I'll be honest, I've never been a believer in the Elvis Jet project, but now I'm starting to see the light a little bit. Still a long way to go, but you have something good going, keep it up!
Thank you for taking this past memory that was connecting to millions. I remember listening to his music. Yes, I cried to some. It's sad that the family did not support you even though they sold it. I pray that they will later. Yes, I know it will bring up mixed emotions. We lost Elvis to soon. I wish someone could have helped him. Ok, continue to bless people. Looking forward to seeing the end result.
Jimmy, I'm a retired F-111f crew chief 0f 14 yrs. To make your project go quicker, get with a local airport a/p mechanic who can help you with the technical issues of your conversion!! 🎊 lol Ms T Ellis.
I must admit that when you first brought that bad boy, i questioned your decision. But as the vision eventually came together, I must say that it has not only been highly entertaining, but I'm thrilled you bought it! Best video series, yet Jimmy! And grizzly is the man! Your of course, are a man-child!
I truly hate the algorithm! It has taken taken away my viewing pleasures of Jimmy's world. And I have missed out on so much of the Elvis jet! But being app at this particular time in the day. It happens to pop up with this post which I am going to enjoy watching!
Are you "subscribed" to the channel? You can adjust your notification setting to get more/less from the channel. Altho, some of my subscriptions sometimes miss a video release notification.
@davidduganne5939 yes I am. It really has to do with my vast interests. I watch way too much as it it. When I watch and get done, I start scrolling and watch way to much. There is such a thing as to many interests.🤣🤣🤣🤣💯
I hadn't thought about it much, but clearly there going to be a lot of things to do to make this a safe and properly functional driving Elvis museum. Cut power to the heaters, rig various controls and sensors so they don't show errors, you need an avionics specialist to manage all that!
As Jetstar5224 said, find the CB for that AOA heater and the Pitot Static heater CB's and pull them yes, but also collar them so they cannot be accidentally reset. It is so cool to see the progress on this iconic airplane.
I think this is amazing! I actually heard someone talk about how mad they where that it’s not preserved in a museum and that you “destroy an important rock n roll gem” when I said “I think it’s an amazing idea, don’t judge him. You don’t have the money to buy it nor are you never gonna see it in “said museum” guys. Atleast it’s going to see more life than just rotting up”. And they actually ended up being on my side and I suggested they check your videos 🤘
Jimmy, why didn't you guys cut away the bottom of the fuselage and lower it down over the RV chassis? The center of gravity of that thing is going to be way too high IMO.
Cog shouldn't be an issue as long as he's not going fast all the wheight on the rv frame should be enough, it's gonna look goofy tho I'd do like u said just cause it will look nicer
So, Jimmy could feel the heat coming off the Attack Angle heater probe just by putting his hand close to it and Grizzly felt the need to actually grab hold of it to check it out. Lesson learned!
Jimmy, its no longer the "whatever" voltage it was as an aircraft! With the exception of the dash panel and so forth, just change everything over to 12 volt and leave the wires. It don't matter now, its not going to leave the planet anymore. Otherwise, if not for you, Rebuild Rescue and Outdoor Boys, life has no meaning! Keep up the great work!
Maybe someone already mentioned this, but for your door to work, my guess is that the weight-on-wheels switch(es) need to be set. Since you took off the gear, no switches…
Kudos to you Jimmy for maintaining the Elvis mythology. The plane is significant piece of Americana,. Hope you get to Oshkosh, go on a US tour and end up selling it to be part of the tour at Graceland.
It will be cool to see this drive around. Take that big Generator out and install a new smaller more efficient Generator. Big question is should the plane exterior be repainted to look new or leave it as is?
Poor Grizzly. I have been working on jet fighters my whole grown up life and I never touch a pitot or AOA blade without spitting on it first. It's fun and safe!
ahhh man, i was on this journey until now. I know it was going to cost to get it flying again...but man that would have been the treat. oh well, onto some other channel now.
Definitely get rid of all the incandescent lights that you possibly can and replace them with LEDs. Your current draw will go WAY down while lumens go way up! Awesome video, Jimmy!
