How 700 Pounds Of Billet Is Transformed To Make 5000HP

[@victormackenzie-davis2711]

"JUST A THOUGHT" As a retired fab guy [off road] and having designed many championship cars in the old days I would place everything that went in the car with flat strap vise grips, etc then look at the access for maintenance then I would design the cage around that. another thing I did was put all my electronics in containers on lords mounts with cannon plugs this made again maintenance easy and if you had a problem, change out the box or that section of harness made it real easy Just a thought

[@danielfmyers]

Man: sees beautiful fresh machine work *immediately sticks finger in a hole

[@chrismadaj8751]

Hay glad to see you have My engine block already to ship it looks fabulous I already paid for it so we're all good. GODSPEED TOM YOUR CHANNEL ROCKS

[@msptrex]

Won my class at Rocky 1.0. Might have to take advantage of my entry to sick week then.

[@danielpeck6269]

I'm glad I'm a sick mag subscriber! I'm so excited!

[@rickfinsta2951]

Looks like Sandvik FTW with those boring setups; might even be their dampened silent tools. Glad to see you've got some guys with the knowledge to keep moving on the block project. I bet it feels great to see that coming along!

[@maxiumgolf1]

Holy cow, 85k car plus 120 build. What an undertaking! So cool to watch this come to fruition.

[@MotorCityMike]

Good to see the Haas machine working as it should. Durango progress looking good.👍

[@highpointsights]

A friend worked @ Haas years back. Gene Haas is smart Business man!!

[@Jeddco66]

wait is the new engine sponsored by DUNKIN DONUTS

[@gregsullivan8956]

Looks like the BELLY has been on donuts and Alchohol

[@freddyvolkster]

Or Pepsi

[@highpointsights]

It looks like some head bolt holes are out of location. Toward the front of the motor there's a slot the length of the counterbore because one hole is out of relationship to the other!

[@dieseldabberdoug8285]

And Pepsi

[@highpointsights]

or some other features are relatively speaking out of location!!!

[@musiclover25lives72]

Your looking good Tom.. You look like you lost quite a bit of weight..! Good on ya.. Every little helps to hit that next 5sec run (Respect from your Irish/German Subscriber 🤟🏼🍀🇺🇸🦅🇮🇪💨)

[@highpointsights]

Tom said a month or two back that he was having issues with the Haas Mill not repeating! It certainly isn't in those photos.

[@sithyarael6807]

Sick Week was a blast. I know my buddies Josh and Cameron enjoyed going to it and doing the live stream of it.

[@davesracingchannel9261]

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[@ryanperry5746]

Bob was always a blast to work with at skinny. Funny and extremely talented fab guy I’m glad he’s in a better spot lol.

[@parker1ray]

I love the wagon that Steve Morris runs. Hopefully this will be along those lines!

[@nolanmotorsportsmedia]

Cannot wait for Sick Week 2023!!!!

[@davidb6576]

Any news from Haas on getting the machine to work correctly? I watched the May 4th update and skimmed a few newer vids so may have missed it, but if there's "new" news please let us know. Also, I'm guessing the long boring bars have anti-vibration features, how do your guys like them?

[@ChevTecGroup]

Update just posted. HAAS has screwed him pretty good

[@davidb6576]

@@ChevTecGroup Thanks for the notice! Grrr, Haas pisses me off sometimes... Edit: found one from Oct 5th 2021: kzbin.info/www/bejne/jYHWnYaggrN4qcU, still looking for whatever's the latest news.

[@sf_bay_area_og4411]

Man talk about living the dream I am totally covetous! All Your work is bad ass awesome stuff.

[@RexCars1]

Quick Question.. ( i am NOT a machinist so forgive me if this question sounds lame ).. BUT.. How did Moving the Hass Machine to another location.. Fix it's issues.. Thanks 😟

[@54raceman]

The guy who’s shop they moved it to figured out a work around

[@Ek4life96]

Jeff Lutzs channel has a video of cage they put in Clay Millican’s 4 door Ram. They made it so passengers can fit.

[@markoliver7951]

Do subscribers in Australia still have a chance of getting a colder ticket also

[@davidtorr7762]

I retired from machining aluminium (yes, it's spelled that way) 30 years ago, right when CNC was taking off. I'm amazed that you can machine interrupted cam tunnels with freaking boring bare, of all things, with no reamers required. Very, very impressive stuff, but judging by the comments below billet blocks have become so commonplace they've become ho-hum. Not machinists obviously.

