Three Run Jimmy Jack

Hi. I have sort of let this blog sit for a while. I've been driving my electric car since the day after thanksgiving 2008. To date I have about 3000 miles on it. Never been stuck. I put hockey pucks under the springs to lift the rear end a couple weeks ago. Here is a youtube video:

Got the battery box for the front 4 batteries done, and put the batteries in. Controller in, pot box (linkage to accelerator) in. Next up is the double ought and triple ought heavy wiring for the batteries.

Got the good hood on with the hinges. And swapped the front wheels from the 83 which is going to the junkyard with a bad head gasket.

Here are pics putting the electric motor in. I still need to work on the motor mounts.

Today I made the order for:

9" Advanced DC Motor
Adaptor Plate
Coupler between motor and transmission
Motor Mount

This is my first big purchase for this project. Much bigger than the price of the car, $150. I measured my 3 crucial dimensions and sent and the clutch plate them to a machine shop in New Hampshire. Live Free or Die. They make the coupler out of the clutch plate. The motor mount is made for the motor, but made to fit in the engine bay of a Chevy S10 pickup. We'll see what kind of mods need to be done to mount this motor mount to my engine bay. I am pretty excited about the parts coming.

Here is the engine and the exhuast, radiator, airbox and trailer hitch.

I decided that I need an electric car. It seemed like a good project to convert a car. I'm a Volvo guy, so I bought a 1978 Volvo with a blown engine for $150. Once I got it home I started to pull off the parts I dont need: Off came the radiator, the exhaust, the air box, the trailer hitch. 110 pounds of weight I don't need. Yesterday we got the engine out. It was a great feeling.