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Hi! I have a 1990 RX7 hatchback which has had a rotary, then a chevy 350 v8, and now an empty engine bay! I've been reading up on EV conversions and I'm trying to plan out a conversion for the RX7, I was thinking of mating a nissan leaf motor to a manual transmission and maintaining my driveshaft for convenience.
I have access to a fair amount of tools, but bot specifically much in the way of fabrication (bar a drill press and 25 ton hydraulic press). My experience is mostly with vehicle maintenance, but I like to challenge myself with more difficult endeavors. I've had 7 years of entry engineering school through my former middle and high schools, so I'm not completely electrically illiterate.
I have access to a relatively large amount of tool batteries I recycle, I shuck the shells and get the cells inside. Testing them and tossing the burners/ones that self drain. I'm shooting for 60 miles on a full charge, I really just want to make a little sports car to fling around town and use for running errands.
I'd like to at least match the stock hp of my N/A rotary engine, so 160hp, but I saw Paul Holmes 200kw controller and would love to have 200kw (268hp) as peak power, even if only for short bursts.
Budget is flexible as it's a labor of love rather than necessity. Ideally I'd like to stay below 2-3k excluding batteries, but if I need to go over to hit the hp I'd like, I'm "happy" to shell out more.
So far I've been looking into using either a first or second gen Nissan leaf motor and an opensource controller. Is the controller here 200kW AC Motor Controller for Electric Car also an inverter? Furthermore it doesn't look like Paul is selling the boards required for that controller anymore. What other options are out there?
My general understanding is that I need a motor, an AC controller/inverter, a battery pack, an accelerator, and some kind of diagnostics panel at minimum. Anything I'm missing?
Thanks in advance for all your help! I'm excited to join the community and learn with you guys!
I have access to a fair amount of tools, but bot specifically much in the way of fabrication (bar a drill press and 25 ton hydraulic press). My experience is mostly with vehicle maintenance, but I like to challenge myself with more difficult endeavors. I've had 7 years of entry engineering school through my former middle and high schools, so I'm not completely electrically illiterate.
I have access to a relatively large amount of tool batteries I recycle, I shuck the shells and get the cells inside. Testing them and tossing the burners/ones that self drain. I'm shooting for 60 miles on a full charge, I really just want to make a little sports car to fling around town and use for running errands.
I'd like to at least match the stock hp of my N/A rotary engine, so 160hp, but I saw Paul Holmes 200kw controller and would love to have 200kw (268hp) as peak power, even if only for short bursts.
Budget is flexible as it's a labor of love rather than necessity. Ideally I'd like to stay below 2-3k excluding batteries, but if I need to go over to hit the hp I'd like, I'm "happy" to shell out more.
So far I've been looking into using either a first or second gen Nissan leaf motor and an opensource controller. Is the controller here 200kW AC Motor Controller for Electric Car also an inverter? Furthermore it doesn't look like Paul is selling the boards required for that controller anymore. What other options are out there?
My general understanding is that I need a motor, an AC controller/inverter, a battery pack, an accelerator, and some kind of diagnostics panel at minimum. Anything I'm missing?
Thanks in advance for all your help! I'm excited to join the community and learn with you guys!