Much prefer this format to the Quest programmes. TV companies always seem to want some type of tension / confrontation. None of that here - just the facts. Thank you.

@hanniffydinn6019

2 жыл бұрын

You can blame chef reality shows for that! 🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️🤡🤡🤡🌍🌍🌍

@jayhuskey2280

2 жыл бұрын

I feel like you don't own a car like this unless you want to hear and feel the engine. Also you need to be a bit masochistic!

Teslarossa? Love it !! A friend of mine had one of these back in the day (1985 !) and it had quite a few problems, notably dodgy air-conditioning. So it got nicknamed the *Testicleroaster* !

@williamhardes8081

2 жыл бұрын

so destroy a classic just because you got hot balls??? you own a classic car from the 80's you put up with it's faults! maybe it was his balls that were the problem not the air-con!

@josephbidon4333

7 ай бұрын

Fellari moved the radiators to the back so you shouldn't have got roasted nuts.

Mate had a Black Testarossa and a Red Mondial (not from new both about 20yo). Both cars had awful electrics and the clutches at £3k a pop were very easy to burn out. He installed an alarm (required by insurers) in the Mondial and from then on in it was a nightmare. Whole group of us went on a french driving holiday, all the other cars were like BMWs and Range Rovers etc. Got to drove both cars (I was mainly in the Mondial) to and from the Cote D'Azur. The new alarm had to be disabled as it interfered with everything and the speedo then decided to give up the ghost during the drive down. I could only judge my speed by other road users and the satnav indication. Both were fantastic cars and drank fuel like a nervous father of the bride at a wedding. The French and Italians were all over them wherever we parked up for lunch etc. Seeing the video brought back lovely memories. They would both make lovely BEVs. Be interested to know the cost of the conversions? Great work BTW.

I love how naturally you convey the philosophy behind these conversions. I see a true "former" petrolhead who just transcended to a different state-of-mind, posing very well thought of arguments. Much respect to you sir.

@limitedseadoo

2 жыл бұрын

mdr

Just found this channel today and I'm hooked already.

Excellent as always. Very much appreciated. Thank you.

I bet Ratarossa would love to buy all the parts you remove to do your conversion.

This. This is just blasphemy.

@Metal0sopher

Ай бұрын

LOL, You're just medieval. Look at them now. I love the present and the future.

Without the fart noise at the end! 👍 Much better. I really enjoyed (particularly) the last couple of video's.

Excellent video, going to enjoy this conversion and respect to your seat comparison.

I don't understand why you call it a V when it's clearly a flat engine. I don't think the firing order has anything to do with whether it's a V or a flat engine. If the pistons are horizontally opposed, then it's a flat 12, with all due respect. Love the work you do on these cars.

@admiralfloofz658

8 ай бұрын

It is a flat 12, but it isnt a boxer engine. It has the same firingorder and crankshaft design as a V12

I started driving 1965. Also, I'm in the US so as far as the sound, there's an old saying here. "There's no substitute for cubic inches." I love the sound of a big block V-8. That being said, I believe the handwriting is on the wall for gasoline engines. Hopefully, we will catch up with you guys. I'm in Kansas and charging stations are few and far between. I also live in an apartment. So I don't think I'll live to see them anywhere I could conveniently use them. Maybe shops like yours and the charging systems will show up here. By the way I really like what you do to keep the esthetic of the vehicles you convert to electric. Very high quality work 👍

Thanks man for these videos! you're really a good presenter

beautiful car! but watching you having to deal with all these hassles makes me appreciate my flawless RX7 even more.

Great viewing just started watching in New Zealand

@spudproductions7606

2 жыл бұрын

Welcome😊

Fascinating video series. Cheers 🥂

Damn, this is brilliant, really great following this along. Love your style.

Dinojuice wallahs talk about ‘range anxiety’ for electric wallahs. As an electric wallah, I’d get pump anxiety facing a £140 bill for every fill up! I’m in your dad’s Plug Pirate crew, and enjoy discovering free recharges at supermarkets and car parks. 🏴‍☠️⚡️🔋

“We’ve had a few minor reliability issues today” - ironically with the battery. 🤣😂

@keithhoughton4308

2 жыл бұрын

That lead acid battery is probably the oldest tech on the car apart from the wheels. It's a common weakness with all my vehicles, four wheels or two. Annoyingly there's even one in my electric drive Smart Fortwo.

