but soon order was restored, and here's the general idea IMG_9381.JPG IMG_9383.JPG these be just reducers to make for a tighter hole opening for the orange cables to fit snugger and maybe even water tight, I plan to glue them in with the special rubber cement for gray plastics IMG_9646.JPG IMG_9648....

things escalated quickly as they often do

then it was off to Home Depot to think on how I was going to connect the two negative battery pack cables into one input terminal on the BMW Safety Box home depot employee.jpg hmmm I wonder if these T Type Conduit can do it (see what I did there?) IMG_9369.JPG IMG_9371.JPG not knowing which one woul...

I like Coo Coo. Fewest cables on the outside, artsy on the inside. Bulging ain't no topic with modules. How much more structure could you want... somehow I knew you would say that, but there is no room for error in that [ahem] German simplicity https://media4.giphy.com/media/xTiIzyMxmlvSjxlmQ8/200....

so here are all the ways I thought of connecting the six modules in flatened (I refuse to use double letters in words any more as part of my new years resolutions) out formation I think this one is my favorite and what I went with ( please note how the orange cables stick out beyond the borders of t...

I go over all of this in this amazing new video:

GMC Electric Truck BMW 330e 530e Battery Packs UPGRADE

and here are the six modules flattened out and arranged how I want them in my truck in pancake formation

and here are the two packs in omelette formation, one will be mounted right side up, and the other one left side up??

here are the six modules from one of the two BMW 530e (circa July 2019-present) 12 kWh battery packs in their native Mayan pyramid formation IMG_9550.JPG here they are connected with the high voltage orange cables IMG_9554.JPG these are the OEM cables that BMW uses to connect these six modules insid...

just got to thinking why don't OEM manufacturers use circuit breakers instead of fuses in the battery packs ie the contactor aka safety boxes? placement aside I know nobody would want to drop a battery pack and bust it open in order to flip a switch on the circuit breaker, but the same needs to be d...

look for battery modules older than June of 2019

GMC Electric Truck Lexus Input Shaft Locked Testing

listening for any strange sounds or noises now that we can spin both motors

next it was time to beat this ol' girl into submission software style, we want to test for strange noises such as grinding by spinning each motor by itself before spinning them together my VCU Vehicle Control Unit predates the Zombieverter EV BMW VCU Boards.jpg so I will use the Arduine IDE (pronoun...

this morning YouTube decided what I need to start my day is to take a [ahem] First Look at the Tesla Model 3 Rear Drive Unit and this was such a nice and clean specimen of the complete subframe assembly I would be remiss not to share it

on this episode we make sure: "That aint going anywhere!"





very happy to have this gear box hanging under it's own weight

and here's a little price comparison of silver vs gold bolts in the same size and thread

so just when I thought Metric was nicer than [ahem] Standard I learned you all can't make up your mind on thread pitch or size or whaterver with M12s coming in, in THREEEEEE different thread sizes: 1.25, 1.50, and 1.75


People's Exhibit A.

a little EV Conversion budgetory maths

so here's some pics for you to gnaw on whilst I editing the 3rd half of the Input Shaft Lock Out video series, ISLO IMG_9141.JPG the two 1/2" plate cake IMG_9143.JPG IMG_9203.JPG final, final assembly will be held down with ocho M10 bolts for super strengthability, making it burn out certified ...

I really wanted EV VW and it was available, so I went in the kitchen came back 2 minutes later and it was taken!!!

and then it was S&K Steel Time aka SKST Snapshot_1.JPG so this is the kind of remnants they have, and at first I thought this frisbie disc would work but turns out it was not sliced straight Snapshot_6.JPG Snapshot_7.JPG so then I spied this 1/2" thick by 10" wide and about 30" lo...

did I mention I was tickled pink when I discovered OUR custom transmission crossmember was going to clear all North, South, East, and West boltuators

johu wrote: ↑Mon Dec 23, 2024 9:11 am as my highly decorated professor once said: every fool can come up with a complicated solution, only true masters find a simple one

thank you... I think

turns out a simple rubber band set was the secret weapon for perfect alignment


naturally the second one snapped off the shaft into oblivion during the photo shoot, so just picture two of them on here

alright, I aint gonna lie to you, it's not a snug fit... yet ! but we got a solution for that


this gets us in the ballpark but it's not a snug fit, we can do better...