G’day from DOWNUNDER. You make these videos as entertaining as ever Jimmy. I’m hoping to get to the USA later this year to do parts or ROUTE 66 and go to a few aviation museums and airshows. I’ll need to try to catch up!! By the way, a bushies solution to burns (as long as you don’t break the skin) is to use Vicks VAPOUR RUB liberally on the burnt area!! I’ve proven it many times and carried a jar of Vicks in my flight bag for many years. The shorter the time from the burn to application works best and essentially ALL pain is gone in about 15 minutes. I’ve proven this too many times. Cheers Keith
You should find video footage of When it flied, Add some of Elvis footage on the tape and install some small tv screens to hang up in there and play for visitors.
Griz, I feel ya, man. When I was an ignorant newbie on the ramp unloading air freight off a Nomad after it had just taxied in and shut down, I grabbed a heated pitot tube. I won't ever forget that.
Preflight, all switches in off/safe /normal. Look for the AOA switch set to OFF. planes are robust , once moved F/A 18 with no wings or stabs just hanging landing gear had to stow for transport. for road trip from SC to FL, crazy few hyd caps some power hyd pressure walla came to life.
Jimmy i used your code for good ranchers, i never buy stuff peddled by youtubers but this is too good to pass up, esp with the discount, thanks, can't wait til my weekly essentials box comes.
Hey Jimmy, as I’ve been in a bunch of jets due to working the ramp at KFPR, I’d think there’d be actual cabin lights other than the reading lights. As you were walking down the inside of the jet, there’s what looks like light strips by your head and those should illuminate if that’s what they are
I'm envisioning a year sometime in the future where the Elvis Jet makes an appearance at the Burning Man Festival and to close out the party it gets driven into the Burning Man for a fire burial.
So cool that so much works!!! Will you be extending the front frame/bumper out towards the nose? Can't wait to start seeing this thing get hooked up. Should be epic. :)
I would imagine this jet flew into Roswell in perfect condition. Then simply sat and decayed over the decades. I wasn’t that surprised to see all of the creature features working after being powered up.
I had to replace a rotor and stator in my Onan 5500 Monarch a few years ago. It had a centrifugal short. You made it look quick and easy as you went from uncrate to start up in 2 minutes.but it was a full day, total teardown of the genset for a non pro like me. I was fun though.
That’s going to be one uncomfortable cabin. The ventilation and AC came from the engines which are no more. The cockpit with its windows, that’s going to be extra hot. Good luck with all that. Keep a few fire extinguishers handy.
Very cool project! With all the "holes" in the instrument panel from components being removed over time, are you going to try to find replacements to fill those holes so the cockpit will look at least complete as it was during it's operating years? Seems that would be a proper visual effect during the touring days? Hate to see empty holes in instrument panels!
Jimmy, you need some serious sway bars as the center of mass is like 8' off the ground. Maye put duly wheels to get a wider wheelbase. Any way to drop the fuselage lower? Chop the bottom 1/3 of the plane off and drop it? Dont drive sideways on a slope or take fast corners.
I've been watching the other Elvis plane goin RV videos and I don't remember seeing the part where you guys drove the RV with nothing left on it after destruction except the dash and the seats 😂😂 in an Elvis outfit 🤣, sooo funny. ROFFLMAO what was that experience like? With that diesel engine 20 to 40 feet behind you 😄🤣. Convertible RV 😁. After Grizzly fixed the generator you should have said "Grizzly we have an APU" instead of we have a generator lol. That thing definitely could use a sunroof or 2 lol so it won't be so dark back there in the passenger cabin cuz I prolly wouldn't wanna just change out those bulbs with some new fangled led bulbs lol I'd prolly wanna leave them just as they are as long as they work and even then id prolly try to find a proper replacement if they blew out lol. Great vid as usual 👍 ✌️
Someone may have said this already but just convert the bus to use 24v, new starter new alternator, that should simplify the whole system so it’s all on the same voltage, just a thought
Hey, I'm looking to start building a kit plane. However I'm unable to find the kits for sale. The only ones I can find are kit fox, don't get me wrong they're nice but they're not what I'm looking for. Do you think y'all can help me out?
