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@Stoneface_Garage2 жыл бұрын
Here's a thought: add a single castor wheel directly under the motorcycle - makes the whole thing a wheelie bar!
@juancalvino22112 жыл бұрын
a supermarket cart wheel, it would be the best smart cart in the world
@Brian86992DH2 жыл бұрын
I've seen this done on motorcycle, golf cart or luggage racks on the back of an RV. The caster needs some amount of suspension itself but there may even be a pre-built product out there.
@brianb-p65862 жыл бұрын
@@Brian86992DH That's the SingleWheel trailer and other similar insults to automotive dynamics.
@daleolson35062 жыл бұрын
Front wheel drive?
@stevepearce66892 жыл бұрын
Oh Stoney, you are a bloody genius !
@WilliamWallace140512 жыл бұрын
Wouldn't it be easier to tow the Smart car behind the motorcycle? Or maybe rig the motorcycle to help push?
@csn5832 жыл бұрын
Smart chariot!
@bobroberts23712 жыл бұрын
I've seen " trailer adapters " where the front wheel goes on the hitch and the rear wheel of the bike stays on the ground.
@jerbear7952 Жыл бұрын
Please be careful giving Matt bad ideas. He's an impressionable young man with what has to be dwindling financial means.
@eyeswideopen7450 Жыл бұрын
too easy
@boqueron693 ай бұрын
😂😂😂😂
@grahammonk80132 жыл бұрын
"I'm gonna go find a heavier motorcycle, and a closed course" The most perfect ending I've seen in years.
@bnrynlds2 жыл бұрын
"Influence from the Chief Engineer" is a fine euphemism.
@bnrynlds2 жыл бұрын
Also, excellent dramatic grinding Sir.
@paulheitkemper15592 жыл бұрын
indeed! Also sometimes known as "percussive maintenance."
@cedwards4272 жыл бұрын
@@paulheitkemper1559 a mechanic I used to work with called it the "velocity press"
@b48045142 жыл бұрын
I call it the micro adjuster. They come in 3 sizes
@PeterNield2 жыл бұрын
"Gentle persuasion"
@ifly2high2 жыл бұрын
The persistence and skill that you put into executing a bad idea is inspiring.
@ferbbb2 жыл бұрын
4:06 That check engine light on the wall! Pretty funny, I like it!
@robertbessara2402 жыл бұрын
Yeah, talk about being "up staged"! its awesome, time to go shopping for one.
@scott21832 жыл бұрын
Blipshift sells them.
@misteralfredo2 жыл бұрын
Ah yes, now you just need some casters on the motorcycle carrier and you'll have a proper wheelie bar for your 2000 ft-lb output Smart Car. A drag strip is a closed course, right?
@knightsljx2 жыл бұрын
I'm amazed the motorcycle didn't tear off the entire rear of the smart car
@Sweedster2 жыл бұрын
Smart car bodies are extremely strong
@AstraWerke2 жыл бұрын
Be honest, Matt, you just wanted a Wheelie-ing smart car.
@KT-ur7pi2 жыл бұрын
Quite honestly, he's fooling no one if he tries to deny it.
@daleolson35062 жыл бұрын
Front wheel drive?
@AstraWerke2 жыл бұрын
@@daleolson3506 7:58
@MyHandleIsGood2 жыл бұрын
@@daleolson3506 Even if you don't believe him when he says it's rwd, you should be able to use common sense to know that the burnout was achieved with the rear wheel, something that a fwd car is not capable of.
@abicol60102 жыл бұрын
*wheel-E
@operator80142 жыл бұрын
Man, if only "Mercedes" had a chief engineer available during the prototyping phase...
@GrannygearKiller2 жыл бұрын
I love the approach of ‘this is dumb. I absolutely shouldn’t be doing it, but I am anyway’
@vincentguttmann22312 жыл бұрын
The whole channel just screams ADHD and I'm so here for it.l
@JamieBainbridge2 жыл бұрын
I never realised when you watch a grinder in slo-mo it actually plays techno. Learn something new every day!
@Del350K42 жыл бұрын
Your comment just made me suddenly guffaw out loud, which made my wife jump out of her skin : )
@chrisbrookshire8612 жыл бұрын
“My favorite saw of all” was a missed opportunity for a play on words for Sawzall.
