thanks for all the insight. I was able to get the axles ordered and will start my search for the HV cables.

I have used car-part for vintage bmw stuff and found super rare parts because i knew what I was looking for. I think I was just getting frustrated that all (most) of the pricing for tesla ...

Where are you? USA?
www.car-part.com
www.rockauto.com
Those 2 should handle 95% of what you need unless it's a low production volume vehicle.

Oh man, I love car-part,com. I've used it for years but like is said in my first post, it seems like the pricing for junkyard parts is nearly the same as ...

I have checked eBay but haven't found CVs for less than 120 each. The HV cable is also $120-150. That's the point I was trying to make about retail
I don't need any of these parts to be warranty quality And plan on cutting them up. Junkyard CV axles are $10 each.
im in Atlanta, in case there's a ...

There is a crazy amount of gatekeeping for used parts.
I need to make axle stubs and can only find rebuilt axles for retail prices. Seems like a waste since I'll be cutting them up to use a small part.
I also need an hv cable that I can't find for less than $150.

I've built a lot of cars over the ...

Thanks much!
I still have a lot to learn but this is encouraging.

I happen to have a Model S front drive unit and have been noodling a project with it. I read that it can only be run as slave but I see some comments here that imply that it can be run with the RDU board as a single motor.
Can someone clear this up for me?