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I luv you guys, I go: hey look we just broke the speed of sound, and you all go, that's cute, now how about the speed of light, lol

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LoL, too funny, thank you I appreciate that, and yesterday we did just that, thank you our forum friend Patrick this guy made the mistake of offering me a lower control arm for Dusty when she needed one, and now could probably build an electric truck with half his brain tied behind his back, price you pay for kindness

so we automated the BMW Safety Box control code so that the VCU pre charges the Inverter and if the bus voltage reading is above 300 volts closes both the (negative and positive contactors) this eliminates the need for a laptop directly connected via the USB umbilical to the VCU

I also got tired of test driving with the radiator cap laying atop the regular car battery so I shoved it into the radiator where it actually belongs

I am still in the delirious phase, so sharing some more silly test drive videos, we are getting more brave and had her over 5,000 RPM, here I am with a buddy who is holding a laptop just so we can watch the digital gauges that I modified and apparently done did it wrong, I will explain in a follow up post

Electric GMC Truck Speedometer Needs Work video link


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this is what the default digital gauges look like and what mine read, I suspect Amps are not working because I am not using the ISA shunt but the OEM one in the BMW Safety Box, so I will be looking at that code next, as it will obviously fix the Kws as well

also since I did not lock the input shaft, and set MG1 torque to 0, MG1 is not spinning the rear wheels, that's why I just crossed out it's RPM and Temp gauges

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and this is how I dumbed them down, and what Josh in the passenger seat was trying to show us on the laptop

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it's supposed to work on an Android tablet sorta like this:

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Very cool video! So the brakes are awesome (not)?

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yeah probably, not bleed properly ?!?!

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I don't wanna hear that

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and now a Top Tip from a semi amateur EV Converter: Here's what you do the next time you try to put your newly converted EV into reverse and it won't go, before dropping the transmission and rebuilding it from scratch:

Step 1. clear the lump in your throat

Step 2. check them wheels for one of these things...

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parked her outside today... cause you know, I can, lol

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wrangled with the grill today, I did not realize how mangled my ol' '71 grill was till I straightened the core support, and laid it on the work bench and watched it wobble like a teeter totter

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Zip'em Ties for the win !

so need your advice, this is one of them faded '71-72 grills that had the innards painted black, should I paint that black again, or steel wheel the rest of the faded black off of it and just run it chrome?

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I'm for painting it black.

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Thinking black also. ;)

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thanks, black black? or just like in that picture? sorry I want to be sure before I rattle can bomb that thing, hee hee

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Just like the grill pictured. You need a little color to break up all of the black.

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Chrome black bumper

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Looks like I have a lot of catching up to do.

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Agree x2

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... and where have you been

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and then this happened...

in a freak, tried to stand up from sitting on the garage floor accident !

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Speedy recovery my friend gas peddle I’m mean EV peddle foot ……

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Thanks, I catch myself saying that too, it's Throttle Pedal now, lol

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I’ve been dealing with my daughter’s leukemia. She is now in remission. No excuses though. I’ve just been a little busy the last 2.5 years. I’m ready to catch up and see what you’re up to.

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I hope she is doing better, our sons Godmothers kid had it and recovered so well that he was featured on American Ninja Warrior, went from barely being able to walk to a beast!

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She’s doing great now. Hair grew back and you can’t tell she was ever sick. She’s 6 years old and being that young must have helped. I hope you get better soon. I’ll try and catch up as soon as possible.

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Nice work using the clamps and various methods to straighten out your grille. Looks pretty good now! I agree to paint the accents on the grille black, may be a flat or satin paint. I think that with a chrome front bumper would look sweet.;)

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NOOOOOOOO, not with it being this close. Get well EVT builder. Looking forward to seeing more videos of this EV truck and reading your updates.

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I know my friend, cause football season is just around the corner and you know what happened last time this time of the year!?

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results of media blasting with zero visibility

The Greg is not happy!

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Stick those beers in the freezer for 20 minutes and call it a day. Sometimes the planets just don’t line up.

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What he said ^^^^^

But don't leave the in the freezer. Drink all of them.:barn::alky::tim::alc: Otherwise you'll have another mess to clean up.

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ha ha, thanks guys, sound advice

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EV Converter Top Tip: a day will come when your project can move under it's own power and free up the garage, resist the urge to disclose that information to any of your family members, specifically those with their own vehicles


modern cars suck (on my '71 it's two screws to replace a headlight, you don't need an engine hoist to do it)

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thanks

Fun Level: 0

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Worst Idea Ever, lol

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one alligator, two mmiissiissippee, ...

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you all wet peelers or dry peelers ?

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You won't hear it coming but you will see it when it passes. That grill is looking sweet.