My kind of "TV" watching. I'm already watching your race car build; I do like these 'build' from the start..... a throw back to vintage voltage . More if the same please...

This Ferrari was an iconic car for sure. Although I never realized that the interior was that simple and cheap looking. I mean for a car with that kind of status that it used to have back in the days. For starters a digital speedometer upgrade would do a lot of good in this car. And I think that the mystery button is for the rear window heating. I am looking forward to see this project evolve. I am convinced that it will be a very pleasurable experience to drive it once it is electrified. 🙂👍

@clivestainlesssteelwomble7665

2 жыл бұрын

Same Vintage as the Countache both styling triumphs over detailed execution.

@insAneTunA

2 жыл бұрын

@@clivestainlesssteelwomble7665 I know, but a lot of the interior components have the same look and feel as the components from a Volkswagen from the same era. The buttons, the heater system, the dashboard, and so on. These days even Ferrari makes the interiors from their cars look much more exclusive and unique. The Testarossa is still an iconic car, don't get me wrong, but it kinda caught me by surprise. I had never seen the interior from this type of Ferrari in this type of detail. Although I am aware that Ferrari was always known to be a bit raw on the inside and designed for performance and outside styling. For example for many years they used a simple string that you had to pull to open the doors. With that being said I am glad the the modern Ferrari designers seem to have a lot more artistic freedom for the interior from their modern cars. It is still raw, but you no longer have the feeling that you can find the same interior inside a Volkswagen.

@lebojay

2 жыл бұрын

I’m not sure why, but the black interior always looks very cheap in these cars. Look at pictures of lighter colour interiors. They don’t look cheap at all.

@insAneTunA

2 жыл бұрын

@@lebojay You might be right about that. With that being said I think that a professional interior detailing job, and some new upholstery for the seats, and the removal from some of the old analog millage clocks and dials and knobs, would make a lot of difference for this car. I can see the potential.

So jealous, would love to drive this ICE or EV, and you Richard get to do both

WD 40 on that hinge

Apparently a TVR is all about the engine and noise.....Opps! Great video, looking forward to the progress! 🤟⚡🌿

£140 for a tank of petrol is a pretty good reason for you to have FOUR of these to convert. However, it would cost twice as much to fill it this week!

@Allmentux

2 жыл бұрын

The only problem is that a) your investment (converting it to BEV) takes ages to brake even and b) with more and more eletric cars on the road, electicity will get more expensive too..you can buy a lot of petrol for the money and even if an electric motor makes it better for daily driving, the rest of the car is still old (no airbags, no crumble zones, old chassis and suspension design etc). This cars were never meant to be daily drivers, regardless of whats powering them.

looking forward to the next video.

Curious that you filled the tank just before you remove it. To make the Testarossa usable, it needs height adjustable suspension. This car cannot be used on any ramp or driveway with a slope. The front skirt has to be replaced continually.

@ElectricClassicCars

2 жыл бұрын

Good to know. Thanks. 😁👍

@lebojay

2 жыл бұрын

Not true. It’s higher than you think. Take a good look at the front spoiler and how much space is underneath it. I haven’t scraped my spoiler yet, and I drive it like any other car. I was extremely careful the first few days I owned the car, but then realized I didn’t need to be.

Thank you for largest vanity mirror ever put on car

Matt from carwow sends his regards.

@ElectricClassicCars

2 жыл бұрын

I see a Testarossa Vs Teslarossa drag race in his future. 😁👍

@stefanbekan1298

2 жыл бұрын

@@ElectricClassicCars *everyone liked that*

Is this one customer with four Testarossas? Or four owners with a Testarossa each? Anyway, impressive!

A true petrolhead’s biggest nightmare 😡🤬

Word Up by Cameo. I'd completely forgotten that song so I had to find it on YT. I really wish it had remained forgotten.

It would be interesting to see you do an EV conversion of one of the two Lancia Stratos replicas out there (Hawk HF or Lister Bell STR). Perhaps a collaboration with the company that makes the chassis. Since they already design the chassis to take a donor engine it might be a good business move for them to develop a model to take a donor EV drivetrain to future-proof their car.

