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zackmd1 replied to the thread The electrified Mustang Ford should have madeā¦ S550 Mach-E build project.Axle mock-ups complete. Need to send them out now to get reproduced as one piece. Pictures represent CV angle at a 1" drop ride height. -
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zackmd1 replied to the thread The electrified Mustang Ford should have madeā¦ S550 Mach-E build project.Also want to get everyones opinion on the path forward... The deeper I get into this project, the more painfully obvious it is that the...
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zackmd1 replied to the thread The electrified Mustang Ford should have madeā¦ S550 Mach-E build project.CV joint cut down and features added back. Also made an adapter for the GT4 CV boot. Only CV boot that I have been able to find so far...
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zackmd1 replied to the thread Mustang super snake fenders.Looks great! What brand fenders are these if you donāt mind me asking? Been looking for wider fenders without needing the GT350/500 core...
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zackmd1 replied to the thread The electrified Mustang Ford should have madeā¦ S550 Mach-E build project.Got the custom toe arm brackets from sendcutsend welded in. I intend to use adjustable toe arms instead of the factory alignment bolt...
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zackmd1 replied to the thread The electrified Mustang Ford should have madeā¦ S550 Mach-E build project.Fun little easter egg I found on the motor this evening.
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zackmd1 replied to the thread The electrified Mustang Ford should have madeā¦ S550 Mach-E build project.Well as expected, I cannot use the Mach E haft shaft directly with the S550 outer CV... 3mm difference in diameter at the splines (s550...
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zackmd1 replied to the thread The electrified Mustang Ford should have madeā¦ S550 Mach-E build project.Iād say the S550 half shafts were designed for a bit more powerā¦. Good thing is my cut down inner CV is identical in length to the OEM...
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zackmd1 replied to the thread The electrified Mustang Ford should have madeā¦ S550 Mach-E build project.Difference in length between driver and passenger CV axle for the Mach E.
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zackmd1 replied to the thread The electrified Mustang Ford should have madeā¦ S550 Mach-E build project.I think we have a solution. Control arm will still need to be notched to clear the CV boot but shortening the inner CV by 25mm worked...
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zackmd1 replied to the thread The electrified Mustang Ford should have madeā¦ S550 Mach-E build project.The issue might have been exacerbated by my choice of S650 control arms instead of S550. On a normal car they are interchangeable but it...
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zackmd1 replied to the thread The electrified Mustang Ford should have madeā¦ S550 Mach-E build project.Plunging 8 ball as expected.
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zackmd1 replied to the thread The electrified Mustang Ford should have madeā¦ S550 Mach-E build project.I believe it is identical to the Mustang cv unit. Once I get one disassembled, I'll post a few pics. I'm thinking based on the travel it...
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zackmd1 replied to the thread The electrified Mustang Ford should have madeā¦ S550 Mach-E build project.That would be the ultimate setup. The issue is that drive units of that size and power density don't quite exist... Yet... The YASA 750R...
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zackmd1 replied to the thread The electrified Mustang Ford should have madeā¦ S550 Mach-E build project.Yep they do for a Tesla, not a Mach E drive unit from what I have seen thus far. What I will essentially try to do though is take the...
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zackmd1 replied to the thread The electrified Mustang Ford should have madeā¦ S550 Mach-E build project.Yep, this is why I didnāt go with swapping in a Tesla subframe initially.
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zackmd1 reacted to G.T.'s post in the thread The electrified Mustang Ford should have madeā¦ S550 Mach-E build project with Like.
Its a way to go for sure! But one of the things that make the S550 is the suspension including the rear subframe IMO
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zackmd1 replied to the thread The electrified Mustang Ford should have madeā¦ S550 Mach-E build project.That sure is an idea! One funky rear suspension design but extremely simple and gives a TON of room for motor. 800hp Plaid rear motor...
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zackmd1 reacted to Cobra Jet's post in the thread The electrified Mustang Ford should have madeā¦ S550 Mach-E build project with Like.
In the event you (or others) have never heard of the speed record set by this Mustang or have never seen this vid, take the time to view...
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zackmd1 replied to the thread The electrified Mustang Ford should have madeā¦ S550 Mach-E build project.Just about 30lbs each. So for a 21 module battery, 630lbs in modules. A 24 module battery would be 720lbs. Just estimating a casing...
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zackmd1 replied to the thread The electrified Mustang Ford should have madeā¦ S550 Mach-E build project.Raising the drive unit higher isn't an option. It might solve the lower control arm issue but then I run into an issue with the upper...
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zackmd1 replied to the thread The electrified Mustang Ford should have madeā¦ S550 Mach-E build project.Well, sh*tā¦. Thatās a problemā¦ Worst fear came trueā¦
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zackmd1 replied to the thread The electrified Mustang Ford should have madeā¦ S550 Mach-E build project.Worlds first??
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zackmd1 replied to the thread The electrified Mustang Ford should have madeā¦ S550 Mach-E build project.Doesn't look all that big once you stack them nicely.... Final tally is 22 modules with good voltage and high isolation. 1 module is...
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zackmd1 replied to the thread The electrified Mustang Ford should have madeā¦ S550 Mach-E build project.The score card so farā¦ Out of 27 modules, 3 potentially bad modules due to a loss of isolation and 3 modules that pass but are worse...
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zackmd1 replied to the thread The electrified Mustang Ford should have madeā¦ S550 Mach-E build project.Yeah this battery is a weird combination of serviceabilityā¦ individual modules, captive hardware on the bus bars, separate cooling...
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zackmd1 replied to the thread The electrified Mustang Ford should have madeā¦ S550 Mach-E build project.The aftermathā¦
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zackmd1 reacted to Mike Pfeifer's post in the thread The electrified Mustang Ford should have madeā¦ S550 Mach-E build project with Like.
Itās really super interesting to see how other manufacturers put these battery assemblies together. I have been with BMW for a long time...
