Tesla Battery Swap - Let's Shove A Model 3 Battery In A 1950 Jaguar.

Swapping in an electric motor is easy. The battery is the hard part. I'm carrying over most of the features of the Tesla battery, including the four large modules.
How did I get it all to fit?
Tradeoffs were made.
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[@andrewwillis1907]

Hi Matt, I know this video is 2 years old now but it is still the best video about stripping and reconfiguring a Model 3 battery pack for any kind of classic car. Entertaining, informative and seriously well done. I've watched it several times! you really are awesome Matt!! I'm working on converting a 1957 Chevy Belair 4 door hardtop. I've gone through several rounds of different ideas for the power train configuration and none of them are particularly easy. The latest one is to build a custom chassis that the standard model 3 battery pack will fit into and then fit the Front subframe with motor and steering etc and rear subframe with motor into the custom chassis, then mount the '57 Chevy body on top of that. this makes it easy to do the installation of the Telsa parts and then just connect them up with the standard connectors. the tricky part will be to mount the body!?! The other option is to do what you have done and convert the battery pack to fit the original chassis. I've bought an entire Model 3 Dual Motor at auction for a ridiculous USD$2,500 and it has only done 2,000km!! a bit of steal really!! hope to start the project in a few month's time when I've finished my current work contract.

[@billjohnson8794]

It would be a good idea to run a wax sprayer in the inside of the frame to rustproof it

[@EMRart_Charcoal]

classic car owners of the coast agree lol

[@JohnSmith-pl2bk]

Retro fitting an older vehicle with an easy to fit electric vehicle conversion pack...if only Tesla would cooperate with the rest of society and make it's tech second-user friendly....

[@P4GrAnGeR]

The amount of work put into these videos far surpasses almost everything I've seen. I'm massively hyped for seeing it on the road. Keep on doing stuff at this level and this channel will grow to the moon.

[@sunkid86]

yeah pretty good but if you want insanaty check out BPS space. those videos and the work on the actual tech he does are hard to comprehend.

[@quietazn]

Remember in the early days of the internet when all we asked was "Will it blend?" Now we've come to the final frontier. I welcome it. Love this Matt.

[@rogermouton2273]

Love it. Elegant old Jag, state of the art Tesla powertrain. Also, well-narrated, shot and edited. You're going to be hugely popular.

[@gardreropa]

I have lost count of the times I gasped during this video... I am very much in awe, your practical and engineering skills are unmatched! While viewing this video, I felt like being halfway in the sci-fi movie and halfway being like Alice in Wonderland... I envy a little bit the possibilities you guys have in the US, I believe no authorities anywhere here in Europe would grant homologation to a car conversion with such extensive structural changes to the chassis... In any case, thank you sir for sharing this video! I believe I will be watching and rewatching it as a formidable learning material and a huge source of inspiration! Cheers and congratulations!

[@oldschool1993]

USA is heading in that direction as well- nothing a bureaucrat hates worse than people with energy and imagination.

[@GetOffMyLog]

Where I live there are no vehicle inspections or registration checks. If it has a car's vin and lights, it is legal for use, no matter how much it is modified.

[@stevewuertz3598]

Thanks for detailing the bumps in the road for the swap. I have an Alfa 105 GTV coupe that I've been thinking of doing a swap into. This alerted me to many obstacles to overcome-unibody and tiny by comparison.

[@SuperfastMatt]

Yeah, I love small cars, but they're so tough with electric swaps right now. Hopefully battery tech (and reduced cost) moves forward quickly...

[@stevewuertz3598]

@@SuperfastMatt My conversion will have to wait till retirement so 7-10 years from now and the tech will greatly improve. I see a lot of VW conversions-also tiny but all have meh range.

[@12x2richter]

Note that, for a little Alfa, you probably dont' need a 450hp Tesla motor and 90kW battery pack. Take a look at the Hyper9HV motor, which would bolt to the existing transmission and give you 140hp, and it runs off a lower voltage, so you don't need to find battery space for 384V of batteries. 140 electric hp would be a lot of fun in a little car. I'm using it in an old GMC pickup.

[@MrJdowen24]

Whilst I'm sure it's a pain that the battery transfer wasn't plain sailing. It was definitely interesting and rather satisfying to see how you navigated the idiosyncrasies of the project and came up with a bespoke solution. Nice job once again.

