By   October 20, 2026

I under-estimated my loathing for sheet metal work.

In the last 14 or so months:

  • Drivetrain bolted together with adapter plate between the L110F gearbox/motors and HF2A transfer case.
  • Driveshafts are fitted and transmission mounts are in place.
  • Sheet metal progressing in fits and starts.  Some pieces have been painted.
  • Battery boxes have been built and wired.
  • 12v EV specific fuse/relay box fitted and wired.
  • CAN busses wired.
  • BMS working, talking to oddly non-standard BMW CSC’s.
  • Zombieverter VCU talking to everything.
  • Charger/DCDC wired.
  • No plumbing yet but radiator/fan mounted.
  • Touchscreen dashboard and dial shifter designed/written using Claude.
  • Dashboard vehicle interface hardware designed and manufactured, verified working.
    • Magride suspension
    • Vehicle Speed Sensor
    • EPB sensor
    • Shifter sensor
    • Transfer Case sensors (Hi/Lo, Center-Diff-lock)
  • Electronic Parking Brakes from 2020 Rav4.
  • Electric Power Assisted Steering from 2020 Prius.
  • iBooster electric brake booster from Honda Accord.
  • Wiring harnesses documented using Splice-cad.com plus MCP via Claude.
  • Vehicle has driven on its actual battery pack.

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