Re: 1950 Mercury Lead sled
Posted: Fri Jan 07, 2022 6:49 am
Beautiful work.
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Re: 1950 Mercury Lead sled
Posted: Sun Jan 09, 2022 12:07 pm
Continue to be blown away by this build. Incredible.
Re: 1950 Mercury Lead sled
Posted: Mon Jan 10, 2022 7:43 pm
Fantastic quality and really nice execution.
Re: 1950 Mercury Lead sled
Posted: Mon Aug 22, 2022 4:46 pm
Any update on this amazing project??
Re: 1950 Mercury Lead sled
Posted: Wed Aug 24, 2022 12:51 pm
At the moment I only do sheet metal work. No bits and bytes 
. That's not so interesting here. I cut up the body and sandblasted and primed the individual pieces. Now I put everything back together. Of course with the changes on the floor for the electrical components and to go much lower. 
. That's not so interesting here. I cut up the body and sandblasted and primed the individual pieces. Now I put everything back together. Of course with the changes on the floor for the electrical components and to go much lower. Re: 1950 Mercury Lead sled
Posted: Sun Oct 30, 2022 12:34 am
Pure craftsmanship!
Could you please post some pictures of your high voltage junction box?
Also, which car your heat exchanger is from?
Thanks in advance.
Could you please post some pictures of your high voltage junction box?
Also, which car your heat exchanger is from?
Thanks in advance.
Re: 1950 Mercury Lead sled
Posted: Tue Nov 01, 2022 10:29 am
I believe this is a heat exchange from a golf GTE / A3 Etron. if you order one make sure you have the high pressure side pipe as it has a restrictor installed inside as the heat exchange does not have a TXV on it.
Re: 1950 Mercury Lead sled
Posted: Tue Nov 01, 2022 3:37 pm
that's right. I installed the entire system from the Golf GTE Hybrid. It consists of chiller, A/C compressor, evaporator, condenser, pressure sensor and 2 solenoid valves. The pipes are custom made, of course with the restrictor!golfdubcrazy wrote: ↑Tue Nov 01, 2022 10:29 am I believe this is a heat exchange from a golf GTE / A3 Etron. if you order one make sure you have the high pressure side pipe as it has a restrictor installed inside as the heat exchange does not have a TXV on it.
I don't use an extra HV junction box. The main contactors, main fuse, pre-charge relay and resistor, current sensor and BMS are housed in the battery box. DC charging contactors and the required voltage measurement for the LIM are in the AC charger. Further fuses for cabin heater, battery heater, A/C compressor and DC-DC converter are in one housing, as in the first Model S (front junction box). I mounted all components in a new rectangular case
Re: 1950 Mercury Lead sled
Posted: Sat Dec 17, 2022 3:19 am
Just outstanding work. I eagerly await further progress.
Re: 1950 Mercury Lead sled
Posted: Sat May 06, 2023 12:56 am
I see your AC charger has 2 GIGAVAC contactors instead of the 15.3Ohm TE ones used in i3.muehlpower wrote: ↑Tue Nov 01, 2022 3:37 pm that's right. I installed the entire system from the Golf GTE Hybrid. It consists of chiller, A/C compressor, evaporator, condenser, pressure sensor and 2 solenoid valves. The pipes are custom made, of course with the restrictor!
I don't use an extra HV junction box. The main contactors, main fuse, pre-charge relay and resistor, current sensor and BMS are housed in the battery box. DC charging contactors and the required voltage measurement for the LIM are in the AC charger. Further fuses for cabin heater, battery heater, A/C compressor and DC-DC converter are in one housing, as in the first Model S (front junction box). I mounted all components in a new rectangular case$_59.jpg
Have you had the opportunity to test your CCS charging? Wiki says using larger contactors hasn't been tested yet.
Re: 1950 Mercury Lead sled
Posted: Sat May 06, 2023 4:11 pm
Since the car isn't ready, I haven't been able to test it on an EVSE yet, but the weld test works.
That looks like a successful test!
viewtopic.php?p=56290#p56290
That looks like a successful test!
viewtopic.php?p=56290#p56290
Re: [WIP] 1950 Mercury Lead sled
Posted: Wed Aug 16, 2023 9:40 pm
Not that anyone thinks this project is sleeping. I only have a lot of sheet metal work and little electrics. The sheet metal is pretty wide at the front. At the moment I'm working on the top chop. Will also need a few months of sheet metal work until it comes to the finish (paint).