Total Cost Of Building Elvis Presley Private Jet RV 

Get a part of the Elvis Jet at www.SaveThe310.com before they are gone forever and the price goes up Aug 31st!

Bros milking these Elvis Presley jet videos to the point when I see new ones I don’t even want to watch it 💀

Just cut some tire tread for pads to isolate the dissimilar metals. Stainless carriage bolts with thick, hard plastic washers to attach for minimizing electrolytic corrosion. But consider the mount placement for future access to clean corrosion that will happen. You will want a solid connction to the frame. No springs, air bags or even engine mounts. Otherwise the fuselage can get a swing movement like a truck carrying swinging meat. That's one of the most dangerous jobs in trucking. The RV chassis already has proper suspension, and the fuselage is far stronger, and more rigid than the old RV shell. Saw how that old thing came apart. The Elvis jet in the desert for 40 years with no apparent leaks. The leaks in the RV shell is what doomed it.

With a Grizzly, all things are possible! Even crazy Jimmy ideas! Git er done Jimmy's World!

This is going to go down as one of the most epic aviation builds that crosses over into the automotive space. Really hoping this works out exactly how you're imaging it!

Hey Jimmy, being a retired OTR big truck driver, I quickly discovered that the more air you can put between you and the road, the nicer the ride! If it were me, I would go to the most local big truck salvage yard and pick up 6 or 8 of them (they MUST all be from the same model of trucks so that you get the same performance out of all of them). Also, you will need to get 4 or 6 leveling valves, as well as the shock absorbers from the same model and year truck you get the airbags from. These will keep the body "floating" on a cushion of air. The main difficulty in setting it up with full air ride will be designing a system of stabilizers that will keep the body in the correct orientation on the frame. I'm really looking forward to seeing your PRV (Plane Recreational Vehicle) when it's done! Thanks for taking us along for the ride!

The name for the contact below, is Bill Carlton (not Bill Carton) of the Texas Metal TV program. Do it before changing anything. Seriously.

8:08 "... build a bracket to connect it to the RV...": Look into how they do that on ships (i.e. the bottom is steel, the top is aluminum). They buy strips of steel bonded to aluminum by explosive compression. They can then weld each side, one with aluminum, the other with steel. They don't get electrolyte-corrosion that way.

Hi Jimmy, I love your videos. I am 70 y.o. now, and an airplane nut since I was about 5 and living near the Corpus Christi N.A.S. So a little history, FWIW. For years I flew into ABQ, and would have time to explore the area, where I saw Elvis's red Jetstar sitting on different ramps at ABQ. I say this, because the jet was moved around the airport. It was not exclusive to Roswell. I believe the Jetstar was in ABQ for about 10 years or more, around 1978 to 1988. I don't know much else about it.

Can't wait to see all the vids of the build. This is gonna be so cool! Jimmy, you da man!

Wow, 250 k. Waste of money

Air bags are my choice but don't just buy just anything instead of air springs (the big truck suspension bag ) you might wanna go with like a peterbilt sleeper bag. The suspension bags can hold about 30k a piece that would be heck on earth. The sleeper bags a few thousand and would work perfect. I used them on a project putting a old diamond Rio on a blazer chassis

If people are prepared to pay 340$ for a scrap of aluminum that was a bit of Elvis's plane they've got more money than sense! That wasn't your best ever purchase Jimmy Boy! 😮 ps how come it says online charity auction? Did Elvis ever fly on the plane? Just tour with the toilet and charge people $1000 dollars to sit on a toilet that Elvis may have sat on? I shook hands with Mark Knofler once. I charge people £10 to shake my hand. Made a fortune.

Yes.... Just ridiculous... Money have not thé same signification for everybody...

What really makes America great is its endless potential for creativity and imagination. Never let that fade away. Greetings from Italy.

Cant wait to see it live .. I have been fabricating for the aviation industry for years would love to help some how..

Don't know if your going to actually read this,I am a retired truck mechanic and fabricator,I made a freightliner motorhome 25yrs ago,almost all truck beds including tanks are mounted with treated wood and clamped with large u bolts with springs to maintain flex,the frame needs to twist or it will Crack ex army mechanic here 63b 63c 63f go army ....harley rvbroke

🤔🤔🤔🤔 You're going to have to x Brace that frame. Like drag cars It keeps them. from Twisting You could do the few salons like they do clocks with a triangle basis.

