Fiberglass 101- Working with fiberglass and other FRPs The fibers BuilderCreator 2026-09-21 | Fiberglass 101- Working with fiberglass and other FRPs The fibers
Building a supercar from scratch- Why is it taking so long? BuilderCreator 2025-07-19 | I thought it would only take two years! Life gets in the way, and we organize our priorities is the theme of this video as we explore some of the interruptions of the Arete supercar project and Leviathan overlanding project. We also cover the composite work on a dashboard repair, an electronics box lamination and the layup of a carbon fiber splitter, or we should say the failure of that layup.
Top tool you will need to build a car from scratch. With @ssimderwelders SD-4050 Pro welder BuilderCreator 2024-08-10 | Get caught up on a few projects around the shop/yard as I explore a new welder and the main power tools you will need to build a car from scratchssimder SD-4050 Pro welder & cutterDirect link to the welder- ssimder.com/discount/Jay?redirect=%2Fproducts%2Fupgraded-sd4050pro-2024-welder-cutter Use code JAY for 25% off
100 thousand people like supercars and overlanders and Jay Jarvies work ethic. BuilderCreator 2024-07-13 | The BuilderCreator channel has grown to 100k and is about to take off. A discussion of the past and future of supercar building, overlanding truck fabrication and other design engineering fun!
We become an organ donor to save this Nissan EV, with @ElectricSupercar BuilderCreator 2024-06-27 | Fabricating a carbon fiber instrument gauge trim ring for the #Electric Supercar channel. In this video, we create a 3D printed mold, and lay up a part in carbon fiber, with the aid of a vacuum bag. The trim piece is for a Nissan 300ZX that is being converted to be full electric.Jeremy's video introducing the part- youtu.be/VrWaYI2KBL0?si=P2UDegmdfEEs6Mu0
They say its going to break! Can composite engineering save my supercar? BuilderCreator 2024-04-18 | 3 design features that can increase the strength of a composite structure are investigated. We build several test samples and do some destructive testing to see what will give the Arete supercar's monocoque chassis the best chance to survive the rigors of the road.Other videos that show this design theory:Fiberglass 101, Working with fiberglass and other FRPs. youtu.be/hkZN0Fe6j8U?si=jeehaxgTtvwUIhBfWhy I'm building the monocoque tub layer by layer. youtu.be/HpxIQR2pK2I?si=3zuY2KZrlP185sMBIs carbon fiber worth it? youtu.be/caY8EjXMg5I?si=e5b5bACIJl67hD8g
A94 I dont want my scratch built supercar to burn! Heat management, with PTP Turbo Blankets BuilderCreator 2024-03-22 | Years of design and labor up in smoke? I don't think so! In this video, we take a look at some heat management systems to keep the exhaust temperatures under control in the tight area under the rear clamshell of our mid-engine supercar. In this video we will fabricate a new set of Stainless steel headers, apply ceramic coating to those headers and then install insulating blankets on the turbochargers; blankets and exhaust wrap supplied by PTP Turbo Blankets. @PTPTurboBlankets Visit PTP Turbo Blankets website: ptpturboblankets.comRead a paper here, on the science and benefits of using insulating blankets on your turbocharger: docs.google.com/file/d/0B1DKgBxqE0JEME5wQ1pIc1N5dU0/edit?pli=1&resourcekey=0-KAw1zMzQfXeNANkt9Z8lZQ
BuilderCreator Year 2023 in review and 2024s big plans BuilderCreator 2024-01-07 | First ever BuilderCreator livestream to discuss what you can expect from the channel in the near future
Installing #Alloyworks Radiators to keep the beast cool. Leviathan Overlander project BuilderCreator 2023-11-22 | Fabricating a cassette mount to hold our beautiful new radiators. Be sure and check out Alloyworksplus - alloyworksplus.com and use the coupon code "BuilderCreator" at checkout for an 8% discount on all their products like the product we featured in this video:Main radiator: bit.ly/3LsZAQgSecond expansion radiator: bit.ly/46eHNnQMini oil coolers: bit.ly/3QT8XuFVisit @Alloyworks Channel on YouTube#Alloyworks #Overlanding #fabrication
A91 A cleaner slippier supercar - eliminating the roof cut-outs BuilderCreator 2023-10-18 | Getting in the car is easy with the truncated door seals, so why am I keeping the T-Top style head clearance panels? well, I am not! In this video the panels get bonded in place permanently. Better aerodynamics, a better weather seal and a better look!
A90 Subtract 32 hrs from 7000- Am I almost done? Arete Supercar project BuilderCreator 2023-09-09 | Custom built unequal length A-Arms take some time. Is it worth the effort to build your own? this video answers the question while we step through weld fabricating a set of Upper A-Arms.
