We Built a WOODEN Drive Shaft! Will It Survive a Clutch Drop?? (VERY SKETCHY)

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[@CleetusM]

What should we build a drive shaft out of next? My mullet?

[@linussjoberg3116]

Mountain Dew cans!

[@ethansmith7223]

Hallowed by the mullet

[@ianwtheman]

Mullet 😂. Wonder how conduit would fare 🤔

[@dylanbradley9188]

Small fans on car charging batteries ??

[@gonchu15]

3D print one!

[@starpuss]

*You Drive it to ford... With Hidden Cameras...* Say it broke down on side of the road out of town.. Small Shop Fixed it... But now Car is shaking a lot...

[@jacobsanders4254]

Yes

[@based_will]

Omg lol

[@SWINGERINTO]

Hell yes!!!

[@Nick210]

LMFAO! YES!

[@talllifts174]

that would be fucking hilarious

[@TheOfficial_InsaneStang]

Would have been EPIC if you would have pulled into a shop and just said “it’s got a little vibration” then the reaction would have been AMAZING lol

[@philballslap]

😂😂😂😂😂

[@Moody10050]

Great content idea

[@Gonzo.S.Thompson]

That would be funny.

[@jackinthebox7172]

@ Cleetus please do this 😂

[@mohicanjoe2079]

That would be awesome...do it lol

[@Yeahman1987]

Rewatching old cleet vids to get a fix 😂

[@j0sh707]

The algorithm decided I needed to rewatch these!

[@kennethbaker7868]

Try different type wood like oak and a good lathe.

[@charlesgotya5286]

plywood cut in circles and stacked

[@jorgey4]

yea i'd say find a wood channel to custom make this driveshaft so that it's completely ballanced and make it out of quality wood, there's gotta be a grain thing that can improve the strength.

[@darionscard3141]

Truthfully using pine or cedar on this wasn’t smart...bet you a good cherry or hardwood spun on a lathe would have been stronger. Also maybe treated/stained.

[@carlfreiermuth5424]

Hickory is my recommendation

[@EdTheMole]

Yes hickory would be about the best if you can find it also have it done on a path by a wood turning channel would be a great idea never seen a calab between car channel and a wood channel think of the cross ratings.

[@pcihector]

Rob: Here are the most expensive carbon fiber driveshafts and axles for the awd 4 rotor. Cleetus: Hold my wooden driveshaft.

[@CharlesCorbett]

Rob: closes eyes in panic when he launches in a drag race Cleetus: Eyes on the prize

[@nyvinchenz9430]

well that 4 rotor has a lot of sponsors i give Cleetus a lot of credit with his builds and if he was into the car builder scene I'm sure the guys couldn't make something real cool

[@emmanuelaquino5050]

4” pvc pipe filled with cement

[@nyvinchenz9430]

Might work but 4 in is way to big 3 in but cement would brake the car may expandable foam

[@Silvia388S]

Sced 40

[@Jake_Hamlin]

Harder wood with hose clamps/zipties

[@nyvinchenz9430]

@@Silvia388S no they should do it in cpvc schedule 80 that should hold up nicely

[@JM-yx1lm]

@@nyvinchenz9430 no dude, schedule 80 is thinwall need to try that super thin septic pipe

[@jacobpetrov4289]

It's funny James is still as completely serious and thoughtful as when he's getting Leroy ready for their races.

[@zackschwenzer4892]

This episode sponsored by Garage 54.

[@Syncopia]

Ayyyyy

[@jordansbikes819]

Voice over and translation by b.m.i cleetus 😂

[@jasoncamilleri625]

Rob Dahm: full carbon fiber drivetrain Cleetus: hold my Mountain Dew

[@ProjectBudgetBaller]

picklesthegreatest it is with that attitude

[@oatmeal9164]

@@picklesthegreatest there's a difference between drivetrain and powertrain

[@dirtyricksanchez4483]

@@picklesthegreatest you're kidding right? The engine and trans are the powertrain. The drivetrain is the axles, diff, and the driveshaft.

[@charlesreiter8160]

Carbon driveshafts actually exist...

[@justinballard7242]

Imagine buying an auction car and finding something like this.

