S4 E35. We fix the transmission on the 670 cc Predator powered Renault.

[@tbryan1697]

Jimbo, I'll swap you two e-scooters, a Nerf-style machine gun with 500 foam darts, a motorcycle half helmet, a new pair of welding gloves and a club sandwich for the Renault.

[@kurtvanluven9351]

Mmmm sandwich.

[@SchoolforHackers]

Yeah, I was a nah until the club sandwich.

[@RubenKelevra]

Dual E-Scooter powered 0 cc Honda Insight ;)

[@Ratkill9000]

I think the club sandwich was the winner.

[@sethshuman6027]

@@tbryan1697 the sandwich! I have a beat up truck with no engine or tranny...ha ha ha

[@mudbunny6388]

Alright, the "hood-trunk lid-bonnet" is finally on it. Been waiting for this day.

[@Bigshooterist]

It's awesome on that rare occasion where a fix really is simple & and straightforward. 😎👍.

[@brandonboulton2776]

We thank the wrench God's for their mercy and providence.

[@soopochoux5207]

On a renault, it's a miracle!

[@johnvender]

Great job getting the reverse gear working. I never thought I would ever hear a Renault 10 owner say I have to watch my speed ;)

[@GordonWillis-z8t]

Ha ha ha!!!

[@elitecpudoc329]

You gotta love when going backwards really gets a project moving forward! Enjoy your new daily Jimbo!

[@haydenc2742]

At the very least, a fire it up to go to the convenience store for chips and a soda and not wanting to fire up the "big" car

[@minnesotatomcat]

Wish you’d have shown the huge smile that inevitably covered your face when she moved backwards on its own for the first time! That’s a win 👍

[@stevecann3394]

At last...the reverse gear fixing episode... that's really scratched an itch...and to top it off...the trunk lid!! I love this car, and this is a great episode to end it's journey with you on.

[@kd5inm]

Who said its ending?

[@stevecann3394]

​@@kd5inmwell... I'm assuming so for now. Not final final.

[@ErraticPT]

Glad you got the retreat...err..I mean the reverse gear working. It isn't French if it can't retreat!!

[@Stevemax07]

That's funny!

[@goosenotmaverick1156]

😂😂😂

[@rigoloweb4762]

Still mad for Irak?

[@somethingelsehere8089]

@@rigoloweb4762 Either that or WW2.

[@mikedandurand3548]

You know if course that we probably would have lost the revolutionary war if it wasn't for the French saving our ass .

[@GordonWillis-z8t]

I'm so easy to please, I was laughing with joy when the car went backwards, victory is yours! I'm also happy to see the hood/trunk cover installed, it gives the car a bit of dignity instead of being exposed. It has been a year and a half already, my how time flies when you're having fun. Amazing job Jimbo, you are truly a master of mechanics and electronics. Thanks for the edumacation and entertainment.

[@geoffburrill9850]

Nice one Jimbo, it's great when something is easily fixed.

[@robotcantina8957]

Yes indeed!

[@mikeboring1293]

Thanks for taking us for a ride in your now fixed go kart car. Wonder what’s next

[@tahustvedt]

I love gearboxes. Fantastic engineering. I've taken a few apart completely and have learned to not be afraid to work on them. Had to replace the syncro for 1-2 in my van gearbox last year and recently took the MGB gearbox apart to replace bearings, seals and a shaft. It's not as hard as it looks.

[@goosenotmaverick1156]

Manual transmissions are fun to dig into! I've done ones from a Honda civic all the way to a 6600 model Ford tractor (75hp, 6000lb unit of a tractor, 75 model) and some stuff between. It's always fun!

[@ganzonomy]

Aww yeah, it's gonna be a great day! Hey Jimbo, can we see you do some crazy upgrade to the engine like pistons, flywheels, etc. Probably can build the engine to about 40hp and knock even more time off the cars acceleration!

[@Low760]

Or add a supercharger.

[@ganzonomy]

@@Low760 that with building up the internals could get 60-70

[@paulnagel8161]

Yes, please!

[@PsRohrbaugh]

Hey Jimbo! Great video. Fun fact if you get the car up to 88 mph and throw it into reverse, it'll open a portal to France.

[@robotcantina8957]

LOL, I may give that a try.

[@twentyrothmans7308]

The hours you put into your videos, as well as that poor old French girl, are appreciated.

[@myZcarlife]

This video is a wonderful primer on shift linkages. Nicely done.

[@jeremyshideler4187]

It’s so neat to see how things work and what you can accomplish… I would definitely drive all your projects around town. And this one sounds cool with that V-twin in it!!! Thank you so very much for all your series!!!! You’re a genius! Well at least very very smart! 😝

[@ptonpc]

Congratulations and good to see Jackie was working hard too :D Also good to see it being saved.

