Recent content by McDesign

The plan - Forrest

Do you have the THM425 trans? Is it flipped front-to-back? I'm designing a different (flipped) arrangement, using the trans but not the diff - a short driveshaft will go back to a radically offset Winters quick-change, supported on a conventional four-link and Watts link. This approach gets...

Still got tons of stuff - anyone near Atlanta want to make a great deal for all of it? I need the space! Forrest

Hey - anyone interested in this for free? It needs a 36V 40 A controller (old, used one caught on fire!), but else is fine. Projects have moved on, and I just hate to see this fun ride not being enjoyed. Free for pickup to the first interested party, with extra AGM batteries and enough NiCad...

I do - what's up? Forrest

Man, I'm having trouble making the battery purchase. I'm investigating some interesting new technology for a very large application at work, and I just have this fear that batteries are about to be old-tech. Forrest - conflicted

Interestingly, the skirts are worth an honest 2+ mpg - First fill-up last night appended to bottom of list below; the whole tank was with the new skirts; same commute, same speed, same gas station, same pump even as I usually use. 345 miles; 12.927 gallons  26.7 mpg (first recorded; tires...

WOW! Lots to read there - will tackle that tonight, after the pumpkin-carving party - thanks tons. Forrest

Yes - I've been reading there some. Here's all skirted and blacked just now - Forrest

Thanks! Here's moments ago - working on the aero now before I do the converstion; just put these skirts on - I still have to put pieces behind the rear wheels, but am running to the hardware for more screws. All the skirting came from one 8' piece of 18", 5-layer neoprene and fabric...

Darned interesting results below from identical morning commutes. In the first graph, I just drove with traffic on I-20 (which is most of the commute); maintaining a speed of 76-82 mph for that part of my morning commute. That used 115% of a Nissan Leaf battery to go 64.6 miles. Assuming a...

I'll update this thread as well as my Honda Accord conversion thread. The EV Profiler is working well. I get an e-mail each night with the (below) graphs of my daily travels. What I've learned immediately is that a Nissan Leaf (21 kWh battery pack) or Ford Focus EV (23 kWh) won't carry me...

That would be a Leaf + $12,000 and another 500 lbs and where to put them? Not that I haven't thought about it! Forrest

I'm glad you asked that question! Yes, my batteries will be almost as much as a Leaf - it lets you know how much the car companies are subsidizing their electric vehicles! I mentioned in another thread I was getting an EV Profiler - I did, and I'm using it. Attached is the report link from...

Here's an interesting reality-check of the whole EV conversion idea for those who might be new at looking at it. This is a complete quote from a reputable company for all of the pieces I will need to peform my EV conversion. There are two caveats - I still need to make / source a motor mount...