@Mobile_Dom

2 жыл бұрын

that would also enable them to run without the stock gearbox correct, making it smaller, lighter and more space for batteries

@ElectricClassicCars

2 жыл бұрын

Stratos. One of my top 3 dream cars. 😎👌

@Mobile_Dom

2 жыл бұрын

@@ElectricClassicCars they might be a tad hard to get, I'll allow a delta integral as a substitute :P

@4literv6

2 жыл бұрын

@@ElectricClassicCars have you seen the modern stratos that's built on a Ferrari 458 chassis by chance? I want to see an ev converted countach lp5000s and then a pantera ev conversion. To bad you can't easily take the body off a new or used model 3 perf tesla and then fit the exotic shell right over it. Imagine something like that with some serious tuning to make 600+awd hp and weigh around 3300-3500#😎

@Surestick88

2 жыл бұрын

@@ElectricClassicCars Right? I think it's probably my favourite. The looks with a chassis that still wins classic rallies to this day, and its reputation as a bit of a widow-maker, who could ask for more?

Those switches control the direction of air from the foot air vents (I googled it haha). Look forward to seeing (and hearing) the finished article.

Great video mate 👌

Bring it, Richard. I am very curious how is it going to end up.

Great info to think about thanks

Great Video, just one comment: Sunny from Miami Vice never complained about clutch and power steering…. 😂

Another thing Richard, about those beautiful nostalgic Ferrari, is that as they old, the parts will be rarer, harder to get and also that accumulates the cost. Then, comes another question... when it will be possible to service those old Ferraris with original parts? Will Ferrari have all spare parts forever?

@imnotamechanic3491

2 жыл бұрын

I think Ferrari is likely to continue having spare parts longer than most, simply because they know their cars retain value and that means there will be enough of them to justify continued production and the owners have the means to pay (and the value of the cars justify the expense). However, newer cars, I have already heard of Ferraris made this century having unobtainable parts, as outsourcing has increased, things like trim parts and smaller body mouldings were supplied by third parties who may not ahve the mouldings - but converting to EV won't solve that problem, but 3D printing might!

This is my favorite Ferrari. When I first started hearing ppl doing conversions the testarosa was the first car I thought of.😎😍😍👍👍

I'd like to see the conversion of a Lotus Esprit to electric!

@williamhardes8081

2 жыл бұрын

watch them fuck up what is already an amazing car in it's own right. yeah, great idea.

@johnsizemore7579

2 жыл бұрын

@@williamhardes8081 I test drove an 88 Esprit in about 97. As I recall, it had gorgeous styling, an alright engine (turbo 4), and an awful transmission. A smooth, linear power and and no transmission to mess things up sounds perfect to me for an Esprit. If you disagree, don't buy one or watch a video of one.

An English bloke filling an Italian car at a Texas Oil Company 'gas' station. Cool! In the early '90s, I ended up in south Miami-Dade County, helping out with the Hurricane Andrew rebuild. There were a few Testarossas running around Miami popularized by Miami Vice.

Richard is a legend! Keeping classic cars alive and making them even better with electric power! I wish I kept my stag now and had these guys do a conversion 😩

@williamhardes8081

2 жыл бұрын

to screw up a perfectly imperfect stag?

I'm guessing the battery problem is the Alternator. But as that is coming out with the engine it's not a problem. :)

I'm David from Western Australia and have been a Ferrari fan since 1958. But no more. Nowadays, Ferrari is more like Prada on petrol. The testarossa flat 12 was a cul-de-Sac in Ferrari design, with a monstrous motor in the back. Nowadays, I'm a solid Tesla fan, and your Teslarossa conversion seems the right path for this car.

@ElectricClassicCars

Жыл бұрын

Thanks. I completely agree. I'm a massive car nut and having driven the Testarossa both petrol and electric, the electric is sooo much better in everyway. 👍

@davidherbert5027

Жыл бұрын

@@ElectricClassicCars Thanks for your reply. I wish you all the best with your business. What happened to the TestaRossa engine? Were you able to resell and recover a little cash? Can you share with us the final cost of the project? I'm also a fan of Superfastmatt. He does a variety of car and bike projects on KZread, but I think you might enjoy his story of installing a Tesla power plant in a 1950 Mk 5 Jaguar. The Mk5 Jaguar was originally powered by a 3.5 litre 6 cylinder motor bought in from the Standard Car Company. Crappy Motor.

