Well its been awhile since I was able to get anything done on the vette. But, Now things are flying.
Back in june, I was able to get a deal on the motor. Picked up a brand new Warp11HV for $2500 + 288 for shipping! This is what really jump started the progress.
The motor got delivered June 24. I had it shipped to my fathers work because I could save $130 because its a business. He brought it by my father-in-laws where were working on the car that evening.
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Well after opening it up, we had to play with it. I used my JTM Power S40 lithium jump starter that does 12 and 24V to spin the motor.
‪EVVette Warp11HV First Power Up‬‏ - YouTube
Other then that, We have mostly been working on restoring the car. we have mounted the body on a dolly to be able to wheel it around and the frame is going to the repair shop tomorrow.
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We found out that it is bent in 2 different directions in the rear. It will be about $300 to have it professionally straightened. Once it gets back, we will sand blast and paint it and install all the new suspension.
I also dropped the stuff off to my friend to make the coupler. my lathe is currently not working.
It will consist of a 2012 Taper-lock bushing and a hub made from a 13 tooth 100 size sprocket. The spacer part is made from 6061 aluminum. A pilot bushing will be pressed into the center of the spacer for alignment of the transmission.
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Also, while talking about the transmission, We took it apart and changed the input shaft on it from a 10 tooth to the 26 tooth. This is much stronger as the load is distributed over 26 surfaces instead of 10. Heres a shot of inside a 4 speed Muncie M20.
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The aluminum adapter plate has also been ordered and should be here this week or early next week. it is a piece of 2.5" thick 15.5" x 17/5" 7050-T7 aerospace grade aluminum. I will be machining it on a bridgeport to locate the center bore and dowel pin holes and some rough contouring. When im done, I will put it on a Matsuura CNC mill to contour the visible side and cut some pockets in the back to remove weight. I will start with 69 pounds of aluminum and end up with 19.
Last weekend I did a bit of mocking up of the bell housing using some plywood. I machined the 4" center bore and some of the motor bolt holes. I also cut in the dowel pin holes and some holes that line up with the bell housing bolt holes. I then bolted it together to check the run-out of the bell housing.
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What I found is the 40 year old bell housings weren't made to very high standards. The locating hole isnt even round!! it's oval. well I tried another housing and it was a bit better. It was perfectly aligned top to bottom, but was pushed to the left by 0.033" I can get some offset dowel pins that will shift it 0.014" which would put it right in alignment.
A few other things ive been working on is removing the fan inside the motor, which turns out to be alot more of a project then one would ever think. I had to use 2 different pullers, 1 to remove the bearing and one to remove the fan. But the fan didn't come peacefully. It shattered when I tried to pull it. So I ended up having to drill a relief hole in the base of the fan and crack it using a chisel. Well before and after:
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Another small project Ive been working on is the in dash computer system. Ive purchased a 7" touch screen monitor anf have been working on the software. I plan to run a linux system with web based pages. These will run in full screen so you cant tell its inside a browser, but will allow for easy modification.
Heres a pic of the monitor with gauges and a pic of the BMS screen.
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The BMS screen is actually being displayed on my iPhone but you can check out it out by visiting this link:
Battery Management
Well I will be better about updating from this point on now that progress is happening.
-Adam