tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-381366702024-02-19T00:58:46.365-08:00Ground Zero LabsConverting a 1974 Porsche 914 to electric.Joehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06369181655557403740noreply@blogger.comBlogger77125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38136670.post-39505415024942154232017-02-11T17:15:00.000-08:002017-02-11T17:15:19.282-08:00Just an update.I just wanted to add a couple of pictures on the current state of the car.<br />
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Moving day. Had to get it into storage.</div>
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I forgot how nice the color is in the sun.</div>
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By the way; this is the charger I got (it's been in a box).</div>
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Some details about the charger profile.</div>
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Motor, adaptor and transmission all installed again. There's room in the bay to mount the charger and inverter.</div>
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The front battery pack.</div>
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And the rear battery packs.</div>
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Here's the final battery pack installed. There are some installation pictures I'll add some additional pictures of the installation later.</div>
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They were taken on a different camera; and have to be recovered...Joehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06369181655557403740noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38136670.post-51435751288545315972014-09-13T20:07:00.002-07:002014-09-13T20:07:40.336-07:00Quick bling shot<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I found a great deal on 914 compatible halo-gen headlights on E-Bay so I snapped them up before some else could (I'm noticing a trend here). I have already installed the old light (which will <b>SUCK</b> volts) so these will be added after the car is complete and I am going thru a final check lists. But it's nice that I have them (and some else doesn't).Joehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06369181655557403740noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38136670.post-75118810812989417672014-09-13T20:03:00.001-07:002014-09-13T20:03:23.410-07:00Final shot of the engine mount<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I swear! The last time I tried to document what this assembly looked like it was a blurry mess. So I wanted to make sure I had plenty of pictures this time.Joehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06369181655557403740noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38136670.post-85620930776912068992014-09-13T20:00:00.001-07:002014-09-13T20:01:09.310-07:00Second rear battery box installed. Whew!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I flush screwed the attaching bolts. So they would not interfere with the batteries. Worked like charm.<br />
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And the other side as well.<br />
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And finally a fist full of dollars. OR a trunk full of batteries. There's still the front set to install. But I have to remove the hood to have the room to work on it. And I have rule; only one hood off at time. It minimizes the chance of scratching the paint.Joehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06369181655557403740noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38136670.post-56020634817009605692014-09-13T19:55:00.002-07:002014-09-13T19:55:48.324-07:00Paint and prep the second rear battery box.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Everything gets a nice coat of rust-tol-lium. Paint it black indeed. The larger set of angle iron are for mounting the charger and inverter in the engine bay. Should be fun. I've measured and they will fit...<br />
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Here's the first flange installed. Finally closing that huge rust hole in the trunk.<br />
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And the second in. I had little hand helping out while I worked under the car they held the bolts in place. Definitely a two man job (or a one man, one daughter).Joehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06369181655557403740noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38136670.post-17218365960930280182014-09-13T19:49:00.000-07:002014-09-13T19:49:12.845-07:00How do you wire all those batteries together?<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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You get a whole bunch of braided cables!<br />