@SuperfastMatt2 жыл бұрын
aww dude. you're right. 🤦
@kylereese48222 жыл бұрын
@@SuperfastMatt There is a CRAAAAZY way to improve a Smart Car..... Ps it involves a Nissan Leaf drive unit and a few other bits.....
@awo1fman2 жыл бұрын
🤔 Whoosh!
@906MediaProductions2 жыл бұрын
@@kylereese4822you know you can get EV smart cars already right?
@TheSOHO924 ай бұрын
@@906MediaProductions But... that's not nearly sketchy enough! (2 years later)
@TheFleckening2 жыл бұрын
Was absolutely prepared for a "tappy tap tap" from the "chief engineer"... been watching too much AvE...
@craigleemehan2 жыл бұрын
If I was your employer, I don't know if your creativity would impress me or scare the poop out of me.
@brianb-p65862 жыл бұрын
As a KZbin viewer, I believe that you are SuperfastMatt's current employer. I think you should be both highly impressed and appropriately scared.
@lotharerkens81542 жыл бұрын
Sign up on Patreon and for $1.00 per month you can become an official Matt Supervisor...
@robertwoodliff25362 жыл бұрын
Roman was not built in a day............they had to put up the sheds first.?
@yellow_tatoes14732 жыл бұрын
Thanks for talking about sendcutsend, that sounds useful for the heavy machine lacking DIYer.
@handle6902 жыл бұрын
Your welds are looking good Matt!
@zweihammerheavyind.29112 жыл бұрын
I have about 40 “Chief Engineers “. Now I have to rank them, Master Chief, Hauptleute und Rittmeister Engineer, etc. I look forward to your Hayabusa swap into the Smart. You know you want to.
@beingathing9742 жыл бұрын
This is an awful idea the whole internet cosigns. Please matt, for the algorithm! And the internet!
@brianb-p65862 жыл бұрын
The bumper beam is the normal method of attaching a hitch to a European car... but they normally use a more substantial beam to replace the non-towing part... they don't just weld a receiver box to the part designed with minimal torsional strength. But SuperfastMatt knows that.
@lolzlarkin30592 жыл бұрын
I honestly thought this was just going to be a hilarious set up for motorbike engine swap in that smart car. But oh well. Now all you need is a sketchy abom79 motorbike mount on the front end and all with be in perfect balance with the world.
@svtosca33712 жыл бұрын
I think a big winch on the front would really make this adventure rig complete!
@md4luckycharms2 жыл бұрын
Idk man, that front bike mount is more substantial than the entire smart car
@UNVIRUSLETALE2 жыл бұрын
Found this channel in my recommendation with the Tesla door handles and I'm now binging all your videos, amazing blend of humor and engineering, truly a hidden gem of a channel
@confuzionn48432 жыл бұрын
This is gold man, I love this stuff, and I love the way you think. It feels like something dumb I would do myself, in every way possible, from "torx doesn't fit so I make it fit" to "small bike + small car = big brain". I look forward to whatever you do next. Time to binge everything you've already done.
@spavliskojr2 жыл бұрын
the word sketchy definitely comes to mind looking at it.. LOVE IT
@duncanmartin26262 жыл бұрын
All hail the algorithm.
@duncanmartin26262 жыл бұрын
Actually, I wonder if the algorithm likes being worshipped, or if it finds it manipulative and demeaning.
@troo_story2 жыл бұрын
@@duncanmartin2626 the algorithm is indeed manipulative and demeaning. It is also a narcissist. Ask me how I know...
@mvdesigncustomworks54602 жыл бұрын
Remember to add rear skate wheels to the bike rack. Dragging it will slow you down and end your wheelie.
@UmmYeahOk2 жыл бұрын
Hm... ...all this time the “dammit tool” was actually the chief engineer. No wonder we keep having problems. The chief ain’t getting the respect it deserves.