Congratulations Jimmy. Great progress on conversion of the plane to RV. What is the next step towards driving on wheels with an engine connection to the drive mechanism?
I don't know if Ron Strauss is still alive, but he flew Elvis the last couple years.....maybe he could help you some way with the buttons & tell you what they are.
Jimmy you need to utilize the APU switches and control as means to operate the diesel generator. Its only proper to put as many switches and relays and circuit breakers to use as possible.
I can just see Elvis shaking his head & laughing 😂❤ Rest easy Elvis.
I'll be honest, I've never been a believer in the Elvis Jet project, but now I'm starting to see the light a little bit. Still a long way to go, but you have something good going, keep it up!
Thank you for taking this past memory that was connecting to millions. I remember listening to his music. Yes, I cried to some. It's sad that the family did not support you even though they sold it. I pray that they will later. Yes, I know it will bring up mixed emotions. We lost Elvis to soon. I wish someone could have helped him. Ok, continue to bless people. Looking forward to seeing the end result.
Jimmy, I'm a retired F-111f crew chief 0f 14 yrs. To make your project go quicker, get with a local airport a/p mechanic who can help you with the technical issues of your conversion!! 🎊 lol Ms T Ellis.
I must admit that when you first brought that bad boy, i questioned your decision. But as the vision eventually came together, I must say that it has not only been highly entertaining, but I'm thrilled you bought it! Best video series, yet Jimmy! And grizzly is the man! Your of course, are a man-child!
Bought, not brought.
@grahameroberts8109 No shit Sherlock! We all make errors. I mean, other than you, hot shot!
This is far better than any reality tv show series. This is why I hardly watch tv anymore. 😁
It very similar to the movie Dumb & Dumber.
and tv executives hire CONsulentes to tell them why they are getting their asses kicked by content like this. hahaha!
TV? What's that?🤣
I truly hate the algorithm! It has taken taken away my viewing pleasures of Jimmy's world. And I have missed out on so much of the Elvis jet! But being app at this particular time in the day. It happens to pop up with this post which I am going to enjoy watching!
Just go to his channel and see if there are any new videos.
@gordonwelcher9598 true, but I have to much stuff I watch and forget real easy.
Are you "subscribed" to the channel? You can adjust your notification setting to get more/less from the channel. Altho, some of my subscriptions sometimes miss a video release notification.
@davidduganne5939 yes I am. It really has to do with my vast interests. I watch way too much as it it. When I watch and get done, I start scrolling and watch way to much. There is such a thing as to many interests.🤣🤣🤣🤣💯
I hadn't thought about it much, but clearly there going to be a lot of things to do to make this a safe and properly functional driving Elvis museum. Cut power to the heaters, rig various controls and sensors so they don't show errors, you need an avionics specialist to manage all that!
As Jetstar5224 said, find the CB for that AOA heater and the Pitot Static heater CB's and pull them yes, but also collar them so they cannot be accidentally reset. It is so cool to see the progress on this iconic airplane.
Also, I'm so sorry Grizz burned his hand! There should be a DC circuit breaker in the cockpit labeled "AOA HTR" that needs to be pulled.
Ahhh, it’ll be fiiine.
Tis but a flesh wound!
Retired aircraft mechanic here; those AOA vanes can literally burn your skin off similar to touching an electric stove burner. Absolutely no fun!
Burns are no fun i felt that. Sorry dude
I think this is amazing!
I actually heard someone talk about how mad they where that it’s not preserved in a museum and that you “destroy an important rock n roll gem” when I said “I think it’s an amazing idea, don’t judge him. You don’t have the money to buy it nor are you never gonna see it in “said museum” guys. Atleast it’s going to see more life than just rotting up”. And they actually ended up being on my side and I suggested they check your videos 🤘
Jimmy, why didn't you guys cut away the bottom of the fuselage and lower it down over the RV chassis? The center of gravity of that thing is going to be way too high IMO.
Cog shouldn't be an issue as long as he's not going fast all the wheight on the rv frame should be enough, it's gonna look goofy tho I'd do like u said just cause it will look nicer
I think that they want to do it this way so that he can still use the original airplane swing down door.
