1971 GMCe Lexus GS450H BMW 530e Tesla Model S Electruck [FINISHED]
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Re: 1971 GMCe Lexus GS450H BMW 530e Tesla Model S powered Electruck
we also extracted the steering wheel shaft from the upper part that runs to the steering wheel
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then we sliced and diced the north pole
the GM intermediate shaft coupler married to the Prius upper steering column shaft
and poked a hole in it to rosie weld it once it slipped on to the native Prius splines
the GM intermediate shaft coupler married to the Prius upper steering column shaft
and poked a hole in it to rosie weld it once it slipped on to the native Prius splines
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you are going to need a dance partner for the next part
Step 1. cut a bunch or random pieces that look like this
Step 2. welder them all up in any random formation
Step 1. cut a bunch or random pieces that look like this
Step 2. welder them all up in any random formation
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mount it to the frame, and back away 50 feet
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enuff already mount the damn thing !!!
alright, alright...
mounted it looks great, is strong as hell, and it even turns them wheels
the flux capacitor
The Iron Maiden
It almost looks like a truck again
sorry guys and gals it was literally 106°F today and 200° in the Good Enuff Garage so as much as I wanted to shoot a video I'm sure the camera would not have worked in the sauna
alright, alright...
mounted it looks great, is strong as hell, and it even turns them wheels
the flux capacitor
The Iron Maiden
It almost looks like a truck again
sorry guys and gals it was literally 106°F today and 200° in the Good Enuff Garage so as much as I wanted to shoot a video I'm sure the camera would not have worked in the sauna
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the Prius power assist project implementation summarized:
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Black Sunshine
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I think I missed my calling as a plastic surgeon
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a 1,000 cuts later...
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good enuff for government work
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also got the brand new Grant steering circle installed
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though I don't like how far it sticks out, I don't have a back seat to steer from
I'm thinking eliminating the specialized riser all together
I'm thinking eliminating the specialized riser all together
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sure, we labored in the blistering garage all day yesterday only for it to completely cool off to only 105°F today
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and we got ourselves, one finger power steering, completely CANable Free simply works in fail safe mode, (I believe this means the assist is the same regardless of vehicle speed as opposed to being progressively less as the speed increases in an actual Prius, oh well we'll take it)
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learned how to wire it up from this video
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Fantastic work @Gregski
That was a heck of a lot of work to get powering steering working.
That was a heck of a lot of work to get powering steering working.
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thank you I appreciate that, yes the steering was the most difficult part to fab so far
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third half of the second gen Prius electric power assist steering combobulation into the 50 year ol' rig
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just a little motivation to keep going, can anyone relate?
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Re: 1971 GMCe Lexus GS450H BMW 530e Tesla Model S powered Electruck
Any question? That's per liter, not gallons
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Literally Nobody: "hey why haven't you posted any updates lately?"
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Re: 1971 GMCe Lexus GS450H BMW 530e Tesla Model S powered Electruck
Yup.
Need to learn. Starting from the basics.
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LOL, I will handle the jokes around here Mr. (jk)
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