We Put a Corvette Engine in our Humvee!
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Only 1 week left to enter the giveaway! www.grindhardplumbingco.com/ The Humvee engine in the Corvette would be very interesting... Didn't even cross our minds until you guys brought it up...
Juice it up Heavy D and Whistling ? (His name escapes me atm) style and tear up the 1/4 mile track with it. Now there's a video for ya. That vid would pull a huge audience! ❤️
the bullet casing you have... This ammunition was made by The 205th Arsenal, Kaohsiung, Taiwan (previously referred in US publications as “Taiwan Arsenal”). TAA10
you should mad max/off-road death cart the vette!
Is this the Humvee that you drove home from FabRats?
Now you need to put a crazy turbo diesel motor in the Vette and rally it out. Strip the panels and sell them along with wheels and transmission then make it a power cart or rally car.
Put the diesel humvee engine in the corvette 😂
Definitely. Re use re cycle n all that. Saving the planet 🎉😂
Yes
Put it into electric kids hummer
The reverse LS swap (swapping a car with an LS into a non LS engine)
I saw that and I was like ima watch this 😂
I gotta say it’s nice having you back as the main content creator Ethan. It was your style and genius that got my attention in the beginning. Will’s shenanigans were entertaining but not what I was looking for. Although, he did bring you “Premium” and that is synonymous of how you operate. Thank you and keep’em coming! 👍
I totally agree ! Ethan is a master at fabrication, going back to old school Grind Hard makes me so happy (even the old musics) !!
I agree I could do without grown men trying to create words and think it funny. Pretty cool what they create at times. Wonder what happens when people move on from social media. Do they go get a job?
Exactly. But I also want to see more of the original style content with what the channel was started out on. More of the mini death machines.lol
Didn’t know how to articulate what I was thinking about this video but this is what I was thinking.
Will was great for Grind Hard to grow and is still great in his own regard but Ethan is OG and the reason I loved early Grind Hard.
I’m a new viewer and was drawn in by the monster chopper. I was very facsincated by the build and it’s caused me to watch every other video. These guys are on the right trajectory. It’s good to change and do new things
“I found a socket in the fuel tank.” First question: “is it a ten mil”? XD
Well, it is the most important socket size on vehicles!!!
a mechanic somewhere thousands of miles away just perked up, sensing his lost 10mm had been found
Great! Now the shop has exactly one!
😅😅
@@cylesmith8291 ain’t that messed up how that happens?
I really saw my life flash before my eyes when that chair came at me… One of those real life slow motion moments for sure 😂
EJECTO SEATO CUZZZZZ!!
I had the rotor from an electric motor yeet itself through my windshield out of nowhere while i was driving so i know the feeling
I hear ya man, I was at a gas station awhile back, car on the other side of the dispenser drove off with the nozzle still in the car. The breakaway was set WAY too tight, failed to release, causing the hose to be stretched far past its intended length before the nozzle popped out of the car and recoiled right at me. It landed right at my feet, from what looked like 15 feet away. Quite an experience.
Fast & Furious stuff IRL🤣🤣
@@dannybrennan31woah how did that happen?
That bullet case is pretty interesting, actually. TAA 10 indicates it's from the 205th Arsenal, Kaohsiung, Taiwan. Meaning that particular truck either went to Taiwan for a period of time, or sme Taiwanese troops came stateside and likely ran some trainings with the US Military.
If you're correct, that's some awesome information to share, thanks!
it's got jungle style camo paint so maybe went to taiwan
@@seanthompson6720nah, it's just woodland camo. All the old humvees have that pattern.
Bing bang yu yon chi ! Means who da fk no 's
@@davestevens4263 LMMFAO 🤣🤣🤣!!! You Win the interwebs today!!! Yup. That's ones it. LMMFAO 😆😆😆!!!
38:41 measuring your finger to the hundredth to maintain accuracy is the pinnacle of engineering 😂😂
No longer a Humvee, now it’s a Humvette
Vettvee
Corvee
Super underrated comment! That should be its new name.
