Excellent project! I remember back in the late 70s wanting sooo badly to get one of those Corbin-Gentry conversion kits and putting it into a Kelmark GT. (confident you'll know the reference) I never did, but I did have a Sebring-Vangard project for a while. Good times.

@LouTrottier

2 жыл бұрын

Kekmark GT - oh yah!!

So excited for this build Lou!!! Great work!

@LouTrottier

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Sylvain.

Excited for this one too! Lou, you ROCK!

@LouTrottier

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks David.

A great new project. Don't forget to take us autocrossing when it's done 🤗

@LouTrottier

2 жыл бұрын

You know I will. Thanks

Nice Project, but I want see the Ferrari 308 going finish and run 👏

@LouTrottier

2 жыл бұрын

LOL.. so do I!

Looks like a challenging build. 😳 Kinda fun but challenging. Matt.

@LouTrottier

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Matt.

Great project. Interesting car as well. Ive never happened to see one of those in the States.

@LouTrottier

2 жыл бұрын

they are pretty rare nowadays yes.

Good work, Lou … thanks for the fun content!😀

@LouTrottier

2 жыл бұрын

thanks for watching Mark!

Looking forward to this one Lou

@LouTrottier

2 жыл бұрын

thanks Roger! appreciate your comment.

Fantastic...i have a Puma GTE 1978. It's a good car.

@LouTrottier

2 жыл бұрын

Oh sweet. Nice.

@pedrom5919

2 жыл бұрын

@@LouTrottier If you want i could send some pictures. Just to have some references. Regards

Excellent project--LIKE

@LouTrottier

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks.

We all like to see Terry.

@LouTrottier

2 жыл бұрын

Terry is funny bird. Sometimes he is all in.. sometimes the complete opposite.

Cool 😎

@LouTrottier

2 жыл бұрын

😃

Amazing work... canada delivers

@LouTrottier

2 жыл бұрын

Lol. Thanks.

I think you meant to say MacGruber. Just kidding (LOL)! Cheers!👍

@LouTrottier

2 жыл бұрын

Macgruber.😂

Very interesting project Lou, I respect your engineering skills. For a bit of fun, check out the late Fred Dibnah. English eccentric, steeplejack and engineer. I think that you and he would have enjoyed a pint and a chat together.

@LouTrottier

2 жыл бұрын

thanks Paul, I'll check him out.

I personally think terry's a shop three man, but that's just my impression hehehehe (no one is safe from my wise cracks bwahahahahah)

@LouTrottier

2 жыл бұрын

Shop three man?

@muskokamike127

2 жыл бұрын

@@LouTrottier Yeah you said he was the shop four man...foreman....get it? lol Dad joke level 600...achieved!

The floor pans look robust,

@LouTrottier

2 жыл бұрын

They turned out well eh?

9:55 I'm VERY interested to see how the EV motor works with a trans. I could never figure out why evs don't have transmissions where you can make use of their tremendous instant torque and hp but then once you get up in speed, reduce the energy consumption by the use of gearing. Now this brings me to another query: who in this world needs an Electric Pickup Truck that does 0 - 60 mph in 3 seconds? Now since you're using a transmission, does that mean you'll get 3 forward gears and 3 reverse gears since reverse is caused by changing the direction of the electric motor? lol "you think it's fast in forward, wait until you see me in REVERSE" lolol

@LouTrottier

2 жыл бұрын

Using the vw transmission allows it work as normal.

@muskokamike127

2 жыл бұрын

@@LouTrottier that's what I'm thinking and I bet you will see an increase in range because of it. As long as it can handle the torque. VW motors weren't the most powerful. (yeah the leaf blower motor is only 107 hp so it's not outrageous. Even the clutch and flywheel should be able to handle it.

@LouTrottier

2 жыл бұрын

@@muskokamike127 agreed.

@BillCarlson

2 жыл бұрын

Transmissions are generally unnecessary in an EV. They are needed in ICE vehicles because internal combustion engines have power curves that are very "peaky" - they also don't put out much power low in the RPM range, so in most of the power curve you're getting like 30% of max power. With a transmission you can get peak power at 5 different points on your speedometer (5-speed transmission) rather than 1. EVs have very flat power curves. They start off at 100% torque and then as speed builds they lose some, but even at high speed they might produce 80% as much power.. still a lot. And their efficiency curves are also pretty flat. So while, yes, you can get additional power by putting in a transmission, it's not worth the added inefficiency of always having the transmission in the drivetrain. Plus they add extra weight and complexity. There is a reason why there are almost no EVs that have transmissions.

@muskokamike127

2 жыл бұрын

@@BillCarlson I realize all that, but you erred on a couple of things kinda sorta: On start up at 0 rpm Yes, electric motors produce instant torque AND hp, but they also have massive current draws at that point. That's why massive electric motors have starter windings that are effectively a starter motor inside the larger motor to get the large stator spinning. This is, in effect, a "first gear". By simply bolting up the EV motor and keeping the trans you'll eliminate this huge current draw and most likely increase the range. Once again, no one in all practicality needs a pickup or hummer that does 0 - 60 in 3 seconds. Me? A guy who used pickups for WORK, I'd rather have the drive train more balanced and be able to make it to the job site and home again on a single charge.