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Donor Vehicle
My daughter loves it, and calls it our "race car". It's the first time she's ever been able to sit in a front seat. |
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Conversion started
Inside my cozy, carpeted garage, engine and fuel tank removed, it will stay here until complete. |
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Helper
My 4 yr old daughter, eager to turn a wrench, standing in the original engine compartment, the future home of batteries. |
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Cargo Trunk... BEFORE
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Cargo Trunk... AFTER
Cleaned up rust, painted, and installed the electric motor controller. The rest of this space is available for cargo. |
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Motor
AC24LS electric motor, after I've installed the orig Porsce flywheel and clutch. |
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Motor / Tranny
Electric motor mated to the original transmission and engine mount bar, ready to install in car. |
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Motor Installed
Rachel posing with the latest fruits of our efforts, the Motor & Transmission installed in the car. |
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Motor Installed
Another view of motor, supported with original engine mount. |
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Overview
Current state of the car on March 15, getting ready to install new rear suspension. |
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New tranny mounts
I installed WEVO semi-solid transmission mounts. Also shown is the new electronic speedo sender. |
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Pickup batteries
I picked up the 18, 8V batteries, which weigh 1100 pounds. |
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9 in front
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Engine compartment
The original engine compartment, where all the low voltage wiring is made in the black boxes. This space will be filled with batteries. |
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9 batteries in back
in the original engine compartment |
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Online
The system is online, at 152 VDC. |
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Dash
I still need to wire up the instruments. |
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It's Alive!
See, I'm on the road |
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