vehicle, I cast and machine an adapter plate to put the motor from an electric Smart Car onto the T90 Transmission from the Jeep.
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“…but I’ll make sure it’s either overexposed or out of focus.” It’s that type of attention to detail that keeps me coming back to this channel.
That's funny. I swear when he started casting, i thought he was contracting foundry services from someone of a different ethnicity.
I haven't even watched any of your other videos yet, but when I see someone making their own castings and machining them with minimal equipment to solve a problem like this it earns and instant subscribe from me. I follow a lot of machinists but when you start making your own castings it puts you on whole different level in my opinion. Jonathan W is the only other one that I think I've seen do it like this. I'm off to go down the rabbit hole of watching your other vids.
“Because I want to” is good enough for me.
And your seemingly casual just casting an adapter is a delightful bonus feature to the fabrication.
Fantastic video Jeremy. I hope everyone appreciates how much work went into this episode.
Oh yeah. It's not easy to accurately make an adapter plate. But it takes real skill and dedication to make one so professionally that folks would look at it and ask "Where'd you buy that?". Most of the adapters I've made over the years to fit part "A" onto a totally unrelated part "Z" have LOOKED homebrewed. OEM doesn't usually have as much angle iron, box section, plate steel, and "Ugly, yet functional" stick welding. :D
@@Reman1975 I really like your summary there :)
The final answer is the BEST answer! Whether you’re for or against electric vehicles, the workmanship and ingenuity on a project like this is top notch! Love the project.
I just can't wait for really good AI robots that can do this work for me - because, I certainly can't/won't.
Can't respect someone ruining a vintage vehicle like this. They're meant to be a certain way. This is the same thing as a "vegan burger"
Have I mentioned that I REALLY appreciate the fact that you mostly avoid using the "talking hands" trope that too many You Tube machinist/makers use.
Thank you.
That adapting flange came out beautifully!
I loved this ingenuity. Re: casting with scrap AL... I found a hint in an old casting book to reduce porosity. Basically, if you melt your scrap, then pour it as ingots, a lot of the impurities introduced from oil, grease, paint, etc. will gas off in the open air pour. Subsequent use of the ingots for actual parts really seemed higher quality.
So the remelt 3x did the same thing...in the end???
@@JohnSmith-pl2bk Probably? It sure must have helped. I remember the advice was particularly for scrap that had oil, grease, paint, etc. residue like that old skill saw would have had. One thing I defiantly saw was that during re-melts there was far less dross in the crucible. Also I seldom had porosity in the castings.
@@crichtonbruce4329
We used the same technique of casting ingots when melting reclaimed bullet lead...
even when melting for the actual casting session we always found dross floated to the top again....
Jere, you the man! Always look forward to your thought process when attacking a job. Thanks for your time and skills.
The proper way to remove an o-ring is to cut it, measure its length, then realize that you can't order them by circumference, and that you should've paid more attention in Geometry to convert it back to diameter.
Fuckin got me good with that one
This channel is criminally underrated. Great content as always.
I'm not a jeep guy so I'm not offended by your conversion. Also, I dig this project.
I _am_ a Jeep guy, and I'm not offended either -- I think it's a cool idea. Engine swaps have been a thing for a long long time, and that's all this is, essentially. Only thing better would be to start with an M38A1, which has a built-in external power connection socket stamped into the tub that would be ideal for the charging port...
As someone that has made most things from race engines to diggerland rides, hats off to you!love your work, your recycle ethic and your messy workshop.
That's not messy. it's the mark of someone who may be Organizationally Challenged, as am I. An orderly workplace is the sign of a diseased mind.
@@The_DuMont_Network I’m severely organisationally challenged myself Jeremy is refreshing conspired to most UA-cam machining channels where everything is pristine.
I admire the patience you can come up with to do all this casting work over and over again till it works. And the result looks great.
Think the ev conversion is awesome! And the fact that your not going 1000 hp Tesla motor and a metric ton of batteries makes me like it more.
As a Jeep owner/builder ('48 CJ2A, '49 CJ3A, '89 XJ) and a 25 year foundry veteran, I found this fascinating. Mayhap wouldn't have chosen the motor you did, but mad respect to the engineering and ingenuity required to accomplish this. Happy trails & a Jeep wave to ya!
The best of all things combined. Cars, homemade, machining
awesome job! electric conversions are cool, and im glad you dont let the haters stop you. i guess some people hate the idea of instant torque and no emissions.
Killer job on that bell housing. As a life long Machinist I know the difficulties of pulling off a feat such as this. It can be very satisfying and frustrating all at the same time...
I'm always looking forward to your videos, and this one doesn't disappoint. You're an inspiration!
I love your CNC mill. Crank-N-Crank.
The haircut gave me whiplash!
While in the Navy working in the machine shop I learned that the average clearance for a slip fit is +.003, -.000 of an inch but then I worked on things that you couldn't just walk away from and catch a ride to where you could get help, with that jeep you could easily make your clearances up to +.005 and not have to worry about it.
