Wow. No updates since October. I hope this project isn't dead.

 

Prob a bitcoin millionaire and bought his own private island.

 

I wonder if he'd give me his Evo. :-)

 

If someone in this thread knows who this guy is and nothing has happened to him, they should message him on Facebook and ask him to report back in lol.

 

This post just gave me life. Never thought someone would do this. Lovely

 

Hey guys, I was able to get in touch with electron bom.

He is doing well, so that is good to hear!

He's just been super busy, so he hasn't been able to do much with the Evo. When he gets more time in the future, he plans to update the thread. Stay tuned! (hehe)

 

Nice save kpt6! It's not every day that someone does something this unique to an evo. That is good to hear.

 

I'M NOT DEAD, YET
Though I do have a habit of falling down rabbit holes, occasionally


CLIFF NOTES:
I have poor time management and obsessive compulsive disorder which manifests profoundly within the arena of career and life-work. Yet, I still enjoy the Evo. It's currently road legal and should be a legitimate DD in about a month. I'm hoping to conduct the first bulk charge in ~3 weeks. Updated exterior pics to come later this week.


Unfortunately, I don't have an exciting story to account for my time away from the build. Since my last update, I've just been busy. I have: moved twice, bought a house, been engaged and now married, quit 2 jobs, started 2 more, provided at-home care for my demented grandmother, and been throughly embroiled in a complete career change - medical school starts in 2 months. However, I much prefer the storyline that I received a Bitcoin return of inside-trader proportions, bought a private island, and now tour the globe on my ultra-yacht (electric powered of course) staffed only by Scandinavian lingerie models with an interest in Ohm's law




I am still very interested in the DC powered Evo, but juggling so many batons at once directly correlates with an increased incidence of subdural hematomas. AAAAND if I'm honest, I had to step back for a while after getting royally screwed by emotorwerks over the never-ending charger rebuild. I won't go deep into details, but I do owe fans of the build an explaination.

What I learned after speaking with 4 employees:
After falsifiying project updates to me for 8 months, the company decided not to service their own product. Instead, they offered me a new unit at a discounted price, declaring the unit I sent them to be beyond repair. At that point I was $2800 into the charger and they were asking for another $1800. Being that the engineer tasked with rebuilding my charger had been fired, they weren't even able to identify all of the parts from my charger to send back to me. After 8 months, 56 emails, and 20 phone calls the "2-3 week turn around time" was a distant memory, I decided to fold my hand and walk away. My wallet and my enthusiasm got their asses kicked, bad. I saved all chains of communication and may file a formal complaint with the State of California in the future. I do admire emotorwerk's mission statement. However, the implementation of that mission statement leaves much to be desired and their customer service appears to be non-existant.

THE GOOD NEWS IS:
I found a replacement charger. The Elcon PFC 2500w,a triumph of pragmatism over extravagance.
The PFC 2500 is lighter, better cooled, and cheaper. It also comes from a company I've been dealing with throughout the entire build and their customer service is remarkable. The downside is less tech: no LCD screen, no open software, no in-built J1772 capability, and reduced hardware configurability. However, the Elcon PFC 2500 comes with a warranty and guaranteed functionality, until I blow it up myself!






Thanks to all for the interest in the project. When I began this build thread, I didn't think anyone would find it interesting since the 4G63T is such an icon. As strange as it may sound, the support I've received from members on this board has served, in part, as the impetus for build completion. Stay tuned for more updates (and pics) coming later this week

 

FROM FIVE COLORS TO TWO
The Evo will be looking a lot less 'junk yard'

 

Yayyy

But also Booooo

 

 

Great to hear from you, I'm also following you and your "E-Vo" with high interest!
Cheers,
Patric

 

Glad to see you back electron_bom! We were worried for a second there. Sorry to hear that the company who built your initial charging system ended up being a cage of monkeys. Looking forward to the progress ahead!

 

CHARGER HAS SHIPPED!
It should arrive by the end of next week. Front bumper cover remounted.

 

Glad you haven't dropped it. Nice pic. Spacers on the wheels?