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Mechanceism
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I wanted to make videos for the sake of projects that I haven't seen done yet, so I guess it's my turn to do them.
It's ALIVE! Leaf Motor Running on the Zombieverter: Venn Visceral Part 7
This is a 2015 Gen 2 Nissan Leaf with the 24kwh battery pack. It is for my AWD Electric GOKART! I made a video getting the Zombieverter ready as well as a video reassembling and testing the high voltage battery. Finally, (after 2 years) they can be reconnected together again and have the motor spin up.
Documentation errors to note:
- Leaf battery connector has the pins in the correct locations as the pattern in the docs, but the docs have the pin number order backwards.
- Leaf inverter connector diagram has 7 vertical pins and the real one has 8.
- (More just missing) For using the leaf battery contactors the labeled color wires go to the zombie to not confuse which is which, and the 3 ground wires go to the positive rail and not ground.
Links:
Visceral Github: github.com/Mechanceism/Visceral
Openinverter forum: openinverter.org/forum/
My Project Page: openinverter.org/forum/viewtopic.php?t=5636
Leaf Battery Info: github.com/dalathegreat/Battery-Emulator/wiki/Battery:-Nissan-LEAF---e%E2%80%90NV200
BMS Connector: github.com/dalathegreat/Nissan-Leaf-Battery-to-OBD2
0:00 Intro
0:30 Wiring Info
5:36 Zombieverter Update
8:10 Contactor Testing
10:59 Assembly and Setup
15:15 First Spins
18:25 How it works
24:58 Outro
Timeline: 12/25/2024 - 1/19/2025
Discord: discord.gg/JEBB7AkRvA
Patreon (Donation): www.patreon.com/user?u=22395784
Ko-fi (Donation): ko-fi.com/mechanceism
Github: github.com/Mechanceism
Music By: 20k Brokeland
www.youtube.com/@20kbrokeland
ua-cam.com/channels/Go2z9edMC4JIbfTOlBcjug.html
www.beatstars.com/20kbrokeland
Documentation errors to note:
- Leaf battery connector has the pins in the correct locations as the pattern in the docs, but the docs have the pin number order backwards.
- Leaf inverter connector diagram has 7 vertical pins and the real one has 8.
- (More just missing) For using the leaf battery contactors the labeled color wires go to the zombie to not confuse which is which, and the 3 ground wires go to the positive rail and not ground.
Links:
Visceral Github: github.com/Mechanceism/Visceral
Openinverter forum: openinverter.org/forum/
My Project Page: openinverter.org/forum/viewtopic.php?t=5636
Leaf Battery Info: github.com/dalathegreat/Battery-Emulator/wiki/Battery:-Nissan-LEAF---e%E2%80%90NV200
BMS Connector: github.com/dalathegreat/Nissan-Leaf-Battery-to-OBD2
0:00 Intro
0:30 Wiring Info
5:36 Zombieverter Update
8:10 Contactor Testing
10:59 Assembly and Setup
15:15 First Spins
18:25 How it works
24:58 Outro
Timeline: 12/25/2024 - 1/19/2025
Discord: discord.gg/JEBB7AkRvA
Patreon (Donation): www.patreon.com/user?u=22395784
Ko-fi (Donation): ko-fi.com/mechanceism
Github: github.com/Mechanceism
Music By: 20k Brokeland
www.youtube.com/@20kbrokeland
ua-cam.com/channels/Go2z9edMC4JIbfTOlBcjug.html
www.beatstars.com/20kbrokeland
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Adding Golf Cart Steering to my ATV Motorcycle Abomination: Venture Part 10
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This is the Venn Venture. The motorcycle engine powered 4 wheeler. Ever since I cut the polaris apart there has been no steering and moving it around has been a challenge. Over 8 weekends and 107gb of footage later, the new steering is about 90% installed. I started by using a Polaris RZR 170 steering box but ended up switching it out for a 2004 Club car Precedent steering rack. This meant a lo...
