Mux, that's great news! Thousands of Leafs now have the chance to be resurrected with reasonable range. Looking forward to the release of your can bus. Will be looking for a donor vehicle.
In a previous comment you mentioned it's price would be about $50. Please don't undersell yourself. The...
OK I understand how the coolant lines are insulated by the rubber tubes.
There's another cost effective option to replacing the entire pack with new cells. Sell the old Leaf and buy a 2013 or newer model that has had the pack recently replaced with a lizard pack. The prices aren't that much...
I've also been considering a complete pack replacement with the newer 5000mah 21700 cells. It would take about 2,000 for a 36kw pack. I've seen them for $5 per cell in quantities of 1,000 or more. Definitely not cheap even with an extra 50% of range.
They would be packed without the plastic...