Stretched VW Camper with ambitions for a Tesla powertrain –– My main account @CafeElectric
Oregon, USA
Joined December 2019
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"Where to cut?" I'd like to get the rear end on wheels.
I haven't driven CAD in decades but with a mesh made with @Polycam3D on my iPhone and hours learning to simply move parts in Fusion produced decent images of where to cut.
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Tesfalia front frames tack welded together. Manually aligned for the last time!
Rear suspension and battery mounting next.
Ride height leveling is easy thanks to @greggoberlin who provided the diamond polished floor in the Garage Mahal. So flat!
Back to measuring.
ALT Welded bracket splicing frame members.
ALT Diamond polished concrete shop floor with Tesfalia, cut up Model 3 and battery.
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Large all electric Solar RV.
One Model S drive unit, three model 3 battery packs and 16.5 kW of solar panels.
English subtitles helped me since I don't understand French.
youtube.com/watch?v=SQo7yMyf…
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For those of you rolling in VW Vanagon, check out my blog post about installing a lithium house battery.
This is in the combustion powered backup van.
cafeelectric.com/blog/2023/0…
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Meanwhile Maxwell is offering all the desirable camping features in their all electric camper
250 mile all electric range option
CCS DC Fast Charging
7800 W of 120/240V AC power
1400 W solar
Fully integrated system, no house battery needed.
maxwellvehicles.com/campers.…
Has it really been 4 years?
Today contemplating Ultra High Strength Steel and welding.
So many uncertain judgments in a project this.
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Some temporary internal support as I cut frame away under the front seat area.
Meanwhile Tesla parts also getting trimmed.
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Where to cut, that is the question.
Got creative leveling the van on the lift, now precisely locating the Tesla front end under the VW to figure where to cut and merge them.
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Brushless 20V sawzall and grinders are eager to move metal, but first - measurements are being made.
Where exactly do I want the wheel center to end up? 🙂
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Looking forward to this episode!
Absolutely blown away by this. Episode drops tomorrow and YES the ‘Stella Vita’ will be at #FullyChargedLIVEamsterdam #Camper
“World’s first solar powered house on wheels.”
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Progress has started again.
I’m selling parts from the donor to access the frame structure. Turns out Tesla parts are valuable, then again so was the wrecked donor car.
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