Testing My 2015 Nissan Leaf High Voltage Battery: Venn Visceral Part 6
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This is a 2015 Gen 2 Nissan Leaf 24kwh battery pack. It is for my AWD Electric GOKART! After having the battery separated into its packs a while ago so I could 3d scan them, it is time to put them back into the original battery box to do some testing. To make sure that the battery is safe to use, all the cells need to be very close in voltage to each other. Instead of measuring each cell indivi...
How to Clean 3D Scans + Using a Video Game to Body Model + Free 3D Scans!: Visceral Part 5
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Need to know how to clean up 3D scans? Here's is a very simple way to do it! Need a starting place to model a 3d Body for car? Here's some steps you can take! Beam.ng and Automation game are both very detailed simulation games that have plentiful 3d models that are easy to access. This is for the 200hp Nissan Leaf powered AWD Electric GOKART! Free 3D Scans, Cleaned models, and Cleaned and Scale...
Finally a Sturdy Frame, Can I move on Now?: Venn Venture Part 9
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This is the Venn Venture. The motorcycle engine powered 4 wheeler. Today we figured out how to strengthen the frame. It was super flexible before and that simply will not work. So far I've stripped down a Suzuki Bandit 600 and a Polaris Sportsman 500 to get the parts for this project. For more information, you can check you the playlist. 1996 Polaris Sportsman 500 1996 Suzuki Bandit 600 0:00 Re...
Mechanceism Trailer & QnA: Fall 24'
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I've been posting 1 video every week for over 6 months and I wanted to cover what has happened since the start of the channel. Now that I've caught up with completed videos that are ready to post, I have to slow down when videos come out so I can catch up. If you have any questions, please make a comment or ask on the discord. The discord server exists if you want to directly input to a project...
Making A Custom Seat for my Motorcycle Powered ATV: Venn Venture Part 8
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This is the Venn Venture. The motorcycle engine powered 4 wheeler. Today we figure out how the seat is going to work and how to fabricating it. And now it actually has a seat! So far I've stripped down a Suzuki Bandit 600 and a Polaris Sportsman 500 to get the parts for this project. For more information, you can check you the playlist. 1996 Polaris Sportsman 500 1996 Suzuki Bandit 600 0:00 Int...
How to program a Zombieverter ESP Web Interface & Troubleshooting; AWD Electric GOKART!: Part 4
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This is the 200hp Nissan Leaf powered AWD Electric GOKART! Now that I have the parts I think I'll be using for this project, I started getting read to do some wiring and electronics. The most important thing to get working first is the zombieverter, aka the main brain of this all. I had a few issues I had to work trough and I thought I'd explain that parts that I had a hard time with. I hope it...
Digitizing a Carburetor, Drive by Wire: 125cc Hybrid Motor Part 3
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I bought this used 125cc engine off of marketplace for a planned project. However, it is in need of repair. So, I took it all apart and since it's fairly simple, I rewired it in one night. After giving it some gas, it started right up. I also bought a 3kw electric motor from amazon. My plan is to wire up the electric motor to the transmission sensor and to run them together. But, first I need t...
The Beginning of a Hybrid Gokart Motor: Part 2
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I bought this used 125cc engine off of marketplace for a planned project. However, it is in need of repair. So, I took it all apart and since it's fairly simple, I rewired it in one night. After giving it some gas, it started right up. I also bought a 3kw electric motor from amazon. My plan is to wire up the electric motor to the transmission sensor and to run them together. But, first I need t...
3D Scanning Parts for the AWD Electric GOKART!: Part 3
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This is the 200hp Nissan Leaf powered AWD Electric GOKART! Now that I have the parts I think I'll be using for this project, I started 3D scanning everything with the Kiri Engine app. After a lot of scanning due to trial and error at the beginning, I got it down to getting the scans to come out really good. So I cleaned them up in my preferred softwares to be used in the next step of the design...
Getting a Chinese 125cc Engine to RUN!: Part 1
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I bought this used 125cc engine off of marketplace for a planned project. However, it is in need of repair. There's grass inside and the gas is so old it smells like kerosene. Additionally, the electrical is mostly missing. After gathering some parts from online, I started to reassemble from what I had only to realized that the old wire harness was heavily modified and no longer worked. So, I t...
