My Dusty 71 GMCe Electruck

[zicc1835]

Originally Posted by Gregski

thank you so much, just dropping some replies to say I appreciate you all for following along

a lot of us get worried when all of a sudden there is NOTHIN....so the next time you can't find your NorCal winter shorts just give us a heads up and we will all breath a sigh of relief .....See you @ march elecmadness

[Gregski]

Originally Posted by zicc1835

a lot of us get worried when all of a sudden there is NOTHIN....so the next time you can't find your NorCal winter shorts just give us a heads up and we will all breath a sigh of relief .....See you @ march elecmadness

thanks, nice to know someone is out there willing to do a wellness check, and some of you will get this (two for safety)

[zicc1835]

Originally Posted by Gregski

thanks, nice to know someone is out there willing to do a wellness check, and some of you will get this (two for safety)

Lol .love it that’s like a high wire act with no net

[CG]

Id like to find a budget minded "kit" to do something like this. I dont need a truck to be a world beater performance wise. And I dont need to get 400 miles on a charge. But I do think 200 would be nice because some of the places I go to see family etc would be close to 200 miles round trip. Would be nice not to worry about charging stops.

I know GM is working on having a kit but that would hardly be budget minded. Im not smart enough to do all the engineering you are doing. But I can mount stuff up, make brackets, run wire, that kind of thing.

I hope you get it on the road soon as your lazyjaitus clears up. Fun watching your build and twisted sense of humor.

[Gregski]

Captain's Log Truck Date 3,872

been a long harsh winter here in Northern California, temperatures plummeted well below 70° F and I aint one for wrenchin in my winter shorts

The plan is to pick it up again next month aka March Madness Part II

in the meantime The Greg has gone on winter hiatus in the past so he would like to distract you with his prior project here: A '54 named Busty - LS Swap !!!

if that build is what brought your loyal butt here in the first place you can geek out on the following DIY Electric Car forum: 1971 GMCe Lexus GS450H BMW 530e Tesla Model S powered Electruck and see if you can spot the guy who loves to give me craapp for no reason

those of you who rather sit back and watch some videos and catch up that way, there is the Good Enuff Garage You Tube channel guaranteed to cure your insomnia

if I wasn't in my lazy season I might could post some actual related play lists but these hot wings aint gonna eat themselves

so honestly thank you so much for following along we will be back, bad jokes and even worse craftsmanship I promise

[Gregski]

why I haven't been wrenchin'

looks like California forgot to pay our heatin' bill

[396ci]

Originally Posted by Gregski

why I haven't been wrenchin'

looks like California forgot to pay our heatin' bill

i think '420' is the reason.

[Gregski]

Originally Posted by 396ci

i think '420' is the reason.

possibly

[Gregski]

is he back from the dead?

Electric Truck Update



I think I need a friggen list to remember where I left off and what WE need to do moving forward, this is not in any order:

• 1. get one of the iBooster brake system to work finally (I now own three of 'em)

• 2. reassembly the Prius steering assist (I got this working but ripped it all apart to get to work on the brakes see #1 above)

• 3. hire a specialist (as you call them across the pond) to install a windshield [ahem] windscreen?

• 4. drop off the Smurf bucket seats at an upholsterer to cover them in some black cow skin

• 5. Plumb the Inverter, Gear box, (and charger and DC/DC converter, depending on which ones I decide to go with)

• 6. Reassemble the BMW safety box with a Isabellenhütte Heusler current shunt aka pre charge circuit

• 7. Wiretize all the low voltage wiring

• 8. Wiretize all the high voltage orange wiring

• 9. Install an aftermarket B&M floor shifter, that's been sitting on my garage shelf collecting dust

• 10. Install some digital gauges (I am having our good forum friend Artur fandangle for me)

I think that plus a million small things and a dozen things I forgot should do it

[D.B]

I am looking forward to your electric truck updates. Missed seeing them but I knew you would be back sometime so I just waited and waited and waited. Now a teaser video. I will still wait for you.

[Gregski]

Originally Posted by D.B

I am looking forward to your electric truck updates. Missed seeing them but I knew you would be back sometime so I just waited and waited and waited. Now a teaser video. I will still wait for you.

LoL here's some sneakpeakness of my regress from today

decided to take a step back and try bleeding the brakes with a brand new manual disc/drum master cylinder to ensure we get a firm steady sturdy brake pedal response, then we will regroup and maybe try the iBooster again

[8man]

And how did that bleeding go? Got brakes?

[Gregski]

Originally Posted by 8man

And how did that bleeding go? Got brakes?

not yet, thank you for asking, first we have to stroll together through adapter, reducer, inverter flare fitting hell

I think the OEM master cylinder runs 1/4 brake lines and my Wilwood proportioning valve wants 3/16 so I had to order some fittings accordingly, and of course NAPA closed at 5 pm on Sunday although their sign on the door says 7 pm and Oh'Really and AutoZone were completely useless

[Gregski]

"If at first you don't succeed, try again, if you still fail, try again, if it still doesn't work, quit, give up, go do something else"
~ The Good Enuff Garage


Electric C10 - Give Me A Brake

enjoy...

[8man]

Wow! What a PITA. Good luck with the manual conversion.

[72 tigger]

Great video!
Really hope you can make it work

[Gregski]

Originally Posted by 72 tigger

Great video!
Really hope you can make it work

thanks Kirk, I love the years of your trucks in your signature!

[Gregski]

Originally Posted by 8man

Wow! What a PITA. Good luck with the manual conversion.

thank you the parts are starting to arrive

[Gregski]

I swear I can now make brake lines in my sleep, sometimes I even put both fittings on them!

[396ci]

Looking good! Glad to see you've had the time to get back on it.

[Gregski]

Originally Posted by 396ci

Looking good! Glad to see you've had the time to get back on it.

I need my garage back so I can do the brakes on our daughters Mazda 3

[Gregski]

happy to report brakes are done and all working, son helped me bleed 'em! thank you Michael you won't hear me talk about them ever again, sheesh enuff of that, we have an electric truck to build!

[8man]

Congratulations to you and Michael.

[Gregski]

A quick update on the truck and what we are doing today


This Is Done!

[Gregski]

round peg square hole, how does that go?