first we tried a 2010 Toyota Prius pedal to keep it in the family IMG_3583.JPG because of the wiggliness in the Rabbit firewall I had to make a block for an offset IMG_3587.JPG IMG_3589.JPG nice thing about metal is that you can weld up the holes you don't want IMG_3592.JPG IMG_3594.JPG IMG_3596.JPG

VW MK1 Rabbit Electric Throttle Install

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How many times have you been installing a heavy switch or router, struggling for several minutes to screw in a cage bolt only to hear the tinkle as the cage nut decides enough is enough, jumps out of it's mounting hole and drops down the inside of the rack never to be seen again. :( you mean as in ...

I HATE those slide on cage nuts. Hello ladies and gentlemen, we'd like to design a device that combines the frailty of sheet metal with the frustrations of loose hardware, we introduce... slide on cage nuts. They'll be just like captive nuts, but they'll break and strip all the goddamn time and the...

Oh Really Please Tell Me More.JPG Oh, I will... The " U s" further manifest themselves throughout the Open Inverter web interface software Open Inverter UDCing.jpg udcmin - [pronounced: fuel tank is empty ] battery pack minimum voltage the VCU will still request torque at udcmax - [pronou...

and now a lesson on German Electronics from the guy who should not be giving a lesson on anything let alone German Electronics this is a 2018 BMW 530e hybrid battery pack IMG_4630.JPG why the hell does that say U= IMG_4636 arrow.jpg The letter "U", often used to denote voltage supply, is s...

can you spot the little mod?
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Agree, harvest those extra leads and you may have enough extra to only need to buy the cheaper bare connector for your next conversion :) stop reading my mind, I just bought that extra plain connector Tom recommended, my OCD could not handle having a black permanent 12 volt power lead, we must shuf...

working on a Logo, because that's important

This connector is easy to de pin, just get the TPA cover off, short sides small screw driver or de pinning tool and should come up easily. Then two bars on each of side of the pins, small pressure on the wire when doing it ensures it stays released so you can do one side at a time. https://de.aliex...

with less than 10 days left till our Randomly Made-up Conversion Deadline aka the RMuCD

... we got another thing checked off our list

and she's in

"laces out" ie header / connector pointed down so that agua don't get inside of it


I am sooooo tempted to snip all these "extra" [pronounced: I have no idea what they do] wires

Electric VW Rabbit VCU Bracket






this is my hammer, and this is my backup hammer

I am very pretty proud of myself how this turned out... [eventually]

Fuck yeah! WOOOOO! We're now tied. If you ignore that my inverter isn't mounted and I don't have a battery pack, or a windshield, or doors, or that mine has never run outside of manual mode and never with the pedal, then it's a tie! I might still be ahead of you on brakes and mistakes though. Ha ha...

That looks really good! Hm... did you accoount for the movement of the loaded axle? It should have like 0.5cm movement in its loaded position. Just saying because i didnt think of that the first time and i had to shave the CV side down on the lathe!!! yes sir, I installed them while the Prius inner...

lsh3rd wrote: ↑Sat Apr 06, 2024 4:24 pm Correct... the car the transaxle came out of is this way... except it's much longer on the passenger side.

thank you gentlemen, it appears the Greg has over corrected

Electric VW Rabbit First Wheel Spin

MattsAwesomeStuff wrote: ↑Sat Apr 06, 2024 10:35 am I've heard that when joining axles the wrong way, to never cut them square. You cut them at 45 degree angles. That way if the weld seam shatters, they're still forced to spin each other, where a square cut would not.

I know of two ways to join CV axles... and both of them are wrong!

there is a lot of cool sh!et in this thread and the humor is on point !

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

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...

Paint It Black And Put It Back !

Passenger side CV Axle joiningship

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...