We've Got A Roller! Motorcycle Powered!: Part 7
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This is the Venn Venture. The motorcycle engine powered 4 wheeler. Today we figure out how the suspension is going to work and get to fabricating it. Because of that, it now can stand on its own 4 tires again! So far I've stripped down a Suzuki Bandit 600 and a Polaris Sportsman 500 to get the parts for this project. For more information, you can check you the playlist. 1996 Polaris Sportsman 5...
Drivetrain of the 200hp Electric AWD GOKART!: Part 2
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I bought a 2015 gen 2 Nissan leaf and took it all apart to make an AWD Electric Gokart. Since there were a lot of questions about why I chose the parts I did for the drivetrain, I decided to make a video about when I got the parts and why I chose them. This video is in 2 segments, the first part is from last year of when most of the parts arrived, and the 2nd half is when I got the 3rd differen...
Fixing Polaris Sportsman 500 Shocks: Venn Venture Part 6
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Before Mounting the Polaris Sportsman 500 front shocks on the Venn Venture, they are in need of a good cleaning. Filled with mud and grass, the bearings are sludged up. Additionally, on the outside the amount of dried dirt and clay is so stuck on that even a pressure washer couldn't get it off. After many many hours of using a wire brush, I finally get a wire wheel out and get is nice and alumi...
Fabricating Motor Mounts on the Venn Venture: Part 5
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Fabricating Motor Mounts on the Venn Venture: Part 5
Making a 200hp Electric AWD GOKART!: Part 1
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Making a 200hp Electric AWD GOKART!: Part 1
How To Use A CNC Machine: CAD vs CAM vs Post Processor; Let's Make a Boat Cup Holder From Scratch!
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How To Use A CNC Machine: CAD vs CAM vs Post Processor; Let's Make a Boat Cup Holder From Scratch!
Mocking up Front Suspension and Project Planning: Venn Venture Part 4
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Mocking up Front Suspension and Project Planning: Venn Venture Part 4
Old ATV frame still has parts to save: Venn Venture Part 3
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Old ATV frame still has parts to save: Venn Venture Part 3
Making Front Motor Mounts to combine a Motorcycle and ATV: Venn Venture Part 2
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Making Front Motor Mounts to combine a Motorcycle and ATV: Venn Venture Part 2
Swapping a Motorcycle Engine into a Polaris Sportsman ATV: Venn Venture Part 1
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Swapping a Motorcycle Engine into a Polaris Sportsman ATV: Venn Venture Part 1
Cutting apart a Polaris Sportsman 500 Part 4
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Cutting apart a Polaris Sportsman 500 Part 4
Shifter, CVT, Clean: Polaris Sportsman 500 Part 3
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Shifter, CVT, Clean: Polaris Sportsman 500 Part 3
CVT Pull and Move: Polaris Sportsman 500 Part 2
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CVT Pull and Move: Polaris Sportsman 500 Part 2
I Bought a Polaris Sportsman 500 to Collect Parts off: Part 1
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I Bought a Polaris Sportsman 500 to Collect Parts off: Part 1
Part Removal: Suzuki Bandit 600 Part 8
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Part Removal: Suzuki Bandit 600 Part 8
Changing the Oil: Suzuki Bandit 600 Part 7
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Changing the Oil: Suzuki Bandit 600 Part 7
Carb Fix 2: Suzuki Bandit 600 Part 6
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Carb Fix 2: Suzuki Bandit 600 Part 6
Engine Runs: Suzuki Bandit 600 Part 5
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Engine Runs: Suzuki Bandit 600 Part 5
Thank god a UA-camr who owns a tripod, subscribed from the UK, I mess around with wind turbines, cheers.
Great effort, I feel you could benefit from a small frame to bolt to your workbench that holds the engine
The video was from about a year ago and I recently just pulled it out again to add autostart. I mounted it to my welding tabel for now. Eventually when its in a frame yeah it'll be easier.
