EV Frontier Part 1 - Budget EV Conversion

[@BWilliam]

Player that drum almost flew off 😮

[@18avshalom]

A couple lug nuts can go a long way

[@meplyee]

It actually did! Edited that part out 😄

[@BWilliam]

@@meplyee Man , cool project by the way.

[@Odins-Dad]

​@@meplyee LOL! Great video!

[@justinmichael007]

I came racing to the comments for this. 10:29 bro almost died.

[@randallthomas5207]

Tip: if you have an iPhone with LiDAR, you can use it to scan the bell housing, and the motor face, and render them into 3D cad drawings to build the pattern for the adapter plate.

[@jfque5044]

F'n mind BLOWN. I needed to hear this; you're the bomb pink.

[@huepowered]

Which app do you use?

[@justinmichael007]

Is it accurate tho? I mean, a 32nd off and those bolts aren't going to fit.

[@roodick85]

Always buy the whole car when you do these conversions. It makes it so much easier 👍🏾

[@john_barnett]

holy shit that drum starting to fall off at the end there caught me by surprise, well done!

[@EVSwap]

Super cool project! We are basically both building the same vehicle! When we both are done we should drive them to Nissan HQ and tell Nissan to get their head out of their butt and build a small low cost EV pickup like this.

[@TreDeuce-qw3kv]

" build a small low cost EV pickup like this."... Somebody has to do this soon. In the mean time, I plan to convert my S-10.

[@thirdhandmotors]

Not sure why this doesn’t have 100,000 views yet but I’m sure it will! Very excited for part 2!

[@mistaecco]

I love your way of copying the adapter plate - one of those solutions so simple and obvious that i probably would've never thought of it 😂

[@jondawes7921]

Awesome project. I'll be looking for the rest of the videos!

[@gomezelectro466]

very good GOOD INFORMATION THANKS FOR SHARING

[@meplyee]

Thanks for visiting

[@crywolfe210]

Wow! What a fantastic budget build! I think I might try a swing at this with a Chevette I have collecting dust.

[@Kirby1969]

Awesome project! These types of builds help give myself and others inspiration!

[@jeremym9140]

I love it man!! I’ve had my frontier sitting in my driveway for 2 years with the same plans!

[@carolinebray82]

Lovely to meet you and your truck this past Aug !! Will tag your channel! hope see you at another car show!! I think we know Bob Andersen

[@harolddeyoung]

Super impressive. You sir... have giant balls! Great work... and yes...that drum nearly made a funny video.

[@randallthomas5207]

I’d recommend converting the truck to a flatbed, with the bed built over and around the battery.

[@danielandrews7329]

Did a 160v dc on a nissian d22 4wd... love your vid

[@BrianD146]

THANKS SO MUCH. IT'S GOING TO BE INTERESTING TO SEE HOW YOU PROVIDE THE VACUUM BOOST FOR THE BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER AND HOW YOU'RE GOING TO GET THE HEATER TO WORK IN THE CAR AND HOW YOU'RE GOING TO GET THE AIR CONDITIONER HOOKED UP. THEN FOR EVEN MORE COMPLICATED THINGS HOW YOU'RE GOING TO GET COOLING AROUND THE BATTERY FOR SUPERCHARGING? AND HOW YOU'RE GOING TO PROVIDE HEAT TO THE BATTERY FOR ICY SNOWY WEATHER.

[@TheGreatBender]

10:30 Am I the only one who had a small panic attack after I didn't see a lug nut holding the drum on?

[@lagmonster7789]

Awesome project, well done man! Score one for the Algorithm today making this show up in my feed 😁

[@reyfetsalmo3346]

Wow i had the same truck but 1998 with auto transmission. I can't wait to see part 2 and how will perform.

[@edsmith8831]

Great video. I have my 1994 Ford Ranger. It is in great shape. I understand the Engine 2.3L same as the Nissan. I have been thinking on doing the same thing you did. Good idea going to a recking yard to find the Nisson EV. Thank you.

[@BillWilson-ph1jb]

Absolutely Fabulous !!!

[@JeremiasGarage]

Wow, cool project 🚗🙂

[@christianpaulroldan4010]

Nice work

[@David_Mash]

I'm guessing you figured out you need ac in the winter? Good documentation. Thanks!

[@2stroketurbo]

nice

[@TreDeuce-qw3kv]

Thanks for this. Gives me a plan to convert my 98' S-10 for the street and 85' Nissan 4X4 for running on the property. What kw battery pack did you use?

