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Old 01-16-2013, 08:57 AM   #241 (permalink)
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Nope - I'm in sculpting mode. Making blue dust and crumbles...

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Old 01-17-2013, 09:05 PM   #242 (permalink)
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Have you picked out your drive train yet?
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Not really. I was planning around the FVT eVaro drivetrain with twin 12" motors; each driving one front wheel, and I also used their EiG battery cells to size the bays. But I'm waiting until the chassis is ready to go before plunging in.
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Old 01-18-2013, 01:26 AM   #244 (permalink)
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This is quite a project Neil. I can't wait to see you get it finished up.
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Not really. I was planning around the FVT eVaro drivetrain with twin 12" motors; each driving one front wheel, and I also used their EiG battery cells to size the bays. But I'm waiting until the chassis is ready to go before plunging in.
Plunging in... I wonder if it'll float? It would be interesting to calculate the flotation power of the body after it's finished.

You might just be building an unsinkable electric car.
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Old 01-30-2013, 04:29 PM   #246 (permalink)
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Minor update - I'm working (when it is warm enough, like today!) on the hatch door sealing surfaces. The opening is pretty much set - though the 'arc' of the surface needs some more work. The door needs a lot more work; as it is sorta' wobbly and lumpy.



The stuff with all the black tape is a guard for the 'dorsal fin' which I'd already managed to snap off...
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Could still cut a slot to glue in a single piece fin as you near completion on the door.
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Hooray for warm weather in January!
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I was able to glue the fin back together.

Yeah, the January Freeze is over - the ground is squishy mud. It only has been frozen solid for about 2 1/2 weeks this winter - it will not be frozen for a majority of the winter, again like last winter. Bye bye to the old normal and welcome to the new normal...
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You'd feel right at home in the "...Its all over..." thread.

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