Goingbush's Electric Vehicle project

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Originally Posted by DeanoH

At the risk of asking a dumb question [bigsmile1], why not (theoretically) remove the gearbox and clutch assembly and fit the motor directly to the transfer case ? as this could then free the whole engine bay for batterys as well as significant weight saving. Maybe run an alternator or vacuum pump from the PTO output ? Is the DC torque going to be an issue with the 'old' transfer case ?

Deano :}

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No problem at all , very good idea actually , some EV car conversions bolt direct to the diff , so bolting the motor to the Transfer case is a good idea, Infact the White EV conversion Suzuki 4x4 of Mark French thats just crossed the Simpson in 4 days had the motor bolted direct to TC , (The yellow on had it bolted to gearbox. )

good idea with the vacuum pump on PTO too

The main reason Im doing it this way is to keep the Vehicle as Original as feasibly possible , with a view to making it easy to convert back to original at some future stage. if that makes any sense at all .

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Originally Posted by goingbush

Electric Motor shaft to LandRover Flywheel adaptor .
You would not think you could transmit all that power through a 1/4" keyway !!

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I've worked on plenty of steam turbines that have no keyway on the drive couplings, purely a fricton fit[thumbsupbig]

Awesome project by the way. My wife for some strange reason likes mini mokes, I've thought about doing one of those as an EV project

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Originally Posted by Lotz-A-Landies

Could you pressurise the housing for short periods when wading? You mentioned having an electric compressor for the brakes or did I misunderstand.

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Low pressure 130cfm from a 12v 2.5A marine blower fan and 3" pod filter will keep the motor dust and grime free . I'll mount the pod up high & obviously come up with better ductwork, I do not like the idea of the open cooling vent , the exit vents are all around the rear of the motor where I taped some crepe paper to test the airflow . not sure of an easy way to cover over them to make a raised outlet , would not want to be standing in water, (Not to mention I don't really want 144V passing through me .)

I think the 30watts is a small price to pay .

PS I did try hooking the blower up to the oil bath air cleaner but it really cut back its capacity , the pod filter offered no noticeble restriction.

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Would it be worth fitting a thermal switch so the fan only operates when needed?

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Originally Posted by JDNSW

Would it be worth fitting a thermal switch so the fan only operates when needed?

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Another use for the ubiquitous cheap Chinese 12V DC temperature controller?

Made a mount for VW - Audi 12V Vacuum Pump to supply brake booster, using some machined out nuts to seat isolation rubbers.

This pump does not have a Vacuum cut off switch , but I have one on order which replaces the booster check valve, the pump will only run to replenish the Vacuum after using brakes.

Rubber isolation mounted using all existing holes, the bottom rubber is a modified 40 series spring bush , the top two rubber bushes came with the pump.

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Will you need a vacuum 'storage' tank similar to the old Landy 21/4 litre diesel setup ? (I always found it a bit hard to wrap my head around a storage tank for a lack of something. :confused:)

Deano :)

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Originally Posted by DeanoH

Will you need a vacuum 'storage' tank similar to the old Landy 21/4 litre diesel setup ? (I always found it a bit hard to wrap my head around a storage tank for a lack of something. :confused:)

Deano :)

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The Audi A-4 it came off has a vacuum reservoir, so I better add one just incase.

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Originally Posted by shanegtr

I've worked on plenty of steam turbines that have no keyway on the drive couplings, purely a fricton fit[thumbsupbig]

Awesome project by the way. My wife for some strange reason likes mini mokes, I've thought about doing one of those as an EV project

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the chinese make the moke bodies. Don't know how you'd with ADR's, but mokes are huge fun. An electric one would be good.

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Don.

Managed to convert my Cardboard template to DXF & sent the file to plasma cutters , Welded the pieces together & it looks like it will do the job.


Engine mounts are LS1 from here 2 X UNBREAKABLE ENGINE MOUNT HOLDEN COMMODORE VT VX VY VZ LS1 L76 L98 5.7 6.0 V8 | eBay

I bought them not because I needed unbreakable, but because I could swivel them to whatever position I needed, made the mount so much easier to fabricate.





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