Coomvee
nice
Ethan alone with Edwin brings back Memories, Together just those 2 working on their First/Second Power Wheels, in the old, tiny workshop,... The Music, The Jokes, The Fun they have just Together is nice to see again,
and the Fact it's just 6 Years ago is mind-blowing,...
and when we talk power Wheels, there is still a Tank, with Batteries and also not forgotten the Fire Truck,... so after The New Humvee Project, I suggest instead of putting the Humvee engine into the Corvette, why not in the Fire Truck,... it would be strong enough wouldn't it
Having owned several 6.2/6.5 GM diesel powered trucks, I would say they would regret it. Especially since the flywheel kept breaking. Those engines are externally balanced, and have cast crankshafts. That leads to two or three piece cranks when flywheels or balancers fail. They’re also gutless wonders. 300hp is pushing it when upgrading them. Duramax in a Corvette, on the other hand…😁
I love being up on the property and filming, I am definitely working on a better balance with my editing time so I can be up on the property more often. We have actually filmed an entire firetruck video. We are just making sure we know the direction before we release it. Thank you so much for the long term support -Edwin
They even had the og songs going on too!
I agree, this brought me back! It's been a while since we've had Ethan cam too lol love it!
I used to work on Humvees back when I was a mechanic in the Air Force, I was at a training base that trained pilots and loadmasters so we had a ton of them sitting around, getting dropped out of planes and all that fun stuff. Flex plates always went bad like that, I think they said it's a manufacturer defect for a specific brand of them. Had to replace them all the time, actually it was the first thing I did when I got there. We had a Humvee catch fire and burn down once and a guy had to rewire the whole thing from the ground up. Our base only used old ones for training, the new ones were all overseas, so we couldn't just get a new one. I've always wondered what those things would be capable of with a few modifications, so I can't wait to see it all put back together
Altus or Little Rock?
@@moreproblematic Altus
You might also like the build Gale Banks did. He went a more traditional route by sticking a Chevy Duramax Diesel into the engine by but the performance was much improved. A twin turbo LS Humvee sounds badass but them diesels have that low end TORQUE that is perfect for this type of vehicle. In any case I guess we'll see what happens.
They should have come with more capable engines to begin with. Many lives could have been saved if these lightly armored vehicles had more acceleration.
Not sure if anybody commented this yet, but those Corvette seats need to go in the Humvee. Better fit that the red ones and cool to have them as a taking piece for the motor. Nice works dudes.
Everything to get distracted from finishing fire truck hauler project........ HahHAhhAHAH Ethans planning to live forever, right?
Having more vehicles to put on it would give more motivation to finish it right?
@@bisket2003 didn't they abandon that project because the paint has lead.
And the siding of his house
Maybe the plan is to rebuild and increase the power of the diesel engine of THE SECOND HUMMER they bought
@@meeponinthbit3466did they say that in a video? I don't remember hearing anything about the firetruck for a long time.
13:12 nice to hear the classics again. this song was a large part of the reason the earlier videos were so successful i reckon. great tune. i think edwin should make more in this style.
What is this song called?
@@notfake719 edwin olding -recall.
Can confirm, Idler Arm was not bent or crooked before I put it in 🤣 I placed them both out on a table just like you did to make sure they where identical before I installed it.
The difference is the OEM part is forged steel and the aftermarket parts is just stamped steel. It might work fine on a 2WD truck but it had no chance on that beast with massive tires.
Looks like it shares a bunch of parts with the GM HD trucks, i wonder if a Kryptonite idler arm would fit. Cant bend that sucker.
@@StarHunter28 It's GM for sure. I'm not familiar with the Kryptonite brand, but whatever they get it needs to be forged not stamped like the cheesy one they got. Those tires are *MASSIVE*
I figured as much he's just trying to hide the fact he broke it and just kept plowing through lol 😆
Everyone needs an Ethan in their life. Someone who disregards all the norms and chooses a course of action for fulfillment, regardless of all the road blocks. It is inspiring to watch the grind hard crew grow the shop and types of projects.
