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Chris and his daughters have been working long hours in the shop to prototype the first ever Chevy Small Block Electric Crate Motor. We'll be making videos that capture what it takes to design, build, cast, weld, paint, assemble and install this wild motor.
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Chris Webb
- Feb 14
- 1 min
Cyber Beast Explained
The Cyber Beast allows classic car enthusiasts and hot rod owners to effortlessly convert their gas engine to electric with this bolt-in crate motor that includes batteries and produces 250-375 horse power 516foot pounds of torque. #electric #motor #hotrod #ratrod #ecrate #cratemotor #diy #doityourself #mechanic #shop #passionproject #custombuild #custommotor #Sema #Semaratrod #semaelectric #semacustom #electrictruck #electricratrod #electrichotrod
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Chris Webb
- Oct 28, 2020
- 1 min
Webb E-Crate SBC Motor Reveal
Finally this geek has finished the Webb E-crate SBC. Dual electric motors inside of a custom cast hollow SBC. This will fit in place of an existing motor, just like a gas crate motor, but it’s electric! 258 ft lbs of torque at 1rpm. Go electric but look stock! #electric #motor #hotrod #ratrod #ecrate #cratemotor #diy #doityourself #mechanic #shop #passionproject #custombuild #custommotor #Sema #Semaratrod #semaelectric #semacustom #electrictruck #electricratrod #electrichotro
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Chris Webb
- Oct 28, 2020
- 1 min
Electric Motor Disguised in an Engine Block
Final reveal of the Webb Electric Truck which runs on dual electric motors hidden in a custom built Small Block Chevy. This E-Crate is the first prototype from Webb Motorworks. Follow along the whole build with our playlist of episodes and subscribe to see updates! #electric #motor #hotrod #ratrod #ecrate #cratemotor #diy #doityourself #mechanic #shop #passionproject #custombuild #custommotor #Sema #Semaratrod #semaelectric #semacustom #electrictruck #electricratrod #electric
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Chris Webb
- Oct 28, 2020
- 1 min
Episode 8 | Explaining Electric Conversion
Todd and his team at Canadian Electric (canev.com) have partnered up with Webb Motorworks to wire the Electric small block chevy to the 1936 Hayes/Mack. This video explains how the system works including the battery power, emergency shut off and how it connects to the custom SBC. #electric #motor #hotrod #ratrod #ecrate #cratemotor #diy #doityourself #mechanic #shop #passionproject #custombuild #custommotor #Sema #Semaratrod #semaelectric #semacustom #electrictruck #electric
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Chris Webb
- Oct 28, 2020
- 1 min
Episode 7 | Building the Battery Box
Explanation of the battery power and how we'll hide them in the truck. Emi and Uncle Robbie do all of the welding. #electric #motor #hotrod #ratrod #ecrate #cratemotor #diy #doityourself #mechanic #shop #passionproject #custombuild #custommotor #Sema #Semaratrod #semaelectric #semacustom #electrictruck #electricratrod #electrichotrod
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Chris Webb
- Oct 28, 2020
- 1 min
Episode 6 | Electric Motor Install
Finally after 9 months of toil (but it was fun), we are installing the Webb Electric Crate SBC into my grandfather's Hayes Logging Truck that I got when I was 16 years old over 40 years ago. #electric #motor #hotrod #ratrod #ecrate #cratemotor #diy #doityourself #mechanic #shop #passionproject #custombuild #custommotor #Sema #Semaratrod #semaelectric #semacustom #electrictruck #electricratrod #electrichotrod
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Chris Webb
- May 2, 2020
- 1 min
WEBB E-CRATE SBC - Complete Build
What does it take to assemble the full Small Block Chevy Electric Crate Motor? Watch this video of Kelsey building it, and find out! #electric #motor #hotrod #ratrod #ecrate #cratemotor #diy #doityourself #mechanic #shop #passionproject #custombuild #custommotor #Sema #Semaratrod #semaelectric #semacustom #electrictruck #electricratrod #electrichotrod
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Chris Webb
- Apr 28, 2020
- 1 min
Episode 5 | More Assembly
Explanation of all the components that make up the The first ever Electric Small Block Chevy #electric #motor #hotrod #ratrod #ecrate #cratemotor #diy #doityourself #mechanic #shop #passionproject #custombuild #custommotor #Sema #Semaratrod #semaelectric #semacustom #electrictruck #electricratrod #electrichotrod
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Chris Webb
- Apr 20, 2020
- 1 min
Episode 4 |Casting, Welding & Assembly
How we Cast, Weld and Assemble the Small Block Crate Motor The first ever Electric Small Block Chevy Achinback Industries and Foundry did an amazing job casting my wooden patterns, I made a couple alterations to the parts and then Brian at Totten Welding (tottenwelding.com) tied it all together! Brought it back to the Webb Motorworks shop to assemble it. For more detail about building the wooden patterns check out episode 2! Electric Truck Project! #electric #motor #hotro
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