00:00Ooh, I wish I was wearing gloves now.
00:07While I'm waiting for some parts that may fix the Mustang, I am turning back to the Volkswagen Kombi.
00:13We want to move these cars through as quickly as possible, because you don't know when the next really interesting project is going to come your way.
00:19Gotta crawl in here.
00:21The first thing is we've got to get this fuel tank out.
00:23Mm-hmm.
00:24It has to come out anyway.
00:25And we know it's behind this wall.
00:26Once the fuel tank's out, we'll be able to see what kind of structure's inside there and how we need to alter it to get the batteries in.
00:33So getting these doors out, I think this screams for you, Hedda, because you're the only one who can fit in there.
00:38Sweet.
00:39In order to figure out where the battery packs can go in the conversion, we need to figure out what's behind the crew cab wall and under the bed.
00:48While Hedda slips into the back seat to look for that hidden gas tank, I need to make sure that the battery for this car is wired correctly.
00:56Right now, getting Tesla batteries into conversions is the leading edge.
01:01These are Tesla Model S batteries.
01:03And when installed in a Model S, they have millions of dollars of research and technology put into them.
01:08Now what I'm trying to do is repackage them and put them in a bus that's over 50 years old.
01:13With batteries in an electric car, you're putting them under a lot of stress, especially if you're fast charging.
01:20When EV batteries overheat, that's a huge problem.
01:23This is conductive rubber with little fins on it.
01:25And when they press up against the side of the cell, they make contact.
01:28So it can take the heat, the heat can go from the cell itself through this conductive rubber and into this ribbon,
01:35which has got the chilled water running through it.
01:38And so that way you can pull the heat out and keep all the temperatures consistent.
01:42That should keep the thing cool.
01:44What I'm doing opposed to other people is I'm making full use of all the Tesla innovations,
01:49which requires a lot of fabrication, thought, and innovating.
01:53What I'm doing is I'm innovating.
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