How Chevrolet Started, Grew & Became $11.5 Billion Company
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How Chevrolet Started, Grew & Became $11.5
Billion Company
The name Chevrolet originated from a Swiss-born
American racer Louis-Joseph Chevrolet, who
founded his company with William Durant in
1911, stayed for four years and then left
his own company to Durant in 1915.
The Chevrolet Company previously called the
Chevrolet Division of General Motors Company
and simply called the Chevy is the automobile
department of General Motors, a manufacturing
company in the United States.
How Chevrolet Began
Twenty years before Chevrolet, Durant was
the founder of a successful Durant-Dort Carriage
Company which manufactured horse-drawn vehicles.
And so Durant wouldn't even touch a car with
a ten-foot pole, let alone allow his daughter
to ride in what he called, "loud and dangerous
horseless carriages."
But as time passed he realized that there
were more cars than carriages on the American
streets; an experience that did not settle
well with the relatively tentative public.
As the government regulated cars for their
safety, Durant had other ideas.
Why not improve the security of these cars
instead?
In 1904, Durant approached a struggling Buick
Motor Company and became its controlling investor.
Within a span of four years, Durant demonstrated
his salesman attitude and transformed Buick
into a leading automobile name amongst the
likes of Ford, Oldsmobile, and Cadillac.
For Durant, however, it was only the start.
Durant figured he could further improve his
odds in the industry if he built a holding
company that would control several automobile
divisions, with each division manufacturing
their own car.
With the Buick's outstanding profits, Durant
had sufficient capital to found the General
Motors Company in 1908.
A year later, General Motors acquired several
car brands like Buick, Oldsmobile, Cadillac,
Elmore, and others.
Unfortunately,Durant got so carried away in
his "automobile acquisition crusade" that
GM suffered cash shortage with their sales
losing to Ford's.
And so, in 1910, General Motors showed Durant
the exit door.
But Durant did not give up.
Having regained his bearings, he reunited
with an old colleague from the days of the
Buick motor company, Louis-Joseph Chevrolet.
Durant knew the Swiss-born American as a man
whose competency for car mechanics matched
his passion for racing.
In 1909, Louis had participated in the Giant
Despair Hillclimb.
An oddly apt name, considering the Hillclimb
race was less about the racers themselves
and more about test-driving the competing
car brands they drove.
Therefore, when Durant offered a chance to
build more automobiles, Louis couldn't resist
signing his name on the dotted line alongside
Durant's.
In 1911, Louis co-founded the Chevrolet Motor
Company with Durant.
Durant used Louis’ racing status as a means
of building a motor company, and his way of
getting back at General Motors.
The first Chevrolet car, the Series C Classic
Six was designed by Etienne Planche with directions
by Louis.
The prototype was ready before the company
was incorporated even though the production
didn’t happen until 1913 where it was introduced
at an auto show in New York.
In 1914, Chevrolet redesigned its logo.
And so a "bowtie emblem" logo was used on
Chevrolet’s first produced cars in 1914:
the Chevrolet H series and L series models.
That same year, Durant and Louis argued about
their differing intentions for Chevrolet’s
future car designs.
Durant wanted simple and affordable cars that
would surpass those of Fords.
On the other hand, Louis preferred playing
it fast and loose, with luxury or racing cars.
These differences split these two associates
and Louis sold his shares of the company to
Durant.
Now alone at the helm, Durant was able to
focus on his next winning car design.
He achieved this in 1916 when the cheaper
Chevrolet Series 490 finally outpaced Ford
in sales and cemented Chevrolet’s place
among the big automobile names.
To say Chevrolet made huge profits during
this period would be a severe understatement.
Durant revisited General Motors as a controlling
investor, purchasing their stocks, which gave
him the leverage to launching himself into
leading General Motors once more.
By 1917, Durant had become the president of
General Motors.
All was right, now that Durant's "big automobile"
dream was back on track.
And of course, his first directive was merging
the highly successful Chevrolet into the parent
company General Motors as a separate division.
How Chevrolet Grew
In 1918, Chevrolet launched a new V8 powered
model, the Series D for open two-seat cars
and the touring cars that could seat 5 passengers.
These models didn't sell well though and they
were scrapped by the next year.
Given Chevrolet's successful track record
in the market, General Motors rebranded and
sold their commercial grade cars and trucks
as Chevrolet with similar appearances with
the Chevrolet’s vehicles in 1919 from Chevrolet
factories located in Flint, Michigan.
The automobile company built several branch
assembly plants in New York, Ohio, Missouri,
California, Texas, and Canada.
Somewhere between the 1920s and 1940s, Chevrolet
would see Durant's vision for "producing simple
and affordable cars" come true.
In fact, Chevrolet, Ford and Plymouth were
known to Americans as "the low priced three".
During this period, one of Chevrolet's most
notable cars was the Stovebolt introduced
in 1929, which was tag-lined "a six for the
price of four".
This and several generations of the car model
blew away the competition of Ford and Plymouth.
In 1953, the Chevy Corvette, a sport’s car
with two seats and a fiberglass body debuted
to become the first mass-produced sports car
in the United States, championing the "America's
Sports Car" appeal.
The appeal of the Corvette and other Chevrolet
passenger cars would be enhanced with the
first-time introduction of Rochester Ramjet
fuel-injection engine as a high-performance
option for the price of $484.
The Chevrolet small block V8 car design made
its debut in 1955 and remained in circulation
longer than other mass produced engines around
the world.
Modifications to the V8 engine including the
aluminum block and heads, the electronic engine
management and the port fuel injection gave
birth to the designs in production today.
In 1958, Chevrolet introduced the Impala series,
which went on to become one of the best-selling
American cars in history experiencing popularity
during the 60s and 70s.
The parent company General Motors introduced
Chevrolet to Europe in 2005.
With rebranded cars manufactured from the
General Motors branch in Korea acquired Daewoo
Motors.
The economic depression between 2007 and 2010
hit Chevrolet hard.
But the road to recovery began in 2010 with
the introduction of fuel-efficient cars and
trucks to compete with foreign automobile
manufacturers.
Within the same year, Chevrolet introduced
the plug-in hybrid electric vehicles, Chevrolet
Volt in America, which was sold under the
name Opel/Vauxhall Ampera throughout Europe
with a record 5,268 units soldand became the
world's best-selling plug-in hybrid electric
vehicle (PHEV) car in 2012, winning the award
for the North American Car of the Year, European
Car of the Year and World Green of the Year.
The series was then named the combined Volt/Ampera
that was sold across the world.
It exceeded the 100,000 unit sales milestone
in late 2005 and eleven years later the Volt
family of vehicles had become the world's
best-selling plug-in hybrid as well as the
third best selling electric car after the
Tesla Model S and the Nissan Leaf cars.
In 2011, Chevrolet set a global sales record
of 4.76 million vehicles sold worldwide
In late 2013, the Chevy brand was withdrawn
from Europe by General Motors leaving the
Corvette and Camero lines.
In 2016, Chevrolet unveiled the first affordable
mass-produced all-electric car the Chevrolet
Bolt EV.
This car too has won several awards.
Where Chevrolet Is Today
Chevrolet now has its headquarters in Detroit,
Michigan, and operates throughout 140 countries
in North and South America, Asia, Australia,
South Africa, and Europe with over two million
vehicles sold annually in the US alone and
a brand value of $11.5 billion.
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Chevrolet Bolt EV Traction Motor - Deep Dive
WeberAuto:
Hello, I'm professor John Kelly and this
is the Weber Auto YouTube channel.
In this episode we will be disassembling
the drive unit the electric motor and
gear reducer out of our 2017 Chevrolet
bolt on the hoist behind me here. now
this drive unit and electric motor
combination is is all one piece,
unlike the Nissan Leaf that has a drive
unit that unbolts from the electric
motor. This drive unit is rated at 150
kilowatts which is 201 horsepower, it is
also rated at 360 Newton meters of
torque which is roughly 266 foot-pounds
of torque.
Now let's let's talk about torque just a
little bit. That torque rating is what
the motor itself is capable of producing,
that is not the same as the torque that
ends up at the wheels of the vehicle, so
for example the Chevrolet Spark EV
produced by Chevrolet before the Bolt
here
actually had an electric motor that
produced 540 Newton meters of torque, the Bolt EV electric motor only produces
360 Newton meters of torque and so you
might be misled into thinking that the
Spark EV had more torque; well, the motor
did, but not the torque delivered to the
axles that drive the wheels. So the gear
reducer right here on the side of this
drive unit has an impact on that because
gear reduction is also torque
multiplication minus frictional losses, so
the Spark EV had a 540 Newton meter
electric motor but it only had a three
point one five to one gear reduction
unit which resulted in about 1700 Newton
meters of torque at the wheels, at the
axles. the Bolt EV electric motor
produces 360 Newton meters of torque a
whole 180 Newton meters less of torque
from the motor, but it has a seven point
zero five one eight to one gear
reduction through this gear reducer
which multiplies that 360 Newton meters
of torque by seven point zero five one
eight, which gives us over 2,500 Newton
meters of torque at the axles. So there
are other electric vehicles out there
that are being produced right now that
have higher torque higher motor torque
than the Bolt EV
but what would be interesting, I and
I don't know what their gear ratios are
yet, is to see what is the torque
actually to the axles what's the torque
to the ground because that's what you'll
feel when you step on that accelerator
pedal, that's the torque to the wheels
that makes the vehicle move. The design
of this drive unit this electric motor
it has a peak amperage draw of 400 amps
versus 450 as for the Spark EV so it
uses less current to provide more torque
so it's a more efficient better design
electric motor. The electric motor in
this drive unit spins clear up to 8810 rpm where the
Spark EV only spun up to about 4500 rpm,
and we'll take a look at some
differences in the electric motor design
and the stator winding design that
allowed it to spin at those higher rpms
without the AC losses that typically
occur at higher rpm. As mentioned in the
previous video on high voltage
components of the Chevrolet Bolt EV this
drive unit uses about 2.9 litres, around
3.1 quarts of Dexron HP fully synthetic
base transmission fluid automatic
transmission fluid. It also is cooled by
the General Motors Dexcool 50/50 mix
of coolant and deionized water. Okay
let's take a look at the outside of the
housing here of this drive unit. The
official name or designation of this
drive unit by General Motors is the
1ET25. The one means it's a one speed
trans axle, this doesn't shift, E means
it's electronically controlled, T means
it's a transaxle, and the 25 is a
relative torque rating. Alright, right
here on the front of the transmission is
the actual last eight digits of the
vehicle identification number and you
can see that MMF right there, that is
the three-digit regular production
option code the RPO code that you can
find on label in the back of the Bolt EV if
you take out the lower compartment
carpet and look in what looks like a
spare tire tub, there's a label on the
driver's side that has a whole bunch of
three digit codes on it
MMF just means that's which transaxle
or transmission this vehicle came with.
