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I have a different approach to coupling the loads and I would like a second opinion from the EV community.
This isn't the most straightforward approach, so try and bear with me.
I bought a used Impulse 9 motor that has a coupler already installed on it with the bolt pattern for a 1995 Saturn Wagon. I am using a 1972 VW beetle which does not have the same bolt pattern to mate to the VW flywheel.
Rather than purchasing another coupler, I was wondering if I could rework the VW flywheel and then create another coupler to match up the VW flywheel to the coupler made for the Saturn bolt pattern.
The picture below is of the original VW flywheel:
This picture below is what the flywheel will look like after our rework (remove the extended surface and add holes):
Here is another picture of what the reworked flywheel will look like from the clutch surface side:
I need that surface to be flat in order to create another plate to couple the flywheel to the current Saturn coupler.
I've already selected fasteners so that the clutch plate doesn't interfere with the fastener heads on the clutch plate side.
My only question is: Does anyone see any problems with reworking the flywheel surface like I plan to?
This isn't the most straightforward approach, so try and bear with me.
I bought a used Impulse 9 motor that has a coupler already installed on it with the bolt pattern for a 1995 Saturn Wagon. I am using a 1972 VW beetle which does not have the same bolt pattern to mate to the VW flywheel.
Rather than purchasing another coupler, I was wondering if I could rework the VW flywheel and then create another coupler to match up the VW flywheel to the coupler made for the Saturn bolt pattern.
The picture below is of the original VW flywheel:

This picture below is what the flywheel will look like after our rework (remove the extended surface and add holes):

Here is another picture of what the reworked flywheel will look like from the clutch surface side:

I need that surface to be flat in order to create another plate to couple the flywheel to the current Saturn coupler.
I've already selected fasteners so that the clutch plate doesn't interfere with the fastener heads on the clutch plate side.
My only question is: Does anyone see any problems with reworking the flywheel surface like I plan to?