[@71sc502]

Frig off

[@mranderson6840]

@Dion Diova ahh hahaha

[@mranderson6840]

@Dion Diova it's so perfect

[@justinballard7242]

Trailer park boys ftw

[@jlucasound]

Don't listen to them, Randy.

[@SamSamuylik]

"We did NAIL IT, that's how its supPOST to be"

[@jipidou21]

Viktor Samuylik nah man, its SCREWed

[@igorkarastanov]

Lol what’s up Sam

[@MidwestFarmToys]

Nah

[@xplore7359]

I actually like the look of this car, would make a cool streeter with a decent power-train setup.

[@thesunflowchannel1995]

Imagine buying a bargain stang you hear the driveshaft break after driving it for a few days on the highway and see a piece of wood dangling from under your car LOL.

[@zstrode.8953]

Lol id probably just laugh

[@dextermorgan9703]

Imagine buying a car without lookin underneath it😂

[@drivewaymarvels311]

I'd laugh so dam hard just thinking how high the previous owner was when he made that.

[@josephgooch1451]

Words Home Depot and straight wood have never gone together in history

[@MattsAwesomeStuff]

Lumber at Home Depot is like men who work in theatre. None of the good ones are straight.

[@jaregg]

Homo Depot

[@MattsAwesomeStuff]

@@jaregg - sure is when you're there. Heard you pick em up by the truckload. Every Tuesday night.

[@jlucasound]

That is a pretty warped perception, Joseph! ;-)

[@Jarrettguitar]

Truthh

[@kieranpickavance2584]

"You got a bit of brake cleaner to put it out"😂😂😂😂😂😂 Hell yeah brother👌

[@jacobfoulds7618]

Here in 2024❤ Cletus looks so different

[@hurstexteriorsllc2272]

Use a grinder to round it down while it’s in gear, then add hose clamps every 6” to keep it from splitting.

[@coltonpalm5073]

and maybe stagger the fasteners on the hose clamps for expert balancing

[@dogle9258]

Gettin somewhere now. Idk about trying to turn the car into a lathe but maybe another shop could help them get one as round and straight as possible.

[@DjDolHaus86]

Truing it up with a grinder would make it run much smoother but wood is pretty weak when it comes to torque transfer along the grain, it's going to disintegrate no matter how many hose clamps you put on it. Pine power is no match for pony power.

[@jamesglenn2006]

Way too much thinking 👍 lol

[@MrTugone69]

I reckon they need to try it again as U said now they have their own track for shit to go wrong 🤙🤙

[@ryanabitter]

Should of taken it to a local shop for an oil change and film their reaction LOL!

[@gcomfx]

Take it to Walmart for an oil change. lol

[@MikeVieira]

This!!!

[@bigdfitness5020]

@@gcomfx lol walmart probably wouldnt even notice.

[@Jenuin]

Ryan Bitter yes!!!!!! Lol

[@RandyCivilized]

Should have*

[@riptidejoyride2373]

Very underrated for the “scientific” projects you do :)

[@hunterwarner393]

4 years later this is still hilarious, but that 7$ fence post is 36$ now lol

[@Rudderify]

Cleetus “Guys, we’re going to get serious with Leroy and get him deep into the 7s. The plan is ..... wait, is that a chunk of wood?”

[@guganotubo]

Mount a flag rocket to the front crashbar and shoot it 4 seconds into the run to to trip the beam

[@rttaylor99]

@@guganotubo you need to put this under cleets comment lol

[@ramlaen9473]

You do realize this is a pre-filmed episode used to fill a content gap right?

[@josephobrien1617]

Need to make more money, speed=money

[@higgy82]

You're the kind of viewer everyone wishes would just go away.

[@eddominates]

What we learned: Gorilla glue is rated for at least 140hp

[@mattg6422]

The Weapon Collection that’s what he is saying. Since the glue worked it is rated for AT LEAST 140 hp

[@ZZ-os4nb]

@Real Donald Trump I don't doubt it but it doesn't make it any less impressive that store bought glue can still handle a significant load.

[@ccmachii6780]

ya goAt

[@asylumental]

@Real Donald Trump true

[@asylumental]

@@ZZ-os4nb also true

[@landau46t]

And here’s me thinking you were going to turn it down on a lathe...