Okay right here on the top of the trans
axle is the transmission range selector
actuator and this is a brushless DC
motor with a gear reducer that actually
moves the shift lever to put us in to
Park reverse neutral Drive and low, now
technically inside of this drive unit it
there's really only park and not park,
but there is a position sensor in here
called an internal mode switch that will
monitor which position the transaxle
range selector is in so that the vehicle
can act appropriately. For example the
shifter itself on the center console is
not directly connected to the drive unit,
it's just an input to the computer that
controls this actuator, so when we go to
the reverse position for the neutral or
drive or low, there's a feedback on the
internal mode switch electrical
connector right here, that lets the
engine control module, even though this
doesn't have an engine, know which gear
range you have selected so that it can
request the trends axle act
appropriately. Also, right here by the
electrical connector for the internal
mode switch is the transmission fill
plug, so if you want to put fluid into
this transmission you need a 14
millimeter wrench or socket to take this
plug out and put the Dexron HP fluid
into the transmission. There are two
drain plugs on this transmission, one for
each side, so there's one down below on
each end of the transaxle the driver's
side and the passenger side, there's
there are two separate drain plugs to
get the fluid out of each side, now
there's only one fluid that goes
throughout this entire transaxle but
because of how its baffled and set up
inside to remove all the fluid you need
to remove both plugs.
Now speaking of fluid and fluid level
when you drain fluid at whatever the
recommended fluid change interval is or
if you're doing service work on the
transaxle here and you're adding fluid
you need to know when to stop adding
fluid, so on the other side of the
transaxle right here is the transaxle
fluid level check plug, so the drain
plugs right down here, the fluid level
check plugs here, the fill plug is on the
other side so you take the fill plug out
you take the fluid level check plug out,
and you add fluid until fluid comes out
over here, and then you let it sit and
stabilize for a minute add a little bit
more and make sure that fluid comes out
comes out to a slow drip, and then the
instructions tell us to put both plugs
back in and go drive the vehicle until
the transmission fluid temperature
reaches 35 degrees Celsius or 95 degrees
Fahrenheit and then double-check the
fluid level again to make sure that
comes out at a very slow drip. Alright,
while we are here on this side of the
transaxle we have an electric motor an
electric pump for the transmission fluid
so there's a big filter we'll see when
we take this thing apart down the bottom
center of this transaxle it will pull
fluid up from the filter and then put it
into what's called the oil sump so the
oil sump is basically just a great big
bathtub looking area up here that the
pump fills full of fluid and then there
are these little drain channels that
fluid drains down to cool the stator
windings and lubricate bearings and so
on and we'll see that once we get the
cover off so we have an electric 12 to 14
volt driven electric motor that pumps
fluid throughout this transaxle. From
what I read this pump only works when
you are in Reverse or Drive, it does not
pump when you're in park or neutral.
Alright, we have another electrical
connector right here, this connector is
for the resolver which measures the
angle of rotation the direction of
rotation and the speed of the electric
motor rotor itself, and then there's a
transmission fluid temperature sensor
that is in the bottom of this
transmission case cover here. All of
those are accessed electrically through
this electrical connector right here. As
you may have seen in my other video on
high-voltage components we have the air
conditioning compressor of the bolts up
here and then we have our coolant pipes
that go into what's called a coolant
sump in the bottom of this transaxle and
we'll see that here in a few minutes but
we have coolant going in coolant coming
back out and goes through a series of
cooling fins and cooling circuits to
absorb heat from the transmission fluid
right here on the back we have the
electrical connection for the
three-phase cables that come from the
the
single power inverter module that sits
two modules above here. Three-phase
orange cables come down to drive the
electric motor, there's a cover
the cables bolt on and then there's a
cover they'll holds the cable in place.
We have a transmission vent right here,
let's just take that vent off while we
vent tube off while we're here now you
can see the oil sump area again on the
top and the cooling sump coolant sump
area here in the bottom all right there
is one additional plug on the side of
the case with the electric motor and
there's nothing in the service
information to indicate this but I
believe this is a pressure test plug to
check the pump output pressure, but I
can't find any information on what that
fluid pressure should be. Okay, I'm going
to be disassembling this transaxle right
here on the workbench but there actually
is a special fixture to hold this
transaxle and allow you to rotate it and
disassemble different pieces of it and
still be able to rotate it for
convenience. I have this special adapter
as you can see here in this photograph
but the way it's mounted it's too high
and too difficult for me to disassemble
in that holding fixture being in a
wheelchair, so the workbench is where I'm
going to disassemble it, but I wanted you
to know there is a special fixture for
that and I tried it it just doesn't work
for me.
by the way this transaxle weighs about a
hundred and seventy pounds or 77.4
kilograms. Okay, well we're ready to
start disassembly, the first step is to
remove this oil pump the 12-volt power
oil pump, it has three bolts right here
and a few seals underneath it as you can
see here there are two seals that seal
the pump to the transmission case right
here there are two bolts that hold the
cover over the pump gears themselves
there are no instructions on
disassembling this so I assume we're not
supposed to disassemble it but that's
exactly what I like to do
take things apart I'm not supposed to as
long as I can get them back together and
make it work again here we go we've got
a Jew rotor style oil pump there's an
o-ring right here that needs to fit in
this groove to seal and then the cover
just bolts on okay the next thing on the
list is to remove the left-hand and
right-hand output shafts that go into
our differential side gears in the gear
reducer this is the left-hand side right
hand side over there it calls for a
slide hammer and a old pilot bearing
removal tool for a manual transmission
so this is the pilot bearing removal
tool right here and a slide hammer and
we are supposed to put this up inside
and put it into the snap ring groove for
the CV shaft and then pop it out well
come to find out the snap ring groove is
thinner than the tip of this tool that's
supposed to go into it and I didn't
realize that's what the problem was and
I had a hard time getting these output
shafts removed I finally got him out but
once I got a mound got looking at the
tool versus what they were supposed to
be grabbing I realized I need to grind
these down make him a little thinner so
that they'll actually fit into the
grooves of the her for these CV shaft
snap rings that are there so since I've
had this entire transaxle apart before
and I'll put it all back together
I've removed those snap rings they'll
hold these output shafts in place so I
can just pull them out by hand right now
this big long left hand output shaft
goes right through the center of the
rotor of the electric motor itself it's
it's hollow in the middle
and it has a big heavy-duty bushing
right here on the outside with the axle
seal and this is our left-hand output
shaft and then the CV shaft itself plugs
into here that goes to the left front
hub and bearing assembly and tire and
we'll assembly so there's our left-hand
axle shaft there's a snap ring that fits
in that groove right there typically and
I've just removed and I've just removed
that snap ring for ease for this
demonstration here obviously I'll need
to put that back in when I reassemble
so that's the left-hand axle shaft on
the other side we use the slide hammer
again and pull out the right hand axle
shaft as you can see this one is much
shorter than the other one and it has
the support bearing in the differential
case itself that holds it in place and
its own snap ring that I've already
removed and of course an axle sill here
on the other side as well okay the next
thing on the list is to remove this
transaxle case to remove the case I've
got to take the linkage off and our
actuator off and then we've got these
bolts to go all the way around and then
we'll be able to see the gear reduction
transfer gear and the final drive ring
gear and differential gear set so I'll
take the clip out and lift up for a
linkage on the shift actuator and then
take the bolts out
okay here's the shift actuator assembly
itself transmission range selector
actuator kind of a great big piece I
I've seen some of these that are smaller
right I'm not sure why this one is so
giant I'm not I've never seen one this
big but it obviously does the job of
mechanically shifting the transmission
range lever since you have an electronic
shifter on your center console alright
let's take these bolts out of the trans
transmission case okay I've got all the
bolts out of the transmission case now
we can attempt to slide it off it has a
couple of dowel pins they'll hold it in
place there's a couple of pry points
plus one right back here and another one
right here there we go
I'm going to come in with a plastic
mallet here and just tap lightly there
we go okay we can see inside of the
transmission case itself and the only
things in here of real interest are the
transmission internal mode switch right
here we got the electrical connector
right here harness right there that
connects to this outer blue connection
connector that will read which Range
Park reverse neutral low you have
selected with your transmission shift
lever and then we have the parking
linkage right here we've got Park
reverse neutral Drive
and low now of course normally
transmission fluid would would be
pouring out of here of whatever didn't
get drained out when you drained it
previously but I've had this apart and
cleaned everything up before we have our
ring gear right here and our
differential gear set and as notice we
have real nice ball bearings here these
bearings since their ball bearings
instead of tapered roller bearings have
to have in place shims so there's a
special shimming procedure to control
the end play of these bearings that will
have to go through when we reassemble it
so you're supposed to take these shims
off and throw them away well and then
replace them with new new ones when you
go back together I suggest that you take
them off and measure them and then hang
on to them because you might you might
need them again when I took these off
previously and measured them they were
almost all identical in the thickness so
there are six of these shims for the six
ball bearings that are in this transaxle
four of these shims measured exactly
half a millimeter in in with the other
two one of a measure one millimeter in
width and the other one measured 0.9
millimeters so you need to keep track of
what thickness shim you had where and
write those down so that you you'll have
an idea of at least what it was before
you took it apart now if you're just
going back together and you haven't
changed any shims or any parts inside
just reuse the old shims but if you're
changing a bearing or any of these
internal pieces you need to go through
the special measurement procedure that
we'll see when we go back together to
determine if these shims are correct
okay so there's there's special shims on
each of these
bearings I've measured all of them RIT
written their dimensions on the ziploc
