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One issue that I had that I didn't think of until I actually did my Geo Metro conversion is the clearance between the electric motor and the passenger-side wheel drive-shaft on a front-wheel-drive car.
That is, how much room is there in the radius of the motor front its shaft (and the center of the transmission) to that half-shaft that goes to the wheel. In a small front-wheel-drive car, it can be a limiting factor.
I used a 10.5" diameter Nissan Forklift electric motor in the Geo Metro. It just BARELY cleared the half-shaft. And I also did have to cut the tail-shaft off.
Just a measurement to be aware of if looking at smaller cars.
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