Nice synopsis Jimmy! I'm pulling my motor out of my wrangler right now. Thinking about a nissan leaf swap. It has a 5 speed ax15 transmission I want to get the adapter plate built by brat industries.
Imagine these evs in la county how they caught fire a provided a beautiful blow torch blowing flames for hours and don’t forget the the Tesla power walls
Interesting stuff here. I’m intentionally starting with a 1200 pound car that never had power anything nor a/c or any junk like that and is manual. I am wondering if there is a way of avoiding screens (except perhaps as a diagnostic plug in type of thing). I far prefer minimal gauges, even with looking at a screen like now on TH-cam for more than an hour at a time is an invitation for migraines.
Very cool! What type of car is it? Simple and lighter is always better when it comes to EV conversions. As far as screens you can put the OLED display in the glovebox or something like that and use Speedhut gauges to show all the relevant information. Also you can use an app on your phone to connect via bluetooth to get the rest of the information when you need it.
This is wonderful information. It’s a 1960 Triumph Herald coupe. There wasn’t much left of it when I got it. It had been sitting in a field in North Dakota probably since it was last registered in 1968. The ICE engine was nothing to write home about when new and after draining 4 gallons of murky water out of the oil pan I don’t think there is much expectation that it is headed for an automotive museum. I have plenty of body and suspension work ahead which will give me time to learn about EV conversions. Most of what I see is squarely in the “go faster” realm. I don’t have any interest in that direction. 70mph max and a 80 mile range is great for my needs. I am staying tuned here to glean what I can.
I’m looking to get an EV conversion for my commercial truck but am having trouble finding insurance. Does anyone know of insurance companies that cover EV conversions?
Question, for a longitudinal vehicle, if the vehicle has a manual transmission, do you shift gears like an ICE vehicle? What are good numbers regarding gross weight to identify a good conversion candidate? I like the Volvo 240, Volvo 850 & early V70. Are those good candidates? I've read costs to convert are quite expensive (like $20-30K). Is that correct?
When using the LEAF motor it has such a broad powerband from 0 to 10,000 RPM that the manual transmission can be left in 2nd gear and reach highway speeds as well as having good acceleration. It is not necessary to shift gears. Right now there is no clutch so shifting on the fly is not super easy and takes some concentration. I am interested in having a clutch, however. It would be fun to shift through the gears just for the kick of it. If you can do the conversion yourself you could probably do it for $10,000 if you get a good deal on the donor vehicle, but if you have a shop like mine do it then of course the labor adds quite a bit of cost, yes $20-30k is about right, more if you want more options or a newer LEAF with bigger battery. I think a Volvo 240 or 850 would be a great candidate because there is a lot of room to install the battery and other components. A V70 would be a bit heavier and the modern cars sometimes throw a fit when you remove the engine and associated computer systems, so I would stick with an older model OBD2 or older.
Converting an ICE car to EV seems more about having a unique car or a challenge than about being affordable. You can end up with something very cool but you can also go out and buy a used EV for an affordable amount of money without investing all of the hours of work and that EV will probably be more reliable as it will have been designed by professionals. I'm here because I think converted EVs are cool just like lots of classic cars are cool. If I converted a car it would be a passion project, not an attempt to make affordable transportation.
Yeah, an EV conversion is definitely more about the experience than the affordability. It's definitely not done to save money, but can be done on a DIY budget.
A very powerfull golf cart. You can buy conversion kits with no drilling and welding. So you can put the Old engine in a container or a glass display case if you want. And if there is a collector interested in your unique classic car and will give you millions you can put it back.
let me know when it beats the current cannon ball record and I'll reconsider, but until then yes it's "very powerful" there's plenty of ICE engines out there making thousands to tens of thousands of horse power. I just don't don't want to risk my entire house burning down for one, and the thermal density just isn't there. That's why Mazda want's to bring back the rotary to be a generator for a hybrid. We should have flying vehicles for the masses by now, and you're selling "this future" "no maintenance required just go from 8,000 mile oil to changes to 8,000 mile tire changes"
@@alexmaccity Cannonball? Talk about a arbitrary and useless metric. What about Pike's Peak Hill Climb? EVs already won that over and over. You bring up density and then rotary in the same sentence. LOL. Rotaries are horrible, they burn more gas than a 632 Big Block and break every 30k miles or less. Tires last the same as long as you drive the same.
Still working on totaling my Leaf before I start a conversion lmao
The Hemi for a great sleeper 🤔💥
Thank you for your channel and for providing good info. Wishing you success and hope you open many shops across the US.
Great Video Jimmy. Lots of useful information, and well explained. Appreciate your work!
Nice synopsis Jimmy! I'm pulling my motor out of my wrangler right now. Thinking about a nissan leaf swap. It has a 5 speed ax15 transmission I want to get the adapter plate built by brat industries.
