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I just realized that your Engine compartment is HUGE! That will be great for adding all those parts and having room to work in.
Having you own CNC machines and milling tools will help A LOT, and same with the welding. I had to buy a new drill press for my latest adapter plate design and use a 4" hole saw to cut 3/4" and 1/2" aluminum and it was scary.
I found in my conversion, that the adapter plates and the coupling was the easiest, only second to removing the engine. The hardest part was waiting for the parts and wiring up all the little electronics, finding out that you need a few trips to Radio Shack for relays and connectors, then wiring up more.
About battery prices, 24 Optima's is about $5.1K and the same amount of lithium to get the same power as those Optima's is about$ 5.9K, so why even go with lead? You get about Half the useful power from lead acid batteries, and with lithium you get most of the power. So, in theory, 144v 120 Ah LiFePO4 is better than 144v 200 ah lead sled, due to the difference in Puekert's Effect and the difference in weight.
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