My Dusty 71 GMCe Electruck

[Gregski]

Originally Posted by tutone

Let me be the tin hat in the room. Somebody doesnt want you building an electrified truck and them not share in the profits? Just a theory.

that is on point, and you think Tesla's lab caught on fire by accident, hmmmm

[jimbosprint]

Cloud backup. I use Google Drive.

[Gregski]

Originally Posted by jimbosprint

Cloud backup. I use Google Drive.

yes me too, but I was manually copying stuff there and so I have about 90% of it backed up, I could not figure out how to make it automagical (I used to have it like that I think, then something changed)

[DoubleDubya]

Originally Posted by tutone

Let me be the tin hat in the room. Somebody doesnt want you building an electrified truck and them not share in the profits? Just a theory.

I agree with tutone. The same thing is happening to you that happened to that guy in the 60's that invented the 100mpg carburetor. Keep your doors locked and the blinds pulled. Good luck.

[Gregski]

Originally Posted by DoubleDubya

I agree with tutone. The same thing is happening to you that happened to that guy in the 60's that invented the 100mpg carburetor. Keep your doors locked and the blinds pulled. Good luck.

just because everyone's out to get me doesn't mean I'm paranoid

[Gregski]

so we pressed on with the firewall

toper wear lids aint just for tuna casseroles you know

[Gregski]

let's put on our hole saw attachment on our angle grinder

[Gregski]

then a quick pass with the SharpEdge Eliminator 2,000 SemiPro

[Gregski]

I am 67-72% certain that I welded up some holes I should have left open, and forgot to weld up sum that should be shaved, anyway I just had to bazinga that firewall today and I hate spray bombing stuff even if the rest of the rig does look like death so out came the Dexter Starter Kit

[Gregski]

Oh Top Tip on the grindage of the firewall, get yourself some brand new coarse sand paper discs, the new discs will generate less heat than the old used up ones and prevent the sheet metal from warping

I think these were 36 grit

[Gregski]

I also paintarized the crossmember

KRYLON changed the nozzle on this paint so I no longer recommend it

[Gregski]

should look good from where you're sittin'

[Gregski]

ladies and gentlemen I give you the self leveling Inver-A-Jack ... now available in rustic white

If you recall the Inverter changes Direct Current coming from the batteries to Alternating Current for the motor to function [think of it as a distributor/carburetor combo]

[Gregski]

naturally the exhaust nipple and the firewall bulge won't allow us to set it on center

[Gregski]

Me: for this project I will only use the strongest and lightest of metals, preferably unobtanium or at the very least aluminum

also Me: let's just check the scrap pile first

[Gregski]

so some ideas taking shape

I call it the Tee Pee design

[Gregski]

just checking the Stick Outability

[Gregski]

if you tilt your head just right, it's perfectly level

[Gregski]

side bracketry

[Gregski]

and I guess this is a good place to stop for the night

[Gregski]

so this is how far we got (me and the mouse in my pocket)

[Gregski]

I don't usually stop to check if the cables will reach the component I am trying to install, but when I do, I make sure it is when I am half way through making the bracket...

[Gregski]

I am really not a fan of this run both cables to one side design (ie East), plus one of my cables has a booboo owie so I decided to unwrap it in hopes of heeling it and seeing if it can be rerouted Westward

[Gregski]

then it was time to Xerox the driver side on to the passenger side

[Gregski]

looks pretty polywhompus out in the wild doesn't it?