Really nice job on that casting - that bellhousing is going to work just fine :)
Milling without DRO!!! Respect!!! Very Good!
To break up castings easier, build a fire and heat the aluminum up till it starts to kind of crack. That stage is called "hot short". At that stage it breaks easily into chunks. Also has the added benefit of burning out oils and labels etc so it's cleaner going into your crucible. If you do it at the same time as you're melting it also pre heats the aluminum as well.
Came for the machining, stayed for the casting, subscribed for the comedy.
Amazing build..... And you're sarcastic wit still cracks me up!
Love watching this build!!
Its wild seeing the mill without the collet chuck hanging out!
Nice job!. I like you thinking diffrent because you can 👍👍.
I’m genuinely impressed. Great work!
It's YOUR vehicle, do what you want with it! Fantastic job on creating an adapter bell-housing.
I like your tongue in cheek commentary mate. It always pays not to take things too seriously. Great job on the bellhousing by the way!
As an EV enthusiast and hardcore Jeep zealot (my coffin will have o||||o on it), I heartily endorse this product or service. Absolutely love this project and you’re doing terrific work on it.
That means a lot to me coming from you. I’ve learned so much from your channel and it’s been a source inspiration for me. So thank you!
i don't mind hybrid or BEV cj/tj/LWB's ( sibling has a 2006 so i tried helping plan out what it would take, diesel conversions current are the more wise ideas/example's ) but battery packaging is generally what letting down the experience or ideas so-far as no one i know hasn't taken up the bed/passengers area's plus cramped all of the frunk/engine-bay and being left with sub 65mph~ plus sub-150 range etc aka f150 is okay for hybrid and so-so as a bev
passengers ( and city/suburbs-touring/sports-crotchety-rocket-city/racing-tracking motorcycle's ) car's with a 115~+ wheelbase is a better idea for ev's for now
You are one smart cookie, Jeremy 🙂
This was deeply enjoyable. I love going completely overboard to make something quality and beautiful, and I also genuinely like the idea of electrifying this sort of vehicle. Sure, it fundamentally changes what sort of machine it is, but you know what it isn't? rusting away in the woods. And that's good enough for me. If it was a particularly historic model, that would be one thing, but it's not like there are only a few 50's jeeps left in the world.
Nice job Jeremy. I am looking forward to the next video.
Epic work my friend! Thanks for sharing!
Hats off for Jeremy . . . it'll be a blast when you get to driving this beauty. See you next time!
I'm starting out as an apprentice repair machinist in 2 weeks at a marine repair shop, and I want to thank you for all the good work you do here. So much of what you do translates to what I know I'll be doing in the future and its neat to learn different ways to do jobs. And with your old machines and figuring out how to work with their quirks is really nice. especially since the spot I'm going to work at uses old machines since the owners don't want to buy new ones since the old ones work fine enough ish. I did a 2 week workterm with them during college, and now that I've graduated I'm really looking forward to working there and learning a lot of old school techniques. Its always the best to repair when you can and you're inspiring sir.
32.2k Subscribers?????? WTF this guy is a master craftsman! I just found your channel and my goodness I'm happy I did. You start off with machining with a mill and lathe (loved it) but when you fired up your kiln and proceeded to melt junk/scrap aluminum and make your own sand mold then poured not once but many many times (until you got one that would work) molten metal and make the most beautiful bell housing you had me hooked. Dude you're a legend. Thank you for posting this video. Wife is gunna be mad tonight because I've got some great videos of your to watch. Cant wait to see your channel hit 100k then 500k then 1 million+ subscribers and im going to be like ive been watching him since 32k subs. Gotta spread the word about your channel im sure my work friends will love it and subscribe for sure.
This is fun! Thanks Jeremy. 👍
Great! For one, I am an EV Fan, and drive Teslas, thus making this an intriguing project. Two, I got my love of casting & machining in college, and in 62 years in the Broadcast Maintenance and Engineering, those skills served me well. Three, I enjoy watching others do what I can no longer do. So now I have a new channel to watch. Josh Topper and now you: craftsmen, teachers, great personalities, out of the box thinkers, and aren't wasting your talents shilling for any manufacturer sending a sample. That has really ruined a once great channel - I wish him well, but I really dislike infomercials. (I'm glad to see you use Anchorlube, though).
So now I'm subscribed, and gonna binge watch from #1. Thanks for your effort!
I'm glad I'm not the only one that ends up with aluminium not going down the carefully sculpted pouring basin and sprue! Great result Jeremy 👍👍
This is the best youtube video I have ever seen. You carry more skills than any other mechanic or engineer, Doing foundry..... Next time you're
asked why you do it, tell them ...I Love kicking Ass and taking names! 😂.....I didn't have anything better to do.
Very nice work. I’m not a fan of electric cars myself, but still appreciate the workmanship. Good job
Try one. Do a little research. Don't just listen to FUDI. You might be pleasantly surprised.
