[rctous]

Slow night tonight just organized the garage a bit to make room for all the parts both coming in and off the car, drained and removed the radiators and a few other odds and ends. My buddy will be over later tomorrow so in the AM I think I will go th the metal store to get the angle iron and the 3/4" x 6" chunk of solid steel for the coupler, I can get that all welded up then get it trued up on the lathe. Also need some 3" x 3/8" steel for the 1/2 shaft adaptor. I wasn't sure that the last angle iron I bought would be tough enough as it was only 1x 1/8" but ya know what it works just great no flex or bending at all, the first car I used 1 1/2" x 1/8". What the heck the smaller stuff is lighter and cheaper. I will get about 40 feet of angle,, should be more than enough but I use it quite a bit for other things on the car and around the house so it is handy to have.

Brian

[rctous]

Well here is our first real day at the conversion, a pretty productive day. Ed and I spent about 4 hours to complete the engine removal, gas tank cut hole in trunk,, doesn't really sound like much when I put it that way but it was still very productive, I just spent about another hor and a half turning the coupler. It looks great. I will not weld the clutch piece to it till I have the motor so I can get it on perfectly. Well tahts it so far.

Brian/ ED

[rctous]

a few more pics of today progress

Brian

[KCEV]

Originally Posted by rctous

well here is our first real day at the conversion, a pretty productive day. Ed and i spent about 4 hours to complete the engine removal, gas tank cut hole in trunk,, doesn't really sound like much when i put it that way but it was still very productive, i just spent about another hor and a half turning the coupler. It looks great. I will not weld the clutch piece to it till i have the motor so i can get it on perfectly. Well tahts it so far.

Brian/ ed

Well guys, this is Ed. What a rush helping Brian do his third conversion! :d He was working so fast that I had to slow him down a little, otherwise this EV would have been ready by midnight; so I enticed him to take a break and go out for his favorite coffee: Venti maschiatto with 4 espresso shots.
It is a real treat to see a master at work.

[KCEV]

Originally Posted by KCEV

Well guys, this is Ed. What a rush helping Brian do his third conversion! :d He was working so fast that I had to slow him down a little, otherwise this EV would have been ready by midnight; so I enticed him to take a break and go out for his favorite coffee: Venti maschiatto with 4 espresso shots.
It is a real treat to see a master at work.

BTW the blue S10 in one of the pictures is mine: 144V (24 6-Volt Trojans), WarP 9, Russco Charger (booo), Curtis controller.

[Anaerin]

Originally Posted by KCEV

Well guys, this is Ed. What a rush helping Brian do his third conversion! :d He was working so fast that I had to slow him down a little, otherwise this EV would have been ready by midnight; so I enticed him to take a break and go out for his favorite coffee: Venti maschiatto with 4 espresso shots.
It is a real treat to see a master at work.

Venti Maschiatto with 4 shots? And you think this will HELP him slow down?!

[rctous]

Originally Posted by Anaerin

Venti Maschiatto with 4 shots? And you think this will HELP him slow down?!

Ya I am still a little buzzing/

[rctous]

I have a bit of a tech question for some one here??

I am experimenting with the pot box and I have a couple 150 ohm pots. I hook it up to the controller and nothing happens,, so I checked the one that is currently on the car and at rest it is 228 ohms,, OK so the one pot I have is to low?? So I wired them both in series (both 150 ohm pots) so now I have a 300 ohm pot, hook it up and still nothing?? Why? when I press the pedal just slightly the way it is now just over the standing 228 ohms make the motor turn, so lets say 230 ohms makes the motor turn,, why won't my two pots in series (300ohms) make the motor turn?? Scratching my head???

any ideas???
Brian

[rctous]

Originally Posted by KCEV

Well guys, this is Ed. What a rush helping Brian do his third conversion! :d He was working so fast that I had to slow him down a little, otherwise this EV would have been ready by midnight; so I enticed him to take a break and go out for his favorite coffee: Venti maschiatto with 4 espresso shots.
It is a real treat to see a master at work.

Not sure we were working fast its just a pace. Heck Ed we spent more time talking than workin!!!! (LOL)Its just working smart not hard,, ya ya that's it!!! Not much to do without parts,, never planned on having the car so quickly. I guess I could do the rear tray for batteries but I want to try to get 7 batteries up front and 5 in the rear,, until I see what I can do up front that will possibly change the rear.

Brian

[KCEV]

Originally Posted by rctous

Not sure we were working fast its just a pace. Heck Ed we spent more time talking than workin!!!! (LOL)Its just working smart not hard,, ya ya that's it!!! Not much to do without parts,, never planned on having the car so quickly. I guess I could do the rear tray for batteries but I want to try to get 7 batteries up front and 5 in the rear,, until I see what I can do up front that will possibly change the rear.

Brian

Let's insulate the batteries? My S10 with exposed batteries drops in range substantially during the winter months.
Ed