Jimmy. Holy Moley, it's actually coming together! Go Elvis Jet, GO! I'm going to try and make it to OshKosh to see this beast!
I’d be very shocked if this is ready for Osh. Maybe they’ll trailer it there but that’s the only way it’s getting there.
You're a complicated man to figure out Jimmy.
But you sure are fun.
Keep up the insanity bro, I love your videos.
Is the black box still in it? That would be kewl to hear the last recordings.
Just found Jimmy’s channel. Wow is all I can say. What a journey this man is on…
You been missing out
@@AndyLishiousbeen catching up. This man *also* being happily married is anomalistic we must study!
welcome to the club
It’s odd very very odd
So, Jimmy could feel the heat coming off the Attack Angle heater probe just by putting his hand close to it and Grizzly felt the need to actually grab hold of it to check it out. Lesson learned!
Jimmy is so great to be around. ❤
Jimmy, its no longer the "whatever" voltage it was as an aircraft!
With the exception of the dash panel and so forth, just change everything over to 12 volt and leave the wires.
It don't matter now, its not going to leave the planet anymore.
Otherwise, if not for you, Rebuild Rescue and Outdoor Boys, life has no meaning!
Keep up the great work!
This is a great idea! Can't wait to see it all done, inside and out, and driving.
'Let's just hook up power and see what turns on'..... classic "It'll be fine. What could possibly go wrong", Lol.
Maybe someone already mentioned this, but for your door to work, my guess is that the weight-on-wheels switch(es) need to be set. Since you took off the gear, no switches…
Kudos to you Jimmy for maintaining the Elvis mythology. The plane is significant piece of Americana,. Hope you get to Oshkosh, go on a US tour and end up selling it to be part of the tour at Graceland.
when they pulled the plane into the Graceland parking lot, they were told to get that thing out of there :P
@@JerryDechant😂
There is a level of genius to this because it will have far less drag than a typical RV.
I'm praying for your full recovery buddy
I have to admire this guy's honesty within the first 35 seconds of this clip..
It will be cool to see this drive around. Take that big Generator out and install a new smaller more efficient Generator. Big question is should the plane exterior be repainted to look new or leave it as is?
Exciting to see progress on the Elvis Jet. I doubted the vision a bit at first, but it looks like reality now. Good work Jimmy and team.
JIMMY
PUT SOME FOLD UP STUBBY WINGS ON THE SIDE OF IT.
Poor Grizzly. I have been working on jet fighters my whole grown up life and I never touch a pitot or AOA blade without spitting on it first. It's fun and safe!
I’d just get the lowest rank airman to grab it.
ahhh man, i was on this journey until now. I know it was going to cost to get it flying again...but man that would have been the treat. oh well, onto some other channel now.
Yummm, dry burnt chicken! My favorite! 18:00
Honestly I’m kinda sad to see it’ll never fly again. With that said I love the channel. And will just tune into the content I love.
He wanted to get it fly worthy but he did a previous video to get it fly worthy was an insane price
The problem is that nobody under 50 will go out of their way to look at Elvis stuff
Definitely get rid of all the incandescent lights that you possibly can and replace them with LEDs. Your current draw will go WAY down while lumens go way up!
Awesome video, Jimmy!
G’day from DOWNUNDER. You make these videos as entertaining as ever Jimmy. I’m hoping to get to the USA later this year to do parts or ROUTE 66 and go to a few aviation museums and airshows. I’ll need to try to catch up!! By the way, a bushies solution to burns (as long as you don’t break the skin) is to use Vicks VAPOUR RUB liberally on the burnt area!! I’ve proven it many times and carried a jar of Vicks in my flight bag for many years. The shorter the time from the burn to application works best and essentially ALL pain is gone in about 15 minutes. I’ve proven this too many times. Cheers Keith
22:25 when the battery tray lowered it would have been awesome if a pigeon flew out and surprised them!!
Looking forward to Mrs Jimmys worlds videos showing all these projects in detail from her perspective....
