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Ev conversions just got a LOT cheaper. One of the biggest hurdles was the motor and inverter assembly. The are open source controllers now for...
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Hello. Saw this thread and thought some of you may like to see what we did with a P85D rear drive unit...[ATTACH]
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[ATTACH] We still have some finish work to do, we fabricated a battery/electronics cover today.
Greetings all, Newbie here. I'd like to introduce you to the 911 RSR racer that myself and partner Lee Phillips are almost done building for...
We are ready to start tuning our P85D rear drive unit installed in the 86 Porsche RSR Racer. It has been a great project and should be a lot of...
Using tesla drive units for resto-repower conversions.
[ATTACH] This is a picture from a few months ago before we powdercoated the carrier.
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The tesla series is having problems. The tesla batteries are no good for racing, I hear they are derating in less that 10 laps.
Great article!
We have been considering doing a motorhome for quite some time
You mean a race car like this?
I have thought about doing a motorhome with rooftop solar. It sure would be fun to camp for a week or two to charge the battery up, travel to the...
Yes, there is a solod supply of motors from salvaged Teslas. The motor market is emerging. WARP just started offering a relatively powerful ac...
As for tesla GT, it is failing from what I understand. The tesla batteries cannot handle the abuse.
It has been a while, I've been very busy with this project, 80s era RSR 911 Porsche Lime Rock Park racer. We just did our first test spin up of...
Yes, EV west has a system that you have to send your motor controller PCB to them for them to reflash, and then you need their $4k controller....
Also, there are better (NEW) batteries than used tesla modules. Not everyone has room for 900lbs of tesla batteries, and not many have the skills...
Using tesla drives gives you weight below the axle centerline, and allows you to use space formerly occupied by an engine and transmission for...
When considering the cost of all involved with a proper conversion, using the tesla drive units is a VERY cost competitive way to build a car,...
Im talking to a friend who builds them, tube frame rock crawlers is a great application for electric, to use a tesla drive, you'd have to mount it...
Im not building cars for people to get groceries with. Yes, about 25k to convert a car with cheap components and a small pack is about right. We...
There are many other motors available, land no transaxles or transmissions that can handle the torque. We will be scanning all the axle parts for...
Gross, just gross. I see standing for 5 minutes in sub-freezing temperatures outside in freezing rain or sleet to put fuel in a car as an...
Excited to start work building electric porsche race cars with Telefunken Microphone in CT!
We are starting with tesla parts, Damien's control boards and some high tech racing cells that are smaller, lighter and have a much better C-rate...
We just picked up a p85d driveline and will be ordering boards from Damien at evbmw for a former porsche race car. Im ordering a completed board...
It is mainly the drive units I'm after, they are more power dense except for maybe remy motors, which GM uses in their 2 mode hybrids, but they...
I have a guy with a bunch of porsches that wants to convert a daily and a racer.
My last conversion was a VW cabrio with a 26kwh pack and AC motor. Driving that electric convertible was one of the best driving experiences I...
Yep. See that, pre coffee eyes....as I said new here and exploring.
No shops on the east coast, I closed mine in CT from lack of interest, but am looking at doing tesla conversions, so this thread is interesting to...
I am working with some partners to develop tesla conversions, it's early, but we have the right people to make it happen, even talking about...
I'd like a section on conversions as well, new here, but comversions is what I do.