Latest update on the charge control setup. It works! :D I've done lots of testing and so far no major issues so I figured maybe it was time for Mk2 https://store.arduino.cc/products/uno-r4-wifi When I was connecting all the wires to the Arduino Uno I soldered them to header pins that can be...

Only if it breaks and causes an accident where someone is seriously injured or killed. Many years ago I remember having tow bars fitted at some guys house. He had a cottage industry making and fitting tow bars at the weekend and I can't imagine type approval was an option.

I've never changed an exhaust in any Freelander and they were all as old as yours. They must have been well made.

Cheap aftermarket master cylinder can cause the bite point to be on the floor making it hard to push in far enough. I had this problem and sorted it by extending the rod that the pedal pushes by a few mm but it was a pain. In my case I replaced the clutch then when bleeding the master cylinder...

LOL, you on the sauce at 3:47 this morning? 🤣

Yes mate, I only noticed it after replacing the module and was looking for a cracked track. As I said I can't complain too much as I chose to go with cheap Chinese components knowing the chances of failure were there.

In fairness most of the issues in this entire process were caused by me not knowing what I needed the software to do and it took a while to figure out the hardware requirements too. I still haven't tested it at a public charger so I guess that is next.

I don't know what you do for a living but if I was writing computer programs I'd be concerned. Or anything that can be done sitting in front of a computer for that matter. It was only a few months ago I tried to get ChatGPT to write something much more simple and it sucked so bad I ended up...

You'll not be surprised to learn of another issue that only came up while testing with the battery nearly full. I set it to charge remotely while I was able to watch it and was pleased to see it working as described right up until the charge completed. Immediately the relays turned off they...

Oh Oh! I spoke too soon 😲 I've been doing lots of testing to confirm all is working correctly and discovered two separate issues so am working through them now. The first was when I tried to adjust the cut off voltage where the car stops charging. Up until now I haven't let it get to full...

Just a wee update on driving and charging. The car has been driving great since the 12V relay module was replaced. :D I've only driven around miles 60 since but it's been flawless. TBH I had always questioned the wisdom of using ultra cheap Chinese 12V relay modules in such a critical location...

Yesterday I had the wheels aligned. The nearside rear was a pig as the suspension is all original on that side but the guy used Oxy to heat the nuts and they moved easily. All the rest had been loosened before so were not too bad but the job still took almost two hours. Drives nice and straight...

It's good to hear you got the insurance sorted. I tried Admiral Multicar for my EV conversion but no joy. We've had Admiral multicar for a long time but they couldn't figure out how to put 'EV Conversion' into their system. They did give me a great quote for the van I recently bought though so...

The DSG gearbox ion the Octavia was very nice in many ways but (I guess) because it had clutches rather than a torque converter the engine could not build up revs before engaging the auto clutch. It was fine on the flat but pulled away really slowly on any incline. I wasn't sure the The 1.8 K...

Stay away from Motorways. ☺️

My first Auto was a Skoda Octavia with a DSG gearbox and a 1.5 litre turbo diesel engine. It was hopelessly under powered until the turbo kicked in so pulling away from an uphill junction was downright scary. It wasn't possible to hold the brake and build up the revs as the accelerator didn't do...

Is it possible the starter is still engaged?

Brilliant mate, :D well done on such a huge project. You must be well chuffed to get it running but even more so that it runs so well. Believe me I understand the concern that doing the conversion might result in a car that drives but is not pleasant to be in. :oops: I was listening closely to...

This is the one that just keeps on giving. 😊

We're driving again! 😀 During testing I was poking about at the wiring and suddenly one of the relays in the relay module triggered and after a few minutes more poking I figured it looks like the relay module is faulty. This is the offending module. Ignore the missing jumper, I had to pinch...