What a beautiful car.

It’s great you do this. Every time one of these valuable cars gets destroyed by people who have no idea about preserving history, the more valuable mine gets!

@MrTjnielsen81

9 ай бұрын

What a silly comment. These conversations show a clear love and immense respect for the original design, keeping as much as possible of the classic look and feel of the car, while making it much easier, safer and more reliable, and more powerful and with better performance and handling to boot.

@chrisbaker121924

7 ай бұрын

@@MrTjnielsen81… Enzo famously said when you buy a Ferrari you’re buying an engine and the rest of the car comes free. So removing the engine from this car removes what is important from the car. The body and the interior on Ferraris aren’t all that special, it’s the engine that is the whole point of it.

The Testarossa has a 115L fuel tank, so you were pretty close to empty there.Then again, if they are delivering a car for EV conversion, it sort of makes sense for the tank to be pretty empty.

Handling must change re. full v empty, as the Testarossa fuel tank capacity is 115litres. Having +/- 100kg over the rear wheels must mean spirited driving is 'interesting'.

Great video. Going to fun watching the conversion. I'm in Newfoundland and little to no access to any scrapped Tesla's... I have an electronic engineering background and have been wanting to convert a car for 35 years... Just too damn expensive.... With current gas prices might now be viable... I'd do a TR7 or Fiat X1/9

I'm torn over the project

you had me right up to 'better than the Countach". lol

Great show, like your simple explanation of complicated subjects, you talk about a Mini kit that will go to the US and was wondering if you would have a Vanagon kit for a 2 wheel drive Carat. Best regards J-C

You Should try and get a 47/53 weight distribution that is the best handling set up according to Ferrari. Love the video looking forwards to the next.

@ElectricClassicCars

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the tip. 👍

@4literv6

Жыл бұрын

This comment aged like a fine wine. 👍🏻

You could keep the gated selector but with that, you could have selectable regenerative braking positions. By the way, how would you go about electrifying convertibles? The hard tops take a fair bit of juice from the 12v battery. Its usually best to operate them with the alternator operating. How would you do it?

According to Harry's videos, the TR is a GT that covers long distances easily and the Lambo is not. More of a day trip car. When you put more weight on the front you may have to change the springs to adjust. Also, older cars like this need to be plugged in when not driven. But I suppose you know that since that sort of is your business. You said you are doing 4 conversions so you must have a kit to bolt in the components. Or is this kind of a prototype? Curious to see how the weight and distribution compares when you are finished.

@andyb7963

2 жыл бұрын

They already did a couple of these, watch the tv show

@andyb7963

2 жыл бұрын

They already did a couple of these Ferrari

Great video. 95 RON in a Ferrari?! 😱 Looking forward to see the conversion Word Up! Brilliant.

@SteveSWC

2 жыл бұрын

No 4 Star anymore 🤣👍🏼

@ruaraidhmcdonald-walker9524

2 жыл бұрын

@@SteveSWC Super unleaded….

@ElectricClassicCars

2 жыл бұрын

@@ruaraidhmcdonald-walker9524 We're in Wales so it's 'super duper mega unleaded'. 😆😁👍

A Cameo's "Word Up" reference? Love it.

Really enjoyed this. All the technology you've mastered will certainly be put to best use here. Looking forward to your solutions. Cheers!

If the gated manual is staying, is there a plan for an electric gearbox oil heater?

You’re not only living the dream, but making a living and a great show while at it. You should record the last run of the engine so that the owner can play it over the soundsystem when you’re fiņished with the conversion.

@williamhardes8081

2 жыл бұрын

what was that? destroying an automotive legend just so they can say, we build an electric supercar! no, you fucked up a petrol one!

@dobbo7690

2 жыл бұрын

@@williamhardes8081 while improving performance, acceleration and reliability despite never having to change the oil again. Think about that the next time you’re sitting around waiting to get your oil and filter changed.

