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Jimmy it was a pleasure meeting and working with you.

The metal tubes make Elvis wind chimes. Guys in the AF use to make them and rings out of them too . I have one from a F16 and another one made from a C130 . They are in my den and people always ask about them

Having worked on Jetstars for years, the balance weights on the g go light controls are made of depleted uranium. You might want to be careful around them

This was not Elvis' only jet, in fact not his only JetStar. He had a JetStar II plus an executive Convair 990. They are both on display across the road from Graceland.

Elvis(' plane) has left the building in 3,000 pieces

thanks for supporting St. Jude. Wonderful place that operates on largely donations from the public. You're the best, Jimmy.

Jimmy...you can take the T-shaped ribs, and cut them into thin sections, and make them into keychains, by drilling a small hole, and adding a split ring. You can make thousands of them, and sell them for a more affordable price point. As for the metal tubes, you could cut them into set lengths, add removable caps on the ends, and sell them as cigar holders, or mount the larger tubes to a piece of wood, and make them into executive pencil holders. As for the wiring, you could have it melted down and made into copper slugs, which can be stamped into commemorative numbered coins, and any aluminum scrap (dust, small bits, etc.) can be melted down, and get the same treatment. Parts of the spars can be cut, get a slot punched out of them, and made into "Remove Before Flight" markers, with the addition of a rubber lanyard or plastic luggage strap. As for the larger pieces, like the ailerons and such, market them like those wooden props you see at most airports...just mount them to a base, and laser engrave them with the appropriate markings...it would be the centerpiece of many an FBO lobby.

Here are some ideas with some of the bits that are inside the wings , the formers on the wing that are wing shaped . Try to cut them out in one piece and fit speakers in the round holes , you could use some of the strengtheners or pipes as uprights and make some speakers stands or instead of speakers a upright light stand . Any of the lights could be made into desk lamps and the leading edge of the wings cut into sections with lights fitted into the insides again some sort of lamps . The skin could be polished cut into smaller sections mounted on a bit of varnished wood with a plaque on it explaining it's a part of the Elvis jet with serial numbers to make them more official ( so no con artists can cut up a red car and do the same and claim it's from the Elvis Jets ) . And another idea !!! cut some of the skin into jet star shapes for key ring fobs , engraved on the back Elvis jet and maybe the name of the person who bought it . Small idea's i know but these could be an idea for the bits that are left over from some of the bigger idea's that im sure other people with more imagination will think of . Now i need to have a lay down as my head hurts from all this thinking , thinking like words is hard !!! . Love your video's as always , the Elvis jet will live on in many forms and make lots of people happy .

Aviation guys might want ailerons and other identifiable control surfaces, pods etc. Great wall art... Like hanging an old wooden prop in the office. Random pieces are more for Elvis fans and memorabilia.

Jimmy.....please use the flight yokes for steering!!!! That would be so cool. Considering the magnitude of this project....hooking the yokes up to a hydraulic steering unit would be child's play.

A company called MotoArt in California, may be willing to do something special with the bigger pieces. They turn aircraft pieces into furniture and sculptures. They are also the same group that make PlaneTags. They may collaborate with you to do something cool to raise money for the Elvis Jet project

That's the smartest thing that you can do with that thing...Now everybody can have a piece of Elvis...

What brand of guitar did Elvis use? Perhaps have the guitar manufacturer do a limited run and have your plasma cutter guy, the laser guy and the guitar company with custom pick guard installed below the strings/opening! You could label those #001#002, etc as well and I bet they would go for #BIGMONIES! 🤑

Hey Jimmy not only can you make guitar picks but you could also make pick guards for various guitar styles like the fender and Gibson etc and that would be really awesome.

You should get Larry at Ammo NYC to come down and detail the whole interior. And get Paint Society in Orlando FL to refresh the fuselage paint.

Had an idea for the thicker aluminum pieces from the airplane wing could be used by stamping out bottle openers using a press and a small dye custom built. Elvis airplane bottle opener.

