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    Freelander 1 Wattson: Freelander EV Project

    iBooster fit test looked good...
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    Freelander 1 Wattson: Freelander EV Project

    This is the modified brake cradle and extra brake booster holes drilled out to accommodate the ibooster
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    Freelander 1 Wattson: Freelander EV Project

    Once that was complete, I moved on to start working on the -booster brake kit fitment. This is the original brake pedal cradle
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    Freelander 1 Wattson: Freelander EV Project

    The first thing was to redo all the wiring and remove all that I won't need.
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    Freelander 1 Wattson: Freelander EV Project

    Moved to the inside and stripped everything down as well.
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    Freelander 1 Wattson: Freelander EV Project

    Removed everything from the engine bay including the brake booster except for the ABS.
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    Freelander 1 Wattson: Freelander EV Project

    Old stock steering rack out
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    Freelander 1 Wattson: Freelander EV Project

    Finally uploaded an update image, dropped the engine two months ago.
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    Uploads still not working
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    Freelander 1 Wattson: Freelander EV Project

    Great to hear! I gave up updating this thread due to the difficulty of uploading images. But I have made some great progress on this project.
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    Freelander 1 Wattson: Freelander EV Project

    Thanks. I gave up updating this thread due to the difficulty of uploading images. But I have made some great progress on this project.
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    Freelander 1 Wattson: Freelander EV Project

    Hi guys, I can not seem to be able to update this thread as I get the error "You do not have permission to view this page or perform this action" whenever I try to upload new photos of the project. Seems I am only allowed to post comments and replies only. I reported a support ticket but have...
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    Freelander 1 Wattson: Freelander EV Project

    Having gained some ground on the electronics, I had stalled a bit because the car was still drivable, that was until the cooling system broke down on a long-distance trip and I decided to drop the ice. :)
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    Freelander 1 Wattson: Freelander EV Project

    Hi Everyone, it has been 4 months since I posted here but that is because I paused on the project to concentrate on work and some personal stuff. I picked the project up a month ago and the following is a continuation of the progress on the build so far.
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    Freelander 1 Wattson: Freelander EV Project

    Thank you @Alibro I am also learning as I go. The 230V was just to test the BMS system, the full system voltage will be 380V which should be sufficient.
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    Freelander 1 Wattson: Freelander EV Project

    I also took some time to complete swapping the Tesla GEN 2 charger board and confirm the parameters for the same. The replacement control board was made off the open-source design by Damien Maguire and the guys over at OpenInverter Next will be the high voltage tests once I finish...
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    Freelander 1 Wattson: Freelander EV Project

    Next I connected some of the battery packs to the BMS boards and tested if the monitoring was working as intended. Everything works as intended, so am now working to build the battery cooling plate before I move to connect all the batteries for a high voltage test run.
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    Freelander 1 Wattson: Freelander EV Project

    The programming was the trickiest bit as I had to learn a bit about using AVR chips but succeeded in the end. I got all the boards programmed and have run a couple of tests to make sure they function as required. Next, I started on the battery tray Then I test-fitted half of the battery...
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    Freelander 1 Wattson: Freelander EV Project

    So after 1 year of waiting, in June 2022, Mouser finally delivered the missing chips required to complete the boards. Spent the better part of last month completing the soldering of the PCBs and programming them.