[@wolfreicherter748]

love the humor. keep expecting a Rich Rebuilds cross over any minute

[@deeplato5647]

*NUTS NUTS NUTS* SFM you have a lot of nuts on your plate in this episode! *Bravo*

[@nathaniellangston5130]

Fantastic video! I always enjoy your humor and your builds. You first made me want to build a motorcycle-powered car with the Honda s600 or... s1000. And now a hybrid electric car!

[@TomPattison]

First time I've seen inside a Model 3 SR+ battery pack. Really interesting to learning how they just left out the middle rows in the long range pack. Great project!

[@absentbrainded]

You got a thumbs up for calling it the outhouse

[@clydeyokoi9347]

Great metal work. Nice blend of hot rod meets techie. Ev mods are completely foreign to me but really interesting build

[@meireland7370]

The commentary is gold. Thank you for this

[@stevevox4915]

that "see you next Tuesday" bit XD

[@mickenzie5863]

The only videos I click faster than SuperfastMatt are Binky drops. Love this channel.

[@xxwookey]

He gets as much done in 13 mins as team Binky do in a couple of years :-)

[@alexkinnane5831]

Love the formatt, very project accurate 👌 feels like I'm really there getting grease and 70 year old road cheese in my eyes 👀

[@MrAngeloelo]

It’s all coming together. This is great

[@gordonx145]

Have you thought about battery heat when charging ? double stacking could be HOT !

[@jeanphilippepoirier6130]

My new favorite channel! Finally someone speaks at a pace I am not falling asleep. Notifications are ON!

[@Recoveringearthling]

I wish I could be as good as Matt and back to the same age, and...maybe rich and have great telomeres.

[@ReemerFeddes]

Will the cooling be sufficient for stacked batteries? Love the idea of an empty frunk and trunk. No cables whatsoever insight and no hint of it being electrical powered (except the missing of exhaust pipes). Keep up the good work, very nice project.

[@Randomness1214]

since the cells are liquid cooled I can't imagine it would be an issue, its not like they are getting much air flow in the case to begin with hence the liquid cooling

[@porticojunction]

Best details and pacing of any EV conversion channel. Thank you so much for good narration, editing and DETAILS, Thank you so much! I plan to do a similar conversion with a model 3 battery and associated components and I am glad someone else is showing how.

[@SuperfastMatt]

Thanks for watching, I'm glad you enjoyed it!

[@Shiftheads]

Yes this is true. There are not many (or any at all) that clearly explain ev swaps like this without needing an engineering degree to understand

[@cristiansalinas1996]

This is such an awesome video series, super fun to watch and informative!

[@danw1030]

We designed our whole kitchen using CAD. Made all the cabinets and rearranged several times until we found a design that worked. Used all the cardboard we could get our hands on.

[@marcschouten3474]

Cool project. I’m looking forward to seeing it progress

[@shannons1886]

My first video of yours. I love everything!!! Well done, big future for you!

[@generalvoltage1821]

This is a masterclass video on Model 3 battery swaps for classics. Very nice work Matt.

[@stanvandervegte8969]

How do you not have at least 100.000 subscribers?

[@830jps]

+1

[@nikovbn839]

Soon ^^

[@FredLarracuente]

Awesome content in this cannel Matt! Great presentation and you are funny AF! LOL. Definitely deserves more likes and subs. Cheers from Puerto Rico.

[@oby-1607]

This has got to be the nicest swap that a Tesla powertrain is going into. An update to the Jaguar like no other and way overdue.

[@StreetMachine18]

great build! the future of hot-rodding!!!!!! putting new tech in old rides!

[@4literv6]

Such a fascinating build, thank you very much for sharing this. 👍🏻😎

[@Boringblessing]

You my friend have balls of steel

[@stevejohnson1685]

Wow, first comment! Matt, you're doing great work, and I really enjoy your presentation style.

[@SuperfastMatt]

Thanks!

[@PhG1961]

Impressive ! Great ingenuity !

[@ferrumequus88]

This is real Nerd stuff. You do great engineering. You are the future. Keep up your great work. Cheers

[@bergi85]

This is so cool! I can't wait to see the "finished" project ( I know no project is actually finished lol)

[@Dave.Wilson]

A very interesting project, subscribed.

[@BenMitro]

That is pretty cool setup. CAD is a wonderful tool I must agree!

