[joekitch]

I'm old school Jaguar vs BMW/Audi knockoff.

Seems there's one German suspension designer that keeps getting himself fired, and is making the rounds -- latest stop, Tesla.

Take a look at the "lightning rods" in the Tesla skateboard pics. Ridiculous, IMO. Makes a low slung sportscar derivative next to impossible because you have to look through the strut towers.

Done right, the top of the springs is no taller than the outboard brake rotors would be...

Tuck a Tesla drive unit into an XKE rear suspension assembly and you have the makings of a sportscar.

I'm not tickled by the bazillion rubber bushings and no parallel link on the Tesla rear knuckle to keep it where it needs to stay in free space. Rube Goldberg and it's no wonder it clunks.

i wonder, does this suspension geometry criticism extend to the model 3? or is it specific to the model S?

 

[joekitch]

ok, sound like my decision to stick with the model 3 motor and suspension (on my project) is looking better and better

 

[joekitch]

this is making me more certain of the value of bench testing your entire setup before putting it in the car.
and i mean like, the entire setup, including charging

 

[joekitch]

Apparently EVWest has been too busy screwing over Roger Hickey to deal with your drive unit,

that statement's going to need some qualification
from what i understand the shop's been doing literally nothing but the electraliner for the past 90 days, and even then they barely made it

 

[joekitch]

unironically; drop a message on their instagram when they make a post, saying you're trying to get in touch, it may be more successful ?

 

[joekitch]

Holy shit that top looks terrible, that immediate chopped off look is awful
absolutely agree on doing a sort of flying buttress design
for inspiration i recommend looking into the ND miata, as well as the early C3 corvette

 

[joekitch]

Say, any chance you could share the cad models of your chill plates? I assume you made the models then had send cut send cut them up, how much was that per plate anyway?

 

[joekitch]

I think they do it now, thankfully, although for $19 minimum for any rap plus $3 extra for every tap after that, it probably adds up fast

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[joekitch]

I'd recommend just tossing them onto grabcad

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[joekitch]

Did the file lose some info in the conversion perhaps? Looking at the 3d view in grab cad it seems to only have three tubes going through it....?

 

[joekitch]

Yup, that's what I was shooting for as I was planning to have multiple modules share a plate to simplify running hoses.

For that single module plate, is it literally a chunk of aluminum with channels drilled into it? Or did you drill holes and then run copper pipes through it

 

[joekitch]

I have uploaded that one as well. I made this symmetrical so I could order 2. I did have to drill and tap inlets & outlets. To make it more bullet proof, you may want to add a groove for a gasket to ensure everything seals well.

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Checking in some time later, have these served you well in terms of thermal control? Even under heavy usage? The channel to carry liquid seems pretty thin but I'm guessing it's all you need