S3 E22. WE ROAD TEST 670 cc PREDATOR V TWIN POWERED 1969 RENAULT

Season 3 Episode 22 We take the 670 cc Predator powered Renault on its first complete road test. How fast and how many MPG ?.
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[@anasevi9456]

HERE WE GO, FIRST BUILD likely to end up FASTER THAN STOCK!

[@bradleyj.fortner2203]

I doubt that. The engine that came out of it was twice the size.

[@Fred_the_1996]

@@bradleyj.fortner2203ruh it was a renault engine, there's a certified 97% chance that at least a cylinder has no compression lmao

[@bradleyj.fortner2203]

@@Fred_the_1996 That's a good point.

[@GODAXEN]

​@@bradleyj.fortner2203the original motor had only 46hp and a full modified predator with turbo can do 60+hp, yeah it can be faster.

[@tturtle1659]

@@GODAXEN exactly. I remember those from growing up in 60s Israel and they were no ball of fire even for that time. There was an 8 Gordini but that is another story altogether...

[@JosiahGould]

I work at a Harbor Freight. I've told everyone I work with about this project and they've all been extremely interested, even the non-technical folks. You're doing an awesome thing to help us retail workers - the interest you provide gets people itching to try their projects. And oh wow do I love hearing about neat projects that are going on around me...

[@americansmark]

Not gonna lie: I've been debating grabbing the 420cc version and building a go-kart. His videos have been great.

[@vr6prodigy]

Yeah this channel goes a great job of tickling the imagination!

[@alexcorona]

Tell your higher ups so they can get him some Sponsorship!

[@philiptabor2556]

I've got a 224cc powered mini bike on 22 inch all terrain tires helluva lot of fun 👌 second engine from harbor freight.

[@shlyupendrenec]

7:17 An hour is also 60 minutes in the rest of the world, but I love your dedication to converting things for the metric crowd.

[@wildbill23c]

Speaking of which, our convection oven at work was over-cooking everything...I simply told them someone set it to metric minutes instead of SAE minutes....sometimes you just can't help but screw with people's brains...what was worse was one of our managers went in the office to call the service tech and she began telling him that the oven was set to metric minutes...oh the shades of red she turned when the service tech laughed at her and then she finally realized I told her a BS story and worse her blond self believed it.

[@Komeuppance]

The metric crowd needs all the help they can get.

[@joewoodchuck3824]

What's wrong with the metric crowd? You do realize metric is used in most countries, don't you?

[@grandrapids57]

@@joewoodchuck3824 He's right: one of the most annoying snobs are metric snobs.

[@joewoodchuck3824]

@@grandrapids57 We're not snobs, but it is frustrating to work with anti metric people who turn their backs on an easier and more interrelated system and instead push for a more complicated and antiquated system of mixed units. But that's up to you, not us who are with the vast majority of the world.

[@EddieTheGrouch]

A special "Thank You!" to whoever does your audio mixing. Clarity, proper levels, use of "ducking", etc. I didn't have to scramble for the volume controls. The efforts are noticed and appreciated!

[@denverkirk7954]

You got a good laugh out of me at 7:16 “it’s too hot to sit in the car for over an hour (60 mins)”

[@donakahorse]

This should be interesting, I know they are getting significantly more power out of those predator engines relatively cheaply. I wouldn't be surprised if it ends up being more capable than the original engine.

[@haydenc2742]

I believe there are alot of after market cams and stuff to really kick up the HP in those engines

[@MyLonewolf25]

The stock 670 makes about 30hp Stock renult about 45 People hit well over 50-60 on turbo 670s

[@Wil_Liam1]

They're using aftermarket cranks,billet rods,billet flywheels,aftermarket coils,valves and springs, and doubling the hp and torque #s for these predator v twins,as well as pretty much all single cylinder gas engines such as briggs,tecumseh,predator,etc.. Some builds can get as pricey as 2 large while others can be done on a budget using parts from other engines or sourced second hand..

[@thelasthallow]

Not to mention he said the original engine was a 4cyl, probably a cast iron engine, the predator engine is probably half the weight less or mabe even more than that. power/weight ratio

[@Ozsmallbore]

​@@MyLonewolf25Stock is actually around 22hp

[@bigdaddydoitall]

This is the best quirky channel on youtube. I literally get so excited every time I see a new video. You rock!

[@MoonsOfEmpire]

Your dedication to unit conversion did not go unnoticed. 1 hr = 60min 😂

[@timstaps9866]

Dutch Renault driver here (2003 Megane). Renaults of that era are notorious for rusting away underneath your butt. So its nice to see one that survived. Though I am not a big fan of Renault and it's electrical issues throughout old and new models.. I have to say it's a nice cheap car to own. And this is the first car I have owned that does require oilservices instead of burning oil like a 2stroke engine..

[@georgeparker7409]

Hi, and let me expound on some insider information. In 1970 I was the manager of a Renault dealer and here is some dope on the R 10. This model was the end result of a line of similar Renaults. The R 10 was a more/less great little car. Directly competitive to a VW Bug @ $1799.00 it (in my opinion) far superior to it. (1) A real heater due to being water cooled. (2) mileage was slightly better usually about 40 MPG. (3) a huge front trunk, really large. (4) a far better ride. (5) At the time all French cars rode better than any other import. (6) The seats were exceptionally great with very good adjustments and a roomier back seat. Engine was tried/true 4 cyl with a smooth 4 speed transmission. I don't remember any particular reverse problems though. AC was available but slowed the performance considerably as was the auto trans. It was a joke!!!! We had a only one and it spent a lot of time in the shop. Sort of a standard manual with an electric shifting process. We seems to be successful in our sales promotion of letting a potential customer keep a car over night rather that a short trip around the block. Getting to know the car usually resulted in a sale (we threw in a radio). However, the company left the rear wheel drive for the new front wheel drive R 12 and the R 16 "big car" . The R16 actually had a longer wheel base on one side then the other. Difficult to explain that one although it made no difference in ride. This was the time Subaru was just moving into this country giving real competition in the market. We had looked into Subaru but both the owner and I moved on to other businesses. My humble opinion the R10 was fine buy at that price and did not seem to suffer as much in N.E. rust. Good luck with your channel.