Nice! Nissan LEAF is a great donor vehicle for swaps! Going to do a video soon specifically on LEAF swapping!
Imagine these evs in la county how they caught fire a provided a beautiful blow torch blowing flames for hours and don’t forget the the Tesla power walls
Lithium batteries are probably the least of their concerns with all the mismanagement and arsonists going around
Great summary!
This should have been the first video before all the videos showing the final build.
Nice informative video!
thank you!
Thanks for the information 👍
So was that car you made able to get a VIN number and insurance?
Interesting stuff here. I’m intentionally starting with a 1200 pound car that never had power anything nor a/c or any junk like that and is manual. I am wondering if there is a way of avoiding screens (except perhaps as a diagnostic plug in type of thing). I far prefer minimal gauges, even with looking at a screen like now on TH-cam for more than an hour at a time is an invitation for migraines.
Very cool! What type of car is it? Simple and lighter is always better when it comes to EV conversions. As far as screens you can put the OLED display in the glovebox or something like that and use Speedhut gauges to show all the relevant information. Also you can use an app on your phone to connect via bluetooth to get the rest of the information when you need it.
This is wonderful information.
It’s a 1960 Triumph Herald coupe. There wasn’t much left of it when I got it. It had been sitting in a field in North Dakota probably since it was last registered in 1968. The ICE engine was nothing to write home about when new and after draining 4 gallons of murky water out of the oil pan I don’t think there is much expectation that it is headed for an automotive museum.
I have plenty of body and suspension work ahead which will give me time to learn about EV conversions.
Most of what I see is squarely in the “go faster” realm. I don’t have any interest in that direction. 70mph max and a 80 mile range is great for my needs. I am staying tuned here to glean what I can.
I’m looking to get an EV conversion for my commercial truck but am having trouble finding insurance. Does anyone know of insurance companies that cover EV conversions?
Dave, my other customer was able to get insured through Progressive as an EV conversion.
@@EVSwap oh. great thanks!
Question, for a longitudinal vehicle, if the vehicle has a manual transmission, do you shift gears like an ICE vehicle? What are good numbers regarding gross weight to identify a good conversion candidate? I like the Volvo 240, Volvo 850 & early V70. Are those good candidates? I've read costs to convert are quite expensive (like $20-30K). Is that correct?
When using the LEAF motor it has such a broad powerband from 0 to 10,000 RPM that the manual transmission can be left in 2nd gear and reach highway speeds as well as having good acceleration. It is not necessary to shift gears. Right now there is no clutch so shifting on the fly is not super easy and takes some concentration. I am interested in having a clutch, however. It would be fun to shift through the gears just for the kick of it.
If you can do the conversion yourself you could probably do it for $10,000 if you get a good deal on the donor vehicle, but if you have a shop like mine do it then of course the labor adds quite a bit of cost, yes $20-30k is about right, more if you want more options or a newer LEAF with bigger battery.
I think a Volvo 240 or 850 would be a great candidate because there is a lot of room to install the battery and other components. A V70 would be a bit heavier and the modern cars sometimes throw a fit when you remove the engine and associated computer systems, so I would stick with an older model OBD2 or older.
Converting an ICE car to EV seems more about having a unique car or a challenge than about being affordable. You can end up with something very cool but you can also go out and buy a used EV for an affordable amount of money without investing all of the hours of work and that EV will probably be more reliable as it will have been designed by professionals. I'm here because I think converted EVs are cool just like lots of classic cars are cool. If I converted a car it would be a passion project, not an attempt to make affordable transportation.
Yeah, an EV conversion is definitely more about the experience than the affordability. It's definitely not done to save money, but can be done on a DIY budget.
@@EVSwap It's fun to watch so I'm glad someone is doing it.
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I don't want to ruin a classic car by making it a golf cart
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A very powerfull golf cart.
You can buy conversion kits with no drilling and welding.
So you can put the Old engine in a container or a glass display case if you want.
And if there is a collector interested in your unique classic car and will give you millions you can put it back.
let me know when it beats the current cannon ball record and I'll reconsider, but until then yes it's "very powerful" there's plenty of ICE engines out there making thousands to tens of thousands of horse power. I just don't don't want to risk my entire house burning down for one, and the thermal density just isn't there. That's why Mazda want's to bring back the rotary to be a generator for a hybrid. We should have flying vehicles for the masses by now, and you're selling "this future"
"no maintenance required just go from 8,000 mile oil to changes to 8,000 mile tire changes"
@@alexmaccity Youre defintely on the wrong channel.
@@alexmaccity Cannonball? Talk about a arbitrary and useless metric. What about Pike's Peak Hill Climb? EVs already won that over and over. You bring up density and then rotary in the same sentence. LOL. Rotaries are horrible, they burn more gas than a 632 Big Block and break every 30k miles or less. Tires last the same as long as you drive the same.
Nice informative video!