More work on the car!
I pulled the power cables, charger cables, front 12V charger AC power, and a spare 3 conductor cable through the new 2" conduit to the front!
Instead of using wire nuts, I now actually installed an electric outlet in the back of the car to plug the charger into. The boat connection under the gas cap feeds power to the electric outlet. The outlet is GFI protected.
I wired standard AC power plugs onto both ends of one of the cables running through the conduit to power the 12V accessory battery in the front of the car. It automatically runs the charger as long as the gas cap connection is plugged in.
I got the carpet back in, and threw in the interior panels. The panels aren't all snapped in correctly yet, I still need to see where some things line up yet.
With the interior panels in, I was able to put in the battery box cover and even the the back of the back seat. With that, it more or less looks like I have a back seat, although it has no seat belts or padding, and is a bit high.
Having the seat back in there does restore a rear cargo area, which the local police officers might enjoy in case I am transporting any beer in with my groceries.
Still not done, but it LOOKS so much better!
I still have to get the charger bolted down (with good ventilation around it) Oh, and I patched up that hole in the back from the original 1.5 inch conduit which was removed when the battery box was put in.
It's starting to look like a REAL car!
Also, at the last EV Build Day, Tom gave me a two-screen car DVD player he had kicking around! (That guy can scrounge anything!)
I might be able to install it and run some of my electric car YouTube videos on it at the fair!
See the latest photos of the project at:
MobileMe Gallery
Ha ha! There are batteries hiding under there! Now I just need to hide a cougar under the hood!