Well after dreaming of building an EV for years I finally found a good donor vehicle, A 91 Mazda B2200 pickup purchased for $600 with a seized engine. I started the process of removing the engine yesterday which was pretty exciting!
You can read all about my voyage here.....
No,... I just made that up...
When you separate the trans from the motor you will have a sheetmetal spacer. You can use this to layout your template on some paper. You'll need to find the centre point where the input shaft goes. This is one of the most important steps. If I recall, you can draw a line between some of the mount holes and it gives you this point. I just centre punched this spot and used my digital calipers to scribe a circle. You can use transfer punches to get the center of the holes if you have some. I just used a jig saw to cut out the shape in aluminum plate. It takes a while,... but it works. Drill press for the holes. I think I still have the template. There is a steel insert in the two side holes. You'll need a larger drill bit for these.