@williamhardes8081

2 жыл бұрын

@@dobbo7690 it would probably take longer to charge than a competent and experienced mechanic would take to do the oil change.

@dobbo7690

2 жыл бұрын

@@williamhardes8081 which is why you charge overnight and have a full battery when you wake up.

@gianf9887

7 ай бұрын

Living the dream?.😂😂😂 a total nightmare!

I've been seeing that some new EVs have issues with their 12v battery being flat as well. The Ioniq5 has a battery management but there are still issues being reported. How do you in your conversions fix this? As I assume you keep the 12v battery.

Converting a Lamborghini countach would be interesting to see! That is my teenage poster kind of car too 🙂

@ElectricClassicCars

6 ай бұрын

Yes please 😎👍

@Juninho_ruindadePura

2 ай бұрын

NOOOOOOO LAMBORGHINI NOOOO 😭😭🤬🤬

@Ceifadordeamostradinho

2 ай бұрын

you have exactly 3 seconds to turn off your pc

@supersonicwuz

2 ай бұрын

NO!

Great videos like normal, to bad you couldn’t take it on a track. Are you going to have to upgrade the breaks on these like the other ones you’ve had? Your guys are going to love draining the fuel out of it with 3/4 tank full.

Any thoughts of developing a sound system perhaps in place of the mufflers/tailpipes that can reproduce various gasoline engine sounds linked to the accelerator?

Beauty of a car. Curious though as to why you filled the tank knowing it is going to be converted anyway?

@ElectricClassicCars

2 жыл бұрын

It didn't take long to drain it, just around 200 miles of 'spirited' driving. We had to give the old petrol engine a good send off. 😁👍

Heated seats buttons on the centre console?

Love your videos sir. I was introduced to your business on your Motortrend show "Vintage Voltage". Love that show! I appreciate all the time and effort you and your crew put in to bringing back classic vehicles in a more eco friendly way, as well as all the hard work you all put in to making these videos. Thank you!

@spudproductions7606

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Paul😊

I hope in the post-conversion test drive you redeem yourself wearing by a Bennetton suit & no socks! 😹

What do you do with the tank full of petrol once you start with the stripe down. Worth a forture

@ElectricClassicCars

2 жыл бұрын

Invest it. 😆😁👍

Oh, I see what you did! You changed the _T_ in Testarossa to the _L_ in Teslarossa. So clever, so very clever. _T_-oo _L_-ate for the Ferrari, though.

New here: I'd be curious to see if you could do a motocycle project, just as one off. Second thing, what you doing with all the internal combustion engine parts and components? They off to get melted down or something?

@ElectricClassicCars

2 жыл бұрын

We've done a motorbike conversion. We'll do a video on it soon. All the old bits gets sold back into the classic car market. 👍

@williamhardes8081

2 жыл бұрын

@@ElectricClassicCars you should have tarted up the bike and resold it instead of screwing up a bike that a real biker might want to own rather than some wanker who probably just wants it to say i own an electric bike not to ride it and enjoy it. what next?

@5:47 Somebody call Tyrrell's Classic Workshop!

Pininfarina 😘👌

What are Tesla wheels, if not connected to the engine ? Won't this front suspension be completely new to suit ? The rear likewise ?

Is it possible to organize a drag race between the two Ferraris after converting one of them to electric, I think it will be fun.

@ElectricClassicCars

2 жыл бұрын

Great idea. Although I think we all know which one will win. 😆😁👍

@4literv6

2 жыл бұрын

@@ElectricClassicCars I wanna see the teslarossa vs the 308gte tesla swap, for true Ferrari on Ferrari ev drag racing wars. 😎 Then invite all your friends with their ev swaps and have at it.

@sparky4878

2 жыл бұрын

Doesn’t matter which wins. I know which I’d rather have even if it was slower.

@mikipari1

2 жыл бұрын

@@sparky4878 the original v12

@gianf9887

7 ай бұрын

​@@ElectricClassicCarsyeah, maybe because the original Testarossa is 30 y.o.? Do it against a modern high hp gas car and let's see, especially after a couple of curves 😂😂😂

Keeping the gated shifter for forward/reverse/neutral?

