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Old 08-17-2008, 02:21 PM   #224 (permalink)
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We glued that retractable (it feels like my old topology class) extension cord to the piece of wood up front in the trunk with a bunch of gorilla glue. It gets all bubbly and fills in the gaps, and sticks to metal nicely. I've been using it inside the car too to attempt to have the wiring hidden. What's the real way!? It's working I guess.

Should I remove the clutch pedal? It's worthless, but I remember doing that once with a guy that fixed my clutch cable, and he had special tools, and I think the clutch pedal and brake pedal were a pair, not to be separated. Maybe I'll just leave it there. How ghetto is that.

There's a little bit of ground that can be seen under where the battery used to be. I should do something about that.

I still need to drill the hole/holes to the motor from where the controller is, so I can run the wires to it. I might change things so you have to use the key instead. Also, I might change it so that when you turn the key a little, the precharge resistor turns on, and when you turn it on the whole way, the contactor turns on. Practically nothing will be going through the precharge resistor at that point, since it would have WAY more resistance than the other path the current could take (through the 2 gauge cable).
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