A89 Keeping it attached and directing the air. Under the bonnet substructure. Arete Supercar Project BuilderCreator 2023-09-02 | The bonnet substructure gets added to reinforce the hing attachment points and create air management features. It swings and latches like a real car!
A88 Whats up under the bonnet? Arete Supercar Project BuilderCreator 2023-08-12 | Tidy up, fix up and generally get some stuff finished up, under the bonnet; in preparation for building the car's front end/grill splitter assembly.
Is it time to quit my full time job for YouTube? BuilderCreator 2023-07-28 | All I've been getting done are little things, but enough little things can make a video. Would that kind of video be worth your time and mine? we delve into this idea while viewing a bunch of aluminum work on Leviathan.
Off-road adventuring is about to get a whole lot funner! DIY Build! BuilderCreator 2023-05-12 | Can this man turn a junked out Chevy Silverado into a 300 square foot amphibious motor home, capable of going where few motor homes dare to go? This video is an introduction to the Leviathan Overlanding truck project by Jay Jarvie. See what it has taken to get the project this far and what is in store to complete the build.
Can you build a car from scratch? One mans journey. BuilderCreator 2023-04-21 | Have you ever thought of building your own car? Does the thought of driving a unique one of a kind creation intrigue you? Well then, this video may be just what you are looking for to answer the questions of what does it take, what do I need to know and should I really even take the leap? Follow the construction process of the Arete Supercar project and listen as Jay Jarvie tells what it takes to go from a pile of parts to rolling art.
L18 Is that possible? An Aerodynamic Overlanding truck? With @AirShaper BuilderCreator 2023-03-20 | An overland truck is like a brick! When it comes to aerodynamics that seems to be the case with the average Overlander. The Leviathan project is different and in this video we are taking on the help of @Airshaper, an online computational aerodynamic analysis tool, to eek out a few more MPG. In the analysis, we will look at the drag coefficient of a typical Overlanding truck, (that brick we mentioned) the original Leviathan model and a new model, trimmed and tweaked as dictated by the analysis results.Thanks to Wouter Remmerie and the @Airshaper team for helping “shave some drag” off of the Leviathan project so that we can save some fuel between off-roading adventures!Go here to see a video by @Airshaper as they describe the analysis: youtu.be/vqdzEkp6LSEIf you have need for any aerodynamics work, be it aircraft, drones, sports equipment, race cars or an overlanding truck, check out Airshaper.com for a budget friendly/ user friendly, analysis tool.
A87 Every Supercar needs them! Under the dash components. Arete Supercar Project BuilderCreator 2023-03-11 | A junked out Infinity Q45 steering column gets placed under the dash with brackets for accelerator, brake pedals, electronics and HVAC duct/controls. It might seem trivial, but every car needs them and few people show the creation of such "unseen" things . . Not here! You get to see it all!
L19 Cantilevered coil-over cab mounts, Leviathan overlander project BuilderCreator 2023-03-05 | Our strange cab forward design requires a complicated cab mounting system using cantilevered beams to transfer the load to mounting points under the cabin.
Sculpting foam core plugs for carbon fiber parts BuilderCreator 2023-01-13 | The YouTube channel @rennch. needed a carbon fiber air scoop for a SEMA debut. This video is the results of sculpting a set of scoops to refine a design and get an air scoop on the "Blaspheme build" Porsche 911 resto-mod project. If you need a one off part made of composites this video may be what you are looking for to see a method of sculpting foam to create the "Plug" to get you that part.
A86 Cut hack and laminate- The new door plan! Arete Supercar project BuilderCreator 2022-12-10 | Out with the butterflys in with the Keonigsegg style Dihedral synchro-helix actuated doors! This is the first in a long series of videos that will focus on the doors; fitting, fabrication and function. In this video we cut the door into two separate pieces and start altering parts to adapt to our new style/system. The main portion of the video is the build out of a new structural member that will stiffen and form a mounting point for the DSHA ("Keonigsegg style" hinges).
Arete Supercar- Door hacks, delays and kidney stones! BuilderCreator 2022-11-22 | I plead my case as to why progress and videos have been delayed on the Arete Supercar project and BuilderCreator in general.
L17 If it worked for the US Army why not! Chin roller on the Leviathan overlander project. BuilderCreator 2022-09-06 | We are building a chin roller (or whatever the official name is) to add protection to our amphibious boat hull front end. this mechanism will keep the fiberglass hull from impacting the ground should it ever come near the ground in a steep accent (approach angel multiplier).half track photo credit- By D. Miller - Flickr: M2 Half Track, CC BY 2.0, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=18116482
L16 Vroom with a view! The cab gets placed on the chassis. Leviathan Overlander project. BuilderCreator 2022-08-26 | With the engine in place it is time to set the aluminum cab in position on the chassis. With a little help from the rear mounted winch, we pick up the cab and drop it over the engine. Plus, bonus video of installing an aluminum rack to hold the Generator set and heat pump/AC.
