Rewiring the Z3: Stop blowing stuff up
In this video I highlight the three critical questions I need to answer/problems I need to solve with the rewiring project. Continue reading Rewiring the Z3: Stop blowing stuff up
In this video I highlight the three critical questions I need to answer/problems I need to solve with the rewiring project. Continue reading Rewiring the Z3: Stop blowing stuff up
So, the wiring is now largely done, and it’s time to start testing High Voltage 35mm2 cable is pretty awkward to work with. Working my way around the car, I worked out the lengths I needed for each of the connections – battery box to junction box, junction box to inverter, inverter to motor – and cut lengths off before crimping on connectors using a borrowed … Continue reading In the cabin
This week I have mostly been focused on getting the car wired up. Inverter connection housings With the battery box and inverter mounts in, the first issue I had to solve was the connections on the inverter, which were now fouled at the back by the firewall and at the side by the wheel well/strut housing. I tackled the low voltage connections first, looking at … Continue reading Weaving the loom
The problem with starting an EV conversion on an MOT failure is that you also have to address all the reasons it failed in the first place. And with a 174,000 mile car, there can be a few of them. Obviously there are no issues with the engine or emissions now. But somewhat predictably, the more I have dug around in this car, the more … Continue reading Restoration work