Air ride is definitely the way to go. The industrial vibration dampers will guaranteed be too stiff. That's a sore back, just waiting to happen.

Mr.Webb sir going to give you a heads up warning. As an owner of a 1965 Avion camper...you will be hastled to no end by people wanting a peek. Charge five or ten bucks to see it. That way a fuel stop will only take 2 to 3 hours.

This is pretty awesome never seen this channel before but I got a recommendation and I'm glad I watched it lol

You can use semi truck body mounts. Along with semi cab air bags. They have levelers on them.

Use the airbags! The rubber mounts are too firm for what little weight you are putting on them. It won't be much better than directly bolting. Plus the airbag can be adjusted with pressure and give a nice Cadillac ride.

I honestly hate what you guys are doing to this iconic piece of american history. This plane should have been fully restored and belongs in an aviation museum where Evlis fans can see it.

Make sure you come to Tupelo Ms, Elvis’s Birth place! Would love to see it first hand!

Sorry Jimmy I am have to leave your site you don't have a lot of shows anymore and you have to many projects and hardly anything getting finish. Did enjoyed while some where getting done

I would try to sink the frame deep into the fuselage, right under the plane floor so it sits nice and low so you won't see the huge frame under it. With that massive fuselage on top of the frame it will be super top heavy and bobble like crazy going down the road.

Hocky pucks work great for body mounts and motor mounts for shade tree engineered off roaders... seems good enough :) I would think you would want to tie into the bulkhead on the nose not just the nose gear as the lean torque while driving might exceed the designed limits of the nose gear attach points.

You signed these Tags Jimmy???Why didn't you get Elvis to do this????

Bro when you paid over 200k i thought you would restore it but my god you absolutely destroyed it

wow I thought the tags would be 10 bucks and then he would sell tickets to see the build … this lil mafioso mfr knows what’s up

What a strange project! But after having followed Jimmy for a while it all makes sense and I wish you nothing but success

The old rotating beacon is a great idea. I’ve got a bunch of old vintage beacons from fire trucks and police cars. Need to keep my eye out for one of an old Jet!

I wouldn't mind getting a Elvis Key Tag, but at those prices after checking out , there's absolutely know way on a Pension Income one can afford to get even just the Key Tag alone. let alone the Gold Edition. I think the truck Air Bag System would be the best answer & looking forward to seeing it done. "What can possibly gone wrong?"

Personally, I would go with the dampeners. I have been driving trucks for 26 years and I can tell you with the air ride cab suspension that you suggested, you would get a lot of sway in turns and such. Plus, the wind will make it sway as well. That is going to be a real top heavy machine. Just my 2 cents.

I think don’t forget that you may have to do maintenance on the chassis and engine so give yourself an in.

Way over paid for that Jetstar considering that Elvis NEVER flew on it.

Airbags ❤❤❤ algorithm heroes smash like 👍💯😁😁

Price goes up after August 31st 😂 yeah I think its to high now

I see you too are a man of culture - Westen Champlin shirt :-)

Those big running lights on the wings, I was thinking you could use those as the headlights on the front, maybe incorporate them into the headlights on the front of it.

I just don't get how your ever going to ever get a money return on this Massive investment. wouldn't it have been better to just clean the plane inside and out and display it at an Elvis attraction site and get a residual income from ticket sales. How many seat sales would you realistically be able to get in order to get a rate of return big enough to pay off the debt. Unless you plan on selling this ELVIS RV for more then you paid.

I'm looking forward to seeing the finished product Jimmy. Thanks for doing this. My mom would be ecstatic to see this if she were still with us. She was a huge Elvis fan. Loved Elvis more than my dad even.

Now that you are committed to converting Elvis Presley's jet into an RV are you going to use the ignition switch from the plane to start the RV?

Once you mount the jet to the truck frame you will not need to beef It up. Frames need a bit of flex in them.