A85 How to open funky butterfly doors. Arete Supercar Project. BuilderCreator 2022-08-12 | Cam following, telescoping, power actuated butterfly door hinges! That is the name of the game in this video, as I build some prototype hinges to solve clearance and sealing problems with the Arete Project doors.
A83 Forged Carbon Fiber Supercar Seats. Includes- Infusion fail. BuilderCreator 2022-08-06 | Even with a few minor disasters mixed in, I fabricate/laminate a forged carbon fiber seat for the Arete Supercar Project.
A82 Need Carbon Fiber Seats In Your Supercar? I Made a Mold to Build My Own! BuilderCreator 2022-08-06 | This is the first in a two part build. In this episode I build a mold, custom formed to fit my posterior, after which we will be creating forged carbon fiber seats for the Arete Suprecar Project.
A84 Hand Made Seats For a Hand Made Supercar in Forged Carbon BuilderCreator 2022-08-06 | This video is an overview of the process of constructing a mold and forming forged carbon fiber seats for the Arete Supercar Project.
A81 Roll Bar, The third layer of composites. Arete Supercar Project BuilderCreator 2022-06-17 | We add a steel roll structure to the Arete supercar to increase lateral integrity for crash/roll over protection.
A80 Carbon fiber dashboard trim or weird cow head art? Arete Supercar Project BuilderCreator 2022-04-01 | Carbon fiber skinning sculptured pieces, to build our dashboard, is the name of the game in this video; even if the parts start to look like some strange longhorn cow head modern art. We will step through the process of sculpting a polystyrene sheet into a form that we apply a carbon fiber surface layer to, (Skinning) that will act as a dividing horizontal trim piece. We also extend out the upper dashboard, to bring more form and function to the existing dash extension of the Tub.
L14 Adding color to exterior chassis features, Leviathan 4x4 Overlander project. BuilderCreator 2022-03-15 | Raptor Liner, truck bead coatings just made my life better, as I discover the ease of which I can seal and protect some very visible, but needed utilitarian features of the Leviathan chassis and sub-frame.
Q and A with Jay. Plus, how to fasten metal components to fiberglass laminates. Arete Supercar Proj BuilderCreator 2022-03-03 | Inquiring minds want to know, so I answer questions from the comments. After that, I shift to a small project of installing embedded threaded inserts into Arete's composite floor structure.
A79 Finally some finish surfaces! Arete Supercar Project BuilderCreator 2022-02-19 | We are getting close to completing the structural buildup of the monocoque tub and a few surfaces are getting their final and finish lamination. In this video, after a short hiatus from fiberglass lamination videos, we are back with a catch up, to show you several different aspects of how we build the tub of the Arete supercar.
L13 Three Point Articulating Sub-frame mount. Leviathan Amphibious Overlander Project BuilderCreator 2022-02-07 | The cabin sub-frame is officially mounted to our Chevrolet 2500HD chassis. In this video we install the fresh and grey water tanks to the sub-frame and get the mounting system buttoned up. Officially known as an articulating dual axis 3 point mount; the system will allow the cabin to stay rigid, while the chassis is free to flex and twist underneath. Smoothing out the ride when the off-road adventure gets rough.
A78 Forged carbon intake runner. Number 1 of 10 items to get the Arete supercar running. BuilderCreator 2022-01-02 | New years resolutions? how about get two massive car projects up and running! This video is blowing out number one of ten items I need to accomplish to get the Arete supercar project's engine started. Number one, is an intake runner to get air from the filter to the two turbo chargers, so while we're at it, why not cover it with a forged carbon fiber skin.
L12 How to hide 100 Gallons on an off road overlanding RV. Leviathan project BuilderCreator 2021-12-22 | To fit as much fresh and grey water as possible, in the limited space of our amphibious, off-road overlanding supervan, we have had to resort to the use of multiple tanks. To secure those tanks, we are attaching them by way of sheet metal trays that hang from the cabin subframe. This video is the preparation and plumbing of the potable and grey water tanks into those trays. We also throw in a short segment on installing a set of Hellwig helper springs to keep our chassis level when we start to add these cabin components.
Abduction? On the Lam? Covid? Nope! Plus a Rear suspension fix - Arete Supercar Project BuilderCreator 2021-12-10 | Were has Jay Jarvie been this last few weeks? We are back a video explanation, tour of some new construction at the shop and a quick overview of a rear suspension fix.
L11 3 Point Mount, Leviathan supervan overlander project BuilderCreator 2021-11-03 | Prepping the cabin sub-frame for installation on the Chevy Silverado chassis, we build and install the brackets that will act as a 3 point mounting system.
