Thank you, I guess one should never say never

Cheers!
Carl

 

Finally got to the point where the roller is no longer needed. Suspension all installed and she can now sit on her own feet, ready for the next step.

Sorry for the fuzzy pictures, humidity is crazy after 3 days of rain.

Cheers!
Carl

 

Looking forward to seeing this fantabulous build (and of course Carl) next weekend in JAX. T

 

Thanks Tony,

Looking forward to it as well, and hopefully the weather will be better.

Cheers!
Carl

 

Just drove over to the JAX area for a wedding and checked in on Carl's build. Talk about attention to detail-WOW !! T

 

Today was a day of measuring, but sorry no Corvette C6 auto transmission torque tube dimensions yet.

We weighed and measured the "Black Pearl" and at this stage it weighs 1,736 pounds, see below for details. We also measured and compared dimensions of the 928 compared to a 2014 991 and all dimensions (wheel base, total length and rear width) were within 0.5 to 1.0 inches of each other. The 991 weighed 3,208 pounds with 3/4 tank.

I had the opportunity to drive the 991, and all I can say is Holy S$#! that thing is fast! And incredibly comfortable! A modern 928 maybe?

Forgot to add the front to rear weight distribution: 46%/54% for the 928 as is.

Cheers!
Carl

 

Nice. Puts things in perspective.

 

That is interesting about the 991. When she helped me design my one car garage with lift my wife (an architect) used a 991 template for fitment into the space when she was drawing it up. She told me it was within an inch of the 928 and I did not believe her! Had to go look it up.

I would love to drive a 991 someday.

 

only 17" and it appears you already have made a wheel choice, but
these would look stunning

phone dials on a 928 are the nuts

car is looking good Carl !!

 

Thanks!

Those are cool looking wheels, are they 3-piece? You're correct I'm set on my Fikse FM10s, had those ordered with custom offsets a long time ago.

Cheers!
Carl

 

https://rennlist.com/forums/928-foru...one-dials.html

they were exposed in this thread

ebay item & seller

http://www.ebay.de/itm/PORSCHE-TELEF...773&rmvSB=true


and they are 18's


reasonably overpriced, but IMO nothing is too good for this project

 

Thank you for the links and the compliments,

They are nice looking but the offset is not correct for the 928 if I read the ad correctly.

Cheers!
Carl

 

It's alive!!!....sort of

Electrical system was successfully powered up, after a few hiccups. The Master Cell kept blowing an internal fuse every time the battery was connected and it took a couple of days to figure out why. Turns out a tiny piece of copper wire had lodged itself alongside two pins in the Master Cell CANBUS connector (my fault) and shorted out the pins on the circuit board header. Luckily the internal fuse did its job and protected the system.

With the fuse replaced, the system powered up, and all cells now have a heartbeat, a blue light that flashes occasionally to signify communication between the cells. Went through the first basic screens on the Master Cell, and confirmed all cells are listed in the device list. In this setup, the addresses are:

#0 for Master Cell (takes all inputs, the brain of the system)
#1 Power Cell 1, located in front of car
#2 Power Cell 2, located in the rear of the car
#3 Power Cell 3, located in the cabin
#4 InMotion controller, handles windows, headlight motor
#5 InDash Max module, handles various instrument lights and alarm LEDs.

The system also allows you to check each individual cell on its own page, showing voltage, cell temperature and node output status, represented by ten positions (0 = off, 1 = on). So if the first position is 1 and remaining are 0, that means output 1 of that power cell is active. Each cell also has a small LED that normally is extinguished. It glows bright if no fuse is installed, and dim if that circuit has an issue. So it makes it fairly easy to trouble shoot.

Also started testing each input/output with a momentary push button, which connects between ground and the Master Cell input that needs to be tested. Only milliamps flow through this connection.

Also had time to get the center console electrical tray cleaned up a bit, although it is still in the test phase and the terminal blocks will eventually be replaced with board mounted connectors. Final version will be 3D printed, and will have the mounting tabs for the center console side panels printed on it.

So far, the following items are functioning properly:

Hazard flashers(4-way flashers)
Horns (Hella Twin Supertone)
Brake lights
Parking lights
Aux High beams
Front fog lights
License plate lights

Currently tracing down the following issues:
Left turn signals not activating
Right turn signals not activating
Rear fog lights not activating

Once those are done, I will move on to the interior lights and defroster outputs to make sure all is good before finalizing the wiring harness. Then on to teach the InMotion controller the headlight motor range and current draw and finally the window motors.

Cheers!
Carl

 

One of my favourite car builds of all time!

 

Holy cow! Nice work Carl....