The TAA 10 Bullet is a 5.56x45mm cartridge made by The 205th Arsenal, Material Production Center, Kaohsiung, Taiwan. A sub-contractor that manufactures 5.56mm NATO and 7.62mm NATO cartridges for General Dynamics (previously referred in US publications as “Taiwan Arsenal”). TAA = Taiwan. manufactured to mil.spec. for the U.S. Govt.
Stellar camera work and editing, but Ethan's "vlog" style is awesome. Thanks guys, I'm already looking forward to the next episode! I think this is my new favorite Grind Hard build.
Fun fact: the "new car smell" is mostly formaldehyde. They put it in the vent system to prevent moisture problems (mold/mildew). Same reason they use it for embalming.
I knew I didn’t like it haha
Love that new car formaldehyde smell😊…I’m sorry. This is the wrong forum for that.
It's rare to get just the two of you in a video these days, there is something about how you guys interact that's special. Brings it back to the OG videos 🙂
Keep making kick ass content guys!
You guy should totally do a Corvette build tho! Like the Roadkill Corvette Kart, cutting away as much as you can and make it a lightweight go-Kart!
An Off-Road go-kart with a k swap or like a stupid smol diesel enginge.
@@Autumn_Faye A lightweight go-Kart with a big heavy diesel.
Mount multi of those e-bike motors to make a E-vette
A corvette buggy with long travel suspension would be insane
@@Nick_the_nomad Salvaged Tesla drivetrain would be crazy too.
Growing up going to Glamis and always wheeling my own truck, a long travel hummer is the dream build I never knew I wanted. I'm glad you guys exist so I can live vicariously through your channel, as I will never have the time (much less the skills) to do something so awesome.
As the engine would be behind the front tires, wouldn't that mean you have made a mid engine Humvee? Its practically a super car now.
There are going to be some disadvantages too.
1. Less weight = less traction
2. There will be substantially less torque at low revs. You will be working the LS a lot harder all the time.
3. You won't be fording any creeks or deep water with a gas powered engine.
Definitely not an upgrade that's for sure.
So rock crawlers are heavy? They must have it all wrong with their tiny 4 cylinder engines.
@@lorilombard8578 Rock crawlers have a ton of gearing and could be powered by a Briggs and Stratton and still crawl. How often do you see a 7ft wide rock crawler or one that drives on the freeway. The hummer is way too big to be a rock crawler.
@@witcher71 I consider that my modified humvee is a rock crawler just as some heavily modified jeeps are considered. You are thinking buggies.
That was not the flaw I was pointing out in your statement. Extra weight rarely means more traction until you get to bearing pressures large enough to change the physical properties of the contacting materials. Rock crawlers want less weight because the traction is the same it lowers loads on the drive train. It is one of the reasons I put an LQ9 in my humvee instead of a diesel when I motor swapped.
@@lorilombard8578 I don't consider a HMMWV anywhere near a rockcrawler that a modified Jeep would be. Way too big. The subject here is a LS swapped and basically stock Humvee. That LS1 is going to have to work hard at moving that rig. Now the guy has found out that the spring rate is all screwed up and now it rides like crap. Light weight buggies don't flop as easy but they do loose contact pressure a lot quicker. Trade offs.
3:42 Soooo... stupid engine idea for the Corvette...
The Corvette's engine went into the Hummer...
Hummer's diesel _obviously_ needs to go into the Corvette. 😂
The crapvette
Call it the Corvee
I would put a huge Magnuson Supercharger on this build for the instant torque and reliability and simplicity compared to a turbo system. So excited for this build Ethan !
Yes a Whipple supercharger would be a lot better than a turbo. You’re gonna need that low in torque to push that turd.
Is it just me or has ethan being going wild since will left? He was the sensible dad before, now he's full send
I love how how he goes all out when fabricating something!!! Just awesome
Thanks man!
@@GrindHardPlumbingCo should of did a Cummins
Impressively work! I really enjoy the just-do-it attitude with a lot of brains behind the easygoing.
