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Old Nov 8, 2021 | 12:53 PM
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Rich Rebuilds and his team put a V8 in a Model S. They went OEM as much as possible.









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Old Nov 8, 2021 | 12:55 PM
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https://video.twimg.com/ext_tw_video...-mR.mp4?tag=12
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Old Nov 8, 2021 | 01:09 PM
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totally stupid project, but that video was funny...
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Old Nov 8, 2021 | 01:40 PM
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Used to love his channel when he focused on repairs and mods now it's mostly fluff and being "edgy". Too bad. This car is Rich being butthurt and giving Tesla the middle finger because they wouldn't allow updates on cars he hacked together.
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Old Nov 8, 2021 | 04:26 PM
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cool project and happy to see it run. followed some of the build on YT but most of the time i couldn't stand the presentation which likely caters to the early 20s crowd. get of my lawn!
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Old Nov 8, 2021 | 04:29 PM
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Originally Posted by bitkahuna
totally stupid project, but that video was funny...
It's beyond stupid .... 👎👎
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Old Nov 8, 2021 | 04:59 PM
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They probably made it lighter...and slower. Lol
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Old Nov 8, 2021 | 06:29 PM
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The first tesla you'll see at a gas station.....definitely a good prank

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That's no longer a Tesla, same as for example a classic car with a Tesla drivetrain. Looks like a classic but it's not.
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Old Nov 9, 2021 | 08:13 AM
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Just a technicality, but there's a typo in the Thread title......."Telsa" should be Tesla.

Mods, please correct as necessary.
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Old Nov 9, 2021 | 08:29 AM
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Originally Posted by babaijebu
Rich Rebuilds and his team put a V8 in a Model S. They went OEM as much as possible.







https://youtu.be/rcKTiWVe-4c

https://twitter.com/RebuildsRich/sta...996900360?s=20
Nice build

Maybe this new V8 Tesla build is the reason why the Tesla stock has lost all of its electricity the last two days

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Old Nov 9, 2021 | 08:55 AM
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Originally Posted by LexsCTJill
Maybe this new V8 Tesla build is the reason why the Tesla stock has lost all of its electricity the last two day
Rich should do a few more so the stock really tanks. People losing buckets of money on their investments is pretty damn funny.
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Old Nov 9, 2021 | 09:28 AM
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The only reason I could ever see for real world application is if the car was flooded or totalled and rebuilt and the electric drivetrain components were more expensive to replace. Then again, the level of fab required in this build probably cost more than just buying a new model S.
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I think it's brilliant. If you guys watched the video, this car is basically Rich's way of laughing at and with SEMA, which he considers an event that exists soleley to destroy cars with mindless modifications. Which is exactly why he brought this car to SEMA.
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Old Nov 10, 2021 | 05:57 PM
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Some people have more $$ than brains, I guess...
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