MOT booked next thursday grrrrr, I could have got one sooner but wanted to use my local garage as they have been following the build (and even lent me some tools in the early days!). Fingers crossed.
Hey, I’m in America btw, but I’m doing an ev conversion on a 1995 jimmy as a college project, I was wondering if you used the leafs original motor controller that came with the leaf, or if you got an aftermarket one? Also is there a specific reason you hooked the motor up directly to the transmission, or was that just to have more gear/speed? Also any other bits of knowledge you could share would be great, thanks!
I built my own controller from an Arduino ;o) Hooked up the motor as the RX8 has a differential that has a gearing in it - it would have been horribly slow without the gearbox (really long gearing). Don't give up ;o)
@@SouthWestEVUK yes. but when i send information to speedo by canbus i havent error when is off but gauge dont move. so how i can detect the on or off with send information to canbus ?
If you come right in and expect to pass, you won't make it, but you can legalize a conversion and have it pass every time after. You just need to go through additional steps. At least that's the way it is over here.
Great update, looking forward to more.
Loved the bits hanging off it. 😄 Good luck with the MOT.
Yeah, probably should have put the bumper and floor on first - they are fitted now ;o)
That sounds great - love your work, ^oo^
Hay, cheers for the support ;o)
Looking forward to seeing her all legal 👍⚡🤓
MOT booked next thursday grrrrr, I could have got one sooner but wanted to use my local garage as they have been following the build (and even lent me some tools in the early days!). Fingers crossed.
Great news Dave!
Cheers, had a massive smile on my face when driving!
Well done Dave, great to see
Thanks James, slowly job by job!
@@SouthWestEVUK I need to get into gear and book a meeting with the certification center to make sure I can actually do what I plan with the Spitfire
Wow the car looks great and sounds great 😄
It does sound awesome, not sure why, must be the motor / gearbox combo
Fair Play! Cant wait to hear what the MOT say, sounds like it could pass. Wonder if it would be the same in Ireland
I know, they will probably be very confused!
Cool car, cool mining rigs
mining rigs are hot hot hot lol
1 step closer to completion
I know! scarey
Hey, I’m in America btw, but I’m doing an ev conversion on a 1995 jimmy as a college project, I was wondering if you used the leafs original motor controller that came with the leaf, or if you got an aftermarket one? Also is there a specific reason you hooked the motor up directly to the transmission, or was that just to have more gear/speed? Also any other bits of knowledge you could share would be great, thanks!
I built my own controller from an Arduino ;o) Hooked up the motor as the RX8 has a differential that has a gearing in it - it would have been horribly slow without the gearbox (really long gearing). Don't give up ;o)
@@SouthWestEVUK thanks! You might hear from me again😂
hello. good job. i would like know, how you can know by canbus if the speedometer cluster is on or off with the key please ?
I would hazard a guess that the speedo is only on when the ignition is on. Seems a logical power setup.
@@SouthWestEVUK yes. but when i send information to speedo by canbus i havent error when is off but gauge dont move. so how i can detect the on or off with send information to canbus ?
Any problems with dvla regarding change of classification etc
Think we answered in other questions you sent! Cheers
@@SouthWestEVUK yes sorry for spamming, it’s something I’m really looking in to for my 2010 Range Rover you see
Did you end up using the manual gear box???
Yes bud :-)
Would absolutely love it if you could send me an Arduino that can clear these codes. I'm hoping to do a similar build on my RX8
Guess youll need the PS to work also ;o) my details in on the profile page.
How difficult will the MOT be? Here in Switzerland this would be impossible to get through. They'll say it's not original...
If you come right in and expect to pass, you won't make it, but you can legalize a conversion and have it pass every time after. You just need to go through additional steps. At least that's the way it is over here.
it should fly through it's emissions test!
It should fly through, MOT in the uk is not that big a deal really.
Why are there so much sport cars in the background?
lol there are a few, haha
It is pretty noisy for an EV. Is it the gearbox?
Combination of stuff hanging off the car (tow ropes, front plastic parts), and yes the gearbox. But it sounds awesome to be honest!