don't tell nobody but this ol' Rabbit is a fun little car to work on
I hope the angles will de-extreme themselves once the axles are no longer drooping and are under load
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- Sat Apr 06, 2024 4:49 am
- Forum: Projects
- Topic: 1984 Voltswagen Rabbit Prius Gen 3 ZOMBIE
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- Sat Apr 06, 2024 4:33 am
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Re: 1984 Voltswagen Rabbit Prius Gen 3 ZOMBIE
well this really urks the Greg, apparently the Prius transaxle butt ie it's differential is offset to the passenger side, so by putting the transaxle in the middle of the motor bay, now the driver side drive axle (pictured on top) is longer than the passenger side Can the Greg ignore this or will he...
- Sat Apr 06, 2024 4:30 am
- Forum: Projects
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Re: 1984 Voltswagen Rabbit Prius Gen 3 ZOMBIE
Paint It Black And Put It Back !
- Sat Apr 06, 2024 4:07 am
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- Topic: 1984 Voltswagen Rabbit Prius Gen 3 ZOMBIE
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Re: 1984 Voltswagen Rabbit Prius Gen 3 ZOMBIE
Passenger side CV Axle joiningship
- Fri Apr 05, 2024 1:21 pm
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Re: 1984 Voltswagen Rabbit Prius Gen 3 ZOMBIE
EVBMW.com ZombieVerter VCU First Power Up & Firmware Upgrade https://youtu.be/_JRa_uFyVkY List of authentic Damien Maguire's ZombieVerter Videos with some points of interest Jan 10, 2024 - ZombieVerter VCU Software V2.04 May 10, 2023 - Lab Update: ZombieVerter VCU Firmware V2.0 VCU Ignition Sta...
- Thu Apr 04, 2024 5:04 pm
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- Topic: [WIP] 1965 Ford Mustang
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Re: [WIP] 1965 Ford Mustang
this is such a fantastic build, I hope it picks up again, and boy do I miss my '68 Rustang now
- Thu Apr 04, 2024 4:54 pm
- Forum: Projects
- Topic: 1984 Voltswagen Rabbit Prius Gen 3 ZOMBIE
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Re: 1984 Voltswagen Rabbit Prius Gen 3 ZOMBIE
this is queued up to how I hope to make it straight(ish)
- Thu Apr 04, 2024 4:34 pm
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Re: 1984 Voltswagen Rabbit Prius Gen 3 ZOMBIE
On this episode of You're Doin' It Wrong : we join in holy matrimony the Prius inner CV axles with the Rabbit outer ones, [for test purposes] First the driver side , note this one is now a tad longer as The Greg decided to drop the Prius transaxle more in the middle Politically Correct Centrism Styl...
- Thu Apr 04, 2024 3:46 pm
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Re: 1984 Voltswagen Rabbit Prius Gen 3 ZOMBIE
And expectation led me to belive i was going to see the actual use of that damn contraption together with a chapter of english wheel and tap hammer application :). Well done. ha ha, well some Shop Secrets I will just take to the grave so is that convex or concave now with that crown? IMG_3096.JPG I...
- Wed Apr 03, 2024 5:28 pm
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- Topic: 1984 Voltswagen Rabbit Prius Gen 3 ZOMBIE
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Re: 1984 Voltswagen Rabbit Prius Gen 3 ZOMBIE
bwhaaa haa ha, did I mention I had an assistant !MattsAwesomeStuff wrote: ↑Wed Apr 03, 2024 5:24 pm A bead roller?
Pffft. Man I thought you were one of us. That was a job for a ball peen and a 2x4 with a groove cut into it.
Go back to your ivory tower with the other professors and chortle about caviar prices and crystal sculptures.