[@ihatecrackhead]

pressure treated wood is weaker and just cause glue says it works on metal doesn't mean well they should lathe a stronger wood with 2 part epoxy for glue

[@johnh2937]

@@ihatecrackhead With the special additive for metal bonding available from West Systems Epoxy

[@gearhead3990]

For sure. Thos could actually work if you took the time to engineer it properly.

[@Nevir202]

A lathe? What, you think they’re made of money? 😜🤣

[@kylemauled1287]

@@Nevir202 they could've turned it first thing after installing it =D

[@rhettorikal5330]

try wood driveshaft but find someone with a lathe to get rid of as much run out and then you may have more success

[@Russiansniper93]

The open flame next to James had me sweatin. Classic.

[@AH-lw2bj]

Lol me too Him leaning over and waving his arms right in front of it

[@Polyodon]

They have brake cleaner, no danger at all 😂

[@anthonyhaney6099]

You should of gotten a hardwood like hickory and then used a lathe to turn it to the exact diameter of the inside of the shaft. And attach with pins.

[@trevorvanbremen4718]

Forget the pins altogether... We don't NEED no steenking 'slipper clutch'... We built it into the driveshaft!

[@flyingkangaroo7135]

Ironbark gum mate but you guys probably don't import it to america then again I don't know. I thought exactly the same thing as you. Had a great idea go to farm supply store and buy a fence post or 2

[@alshotrodsandratrods8780]

When I saw the grain on the end of the post I knew it would fail. Use a post made from the center of the tree. Use a hardwood like oak. Turn it on a wood lathe. Or maybe use a metal post from the Freedom Factory chain link fence that needs to be replaced.

[@dvegamn]

LOL! This popped up on my feed for some reason. I think it’s time to revisit this one! Do it for Dale!

[@Hondatech26]

Somewhere in a 3rd world country someone has absolutely done this.

[@codyparker679]

Rock crawlers often run square tube driveshafts

[@zeusapollo8688]

Do it in Guyana. Make them out of greenheart

[@BMWI-gk9wh]

Definitely!! Forsure

[@andrewclemmit2042]

Soon America will be a 3rd world country

[@brandonbullins]

Cuba

[@Bost2301]

"Did about as well as the V1 stock driveshaft..." Cooper killed me with that, still laughing. :'-)

[@maxholly6545]

Just watched the diesel as oil science episode. Had to come back to the first video I watched from the trending page. Hell yeah brother. Been watching for 3 years now

[@greenvelvettractor8872]

Go for distance on the next homemade wood driveshaft. Avoid the harsh take offs (and burnouts) and shifting. I’d bet you could get pretty far keeping the speeds lower. Awesome experiment. Great video.

[@dawveed26]

"You guys remember that list of priorities we came up with? Well, we just chucked it like we did this wooden drive shaft." 😁

[@dijohnson7]

I can guarantee you that this is the fastest "Stick" shift Mustang in existence!

[@haydencampos2393]

Do a wood post then get it sprayed with line-x

[@MrBigdee183]

Thats actually pretty straight lumber for home depot standards! lol

[@TKDWolf]

The grain of the wood matters! The first piece you showed that had concentric rings would probably hold up better! Imagine twisting a whole onion, then imagine twisting an onion sliced in half. Which one is harder to break?

[@guganotubo]

Yeah, I think galvanized banding in a torque tightening spiral over the wood would take a few more hp

[@waybous]

"Ogers are like onions..." Wait, wrong movie.

[@1989HENDOE]

@@guganotubo I like the idea of banding it. Maybe soak it in a gel clear stain and let it harden first then band it and duct tape it!

[@sawspitfire422]

Just commenting so this thread gets more attention. Thats right Algorithm I know what you're doing

[@WestCoastWheelman]

Actually you're wrong. Core wood is often checked and full of cracks and imperfections. You want a good section of straight grain with no core and no knots.

[@Fdragon1337]

Hoonigan: Hey we made wooden wheels!!! Cleeter: Hold my bardle Skeet!!!

[@TheLilBrant]

I so don’t miss the old shop! So crazy how far cleeter has come in the last 4 years!

[@wifightit]

"Yeah, I'm sure they get could a deal", aaahahaha. Love you guys! Maybe my favorite channel.