Back in the early '80s. My uncle turned fuel tanks from a jet into a pontoon boat. That would be really cool. I would love tackle a project like that.

As a Nashville guitarist, I approve of the guitar pick idea!

Thank you for doing this public and giving the chance to be able to visit Elvis in person❤❤

Just the other day, I heard Joe Rogan talking about this jet. He had just heard about it and that it had sold. When he heard the price, he was blown away at how cheap it went for. He was commenting about how it would make a great podcast studio... If you wanted, I bet you could sell to him and make a profit.

I think its silly how mad people are getting about this. Noone cared when it sat for decades and rotted. Its a private jet he owned for a small time. Its not one of his cars, one of his guitars, or any of his famous clothing. Its better for it to be used and toured around than need hundreds of thousands to restore to an even museum grade quality just to sit outside and be walked around. There is some value in it being reused and a tribute to the king.

I watch your show regularly. Thank you for the great content. I was thinking that maybe you could see if you could get a guitar made from some of the pieces of the jet. It would be a great piece of memorabilia.

Once an entrepreneur, always an entrepreneur! Turning high end scrap aluminum ( pile of poo) into a gold mine. Call Pricilla and get a both at the mansion.

3k pieces at $100/each would pay for the plane and give you $57K to restore the rest. And if you get more for larger pieces then that will only increase the amount going toward restoration. I know I for one would love to buy a piece and give it to my dad as a gift. He met Elvis in 1977 I think. Elvis was in Fayetteville NC and my dad was a deputy sheriff working security. He got his picture taken in front of the stage and Elvis standing behind him singing over his shoulder. It was in the papers and was then put onto one of the albums. He would LOVE this souvenir.

I know where you lost Serial 0001 "the Original." In most cars especially cars with leather seating there is usually a piece of leather material that wraps from the back to the under side of the seat a few inches. So what you have to do is stick your hand between the two pieces of the seat (where your butt meets your back) facing toward the steering wheel and feel around. Hope this helps. If you find it because of this I would to claim two tags, 0108 and 0816, the date of birth and date of death. Thanks and good luck

Jimmy you should get with a guitar maker and either build a guitar with some of the pieces or add some to a guitar brand that Elvis played. Then sell or auction that.

Guitar picks and Elvis dog tags would be cool honoring his time in the army

Elvis took it! He’s sending a message. You will be visited by three Spirits! Elvis Past! Elvis Present! Elvis Pissed! CYA JIMMY!

My idea for you to make the most out of what your cutting up and gain more value out of it would be to make tiny glass/plastic tubes with aluminium shavings from cutting it up and label them as (elvis’s jet star dust) (same idea as the pots sold with fairy dust) and I believe it would also sell as its a cheaper option for people to purchase?

This hurts my heart to see how Elvis's poor jet was treated by the previous owners. It sucks but knowing this was a better option then letting it rot kinda helps but it's still hard to watch.

Should have put the whole thing in a museum near Nashville. Build a little Elvis side-show around it.

It's hard to hide Jimmy: just how emotional I am. Australia will always love the King!!! 🪃🌏

Use the fuel tanks as fuel tanks put them where the wings go thats if the rv is driveable it would look good one on each side . As for the pipes melt them down and make coins out of them .

I am most impressed how you have turned this project into something positive! Your mind and creativity and guts are A1.

Bless You Jimmy For Supporting St. Jude !!!

The fuel tanks could be cut and a hinged connecting to the two halves.Use it as a full size charcoal grille for massive tailgate or barbecue parties. It would be amazing and I would be the first to bid on this!!!