bag here that I keep them in and will
refer to those when we go back together
all right now we just need to remove the
counter gear right here and the final
drive a ring gear and differential gear
set this is where our short little
output shaft plugged in right here and
then our long one came all the way
through on the other side okay before we
remove these gears there is a an
aluminum gasket with a rubber seal
embedded into it the instructions tell
us that is not reusable
there is also an oil baffle right down
here to channel transmission fluid away
from the ring gear to reduce losses as
it rotates into it and to splash oil up
into different channels to lubricate the
the bearings if we look in this case
half right here you can almost see what
looks like a funnel right there for the
fluid to drain back down and lubricate
this outer bearing and a similar one
here on this other other side for that
bearing so we've got a oil baffle to
remove all right I've got the oil baffle
removed on the other side of that is our
magnet for metallic particles from gear
normal gear wear and other malfunctions
okay now we're ready ready to remove
these gears pull out on the counter gear
and then pull out on the final drive and
it'll come right out if you don't pull
out on that counter gear first there's
not enough clearance for the final drive
Unit two clear so here's our final drive
you can see our open differential gear
set inside there here's our sim on the
other side as well
all right the instructions tell us that
we can if we won't want to remove the
park linkage in the internal notes which
I don't really care about that that's
just regular stuff that you'd see in any
other automatic transmission so let's
continue on with things that are unique
to the bolt
evie drive unit here the one ET 25
transaxle so let's turn the transmission
case around and we'll take off the
transmission case cover here on the
driver's side
now the SAE document the details the the
bolt evey drive unit here that I told
you about in the high voltage component
video tells us that the drive unit
itself was designed to be serviceable in
the vehicle that's why they have a case
removable case cover on one side and a
case cover on the other side for the
gear reduction unit you can leave this
Center portion with the electric motor
in it in the vehicle and just remove one
or both case covers to do service work
on components inside the case covers
seal replacements resolver replacements
internal modes with replacement and so
on but anyway we're going to take off
this case
cover next from the driver's side all
right this case cover is going to be a
little harder to get off than the other
one because the rotor that has internal
magnets embedded inside of it has now
magnetically pulled itself over to the
stator because we are no longer
centering it inside of the stator itself
and so it puts a it pulls it off to the
side just a little bit so there's a
prying
right here
and there's a pride point right down
here another prior point right here
there we go okay so here's our case
cover and it has an aluminum gasket
that's not reusable as well our case
cover has this long transmission filter
that's not serviceable without
disassembling things as you can see has
a temperature sensor down inside of it
right there and then this is our
resolver our serviceable resolver that
measures the position speed and
direction of rotation of the electric
motor rotor inside the transaxle here
let's turn this around oh by the way
down inside of the bearing housing there
is a shim for the ball bearing right
here on the rotor itself so we're
looking at the stator and the hairpin
six conductor deep stator design a
unique design we'll talk about that a
little bit more once we get the stator
out we have a lubrication channel right
here where fluid is going to drip out of
our oil sump and run along and drop down
on to the stator windings themselves and
cool the the stator windings it also has
a drip channel that comes over and goes
down to this bearing here to lubricate
it
so we've just got an 8 millimeter head
bolt holding the filter in place and as
you can see the filter just has an
o-ring seal on the one side and you can
see the pick up filter screen filter
element on the inside so this is going
to reach all the way in up underneath
the the stator itself to pick up the
fluid on the back side of it and on the
back side of it is the inlet of the
coolant so that would be the cooler oil
on the back side there all right then on
the resolver it just has eight three
eight millimeter head bolts to hold it
in place and one electrical connector
this resolver only bolts in in one
location it's not adjustable it has
automatic learn unlike the older Toyota
Prius resolvers that that would actually
come out of alignment
if you unbolted them and there was no
way for you to line them back up okay so
here is our resolver pull back on the
connector position assurance clip
depress the tab and remove the resolver
itself the resolver is a serviceable
unit when and if it ever goes bad but it
should should never go bad all right
then the remaining wire harness and the
pass-through connector here just goes
over to our temperature sensor okay next
on the list we need to remove what is
called the center support this is what's
supported the driver's side ball bearing
of our differential case assembly
okay this is our center support it's
held in place with six bolts and aligned
with two dowel pins right there now with
that removed there's nothing to stop our
transfer gear from sliding out it's just
a tight fit on the bearing in the bore
as it should be just pray lightly
sometimes these will just slide right
out and right in and other times they'll
they'll fight you here we go okay so
here's our transfer gear it's ball
bearing and shim so put that shit over
here with the others okay right here in
the end of the case we still have a
lubrication channel right here from the
oil trough the oil sump I mean right
there and then we have a cover for the
three-phase electrical connector right
here as well then on the other side we
have that oil distribution channel right
here that cools the stator so we've got
to remove that we are now to the point
where we are ready to pull this rotor
out but we just can't grab on to it and
pull it out it has some super strong
neodymium magnets multiple layers envy
configuration inside of this stator
you're not going to pull it out by hand
and you sure don't want to come in here
and start prying on it so the only way
to get that rotor out of there if you
want to remove it for service replace a
bit bearing on it or the gear on the
other side or another bearing or just
replace the rotor itself for whatever
reason loss of magnetism and trouble
code sets or whatever
it takes a special tool to pull it out
without having it rub on the stator
frame itself and without having it
injure you with you trying to pull it
out and it's pulling back in with all
its magnetic strength so true get that
out there's a special guide tool that
will hold it centered in the stator and
we need to set that up next and it
starts on the other side here so there's
a special tool kit that costs almost a
thousand dollars to Center this rotor as
you pull it out I found one on eBay for
a little bit less than that but but it's
a very expensive tool but if you want to
do service work on this transaxle you've
got to have it so let's bring in the
special tools okay so I brought in the
special tools to keep the rotor centered
there's a special spacer with a notch in
it to clear that notch right there this
is just gonna fit in there just like
that then there's a plate that bolts on
over the top of this to hold it in place
these don't need to be super tight
they're just holding that little spacer
in place so I'll just lightly Snug those
up then there's a sleeve here that's
supposed to fit down the center of that
rotor but these sleeves are a little bit
too big I've had to take sandpaper and
send them down to make them fit inside
of this rotor and I don't know if that's
because the tools were made for a first
design rotor and then they changed it or
if they just made the tools incorrectly
but these tools are from what used to be
can't more tools the special tools
supplier for General Motors it's now
Bosch service solutions so Bosch you may
want to take a look at this this tool
here the DT five two zero one one
- one - three because it doesn't fit
it's not doesn't Center up inside the
the rotor as well as it should
i've had to sand it down just a little
bit and then i'm able to tap it in a
little bit there but I think that it's
supposed to be if it's supposed to be a
tight fit but it should be able to slide
in by hand I believe then we have a
guide pin that's going to go through the
center of that then we have this outer
housing the bolts in place to hold the
guide pin in place so the blue sleeve
this one here because there's one for
the other side also centers the rotor
into this plate and then this sleeve is
centered into this plate so we've now
centered the rotor on this side of the
stator so now we need to go to the other
side to put additional tools in to get
it centered and then pull it up and out
okay at this point if I had the
transaxle mounted in that special
rotating holding fixture I would just
simply rotate it on its side and get the
get the rest of the tools hooked up but
I don't I'm not able to use that so I'm
just going to put some extra long bolts
in this side of the case to hold the
case up off of this tool when I tip it
over to support it as we pull the rotor
out
okay so here we go we're going to tip
the tip the whole thing up on its hand
just like that so now we've got
clearance for the tool underneath and we
can get the upper tools set up to pull
the rotor up and out all right while
we've got the transaxle tipped on its
side let's take this oil sump cover off
and show you what's inside of there so
it's just a big empty trough and you can
see has one two three four five six
holes in it where fluid is going to go
out and drip down on other parts inside
of the transaxle for stator cooling and
for the ball bearing lubrication the
cover itself has that same aluminum
gasket that's not reusable also while we
have this transaxle on its end let's
turn it over and take the coolant sump
off next okay here's our coolant sump
you can see this pipe right here is
where the coolant comes in and it has to
wind back and forth back and forth and
then come back out over here the coolant
sump which is visible from the bottom of
the car with the under car cover removed
also has that same aluminum gasket
that's not not reusable why are they not
reusable I don't know maybe the aluminum
crushes these I'm going to see if I can
buy replacement gaskets at the local
Chevrolet dealer it seems like I saw a
service bulletin saying that all these
parts are serviceable now and it gave
the part numbers for them but if not
none of these are damaged it only has 35
miles on it and I'll reuse them and see
what happens
okay so coolant sump oil sump so now we
are ready to pull out the rotor assembly
so to pull out the rotor assembly we
have a guide pin it's going to come in
and screw into that dowel they had a
threaded end on it all right so this
threaded guide pin did not line up
exactly perfect with the guide pin down
below I can't tell if we're just
spinning the whole thing there we go
all right it's screwed all the way into
that alignment dowel from below now we
have this tool that has three holes that
go over the holes where the stator bolts
are so we need to remove the stator
bolts next these stator bolts are not
reusable three stator bolts so we put
this tool over the top of that we want
to be very careful that we don't damage
pry lean or set anything on the stator
windings here that could cause damage to
them so we'll get that lined up just
like that now I'm going to reposition
the camera so you can see
how tall this next tool is that fits on
here all right we have two clamshell
type tools that are going to come in and
clamp down over the resolver cam rotor