[@meplyee]

24kwh, but currently shopping for a 40....

[@mrryanpratt]

Nice!

[@lintangprabaswara5265]

here before this vid gonna blow up😂

[@NFPC06]

I'm covering my 96 Nissan D21 with a Leaf motor, Zombieverter, and brat industries adaptor. Did your coupler fit in the transmission unit shaft without issue? Mine seems to have shrunk and didn't want to fit.

[@meplyee]

Yes it fit onto the shaft fine. I had to trim a little nub off the transmission input shaft to make it a little shorter but it fit without issue. Was a little snug though, so I applied a little assembly lube. Did you use the original clutch disc? Maybe got compressed when press fit?

[@NFPC06]

@@meplyee I had to cut the tip of the input shaft as well.

[@scott5747]

I had to mute the audio because of the constant droning music. How much info did I miss just looking at the image?

[@grandtheftauto1233]

With such a clean manual example of this truck I’m not sure why do the EV conversion

[@ptonpc]

Impressive :)

[@lucasmedia592]

Nice

[@meplyee]

Thanks

[@zulfiyasuleymanova3775]

Thank you so much

[@boverus]

what have you done with the other drive shaft outlet from the leaf?

[@meplyee]

The motor output is connected directly to the transmission input via a splined coupling. I removed the gear reduction "transmission".

[@bratindustries]

awsome! glade to see the parts worked out for you, with the PDM, did it not fit the engine bay because the cover was too tall? the newer pdms have slimer covers, might be worth making a new one and having it stacked on the inverter like stock!

[@meplyee]

The transmission was too far back. I would have had the PDM pushed up against the firewall and I would have no room for the cooling hoses. The other option would have been to make a bigger spacer, but I thought the coupler would then be too short. Maybe something for the future, as that would look a whole lot better!

[@tinkeringtime8554]

Did you remove the gear reduction and output, where the CV shafts usually are?

[@meplyee]

Yes I did. The motor output is connected directly to the transmission input via a splined coupling.

[@zulfiyasuleymanova3775]

Do you how much does it cost for V8 truck

[@lucasmedia592]

Where to find resolver kit

[@meplyee]

I actually have a spare that I might let go of in the spring...

[@brianadkins9203]

I am currently working on similar build for small truck w 2014 leaf stack and presently looking for used resolve controller for right price.

[@why78yu]

Is this Paul Yee from Jamaica?

[@EddieEntwit-yp6wy]

I'm just thinking here, wouldn't it be simpler just to take the whole front end out of the leaf and with the motor and everything and put it on the truck. They're both Nissan so, maybe it would work, you would have front wheel drive then though

[@shawnstangeland3011]

When my engine blows

[@bigdaddy9089]

2000 miles on a single charge?

[@Magicinstalls]

The worst choice you could ever make as far as a donor vehicle! Range was only 80 miles to begin with and now you're hooking it up to a gas dry train? You'll be lucky to get 50 miles of range on that car.

[@dustinwilson492]

And how many miles do you drive a day? Some people don't even drive 80 miles in a week. Don't forget he's charging at home . Everyone jumps to range but he's not building a road trip mobile. 80 miles or even 50 world be perfect for daily work commute for most and grocery getter.

[@Magicinstalls]

@@dustinwilson492 100 miles a day...

[@80spodcastchannel]

so you killed your range, lost cargo capacity, and added more complexity....pass

[@turkeybait7605]

Connectors that are nearly impossible to find😅 not ideal

[@erictuffelmire6826]

Why would you take a perfectly good vehicle and then waste all the money and resources to make it electric. Diesel has a whopping 56 times the energy of lithium ion batteries per pound. You're literally going backwards in technology .

[@EVSwap]

Diesel is from the 1800s and gives you lung cancer unless you have a horrible, expensive DPF system. No thanks.

[@davidstewart1153]

My house generates free electricity. Diesel isn't free. Some prince in Saudi Arabia needs more billions and diesel costs more. Russia invades Ukraine and diesel costs more. A hurricane in the gulf and diesel costs more.

[@18avshalom]

Do you power your house with a diesel generator or from a utility company?

[@erictuffelmire6826]

@@18avshalom Almost all the energy powering our houses day and night comes from coal or natural gas. So yes, we're running our houses, and EVs on fuels like diesel indirectly.

[@marywin101]

For the experience, life is boring man, go out and try something new .... win or lose

[@lucasmedia592]

Where to find resolver kit

[@meplyee]

You can find it at www.resolve-ev.com/