[@stephengreen3566]

We all appreciate the videos and the journey you are on fixing these vehicles. Keep going.

[@ryandavis4863]

gonna be a good day, thanks Jimbo.

[@ColinSapwell]

As a driver of old VW kombis I appreciate the luxury of small things that can be made to work again. Especially if they have been ignored for a year or two. Good score on an easy fix.👍

[@WalkiTalki]

After my elephant ears fell off the second time I had a friend print me some pastic plates for the inside of the doors at the mirrors. I tightened them down until the nuts cut into the printed plastic and they never backed out again. They were easy to remove but never fell off again. I can also appreciate simple fixes to corporate greed.

[@LazloNQ]

Hallelujah! I've suggested numerous times to just bite the bullet and get reverse fixed. Nice to see it finally happen. Still bummed that we'll never see the v-twin in the insight. I think that car could realistically be driven on the open road and made into a great little traveler.

[@robotcantina8957]

The V-twin was suposed to go in the insight, however we discovered it would not fit.

[@LazloNQ]

@@robotcantina8957 Was it because was too tall or too wide or both?

[@robotcantina8957]

@@LazloNQ The engine would not fit under the hood, even if we redesigned the mounting cradle. The only way to get the engine to fit was to eliminate the transmission and go with a pure CVT drive system.

[@ekner]

It's nice that it was a relatively easy fix! That oil looked very clean too :) Living without a reverse lockout function isn't too bad. I did it for years in an old Volvo that I built my own shifter for.

[@WalkiTalki]

Ingenuity is the bane of corporate greed.

[@Bryce-z9v]

I had a Renault 10 for years. It was a great car. Reasonable power and good gas mileage. We even used it off road, hunting etc. With the weight in the back and a super flexible engine I almost never got stuck. I remember it had a glass coolant tank that exploded and I had to replace it with a plastic one. I named her Claudette. Great Channel thank you 🙂

[@markrenfrow9873]

Good work Jimbo, now we know what is behind trans cover #1.

[@robotcantina8957]

Top secret stuff.

[@markrenfrow9873]

@@robotcantina8957 I shall never tell!

[@mjc4942]

Congrats! That was at least $3000 worth of transmission work. Probably more at a shop with this car.

[@mikecorley8270]

Daily dose of robot Cantina good job

[@Markworth]

It is finally "an car". Congratulations. A lot of hard work went into this one.

[@rotaryboots]

Thanks for all the content. I've really enjoyed living vicariously through your videos.

[@americansmark]

You're like a kid at Christmas. I want to do my own project like this but with a 3 cylinder turbo.

[@MrEricld1]

Good job. There is a frog somewhere on this planet who will watch this video and shed a little tear of joy. Hmmm, wonder how fast it will go in reverse.🤔

[@littlebearish]

Always look forward to your Sunday videos. Glad to see you got reverse up and running. Now use this car as your daily and see how many thousands of miles you can put on it. Hahaha

[@kob8634]

That was some wicked "elevens" laid down when you were outrunning the fuzz there... glad you made it back to HQ before they caught you (your gonmes are just waiting for a chance to rat you out).

[@yodasbff3395]

Nice fix on the transmission. Thanks for the video. 👍

[@douglasmayherjr.5733]

Glad to see you were able to get the reverse gear working from the drivers seat. Neat little car. Thanks for the videos, Jimbo.

[@OsbornTramain]

Love this car. I love "Mr Goodpliers", but he has a tendency to think everything is a parts car.....glad you got it out of his hands! It definitely deserved to be saved.

[@TrilogyBPM]

I honestly thought you were never going to fix reverse lol. It's crazy that it was a fairly simple fix. Have an awesome week jimbo!

[@bigdom1978]

Seriously I think you must restore it and make it your daily driver with wipers heat and other stuff. Awesome grocery getter 😊

[@alexm8922]

Hell yeah. Only took you a year or so, but hell yeah. Rocket mode has been unlocked.

[@PaulinesPastimes]

Fantastic result and you even put the engine cover back on to complete the picture. I love it. I was expecting you to drive around the yard in reverse just because you can. 😊👍

[@obesuspuer88]

Always an inspiration friend, looking forward to more!

[@robotcantina8957]

Thanks so much!

[@Mehanizatorovich]

There’s something dangling below the car! Some device hanging on wires (11:40 in the video). Please be aware of this!

[@BigKandRtv]

I am enjoying the ride with you.

[@LEGIOXIIIG]

I love your channel. It's super interesting and fascinating what you've been able to accomplish with a tiny engine.

[@integerofdoom69]

What an excellent way to chill on a Sunday.

[@msamour]

Ha! 😂 I knew it was an easy fix Jimbo! A buddy if mine had a Renault 5 many years ago (popular in Québec in the 80's) and he took apart his transmission in his apartment living room and reassemble it and it worked like new. Thanks Jimbo! I'd say this is pretty complete now.