[@FierceMotorworks]

I love your little anecdotes. The 400V oreo got me good

[@VolareAlto]

Awsome series with added humour, just brilliant..thanks

[@jimzucker]

man , just opened the video, don't know your channel, but freaking love this

[@igorschannel]

I love watching you having trouble.

[@biglakehotrods381]

This is gonna be an interesting build for sure. I’d love to do an electric build after my current build is finished.

[@georgiaguardian4696]

Crazy project. But I highly respect this project and it’s plan and execution.

[@pokeypaul78]

Matt, your mix of pragmatism and ingenuity is extremely is extremely refreshing. Often I think “wait, that isn’t the _right _ way to do that... but honestly it’ll probably work fine, and kudos for actually getting it done!” I can’t wait to see the final product.

[@SuperfastMatt]

When I'm building stuff, I also often think "This isn't the right way to do this, but it will probably work fine."

[@stevemarshall5197]

Excellent video really enjoying, thanks for posting 👍👍👍

[@dennisossianderrmplmtcst2053]

Matt, you’re crazy . . . good!

[@fscott1134]

This is such an exciting project! I’ve been thinking for several years now how to buy a “skateboard” with the right wheel base to take classic car bodies and just drop them on electric skateboards. Such things don’t actually exist yet that I can find but your solution seems to work wonderfully! Thanks for taking this on and making these videos.

[@nobs726]

Liking this series man 🤙🏼

[@FGOKURULES]

I'm pretty sure TESLA engineers are looking at this video too. You my friend are the ones who inspire them to "build it better" by taking it apart....

[@FGOKURULES]

Ive always liked the idea of making the packs modular and having the coolant system wrap around the outer walls of the packs.

[@kschleic9053]

Great project, following closely! I am also working on a model 3 powered conversion. My battery hoisting solution was different, but equally sketchy... I used suction cups!

[@myc0p]

Subbed for the nut that keeps cracking the high voltage connector :)

[@John-nw8uj]

You have joined Allen Millyard on my list of Heroes. My head hurts. John

[@MasterofNoneTV]

this is really one ultra unique project.

[@jroy1818]

These are super inspiring ,I have an a Avanti that I want to do exactly this. The wheel base of the model 3 is just a little longer and I have not got past how to chop down the battery modules so the chassis matches the Avanti.

[@krazed0451]

As an Australian, I thoroughly endorse your sign off :-)

[@spazda_mx5]

Love this build! 👍

[@mariocaruana4740]

Love your commentary

[@singlespeedman]

Awesome stuff.

[@shepherdsknoll]

Perfect conversion. There’s a lot of old boats that should be converted.

[@Icecream_Unicorns]

Amazing just what i was looking for!! I will be looking at a salvage ( Rear Damage ) 2020 Tesla model 3 next week. If I can get it for a good price I will swap all components into a 1954 Chev pickup using just the original chassis and cab. I will follow your build to get an idea on what hurdles I will encounter if I am successful with the purchase. Great work mate and SUB as well!!

[@doneB830]

Maybe send the frame for galvanising great video thanks

[@joell439]

Top shelf stuff...... 👍👍😎👍👍

[@panoscharos983]

Regards from Athens Greece... congratulations..

[@fredericrike5974]

UnVroom! UnVroom!...........UnVroom! Closest I could come to the Jag's new sound track! FR

[@Gearmo24]

New subscriber, loved the Honda engine swap but this Jag project is amazing. I have a 72 Fiat Coupe and 74 Fiat 500 that would be amazing E-swaps, too bad I can't get components here. Keep up the excellent content.

[@achmadosman9807]

Go Zero EV site. They sell all the EV components you need for conversions

[@rkeil3145]

I'm glad you sprung for the plastic house shims and not the cheap pine ones. Important to think about material longevity.

[@SuperfastMatt]

Oh yeah, I shopped around for the plastic ones.

[@mikealbrecht3990]

@@SuperfastMatt fyi - they make bigger spacers for levelling flooring. They can be cut down to all kinds of fun shapes.

[@xxwookey]

Nice job, and impressive coverage in 13 mins. This could have been hours long!

[@permagnusandersson6052]

I love your presentation style! Kind of the style This Old Tony does, too. (Not saying you stole it, btw!)

[@marcbrasse747]

Beware of losing structural ridgidity. You do not want to flex those battery packs anyway. Also leave enough room between the lower and upper packs to avoid heat buildup.