@@mechanceism I'll take a look 😀
Witch liquid do you use in the ultrasonic cleaner ? Thanks
Just basic dawn dish soap, but actual ultrasonic cleaner liquid does exist. No matter what, the dried gas usually needs at least some manual work. Q-tips seem to work great for that
At first, these projects feel like an indecipherable electrician's nightmare, but after lots of trial and error combined with sleeping on it, our brains start to understand enough to keep moving forward. By the end, you have everything figured out, and the project is completed, but then the next project appears, and it starts over. Great job of catching the motor, and good reaction time.
i would rlly like for you to help me wire up my 125cc pitbike if u could
There's a link to the discord in the description, and theres a chat called your projects. If you need help that would probably be the best place. I might not know exactly what you are looking for, but I could possibly help
Fair play for pursuing this so far..... Those double UJ really do give you too many degrees of freedom. I would say that the small amount of flex in the bearing mounts coupled with the movement of those double ujs will make it very unpredictable in steering feel......not ideal if you wish to go fast. Also welding steering items is typically a no no as it introduces a heat treatment to a part that doesn't want it. Typically steering items are designed to bend when damaged and as such are made from suitably treated materials. By introducing the hardened welded area you create an area for fracture to occur. So a little bump that would just bend the track rod a tiny amount results in total loss of steering. On the UK annual MOT inspection any heating or welding of steering components is a major failure. Don't want to be a downer as you are full of admirable motivation and I found your openinverter video very very helpful. Just think it'd be easier to think about this a little bit more now than try and correct it later on. Thank you for the videos Keep going 👍👍👍
For testing, none of the bearings were tightened up to find where binding was occuring, that and I definitely do need to strengthen up some mounts because you are definitely right there is a LOT of flex right now. The heat treating from welding didn't ever even cross my mind. For the rack mount I can't really avoid welding, but add way more support under it to mitigate that hopefully. I can also replace the steering rod I welded to extend it with a new rod. Don't worry this is very helpful information. I have a LOT of things I need to fix later on just due to trying to get a rough template first. I'll try to get that steering fixed sooner than later.
Great job. Got her 🏃
I will start the comments. Nice filming.
Super interesting! Subscribing!
Idk how ryobi tools are but if you get a corded grinder try a dewalt
I've heard the corded ones have more of a kick behind them. The only reason I went with the ryobi one is the hp series is nice, battery life is ok, I'm already in that eco system, and the Hercules line wasn't out at the time. For corded or not, small shop area and extension cords are a nightmare. When I move into something bigger I will definitely take note of that
‘Oops’ lol
If youre taking suggestions i think maybe a little bit less little content, focus a little more on the big stuff. But not much its pretty good.
Yeah the Sportsman playlist I did was more of testing of weekly vlogs verses more specific topic catered videos like the Bandit playlist or like when I moved towards starting the "Venture" series and so on. I totally get wanting something more than the sum progress of the time I had in a week verses getting a topic completed. Additionally, even though some of the older videos wasn't uploaded that long ago, the footage is from longer ago most the time. It was only a few weeks ago that I actually caught up to today's date of working week to week. But, yep as I go on I'll keep trying to keep the videos start to finish of a full topic rather than what I just got done. The only real excptions is like when I ran out of time to do something. The weekly videos are tiring to do though, so thinking about toning it down for better quality
This channel is super underrated
At the end, was Dala's numbering of the pins on the pack instead of the plug?
So his image has a different numbering scheme than the pin numbers labeled on the plug and the pack. The numbers on both the plug and pack lined up to be the same, so 1 goes to 1 and so on. If you ignore the numbering entirely on the diagram and only look at the shape, the labels for the pins are correct for the pack, which would be the same as looking the plug from the back of it. It is mirrored left to right if you look into the plug you attach. In my pack both the plug and pack pins were also flipped 180 degrees from the image, which threw me for a spin for a bit, but the pins' shape make them only fit together only 1 way. If I need to reword something let me know. Hope that helps!
nice battery stil looks good to go nice job on talking to the batterij pack
that tire be dirty
All the better for scans
Enjoying the content keep it up!