[@bradschmidt6054]

You should use a much harder wood. And you should have it machined on a lathe the so it is perfectly balanced

[@cajunspike]

Cypress would be a good thing to try.

[@AlexPerkins252]

I was going to comment this but you beat me to it

[@nicholassmith5079]

@@cajunspike ash or hickory (baseball bat wood)

[@Stevesbe]

Ipe also known as iron wood

[@alexisrivera200xable]

Even on harder woods it would not work. Wood has poor torque resistance, where it really excels at is withstanding compression.

[@tyo7034]

“Whatever dude, this is just science.” T shirt time

[@mituc]

These science videos are a pretty decent competition for the Beyond the Press channel :)

[@Mubarak.87]

Put the wood drive shaft and take it to carmax for a check up it well be epic

[@ldnwholesale8552]

Now, a piece of straight grain hard wood, turn it round in a lathe. Proper industrial epoxy with some holes for the epoxy. Will work and let you drive the car, burnout near certainly not.

[@Cekmore]

Turn the wood using the drivetrain

[@NoTENmoto]

Forget wood, PVC pipe is the way to go.

[@monkeybuttdevinlane]

What could they fill it with? Flex seal?

[@davidmathay7117]

@@monkeybuttdevinlane Expanding foam!

[@youtubeisbroken241]

JustiBoy filled with jb weld

[@mickk3943]

@@monkeybuttdevinlane Cement lol

[@MartinAZoel]

maybe pvc pipes fitted into each other and glued togheter so its a mix of glue and pvc and make it full

[@greyclassic6563]

14:33 if you have other things to do today

[@adrian24262]

Thanks

[@Evan2]

Thanks

[@tallerdetaller8605]

@Andrey Angere thanks

[@tallerdetaller8605]

@Andrey Angere thank you kind sir

[@codysmith4642]

Hell yeah brothers that was a great idea! I think if you took multiple pieces of plywood and glued them together to make a 4x4 it would be WAY stronger due to the alternating grain of the plywood. It might even handle a burnout. Maybe even wrap it in flex tape for extra stiffness. Bog deep and let 'er eat!

[@MrRpalm69]

Why don’t you stick the car in gear an use it as a lathe to “finish” the driveshaft 😂

[@DukeSky]

What Mr Rpalm said...it would least get a few more RPMs out of it...

[@seanstambaugh3256]

They should make the driveshaft out of same material cut end open slide the wood in the driveshaft fill the entire driveshaft with wood weld it shut and take it for a drive

[@kevinhibbard320]

Wasnt that an episode of macgyver haha

[@seanstambaugh3256]

@@kevinhibbard320 I think so

[@A-Aron8907]

They could use the flap disc and the grinder and make it happen forsure

[@MCRideout]

You guys are now certified “CAR”penters. Adept in working on vehicles AND wood.

[@aldrel04]

Why did i scroll way too long to find this? lol

[@tylert69goat]

I rolled my eyes so hard that it made me sea sick. 👍

[@thatonedudeyouknow9603]

@@tylert69goat you turned my laugh into a wheeze

[@quickdeuce]

LOL,, perfect! Soo,, can we conclude when asked if a 4x4 and Gorilla Glue can suffice as a temporary drive line,, "And there you have it,,"

[@Bojanglz2.0]

True story the old horse and buggy’s in the 1800 had wooden drive shafts

[@Powersproductions130]

Cleetus, thanks SO MUCH. My credit score legit went up 26 points by using the Boost and it didn’t cost me a dime!

[@StreetbeatDesigns67]

3" wood core (could start with a 4x4 and toss it on a lathe) with a good healthy fiberglass wrap thick enough to bring it up to 4"

[@AlexanderBurgers]

Most of the load would be on the outside diameter, a styrofoam core glass fiber shaft would basically be the same, but lighter.

[@F14Goose37]

Ash or hickory. Both should be plentiful in Florida and both should have good characteristics for the application. There is a reason most quality tools are handled with hickory and ash. Osage orange should be plentiful there too and I hear it is a good bow material. The springiness and strength might help make it a good driveshaft material.

[@bondovwvw]

It would have been funny to take it to a drive shaft shop to get balanced.

