Im happy how it looks like. It need's to be more fabricated and painted in black . To be fully integrated in car.
I really enjoy doing this.
Re: BMW e39 "i5"
Posted: Tue Feb 18, 2020 8:16 pm
by mfox
Second is for lexus gearbox
Re: BMW e39 "i5"
Posted: Tue Feb 18, 2020 9:36 pm
by Kevin Sharpe
Fabulous build
Would it be possible to post the photos direct to the forum and not via a third party hosting site in future? So many forums have been destroyed when hosts change policies and no longer host for free. Many thanks
Re: BMW e39 "i5"
Posted: Tue Feb 18, 2020 10:11 pm
by mfox
Tnx
Is not a problem. It was in my habit to put pictures like this.
Re: BMW e39 "i5"
Posted: Sun Feb 23, 2020 5:40 pm
by philbrennan
Amazing. Inspiration for my e39 touring build. I'm caught between this and the Lexus route.
Re: BMW e39 "i5"
Posted: Sun Feb 23, 2020 7:54 pm
by mfox
TNX , Lexus drivetrain , you don't have nothing to think about.
2.5 years ago when I bouhgt warp and zilla, there was no lexus... Only bmw cupe with no open source controller. Now I also bought lexus, but voltage with tesla battery is to small for some performance . Let it stay. Maybe I catch another inspiration for some other project .
Re: BMW e39 "i5"
Posted: Wed Mar 04, 2020 9:12 pm
by mfox
I bought e46 pedal and zeva digital pot adapter. They customise pot adapter to my e46 pedal. I find that best and the safest solution for throttle. Better then analog . I could done this with arduino and digital arduino pot , but It is to dangerous to play with. I need to be 100% sure that will work. On the bench work perfect. it goes 0-100%
hood for box is finish.
Also bought some wirening.
Re: BMW e39 "i5"
Posted: Thu Mar 05, 2020 6:55 am
by Bentto
Nice. Could you explain why this is a safer solution? It's still signal (but now as a variable resistance instead of voltage) that has to reach the controller. Instead of a direct 0-5V signal to the controller that is converte to digital over there you have now added an extra component that can potentially fail?
Re: BMW e39 "i5"
Posted: Thu Mar 05, 2020 7:42 am
by mfox
Bentto wrote: ↑Thu Mar 05, 2020 6:55 am
Nice. Could you explain why this is a safer solution? It's still signal (but now as a variable resistance instead of voltage) that has to reach the controller. Instead of a direct 0-5V signal to the controller that is converte to digital over there you have now added an extra component that can potentially fail?
I mean , it is safer solution to buy this thing when allready exist, then trying to make my own with arduino. I don't know if I'm able to make it reliably. Yes I know I will learn something, but it needs more time, and without this I have enough work to do...
Other thing is that Zilla reads resistance from 150R-4K8. Not voltage.. Hall sensor work with voltage. So I need convert voltage from 0-5V to resistance of 0-5K (). IF I use alanog pot, during time of using you can get twitches on the motor because of spending mecanical pot...
E46 throtle pedal gives signal from 0.8V-4.0V , so they needed to customize digital pot.
It also have zilla hairbal that work with hall sensor , but in my case is not that.
Re: BMW e39 "i5"
Posted: Thu Mar 05, 2020 12:00 pm
by Bentto
Ok, clear Following the build with much interest.
Re: BMW e39 "i5"
Posted: Tue Mar 24, 2020 9:25 am
by mfox
I purchased gopro 7 black , so I decided to open youtube channel and make some video. why the hell not
This is the first introduction video.
I is not like I imagine at first , but is ok . Sorry for my bad english.
Re: BMW e39 "i5"
Posted: Wed Apr 01, 2020 12:20 am
by mfox
I have second video.
I need to work a little bit on my audio.
Re: BMW e39 "i5"
Posted: Sun Apr 12, 2020 9:32 am
by mfox
happy Easter to all who celebrate,
I have new video
Re: BMW e39 "i5"
Posted: Fri May 01, 2020 11:37 pm
by mfox
Re: BMW e39 "i5"
Posted: Sat May 02, 2020 7:56 am
by mike77cos
What a great project
Re: BMW e39 "i5"
Posted: Sat May 02, 2020 8:13 am
by mfox
Tnx. And sorry for bad audio quality. Didn't have time and will to play with it.
Re: BMW e39 "i5"
Posted: Sun May 10, 2020 12:32 pm
by mfox
Finnaly the real thing
Re: BMW e39 "i5"
Posted: Sun May 10, 2020 12:50 pm
by mfox
Seat heating and kill switch
Re: BMW e39 "i5"
Posted: Mon May 11, 2020 8:34 am
by mario
Great job. Keep up a good work.
Re: BMW e39 "i5"
Posted: Mon May 11, 2020 4:41 pm
by mfox
Tnx
Re: BMW e39 "i5"
Posted: Tue May 19, 2020 9:52 pm
by mfox
Plastic covered
Re: BMW e39 "i5"
Posted: Thu May 28, 2020 10:50 pm
by mfox
Re: BMW e39 "i5"
Posted: Mon Jun 01, 2020 10:20 pm
by mfox
Finnaly my last battery pack that I needed to put in the car.
and finnaly fully load.