Going through some of these issues with the bandit I got recently and I'm so happy I found your channel. About to do my carb cleaning and I'm going to go through every Jet - and hopefully it'll fix my idle issues too :D Keep it up - lovely to see the joy this brings you and it's awesome how you have someone to share it for help and to bounce ideas off each other.
I think 20-35 min the sweet spot for the videos I enjoy
Man i love the vibe you and your dad have
Excited!
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This is very interesting. One thing to note: at 33:30 when you connect your FTDI board to Tx and Rx, that will cause issues. RS-232 and UART are not multi-drop - you can't connect more than 2 endpoints together. The Tx line will fight whatever other Tx you have it plugged into. You can monitor the output of one of the lines by connecting that to the Rx though. The FTDI board's Tx must remain disconnected from the other direction. Hopefully this diagram works. Unit 1 <--> Unit 2 Tx -> Rx Rx <- Tx \ -> FTDI Rx
Huh that is interesting, that explains why I couldn't send messages sometimes using the ftdi board. At one point I noticed that the activity light on the ftdi board was always on and disconnecting the tx line fixed that. I guess I just assumed that if I didn't send something while another device was sending that it would be fine. Good to know though that it is supposed to be only 2 devices on that line!
im making a dashboard for my pitbike that shows me my speed and rpm, the way im trying to read the rpm is with a hall effect sensor on the spark plug wire. it might not work that well i still have to test it, if it doesnt work well i will try and tap into the cdi like u said u would do it. looking forward to ur next video! (im still a beginner in electronics and everything i do and know is self learned, so i have to fuck around a lot to find out XP)
Definitely lmk how that works out! On another comment I gave some other examples of how to possibly sense the rpm too if that helps
Instead of tapping into a spark plug line maybe look into induction tachometers just a wire wrapped around the plug sensing induced currents
I have thought about those, but I haven't seen any that are readily able to connect to an arduino. I mainly have 4 options for detecting a cycle. A hall effect sensor or inductor around the cable to detect the current pulses, a hall sensor added around the flywheel to detect the magnet, tapping into the current flywheel sensor, or making a resistor dividor with an octocoupler to detect the 12v pulse through the wire before the coil. All are decently reasonable. I didn't go the inductor route because of other emf sources possibly causing noise. I am still on the fence about either adding another hall sensor to the flywheel or tapping into the original, but I dont want to cause more issues by affecting that signal. Out of the 4 options, the resistor dividor and octocoupler is wired in parallel to the wire to the coil, so there is little to no signal noise, adds minimal assembly complexity, the design can be used on more than just this project, it detects if the coil is actually being powered or not, and it should be so cheap that most tinkerers already have the parts. I could be completely wrong though. So, in a future video I'll try it out and test it!
you can get a throttle/clutch cable repair kit and be able to adjust the cable length
Great video. Really enjoyed it. Keep it up 👍
Brilliant video and the excitement of hearing it fire up was like being a boy again, your dad should be a proud man I love to see this.
I don't know what this video was about? Do better about essay form videos.
Its just about the fact I got this project and was starting to collect parts from it for the main venn venture project on the channel. This was one of my first videos on youtube and while it was only a few months ago, it has been much longer for me. In the description I label what the video is about and what I have planned for it the majority of the time, as well as when it actually happened. Since then I think I've progressed in the essay form but I'm still trying to find a balance without scripting it. This coming Monday's video is a good example of that I think.
Thank you for sharing this with your family to us the degenerate Internet! :D
Are you selling any parts
I hadn't really thought about it, but I do have a pile of parts that I don't think I'll be using. Let me know generally where you are located and what you might need to the channel email. Designismsideas@gmail.com
polarizing filters will remove glare so you can do photogrammetry of shiny objects
thank you for sharing leaf 3d models :)
HO! I see that models are not exportable in the links you shared :(
I'll get that fix right now, didn't realize that
I changed the link to the uploaded drive link to the zip file of all the download scan files. Also, as a thank you I included the full res versions, not the quad mesh cleaned up ones though. Hope that helps!
