I did a little cleaning today. Gotta get all that horrible grease and oil out of the engine bay so when we start installing the electric components they will stay nice and clean while we do it. About a month ago, I also manually cleaned up the transmission. Here are a few photos.
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I received the battery charger a few days ago, but I need to send it back because it was setup for 40 batteries and a 3.8Volts/cell and I wanted 38 batteries and 3.65volts per cell. I should get it back in a week or two I'd imagine. I may get a lot of the other parts about the same time, so the real planning will begin. I have to figure out how to mount the new motor using the existing motor mounts, then design a battery rack for the engine compartment, as well as cut a hole in the hatch floor and design a battery box to put in it. Also need to figure out where and how I am going to mount all the other components like the controller, DC/DC converter, Vacuum pump for the brakes, fuses and contactors, etc. I also need to run some tubing from the engine bay to the hatch, along the path the exhaust used to take, for the battery cables. Figuring out how to use the existing electrical wiring for accessories like lights, windshield wipers, etc, will be a fun task as well. Hopefully most of it still works.