Is that a Gordon Keeble there in the background? Stunning car, will you be keeping driveshaft? I mean, is the electric motor going on the rear axle or under the bonnet...

@ElectricClassicCars

Жыл бұрын

Yep. Lovely car. We did an episode on it last year. 👍 kzread.info/dash/bejne/a3d7qdqoes7YYNI.html

I would love to see a Ferrari Dino 246 spider converted.

@williamhardes8081

2 жыл бұрын

great. we just fucked up one piece of motoring greatness. now lets fuck up a Ferrari Dino 246 spider. no one will care? my ass!!!!

Wouldn’t you keep it on trickle charge too keep the battery in top condition

@sparky4878

2 жыл бұрын

Exactly. I have my cars on Cteks, they sometimes stand for weeks without being driven.

Darn google algorithm brought me here, wow I feel binge watching feeling coming up 😅

So Testarossa 1, getting Converted for Differed maintenance of the battery and the fuel metering unit that after sitting needs a rebuild, given how it kept surging and stopping right on the start of the cold start. Also word of warning if you get a ferrari 360 in for this conversion, do NOT jump the battery, it fries the computer, it happened to samcrac who was rebuilding one, your better off just flat out replacing the battery, and I think the same rule applies to some of the earlier BMW's too and the general rule with italian cars is take it out once a week for a run, anything beyond that and they get angry also if you want a personal one for yourself that kinda combines the best of both worlds like testarossa styling without the drawbacks of its size, look at a late model 348, after they started modernizing them, their kind of the sweetspot of the V8 range also when he comes to his senses, tell him to put a 512TR motor in it, or put some headers on it and actually drive it, its like an italian woman, you ignore it enough and then one day you get a pasta bowl thrown at you as you walk in the door also the footpedals might be offset because its backwards from how it might have been designed in italy, as I dont think the UK market was really its intended market so what your seeing is basically the gas pedal where the clutch and brake pedal would normally be on the american one, also 32 gallon tank, its a grand touring car after all also the testarossa book I have says it has an option of either 225's or 245's in the front, and normally I have never heard anyone say its light in the front, not once, so you must have an 88 with the 225's and with the new rim size as they changed the rims from the center knock 16.5's to something abit easier to find tires for so when you fiddle with it if I am right, try 235's, either that or it just has old tires on it, that would do it. also personally the major failing on the testarossa was the front bumper, like it needs to be reangled and flipped around so the bottom thinner strip is on the top, so it matches the front better still glad to see your not thrashing it and you like it but I'm not blind it is italian and somethings can very much be improved lol and also as much as I hate to say it, with the way the car is designed, the engine out service, it would apply itself well to this conversion, they designed the entire rear subframe to just come out and drop out with a few bolts. also your seats been retrimmed, testarossa's dont have those, someones retrimmed the thing in the center to have those daytona lines put on it. and I think those two switches in the middle are for the windows, and one of those is the defroster for the rear, and theirs controls for the air con in there too, which is controled by one of the knobs. hence the red to blue thing also that's kind of incredible really, so its within 11 to 12 KG on either tire for an even balance at the front or the rear

I miss my small holding in Carmarthen which was not far from Pembrey Circuit where at certain times of the year you could hear from a considerable distance formula one cars being tested also the 2 vent rocker switches in the center console of the Testarossa should control air direction.

So what will you do with the old powertrain once you’ve removed it? It’s worth a small fortune.

@ElectricClassicCars

2 жыл бұрын

They're already sold back into the Ferrari world. 👍

I have a dream to do this to an f40, mostly to watch people lose their minds.

@biddlelove2135

2 жыл бұрын

😂😂😂👍

@4literv6

2 жыл бұрын

One like the gas monkey garage build, black murdered out slammed to the ground. I'd build the battery pack and inverters to look like something crazy under the rear decklid maybe even keep the prancing horse logo put something of an updated version which has powered by tesla underneath the prancing horse. 😁 Just like how icon did with their tesla swapped 49 mercury. Or Ford with the cobra jet e 1400 drag racing mustang.