[@robwigglezz944]

Been looking for machinist or anyone willing to get trained for years. The gage shop I'm at has people retiring and will be screwed soon.

[@xozindustries7451]

The problem with four door cars with cages is the door opening is so small, and the cage is in the way, hard to get in and more importantly out when you’re on fire

[@tomahoks]

Roof escape needed.

[@uwillcsuv7013]

Hey Tom, just a suggestion try running the Alternator off the diff, a mate built a bracket and he run’s off it, good luck with it mate ✌️

[@MX304]

How is DT coming along with the '55?

[@treykoontz5018]

Yes, its a Sickness, so we need to know how its going

[@cjcoleman7372]

I was excited for you when I see the title. I thought that you were able to get your machine up and running finally.

[@my31and37]

Never saw a followup on the problems and saga of the HAAS..Did they make it right?

[@NBSV1]

I think the machine shop is using it like it’s 2 separate machines. A lot of the problem Tom and crew were having is that the machine is basically 2 in 1 and the 2 weren’t working together right. And, they didn’t have the time or know how to really deal with it. I think the workaround the machine shop is doing is basically doing all the processes the one side can do, then reposition the part and do the next round of processes.

[@danmyers9372]

No

[@tacotimeracing6638]

Sick Week 2023!!! Cant wait!!

[@davesracingchannel9261]

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[@vehdynam]

Busy,busy,busy ! Thanks for the update.

[@e.s.bryant765]

Thanks for the new video, Tom.

[@TheTrex600ESP]

So, the Haas is up and running ok now?

[@nathanbutler8240]

How's the nomad coming along at Dennis taylors

[@tonypoindexter4272]

HURRY UP WITH THE BLOCK STEVES NEEDS IT. HIS HAS HOLES.

[@stevestewart2341]

Tom Bailey and the sick second factory Giving out golden tickets just like Willy Wonka.

[@Grumpycnt]

You had me at aussie style burnouts

[@mraycgz]

Just stopped in and saw your car at Summit today. I looked through the clearance stuff while I was there but I specifically stopped to see Sicksecond

[@alnix7250]

Is sick week going to be in Georgia and Florida again????

[@mikegordon3436]

Is this a mopar based engine?

[@MG-yw3im]

Are you going to cryogen the block and components?

[@Tazzasaurus1]

maybe I missed the update but did sickness become the Durango project?

[@rajahhindi3921]

That is an impressive GUT! 🤣

[@stevenichols52]

What happened to Steve Morris building your engines

[@MX304]

Look closely. It has SMX machined into the front side. That is a Steve Morris engine.

[@jubu3136]

Steve would own the design and computer tooling path etc?

[@MX304]

@@jubu3136 Yes. I wonder if Steve is planning to contract out the machining of SMX parts to Tom. Might be one of the reasons Tom bought that crazy HAAS machine in the first place.

[@RadDadisRad]

@@MX304 Haas does not make a great machine. They wander tools paths. Not great spindle rigidity. They like to lose home. You’ll see them used in marginal tolerance components such as screws/bolts and face finishing projects. Also the conglomeration of Haas machines that he had for a “5 axis” machine didn’t work.

[@pieflies]

@@MX304 Steve said yes to something along those lines in reply to a comment one of his recent videos.

[@rickstokes2768]

Tom was that your haas machine?

[@johnlee8231]

Lots of good stuff

[@jaridgoudy9711]

Great updates! Cool deal with the golden tickets.

[@scooterinvegas1]

Sounds like I'm hearing a wide format printer in the background, not printing bi-directional.. for some reason.

[@nitroeze]

Gotta break some eggs to make an omelet...tell the office boys to work from home!!

[@darylmorse]

This engine looks like an SMX. Is it based on a similar design?

[@AB-80X]

I'm guessing it's an SMX and I'm guessing Morris did okay this build. After all, Morris is running with Tom this year, and I doubt he would do that if Tom stole his design. My guess is that Tom acquired the programs and then do the work to save some time and cut some costs.

[@chrisrigoni]

great episode !!

[@GoFasterHD]

It always only needs a couple things, that turn into 34 other lil jobs hugh Bobby LOL

[@mrvwbob156]

Was that Steve Morris’s shop? Didn’t look like it Great video as always

[@Rebar77_real]

That was his buddies shop where the Crap-Haas went the other week.