[@goosenotmaverick1156]

Im so glad that it was so simple to fix! Glad to see it going backwards under its own power. Happy sunday, Jimbo, thanks for my weekly dose of Cantina 😎

[@Angelalovescutecats]

I'm trying to figure out why my Captiva won't charge, but at least I know how to fix a non-reversing Renault 10. Also it's cute not ugly.

[@slipperyjk]

Great fix on the trans! Talk about a one off build. Very impressive

[@WalkiTalki]

Nothing more satisfying than removing spare parts to improve performance!

[@3rdpig]

Nice job! I've been assuming all along that either a linkage part was bent or a detent was frozen. I would never have suspected that there was so much spring force under a detent that it couldn't move under even unreasonable force. Hard to believe that was how it was intended. Of course, it's French so all bets are off.

[@robotcantina8957]

I agree, Its crazy how much spring pressure they used.

[@WalkiTalki]

@@robotcantina8957 I am sure its a combo of springs from previously engineered equiptment. Communist countries took advantage of progress from before their creation to pretend that their system was sucessful. From depleating social service budgets to recording employment stats from before the acceptance of socialism they worked harder at fooling the system than making it work. Those were probably just washing machine springs or something from a pogo stick factory.

[@michaelblacktree]

Jimbo using reverse like a kid with new toy. 😛

[@basvanbeers3515]

one of the better KZbin channels. thanks uncle Jimbo!

[@daveydacusguitars9033]

Sounds like you are still using the muffler mic! It's really good actually, I think it's a great addition to all the videos. It's surprising how much it adds to the overall viewing experience. Even knowing it's there, it feels more like we are taking a ride with you. I think you should definitely keep that going for all ride along shots!

[@cullenmiller8170]

Great video and fix. I just caught the reason Jackie had to ride in the frunk in the last episode. I guess she had gas 🤣🤣

[@robotcantina8957]

You got that right!!

[@WalkiTalki]

OMG! HA!!

[@AlamoEyeNews]

Great video!

[@dwartfarquart9590]

Another great post, Brother.

[@SamiHentunen]

I can just sense the excitement of a simple pleasure in life. This is what it's all about. And that top secret mechanism is really neat and I'm impressed about the neatness of the unit.

[@chrisferrell6159]

Thank you man. Love this project.

[@kurtvanluven9351]

I fixed reverse on my Cadillac. The reverse lockout ring was out of adjustment. What a relief!

[@ronwalsh]

I just love it when the answer to a problem does not mean you need to replace the gearbox. Great to see the old girl wearing all her sheet metal.

[@jestertech3790]

We got to see an actual roadtrip in this thing one day.

[@TheFreshmanWIT]

I"ve seen that arrangement of springs before when clearance is an issue, but more spring force is required. You can't get a 'stiffer' spring without altering the material (likely more costly), or thicker spring wire (reducing possible travel), or increasing turns (also reducing travel). SO You can just put a second spring inside and get the same effect. I'd be curious if you can even FEEL that pin with that small of a spring. I'm guessing they wanted reverse to be a significant effort to prevent a money-shift, and the linkage provides some good mechanical advantage. SO that little spring probably means you can't really feel it at all. What you did is perfectly fine for your use, though I'm not sure I would have been as proactive as you were, and likely would have just taken out the inner spring if I was concerned. THOUGH, I also probably would have done 2-3 assemble/disassemble cycles before deciding to do even that! Which is why I don't release a video every weekend :)

[@sleepless3y3s]

Finally you closed the hood too 😁

[@davidhudson5452]

Ten fingers on the fender speeding on my road scaring the old lady scaring the cat backing up youll never get out

[@markchapman2585]

Awesome video, jimbo. Every time you start the car, I think the spark plugs are out of it. It turns over so fast

[@brianmurphy7092]

it wouldnt be totally useless if 1st and 2nd function as a low plus and ultra low it would be nice for trailer loading or when you are in a situation requiring a lower gear ratio

[@Djamestm]

I love your videos so much and love listening to your voice. Not to get too sappy. Thanks for the great videos.

[@No13b]

The best kind of repairs are the free kind of repairs, keep up the great work Jimbo!

[@airborneSGT]

Would be cool to see this at a Cars and Coffee meet

[@MisfitzMotorsportsLLC]

Morning Jimbo!

[@robotcantina8957]

Good morning!

[@MisfitzMotorsportsLLC]

Thank you for the upload my friend, we look forward to it every Sunday!

[@WalkiTalki]

​@@MisfitzMotorsportsLLC Its my sunday morning cartoons. Cereal, no milk, and intellectual mechanisms.

[@vro1899]

I've been waiting for this one!

[@scottsinfl]

Thats a major win!!

