EVantage by JRod

12/09/2025

Dialing in the BMS and dual chargers on our 78 Porsche 911SC with Tesla Sport motor.

09/16/2025

Restoring a ‘71 Chevy K10 this month… 4” lift, 4WD lockers, 4W disc brakes, Hydroboost, dual-fuel tanks, 383 stroker with Edelbrock ProFlo4 EFI, Dakota digital dash.

07/26/2025

Spent the morning at Tesla Fremont HQ, with some of the Tesla Takeover folks. Nice to see Elle, Joe T, Oscar, and Optimus! New Model S Plaid (gen3) in red and Model X AWD (gen3) in sky blue.

05/22/2025

Progress on our Gulf Racing Porsche 911SC IROC. Doing final wiring, 1500W heater, and refitting interior.

03/18/2025

Battery boxes and motors installed in our 78 Gulf Racing 911SC.

02/25/2025

In the middle of a bunch of new projects in the shop at EVantage by JRod. Stay tuned for more updates this week.

12/06/2024

This infographic does a nice job illustrating the differences between internal combustion and electric powered vehicles. The fuel and drivetrain efficiencies are the big differences. $Billions of dollars are going into next gen batteries and more efficient electric motors. Battery costs keep declining. Think about it!

10/16/2024

Just had a tour of the Tesla Austin gigafactory. Amazing place.. wish they let us take photos inside!

10/13/2024

Our 1978 Porsche 911SC Gulf Racing car is being upgraded to a Tesla Model S sport motor and 400V battery system. Old motor came out last week. New motor and battery box test fitting this week. Wiring starts next week.

10/13/2024

For all the people that doubt that Elon will solve autonomous driving, here is a compilation of the first 5 launches of the largest rocket ever launched. MSM called them failures. But in less than 3 years… we have a reusable giant rocket that will take us to the moon and to Mars within 2 years.

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