Winter solution is hydro via reservoirs.

Dams usually take multiple years to fill. A 6 month seasonal swing is nothing. Doesn't even need a river, just a high and a low, pump back and forth. Flooded mines, etc. Spend half a year banking for the winter.

It found the existing feature and added to it. To sum it up I would have done exactly the same.

I used ChatGPT for the first time purposefully last night.

I've asked on the forums a bunch of times over the years what to do about none of the motor temperature sensors on the OI drop-down menu ...

the pedal SITUATION was next, I had to use an excavator to get the pedal assembly out

Okay so it's not just me. I had a hell of a time and eventually just gave up.

I could not get my big head under that steering wheel with the welding helmet on to see what the hell I was doing, so I welded ...

Just be aware that having lots of weight upfront makes the steering really heavy. I've tested it with 75Kg, and that made a very big difference. It was just about acceptable, but testing with with 96kg (8 x VDA355 modules) was really not.


*gulp*

Mine had 250 kg in the front.

I truly wonder how ...

[can you guess what movie this was from?]

Trick question. It's not from a movie. It's from Raven McCoy in the pilot of a TV show called "Fox Force Five".

Your shocks might be shot, or might not be.

You seem to only know about air shocks or spring shocks or hybrid shocks. Those are just cheap ...

no sir, not yet, was wondering if JBUGS is a reputable source, or if they are the LMC Truck of VWs ? ha ha I don't care for aftermarket parts and was also looking at maybe landing some used ones, why do you ask ?

JBugs is who everyone in the Beetle community told me to buy from (SURPRISE, Canada ...

Cool, exciting. Is there a chance you'd sell me an unpopulated PCB?

Johannes: "Hey I developed this board and ran off a bunch of copies. Who wants them?"

Almost everyone: *crickets*

Johannes after several years: "Hey so I've stopped re-ordering these boards, just so you know."

Several people ...

Mythbuster's rules.

If emulating the circumstances cannot replicate the myth, next try manipulating the circumstances until they do. Just how much weight is needed to straighten those axles?

Also, I have heard before, never straight cut axles you intend to seam. Cut them at 45. That way if they ...

johu wrote: ↑Mon Mar 23, 2026 11:00 am It's back: https://openinverter.org/shop/index.php ... duct_id=68

On my "Beetle", which had LITERALLY A THOUSAND POUNDS OF LEAD ACIDS in it, half in the rear, half in the front, the assembly manual describes a process to re-clock the suspension one or two notches. Bugs notoriously get saggy butt and need this done anyways.

But, perhaps you need this done in ...

Just a stupid thought...

Is this the first EV conversion you've done of a vehicle that is younger than your oldest conversion?

Your Youtube channel goes back to 2009, which is only 1 year younger than this Mini, so it's close, if nothing else. Can you say to this Mini "I've been converting cars ...

I'm very rusty and never knew the FOC firmware, but is there somewhere you can input a fake throttle value to test it?

Gregski wrote: ↑Mon Mar 16, 2026 3:58 pmsince I was not a fan of either the Camry nor the Altima inverter stock brackets I decided to make my own out of literally garbage

Did you just WELD steel into a 90 degree bend?

You own a hammer, and a vice.

At lest give them little 1/2" triangular shoulder gussets at the sides.

I think people don't ascribe enough weight to just how slowly interest percolates down through the DIY chain. Damien first reverse-engineered the Prius Gen 2 back like, 7 or 8 years ago. Johannes had been selling his board for like, 5 years? WITH a full demo of it (sort of) working on an entirely ...

https://youtu.be/y-zdZGLXbNg

This has got to be the nicest, tidiest solution to an EV driveline conversion I've ever seen.

Just some gorilla-fabbed brackets and whatever you're going to do for the axles, and it's done.

Other than that my driveline is from 1 or 50 of the first electric sportscar ...

voti wrote: ↑Tue Mar 10, 2026 3:52 pm What about power, is 12v sufficient?
My amps are also really small, I kept them low because I was afraid of using too much should Incase something goes wrong. My amprages is below 10A

12v and 10a is only 120w. I don't know that that's enough to turn over the motor.

QUESTION- HOW DO I MAkE MY MOTOR SPIN FORWARD AT THIS STAGE.

I wish I understood or had experience with FOC process, I'd walk you through it bit by bit if I could. Half the time when I try to step in based on my very novice understanding, I end up saying things that are wrong, which is usually ...

Jack Bauer wrote: ↑Wed Mar 04, 2026 9:20 amGreg, you have a truck. What in the sam hill are you doing pushing a car up a hill

Haven't you heard? His truck is an EV.

... doesn't have the range...

here's the proposed Bunky Build Schedule ... I doubt I will be able to wrench on Bunky for 12 consecutive weekends

Wait, hol up. Is that how we're counting days now for this "30-day build"? As if they're billable hours on a law firm, and the time elapsed is just on retainer?

And people think ...

I'm out of touch. I thought the MGR was no bueno because of... I forget why. Maybe people couldn't squeeze enough power out of it unless they had 600v? Then everyone jumped ship from Highlander to Outlander.

Haven't you done this "Conversion using X amount of time" thing before? I could've sworn it ...

A 928 build was one of my dream builds, but I think I waited about 5 years too long for "old junky" Porsches to still be cheap.

I love that the 928 is the luxury version of the 911, and was murdered by Porsche because it was stealing sales from their flagship car.

And I love that it has some ...

Eww. Maintenance. Gross.

Motor and inverter choice should be agnostic. You can use it to power anything if you configure it correctly. It's just a waveform and a resolver for feedback.

Can someone tell a newbie what 1-5 pin is on vcu (resolver?) Is there wiring diagram for Connector?

I've never dealt with this because I've never used the Prius transaxle. But, I did dig this up:

https://share.qclt.com/%E4%B8%B0%E7%94%B0%E6%99%AE%E7%91%9E%E6%96%AF%E5%8E%9F%E5%8E%82%E8%8B%B1%E6 ...

The question still remains: Why will this motor not spin while performing the FOC tuning procedure? I have tried voltages from 50-100vdc and all four potential resolver connection arrangements, resulting in no joy :(

Is it jittering and pulling current, or, just nothing happening?

Second ...