@LMO1692 жыл бұрын
I think the Torx bolts were TX45. Haven't taken one apart in a long time. Also I have the suspicion the carrier and the bike slightly exceed the maximum bearing load of 99lb (45kg for German Matt). But you can actually tow 450kg (992lb) with the 451
@grahamguest1422 жыл бұрын
That was absolutely superb old chap, so I have now cancelled my subscription to Netflix and you're going to have to get cracking on with more of these sublime feats of engineering excellence...
@Danjel0892 жыл бұрын
Alternativ title: How to get arrested in a smart.
@bruceblackerby37422 жыл бұрын
Or killed while driving.
@mitcheloo26322 жыл бұрын
You truly are a mad lad engineer and I love it!
@tvdinner325 Жыл бұрын
I own a Smart, and a small motorbike. Your handy work has convinced me, to buy a pickup. Thanks, Matt!
@edwardskaggs87462 жыл бұрын
I love these videos. As one who thinks wrenches are cool art and welding is done with magic they are very educational. i am ;looking forward to seeing the first 1950 Jagutesla on the road
@adrianhope47962 жыл бұрын
Looks like there’s one smart thing in the room and it’s got wheels.
@kmschwem2 жыл бұрын
Had me laughing out loud for about 2/3 of the video. Praise be “the algorithm” for recommending you.
@antiLeixo2 жыл бұрын
This latest update on the tesla conversion is amazing !!
@stevepearce66892 жыл бұрын
I just bought a Citroen Berlingo 2 seater van 2007 year with 1.4 litre petrol and manual 5 speed. Think French bead van. Sooooooooo much fun. Every journey is an adventure with people waving and me waving back. Small hills needs 2 or more down changers. The best ! Needs actual driving and it corners with so much roll it just puts a smile on my face
@MCRideout2 жыл бұрын
Your videos have been helping me keep my mind off of other things going on in the world right now. Thank you for this much needed reprieve.
@alkiou36132 жыл бұрын
I had the "will it wheelie" question in mind since I saw the thumbnail.
@Amy_A.2 жыл бұрын
I just found your channel, it's great! Minor suggestion about the thumbnails; on mobile the length of the video covers the bottom right of the thumbnail which can block the text you've got there. Anyway, good stuff, I'm looking forward to your future videos!
@brianargo45958 ай бұрын
I was an expediter for a construction company for a time, young and dumb, driving a GMC W3500 short wheelbase, short box straight truck. Had to pick up a couple pallets of shingles from homme de potte, but their good fork lift was broken down. They were unable to push the pallets forward more than to barely be able to close the door. Every bump put the steer axle in the air. Longest delivery of my life.
@darwinskeeper4212 жыл бұрын
I also think that small cars are fun, but there are limitations. I'm impressed that you managed to reengineer the Smart's bumper beam to actually support a Honda Grom, but even though you managed to haul said Grom without turning your Smart to a 2 wheeler, I wouldn't recommend hauling anything heavier than a 50's vintage Schwin.
@darwinskeeper4212 жыл бұрын
Oh, and I'm hoping that you'll get back to working on the Jaguar soon.
@theironworks67972 жыл бұрын
Those big holes at the end of your welds are usually caused by taking the filler metal away too fast. I ran into that issue when I learned stick welding. My instructor showed me to just hover over the spot about a second longer to compensate.
@BenDunlop2 жыл бұрын
I keep finding your videos randomly pop up in my recommendations. Love your work mate
@Cdrsan2 жыл бұрын
The wheelie pun completed my soul xD
@iowa_don2 жыл бұрын
Don't forget that you add a torque in the opposite direction when you get in the car. This is your funniest video ever!! 🤣🤣
@ingentingbra2 жыл бұрын
Love it! Isn't the piece of stamped metal you welded the hitch to made of some super high modulus boron steel usually? How was the weldability?
@dshaeable2 жыл бұрын
"We later found out that it was not square, oh well" - Story of my life
@jonnno1002 жыл бұрын
A wheel-E, I love it.
@malakiblunt2 жыл бұрын
"being made by mercedes" hasn't meant anything good since the late 80's
@noochmahh2 жыл бұрын
"Stiff Things Move at High Frequencies"!! LMFAO
@svtosca33712 жыл бұрын
You really make my day with your style of videos and your … wel … British style voice over. Thanx!