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I got lucky and scored all the smaller one on E-Bay; for a ridiculously low price. But now they are mine; so you can't have them! The larger ones I ordered from Evolve EV out of Australia. Great product fantastic price... But about that shipping. I paid less to ship all my batteries (3 creates) to my door, then 74 of those jumpers. It just about doubles the per-unit price! Great product, but someone local really needs to start making these.<br />
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Not so with the larger jumper cables! I had a local battery shop make them up for me. Took a couple of hours and about $4 each.<br />
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This gets to the one bit of high voltage wiring I have not yet figured out...<br />
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I got one of these on Amazon $5 bucks or so, but I have no idea how to crimp the cables. The guys at the battery shop said they could... Then they saw the cable diameter. It wouldn't fit in their crimper.</div>
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Joehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06369181655557403740noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38136670.post-13403946177235407242014-09-13T19:38:00.000-07:002014-09-13T19:38:06.869-07:00Parts from the machinist arrive!I need some part fabricated, so I contacted a local machinist since sometimes you need exactly instead of close.<br />
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This is the AC motor mount I created a while ago. But after getting it all bolted in and tighten down; I really felt it needed to be welded to be 100%. So here's the welded version.<br />
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These are some flanges I need bent to support one of the rear battery packs. I could have bent them of course. But this is the difference between a shady tree mechanic and someone with a shop full of toys. I guarantee I would not have hit those perfect angles. And I wanted this cold bent to keep the strength of the steel.<br />
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These are some angle iron I needed cut. I absolutely cold have done this good in my garage. But since we're "enjoying" +90 degree weather. I just tacked is onto the job.Joehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06369181655557403740noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38136670.post-1412491996221912742014-01-27T18:53:00.001-08:002014-01-27T18:53:22.872-08:00Well just moving along.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I finished up the passenger side door. A lot of the door parts were left and right sided; but I failed to no label them as such. So it's been a bit of a puzzle to get them all sorted out. But now I can knock out the Driver's side.<br />
I also pulled up some great diagrams for wiring I've been in need of finishing. So I'll button up the console too.<br />
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Got my re-upholstered chairs back from the shop today... <br />
And they are like brand freaking new. <a href="http://www.kennysautoupholstery.com/">Kenny's Upholstery</a> did an amazing job. The craftsmanship is second to none. I tried to find a before picture of these sad seats. But they where so bad I never took a picture.<br />
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They were so awesome; that I even took a afternoon and installed them into the car already.Joehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06369181655557403740noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38136670.post-29413532500051631522013-09-21T15:45:00.002-07:002013-09-21T15:45:53.215-07:00Well that's the problem right there.Took care of the remaining rust problem. I had planed to mount the DMOC 440 and charger in the trunk; so I knew fixing all the rust during the painting would be a waste. <br />
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But after placing everything into position. The batteries REALLY wanted to be in the trunk.<br />
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So now the get their wish.<br />
The DMOC 440 and battery charger are being installed in the engine bay where they can cool themselfs to their hearts content.Joehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06369181655557403740noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38136670.post-75360781433390762712013-04-13T20:20:00.000-07:002013-04-13T20:20:05.996-07:00Just how much cutting?I didn't fix the rust in the floor of the trunk; since I planed to cut it out to put in the conversion parts.<br />
But now; I'm thinking maybe I don't have to cut as much as I was thinking:<br />
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I got all kinds of inches to spare.<br />
