The following three images are part of the process of making a battery box. Battery Frame test Fitting The decision on where to place the 6 remaining (of the 18 total needed) batteries that need to go under the hood has been a quandary. Some people like Micheal Drewry at http://glassphoto.googlepages.com/saturnev was able to place…
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…
The motor, controller and other major parts are arriving every day now. The batteries came in on the 23rd. sept 23 Batteries Arrived
I removed the instrument panel with gauges. Removed the lower drivers panel and upper full panel and drop the steering column. In the instrument panel I removed the fuel gauge and temperature sensor and replaced them with a high ammeter and high voltmeter. Had to do lots of trimming etc. Solder the back lighting for…
I have not done any news articles on this site but I really enjoyed this article by “The Economist” September 3rd, 2009. ————————————– IN 1995 Joseph Bower and Clayton Christensen, two researchers at the Harvard Business School, invented a new term: “disruptive technology”. This is an innovation that fulfills the requirements of some, but not…
1. Finish welding up the 2 rear boxes 2. Cut and install the plywood 3. Cut vent holes in and out on both boxes with inlets on both that may be able to be closed some in the winter. 4. Install vent pipe between the 2 boxes (it will carry a cable between the boxes)…
I finally decided on location of the rear battery box and divided it up into 2 boxes. Two, because there is a frame that runs directly between the two back wheels and if I want to install the batteries low and cut out the floor pan, I have too keep intact what little frame the…
Building the battery boxes entails several goals. 1. To secure the heaviest conversion parts, the energy source, the batteries in a way where they are safe from damage and safe from damaging other parts including the passengers. Early Battery Location Plans 2. Locate them as low as possible so the low center of gravity will…
So I have made most of the decisions on which direction to go with the motor brand and size, batteries etc. Most of my parts are ordered from Electric Vehicles of America. http://www.ev-america.com/ Here I ordered: 1. 9.1″ Advanced DC Motor FB1-4001A dual shaft 2. 1231C-8601 Curtis Controller 3. Aluminum Plate/ heat sink compound/ 12V…