[@nerd1000ify]

I'm guessing the different wheelbase from one side to the other was a quirk of suspension design. Did they have torsion bar rear suspension? If the torsion bar for each axle goes the full width of the car the rear wheels need to be staggered a little so that there is room for both torsion bars under the vehicle.

[@benjamindoyle668]

Great info! Very cool!

[@ocdman202]

“Make improvements, not excuses. Seek respect, not attention.” Keep going, Jimbo. You have our respect so far.

[@kansasrose2909]

yes, indeed.

[@kansasrose2909]

The question sometimes comes up === How to read a book??

[@kansasrose2909]

How to Read a Book: The Classic Guide to Intelligent Reading Paperback by Mortimer J. Adler (Author), Charles Van Doren (Author) Originally published in 1940, this book is a rare phenomenon, a living classic that introduces and elucidates the various levels of reading and how to achieve them-from elementary reading, through systematic skimming and inspectional reading, to speed reading. Readers will learn when and how to “judge a book by its cover,” and also how to X-ray it, read critically, and extract the author’s message from the text. Also included is instruction in the different techniques that work best for reading particular genres, such as practical books, imaginative literature, plays, poetry, history, science and mathematics, philosophy and social science works. Finally, the authors offer a recommended reading list and supply reading tests you can use measure your own progress in reading skills, comprehension, and speed.

[@kansasrose2909]

I have always had a nagging feeling that I didn’t know how to read well. This book showed me that I was right. But it also showed me that I wasn’t expected to know how to read well (not with the kind of education most of us receive) and that I wasn’t alone in my ignorance. Reading well involves hard work and precise skills. This book provides the latter - the former is up to us. We take reading for granted because we are supposed to be fully alphabetised at around tenth grade. We are not told that this is just the first level of reading - Elementary Reading (Part 1, Ch. 3) - when you learn to recognise the written symbols and to convey meaning from them. You learn how to grow your vocabulary on your own and to transfer and compare concepts from different reading materials. But most of us stop there. And from there we live the rest of our lives treating books in undeserving ways, wasting too much time on the bad ones and granting so little time to the good ones. The great ones, we hardly read, because they scare us. The problem of wasting time can be drastically diminished by applying the second level of reading - Inspectional Reading (Part 1, Ch. 4). This level means “skimming systematically” to grasp as much as you can from a book in a limited time-frame (possibly just a few minutes). That was an important skill on Adler and Doren’s time when libraries were the norm, but it is even more important now when you have digital previews of a plethora of books in services such as Amazon. If “Customer’s Review” sections existed during their time, I am sure they would also have devoted a portion of Chapter 4 to provide insights on how to better profit from them. The problem of spending little time on the good (or great) books can only be solved by the third level of reading - Analytical reading (Part 2). Without it, you either refrain from reading a good book altogether (specially a great one) or you read it badly. “Reading badly”, the book explains, is to read passively. Reading analytically is very active and it is hard work. To help us in this endeavour, the book provides extensive advice on how to physically mark the books we read (Part 1, Ch. 5). These note-taking techniques are indispensable to read well and the reader is advised to experiment with them and adapt them to his own style of understanding and to the new types of media now available. To read analytically you have to ask yourself a number of questions while reading and you must make your best to answer them yourself. The authors present these questions in sequence, but they are quick to explain that in practice (and with experience) we should try to answer them mostly simultaneously. First, you need to know what the book is about as a whole (Ch. 6 and Ch. 7). This means first categorising the book, then expressing its unity in as few words as possible. You should then proceed to outline its main parts, each of which should be treated as a subordinate whole and have its unity also expressed. This process could continue ad aeternum, but “the degree of approximation varies with the character of the book and your purpose in reading it”. At the end, you should have identified what questions the author wants to answer himself. After this more “descriptive” stage, you should now try to grasp the author’s message (Ch. 8 and Ch. 9). This means first reconciling the grammatical and the logical aspects of what he writes by matching his chosen words with the terms they express. Only then you can identify the important sentences and paragraphs (the grammatical units) in order to establish the author’s leading propositions and arguments (the units of thought and knowledge - the logical units). Once you have reached actual understanding by identifying and interpreting the author’s terms, propositions and arguments, you can now evaluate if the author has answered the questions (the problems) you identified earlier. You and the author are now peers and the best thing you can do now is to praise him by criticising his book (Ch. 10 and Ch. 11). However, in order to do so, there are rules, just like there are rules to reach understanding - there is an intellectual etiquette grounded on rhetorical skills the reader must possess. You should understand first and only then criticise, but not contentiously or disputatiously. You may disagree based on the author’s lack of information, misinformation or reasoning fallacies. You may also judge the author’s completeness as faulty. But the most important maxim is to do so with the sole intention of conveying and discussing knowledge, not opinions. “Knowledge consists in those opinions that can be defended” and “opinion is unsupported judgement.” You must be sure to distinguish between both. So you have described the book, you have understood it and you have criticised it - now what? This is the last (and possibly most important) question you should make. If the book has enlightened you, even if just a little, you must go further - you might even have to act upon it. I like what the authors say about this question applied to historical books: “The answer to the question lies in the direction of practical, political action.” History shows what has been done, so it is a lesson of what we can do or avoid doing. In the same way, whatever the kind of enlightenment you had by reading the book, you have had a glimpse of truth - you can’t ignore it now that you know it. Part 3 is useful in that it provides some interesting aspects of specific types of reading material, namely practical books, history (including biographies and current events), imaginative literature (including plays and poems), science and mathematics, philosophy and the social sciences. While a pleasure to read, it is not imperative that you do so if you have fully grasped the analytical reading process. There is, however, a lot of value in this part of the book, specially in the later chapters, and the reader is strongly advised to read it. One thing I should say is that, while they detail interesting aspects of reading imaginative literature, their techniques mostly apply to expository works. I think their best advice with respect to the former is “don’t try to resist the effect that a work of imaginative literature has on you”. This means allowing the work to show you “a deeper, or greater reality”. And this reality is “the reality of our inner life”. We don’t need any more rules than this one. The last part of the book presents the fourth (and highest) level of reading - Syntopical reading - or reading two or more books on the same subject. By reading syntopically you are not concerned with understanding each book in all its details - in fact, you won’t read any of the individual books analytically (not at the present syntopical reading effort, at least). Here you are reading each book for what it may contribute to your own problem, not for the book’s own sake. Furthermore, you are not reading to find the truth or to establish your own voice - you would be only one more voice in the conversation. You are simply trying to understand the controversy itself, to establish the many voices you hear in a pure exercise of dialectical objectivity. This is a fantastic topic, which the authors have materialised in their greatest contribution to mankind, in my opinion - the Syntopicon, volumes II and III of the Great Books of the Western World . The reader is very much advised to check it out. The book ends with two appendices. The first one provides a fascinating list of great books - the “endlessly readable” books. The list may seem overwhelming at first glance (and it is!), but the authors are prompt to address the reader and explain that the list does not have any time frame attached to it. I say it should just be begun - even an ignorant reader like me will be so flabbergasted by what he will learn that he will never stop reading it. This is a project for your life as a whole - to never stop reading these books. For a much more restrictive (but also magnificent) reading list, the reader is referred to the 10-year-reading plan provided in Adler’s Great Books. The second appendix provides exercises and tests on all four levels of reading. I must admit that I hadn’t read them until I got this far in my review. I then decided to do it and now I tell you this: just read it. If you have had literature classes as an undergraduate or graduate student, you might find it slightly commonplace. But if you haven’t, like me, you will be glad you read it. Like they state at the beginning of the appendix, the selected texts are "themselves worth reading", so you can’t lose much by doing so. It is a delightful taste of what awaits you in your future exploits of the Great Books - if you do well and accept the challenge, of course. On my part, simply put, this book has changed my life. It not only showed me "how" to read a book, but it also showed me "what" to read. I’ll be forever in debt with two of the greatest absent teachers I’ve had, Dr. Mortimer J. Adler and Dr. Charles Van Doren.

