Following as I also have an E46 Touring. Are you going to do any subframe reinforcement? Reinforcing for what? I’ll drop my diff and get it spray blasted and powder coated sometime soon as it’s not in the best of states and while it’s out I’ll take care of the classic e46 subframe rust if that’s wh...

streber wrote: ↑Thu Mar 18, 2021 11:18 pm How did you connect the transmission to the driveshaft?

I have one of each and was going to have a driveline shop combine them once I have final measurements.

I got lucky and managed to use the original rubber adaptor from the BMW gearbox, it bolted right up to the Lexus gearbox

Progress been somewhat slow lately but today has been good.. Battery day! Got a complete 2018 Tesla 75 kWh pack, 20k miles for £100/kWh, I’m pleased with that, bonus picked up a gen2 Prius inverter for £50 from the same people and the battery pack came with the original Tesla charging cables and an ...

Little more progress on the engine delete project: Made an adaptor plate for my adaptor plate, which locks the spline to my adaptor plate..... still needs to be welded but it is raised inwards from the bell housing to get a good grip on the spline and will be able to handle more than enough torque, ...

johu wrote: ↑Mon Feb 15, 2021 10:36 am All gone now but I can order some more on my next batch. Have also changed the layout to use cage clamps.

I'm after one aswell for when their next in stock

something i haven't tried but have downloaded is an app called RealDash, you can design your own dashboard, displays or interface (a lot of customisation) and have it read it all out with can, obd etc. in theory it looks pretty good

im planning on using that with an old samsung tablet

Ignore my post above / delete it, I was being silly

I have sprung an issue I can’t seem figure out, when I tested the gearbox, it all worked and spun, since then I’ve replaced the impossible to find connector and now (I haven’t tested spinning as it’s in the car) my temps, rpm’s and positions all read 0, (in serial monitor) I’ve continuity tested eac...

Quick update: Original ECU compartment now removed, allowing easier access to mount gearbox mounts etc Also picked up a model 3 charging port (with model 3 PCS, charging ECU and leaf chademo port on the way as i want both ccs and chademo) readying for the controller board soon to come out. Going to ...

Can anyone advise whether it’s safe/possible to remove the converter connector without any affect to the functioning of the inverter.
Doubt it has any affect but just double checking

Gearbox lined up ready for mount fabrication
If anyone has a pointers / tips for mountain fabrication, it would be appreciated

shirk wrote: ↑Sat Feb 06, 2021 5:40 pm Nice work.

Do you think you will fit all the batteries in the front or split some front and rear?

Will be split about 10/4 modules front / rear

Fuel tank is now removed, space should be big enough for a model 3 PCS, planning to reuse the Fuel filler tube to the tank area as a housing for HV cables from the charge port AB9982FF-F571-41FF-827B-1A028CBCB5C7.jpeg This weekend’s tasks are to replace the inverter connector which I’ve already star...

shirk wrote: ↑Sat Feb 06, 2021 8:00 am Just read this whole thread start to finish. Great project.

Did Bexus ever end up on a dyno?

This gs450h set up has me wanting to do an e46 wagon project.

That’s precisely what I’m up to, e46 touring with gs450h gearbox

Has anyone got the item code for the oil pump temperature connector, as i bought the one listed on the wiki page (Sumitomo 6189-0175) and it doesnt fit

Similar story with my E46, looking at cutting out the rear wheel and widening it to the width of the car so i can fit some battery modules there.

Also how has your insurance been affected?

What are the correct connectors for the oil pump / oil pump controller which are needed, i believe i have the first one on the wiki page (the 2 way) but the second one (7-way) doesnt have a part number listed

edit: found it: 90980-12483 but does anyone have a uk or Europe based source of them?

Got it spinning! Turns out it was the resolvers, I read my wiring diagram wrong and only used 5/8 of the connectors for each resolver, so I connected the ones I missed and it now spins!

Jack Bauer wrote: ↑Sun Jan 31, 2021 9:10 am Sounds like a resolver wiring issue.

edit : can you spin the tailshaft by hand to confirm its not in park?

Yes, I've tried it in a few different gears to no prevail.
Just noticed my MG1 and MG2 stator temps are over 100c so certainly sounds like a resolver issue

Also blew a 45A fuse at the same time so it’s drawing nearly 1kw

Tried just now with 24v and it’s doing the same thing, it giggles a quarter of a rotation and then won’t continue, I can see it trying to turn

Update: VCM board arrived, along with my ZeroEV gear selector, all wired up and reads drive, neutral and reverse. Then hijacked throttle signals from the old ECU connector loom and calibrated after installing the new easy to use software Then went about hooking up my mg1 and mg2 resolvers (assuming ...

On the wiki page it says, to replace the impossible to find inverter connector you’ll need: 32x 064323-1029 Terminals and 1x 064320-1311 connector receptacle, but they aren’t compatible as far as I can tell. The terminals are too large for the receptacle even after removing a layer of plastic and th...

Yep, the GS has a solenoid as part of the shifter assembly. For a bare transmission, you don't get that. Since I used a motor to move in/out of park, I do the lockout in software (I take the two brake pedal sensors as inputs). I'm not sure how you'd implement a lockout solenoid, to be honest, it mi...

How do i go about flashing the new user-friendly version of the software, just received my board yesterday so hasn't got the new software installed.