there and this bearing they're gonna go
just like that except I need to split
them apart so I can get the next tool in
it says this big tall piece right here
that's going to go over and down into
our stator bolt holes so we've got this
threaded shaft we've got this adapter
right here that these little clamshell
tools are going to hook into and then
the threaded shaft with a nut on the top
of it we're going to tighten that nut
and pull the rotor up out okay so the
tricky part of giving this hooked up is
getting both of these
clamshell tools over this lip right here
so I have to loosen the nut on the top
and let it come down let me turn this
you can see what's going on
there we go okay so we slide that open
clamp the clamshells around it put this
sleeve over the top of it to lock the
clamshell in place snug up this nut to
hold the lock in place and then from the
top here we start to pull up on the
rotor itself I'm going to get
repositioned bring my chair up a little
higher here so I can reach that nut it
takes quite a bit of turning to pull
that out okay here we go thirty
millimeter wrench we want to turn the
nut and prevent the shaft from turning
so I'm just going to hang on down here
as it comes up those guide pins the
guide dowels keep it from rubbing on the
stator frame although although there's
almost a strange ratcheting sound as I'm
pulling this out that makes me think
it's barely contacting the the stator
laminations or the rotor laminations
anyway we'll pull it out and take a look
see if we can see any witness marks you
can see the top of the rotor now is
starting to appear
I think we're finally clearing the top
of the yes we are it all of a sudden got
real easy to turn the nut so we no
longer have the magnet pulling out or
resisting us pulling out okay you can
see the entire length of the rotor here
get another bearing down below it and a
gear below that now we're supposed to
just lift up on this and and pull it out
I'm not sure if I'm strong enough I may
have to bring in the the engine hoist to
pull it out of here but it's just
sitting on these three non-magnetic
aluminum poles here and we've got the
weight of the the rotor assembly itself
I measured it earlier but I can't
remember what it is at this moment but
let's see if we can lift this up and out
though I cannot so let me get the engine
hoist we have to lift it up high enough
to clear that alignment dowel so I've
got to lift it up probably four more
inches 100 millimeters or so okay I've
never tried this before it's just a lift
strap let's bring it up
okay the lifting or the tool was getting
stuck in one of the holes for the the
stator bolts there we go
okay here we go
and we've cleared the alignment dowel so
slide the case out of the way here and
we'll let that back down
oh let's see how much that weighs it
says it weighs 60 pounds with the tool
the tools probably 10 pounds of that
okay we have to remember that this rotor
is highly magnetic very strong eight
pole magnetic field around this thing
and so we need to keep it away from
anything any metal particles or any
tools or anything else that could cost
cause it to receive damage on its
laminations here in looking at the the
laminations from removing it I don't see
any obvious damage at all there let's
let this down and take the the tool off
and just look at the rotor itself
little clamshell pieces out of there
these tools are magnet earth iron some
some sorts so we got to keep those away
from the magnetic field as you can see
these blue bars are aluminum they're not
sticking to the the rotor itself and
then plastic of course works great with
the magnetic fields so now we've just
got our rotor we've got our drive gear
down here I've got a ball bearing and
another ball bearing there's another
shim down inside the case a bigger
diameter shim for this bigger diameter
bearing all right I'm going to get some
wooden blocks to put this in all right
here's the rotor for the bolt
evie as you can see this bearing seems
to have some sort of a gray coating on
the outer race where this one does not
and on the counter gear bearings they
also have this gray coating it doesn't
say anything about what that gray
coating is for I suspect it's to prevent
corrosion from the dissimilar metals
with possible induced currents going
through them with the the motor running
vehicle going down the road I've seen
this type of coating on universal joints
in universal joint caps universal joint
caps bearing caps in an aluminum
driveshaft the same color I don't know
if it's the same material but if any of
you know what this coating is for if
you'd please put that in the comments
below I'd appreciate that
I'm just speculating okay so we've got
the rotor out of the way this is a
serviceable piece now the last piece to
remove is the stator assembly itself and
it has three special guide pins that go
into the stator bolt holes and screw
into the transaxle case and then they're
tapered on the top here and that's to
allow you to slide the stator out
without it binding inside so I'll slide
that over there rotate it down and just
pull out slightly
here it comes just like that so here's
the stator for the Chevrolet bolt Eevee
if we zoom in close and look at the
stator windings you can actually see
there are 1 2 3 rows of these hairpin
conductors which means they are 6
conductors deep in this stator and from
what I read in the SAE document on this
new improved motor that helps reduce the
AC power losses at the higher motor rpm
a typical stator like in the previous
Chevrolet Volt had 2 rows instead of 3
so they were four conductors deep in the
Chevrolet Volts and six conductors deep
here and one of the people that was on
the original design team for the
Chevrolet Volt told me that when they
designed this electric motor and it's
designed for maximum efficiency and hand
power that there was no other motor out
there that could even match the
efficiency of this motor and they said
that they designed this motor to be the
next small-block Chevrolet so to say of
power trains so the small-block
Chevrolet was and still is a very
popular very powerful v8 engine and has
been for many many years and their
intent was to have this motor design
maybe even this drive unit be in
multiple platforms with the same high
power high efficiency motor system if we
look at the other side here of the
stator windings you can see the the
other end of the hairpin conductors and
then there's a drip channel right here
for oil to come out of that oil sump and
to drip down and go down and lubricate
the stator windings because these get
really hot this is the heat source
inside of the transmission and it and
although it gets hot it doesn't get as
hot as the fluid
although the fluid gets hot it doesn't
get hot as a normal planetary gearset
style automatic transmission and the
cooling system surge tank reservoir cap
was only pressurized to 5 psi for this
loop of the cooling system so much lower
amounts of heat compared to an internal
combustion engine with a torque
converter heat generating planetary
gearset style of automatic transmission
now just a couple of things to get
wrapped up with this disassembly video
because we will reassemble it showing
the special measurements for the shims
and everything when we go back together
but one thing I wanted to show you about
these electric vehicles is how simple
they are and when I mean when I say
simple I don't mean simple design
meaning it was easy to design these
simplicity is not necessarily easy but
if we look at the number of rotating
parts in this entire drive unit
there are basically three main rotating
parts we've got the rotor assembly that
then turns the counter gear right here
that then turns the final drive three
pieces no clutch packs no bands and no
sprags no roller clutches no Pistons
none of those hundreds of parts that you
would see in a typical automatic
transmission let alone the internal
combustion engine that this is replacing
of course there are three main moving
parts these pieces here but each one has
two bearings on it so there's six more
pieces so there's nine total and then
inside of the differential here we have
two side gears and two differential
pinion gears so that makes for a total
of 13 possible moving parts inside the
of this drive unit and only when you're
turning corners would the side gears in
the differentials
be rotating at a different speed than
the differential case so a real basic
very reliable system these electric
vehicles and and this one is is very
efficient and that the design is very
compact to where this left-hand output
shaft remember goes right through the
center of the rotor instead of being
offset like on the the Nissan Leaf and
other electric vehicles out there so
congratulations to Chevrolet and the
design team that came up with this
amazing and efficient and simplistic
evie drive unit and I think it's
absolutely beautiful so coming up I hope
to shoot a reassembly video with all the
measurements for this drive unit and
then we've got all of these parts out
the drive unit all of the electronics
and our and our Chevy bolt back here on
the hoist is totally empty yeah under
the under the hood so we've got to put
that all back together and and make it
work again even the battery is out the
whole thing is stripped as far as the
powertrain is concerned and we're gonna
put that back together and and make it
work and hopefully get it converted to a
DC fast charge thank you for watching
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2018 Chevrolet Malibu AT LTZ Review - Behind the Wheel
AutoDeal.com.ph:
Debut in the 60’s, it was name after a
coastal community in California
Sadly it’s named however in the Philippines
as the butt of some jokes
as people like to add a G to the end
Sorry
Now on their latest generation, Chevrolet says it has
better fuel efficiency connectivity and safety features
more than ever before. Let’s find out what they are going on about
In this, the 2018 Malibu
The HID’s with Intellibeam are housed in a smaller frame
which compliments the smaller slats that are found
all over the front clip. Now, there is no large gap to speak of
to allow the air in but the four mentioned slats are equal to the task
Unique to the car, are the lights down here which are
your actually DRL’s and too is the emblem, the very proud emblem
I should say because it is textured and ribbed
Sorry but it does feel very cool
Even the keys emblem has texture
Nitpick if I may there is just one aspect on the front clip
that I don’t really appreciate
There’s a line that can be found on the hood that stretches
all the way down pass the emblem and to the chin
How much does it bug me? Well, not that much
Down on the side you’ll notice two lines that begin at the front doors
and slowly but surely taper as you get to the rear
Given the car a very streamlined, very fluidic look
Now the car does sit on 18-Inch mags fitted with 45 series tires
Now if you take that and combined it with this
beautiful fastback right here and this sharp departure angle
it does make for a very good looking stance
Now for some, the rear overhang might be much but
there is good reason for that
In fact, there is 447L of reasons, now it’s not the largest capacity
in this class but it’s certainly not the smallest
Space good enough that that can hold Professor Klump
However, getting him in that might be a problem through this
Renee Zellweger lips, kinda tight
Golf bags even two, not a problem. Medium sized suitcases
Not a problem however anything larger than that
You might need Steven Tyler lips and that’s a completely different story
Oh! Worth mentioning, the two exhaust, tucked away very nicely in chrome. Very nice touch
Now the toys back here include 2 cupholders on the center armrest
You got 2 air vents right here, 2 USB charging ports and a 12V socket
There are also speakers on either door and 2 more speakers behind the passengers
Now that’s 4 out of the 9 speakers in total inside the car
Now, the wheelbase of this car is actually 4-Inches longer
than the previous model which is checkout this legroom
It’s ridonculous. There’s enough space in here to fit
