How we found cheap parts for our DIY Electric Mini Cooper
Published on 3 months ago
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dboyedoe
2 days ago
"and I'm black" 😂
Brady Moy
4 days ago
What gauge was the cheap wire?
Hojoz
12 days ago
Put more effort into your brackets! Nick would appreciate that.
Sailing Anna Sara
12 days ago
this intro is golden lol!! mans making at the least $40k a week! lol!
Ted Rainville II
13 days ago
Mo Leenda
Marioreviews123
23 days ago
I just realized what he meant whenever he said eggplant dear God
Moi Crux
23 days ago
Leenda wow 😍
662theo
23 days ago
Leenda ass is sexy.
Mike C
26 days ago
Your videos are well done and educational. Keep up the great work.
Cosmo
Month ago
*I Wonder* out all the comments, who discovered the WHITE GLOVES at 3:58 ?
panzerabwerkanone
Month ago
About buying an EV project car. Most people finance their cars. Unless you have a substantial surplus in your bank account, few DIY people are going to be able to get a bank to finance a EV. Especially one that is homebuilt and has limited appeal and resale value.
Selvakumar Natesan
Month ago
Long wire on shunt is going to drop voltage..and hence the current flow value is going to be incorrect. Would recommend RS485 with modbus or canbus protocol..
CptSpears007
Month ago
I think another term for the DC Shunt is a Current Transformer. Used to take a proportional sample of a high current, so only a smaller safer current is used for the meter.
Hot Toolsja
Month ago
🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🇯🇲🇯🇲🇯🇲🇯🇲
Enrique Hernandez
Month ago
“Bulkhead” not fire wall
Enrique Hernandez
Month ago
We need more videos with leenda
Aaron Walcott
Month ago
3:06 Rich: and went riding off into the sunset Leenda: We ain't... go- in- nowhere!! We ain't... going nowhere! We can't be stopped now... You know the rest.
Deontae Taylor
Month ago
It me up.
Deontae Taylor
Month ago
Do u still have those part. I really need them.
FlipzDC
Month ago
I didn't know rich ate happy meals 15:53 bottom right there is a happy meal
73 Buick
Month ago
😂😂😂
Yuli
Month ago
found who to lead Top gear
Sayed Sahbeni
Month ago
Ok now kidding about donating your seeds on your sponsor spots is getting out of hand and into the cup,I feel like your not kidding about it
Alex P
Month ago
Easily the funniest guy on USgone.
Charcoal Production
Month ago
Soooo, when do you put the autopilot in your electric mini? Great video, keep it up!😁
Sami Love
2 months ago
How can anybody hate on this dude ...
Ryan
2 months ago
Thats a lot of babies Tesla is going to have to block!
Gruxxan
2 months ago
a contactor is just a big ass relay/solenoid?
灰灰
2 months ago
The opening is bad ass
Kingatow Crew
2 months ago
dude ...you are the king of adds ...i love how you present them
Ruben b
2 months ago
Rich wtf, what kind of intro is this!? I haven't watched your videos in ages and, damn, this is awesome. Your quality improved and the jokes make me smile.
Corey Walsh
2 months ago
July 4th was a good day for business!
Stan Kolodin
2 months ago
Did they really bleep out the word high?
trancehound
2 months ago
You gotta Break that so you can Brake that bruh.
gadgetmerc
2 months ago
ABS could melt if that controller gets hot.
Ani T
2 months ago
Fuck ya funny man I’m a longtime subscriber. From when Tesla didn’t help you with bolts etc hahahah
ByRon Jones
2 months ago
Love your Channel
Damani McClain
2 months ago
Wait you get paid to beat yo meat!! and im out here wacking for free. I have been led astray!!!
killerBEE0777
2 months ago
that butt of leenda...
MrInformYou
2 months ago
The intro is a killer 🤣
R Gange
2 months ago
There is nothing clean about Tesla. Focusing on the end product is the problem.
Colossus
3 months ago
Rich. Your voiceovers are awesome. You got British humour my man 🇬🇧😂
Matt Kopf
3 months ago
The fuse should be as close as possible to the battery.