[@kansasrose2909]

Reading is something many people find valuable, whether it be for recreation or education-most people in today's world know how to read. Loads of people are likely satisfied with their current reading abilities, and perhaps even more do not have any intention to increase the amount of reading nor the intensify the difficulty of the books that they choose to read. In fact, many people have the ability to read but simply choose to not exercise it. However, for those of us who enjoy reading and wish to improve our reading skills, I cannot recommend How to Read a Book: The Classic Guide to Intelligent Reading highly enough. The book was originally published in 1940, and the most recent edition was published (with updated and timely content) in 1972. It aims to provide a guide for comprehensive reading for the general reader-"from elementary reading, through systematic skimming and inspectional reading, to speed reading. You learn how to pigeonhole a book, X-ray it, extract the author's message, criticize. You are taught the different reading techniques for reading practical books, imaginative literature, plays, poetry, history, science and mathematics, philosophy and social science." (From the publisher's blurb.) The authors, Mortimer J. Adler and Charles Van Doren, introduce the concept of four levels of reading: elementary reading, inspectional reading, analytical reading, and syntopical reading. The levels are cumulative, which means that each gradation includes the techniques and skills of the lower levels. Elementary reading is essentially the baseline ability to read that is taught at the pre-school/kindergarten, elementary and junior high school levels. These reading skills include reading readiness, word mastery, vocabulary growth and the utilization of context, and the ability to read almost anything (albeit in a relatively unsophisticated manner). This is the level of reading that perhaps the majority of the population has achieved. What is truly outstanding about reading is that once one has developed the elementary reading skills, she can teach herself to learn the skills involved with the higher levels of reading. Inspectional reading involves two main concepts: systematic skimming or pre-reading, and superficial reading. Skimming or pre-reading involves looking at a book's title page, preface, table of contents, index, publisher's blurb, apparently-pivotal chapters, and true skimming of its content. Superficial reading is comprised of trudging through a book's content in its entirety for the first time, without ever stopping to look up or ponder the things that one does not understand right away. At this point in reading a book, one should start asking herself the four basic questions of reading: What is the book about as a whole? What is being said in detail, and how? Is the book true, in whole or part? What of it? These questions are thoroughly fleshed out in the book, and I do not wish to focus too much on them in this review. It would be much better for you to check out this book for yourself, although I must warn you that to read it honestly is more like working through a workbook than an easy read. It takes a fair amount of effort on the part of the reader, but she is handsomely rewarded at the end of her journey. Moving on, the book discusses note-taking techniques, which were very lacking in my own personal wheelhouse-it had been since my days at university that I regularly took notes in books, and even then, I didn't have an efficient education that demonstrated how to mark a book so that I would increase my level of understanding and retention. However, How to Read a Book certainly fills in where my formal education was lacking in this department. Even this brief section alone was worth reading the entire book, for me. The next section of the book-the main bulk of it, in fact-covers the third level of reading: analytical reading. This part is incredibly valuable for readers wishing to improve their overall skill set, including full chapters on the following topics: pigeonholing a book, X-raying a book, coming to terms with an author, determining an author's message, criticizing a book fairly, agreeing or disagreeing with an author, and aids to reading. Again, I do not intend this review to fully explore the book's contents, and will leave it at that. Following the section covering analytical reading, the authors explore another tangent: the various ways to approach different types of reading matter. From practical books to imaginative literature, history to science and mathematics, and a few more, this section adapts the four questions that must be asked when reading anything so that they are more applicable to specific types of reading. It was quite interesting for me to consider various types of books and reflect on my reading history and consider what I would truly like to spend my time reading in the future. The final chapter in this section discussed the reading of social science, which often requires reading multiple books about a topic. Because that is essentially the concept behind syntopical reading, it serves as a perfect segue into the next section of the book. The final section of the book, "The Ultimate Goals of Reading", focuses on syntopical reading and the concept of reading and the growth of the mind. Syntopical reading is truly an interesting concept for me. It involves creating a tentative bibliography (generally including hundreds of books) of a central subject, quickly inspecting each book, re-inspecting all of the books that are specifically pertinent to the topic to identify the relevant passages within, creating a neutral terminology that can be used to discuss the opinions of multiple authors, establishing a set of neutral propositions by framing a set of questions to ask each author, defining the major and minor issues and assigning authors to the various sides of each issue, and providing an analysis of the discussion of the topic. This is a highly-advanced level of reading that one would embark on to do true work in a field, with the hope of providing an unheard analysis of a topic's discussion that many authors have participated in over time. It is possible that one's syntopical reading of a topic could culminate in a book that would push the discussion of a topic even further-in fact, this is indeed often the ultimate goal. The final chapter of the book offers a recap of the previous sections and discusses what good books can do for us, the various classes of books (with regard to what one can get out of reading and re-reading them), and the growth of the mind. There are two appendices included, the first being an extremely valuable "Recommended Reading List". I must admit that this list makes my mouth salivate in anticipation of many more years of reading excellent books and the possibility of furthering my personal reading ability. The second appendix includes exercises and tests at the various four levels of reading. This is the one section of the book that I have yet to read-I may choose to explore these exercises in the future, although it will involve reading several other books from the aforementioned reading list, so it is likely to be a longterm project. Overall, this is one of the best books I have read in the past several years. I am confident that the advice contained within it will help me improve my reading skills while simultaneously increasing the level of enjoyment that I get out of my reading practice. I must admit that when I first started reading the book, I was a bit disappointed that it is heavily biased toward non-fiction reading, when in the past I have reaped so much enjoyment from reading fiction. However, the skills that I have learned from How to Read a Book will only serve to improve my relation to non-fiction books, something that has been somewhat lacking for me previously. This is one book that I do plan on working with further in the future, whether it is simply picking it up from time to time to skim through the notes I took on its pages, choosing my next book from its impressive reading list, or working through the second appendix's reading exercises and tests.