two large adults easily and even an average size adult in the center
Thanks to the low tunnel found in the ground
Safety? Yup! Apart from the standard airbags found upfront
There are also airbags found on the B pillars and either side of the rear seats
Not bad
The color scheme is the first thing that may not catch your attention
because it’s pretty subdue really
its got grays and browns, very comfortable, very laid back
Now your 4 gauges upfront and your trip computer
along with the air controls are, well they’re pretty adequate
as too are the buttons found on the steering wheel
different though in the fact that they’re all the same height
covered by a thin rubber film so that it is non-slip that’s pretty cool
You also got your dual pane sunroof and your 2 cupholders upfront
and loads of cubby spaces that you can put all your knick knacks
Including actually a very smart way to put your umbrella away
Now, not only are the front seats comfortable
because they can knock Vincent down in 5 minutes or less
but they can also accommodate much taller people
Now, you’d expect the driver to have power right
Well, the passenger seat has power too, in fact both of them can move
back and down to accommodate much taller people
and not only does the driver have lumbar support, so does the passenger
The lumbar support comes out so much that it can be like a basketball
at your back say put it at number four and it can retract all the way in
to the same number of wins that the Cavs have in the 2018 finals, which is zero
I’m gonna get flanked for that aren’t they? Meh, it’s the truth
The 8-Inch screen which also doubles as your reverse camera by the way
and is extremely clear I must add, also has the Mylink system which is a
breeze to use, in fact we find that it’s one of the easier head units that we’ve ever had to test
On any of the units that we’ve gotten, it’s really fun to use
and while you’re using it, you can also charge your phone
with the wireless system down here, it might be difficult for bigger phones
such as a Note or anything larger than that, but the smaller wireless units, not a problem
The one thing that I have to add about this unit is that
The whole thing is integrated into dash very very well
it doesn’t stick out like a sore thumb and that I gotta say
that I do love
Under the hood, there’s only one engine variant available in the Philippines
which is an inline 4 2L Turbocharged gasoline engine
which produces 250horses and 353 Nm of Torque
in an executive sedan, not bad
but even with all that power, in and out of the dreaded weekend traffic of Metro Manila
The Malibu was still able to do 10km/l. Frugal
Apart of the ease of which Chevy’s Mylink is just a joy to use
whether your an Apple user or an Android user and it also has 9 speakers
that’s around the car which are all Bose, louder than kids on a Saturday morning
it also has the following technologies
Its got adaptive cruise, its got lane keep assist, emergency braking
and semi autonomous parking to name a few
Oh! And get this, there are also 12 sensors all around the car
so that even Catherine Zeta Jones could not escape these guys
The level of comfort driving Malibu is well, is pretty good
The steering is light yet it’s not disconnected from the road
Yes, there are some cheap plastics that can be found all around the cabin
and the road noise does kinda creep up just a little bit
But it does not take away from the very comfortable leather seats
As a driver you have really very little to complain about
and even much less as a passenger
There are no paddle shifters to speak of, in fact it’s a bit confusing
when you run your fingers down the back of the steering wheel
where you’ll find audio controls
Now to manually change gears and provide you with a more sport feel
Pop the transmission into L which activates the plus minus selectors on the shifter
Fuel efficient? Check. Safety? Big check. Connectivity? Check
the Chevrolet Malibu LTZ is available at P2,131,888
Now it’s a bit pricey yes I understand, not the cheapest thing out there
But it’s also not the most executive sedan available in the Philippines
And you do have to consider that you do get a boatload of toys for the driver
Now, it does also gives us the consumers something that we do
very much appreciate, an option
And regardless of what I think about that line
Yeah, it’s a good looking option
2019 Chevrolet Blazer Quick Drive | Consumer Reports
Consumer Reports:
[MUSIC PLAYING]
Dormant for over a decade,
the Chevrolet Blazer
returns for 2019, but
with a more modern focus
on tech and convenience
features rather than ruggedness.
As one of the OG sport
utility vehicles,
the Blazer created a lasting
impact on the American market.
It was truck-based,
and it was big.
This iteration contains
a few callbacks
to that heritage with lots
of aggressive styling,
but also stands out
for its sporty touches
that will separate it from other
mid-sized SUVs on the road.
The interior continues the
stylish vibe with many premium
touches, like the
padded dashboard
with handsome stitching.
However, cheap plastic
on the doorsill
does detract from
the upscale vibe.
The center stack includes a
standard 8-inch touchscreen,
with buttons and knobs
for common functions.
The Blazer sports GM's most
recent infotainment system,
which we found easy to
navigate, and includes
Android Auto and Apple
CarPlay compatibility.
A flat floor greets
passengers in the rear seats,
although they might
find the space slightly
tight for this size SUV.
Thankfully, there's ample
room in the cargo area
for whatever you're hauling.
We found the sloping
roof lining back
had a big impact on
visibility, though,
with large rear pillars
blocking much of the view.
This makes the inclusion
of a surround-view camera
a welcome addition.
Other high-tech touches
include a live look
out of the rear camera
in your rearview mirror,
which you can easily disengage
if you find it distracting.
Driving the Blazer in open
road and on our track,
our first impressions found
it to have competent handling
and a firm control ride.
It's quite civilized, feeling
much like a modern SUV
than the old Blazer.
Our car has the 3.6-liter
V6 paired to a nine-speed
automatic.
Transmission works well,
complementing the engine's
smooth power delivery.
That also bodes well for the
Blazer's 4,500-pound towing
capacity.
We also added leather trim,
which includes blind spot
warning and rear
cross-traffic alert,
but conspicuously lacks forward
collision warning and automatic
emergency braking--
disappointing given the
over $40,000 sticker price.
Through and through, this is
a new Blazer for a new era.
But can this
sleeker design carry
the torch of its fondly
remembered predecessors?
We'll know more once we put
it through our full battery
of tests here at our track.
For more on SUVs, check
out consumerreports.org.
Rudy Campos & His 1946 Chevrolet Fleetmaster - Lowrider Roll Models Ep. 6
MotorTrend Channel:
- A lot of people see a low riders
going down the street,
low to the ground, scraping, hydraulics,
and they think that you
have to be a gang member,
you have to be part of the wrong crowd,
and that's not true at all.
I have a lot of friends
who have low riders.
It's a hobby,
and it's a hobby that
everybody has to have.
Some people play golf.
Some people play basketball.
I pull my car out, wipe it down,
and go for a cruise.
("Better Days by Bensound)
My name is Rudy Peter Campos Jr.
My car's a 1946 Chevy Fleetmaster.
The unique thing about the 1946 Chevy
is the hood emblem.
Right above the bow tie,
the Chevrolet bow tie,
and it's actually shaped like a V,
which stand for victory;
and on the hood, there's
what's called a flying goddess,
or a flying lady,
which also makes it unique for that year.
You can tell the difference
between a 46, a 47, and a 48
based on the grill.
It has like a mustache shaped grill.
My car originally comes with a 216 engine.
My dad had it changed to a 235,
and it's a floor shifter,
which is unique to this car
because this comes off from a 1950 Chevy.
I wanted to go with a different look,
so I added a 1957 Cadillac hubcaps
along with changing
out the headlight visas
from a 1953 Cadillac.
The interior is tan in color.
My father had it done,
and it's the same interior from 1982.
When I did the restoration,
I made sure that we wouldn't change that;
just to keep it as a memory,
a memory for my father.
(pensive music)
When I was four years
old my father was killed.
He was murdered in gang violence.
So early on I had to take the role
of being the head of the household.
It was a role that I had to step up to,
and for many years my mom had
the option to sell that car,
and get red rid of it and make ends meet.
She chose not to sell it,
and to keep it for me.
The incentive was to
graduate from high school.
She always told me if I would
graduate the car was mine.
So I graduated,
and that car stayed with me,
which is the same incentive
I've given my son.
If he graduates, the car would be his.
The car sat in storage at
my house for a couple year.
One day I had the itch to,
hey, let's get this car
back out on the road again.
I pulled it out the garage,
and we took off for a cruise.
I said "Let's go down Whittier Boulevard.
"Let's go eat down at Tommy's."
Car started up no problem.
We start heading down toward Tommy's,
and fan blade breaks on the engine,
and that was the beginning
of, what they say,
opening a can of worms.
I started to seek out people,
turned out to be the worst thing
I could've ever did.
The painter came to the house
picked up the car,
told me it would be a couple weeks,
it ended up being a couple months.
Went and check on my car
one day, he was gone.
He got in a plane, and
he went back to Korea.
I mean my car was a
shell when I got it back.
The members from my club stepped up.
One phone call was made,
and within 30 days the
car was fully restored
back to the way it looked before,
that's what a car club to be was,
ya know, making a phone call,
and saying, "Hey I need help,"
and again without hesitation,
them putting all their work aside,
and taking my car in.
My car club is Bridge Town Oldies
from La Puente in the San Gabriel Valley.
When I first joined the club,
I was 17 years old,
and I came home with a plaque,
and I thought the plaque looked cool.
Silver plaque, never seen a silver plaque.
Everybody had gold plaques,
and when I showed up with that plaque.
It was World War III in my house.
I got thrown out of my house,
and I thought that was
going to be the end of it.
My mom was really upset,
and I think she was upset
because not knowing first off
who the members of the club were,
she had protected me and
my sister for so long.
But at the end of the day,
when they put my car
back together in 30 days,
and she saw what they did,
it opened up her eyes
to who they truly were,
and she cried for days.
She appreciated what they did,
and I appreciated what they did.
They really, really stepped
up and helped us out.
(upbeat music)
So it's a tradition with our club
that prior to going to an event,
we make it a habit to go
through Old Town La Puente,
and cruise through there
before we meet on Third Street,
before taking off,
to let people know that
hey, the cars are coming through.
We're a small car club, about 20 members.
We're not about numbers.
We're about family, friends, the quality.
Being part of the car
group for over 20 years,
it's never changed.
It's not a what people think it is;
it's a brotherhood.
Low riding is not for everybody,
and I know that first hand,
especially when I first met my wife.
First thing I started
to realize or figure out
is if she even liked to be in my car.
And when my wife accepted it,
I knew that she was the one for me,
and to this day we get in the car,
and we go for a cruise, me and my kids.
It takes a unique person,
a unique couple to enjoy low riding.
(upbeat music)
When I was a kid,
I always wanted to be a police officer.
We used to play cops and robbers,
and I was the only cop.
It goes all the way back
to sitting in the back of the Monte Carlo,
waving at the police officers passing by.
I've been a police
officer for over 17 years.
Started off with the Baldwin
Park police department
as a police explorer.
