Re: 1971 GMCe Lexus GS450H BMW 530e Tesla Model S powered Electruck
Posted: Sun Jul 17, 2022 3:53 am
by Gregski
we also extracted the steering wheel shaft from the upper part that runs to the steering wheel
Re: 1971 GMCe Lexus GS450H BMW 530e Tesla Model S powered Electruck
Posted: Sun Jul 17, 2022 3:57 am
by Gregski
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
Re: 1971 GMCe Lexus GS450H BMW 530e Tesla Model S powered Electruck
Posted: Sun Jul 17, 2022 4:03 am
by Gregski
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
Re: 1971 GMCe Lexus GS450H BMW 530e Tesla Model S powered Electruck
Posted: Sun Jul 17, 2022 4:09 am
by Gregski
mount it to the frame, and back away 50 feet
Re: 1971 GMCe Lexus GS450H BMW 530e Tesla Model S powered Electruck
Posted: Sun Jul 17, 2022 4:16 am
by Gregski
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
Re: 1971 GMCe Lexus GS450H BMW 530e Tesla Model S powered Electruck
Posted: Sun Jul 17, 2022 4:41 am
by Gregski
the Prius power assist project implementation summarized:
Re: 1971 GMCe Lexus GS450H BMW 530e Tesla Model S powered Electruck
Posted: Sun Jul 17, 2022 6:20 pm
by Gregski
Black Sunshine
Re: 1971 GMCe Lexus GS450H BMW 530e Tesla Model S powered Electruck
Posted: Sun Jul 17, 2022 6:23 pm
by Gregski
I think I missed my calling as a plastic surgeon
Re: 1971 GMCe Lexus GS450H BMW 530e Tesla Model S powered Electruck
Posted: Sun Jul 17, 2022 6:25 pm
by Gregski
a 1,000 cuts later...
Re: 1971 GMCe Lexus GS450H BMW 530e Tesla Model S powered Electruck
Posted: Sun Jul 17, 2022 6:27 pm
by Gregski
good enuff for government work
Re: 1971 GMCe Lexus GS450H BMW 530e Tesla Model S powered Electruck
Posted: Sun Jul 17, 2022 6:32 pm
by Gregski
also got the brand new Grant steering circle installed
Re: 1971 GMCe Lexus GS450H BMW 530e Tesla Model S powered Electruck
Posted: Sun Jul 17, 2022 6:35 pm
by Gregski
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
Re: 1971 GMCe Lexus GS450H BMW 530e Tesla Model S powered Electruck
Posted: Mon Jul 18, 2022 6:13 am
by Gregski
sure, we labored in the blistering garage all day yesterday only for it to completely cool off to only 105°F today
Re: 1971 GMCe Lexus GS450H BMW 530e Tesla Model S powered Electruck
Posted: Mon Jul 18, 2022 6:21 am
by Gregski
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)
Re: 1971 GMCe Lexus GS450H BMW 530e Tesla Model S powered Electruck
Posted: Mon Jul 18, 2022 6:32 am
by Gregski
learned how to wire it up from this video
Re: 1971 GMCe Lexus GS450H BMW 530e Tesla Model S powered Electruck
Posted: Wed Jul 20, 2022 6:22 am
by Speedy
Fantastic work @Gregski
That was a heck of a lot of work to get powering steering working.
Re: 1971 GMCe Lexus GS450H BMW 530e Tesla Model S powered Electruck
Posted: Wed Jul 20, 2022 12:58 pm
by Gregski
Speedy wrote: ↑Wed Jul 20, 2022 6:22 am
Fantastic work @Gregski
That was a heck of a lot of work to get powering steering working.
thank you I appreciate that, yes the steering was the most difficult part to fab so far
Re: 1971 GMCe Lexus GS450H BMW 530e Tesla Model S powered Electruck
Posted: Sun Jul 31, 2022 4:30 pm
by Gregski
third half of the second gen Prius electric power assist steering combobulation into the 50 year ol' rig
Re: 1971 GMCe Lexus GS450H BMW 530e Tesla Model S powered Electruck
Posted: Thu Aug 04, 2022 4:03 pm
by Gregski
just a little motivation to keep going, can anyone relate?
Re: 1971 GMCe Lexus GS450H BMW 530e Tesla Model S powered Electruck
Posted: Thu Aug 04, 2022 6:02 pm
by muehlpower
Any question? That's per liter, not gallons
Re: 1971 GMCe Lexus GS450H BMW 530e Tesla Model S powered Electruck
Posted: Thu Aug 04, 2022 6:05 pm
by Gregski
muehlpower wrote: ↑Thu Aug 04, 2022 6:02 pm
Any question? That's per liter, not gallons
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Re: 1971 GMCe Lexus GS450H BMW 530e Tesla Model S powered Electruck
Posted: Thu Sep 08, 2022 2:33 pm
by Gregski
Literally Nobody: "hey why haven't you posted any updates lately?"
Me:
Re: 1971 GMCe Lexus GS450H BMW 530e Tesla Model S powered Electruck
Posted: Thu Sep 08, 2022 3:36 pm
by TheSilverBuick
Yup.
Re: 1971 GMCe Lexus GS450H BMW 530e Tesla Model S powered Electruck
Posted: Thu Sep 08, 2022 3:37 pm
by mjc506
Better get the AC running then
Re: 1971 GMCe Lexus GS450H BMW 530e Tesla Model S powered Electruck
Posted: Fri Sep 09, 2022 3:13 pm
by Gregski
mjc506 wrote: ↑Thu Sep 08, 2022 3:37 pm
Better get the AC running then