Little update after a bit of work the last couple of days: battery box, inverter and high voltage junction box all now in and ready for some wiring – both high voltage and control. Got some of the 3D printed connectors/adaptors I’ve knocked up in as well. Photos show me mocking up the location of the inverter with cardboard and wooden wedges so I could … Continue reading In the frame
It has been three weeks since my last update. The pace of this project has definitely slowed as work has picked up and the weather has worsened. Nonetheless, there is plenty of progress to report. Unfortunately I haven’t been great at taking photos this time around so forgive the paucity of pictures. Battery Box After my disastrous spatial miscalculations of the last update, I decided … Continue reading Boxing
Right now, I wouldn’t begrudge the authorities denying to approve my car for the roads, and possibly taking my licence, given that my spatial awareness is so bad I seem to have believed that two different components could occupy the same space in the engine bay. Let’s rewind… Front-end rebuild Somehow it has been over a fortnight since my last update so this one is … Continue reading Two steps forward, two steps back
It feels like an incredible amount has happened since the last update just five days ago. I have batteries. The car is stripped again. And most of the welding and fabrication is complete. Battery wrangles So, I couldn’t quite let the well-priced battery pack on Facebook go. So the morning my gazumper was due to collect, I messaged the seller and offered him 50% more. … Continue reading The home straight?