[@CathodeRayNipplez]

This car still goes faster than the open road speed limit in most of Australia 🤣

[@MyLonewolf25]

That’s fucking sad m8😂

[@FarmAlarm]

For the next project, you should link Two v-twin Predator engines together, and install them in a midsized truck like an S-10, or a Ranger, etc. 4 cylinder predator 😮

[@Komeuppance]

This would be very interesting to watch.

[@tristan6509]

Heck, get 4 of em and make a 2.7L V8 with 88hp

[@gymbagheadez1525]

To the 8 people out there how can you dislike this god tier content

[@dustcommander100]

I couldn't help but hear the words "performance" and "Renault" in the same sentence during the intro. Been speechless till just now! Love the videos!

[@CodyShell]

Waited till the wife and kids fell asleep for their afternoon nap. Made me a huge sandwich for lunch and I'm destroying it watching this video. Another great Sunday!

[@airgunningyup]

I think the renault is my favorite car thus far.

[@manbunmyname5866]

If you're as aerodynamic as a brick, having the windows up or down really doesn't matter...🤣👍

[@fredotcho]

My grandpa bought the exact same R10 brand new back in 67. He had the « major » with the 1300cc and was driving it like a maniac around Clermont Ferrand twisty roads. He went for the tubeless tyres like you did and always had a 50lb bag in the frunk to help the front directivity. Even at a young age, I hated that car for its overall ugliness… and smell but it was darn well planted on the road and the back seemed very controlable on icy and wet roads. It’s a lot of fun watching you toying around in a machine that many turned into a potent track car by adding larger wheels and a better exhaust line.

[@KidChaosH2O]

This is a refreshing change compared to other channels to where they blow tons of money into something so they can burn the tires off and break it. All the mods you do are on semi inexpensive cars and parts with the hope of making something slow into something less slow. Tbh im still fond of the kubota I really would drive that thing everyday its unique and just plain cool of a build and it has bragging rights attached to it in my opinion.

[@wildbill23c]

Top that off with you could walk into your Kubota dealer to get engine parts...just give the engine model number...and for laughs tell them what car its in to really confuse the crap out of them LOL I have the D1005 25HP Kubota engine in my BX2680, plenty of HP and torque for that size tractor...and everyone tried to talk me out of it, they kept trying to get me to buy the next size smaller engine, I said no I want the PTO HP which is why I went with the larger engine...I don't really notice any excess fuel usage having the larger engine, I just know it has more HP at the PTO which was far more important than a slight increase in fuel use.

[@KidChaosH2O]

@@wildbill23c I have a 2017 bx23s also that's why that build fascinates me so much.

[@giggiddy]

I'm a weirdo. What you're doing checks both of my intrigue boxes. Predator and diesels. I feel diesels are still a diamond in the rough. I'm trying to see if a diesel block can be made out of carbon fiber (or some other super lightweight material). Diesels are so much more efficient than gasoline and I'd love to see it used in more vehicles- although I believe in other countries outside of US its much more popular. Does anyone else think that if they could make them more lightweight they could be used in place of electric cars in terms of energy efficiency? Electric just doesn't seem like the natural replacement for ICE. Maybe many years from now but batteries are still not there yet. Diesels last forever.