I love this project, personally I don't think that you should scrap anything. Every single piece is something that an Elvis fan anywhere in the world would want, for example tiny little pieces can be used for can be made of value by the engraving and COA. Every two inch length of pipe from anywhere on the plane can be engraved and mounted on a nice plaque with the COA and the details. Every single piece of zinc oxide can be used for a cool dash for the rat rod community after the laser surgery And garrentee that there are artistic people who can even use the wiring to make profiles of Elvis on a nice piece of wood with the COA. I going way too far but IMO selling it in 2 ft by 2 ft chunks defeats the purpose of raising the most money. I can see how a little credit card sized piece with rounded corners and lasered up with the COA will an easy international sell especially b/c Europe is so much more into the music of the early days... Just random ideas...

As usual another excellent "What could go wrong....?" nail-bitter video from Jimmy. Loving the new "franklin mint" merchandise to help with this amazing project and a great non-profit!

Stringers and pipes = picture frames :) What about taking some pieces to a model maker (i.e Adam Savage) and make a mini Elvis Jet and auction it off (maybe for a military charity) just a thought.

I think the King wanted his 1st piece back. Who else would deserve it more than Elvis.

😂I truly thought you were going to get it flying again.... sad to see it turned into an R.V. 😢

Only in Jimmy’s world can you lose the first piece of the Elvis plane

Awesome ideas there Jimmy. Stay safe my friend.

Wow! That laser engraver does an awesome job! I am glad to see I am not the only one who recycles those food delivery freezer pack.

I love what you are doing! I’m excited to watch it unfold!!

Losing that piece is exactly the kind of thing that happens to me. Great idea with the souvenirs!

Taking Care Of Business! What a good idea. Elvis had a lot of gold all over. I never saw it in any other airplanes. It was only a Elvis thing.

Fred Sanford to Jimmy : "Are You CRA-ZEE ???" lol 😂

Pieces that can be turned into desks or coffee tables should. They could go for a lot of money, there was a Discovery Channel show 15-20 years ago where some guys did that and pieces sold for bank.

I wonder if any other bidders had planned on getting this bird back in the air. I know you calculated almost 2 million dollars to do so but there's some crazy rich guys out there. Best of luck on this venture Jimmy!

Are there any famous Elvis artists out there? Make one of the larger pieces into a painting of Elvis. You could turn one of more of the larger pieces into coffee tables. Build a wooden coffee table, and use the metal as an insert in the center of the table, painted with Elvis in Hawaii, and covered with a piece of glass. You could team-up with one of the woodworking dudes on KZfaq. The craziest idea would be to build an Elvis suit of armor.

What I would like to hear or see is ppl wanting to buy a good size piece for a table or light stand with the pieces if tubing you wasn't sure what to use for. Light fixtures, clocks,someone painting a piece of elevis on the piece that you've cut up. Oh my the options are endless. I'm so excited jimmy, can't wait to see more.

what to do with the pieces? hmm.. well, if only there was an industry that specializes in taking used metal pieces and repurposed them.. or maybe.. what if they had the means to "melt" things down, to then "re-use" those parts for other things on the planet.. man, that would be SOOO cool. lol next time i work on a project, i need to cut up an old car and sell pieces to fund my project. thats a GREAT IDEA. Thank you Jimmy!

After it gets cut up, it would be AWESOME to do a full restoration!

Going to be amazing ,cant wait to see it finished ,so glad your leaving most inside as was👏 ❤

Take the pipes and make WIND chimes out of them, yes pun intended. Yes Elvis whirlwind wind chimes that have flow in the air with Elvis !!!

I'd love to buy a guitar pick made from the airplane. Be sure to let us know when this stuff comes available. Btw, the pipes could be made into wind chimes or other misc things. Maybe other art?

You should do something involving the movie "Follow that dream" filming locations included: Crystal River, Inverness, Ocala, and Yankeetown Florida. There is also the "Follow that dream" Parkway. Possibly take the RV on a "Follow that dream" filming location tour.

Use the fuel tanks for pontoons for an Elvis-themed houseboat! Some of the skin metal could be made into an electric guitar. There are videos on KZfaq of people making guitars of metal. instead of making the fuselage into a bus, needing motor,suspension, etc, why not make it a 5th wheel TOWED RV. You could leave the cockpit as a cockpit and not hae to worry about all the NTSB, EPA, etc rules and regs, crash safety testing, etc. Jimmy, I now am sure you are going to make a bundle on this project(s)!