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There are no bolts in these batteries, so you have to imagine a half inch more.<br />
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So I think I'll cut into the trunk anyways.</div>
Joehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06369181655557403740noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38136670.post-72378388762666004622013-04-13T20:12:00.002-07:002013-04-13T20:12:30.947-07:00Batteries included.My brother wanted to pitch in an make the battery racks, so I measured out some specs and he wielded them up. Here's the first rough draft of them<br />
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So I got them and test fit the batteries into them to make sure; I could in fact measure the batteries correctly.<br />
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The answer is... Yes I can measure things correctly. I've seen his work before, so I was more worried I'd start converting metric to English and horse it up something awful.<br />
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But as you can see, even the pyramid to power is spot on!<br />
Joehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06369181655557403740noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38136670.post-18471497539077980882013-04-13T20:06:00.003-07:002013-04-13T20:06:56.794-07:00Driving on sunshine.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
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With the upcoming car; I wanted to get a handle on using the electricity wisely. So out came the solar panels!</div>
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All wired up and ready to start pumping into the grid.Joehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06369181655557403740noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38136670.post-27342667430258698592012-09-30T19:54:00.000-07:002012-09-30T19:54:28.599-07:00Is that an engine in your car...Or are you just happy to see me (post).<br />
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First a quick thanks to my well informed brothers who assured me I should be able to cut the stock I bought. I just need to brace it (better). Low and behold two 11.1/8 cuts, and 2 12" cuts.<br />
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Now that I had the assembly, for the forward engine mount, is was time to mount it. In a very PG way of course.<br />
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The mount allows me to take advantage of the normal cast iron 914 engine brace. As you can (kind of) see, the host is directly above the brace. This was done to allow the engine to 'balance' on the brace. And not put any extra stress on the transmission mount.<br />
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Which you really can't see in the above photo. Maybe if someone asks I'll take a better version of this photo. I'm really proud that the planning paid off, and the cuts to with-in 1/8 on an inch worked out.<br />
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But I doubt anyone else will think it's a good idea to put and engine this big in a car this small. BWAHAHAHAJoehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06369181655557403740noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38136670.post-18612401704840139492012-09-30T19:34:00.000-07:002012-09-30T19:34:48.988-07:00Higher groundIf you're going to be hosting 235lbs of motor and transmission its a good idea to have some leverage. Back in the day, if you need an engine hoist, you just stopped by Pep-boys and $20 you had one for a couple of days.<br />
I'm not sure what happened; but auto-parts stores don't rent them anymore (to me anyways).<br />
So I had to make a trip to "HARBOR FREIGHT AND TOOLS" the mecca of all things tools. Had a couple of coupons so your price may very.<br />
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So for about the cost to rent I bought a 400lbs electric hoist.<br />
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Home Depot supplied some plumbing parts.<br />
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By the way, a note to my Dad. Sorry I kept screwing around with all your plumping spare parts in the garage growing up. I didn't realize they were going to be part of your retirement plan. You're looking at 7 parts that cost $40 dollars! Made in China no less!<br />
<br />Joehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06369181655557403740noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38136670.post-22360029504440084532012-07-20T12:52:00.001-07:002012-07-20T12:52:39.264-07:00Why I wasn't posting...I didn't want to jinks anything. However my car has reached that stage where I had to pick my batteries.<br />
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<li><span style="background-color: white;">Lead acid would be cheap, and workable. </span></li>