[@erichannes6392]

Very cool!

[@JamieBainbridge]

lol this project started out as a cool idea and looks more and more like a bad idea every episode. Can't wait to see how you solve all the problems and get it going anyway!

[@rogerfrancis65]

Nice, im not usually a fan of nice old British cars being chopped up but its a practical alternative to running a fuel guzzling vehicle, i hope the removed parts go to keep others on the Road tho, it needs wheels that suit it tho, maybe make up some adapter plates to use the original wire wheel's.

[@bloodredhornet2704]

Your projects are awesome, the videos well edited and entertaining, and the sarcasm is always on point. Well done. One a side note: did they walnut blast your frame to prevent shot peening the metal? That would explain the nut shells. Just a thought!

[@SuperfastMatt]

No, they used sand. Also the shells were whole, and I found a few of them inside the cab. Someone who owned it or built it really liked nuts.

[@steinbauge4591]

Great job. This would have zero chance to get plates on it here in Norway - no conversion project will pass the strict rules for protection/placement of battery.

[@peterbradley4916]

brilliant!

[@gormauslander]

I can't wait to see a range test. You're starting with the lowest range and removing the algorithms that control it for efficiency, so probably not out of this world, but it should definitely be serviceable

[@TheMrtMts]

Hope you’ll give it a nice suspension. It would be cool to see it glide over rough roads almost silently.

[@aaronsmith5433]

Citroen ID 19 or D'S 21 ( 1950's~1970's) hydraulic suspension would be appropriate.

[@jamesdharrington8577]

no, MAtt. A kit-kat ....oreo

[@herrjonna2007]

Tiny "Fragile looking" wires are individual sub-module fuses, they are supposed to be fragile

[@Moneygrip]

This is probably my 4th time rewatching this series and you totally missed a solid opportunity to make a alice in chains nutshell joke

[@dallasvanwyk]

3:13 IN THE BIN

[@21jimmyo]

I like the people that accuse other people of "RUINING A CLASSIC CAR!!!! BY NOT RESTORING IT!!!. They could have bought it, they could have restored it, but they didn't. Besides by making it a driving car again, people will get to see it going down the road instead of it rusting away somewhere.

[@mrsuperd1983]

Don’t know if you were asked this already but what was the cost associated with this swap! Thanks for the informative video

[@punishedharambe4367]

Will you have Tesla hubcaps on the finished car? Usually I think they’re ugly, but I think they look really good with this car.

[@SuperfastMatt]

That is the plan, and I agree: they look better on the Jag than the M3!

[@literallyshaking8019]

Those aren’t cross braces on the frame, it’s a large steel rendition of the Union Jack.

[@bigred8438]

Besides who design ed the battery packs this way question, there is the question of replacing them at some point. They have also decided to go with battery swap design so that is completely different . Some of those may have been a better option, as they would have been designed in such a way to make them easy to remove surely?

[@BFHgarage]

No I’m gonna say anything about that gigantic straw at 9:37 lol

[@chemicalmike646]

Heres an idea- An regenerative air compressor charging system.

[@jadz684z]

What did Jay tell you about throwing parts away lol

[@briansterken6269]

A bit off topic but could you maybe demo the intel L515? I'm a Solid works guy that recently bought a 3d printer and thinking about a 3d scanner.

[@nikovbn839]

Magical Algorithm, do your algorithmic magic.

[@teamidris]

Squirrels filled the inlet manifold on my rover V8 with nuts. Same squirrels ?

[@ChrisBaileyMusic]

Some media blasters use crushed walnut shell as a softer media...maybe this is where they came from? 10:28

[@theshindogg]

Sweet KTM bike!

[@TeslaRebuilders]

Man I so have been wanting to do this with a Ford Ranger truck for a year now! Guess I'm to patient on waiting for the cybertruck..... Great build idea with battery pack in frame stacked. Will the modules be ok on top of the others maybe have a plastic sheet with thin foam board as a divider?

[@SuperfastMatt]

The top ones are mounted to the aluminum on the sides. The way I have them mounted leaves an air gap between the top and bottom of about 3/8 of an inch. It should probably be fine. We'll find out soon enough!

[@TeslaRebuilders]

@@SuperfastMatt oh I will definitely be watching this! I have rebuilt my own model 3 and am really interested in doing a conversion. Good luck and be careful with it.