Where getting more comfortable researching electrical vehicle components and have started placing orders from the internet. Ebay is a great place to shop for the more inexpensive parts. While waiting for parts, we're researching the best possible and least expensive way to mate the motor with the transmission.
We also have to switch out the power steering rack with a manual. There are ways to tweak the power steering for our needs, but we decided against it.
Then, there's always cleaning eighteen years of dirt and grime off the vehicle. The cleaning part seems like a constant battle. As soon as I remove a piece from the vehicle, it and where it belongs needs cleaning.
I feel bad for not including a picture in this post, so here's the clutch we cut out. Sparky is a clutchless electric vehicle.
We mounted 3 battery racks in the trunk which will hold 12 of our 20 batteries. We originally were going to countersink the racks and mount them directly through the bottom metal using nuts and bolts. However, the bumper shock absorbers and frame prevented us from going this route. In the end, we fastened the battery racks with nuts and bolts through the wheel well walls, and trunk supports, and to each other. It seems like a crazy idea, but those puppies aren't moving. We chose this method over welding thinking we may upgrade the batteries later and would have the option of removing the racks completely.
