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Well, the motor fits in place, and I'm ready to start drilling for the mounting holes, but the hole I made for the shaft is just a bit too small. Now I'm having trouble enlarging the hole with the other hole saws. They wont stay center with the drill bit in a 1" hole. A drill press would also work. Anywho, with the motor in place, even without the brackets finished, it fully supports the weight and even under starting/revving the engine doesen't hit the frame or hood. Very good!
I realize most of the problems I've had would be easily solved with a complete workshop, but alas, I do what I can with what I got.
Happy to report though my idler pulley has shipped, and I'm in talks with a maker of custom pulleys to make one to fit my shaft. Once done, fabrication for the motor will be basically at 100%, then onto wiring and finally onto batteries and racks in the trunk.
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