Another bit of semi-related advice:
Make a dedicated web site for your project that you can put Google ads (and ads from other companies) on. (Not sure if you can do that on blogspot.) If you see this through to completion, document it well, and get the word out online about your project, you can make a bit of money each month from your site. In fact, over ~4 years,
Electric car conversion on a beer budget - ForkenSwift.com has made back in ad revenue the entire out-of-pocket cost of the project. So it's effectively a free car. You heard it here first.
