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BarelyAWake · 11-28-2012, 06:49 AM

...and repacking & shrink wrapping the battery pack "take two" went well, I added some dense foam spacer dealies between the stacks of cells and on the back & sides before wrapping to prevent movement/chafe & potential shorts - the original GM case had this and I thought it clever, kinda wish I'd thought of it lol

So anyway, here's a coupla more pics, though the battery is about 1/4" taller than the pack I designed the tray for, the nylon cover still fit - which is good as I really don't like sewing heh... the last pic is of just the mounts w/the tray removed, figured I'd show what I mean when I complain about "fighting for fractions of an inch"

One of the things that tripped me up as a bit unexpected was seems I don't own anything like a small bottle or scissor jack to spread the stays with... well... that's not really surprising I s'pose as I don't bother with cars anymore. Still I hadta zoom around a bit to a coupla friend's shops and say "yes, I know floor jacks are better & safer for lifting a car, but I don't need to lift a car - can I borrow the jack you hate please?"

...and eventually got what I needed to spread the chainstays enough to fit my new hub motor lol

I coulda just used a plank or whatever, but that coulda twisted the stays a little (defo don't want alignment issues) and I woulda had to have removed the stays from the taddy... which is not that big a deal, I'll hafta do that anyway to weld the rear caliper mount & (hopefully) have it all powdercoated but as the jackshaft, three chains and two derailleurs (one is just a tensioner) are all routed through there - well, I'd like to keep it's disassembly to a minimum heh

While it's preformance is yet to be tested, I must say I do kinda like how this hub looks on the taddy better than the MP - not that such really matters *shrug* That's not the correct rotor (Avid), it's just the one that came with the kit... and I think it's on backwards lol but no matter, I've gotta pull it all back apart again anyway as I need to replace the rim itself with my spiffy new wider one (still yet to be shipped);

11-28-2012, 06:49 AM	#47 (permalink)
BarelyAWake EcoModding Apprentice Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Maine Posts: 105 Thanks: 8 Thanked 55 Times in 38 Posts	...and repacking & shrink wrapping the battery pack "take two" went well, I added some dense foam spacer dealies between the stacks of cells and on the back & sides before wrapping to prevent movement/chafe & potential shorts - the original GM case had this and I thought it clever, kinda wish I'd thought of it lol So anyway, here's a coupla more pics, though the battery is about 1/4" taller than the pack I designed the tray for, the nylon cover still fit - which is good as I really don't like sewing heh... the last pic is of just the mounts w/the tray removed, figured I'd show what I mean when I complain about "fighting for fractions of an inch" One of the things that tripped me up as a bit unexpected was seems I don't own anything like a small bottle or scissor jack to spread the stays with... well... that's not really surprising I s'pose as I don't bother with cars anymore. Still I hadta zoom around a bit to a coupla friend's shops and say "yes, I know floor jacks are better & safer for lifting a car, but I don't need to lift a car - can I borrow the jack you hate please?" ...and eventually got what I needed to spread the chainstays enough to fit my new hub motor lol I coulda just used a plank or whatever, but that coulda twisted the stays a little (defo don't want alignment issues) and I woulda had to have removed the stays from the taddy... which is not that big a deal, I'll hafta do that anyway to weld the rear caliper mount & (hopefully) have it all powdercoated but as the jackshaft, three chains and two derailleurs (one is just a tensioner) are all routed through there - well, I'd like to keep it's disassembly to a minimum heh While it's preformance is yet to be tested, I must say I do kinda like how this hub looks on the taddy better than the MP - not that such really matters shrug That's not the correct rotor (Avid), it's just the one that came with the kit... and I think it's on backwards lol but no matter, I've gotta pull it all back apart again anyway as I need to replace the rim itself with my spiffy new wider one (still yet to be shipped);