<li><span style="background-color: white;">AGM has come down in price, and they have 'good' performance. </span></li>
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But that I wanted was...<br />
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<span style="background-color: white;">But could I; a humble shady-tree mechanic possible afford (and get) what I knew I wanted.</span><br />
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Some background. AC motors and converters COULD be run as a 'low' 114 volts DC. And the lead acid folks run at that voltage. It doesn't leave much head-room; but it works.<br />
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AC motors scale directly to voltage. The more volts, the more efficient the motor works. This is why Tesla runs their Roadster with an insane number of batteries. They want the voltage as high as possible, while keeping the Ah around 60 (I don't know the actual layout math for Tesla, but if I was a betting man).<br />
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So I knew I didn't want to run at just 114V (36 cells). Also the folks over at Azure (the makers of my inverter) had already said that between 114V ~ 205V they have a kind of dead zone for how well the 440 works. Mine was already programmed and rated at 364V max, 312V normal. So it was on the other side of that dead-mans valley.<br />
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However anyone with a calculator out there is saying, wait a minute... that's 98 cells! You can't fit that many batteries into that car.<br />
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Enter Sinopoly. They bought Thundersky; and earlier this year announced the SP-LFP60AHA(B). A 60 amp hour cell half the size (36mm thick instead of 61mm). And; they said, at the same cost. Cost at the time for a TS60Ah was running about $1 an amp hour. Could Sinopoly be serious?<br />
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I called for a local distributor; and was told they wanted to sell directly to the end user (from China). They would drop ship to a local port (I'm on the west coast); but they also had a courier service that would deliver (for an additional fee) right to your door.<br />
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E-mails and money wires followed...<br />
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I now have 109 60Ah batteries to test, balance and install! That's 348V for those playing along at home.Joehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06369181655557403740noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38136670.post-72201311640608798462012-04-01T17:45:00.006-07:002012-04-01T17:51:04.528-07:00Not the Beiber<div><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 16px; ">Just when I thought it was safe to drive again...</span> </div><div><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 16px; "><br /></span></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5Y3OJeT7D-3hU3oXLuIOEYMce2nJZntWtFFX9pS1IGGSKUREzT9UTwZ97iMBIY7VhABIwCl5ENYtxyUKMBYvSyKsbZdzKkCrEdnX4aUcVdoUIFP4AAaYm-puqemj6RNtU18LQRA/s1600/8+edit.png"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 144px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5Y3OJeT7D-3hU3oXLuIOEYMce2nJZntWtFFX9pS1IGGSKUREzT9UTwZ97iMBIY7VhABIwCl5ENYtxyUKMBYvSyKsbZdzKkCrEdnX4aUcVdoUIFP4AAaYm-puqemj6RNtU18LQRA/s320/8+edit.png" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5726599094101369586" /></a><br /><div>I'm sure it wasn't going to suddenly stop.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSEke77bO9qxxeVL1DUqzxeKVS9sU1Ow726BeCwd9pQg9Sav74YXjMEgavzSgJcdIP2b_inncL7cUTFZiHB4eUj7SjeDnhaidPIn4C41X8o0Oq1DNW7SKpMaP2NO9SsUyygksHXw/s1600/5+edit.png"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 188px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSEke77bO9qxxeVL1DUqzxeKVS9sU1Ow726BeCwd9pQg9Sav74YXjMEgavzSgJcdIP2b_inncL7cUTFZiHB4eUj7SjeDnhaidPIn4C41X8o0Oq1DNW7SKpMaP2NO9SsUyygksHXw/s320/5+edit.png" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5726599002210554850" /></a>It sure is a fine looking car. Too bad it's not 100% electric.</div><div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span ><u><br /></u></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span ><br /></span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><br /></div></div>Joehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06369181655557403740noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38136670.post-46411232635970662722012-04-01T17:25:00.002-07:002012-04-01T17:57:51.882-07:00Too big for my britches?<span ><span style="font-size: 100%;">Well I buttoned up the transmission and motor. Now I can sit back and wonder, "Maybe the I could have gone with the AC-24 after all."