[@eamonia]

That's all I could think during the entire video. Just like; "Hey, I just bought this car and it's got a little bit of vibration. Can you check it out?" 😆

[@davecolwell725]

Cleetus: Cuts drive shaft with a whoopdido ‘’Whatever dude it’ll work this is just science” lmao I found this so hilarious.

[@999benhonda]

needs to be laminated boards, with the grains crossed.

[@thinusenslin]

RCPro Driver agree. Much stronger if you laminate wood.

[@turbo4g63det]

I was think the same thing. It would probably take a burn out.

[@amradio1968]

Everyone: “...” Posers: “We’re at SEMA!” Guys who actually go 7 seconds: “We’re building a driveshaft out of wood!”

[@Cekmore]

🍻🐈🔥

[@ArKritz84]

This year it was actually called SUPRA

[@nzzs203]

@@ArKritz84 and go kart and power wheel build off...

[@ArKritz84]

Seriously though, most car shows are mainly an industry circle-jerk. SEMA have just taken it a step further by being closed to the general public.

[@eriklarson9137]

And strangely the wooden driveshaft is better fabbed than a LOT of the stuff at SEMA.

[@theotherfinnegan9955]

really you used one of the softest woods. try oak. that was damn funny.

[@THORHAMMER68]

Or hickory

[@majcrash]

Black walnut would be a cheap alternative.

[@ethanruthardt3925]

We need everyone to like this so he can see it

[@BigBlueMotors]

Ironwood.

[@jerryhager9041]

Leave it to the boys down south to be real clever

[@motorman9]

"Alright, folks. There's our beautiful, pressure treated stud... . . . ...carrying a 4x4"

[@shaynekielmann]

Cleetus, that's nice and straight, Dr Sprayemall " that's a nice peace of wood there".

[@humbledrabbit5134]

you should have tried a more stronger wood ive heard that morning wood is one of the hardest woods available still dont know if it would survive a clutch drop?..

[@nonsensefpv1863]

Yeah you might need Adam LZ to help with that

[@ichoozjc]

Just tested. It didn't survive a clutch drop. Wait, you said MORNING wood! I'll get back to ya in 10 hours.

[@brinkerlong5989]

Real talk Ipe might work

[@gibsonanderson812]

Mine would😊

[@user-zw7cb7sz1k]

Ya u do 😆

[@SkiDooRydr]

Cement with rebar inside. You could easily make a cylindrical mold from a 3-4" PVC pipe or something. You cold also just do a PVC pipe filled with cement.

[@christopherwarnecke4858]

Way to heavy lol

[@connoisseuroftigolbitts]

All that weight will snap the ujoints

[@theboss1972]

Doc spray em all 😂😂😂😂got me dead

[@wesjanz]

“Wooooow, too sketchy guys” as he walks closer and gets a close up shot 😂💀

[@tjdjultima]

“That’s how it’s su-POST to be” James with the pun game

[@chadb7910]

I actually didn't even pick up on that!

[@mcmillinjustin]

Cleetus: "That's a nice piece of wood right there dude" James: "Nice and straight"

[@djstatyk1540]

Transgenders: RRRREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE

[@jacobjustus3543]

Awesome, great for weight reduction. Good work guys!

[@SamAdvenMedia]

Cleetus: You can't run with this on the track! ME: So no new upgrades for my 240sx? Dang it

[@ZachyMoto]

“Cut 2wice measure 1nce” Cleeter McSkeeter

[@weareallbeingwatched4602]

CUT! I SAID CUUUUUUT!

[@christophercrowley6707]

Rachet Extension drive shaft, get a 36" extension , weld 1/2 drive adapter to a plate to driveshaft end, weld a socket to a plate on otherend.

[@Mr.Beastforpresident]

1" drive 36" extension

[@NitroGuyJH]

At 2:15 James went from flaming shirt pocket to nice and clean new shirt to burnt shirt pocket 🤦🏻‍♂️ the ole switcheroo on us Cleet, lol

[@smevox7490]

OMG this was 4 years ago. I remember it like it was yesterday.

[@zstrode.8953]

James: we are officially wood wigglers! Cleetus: shove it up in there! Cleetus: we might have clearance issues

[@jamesplotkin4674]

Coop: no comment.

