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Westfalia T3 with Chevy Bolt drivetrain

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VW Vanagon T3 with Chevy Bolt drivetrain

Hi

I'm asking myself if DiyEcar is still the best place to put a build thread and to obtain help.
It was the case many years ago when the overvolted forklift motor was the rule, but now?

Well, my plan is to put a 200 hp 60 kWh Bolt drivetrain in a Westfalia... Exciting right?
Yes, but all the electronic and control in the Bolt fear me a bit.
Anyway, I will have the crached Bolt in few days and the West in few weeks.

Let me know if you have advice or help.
Thanks

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brian_ said:
rmay635703 said:
The guy above can do body swaps to Prii skateboards in a few months normally which if I ever do it it will be how I approach the issue.
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The Prius doesn't have a "skateboard" structure, and neither does any Tesla; it's unfortunate the Tesla people incorrectly used this term.
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The Model 3 looks like it uses something damned close to a skateboard. See 3:35 here: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=V06GmCR1fV4

Though it's not obvious it wouldn't fold up due to the coilovers being unsupported if it wasn't on the factory carrier, you would support them in a graft onto a host vehicle.

But, the likelihood of matching up wheelbase and track being almost zero, you have to question the bother unless you're building your own car body.
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Yabert said:
Thanks bilbo!

Here is the link between the chevrolet Bolt spline of the gearbox and the 6 holes flange of the VW cv axles.
So the link between VW and Chevy!
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Nice!

I'm curious about how you jigged it in order to maintain concentricity?

Are you planning to balance those, or use them as-welded?
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"skateboard people"????
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That's what the forum is for. This isn't a place to look people up.

Offline discussions are nonproductive from the information giver's perspective.

You are also expected to give as well as receive. That could be as simple as a build log thread, or as involved as participating in discussions...in the open.
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Talk here
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Not a very inovative[sic] bot
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