what's going on everyone Eric here from nomadic fanatic hope you guys are doing well back
to tater tot the Smart car lift this is day five here uh we are going to finish it up
in this video I'm pretty sure thanks for joining me guys let's let's lift this smart car [Music]
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well we've had some interesting weather I can't say that it hasn't been nice having
the car in the garage here with the rain and even just like some shade from the Sun and
stuff like that but it's hard to get shots of the progress because I'm standing against
the wall right here and still I can't I can't really show you much from inside the garage
we're gonna get this out hopefully today Robert's still working on cutting metal in here and
once he figures that out it should be quicker on the other side because he's going to have
to cut all of this exactly the same on the other side and then do some welding and cleanup
as well then we'll put the tires on after we cut another inch around the back here so
we're not rubbing and then I can do my official first test ride or can I hang on forgot about
the LED lights anyway we got more cutting to do so we went to Home Depot I picked up
some more metal cutting blades and some cleanup stuff so we can have a good surface to weld
from this is all stuff for my next project my next RV project series actually coming
up next after this so uh yeah as much as Robert and I drink here in Kansas City When I visit
uh he is a hard worker and uh him and I together we get a lot done in a short period of time
and April has kind of been my month for mods and getting caught up I'm especially excited
about what's going on in the RV next
[Music] foreign [Applause] so there is finally enough metal cut for the tires to clear we
put the tire back on turned it both directions and there's no more binding so gonna have
to clean this up obviously but uh Robert's going to work on the plastic a little bit
put the front cap back on trim the plastic to where it needs to go over the fender and
maybe even work on the rear because we haven't touched the rear also oh plus this Center
piece of plastic that on the ground that has to go here and also get cut yep we're getting
close though all right uh rough cuts on the back and the front are complete uh we still
have it raised up so we're going to lower it and just kind of see how close we are and
what else needs to be cut and get some more definite lines rather than just a rough cut
but come from the back here again this is probably this will probably end up going something
more drastic like like that in in the end and be covered so starting to look pretty
cool and beefy though let's lower it and see what it looks like all right day five is wrapping
up here guys we got the car out of the garage finally as a matter of fact I even drove this
sucker uh out on the main road so we could see uh where it's still rubbing okay uh we
need to be a little more aggressive with the cut here in front kind of like right there
so continue this on and then when we get to here Jarred over there like that and go down
into this and make it even but I tell you what it is an interesting ride lifted and
on big tires the suspension is incredible man it feels so good A little back view of
how beefy the tires are and actually the cuts are really close although we are still going
to fine tune it anyways uh I'm gonna wrap it up and get another start on it tomorrow
as part of this video I'm really happy with it
man very very aggressive look so we'll lock up base camp here and go find a new place
to eat it's one of our New Traditions after every day working go find some good food all
right we have literally left the state yes we have come into the state of Kansas for
Rock and Brews Prairie Fire we're gonna see what they got in here looks pretty cool looks
pretty rocking pretty cool restaurant y'all look at the ceiling look at all the flags
from all the different classic rock bands man got Foo Fighters over there each booth
has their own mural oh I love it so cool check out the beer menu here all right we got some
orders in by the way this uh Place Rock and Brews is owned by Gene Simmons and Paul Stanley
a kiss yeah all right I got the burger bacon and cheese and fries and Robert looks like
he got fish come on COD yeah nice let's try it out see if we're uh pulling the ground
screw here or not
ground screw that's really good actually
[Music] interesting part of Kansas here we're gonna get the elevator back up to the parking
garage noticed a couple other restaurants that we might be back at later this week Cool
School area all right I sat in the car and it lowered about a quarter to a half an inch
and uh we we want to maintain this look so we put the fenders on there going to be a
little more aggressive with the cuts doesn't matter down here because we're going to go
over but cutting more in the front
[Music] all right yeah that was a really clean cut all right making progress got the bottom
uh side skirts all uh cut up and fitted as well that's the lower part right here the
only thing is now there's no way to clip it in to this side because we cut so much off
over there but there's screws on the bottom that'll link it in there and it might be okay
might even be able to put a rivet between these two to keep them in place uh also got
the wheel wells of the front done up once the fender goes on we can find this line that's
somewhere right here where the fender ends and then do our little dink like that how's
it going it doesn't actually look that bad without the fenders I mean it still looks
cool [Music]
all right well we're putting the first fender flare on here and live and learn we decided
to uh well we actually had one pop out we started with rivets and it just doesn't seem
like they like because these are really bending a lot you know you get to kind of custom shape
them for every single job so uh we're going to be taking these rivets out since that one