A77 Lamborghini parts off Ebay? Na! Build your own rear hub- part 2. Arete Supercar project BuilderCreator 2021-10-22 | I build my own hubs for less than $100. Thinking about buying parts from some other car off Ebay or the wrecking yard? Beware! The all wheel drive Lamborghini Huracan parts just might have worked, but then I would have had to use the Lamborghini control arms and then alter my pick up points and then . . and then . . a never ending spending cycle. In this video; with a little more thrift in aftermarket parts (think bearings, rotors, etc.) and some good ole manual labor, we build our first wheel hub. This video is part 2 of that fabrication. See part 1 here: youtube.com/watch?v=W42oaD8X3bs
L10 Light weight cabin subframe for our amphibious overlander . . Leviathan Supervan Project BuilderCreator 2021-10-19 | stability and buoyancy is key when building an amphibious vehicle. So, To keep everything light weight above the waterline and above the chassis we've fabricated our cabin subframe from aluminum. this video, is a tour of the construction of that framework and the floor installation.
Why Im building the monocoque tub layer by layer. Arete supercar project. BuilderCreator 2021-09-24 | Viewers have been asking why the monocoque chassis is taking so long. This video is a little more in depth discussion of the layered lamination process of building up strength to handle the loads transferred through the monocoque from suspension/road forces. In the video, we will also test some samples to demonstrate the strength and adhesion of epoxy when bonding takes place on previously cured composite layers.
L9 Rear bumper, Leviathan supervan overlander project BuilderCreator 2021-09-21 | Trying to get as many chassis mounted parts finished before the installation of the cabin sub-frame. One of those projects is a sturdy rear bumper. In this video we fabricate just such a beast, with a center receiver for a pintle hook, 4 anchor points and the mounting pivots for our flotation tank/amphibious propulsion system.
A76 Tub interior lamination, Arete supercar project (EL Lamborgini visit) BuilderCreator 2021-09-10 | With the tub siting on its side I take the opportunity to do some more lamination; this time on the interior tunnel and door seal/foot well. Also in this video we visit with Eeston Lee and his Lamborghini Hurricane replica build.
L8 3 point mounting system and reserve fuel tank install, Leviathan supervan overlanding project BuilderCreator 2021-09-07 | In preparation for the cabin sub-frame we need to get a few components completed on the chassis. This video is of two of those components, the reserve fuel tank and the center pivot of the three point sub-frame mount.
A75 Rear hub (upright) part 1- Arete Supercar Project BuilderCreator 2021-08-27 | The heat wave is over, so back out to the shop to get some welding done. First project to tackle is the rear hubs, or uprights, as some call them. In this first part, I fabricate the main box frame and ball joint socket; building a foundation structure for the brake caliper, wheel bearing and tow adjustment arm.
L7 Modifying chassis mounts for The new Leviathan Super-van Overlander cab. BuilderCreator 2021-08-17 | The Chevrolet Silverado chassis that we are using for our super-van project, has two cab mount brackets that interfere with wheel articulation, plus they need to be raised for the new layout. In this video the old bracket gets cut off and a new style mount gets fabricated and welded in place.
The CAD design process and workflow for fabricating supercar/ supervan components BuilderCreator 2021-08-13 | How do I take the cars stored in my mind and bringing them to reality? This video is a short glimpse into the process I use to turn thoughts, into AutoCAD line drawings or Solidworks models for waterjet cutting or fabrication. See where most of the parts for the Arete supercar and the Leviathan supervan 4x4 ovelander get their start!
L6 The chassis rolls again! Axle placement for Leviathan Super-Van Overlander project. BuilderCreator 2021-08-10 | With the new gear ratio change and ARB Airlocker installed it is time to get the axle fitted under the frame. In this video I replace the emergency brake shoes, rotors, brake pads and shock absorbers to finalize the actual axle placement.
Fiberglass 101- Working with resin to create FRPs “The Resin” BuilderCreator 2021-08-07 | The comments are growing, from viewers asking for more detailed information about the basics of working with fiberglass (FRPs- Fiber Reinforced Plastics). This video is part of a series to answer that call. In this episode I discuss the most common resins and their properties. From Polyester, Vinylester and Epoxy to Phenol and Urethane, we look at a few of their common uses and delve into which one you should use, in your next project. With this and other coming videos, viewers will be able to better understand the discussion in videos featuring the Arete Supercar project and more.
L5 Rear differential gear change with ARB Airlocker install-AAM 11.5 . Leviathan super van project. BuilderCreator 2021-08-04 | With the upgrade to 40" tires we need to change our final drive ratio to 5.13. And while we have the differential all torn down, why not throw in some ARB Airlockers. That is exactly what we have done. In this video we first tackle the rear end and upgrade the whole axle as well, with a swap from the Silverado's 14 bolt 9.5 inch ring gear, to an AAM (American Axle Manufactur) 11.5 inch full floating axle.