Went through the ranks of
police explorer, police cadet,
was hired as a police officer
for the city of Baldwin Park,
and then transferred over to
the city of Irwindale in 2007,
where I'm currently employed.
My assignment as a police
officer for the city of Irwindale
is working the streets,
residential and commercial
streets of Irwindale.
We have about 1400 residents
in the city of Irwindale.
During our patrol,
we're looking for traffic violations;
we're responding to
emergency calls for service;
In progress calls, we
assist our local agencies.
What scares me the most
is knowing that when I leave home,
there's a possibility that
I'm not going to come home,
and that's what I keep
in the back of my mind.
My ultimate goal on a daily basis
is to make sure I make it
back home to my family.
Luckily my wife's in law enforcement,
so she knows what I go through,
but it's very challenging
for any police officer.
You're never home,
you work odd hours,
and you try to balance
that with kid's sports,
kid's school;
and having a hobby helps
you relive that stress.
As a police officer,
we're stereotyped as being racist.
People think that we're not human,
we're not approachable.
Realizing where I came from,
the way I was raised,
what happened to my father,
has lead me to become a
better police officer.
I enjoy helping out the youth,
and being with the Baldwin
Park Police Explorer Program,
I wanted to give back to the youth.
The same program that I was involved in,
that helped me out,
I wanted to help out.
Seeing those kids go through the program,
mentoring them as a mentor,
and then seeing them
go through an academy,
and eventually becoming police officers,
that's the biggest reward
that can be given back to me from them.
There's a lot of
stereotypes with low riding.
People think that you
have to belong to a gang,
that you have to be a gang member,
that you have to just hang
out with gang members,
that you sell drugs
because you have a nice car.
That is not true at all.
There's a lot of professionals
that love low riding as a hobby.
And especially being a police officer,
you have to have something
to keep your mind occupied
away from work.
When my fellow officers find
out that I have a low rider,
they have the same reaction.
"Does administration
know what you're doing?"
We're not doing nothing wrong.
It's just a love for cars,
a passion for the car,
and again, 'cause they realize
that you need a hobby away from our job,
you need to take a break,
and you need something to
keep your mind occupied.
We can't wrap our whole
life around law enforcement.
We're there to help,
we're there to serve,
but we're also there
to live a healthy life
and make it to our retirement.
Low riding has taught me dedication,
responsibility, friendship,
the values of having a family,
and not taking life for granted.
I would like to thank my father.
If it wasn't for him,
I wouldn't have this car.
I wouldn't be here today.
And at the end of the day,
I think things happen for a reason
and he's looking down,
proud of me and my sister.
My sister, being a sergeant
with the San Marie Police Department.
Both of his children are
in law enforcement today.
My advice would be to never give up.
If you have a dream,
you have to go for that dream.
You can do anything you want to do
if you put your mind to it.
Also not forgetting where you came from.
You can not forget your past.
There is a past
and that's your drive,
that should be your drive
to get where you want to go.
My name is Rudy Campos Jr.
I'm a police officer
and I'm a Low Rider Role Model.
("Better Days" by Bensound)
Albert Gutierrez & His 1954 Chevrolet Bel Air - Lowrider Roll Models Ep. 9
MotorTrend Channel:
- You know I used to be fascinated
about cruising.
You know back in the day,
it wasn't called low riders;
you were cruisers.
And as a young kid,
I remember I was about 12, 13 years old
and I would sit in front of my porch
and I would watch everybody cruising.
I used to just sit there,
and I would just look at it
and think, "One day, I'm
going to have me a nice car."
As time went on, you know,
I just had always a passion for cars.
("Evening" by Zplit)
I think I was only 14 years old
at the time.
One day my brother told me,
he goes, "Hey, there's a 54
Chevy Bel Air car for sale."
So me and my friend,
we went down and looked at it,
and the guy said, "Hey,
yeah it's for sale.
"It needs work,"
but he wanted $50.
Well, I had to save up my money.
Took me about a month
to save up the money.
So I get to the door,
knock on the door,
and tell him, "Hey, I'm here for the car,
"but all I got is $47 and some change."
And he goes, "Yeah, go ahead, take it."
("Beat 101" by Professor Xv)
My car is a 1954 Chevy Bel Air,
two-door hard-top.
The accessories that it came with
was a power seat,
power breaks,
power windows in the front doors,
and it was an automatic.
It's pretty much fully equipped.
The car, back in those days,
Chevy, that was a heavy car option.
The engine that my 54 Chevy has
is still the original engine;
I just had it rebuilt.
It's a 235 6-cylinder;
that was a stock engine
that came with the car.
That's all, 54, you
could get in those days
was the 235 6-cylinder,
which is a good engine.
Being able to say you have your first car
is a really amazing thing.
There's many a time
I've thought of selling it over the years.
Now I look back and I think,
"Wow! There's so many
memories in that car."
I dated my wife in it.
We got married in that car.
It was our first family car.
And as time goes on,
I didn't drive it so much.
I would just park it,
and it stayed parked for almost 20 years.
And finally, I moved it into the garage
that I have now,
and it just sat there until one day I go,
"You know, I got to
restore that car again."
I just look back and I
think it's just so neat.
A lot of people always telling me,
"It's so neat to have your first car."
And I go, "Yeah, if that car could talk."
It has a lot of memories,
that car does.
("That Day" by Joakim Karud)
I started collecting cars in 95.
It was at a part in my life
where financially I was able to start,
plus I was having more time.
I just looked for cars
that are kind of unique.
I've never bought a car
that's already done.
I like getting a car that's either stock
or needs to be restored.
And we like to put our own flavor into it.
As I was restoring cars,
my wife one day mentioned to me,
that she likes Bombs.
So I said, "Okay,"
so we looked and we found one.
It needed to be restored.
What we did is we updated the car,
put a 235 out of 58,
change the trans as well,
and then we open-drived it.
And then when it came to be painted,
we went to the paint shop
and I go, "Well, what
color do you want it?"
And she looked at her finger nails
and she goes, "This is the color I want.
"The color of my finger nails."
So it's a burgundy,
that's the color she liked.
So we painted that car
and she just loves it.
I think,
you know my wife,
she has the same passion as I do.
She loves cars.
The amount of cars that I have,
there's a few cars.
Everybody always asks me,
"How many cars you got?"
I just tell them a few,
but I would say,
I probably have over 15, 20 cars.
("Better Days" by Bensound)
I grew up in Pomona, California.
I come from a family of seven.
In my family, there's three older brothers
and three younger sisters.
My dad was a construction worker.
My mom was a homemaker.
My dad and my mom they
were really good people.
They provided.
My dad always tried
to keep us out of the neighborhood scene.
He always wanted to do right.
Watching my brothers as
they started working,
they had the paper routes,
they were out cutting grass,
helping the family,
and as a young boy I seen that,
and I always wanted to
contribute to my family as well.
So I remember, I think
about 11, 12 years old,
I got a lawn mower
and I started cutting lawns.
I remember coming home
and being able to give
the money to my mom.
Say, "Here you go, mom.
"This is to help out."
I just wanted to contribute.
My dad for the longest time,
used to be my role model.
He was a Marine.
So I think at 14 years old,
I remember taking my older
brother's birth certificate,
going down, and I signed up.
I went in and I remember
taking the physical
and the guy there was looking at me.
And he goes, "You know, you
have the jaw of a 14 year old."
And I just kind of played
off, "I don't know why.
"I'm 18."
But at that time, my mom was crying.
So my brother finally said, "All right."
He went ahead and went to the recruiter
and told them, "My brother,
he lied about his age."
So next thing you know, they found out,
and they sent me back home.
As soon as I turned 17,
I ended up joining the Marine Corps.
I served six years in the Marine Corps.
I wanted to make it a career,
but after having two children,
I just got promoted to Staff Sergeant,
but I was going back overseas again,
and my wife, she didn't like that idea.
She goes, "It's too hard
to be gone for 13 months."
So we made the decision to just get out.
In the service, I got trained
as a heavy equipment mechanic,
so when I got out, that's
what I started working.
I became a diesel mechanic.
When I got out of the service,
I started working for a
company called Detroit Diesel.
I started becoming a diesel mechanic.
And then our company also
worked on generators,
so I ended up transferring over
to the generator department.
And then as time going on,
I started just doing more and more.
And at the end of 1985, I decided that,
I told my wife, "I think it's time.
"I want to go into business."
And business wasn't taking off;
it was taking off kind of slow.
There really wasn't a lot of competition.
There was basically a
lot of larger companies.
So I was able to find a
niche to do a lot of work
where nobody really wanted to do it.
So I ended up praying about it,
and I believe that God gives us favor,
and at that time he did.
He opened the door
and our business just started growing.
We started off in my garage
for the first year,
and then from there I
moved into a building.
I said, after being in
business five years,
I said, "I would like
to buy my own building."
("Peace" by Jordyn Edmond)
I'm the CEO of AG Engineering.
Started in 1985.
The type of work we do is on generators
and our work consists of anything
from a tune-up, overhaul,
repairing the electrical system on it,
updating the generators,
whatever it takes to get a
generator up and running.
Our customers is Verizon,
we're now at Frontier,
Edison, the gas company,
water company,
a lot of high-rise buildings,
just about anywhere there's a generator.
That's the kind of work we do.
I have two sons that work for me.
One of them's an electrician;
the other one is a generator tech.
They kind of both cross-train
and they're good at what they do.
When the time came
that we had our building built,
I decided, I go,
"I'm going to make an
area just for my cars."
In this garage, I do a lot of my repairs.
One side, I try to keep
it all neat and organized;
and the other side,
that's where I have lift
and I do my work.
I'm constantly adding parts
that you need for cars,
special nuts, special bolts,
so I have a nice little inventory
of my own personal stuff
that I use on my cars.
After I restored a couple cars,
I remember looking at them one time
and I remember just asking the Lord,
I said, "Lord, if there's any
way I could use these cars
"to speak into young people's life."
Maybe a month later,
this girl comes up to me,
she's a chaplain at Camp Rock.
She goes, "Al, how would
you like to come in
"and talk to the boys."