This is so cool!! Can't wait to see it on the road 🙌
Slowly but surely 💯
Get it Jimmy 💯😎
To own anything from the king is priceless. Me and my neighbor had all Elvis albums blowing into the neighbor. R.i.p
Jimmy, you certainly have an interesting life. ❤
And oh… thanks for the prayer 🙏 over your meal, in Jesus’ Name, Amen!
You should find video footage of When it flied, Add some of Elvis footage on the tape and install some small tv screens to hang up in there and play for visitors.
When it flew, but yeah, good ideas!
What An AWESOME Crazy Project to build, I have been Watching your Progress So Cool, Thanks for Sharing with US 👊🏻👍🏻
That highway sailboat needs some serious ballast hung low in the frame rails to keep it from heeling over !
Yeah it's gonna fall over, if it ever sees rd time, I'll believe when I see.
Griz, I feel ya, man. When I was an ignorant newbie on the ramp unloading air freight off a Nomad after it had just taxied in and shut down, I grabbed a heated pitot tube. I won't ever forget that.
Hey Jimmy,
Watch your video(s) almost every afternoon. Mom always said I had one or two loose screws so maybe that’s the attraction. Keep it going! 😂
Awesome Build !!! It will be cool to see it driving down the road - what a head turner !!!
The little fan near the galley is for the auto cabin temperature control.
The round plug on the battery is called a cannon plug.
That jet was bought for Elvis Presley's dad Vernon and was hardly ever used.
Sliding down the battery section is so badass, hope you keep it functional.
Preflight, all switches in off/safe /normal. Look for the AOA switch set to OFF. planes are robust , once moved F/A 18 with no wings or stabs just hanging landing gear had to stow for transport. for road trip from SC to FL, crazy few hyd caps some power hyd pressure walla came to life.
"I Jet The Elvis Drive" would sound nuts! But I guess "I Drive The Elvis Jet" makes some sense!
What I love bout Jimmys channel is he doesn’t really know what he doing but figuring it out as he goes kinda like any one of us would be doing!🤷🏼🫡🇺🇸
It’s a fine line between madness and brilliance.
really would have loved seeing it fly again
Why put LEDs inside the cabin? It's fun seeing it with original lighting
Great to see how it's coming along. Nice cooking too! ITS BIG PIMPIN TO PUT THE PROJECT BATTERY IN THE OG SPOT
Jimmy i used your code for good ranchers, i never buy stuff peddled by youtubers but this is too good to pass up, esp with the discount, thanks, can't wait til my weekly essentials box comes.
Thanks again Jimmy for another Great video. Always love the back and forth between you and Grizzly. Looking forward to future videos.
Can't say I'm a fan of those cutaways like some storage wars show. Just let it run in real time
Hey Jimmy, as I’ve been in a bunch of jets due to working the ramp at KFPR, I’d think there’d be actual cabin lights other than the reading lights. As you were walking down the inside of the jet, there’s what looks like light strips by your head and those should illuminate if that’s what they are
Turning it into a trailer would probably have made more sense.
Jimmy, you're out of you're mind, but I love it!!
I'm envisioning a year sometime in the future where the Elvis Jet makes an appearance at the Burning Man Festival and to close out the party it gets driven into the Burning Man for a fire burial.
Should be in a museum.
I cant wait to see the indicated airspeed come alive on the highway lol =P
This is one cool project. Nice work gents!
So cool that so much works!!! Will you be extending the front frame/bumper out towards the nose? Can't wait to start seeing this thing get hooked up. Should be epic. :)
Forward progress. Always a good feeling
Yeah! Awesome progress guys, this is going to be fun!👍👍 amazing how much still works after cutting the thing in pieces. Take care !
I thought by now it would have been mounted on the frame ! That's ok I'll "Standby"At least now we all know the progress report ! Thank You !
I would imagine this jet flew into Roswell in perfect condition. Then simply sat and decayed over the decades. I wasn’t that surprised to see all of the creature features working after being powered up.
This whole project gives me a cool idea. A C-130H turned into a house.
Excellent Idea and something that been done many times. Old Boeing fueselages .