[@giggiddy]

Gosh I wish Predator made a small diesel engine

[@wildbill23c]

@@giggiddy That would be great, lots of uses for one in generators mostly, but could be used in pumps that have to run continuously as well. Lawn/garden equipment and toys, not really that great of an idea, but for other industrial/commercial uses it would be a great alternative fuel engine.

[@RoadgamerTV]

Hi Jimbo, thanks for a nice Sunday outing in the American wide open spaces and the new video !! 👍 Have a nice day folks and greetings from Berlin Germany, from Roadie✌

[@BlueTrane2028]

I have never wanted such a slow old car so badly, haha. It's glorious. This is exactly the sort of thing you bring to the 24 Hours of Lemons as a paddock cart and have the whole place stop what they're doing to look...

[@ocdman202]

Sunday clears away the rust of the whole week.

[@widdershinss2085]

I absolutely love the new drone shots and rollers.

[@petercolquhoun2086]

7:16 thanks for the metric conversion...

[@mikeanderson2730]

And also, thanks a lot for writing the number in metric. Apart from the US and a small country in africa, the world is metric, and most of your subscribers use standard messures. Keep up the good work!

[@ocdman202]

Sunday is a day to recharge and refill the well of creativity

[@hillonwheels8838]

Thanks! This is one of the very few channels I watch that gets me excited to see what the new video is going to be about. Thanks for your content and keep up the great work.

[@robotcantina8957]

Wow, thank you so much! I'm glad you enjoy our unusual projects... More to come!

[@waynecox7986]

Just wanted to say Thanks for converting things into metric aswell. Really enjoy your channel

[@davidparrish1133]

Especially converting from one hour to 60 metric minutes.

[@OsakaBancho]

the "60 minutes" bit was pretty good lol

[@lh1678]

4:05 Reminds me of the drive when I was a kid going to see my Grandpa in Lenox, Iowa.

[@miketayse]

Lots of fun to watch! I had a 67 and a 71. They would go 70mph ok, slow to get there and usually around 35 mpg. Reverse was always hazy. Unlike the beetles of the time the heater/defrost was ok, the floor was flat, and the front trunk was big. I had to mount the tires myself, no center hole meant most tire places could not use their machine. I remember ordering a one piece, muffler/tailpipe(rear engine cars have a nicely abbreviated exhaust system) from J.C. Whitney, $15.00. Keep up the good work!

[@thomasknobbe4472]

Whoops, a Hemmings review of these cars suggests 16 PSI front/27 PSI rear. A contemporary Car and Driver test used 26 front/30 rear. I looked because I recall part of the bad rep early Corvairs got was because gas station mechanics would check the tires and put in 32 PSI all around, where standard front was supposed to be about 15. Too much front tire air in a rear engine car with swing axles contributes to oversteer on a turn in spirited driving. Not that I worry about that happening with this little power and the lack of curves in your typical Kansas road. The shiny side of this car is still shiny, we want to keep it (and your head!) intact. 135 or 145 X 15 radial tires were the norm; you are probably lucky to get that close with 155's. You can kind of tell what it likes by looking to see if the tread contact looks even in cross-section; or you can mark a line of chalk across the cross-section of the tire, run it down a paved street and check to see how the chalk rubs off; rinse and repeat adjusting your pressure until even in cross-section. With these old beasts you have to get creative. I also find a statistic for coefficient of drag of .45. It really is a rolling brick, (and a relatively tall one at that, so a lot of frontal area) though that was not unusual for the time. Car and Driver got 82 mph out of it, that must have been a long track. They estimated 32-36 mpg, so you have already matched the standard engine. Haven't found anything about the transmission, other than it came standard with a vague shifter. Supposed to be stout, just keep oil in it. Good luck with finding reverse. Looking forward to more mods, this is fun. You fabricate so creatively; you explain what you are doing and why, so we can learn as we follow the process and enjoy.

[@fc382010]

Thank you for realizing this with the camera on the engine. You didn't lose the camera because of that either, which made me very happy. I find your videos very interesting. I wish you and your family all the best. Please keep it up

[@wadet73]

A ram air type coolung duct under the car could be fitted underneath and be used to circulate air to and around the engine and you could dedicate a duct to the center of the engine for the main air intake somehow. 🤔 I recently watched a video featuring the new Banks differential covers with the cooling ducts on each side along the bottom. That concept of directing air where needed came to mind 👍🏼

[@UndeadPorcupine]

I laughed heartily when I saw that you specified that an hour is 60 minutes

[@vro1899]

Better than sunday morning cartoons!

[@ocdman202]

We should certainly count our blessings, but we should also make our blessings count.

[@robertvitrano3757]

What a cool old retro rig. It's a good thing you gave it a second life.👍👍

[@tompuckett9937]

GREAT video!!!! You guys caught my eye while working with the diesel car. I’ve had 3 diesel vehicles, a Peugeot 504, a Peugeot 505 turbo, and a 1983 Toyota SR5 diesel pickup. I like diesel’s!!! Much more than liking diesel’s, I absolutely love Renault vehicles. Have had an R8, a Fuego, and 3 LeCars!!! I’ll bet the Le Car would get 40-50 without a turbo. Thanks for the most interesting videos on KZbin!!!!

[@bertgrau3934]

You're truly an amazing engineer. I enjoy the way you think things out, then figure out how to make your ideas work. Then try it. I think you usually have a good idea how things will work. Still it's interesting to see just what does happen. 😊

[@kmoecub]

I grew up in Oregon, and when I moved to Kansas I was absolutely sure that I would never miss the place once I could afford to move away. Here I am missing the place. Weird.

