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Sparks Motors trades belts for chains on Heavy D's Slingshot

Joaquin's dual-chain conversion tackles a huge rear tire, yard testing and another trip back to the drawing board.

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Heavy D BROKE Our Off-Road Slingshot on the FIRST TEST?!

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0:43Joaquin explains the dual-chain conversion and the demands of the Slingshot's oversized rear tire.
8:31The new chains arrive and go onto the custom drive setup.
10:57Heavy D begins burnout and drift testing in the yard; the test's turning point comes at 13:12.
20:17Joaquin machines and hand-taps a steel extension rod for revised hardware.
23:42Hiram uses a CNC plasma cutter and metal brake to make a larger chain guard.

Sparks Motors gives Joaquin the engineering puzzle and Heavy D the test-driving duties. The puzzle is how to keep an off-road Polaris Slingshot moving after its belt slips off almost immediately outside the garage.

The channel's only new upload, "Heavy D BROKE Our Off-Road Slingshot on the FIRST TEST?!", has reached roughly 123,000 views. Much of the episode belongs to the fabrication rather than the driving: Joaquin machines sprockets and develops a dual-chain setup to cope with the oversized rear tire and increased torque.

Then Dave Sparks takes it into the yard for burnouts and drifting. A chain comes off, sending Joaquin back to the tensioner geometry. By the later workshop scenes, Hiram is cutting and bending a larger chain guard, while Joaquin removes a spring tensioner that proved too loud. The episode also contains giveaway promotions, separate from the workshop work.

Viewers are getting into the mechanical details themselves. Several suggest keeper rings or wider guards to keep the chains on their sprockets; others propose different tensioner arrangements. The fabrication has given them something more specific to discuss than whether the finished machine looks imposing.

The Slingshot is currently the channel's busiest video, drawing about twice the daily views of September's custom Kenworth build. The twin Ramchargers, one lifted and one lowered, remain active too.

Subscribers held steady across the week, while daily viewing is running below half its usual level. Nearby motoring channels Garbage Time and Pushing Pistons are having busier weeks, but Sparks Motors' own center of attention is firmly on this three-wheeler and the hardware needed to withstand Dave's right foot.

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What viewers say

I love the fabricating and problem solving
@freshwelchesSee it on YouTube
That is one mean looking machine. Great idea changing the belt drive for a chain drive system. Can't wait to see it in action with DS behind the wheel giving it full beans
@rickdye5467See it on YouTube
Needs a chain guide or tension roller for the slack. I’d def put a case saver on that beast!
@yetti4life974See it on YouTube

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Fabricators are magical 👌
@irish_salmon_fishermanSee it on YouTube
Looks like the rear sprockets need chain keeper rings on both sides. So the chain always stays on the sprockets.
@Istubbedmytoe001See it on YouTube
Im wondering how hard it would be to reverse the swing arm to the other side of the wheel away from the chain it'll definitely be interesting to see how they work it out
@3613jeremySee it on YouTube
Who is this wizard of metal. I like a lot
@jamolepley9340See it on YouTube
Gosh the intelligence! This is great 👍
@utahmorin9466See it on YouTube
Need a chain guard Ring on the out side inside of the sprocket maybe help with the side chain flex
@duaneaguilera7963See it on YouTube

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The facts

Channel: Sparks Motors
Subscribers: 705,000
Channel views, last 7 days: 192,201
Videos published this week: 1
Video published: October 31, 2026
Video views so far: 123,402
Views on its first day: 72,665

The numbers

Here's how Sparks Motors' workshop week looks in views and subscribers.

views gained this week: this channel and similar channels

13,624,513

1,546,678

958,862

832,188

705,604

Rainman Ray's Repairs

548,289

Speed Academy

282,224

Sparks Motors

192,201

MCM TV2

154,253

subscribers

705,000

no significant change in the last 7 days

total views

70,891,288

views per day

16,945

typical day: 37,817

first-day views of each video posted this week

Heavy D BROKE Our Off-Road Slingshot on…

72,665

subscribers: this channel and similar channels

735,000

716,000

708,000

705,000

689,000

Rainman Ray's Repairs

672,000

Pushing Pistons

672,000

Tedward

668,000

Dennis Collins

668,000

As of November 5, 2026 · Data source: Trari Social News, Trari Traffic Trends and Ranking Platform, Google YouTube

Subscriber, view, like and comment counts are YouTube's. Rates, usual days, rankings, comparisons and categories are Trari's own calculations.

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