Heady Fullmelt
3 months ago
There wasn't enough of leendas butt, unsubscribed......😂
day dazed
3 months ago
That conduit is called liquid tight flexible conduit it is rated for wet locations and supports vibration. As a journeymen electrician this was a good choice.
ese pierro
3 months ago
this dude is talented, best advert ever
jmvhagen
3 months ago
Dude, not sure of your background but watch your wire gauges as 400A fuse should be having a substantial amount of copper conductor in series to not create an expensive “toaster”. Using 2nd hand wiring is an option only if you understand what you are doing. The previous owner/hobbyist might not have crimped the lugs correctly, or drilled out the hole to fit a bolt and with that you could create a point of failure that results in destroying the connected part or your EV. Also ensure all wiring is correctly installed/routed and with no mechanical strain to your connections as the vibrations will again lead to failure. Other than that your project looks pretty cool....
maxwfk
3 months ago
I would have put the fuse in directly at the output of the battery pack so that there is protection in case the cables get damaged
SealorikTheLostOne
3 months ago
holy cow i was going crazy hearing the kids jumping around, thinking it was my room mate watching the teleie. was so fun to notice it. keep it going bud :D
Dj iET
3 months ago
😅😅😅 spank bank
Sixer
3 months ago
Probably the best first 2 mins of any video I have ever watched, genius !
Peter Jones
3 months ago
Oh Richard, are you my 'pop daddy'?
J W. Haldane
3 months ago
Richard use to watch ... I am getting over your short...bit of Temper . Even if understandable. The betrayal not of Tesla goals. As much as the planet itself and all creatures on it..... Your a young man still and have children. Witch hurts that you would turn your back .. on their future It Appeared you knew about globalization by corporate America that despite your growing up around those maintaining the my flag is bigger then your flag type. You shared the view that globe warming Was real. As real the saving the planet is also a real deal NEEDING electric cars trucks and their like and lots less trees burning-less burning of everything. Rick. You need income from USgoners and you were on your way till you got simple if you get my meaning. Rejoin the save the PLANET crowd ... And push that like a Christian don't be Christian though that's hard in 🇺🇸 just push the green sustainable cause ... Tesla is a means if not the way. . Bet 😊 hope jfreaks not see. this be very short fill in blanks
Juan Salazar
3 months ago
Intro ends... next RR video for another intro 😁
Travis Hale
3 months ago
Your shows are better than a lot of the car shows that come on TV. I don't know much about electric vehicles but you make me feel like I know a lot.
thomas l Neary
3 months ago
So your a ham shanked.
Bradley Alexander
3 months ago
LOL.. he said aluminum angle iron. I know.. it's not a big deal. Just funnin him. Yeah, not angle, not iron.. but 1 out of three isn't bad.
kevin reis
3 months ago
Dud your a trip I’m from Boston to we need to talk I deal with a lot of cars if you need some help with parts or get rid of them send me a message
dbc105
3 months ago
She makes a nice view.
chon rodriguez
3 months ago
I'm brown i mean down!
timolude
3 months ago
I'm no kitchen knife guru but my controller says to mount it to a metal surface for more heat sink to protect the controller. But I'm sure the abs will do the same job🤷♂️
Wade Skelton
3 months ago
I think I might be one of your kids - daddy?
curtamo
3 months ago
Imagine being the sad sap selling the electric beetle lol. Went down from $25,000 to $5,000. 🤕 ouch
Phillip Riggs
3 months ago
Bro, those are called relays @14:15. "A relay is an electrically operated switch. It consists of a set of input terminals for a single or multiple control signals, and a set of operating contact terminals. The switch may have any number of contacts in multiple contact forms, such as make contacts, break contacts, or combinations thereof".
bdreed85
3 months ago
Shouldn't you have a fuse immediately after the battery in the case the cables short? Maybe that's in the next video... or I missed it.
Kristen Suire
3 months ago
All these thousands of comments NO ONE even noticed the name of the Bank he gets his deposits from... THE SPANK BANK!!! 😆😆😭 WTF
A S
3 months ago
HAHAHA... you're the best dude... just watched 2 min and I'm laughing my ass off...