[@normandalgarno3242]

Deja vu. My grandfather had one of these Renaults back in the late sixties in Scotland. I remember as an 18 year old I could lift the whole front end off the ground by myself. Im not athletic or strong, it was just super lightweight. If I remember correctly, the recommended front tire pressure was less than 20 psi. The tires back then were Michelin X. Funny car but kind of endearing.

[@darwinskeeper421]

I'm actually quite happy with the Predator Renault as it is. When I initially started following your channel I was actually wondering about a stock Predator 670 engine in a light car. I figured a top speed of 60 mph was the minimum performance I needed for a useable street car. The fact that you got the boxy Renault up there with a window open and the engine lid off says a lot about the viability of a Predator 670 powered light car. FYI, Darwin doesn't have a good AC system either so I usually drive her with the driver's window open.

[@Ivecos480]

Ahh thanks for converting that "hour"thing you said, into minutes, because as a guy from Europe, I felt a little bit confused... 😊

[@tf7274]

We sold the car I got when I married my wife in 2009. It was a 93 Ford Festiva. We found a fuel economy log in it from 2001. Three tanks of fuel from Winnipeg to Edmonton, $17 per fill at .55 cents a litre. That's all up hill and against wind... although you can get sucked along by semi trailers without tailgating.

[@bwise609]

I like seeing the advances we have made in manufacturing over time a smaller engine making more power than its older counterpart it’s nice to have your kind of examples

[@bakupcpu]

Nothing beat this type of video in the morning with a coffee! Thanks for making those cheers!

[@ocdman202]

On this wonderful Sunday, don’t forget to be thankful for the little things in life.

[@TonyLing]

I always like how you predicate in scientific units

[@wadet73]

I have thoroughly enjoyed this video series. Thank you!

[@jean-huguesbouchard1045]

About the fuel economy, both Saturn and Honda were modern car that went through serious aerodynamic design and test and indeed they ended up with fairly good fuel consumption figures. That may not not the case for the Renault with its boxy and not aerodynamic shape. Can't wait to see the results. BTW great job as usual Jimbo

[@juanziegler1471]

Give it the beans !! So many mods available !!! Cant wait .

[@ocdman202]

Feeling blessed, never stressed. Got that sunshine on my Sunday best

[@herbertgearing1702]

I have been a professional driver most of my life. I have driven my own cars for delivery jobs, a taxi for a decade, and a number of delivery trucks for a wine importer. Gas mileage while technically very complicated seems to be a two factor problem at its core - inertia is the biggest factor in low speed stop and go city driving,, and aerodynamics seems to be the the main problem for highway driving. This little car seems like it would be very economical for a city car with the light weight being relatively easy to get moving and the aerodynamic profile of a refrigerator.

[@tuningtobi]

80 mil per gallon with the Diesel Saturn it's really impressive. I think fuel ekonnemy with gasolin it's not rely easy why I drive a Twingo this car makes easy 100km with 6 Liter gasolin. I thanke you for Your Grat content.

[@xzkt]

Can’t wait to see more of this project. This latest vehicle looks like it would be practical with the stock V twin. Of course, what fun would that be. Looking forward to seeing what you have planned. Phil

[@realsonnysullivan]

I LOVE IT WHEN WE GET EPISODED!

[@chrissmith7655]

Hi , enjoyed the journey. Many thanks from UK.

[@Commander-McBragg]

I can’t get enough of this. Great job!

[@IJ-E36]

Bring on the Mods! Can't believe I'm excited at each episode 😉

[@jasonz7788]

Jimbo ur a true mad scientist my friend!! Outstanding work Sir thank you

[@darkrose4704]

Ole “Mr. Goodpliers” might just want that car back!😂😂😂

[@rjung_ch]

Hey Jimbo, thanks for a great Sunday video! Love each of your builds, just great educational fun!

[@MyLonewolf25]

7:20 myth busters did a fuel economy test on AC vs windows down. AC was far far far worse for economy than windows down

[@pierrydesallesmello9502]

That model car appears in "Herbie goes to monte carlo", as the villain's car😂

[@djrenault]

lol the "60 min" at 7:18, amazing little detail

[@PsRohrbaugh]

You've got a drone? Very cool. Really upping the production values.

[@EpicBigWhale]

Very excited, would love to see a twin blower setup ;P

[@goldwing2000]

I'm glad you finally got the pronunciation of Renault correct

[@enorym]

Ahhh my favorite KZbin channel…

[@ThatOldStoner]

You're the only person I've heard call Independence Day by its name not the date. I keep commenting on "4th of July" videos by asking them if they are going to call Christmas December 25th. Happy December 25!

[@bigfuzzy84]

I'm super excited to see where this goes. I'm sure you'll figure out how to push this build to it's limits as I've seen the ingenuity that you've put into other builds

[@ocdman202]

“Treat everyone with politeness and kindness, not because they are nice, but because you are.”

[@haydenc2742]

Need some of that exhaust wrap cloth stuff to keep the heat inside the exhaust pipe/muffler So cool that it's getting down the road! Keep em coming!!!!

[@DrWalker2001]

Can’t wait to see what’s next! I really hope you try the super charger. Don’t forget to add some speed stickers too 😊

[@jamesmikesell5458]

This by far the coolest car yet

[@Rich-on6fe]

Thanks for translating the units for 1 hour. I'd have struggled with that.

[@itchyomalley]

Luv that Renault! (I got a soft spot for 3 box cars with my 84 Jetta GLI in the garage)

[@blackhorseteck8381]

I like how you swapped the French plates (the yellow plate should go on the back) 😂, if thus was on purpose you're a wizard

[@octane613]

Considering he goes back and forth on the Renault pronunciation just to fuck with us, I wouldn't doubt if it was on purpose.

[@kd5inm]

Watch the videos from two videos back. Jim explains the french tag, how it came from Poland and that he has a Kansas tag on the back to make it legal.

