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Lookin' good!

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I will fax a six pack of beer to anyone who can find me the following bolts

7/16"-14 full thread (no shoulder)
1 3/4" long
hex head
zinc plated
Grade 5

I need two, not 50, and I would love to get them this week not next month, ha ha

Re: My Dusty 71 GMCe Electruck
 

You're in luck, these high-quality, medium strength fasteners from McMaster-Carr come in Grade 5, 7/16-14 fully threaded, 1 3/4" length, zinc plated, hex-head, and 2 ea.

But wait, there's more!

Order now and we'll include an extra 3 bolts! (just pay an additional $5.02 ea) Plus, as a bonus we'll throw in an extra 1/4" in length on each bolt for free! (just trim to achieve the desired length)

2" Fully Threaded __ Coarse ASME B18.2.1, SAE J429 5 92865A675 $5.02
Medium-Strength Grade 5 Steel Hex Head Screw, Zinc-Plated, 7/16"-14 Thread Size, 2" Long, Fully Threaded
Packs of 5

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I just spat my coffee all over the keyboard reading this, I could hear that infomertial voice in my head from the 80s

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what if ? could I ? would it ?

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Our Mission: Connect the black BMW "Safety Box" to the Lexus Inverter

... using the stock OEM connectors as much as possible

turns out the BMW connection from it's Safety Box to the orange external plug on the OEM battery box is very modular and I luv that

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so this is the empty OEM BMW battery box that's what my batteries came out of, and that's where the orange connector is from

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time to transferize that hole to the alumininium plate

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nothin' to it but to do it

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let's see if she'll fit

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You're so smart! Good job.

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you're too kind and why you up so early?

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drilling these four blind holes to secure it with them OEM screws was a bit tricky

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that black box is arguably the most important component in this entire operation, I say arguably because some would say without the aftermarket open source VCU (Vehicle Control Unit) you can't drive the car, but in terms of safety without that black Safety Box your truck goes BOOM! and makes black smoke

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Why am I up so early, it's 7:30 am here. Why are you up so early?

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Top Tip: always try and buy as much OEM stuff as you can, ask for pig tails, ask for cables, as you wheel and deal, and the seller is firm on the price, say something like: "that sounds good, but will you throw in the cables?" and 86.54% of the time they might

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cause I'm an Influencer !

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Ahhh! You know, "it ain't a lie if you believe it your own self!"

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these fat long orange cables will get cut to size, we may just need like 18"

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Not bad for government work !

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so got the Battery Tray Lid DC-DC Converter Holder (or BTLDCDCCH for short) in the good ol' organic free range BTLDCDCCH vice and decided to make things a bit sexy

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those eagle eyed amongst you may notice the front two 7/16" studs are missing their acorn nuts, well, the struggle is real, take a look below at what my local ACE Hardware store carries (or should I say does NOT carry), they seriously jump from 3/8" to 1/2" you can't make this stuff up folks:

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I love spending half my Saturday driving around looking for stuff

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Please tell me they are charging by the pound and not by the piece.:waah:

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That is for each. Just remember they are stainless and they are sold in California.

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LoL the struggle is real

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and this is the closest ACE Hardware to me and the most expensive this side of the Mmiissiissiippii

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Let's see where we can shove these?

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six holes each and Home Depot still got em wrong, so I had to moke some modifications, I can't stand aftermarket EV conversion parts

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a little trial fit

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the angle triangle is just a prop

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time to poke some holes

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that's not too shabby

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[slow] progress not perfection

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Amen brother!

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X3

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Slow and steady wins

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in keeping up with the current social media trends I now break my silence on the water pump installation

one or two of the many part numbers
PN: 6008047-00-E, 1035348-00-G

What will this pump cool?

• the Lexus transmission (it has two electric motors inside of it)
• the Lexus Inverter (think carburetor/distributor combo)
• the Chevy Volt battery charger

FYI the Chevy Volt DC DC Converter (aka alternator) is air cooled and does not require the water pump action

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so I call this the Tesla Model S water pump but I think someone else makes it for them and the only thing that makes it Tesla is this neat rubber bracket