@billh2302 жыл бұрын
So, you've gone from the large rock and blow torch method to the finer aspects of a ball-peen hammer and an arc welder method.
@trevorxr72512 жыл бұрын
I had a feeling that the Smart Car factory rear bumper strengthening was actually the front bumper, but your solution is superb!!!!!
@MrBodi12 жыл бұрын
Bro i had a smart as a daily for a super long time. I have a 100 pound dog, and it perfectly fits in the back . As for the RWD and traction control, there is a hack where you short a pin in the OBD, and you get sideways like no other. Of course, on snow.
@noochmahh2 жыл бұрын
I always called the chief engineer a "mechanical persuasion device".
@terryboehler5752 Жыл бұрын
I bought a Honda 600 couple new in 1972. What a wonderful car. I had Astrali mags, 20x800 10 tires. Orange. Although I was from Tulsa, my first duty station was Jacksonville Florida. After a year I was stationed at MCAS El Toro, Santa Ana, Ca. Coast to coast with a top speed around 86mph. A wonderful time to be alive. I would still drive one. 598 CC's, 38 hp, 10,000 rpm. Just 100% exhilaration!
@Adrian_Nel2 жыл бұрын
I wish that I could show you the photos that I have seen of a Smart that was rear-ended by a drunk in a VW Golf 1 (think 80's VW Rabbit and you're close). The Golf was totalled. The Smart was driven home, and repaired within a week. Plenty strong in that brace.
@cantsolvesudokus2 жыл бұрын
At this point, wouldn’t it make more sense to get a carrier so the motorcycle hauls the car?
@amang3332 жыл бұрын
Truly some of your best work yet, keep it up bro!
@waynep3432 жыл бұрын
Mom had a 2 wheel trailer. Half of a leaf spring with a 8 or 10" caster with a pneumatic tire. I can think up several ways to us a small air bag like used on big rig sleeper cabs.
@BuildSomethingAuto2 жыл бұрын
I went through this EXACT same saga on my gf’s TJ. Glad I’m not the only one who looked at the bumper bar and thought “this is fine” before realizing what a horrible mistake it was and boxing it in 🤣
@markblundell94612 жыл бұрын
🤣🤣🤣🤣 I spilt my coffee.. dam it! You knew that wasn’t going to work as soon as you started, but absolutely hilarious.
@GavinRemme2 жыл бұрын
4:20 *me awaiting some cool engineering term* “Bad” 😂
@justinwilliams2522 Жыл бұрын
E trailer sells hitches that mount to the frame underneath
@solarguy60432 жыл бұрын
Back in the day I put a hitch on a Geo Metro. It worked if you were careful. And didn't have to stop too fast.
@mnielsen0052 жыл бұрын
Good free body diagram, but you may have wanted to go into the effect the cantilevered load has on the weight over the rear axle and how that influences the center of gravity of the vehicle and consequences of longitudinal stability during acceleration.
@zamalek40792 жыл бұрын
"I question it's crash-worthiness." Isn't that that the deal with the Ping-pong, I mean, Smart Car?
@sadie3762 жыл бұрын
Well done for tiptoeing around the obvious question until 8:48. There aren't many you-tubers who could've resisted asking it sooner...
@cornboy32 жыл бұрын
As someone who installed a class III hitch on the back of a Ford Fiesta, this is good for the soul.
@TheBeemerfan2 жыл бұрын
Very entertaining. The 450 has two hole holes in the frame designed for this purpose. A person has to drill another hole in each side, and you can place a $150 trailer hitch. Or, in the two 3 3/4" holes in the back of the frame, insert two 90 degrees elbows, pointing upward, and weld across a 3" wide piece of alum channel, and you can have an E bibe, bike, or motorcycle rack. That is an excellent shop and equipment you got. I know you are just having fun. Thanks for the video.
@CraigHair2 жыл бұрын
When are you putting the Hayabusa motor in the Smart?
@reportingsjr2 жыл бұрын
This video resonated so much with me! I have a prius c hatchback that I installed a hitch on. I'm sure you know this, but 1UP does sell their racks with a 1-1/4" hitch.. thingy. That's what I have on my car!
@Simon.the.Likeable2 жыл бұрын
A long time ago, the motto of Stiff Records was "If it ain't Stiff, it ain't worth a fuck."