</span></span><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; clear: both; text-align: center; "><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtRxmWqnO7eOReODJk5or95cUZEvj_zgGIAu3udqKIuZ33cEP_F5GNIZmuNnCgD42ztv-fyCeT_cop8jsZABCnGvKtdOAjWxBtr41YooNKRAhBg6cD-WwYx-T2SSZZGs6JguPXOg/s640/blogger-image-507687267.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtRxmWqnO7eOReODJk5or95cUZEvj_zgGIAu3udqKIuZ33cEP_F5GNIZmuNnCgD42ztv-fyCeT_cop8jsZABCnGvKtdOAjWxBtr41YooNKRAhBg6cD-WwYx-T2SSZZGs6JguPXOg/s640/blogger-image-507687267.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; text-align: left; clear: both; ">Nah....</div><div class="separator" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; clear: both; text-align: center; "><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEib6_kYaFVV1mb4WbcOisn7jh4FjRI4RQCcwNFXlrMbmh9SGPfK7BMW2rode8qiygWcWf0YrcxaT5PERwJP2Qeq_WuotQfpLtPbB6ojwh-HnTBLJrHqPS5tU7XAonnEntCJrhrHFA/s640/blogger-image-2070593234.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEib6_kYaFVV1mb4WbcOisn7jh4FjRI4RQCcwNFXlrMbmh9SGPfK7BMW2rode8qiygWcWf0YrcxaT5PERwJP2Qeq_WuotQfpLtPbB6ojwh-HnTBLJrHqPS5tU7XAonnEntCJrhrHFA/s640/blogger-image-2070593234.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; text-align: left; clear: both; "><br /></div><div class="separator" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; clear: both; text-align: center; "><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmTKEOsfcxQvlXOyb9bxpx68YrxktAycyDSGgpwPkkkKB_Ksa_8A5-oLsvuXC3FVgNnOy8PtICgS3snNud3DbIbRzE9Js3tQ44sTos9Hq-LmmRtzg6jWkzsYzt-No-JJnDigt9ng/s640/blogger-image-1471120070.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmTKEOsfcxQvlXOyb9bxpx68YrxktAycyDSGgpwPkkkKB_Ksa_8A5-oLsvuXC3FVgNnOy8PtICgS3snNud3DbIbRzE9Js3tQ44sTos9Hq-LmmRtzg6jWkzsYzt-No-JJnDigt9ng/s640/blogger-image-1471120070.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; text-align: left; clear: both; ">I'm sure it will still fit...</div><div class="separator" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; text-align: left; clear: both; "><br /></div><div class="separator" style="text-align: left; clear: both; "><span ><span style="font-size: 100%;">On a sad note; I just got word that Azure (formally Solectria); where I got my motor and controller, has chosen to close their doors. They make one of the most robust and </span>AFFORDABLE AC systems out there (I'm looking at you AC Propulsion). It's too bad, I feel the market was just coming around.</span></div>Joehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06369181655557403740noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38136670.post-31628413414563278132012-03-13T12:06:00.001-07:002012-03-13T12:06:23.254-07:00Fewer parts.One of my helpers called me out on finishing the transmission. So we buttoned that up. <div class="separator"style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYNSRkDhLprCa9m3SJaDVyRXXMfBN8G1S6h0RGTPgdFNPMK-Fo6vXC956prBG7TaD-U7T3TF243RpjRld510gtFhAiNCbquI9hRNYsSzT-GR3e3SlHhIcudVhgjBW_tL8l2Sv30g/s640/blogger-image-594457868.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYNSRkDhLprCa9m3SJaDVyRXXMfBN8G1S6h0RGTPgdFNPMK-Fo6vXC956prBG7TaD-U7T3TF243RpjRld510gtFhAiNCbquI9hRNYsSzT-GR3e3SlHhIcudVhgjBW_tL8l2Sv30g/s640/blogger-image-594457868.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator"style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwIF9j0QIrkqUFxQ8TNoqWHFi5hgFoHlcR5HrINDi9I541l-5bZvoq4JwhJCIaTJUUpnLLxi8-3kn9cnY5FuOGP_4LMtSIdPH9fVxxbdLKS_fi3U-AcsD0MaN1arZxU3r9s-QEhw/s640/blogger-image--1274703646.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwIF9j0QIrkqUFxQ8TNoqWHFi5hgFoHlcR5HrINDi9I541l-5bZvoq4JwhJCIaTJUUpnLLxi8-3kn9cnY5FuOGP_4LMtSIdPH9fVxxbdLKS_fi3U-AcsD0MaN1arZxU3r9s-QEhw/s640/blogger-image--1274703646.jpg" /></a></div>Joehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06369181655557403740noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38136670.post-91793717775465131142012-03-12T14:24:00.001-07:002012-03-12T14:24:27.721-07:00Getting unhingedHere's a collection of the pivot joints I installed. <div class="separator"style="clear: both; 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I found out that the ISP that was hosting some of the look and feel for the classic version I used was shut off on the 8th. So images were not coming up, and navigation was all wonky.<div><br /></div><div>So hopefully this new version will have more longevity.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>Joehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06369181655557403740noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38136670.post-85407699178049327872011-12-30T14:55:00.001-08:002011-12-30T16:08:54.935-08:00Why eBay was invented.If for no other reason than to provide a source of the euro-style turn signal.