[@Braxel_]

That plunger really surprised me that it was such a simple thing. It does remind me of my car having more resistance for 5th and reverse probably using a similar plunger system.

[@larry-terricarroll8094]

I had a Renault T10 that I overhauled the engine on in 1971 and it was a great little car that got great gas mileage and got through college. I think it was a 1968 model. Loved that little car.

[@michaellegg9381]

They hi performance rebuild kits for the predator 670 v2 engine. Including pro pistons and rings cam upgrade and carbs and make massive performance gains out of it so your mostly stock 670 could be a few more videos and some real speed runs which i now really want to see.. also some body work with filler and some spray cans and a cheap eBay wing you could have a really nice little beast 😆 also a old Hillman hunter minx would also be a real cool build as well

[@stevenbusk539]

I'd like to see him get another 2psi of boost on the Honda supercharger, and try using his ECU to inject a bit of propane at the top end. Then he could re-build the Predator engine in the Renault for more power, and see which is faster 0-60 and at the top end. Maybe even drag race the two cars side by side. That would get the views!

[@dannhisbikes8013]

it sounds so good. good work jimbo, absolutely love your videos.

[@jgx2]

Love the punisher sticker on the side of the car.

[@SteveRoadcp]

Awesome! Now we can go back to whatever the future of the Robot Cantina Renault was meant to be with much less of a worry Jimbo's back would be thrown out when reversing!

[@shockburn]

Great content. Ive loved the renault v twin series. You really do a great job explaining mechanical concepts.

[@hond4srule]

How satisfying 🎉

[@markmauney4474]

The R10 was my best friend's first car when he turned 16. His dad tossed him the keys and said "figure it out". We went everywhere in that car. It was always breaking down and doing typically weird French things - but it had its charm too. We went on double dates, and learned all about battery charging. I think the next challenge for this project is to take it on a road trip with a friend or spouse. See if you can make it to Arkansas and stay with us! Negotiating the Ozark mountains might be more than the CVT can handle... but maybe not. You seem to have it sorted out.

[@jwoody8815]

Its amazing that 50+ year old plastic worm gear on the end shaft is still in tact and in good shape.

[@darwinskeeper421]

Congratulations on finishing your work on the Renault. Any chance you'll take it on a road trip to Wichita?

[@robotcantina8957]

Eventually

[@achno5923]

Man what a cool car build/ Engine swap!! Just awsome …put a real clutch in this Bad Boy would be 💯 % badass 🤘🏻

[@paulhall170]

This car is a gloriously unnecessary but utterly fascinating project, I have loved every minute of it!!!!!!!!!!

[@Lysdexis]

I still would love to see the other 3 cyl diesel in this car for a long term power plant. Orrrrrr fuel injected turbo predator and maybe build something to do away with the cvt and make an actual clutch setup work.

[@generaldisarray]

2:56 A sadly missed opportunity to use Brad Pitts "WHAT'S IN THE BOX" from the movie Seven, or more creatively, "WHAT'S IN THE GEARBOX"...🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@robotcantina8957]

LOL... I need you on my editing team! great idea!

[@generaldisarray]

@@robotcantina8957 my fees are very reasonable...🤣🤣

[@TheDistur]

Now we're cooking with reverse!

[@leebarker539]

This is a delightful video with inspiration about problem solving, attitude, adventure, and using tools wisely and safely. Bingo. Subscribed. Thank you!

[@TheTTyks]

One of the best channels on yt 🙂

[@rjung_ch]

I like the front left blinker cover out of a plastic bag. Guess those are very hard to come by. Could you print one with your 3D printer? Thanks Jimbo 👍💪✌

[@rjung_ch]

BTW, love the sound as well. Great having a reverse gears.

[@robotcantina8957]

LOL, yeah its a bit of a hooptie

[@jimbo5728]

Perfect timing for Sunday morning coffee! 🔺️ 🧔 👕

[@4saken404]

I call this ritual "Coffee and Cantina:.

[@cybersholt]

Hell yeah. Happy Sunday everyone.

[@steamfan7147]

Try to say "shift shaft" three times really quick 😂 I dunno, I think some strategic use of spray foam and sound deadening mat along with some Tadpole seals might make the Renault HF Sport model derivable in wet/cold conditions.

[@toyotaguy1984]

Corny as I know this will sound, I love your channel. It's just fun to watch.

[@ddutton0]

Jimbo, this may be the best update yet for the French go-cart

[@donakahorse]

remarkable!

[@truthboomertruthbomber5125]

Also, the rubber insulators in the shift coupler are probably getting soft and could fail at any time.

[@robotcantina8957]

The rubber insulators are new (last year). I do have a few spares in case one fails.

[@BillyBob-uc9zp]

Well sussed out Jimbo!. Keep up the good work 😎

[@AverageJoesracingteam]

Great job jimbo. Very cool to see the inner workings