well spotted, sorting out the ECU will be a major headache I'll face soon or later.
At the moment, The improved version of this Manual Trans ECU for XK8/R is out there and I've been in touch with a guy who can sell the blackbox...Long story short, I'll just need to fabricate my own ECU(raspberry pai) to send signal to Main ECU about RPM of motor, dummy signal to make ECU think there is an engine in it etc..

All that is coming in half a year time or around December

 

Hi Rui!

How is your X-Pace comming allong?

I follow this with greate interest.

Keep up the good work!

 

Tesla don't make a self-driving car - maybe that's why Tesla drivers keep crashing them, like the guy who switched cruise control on in his RV and went in the back to make a cup of coffee with predictable results...

The salvage price on Teslas has in fact sky-rocketed after people realised you can DIY repair them. Have a look on YouTube for Rich Rebuilds who has done just that and the fact that Tesla don't seem to like him doing it.

 

Thanks for all the followers! It really make a difference to my motivation!
Tesla parts has slowly started to decrease in value so soon after I get the car going and tested everything. I'll sure to improve my drive system and batteries.

UPDATE!
Hard to believe couple months went by so quickly!
Since the last update, I've managed to design the engine compartment's battery box.
The photo only shows the base of the box pre-fitted to the car.
I'm currently welding it into a box. (similar to the rear battery box)

Unfortunately, I'll be away for a couple weeks from now so next update will possibly be in a month time.

 

Hey Rui!

元気?

What's going on with your car?

I'm always inspired by your progress!

 

Thanks, I'm busy with work but doing well!

I hate not being able to work on Jag but it still is under progress.
I am currently waiting on few boxes of parts to arrive from Canada(all electric stuff)

Once it's here, I should be able to do a quick test on drivetrain!

I'll pot an update by the end of Nov!

 

Great!

Looking forward to seeing it roll!

 

Hello there!

Just checking so you are still alive and not been electicuted.

Hope you had a nice holliday.

regards!

 

Thanks Im very much alive, on the other hand not doing so well on the project.
Been busy and lazy to get my *** moving with cold weather these days.

there's been few hiccups with my ordered parts from Canada and I'm little stranded without those EV parts.
There are a lot of things I can get it done without them so no excuse updating more often!

I'll finish off the Engine room soon enough!

 

Rui,
Thank goodness you're alive and your EV conversion is still on. I had feared that you may have given up considering your efforts over 3 plus years. I'm rooting for you and look forward to updates as you continue this project. When finished, your car will be one of a kind.

Did you get to test the drive train in the car yet?

 

Rui,

See Jaguar Specialties - may give you some ideas on the manual transmission swap. Good luck on your project!

 

I'm curious on how a manual trans works in an EV.

 

I've made a partial test with the current drive train and the wheel can be spund.
For now, i will use AT trans to get by but once everthing checks out with the EV completed I will start converting it to manual!

I've already got in touch with them and I will be able to get hands on the Manual transmission ECU (black box) that was used for all the other manual conversions.

 

Rui,

Just checking that you're still on the EV swap. Good to hear that the engine spun the wheels. Now where are you with the transmission?

 

What's going on?

Any progress?

I got an old XK8 for myself too, but will keep it V8 powered for now....

 

So much effort, time + money. Rui did you get any further with this?
wj

 

Would you not have been better taking the standard approach re Vintage Voltage on GB TV and fit a ~Tesla drive unit direct to the propshaft?
Motor goes where the gearbox was and loads of space for batteries .

 

Hopefully he was successful in completing this project and all is well with him, but we may never know - his last log in to the forum was in 2020.

 

I am aware of the timing, hoping this posting gets a response from those that know.
wj