Let's hear about your latest build

In reply to benbeames :

I watched it.Great Stuff.

Hey guys, I am about to start building an open-wheel style car based on an old FSAE chassis I found off marketplace. What features should I really be focusing on? I am trying to ensure that each of the systems can be easily serviceable/upgradable so I can easily swap parts, I'm currently working on the drivetrain setup where I'm planning on using a 120kW electric motor along with a 7.2kW battery setup, maybe more if I manage to scrounge up some additional funds. And the next thing on my list is going to be a steering setup. I am planning on using it for time attacks and endurance-style races.

In reply to hollynicholas :

Love the plan :D Be VERY careful with the electric setup.

Also - more knowledgeable people than me will either correct me or chime in - you might want to look at the math behind battery size and motor efficiency, as a bigger battery would also give more performance, and minimize the need to recharge if you take too many runs.

In reply to VinceWheels :

Wow !!! this is very cool !! doing a similar build on a very similar chassis (Bought) not made. It will be like a 2 seater LMP car. Your build is very impressive. Cheers

Not much progress but fired up and moved around two of the projects. 
 

Touareg truck and crashed Touareg that may become ???

I hate throwing things away.  When the NiCd batteries in this DustBuster gave up the ghost, $60 for a new battery pack or...overclock it for $5

https://youtu.be/v8ZnobUJ6wM

LMK if this "project" doesn't belong here and I'll remove it.  Thanks.

Brian

The Touareg I just can't get rid of. And the wheels nobody has wanted to buy, that came with my Boxster shell from NM. 255 fronts, 285 rears. There a slope downward so it looks extra weird, gotta spend some more time short term to level the car on blocks. Eventually I might get a slab poured for a nice work area. 
 

My thought is to hack the back away, and cage it. And then eventually find some front fenders, non working headlights, and a straight hood to make the front "normal" again. Kinda like this taco... (Minus the giant wang)

Headlights, grill back in but no lower bumper. Paint a big smiley face on an exposed radiator. 
 

In reply to earlybroncoguy1 :

A few updates to my EV Bronco post on previous page:

Finally got the entire electrical system modified, installed, and working. Most of it is the 12 volt system from the Powerwheels Jeep donor, but I also patched in the original Bronco "sound system" - small board and speaker that makes engine noises on startup, and a horn sound when the center of the steering wheel is pressed. The major change, though, was using two 12 volt, 15 ah Lipo batteries undert the seat, and the high current wiring from them up the control board under the hood. Inline fuses between both batteries and the wiring harness to the board.  

With the batteries under the seat, there is lots of room behind them and under the bed floor for extra storage.

The 12 volt, soft start, remote control, power steering, 4 motor controller from the Jeep now lives under the Bronco hood. I added a tiny 12v CPU fan to help keep the control board cool when it's passing lots of amps to all 4 motors.  

Black plastic panels cut to fit finish off the frunk, keep curious kids' fingers from the electronics, and provide storage space for more toys.

Got "my" wagon back today. I was the third owner and now the sixth. Sold on here to Golfduke. Then missed out on buying it when he was selling.

It's a high mileage B7 Audi and it was being sold because it developed a coolant and oil leak. Completely misdiagnosed by the guy. 
 
It seems like it's coming from the oil cooler area / oil filter housing. Oddly something I replaced when I had it. Did I do a shoddy job that somehow lasted two plus years and in the end caused the guy to sell and let me get it back? 
 

Or did the lube place cause it when they did an oil change. He took it to have an oil change done because he's been on 12 hour shifts. Possible they cracked the housing getting the filter out? Previous owner thought it was just a drain plug because they didn't change it. I was hoping it was that easy. Even stripped I could have put a bigger plug in. 
 

I only spent about 15 minutes looking so far in the dark rainy night. After spending all day driving so I'll get a better look tomorrow. 
 

The only car I still have from when I used to post is the mk6 sportwagen tdi. It was the wife's car, and I had an 02 wrx for a weekend toy and an 06 scion tc for a daily. Totalled the tc, bought the wife a minivan ('17 grand caravan gt, it's peak family transportation), sold the wrx, and started modifying the tdi a bit more. It's on vwr springs/koni oranges, deleted/tuned, gti steering wheel, gti front bumper, some carbon fiber bits, and after this weekend it'll have new pads/rotors & a whiteline rear sway bar. 

This:

Needs to become this:

And I need it to drive away before the snow flies next.

I haven't posted much about my projects in the last few years. I tend to do non motorsports types of things. 
 

I did buy this Ranger. The city was apparently leaning on the guy to get it out of his yard so the dude pushed it to his side yard and spray painted it black and piled limbs on it. That didn't fool anyone so I got lucky and found it when he was in a bind to make it go away. You can see the black overspray all around the windshield if you look closely. He literally just shot rattle cans at it. You can see he beat the front bumper in by pushing it around the yard with other vehicles.
 

I did what can only be considered a foolish amount of work to it, both mechanically and cosmetically. I hit PickNPull for a few parts, then did a little body work and painted it using Summit Racing brand paint with their matte clearcoat.  Mechanically I went through it from front to back. All brakes, suspension, engine maintenance and reseal all leaks, even new differential bearings.

I have used it as my daily driver for a year now and it has hauled my various bicycles many thousands of miles. Under my ownership it has returned 26 miles per gallon so that's very pleasant.
 

I also got an old Jeep YJ and fixed it up. There's always plenty of work to do fixing up a beat down old Jeep. I went all through it mechanically with good parts underneath. Since I was a little kid in the 70's I wanted a 4 wheel drive with OG Centerline wheels and KC lights, so that's what I did. It's very crude and I'd never want to daily drive something like this if I had any sort of commute whatsoever. I love it though. It's my special occasion vehicle. Every week my wife and I take it on our date night and trips to the donut shop on Sunday mornings type of thing. It gets more compliments than you'd expect it to, being an old crude Jeep. There will be no angry grilles or ducks on the dash under my ownership.
 

I retired three years ago and have determined that my way forward in life is bicycles. I love to ride, several hundred miles per week if the weather allows. I also like restoring them and modifying them. Altogether it's quite a bit cheaper than having a driveway full of cars. And, as one can imagine, riding bikes for dozens of hours per week has quite a positive impact on a man's health.