Outstanding casting misadventures. But the end result was a work of art. I love it!
I'm a Jeep guy and I love what you're doing. Purely from a "why-the-heck-not" perspective. 🙂 From an environmental perspective, I think PHEVs or full on hybrids are a better ecological solution.
Depends on the use case..
For countries that are more densely populated than the US and has access to clean energy full EVs is the bees knees. For countries with less clean energy and longer distances hybrids are better...
Awesome project!
I am loving this series! A, because I enjoy all of your videos anyway. And B, becauss I hope to do a pretty similar conversion, casting and all, and its great to have someone to reference. Although, my transmission has an internal centrifugal clutch, so that should nake shifting a little more fun!
fantastic work
Just stumbled over this video. Your approach to complex science stuff (I'm not a machinist.) is great. Now I have to watch the rest of the videos, and learn new stuff.
Have absolutely been loving the jeep series and the videos your doing on it keep getting better and better im already looking forward to what your gonna do in the next part
Really cool. Designing, casting, and machining your own parts!
Regarding that O-ring. You are an absolute animal. There was also an O-ring. ;)
Fantastic use of a laser cutter! Making templates!
Jeremy, you are the coolest ever! I hate to see your videos end...
Impressive.
Machinery Handbook is great if you trained as a machinist or have decades of experience but to a rank newbie it can be mighty daunting and or confusing.
A thing of beauty and a joy forever .
You are the man impressive as usual you never disappoint ❤
"because I want too" sold me so I subscribed, I dont even like electric cars...... but that was a fantastic vid with the cherry on the top ending
I absolutely love this build!
Liked the problem solving and the result. That said the circular hole patterns you put in are just bolt hole circles. Its all in your Machinery's handbook. Keep up the great work!
They’re not though. None of them were evenly spaced (presumably so it can only get assembled in one position.
this video has earned my subscription to your channel. Baddass making a prototype pattern; then a sandcast mold; then the cast adapter plate...
Nice job! Electric jeep with gearing options is cool.
Lost foam casting instead of a wood positive. Excellent vid 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼
Hi Jeremy. It's your Jeep mate so you do what you want with it. Most of the diehard restorers I know would have scrapped that one as too hard to fix. I am looking forward to seeing what it turns out like. I have an MB Jeep that will soon be restored to my specs. :)
Casting looks really professional well done 😀
Wish your videos were 3h long
Superbly done! Your jeep is going to be so cool!
LOL ! A man after my own heart. "Because I want to"
Nicely done! As always you prove that it's not the equipment, it's whose turning the handles. That fly cutter works great!
Jeremy, you should build an electric powered offroad trailer for the jeep and put a diesel genset in it.
Amazing!
I wish I'd been exposed to machining as a teen. Using a surface grinder to make parallel blocks and a lathe ... to make something just wasn't enough.
Shop class seemed such a haphazard hodge podge of doing things. This is the kind of stuff that would be so satisfying to do.
Very very nice work. Well done. Looks perfect.
It's a jeep. If it isn't modified in some way you are not a true jeep owner. Just stumbled on your works and am gonna stick around to watch this, can't wait for more.
Awwww yeeeea we’re entering the conversion era. Let’s goooooo!
The EV thing isn't for me, that being said it's your Jeep so you do what makes you happy. I keep watching your channel because your videos are well done and I enjoy your process. Let the haters be haters, keep up the work. That flange came out awesome.
Yea, not for me either. Though I know his didn’t come with it, the 4.0L I-6 can’t be beaten for a Jeep. If we’re going to get serious about EVs, our infrastructure needs a massive upgrade and solar/wind isn’t going to cut it.
talk about freaking rad. beautiful job
custom cast bell housing. exciting!
What a great ride down the rabbit hole! You win the internet today. 🎉❤
This is going to be very cool when done. Thanks
Very cool. I dream of being able to pull something like this off. Much respect.
Good luck 👍, That should be cool when you're done .
Hi, you are amazing.
Just.Awesome.
That is a fantastic piece of work.
Love how smoothly the knee lowers on the mill 😀
beautiful result
Neat project, thanks for sharing!
Good on you for your persistence.
this is amazing! Cool video Jeremy!
Looks like a awesome project.
instant sub. gem of a channel. deserves more subs for sure.
One of your better and more enjoyable videos. As far as the EV conversion goes, each to their own. Its your vehicle, go your own way. Apparently thats a Jeep thing 😉
Yeah! Doing it the hard way is the best way!
Because I want to 👍👍Unbeatable reason, love it.
OR BECAUSE I CAN, another one.
Looks good.
Absolute genius! You should be working for an F1 team
You’re a real modest and self-deprecating guy but damn that is so cool, I would be _so_ proud! Not only does it what it should do (and you made it look rather harmless to get there) but it looks so very good too! Amazing amount of work hidden in a video!
Awesome work.
Haters can’t do. You keep at it ! 👍
ShOcK & AWE COoL. You R the "Garage Machinest Whisperer"
Rather advanced animal, congratulations!