<br /><br />Boy they look good. <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSe0_HDTG_PMzeZzHcpnFmfWw0GN8ddh01EIM3qhI9xMx0U2f80tpS5RAZAAe1VyGOLw0tf0zvqN6RfU2XQF1YsDoDkDLwQvcbQgSLU6c_09qiWgHFLnFkjUj4_ZOHfQ4DjenStg/s640/blogger-image--1050949629.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSe0_HDTG_PMzeZzHcpnFmfWw0GN8ddh01EIM3qhI9xMx0U2f80tpS5RAZAAe1VyGOLw0tf0zvqN6RfU2XQF1YsDoDkDLwQvcbQgSLU6c_09qiWgHFLnFkjUj4_ZOHfQ4DjenStg/s640/blogger-image--1050949629.jpg" /></a></div>Joehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06369181655557403740noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38136670.post-17810600257050103302011-10-17T16:03:00.001-07:002011-10-17T16:11:53.742-07:00As long as I mentioned painting.<div>I had to replace one of the front turn signals; and E-Bay is your friend. We had some hot weather here so I was able to strip and paint the new signal.</div><div><br /></div><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiT87b9qR-_JHxwX2gBmkQASG5S1NmRVGzKNqbbAFfBsqKLkjIpbWSeoW6uTECj5mc2Y3tFjsKVmIhZDCG_pVWculNtzNOYlxZ7U0EMYe3svbbAtMkx8AGQX5tVtcfbZE-acUB0GQ/s320/DSC09592.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5664600869487433474" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /><div><div style="text-align: left;">Silver is the new black. Well no not really. Rust-O-lium can only come in black. And I'm almost done with the odd can of shinny; everything else on the car was done in flat black. But of course the one can left when I needed it was shinny (and 33% bigger).</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglfUnY9KPLyABkHXFYSjVZ6KhsHOa9l-RdMInt4qxLFcqnqjL5V7Ya2ikCOTw903tRKu7iUIf_nDw3Q4QHruC1t2pFQu3okt_XrhsUyf4TAfkyCGwwX51r4CdsmP2DRKYfyEt0lQ/s1600/DSC09594.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglfUnY9KPLyABkHXFYSjVZ6KhsHOa9l-RdMInt4qxLFcqnqjL5V7Ya2ikCOTw903tRKu7iUIf_nDw3Q4QHruC1t2pFQu3okt_XrhsUyf4TAfkyCGwwX51r4CdsmP2DRKYfyEt0lQ/s320/DSC09594.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5664601024577395762" /></a></div><div><div style="text-align: left;">This is just a cosmetic silver; but the lights shouldn't get so hot as to cause any trouble. Unlike say the transmission.</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRoZbCsm-qfofq6tPLkq7GGTIRDiNet5ZvLJDnub7surVuZCC9P_GDghLS56ooIIgvRqhxP13MvbfpQ0JrQ7kQaPX558knqME3TpeLBwnoH1Z62ZUkS13Q43zK8ycotfU4BjVARg/s1600/DSC09593.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRoZbCsm-qfofq6tPLkq7GGTIRDiNet5ZvLJDnub7surVuZCC9P_GDghLS56ooIIgvRqhxP13MvbfpQ0JrQ7kQaPX558knqME3TpeLBwnoH1Z62ZUkS13Q43zK8ycotfU4BjVARg/s320/DSC09593.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5664600945240666882" /></a>The reason for making sure everything is nice a reflective is so that the LED lights that will go in here don't have a big issue with being too dim.</div><div><br /></div><div>Did I mention the big ticket item I splurged on for the front of the car?<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWKE2aUkyAs1poyEPtYFVlUPJouIbuPqmX_3bjy6GGWhATEZujieoIKo6Il_lRVEv56dUnLsfO220v7M5woIrP4y8c_IIT8c8MiCf8yJijkL0ahkoDJyjSKaHmE858xMH5KRlGWA/s1600/DSC09595.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWKE2aUkyAs1poyEPtYFVlUPJouIbuPqmX_3bjy6GGWhATEZujieoIKo6Il_lRVEv56dUnLsfO220v7M5woIrP4y8c_IIT8c8MiCf8yJijkL0ahkoDJyjSKaHmE858xMH5KRlGWA/s320/DSC09595.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5664600778169031842" /></a></div><br />So I have a spare pair of slightly used (one more than the other) of old orange signal cover.</div>Joehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06369181655557403740noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38136670.post-59290718199057439382011-10-17T15:57:00.000-07:002011-10-17T16:02:41.908-07:00Don't believe me when I say I'm working...<div style="text-align: center;">Wow no update since April. That must really be tough work I'm doing... Well it did make a hug mess; and I'm 10 gallons of cleaner later. But here's the rebuilt transmission prior to reassembly.</div><div><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrCzbaLCsGXGuSFSOwo-fwc2V87l54PV46c9w64Dh5nEwKWNK8MRrDPDktbtoYRblsx1Hx1QAuDy-5sc9NfxibquI2zwJNNvXoUH-oI1CZSqlHdqhuY4RGx29cWjYhiTGBmA0y0Q/s320/DSC09536.JPG" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5664599661337824994" /></div><div><div style="text-align: left;">Finally done with the cleaning and alignments and the seals.</div><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1uqp-WSkPou4GVErQ6OXV4qXkUbHJdgUIZ_Bm-AI7SCN4x1UNCr7YjHBp_bRLZRWOcZcW9I00cR72mXyWG_LDhuvcGejSb_JjKg-9u8VoAx5F_UYJvEucUQr3hg3FSYHSzy4-IA/s320/DSC09537.JPG" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5664599816719263186" /></div><div>I'm trying to locate some high temp silver spray paint so once it's all bolted together I can give it a nice coat.</div>Joehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06369181655557403740noreply@blogger.com0