Use the I-beam pieces, cut them in to narrow strips, turn them upside-down and make wine glass holders...very cool Elvis RV...

I can't believe how sad I got when I learned that you lost the original 0001 piece. Oh, the emotions!

I liked the tiny house idea more but the traveling RV is a great idea too. As for the scape piece leftover; what if you melt it down and pour molds for keychains?

You should put the plane on the chasis of an RV or flat bed and have a separate drivers station. Keep the plane separate in a cradle on the truck flat bed. You should do some Elvis jet shirts too!

I would check with the Federal Depot. Of Trans. to find out if you could keep the yokes as steering wheels , some mods required , and if any air bags are required place the behind simulated gauges . Fuel tanks , make into a trailer to haul behind the RV , keep related stuff in it , maybe

That laser etching was awesome to watch. So cool you're keeping the cockpit as close to possible. I just worry about visability.

That sounds great! Thank you for saving the Elvis airplane. It will be amazing to see when done.

Turn all the metallic pipes into wind chimes - that way the King will continue to make music for many years into the future.

I think it is awesome your donating the $ from jet/ovals to St Jude, his favorite charity and a great hospital & research center. Tku for your sweet & loving heart!

Regarding the wing tanks, could they be converted into one of the following. A bar that opens like a barbecue, or 4 x juke boxes that look like cones, or a couple of really large barbecue s. Love the content.

For your art piece, I would consider looking for some upcoming artist. Who can do like 3-D printing try and scan every single piece, put it into like a software and make an Elvis sculpture with it the stuff they can do with automation is insane.

hi jimmy , this is john, take the aileron , put a sheet of thick glass over it and make it into a conference table or a table with legs attach, just clean it up or paint it fresh, same with the flaps. also let me know when the plane tags are done ok.

Cool. I just became an EXECUTIVE PRODUCER for a new movie featuring Elvis' leading lady in The Trouble With Girls. Would love to get one of those artifacts. We we keep this in big consideration.

We are a Huge Elvis Presley fan family would love to have just a piece very awesome what you're doing keep up the great work

Mr Jimmy its cool how you are doing something with one of he kings last earthly possession and the fact your turning it into a rv is like totally awesome and if my dad was still alive he'd love it cause he worked for Lockheed and American jet industry yrs ago so rock on Mr Jimmy

You could make bongs (water pipes) from the pipes. Stoners would love taking a hit from their own piece of Elvis's jet.

Pipe seems like good options for flutes?…. Maybe I beams could be Key Chain’s?… what could go wrong? Jimmy’s World, Let’s Go!

What a great idea, I have seen that plane in person in Roswell. There was a guy who did a similar build, from NY I think, he might give you some really good advice on your build. Good luck

When will these be available? I would love to buy one or two

Have a suggestion jimmy, cut the plane in in the middle, split it in half then make a sort of a hallway in the middle and cover both side with safety glass so people can walk through the middle and see through both side plane all the way through without anyone touching anything, kind a preserve the whole plane , people can basically walk from the back and make their way through the front in the middle section without have to bend down walking through it lol

melt the scraps into a elvis statue 👑

making them in the style of plane tags is prety neat. id buy that

First, I'd buy a small affordable piece. I think you're doing a great thing preserving some of it, yet a modern twist. I want a piece....please sell me one. LOL

That's way better than those NFT's going around! Great idea Jimmy!

Very glad I watched all the way to the end. St. Jude's is a great way to honour the whole endeavor.