popped out and we're trying something new here I'll show you these are stainless steel
screws so they won't rust on the outside of the fender and then also we're going with
these nylon uh lock nuts and it says prevents loosening from vibration which is exactly
what you want on a moving vehicle so and some washers on the back so that we can make sure
that these actually uh hold the fender because it's going to be twisted and torqued all over
the place oh yeah look at that 104 degrees let's get some Jets going here [Music] yeah
I really miss being able to use my hot tub it's just not a practical thing on the road
any longer and it takes up a huge space and a tiny 24 foot RV so I'm enjoying this it's
not been ending pretty much every night out here tomorrow we're going to finish up the
welding and the fender flares and we should be good so we'll come back in here in the
morning
check it out guys we are fitting on the uh fender flares there and it just changes the
whole look of the car looks so much better we still got some work to customize them a
little bit because every car you do these with there's just going to be some intricate
stuff like this is gonna have to go with the flow of the car and on the other side had
to cut out a little section here for the gas tank uh-huh and on both sides had to trim
a little bit here so that the door's still open correctly but really really digging this
look guys gonna be doing something that I've wanted to do for quite some time even before
I got this car wrapped yeah if you know smart cars this little part right here this line
right here you get it's impossible to keep clean through here and so I'm gonna do something
definitely original that's not been done I'm gonna take the groove of where the corner
marker light is tape it off and then I'm gonna have a black stripe that starts here with
the car and gets smaller to the tip right there black matching the gloss black of this
Stripe Right Here there'll definitely be a custom little piece of flare there and it
will keep this looking cleaner because it's impossible to clean in that crack right there
so I got my go-to Rust-Oleum gloss paint spray paint there because it's not windy some tape
some plastic drop cloth and some other stuff I'll get this side uh taped up and get on
that
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the back is uh cut back here looks good Robert's working on the front I've got this all ready
for paint
Eric what's going on with this camera again sorry about that guys that was way too bright
really washed out there sorry about those clips is it better now let's paint
let that one dry and then I'll come back and do another coat about 10 minutes
thank you
[Music] I do love how well that came out for just a
homemade hack job that's no camper van Kevin paint job but you know it serves that purpose
of when dirt gets stuck in this weird little crack now it's not going to be quite as noticeable
because it's just a black stripe yeah everything on tater tot uh tested out really well on
the road there is no rubbing anymore this is uh day six here so tomorrow will be a complete
week uh doing this project and Robert's doing the last part right now which he's got to
weld up those holes that had to get cut for the clearance I'll show you as you can see
there all of that metal had to be removed just to clear the tires and so that's all
got to get filled back in so that's what that's why Robert's got the welder out and yeah he's
uh cutting pieces down there and gonna be doing some welding and I'll get back to you
here in a little bit check it out a couple hours later and uh she's all sealed up guys
Robert welded and then did some JB Weld around it not quite done still gonna paint it paint
it to to protect it and everything but it is uh now watertight and uh structurally sound
you know it's gonna be hidden anyway behind the tire but it looks really good on both
sides pretty good cutting that metal was a little thin so that's why switching over to
a JB Weld though but lots of lots of good clearance it works Robert has particularly
been enjoying this week of lifting the Smart car in fact you can hit him up I'll put his
info here at King's mobile RV repair bring all your Smart Car Projects to him he will
do them all maybe maybe he might not be doing any Smart Car Projects for a little while
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[Music] heck yeah we're flexing in a smart car just done guys tater tots lift is finally
complete and I could not be happier Robert and King's RV mobile repair did an awesome
job again hit him up over here I'll put his number there give him a text if you need some
work done some some custom work some RV work whatever here in the Kansas City area at least
for a little bit I don't miss the shade of blue I had I do believe that I just had the
wrong shade of blue I may later on I'm talking five six seven years down the road re-wrap
the car but for right now the black and white look that's the look I'm going with guys this
came out really good you will not see another smart car like tater tot that is guaranteed
you will see lifted smart cars but uh they're all done a little differently and a little
unique how does she drive well different first of all for those of you not familiar with
how a smart a stock smart car actually drives the suspension is horrible uh from this from
the factory I mean really really bad bumpy horrible ride is it possible that it's still
yet worse now okay maybe maybe it rides a little rougher however we've got better struts
we've got better suspension and the fatter wheels are going to eat up a lot more of of
like the road bumps and debris and potholes and all that stuff so I still think it it
rides pretty good for a lifted smart car for what it is but right now we all just need
to take a break because this smart car lift project exhausted both myself and Robert won't
do that again that that's all I'm saying I'm glad it's over with but I won't do it again
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