Rear quarter angle is the best because that's the one most drivers will get a view of for longest XD

@ElectricClassicCars

10 ай бұрын

I agree. 😎👍

Just thought of something, on Android there is or rather was, an app that you installed on your phone that once calibrated you could select the car manufacturer/engine sound and play it through the car audio system (maybe you can add external waterproof speakers at the back?). It's calibrated using the phones gyroscopic sensors and as the Gforce increases, the app accelerates the cars engine reproduction in return. The app was called XLR8. Now if you add that ability to your classic electric sports cars, you won't lose any of that amazing V6, V8, V10, V12 rumble engine sound that makes these classics so desirable.

@williamhardes8081

2 жыл бұрын

sound like you need a racing simulator not a car. if you need to do that to a car to make it sound good there is obviously something wrong either with the car or you sir!

always check the charge voltage! and the charge current! dc clamp meters are a must. and make sure to use a good trickle charger on all cars and trucks! i bet the alt is bad... will the tesla power be enough??? 287 kw on the v12... so are you using a model s power?

@williamhardes8081

2 жыл бұрын

and you could have bought how much ethanol based E85 fuel for the cost of the conversion. nice job of fucking up another classic car for the sake of views!!!!

£112 YESTERDAY- £150 TODAY !

How easy would an astravan (diesel) be to convert?, space and weight capability for batteries should be ok?

@johnt.848

2 жыл бұрын

I'd imagine a van would be much easier to convert than a car, and previous fuel type wouldn't matter.

W O R D Up! LeVar Burton of Star Trek fame played the detective in the music video. It's good to make sure that there is a good base to start with. What are the plans for the power steering? For brakes, are you using the iBooster?

@ElectricClassicCars

2 жыл бұрын

EPAS system for the steering and an iBooster if it'll fit, if not an electric vacuum pump. 👍

Do a Miami vice version in White 👍

Do a Ford Rs cosworth Sierra 3dr, obviously a Shell and Electric Motor replica. 😁

Larry Blackmon IIRC (Cameo). I bought the CD. You going to model a red codpiece, Rich? 🤣🔻

What happens to the original running gear? probably worth a bit of cash and that could be put towards the conversion.

great video+explanation+presentation! well done presenter and cameraman! Totally with you on the back view looking sideways - a thing of real beauty! Although some would say a Ferrari is all about the engine, i think like you, the feel and style of the interior and body is part of the appeal as well. I'll have my interior leather Ferrari seats looking like an MJ/Cameo video, s'il vous plait - too funny mate! Looking forward to the conversion! Pump up the volume on that WORD UP video, por favor! 🙏🏻

Loving your awesome work. This looks like a very high quality car - how can the owner justify the pricing of what is possibly a £150k car plus at least £100k for your work? Is this going to be a £300+k car?

@clivestainlesssteelwomble7665

2 жыл бұрын

Have you ever seen the price of genuine parts and Labour on a Ferrari or Porsche 😂😉 or anything else connected to the terms luxury or supercar. Dont even mention the word boat.

@SteveSWC

2 жыл бұрын

Maybe they just don’t care? Maybe after the conversation they might be able to get out and enjoy it. Possibly stick 30k a year on it?

@lebojay

2 жыл бұрын

There are people for whom this amount of money is nothing.

@clivestainlesssteelwomble7665

2 жыл бұрын

@@lebojay Selling a low milage original engine will offset a lot of costs.. and future servicing and a lot of future fuel costs....after all its litteraly money to burn.... a diminishing resource.

I'm just waiting for your "electrification" service :). I will buy a 1980s Camaro or a DeLorean and make my dream car out of it with your help.

Quite a few Kia EV owners have had problems with the 12v battery being flat... ( locked out of the car etc...) Not had an issue with mine so far !

first time here, blown away with the video, subscribed. this feels like a car review channel than a car shop. i felt guilty that I enjoyed the noise of the car and sad learning that this is a V12 engine about to be removed. but then the exhaust and poor reliability, car deserves to be enjoyed.

@jtothepmusic

2 жыл бұрын

And it would be enjoyed by leaving the ICE in there and to someone who values the car and its heritage.

@hakonhalldorsson6673

2 жыл бұрын

@@jtothepmusic Exactly this. If you want an EV, just get one, there's tons of soulless uninteresting ones to choose from. Sell this amazing car to someone who actually appreciates what a car like this is about.