And I asked her, I go,
"Well, that's fine."
I go, "Is there any way
I could bring in a car?"
So she checked and she found out.
She goes, "Yeah, you could."
So as I started thinking about this,
I would use these as an example.
I would give a story about a restoration.
One thing I would ask these kids,
I would tell them, "A car has cancer.
"Cancer's rust.
"It eats up the floor,
it tears it all up."
And I would ask them, "How
many of you got cancer?"
And none of the kids
would raise their hands.
And I would say, "No, I'm
talking cancer of the heart."
And that's where a black hates a Mexican,
Mexican hates a black,
white.
I go, "It's your heart, where it's at."
Then they would raise their hand.
So then I would tell them, I go,
"This is where God wants
to change your life.
"He wants to take that away from you."
And so I would kind of talk to them
and tell them that God looks at them
the same way we look at these cars.
You're a trophy winner.
So you know, just being
able to mentor to some kids,
to let them know that they
don't have to go down that road.
There's a much better road to go down to,
if they would just open their eyes
and focus on the right thing
and priorities in life.
I'd rather drive an old car any day
than a new car,
'cause an old car has so much class to it.
The fact that my wife is
able to sit next to me.
When we're in a car,
we kind of just slip back into that time,
and my wife makes me feel
like a teenager again.
She says I make her feel
like a teenager again,
'cause she sits next to me,
she'll put her arm next to me,
listening to the right music.
At our age, people look at us
and they just always give us a thumbs up.
They just think it's so neat
that we could have so much fun.
We live in the greatest country there is.
I'm always telling young kids,
"If you would just put
your priorities right,
"educate yourself,"
I go, "the world is yours.
"You could do whatever you want.
"You just got to believe in yourself.
"Open your eyes and
focus on the right thing
"and priorities in life."
My name is Albert Gutierrez.
I'm the CEO of AG Engineering,
and I'm a Low Rider Roll Model.
("Better Days" by Bensound)
Chevrolet Bel Air 4p 1955- www.documentosdelmotor.com
Documentos del Motor:
new look new life new
everything wherever you look, everything will be
new
thus he presented general motors his range
chevrolet for 1955
more than a new car a new concept
of economic car said proud
the signature of the bow tie with which your
stylists and engineers knew how to offer
to the public exactly what he asked
its modern body its wide and
nice cabin and a brand new engine
v8 powerful and economical made the
chevy of 55 the best-selling model this
year on the entire planet to
be marketed more than one million 700 thousand
units
with this car chevrolet did not want
be the vehicle in which the grandmothers
moved to the teterรญas throughout
USA
any high school student
pleaded now more than ever to be able
drive the most affordable car in the
general motors although it did not seem so
in 1952 edward col had come to
chevrolet with the aim of creating a
new model for season 55
for it tripled the personnel of
technical department of the brand that
from the first decade of the 20th century
rivaled comfort in the battle of
american popular car battle that
curiously both of them recognized having
won in 1954 for 1955 the design of the
body of the chevrolet family was
totally new under the name of engine
mick broke with the forms that up
then his predecessors had worn
since the posterior fins passed to
be integrated in a body of
flatter strokes except the
corvette the 55 chevrolet range
articulated three levels of finishing the
one fifty the tuttle and the vรฉlez
in this way nothing less was offered than
16 different combinations from one
elegant convertibles or a juvenile sport
coupe without central pillar until economic
double or four-door saloons or
functional station vagon
our guest today is a sailboat
four doors are given with this surname
the chevy had been baptized better
gifted above 150 and 210 and
they could have six types of
various body convertibles sport
coupe sedan two and four doors
four-door station wagon and
finally the no mat that was a relative
Two-door with exclusive hard top
the behler ending one of the
main novelties of the range
chevrolet for 1955 was the windshield
panoramic presented in the cadillac
eldorado in 1953 that according to the brand
increased visibility by 18 percent
percent with respect to the model of the year
previous the front grille was work
Harley responsible for the lines
of filling the engine for more than 30
years for his design he was inspired by the
they wore the ferrari of the time and counted
with cleaner lines than the bar
central shaped denture model
preceding
however this grill did not like
too much to the public in those
dealers who saw it
excessively simple and not very showy
the aeronautical theme so in vogue in
the america of those years was
patent on the adornment of the capo or on
Sharp rear fins tracks by
first time in the lanes of 48 here
their forms are still committed far
of the excesses of the end of the decade
of the 50
with 497 meters in length the saloon
chevrolet was the most compact of the
three large American manufacturers
being all its dimensions more
reduced than those of the year model
prior to which, however, they exceeded
habitability
respect to the 150 and 210 the behler is
easily recognizable by a strip
chrome that runs through part of the door
front until you reach the headlights
while the other two finishes
the name of the manufacturer is included here
the interior of this saloon four
doors is characterized by its
luminosity and for your generous
habitability are south inside of a
meter and 60 centimeters allows to accommodate
without problems to six adults
is the totally new riding arena presents
a symmetric inspiration design
aeronautics with instrumentation and
fan-shaped radio speaker
having been this vรฉlez was a unit
destined in its day for export
specifically it was marketed in
tanger the speedometer appears graduated
in kilometers per hour while in
its home market the scale reached
the 110 miles on these digits is
they place the temperature indicators
of its more than 15 liters of liquid
coolant and fuel level
in the tank unlike the 150 and
210 in the vรฉlez of the decorative strip
that runs dashboard happened to be
smooth to be anodized aluminum that
included the manufacturer's shield on
black background in the 50s the
American manufacturers used to offer
their cars relatively little equipped
to contain its price but they put the
user's reach a catalog almost
Infinity of options and accessories
and heating the running lights
back or the two-color paint remained
out of the 1932 dollars that cost
then this vรฉlez but the model more
economic of general motors could
have been available for more than 60 years
automatic windows electric seats
electric air conditioning by the 30
percent of the price of the car or
electronic there is that during the night
Automatically changed lighting
from long to short when detecting a
front vehicle
the cavernous trunk of the body
engine to me that was wider and about
everything lower than that of the model
precedent what facilitated the management
of luggage the 55 chevrolet arrived
with important mechanical innovations
among others the electrical installation
it will be 12 volts while being shocked
a new v8 engine will be available
Our sailboat counts, however, with the
blue cylinder engine with 6 cylinders in line
whose 235 cubic inches equals
about 3,850 cubic centimeters
this reliable engine heir of the
bol states of the late 20s
yields 123 horses there are three thousand 800
revolutions
this power equals about 100
European horses is enough to
move your 1500 kilos as it goes
accompanied by a high pair
for about 100 dollars which was equivalent to
the most expensive radiation we could
have the lightest turbo fire v8
that the 6 cylinders and just as economical
constant speeds known also
like the hot one its 265 inches
cubics delivered 162 horses that
could reach up to 180 thanks to a
this mechanics empowerment kit
allowed chevrolet to compete without
complex comforts that had premiered a
new v8 the previous season and
we fulfill the most economic brand of
chrysler that in 1955 also came to
the 8 cylinders the chassis of the engines to
mix of stringers and crossbars with
body bolted in an 18 by
one hundred percent lighter than the model
54 but its rigidity had increased
about it by 50 percent
the front suspension is independent
while the rear axle is rigid
with semi-elliptical crossbows has
the system anti die breaking control that
prevents the previous part from sinking
act decisively on your four
drum brakes whose servo brake was
optional recirculation direction
of balls requires more than five
steering wheel turns between stops
our geller does not have the option
of hydraulic assistance that was
available with factory function by
something more than 90 dollars
in the gearbox is manual three
option option not very frequent in your
country of origin but in the versions
intended for export
for $ 108 we could have
overdrive and for 70 dollars more
we would have the transmission
automatic power glass of two
speeds that made the motor of
six cylinders had 136
horses
the four-door chevrolet bel air '
It was cheaper than the four iplyc mu
six cylinders with a level of
equivalent equipment even with the
v8 engine was still one of the cars
most popular in the usa within reach of a
colorado postman a truck driver
Michigan or an Ohio mechanic
citizens who in Europe would dream of
be able to buy the latest scream in cars
economic the fiat 600
in 1955 chevrolet marketed more
automobiles of his new family motor to
mic of which germany france italy and
Japan were able to produce
jointly among all the chips
of that year the most loved by the
public was the bel air 'of four
doors
1973 Chevrolet Camaro: An American Let Free In The French Countryside
Petrolicious:
I've been passionate about cars
since I was a little boy.
I was lucky to have a dad
who was a mechanic
and who taught me the basics
from a very young age.
I would spend my time
fiddling around with my dad,
in the evening, on weekends,
on the family cars.
He taught me a lot of things,
but he mostly communicated
his love of do-it-yourself
and gave me tips and tricks
to repair cars,
but also about life in general.
At first, you start working on cars,
fiddling with engines and bodywork,
and you quickly move on to other steps,
like learning how to weld
or creating small boxes
out of sheet metal.
You basically try anything you can,
until you realize
you can do pretty nice things.
You twist objects, and people like it,
so it makes you happy.
It is a very rewarding experience.
Every day, you have an idea
of what you want to put into practice.
My name is Gabriel,
and I drive a 1973 Chevrolet Camaro.
I've always had a soft spot
for VW Type 1s.
I've had a lot of fun restoring a few.
These are great memories,
but when you keep on seeing
four-cylinder cars in American movies,
you end up wanting one.
From the time I was 18, I drove Type 1s,
and V8s were just a fantasy.
You think it's impossible,
until one day you say, "Why not?"
Another car enthusiast friend and I
started dreaming
of fetching a V8 in the U.S.
And we did, in 2013.
We took the plunge
and left to each buy a car.
We didn't have a set idea in mind.
Contrary to popular belief,
we didn't necessarily want a Mustang,
but we wanted a V8,
the typical American car.
So we flew all the way to Los Angeles,
but, of course,
we couldn't miss out on Las Vegas,
so we went.
Right in the middle of the desert,
I took a look at the gauge
and realized the tank was almost empty.
I knew I wouldn't be able to go 200 miles,
so we took the next exit,
which was Victorville.
