01-16-2013, 08:57 AM
|
#241 (permalink)
|
|
Master EcoModder
Join Date: May 2008
Location: Maynard, MA Eaarth
Posts: 7,908
Thanks: 3,475
Thanked 2,952 Times in 1,845 Posts
|
Nope - I'm in sculpting mode. Making blue dust and crumbles... 
|
|
|
|
 Today
|
|
|
|
Other popular topics in this forum...
|
|
|
|
|
01-17-2013, 09:05 PM
|
#242 (permalink)
|
|
Master EcoModder
Join Date: Nov 2008
Location: Massachusetts, USA
Posts: 442
Thanks: 1
Thanked 60 Times in 45 Posts
|
Have you picked out your drive train yet?
|
|
|
|
|
01-17-2013, 10:04 PM
|
#243 (permalink)
|
|
Master EcoModder
Join Date: May 2008
Location: Maynard, MA Eaarth
Posts: 7,908
Thanks: 3,475
Thanked 2,952 Times in 1,845 Posts
|
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.
|
|
|
|
|
01-18-2013, 01:26 AM
|
#244 (permalink)
|
|
EcoModding Lurker
Join Date: Nov 2010
Location: Washington
Posts: 30
Jeep - '98 Jeep Cherokee Classic 90 day: 14.92 mpg (US) Lil Si - '05 Scion XA 90 day: 35.9 mpg (US)
Thanks: 3
Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post
|
This is quite a project Neil. I can't wait to see you get it finished up.
|
|
|
|
|
01-18-2013, 01:33 AM
|
#245 (permalink)
|
|
Master EcoModder
Join Date: Jul 2009
Location: idaho
Posts: 282
Thanks: 0
Thanked 96 Times in 74 Posts
|
Quote:
Originally Posted by NeilBlanchard
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. |
|
|
|
|
The Following User Says Thank You to Galane For This Useful Post:
|
|
|
01-30-2013, 04:29 PM
|
#246 (permalink)
|
|
Master EcoModder
Join Date: May 2008
Location: Maynard, MA Eaarth
Posts: 7,908
Thanks: 3,475
Thanked 2,952 Times in 1,845 Posts
|
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...  |
|
|
|
|
The Following User Says Thank You to NeilBlanchard For This Useful Post:
|
|
|
01-30-2013, 06:46 PM
|
#247 (permalink)
|
|
Master EcoModder
Join Date: Jul 2009
Location: idaho
Posts: 282
Thanks: 0
Thanked 96 Times in 74 Posts
|
Could still cut a slot to glue in a single piece fin as you near completion on the door.
|
|
|
|
|
The Following 2 Users Say Thank You to Galane For This Useful Post:
|
|
|
01-30-2013, 07:10 PM
|
#248 (permalink)
|
|
Deadly Efficient
Join Date: Jun 2008
Location: Goshen, Indiana
Posts: 1,234
Thanks: 134
Thanked 176 Times in 91 Posts
|
Hooray for warm weather in January!
__________________
-Terry
|
|
|
|
|
01-30-2013, 08:31 PM
|
#249 (permalink)
|
|
Master EcoModder
Join Date: May 2008
Location: Maynard, MA Eaarth
Posts: 7,908
Thanks: 3,475
Thanked 2,952 Times in 1,845 Posts
|
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... |
|
|
|
|
01-30-2013, 09:09 PM
|
#250 (permalink)
|
|
Master EcoModder
Join Date: Aug 2012
Location: northwest of normal
Posts: 28,734
Thanks: 8,157
Thanked 8,938 Times in 7,380 Posts
|
You'd feel right at home in the "...Its all over..." thread.
|
|
|
|
|