Leroy Jenkins
Omg I love this comment
Pls explain for me, an unknowimg peasant
Im oddly loving this somewhat more run of the mill auto work vs the endlessly complex custom builds. No matter one way or the other, just enjoying this today!
2:44 quite close to rolling it!?
Maybe a normal vehicle but a humvee is so wide and stout, it takes a hell of an angle to flip it
I was wondering if anyone else would spot that sketchy J-turn
You can hear Edwin say “oh shit” as he pulls up 😹😹
Not the AC !! You'll regret so bad 😂
You guys are doing way more in one episode than many other channels in five episodes. Your uploads could easily go over 1,5 hours and still be a joy to watch.
TAA 10 on a 5.56 case?
That's Taiwanese. So it's entirely likely that your newly LS swapped Humvee was used by the USMC and at some point in it's life spent time on Taiwan during a joint USMC/Taiwan armed forces military exercise.
Military vehicle wiring is all black because the military does complete replacements. They don't repair a wiring harness in a vehicle, they replace the entire harness, then it's sent to an equipment depot for repair and reissue. I've personally seen this with a vehicle communications harness. We had lost crew communication, and since that's an operation deadline, we drove to the commo section, pulled the old harness out, and hung a completely new communications wiring harness. That was a fun day.
I see Ethan was just reminded to NOT cut the wheel in reverse as that about the only way to roll that fat daddy.....ask me how i know...❤️🇺🇲
Oooohh ooohhh pick me! 🤚 I know how that happens! 😂😂😂
@@kjewell91 ya buddy!! I did it one time in an 86 4Runner I just put a motor in ..... young,dumb,n full of ......❤️🇺🇲
That is the easiest way to roll a vehicle at low speed.
@@kevinsellsit5584 100%❤️🇺🇲
@@JDZiemba1773 😂😂😂 sometimes learning is funnest the hard way.
Using a finger thickness as a measurement but then using calipers to get that exact thickness to three decimal places is quintessential Grind Hard.
As for the bullet casing, the ammunition was made by The 205th Arsenal, Kaohsiung, Taiwan (previously referred in US publications as “Taiwan Arsenal”).
It's so gratifying to watch someone be especially competent in their work. It's not about being perfect, it's about being able to pivot with grace (yes, grace) when things go wrong. Ethan is exceptionally competent.
Yeah you know that HMMWV engine.... There's now a car that needs an engine... HMMVette?
It would be the most useless yet intriguing build, and HMMVette is an amazing project name lol
Whoever picked out your background music for this one deserves an A PLUS! Love the big band sounds.
We lost WIll before we got house siding.
hahahah!!!!
and I think they sold the stretch humvee limo too
@@davidanalyst671 They never had a Hummer limo... The ford limo is in the background at 1:28 😂
That's never happening. Me know 6 yrs later . Thats an after life job ! Lol
THank you for doing this one properly, like yanking all the wiring out and just doing it all over, will make it totally worth it in the long run!
Highly recommend getting an oil pickup tube girdle. It'll help prevent any oiling issues from the o-ring
O-ring is a REAL issue, fix it with installing a new oil pump while the front of the engine is easy to get to.
Ethan is my spirit animal.
Yeeta.
Just literally swap engines, put the vettes engine in the humvee and the humvee's engine in the corvette but fix it first :D that would be awsome, imagine that turbo v8 diesel in that small corvette XD
It's all but dead, did you hear it from 2:50 to the 3 minute mark ? 😂
There is NOTHING good about the Hum engine in the Vette. Nothing.
WOW! Who knew Ethan was such a modern-day ‘Colin Chapman’ who’s mantra was famously: “Simplify, then add lightness.”
Caffeine chews?
What kind of sorcery is this!?
The best kind man! We have a link in the description if you would like to check them out.
@@GrindHardPlumbingCodude it’s legit like a tobacco chew but with caffeine. Glad Will left before these things came out or you’d have a problem on your hands
Bringing back the classic music, and classic style! Definitely reminds me of the old vids from years ago! Thank you guys!