@vincenstuff2 жыл бұрын
After 6 years towing motorcycles, lumber and 4-6 bales of alfalfa behind a Prius... I will say the dudes in bro-dozers will not like this. By the way I love it.
@loganrossignol2 жыл бұрын
oh my god this hurts me so much to watch matt
@ToolsOutsideTheBox2 жыл бұрын
I like how he named his Ford wrench, The Chief!!! 🤣
@ZesPak2 жыл бұрын
The "I" pivots around the wheel so I call it a "wheel-I" caught me completely off guard. Well played!
@greggcollins42152 жыл бұрын
Put a wheel under the mc carrier. Thing of a large caster wheel. You can get them for highway use.
@lutomson34962 жыл бұрын
I did something similar for my prius v modified a new hitch with a 2 inch like you did and it works great with bracing from cables underneath
@stevejohnson16852 жыл бұрын
Well, happy birthday, I guess... Hopefully, you'll survive long enough to celebrate the next few, too! The "Chief Engineer" - responsible for how many rapid unscheduled disassemblies?
@WolfrCats2 жыл бұрын
4:18 I felt my heart tense up, felt like whole car was gonna fall, it didn't
@MrVelociraptor752 жыл бұрын
This guy is the most optimistic man I've seen in a while. SMART!
@rkeil31452 жыл бұрын
You know, OneUp makes a 1 1/4 hitch (with a 2" adaptor). Also, OneUp is the best rack ever.
@mesaber862 жыл бұрын
This is the silliest channel i know of and i love it :D
@robschaffer21892 жыл бұрын
You could increase the loading by mounting the mountain bike rack to the tube at the rear of the motorcycle rack… then it would be one of those stylized-art-deco letter “E”s
@olik1362 жыл бұрын
We used to have a Smart- the weird part about the car is that the main aspect of the design- the being small part- works perfectly fine- but then the normal car stuff sucks... mostly the automatic gearbox- changing gears is sooo slow.. and since the car is so short you rock back and forth a lot... Also changing wheels on that car was a major pain for some reason.. the tires would fuse with the hub every time and needed ridiculous force to come off..
@goldunitdrums2 жыл бұрын
Once again the YT algo for the win and also Matt, you had me at the Ace Ventura quote @ 00:02:34
@TheKiltedYaksman12 жыл бұрын
There are a couple of companies out there making air bag suspensions for the Smart. You'd probably only need half a kit on order to do the rear...
@lanceuppercut24832 жыл бұрын
I've never heard of "leftover" birthday cake.
@andredepaulagomes2 жыл бұрын
"it sticks out 3 inches, so probably cut it with 4" Mechanical engineering at its finest
@lukeofearth10362 жыл бұрын
Just so you don't miss any opportunities Matt. I made something dangerously similar to this to haul a stand-up jetski. Everyone thought I was crazy until I was at the lake. Now I'm eccentric.
@snappyaj90532 жыл бұрын
So excited to see what you do with this. For an amazing paint job paint the roof yellow and the body red like a cozy coupe.
@charlesseymour14822 жыл бұрын
Beautiful engineering on box beam and triangle mount.
@chuckiecheese22 жыл бұрын
I left my "work shirt" at home, so instead of working I'm watching SuperfastMatt
@thomasmusengwa34282 жыл бұрын
After reading through this comment section I feel like your wheel-e joke went under appreciated. legitimately made me lough out loud.
@blfstk12 жыл бұрын
Kudos for not wearing flip flops during this mechanization experiment.
@cbsos4u19522 жыл бұрын
You could install a single castor wheel on the bike rack , perhaps for smoother riding add a spring to the castor mount, she'll be right mate.
@MikelNaUsaCom Жыл бұрын
Hmmm.... now for the front hitch and a snow / sand plow.... to even out the torque from the bike carrier. or even another bike/cargo carrier on the front?
@jospi22 жыл бұрын
You just need a heavy friend as a passenger and no more wheelies.
@Deckzwabber Жыл бұрын
That motorcycle carrier looks like it would be sketchy as F even when mounted onto a Unimog. Why does it stick out almost a meter?