YouSpamTard
3 months ago
It may roll, but the car won't work very well is my guess. I have driven cars with a bad clutch. You have to put the car in first gear and then start it. Then, to switch from first to second, you have to feather the gas peddle to get it to go into second. Gears will grind. So how is this going to work? You put the car into first gear, then engage the motor so now your rolling, and then, grind gears to get it to go into second and third. Or, put it into fourth and then engage the motor having a really slow start and then grind it into fifth. What kind of a load would doing such a thing put on the electric motor? An amp draw like that on an electric motor might burn it up. I bet you don't even have the motor correctly connected to the transmission. The moving parts of the motor have to have a specific tolerance to the moving parts of the transmission and there is no way you performed such a thing with a piece of card board as a visual perception. Machined work has to be precise. SO what now.... we save a tree with using your displate,com, exploit a woman or women, experiment with high voltage/amperage electrical circuits, and do it all at the same time. Ridiculous. Absurd. Good luck and God bless us all.
pseudoscience _
3 months ago
How many richrebuild babies have I come in contact with?
Derek Faw
3 months ago
Ocala?! My hometown! 🙌🏻
Adrian Carey
3 months ago
Soooo funny
Rasta Pastor
3 months ago
I had to pause the video on intro. Laughing too much. Where did that come from? Lmao
Tiny Toons
3 months ago
cheers big ears . .
Win
3 months ago
Rich should consider being a comedian his comments are crazy but funny!!
Jesus DeLeon
3 months ago
Why you fire you assistant? Bring back the mix...
Eric Filsinger
3 months ago
5 sec in and im laughing a race joke
WellDamn24
3 months ago
It’s crazy how good this show is. I’m watching a car show when I’m not really into cars or mechanically inclined! I like the sarcastic humor, the intellect, and gems of knowledge about other shit like laws and buying toilet paper in bulk. Great job! I wish you all the best. I don’t know how nice his YT money is, but he should have a show on TV fer shure.
l1lh0mie22
3 months ago
That intro had me dying lmao
Juan Torres
3 months ago
So after the swap how will it pass inspection? Is the motor strong enough to get to at least 60 miles an hour
JaimeZX
3 months ago
I had no idea where you were going with the donor thing... LOOOOOOOOL your sponsor intros are amazing!!!
Faris Jamal
3 months ago
New England Spank Bank.
king Musa
3 months ago
😆 u are savage
David Dunn
3 months ago
Are you my dada?
Michael Irvine
3 months ago
Now that Rich Rebuilds isn't into Tesla anymore what happens to the Electrified Garage ? #SpermBanksdontsellTeslaService.
Tom Pops
3 months ago
Rich, dare you to try and rebuild this one! insideevs.com/news/455369/stoned-driver-tesla-model-3-crash-oregon/ BTW the guy survives!
Eric Amos
3 months ago
Will you ever work for the "enemy" TESLA? Just sayin!
Jon D
3 months ago
Video begins at 5:48. The preceding part is all ADVERTISEMENT, FUCKING RICH!
nickbh15
3 months ago
69 cream way LMAOOOO
Allan Roy
3 months ago
Rich is the only person I can watch the ads for😂😂
azungo5393
3 months ago
Hey Rich, why not get a Go Pro camera so you could free up both of your hands ?
Shawn haggerty
3 months ago
With his humor Rich should be hosting The Daily Show.
Abdulmumin Ibrahim
3 months ago
Rich! My brother, I really feel like you should upload more often. Your content is amazing!!!!
sab0nes
3 months ago
Bank of Spank?
Michael Pitts
3 months ago
I’m dead.....I can’t hahahaha....f***ing killed it hahaha
asasial1977
3 months ago
Get better bolts, those bolts are grade 2, super soft. Great for mocking up or figuring out what you need but change them to at least a grade 5.
SlimmyLong
3 months ago
Lmao 😂😂🤣😅😂 aye rich a fool that USgone paycheck took me out
Tyler158
3 months ago
One of my coworkers off-handedly mentioned that their timing chain needed replacement and instantly I responded "Mini cooper?" I was right.
Jeff Clem
3 months ago
those bolts in a motor mounts there is a nut on the inside right?
Mopar Addiction
3 months ago
The final shot is a great one! Better than any Tesla or bro dozer! Dayum!
Joel Moodie
3 months ago
🤣🤣🤣