You need to make a T-shirt with that still image of Ethan on his head on the Humvee.
That was Edwin. Ethan was driving.
Very nostalgic. Just you two, and that old banger of a song, Recall still my favourite of all the songs you use
I wonder what the torque curve is like compared to the diesel. If you're wanting to rack crawl with it you may want a supercharger instead of turbo for low rev torque
wiiiiii
A supercharger is 10 grand.
The LS has really good torque NA so rock crawling wont be a problem
@@boddysurfer So is a top end turbo. But as long as we're making up numbers, why not push for 20?
@@jagharingenyoutube Yeah, but low end or high end?
Just watching you fab things is so cool. Been a fan of the channel for so long. It is just inspiring to watch. Thank you for sharing all your magic with the world. I try and go to gold creek once a year to ride from seattle. Hope one day we cross paths. It would be a privilege. Carry on the great content.
You could call it the 'PLUMBVEE' 😂
I think humvette is better seen that on another comment
it'd be nifty to make a flip up protective cover for the arcdroid screen so it's protected when not in use.
I can say from personal experience the arc droid screen does NOT like slag🤣🤣. Just order a new
From big tree, super easy to replace.
Arcdroid is super super helpful, but will charge you double it triple for the same part from the same place. And it'll get here from China just as fast as it will from ordering from them
Jheeeeze ethan is extra sketch now will has gone 😂😂😂 6:13
That's one way to end up in a wheelchair for life
As I am in a wheelchair maybe treasure what you have and no video is worth it
Awesome to see the Humvee getting built. And, you all do some of the best drone work too!
Enter to Win! One (slightly used) New Motocross in our new Raffle! Only shit on once! Runs "Fine" 😂😂
The amount of shenanigans in this video. I love it.
Smiles per gallon 0:26
So glad you guys brought back your original songs back on this build so premium!
There is just so much space in that engine room with the LS
They have just about enoughbroom to put in a second LS
😭😭😭 TWSS
@@thomgardnerwrestlingreviewsthe gigavee
I was about to correct you to "engine bay" but with the size of the humvee and the space with the LS, "room" seems more fitting.
So much room for activities
24:50 Ethan gets it right the first time, it's laminar flow, then proceeds to say ANYTHING but the correct term for the next ten seconds.
Every Humvee video you guys put out now makes me think, I wonder if the Army mechanics who gave up on these vehicles are watching these videos and laughing every time you diagnose another issue they couldn't figure out?
like a socket blocking fuel intake?
On a long enough timeline… y’all know the rest.
Another awesome video, thanks guys!
"The GrindHard slurpee flavor" 😂😂
"Half a hexagon" will live in my head rent free from now on.
Loving the diverse music to accompany the video
You have done almost everything you could to this poor hummer without doing the one thing that would make the most difference. New coils, i didn't see you do them in the suspension overhaul vid. It's a 1.25 ton truck, that springrate is way too high for good articulation with no load in it. That's why nobody likes how they ride. That should've been #1 modification is to get softer springs.
I found the lowest rate springs (and longest) I could find on ebay for front and back and added Cepek adjustable shocks. They are a huge improvement over stock. I run my 42s at about 11-12 psi on most fast gravel roads and trails (down to 6 in the sand - oh those double bead locks) and it absorbs everything well. I do think I bottom more on jumps now. It really needs more travel. The Predictor long travel is H1 Hummer kind of money that I don't have. I can't wait to see what they do with this build.
Little -red- wrecked corvette has done us proud today. Now, the Humvee has a new heart.
Now put the Hummve engine in the corvette 👍😂
I really need to do something like this. Worked on HMMWV junk my whole life. Be nice to finally fix the issues I saw during those years.
You are going to piss off A LOT of Hummer fan boys, and I LOVE IT!
its a humvee and the ls is the worse motor for it
@@djjaysky9071 lol, cope.
@@djjaysky9071I can think of worse motors than the LS
could have been a 1.9 TDI lol@@chrislancaster6986
@djjaysky9071 Worst. The word you are looking for is worst.