[@oliverrobey6973]

The hellcat come out of the SUV are you auctioning that off or giving it away or selling it I want to put it in a Jeep Cherokee all-wheel drive

[@iknklst]

While Bobby is being a painter, Tom looks like he's taking up carpentry.

[@gogetem188]

WELL WELL WELL WOW THE HANS OMG lol i gonna need a bigger hammer lol

[@disolejunk]

Man I hope your program is correct. You don't want to scrap that chunk of aluminum

[@Wietzevanderlaan]

Cant wait to see it driving

[@davesracingchannel9261]

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[@demonic477]

If you really want to hide the roll bars as much as possible you can recess them in to the body pillars and after there in and done weld the body to the cage . If it's done right you won't see it from outside and when you sit in the car the pillars just look a bit rounder then normal . It's an absolute pain to pull off but once it's done it's the coolest cage set up you have every seen.

[@davesracingchannel9261]

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[@FrankM812]

No problems getting certed when they can’t see welds etc?? I find that hard to believe although it would look clean

[@patriotmob3227]

Sounded like Tom said Draino project. lol like it Drains cash from the wallet lol

[@scottvaughan473]

Darn I wish I knew you were coming to Virginia hell I wish i remember it I live 20 minutes for Dinwiddie

[@Vetteman372]

Is this block made with your Haas machine?

[@dmh1367]

Oh ouch!

[@Harleybobber]

TOM BAILEY!.....WHY NOT 3D SCAN THE INTERIOR! IT TELLS ALL TALES BRO!

[@oneslowgp]

Weston chapman needs to stop blowing up his shit LOL

[@bobroberts2371]

1:13 Charles Manson is still alive?

[@jerrodbeck1799]

Dear Santa…

[@davesracingchannel9261]

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[@Heeba_Sheikhi]

hey let me poke some holes and make engineering plans very loudly

[@rollerdragon]

holy shit!! PLEASE stabilize the video!! my fucking head!!!

[@danielsmith-ze3wy]

Nice 👍👍👍👍

[@jonathanlozon1500]

Gosh that Pepsi drinker either has rum in his drink, or is the janitor.

[@tomahoks]

5000HP will get you high fives for sure.

[@brianiswrong]

As long as weight and aerodynamics are considered.

[@dnaas2568]

HAAS WHAT IS GOING ON WITH IT MY FRIEND JUST BOUGHT ONE

[@davesracingchannel9261]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/Y3_bdGOXj9-pd7M

[@highpointsights]

That block has problems!

[@rickjohnson1632]

Steve Morris eat your heart out. That Haas machine is 👌

[@AB-80X]

I don't think Morris is lacking anything. It's his design in that machine.

[@rickjohnson1632]

@@AB-80X no I know. It was kinda of a bad joke I guess but that haas is a pretty sweet machine. If I offend anyone I’m sorry , my bad

[@oliverrobey6973]

And what if those people don't have cars

[@davesracingchannel9261]

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[@frediefarmer]

👍🏽🇺🇸👍🏽

[@leftyo9589]

shrinkage is never good!

[@tobydyes]

Steve Morris SMX engine

[@jenslorenzen2225]

shit you shud work as moutch as you are talking OMG

[@bigrichreptiles0272]

ruined a 100,000 dollar suv

[@markstopkey4085]

Your talking about everything but the engine. 👎

[@TrevorDennis100]

What's with all you car guys hosepipping the camera all over the place? I stopped watching Cleetus because he was forever doing that.

[@kene6838]

Motion sickness from that crap camera work.

[@jadensweeney]

Next video will be the smoothest shit you’ve ever seen you have my word 💪

[@kene6838]

@@jadensweeney I like your channel, I’m not going anywhere.

[@michaelb9999]

Unwatchable. do better with camera.

[@jadensweeney]

So the whole video is unwatchable 🤣😭

[@michaelglick1287]

Whatever, I didn't have any problem watching it.

[@briandeweese8679]

build a real car throw that thing in the trash

[@calvin99991]

So the goal now is to build the ugliest race cars that can possibly be built? Got it. That's a great start.

[@curvs4me]

Cut the A, B, and C pillars out from the inside. Remove all the structure leaving just a Durango skin. You don't need any of it for cage certification. It simply adds weight and takes up space.