[@MrSexyPsycho]

wood whittlers he said , dumb ass

[@tebeardenkahboom1]

mr sexy psycho, ever consider that he might have been doing a voice activation and he did not edit it mr. sexy psycho?? Now, let me see here, hummmm... mr. sexy psycho..... Huh..... mr. sexy psycho.... Wow.... mr. sexy phycho.... Ladies and gentlemen, Cleetus McFarland and all the McFarlane KZbin fans and all of KZbin fans alike Looks like we have a sexual predator on our hands. Hide your children!!! Hide your wives your husband's your nieces, your nephew's, your grandma's and your grandpa's!!! Hide your dogs and cats and especially hide your gerbils!!! We have a psycho with no shame in his game he is a sexual predator and nobody is safe. I bet that psychos zipper is down as we speak due to all the attention he is just now received and especially because the mention of gerbils. Again hide your children and your pets!! Hide the family and Neighbors!!! I can't express it enough, A chomo is on the loose!!! How do you like me now DUMB ASS!!!

[@VenterRuan]

Get a PVC PIPE and fill it with different stuff and RIP it and when it breaks it's like a Piñata

[@saulprokopavicius3628]

Ruan Venter pvc pipe with concrete inside with steel reo 🤔

[@Hbzprojects]

@@saulprokopavicius3628 too heavy at that point

[@nicbtw6062]

@@Hbzprojects fuck, it doesnt matter if its heavy, it just needs to work, point a to b end world type shit... this is fascinating

[@StreetbeatDesigns67]

Concrete will not handle that type of load very well at all. It has absolutely zero tensile strength

[@rocsti5402]

Spray foam... But I'd just use wood but soak it in water for a day and dry it out, make it round and smooth and balanced and it'd last a while...edit, I would jam it into the ends with no glue and a little loose then add water, let it expand, dry, and then instead of glue I would make some mounts or a bracket or something else for support and connect it better, glue was stupid because this thing has no balance... Without balance it's not gonna last at all... I'd also research wood types and try to find something that has some flex to it maybe not hardwood but idk.

[@SkyzBlazed]

THIS IS CONTENT BABY

[@christiangraham4579]

Fine I’ll watch it, KZbin won’t stop recommending this to me. I already know what’s going to happen. But w/e I’ll watch haha it’s cleetus after all.

[@TheCrystalGlow]

To make it true center it’s should have been put on a wood turning lathe.

[@andyc12344]

Just do it on the car. Its like i lathe. Cut the wood into a triangle

[@Oink_Blaster]

You don't say!

[@brianmef71]

Wow! You're smart! 😂

[@HOllyBOni]

Or maybe they should have used like a steel tube for the driveshaft? Hmm, I think i'm onto something...

[@JM-yx1lm]

Wow this guy is so smart. I never knew a lathe could be used to do that sort of thing.

[@lowriderbug]

"Churched up" is now my go to phrase 😂

[@downtimegarage605]

Lowrider Bug joe dirt

[@abergethirty]

They should have put it on lathe to balance it out more.

[@dubsaloon]

What a bunch of goobers! I LOVE YOU GUYS!

[@wlan246]

"McFarland Fabrication: Sporting Wood since 2019"

[@kevinhibbard320]

Sees cleetus and the boys at home depot: "Hey guys working on the new side of shop today?" "Naw, we're building a wooden driveshaft for the mustang. No seriously, tune in next week."

[@duramax.]

We need another of this 2022 style the whole drive shaft with wood wheels lmaoooooo let's gooooo. COAT IT WITH STEEL PAINT THE WELDABLE STUFF

[@luckymuse9590]

Glue some 1×1s together, then round the sides down on a wood lathe, like your making a post. Thats how they make wood beams , and they are super strong.

[@MitchN9660]

Use 8 or 9 dowels epoxied in. Like cable, one dowel surrounded by the rest.

[@julianbeecher3338]

This is a damn good idea.

[@TheTyisawesome]

Great idea

[@hondarider436]

Excellent idea

[@tebeardenkahboom1]

I think their next drive line should be made out of nachos

[@stephanferrell2267]

This was great, and absolutely hilarious. As a General Contractor, I would really love to see this succeed. I'd love to see this using an Oak Dowel rather than a 4x4... I think it would give it one of the best chances for success.