@@mechanceism great tnx :)
try some Dr Scholls foot spray on the shiny parts, or alcohol + baby powder, when you scan them next time. It will help give them a bit more definition and it's easy cleanup. Is the charger required to be on the vehicle? I would leave it off if that's an option. Save some weight and get a little better p/w ratio.
That's a good idea, I was going to lightly dust some of the parts with flour and ipa, but didn't want to make a mess. For the charger, the gen 2 pdm is quite big. Since ill be using the zombieverter control board I can use different chargers. For testing right now, ill be using it, but yeah later on I could make it an optional extra or use a much newer and smaller/lighter charger
Definitely use alcohol with baby powder or talcum powder mixed in. Prevents the mess and is much cheaper than a lot of the sprays you can purchase for this use.
vLSD would, theoretically allow You to keep the original Idea to run sprocker on one of the diffs as an imput
It should, it has a main gear that's removable and that is where the sprocket will go instead
@@mechanceism no, I ment that if You drive one of the output shafts, it will still transfer torque to the other - not use the main imput gear at all
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Oh ohhhhhhhh, I did not think to do it that way. That is definitely a better way than to cut the center diff open. I will definitely give that a shot when I get to testing. At first i thought you meant if like the input was braced to not move, but that would make the outputs go in opposite ways when unlocked. But then I realized you meant leave the input open and let the diff lock and unlock by itself. Yeah I definitely need to do some testing on that, could allow the seat to be shifted back further
Hey just wanted to say I love your relationship with your dad. Reminds me of mine. You both seem like good folks, and it's awesome to watch y'all wrench and have fun 👍
where does the vacuum line connect to from the carburettor
Your vacuum lines are always going to be on the output side of the carb to go into the cylinder, because that's the side that the air/fuel mixture is pulled from. Also, because vacuum lines are used to sync the carbs together, usually there are a cap over the vacuum port. Additionally, on some bikes with a vaccum fuel pump, one vaccum line will go to that. In the thumbnail of the image, you can see the black caps and on the left there is a hose from where the furthest cap left would be, each is a vaccum port, but that hose is for the pump. Also, if any of those caps are open to atmosphere, the bike won't run because it can't pull in fuel. Hope that helps!
Nice! I did my first 3D scan before the video finished!!
Very cool, 3d scans are amazing
I am enjoying this series; great job. One small thing, though: You should seriously consider getting some steel-toe boots when working around heavy objects. A small miscalculation can result in a grievous injury that will take months to heal.
Yeah you are right, the tennis shoes are not enough anymore
I used photogrammetry to scan my S51 transmission while I had it out of my Camry. Love to see updates on this. Keep it up.
Sweet! Subbed!!!
Just found this channel. Lets go man, i love all go cart stuff.
How did UA-cam subtitles know I was clapping lol 15:55
Haha, youtube auto subtitles ftw
Verify that everything will rotate in the proper direction as desired before committing to anything.
Yep, with both front and rear diffs upright they will move the car in the same direction, even though one is turned around. If for some reason it didn't, turning a diff upside-down would swap its direction. In case the motor is spinning the wrong way, that can be changed in software to spin the other way instead
@@mechanceism I was wondering if turning the diff over would change its direction of rotation.
Did you look into ATV/UTV differentials and transfer case? I wonder if they would be feasible for an application like this, probably the perfect size but not sure if they’ll be able to hold the weight & power.
I did, so much so I decided to do a whole project around one. Currently on this channel I'm working on 2 projects concurrently. This one called "Visceral" and the other one "Venture". Venture is an atv with a motorcycle engine swapped in it. Another video will be released on it this coming Monday. After reading a lot about the load capabilities of these atv parts, I was worried about it standing up to the torque. Since in the world of atvs a lot are 2 stroke the rpm wasn't the issue. But yes, it was considered, because they are small and light. I just didn't want to build the whole frame around parts that I was unsure of holding up
Man, just make it do what it do! 😂
Very interesting project, good luck with the build