[@blackhorseteck8381]

@@kd5inm I did watch that one :D, just wondering if he's trolling with the plates (and the Renault prononciation for that matter)

[@blackhorseteck8381]

@@octane613 Thought I was the only one noticing that, good set of ears bro 😂

[@MrJayrock620]

If you put some ducting under the car to force air past the engine and louvre the rear panel between the taillights that should also help with engine cooling too

[@psircos]

This engine has probably the same overall output as the original. Less HP , but i imagine a much healthier torque curve. With that exhaust normalised, i think the stats will improve to what the production car achieved. The only way is up after that 😊

[@TracyNorrell]

"... sitting in a hot car for over an hour [60min]" lol! I see what you did there😂😂

[@jkltg60]

The Evil Garden Gnomes were hung over from the 4th of July.

[@ocdman202]

“Don't wait for the right moment to start, start and make each moment right.”

[@kansasrose2909]

AUSTRALIA==His best book and I have read most of them if you have never been to Australia, this nook will make start dreaming of going there. By beginning on the far Eastern area, to the Southeast,and then walking us through towns that vary in climate, style of living , and people themselves, this is a journey well worth taking. Then you are up in the northeast and Bryson gives you the feel of what huge variable country it is. From the Northeast you will travel across the far north and discover the dangers and weather that can stop you in your tracks. Next is the exhausting and rugged trip to Alice Springs. So much to see and learn. From there a flight to Perth on the south west side ANF up the western coast as far as the roads go. You will get a sense of the enormity of the country, the central undeveloped land that larger than most countries and how lifeless it seems, but at the same time you discover life that has adapted to the extreme heat (140 degrees, F.) . we meet many of the strange and unique animals, fish, and plants that have developed that haven't changed since even before the dinosaurs. Unlike some Britain's books that get repetitive, like some of the British ones, here you bet an in depth look at what author was feeling while he explored for many weeks. I was enthralled. From ancient fossils on the West coast that can be found there living in small colonies, to the gold rush of 1849, the same time frame as the ones in the USA and Canada. Most of the modern times of the various states of Australia began in the 1950s. And parts of it still remain in that era in deco and attitude. Sissies are some of the friendliest people in the world. Here you will meet them and wish you could take them home with you. Buy the book and savor it. I highly recommend it for just about anyone. I am 77 and a great grandma who has traveled most of the US, and some of each end of Canada. I now feel as if I have been to the that will always be on my bucket list.

[@kansasrose2909]

It is only recently that I have discovered Bill Bryson, and in short order he has managed to become one of my favorite authors. This work is the epitome of what a travel book should be. Bryson seamlessly weaves together history, wit, insight, and personal anecdote into a memorable tale that greatly increased my desire to see this enormous and remote continent. Firstly, it is clear throughout the entire length of the book that Bryson genuinely loves this nation. My appreciation of his affection may be somewhat heightened by the fact that I also listened to the audio book (read by the author), and his tone betrays his endearing lack of subjectivity. His love of the people does not keep him from making some sharp comments about particular subjects however. He observes that Australians tend to engage in the art of argumentation without actually wishing for change, as with the topic of them becoming a full-fledged independent republic. Also, he doesn't pull punches when relating how some of the inhabitants of this great nation were anything but hospitable. The historical narrative he weaves into the tale would undoubtedly be more interesting when traveling through the towns and countryside. Brief historical sketches of the small communities he passes through tend to be boring but his more generalized Australian history about the founding is fascinating and well told. The countless failed explorations into the interior were mostly forgettable, but they successfully conveyed the brutality and ruthlessness of the natural Australian environment. Also, the migration of peoples 45,000 years ago onto the continent was right on the nail. When discussing the plight of the aboriginals he makes some cutting observations about the Aussies and himself. After mulling over the `problem', and considering ways that the position of the aboriginals in Australian society might be bettered, he finds that he has no genuine answers to the problem. "So without an original or helpful thought... I did what most white Australians do. I read my paper... and didn't see them [the aborigines] anymore." His humorous obsession with deadly animals continues in this work as well, as he documents fish, reptiles, mammals, and amphibians that are particularly adept at maiming and killing unsuspecting or careless travelers. Also, he makes note of the introduction of wild rabbits onto the continent by Thomas Austin, a resident of Victoria in 1859. The 24 rabbits originally released for sport soon grew to a population in the millions. Temporarily curtailed by the governments' introduction of a rabbit-killing disease, the hardy survivors eventually began breeding again until the figures reached a staggering 300 million (at time of publication.

[@kansasrose2909]

Lastly, the most personally impactful aspect of the book is Bryson's narrative style. As an avid traveler, I log my own journeys and document where I've been, as well as interesting tales, brushes with death, etc. His descriptive ability is superb and he draws the reader into the scenes with a comic and conversational style. His lonely encounters in bars, awkward picture taking with other solo travelers (as they stare at an enormous fabricated lobster) and drunken nights with his traveling companions are hilarious and genuine. I hope to bring his vividness to my next trip, when writing about it later. Overall, I recommend this book to anyone who likes travel, has gone to Australia, or wishes to go in the future. He inspired me to do so, and even made me believe that Uluru (Ayers rock) might be worth seeing, and not just the world's most useless geological artifact. Five stars.