Tip for viewers - turn on the eye comfort mode
If anyone's wondering, the wicked sick track that plays 1/4 way through this video is called Recall by the one and only Edwin Olding :)
44:53 dammit boy……..! Instant Classic
17:58 "vroom-vroom, i am engine" XD
Got to say. It’s nice that it’s just Ethen and Edwin. I’ve missed it being just you guys. Was still a lot of fun watching all of your friends having fun with creating crazy machines. But sometimes it’s nice to go back to the way it was. Never going to stop loving your channel. Definitely my favorite channel on CZcams
I'm so frickin hyped for these hummer builds
5.56 headstamp-TAA 10...This ammunition was made by The 205th Arsenal, Kaohsiung, Taiwan (previously referred in US publications as “Taiwan Arsenal”).
*20 ft jump in a beat up Corvette*...Omg...look at the steering rack...Yeah, omg... It's not supposed to do that... Y'all are f*@king hilarious 😂
Lmao. Edwin’s face smashed into the rag top of the humvee paused at the end of the video 🤣😂😝
I’m dead… 😆
I love that at 38:36, it shows the extent of how you accurately get your measurements.
If memory serves, I wanna say the TAA 10 Headstamp on the casing you found means TAA = 205th Arsenal, an imported ammo manufaturer. The 10 stands for FMJ (Full Metal Jacket). As for what Caliber that is, it looks like it could be a 5.56 or 7.62. Most likely from a and held or mounted M249 or something around that ballpark.
Great to see/hear the end to the Humvee engine, it sounds like a biscuit tin of nails in a cement mixer. That L.S. is going to really transform your Humvee.
The editing on this channel is next level. This is so much better than any movie nowadays
15K man! It's a long haul, but your work speaks for itself. You're on the right track, and its not fair that they greased the straightaway but keep the faith.
if you do too much weight reduction on that it wont do off road as well anymore , the reason the humvees work so well is because its weight pushes down so much on its tyres it just goes up shit mainly from the grip on the front pulling its self out , now youve taken so much weight away its gona slip on top the mud a lot more , so lossing your weight is not what you want
The key for making something fun is to combine two boring things
@30:10 TAA10 is a 5.56mm round made by The 205th Arsenal, Kaohsiung, Taiwan (previously referred in US publications as “Taiwan Arsenal”).
it's crazy how much the dynamic of the channel changed after will left, i don't think i've ever seen so much Edwin/Ethan time spent together one on one
Sheesshhh a long travel kit on that thing gonna be gnarly 🔥🤘🏾🤘🏾🤘🏾
I still can't believe you guys replaced that flex plate on your backs in a parking lot in full sun. I just about died of heat stroke just watching that.
As a (former) Army mechanic, watching the engine removal was good memories.
Removing the hood and the front end together was a technique...
I love these type of builds, i personally really want to make a trophy truck honda odyssey. The thought of going 100+ over whoops in a minivan just sounds amazing
I imagine it’s way too late, but the Vette has fairly rare optional magnesium wheels that are known for chipping easily when changing tires. If yours somehow survived all of the off roading, you can probably get a decent amount for them from Vette guys looking to replace a chipped wheel.
Behold, the only channel for which I will not skip sponsor ads. You guys rock.
Might as weld a couple turbo drain fittings in the pan if the plan is twin turbos. You can cust put -10 caps on them until you turbo it. Would be way easier now rather than later.
I love the fast back shell with the window louvers. If it's going to be a race vehicle, you should put one on your Humvee.
Maybe you guys should think about clearing out a landing zone after the jump, just throwing it out there😂😂 I mean that gauntlet of trees is pretty sweet but one of these times I have a feeling it’s not gonna end well lol
this thing is so magical it developed a new feature every time something broke. first an angry growl, then an ejector seat, and it still kept going
so nice to see a proper project crafting episode again after all these travel videos!
this is still my favorite channel to watch on a saturday morning while eating breakfast.
also after searching a good amount i still cant find which song that is playing at the outro. anyone know it?