1971 GMCe Lexus GS450H BMW 530e Tesla Model S Electruck [FINISHED]

[Gregski]

This is hilarious Work harder, not smarter

How did that oil spill magically disappear? Looking forward to the next video

ha ha, right Mr. Eagle Eye? actually it was black water coming from the block since I never took out a freeze plug or a temp sensor plug from one of the heads, I did run and get a red bucket to catch the last 8 oz though

[I was super tempted to say something to the effect of, unlike some Swappers I weigh my ICE components, having read your other post prior to final editing, but the diplomat in me recalled who is our forum admin]

[Gregski]

so I couldn't sleep at night not knowing the exact precise weight of the old power plant so...

[Gregski]

mandatory stare and compare

black and blue

[Gregski]

bruh, this build is off da chain

[Gregski]

and did we just pay another $50 bucks to find out this thing weighs only 17 lbs over the maximum 660 lbs of the first scale (which by the way we can not return since the return deadline has passed - BONUS!)

[Gregski]

and here is what the new(ish) 2010 Lexus GS450h transmotor weighs in at

FYI does not include the electric pump controller

[Gregski]

and the inverter

[Gregski]

a little stare and compare of the spinnie thingies

[Gregski]

and of course we weighed them

[Gregski]

what did you think I'm some sort of hack

[Gregski]

so now to do some maths

71 lbs exhaust
35 lbs fuel tank
673 lbs engine / trans
16 lbs drive shaft
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795 TOTAL roughly

not counting fluids, and 100 lbs of gasoline (6.3 lbs x 16 gallons worth)

I feel like I'm forgetting something, oh yeah the radiator and the radiator shroud, well that may be going back on

[Gregski]

Coming Out	Going In
35 lbs AC/heater delete 38 lbs front bumper 30 lbs rear bumper 71 lbs exhaust 35 lbs fuel tank 677 lbs engine / trans 16 lbs drive shaft	3 lbs fiberglass roll pan 3 lbs fiberglass roll pan 275 lbs transmotor 40 lbs inverter 24 lbs drive shaft 360 lbs battery pack* 34 lbs charger* ?? lbs dc-dc converter
900 TOTAL roughly	740 TOTAL roughly (so far)

using two 2018 BMW 530e plug in hybrid battery packs, that is twelve 28 lbs cell modules rounded up to account for cabling

possibly going with a Tesla Model S Gen 2 onboard charger

[johu]

[I was super tempted to say something to the effect of, unlike some Swappers I weigh my ICE components, having read your other post prior to final editing, but the diplomat in me recalled who is our forum admin]

Good on ya, I am not to be criticized as I don't make mistakes. Or omit stuff. Ever.

I think I'd just count half the fuel weight as "going out". Because on average the tank should be half-full.

That petrol tank location - crikey!

[Gregski]

motivation

[Gregski]

um... well that, escalated quickly! I recon we may need more Steps?

[Gregski]

it's what happens when you leave me unsupervised [I'm looking at you Artur , not being able to fly across the country to help a brother EVer out is a poor excuse]

but check out all that grease and grime left behind by the ICE, why the General doesn't drill a drain hole there I will never understand

(should we weigh it? ha ha)

[Gregski]

and I'm getting the feeling that this is NOT what the wife meant when she said she wanted our back yard to be a bit more RUSTic

[Gregski]

does anybody have the Arduino CleanFrame.h library?

I may also be interested in the powder_coat.h one as well


#include <CleanFrame.h>
#include <powder_coat.h>

[Gregski]

Meanwhile, in my happy place: $335 bucks, they didn't itemize the scrap random pieces invoice so I have no clue what costs what, but oh well

and get this the lady at the counter measured and weighed every piece and wrote it down on a detailed invoice, me being anal retentive thought awesome this is great, I get to see exactly what it all cost, and then she grapped a brand new Invoice and wrote:

"VARIOS ALUMINUM PEACES" $173.44

two 4"x2"x1/4" aluminum angle 59" long for $137.04 for both

WTH

[Gregski]

and here is my knowledge of metallurgy summed up

there's at least two types of aluminum angle iron, and one has a roundy round corner and the other has a sharp edge, the roundy round is stronger

I bought the roundy round one cause that's what they had in the larger sizes

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[Gregski]

just mocking around

[Gregski]

just wanted to get an idear of how the batteries are going to go, each one of those cell modules as they are called is just under 60 volts, these are from a 2018 BMW 530e hybrid and they come 6 to a pack, wait did I just say 6 pack but backwards... rad!

so far I bought two packs so a total of 12 of these beauties

the other three will sit atop of these, bottom three will be mounted to the bottom of the frame C channel, and the top three to the top of the frame C channel using 2x4x1/4 angle iron in front and back
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For the Record: I cannot fit four across as they interfere with the three K member bolts protruding upwards through the bottom of the C channel

[Gregski]

then i decided to work on the battery brackets, but since I have a $2 dollar Harbor Freight saw on a $200 SWAG saw table, I couldn't even cut through 4 inches of 1/4" angle iron, come to find out, the original saw blade that this Harbor Freight saw comes with is junk

[Gregski]

alright so I want to show you my band saw setup for cutting that aluminum (no I am not bragging) but I want to prove to you that I aint B.S.ing either, if you look at this page you will see that the SWAG table is $150 plus $30 for a footpedal (a must in my opinion) and a $60 dollar guide, so total comes to just over $250 with tax and license, shipping, finders fee and clear under coat, hee hee

SWAG PORTABAND TABLES & ACCESSORIES

so the point is the table is nice, it is friggen nice (don't ask me about that Craigslist charity buy piece of junk metal cart I got it sitting on, it looked huge in the ad, SURPRISE!)

anywho the saw itself is a BAUER from Harbor Freight, now I swore on my first born I would never ever buy again anything from HF with a cord attached to it, but I must have done this at a moment of weakness, well this junk cuts crooked, always has, and last night it would not cut through 4 inches of 1/4" aluminum angle, eth?

So then I see this YouTube video: Harbor Freight Portable Bandsaw Review, please listen to the first thing he says

[Gregski]

so I ordered some new blades on AMAZON, learning that the less teeth per inch the better for softer metals, please let me know if I'm making a mistake

and for the record neither Ace nor Home Depot carry replacement bandsaw blades in my county

Milwaukee 44-7/8" Deep Cut Bandsaw Blades 10/14 TPI 3 Pack https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00TPA6ALY/re ... 1AWP4KV63D