[@kansasrose2909]

I'm always amazed how my ten-year old can finish a book and then turn back to the first page and read it again, and then once she's done that start it all over again. Bill Bryson is one of the few authors--and this goes especially for travel writers--whose works I could take pleasure in reading again. IN A SUNBURNED COUNTRY, which chronicles two visits to Australia Bryson made to write this book (a new appendix covers Bryson's additional visit to Sydney to report on the 2000 Summer Games), begins in Sydney, follows him out through the Blue Mountains and south to the national capital district of Canberra, onward to Adelaide and Sydney's rival sister Melbourne, and then north to Surfers Paradise near Brisbane (with many side trips, of course). After a hiatus in the States, he returns to Australia to travel in Queensland, first visiting the Great Barrier Reef and then flying to Darwin. He travels overland to Alice Springs and makes a quick pilgrimage to Uluru, a.k.a. Ayers Rock. Finally, he flies to Western Australia to Perth, and drives eight hours up to Shark Bay. Of course, it's Bryson's stories told on the way, containing a luxuriant dose of good humor, that carries the book. Among these stories include the "mysterious seismic disturbance" in the remote Australian outback that some attributed to the Aum Shinrikyo cult (p. 4), the drowning of an Aussie Prime Minister, Harold Holt (p. 143), the massacre of Aborigines at Myall Creek (p. 191), the deaths of a pair of Yankee scuba divers at the Great Barrier Reef (pp. 217-218), Cyclone Tracy's devastation of Darwin (pp. 230-231), and the continued existence of the Great Daddy of us all, the stromatolites, descendants of the first living Earth organisms 3.5 billion years ago now living their lives in retirement off the western coast of Australia (pp. 298-299). That's just a sprinkling of the stories; there are also the accounts of the flora and fauna, giant and (re the stromatolites) tiny, benign and deadly (witness the box jellyfish that delivers an excruciatingly painful death). As in A WALK IN THE WOODS, Bryson is at his best when he is traveling with someone. This is especially true in the section on Queensland, when his traveling companion is UK television producer Allan Sherwin. The banter is always funny; it's as if to be really on his game Bryson needs a foil. Overall, though, Bryson is not quite as acerbic in temperament as in NOTES FROM A SMALL ISLAND. It's true that he doesn't suffer fools gladly, whether they be benighted journalists or just plain stupid hotel clerks. He's the kind of guy you want to travel with because he'll say what you're thinking. Besides, he loves a good pub. IN A SUNBURNED COUNTRY celebrates the majesty of Australia and the wonderful friendliness of its people. Nonetheless, Bryson doesn't shy away from Australia's shameful treatment of its Aborigines. He is an honest traveler, which makes his overall joy in Australia all the more genuine.

[@BReal-10EC]

FWIW, air cooled engines usually work better in a rear mount car due to then lower pressure aiding in heat dissipation. Though that huge exhaust heat sink is probably not helping.

[@ocdman202]

BIG SHOUT OUT TO THE GREAT STATE OF KANSAS and the entire midwest. The corn looks great!

[@TheDistur]

Cool to see it making progress! Looking forward to seeing what it can really do!

[@OscarOliu]

I don't think I ever responded, but I was thinking 37 in the last video lol! Not too bad!

[@markrenfrow9873]

Hey Jimbo, let the games begin !

[@davidkettell5726]

Having owned an R8 and an R10 in my younger days i can tell you that overheating was the major killer of those engines ,but the good thing was that you could rebuild the whole thing without taking the engine out . Replaceable cylinder sleeves new pistons and bearings ,skim the head (they always warped) and drive away.

[@timgould5104]

Were they the cast iron head with alloy block like the older Skodas and some Renault 5s?

[@maxregal8889]

Having also owned, (and destroyed), a few, I learnt it was essential to keep the metal tray under the engine in situ to control airflow for cooling. I’ve also never owned another car where correct tyre pressure was so important. From what I recall it was very low in the front.

[@davidkettell5726]

@@timgould5104 cannot really remember if the head was cast iron or alloy, it was 50 years ago but i think it was aluminum

[@timgould5104]

@maxregal8889 my Fiat 850 boiled if the plate under the engine was removed too.

[@rjung_ch]

In 1980 I owned a Renault 5, aka Le Car. It was a great car at the time, it had AC and I drove all over the place, up in Canada and down to Mexico. It was a blast, small and use a lot of gasoline. So, I bet you'll love this little thing 🙂

[@TruthProvider]

I liked the look of Le Car. Renault also made a turbo version, if I recall. It was a pocket rocket. Anyway, I bet it was fun to drive around with.

[@rjung_ch]

@@TruthProvider very much so.

[@deankdx]

I missed hearing BIG BLOCK in the voice over when mentioning the insight. Love these projects!

[@WolfTheDog]

Awesome stuff! But I personally probably would have put the Kubota in this one and the 670 in the Saturn

[@TrilogyBPM]

I can't wait to see the predator unleashed lol

[@greggc8088]

You've almost motivated me to try a similar build. Maybe a 649 cc engine and transmission from a Kawasaki motorcycle since they were used i a wide range of motorcycles and are available cheap. The one on my Vulcan S gets 50-55 MPG depending on driving manor and has a decently wide power curve from about 2000 RPM up to 9000. Just need to figure a way to drive the wheels with a chain and sprocket. Thanks for sharing your awesome project.

[@michaelkrenzer3296]

Oddly, driving the wheels is known quantity. FWD or RWD (and original location and rotation of the engine from the car) determines the the exact solution. The real challenge is with a unitized engine and transmission getting the clutch and trans to survive.

[@NoneNomad]

Nice! Whenever you figure it out, post some videos so we can see how it turned out :D

[@patrikvidic4389]

I have a Renault 10 as well. Reverse is all the way to the left and back. You should feel it go through a gate that keeps it from accidentally selecting reverse instead of 2nd.

[@oddojaggins]

What a great recap Jimbo! And I agree with you about the skinny tires, I've driven several 80s econoboxes that had 175 wide tires and the nimble handling cannot be understated

[@Wagonman5900]

I vote the exhaust is the first thing to be tampered with. I'd also wrap some dirt cheap heat wrap around the headers to get as much heat out of the engine compartment as you can when the deck lid is on.

[@connorbabcock7718]

I cannot wait to see this modified! I’ve got a gx690 just waiting for something like this lol