thank you I really appreicate you taking the time to say that, sometimes I wonder if my mum is the only one who reads this stuff
Re: 1971 GMCe Lexus GS450H BMW 530e Tesla Model S powered Electruck
Posted: Mon Apr 11, 2022 11:16 pm
by Gregski
Why should you convert to electric? any questions, ha ha
and that was no where near fill up of the 21 gallon petrol tank
Re: 1971 GMCe Lexus GS450H BMW 530e Tesla Model S powered Electruck
Posted: Tue Apr 12, 2022 8:48 am
by muehlpower
If the fuel were so cheap here, I would continue to drive with petrol. We get 12 gallons for $100!
Re: 1971 GMCe Lexus GS450H BMW 530e Tesla Model S powered Electruck
Posted: Wed Apr 13, 2022 3:32 am
by Gregski
this morning I was greeted by this dreaded hard drive failure on my primary home computer where I keep all my EV Conversion pics and documentation
the Intel SSD 535 Series hard drive just failed
480 GB Solid State Drive
I'm an IT guy but this sucks ballz! I tried to tether it to a working laptop as an external drive but it won't even power up
Re: 1971 GMCe Lexus GS450H BMW 530e Tesla Model S powered Electruck
Posted: Wed Apr 13, 2022 5:00 am
by midway
Never store important information on the SSD, quite often they fail beyond recovery. You can look at the manufacturer's website for recovery utilities, or contact Intel technical support.
Re: 1971 GMCe Lexus GS450H BMW 530e Tesla Model S powered Electruck
Posted: Fri Apr 15, 2022 2:50 am
by Gregski
ladies and gentlemen I give you the self leveling Inver-A-Jack ... now available in rustic white
Re: 1971 GMCe Lexus GS450H BMW 530e Tesla Model S powered Electruck
Posted: Fri Apr 15, 2022 2:54 am
by Gregski
naturally the exhaust nipple and the firewall bulge won't allow us to set it on center, I won't tell Johannes if you don't
Re: 1971 GMCe Lexus GS450H BMW 530e Tesla Model S powered Electruck
Posted: Fri Apr 15, 2022 2:57 am
by Gregski
Me:for this project I will only use the strongest and lightest of metals, preferably unobtanium or at the very least aluminum
also Me:let's just check the scrap pile first
Re: 1971 GMCe Lexus GS450H BMW 530e Tesla Model S powered Electruck
Posted: Fri Apr 15, 2022 3:00 am
by Gregski
so some ideas taking shape
I call it the Tee Pee design
just checking the Stick Outability
if you tilt your head just right, it's perfectly level
Re: 1971 GMCe Lexus GS450H BMW 530e Tesla Model S powered Electruck
Posted: Fri Apr 15, 2022 3:03 am
by Gregski
side bracketry
something like this, I guess
Re: 1971 GMCe Lexus GS450H BMW 530e Tesla Model S powered Electruck
Posted: Fri Apr 15, 2022 3:04 am
by Gregski
and I guess this is a good place to stop for the night
Re: 1971 GMCe Lexus GS450H BMW 530e Tesla Model S powered Electruck
Posted: Fri Apr 15, 2022 3:05 am
by Gregski
so this is how far we got (me and the mouse in my pocket)
Re: 1971 GMCe Lexus GS450H BMW 530e Tesla Model S powered Electruck
Posted: Fri Apr 15, 2022 3:19 pm
by mjc506
Sorry to hear about your IT issues
Have you compensated for the off-axis EM emissions coupled with the asymmetrical flux linkage distribution and its effects on the variable displacement between transmission housing and inverter envelopes?
Re: 1971 GMCe Lexus GS450H BMW 530e Tesla Model S powered Electruck
Posted: Sat Apr 16, 2022 2:08 pm
by Gregski
I don't usually stop to check if the cables will reach the component I am trying to install, but when I do, I make sure it is when I am half way through making the bracket...
Re: 1971 GMCe Lexus GS450H BMW 530e Tesla Model S powered Electruck
Posted: Sat Apr 16, 2022 2:10 pm
by Gregski
I am really not a fan of this run both cables to one side design (ie East), plus one of my cables has a booboo owie so I decided to unwrap it in hopes of heeling it and seeing if it can be rerouted Westward
so here's what lurks inside
Re: 1971 GMCe Lexus GS450H BMW 530e Tesla Model S powered Electruck
Posted: Sat Apr 16, 2022 2:30 pm
by Gregski
then it was time to Xerox the driver side on to the passenger side
Re: 1971 GMCe Lexus GS450H BMW 530e Tesla Model S powered Electruck
Posted: Sat Apr 16, 2022 2:32 pm
by Gregski
looks pretty polywhompus out in the wild doesn't it?
Re: 1971 GMCe Lexus GS450H BMW 530e Tesla Model S powered Electruck
Posted: Sat Apr 16, 2022 2:34 pm
by Gregski
decided to shave off a few protruders to ensure flatability
trying to look all official and shiet
just some scrap piece with a "speed hole" in it
Re: 1971 GMCe Lexus GS450H BMW 530e Tesla Model S powered Electruck
Posted: Sat Apr 16, 2022 2:37 pm
by Gregski
one of many, many, trial fitments (FYI, if frame rail hurdles ever become an Olympic event, I will bring home both the Gold and Silver medals for team USA)
I need one of them 90° drill extensions to drill out this one and single hole in the frame cause the firewall is in the way even with the cab unbolted and slid further back, and I don't feel like unbolting the bed of the truck