[@apolo2480]

Oak wrapped on duct tape it would give much better results, I'm pretty sure of it

[@mikewhitman745]

Live oak or another wood that has more of a woven grain structure would probably be best, just a guess really. From a wood boat carpentry background.

[@rjay5506]

@@mikewhitman745 that interlocking grain for the win

[@graydanerasmussen4071]

Yup, oak is more than twice as strong. Also, shaping it on a lathe would give better fit and less runout. Now imagine putting it in a 60s/70s Japanese car with 45/60hp, and it might actually work...

[@rcrestorer]

Fun fact, two 2x4s glued and screwed together will be stronger than the 4x4. That would be a good test:)

[@tadhobeen4333]

I'd try a laminate beam next, treated lumber sometimes doesn't have the greatest strength to them, and if there's a knot anywhere in the wood they can break there, but those pressed lam beams are some tough wood. Love your channel guys, racing and the shenanigans 😂

[@jeremypatton5804]

PVC drive shaft. Galvanized fence post drive shaft. Reinforced concrete drive shaft!!! love you guys!!

[@davemcdaniel4856]

Cooper: "it's stronger than the V1's driveshaft" Driveshaft ideas Concrete sono tube, empty and full PVC pipe Abs pipe Fence post pipe Rebar Exhaust pipe

[@coltonkelly6303]

Yes

[@dookiebooger9967]

Let's see one made out of bartle skeet cans

[@peytonhoward]

Flex tape

[@zacharywilburn7253]

Yup

[@davemcdaniel4856]

@Swampy that's the point! Gotta have some good failures in there too!

[@smallestmikenike9261]

Home Depot edged Cletus’s wood

[@napieraustin]

8:54 love when I’m watching a video and they do something exactly the way I was thinking I would do it.

[@danbourg76]

The quality craftsmanship of Dr. Spray'em all is unmatched!

[@lilredexptsc]

I’m really digging that color on the Mustang.

[@Natedawgontheright]

Me too the body and color look pretty nice

[@MarkCantu-jj1yu]

Is that a 98?

[@zachdavis3068]

Ford offers that color on their aluminum f150s

[@lordXguru]

@@MarkCantu-jj1yu it has the 94-96 tailights so it might be a 96 since it has the 4.6 v8 and not the 94-95's 5.0 v8.

[@MarkCantu-jj1yu]

@@lordXguru Thanks brother! I was really curious cleetus never clarify what it was besides mustang

[@Crowdrender]

One thing to try that might work, ply board rolled into a tube, two layers maybe at 4mm thickness with the ply at 45 deg to the longitudinal axis of the shaft. The layers should have the grains run 90 deg to each other, so one 45 deg the other -45 deg relative to the shaft. Reason for this is the max stress in a torque tube is at 45 degrees (if its straight that is, hopefully McFarland fab will win on this one ;) ) so you need the grains lined up with that, otherwise it will splinter like this one did cause all you have is the bond between fibres which isn't that strong in wood. So pretty much like a carbon fibre torque tube would be. To get sufficient torque transfer without shredding the ply where it meets the ends of the shaft, you'd have to have plenty of length to the joint and use a strong epoxy. Bolts are out since they'll probably rip the ply, they concentrate stress hard core You'd need to steam bend the sheets into a tube. Probably use sheets that give you a larger tube than you need, then cut to size. Kinda like making a jam rolly poly really. Material choice? Well Spruce ply is our bet, they made the DeHavilland Mosquito out of it, that thing really did rip.

[@sanidhya9146]

"Cut twice, measure once"😂 @ 6:18

[@rjk7104]

Order in a stick of Ironwood for the next rip. It's stronger than some types of steel. Also put it on a lathe for at least a cursory balancing.

[@dogle9258]

Yeah least a chance of no runoff and balance

[@greatnortherntroll6841]

That'd only cost about 10X the cost of a regular driveshaft, and weigh about 5-6X as much! Lol

[@biggerbehindthetrigger2814]

You guys are crazy fun

[@ponchis1966]

Try a piece of hardwood like birch. Pressure treated posts are generally softer woods. Have a viewer turn it down on a lathe and ship it to you