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May I suggest, instead of messing about with trying to get the MG stuff to work with a different motor via canbus translation etc, you get yourself a dead 944 to install the entire MG system into, and look for another crashed EV that has power/torque more suited to the 928, and transfer THAT entire system into the 928?
CANbus sniffing, Arduinos, gage mapping - oh, my! I'm considering the same for my project, though I can get the CANbus message IDs without perversion. I believe there is a hardened, automotive/industrial version of an Arduino. Same pin arrangement and code. Presumably, the same sort of CANbus "shield" can be used. But I'm not sure it's a good idea, installing something with custom code. I will someday be standing in front of a potential buyer, who will ask "How do I get this fixed if there's a problem?" As it is, all my components are pretty standard, so there is more than one person in the world who can fix it. Some conversions are done such that there is indeed only one person in the world who can fix it.
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I reached a big milestone tonight on the Jaguar: got the motor spinning on the bench. There were only two problems: an isoSPN cable with reversed leads, and one wire that somehow got pulled out of its pin. The geek at Legacy EV said I did very well. I now have to move everything from the bench into the car. That will be pleasantly tangible compared to all the abstract electrical horror show stuff I've been dealing with so far. The goal is to get the car moving by Camp 928!
(I will eventually have to be the geek with the laptop, tuning everything up, but I reached this point with a geek in Phoenix running the show.)
True. Well if the first EV928 isn't fast enough, we can change it or we can do another one. But to be honest Ken, the more time I spend coming up with ideas for Basketcase, the more I'm enjoying it. If it fulfills the other design goals I won't be unhappy if the performance at legal speeds only just matches a regular 928. Especially if it's a lightweight great-handling car. That prospect excites me.
Just a heads-up about running Tesla motors backwards (probably actually applies to any reverse mod).
and at about 11:28 the fellow kindly mentions that the Toyota RAV4EV (California 2012-2014, 2538 built) and Merc B series EV use a Model S motor in the front, turned around.
He says they run a "reverse cut gear set" which I assume means the helical is in the opposite direction, so the same face takes the load rather than the face that takes the load running in reverse which I assume isn't designed for continuous loading.
Excellent work! Well done on the Jaguar's bench run.
Regarding the 'how do I fix the custom code' question, all you can do is document it's function and provide the source code.
I actually have very little interest in debating this whole thing. I don't like EVs and have 9 ICE cars which will last me the 40 years until I can no longer drive. I'll let my kids sort it out.
I just watched ep 14. Great to see the MG motor will fairly easily fit.
Not so keen watching Matt using a cut-off saw without a safety guard fitted. Looked like an episode of Storage Wars.
I did have a chat to him about that. And the lack of gloves. I reminded him he's an international YouTube influencer and it wasn't a good look. To no avail...
Thanks for caring!
I actually have very little interest in debating this whole thing. I don't like EVs and have 9 ICE cars which will last me the 40 years until I can no longer drive. I'll let my kids sort it out.
Based on your Banned status it appears somebody had very little interest in debating with you.
I like Stu's analogy to oysters, but having argued with the opposition for over five years, I know what their response would be: "The gov't is going to make me eat oysters." That really does give a different flavor to the situation. All I can say is you have plenty of time to learn to like 'em, no sooner than 2035, and only then if the infrastructure has developed to allow it. And, of course, only if you happen to need a new car in 2035.
Eleven years ago, there were few EV's on the road, and they had serious shortcomings. Now, they are perfectly good cars; the Tesla Model Y is the best selling car in the world, or close to it. Eleven years in the future ... you know what I'm getting at. In my local museum, a Ford Phaeton is displayed near a Model T - less than 22 years apart.
Anyway, perhaps the analogy shouldn't be to raw oysters. EV's aren't that slimy. How about fried oysters? Chincoteague, preferably. Delicious!
I don't like oysters or EVs. By the time 2035 is here there will be much better options than EVs like synthetic gasoline, hydrogen, and who knows what else.
I'm holding out for the synthetic gasoline and have enough cars to see me through the rest of my driving life (another 35 years). Maybe I'd buy a new pickup before then, but I need to tow and haul with my pickup so it won't be a range compromised EV or an ugly Tesla one. I'll find a low mileage Raptor V8 or Ram TRX that someone was using as a collector vehicle.
Not to buy into any arguments. I like the idea of an EV for running around town and charging from the home solar. Here in Australia we dont get paid much for feeding back to the grid...any more. However I do tow a boat and sometimes across rough terrain. A 4WD ute is ideal for that purpose. The future issue here in Australia is a proposed carbon tax on such capable vehicles. As early as next year. Looks like I am going to have to eat oysters or pay for the privilege to not. I am loving the videos Stu. Puts another 928 back on the road that may never have got back there.
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