Put airbags on it and two strengthen the frame by welding in X braces both weld and bolt them in place that way if the weld cracks you have bolts for backup and if the bolts break than you have a weld that can get you to the closest hardware store! Good luck with the project!

Jimmy im on ss/disability i went to your site no way i could ever afford $299 thats not fair to your staunch followers i feel like its only for the rich and your locking me out, no way to treat your solid fans. It hurts.

I think you should see how many rolls of duct tape to attach it.

Cross brace the frame under it allowing the plane to strengthen the top side. Use Truck style body mounts. The red flashing light needs to be on the plane.

The worst person got it ! Elvis rolling in his grave watching

On the bus frame I would start with boxing the inside of the C channel frame rails, then weld 1/4" plate (with reinforcing angle or 1" box tube welded on underneath the plates) across the top and bottom frame rails in strategic places. The fuselage will lend some rigidity if you simply both through some thick Delrin blocks. The bolts or nuts hardware should be attached with insulating washers of nylon or any suitable hard, non-conductive material. Ditto on the X-bracing between the frame rails.

Nice Jimmy . Air speed is alive !

I would build a cradle for it to sit in on the frame of the motorhome. It would help box in the frame and stiffen it. Looks like a fun project.

Get rid of that rediculust tash or just grow a man goatie

Is this ever going to get completed?

I like the idea of an airplane riding on air(bags). If they are something that you could service in the event one or multiple airbags failed, I'd say go for it!

I'm no metallurgist, but do you think that welding 45 degree supports in-between the frame rails would reduce the flexing? Any chance of this making it to Sun 'n Fun next year?

I wonder if dissimilar metal corrosion would become a problem. Or is that only the case in boats?

Imagine getting pulled over😂

Woo hoo! First here first like! Hi from Glasgow, Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

Awesome!!! And yep... I would use airbags.

Way cool dude. Subscribed.

For the frame stiffener look into a torque tube down the center of the RV frame

add x diagonal struts to the frame.

such a shame. it belongs in a museum😥

School buses use a standard J-Bolt to keep the body attached to the frame and use a hard rubber isolator between the body and frame. Now that frame will be flexible until you bolt the airplane to it so no need to stiffen the frame of the motor home, the airplane will do that. The bottom of the airplane needs to be opened up and everything not needed, removed. Then build a frame on the bottom of the airplane that will attach to the motor home chassis. It's not rocket science but a rock solid plan needs to be in place before you start...but you already know that part. This info comes from 25 years as a school bus mechanic and about 20 years of that as an ASE certified mechanic.

A fool and other people's money

You need to add trussing under the chassis much like a bridge, concert stage lighting rigs, cranes, and even monster mega trucks. I wish I could add pictures here but look up the monster truck called “Sin City Hustler” … kind of fitting, Elvis and Viva Las Vegas :). Don’t forget me if you use the idea ;)

They were practically begging you to buy the thing at the auction - no one else wanted it. Why you paid so much for that POS is beyond me.

What a epic video!

give sh tube a call, Tim who moved the elvis jet uses them to build his trucks. and looking at some of their work they do a fantastic job

What ever happened to the "SHINY" 310...is it gone also.. or the MIG...I am a great fan of yours...however... I am FAR from an ELVIS fan and really not interested in making a motor home from an UNWANTED and Horribly over-priced UN-flyable jet... that's going to resemble the Oscar Meyer wiener mobile ...You are a great pilot and I will admit that you are becoming a real salesman...I miss the planes :)

Please paint the paint

It's an AIRPLANE....... ya gotta put it on air bag mounts!!!! Use crayons to draw up an air worthiness certificate... then fly down the road like the madman you are....

awesome project. I thought I had been on a elvis plane in Tucson at Pima Air and Space, Maybe it was another one of his planes. But i'm hoping to be at Oshkosh 2024 too, I'll have to look for you.

KARATE CHOP! 🤚Only way to strengthen chassis is to add diagonal bracing. Channel steel most likely. Better have a good mig welder, Jimmy Sky King. Thank you...thank you very much.

this guy will sell his dad

Jimmy the best ideas cross brace the motor home frame, sink the jet down on the frame , use some type of corrosion prevention system , then take the jet to as many air shows as you can and charge for tours sell the the spec sheet with your autograph!!

