Category: Electric Car Blog

I’ve done it again and made a thing and forgot to take photos until it was nearly done! Continue reading “Bracing The Torque”

I finished making the transmission cross-member today. Of course I forgot to take photos of the process due to running back and forth from the welding workshop to the car checking the fit. Continue reading “Hanging the transmission”

I did a bit of cardboard template making today, to decide how to make the mounting brackets for the transmission. Continue reading “Making a transmission mount.”

Due to a rotten night’s sleep I needed to do something physically challenging, and mentally stimulating, to keep me awake. And as it wasn’t raining this afternoon it was a chance to work on the car again. Continue reading “Making the Transmission mount”

Given a few days of work or rain, and rain and work, there was a break in the weather today, Sunday afternoon, I did a little bit more work on the conversion. Continue reading “Transmission located”

After a ten month pause, I have finally started to tackle the conversion again and decided to attempt a trial fit of the transaxle. Continue reading “Trial fit of transaxle”

The pallet of stuff from Damien Maguire has arrived! Frustratingly it was supposed to arrive on Tuesday, when I had taken a day off to wait for it and get it unpacked and put away.  It didn’t arrive. Continue reading “Pallet unpacking”

Today is a metal work and woodwork day.
I decided to make pieces to close the holes where the gearstick mechanism was. Continue reading “To fill a hole, or two.”

With the transport of EV parts underway from Ireland I needed to get back on the car. I have been a bit busy recently and rather exhausted from lack of sleep. I have also been installing some low voltage Solar PV on my trailer, so not idle. Continue reading “Exhausting work”

This wasn’t the plan today. I was only going to check if I had the right splined driver bit to undo the CV joints. Having no idea what sort or size it would be Continue reading “The ICE has left the building!”