While tinkering on the potbox today, I got to thinking about the various sources for recycled parts used in the car so far.
A partial list...
- geriatric forklift (obviously)
- 1993 Suzuki Swift (various parts)
- dead inkjet printer (used nylon gears in the potbox)
- broken child's tricycle (used metal to make standoffs to mount the heatsink)
- used copper tubing (same as above)
- junked Canadian Tire SuperCycle 10-speed bike (metal for component platform frame)
- scrap piece of lexan thrown in the garbage at Ivan's old work (component platform)
- plastic top of a used 45 gallon barrel (12v accessory batt. tray)
- dead 12v cooler (heat sink)
- old bed frame (metal for battery racks - too hard... wrecked many drill bits)
- golf cart (controller)
- used EV floodies (from http://sparkyev.ca)
- used alarm system batteries (12v power)
- discarded industrial machine fencing (source of square & angle iron for the tow bar)
- used welding cable (battery/motor cables)