- Wed Apr 03, 2024 12:28 pm
- Forum: Projects
- Topic: 1984 Voltswagen Rabbit Prius Gen 3 ZOMBIE
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Re: 1984 Voltswagen Rabbit Prius Gen 3 ZOMBIE
84 VW MK1 Rabbit Seat Pan Rust Repair With The Wife
- Tue Apr 02, 2024 1:39 pm
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Re: 1984 Voltswagen Rabbit Prius Gen 3 ZOMBIE
The ZombieVerter VCU is there cause we have to plug the MG2 connector in before the driver side bracket goes on, foolish design I know, letters shall be written to the Manufacturer
- Tue Apr 02, 2024 1:36 pm
- Forum: Projects
- Topic: 1984 Voltswagen Rabbit Prius Gen 3 ZOMBIE
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Re: 1984 Voltswagen Rabbit Prius Gen 3 ZOMBIE
apologies for the shadows, it's what you get with a West facing garage
- Tue Apr 02, 2024 1:26 pm
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- Tue Apr 02, 2024 1:24 pm
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Re: 1984 Voltswagen Rabbit Prius Gen 3 ZOMBIE
I can't believe all my friends scheduled their reverse vasectomies on the same Monday afternoon, fools, so while they're sitting there in the clinic waiting rooms I got a chance to install this transaxle IMG_3422.JPG IMG_3424.JPG IMG_3426.JPG Note To Self: Patten this before the Euro Boyz steal it a...
- Tue Apr 02, 2024 1:08 pm
- Forum: Projects
- Topic: 1984 Voltswagen Rabbit Prius Gen 3 ZOMBIE
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Re: 1984 Voltswagen Rabbit Prius Gen 3 ZOMBIE
this is gonna be a game changer ...
- Tue Apr 02, 2024 1:07 pm
- Forum: Projects
- Topic: 1984 Voltswagen Rabbit Prius Gen 3 ZOMBIE
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The local dump usually has stacks of 10-30 cheap bedframes in a pile, and I can usually grab one for a buck or two. I've been too lazy to accumulate a hundred bucks worth of a lifetime supply, but, I'll get around to it when it's battery box time. always appreciate the feedback Matt, and my take aw...
- Mon Apr 01, 2024 2:43 pm
- Forum: Projects
- Topic: 1984 Voltswagen Rabbit Prius Gen 3 ZOMBIE
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Re: 1984 Voltswagen Rabbit Prius Gen 3 ZOMBIE
VW MK1 Outlander Battery Charger Install DIY EV 2
decided to reinforce the steel by plating it before welding the charger brackets to it
decided to reinforce the steel by plating it before welding the charger brackets to it
- Mon Apr 01, 2024 1:55 pm
- Forum: Projects
- Topic: 1984 Voltswagen Rabbit Prius Gen 3 ZOMBIE
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Re: 1984 Voltswagen Rabbit Prius Gen 3 ZOMBIE
Great work here, have just stumbled across your build.. For this spin up, think was a mention somewhere of changes made by forum folks. Wondering if still using 2.05a code, or a mod to it? Yes I am still using 2.05A with a change to a parameter called tmpmmax = 300 I posted this specific issue unde...
- Sun Mar 31, 2024 3:10 pm
- Forum: Projects
- Topic: 1984 Voltswagen Rabbit Prius Gen 3 ZOMBIE
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Re: 1984 Voltswagen Rabbit Prius Gen 3 ZOMBIE
First motor spin... [again] https://youtu.be/m3rDYsVWfi4 always, sometimes, bench test first IMG_3371.JPG the battery module is from a 2018 BMW 530e (same as the 330e) IMG_3374.JPG throttle pedal is from a 2010 Honda Fit (cause I thought maybe the Prius one was whack, but turns out it is fine) IMG_3...
- Sat Mar 30, 2024 4:37 pm
- Forum: Projects
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- Sat Mar 30, 2024 2:57 pm
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- Sat Mar 30, 2024 2:34 pm
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- Topic: 1984 Voltswagen Rabbit Prius Gen 3 ZOMBIE
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Re: 1984 Voltswagen Rabbit Prius Gen 3 ZOMBIE
VW MK1 Outlander Battery Charger Install DIY EV Part I
- Sat Mar 30, 2024 1:24 pm
- Forum: Projects
- Topic: 1984 Voltswagen Rabbit Prius Gen 3 ZOMBIE
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Re: 1984 Voltswagen Rabbit Prius Gen 3 ZOMBIE
"Gentlemen, let me tell you a story. A story about a path of least resistance." *proceeds to not tell a story at all* ... Damnit Greg, that was a parable, not a story, and the parable was the non-telling of the story, by the story itself being so much the path of least resistance that you...
- Fri Mar 29, 2024 11:28 pm
- Forum: Projects
- Topic: 1984 Voltswagen Rabbit Prius Gen 3 ZOMBIE
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Re: 1984 Voltswagen Rabbit Prius Gen 3 ZOMBIE
VW Rabbit DIY EV Charge Port
some day I'll own a car with a fuel filler door
some day I'll own a car with a fuel filler door