Air bags Jimmy 👍😎

Airbags have the advantage of being adjustable and would isolate the frame and fuselage from the Galvanic action/corrosion.

I can't wait to see this finished, if you drive down to my state and city I will gladly come on board.

I am a little late I know.. but I bought one.. numer 1072 my birthdate. Hopefully i can drive the Jetstar one day! Greetings from The Netherlands

Whoa! Eery. $102,000 for the commerative plates. That the amount Elvis paid for Graceland.

trucker here.. I would find out how much material you removed from the original RV and compare it in weight to the Jets body weight for suspension purposes. I would also think airbags over rubber pads would be better. Those rubber pads don't give a good ride.

I don't get this project. I will be honest Jimmy. It's just a weird one, I don't think you should have gotten into. Plus the little key chain sized slivers of Elvis Dad's plane for $299.99? Elvis didn't even own this thing for more than a year.I was thinking 50 bucks maybe.

All the extra scrap pieces you should encapsulate and sell them to the 100% disabled fans like me who love Elvis but cant afford $300-20000 dollars for your beautiful tags. I would gladly buy a piece of Elvis's plane for $25-50.00

you want the frame to flex if not it will crack, just use the same mounting brackets and air bags the RV had. Why reinvent the wheel.

Jimmy, I would use the air bags. They are made for the rigor of our highways. You are building a rolling earthquake, so you want the stoutest parts made for the road, not the building bushings made for very gradual movement and not frequent movements.

Im porn in the island of Samoa on 08 January 1969. I hear mu mom always talk about Elvis , make me favour to Elvis , my mom love me because if my birthday is same with Elvis Presley birthday, when im the age of 10 i start sing Elvis songs, people of my village call me ELVIS, thats why i love to watch your Utube program , Elvis sings still in my heart, my mom pastaway 13year ago , but my kids love to play Elvis song to me on my birthday , i left Samoa in my 27 yearold, niw im in New Zealand for 26 year, thank you for the good utube chanel.

Considering Jimmy always does the opposite of comments, I'll say make it a low rider tex mex style. Hydraulics to make it jump.

I don't have a preference to your mounting choices, but I do have one concern. I could be wrong, but the way you talk, it sounds like you're just going to piece it together from what you have (i.e. fuselage to frame). Those who restore classic cars the right way call it "Off body restoration," and I would classify the Elvis Jet to RV project no different. During this phase, usually everything is replaced and/or rebuilt, including the engine. My question is, why wouldn't you do that for this project? Why not make it reliable? Rebuild the engine, replace the brake lines, and new wiring, etc. etc.. If you piece it together and something happens down the road (literally), it will definitely be harder to fix the problem later, and it probably cost more as well. While it's off the frame, everything is right there, easily accessible, easy to get to it. Makes sense to me. Keep up the great work!

Do, once your welding and mounts have been accomplished / Sandblast and coat that chassis / with a high quality paint. No matter how much area the aircraft will cover, areas of that chassis will show. Make it a HIGH Quality build ... IMO

Jimmy, you should take a trip to Goleta, california .....because you will find there basically the same RV with a plane fuseage on top, very similiar to yours. It has been there for Years and is in someone's backyard. It is also on a truck frame and has a hot tub inside. Just go to any " Local " establishment and ask a local where it is. You would probably learn alot from the owner.

Dont old planes retain Radiation from usage?I was told that by a scrap yard when a friend tried to recycle a old plane fuselage.Hope not!

Vegas mobile lol

I would definitely go air bags, it would make the ride more comfortable. I also agree with using Semi truck ones for the weight. As for stiffening the frame I would use tube steel that matches the frame currently and make cross beams at "X' type bracing.

Elvis never did ANYTHING half way. Neither does Jimmy! What could go wrong???

BEST OF LUCK💯 $331,500 RU-vid money wowwwzerrrzz GETRRRRRR DONE❤

Watching the dollar amounts made my PTSD flare up. I wound up in the fetal position sucking my thumb.

Such a super cool idea! Elvis will be proud👍🏻🇺🇲