The keep the plane a plane it’s a piece of history
Getting there .... power .... it,s Alive .... looks good inside with lights .... ❤❤❤🎉🎉🎉😊😊😊 ....
Excellent troubleshooting!
The chicken looked good, too.
I had to replace a rotor and stator in my Onan 5500 Monarch a few years ago. It had a centrifugal short. You made it look quick and easy as you went from uncrate to start up in 2 minutes.but it was a full day, total teardown of the genset for a non pro like me. I was fun though.
I see the petot tubes are still on the fuselage so I guess the air speed indicator would work going down the road?
Yep!
I am a big big elvis fan am sure he would be proud of guys restoring the plane❤❤❤
Elvis barely knew he even owned it. He never flew in this aircraft. Plus it has had 3 to 4 Owners after Elvis died.
That’s going to be one uncomfortable cabin. The ventilation and AC came from the engines which are no more. The cockpit with its windows, that’s going to be extra hot. Good luck with all that. Keep a few fire extinguishers handy.
Very cool project! With all the "holes" in the instrument panel from components being removed over time, are you going to try to find replacements to fill those holes so the cockpit will look at least complete as it was during it's operating years? Seems that would be a proper visual effect during the touring days? Hate to see empty holes in instrument panels!
Yep! BAS is hooking us up with actual Jetstar instruments :)
@@therealjimmysworld Very Cool!
Jimmy, you're our brother from another mother 😅👍
Needs a cradle for the front of the "AIR VEE"....To hold up the front of the extension of the front over the chassi
Thank ya very much!
Jimmy, you need some serious sway bars as the center of mass is like 8' off the ground. Maye put duly wheels to get a wider wheelbase. Any way to drop the fuselage lower? Chop the bottom 1/3 of the plane off and drop it? Dont drive sideways on a slope or take fast corners.
It won't ever see the road.
You should change the RETURN TOO SEAT sign to RETURN TO SENDER 😁
I've been watching the other Elvis plane goin RV videos and I don't remember seeing the part where you guys drove the RV with nothing left on it after destruction except the dash and the seats 😂😂 in an Elvis outfit 🤣, sooo funny. ROFFLMAO what was that experience like? With that diesel engine 20 to 40 feet behind you 😄🤣. Convertible RV 😁. After Grizzly fixed the generator you should have said "Grizzly we have an APU" instead of we have a generator lol. That thing definitely could use a sunroof or 2 lol so it won't be so dark back there in the passenger cabin cuz I prolly wouldn't wanna just change out those bulbs with some new fangled led bulbs lol I'd prolly wanna leave them just as they are as long as they work and even then id prolly try to find a proper replacement if they blew out lol. Great vid as usual 👍 ✌️
“Can I Get a Clear Prop?!” Great video as always Jimmy!
Good morning from Minnesota! Can't wait to see it in Oshkosh!!
Someone may have said this already but just convert the bus to use 24v, new starter new alternator, that should simplify the whole system so it’s all on the same voltage, just a thought
Hey, I'm looking to start building a kit plane. However I'm unable to find the kits for sale. The only ones I can find are kit fox, don't get me wrong they're nice but they're not what I'm looking for. Do you think y'all can help me out?
I would love to ride that thing... I'm going to put it on my bucket list 👍✝️🛐
If you get stumped, first check your pitot tubes for wasp nests. Long time A&P mechanic here.
Congratulations Jimmy. Great progress on conversion of the plane to RV. What is the next step towards driving on wheels with an engine connection to the drive mechanism?
Yep, working on that now.
Ok, the wing stubs need to be painted jet black and have some matching Elvis Sideburns hanging off them….
if it was me i would just remove all unneeded cables and stuf just to avoid shorts later in the project
I don't know if Ron Strauss is still alive, but he flew Elvis the last couple years.....maybe he could help you some way with the buttons & tell you what they are.
Jimmy you need to utilize the APU switches and control as means to operate the diesel generator. Its only proper to put as many switches and relays and circuit breakers to use as possible.
Apply yellow mustard to burns , it works so well, you think it’s next to a miracle
I just saw this plane in a video, and they said it was- expected to fetch around 3 million dollars at action. So you did well! At 200 plus K