Here I added a Video of the First Test Drive Maiden Voyage Nov. 22 2008  

At 9 pm I called my Regina my wife and said “Wifey, head toward the shop I want to share the first test drive of the EVSaturn with you.” Maiden Voyage Nov 22 I charged the battery for 40 minutes or so and checked again the workings of the contactors. I Shut the hood. (it…

I woke up this morning at 5:50 with a energy and drive one gets if something special is in the air. I feel like before this day is over I will “smell smoke”. Smelling smoke is a auto mechanic term used after rebuilding and engine and you have it together enough to start it up.…

So I have the basic setup of the control panel and now I tolt it over under the hood and place it above the motor/transmission. The rear of the panel will pivot on 2, half inch bolts and the front rests on a horizontal bar and bolts there in the center. So the final outlay…

In making this Plexiglas (acrylic glass or acrylic) shield in front of the DC-DC I learned ways not to cut, trim, break, mold or work plexiglass. This is the same 1/4 inch material I used for panel (with 1/4″ fiberglass). When cutting the plexiglass for the panel I used a Dewalt cut off saw with…

Here I mounted the Curtis Controller on the panel above the cooling fan on top of the heat exchanger with a space for the air to flow. Electrical Panel Bottom View Almost Ready: Here you can see the cooling fan on the left and the Anderson Disconnect on the right. On top is the Curtis…

Saturday Big EV work day. Enjoyed it. I end up spending 15 hours with the goal of getting the EV drivable and test drive around the block. Finished the day and night not near the goal but I made steady progress never the less. Main goal was the electrical control panel. Here was the first…

The Electrical Control Board will hold as many electrical components as I can ‘jam on it’. Sounds like a hip-hop song. Started with 1/4″ thick smoked color Plexiglas 14″ X 22″ and I was given a piece of 1/4” electrical board fiberglass 13″ X 22″ to go under it. So I started with this now…

This weekend I install the motor and begin making the 2 mounts. The motor & transmission assembly had 4 mounts. Two of the four are regular rubber mounts and the other two are strut bars or torque bars. The top of the engine had a standard mount and the bottom under the oil pan had…

Motor & Adapter & hub The Adapter plate, hub and collar arrived from [[http://www.electroauto.com/|Electro Automotive]]. It took over 6-7 weeks but the parts look good. Nest, assembled the plate on the electric motor. It is important to adjust the hub, that bolts to and uses a wedge or taper-lock to fix a position on the…