The Build

Jim's EV Project

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The Build

And the fun begins.

Transmission back in the car, all of the clutch components removed - 6/16/07

Spline piece from center of the clutch - 6/19/07

Coupling made from the two spline pieces above. - 6/22/07

This was welded and was not well balanced and led to a great deal of vibration. Debating what to do. - 7/20/07

Here is the revised coupling. The welds were machined off and holes drilled for the original bolts that were used in the forklift. It has much less vibration. - 8/26/07

Here is a custom made bracket to mount the AC Compressor. The intent is to drive it with a Treadmill motor to be added later. - 9/3/07

This is the EV-1B controller as it had come out of the forklift. I don't have room for it on this form nor do I need all those contactors. 9/15/07

Motor cleaned up and painted - 6/17/07

Spline adapter from motor, portion of the u-joint on the forklift drive - 6/19/07

Electric motor in the car with custom mounting brackets - 6/25/07

I also decided to remove the power steering and replace it with a manual steering rack from a 1995 Escort - 8/24/07

Also you can see a Ford Vacuum Pump I found to run the brakes and controls - 9/3/07

A custom made battery bracket in the trunk will hold 5 of those batteries - 9/3/07

This is with the EV-1B installed in the car with 3 of the 8 batteries for the drive system, the 12V Battery for the normal stuff and it's nearly all wired up for a test drive - 9/21/07