Repairing a Flooded Tesla Model S : HOW-TO

[princeofhouse]

Are you still working the original black flooded car? Haven't seen an update on that in a while.

yes, and you will hear

 

[Btr_ftw]

Of course, you'd have to do some modification and fabrication on the battery pack arrangement.

Slight understatement

If I were to do it I'd probably just keep everything intact and build a new body around it like an Ariel atom

 

[Saghost]

Slight understatement

If I were to do it I'd probably just keep everything intact and build a new body around it like an Ariel atom

That could be fun, too. Just your milk crate sitting on top of the battery pack between the axles, with a five point harness holding you onto it.

 

[e-FTW]

Slight understatement

If I were to do it I'd probably just keep everything intact and build a new body around it like an Ariel atom

OMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMG!!!!!!

 

[zwede]

I'm confused... is btr_ftw and princeofhouse the same person???

 

[FlatSix911]

For those who are not familiar with an Ariel Atom ...

 

[Btr_ftw]

I'm confused... is btr_ftw and princeofhouse the same person???

He's the guy that manages and edits my videos. I send the content and he does the creative direction.

 

[zwede]

He's the guy that manages and edits my videos. I send the content and he does the creative direction.

Ah, got it.

 

[P100DHG.]

@Btr_ftw or anyone else with the answer. What part or mechanism makes the car sense your hands are on the wheel?

 

[evp]

@Btr_ftw or anyone else with the answer. What part or mechanism makes the car sense your hands are on the wheel?

When autopilot is off, the power steering uses a torque sensor in the steering mechanism to determine how hard you're pulling the steering wheel one way or the other so it can add some percentage of that torque to the total steering force with an electrically driven actuator.

When autopilot is on, the same actuator is controlled by the autopilot. If you aren't touching the steering wheel, the torque sensor should read roughly zero (discounting transients caused by the inertia of the steering wheel when the actuator adjusts the steering angle). If you put your hand on the wheel it creates additional torque every time the actuator adjusts steering angle even when you aren't actively steering.

 

[Btr_ftw]

exploring the wreck, I found the previous owners info, perhaps I should wait until the car is completed to contact them...

 

[seclinton]

The back seat. Still have it? The one on the left with the surround exposing the rear seat catch points?

 

[Btr_ftw]

The back seat. Still have it? The one on the left with the surround exposing the rear seat catch points?

I do but I'm not ready to part ways with it just yet. I have to look at its condition to see if it has rear heat.

 

[Btr_ftw]

For those of you that would still rather have photos than videos here is what I'm working on at the moment.

Top are the stock fogs and bottom are my custom blacked out fogs with carbon fiber reflector

after

 

[Btr_ftw]

hey guys, you asked for videos of me taking things apart it so here it is! Hope you enjoy, Don't forget to like share and subscribe.

thanks as always to my editor Carl, if you would like to donate to help me out then please donate to his paypal

Pay Carl Hewitt using PayPal.Me

 

[zwede]

Nice, very informative! I sent some money to Carl.

A video on removing the center screen would be great.

 

[Btr_ftw]

Nice, very informative! I sent some money to Carl.

A video on removing the center screen would be great.

Will do, thanks for the support

 

[e-FTW]

hey guys, you asked for videos of me taking things apart it so here it is! Hope you enjoy, Don't forget to like share and subscribe.

thanks as always to my editor Carl, if you would like to donate to help me out then please donate to his paypal

Pay Carl Hewitt using PayPal.Me

Love it!
Good job on using a mic. Maybe AirPods (or pick your wireless headset of choice) would be neat to avoid cables being in your way.

 

[princeofhouse]

Love it!
Good job on using a mic. Maybe AirPods (or pick your wireless headset of choice) would be neat to avoid cables being in your way.

air pods and such would need to connect to the recording equipment. really they may not be suitable for the job.

but audio quality and other aspects are stuff we are always looking at improving, it's early days so these things take time

 

[princeofhouse]

Nice, very informative! I sent some money to Carl.

A video on removing the center screen would be great.

thank you for your donation it is appreciated