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missed that, Plenty of room for batteries in an LTD :)Quote:
Originally Posted by VladTepes
Did you see the Kiwi '57 Fairlane , NZ Govt is a lot more progressive than Australia, they already have a road tax system inlace for EV's using the same setup as Diesel which there is no excise on.
A classic 1957 Ford Fairlane goes all-electric with a 50 kWh battery pack - Electrek
Woo Hoo , my new rego plates arrived !!
Also got some Evergreen ES85, 215/85R16 LT's from Tyroola , $70 Each plus $85 shipping for 5 , Nice & skinny Perfect for 5.5" Series rims . fitted them tubeless , no weights , rides very smooth and quiet , very impressed at this early stage.
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Is it just the firewall here, or have you not posted pics of the plates yet? What are they?
No I hadn't seen that, thanks. Adding 400kg to car like that certainly makes for no lightweight ! :D
That's the big problem eh. More batteries = more range but also = more weight = more power required = less range.
The trick is to figure out at what point the law of diminishing returns kicks in.
This is also interesting, as another off-roader conversion
Off-roading and EV enthusiast converts 1984 Toyota pickup into an all-electric truck using Nissan Leaf batteries - Electrek
do you not see two photos in the above post (#252) ?Quote:
Originally Posted by VladTepes
they are referenced from facebook so not sure if non FB users can see them .
Hi,Quote:
Originally Posted by goingbush
I can see the placeholders, but no images.
Android tablet, non FB user.
Cheers
Edit, the 2nd one has now loaded
OK thanks I had no idea, I see this on other posts in the forum & its annoying, I'll have to go back through images & re-reference from a secure server.Quote:
Originally Posted by austastar
cheers Don
Hi,
The first one is now trying to load i.e. the circle count down is at 30 percent.
How big are the images? I have less problems if I resize them to 600x800px
Cheers
Edit, this is a link to a screen shot of what I see. Link
They are 1200 x 800 ,Quote:
Originally Posted by austastar
The edit function for older posts is gone I'll have to get onto the admin to see how to go about it.
edit, should be fixed now.
OK , hopefully image issues resolved.
Since I have a GPS speedo my speedo output on the gearbox is unused. So I adapted a Toyota Hall sensor to provide speed data to PowerWatcher computer rather than via a reed switch I previously mounted in front hub . ( The reed switch worked Ok but the magnet will attract iron dust from the drum over time. )
I considered using a Td5 hall sender but the Toyota units are way cheaper & easier to adapt.
Alternatively you could get a short cable made to adapt the original LR speedo cable to the Landcruiser Hall sensor.
Toyota sensor & its gear drive with LandRover Series speedo cable gear drive
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Toyota sensor w drive shaft into LR gear
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Toyota drive adaptor grafted onto DIY LR adaptor
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Nice speedo adaptation.Quote:
Originally Posted by goingbush
Could've been '88 Re-Volt' in keeping with your move from hydrocarbons and ethos of 'power' to the people?[smilebigeye]