We had no clue where we were going,
and there was nothing in sight.
We truly were in the desert.
So we took the Victorville exit
and tried to find a station to fill her up,
and, luckily, we found one.
Half of the shops were closed.
We were a bit lost,
but we quickly got gas at the pump.
While doing that, my friend saw
a vintage car off the road
and wanted to check it out.
I could tell it was apple green,
which is not a color I like,
but we had might as well take a look,
because the car was for sale.
So we got closer, and it was a Nova.
It was not my favorite model,
and I didn't like the color,
but then a Mexican guy showed up.
His name was Roberto.
So, Roberto came up to me and said,
"What are you looking for?
Why are you here?
Do you want to buy a car?"
So, I told him,
"Yes, I am looking to buy a car."
And he said, "Follow me."
We entered a shed full of dismantled cars.
I saw a car under a dusty tarp
and recognized a Camaro.
My interest was peaked.
He removed the dusty tarp,
and I got all excited; I loved that car.
He fiddled with the starter for a bit,
and then it made a thundering noise.
The car lived again.
I had goosebumps.
The noise filled my ears,
and I could smell gasoline.
So, we took a serious and closer look.
We looked under the car and inside,
and it was very dirty,
but despite the dirt,
it was in very good shape.
Then I confirmed with Roberto.
"I can wire the money.
Is everything okay with you?"
He said, "It's all good with me.
You'll have the car
as soon as I get the money."
The nice thing about this story
is that you indulge yourself
when you discover the car,
but also when you re-discover it
a few months later,
when the vehicle finally arrives home.
You had forgotten a lot of things.
Of course, you had pictures,
but you had forgotten the smell of it,
the sound it makes.
Details had been erased with time.
Especially since I had never seen it
all clean and shiny under the sun.
So, when the car arrived, I was awe-struck.
I couldn't believe it was my car.
This car is unique to me,
because it allowed me to meet
so many people,
and it gave me the chance
to have unique experiences
that I will never forget.
2019 Silverado 1500 RST Walk-Around | Jeff Gordon Chevrolet
Jeff Gordon Chevrolet:
Hey guys this is Ben Frame here at Jeff
Gordon Chevrolet, excited to introduce to
you today the all-new 2019 Chevy
Silverado! Completely redesigned body
style, more space, aerodynamics.
I'm gonna start by showing you under the
hood give you a little bit of updates on
all the new features under the hood.
As you can see under here we have the
5.3 liter V8. One of the new features
Chevrolet has introduced this year is
called Dynamic Fuel Management. If you
had a Chevrolet in the past, you're
familiar with the Active Fuel Management
where the truck kicks down from eight
cylinders to four cylinders to get you
increased fuel economy. Chevrolet has now
introduced technology that'll take you
from eight cylinders, to seven, six, five, four,
three, two, even all the way down to one,
for you to get optimal fuel economy in
this truck. Comes standard with the
5-year/60,000 mile warranty covering your
engine, transmission, and you get your
first maintenance visit free on Chevrolet.
This particular model is the RST Edition
so this is Chevrolet's sporty version of
the Silverado. You're going to notice on
the grill, everything is body colored -
it's all white. The new look for the
Chevy Silverado is an aggressive light
cluster with LED strips in between,
daytime running lamps; Everything is LED for
increased visibility on the road, and a mean-looking truck.
Follow me.
Some of the new features that we've
introduced this year; We have a standard
side blind-zone alert. So when you're
driving down the road, you're on the highway,
There's an icon that will light up in your side
mirror to let you know someone's there...
And we also have keyless entry. You
leave your keys in your pocket. To get into
the truck, just push this button, it'll
unlock it. I'm going to open up the truck
now so you can see how big and spacious this truck really is.
With the new 2019 Silverado you have three inches of
increased legroom in the back. So if you
got the family, you guys are going out to
the marina on Sunday, taking the boat out,
vacation, you're gonna be comfortable. I'm
six foot, two fifty; I can come back here
take a nap and be very comfortable.
Chevrolet has also introduced additional storage in
the back of the truck. You can fold the
seat up here from the bottom. As you can
see, we've got a storage bin built in
underneath the truck, so any tools, extra
odds-and-ends, things for the kids, you
can put them down here for storage. And
this is new for the '19, we've got
storage right behind the seat here. You
can fold this little piece of the seat
out and you've got hidden storage right there.
Everyone can be comfortable in the
new Silverado. There's air vents in the
back - commonly requested from our
customers of previous generations.
Everyone can stay cool. USBs in the
back for kids. If you got a tablet you got
a Wi-Fi hotspot built into the truck.
Everyone can stay connected, everyone can
have fun, kids can be good when you're riding down the road.
Another one of the improvements we've
made this year at the Silverado is the
bed space. Wider bed, and as you can see
here, you've got angled LED lights for
work at night; If you need to come out
here and you're working on a project
you've got a switch inside, you flip it,
you're gonna have lights. You can get
your work done out here. With the new
2019 Silverado, a new body style design,
Chevrolet has stamped into the bed of
the truck. As well as, with the RST
package, you get these nice chrome
exhaust tips to give it a finished
sporty look. And one of the coolest tech
features that they've added to the 2019
Silverado is the power tailgate. As you
can see here, you've got a nice simple
button, push it comes right down. Nice and
easy. Two important features that you
have in the 2019 Silverado bed: 12
standard tie-downs, that are supported to
hold up to 500 pounds. So very nice to have
something to protect your precious cargo
and be able to tie them down with plenty
access points. There's also an option for
an additional 9 tie-downs so if you
need even more support, you have the
ability to get it. There's also an
optional 120-volt plug in here in the
back of the truck - If you got tools,
tailgating, you need to hook up the radio,
you got a spot right here in the bed to
do it. The whole truck is made out of
high-strength steel. Very sturdy truck.
Stuck to Chevrolet's original design. Look
how light this tailgate is. This is
aluminum for the easiest possible tailgate
to push up and down that you can get. In
the rear of the truck as well, they've
increased the space here for the step
ups into the truck. So if you're a
working man, you got some steel toe boots,
you need to get in here - more room, easier
to get in and out of.
One of the most impressive features as
well - Towing capacity, with the 3.42 gear
ratio, you're looking at 11,600
pounds with the 5.3 liter V8.
Tons of towing capacity. It's going to be
able to handle pulling your boat and do
it well. Now we're gonna go inside and
see the roomy and beautiful interior of
the new Silverado. As you can see here on
the interior of the door - Tons of storage.
You've got 2 cupholders in the side,
spot for change, and with the new
redesign, you have a beautiful wood grain
interior trim to give it a luxurious finish.
Over here on the left stack, of course
you got your four wheel drive. You want
to take this out on Fort Fisher, you want
to go to the beach, you need help on the
boat ramp, this truck has it covered for
you. It has an auto mode where you can
keep it in two-wheel drive and when the
situation presents itself where you need
the four-wheel drive, it's gonna
automatically kick in for you. And you
have nice easy-to-use buttons here on
the steering wheel.
These will adjust your driver
information center where you can access
fuel economy, oil pressure, things like
that, as well as your cruise control here
you see on the left side. It's come to
the RST package will have a heated
steering wheel. So on a cold morning, this
will get nice and toasty. Nice and
comfortable when you're getting going in
the morning.
Center stack is completely redesigned.
Everything's right there easy to use.
Some of the different buttons you got:
Rear parking sensors - backing up the big
truck, it's nice to have some extra eyes
it'll beep to let you know someone's
coming. This is a new feature for the
2019 Silverado - it is the start/stop
technology, which is gonna help you get
better fuel economy, but what is cool
with this truck - you got the ability to turn it
on and off if you don't want it on. I
know I showed you guys the tailgate
earlier. You can hit it from the inside
as well. So if you got your crew in the
back this button can be hit and it will
fold right down, as well as the key fob.
You got a button right here so three
different ways to do it. Nice and easy.
Hazard lights.
Traction control - rainy and
inclement weather - gonna help you with
getting better traction on the road. And
this is our hill descent control. It's a Z71
off-road feature built to help you get
down steep terrain and keep the it's
basically like a cruise control going
down hill. USB in the center. 12-volt
power outlet.
Plug up your phone, you can charge it.
This year is the all-new MyLink 3 system.
So it has been updated by Chevrolet to
give you an intuitive user-friendly, easy
touchscreen. You've got access to your
radio, bluetooth, Wi-Fi hotspots so
all the kids, everyone in the truck, can
stay connected and surf the web. Settings.
This is the Apple Carplay and Android
Auto. The screen will look like your
phone, it's awesome. Trailer lights. If
you're pulling a trailer behind you, you
actually have some controls up here that
are gonna configure with your trailer.
And I'll pull up the camera here. Camera here,
as you can see, we've got two different
options. This will give you guidance
lines on the back so if you're trying to
get into a parking spot, parallel parking,
these lines really come in handy to make
life easy for you. And you'll see a
button here. This is for hooking up to
your boat - gives you a straight line so
you can hook right up, with pinpoint
accuracy, to get where you need to what
you're trying to hook up to the to the
truck. All that fun stuff to make your
life easy. Storage here in the center.
We've got a big old bin here. Anything
you need to put away while riding down the road,
you got storage. Seat folds up as well. If
you got your kids with you, you just need
an extra seat for a family member, friend,
they can sit here in the middle. Seat
folds up as well for hidden storage
valuables things like that you can put
down here.
Lock it up with this key, and no one will
be able to get in there.
Dual storage here on the passenger side
so not only from the bottom do you have
storage, you got storage at the top to
extra space up there for documentation
or anything you need to put in there. Up
top this is new for the 2019
Silverado you've got some additional
storage on the top as well. There is no
shortage in this truck to place any of
your belongings.
Thanks for tuning in guys! We have eight
other trim levels in the 2019 Silverado
that will be introduced as our inventory
comes in. Please stay tuned - we're going
to be doing more videos. Check our
website out: JeffGordonChevy.com. If you
want to be the first person in
Wilmington to own one. Come see me: Ben
Frame at Jeff Gordon Chevy.
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