When planes sit in place for a decade or two things tend to go missing, for those who don’t know what could of happened if he did try to get that jet to work again look up “Kee Bird Frozen in Time” and learn from what happened to it and how it could’ve ended for this piece of history

Yur awesome Jimmie!! I can’t wait to get alerted when your new videos come out! Elvis is smiling in his resting place!! He would be happy with what you are doing!!? Keep up the good things you are doing!! I am sure my aviation loving brother is thinking the same thing!! 👍👍👍

Jimmy, there is a company called "SpeedHut" that can make you automotive gauges to fit your dash to make it street legal. And the best part is they can make the faces match your airplane. PLUS, You can buy speedometers from them that are GPS driven, very accuraste, so no worries about hooking up cables or sensors to a transmission and getting them geared correctly to tell you what speed you're going. I had them build gauges for my Class A RV upgrade. My 89 Fleetwood Liited has ISSPRO gauges to monitor the Ford Gas motor and C6 3 speed transmission. I upgraded to a 400 HP 5.9L Turbo Diesel Cummins engine and put an Alllison 1000 5 speed transmission, with custom stand alone TCM, behind it. Then I regeared the Dana 70 to work better with the new drivetrain. And rather than hassel with finding a corrected speedometer I had SpeedHut build me one that is GPS calibrated and has a matching ISSPRO face.. And of course I had to have a lower 4K Tach, fuel pressure, turbo pyro and boost pressure gauges. They all match the Osspro's now but with one small difference. They put their Speedhut Logo where the ISSPRO logo was. Youi really have to look hard to be able to tell which gauges are the originals and which are the replacements, And should any of my other gauges go bad on this RV I'll have them match new gauges with my faces. They keep the faces I want on file, so I won't have to go through getting my designs reprogrammed in their computer. How cool is that?????? I've got pictures if you want to compare. And I have no doubt they can supply you with gauges that can be uniqe to fit right in the Elvis Jet Dash Panel... Glad to see your taking my idea about cutting up the metal and making memoribilia out of it. St Judes is an excellent choice for a Charity...... 2 Thimbs UP

If you still have a piece big enough, cut out a guitar out of that metal and use those pipes to create the bridge and create a rock guitar. It looks like the guitar that he used out of the jet and have that as a piece of memorabilia. Create two of those. Maybe one out of each wing. I don't know something that would be kind of neat...

I get so exited to see you post love your channel jimmy keep up the great work best regards from southern Michigan

I remember when Jimmy's channel was still small and hadn't blown up yet. He had a disclaimer at the beginning of his videos that said: Caution! I'm an idiot. Do not take any airplane or financial advise from me. This is to show you how to go bankrupt with airplanes." 😅😅😅😅 New Tee Shirt Jimmy!!!!!! And don't forget your picture with it! Lol. 😅😅😊😊

Cut the spars into small enough pieces to make wind chimes and do likewise with the tubing and pipes 🤔😎

Jimmy, this is a great idea. Who else would spend all that money to buy a jet and then think about cutting it into 3000 pieces to pay for it. Brilliant. My heart sunk when you lost 001. I felt your pain.

Great video as always Jimmy! Just a thought on the fuel tanks... you could turn them into fuel carts. I'd help design them if you're interested. Hope you're having a great day!

HE RUINED IT WTF

Definitely turn the larger pieces into the desk. They will sell. Good idea on the tags . The original 001 will be worth millions, and we know Elvis has 001. 😉 Wish > had the bucks to buy zero-zero-zero-one -B. It looks like people have the bucks to help St.Judes. Well Done Jimmy 👏

If you're going to be making guitar picks from the wing ribs, why not also turn some of the pipe into guitar slides, both engraved and serial numbered, maybe some sold as matched sets? And it should be possible to modify the original flight yoke to handle steering the bus, using cable wire to connect to everything below the floor, keeping more of the original look.

Elvis never even set foot in that plane u got robbed just cuz Elvis had his name on doesn't mean his was in it love your show but u should of did more research

What a nasty end to do to such an iconic plane, it should be restored in a museum

Hey Jimmi, for the tubing in the wings, maybe you can make microphone stands the pole for the mic stand ❤ Elvis was a singer, the king and maybe someone would love a Elvis microphone stand, or at least the mic pole . good luck looking forward to the completion.