I created a new thread to officially document my conversion. Thanks to everyone who helped me narrow down my options in my last thread.
So I've got the parts and I've got the donor vehicle now. To recap, I bought a partially completed S-10, tore everything out, and am putting it in a 1996 Chevy Blazer in order to have a car that fits my lifestyle better (a small two seater truck isn't very useful for me).
So the parts that I have are:
125kW PowerPhase Select Brushelss DC Motor + Controller
60kWh of LiFePO4 batteries (94 x 200Ah cells)
Other stuff - DC/DC converter, BMS, etc.
I've now ripped all the gas parts out of the Blazer and have been working on cleaning everything up for the install.
I think I've found enough places to put almost all the batteries under the vehicle, though I still need to plan things out more thoroughly now that it's all opened up. I also need to inventory and plan out the other components in the system.
One thing I was wondering about is whether it's worth doing any upgrades to the suspension? I'll have about 1,400 lbs of batteries in there, is the stock (and 23 year old) suspension going to be ok with that?
So I've got the parts and I've got the donor vehicle now. To recap, I bought a partially completed S-10, tore everything out, and am putting it in a 1996 Chevy Blazer in order to have a car that fits my lifestyle better (a small two seater truck isn't very useful for me).
So the parts that I have are:
125kW PowerPhase Select Brushelss DC Motor + Controller
60kWh of LiFePO4 batteries (94 x 200Ah cells)
Other stuff - DC/DC converter, BMS, etc.
I've now ripped all the gas parts out of the Blazer and have been working on cleaning everything up for the install.
I think I've found enough places to put almost all the batteries under the vehicle, though I still need to plan things out more thoroughly now that it's all opened up. I also need to inventory and plan out the other components in the system.
One thing I was wondering about is whether it's worth doing any upgrades to the suspension? I'll have about 1,400 lbs of batteries in there, is the stock (and 23 year old) suspension going to be ok with that?
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